The National Register. — 1822-07-29 (London, England)

BRUSSELS, JULY I9.—A distressing affair has just been decided by the Court of Assize of South Brabant. A farmer's wife, of the name of Engelbert, was accused of having murdered her husband. and the son and daughter were implicated as accomplices in the crime. After three days' deliberation, and hearing 99 witnesses, the mother alone was condemned to death. The son and daughter were acquitted, there being no evidence affecting the son, and ►he only fact against the daughter being. that, after the commission of the crime, in which she had no participation, she had assisted to carry the body of her father to the river. The Attorney-General, who prosecuted for the Crown, thought she migot be excused, as having obeyed the impulse of nature which led her to wish to conceal her at Aber 's crime. The mother is generally pitied, as having been led to the commission of this great crimes by years of ill treatment on the pai t of her husband.  Letters dated the 13th inst. received from Barce. lona, which represent the entire province of Catalonia as the scene ()fa cmitest bet :vcen the old royalist and constitutional parties. Scarcely a town or village that did not take a decided part on one side or the other; and the equality of power in both sides, by prolonging the conflict, had produced the greatest degree of rancour in both. It is described as no uncommon event that a village near which a skirmish has occurred, is plundered and set in flames by the conquerors. Few of the mails flom 31adrid reached Barcelona, so 'hat the communication with the capital was extremely uncertain. • Extract of a letter dated Ilavannah, June 6 : " Since our last, some unexpected obstacles have retarded the establishment of the system of deposit in this port : thoi greatest has been that of giving a check to the contraband trade. These, we have no doubt, will be overcome at lust, when it is fully expected this beneficial measure will be carried into execution. On the side of Mexico, we have the most unpin,misiug accounts ; every expedition to that quarter mutt produce the most ruinous losses, and like every other place tom Lima northwardly, the state of war and pillage, and the vast depopulation which has followed, turbid the prospect of the more peaceable pursuits of commerce and agriculture fur a lung time to come. The re-action continues upon this market. There is a less number of vessels in this harbour than we have ever known at the same season, yet so limited is the shipping business, that a number of vessels in these are lying without freight and without employment. NVe have only to add, as regards the political situation of this colony, that no where is there thund greater tranquillity, and we add, greater security. Unlike all other colonies where the coloured population greatly exceeds the white, here the numbers of each are nearly equal ; consequently, on this score, there is no cause for the apprehensions which are so industriously endeavoured to be circulated to the prejudice of the people of this island. Some acts of piracy have taken place in this neighbourhood, but we indulge the hope that the active measures adopted by the cruisers of the United States particularly, will ultimately put a stop to these proceedings." Coluisl the Hon G. A. C. Stupyl'on, Chairman of the Victualling Board, Frederick Eilgecombe,Esq. and Dr. Barnett, Commissioners of that Board, have concluded their labour of roquiries into the departments under their direction at Portsmouth, with a view to make reductions therein. It is computed that the consolidation of the Victualling with the Weovil establishment will effect a saving of upwards of five thousand pounds per annum. 'l•he total estimuted expence of the year is given in the " Navy Estimates" at 10,4781. At tiliatharn, where the estimated expense was the establishment has been eutirety 'educed, excepting the Clerk of the Cheque, one clerk, and ten men.  V-4:4\ AP/ rAt 4 . 41—.! /bp • jp,,, ec‘.