THE NXTIONAL REGISTER. AUG. 28. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. BA NKRUPTS. G. Penistnne, of Marclimont—trt et. RI tinswick-square, twelve, a , strawlatt maker, to surrender Aug. -27, Sept. 3, 81111 Om. 4, at Gnildhall. Attorney. Mr. W. H•trvey, Staple Inn. 1 1 3. Mott, of Smarden, Kent, dealer, Ang. 26, 27, and Oct. 4. at el -vett, at the George Inn, Grant,' ook. Attorney, Mr. W. R. Janle 97 Earl-street, Illackfriars. T. Bottomore, of Nottingham, confectioner, Sept. 15,16, and Oct. 1. at eleven, at the Ram Inn, Nottingham. Attorney, Mr. H. Wil kinson, Notting'pain. J. A•iderson, late of Wormwood street, merchant, Sept. 19, and Oct. 4. at eleven at the George Inn, D•dr-btreet, Liverpool. At toriiies, Messrs. Griffith and Hinde, Liverpool. T. H a rtley, of Manche,.ter, butcher, Sept. li, 15, and Oct. 4, at two, at the Talbot Inn, Market-Ntrect. Attorney, Mr. P. Hurd, Tumplr. R. Hatton, of Upton, Oxford.hire. paper-maker, Sept. 30, at five, Oct. 1, and 4, at eleven, at the Plough I.ai, Cheltenham. Attoi !ley, )I r. Meredith, Lincoln'. Inn. Mirdsliaw within Windle, Lancaster, miller, Sept. 14, at one, at the Gringe Inn. Liverpool, 16, and Oct. 4, at three, at the Lev: f Man Inn, PreNce,tt. Attoinies, Messrs. Adlinaoll w•iy, Bedford row. R. Hughes of Liverpool, timber merchant, Sept. 13, 14, and Oct. 4, one, at the King's Arms Inn, Liverpool. Attoritics, Messrs. Shephard and Co. Bedford-row. PROVIN‘JAL ASSIZES. . . • ..mv ow» .~. . At the Sotwrset Art held at %Vella, James Pearce, found guih.% I of the % , 1 11. 01 a.ulder tNi.,la9tes 1144urd, by showing hum with a goy ted In he hiiiik t and hi• 11 , rly ana l uni teed.—Ourgig the whole of sir • trial Allier. listed loitilleonrs', Pearce appeared indifferent to Iti• tale, oc:asi,,tially maitre nieces of en orange, which he had Ners ileht...r.,tely ss:Tted. Afttg - servciirt , however was pasted he sr. f, r , V4 !lei '4'11;16011, std.-molly declared lie was unaware tO I Iles !:ton lwetn toasted, and Incged h'• ought he allowed one fl y more that) io common: , allise, l to esinsilosis it, his •untortunate Si 1 / ....aree w a ele( uteri on Nlsard iv, at !Aches:et', pirr,turitt to hi. sentence ; lie nersi,le.t i4 • l in deeLniig his igimrance of the gun being haunt d wi h is;,le.s lie•strot the Aece ssed. Mary A 11.1„ her husband at Bath,id a violent quarrel, It 1.1 .it A•loch %windily di,d, was round guilty of manslaughter, and seu'rnt' • •is 6)ll4lw:um , ‘t :hest. • R w fried be•fore a Srwcill Tort - , in which Al r .saii li-sns was pl. int r.W tin Kgilp ds Pendant. In June, 1;114 01 dect•iidar/ terre.srlited Itim.e.l; as ttit pr , •prtrint of tin advow. I ti . ll.shile, which lit rotor-ref-ft to sell to the plJiiithl for 14.6001 , efehlitill) received 2 0 ; 0 ,01. a' a deposit upon that cont.:let. It an ise •••ed that li,e , irivowst) , is question WAS 1.^.1* property 4.1 . Henry Glott np, F. y . •old that tl n defendant had no right or authority, either as proprietor or scent, to make such a contract, and had never accounted t :ell tile money ref rived. or ever mentioned that he had received ii ! ()I 11111 . s vcl . lllll passed Cl' the pli.nitiff In tho amount of the looney paid, will& interest ; and the learned Judge expressed his opi.. vim Unit a more scandalous transaction never disgraced a court of :Cr. At the (iluu roer Thomas White alias Willitimkon, Sic t torzer% in Agri last, but whole case was referred {he ut the Jud a Na. iillurtied dun the Judges were of ; tle th •retore, withuut further a/111111V a t 'Jabbed 011 hint the , ent cher of Death. I,pst we'•k one Gregory, a maker of straw shoe mats, of Stoke -1.1 ca. Shepton Mall it, so beat his daughter (a Kiel of about 16) with a rwisteu hit she fa•nted hen• a•h the violence nF the• 1,1 ,ws and expired From re;ieated ill usage, it ap 'Sea rs, that the u, tor ttinate creature had quitted the house of her fathe rind found re uge• ar e neighbouring 'arm, whence he forced her away, beating lien ino , ,t par:, of the mad, which he continued when arrived lionie, till it (—Arid in tit r death. The father ran two miles for medical aid ; which same too late to afford any assistance, and he was immediately secured.—Coroner's verdi'.l, Manslaughter. Largte importations of new wheat are daily expected in the •, rivet oin Bayonne and other parts of the French coast. Extract of a letter from Taunton, dated Aug. 23.—" The scenes of distress that have been presentud during the List this and every other town and village in the western pa I t -;onier.e!.liire, in consequence of. 'the failure of the , Alihe'ton and Taunton Bank of Messrs. Young, and one at Welin 2 on. baffles all description. Trade fir several days has been at a stand ; the holders of the notes of these banks, math of whom were of the lower orders of society, being unable to obtain the nece•saties of life, have experienced the g' eatest d ress ; even fatmers'in the midst of hat vest have been compelled to di,charge their-work-folks, for want of the means or payin4 thir wages. In. short, terror and dis may ate imprinted an every countenance." The defaulter on the Stock Exchange, Mr. Robert Thorn ton, who 11;,s left his broker to make good his deficiencies, to the amonot a 45,0001. has, we are sorry to.hear, taken large sums flom private individuals also ; among which no less than 10,000 fiord one person. Not hying in business, the defaulter cannot he made a bankrupt ; neither is there any ns,eosible property that can be attached in anyway for the deficieocies. The defaulter, we understand , w as recently at Ca Tbur.dav being settling dad• in Consols at dr- Stock Ex chan4e. Mr. Fearn, the ri-decant broker to Lord Cochrane and Co. WAS declared a faultcr, SATURDAYS LONDON GAZETTE. this Gazette contains dispatches from Admiral Coe'irame, ing a copy of a letter from Capt. Paget. detailing a very ualiont and judiemns service performed by a division of boats of the Stipei b and Nimrod. under the command of Lieut. Garland, et the Sop( rh. The extreme intricacy of the navigation rendered it too Itazardons to attempt the enterprize, without the assistance of nay-light, which, how vt r, nece , sarily exposed the boats when nu their return down t.e narr,kw stream, to fire of musketry, from a numerous Indira, that had collected on the tirst alarm ; but tlie. danger appri hended from this force was obviated by the promptitude Ut . Lieut. Garland, who secured the principal inhabitants as hostages till the boats re turned in satety, when they were immediately seut ashore, atter having destroyed upwards ot 2.5'2t tons of shipping, and a valuable cotton mill, situate some distance up the country. Admiral Cochrane has also transmitted a list of vessels captured. &e. amounting to fourteen. This Gazette also con'ains the ceremonial of the investiture of the Order of tin- Garter on hi. , Royal Highness the Prince Sovereign of the Netherland% and the Hereditary Prince of Orange. After the ceremony the Prince Sovereign gave a grind dinner to the Noble men and Gentlemen who had be- u present. BANKRUPTS. T. Croft, of Manchester, merchant, to snrr - ender Sept. ¶27, 213, and Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Spread Eagle Tun, Manchester At tornies, Mr. blakinsou, Temple, London; and Mr. Hamer, Man chester. W. F. Doup,las, of Alderszatc-street, baker, Sept. 152. 13, and Oct. 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, 11r. West, Red Lion street, Wapping. • R. Are, of SpaWirtz. merchant, Sept. 16, at four, 17, and Oct. 8, it eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Spalding. Attornies, Messrs. M teliell, jun. and Rogers, Boston; and Messrs. - Jenkins, James, and CO. New Inn, London. • W. and E. Moore, of Ripon, York, flax•dressers, Sept. 13, 11, and Oct 8 at eleven, at hhe Golden Lion, Northallerton. Attor. !des, Mr. Hirst, Northallerton; and Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and am son, Furnivei Inn, London. J. Thornton, of Leeds, broker, Sept. 16, at six, 17, and Oct. 8, at ten, at the White Horse Hotel, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. Ro.. !Anson, Essex-Street, Strdml, London ; and Mr. Ward, Leeds. IT. Hyde, sen. U. Hyde, jun. T. Hyde, and S. Hyde, of Tun. stead within Saddleworth. York, merchants, Sept. 14, 15. and Oct. 8. Rt eleven, at the Bridgewater Arms, Manchester. Attor nies, Messrs. Duckworth, Chippinslall, and Denison,.-Manehester. C.. Halsted and J. Mottershead, of Healey Wood, Laneaster, cotton.spinners, Sept. at five, 23, at ten, and Oe tB, at'eleven, at the Thorn Inn, Burnley. Attornies, Mr. W. ShaW,. litunk7 f, and M. P. Hurd, Inner Temple t London. • ~,~.---- 77", 548