%TIONAL REGISTGR. ni On the evening of 'Friday lest, en attempt was made by some of the French prisoners to escape from the depot of Perth. They had promised a soldier of the Puritan' Militia a considerable sum if he would favour their proiect, and the man pretending to acquiesce in their proposal, gave immediate inf►rtuation of it to his s►rperiors. By these he was directed to carry on the delusion, and he accordingly pernitted six of the prisoners to get over the walls, by a ladder of ropes which they had prepared-. Four were fairly out, and one of them even upon the burial around ; but they were received by a party of sotdiers, who had been privately posted at that place. while the remaining two were pprehen4ed in the dry ditch. The whole werei: lodged in the cachet In this affair it seems to have been diamond cut diamond ;fir the prisoners had Intended to cheat the soldier of his reward. What they gave him for doubloons. as they p►►ssed his station, were only three shillings pieces, and the Bank-notes only waste paper. Some time ago an inhuman wretch had by night placed a new-born hale, close to a farmer's. pig -stye, in the town of lienagls, about six miles front Newry. In the morning the poor infant was round sur roafided by the swine. Providence, however, had not left tie helpless innocent unprotected ; a large mastiff dog belonging to the farmer stood eves it, and, like a faithful gnardi.►n, kept all the voracious mama!, at a distance. The babe wa, found alive in this extraordinary situation. It tins been sine baptized Ly the name of Joi n t Benugh, and scat to the Fuiaidling Ilo,p!tal, PATENT VirARNING WATCII. Under the immediate Patronage of his Royal Highness the Duke of York. This trolly ingenious and highly useful inventio►► peffi►nns the part of a monitor, to remind the wearer at any number of appointments he may have to attend to in the course of a day, without the trouble of opening the watch, and to awaken him at any time required. The simplicity of this alarm deprives the wearer of all fear of &rang- • ing, and even i...ows him no opportunity of mismanagement, offer ing every desirable convenience at a moderate expenee. Sold by .he Manufacturer, C. E. VIbER, 44, Castle-street, Holborn. CHARLES BAY LY, Linen-draper to his Majesty, (I.tte with C. Crook, and Company, York-street, Covent-garden,) begs re , pectfully to inform the Nobility and Public in general. that he ha.; opened a HOUSE at No 15, Henrietta-street, Covent.gdtden, where he has ON SALE a prime assortment of FOREIGN TABLE and IRISH LINENS, SHEET! NGS, and every de-cription rrt Liven Drapery of the very best quality ; and, from the low priceofinatinfactu , ed goods, his stock being just purchased, he is enabled to charge his goods at such prices as will, he trusts, insure him a continuance of their favours. • IMPROVEMENTS ON LAMPS.—J. SMETIIURST and Co. I:3a, New Bond-street. solicit the Public to view their STOCK of PA' EN LA MPS at their Warehouse and Shew Room', were the greatest variety is kt pt for inspection of any house in town. Their improved Grecian busing, and other hanging Larop billy he used in the most elezant apartments, dining and drawing moats, sails hoards, libraries, halls, hillityd tables, and wherever a great and pleasaat light is required. Their much-admired Patent Moon La:rp, they flatter themselves, is the most important Siscovery ever made in the principle of Lamps. by the oil rig ng to the wick w ithont a fountai ta, and the forted elluvia of the oil being entirely 'consumed in the flame. w h ch is thereby rendered white and brilliant, and est ry sity,:le light equal to that of six wax candles, at the expense of only one. TI ey are used for drswitig room and di .ner tables. sideboards: hook-cases, &c. and are as e!el: . atst and as orn +mental as they are useful. Other persons selling Llmpe noon J. S. and Co.'s patent principle, without their ;woes on tl:e label, is as infringement on their right. and an impo.itioti on the public. and will, upon in vestigation, he found inferior to theirs, both in workmanship and utility. Old Krass tamps with fountains cati.be altered to the new principle. spermaceti and other Lamp Oils genuine. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOMI N. and S. GODBOLD, Proprietors of the VEC: i•:T A BLE BAIA AM. respect fully inform the public, tit it through the recommendation of the Iti.cht Hon. Lord Viscount Dudley and „aril, and others of - the Nubility, Clergy, and Geotry, in various parts of the country, who 'have taken into consideration the number of Poor that die annually in Consuoptions. and their beiug (-sanded the benefit of this Sledicine from its high price, which is allowed by the lihysiciatts to be the only efficacious remedy to be depended upon for this Disorder, the Proprietors here la cons:Ntionce now planted their Vegetable Balsam at one prittelnal.Vender's in every print-ill:0 town in this kingdom, where it was be had by all peeking for this (*.ha-, city. at Fn. tkl. per half pint. and los. nil. the pint, which-, to all others, is sold at the pint. anti ns. the half pita, as usual. Several surprising cures have berm sire tdy perforttwil in consequence of this Institution, the certltic :tes of which may hr -ma at the Proprietots, No. 3, Bloomalsnry-squ ore, where the Medicine may he had For this Charity. Th. natur.s are in their hand-writing upon each label on every bottle: also in the body of each stamp that covers the cork, to forge either is felony. Oar hundred pounds will be given to any person who gives Information s upon emir Nang convietpi. THE COMMERCIAL HALL WINE COMPANY, SKIN NER-ST REET, LONDON, . - --- - - _ Beg leave to solicit Ma attention of the Nobility, Gentry. a. il Public in resent!. to their very low Price: fur the eboiceftt Wiles, Genuine Spirituous Liquors. Prissiest Bottled Ale, and Double Brawls Stout. fur Heady Money only, which will be delivered to Order, free of Expstece, to any p trt of Lot,don. Per Dos. *Curious ohl Port, of the vintage of Good Port Wine, warranted to have ISM:. of the most exquisite flasour, been 6.years in the wood, new in Per P I P O . • itss hog ties, Ii to the dozen . .Ls Ililf pipe ,ens....Quartyr pipe £33 *Choice old Port. la to the dozen, •Very discoid Sherry 6 years In the not crusted . . . . 53$ wood, per butt . . . £llB *Curious old Port, warranted to have Half butt £6 ....Quarter holt £' 31 been '•, yrs in bottle. li to the doz. 57ti *Fine old Nest India M•teleira. per Boodldherry, II to the dozen Ms pipe • . . . I'll 6 *Very fine old ditto, warranted to Half pipe .1 3 59.... Quarter pipe ,e 30 hive been.. 9 year.; in the butt, 13 to Per Gall. the dozen . . . Vs Fine flavoured Geneva . 11s Cd Fine Teiwriffe. IA to the dozen 51; Ditto old strong ditto . . 13s cd •Fine old Bsoati Madeira, 13 to the •Ditto very strong . . 14s rd dozen . . . Its nt to ditto Jamaica Rum . Ics id •Fine.t old West India ditto, 13 to Ditto ditto Holton& . . 3.is 4 d the dozen . . . GCs Per Di z. qiiurlously fine tact India lUalleira, *Ditto Double Brown tout li to warranted to be 12 years old, 13 to _the dozen . . . SP 6d _ . the dozen 94s a Fsnest old Ale. warranted it months . . •East Inditi Sherry, li to the doz. 6s old before bottled . . les eat *Claret of the finest quality and fla- *Fittest Burton Ale, ditto . IVs tul your. It to the dozen . 95s `Very curious Coniac Brandy. war • Very flan rich and dry Lisbon, 13 to united to he 10 years old, per tl:e dozen bs gallon , . . . .i's 101 l . . Ditto Woo bi-untain. 13 dittq 461 •Ditto curious fine flavoured old "Fittest White No)ean, 13 ditto ban Rum _ I-. 6(1 *Ditto Pink ditto, • i ditto *bite* old Rutz lihrub, 19 ditto • Verb strong old craned Itori7 pet d• •s. Throw articles marlold • u perior Quality tliaa what e'oe 1 , .: ~ ,+ ditto bas Kum • • • .r DLL • h 6 ,4 * Fine oh! B. Brandy ICs ad ditto 4as *Fine old British liolland4 *IS 04 toile Port, warrauted to keepsound and fine h 0 )ears 634 ;we what the Cpostianv recommend aq being of a more is general!) . so W, anA of site Guest Flo. our. MAR PIED. T. Davis, Esq. of George-street, Hanover-square, to Maria Christina, only dau_thier of J. Spicer, Esq of &her-place. Surrey. C. Greenaway, Esq. of Little Durrinotoe, Gloucestershire, in Char lotte Sophia, daughter of R. Hurst, Esq. M. P. of Hurshatu Park. DIED. Tuesday morning, in Somerset place, S. Gambit - T. F.4ri. one of the Commissioners of the Num after a few hours illness. lie was brother to Lord Gambier, and has left a widow and elevea children. • At his seat at Holypo't, Berks, the Right Him. Lord Litidores. Friday -seituight, nt ‘Veddingion, iu R•sea, in .the 81d year of him age, the Rev. R. Birch, Rector of -Remelt and Crickseth. in that county. Of the former parish he had been Rector 61 , y-four and in the sourse.of which he hhd buried his parishioners !marl' , twice over. He lived universally respected and beloved, and died as full of honours as of years; and, like a shock oC wheat, in due sea. sun, he was gathered to his I-tillers! W. f. Richatda, Esq. lather of Hrs. Edwin, of the Theatre Ito)al Drury-late. ____ On Wednesday sennight, Mr. C. Cecil ; . sibilst retraining from Salt hill to Staines, in consequence of the darkness of the 'kilt he tin fortnuately missed his . chly. and fell lire tho river Thames, and .was drowned. of t 1 e epitevy,. lt. T. 'Murray, Lged 14 years, on of ND.. Murray, of 1 1 1111.31a11 Court. He had been afflicted from infancy, mid the 25th of April, 1807, - had 1127 fits, without any known came, al though some of the mom eminent of the faculty were moulted,: It was, however, ascertained by inspection after death, to be it removable. LIMIT WATER-1400F BEAVER HAT!{. - FRANCIS and SA EVELEIGII, No. 46, Qneens-street. Southwaik, trspectfully inform the Pikblic that they Manufacture superior lJght Water-proof iteaber Hats on an entirely new principle, Warranted to rrabit the erkets of rain and .111 kinds of damp, retaining their shape and beauty much longer than any (Aber (the nap wearing free to the last). and eminectly combining the ad vain !re' , iiglitoseft and durability.—Spiel Retail by Francis Eveleigh, N 0,50, CheapsiOe and by many of the revectabie Hasten in l'uwn and-eountry. LOWE'S PATENT I3RITISH SHIRTING CLOTH ; English Flax and Cottoa unite., in the came Thwd. and the only Manufacture of the kind in the United Kingdom. lli.stablisited in tostic. -This fabric combine% the properties of rreat durability—heautifu I appearance— pleasant ;legs iq wear, and more conducive to health in all seasons and climates than any Miter iles'xipilon of Shirting; cloth. Ever, piece is as usual warranted and sold at the Patentee:: oririnal AVarehoose. VA, theapside. near St. Paul's; Hardin, Howell and Co 89, Pall-mall ; and no other house in London. The Pro :6(4 u - buds it necessary to mate. in consequence of a house in Cltstacr-Itle offerin for sale ;us article termed Irnperia3 Patent Cotton Thread Shirtiocs, that Lowe's manufacture is the only description er Shirting Cloth for which a patent has e rer been obtained: every p'ece of which has his cis nature, a n d any other fabric than Lowe's, sold in imitation of, and as Patent SLirtioe Cloth, Is spurious,-Ind an iinputit ion on the Public. GEORGE LOWE, Patentee. No. 151, Cheapside, rear St. Petal's. *."As a Caution to truard the Public against any future attempts at fraud and decep tion, the Priiprietor has thought It nece,sary, In justice to himself, after manysears hJour and expence in bringing - this article to Its present state of perfection. to add the concluding: remark ofJ udge Gibloi, before whom an Action (Lowe v.W. od) was tried, and incoutrovertlbly decided in favour of the Patentee last Hilary Term : " that he (the Learneo Judge) would consent to no crunpromise betweeu the parties In this cause ; but a thritauct adn.iiiion of Mr. Low Pateut Right." MAY 10. 1