The National Register. — London, England, 1813-06-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 'NE in. . . e are happy to announce the safe arrival of the home ward hound Leeward Island Beet in soundings. They were left on the 21st instant, in the Chops of the Channel, under convoy of the Cumberland man of war, all well. The fleet consists of upwards of 200 sail. The Commissif'ncrs appointed to carry into effect the con tribtrion demanded by DAVOUST, from the Citizens of Ham btu gh. have reported, that they find it impracticable, in con , equence of the commons amount of the sum, and the incapacity of the unfortunate inhabitanN to furnish it. V 4 e have not heard what further steps have been taken by the in exorable French Marshal. The sum required was 48 millions o f f t an ks wi,hin the month. An official Paper published in the Danisk Gaulle, in obseiving on the mission el Coupt BERNSTORFF to this country, states that the propositions of which he was the bearer to our Ministers, were not at all entered into, it be ing in , ikted that he should leave the country without delay. It is however admitted in this Paper, that he was instructed to dematid a remuneration for the los of the Danish fleet, and the loss sustained by our attack on Zealand, but it is de nied that any demand was made relative to the Hans Towns. It is added, that the demands made would be more or less departed from, as circumstances might have rendered expe• We understand that in the course of the late general battle, or ratl'er set ies of battles at Bautzen, the Members of the British Missions to the Allied Sovereigns were at one time so near to BUONAPARTE'S position that Sir C. STEWART and Co!onel CAMPBELL could distinctly see his person with the naked e) e. At this time he was on foot, and walking with the principal persons of his Staff. Ile wore a round hat, and held his hands behind his back. Sir C. ST zw sat . proposed to a Russian artillery Officer, stationed near the spot with a battery of, guns, to send a tto enlis en the apparent dullness of this imperial promenade; but the artillery Officer thought the distance bey ord the rang e of his guns. Sir C. STEWART wished to trust to Provi dence for the chance that a good aim might be successful for an object so beneficial to mankind, even though ordinary calculations would not warrant the hope on an ordinary occasion. The opportunity, however, did not last long, for in a little time the French party mounted and rode to another point. At a Meeting of the Catholic Board, held at Dublin on Sauiday se'nnight, a letter from the Earl of FINGAL was read, denying that his Lordship had received from the PRINCE REGENT any pledge of the nature to which Mr. O'CoNts ELL had alluded at a former meeting. A letter to the same effect was also read from Lord CLIFDEN. The Catholics, it is said, intend to offer the draft of a Bill to their Parliamentary friends, to be submitted to the considera tion of the Legislature next Session. The Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider the laws relating to the copyright of hooks, Sm. have made their report, in which they recommend, that the substance of thi, existing laws be retained, and in particular that continuing the delivery of all new works to the Uni versities, bre ; the British Museum only to be furnished with a copy of the finest edition ; to others, the common edi tion.-On the subject of copyright. which extends at present to 14 yeats certain, and then to a sec , bnd period of equal durati , u, provided the author happens to survive the first, they are inclined to think that a fixed term should be assign ed beyord the existing period of 14 s ears. W e understand her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES intends visiting the Lyceum Theatre to-morrow £vcning for the benefit of The W idow. • EAST INDIA COMPANY. —,..0.--. Yesterday a General Court was held at the India House, to take into consideration the Bill now pending in Parliament. It was understood, that at this Meeting the Court would decide whether or not they would accept of the new Charter, upon the terms on which it is proposed to grant it by Government and Parliament. This question, however, was not brought immediately under their consideration. Mr RANDAL JACIOON made a long speech in which he appeared dispbsed to reject it, and concluded by moving a resolution, which went to pledge the Directory to call a new Meeting after the BiR had passed the Committee, to determine, whether they would ac. ccpt of the Charter or not, and also. pledging the Directors to de liver their sentiments respectively on this question. The motion was objected to by Mr. Hums, who contended, that any Member of the Court would fesi himself bound to deliver his sentiments on this important question, if he had any thing to state for the general good, without being thus called upon. He, there fore, opposed the motion, as unnecessary, and stated it to be his in tention to move an amendment. He much disapproved of the pro. posed Church Establishment in India. Mr. LOWN DES made an absurd speech (hi the course of which he was frequently called to order,) in favour of the resolutions. A debate ensued, in which Mr Viliars, Mr. Hawartb, Mr. Bacon, Mr. H. Twiss, Mr. It. Gra.,t, Mr. Twining, Mr. C. Grant (the Di rector), Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. ,Patten, and the Chairman (Mr. R. Thornton), were the speakers. The general feeling appeared flivounbte to the resolution, and Mr. Home, after hearing what fell from the Directors on the sub• js.et, withdrew his opposition to the motion, and became its sup porter. I The question was then put, and carried without further opposi -1 Lion.--The Bill brought into the House of Commons was then read short, and the Court adjourned. • - Memorandum of a Conversation between the 'Lords Liverpool, linekinehainshire, and Castlereagh, and a Deputation of the Cour of Directors, consisting of the Chairman, Deputy Chair mon, t Si Hugh Inglis, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Grant, on Thursday. June 10, 1813. The Chairman opened the conversation, by observing, that the time was app' °aching in which the Court of Direc:ors must nu et their constiments on the subject of the important measures now de. pending in Parliament respecting the Charter, —that to enable ih rn i i the better to do this, there were some very material points, on wlrch it was desirable that they should have a clear understamling with His Majesty's Ministers. particularly the question respecting the realization of funds in this country to meet the increased demands payable iv re, on account of the Indian territory, and the security of the dividend, in ease the profits of the China Trade should, from the effects of inmagling, be greatly impaired. ith regard to the first head, Ministers dwelt upon the necessity of allowing a fair experiment to be made by the private merchants, out not using the power of the .Compariy to cramp the eflOrts of and particularly not to carry on a losing Wide, for the purpose of remittance. To this it was answered, that the company ought to be allowed to use their own resources in their own way; that in doing this, thiy could not be stated. with any justice, to cramp the trade of neli-widuals—a trade which they never had,—ind that it wouitl be hard to require them to furnish any part of their fluids, in order to serve as a capitai for those individuals, which also was not requisite, in order to a fair experiment. His Majesty's • MiAsters ,replied that it was not intentkil to tie the Company down to any particular mode of remittance to meet the territorial dental& here ; hut that it would be bettei for the country, and themselves, that•they shs'nld limit their Lathan trade. To tins thr• deputation did not assent : and a question arose about time profits oldie Company's Italian trade, and time :hods uy winch it had been carried on ; on-which %object the Deputation mai at ai tied, in opposition to Lord Castlereagh, tilt arguments ahead) t by the Court, lint it was thonitlit 111111teCb.ary to go at ' question ; and in emit Insion, Ministers deelartd, that, ?any, without any fault of thvir'si were brought. into - . 14. C hod t if , trle Co