The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-19 00:00:00

FES 19. Lord Castlereagh was expected to leave that capital on the 4th. The intelligence from thence is in other respects un important. The Ministers had'hired their hotels for two months longer, and almost every thiog, it appears, was still to be arranged. On the 28th ult. a note was presented to Congress on the part of Austria, which is believed to have contained an abatement of some of her demands with respect to the re-establishment of Saxony. It is said to have been drawn up in a friendly tone, and consequently to have en couraged the hopes of peace. A French paper attributes this change of manner to the intervention of England, who, it is said, has conbtantly maintained the right of Prussia to claim hrge indemoities for her past losses, and the policy of ren dering her sufficiently strong in population and internal force to become the main bulwark of Northern Germany. The continual decline of the exchange at Vienna, and the increasing disturbances in Italy, sufficiently explain the rea diness of Austria to listen to these representations ; and, in consequence, the note above-mentioned "is s:!irl to offer Prussia a part of the Saxon territorie , , containing 800.000 sou:;, and comprehending part of Upper Lusatia, and the whole country north of a line passing bv Torgau to the Seale, and thence following the course of that river. It remains to be seen whether PI ussia will be satisfied with this offer. It has been thought that the subsidies to our Allies have been continued to the present time ; and that probably this migllt have had its influence in protracting the discussions at the Congress. But it is understood that this is not the case. We are bound only to pay for the maintenance of our contingent, 75,000 men. The Austrians are augmenting their forces in Italy. and placing all the garrisons on a complete footing. Two at tempts have been made by them to get possession of the cita del of Turin; one on the 26th January, when they attempt. ed to get into the citadel under the pretext of executing a soldier. The Commandant of the citadel refused, adding, that they might execute him without the city. On the 27th, Friday, they made a second attempt, which was again de feated. The King of Wurtemburgh issued an ordinance, on the 4th inst. laving down a plan of representation for his king dom. The mt eting is fixed for the 15th of next month, and is to include the great officers of the Crown, certain Nobles and Clergy nominated by the King, and representatives of the towns chosen by the inhabitants. Every man of the age of , 25, and paving an annual tax of 200 florins on real estate, is to have a vote in the election of representatives. The elected must be thirty yea's of age; and all persons of the three principal sects of Christianity, Roman, Calvinistic, and Lutheran, are equally admissible to vote, or to become the objects of choice. Paris, Brussels, and Frankfort Journals came to band on Thursday. The French Papers contain no intelligence from Vienna worthy of notice, excepting that the Italian part of the Tyrol is to be united to the Milanese—a circumstance which is tegarded as preliminary to the forming of Lombardy into a distinct kingdom.—Buonaparte, tired with the weight of Sovercian ems. at Elba, is represented as desirous of relin quishing his dominion of that island, fur estates in England or Scotland !--There is no mention made of the arrival of the Duke of Wellington at Vienna; but it is certain tirt his Grace reached that city on the Ist, and that Lord Castlereagh was to set out from thence for England in a day or two from that time. An article from Vienna of the 2d, in the Brussels Papers, States, that the principal business of the Congress is termi nated, but of this we can discover no satisfactory proof. . THE NATIONAL ;MISTER cORN Lies. Friday night Mr. Robinson bro .a ught forward h;s Resolu tions, in the House of Commons, for placing the Corn Laws in that condition which, according to his judgment, they ought to be put. He prefaced them by a well at ranged speech, from which it was evident that he had bestowed considerable attention on the subject. He observed. that, in all commer cial transacticw, the principle of testrictien was admitted, and consequently it should also apply to the article of Corn. His object was to allow the importation and exportation of foreign Corn, at all times, free of duty to be warehoused ; but the protecting duty was to be eighty shillings; conse quently, until English Corn was at that price, the Corn so warehoused could not be sold in this country. Mr. Robin son's plan is evidently that of having a public granary, to have effect in time of scarcity, but still to keep up the price of Grain at home in favour of the grower. The public will not benefit by this arrangement, and it is likely to meet with considerable opposition. Mr. Smith very judiciously re marked, that before the House came to any decision on the. Resolutions proposed, the financial plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer should lie submitted to the House, that it may be known how far the Landed Interest and Farmers may be benefitted by the abandonment of the Property Tax, if in tended, and the diminution of others. Mr. Vansi►tart said, the whole subject would come before the House before the Resolutions were finally disposed of; hut in discussing the matter, it may be assumed, from what he had formerly said, that the Property Tax would be abandoned, as he flattered himself the financial arrangements he bad to propose on Motiday would be approved. We learn from Vienna, that difficulties► have arisen with regard to Swedish Pomerania. Sweden decli►►es giving it up to Denmark, and it now remains to providit new means for the indemnification of Denmark. It is again said, that Rome is surrounded by a Neapolitan army of 25,000 men, but that no attempt has been made to enter the city. The Ex-King of Sweden is going upon a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Ile proposes to take ten brothers with him to Jerusalem, viz. an Englishman, a Dane, a Spaniard, a Trent Li man, a native of ilolctein-Eutin, an Hungarian, a Dutci:- man, an Italian, a Russian, and a Swiss. They are to be called the Black BrolLrs, and to assemble at Trieste wi:h sufficient money to defray their expences. By the last accounts from India, we learn that Lord Moira and a numerous suite were proceeding up the River Ganges to ascertain its source, and visit the different Rajahs and other Princes, in alliance with us. It was supposed that the voyage would occupy six months, and the whole of the tour not less that eighteen. The object of this excursion is said to be not merely pleasure it combines with it objects of the highest importance to the future welfa.e of India The East India Directors compute, that, by their ships sailing direct on their voyage from the Downs, there wilt accrue to their Stock an annual saving of :20,0001. Their depot for troops is ordered to be removed from Parkhurst, in the Isle of Wight, to Chatham. - - - Peace, and Plenty of Gold !---but where ?—that is the Quevion. Look as Bisies Lottery Offices, and see, displayed in elegant Vases, many thousand Guineas, with the follow ing lables, viz.—For 224 7s. yon gain 39,0e01. or a thou sand guineas in gold ; fur 11/. 1 ls. 15,0601. or five hundred guineas ; and in proportion for all Shapes down to the six , teenth 11. 10s. which gains 1 i 8751. or sixty-two guineas and a talf, on the sth of April.