The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

Fr R {►~i 'i ) E means our paupers must increase in a double ratio, by the great numbers disrhargca from the navy and army ; the lat ter clan having been used to receive a full allowance, may find difficulties in short supplies, not so catily soothed tvhen roused into action. This inciease will cane our parochial taxes to be augmented, and the reduction of trade Palst cause a reduction in our revenues : thus thy means of our taxation must fall off in proportion, till the operation of the folly and avariciousness of the land-owners fall on their own heads,—a just retaliation for the injury these 1,124 4 106 paupers have received at their hands. I airs, Mr. Editor, your's. Re. AN ENGLISHMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL. Sembwark, Feb. tO, 1815. FOREIGN INTELLIGPNCE. BRUSSELS PAPERS. MANIIEIII, FEII. 14.—A Paris journal gives to Fiance the departments of the Forests, the Ourthe, the Rhine, the Mo selle, and the Roer. Accounts from Vienna of the 9th dis pose of them rather differently. " Before the PA of March," say these letters, sou will know how much the Allied Powers interest themselves in the happiness of Belgium. That king dom will, in power and extent, be a corn tnemial and manu facturing country, and will enjoy that happy independence which is the fairest right of humanity." The Paris papers continue their calumnies and black im postures on the pretended situation of Belgium, and yet these journals are subject to the censorship. We shall not use re prisals; we shall merely observe, that the impure source whence these Gentlemen derive their information, is known to us with certainty—foreigners, too much favoured by the mildness and the tolerance of the present Governments, arc the authors of these articles. FEB. 16 on .the futnie organization of Germany, and endeavouring to terminate, as soon as po , sible, a work so mential to the pub lic repose. They add, that they see no sufficient cause why justice should not be done immediately to the claims of those Princes who have no representatives, nor why they should by excluded from deliberations in which they are so deeply concerned, especially a‘: the parties which differed at the commencement of the Congress have agreed on the principal points, and no dissension is to he apprehended. This note has been well reccis cd by Prince Metternich, who communi cated it to the other Ministers without delay. We learn the same time, that in order to prevent the Committee from being too numerous, it has been decided', that only two de puties of the Princes not represented shall be admitted, and it is believed, as we said before, that the choice regards the 111iinistets of Hesse and Baden- It is supposed that a Saxon linister will also be admitted to the Congress. as soon as the King of Saxony has subscribed to the arrangements that have been made with regard to Saxony. The soperficies of teiritory that Prussia acquires will cc , n• sist of 380 square lrap,ucs. Lord Castlereagh thought to have contributed much to the settlement of this affair, which once seemed likely to he protracted several weeks longer. Ile was not•willing to leave Vienna till the discussions were ended, thinking this an excellent way of answering the Opposition party. It i 3 likewise said, that his Lortlyhip has manifested an ardent desire, that the fate of the left bank of the Rhine should he decided previous to his departure for London. This ►ubject engages all the attention of the negociators. Some person - , imagine that the Noble Loid will not quit Vienna before this great bminess is terminated. The English Minister wil: also care• away with him the assurance of the etnameinatioe of the uegrots at a certain future period, which is appointed to take place in six years time. The arrangements that have been concluded wilt, it is CK pc c cd, be published officially on the itth, which is the Em perot's birth-day, The Congress is at present occupied with the affairs of Italy, and especially the kingdom of Naples. The course of exchange upon Augsburg!' fluctuates be tween 290 and 310. FOONTTERS or AUSTIII A, tER —Wc_are assured that Lord Castlereagh has at length succeeded in prevailing upo;1 the Maritime Powers to abolish the Slave Trade, übich entitle him to the thanks of Parliament upon his return to London. Spain and Portlgal have, it is said, engaged to abolish it in six years. We do not know whether it be trot-, as reported, that France has enraged to abolish the trade in Iwo years instead of five, as was stipulated in. the tr eaty cf A negnciation was, it is said, entered into with Bunnamrte induce hint to give Op the Isle of Elba, and to reside. in Scotland. Ile rvjecteil all thepropositicni Inane to hint. Upan the subject being 'brought under the consideration of Congress, the liiissiati Plenipotentiary declared, that the treaty concluded with litionapartc on the 1 Ith of April could not be altered without his consent. Thus the matter 130 ". stands. BAVONIN r, Pe*.. 3 —We arc assured that the Dey of Al giers has do daled war against Spain. Letters from A nda lusia state, that the Algerines have landed on the coast of Malaga, and have carried off several of the inhabitants. troops that were at Seville immediately began their marci, for St. Ruch, and a camp wlrl he farmed thcre, from which troops can be sent to anv qua:ter where they may be wanted NATIONAL REGISTER. LETTEft Frzon VTENNA, FLII. S. "The arrival of Lord Wellington has already produced some of the good effects expected from his presence : if the reports of the higher circles arc exact, this great Captain has cut the Gordian knot, by declaring, that as things now stood. Yngland; which has done et•ery thing for the deliverance of rurore, is under the necessity of ceasing the payment of sub sidies to those Powers who have hitherto received them. This declaration, it is added, has infinitely contributed to mo derate the most exaggerated pretensions. The affairs of Saxony, and Poland are positively settled—how, is still a se cret." Nuft Em BE nc, Fin. 4.—Our Gatette contains the follow ing article under the head of Vienna, Feb. 8 :—The art tinge rnents respecting Saxony and Poland are alrrady ratified. We expect to see the Convention appear next Sunday in onr Ga tette, and, in fact, there is now nothing that can deny the publication of it. FRENCH I'. PERS. VirstsA, Fun. 10.—The note addte , ,sed to tlic: nrncral Congress by all the Pletiputetstiaries of the P r.iters not re presented in the Committee for the affairs of Germany, con cerning the participation which they desired to obtain at the friwussiorts at the Congress, relative to the afftirs of (;erniany, has had an - effect. Prince liardenberg and Bacon Humboldt, the Prussian Ministers, transmitted to Prince Metternich, on ch they declare that there is from it:sliming the discustrions ttie ~,,1 i • la note, in whic L 4,..,,,, .1. 1 . T. ..‘.. ) 4... f r. t h en t (ii lit -.;-::. .4 ', '',.." a . ...: • \ , ' 'Igo!. . 40 4 •-, IL , - • -^ ice , 4 ; 4.` ej ro,