The National Register. — London, England, 1816-01-28 00:00:00

44 if 900 .1 'the daily papers are, indeed, for ever talking of revolution and reaction in FRANCE ; and we hear much of the silence and the gloom that precedes a storm. We arc constantly told, too, of the weakness of the Monarch and of the Court ; but we con fess we are at a loss to discover it, speaking, as we would wish Always to be understood, by comparison with other monarchs, and with other courts. BUON APA RTE, indeed, possessed great vigour of mind, of talents, of personal constittrion, and, except in the two last instances of his abdication, great pertinacity in his schemes of conduct. But, as was wisely said by the Marquis of WEL• LESLEY, it is of the character of such minds, to prepare for themselves great reverses. 'they play high, they risk much, and arc constantly tempting fortune : they must sometimes lose her favours. Not so with the men of Louts' stamp. They risk nothing by boldness. Moderate in their talents, they yield to circumstances, and, endeavouring to keep things as they find them, fortune, at most times, is in their favour. When, indeed, the choice was for FRANCE between the BOURBONS, who were almost forgotten, and BUONAP ART Ey who was the creature and the support of the revolutionary system, it was decided in favour of that system, which has been established for twenty-five years ; and, probably, if FRANCE could now speak its sentiments, either Buonaparte, or some chief who would preserve that system with more tranquillity and less ambi lion, would be preferred. For it is quite absurd to believe, that a nation like FRANCE, vain and boastful as any of her neighbours, can really hail as a blessing the return of a sin g , whose establishment is the ERA of their subjugation, and whose greatest boast must be, that,with thirty millions of francs, ;ud five years of occupation by foreign troops, he is enabled to seat himself on the throne of SAINT Louts. Thrones, however, are not so easily disturbed, when sup ported by a brave soldiery, as theoretical Republicans have lately imagined. The weakness of any government arises from its want of knowledge of the spirit of the times, and of its means to pay and secure the fidelity of its troops; or its igno rance, in not diverting the attention of the people to foreign ' , am " Lotus XVII!. has, we think, shown much caution. Ile has promised little, except when driven to extremities ;and, though tie has disregatded the charter, yet he has contrived to obtain a complete power over the dress, and the legislative assemblies ; and when he shall have raised a sufficient army, which he may clo befote tlae foreigners arc withdrawn, we have little doubt that he will be able to reign with as much tranquillity as his tieighbouts. The greatest difficulty in which he is involved acems to be in pacifying the craving appetites of the returned einigrants ; who, we know, have an cagey ness to possess them &Lives of their former domains, and to occupy all places of rank iu the state. The pliests also are a little too eager to violate the freedom of religion, and to regain possession of:. the tythes. This, wl en I3uusA PAIt Ti was at hand, and the army was not entirely broken, lost him the throne in 18 ; but, no immediate claimant of courage and abilities being in the way to seize the opportunity cf the moment, it is obvious, that, by a little ma nagement, much may and will be done for the emigrants; though not quite all that may be wished for the priests. Th e parties, it is said, are divided now only into two. Those who wish to pi eserve the 'evolutionary establishments, and those who wilt to restore cvt.rything as it was in ancient times. With out a head, under the watch of the t.olice, with pier. cutirely c-----N, •,, ,-,..,-- . . , f 4.rik 4 0 4 I .7 ., ‘ .' ",111.1 . P. W THE NATIONAL REGISTER. mute, a parliament packed for purposes of submission, and so many thousands of foreign soldiers, neither speakin, , , the language, nor feeling the sentiments, of the FR F,NCII PEOPLE, we see no hope for the many against the few, in FR ANCE, should any acts of real oppression be perpetrated. %Ve perceive also, by the recall of the pardfm once solemnly given to the regi cides, the most active and bold politicians in FRANCE are re movedl; and the greater part of the republican or imperial ge nerals are declining in favour, as their services appear to be little needed. Should FRANCE, therefore, be inclined to insurrection, it must, at present, only tend to rivet faster the chains in which she is bound. The only hope that the Republicans of FRANCE will have (fur that patty can alone be looked to as the revolutionists of FRANCE) is, that, by some unforeseen accident, the foreigners may be withdrawn from FRANCE, before the throne is com pletely settled ; and some fortuitous and domestic convulsion in other neighbouring countries may, in times of peace, give a preponderance to the will of the people in Europe generally. How faint this hope is, we need not, we think, take much pains to convince our readers ; in spite of the prophecy, which BUONA P ARTE is said to have left on his table on quitting EL BA, that he, and he alone, would have preserved the now tottering thrones of Europe. We conclude that Louts XVIII. will probably continue., to the end of his days, the absolute monarch of FRANCE. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. Whitehall, Jam. Jam. Q 6, 1816. The Prince Regent has appointed the under-mentioned Officer* to be Companions of the Bath, upon the recommendation of tho Duke of Wellington :—Lieut.-Col. Baron Tripp, of the GOth Regt. —Major the Hon. George Dawson, of the Ist Dragoon Guards. --wa s .... BANKRUPTS. S. Plumb, Gosport, Innkeeper, to surrender Feb. 15, 10, March at the Crown Inn, Gosport. Attornies, Blcasdale, Alexander, and Holme, New Inn. R. Whitford, Plymouth Dock. spirit merchant. Feb. 13,14, March 9, at the Crown Hotel, Plymouth Dock. Attornics, Lamb, Brut ton, and Hawk; Princess street, Bank of England. J. Page, Redburn Bury, Hertford, dealer, Jan. 30, Feb.. 6, Marcia 9, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Alexander, Cary Atreet. W. Brown, Little Maddox street, Hanover square, wan's mercer % Feb : 300, March 9, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Woolfe, Da. .• sin emit street. W. Woodward, Cursitor street, Chancery lane, jeweller. Feb. 3,10, March 9, at Guildhall. Attornies, R. and R. S. Fisher, Alders. gate street. G. F. Reinmie, Oxford street, confectioner, Jan. 30, Feb. 1 0 , March 9, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Sherwood, Canterbury square, Southwark. C. Jackson, Cleator, Cumberland, spade maker, Feb. 19, 20, March, 9, at the Black Lion Inn, Whitchaven. Attorney, Mr. Lowden, Clement's Inn. R. Edmonds and T. C. Barrett, Stroud, Kent, cornfactors, Jan. 80, Feb. 10, March 9, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Flexuey, Gray's Inn Square. J. Curwood the younger, Snmpford Peverell, Devon, shopkeeper, Feb. 15. 16, March 9, at the Globe Tavern, Exeter. Attornics, Darke, Church, and Darke, Princes street. C. H. Cock, Seward street, Goswell street, warehouseman, Feb. 3, 13, March 9, at Guildhall. Attorney, M. E. A. Wilde, Warwick square. C. A estwood; Bristol, merchant, Jan. 29, Feb. 13, March 9, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Attornics, Jenkins, Jawcs, & Abbott, New Inn. J. Lander, Hampstead road, shoemaker, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, March 9, at Guildhall. Attoruics, Messrs. Noy aad liardstoas, Mix tug lane. .r..~ JAN. ea: