The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER; made to the considerations which press on the justice of the lF'rench government a revocation of its decrees, or such a modi tication of them as they shall cease to violate the neutral corn- Jnerce of the United States. The revision of our commercial laws, proper to adapt them to the arrangement which has taken place with Great Britain, will doubtless engage the earls attention of Congress. It will he worthy, at the same time, of theirjust and provident care, to make such further alterations in the laws as will more especially protect and foster the several branches of manufacture which have been recently instituted or extended by the laudable exertions of our citizens. It will rest with the justice of Congress to decide how far the change in our external prospects may authorise any modifications of the laws relating to the army and navy establishments. The works of de fence for our sea-port towns and harbours have proceeded with as.initch activity as the season of the year and other circum stances would admit. it is necessary, however, to state that the appropriation hitherto made being found to be deficient, a fur-. titer provision will claim the early consideration of Congress.— The w hole of the eight per cent. stock remaining due by the Unttud States, amounting to 5,300,000 dollars, had been reim bursed on the last day of the year 1808; amfon the Ist day of April last, the sum in the treasury exceeded nine apd a half mil lions of dollars. This, together with the receipts of the current year, on account of former revenue bonds,. Will' probably be nearly, if not altogether sufficient, to defray the'vapences of the year. But the suspension of exports, and the consequent de crease of in) portatiop, duriug the last twelve months, will neces sarily cause a great diminution ia the receipts of the year 1310. After that year, should our foreign relations be undisturbed, the revenge will again be more than commensurate to all the expen d i tures. Under the existing aspect of our affairs, I have thought it -tot inconsistent with a just precaution, to have the gun boats, with the exceptiou of those at New Orleans, placed id a si tuation incurring no expense beyond that requisite for tlleir preservation and convenience for future service, and to have the crews of those at New Orleans reduced to the num ber required for their navigation and safety. I have thought also, that our citizens detached in quotas of militia, amounting to 100,000, under the Act of March, 1808,•naight not improperly be relieved from the state in which they were held for immediate service. A discharge of them has been accordingly directed. The progress made in raising and organizing the additional mili tary force, .for which provision was made by the Act of April, 1808, together with the disposition of the troops, will appear by a report which the Secretary of War is preparing,-and which will be laid before you, Pf the addition al f r i g ates required by an Act of the last Session to be fitted for actual service, two are in readiness, one nearly so, and the fourth is expected to be ready in the roonth of dilly. A Report , which the Secretary of the Navy is preparing on the subject, to be laid before Co ngress, will chew, at the same time, the progress made in officering and manning these ships, It will skew also t he degree in which the provisions of the Act relating to the other public armed vessels have been carrie d into effect. Aw are of the inconvenience of a protracted Session at the present season of the year, I forbear to call the attention of the legislature to any matters not particu larly urgent. It remains therefore only to assure you of the fidelity and alacrity with wh . 1 1 I shall co-operate for the wel fare and happiness of our country, and to pray that it may ex perience a continuance of the Divine blessings by which it has been so finally favoured. (Signed) Janus M4DISON." IMPERIAL PARLI4MEXT, HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, June 19. The Royal Assent, by Commission, was given to the follow- Bills:—The Woollen Manufacturers, the Irish Militia Re gulation, the Insolvent Debtors, the African Coffee Excise, the Irish Revenue Regulation, and the Sale of Parliamentary Seats. Adjourned. , Tuesday, June 20. This day the Royal Assent was given to the following public awl private Acts ; the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Judges Sa laries Bill, the Sale of Ofbces. Prevention Bill, the Bankrtrpt Laws Amendment Bill, the Friendly Societies Bill, the Mai.. Chester Water Works Bill % the Strand Bridges aad the Glean , ich Waterworks Bills. ROXBURGH CAUSE. The LORD CUANCELLOR then submitted a resolution to the Lords in favour of Sir James lnnes Kerr to the Roxburgh Pro perty, but deferring an ultimate decision till the next Session of Parliament, for several reasons assigned by his Lordship. - The Local Militia Bill was brought up from the Commons, the Lords Amendments having been agreed to.—• Adjourned. Wednesday, June 21. Their Lordships' House met at half-past three o'clock, when the Usher of the Black Rod was sent to the House of Commons to desire the attendance of that Hon. Howe in the House of Lord, to hear his Majesty's-Commission read, for giving the Royal Assent to the Local Militia Regulation Bill, and to the Commissiop for Proroguing the Parliament. After the first Commission had been read, and the Royal Assent notified.to the Local Militia Regulation Bill The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the name of the Commission, and by order of his Majesty, addressed the following Speech to both Rouses of Parliament " M Lords and Gentlemen, " We are commanded by his 11fajesty to acquaint you, that his Majesty has great satisfaction in bring enabled, by the state of the public business, to release you from your laborious attendance in Parliament. " His Majesty thiubts not that on your return into your re spective counties,• you will carry t ith you a disposition to in culcate, both by instruction and example, a spirit of attachment to those established laws and that happy Constitution which it has ever been his Majesty's anxious wish to support and to maintain, and upon which, under pray Metter, depeud the welfare and prosperity of this kingdom. " Gentlemen of the House of Commons, " We have it in command from his Majesty to thank you for the liberal provision which you have made for the services of the present year; and to express the satisfaction which his Majesty derives from your having been enabled to provide for those ser vices without. any great and immediate addition to the burthens upon his people. " His Majesty particularly commands us to acknowledge your prompt attention to his wishes, respecting an increased provision for the poorer Clergy ; an object in the highest degree interest ing to his Majesty's feelings, and deserving the favourable considera tion of Parliament. " lify Lords and Gentlemen, - - - " The attrocious and unparallelled act of violence and treachery by which the Ruler of France attempted to surprize and enslave the Spanish nation, which has excited in Spain a determination and unconquerable, resistance against the usurp ation and tyranny of the French Government, has, at the saws tune, awakened in other nations of Lurope a determination to resist, by a new effort, the continued and increasing encroach silents on their safety and independence. " Although the uncertainty of all human events, and the vicis situdes attendant upon War, forbid too confident an expectation of a satisfactory issue to the present struggle against the common Enemy of Europe, his Majesty commands us to cdngratulate you upon the splendid and important success which has recently crowned' the arms of the Emperor of Austria, under the able and distinguished conduct of his Imperial Higliuesa the Archduke Charles. •° To the efforts of. Europe for its own deliverance, his Ma jesty has directed us to assure you, that he is aeter►nined to con tinue his most strenuous assistance and suppori, convinced that you will agree with him in considering that every exertion for tne re-establishment of the independence and security «f other 'nutions, is no less conducive to the true interests than it is be coming the character and honnur of (;rent Britain." - - - The Speech tieing concluded, the Chancellor caused the Com. ►nission for proroguing Parliament to be read, and then iaid, " ./gy /Aids and Gent!cmen, 64 By virtue of his Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed. and now relic!, we do, its his Nlajesty i b name, and in obedience to his•cominands, proro,ce this Parliotnent to Thursday the tenth day o; Atigtha next, to 1.,* then there holden; and this Parliainent is accordingly proro gued to Thursd;# the tenth day of Angus; next." The Commissioners were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Deucelto r, hurls Cainbden, Westmoreland, and Aylesford. JUNE 25.