The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-02 00:00:00

APRIL 1. TIIE NATIONAL. REGISTER. CUSTOMS' CONSOLIDATION BILL. The House having resolved itself into a Committee, The CuANCFLLOR of the Extnuitocrt proposed to the Committee to extend the principle of consolidating the duties, and removing all fractional parts in the collection of them, ; , y raising the duties in such case, to the next integral number. Ile Wished that this systeM, frog which much benefit had been de rived, by Its introduction into the collection of the taxes, which rormed the consoliaated fund, should be also extended to the war taxes, which were now about a third part of the amount. _Among a number of regulations which he mentioned, he pro posed to place Spanish and Portuguese tobacco on an equality, in point of duties, with tobacco coming froth any other place.— lie also proposed raising the duty on Turkey carpets according to their size, on which their actual value principally depended. Ile also should propos - ea greater equality on the duties of brim btone, whether it came in the rough state, in roll., or in flour. Ile calculated that by the dillerent regulations which he wobld propose, the Revenue would gaiit about 220,00 W. a year, 120,0001. of Which would he from the alteration of the system. in the collection of the war taxes. He then proposed some Resolutions hi that effect in the Com mittee) n hick were agreed to. Adjourned. Wednesday, March 20. REFORM IN PARLI ANENT. Mr. MADDOCK:4 gave notice that he would, after the Easter recess, bring forward a proposition on the subject of reform in the representation of the Commons in Parliament. A new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a Member to serve in Parliament for Newport, in the ISle of Wight, in the room of Sir Arthat Wellesley, who has accepted the Chiltern 11 undreds. DILL, ran. THE AMENDMENT OF' THE BANKRupT t.A*5. Sir S_t.MUet. ROItIt,LI moved the Order of the Day for the Peen ad reading of the above bill. M r.. 1 AColi rose and said, he approved of the bill ; at the came tune he did not think it went far enough. It was a singu lar phenomenon that the Commissioners had power to sumrtion a banhrupt confined under a simple process, and had not that power when he was confined tinder an execution. Ile then al luded to a circumstance of commissioners being lately obliged to go to Hull, to receive the surrender of a bank rupt, lie beieg con fined under an execution. He then adverted to the small com y.nisation allowed to commissioners for their daily attendance on each commission, which caused them to appoint the one day to hear a great number, which made Guildhall, during their sittings, More like a bear-garden than a Court . of Judiciary. Sir S. Roar Lt.'s - said, if the House had any objection, he would be happy to hear every suggestion and it•struction. As to the Commissioners not having power to summon Bankrupts confined tinder execution, it was his intention, when in Committee, to propose a clause, giving them that power. lie never professed the Bill would remme all the defectg of the Bankrupt Laws: He never was knight-errant sufficient to suppose he had ability to remove them. lie conclude:l by saying, he would feel happy in the assistance of any Gentleman who would bear part of the labour and trouble with hitn, to make the Bill more com plete. The Bill then read a zecund time, and ordered to be committed this day fortnight. Adj o u rued. Thursday, March ;W. Howse adjourned to Tuesday se'nuight. ,S7' 1 3 _1 PE It. TREATY OF PEACE, FRIEND:AIM', AND AI LIAN'CE, BE TW ,1 HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY AND ills CA74IOLIC MAJESTY FERDINAND vu. stancp AT LONDON THE I4TII OF JANUARY, 1809. in the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. The event; which have taken place in Spain having terminated the state of hostility which unfortunately sttbsisted between the Crowns of great Britain and Spain, and united the arms of both against the common enemy, it seems good that the new relations which nave been produced between two nations, now connected by common interest, should he regularly established and cot:- Armed by a formal Treaty of Poate, Frieni , hip and alliance : Witt:refine. his tae hint. of the Cnited kingdom of eis Great Britain and (retard, and the Supreme and Central Junti of Spain and the Indies, acting iu the name and on the behalf of his Cathblic Majesty Ferdinand .V li. hasp constituted and apt pointed--that is to say, his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. the Right Honotitable George Canning, one of his Majesty's Most llonourable Privy Council, and his Principal. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and the Supreme and Central J unta of Government of Spain and the Indies, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Catholit Majesty Ferdinand VII: Don 3uart Itniz de Apodata; Coma minder of Vallaga and Algarga in the Military Order of Cala trava; Rear. Admiral of the rto,dl Nat y, barbed by the Supreme and Central Junta of Government of Spain and the Indies, a, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenepotentiary of his Ca - Majesty )Ferdinand S 11. to his Britimie Majesty—their Plenipotentiariex, to conclude and sign a Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and alliance ho having communicated their respective full powers, agreed to and concluded the follow ing Articles : A ItT IC LE I: There shall he betsteen his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand VII. King of Spain and of the Indies thereunto appertaining, and between all their kingdoms, States, Dominions, and Subjects, a Christian, stable, an invio lable Peace ; and a perpetual and sincere amity, and a strict alliance during the war against France; together with an entire and la , ting oblivion of all acts of hostility done on either side, in the course of the late W:l5, in w Mat they have been engaged against each other; 11. To ob‘;iate all complaints and disputes Which might are on the subject of prizes, captured posterior to the declara tion published by his Britannic Majesty nn the 4th of J nly last year, it has been mutually agreed, that the vesselit and property taken posterior lo the date of the said declaration, in any seas or ports of the world, without any exception, and a Ithout any regard either to time or place, shall be restored by both oartles.—.And l as the accidental occupation of any of the ports of the Peninsula hy.the common enctny, might occasion disputes respecting any %essels, which, in ignorance of such occupation, might direct their course to those ports from any other harbour, either of the Peninsula or the colonies ; and as cases may occur in which the Spanish inhabitants of the said ports or provinces, so occupied by the eneiny, may, with their property, endeavour to escape front his grasp; the high contracting have agreed that Spanish vessels, not aware of the enemy 'sllC. d of any harbour which they are desirous to enter, or ~u ch at. mater ticeeed in making their escape from any harbotit !it occupied, shall not be captured, nor themselves nor their Cargo be coati dered as a good prize; but, on the contrary, that they Shall meet with every help and assistance from the naval power of bit Britannic Majesty. HI. His Britannic Majesty engages to teitttlhue 10 assist, to the utmost of his povret-, the Spanish natlan; in their streggla against the tyranny and usurpation. of France, and promises not to acknowledge any other King of Spain and the ItidicS there.* unto appertaining, than his Catholic Majeitty ketdinand V 114; his heirs, or such lawful successor as the Spanish batten shall acknowledge; and the Spanish Government, in the nnOne and d the behalf of his Catholic Majesty Ferdint. 4 l vll. engaget never, in any case; to cede td Frahm any part of the territtis ries nr possessions of the Siiahlsh Albnarchy, In any vat{ of thi world. IV. The high contracting patties agtee to Make rtittittion cause against Fiance ; and not tb make pence Wlth ttfat power except by common coirSent. V. The present treaty ::h nll he ratified lty both patties; the exchange of the ratifications shall he made in the space or two n►onths, (or sooner if it can he done) In Londom In witness whereof, we, tindermetaidhed Plenipotetttlatiesi have signed, in virtue of our respec►ive full powers, the presebt Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Alliance, and hate sealed it With the seals cif our arms. Done at London this 14th day of lamaty, 1130 1 17 i (LSO C - IibRGE eiN'AINC ART. I. Sepnrate. The Spanish Government etignges to take the most effectual measures for the preventing of the SpanisH squadron; in all the ports of Spain, as well as of the French squadron, taken in the month of June, and now in the !tattoo! of Cailiz, from falling into the power of Fiance: For which purpa,c his liritailaic Majesty enzages to co-operate by MI aineaLoll in power. In u 'torsi whereof, we, the undersigned Plenfpcftentraries4 have signed: in %smut: of our respective tuts powets; (lie viva