The National Register. — London, England, 1817-03-31 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY. HOUSE OF LORDS.--SATURDAY, MARCH 20. EOVAL COMMISSION. The Royal ionent was given by commission to the exche quiet bills bill, the exchequer-court proceedings bill, the. bar mon exportation bill, Northampton conrt.bouses bill, too road bills, an enclosure bill, and a naturalization hill. The naval officers pity bill was read a third time and passed. The cochineal and indigo bill was committed and ieported 'the Irish laws' execution bill and Irish arms bill acre read A sreoti.l time. CON IT. R ENCE. —SET) ITIOIN MEETINGS. A message was brought from the Commons Le:westing; conference on the so lij.et of the amendments of the Lot ds in the seditious meetings bill. The Eorl of LIVERPOOL moved, that the Lords should not insist on tl.e amendment to which the Commons had disagreed that !lie sheuld epee to tl.e alterations or the Cum n.oas in other amendments. The motion was agreed to.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. SATLIIPAY, MARCH 29. At half past three the House was summoned to the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given, by commission, to several public and private bills. [Fur which see the Report of the L.wds. J r.tr. t.unAllAm presented a' petition, signed by the gentry, clergy, and Bret holders of the township of Leigh and its neighbourhood, in the county of Lancaster, expressing the surprise of the petitioners at certain petitions n hieli had hero presented to the House for :yawn' in the representation, eve. and totally disclaiming the sentiments contained in those peti tions. Ordered to lie on the table. Lord Bissiso presented the report of the committee on public evenditore. Ot dered to lie on the table. A message from the Lords informed tie house, that their lordships did not persist in their amendments to the seditious timelines hill, to which the Commons had disagreed; and far ther, that their lordships had agreed to the amendments made to the bill by the Commons. General THORNTON called the attention of the house to a tnis-,tat<•tnent which had appeared in smite of the papers of this morning, of a notice given by him yesterday, on the sub• jell ot• puolie whipping. He did not say that he would mote for a bill to abolish politic whipping entirely, but to prevent the publicly whipping of women in future. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturtlay,March29. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGIF.D. 4. PIT ',LEY, of Iligh-street, Poplar. grocer, from April 5 to April to. i:101-ix, of Frodshain, Cheshire, beer-brewer, from April 5 to April 30. BANKRUPTS. 1 4 / 1 1 0 1r. J. of Tong, York-hire, worste.:-inan-C-rturer, April 12, at V 4. at Guniersal, May 10, at Dewsbury. Att. Mr. Evars. Ilatton-!garden. Dr . ! . 7ou G. of 4 trown's-buildings St. Vary-axe, checve-factor, Al.:I 8. 15, May 10, at Guildhall. Atts. Blackstoek and Co. Warr Icy J. late of Dewsbury, vintner, April 12, at Wakefield, 22, at Liversed:”.. m.,y 10, at Do% sbury. Atts. Wigleswoith and Co. Gray's Inn-scr.- . Cr %ay W. of Norwi •,„ :,osier, April 10, 1,1, May 10, at Leicester. Atts. Edmunds and ' 7 o. Chancery-lane. WOOLRICII R. late of Xednesbury, Staffordshire, innholder, April 17. 18, May 10. at Binninglimi. Atts. Long and Co. Gray's Inn. ELLIOTT C. of Tiverton. innkeeper, April 29, 50, May to, at Ti verton. Atts. Hurd and Co. Temple. PENDnay W. of Bodmin, mercer. April 8,9, May 10, at Ply inouth. Att. Mr. Makinson, Temple. JESE ims J. of Bilniugliani, builder, April 21, '22, May 10, at Birmin.Matn. Atts. 11..xter and Co. Furnival's Inn. WAITE W. of Huddersfield, plumber, April 10, 11, May 10, at Leeds. Atts. Atkinson and Co. Leeds. BATES .1. of Halifax, merchant. April 1, 19. May 10, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Beckett. Noble-street, Foster-laps. KNOTT .1. late of Manchester, manufacturer. April 5, 12, May 10, at Guildhall. Arts. Harvey and Co. St. Helen's-lace. rERItY S. C. late of Birmingham, coal-dealer, Apnl 5, 12, May 10. at Gui1,11:all. AU. rlr. ?triton, Wine Office-court. COOPER J. 11. of Lamb's Conduit-street, working jeweller, April 1, 5, May 10, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Willson, Copthall-court. I.r.anrst C. D. late of Coleman-street, painter, April 5,21 i, May 10, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Pope, Moditord-court. BOWLER.!, of Willow -street, Itankside, cold-merchant, April 5,10, May 10, Guildhall. Att. Mr. Meymott, Blackfriars-roarid. DIVIDENDS AT GUILDHALL. C. Bolder° and Co. of Cornhill. bankers, May 10. T. D. Latham, and J. Parry, of Devonshire-sq. merchants, April 12. Holwell, of Falcon-start, Chinaman, April 26. J. Jeffin, of Tunbridge, shopkeeper, April 26. T. Christopher. of Dunster-court. wine merchant, May 3. R. Beckett, of Dorking. Sorry, grocer, April 111. T, Brame, of LoweAoft. Sullidk, herring merchant, April 19. 11. Wright, of New vteeet, merchant, April 29. It. W. Holt, of Green-Lettuce-lane, merchant, April 19. W. Wooleombe sen. and Co. of itotherhithe, ship builders, April 29. J. and T. Poynton, of Brook -street, hardwaremen, April 26. W. Rowley, of Half-Moon-street. oilman, April al. W. Rowtun, of Cambridge. linen draper, April 22. W. Lukyn, of Cheapside. stationer, April 22. DIVIDENDS IN THE COUNTRY. Morse, of Downfield, Gloucester, clothier, April Ig. G. Spence. of Leicester. draper, Aprate. .1. Stone, of Tohney, Berks, dealer in wood, April 19. Bedell+. of Cambridge, cabinet maker, April G. Wrightson, jun. of Maryport, herring merchant, April 23. G. Wrightson, sen. of Maryport, herring merchant, April 28. It. Bowman, of Liverpool, sail maker, April 22. 1" Sawyer, of (lopton. Sufliilk, hay jobber, April 21. J. Kendrick, of Toddirigton, innholder, April 21. T. Apsey, son. of Stamford, brazier, April et. 1. Dobson, of Hopeshowe, Cumberland, bacon factor. April 24. AV. Clark, of Sheffield, aid A. Clark, of Lambeth, cutlers, April 19. S. Kershaw, of Miim, diaper, April 14. .1. P. Carpenter and J. Weblrr, of - Wellington, drapers, April 23. T. Strickland and T. N. ftrickwood, of Liverpool. merch. April CERT! FIC RTES, APRIL 19.—T. Nicholls, of Marlow., paper maker—H. Alderson, of Sunderland, mercer—O. S. Grey, of Sweet. ing's.r:•nts, tavern keeper—J. Faye!, of Thayer-strea, hi.berdiAvir— .l. Nachbar, jun. New Hrcntford. market gardener—W. Morley, of Boylan - me. Derby. farrier—S. Samson, of the Royal Exchange, Exeliao::e brokei—J. Price, of Latifoist, Monmouth, money scrive ner—J. Mitchell. of Midlneant, Sussex. carpenti.r—J. Wainwright, of Leeds, mantifwturer—W. Ilenfrey. of I .oughborongli, intikeirr --11. Smith, of Blakeney, gmcia —W. It. rhert and H. Swain, of Wood .stre , ,t, and of Coventry, silk ii , anii;acturers—J. Duneklcy, of the Lo4l/i:. mar Flanistead, Hertford, Hiller—W. and B. Bexley, of Tisirton, merchants. One paper contains the following notice respecting the Princess of Wales, dated VIE N N ,1, 11 , 1 AR C 19. We expect here shortly her Royal llighness the Prin cess of Wales from Munich. She intends to go from this piace to her native city, Brunswicl." .411 k THF, NATIONAL REGISTER.. TO 013 BEAVERS. We are not in die habit of quarrelling with contemporary journals, but we cannot avoid expres,ing our surprise and tuthgnatum at an assertion in a long adverdereent, which hasrecently appeared, of the Mondays Edition of a certain Sunday Paper. It is there stated, that no other Monday's Edition. besides itself, could be found to contain above a few files different from what had previously ap peared in the Sunday': Edition. This. as far as concerns the Na tional Register, at least, i s a eery great mistake—to use no harsher u term. 11 - Itoever will take the trouble to compare the two edi tions of our Journal, will find, that our Monday's Edition gener ally contains several cobralvs of new matt tr ; a fact which cannot truly be stated of the advertising joutnal above alluded to. We particularly request those per who may have witub.ll eel ad vertisement alluded to. to compare our two editions for several weeks pass; and, indeed. of this present number, with our edition of yesterday, rind they will require no farther proof of the falsity of the diibtral puff which Ins caned for these remarks. When any of our contemporaries find it necessary to extol their own wares, by d 'pro:Lung 604 of their neighbours, they would do well at least to Ceirsave • truth in their statements. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON : MONDAY, -MARCH 30, 1817• -~ - The Lords' Amendment on the Seditious Meetings Bill were all agreed to on Friday night by the House of Commons, ex:epting one imposing a penalty of fitly pounds on persons refusing to deliver up papers to cer tain Magistrates, which was negatived without a divi sion : the Speaker observing, that their Lordships had, in effect, exceeded their privilege by voting a grant of money, although levied in the shape of a penalty. The Commons, of course, maintaining their exclusive con trol over the public purse, a conference was appointed for yesterday with the Lords ; a circumstance which will delay the adjournment of Parliament till Monday. A spirited di•cus.sion arose upon the clause excluding Westminster Meetings, in the open air, from the vici nity of the Parliament and of the Courts of Justice during their sittings. The Reformers themselves proved the necessity of such a measure, by lately moving their ' meetings from the Crown and Anchor Tavern to Pa lace Yard. While Paliament did not sit, they, the Westminster Electors, as they falsely call themselves, met at the Crown and Anchor Tavern—to white-wash Lord Cochrane, for instance. The Reform Delegates also met at that Tavern. But the moment Parliament assembled, then these pretended Electors moved their meetings to Palace Yard, in the open air, spreading themselves over the street through which the Members of both Houses and the Judges must pass, there mutter ing menaces. The Convention of Delegates, too, moved from the Tavern near Temple Bar, to the Ta vern in Palace Yard, the taosnent Parliament assembled, avowedly with the design as overawing the Legisla ture. So conscious were they of the violence of their conduct, the danger it brought upon them, they met but once; and then, contrary to their first design, they finally dissolved, afraid of bringing on themselves charges of treason. The Retimmers thus acknowledged the cri minality of their conduct in attempting to overawe Parliament by meeting in the vicinity of its sittings; and this acknowledgment was made before it was known that the present measures against sedition were in the contemplation of Government. By the Paris Papers of Wednesday which were yes terday, received, we are informed, that on Tuesday at one o'clock the Foreign Ministers were admitted to his Majesty, and were received with the u:,ual ceremonies. The Duke of Wellington, accompanied by two superior English Officers, was present at the Levee. His Grace also paid his respects to Madame and to the Princess. At eleven o'clock on Tuesday, the Chancellor, at the head of the Members composing the Committee of the House of Peers, WAS introduced to his Majesty and presented the Plan of Finance adopted at the Sitting of the 24th. A communication was expected on Wednes day by both Chambers, the object of which would be to terminate the Sessions, which it was supposed would close on Thursday. The Duchess of Berry is perfectly recovered and dud on Tuesday with the King. Three per Cents. 60 franks 50 cents. PA n is; MARCH 9-Q.—About nineo'clock on the even ing of the 1 Ith inst. several shocks of an earthquake were experienced at Lausanne, and their effects were also felt at Berne, Neufchatel, and Geneva. French, Dutch, and German papers, of a late date, have come to hand. Those of Paris are to the 28th instant, but they do not contain much new matter. Lucien Buonaparte has demanded of the Pope a passport for the United States of America; but it is not known whether it will be gnmted to him. The other members of the Buonaparte family, who are at Rome, arc doing very well. Among the tia-eigners whom they admit into their society are a great many English. Cardinal Fesch frequently visits Cardinal Gousalvi, who is at the head of the affairs, spiritual and temporal, of the Court of Rome. He is prosecuting the negotiations with France fitr a new Concordat; but these mgociations are in a state of almost total stagna tion : hut, however, except the clergy, nobody in France takes any interest in them. MARCH 31. TIICAI'RICAL FRACAS AT PARIS. There was a serious riot at the Theatre Francais on Saturday se'nnight. A new play was performed ; but when Telma came forward to announce the name of the author, a violent uproarsarose, which the Parisian critics ascribe to a personal dislike to the author, and not to his piece. A young officer in the pit, having been knocked down with sticks, drew his sabre, and used it so dextrously that he put the whole combatants to flight in u few minutes. He was finally overpowered however, by the gees d'armes, and secured, along with others equally culpable. The Police, with suitable promptitude, issued an order next morning, prohibiting all persons, in future, from being admitted into any Theatre with arms, or even canes.—The name the Author of the Piece was not publicly mentioned after all. He was perfectly well known, however, to the whole audience as M. Arnaud, one of the Regiscides of Louis XVI. now in exile in Brussels. The name which he took fur his Play was that of Germanieus, and he had manufac tured a variety of passages calculated to contrast thb virtues of Robespierre and Buonaparte, his two successive masters, with the vices of the Bourbons. The disaffec ted, as we now learn, had been long apprized of the ap proaching representation of this dramatic libel upon the :mum race, and accordingly mustered in great numbers on the first n;e:lit of the perfietnance, both in the Theatre and in the streets adjoining it. The mob outside struck the coachmen of several persons of rank, and pulled them from their scats : the coachmen on their parts were not idle, and applied their woips with out ceremony to the shoulders of the malcontents. The King is said to have read the play of German icier, and to have struck out such passages as he thought calculated to produce irritation : but it is difficult to foresee what will drive an assembled mob to riot, and what will not. Besides it was not the play, but the man that produced the fight. Parties were made several days before to support or oppose the performance. But the supporters of the author were more favoured 'my local attachments than the oppsocrs : or else, to give the latter their due, they were not wanting in zeal and courage, but only inferior in numbers to their anta gonists. Germ/takes-bludgeons are said to have been sold at the door of the theatre ; and the actress whose coachman was thrown off his box is a staunch Royalist. We do not think that the arguments which were ap plied to the servant would make the mistress change her opinions. The Minister of Police passed gently through the crowd to the theatre, and was received with respect. A number of half-pay officers, supposed to be attached to Fuonaparte, had been received into the pit privately, befbre the play began ; and about eighty of the Royalist officers of the Guard, though the whole were orderedto confine themselves to the barracks, forced themselves to the same place. M. de Cazes, on his entrance, saw the parterre partly filled with these officers ; and had, it is said, determined to expel them, when time doors were opened, and the influx of the crowd rendered that operation impossible. The signal for war is said to have been given by a young Royalist of the Guard scolding up in the pit, brandishing his sword, and hissine. He was knocked down and ulti mately beaten till he died. The pit was carried by the Jacobins till they were driven out by an armed force. It is the fate of the Jacobins to do much mischief, and thenbe swept away: but the Roeedists were triumphant in the boxes. Them was a subsequent tendency to commotion, that we think, threatened worse consequences than the riot at the theatre. A number of half-pay officers assembled on Tuesday, in the garden of the Thuillcries, while at the same ti;ac the Palaisß oval swarmed with Royalist of ficers : the latter had begun to proceed towards the promenade of the former, with no amicable view, when they were perceived by their superiors from the windows of the Thuilleries, who, descending among them, in duced them to return and disperse. Upon the whole, this disturbance indicates a deep array of hostile passions in the breasts of the various descriptions of military, but which may still, perhaps, be suppressed, till it dies away, or till those who sae subject to it die away. We learn, that Mr. Vaughan, who has recently at rived from Spain, was dispatched by Sir H. Weiseley, to repeat to Ministers the urgent solicitations of the Court of Madrid for assistance from this country, in the contest AV ith the revolted colonies. The application is said to have met with a decisive refusal. There is pro. bably no policy, upon which the Public are more nearly unanimous than on that which enjoins a strict neutrali ty in this contest. The King has just granted a general pardon to those letained in the prisons of Madrid, and also in every .cart of Spain anti the colonies, fine crimes which are not irrevocably sentenced by the laws, the pardon of which ' would not be incompatible with respect to public jus tice. His Majesty wishes that the Insurgents of Ame rica should be comprised in this amnesty, anti in the terms already prescribed to the Governors of those dis tant provinces. This act of ruyul clemency consecrates the anniversary of the marriage of the King, and his brother the haw Dm Carlos. 100