The National Register. — London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

ITARCH 9 OCONAPARTE'S REPLY TO LORD BA THURSTS SPEECH. It was to be expected that when the report of the de bate on Lord Holland's motion iu March last should come to the knowledge of Buonaparte, he would either be ashamed or angry at finding his veracityso pointedly impugned by a British minister. Ho has undertaken to. vindicate himself, and to retort the charge of misre presentation on those who alledged it against him. A manuscript has found its way to this country front St. Helena, entitled " Observations on Lord Bathurst!' speech in the House of Peers on the 18th of March, 1817." These observations are stated to have been written in the early part of last June ; and they are preceded by a sort of ierprimahir, dated Longwood, 9th October, 1817, and signed " Napoleon," in which he approves of them, and desires that they may be seen by the Sovereign and ,the people of England. There is a memorandum prefixed in the hand-writing of Ber trand, purporting that they (the original of this dupli cate, it may be inferred) were sent sealed to Sir ilud son Lowe, to tip address of Lord Liverpool,. on the 7th of that mon-Th. A large appendix of officiaL papers is subjoincal, containing copies of the restrictions made by the present Governor of St. Helena, Sir Budges Lowe, and some letters of a correspondence b;:tween that officer and the persons acting as Secretariea to Ikons':arta: As he appeals to the Sovereign and people of Eng land through the medium of the press, it is consistent v.ith English fair-dealing, particularly toward a- man in captivity, that he should have the advantage to such an appeal. The manuscript is now published in English ; and the following is ar short account of it : The observations are written in the manner of those comments on the speeches from the British Throne, which occasionally appeared in the Moniteur, while . Buonaparte was ruler of France. They are desultory • • and• abrupt, like most of his proclamations and ha rangues. Ho takes occasion in the outset to protest , :guest the Bill in Parliament of the 11th April, 181 6, whi.:ll be calls an act of prescription similar to those of He denies the authority of the British Parlia ieat to place him at the disposal of ministers, antl. to iwest them with the right of placing him under re-. strletions. Ire deeioa their power of delegating that sig . :3, and then proceeds to uri;tie agaiii . at the restrictions •iheinselves—nuately, the tletentiun at St. Helena ; the name imposed of (general Buonaparte ; the prohi .t.:!ion of going ahroad on the island unless accompa nied by h 'officer and lastly, the obligation of having all letters which he may write or re:eive opened end examined by the British authorities. lie quotes in succession the principal statements in Lord Ba themes apoech respecting the treatment to which hu is subjected at St. Helena, and severally contradicts them in very rottad terms, entering much into detail occa , eionally, and execrating the conduct of Sir Hudson Lowe, as capricious and cruel in the extreme degree. These arguments anti declamations are strangely raised up with certain at:manic disclosures respecting his personal condition, from which it appears that he finds himself very ill accommodated at Lengivood , house, which he describes as having bean originally a ball; and as situated on the most unhealthy and ex posed spot on the ialitn:l„ destitute of water, trees, rhaile and verdure. The Governor, whom he coati n aally styles the commandant,having reilueel the range criginally allowed him ;. having tiAbitiden him to hold elnyersations with the inhabitants, or gu into any house; and having also insisted that an English officer must ac co:upany him when he rides out ; he was discontinued his favourite exercise, not having been on horselxick for eighteen months. Under the conditions prescribed for his correspentlence, he will not write or receive any !Etter. Sach is the dearness of living at. St. Helena, I.t the stipulated allowance of it,oool. a year, divided hy. the ...limber of individuals in his establishment, will !rarnly amount to 10d. per head per diem, which, be .soldier's pay." The flour was an bad latterly, that he did not taste bread for three months. Lie has ectalsen himself to a sedentary life ; his legs begin to s••:cll, and th.ii scurvy has attacked his gums. He de dc ::!::acs that There exists an intention to terminate his ca'...cat•e. by' agonics so protracted, as to make it appear that he died a natural death. DRURY LANZ TIIEATRE.—A comedy in five acts, ralicd the Cust:e of Gkodower, was performed, or ra ther attempted to be performed, at this theatre on Mon day evening:, fbr the first thaw ; but so wretched and contemptible was the plot a,:al language, that the pa t: mice ,)1 the audience was. e‘hausted batbre the third Ind the two lust were performed in dumb show. h 4 cu.rtain tdil amidst a Ili...it:Jos uproar. The piece is A most superb claa.r.,l,•iior I . >r thaatr..!, ...vhic!, is t.:, !..rillianzly ill endowed with ras. sa;s, it light will r tart) t::o ry.t•10i:1: , .." of tlic rival I:bascs. S:Teral Ole Olt-ports have iietitionetl Parliament r H.cmal I) atr co,lm w ise, 87 ,4 . we • .. .. 1:t 1 / 4 ' i.a the ' •'s ,/, TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. LAZY INTELLIGENCE. COURT Or S.INC.B BENCH, Marten 6. RVICKILS IXECI7TRIX, V. ALLLX. AND 0711 p. Mr. Searles* stateetthat - this was brought by Mrs Rummils, and adininistratrix of her deceased bask:and, to recover from .the defendants (eleven in num ber) 1211. 10s. for wortrand labour dine fisr them un der the following circumstances. The defendants were u part of the Commissioners appointed by the parish of St. Pancras, under theact of l'irliament for the better lighting and paving that pariel.. Mr. Rummils was a bricklayer.--Some time since the Commissionerscame to a determination to purchase a house and prenailes as a storehouse and depository for their materials ; and accordingly, in December 1814, they purchased a house in Howland-street. A meeting of the Commissioners was called on this occasion, and' the eleven defendants were present, when it was determined that the house should be put into repair, and Mr. Inwood, their Sur veyor, was directed to make out the necessary estimate, and to employ the workmen necessary to do the repairs, Mr Inwood accordingly employed the deceased (Mr. Rumntils) to do the plasterers' and bricklayers' work, whose bill amounted to 1211. 10s. and for that sum the present sedan was brought. In the Act appointing these Commissioners there was no clause directing who was to be sued by any individual having demands against them. In most acts there was a clause di recting actions to be brought against Commissioners, or defended by them in the name of their Clerk. The Commissioners in this case were numerous, and as the plaintiff eould'not name them all, she had brought her action against those Commissioners who was actually present when the order was given.—Mr: Scarlett, for the plaintiff, called Mr. Frost, Clerk to the,Commis sioners, who preyed the order given to Mr. Inwood to employ the proper workmen to repair the house in question; and Mr. Inwood proved, that under that order he e nployed Rmurails, by '& horn work to the amount of the prevent plaintars demand was done ; and Lord Ellenborongli held, that una . kr thoat stances, the plaintiff' was entitled to re;:over. The Jury ti.enfore, found a venlict it the plaint:fr. Damages I.elL Ws.—Costs Tttr LA - re Ktee or SWEDEN.—An article from Stockholm of the t Ith ult. contains the following par ticulars :—Couriers have been dispatched to all the Severeigus, who are telativee or allies of the Court of Sweden, to announce the death of King Charles XIII. Deputies also have been• aunt into all the provinces of the twu kingdoms, to- expedite the necessary orders.— All the citizens, of thiecapital have to-day taken the oath of fidelity at the Town-hall. From , the evening of the 3d inst. the theatres were closed; and all public amusements suspended. On the morning of the 4th, his ftlaleety received the holy sacrament, und took his • last adieu of the Royal Family and.tleegreat Dignitaries of the Kingdom, with firmness. The evening preceding his death he signed the following revelametion :—" A sickness from which we hope by tlee aid of the All Powerful aeon to recover, not permitting us at this mo ment to occupy clue:elves with the affairs of the State, We inform our faithful subjects that our dearly beloved Son, the Prince Royal, cenforreably to the Act of the Diet of the 18th of August; 181'2, is from this time in vested with the full powers of royal authority, until We Ourselves reclaim them," &c. The 44h, the King re ceived the. Lord's Supper, according to the rites of the Lutheran Church, with fervent sentimerte of piety.— With his feeble hands he uncovered his head during this ceremony. The L'tli inst. a few moments before his death, the Queen entered his apartment, und observing his end approaching, she placed - her betels upon die breast of bar anguA Tone., and ietil—" May th4rd ,Tesus 'receive thy spirit," that mmeeet his Majcefy ex pired. The Queen without withdrawing bee Lends, knelt down and prayed. When the body of the King was oyened, for the imrpore of beirg embalmed, all the parts were timul perfectly bound, with the exception of the head, which contained a peat deal of water. Pre vious to the malady of the }:ing, the Depety, John Johnson, male in the Chmqer a t motion, that after the death of the Princess Sophie-Mbeenee, tie fee create of Tullgnen should be given to Prince Osear. tulded, that the finalities of this Prince, e.l-.v itipiced such great lwpes, were too well kitewe to render it necessary to supptet this l'reprisition by private reatotes; be theaght that each of his colleagues would be eager with him, to display, on that occasion, their regard and esteem for a young Prince, who, fialow 'rig the steps of Lie father, would, like him, be one day the hewer of Sweden, and thrill the felicity of the Monarchy. The proposition was, as usual, referred to a Commission. The fees paid upon each pardon rrentel nn:ler the Great Seal amount, accurdin ; .; to a re: ere just a.: to Perliameet, to no less than ea The State of South Carolina has weed a law in re ',Ann to impriserenent for debt, which rarapes the as signee of property to pity all r.0..t3 and mailiterienee of debtors while in p.Leen out of the property asseemd ; amid, ti. ev th ' ey ' : PT"1" 11 e , fleet tht: ereee r tl.e coarmwrivia. K11a . 3 Toreene.—There was a must nun:ewes attendance on !faturday night, to witness the rive.- sentation of Deo Giotanni, the unabated popularity of . which proves nor mertly the standard excelletee atl.B work, hut the effect of the care and tast e t %itt, e. 1 11, 11 is was originally got up. It was followed by M. f;uillet's pretty Ldlot of the Retour du Printrms, whirl. -a warmly applauded: I.lftrie—We dread' reading accounts from the coos' as we. fear the violence of the storm on Tuesday an. - 1 Wednesdey nights must have tetused deplorable race: among the shipping. In this 4iyand neighbuuritoosi, it raged with tremendous fury,' thunder, lightning, hail, rain, and wind, successively vented astounding' horrors; in various parts of the city houses were par tially unroofed, the vane on the Abbey tower, after braving many. a boisterous gale, was blown down ; a newly erected wall 130 feet in length, near the reed - leading to Claverton-down, was levelled with the', -ground, and the river has overflown its banks, and it is at a very unusual height. Almost innumerable trete have been•rootedi up in knells park, and some in Orel.- ardleigh park. Farnborough church, we hear, was unroofed, and two of the turrets blown down. Tie, Portsmouth mail was completely upset by the violceee of the wind, about three miles front Salisbury ; but though there were six passengers, we arc happy to heee no one received the least injury. Letceszen.—Welnesdlay night was one of the most boisterous recollected for years past : much dardage has been sustained in this town, real many parts of the country. Our Correspondent, u t Loughborough, inform) us, that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt la that town, and several of the neighbouring village-, between the hours of one and two on Thineday morn.. ing, which, combined with the high wind, did much damage, anal entirely demolished a new erected finished Meeting-house, belonging to a methothsteel sect, under the deumaination of 11,inters. The case of Lord Folketone v. Mr. Eastaffe, has lee L decided at the Berkshire Assizes. It will be reca e.- bored, that Lerd Folkestone, under the Act of the ;its.- of the present King, witch directs dl Ma,cristratr..: v) visit the gaols, and exa: - tine aad report the state of tier . . prisoners, demeittled admittance to the theca state pri saner: confined in the gaol of that county, which tf.e defendant, who was the gaoler, retie;cd, by order of the Secretary of State, which directed hint to admit none but the visiting Magistrates. For the deend ant, it was contended, that the Act could nut eontein plete State prisoners, and on this ground, after a trial of ten hours, a verdict was given for the defendant._ Dr. Morrison, the MissiOnary to China, has at Lot' completed his Chinese Grammar and his Dicticnary. It has hitherto been supposed impracticAle to tea...h they Chinese language by any rudiments saitalt2e to Europe. ans: this difficulty has been everco:::e, and the charac. ters now seem to be tI:P A. •Icto car acquiri•:4 as free an use of the lanjiage as o: any other; but Ls chief design has been to f , -”Viccis.: the :cripturvs to t::* ehinese, by the 1132:111S of a firamma: ; and great progress has ben rattle, fa: the new Testa ment is now in the hands of at Canton, artl maw/more in the rent'? to Pekin. It we.? :omy•itte.7 t.t Macao, in f&I and has now been eve: since in a encouraging. circulation ; its effect, then:re.,:y., ma y readily conceived, for it facilitates corarry-,'4 toads to spread the Iluetrit: of divine truth, by sot::::g aside the first barrier whielt exduded it ; the chin t • a • are at this titre delivering thcluselves t:lc of some of their leading prejudices ::110. Infanticide is happily overconw, and tl:c tneut is. now in the hands of nundier •.•f e, , el ::••1 enquiring people, this bles;e3l pot of cnlig:s:enl. so numerous a race of retiro! a7l i men wit's the rays. of Christianity, is now f t i r ly orca i nr: them, throu.4ll the indetisti. , ibic and -cut , of Dr. l!h•zrison, nod by his 11wails. it will j i; • c h..o .: i v that 1:1 1 only the tretbs of ear lloly Itt•ligioa wil: roDt :w.ll central cotemoree mot commune:it •:f -fected between them and od:: parts of the habital.:tt C; lobe. KING'S irat.rlt.—ltt , nl:l:.• MaicxlT !:t.-r 'Monthly C0un.....1 at Vtll,l:t , r, to rcct lee thc of thq state of tie; Kin2:'s be lit!t. 'll4e Council :osca:- bletl at t'..? o'riticl.. 'Die rill l o,wilq_ , licrort wa% are:,'.. upon to shemai to tL. at St. James's Palace oil St;t.iloy. 46 His Majoty hot! pirs t 11:! 7 *.!! In 1 cautintpn to cnjqy Frni am,: 0; L 0,114 hcildth ; but his disorder is unctianged." - The whole of the rola:114c plate and effects belong ing to her Royal Highness the Princes Eli7aheth, was ixmoved fro a Windsor Caste, last weel:, in ten a %vac safely deposited in itic-Q.cen's carte, lame. , 11 1 ;. prewnt and unfinished aocarar.ec rf a ren,ie, lendin:;frorn the Strand to Waterloo a L o ut to be removed, by the corner home:, contitinivg their flouts nnicul the new entracte to the briege. The east icon pavement, which was iaia n. an exre.•;- trent in Sl,ur-:11 - cle, Luiecstar-srpiare, strirr t‘A n tri.:• • .1 ) an:: 1:1C gr011:1.1 is.. RON i:Htii; ..F7 .1