The National Register. — London, England, 1809-05-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. point of my duty to select a Nobleman equally di,tinguisited fot his experience, consummate knowledge of the Constitution, P. triotistn, and love of his country. It is on this ground I cal upon you, ii:lrcu Mar , hal ankerswnrd, to accept this stair, and to take berg,re itte the oath which sour office requires. Baron Ankerswarti took accordingly Shtoath. The Stockholm Committee appointed to administer relief to such inhabitants of Sweden :is have been reduced to extreme its digetice by the war. ha' publishe;l a report, by which it appears, Oat it has already received from the London Committee, 3506/. sterling. S6O woollso waistcoats, 5590 pair of worsted stock ings, and large quantities of medicines, and that besides 1400 barrels of dour have been bought op it: London, and are nn the point of being shipped 6ir Gotteitborgh, there to be discharged Sro account of the Stockholm Committee. LETTER FROM Till: EMPEROR BONAPARTE TO TUE DUKE OF SUP F. MA N 66 MY BR 01'11 F.11,—,:t have received your Royal Highness's letter of the 11th March. You are right to believe that I wish swrden to enjoy tranquillity, happiness, and peace with her Neighbours; neither Russia, Denmark, nor myself, were eager urge war against Sweden, but on the contrary did every th in our power to ward of disasters, which it was easy to foresee. I have taken the earliest opportunity to acquaint those Courts With your Royal Highness's sentiments and views, and trust they will perfectly agree with nit! in opinion; and that it will Ant be our fault, if Sweden should not 1w restored to the enjoy ment of happines , and pence. As soon as I shall be informed of the intentions of my allies, I will not fail to communicate them to your Royal Highness. In the mean time, you will not enter tain a doubt of the respect I entertain for your nation, of my wish for its happiness, and of the high esteem with which your character and virtues have ia-piretl me for your Royal Highness. I pray to God to keep you, my brother, in his holy guard. " Your good Brother, " NAPOLEON." ",Paris, A pril 12, I 509." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. "lenthry, May 15. CRUEITY TO DUMB A NT3I/11.3. Upon the order of the day for the second reading of Lord Erskine's Bill for preventing or correcting the practice of cruelty to dumb tvi nals, his Lordship, in a speech of considerable length, full of argument, pathos, and enemy, expatiated on the general sohjeet of his proposition. The evil which he besought their Lordships to remedy was too gross for the necessity of argu ment, ft wounded the feelings of every passenger throagh nor street; it outraged sensihil it v in the young and in the old. It was 'ell known, that the w retciies who commonly practi-ed 'those cruelties, tint only exulted in defeating the interference of the friend to charity, hut renewed and ikggravated their detestable cruelty to the poor animal withiu their power. The muster would reply to the humane expostulator, 44 the beast is mine, and 1 have a right to &pas 1 will with my own." The servant worthy of such a master would say, the beast was uaderbis core. an I he best knew how to manage it ; and thus, between master and man, each a much greater brute than that over which they claimed dominion, the poor animal was oppressed and tortured. Am,,,, a variety of striking instances of cruelty to animals, his Lordship tnertioned a very remarkable case, which had recent' come to hi.; knowledge. This was a practice which he woof(' pledge himself to prove, if required. There is, he said, a set Of men, called vulgarly or technically Naggers, whose trade is t.t buy up horses found to be untit for any kiwi of active - siert/ire. and only of value for their flesh, skin, and bones, or wtratever quantity of fat their carcases may retain. These poor horses,'' sg purchased, and with such views, are put into a sort of pet. Without fond of any kilt , ' ; and it often happens :hat between thaa eaLeroess of hu;tger, and the lassitude of di•-ease and weakness.- one is found to prey upon the flesh of the other. His Lordship the., ad‘erted to Roll baiting,,. which, though not specificall named: ii his Hill, was 'timidly comprehended in Its pro-• v Li-ti: - ... tie left the quest' I •ith pe eve confidence to thri Lordships' judgment, , 44 , •--,•.:., wisdom and abilit .. o' . two Noble antidteit t ' v" . , f .r a ,u 4-; who would more _ . ,--- , . • . ....-,0 particularly ,-- .. tee. rtte Lo vt Von to the u fnand•ne objrt Irottiteed by the MAY 21. Noble Lords but that there were parts a ii which he a ought would require particular consideration. This consideraiinn lie :hot& feel it his duty, as he doubted not every other Noble Lord would do, to bestow upnn it. The Bill was then Ctolllllllt led for the third reading.—Adjourned. Tuesday and ‘Vedcesday no bu:laess of importance. 71ursday, May 18. TUC IMIG V. MART AND WII1TF:. The further consideration of this cause came on to-day, when 'the Solicitor-(;encral was heard at considerable length in support of the judgment of the Court of King's Bench ; and Mr. :Clittettl, in reply, made a most able and learned speech for the defendants, and concludf-d‘tith the wish that so sever.. a -eutence would be marked by them with that indignation w liich in his opinion it deserted, and that, in furtherance of that determina tion, they would averse it. Lord STA !S 11011 g, contended, that, in whatever light Law3ers might view h, or the practice of the Law Courts sanction it, het that still it was contrary to the true spirit of sae British Consti tution. The Loan CAA NCELI•OR argued at very great length upon the legality of tirejudgrnent, and the constitutional propriety of it. His tartishly chewed that it was directly in unison with the letter and spirit of the Constitution. His arosesents were very logical and compreheusive, and made a deep impression on the House: The Judges having been directed to furnish their Lordships with their respective opinions, Sir Janes Alans fi eld, Clief Jus tice of the Common Pleas, now delivered the aggregate opHion of chat Learned Body, and Sir James read it to the House, the purport whereof was, that the judgment given by the Court of King's Bench was strictly accordin4 to law. Lord ERSK ENE declared it as his unequivocal opinion, that the sentence was conformable to the pumice of that Court, and to the law of the land. _ _ The GRA ricELLon then declared that judgment to be af firmed.—Adjourned. Friday, May 19. the Custom Home Warehousing Hill, and the Laud Ta x Commissioners' Bill, as well as several private Bills, were brought up from the Commons, /sad read the first time. kdjaurtied HOUSE OF COMMONS. —New. Monday, May 15. NIGITC7.I,TE ARCHWAY RILL. Mr. PETER 'Moons: moved, that the Highgate Archway Bill be recommitted, in order to afford the Committee, to whom that Rill had been referred, a further opportunity of considering the evidence that had been laid before them. The majority of the Committee above stairs were not satisfied that the title which the Bill bore was supported by the evidence which bad been. brought before them; neither were they of opinion, that the projected work was at. all required, or that if it. was carried into execution, it would be alien Ted with any public advantage. It crag, however, remarkable, that all the members who were . in the hait of travelling the North-road, and consequently best acquainted with the inconvenience which the projected improve ment went to remove, were favourable to the Rill, while those only who did not travel that road, or were but intperfeetl) ae vainted with'lhe difficulties of it, were against it. The lion. Amber concluded with moving that the Bill be re-committed. The Howe divided— For the re:ominittal of the Bill, 35 4 against it, 28 ; majority, 7. fhe Cuancr:t.t.oa of the EXCHEQUER obtained leave to bring in a Bill for abolishing certain Holidays observed at the Offite, and for extending tle. hours of attendance. Mr. ROSE moved for leave to bring iu a Bill, to alter and , .ime'ntl the laws relative to the payment of the wa g e, of seamen :iervitcr in the Ro‘al Navy. After a few words from Sir Charles ksole, leafy' was given. Mr:Rain tilso moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the bet-, ter paymenfor Prize-money due to so amen, nod fur securing the great . intere4s of .Greenwith hospital. After smue ob,.erva- • ions Sir dharles Pole, Mr. Robert Ward, the Attorney ;eneral..and Mr.Johnstooc,,leave was given. Tile: CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUr.R moved the order of • ie day for the tiirther con,ideration . of the Report•of the Com mittee on the Bill for preventing tee Sale of OitiCeb. J