The National Register. — London, England, 1820-01-09 00:00:00

In ease the impetuosity of the party entrusted with the execution of such warrant, should cause him to fancy the man whose sleep is thus broken in upon not sufficiently speedy in his obedience to this law so novel to Englishmen," that the petty con stable has by this Act a right to break open the dwelling-house of this tardy Briton—such is now the law—how long it may be suffered to remain so, God only knows. We would gladly learn how, under this law of nocturnal visiting and violence, the victim of an attack of the sort is to discriminate between an officer of police and an unprivileged housebreaker. The enactment is new, and preg nant with more dangers than we dare point out. Of the Act against training, it only need be said, that it was quite unnecessary ; the old and unre pealed law was quite sufficient to reach the evil ; but the alarmists chose to add a Mile to the cry of danger. We shall probably observe upon the other Acts next week. In another part of our Paper will be found a statement of the receipts of the revenue for the last quarter—it is iu its a melancholy document, but would appear much more gloomy if it were accom panied by a statement of the amount of the arrears, the payment of which has been enforced by crown proeesses, and which arrears were never urged so closely up before ; this is a measure that nothing but the plea of bard necessity can excuse, and we believe Government may too truly set up that plea. We are at a loss to suppose by what means the Chancellor of the• Exchequer cam provide fur the great defalcation of the Revenue, seeing as we do that the present burthens of the people are insup• portable, and that the addingto the Taxes decreases their productiveness. We have received the Paris Papers of Thorstray last. The King before hearing . Mass, on Wednes day, received tilt President of the Bureau of the Chamber of Peers, who presented to his Majesty the Project of the Law ort the Fiaances, adopted in She Sitting on the day preceding, when it was agreed to by a majority of 38- to 9. On 'he instant the Chamber of Deputies -a to presort to the King the new Palieet of Law relative to the Elections. This is a sulojeet that excites- a lively interest in France, and likely to meet with much popular opposition. rune of the private letters from Paris imagine Coat if Ministers should press the measure, that they will autfer a deflot„ and proba bly produce a change in administration. The French )Ainister of War has addressed a circular :et ter to the Lieuteotants(ieneral, the Commandants of Divisions, and the Colonels of the Army, stating, that he has received information that seditious wraings have been distributed in some of the Garrisons among the soldiers, of a most culpable tende. , ey to promote insubordination, and recommending that every necessary measure should be taken to preserve discipline and public order. The circumstance has been obscurely alluded to in former papers, and seems to be more serious than was at first appre hended. The School of Medicine at Toulouse has been lately the Theatre of some troubles and dis orders, and it has been found , necessary to have: recourse to force to establish tranquillity: Some of the principal persons concerned in , the tumult have been arrested. The aceounts from Spain are favourable. The virulence of the malady has con siderably abated, and in the course of a few days all obstacles to the usual intercourse between Madrid and the interior of the kingdom- were expected to be removed. • The French papers of Tuesday arrived at a late hour last night : tkey contain- nothing of any pub lic interest. The tidlowing are extracts : PARIS, JAN. 4.—" To-morrow there will be a public sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, to receive • communication from the Minitter of Finunes, aud . a report from the Cumtnission on Petitions. The Due dc Biome, banished by the cabana J • • • • THE NATIONAL REGISTER. of the 24th of July. ISM arrives yesterday in Paris. " On Sunday last, M. Villeneuve La Roche. Bar nard had the honour of presenting to Madame, the Duchess of Angouleme,. the first part of his " moire on the Expedition of Quibenm.' preceded by a notice on emigration. Her Royal Highness re ceived the work with her ordinary kindness, and asked when the second part of this interesting pro duction would appear. _ _ _ . _ "M. Bury stint-Vincent, one of the recalled ex iles, and one of the authors o' " The General An nals of the Physical Sciences," set out from Brus sels for Paris on the 31st ult. It is believed, that in a month he will return to join hie learned fellow labourers. " The Emperor Alexander of Russia has ordered 2 000 frs. to be paid to the subscription for erecting a monument to Malesherbes. The Emperor's letter dated the 9th of November, contains a handsome complimer tto that excellent twin. The monuments which transmit to posterity the memory of generous actions are their best recompense r s they both con secrate and inspire them. MR. CORBETT'S NEW PROPOSITION: - --- better judgment and greater experience, but I will just offer a few suggestions of my own. " I. In London, and in other large towns, persons who take a lead in societies, or bulges, orclubs of trader, may, IshotilJ think, very conveniently become the de positaries of a collection. Other persons may he chosen to receive money in the metropolis and in large towns. And these receivers, ois . in before the tith of February, will be pleased to forward the amount to nee at the plae6 where nay daily paper will be published in London, the lecers always In ing, post paid—a regulation which I have been compelled to adopt, hi order to defend myself sat:artist she hostility which the woos aid daughters of corruption wain to carry on against use by the means of sbain letters: " 11. Though I have mentioned the sons of two. petty:, there are doubtless massy persons of ability who will he ready to subsciaie larger sums ;- and I. hive rea son to hello e that there are Willi' gentlemen who will ready to do this in a very liberal manner indeed. Such persons may not wish to lodge their subscriptions with a wird party ; and they will, of curse, communicate reedy whit myself; nod I shal l acknowledge the receipt of es ery - to the person received f . ••• 111. Prisons living in small towns or villages may,. without ally display of a subscription, snake up a pound or Iwo, winch can be forwarded as before-mentioned. " I hart' thought that it might be useful in luspulotie places for Mose who receive subscriptioutto open books ui order that such subscribers as choose w 111/ it might write then names in there; for, I trust in Gorl that the • is not rely far distant when a titan will he proud tie know that his statue is recorded in such a book. When the subscription is closed, I should !Ake to hate the book s , tat up to we. I should do myself the honour of writing my name at the bottom, and send them back to be kept intougst those who hate distinguished themselves upon such a tnettiorahle occasion. Our cause is ae most ho nourable and a glorious one; and if we are ashamed of it, we are men Vomit we can be called) that deserve neither liberty nor happiness. " Lastly. I wish every book and every stihseription paper to be entitled, • Coblactes Fund for Reform, and as the sooner we begin a good work the sooner we shall end it, let me request you to lose as little time as onuses tile. I wish to have these means in my hands by the- third week in February at least." Those who know Mr. Cobbett best will be the least astonished at the fallowing proposition which he has submitted to the people of England. Mr. Cobbett's effrontery IRIS lung enjoyed a pre-eminent estimation, and we really consider that in this instance he has surpassed himself. he has " Out heroded Herod." Our opinion of the good sense of our countrymen inspires us with confidence that few, very few, if any of them will become the dupes of an artifice that hos nothing but downright sheer IMPUDENCID to apologize fur it.. None Let Mr. Cobbett could have dared to make ouch a proptssi , thin, especially after the dishonesty of his principles on pecuniary subjects, (not to say. any thing of his numerous upostacies on political ones), had been so unblushingly avowed in his notorious letter, writ- ten while he was in America, to Sir F. Burdett, and inclosed, we believe, in one addressed to Mr. Samuel ripper, a partner in the house of Tipper and Fry, the wholesale stationers. The proposition is as follows: " pr.s l .o, su :.oil ii r Am. a joint fOr furthering the ..apse oi orni In d way soca' as my discretion shall i s nut lois. The s.ll be 5,0. 01.; this to be cull, cteil auiomtst you, and i o ttaid in soy Itati.l:; to or used solely of roust, Ille chern. it eolltrues of Joy Inxiy ; atid ~.).hoist on) one et. r isavioa J 110,11 i 10 ask stir st n.it 1 an, sinus US 110 wish it, Is 1+ my tirol out let lu s. tha sins • YIN of 1111 l Ittl al III) , 011.111attil I Colllll ua r,,fe, it the space 0! sot ninisti,s, Tiir one hetieit of ti e. ,% lode na•tutt, titan I shall tie aide 10 , 111 Wllll , ollt in toe tan NOOK lii lily tile. I %•.11 ittiw 1 illlelid t.I tit' I%s is .1.01. , t r 1111 goes • s wet to o • ii. 1111 that : ptople will cool. inure what they I v. 11! Oloty S/.1!• 11114, Ilia t ....IA ;le vel es si plu ! It. ally p; Irate l uir r ose lily own; tar the a•le ince dela Vf oty 10%11 esitss;illll.lll in any sit lite whatever, ill be pailtleil soup 0) lily most acsiots. Jason• to i alusiote the lasting happiness ILI Illy lust ale and the ri••- cor.ty of the constant iiiii , and 01 ilk' • Of this 6 , 02 .(1 . Tnis is all 1 wit say as 10 1101 11.0i0CS 111 calling upon you for your aid, and the uni . L 111111 g that remains to be observed upon it is itta mode of ihalriii l t vie cilliection. " IL requires only twolience eael.efroiti 600,000 men and will))')) to raise the suits required; a uss oh: w hat bent fits would arise front those Seellllll . 4ll‘ I 1 111111 it t Tile money that is event he the laineirifil: classes upon tile mere foolish ar 2cf swat to One sill we week,. and perhaps in one single day, wow(' • than make up t4tis *son. ()illy nittik of she ettorns,tiis sacrifices I have made; and only think of the task which L. am now tittering to undertake. I hare though. nothing, and 1 s•ill tittbk noilitag, of either 10-ses stet peels; and I Will tint doubt that when thus called'opon ) oit it ill do yeast duty. It is useless to•call upon ottier• ;or eitei toms: to call upon oilletS to Ile toetelllltig, and to do pest :Mugs tot), unit is you Will every man of • you do some little %Idling ;•antl,.what eats well he At the grand civic dinner given on Wednesday, „„, r , a &mg than the a tistAiiina Irvin the use Of pain of OtYork-house, to "'furs .tie Cairden, who had, visited a Pint of beer lit subscribing the amount to a fond which Bath in his official. station as Recorder of the cite, to yiei are colanteed would Ire eutPliled to the 111 l st.ludt - administer the oaths of office to 6, lie Allen, Esti : emus and r flecioal mati..er for the betteilt of the E.Slibt • ? I M ayor, on the health of the Right Hon , Reef:inlet This is.the way for you tu act ivith effect Ode meet- .' • s it Of .5,000 1 . will do mote titan 5,000 ineetuvis ot "elr i g give!: Ica the MuYort his ‘‘'ersitie alluded to 500 men each. This is the way, and thus is the only the patriotic munificence. of the noble Marquis in ay, for you to contribute towards the sueons of the his recent voluntary sacrifice to the exigencies of the cause with sal. ty to yours. Ives; and, in the languatte of State; and in returning thacks hi;s Lordship took the a b o v e -nteccioned Caltiolls acts of occaslins to say, that tht) testimonies of public esteem mit .111.1,11t•St danger io the public peace.' , I lake it had Cu. outweighed the: officio/ enivluments he had for granicai,lol course, that I poiscba , )stur com , mence: to relin 1 I vit. mi.. b are not belorehaved how It mean to employ the money w ould be to (Ideas the object a irogettier, and ihcrefore A ICW r.a)s since, the schooner dint of Xlvetroot, 1 ,t.,aio L must an,wer sec 10 • 1 11 •Ii 11311 Adaiing master, bout Cady to Bristol, se a . use the subject, let them collie froin wliajeter ,atureJ near Alarloes, and li c ame an mite wreck*, kiln the crew, tee zre happy to vale ode saved by :q uarter they will. mean, of Ca s tain Ma"bY's apparatus " I now come ti the mode of making the colleet;on,p for F . reselyinii" urn which subjec however ; 1 must sulnuit to you: tivcs ibtrvieckuti *ealuetht TOTAL DESTRUCTION Or TIM BIRMINGHAM. THEATRE. It is with extreme regret that we announce the• total destruction of that most beautiful edifice of the. Lind this kingdom could boast—the Theatre of Bit .. minghata. On Twelfth-night the play of Pisarry was perliomed, after which the manager, Mr. Bunn. had a party, consisting of the performers And his own friends, who till midnight were enjoying that diversion which peculiarly belongs to the corps d elite of a Green-room: they separated , and in an hour afterwards, about a quarter past one, the town was alarmed by the terrific cry of " Fire;" the theatre was in flames, and this distinguished, few). rite seat of the Nluses in the circle of provincial scenic effort, was in one hour reduced- to a pile of I ' ruins. The :Shekspeare utvern, which adjoins the • • theatre, was preserved by the lendable and unceas-, jag exertions of the firemen and the inhabitants; its mistress, Mrs. Sittitit,•vres conveyed in safety almost on the instant other accouchernent , to the itou s e' o f I Mrs. Getwaltx, the postuisttess, nearly opposite. • This theatre was the property of a company of resident Preprietors, and was, perhaps,. the most perfect motel of the kind the kingdom could boast. Ihe interior describod an exact semi-circle--two • titrs of etegant Buses surmuuntod a most cumin°. thous l'it, and to the Gallery, which would coin-• fortablv accommodate Of:. Thousalui Persolo, not a place could he tt;und in whrlt an entire sight of the stage was not attainable. The prices were, Boxes 45., Pit 2s. lit, Gallery I s., and at these prices the House would hold. 2701. By the destruction of this them rc. a great , number of persons will be pauperised,. a great property is lost (only 7.0001. being insured upon the building), and a deserving company of perthrmers is thr.ovn one of an engagement .—The last theatre was destroyed in August, 1792, and in. that conflagration our old friend (Suett) lost. among other ornamental wigs, one which had here— tothrc decorated the head of his Majesty Charles the: , Second.