The National Register. — London, England, 1816-04-15 00:00:00

ArnTL Is. it!teinistrati:m can still.: ui resist the voice of the peo ple. Foiled in their great financial measure, and shaken in their assts, mliiisters fled for refuge to that system of retrenchment which they had embraced before, but with less inflexibility than when their own authority was at stake. They re-considered the remaining part of their estimates, and curtailed them, in some instances perhaps, with too unsparing rf hand. In this manner considerable charges hare been avoided, and no apprehension can be entertained, save lest the work of reduction should be carried too far, and the grand primary object, the main tenance of the c9untry in its fulness of glory and power, should be sacrificed to the wish of regaining popularity. Such have been the chief results of a few weeks of Par liamentary warfare. The enquiry into the distresses of agriculture continues, and, before the Ses.sion is ended, etlixtive relief will have been granted to that important branch, the foundation of all national prosperity. We understand it to be the intention of Government to extend the time for the last payment of the tenants' in come tax charged on their farms, from July to October. A steam boat has lately crossed the English Channel, and ascended the Seine to Paris. The ttetive imagina tions of the French see in this circumstance a fruitful germ of imqortant consequences; and they Ore:l4 speak of plans for rendering Paris a great Commercial depot.— The steam-boat, though opposed by the united force of the wind and stream, made its way in the space of little core than sixty hours. By the latest advices from St: Helena, we have a dif &rent version of the story, that Buonaparte had been shot st by a sentinel, fur trespassing beyond his boundaries. The facts are, that the sentinel, on perceiving that Buo raparte and his attendants were passing the prescribed limas, called to them to return. No attention being pail to this, he rapidly proceeded after them, in doing which he fell. At the same time the ramrod got loose from his musket, and as he was replacing it, Buona parte conceived that he was bailing the piece with au intention to shoot, and so reported it to the Government. On an enquiry, it proved that the nmsket had not been loaded, and no farther notice notice was taken of the af fair. The sentinel being asked, during the enquiry (not a Court Martial) if he would have shot Bounaparte, firmly replied—Yes! Buonaparte, according to report, has distributed gold mnong the Malay slaves on the island, with the of inducing them to rise in his favour. This is very impropable. The city of Breslau is going to erect a mcaument to Prince Blucher, at an expenee of 30,000 dollars. The King's stag-hounds were lately turned out near Ripley, in Surrey, and had an excellent run of three hours and a half. Of a numerous field, only 20 sustained the ilitigues of the day. A little boy, abdut seven or ei4-ht years old, mounted on a poney, without a saddle, rode through the chase, and was in at the taking of the deer ; he had a pin-before on, and was an interesting object with the sportsmen. His poney carried him through every obstacle; he came from Weybridgc, and was sup posed to have rode :40 miles. ' - From the Gcnntat pipLrs it is apparent that all tlic vanments in Europe ale reducing their e:tablishments, and reso:ting to as much economy as possible. There seems to have been a considerable filling off in matters of hire :IS Weis of atiitirs ill tr.ule, a diminution ii;tving• taken place this prt;ring ACIISYPI of no lest than 17,000 ra;o7l:me.r, eompared with the Two-penny (-Mice lieturos of the precAling year. The reivzatei pastpotteraents of the d. , ,y of the R9yal Nuptials, are a great disappointment to the expe.iant couples who wish to start. fair with the Royal Pair. It is iinlnd ptuticularly distressing , in the eases of old maids, onl bachelors, and buxom young widows. It were to be wished that r.otne other Unit of pres7tits RCre inven tea for the foreign Courts than nulr-boxes ; the people complaiu that they pay through the nose for these trintets. A letter from Pillan, entA, the 27t1: of N . lareN says— .' When the Vistula river broke IT on the f 2 Ist inst. tke cut the bullrurhs aid (laws, and forted its' way on th , / main land : in 'Alrrienbtlrg Wertler, and t.: • er::oweel aLout I ('0 F.!.. ! , lish tailc; ie cireamfer . e... 'rho niiseryove.)- riane , l by dreadftl, :41l of the poor inhahitants lort nil their cattle, horscr." A brat is t 1 of earth 11.1.: lately t. , ;:en 113C° in Nor way. Oa. :;.ratit of the riv:r thr full vetends about three ga.. , . , :trrs of a milt: into , he country, and lee carried away with it the church of Tiller. This fall of earth took place with ruch violence that the earzli was thrown to the othcr File of the ri.er, and there: over wheiated two dwellings Lek:ming to the. manor rf notalie, by which ei:.;ht era lost their lives. The t::Va of earth thrown iuto the Nil was carried by the t- Trent down to Lizen, where the o:Meted macF.es of tall', snow, aryl ire, tore awn! seve;rlsluiet , s,&e. in tl.r n water La there, and the whole mass has tiTmed a (Ivan I,clow Leer water-fail, nearly a wile awl u fri:nt Drtmthelut. Some reauctiona in the cAehlirlitarnt at Carlton :tonne cry to be udtgited. Four footiten, scia canie of tic sub oillinntrattemlants are to . be diaclaitgd. . , THE NATIONAL REGISTER. he ROYAL FAMILY. WINDSOR, APRIL 11.—The Duke of Clarence met the Queen and Princesses at Cennbourn Lodge, to dine with the Princess Charlotte of Wales. In the evening there was a Concert to entertain the Royal party, in which the Princess took a principal part. Yestereay the Dube of York came from London, and naid a short visit to his Royal Mother and Sisters. This morning the Queen and Princesses went to Frogmore; they return to the Castle to dinner, to which the Princess Clundatte is invited, and a party in the evening. lintnarox, APRIL 11.—The Prince of Saxe Cobourg, who left us on Sunday last, to meet the Prince Regent ut Hampton Court, returned to the Pavilion here on Tues day. Prince Leopold has announced his intention of again attending Divine worship at the parish church to morrow. His Serene Highness leaves this place on Mon day or Tuesday next, for Carlton House. During his pedestrim rambles yesterday, he sheltered himself from a sudden all of rain, under the colic:mule of Wall:er's Li brary, to which many of our promenading fashionables had also recourse. The most marked respect was 11.1 U to the illustrious visitant. The regular pocketing inter course between this place and Dieppe is once more in brik play. The Thomas, which had been seized by the Custom House Officers, has been restored. THE ROYAL MAnn►nat;.—Tt is now said that the royal nuptials arc postponed till Thursday the Dth cf May. We speak only from report, and it is impossible for us to state the cause of this delay.—The ceremony will take place in the grand saloon at Carlton !louse. The ar rangements at present are for the wedding being private, excepting, of course, the Royal Family and Miaisters of State, &c. The arrangements for the Princess Charlotte's domes tic establishment are nearly completed. Lady Emily Murray, daughter of the Duke of Northmuherhuul, and Lady John Thyme, have been appointed Ladies of the Bedchamber. The Cobourg livery L to consist of dark bottle-green coats, as before observed, with white waistcoats mid breeches; the coats superbly Jared with gold, similar to those of the Prince. The carriages are built, but the linings and decorations arc not yet fixed on; an excellent set of greys are also purchased, and Mr. Phillips, the newly appointed Steward, has taken possession oi*Camel ford house. Botley, near Chertscy, belonging to Sir Joseph Maw bey, has been taken for the Princess Ciuu•iotte and Prince Leopold, as their country residence. The Queen has ordered a great nwnl•er of wedding cakes to be distributed on the day of the royal nuptiati. On the marriage of Queen Anne, when Princess, with George of Denmark, a very small annuity was settled up= her hushand. The consequence wa3, that in the second year of her accession to the Throne, she acne a Message to Parlament, and they granted the. Prince 100,0001. a year should he survive her. The applications to become Maids of Honour to the Princess Charlotte, already amount to 57-S. M.tuNnAv TnuttsnAN - -The Royal donations were distributed at Whitehall Chapel. In the morning the Sub-Alnwuer, and Secretary, and others belonging to the Lord Chamherlein's office, attended by a party of the Yeomen of the Guard, distributed to 78 poor women, and as miry poor men, being us many of• each in number as the King is years old, a quantity of salt fish, cons wing of salmon, ccid :!nd herrings, pieces of very tine beef, several of bread, and sonic ale. At throe o'clocl; they met ; the men on one side of the Chapel, and the nom m on other; a procession then tattered of those ent,ntvil in the ceremony, consisting of a party ()film Yetancn of the Guard, one of them carrying a large ps dish en his head, containing 1.5 . 6 purses, with 78 penny-piems in each, fbr the poor men and women, which were placed under the royal closet; they were folhaved by the :;.at►-Almoucr, in his robes, with a sash of fine linen over his shoulder and ensising his waist; lie was tidlowed by two toys and two ' girls, the Secretary and another Gentitta: al, with similar sashes, and all cirrying nosegar. The c•:euing serv i ce was then performf.:l, ut the crrecinsion t f which the silver pennys were d:zaributtsl to all, end woollen eletit, she es and stockin,!ls to the lien, hied aeclrdiag to ancient , cuatom, a cop of wine to each, to drink the King's health. Oa Gut the D.of We:ttnlm:vr Fc.:tvhf:tl bef::rc the Nui.ility ut the CI pel Royal, M. PaLwe. TE! Bon. Mr. Lomhe, s , ,n of Lnrkl Melbourne, it is ss;ui, will be. the utw Meml)er thr 1 1 ‘.:tevixwough, in the• room of the Hon. G. Pousimby, who Weis flr the coun ty of Wielldw, v:rant by the death of Mr. Ti .':e. Laity Frames Brown, si:;:er to the Eurl of Kenmure, has tAvn the veil of Newhall convent. - - A came cf scandal is now penclin,; in the House of Lonls, Cuatutirif::, appellant, agaimt %V of and Miss respondents, arisinp tve believe, out of some asrertions inacle by Lady Ctirnting, detrimental to the reputation of the h:striling-school kept by the above fe- ' males. So extmor.:inary is the evidence, and :;) - iintit is it for the pull e eve, that the Counsefis, inet,a (..t . plead lug at bar, I:ave bet.it directed to transmit their Argo merits in writing, 2:.v.1 the vase. is to Le acciacil en w ith shut thiors. ;:t,cWcat kVontEor. N M BER 11. MMUS POPVLI Burni:l4k r3T LEI nu•slis -- nee brachia re.:' at • , -eßtys,, !'.cc yrs we pot: st. U OID. FROM the earliest period of medicine, the approach of Spring has always been considered pregnant with mani fold evibt to the human frame, and various have been the expedients by which mankind have end :soured to avert oramnteract them. Threughout the whole living creation, whether animal or vegetable, the change operated by the, season is particularly striking; the circulation of the vital fluid, whether this be bleed or vegetable sap, receives a new impetus, its quantity appears to be increased, and functions long lain dormant are resumed with renovated vigour. All nature seems revived by its genial influence, " all is activity, all is life." Shall man alone then entlin inconvenience and distress from a cause which to the rest of the creation is the source of joy and delight? How is the filet? and what arc the causes of this perversion of blessing? The former is undeniable, the hater arc to be sought for in the vices inherent in the artificial habits of society. It is sufficient to mention Apoplexy, Gout, and Cutaneous diseases of different descriptions, which are usually more prevalent ut this season, as evidence of the fact that a certain change is efleseed either in the state of the solids, or in the composition or distribution of the fluids by the influence of the Spring. These diseases ere said to be much more frequent in this country in the pre sent day than formerly, nor would it be an easy matter with truth to contradict the assertion; let us endeavour then to ascertain the causes to which such an unfavour able change may be justly attributed; this will necessari ly lead to the means by which the evil may be diminished. 'We will thr the present confine our attention to Apoplexy, a disease so sudden in its attack and so rapidly fittal in its tennination, that it is commonly in our power to use pre.- ventive means alone to guard against its operation. This disease, as is well known, consists in a sudden effusion upon the brain, of blood or serum, in consequence of the rupture of some vessel within that organ. Whatever therefore either increases Lite rapidity of the circulation in, or determines a greater quantity of blood to the head. may give rise to this effusion. If it be the natural efiect of Spring to increase the quantity of blood and to impart vigour ta the vessels, a greater pralisposition to the diseese must necessarily be produced. Were man to assimilate his mode of lui with that of the inferior ail main it is probable that Le would be equally free from attacks of this disease; but in hint the pralispoeitiea is called into action by various cecitieg causes Mei dent to his habits and permits. With these at present we have nothing. to do; it is the predisposition only under considers - ohm; nor are we 11ONV to enter into the quesiina of this as produced by other causes than that nature; plethora, the consequence of the influence of the venial season. The increased frequency of Apoplexy, is I know to be attributed to other cause's besides this, these I may hereafter treat of; my business is to enquire if this ahs has not in modern times a mere extensive operation thas it formerly had. To deter line this question, it will he requieite to compare the different modes of life in the two periods, us connected with this subject. Ido nut know that individuals of the present time, indulge mots freely than their ancestors in tl.e pleasures of the table, so fruitful at source of plethora in the blood vessels:. Good living has always been the charucteristie pro• pensitv of an Englishman, ilmt I think that oar fore. fhthers edupted more precautions to obviate the hurtful effects of such indulgence, although perhaps not with an express view to this purpene. What we call the prejue dices t;fliperstition certaitily prevailed much more former ly than at present. Without adverting to the time when the l'opish religion was the generel religion of the coun try, when the practise of overfeeding was seasonably in. terrupted by the frequent fasts enjoined by its ordinances, I may olenrve that within our own memory, the majority of pereons within the pale of the Established Churclekern with much regularity, the fell or moditied fasts sanctioned by its Caren: , . In this case the SalS4:ll of Lent must have been singula-rly beneficial, a vegetable dinner, or even a mad cenfined to fish alone (exerting at least twits: in a week, must have had some evident effect in ceunter acting the ill clieets of a constant use of meat stud wive, especially if adapted et eke .very time when the accents lation of bleed and increase of vignur were most to be dreaded. A considerable change .lese ,enetiAnly takes plum in this respect withinehe hen Eskf. century, perhaps within the last thirty years. v The prep:teem , of Disco. tors is within this i period considerably increased, who to. tally diseegerd the obstenenice of these cussoeus, and even among the most orthudox they have ecaed to maintain their thriller influence. If this view of the matter shall net be thought visionary and unfimndel, it may segnest some useful precepts for our conduct; but as this i s not the only chantee ill our habits which may have se.i. ea effect in increasing the frequency of Apoplexy, I ahaall ad• vest to the others in ply next paper. G. Thaler, belongirg to the Post Oftle. , , •s•ho W 33 erfkl:ll cY.eration on \VG Oneglay neat fur 2t , -..ling Qoi. 1.. tt cut or a Idttcr, I .:us iepricrc \ lit s.