The National Register. — London, England, 1812-01-12 00:00:00

JAN. 12. the Physicians, and one of the Members of the Council had lett Wind sor. the Physician alluded to in the last clause of the Report stated, in writing, to the other Members of the Council then remaining at Wind sor, " that he had unguardedly made me of an expresqlon which he was apprehensive might carry a meaning far beyond what he intended to ex press, and requested to be allowed to correct it, and assured the Coun oil. that whil,t he thought the final recovery of his Majesty very impro bable, he by no means despaired of it." The Members of the Council, to whom the above statement was made, having sworn the Physician alluded to to the truth thereof, af terwards communicated the same to the whole of the Council assembled this sth day of January, who have deemed it right to subjoin this fact to the above declaration:. /Signed as above.) St. JaPnes's-square, Jan. 5, 1812.—(A true Copy.)—Jas. BULLZR. The length and importance of the Parliamentary Debates, this week, have prevented the insertion of the Stream of Time till our next. TnE NATIONAL REGISTER. 7Lontion. SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1812. THE KING. The following Bulletin was issued on Sunday last :•-• 44 His MAJESTY continues nearly in the same state." THE REGENT'S SPEECH, AND SIR FRANCIS BURDETT'S ADDRESS. The opening of Parliament on Tuesday last, the nature I of the REGENT'S Speech, and the declarations of the_great leaders of the Opposition in the House of Peers, have at last, we trust, set at rest the late rumours respecting a change in Administration. The PRINCE REGENT has now 1 publicly declared his approbation cf the system of policy I adopted by Ministers towards Spain, Portugal, and Ame rica. This renunciation of his former sentiments in this important point, such at least as they had been represented !i by the adversaries of Government, must have sprung from a strong conviction of their being erroneous, which nothing but the most satisfactory evidence can have pro duced. That evidence is to be found in the results at tending the line of policy pursued, and must strike every eye which is not blinded by th-',! prejudices of party. Public approbation, on the part cf the REGENT, of any paricul;:r system, is a pledge of its continuance, and of the official sta bility of the men with whom it has originated, and under whose care it has flourished. In the present instance the leaders of the Opposition seem to have wished to remore all fear of a . change from the minds of the Ministers. In reply to the opinions and intentions expressed by his Royal Highness, they instantly issued a counter-declara tion, explanatoty of their own, in which, in the words, of Lord GRENVILLE) they stated : " that so entirely and utterly did they disapprove of the measures and conduct of Ministers, that nothing, they were convinced, could save the country . fronz ruin, but a complete, total, and radical abandonment of that conduct, and those measures." After such a caniid acknowledgment on both sides, it is impossible that a combination should be formed, without a complete sacrifice of avowed principles either by the one or the other. As the Speech had been framed with a view of avoiding discussion, the remainder of its con- 25 tents consists of a short review of the principal events of the year, with a proper tribute of praise to the deserts of our successful commanders in various quarters of the world. There is a topic, however, submitted in it to the future consideration of Parliament, which, although of the greatest importance, has been unaccountably passed over in silent neglect, by every politician inside or out• side the House, except Mr. PERCIVAL, who noticed it in his reply to Mr. WHITBREAD. We mean the following passage, respecting the future Government of British India : " His Royal Highness thinlis it expedient to recommend to your at tendon the propriety of providing such measures for the future Govern ment of the British po s sessions in India, as shall appear from experience, and upon mature deliberation, to be calculated to secure their internal prosperity, and to derive from those flourishing dominions the utmost de g ree of advantage to the commerce and revenue of the Unita Kingdom." The Charter of the East India Company expires, we believe, in a few months ; and we rejoice to hear, from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIMUETt, 66 that the whole sys tem-of their of will come, during the present or the ensuing Sesion, under the full consideration of the House—a notice to that effect hai , ing already been given by his M.l:Nsty's Ministers." The question respecting the policy of opening our East Indian dominions to the whole British Nation, is as interesting as it is important ; and we shall seize the earliest opportunity of considering its va rious hearings. In the House of Lords, the Address in reply to the Speech passed without any dissentient voices. But in the House of Commons, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, who had pri , vately prepared a list of every grievance which could pos sibly afflict a Country, and with mast of which the Nation was hitherto totally unacquainted, suddenly started up, before the Mover of the usual Address had time to rise— and, having obtained possession of the House, descanted on magnified evils, imaginary dangers, and supposed ruin, with his wonted eloqUence ; and concluded by moving, that an Address, embodying all his exagge rated statements, unfounded charges, and terrifying anticipations, be presented to the •PniNcr, RECENT, in order to obtain a reformation in the representation of the people. Lord Count \NE supported the motion, and, as usual, very :ngeniously found means to introduce into his speech in favour of reform, a fresh account of his favourite pl in of hostilities agAinst France. But neither the studied eloquence of the proposer, nor the wanderings of his second, produced any effect On their degenerate hearer s. Unawed by the symptoms of general approba tion which the House disp'ayed, the Hon. Baronet insisted on a division, and had the unspeakable satisfaction to find, that on '238 Members present, his labours and arguments had produced one conviction. The usual Address was then moved, in the sh.ipe ol an . Amendment, by Lord JOci.::LYN, and passed wi hoot a division. RUMOUI2I.A3 CONSPIRACY. Informed re] sons begin to consickr the " Trasonahle Association," bandied to us from Dublin, as (willed only to ridicule. None of the Duslin Papers ,received yester• THE NATIONAL REGISTER•