The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-18 00:00:00

Wr - " - .7." • 7 - t? W WI"' • ""1"11117.1 7 7.'e f .'1; 4 '1 4 ?, ;T • • 701 T/ • ~....., A., . , ,• ; :•:„,,,.. T . • ~ HE fri 1041 tqf tAarirls4 , o4* uc 1. ,-I.)lits:4(wiii ter! ~ .)di 4 AI t'. 4§lii • I Al ' .1..; 1 ,,i , , n antw frlrElit! r it . g.s i', r Al I tes . “ .!! It) wissommisi~a A PORTRAIT OF MS MAJESTY GEORGE M. 16.10TI1'CLLE INEHAVEN BY SCIIIVEN t AND INTENDED AS FRONTISPIECE TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Vas to save accompanied the Emblematical Tit!: Page and de livered (IMAT'S to the Purchasers of that Paper oaa its Coln inencement, viz. SUNDAY, JANUARY, 3,1805. Inconsequence, l•owever, of the difficulties that always arise in the outset of so Torduoas au undertaking, the Proprietorto were unable to accom plish that part of their Plan ; but as those difficulties have now erased they are happy to inform thg PATRONS of TH C NATION.IL REG.wrEti, and the PUBLIC IN GENERAL, that the beautifully eograven Portrait of OUR SOVEREIGN is flaw finished by Mr. Scats EN, and will be ready fur Delivery on SUNDAY NEXT; the Resemblance is unquestionable; - and the whole Print is positively a Master-piece in the Art of Engrav i.ag. Ms National Register is desigoed to be preserved and Lamed into a Volume at the Lied of eoery Year, so as to exhibit 1:4 posterity a faithful Record of the preseut eventful Age and the Motto Of the Paper OUR KING, CONSTITIITIO.V, AND LAWS." enforces the necessity of the present Embellishment. It is hoped that the splendid nianner.with which the Proprietors have ever conducted their Works, will induce the Public to expect a 4plrited and admirable Portrait of his MAJESTY ; it may he neetssary to say, that the Portrait will be delivt:red SEPARATE front, The National Register, .und printed on. Copper Plate Paper, >o as to form a Print that would not be sold by any Prinociler fur fess than i.'our .shi ll ings. Our Patrons in the Country are requested to observe, that the Portrait of his Majesty will he invariably DELI VER ED t S to the Newsmen, for the purpose of being transmitted to tucir Subscribers, by the safest.aud must convenient mode. But as it trill be impossible fur the Newsmen to forward the Portrait by the Post, without incurring the risk of spoiling the Print, and the Expire of Postage, the Proprietors beg leave to submit to their Friends the necessity of their requesting some Bookseller in the CoUntry to obtain it front his Agents in Lon doll, who will inclose it in his parcel. This will obviate every datheatlty, and secure its safe arrival. To any of the Friends of the i t'Aper, wh o ma y b e di sappo i nte d of the Portrait, or to . any Frit;ud cosinnisiiioned by them, an impression will be gra tuitously delivered at the Office of The National iiergister. But it will be necessary.for the Subscriber, du this.case, to send his Ira! nam e , and place of abode, in a note addresie4 to the Pro prietors. 'fla'aise who may have neglected to 'cifirplete their sets, 'are re quested' to give early orders, to prevent the chance' of Immediate Orders for the Paper should be glom to prevent the pussibintycifdiatpp•iintment,addresied(post ppaid )to the Pro prialtors, No.ll, Catherine -street, .Strand, to the ("lefts of tine Itond.s, or Newsuren, throughout the.Unitrd Kingdom. • THE TRIAL OF GENERAL WHITELOCKE . IS NOW COMPLETED, The First Part of Which Avas . DELlralUip GRIM to Of Parchastr. of Ms IVATioNaL REQISTER. If any disappoiutments have occurred, Orders should he sent (064-paid) to the Newsinatfwho sends the Paper, and he will int tietiutely transmit it ; but as a difficulty has taken place at the Ojto relative to its being forwarded by that channel into t , :th Country, the Proprieror• beg Irate to rout that Orders helci'veo to the diti'vrent Booksellers throughout the United „dour, 'who %RI cause II to be sent by' their torvespoinients in ts . • 1 " — m; surds.dave :climate) . alti vceveut the pvisibility oinistippnintinent. Any Number of Sets, Price 911 each, may he had of all the Ra,disdiers and Ne +Yarnell throughout t!ic Ns. 1.1 - 1.- • !..i ~' • 9 ' 7 "?. -.77 7 1 1" 4707 9r..'r"7.1e - •-• ,. 1 7 7 9- F --- 7 -7 * . - .•, • " . • ' • # 111:111: ':4 ' S ST ER, ~ 4 , • , 4 ' 1:( • . t • PRICE P . .. . _ . .. - 1 ; • . , POLITICAL DISQUISITION. DISQUISITION. .. 11C1dISCR, bIICTELN. —....i......, ON LORD. CASTLEREAGWB NF.W PROPOSITIONS FOIL THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. ' The ordinary force which has long been kept up for tho purposes of National Defence, has been of two kinds, the Regular Army and the Militia. But it has of late year, appeared necessary to pros ide also some kind of sub sidiary force adapted to co-operate with ' the ordinary establishments. A great number of plans have been pro. posed for this purpose, and almost all of them have been. found deficient in many material points. His MajesWe present Ministers have thought it requisite to do away the Training Bill of Mr. Windham, and Lord Castlereagh now proposes a plan by which he hopes to provide, not only fur the immediate hut for the permanent defence of the country.; A plan that will secure permanent defence is of courset greatly preferable td any temporary resort : but in pr-o portion as we are prepared to welcome any rational pro posal.for this puepose, we must be cautious of admitting 1. too hastily any scheme that dues not carry strong appearance' of probable benefit. • • The system of military defence which is now proposed by the Noble Secretary is threefold. The force is to con .sist—Fint, Of the Regular Army, which will be sustained: ,by the obi method of recruiting; secondly, Of the Ordinary, 1 Militia, which is to be reinforced by the ballot ; and I -thirdly. Ora new species of soldiers, to be denominated the Local Militia. This Local Militia is to contain about 60,000 men, who, in addition to the Volunteers, will com pose a subsidiary force that Ministers ile::in sufficient, Mille the Regulars and Militia, for the defence of the country against any 'possible attack : and it is the wish of Govern ment, in the event of an intasion, to incorporate with .re gular regiments the men who shall have been disciplined in the Local' Militia. The Local Militia will be trained near their own homes: but the crown will be enabled to embody them for twenty-one days in the year, within their Own eonnty : and no substitution will be allowed, but 'heavy tines imposed - on all who may not attend. The • liable - age will be the period between 18 and 35. ; r In a country like Great Britain, where every body is ac•• enstoined.to freedom of speech, it would be almost impos sible to propose any plan that could escape the censure of some discontented persons. But in a country like Great' Britain, where every body is accustomed to personal free dom too, it is not to be supposed that such a plan as that . now proposed can esrape n very general' unpopularity. A Minister conies forward and states, by way of preamble to a new Military System, that the measures adopted last year have add6d no fewer than 6 0,000 Men' to our Malta' and "Regular Forer : trait tqcn td desires.the people of thin iiingdotn to _rant Lim a f::1 her subsidiary force, which seen] J to be vt:w in uethin but its compu!sory tcuAlaucy. 4 • v. ' I v ,l o ff .401.1 isitimi. will kit. 1.1.4 ut ; ,1,4 .t USW N g. ib i gN4 nt ,q - ,•.i:i -1 , , hi-At k it .TlONtii , 1: " , ‘"R i.,1 it ~ i . , 1..!,,.../ i, ;..0.,.. ;.•.: . • . 1 - 4 • . , itrzriti. i iiile; T.. , 4 • t 1 : gillt.ging, conitiWipn, anD tvatarit. ~.,_ J ' r. 4 ....-, • 1 1 MONDAY, APIEUL . IB, 1808. , i y i~ i , ~' } '