The National Register. — London, England, 1817-03-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON : MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1817. The debates in Parliament this week do not present any striking features of interest, if we except the mo tion of Lord Holland, respecting the treatment of Bun- Impute. Our readers will find some strictures on this subject, in another part of our Journal of this day. Some penions affect to feel mighty indignant, that Lord Holland's motion should not have been met.pre• eisely in the manner his Lordship and the friends of the Ex-Emperor wish. Now, without the production of all tha papers alluded to, surely the speech of Earl Bathurst may be allowed to merit quite as much credit as the writing of Count Montholon. The itinerant reformers from Manchester, appear to be returning to their homes and to reason. We wish them sate back to both. Lord Exmouth has been in constant attendance at the Admiralty for these few days past, and 'it is in con sequence rumoured that circumstances have occurred to render another visit to Algiers absolutely necessary. No official accounts have been received from any of our own cruizers or Consuls in the Mediterranean to occasion any preparations of the description above al luded to ; but we arc sorry to learn, tint the accounts received at l'aris, by the way of Marseilles, afford but too much ground to fear that the Dey of Algiers has re-commenced his savage wa►fare against the subjects of the Christian States of Europe. A report has just reached town, that Sir Sidney Smith has received advices at Ptris that two Swedish ships, I;ound to Marseilles, have been taken in the Me diterranean by the row gullies of the Algerines, and and the crews sent into slavery ;—that English, French, and Spaniards have been liberated, but those of other nations have suffered the most cruel tortures—having even their tongues cut out. We yesterday received three days Paris papers to Thursday last inclusive; but they have but little in. serest. The five per cents. were on Wednesday 60 f. 50 c.. An interesting case is spoken of as about to be *ought before the tribunals at Paris. The Marquis de Beauvaisy while in the colonies, received accounts from Europe of the,-dcath of hi a•lady. He afterwards married, and had a %daughter by this second marriage: but other accounts soon reached him which induced him to believe that his first wife was still alive: lie embarked without delay, to ascertain the truth ; anti on arriving at Havre, found in fact his wife alive, with a young son she had rite to him. A decree of the Parliament annulled the second marriage, but, recog nised the daughter born of that marriage as legitimate. Young Eugene Beauvais, her brother by the first mar riage, died at the age of 14 ; and Mademoiselle Beau vais succeeded to her father's property. 1n.1814, how ever, a -Marquis de Beauvais appeared. He pretended that a block of wood had been buried in his stead, and that he was the real Eugene Beauvais. He presented himself to the Marchioness, whom she called his mother, but she refused to acknowledge him. He persists, not w:thstanding, in demanding his fortune. The Marquis sio Beauvais is a Colonel in the army, and a Knight of St. Louis. Extract of a letter :—" PARIS, Mitten 15.—A new pamphlet, entitled La Coalition et la France, was seiz cd yesterday evening. This act of authority` took place at the requisition of• the King's Attorney General, who specifies, that .he had received a diplomatic. note from the Due de Richelieu, containing the official com plaints of the British and Austrian ambassadors on the violent attacks directed against their Governments in this pamphlet. In virtue of the law passed during the present session, the printer or author must be prosecu ted within eight days:. and the representatives of the above-mentioned Powers will, it is thought. appear by their lawyers in Court as the aggrieved aad complain ing party. The Duke of Wellington .quits l'aris the 18th for Maubeuge. The Sons of St. Patrick intend celebrating their tutelar Patron on the 17th: the Marquis was invited, but his Grace is unable to attend. The party is to be cotnpow..l of Irishmen : a few exceptions /save been made in favoarofGeaual•Sir Edward Barnes, Colonel Harvey," &c. We have also received a series of !trusses Papers to the 13th instant. ThCy are filled with complaints against an min.:nal Tax or Impost, which the Govern. went has thought fit to lay on all g(xxle entering or leaving. the Port of Antwerp. From the view -which the Journalists take. it seems to he most opprmive ; hnt there is also an Anti Dutch spirit v:ssible in their lueoloarion. A letter 1 . 1011 Orleans, dated the 13th instant, an• nounces the arrest of a Land..of 30 robbers, between . tat city and Ikungrig s 91, tha.Porilev.ta. road. This.' THE NATIONJ band had thr some time past infested that route, and at tacked the deligences and douriers. The Spanish Govern:Tit at has again issued a Decree, enlarging the time allowed to holders of foreign cotton goods to sell them. They arc now allowed the whole of the present year. Those goods which they wish to export must pay a duty of ti per cent. ; but all the goods unsold or unexported at the end of the year, are to be placed at the disposal of Government. There is a great vacillation in the conduct of the Spanish Sovereign on this subject. German journals have been received: they relate only a few such incidents, natural, moral, and pa/afield, ns may be expected to occur in the ordinary course of the world. The weather has been foul and tempt stuons iu various parts. In Wirtemberg the public differences are becoming somewhat more tranquil. The people in Prussia, and also in other parts, arc entering into cont. binations against the use of British manufactures. An Austrian frigate, of 36 guns, is completely equipped at Trieste. She is intended to carry an Aus trian Ambassador to the Brazils, but several Austrian merchant vessels will sail under her convoy. This is the first vessel of her class which has belonged to Austria. The city of Ikeda was in great danger on.. the 4th inst. of being burned in reins, in consequence of the explosion of a powder magazine where the cartridges were escaped the fire ;- the damage would have been otherwise incalculable. The Congo sloop of war is arrived at Deptford. Se veral huge cases, containing the natural productions of - Africa, collected in the late expedition to the Congo, have been sent to Sir Joseph Banks, for the purpose of being assorted in their mpective classes : many of them arc of a kind hitherto unknown, and the whole will shortly be submitted to the inspection of the public. The Montreal papers of the Bth ult. ink ntion, that' articles of impeachment have been pr,!sented 'against two judges of the capital of Canada, for molversation f injustice, and oppression. The names of the judges arc, Monk, the chief, and Charles Foucher, one of the puisue judges. We have received New York and other American Papers to the 23d of February. They announce the election of Mr. Monroe as President, in the room of Mr. Madisson, whose period of service has expired.— The new _at has distinguished himself as an able diplomatist, having conducted all the great negociatiens which America has entertained with the States of Eu rope tor the last twenty years. He is generally under stood to be more moderate in his principles than his pre decessor : and has stood more aloof; we have reason to believe, from the fatal predilection, evince by too many of the American Republicans fur Buonaparte and all his measures, right or wrong. So far, therethre, he is un cuntaminated in the eves of the present Sovereigns of Europe, and his conduct will be viewed with less jea lousy, and suspicion. He is not, however, of the Fede ralist, or liberal Party, who arc understood to be most attached to British interests, because they have not yet forgotten what they owe to their British origin, and English laws and manners.—Mr. Tompkins is the new Vice President. Letters dated the 27th of December, from New Or. leans, confirm a report mentioned in the American Papers, of an important battle having been fougl.t be tween the Mexican Independents and the Royalists. The action is said to have taken place on the road from Mexico to Vera Crux, and in the neighbournood of the strong position of Puente del Rey.. There, n convoy going down wader an escort of 2000 men was attacked by the Patriot General, Guadalupe Victoria; who, after a smart action, captured a million of dollars, and made 600 prisoners.. The corps of Kentucky-men, armed with rifles, and who have for some time been flocking to join the Mexican standard, are said to have greatly distinguished themselves on this occasion. The following paragraphs, extracted from New York Papers give but. small encouragement for emigration to 'America : " There are 417 insolvents now advertising in this State for the benefit of the Act ; IG3 of than are be tiire the Recorder in this city."—Nen , lurk, Ecb. "New Soup-house Franklin-street, near the Arsena:. " This forenoon 5979 have been fed with soup, with which, ut the same time, each...has received a proportion of bread. The csmtributions this dad• have fallen fir short of the expences."—Midem. Fresh advice readied town on Frilay from Canton tc•the 25th of last November, bringing down the intel ligence one we-I: later than that wl - ich had previously come to land, aid the purport of which is already in lioss.l.sion of our readers. It appears, that on the 24th of November the embnal .had not yet returned to Canton, though it was looked for from day to tl.sy. We are happy to be able to state, that our trade had 'not experienced any interruption in consequence of t'tose untoward events from which it was too natural to surmise, that consequences unfit vourable to British interests would directly' or indi rectly. tidlaw4 The. General-Hdwitt and Blikazras. L MARCH 2 Chinzuncu were c!:pe , :tel to be dispatched hems with cargoes ea the 26th of November, the day guhscquent to the date of the advices; and the departure of the Marquis of Malley, and two other Company's ships for England.was intended to take place on the 15th December. Emnassv To Cif tsA.--Wolnesd rty a Quarterly Ge.- neral Court was held at the East India !rouse. whet) after some other business Mr. I rume wiNlied to he in. formed if the Directors had any papers to lay Mime the Court relative to the reported failure of the embassy to China ?—The Chairman stated, that the Court had not received any official twcounts from Lord Amherst since his arrival in China. Martects - CAanesr.--This Nobleman has, in a letter to the High Sheriff of Kent, acknowletlzed the munieation to him of the thanks voted to his Lordd.io at the County Meeting holden at Maidstone on the 6sh instant. The following are copies of the Vote of Thanks and of the Noble Marquis's Letter to the• High Sheriff;— Reolscd—Thast the Thanks of this Meeting arts doe to the Marquis Camden, for hip attention to the :nants anti wishes of his countrymen, by the noble tAample he At t, in rolinitarily relinquishing the unlimited mot •nt% of his office of Teller of the Exchequer, and that the High Sheriff be requested to communicate this Re'ulution to the Noble lisrquis. MARQUIS C.%Mt)VN'S ANSWER. " Sir—l have had the honour toteeeire. and Ibe leave to acknowledge your communication of the Thanks of a Meet ing of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County e I Kent • held at Maidstone, on the ft.o instant, giv en to me, fer having placed mw office as one of the Tellers of his Majesty's Exche quer, upon the allowances regulated hy Parliament. It affords we great' satisfaction to learn, thkit the ei.nduct I . have thought proper to pursue in the present times. has met with their appinbiliioll. rbcg lease also to return my thimks to you, Sir, for the manner in which you have fielfilkd the request of that meting. I am, Sir, your most obedient hump ble servant, " CAMDEN."' " W. A. Morland, Esq. " High Sheriff of the county of Kent." Among the nnmemus retrenchments in contemplatirn is the abolition of the Naval Asylum, for which Parlia ment has for some years made an annual grant, but which is not intended this year. The grant last year was 20,4611. The Finance Committee have, it is said, come to a determination to recommend the abolition of the office of Auditor of the Ex(leper, held by Lord Gren ville. We are extremely glad to observe the renewal of the Committee on the State of our Police; and hope that something will be effected with reference to the dread. ful di3closure of a system for entrapping necessitous per. SOTS into the commission of crimes, in order to obtain the rem and consequent on their conviction. It is impos. sible to speak in terms of sualvicnt abhorrence-of the disgusting facts lately braught to light. Much surprise has been expressed at the reprieve granted to the men, upon whose evidence the three unfortunate Irishmen • were convicted of coining, and had nearly forfeited their lives : but we beliave this is owing to some technical form in- their indictment: By the Bill lately brought into the House of Com. mons, relative to the sale of Game, it is proposed tore. peal die 48th of George H. ;to enable Justices-of the Peace, assembled . at the Seassons, to grant licences for the sale of Game to such unqualified persons, being 'househouPers, and airrying on the basiness, either of poulterer, fishmonger, salesman, tav-Atr-keeper, or inn keeper, taking out a wine licence; as they shall think proper ; provided that no sncli• licence shall empower any person to sell Game in any other country than that in which it is granted ; and provided al so , th a t ever y person so liceneed shill cause to he painted, in legible characters, over the ddor of his house, the words...- " Licence to sell Game." We believe there must be some mit , take in the ac count of Cain Man's will given in our last. When a sai lor is paid Off from one ship and turned over to another, the next ship cannot proceed to sea until the Commis . sinner at the Dock-yard has been satisfivd that eve'y man so situated has received all that was due to him; nor can a man receive his final discharge, or the pen dant of a ship when put out of 'commission be hauled down, until every lhrthing is paid ; and a certificate to this purpose must 'be laid bane the Admiral Comman der in Chief, by tlic Captain ; as also that every justice has been done to the men. There might, it is possible, be prize-money dim to Cashman, but it is well known that Government has nothing to do with the payment • of prize-money, ft often happens, however, that poor ignorant sailors sell their share to petty agents ibr less than it is worth ; and on finding that their companions have a larger dividend, imagine that still a balance is due to thenr. The Lord Mayor lek town early on Tuesday morn. ins for Cornwall, on private, but very important busi ness of his own, leaving, for a fortnight, the magiste rial duties of the Mansion-house to the united care of. the Aldermen who have passed the chair. RrNI %It KAHLE OCCL R HEM F.--The Bath Chronicle says-- " , how evil No and three o'clock in the afternoon, the room was full of 'fashion:stiles, and Mr. Fox, attended by several other Quakers, stildres,.eil the company . t',,r some time; after which MrsJ'riscilia.linrucy,aQual.rr e's.conunenccd an oration; but was prevailed upon by some. untleuieu to desisz.t: