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

xiAnc H that =niter in ir:tce or war mad 'lt less number be dispensed with; that nothing in thc.a3 tine:: was to be apprehended frau the influence of the Crown, Ihr that the time of Sir Robert Walpole'a Whig. Administra tion there were upwardi of' one.hundred servants sala ried by the Crown, whereat at present there were less than half the nunakr ; bat, above all, that from the public-36°n of the debates, public opinion had erected itoaf into a pawned' engiar,-which•goyerned every de partment of the state, and• from the general diffesion of knowledge, and illumination.. of the age, was more than a counterpoise to any supposed increase of the in fluence of the Crown. topics were urged with gmat eloquence and ingenuity of applitien ; but how ever plausible in theory, we fear the generality of readers • will deduce from them 'an inference hostile to the spirit of retrenament, the favourite order of the day—and c.,e only a wish to perpetuate the evils, real or supposed, -so generally complained of Tar KiNo's th:ALTll.—Saturday morning', at nine cicloek, her Majesty, accompanied by - the Princess Eli zabeth, left her palace for Windsor-castle, for the:pur pose of holainT, a Council upon the state of the King's health, Tzreeably to the directions of the Regency Art. Her Nl , ijesty ocrivei at Wia.laor P. few ailnutes after , I 1 o'clock, and pnmeedel to •rislt the King. At . 12 osclOck the Queen ben a Council, whicli was attended else by the five physicians, who made their report. The faliowing bulletin was agreed upon:-- •• W,.1.N0r Castle. March 2. " His Majesty 11.691 enjoyed good bo Idly Dc I:tn, sad bas I.oPli in a Very tranquil ditring the l.ut month, bet Dis;esty'fl die rdar is unabated " On Wednesday evening the Duke and Duchess of dtmeeeter gave their first grand entertainment since the imnroveinenta and enlargement of Gloucester-house. The dinner party, at 7 o'clock, consisted of the 11 seal Amity only The Qnecn and Princess Elizabeth were receiver tat the d.e,r by the Dake and D ate O a by Colonel Dalton, Colonel Higgins, Colonel Cotton, Mr. Cnrrcv, Lady J. Thymic, and La lv Charlotte Wynne Belasyse, being the whole of their snit. The steward, the pages, &c. were in attendance. The Duke and Duchess of York, and the princess Sophia of Glo (-ester, came also to dine. At half-past 9 the Queen and Royal party rose, and went up to the drawing-raotai which, with the whole of the State apartments on the first floor, were brilliantly illuminated, and prepared far a numerous party who were invited to meet her Majesty to a dress party at 10 o'clock : at that time the company began to assemble, and were received unit con ducted to the Qeeen,. the Duke and Duchess, MT the Royal attendants. The Queen retired at 19. o'clock, and was conducted to her carriage by the Duke of Gloces ter. It was one o'clock before all the company bed de parted: Her Majesty** birth-day was celebrated by Lord Stewart, at Vienna, on the tith init. in the most selen did mannzr. The entertainment was hononrel with the presence of the Emperor and Empress of Austria. Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, the Usher of the Black Rml in the House of Peers, had an-interview on •Saturdav with the Lord Mayor, nt the Mansion-house, ix his official character; and, it' we are rightly intia-mol, the purpose of his s isit wa; to request his Lordship's at tendance, and that of Mr. Alderman Geodbehcre, at some convenient time, at the bar of the House of Peers, to give evidence as to the nature of the institution to which they mutually belonged, .and which is designa ted in the Report of 'the Secret Committee.. This els plication was made to the Chief Magistrate of the City, principally in consequence of what his Lordship said on Fri lay at the Common Hall, with regard to the con tents of the green-bag, the construction put upon -them by the Committee, atel the circumstances of the tumult en the '2(l of December. Th '21 , 1. Exchequer Bills, as they are termed; were issued on Tuesday by Government ; and notwithstand ing the low interest they bear , the y already yield a pr - olit of 4s. premimn in the money market. The navy estimates have been printed, and the whole amount is. 1,805,0491. 4s. Bd. It is curious that the amount of the half pay, and of 'the superannuation*, is more than two-thirds of the whole surest It is understorsl that the trials of Preston and others accused of high treason will not take place till next Sessions, when another Special Commission 'will be ap pointed.. On Saturday se'nnight,about 11 o'clock. 18 men were taken up, under a Sheriff's warrant, in a small pidslie libuse, at the head of the Old Wynd, and lodged in gaol fdr examination. It is understood they are charged with having met tin- treasonable purposes. On being-question cd as to the object of their meeting, they declared it was solely with the view of concerting measures for as certaining the question how -fur they were entitled by law to parochial relief. A schoolmaster and a writer's dark .were in the compaoy ; the rest were very poor people. Six ma -e men of the last description were taken up by warrant in the course of the night. Nothing has transpired as to the particulars of the charge upon which they have been -apprehended, nor is it known whether there are to be any more arrests at present. We have received the names of the i.ersons apprehended, but ab stain from publishing them till we shall sec whether they, be fully connatted.—Giasgoghlicrald, Feb. - THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SIVRE-KEEPER GENERAL'S. OFFICE►. According to the Statement of The primeedings of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, it appears, that, . - on the 9.3 d May, 1816, the Committee stated, " That from wiiat they had learnt of this deparment, they had little doubt but that much had been saved to the pub lic by its institution ; and they were not enabled .at present to recommend to the Treasury its abolition, or the reduction of its strength." A letter having appeared a short time ago in the Morning Chronicle, enquiring whether any reduction was intended in the StorekeepereGeneres Department, the above extract from the Minutes of the Lords of the Treasury may b, deemed a sufficient answer. Though we have no immediate means of ascertaining the exact sum annually saved to the public by this institution, the fbllowing detail, given from official authority, may sorve to throw additional light upon this subject ; and as there are writers • enough in all conscience ready to had fault wi than public men and all public institutions, it is fitting and just that those who as yet have escaped the jaundiced effects of political prejudice, should each throw in his mite in support of such of their measures as may demand particular attention, and claim the jest mead of approbation. This valuable and extensive de partment of the Crown, was founded by John Trotter, of Soho-square, Esq. in the year 1787. The following. sketch is given from authentic official documents. During. the American and former wars, the order for providiter military stores, were addressed by the Secre tary•at. r il'ar to the colonels of regiments; their bills were then given into the War Office—the articles were charged at certain fixed rates forehe . full esta6lisliment of the regiment, whatever might he the effectives (some times nor half)—in the event of their not being used,. they were never accounted fore- if at all used, no en quiry was made as to their condition for Thrther service, • and a new set was invariably ordered for the next' cam paign—this was the.general rule. On the oceation of the Dutch Armament in 1787, the service was considered so pressing that the supplies were ordered of Ms. Trotter—on the caseation of this armament he proposed that they should not be sold, but stored fur further service : this proposition was much ap proved of, and upon .a subsequent arntament, in 1790; the• none articles were in re:elinesst or public service, but not then usel—in 1791, they were brought into use at lingslan, when that encampment was formed to try the merits of Mr. Trotter's 'private tent. since ton venal ly adopted. Upon breakin; up the encampment they were again stored, anti in the following year, they weee ()nee mare brought forward in aid of the supplies wanted in consequence of the wet. with Franee..- Soon after - this •it was found that the regimental agents could not provide. the camp necessaries at Mr. Tro , ter's prices, nor so .eetieditieusly as • the service re- Tired ; and, from the year 1794, they were supplied by him exclusively, under the ordeal of the Secretary at War.-11e thee availed himself of the occasion to correct old abuses, liv serommending that camp neeese saries.sboald • be issued to those regiments only weich were destined for actual 'service, and in proportion to their effretiers only :—and mereover, that, at the close of the campaign, they shoald be returned into the near. est ' store, to be repaired for future service ; and that they should, by such attention, be made to serve a Series yeUrN, instead of'one oniy, and, when considered en tirely unless, be sold for the public account. These proposals having been approved, it became part of Mr. Trotter's plan to abolish the distinguishing colour of regiments, in the tents, flags, knapsacks, &c. which, hencefbrwanl, considered as equally applicalile to any regiment, could not properly carry the partici'- , lar mark of one ; and to construct the several articles of the same shape, size, and pattern, so that every separate - pert of each, might apply equally to the relative part ofevery other article of the same description—any strap, accordingly, rAll now fit any canteen ; the lid of any kettle will tit every ketle in •the service ; the tipper half of every pole the lower cf any other, and . the. like in endless instances. If precision in this respect be enforeed, selection only is requisite to render useful every part whicli is .service able, in whatever centbsitne ers state the whole may be. returned into store ; but if the smallest deviation in size or pattern may beaubisitted,. it is obvious that articles in part deficient become altogether useless ; the good effects ef,this provident system will soon be lost, and the depot will contain a - contused mass of stores. which though, serviceable,. cannot without great trouble and expense, be brought again into use. --'phis system is likewise introduced into the packing department, where by the expores of transportation are readily checked. The tonnage of 'sinking; a:al storehoust s required for Hie service are easily ascertained, and the issues are in , stantenvous, as the invoices arc made out by number, not dsy name, which serve the double cads of secrecy' and evisy distribution. The stores ere depreited . in districts. where they lire most like* to be used, by slow, ap, and sea sonable mem:arcs, which preclude more expensive modes. Regiments marching to a-distanse leave their heavy baggage behind, and receive others at then. place of destination, suited to the service they are on—this saves the necessity of harassing the farulsr, tasrlutps iu a seed tune—a iiteasure useless. expensiv.:. and destruc tive v.) the article itself. The stores placed in these depots were those of the Commissary General's department, arms, medicine, clothing, together with barrack and transport stores. Mr. Trotter, in 1807, recommended his cousin for the superintendance of the depot, to which he was ap pointed tw 1808—and the rest of his numerous clerks, porters, &c. belongiug to the establishment were, also, at his request, included in the new arrangement. The Storekeeper-General's Office, now in Great George Street, was originally in Soho Square, though at that time the premises did not bear that name. They were merely the warehouses and depot of Mr. Trotter, who, although he did not contract with government for the supply a ,the army stores, sold to them whatever stores they required, and deposited his immense sto:k in those extensive premises, now occupied by The Bazaar ; an institution which owes its origin to the same aetivo and banevoleat mind. CONTINUED UNPRECEDENTI D RISE IN TILE MINDS. —The prices of Stocks are above .‘.2 per cent. higher than on Friday. Consols for account on Saturday week 67h; at twelve o'clock this day 681 About a month ago they were 6:24. The Habeas Corpus Suspension - Bill did not receive the Royal Assent on Saturday, as expected, nu amend ment having been made in it by the Commons, which is to.be talon into considerutiorr this day in the House of LordS. relates to the extension of the powers of the Act in Scotland, as well as in England, to per. sons committed for treason, upon a warrant signed by six Privy-counsellors, or one t)f the principal Secre taries of State. As the Bill originally stood, it extend ed to persons committed by any subordinate Magistrate. This very important amendment was made in the Com mons, .while strangers were excluded on Friday, at the instance of Sir Samuel liomilly. We understand that the Lord Chamberlain has in timatectto both Theatres, that if the present dispute is improperly prolonged, he shall consider it his duty to prevent Mr. Booth from appearing on either stage. Two reports from the superintendant of convict slaps state the morals and general conduct of their prisoners to be is a state of progressive improvement. A paper has been laid on the table of the House of Commons, by which it appears, that the number of per sons who in the last year, by reductions in their expen ditare, have exempted themselves from the liabilities of the aasessed taxes, is less by 13 than the number of the preceding year.. The only two articles'in which there appears to have been greater retrenchment this year than in the lust, are the articles of gigs or two-wheeled car. riages, and - of dogs; though even here the excess amounts only to in one case, and sin the other. " The wife of a baker, who was with her husband on Friday night in the two-shilling gallery of Drury-lane theatre, lost n new velvet pelisse from her side worth about 141. This perhaps, may operat e I,a useful lesson to her not to wear any thin! , so much above her station. If this be the case, the thief will have done as much good as. harm." So saysthe Timespaperathis morning; but tho we agree with the writer in his reproof to the person' for wearing " things so much above his station," we. utterly condemn the inference that the thief can in ant. sense have done as much good us harm ; for it is never good to do harm, and, in fact, nei her the thief, the Times, nor ourselves have :my right to meddle with the dress of bakers wives; or of the wives of any other•trades people. Count Lieven is preparing a superb fete for the re— turn of the Grand Duke. Nicholas. On the door of Srr Francis Burdett's home in Picea.. dilly is attached a board, whereon is•written "Etapty house." A wrag, passing, wrote undirne.tth the follow ing words ;—" Beller than a bud tenant." We have received the important intelligence from Glasgow, that on • the 2'2d instant, by an order of the Sheriff and Civil Authorities there, I 8 persona were apprehended on a charge of seditious practices, and cont. nutted to prison. They were taken in close consultation, Five or six more who were present, camped. They were persons, we. understand, much above the lower orders of people. The above information was confirmed in the .House of Commons, by a communication from the Lord Advocate of Scotland. We regret to add, that his Lordship spoke ofau.oath of a most diabolical nature, • as being. taken by the Conspirators. 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