The National Register. — London, England, 1816-04-08 00:00:00

Fr lo v - ,D CAV . !ID' great illilenticur to the plaes of their ultimate destination, tuvo 1111 more than one ()erasion treated them pretty roughly. It is said that their anger has sometimes ex tended to other Frenchmen ; insomuch that the French Ambassador has found it necessary to interfere in behalf of his countrymen. Measures appear to be taken in the departments to keep a stricter eye than usual over the movements .of the disaffected half-pay officers and ells lambs] soldiers. They are prohibited from travelling without a passport—a regulation which, if adopted four teen months ago, would have effectually frustrated Boo naparte's enterprise. 'The 18th of this month is now said to be the iltr.r fixed for the marriage of the Neapolitan Princess CarOline to the Duke of Berri. The noted Alias Paters:ln, of Baltimore, has appeared on the stage of the public tribunals, it is said, as the wife of the mock king Jerome. This good lady's claims had been supposed to have been bought off by a handsome pension, while her worthy brother-in-law made and umnade the laws of France at his pleasure ; but she is now advised, that it is a more promising speculation to obtain an alimony from the French Judges out of the plunder which Jerome had left behind him in France. The debates on the budget still continue in the Chamber of Deputies; but the law on elections has been entirely thrown nut by the Chamber -of Peers. On the subject of the Lane asterian mode of education attempted to be intrOde.•‘l into France, the Moniteur of the 4th contains the following notice: "By a letter of the 3d of February, the grand almoner has acquainted the prefect of the Seine, that having made Inown to the King the alarms of the Catholics, the recla mations of the clergy, and the memorial of the vicars-ge neral of Paris, on the subject of the new schools for the Catholics, on the plan of Hell and Lancaster, his Majesty had charged him to communicate the same to the perfect, and at the same time to infbrm him that, without wishing to decide on the new method," his Majesty was desirous that it should be laid down as a principle, both for establish ments already made, and future ones— "l. That the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion be taught in the neor reboots, to the exclusion of every other. " 2. That every teatiter who does not profess the Catholic fitith shall be excluded from those schools. "3. That regulations for these schools shall be drawn up in conceit with the diocesan anthority. " 1. That the rectors shall be authorized to visit the schools tablished in their parishes, and take Care that the Catholic religion shall be there carefully taught. "S. In fine, that the establishment of the new schools shall in no respect trench upon these of the brothers of the Christian schools, and that In the places or parishes where the latter shall have been already established in sufficient number, new schools shall not 1w admitted to come in competition with them." _ _ _ . These articles were, sanctioned by his Majesty's signa ture; and in consequence of their.communication, those of the clergy of Paris who were members of the commit tee of primary instruction have no longer refused to act. The Paris Papers to the 4th inst. which have been re ceived, are as barren of important intelligence as those that have pa.ceded them during the week. Twenty-five thousand troops and 60 pieces of cannon have been re viewed in the Champ de Mars by Monsieur, accompanied by his sons, Madame following iu an open cala.sh. These tailitary spectacles can only remind them of the national humiliation and their former military glory, which has been extinguished by the victorious enemies of the lute I surper. An ordinance hcs been issued regulating anew the Legion of Honour, which is henceforth to be called the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour, and is to hold its annual festival on the 15th of July, the day of St. Henry An anecdote, generally accreffited, is current in Paris: —The King has been lon gg • in treaty with the Pope, to engage Hin to repeal the Cvneordat. On the compliance of his Holiness, all the Constitutional Bishops, Cambn cores, &c. would be ejected, and the numerous vacancies be filled up by the less obnoxious Prelates of the Court. After a thousand obstacles, the Pope signified his con sent, but on condition that the Order of Jesuits sum dd be re-established in France. The King has complied, and it is nmtually agreed that the latter Fart of the con vention is to be executed in 1618, as by that time it is probable the public mind will be well indortriiwd to re ceive the order. The last letters from Spain announce an interesting pie , .2 of information,—the detection of a conspiracy against Ferdinand VII. Government suspecting that *tine plan was in agitation dangerous to the peace of the city, ascertained the names of the conspirators, immedi ately had them arrested, and had the torture inflicted upon them. according to the former custom of Spain, in order t.) extort from them the object of the conspiracy. 'From the declaration of some of the conspirators, it was ascertained that the conspiracy had in view the extinc tion of Ilie present King of Spain, and their Royal Iligh nesses his brothers, &c. The widow of Gen. Washington Las consented to the removal of her husband's remains to a spot on which it is proposed to erect a national monuntent to his memory. in her answer to the President of the United States on the sublect, she says- - “ Taught by the great example which.l have so long had betitre me, never to oppose my private viiislta to the public will, I must consent to the request mail( by Congress, ..vhich you Lave had the good t transmit to nee; and in doing Otis, I need not, I , what a sacrifice of individual fi.eling I make 4.t.aa.::. of public duty." .NATION Al. AE:llsTru. N.177011'41, ERTRLVCIIMEN TS By Cie Returns to an Order of the House of Com mons, relative to the salaries, &c. of the Mikes of the Se cretaries of State, -it appears, that in the War Depart ment, the ef!ice of Under Se,retary of State, with a salary of 20001. per atinum,..ccases this week, and that three extra clerks., at salaries of 1361. 17s. lid. per annum each are also suppressed. Jn the Colonial Department the reductions are, one Clerk at a salary of 3501. a year, one at a 1301. one at 1201. one at 801. one at a 1361.173. 611, and one at 1031. 15a. The office of Precis Writer, with a salary of 3001. a year, is also suppressed. By the return made to the House of Commons, it ap pears that the Waggon Train cost for the year 1815 no less than 157,5071. 17s. 9d. _ . . ~ • A considerable reluction. we-understand, is about to take place in most of the public (Alec; miler Government, particularly in the Home Department. It has been al ready notified to several gentlemen attached to the Seen ta7 of State's Office, that their ffirther services will be dispensed with after last week. Orders have beer sent out for the breaking up of the establishment called the Audit Office at Lisbon, which has already cost the public 160,0001. The whole of this de partment, together with all the officers of the commis sariat remaining in Portugal, have been ordered to repair to Yngland. The difference between the first Army Estimates and those now produced is .52,.56 1.1. a year in favour of the public ; that between the first Ordnance Estimates and the reduced ones is 176,0001. a •.-car, on the same side ; making two hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds a year saved to the public. The telegraphs to all the sea-ports were put down on the : - 2.3t1 nit .; the shutters have all been taken down, and the houses delivered over into the charge of the lieutenant and two men, and it may be calculated that the discon tinuance of this department, in wages, stores, repairs, &C. will cause a saving to government of between 11 and 12,0001. per annum. The Inspector of 'f elcgraphs will also be discontinued, and retire on a pension. Two troops more are to be forthwith reduced in all the regiments of the cavalry. DREADFUL FIRE AT NEWFOUNDLAND. The following is an extract of a Letter, fi PlVlllollth to the Committee at Lloyd's, dated I 3 s---4' I am sorry to inform you, that a ship is just ar:ired from Newfound land. and • brings the melancholy news, that St. John's is bu nt down. Report says, that some of the families ate art 'red in the vessel that bi ings the account." " PA It tc, FE n. h.—Between the hours of eight and nine of the ins!alit, a life was discovered in the house of Edmond Walsh. in Gambier-street, about two doors from the south side of Duckworth-street. The inflammable ma terials of which the buildings of the town arc constructed, excited the most alarming apprehensions. The wind blew furiously from the south-east quarter, and rapidly bore the flames to the range of houses doming the north side of Duckworth -street, while the all-devouring element elso ex• tended its ravages to the south, against the wind, and west ward, towards the cluster of new buildings hot ly rowed on the eN ensive prennses of Messrs. C. awford And Co. and by five o'clock on the morning of the I Sth instant, all the build ings between Sawyer's Corner, at the east end of Duck woith-street, and the new Methodist Meeting•house. at Giles Shute, westward, and from the co. ucr buildings un the King's Beach, facing the Oidnance Wharf, to the erec tions oppotite Messrs. Hunters and Co's. in Water-street, comprising ahout 110 houses, were completely destroyed. in these we included the houses its the Custom-house• lane, north of Dorkwerth-street. The Custom-Douse and ad joinint, buildings happily and narrowly escaped. Occasi onal briossers of snow and rain. that fell during the contla gration, somewhat retarded the progress of the games; and the removal one or two Louses in 11 ater-street gicatly coutiibuted finally to subdue the fife Our limits will not allow us at this moment, to go into& very minute detail of ii a calamitous event. •• When the tlaines reached the north side of Water street, tiring the premises of Messrs. James Machraire and C.,. the immense body of file, almost in contact afrom the narrowlicss of the passage at this point) with the houses on the south side of the street, WWII communicated thee :H . to the front and roofs of those buildings. ft was here that very extiaorditsary glints were required, and were happily exerted; for upon the success of those HIM is depended the security of the most Unpin taut pa, t of the town. " The volumes of fire detached from the more immediate scene of destruction, and can ied by the storm to buildifts not in imminent peril, tilled the inmates with tet ror and dis may; and in the remoyal of their hoods, considerable da. tua. ; e has keen sustaino. _ _ aggregate pecuniary loss ha been moderately esti mated at u pv , aids in leto,0001.; and about igwo persems have been driven to seek new abodes, in the most inclement month of a Newfotindland winter. "To the seamen from the King's ships, and the troops from the gartisons, directed by their lespective office's, carry praise is due; for it is to their steady conduct, in con. junct.ois with the eftorts of the orderly and respectable in h..b,trat:, that %se stand indebted fen the preservation of the most valuable part of the town. live it becomes our in dispensable duty to state, that the bulk of the lower orders of the community stood, dosing this tailicting moment, ith their alms fuidcd, surveying the disasttous scene wait an tyathy disgraceful to the human diameter. Many of .his description, instead of cotitributill their efforts to ar.: lest the 'stogies , et the flames, of to Iti , t ate unhappy suf. Evers, arreared t,• hive no object but p.it.ie : anti the dis t:ess of their unfortunate fellow creatua es have, of course, been sap avated." APRIL R. fa" outer. NUMBER VIII. _. ssLti3 vortym SUPREMA t:ST LET. 'lrv! 2ML1.13 NEDICAbILIS 11E11181%.--OVID. THE cold easterly winds which we have experienced during the preceding week, have produced their usual influence on the human constitution, and have not filled to aggravate the state of disease, more especially of those in which the lungs are at all affected. Of these, one of the most distressing and fatal, and one, perhaps, the least under the eontroul of medical treatment, is pull:missy consumption. The month of March is a trying season for those who are the subjects of this complaint. If the dis ease be already flamed, although the symptoms of it may have yet been scarcely noticed, its existence is rendered more evident, and its progress considerably hastened by the sharp winds which usually prevail at this period; whilst upon those, predisposed only to the disease, and in whom it has not yet actually commenced, the same vari able season operates as a powerful exciting cause, and ' brings into action, the lurking seeds of this insidious and consuming malady. The bills of mortality afford a melancholy proof of the extensive ravages of this disease. No less than foss thousand t,ro hundred and tem indivi duals died occonstimption within the limits of the metro , hobs, during the last year, forming considerably more than one l(iat of the whole number of deaths. The victims of this disease are not usually those who have already per formed their part on the theatre of life, and have arrived at an age, when they know their dismissal from this busy scene, cannot, in the course of nature, be very fir diss tont; but it commonly infixes its harpy claws upon, those just ripening into manhood, and for whose welfare we had felt the most anxious solicitude, and of whose• success in life we had formed the most pleasing and well grounded expectations. There are few families in this' island from whom has not been torn some beloved member by this insidious and cruel foe. A subject of deeper con sideration can scarcely, therefore, be proposed, than whether there exists a possibility of opposing the ravages of this destructive disease, and what are the means to be adopted for lessening the number of its victims. The ultimate effects of this disease, it is well known, arc the partial or complete destruction of the structure of the lungs, an organ so important to life, that its functions cannot be supplied by any resource within the powers of the animal system. In many other cases, if an organ be injured or destroyed, nature accommodates herself to that deprivation, or supplies its functions by some other con trivance. No such thing takes place here; the lungs are so essential to life, that an affection of them, to a certain extent is necessarily fatal. Our enquiries, then, should be directed to the earliest period of the disease, our en deavours, indeed, sLou'd he Ire entive rather than cura tive. Let us first turn our attention to the predisposition; this mny be either hereditary or acquired, may be the result of bodily formation, or purely accidental. The hereditary predisposition consists in the transmission, from parent to child, of a certain contaminated state of the blood or humours", among the chief of which is a scrophulous diathesis; so that, according to circum stances, rot necessary here to enter into, this state of the constitution shall either show itself in affections of the skin or joints, at an early stage of life, or in censumptica of the longs at a later period. The acquired predispo sition is the result of mismanagement during childhood, or the consequence of irregularities during early youth, whereby such a permanent state of debility in the whole system, and the lungs in particular, is produced, as ren ders them sosocptilde of being acted upon by the slight est causss of disease. The predisposition of confiorma tion consists in the shape and arrangement of the bony structure of the human frame, whereby the lungs are impeded in their growth and expansion, and are prevent ed from acquiring that state ef fiirm and strength which constitutes perfect health. The accidental predisposition is produced by former diseases of the lungs, as pleurisy and asthma, which by sem° change of structure, such us the formation of tubercles, consequent en inflanunatiou, or by the healing of small abscesses in the substance of that organ, render them more liable to future attacks of disease. Although suriciently distinct in their nature, two or more of these status of predisposition may be combined in the same subject, and the danger of such is person must of course be proportionate to the intensity of the cause of disease. An infirm, deriving a contami nated state of the fluids from one or both parents, may in the present fashionable maternal indifference ins their offspring, in consequence of the neglect or mismanage ment of sonic hireling nurse, superudd the act i nismd predisposition to the hereditary one, and thus leuve its chance of suviving to manhood, small indeed. To count teract the operation of these various predispositions, single or .conibined, is an arduous task, and requires both resolution and perseverance ; of the methods best adapted to attain NO desirable an object, and of the means to be pursued by those who are really desirous to effect it, the MONITOR K ill, perhaps, speak ut a future opportunity. G. • It is the fashion now in the medical world to ridicule the immoral parlti,loey ; it is far 4 , ; 4 oiPr to do than to rontro el t the troths of the doctrine. It Is tinquestiomib!c. litmcver, that a uredivosition to consumption it ay he traiismittili front parcut to child, in tsbateocr way we suppose this to be etlueted.