The National Register. — London, England, 1815-05-07 00:00:00

THE NAMIONAT , R.I3GISTER. with pride to the, exile in which twenty years of our life were spent in dreaming of the happiness of the French people, if our country was not menaced for the future with all the cala mities which our restoration had terminated—and if we were not the guarantees for France to the other Sovereigns. • The Sovereigns who nay' affard us so strong a mat k of their affec tion, cannot be abu , ed by the Cabinet of BOR Ar A RT E, with the Machiavelism of which they are acquainted. United by the friendship and interests of their people, they march with out hesitation to the glorious end where Heaven has placed the general peace and 11311)105s of nations.—Thorough'y convinced, in spi!e of all the tricks of a policy now at its last extremity, that the French Nation jos not made itself an ac compliee in the attemp's of the army, and that the small num ber of Frenchmen who have been led astray must loon be sen sible of their error—they regard France as their Ally. Wherever they shall find the French people faithful, the fields will he respected, the labourer protected, the poor succoured ; they will reserve the weight of the war to let it fa!! ~ rt those prOvinces who at their approach, refuse to rtnt: 0 to their duty. • ‘• This restriCtion, directed by prudence, 'wourd sensibly • ; us if our people were less known to us ,but whatever the fear , may be with which it is endeavoured to inspire them with sespcet to our intentions, since our Allies make war only against Rebels, our People have nothing to dread,. and we rejoice to think that theit• hive for us shall not have been altered by a short absence, nor by the calumnies of libel lers, nor by the pro Mises of thc Chief of a t'act►on, too much convinced of his weakness not to caress those who burn to desttn him. - 4. On our return tcrour Capital, a return which Nee con sider as now near at hand, our first are shall he to recom- }sense virtuous citizens who have devoted themselves to the - grad cause, iinri in labouring to banish even, to all a l lk ear *nee, &savers which may have withdrawn front us some of thefrench People. - (Signed) "LOUIS." IMPERIAL l'A RLIAMENT. Y 7: • ittIDAYI MAY 5. Lord ELLENEORMIGII presented petitions from the parishes of St. Maty4e.hone, St. George: $, Hanover-square, and from one or two other places, pra,ing for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtor.' (Wt.—Ordered to lie on the table. The iielstoo Election Bill was thrown ont—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY 1. Mr. Serjeant TiErr withdrew the Insolvent Wll. on an objection on the ground of informality, anti obtained leave to bring in another. Sir Wet. Ctivrtc presented the Pi tition agreed to Thursday last by the Livery of London; lie was bound in duty to his constituents to o present it, although there was scare( ly a sentiment in it with which lie conenrred. One part of it related to the Property Tax. The SPEAKER observed, that if it Arviit to petition against a tax now pending, it could not be necked agreeably tt. the rules of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Objeetiiqz to the rereival of the petition, a long desultory conversation ensued, in which Mr. Serjeant Rest opposed the petition, not only as against established lot ins, but as containing a gross and scandalous libel upon the House mid the Constitution, by imputing corruption to its members, to Fuels expressions mere a direct insult. On the other hand, Sir Joust NEWPORT, quoting an expression formerly delivered fiom the chair, that the doors* of that Home iniglit to be thrown open wide to petitioners, protested against in terpreting a title too strictly on such occasions; and Sit F. HIR Orr! saw nothing in the language of this petition that was a bit stronger than had been used in many petitions which had been received by (lift House. • 111e.srs. flo!rne Sumner, Lockhart, Bathurst, Grenfell. Wallace, and C. Smith spoke for rejecting the petition; Messrs. Whitbread, Terney, Baring, AV. Smith, Aim, others for its tevival; on a divi sion, it Avas rejected by 107 again.; 50. The Home having gone into a Committee on the Property Tax, General GASCOYNE commented the hardships felt by oftiv'ers en ft reign service in being subject to it, and moved, that it be an in. struction to the Committee to amend the Act, by exempting officers of the army anti navy from the payment of the Property Tax, when on kresgo service, and not otherwise. Sir Charles Pole gerofillot the motion ; and Generals Grosvenor and Harvey, and Serjcant Onslow supported it. NSITTa hi' said, tl:e priociple ef the Property Tax was to make no exemptions; and if the House on this occasion should ex empt the officers of the army and navy, it. would place them in the light of a layout ite class, resembling-the situation of nobles in other countries. The same pretensions might be advanced in favour of the iolerior clergy and others, whose property was equally contingent and precations. and whose lives were exposed to nearly the seine dangets.—The motion was negatived without a division. Mr. GnESekt.t. moved; that it be an instruction to the Committee to amend the Act, by imposing an oath on the CoMmissiontr., bind. Mg them not to make ally disclostwes but such as should be neces sary to the execution of the provisions_of the Act. He stated as the ground of this motion, that a friend of his travelling in a common stage coach with another person, a perfect stranger to him, was in formed by the latter of a great reduction in the income of an indivi dual whose house they passed on the road. On arriving at Oxford, his friend found that the stranger alto had been thus communicative was a Commissioner of the Ineome Tax. Mr. VANSITTART opposed the motion, on the genetal groom . ), that it was desirable the Bill sitoold pass with as little a'teration and delay as possible.—The general sense of the House, however, being in its favour, the clause wag agreed to. Mr. VANSITTa RT mused, that the assessment maele for April, 1813, should be the basis of the assessments for. the Commissioners tOr the ensuing year, without any new assessment, which was agreed to. Lord MILTON moved, that it he an instruction to the rommitee, that they have 'power to amend the said Aet. Qn this a disi•iiin took Ware—Noes, 1t11; Ayes, 30.—The Bill then wiAtt tlifougli a (.:oinatit tee..- TUESDAY, APRIL, ?. 111 r. IT. ADDINGTON obtaiiied leave to bring in a 13111 to amend the Militia Laws of Great Biitain ; one eianse l'e.trarded the time for which the militia might be called ow, and went to-empower, the 'Crown . to shorten ; If it atould be &tined expedient, the period •f 213 days. HOUSE OF LORDS. ols; aroNnast arov 1. • Earl GREY enquired of Earl Liverpool. what'were our present til n i loits with ?—The Falter replied , the Noble Emil might be aware that the situation in Nhlch ae lia.t stood with retain to the present Rider of Naples, was bait of an ;limn:lice eilichitled between liini and the Comtuandor of , oir toiccs in I tat,. Om' Corn minkfler had certainly given notice. that he would consider any at tack upon our Allies as pi,tting an end to the armis!ire. and there fore we might he ennsitivred as in a state of hostility with the pre sent Ruler of Napl•s, The . 6401 Fee , Ri:l Pawed Committee "lie Lours Ctt atter (-cowman!! in the injustice which the proposed Bill vt ('.ti-c towa.(ls the city of Dolidnire. by croUding its gaol., wi•hi d a sopa) ate It ill miulit be - hi ought in to *void such injustice; which course it was agreed :would be adopted. --Adjourned. TuFANIAT, MAY 2. The Rnva I AReent wa4 given by Commiq.ion to the Bank liegric. Lion, and .several other pith& anil private Bilk Earl Gatii:v anovcd for xariling Papers relative to Naples, witicit, oftrr goose observations from Earl Liverpool, who gaid Murat had eniuplet'•lv violated the armistice 'concluded by hin► with Austria • and this country, were agreed to be !aid Olt the table.—Adjouitted. IrEDNESIIAY, MAY 3. The IleNtoii Voters BM vv.i. puAttimied till Friday, and the Gaol Feraßill read a third time &mil 1.11.,ed. intuitSnAT, MAY 4. Their Lordbhips did not meet this dry. 1110 k,.