The National Register. — London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

fh-e' MN Ti7i/7.77 - ; I • . ' • nt ..ft alio n x 1 No. 590.—V0L. XI POLITICAL DISQUISITION. PRICE 9ia ON THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. " All might go well in the Commonwealth, if every one " is the p irlianient would lay down his own interest, and aim "at the general good. If a man were sick, and the whole " College of Physicians should come to him and adininiiter " severally, haply so long as they observed the rules of art,ht " he might recover ;—but if one of them had a great deal of " Sgamony by him, he most put off that, therefore he prescribes " Seamony ;—“nother had a great deal of Rhubarb and he mast " put off that, and therefore he prescribes Rhubarb, &c. t!“.y " would certandy kill the man. We destroy the Common.- " wealth while we preserve our own private intcrca:s and " neglect the public." SELDEN. The meeting of the two great Assemblies of the na tion, which is fixed for Tueelay next, the 27th inst. i s a circumstance to which people in general look forward with a considerable degree of interest. Whether in a time of peace or of war, the vast and important concerns orthe nation which are then di..cnssed, are sure to ex cite a lively concern in the minds of a very large pro portion of the Community. We are now fortunately placed beyond the necessity of leasing eupplies for war like operations, but such has been the paraly2iag tore of the dreadful conflict in which wo have been en gaged, that the severity of the shock has extended to the remotest parts of the kingdom, and has been felt through all the ramincatii us of our widely extended commercial relatiens. We can, however, at length, after having weethereil the storm which has 'newel SD diftstrous to of the Nations of Europe, cengretu late ourselves on the recovery to health of the body politic, on the reeureitetion attic trade, manufeetures - anti commerce of oar country, which has token elace in a very material degree since the last Scesioa cf Par - liament, and which must be a matter of rejoicing to every well wisher to the prosperity and happiness of Oid England. Still, however, much remains to be agile, in regard to certain matters nearly connected with the welfare and improvement of society, and which, we trust, the Member; of both Housee, during the recess, have not failed scrionsly to consider. On the Meeting of Parliament,. the nation might fairly antici pate a remedy for every pressing evil, an enactment of measures tending to the general benefit of the Com monwealth, would every Member, as Sellen observes, . 1 ley down his own interest, and aim at the general i gQ9d." —blt the circumstance which occeteoi during a. late ression, when the Minister was abandoned iu his attempt to carry the Property Tax Bill, by those wealthy Members who hat before voted with him wen nil occasions, affords a sufficient illustration of the de pendance that is to he placed upon any description of men when their own immediate iniere is concerned. The character of these persons is analogous to that of the Quack Doctors with their " Scamony" and their "Ithubarb," and we may attribute to -them a consi derable,part, if not the whole of the difficulties with which Ministers have had to contend, in regard to the financial operations of Government. Among.the most promiaent subjects likely to occupy the.attention of Parliament in the ensuing Sestion, we may anticipate an early debate, (though probably it may go no further than a desnhory conversation) on the sub ject of the late long-to-be-lamented breach, made by death in the Royal House. This will probably be fol lowed by some observations on the subject of the succes sion, which, however, is al:eadv so settled as not to require the aid of parliamentary interference. The Habeas Corpus Suseeueitet Act will be setfered to die a natural death. The tranquil state of the country, and the generally improved as; act of domestic affairs, are sufficient to warrant this aupposition, were it not ;Arme:elicited by the circumstance ofthe liberation from peisou a all the persuas wls, ,W1:41 confined under 41 k taitittr+ Our Ulna, Congtitution ann IL Mug. MONDAY JANUARY 28, 1818. operation. Upon this subject, it may be observed that the greatest enemies of Government will hardly have to complain of rigorous severity, in carrying into effect an act, whleli vested in the hand of Ministers such extra ordinary, such unlimited powers. Wooler, Sherwin, and the publisher of Cobbett, might long since have been incarcerated, had not the Government wisely suf fered them to put furth their publications, and thus give the people of England the opportunity of judging of them by their own works, and the doctrines which, from the passing of the Act, ti.ey have never been hindered from promulgating. The thing is, however, gone by, and we trust the country will never again have the misfortune to witness the operation of an act so foreign, so inimical, to the feelings, to the disposi tions of Englishmen. A Royal Marriage will, there is little e,tllat, form a subject of Parliamentary deliberation. The Duke of Canibritlge, who is repotted to have fixed his matrimo nial choice on a Princess of Hesse Ca.,:sel, is entitled to the respect and esteem of the nation at large for his amiable qualities, and the general goodness of his un sullied character. With regard to the. public finance, there is reason to believe that lea difficulty will be eeperienced than many are ready to anticipate. The Nltiteer has, dur ing the recess, been using great exertiene to render the old taxes operative and effective ; by which means, with the aid of economical retrenchments, we trust that no new burthens will be found necessary. The flouri:l - state of the Money-market is such as to facilitate, if not render highly advantageous, any financial ope rations which the Chancellor of the Exchequer may find expedient to put in practice. Many statements have been put forth, tending to create alarm, as to tle felcatioa is the reeeipts of the public revenue, &c. these, we have some reason to think, are far front cor rect. A deficiency certainly has existed, and, perhaps, may. exist for a time to a minor extent, but by no means ef a nature to create despair, or the least doubt that the P i tlntinistration hare it ih their power to supply the &Ail without making any additional call upon the people, who may look forward to a diminution, rather then an increase of the weight which they have so long and so patiently end:tr.:la. • A coeeitierahle portion of the time of both Houses , a ill, it is matt likely, be occupied by the old and stale subject of the " Catholic Claims."—Nor will there be wanting hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Petitions on. the subject of Parliamentary Reform—these will, we trust, be considered on their own merits without pro ducing party spirit, on giving rise to invidious objec tioes tending only to create popular clamour and dis content, when much might be done to allay the excited feelings of a loyal and deserving pceple. We sincerely hope the wisdom of Parliament, will not fail, among its earliest enactments, to provide some salutary remedy for the relief of the distressed poor, by a revision of those laws by which they are peculiarly affected, nor ought they to lose sight of other objects, in which not only the lower classes, but the public at large are ma terially interested, and which are so fully illustrated by the Reports, long ago laid before both Houses by the Committees appointed for that purpose, We refer more particularly to the Report, of which the public are in possession, on the subjects of Mendicity, and the Police of the metropolis, embracing also the arcana of the li censing system, with an exposition of the alarming mo nopoly existing among the Brewers, and others concern ed in supplying the public with those articles of con sumptioe, which, in the present state of society, may he ranked among the necessaries of life A ptifilic meet ing has been called in the metropolis, " for Me peeps of cmsidcring the best means of con Ocradi this PU3LIC Ga.rvaNct," and we trust that in their e . ncleavours to promote the geneeal aeieiioration of society, will not lose sight of objects of such inte rest and importance to the great mass of the populatien, who are looking forward with no small degree of anx iety, to the good which they have a r!,;ht to expect from the deliberations of the ens;:iti; sesi.on. PRINCE LEOPOLD. WEYMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Last Sunday hia l &rene Highness Prince Leopold, and the whole of his esta blishment, observed the solemnities of the Sabbath in a private manner at Came-house : the Rev. Dr. England, Archdeacon of the Diocese, officiated. The next day he and his attendants took a ride on horseback over Bincombe-down, through the village of Preston, and from thence by the turnpike-gate leading to this town: here he stopped for a considerable time, surveying the distant bays, esplanade, and different buildings. His Highness appeared in deep thought; and it was cbserved that he did not communicate his ideas on the different prospects, either to Sir Robert Gardiner or Baron Hurdenbroke; but quitted the scene in a state of mind absorbed in the deepest melancholy. On Thursday, Prince Voroniesky and General Count D'Ojaruwsky, two Ressitut noblemen, arrived at CAITIth. house, charged with letters of condolence from the Em peror Alexander The Earl of Alexander, mad several other Noblemen and persons of distinction of the county, have this week paid morning visits of inquiry, but Prince Leopold's. continued depression of spirits has prevented the honour of their personal introduction. _ _ _ The hot and cold baths at the King's Lodge are kept in constant readine.s tbr the accommodation of the Prince, who is exp,.ted to use the former for complaints of the head. Parliament will be opened by Commission- on Tues. day. It is generally understood in the Court eirtles that the Queen will hold a Drawing room un the 2Ctit of 'February, The Duke of York is mentlinr: very for. 17. Rt thurst had an interview with his Royal 11:jhuels on Thursday morning. The Princess to wham the Duke of Cambridge is about to be married, is the youngest daughter of Fire. derick, Landgrave of Hesse, by Caroline of Nassat k .—. She is the grand-daughter of Mary, second daughter Georg," H., and consequently, second cousin to 1 1, Hovel Highness, and is the 59th heir,in her own r' to the Crown of Englund. • The Duke of Wellington, before - he left Camb t. r je London, notified to the Commandant (Sir Andrew) Ber. nerd), that none of the officers of the garristax were to be permitted to attend any of the masked br i flis dur• lug the approaching carnival. The Duke of Wellington arrived at Apley House on Sunday, and had an interview witly'the Duke of York, Monday afterneon, which lasted from half past four till six. Tuesday the Duke of Wellington and, Lord Stewart transacted business at the Secr e t ar y cf State's office for the foreign anti colonial departments. At five o'clock the Duke bad a long interview with Lord Castlereagh, at his house in St. James's-square: His Grace afterwards dined with his Lordship, at which there were present several foreigners and persona of distinction. He proceeded to Eton College on Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, on a visit to his two suns, who are placed at that school. Ilia Grace was received by the Masters and Steward, and remained about an hour. He was much cheered by the scholars. THe STRATHFIELDSAY ESTATE.—The arrange. meats for the purchase of this estate are going on ha the most amicable way, contrary to what was last week reported. The Earl of Rivers is on a visit at the Marquis: of Winchester's seat, at Amport-lamse, in Hampshire, wherin his Lordship lately met the Inert of business, to whom all arbitration is referred. roc Duke of Wellington abides by his first deteretioatioa, not to interfere in the settlement. The only opposing obstacle is the want of ground ;. but this evil will he remove,l, by Government taking in t eektield-heath. There is not the slightest truth in the report that 200,0001. have been offered to Lord R. by a cert.ln banker. The drawings for the house, or rustle, are ready ; and preparations are making for a new feature to the woods and other plantations. The Ruaian Fleet 8611 rr,;in.tito at SL'ailea?, bound. ( ;V . • • t A .7 „7.1 2157