The National Register. — London, England, 1821-12-16 00:00:00

rbt No. 1,346.—V0L. XIV.] FREAVII PA PII RS. Pants, Dec. Io.—At one o'clock to-day the King gave an audience to his Ministers, with the excep tion of M. Latour Maubourg, the Minister of War. who is indisposed ; the Prince de Talleyrand, the Chancellor, the Dukes of Dalmatia and Albufera, the Count of Viomenil, Marshals of France; a rcat number of Peers of France and the Dequties, mi litary. officers of various rank, and the Prince of Castelcicula, the Neapolitan Ambassador. The Ministers assembled in the evening, at the house of the Duke de Richelieu. VIENNA, Nov. 28.—1 t is well known that hi them several foreign journals have been allowed to circulate in Austria. However, from the Ist of January next, it is resolved that no journal, what ever may be its political opinions, shall be allowed in the Austrian dominions, and that nobody shall subscribe except for papers printed within the Aus trian territory. It is no longer a secret that the Court of Vienna is endeavouring to carry this sys tem into effect throughout Germany , it will not meet with opposition in Batavia, Saxony, or Hano ver. In Wirtemberg a more liberal system may be expected, but the King of IVirtemberg, even in conjunction with the other German Powers of the second and third orders, is too weak to counter .ct the influence of those Governments which have adopted the contrary system. The Court of St. Petersburgh, in this respect, perfectly coincides with that of Vienna. FROM THE. FaONTIEIIS OF ITALY. Nov. '47.—We learn that an order has been is- sued for disarming of the lonian Isles, in which it appears that revolt is on the point of becoming ge nerul. IL is said that sanguinary scenes have taken place hi the island of Cerigo and Ithaca, and that a great number of the Turks and English have there lust their lives. Roue, Nov. 17.—The Marquis Anteldo Antehle, anti the Advocate Tommaso Felici, appeared on the 31st of October last, before the Chancery of the civil tribunal of the first instance at Pesaro, there to make a declaration from which it results:— " That, by an act of the 3d of Auk. last, dated at Leghorn, that they have been named by thc de ceased Caroline Queen of England, ( las jidu ciaires) thy nil the property which she possessed in Italy, with the obligation to apply it in the manner which she should herself direct by any act whatever signed by her hand. " That the death of Queen Caroline having taken place oil the 7th of the same month, the will had been executed fur the benefit of those who had a right to it. " That having learnt by a separate act, drawn up and signed in the pretence of William Fox, and of Hattebs, notaries of London, who had preserved the minute of it, the said deceased Queen of En land has determined how the above-mentioned pro perty is to be applied, paid and employed, and the said Sieurs Marquis Antahlo Antalde, and the Ad vocate Tuunnaso Felici, not seeing good to retain the quality given to them of trustees, or any other quality depending on the same, they do by this pre sent declaration renounce the quality herein above specified ; urgently demanding that their declara tion be received and brought to the knowledge of the public, by all possible means, and even by in sertion in foreign journals, to serve us a guide to all those who may have any titleor claim to the pro perty left by the deceased Queeq." The declaration of Messrs. the Marquis Ancalde and the Advocate Felici, trustees (fidei-comaissair es) of the lute Qtleell of England, causes much sensa tion here. The necessary consequences of this step is, to render ',public arrangements which the de ceased wished to keep secret, and which will per haps throw some new light on the great process. It is, besider, doubtful whether these arrangements, being detach-al from the firs. act in faveur of Mews. Antalde and Felici, can lass considered as legally Eergami continues to live at Pesaro, where the chute is his favourite diversion. He has in his stables thirty very fine horses. His lace is shadow ed with very thick whiskers; his huntsmen and ser vants have adopted the same fashion. He has lately been at St. Marino, where he has had himself regis tered among the citizens of that republic. ationaf Mrt WM. s nur Eling, Congtitution, attb gaiDa. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1821. Paws 90. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAILS. WA RSAW, Nov. 20.—Accounts from Kowno say that the march of the Russian troops to the Sough still continues. ST. PETZRillillt444 Nov. 21.--4 an. MEMO addressed to the Senate, his 11liesty the Mperor has commanded the establishment of a Russian General Consulate in Persia. The annual expen diture fur the establishment is fixed at 2300 Dutch ducats.—The Councillor of State, Wazenko, from the Foreign department, is appointed Consul-Gene ral, with a salary of 1250 ducats per annum. All the Officers of the Consulate receive a yel:r's sa lary to defray the expenses of their journey. We communicate the following particulars from letters that have b.en received at Hatoburgh from Constantinople : Oc r. 26.—The Russian ships continue to pass freely. The Greeks living in this country are better treated by the Authorities; and the of the populace towards them has rather abated. There has been no public execution fur this fortnight. The invasion of the "Persians is confirmed. It is thought they have taken Bagdad, as well as Tean and Topralkali, in Armenia ; and besiege Kars and Erscrum, the only defe.:-.!es of the Empire on that side. ness the opportunity to shake off the yoke. They are rich, very industrious, numerous, and robtkit, and, therefore, might be very troublesome to this Government. According as the Persians conduct themselves in Armenia, they might secure them selves a very fine position in that country. The Curdish tribes are always on the side of the con queror, for the sake of plunder. This Empire is so ill-directed, so embarrassed within and without, that one might almost doubt whether a war with ltui3li is necessary to lead it to ruin. THE MARQITIK OF BUCKINGHAM AND THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHRONICLE. Oar readers will remember that in consequence of the Editor of the Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire Chronicle, having asserted, (what was incontestibly true) that some of the Bucking hamshire Yeomanry had ridden by the side of the late Queen's carriage, to escort her on her way to Braudenburgh House—the Marquis of Buckingham had, by the impure exercise of his influence, pro cured an order to pass the Bench of Magistrates at a Quarter Sessions, declaring that in future none of the advertisements, relating to the public County business, should be sent to the paper in question.— At a recent meeting of the Magistracy the following protest, honourable to every one who signed it, was entered intsx— Pa OTEiT OCT. 29.—Tlic force of the Persians is estimated at 150,000 men. 1t is not supposed that Erzerum can hold out long. This war has been made known to the people by a Firntan of the Sultan. A resolution having Leen sot• d by the majority of the ma• gistrates assembled at the late Quarter Session. fur the county of Bucks, prohibiting the insertion of any co oily adve►tise ments in the liackingltant,hirc, Bedfordshire and ilerefurd. shire Chronicle, we, alagistiatcs and Gentry of that comity, feel it incumbent upon us to express our deep regret that such a measur.• should have been thought necessary, and ro protest against it as in our opinion, uncoastitutional, and injurious to the true interests of the community. We cannot divest ourselves of the conviction, that in this choice of thosejom•nals is latch ought to contain the adver tisements relative to the public business of the coml . ), one consideration alone should present itself—how hi st to select those papers, the circnlatiou of w hich, within the cuouty, , is likely to afford the greatest publicity. We view with concern and alarm the endeavour. to •islt upon an editor the exprewiiiii of his political opinions, wb ch has been made by the majority of a beach of Alagistrates, as.uming, in effect, the combined footnotes of prosecutors, judges, and jurors. TM, proceeding appears ill us adverse to the first principles of English just it c, since (besides the anomaly of converting a Court of Quarter Sessions into a body of censors o: the public press, and thus investing it with functions unknown to the nncient constitution of the land, and highly dangerous to the acknowledged rights nod privileges of the subject) these gentlemen, if hereafter called upon to act as grand jurors upon a bill ul lihel affecting mat ter previously published in that paper, will have already prejudged the case. . . OCT. 30.—Important intelligence is said to have been received from St. Petersburgh, which may lead to an amicable arrangement between the two Powers, The Fort continues to behave with the s.one' arrogance towards the ClirLtian Powers. It pretends not to attaeli niuJi importance to the Persian war. Nov. 2.—lt is certain that despatches have been received by the Porte direct from St. Petersburgh, and others express from Vienna, by the Imperial Internuncio. The day before yesterday a General Council was held of all the great Officers of the Empire. The Reis Effendi was dismissed yesterday and sent into exile to Asia. Some believe that this is only a covert manner of sending a negociator to treat with the Persians. The Maronites have made an alliance with the Droises ; the Wachabites have recommenced their incursions ; the greater part of Syria and Arabia is in an unsettled state. Ali Pacha still holds out in Joannia—the Pacha of Scutari, with his Albanians, undertakes nothing against him. Servia is reported to be in insurrection. It is affirmed, that after the perfidious execution of some of their Chiefi, the Pacha sent from hence has been cut to pieces by them, together with his attendants. An army of 60,000 men, distinct from the army of the Danube, which was to march to Livadia, will be detained by this insurrection.— Great uneasiness is entertained respecting the answer which the Sultan will give to the ultimatum of Russia. The situation of the Turks is ex tremely critical. The Ministers of the Porte have no power ; all tkc reports are made to the chief fil vuurite, Haleb Effendi, who receives the commands of the Sovereign, and he is unhappily arrogant. obstinately fanatical, cruel, and covetous. The Ambassadors of all the European Powers, without exception, have for some time past signified to the Porte that it must hasten to accede to the terms of Russia, otherwise it cannot expect any support from their Sovereigns. M. Zea had demanded an audience of the Grand Vizier, and commenced negotiations to obtain also an audience of the Sultan, without being obliged to give the usual presents. This has been counter acted by an intrigue, and the audience has not taken place. People have a most formidable idea of the furce of Russia, and this opinion having estab lished itself among the people, may greatly diminish their courage to resist in case of a war. Armenia will be the theatre of great events. More prudent and mote submissive than the Greeks, the Arme nians arc, however, equally fanatic. Christians, lisi ig in the midst of Mussulmcn, they will nut immediately expose themselves to dauger, but would certainly have less to of to the Persians than to the Turks; and if the intervention of Russia should insure their political existence as a nation, they would prubulAy embrace with eager " T. die Law ()dicers of the Crown belong , the pi o s ecut inn of librin stAainst the State. The tribunals of the country ate open to MI aggrieved individuals; and where ItAal redress Inks nut been !sought, or C4llllOl be obtained, in our opinion the only justifiable manner of contrudactiog staiements, ac argument., iss by rutin; the falsehood of the nue , or by exposit . ; the weakness or the other. 11" e cantor. refraiu !coin believing, that in public opinion, all other courses will be considered rather as ravuuting of peisecution and of nu inability to reply, than as dictated by that dignified impat tiality which ought on all OlCCabiollll to to mark the &cesium of oil mieilefulent %i agiati acy. We feel ourt.elves moreover called , not Ica• by a seo.e justice, than by a concurrence in the sunt•d cooediluincoal via it which has generally characterized that paper, to pro uite its CiflAildllurs, b 0 11/11,4"5, itbatiiilling from all attsb - k Nam private character, it upholds the same political lint:. crplcs. George Lee, Thos. Wm. Coke, M.P. John Aubrey, M.P. John KipltnA. R. (~1(11,3..11. Nil'. IVlllauu Rickford, T. I),gby Auhr..y. J. S. Ryon. 11 ills urn NI orris. Robert Smith, M.P. johll Ellitllld Morris. Nogritt, M.p•e • kit other of the Marquio. of The Bills for the Suppression of Vice, against Susannah Wright and George Clarke, are fur :he • . publication of . blaspiteinous sod nut for a libel . against the King and Government (as stated in Th 4 Corier); the Constitution of that Society not per •.. s 4. milling them to institute prosecuti ons f ur se di t i on t• '• A./ ' libels. • The Countess de Grey, with her accustomed rality, deducted 10 per cent. from her rents sip ' 7 .. liurbag,e, in the county of Leicester, in consideru.% ion of the present d..mr-wsed state of agriculture.— - - The Earl of Cardigan, at his autht lust week for the payment of rents due at Lady-day last, returt.ed per cent. on the respective amounts to the whole of his tenantry iu Northamptonshire and Leicester shire. ? I , f : . 1 , J r ~~ r