The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RtGIST APRIL 3. reqoire a new and different kind of operations before the fortresse M ,fit' Hamburg and Marburg, and the me HUI preparations are actor dingy making for that purpose. By several Officers who have de sorted to us e and among whom there are even soma native French' we have received the most particular information concerning both the strength and the spirit of the garrison. If we were to calculate merely on the number of soldiers, the corps d'armee under Marshal Davonst, and behind - his walls, might be deemed force sufficient, bqt the moral and physical state of the garrison reduces them at least one half part. frlie .ComManding General in Chief, Count Bennigsen, has at the request of the Sovereign Prince a' the Ne therlands, given Termission for raising a company of Blankencse eta of the Dutch priioners and deserters, and .to send them from th enc e to Holland. By. these means, several hundreds of these nor fortnnates are already gone from Hamburg, that unfortunate city, and which may be considered as one of the last French dungeons, to assist in the liberation of their native country. Extract of a prirate Letter from Basile ti the 15th March. An (Meet, who left Chaumont in the night between the 12th Ad 10th, assures us, that apartments were prepared on the 12111, fnr Count Rostimowsky, and the other Plenipotentiaries of the Allied Po'vers, who were expected at Chaumont, in consequence of t he Congress at Chatillen having broke up. The head quarters were to be removed from Chaumont to Bar . anr-Aubc. . ('onnt D'Artois, who had'been invited by a Deputation from Lorraine, was to depart this day (the 15th) from Vesoul, for Nancy. We have received tile following most important intelligence from the best source :—'l'hat Marshal Ney has been totally . . defeated, and. on this occasion, 14,000 men, chiefly of the old guards, were made prisoners, and 52' cannon taken. The field of battle was near Durmaine ou the Maine. • The communication between Prince Schwartleriberg and Field Marshal Blucher eras fully restored. The head-qmirters of the first ;.. meetioned General was, 011 the 13tb, at Bray, and those of Mar bind Blucher on the 12th, at Dormant., . • . • TUPIDAY, MARCH Mr. Limos moved, that there be laid upon the table an areonnt of grain imported into Great Britain and Ireland from Jai:miry, 11313, to Ja n uary, 1814, with the prices annexed.—Agreed to. Mr. DouGLAS obtained leave to bring in a Bill to prevent candi. .dates at Elections from paying the expenees of non-iisident electors. The Bill was brought in, and read a first and second time.—Adjourped. WRDN ES DAY, MARCH 30. A Bill to continue the Gold Coin Bill of last Session, was brought in and read a first time. The Clergy Penalty Bill was read a third time and passed. On the second reading of the Hackney Poor Bill, a clawie. making the landlord pay the Poor's Rates, and to place him under the necessity of recovering it again from his tenant-, was much objected to by Sir Samuel Rontilly, and others. as contrary to the laws which prevailed generally throughout the kingdom, and injurious to the lower orders of people. Sir Samna moved the postponement of the second reading, upon which a division arose—Foe the second read ing, ST ; egainit 4,36 ; majority fur the second reading, 1. Mr. BRAND rose for the purpose of putting two qnestionis to the Right Hon. .Gentleman ( th e - Chancellor of •tbe Exchequer), to answer which he hoped there would be no objection. First, whether Government had sent out, or was about to send out, a ship to con vey the Doke of • Berri to Bordeaux ? and, secondly, whether negotiations were still carried on at Chatillon between the Ambas suitors of the Allies and of the Emperor of France. The Cid ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER route first question replied i n the negative. To the second no answer was given. • Mr. PONSONUY informed the house that Lord Morpeth had fixed on Friday, the 2 . 2 d of April to'bring forward his motion relative to the speech - of the Speaker at the bar of the House of Lords. On the motion of Mr. Cartwright, the house was ordered to be called dyer on that day.—Atijonibed. It • • IMPERIAL PA. . 7 L'I.IILIENT. HOUSE OP LORDS. In the course of thi week their LordshipigaTe judgment in several appeals, but transacted no.public burineb f impor&,nee.. On Wednesday the Clergy Penalty Bill ;was brought up from the commons, and mil a first time. • j Thursday, the Clem , Penalties Suspension Bill, way read a second time and ordered to be committed to morrowe—Adkurned • FRIDAY, APRIL 1. The Clerey Pena Wef t, Tr, u was reported without amendments. The third reading on Monday. PANTHEON THEATRE. The Duke of NORFOLK requested be eight be allowed to brine in a Bill, to permit the - performance of the regular drama in that building, and have it:read a first time, in order that it might. be printed, with a view to its being read a second time after the recess. The. LORI) CHANCELLOR would not object to the introduction of the Bill, but stated that in the progress of the measure it would be indispensible that the 'consent of the Crowd should be signified with respect to it. Tha Bill was then brought in, and read a first tithe.--Adjourned •to Monday. • HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MARCH 28. Sir EGERTON TinToGna gave notice of his intention to brini in a Bill to alter and amend the 13th and 14th of .Cliorles IL so tar as it related to the settlement of the poor. The Bill t) compel persons holding offices in the Colonies to reside • there, was read 'a second time. The' Clergy relief Bill went through a Committee. On the Motion of Mr. Ennis, a Committee was appointed to enquire iuto the state of the gouts of Newgate, Gilimiur-street, and the Poultry. The• Royal Clarence Ship Canal BM (from Wo6l"Wielt to Frith) WIC read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time.—Ad jotinted.. THURSDAY, IMARCH.M. Mr. Sheriff Magnay presented a petition from the Corpo ration of the City a London, praying (as the time ..:tor receiv ing private petitions for bills was past) that they might lureeleave to present a petition for a bill to widcn the street caned St. Martin. le-Grand. The petition was referred to a Committee. • The Gold Coin Bill was read a second titnt. Mr. Wm. Wynne presented a Petition from Mr. 'Wright, pray ing that the Rev. St. John Priest should be called to the has, and that he himself should ne allowed to bring forward evidence to invalidate the statements of that Gentleman, with respect to the Clergy. Penalty Suspension Bill —Ordered to lie on the table. Sir Samuel Romilly obtained leaf to bring in a Bill to make free. hold property of persons who die intestate liable to the payment of simple contract debts. Mr. Bathorst having moved the order of the day for the.secomi reading of the Clergy Penalty Bill, Lord Folkstone opposed it, as manifest injustice to Mr. Wright, who bad bruaght all ihose actions which it was the intention of the Bill to put an .end to. A►t act had p,assed both houses vl years ago, to encourage people to dr) that %Illicit Mr. Wright was now doing ; and as he had acted under the sanction and authority of that Act, he thought it would be the height 4iojustiee to pass another Act to prevent hint from doing what a former Act of the legislature had encouraged him to do. Mr. Bathurst answered the objections of the Noble Lord at eon. siderable length, and urged the hardships .which .could result to time Clergy front a mere act of inadvertauce, if this hill was not , passed. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to morrow.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL 1. Mr; Serjeant Oststow gave notice that on the 27th of April, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to•repeal the Act of 5. Eliz. cap. 4. imposing penalties on prrsens exercising 'trades with out serving all apprenticeship of seven years. The West India Trade Bill, the West India Ships Bill, and the Coffee Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. I. The Clergy Residence Bill went through a bommittee. Report ordered to be received, and, with the Amendments, to be taken into further consideration on Tuesday next, and to be l The House then adjourned to Monday. •