The National Register. — London, England, 1814-05-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTERti port•, whien are to explie at the end of one year after a peace with Great Britain, be prolonged to the end of two years after that event : and that, in favour of our monied institutions, the exports titni of specie be prohibited throughout the sante period. 4 . March 31, 1814." tg JAMES MADISON." The above Message was yesterday transmitted by the President of the United States to both Houses of Congress. W .ishington, April 1, 1814. The following is an extraet of a letter froth Washington to New Yu' k,dated Vashingtnn, April 7, in the evening. "I send an express to New York with this letter that it may he in sea-on to go by the Ciamirey. " 114usc of Representatives have this day by a very great majority, paSsed a Bill repealing the Embargo and Nbu-Importation Laws, which Bid will pass the Senate in a day or c two, by an unani mous vote, or nearly so. The free importation of British manufac tured goods will, afttr this week, be allowed into •all the ports of the mired Slates, in neutral ships, °tract:omit of persons re , ,itiing ail neutral conntries.". rx:pATRIATIoN AND CHANGE OF ALLECHANCF.. New-I - urea, Aram 9.—From the late deci , ions of the Supreme' Court of the United States at the seat of Government, it would ap war than an American doctrine on this very irnpoi taut subject a! length t. be established by authority in this country. The solitaiy deci,idn of Juege Elsworth in Connecticut, and some less promi nent eases in Pennsylvania and other States, have not been suffici ent to determine the law of the land ; and it was therefore !Moth to be desired. that the question might he brought directly before the highest judicial tribunal of the cenntry for their conehtsive deter mination. The opportunity has arrived. as has been seemin'the reports of prize causes decided by that Court at their present Session I)t Washington. On the Oaf of these causes, it seems to have been contended, that a citizen could not divest billltitliefif his first allegiance, but was fur ever bound in his duty, and entitled to the nattual privileges and protee!ton of his native government. This doctrine is denied, shod the right ot d epatriation and naturalization in any threign coun try advdocrel and mainlaitied. On On: question the court was divided, four members, Judges ‘Vashingten, Duvall, Todd, and ' Story, deciding in favour of naturalization; Judges Marshal and Livingston against it ; and 'Judge Johnson declining to give his opinion. A partial confittnation of the doctrine Inns also been given by Mr. Pinkney, late Attorney-General, VOllO maintained that our right to naturalize foreigners Oman protect them in all cases, excepting within the dominions of their former Sovereign, where it Ayoub' cease to operate, and the citizen became subject to his original allegiance. The re-establi,lnnent of this principle is of the first consequence. As a practical illustration of the doctrine, the property of native Americans dooticiliated iu England is lt ondcanned a. 4 British good,. A n d it is of inoi e intereAt as a point of national or pnblic law. The I,4llest judicial authority of the country having determined the right of expatriation and naturalization, it is to be presumed the question is aettled, at leist so far as respects American writers, who are bound to re,pect the law of their native land. The practice of every otbet nation, even while in theory they may occasionally deny it, is also well known to be in favour of naturalization. And the great bulk of those who have emigrated from Britain to this country, having left their residence with the consent of their h o v e l: J iment, given at its custom-houses in time of peace, combo. rates the claim to the I;,entral right of expatriation wile:sever the ',Wylie salt ty in time of war would not be endangered by yemoval. 'l4e %abject, however. as more immediately concerning us, is the judicial vantirmation of the right of n•••ttrabzatiou in C;reign . t s,, nr a l n.:, by the Supreme Court of the' Ui.ited States ; a right disputA by controvermal K rim . , made a party-qnestion by politicians. bud at leogth settled (war hope nt least) by the judge% of the highest American trionnal, known, oy waazever of lotal politics may remain ottae:all to them, a% beiodzing to troth the great parties which divi.e the evnuninty. It is no longer a repablican or federal loctrine, but the proomm , etlititlicial opinion of the countrh and as 411C14 we trust it wail be gnaw A fl r e d The la .. iwtell'•eity from Europe %Oki' ilm! been received in Ani ' :. tiZ • •,. loot•ci.:4,:•cd the Rhine, and were in til , / Sar t: . ~ A . _,_ 4 , 04 1-, , 2. • al,,ick'ike4l deserted Bucnaparte, and F .. / ' '-- ‘ •-:••-•"-- tar StrOfltly 1 eportv.i. To deicribe 'i 'tr , / ,- 1. '.) . ,-:- :. -• ) a w l: , • '1.01. 1 . \:. lei' this nnexpectud news excited at .. .( kY - - I I! t.: "' •/ 14 " ' L I mpo..ibie a nd a New York paper ,‘ '.., N.,: ..,' 4 ,4 0.- •-•-. ... • - . =,/.. .1 J.:. ) red, publicly declared, that the hand r _ ID /•,\„..., _, ......4. of f \\* '.. ,,,,..... "7.=. l e i .--.... :.: 7 . - 4414 ° . ity ".t. ur fetters, but the apparent grief die 0 id . SE aNY NT,Y 2. lire news has created among the ruler" of our &swots, iv evidence of our subserviency to his view , . One of these men, on Monday, loudly expressed his wishes, that not a mutt of Cu- allicd army, now combatio:g the 'Emperor in his owl., kiogdom, would esespe alive and another, no less sensitive than lii, 'uroi her Statesman. that there would he no peace in Europe till litionaparte again dictated it within the walls of Vienna.'" imPERLiL P.iuLLIMENT. HOUSE .)1. 1.01.)S. • MONDAY tIAY 23. Severll Hills were re.,(l a sceontl time. The Mtlwiela Cellege Bill was agrted to be withdrawn.—Ad. jouroetl. TUF:DAY, MAY Sir UckttY P.tuNtt, brought tip front the Howe of Commons the Cu►u Exportation Bill, which waft read a first time. The Earl of Lam nEnn,ALE moved that the Rill he p►inted, avid suggested that the second- reading 15110111 d not take place till another Bill on the subject of the Corn Lawsslionld also he before the Hotty..c. —Agreed to Their Lordships (vere occupied a considerable part of the day is hearing Appeals, &e.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. Thc Trade Protection Bill, Atlas Insurance Bill, French Goods Bill, Ctp.tonis Duties Bill, Colonial Officers Bill, Irish Infirmaries Bill, Irish Plot-o - ffiee hill, arsil uthers, were 'Tad a tlind time and passed.—Adjuurned. ITIVII6VAYI MAY Q 6. Lord Bon RING DON presented a Bill fur the butter prevention of the spreading of the Small Pox. Read a first time. The Child Stealing Bill, and several pi ivate bills, were brought np from the Commons. • The Ii ish Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, Scotch Josticiary Bill, and several private bills, were read a Alin' time and ',asstd.—Adjourned • FRIDAY, MAY 27. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Cuttoms and War Duties Bill, the Sugar Bounty, Slave Trade Ships, Colonial Offices, American Trade Regulation, Irish Hospitals, Scotch Ver dicts, Teak Wood , Irish Post Of fi ce Regulation, and twenty-five Private Bill s. The Commissioners were .the Marquis of Windiest Lord Chohnondeley, and the Lord Chancellor. The Dover Gaol Bill, and Best's Divorce Bill, were read a third time. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. Lirti SPENCYR prescuted a Petition Iron certain Roman CAIN). lies in the county of Mayo, for the removal of Catholic Lord CLARE also presented a Petition of similar import. The Earl of DoNouptotonE said it,was his lotention to present several Petitions from the Catholics of Ireland. but as that class of his Majesty's subjects stood in a situation different trim that in which they were placed last Session of Parliament, it was not in contemplation to produce any discus.ion on the The Duke of NORFOLK wished to know when the Noble Earl would preient the petitions. Lord DONOLIGIIMORE said he should give notice. Adjourned till Wednesday. HOUSE OF' CONJAIONS. MONDAY, MAY C 3. A nwniber 9f petitions mere prescnted against the inopcsvni alter ation ill the Corn Laws. BARON DE BERENCER. Mr. Wit rtlittya reAnmed the Debate which was postponed from Finlay night. on the subject of the arrest and confinement of C. H. Baron de Berenger, • which he considere d ..n abuse of the high powers .vested in the Secretary of State by the Alicn Act. Toe Hon. Gentleman, after dwelling a considerable time on the aggra vations of the ca-e, concluded with miiving, that a Secret Commit tee he appointed to inquire into the circumstances of this preeteumg. The motion having hem put by the Speaker, Mr. C. JoHNST4INF.r )Se to second it. He declared that it Was not his intention to keep back any evidlnce that could be posziblY