The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-22 00:00:00

4:z THE NATIONAL REGISTER. in reply to the REGENT'S offer. He considered that the sole condition on which he was invited to join the Admi-1 stration, was the total abandonme nt of the p rinci p les which he had pledged himself to support throughout his political life, and he therefore deemed a coalition im practicable. He would not immediately relinquish Spain, or fall down prostrate before America ; but he would reduce, out of economy, the assistance which we yield the Peninsula ; and it the object of contention was not, as be thought, of vital importance, be would give it up to pacify the Americans. Above all, he would remove the disabilities under which the Catholics still labour, and let Protestant ascendancy vanish from our land.— After such a declaration, few persons will be found to re. Bret that his Lordship should not be admitted to a parti c.pation of power, and to quarrel widi the vote of the House, which, on dividing, left the Noble Mover of the original motion in a minority of 63, against 172, whilst the amendment was carried by a majority of 107. The general belief that the Duke of YORK would speak was disappointed. The Marquis WELLESLEY, though strongly pressed by Lord BORINGDONt O explain the mo tives that had induced him to resign, remained silent. Lord GRENVILLE was prevented from attending by the death of the Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM. From the issue of this debate, the fate of the motion on the Catholic question, which is to take place on the 14. th of April next, may be anticipated. MARC!" 2Q. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MARCH 16. Earl _George NOR gave notice of his intention to submit to their Lord. ships a motion for going into a Commit tee on the State of the Nation. I'OR FUGUESE SUBSIDY. On the order for taking into consideration the Prince Regent's Mes. sage relative to the Portuguese Subsidy being read, The Earl of Liv xft roo t stated, that, under the circumstances in which it was proposed to their Lordships to concur in continuing the Eub,itiy to the Portuguese Government, be did not feel it at all necessary to enter at length into the reasons for assenting to the wishes and recominolda. tion of the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on behalf of his 1 . 4. ther, and he now naturally presumed, that as the defence of P:rto74l bad been experimentally ascertained to be practicable, alt woul-I he ti:n. ' viuced, that it was a duty we owed ourselves, as well a otr anticut and faithful Ally, to continue that assistance winch had so completely an swered its purpose. A sum of 1,000,0001. had been advanced b). the Government ef Portugal for the military expences, in addition to the two millions granted by this country ; so that their Lortishipsperceived that the money of this country was not wasted upon those who slid 1:0 . 1 thing for themselves. His Lordship concluded by moving, that an fmni ble Address be presented to the Prince Regent, being as usual ailed:ow • the Message. Earl G leo slicNoa was desirous, in giving his support to the Atldrs, that he infl.;lit not be understood as approving of the distracted and .10. jointed s) stem of policy pursued by Ministers. He condemned the ha. gerinl.:: manlier in which the war in the Peninsula was carried on, as was persuaded the country would not be satisfied unless a great gut! powerful exertion was made, in order, if possible, at once to terminate the war, and destroy the power of Bibnaparte in the Peninsula. After a few words from Earl DARN LLY, in approbation oldie pro. i posed grant, the motion was agreed to nena. dis.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 17. The Royal Marine Mutiny Bill, the Local Militia Amendment, the Annual indemnity, the Dublin Coals importation, and a few private Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and severally read a first t imc.—Adj ourned. EDNESDAY, MARCH 18. Earl PRICY took the oatl)s and his seat on his creation to the Barony of Percy. The House having gone into a Committee on the Mutiny Bill, Earl GLOSYE NOR made a number of animadversions on the enlistmon of men from the Bulks; the great increase of foreigners in the army; and the cruelty of the punishment of flogging. Lord LINER eooL replied; after which the Bill went through a Cern mittee, and was reported. The Reversion I3ill was brought up from the Commons, and read first time.—Adjourucd. THURSDAY, MARCH 20. The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were read a third thin and passed. • A Message from the Commons being announced by the Deputy Us Aztf the Black Rod, the LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the Bar to be cleared. But the crowd being very great (owing to the extraori!inary interest excited by Lord Boringdon's motion), this order was but slossly attended to. Alter repeated orders to clear the bar, without effect, di: Lord Chancellor said he rose to speak to order, and appealed to the House whether it was to be borne that, when the Commons were bringing up Bills to their Lordships' bar, they should thus be obs tructed. His Lordship then ordered the officers to . clear the bar, which was dune . but partially, and with considerable difficulty, and in consequence nt the violent press the iron railing on the let hand which seprates the bar from the House, was forced down.—The Commons then brought up several private Bills, which were red a first time. Lord DARNLET gave notice, that on Tuesday next he should call the . attention of the House to the Distilleries of Ireland. The Earl of LAUDERDALE asked if there was any understanding cab' sisting between this Government and the Government of France on the subject of Licenses ? Earl BA•rn itsT said, that he could most distinctly state, t hat Ito slid: agreement subsisted between the Governmet.t of this country and 641 of France on the subject of commerce. Lord REDESDALE, pursuant to the promise he had given, gave aice of an intention to move for leave to bring in a B ill to relieve from inl; prisOnment persons confined fur debt throug hout the Isi:I ; don, ur..!e certain regulations. The provisions of the Bill would be similar to tlisse contained In the one submitted by him to their Lordships last s.ssioa. THE PRINCE'S LETTER. :.e The Order of the Day being read for taking into considerat ion motion of Lord Boringdon respecting the .Correspukesellce be:ween • Duke of York and Lords. Grey and Grenville e OD! Lord BOR INGDON rose and said, that the m otion lie should has ~ honour to submit, be begOd leave . 6olounly to assure the liou.e FEMALE JERONAUT. . Let those who doubt the strength and courage of the female mind, re...d the follewing relation. Women have been round who despised the terrors of the battle; but they were animated by the exlniple• and ap plause of contending multitudese-Who would have expected to see one of the w ker sex displaying a deme of aud,icity of wlech former ages had no even in men, and scaring alone above - the reach orhuman assistance in a frail gondola, to enetotentei the eturuss.and unknowst dan gers of mid and. uPpe.r air ? Madame Reichard had the tonerity tai ?srend from Keniitsbere, in a balloon-, on the 22d January, when she ran great hazard of her life. The following is tier relation : a The ascension was mid, bet.rcgular, and without any considerable vacillation. I had ecarcely passed the clouds, however,.when the swift ness doubled, and aViolent hurricane tossed the balloon to and fro, in all directions: I was standing in the gondola, holding, with one hand, the inferior orifice tightly closed, and with the other my barometer, sus-. vended by a strieg. The ballot' became on a sudden prodigiously in- ' acted, and the mercury in the barometer stood only .at 11 inches. I fainted ; the cold and extremely rarilied air having nearly deprived me• •of respiration. I, however, in a moment recovered my senses ; but this moment was the most fearful of my life. I feend myself lying in the gondola, my barometer I had lost. The fine object I perceived was the balloon empty, torn through its whole length, thus forming several long strips, floating iu the middle of the net, which was torn in the same manner. Several detached pieces of it- were likewise floating iu the air. I started up suddenly, seeing death thud (taring the in the face, and by this motion a part of the net, which still held the balloon, was torn with violence, grid I was only suspended by some threads. A moment after, another gust of wind strode the side of tile taffety ; and to descend throtigh the clouds. touch the summits of some trees, and feint away egain, was the affair of an instant. When I came td my senses again, found myself in the house of the Sieur 'Thiermann,,at Saupitz."—Thi ther, in fact, Madame Reichard had been conveyed, half dead, by some peasants, who had found her on a rock, with the remains of her balloon, and by her side the gondola, which only held by three of eight cords by which it had been originally suspended. TuesdaT there vras a very numerous meeting at a dinner, at the Free mason' 1 avers, in commemoration of St. Patrick, the tutelar Saint of Ireland. The Marquis of Lansdowne presided, supported by the Earl of Moira on his man hand, and the Aiarquis of Downshire on his left. Prsides a ntunher of Irish Nohlvmen and Gentlemen, thu Lord tla) or atiti aheras of the Ci.y of London w,:; - e ;remit. 6.- ow..