The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-20 00:00:00

MARCH 20. The Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton house on Thursday, and received the congratulatory Address of the University of Oxford, on the late victories of our armies and of our Allies. The wire Chancellor of the University as usual, headed the procession, which was joined at Carlton house by the Duke of York and a ',umber of Noblemen and Bishops. The Prince, as is customary, read his answer. They were all most graciously received, and had the ho nour to kiss his Royal Highness's hand. The Princess Katherine of Russia, sister to the Emperor Alexander, with her son, the young Prince of Oldenburgh, is nn her way to this country with "a numerous suite, con silting of about forty persons of high diitinction in the Em- Accounts from Holland mention, that the Pope, whose re movals had been frequent lately, was hro . ught to Nice on the 9th of February, and was to depart on the 11th for Genoa, where preparations were making for his reception. The last Paris Papers sufficiently spew that the greatest alarm and confusion prevail in that capital ; and it is evi dently feared among the French Authorities, that if entered by the Allies, it will be set ova fire by the Cossacks in revenge for the destruction of Moscow. Two Deputies from Norway landed at Gravesend, and only waited there for passports to proceed to town, to lay before Ministers the change of affairs which has recently taken place in Norway, with the view, as is supposed, of ob taining the sanction of the British Government to their -in dependence and neutrality. Immort?.l honour and glory to the Silesian Army and its leader ! Conceive a man, eighty years of age, displaying all the ardour and activity of the youngest man ; a man in whom age has improved his experience without enfeebling any of the faculties either of mind or body ; forming his plans with the most consummate skill, and executing thein with the greatest promptitude and precision ; forseeiug every movement of the enemy ; providing against every contin• gency, deciding often on the instant, but always deciding for. the lest.—Such a man is Blucher! No. 2,59 C. • 1...20,0n0 7,191. ,, • • • L. 1,000 4,824. L.1,000 No. 2,590, drawn the last Day of Drawing a prize of Twenty Thousand Pounds, was Shared and Sold by HORNSBY and Co. in One Quarter, One Eighth, and Ten Sixteenths; No. 7,191, a Prize of One Thousand Pounds, was Shared and Sold by HORNSBY and Co. in One Quarter, One EigUlt, and Ten Sixteenths; likewise, No. 4,824, a Prize of On.. Thousand Pounds, ip Two Quartvs, Two Eighths, and Four Sixteenths. •The Holders of the Skates are respectfully acquainted that they may receive their Prize Money immediately, at No. 6, Cornhill, where One Hundred Mound rounds were paid in the last two small Lotteries. TWINTY THOVSAND POUNDS.—•.OII Monday last the 14th Instant, the Lottery finished Drawing, No. 5,151. was drawn a prize of .Sol. which being.the first above 171. was further entitled to Tw esrry Triou- SAND POUNDS, and was sold in One Half and Eight Sixteenth Shares at litan's truly fortunate Offices, No. 4, Conlin! and 9, Charing cross, Idindon, where No. 4,175, a Prize of 5001. same day, and 5,9'28 a Prize of 2,70(11. the First day, were sold in 18 Shares.--4'. Bran 'returns his sincere Thanks to the Public for the very distinguish. ed prefereuoe shewn him in the lute and and former Lotteriel, and re quests the anlders of the fortunate Shares to brii:g them for Payment, (on demurid).to either of his Offices as above, or to excluinge the m fur Tickets or Shares in the New Lottery, which commences Drawing the 3d May, and which was contracted fur on the 15ili instant : the Liddings were as under : Richardson, Swift and Co. • • ...... • • • • •••• Ll 6 9 10 Siteivright Blab and Sbewell Sclic.mes. with particulars may be bad, gratis, at Biss►'s Cum. CV, of 9, Charing-CNN. TtIE NATIONAL REGISTER. THEOLOGICAL DISWISITION. IFO There is nothing which more clearly evinces the sub;imitv of the Christian religion, and its superiority over every other doctrinal system, than that command which enjoins us to " love our enemies, and do good to those who despitefully use us." Nothing less than divinity could have proposed such a principle of action, so contrary to the pasions of mankind, and which has received the character of meanness from the. advocates of infidelity. Indeed it Is .so mortifying to the character or pride, upon which passion,' infidelity is chiefly founded, that it were wonderful if it had not been stig matized with the epithet of baseness by the professor of Atheism. - To forgive our enemies, and be truly benevolent to them, calls forth such energy of mind, that the imbe cility of Atheism shudders at it ; it occasions a man to lower himself so in his own conceit, to forego so many advantagei that flatter his fancied consequence, to give - up the gratifi cation of triumph the moment of revenge offers, that the. proud and ambitious cannot brook the disappointment, and from the blindness of passion they cannot conprehend the magnificence of the mandate. It is justly observed, that none arc sO merciful as the truly brave ; and as the most paternal mercy must be identified with the character of the Christian, so none can possibly be more truly brave " What advantage shall I get," cries the worldling, " by letting my enemy, when he is in my power, slip through myfingers The advantage of having proved youi self superior b of having triumphed over yourself: the very acme ofconquesr,• and the indubitable proof of the most exked heroism. " Allowed—but why am I, after having mercifdly spared him, to relieve and succour him? Would not theworld call me a fool ? Are there not worthy people suffieirut to calt forth my assistance? why then am I to expend mycare upon him who would have destroyed me ?" An actita half per forined .may bepid not to be performed at all. 'io save and then refuse assistance, if it is wanted, is to be hut half a hero. which is nearly as inglorious as being no hero. The wotld would call you a fool ; but what is the wisdom ofthe s'mld ? the parent of care and anxiety, and the founds* of disap pointment and regret. There are also worthy rople suffi cient to call for your aid, but the worthy will find more real fi lends than the Wicked ; and is there not a rsost-refit•ied pitch of heroism in relieving him whotn no one else will re lieve ? Theie are the observations 1 wont 1 address tc the Atheist, whOse pride will only let him act from self-ce,ofi, dence. TO,the worldling, who does not deny, vec does not obey a Ood,:,I would observe, that policy, that fundamental • Spring of worldly wisdom, should induce him to actions of such a nattoe; because, by forgiving and telievin; an enemy, you add him to the number of your friends. If you effect -your revenge upon him, you make him still more your . enemy, and lie may (so uncertain and rotary are the afl'aits of men) havea subseepent opportunity of retaliation, and ..then you cannot expect to " find mercy, shewing none ;" and you will then discover, that if worldly wisdom was not blind,, it would see the features of its darling child, Policy, in this offspring of celestial wisdom. To the professor of Cloistianity I would hold a ditTerent argument. Your religion is a religion of mercy, arising from the wants of mankind, and therefore every action Cot.- trary to mercy is contrary to your religion. Christianity ii meant to dispel every vapour of enmity from society, tor nothing inimical to peace and charity can enter the king dom of Heaven. Christianity is not sufficiently pi a"'i'" by keeping ourselves pure we must endeavour to make each other puce. ‘Vhat woted be said to the solder, though he bad defended himself ever so brtively, who saw his corn- E 7 I