The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-18 00:00:00

IP • • r IT P Sr, '1 0 meet the deficit of the present year a sort of forced asse•s rnent is proposed, which was adopted by the Legislative Body, by which those paving it are to become crettiti►rs of the state to the amount requited. This is resorted to instead of a loan. ITALY. MILA M A RcH 17.—Mr. Adair, the late English Ambassa dor at Vienna, arrived at Trieste, on the - Bth instant. Two English frigates were expected in that port, destined to convey to ;Malta the Ambassador and the other English in the Austrian States. An English squadron of 13 sail continued cruize in the Adriatic, and prevented vessels from either going out or coming into Trieste. It was feared that the English would seize the hut favourable opportunity of attacking the five Russian ships o ft he line and frigates which were in that port. According to the last intelligence from Dalmatia, the English have occupied the Isle of Levina, on the coast of that province, l in order to obtain, as k supposed, the more easily, water and provisions, and also a shelter in bad weathor. FROM TILE MALT 4 4AD GIBRALTAR MAILS. (4; n n A I.T A n , ncn IS.—General Spencer's expedition ar rived here on the sth of March ; the British troop , have landed, and the German part, with leuron's and Mattes ilk's regiments, Mich were in garrison here, 'lase embarked, and will sail for Sicily or Malta in a few days. It is supposed that General spencer n ill wait here flr fresh instructio n s feint England, and for the return of the British part of tile expedition, which sailed same time since for Sicily. MARC u 23.—Thc pros - incev of Catalonia, Navarre, and Bis cay. no longer belong to the Spanish Monarchy. They are taken possession of h, t!o• French troop; and the Grand Duke or Berg has puhlkhed a Proclamation, Ytating• that this measure is taken for pacific purposes. This Proclamation' has occa-ion cd a rail in the 1 ;de,. frinit ti.j to 60. The number of French troop• which base entered Spain exceeds 150,040 turn. A reach force i. daily expected at Malaga. Cousiderable },loom prevails throughout Spain. '27. —The news of Bonaparte's arrival at Madrid is not confirmed. Murat is there by this time. The Cariliagena .6(ttadrint continued at Puri Mahon lity the latest accounts. The Tnultm and fiochefort -elu: u trons are out. The light company of t 4•111, n it,' a , otal I detachment of art Mery and two Officers or Erigiu , crs, are acing to take pini•es-ion of a small uninha bited rick tinder .1 pr'• hill, called the Parsley Island, in Sp:l -ts hence nor cruizers ( that i-, gun-boat- and small craft ; N iII he beiler able In intercept the supplie- or reinfnrcemein, daily piing from Taril.l to Ceuta. Sir si Inoy Smith, in hi• Majesty', ship- roodroyant, of sO gun-, with Inc AkiniSt•11111011. of I gnu-, .ailed front this place on the ISth inst. •upposed for time Erazik. 111PERIA1. PARLIAAIENT. 1I0( . •1. OF I.OIMS. MON1).11', APRIL LfIRD .140/ it I presented a petition from certain Insolvent nels:ors, n bids %%as ordered to lie on the table. I. , 4stee (;ut: % presented a petition from oi large lowly or Irt•l4 Catholics, for the repeal of the various disrinalifx sta noes to os hick the% are •till subject. His Lordship stated, tit:is there i s as infOrnialit V i n the mode of annexing st—seral the names to the petition. .llanr tlimpainds of 1.. 1 1,•44) %%ere the actual •ignatures of the perions petitioning, bee' 'other-, saw doitletc4ll‘ from ignorance 'of the fOrIIV. IteeeSr.ary to he isloseexed In stieli matters, purported 10 have been subscribed Is:: the aat.o.- rtt oft he ililit\lllll'lli Wllo.e %%ere subjoined. The result 14t eliquiry into List, usage orate if souse oo oceasion4,wevs, that the petitinuuti,ht be% received, that of the person• w tt , o-e ' l ames %%4're regularly siiiiscrilied, s% it hoat pa s sing ass) astent'on t 44 the other signature•. 1'..1.1er this impression, ilierefore, lie .;404i141 111410 t it hie UllOll Ike table; imeading, sintold t tip proposition be acceded 14t, to fo'dow it sip by another, for taki tine petition into consideration on Coe PZIli .11a). !tie: /asap axcELLosi had iisi objection to the petiti In lying oil the table ; but wished this 10 be effil•idered iu t present, and in e%eny ease %here an informality "occurred in iv.- :" re•oolting from their Lorel•hip• indulgence, neither than :.us ride Of proveNling geikerall% bit/sho t ; upon the Itou*e. ;At47.T. •Vi't The Petition was then orderrd to lie on the table, hod two- Lordshipc were ordered to be summoned for the ithh, instead of thee lYth of May, previously mentioned. The Orders in Council Indemnit) Bill was read a third time and passed.—Adjourned. TESCDAY, APRIL 12. The Inkeeper's Subsistence Bill was read a third time and passed. • • • INDICTMENT DILL. • • • • Ent!. Srlr.:Horn called the attention of the House to this Bill, which he said purported to be a Bill to aunt ad the last, but which, in his opining, feuded to make it r wise. Ile thought that part of the Bill in particular .which evlated to proceedings on informatiops, highly objectionable. Ilis Lord skip said, he did not mean to debate the Bill Imo ; his object Was, that a day should be'fixed for the second reaitiog, that it should be fully discussed. lie therefore moved, taut the Bill be read a second time on the Kith of May, and dial the. Lords he summoned. Loup Hoi.f..4ND said he had to state objections to the. Bill, under a different point of view from that taLen by his oak Friend. The motion was then agreed to. The Duke of Comberliiiid presented a Petition from sb c Mayor and Corporation of Dublin, hostile to the claims of the Irish Csitholics. . 'rite Irish Weol Export Bill, ani Reversion Suspension Bill,. were received from the Coin MONS, and rend a lire time. LO RD Morn repeated, with respect ; o the la too-, noc obser vations he had lately' made on the Bever-ion Prohibiti o n Bill. lie thought a conference should be held w ith the Common-, to ascertain in what manner they connected the -übjert with sub •tantiat purposes of reform. If the s% stem was the tidos: ob jected ft), then the best way would be to purchase up the rever sionary rights, and to prohibit the practice in future ; by is hich proceeding the Crown and the Public might both lie bencliti.d, the former by ditninishirrsi e the existing number of grantees, amt placing the offices at its disposal ; s thov became vacant ; toe latter by the abolitiom of stall of the offices as w ere uu luauet judged 4 lit In he emit lotted. ilut the clfect of the course now pa rsce.l would, he apprehended, be to diminish the influence of the Crown, without any advantage to the people. It was on this ground solely, and not from any abstract notions of it, heiog improper, under anv circumstances, to trench upon the prero ative, that he wished, before giving Isis assent t., mea-ure, in have some further explanation of the motives w Islets led to lls adoption by the other 110111t.e. 011 the suggestion of Lord Grosvenor, the second reading of the Bill was tired for the 9th of May. Lord Dar n ley moved for an Account of the Office , . g — lnted Reversion io ircland.—The inotiou agyeil to, tt ith the -Wl7lllll of the words.—“. Great Britain and'' before ‘• In li th e .111 mond men, suggested by Lord Lauderdale. The Irish t)rders in Council Bill went through a C'oitimitter. The Scotch Judicature Hill also nein through a Committee, Adjourned. wrnyrin t PIM It Couniel were further heard in the Roxburgh appeal. The Scotch Judicature Bill was reported, and ordervd tit be printed. The Irish Orders in council Bill teas real a third tiinc and l'he Irish Wool Export Hill was read a second time, and .irdered to he committed.-- Adjourned. un so N . , PI( It. 11. .1t three o'clock their Lorikliins met, when the following, Bills received the Royal .31 • nt by Commit...slim : The Exchequer Bill, L'initliti:z Bill, the Cotton Wool r tv .o !!ill, the lris.i Duties Bill, the Cotton Wool Exportation Fro- Bill, the Alalt Dut • N Bill, the Irbil BAtik . lokeo 11Al i toe .I.lilllol liklentitity Bill, the Last India Trail,. bill, Ale lri,lt IVarelioa-log Bill, dot B trk Exporiation l'rohibilion Bill, the IriAi Bark an:: 11'ool Exportation Vro iiibilitio ilie Orders in Council lic.leinaity Bill, the 11.- keepers' 11:ite of Subsistence Bill, the Crirvdosi tiusat Billi Lord GreaN inc . :, Estates Bill, Lord ('assilin' 'F,itatO. Bill. Naturalizaibot Bill, 11 luelosurc, and several- . • iu all .17. - 111 r. 11' harton, and a Deputaikm from the Comin.onf, up the Prom's-4o y Note Bill, and the Irish Custonsi.F!):4 Abolition winch acre - eNerall) read a first time. . • •-- "11 4 .7 4 * II! 4 1) 1 ~ ~, 1~ f