The National Register. — London, England, 1820-05-14 00:00:00

z , 1 J ' I Or Ariatio nail A Pi kit _ tr+ Our erns, drotigtitution anti IMO. SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1820. Council, of the sth of April, 1805, for vessels ar riving under such circumstances, may be observed with the greatest care and vigilauce.-4 am. Sir, your most obedient humble Servant, (Signed) JANIS BIWA& George Delevand, Esq. he. Ctittout House, Load's, May 10, 1820. The foregoing Copy of a Letter from Mr. Beller (one of the Clerks of the Council), together with a Copy of the Letter therein referred to, is transmitted to the Col lector and Comptroller at for their in formation. and they are to communicate the same to the several officers seder their survey, particularly these of the Waterguard, with directions to pay strict lineation to the information and directions therein contained, sad to apprise the Board of any matter that may arise is wiener thereof, fit for their cognisance. • Emmet of a Letter received from Calcutta, dated Nov. 92, 1819.—" An circomstaace has recently taken place. The Captain of the 4 Bengal,' a Liverpool trader, very lately gave a hall en board his ship, which was just about to sail for England. The party was very small. and more thaw half were taken ill with a violent fever immediately afterwards. I buried the Captain and the Serpi:re a very few days after it; not less than ten of the party died within es many days, all young per sons. Only one of fi cer survives who left England in the ship, and lie is just recovering in the hospital. All sorts of conjecture was made, but it tutus oat that there were 17,090 undressed Wile horns he the held, in a can. plete state of putrefaction. This vessel has sailed for England without a serious. I question whether it will ever arrive; though not to be admitted swung other shipping; if it does, the opening of the hold will be the death of him who does it, and perhaps to many more." BRITISH CATHOLIC ADDAMS. The following Address, with nearly twenty thou. sand signatures' attached, was presented at the Levee to the King, by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, accompanied by the Lord Clifford ; Sir Carnaby Haggerstoq, Bart.; Sir Richard Acton, Ban.; Sir Thomas Clifford, Bart.; and Edward Jerningbam, Esq. &c. " SIK s—.We, your Majesty's faithful sulljects, Roman Catholics of Great Britain, most humbly approach your Royal pretence: We most respectfully and sincerely condole with your Majesty on the severe and afflicting loss which your Majesty and your people have sustained by the death of your Majesty's most excellent and vene rated Father: " We shall ever remember, with affectionate grati tude, the high and multiplied obligations we owe to our late Sovereigns " After two centuries of ever-increasing severities, his gracious ear first listened to our bumble Petition for relief: " if our existence as a Body is now acknowledged by the State; if we are now, by law, permitted to offer at the foot of the Throne this tribute of our affection and loyalty; if even the most private exercise of our religious duties no longer subjects us to sanguinary punishments; if our children are no longer encouraged by law in the violation of the nearest and dearest ties of society ; if we are no longer regarded by our countrymen as a proscribed and degraded race; to the unceasing and paternal bene volence of his late Majesty we owe these inestimable benefits: We trust that we have proved ourselves not totally unworthy of them; by sea and by land we have bled among the foremost defenders of our country, and our conduct at home has uniformly evinced our love of peace, order, and loyalty: " That allegiance which we swore to onr late Sove reign. we, in all humility, offer to your Majesty; and we indulge the animating hope, that we shall still con tinue to find in the Throne a friend and protector: " Accept, Sire, our sincere and fervent wish, that the reign your Majesty may be long, prosperous, and haply; and that kg :ties yet unnumbered, the illus. tritons House of Brunswick may continue to reign over the rrsotts and hearts of a loyal and grateful people." BLACKSTONIa ON THZ CIVIL LW'. —.41. At the moment when the consideration of the Civil List engages the attention of both Houses of Parliament, the following observations on the subject by so celebrated a writer as Blackstone, cannot fail to produce great interest :4•-• " it is to be considered, that every Prince, in the first ciiammit after his recession, had by long usage a truly co) at addition to his hereditary revenue settled upon hint for Isis life ; and has Ilrlfer any occasion to apply to Par. liainent for supplies, but upon some public necessity of the whole realm. This s runes to him that constitmounort independence, which at his first accession seems, it must be owned, to be ti awning. And then, with regard to power, we may find perhaps that the hands of Oosernment ;treat least aotheiently strengthened; and that an English Nio ' much is now is no danger of toeing overborne by the nobility or the people. The.instrnonents of power ale trot, perhaps, se open *d avowed as they fortterly Were % and trues 94d. therefore are the less liable to jealous and imidious re ' elections; but they are not the weaker upon that account. In siert, ear realised debt out Mew (besides the lasenee niences before mentioned) hews also in their natural consequence thrown such a weight of power into the executive scale of Governmeot, IS OS Misted think may inheedsd by ear patriot anceseen, who gloriously stniggled for the abolition of the thee formidable parts of the prero gative, and, by an unaccountable want of foresight, esta blished this system in their stead. The* entire colludes sod management of so vast a revenue, being placed in the bands of the Crown, have given rise to such a multitude Of new officers created by and remoi able at the royal plea. snre,tbat they have extended the andantes of Goverment to every corner of the nation. Witness the commissioners sod the multitude of dependents on the customs in every poet of the kingdom ; the commissioners of excise, end their numerous subalterns, in every inland district; the post masters and their servants planted in every town, and upon every public road; the commissiouers of the stamps, and their distributors, which are full as scattered, and full as numerous ; the of ers of the salt duty, whisk though a species of excise, and conducted in the same manner, are yet made a distinct corps trom the ordi nary managers of that revenue; the surveyors of houses and windows; the receivers of the land tax; the ma nagers of lotteries; and the commissioners of hackney coaches; all of which are either mediately or imme diately appointed by the Crows, and remnreables at pleasure without any reason assigned: these, it re quires bet little penetration to see, must give that power on which they depend for subsistence an inherence most omasingly extensive. To this may be added the freq sea opportunities of conferring on particular obligations, by preference in loans, subscriptions, tickets, remittances, mod other money transactions, which will greatly increase this influence; and that ever those persons whose at. sediment, on account or their wealth, is frequently the most desirable. All this is the natural, though perNpo the unforeseen, consequence of erecting our funds of credit, and to support them, establishing our present perpetual tales; the whole of which is entirely new since the restoration in 1660; and by far the greatest part Waco the Revolution in WS& All which put together give the 'emotive power so persuasive an easily with respect to the persons themselves, and so prevailing an interest with their friends and families, as will amply make *meads for vastest prerogative. " But though this profusion of offices should have no effect on individuals. there is stiU another newly ac quired branch of power; and that is not the influence only, but the force ofe disciplined army; paid indeed ulti mately by the people, but immediately by the Crown. raised by the Crown, officered by the Crown, commended the Crown. They are kept on foot it is • rue, only from year to year, and that by the power of Parliament; but during that year they must, by the nature of our coustitutioo, if raised nt all, be at the absolute disposal of the Crown. And there need but few words to demonstrate how great a trust is thereby reposed in the Prince by his people—a tryst that is more than equivalent to a demented .tittle troublesome prerogatives. " Add to all this, that besides the civil-list, the Immense revenue of almost 7,000,0001. sterling, which .is annually paid to the creditors of the public. or carried to the sinking rued, is first deposited in the royal exchequer, and thence issued out to the respective offices of payment. This revenue the people can Dever refuse to raise, because it was made perpetual by Act of Parliament: which also, when well considered, will appear to be a trust of great delicacy and high importance. " Upon the whole, therefore, I think it is clear that, whatever may have become of the nominal, the real power of the Crowe has not been too far weakeued by any trans. actions is the last century. Much is indeed given up ; but muck is also acquired. The stern cumenands of prerogative have yielded to the milder voice of iidluence g the slavish and exploded doctrine of noteresistance has given way to a mili tary establishment by law; and to the disuse of Parliaments has succeeded a Parliamentary trust of an immense perpe.. tual revenue. Wars, indeed, by the free operates of the *hiking fend. our national debts shall be lessened; when the posture of foreign affairs, and the universal introduction or a well-planned and national 'militia will surer our formida ble army to be Aimed god regulated; and whets (is con- sequence ed all) our taxes shall be gradually reduced; this adventitious power of the Crewe will slowly and impercep tibly diminish, as it slowly and hoperceptihly rose. Bet till that shall haws it will be our spreesl duty, as good Englishmen, to reverence the Crown, mad >el guard against corrupt sad servile leduesce from tose who are intrusted with its authority; is be loyal, yet free; obedient, and yet independeot." The intelligence which has prevailed these few days past respe c ting i i the fate of Lard Cochrane is be likely to • y contradicted. So far is be from being discomfited, according to recent report, that he has captured two frigates, one of 38, and one of 24 guns. These captures have nearly extinguished the authority of the Spanish flag throughout the whole of the Southern coast ; the small remainder of the Spanish naval force being blocked up at Callao, and the San Thelmo, the only ship that weathered the Cape out of the whole Cadiz expedition, having been last seen in a state that left no doubt of her perishing. This intelli genee is derived from communie.itions made by Lord Cochrane to his relatives, and unc his most confidential friends in London. -- .4- c • No. 1,241.—V0L. X 111.3 ST. HELENA. The following is 'an extract of a letter from James Town St. Helena, dated March 25 " The ath regiment have been sent away from Deadwood, end are now quartered in this town and e neighbourhood. They - were relieved by the 510th. Colonel Dodgin, of the 66th is going home. Great preparations are making at Plantation House foe the departure of Sir Hudson Lowe, who ex 'peels the arrival of his successor daily. No naval officers, except those belonging to the Flag ship, are now permitted to go outside the town without a peas from Sir Thomas Reade : and the Admiral is not allowed to grant any more passes to enter :t 1 oed. The new house for Bonaparte will u r finished before 14 or 16 months, whatever you may have heard to the contrary. He is fre quently seen working in the garden, and is in much better health. Whenever applications are made by passengers of distinction to be permitted to visit him, the Government people reply that he is sully, and will see nobody. The real fact is, that be is desirous to receive visitors, which the authorities take care to prevent, by artifices which are well known here. All persons having in their possession copies of Mr. O'Meara's publication have been sum moned to deliver them up, and a reward has been publicly ea offered for the discovery of any. Sir T. and Captain Stanfell board all the vessels of war and others arriving from Europe, examine and put the officers on their honour concerning the books or newspapers they may have, and NOM are permitted to go on shore untill they have given up all that appear obnoxious. There has been a great deal of scurvy on shore, as well as amongst the squadron. The Costsperor has been cry un healthy; and the Leveret, during the two ?ems she has been here, has buried thirty men ont et seventy, from dysenteric, and liver complaints.-.. The Tees also have suffered Much. We do not geta meat of fresh meat once in two months; and is truth no description could be adequate to give you an idea of our suffering, or of the system of teeter and espionage which is practised here. Every one is filled with distrust, which indeed is the order of the day." Letters from St. Helena, dated March 26, have been received by the Waterloo. Buonaparte was enjoying excellent health. He continued to occupy himself in the mornings by working in the garden ; and, et be wore a white jacket and straw hat, was not to be distinguished, except on a very close approach, from his servants. The new house was expected to be ready in four or five months. It is described as an elegant mansion. Buonaparte has never been within it, but be has been observed to take opportunities, when the workmen were absent, of inspecting it from the windows ; and it is believed that, when finished, he will easily conquer his old objections about taking possession. The former reports, circulated at St. Helena, concerning his de clining state of health, are now proved to have been fabrications. The ex-Emperor refuses to receive visitors, of whatever rank, with as much pertinacity as ever. PERFORMANCE OF QUARANTINE. Council Chamber. Whitehall, May 9. 1820. Sta,--The Lords of his Majesty's most Honour able Privy Council having bad under their conside ration an • Extract of a Letter from Calcutta, in which it is stated, that several instances of sudden death had occurred among persons who had been present at a hall on board the " Bengal," Liver. pool trader, supposed to have been occasioned from 17,000 undressed buffalo horns in the hold, in a state of putrefaction, and that the vessel had sailed in this state for England, I am directed to transmit to you a copy thereof; to be laid before the Com missioners of his Majesty's Customs, and to desire that immediate directions may be given to the Offi cers of the Customs at Liverpool, and the other ports of this kingdom, and in the event lif the ar rival of the said vessel at any port not appointed for the performance of quarantine by vesse4 coming from infected places, to cause her forthwith to pro ceed either to Stangate Creek or Milford (as the ease may be) : and that on her arrival there, the Rules prescribed by his late Majesty's Order in • 3 f. 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