The National Register. — London, England, 1819-03-29 00:00:00

IMM 5.171.71 DAY NtCII7"S G.4ZErrE. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. R. Starbuck, Milton. Gravesend. boot and shoemaker. BANKRUPTS. S. Baker, llrighthelnistemt, linen draper. Dalgaiins and E. Winstaw, St. :Mary at 11W, ship and inearance brokers. I. Bnekinghant, brick maker. K. 11.mpiet, Pr i 444 ruse Street, Bishop Late W Raoul, seed \V. Barton. St. Saviour's Church yard. upholsterer. .1. \V i.itebroolt, Clie.ter, shoemaker. N. Brooke, Duke Street, Lincoln'e Inn Fields, shoe manu facturer. It. Dunnage, Colchester. miller. A. ft at nett, Berner's Street, ght , s dealer. .1. Booth, Chapel en le Frith. Derby, common brewer. J. NVltatton, Liverpo tl, cattle dealer. M. Goddard. Staanylands. Chester. tanner W. Dickinson. Scathe. York, coal merchant. J. Sibley. Abchurch Lane, dryealtet. W. 'Ettruer, Lombard Street. stationer T. llorriNhaw. Ilalifax, York, grocer. .1. Johnson, Sheffield, York, draper, NV. Chamberlain. Bristol, tern factor. 11. Bush, Gloucester, dealer. T. Hellicar and J. Hellicsr, Bristol, merchants. It. Nlitler. OM Fish Street. bookseller. It. M acdonalti. grant, Sussex, shopkeeper. G. l'ins.lewood. Tower flour bang. J. W. Iturtnester, and C. 1.. N't,lal, New Eunden.steeet, mer chants. N. esnstat, Upper Gast Smithfield, chemist. R. Nlonntjoy, Ilanwell .(ursery, 'cyclamen. A. Webb, Ilaminer,,mith, coach proprietor. 1). Stalker and A. D. Welch, Leadenhall-street. DIVIDENDS. April 2 1 . B. Boyle, Upper Thames Street, Merchant-3n, ft. Orme. Che,ter, l'anner.—May la, .1. Poley, New Bond Street, VurniturcsPriiit«r.—April 10, J. 'fucker. Long Acre. Linen Draper.—l 7. J. Smith Bright, Coventry. Ribbon nandLenin 'is. IL Wilkinson and A. Wilkinsm. Siint .V l ary Axe, Mei chium-17, T. Merac and M. 1-11'one NlCTUC•Clicupvide•—May I. J. Iligson, Frodeliam, Beer Brewer.—April 17. W. Curran, Liverpool, Liquor Merchant. —B, M. Faulkner and W. Birch, Mancnesta, Stationer. Vitee if tuck's. Onntinw o. Imp. 3 per treat. ludta 1.1..p0l 4 ludic Stuck Eu.liequer Bull% 4d 4 3 3dis Con.. for Ae. 141 Lonery Ticket. 25/. IN.. Bauk St,,ek 3 per (*eta. 3 per Cruz Cons. 74:11 :is per C,•nt. 4 per lent. :. per Ce,O, Nary 1041 L ,ur, THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lonlvit, MONDAY, MARCH 29, ISI9. MILITARY BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. On Friday ni4ht in the House of Commons, a question of privilege was brought forts ard, for the particulars of which we refer our Readers to our Parliamentary Report.—At any time this would be a subject of consequence. but its importance greatly increases when we cotailer the present censurable inclination on the part of the Government, to intro duce the sabre and bayonet on every oceasion.—The Prince cannot hold a Levee, without the public streets being crowded by Soldiery—how much more honourable the feeling of Elizabeth, when pointing to the populace, who had cause to esteem her—she exclaimed " THESE ARE MY GUARDS." A performance at a Theatre is not now allowed without the Guards being stationed even as iow as York-street.- We all know that Cromwell entered the House or Commons attended by Soldiers, and ordered them to " 'faLe away that bauble" meaning the Speaker's Macc; and really ifrhe House of Commons had not so properly asserted its privi leges as it did on Friday night, we should not kave been surprised if the present Ministers under a Monarchical Government, had emulated the hardi houil of the Usurper. We have received Boston Papers to the 2d instant, and New York to the 28th ult. Their contents are important, as announcing the cessation of the Floti das by Spain to the United States of America. The Treaty %vas laid before the &maze by ihe President, en the 22d of last month. The proce«dings in Con gress relating to Arbuthnot and Ambrister are still important.—Thougu the House of Ri.prescntatives has come to a decision, there is yet an expectation %Ilia the Senate 'will reverse its It'2solutions, The Committee on this subject in the Senate, consists of five persons; one of these, Mr. Forsyth, appointed Miuister to the Court of Spain, vire Mr. Erving, who returns to the United States, had resigned his place in the Committee. it was reprted, that of the remaining four, two were for the Resolution disapproving of the conduct of Gen. Jackson, and two for concurring with the opinion of the Com mittee or the House of Representatives. It lied been found necessary, in consequence, -to ballot flm another, to give a majority, and on investigation, Mr. Eppes had been appointed. A Resolution vas then proposed fiat delaying the investigation, which vas negatived. While matters nnuain io this state with respect to Jackson, we arc concerned to ;Ind the public mind so debased, in New York particularly, where the citizens are feasting and honouring him, for his sanguinary deeds and wanton and cruel ex ploits. Oo his arrival at New York, he was saluted by the roaring of cannon, hut the yelling of savages would have been more suitable on such an occasion, or the roaring of buiche , s.—immediately after land ing, he was escorted by the Governor's Guards, with music, no doubt playing " Sec the Cotique , ing Hew comes!"---but to render the procession more com plete, he should hay:: been preceded by flags made of the shrouds of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, with a score or two of executioners, Leming each a human skuil, as the triumph of inhumanity. French papers to Saturday last have arrived. Nine Peers, in addition to those alretuly rcreived by the .Chamber, were introduced in the sitting of the 18th instant ; when likewise M. de Seze made a Report from the Committee on the proposition for repeal ing the law against seditious cries. Although the Committee recommended the abolition of that M. de Seze announced his entire disagreement with his colleagues. Front the proceei.ings of the Cham ber of Deputies, it appears that the sentences passed upon a certain class of French criminals—namely, those who had been condemned to exile—cannot be carried into execution, all the countries bordering on France having. refused to let these convicts pass their frontiers:, from motives very easily to be un derstood. The Government, therefore, must par don these men's offences, or find some means of com muting their several punishments. It is in our opinion, satisfaitory to learn, that the Commission appointed by the Chamber of Deputies to report on the message flout the Chamber of Peers, relative to the election law, has, throt r t,h its Chairman, Count Beugnot, reported against that alarming resolution which formed the subject of the message. We have received some German papers, one of which contains an article from Berlin, stating that M. Humboldt has been authorised to prepare the details of the new Prussian constituti.)n; the firm of which, if we understand it clearly, bears in some respects a closer resetublance to that of the United States to that of any other Government with wltii•lt, we are acquainted. Each province is to have its assembly of local representatives, whence are to be selected a higher order of representatives, who arc to attend the general Parliament or Diet of the kingdom. If this constitution be curried into effect, it will compose a sort of federative monarchy ; but which, being at the same time a military monarchy, appears likely to experience in its administration some difficulties of no small moment. If there be a strong executive power at the centre, the predomi nance of the military spirit may render the Crown an overmatch for the films of a free Constitution. If, on the other hand, the prerogative be weak, the conflicting interest of the local assemblies may tear the wliole machine to pieces. The Germans, we fear, hare nr.lcli to learn, in what relates to the practical The expected p.•jcts de tui concerning the liberty and abuses of the press, were on Tuesday last pre sented to the Chamber of Deputies, after an infra ductory oration by the Keeper of Seals. The first poi :1, submitted by the Keeper of the Seals, enumerates the several species of literary of fences, with thu penalties to be annexed to each of them ;*the second regulates the mode ot judicial proceeding to be olsserve:l towards persons charged with such offences ; while the third relates to the journals and periodical publications, which, as being far the fature withdrawn from the censorship, will require some special provisions of law. The class of offenders placed foremost on the list arc those who by 't pictures, emblems, or placards," shall instigate others to the perpetrition of crimes, in which the said instigators are also declared to be accomplices. Should such criminal practices consist of imputations nr alPgations injurious to the King's person, they sulject the author to an imprisonment of nut less thaa 6 months, nor exceeding 5 years, and to a fine of from 500 to 10,000 francs. Various kinds, degrees, and objects of defamation, public and individual, are lai.ldown with elaborate minute ness: and the punishments, which umsist in all eases of fine end imprisonment, are graduated ac cording to the ollence. Siiveclies in the Chambers, however, and reports or pipers printed under their authority, are exempt front the opertdiun of the new jarljel. With reseeet to the journals, daily and petiodical, the chief provisions of the law have been already anticipated ; viz. that a dec!aration shall he made ut the names and places of alxate of two of the Edi tors, with that of the Oflico d tiv authorized where the paper is pr:ntt.d. Ld. That bail shall be given to the amount of 10,000 francs in retries for the daily journals, and .1,0:/0 renies for these periodi cally published. The pnjev v're ordered to be Printed and ilk tributtal, and a day was to be fixed fur their dis cussion. Prince ravprild is shortly cspected in England : his Hoyal Highness is on lus way home ; he was to leave Coburg' soon after the I . .ith inst. The report as to the destruction of Messina by an earthquake, appears to be without the slightest foundation. We understand an Algerinc Ambassador and suite are shortly expected to arrive in London. CA3IOIIIII6E, Marsh 25.—Their Noy 1 High nesses the Duke and Dachess of Glouccster have, we understand, signified in the Lord Bishop of Bristol, their intention of being present at the en suing commencement, and of honouring his Lord ship aad family with their company at Trinity-ludge during their stay. Further advices from Jamaica to the 9th ult. were received on Friday. The state of the corps, owing to the continuance of bad weather, was very unpromis ing : a letter dated St. Mary's, lan. 28, says,—" I have befbre mentioned, that our prospects were very had in this quarter generally, laid ant sorry to add that they have been still further blighted by the late unprecedented bad weather we have experienced ; perks s the severest winter ever known fiir rain, not having. !lad ten dry days since the beginning of last November, which has nearly destroyei the little cof fee we laid remaining on our t ees, and occasioned the smallest crop I ever made on this place ; l'be lieve our mighbours have suffered equally." The beautiful Circassian, in the possession of the. Persian Ambassador, about to visit lt:iigland, and who is su closely confineJ at this time from the inspection of the Parisians, is expected to be imported here with the same sacret restraint ; but whether the vi gilance of our Custoui.houseofficers will be dispensod with on so critical an atkir as a lady locked up in a cabinet, is au ordeal which the prop:it:tor of the fair stranger has to hazard. Extract from the Bulletin tic Commerce of 20th March :—" Paris, 19th March.—By advice front Aiurseil cs of the I th inst., it was reported there, that the city of . essina had been swallowed up by an earthquake, and that upwards of 40 vessels, which were in the port, had loutish-n.O. It is added, that the coast of Calabria had suffered considerably. This news fortunately requires cenfirmation.”—Mem. A list irons the agent at Lloyd's at Marseilles, dated 12th"inst., dots nut mention this re-nrt. ~~. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. MARCH 10. and daily exercise of those political rights, in the praises and pursuit of which they display so much laudable animation. Carnot is moving nearer to the French frontier. ti~ I OG _= , . ~.T-