The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-15 00:00:00

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Paws 90.

" LOYAL ADDRESSES."

Tbe great number of Morceattz recitals which
have recently adorned the London Gazelle, under
the above title, have been cooked and carved, smug-
gled in and bullied out,by the worst of the suppmters
of a bad and tottering administration. Among the
finemost and most brilliant of these exhibitions was
the one from the corporation of Dublin, presented in
perm by the ilt fireoarrobk the Lord Mayor of
that City and a deputation, for whose accommodation
the vice-regal yatch was lent.—Our readers will
perceive the extent of upright and disinterested
patriotism by which his Lordship has been actuated,
by the following extracts from a report recently
laid on the table of the House of Commons, and will
cease to wonder that one who partakes so plentifully
of the " loaves and fishes," of " the candle-ends and
cheese-parings," should feel himself bound in honour
and honesty to support the powers which be, be they
what they may.

" ethly.—That in the first account of the supply of the country
stock of books furnished by Alderman King being for the year
1816. there were 278 books stated to be, and charged for, as bound
in vellum, which were covered with Merit. (sheep skin of half the
value of vellum); and of which there were 48 that were not
bound, but shoold have been charged for under the schedule as
stitched. That there were also 2,736 pro patria, folio malt stock
books, charged as bound et is. each. which were stitched, and
for which the charge should have been 10d. ; and there were
3,399 decoy quartos. charged for as bound books at Is. I id.,
though properly they were not so, being, as stated by a binder.
' technically called, covering with wrapper and forril; the price
paid for one of which books executed to order was Is. Id.'
" sthly.—That the total acnotuit of this account for binding
was 1,1441. 18s. 3d.; and the amount of the overcharge therein
on the articles particularly specified was 5201. 19e. Id.
" Gthly.—That similar frauds and impositions were practised
in the subsequent supplies orstock for the country collections for
the years 18t7, 1818, and 1819. except that the pro patr;a, folio,
malt stock books were in consequence of directions from the
officer of the stationary stores charged for as stitched. which was
their proper denomination, the work remaining the same as in
the first year's supply, or as nearly as not to make any difference
in the value thereof.
7thly.—That this circumstance. though calculated to excite
an immediate attention to, and produce a revision of, the general
execution of the works, had not that effect.
" Estilly.—That the amount of the over charge in the three
stock bills last referred to, is 6711. 175. Sd., making a total of
1,1921. 16s. 6.1. in the four bills, without adverting to any over-
charges which may have be,ll made fur similar hooks in the
quarterly hills, which cannot now be ascertained."
" 17thly—That the fraud of charging vellum prices for forril
covering was detected by the officers of the stationary, in the
Month of November, 1818; and Alderman King immediately
upon his being acquainted with it, repaired to the Chairman of
of the Board, apparently in a most unaffected state of totarien
and distress, and declared that lie could in no ot!icr way account
for the frauds that had been discovered, than by his servant,
John Fox, being in a conspiracy to ruin and destroy him, both
in character and tortune, for the discovery of which alleged con-
spiracy, the examination of John Fox, who was brought from
the stationary stores, where he then was, immediately commenced.
.• Itithly—That neither such conspiracy, nor the allegation of
Alderman King, that • Fox, in his proceeding, wrtE actuated by
malice toward. him, or instigated by some malicious person or
persons, for the purpose of inotrieg him,' has been suopored of
substantiated by any evidence."

The Queen's courier was stopped last week at
Lyons, on his way toßome, and had all his despatches
seised by the French police; his person was search-
ed, and his letters taken from hint ; a seal was put
upon his bag, which was sent to Paris. The courier
was desirous of carrying the despatches to Paris, but
was prevented, when he returned to England, and
arrived at BrandenbuNh house on Saturday night.
Lord Hood wrote immediately to Lord Castlereagh,
who replied, that at. instant communication should
be main to the British Ambassador at Paris, Her
Majesty has scot a person to Paris with the courier,
with instructions that every letter should be opened.

In consequence of the death of his father, who
died the Stlt inst, I ,ord Castlereagh is now Martiais
of Londonderry, and being an Irish Peer, eannot
represent any place in Ireland in the Houso of Coen.
mons, It is supposed that he will be electiAl for the
borough of rlyinpton. Ills lordship leaves town this
week ft:r Mount Stewart, in the county of Down,
to
~attend the obsequies of his late father. The
noble marquis biting urother.in.law to the Nlarvis
of Hertford, the party intended to ho given this
evening h) the marchioness is postponed. The law
marquis was in his WO year.

The Earl of Kinture lately met with a very sericas
accident while hunting with his tas•huunds. His
Lordships collar-bone was broken, but we have the
pleasure to say, that the bone being almost intuit:.
diately set, he is in a fair way of recovery. Fortu.
nately the accident happened in the iminediato
nuighbourhousl of Breoltin.castle, where he now
remains, and is keeping free from fever.

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