The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL. REGISTER

Vac German papers encourage a belief, that the
Assembly of the States of Hanover will speedily
a.s.stune a more important and cfli:ctive form. A
new Parliamentary Constitution, report says, is to
be submitted to the States for discussion : of which
the principal characteristics are—that it is to be
common to the whole kingdom, and that it is to di-
vide the Assembly into two Chambers. At their
head will be placed an hereditary Alurshal of the
kingdom ; but hts powers and functions arc not yut
fully designated. A lamentable deficiency appears
in the public revenues of Hanover ; owing, it is
affirmed, to an augmentation of the expenditure
since the return of the legitimate government, as
compared with its amount ,before the conquest by
Bonaparte. A strong and rational wish prevails,
theref'ore, that a correct statement of receipts and
expenses may be regularly published on the part of
government ; and, indeed, it seems inseparable from
the very idea of a just system of taxation, that the
people who find the money should be satisfied how
it goes.

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of
Austria arrived in safety at Venice on the 18th ult.
The greater portion of the diplomatic body, inclu-
ding the Ambassador of England, France, Russia,
and Prussia, attend the Imperial Court in its visit
to Italy.

Extract of a private Letter.

" Vienna, Feb. ‘23.—The elevation of Baron de
Stunner, one of the most respectable veterans of
Austrian diplomacy, to the post of Secretary of State
for Foreign AtLirs, has given very general satis-
faction."

Extract of a private Letter addressed to a Merchant at Cacu,
dated St. Louis (Stargal), Jan. 19.

" A gnat number of ships have arrived here
from Europe, and several others are expected, excltt-
sive of those tbrming the expedition. The colony
is encumbered with merchandise, and nothing is
selling.
" The arrival of the expedition is anxiously look-
ed for, to see what course things will take. It is
hoped, that the projects of Government will open
fresh resources to trade. Some millions of pounds
of cotton have been shipped for exportation. It is
very line, and from its amelioration by the care of
its cultivation, it perhaps cannot be excelled. It is
worth 43 sods a pound when shredded; but this
new branch of industry wants encouragement, and
I do not perceive that any thing has been done to
promote this. We find here cotton of a nankeen
colour, which grows, like the other, without cilia-
vution, and which may be advantageously used in
our manufactures.

" Our Galant expedition has not been attended
with all the success which we anticipated. It left
this on the I 7th August, 1818, to the number of
nine vessels, under convoy of three Royal brigs of
war ; they were three months in proceeding up the
river, about 300 leagues. The navigation is dan-
gerous, because it must be attempted during the
hottest and worst part of the season. This flotilla,
with the exception of the Argus Royal brig, and a
merchant vessel, destined to pass the year at Galant,
retuned about the middle of December, They
effected nothing, except bringing away some grains.
The most grievous part is, that all the Europeans,
to the number of 30, were taken sick, and 15 of
theta died. Fears are entertained for those who re-
main. An express, just received, announces the
death of the Governor, M. Chatellux, Geographical
Engineer,
" The English expedition under Major Grey,
which set oft last year from Gambia to explore the
Niger, has been detained at Galam by the ruins
which prevail during the months of August, Sep-
tember, and October, and also by other unforeseen

MARCH 15.

obstacles. However this may be, it is now united
to our's, which is not established at the ancient fart
St. Joseph, but a few leagues below the river Fa-
lcate.

" Major Grey dispatched Adrian Partaricux, a
mulatto, of St. Louis, attached to his suite, to bring
him a supply of men and effects from Gambia; they
will
.join him by land—the journey is :21 days. Aa
English Officer has arrived with an escort of Blacks
at Sego, where Major Grey is desirous of construct-
ing a galliot, with which he purposes to ascertain the
course of the Niger."

A Flanders mail has just arrived. The following
it an extract :

March 6.—M . Regnault de St. Jean &An-
gel>, has received permission to return to his natkc
country. Yesterday, he left this city, to proceed to
Paris. We learn from Paris, that M. Maret, Duke of
Bassano, has also been authorised to return to Paris
M. Doulcct de Ponticoulant, whom the King of France
has recalled to the Chamber of Peers, from which he
was excluded by the ordinance of the 24th of July, was
for five years Prefect of the department of the Dyle, and
will be ever remembered, to his honour, at Brussels.
His administration was also just and emdtable; and if
he did not do all the good that he desired, it was because
it was not in his power."

Near twenty waggons, loaded with the private
property of the late Queen, have arrived at Buck-
ingham House, from I%indsor.
The House of Lords will now sit for three days
in each week, from ten till four, to hear Appeals and
Writs of Error, in which the arrear is still very
great, notwithstanding the appointment of the Vice-
Chancellor.

(ht Tuesday morning, between four and five o'clock,
a fire broke out in the bed-room occupied by the Itev.
Mr. Hazen, No. 4, Stanhope-place, Bath, in goose-
quence of the clothe, falling upon a rush-lantern, played
too near the bedstead; the Hates spread so rapidly, that
Mrs. 11azell escaped with difficulty ; and her husband,
%vho is aged and paralytic, was so dreadfully burnt, that
lie lingered a short time in tile greatest agonies, and ex-
vired. The fire was extinguished, after destroying the
furniture in the room.

The Lord Chancellor, we arc happy to say, is
considerably better. Ills Lordship will probably re.
sine his sittings on Tuesday next. His Lordship
received the Scotch Peers, at his house in
square, on Wednesday, tin. the purpose of qualifying
them to vote at the ensuing Election of a l'eer in
the room of the Lite Earl of Errol.

In the rolls of Parliament, A. 1). 1445, is a petition
from the Commons of two counties to Loglancl, stating
that the number of afiwnirs hatl lately increased from
i.V or eight to twenty-four, whaeby the peace of those
counties had been Freatly interrupted by suits. The
COIIIIIIIOIIS therefore petition, that it may lie onlained that
there shall he no more than sir common ;Atomics for
Norfolk, the Sdllle 11111111)er for Suffolk, rtml two for the
city of Norwich. Any other person acting as an attor-
ney to forfeit (tenth, shitino!
. . . .

The Rev. James Cum ll iii g was lately instituted to the
rectory of North Iturtioo, with Harlin irk nod Scully. in
Norfolk:, on the presentation of the Muster and lrltuoos of
Trinity College Cdrobridge.
'Fite first anniversav of the Bath Bible Associa-
tion has been held under desirable auspices —.l he
Vice-Patron, Lord Gwyder, presided. The circum-
stances attending the formation of the Association
were such as to add a particular interest to its ills!.
anniversary ; we allude to the unauthorized and in-
tolerant protest of the Archdeacon of bath, a tide
the Bishop of Gloucester was presiding.
Front the Report, which was read by the Rec.
John Wchards, it appeared that upward of LUO'.
been raised by the Association, in the course
of the year.
Major-General Sir William Cockburn, Bart. one
of the Vice-Presidents, having. moved the adoption
of the Report, was seconded by the Secretary of the
Parent Institution.

Colonel Sandys, the Assistant Secretary, and the
Rev. Henry Da% ies, reported to the Meeting•, viola
effect, what they had personally witnessed in Ilea-
then Lands ; and many impressive statements and
appeals were made by the different speakers. The
spirit of true Charity pervaded the whole of these
Addresses, and the Assembly fully participated
therein.

The Rev. Daniel Wilson forcibly depicted the
Christian Emotions which should arise from such
Meetings, and the renewed and zealous exertions
which they should call forth.
The Benefactions and Subscriptions received on
this day, with the Collection at the Doors, auiuunt-
ed to nut less than 2281.

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