The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'

Ile admitted that, for the benebt of the community, the kingly
o lice was hereditary in one particular family, under certain
limitations ; hat at the seine time there was another particular
class—the class of the nubility—aod the whole weight of the
superstructure was suspended by a foundation as broad as the
p. apt, at the base. Ibis was done that the whole Government
might he borne, both in ao advantageous and ornamental point
of %i, w, for the benefit of the entire community. 80. if they
left out the people, and placed the itionouchcial piinciple by
itself, the Gxvernment could not stand in this couotry. No
thiona could be supported on so narrow a basis, and to propa-
gate such doctrine* was to give publicity to what was most
injurious to the family on tins throne, and likely to introduce
that confusion into the country, which those who held such
doctrines seemed an apprehensit e lest others should excite.—
The host. hart, alluded to the case of Mr. Hulot, whose punish-
ment. he said, was the most severe indicted on any iudiriolual
sin..e the revolution, and chewed great want of judgment in
ministers, as by their conduct towards him they It An exalted
him in the public eatimatioo ; and Mr. Hoot, by bringing to
light the abuses in Ileloester jail, bad acquired a solid claim to
public support. The commercial interests of the country were
also sacrificed to the support of the systetn of ministers ; why
not open a trade with South America, aad with Greece / why
was l'olaiod overlooked, and Italy given up!—(Hear, hear.)—
If the country gentlemen see the Exchequer full, and their
pockets empty, they will begin to suspect what is become of
their rents—and the clergy will be obliged to imitate the apos-
tles, and preach and pray without I ceiviog tithes. Theis, if
not before,
u overthrow, and that reform must take place.—(llearo)
T hey would all bear witness, that front the first moment he bad
addressed them to the last, the bat-then of his song was always
the a:me—flout the country could only be saved by an effectual
reform in the Commons (louse of Parliament.—(Hear.)
Lord EAR! NGTON proposed the health of the intrepid op-
poser of borough oligarchy, t he independent supporter of popular
rights—Joltio Cam lobbotase.
Mr. ilonfout'sE said, since his entrance into public 1.e.,e, he
had never looked to any reward hut the approbation of the
people, and it was most grateful to his feeliu,s to hind his con-
duct approved by the electors of Westminster, who were so
capable of estimating it.
The following toasts were then drank with three times three :
Trial by Jury, unpicked and unpacked."—" The Liberty
of the Press."—Air," Liberty or D. atli."
Sir F. ButtnErr proposed the health of J. S. Whitbread,
Esq. who was absent hi consequence of a domestic calamity.
" John George Lambton, Esq. and the reformers of Durham."
—" Aldermen AVuoil and Waitlituan, and the Reformers of the
city of London."—Lord Nugo nt and the reformers of Ayles-
lotry and Reading."—" Sir Robert Vs ilson and the electors of
Southwark."

The company remained till a late hour in the midst of con-
viviality.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
CROWN OFFICE, May 0.
MEMBER returned to serve in this present PA RUA MENT
Borough of Sahash.—W. Russell, Esq. of Brancepeth Castle,
in the county of Durham, in the room of Matthew Russell, Esq.
deceased.
This Cantle notißes the appointment of 11. Harrison. Cent.
of Melton :..tow bray, Lciccsumsliire, to be a Master Extraordinary
in the Court of Chancery.

COURSE OF EXt
Amgterdam, 12 S C. F.
Ditto, at sight, 12 5
Rotterdam, 12 9
Antwerp, 12 3
lianamigli, 37 0
Altona, 37 7
Paris, S bight, 25 30
Ditto, 25 00
Itonctiraux, 25 60
Franklot t on theNl ante, 135
l'eterstmr4lt, 9 3 U.
Vienna, El. Flo. 10 12
Itiegte, El. Flo. 10 1•:
Nlactrid, 37—Cadiz. 301
Billma,36l—ltinvelona.

PRICE 04
Hank Stock 2SS
3 per Cent. Red. 7`j
per Cent.Cnniola
Si per Cent. tqsi
4 per Cent. 911
S per Ceut. Navy 1021
Long Ann. 19,i

REGISTER.

tOnou :
SUNDAY, MAY 26.

The fidlies, to give them no worse a name, of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would be amusing, if
we did not remember that to so weak a man are
confided the finances of our country—he some time
since brought forward his plan to contract for the
payment of the army and navy half-pay, by gr,uiting
annuities at 45 years' purchase—but so intricate and
incomprehensible was his plan, that no offer was
made for the contract—he now proposes the s.tnia
sort of measure, but Government is to contract with
itself, in order, as the Right Hon. little Gentleman
says, that the country may have the profit of the
bargain—or, as any plain-dealing honest man would
sty, a plan is adopted, by which two sets of expen.
sive Commissioners are employed, when, by doing
away with the sinking fund, the same effect would
be produced, without the charge of any Commis-
sioners at all—but then there would be less patron-
age ! " Aye, there's the rub"—less corrupt influence
—less command of votes in the house of Commons.
—The Marquis of Londonderry becomes more and
more whimsical and paradoxical—at the commence-
ment of the session no further retrenchment could
be achieved—left in a minority no the questitns
of the useless Lords of the Admiralty, and the
equally useless Postmaster General, It reduction of
nearly four millions is effected, and then his Lox-chit ip
ascribes it, nut to the opposition shewn to his wi,di
to continue lavish expenditure to its extent, but to
what ? why, " to the support afforded to Govern-
ment!" Admirable logician! The only good to be
derived by the present plan of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer is, a present diminution of taxes—a
postponement of evil ; and even this is done in such
a way as to saddle the country with the same ex-
pellee in the collection of the diminished taxes as it
has had to sustain in the collection of the whole—
but this again forwards the favourite system of cor-
ruption—this keeps those fitst friends, who might be
honest men it' they did not gain something by being
rogues.
The sentence of the Court of King's Bench, open
Messrs. Shackell, Weaver, and Arrosurtuith, for a
series of libels upon her late Majesty, Caroline,
Queen Corson of the pro- ^t King, has LT% ;sssed,
and 's the:4,re fair subj.:.! of animudversion. '11...
:I_a.ls selected fit prosecution, were only a ie..,
among the many that appear,nl in " The John
Bull," during four or five months—the atrocity of
them was such, as we boldly ante; never before
diggracrd the Press in England—the fell hood of
Ithem was equally well known, and the publishers
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