The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-12 00:00:00

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BAssErearm, S6fr. Il.—We have this day to re-
cord the recurrence of one of those awful and appalling
visitations which frequently assail us it the present season
of the year—a severe and destructive hurricane. On
Sunday morning, the wind corn ttt enced to blow fr. sit
from the north-east, and continued throughout the whole
day, accompanied with p tura, showers. At the close
of evening it increased; frequent and sudden gusts were
experienced for sonic hoots, and about midnight thvir
uncommon violence becamy trolly dreadful and alarming
From twelve to four o'clock, the wind being northerly,
it raged with the greatest lacy; producing, we are story
to say, the most destructive effects in this town, and
preadiog devastation throughout the country to a consi-
derable extent. Among the buildings thrown clown in
town, was the dwelling of Dr. Arnotv, in Liverpool-
row, which was tumbled into the street ; providentially
no person was hurt, the faintly lining just had time to
leave toe house. The stores lately occupied by George
AI 'Vigilante, Eq. are a heap of ruins. Several small
houses in College-street, Irish-town, the Gut, and other
parts of the town, have liven destroyed, and unary pour
persons thus rendered shelterless ; and there is scattily
fence or enclosure left standing.
From the distant parts of the country ws have not yet
obtained particular accounts; but every estate in this
parish and neighbourhood has suffered in a greater or
less degr,:e, in its works and buildings : the canes have
been blown down, provision crops destroyed, and, on
the whole, an extent Of injury sustained, calculated to
entail the most serious inemiteirience.
During the greater part of yesterday the weather con-
tinued boisterous. Towards inciting, however it abated,
and is now (at the time of putting our paper to press),
although ix/ignite settled, moderate.

On Saturday last. a boy. about nine years of age, fell
into the river Kent, opposite Mr. Harrison's dye-house.
youth only 14 years, passing by the time, and obser-
ving the perilous situation of the child, fearlessly plunged
into the• river, and graved him very firmly. The current
hen% remarkably stron'4, carried them both down to a
considerable distance : the adventurous youth, however,
powidentially catip,lit hold of a stake in the river, and
there held Gast, till they wete both extricated lIUItt diet*

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SPEECII OF LOUIS XVIII.
ON OPENING THE SES,ION OF THE CHAM-
BERS ON MONDAY.
" It is with confidence, aad, on
the present occasion, ler 14 you( able auspices, that I
came to open (Isis Session.
" In preceding years I was compelled to participate
my griefs with you.
" More happy now, I have only to return thanks to the
All powerful for the coleslaw protection which He has
vouchsafed to France. The son, wills whirls Heaven has
soothed my sort ows,grows wills elle public prosperity, and
COlitillitra to bas to me a somee of consolation and hope.
This child, my heart feels confident, will be worthy of us;
be will merit the love with which my subjects surround
his cradle
" My relation with foreign Powers have never ceased
to be amicable, and I have a firm confidcupe that this y
will continue to lie so.
" Great calamities afflict the East. Let na hope that
the. approach their termination. and that the penitence
and col ilialiey of all the I'owi is will find the means of
satisfying %hat religion, policy, amid humanity, may justly
" The naval force, which, tend r these circumstances, I
have seal issued lei the seas of tier Levant, has accomplished
the object w hide I contemplated. Our stilts Kaye always
effectually protected my subjects, and often they have
afforded to utist.,rltine a flint I) aid.
" A destructive scourge dusidates a portion of Spain
ie I have prescribed, and 1 will itl rigorous i
pre-
cautions which protect our coast and frontiers lions the
contagion.
" If we take a view of our domestic state, what motives
have we not to bless Pt ov idenci- The sensible progre,,s
of industry, agriculture, and the arts, attests I tat of e
-
melees and very soon new channels, by midesplyme she
means of communication and of trellis., will extend she
general good to all parts of the kingdom.
" The prosperity of the finances, the intelligible "P"'
sitiou of the public accounts, and fidelity to engagements,
have consolidated public credit, and increased the re-
sources of the State.
" The period at which I have convoked you, and the
orders which I have given that the financial laws should
he first submitted to you, sufficiently manifest my desire
to put an end to provisional grants: the Chambers will,
doubtless, be eager to second any intentions.
i• Our auspicious sieuation, and the return of internal and
external tranquillity, have already admitted of a diminution
in one of the most onerous of the taxes—Out whir h attacks
reproductions its its source. by overcharging landed property.
Jfii.xt year, those so assessed will wholly enjoy this reduction.
I desire that successively, and as soon as the exigencies of the
State and the dignity of Frame will, permit, the various
taxes which constitute the public reveasie shall he liosesti.
gated, mid, if it be practicable, diminished, or bet ter toward.
" The laws are respected, and the depositories of my
power become every day inure and more nubued with their
spirit Order and discipline reign in the army.
" Every where pas-• s are suissiding, and suspicions
wearing away ; and it gives me pleasure to acknowledge,
gentltincit, that by your loyal co.operistitni, you have pow-
sully contributed to do all this good.
" Let us persevere in the wise measures to which such
prosperous results must he attributed. Let us persevere m that
unity of views, which his so efficaciously defeated else vigi•
lance. and restrained the last elfin', of the vie it of trouble
and disorder.

" lit this the repose of Europe is not less imerested than
ours. It is this Mat all the generous sem ttttt Ills %A ill 1w de-
veloped with which I know your hearts abound ; and that.
you will establish, u; he gratitude, the love. and the res-
pect of soy bultjects, like Throne, which protects the liber-
ties of all,"
When his Majesty had concluded his speech, the
Chancellor, having received the King's orders, in-
formed the newly-elected Deputies who were pre-
sent, that his Majesty would permit them to take
the oath before himself. He then read the formula,
and the Minister of the Interior, calling over the
names, each Member stood up in his place, and re-
plied by the words " I swear."
The following was the form of the oath:—
" I swear to be faithful to the King, to obey the Consti-
tutional Charier, and the laws of the Kingdom, amid to
conduct myself, in all respects, as befits a good and loyal
Deputy."
The Deputies having thus taken the oath, the
Chancellor announced, in the name of the King,
that the Session fir the year 1821 was opened, and
all of them were invited to assemble on the follow.
ing day, in their respective Chambers, to commence
then lemurs.
His Majesty descended from the Throne amid the
liveliest acclamations of " Vive le Roi !" which were
prolonged for a considerable length of time.
Salvos of artillery announced the return of his
Majesty to the Tuileries.

Amongst the curious events of the last Meeting
at Newmarket was the appearance of Sir Robert
IVilsom mounted on the Duke of York's buy colt by
Blucher, a spirited animal of 17 hands high, and the
great favotuite in .t former week tin. the Grand Duke
Michael stake. Various were the speculations upon
the appearance of the gallant Knight on the Com-
mander-in-Chief's favourite racer. All we can
vouch for is the accuracy of the fact as above stated.
The recent nnnour of his Majesty's determination
to be always a Hanoverian, like many other minor
indications, tends to prove the complete change of
opinion and sentiment which has taken place of late
years. At a dinner which the Prince of Wales gave
in 1804, to thirty gentlemen of the opposition, in.
eluding Messrs. Fox and Sheridan, his Royal High.
ness took occasion to say, in u speech after dinner,
that William (the Duke oft'.) and him.elf were the
the only members of the Royal Family who were
NU! Germans.

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