The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, ISIS.

• the face-of the earth. To his mercy they owe, that
• they are still in existence. Ile spared them, heeause
be had the silly vanity to be one of themselves.—
' But let them take care, lest by their misconduct they
raise up a second Nvoleon. If sech a revolutionary
• conqueror should, again. appear, by what arguments
• will they appeal his clemency ? Will they boast
'of their gratitudte to 'IIN predecessor? By what in-
' sinuations will they stir up their subjects to resist his
arms ? What have they to remind the nations they
govern, but of hopes deferred, of pinnises broken, of
engagements violated? We have no ttesire to excite
fresh disorders. Twenty-five years experience has con-
' vinced us, that inverfeet liberty, with peace, is pre-
ferable to a more perfect system that must be obtained
by arms. What we re•plest of Sovereigns is to form
no confederacies against their people, that must excite
an universal combination of mankind against them-
' selves. If they have enemies among their subjects,
let them disarm their resentment by satisfying their
just desires. Let there be no further delay N the
`grant of Constitutims promised at divers trues to
certain nations. What the Kings promised in the
hour of peril, let them fulfil in the moment of victory.'
As far as the interest and the character of Englund
are concerned, she was not a party to the Holy Alliance,
we were told by Ministers last Session in Parliament,
but the British Secretary of State is one of the junto at
Aix-ia-Chapelle, and it seems highly probable that,
whatever are the machinations there, our Cabinet,
though not parties, are priVy to them, and, though not
bound by treaty, vill be aiding and abetting in their
execution. Otherwise for what purpose is our Minis-
ter there? That this is so is much to be regretted, not
because our assistance will be any thing cllbetual in aid
of the Allied Sovereigns, but as the attempt degrades
the character of our Government to a level with despo-
tic Monarchies. As to the success of this Alliance,
whether we join or not, that will be much the same, as
the attempt of mere Governments to controul the spirit
of an enNghtened age is as puerile, and as likely to be'
el'ectual as the celebrated orders of Xerxes to bind the
raging sea with chains. The Lancastrian schools,
and the liberty of the press, even imperfeet as it is, will
produce a power which armies and alliances can neither
subdue, nor resist ; which cannot be banked or dammed
up, even by the builders of the Egyptian pyramids,
but, like the Nile, will overflow the couotry, to leave
it afterwards improved and fertilized.

HAnzas CORPUS ACT —Bishop Burnet rektes
circumstance respecting the Habeas Corpus Act, which
more curious than credible ; but though we cannot
be induced to suppose that this important statute was
obtained be a jest anti a fraud, yet the story proves
that a very fbraiitiable opposition was made to it at the
time :—" L was carried,'' says, he, •'by an odd :mi-
llet: in the 1-louse of Lords. Lord Grey and Lord Norris
were named to be the tellers ; Lord Norris being a man
subject to vaponrs, was not at all times attentive to
what was doing; so, a very fat lord coming in, Lord
Grey counted him for ten, as a jest at first, but seeing
Lord Norris had not observed it, he went on with this
misreckoning of len, sb it was reported to the house,
and declared that they who were for the bill were the
majority, though it indeed went on the other side ; and
by this means the bill passed."-1 Burnet, Ilia (kap
p. 4.95.
The Imperial Ukase ordering a new levy throughout
PuFsil of two men in every 500 inhabitants, is given
in the Hamburg faiiL This measure is de-
clared to have been occasioned by the necessity of filling
up the allay to the Peace Establishodent, below which
l'standard it hart fallen, through the 'suspension of all
recruiting during the -years 1816-17. The Ting of
WurtemMirg, it is said, feels inclined to make common
cause with, or at knit to favour strongly, the Grand
Mike of Baden, in his quarrel with the Court of
Munich ; but the general belief is, that these unhappy
disputes will be refera to that teibunal which is per-
'.als most competent. to- settle than, viz. the ,hied
iur.reiBns.

PRICE 9V.

711 E QUEEN:

The following Bulletins of the Queen's health have
been issued since our List :

" Kew Palace, Oct. 11.

" The Queen by' p.m, 1 a hotter night than eauld have been ex-
pected, from the une44.,..s .order which her Majoty laboured ye e-
t ads y "

" Kew Palace. Oct. 15.
"The Queen has not had a good night, and her Majesty fells a
want of that refreshment which she has lately derived front sleep "

•' Kcw Palace, Oct. t t.
" The Queen passed the whole of yesterday hi comparative ease
and couilOrt, autt sl?pt well last night."
" Kew Palace. Oct. 15.
•' The Queen continues in the same state in which hec ,Majesty was
yesterday.

•.' Kew Pz.lace, Oct. IF.

" The Queen passed the whole of yesterday in a state of r
ease than she haul experienced during a few of the preceding cll.
11 er Majesty has had a good night, and feels herself refreshed by her
sleep."
" Kew Palace. Oct. 17.

" The Queen continued in a state of e,se thmughout yesterday.
but her Majesty has passel a less comfortaLle night.. The symptmsis
of her Maji sty's disorder remain the same as for some time past.
'• Kett• Palace, Oct. lg.
" The Queen has had some hours' sleep, but her Majesty's disease
is not diminished.

~ F. NIILLMA N."

From these bulletins, our readers will perceive that
the symptoms of her Majesty's disorder continue una-
bated ; and that the debility of the Royal sufferer is
excessive ; no motion of any kind is at all attempted,
lest it should induce a recurrence of spasm.
It is raid, the King has latterly manifested some
uneasiness at the continued absence of her Majesty ;
who used to make it a regular role of visiting him at
least once evert• day.
Fite Prince Regent is constant in his attentions to
his Royal mother.

We regret to state, that the Princess Sop'.iia still
continues in the same low nervous state. The Duke
of York paid his usual visit yesterday- to her Royal
Highness.
The Duke of York, in consequence of the inlispo-
sitien of the Queen, has relinquished his animal visit
to Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, to take the amusement of

shooting.
1 Duke of Gloucester is expecte:l to return from
the Continent in the course of a few (lays.
Sixteen horses belonging to her Majesty, and several
of the Princess Augusta's, have been sent from. Kew
to Windsor; the garden chairs, in which her Majesty
used to tale exercise, when she first went to Ketv, have
also been sent off to Windsor. Plese circumstances
give risr: to the idea that her Majeseys removal to
Windsor may be again in contemplation.

On Monday her Royal Highness the Princess Au-
gusta gave a plentiful dinner, to the whole of the work-
men employed in the Royal gard.nt; and plantations
at Ktw. Three ample tables, most bountifully famished
with cold roast beef, puddings, Ste. were act out in the
Holly-walk, on the further side of the lawn, at a diair4
tance of nearly half a mile from the Palace, and up-
wards of 60 persons sat down to them. They a-ere
divided into three classes; at the first table were the
gardeners of the botanic gardens ; at the second were
Owe of the kitchen garden ; and the third was oven-
piod by the labourers employed in the improve:nous
which are carrying on under the direction of the Prin-
cesses. Daring the repast their Royal Highnesses,
attended by Gen. Taylor, visited the scene, and walked
several times round the whole of the tables, with the
most graceful condescension. After their Royal Fligh-
news had fetired, the health of Ac Queen and
Princesses was 'drank in plentiful libations of porter.
brought to the scene of action iu barrels, and after
sitting about two hours, the numerous assemblage
departed to their several homes, beating with them
large petrtions of previsions for their families.
The Duke and I)uchess of Kent, after vending some
days at Spa, return to Brussels. .
The Grand Duke Michael, in his late tour, is raid to
have disbursed in travelling espenees in England, so
great a RUM as 20,0001. The innkeepers where he put
up charged enormously high. At on hotel in Elin.
burgh, the bill fbr two days is meetioned to us
to have amounted to 2751. After this bill was settled
an aftercbarge was made of 50s. for a luncheon • of
bread and beer for eight men. In Dublin the hills
were mere mod rate. At an inn in South-street, the
charge for four oys was only 1501. at which the Grand
ii
Duke was so sal stied, that he presented the larailard
with an extra 501.