The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-23 00:00:00

.FINANCE'.

Whatever maybe the sense of different men on po-
litical questions, or even on those of finance, the ex-
.planations affordedly the Chancellor of tin:Exchequer
in the House of Commons, on 'Friday evening last,
mustibe a source of great satistlietion ; and stripping it
of every thing but the mere facts, we are enable-11 to
rejoice to find that the public securities have improved
to the amount of 4.0 per cent. on the whole capital of
the country—that Mxelicquer •Bills are reduced from
511. to 31d. per cent:interest, with 'l2s. pr.—that the
Bank of England have restored their payments in spe-
cie, and readily exchange their notes into gold—that
,this lad not given the -least shook •to public credit—
• that, since' October last, 32 millions-of the Debt have
been purchased .by the Commissioners for its reduction
—and be concluded by expressing, that while England
has suffered, yet the States of Europe are atrugglirg
for subsistence ! All these statements were brought
forward to shew the state of the public finances to be
such as not to render any reduction of the national inte-
rest necessary, or any other .act which can disturb the
public faith. It i 3 also to be remarked, that none of
his observations were controverted, and that the report
was ordered to be received on Monday :mat. A cir-
cumstance arises on.t of one part of this statement de-
serving of due attention; when the restriction 'Bill
passed, the tender of payment of a &b..: by Bank notes
was made legal for any sum, for tile amount of which
process can be issnecl to hold the debtor to bail, viz.
151. or upwards, and such a tender has ever since been
negatived by the preirious affidavit; the iiaplication
was, that while Bank notes were substituted' for cash,
this mode of tender was allowable ; .but as coon as
cash should return into current circulation, that such
a tender should not be legal...for if it were so, the•va-
lue of Bcnk notes wcoald be cf equal value with the
'King's authorised coin, whirl: would be to sct upa
Mint at the Bank in opposition to that nt the Totem
We should be glad to see the opinions of. the,Courts of
Law izowa..olfik;cra on this .ireportant.point—lbr

JUNE

it has been eery generally conceived, that u soon as
payments in specie dhottl,l tx resumed, this mode of
tender would be abolished. If there was any reason
for its abolition, the._ re cannot be a stronger than the
fact which subsists at this moment, that, notwith-
standing the payment of geld, the public are disin-
.:lned to take it, and prefer Bank notes ;—they lave
fullest confidence in the Bank, and they hare been
many years past relieved from the trouble of svolli77.
:!Ig the sums they receive, anti the risk ofany of it being
light—and, by habit, they car: better judge of a Bank
note-than of a guinea. We find this prevail among
the retail dealers—among labourers, artisans, and ser.
wants, who used formerly to exi2.t at the sight and
,
sound of .gold, as the more real and solid renmaera.
titan.

Bonk notes cannot now be taken in execution by t'-.e
Sheriff, any more than goods pledged for a debt, or
distrained fur rent. But the special Acts whizh
thorised and required the p►yment or tender in Bank
notes, pro,:idca it so to be during the continuance of
the restriction, (See 37 Geo. 3. c. s. 9.) and tt.t
same provision is observed in all the subsequent Act.,
viz. c. )I. of same year, 36 G. 3. e.. 1. .s. 8. and by
d• 3 G. 3. c. HI. this was in some respects narrowed, b)
requiring any person who should apply to be discharged
for the omission of this part of the affidavit, to chew
thnt he had actually tendered such notes in payment of
his debt.

Freon the LONDON G.I7,ETTE, Saturday, June 2L.

—AP"-
IIkNIMITTCY ENLRRGI.D.
NicitoLs J. I ccds, bookseller. July 5, at Leed:.
IIA NKR SL'I•EItSIDEI.
GAUNT J. Tatcal.ill, Staflortl. farms.

BANKltrrrS._

SAN-Ant. W. Corporation-row. Clerkenwell. watrlimeker, June 24,
July 1, Aug. 2, at Guildhall. All. Ford, I.incobi'•-inc-feld,.
DADDY J. Bengworth. Worcester, saddler. July 8,9, Aug. 2, at
Wyro-Pioldle. Att. Boustield. Bouverie,..treet.
lloanis W. 1.• xuain.o.r, dealer, June 2f4, July 2, Aug. f.'. at ',to-
ter. Atte. Collett and Co. Chancery-lane.
'hoax W. Queen-street, Liniehouse, sail-maker. June 2X. July 12,
Aug. 2, at Guildhall. Att. hlunt, Surrey-:.treet. Strand.
liour.t.s W. Kew, cern-dealer. June2B, July 5, .%ug. 1, at G uild-
lull. Att. Burton. New *North-htreet, null .ion-squar...
Wtittert 11.4.0nd0n .street, merchant. Jwie 23. .luly 1. Aug. 2.
at Guildhall. Mts. Ilar.ey and Knurl', SL 'Kt len's-place.
BROADIIELT. B. Nlarkington with W all.ithwaite. York, mill, r, July
1. 2, stag. .2, at Kirarueboraugh. Alt;. Exley and Cu. Furrii-
euFs-ien.
Mantant x J. Shargles,Lancester. cow jobber. July 10, 11. Aug. 2,
at Belton-la.lloors. Alt. Windle. John-street, Bedford-row.
Worn, M. Mytun, Kington-uport.llull, mtrehant, July 3,5, Aug.
2, at Kingston-upon-I lull. Att. Knowles. New-isur.
AtELLS .T.-Eiss, Sontliamixon. malt,ter, July 4,6, Aug. Y. at 1'...-
terstield. Att. eillen, rlitford's-inn.
BRIDGE J. Marple„ Chester, -situpkeeper. July 2,5, Aug: t, at
Manchester. ritts. Milne and l'arry, l'. rattle.
BRITTEN G. Wale*, 'lath, sit twarter, July .1, 3, Aug. 2, at Bath.
Mts. Adlington and Gregory, Betlfont-row.
CROOK R. Button, I.ancaster, innkeeper, July 10, 11. Aug. 2, at
Bolton. Atts. Adlinuguni ar.d Gregory, Its•dfottl-row.
ifoonc. J. Wells. Somersetshire, carpenter, June etl, 27, Aug. Y.
at Wells. MR. Dyne and Son, I.ineolo',..inn-liel,ls.
DAv rs 11. Wellington-street. Southwark, taker, July 1. 5. Aug. 2,
at Guildhall. Attq. 'Taylor and Son, New Haqinghall-street.
lA:E3 J. Ealing, Middlesex. t!te:tkeeper, June 243, July 5, Aug. 2,
at GuildluJl. ML Steralia, New Ina.
DIVIDENDS.
B. Lane,.liirchin:lane, insurance-booker, :11:ly le.
J. Cloud., Ilarmerstnith, roach-master. July 11.
G. North, Itrecknock, carrier, July :2.
11. BeCher, Fownell's-terrace, Kennington-road, mariner, July 1.
J. Willis, Fulham, maltster,Unly If.
W. Keen, A Idersgate-street, cork-nnursfacturer. July 12.
J. Mailer, it. lloyd, and .E. Stewart, ircarnatiger-lane, merchants,
July It/.
,T. Ellin, Queen-nrect. Cheap Fide, lead merchant, J.ily 29.
S. Southey, Bristol. painter. July 21.
J. Itobertsoa, Ilush-Lars. Caron-street, merchant, July 12.
J. Peat and J. Mandail, Bedi‘nd.row, Covent-garden, sWt4ntrecre.
July 12.
W. Hyley, Worcester, linen-draper, July 14.
J. E. and 'l'. Walton, Bread-st:ect, fa:tors, July lt.
J. Chillimore„ I.awrence-Pottntney.lanc, Lleriliastit..itape9.
G. Lyne and A. Ilunakhion. tle,il-street, It-tx.tn,l, tailors. July 12.
D. Russel, Bath, china:ruin. July :4.
J. and G. Outhwalte. Pancras-lane, nevelt:nu, Aug. 3.
D. Morgan, Nelda,- Glamorgan.. ironmonger, Aug. 23.
R. Anstee, Walcot,-Somerset, l.r.:!..her, .fitly lb.
G. C. Bainbridge and W. Cartwright, Liverpool. merchants, July 14.
J. Frost, .Brinkley. Cambridge, znairster, July 14.
J. Hirst. I.icerpool, ship-builder, July 14.
%V. Burridge. sea.. Portsmouth, banker, Julv.l,G.
J. Russell, Peny Barr, liandswarth, Statiord, gun-barrel-maketo
July 21.
J. 1-ogden, Tangrnere, Sussex, cattle-dealer. July It.
J. Green, Wych.street, Denry-lar.e, victualler, July 12.
1 A..Speare, Brewer-street, V. e.ttninster, cl4r.aman, July 12.

• CERTIFICNTES, JtLy it.

.1. Cranstnne., • Uplior Thames-street.- innimonger—S. Wall,
Thatc.lani„ Berks. flioykeep,:r—J. Johr.son,
corn-dealer-1i Pullan, Lculs, merchant—M. Maiden-I.Lnc,
‘Voo.i.street, Cheapsiee, I.cvin. Nlansel-start, Gnarl-
man's-fields, watch.maker—J. Wibberley. Mrnchriter, drnrer—M.
Nightingale, ManeheAer, Sidebotharr.. 111131(1-
bridge, Chapel.e•n-Ic-F'
riti Derbyshire, vict uall, r--J. Griffiths, I.i-
-verpo J, aueuonter—J. Grellier, Mill.aall Poplar, Rinnan cement
maalialeturer—W. G. 11:iney. Battle. Sil:FtX, Ktuipoirivr.maisufae-
turts—E. Llyglies, int.werchant--.1. 11:
Conper, Lamb's Ctintlint.atrect. wrirk.ii,;-jewella—lV. Barber, Bi-
shop.Stnprord, ,Hertford, Blaelwell, Manchester,
&ay-mist-J. H. line, M• 111.% all. Poplar. Itoirma eenaait.rnanufac-
turcr--W. Delman, Barking, smack-owner—A. Hood, Gruair
Marlin, 'Bucks,
grameMrlf••••••••1.1...11••
TINE AaTs.—Notatithstanding our deli4,rht in view-
ing the works of our countryrcon, so highly extolled at.
.the Royal Academy, we .are nut ao far prejudivi ;I as to
pass over withindiffer.mite Ike talent.: of these great
painters of antiquity, which Attracted our nosice in a
late. vibit to the Srdnon of Arts. "It is a perfeet 'treat to
the tuunoiscura of Fine Painting—,und the works of
PiazEtta, Salwitor Rosa, and other.xlistinguished
Atr-
•tists of Italy, arc far. naure.nummuus than night have
-been elpeetud.

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"I'HE NATIONAL REGIsTEIt.

L(*iliON :

.7110 .VD di, JUNE .ec, 1817

THE. llast Wee:i has been signalieed by <nate/mark-
able events of an internal kind,—the acrinittal irdWat-
son and Es associates, and the opening of NVater*.x)
Bridge ; nor are we sure which event is ent:t:ed to the
greater note, thmigh in point of utility t.e latter ntust
be estirr.ated at the highest rate. Another circumstance

that has contributed to enliven the public mind is the
acting of Palma and Georges, connected with the mo-
tion for prohibiting them which was moved on behalf
of Mr. Taylor, of the Opera House, in the Court of
‘Chuneeryl 'These incidents, we repeat it, have served
by turns to enliven•the chit-chat of the town, and some
of them have furnished matter for disquisitions of the
greatest lint!.
Commotions arc more and more subsiding in France,
.and throughout the •Continent. Whilst the systems of
pacification is thus extending here, however, the af-
fairs of the nest morld,.eapecially these of South Ame-
rica, are becoming more enibrolled than ever in blood.
Intelligence from New Spain, received yent--:rday, states
that the Viceroy of Mexico has declared
.for the insur-
gents. He had been connected with the Heroes of the
C.trte.; of obi Spain ; and it is rather curious to observe,-
that he has taken this hostile step against his govern-
s:lc:lt just ❑t the moment when she was about to pro-
claim an amnesty for the patriot cause. Reluctant con-
cessions are not the most thankfully received. Had the
another country at first adopted this commendable
course, it is probable that no revolution would have
leen attempted in her colonial states. Policy, if nut
justice, ought long since to have dictatcd'that concilia-
tion which now appears to have been extorted 1)y ne-
cessity.

What is called the Budget was submitted ,by the
Cliance:lor of the Es.chequer to the house of Com-
mons on Friday night, aid is fixed for discussion
to-morrow. 1 chequer Bus render fresh taxes

.quite unnecessary. We certainly-are not. disfaxied to
depreciate this system of " ways and means ;'' but
cannot help confessing that it carries with it an ap-
pcaranee if rating off " the erril day." However,
this reserve as to tittarity will, in all probability, be
4net with the triumphant statement, that the Four per
Cents. have actually advanced !bur and a half since
Monday. We know this, and ate glad of it; and we
•abuuld be happy to Etid, altliourli no great friends to
betting, that the ex-tins:ye betl-whidi have been raade,
that Three per Cent. Consuls will be •k-1 .ia less than
three months, may tutu out etrre,Ay
Reports front the Secret Coin mime!: of both Mese,
. of Parliament arc now submittcd to the p,AZie.

Paris Papers to,lho nth hi.',. he,•r.-ree6veil by us---
'they state, that the •Spanish. Govtrinnent has adopted
every precaution to prevent any assistance from Portu-
gal to the disaffected in Spain.
It is very probable that the insurrection in the Bra-
zils will prevent the Archduchess Leopoldine from go-
ing out to that quarter, and induce her Royal Consart
to join her in Europe.
A private letter from Madrid, dated June :5, says,
I• The prevent situation of • Portugal has fixed • the
attention of our Gswerninent. Orders have been sent
into all the frontier places to arrest.alid watch with the
greatest care all the Portuguese who should enter
Spain. Measures of, precaution have been also taken
in the fortresses, and porticularly at Batlp.joz. We are
assured that letters written • from Portugal have been
intercepted, which are connected) with the plans of the
partisans of the - Cortes to excite troubles in Spain.
Detachments of the garrisons of Vittoria, Burgos, and
Valltulolid, have received orders•to repair with speed
to the frontiers of the kingdom of Leon.
Accounts • from Barcelona, dated June 4, say,
'" Lacy's business is drawing towards a conclusion.
The preliminary privet:if-big,'" are ishci ;th ey could not
but be long, as it was nettossary to examine .a great
number of witnesses, and complete their deposkions
atTteeably•to the rules prescribed by the regulations of
the aemv. The accused has named: hi defender, who
is bound to 4w.ept the .appointment, unless he can allele
es -•'crt lonte Pro videtVC üby the law. I .ieu tenan
ral the Marquis de Casa Catsigas is charged with this
difficult duty ;he has not refttsea it. Laey.could ant
have clsosen a soldier more distinguishelt fur his. zereiees,
his valeur,•and brine:tat •reputation. dint the only way
in which he can defend'Lacv is to eadoavour to excite
toe pit} of his Judges • Catalonia is tranquil. 'The
. :ante reports the same uncut linty :till prevail respecting
• the fatz4llila s.

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9'll}; NATIONAT. REGISTER.

01., the :27th !..iay the Russian Eaweror issued an
tdiaso, authorising his Commissioners of the Sinkino.
F:nia to receive, from thry Ist of .1111 y to the 20th of
December, subscriptions, in sums of not less than 100
rotibles. the proceeds of which are to he applied to the
diudaution of the quantity of bank notes in circulation.
Foreigners may subscribe as well as Russian subjects.
*1 he aggregate of the subscriptions will constitute a
ft:ad bearing 6 per cent. interest, •payable half-yearly
oat of that portion of the revenue of the national do-
mains transferred to the Sinking Fund. The stock-job-
bers will receive a bonus of !20 percent. to he added to
the amount of the capital subset-it:ed.; in addition to
which they will be allowed a discount of one per cent.
to defray the expense of remittances, &c. A sum equal
to two per cent. upon the whole amount subscribed.
will be appropriated, out of the revenue of the national
domains, to the_gradual redemption of the debt.
Private letters from Paris state, that tit,: King of
France made a point of not showinLr himself in public
on the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo ; and that
heiset off for St Cloud, trom which residence he will
not return till the 7th of July, the anniversary of his
second ent:a Ice itnto Paris. The English Ambassador,
lutwever, gave a grand dinnerin celebration of the vic-
tory of Waterloo.
The-following are some of the details of the arrest
of Santimi. This man had obtained passports in Eng-
land to go to Italy, where he pretended to have some:
flimily affairs to arrange ; ht' was strictly watched in this
country, and having passed by Kragrnfart about the
middle of last month,'he was arrested on the frontiers
of Lornlxtrdv, and conducted undr.r an escort to Milan.
It is said that papers of great importance were fbund
upon him. Ile was apprehended on a road di&rent from
that which was prescribed to him, and which he should.
have taken if he meant only to go to Genoa, and from'
thence to Corsica.

The Princess of Wales was expected at Rome on the
Ist of June.

General Vandamme has embarked at the Texel for
America.

The Royal Court of Paris 'is. occup;cd with an im-
portant and interesting case. It is that of Madame
'Victaire de' Levis de Mirepoix Ursulino, religieuse, who
in the course of the rtwolution retired to England,
with her sole establishment, and founded a very
flourishing convent there. She etkinis her lawfdchare
of the inkeritailce of ,her fatLer the late Marquis Mi-
repoix, who died at Venice 1793.

The House of Commons r.rA on Saturday, when.se-
veral Bills were furwanled iu their respe:Aivemitages,
and other routine butinzss got eirrono. On a toes-
tiva from Mr. lirar,ghar...as.to what.tme it was likely
the Habeas Corpus Sespemiion fion the Lords
would be brought before the blouse tke.Chancellor
the Exchequer repliod, that the fist reading waald be
toada the tirst order of this day (Monthly).
The amount. of Debt paid off in the course of the
year will be larger than the amount of UAL-incurred.—
year
the operation of the.Siatkittg.ftulcl, 16 millions and
a half, of debt will 'Le preat <AL If only 12,600,0001.
be bormwed, then acre would be 3,900,0001. -inure

Debt paid off than Debt incurred. If the sum lax-
rowed amount altogether to about fourteen millions,
then the excess of Debt paid off beyond the Debt.
created, will be two millions and a half. The Interest:
of the Exchequer Bills to be issued wilt he about
-150,0001. which will be provided, without any addi-
tional incumlvance upoa the. et.untry.
The Austrian Govert.tnect, Yee undermand, has in or-.
der to remove all.lear with respect to the son of the
Archduchas Maria Louisa and 'Buonapsrte, has agreed.
that. the duchies of Parma, Guestedla, and Placentia;
shall, after , the death of his mother, go to. the Spanish,
house of Bourbon, in.ctead of de.acenilinc,, to him. This
was a subject left to th final deecision of the Alliel
Powers by the treaty of Vienna; and the interference.,
of England is said to have chiefly contributed to the
disposition above stated.
The.D.uke of DeyonLire, Who gave such a
.guisbed reception to the young Grand Duke of Itussit
when in England, has been invited to St. Petersburgh
to the wedding of the Cesan.l Duke Nichula3, who has:
left Sweden to proceed to that city.
The Earl of I'owis, Lord Lieutenant of •Skropshire,,
has examined the depot ofarms for ;hat ilistrict, situated
near ,Shrewslany. It is rumoured that a barrack of
eOO men will be formed there—that an additional troop
of yeomanry will be raised In the town—and the pre-
sent troops be augmented to 80 men each, instead
1 60.

The Irish Papers which we have 'received, including
those .of Dublin to the IFth, represent the price of corn
on that decline. This, with the prospect of an early and
good ,harvest, has increased the Sintitude of the poor
under their present privations—and the as excited
by the general distress Lis, in consequence, nearly aub-
sided.
The fellowing persons, all of 'lsumble situations iu
Mb, have .bees committed to York Castle, charged with
unlawfully assembling and-essistiag in.. riot at Fuld-
dmsfield, on she Rth inst.—viz. Joins Ithedes, John
Thewlis, ISM Johnson, *John ,ord 'Abraham Oldham,'
Jonathan Bailey, John Sykes, Jonaikan Brook, Benja..
tuiu Tutor, and .Jelin Kinder.