The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-29 00:00:00

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to obtain her en.l. Petion is, all his decrees in favour of
British trade »vn obstanie, we believe in her interest. Unit.
tophe in his contest with the refined subtlety of the ode and
the treachery of the other will have much reason to fear—his
character and his talents-are not of that superior nature that
his advocates wou'd have us believe. His career has been
on.e of violence, and his government in its earlier stages,
diltinguished by intemperate acts of oppression. Hence, we
should not not be sui prised to find that the reign of King
Lenry is as short as that of Ning Joe..

The Pat is Papers to the 22d, inclusive, arrived on
titsday.' The attention cif that Capital appears to have been
entirely occupied on the preceding day with the ceremony
of the discovery arid removal of the remains of Louis XVI.
and his consort, Marie Antoinette, fbr Wet ment in the
Church of St. Denis. The particulars of these ceremonies
will be. found at length in our subsequent coltrinns.
It has long been known that the peuple of Italy feel the
greatest dissatisfaction at returning under the dominion of
Austtia. This disposition has manifested itself on every pos-
sible occasion. A . very extensive conspiracy has recently
been deteeted,.of which Milan was the central point. Murat
was the means of discovering it. The object, say some of
the Paris Papers, Was to rise at a signal, to massacie all the
Germans; and to dtclate Italy a free and indeperalant Power.
Jt- is asserted,. that General Bertrand, Buonaparte's Minister,
had come Aucog. from Elba, and held meetings with ibe chief
conspirators ; and.Buonaparte himself, as report says, was to
have headed the conspiracy.
A letter front Milan, dated Jan. 7th, says—" It is with im-
penetrable secrecy that the Commission proceeds, which has
been appointed to tty the Conspirators confined in the Cas-
tle. But what is notorious and certain is, that they are ac-
cused of a plot against the present older of affairs in Italy.
It is said that their crime is proved by their papers and cor-
respondence, which are partly in cyphers and the rest in
syniphatic ink."
The following is said to be a copy of the Letter of General
Excelmans to King Joachim (Mutat):
• SlRE—Since unfortunate circumstances have separated me from
your Majesty, I have not been indifferent to any thing that may re-
late to you. I avail myself, then, of the opportunity afinrtled by M.
A.—to has e the honour to lay at the feet of your Majesty all the sen.
titnents I (me you.
Permit me to express to your Majesty the joy which my family
ret•d myself felt at-hearing that the affairs of Naples were happily ter-
minated according to the interests and wishes of your Majesty.
No one, believe me, Site, experienced, with respect to the fate of
your fine kingdom, more lively uneasiness than I did; but thanks to
the heroic firmness and attitudv of so great a King, Europe is tot ced
to memorize you.
It affairs had not taken so favourable a turn for your Majesty, it
would have been easy, with au tine an army as your's, to cause the
Ciown to,, b.': respected, which you owe entirely to your high talents
and virtues. lieides thousands of brave oifiCers, hronght up in
your Majesty's& school, anti under your eye. would have hastened at
your call to offer you their arms—they would have thought them-
selvoi paying a tribate to the gratitude and admit ation they feel for
your Majesty.
For myself, Sire, who possess all these sentiments in a higher de-
gree, l shall unite with them incessant wishes for the glory and hap-
piness of your Majesty's august family.
I intreat you, Sire, to accept the homage as well as the tender %re-
iteration A, ith Aviiieilt shall remain to the end of my life,
Your Majesty's most faithful and devoted servant.
EXCELMANS.
• Great curiosity is naturally entertained at Vienna, to know
whether Great Britain means to continue to pay during ano •
flier year the subsidies stipulated by the treaty ofChaumont ;
as if this is. not the case, the Allies will be under the necessity of
immediatedy disbanding the prodi„,,ious forces they hive 710 W on
lout at the cycncy of England.

TILE NATIONAL IncisTEß.

BREAD AND BEER.

JAN. 29.

A Daily Paper of Friday contained the following articles
" Wc have received the following communication from a
Correspondent. 'We cannot pledge ourselves to the truth
of the statement; but we give it, because' if there is even
any suspicion .on such an important subject, some immedi-
ate inquiry should he instituted :
' am inclined to think that the public arc not
aware of the imposition practised on them weekly, in the
price of bread ; the law for regulating the assize of, which is
evidently inefficient, to those who have any acquaintance
with the subject. The price at which the quartern loaf is
fixed this week, is making the average of flour 60s. per.
sack ; when, in fact, no such price has been made. The
highest price for the very best marks is not mote than 5.5 i. ;
and a great deal of Not folk and French Hour is sell;ng to the
bakers from 46s to 503. 'per sack ; the average price, there-
fore, cannot be more than 525. or 535.; so that the public
are paying at least one assize and an half more than they in
justice should, were the returns properly made. This is a
subject which calls imperatively for a remedy ; the most ef-
fectual o.'e would be to do away the assize altogether : if
that cannot be done, give the Lord Maybr a power to oblige
the flour factors to make re!uins upon oath as well as the
bakers; the returns of the former would be in a great mea-
sure a check upon the latter.
I am, Sir, your's most faithfully,
Corn Exch.inge, 150.15,1815.'

A. B.

Beets.—The small-beer brewers, it seems. admit that they
can now affi,rd to lower their pike ; but that, as it is an
odious task to begin this. \yolk, no oil 6 likes to take the lead.
Is there, then, we may ask, an end to competition ?—and is
there not one among the fraternity desirous of an increase of
business? If there is, I conceive he has only to follow the
example of those who have given notice of the reduction in
the prices of posting, to ensure a suitable encouragement
from the public. The porter brewers have given an intima-
tion that they have increased the strength of their beer,
and with this strong argument they expect for a while to
put off the evil day, whilst their coffers, if report speaks
truly, are tilling to the brim. Vine (Port wine at least) has
fallen, we understand, to the retailerS of it, sufficiently to
allow of a reduction of one shilling in the bottle ; but we
have not beard a whisper of any proposed !eduction in this
costly commodity. Vintners will tall us, perhaps, their old
bottled, stock. was bought at high prices ;. but the public do
not forget that when the advance took place, the retailers
charged it on that stock which they possessed before the
price rose.
The price of Russia tallow was in January last from 103 s.
to 105 s. per cwt. ; it is now 80s,--2acr3, Have the prices
of candles fallen proportionally ?

It is calculated that the Petitions to Parliament against the
renewal of the Prope; ty Tax alt Cady signed would load three
waggons.
The further reduction of the militia of Great Britain and
Ireland is intended -to take place on the 10th of February.
The f.illowing are on the march to their respective depots
to be disembodied :--The Royal Cumberland, Ayrshire, For-
faishire, anti Edinburgh ; the Shropshire, Qd Somerset, and
East Alid(Pesex ; and the Cheshire, West Essex, Ist and 2d
Lancaster, and Wiltshire.
The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg has been formally di-
vorced from the lady forced upon him in marriage by Buo-
naparte, preparatory to his espousing the Grand Duchess of
041,1:bcrg.