The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lott Don :
SUNDAY, 11AY 1).

The united abilities of all the honest part of the
House of Commons, could not so incontestibly prove
the necessity, the absolute necessity, of a reform in
Parliament, as do the votes given in that House on
Wednesday and Thursday last.—The fist on a
motion of Mt. Lennard, for a Committee, to revise
that lavish and exttavagant part of the Civil List,
which applies to ambassadors and officers on foreign
missions, and the second by Mr. Warre, on the
recent appointment of Mr. H. Wynne, on an em-
bassy to Switzerland, at a charge of 1'..5,900 for
the first year—both these motions were negatived
by a majority equally triumphant to a bad Go-
vernment, and disgraceful to those who arc
called the Representatives of the People—who, in
other words, ought to be the very Echo of the peo-
ple's wishes--n-how they proved themselves to be

what they ought not to be, the obedient minions to
a Minister's finger is proved by the lamentable faet,
that on neither of these motions did the minority
consist of 150 Members. How will the County
Members, who voted in these majorities, dare to
face their Constituents—how, after having pledged
themselves to support economy and retrenchment on
every occasion, will they justify thus lending them-
selves to confirm one of the most shameful Jabs
that ever was achieved, even by the present milli,.
tens, (excepting always George Canning's appoint.
ment to Lisbon)—how,aftcr having whined over and
commisserated the ruin and distress to which the
country is now a victim, and which bears more
heavily on the landed than on any other interest—
how will they feel when confronted with those
whose welfare they were elected to promote, but
whose very existence they would apparently coin.
promise on the beck of a Minister, in the expee.
tation of receiving something in return. " Lars
should have good memories," and we should recom-
mend this old observation to the political conside-
ration of my Lord Londonderry ;—a few evenings
ago, he, among others, supported the " necessary in-
fluence" in the House—yet on Thursday night he
appealed to its votes as a proof, that himself and his
colleagues have the confidence of the country. The
fact is, and every day proves it more and more, that
there is no reciprocity whatever between the votes
of the House of Commons, and the wishes of t!:e
People, nor will there ever be, while the majority
of its Members are returned by a mere nothing of
the population;—that the nation will submit to such
a state of things long, we are not inclined to b'
lieve—and as a moderate retbrm is the only way to
avoid what we should much regret—we repeat that
every enemy to revolution, ought to exclaim con•
stantly and vehemently for A REFonta IN Pna•
LIAMENT.

Extract of a letter front Bombay, dated Oct.
" His Majesty's ship Liver xsol has arrived here from
Muscat. We arc sorry to observe that the crew
have iuffered severely from the excessive heats that
pervades the Persian Gulph at this season of the
year, which have been this year more intense than
usual. In addition to several seamen who have
died, we are sorry to include no less than three of
her lieutenants and surgeon ; names us follow :
Lieutenants Fenwick, Gerrido, and BA with Mr.
Alexander, the surgeon. Several of the officers at-
tached to the troops at Kilshmi have also died, viz.
Lieutenant Le Blanc, of the first battalion
Regiment ; Lieutenant Forbes and Rind, of the
European Regiment. The weather for these some
days past has been close and oppressive during the
day, but the nights have afforded the usu..l de-
phanta squalls which indicate a change of seasni.—
A considerable quantity of rain has fallen, mid re-
ports from the Uplands assure us that the grain
crops have been placed in a state of security by this
timely supply of rain.
New York papers to the 7th of April, Philada-
phia papers to the Bth, and Boston papers to the
fhb, reached us on Thursday morning last. The
Royalists still remain in possession of the fort of St.
Juan de Ulla, though it was expected to surrender
soon. The Columbian Republic has issued a decree
for providing for the widows and children of ail
who have died in defence of the national liberty and
independence, whether by the cruelty of the enemy,
or by a glorious death on the field ci' battle. A
Philadelphia paper contains an article from Jeremie,
dated March I, which states a report that a squadron
had arrived off; and blockaded the city of Domingo,
and taken some flaytfin vessels. The force was
said to consist of a frigate, a sloop of war, two
schooners, and two transports with troops.
On the evening that his Majesty visited Drury-
lane Theatre, one of the royal postillions was de-
tected picking the pockets of the public—he was
taken to Bow-street, and is remanded till Monday
next. IVe hope and trust that those Members of
Parliament who voted against Mr. Warre's motion
will support their character fir consistency, by rais-
ing a fund to defend the uqbrtunote young mall;
and if his Majesty's Minister., and the Mr. Wynne,
who is appointed our ambassador to Switzerland at
at expellee of 5,9001. for the first year, were to con-
duct the defence in person, it would redound to their
credit, as it would prove their commisseration fur a
less fortunate peculator.
The Russell, 74, will be launched from Deptford
yard on NVednesday next. This vessel is constructed
between the ports on Sir Robert Sepping's plan, and
the decks are laid diagonally. At the stern is a bust
of Admiral Russell, why commanded at La Hogue.