The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEIt

and hostility by British promisee; .how far • repetition
of the colonial esrlietints, certain to allot from the
reinstatement of Spanish dominion in South America,
musiii accord sills the commercial interests of Great
Britain, it isnot fur the Cop 1111 l Mee Ia decide; more part;•
cutest', as it does not appear that this Treaty hes ever yet
been discussed in Pas liament, ur received Us sanction and ale-
prehothen. _

After reciting the statutes for which the present
Bill is intended as a substitute, and shcwing that a
repeal of those Laws is all that is necessary or ought
to be done either with a view to our interest or real
neutrality, the Committee say— .

I. this tWis the time, it may hr confidently aid solemnly
asked, when the commercial, manuforioring, and shipping
niter sit are cordenclinl with ougmeming difficulties, and
when tit.. complaints of the agricultural climes are heard on
every irde, Its excite the emit ty of a great mid enterprising
people, 10 Inirra.s and impede a profitable and inctrusing
branch of trade, and destroy all ecpectat' of ultimately
finding the most permanent and exteiwive mart for British
commodities, and enspbw nient for Be kWh shipping ? Is this
the time ton, when every year seems to increase the ismer
ful means of Great Britam's most formidable rival, to incur
the risk of addin.; to her isilktence Ile all lance of a people
also may have re:won to cam-lute, if the proposed measure
should be carried, that it is iu .Imerica alone they cAo ea
pert to tiild a
,ju•t recoguition of their
The Committer have thus encluneuuretl to set forth the ex-
treme policy of risking the good imilemraliding at present
subsisting with Smith America, and the Mimics %lin Is roe-
sewn ntly threaten the mercantile and shippmg interests.
But it is net on this ground aloue that the suhj' et claims
the attention of all elat,tes.

It is a new sight to beholl in a contest between the op-
pressor and the .opprersed, Great Ift i'ain take the lend of the
natano of Europe, in ranging herself nn the side of dent...
ti.m. For et rturi-s has the Colonitil Government of. Spain
been a standine libel on civilized .Europe ; and every 11r
ftlislunan remembers with pride the conduct his ancestor,
imbued in aiding the United p, orince. to throw If lice to-
suppoetabk-yoke. Can ally reason be found aby the coon
eils of Britain 'beak! now be guided by tither principles. or
w►y we cause of Spain shout,' now be espoused against the
feelings, inclinations. and interests of the o bole empire ?
If in the time of-lames the First, find under circumstances
exact similar, lb: application of the Court of Spain fur an
enactment against the United Marini-es, similar to the one
now proposed, was rejected by that arbitrary monarch, can
any came be assigned for the BritislrGuvernment now yield-
ing to sw It a requisition
For the result of the contest, there is room indeed to feel
hut little anxiety t the spirit of rational freedom wall ulti-
mately triumph over all its enemies; but who can witness
without horror the prolongation of a carfare sanguinary be-
yond description, producing only an useless effusion of blond,
and w,•siting the resources which might other is is. be applied
in cultivating the arts of peace, and prinnniing a stalely
extended commerce to the boundless imp. ovement of the
most fertile countries in the uniwese, am% the great and per •
=anent advalimge of all the civilized nations of the world
Great Britain now stands first in the nifections of South
America.. To her, from inclination and from her capabili-
ties, would fall the largest share of Benefit By obeying the
diclatu of Spain she may be deprived of the gomt.tv ill of
south America, awl all these fair mover ts of advaiwage he
lost; hut Spain will never more re establish her sissy over
he► oppressed and long-injured Cnluni•ts. The chain which
:mutat South Aillerico.strelebed too forcibly by the hand of
yranny, has given way, and nu cattily power can again
unite the links

We regret that our limits compel us to give only
sitTascts from this excellent and interesting do-
cument.

Socklyfor Pronuitiag diitirsiiKaosardge.—The An.
nual Dinner of this Society was held on Wednesday
evening, at Freemasons' Hall. At five o'clock, the com-
pany, gno in number, consisting of the most eminent
divines, sat down to dinner, the Bishop of Worcester
itttheChair. Oa the cloth being removed, and the
usual loyal toasts given, the health of the Bishop of
Worcester was drink with great app!aose; on which
his Lordship, in a few words, returned thanks. On the
health of the Treasurer being drank, he stated, that the
receipts of the last year amounted to 55,9391 la. Ad. and
that the expenditure but cleared that SUM. On the
health of the Secretary, -George Gaskin, D. D. being
drank, he returned thanks, and stated that the number
of Bibles, Testaments, Prayer and other Books, Tracts,
&c. were 1,411,808 !—The company broke up at an
early hour, but a considerable collection was made.

_ . ...__..
delt/OVII Watica.—Thursday a man undertook
fiu a wager.of twenty guineas, that he would in a
boat row under the eight following bridges, and also
walk over them in the short space. of two hours
He started from London-bridge,, and walked over
it. u be did the Iron-bridge at Southwark,. Black.
friars, Waterloo, 'Westmituter, Vauxhall, Battersea,
and Putney Bridges. He performed this extraor-
dinary task with the most comparative ease, in 11
minutes less than the given time. The odds were
6, and 7to 4. against him. The above tint has been
pronounced by the watermen upon the Thames as a
very clever exploit.
On Friday, the Albion, 74, Cuptain Coode, C. B.
lately returned from the Mediterranean, was paid
off The crew received three years' wage e, in the
whole about 15,-0001. A body of them, more pro-
vident than the rest, instantly remitted about
3,0001. to their friends, and set off sootratterwanf on
their return home. We regret to hear that two of
the crew were killed, by accident, whilst employed
in unrigging the ship, and several were severely
bruised. The Albion was re-commissioned on !%a-
turday by Capt. Raggett, as the third guard-ship at
Portsmou

OLD BAILEY, SATURDAY, MAY 29.
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Nathaniel Crude was indicted for stealing 101 In Bank
hart not of a pocket book, the property of his muster,
.Idon.ral D000gla.:, in Cavendish Square, ml the 15th of April.
The Admiral, on the IMAM preceding the robbery, Imo his
zoinz, to bed, left his pantaloons in his bleeping roomousd the
follow in; morning he missed the book containing the noletst
at the erratum lie hid no soupicinn of the prisoner, but wrot
to enquire at the bank invhoouse if he had left it there, and
finding he had not, suspicion then fell on the !or stoner. En
planned a lloweytreet otter, who went wish him to his
resideorce, riming bearrhing the ))))) in allot rd to the pris.
the pocket t k was found, wioh a quantity of other nut.%
in it, which he hood also got the precedbor day at NOr,sfa.
Coati and Cu, loot the notes ciated,ho the indictment verse
gone.'lnc primmer in his defence belted that he had foetid
the hook with the notes in the Area, and left the IN ina,nilie
of his rube to his coons I. The juo y returned their verdict
guilty of stealing, hut not from his muter.
BANK PROAretlTlONS.—Tb•olorts Porter was convicted
of haring in hie possession three forged 11. notes. resembliog
those issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank of
England, a ithout a lawn' est-me.
Edward Sloribler, aged t-0, tsar capitally eon% 'tied for
paiikg, on time 19th of April, a forged it note, pupating
to be a genuine one, of the Governor mid Company of t..e
Bask wf Foinliand, v nth intent to lief I Mr. Fin, übrucer,
in ChoCoottc.btreet, Pitardy Square.

Several insurrectionary movements are said to
have taken place in Sicily, the inhabitants of which
are described as discontented with their new-system
of Government. Several regiments, have, io con-
sequence, been despatched thither from Naples.
The Sprightly schooner, Baker, master, arrived
at Portsmouth on Wednesday from Lisbon, bring-
ing the corpse of the late Duke of Buceleach,
which was landed early on Saturday morning at the
Dock-yard, and immediately set out ha, Boughton-
house, near Kettering, Nortlenuptonshire The
cavalcade consisted of a hearse and two mourning
coaches, each with six horses, fulluwed by the pri-
vate carriage of his Grace.
We are again assured, says the Bremen Zeitung
of May the 18th, that Sundt is yet alive. Accord-

ing to report, a proposal had actually been made to
put him to the torture, but was rejected with iadig_
nation by the Grand Duke. I.etters have also
reached London stating; that the Grand Duke of
Baden had been so enraged at the ptoposal, that lie
discharged the Commission foe investigating the

A letter from Stockholm, dated the 14th inst.'
says, " The departure of the Crown Prince to the
camp at Schtmen has been positively fixed for the
22d. The King, whose horses were sent thr.vard•
some days before, will follow on the 3d of June.
Complaints have a second time been brought for-
ward betiore his Majesty by the regency of Norway,
against M. Gram, the consul-general at Copen-
hagen, for having, in the passports delivered to theta,
designated Norwegian sailors as Swedish raUccts
Count Schwerin, grandam of the Field-triarhal of
that name, ouul the first speaker in the Swediilt
Diet, has, to the general regret of all Sweden, been
deprived of his sight. by a cataract. Every one
who has attentively watched tke proceeding': of the
Swedish diet since 1809, must know with what iu.
trepidity and acuteness he attacked. the ministers
whenever he deemed them in the wrong, and how
ardently he sought to establish the same principles
ofnationatrepresentation here as in England. Find-
ing himself defeated in all his•attempts, he with-
drew himself from the last diet a few mouths be-
foe the termination of its sittings, expressing ins
determination never again to assist at its.. delibera-
tions.,•

As a proof of the great facility of communira.
tion at present with the United States of Americit,
we record the following feet :—A respectable house
in• this town addressed their correspondents in New
York, on the 3d April, by the Triton, Capt. Hol-
comb, for Boston, which vessel made an extraordi-
nary passage of 18 days to that port, from whence
the letters went by the mail to New York, and the
reply, dated the 25th April, was.de!:vered in Liver-
pool on the 14th May, after a passage of 18 days.
The whole being thus accomplishei.in the unpre-
cedentedlv short period of forty-one days, the total
distance being 6,160 uales"---Lirerivol ^weir-•.

From the mode in whicli the House of Commoeq
is at present ventilated,. the sudden transitions fmnt
cold to heat must be very prejudicial to the human
constitution. If tome improvement does not take
place, there need shortly be no Siewardsliiing of the
Chiltern Hundreds for the accommodation of the
metubirs.

Snocntac Aecrnr:vt.— limns ten o'clock on Fritht
night. as Mu. haertiog, a a 6.1 years (dare, re-
aiding next dour to the Hu of Nmile, FiuAllcd, tract-going up
►tairs to go to lied, 'Lode a 1416.., ilirp and nay pitched-
head; nig 'loan tan I alr or•tenn 6, anal tier it:itd coming a ti h.
great force arninst the ner Atoll aux frartuietl. Ipr.
took. who reside. in•t'tr ttr.aliboarhOadoi as Past fur, ',hits.
into died •hurt:) Alm bo arr,tia.

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SPOIITLIV INTELLIGENCE.

EPSON HA rEs.

Thee iliffil ed iresdav, and the com-
pany woo lo"re nanierona 'llan Is generally wiluemied un
thr tir.l day, and the Rates %vie all .trongly cwoebted.
The Wbodeul titalws urMta. roe,' tor 2 yi le old cells and

Silica, the laat hitlf node.
Mr. T. Sadder's rh. c. Li.. 13 foot by Rubella, nut of Lady-
abi:o, brat Mr. linalo's c. Darloazatil. Five ataried,
loot two only were 1,144 col; bto 2 ago Mr. knalo-2 to I
ag,t the Duke of York's Filly by Hedle), and 4to 1 art
the winner—rude by Arnold.
A gold cup, widow lUttga, by anloseriplion of leas each,
with 20v. ailitt .1 —3-3 r old, 40 rally 6.141 h, 4 yea Sat,
5 yea Sat 1011., 6 yrs go, and need 9,4 %lb. Two oodles.
Mr. Eitaarola's b. c. Ti ath, too Teddy, yogi, 10-at D. of
lloflaadl Quadrille. 4 yrs. seven started. but lao only
la. le pterrd. 12 to I agat the winner. and no takes-a-2
In I ago Ithotta-2 to 1 agat Quadrille-4 to 1 ago, s;31%:;.
sin..—A floe race.

et Sweeirs',, les of 10;s:.for.i yrs nl4l,lst 31b, 4 yrs, KM

Nal anat.:

Mr. Lake's ch. e. by Seymour, 4 yrs beat Mr. Neale's
I. e. Jimil.er, 4 'lb. live Matted, but tat e allay were
placed.

THURSDAY, SECOND DAY.
A Ratewal al the Derby Sta&es 1 I.l)ga each,t. ft.

. .
Dale of Poillainfslinretia, out of Pledge, beat Mr.
Crorkford's Sultan. The Judge placed but Y-17. slatted.
This taco, %libel' 6 the If rtWild in Eneland, and, wills
its pleasurable seenery and sahib' lone air, stony* at-
tended by the best of e4iety and lill/iliollfromLoudotoit wet.
wee exceeded in hemity and beta Thirteen *tatted.
Tue %%linter rode by Clair mode pley flout the start, and
kept the ulkers sitoxing,mre ballot which were brat_ be-
fore they reached Tottenham Cornet, half a mile Isom
bume—And there they all dropped ed, with the exception
of the tun placed, and Elvin:lles third, bin licat by many
length*. The race um* won by helfa length, and th.tt was
won by a few stroke* within the pint, Sulati being first at
the distance post. . .

This ►are.had so mnrh engaged the attention of the
sporting people that thr other races were ran 111111USi
111114rCeiSlqi, as filllaap
repshars of 10gs. each.
Me. Walker's List Three heat Mi. Sadiel'a Defiance,
Mr. Shen arils Rennorn,anil Mr.% Wilma% Nliddkilsorpe.
Middleihorpe nos ths on n (limn 1)y some gaping 'wawa
within a handled }aide of home, aed the ruder, a buy of
Mr. Farrell'. %% as hart, but nut set itinaly. Ile war bled
and see ocrvd, and the lirsrse viesped unhurt.

A Ps..te of 501.

Lord Roui Ltitos-,-16-eatilie Duke of Rllll.lnd's Rhoda

ritIDA r, Tl'.lllD DAY.

A mania' of the Oak, mikes of :ink.. each, h. f. for'
Nrs old finks /M. 41h.
. _

Mr. Tborouill's Shoveller. by Send, out of Comiseander-1
id. O. 11. Caveudigli's b. 1. by Orville. out of Bur, —Y.

Two only \Acre Chittnoy rode the winner
u:sient Male, satin rode the Orville filly.—Betting on, I
to 4, and 2 to I against the winner.-2 to I against Evader.,
out of to I against tune Stockings— 10 to I
t;Litllol .241Z%11--•• 10 to I against llsirossa, anal 20 to I a,,rtinst
way other.—Blue Stockin4s got sip in swilling, and kept the
lend safe mind Tatty villain Coiner to near the Distance
Post, alien the race became severe between Chill.ey and
Buckle, crack joekies, and it an. son cleverly.
'the Beadle) Stakes of so;.. vie!, (about si !deb there
was no betting) was won by Mr. Walker's sister to Shoe.
strings, beating /11r. Sadler's Lad!. thigh nod another.