The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-16 00:00:00

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LAST WEER OF PART OF PR IN I.:NT ENTERTAINMENTS.
Nlo\ DA Y. June 17th, 1 816, and following Evenings
nub: The Pantomime *died LONDON and PARIS; (which will be
withdrawn after this week). Clown, Mr. Grimaldi. The Savoyard
Boy (Song). Master Williams. anew song called, The Britain of Life,
sung by Mr. Slader. The INFANT PRODIGY will perform his
astonishing exercises on the TIGIIT ROPE, throwing sonicriets, &c.,
and will proceed from the Stagr to the Gallery, arid return. perform-
ing varians evolutions, surrounded by Fireworks. The whole to con-
clude with the Melodrama called IWANOWNA, or the MAID of
MOSCOW,
On Monday next a New Pantomime called GNOMES and FAI-
RIES, or Had:quit' Hurry-Skurry; a new Aqua Drama is in prepa-
ration, and will be produced u soon as possibli.t. Boxes 45.; Pit 25.;
Gallery Is.

W. P's. second letter on the Violation of the Dead, in our next.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON
SUNDAY, JUNE 16.

PARES Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday arc ar-
rived ; and they contain two telegraphic dispatches ; one
announcing the execution of Dither on the 1 Ith inst. ;
the other the departure of the Duchess of Berri from
Lyons. It is added, that the execution of Dither pro-
duced no disturbance.
" PARIS, Jusk; 12.—After an investigation of twenty-four
days the Chamber of Accusation has come to a decision re-
specting the authors and accomplices in the equally foolish and
detestable conspiracy of sonic wretches who dared to assume
the title of Patriots of Itsl6; and the plan of which was nothing
less than to attempt the life of the King and the Royal Family,
aad to destroy the Government, in hope of some days or some
moments of pillage.
" Twenty-eight persons are indicted before the Assize Court
of Paris ; amongst them is tonneau, a Member of Btionaparte's
Chamber of Representatives.
AFFAIR OF THE NAIN TRICOLoRE.-791e Jury, after deli•
berating -1 hours, found Botiquot,Babeuf, Boupre, and Doofey,
guilty of the charges against them; Zenowitz was acquitted of de-
livering the libels to the press, and of distributing them; hut was
found guilty of assisting Babeuf. They were sentenced to be
trangiwort,(l: it was besides declared, that Zenowitz, having
forfeited his honour, belonged no longer to the Legion.
" All the prisoners, except Bouquet, affected an indecent
laugh on hearing their sentence pronounced.
" French Funds-5 per Cent. Consols, 59 ti-lOths —Bank
Actions, 1101 1-4th."
- - - _

Gen. Bonnaire and his Aide-de-Camp have appealed
from their sentences.
A new mark of royal favour has been conferred upon
Gen. Donadieu for his conduct at Grenoble, by appoint-
ing him Commander of the Order of St. Louis.
The Duchess de Berri is, it seems, to go to the
Opera, at l'aris, on the evening of her nuptials. The
stare, of course, will be prodigious. AU the boxes have
been taken. .

The Hyndman, Follins, a new vessel belonging to
Harrington, from Dublin and Cork to Barbadoes, was
driven on shore the 14th of April, on Bow Beet near
Carlisle Bay.—The cargo, it is feared, will be lost.—The
people were fintunatcly saved ; but immediately on get-
ting on shore at Bridgetown, (in the heat of the Insur-
rection) they were compelled to assist in the execution
of several of the rebellious slaves. _

The Martinique Garette contains a Decree of Count
Vaugiraud, the Governor ; by which the trade of foreign-
ers with that. Island is made subject to the restrictions
imposed by the Decree of August :w, 1784, and the in-
structions given by the French Government on taking
possessirro of the Colony in 1814. British vosseis arc
excepted, and continue to enjoy the privileges of the De-
crees of the .sth and 14th June, 1814, until otherwise
tad tx d.

Jl-NE 16.

Further a lvie f..; have been rec.:A:ea front llcrbadaes
to the 2A of May. A proclanintion by the !lon. J. Spooner,
President and Commander in Chief, dated the 16th of
April, announces the insurrection, and directs the appre-
hensien, trial, anti executh nof rebellious slaves. Many
were, in cenfequence, executed en the Pltntatiens to
which they belonged. On the 1 tits of April, Mr. Spooner
iisued another Proclametien, directing the Militia to put
themselves under the King's Commander, Col. Codd ;
announcing that tranquillity had been restored en many
estates, and offering a five pardon to all, except such as
shall be taken, resisting in arms, or shall have been prin..
cipal instigators or advisers of the insurrection. Fite
I days were allowed for the submission of the Negroes, and
in that time the insurrection was wholly at an end.
A letter from a Gentleman in Barbadoes states, that
in the pursuit of the Negroes, a fag was ihund, divided
into three compartments ; in the lint of which was paint-
ed a white man hanging by the neck ; in the second, ;
black Chief with a white woman kneeling at his fcet,
with clasped hands, imploring mercy ; in the third, a
Bhwk Chief crowned, with a white woman at his side.
It states, that the iniurreetion was u regularly concerted
plan; but that it burst forth a week before it was intended
by some of the Chicifie who, having become infuriated by
drink, commenced the work of desolation.
Private letters of recent ciste from the United States
and from Halifax mention, that the insurrection at Bur-
badoes had created a great sensation in America, :o well
as in the West India Islands. Serious. apprehensions
were entertained JO the safety of the Southern States.
The letters continue to attribute the disturbances to the
delusions of Sectaries, and a general opinion entertained,
that the Briti,h Legislature would interfere with the in-
ternal Government of the Colonies.

We have received intelligence from our West India

lshuuls by the Mlle, arrived at Liverpool from Park-
does and the Friendship, from St. Kitt's and Nevis, or.:
rived otf Plymouth. All the Islands were tranquil.—
The principal rebel Chief has been executed at Baibadoes ;
his name was Franklin ; and, had the Blacks succeeded,
he was to be appointed Sovereign of the Island. The
private letters state, that every thing was prepared by

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these deluded people for his coronation.
The American Government appears to be taking pre-
cautions ugruinst the renewal of hostilities with Spain.
Gen. Grimes has departed for Escambia, a short river
which empties near Pensacola, with a view of erecting a
fort. The Charleston Paper of the loth, in noticing the
circumstance, says, " If our Government have any ap-
prehension of war with Spain, a cordon of posts should
be established along the whole coast of Florida." Vari-
ous details are given of the sufferings of American citi-
zens at Carthagena and' the different ports ; and the
irritation produced in America appears very serious. The
Papers are filled with what are termed Spanish atrocities.
These accounts generally conclude with—" our Govern-
ment have now sent an expedition, and a Minister to
demand wist;iction ; and they trust he will negociate at
the cannon's mouth with those daring tramplers on the
rights of nations."
By the Charlestown Papers of the 11th of May, we
regret to learn, that the condition of the British prison-
ers at Carthagena, in New Spain, proceeds from bad to
worse. About the 30th of March, 11 British and Ame-
rican subjects (chiefly Masters of vessels) broke out of
prison, nine got on board of the boats of the British brig
Forrester, which waited to receive them ; but the other
two were killed. The Americans speak highly of the
humane conduct of Capt. Henry, of the Forrester.
Ferdinand of Spain, who (as one of the House of
Bourbon) will not readily be censured in a French Jour-
nal, is said to give every day fresh proofs of his justice
and indulgence ; but the only circumstance mentioned is,
that his Catholic Majesty had reserved to himself the
right, in all cases, after legal adjudications, of determining
on the forfeiture of the property of all the Spaniards who
may have left their country to seek a place of refuge in
some more h"spitable land.
ALGERINE DEPREDATIONS.—The following import.
ant intelligence has been received at Lloyd's:—
Madrid, May 29.
" Sir—l profit of a Courier dispatched by our Minister,
C. R. Vaughan, Esq. to inform you, that three Spanish v esseis
have arrived at Carthagena from Oran ; and the following
is an Extract of the Report made by the Captains, as contained
in a Letter I have received from the former place On the
liah of May, an English brig, loading at than, was seised by
the Moors, and the Captain and crew, with the English Vice
Consul, sent prisoners to Algiers.
' On the 17th or Itith, two Gibraltar vessels arrived at or
near Oran, and shared the same tate. The Spaniards, intOrim
ell the same thing was likely to happen to them, immediately
left the place, to the ninnber of II vessels, leasing all their
property behind them. The three vessels arrived at Cartha-
gena arc part of the 11 that escaped, as above stated ; and
the Captains also report it was given out at Oran, that these
measures had been adopted in consequence of orders received
from Algiers.'
" Front the above intelligence, it is the general opinion in
this city that the Algerines are cruising against our vessels ;
all which particulars 1 have immediately communicated to all
my Vice Consuls on the roast, and desired them not to dispatch
any ships' papers until further inforniation is a eceived, unless
the Captaius insist thereon, at their own risk., in which case to
give you advice of the particulars of the vessel, cargo, Lim.
• This 'Deism e, although %%Won't instruction relative to this
unforeseen event, will, I Batter myself, be approved at Lloyd's,
and also by Siiistmwners.-1 ant truly your obedient I bk
" TuPrEtt,
Ilia Kritannir MajrNty's Coteml General at Barcelona awl
fitr the Province of CataluMa, and Agent to Lloyd's."

JTINTP, 14.

POLITICAL DISQUISITION. •
CONSOLIDATION OF THE ENGLISH AM) IRISH

14X(.111,.(41'1:1:ti.

TILE consolidation of the two Exchequers cf Great
Britain and Irelmel—a.measure rendered necessary by
the state of the latter, had hitherto passed through its
early stages in the House of Commons, with the full ap-
probation of nil parties. This unanimity was, for the first
time, broken ao Friday last, in the Committee held on
the Bill. It was then discovered by the opposition, that
a Vice-Treasurer must be appointed for Ireland; and,
what was still more grievous to them, that his salary
would consist of :35001. a year ; and that, as he would
have a scat in Parliament, a Deputy, with 10001. per
annum, would perform his duties during his absence.
Then arose, in all its flintier violence, the outcry against
corruption By such a measure, ancient Acts would be
violated ; economy set at nought ; and, the influence of
the Crown extended. The Vice-Treasurer, it was wittily
remarked, would have nothing to do ; and his Deputy
would receive 10001. a year to assist him. " This was
a most infatnous and shameless job," exclaimed Mr. Pon-
senhy, rising for the moment above his usual common
place, " and Ministers would not have dared to bring it
forward in a full House." As to the daring of Ministers,
we shall not contend the point. They eertainlyidisplayed
much timidity in pressing the revival of the Property-
Tax, at the risk of their situations, until they were left
in a minority. It was through excess of timidity also,
that, having once introduced the new Alien Bill, they
carried it through, osainst the most constant. and the
most loquacious opposition,—rejecting, in their way,
every clause however reasonable, which might have weak-
ened the Powers with which they wished to invest them-
selves. As we have censured thent when we thought
them obnoxious to blame, so shall we take their defence,
when their conduct is founded in right ; and this instance
is one, in which the Opposition never more completely
misapplied their activity and their talents. Could it be
imaginal, that, when the whole financial concerns of a
nation, very little inferior in numbers and in importance
to our own, should be united to those of Great Britain,
the English official Establishment would be sufficient to
bear the doubled weight of business and responsibility
which would thus devolve upon them ? Must not some
Off►cer be appointed to manage that part of the national
expenditure which must now flow from the consolidated
Exchequer—to nourish and support the neighbouring
island? Must not that Officer, entr►sted with the issue
of millions, be a person of high trust and responsibility ?
Could such a person he induced to sacrifice both
his time and his right to dispose of his own property,
as long as be holds that office, for an unworthy
consideration ? And can, when all those views of the
subject are taken, a salary of 35001. a year be deemed
more than barely reasonable? But a Deputy is to be created
with a revenue of 10001. per annum ; and, the necessity
of this appointment is attributed to the impolicy of
giving a seat in Parliament to the Vice-Treasurer,
who is thus forced to absent himself from the scat
of his active duties in order to attend the house.
The answer given to this objection was obvious, and
appears well founded. The consolidation of the two Ex-
chequers being attended with the abolition of most of
those offices, which gave the members of the Irish Go-
vernment seats in Parliament, in order that they should
be able to state to the national legislature the wants of
Ireland, and the application and effect of the measures
adopted to supply them, it is absolutely necessary that
same other expounder of Irish necessities and affitirs
should take their place. And who could be a more fit-
ting person, than the individual through.whose hands
the whole expenditure of that country must pass. This
appears to us so strong aground, that we shall not even
quote the other forcible reasons which were employed to
prove the necessity of the Vice Treasurer being a Par-
liamentary officer, and justify the appointment of a De-
puty. The next objections were to the creation of u
new office, and the increase of the patronage of the
Crown. To both of these, the most triumphant replies
can be given. First, The office is an old one revived; and
secondly, the patronage obtained by the Crown by the
introduction of one member into Parliament, is more
than compensated by the abolition of the Allowing eight
Parliamentary offices to which the consolidation of the
two Exchequers puts an end ; five Lords of the Irish
Treasury, the Irish Chancellor of the Excheq,., r, his
Secretary, and the Secretary of the Treasury. Su&l
a diminution of patronage, ought in fact to have excited
the gratitude of those who profess to consider the in-
fluence of the Crown as dam serously great, instead of
leading them to attempt to conceal the truth under
load of abuse and misrepre.xntation.