The National Register.
London, England, 1820-12-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

and tinleas all classes of Reformers will speedily
re-unite, the chains which are prepared will he
rivetted, and the liberty of Englishmen will only to
be talked of, as a thing that was. 11ueigh professing
ourselves belonging to the class of owderate Re-
former 3, we do not mean to except them, from the
censure which is due to this lamentable want of
at-operation. We too well know that in a inecti%;
to promote Reform, the moment mot one expresses
un idea that Annual Parliaments are desirable, those
who advocate Triennial Parliaments avoid him us
they would a maw under the influence of Foote pesti
lentiel disorder, and in derision call him a Radical—
on the other hand, if on such as occasion an opinion
he given that an Election Triennially would be often
enugh, tlte glance of contempt or suspicion accom-
panies the muttered epithet of " A Why
should this he? The advocate. of Reform all wish
to promote u shortened duration ofeac:i Parliament,
bemuse they well know that is the first, the neces-
sary, and fundamental step- towards a restitution of
those rights and immunities which are included in
what was the Eitg,lish Constitution. Well, ;fall go
together till triennial slain he substi.-uted for sep-
tennial Parliaments, much is gained; and those
who are oe-tented may secede while those who are
the advocates of Annual Election will have a much
better chance of success when endeavouring to carry
their point, than though they had, as they have at
present, to contend against the Septennial Act.
Again, one class of Reformers contemplating an
extent ion of sclfrage, would have that privilege ex-
tended to the payers of a certain amount of assessed
taxes, another fo all who are rated on the King's
books, wh".e a third would have adopted what is
termed Universal St.ffrage. he argument that
applies to the curtailment of duration, holds equally
good when applied to the exteation of the right of
voting. Let all woe: to ,ether till some concession
is obtained—whel FO `1 has been granted as any
one may think st that iodividtod may retire,
wW'e each, hdlowilg his ex,:niple, •-tay cootinue his
exertions till the Isint is gained which is in his
estimation, as Etr as it is pc dent to go. It' the
Reformers would pursue this do:. 0:' e..nluet, •we
pledge our most decided opinion thiu. thick pro...tress
would be greater that; the moss, satiguine among
them anticipates—while they continue to act us
they do, Reform may be talked of, but will never
be obtained.

The New York papers of the 18th ult. ;ire before
us, they contain the Message of the l'residont of the
Unittd States to both kluuses of Con;rss, and its
Englishmen we much regret that justice demands
of us the acknowledgment of the great inferiority of
of our recent speeches from the throne or 1w Com-
iniss;vn, when compared with this uhk, enlightened,
tair, candid, and satisfactory view or tho state of the
American dominions—our late speeches hay^ been
a concoction of deception, trick, and sophistry, which
is exactly opposed to the honesty and perspicuity of

the document in question. Its length fbrb;ds our
giving, a present, more than an abstract of it. In
those part., which advert to the internat. condition of
the Union, the President speaks %via, satisfietion of
the improving prosperity, and with con‘idenee of
of its increase. His tone, also, is amicaLlc, us res-
pects the foreign relations of the United Sottes.-
1.-The; Lerida 4,uestion is not yet settled with Spain.
but a friendly adjustment, is anticipated. A brief
• allusion is made to the comnidrcial restrictions im-
posed upon the intercourse betweei. tie United
States and the British West India and ~.-aerican
Colonies, restrictions, it is observed, which " it is
satisfactory to recollect are defensive only,' on the
part of the former. It is also added that " the expe.
riment is advancing in a spirit of amity between the
parties." The question depending between the
United States and Great Britain, respecting the
construction of the first article of the Treaty of
I Ghent, has been referred by both Governments to
' the decision of the Emperor of Russia, " who has

accepted the nmpirage." • The discussions between
France and the Uitited .S.„ttes respecting the ..new
tonnage duty lIIN/11 Fre- ell v.-.;sels, arc to be carried
on at Ww.liiil,,ton, Ai r C.c.. French Minister
Plenipotentiary was ore.aei !!) rep Air fitr the pur-
pose. Tha itut:,! - American Colonies is
ght:icetl at, and , a. Lope expressed.that their. t
independence must be acknowledged by the mother
country. The itevenue ot. the Union is represented ~
.e 4 in a flourishing toh.i:tion. Within the five years
Croat 18 13 to • t;te N.. t.; vital Debt, which
amounted oltoget"er to tti)ward.ut hundred and
fifty-eight millions or o,l;,:irs, had 1..-en reduced to
about ninety • two millions. The rapid prsgress of the
fortifications erecting along the coasts of the Union,
and the increase of the navy, are also dwelt upon
with much satisfaction.

The I-louse of Representatives found an extraor-
dinary difficulty in elLetit-.3 x it w Speaker in th
room of Mr. Clay, who 'sigut.d. There were
four candidates, but the successful one must have an
absolute majority of ;he whole number of votes.—
The number of bnllo which amounted to 21,
is said to be wholly wit! )at any precedent. At last
the choice fell upon Mr. John Taylor, who was
elected by a majority of four.

The Universal Gazette contains a letter of the
King of Spain, addressed to the permanent
,depu
tation of the Cortes, in which he enlarges on the
sacrifice whiCh he made to the public tranquillity,
by dismissing ut their request, his Confessor and the
Supaintemlant of his Household. In this document
he protests that these individuals did not intermeddle
wiil politics. Such hull:regent confessors are rather
extraorainary when povoquicil of such good materipis.
We have received the Bombay papers up In the

13th of August. They are extremely barren of
intelligence. The ceremony of proclaiming the
accession of his present Majesty. took .phice
tkuubay ou the 7th of June, amidst a large ambit-
of the natives, together with the principal
oricers and European inhabitants of Bombay.T—
Towards the close, however, of these demonstrations
of loye:lty and dutiful affection, a considers le
degree of alarm and agitation was created;br the
explosion of a powder chest on one of the batteries;
by which accid.mt six Eui2llcan artillerymen find
two Lascars were killed. and on4atross despektitely
Wounded. Large fragments of 04 Fun -carriages
o were urilied to a distance faun fhi,set, and
illmeat every house in the vicinity -at.ffered }rim the
covet:seism. His Majesty's ship Cayron,- Ciptain
x, was totally lost on the 6th of' July; on
Rae was, of Ju ggenta4t. Lieutenant Sconce 4 the
Royal _ the muter, wail .19 nr the Itew,
were drown•sa; the rest unly. -tserv.ed..ti tves.

IL their
Uniform tranquillity arp-ais to reign...4roughotit
the interior of

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COVENT C-4..1.33Zar THEATRE.

On Thursday even•n7, ;t.r. Vaarl2nhoff appeared as
Sir aks Overreach -": ae •no Way to PIIV Old Brits. ••' I.
Compare:l „'t„ .;le
attempt ir his sei...r. - a--- .r. Is., a to ; lure, and we' ~.. .
perl, lila smi,hl not have rtiiee-i-:-e ptrforutanee of the '
play, but tor tlie irrestatib.c inz;:natino to do justice to
Mr. C. Kent'ile's initni:s.-.* 7ersonation of Irelltorts—
hi: thoughtlessness iii •---s 4-st acen.r.:, his wariOest in
the following ones. ''is el-,:,ance a.i.t dignfty crew
amid pauperism, and beggary in eeetled with-ihe au-
thence so entirely az 4o lease our power of description at
a distance. Mr. V a',llt•l ilOir attempts Ctriolansis on 1
Nlonday—the comparison with iklacready we think
dangerous to his lame.

The Durham Meeting, on W.llnrsilOr, went 01
atlruirably. Mr. Larnbton moved a retire it.tsolutions and a
Address to the King, Fitting before him, AO only the injustio
of the poweeding. against the Queen, but "I the general suits
of the tountey. Yetittotis were sits) toured to Itreh :louse; of
Parlisanent, praying for restoration to tile Liturgy. and on
essablislinient for her Maie.ty or, hand wait held-stp
against any of them--thnt of Mr. ',-7.-atry Ttior,lo tidelen, son
nt Sir T. Liddell, of epistolary tr•re. and permge ingwatasicy.
tie said the Queen was guilty, t I rate -141 e. Bill was
owktg to the gross misvondttet of niuetr in.4ace, he said,
it was impo sible for them to have t.enc worrf.. Ili, attempt at
speech was received with shouts :f laughter. At the :haw of
hand* after each reoluti:ia, when the earl was made for thol..
:•:;:.iost it, the cry was--" Now, Liddell, -vetere's your hand "
it was altorether most KM.orous. Earl Croy spoke after luny
Ili: was received matt ..:thu.iastically„ and expitaesl•l;;. (Mr.
I .itidell's) hilly and inemsistt "L.; a ntueh »s the iitsi4eilicanse
of it deserved. Lord Daslngton set a I.u.sr estritiiig :,01.-
uttendance; but iuvtighing In the warmest slaws irgai.ist the,
ate proceedings.

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