The National Register.
London, England, 1817-04-28 00:00:00

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tle the affairs of the nation with a worn-out blanlet,
a pike-head, and a two-penny Register !
We will not, however, sport with the sufferings of
our fellow creatures.—Many, many, are now pining in
want who, humanly speaking, ought to see better days.
All who suffer do not merit reproach—ln that rapid
current of commercial embarrassment which has of late
rolled throughout Europe, bearing down, like a devour-
ing cataract, whatever rose to impede its course, many
innocent—many worthy industrious, frugal men have
sunk—their brightest hopes have suddenly been dark.
ened—their apparently well founded prospects of l.apbi.
ness have been blasted, and their warm and fluttering cx.
pectutions perished in the tremendous wreck. They " rose
early and late took rest, and cat the bread of comfit'.
ness," yet have they not reaped the fruits of their ex.
ertions ; but are now craving that support from the hand
of charity which they have devoted their lives to ac.
quire by their own honest exertions. These are the
the poor—these are the persons who claim our first and
gresiestconsideration: for such as these, ministers should
exert their warmest energies—they have an absolute
demand on the resources of their country for support :
and they will receive it. Surely, men like these
and there are many such, will not be left to perish in
the day of trial. They have deserved well of their fel-
low citizens—they have not heightened the common
calamity by any factious proceedings—they assisted
Ministers in their exertions to put down the hateful
tyranny which aimed a deadly blow at their beloved
country—they have cheerfully contributed to the sup-
port of our national honour and magnificence—they
have not " brought railing accusations" against their
King ; nor sought, by any wicked or arttul means to
lower their country in the eves of foreign nations....
And shall these perish ? (gal forbid !
We earnestly, but dutifully, and respectfully, call
upon those who have at present the management of our
national resourses, not to stop at any temporary expedi.
ents to save

"The wreck while it yet rimy remain on the ware."

They have been called upon, and they have listened
to the call, to adopt some plans of economy and re-
trenchment, that may effectually re-establish us. Now
they have " put their hand to the plough let them not
look back :" they have a great work before them ; a
greater work then even the one they have recently so
nobly atchieved on the Continent ; they have to light
against human nature—against those selfish propensi.
tics---that spirit of personal aggrandizement, so naturally
indulged by all of us, which would blind them to the
real state of the country—mislead them as to the right
methods of relieving our sufferings, and silence all the
suggestions of humanity, and truth, which would whis-
per to them, that nothing short of prompt, and very
extensive sacrifices on their parts, as men and as Lgis-
lators, can save their suffering, fellow-creatures front the
devouring jaws of poverty and death.

With a view- to saving, it is said to be in the contem-
plation of Goverment, to ship off to Botany-Bay all
the convicts on board the bulls at Woolwich, &c., who
have been for some time employed at the works on more.
The keeping up of the hulk-establishment is thond much
more expensive than the work is proved to be benetical:
at. the present rate of shipping, the passage out to Bot-
any-Bay will not cost more than one-third of the exoence
in the time of war. The works at Chatham ard Wool.
whit will be carried on by labourers recently discharged
from the several yards.
Emigrants from Switzerland for North America still
Lacs in great numbers by Strasburg. It is said in that
town, that an ex-real renonsge, who is founding a
colony in the New World, has agents „in Switzerland to
excite this emig,rat.ion
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A Nils, CotWET.—Mitiprolda, April 1 3.—Yesterday
evening, about 13 minutes past 10 o'clock, a Comet was
seen in the West ; bat, on account of the elan.
it was not visible above three minutes. Its light out.
slione th,.' other stars, so that it was not ea'}' r don%
mine precisely in what constellation it appeared ; how.
ever, it was in or near Gemini.

Lucien litionaparte. who aprears to hare the inten-
tion of going to the United States, is preparing to quit
Lome.