The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-18 00:00:00

TEIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

relationq of Sweden with England, if it be true that the change
which ha% taken place in Sweden, has no other object than to
Faye the state, and rescue it from the calamities to which it was
exposed by the false political system hitherto pursued, what can
Sweticn do better than change it at once. Ati A ribistlce has ap-
peared inadini,,:able to his Majesty, and he note which I have
presented to Baron Schwerin, and of which I annex a cop,
contains the Lmperor's opinion on this subject.
I have the honour to be,
(Siva.) COUNT NICHOLAS ROMANZOFF.

STRA LSUNP, JUNE 3.—On the T6th ult. Schill entered this
place, making an altogether unexpected attack. On the 31-t,
the united Dutch and Danish troops advanced to deliver the
city. `chill, sPein7 that uo resource was left for him, resolved
to defe:td himself stone)., and convert Stralsund into a second
Sal-ago-4a. The to%%u w:is defended by 27 pieces of n.on.
But the Dane,. and Dutch entered the place b. assault, and the
battle wa: fon.:ht in the streets. In every street were den.'
bodies. Schill in tl,,spair ,ent to the Town-hall, and (I,.m;liklec
suiphttr and pitch to set )he plate on fire. l'his was refused !limn.
A musket b.,11 killed hint in the FahrstrNsse, and his hod wa,,
carried to the Town-hall. Those trf his troops w hich were
made their escape. Al any prisoners were lakeo, 5 0 Were
killed. The Dutch lament the loss of their General, Carteret,
and two Colonels, and some other officers.

.1-e,terclay evening the body of Sebill waq buried privately.
A monument is to be erected before StralsunJ, iu memory of
?his event.

MPE RIA L PAUL I d EAT.

HOUSE OF LORD.

TtiesrTery, une 13.

The Irish Auction Duties, and the Blackfriars Bridge Sunday
Tolls Bills, were read a third time and passed.
The Woolley: Bill, was read a third time and passed.
The Earl of Ile,horough moved to suspend the Standing Order
with respect to the Manchester Water Works Bill.
After a long conversation the House divided :—Contents 19—
Not Contents 10—Majority 9.

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and almost itsperceptitily, iocre.oe!, i•vt • r t.te •.• • )-
Illtion. Neither clotogt• of men sal- chaage of torosures teade.l to
cheek (.1i the color:Irv, it ‘‘ait found to iocrel.-e lu bol.t.
magt,itudc :IF. it procee(ed. It therefore heritioe neces,ar) to
put a ha..., ter to the mischief. It Nab for;
(!;e happinebs, ti.e .afety of ti!e vople orotanded .1, at:d
tne &moor and dignity of Pat liatueot r al.t.itl for is. Che
13 11 before th..ir Lertlehips t‘ null t 4.0...vi0h.J, (hat ; wild
► trusted that, omit r prtitertion. it %%mild into ;t
flis Lordship cot:doled a %ery animated t.peecii by moving
'rhat the Bill he now cornmittud."

Earl t'ROSYENt)r a ppo,ed every part ;Ir.} !!tom of the Bill,
but its title ;sett preamole. These. hi- I.ordship were
he could defend ; the rest %%as all .t f.srte, ant) v%toit to toottra-
verse the very ptiareilde it me.io: !..41i rat'iet and
con•ra‘ert the ohject it preteodel to re..cit. 1 he' toe
ut igloo! shape wherevs ith It as first prest-itel io the l.ec;i-la-
itre, exhibited an honest ;111d Nince!C desire to aC4.4lll4pik! that
v%'aich it prhfe,sed; bat that whit Is nas )it fp.f.).!e their I 0r.1.•
stilt)• load si,,s the betili)i.,ilee of it. lie owilvd It.. Mt
I.y atiached to 'lad irlOWOtary itelOrM. UI Its 1•1•1 ;Old
~tore mode, such as that great State-man, the I..ie :sr, i-iss,
isroissolgat,.-d, and sach as, if adopteti, %%mild ;is farther he w-
c!tre the liberty of the subject, than any measure isitherfa pro-
Lordship tissished his 4peech ‘s it decht iilc. iu i!Je
most unequivocal manner, Brat the measure thei, !,eCore the
ilouse would he pro:hit-the of more evil. t mut -egislative
iaterferetice that could he atlens,:ted upon the subject.
The Bill passed through the CominiLce ssithaut and Amend-
ment.

The insolvent Debtors Bill was mid the third time, and pats•
sed—Adjourned.

Friday, June, 16.
The Sale of Parliamentary Seats Pre‘ention Bill, and the
Strand Bridge Bill were re:id the third cane.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMNIONS.

Mond6.7", June 12.
IF,ATS IN PARLIAIIENT.

Sir T. TCRTON elpresSed himself warmly as a friend to s' ow and
gradual Parliamentary Reform, and the enemy of It:titular pre-
judice when it sought relief by unconstitutit.nal . No
man conl" deny, when he was told that fifty-one NlettiheN in ;fiat
House were returned by fifty ind i vide and that only 11,000
e!it of 11,00) 'IOO of the population of Great Britain were s e-
presented in Cie Legislative Body , that Parliamentary Reform
was necessary. It was with the firm belief that the present
Bill, curtailed even of its original provisions as it was, would
have a most useful iAluence on the representation of the flow,e,
that he would give it his best support. Some tientli»en who
were the opposers of this measure, having grounded their objec-
tions upon a persuasion, and even assertion, that the Cor.tito-
(ion was now in a purer state than ever it was, and therefore
that any further amendment was unnecessary, he must beg leave
to (Biter from their mode of reasoning. He thought the circum-
tances of our Constitution being c!earer of the excrefsenees of
corruption now, than it was formerly, was no argument against
a further removal of similar inctinibrances. In every point of
view conceiving the Bill of his Hoa. Friend to be pus fectl v con-
sistent with the wisest political considerations, he concluded by
giving it his enost cordial support.
The SEcitc raft at IV n felt confident that if the House
was composed of the most wise, efficient, and virtuous men in
existence, it would still not ,give that generA sati4;.ctioit to the
popular feelings which seemed to bethegeneral objec. of gentle..
men on the other side. The people mipht have too much.power,
and popstlar passions too great an ascendancy. It became
ti.crefore necessary, to apply a counteractive, which was filly
answered by the 6onstittotou as it stood. He did not see that
v inconvenience or ill e:i'ect toulci arise front the Sale of Seats
in Parliament, as those p:•roms who were enabled to lay (lowa
so large a sum for their return ta that House were certainly the
persons the eople would ',morally wish to represent them, as
men of prope:ov and iwiependeore. lie regretten the Bill had
ever been and conceived it unnecessary ; but not with-
stan.:ing, at shoul..l have his support, as it had net with many
judicious altoottioils.
Mr. An at it was impossible not to consider the. sale of
seats in Partlament a' the m.i•t cr% ing grievance. Had the Bill
r-fr.aned in its or:gilt:it form, he should certainly t ave gi‘en hss
Ft Note in its support; but it had met with so much mutilatten that

he was convinced it would, if pa sed, be aftended with the
passible etiects. He particularly objected to the introduciitio
of the word " expres.;" and unless some alteration was mace
in it, he thought the hill wight to be rejected altogether, pro-
vided that early in the nex Se-slon another, in nn nm..nded
shape be brought fors% nrd in the House. The Bill, ai it silicad
at present, had no machinery to set it in inotion, and nas F.o cow.
pletely clogged as to he wholl3 ineffective.
The House divided—For the third reading of the Bill, Ayes
98—Against it, Noe, 83—Majority in favour of the Bill 15—
That the Bill do pas.. A yei, 97—N4tes 85.- Majority 12.
The Hons.- then divided on the title of the Bill—For it 132—
Against it 38-111.;jortty A:ijourned.