The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-14 00:00:00

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TUE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Layton.
sUNDAY, JANUARY 14.

Excessive Taxation defeats the very purpose of its
imposition; the decrease of our Revenue is the
best proof to adduce of this fact—and this proof is
furnished by the report of the last quarter. On the
meeting of Parliament, recourse must again be had
either to the sinking fund, or to the money market,
for a loan. In the seventh year of profound peace

a revenue of nearly 50 millions and a half is insuf-
ficient to meet our disbursements—such is the train
of blessings entailed upon us by " the glorious PITT
principles"—such are the claims upon our gratitude
that may be urged by the present Ministers.
The King of Naples was expected to reach Lay-
bacli on the 4th instant, and the result of the deli-
berations of the 11•1,11 Alliance arc looked tier with
extreme anxiety. If they determine to dictate at
the point of the bayonet to a people determined to
be free, we Lope to France and England unite
to support the weaker against the stronger Powers—
a war, under such circumstances, would be properly
popular--England ought never to have drawn her

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sword against the liberties of France—she might
Mewls her credit with the world by chastising the
unauthorised and unjustifiable assumption of Russia,
Austria, and Prussia.
Ministers are making extraordinary exertions to
gather together their minions on the meeting of Par-
liament—it is said they mean to propose 50,0001. as
the annual allowance to the Queen, but to accom-
pany the grant lay a declaration of her guilt. If
they attempt to do so we hope the House of Com-
, mons will punish them for their daring temerity—
they appear to count upon the entire devotion of that
branch of the Legislature, but we do not quite
despair of seeing them convinced of their error.

There is a passage in the Manifesto of the Portu-
guese nation (which we insert this day) so exactly
applicable to the present lamentable and miserable
state of our own country, that we cannot avoid
noticing and di awi lg the attention of our readers to
the correctness of the picture of English misfortune.

They say,—

" What could the nation to in such a situation? Suffer
and hope? It did suffer and hope in vain for many years.
Sigh, remonstrate, cum, lain? It did sigh; but its sighs
were nut listened to. Nit listened to? They were re.
pressed, cruelly stifled. It remonstrated and complained ;
but its remonstrances and complaints never reached the
throne. The King was told that his people were con.
tented and faithful."

French papers of Tuesday arrived yesterday.—
They emitain nothing but a stormy &bate in the
Chamber of Deputies, not on the demand of 6- i 2ths
of the revenue for the year, which was fixed for the
subject of discussion, but on a charge ,brought by
General Donatlieu against nue of the Ministers for
offering a bribe of 1,000 francs to a Deputy for the
purchase of his vote. The Keeper of the Seals
demanded an explanation of the General's meaning,
and declared the charge a calumny. The General
persisted in his assertion that a bribe had been
offered—that the honour of a Member of the
Chamber had been outraged by au attempt upon
his independence, and that he was ready to name
the parties at the pleasure of the Assembly. A
Secret Committee was demanded by the Prince de
Broglie to investigate the circumstances. The
motion was over-ruled, and the Member's name to
whom the bribe was tendered was not given ; but
it was evident from the exclamation, " Such are
the French sentiments imported from the Crimea,"
that the Duke of Richelieu was the Minister against
whom the charge wa.l directed.

We have received the German Papers, their con-
tents are important. An article from Humburgh
gives the Declaration of the Allied Powers at Trop-
pau against Naples. They commence with a sweep-
ing denunciation not only against Naples but also
against Spain and Portugal, as if their great revenge
had stomach for them all." There is much ambi-
guity as usual in this state document, which betrays
their wishes more than their intentions. It is not
o boisterous nor so violent as the article in the
Austrian Olosereer,declaratory of the measures which
the holy triumvirate have in contemplation. They
declare that they had no other object in inviting the
King of the Two Sicilies to Congress than to make
them Mediators between him and his people, or
rather to induce hint to sign a formal abjuration of
the new bysrern. As there is no dispute between
between the King and his subjects, the idea of their
becoming Mediators is rather whimsical. They
speak of precautionary measures, yet they admit that
they intend to effect their object by force. The
King of Naples and the people would dispense with
their mediation and royal kindness, w bleb, how-
ever, they do not venture to propose extending to
Spain and Portugal, though noticed in their gene-
nil denunciations against all Countries recently
revolutionized. There seems to have been Some new
lights, broke in on the Sovereigns of Troppau since
they truckled to Buonaparte, and anknowledged his
Government, though he was • the Child and Chain_

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