The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00

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No. 571.—V0L. XII.

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

MELTING OF PARLIAMENT.

THE British Parliament has again assembled, and
under circumstances of an almost universal
rate, it, perhaps, scarcely ever bad subjects of more
viral /tome importance to «insider, than those which
mist soon come under its discussion and deliberation.
Tor some time it hard been rumoured that important
.}..ages in the Ministry were likely to take place ; how
far this may be true, we cannot pretend to determine ;
l.ut we think that if any change does happen, it will,
probably, not be one of material importance. There
appears, however, from pretty good authority, to Le a.
much stronger Opposition Party in the }louse of Cont-
mans than during many f Seeions of Parliament.
The number of Ministerialists is stated to be 398—that
of the Opposition, 217 , besides the doubllids, so that
we suppicse " the tug of war" will be oonsiderable.—
Among the most interesting and important subjects
mhich will aeon occupy the attention of Parliament,
we may venture to rank the consideration of our rela-
tions and connexions with France—the discussion of
Parliamentary Reform—the Aniendetent of oi:r Cri-
tidid Code—and the late tragical cud of our two
countrymen, Arbuthnot and Ambrister, who were
executed by order ef the American Cteerinernt. With
respect to our relative situation with France, and the
money whieh the French Government has stipulated to
pay outseives and our al.ies, we think that there is
here a very suspicious, and extraordinary procrustina-
The first period far payment mentioned, was
9 Months; the next 18 ; and now it has been timber
protracted to Q 7 months. Under these eircuinstanwes,
tire is sonic reason to fear that this " bonne tai" of the
French may degenerate into a " Punica fides." The
internal state of France, however, under their new and
popular Ministry ; united with the good imention:: of
the King, seems likely to remain in a state of tranquil-
lity. They certainly are making a slow and gradual
progress towards a fe c coustiiirion and pAitical
liberty ; that freed.ni and liberty wh'eli is the peen-
Par ant well graunded Latest of our own revered
country, and the tone of a Web is tatted by almo•t
every eoutineieul power; the spring has risen from
the fountain head of England : Frunce, Prussia, and
Germany ore Lout imb Ling its sa utary streams. and
nations far remote will yet feel its force. Put as in
the best regulated states; and in the finest coustitm-
tinns, tl.ere is always something mbit.li m.:y be reu.
tiered better, and drawn still lacer r to perfection ; so
in our own there me some defects which no hope will
temperately and gradually be reianved. Of this that
great and cal a • teued statesman Pill' was tUllv aware.

tiQn.

We are nu wild and tittrestrsii.letl attrocutes thr reform,
bat won-ailing our observatlims on His basis of public
opinion, we ure fully ceatrinctsl that our popular re.
presentatien Wray be iniproved, and sincerely hope that
it will. At the name time we wouid tecommetal all
reflicnierit unit nips.sit:oni•ts t.) tae the easel.
tent advice of ['move, which hors tilted force in
t:ral us in imetieril truth " plum niteht in carmine,
ton ego panels offelitiar miteulis.' Our Utittinal Cute
has hem intntiotiut I.clore, us one of the subjects to
which it is hoped this prevent Ihiriininetit will pay pe.
culiar attention—and it is ; ere that we think there is
Ilse s:rongest cull for citunee and improvement. It is
sure!), 1..w,t unti eis6ra..ctlit to our country,

that vEi:tivca ccnip.rw,:vt-ly trifling, 'mil of huh;

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