The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-20 00:00:00

MISCELLANIES.

The Prince, when he goes down to the House of Peers as
Regent, will not be seated on the Throne, but in a Chair of
State, one step before it, which is now making for that purpose.
The Master of the Horse has given orders for his Majesty's
State Carriage to be in readiness should the Prince of Wales,
when Regent, choose to use it on going to the House of Peers ;
for the purpose also, the cream-coloured horses have been re-
moved from Windsor to the King's Mews at Charing-Cross.
It being considered that Tuesday was only the first day of
the Session of Parliament, Lord Gwydir; the Great Chamber-
lain of England, with his wand of office, attended at the House
of Peers to search, as is the annual custom since the discovery
of the Gunpowder Plot of Grey Faux, to ascertain that the pre-
misc.s are in a safe state ; his Lordship searched the cellars very
diligently, and did not let the most obscure corner or hole
esc4pe his attention : he also searched the House of Commons
—his Lordship found some barrels and pipes ; but it was ascer-
tained by Mr. Bellamy, the housekeeper of the House of Com-
mons, to whom they belonged., that the !):.rrels contained some
excellent wine, which was proved on the spot. His Lordship
was attended by Mr. Quarme, the Deputy Usher of the Black
Red; eight Yeoman of the Guard, and an Usher; also four of
the Marshalmen.

By an estimate founded upon various documents, it has been
ascertained that the annual consumption of Grain of every kind
In England, is 20,600,800 quarters, and in Scotland, 3,988,400,
making the consumption of Great Britain 24,539,200 quarters, of
which no less than 1,762,100 are consumed in London, West-
minster, and their suburbs. The annual average of the imports
of grain in the last three years ending with 1809, amounts to
somewhat more than 1-21st part of the whole consumption.
The annual average of the imports from Ireland within these
last three years, nearly 1-40th of that consumption ; and the
annual average of the whole imports from foreign countries in
these years, is somewhat less than 1-42 d, and more than 1-43 d
of the whole total consumption within Great Britain.
The public revenue of the year now concluded, is said to have
exceeded that of the year 1809, by 4,437,5081. The following is
given as the produce of the two years :-
1809. 1810.
Consolidated Fund, exclusive 1 £37,833,034 240,046,244
of War Taxes
War Taxes . 20,798,144 23,027,442

X 58,636,178 X 65,075,686
Norway is said to be in a state of revolution, in consequence
of the attempt made there to enforce a conscription of seamen
for the French service. The report rests on the authority of the
Captain of the galliot North Star, of Pappenburgh, arrived at
Aberdeen, in five days, from Christtansand, who adds, that the
ports on the Norway coast were all in the possession of the in-
surgent:, comprehending the whole military and naval force of
t be country.
Five mails arrived from Ireland on Saturday. The accounts
brought by them represent several parts of Ireland to be in the
most tbrbulent state of insubordination. In the counties of
Tipperary and Waterford, nocturnal murders and robberies of
fire-arms have been perpetrated to an alarming extent, and
the various banditti begin now to unite, conceiving themselves
strong enough for open rebellion.
In an action lately tried in the Court of Exchequer, in Dub-
lin, wherein the Reverend T. Smyth, L. L. D. one of the Pre-
bendaries of Christ Church, was plaintiff, and Charles, Lord
Bishop of Kildare, was defendant' a verdict was found for the
former of sixteen hundred pounds damages, by a Special Jury,
for the latter having, as Dean of the Chapter, refused the admis-
sion of the Archdeacon of Dublin's vote, by which means ano-
ther Candidate and Prebendary of that Church, the Rev. Dr.
Graves, had been promoted to the Prebend of St. Michael's
and the valuable Rectory thereunto annexed, in preference to
Dr. Smyth.
DittADFUL CONTLAGRATION.—Letters from India state,
that the forest of Imel-dbar (in the kingdom of Ava) was
through the negligence of some wood cutters who had kindled
a fire at the root of several lofty trees, in a state of conflagration
In the early part of June. The forest was 65 miles in length,
and 28 in breadth ; and such was the power of the flames, aided
by a high wind., that masses of burning wood, weighing half a
ton, were carried through the air to .a distance of 2() miles.
Fifty villages in the vicinity of the forest were destroyed. Many
of the unfortunate and idolatrous natives, believing the calamity
to be a direct visitation of seine vengeful deity, and not choosing
to survive the loss of their property, precipitated themselves
into the flames.—At the date of these letters the conflagration
had continued with unabating fierceness for five weeks ; and
trom the vast area in which the body of fire lay, together with
the contiguity of other forests, the destruction of half the king-
dem appeared certain.