The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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r. H. MARTIN moved, that the Report of the Committee
c n Saleable Of in t:ourt of Law, should be referred to the
Committee on Sinecure Places.—Order,d. •
On the motion of Mr. Arbuthnot, the Chaplain of the House
was ordered to preach a sermon before the House of Commons,
• at St. Margaret's Church, Westruinszer, on Wednesday, the
zoth instant.
'The House then adjoUrned.

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• TUESDAY, JAN. 2%
Mt. Hase, from the Bank., prtsented an Account of the Ba-
lances in the hands at the Governor and Company. Laid on the
table:
•A Report- os.exted from the Commissioners appointed
examiur

. was pre!
to —.de into the nue of the Offices about the House of Com.,
mons. Laid on the table.
THE REGENCY BILL.
• A Message from. the Lort4s announced the asset* 'to the Re-
gency Bill, with Amendments.
These Amendments were read a first time, and, on the motion
of tbe Chancellor Of/the Exchequer, ordered to he further con-
' sddered on Fliursday, to which day the House adputned.

Triustsoav, JAN. 31.
The Sheriffs of Lotidon presented a Petition from the COrpo-
Imam], pray:ng fot•tertain alteration's in Smithfield Market ; and
another Petition' for a•Bill for the improvement of Temple
Bar.
Mr. HELLISH rented a Petition. from certain persons,
fox leave to bring in a Bill for the erection of a Theatre in. the
City Of London.
The CHANCELLOR of the. ExciiEQUFR moved the Order of
the day fog taking into consideration the Amendments sent down
by the Lords to the Regency Bill. The order. haNing been read,
• the Amendments were severlly reo and agreed to without any
observation, and Mr.Pereeval anzi. otiter Members were ordered
to c:lrry the 13111 to the Lords, and acquaint their Lordships that
tb? il,,tiie had, ifgreed to their amendments.
Mr. gave notice,. that as soon as Parliament is
opened, under tire, authority of the Regent,Lst will call its atten-
tion to th.e. 'Conduct of the Administration of 1804, in unduly ex-
. excising the Royal Authority, during the indisposition with
which his Majesty was then afflicted

FRIDAY, Ftß. 1.
The House was occupied till five o'clock upon private bu-
siness.
ISSUE OF MONEY.

• Mr.Wittilnaffiv begged leave to ask a question of the Right
Hon. Gentleman (the Ch:uu eller of the Exchequer). H.: vuig
heard that one or more warrants for the issue of money from
• the Exchequer, bearing date the 25th and 30th. of October, had
been signeh by his Majesty, he wiAcd to be informed whether
the iufmrohtion which he had received was of such a nature as
• •to be questioned. He would, according to the answer which
he received, be able to determine as to the mode of conduct
which be should hereafter pursue.
The CHANCELLOR of the Exciti:hucit said, that he was given
to urder hard that one or two warrants had been issued, one
dated the ':9th, fold the other he believed the :30th of October.
He would take the opportunity of observing, that warrants of
tue nature to which the Right Hon. Geutlempai alluded were
always signed in blanks by his Majesty, and sent to the Treasury
, to be-fillet! 11p. Those blanks were tilled up in general upon
the day on which the warrants were sent to the Exchequer.—
The -warrants spoken of bed .been both issued fur very small
• sums, one to the Commissioners of the Treasury, • and the other
•to Mr. Chiunery. There. were also warrants in the month of
October, issued under the Privy Seal, with his Majesty's signa-
ture, thedate of which he had'tqason to believe was the 27th of
October. ' •
Mr. WHITBREAD 3!lppoc€'d- thus` the Right Hon. Gentleman
meant that the Kip& sh;pathris had been obtained in the ordi-
'!.' • nary way, and that it was not usual to obtain that signature
.• without tilling no the blank'i'vith (Lite. He also conceived
expedierkto ltngw,a;wliftt time the Royal signature was .pla-
' • cad to those warranfszhiticun What the light Hon. Gentleman
• had declaied ruppecr,ioo the 'Privy Seal, he thought it his duty
to move for all:tbeSparrnilfs a,tcl pal tts Signed by his Majesty
subsequent to the f,..),1tl olOctober. wnuid, however, if the
Right • Hon. “entienalk Rrefcrred make this motion at a
future period. ,
Tha Citakticsmipii K the Eitent:Ques. -thought that another
z' time wpuld.be mOresprikten4attiOr the bringing forward this
/14..ranion, API WAS 03410.3 tuttlt#6 as to require some degree of
prgiavistioll• •1 .POP.s; - • •
Mr. Wurratem, aceutatrlgo tibstponed his intention of
!flinging forward the motion until the first sitting day after-Pal--
name= wa tregularly opened.—Adjourned to Monday.

MEETING OF THE SPANISH CORTES.
SITTING OF DECEMBER 29. •

BARRI:L. rose and made the following motion : " All Acts and
Treaties made by Kings of Spain in a state of captivity, and pre-.
judicial to the nation, shall be declared null and void," which he
supported by a very impressive and argumentative speech. AR.•
I.LLES seconded the motion. He said that it was necessary
to take this subject into the most mature consideration; tlat
Buonaparte had preserved the life of Ferdinand VII. of bis ares
ther and mode, for more reasons than were generally conceived ;
that he did so for the purpose of introducing a division of inter-
ests into Spain, and obtaining by intrigues, what he was not able
to effectuate by arms. He made mention of the case of Baron
Kolly, and added, that from that moment, the public opinion
ought to have been prepared to meet events of the most extra-
ordinary description. Let us only suppose, he said, that the in-
nocent and candid Ferdinand, who, from his education and
youth, cannot bC possessed of the necessary experience and re-
sources tcr withstand the artful machinations of the Usurper,
may. be compelled to contract (I do not say that he will do so
one of those marriages which have always proved an
,ipexhaust-
ible source of Calamities•for Spain. Ancl4%,die knows whether
the Tyrant, surrounding him with his satellites and advisers
many of Whom are, to our misfortune, Spaniards, may send,
him to Spain, accompanied by an army apparently national,
composed of Spanish prisoners who are detained in Ffatice, and
augmented by egotists, weak, and indolent men—should'we he-
sitate a moment as to the tart we ought to take ? The Cortes
are bound by their oath to preserve the independence and inte-
grity of the nation. They must keep that • path or be buried
under its ruins. The Usurper may_ attempt to treat with the
Congress, promising to restore the King, to niake improvements,
and reform the nation, to evacuate the Peninsula. But what
security, what guarantee will he offer? Let us act as the Roman
Senate did with Hanibal when at the gates of Rome; he
desired to treat for peace. " Let him quit the territory of the
.republic, and we will listen to his proposal."
GA tu no moved, that to the decree the following clause be
added, " That in case of Ferdinand VII. ceding any Spanish
provinces to France, all persons listening to the proclamation
which may be issued in the King's name, or inducing others to
do so, be declared traitors to their country."
Alexia seconded the clause, and exclaimed, " Let us rather
die ; and may ten bombs fall into this hall, and destroy us all,
rather than treat of a capitulation."
QUIN N A said, that the value of the Cortes, like that of
paper-money, depended on the public opinism ; that there is
now time to illustrate it, and that, should Ferdinand marry, no
matter with whom, and enter Spain with arms in his hands,with
the aid of Buonaparte, he must be treated as an enemy. •
',LAN() made the following proposition "That should Fer-
dinand arrive, aseompanied by a Spanish army, and sent by Na-
poleon, 11 o ctilities should he commenced agaiust hitn under Hark
bitioters," that is, withoetgiving quarter.

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INTERCEPTED LETTER.,

BUONAPARTE'S NEW ARRANGEMENT OF KINGS.
CORBEIL, Dr.c. 17.
44 It appears that General Junut, jealous Of the
general command given to Massena in Portugal,
prodnced A failure in one operation, by not obey-
ing his orders, and effecting a junction necessary
to the success of the operation. Massena thetrefore
deprived Junot of .his command, arrested him and
sent hirrF, to•• Paris : the Emperor confirmed this
measure, and the General, it is said, will be shot.
44 2. Prince Ferdinand is to marry the sister of
our Empress, and to ascend the Throne of,Spain—
reserving Catalonia and Biscay for France, the for-
mer of which belonged to France under Louis XIV-
9. King .Ibseph returns to Naples.
"'l. The King of Naples is to be King of Po-
land, and in order to. form that kingdgiT4,,tbe Em-
peror of Russia has been .acked for. his. pate of the
old partition of Poland.—Austria cedes her cart vo-
luntarily. •
66 5. Prince Bertilier is to be King of Prussia,