The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

wants of Government cannot be so urgent aft their
opponents would mires -tit them to he, shim they are
able to delay, t so loag a period, any propositions
on the subject of finance. 1. chi: explanation is not
the only one the case will .. it is very far, how •
ever, from being implicitly ; inaced a plan
is actually pointed out, and etre hated as adopted at
this Treasury, which ivill renter ..:•:..y immaterial,
though it will only suspend, at d not absolutely
remove, the weight that hangs .:er ti..• financial
prospects of the country. We giv.: it merely us re-
ported, without pretending to vouch for its
It is well known that the dividends payable in .1.-
Hoary far exceed in amount those payable in April
and October, and that the provisi•at fin- those divi-
dends is the more immediate difficulty to be eole'JUll-
tered. The revenue for the existing qaarter, a,:
cording to returns made .up to 4; int .v, the 4th
inst. is stated to have fallen oil* in noan..tal alumna
700,0001. compared with the cotrespointing quarter
of last year, and has suffered a further ac.aal dimi-
nution, by the payment af r.xchequer bills (tu what
amount canasta be ascertained,) which have been fur
some time at a large discount, instead ufilank notes,
into the Treasury for duties. The expedients for
surmoellting this obstacle are—an arrangement with
the Bank to olvance money on the malt and other
duties, which will accrue its the next quarter, and a
similar understanding with one of the first capitalists
in the country, that all the Exchequer bills paid
in fOr duties ;hall be redeemed and hell by 1l i 11l ad
interim. As this will carry forwards operations to
the middle ofJanuerv, it is not unlikely, if the ar-
rangement is generally assented to by .all parties
engaged in it, to be adopted. Theissuing Exchequer
bills at a higher rate of interest, cannot, it is thought
much longer be delayed. It is expected to take
place early in next year, and the. new interest
named is .3.1. a day, as less cannot be relied on to
prevent their being again at a discount.

On Wedneslay eveniu6, Mx. Nacho' accompanied
by a strong detachment of the 9th Lancers, and
several police ufficers,set out with two stage coaches
for Bury. On their arrival there, they proceeded to
a place where a number of persons were assembled.
7of whom were taken into custody. Three more
were apprehended in the town, and with their
10 prisoners the party returned to Manchester,
about midnight. We do not know what A:kluge is
alleged against these persons ; but we understand
they were committed to Lancaster on Thursday, and
that Fletcher the spy, who gave evidence on the
committal of Knight, was the intiomant against
them.

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT AND CORBETT.-.—The
friends of Cobbcu a few days since waited on Sir
F. Burdett, for the purpose of obtaining a recon-
ciliation between them. Ths Baronet was, however,
ineshorable. Ho said, Mr Cobbett could not forget
the many falsehoods published is the two-penny
Register, which the writer must hips known to be
either true .or false; it true, no honest man would
wish to renew an acquaintance with him (Sir
Francis; and if false, what could be thought of the
individual promulgating suoh atrocious calumnies,
with a knowledge of their being such) Here the
conversation ended, and the persons retired.-
-The Legithdarial Ailerney for .Birmingham
waited on Sir Francis for the same purpose, and
received a similar answer, with the addition
of the observation contained in the memo-
sable latter written-in answer to one received from
Cobbatt, wherein the 'notable discovery-is made of the
nor *ay le pay old de•frfir. This letter, was written ,
on duo Slit of January, -1018, and contained the
following passage &bow* alluded to:. %thing can
. of ought to stifle tba'eupreasion of the disgust every
haunt WWI Right 601 RE the want of integrity in the.
410 (C141615t) proclaims." Sir Charles-
-14 sbertireikor, and so the business re-.

Oa Monday erasing last, immediately ailer the
meeting et the Crows-Snd Ancivr•Taysen, Strand,
Mr. cobhett was:setsind with a copy of a writ in an
action brought against— him by Mr. Wright, for a,
libel, of which be was silo l'author, and'fortho
liestion of which Mr. Wright recently Noorerad
SUOL In an action %mind Mr. Clement, of the
Strand. He was at the same time and by the tame
Alleys arrested for a debt contracted pserioto- to his
departure from this -coo nt ry. He wsstrtkesquentjy
bailed by Mr. Hunt, and Mr Dolby, Albe'publisher
et' his Register,