The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

DIVIIIENDS.

April f,, G. Hicks, Sun-street, Bishop Fate-street, jeweller, at Cuild-
hall—April 8, K. Raniscar. Stockport. victualler, at the Warrcn Bultt;•-
ley Arms. Stockport—.‘pril 6. C. Wickliem, Ironmonger-row, St.
Luke's, victualler, at Guildhall—April 6, C. Gammon Axminster,
dryer, at Guildhall—March 9, J. NY dkersim, liarky. Hertfordshire,
tt Guiklltall—April t,, W. Lout, little Ormond-street, plasterer, at
Gulljhall—April 6, J. Scott, Witham. scrivener, at Guildhall—
April 6, W. Moore. Sttlisbury-court, Fleet-street, victualler, at Guild-
hill—April 11, J. Ogle, Pickwick. Wiltshire, and W. Walton, Liver-
pool, merchants. at the oflice of Messrs. Griffith and I I inde, Liverpool
—April 15, 'l'. Butler and W. F. Hodgson. Dewsbury, Yorkshire,
iron-masters—April 6, W. M. Kenzie. St. Paul's. Covent-garden, mer-
chant. at Guildhall—April 6, R. Bulling. Deal, linen-draper, at Guild-
hall—April 6, J. and J. T. Fraser, Sloane-square, Chelsea, nursery-
men, at Guildhall—April 6 It. Ilesketh, Warrington, Lancasltire„
wine-merchant, at Guildhall—April 13, J. Merryman, Windlebury,
I tafortishire, liquor-merchant—April 11, R. Swaine, Halifax, J. Swains..
Skircoat, E. Swaine, London, 11. and J. Swaine, Halitax, and 11.
Harnabottom, Bradford, merchants, at the White Swan Inn, Halifax—
A. L. Pfeil and F.. A. Van Vourst, Bishop4-ate-atreet-within, mer-
chants. at Guildhall—April 6, Nl' ‘Vinbolt and W. I .ukin. St. Paul's
Church-yard, stationers, at Guildhall—April 6, T. Barry and W. Wil-
kinson, Minting-Lane, wine-merchants.

CERTIFICATES--APtili. 6.
T. Toy, Penryn. Cornwall, grocer.—G. South Anston.
Yorkshire, malt-ter —G. Heartier. Torquay. Devon, uphohicr.—W„
Lakernan, Stanotimbe, Devon, maltster.—W. Berkeley, llpton-upon.
Severn. Worcester, builder.—l. Walton, Coventry, ribiwin-manufar-
turer.—R. G. Beasley, Austin Friars, merchant—li. Smith Wein motl„
Surrey. hosier.—G. Gayton, coach-master.—W. Newton.
Davenport. Chester, corn-dealer.—W. Wootlwanl, Curkitor.street,
jeweller.—A. Nelson. Plymouth-Dock, linen-draper.—W. Davis.
Newbury, Berks. upholsterer.

DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS.
G. Furey. Wilmington Lodge, W. Bradburne, Hertford. Chester.
salt-manutseturers.—T. H. Varassur, J. Tomlinson, Lancaster, and
W. Vavasour, Cation, Norfolk, wooktaplen.—W. Marshall, J. Wal-
bran, North Allerton, Yorkshire. iron-merehants.—T. J. Du-
vivier, T. J. Lundie. Kingston-upon-Hull. spirit-merchanti.—E.
Buckingham, P. Buckingham, MithDews, fisx-dresscrs.--T. Parker.
J. Anderson. coripers.--B. Parkas, \V. Mole, Birming-
ham, brass-founders.—C. Norton, T. Jones, J. Williams, Riming-
ham. dealers in lime.---11. B. Petrk. J. L. Philipps. J. B. Philipps.
Fenchumhorreet. merchants.--R. Wilkinson, 11. Wilkinson, Liver-
pool, corn dealers.---J. Warwick. J. Santini, London. Inercluutts.---
S. Hawkins, 1.. Tyson. H. Painter. Birmingham. jewellers.-.W.
Cox. C. Hay, Bristol. nalliers.—J. Stevens, W. Smith. Whitorbapel.
leather-cuuers.—llary Mille, H. Stanley. J. Davit, Warwick, coal-
de:actg.—J. Stotabouse, W. Hindmareh, Durham, common-brewers,
J. Dudden, .1. Goolden, J. Perrin, M. Cook, J. Dudden. Somerset.
nitmera—J. Perrin, 'f. Beynon, R. Cox, J. Duddeu, Somerset.
brewers.-rll. Smith, C. T. Haden. Chelsea. apothecaries.--W . Fryer.
H. Hargrave, Leeds, undertakers.-.J. Warburton, B. Warburton, .1.
Moecley, Cobridge. Statlimishire potteries.--W. Cox, T. Player, S.
Gough, L. Gougn, Bristol, timber-merchants.

According to a letter from St. Helena, dated the 12th
of January, Buonaparte had begun to show symptoms
of discontent at the situation in which he is placed. It
is said, he expressed dissatisfitction at Captain Popple-
well, of the 5Sd regiment, who LS appointed to watch
him, appearing in uniform; and a request that that officer
should attend in plain clothes was acceded to. Not sa-
tisfied with this, howe‘kr, in thu nurse of one of his
rides, Buonaparte haughtily ordered Captain P. to fall
back in the rear among his attendants, fin. he knew no-
thing of him as a compani,a. The next day he sent to
Capt. P. to say he intended to ride; to which Capt. P.
replied, it did not suit lint to go out that day, and that.
thereilwe be conld not go. The day fidlowing Capt. I'.
attended hit. 4 but in his unifinnn, and iu that station
which became him as having charge of a prisoner. Cali.
I'. guards him at night by sir ...ping in the room adjoining
to throne he :Jeeps in, and he must go through Capt.
POpplowell's room to hik own. The same letter states,
'that Boonaparte has behaved very rudely to the Polish
officer who was sent site: him on account of the great
attachment he manifested towards his old master, and
that he affected not to know the Pole on his arrival at
St. Helena. When the missionaries at the Cape heard
of Buonaparte's arrival at St. Helm., thq aldres:ed a
letter to him, reconunencling his attention to the Bible,
which they enclosed, as containing pinneiples thmugh
which, if embraced, even tic might obtain future in2rey.
The Admiral so tin, sanctioutd tit: deed as to let the
packet pass on to hinu Buonaparte read the letter, and,
having done so, he shoved the book aside, laying, "
know all aNitt it."

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

AIiANDON M ENT OF 'ME PROPERTY-TAX.

WE believe we may congratulate the country on the
approaching triumph of its exertions. Whatever opinion
wo- may entertain of a modified Property-Tax, it is evi-
dent that the nation rejects it with horror. We are not
of those who set their own wisdom above all other wis-
dom ; who wish to silence the feelings, or to deride the
prejudice.; of the people. As in a case of corporeal suffer-
ing we conceive the patient entitled to admit, or to ref'cae,
the prescription of his physician; in a case of national
painfulness and anguish, we allow the same right to the
country. Theorists may descant at their ease, on the
merits of particular plans: they may fora beautiful sys-
tems, and defend them on the most reasonable grounds ;
but their most splendid constructions, like Milton's trans-
formed angel, cannot stand the touch of that wand of trial,
experience. Speculation, if it be attended with the sym-
pathies of humanity, will always be checked in its wild-
est course, by this waople remonstrance—" we have fell
the effects of the to assures which you propose, and hence
resist their renewal." This is now the -universal lan-
guap:•e of the British nation ; the language of those fin-
whos: service the measure is to be adopted or rejected ;
and to whom it is therefore just to grant, not only am at-
tentive, but a submissive hearing.
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On what grounds do we found our expectations that
the voice of the country will be obeyed ? On symptoms
of' a doubtful mind, which the Administration frequently,
and perhaps unconsciously, betrays,--on defections, en-
couraged by that vacillation which they contribute to
stsgment ; and on steps, preparatory to a retreat, which
all have.not.an opportunity, or vigilance, enough to ob-
serve. There are tactics in political, as well as in mili-
tary warfare, which need only be studied attentively, to
reveal the intended march, and sometimes the ultimate
results, of systems and measures. Towns alone arc not
carried by storm. A bold and sudden attack may often
gain an important State question. Such was the course
adopted with respect to the Property-Tax. Its renewal
was announced on the very first day of the Session ; its
discussion fixed fur an almost immediate period, and all
the strength and activity of Government thrown into the
teale to hurry the decision. It was justly felt to be a
question which must be carried by promptness and vi-
gour of attack, as its defences were too strong to yield to
any thing but a surprise. It was, in fact, a political
Gibraltar. The attempt was made, and it failed. The
vigilance of the_ Opposition, and the illness of a Minister,
created delays, which enabled the country to marshal her
force, and rush to the relief of the threatened point. From
that moment Ministers considered the measure as nearly
16st. Their first symptom of despondency was totally
unnoticed by the public. It was the postponement of the
Committee en the Bank Advance Bill. By protracting
the course and completion of that measure, they reserved
to themselves a means of supplying the deficiency which
the loss of the Property-tax might cause in their financial
arrangements ; for, .on the decision of that question
against them, they would have only to call upon the
Bank to double advance ; and the mere alteration of
a clause in that FA, would remove all their difficulties.
Their next symptoms of increasing doubt and desponden-
cy were, the repeated postponements of the discussion on
the Property-Tax itself. They had some hope of repairing
the failure of their first attempt, by gaining time for the
arrival of the Irish Members, on whose support they re-
lied us the last pillars of their cause. This hope is now
also vanished. The appeal made.by General Mathew, to
the honour of his countrymen, not to impose upon Eng-
land a tax from which Ireland is exempt, has been duly
answered. We are assured, from sources in which we
place implicit credit, that no less than fifteen of the Irish
Members have signified their intention to Ministers, ei-
ther not to vote on this question, or to vote against it. It
was probably after having received this information, that
Lord Castlereagh attempted to gain further time in order
to sound the other Members, and proposed to put off the
discussion of the Property-Tax, fixed in the most defini.
tive manner for to-morrow night, on the futile ground that
there was a grand dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern,
for the charity of St. Muria.
Foiled iu this last attempt, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer scarcely concealed the almost total abandonment of
his hopes. The House having on Thursday last gone
into a committee on the Bank Advance Bill, he defended
that measure on the very ground " that the advance on
the part of the Bank would prevent the necessity of a
loan ; and, that should a loan lie ultimately required, it
would. reduce its ouluuut." The Report of the Cow.