The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 7.
Three o'clock, p.m.
By the PI :is papers of Friday we learn, 'hat the
Capital has been for three days a scene of great
gaiety, in consequence of the baptismal ceremony of
the Duke of Bourdeaux. The bealtl. If the King is
so much improved that he appears daily in public,
and is received with acclanrtion by the people.—
There is very little intellig in the French jour-
nals respecting foreign affairt: .at it appears that the
Russian army has no. o..ted, as mentioned in an
article from St. Petersburgh, but is advancing to the
South. Judging from the Marquis of Londonderry's

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speech in the House of Commons, on Friday night,

he is of opintun that the object of the allies is not
:c.tllll aggrandisement, but merely security, and yet their
" proceedings appear rather equivocal and mysterious.
We hope the Noble Marquis will not find himself
pit 'disappointed, and as prevention is better than cure,
we could have hoped that the British government
and that of France had remonstrated against the
occupation of Italy by the Austrians, and the un.
called for march of the Russians into the south of
Europe. When the armies of the two Emperors are
in possession of the most fertile and luxuriant coun-
tries of the continent, should they determine on
retaining their possession, it would be found difficult
to expel them from either, and then vanishes the
balance of Europe, to re-establish which, we have
made so many sacrifices, and accumulated so great
a national debt. It is stated in the foreign papers,
that a Neapolitan squadron is in readiness in the
part of Lusia, in Dalmatia, for the purpose of con..
veying Russian troops to Tarentum, destined to
occupy Apulia, in Calabria. All these matters in-
dicate, on the part of Russia, a determination to
have not only a military but a naval station in the
south of Europe, notwithstanding our ministers ap-
pear convinced that the Emperor Alexander has no
such selfish views. A letter from Vienna of the
18th of last mouth, shows that the cabinet of
France entertain suspicions which do not by any
means accord with the declaration of the Marquis
of Londonderry. This letter positively affirms, that
when the tide of success against the Neapolitans
and Picdmontese was at the highest, the question
was stated in the congress of Laybach, whether
the allies, after the completion of their operations
in Italy, should transfer their conquering armies to
Spain. The Russian and Austrian ministers, it is
said, decided in the affirmative, but the disposition
was very properly checked, by an absolute refusal
on the part of France to suffer the Russian troops
to pass through any part of that kingdom.

Great anxiety is felt for the publication of the
ctaidenee taken by the Agricultural Committee.
From the length of time that committee has sitten,
and the number of the witnesses examined, we may
presume that the close of its labours is at hand. We
were pretty confident, at the time it was moved for,
that the views of the movers would not be realized,
and, from what has transpired of the evidence, we
are convinced that we were right in our conjecture.
agricultural distress is the natural result of
which press on the country, and it is
power of legislation to remedy it. It is
of things, that taxes should be burden-
impossible that land can permanently be
'roar them, though the landholders of the
, misled by the " pilot who weathered the
himself, but left the country exposed to its
-.tee seem to have seriously thought that
always throw the burdens on the industry
v, and remain exempt from them them-
now feel their mistake. Any relief
obtain would only be at the expcncc of
y at large, and we do nut think the Go-
dare venture en any thing of the kind.
issue of paper money in Austria, en-
to rub their
ineumbrances
r proportion to
The Govern.
transfer, in

were pretty confident, at the time it wet
that the views of the movers would not
and, from what has transpired of the el
are convinced that we were right iu our
1111: —The agricultural distress is the natur
the burdens which press on the county,
' not in the power of legislation to remed
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in the nature of things, that taxes should
some, and impossible that land can peril
exempted from them, though the landlit
country, misled by the gi pilot who we
storm" himself, but left the country cx
ituffetings, once seem to have seriously I
they could always throw the burdens on
of the country, and remain exempt from
@lves. They now feel their mistake.
they cculd obtain would only be at tht
the calvary at large, and we do nut tll
worriment dare venture en any thing
The excessive issue of paper money in
abled the landholders of that empire
creditors, by paying off their debts and ii
in a currency which, in value, bore no
that in wbich they were contracted. I
bent of this country dare not, however,
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