The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

FEB IS

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.

An authentic life of this beateiful anti much-inittrod
woman has been at length given to the world ; in which
it appears, upon the mint satisfictory and undeniable
evidence, that the principal charges brought or ad-
initted against her by Robertson and Hume are totally
untrue. Much praise is due to Mr. Chalmers, the in-
dastrious author of this desideratum in history. Al-
though upwards of 200 years have passed since the
fame of Elizabeth was stained by her cruelty to this
lovely Princess, yet who of an ardent, generous, honest
sound, can even now real her chequered history without
being moved, even to tears, at the misfortunes which
were accumulated opin her? But now that we find,
from the testimony of State Papers as worthy of belief
as any records in the arehieves of an 7 country in the
world, that all those misfortunes were gathered upon
an Innocent head, we almost regret that time in its
flight has sheltered those offendets in the grave, whom
the violated justice of the land would have denounced
wia punished. In this " Life of the Queen of Scots."
a fact has come to light, which even in the perusal of',
Robertson's eloquent history we strongly suspected ;
namely, that that Psalm-singing George Buchanan was
no other than a perfiluotts hypocrite, and in his soul a
very knave. Yet it was chiefly upon the fabrications
of this very writer, that the character of the ill-fated
Mary was ruined in England and France, and with
posterity. We shall not go through the whole of the
statements and proofs in these volumes It is sufficient
here to inform our iteaders, that many falsehoods have
been detected, and many new truths have been esta--
lindacd.
•' Robertson,' says Mr. Chalmers in his introduction,
" could not, from the contradictoriness of' the contem-
porary Writers, determine what was the real disease of
Darnley, when he was taken ill at Glasgow. I have
frond letters in the Paper Offi.v, which thinonstrate
that be was infected with the small-p is, which then
prevailed in that town. This fact will free the Queen
from many pagei of calumny. The declaration of
French Paris, who was executed as one of the King's
murderers, was supposed by some to be a satisfactory
proof of the Queen's privity to her husband's death.
But I have discovered, in the Paper Office, the original
declaration, which exibits G. Buchanan and J. Wood,
two busy em miss of the Scottish Queen, in the very ad
of furging the declaration. This will relieve the calum-
niated Mary front a whole volume of the grossest
slander."
From the came authority ('tale Papers) it is shown,
that a conspiracy of Nobles, Murray, Morton, Maitland,
and Bothwell, the latter being the tool of Murray, and
educed by the promi.e of a marriage with the Queen-
widow, were the actual murderers of Darnley ; of which
crime Mary was entirely ignorant, and consequently
innocent elan the tUrged immortal letters, sonnets, &c.
subsequently attributed to her.

Tlp! Carlisle Juarnal says—" The Cbaneellot of the
nehequer has notified to Mr. Curwen, in consequene
of his application to hits, that the existing. modifica-
tions of the agricultural horse-tax will be continued
another year "
As a proof of the immense number of country bank-
ers whose notes are negotiable in Salisbury, a farmer on
Tuesday last took from different persons fur corn, exactly
411. all in country 11. notes, and no two notes, from
one bank.

The Widows of Naval Officers, though they may
have re-married, are, under a new benevolent regula-
tion of the PRPNCE REGENT, entitled to the Pension
arising from their former husband's rank, from the com-
mencement of the present year. Several widows have
already claimed the respective pensions; and in some
instances, such were the scanty means of these relicts of
car brave song of the ocean, that it has proved a real
bon to them. . .

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The commercial world will learn vsith satisfaction,
that a Plan has been commenced, under the auspices of
the British Government, for determining the relative
contents of the weights and measures of all trading
countries. This itnportant object is to be accomplished
by procuring front abroad correct copies of *reign stand-
ards, and cornraring them with those of England at his
Majesty's Mint. "tub a comparison, which could be
effected only at a moment of universal peace, has never
been attempted on a plan sufficiently general or sys.
tematie ; and hence the errots and contradictions which
abound in tables of foreign weightsaml measure:, even
is works of the higher' authority. In order, therefore,
to remedy an inconvenience so perplexing in
.commercei
icount Castlereagh has, by the recommendation of the
Board of Trade, issuesl a circular, dated March 16,
1818, directing all the Bluish Consuls abroad to send
bane copies of the principal atandanis used within
their respective Consulates, varified by the proper au-
thorities, and accompanied by explanatory papers and
other documents rdative to the subject. Most of his
Lonlship's orders have been already executed in a very
full and satisfactory manner. The dispatches and rack-
S'es transmitted on the occasion are deposited at the
/I*l Mint, where the standards arc to be forthwith
compare&

THY NATIONAL REGISMR

..‘EIY SHF,IIII'FS.

NAMES OF THE immures Arrotrurrn sne wonytroDAY IT
Tilt PitISCE REGENT. TOR 'EtIC YEAR Ibl9.
Rotlford —The Han. Sarno," Onglry, of Sandy.
Barks—John Sawyer, Of Heywood lodge, Esq.
Burks—John Griihh, of Homenden. Esq.
Cambridge and Huntingdon—John HoII, of west Wratting,
Esq.
Cheshire—John Smith Birry, of Marinny, Esq.
Criinherlond—Thomos S.tlkeld, of E.q,
Derby—Edward Coke. of Longford, E,q.
Devuu —Treby He's Hays, of Drlamei e, Esq.
Dorset—George Peeling, cf Bradford, E.g.
Essex—Jobe Wilks, of Wentlon Lofts Esq.
Gloreater—Edvrard Sheppard, of litelinige, Esq.
Hereford—William Hanbirry, of Shobden, Esq.
Ifertford—Santnel Untrin Heat Imore, of Shephallmiry, Esq.
Kent—Tim limn. Jobe, Witigfi”lil Stratford, of .I.lilingion-
ploce•
Leicester—Thomas Sarrsome, of I linrley, E,q.
Lincoln—Ayseetigts Bonelterett,nf Willingham, Esq.
Ifonnionth—lienrge Buckle, of Chepstow, Esq.
Norfolk—Sir William Windham nailing, of Earmam, Bart.
Northampton —Sir J. Henry Palmer, of Carlton Crwlien,
Bart.
Northumberland—William Ord, of Nunney Kirk, Esq.
Noilingliam —Henry Gely Knight, of Langold,
Oxford—John ilmiglitos Langston, of Sarsileii. Esq.
kntland —James Tiotaft, of Itraiiiisdon, Esq.
Salop—Edward William Smythe Owen, of Condorer Park,
Esq.
Somerset—William Spike, of Ashill, Esq.
Stafford,—JPV‘e IVAits Russell, of Dam, Esq.
County southemptors-11. C. Compton, Manor House, Min-
stead, Esq.
Sotfolk—Ariilrew Arelideekne, of Gienham, Esq.
Surrey —William Sneer, of Thames Dirton, Esq.
Siissex —John Wood, of Chestliain, Esq.
Wm wick —John Lindley EArilley Wihnot, of Irsesksw ell,
Esq.
Wilts—John Long. of Moulton Forleigh, Esq.
Worcester—John Jetfrisys, of Itlakehrook, Esq..
York —William Wrightsoor, of Cirshworils, Esq.