The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

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ititution anti 31 a 1336.

'GUST 25, 1817.

ings whose objects are avowedly not political, arc in-
dustriously sought out, and speeches made, which,
through the medium of the press, may be circulated in
furtherance of their views.

" This new set of Reformers," to use the words of a
very able writer, " pretend to have no other object
than universal suffrage and annual parliaments, and
they have chosen this pretence, first, because they must
profess some principles that do not quite speak rebellion ;
secondly, because this specific project has been vented
by some men not of the lowest consideration in any
thing but the article of good sense; and by others,
not of the highest in any thing but in their wealth and
rank ; thirdly, because they knew (and we know too)
that should they succeed in carrying this point, the
destruction of Monarchy must inevitably follow ; and
a levelling Republic may then be substituted according
to the imaginations and view of this rabble.
" But who are the actors most distinguished and
forward in carrying on this design ? In truth, they
are of a description that, in other times, would render
them too contemptible to be the objects of dread; but
in these days, when every thing debased is to be ex-
tolled, and era"' thing noble and excellent is to be
vilified and contemned, the very meanness of the
cause constitutes the magnitude of the apprehension.—
The confidence we see in them cannot be without
great consciousness of strength ; and, when the progress
is all under-ground, we may hear the explosion before
we have any knowledge of the miners. The attempts
of these Iklbrmers are all among the classes of society
with which we have tuo little intercourse. Artificers
and handicrafts:nen, journeymen and apprentices, in
great manufacturing towns, arc wrought upon by sur-
mises of grievances, 'land representations of renudies,
Which set them mudding aflec polities and public at.
this, with an idea of their own importance, in-
spired by the doctrine of unalienable rights, and the
natural equality of man, makes them uneasy in their
present circumstances, and ready and on fire for any
change. This fiver is kept up by intlaunnatory publi-
cations, that are given away, or sold for a trifle, and
that are dispersed with incredible assiduity, and in
great numbers."
Such was the character and conduct of the Reformers
in the year 1795. In what do those of the present
day differ from them ? In nothing, but that they arc
more wicked, more active, but, fortunately, working
with less art, and therefore easier of detection.
In what we have said, we wish it to be clearly un-
derstood that we are hostile to Mr. Owen's visionary
plans. We consider them as wild, as impracticable,
and of as mischievous a tendency as any thing ever
broached by the maniac, Spence; but, we conceive.
that, as he called together the
.inhabitants of London
to discuss a question ofmoral polity, it was due to him.
and to the public there assembled, to abstain from in-
tnslueing those points which the speakers knew would.
create dissention. On the part of every well-inten-
tioned man, therethre, it becomes an imperative duty,
henceforth, to hunt these outragers of public deeerim
out of every respectable society, for they have no sense
of shame ;—they know no touch of courtesey ; their
manners arc us rude as their intentions are tyieked
they are a nest of viper*, wait we must not fly
froth, but crush, lit they will sting us into madness.
There is some expeexatiou that the Queen will give
Up Buckingh nn House 'pr the • aceouchement Of the
Princess Charlotte; us a residence fier lc% exposed to
noise than Camelfuni house, as well as nearer to the
Great officers of State, who must be summnontal upon
the occasion.
The celebrated Baron's Hall, at Arundel Castle, is
immediately to be completed, agreeably to the will of
the late Dube. The stained glass window, represent-
ing King John signing " Magna Charm," is removed
thither, in order to be fixed in the HA.

PRICE 9,1,4

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.
PARI9 Arosr 19.—The Doke of Wellington had yesterday
a private audience of the King, mho was closeted tor half an
hour with the Noble Lord.
Coaches arc about to be established at Rotten upon a new
principle, combining elegance with convenienve. They a'e
designed to convey passengers from Paris to Havre in twenty
hours, and from Paris to Dieppe in 18 lours. Their arrival
at both places will be regulated by the departure of the pack.
ets fur England.
The scholars of the Academical Institution, which has been•
established for upwards of ayear, celebrated the Muth-day of.
the Prince Regent ou Tuesday last. Among the tolsts given
at this dinner were —" Long life to the Pt ince*-- Prosperity
to England"—" Frankness and Sincerity in the Cition of the
Nations of Europe." Yontb of France, Spain, and Germany,
united in the patriotic feeling of their English comrades, and
agreed to assemble in the same manner on the 25th of the
present month, in honour of our august and venerable King.
It is ascertained that the Electoral Colleges will assemble
for the nomination of Deputies on the 15th of next month, and
that all the Presidents are already appointed by the King.
The Duke of Wellington arrived in Paris ou the whot
half past seven o'clock.
The august personage (King of Prussia) who travels as
Count Hairpin, has arrived in Paris. He alighted at the
Prussian Ambassador's Hotel, with few attendants.

The festival of the Assumption was celebrated ou the 15th
inst. with unusual pump. The King, accompanied by the
Royal Family and attended by a numerous suite, went in %ci-
lium] procession to the Cathedral. Us the 25th the festival
of St. Louis will he celebrated ; splendid preparations for
which are now carrying on in the Champ de Mars.
GERMANY,
FRANKFORT. AVGUST, 9. The founigation of the monu-
ment is laid vi hich the Ty roles intend to raise to the memory
of their deliverer, the Landwirth Hofer. Besides this monu-
ment, a pyramid will be placed at the summit of the moun-
tain on which the tavern was situated, to which he retreated
with his Secretary, a Bohemian student, when they were
both taken by the order of Buouaparte. This pyramid wilt
have an inscription in Latin, containing the name of the Secre-
tary, to whom it w iil serve as a sepulchral stone.
A 3 hospital has been founded on this imam:sin, on the spot
where the tavern stood, and will serve to receive 16 poor per-
sons.

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The marriage of Colonel Vincent Esterhazy with the Prin..
cess of Lichtenstein wa.s solemnized with gi eat imigniticence,
at \ 'culla, on the oth of the present month.
',maul: A L.
In consequence of the death of the Count de Barest, first
It linist er of the King of Portugal, a new A dininist ial ion has
been appointed, of which the following are mentioned as the
Members : -Thomas Anthonio de Villa Nova, Primo .Minister;
Count Palmellit, now Ambassador at the Court of Laudon,
Minister for the Foreign and War Department :"Count Dos
Arcos, (Governor of Bahia) Minister of Marine ; M. ficaerro,
the department of the Treasnry,
NETHERLANDS.
Ilnussets, Au:est 16.-7tiome Journals having spoken
with inaccuracy of the complaint brought Ii his Grace the
Duke of Wellington against the printer and editor of the
Joon:ale:If West Flanders, we give the following details as cer-
tain. The article in which the Duke of Wellington thinks
himself insulted Is inserted in the paper of the LIM July.
" Mr. Debru, Intendant of Martinique. having exceeded his .
pawers, iu causing a great many French Officer* to be loads i
w ith irons and sent to France, under the pretext of Bonita-
partism, the Ministry, in its policy, had thought tit to remove •
hint, and the Chniillientle had announced the nomination of
M. Esinangard : an order emanating from the Ministry of the
Police had enjoined, that this news wns not to be repeated.
It is affirmed, that Mr. Delon was 'administering the colony ,
very will in CIVOIIf of a foreign Government,-( M. Dziwagc-
, mat trey bier. la (-Annie en far< ur (ilia
,zottrern,ntent et? anger)--
Lord Wellington has desired to see him retain it (de le int c4ir
conserver ). -No more is wanting to perpetuate hint in his ho-
nourable functions." This cairse will be tried on the Stith of
this month before the tribunal of Ghent. Mr. Counsellor
Bevens is charged with the defence of the acewked ; the Dole
, of Wellington tieing plaint iff (s'estant poste ciei!tl, the Conusel• .
bra Tarte, senior, Prafessur at the School_ofJerisprittlence, .
and Jnuhand, arc to plead his Giaco's cause.
Ate. 48.—His Nla)esty having decided that the existing_ ,
, churches shall have am• paintings restored to them whirl: they •
Wert. posoiew,l of previously to their being is ken :away by !
the French, the celebrated picture by Van Dyke, represent-
ing the elevation of the Cress, which was placid in the second
room of the Museum 711 this city, and which is the property of
the parish church vi Notre Dame at Courtray, has been claim- _
ed by the Mayor'of that city. The Commissioners whinn ba
Y.•••••••4:24:4'...
has named have just obtained the restitution of it.
.
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is Dun M xsi an (Ta: acs.--.The .11ilitur.,.of The .\-,is. • ...; _,. •
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York Columbian a few days,sinco copied front this Pape, 4.1 . .. ' I.V,Z,•ir '`i
adveroseatem, notifYing that the maelsinety anti *iassp.roients • .... . t ,
of a woollen factory in Ra:timore would.hr 4/ prat fur r..41.4kv, I, ..
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auction : he may no's further inform the ails "taws and ii ie,,tis...
sitel ...-.1 -, 1.
of domestic manalaeinfeis, that tilt" rtnichillOky and iliiiietileills l.. ,4.:,,' , ''',6X
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were •dfici tri its advertist il, that fur some it rtic...2... No -If Lilts .• : i--%"..
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part of the original mAt was hid ; for ,oute 4/11/ arliirt4l,3l4l to . . '
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not more than one half for at,'. Such is the c-timatiott in.. s. ~*. J. I - \7,
which domestic matinfecta, l's iire. held." -% tiallistroc. Go; lie.) • -••••...,:• L
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5.1911 of the nestles Joni nak of Nuitl• ►m. ',it, 1.4%e at ai•
endeavoured to euujore tip d utes between the Cootints-
sionyv, of the two Pail et., oil the 01 the .buitia.latsy
; butt ice are harty,to find. that 4 iiew Jnoroil, Kobjiahtd
rt Ito•tn.i, 'flaky, thy fUlid‘Silig n pi) to :hose '111;*;ci-
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to acconot for its publication at thiA time. Not only as no
41ii.rrellee of °Pinion has arisenamong the Ceurioksiotie I sof the
toot on/Plies nutter the 9th Article of the Treaty of Ghent,
-to which the above stairoteest evidently refer-, hot it iv no-
possible there shoot,' be any rlissocr smut fur some time to
.comr. The sus veyors are 4/11;4'ectlitIg at prvsvnt upon their
ablates in order to &section' the hichiands upon which ally
•:-tim coo be founded. Certainly the American agents ;toil
Cm \loners have neither advanced nor intimated a new
oiany description, relative to toe British tees itory, and
id present Moe not ever, toliehetl open the orpiment un the
.anbject of the boond.u•v line. 'l•he Quebec paragraph may
.Love been intended a• an idT,et to the idea, whir-h, if well
founded, would cot ntf a largo part of I. in the dis-
trict of Maine from the territories of the United States."