The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-07 00:00:00

rIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

same way. If they do this, it may be hoped that something
more satisfactory will result from it, than we have usually
ventured to anticipate. Till we see what concessions the .
Catholics are disposed to make, all we could offer on this
subject must be mere conjecture; but we have no hesita-
tion in saying, that if their proceediogs arc not marked by
less intemperance than has hitherto distinguished them, not
half those who have voted for going into the Committee
will continue to favour their wishes. Their cause is, at
resent, much injured by the ridiculous conduct of some
of their advocates. Were they to denounce some of the
most ?misy of their pretended ft ien&, their prospects would
be considerably improved. if General MATHEW, for
stance, could be brought to oppose their prayer, what might
they not hope from the credit of such hostility I

FINANCE.

The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER has brought for-
ward a new plan of Finance, the object of which is to ex-
empt the public from the imposition of new taxes for four
years to come. This is to be effected by paying the interest
of the new Loans out of the produce of the Sinking Fund.
A full discussion of the merits of this plan will shortly take:
place it► Parliament ; it is, therefore, unnecessary for us to
go into the details at present. One curious fact wa
stated by the Right lion. Gentleman in the course of his
speech, namely, that the whole of the National Debt of 1786 s
for the extinction of which the Sinking Fund was created•
has been a►►tirely liquidated. Its amount was 20,000,000 t,

A letter from Gibraltar of the 15th ult. says, that an ac-
count had arrived there of the Poictiers having taken an
American frigate, and sunk another ; the Constitution is
one: and that the Acasta has taken the American frigate
Essex. We hope the account is true; but no such news has
been received,by Government, and the Poictiers was at Ber-
muda on the .23d January.
Lisbon papers to the 91st ult. anda Malta mail arrived.
yestciday Morning.. There is a dispatch from Lord W
LtN G TON, dated on the 10th ult. from Freynada, statingthat
no tuovement of importance had occurred.
Jost PM has notified at Mach id his intention to proceed to
Paris, to confer with his brother.
Paris papers to the 3d inst. art ived on Friday night. They
do not contain a single-article of any importance.
Letters from France, received on+iday, state, the regu-
lar Couriers, which, until lately, passed through Berlin,
have altered their direction, and proceeded by the south road
to Paris ; and from hence it is presumed, that the Prussian.
capital with the adjacent country, is in the possession of the
Russians.
The Dutch letters assert, that the King of PRUSSIA had
given his sanction to the neutrality arranged between the
Russian Commanding Officer and General D'YoRK.
We have received a letter from Frankfort, dated the Path
ult. which, we believe, has come, with some others, by the
way of Holland. It states, positively, that the 'farif of Me
mel, regulated by the Continenal System, has heen abro-
gated, and new duties are imposed, according to the plan
adopted in the-Russian ports.
By an arrival from Holland, we learn, that in the early
part of last month, there %vas a serious distuibance at Ibar-
lem, in consequence of the attempts made to carry into ef-
fect the conscription. The coa,cripts fired upon the Officers
appointed to orgaiiii.e them, and t,everal were killed, amongst
whom was a French General.
It is said, that a Proclamation is in the press; signed
the XVlllth, addressed to the Frelich, invitiw; theul.t
store the 13,Jurbor.3, atcne.:ty.

Louis
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