The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-11 00:00:00

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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1822.

Instance, with closed doors, in the affair of the tes-
tament of Buonaparte. lie laid it down as a fact,
that Buonaparte was civilly dead since 1813 that
in consequence the will which he might have made
was invalid, and therefore Messrs. Bertrand, Mon-
tholn, and Marchand, acting as testamentary exe-
cutors against M. Ltsate,lA to be declared non
reccvables on their application. The King's Attor-
ney insisted that the action could not be sustained,
because the ordinance of the 6th of March, 1815,
had given commands to pursue (courts sus a)
Buonaparte, whence it resulted that he was struck
with civil death, and consequently incapable of wak-
ing a will.
Count Torreno, is arrived at Paris. This even-
ing the preaching of the Missionaries began at half-
past five in the churches of Les Petits Peres, Saint
Eustache, and Nt.tre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle.—
No troops were stationed in the Place des Victoires,
nor in the adjacent streets; the police duty in the
three churches was done, us usual, by the Royal
gendarmerie. The greatest order prevailed ; how-
ever, after the church of l'etits Peres was closed,
some hissing and hooting was beard in the Rue du
Mail; a patrol of gendarmerie immediately repaired
thither, and a young man, it is said, was arrested.
To-morrow the preaching of the missionaries will
begin at five o'clock.
L'ami de la Cho)* of Nantes says. that there
have been found in the various parts of the city,
printed couplets against the family of the Bourbons.
Many eopiesof this criminal perliirmance are in the
hands of • the authorities, who have ordered the ne-
cessary search to be made. The police has paid u
visit to the printer of this journal. M. V. Mangin,
who supposes that his brethren have received simi-
lar visits.
In tire night of the 26th the house of M. Felix
wassestrminded. At day-break his house was
entered fin. the purpose of arresting him ; but he
was not fiamd. A search was made, the result of
which is-not known.
ctIANIIIEIt OF PEERS, Mutest 4.
• The debate in the law relative to the press was
continued, of which articles 3 to 1 1 inclusive were
adopted.. Some amendments proposed were re-
jected.

THE JIVE PER CENTS.
There are some circumstances in the conduct of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer that are not undeserving of
the attention of the Holders of Five per Cent. Stock, be•
fore they come toe deterniluation respecting the CoUtha
to be pursued.
Itt the first plate, it assess reasonable to, sok; wlry fa
very short a tam, as twelve days only is allowed by the
iesolotion of the lipase of Commons for the Stockholders
resident in the United Kingdom to express their dissent.
In the next place it may be asked, why is this period
(short as it is) to commence, and in all probability termi-
nate, before the Act of Parliament passes; since it is
pretty clear that the hill cannot go through both houses,
and obtain the royal assent, by the ltith lust., when the
term fur expressing dissent will expire? In this case the
Stockholder who shall not have acted on the resolutions
of the House of Commons (which, be it remembered,
cannot in their nature be imperative upon him), by dis-
senting within the titne prescribed, will be punished by
having his Five per Cents. converted into Foist pet Cents.
and this by an er post facto law, the mast inequitable of
all enactments, inasmuch as it exacts obedience to a 14w
bofnre its existence.
Nor must it be overlooked, that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer atfec:s in his speeches to expect the funds to
continue to rise. Why, then, It may be asked, if be be
really sincere in this expectation, did lie not wait till the
Four per Cents. should be at par; since lie might then
have converted the Five per Cents. inta Four per Cents.
without any bonus, and have thereby saved the natien a
consideralde sten, both in principal and interest?
Upon the whole, them when we see so very short a time
allowed for dissent, and that short time, too, fixed at sit
rally a period, that au ex post facto law (the most excep-
tionable of all laws) is required to carry it lir° effect; end
when, moreover, it is further considered that the prospect
held iett by tilt eltaarellor of the Exchequer of a I'.
-oiler
rise in the funds is inconsistent with his pressing the ie.
duction of the Five per Cents. now, instead of waiting 0,1
the reduction could be effected without any 11,,,,05;
when, I say, all these eirentustances are !taken lute consi-
deration, it is impossible not to perceive that there reu‘s
be some very strung seas.us operating on the mind or t,,a
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to induce hint to net in so
eel ram 'theory a Winner, awl with such unheard of pi vet-
pitalley 1 anti what 1,411 that reasOls pos,ilily be, hat ail
apprehension le.t the negOciations pending bet wr,n
Russian.' and the 'finks should terminate in hotti:ll ivs ;
which, lie well knows, would sit once put an end to
project? That these tiegocietions should so licentiate, 14
mere 01411 prubrible, cutisitleting that the whittle body of
the Russian nation is decidedly for war; told ailtiiiituat
the Emperor's known partiality for the cause of the
6reeks, on the score of their religion, should have iiiduetel
him to yield to the wishes of his people, and cousetpieutly
In ovei come his general lepliDtasice to hortilitie., yet pr it.
deuce would main:illy sileg,tst to him the prom tety
prutrActitig the negociations till tilt pieseut season ~I* 1;10
year, when the camp lien can be opened with tile best
etfeet. thence every mail may be uow expected to an.
notince iiis determination ; nllll should that be (is the le.
cent huts lligence from the Continent leads its lo es ucel
in favour of war, the Chaucellor of the Exchequer wII
have great reason to phone litttoWit. opuil his lost sigh. ;
of the Five per Cent.. who shall hese
act eoted his tetras, will tiad themselves completely (wa
witted.
cannot conclude these remarks without noticing the
glaring utismility of that pact of the resolutions wlurh
States that Imoks will not he opened for dissect till t;ie
4th of March, and yet declares that such Five per Cana.
holders as shall have heel) its the United Kingdom' between
the 2 id of February and the 'Gni of March, and shall wit
have dissi sited, shall be held to have assented; hereby
]wleaiiiog of all such persims as shall have left the kiug-
dimi, bv sea us baud, ittotuecu the 2SII of February ahi ttsu
4111 ut Atsireit, ~whoa 'Mort wt. a physical 14i1pU3Siltillt V.
London, March 9. CI VIS.

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By the Imperial Hcatican Gazelle of the 27th of
November, and letters of the 17th of December front
Vera Cruz, it appears by the latter, contrary to the
statements recently made in the Charleston papers,
that Gen. Davila still held possession of the castle
of St. Juan de Ulloa, and that he refused to sur-
render it until orders should arrive from Spain for
that purpose. One of the members of the regency at
Mexico hail visited the castle, and hail a long con-
ference with Gen. Davila, with the view of inducing
him to change his resolution, but without effect.—
The 4,adle, which is official, is chi* occupied
with the arrangements for electing the members of
the new Cortes, in conformity with the treaty of
Cordova Unlike Ole Cortes of Spein, it is proposed
to divide the legislative body into an upper and lower
house, to whom is to be assigned the task of pre-
paring laws calculated to produce seenrity and pres-
perity to the eiwpire. Thu elections fur the different
provinces were expected tube completed on the 13th
February, and that the Cones would be installed
on the 24th of that month. The Gazelle for the
convocation of the Cortes also eentains an address to
the people on that occasion by the General in Chief,
lturbide. In this he not only disclaims all views of
personal ambition, but desires simply to be considered
as a citizen. " For myself," says the General, " I
long impatiently fur the fortunate day when the
national Congress shall he installed, that I may pre-
sent myself as a simple citizen in this sanctuary of
the country, and deliver up the sacred trust which
has been confided to me; that 1 may protest before
them, as I have already done in the face of all
Mexico, that those who-at present hold the reins of
Government, my companions in arms, are but sub-
jects of the sovereign people, and ever ready to obey
their orders The whole tenor of the intelligence
from Mexico is at variance with the iulioraation
front Puebla, that a dill...lv:we of sentiment exists
respecting the tuna of Uovernureat to be adopted.

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V 1 CNNA, Era. 92.—According to despatches frmn
Belgrade, the Pacha of that city had received .
Turkish courier, who, calculating the time he has ,
been on the road, must have left the camp of Joan-
nina on the 2,1 or 3d of February. He has hrom,;ht
intelligence of the capture of the famous Ali Paella,
who has been delivered up alive by his own trool4 _.. .
to Chnursehid Paella. The latter hai loaded hint
with chains, and has sent a courier to Constantino-
ple, whence he expects farther orders. the 4s.
perate situation in which Ali was accordin., to 4.10
last news from Pervesa, gives much prZhilitf to -'
this event, the truth or falsehood of whielk howetin 14,
we shall soon learn by other channels .....
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A commercial courier arrived on Tuesday lastfitt, .
Paris, from St Petcrsburg'i, which he lett on ttss.:. _...„:„.•
17th of February. It was b.dieved at his &liar-
. lure, that war was on the point of breaking cut A '1
with Turkey, for orders had been sent to all the ,A
armies and to the Russian Met in the Black S.:a.— . i
The Grand Dukes were gun,; to the army, and the •
Emperor and his Ministers were exrecto,! to set otr
immediately.
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