The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

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has not forgotten the essential services which England has
rendered her. It is her interest to maintain n good under-
standi.:g with that Power, but she is desirous that nothing
should appear to attack her independence.
The lonian Islands, which have been ceded to us by the
present Conventions, are not only a political object of the
greatest importance to this country, but a commercial one
also, Let our readers look at their position, and they will
see that one of them, Corfu, is the key to the Adriatic,
whilst another, Cerigo, is the key to the Archipelago.
They open to us an easy communication with the Motea
cad with the Grecian Islands, and give us vast and exclu-
s:ve advantages in our Levant trade,
When Veciice held the first rank in point of commerce,
!T posession of these Islands was one of the sources of her
superiority. -She lost them during the French Revolution,
hi:11 deprived her of that independent station which she
had held fur so many centuries. Russia took the. from
t!a? Fri nch in 1809, and formed them into an aristocratic
ro.public—which the Treaty of Amiens recognised. Their
destiny is now decided ; and while the United States (tithe
lonian islands increase the power and the consequence of
their guardian and prodector, Great Britain, they will de
iije from that protection) security, prosperity, and peace.

All Coe transports both at Hainsgate and Dover are tinder ors
ds•is to proceed to Ostend and Antwerp, to receive the troops
which arc to return home, in censequinice of the arrangement
of Sir Ilettry 'Turrets.
Accounts have been received by the Mail from Flanders, from
f'onstaminople, of the beginning of November. Our Ainhas-
ador in the Turkish Com t bad taken his departure to return to
this conntry : he had inoceeded on board a merchant vessel for
'Penedos, where he proposed embaikin4 on board a British fri-
gate stationed in veadiness to receive him. itte French
bassador, M. Joulsert, was preparing to return to France, as the
One appointed by Louis XVIII; was tinnily expected,
It is said the Lord Nlayor visited, from five Isi nine o'cinek,
roar mornings in this last week, every watch house in the City,
(consisting of 39), the number of watchmen he saw, were
nearly 700, he examined every man as to his age, how long he
iiad been a watchman, and the manner in which the duty was
performed, their pay, .s4;c.; he found in several wards very old
men, some of whom had been in tfie army many years, and had
endured great fatigues, but still healthy and strong, making
gaftd watchmen, being mem that can be depended upon, and
not slumbering on their duty. Ont of the 'mintier CNainkwd,
the Imid Mayor does not think more than tirty Might to be
superseded. Alany of the wards have very stout men, with but
;ow exceeding the age of form
Sou TitwA It K BRI DOE —This undertaking proceeds with
i7e.cat activity, a.tn ;nay be expected to he completed in about
t else months from this time. (lite of the piers is finished to
nigh-water mai k, the works of tho other commenced, the font].
Jation of the liankside abutment finished, and several courses ►
of the masonry (aid. The centre arch of 40 feet span is cast,
and erected kite° tempore) at Ltotherham, in orkshire, where
it attracts particular notice for its beauty and solidity of struc-
tut e. T
'Poo of the three grebes of which this bridge is to con-
sist, will be delivered early in the Spring.
Another tOi`gery has been discovered on the Commissioners
:or victualling tiw Navy, %%Ilia, it steins, was eftected near two
years since. 'The perpetrator has hitherto eluded detection.
Letters of Cth instant, frora'Madrid, mention, that the late
G,lerilia Chief, Empeci:.ado, has been sent to the castle of
Monzon in Aragon, and Itallasteros to Pamplona.
A meeting of the Magistrates awl Gentlemen resident within
the Hundreds (?t Ungar and Hallow, and the Half Hotbed of
W alth4rn, in Essex, was held Monday se'nnight, to take 'into
(Onsideration the great disiiroporti between the price of wheat
and Hour. RewlutiOus NVCFC into to !:9rrect the evil;

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