The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

PT TO ASSASSINATE BUONAPARTE.

FE n. t is reported that a young Corsican
'hendore Utvaldi, having been several days at the
.ba, at last succeeded in gaining the confidence
te. This young man, actuated, as is thought, by
lily grudge, approached the Chief of the island,
,onvent when he was engaged in reading a paper,
' to strike him with a stiletto, the point of which
by falling upon the steel buckle of his braces.
seized the unfortunate young man, disarmed him,
him, to one of his guards, ordering him to by
:he officers of justice.

Wilmer

IMPERIAL. P..IRLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
wttLE strongly remonstrated against the giving up
ink at Gibraltar. to the Spanish Government. and
to insist on their restoration to liberty, tiniexi

►lrpo+e►l to lay the rights and dignity of the ilri-
the fret of Spain.
laming of BUCKINGHAM moved for copies of Lord Win.
il Gen. Dalrymple's Proclamations relative to Genoa ;
dijected to by earl Liverpool, was supported by the
Lansd►►wne aud the Dnke of Smsex, who severally re-
con►lact of Ministers towards Italy. The motion was
13.—Adjourned.

TUESDAV, FEB. 11.
,cv moved for a eumber of. naval documents prepara-
as the proposed ground-work of, a general inquiry
Jet of the Board of • Admiralty, during the operations
erica ; his Lordship at the same time declaring, that if
idence and mismanagement of this branch of the service
tired into, we might ere long bid adieu to the naval
this country.
leer vindicated himself and colleagues. and professed
. full discussion, at the proper time, of every part of
The papers moved for were ordered.
!VILLE. pursuant to notice, moved for an art-punt or ,
British and foreign troops in British pay. employed
Cations on the Continent of Europe, together with a
the different Staff Establishments at home and abroad.
prefaced his motion with stating, that the maintaining
on the Continent twelve months after peace, was a
tied in the history of the country ; we were also sub-
mit for the support of our own interest, or some one
subsidising nations to' support, against each other, op-
tradietory objects. The keeping of an army in Rel.
•oduce no good whatever to the Country, When in the
most extraordinary turn of event• the contest had
to a close, it was thought that not one moment would
iice in their enjoyments of all kinds the people of the
more especially in those enjoyments to which there was-
ting need that we should be restored. Every privation
borne, in the idea that these privations would eouti-
th3ll the necessity confirmed; the Home should there-
lat efforts have been made to reduce the expenditure
in that branch that most loudly calk f.r rednetion
staff establishments maintained at home and abroad.
(alluding to the proceedings of Monday, in the Com-
! now learnt :hat the question was not what the peace
shall he, hot whether we ever shall have a peace es-
He had been told there mei an individual eapatde of
id au assembly of English gentlemen enduring enough,
peace establishment of 19 millions a year. A peace es-
ti 19 millions iv year!—Suen a thing might be proposed
see in it was impossible. He saw no reason for any
increase of the peace establishment beyond that of
amounted only to ft millions ; he knew it %TA" not poq-
,:e the vatic. ettdblislonent cx4ctly to that sum, but the