The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-25 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

try. The NoblEarl then moved an Address to his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent, to inform him that the House would concur in the
tr. zornmendation contained in his most gracious M essege.—T he Address
was agreed to nem. dis.—Adjourned.

Housr. OF CONIMONS.

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to lower the assize of bread ; which was higher in London than ill
other parts where no assiie is fixed ; a fact of which the Committee
had been fully convinced by the inquiries they had made. n:1 d
their report was so clear upon the subject, that nothing he couhl
say could more properly slew the necessity of the measure which he
now proposed. He stated the mode by which the city magistrates
were compelled to regulate the assize of bread, which was made to
depend entirely upon the price of flour ; and that this was managed
by a combination amongst the bakers for their own profit. After
several observations to show the advantage which the public would
derive from the proposed repeal, he made his motion. • •
Mr I'EEL, adverting to the manner in which the price of bread
was regulated in Ireland, where there was Ito fixed assize, thong!•t
the opinions of the Magistrates, who had spoken to him in favour of
a proposition for an assize law in that part of the Empire, were
worthy of the consideration of the House. He had however no dn. .
position to oppose the motion.
Serjeant ONsLow only regretted that his Hon. Friend had brought
in his Bill upon so narrow a foundation, as it would apply as well to
the whole kingdom as to ten miles round the metropolis. He did
not see how it was possible to offer any amendment to the motion:;
but trusters that in progress of the Bill, sufficient grounds would be
seen for making it finial more general than was at presented in.
tended.

Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.

DrKE OF W.FLLINGTON'S VICTOR)'.

Lord CASTLEREAG it brought down a Message from hi' Royal
Highness the Prince Regent ; for which see the House of Lords.
Lord CASTLER EAC u moved that this Message be taken jut() con-
sideration to-morrow, which was unaninseusly agreed to.
The Noble Lord dolt gave notice that to-morrow he should move
that the Thanks of the House be given to Field Marshal the Duke
of Wellington, his Officers and Men, for the in:portant victory just
alluded to.

The Report of the Newspnper Stamps fill %ias brought np anti
ordered to be taken into farther cousidention on Monday next.

Til MAY, JVN E Q.

THA NK TO THE DI-tir. OF WETLINCTON%

Lord CASTIAREACH: in moving the Thanks of the House to the
Duke of Wellington for the great and glorious victory obtainee over
the French, commanded by )3nonaparte in person, on the 18th inst.
entered into a detail of the character of that event, the heroic arta
which characterised the Duke's personal exertions, and the various
brilliaqt circumstances which marked the battle. Amidst all the
great achievements of the Duke of Wellineinn there was none that ••
was so glorious as this—(hear)—nor was there to be foOod in the
annals of history any victory that equalled it. The sitnation of the
armies, previous to the battle, was decidedly in favour of the ene-
my ; for the Allies had to cover a great extent of country, and, act- •
ing with military prudence, they conk' not attack the enemy, nor
could they concentrate their forces to receive the attack, not know-
ing where it would be made. Thus the first onset could not fail to
he favourable to the enemy, who could concentrate his forces. •
linonaparte saw this, and with that energy of nature and decision of •
character which were known to belong to bins, he availed himself
of the arrival of flee corps of his army, united-to his MSS otguards.
amid a powerful artillery, to attack the wing formed by the