The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-07 00:00:00

THE NAMIONAT, R.I3GISTER.

with pride to the, exile in which twenty years of our life were
spent in dreaming of the happiness of the French people,
if our country was not menaced for the future with all the cala-
mities which our restoration had terminated—and if we were
not the guarantees for France to the other Sovereigns. • The
Sovereigns who nay' affard us so strong a mat k of their affec-
tion, cannot be abu,ed by the Cabinet of BOR Ar A RT E, with
the Machiavelism of which they are acquainted. United by
the friendship and interests of their people, they march with-
out hesitation to the glorious end where Heaven has placed
the general peace and 11311)105s of nations.—Thorough'y
convinced, in spi!e of all the tricks of a policy now at its last
extremity, that the French Nation jos not made itself an ac-
compliee in the attemp's of the army, and that the small num-
ber of Frenchmen who have been led astray must loon be sen-
sible of their error—they regard France as their Ally.
Wherever they shall find the French people faithful, the
fields will he respected, the labourer protected, the poor
succoured ; they will reserve the weight of the war to let
it fa!! ~rt those prOvinces who at their approach, refuse to
rtnt: 0 to their duty. •
‘• This restriCtion, directed by prudence, 'wourd sensibly • ;
us if our people were less known to us ,but whatever
the fear, may be with which it is endeavoured to inspire

them with sespcet to our intentions, since our Allies make
war only against Rebels, our People have nothing to dread,.
and we rejoice to think that theit• hive for us shall not have
been altered by a short absence, nor by the calumnies of libel
lers, nor by the pro Mises of thc Chief of a t'act►on, too much
convinced of his weakness not to caress those who burn to
desttn him. -
4. On our return tcrour Capital, a return which Nee con-
sider as now near at hand, our first are shall he to recom-

}sense virtuous citizens who have devoted themselves to the
-grad cause, iinri in labouring to banish even, to all allk ear-
*nee, &savers which may have withdrawn front us some of
thefrench People. -
(Signed) "LOUIS."
IMPERIAL l'A RLIAMENT.

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ittIDAYI MAY 5.
Lord ELLENEORMIGII presented petitions from the parishes of
St. Maty4e.hone, St. George: $, Hanover-square, and from one or
two other places, pra,ing for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtor.'
(Wt.—Ordered to lie on the table.
The iielstoo Election Bill was thrown ont—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, MAY 1.

Mr. Serjeant TiErr withdrew the Insolvent Wll. on an objection
on the ground of informality, anti obtained leave to bring in another.
Sir Wet. Ctivrtc presented the Pi tition agreed to Thursday last
by the Livery of London; lie was bound in duty to his constituents
toopresent it, although there was scare( ly a sentiment in it with
which lie conenrred. One part of it related to the Property Tax.
The SPEAKER observed, that if it Arviit to petition against a tax
now pending, it could not be necked agreeably tt. the rules of the
House.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Objeetiiqz to the rereival
of the petition, a long desultory conversation ensued, in which Mr.
Serjeant Rest opposed the petition, not only as against established
lot ins, but as containing a gross and scandalous libel upon the House
mid the Constitution, by imputing corruption to its members, to
Fuels expressions mere a direct insult.
On the other hand, Sir Joust NEWPORT, quoting an expression
formerly delivered fiom the chair, that the doors* of that Home
iniglit to be thrown open wide to petitioners, protested against in-
terpreting a title too strictly on such occasions; and Sit F. HIR Orr!
saw nothing in the language of this petition that was a bit stronger
than had been used in many petitions which had been received by
(lift House.

•
111e.srs. flo!rne Sumner, Lockhart, Bathurst, Grenfell. Wallace,
and C. Smith spoke for rejecting the petition; Messrs. Whitbread,
Terney, Baring, AV. Smith, Aim, others for its tevival; on a divi-
sion, it Avas rejected by 107 again.; 50.
The Home having gone into a Committee on the Property Tax,
General GASCOYNE commented the hardships felt by oftiv'ers en
ft reign service in being subject to it, and moved, that it be an in.
struction to the Committee to amend the Act, by exempting officers
of the army anti navy from the payment of the Property Tax, when
on kresgo service, and not otherwise.
Sir Charles Pole gerofillot the motion ; and Generals Grosvenor
and Harvey, and Serjcant Onslow supported it.
NSITTa hi' said, tl:e priociple ef the Property Tax was to
make no exemptions; and if the House on this occasion should ex-
empt the officers of the army and navy, it. would place them in the
light of a layout ite class, resembling-the situation of nobles in other
countries. The same pretensions might be advanced in favour of the
iolerior clergy and others, whose property was equally contingent
and precations. and whose lives were exposed to nearly the seine
dangets.—The motion was negatived without a division.
Mr. GnESekt.t. moved; that it be an instruction to the Committee
to amend the Act, by imposing an oath on the CoMmissiontr., bind.
Mg them not to make ally disclostwes but such as should be neces-
sary to the execution of the provisions_of the Act. He stated as the
ground of this motion, that a friend of his travelling in a common
stage coach with another person, a perfect stranger to him, was in-
formed by the latter of a great reduction in the income of an indivi-
dual whose house they passed on the road. On arriving at Oxford,
his friend found that the stranger alto had been thus communicative
was a Commissioner of the Ineome Tax.
Mr. VANSITTART opposed the motion, on the genetal groom.),
that it was desirable the Bill sitoold pass with as little a'teration and
delay as possible.—The general sense of the House, however, being
in its favour, the clause wag agreed to.
Mr. VANSITTa RT mused, that the assessment maele for April,
1813, should be the basis of the assessments for. the Commissioners
tOr the ensuing year, without any new assessment, which was agreed
to.

Lord MILTON moved, that it he an instruction to the rommitee,
that they have 'power to amend the said Aet. Qn this a disi•iiin
took Ware—Noes, 1t11; Ayes, 30.—The Bill then wiAtt tlifougli a
(.:oinatit tee..-

TUESDAY, APRIL, ?.

111 r. IT. ADDINGTON obtaiiied leave to bring in a 13111 to amend
the Militia Laws of Great Biitain ; one eianse l'e.trarded the time for
which the militia might be called ow, and went to-empower, the
'Crown. to shorten; If it atould be &tined expedient, the period •f
213 days.