The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-29 00:00:00

are eager to build up their untried theories upon the
wreck of the Constitution —Not from God, to listen
to the licentious effusions of those who arrogantly
style themselves the friends of the human race ; but
steadily to keep in remembrance the power of an all-
bountiful God to succour us, and to aid, to the utmost
of our power, in preserving order in society, and in
rendering abortive the evil intentions of the disaf-
fected.

Amongst those who have laboured to avert Ow storm,
with which, during the last twevlve months, we have
been more than once threatened, we trust the NA-
TIONAL ItErnsTrn has not been last. From principle
we have uniformly acted, convinced that the safety of
the state is paramount to all other considerations, and,
that such anomalies as time and the change of events
have produced, are not to be removed by the unskilful
hands of State Etupirics. It is no slight consolation
to us to find, that the sentiments which we have in-
variably expressed, should meet with the approbation
of a numerous and highly respectable circle of readers.
This feeling is independent of any selfish motive, but
gratifying., as it serves, in some measure, to prove that
religious and political integrity has yet numerous ad-
mirers.

Grateful for favours already received, it is not our
wish to boast of what our endeavours shall be for the
future ; bi;t we may be allowed to assure our friends,
that such arrangements have been made, as will mate-
rially contribute to render the NATION/AL REGISTIIIt
still more worthy of their patronage, and, by enlarg-
ing the circle of its supporters, give encreased effect to
those independent principles in polities, and sound doc-
trines in religion which it has been our constant endea-
vour to inculcate.

A subscription list is rapidly filling for the purpose.
of erecting a public monument to the memory of her
Royal Highness the lute l'rincess Charlotte. The
plan, by Mr. Matthew Wyatt, has received the appro-
bation of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
It will consist of a temple of the purest architecture,
containing a statue of the late Princess, in I'arian
Marble, with a surrounding monumental group, and
will be erected in some public situativn, subject to the
approbation of the Duchess of York. The lowest
nominal coin is reecicci, and no sum above a guinea.
The public mourning for the lamented Princess
Charlotte terminated on Sunday last, conformably to
the notification of the Lord Chamberlain, in the Ga-
zette of Na'. 16, 1816, that " all Court Mournings of
u long duration, shall, after the first six weeks be worn
only at Court, and on Sundays." We have thought it
our duty to call the attention of the public to this cir-
cumstance, not only iu behalf of the manufacturer and
shopkeeper, but of thousands of the labouring poor who
are now out of employ in consequence of the general
mourning.

Government will no longer give encouragement to
iterunts who wi4l to proceed as settlers to his Majesty's
possessions in North America, except to half-pay offi-
cers, or persons under peculiar circumstances. This
regulation has been adopted in consequence of a nuns
ber of persons having gone there during the last two
years, without being provided with sufficient money
or property to enable them to cultivate the land allotted
to them, and who are now in very great distress.
A rumour was circulated iu the City, on Wednesday,
of a change of Ministers, which, together with other
reports, had their intended effect, that of lowering the
price of the Funds. The depression was terieusly felt
by large Fund-holders; and such was the eagerness to
sell, that at a time when the Three per Cent Reduced
was at 80i, an eminent broker offered them at 803.—
They were afterwards offered to the Commissioners at
801. This is a fall of one per amt., front the price at
which the market opened. The Reduced afterwards
rose to 81, but towards the close of the Market fell to
801. The Consols for the opening left off at 811.
The rioters from Derby, who pfended guilty, and
were sentenced to transportation,have arrived at Sheer-
ness, and go on board the Tottenham transport, which
is now at that place receiving convicts for New South
WA*. The vessel is exiteetCd to sail immediately,