The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-13 00:00:00

PRICE 90.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Thursday a Court of Comthon Council was held
at Guildhall, for the purpose of considering the ptt.
priety of petitioning Parliament to revise and alter the
Penal Laws, in order to decrease the number of ea.
pital punishments for minor offences, and to male
punishments generally more commensurate to the
different degrees of guilt.—The Requisition having
been read, Mr. Favell rose, and he prefaced his motion
by a long address, in which he brought forward a num•
ber of authorities and arguments to show how nixes.
wry it was to obtain a legislative reunion of the Los.
(inieration. maim nor easended by Ms, Wilke
limns, and the subject was debated at great length by
Mr. Jacks, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Dixon, and others. The .
necemity of a revision seemed to be univerudly admit.
ted Mr. Jacks ,only speakinit against it ; and it was
unanimously agreed, that Petitions to that east should
be pruented to both Houses of Parliament, finiuded tot
and embodying the Resolutions of the mover) Mr.
Favell. The Committee for General Purpose', pre.
muted a Report, recommending an application to Paco
Bement, in the ensuing Session, ft* extending the
powers of the Conn .of Requests 10 101. lko. ; sod
amending and consolidating the paveral laws now is
force relating thereto ; which were agreed to, and diet
Committee directed tw prepare the draft ofa Petition to
the House of Commons, and of the Bill, and* the
male before a future Court foe ansaderation.

The following is given se an authentic statement of
a circus:mince which • has already been briefly ad ieed
in the public prints:—When the Emperor Almada:
anived at Ai7,la-ehsplane, (which wee ie the aid&
of the night) seer the Wu grand military review near
Valenciennes, his Imperil illaiesty went early go
next morning, without any previous notice,. to tisk
hetet of the Duke of Wellington, who was then at
bkillhiset with hie Aides-418.0=p. The Einismir
battered the roam without eerlaseny, brat in full
Ibey OQIMUlle• Wier shaking hie Or by the heed
en? eoediauy, be Manna b maily to limp
words: —' Duke of ler eata stout is
calling on you, to exprest my lease of she ebliigssiss I
feel, for the attention white my, army hr uniformly
.experienced at your hook tint" it bee been elder
your orders. No wards can de justice to what I feel.
As little am I able to Ewes ay admiration, and the
high gratification you afforded as, at the late review
of our troops, especially by the finest military mow.
mut I ever witnessed—the advance of the liritish
b.

Guards when attacking the heights of Femme . have
therefore to desire that you will permit me to nominate
you a Field Marshal of Russia: The Duke bovredaseent,
and expressed his deep sense of the diginguisbed honour
intended him by his Imperial Majesty. The day titer
this interview, the Emperor, on meeting the Duke,
mid, You must dine with me to-day in the Russian
tattforse—.‘ Sire.' replied the Duke, nave not yet
been able to furnish myself with a coat.'—' That 'ball
not be wanting; said the Emperor, if you rill wen
the best in my wardrobe. In halfan hour the Enver
roes own uniform act, which he had worn the day*
before, was sent to the Duke, who appeared in it at
dinner, with the order of a Russian Field Marshal, and
a seagnificent sword presented to his Grace by his Ito.
pedal Majesty, on the occasion. The manner in which
the Emperor conferred this high military honour, is
perhaps the most flattering personal compliment which
she Hero of Waterloo has yet received, and it had the
additional grace of being given with all the cordiality
and Madness of au intimate friend.

On Wednesday, the General Committee of the Na.
timid Society for the Education of ths l'uor, in the
principies of the Established Church, held their P.
ins at the central School, his Grace the' '
Canterbury in the Chair. Twenty fresh .
united to the Society, and several grants
towards the erecting, enlarging, and'
School rooms ; among others, '2301. were
building the School in Spitalfield., Litended
boys and 300 Afterwards his Vr..ce,
by the Committer, entered the School-room
sided at 62 half-yearly Public. ExAminatititi
Children, who acquitted thetuselvea in a manner

satisfactory to the tunpany assembled on _
Anotngst others present. were two /Tv interesting
vour.g nun, natives of New Zealand, pito havv, bowl
tesitlcat Lr wan, woods. *ut .1.4 country.

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