The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-03 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

March 23, S. Yates, Wood Street, G. Children,
Tunbridge. Kent, banker-23, C. Moody, Hitchin, netts,
maltster-5, W. and W. Button, Paternmter Row, booksellers
—23, T. and D. A•yuith, Bermondsey, and T. Mellish, New
Kent Road, ship owners-25, J. Barclay, Old Broad Street,
merchant-25..1. Adlingtun, Tottenham, buialer—April i, R.
Dawson, Norwich, linen draper-3, A. Archer, Great Chapel
Street, Soho, baker-11, J. Balme, Goinerbal, York..,hire, wool-
stapler.
CERTIFICATES to be granted March 23.
J. Parish, Salisbury, linen draper—R. Atmore. Foulsham,
Norfolk, grocer—T. Benlism, Poole. builder—J. Rutt, Ham-
mersmith, market gardener—T. Harris. Evesham, Worcester-
shire, innholder—J. Heath, Rosemary Lane, cheesemonger—J.
ickle, Percy Street, Tottenham Court Road, tailor—T. Phillips,
Bread Street Hill, merchant—W. Stirling. Copthall Court,
merchant—J. J. Cantor, Devonshire Street, Ilishopsgate, feather
manufacturer—J. Alexander, Old Bailey, coach master—E. D.
Colville, Charlotte Street, Portland Place, picture dealer—J.
Parker, Chapel Street, Edgeware Road, mathemvareinan.

COURSE OF EXCI
Ainsterdeni, 12 10 C. F.
Ditto, at sight, 12 8
Rullciddin, 12 10
Anhterp, 12
Henibureli, 37 6
Paris, :1 sight, 25 60
Ditto. 23 90
Butirilesinx, 25 00
Fraulini ton theNliiine, IrG
Peterelnirgli, 9 0 U.
Vienna, Et'. Flu. 10 18
'1 ticste, El. FlO. 10 16
3n—Cadiz, 36
1111b0a,351-11.ircelona,35i

MANGE, MARCH 1.
Seville, 354—tiluraltar,301j
Leghorn, 47—beeloa, 43
MAltri,43—Venice, Y 7 60
39i—Lkiton, St)
Oporto, 50-1141tia,
Rio JAneiro, 4I
Palermo, I 19
Dublin, Hi per cent.
Cork, 9 per eeht.
Foreign gold in bdrs,3l. 17s.
1(1.i. per oz.
New I)onbloous
New Dollar.
Silver in hat s, standard, 4s.

nkuk Stork 2lt
"0 per Celli. Rt.°. 191
3 per Cent.t:womils
3i per Cent. 90i
4 pci• Lew. tni
iirls Cet.t. N:t% y 1031
LJII4. Auu. tO 9.16

11% STOCKS.
(Minium 0.
Imp. 3 per Cent.
India Bonds 48
luuis Stuck
EU:helper aill4 26. preen.
Cum. fur Ac. 79
buttery Tickets £.ll 18s.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

I-011DM :
SUNDAY, MARCH 3.
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With unusual pleasure do we refer our readers to
the proceedings in the House of Commons on Thurs.
day night—not because the motion fur a repeal of
an oppress:ve tax was successful, for unhappily it
was nut so—not because the opposition to Ministers
included 165 members, while their supporters (in
which number were of course included the votes of
all the plaoemen and pensioners, who to the disgrace
orthe House, are allowed to have a vote) amounted
to only 169, leaving them a majority of but -1, in a
House consisting of 834 members—not because we
saw in array, against the continuance of this Tax, se-
veral of those persons who have for the last thirty
years said Avs to every question which Ministers
wished to carry, and No to every motion they chose
to oppose—but because during the debate in question
the principle was recognized that ought alone to to•
lerate the continuance of any government, THE

FOOD OP:NION AND APPROVAL OF THE PEOPLE.
The Duke of Wellington may say " County meet-
ings aro a farce." The Marquis of Londonderry
may treat with contempt the " idea of considering
as worthy of attention the opinion without doors,"
but we repoat our conviction, that the sooner may
government which sets itself in direct opposition to
the public opinion and wishes, is destroyed the
butter, forasmuch as Governments were instituted

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

nut fhr the profit of a King and a Cabinet Council,
but fur the good of the people at large, it is there.
fore that we hail with unfbigned satisfaction the re-
introduction of our favourite principle into the House
of Commons, and rejoice to find it admitted by both
sides of the House. It is a long time since such a
chawd has been heard in St. Stephen's Chapel—al-
most all the parasites of Ministerial influence joined
in the key of the Opposition that rettenchment was
necessary—that retrenchment might be effected—
even Sir E. Knatchbull and Sir I'. Lethbridge dared
to oppose the continuance of the Salt Tax, and what-
ever Ministers may say to the contrary, they know
that the division of such a I louse as that of Thurs-
day night, yielding them a majority of only four,
in point of flact, a signal detCat—may they meet
many such—may they find an approaching regene-
ration in the House of Commons, and may they
either bow to it, or be kicked out of their
places.—A diminution in expenditure of all sorts
must, and will be, cflected—and we had much
rather it should be effected in another way than by
the people themselves, but our Rulers way depend
on it that it will be dune, and they had better not
wait till that worst of all ways of doing a thing
that is absolutely necessary is resorted to—"
lanterne."—Mr. Ald. Wood moved for a Committee
of Enquiry respecting the outrages at Knights-
' bridge—the motion was seconded in derision, by
Sir W. Curtis, who launched out into one of the
most impudent Tirades we ever heard against the
Common Council—and declared those " important
persons" would become more ridiculous in propor-
tion as their proceedings were more known—our
readers need not be at a loss to account fur this
violence on the part of Sir William Curtis, when
they remember how recently that Uentleman's
shameful conduct regarding the Orphan Fund, was
almost unanimously censured by the body in ques-
tion, and we hope that every member of the Court
will bear in mind his grossness on the present occa-
sion, when he solicits their sufliages to send him
again to the place in which he has already so vilely
libelled thein.—Alderman Wood's motion was ne-
gatived—not on the merits of the question, fur they
were all in its favour, but by the opposition of Mr.
Peel, the Secretary for the Home Department (Lord
Siduaouth's successor), who placed his Veto against
the sought-fur inquiry—thus the Manchester and
Knightsbridge affairs arc alike destined to remain as
they are for a time, but a time will come when in-
quiry will take place.
On Friday evening last Ministers were left in a
minority of 54! by which decision two of tke use-
less Lords of the Admiralty were done away with—
this ought, according to precedent, to be the signal
for their resignation, but they will hold to place,
under however degraded circumstances.

We hear with much pleasure that a public meet-
ing of the Holders of Five per Cent. Stock will be
called immediately, to consider of the best method of
resistance to the infamous proposition of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer—our readers, however, need
not be reminded, that from the 4th to the 16th of
the present month is all the time allowed for the
expression of dissent against a measure which will
rub the Holders of 16s. pet annum on every 1001.
Five per Cent.

Letters dated Wednesday morning, have been re-
ceived from Paris, which state that accounts had
reached that city of a new attempt to excite dis-
turbances in Saumur. A party, consisting of alit,ut
50 men, headed by General Berthon, had appeared
in Saumur, where they hoisted the tri-c-. lour flag,
and manifested the most tumultuous conduct.—
They were attacked Ly the municipal guard, and a
conflict of some ob. tinuey took place between them
befia e they could tie expelled. Several of General
Berthon's party were killed. Of the remainder the
greater portion were apprehended and lodged in pri-
son. Their leader made his escape, but almost un-
accoirpanicd; this even:, which, if the authority of

the private letters may be relied on, was of' no im-
portance, and only a temporary interruption to the
tranquillity of Saumur, had been made use of by a
party of speculators on the Paris Exchange, to cause
a panic, and induce sales of stock. The renles bad
in consequence fallen about one per cent., but as the
letters were despatched in the early part of Wed-
nesday, the actual effect on the prices could nut be
ascertained. The attolidienne(Paris paper) of WeC-
nesday has the following paragraph on tho subject :
" Pius, FEB. 26.—Many reports were in circu-
lation this evening respecting an assemblage of
di.affected persons in the town of Thuoars, and
who, after having committed excesses worthy of a
troop of genuine friends of Eberly, intended to have
made an attack on the city of &tumor. But the
gates being shut, this baud of wretches are wander-
ing about the country, and it is announced that ono
of the regiments of the Royal Guard of Orleans has
been detached in pursuit of them. We publish this
intelligence without being able to, give any exact
details. They will arrive without doubt to-rr.cr-
row, and if the facts shin Id prove to agree with
what has been circulated this evening in the capi-
tal, it may be added to the proofs already known of
the degree of fory with which sonic men may be
animated when they see the public peace secured by
the support of the laws."

Sin R. WILSON'S SuascRIPTION.—WIII. Oru,
Esq. and G, Phillips, Esq. M. P. have each sent
the sum of 211. to the Committee for conducting
Sir R. Wilson's subscription ; and Lord Suffield has
sent 501. enclusee in the tbllowing excellent letter:
•
Galata), Feb. 23.
" gladly avail myself of the suggestion nude in
your letter of the 23d:-Ist, because 1 ant desirous of
cowl diming to the proof. which the fund raised fur Sir
Itubett Wilson htlil Lis family will afford, th it at IfitrAv
power is valid) excited iii this couutty to punish an 14.4-
v idnal who bas not violated the law , because I all
01 1t...10111g my sense of the Immune efforts of
Sir Hubei t Wilson to stop the effusion i.t blood; iu doing
whicii, I conceive lie discharged a dot), paramount
any other that could at tiie lune be incumbent upon !Cm.
" 1 enclose an under tot .'Ol and all, Sir your most
obedient, ~SUFFIELD."

On Tuesday were married by special licence, at
the Earl of Albemarle's house in St. James's-square,
by the Bishop of Norwich, T. W. Coke, Esq. of
Holkham, (M P. for Nortidk), to Lady Ann
Keppel, second daughter of his Lordship. After the
ceremony the bride and bridegroom left town for the
Dowager Lady De Clifford's cottage, Dudley Grove,
Paddington. The Countess entertained a select
party of fashionables: among them were the Dukes
of Sussex, Norfolk, &a.
AGRICUOTURAL DISTRESS.—.k very respectable
and numerous meeting of owners and occupiers of
land in the Soke of Peterborough, in the county of
Northampton, was held at the town-hull at Peter-
borough, on Saturday, the 23d ult. pursuant to
requisition, for the purpose of taking into consi-
deration the distressed state of the agricultural in-
terest, and propriety of submitting the same by
petition to the House of Commons. The venerable
Earl Fitzwilliam took the chair, and opened the
business of the meeting by expatiating on the utter
inefficiency of the relief proposed by ministers to the
extreme distress of the agi.,:ultural interest. Lord
Milton followed, and admirably exposed the absur-
dity of the Bank Loan to the parishes, and the fal-
lacy of making the Sinking Fund u pretence against
the reduction of taxation. A strong petition, in
conformity with these general views, was warmly
and unanimously passed, and is to be presented to
the House of Commons by the Members tbr Peter-
. berough.
Wretched State of the Poor in Ireland.—Potatoes
rose in Mayo, on Saturday, to the alarming price
of 61. per stone.—The wretchedness and poverty
which exist at present in and about this town exceed
Wief, anti the prospect fur the spring and sulmucr
is dismal indeed. It is not uncommon to see a man
spending the greater part of a day in re-digging
ground from which potatoes had been dug in the
season, and taking home in the evening the few
that, in the second search, he discovers in tho earth,
as the only sustenance which he can provide for a
famishing fitatily.—Perhaps a more persuasive proof
of the poverty that prevails could not be advanced,
and it may be seen in almost every potatoe field
around us.

The Bank of Ireland will shortly commence to
dram Bills, at '2l days sight, on London ; or issue
Post Bills, payable in London, for sums
tvitliih
certain limits not yet, we believe, finally determined
on. The Exchange fur there Bills will be tilted
at Si.