The National Register.
London, England, 1808-04-18 00:00:00

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'1 0 meet the deficit of the present year a sort of forced asse•s-
rnent is proposed, which was adopted by the Legislative Body,
by which those paving it are to become crettiti►rs of the state to
the amount requited. This is resorted to instead of a loan.
ITALY.

MILA M A RcH 17.—Mr. Adair, the late English Ambassa-
dor at Vienna, arrived at Trieste, on the -Bth instant. Two
English frigates were expected in that port, destined to convey
to ;Malta the Ambassador and the other English in the Austrian
States. An English squadron of 13 sail continued cruize in
the Adriatic, and prevented vessels from either going out or
coming into Trieste. It was feared that the English would seize
the hut favourable opportunity of attacking the five Russian
ships o ft he line and frigates which were in that port.
According to the last intelligence from Dalmatia, the English
have occupied the Isle of Levina, on the coast of that province,l
in order to obtain, as k supposed, the more easily, water and
provisions, and also a shelter in bad weathor.

FROM TILE MALT 4 4AD GIBRALTAR MAILS.

(4; n n A I.T A n , ncn IS.—General Spencer's expedition ar-
rived here on the sth of March ; the British troop, have landed,
and the German part, with leuron's and Mattes ilk's regiments,
Mich were in garrison here, 'lase embarked, and will sail for
Sicily or Malta in a few days. It is supposed that General
spencer n ill wait here flr fresh instructions feint England, and
for the return of the British part of tile expedition, which sailed
same time since for Sicily.
MARC u 23.—Thc pros- incev of Catalonia, Navarre, and Bis-
cay. no longer belong to the Spanish Monarchy. They are
taken possession of h, t!o• French troop; and the Grand Duke
or Berg has puhlkhed a Proclamation, Ytating• that this measure
is taken for pacific purposes. This Proclamation' has occa-ion-
cd a rail in the 1 ;de,. frinit ti.j to 60. The number of French
troop• which base entered Spain exceeds 150,040 turn. A
reach force i. daily expected at Malaga. Cousiderable },loom
prevails throughout Spain.
'27. —The news of Bonaparte's arrival at Madrid is
not confirmed. Murat is there by this time. The Cariliagena
.6(ttadrint continued at Puri Mahon lity the latest accounts. The
Tnultm and fiochefort -elu:utrons are out. The light company
of t 4•111, n it,' a ,otal I detachment of art Mery and two Officers
or Erigiu,crs, are acing to take pini•es-ion of a small uninha-
bited rick tinder .1 pr'• hill, called the Parsley Island, in Sp:l-
-ts hence nor cruizers ( that i-, gun-boat- and small craft ;
N iII he beiler able In intercept the supplie- or reinfnrcemein,
daily piing from Taril.l to Ceuta. Sir si Inoy Smith, in hi•
Majesty', ship- roodroyant, of sO gun-, with Inc AkiniSt•11111011.
of I gnu-, .ailed front this place on the ISth inst. •upposed for
time Erazik.

111PERIA1. PARLIAAIENT.

1I0(.•1. OF I.OIMS.

MON1).11', APRIL
LfIRD .140/ it I presented a petition from certain Insolvent
nels:ors, n bids %%as ordered to lie on the table.
I.,4stee (;ut: % presented a petition from oi large lowly or
Irt•l4 Catholics, for the repeal of the various disrinalifx sta
noes to os hick the% are •till subject. His Lordship stated, tit:is
there is as infOrnialit V in the mode of annexing st—seral
the names to the petition. .llanr tlimpainds of 1..11,•44) %%ere the
actual •ignatures of the perions petitioning, bee' 'other-, saw
doitletc4ll‘ from ignorance 'of the fOrIIV. IteeeSr.ary to he isloseexed
In stieli matters, purported 10 have been subscribed Is:: the aat.o.-
rtt oft he ililit\lllll'lli Wllo.e %%ere subjoined. The result
14t eliquiry into List, usage orate if souse oo oceasion4,wevs,
that the petitinuuti,ht be% received, that of the person• w tt,o-e
'lames %%4're regularly siiiiscrilied, s% it hoat passing ass) astent'on
t 44 the other signature•. 1'..1.1er this impression, ilierefore, lie
.;404i141 111410 t it hie UllOll Ike table; imeading, sintold t tip
proposition be acceded 14t, to fo'dow it sip by another, for taki
tine petition into consideration on Coe PZIli .11a).
!tie: /asap axcELLosi had iisi objection to the petiti In
lying oil the table ; but wished this 10 be effil•idered iu t
present, and in e%eny ease %here an informality "occurred in iv.-
:" re•oolting from their Lorel•hip• indulgence, neither than
:.us ride Of proveNling geikerall% bit/shot; upon the Itou*e.

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