The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-30 00:00:00

Filo.ll LAST .VIGIIT'S GAZETTE.

This Gazette notifies the appointment of Thomas Brooko. of
S,aftind. Gehl. to be a Master Extraordinary in the Court of
Cinuitety.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
J. A Wilkes, Birmingham, glass toy maker, from May 15, to
July 1.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

J. and I'. Gundry, Goldsitiiney. Cornwall, merchants.
BAN KitUPTS.
W. Biggar, Manchester, brazier. Solicitors, Messrs. Milne
and Parr), Temple.
.1. Kinder. Manchester, cotton spinner. Sol. Mr. Ray, Man'
chester.
W. I , jun. Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer.
Sol. Mr. Chippindalc, Crane Court, Fleet Street.
G. Bate, Itroitol, victualler. Sol. Mr. Meredith, Lincoln'.
Inn New Square.
W. Burton. Oxford Street, upholsterer. Sol. Mr. Hill, Wel-
beck Su, et, CiivetatiAt Square.
J. F. Machin and .1. S. (id, Gloucester Street, Queen Square,
surgical instruniint makers. Sol. Mr. tiny ward, Temple.
J. Smith, Fulham. plumber Sol. Mr. Lang, Fenchurch St.
J. anti J. Boner, ISrailtbrd, Yorkshire, woolstaplers. Sol. Mr.
Makinson, Temple.
M. and K. Edwards. Newport, Monmouth, linen drapers.
Sols. Messrs. Jenkins, .lame,, and Abbott, New Inn.
J. Newington, Tunbridge, Kent, farmer. Sols. Messrs.
Gregson and Fonncrcau, Angel Court, Thnigmorton Street.
T. 11. Parker. Kingston, Surrey, wine inaction'. Sol. Mr.
Halatin, Piazza Chambers, Covent Garden.
M. Cope, Derby, ironmonger. Sot. Mr. Wolston, Holborn
Court, Gray's Inn.

DIVIDENDS.
May 20. J. E. Hoolbooni, Union Court, Broad Street, mer-
chant-20, W. Sennott, Bowling Green Lane. Clerkenwell,
sczvenger-20, R. Fairer, Bread Street, Cileapside, waiehouse •
man-13, H. li. Piaw, Riches Court. Lime Street, merchant-
-20. J. Graham, Birniingliam, linen draper-9A J. Wilkiuson,
W. Horne, and .1. Wilkinson, Friday Street, warehousenien-
-21), I. B. Belcher, Hatfield Broak, Eivex, linen draper-20, G.
Kershaw, Rumford, Essex, shopkeeper-2G, C. Bensley, Stroud,
Gloucestershire, mercer-24..1. Ingiana, Halifax, York, and S.
Haley. Bradford, woolstaplers-25. R. Brumwell. Newcastle
upon Tyne, hatter-30, 'l' Parkinson, sen. Scawhy, Lincoln,
T. l'arkin,on, jun. Kingston upon Hull, and .1. Lilley, Soul-
mates, York. ratf merchants-31, W. Bowles, T. Ogden, and
G. Wyndham, tv Sarum, and J. Barrow, Shaftesbury.
bankers-24, J. 'Woodward, Banbury, Oxon, upholsterer-20,
.1. Davidson, Beer Lane,'loncr Street, merchuat-20, T. Law-
ford and S. Grinr-dick, St. Mary Axe, say factors--30, F. W.
Rutledge, Commercial Road, corn dealer-30, W. Burton, Coro-
lla), auttioacer.
CERTIFICATES to be granted May 29.
B. Timms, Burr Street, Ea,t Smithfield, merchant—J. Wil-
liams, Crowland, Lincoln, grocer—j. H. Forster and C. Dobson.
Norwich, manufacturers—W. Dickinson, Scalby, York, coal
merchant—W. Tomlin:mi. Hinckley, Leicester. innkeeper —J.
Keates, Leek, Stutford, innkeeper—W. Biter, Greenwich, butcher
—D. Aguilar, Devonshire ticuale, wine ineichaiit—'l'. Rogers,
Worcester, hay salesman—W. Goddard, Lowestoft,
miller.

We learn with pie, use .oat Miss Macauley is in
a state of convalesence, and will shortly appear in
public, It is said that she has promised to exert her
brilliant powers in behalf of an interesting charity.
On the night of St. Parrick's Ball she is expected
to snake her first appearance, and by a gratuitous
display of her much admired talents give to the
assembled friends of humanity a gratifying repast
previous to the ball.
A niceini4 ui slv clergy, mierelrnits, and pilot:nisi in-
hamiants was held on Monday lard, " for
the p ti poss. of .ttlopting tura;nre,i for checking the de..
sultis or the disalt. (twit supporting the constituted au-
!thus Ines, rut pi idecitng the lives and propeity of the
peoceolile roil or the cool 1111 l tiny," a eel y excellent
sit ii.;; oos passed. They are id iistmlanee
ebe tolloo flit. list rting view with the deepest
in's ow the late a icked alteiiipt• to subvert she peace
aleiciy, and that they pledge Ilwitiselves to uphold lice
laws with all their poweis, and firmly to oppose every
act or eustebottlination : loot they rely with pet feel con-
fidence oil the civil authority •s and exeanix mildaty twee,
lielievim: thesis compktely a .5 spate sa, rieserse she se;
trinity of she town: that 1111, lies eel% or
the unpnrclloled sliAtest, of the lauuwtog classes, to
which else picsent dis.atifaction Is pi aicepatly to he at-
omitted : that they rail lireil) iuspluir Iht sitleillion of the
Legislature " to the calminielit• situation of the lately
funaisbiog uisttict," to devise, it possible, some remedy
for the present alarming distress; 41111 that petition, to
this etit et lie drawee op, signed, and pi esented to his
AlajeAy and the House or Commons. These are she
aVu‘vii!,., and the line of eoliths et, %%Inch are suited to the
piesetit cietun7tassees of the (tiding. It is proper that
tile insurgents should he promptly and firmly resisted,
and that the constituted assehorities should be suppoited
in their effuses to preserve the public peace. It is also
jailiculus to *sem tans owl declare unhesitatingly what is
• re the wain cause of the dissatistactiou. Ity
in..; to mete political feeling the 4Cliulir which ate the
coll....tpicilee sit' Unrelieved and apparently hopeless
outset), she legislature might be fatally Winded, .tittl slid
wintry is repaiaisly infused. Thu meeting which im-
plored these te-oltitions saw desp.eir bitting oil the bug-
garii cuuulruauecs of the unemployed pout —dist, es, its
cants, and disaffection its eusiseipience; and they knew
it would lee duel, a Will Step, only to leciminiend the
necessity of ...indiums their excesses, Nitl,olll vufineiug
the props tidy of celery lag their wants. In thy pets lions to
be pi ementete Irma for limn of Wakefield, the legi,taiiire
will ho 10,4 informed of the real evils which it shouldbe
their fiist concern to rectify. if they fairly aeknow It ilge
I them, aim show t heti determination to adopt such ineasiiiett
as null louse a reuscdy, or tend in tissue to produce it, we
may my ed that we shall hear liU mute of the Maur-
section, but that the pike wilt be abandoned fur die
stood' and the shears, and permanent trauquillily resuuse
its rcigu.

Pike
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. GBl
per teut. Cunt. G9l
3} per Cent.
4 per Cent. En a
5 per Cet.t. rid% y ICSJ
Long Ann.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

OnbOn.
SUNDAY. APRIL 50.

We some time since alluded with pleasure to the
assurance given by Sir F. Burdett of his support to
the new VOlig Candidate for Middlesex, because
we hoped it was a proof of a wish for a re• union
between the party known as WHIGS and the Ultra-
Reformers. This hope is strengthened by daily

occurrences, and we have confident reliance on our
seeing the two parties unite for the one great end
of REFORM.

There are points, undoubtedly, in the condust
of Mr. Cobbett respecting Thomas Paine, and
an external countenance, (though, probably,
merely intended with reference to politics) given
to the deli:nee adopted by Mr. Carlile, too pain-
ful to our feelings to dwell upon. But, as
political writers and speakers, we have merely to do
with their arguments; and these arguments, if
pressed, as they are, with resolution and ability, we
would either refute, sr reduce to the standard of
reason and propriety, rather than attempt to run
them down by abuse, or silence them by force : and
we are more apprehensive lest from prejudice to per-
sons and inferences, that which is reasonable in
their argument, should be rejected altogether, than
that the objectionable parts of those writings, or
speeches, or particular points of their conduct should
have many admirers.
Of Mr. Cobbett we have nothing further to say,
than that whatever we may think of him, it is nei-
ther safe, nor can be just or prudent, to neglect those
topics of public grievance alleged by him, or to spurn
at those convictions on those topics, which, to a con-
siderable extent (and modified more or less according
to the conditions, acquirements, and understanding
of those who think generally that some efficient
improvements in the representation of the people are
necessary and proper), pervade a very large, and, in
point of number and talent, a very formidable part
of the British community; and if it be objected that
the multitude cannot reason, yet it cannot be denied
that they may feel the evil effects of any thing se-
riously unsound in the provisions for the happiness
and freedom of all.

With regard to Mr. Hunt, we should withhold the
tribute due to him, and fairly to be inferred from the
acknowledgment as to his behaviour upon his trial
at York, if we did not acknowledge, that the tem-
perate, manly, and respectful behaviour which he
evinced during the continuance of it, is a proof
that reformers who are violent, if treated with the
urbanity and propriety due to them as assertors of a
public question ;:tirly open to discussion, may, in
return, treat, with respect and gratitude, institutions
and authorities, attended with moderation and jus-
tice.

We leave Mr. Hunt and Mr.Cobhett now to repose,
and to Lord Castlereagh, and to that which is :done
important, the opinion of mankind: but we must re-
mark,with reference to reformers in general,that
the calamities in which mankind have been involved,
the death ,eta dethronement of kings, and the ruin
of thousands have been high and mighty ones,
has been owing to a vain and silly notion of lir a-
ness, as it' firmness consisted in rejecting change or
alteration, because smmthing suspicious or ofleusive
existed ia t! a: characters of those by whom that
change m alteration may have been recommended
At all v, utr, when resistanc.: to changes and mo-
difications, the necessity of which is insisted upon
by a great part of a community, has so often proved
the cause of that very wreck of revolution, with the