The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-26 00:00:00

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From an account just printed, by order of the
House of Commons, ju " a Supplementary Report
of the Committee of the General Assembly," as to
the management of the poor in Scotland, it appears
that the gross funds applied to paupers in Scotland,
amount to 114,1951. 17s. 9d., of which 39,7181.
10s. sd. arc derived from assessment, the rest being
from contributions at the church doors and other
Colds. In seven out of fifteen Synods there are no
assessments. The non-tissessed Synods are Aber-
deen, Muiray, Itos.s, Sutherland and Caithness, ,
Gleneig, and Orkney. The paupers are as
one to 39 and nine-tenths to the population.
On Monday, Mr. W-nie, the mai;istrate of Bow-
street, received a letter ceoin the Duke of Bedford
inclosing a check upon his hanker for 1001. to be
appropriated to the suCcrers in the late calamitous
lire in Drury.lanc.
A singular tp.e. ion has arisen at Stockholm. A
writer, who has been brought to trial fin. a libel,
exercise= the i•glit which the law allowed of nomi-
nating f.tur of his Jurors. In the number he no-
minated Prince Oscar. The Tribunal made a report
to the King on tlie subieet : anti his Majesty deckled
that his son, Ling cat:ec, •ty the Cons,itutlon tc. it
divers political functions, uuid not be subject to the
liability o acting as a J • Or. The King also held,
that it would be tioilberous to public liberty W
Princes were svioweci to foi to part of a Jury. The
libel weft a v't,:tnt attack on the Russian 'Govern-
ment in Inilao, . _

Four Way* or ti, sr, and five transports, ;lave sailed
!..ont Cia.d.:f; their destination is
le.rets ;loin India, brought by the Gederal
4:)i tater fro& Madras, we learn that :owe disturbance
has broken out in Kutch, which, though of little
moment, may eventually lead the Supreme Govern-
ment to establish a position on the Indus, to keep
►he Scindians in &tier, and to be a watch OR the
Russians and Pe►:sians ; though any attack ;loin that
quarter must be fatal to the invader.
An Algerine squadron of two frig rtes, a galley and
as armed polacre, has appeared at Tangiers with nine
merchant vessels; among which was a Spanish
trader, and a considerable number of European
slaves.

A set ies of Madras Gazettes to June .25, contain
no intelligence oi much public interest. The news
of the deaths o' his late Majesty, And of his Royal
Highness th- Duke of Kent, lia.i reached that Pte•
kidency on the 12Lh of the above mouth.
Accordin,v, to letters few Vienna, of the sth inst.
a singuli.r communication hud been receivel there
fromhis iloiines the Pope, in reply to the offer of
the Austiian Govern. ‘ent to sent'. troops into the
Papal tlocnnlons for the purpose of redressing the
ardent &Lire for ••••. free constitution which had been
matibi:sted by the subjects of his Holiness. The
Pope's letter ~totes that he is grateful for the pro-
tection oraed hies by Austria ; but that he was so
sensible of the spirit of the people, and of their um:-
nimous wish on *list subject, that he felt ctripe.lcd
to abandon the thought of placing a military con-
troul over them, and that he had himself, thereftro.,
called together a conclave, for the purpose of pre-
paring free constitution to be submitted to his
bubjects.
A letter ;tom Genoa announces, that a Congress
;s to be held at Florence, wierc 21enipotentiaries
v."l matt ;;•om all the Powers of Iraly.
111POPITANT FRU..4 THt BRAZlL9.—Extract of a
letter inns Salem, October 13th:—
••• '.:end left Pemanion 1 August 24th. About tight or
ti ys t, his it was reported t .at a ltevolu.
woken out in e province to the 3uthwart.l, ne..r
, A ,i• about a(. tit .ps w..veni. relied ,outhward, with ureters
t 1 v other hoeic... on tkir mrnh. My hi.. :1 feint:seats
the ;,....le ^1 eat dose t dise.pi.ent ire fin. it. volution.
tfl s: il. rnitm convoy . 211 gllll :led lin
.).0 Or _ 1 •••i, t •., t: 4 130/01U3i011 Is d
I' !3. . • • .3.1 ► E... d t;i: tieet."
Mr. Ctiric, rived in town on Saturday from
• Pt •s, and on *san..tay went to Coombe-wood, the
situ. of 'he E 1o: I.iver:lo.tl. We skill nut be -or-
•.f tne 1111.i,T1.1.i0a u; both inintethately,
prltcu'.-•-11 wit :L inLeot•oit iasatute any!
• tiarLb.-: . •• h..• MajeNty.
. . Jet' Denman
ay. L... • up.nr what fur
• • • :.. . tc her application
. • • . that licr
. ' '3 of iLiverpool,
' • • --;• • s' ,• • • ,•e Aeuiand which
. !. 7i• `: ' • l• :3 letter was
, c.I Liverpool by

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gt • • . •• • • r ae(' by at number
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. i . • :I• ••• a tdeet:og to
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•.. • • " •"t 1 • •t• .C4/111011.
• • . • •• & •'t Ex! of Liverpool has
' n s ••011 to l'it• Majesty, and it is
• • lie...owty and Mr. Cunni•ig
or Lord Liver.
pow conipleln Lii43 he has been vciy ungenerously
used by his eolleagJes.
yowl wo.oun named Ilatvkes, while at:ending
%;re on Sunday, at a Dissenting Chapel
ut fell durtu WI! antly expired.

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