The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-09 00:00:00

CHAMBER OP DElTTlE__c—grrrixo or Mar 3.

The discussion was res don the projtt de foi rela-
tive to the journals and periodical publications. Al.
Poniard spoke in favour of the amendments proposed
by the en. ttttt Mee. He was followed by N. Guam,
who defended the original piojeTt. M. B. Constant
grimed at sonic length against the project, sod pitmen-
arly combatted what he called the periodictly of publi-
cations, which appeared so absurdly defined in the first
article. The dehuitiott therein contained might, lie
conceived, be easily eluded by the author of one work,
under the nano., suppose, of the Prepaoleur, gitiug
notice, in the last Coi it, that another wo: kby the
sime aothor would he publishes{ within a certain period,
tinder the name, suppose, of the Rislorien, and so on,
durin4 any length of rime the author might think pro-
per flits dei ter, lie remarked, would be somewhat
lar to that of the English bigamist, who was Sc.ri lilted because liat,iog married three WiLYI, he contended
he had not violated the law, which forced a Mall to
mary two. At this observation there was a laugh. The
discussion on the law ttas closed, and that on the 'terral
articles seriatim ordered to be commenced on the follow-
ing day.

COURT OF ASSIZES, APRIL 29.
BRCaISkLS, APRIL. f.V.--3,1. Lean, the counsel of
Pi ter, einleataliarad to show that there wo•lld not have
betas even the appearance of a plot, but for Ilse intrigues
sof Laborde 111111 BLICIIOZ : and that his client was not a
poloical madman, but besieged by agents, whom he
would discover, he entire ed to get rid of them.
The counsel of Berth and Dierickx followed a line of
defence nearly similar, alleatiog that there was in fact
nothiag that could be called a conspiricy, but that the
whole was a contrivance or Buchox and lila agents, who
had aloptql the two prisoners.
AI. Batlcatians, counsel for Puuillot (or La Croix)
Inaint4itted that his client had wane beyond the part
asOgned him of watchihg Ilse oihtrs, and neat of any
one is guilty it must be Burling.

M. Verheagen, jun. counsel for Duch(); in a speech of
three hours, said, lie would leave it to his client toexcul.
pate hini,elf from the odious charges, foreign to this
affair, which the prosecutor and the counael of the
other prisoners have hroinJit against hint. Whether
Buchoz be or be not an anent of the French police, and
whether he has feet ivrd money from the French Am-
bassador or not, is of no consequence to the present
question. An Antlias,ador, who repre3ems his so% e.
reign, must not be calumniated, his diplomatic cliar.c-
ter must place hint shine sospicion.
The counsel endeavoured to show, that the facts
!brining the basis of me accusation cannot to any point
of view coo,tittste a crime, much less such a one as Is
provided against by an. 1 of toe Decree of rel/111 ..r April,
181 b ; that the Emperor Alexander was in our infusions
only an individual, like oilier foreigners, to wont') the
4th article of the fundamental law gives prutectioti ;
that therefote the plot iiii a only a plot avatiist
an individual, who haul no runtime of 1.4.%, elriq ty minim/
us. and consequently was to be classed w ith or,imary
crimes, if it had received an inceptive execution which
would give it the character of an atteuipt to coannit
murder.

MAY 9.

'l lie overthrow of sue French Gene cut, he sa;s„
which seemed to be the object of the plot, would hot
have necessarily hero followed by a revolution among
us, or even by any troubles or disorders. It would be
au insult to our Gore iiiiii ent, which is already cc meth-
elated, to seaplane that its ;sobbed existence depended tat
the present Government of France; besides, what may
happen in consequence Of all event is
the I togoage of the laws to what must necessarily hap-
pet., and crimes are not proved by possibilities and con-
jectures.
'l•he two principal conditions required by the Ist ar-
ticle of the decree of 1815 are win ii iii g here; the object
of the prisoners certainly was lint In excite dissension,
Iwtween the inhabitants of tite kingdom, nor was there
any act contrary to good order equivalent to seddiat%
which the decree requiter. lie showed that the Out
had ou inceptive executi ii ; that Buelsoa hammed the
police of the plot, and followed the directions gisen
I ' ; that the declaration ol Pouillot Is Croix, the otht r
prisoner, was the only proof against Iluchria, and that
Ins declaration ought to be reil Mil fur 'terra' reasons ,
that the anus bought by Machos, and &the:ell to Ll
Croix, tin 110 L prose him to be an accomplice. The 9141
article requires that they shall have been used in the
• • of the act ; but 111 this case there was no
act committed, and the arms bought by Buchoz could
not have been used its it, since they remained in the
chamber of La Croix.

Tins looming the Court opened at 10 o'clock. M.
Otis, the prosecutor for the crown, replied to the de-
fence, and showed that a plot had Leen formed, and
that it had received an inceptive execution; that so hor-
rible ass attempt as that meditated the august
person of the Ellperor Alexander was surely eery likely
to disturb the public tranquillity, lint meetly in our
country, but in all Enrolee; and that the tie ei fl •of
the French Government must necessarily have had ass
influence on the kingd ttttt or the Netherlands and otht r
c tries. He examined the charges against each oldie
prisoiters„ and their defelice; but considered BliCht2 at
she author of the plot, in the hope of a pecuniary re-
ward.

A singular incident occurred at the close of the reply
of Al. Lewd, counsel foe NM All iujrrncunn had
been givers hint yesterday not to attack the French Ani-
hassador. He asked the Courtto let him make free rue
of all his mraus of defence. and to decide on ►he merit
of the injunctiots. The Court, after half an huur's de-
lilwrairoir, cousidering that he French !Minister is au
entire stranger to the affair now before its maintained
the injunction.
Bit usszt.s. MAT I.—This morning the Cann of As-
sizes net at half-past Leh O.CiOeb,WO a warm &acts,
slots ensiled between the counsel for the pritotters and M.
Orts, respecting the questions proposed to the Court for
decision by the prosecutor, and which were se%est in
number, relative to the guilt of toe decceased reviler-
tWely, Scc.
Tire Court finally condemned all the prisoners, namely,
Pi. er and Dierrekx, to one year's Milo iso 00000 ent ;
Pi tt:-
lot ;alias La Croix) and Berth, to three yea's' imprw.it-
nient ; Buchoz. to one year's impti,otiment, to stand au
the pillmy two hours, and to be brand-narked, ats.l ail
the prisoners to pay Ihr cove.

Advices from Jamaica to the Gth of Nlarch arrived
on Thursday. The :Bland was perfectly healthy at
that period. They bring the following intelligence
with respect to the movements of Sir Gregor M.Gre-
gor. He was preparing to sail from Aux Cayes on
expedition against some of the ports on the Spa-
nish Main. His officers reported, that they inteod-
ed to proceed to New Grenada, but it was well un-
derstood that Porto Bello was his object. His fcrce
consisted of the brig Hero, of 16 guns; ship M
starch of 18 guns, and 40 men ; s..ip Onyx, of 2
guns, and 35 men ; and brig Peteraburgh Packet,
of 3 guns and 30 men. The laud force amounted
to 600 men, the skeletons of three regiments who
had signalized themselves in the Peninsular war.
The men were in high health and spirits, and spoke
confidently of success. A regular Commissariat was
formed. and every thing appeared to be in good or-
der. Sir Gregor 111‘Gregor applied to l'resident
Boyer for permission to purchase some arms and son.
munition, which had been readily granted, and a
National schooner dispatched from Poit-au-Psit.ce
with every requisite.
THE Deux OF YORK'S COUNCIL.—On Saturday
the Duke of York held a Council upon the state of
the King. The Upper Lodge at Windsor Laving
been closed, in consequ..nce of the arrangements
made since the death of tee late Queen, Lis Royal
Highness held Is's Council for the first time i.i
indsor-palace. It commences] at 12 o'clock, and
was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Archbishop of York, the Marquis Camden, Earl of
Wincheisea, Lord Arden, and Lord Henley. Only
four of the Physicians appointed to attend the King
w. re present, Dr. John Willis being absent. The
Physicians present delivered their report of the state
of his Majesty during the past month: they were
sworn to the correctness of it. The Royal Duke
and the members of the Council, went to visit the
King, after which the Council broke up.
Sunday the following bulletin was is tied:—
" WINTWOLZMITI.Z. MAY I.—ilis Majesty'sbodily heal+
continues to he food. and he is 4ener 41Iv in cheerful vino tat
hie lili.jeary4 anionic: is urlannished."

MAY 9.

BRIGHTON, 14fay 4.—Yesterilay afternoon the
Prince Regent took a carriage airing as far as Shore-
ham, accompanied by Lord William Gordon. This
was the first time of his Royal Highness, leaving the
Palace since his indisposition uith the gout. His
Royal Highness walked with a more firm step to the
carriage door than could be anticipated, considering
the short lapse of time since the bulletins have been
discontinued. His Royal Ifighne-s continued his
canine drive fire upwards of two hone%
The Ditches' of Kent, we are happy to iuy, has
enjoyed goad health since her arrival at Kensington-
palace. Her Royal Highness takes an airing daily
in a phaeton, fur about an hour and a half, and in
general is driven by her Royal °mart.
The Moniker states, that from the date of Sun-
day last, all the French Journals would be freed
from the censure before publication. It adds, " The
law of the 30th December, 1817, continues never-
theless in force, and no new Journal can appear
without the authoriaatien of the Government, unti
the law now under discussion in the Chambers shall
have substituted new guarantees for those which at
present exist." • I
BRUTALITY TO ANtstaes.—Mr. Harrison, of
Canterbury, on Thursday accomplished a most ardu-
ous undertaking. lie laid a wager of 300 guineas
that he would ride from Canterbury to London in
three hours, being a distance of 56 miles. He started
at three o'clock, and arrived at the appointed place in
two hours and fifty-seven minutes, winning by
three minutes. Ile rode eleven horses, and did not
appear much fatigued.
The Duke of Bedford is sufficiently recovered
from his late accident, as to be able to appear is his
place in the House of Lords.
THE EARL or ALticstant.e.—This estimable
Nobleman has been confined to his house the some
time :,ast by serious indisposition ; his complaint
was an abcesa in the chest. Our readers will one
and all partake of the pleasure we feel in stating
that in c.insequence of a very considerable discharge
which took place on Thursday, his Lordship was 60
much better this morning as to be allowed by his
medical attendants to take an airing.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered an 81p-
gun ship to be built at Bombay-, to be called the
Bombay; the Bombay now in the service is to be
called the Mate.

It appears by a Parliamentary return, that in
England and Wales the total number of Surcharges
on the As.,essed Taxes, since the sth of April 18.8,
has been 139,699, and of appeals against such sue
charges, 48,772. Of these appeals there have been
wholly confirmed, 17,480 ; partly reversed and part-
ly confirmed, 12,131 : wholly reversed, i 5,642 ;
remain pending, 3.519.—1 n Scotland t! :e total
number of surcharges within the same period, has
been 743, of which 153 have been appealed against,
and the whole reversed ; the rest remained 'wilding
on the 20th of Feiruary, 1819 _ _

On Wednesday Barcnßuloty, charge d affisires, of
his Majesty the king of Prussia,
.jointly with Mr.
N. M. Rothschild, accompanied by Mr. Bonnet, no-
tary public, cancelled, and deposited in the Bank of
England, the amount of 75,0001. sterling, in special
bonds of the Prussian loan negotiated in London,
being half the sum fixed for the redemption of bonds
the first year.

The Americans are fitting out, for the first time,
an expedition round the world. The Congress fri-
gate, Captain Henley, has been selected 14 the pur-
pose, and by the lust udvices was king at Norfolk,
nearly ready for sea. She takes out with her from
Q 0 to 30 midshipmen, and is expected to he absent
about two years.

The necessity of enquiring into the state of the
Scotch Burghs was recognised by a vote of the
House of Commons late on Thursday night, by a
majority of 149 to 144. The motion of Lord
Archibald Hamilton was for a Committee to exa-
mine the Petitions presented this Sessions from the
Royal Burghs of Scotland, and report their opinion
thereon to the House, which was carried by a ma-
jority of 5. Ministers, by this vote, were left in a
minority, and the cause of refmtu had a triumph
which was received with cheers.

LITERARY FUND.—Thursday evening, the Ar.
niversary Festival of this laudable Institution was
celebrated at the Freemasons• Tavern, in Great
Queen-street.--At about six o'clock, upwards of 100
persons of great respectability sat down to an excel-
lent dinner In the absence of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Kent, who was prevented attending
the Meeting from the peculiar state of the Duchess,
Sir Benjamin Hubhouse took the Chair. Amongst
the contributions wero 200 guineas from the Prince
Regent ; Lord Torrin},:on. IS guineas ; Matthew
Hitchin, Esq. a legacy of 100 guineas; and Mr.
Marra:•, 50 guineas. The &v. Dr. Valpy, as an