The National Register.
London, England, 1817-04-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

AUGSDURG, MARCH 2. .—We have just received the
Proclamation which Count Sanran, Governor of Lom-
bardy, has issued at Milan, respecting. the Jews ; and
which says—" It is the will of his Majesty, that no
person who professes the Mosaic religion should either
by coercion or stratagem, be induced to adopt the Chris-
tian flith. Wherever a change of religion is agitated,
as respecting the sons and minors of the Jewish creed,
it is ordained, that the legitimate rights of fathers and
tutors are never to be impeached."
The Presbyteries throughout Scotland have supported
with great zeal, the overture of last General Assembly,
respecting pluralities; thirty five Presbyteries having ap-
proved of it, while scarcely half a dozen have given it
a negative.
SOUTHWARK BIBLE SOClETY.—Tuestlay, the Fifth
Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held at the
Horns Tavern, Kennington. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Sussex took the chair between twelve and
one o'clock. Besides a great number of the fair sex,
there were present the Rev. Messrs. Mann, Wilcox,
Steinkopft, Hill, Hughes,and Clayton, Benjamin Shaw,
Esq. M. I' Mr. Robert Barclay, Mt. Curling, and
Mr. Benjamin. It appeared from the Report, that
up%var•ls of 20,000 bibles bad been distributed by the
Swiety since its formation. The decease of its late
President, the Earl of Rothes, was mentioned in the
most affecting terms, and deeply lamented. Several
excellent speeches were delivered. The Duke of Sus-
sex left the room amidst loud acclamations, and the
meeting did not separate till nearly four o clock.—
Owing to the fineness of the day, the room was unu-
sually full, and every one seemed to be animated with
that " good-will on earth" which is calculated to insure
the happiness of mankind.

THE PLANET VENUS.—This beautiful planet has
lately, from locality of situation, very rapidly crossed
the Constellation Aries, and is proceeding► gradually into
Taurus ; will be, May 1, a few degrees north of
Aldebaran, where it becomes stationary, and will then
retrogade westerly, and meet the Sun on the confines
of Taurus and Gemini, May 20, 21 . Through the
month of April this planet, approaching the Earth to
within ow-tsiirl solar distance, will assume the crescent
from, and become fi►lcated like the Moon, and if the air
be clear may be seen with the naked eye in the day
time ; about two hours behind the Sun, near the mid-
dle of the month, it will be bright enough to cast a sha-
dow at night, and will bs in conjunction with the April
new Moon, April 19, between Aldebaran and the
Pleiades.

When his Royal Highness the Prince Regent was
pleased to devote 30,0001. of his income at the shrine
of national distress, orders were sent to Brighton to
countermand every alteration ; but as some part had
been demolished, his Royal Highness gave commands
for the erection upon the most economical scale of ex-
penditure. The buildings removed only included two
apartments, which were added to the original edifice
many years ago, and were, even from the period of their
construction, intended to be but temporary. There
were no apartments over either of these wings ; that to
the north having been used us a kind of orchestra for
several seasons past ; and, in its place, a more commo-
dious concert-room is erecting, to connect the Pavilion
with Marlborough House. The south wing was
scarcely available for any US'2, and a dining-room is now
erecting. These are the only improvements in con-
templation.
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A Paris Paper says, that the Princess of Wales is
shortly expected at Vienna. Her Royal Highness stays
there a few days ; and then proceeds to Odessa in une
of the southern proyienees of Russia, and after that to
Constantinople.

OF THE Cutxrse.—Two British frigates, of 36
guns each, would beat all the naval three of China, from
the ignorance of the Chinese in the military art, of
which the following is a proof: the present Emperor,
Kia King, has been defiled for years by the Chinese and
compelled their crews to join them, mail their num-
bers, at last, amounted to 45,000 men. About thur
or five years since, rather than risk a battle with a Por-
tuguese frigate and two brigs, assisted by eight of the
Emperor's war boats, half manned with Portuguese,
the pirates capitulated on terms, and peace has since
been restored. The former teats of the Portuguese in
India have impressed the Chinese with the idea of their
superiority over other nations ; and this opinion the
Portuguese in China keep up, to the detriment of the
English nation.
Count Borolowski, the celebnited Polish dwarf, the
elegance of whose manners, end smallness of stature,
have attracted the attention of all the Courts of Europe,
is now a resident in the City of Durirtm, and the next
door neighbour of Mr. Stephen Kean!)le, with whom he
lives in habits of the closest intimacy. These Gentle-
men form, perhaps, as striking a con t rast us any in human•
nature.

The fir,t stow- of the Cornwall Lunatic A•Vlnm,
wa9 I t,t ...eek. nt hr Hi:Alt lion. It. P.
, inwf: 7.! •.;

RELIEF OF THE POOR.

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MR. CURWEN'S MOTION RESPECTING THE DIS-
TRESSED STATE OF THE MANU FACTE RI AND
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.

The motion given notice of by Mr. Curwen, for
Fri,lay the 18th, is understood to be fbr bringing be-
fore Parliament the distressed state of various mono-
factoring and agricultural pari4tes, in order to show
the indispensable necessity of some temporary relief
being granted them For this purpose, Mr. Curwen's
plan is to tax funded property, to form a fund to be
charged in aid of such distressed places ; but as it is
supposed that Administration has some measure in view
for granting temporary relief; if such plan should prove
efficient, it scents probable Mr. Curwen will not per-
sist, as he has disclaimed every party motive, or any
desire to add to the embarrassments which the distresses
of the times naturally occasion to Ministers.

We have frennently taken pains to recommend bene-mlent
institutions tin• the good of the poor, and, we hope, not always
without etfeet. Establishments of spelt a nature as may not
degrade then► by the unqualified acceptance of charity, lint
may make their own little funds applicable to the relief of
their own want•, are the most honourable and useful. An
institution of the kind here spoken of has been completed at
Dorking; anal as its utility is now matter of expel icnce, anJ
not of theory, we would warmly recommend the considera-
tion as it to the actively lit ()evident of other parishes. The
principle of it is contained in the 4111 resolution of a general
meeting of the inhabitants held last summer, which is—" That
every person for himself and his wife, do pay one penny per
meek ; if one child, two pence ; if three or more, three-
pence; which is nut to be exceeded." We cannot here, of
course, lay before our trailers the plans and arrangements
by which the stains thus so itseribed have been mime avail-
ableoltrough the expiring winter, for the suppi rt of those
subscribers st Ito 11,11 need of it. The whole is contained,
and clearly illustrated, in sect ral tables, and a small pam-
phlet, addressed to Mr. Denison. The perusal of this little
work will greatly facilitate the labour of others who may be
disposed to similar arts of 1,110411(illopy, but may not be so
able to go through the di tails of the 1,1 siness attendant upon
such institutions. The details are numerous, but the plat' is
very simple and practicality.