The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-02 00:00:00

LONDON:

1110Nall'„i1.111CII 2, 1 It.

PARTS papers which were due, from Saturday to
'Wednesday last inclusive, were received yesterday.
They cont:►in no intelligence of any real importance.
The same silence continues to be preseryed with respect
to the attempt upon the Duke of• Wellington.
An article from Madrid contains a letter from the
'Governor of Gibraltar, addressed to the Spanish Com-
mandant at St. Roche, Mating that information had
been received in that garrison of the plague having
broken out at Algiers with renewed violence. More
than ninety persons .die daily at Constantine, and it
i. 4 calculated that nearly ten thousand have fallen vic-
tims to it in the town of Algiers alone.
" We are sorry to state, that two considerable de-
faulters were declared yesterday at the Stock Exchange.
The Funds are rather higher. At one o'clock Consols
for account were 792."

It will 'be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that
Sir Robert Peel's Bill for regulating the hours of chil-
dren in manufactories, was read a second time, and
committed on Monday. While we feel grateful to Sir
Robert, for his exertions in behalf of the helpless
children, whose condition is worse than that of the
most unhappy slaves, we cannot but be bath astonished
and indignant at the cold-blooded arguments of some
of the mandfacturing gentlemen who are opposed to
the bill. Humanity with them is a minor considera-
tion. It is only through the pocket that they reason ;
and, that the Minister may be brought to reason as
they do, and lend his aid in opposing the wholesome re-
gulations which a true friend of humanity wishes to
introduce,•they attempt to alarm hint by their fears
for the revenue. If the hours of labour are limited to a
number which nature can endure, their cry is, the re-
venue will be injured ! Our best feelings are to he
smothered, and our hearts to be s!eeled against the
fatherless, " and they that have none to l.e!p them,"
because a wretched calculating pounds, shillings and
pence spirit dreads a diminution of its anin?. The
time has bceg whcn sonictiiiryj like an analogy

hive been made for encourui,-ing this disposition, but,
thank God, it has passa away. When we were
standing singly opposed to the car.federated =rid, the
necessity of supplies to meet the necessities of the times,
might, if not wholly encase, yet, considerably palliate
attempts to impose extraordinary labour; bat now,
when better days are fast rstarning, shall we, from
sordid considerations, Nntinue a system which must
be revolting to the feelings of every man of sensibility,
and which must have the etrect ofiessening that high
character for humanity by which we have always been
distinguished among the na:ions of the civilized world.

In the House of Lords the Nlin;sters have had an
overpowering majority on the second reading of the In-
demnity Lid. The disel:ssion on the subject, which
was of very great length, presented nu new feature,
but was distin6uishedby the plain manly defence which
Lord Sidmouth inaele of the line of conduct which he
had iilipted under the Suspension His Lordship, in
distinct terms, asserted what has been asserted by his.
colleagues, again and again, that Indemnity was not
sought for themselves, but for the numerous Magis-
trates who had communicated with the Government.
In reply to Lord Erskine, who had said -".they he
(Lord Sidmouth) mast be conscious of at least
one instisnee of injury inflicted on some inno-
cent person, or he would not ask fir a Bill of
Indemnity,"—his Lordship observed, that he "could
broadly say, .there was not a single case of im-
prisonment, Which in his own mind, or in the minds of
any of those Who had officially advised it, produced the
slightest feeling of self-reproach ; there was not one in-
dividual apprehended against whom he would not pro-
ceed in a similar manner, under similar circumstances.
—The accounts &their treatment, as furnished by the
prisoners themselves were thll of the grossest misrepre-
sentations end fidselniods, and he could enter into par-
ticulars which would convince the House, except that
they did not concern the present discussion. He would
not therefore touch upon them : inslecsl, his chief ob-
ject in rising had been to state that Oliver could not
come within the scope of the present Bill ; for he had
done nothing that required forgiveness or indemnity;
and he desired.uny Noble Lord to saythat he had not
made use of Oliver in any way repugnant to strict ho-
nour, or to strict law, or that he had exercised any of his
official functions in any way injnrious:to the ccastitu-
tion."

It is now announced oflkiallv, by what we can un-
derstand, that the Emperors of Austria and Russia, with
the King of Prussia, the Duke of Richelieu. and Vis-
count Castlereagh, are to meet at Dusseldorf in the
course of next Autumn—for what specific purpose is
not positively known; but conjectures arc busy on the
subject.
PRETENDED DAUPIIIN.—The afEtir of Mathurin
Bruneau has at length terminated, and sentence has
been pronounced against him as a vaguboud and a
swindler. He has been condemned to pay a fine to the
King of 3,000 francs, and to an imprisonment for five
years, on account of the crimes of which he has been
convicted; and on the expiration -if that period, to a
further imprisonment of two years, on account of the
insults offered to the President by the prisoner during
his trial. He is further condemned to pay three-fourths
of the expenses of the proceedings; and on the expira-
tion of his present sentence, he is ultimately placed at
the disposal of Government. Bruneau's accomplices
are also convicted, and sentenced to afferent degrees of
punishment, in proportion to their.offences. The in-
dividual who had presented himself, in,the course of the
last week, at the palace of the Tuilleries, calling him-
self Charles de Navarre, was a M. Dufresne, who had
been previously confined in a mad-house.
The marriage of the Duke of Clarence with the rich
heiretts, Miss Wykeham, is said to be finally arranged,
and from what we observe, it is not likely to suffer any
delayfrom the late domestic calamity It is said that the
Prince Regent has given his own personal cssent ; but
whether it has papted through the constitutional forms,
and that the 11,yal Assent in Council has been given,
is not yet publicly known. It must have that sanction
to secure to the Lady the right, for herself and heirs,
of succeeding to the Throne. On this intereeting sub
ject it cannot be forgotten, that the King in Connell
refused his assent in tree former instances.

By the Royal Marriage Act, two modes arc proposed
by which the Princes of the Blood may marry :-1. By
the King's previous approbation, by and with the con-
sent of his Privy Council, and consequently, by the
same authority, in the: name and on behalf of his Mu-
jesty, by the Prince Regent.-2 By the Prince intenol-
in4 t: marry, if be shall have attained the full age of
Y 6 years, entering on the books of the Privy Council
such his intention, specifying the person ; wii!ch notice
shall authorise the union, unless both Houses of Par-
liam.int. shall, before the expiration of twelve =Antis
from the date of such entry, expressly ao:Lre their
disapprehation of such intcailed marriage.

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Arßell

REVIEW OF LITERITURE.

Important Trifles : cl4icflf appropriate to Fernlike oft
their Entrance into Society.
BY EA131.1

This little volume is chicly intenlel fir the perusal
of those, who may b supposeed t-.) have attained all the(
advantages of a liberal education. To works like this,
our fair countrywomen owe that superiority in both
mental and personal accomplishments which they are
allowcil to possess orer the females of the Continent ;
and we cannot but compliment Miss Parker upon the
air of originality which she has thrown over thoughts,
ttt.t In themselves, but actittiring a novelty ausl
value from the manner in which they are expressed.
We select the follow;ng as a specimen of the style in
which this little volume " On Future Ills," is written :
'• Often when looking at the mown o: a tempestuous night, I have
thought the scene ..a of our lives, and as I watched her ;Mb_
grers, t•uisued tJc metaphor. One moment slie.appears in placid rm.-
iihnice. smiling %f or i can fancy the ninon smiles) with calm serenity.
ch ad overshadows her, her gloom increases, and she a
So the dark influence of adversity overwhelms ors
briiiimit I.r .spects, but gradually it passes over, and they reappe.ar.
S., the orb breaks form iii splendour. Some ur thumg,
elou.i3.agala parti.Py otpettre her lustre.; .these are -the petty vexa-
tinns unlerossas of life, which are gone as soun as felt. The clout 4
that arc seen at a distance, yet advancing. arethe evils we dread, or
misfortunes we anticipate, and they may teach us a pleasing lessen
when we observe. that instead of pasongover the face of the moor.
they ace often wafted on one side, or swim by in such a manner, thet
even, though appcar to touch I.ur, her brightness remains
same. So the ralarnaies we apprehended and the disapixiintments
we conceive threaten us, may never arrive, or circumstances, or cur
situations be SO changed Wore they take place, as to prevent our be-
ing attatcd by them. Thus the most superiluous of all our ar xi-
ties is that arising Iron the ::read of what may happen ; fur, in the
first place, the future may never arrive to us in this werld, and se-
condly, if it should, the ever varying eire,a;n,tanceb wined are con-
tinually changing the face of human affairs, may have given an
aspeal to the scene, which will cause us tow:lt:at:plate it with sensa-
tions widely differing flout those we had appetites:fled it would have
excited. Say, our own hearts are subject to such extraordinary re-
volutions, that the very event which at one period would have made
us miserable, may on:, future ocerisiox, promote our happiness."

The Duke and Duchsss of York, tke Duke and Du,-
diem ofGloucester. the Princess Sophia of Gloucester,
the Prince of Hesse Nurnberg, with several of the Ca-
binet Ministers and their Indies, were of the Prince
Regent's dinner,party, on Tuesday evening, to meet
her Majesty, and the Princesses Augusta and Eliza-
beth. At nine o'clock there was a small party to tea.
The Duchess of
.Norihumherland was on Friday a
night, delivered of still born child, at his Grace's
house in St. James's square. We are happy to mite
that her Grace is as well as can Le expected under so
afflicting a circumstance.
The Scotish Crown lately brought to light is remark-
able.for the number of beautiful pearls with which it
is decorated. They are considered .Scottish ; as the
pearls of Scotland were formerly in much repute, and
of.considerable size. The river Ythan in Aberdeen...
shire was long celebrated for the size and beauty of the
pearls it afforded. Even so late as the last century, a
pearl was taken in that river, for which thirty-five
guineas were given by a travelling , 'Jew, and it was af..
terwarns understood he sold it for three times that price.
We may add, that,pearls have been got in the rivers in
Ireland Pm* which eight pounds have been refused.
The will of Lord Walsingnani has been proved by
George LordWalsingham, the son, and Edward Boodle,
Esq. the executors, on the 19th instand the personalty
sworn under 200,0001., the stamp duty on which is
2,7001 The will is principally confined to family
connexions, with the exception of some pecuniary le-
gacies to his friends, including one of 100 guineas to
his very intimate friend, LurdEldon. He lays a strict
injunction upon his sons, or into whose bands the same
may fall, not to publish any of his manuscipts, memo-
randa, or papers of office whatever.

The Gazette of last night announces theappointment of
the Rev. W. Tournay, .D.D. to the dignity of a Pre-
bendary of Westminster, void by the death of the Rev.
John Wheler

The liberty oi•the press has received a severe check at
Weimar. The two opposite newspapers, entitled, Ne-
,mesis, and theFriendoftht People, have been suppress-
ed. Dr. Weiland, the editor of the latter, hus left the
country, and one professor connected with the journe.s
has 'been imprisoned six weeks: one has been passed
over in his tarn of promotion ; and two have been for-
bidden the Court.

Tun Nuw KING OF SWEDEN.—" Among ate wounded
prisone! s (taken in a sortie from the fortress of Cuddalare)
was a young French sergeant, who so particularly attracted
the notice of Co'wnel Watigeteien, Commandant ad the Hano-
verian troops in the Etiglain service, by his appearance awl
manners, the he ordered the young man to he colives cal to
his own rents, where he was treated with aPention and kinds
ness ontil his recovery and release. .IHany years efterwardit,
when the French army miller lievuadotte entered Hanover,
Octier.al Wangenheina, ameog ()theta, acendatal the levee of
the romierer. • ' You leave served a great deal,' said Her-
naalotte, oil his being, presented, and, as I .understaiitt, in
Indict ?" I have serve.: there.' At Cudilalorei" It was
there." Have yet any recollection of a W44llllletl sergeant
whom you took udder your plutf.'ction in the emirate of that
service i"Fhla circumstance was not immediately present to
the-Cereal:Vs mind ; bait on recollection he resumed, ' I do
itialcval remember Ilse circimistance, and a very tine your);
he was; I have entirely lost sight of him ever since, but
it would give me lunch pleasure to hear of iris welfare.' 'fleet

v•oong seianatii,' said 6ertsilotte, • WA% the person who has
.101, the honour of addressing you; Who ix happy hi tbls
opportimity of acknowledging. the obligation, NMI Mill
•moil Within bis powcr of Icalicylug hit guliUtdo.to
ticocral Waurabeirts."