The National Register. — 1811-01-20 (London, England)

MISCELLANIES.  The Prince, when he goes down to the House of Peers as Regent, will not be seated on the Throne, but in a Chair of State, one step before it, which is now making for that purpose. The Master of the Horse has given orders for his Majesty's State Carriage to be in readiness should the Prince of Wales, when Regent, choose to use it on going to the House of Peers ; for the purpose also, the cream-coloured horses have been removed from Windsor to the King's Mews at Charing-Cross. It being considered that Tuesday was only the first day of the Session of Parliament, Lord Gwydir; the Great Chamberlain of England, with his wand of office, attended at the House of Peers to search, as is the annual custom since the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot of Grey Faux, to ascertain that the premisc.s are in a safe state ; his Lordship searched the cellars very diligently, and did not let the most obscure corner or hole esc4pe his attention : he also searched the House of Commons —his Lordship found some barrels and pipes ; but it was ascertained by Mr. Bellamy, the housekeeper of the House of Commons, to whom they belonged., that the !):.rrels contained some excellent wine, which was proved on the spot. His Lordship was attended by Mr. Quarme, the Deputy Usher of the Black Red; eight Yeoman of the Guard, and an Usher; also four of the Marshalmen.  By an estimate founded upon various documents, it has been ascertained that the annual consumption of Grain of every kind In England, is 20,600,800 quarters, and in Scotland, 3,988,400, making the consumption of Great Britain 24,539,200 quarters, of which no less than 1,762,100 are consumed in London, Westminster, and their suburbs. The annual average of the imports of grain in the last three years ending with 1809, amounts to somewhat more than 1-21st part of the whole consumption. The annual average of the imports from Ireland within these last three years, nearly 1-40th of that consumption ; and the annual average of the whole imports from foreign countries in these years, is somewhat less than 1-42 d, and more than 1-43 d of the whole total consumption within Great Britain. The public revenue of the year now concluded, is said to have exceeded that of the year 1809, by 4,437,5081. The following is given as the produce of the two years :1809. 1810. Consolidated Fund, exclusive 1 £37,833,034 240,046,244 of War Taxes War Taxes . 20,798,144 23,027,442  X 58,636,178 X 65,075,686 Norway is said to be in a state of revolution, in consequence of the attempt made there to enforce a conscription of seamen for the French service. The report rests on the authority of the Captain of the galliot North Star, of Pappenburgh, arrived at Aberdeen, in five days, from Christtansand, who adds, that the ports on the Norway coast were all in the possession of the insurgent:, comprehending the whole military and naval force of t be country. Five mails arrived from Ireland on Saturday. The accounts brought by them represent several parts of Ireland to be in the most tbrbulent state of insubordination. In the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, nocturnal murders and robberies of fire-arms have been perpetrated to an alarming extent, and the various banditti begin now to unite, conceiving themselves strong enough for open rebellion. In an action lately tried in the Court of Exchequer, in Dublin, wherein the Reverend T. Smyth, L. L. D. one of the Prebendaries of Christ Church, was plaintiff, and Charles, Lord Bishop of Kildare, was defendant' a verdict was found for the former of sixteen hundred pounds damages, by a Special Jury, for the latter having, as Dean of the Chapter, refused the admission of the Archdeacon of Dublin's vote, by which means another Candidate and Prebendary of that Church, the Rev. Dr. Graves, had been promoted to the Prebend of St. Michael's and the valuable Rectory thereunto annexed, in preference to Dr. Smyth. DittADFUL