FROM SATURDAY NIGUT'S GAZS7'TE. -.,-. CROWN OFFICE, MAY IS. MEMBER returned to serve in this present PARLIAMENT• Borough of haltash.—W. Russell, Esq. of Brancepeth Castle, in the county of Durham, in the room of Matthew Russell. Esq. deceased. This Gazette notifies the appointment of H. Harrison, Gent. of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, to be a Master Extraordinary in the Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. W. Barthrop, senior, Lincoln, woolstapler. BANKRUPTS. ..... W. and J. Furlong, Bristol, haberdashers. Solicitors, Messrs. Williams and Co. Lincoln's Inn. W. B. Croxen, Burton Lattinier, Northamptonshire, miller. Sol. Ale. Nelson, Barnard's Inn. E. J. Port, Hugeley, Statiiirdshire, druggist. Sole. Messrs. Stucker and Co. 014 Boswell Court. W. Tyler. Kimboltun, Huntingdonshire, currier. Sol. Mr. Forbes. Ely Place, Holborn. W. Wood, Brumby, Lincolnshire, jobber. Sol. Mr. Mason, New Bridge Street. W. Putt.. Sheerness, linen draper. Sops. Messrs. Osbaldeston and Co. London Street, Fenchurch Street. H. A. Illingworth. Fowey, Cornwall, merchant. Sols. Messrs. Bourdillon and Co. Bread Street, Clicapsiele. J. Grafton, Lapworth, Warwickshire, tanner. Sol. Mr. Ed munds, Syniond's Inn. It. Brooke, Walcot. Somersetshire, common brewer. Sols. Dlexiirs. Jenkins and Co. New Ing. F. W. Courthope, Langbourn Chambers, Fenchurch Street, timber merchant. Sol. Mr. Pearson, Change Alley, Cornhill. DIVIDENDS. June 4, J. Williams, Bishopsgate Street, linen draper-18, F. Rolland, St, James's Street, perfumer-82. W. G. and E. M• N 1 ullen, Het ttiml, grocers—S. J.,E. C. and J. Richards, Martin's Lane, meteliants-15, . Bess:II. Prospect Place, Surrey. insurance broker—lS, T. Forster, Newington. builder —IS, R. Ellis. Dean Street, Southwark. provision broker—lS. R. Marfitt, Pickering, York, curler—lS, G. Lower, Mincing Lane. wine merchant-17. W. Newcomb, Wuod Street, ribbon manufacturer-17, T. Woodhouse, Nottingham, lace maker -18, T., E. 11.. and W. I. Friend, Sunderland, traders-15. W. II ay Alden, Milton, Kent, saddler-18, J. Mitchell, senior, Lssendon, Vert., dealer—lB, R. Warner, Huntingdon, iron— monger—ln, 11. Clarke, Beickeen, Huntingdonshire, grocer-21, 'W. Stunner, Manchester, flour dealer—i 7, J. Hicks, Leeds, linen draper-20, J. Polglase, Bristol, provision merchant-19. IL, T., and J. Hawkins, Birmingham, button makers-17, It. Pitt. jun. Hallow. Worcestershire, farmer—lB, W. Purkis, Portsmouth, cabinet maker—lS, J. stein, T. Smith, R. and J. Stein, and R. Smith, Fenchurch Street, merchants—July s, R. Glainford Briggs, Lincolnshire, fiercer. CERTIFICATES to be granted June 15. D.Jeremy, Strand. linen draper—S. Humphreys, Charlotte Street. Portland Place, merchant—J. Sparke, Newcastle upon Tyne. linen deal er—W. Munro, Upper Thames Street, mer— chant—ll. Lucy. Tupsley, Hertfordshire. Luildet—T. Staitiey, Cottenhain, Cambridge, dealer—J. Todd,Cottenham, butcher— T. Noon, Slieptem Beauchamp. Somerset, sail cloth maker—J. Richard: on, Kingston upon Hull, corn dealer—J. Urinson, Lieeti:oa, ship chandler—C. Gray, Oxford Strati, horse dealer Smith, SouttiamplOrl Row, Russell Squat e, grocer. INDEPENDENCE OF IVESTJUNSTER. Thursday the Fifteenth Anms ersary of Sir Francis Burdett** electicio for Westminster was celebrated by the Electors in the usual manner, at the Crown and Anchor. The company assembled was as numerous and respectable as on any former occasion ; qutioNg.t them were, Lord Ehrington, Lord Nugent, Sir Robert Wilson, 31r. I lame, Alderman 31 nod, Mr. IN Maras, and many other members of Parliament. Sir FRANCIS BL RDEIT was in the Chair. . ...... - Mr. Hubbouse sat oil his right baud.—Aa soon as the dinner was over, The CIIAIRMAN Have—" The People!—the only source of legitimate power"—VV Bich was drauk with tb-re times three, and immense applause. 1 be nest toast was " The King ; may he remember his own declaration, that the Crown is a Trust for the Beuelit of the People."—Three times three, The next toast was, " only Remedy for all our Political Evils, a full, fair, and free Representatiou of the People in the Commons House of Parliament." The applause with which this toast was received was utobouutlod, and continued long beyond what is usual. As soon as the applause had subsided, Mr. STI; Hell said, the Stewards had done him the honour to appoint him to propose the litaltli of their beloved Represen tative, whose triumph and their own they were met to cele brate. No Session of Parliamt sit had passed since he was rust adeeted. without some effort on his part iii favour or liberty ; and especially in favour of that essential right of the people, without which there can be no hope of attaining a government the: shall be admiuietered fur the good of the many, and not for the emolument of the few—a full, free, and fair represen tatiou of the people of England, Ireland, mid Scotland, the Commons House of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The worthy gentleman said %e should not detain the Meeting longer, but would propose the toast which they would all receive with the same pleasure he felt in proposing—" The steady Opposer of Tyranny and Oppressiwi—the constaid Advocate tof Parlia mentary Reform—and truly honest Representative of the Peo ple, Sir Francis Burdett." This toast was received with acclamations, which it would be in vain to attempt to describe. At soon es Sir Francis could expect to be heard, he stood up to make his acknowledgments, but his appearance produ..ed such a renewal of the applause, that set oral minutes elapsed before a word could be beard.— A silence that, as much as the applause evinced the highest respect and admiration succeeded. Sir Ft A it,!- said, the pleasure he at all times felt at every mark of approbation bestowed on him by the independent Electors of V 1 estininster, was, on the present occasion, in creased, by the worthy Electors calliug to mind the commence ment of his political connection with the electors of Westmin ster, which hail been ever since continued with rpm] satisfac tion and with better prospects. (Hear, hear.) Ever since be had the happiness of forming that connection, he bad never for one moment doubted the truth at d justice of those principles that first recommended him to their choice ; and if a mortal could promise fur his own perseverance, he thought he might say that, to the latest period of his life, the same principles should actuate his conthici. (heir, hear.) They bail mot year after year moiler o. ircomatances of encreased embarrasa. silent, but haver was there such an appearance of a political crisis es at resent. (Meer, hear.) The power of the Perlis. trod to act against the will of the people was become as op pireut to the w hole world as it had lung been to the enli;liteued electors of Westminster, who were coot hired that all the li tieny of the country would he a slindow, if the House of Com mons were usurped by unconstitutional influence, instead of being the organ of the people for the controul of government. (Hear, heir ) Il ati.4uied all to the cause of freedom to see so many j - res.ut whose aid would be useful in ita support ii THE NATIONAL. REGISTER another place (alluding to the Members of the /loose of Com mons who were present), and many be knew were absent from particular circumstances ; one from a domestic affliction, who bad lately made an able, though ineffectual, effort to obtain a a reform of the House of Commons,the refusal of which clearly &hewed that Ministers were adverse to the slightest, as well as the most effectual Reform of that House. Still Lord John Russell's motion for Reform met inure support than any motion on the same subject since that made by Mr. Pitt, when a Mi nister. Indeed it is impossible fur any but the wilfully blind not to see that some effectual reform was become indispensable for the safety of the country. It is now, fur the first time, avowed in Parliament, that it is necessary for Ministers to maintain and excessive expenditure of the public money, for the purpose of supporting their influence in the House of Com mons. If this be a necessary part of the British Constitution, then the eulogies that have beau pronounced on it are false and absurd ; but the great Locke, at the Revolution, entertained an opinion so directly contrary, that he asserted, such conduct on the part of the Executive Power would justify the People in ' resorting to the last right of freemen—reaistanca to oppres sion. --(Hear, hear! )—The late Speaker of the House of CM/010116 pretended to be greatly shocked at the mention of the influence by which votes in Parliament were obtained ; though probably no one was better acquainted with the practice; —but decency was not then laid aside.—(Hear. hear, hear.) — Much had been said of late and partimlarly by a right hnn. gentleman (Mr. Canning) at the nireting of a literary society, about upholding the monarchical ay stem and the Christian re ligion. This occurred iii drawing the attention of the meeting to the French ambassador, because he was represented as hav ing begun with writing in defence of the Christian virtues, and as having ended with upholding monarchirsal principles. Ile (Sir F. Burdett) thought that a literary society was the last place where monarchical prilciples should be introduced,miless indeed, what was called the republic of letters was intended to be converted into a monarchy. It appeared to him that the principles of monarchy and the principles of Christianity wore entirely dissimilar. First of all, he would say, in the words of a great and able man, whom the electors of Westminster and the people of England would never forget—(he meant the late John Borne Took )--•• Monarchy we abhor, though king ship we admit." Undoubtedly, the constitution of England was no monarchy. It was a constitution of a very different description indeed. It was different from the principles of a monarchy as monarchy was from those of Christianity itself.— To use the winds of the poet, monarchial principles --•• bad taught to realms undone The enormous faith of many made for one." • It proceeded ou the ground that one family bad a paramount interest ov er a who e C 0110111 1 .1 1 .1. AN1131100.) That was not the principle of English constitution, much less was it the principle of Christianity, wiLich was, in fact, quite the reverse of it. Christianity was opposed to the splendour of monarchy by its litimility : it was oppostd also to it by this essential principle—that the Christian was told to sacrifice his own inte rest to the iuterest of others; arid they well knew that the great Preacher of that doctrine sacrificed himself fur tile good of the whole world. Nothing appeared to him so incompatible to each other as the principle of monarchy, the principle of Christianity, and Ric principle of the English constitution.— Ile admitted that, for the benefit of the community, the kingly ollice was hereditary in one particular family, under certain limitations ; but at the same tone there was another particular class—the class of the nobility—arid the whole weight of the superstructure was suspended by a fouridation as broad as the people at the base. This was done that the whole Government might be borne, both in an advantageous and ornamental point of view, lbr the benefit of the entire community. itu. it they left out the people, and placed the MOUdrelleild principle by itself, the Gsvernment could not stand in this country. No throne could he supported on so narrow a basis, and to propa gate such doctrines was to give publicity to what was most injurious to the family on the throne, and likely to introduce that confusion into the country, which those who held such doctrines seemed so apprehensive lest others should excite.— The hon. hart. alluded to the case of Mr. Hunt, whose punish meut, he said, was the most severe inflicted on any individual since the revolution, and chewed great want of judgment in ministers, as by their conduct towards him they had exalted him in the public estimation; and Mr. Huai, by bringing to light the abuses iu Ilchester jail. had acquired a solid claim to public support. The commercial interests of the country were also sacrificed to the support of the system of ministers ; why not open a trade with South America, and with Greece ? why was Poland overlooked, and Italy given up?—(Hear, bear.) — If the country geutlemee see the Exchequer full, and their ponkets empty, they will begin to suspect what is become of their rents—and the clergy will be obliged to imitate the apos tles, and preach and pray without receiving tithes. Then, if not before, ministers will fund that the system has worked its own overthrow, and that reform must take place.—(Hear.)— They would all bear witness, that from the first monieut he had addressed them to the last, the burthea of his song was always the same—that the country could only be saved by an effectual reform in the Commons House of Parliament.—(Hear.) Lord ERKINGTON proposed time health of the intrepid op poser of borough oligarchy, tlie independent supporter of popular rights —John Cam Holulausse. Mr. Honntrucse said, since his entrance into public life, he had never looked to any reward but the approbation of the people, and it was must grateful to his feelin : A to find his con duct approved by the electors of Westminster, who were so capable of estimating it. The following toasts were then drank with three times three: —" Trial by Jury, unpicked and unpacked."—" The Liberty of the Press."—Air," Liberty or D. ath." Sir F. BURDETT proposed the health of J. S. Whitbread, Esq. who was absent in consequence of a domestic calamity. " John George Lambton, Esq. and the reformers of Durham." —" Aldermen Wood and Waitliman, and the Reformers of the city of London."—Lord Nugent anti the reformers of Ayles bury and Reading."—" Sir Robert Wilson and the electors of Southwark." _ _ _ The ooinpany remained till a late lion/ in the midst of con viviality. On Wednesday morning, the Prince and Princess of Denmark, viewed the House of Lords and Com mons, and Westminster Hall, where some officers connected with the Board of %Yorks described the arrangements made fin. the banquet the day of the coronation. They afterwards went to the Speaker's house, and thence to Westminster Abbey, where they were much delighted with the solemn gran deur of the place, and the various antiquities. The Comet steam-boat was launched on Thursday at Deptford-y.7d. S!ic is a very fine vessel, and the first of the kind built in his Majesty's yard. COURSE OF EX Amsterdam, 12 C. F. Ditto, at sight, 19 Rotterdam, 12 9 Antwerp, 12 3 Hamburgh, 37 6 Altos's, 37 7 Paris, 3 rt.ivs• sigh t, 9S SO Ditto, 23 . 60 Boitrdeasis, 25 60 Frankforton the Maine, 155 Petersburgli, 9 3 U. Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 19 Trieste, EI. Flo. Id 12 Madrid, 37—Cadis. so Bilboa,3B}—Barcelona, 381 PRICE Bank Stork 298 3 per Cent. Bed. 18/ 3 per Cent.Cusniols 10/ 3/ per Cent. Nil 4 per Cent. 94/ a per Ceut. Navy 104 laatsg Autry 19} THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Letitia : MONDAY, MAY 17. The follies, to give them no worse a name, of the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be amusing, if we did not remember that to so weak a man arc confided the finances of our country—he some time since brought forward his plan to contract fur the payment of the army and navy half-pay, by granting annuities at 45 years' purchase—but so intricate and incomprehensible was his plan, that no offer was made for the contract—he now proposes the same sort of measure, but Government is to contract with itself, in order, as the Right Hon. little Gentleman says, that the country may have the profit of the bargain —or, as any plain-dealing honest man would say, a plan is adopted, by which two sets of expen sive Commissioners are employed, when, by doing away with the sinking fund, the same effect would be Foduced, without the charge of any Commis sioners at all—but then there would be less patron age ! " Aye, there's the rub"—less corrupt influence —less command of votes in the House of Commons. —The Marquis of Londonderry becomes more and more whimsical and paradoxical—at the commence ment of the session no further retrenchment could be achieved—left in a minority on the questions of the useless Lords of the Admiralty, and the equally useless Postmaster General, a reduction of nearly four millions is effected, and then his Lordship ascribes it, nut to the opposition shewn to his wish to continue lavish expenditure to its extent, but to what ? why, " to the support afforded to Govern. ment !" Admirable logician! The only good to be derived by the present plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is, a present diminution of taxes—a postponement of evil ; and even this is done in such a way as to saddle the country with the same ex pence in the collection of the diminished taxes as it has had to sustain in the collection of the whole— but this again forwards the favourite system of cor ruption—this keeps those fast friends, who might be honest men if they did not gain something by being rogues. The sentence of the Court of King's Bench, upon Messrs. Shackell, Weaver, and Arroswmith, for a series of libels upon her late Majesty, Caroline, Queen Consort of the present King, has been ',wised, and is therefore fair subject of animadversion. The libels selected for prosecution, were only a few among the many that appeared in " The John Bull," during four or five months the atrocity of them was such, as we boldly assert, never before disgraced the Press in England—the falsehood of them was equally well known, and the publishers never—even to the moment of their receiving Judg ment, expressed any thing like sorrow, or contri tion, fur their guilt—according to the common law of England, husband and wife are as nearly equal as two persons can be, preserving a show of supe. riority to either, and the particular laws applying to a Queen Consort, invest her with peculiar pri vileges—thus, her Majesty's situation was us nearly equal as possible, in the estimation of the Constitu tion, to that of the King—and yet, for a continuity of libels upon her, more infamous andexecrable than .. •..... —....1aa......- _•M•III...Ii•M MANGE, MAY 24. 361—Dibralter,1101 Leghorn, 48—Genoa, 41t lllalta.43—Veniee,27 60 Naples, 40i—Llsbon, 51 Oporto, 51g—Babia,51 Rio Janeho, 48 Palermo, 118 Dublin, 10 per eent. 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