From the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Dec. 27 • •••••••• BANKRUPTS. Surrrretn G.W.: of the Rectory house, St. Miami's alley, Corn insuranco broker, Dee. 30, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, at CrlitiklhalL .'.tta. Abbott and Co. Mark-lane. DAYtt5 J. Web, Somerset, cabinet maker, .L.n. 5,7, Feb. 7, at Wilton. Wilts. Atts. Sandrs and Co. Crane•txam. Li rt n T. late of Hem Heath, Staahrel, carpenter, Jan. 10, It, Feb. 7. at Newcastle-under-Lyme. Att. Mr. Barbor, Fetteriltme. Myer:Hos: W. St. Purr's-hill, whalebone merchant. Jan. 11, 10, Feb. 7, at Guildhall. Atts. Hurd and Co. Temple. ELLIOTT J. late ei Bristol, coal factor, Jan. 3, 10, Feb. 7, at tlaild hall. Att. Mr. Onne. Clements Inn. N.‘sort P. New Mill, Derby, shopkeeper, Jan. IQ, 13, Feb. 7, at Manchester. Atts. Milne and Co. Temple. W.vrsois G. Hatiold, York, butcher, Jun. 21.22, Feb. 7. at Don caster. Att. Mr. Walker, Lincoln's Inn fields. H N Z ELL J. H. South Shields, ship an owner,7 , at euraslle-u an -Tyne. Atts. Bell d Co. Bow Church-yard. kk.ra J. 1.. and G. Leeds, merchants, Jan. 21, 31. Feb. 7, it Lards. Att. Mr. Wilson. Gresillc-street, Hatton Garden. DIVIDENDS. T. Holmes, J. Barris, and J. D. English, Long-acre, coach makers, lin. 17. M. Molony, City-road. roach maker. Jan. 17. A. Barker and J. 11. Cawthorn, Darby-street, Ilosemtry-Inne, brew- Ors, Jan. 22. J. 1.. Hinton, Plymouth Dock, grocer. Jan. 21. T. t ockayne, Great Haywood, Stafford, innkeeper, Jan. 22. .1. Storrs, Donc.e..tcr, spirit merchant. Jrn. 30. T. Shepherd. Klngston—upon-Bull, grocer, Jan. 17. K. Pocock, Itedhourn Bury, Hertford, miller, Jan. 17. It. Day, Doncaster. innkeeper, Jan. 21. W. Cheasley, Reyes. !Middlesex, innkeeper, Feb. 2a. 1% Barker, lleckniondwieke, York, blanket Inanufacturer, Jan. 27. T. Clark, and C. Gray. Keswick, Cumberland, nurserymtur, Feb. 23. L. J. Lemoine, late of Oxford-street, hatter, Jan. 17. li. Chester, Much Wenlock, Salop, linendrarr, J an. 29. T. Ashton, Stamford, l.incoln, linendraper, Jan. O. W. Allen, late of South Milfonl, York, fanner, Jan. 20. S. Leonard and W. Spiring, late of Bristol, brewers. Jan. 20. .1. If. Jowsey. Sunderland near the Sea, ship owner, Jan. 19. J. Robson, Little Britain, stable keeper, [lee. 30. J. Stanley, Rochester, coal merchant, Jan. 27. E. Argles, Catherine-street, Strand, upholder, Jan. 31. H. Taylor and J. Vining, of Bristol. grocers, Jan. 22. J. Il udcam, high Wycno di. Bucks, linend raper, Jan. 17. S. Brassington, Bursiem, Stafford. glazier, Jan. 19. AL Sweet, Taunton St. Mary Magdalen, Somerset, innkeeper, Dec.2l. • CERTIFICATES, .TAY. 17. M. Sweet, Taunton St. Mary Nlagilalen. innkeeper—K. C. Mac kenzie. late -dJohn's Cornhill, merchant—lL 11 Tier. city of Lion:on. victualler—T. Ethel, late of B irolin:.)iatn, upholder Green, Manchester. iron liquor. maker—C. Davies, Southamp ton-row, Bloomsbury, cabinet maker—J. Leigh, Jun. *NI anCoccter, calico printer—C. T. Russell, ltoxley, Kent, paper maker—G. Tick- Der, late of Portsea. house carpenter. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON: MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1817. PARIS Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday last, were imeived on Saturday. The Chamber of Deputies met on the 22nd, when the proces-verbal of the former sitting was read. M. Piet spoke against the manner in which it was drawn up. Ile observed, that the Project of the law on the Liberty of the Press, contained 27 Ar ticles, the last of which referred to the Journals. It Lad been proposed to separate this Article from the rest, and first of all to determine upou it, as amended by the Committee. This had been done, and so far the proces verbal stated it correctly ; but it added that the amend ment of the Committee was adopted, considered as a faro. He denied their power to do this, as every law must emanate from the King. After some discussion. however, the proces-verbal was agreed to. The pri ♦ate accounts from Paris, say, that the Ministry consi der the vote which separated the 27th article from the rest, as a triumph obtained over the opposition. We cannot, however, regard it in this light, nor do we con ceive the Ministry have any thing to boast of in the late discussion ; the weight of talent was certainly against them, and such as neither they nor their op ponents themselves could have anticipated By the Dutch Mail received on Friday, we learn that the Duke of Wellington still perseveres in his appeals against the journalist, M. Debusscher. The High Court on the 18th rejected the appeal which his Grace had made, on account of an informality ; and he now carries it before the Court of Cassation. Mr. Harris, British Advocate-General, had arrived at Brusssels from the head-quarters at Cambray, in order to be present at the pleadings. The King of the Netherlands has issued a Proclama tion on the subject of the Tea trade, of considerable importance to his commercial subjects, and not without interest to the rest of Europe. It orders that all the laws now in being, relative to the tea trade, shall be abolished. That all the holders of shares in the ex elusive company, trading to China, shall be immediately se-imbursed the amount paid on their respective sub scriptions. together with the interest, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. That henceforth every individual shall be ;emitted to import tea into the kingdom, and have the uncontrouled possession thereof immediately after the pitymeut of the duties thereon. THE NATIONAL-#GIBTER. The difference still existing between France and Prussia, on the question of private debts due by the former to the latter state, has at length called firth the interference of the Emperor Alexander. That sove reign has written ( it is said with his own hand) a letter from 11loscw to the Duke of Welilagton, in viting him to b!cume a mediator between the two Powers, and finally to determine on the most equit able mode of deciding the matter to the satisfaction of 'bath the parties. Elie following passage from the letter has been particularly quoted :—" You, doubt s lees, my Lord Marshal, appreciate all those grave con e siderations which plead in favour of a system of equita ble conciliation : you will bring to the question all the •. intelligence of a correct understanding, all the ardour I I of a soul elevated to the importance of the matter in issue, because, on this question, perhaps, depends the repose of France, and the inviolability of tho most sacred engagements. Moderation mind good faith were the movers of that healing and benefl..ent power which has acted in oar time ; and it is fur him who prepared and seconded the great triumph, to come forward in all critical moments, and cause to be heard the language of that moderation and of that good faith." There has been much speculation during the last fortnight amongst the speculators in the Funds. But there is no foundation for attributing this to a falling off in the Revenue, as the following statement abun dantly testifies: — Produce of the Revenue from 10th October to 26th December, 1817, with the corresponding period in 1816: Produce from 10th October to 26th December, 1816, 7,977,34)61. Produce from 10th October to 26th December, 1817, 13,i58,6691. Being an increase of 611,3631. In the Excise ditties them is an increase beyond the cones• poniling period last year of if 150,270 stamps an increase of 212,091 Incidents, an increase of 261,550 4'657 2 625 In the Costoms there is a decrease of £23,260 In the Pust•Office a decrease of 23,000 46,260 Total . . . . .C 611,363 In the Account of the Produce of the Revenge for the period of 1 816. k not included the receipt upon the general Article of Excise, nor the Stamp Duties for the last week, the receipt upon these branches of Reve nue not having been raid into the Exchequer, on ac count of the holidays, till the subsequent week: there fore, from the above increase should be deducted the sum of about 320,69 , 11. leaving the increase 290,6691. Letters from Quebec state, that a Memorial has been signed by a great number of British settlers, praying that Government would not take oil' any of the duties on timber from the North of Europe; adding, that if any duty was imposed upon the timber from the British settlements in Canada, they wouid be unable to come into competition in the English markets with Sweden and other northern nations. Friday the fitrowing parties contracted with the Chancellor of the Exchequer for one or m•re Lotteries, to consist of 40,000 tickets, and the whole to finish on the 12th of August, viz. Mr. Bish, Mr. Carroll, Messrs. Hazard and Co. Mr. Sivewright,and Mr. Webb. The price agreed upon was 141. per ticket. The arrangement fin. Prince Leopold's going to Wey mouth has been changed within these few days, and in stead of going there, he is preparing to visit Came, to occupy a house belonging to Mrs. Darner, which is about a mile and a halt' from Dorchester, and which is preferred to Weymouth, being more retired. Ills Serene highness is expected to remain there a few weeks, but the exact time is not vet determ;ned ; it will depend upon circumstances. He will leave Clare mont for Came in about week. The Lord Chancellor will sit on the 9th and 10th of January to give judgments, during which time Mr. Leach will be sworn in a Sergeant at Law, preparatory to taking his seat as Vice Chancellor. The first seal before term will be on the 15th of January Mr. Leach has handed over his bag of briefs to the Solicitor General. Mr. Leach, it is said, has appointed a barris ter to be his secretary, whose duty it will be to read the bills and answers in each cause, and mark the prominent points in each before the hearing, which will ena ble his honour to keep Counsel to the material point in question, and prevent theta front going into extraueoas matter. Sir William Grant, the late Master of the Rolls, always read the petitions before lie came into Court; but this regulation of Mr. Leach as to causes, is new. The Gentlemen of the Chancery Bar propose to re quest Sir Wm. Grant to sit for his picture, whit a view to have it placed in the Rolls Court, and have opened a bUbfiCliptioll to defray the expeacco DEC. 29. tLF.CTION FOR COMMON COUNCIL. On St. Thomas's day, the Common Council for the • City of London tvore, with tin , exivptious, re-elected. In the following Wards no alteration took place I)owg4te, Portsoken, Coleman-street, Aidcrsgate, Qnecii hithe, Tower, Lanehournc, and Corolill. Some slight alteration took place in the following Wards : F4ruioglion ‘Vithin.—Mr. Henry Pritchard, of Neirgate• stivet. in the room of Mr. Lewis Lewis, resigned. Aldeate.—Mr. Henry Jackson, in the room of Mr. Thorpe, . . elerte.l Alderman. Vintry.—Mr. Chapman Alarshal, in the room of Mr. Gatty, resigned. The following Wards were contested Within.—The old Mawbcts returned, Mr. Eirklc, u new candidate tieing lowest on the pOll. Bislionsgate.—Mr. Wooler (the Black Dwarf",) was a can. didate, hut rejected ; the old Members returned. Cheap —Mr. Keats in the room of Mr. So Wt. BroarLstreet.—Mr. nitwit' in the room of Mr. Clark. Walbrook.—The old Nlvinhers returned. Mr. G. Shuttle• worth, and Mr. T. N. Wiliam, new eundidate being lowest On the poll. Castle Baynard.—Mr. Welch in the room of Mr. Vere. Farrinadon Without.-51r. Beckwith in the route of Mr. Morrell, that gentleman and Mr. Spat row, a new candidate, Irving lowed on the poll. Bread•st rect.- -The old 'Mcmhers returned, Mr. S.Oliver, the neo candidate being loweA on the poll. A Meeting is advertised for Monday, of the "Friends of the Liberty of the Press, and Trial by Jury," to promote a subscription for Mr. Hone, who in the words of the advertisement, " has so nobly and successfully struggled against ministerial persecution." We do not flatter ourselves that any thing we can say will deter those from attending this meeting, or !from furthering - its object, who are already prepared to acquiesce in the language and spirit of the advertisement. But we ne. vertheless feel it our duty to animadvert upon both. And, in the first place, we most earnestly deprecate the attempt now making, we believe fur the first time, even in this country, to identify the Liberty of the Press with writings of the complexion which were late ly the subject of prosecution. It is indisputable, that an unlicensed exercise of such a liberty would entail upon the country incalculable mischief and misery. We are sorry to see faction so Wally mad A libel, merely political, may receive its character from the va rying opinions of party, but a sacrilegious attempt to vitiate the very fountain of divine truth, must find an enemy in every virtuous man, and ca;l only have friends among the disciples of atheism and impiety. Courier. THE LATE HON. CHARLES MAITLAND.—On Thurs. day, Dec. 18th, died, in the 25th year of his age, after an illness of a few days, at his lodgings in Cambridge, the Hon. and Rev. Charles Fax M.,itluud, M. A. youngest son of James Earl of Lauderdale. By this al. feeling dispensation of Providence, was cut off in his early career of honour and usefulness, a gentleman whose talents and virtues shed a lustre upon his high rank. He was endued I f nature with a noble and tin. daunted mind—a vigorous understanding, and a most feeling heart. He nursed and cherished every kind and generous sentiment, until the actions that they prompted became no effort, but the pleasing business of his life. This goodness of spirit rendered hint anxious to discover good qualities in all; but in those whom he loved it was his delight to dwell upon what ever there appeared of excellence. Lord Holland first received the melaucholly intellgence of the demise of this amiable young man. His Lordship proceeded to Warren's Hotel, and in as delicate a way as possible, communicated to the Earl of Lauderdale the distressing news. The feelings of the father, for the loss of his son, words cannot convey an adequate idea of': he lost the use of his speech for 24 hours. The shock was the greater, in consequence of the health of the deceased, which was uninteruptedly good, Govern ment sent off an Admiralty Messenger to Portsmouth, to prevent the sailing of the Magnificent, of 74. guns, commanded by the Hon. A. Maitland, which had on board Lord Maitland, the Earl's eldest son. The Freeman's Journal says—" We understand pro. ceedings fir a divorce lo.ve already commenced spins the young Lady who has brought so much affliction on a highly respectable and honourable family in the county of Kerry, by her degrading intrigue with her husband's groom.—WW feel a melancholy pleasure in learning, that the Lady, although deseendedof an Irish family, was born and educated out of Ireland, and never had been in this countty until about a fortnight before her marriage. Lord Viscount Nelson's monument, in St. Paul's, is nearly finished. It was a remark of the Archduke Ni cholns, when he visited the Cathedral; that a Conser vator of the Monuments should be appointed : then we should not see them disgraced by wanton injuries, scribe. Ming of names, and enveloped in dust and dirt. It is a singular circumstance that, after so long a war, there should be some vacancies at this time in the hos. pital at Warwick, which was founded in the year 1585, by Robert Earl of Leicester, for the maintenance cf maimed soldiers, born in, or who have resided at least five years iu the towns of Warwick, Kenelworth, Strat ford-upon-Avon, Wooton-under-Edge, or Arlingham ; the benefit of an appointment to which is now wortb, $ll least 801. a year.