PRICE Oi Hank Stork 2051 3 per Cent. Red. stint I 3 per Cent. Console 71 3 j per Cent. 4 per Cent. Ant New Fours, 9 , i •• Lin Allis. 19. i STOCKS. ()minim 0. 111).3 per Cent. 71 India Honda It India Stock ExchequerllAlot. prem. Coos. for Ac. 7;' Lottery 'I irl et• E,4? THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 24. ' -0.- The declaration of Mr. Canning in the House of Commons, on Tuesday evening, in answer to the pertinent questions of Sir James Macintosh, on the subject of our foreign relations, was candid, manly, and, we think, quite satisfactory—there is not in the House, or in the Country, a man of more honesty of principle than Sir Francis Burdett, but the worthy Baronet sometimes trenches on the character of Don Quixotte—he thinks we now ought to be ac tively engaged in a war of protection for Spain—but we decidedly consider that our distressed situation is a bar to any unnecessary expenditure, and that the repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Bill, which would place thousands of valuable English officers in ►tic Spanish lines, is as much as Spain wan rea sonably expect of our Government.—lndividuals may, and, we doubt not, will, subscribe to form a fund in support of the cause of Liberty, but Eng land, as a nation, has no right to commence another War, while she is ground to the dust by the fatal and irretrievable effects of the last—a war began by a mixture of Villany and Folly, and ended by an absence of Honesty and Sense. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY HALF-PAST TWO o'Ccomt. Consols, which till two o'clock appeared steady, then stuldoily declined to 74t. This panic was occasioned by a report that intelligence had reached • this country of 200,000 Russian troops being in actual march—and that orders had already been re ceived at Dantaic for 60,000 rations. Bank Stock opened at 207, since which it has been at 206—and is now 2051, with considerable. business. A sale of 12,000 Bank Stock, ut the be ginning of the week, has excited some curiosity,— The name of the vendor has not yet transpired. FORElON.—Spanisb, which in the early part of the day stood 26ii, was knocked down by the report; which we have noticed, to '26—market heavy.—Script 40 dis. Russian, to some amount, has been brought into the market to-day, but without success—.the bid ders few and shy—no sales effected. Other Foreign stationary. A letter from Paris of the 18th inst. relates the following remarkable story :—" At Perpignan, a few days ago, a Spanish refugee monk of the Army of the Faith entered a tavern where several French officers were seated. One of them at the sight of the monk, discovered great agitation, suddenly started from his scat, drew his sword, and pursued the monk with the evident intention of putting him to death. He inflicted a severe wound upon the ecclesiastic before he could be rescued from his fury. When questioned by the commanding officer respecting the cause of this violent conduct, he said that during the lust war he had been taken prisoner by a party of guerillas, and that a sort of military council, at which this individual monk presided, had subscvently condemned him to the horrible death of crucifixion from which he was only pre. served by the opportune approach of a party of French troops.—Tile officer then exhibited one of his hands, to show, by a scar winch remained, that the dreadful work of torture had actually commenced. It was found necessary, in consequence of this ex planation, to overlook the act of aggression com mitted on the monk." I.lcauunA, Fes. 15.—The launch of the Salis. lury, flal ship, was upset and sunk on the 81st ult. rt was commanded by Mr. James Wharton, Admi alty middlipotin ; w'ao was accompanied by Mr. James Maude, a young gentleman belonging to the ship, nine seamen, and the wife of one of them, who were all unfortunately drowned. Mr. Wharton's body has been washed on shore, and buried at the hospital attended by the officers of the Salisbury, and a concourse of persons. The bodies of three of the seamen, .xiz. Philip Anderson, John Davison, and John Smith, have also been washed on shore and buried. A proclamation has been issued by the President of the United States, intbrming that the convention of navigation and commerce of America between the United States and France has been ratified. THE NATIONAL REGISTER ESSEX COUNTY MEE7ING. In pursuance of a requisition, addressed to the High Sheriff of the county of Essex, and sbitscribed with the names of 900 land-owners and occupiers of land within the county, the High Sheriff, John Jollitt Tut:fuel!, Esq. convened a meeting of the Nobility, Clergy, Gent try, and Freeholders of the c :ty, to be held at the Shire Hall, Chelmsford, on Thursday last, at twelve o'clock, " to taste into consideration the distressed con dition of the famers and °titers dependent upon them, and the general declining state of the sericulture of the plumy. in inokr in make Stich re pi:,Sellia.loll3 to Me legislature as the urgency of the case requires.' The meeting took place on ThitrFdly, and was very itunterously and respectably attended. A hale after Iv o'clock, the High Sherif f entered the Hall, attended t y sonic of the must respectable gentry who had signed the rermisition. "I he High Sheriff opened the business of the day by desiring the Under Sheriff to read the requisition and the notice on which the meeting had been convened. The'll INN SAERIIIIM begged leave, before ally gentle man proceeded to address the meeting, to read to it a letter which he hail just received from Sir E. Hervey, one of the representatives of the county. (Ilear, hear.) The hon. aentlennaii then read the leiter in question. which stated, 11131 though the writer was prevented from attending the meeting by the recent death of his son, he was ready to give every practical assistance in his power. both in Parliament awl out of Parliament, to restore the landed ittb:rest to its proper state and influence in the community, Mr.HINTON said, lie was glad that the present meet ing had originated with the yeontanty of the county—to him it was a most gratifying sight to behold the farmers joinita.; with the lain'ed aristocracy in taking measures to avert the ruin which was impending oi.r both.— 'They hail been told in print, that the landlord ought to reduce his rent. He allowed that he ought, and he had great pleasure in stating that most of the landlords in Essex had already done so. It ought, however, to go forth to the world, that if land Was farmed ler the present circumstances, and no rent were paid to the landlord,' it would be impossitile for the farmer to make any profit. (Cheers.) The hon. gent. proceeded to de scribe the petition Widen he intended to propose for their acceptance. One part of its prayer was the repeal of the duty on barley—every bony must reprobate the immense tax winch was now 'cited upon it; one of the most important productions of the earth. Five quarters of liatley were generally giown per acre. That quantity made into malt paid SI. duty; so that the malt duty, independent of the beer tax, Matted a land tax of Sl. per acre on all the growers of barley. (Cheers ) As lie thought no Wan could doubt of the osooriety of getting rich of such a grievance, he was certain that all present would join in this part of the prayer of the petition. — The hon gem. after some further remarks, moved the petition. Ali . . DISNEY stated, that though he was himself a landlord, lie had greet satisfaction tut acceding no the with of the yeomanry, in coming forward to second their petition. Mr. D. W. Illagvav propmerl another petition a. an amendment, bet subserviently withdrew it. The original pe:ition was then put, and carried, with only two dissentient soles. it was then ordered to be Lresented to the Commons by Mr. Western, amid to the oots by Lord Braybrooke, the Lord Lieuteuant of the county. Thanks were voted to the High Sheriff, who, after shortly expressing his gratitude, dissolved the wetting at lialf•past file o'clock. BANK OF' ENGLANDw On Thursday s Quarterly General Coma of Proprietors of Bank Stock was held, pursuant to public notice, which was numerously attended. The Chairman, in ',myosin; a half-yearly dividend of 3 per cent. accouuted fur the reduction of one per cent. by slating that there had been a diminution of the usual profits of the Company. Mr. Goundry, in opposing the reduetion, observed, that the general body of Proprietors could not hat greatly, and with reason, he dissatisfied with the sweeping statement given by the Chairman. Ile, for one, was dissatisfied with the uncandid conduct of tbr Directors, and should therefore propose, as an amendment, " That there be paid to the Proprietors the naval half yearly dividend of 5 per cent. on the 5111 April next." \I r. Ne^bitt shortly so unded the amendment. The Court ultimately divi 'ml upon the amendment, when there were—For the Amendment 4:l—Against it 62-31itjurity 19. . _ _ The original question was then put sad carried in the affirm ative. A ballot was subsequently demanded, and appointed fur Wednesday next, The Court then proceeded to the consideration of a lean of ten weiiliows isr.mosed by the Directors to be advanced by the Bank to Government—to he paid in annual instalments of two minim's, and for which the Dank is to receive an annuity amounting in the five years to 400,0001. It was final') resolved to confirm the loam lly thie operation, the seta of Iwo millions will be annually thrown upon the moue) market. The Dank of England, by their Charter, are restrained front entering into an engagement of this nature fur a longer period than live years. Calcutta papers have come to hand to the begin ning of Novcanner. By these we learn, that Pirthu Paul Singh, the refractory chieftain in Chide, who for so long a period had kept that province in a state distraction and disorder, but who was supposed to have fled, had apin appeared in that tcrritory, with a considerable number of followers ; and in consequence, the major-general commanding the Benares division of the army had detached troops of cavalry from Sultanpore, and companies of infantry front Pertaltjush, Benares.Juunpoor, and Allahabad, to pursue and apprehend him. 9 3 SEIZURE OF TWO ILLICIT STILLS, AND EXTRAORDINARY PI/RsCIT OF TDB aIIUGGLER. About twelve o'clock on Saturday morning, two of the principal officers of the Excise, reichtw, see. and Dr uelt;. repaired to No. 5, Sneed:and-court, Bitiltimsgate-street, near Widegate-alley, where an extensive private still hat been fur some time in work. Fttchew first entered, and was followed by Wert,. All was now in the greatest confusion. The officers ran tip mails, and Sound the ggler, whose name is Thos. Jackson, escaping through the trap-door by means of a slope ladder. Fitchew was quick at his heels, and chased I • over the took of seer. ral houses; unfortunately Jackson evaded the officer. Driaett searched the premises tor the object of their visit, awl found a large cellar, fitted up in the must convenient manner, for the purpose of distillation. '1 lie still was then at work, running twang spirits from low wines— there sins also a number of wash backs, containing seve ral limmied gallons of molasses ill fermentation, a quantity of spirits full proof, low w inns, Sic. Leaving an officer in custody of the illicit appal atus die still, erc. they repaired to an uninhabited house in Devonshire -court, Hounds ditch, a • 'tar errand. The °Meets tumble to gain admit timer by kAocking, procured a larller, and enteriug at the window, found two or Once men and women smoking and drinking t they then proceeded to seat ch, and, on going down statis t found that the bark of the adjoining house (untenanted ) communicated with the yard of the one they first entered, and on geeing out at the back kitchen window of the one, and in at that of the other, they round a well fitted tip distillery. The still wits at work, and contained about eighty gallons of low' winftl, &C. &c. all of which they seised. It is beyond a doubt that the persons w Ito were seen drinking by the • officers were the prloprirlors of the stilk tint at they were nut actually out the premises where it was found the offiesqs would not have been authorised • in taking them into custody.—Thera active officers have seised, wittau • a abort space of time, about 40 private stills. The late insurgents in Spain begin to repent, in various distriets--tbey arc giving their arms and accoutrements to the Constitutionalists, and have offered to join in repelling the foreign enemy. The fortifications of Lerida are preparing, and are re ceiving paviiions ibr a year. Preparations for de fence are incessantly carrying on at Carthagena, Saragossa, Seville, 13...2aj0z, Valladolid, Malaga, Corunna, Cadiz, Valencia, and in short ut every point that is capable of resistance to the invaders.— New corps of armed men are every where organi sing thmelselves. The Political Chief of Gerona alleges that the army now consists cf• 120,000 men —that there are besides 97,000 active militia—and 200,000 volunteers, all armed an well equipped, and ready to spill their blued in defence of their country. NVith this force, and the support of Por tugal in their rear, it is calculated that Spain has nothing to dread from the French army, though it should amount to double the number which is an nounced for the invasion By a person who left l':;adrid. on the Qd instant, we learn that 100,000 French troops are in barracks on one 'side of the iiitlessoa, and the Spanish army • on the other: The roads in France, leading to the frontiera, ure covered with troops ter upwards of SOD miles, and carriages, with flat-bottomed boats, pontoons, cannon, and ammunition of all descrip tions. He was robbed on the 7th instant by the troops of the Army of the Faith, as was every other person travelling the road the same day. He met 12 carrion es and 24 saddle horses with she baggage of the Due d'Angouleme. He left Madrid on the 2d ;. the King was then preparing fur his departure. It is the opinion that the Spaniards will not give battle, but endeavour to cut eff the French army, when they have entered the country, by a sort. of guerilla warfare, &c. The Portuguese are advanc ing to join the Spaniards. All the military have marched from Calais towards the frontiers of Spain. DREADIUL Ft KE.-011 Sa'Alf lay 1110111111 g 11110Ui s:%rui o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out its a carp titer's situp iu Wit tstone Park, which communicating with the houses tit Gatcstreet, Lincoln's lint fields, threatened to °pelt a communication from Holborn to that fine square The flames first commtneicated to the 'loose No. 2. (;oe-street, the town residence of J. Massey,E,q. the chief clerk to the Court fur Belief of Insolvent f)ebt. ors, who, hating occasion to rise early On professional business, was ,he first to Fire the alarm. So violent, however, were the flames, that it was with the greatest difficulty Mrs. Massey, (who is in a very advanced state • of pregoancy), together with her three daughters, could be extricated Iroise their perilous situation, which, how. ever, was effected by I pt exertion, and they were conveyed; almost ill a Slate 0( . 11111111y to Mr Southgate's, au emitieut builder, who lives opposite, where every at. tetanus was paid to the unfortunate s.sfferers. Several houses, with their contents, have beets entirely con s 1111 l cd ; and at nine o'clock the fie rues contmonicated with the rem of the livery-►tablesol that ancient inn the Bull 31111 Gate, llolhorn, which, it was feared, would he involved in the coon:me:Mon, Lot a projecting wall from the chapel of Mr. Walliants, so greatly arrested the progress of the flames, dist at II o'clock all appretsen ston ceased ot for.itcr devastation. It was reported that 1111 C 1111 l ents of 311 itisporant nature hail been destroyed, and particularly Parliamentary papers cc 1111 l ected with the insolvent Court; but ve can slate from unquestion able authority that such is not the fact. The tionute books and mod at papers, tt Isich were brought from the Court at %Vestal:Aster sm•Friday, weir, however, de stroyed, with every article of Mrisittire, plate, &c. &c. excepting a few or trifling valtes. A crowd of thilives were on the alert ; lost too vouch praise cannot. be Lesiowed on the police for their activity to peotect pro., verty, and on the exertions of the firemen to arrest• 'ingress of the conflagration. I - ... 11111 mIIIII