Star. — London, England, 1817-06-07 00:00:00

P4.RLUMENIARr PRUC-S'EDINGS. HOME OF I.OP.Dg. RUNE 6. 'NI& nee was heard in Miller's Divorce MM.-Further tonal lifer atiOn 011 . 1 . 11Ursdn. In the !riot cause or lord Vhcount Gert v. the Attorney Ge neral of frelaiii, their Lordships' judgment went to affirm that of the Court below. •I'he Cl%grow (s rich! Dill was read a third time, and passed. The (Ore.' Contititiatice, the Savint Banks, the Rorie:4l4 the Copper Tiskents, and a few Private Bills, were brought up from the Commons by Mr. PON SONkilf. Mr. Rost, Sir J. GILAMANI, and others. ard read the first time. Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition from an individual, ranted "1h John W revs, praying for the abrogation of capital mitthlinietilt- lie di i net intend, he said, at this late yet i,' nt else Scri-too, to come forward with any tropmition on she. ,11"j•ct ; but would move that the Petition be 12.1 upon the tat•le. o Noble Lord thll presented a Petition from the Lord Aidervren, and Common Council of the Cfry of 1.0n.h.n, ulikially signed by Mr. Woodthorpe. It was against a measure hich there was, be thought, hut too much reason to apprehend wotJd result fr•.m the appol•ttmeot of a secret Committee to in e intfieettein traitorous conihmattons and practices, tamely, a renewal or contirnatice of the Sns:.ension of the Habeas Corpus Act. He would move that the Petitiot: be real. . . Vida accuidinely dune, as.d the document appeared-to be a rnunter-par• of il.at recent'y presented from the Commons, and lo•litta.4l s prnyer for a reduction in the Military E,tabLahmeista, welt as arairist a renewal of the Suspension, &c. Both these Peotions were ordered to be laid upon the table. 'the order fur the &cond reading of the Peor's Employment iseng moved— The Earl of LI VI.RPOOI. said, he believed it would be the "-ten convenient course to defer the discussion of the measure to t. r Committee, where its provisions could be regularly coast & red ; a tt r which, if thought necessary, its priueiple may be debated in a subsequent sage. I'he.F.nl of LA U DER DA LE "tem!) , observed, that at far as he tread sr e, the Bill, though ha propositions were avowedly nitant et.tend to ricoduiti, contained au words that could be applied to such an iotent. .1 he Bill watt then read a second time, and committed for Mun.l.ty, to which day their Lord-hips, after forwarding the ronaining B , IIa upon the table. adjourned. HOUbE OF COMMONS. SI veral Inclosure, _Krum], and other Prorate Bills, were for. u.,r,Std thrrl , gh their rewective cages. Mr (.04WON moved, that there be laid before the House an :Kenitra ot the l 4 ums Said into the City Chan* r fur tbe last live years, by persons who have been excused from 'le WV. ing the office ot Shetiff, with the names of the said persons..— . Ordered Mr. JONES moved, that leave of absencnbe granted to Lord KINaINGINN, on the ground of lapin private business. Ihe 111.,tiots was opposed by Mr. Calvi•uoatr, and supported by Mr. s eel% o mai a. It was cariied m the affirnsative. several Members nleained leave ref absgnce on account of the illness ut thcrasselves or famines. Many others obtained leave of absirticv on the grouril or urgent private business. • Sir M. W. RIDLEY obj'-cted to these motions, as calculated to withdraw Members, when important public matters were to be agitated. Mr. PHILLIPS insisted that no pres-ing business .ought to be suffered to inserter. as an excuse for having the House, when a Call of the House was intended. He hoped other per• eons would not be harassed on account of the Call, when so . many had hail leave of absence, without any iffscure reason being asskned. 'I he ( leak of the Peace's Fee Pill was read a second time. • Ihe House went Into a Committee on the Irish Saving Banks Bill, when Anientimentswere agreed re.—Report on Monday. Mr DA VF.NPOR presented a Petition from certain Mann ., factures's, Weavers, and others of Stockport, complaining of their distresses and am iboting them partly to the unlimited exporta tion of distresses, Yarn, and prams that they may be allowed to manufacture their own yarn. Mr. CAWTHORN spoke in favour of an tawdry Into the subject, wirch he considered of the greatest importance.= many of the Mantracturen of Lancashire could now only Gam about fodr shillings a week, who used toren: lass. or 20$. He recom. milder' the referring of the Petition to a Committee ot the whole House. Mr: /MERTON evoke to the It efflatt.—The Petineo was them ordered to lie on the table, and be painted. A Message from tin LOOS annottneed their Assent to the Glasgow Gas Light Act. Accounts relative to the receipts of the Duties applicable to the Orrhans* Fund, were ordered: The Sugar Bounties Bill was read a second time. The Monsieur in &nova Parts Bill, was read a third time, and passed. runuc Hors's. Mr. BENNET rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill for thebetter Regulation of Public-houses.— He did this in conformity rids a Resolution of the Police Committee, of which be had the honour of being Chairman. It was unnecessary for him to de tain the House at any length on this subject, as the Committee had Made a Report to the House on the preyed' state of roblic-houses, in which it was shewn that some legislative 'interference was necessary. He knevi that it had been said, that many of the facts which had been stated to prole the iniquity of the present system were either unfounded or grossly mis rept esented ; howevet, he would undertake to declare that there were at least two hundred disorderly , buses in London, of one description or other, in which the most disgusting scenes of vice and profli. gacy were constantly witnessed. These houses were welt known toe Police r indeed, many of the OLE cers had a fellow-feeling in them ; and the Magis trates were not ignorant ef their existence, and yet no attempt was made to suppress them —(Hear, hear.) W as it not time, then, that tl:e House should inter fere lie lamented to say, that there were some Public houses in which not only men and women assembled for the purpose's of depravity, but infants of from eight to ten years of age also met for similar objezts—(Htar, hear.) 'l'he evil was great and va le. sire : these houses were the receptacles of the Trost abandoned characters, affording them facilities iu their dishonest and abominable practices. He had been informed, that in one of them, a boy, thirteen years of age, had disposel of property to the amount of one hundred pounds in one night—(Hear, hear.) In tact, it appeared that these wretches had formed e•emselves into a community, and instituted some thing like a system of jurisprudence among them selve,, w.Cs a 'Jew at the head of their Court of Jus tice, who determined the quarrels which arose among deem hear,hear.) The Publicans were ' parties to this system, n at least crigniiant of them. I„; • proposed, in the Bill which he ii.tcsided to bring iii, to make it necessary for a Publican to obtain character, not from his immediate ceighbours,as was sofa , the case, but from the wish in Which he last lived, and for this testimony in, his favour to be signed by a greater number of persons titan was now re quired. In the next place, it. was his intention to make the fines heavier fir misconduct; and, upon a third etre*, to forfeit their recognizance:, and ren der them itkapable of keeping a Public-house again. _Another part of the evil arose from the monopoly of Public-hodlei which the Brewers enjoyed, which lea the Pubficant at their mercy, and consequently they were obliged* , offer their customers any trash which their landidlis sea them. The consequence was, that the Pioblie in many 'instances used table-beer in stead ut putter, by which the Revenue suffered. H, pr4potiera clause 'which would hate al( effect of throwing the Trade much more open. The Com mitre had also suggested the propriety of taking away the power of licensing from Magistrates who' happened to be Brewers. and to leave the question of . forfeited recognizances to be determined in all cases by a Jury, instead of leaving the power in the Lands of the Magistrates. He had no intention of impugn. ing the character of the Magistrates generally. No man respected them as a body more than I.e did ; but it was a tact that the business of licensing was generally confided to two or three in a district, and they frequently happened to be persons interested in such questions, as Brewers, or in some other way.— He was thoroughly convinced that the best security for the orderly management of Public-houses woulJ be, to leave the holders of them independent and free from every kind of influence. They would then rest 'heir hopes of 'success in business upon their good characters mad strict propriety of conduct. Alter a few more observations, the Hon. Member concluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the system of licensing Public-houses in England. Mr. S. WORTLEY expressed his surprise at the proceeding of the Honourable Member. That House appointed a Committee to inquire into the Police of the Metropolis, who made * Report upon a particular subject connected with the inquiry, and then wished to bring in a Bill affecting the Police of the whole country, instead of the Metropolis only. With respect to the proposed enactments, he objected to many of them, and to none more than those which went to take away the present power belooging to Magistrates. Until it was proved that that postotr was generally abused, it would be too much to legislate against the whole kingdom, because a few instances of abuse existed in the capital. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW said, that having, early in ,the Session, presented a Petition from 2000 Li censed Victuallers, complaining of the law as it now stood, he felt himself called upon to support the mo tion of the Honourable Member. He.coold not say that he approved of all the proposed clauses, but many of them were wholly unobjectionable. Perhaps it would be possible to adopt some modifications of the Bill, which would adequately meet the inconve nience of vesting an absolute and unconditional power in Magistrates. With respect to the alleged irregu larity of the Committee entering upon such an in quiry, he wished to state, that the Petition from the Licensed Victuallers was specially referred to that Committee; and therefore they did nut exceed their powers in reporting upon the subject. Mr. H. SUMNER said it would have been com petent to the Honourable Member, Mr. Bennett, to have made such a motion, without any reference to the proceedings of the Committee. Convinced that the bill would be a public advantage rather than otherwise, he should give his support to the motion. Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE observed, that if the Hon. Member wh'o objected to the motion had seen the evidence which was laid before the Committee, he would have found that it related not merely to the county of Middlesex, but to various other parts of the country, Beikshtre, Surrey, Ste. He thought there were great evils in the present system, and therefore he should support a proposition which tended to re move those evils. Mr. BENNETT said, one of his views in propo sing the Measure was to sate publicans from those petty tyranti whO might wish to keep a power over them with a view to 400sioss p orpotes. H. meant to provide for the good behaviour of the publican, by making it necessary fur him to procure a character from sia respectable inhabitants, together with the Churchwardens of the Parish in which he resided ; or from twelve inhabitants in case the Churchwardens refused to sign. Mr. BENNETT then brought in the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. LORD COLCIIIISTIR'S Linn. The SPEAKER said I have to acquaint the House, that I have this day received a letter from Lord Colchester, in acknowledgement of the Resolu tion agreed to yesteiday. whi ch , with the pleasure of the House, I will read."—He then read as follows: TO TEM RION . ? MON. 1117 SPIAZSR Of Tilt 100111 Of COMMONS, Sc. au. &c. " Sia•--I have the honest to ackneerledp your letter of this date, corninunleatieg to ma a liasoladoa of the House of Com mons, by *bleb tie Haase Is pleased to express its Thanks to me for my services is their Speaker, luring the period which I have been called upon to 11l that high (Ake; and having devoted the best years of my health and strength to the service of the House of Commons, with the consciousness that during that tong period I have sewer ceased to exert my utmost endeavours to execute the rations duties of the station which I held by their. favour, however Inadequately those duties may have been per formed, I beg you will assure the House of the deep and lasting gratitude with which I now receive this distinguished testimony of its approbation. I request also that you, Sir, will be pleased to accept my best thanks fur the expressions of kindness with which you bays conveyed to me this communication. " I have the honour to be, kg. (Signed) " London,Altls June, 1117. ‘ 4 COLCH IST lA." Lnrd CASTLEREAGH said, he had it in com mand from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to acknowledge the receipt of the Address of the House on the subject of a remuneration to their late Speaker; but as such an object could not be seemed without the concurrence cf the House, his Royal Highness rect mmended to the House to take such measures as would eoablt him to confer upon hiss this mark of his approbation and favour. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, then moved that his Royal Highness's most gracious Answer to the Addreu be reletred to a Commit ee of the whule House on Monday.—Agreed to. STATE OP IRELAND. Mr. FITZGERALI) moved. that the SPEAKER should issue warrant for the election of a Ihrgess to serve in Parliament for Chippenhani, in the room of the Right Hon. R. Peel, *no since his election has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. PONSONISY said, Irani the motion just put from the Chair, he perceived it was not . likely the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel) would be in the House foe some days. He Termed it, as be had a most important question to put on the state of Leland, which imperious circumstances would no longer allow him to retrain from alluding tot he meant the.present distressed state of that country . . in consequence of a scarcity of food. No person who had not witnessed it, could conceive Ivw great the distress at present existing in consequence of the scar city in that safortunate country, was. He untested the attention of Government to the subject. He kne w not how far relief could be extended to Ireland ; bet he considered, that by encouraging the importation of rice, the Government would, as effectually as pos sible, alleviate the evil. Lord CASTLEREAGH assured the Right Ho. nourable Gentleman, that the attention of his Right Honourable Friend had already been given to this subject; that encouragement bad been given to the importation of rice into Ireland, and every other pos sible step had been taken to lighten, as far as pos sible, the difficulties under avhich Ireland at present labaured.—The new writ was then ordered. locTaNrs IN AID. Mr. W. SMITH stated, that he had a Petition to present from a person named Evelyn, a farmer and cattle-dealer, at Waltham, complaining of the hard ships and injustice which he had experienced, in con sequence of an Extent in Aid having been obtained against him, at the suit of Messrs. Bignolds, bank.•rs, at Norwich. In consequence of the authority which Messrs Bignolds had obtained by this Writ of Extent, they had seised all the Petitioner's property, and he had himself been confined a prisoner, for upwards of a year, in Chelmsford gaol. The pica upon which Messrs. Bignolds had obtained this Extent in Aid was, that they were Secretaries to a Society called the Norwich Union Assurance, and, in that charac ter, were liable to the Crown for certain duties ; and of this circumstance blesses. Bignold had taken ad-' vantage to obtain an Extent in Aid, and utterly ruin the unfortunate Petitioner, a man upwards of GO years of age. After urging the hardship of the Petitioner's case, the Honourable Member concluded by moving that the Petition be read, which was read accordingly. Mr. PROTHEROE expressed his hopes, that the consideration of the question of Extents in Aid, would not be delayed longer than was absolutely necessary. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought it was impossible to devise a system more pregnant with fraud than that of Extents in Aid, as now exercised. It was desirable that the revenue of the Crown should be se cured, but it ought not to be secured by a system pregnant with ruin and oppression to the subject. The system was spreading. Previous to last year the 'power of Extent in Aid had never been exercised in Ireland, but last year it was introduced. He was sorry to see that the abuse of this power by indivi duals did not make that impression on the servants of the Crown which it ought to do. ' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER considered it highly desirable that this subject should be investigated. He was as anxious as any man could be to preserve the just rights of the Crown, and at the same time to protect the property of the subject. Mr. W. SMITH moved that the Petition should be printed, which was ordered. Mr. WARRE then moved for an account of the number of persons employed in the offices of Auditor and Tell -r of the Exchequer, Clerk of the Pelts, Warden of the Cinque Ports, and various other offices, on the sth of January, 1817, and the amount of their salaries and emoluments at that period. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHiQUER. Mr. HUMISSON, Lord CASTLRREACM, and Sir J. NEWPORT, the motion was agreed to. COLONIAL ACTS. Mr. GOULBURN brought up certain Colonial Acts by order-of the House.—The Honourable Gen tleman said, it would be his duty to move, at some period previous to the conclusion of the present Ses sion', that these books be returned to the place where they had,, up to this time, been deposited. In that place they formed a book of reference at all times most useful and important to the Public. He had to apologise," that these books had not been placed before the House at an earlier period ; but he could not sooner get them collected. Mr. W. SMITH' did not intend to oppose the return of these books to the Colonial Office at the end of the Session; though he thought the proposi tion of the Honourable Gentleman would have come with a better grace if he had laid them before the House at an earlier period of the Session. aGAVitit. Mr. GOULBURN brought up Papers relating to the Registry of Slaves. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY complained that there was not a complete copy of an colonial laws relating to the government and punishment of slaves. Alter some further observations, the Papers were ordered to be laid on the table, and to be printed. CON PKti SATION RI I. L. On the motion fur going into a Committee on the Civil Services Compensation Bill, Mr. CALCRAFF said; her did not approve of this measure, but he was of opinion that they must make this sacrifice in order to get rid of these sinecures, which had become so odious in the country. Mr. BOSW ELL opposed the Bill, as he considered sinecure offices to give the Crown less influence over the holders of them, than my other rewards that could be bestowed on those who had served the pub. lie. He could not admit, because there had been a misapplication of them, in some instances, that the offices in question ought to be totally abolished. He would rather that the Civil List should be reduced, or that the emoluments of these offices should be di minished, than that they should be done away quite. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, it would be quite enough to say that sinecure places having become so odious in the country, that, they must cease to be considered as honourable rewards for public services. . The House then went into' a Committee oft the Bill, in which several verbal amendments were moved by Mr. CALCRAFT. Mr. LAW, and Mr. GORDON, all of which were negatived without division.—The Bill was then ordered to be reported on Tuesday neat. 'II' T HES The Tythes Leasing Bill was re-committed. Mr. W. COURTENAY moved a cruse that all persons holding tythe farms should be allowed to grant leases of them. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY approved of the amendment. There was one great evil attending tythes, which was, that there is no limitation to the Suing of tythes since the reign of Richavd I. That was a most unfortunate thing for Clergymen them selves, as it involved many of them in ruin by 'trying to establish aright of tythe &rim time immemorial. The amendment was negatived without a division. Colonel W 001) moved that the term tythe leasing should be 14 years insteactot 10 years, as pic)- . poted.by the Bill. Sir J. NEWPORT thought this particularly ne cessity in Ikelansi, to prevent any bet v.ec 12 the. Clergy of the nt:thlished Church, and a peatanvy of a different religion. For which purpose, he mnvoj the term of tythe leases in Ireland should be matt:. one years._____ Sir W. SCOTT said, the subject had been can. vaned on . both sides with respect to this country ; the result was, that 10 years was the time fixed on. Sir J. NEWPORT was quite convinced that want a,f the fixed rate occasioned great c.A.%. , ,i 1 among all parties, and was the cause of grea: evil i-, Ireland. The original clause, for ten years, was then aen-et , t., ; the auggeltaint of Mr. hp:sonny, the Fttitlit 11..0.r e; • dr,r, hts propofiltion i arid the term of folo;teo: With agreed to. lleorher einem were then gore 'hi-rough, the House ten med, and the Report Val ordered to be rccrn•cd.—Adjaufoiel!, THE EVENING START LONDON. if? The Oiserver of TO 41InfrOVI will pu! , ;!ob, in cor. from last Suoday% Mersey., the Minutes of Eriftr.ct t. : before the Polite Committee of the Iluuse of SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1817. PRICE OF STOCK 4 THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK s Reduced 72;—Consols shut—Consols for ()pg. 'lli 4 per Cent. 90 3 3—Navy, shut—Bank Long Ann‘ 18 9.1 C India Bonds 82 83 pre.—Esch. Bulls 34.195. pr. The case of WOOLIeIt tacites unusual interest rft only with the public generally, but vAth tti• Gen,le. men of the Rai. ' The following is a copy of the statement wikt i three of the Jurors desired to annex to their •erdi:t, in consequence of the answer to a question p . .:t to t!.e Learned Judge: " As truth k declared by the law of the land to be a ;:b, 1, we three ate compelled to Gud the Defendant Guilty. " JOHN TA rHAM. " JOHN WARD. " J. ADDENLI.I."." These Gentlemen declare, that before they left the Jury-room, it was agreed between them and the Fore. man, with their brother Jurors. that in c se the above statement should not be received and record :d Ly the Judge, the Jury should return to the Jury.room to reconsider their verdict. To this fact these Gentle men have, we understand, made affidavit, upon which affidavit, with the other circumstances connected with this extraordinary case, Mr. CHITTY'S motion wilt, it is said, be founded. The Foreman, by some circumstance or other, was prevented from delivering the special verdict agreed 67 Ly his brothers, and the coestion therefore is, whether , as the Jury did nit find the delenciotat :gay, he does not stand actually acquitted ? The Learned Jodr:c might, as Lord KENYON di.! in t!lts case of ing Chronicle, in 1793, have sent the Jury back t• , c. consider their verdict ; but this was n , tt core. Tk: whole sentence was not pronounced. The whole Jury wa not present to hear What passed between the Jud;y: and their Foreman—and they have made an afilda;.: that they diseent from the record. FRENCH PAPERS. The Paris Papers of Wednesday last arrived this morning. The scarcity of provisions has given rise to very serious disorders at Sens, Nugent, and in different communes of the department of the Seine and NiArne. The public functionaries have, however, suttee:kJ ie repressing them. and in this they are said to have derived much assistance from the support at the officers on half-pay, who every where rallied around them.—The Juurnals sr: very particular in nn:icir.7, that amid all these outrages, there was nothing of a ratios,: nature in the cries of the people—nothiry We suppose of Emperors or violets—that i was a revolt in deed not of sentiment. The fact may be sr.—ba it is a fact, which will not be !! , e more readily Le. lieved, that its stands in need of so fnrmal an afr:- rnation. The KING of Wurrnmenna, offended at d•'! delay of the Assembly of Lis States, in decennia;:lr; lon the plan of Constitution submitted t.) them, c Wed, en the `24th ultinus, the Committee of the St'ates 3e fore him, and intimated to them, that unless the A , - senaLly came to some de finitiva r,:soltition within t.l..;ht days, he would,. for the pre-ent, withdraw the pro. ject of a Constitution enthely, and recur to tlte system of regal atdiorlty. The country, antl Germany," 1w stated, 1.4 Inv - • their eyes fired ):;...1 us ; I make this kit attempt to come to an amt.:p -i went with you, and to establish a Constitution whit'a will ensure the pt ()writ yof my people. wind,' i: still fail, I will await the homr whit the firm cw• viction of having fulfilled my tiny; :tad I pledge 'my royal word tha will mak- me waver the principles which I have announced." II )tr tray strange, that the s )Ie occasion of difference lactwev• a Sovere:git and It:): people, s!: ,, uld be the ,efasal of the latter to concur in au univert•al aid equal system of representation ! The Duchess of Ottf.r.aNs was, on the 3d instant, delivered of a Princess. Funds, June f, G 6 f. 80 c. Yesterday the Prince ESTIRHAZY, the Austr;2 l Ambassador ; PliDee CANTELCICALA, the Siet;4ll Minister ; and the Duke De CIIATN ES had audiences of the PRINCE RecEnr, at Carlton House. Cache:Pr did nct give the tiile of Viscount tO the faintly of LUCAS ( as erroneously stated in the Pape) , but to THOMAS Lord FANCY, who in 161 ;ii was dio created Earl Riv Ens, with limitation to Tii,ovf Viscount SAVAGE, his son. w. both tides c extinct on the death of the last Earl lityLit., in 171" b• The election of a Representative in ealliament for the University of Oxford, will take place on Tend "'next, aCten in the Con‘cicati!-41 f., G