The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

• St tupgrtat 3.3arliefintnt. HOUSE OF LORI/S. MONDAY, MARCH 24. The royal assent was given by amitniseion at eleven o'clock this day to the two Mutiny Hills, the Irish Arms MI, and seve ral private bills. The Commiesioncos were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury,. and Lord Melville. STATE or THE NAve.—Earl I)ARNLEY adverted to observations which he made in the last session of parliament, on the subject of ece•ton.y and re tenctiment in the naval depart ment. The noble earl was not deshoue of anticipating the dis cuosiona which must arise on the subject, but lie could not avoid observing, that, if the ne g ociations xt Velutta, on the part of this country. had beep backed by a large naval immanent, the Go. vernnica would not now be placed in the situation of naling Ti, &trance for the preeervation of peace without efeet, fie could not help wishing. untler the eitunnsteacce of the day, to see a propootion made for fitting out a equastron of observation. If peace could be preserved, lie was desirous of preserving it ; but diouhl war take place on the C.mtinent, he thought it would be impossible fur this country to remain neuter. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, there never had been a peace where greeter preparatio n s were made to provide a large thee. That object had been accomplished to as great an extent as could be aloud. It had always been found in time of war, that seamen Nought front the mercluinte' service into the King'e omelet were more efficient than men kept in King's ships to do nothing. He had only to add, that the navy was its a proper state, whether there was a probability of war or not. NATIoNAL ItEoUCTION BILL.—The Earl of LI VER I'ool, inured the thief reallitie, of the National Debt Reduction Bill. The Me.quts of LANSI)OWNE, in the wish to record his own opini 111 l respecting -tide measure, moved an amendment. His object was to slow that the suiplus of income applied to the national debt was not 5,000,0001., but 3,000,0001. Lord DARNLEY vueported the umentiment. l'he Earl iif LIV Etit'OOL contended that there wits a clear surplus of 3,0tw001., if the noble marquis gave credit fur the arrangement made with the Hank on acoiunt of peneione. The amendment wits negutived without a division. The bill was read the third time and peseed. 'l'stE KING'S Pito rE ter v ea.—Lord E LAX N BOROUG I I rose on the ostler of the day for the thinl reading of this bill, and • asked the noble and learned lord on the woolteek, whether in ;mime(' law his .Ilajeety had the lower of deposing of property which he tioalesseil sty jar oiruice 1 The 1.0itl) C lIANCEI.I.OH, looking to that question, lied to consider, first, the capacity of the Crow' to give, and ecunidly, the cepecity of thee dance to take. The pnearty was to be eiven to the nation, and lie had only to look .a tie power of the Wawa to take. \Vitt' respect to personal enamels of the King, his Majesty might dispose of the same, if the party was capable of taking at, and no difficulty arose upon that question; but when the question applied to the means by which the House of Com mon., could give it to the nation, the aelle and learned lord eonsidcreil it but decent and ieepectful to the house to take dme to give his opinion. With respect to the question put by the noble lord that day. his decided opinion WAN that his Majesty had the power of giving his 'alumni chattels away. The King was enudal to tits sip under the 4Oth and Seth of his late Ma jesty. Lord EI.I..ENBOILOUG II could not consider the statement of the roble and learned lipid satisfactory. He did not quarrel with the principle upon which his Majesty gave to the country the royal library, but he considered it x preeMent dangerous to the Constitution. Lord LIVERPOOL considered the attempt on the part of the noble lord to impute a trick, as it were, to the King, who had generously given his library to the public, most extraordinary ....duct. Atter some further observations from Lord REDESD•LI and other Lords, the bill was read the third time and pared. Adjourned. TUESDAY. MARCH 25. Mr. Walpole. front the 'laesisury. pr.:wined accounts elating to the coneffilleted fund and unfunded debt, up to Junuary, Laid on the table. The Duke oh NORTII U /11i EItL A ND presenter] a petition from Newcaetleopon.'fyne, against the In Advent Debtors' Act. Lord KINGSTON moved loran account of the number of convictions which hate taker. place under the Insurrection Act. Ordered. Several other bills on the table were forwarded in the respective stages, and the Dowse adjourned. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. The royal assent was given by coiumiasion to the-National Debt Bill, the Kinx'e en.peity Hill, and the Marriage Act Re peal Bill. The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Montrose, and the Earl of 'elialtaelory. The Earl of I,IVEIMPOOL laid on the table copies of cor leapoodeuee between die Government and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, respecting the state of that country. BANKRUPT LAws.—The LORD CHANCELLOR adverted to the notice he gave on the subject of Bankrupt Laws last sereion of l'arliament, and observed, tat his object was to consolidate all the laws respecting bankrupts in one Act. He had since considered whether it would not be beneficial to bring it ott io the other house; but his intention was to give notice, that soon after the recess some steps would be teken on the euhject. FRANCE ANN t , PAt N.—The Earl of LIVERPOOL. paid, lie robe to give notice, that in case circumstances did not interfere to prevent hint, it was his intention ua Monday, the 14th of April, to lay before the louse copies of the negocietions whin had been go ng on between this country and foreign 'emery, on the subject of war between France and Spain. After he should have placed the papers on the table, a statement a ould be made of the policy pursued by his Majesty . .. Government in the course of the said negoe.atiOns. Earl GItEA said, if he understood the meaning of the noble earl's nouce, all hope of p tserving the relations Or peace bee tween France and Spain had vanished. lle felt some ObjeCliali to the proposal of the noble earl, who had stated his intention to bring toe ncgnCiatiand beGwc the house, and to (Maltese the views of Government, but without any intention to recommend a parlionentary mewling thereon. lie expressed regret that the worm:anon of the negoeietioix was so unsatisfaetury. lie thought, at the Dune time, if pryer lunguage and a resolute tone Dail been ustel. England mu an Europe would not have been in the melancholy antation they now occupied. Looking to what might be the statement Of the noble earl, lie found the house w this dilemma. limier the cense of proceeding pro- posed, they must taller the noble earl's statement to gip f ado uncOntradicit.ll, although tecy IM A M disapprove of it, or else enter into premature dieetiesion without examination of the 'opera. Toe noble earl really thought the noble lord ought to lay the papers before the house, and adjourn his statement until persons who were m IN16•111.58011 of the papers were qualified to "lake such remarks as might be necessary. There was another, sot a most important Fitt of the epaetiou ' respecting the treaties between thus country are France, which he wished to bring to tto view of the noble earl. lle expressed a hope that there was n • engugetnent with Fi.thCe of which the public was not in pos session. if there were any secret treaties he trusted des country e as not so h fettered, that if the rashness and iniquity of the French Government should excite the people a;;aiii t than, and expose the emote family in e'rance to a new tavolation, this c emery would not be engaged to protect then . It wet the duty of Ministers to declare it they were at all .ettered by engage ments, that existing trestles would not lit conewered by l'Arlia - Int:et ant the country sufficed' autfotity for the royal femily of Frinee to 'tall open Eneeind for snpgiutt. On tlhe last point be ...*hul for the noldc earl's ansWeL. • . • THE NATIONAL REGIS' HOUSE OF COMMONS. MOADAY, MACOI The Earl of LIVERPOOL, in reply, said, until these papers were produced, his hope would be, that the noble earl end the country mi4itt not prejudsc hts -Majesty's Government, but give them credit for proper conduct. OA the negociations of Verona, Parr,. and Madrid, which would he laid betbre the house, it was impossible to tiirm a correct opinion without w previous state ment. If the papers were ►ot satisfactory. it would be open for any noble lord to make a motion on the subject. The course he meant to pursue could not be inconvenient in cue of any hostile motion. The noble earl in the latter part of hie ohret rations had made inquiry repcctin tree ties. lle should not go into parti— ; but with regard to treaties between tine country and Frame. lie could say there were no secret engagements which contravened those public engagements which had received the sanction of Parliament. The engagement with the government of France wan of a negative nature. It was confined to keeping the Boon:parte family front the government of France. Nothing had bcen entered into on the part of this country except this con tract of a negative character. Tile noble earl then moved, that the hou :e do adjourn to the loth of April. l'ue NAY V.—The Earl of DAtINLVX, before the house adjouined, asked to know Itorn a noble viscount (if thine was no objection to make the statement) what *as the atuoutsted . KLIMA which comaittued the augmentation of the navy, and the manner iu which tile hicreased force hat; been used. Lord ucount MELVILI.E said, the noble earl might have seen, by the vote.* on the table, that the ttu4tuentation last year was 4,000 seamen, ar.d this yen' . 5,009. Whit regard to the dis position of that force, the guardshipa had been well manned, and the liAitt cruisers for the protection of trade fitted out. The house then adjourned to Thursday, the LOLL of April. AV half past ten o'doelt the S 1 ll.or appeared at the table of the House. Soon Lafierwmos mUr. Qoarine, the Yeoman CsMr of the slack Roth, AU iiiiii coned the House to attend in the House of Peers, to beds abe Royal „Assent given to sundry bills.—(See Lords.) The SPEAKER then adjourned the House till half•paat three. He (ben resuumot his seat at that hour, Jailer *bid' mousy partite bills were pre►ented amid read a Mat time, it lieiog the lent day for the hest resoling of private bills. Sir J. 110t.f..1.18Y brought in a hill for the better recovery of small debit at %Volverhamidurt.-14, ad a first time. Tin• Paisley Glli Light Dill wan brought ill and read a Gist time. This Chester Gas Light Dill was brought in and read a first time, as was the Belfast Las Light Hill. A petition was presented from Mu owners and occupiers of land at Strallimoi e, complaining of sgricultnrii4 distress. - The Woolwich Gas Light bill wus 'nought up slid read a first lima. Sir T. LETIIIIIIIDGE Ray- notice that on Thursday, May 1, he Nhould solott:t rariuusieouliawnsunthesubjectur agri cultural thatiesa. Co it Po t: AL I'll na M utrs.—Mr. G. DEN ETT, in present ing a petition from Richard Carlile, now confined in Dorchester jail, agsimit respond punishment, gave notice, that he should, after the holidays, aulienit a resolution far the total erbolilioti of corporal punishment. Mr. Carhle rept eseuted iu Ms petition. the gamins el the hub, and the cries of the victims who were exposed to such punishment, ineteased. the,paius ot such ha- Seeetx.—The report of the committee of supply waa pre sented, containiog lie estimatea of the army extraordivaries. amounting to 6000.004.11. Mr. IIUME complained or the expellee K the colonial agents. Fur the•Cupe of Guou hope agent there was a charge of 6001.; and I.llllllllf chlrges for the agents of other colonies were made. De saaiotninett that those ailments ought to be paid by the colonies theinaelvcs. As to the charge of 1,00,11, In Sir A. Dope, us governor of Edinburgh meal°, allowance for coals, (*miles, 8.. e. it was too much. The oriAitial motion was for 620,0001. ; the ainemlnactit was for 615,1001. Alr. %Vit./10T defended the colonial appoiutments anent,. —De declared that it was pli)sically impossible for those con nected will, his (Sir W.'s di:paria:el, to perform any of the defica cf the agents. Mr. GREEN EY should vote for the amendment, heemose out of the four colonial agents, three of them were of Pashanient. Mr. kluskissini, Mr.:'. Cagnetta . % and Mr. S. Bathurst. lie maintained that they were new places, and that they came within the ineauin4 ot the act of Anne. Sir J. I GRIM said,rn usitson with his votes to reduce the Lot& of the Adiniral.y, he shouid summit the amendment. Air. lIUSKISSON defended the mode tiller) mg such colts • wadi agent. as were appointed, where there were nut colonial Mist:111111k M. Aittr wine remarks from Mr. A igram, &c. the gallery was clamed fur a dirision.—A, es 43—Nues I . 4l—Maltnily aping it 31. The other resolutions were then read, and agreed tn. lsrLitmLuiAri Hu ry un ILA:R.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH MIL ER prtsetikil lie report of the committee of Friday but,. on the Beer Duties' Acts, %tibial' report contained the resolutions for en inlet-m(111mo duty on beer. Ile moved, that the resolutions ut the committee be agreed to by the House ; end leave given to bring in a bill accordingly. Ms. 11. SUMN ER said. that lie thought the ploposed duty would have an injurious rlfeet on the bade, and that it might certainly lead to !rases on the revenue ; and he wished to know what itreurity there would be splint a vablicaa having a house next to his own, and there sell this beer. 'flit. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the pioposed bill would contain certain cl to protect the public from the consequences to be apprehended from such proceedings, and also to guard the revenue. Mr. Ald. WOOD could not but express his opinion, that the country would be served, the agriculturist* would he served, and the poor and labouring classes would be rea ly and greatly benelitted if the Ministers would Into oil the duty on malt altogether. By such measure there would he tin int- mediate demand for and consumption of oue-rourtb more barley. But such equitable relief i% as not to be all'orded. The unequal tax, though modified, was to be continued; a tax of web unequal op. ration, that the pout were compelled by it, to pay 5,000,0001. more than the rid,. Air. RENEE ~.as deeldrdly of opinion that a would be notch better for all parties to ',move the duly altogether.—lie wished the poor and Illumines; classes In have beer at once goad cml cheap ; and such nJ.a n tage Ise thought was only to be obtained by taking utf the dusty, lie thought the plan was very injudicious, and calculated to open the door to many fratk. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER oh.erved, that he did toot mean to liely thst the plan might not Lure its faults : but as some relief on the subject was required, particularly in the country, he thought they were boned to give the plan a fair trial. Report agreed to, and hill ordered accordingly. The llouiet went into a cuunnittee on the Merchants' Vessels Apprentice Hill. 41. RICARDO proposed ao avcadmeot to do away the - 1 , _ compalsery clause, on which the committee divided—For the chase BS—for the amendment o—Majority in favoar of the clause TO. The report of the Warehousing Bill wee brought up, As Bill re-committed and some explanatory clauses added. The report was received, and ordered to he read a third • time on the 21st April. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQLER gave notice that lie would on Wednesday move an address to his Majesty for the cart:won of politic monuments to the late Admirals tut. Vincent mid Duncan. . . Mr. WiLLIAMS obtained leave to bring in a bill to regu late the right 01 voting at elections. Mr. MUM'S obtained leave to bring in a bill to increases the power ofmagistraten regarding apprentices.; Col. bAltitY moved for the production of papers connected with the pioseeution of cerloin individuals who were coauwitiod to New Rate in Dohtin, on the charge of atteettptiug to mortise the Lord Lieutenant, et the thentie. Mr. PLUNKETT opposed the motion, and after wine con veramino, was negatited. The other orders 01 the da) were ditpourd of, and the Louse adjoui urd. TUESDAY, MARCH 2S. A versoo from the Audit Office preseuted the Auditors' 112. nun! lICCOUOOI. A peewit from the t ) presented the accounts of e-k,- poits and imports. 'I he Southwark Bridge Bill was read a second time. A new writ was ordered for the stewardship of the elditres Hundieds. Mr. O. SUMNER presented a petition against the South k Dill.—Defersett to the committee on such hill. Cul. WOOD postponed buni toe 23d to the 30th April hiss motion to 4ubmit various 'nisi/140mm on the subject of the law or settivment ; lie made the postponement, ■s the 23d was the day on which the aouiversary of Lis !Majesty'■ birth day was kepi. The annual excise duties ;account■ were presented, and ordered to be printed, as were the aseounts previously presented. A petition was presented from Blackburn against the licens ing ss stein. Ali. Al. GI? AN!' obtained leave to liking in a hill for the bett er mauagement and regulation of the tut ',pike roads in Scot land. W. CRIPPS brought in the hill to increase the powers or 111/14ibillliCS regarding. parish appientiees.—Read a first time, anti ordered to lie read a second lime April 14. A petition was presented lium Lyouington, for the repeat a the coal ditties. CAPE Uncror4.—Mr. 111:ME presented a petition from we mesons iirhaltimnts, &e. of Cape Breton. The Wired bad bee. placed under the governorship of Nova Scotia. The Island bad been ceded to England is 1703, and the commissions afters/lids forwarded were accompanied by secret article* directing the convening of tome:o4lre* tlnnl amongat the free holders, &c. St. John's, Nova Scotia, act Cape Breton were mulct- the same governorship ;--mint Nota Svoria and St. Jolts's. had had assembiies accordioaly, hat are re6ul lions for taxes, de. of those !viand, were not to lie cs.frnded to Cape Ilretert. —lt was to he iegolated according to the enactment* of Great Britnin. In this way maker.. Continued till when Go vernor Kemp issued a proclamation re-annexing Cape Breton. to Nova Scotia. W. the inhabitants complained was a viola thin of the settlement of 1763. The ministers might as well have anrieted Dominica to Granada. Lord blanslield had de clered dist titer the King had divested himself by proclamation. or settlement, of the power of a conquered or acquired colony, by giving it a distinct government, the King could not further not, except by the Wei Terence of the Par[lenient. Yet in dile instance the Kit e es had exercised berth audio, ity. The elects of due change, the removal of the rust of got oilmen' had been of seek ruinous consequences that an estate that was before worth 10,01101. was not worth 3,0001.; and if such things were to be approved, then the petitioners prayed that they wislit have remuneraiion for the losses they bad sustained, that they might remove to the (Jutted States, or elsewhere, where there are fixed laws. The population in 1763 was 1000 ; but it was now 20,000. Notailliblaudiung the sacred pledge of his illajesly, fropiently repeated, and under the creukdome of which individuals proceeded to colonize Cape Breton, that place had been made the object of duties imposed by other Powers-24 per Cent. on British goods, consumed "within Cape Breton.—By such pi oceetling the sacred pledge had been. violated. Ile knew not what excuse could be made by the river 1111 l cut at bola, for such conduct ; but he thought he had established a care which we/Tasted the complaints of Cape Brehm They were no hunger a separate and indedependent Government. The plea fur such annexation was economy but the inhabitants said they were prepared to meet the ee primes of a local Government. They prayed that the llomieu knight not authorize any Bill warrentoug the annetion of Cape Breton to Nova Scotia; or that they might have a ems pensudion for losses, sod be allowed to remove to places where Lucre are fixed laws. Petition presented sad read. Mr. WILMOT said . , if the question were of the °onlin. tional importance described, he should desire to decline meet ing it in the presenr inconsenient slope ; but be should wish it to be made the subject of a distinct motion. It, however, was not, be thought, of that importance. This was the first time that any complaint of the annexation had been made ; and if Ilse Governor were any authority, he understood that the ge neral body of the iukabitants were well satisfied with the exieting art ansemente. The petition was signed by 250 per sons, and had been got up by nue iodividual, and was not even prepared in the island ; but an the island there were stated to be .0,000 inhabitants. As to the annexation, he main tained that it was warranted ; anti the annexation was made in the original instance. lie also sole of the advantages that bad resulted from the annexation. lie was prepared to main tain, that according to the bodement of 1763, Cape Breton was not emitted to any separate goverument or assembly ; and 2dly, that the iutualuitnnts were not generally dissatisfied with the existing state of things in Cape Breton. The petition was prepared in Ibis country by one individual. and a local gavel mod, it should be Mr. BERNAL maintained that it was laid down, by the pro. ' emend. Grimed.' now had an assembly. clateation of 17(13, that when Cape Bieion was in a situation In n t e i t . t i tr I make e asz c r d l but it never had so strong a claim to it as Cape Breton. Mr. BRIGIINT also justified this appeal to the British. Parliament • Lord J. RUSSELL asked. as it was important that we ahonld now know our real situation, whether this country was partly to guarantee the Crown of France to the Bourbons ? Mr. CANNING replied, that he could, not inawer particu larly. There were only those treaties which had received the approbation of Parli .meat• In them, should any relation of blue former 'noises:co of France lay claim to the throne, thew the alliance was again to be called into action. In the event of I 'million breaking out iu Frame, then the allies were to I