The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-24 00:00:00

learned member had laid down, and by the faith of treaties.— The ministers, be hoped. would be found to have been mindful of the interests, as well as the honour and station of this country. He would proceed to reply to the questions with the came fraokness that he trusted hail before characterized his reply to inquities put to him. It would be to deceive the Moose to say that the hopes of adjusting the differences be tween France and Spain were not totally extinguished—if they were not totally extinguished, they were so far weakened as almost to put en end to all expectation of any favourable re call. With respect to the second question, it was the inten tion of Ministers, on tile first convenient day after the Easter recess, unless auv thing should happen to change entirely their present views, to take his Majesty's oommaeda to submit to both Houses information respecting all the negotiations. Ile would further state, n.t this part of the inquiry, that be should afterwards deem it to be hit duty, on some vote of form, to originate a discussion on those papers, for the purpose of more simply stating the principles and policy that bad guided his Majesty's Ministers in conducting the oegooiations. Having been called on to give information to the house on this im portant anbject, it might not be dealing with proper fairness if be were not to add, tort his Majesty's ministers at present did not tee any ne c essity to involve this country in the coolest.-- (Loud cheering.) Air. F. BUXTON hoped that no treaties would be concluded with Portogel, without pressing that Government to agree to the articles. Papers ordered to be printed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to Lord Althorp's enquiry, stated that it was the intention to erect a monument to the memory of the late Foul St. Vincent. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL.—Sir IL WILSON expressed the hope, after what had been stated by the foreign secretary, that there would be no objection to the repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Hill.—(llear, hear.) Lord ALTHORP expressed the intention of moving, on an early day, the repeal of such bill. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the papers respecting the late King's library were re ferred to a select committee. Sir C. LONG spoke of the grest value of such library, and stated, that it was at ►ast expeuoe, on the plan provided by Dr. Johnson. ItavEtstIe.—TAXATION.—Mr.MABERLY brought forward his long promised resolutions on the subject of the revenue, &o. Ile assumed a sinking fund of 5,000,0001. and said that it might he made 10,000,0001. by 'elfin the land tax, &c. as suggested in Itls resolutions. Be also contended that there might also be a further repeal of taxes to the amount of 3,200,0001. all the assessed taxes. His plan would effect suxb results ; and the series of resolutions, with moving which be cosoluded, detailed the plan, and recognized the polio.) , of adopting it. After same remarks from Sir W. De Crespigney, Ber ries, and Sir F. Blake, the resolutions were negatived on a division.—Ayes, 45—Noes, N. TUE INSIOI.,iNT DEUTORS' ACT.—Mr. P. MOOSE moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the present Insolvent Pebtore Act. This motion produced a general conversation, in which Lord Althorpe, Mr. Abercrombie, the Solicitor-Ge neral, Sir J. Newport, Mr. Bright, and others, supported as amendment of the present act, rather than a repeal, and Mr. Moore consented to withdraw his motion. Mr. lILME moved for certain returns relative to the reve nue of Ireland, with a view to skewing (hut the union bad been beneficial sud not injurious to Ireland, and preparatory to his bringing forward his motion for the Abolition of the Viceregal Digoily is that country.—Ordered. On the third reading of the Mutiny Bill Sir F. Burdett gave notice that be would, on a future day, submit a motion to the Douse to do away military Bogging. The lion. Baronet also atrangli blamed the Government for not taking a inure decided part iu scour of Spain. Mr.PEEL deprecated discussion on this enbJect at present. Mr. IROBBOLSE coincided in opinion with his honourable colleague. After a conversation of some length, the bill was read a third time and passed. The ether orders were disposed of, and the bones adjuurned at eleven o'clock. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1(). Mr. Qnarme, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, sum moned the House to attend in the House of Peers, to bear the Royal assent given by commission to sundry bills. Mr. T. BYNG obtained leave to bring in a bill to light, pave, &c. places, squares, &c. in St. John's, Hackney, built, or to be built, by 'l'. Rhodes, Eaq Gen. MONTGOMERY presented a petition from planters of Dominica against the equiliaatioo of the duties on West and Semi India sugars. WES 7 INDIA DlSTRER9.—Petitions were presented from St. Vincent's, Barbadoes, Grenada, Antigua, Cvc. complaining of distress. Mr. CREEVY observed that the Barbadoes petition, anniti4st tither distresses, complained of the four and a half per ' cent. duties; he would therefore ask whether there was any thing so shameful as to continue the present application of suoh duties, in pensions given to Members of Parliament and their families?--(Hear, hear!) After the recess be should ,niove that so much of the petition as spoke of the four and a half per cent. duties, he referred to a committee. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. GOULBURN brought in the Irish Commutation 'of Tythes Bill. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, April 21. Mr. SMITH wished to ask, as the communications with Spain by the way of France might become uncertain, whether the Government had tiny intention to establish any packet coo veyance to Spain by the way of Corunna. Mr. CANNING replied, that such conveyance would occasion considerable delays. Two despatches bad been scut to 31ailrill by the different routes ; but that forwarded by way of France arrived ten days before the one sent through Commie. The Government, therefore, bad no intention to establish such a conveyance ; but should there be any difficulties arise in the land conveyance by France, the other conveyance might 50011 be established. The Government would then be immediately mindful of the difficulties, and attentive to remedy them. QUAKER,' PETITION AGAINST SI.A•ERY.—Mr , WILBER FORCE ruse to present n petition from the Quakers, praying for the abolition of slavery throughout the British dominions.— .—He said the petitioners had been most consistent and perse vering in their endeavours against shivery. They were a body or men of retired and quiet habits, and were unused to min with political questions; and on the subject of slave trading, they hail, from the first, maintained against those who bad urged the policy of the measure, that there could be no policy in what •as inconsistent with justice and humanity.—(llear.) The abolition of the slave trade had been called for and 'meows Pli►hed. as the first step in this great work ; but it was always uoutentlcel that the ithulittou oI slavery throughout the Iltotait THE NATIONAL RFGIS ('ER dominions was the ultimate bliject. (Hear, hear.) He had always inuintained such doctrine. The petitioner► maintained such doctrine. He now thought that tie was laying the first stone of that great work which would finally put ■ gradual ter ruination to ►leery throughout the British dominions. (hear.) The clerk then read the petition at length.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. CANNING a►ked whether it was intended to found any motion on this petition I Mr. BUXTON gave notice, that on the 2 - 2 d April lie should move that such petition he referred to a committee, to consider the state of slavery in the West Indies. Mr. HUME moved for returns oral' persons prosecuted for blasphemous libels, from Ifik2 to this time ; also for seditious libel►,how tried, &c.—Ordered. SUPPLY—ARMY EXTRAORDINARIF.S. The House having reaulved into a cusuutittre of supply, • Mr. LUSIIINGTON moved the great of 6.10,0001. lur the extraurdivaries of the truly. Mr. MIME particularly objected to the grants included in the estimates of 320,0001. for Canada of 170,00 W. for the Cdpe of Good Hope ; and to the expetice of making Bermuda a naval station. lle also complained of our establishments in the lonian Islands, 810 maintained that the policy intuited by Sir T. 314itland nude our •' protection" or those Islands the greatest curse that could have beEt , len them. Ile strongly maintained, that the colonies ought to be forced to maintain their own establishments. After wine remark* from Mr. Bennett, &o. the resolution* were agreed to.—Report Inajtorrow. The remaining tontines' hating been disposed of, the Muse adjourned. THURSDAY, MARCH 20. There being only thirty-five members present at four o'clock, the Speaker deolared the llouae to stand adjourned till to-morrow. FRIDAY, MARCH 21. Mr. IL SUMNER presented a petition from Waltham, nom pl lining of the Coal Duties.—Order:d to be primed. Mr. TC!,L presented a petition, with a like payer, from Sudbury. Mr. CURWEN moved for returns of woollen rags imported —Ordered. Sir F. SLAKE presented a petition from Hereford, praying that a heavier ditty alight be imposed on Hawkers and Pedlars' Licences. Ordered to be printed. Mr C. COLE presented a petition from Clarcorganshire, com plaining of Agriculture! Distress, Ste. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE spoke of the importance of the peti tion, and of the attention which it deserved from the House— Petition ordered to be printed. A petition Will presented, praying that the coal duties be tween the Forest of Dean sad Chepstow, might he placed on an equal footing. Sir T. WILSON presented the St. Saviour's, Southwark, Market Bill. ' 15901.'10%T DMITORS-SirIi.WILSON presented a petition from the Doroagh of houthwark, against the insolvent Debtors' Arts. Mr. IIOBIIOUSE spoke of the necessity of reviling the whole system. and of the extravagant expense of the present Court. In Sergeant Itunnington'a tune (during two years), the expenses were 9,9311. and in that time there was paid into Court 0,0001.; but now for one year and a half, the expense was 20,9001. and paid into Court 6,3001. Those facts alone, be thought, showed the necessity of a complete revision. Petition ordered to be printed. Sir T. WILSON moved for returns of persons confined by warn nig or the Southwark and Brixton Courts of Requests.— Ordered. Scorch CovaTs.—Sir R. FERGUSON presented a petition frotn John Hay, complaining of the Court of Session, Scot land. The LORD ADVOCATE said, the House hid doubtless heard enough of John Hay ; he was before the House last year. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, according to what be understood, Lord President Hope bad appeared as accuser—was then ex amined as a witness, and afterwards pronounced sentence.— Such :night he law in Scotland; but if it were such, it ought to cease. Mr. HUME, in reply to the Lord Advocate, quoted several aflidAvits from many merchants, aid others, giving Mr. Hay au excellent character. The LORD ADVOCATE observed, that Mr. Hay had quarrelled with every body, all his own eatablishrnent, &c. and then he proceeded to libel the Courts. Were those things to he borne ? Lt his imprisonment all the fifteen Judges bad agreed. After some remarks from Mr. Peel, &o. the petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. Hussissos, in reply to !the inquiry of Mr. Sykes, said he should not press the Merchant Vessels Apprenticeship Bill till after the holidays. W INDOW TAIL—Mr. HODHOUSE gave notice, that on the 13th of May he should mere limo total repeal of the Window Duty. Mr. WALLACE moved, that the House go into a Commit tee on the Warehousing Dill. Mr. ROBERTSON adndited the importance of the bill, but declared that its machinery was such as to destroy the good effects contemplated by the bill. 'llse House divided un the question that the Speaker do leave the Chair—For it, 80—Against it b. The House resolved into the Committee, in which there was au extended conversation on several of the clauses. Toe BEER Tlt.DE.—The CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, at a late hour (past twelve o'clock), rune to pro pose Resolutions on this 'subject. (Hear, hear). The substance of his plan was, to allow an intermediate duty of five shillings per barrel upon a beer to be brewed of a certain strength, —fire barrels from a quarter of malt, and not to be sold for more than 275. a barrel, or ten-pence a gallon ; such beer to be brewed by persons taking out a specific licence, rot to he clottik on the premixes v here made, or at common public ' houses, but at shops, as coffee and tea now were, such shops being Deemed fur that purpose. The Right Hue. Ceidleinan moved a resolution to this Wed. Mr. Alderman VI mud, Mr. Brixton, Sir R. Coukhurn, Mr. Alderman Bridges, soil Mr. F. Painter expressed uoubta oldie ittlicsey of the proposed plan as a relief fur the poor, and very strongly urged the injustice of the measure as regarded este ' Wilted brewers and publicans. The R. solution was however agreed to.—Report on Mon- day.—Adjourned at a quarter before one. The severity of the weather has been such in Po land, that the wolves have tittered the farmers' stables in whole flocks for 'built r, and num►ers have two killed. 91 I. MI4II TUESDAY !WI GiIAETTE. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MARCH 17. The King has been pleased to appoint his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Clarence, E.G., K.T., and G Admiral of the Fleet, to be General uf his Majesty's Itoyat Ma rine Forces, in the room of the Earl of St. Vincent, deceased. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 18. The King has been pleased to appoint George homesteer,Esq: to be his Ah&jesty's Consul for the island ut Sardinia. CROWN OFFICE, M*HC 18. MEMPER returned to serve in this present PARLIAMENT. County of Fermanagh. —Armor Lowry Cole, counnunly called Lord Viscount Curry, of Castle Coole, is the county of Ferma— nagh, in the room of Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, who has *capital the office of Governor of the Mauritius. PAN EIIUPTCY ENLARGED. W. Brown, Barton upon rluwber, Lincolnshire, nurseryman, from March rit to Nlurch 31. BANKRUP'T'CY SUPERSEDED. J. Brown, Loudon, army clothier. BANKRUPTS. G. White, Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey, shipwright. Solicitor, Mr. Jackson, Temple. G. Newman, KingMlown, VVilt,hire. victualler. Sole. hlesszs Frowd and Co. Serie Street, Lincoln's Inn. _ . _ J. Tee, Ilemsworth, Yorkshire, shopkeeper. Sul. Mr. But lett, Bartholomew Close. 1). S. Norton, Uxbridge, brewer. Sol. Mr. Gale, Basinghall Street. W. and G. Cock, Canterbury, wine merchants. Sobs. Messrs. Brundrett and Co. Temple. V. Butler, Alcester, Warwickshire, fellnionger. Sols. Messrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford Row. B. Holmes, Thrum Hall, Yorkshire, merchant. SoL Mr. Walker. Lincoln 'b lair. J. Walker, Great Smith Street, Westminster, carpenter. Sol. Mr. II unnam, elst743 Chambers, Covent Gorden. W., J. W., and F. G. Hamilton, New City Chambers, and J. 11. Itidsdale, Leeds, merchants. Sols. Messrs. Bruce and Co. Bidner Square. DIVIDENDS. March 95, G. Otley, New Bond Street, tailor—April 9, J. Wheeler, jun., Abingdon, grocer-9, S. Moore, Ashby de la milliner —a, J. Drake, I.ewidram, master mariher—l9, C. Glover, Albemarle Street, Hanover Square, upholsterer. CERTIFICATES to be granted April B. W. Young, Bernard Street, insurance broker—S. Youden„ Dover, carpenter—J. Wiltshire, Wootton Bassett, saddler—J. Wiltshire, Wootton Bassett. draper—J. Pearson, Beestun Iteyds. Yorkshire, clothier—J. Birch, Birmingham, jeweller—F.k:wans, Cirencester, corn dealer—C. Hully, Lancaster, twine 111411AllilIC, tuna. COMM ON COIINCIL. A Court of Common Council was held on Tbursday last at Guildhall for the dispatch of public business. PIiILANTIIKOPIC SOCIETY. The Court took into consideration two Memorials from the Governors of the above Institution, for the purchase of the freehold of the ground in St. George's-!fields occupied by their Establishment and Chapel, and a Report of the Bridge-House Committee, for complying with their reeptem, at the valuation wiled by the Surveyors on both sides ; and after considerable discussion thereon, the Report was agreed to by a majority of twenty -Moe. Mr. OLDHAM brought up the Report of the Committee on City lands, to which it had been referred, to consider whether there existed a necessity for ea additional Court of Josh a in the Old Bailey, fur the trial of olentlers, The Report stated. I that the Judges had been consulted, and bad declared, that by the addition of another Court, great facilities might be ren dered in deehling the various eases of crime that MOO before them ; and that they approVed of the plan of an additional Court, on the south side of the Kermit Court, suhitiited to them by the committee. The report concluded with stating, that the expense likely to he incurred by tin► very important improvement, would amount to no more than 4,401. a SUM trilling in comparison with the immense advantage■ to be de rived from the projected addition. Mr. Oldham then moved that ►he report lie agreed to. Alderman Wean said, that by the projected addition, the session that would commence ou Monde e, would be likely to end on the Saturday following, an immense ►aving of time, ex pense, and trouble. Mr. DtXun then said be could not, conscientiously agree is the report, exoept it was provided that the expenon should not exceed the sum of 45001. The motion thus amended was then agreed to, and dm report was referred back to the City Lands Committee, to miry the same into execution. 'f he City Laud Committee toade• report on the reference 'o enquire into the allegations of the petition of Mr. Mettler& re lative to his model fur uew London Bridge, in which they were unanimously of opinion, that the seal alluded to had not bees violated, that the petitioner had felled to sulmitantiate, in the slightest degree, any charge, and that the petition wen frivol ow. nod vexatious, with which the Court unanimunsly agreed. Tho above Committee presented a report, recommending the Court to elect li►e its Members as Trustees of the Conduit Mead Estate, when a ballot took place, and the following members ware elected :-51easra. Stevenson, Oldham, Slade, L. Jones, and Deputy Routh. Manilla Socirt.T.—On Thursday evening last the anniversary of this laudable institution was held at the London Tavern, Rishopsgate.street, when a numerous and respectable company sat down to a sumptuous dinner, Lord Exmouth in the chair, supported by Lord Palmerston, the Earl of Abing. don, Lord i/olton, and various other persons of distinction. The object of the society is the cloathing educating, . and preparing the boys of distressed parents, &c. for the sea; and during the last year the report stated, the number of men and boys cloathed were upwards of 1,500. The number of boys on board the society's ship, Slst Dec. 1821, was 128, and received since 456 ; of whom, in 1822, 97 were sent to sea in the King's service -224 in the East India Company's service -97 in the merchants' service-35 ran away--I8 were do,- charged, and 10 died—rcumining on board, 31st Dec. 1822, Ili.--The boys, &c protected by the society, in the course of the evening, paraded the room, to the tulle of " Hearts of Oak," &. aatil re ' ceived gifts from the company, who seeme4 del ighttAl 1 with the si Wade. I I I - _ • .~