The National Register. — London, England, 1822-03-11 00:00:00

• - on opitits exported from Ireland.—Agreed to. Report tomorrow. The Assize Commissioncr4' bill was read a second time, ordered to he couituitted to•morrow. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in a bill to amend the 14w* regarding the Land Tax. ate. as far as concerned Receivers Genet al.—He:id a fit st time, and na Jelled to be read a second time on Friday. The remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjoin ned. WEDNESDAT, MARCH 6. Petitions for reform, reduction of taxation and tythes, were pi emmted from Tavistock and Devon. Mr. LUSDINGTON obtained leave to bring in the annoy indemnity bill. Mr. HUN' F. moved for further acrounts of the colonial returns of their receipts and expentlitnret—those of the last year left several years in arrear. On the motion that the report of the annual malt tax be presented, Mr. CURWEN spoke of the inadequate remedy given to meet the distresses of the farmer. The advantage was divided amongst several classes; and the farming interests would not benefit more than .25,0001. If there were to be a ueductiot of the salt tax, SOIIIIP good would be pro. doced. The repeal of the former tax might operate ;la a bounty to turn tillage into pasture land, and the reduc tion of the salt tax would lie of great censaquence in snaking the butter, cheese, ake. He hoped the ministers WlOlll4l reconsider the question, for lie would ask the House, did they believe that what had keen done had sati•fied ally man in the country?—(hear.) The repeal of the salt tax would lie an advantage to the farming in terests instantly, to the amount of ti million and a half.— Report brought up and read. Sir R. WILSON asked whether the government in truded to persevere in imposing the excise fines on roasted grain, that making a most mitt itious beverage? The line on Mr. limit hail been imposed most harshly : and he knew one man that had been entirely ruined.—(Hear.) Mr. I,UsiIIINGTI)N replied, that flue subject was of that importance, that it was under the consideration of the Excise Board, that he could not give any answer at present. Mr. JONES (of Carmarthen), on the reading of the molt tax repeal resolution, 5441 that this reduction would be of no use to the las g interests; it would only be nefit the London brewers. The repeal of the salt lax would indeed produce some advantages, but that was rtsisted by the ministers. Resolutions Hatred to. Sir G. CLERK brought in the Royal Marine Forces Regu lation Bill. Read a brat time. THE LATE QUEEN'S FUNERAL. Mr. G. BENNETT rose, pursuant to notice, to bring for ward the circumstances ottendant on the funeral of her late I‘l..je-ty the Queen. Considering that the honour of the country was so deeply interested In the question, he fear lessly brought forward this motion. The Queen's illness was hot of short dui Minn ; indeed to him it had been n matter of wonder that under all the accumulated wrongs, she so long survived. There was neglect of every kind—There was wrong of every character. Even during her short indis position there was no decent enquiry nod conduct on the pus t of Goverinnem. The Duke of Sussex was the only auch of the royal fancily that had visited her, or made nay enquiries I ler spirit, tier 'noble spirit, surpassing us it did trim of all the remaining male branches of her family, had long sustairred her; but at last her Nl:jest y fell a victim to that series of wrongs which had been so relentlessly heaped on the tatifialunate and injured Queen of England. The hon. member then described the circumstances attendant on the preparations made for the funeral. Iler Majesty Ila Med her wish to lie removed in three days, thinking that her death was near, and such period would he the anniversary of her unfortunate departure (ruin England seven years before. The eirrum , tasici- of removing the body—buying berm removed by widei takers' men, and not by yeomanly. :Iv was customary with branches of the royal family—showed t tits stnd,rd design to heap all passible indignity, not only on She Queen, but lei all lIIWC who had generously e 9101114,11 her cause. No funeral, however, had ever exceeded in atlllictieg interest that of the late Queen. The whole ;vulation of the metropolis seemed to he atteesed by it. There was not what gentlemen in that lIOUbe called a 'I i" lint all the middling classes snowed how deeply the v felt fur the un happy fate of the departed Queen. The suburbs evinced like afficrion. After viii tons interruptions and starlt:es, the funeral was conducted through the town; and for the calamities and bloodshed that masked its progrees, lie held that the ministers were Fins wertible. as they rasioll. d from the government regulattons. The funeral was conducted with that indecent haste, abut it might be said to Ire '' tea selling post." It was hurried on to Rumford, and because some delay wna asked, it was stated that ilie military would be called in if interruption was olio ed. It was harried nn Cheansfuril, is here it arrived at four o'clock in the morn ing. On Its arrival ut Colchester, a most disgraceful scene took plate in the church : the simple and atliTting itiverip• film ordered by the late Queen was violeuUy torn elf, null anirtlier placed en its stead. At 11.1 r%. kit the proceeding, were still enure 'outrageous and disovaing. The cretin was Itto rued into a barge w iiliont a pall, and every direction these nuts smut Older cut haste end conduct. Its progress on the cone irrent was morked with like indignities, as far as the Government were concerned; tint ene people shrived Ila,l viol were not 01 be seduced by bribes, end that oppression could nut appal them, is here the best feeling of the heart were core..rued. (Bear.) The veemeir every where Sile Wed lhe grief that agitated them 1111 account of the c stoma WI, fate of the Queer). They strewed the road is lilt du% et*, :Awl showed pig-sable respect. But a, if the go. •, rintrent had not heaped enough indignity on the Quern and her ineturrry, even shown to the present hour no funeral Met had been Pei formed oveu the grave of her Nlaj..st Dol they agree is ith the new light of the eirrj) period .if the French e.volio rim—that death was only no eternal sleep T W ',ether thry did it did Mil, could any thing be more re pliaive—insire reprelien-ible ; it had al.ke astonished and ho were ticquarirted with the English name alld ilariel'. 111 , , low ever, must return to the coieturt of the as connected w ith the funeral in this country.— Tiro.e mrai-ters knew that the middling classes, and some of due high, r inks, lard deeply interested themselves in the fate ot the Queen. 'lacy then might to have done sortie. *lrk; to conciliate tl,e peupls- ; but they had permed a con trary course, they did is lett was calculated to provoke the periple to :a bteaach or the puleii. peace. Thal there Nil' , not more wino i shed, he did 1101 Ihilik WWI owing to the minis. tel.; hail ushers lice', as isralig, headed iri ricarnii its they were in council, lie feared much more til e d weight have been lust. (Hear, hear.) Rat ministers' coalman laid lees _ THE NATION, R,E GI ST E,ll, of like character throughout. Parties had cherished and betrayed the Queen as became their changing views ; nod but fur the restitution of the other House a water outrage would have been inflicted on the Queen. The whole of t he ministers' emiduct had been most culpable, and he tl xlst he should not have done Isis duty had lie not brosue , t for ward this motion. lie concluded with movine a resolution, that the et remany mitt rtes usually ob•erved at t he fuller sl of the several branches of the royal famil), were grossly and un sece-sardy interrupt ed. Mr. cALvma, t the Ministers' side, spoke iu a I very low tone, but is as molt 'stood to say, that all pos , itile regulotions and respect were showu to the Queen's remains at Harwich. Sir G. COCKBURN said, that the navy paid every mark of respi et. Mr. G. BEN NETT had never intend d to deny it; lie only complained of the manner of lowering the coffin. An hon. member observed, that if any blame attached to the mode of lowering the coffin, or rrtaliuiug it ut Harwich, lie en as to hlamr. He gave the orders. Mr. 11UNIE remarked, that the officers nil conducted themselves most properly ; but there were no an mgements made to convey the mourners on hoard, nor even vessels to convey them to the COMMent. Had not the ministers inter posed, the funeral would have been conducted with the greatest propriety. But the little respect thew nto her Ma• je-ty's remains by the executive he considered as nothing but 'mockers. The black Bluth was 1111111( MI the Saturday at Branden . burgh•house ; it was it useless expenditure, for hour were admiral dto View the body. The ministers' con duct through. ut had been unwarrantable. The cause of the disturbances was, the attempt of ministers to conduct the funeral out of the regular coarse; and had Sir R. Bakes been enablial to persevere, there would have been on confusion nor hlinel,ked.—That worthy magistrate deserved the thanks of ministers, instead of the treatment he had experienced, for hi, conduct on that duty. The soldiers had acted without orders; they hail neither the authority of the civil nor military officers—they had titled in a lawless, in an undisci plined manner. The ministers were censurable en leaving given such orders, for what credit was to he derived from riding user the people of England, as it appears the soldiers weer it's' rie led to do? Mr. PELL contended that no marked indignities had been shown to her Majests's remains; en l t lint the haste whist' wits spoken of, was in unison w lth tie Queen's wishes. Dr. LUSH INGTON supported the motion, strongly con demning the conduct cif the ministers in all the proceedings relating to the fullers,' of her late Majesty. The Marquis of LON DON DERIts opposed the 'notion, maintaining that it was quite uncalled fur. The wishes of her late Majesty had been attended to, as far its could he the ease, in the arrangements made fur conducting the fu. neral. It was the Queen's desire that all pomp should he avoided, and that j the futteral should take place shortly after her demise. As to the executors having given up their power, the fact was, that isi law they never had ens power. —As the wishes of her Majesty had been obeyed, lie did not see how the House could agree to the 'motion. 11013110 USE strongly condemned the epithet of faction, w tibia had been applied by slime Acnilemeii on the of her side of the House to the friends of her late majesty.— If the friends of her 'Majesty %%NV a faction, it was is faction composed of the most numerous and hest of the people . W respect to the llratnrrnt of ber Ala:jest y reinains, he contended that they had been treated with the greatest disrespect. Col. C.% YEN DISII defended the military, w ho, he said, had been nowt giossly attacked on their first appearance by the populace. Mr. LA MB denied, that those who abused the soldiers deer rued to he railed the people of England. Ile blamed the ministers for not lettiog the procession go by the city.— The people had shown themselves worthy of coufidence by the forbentant e which they had shown, notwithstanding the inflammatory 11iIrrangues st Welt had been so Itherstly ad dressed to them, and witch were calculated to make the stones el..- in mutiny. Mr. DEN MAN defended the conduct of her Majesty, and gave the mot imthis support. The qnestion was (lien put and negatived without a division. The House then divided on the question for going into a committee of supply, For going into a committee, Il6 Against ii,BB. The gallery won instantly cleared arain for another divi. sion on the question for the Speaker leaving the chair. For going loth a c ttttt mittec, 118 —asainst it, 21. Some resuluti tttt s were agreed to, and the House adjourned at ball-peg twelve. THURcDAT, 74ARri1 7. Mr. JONES moved for n return of the number of per sons employed in collecting the duties on salt; the amount of their salaries, ate. AG RICULTURA I, DISTRESS. Mr. I.OOKIIA RT presented a petition from Whitney, Oxfordshile, complaining of agricultural distress. 'Flue petitioners represented that they could not pay their rents, except by encroaching on their capital. He begged the serious attention of the Howie to this subject, espe cially after what he had heard of the proceedings of the labouring unemployed men in Norfolk and Suffolk having risen in attaining bodies, and having destroyed and burnt emu ricks, Ste.—Ordered to be painted, after some re marks from Mr. Gooch, &c. Mr. GOOCH pt esented a petition from the county of Suffolk, agreed at a public meeting, held at Stowe:market, complaining of agricultural distress, and praying for re form. He Wan favourable to the eOrreetiiiii r alum., but he was nut the friend of what was called Fat liamen tary reform. Mr. COKE had no hope that any petitions would have any effect. He was rather sorry thou otherwise that peo ple should enuthme to petition that llonse, after all the insolls that had been offered to the petitions. He de flared that there a . :115 110 11011 C 1)111 11111 leform of 111 41 House. He wished the noble Nlarquis and his friends had been with hien at ;Hark-lane, and had seen how the Nolte Lord's resolution was rereiyetl. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY expressed the opinion, that they ought not to consider (lie "lin k " lien ' live wisdom of the COIIIIIIN was 11,411'hird at c"li'Y meetings, though he admitted their petitions might in be received with considerable attention. lie Shosl2 lo th a t Uw lion. member who had last spoken had slot recently very elnsaly attended to the as guments in that House ; pohaps lie hail been otherwise too much eneaged, and had In en in better jtaails.—Xlierrs and laughter.) Petition 'rad. Mr. LENNA RD spoke in support of the pctilion. It prayed for "elm in, lie sees v.isisl so rsavt and lie trusted that it would be a cat uiug to all mashers, except the Ti rerttlieulliabrell of geoid Owes, or those under privets caldron'. It showed members that the mass of the peels plc now began to perceive that reform alone could save them. Mr. MACDONALD censured what the noble Lord might deem well-tinted pleasantry; it would be viewed in very different light by the country. When a petition of so titehneholy a character came before them, was that a time for pleasantry ? The hon. and excellent 111 , inber for Norfolk hail not suffered ally domestic comforts to in• (criers with his public duties ; and that worthy member possessed the confidence and esteem of the country.-- The noble Lord might envy him those advantages; he could not deprive him of them.—(Cheers.) As to the character of the meeting, he was present at it, and he declared it was most respectable. If it were not more numerous, it was perhaps in consequence of the prevail ing opinion out of doors that to petition that lions. was useless; that it was not worth any yeoman's attention to go one hundred yards for the purpose of accomplishing such object.—(Hear, bear.) As to the member for Sudfolk r. Gooch), he was quite astouisked at what lie was is the habit of bearing in that House. But for the evidence of his eyes and ears, he could not believe what took place. There seemed to be something in the atmosphere of that place, that acted like a spell on the " leading country gentlemen," for their speeches in that House and their promises on the hustings were at complete variance.— ( Hear.) It was curious that the vote of such lion. member (Mr. 0.) and that of another, might lie considered as having decided the question against the repeal of the salt tax ; yet on the hustings they had belaboured that tax most soundly.--(Cheers.) He contended for the neces. sity of ample reduction of expenditure and taxes. All their distresses he attributed to the Bank Restriction Act of 1787. It had given rise to boundless extravagance, and to the utter regardlessness of the public means. Ile denied that the Sinking Fund at all contributed to the maintenance of public credit. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY , by any transient and trilling gaiety, had not meant to insinuate that the petition was not meriting the serious attention of the House. Mr. GOOCH denied that he had promised to support the repeal of the Fit!. tax ;he was des' ce •ly of seeing ns much reduction of taxation as possible. lie denied shat the cry for reform was prevalent ; the populace, misled by speeches, called fur it; hut the people of England, the thinking portions of the community, did nut require it.—Ai for himself he should perform his duty without regard to party or faction. The petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. HUM F. brought forward his motion on the sukjeet of the postmfliee. It was an eilablishinent that cost the cou. try 617,0001. There bad been no reolar papers sine* 1191. The revenue of the office was aboui 1,51e,0001. — There was much difference bet ween the ezpence of collecting this revenue in England and in Ireland. The establishment required considerable revision. He complained of the number of pu-tinasters. He also complained of the expence charged ant newspapers sent abroad. They were sent free of postage in the country, but for papers sent to tile col°. nies, there was a charge per year of live guineas for a daily paper, four guineas fur a three times a week paper, and too guineas for a eekly papers. These receipts were applied to pay the einahl;shmetit. lle objected to this mode of resins. tie, at ing the clef k., 61e.; aml the restriction thus put on the circulation of nen:papers considerably injured Ilse rev..nues It was also tinf4irly taxing the cirru;ation of knowledge.— The mode of imposiog charges on magivaines, foreign news papers, &e. aas equally exposed to reprobntion. lle con. eluded w ills moving for a long series of accounts, illustrative of the post-ether establishment, its receipts and eavfadis lute, ie. Papersordered ; as were like accounts for the post-offices of Ireland anti Scotland. Accounts of newspapers sent abroad, magazines, Ale. were also ordered. Mr. HUME moved for accounts of the expenses of the new colonies of Ceylon, the Mauritius, etc. and fur tin ac count of the lonian Islands. ate. °Meted. FIVE Pea Cue zs.— M r P. Glt EN FELL einpiired„ %%holier, after the report on the subject of reducing the Five per Cents. had been presented, there was to be any clian...e of the inside of remunerating the Bank—whether there wa's to he rensimernt . for receiving the dissent,/ Mr. LUSII INGTON replied, {het there would he a reinuaeration to the customary amount fur receiving the dissents. Mr. l'. GILEN FELL said he should deem it his duty to resist all re 1111 l 'term 111 l 111 the Batik for such bmineas. Pentode OeFices.—Nlr. LUSH I MGT() N said, owing In the coatirated indisposition of the Chancellor of the Ev rhe biter, it was necessars to postpone the Intation to amend the supermatuation act. Tile Pain lilli l ig orders and business having been disposed of, the House ailj.enined. FNIOIV. MARCH 8. Lord STANLEY presented a petition, complaining r.f agricultural distress, flow Moulderness, Laireashire. Ent N BURGH Po Leer. ---Nlr.A,ll ERC RON' 1111: presented a petition from Eithitiorgh signed by upwards of 5, 000 persons,agrainst the Litinburili police bal. The 110110,11 aide member u haled the subject to be sent to s committee above stairs. Petition rend. Ordered to lie on the table, after some re marls from Nor. W. Hundas. Mr. ALIERCROMBIE presented a petition from the corporate hotly of metchants, amounting to Astral SOO. It nits also against tile bill. lie was prepares! to prove the milt of the several illegatinus of the petitions. ME., W. DUN DAS expressed himself in favour of hi- hill, It was soloporteil by all Ilse respectable inhabitants id Edin burgh, ravel,. the " gentlemen radicals."—(Cheers.) Mr. HUM F. spoke ago lost the bill. He would robe, number himself amongst the " e eat semen radicals," than the " gentlemen COI ruptioni,ts."—(l.l9ml cheers) —Tile latter here those whit Maned to lise tin the politic wean, I the former were ,tune whit wi,lti•rl the pithlie motley tee be applied to the purposes for w hitch it was tote 11.14,1.—( lit at .) Mr. Alt LRCM) `il 111 i: contended that it been tee tile noose to institute as ematirs in lielialt of tire iojuird iiiitivt duals bVilOcoilipiaiii , il of tae hi I. lie mo v e d ti b a the 1i,.1i. lon-bea referred to I i'e Colllllllllee 1111 the tat I Mr. S. %Wit ri.r.y said, that great ha itation had been ii minced in ii!:..titirgli, in consequence of reiainiog C tat. Reim it :.:, styes 1. it endaiit of the 'Willi/11l all police{ and lie therefore ii :hl it very ads 'sciatic that be should be se , moved. ( I leiir.) Mr. K I:N N 1:1)1i observed, flint there was n strong and wed founded feeling against the toll, :toil he tru•ted that I: C I House %%Auld t on , uler the pet if 1011.M1111.1i1 a: reed to. I al r. KEN NED y then pre.,,,te.l a 1 ,10...., front ire 11. I (Frb ovitioshatiam arc p 'rev ri• ) ~~_. r