The National Register. — London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

Civil Power; but now they acted in civil matters of their eau accord; and, without application to a constable or other peace officer, soldiers would stop a carriage at a public place, by pre senting their bayonets. Lord CAMTLEREAGH said, nothing was more easy than to make speeches against the employment of soldiers at home, or against any nth that could be proposed. But it was more licult to shear how the public service could go on without them. lie protested against the opinion that the cavalry at home was to be employed met ely for the protection of the revenue. The resolution, voting 33.1,8tiv1. for defn.ying the execnce of the Household Troops, and the Royal Waggon Train, was then put and carried. On the motion of Lord PaturnsTors, 5i14,2861. was voted for the infirmary of the line in Great Britain and the islands in the Channel ; 14:1,a70. for the cavalry in Ireland ; and 718,1001. for the infantry of the line in Ireland. On the motion for voting 1,549,78.1 Ins. Id. fir defraying the expellees of cavalry and infantry abroad, except in France, and our posses-ions in the East Indies Mr. W. WYNNE wished to know, a. Bunnaparte was the pri soner of die four great Fewer., whether they were not to bear a part in the expellee of keeping him? Lord CASTLERPACH said, that not one of those Powers hut would be very Atari to relieve ns film the trouble of supportire. Buimapai ; but the Honse would see how Cu that would he consistent with his surrender to us. Neither would it be vet y politic ter Omr person to be confined in any part of Europe. The Resolution was then agreed to. Lord PALMERSTON then rum. ell a Resolution fur gratin); 432,76y1. for Miscellaneous Services on the Military Establish ment of British Regiments. 'this Resolution, after some ob servations from Mr. C. Wynne, Mr. Forbes, Lord Palmerston, and Lord Castlereagh, was aerced to. 119,85411. was voted fur the Miscellaneous Services of the Re giments of the line to be stationed in Ireland. 20,8 lA. fur five Troops of Dragoons, to be stationed in Great Br.tain. 540,0001. for Militia in Great Britain a n d Ireland, in an em bodied state and which was to email/lie so during the year. 1 , 42,7::71. for the pay of General O ffi cers, not being y ear. of Regiments. Lord PA LAtERATON said, the votes for the Staff, and for the public departtnents, might perhaps create discussion. Those votes he would then postpone. £314,000, for Pay of Stipermtmerary Officers. 360,590, for half-pay of Othrers of Land Forces. 19.147, for Reduced Officers. 916,030. for Chelsea and Kilmainham. 61,421, foi lemipassionate Like 1149,400, for Irish Commissariat. 179,000, for the Barrack Department in Ireland. 3:4000, for British Officers attached to the Portuguese Army. Mr. VA NSITTART then moved a resolution for 260,0001. being the luOth lion of .2 . ,000,0001. according to the vote of last Ses sion. Agree t io.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, MARCH I I. Mr. Mt nyn presented a Petition front Hertfordshire, unani moueh signed by a most respectable number of persons. He real' tied that none of the Ministers were present to hear the sentiments of the petitioners; that thi y might know the disap pointment occasioned by want of economy, and the existence of sinecure places, and the prayer to proportion salaries accord ing to the altered price of provisions. This petition had not originated in clamour. Though moderately and respectfully worded, it did not proceed from a less intense feeling of dis tress, for which there seas no remedy, but reducing salaries, abolishing sinecures, arid reforming the Civil List expenditure. —lrelerel to lie on the table. Petitions ;wainst the Property Tax were presented from Mit cham, ante various other places. Mt. Alderman C. SMITH said, that whatever opinion might be entertained of the tax, a deaf car ought not to be turned to the united prayers of the people. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. Mr. YAKIMA/yr addressed the House at some length on the subject of this Act, and on the many evils which he contended it bad produced, by holding out inducement to fraud on the part of the debtor; he described the various modes by which the act contributed to these frauds, and said that the tradesmen of the kingdom declared it war impossible to carry on their busi ness while the Act continued in force. The Hon. Gentleman said, it was not his intention to offer any amendment to the law ; Ise had nevertheless anxiously considered it, but had fotind it full of extreme difficulty. H:• therefore suggested merely, that it was better to get rid of it for the present, and leave the sub ject to the future consideration of time Legislature. With that view be moved for leave to bring in a Bdl to suspend the ope rations of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Sir S4MUEL Romatv said, there could be no doubt that great frauds had been eon iiii itted, and the Legislature was toudl♦ called 'spent to interpose ; but it would not be wise for the House precipitately to repeal this act without considerable inquiry, and availing themselves of all the information they could procerc un the subject, in order to frame some more effectnal measures. He mov eel, that a Committee be appointed to inquire into the execution and results of the Act. On a division this amendment was carried by $2 against 71. Mr. Lockhart's Bill was therefore lost. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. Lord CASTLEREAGIt brought down a Message from the Prince Regent, relative to the proposed marriage between their Royat and Serene Highnesses, the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and Prince Leopold, George Frederick, of Saxe Co bourg.--( For which see the Lards.) The Noble Lord then said. lie should take the earliest oppor tunity of moving to refer the Prince Regent's most gracious message fur eonsideration.—At present he shonld only cull upon the Honse to espress their gratitude for the gracious itommunication, and the deep impression i/ had made. it would slot he necessary, in an event Sa allpirillll. allitifying to the Prince, to ;Awaken in the minds ut the iiele.e that it was squally auspicious to the interests of the enn.ire 111 general. He hail, therefore, to eellgeetehtte the et/UPI! Limit it. 111 respect to the person who was the object of the aitachment ut the Princess Charlotte, there was hot one opinion expr,•ss i -,1 throvgliont Enrope, tither as to his principles, his manners, • his domestic habits. There was in conseipienee every reason to expect, that the union productise of the greatest domestic .enjoyinent. It would be, therefore. for the Coin mitttee to Iv hoot the inessage miond be referred, to consider the amount of the sum necessary for their establishment, so t h e i n wa ki ng provision, they slimild unite •ibera ii with their arrangemento.—'llicre was only one principle in respe,h to the arrangement, and that was to provide., in their first set 'u lite, that such an income • hollioi lu granted, as L A to induce them to entrench upon it in to lute. The Nolen. Lord then moved an Address of Thaidso to the Prince Regent, tee, %Anil was agreed to to. row. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. B IN K PRO Nr. GIMP:Frit, after a variety of ohserl ations on the im mense profits accruing to the Bank of England from the use of the "'oldie money, and contending that in these times of dis tress the public had a right to look to the Bank t'iir assistance to the amount of many millions, not by way 44f loan, but as a matter of tight, moved for a Committee to take into consider ation his first Resolution, viz. "That it appears that there was paid by the public to the Bank of England, floe managing the national debt, including the charge for contributions on loans and lotteric,. in the year ending sth (While. 17fig. the smn of 99,tt01. Its. sd. and that there was paid for the like service, in the year ending April 5, ISM the SUM of 2:41,5681. hs. lid. is snot an increase of itsl.-641. 14s. 6d. In addition to which, the Bank of England have charged at the rate of lasol. per million, nn the amount of property-duty re c eived at the Bank, on profits arising from professions, trades, and offices." Aftt r a long conversation, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' Mr. S. Thornton, Lord Castlereagh, and Mr. liam mersley took a part against the motion, and Nlr. Tierney, Sir J. Newport, Mr. Marryatt, and others, in support of it, the Home on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pro ceeded to the other orders of the day.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Petitions against the Property Tax were presented from I.l , •worth, Camberwell, and St. James's, West minster, by V!r. Hung. '.lr. Lockhart brought in a fill for suspending, for the pre sent, the operation of the hisolvem Debtors' Act.—Read a first !ne, and ordered to be read a second time on the 2d of April. S;r S. lionitry moved the third readin4 of the Shop-lifting rill; and, in thing so, stated that there was at present, a boy under sentence of death, ‘N .se age did not exceed 10 years; the charge against him was shoplifting; and it was a very considerable time since any one had suffered death for this offence. He therefore did not consider that the life of this juvenile offender was in tiny immediate danger. He could not, however, help adverting to what had been stated in the public papers, as having Wien from the Recorder mi his pronouncing sentatiee on this boy, namely, that in future, ntienders of this description, however jnvcuik, would, if convicted, suffer the sentence of the law. The .ATTORNEY GENERAL, had no anthoriy, from any com munication which he had with the Records r of London, to say that >uch a declaration had not been made by him hut he was persuaded that it had not, and that the statement originated in souu• miqreprehension of what his learned and excellent Friend had said. After a few words from Mr. C. Smith and Sir S. Boninly, the Bill was read a third time and passed. MARRItGE OF THE PRINCES CHARLOTTE. ISL. Vans's - TART 111,s eil the Order for taking into consider anon the Message of tl:e Prince Regent, and in respect to the intended marriage of the Princess Charlene of Wales with the Prince Leopold George Frederick, of Saxe-Cohourg. In a Committee of Supply, the Right Hon. Gentleman ob served, that having obtained with unanimity an Address to the Prince Regent on the happy occasion, he should antic: H ite no objection to the proposition which he was about :a mike, tor a suitable establishment for their Royal Highnesses, 'I I,e olkject of the House would he, to make a provision for onsir domestic comfort, commensurate with a beeoming s;ilendour, guided by economy. In submitting the proposition, lie hail two ish.;eets in view—the first was, to provide an annual allowance; and, in the next, though lie should not move it Mitneiliazelv, to pro vide for the outfit of the.r Roy Highnesses, so that every do mestic comfort slionol he provided, without the necessity of subjecting them to incur debts. In the first place, then, it was intruded to adow ti eir Royal H:g1111113e, 60.001. per annum, including 10,0001. for 11,1 Royal highness's pris y purse, that snot to be voted for their joint lives. 111 the owe of the death of Prince Li (mold, her Royal 11;g1iness is to reetive the whole sum ; and in the other case teither of which he trnst:.d wouid not happen), Prince Leopold :icing the survivor, he was to receive a elea- animal allowance of .10.0001. This ar rangement, he trusted, would meet the wishes of the House, and give satisfaction.— ( Hear, bear,)--It was intended by this arrangement that certain allowances received by the Princess Charlotte, for the maintenance of her present establishment, should be discontinued ; this would lie a saving of 30,0001. per annum. In respect to the proposed outfit, much would el,liend in future upon their bciug able to set out clear of the possibility of debts, or the necessity of incurring incumbrances. To avoid these disagreeable alternatives, and prevent a recur rence to Parliament, on account of the accumulation of iris!. gularh expences. it was proposed to give their Royal High nesses one year's allowance, 00,0001. calculated thus: 40,0001. for the providing of coinages, horses, wines, eke.; for dresses, &c. Ir their Roeyal Highnesses, IO,OOW. and 10,0001. more ft); jewels. In respect to the residence, at present it had not been possible to sole t a residence proper and becoming for the future Sovereigngof these realms. When, however, one should he selected, it miht be possible tbat another application would be made for fitting it up ; and he did not doubt that Parlia ment, with the same liberality they had shewn in agreeing to the Address, and would shew to the present proposition. • world evince their loyal affection in granting a farrher sum for furnishing the honse, &c. The Right Hon. Gentleman tilt moved,—That an annual grant of 60,0001. be made out of the Consolidated fund fur the establisiment of their Royal High nesses the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, &c. Mr. TIERNEY had no hesitation in adding his congratulation on the present occasion. and giving his vote fur the sum pro posed, which he hoped was agreed to by the Royal Persons as a full equivalent for their wants. He hoped they would ad here to economy, as that would be the surest means of obtain. ing the future favour of the House. With respect tonic:MA*ol. for the use of Prince Leopold, in the event of his surviving his Royal Highness, which he hoped would not turn out to be the fact, he entirely approved of that provision, as all must, who had heard of his amiable character, a character width entitled hint to the confidence of the country, and which he was sure, mingle large, they would not think too large. Mr. FIirt:MANTLE entirely agreed with the vote; which, though liberal, he considered not more than sufficient for the Rovid Persons. BROLIIIIAM concurred in the rote, both as to the an nual and the outfit. IAR (I CASTLEREAGH CORgraißlated the House nt the liberal pe,,visiou illey hail made tbr their !loyal Highnesses comforts, and al•. that reMaillts:l now to do was to offer up prayers for their happiness in the married state. littet.ty wished to ask how the saving of 30,0001. was in arise. *ir. VANRITTA T observed, that her Royal Higlinevs received 70.'01. mit of the Consolidated Fond, anti nOnol. oat of tlu. eivi. LiNt. e:spenec of her establishment oas 26,9991. which Wil.l home 0111 of• the Priuce est,' blittl nt, f o r her table, earriat;, a, horses, servants, &c. and would ut:w be paid •'ut of We roileseil allowance. MARCH 18. The Motion was dill) agreed to, mid 11. i: Report was ordered to be received on Mnuthoy neat. (ht bringing nil the Report of the Supply, Mr. C ti.citarr reneued his °kit ctions to so large 3 vote, especially in reapeet to the amount of cavalry, which he thonghc too large fur the porpoves of preventing •Arrov=liog. Ile comoreaded tbt rr auction of 'oust of thostattthewaHguu train., and considered that a reduction ot• ;4,1.100 men ,night take place without detriment to the sm vice. Sir G. iII:AINCOM observed, that the as•eat oiije^t of blares formerly was iltionaparte—that alarm !seine removed. and the world in a state of perfect repose, what t;rottnil wit; v fae w largest Alititary Lstablishment? The llon. Llart. depree,it...l the keeping up tw large a force, which could be for no other object than stilling public opinion. lie !injected to the vote in irenei al. The rcsolutions w ere Aeverally agreed to. The Hume then went into A Committee of Supply. THE ROYAL MARRI %GE. Mr. Varrstrr %KT proposed that 60,0001. should he granted to the Prince li ., •rtent, for tnak;inr preparation fur the marriage of the Prince's Claarlotte.---Agreed to. _ _ - - - Lord P.41.711E1251 cIN theta mow.. a sum of 10,01. for defray ing the expenees of the Recruiting Service fur the year. -- Agreed to. The next resolution proposed was 1,239,:t351. for payment of she army in France. After some observations from Lord Alilton, Mr. 'Tierney, Mr. liathutst, Mr. Bennett, and others, the tesolution % A s agreed to. 30,15.3. was granted forth(' Royal Military College, at Chelsea. 60,1131. fur tiled:eines for the army. Several other resolutions were agreed to, the Chairman re ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Aloutlay next.—Adjourited at One o'clock. FRENCH PAPERS. PERMANENT COUNT IT. ( H WAR OF THE FIRST MILI TARY DIVISION. A/ %RCN 6. TRIAL OF ADMIRAL LINOIS AND COLONEL DOVER. The Council met this day at 11 o'clock, in the Audi ence Hall of the First Chamber of the Assize Court, in the Palace of Justice. The accused hein! , introduced, the President, Lt. Gen. Count Lauriston said—" The Permanent Council of War, specially appointed to try Rear-Admiral Limos and Colonel Boyer, is now assembled ; I enjoin the audience to keep profound silence; the Judge AdvJcate will read the indictment, and the documents in support of the pro secution and the defence ; the text of the law is laid up on the table." The al nklKe-Advocate then proceeded to read the docu ments, wEich wt re very voluminous, and occupied the Court till six in the afternoon. They show, in substance, that on the 24th of March, the Count de la La Chatre, Ambassador from the King of France at London. sent orders to Admiral Linois to preserve Goudaloupe fim the King. On the 2d of May, Liuois acknowledges the re ceipt of this letter, and promises fidelity to the King. On the 18th of June, Col. Boyer, second in command, caused the drums to beat, and the tri-coloured flag to be hoisted at Point-a-Petre and Basseterre, marched to the Government-house, and gave orders to arrest the princi pal Members of the colonial Government, intending to tale the Government on himself, and to supersede Linois, unlee the latter should juin. Linois at first declared his intention to resign. On the 19th, Linois joined the revolters, and published a Proclamation in behalf of Buonaparte, refusing the as sistance tendered to him by the English Admiral Dur ham, and Count Vangimud, Governor of Martinique, fn the maintenance of the King's authority.—These &cot were notiiied in letters from M. De Guillermo, Intend ant of Guatialoupe, addressed to Count De Maces and other Ministers, tbr the Kings information. For the prisoners, it was alledged in defence, that they were loyal and well-disposed towards the King ; but were drawn away by the irresistible impulse of the peo ple of the colony, and the soldiery of the garrison, who had been inflamed by the arrival of the advice-boat L'Agile, beating the tri-coloured flag, and the intelli gence of nuommarte's triumphal entrance into Paris, and the universal recognition of his authority throughout France ; the retreat of the King, his dismissal of his at tendants, and other indications of his having abandoned his Throne and Kingdom altogether. The vessel bear ing this intelligence had been taken or stopped by the English cruizers in the West Indies ; but subsequently, by a fittal indulgence, allowed to proceed to her destina tion, where the intelligence brought by her pnaluved the calamitous effects to which Linois and Rover were obliged to submit. The offers of assistance from Admi ral Durham and Sir John Leith were refused, because the inhabitants were extremely hostile to the English ; and Count 'Hams had sent special instructions not to ad mit any fresh threes whatsoever into the colony without express orders from the King, with the countersign of Maras D'Aulps. The Captain of L'Agive deposed, that, Leing chased, by two English ships, he delivered to a fisherman two letters Jim Admiral Linois : he is sure they arrived sate. lie was shortly after detained by a frig-Ae, and taken to Admiral Durham, at the Stintes, who prehibited all corn 'munication between hint and the land, and obliged Lim to give up his dispatches. They were conducting him to Martinique, when the Admiral gave (inlets to releaao him. He made sail for Gnadaloupe, where he arrived on the 15th. Governor Limbs, seeing his tri-coloured cockade, received him badly, and parted from him ab ruptly, without opening his dispatches. Shortly after an Officer came and conducted hint on board his.vessel, 7