The National Register. — London, England, 1818-03-01 00:00:00

num t. ing by night, it WAS a singular fact, that the children who workediry night, were more healthy than those who worked by day, because they were allowed a few hours play in tha day tame. The bill was then read a second time, and was committed and reported proforma: and tie report ordered to he taken tato further consideration this day six weeks.—Adjourned. TUESDAY. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION. The Hon. Mr. Hamm= presented a petition from a person slimed Whitely, of Huddersfield, and another from H. Lea, of Holniefc:93, complaining of severity in their confinement under the Suspension .:!• CITY OF LONDON. Mr. H. Sumerea moved that there be laid before the House, a statement or account of the revenues of the city of Lon don for five years past, up to the 31st of December, 1817, in. eluding therein an acconnt of all monies received for rents and quit rents, for granting the freedom, casual receipts, sheriffs' fines, fines for leases, interest of government securi ties, and generally, all other monies received at the treasury adze city of London. Sir W. Cultils opposed the motion, and moved by way of amendment, that an the words in the original motion, after the word" that" be left out, and that the following words he added in their stead, viz." That there be laid before the House an account of the produce of the orphans' fund since the last account that was presented, and also a statement of the expenditure of the 03,0001. which had been granted for the erection of the new prison for debtors in Whitecross. street. After some observations from Alderman Wood, Mr. Bar clay, &c. the House divided.—Ayes, 20.—Noes, 13. Majo. rity for the Motion,ll. Sir J. MACINTOSH moved for the numbers prosecuted for coining or altering the enrrent coin, cold or silver. during the fourteen years preceding the Bank restriction, and dur ing the period since then to the 2stli of Feb. 1818, distinguish ing the convictions and punishments. Mr. Reamer suggested that the motion should he for the numbers committed or prosecuted during the several pe. riods. Sir J. Mactserosn acceded. Agreed to. Sir E. BRYDGES moved for the number of folios, 4tos, Bros, 12mos, and pamphlets, received by the British Mu seum, under the copyright act, from the Ist January to :ilst December, 1817, distinguishing their several sizes. Ordered. Adjourned. E DS ESD kV. The Chaplains of Prisons' It was read the third time and passed. PUNISHMENTS. Sir S. ROMILLY rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to remove from theacts of the 10th and 11th of William 111. such parts as took away the benefit of clergy from persons indict ed and tried for stealing in dwelling houses, &c. It was not necessary for him to enter at any length on this snbjeet. The opinion of the House of Commons, he thought, had been rtetty fully expressed. This Bill hail passed the House twice In the last Parliament, cad twice in the present. On the last occasion, the Bill passed without any opposition whatever; he might therefore say, unanimously ; yet the Bill was in each instance rejected by the other House. Having recapi tulated the evils of the law as it now stand., he concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal parts of the 10th and 11th of William 111- which took away benefit of clergy fur stealing in honses,/ke. Mr. J. SMITH supported the motion. Sir. J. N EWPORT thought no stronger proof was necessary to skew the solidity of iiiii Learned Friend's views, than the statement of such numbers of offences being hashed up. He hoped his Learned Fe lend would persevere in bringing such matters to a conclusion ; and he trusted that Noble and Learn ed persons would be induced to hesitate about rejecting such Bills. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Sir C. Monett observed, that by a treaty among the great Powers of Europe, it was agreed that the luni►n islands should be placed under the ptoteciou of Great Britain. It %vas also stipulated, that a constitution should be provided for them by the British government. This was to be submitted to the Prince Regent. The nature of such a constitution must excite some interest in Great Britain, and it might be deemed fur the considei ation of Parliament. He had heard that the constitution had been framed and ratified. He de sired to know whether it was intended by gover 44444 to sub mit it to Parliament ur nut. _ . Lord Cs,•ll.l,ltE. uuu replied in a low tone of voice. We understood him to say that the constitution had been formed and ratified, and was going into activity ; but that he had no conumulds to lay the consideration of it before the House. IRISH TAXES. Sir J. NEWPORT moved for acc ou nts of the produce of hearth, honsc, window, horses, and carriage taxes, in Ire. laud, specifying particulars, from 1790 to 1818. Ordered. Also for similar accounts for receipts by duties on wine, to bacco, and sugar. Ordered. Also for copies of any orders of commissioners, allowing shut up windows to be opened in cases of contagious fever within the houses. Ordered. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION. Sir W. BURROUGHII moved for accounts of all persons ar rested nutter the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, in 1817, for treason and other offences ; distinguishing the cases of those apprehended by the Secretary of State's warrants, and those by the justices, and specifying as far as possible, the lames, occupations, and places of abode of the parties. Also tor accounts of tke diserent prisons to which they were taken, or front which they were reicoved, and on what authority ; and the names of those who entered into recognizances, and those who were discharged by the Attorney General.—Or. dereJ. BLOOD MONEY. A Member, whose nanie could not be ascertained, begged to inform the House, that he was a Member of the Committee who had been appointed to examine into the state of the pri. sons in (be city of Loudon, and that, in visiting the prison of Newgate on Monday last, he had received information that three glen, of the names of Brock, Pelham, and Power, who bad been tried at the Old Bailey, and convicted of the crime of haviNg seduced three unfortunate Irishmen into the emit mission of a capital offence, iu c terfeitiug the coin, in order to get the rewards fur the discovery and conviction of such persons, bud received a free pardon, and bean dismissed from that prison. Ile mow wished to know whether that statement was correct; moil whether any objection would br matte to the production of the judgment on which they weir c• • :timed and the free pardon by which they recovered liberty. Mr. B. BATHURST said, that the information which the kiou, Member had received as to the free pai :.tin of those well THE NATIONAL REGISTER. was perfectly correct. The law officers of the crown, how greatly soever they might wish such criminals to suffer the ex ecution of the law, bad found that they could not be brought to punishment. He was glad that this matter had now been agitated, as it was desirable that the public should know the ground on which those persons had been liberated. At the same time, he begged to state, that the law officers had been desired to take into consideration the neecoity of introduc. in; an act for amending the law iu that respect. With res pect to the opinion of the judges, on which these men had receWed their pardon, it did not exist in such a shape as to he laid before the House. This WAS all the explanation which he was enabled to give to the statement of the Honourable Member. Sir F. Buxom could not refrain from expressing Ids stir. prise kliat these villains had been suffered to escape from the punishment due to their crimes. The ATTORNEY GEKERat. said, that the case had been ar gued in the Exchequer Chamber, and the Learned Judges were of opinion that the offence did not come within the ordinary laws of the laud. He had since applied his mind to the subject. Mr. BROUGIiVof rose to request the further attention of the house to this subject. It had been stated that Brock, Pelltainond Power, had received x free pardon ; but he wish. d to luow whether they were not to be indicted for a con• spiraey. ME.IXATEIVRST said, it was not in his power to give any further explanation on the case of these persons. CORONERS' BILL. Mr. Met.Ltsit moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Cinwen, and Mr. Shaw lA•tevre, opposed the measure , they considered it most unnecessary, and trusted that the Hos. Member would not press any bather proceedings. Mr. P. Monne perfectly concurred with the Mon. Gentle_ man who had preceded him ; and, to prevent any further dis cussion, he moved, tbat the Bill be read a second time on this day six months. On a division the numbers were, for the second reading 13 —Against it, 30.—Majority, 11.—The Bill was thus lost.— Adjourned. FRIDAY. COMMON HALL. PETITMN. Mr. Alderman Woou presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor. Alderman, and Livery, in Common Ilan assclubletl, praying the House not to pass any Act of Indemnity to screen Ministers. Before the Petition was read, Sir W. Cita Tts ro,e and observed,—" MI I have to say. Mr. Speaker. is, that I attended the Hall, and that [ disapprove of every word in that Petition."—(A laugh.) Petition was read and ordered to be printed. MOCK AUCTIONS. Mr. Sheriff nESANGES presented a Petition from the Common Council of London against Mock Auctions. ltuad and ordered to lie an the table. Mr. Alderman ATKINS begged the Ministers to attend to this subject, as the practice created occasion for the exercise of every species of fraud. Mr. LIN rirNoro tf had observed, that he was not aware of the in. tentioa of Government to bring in any Bill on the subject. A new Writ was moved for Southampton, in the room of G. H. Rose, Esq. vacated by.his acceptance of the office of Clerk of the Par liament.—Orderisl. SECRET COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Mr. B. Bay tt tr UST appeared at the Bar, as Chairman of the Secret Committee, with its Report. It was brought ay and read by die Clerk; and it was to the following effect :—ls stated, that the Com mittee had proceeded to examine the Papers referrtarto them on Feb. 3; and in performance of the duty imposed on them, they made it their first object to funs a just estimate of the internal state of the country from the time of the two previous Reports: That Inaturec • tion which had taken place between the 9th and 10 of June on the borders of Derbyshire. was the last open attempt made to accomplish that Revolution which had been so long anticipated. (Rear, hear! from the Opposition Benches.)—About that period a general rising bad been contemplated, but various delay: had occasioned its being put off to a later date than was at first contemplated. Not only had there been insurrecionary proceedings on the borders of I habysh reit there was a partial rising about the !LOW time at II udderstield. These facts showed the expectation respecting a general rising. fly the activity of the Magistracy. by the arrests of sonic &e. all attempts to accomplish the designed objects were frustrated. Although those at tempts were so frustrated, it remained evident that the discontented only considered the projected Revolution as pastpontal ; they did not imagine their ultimate objects to be less certain than beftire.—Of the persons engaged inthe Denby Insurrection 4i bail Itia l w e nd against them for Ilioh Treason. Of that number 15 were S'itilty, or pleaded so. tour were tried.—The result of those trials had been most satisfactory. The proceedings struck terror into the minds of those who yet re. laholl at large, while in acy towards these individuals who hail experienced it, increased the saint try ed'vt.. I n the course of the Autumntitingsassumedanincreasingfuvuurableaspect. Tire reduction in the price of pnwisions, and the in:relate of employment, which gave labour to those who had been exposed to the artful attempts of the designing, contiibuted to spr..ail tranquility where it had been distributed ; and the Committee felt gratified to be able to confirm what was stated in the i:irst Report, that every enquiry gave fresh proof of the genend loyalty of the mass of the po pulation. The Committee doubted not that the numbers said to be engaged in the projects of those interested in a general rising, had been greatly exaggerated, and that such exaggerations had occasioned many to be deluded from their duty. Distress had exposed many to the artifices of criminal persons, who had !reduced such characters into fire commission of acts of violence. Without checking them at once, the consequences might have been most serious ; for where there were extensive acts of lawless violence, the lives and property of the well afflicted became endangered. To prevent such calamities, it therefore was the duty of the Magistracy to apprehend the leaders wherever they could be traced. That had been dooe ; and the pro ceedings. it ws to be hoped, had induced many of the deluded to see their error. Although the hopes of those in the country had been pretty well destroyed, the Conitninee thought that the conduct of some in the metropolis still required great activity, particular's , to counteract the effects of those licentious and inflammatory pubftea tionstlust were pouted forth with unprecedented profusion. The Committee bud no ,doubt that the ultimate view of those who had openly resisted existiag autherities was, to subvert the forms of Go vernment by means ora revolution, and to rstablish something new in their stead. The return of labour bad diminithed the numbers of the discontented, by lessening the cause that had immediately oper ated on their feelinga The agitatiors were all persons of no higher rank than was noticed in the previous reports; but the agitators had not been wholly subdued. Meetings might still call them forth into activity, if not into dangerous existence ; the Committee, however, deemed the regular police and powers of the country sufficient to keep down any insurrectionary or disorderly feelings that might be evinc ed.--To accomplish the counteraction of the designs of many of the discontented, several of the leaders had been artested on informa fion given on oath, and detained under the Secretary of States war rants :—,one was discharged, July 4; two soot afterwards; ten Nov. 24: fourteen, Dec. —; six, Dec. 29; and three wereenlarged .lan. 20. One of the I:timber died in prison. The repine concluded with remitting, that the Nlinisters had ably and unexceptionably exercised the powers reposed in them ; that the whole of the arduous duties imposed on Government had heen exerted in as temperate a manner as was compatible with time general security of the country. Lord CART LER tiA4:// movedthat this report he prtnt.d. Mt. rtv.ttn...y.s4'v.xl the Noble Lord, ahttlier any Parsons had been examined b}• the S:•crct Committee; and whether he intended to propose that the !louse should take this report into considera tion ? Lord CasrLERKAGH replied, with respect to the fiNt question. that it wa► rather unusual to make lb uch an inquiry ; and as to the second, lie had no intention to name any day for taking the Iteport into consideration. Mr. TtEntiLY observed, Ciat if the House were not to take the Report into consideration. he was quite pucxlcd to know why they were to order it to be printed. The truth was, the Report wa, ajuin ble of nonsense; and they now had in writing what Nal before only existed in words. Who was the author of so precious a morsel he did not know; but he did not envy hint the fame that would accom pany his composition. Ma. It. RATH,/ RAT justified the way in which the Committee had been selected, an,' that a Secret Committee was required to examine secret evidence. Sir %V. Hu Rant:tins trusted that the House would be informed whether there was any viva voce examination.—lteport ordtted to lie on the table. and ordered to be printed. The papers referred to the Secret Committee were then ordered to be returned to the Home Secretary of Suite. Mr. Its:rvEr prixented Petitions from Samuel Hancock and Elijah Rigouts. against any Bill of Indemnity, du. Housoadjourn ed to Mondays. From the LONDO.V GAZETTE, Meshy, Feb ;Y. CROWN-OFFICE, Feb. ?4. MEMBER returned to berve in this present PARITANIIE NT. Borough of Colehester.--Junres BeekfOrd Wildman. of Chills-1 Castle, in the parish of Chilham, in the County of Kenn. Eq. the room of hart D.svib Esq. who hub aciept...d the C1u1 , ...as ti m dreds. RANKIWPTICIEs surr.msEnEn. KENnsieK V. I)aventry. grocer. Comui J. Whittxhapel, hatlm.intifachteer. BANSIIII rrs. Ho►s ws W. Aldergatc-street, cooper, Match 7, 14, April 7, at Guildhall. Atts. Bonntalon and Co. Bread-street. BA.ASET TM. Greenwich. boot.maker, Feb. 28, March 7,April at Guildhall. Mu. Messrs. Parker. Greenwich. PAR n J. 0. Liverpool merchant, Mardi 17,18, April 7, at Liverpool.. Att. Mr. Makinson. Middle Temple. .Tatirts R. Bristol, cabinet-maker, Minch 2, 14, April 7, at Bristol Atts. Bridges and Co. Red Lion-square. TErrnaT G. Manchester, comfier, March 13, 14, April 7, at Man. Chester. Atts. Clarke and Co. Chancery-lane. Bitorcatata. It. Shrewsbury, grocer, March 0, 10, April 7, at Shrewsbury. Atts. Philpot and Co. Temple. Lt.oru B. Llanaaa, Flintshire, dealer, March 9, 10, April 7, at Flint. Atts. Milne and Co. Temple. Pow s:et. J. l'resteig,s, Radnorshire, farmer, March, 23. 44. April 1. at Presteign. Mt. Mr. Meredith, Lincoln's Inn. Dam cowl'. atoll Reith, Yorkshire, drapers, March 16, 17, April 7. at Manchester. Mu. Milne and Co. Temple. RESIN MON T. St. Paid, Glocestershire.tavern-keeper„ March 11,14. April 7, at Brktoll. Att. Mr King. Sergeant's Inn. Waurtticw M. Liverpool. grocer, Feb. .14. March 7, April 7, at Guildhall. Atts. Young and Co, Ss. Mildred's-court. HAWKINS J. Morris T. and Constable W. Poplar, builders, Feb. 4A,. March 3, April 7, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Mitchell, Union-court. Broad street. DIVIDENDS. J. Stcwardson. Borough. hab:rdasher, Ntareh 17. J. Herbert. George-street, Foster-lane. warehouseman, Morel .1. IL Lean. Fenchurch-street, insurance broker, March 17. W. Boo:h, Hull-bridge, York, merchant, March V. J. Mattheos, Harefield, Alidillesex. shopkeeper. March 14. J. Arkwright. Liverpool. irookloodraper, March IR. T. NiiLl. Ohl Broad-street, insurance broker, March 17. W. Donn. lloaton, upholder, March 17. D. P. Davis, Bloomsbury-square. builder, March 17. J. Knott and W. Smith, Duke-strcet, Southwark, hat manufarturetv„ April 18. R. and J. Dickinson, St. John -street, Cleri.enwel:, bre% ers,, March 21. J. Weston, Pall.mall, vintner, Mardi 21. W. Roads, Chfonl. grocr, 31areli W. Lane, I litchin, patter-maker, Mareh2l. I'. Parker, Bristol, woollendraper, March 21. J • 'Jayne, Exeter, builder, Mardi 20. _CEIITIFICATES 7 —ManciI 17. ___ W. Bray, Colelnan-btreet-buililings, nierchant.—W. Hannert. Bath—Cooper. W. Nlutthews. Usk, set - ivy:RT.—W. S. faxen. Cy:. eliester, Knit:er e —B. Seim. Thirbk, Ches ter. umbrella-nniker.—.l. S. Bray. Col-tilan—treet. merchant. —M.. froward, Suitt!, borough Mill', Tunbridge, gunpowder-ti lan (duct art r. J. KW:ll*in. Leek, tarnier.—ll. bilk-I:ler:Li..— .1. Bell. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. statior.er.—.T.winiaim, street, broker.—G. Faveuc. Copthull-court, bill broker. THE Dt. kt: of iVELLINGTOS.—TiIe an extract of a letter from Paris, dated the. Pith inst.:— " The Francis paps I's have given a pretty correct at-en:tut of the late attempt made 1.1/ the Diike of Wellington's hre; As to the discovery of its author, that continues involvel in mystery, notwithstanding the active researches of the police. It appears, however, that his Grace has been able to furni•ls some clue for their researches, which is still acting , upon, n ",l which, fnr waist of sufficient time, has not yet led to one re sult. The Duke is said to have distinctly seen the i u i. dual who fired upon I , and to have ob:er ved that he wore mustaches; in consequence of this indication, many 1144 pay officers have received orders to quit Paris, awl utlis rs ate put ler strict surreillanre. It seems that the individual in question was pursued immediately after his ark tor, though not by the Duke's servants, n hose first attention n us directed to his Grace, bolt by some persons who happened •ü be standing its Ii ant of a public house near the hotel. 'chi .0 followed him up to the Rue de la Madeleine, a dark and nu. frequented street, aml observed him to enter a 111.11%e No. the (lours wkids inimeiliately closed on Inns, They kaocke,t in vain at these doors. They slate, that the voices of several women and that of one man woe distinctly to be heard.— The 'toast: limn' is said to be one of ill fame. This intinma tion was 'unfortunately not given to the Dnke's family, or the tmlice, mail late in the morning, in crinsequence of which neglect, when a search was made at the lii.li4e in question, not hi ng %s ib t o b e found, exits usual ialialsitaints had diger peas-ed." Another letter repeats the surmises, that the in tended assassin was a Hanover ion officer, but attributes his revenge so jealously, and not, as all o ilgeii ill former accounts, to a loving been coldly received by the Duke. The following instanee of juvenile suicide lately occurred as . f" l i c ns in Norfolk :—.l Ott. about 13 years old, i n t h e service complained to her mother th a t s h e was i re e ~ :1 I , ill , : f ul . l, m 4 d.ssatisticil with her service, and WAS advised to make lue• - self easy. Shesty after, however, she was found upon her k nee s, in the calves' house, quite dead, wish a rope round her ne ck, nue end of which wa► tied to a small beam. It is sup posed she had thrown herself nth the cribli to effect the dread. lid purpose. The Vietory stage coaels, from Chester to Manchester, was overturned last week, lie.ll arvis, by *bids the coachman hail his thigh broken, mud is suture dead , C."l as I.lr, of Chester, had his leg hithtok rniu IWO phiel . ! , , and alit t. It teats pc.setigets bad limbs fracturtd,