The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, in consequence of his notice. to propose an alteration in the mode of carrying. business through the House. He should propose. that on certain days Orders should have precedence of Notices, and on other days Notices should have precedence. He should therefore move, that all Orders of the ray should be discussed on the Sopply Days, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, before en tering upon the Notices. Mr. PoNSO,NBY said, the Rules of the House had bc..en esta blished by long experience, and ought not to be departt:4l from on slight grounds. He did not wish a bar to be sit up against their most valuable privileges. Atter a few words from Mr. YORKE, Lord Fo Es•roNt, Mr. Witrrma Ent:), and a desire from Mr. PERCLVAL that Ger.-. tlemeo should have time to consider the subject, the debate was. adjourned until Tuesday next.—Adjourued, THT_IRSDAY,FEB. 2€4. AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. Mr. Wurr.ttaEAD rose to ask a question of the Chaccelfor of the Exihequer. He (Mr. W.) had been informed, that the American Arnassador had this day his final audierce of leave of the Prince Ittegent, not in the way in which such auc.iences generally take place, but that he was departing from this country after having received an answer adverse to all hopes of concilia tion between the two countries. He wished, there fore, to know whe th er the Right Hon. Gentleman had advised the Re-. gent to lay before the House the papers relative to the confer ences held on that subject ? e CUANCLLLOR of the EACHIQUER answered, that it was true the American Ambassador had this day had his final audi ence of leave of the Regent; but that he had received an answer. adverse to conciliatidn, or tending to kerp up the differtr ces ex isting between us—the first he had heard of it was from the mouth of the Hon. Gentleman. On the contrary, the Ambas sador had left here a Chargé fcr the purpose of carry ing on the negotiations already begun. His Majesty's Minis, tors were entirt ly dispoSed to an amicable termination of. those differences subsisting between the two countries; and fur that purpose, a Minister Plenipotentiary had kern app.)intcd, and was about to set out from this country. He, therifore, saw no reason for advising the Regent to lay any papers. before the House on this subject. Sir j o ttx NicuoLL moved the second reading of the Bath and, Bristol Canal Bill. After some discussion had taken place be tween Mr. Dickinson, Mr. 13at!Aurst, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. Leth- . bridge, Mr. Curwen, Mr. Dundas, and Sir John Nicholl, a divi sion took place, when there appeared—For the motion, 86; against it, 35--Malority, 51.—The Bill was ordered to be corn-: ruined. Sir Josue SINCLAIR brought in a Bill for amending the High way Acts, which.was reed a first time. he CilANC‘l.l.olt of the EXCHEQUEI gave notice, that on Tuesday next he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for re gulating the distilleries. It was not his intention to move for the prohibition of the use of either corn or sugar in distillation. He wished for the present to put them on an egt al footing, so as to make it a matter of indifference to the distiller, as to pi Ice, which, he . used, the future variations in price, either of -Torn or of sugar, . would make it a subject of consider - 4bn for the distillers, which material they would use. The Marine Insurance Bill was read a second time, and upon • the motion that it should be committed, a long discussion took elaCe, when, upon a division, the 13111 was lost by a majority of . One. " ' FRIDAY, MARCiI. Mr. ROBERT Wiiao obtained leave tt% bring in a Pill for erect ing five distinct Rectories in Ws rajah of Simou Boiirne i in the C.nuitT of Northumberland. COLVII,LE. • Mr. DONDAS brought up the Report of the CommktCP poiated to er.quire into the •eitiumstkrices relating to' Colville; now in.• confinement at Colcibath-fields PrtApo, whith gate& that the Committee were of . opinion, that sufficient cause ex ir..ed for the confinement of Colville—that he suffered no incon ,veniences to which persons in a similar situation were not subjected—and that, upon examination rSthe pris it appeaced that it was not well calculafed for the er.ufaittnent of a •man wko, from the naturo of his offence, should be prevented from, any kind of communication with others. Lord Fut.xs - roxe said, that the Report just read had been rnanimously agreed to by the Committee. • The - Report was ordered 44i lie on the table, and be printed. ' • • COMMERCIA4 CREDIT. • • • • The CHANCELLOR of the Excniou ER moved for the appoint mentof atielect Committee, to quite intothe state of Comner cial Credit. He was induced in consequence of the numerous complaints made from every . part of the country, of the decay of cotntwace-a3nd credit, Ixt iubtuit the.subject .the.con.sider- one fact that had been, or could be, contra- diet( d. Strangers were now ordered to withdraw, when the House divided as foil/era :—Ayes 81;- Noes 198; iNiajority against the Ifutiun 117.—Adjourned. ••••••I=l TUESDAY. FEB. Mr. Bus" isson gave notice of a motion for Friday, en the comparative state of the Public Revenue and Lxpenditure. • CASE OF ROBERT CURTIS. Mr. WARBLE rose, accoring to notice % to bring before eae Howe the case of Ro')ert Curtis, fdrmerly a Corporal in the Oxfordshire *Militia Regiment. He expressed much pain at being ehkged to speak reprehensibly of men who had hitherto borne characters of undeniable excellence, but his duty, and the feeling by which he Was excited to advocate the cause of an injure and oppressed itidividial, demanded the developement of all the c!rcumstances attending this case, which h.: conceived t be of unprecedented cruelty. hi:. Wardle Etate3, that Curtis had enlisted in the year 1806, into the Oxfordshire Militia ; in )so he became a corporal; and in the month of June in hat year he complained of abusfts ; the nature of this complaint was tre improper detention of pay. "l'he Colonel of the regiment said,in reply to this complaint, that he would have Curtis tried for mutiny. After this conversation Curtis was brought to a Court-Martial', upon a most frivolots charge, and sentenced to be reduced to the ranks. He said he would appeal Loa General Court-Martial, and decitired • that be had complaints to make against the Quarter-Master of the regiment. This was refused lin, and he was tried on three new charges. He was reused 11 communication'with his witnesses and counsel. The con ils'queness was that he istas 'sentenced to receive one thonsand ;Ashes. Two hundred of those, which had been inflicted in the most hotrible in:inner, he etiaured, and he Was then told that be must prepaee himself for Bt`o more, or iroliinteer to rot in the West Indie:. He s chose the latter ; and in a letker to.a genple man stated; that his punishment .was rather thrashing than flogging, his back beingin a dreadful state, and Yet he wished that he was'ablc to bear the remainder of his sentence, in or, derio avoiA the still !mote tremendoUs alternative of the West incites. Mr. Waidte in - wed for the appointment of a C.'clitnittec to In - quilt into the facti of the case of Robert Curtis. formerly a Corporal in the_Oitfordshire Militia. • Sief#.Akcis BvßbiDr seconded the niotion. Chid (OK *LAN6VON . said, that he was Colonel of the regiment in wtich Cards had enlisted, : and declared in thp most fervent manner, that hut f tTle Conduct adopted towards that person,ruany . ol.the• militie would have been led into the ut most instabordination. asserted that such a motion as that Just made W 715 eatcolated to as the foundation of the future discipline attic army. The HO. Colonel then went over the whole of the circumstances relative to the Court-Martial, which differed very much froth the statement of Mr. Wardle, and ~ r oved the fallacy of the complaints made by Curtis. He been - 51>. years in the service, and he could lay his hand on 11. s heart and gay, drat .be had never 'refused. to listen to ar.y eomplaint-oft the part of a soldie. - -that he had never refused to Curtis any justiileation that the rules of the service allows. Mr. MANNERS Su ETON, Lord CHARLES SCVNI ERSE E (Com- Mander of the Sussex Disuict), Mr. Nue - 0/AL, and others, animadverted with much severity on the impropriety of bring ing forward such charges on grounds so unsupported. Ilir.kaAN . e!s B.uPD3.:Tt supported the motion, more on gene gtittots than on the Merits of the present cas-2. He could n 4 seethe danger' predicts d. to the service from inquiries of this 'tauter; on: cot;traty, he thought it must be a great conso. latlon to the army, to think that there is a tribunal to which th e common tray look ttp •Wbeti ,offering underoppression. Mr. WO nt.t shortiy replied, and the House divided, when there appeured--Ayss, 1; /sl ,- les.-91—Makrity„ 90. The 4?„uly(c.:Lotlerrtau who- voted far the inquiry was Colonel Got c Francis Burdett and . Mr. - Wardle were the Talers.--Adjeii ned. • • • • • • , • .8 Cirsoptitsvay, Fn. 27. S. RoiditLy pit - .I signed by 40 persons 'Proftietors ,o s f pkaching, .Griminii in the North of.lreland, atatieg. that the }acv, it-at present stood; was incflectual for the 2rotes•eAlo propel ty..and.praying, that the Att malt (ion, a 131 , ..aching Cisounci,-a. capital :rime, might be rerealed.-- , Ordered to lie on tlic tafae.—lie also presented Another Petition to the same •efn.ct, Ittrn the N'isster Calico- Print“ - s, in tite,rileighboarbood of London, who constituted 'a Maic;rity of this trafier 7 4. )rdered to lie on the table.—The Hon. and te:trned dent Onan then gave notice, that .he xvould take an ( A k tit up- 1 101104i) , to move f:x leave in:bring in a Bill. for the reoe4l of OA 4ti c;en, making it a capital felony to steal clots ri'') ll l , Efraching - pr.. ends, and*cia 48th. George 11. making it a tapittlfairiy 1.0 steal to t i c vUtta Of 10s. itr a Fulling-Hoube. .44 A. I