The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-28 00:00:00

Au silv;triat Varttamtnt. • 1 lOUSE OF LORDS. 'MONDAY, JULY 22. The royal assent was given by commission to the Loan Rill, the Naval and Military Pensions Hip, the Five per Cents. Re payments' Bill, tile Stitch Spirts Drawback Bill, the Nlar ti:n4e At:: Amendment Bill, the S.nall Nites . Bill, the Bankrupt Commissionera', the Fees of Court, New Cnureties. Irish Prisons, Cruelty to Animals Pievention Bill, Bakers' Regulation Bill, and NI iildlet;e' x County Rates Bill. The commissioners Were the Lord Chameilor, the E irl of igshaftesbuty, mid land Ilislesdatle. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the lira reading of the Alien Bill, and proposed to read the bill a second thiss on Weal nesday, and defer the discussion on the third reading to Monday. Lord HOLLAND had no objection to that course sif proceed ing. lle was only anxious to express his dissent to the renewal or the Alien Bill, and should do so on the third reading. I RISII suR Rte . : lON BILL.—The house aunt into a com mittee on the Irish Insurrestion B 11. The Nlariptis of LANSDOWN E, in pursuance of notice on a runner day. objected to a clause in the bill watch gees indemnity to lingiStrateS tnr any proceeding on their part under the power given by the act. Toe noble m aaptis moved an amendment, to intake magistrates and others liable to actions brought by peraons feeling throne:ices aggrieved. The amendment was negatived without a division. The bill then went through the committee, and was reported without amendment. SLAB E TRADE.—The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he was desirous, before the se of Parliament closetl, to infer few observations on a most important subject. Their Lordsnips had doobiless seen that the other House of Parliament lately adopted a resolution to address his Nlajesty tin the slave trade, and the Lords would doubtless feel that diey . ought nut to have the appearance of indiKretice upon the qitestion. If he hail not called the attention of the house to a specific motion on the sub ject, it was bscause he had now nu new tact to offer, unless indeed the improper conduct of Spain and Portugal could bc more de sert ing of nralee than it !iittierto tad been. Notwithstanding die feeling so much excited tor the abolit on of the slave traila, sea tar as the continental rowels were concerned, lie was sorry to say those powers had made but slow progress to the omen desired object. Thize was reason to suppose the trade wits atilt carried on to a considerable extent under tae flags of Spain and Portugal. No effectual effort bad been made by either of those powers to put it down. It really aas necessary to adopt some general measure with regard to foreign powers. The old powers of Europe appeared not at all alive to the question; but it limit be satisfactory to pa rliaineni to see that new governments correspond with England in feelings of libeay, humanity, and genaosity.— I n the extent of America. where slavery had been sir tong known, it really was a matter of surprise that they did not te,.l more re luctance to abolish that degrading state, than other nations, but they lied sliewn a noble and generous deterniinatitm to abolish it for ever. The noble marquis expressed a hilts that the sincere feeling upon the subject entertained by America would have due weight upon the British cabinet, and lead to some general measure w inch might have the ellect of putung an end to t..is horrid trains. Viscount SIDMOUT II moved the order of the day for going into a committee on the Prison Law Consolidation Bill. The I.OIID CHANCELLOR intimated, that the bill came up so late in the session, that there really was not time to legis late upon a matter of so much importance. It ails quite impos sible to make the bill what it traglit to be in the present session, and he should therefore propose, the further constdetation of the subject be postponed to that day thiee 11,11111115. 111 °tiler that nu time might be lost, he would undertake to bring in a bill early next seision. Lard till/MOUTH could not resist the reconimentlation of the noble and learned fort, but at the same time he had to regret the bill was not brought 'Omani earlier. 'Die loss of the menaute would occasion great disappointment. Alany persons, friends to the improvement of the prison laws and regulations, haul been looking most anxiously tor this bill during three years. It was, however, great satislact ton to hear the noble and learned lista would bring tinwaid is bill next session, which might answer the object in view. Ilse LORD CHANCELLOR repeated, that he would bring the hill forward in the only form it could be brought into ratliati•ent. The Nlaiquis of I.:INSDOWNE said, it was impossible to give due cuosideratien to the bill this sewn!). lie was scaly to admit that great expectation had been raised by the measure. It was looked to with great anxiety in dilkrent parts of the kingdom, and it was moat desirable that the prtuciple of the measure be achn•ted as only as possib'e. Atter some conversation the bill was teported to the house, and ordered to Ise printed, with amentlatients. It was understood at the sone time, that it is to be circulated among persons interested in the subject, in various parts of the country, tont that it is not t-oecin.y die attosion of parliament during the present session. Toe Notre this adjourned. , TUERDAY, JULY 22. Brogien and others from the Commons brought up the National alontinienta Bill, the Irish Publie Woiks Bill, and the Ciiarge on the Funded Debt Bill, which wee read the first time. The besnea Juries Bill was resurued with the aineuelinents of their lasahnips agie.xl so. The Bills un the table were forwarded in their respective stager, and the house adjourned. WEDNESDAY. JULY 24. Mr. Brogden and ethers tient the Hones: of Commons brought rip the Irish Salt Duty' Reduction Bill. the New South Wales Duties' Bill, the East India Coimetny's Loan Bill, the Stage Coaches Duties' Bill, the late Q Neil's Survant's Wages Bill, the Countervailing Duties Bill, and the General Turnpike Bill, which were read the that time. on die motion of the Lail of 1.IVERP001„ the Alien Bill was retyl the second time. The noble earl, to suit the couvesti• mice of . 1.11: house, postponed the discussion upon this measure to the wird trading. The oilier bills oil the table were forwarded, and the house adjourned. THURSDAY, JULY 23. Sir J. Graham and others, from th.: Coalitions, brought up the Coort of king. li. belt Business Bill. Sir Win. Curtis brdmdit up tile Oiplians' Fund Bill. :11:. H. G. 11 nnet returned the Aahouses Licensing Bill, with the aniendmints. u.a to by the Lords, agtet.d to. The 1-I..rd Labocx Punkin' cm Bill W Mso brought up, and the rei ort of the C min tie.. unto; the Holylited ko.als. Ismd lii E.I.V I I Li'. Ares. hied a petition from Starthind against the Itoyal Burghs Bill. Ti.e Bi,l *int through a committee, and on the motion of the Fart of Lithrpoot, wit. urtlvrtAl to be read the third titre wt Motatay. The Lords were siimilimied for :Monday. The. Eat liequer Cetus Sitting. BM, the Salt Duties' Bill, and the Irish Four Relief bill. tette Itad hie thud hum and pairsed. '1 he lri:h Constables 11.11 went throu,th a comunuee, and was mile:sal to be rtad a third time un 3.lw.day. 'I'M: Irish Fisheries Charges on the Funded Itelst, Receivers' Gat rat. FOX lioun.ies. and Hoist liurjlis went tlimug4 committees. The Ewst (Raja Cdmpany's I. nn Bill, the New South Wales 11.cita • liul, we late 4,1-meo St SPiVitita . A1aW1.3...V Bill, the Irish Salt Duties, and the hates oil's, Were mud a sexund Bute.—The house then sdjourntd. Fatuity. JULY 26. The Royal A-sent wargiven by cotninisaion to the following taAla.-1.14a LCialltf 7 THE NATIONA REGISTER Duties Reduction Bill—The Exchequer Bill; 11111-4 he rublic %Yolks Bill—the Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill—the Seoul furies Bill—the Ale Houses Licensirg Biil—the Dish Insurree• tam Ildt and the endowed echools Bill. The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor. Lord Mtlville and Lord Shaftesbury. The Scotch Burgh. Bil l was read the third time and liaised. Lord REDESDALE (as we understood) presented it petition front the MeV. George Ilugyg, complaining of uppre,,ive conduct oil the part of three Bishops. by which he was deprived of his sing. The Earl of I.IM ERICK presented a petition from the grand jury of the County of Louth, against the lush grand jury bill. The petition was read and laid on the tab!e. Mr. BrotMen, and others front the Commons brought up the Captured Vessels Bill—the Isle of Man Postage Bill—the Com mercial Credit Bill—the Ordinance 011iec Bill; and two or three private bits, which were read the first time. 't he bill Un the table were tiawarded a stage, and the house adjumned to Monday. . HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mo'DAY, JULY 22. The House was summoned to the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given, by commission, to sundry public bills, sec. (See L ids.) Mr. T. WILSON presented die report of the committee on the OrpMina' Fund Dill. Mr. 11. SUMNER spoke in disapprobation of the measure. Tile business of receiver of that fund was, in fact, performed fur 15(il. and yet an lion. baronet not only received a per rent age, and held in his bands at times 10,0001. Ile could out approve the hon. baronet's conduct, or of the hill. Mr. 131t0GDEN, in behalf of au old and esteemed friend, said, did lie did not consider there was the least rellectiou on the hum harouct (Sir W. Curtis). Ile was not aware fiat an hun. member (Mr. Sumner), bad intended to oppose the bill. Mr. SUMNER said, no person alto knew him, or bail read the evidence, could imagine that he could give up the opposi tion to this measure. Any person who asserted the contrary, made a very broad assertion. Mr. BROGDEN observed, if it were meant to be stated, that ke kuew that such assertion Was unteue. Mr. G. BENNET, adverting to the general question, con tended, that Mete was 110 rea.ou why there should be any third person and between the collector and the chamberlain. Mr. HUME spoke to the like elrect. On the qiieetiun, the House divided—Ayes 37, Noes, 14.- 3lajority The House again divided—Ayes 30, Noes 11. Colonel DAVIS said, that no wisrepieseutation had gone gone forth respecting what he had said on the subject of the eft:jab vessel. Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from T. J. Wooler, complaiuiug of the packing of juries—that '• pa-king," aid violation of the Charter which cost Charles I. his life, sod James the 11. his crown. Mr. C. W INN asked whether it would not be better to defer the printing of the pettiest' till any charges might be brought forward. Sir F. BURDETT had no objection. Motion deferred. On the motion of the Irish Coroner's Bill, Mr. S. Rice pro posed some anieuthaents. Mr. R. MARTIN denied that this bill was an es post facto, as regarded the coroner. Mr. Goulliurn and Mr. Dawson trusted that the amendment would be withdrawn, as it would total to make the bill wipe. rative. Amendment negatived. lilt. S. RICE proposed some other amendment, un which the House was about to divide ; but it was withdrawn. The report was agreed to; and bid ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday. SCOTLAND. — Mr. ABERCROMBY understanding that his motion for correspondence between the Lord Advocate, Sc. of which lie had given notice for tn-morrow, was to be op reeved, lie should not press that motion. lie was satisfied find nothing would be usetul but a cousinittte on this suhject. When the ducuments already ordered should be ',collet-ea, lie should be able to judge of the necessity of further enquiry ; hut it. the mean time he pledged I •elf, early in the next sessions, to move fur a committee, and to prosecute the question with all the zeal in his power. The LORD ADVOCATE °lnterred, that he had no objection to the protection of the correspondence, though the promised motion was rather an extraordivary character; he only wauted the amplest enquiry. The House weal into a Committee of Supply. Mr. GOULBURN moved, that there be granted 02301. for buildint Churches in Ireland. Me. HUME opposed the motion. Ile should resist any far ther grant till he kuew what the Church already possessed. The !rid' Church was a cormorant. lie nested. that plot oat shil ling more would be granted to it. He hoped that much of that property would be in the next Session brunglit to the publio ac count. This might startle some gentlemen—but be sincerely hoped that such would be the case. lie should resist any farther grant. Mr. S. RICE said, the way in which Protestantism was pro moted in Ireland was in the shape of a tax ; was that likely to be saccessful Mr. C. W YNN spoke in favour of the grant. It was incum bent on them to supply the places of worship for the Protest ants in Ireland, Mr. G. BENNET said, would they vote 10,0001. more to the richest church in Europe, and a church that did less for its receipts than any other church Mr. HUME read some extracts from reports, in support of his resistance of the motion of further enquiry. Mr. GOULLIOU RN had no objection to inquiry, or to the produetiou of any lulus-medal connected with his uthee. Mr. R. 31A141 IN supported the grant. Mr. 3IONCIX was against the grant. The gallery was cleared for a division. The numbers were —For the resolution, 26—Agaiest it, 17—Majority, U. Several other items were disposed of without any division. Upon the tetolutiim for 75001. for printing proclamations and government advertisements, arc. in the Gazette, and various other Irish neweinipers. Mr. HUME complained that the distribution of the Govern ment advertiatanents was etude a matter of Government patron • age, and not given to those papers which had the widest co cuisine:it, but to those which supported die conduct of ministers, whether they had any cireulatton or not. lie believed some papers were kept up only for the purpose of receiving the Go vernment advertisements. llc was sorry to say the same system was efeeping into this country. Obscure weekly papers were favoured with a large portion of the public advettiecuients, whilst tat: daily intpere of tieihiglie.t circulation were ever thought of. Ile moved, as ton amendment, to reduce the grant to 5,0001. - Mr. GOULISURN deiended the aysteui adopted by the Irish Government. :mil denied that the advertisements of Government were matle a source of Government patronage. After some conversation the conittaitteedivided—For the grant 4S—For the amendment, 11—Majority in favour of the op t ima grant, 57. The re,,t of th,e 1144 Latimatt . . , were, after Mlle difiCiWilAs - disposed of; the I. lc proposed by Mr. Gout.itunx was, a further sum of 200,05i1. to be applied as occasion required to tclicve the wants or the distress Lil impulation of that country. T:ie committee thcu proceeded to dispose of the remaining English miscellaneous estimate:, and Mr. Alosuauxo . t . pl pot.eil a resolution fur graining 200,0001. for the contingencies of the Cavil List not provided for. proposed to reduce the sum by 50,0001. Mr. AIIBUTUNOT defended the original vote. Mr. 11. G. BENNET supported the amendment. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY dsfended the original vote. None of the extraortlintines tent into the pockets ut the 'Ortign ministers. Mr. MOM:Ii supported the amendment. Atter a few words front Mr. 11. GURNEY, the committee divided upon the amendinent, when there appeared—For it, 12 —A , •ainst it, 62—Majority, stl. Vle nest resolution was, that a sum not exceeding 18,7001. be granted to his Majesty for the purpose ut detrayini; the dental expenees of the mixed commission for putting down die illicit traffic in slaves. 131s11NAI, thought that the grant entailed upon the country unneccsKary exptmce. Air. W. SAIITII foiLia4al on the same aide. Sir G. COCABURN defended the grant. Dr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the grant be reduced to 17,2001. After a few words from the Marquis of Low DONDERIt v and Mr. Annu•rltsor, who supported the original grant, the amendment Was negatived wizilout a division. tollowing resolutions were then agreed to:- 310,0w1. fur defraying the out-pensioners ot Greenwich llos pitt.l. 4,5001. for three of the commissioners for inquiring into the revenue of Ireland. 50,tsiol. to ‘vartls &fraying the cxpcnccs of building courts of justice in Westminster It all. 9711. las. to enable his Majesty to make allowances to the servants of het late Majesty Qum Caroline. 1.2,500 i. on account of the allowances that would have been due in October last, to be applied to the payment of her. Majesty's debts. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then proposed a vote of 7,3001. to Mr. henry Burgess, in compensating for expenses locumsl by him in prosecution of his scricine fat the more speedily forwarding of letters by an extra mail. The resoartion was agreed to. Mr. W. COURT ENAY moved a resolution to the effect the a suns not exceeding 12,854 i. be granted to W. Gwintsee and J 11. Rubinson, whose estates, as two American loyalists, were no c..iitemplated by the vote of last s es sion, but who, nevertheless were precisely in the same Situation as the parties then provided for. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-. QUER and Sir 031MANEY, time resolution was agreed to. The house then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow. The oilier orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at one o'clock. TUESDAY, :tu.v 23. Mr. WALLACE presented a further report from the Com mittee on Foreign Trade.—Ordered to be printed. Colonel WOOD gar e notice, that on Tuesday nest he should move a series of Resolutions un the subject of the LAN 01 Set tlement. The East India Company's Loan Bill, and the Silk Bounties' Bill, were read a third time mid passed. The New South Wales Miles' Bill, and the tuitional monu ment (Scotland) Uhl, were read a third time and passed. The Giemiland Fisheries Bill went through a Comwitiee.— Report to-morrow. ilr. C.:W. WYNN presented a petition from Mr. )litford, one of his Majesty's Commissioners for enquiring into the Courts of Justice, Ireland, rebutting statements in Baron O'Crady's letter. Petition read. The petitioner prayed for leave to prove at the liar the error of the Baron's statement. — Ordered to be printed The Cominercii.l Credit Bill, Ireland, was read a second time —Committee to.morrow. ....... The Irish Stamp Duties Reduction Bill was read a second time. Committee un Friday. Parss, St:tar/sm.).- 'lt: LORD ADVOCATE moved for • production of the authority on which such law (Slicer of Scot land issued the concourse," as applicable to the case of Bortbwick. lie was desirous of spewing that the .• concourse" was graded us a mutter of course. He wished to give the hon. member opposite (Mr. Abereroinhy) an opportunity to ex plain some matters that had takes' place in the progress of re cent proceedings regarding the prosecutions i Scotland. IJe might have met them at the time, but lie had adopted a different course. Mr. Hope was not answerable for his conduct. It was the intention to proceed against Borthwick. The law offi cers for the Crown bad considered that such case ought to he prosecuted. If Mr. hope's advice lead becu followed, there would have been a prosecutiou ut Glasgow. He bad in com plain of the notices given by Mr. Abercroluby, and of the postponements from April. He would remark that in the course of what be had dune respecting Mr. Smart, lie had been actuated by a desire to serve rather than to injure that gentleman.— But how did the hou. and learned member know that he (the Lord Advocate) knew any 'Mug of the ease of Borthwick ? There were many criminal proceedings in Scotland of which. the Lord Advocate knew nothing. As to the treatment which Borthwick had experienced, lie declared to Cod that he was ignorant of what was going forerun'. Ile therefore trusted that the hon. and learned gentleman would explain, why he bad brought forward charges against absent persons without having previously given notice of such inteisious. These explanatioes were requisite, because corrupt, political, and shameful unitises had been attributed to tine law officer.. of Scotland. He con cluded with moving for the authority before mentioned. Mr. ABERCROMBV expressed his astonishment at t h e course which the Lord Advocate had deemed it right to pur • sue. lie believed that course was wholly unprecedented-- That public (Slicer now deemed it right to come do sn with a supplemental evidence; the proceeding was most raordinary —yet such mode bid been adopted. 'l% hat he (Mr. Aber cromby ) bad done, he still approved ; if the proceedings were again to be adopted, he should agaiu pursue the course lie bad previously pursued ; and lie knew that what lie had done, and especially what lie should do, was on his owe single, inthisi dual responsibility. From that responsibility he did not, lie should nut shriek. Ile now knew, from what had been the practical result, that such was the case ; he now knew from what had happened, that whoever hereafter appeared as a pub lie accuser, must do it on his own persoual responsibility ; dint be must stand alone. That was what was now established.- - Ile cared nut; he should proceed on his own personal respon sibility. That the Lord Advocate should complaint of igno rance of mutters that were adduced, was to bun a matter . of astonishment. The co ...... anemia's with Edinburgh were !re quest enough. ; the Lord Advocate might have had information, if be had desired it. Ile mentioned Mr. Hope, because he deemed it essential to the case ; whether be hail 'scalene.' Mr. Menz;es or nut, he did not know ; some said lie had not ; it was at all events a matter of indifference to him. Ile had also itakationett Messrs. Cheap, Mac Ne ill ,Niuntio, &c. The tr„wr ,,,, r-w MIMI -• ~..