The National Register. — London, England, 1809-05-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MAY 28. the example it set, anti the natere of the Noble Lord's connection with the Government (Lord ISurghersh is son to the Earl of Westmorland, who is one of the C:thinet Ministers) likely t►►be highly injurious to the service. Lord Burgher•h was appointed ou the 4th of Ilati to a Majority in the sec►►nd '‘Vest India regi ment, and on the ilth of the same month lie appeared as a Lieu tenant Colioiel in the ar►ny. ilad he been the son of an Aber crombie, or a Moore, he shohld have paused before he acceeded to a promotion so unpreeedentedly rapid. Ile understood that the oi•fe,tce intended to be set up for the Noble Lord's promotion was, that it had been conferred in con sequence of a promise made to his father by the first Personage in the land. If such was the line of defence set up, he consi dered it in the highest degree unconstitutional, because his Ma jetty could do nothing without responsible advisers. He con cluded with moving, that there be laid before the House copies of the army regulations relative to the time an officer must have served before he could be promoted to the rank of a field officer, issued when his Royal Highness the Duke of York was Com mander in Chief, and of the regulations since that period issued by the present Commander in Chief. Also, for an account of the dates of the several comuilwions grunted to Lord Burg bersh. Lard CASTLER EA GII opposed the motion. It was part of his Ilajesty's prerogative, as the undoubted head of the army ► to di.pease with his own regulations when he thiaight proper. Lord Ht;rghersh was a most meritorious young officer, who had Seen a great deal of service in Germany, in Sicily, at the Dar danelles, anti Alexandria, lie had also been present at the patties of Itoleiu and V imiera, w here he acted as an Aid-de-camp to Sir Arthur Wellesley, and wherever an opportunity of im proving him-elf in his profession presented itself, he was always forward as a volunteer. tiou‘e then divided—ln favour of the motion, '72— Agiinst it, 67 j "ilajurity IRISH BUDGET. Mr. FOSTER moved the order of the day, for the House re falv.inr, into a Coinipittee of Vas and Means, and that all Irish Arvin - iris heforn House i.hould be referred to the said Corn . utittee: The House having resolved accordingly, Mr. FOSTER rase to State ire;ritiota of Irish taxes for the ensuing year, and the Ways and Me ans to answ i er thewit, which he did as follows : . • • eiUPPY. British. XQ,273,966 1 rish. X6;196,1'96 3,690,404 Qiinta of Ireland Interest 011 Sinking Fun 4 10,487 ,260 WAYS AND NIF,ANS. itoapprtieritl.ted Balanres Drrtqct Unfunded Debt Arrrar to th Navigations 29,081 :3 ,814 191,793 1,739,551 Foimaterl Revenue Loan %% it II (;rent Britisin t three millions British Ditto with Ireland 7 r f ;gess of Ways and Means 'Toney to be borrowed • luterebt and Sinking Fund thereon, 364,000 (1S09) 1,514,694 4,50q,000 • 5:250,000 1*,230,000 10,514,§94 27,494 4,500,000 212,300 WAYS AND MEAN 3 TO PAY TIIIS lIVIEREST. 1. Prohibiting raw Corn in 248,000 Brew ing, per ann. in Ihp 2. I.:increase of Ditty oo Spirits 130,000 3. Encrease of Wort on htills 240,003 2 mot 2 mu, 124,000 39.500 60,000 To answer Interest op Sinking Fund for 1809 216,500 The Right Him. Gentleman then entered into a detail of the flattrishing state of the finances of Ireland, which he said Was prosed by that part of the loin to be raised in that country having been raised at an interest ofsl. 17s. 10. percent. the usual and common interest being 6 per rent. The several Resolutions were then put and carried. The House having resumed, the Report was brought up, and'ordered to be received to-murrow.—Adjounied. Thursday, May 25. •-- • . . trys9l..vEN4 DEBTORS. Sir T. TURTON brought up a Bill for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in England. The lion. Baronet observed, that this - bill was in a great degree a transcript of the two former Arts of In lemnity ; and certainly the measure was never more loudly called for than at present, for it appeared that at the present inomeat there were more debtors in confinement in the propor tion of five to three : than there were upon the passaig of the ltut Insolvent Act. As a melancholy proof of the cro.vdt-d state of our gaol', he was sorry to say there was one in this Capital, where no fewer than thirteen debtors were confined in a room only fifteen feet by sixteen and through the whole gaol every room contained at least three prisoners. He did not men tion this fact by way of throWing blame on the conduct of our :11agistrates; he considered it only as a proof of the necessity there ssas for some measure of this kind, and also to iAlpreSS 'upon the House the propriety of soon taking into cunsidecation the state of our law on the subject of Debtor and Creditor, which he could not help thinking a disg race to the legislation of the country. He trusted that the Learned Gentleman (Sir S. Romilly), who had lately done so much for the improvement of the Bankrupt Laws, would bring forward some measure for the improvement of the law of dt htor and creditor, founded on the principle of the Cessio iionorunt, the only one-calculated to remove this blemish in our legislation. The alterations from the former insolvent Acts which be had introduced into the ere sent Bill were all of them in favour of the Creditor. The 'lilt was, the increasing of the sum with w hich the Bill was to ope rate from 15001. to 40001, which he conceived was.reuae'red.ne cessary by The Areat depreciation of the value - of money since the passing of the last Act, lie wished also to introduce a skittle for the relief of those who had been five years confined for debt s whatever its amount, conceiyieg that no person should be ;An-. demned to perpetual imprisomnent on account of'debt. lie pro posed also, that the prisoners relieved, on giving up Their pro= vrty, Anted be allowed OP. instead of 31. and %heir usual piements of trade. The Bill was then read a first time, and or= tiered to be read a second time on Tuesday nest, and printed. . . , • • MESSAGE FROM TILE KING. " Geonc.c R. " His Majesty thinks it proper to acquaint the House of Commons, that the ancient felittitiliS of ;nity and friendship be. tween his IJajesty nod the Emperor of Anitria have been hap. lily restored, and confirmed by a Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, which he will order to he laid before the House. Al. though in this Treaty no etipidations of pecuniary assistance to Austria have been entered into, yet his Majesty is desirous of affording her such pecuniary supplies as may br called for by the circumstances of the war now curt-) ing on by-that Power against the commit) enemy, and as may, at the sante time, be consistent. with-the necessary exertions that are made in defence of the pos. sessions of this Country in all parts of the world. His Majesty is also desirous of continuing that aid which he has - hitherto af• forded to the Spanish Nation, in support of their exertions is inaititetianw of their legitimate tio%erninent ; and also that the same aid should be extended to the Portuguese Government, en gaged in the defence of its Country against the tyranny and agr gressions of France; and his Matiesty relies upon the the zeal and liberality of his faithful Commons for enabling him to carry those dispositions into etfect."- Ordered to be referred to a Com mittee of t?.e whole House. Major PA LAI Ea moved for an,A &tress to his Majesty, "That he would tie plea ed to alltivv tk Claims of Mr. Palmer on the Poit. Office to be inve,tigaied before a Jury in one of his Majts. ty"seourts of Record, and that the itcei vele-General of the. Poit Office he made defendant in the OH suit." The House divided in favour Lf Mr. Palnser 127—Against bin 123.-31Ajurity 4.—Adjourned. Friday, May 28. The House having resolved into a Committee of Supply, the sum of 3,000,000 f. was voted to his MajeblY, ftweatrutding assis tance to the people of Spain and Portugal, and for Such purposes . as might be thought necessary for aiding that cause. The suari of 300,0001. was also voted for the exigencies.or affairs in Ireland. The House being resumed, the Report was brought up, and or. dered, after a shart conversation bets% een Mr. Tierney, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Punsooby, to be received on Tuesday next. On the Motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, theHonse went into a Committee of Ways and Means, when a resolution fur raising 3,04)0,000!. by Exchequer Bills, was agreed o. 24,087 I •, 4 ''r , n't H