The National Register. — London, England, 1816-02-19 00:00:00

degrade King Ferdinand, were in a great measure the cause that their case had nut been listened to as it would have been had be been left to himself He also thought that our merchants and residents suffered materially from it Not a post, Sir Henry Wellesley said, arrived in Spain, without bringing papers full •f inflammatory and :abusive paragraphs against Ferdinand; in consequence of which our merchants and residents worn. greatly impeded and injured in their concerns. However, the lesson which the Hon. Gentleman had received to-night, and he did not mean any offence by the word le sou, would teach into to make himself more master of the subject before he brought forward another motion, in order to save much trouble to the House. Mr. BROUGHAM trusted that the Right Hon. Gent. would • learn this lesson himself, to know another time how to express what he meant. As fur the lesson which lie i ME. B.) ImJ learnt, it was that Ministers had for 20 months used fruitless inter ference. - The only alteration that knowledge would have oc casioned, had he possessed it before, would have been an in crease of force in the wording of his motion. Lord C.ssmstiEN:ll should only urge the argument, that, so far from yielding any good, the interference of Parliament would may serve to deprive Geo ernment of obtaining the de sired (object. Mr. 'I lEKNEY wished to know Whether the course adopted by Government was likely to be attended with any beneficial e feet. If AO, be would advise his Hon. Friend to withdraw his motion. The manner in which the Liberates bad been treated, seemed to have roused the same feelings in his Majesty's Minis tem as in his Hon. Friend and the three allied European Pow ers ; it was not too much therefore to ask whether they wanted thriller assil.tance. should they all have failed. If the noble lord would state lhat the interference of Government was in progress, and that the motion would prevent its success, then he would, as he bad already said, advise that it should be with drawn ; bat if he considered that all efforts had proved fruitless, then it would not be improper to call In the assistance of a fifth PON el% Lord CASTLEREAGH was conscious how anxious the Hon. Gentleman was to be freed from his motion ; he would, however, afford him no other aid than the opinion which he had already expressed, that the motion was calculated to embarrass .the at tempt made ny Government. Mr. TIERNEY etsoceived, notwithstanding the triumph of the Noble Lord, that the arguments of his Hon. Friend re mained unan.ss•ered. Indeed no one had attempted that task bin an Hon. Alderman. Alderman StaITA explained. The Howse then divided ; Anainst the motion for it _ Majority in favour of Ministers Adjourned. FRTnAv. Fes. 16. A new writ was ordered for Caine, in the room of J. Jekyl, IF.sq. who has accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hun eireds. Mr. Lushington brought in a Bill for sontinning certain do. ties on Malt; and also a Bill for raising 11,060,0001. by Exche quer Bills, for the service of 1816. To be read a second time en Monday. The Indigo Bill wa.s read a third time, and passed. Mr. VassirrrinT moved that the Bank Act should be re ferred to a Committee of the whole House, who then went into a Committee. He entered into a review of the present state of the transactions between Government and the Bank ; and contended, that, instead of the profits of the Bank having in creased of late, they were materially decreased by restriction. The Hon. Gent. said, he could not but eoltelior tho ment of ISOS as one highly advantageuns to the pubic ; in the first place, there was on that occasion a reduction made in the sum allowed to the Bank for managing the public dividends. A sum of 500,000 i. was taken from the unclaimed dividends, and the Bank advinoed three millions without interest during the year. These were certairly circumstances highly advan tageous to the country, and such as he had no doubt would gain the approbation of the House to the plan which had, on the present occasion, been adopted. By the bargain which had Dow been concluded with the Bank, the sums to be ad vanced by them, without interest, and at reduced interest, would prove a wing, to the country of 'upwards of 210.0001. We were to have throe millions without interest continued, and six millions at a reduced interest of four per cent. : this saving, however, was nut the principal object in this arrangement ; the saving of capital was the grand object here ; and in two years from this time, a MI, ing of two millions won' he made in capital. By the operation of the Sinking Fund / 1d by the re cent arrangement with the Bank, he trusted ,necessity of making any Loan would be done away, and time would be given to the credit of the country to recover itself, aided as it would be by the Sinking Fond. For of all the measures ever yet conceived fur the restoration of the finances of a country, none, perhaps, was ever equal to the establishment of an ef fective sinking fund, by winch the gradual saving of a number of individuals were collected into one great capital. The Rt. Hon. Gent. then adverted to the saving which had taken place during the last year. Of 86,000,0001. which had been voted for the service of the year, 41,000,0001. had bean applied to paying off a part of the public debt. The estimate for the pre sent year was 29,000,0001. but there was great reason to hope out of this sum 8,000,0001. might be saved. This expectation, so soon after the conclusion of such a contest as that which we had been engaged in, could not but prove satisfactory in a high degree. The only consideration which remained was, whether the Bank was in a situation to advance this sum of 4,S00,0001.: of this there could not be much doubt; the re duction of the unfunded debt would operate to enable them to do this. Upwards of 16,000,0001. of Exclicyner-bills had been paid off in the course of the last year. The Bank of England were always great holders of Litehcquer-bills, and so large a redemption, as that which lie had just alluded to, would enable the Bank to make this advance without at all reducing them to the necessity of narrowing their private discounts. With respect to the Exchequer-bills about to be issued, h regulation and slight alteration would take place in future in their form. They would in future be issued with a blank, which would enable persons either to make them payable to order, and in dorse them over to others; or they might now, as foritierlY, band them over from hand to hand, leaving the blank open without indorsement. Another arrangement would also take place, that was, that in future Exebequer-hills would bear only an interest of instead of Sid. per day, and this arrange ment would save to the country at least 200,0001.; and, even at this reduced interest, be was convinced there would be Do difficulty whatever in circulating Exchequer-bills with more facility than formerly. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving a resolution for continuing the Bank Act for a certain period. Mr. Banana thought the Chancellor of the E :chequer had done well in looking to the Bank for a supply. All he hail to &sleet to was the item of interest to the Bank. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said, he was bound to act as the guardian tbe Bank, and take some care of their concerns. He (Mr. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Henkel) must be allowed to say the Bank were a prudent Cor porative., and capable of taking care of their own interest ; and that the public stood Mat ill need of the Right Hon. Gen tleman's guardianship than the Bank did. He could not but think the flank bad &isms a hard bargain with the public in demanding •1 per cent. fur the advance of six millions wore to th e public ; and thinking so, he should, on a future day, move, that, iustead•of 4 percent. the Bank should only have 3 per cent. juiciest for this sum. The lion.Gentleition also strongly recominended that something shuttle' be taken from the thud of Unclaimed Dividends, for the service of the preseut year. By taking, ;IS on a former occasion, 500,0001. from this fund, a saving of atl,oool. a year would be made to the public. Sir J. Ness Pone contended, the only doubt was, not whether the Bank had done too much, but whether they had not done too little. for the public. It the div ideuils had been paid at the Treasury, then the public would have had the benefit of the unclaimed di% Wends. Now with respect to the Loma made by the Bank at -I per caul. they ought to have advanced the Luau without interest; for they had been enabled to lend it iu consequence of the restriction on the cash payineuts. The Right Hun. Baronet contended it was idle to talk of pros peril,- when commerce was drooping. The Public knew it, and theiCi;JlV in the preseut distressed state of the rummy it was abominable to keep tip large establishments. It' Ministers would not step in, and relieve those distresses, by retrench ment and economy. other means must be taken. The state of Ireland was dreadful, beyond description; the people of that country were borne down to the wound. Mr. GRENFELI. contended that Parliament was not pre cluded from enquiry into the affairs of the Bank of England. He agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman, that in making the Loau with the Bank, the Public were benefited to the amount of 60,0041. being a saving of one per cent. Atter deducting the sum of 2'0,091. a further saving from 575.0001. there would rentain a sum of 36:3,0001. profit for the insignificant transacting of the public balances. These balances at the pre sent moment were from 11 to 12 millions, yet the Right Hon. Gentleman talked of a decrease. He (Mr. G.) at the last meeting of the Bank Proprietors, had put the question to the Governor of the Bank, who denied that be expected any de ereaae. The atnount of the unclaimed dividends was between 7 and 500,0001. which the public was entitled to. tie coin cided in opinion with the Right Hon. Baronet, that the Loan should be made to the Government free of interest. Mr. MANNING observed, that it was impossible the Governor of the Bank could state what the amount might or might not be in future years. 'the placing those balances in the hands of the Bank was the act of the Legislature, for the purpose of protecting theme and the House Mast recollect, that for the last two or three year. some of the public balances were not in such safe keeping. The agreement for the Loan was for two years, at 4 per cent.; and though the Hon. Member (Mr. Sankt') had talked of a reduction oi interest, lie much doubt ed whether, if such a proposition was made, it would be ac ceded to by the Dircetors. Mr. TIERNEY could not help contrasting the language of the Right Hon. Gentleman with that of the Hon. Bank Director, who had said, a bargain had been made with the Government, which the Batik would keep them to, or the Loan must be con tracted for elsewhere. He hoped that this intimation would be a lesson for him in future, not to place Isis expectation too much on the Batik, who seemed to wish to get all they could from him, and give him nothing in return. Mr. Tnorarsote considered. that the money advanced by way of Loan from the Bank was, in fact, the twouey of the public. It reminded hint of the story of the nobleman's steward in Yorkshire, a cunning fellow, who, being applied to for some cash, advanced his asismer Stool. at a high rata of interest ; which money was, in feet, the nobleman's own. After some further observations from Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gren fell, and Mr. Manning, leave was given to bring in the Bill. LAW OFFICERS IN SCOTLAN O. Sir R. HERON wished to know whether the Law Officers in Scotland gad received lately any addition to their salaries. Mr. Vauserran2.—" I do not consider mysellcompeUed to giv► answer to the qeestion."—(lfear, hear.) Mr. 'faraway (with mach warmth).—Did the Right Hon. Gentleman mean to say that fair questions were not to be put upon any thing relating to the public service ; and were his side of the House to be driven to the necessity of making motions. to obtain that information which it was requisite the country should know? If the uccestomed candour was to be departed from—(hear, liter)—he should, if Ministers persisted iu their determination, recur to the ancient practice, and submit a mo tion every day, w►en necessary.—(Hear, Agar. ) Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that the Right Hon. Gentle man wished to put thir questions, and got into a violent—he would not say violent—but into an anintutrd tone of voice, if he did not get an answer. Win this candour ?—(Near, hear.) — Surely the Right Hon. Gentleman had no reason to complain that so much warmth was in his camp, when be, as the leader, did not obaeree better discipline !—(Hear, hear.)—Really his. Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Vinsitiart) had been deluded into an explanation upon subjects which ought to have come before the House in the regular parliamentary course, and thou his Right Hon. Friend would have had the opportunity of informing the House why the additions had been made to the salaries. The Noble Lord did hope, for the future, that the Right Hon. Gentleman would rent in his steal a little, arid recollect that the session would be long enough for every purpose which he and his friends might require for correct and regular information.— Hear, hear.) The Sesaxea.observing there was no question before the House, Mr. Tteiteze said he would soon make one. He then moved for an Account of the diminution or increase of the sa laries of the Law Officers in Scotland since January, 1815; also ' what diminution or increase in the salaries of the Commissioners of Excise and Customs in that kingdom since that period.— Ordered.—The Right Hon Gentleman also gave notice, that he should, in the coarse of a week, if no information was given, move for a Committee to enquire whether any and what re ductions had taken place in the office of third Secretary of State. In a Committee of Ways and Means, a Resolution was moved by Mr. VA NSITTART, and agreed to, for the issue of six millions of Exchequer Bills at two years date, for paying the advance of ' that sum by the Bank of England. PRIVATELY STEALING. Sir S. Romittr.v moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal I the Act of William, called the Privately Stealing Act, which subjects the *tender stealing to the value of ss. to a capital punishment. Tbe.lien. and Learned Gentleman observed, that he had brought this subject before the House thrice; and it had received the sanction of this branch, but failed in the lather. The Act, as it at present stood, was inconsistent with the spirit, character, and humanity of the present.times. In fact, it had never been acted upon during the last 30 or 40 veers. He then referred to the variety of punishments which had taken place on the subject of the criminal laws; regretted that in certain cases, for instance, shopkeepers should be at li berty to determine how an offender should be indicted, whether capitally we In 1812, he observed, that 83 prisoners were ;:,~ .. .. u: . . rrn. 19. evicted.—Ltayte capitally indicted, and only 4l were given.—Adjourned. SATURDAYSLeAVDeN GAZETTE. Rt ightliclmstonr. Feb. 9, 1816. The Prince of Wales has been pleased to appoint John Leach. Fig. to by his Royal highness's Chancellor and Keeper of his Great Also. Mr. S.ajeant Wm. 11 Best. to be his Royal Highness's Attor nerGeneral; and Wm. Irirrison, Esq. his Royal Highness's Solicitor. General. BANKIII7PTCY SUPERSEDED. E. Buckley, De'ph, Yorkshire, cotton-spinner. BANKRUPTS. G. BAYLIS. Staplettlth GLlEtNiterAire. dealer, Feb. 23, Mu c h 2 , so , at the Talbot Inn, Bristol. Atts. Price and Co. Lincoln's Inn. J. PHILLIPS, Wallingford. Berkshire, carpenter. Feb. Qt . ', 27. Match 30, at the Lamb, Wallingford. Au.. Price and Co. Linisohis Inn. S. 'l'. EMETT. MutlgUtsllel. Glocestershire , dialer. Feb. 23, 27. March 30, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Atta. Tarrant and Co. Chancery-lane. J. BATTY, Leeds, grocer. March 1,2, 30, at the Saddle Inn, Leeds. Att. Mr. Lake. Dowgate-hilL J. ALLEN. Woodside, Lancashire, pill-box.inaker. March 11, 12, 30. at the Sun Inn, Crlverston. Att. Mr. Armstrong, Staple lon. J. CROCKETT. Coventry . ribbon-mainufaturer, March 4,5, .30, at the King's Head Inn. * Coventry. Atta. Long and Co. Gray's Inn. 11. Vs:SABLES, Greenwich, merchant, Feb. 20, March 2, .30, at Guild. hall. Atts. Bourdillon and Co. Little Friday-et. Clicapside. J. Bolus. High Trcwitt, Northumberland. dealer, March 11, 12, 30 at the White Swan Inn, Alnwick. Att. Mr. Lambert, Alnwick, or Mounsey and Co. Staple-Inn. H. Bnoww and J. COOMIA, Windsor, Berkshire, bankers. Feb. 24. March 2, in, at GuildhalL Atts. ewberry and Co. Conduit -street, Hanover-square. J. GREENwoun, Whittenham. Berkshire, dealer, March 11. ie. 30, at the New lnn, Abingdon, Berkshire. Att. Mr. Nelson, Essex-at. Strand. T. C. Env/sans, Leicester-square, silk-mercer, Feb. 20, Mitch 2, 30, at Guildhall. Atts. Day and Co. Gerard-lit. Soho. W. and J. MOSELEY. Portsea. glass-merchants, Feb. 27, March 2. 30, at GuildlialL Att. Mr. Williams ' Cursitor-st. Chaneery-lane. G. HASIILYON. Wormwood-street. merchant, Feb. 20, March 2. 1 0.. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Crawford, Old Broad-street. R. and L. BRACKEN, Packer's-court, Coleman-street. baize-factor, Feb. 20, March 3, 30, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Parton, Walbrook. J. CLAPHAM. Beddington-corner. Surrey, calico-printer, Fob. 20, March 2, 30, at Guildsall. Am. Milne and Party, Temple. S. Aunts. Beverley, Yorkshire, butcher, Feb. 26, 28, March 30, at the Dog and Duck, Beverley. Att.. Hall and Co. Beverley. A. HARRIS, Gulstone-stmare, Whitechapel, merchant, Feb. 24, 27, March 30, at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Paterson, Copthall-court, Throg morton-street. T. GELL, Kinpton-upon.Hull. merchant, Feb 22, 23, March 30. at the Dog-andThtck 'Tavern, Hull. Atts. Rosser and Son, Bartlett's buildings, Holborn. M. lllErcat.r the elder, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, Feb. 22, 23, March 30. at the Dog-antr-Duck - Tavera., Hull. Atta. Bowler and Son, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. W. BATES and W. Josses, Brbigth. Shropshire, bankers, March 4,5, 26. at the Castle Inn, Brid gn orth . Mts. Ba xter and Bowker, Purnivals Inn. E. . Wttriasts, Plymouth Dock, ironmonger, March 4, 3. 30, at Wheatley's Hotel, Plymouth Dock. Au. Mr. Young, Charlotte. row, Mansion House. 1.. SANTONSTALL, M. ABATE, and T. DAWNARN. Fleet-stout. linen-drapers, Feb. 44, March 5, 30, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Pope, Modiford.court, Fenchurch-meet. W. SHELL, Upper North-row. Park-lane, coal-dealer, Feb go, March 2, 30, at GinMhall. Arts. Holt and Farms, Threadneedle-street. P. Boon, Plymouth Doek, hiker, March 7. a, 30, at the Crown Ho tel, Plymouth Dock. Atte. Lamb, Brutton, and Hawke, Princes street, Bank of England. E. Butte. Birmingham, woollen-draper, March 1,2, 30, at the Union Inn, Birmingham. AUL Swain, kncus, Maples, and Peruse. Fre derick's-place, Oid Jewry. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 27. R. Lewis, Wading -street, wax-chandler, at Guildhall.-. Muth 9. E. Richardson, Great Ruseell-street, Covent Garden, linen dreer, at Guildhall.-March 23. J. Trustrum, Wood-street, umbrella maker, at Guildhall.-March 12. R. Hamilton, Old Broad-street, un derwriter, at Guildhall.-Mardi 11. J. Wilson and W. Hague, Cock brook, Lancashire, cotton-spinners, at the Palace Inn, Manchester.- March 12..1. G . Weddell and J. Lloyd, Pen-court, Fenchureh-street, corn-factors, at Guildhall.-March 23. J. S. Killick, Haekney-ntills Lee-bridge, Middlesex, miller, at Guildhall-March 12. C. W. Ala: thorpe, Bridge-greet, Blackfriars, merchant, at GuildhalL-March lb. W. Llewellyn, Fenchurch.street, merchant, at Guildhall-March 16. S. Gower, High Holborn, engineer, at Guildhall.-March 16. J.Nued, Stratfoni. Essex, baker, at Guildhall.-March 16. N. Nowell and W. Wakelin, Piccadilly, men's -mercers, at Guildhall.- March 16. J. • Johnsoh, Paradise -street, St. Mar} le dater, at Guildhall...-. March 12. R. M'Brair, Fen -court, Fencli. -street, broker at Guild. all. 12. Sir W. A. Fletcher, Londonderry, behind, and at London, merchant, at Guildhall-Man& 12. J. Mammy and R. Fors ter, Old Broad-street, merchants, at GitikllmlL-March 14. C. C. E. Whelby, Leicester. banker, at the White Han Inn, Leicester.-March 14. G. Belleirs, Leicester, banker, at the White Hart Inn, Leicester.- March 19. T. St.rm, A. C. Grevilk, and J. Fabian, Princes street. sillanen, at Guil dlr l.-March it. R. Wild, Creven-skeet, Strand, tailor, at Guildhall.-March 16. R. Edgar, Hammomrs-court, Mine. dug-lane, wine -merchant, at Guildhall-Muth 9. J. Wilkerson, Bar ley. Hertfordshire, maltater , at 6. M. B. Harvey, Witham, Essex, and J. W. Harvey, Hadleigh-Hall. Essex, bankers. at Guildhall-March 13. J. Bannister, Shillingford. Oxfordshire, but cher, at the Lamb Inn, Wallingford, Berkshire...-Marth 9. P. A ytort. Coventry, wine-merchant, at the Craven Arms Inn, Coventry. arch la. W. Bingham, Bristol, victualler, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. -March 14. A. Young, Bristol, corn-factor, at the Rummer Tavern, BristoL-Marl) 11. P. Johnston, North Sunder/and, Northumberland, corn-factor, at the White Swan, Alnwick, Northumbedand.-March 9. J. B. Sims, Bishopsgate-street-Within, haberdasher, at Guildhall.- March 16. C. Hamatort, Wansford. and Perio-Mill. Northamp tonshire, paper-manufacturer, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES, MARCH 9. W. Warne, Conduit -street, Hanover-equare, hotel-keeper.-.J. Nol bin, Wenvoe, Glamorganshire, maltster.-.J. Carruthers. Hales-Owen, Shropshire, money-scnvener.-A. l.aidlaw, Kinpton-upon-Hull, mer chant.-W. Humble, Great St. Thomas Apostle, broker.-IL Onnt, Chester, draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Swaine and .1. Swain, White-street, Finsbury, London. mer rhants.-C. T. Thornhill, J. White, T. Young, J. Tuer. and W. For man, Deptford, Durham, flint-glass manufactures.-J. & W. Newell, Birmingham, cod dealers.-4. Pickworth and J. Fridlington, Wyke ham, Lincolnshire, farmers.-J. Elwick and J. Robinson, Wakefield. Yorkshire, upholsterers.-D. Britten, tun. and T. Walter, Sasinghall street, packers.-E. Roughky and T. Brown, Hardsham-within-Win- Me St. Helen's, nail-makers.-C. Samples and J. Bock, York-street. Westminster, butchers.-R. & R. Clarke & J, Surges, Coal Exchange. London, coal-factom-J. Cook and W. Calrer, Ipswich. millers.- J. Wilson, A. Wilkinson, C. Whitaker. and J. Cotton, Kint.upon- Hull, merchanta.-J. & J. Brarnall. Saddleworth. Yorre. corn dealers.-W. Walton and J. Le Grand, Leadenhall-euett, London. seedsmen.-R. Baker and J. While, Duke-street, St. Jamie's. ware houaensen. -J. and J. Sedgwick, Prncot. Lancashire, joiners. - D. Coyfe and J. Sneed, Lewisham, Kent, bizechers.-D. Taylor and C. ;aryls, Eathbonc-place. F .n.-J. Mangum and J. Crowther, Kingston-Tbames. , -T. Ashmead and W. Furlong. Bristol, haWidaahms.-E. .4. Liv erpoo drug grinde7.- _ D. Fox, t _ _ hair. dreasen—J. upholds= —T. -E. & T. Jones, Fox, Haynes, and J. Hicks, Liverpool, •k 5 . Lew. Comtes e. J. Joret, and .1, Peed. is = ants. treat.—W. Hudson and S. W.Blenenwe. Masitiaisp.43. Ci f Fumell, Ash, &web homeraelas.—a.a.' F Hai I.ea all Ma r fan inA !oar