The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-19 00:00:00

aIOP ' ..- Otilprrial Varlianignt. HOUSE OF LORDS. tiIONOSY. MARC,' 12. Lord MACCLEsFIELI) presented a petition from Chipping Norton on the subject of agricultural distress, which was read, and laid ins the table. Wntru.cN Tn sou —Lord CAI:11(0111'E presented a petition from the suaniutartorers and others connected ith the woollen trade In Frump, (Sontersetshire) com plaining nt the d o ries on foleign wind. on wool thine half-it/awe per lb. us well as the liner. The petition was then read. The noire fold then presented a second petition. 111 , 111- in 2 the §: Otto oh . j. , et, •'teatota Inch was oho read, and bosh ante retched to the cuautiAtee out foreign trade. STATE or FLAND.-lArd 11LESSINGTON rose upon the order of the day, the peers being summoned for the eonsid..eation of a in oion respectine the internal state of Ireland. lii.ol.joet ass not. however, on this Orengioll. to enter 111,011 that impoi subject—various cum staores made it expedient to 11110011 e the diSCll4sjoil._ Thf, nolde ess:l conelioled by moving. that the order of the das for his intended :notion be discharged. After tom• enoverSation bet wet it the .11as quilt of Lang down, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Limerick, Anil Lord Darnley, the Earl of 'Washington's notice was discharged. The lionse adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 12. The totil Chanrcllor attended toe hose nt four n'olock, when us %sere road hv the likhoit of Ex. ter. Mr. Mason, front toe East India Comp :Inv, ere:olll , A nt the Bar rif the hate.e, copies of teoulutions of iloo Oireetors for et .alaries, pensions, and graitaties. which were laid out the tiede. The Lunatics' . Stork Trait-for 1111, the Nova Sentin Trade, mid the New Smith Wales Ditties Bill, went throu b n committee, mid were agreed to without any aniendin , nt. . _..„ ...... The General inclosnre Bill went through a Committee, and the resolutions were ngreed to with an amendment. On the motion of the M.l rqu is a Lan , tmne, Lord Beau champ was adtied to the members of time committee on Foreign Trade,—The lonise adjourned. WEMIESDAT MARCH 14. The Lord Chancellor attended the house at the usual hour, and disposed of appeals. The General Inelosure Bill was reported, and the third reading appointerd for to-morrow. The Stock Transfer Bill, the Nova Scotia Trade Bill, and New South Wales Ditties Bill, were read a third time and passed. The house adjourned, THURSDAY, )(SRC'S 15. Mr. Irvin, from the Co-tome, presented nn account of the gmintics and rah.- of imposts into Great Britain from the United States of America nod Contort. Mr. H .11, from the Penitentiary, Millbank, brought up a report of t lir state of the establishment. The Above trturns A ere on the table. The General foehome Amendment Bill was rend a third Erne and passed. The Earl of SBA? FL" BUR Y prseented a petition from the NI oyor, A !de1...1e0. and lorporati nof Colchester, attains( the Roman Catholic Claims. The petit' was read and laid on the tolde. Mr. Biagilen:nncl other tremherc fcnm the Common., brouJit ua Cie Silk Nlanniuriurers' Bill, the Cochineal Bill, and the Gl.iss Duties Bill, orbit read the first time.— The Is cuss adjourned. WHIDAV, MARCH la. rlr. Smith, from the commi.sione•r,' of roark and brides In Scotland, presen:eil the seventh report of the said comotisNiotters. The Bail of SIiAFTE•fIURY presented a petition front the proptietora of laud in Upper Canada, praying the ;link. on timber may not he altered. The Cochineal Bill, the Glass Duties, and Siik thou. f dx : a; et Rill. were read the seronit dine. The Eat I at DARN LEYsaid he held lttt,ls hand a petition aigued by many elm gymen of tin. rhitrch ofEnglau 1, prating f.'s the restoration of her Majesty's name in the litnrgy. In the absence of the right rev. pre! tie (the Archbishop oft:ante; bury) he was unwilling to present the nehihm. theeelitre should postpone it till Alotulay, in the hope Mat the rigid rev. prelate would attend. Mr. Ili og , len brought nit a message front the house of commons . , which announced that the home had allowed J. tilad‘ton, Esti. and another member, to attend the ►ord's committee upon foi vigil Untie. Mr, Eir..z , lea also hi oazilt op the Flax encouragement 811. which was read the tit .t tun, —Adjourned. 110Uq , . OF COMMONS. ■tlVU.\l', )1 A RVII 1 2. Mr. Sheriff W Al ft I presented r. petition from the Common (:mitieil, London, pi aptig to be heard against steel; part. or Mr. Calvert's Louth:it sill:ruts hill as ail re ted the city's interests. Mr. S.FOX presented a petition from 11. vetley against granting the S, quired claims to the Roman Catholics. Mr. LA NI H,Tos observed, that the petition come limn a meeting composed from 12 rrstins: tour aldermen and eight elrausber•ineti—four ut whom were against the • petition. Sir W. SCOTT presented a petition from the Univer sity of Osfosti against On, Calfr o ; t c claims. Se►rrally read, and ordered to be pouted. Lord A. lit NHL VON presented a petition from In- Abertleett, complaining of the law as tar as it. forted Scotch Burgh.. Trillion us dt red to be printed. The LORD ADVOCATE brought in the Scotch admi ralty regulation intl.-10ml a (fist lime, and ordered to b• printed, and to be trail a second time this ti.y fort night.. br. LUSHINGTON moved flint leave of almeatee be given 10 Mr. scarlett and to Mr. Drinn.nt, to go to the Northern and Midland (It rtittx. Agt red . . Mr. Aiderrodn tal.••• - otod o petition from Rridxr Ward, pi aril to be hem 4 by counsel a i taiost the Loodmi • h,41 Lill. Mr. Alderman WOOD 'ell fur a return of the debt due from Mr. Hill, Isle rot iiiitigewuter, the amount of the pier of to. i.toverty, &e. tie 11.11.1 pieacntril w petition hum Ale. new ctieti,teil iti cheater; and hr rutelod ihte a jmiilication ut the who boil, on ..ecoolit ut the Lily of 1.01140111 visited this newel...at ot , tet Ii had now Inwood the document% tl.e bills, toe. NO far liens rxamillPti the jailer, he was ab.eii..it Si I ; Mid as It. the hi. d r wflhwhitlt tae Ilhightintrx eturrt.tbtrd thesis. elves, he (Alderiodu Wucidi, produced Cie it.U , wursu 7. " . ' .. : 1w T • . -Iv • • THE NATIONAL REGISTER charged fur cold taeut„ the expence befog II da. for al derman Wood, Perriii4, G Hulbeliere," Mr. Dauer, Mr. Birch, and the town clerk. Mr. F. BUXTON had never intended In question tile worthy al.leinian's statement—but he was somewhat bur prisvti that four aldermen, the town clerk, and a surveyor, should have dined tor • giiinea.—(A laugh, and hear.) Mr. Alderman WOOL) replied, that he had the bid in his pi:eket. (Hear, hear.) Unman Ca•rueetc+.—Alr. HINKISSON presented a petition from the clergy, &c. of Chichester, ■gsiust the Ro•uan Catholic claims—hilt lie tumid not support the prayer of the petition. (Hear.) Petition read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. BLITTERWOR'III presented a petition from cer tain persons in St. Dintstan's in tile West, also against the Roman Catholic chimg. This petition, he t.:1111, OWL with the 11*11$1 car dial eimeiii mice. XII - . IV AIME said, that tile lion. member was a moilt zealous alw acme of exploded doctrines and tillsolete opi nions. He wished they would have tile gniidne.s to read the petition, for it expressed sentiments alike at variance willi history and truth. 'the alley itions were totally iles• tittite of foundation. The truth was, that the note/limit mind had made, gone moo impoi tam changes. .Ir. B urrEit wo win said, a 1111/1C temperate petition had not been press fluid. T he petition, like himself, did not wish to indulge ill any - ou-cliristian feeling towards our Catholic brethren. . _ . ItoasreD WitEAT.—Sir R. WILSON asked whether it was intended to preizs the sreent construciion of the law regarding the sale of roasted %heat, or rye breakfast poss der. He alai) hopt il that the conviction against Alf. Hunt would not be pressed. (Hear, hear.) He had in some degree contributed to the tillonee, fur he had coin miiiiieated the Clialiveilor of the rise:wipes 's *Ansa er made to him about len months ago, :hat !title was no intention to prosecute fur the sale of oastril wh at. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIILQUER replied, that he could not give any dll*N CI now—but the subject was tinder eonsideration. SCin CH libaGila.—Sir R. FERGUSON moved, that he be excused further attendance in the Scotch Burghs com mittee, because the labour was carded on in such a way as to present no hope of any ihilig useful being dune. He knew the people of Scotrild we re looking to the coin initice wills considerable expectations; and as lie knew that they would be disappoinied, lie could but lend Its sanction to the inquiries.—Mution agreed to. Lord PALNIERSTON moved, that the house resolve itself into a committee. Ali.. BENNET f moved, that the Finance Reports be referred to soils cominittee.—Agreed to. Lord I'ALNIERSION then lose to move the army estimates. Lyng' liened fletails were not so requi.ile now, alter what had pa.wil. When danlters ilweateurd, large forces wet e requisite; but covei ailment said, ahem luau quillity Was restos cd, dllllllllllioll should follow. 1:111/1 promise was kept ; the estimates shewed the diminution. 'there were reductions of 9,c01) men-115,0001. uxiienee; 011 the first class of estimates, the reduction was 307,00.. A. All the estimates evinced, lie trusted, the most anxious desire to redoes. the public expellee. The savings, it appeared, on the wittily of the estimates, would amount to about 740,0 inl. His losdiship concluded with moving the first grant fie the quantity of Colonel DAVIES took an extensive review of the esti mates, maintai tt iii g that there ought to have been still greater reductions, and that the state of the conutry called for the exercise of more extensive economy. Mr. DAWSON, without admitting the views that were entei tains:it by some gentlemen opposite, acknowledged that the former estai)11•11111elli was lIVI 11011 called for. Ms. MACDONALD did not enter into detail, but con tended that a more I 'gist application of the principle of economy was called for. After a dehate which continued to a very late hour, dur ing which the nmilhers on the oppustion side divided the house at least a Dozen times, Lard CASI'LERE.A6II. observed, that he would not pr e ss the question tot user, as the estimates could Hot ire got through ill any reasonisole those. The chairman then reported Fogless, and obtaiacit lease to sit again on Wednesday. oilier orders of the day were then gone through, and the house adjoin lICli at a quarter to tine o'clock. TULSUAY, MARCH 13. FYN Ei presented a petitirn Irma the collegiate 01411411 of st. again.d the CLliuh ut the 01(11Val to he printed. Sir J. tilt il ANI presented a petition front the magic. (rat s and 4 lergy of I.:iirtisle, complaining of tire prer.ilency of irrrligilM and in,iihordination, and atti dialing it to the it ant of education and additional churches. Ali% CUR WEN thought tbrt mied of the persons who sighed it t uold slot have read it, :is Cuudiet laud had betu iivrd d. cent and order Iy nt 11, CUIIdUCt. .11 J Ni LS did hot more to lite ollegations or the prayer lir tile IP hums—but bole eeetivant y to the respectability ul the _ Air. id; presented id petition from Norwich mid 111 neuglinum hood, complaining of tae difficulties ex pet te.iced in consequence or the disillessed state of agricul ture. Orde.ed to be printed. Air. %VIM r h.fsLEY moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal so much Lot the Act regarding bankrupts lib related to Consume i dims' place of meeting. lie made this gamma with the sten to toe erection of the new courts for the missioisers. Agreed to. Mr. %1 E.SILItS postponed the motiou of which he had given notice, fur the reperl of the last malt tax, (of masc. quence of the absence, flout tudtspositirio. of Lurti Castle reagh) to the 2lst Mart h. Air. C1(1 I.W Y was sorry that his hint. friend lad heen so courteous as to 110,1111111 e his 111Ul1011. If the male lord were tfl, it was 111 I itasetioettee of the ft um tires battle he had heel' h A lifing oil the p.ccediug es. wog. Worn utillsoas were to be voted doily, then the patties were present.—Lt' the ~,,, holl w ere vv.:lamed, the supplies al•u ou4ht to Inc puairmledl fur 1/4110I'M they would be debating the meaus of raisfug the *neither idler lire finititiies had been voted. Mr. WESTERN ittescut.4l petitinu , front S drum WM ,trutt —Colthrstea ,&e. compl.shunA of the tilstreb,r,l Slltie of Igticulture, purncu ii.l vr.tpu(, 1.. he relit:bed .I.lllil the 1•101 111411 i thi:y. I)rdern to Ire printed. Mi. CUlt.ll. EN pm.,pnued his mullion Troweling Ihr agnrultur.o burr .;w Stith msl.utl t 10 sue eat to the 'wilt tot motion of Mr. Webteru. Mr. N. klo OHt 1 . (.1.; 1f omit!. d, that thr report of the Grant pound I).,tt.oo:.iertts ..1 Hid A,rrid to. .11. J. 11 01(1 Lib ot toe t utuartitre, wowed hertral atoto , A;vnts, to fin no blank', &c. Agreed to. It.vort to. Sir 3. V;:\l' l'O:t "I' moved f•ir aernants of all sums paid ti , DUitilll. fie. Ordered. N 1... S. WOII.'I'LEY tir 0341 it in a bill to regulate the ~( t, „,1,,0 c0 o f Jurms at Read a fiat time, and ordered to tn.. read ;t a:•cnnd tun his ddy three weeks. •Fir reii:;!t ui the (.la,, Uauri hill nas presented and ordered to he read a !went(' time. In-morrow. Sevc RAI of the or,lers we,e Oleo po I pooiJ till to-morrow, after which the bon-e adjmorned. WEDNESDAY, MARSII 14. Mr. C. IV. WYNN having moved that the report on the subject be entered as read, proposed the resolution for adoption - of the house, that on no one day there be read above 20 orders of the day.—Agreed to. AUSTRIAN LOAN.—Nfr. JAMES presented a petition from the inhabitants of Liverpool and its neighbourhood. He did not know what sort of petitions would now be received, since the house was in the habit of rejecting the petitions of portions of the people. The petitioners complained of the distresses under which the country laboured; but they iesulted from over taxation anit the; co - dit not but recommend the calling in the debt from the imperial defaulter, the Emperor of Austria. That debt was 18 or 19 millions ; it had been wrongly calculated in the papers laid before the house. They added, that it would be well to enforce the repayment of the loan now, as Austria could afford to engage in such unwarrantable inroads upon the privileges of other countries. Ile could not but believe that the ministers were parties to this Holy . Alliance, and that they desired the destruction of the cause in which Naples had so patrioticolly engaged. Petition mad. Mr. WROTIF,SLEY did not know what the hon. member (Mr. James) meant in saying that the petitions of portions of the people were rejected ; Ibr his part he thought that the doors had never been thrown more open to the people of England.__ As to a petition presented on a former night by the honourable member, it had been very properly rejected ; but that rejection was no proof of the indisposition of tile house to receive petitions. After some remarks from Mr. F. Palmer, the petition was ordered to be printed. Dr. PH I 1.1.1 MORE obtaiaed leave to bring in a bill to amend the marriage act. Mr. CH ET WYNDE brought his motion respecting the ex pences resulting to the country from the passing of vagrants.— fliere were no less than 48 acts on the subject. The system was most defective, particularly those portions of it that regard the the passin. , of vagrants, the rewards olFued for their apprehension. &c. if the laws were of so anainalous a character, he thought he had established the necessity of investigating the laws on this subject, and he therefore moved that they be referred to a select conornittce to report their opinions, &c. Mr. I LA.RBORD admitted the necessity of investigation on the subject, and of a revision of the laws. In support of the position, he esierted that in St. Georgs's, Ilanover Square, there were six constables and 12 beadles, who apprehended 23 vagrants, while six persons belonging to the meridicity society, in like trine, apprehended 267 vagrants. Motion ogre it to, and committee appointed. Mr. R. SMITH then brought forward his motion on the sub. ject of tile Austrian loan. Since 1197 not one farthing had been paid either of principal or interest; and in interest alone this country now suinually lost above one million. Ile adverted to the debates that had taken place on the subject—the high pro. rinses of Mr. Pitt, and tile suspicion of Mr. Fox ; the latter on one occasion having quoted the confederacy, applying it to this transaction—that the price was no subject of argument; all that was haggled about was the day of payment."—(blear, and a laugh .)-11e considered that this subject, more than ever, called tin the iuterlereace of the house, especially when land owners could hardly call their estates their own ; and he therefore deemed it incumbent on parliament to express its opinion decisively on this subject. Austria had experienced great advantages to sustain its finances; in truth, its finances were in a very improved condition. Its Italian states seemed to be deemed only as objects of plunder; and the war which it threatened against. Naples, impaativt:l taxed on the house to ask why their loan was not repaid P—(Bear:)—lt was also in • cumbent on the house to adopt sonic step of this kind, to show to Europe that England was not the secret friend of such trans. actions as Austria was engaging in. Austria, let it lie remem bered, showed us no favour in her custom-house or other regu lations ; we were as severely dealt with as any other nation.-- He concluded with moving for topics of any correspondence on the subject ber.veen the courts. l.ord CAS I'LEIIEAGII had no objection to the motion. As to the non, though, with interest, it had been named at 16 or 17 millions, the loan was only about tour tenuous. This go veinment, however, as would appear fithrs the correspondence. had nut omitted to demand the repayment with full vigour. Sir J. N wpatur said, it was no reason that the business should nut be discussed now Lecause it was agitated elsewhere in 1515. It ought to be recollected that die first principle of the holy alliance, into which this country had entered, was good taith—the keeping of engagements him had been solemnly en tered into. Mr. Fox had prophesied that this debt would be a debt for ever- - ..ltat it never would be repaid, Mr. Pitt was hurt that the good faith of such a power should be questioned; and it now becanie those on whom the mantle tit dl e. Pitt had de. to see that his engagements were fultilled.—(Hear. hear.)—Motion agreed to. ARMY ESTI MATES.—The house having resolved into a com mittee of supply, the consideration of the army estimates was XeSUMLKI. Mr. MACDONALD rose to redeem the pledge he had given oa a limner evening. He proposed to reuuce the force about 20,000. l ie considered, that, according to the showing of the gentfeinen opposite, ft.s,uno for the colonies, and 35,000 men tut home service, would be amply sufficient. If the artillery were Included, there would be 05,01X0 wen. But if the various forces and !Malls were taken into consideration, and it internal CICCUUIItatICCS ►hued require such force, there could soon be called into action two hundred thousand men, and should the house think that reduction of expence was absului."ly requisite, there was no other course to pursue, than that of resisting such giants, enormous grants, as those now proposed. Ile con Wetted that the question was now about to be finally settled ; he hoped the !loose wouid vied it in such light, and iie therefore concluded with moving. that instead of bt,ooo men, there should be granted i l.(KhO men. Sic 11. VI VIA N contended that the reduction proposed could nut be supported. Mr. HUME observed, that if the noble lord admitted what he I misused, it' the drill were reduced us was now propsed, the government would tie indeed strut's:. As to the proceedings of the other evening, they were those of the unreasonable persons who resisted ; tur was it to be borne that millions were to be voted away after one and two o'clock. No ; such things were nut to be done now. Sir R. Wilson, Sir R. Ferguson. and Mr. Evans, supported the amendment. Lunt PALM EttsTos opposed it, and argued the necessity of voting toe number or torn named to the rt.uol tutor. Mr. (t it 11 , 1;11'1-J5 bappirted rite atueulutent. Thu committee then Winded out the amendment of Mr. Mac donald .—For the original notion 111—For the ..ttlentUtteat 115 —Majority against the amendment 96. A s...eona th — vivion them took pi..tee un Mr.llawsnit's amendment. priviming a redaction ut 5,0110 men. Fur toe awendment. 130— Aga nst tt, 19:,—.,lajt:ray, Th, original revulutioas were then agreed to, and the report was ordered to 1).:: received to muriuw. 'rue Gianipuimit Dlifritnelibcitilit Bill was repurti:il, and the bill to bu rtitil a third thee to minim. ...-