The National Register. — London, England, 1821-05-13 00:00:00

146 mtveri(d Varitaintitt. HOUSE OF LORDS. mous os si - , MAY 7. The royal assent was given by commission to the Rank bill, the f r isk Starch __ ',Lt. of England Cash Payments bill, and the African Company's bill. The commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar tinis 01 Winchester, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The honge then adjourned. TUESDAY. MAY 8. (iNANTS IN It cv cnsion.—The Earl of GROSYF.NOR oh-et sed dint lie had often brought before the house the im • poi mitt sot* ct of sinecures, butt unfortunately without pre mising not beneficial effect. Ile still mouldered tbe quest 11.11 um. of great magnitude and could riot durerefore •reirii M formed design he had long foreil of inducing Parham, a <A abolish reversionary grants, which, in his apteAurn o as weigh slush in the scale of economy. The noble earl tli u moved an humble address to Iris Majesty, requesting n retort' of all rho grants in reversiuo made during um last yeriff- Ordered. l'unt.lo Ecoxouv.—Earl (1120SVENOR said be ti de.irou, before the lonise adjourned, of expressing a kw ruh-ervations on the subject of a motion of w holt notice filid been given by a noble earl (Darnley) iesosr i nig retluctio; WI the public expenditure. It wits his 1iak,.1..... had .iiit the que•fon been taken u;r by the noble earl, to bring it harm,. the Lord., and is 11 , u the noble earl hrouslit it out, be blllllllll give his supped Ili it. The hills ort the table us ere then forwarded in their res• per !ive stages, aud the home adjou I insl. WIDNLSDAY, MAY 9. The Margnis of LANsDOtt N presented a petition from the merchants of the City of London, praying for a more favourable arratioemeut of the limber duties. The petition Was read, ;end laid on the Lille. The Scotch Hereditary 11.0:V1111e Hill was committed. The other hills on their lordship's table were forwarded in their stages, and the house adjourned. THURSDAY. MAY 111. NERIPOITNIMAND.—EarI DARNLEY, seeing the noble secretary for the colonies in his place, expressed a wish to hear some explanation with respect to a petition presented a few days a:so front St. John, Newfoundland. The petition contained a a statement of injustice, for which the individual had no redrws. Earl BA'fIiURST adverted to the circumstances stated by the petitioners, and admitted that some grievances existed which required a remedy. The colony of Newfoundland had long been considered by his Majesty's government in the most favour able point of view, and every endeavour made to extend to the inhabitants the advantages of the British Constitution. Instruc tions had been sent out to reniedy due cause of complaint. His Misiesty's ~I inisters were disposed to do every thing foe the be• lintit of that colony. The Marquis of LANSDOWN postponed until to-morrow senniglit, the second reatlin4 of the gaol ties bill, ;mil another bill relating to the criminal law of lowland. Tilis arrangement was made in consequence of the absence of a nolde and learned lord, who was in the country. The Earl of (7ARNARVON rose on the order of the day, to more the second reading of the Grampound Voters Disfran chisement Bill. The noble earl said, he was not disposed, im portant as the subject was, to address the House at any length, bscause lie conceited their lordships had recognized the principles of the bill by the arrangement which took place when it crow up front tire Cornmons. (ln a former day that House had some to a sort of pledge, that if the Commons sent up such a bill as that upon their table, to entertain it, provided evidence clearly made out the justice of the measure. Under those circumstances, the noble earl considered it necessary to bring evidence as to the briber,which occurred at the election of ISIS and IM2. At the first of these elections, it was proved a witness of the name of Moore had an interview with Sir Manasseh Lopez, and that he received 20001. for the purpose of advancing to SO voters, in the Borough of Grampound, 501. each. Fifty voters out of 6i) re. ceived that mini. The money was advanced in the shape of a loan, secured by notes of hand. If they withdrew their votes they forfeited the money. Mu. Hunt, one of the agents, upon his oath, could not deny that he gave those loans, and there could be no doubt the transaction was bribery. It', indeed, any doubt could by possibillity exist, it was removed by the decision of the Court of King's Benck, in which Sir Manasseh Lopez himself had been found gully of bribery. Out of 110 voters 42 voted corruptly. It was also proved that another agent under• took to procure a majority of totes for seven hundred pounds. At the election another circumstance occurred, which would not fail to make a strong impression on the House:—one of the candidates, Mr. Teed, tendered the bribery oath, and the conse. coulee was that a riot ensued. The feeling among the voters was so strong, that Mr. Teed was told, if' lie persisted in ad ministering that oath, murder datild ensue. Surely this was enough to bring home bribery to the voters. In the election of 1812, money was given to the wives of the voters. Twenty-five received sums of money. The Bill on the table provided a remedy for these abuses, by transferring the elective tranchise of these voters, so susceptible of bribery, to more popular boroughs. lie could for one, safely make up his mind to give to popular boroughs the right of election, which in corrupt boroughs had been abused. He trusted there would be a disposition to transfer the elective franchise of Grampound. The noble lord concluded by observing that he should make no admendmeat in the bill, but rely on what the Commons had thought proper to do with regard to its enacunents. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he rose for the purpose of declaring what was his intention with respect to the bill. The noble earl appeared to conclude, that the House had agreed to Clue principle of the bill. lie knew of no such agreement. On his own account he could say he haul never agreed to the princi ple. On the contrary, if the question was put, he should .ay not content. It was his intention to oppose it, and he considered himself at liberty to express that opposition to the utmost extent. 'foe Earl of WESTMORLAND considered the bill one which color, not in strict justice pass. '1 he corps rwion of Grant pound consisted of two bodies. One was a body of magistrates, the other an infaior hotly. The magisterial bssly consisted of ten persons, and would Clue House say eight magistrates ought to be deprived of their eltsctivs franchise, because two had acted corruptly. The nible earl contoriled that such a bill could not The Earl of LIVERPOOL gas_ his support to the bill. The Marquis of I.ANhItOW N also woke in favour of it. The bill Wall then read a second thee and committed fur Mon day.—Adjourned. vero,►r, MAY 11. On the motion of Los sl hi. II Viscount Gleraw le)'s divot ce bill n 4s lead a Can d huts• and passed. di r. Littleton, G nun the Commons, brought tip the Dub lin gviliZht ihcoi potation bill. Air. Al. A. T.AYI-Olt biunglit up the steain imeitie bill. Mr. Brugacit t ae CLich,i l el police bill, the 11 rowan 'ter imp? ovens...tit bill, and Iwo private hilis. Sir 11. l'stoien the Conway bridge bill; also a message, stating that the Cutuntoim had agreed to the autendineuts in the Dolyhead toad bill. tir. Ilya; !nought up toe \lile•eud ;is light bill. Svser,ll other lulls a to pi ivato 151..1 local description Wen: 41.5/ ikCtit L'd, and lead the liset time. THE NATIONAL REGISTER The East of Sit AP' rEslaiitY read the report of a corn• mit tee of privileues, by v, Melt it appeared that John Earl of Portal lingtori hail made good right to vote at the election of 'dish repre3entative peers. The Smith London gas and coke bill went through a committee. The bonse adjourned to Monday. 1101ISE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY 7. The speaker took the chair at half past three o'clock. Mr. Quarine, the deputy fisher of the black rod, soon afterwards summoned the lonse to attend in the House of Pec7s, to hear the royal assent given, by commission, to .1 public bill; and ou his return tly! speaker informed the limise that the royal assent had !wan given to the Bank lash PaYlnelllS bill. Mr. BEN 1.-;ON presented a petition fromWandsworth, 4 fzitiltst the Neoitigton s, leer Vestry bill. 'Die petition a :0 unanimously or m ••reed to; Ow petitioners desired to "I'Pa , e l , as ir wouliiuseout of the hands of their lell P 4 rishea* • As controul o.er the vtiblic purse. PetttP , land ordei i' d to be printed. Mr. f' .iee , .• :11 presenletf• similar petition from the 1 . , silllific ..;. ,etuipaay. Ile. lin, :-.,1i presented a petition from merchants of I.midon re ' to a trori. I measure regulating the FOI.t India duties. Th•• 1 .i. member spoke of the difficulties teas would be 111 ii f. , .y of discriminating he • tweet; the different qualifi. , s of the sugars in quest,on ; and of the inipossibility there was to impose teglildtiolls HMI reotrictions that would not he vexations instead of WIC fill. . . Petition read—it was against any alteration of the existing doilies. Coen. (lASUOYNE presented a similar petition from merchants and ship-owners of Li .erpool—but as the bill was not before the house, ha sh•ould not go into any ob servations on the subject, as it would be anticipating that discussion which would more properly arise on a future occasion.—Petition real, and unto:led to lie on the table. SirJ.NEWPOIff presented a petition from Waterford against the Corn A.erages' Mr. HARE presented a pcition from agriculturists, &P. of the county of Cook, complaining of agricultural distress, oXfc. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON observed on the patience which had characterised the proYellitry of Irelaitol moiler the severe sufferings that had befallen agricultoo.e. The Act of Union, the petitioners contended, had been se riously violated; lie tneaut the sixth aiticle of it ; and they also complained of the consequences falling on then) by being dew iced of their parkametot. lie should not change his opinion, whatever might be decision of any court of law, so lung as the skin article of the Act of Union remained; and lie thought it was too late for the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the exei-e board of Eng land, to attempt to prove that the importation of Irish spirits was prejudicial to the constitution of Britotos. Mr. D. BIM SYNE coot purred in what had fallen from the hon. member who last spoke. Mr. W. Si`4llll would not occupy the time of the house further now, than to remark, that both the hon. tiorembem 110 last addressed the house were wrinig.—Pelition read and ordered to lie on the table. Sir k. WILSON presented a petition complaining of the oaten/nye tie of machinery. There was a general opinion that smell machinery had contributed to the dß tresses of the working classes. Mr. W. SMITH said, that it was painful to make ally observation that appeared to be unfriendly to the interests of the working classes—bit he conk not imagine any greater absurdity than that t which this petition pro ceeded. lie felt as Hutch as any gent iemaii could do for the distresses of the people—but if the house were to interfere, where could they stop till society nhuoild be reduced to it. early state? The loom, and even the plough, were machines for the shortening of labour, and were they to be rejected from nse? but let the house do what it might, the use of machinery could not be driven from society.—(Hear.) Petition read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. 6. BLNNETT gave notice, that to-morrow he should call the attention of the house to a breach of pi i vdege committed by a paper calling itself John Bull.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved that the Steam Engines' bill be committed. . . Mr. LITTLET6N said, it the bill proceeded, he should move to add a clause to t* the machines used in mines, smelting, Ka.. Mr. J. 5.‘11 lki hoped that the proposed amendment would he resisted. _ _ Mr. CALVERT expressed his approbation of the bill. He had a steam engine, sod when he heard of the appa ratus for consuming smoke, he adopted it. It wes com pletely successful. He declined the statement contained in a printed paper, which had been handed to members, that the apparatus at Messrs. Barclays and Cu. had failed, was telse—it was successful, and what was mote, there was a great saving of fuel. Mr. 1). GILBERT (inserted, that in large uninhabited districts in Cornwall these were many of these engines; and where there could he no inconvenience from the smoke, what occasion would time be for the bill to ex tend to them? ad the alteration of the engines would not only be expensive, hut, in many eases, tuitions; for every protector wool(' have his own plan ut making the required alteration*. Mr. F. BUXTON opposed the bill. lie had tried the experiment in two instances, and in boils it had failed.— After the evidence appeared, he had paid lunch attention to the circumstance, and lie had stated the result. The troth was, these experiments were very deceitful. He concluded with moving, that, instead ot• now, it be this day six months proceeded with. Col. WOOD thought it would be hard to legislate MI partial experiments; if it >bould not appeal' that the scheme was universally practicable, was it right to pass this bill? Mr. AItREIILV said, this bill appeared to be neither more nor less than to compel the proprietors of sieain engin, s to set to work and Irk fanciful experiments. Ile hoped the bill would be withdrawn for roe present $ tit. y cught to proceed on some scientific evidence, not on the stnu•roeot of any hon. member. Mr CURWEN Yuippo , ted the bill. So convinced was he of the practicability nail utility of the apparatus, lie had ordered it to bc• applied to upwards of v 0 engines. Mr. M. A. TAY Wit declared the Hill to be very ge nerally misunderstood. 'I be lave declare) those steam engines to be nuiiiaucts, itic smoki; of which jujus td the health or comforts of others. He introduced nu new law the bill °My provided for its most easy administration.— It would give the court the power to reimburse the pro. ACCIMIKS. It would only tyke place where juries had found the engines to be nuisances; if there were nut such verdict., then there would not be vexations costs.— As to the limiting the bill to the metropolis, and to within a few miles of great towns, why were persons iii villages to be smoked out? All had siippotted it. The members from the direction of Cornwall had hailed him as the saviour of the lower orders and the working classes; but now, in consegnence of some communications, he was deemed a most extraordinary and indiscreet animal. Mr. PHILLIPS said, that by supporting this bill, they would be giving rise to so many invidnous prosecutions.— He could not see what harm could result from allowing this bill to stand over till next year, especially the law on the subject was decisive. It seemed to be thought that some new discovery had been made, butt the truth was, that in 178.3, Mr. Watt obtained a patent for type. rains to enable engines to consume their own smoke. The !Rawlins of LONDONDERRY sugge.ted a post ponement, as the bill was now being discussed as a pliilo. sophical ipestion. Mr. M. A. 'VA YLOR said, he was ready to take the diseiss.ion on the third reading. Mr. C A LVERT asked the hon. member fur AI eymontli, whether he had employed Mr. Parkes, or some person desiions of counteracting the measures of Mr. P. ? Mr. F. BUXTON replied, that he was not aware that the house was to legislate that no other engineer but Mr Parkes %tumid be employed. He most oppose the bill. Mr. CA LVEICI said, it Mr. B. would allow him to send Mr. Parke.'s men, he would undertake that Mr. B.•s machinery should no longer send forth annoying amoke. Alderm - an WOOD wished the bill not to extend to ilia machines belonging to millet. He, however, deemed it sight to bear testimony to the success of Mr. Parkes's as well as Mr. Brenton's plans. The house then divided. For the amendment 90— Against it hill was them committed. Russirto—The Marquis of LONDONDERRY availed himself of the opportunity to stale, that he could now assert positively what lie bail before urged arr.:Harems lively, that the Russian army hail stopped, and that it had been put in motion at the request of Austria. It bad not paired the frontiers. St;ept.v.—Navy EsTistatas.—On Sir G. WARREN DERN motion that the honse go into a committee of supply on the remaiiiiag navy estimates. Mr. HUME. moved as an amendment, that they be re ferred to a committee of iitq.iiry, as they purported to be to complete" ducks, &e. for the .6 completion" of which 11101It'y had been voted in former estimates. After an r mended conveisation, the house divided— For it 97—Against it, te..f. The lionse then went into the committee, when Sir G. Warreittlei's resolutions, fur grants of pensions to war rant and other officers, Arc. were agreed to. The resolutions for granting 10:r,9721. for pensions to certain naval officer., at the request of Mr. Hume, was for the present passed over. The next vote proposed to the committee was for IM9I,SSti. fur building new ships, and fur wear and tear in the )arils. Sir J. YORK objected to this vote; lie thought, as less work was 'tow dune in the dock yards than formerly, the vote should be reduced in proportion. Sir B. M RUIN defended the giant. Mr. HUME opposed the giant as excessive. More money had been expended on the navy since the peace than was necessary. Since ISE, time house had voted for the repairs of the navy nu less than 17,702,0991. a sum sufficient to create a navy for any state. The uligival resolution was ultimately agreed to. Several oilier resolutions were agreed to —The house adjourned. TUESDAY, M4T S. Russian Aasty.—Mr. C. 11. HUTCHINSON gave notice, that on Friday next, sin the 11106011 that the house go into a committee oh supply, lie should call the titteution of the house to the at:dement of the Marquis of Londonderry. relative to the proceedings of the RUS•ii.IU troops; that he should then submit a distinct propoeit km to the house ou the Europe., and that he should persevere la having it placed ou the journal.. Scorer, JuaT COURT.—Sir G. %V Atilt LIX DER presented a petition from the commissioners of !Bumf, ice against the Scotch Jury Bid. Sir It. FERGUSON said, orders had been sent to petition against this bill, and us usual, such orders had been com plied with. Sir G. CLERK denied that any orders had been sent fur (lie getting up of petitions against this bill, but the remark was similar to what the hue. general was iu the habit of making,. Sir F. BURDETT entered the house, and took his seat on the steps between the opposition and the loser benches. BREACH OF PRI li I LEG E.— r. 11. G. BEN N ETT rose, purauaolto notice, and said he should be anis orthy of Ina SCAI ill that house, if he abstaiiird from noticing what had appeared respecting hint personally OS a member, in a Asper called John Bull. On Friday last, it would be recollected, he deemed it right to make int explati ition of what had been erroneously reported of him on a former eVe ttttt A ; aid HIM I hat explanation was given in The Courier of Saturday. That explanation aus given substantially correct ; and he then mad it. It was mespectin.; a hat he had stetted regard mß Lord President 01 Scotland. John Ball copied that ee planation, and said the truth of it was, that the Lord President had a soil, Alr.Alackerzir, w ho VMS a spirited young Man, and N ho put limseli in the Edinburgh mail, to forward Mr. B. a challenge. That was d •, when through Sir R. Ferguson, the general voui lire ot the party, an apology *as made, and hence the explanation. This attributed to him having uttered a fielebehoud, and having made an explana tion to save himself. Of the paper he should say nothing, :et those aho pair bed it detead it. (Hear !) Ile was not against the fair criticieour of the press, they were useful to keep up a spirit of liberty, and a high bruise of honour ; hut against the malignant spirit of such a power ne a member of that house, be {kernel' it right to guard I self, and he therefore Ares rated the paper to the house. The paragraph having been read, Mr. O. BLN NLI T moved, that it setts a false and scandalous libel on the house, and, as such, a breach of privilege. Mr. Al AC KEN Z I E said,lie should not do justice to his own feelings if he Aid nut bay that the pal a;ra p to was altogether unaiirranted. It was take and it was malicious in the ex treme. (Dual.) There was no apology—none was called for —the words himl never been uttered. n the paragraph was piloted, .Mr. IL iii tautly cxprersed his di:approbation * I U.