The National Register. — London, England, 1815-06-25 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. try. The NoblEarl then moved an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, to inform him that the House would concur in the tr. zornmendation contained in his most gracious M essege.—T he Address was agreed to nem. dis.—Adjourned. Housr. OF CONIMONS. ,~ ‘,4is4l 7 to lower the assize of bread ; which was higher in London than ill other parts where no assiie is fixed ; a fact of which the Committee had been fully convinced by the inquiries they had made. n:1 d their report was so clear upon the subject, that nothing he couhl say could more properly slew the necessity of the measure which he now proposed. He stated the mode by which the city magistrates were compelled to regulate the assize of bread, which was made to depend entirely upon the price of flour ; and that this was managed by a combination amongst the bakers for their own profit. After several observations to show the advantage which the public would derive from the proposed repeal, he made his motion. • • Mr I'EEL, adverting to the manner in which the price of bread was regulated in Ireland, where there was Ito fixed assize, thong!•t the opinions of the Magistrates, who had spoken to him in favour of a proposition for an assize law in that part of the Empire, were worthy of the consideration of the House. He had however no dn. . position to oppose the motion. Serjeant ONsLow only regretted that his Hon. Friend had brought in his Bill upon so narrow a foundation, as it would apply as well to the whole kingdom as to ten miles round the metropolis. He did not see how it was possible to offer any amendment to the motion:; but trusters that in progress of the Bill, sufficient grounds would be seen for making it finial more general than was at presented in. tended. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. DrKE OF W.FLLINGTON'S VICTOR)'. Lord CASTLEREAG it brought down a Message from hi' Royal Highness the Prince Regent ; for which see the House of Lords. Lord CASTLER EAC u moved that this Message be taken jut() con sideration to-morrow, which was unaninseusly agreed to. The Noble Lord dolt gave notice that to-morrow he should move that the Thanks of the House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, his Officers and Men, for the in:portant victory just alluded to. The Report of the Newspnper Stamps fill %ias brought np anti ordered to be taken into farther cousidention on Monday next. Til MAY, JVN E Q. THA NK TO THE DI - tir. OF WETLINCTON% Lord CASTIAREACH: in moving the Thanks of the House to the Duke of Wellington for the great and glorious victory obtainee over the French, commanded by )3nonaparte in person, on the 18th inst. entered into a detail of the character of that event, the heroic arta which characterised the Duke's personal exertions, and the various brilliaqt circumstances which marked the battle. Amidst all the great achievements of the Duke of Wellineinn there was none that •• was so glorious as this—(hear)—nor was there to be foOod in the annals of history any victory that equalled it. The sitnation of the armies, previous to the battle, was decidedly in favour of the ene my ; for the Allies had to cover a great extent of country, and, act- • ing with military prudence, they conk' not attack the enemy, nor could they concentrate their forces to receive the attack, not know ing where it would be made. Thus the first onset could not fail to he favourable to the enemy, who could concentrate his forces. • linonaparte saw this, and with that energy of nature and decision of • character which were known to belong to bins, he availed himself of the arrival of flee corps of his army, united - to his MSS otguards. a m id a powerf u l artillery, to attack the wing formed by t h e ISTONDAY, JUNE 19. Mr. BENNETT presented a petition from Charles Hill , pri, goner in IleheAter, jail, stating' that he was a prisoner for debt 63 years of age, and had been for a long time kept in solitary isoment on bread and water, and had not been allowed coin_ Pionication with his fiends.—Petition was ordered to lie on the tai,le.—Adjourocd. TUEQDAY, Jt Mr. M %I - ITM complained that pensions had been granted by the Crown nut of the funds belonging to the Ordnance Department, 1,01100 the express consent of the. House of Commons, which con s- nt was necessary to render it legal.—He moved a resolution on i.e subject, which was opposed by Mr. Ward, who contended the I ' o wn nail, front time immemorial, power to grant pensions in a ,i• a qat. manner to the one now objected to. The motion was nega by 71 rgainst 13. Mr. C. Manstf, Meinlier fur Bedford, presented a petition from Wm. Fit th, E.q. late Attorney-General of Upper Canada. Com plaining of the administration of Conti - nor Gore in Upper Canada. me discus!.ion arose, in which General Gore's conduct was visidi rated by Ministers and others, though they did not impeach the integrity of Mr. Firth.—The petition was ultimately w itherawn.— Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, :AL:NE 21. 'Lord CAsThEnr.Ar.ii proposed an humble Address to the Prince Regent, for monuments to he erected in St. Paul's Cathedral, to (;enerals Hay, Gore, Skerret, Gibbs, and Gillespie, adverting tn.efly to their respective services, and the closing scum of their riditary career; which was carried nern. dis. Mr. BEN N ETT moved for leave to bring in a bill to limit corpora! voiisliment. The limitation in the number of lashes mhich lie would propose was one hundred, and a total abolition of corporal punish ment at home. The lion. Gentleman prefaced his motion with %patiating on the cruelty of flogging, and contended that it was possible to abolish the syste►n, and yet maintain complete discipline ni the army. Cc.!noels Palmer, Wood, and Pakcnbart, and Lord Palmerston, thought it was impossible to do away flogging altogether.—Sir S. Romilly, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Forbes, and Sir F. Burdett, strongly sopported the motion. Mr. NIA NIN Ens SUTTON said the abolition of corporal pnnish ...- scent was silently but gradually going on, and required not the aid of legislative interference. No cinergenev existed at present for so radieal an alteration of the law.—The motion was negatived without di v;,.ion.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, JUNE 22. .I.ssIZE OF LREAD. Mr.FRANKLANP LE\l'lti, on moving for a Bill to repeal the assize lams, observed, that their operation tended rather to increase than JUNE 25. . F ~ I