The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

1:0 O P' lb: HOUSE OF COMMONS. hinstmv, Arm!. 20. Petitions were presented front Bishopsgase and Shoreditch sga.ust the Poor Rates and Parkh Vestries Bal. CONlNliri'LE OF WAYS AND ML NS. 'Elie Speaker Navin_ left the Chair. the elmocellor of the Exchequer tittered into a long detuU nu nu:social tuatteri, stating' the various %nine that could be required for the stir vire ohtlie ye:ir, and lite re4ource. iron Melt he propuiPed to d, ate his 9111 , 1040. lite particulars of which are al follows, Tie complete servwe of-the year required t1,t11,0001. thus ••• -• ••• ••, ••• ••. 1 attu.ooo Interest ter ..„ tmx),,,x l o .'and 50.000 Spania. •laelitat:.•••: mid Moms lart year-. ... say.6B6 S;rd VATS AYP NEANC Annul Taxes 3,000.000 Er!.:?. Dude. 3.504),(xv 5t.50.(4/0 Sale Stures ... Arream of Prup:!rty 25.1,(.(5u Vtozit of lizciLequa 13111►.i:Nued fur public winks 21,44 fiotal ... 7.271.448 The deficiency of 11,030,0001. he proposed to provide for by 'the new stock, the details of which he gave at length. -With' .this %wild be joired the plan of funding so many Focchequer. This %so-- warranted by the great reduction that had taken place in the National Debt 50,000,0001. having been reduced Mare Itlo. Shoeld any deficiency of al:, phut after wards appeal, he should hike it from the Sinking Frond. These 'were the outline of his plan, sad he congratulated the House un the improving conelitinn of the Finances. He concluded by moving his-Jst tesehlion. Mr. Banttuttaat thought the plan calculated to conceal the Right Hon. Gents. operations. He reprobated the borrowing system and the Lottery. Mr. G ltEarELt. tiaought the plan•an • extravagant one for 'lke public. /dr. NIABERIJYthatet opposite. Mr. F. Lassa considered the plan a delusion. 'Ste. Humissoa made some observntions in defence aft. After some rest:arks from Mr. J. I'. Grant, and Mr. C. Grant, and from Mr. Lyttleteis in reprobation of Lotteries, TLe retoluitiona were agreed to and the house resumed. The Parish Vestry Bilt.passed *rough a Committee with a clause introduced by Alderman Wood preventing it from erteudiug to the City of Londou. POOR LAWS AMF.NI)MENT A very lung discussion took place in Coimuittee respecting t' . e variors clauses of this Bill. The dense providing that children of paupers may be taken and provided for by the parishes, was warmly contested, and after much conversation between Mr. Donglas, Mr. Browne, Mr. °rasa. Mr. Lyttle fon, ate. the s!ebate4vas -adjourned ti!l the neat day.—Ad journee.. TUF%D % V. Mr. Sergeant Onstow moved fur a select Committee to enquire into the Usury Laws. He observer! that he had de •'frrred his Jlotion that the daatiti which existed i.t t h o•minds of many veisoas eaight•be sentavril. Ile Hai happy to say . .this was now the case, and there was 4 general feeling in ta vo:•r of repeatinz the laws. Atter a few obAervatiensfvm Mr.CalcrafT,Mr. J. lr.Grant, 'Generals'l'llorotou, and Michel, the Motion wab agreed to. IRISH WINDOW TAX Mr. SHMV (of Dublin) said, the faiths of the Government was pledged for the repeal of this 7 'f ax, at the expiration of the war. It slew obnoxiosson every ground, and was of the same in q uisitorial character as the Income Tax. It was in jurious to the health of the people, and •it was a harden they ought not now to bear. Ile moved that a Contratttee be ap. . pointed to bring in a Bill•for its repeal. The CU). N1•1:1.1,C it of the Ler.riEr4trErt acted not consent to this, it seas necessary to snake a bin) stand rgainst tic nu merous applieatinns for repeals, and he denied that it Witt. pledged to •be taken off at the end of the war. Still lie was convince.: that there were great hardships attendant, ou it, • and he was prepared to reduce it 25 per cent. I'lXNKET7.'•CollSillerdt: that every feeling of good faith and of compa.siou for the distress it occasioned, called fer its -repeal. He should, support the Motion. Mr. PER:. combated the Learned Gentleman's •arguments, and said that every relief had been afforded that was possi ble. It was with reluctance he concluded that no tardier re duction was pranticable at present. Sir J. Newport, Sir S; Flood, Mr. Grattan, Mr. Parnell, Mr. 'W. Smith, and Mr. Calcraft all urged the necessity of repeal. - .71;e House then divided—For the Motion M—Against it a— . Majority lb. Ur.IILIFF OF wrsTmtNsTnr. Mr. MA:ten rose to move that the order for the return of ktliis officer's income •l a ilisha;gl.4! l ow :the grotied that the High Bailiff's weirovial 'wt.& claim for remuneration, but on Indemnity fur loss. Mach convers:ition ensedd between the Chancellor of the Tixchegticr, Sir J. Nlacintosli;tir. wilowthe House divided —Ayes 46 —nits au.—The Speaker gave kis casting vote to the Noes. Mm. B. Si 4 kw weed for the • accounts of the East ir n dla • 11 oc k company. His object was to exansina•whetlier there v ere any surphs above the dividend of 10 per cent, because if • , o, it was by the Art to go to the diminution of the totes. It was but fair that the ship ownews should know the fact. %fief 14onie observations from several members,. urging the . propriety of the Directors acquiesciii,; in the Motion, it was agleed to. FORGERY OF BANK NoTr.s. Sir ,1 Mae' 'ro>n said his object was to move for Prennnts of the II 1111 l Ut•A 01 forged 'totes, and other papers iocisieotal to the siilticetr including the expense of prosecution.' instituted by the flank, the only pert which he understood would he epposed. The Learned Gentleman then commented ill strong term• on the %evenly of the law, hie faciiit les atiordrd to Inc 'rime, end the neerfxity that existed ler the resumption 01 • cash pa)meo He observed that for 7 )4 ar% pretionn to the sna,•rsllia. ? blOt a single prosectitios had occurred, %sidle in the 2 following 'Jean no less than 222titad been instituted, _sod these were increasing to this hour. Mr. Mat►autnc Oppeolead the Mat un the ground that any oilier part of their 111%.,iihe /Polio ell. Alderman Wood, Mr. tirenf.ll, Air . Itc . nnt ti, and Mr. .I:liampsou all cum:lured in reprobating thc present state ut *TTTE NATIONAL lIRGISTERI the Bank Notes. The general fi•eling of the House being in favour of the Dlotion, it was carried %%Wheat a Ltivision.—Ad. journed. WEDNE‘IMV. The CelAscetton of the Excio.uueß moved an ad,iourn omit till. I itiety.—Agreed to. liltiq awl math; sonic observations on the atoms of charities, and gave notice of his infectious to move fur a Coin mince on the subject. FEVER IN IREI.ANt). • Sir J. AgwronT rnse to bring tinder site consideration of the house the gate of ireland with respect to coots:tit/us dn orders, which •was, at present, most afflicting. lie moved a Select Committee to enquire. Mi PLei h.td great pleasure in seconding this Molisn•' H: attrilnited the principal calm. of the discuss• to extreme p.r% t rty the humidity of the season v. 111 other causes Tess iimpiiitude—as the mania of attsuding funerals in crowds, se. . . . 31i s rcr was maxims ten! Committecwitoithl extend itsi; inquiries to London. Itlr. Wituunruncti would prefer a distinct Committee, ins wr!iirlt Sir S. Ito oil 1'011,11.-re4. The Motion WAS Orli al:teed to, as also oincTor a Committer to iugoire into the slate ot*the metropolis in this particular. • SLAVE TIC.%6E. IVII.IIFRFORCV t►b%tvred that it uas impossible to ore % out the illicu introduction of filaints , vwithatit a Registry Bill. 'lbis nteastme Lad -I►eeu Confided to the -Colonies tett y ear..' . ago, but it IV to be feared they were too iteutteir ive to the etbefierittion of starving , to give mock hope, tont it would turn be incumbent on the Parliament to la Ise the ►luestion into its own 11411(.16. Ile ►nuved or copies of the ktws,vitvsetl iu the Colonies sitter IEII2. Jr. thaui.nownic w always ready to assist the.viress of the ltun. i►fember nu this subject, awl lecieeksiowlesle.wel that . these eras not so much done a:: might have 4soeel empectesd. 4'he Motives erns agreed to, as also others fur furtheriiispats. DOMINICA. firski.ltuarthhie moved for papeis respe.ctieg the shires in this !slant!, the 'import of which he explained in the course of his speech, by didailiug a variety of instances in which the. Grand Jury had acted morrimproperly,by their shameful . partiality towards blase masters rn , causes bronchi be fore ilium, which had at length compelled the Attorney-frictivral to suiliendolte Constitiition, nod pore eel without (hem. Sir Samuel also noticed the liarbut ems Lass that wets is force, which were disgraeefid torimilanity. hlr. Gothao URN t; could not vitidicatc'suelt euuduct,but as sured the House it way not general. Mr. GRANT and reir.'4%..HIROWNE made similar obscrva tious. Sir J. MACKINaosn inpporterl the Motion. Mr. WILIREItiOICCG bole testimony , to the improvement% drat had taken place in Jlanaica; btu there was Still wanting in the West Indies generally. After some observations from Mr:AV. and Sir S. Rom illy, in reply, the Motion was agieed tn.—Adjourned. Fir pAy. fr.''irraNs.:l- postponed his Motiod cn the Finances on account of the illuea. of Lord Castlereagh. BRFAIII OF PRIV:I,I'IIF. Mr. C. Wva•N brought :tp the Report of the Committee ap pointed .to consider the lever written by Mr. T. Ferguson to Mr. Dyke, which had beer. referred to •ieret. They !sad examined into the•matt.r as far as related to Mr. T. Ferguson, w!io had admitted that he was the author and writer of the letter produced, and that its object was to influence Mr. Dyke's sate ; but that any accusation of his having eve autho:ity of Lord De milas for doing so was false and groundless. The said letter was coniederal by the Coinmiveers a coil upt attempt r and a high bteach and contempt oi the ptivileges of that (louse. The report, of which this war the substance, was read a strand tier_ and ag Neil to. Mr. C. WYNN ntored that Mr.T. Ferguson.be taken into custody 117 the Scrgealit at Arms. fur the said ofNace. °sacred. Mr. C. Wa a ',Aid, that uscoas Mr. Ferguson was in custody he should move that he be committed to the Gaol of Newi,,ate. DR : BURNEY'S LIBRARY. Mit BAN K ris called the auenti m of the house to the report con cerning the purchase of the Wore: y of the lute Dr. Burney. The report contained what information was necessary on the subject. lie should nut, therefore, then trespass on the time of the House, but simply more that it be referred to the Committee of Supply. Mr. IILY NET thought that ?:.stice ought to be done to there who had served the. Crown, before they voted away sours of zneney in generosity. :11r.Ctr. 0 , 7E11-said, that if the Hen. Meliber pressed the Motionfor referring the report to the Corn:niece, he should feel it his duty to divide the Sir/Übe upon it. fie had. for the same reitsbn as now, oppored former plans. NVhatever might be the aetnal value. of this eolle..tion, it cmild only be eanoctol to be usetill to a few, and net of universal benefit They has atey givtn consider:axle grant.; to the Royal Family in the eireuinstances of the country they ought to pau-c before voting such sums. On a division, the nuishers ca .11r.BAnkes's motion were—Ayes 79 —Noes 55—Alajority 44. I'OOR LAWS' A MENWIF.NT RILL _ _ The Mute went he') a tnaniuduee., and the Bill was read clause by clause. Alt. D. Cll . Erni* pmposed an ;intendment .of the eause atitlior i?ing to raise loans by niortgaging..rise Poor4tates,‘..respectir.4 the number% and the property el thsso.who should gibe their sanction in every nuns:ace of so raising looney. Sir Cruet :hotigltt. -it wrongrimminciples .abd dan gerous in its consequences, to Intsden tvsterity for the benctit of the present generation. r ROY llot wi:F. replied, that the httil,ling of workhoultes, according to the act of tiro. I. wa: le,hle to the same objections. Workhouses were nut for one generation. Yet, it such erections were made, of which posterity were to havothe advantage as well as the existing generation,. 'why should not posperity bear part of the expense. After 'erne further conversation, the amendment was put and earriod. . . . . The next clause wag, that landlords should be habit t.. the payment of the rate, inatvad of the uttatits, it eases in which the rent did not esce‘d .v 4. per annum, r.ntl the tenure was undi:r unti year. Sir Hobert Heron, Mr. Littleton, qtr Charles Monek. Mt. Sturm Bourne. and Mr. Philips, ma& seresal obseria.tiuns on the toideney of this clause. . . Several amendments were proposed to the rlausea, mi the pro position of which, a long rotiversa•ion wok place, in which thc tW- Ltwin; members took part • Mr. Franklaiut Lewis, Mr. Allertnan Wood. Mr. General Tiloraton, Mr. S.. Browne. Sir F. Baring, Mr. Butterworth, Sir. Kgerton Brydge - , Mr.D. Gilburt, Ms. N. Calvert, Colonel Waal:Ur. Mellish, Mr. Wrottesley, Mr. Cur wial and Mr. W. Lamb. '!'lie clause for•enabling parish overseers to advenee money, by way of lean, to industrious paupers.was agrattl to after some observations from Mr. Douglas ar.d Mr. Calvert. Atter a long conversation about verbal amendments in other parts of the Hill, and the pro f oust of clauses by several Nlembers, the Hill pai...ed the ratillilittee. "I'lie I louse then rtaunitii . ; the report onlered to be takrn into far th cr emuideration on Mod iy, and in the mean time th • Bill, as unctided, to be house ad:,ouructl at 12 o'tlo:k. _.... '1 APRIL g 7. REYIEIV OF LITEIMTURE. • The ruder Family its Paris, Edihal by Thomas Bross the Yuunger, Author vi the " Tworenvy Pod Bag." —12 mo. Witco would not deem it " amaisery," worthy of place in Mr. Beresford's book, if, lifter walking the whole day in muddy streets, and stepping into a garden to enjoy himself, he were to find it rendered impassable by the same kind of mud that he bad jugt.eseaped from..? And, are not we equally to be pitied, who, toiling through the week among parliamentary debates, plans of .finance, and political discords, seek for a few mo ments-relaxation amidst the flowers of literature, and discover to our infinite mortification, that the literary garden is so defaced-by this same mud of rolitics, that we cannot attempt to _gather a posoy for our friends, without picking our way as cautiously as a Bond-street belle on a rainy day ? This is exactly the case with'us now. We bad anticipated, from the title of this book, u fist of . " quips and cranks and wanton wiles, - --:oF wit, that .played round its object like the harmless buzzing gsaat—and satire, not more iniseltievots than the arch tricks of Rabin Goodfellow.—We did, inde e d, find some of these, but they only-served to garnish the praises of the Gallic Eagle, and the.abuse of.l.ord•Cas tlereagh. :Ile work consists of a series of letters, written by different members of the -Fudge Family, from Paris. Phil. Fudge writes to Lord C—gh : Mr. Bub-Fudge is a gourmand, and :revels among the lux uries of Ifeiy and lieauvilliers.; his sister, Miss Biddy Fudge, describes the pleasures of Beaujon and the Opera; and a Air. l'itrlita Centaur writes red-hot poli tics,about 13uonaparte and the 'lt is not onr intention to meddle with these politics, though, as we .have already said, it is no easy :matter to keep clear of them. The real author .is well known, aml his name is humorously alluded to in the prefisce, which willfully-account for all the•politisal violence it exhibits. There is beyond this troubled sphere so muck space fur wit and playfulness that we regret he has net devoted more of .his little volume to these less danger oas scbjeeta, which his.peculiar . powers so well fit him to treat of We shaa present our readers with some extracts than Miss Biddy .Fudge's correspondence, which is written with greut naivete. FROM AISSAISIDDI" wututz TO MISS ZIOROTAY " What a time sincel•wrote!- - .l'm a sad, naughty girl—. Thought like a tee-totem, I'm all in a twirl. `Yet cv'n (as you wittily say).-i tee.totuin Between all its twirls gives a lter to note 'em, Loral, such a place ! and then, Dolly, In y dresses, My gowns, so divine !—there's no languago expresses, Except just the Ina words" syperbe, •• magnitique„" The trimmings of that whichl had home last I' is call'd—l forgtt—a k—sornctiling which sounded like alicasnpatir—hot, in trut.r,c l'in conflunded And bother `d uty dear, 'twist that troublesome boy's cookery language : and Mailante le Itoi's What with fillets of roses, and fillets of veal, Things orirvi with lace, and thing.; garni with eel, •One's bare and one's cudets both ca papillate, And a thousand more thing.l shall nc'er have by rote, I can scare , tell the ditrieuce. at /east as to phrase, - dietweett beef,' la J'aclre and curls a la braise— But, in short, dear trick'd out quite a la Francais, With my haunt—so beautiful)--higlr op and poking. Like things that are put to keep chininies from smoaking. Where shall I begin with the endless.delights • Of this Eden of milliners. monkiee, and•dglits— This dear busy place, w here there's nothing transacting But dressing anti dinnering, dancing and acting 1* Imprimis,. the Opera—mercy, my ears ! Brotheoliobby's retuick, t'uther night, was a true nne 6, This nin..t be the tnuac," said he, •• of the spew r, Fur I'm curio if each note of it doesn't ran through one!" - ra says (and you know, love.-his books to make out 'Twas the Jacobins brought every mischief about) That this plosion Or roaring has tome in of late, Since the rabble.all tried for a voice in the State.— .What a frightful idea, one's mind to o'erwhelm ! What a chorus, dear Dolly, would ton be let loose of it, if,. when of age, cvety man 01 the realm Dela voice like old Lair., (1) and chose to make use of its No—never was known in this riotous s p here Such a bleach of peace as their singing, my dear. So bad too, you'd swear that tl:e (kid :it' both art:, Of Music and Physic, had acs en a frolic , For setting a load fit of asthma in parts, And composing a fine irutr.bling base to a alto.. ! dancing—aft padre-moi, Dab' •lc There. iniiced, is a treat that charms all but Papa. Surtubeattty--such amee—alt ye sylphs of romance ! Fly, fly to Titania. and ask her at sisc Las One light-booted nymph in her train, that can dance like divine Biggottnii and sweet Fanny Bias ! Fanny Bias in Flora—dear creature !—you'd swear, When her delicate tint in the dance twinkle round, That her steps are of I;ght, that her home is the air, And she only par complaisance touches the ground. And when Bigottini in Psyche dishevels Iler black flowing hair. and by dremom is driven, • 'Oh ! who lith's nut envy those rude little devils. That hold her, and bug her, and keep her from beaten The young lady meets with an admirer at Beatkjrn whom she at first supposes to he..the King of Prussia, incog, hut finds her mistake at a sei..ond•meeting. 'Twa.• dark, when we got to the Boulevards to .aim:, And in vain did I look Wong the sari:et Macaroni:, When., sudden, it stru. k tnt—hot hope of my soul— That swim iLogel might taiLe the tka nom to TORTONI'S ! We tatred--and scarcely had /108, with au air, For a paf r. a kjardiniere calPd to the winters, IVlten, oL Dot.i. t I ww him--my hero wri, tin re. (For I knew 1.:9 white small-clothes and brown .leatiaer viten) A ginop of fi.ir bt..tutes from Greece smiling o'er him, And lota of red currant juice riparkling before him ! (1) The oldest, most celebrated, and most noisy of the :Vast the French thitra, ~~