The National Register. — London, England, 1822-06-09 00:00:00

Ise Mr. LI:SUING TON presented the report of the committee , it.fast pay/der, Ac. Resolutions agreed to, and the hill was (ire ered to be brought in accorilingl3. Tee Assessed Taxes Conwsition Dill nay read a second time. Mr. 11. DA% IS moved for returns of the quantities of leaf tobacco .seized within the last set en yesrs, and of the uppropri- atiost of the WIMP. Ottlereo. Mr. BLAU...RI:RN presented several petitions from Ashton under-line, and other places, tu4niust a clause in the Licensing Bill. Referred to the committee. On the motion of Mr. LISHINCTON, the House went into a committee on the consolidation customs' act. Mr. L. moved setae resolutions to emend the act. Sir M. W. RIDLEY asked whether the proposed amend ments would operate its tin increase or a decrease of the duties. Mr, LCSIIINGTON ['tidied that they would operate as a diminution. Sir J. NEWPORT trusted that the House would attend to this subject, for consolidation and amendment hills had, of late, been little else than direct increase of lases. that lie should espeet w as, that the House, by means of accounts in double et,lnthus, showing the present slid proposed duties, should hate as opiaertrinity of judging of the contemplated bill. Mr. LCSHINGTON would hale uo ohjectiou to afford al' possible information. Resolutions agreed to.—Report to-morrow. he committee of supply sod ways and means were post poned till Friday. this. COI Lill RN nicer(' for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws re g anting prisons in Ireland. Agreed to. The bill o us to be limited to county hridewells. 1,0:d LONDONDERRY preiented a petition from persons in the Port of Dublin, concerued its the butter trade, praying fur protect Mu of that trade. Ordered to be printed. Fair. S. RICE asked whether it was likely to he deemed ne cessary to apply for a continuution of the Habeas Corpus Sus -1C1.5i..: Act, Ireland. Mr.. GOCLGURN replied, that under existing circumstances in Ir, laud, he did not consider such continuation of the ac woul,t lie necessary.—(Hear.) lit. S. RICE nosed fur returns of the trials that had taken pb.ce under de. act. Lord A. 11.1.3111,T0N inquired whether it was intended to apply fur a renewal of the hash Insurrection Act ; if so, be thought ministers ought to submit to the House art account of the enquiry ou which they originally applied for the bill. Mr. GOULBURN said he should apply for the renewal of the hill iu the course ofd few 'days, when he should base some lufermation to submit to the House. Sir J. NEW PORT lodic of the necessity of inquiry ; but it appeared as it the sessiou were to be allowed to pass away lit:teat any serious enquiry being instituted in to the state of reland. lie had long submitted that such inquiry was requi site ; and it bad been for years delayed; and the country was rearing the fruits of such neglect. Lord LONDONDERN Y submitted, that enquiry bail In reality taken place, in the most elfective mode, by questions on the subject of prisons—of distress—of tythes, 4 1 / 4 e. If the Go vernioeut at any time possessed any important information, there was every disposition to impart it. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON said, measures of precaution wete taken at the Iseginning of the session, which were in fact r suspension of the constitution ; and that if the session were closed with doing nothing more regarding Ireland, than coed buiug the insurrection act, they would not Late performed their duty. If there were not some melioration of the condition of island, all the troops in England would not be able to keep Gait unhappy country quiet. Partial insurrections and distress would become general; they would be organized; and they would produce rebellion. It was not sufficient that ministers should say they were ready to lend themselves to any measure of relief; they should be prepared with measures of improve mem. If they did 'not do soniethiug of the kind, they thirst yearly renew the suspension of the constitution, and constantly threw iu fresh troops to keep down the wretchedness of Ireland. Lord LONDONDERRY said the government had lost no emertimity of proposing beneficial measures, and the tythe question was to be brought forward. Returns ordered. Mr. CI:RWEN gave notice, that when the cinestiou of naval and military pensions were brought forward on Thursday, be sideold inure for the entire repeal of the salt tax. Mr. BRIG lir iu presenting • petition, complained of the eentinOed dill on salt, as calculated to be particularly ieju riuus to the fisheries. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the remission of duty was so large as out to leave ground fur com plaint. He proposed that stet should be allowed to be exported duty free; but that for every other purpose whatever, he pro posed that there should be a tax at the pit mouth. With respect to cured fish exported, there was to be allowed a drawback. Petition, which was from Mr. Peter, fish-curer, of Bristol, was ordered to he printed. Sit F. BURDEIT brought forward his motion for the pro duetien of the memorandum book of the jailer of Ilcbester j il. The hon. hart. again adverted to the ill treatment Mr. Bunt had experienced front the orders of various visiting ma gistrutes. Full inquiry was requisite; it was absolutely ne cessary ; and for it tire hook was useful. Why it should be refused he did not know. Alter some remarks from Mr. Peel, the bon. baronet's motion was withdrawn for the present. Mr. PEEL neon cd fur leave to bring io a bill to continue the Alien Act for one year. lie contended, that it WAS necessary that the government should be united with such powers, to guard against possible dangers ; the powers had not beau used, slid it was requisite that the government should be provided w.tl them ; for the number of foreigners arrising, as competed tie eepartures, were constantly increasing, as compared with preceding petards. Witirio the last fuse mouths they were At. As there had been no abuse of the act, he did not see w at objectron there could be to agree to the motion. Sir J. MACINTOSH strongly opposed the motion, condemn ing the principles on which the lull was asked. They were unworthy of any generous country, and it was a melancholy thing to acs a _young minister supportiug such sentiments. lie believed that the bill had been most injurious to the country ; that it prevented foreigners who might really he useful to the nation from coming here, and that it would become that House to prevent the bill from Isobel, renewed. Dlr. TWISS supported the motion. Sir It. N ILSoN opposed the motion, contending that an Alien Hill was a ti,A11•111 and an odious invention. In former times, netwithstasstireg all our disseasions, there was nothing of t'...: kint.. Mr. SCARLETT also opposed the bill ; he bad hoped that the death of Buoimparte would Lase removed every pretence tor proposing a renewal of this bill. Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW defended the vomitus as necessary to the security of tine country. Mr. DENUIAN strougly reprobated the bill, sad declared Ls —^._Aa_ THE NATIONAL REGISTER would not stiffer it to pass a single stage without sit lug it his decided opposition. Lord LONDONDERRY defended the hill. The llouse ultimately divided, when the numbers were— For the bringing in the bill 100—Against it 92—Majority in favour of the bill ((7, The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at half-past twelve. Tut' ftsusv, ;UNE 6. The Speaker counted the house, aceortling to the customary Lou, at four o'clock ; but as there were only 36 members pre sent et that hour ( Id being hquired) be declared that the house stood adjourned till to-morrow. FRIDAY, Jest'. 7. Petitions were presented from Cheshire and Lancashire, against a clause in the licensing S ietuallers Bill. Mr. C. W. 5% YNN moved the second reading of the York shire Election Polls Bill. Mr. CH ALLONER said the bill had not originated with the interests of any party in the county of York ; it resulted front the fancy of the Hight Hon. Getolcinan. He disapproved of it ; it was not called for ; and there was nothing in the parti cular case of the county of York that called for this visitation. Disapproving of this bill, as he did, he should move as an that it be reads second time this day six months. Mr. HAMSDEN seconded the amendment, strongly con &finning the bill. Mr. WYNN supported his bill, submitting that it would be beneficial to the county of York, on account of its great ex tent , the taking of the poll at different places would be a considerable relief to the county. The bill resulted from former discussions on the subject of disfranchising the Boroughs dividing the county of York, Nc. After some further remarks, in which Lords Hotham, Nor inanity, &c. took part, the House divided—The numbers on the division were—For the amendment 59—Against it 27- slnjority against the hill 32. CoxsTshtes (Ireland) Bikt..—Mr.GOCLBURN moved the second reading of the bill to amend the laws respecting the ap • pointmeot of constabbs in Ireland. The Hon. Member spoke of the importance of the measure, and urged its adoption on the 'loose, as it was calculated to improve the internal Police of Ireland. Sir If. PARNELL said it would be mach better to refer the whole subject to a Committee above stairs. Of this bill he disapproved. To give the power to send armed man on to the estates of the resident gentry, would increase the dissatislltction which some of them already felt with an abode in that country. Mr. PLUNKETT and Mr. ('EEL defended the measure. Mr. AII ERCUO BIE opposed it. Lord LONDONDERRY urged the House to allow it to go to a Committee to have the blanks filled up, and then debate the principle on the report. Lord ALTHURPE felt this to he the time to argue the prin ciple of the measure. He must oppose it as unconstitutional. Mr. C. GRANT said, the object of this Bill was to place all Ireland under an armed police, and at the entire disposal of the Lord Lieutenant.—This was a measure stronger than the necessity which had beeti Mewl), and therefore he must dissent from it. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that being unconnected with Ireland and havin4 necessarily only superficial information to guide his judgment on such a subject, it would be well for him, as well as for other English gentlemen %alto thought with him, to show the sister kingdom that they were awake to her eoudition, and alive to the constitution of her government. It was said that many of the objections to this bill would be removed in the committee , if sty thing were obscure in the details, or capable of modification in the structure of the bill, then he should certainly have consented to the committee ; but then, when no conceivable change could render the measure palatable to his judgment, he should at the outset object to the second read ing altogether. (Hear) Ilia objection went entirely to the principle of the bill ; lie could not think of tolerating ter the first time in any part of this empire, as a regular and perpetual system, the introduction of a stipendiary police, to he appointed at the pleasure of, and their 'Alicia! existence rendered entirely dependent upon the Crown. So convinced was he of the utter impolicy and inadequacy of this bill, that he would move as an amendment, that it he read a second :i ae that day six months. The cries of ipieution now became general, and the gallery was cleared for a division. The numbers were—For the amendment, :"..s—Against it, 113—Majmity,58. The original motion was then agreed to without a division. After the gallery was re-opened, the .Marquis of Londonderry postponed the order of the day for the further consideration of the report on the corn-importation bill to Monday. The further consideration of the report on the superannuation act amendment bill was postponed t;11 Thursday. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Mr. R. MARTIN moved the third reading of the hill for pre venting the infliction of cruelty upon animals. Mr. MONCK moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a third time this day six months. Mr. SCARLETT supported the amendment. The gallery was then cleared for a division, which, however, did not take place ; but the hill was read a third time and passed The House then adjourned. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. Let, Sunderland, Durham, grocer. BANKRUPTS. J. Hirst, Netherthong, Yorkshire, merchant. Solicitor, Mr. Bauye, Chancery Lane. W. Young, North Bank, Regent's Park, and .1. Green, Cam den Town, excavators. Sol. Air. Carlon, High Street, May lebone. W. D. Goodeve, Wimborne Minster, Dorsetshire, common brewer. Sol. Mr. Minehin, Verulani Buildings, Gray's Inn. R. Lewis, King Street, Sohu, cabinet maker. Solis. Moors. King and Co. Gray's Inn Square. J. Coppard. senior, Aliteliani, Surrey, drug grinder. Soli. Messrs. Pocock. Lincoln's Inn Fields. J. Paradise, Newcastle Street, Strand, jeweller. Sols. Messrs. Rosser and Co. Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn. E. Mathews, College Hill, Upper Thames Street, merchant. Sol. Mr. Itienantson, Lincolu•s Inn Fields. J. Robertson, Old Broad Street, merchant. Sols. Messrs. Knight and Co. Basingliall Street. I)IVILIENDS. June 23, T. Bird, Solihull Lodge, Warwickshire, coal dealer —29, W. Reynolds. of the ship Orient, master mariner-25, J. F. Hoyle. Pall Mati, fancy paper manufacturer-18, C. C. Doorman, Wehclose Square, sugar refiner-27, S. Crossland, Liverpool, ship chandler-IR, J. W. A. Snuggs and .1. Walleye Lime Street. merchants—lb, G. R. Duke, Circus, Atinories, merchant-29, M. anti T. Melton, Highgate, builders--25, W. 11 . Greares, Philpot Lane, druggist-26, T. Young, I)ownend, •t,:ouceaterahire, dealer-2G, .1. l larthmd. Glocester, mercer—. 25, W. Warne, Beutord Sheet. Covent Garden, bootmaker-25, W. Hamilton and M. Agar. Riches Court, Lime Street, mer eli..nts--x7, J. Tarleton, Liverpool, merchant-25, S. Mills. Stainwril, upholourer—July 1, P. Goodwin, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, shopkeeper-25, C. Sweet, NortMaws ton, D,vonshire. tanner-3, I. Ayton and J. W. Saunders, Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants-2, W. Eyre, Cockspur Street, trunk maker--6, A. Anderson, Philpot Lane, merchant. CERTIFICATES to be granted June 23. G. Smecton, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cro , s, printer—S.C., Poole, King'slload, Chelsea, brewer—W. Jeaffrtson, Fram ham Sufiblk, apothecary—W. Copland, dolt, Northik, miller Kenifeck, Throgmorton S:reet, auk hroker—R. Cooper, Stratford, Essex, grocer—J. Kendall, Mile End, cowketper— H. Reynolds, Cheltenham, saddler. VICISSITUDES OF HALF A GUINEA. ••=••11Mw My new waster was a bookseller, a bustling enter. prizing man, won had great pleasure in gaiuiug tioniev, but, to do him justice, tie made an excellent us, of He was particularly liberal to authors, an instance of which I saw one mooning after I came into his posses. soon. A young and very lovely woman entered his shop, and advancing with a timid air, asked if he had looked at her manuscript. " I have, matlaui," replied he, " and I think it has merit; but I am sorry to say, that there are so many chances in publishing things of this nature, that 1 can afford to give but a small sum for it. You have not, 1 think, named a price." Site re plied in the negative.—t\ hat sum do gnu expect? " I scarcely know what to ask ; 1 have told you, sir, it is a first work,and it was written--" Shiv paused and burst into tears, but almost immediately recovering herself, she added with dignity, " Why should I be ashamed to acknowledge tiie troth ? It was written with the hope of procuring ail immediate supply fur my necessities anti those of a beloved child. Ignorant as 1 ant of business cannot form a just idea of the value of my work. I must therefore leave it to you, sir, to give me what you think it fairly worth. Deuce take the woman 1 thought my piaster; if she knew how to bargain now, she would save me somi thing ? but what can 1 du with a creature like this, young, interesting—a child too?—This last reflection decided him as to the sutra, winch was in troth far greater than the actual value oldie work. The pleasure which sparkled in her (yes as she received it, and the warmth with which she thanked him, sheaved that it was more than she expected, and folding the gold, ui which I formed a par., in the notes, she returned holly No sootier was use door of her lodging tiptoed, than a lovely girl, about five years old, hastened to meet her.--. My mistress turned with the child into a parlour, and clasping her in her arms, burst into tears Athighted at the sight of her mother's emotion, the child clung round her iteck in terror ; and ..t that moment a vulgar-looking woman ()pencil Iht: door hi the apartusent, and entering with an an in %void' defiance was mingled with a sort of invulitniary ass e. " ma'am," cried she," if you had taken lily advice, there would be no occasion for ail this weeping and wailing; but it may not vet be too Lae; perhaps 1 can prevail upon Sir Harry---" " Talk to use no more of that detestable man I" cried my unistiess, interrupting her." Heaven be praised your power of tormenting me ou his account is at au ens: ! Bring me your bill." Never was mortification and surprise more visible than its the countenance of the WOlll3ll. She stood for a moment as if tetr.fird, At last she stammered out, a Why, as to the bill, I ant not in a hurry—l don't wish...- " But I wish," cried my mutrcss, interrupting her, " in pay it directly, that 1 may haslet' from a house where I nave been so grossly insulted. ['he woman darted at her a glance of mingled race and malice, and without replying, quitted the room, shutting the door after her with great v:alence. My mils. tress first reassured her affrighted littlegirl by the tenderest caresses, and then hastened to prepare tea. But I should vainly en.:,:avour to describe the delight with which she sat down with her child to partake of this frugal meal, or the gratitude with which her heart silently expanded to Providence lk in the hope that a way was now opened by which site might preserve herself and the lovely prattler at her side from the horrors of want. The tale of this young creature was a swiking instance of the vicissitudes of fortune. She was an orphan, and inherited a considerable property. A young merchant paid his addresses to her ; site became attached to him, and though his circumstances were not equal to her own, she gave him her hand. Her husband offered to secure the whole of her fortune oil herself, hut he would not hear of it. " I will base nothing," said she, " reserved from you ; whatever be your fortune 1 will share Clayton represented to her the risk which every merchant must run, but he spoke in vain. " If," said she, " you were ruined, 1 could not in conscience and hollow enjui a sum which ought to be the property of you creditors.' Finding her thus resolute, he added her fortune to his capital : his success was beyond his expectat'.urts ; in a short tone his wealth was in iiii ride, and as his wile was equally the object of his pride and his love, he took cure that her estahltsliment should he splendid.—He delighted in hearing it said that Mrs. Clayton's jewels, equipages. &c. outshoot the first nobtlity. Tins magnificence was slut consonant to the WiSile, or taste Or ills Harriet : her pleasures were of a domestic nature; but she thought it a duty to comply with his desire, and she found in the excess of his liberality means to sidoy the only luxury she coveted, that of doing good. Font years passed rapidly, but in the beginning of the fifth. her Mistimed rashly, madly 1 should rather say, plunged inn) a specu lation, the failure of which reduced hint to absolute beg gary, cud, in a parneysui of despair ar the ruin he had brought on all that were mostdear to hint, he tarsaina.ed his existence with his own hand. Had the unfortunate widow beets in a situation to take advice, or haul she pessessed any friend who knew how to act, the creditors of her husband would Joust less, wan that humanity which characterises British merchants, have contributed t o her su pp ort; but at toe time Clayton's affairs were settled, she was extended on a bed of sickness, with scarcely a prospect of recovery ; Ind as her health returned, her sense of the cruel neg lect she had met with from those who had called them. selves her friends, lelt her no other wish than to h herself from them fur ever. For some lime she awned ide a El