The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-15 00:00:00

lir' 41. HOUSE OF LORDS. worinsv, Jut.v 9. Soon after twelve o'clock, the Earl of Liverpool an. ed to the House of Lords, that his Majesty had been pleased to elevate Baton Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Hi itain, to the rank of a Viscount and East of Eng lantl lit laird. The Lord Chancellor, who H as seated on the woolsack, immediately retired front the house for the purpose of robing, in order that lie might receive his new dignities. Shot tly afterwards he warted the house by the door below the bar, where he was met by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Edits of Liverpool and Slialies lorry, in their peers robes; Sir Thomas Ty en hitt, in his official costume, and Sir George Naylor, as the retire semative of the Earl Marshal, in his tabard. His lordship was introduced to the house by the Earls of Liverpool and Shaftesbury, ■nd, oil getting within the bar, Sir George Naylor presented I ' with his patent of nobility. His lordship then advanced to the throne, and, kneeling in front of the chair on which his Majesty sits, when Ile at tends the house, there deposited his patent. Having taken it up again and risen, lie proceeded to the body of the house, and delivered it to the auk to be read; it was read accordingly, ■nd announced that his Majesty had been pleased to confer the titles set forth ou his lordship, fur his zealous, honourable, and meritorious services as Lord High Chancellor of England fur a period of nineteen years. At the eonclusion of the reading of this instritinent, the new created earl took the usual oaths; and then, attended as before by the Lord Great Chamberlain, and the noble earl, by whum he had beets introduced, took his seat, first as a j 111 l ior ea►l, and then, by virtue of his office as Lord Hugh Chancellor, as senior earl. The ceremony being thus concluded, the house adjourned during pleasure, His lordship shortly afterwards resonated his seat as Lord Chancellor, and heard arguments in the case of - • -% WA independent belliger_ noble earl expressed a hope that ministers !would come forward next session of P arlia men t with some proposition, by which the country might stand in a position to meet a foreign enemy. The Earl of LAUDERDALE could not admit that the country was bending sunder taxation, as described by Isis noble friend. The greater part of the population was more prosperous than in 1794. The bill was then read a third time and passeJ.—Ad journed. TUESDAY, JULY 10. The royal ament was given to the following bills :—The consolidated fund, the husbandry horses, British spirits re gulation, assessed taxes composition, corn averages, cap tured slave ships, excheque politic works, naval property, Mohair bounties, Eat India trade warehousing goods, Irish revenue collection, ruin importation, lunatic trustees, bankrupt courts, metropolis police, London a harfs, Dahlia foundling hospital, and several private bills. The commis smilers were, the Lord Chancellor the Duk' of Montrose, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The Duke of Clurence's hill, the appropriation bill, and the lottery bill were read the third time and passed. Mr. Hancock, from the navy prize Unice, presented a btateincid of fees received in the said dice. PETITION FOIC ♦N ACT (Jr Gaaca.---The Eurl of LAUDERDALE said, he held m Ins hand a petition which he considered entitled to the attention of the inise. It ws fru:n prisoners confined for debt in the King's Bench, who prayed to be liberated by enact of parliament, in order that they might rejoice at the ensuing coruuatiusi.—The rouble roil added, that the petition was made in terms of respect, and he concluded by sousing it be read. The petition was read and laid on the table. The house then adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Tititi day the LORD CHANCELLOR attended the house about three o'clock, and soot after the doors were °pelted. The Duke of Wel lington, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of llarrowby, Earl lkuhurst, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, then appeared on the woolsack in their parliamentary robes ; sealed sis the King's commissioners to declare the royal assent to four politic tuns, aad also to prorogue the parliament. At 20 miiiiites after three o'clock the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was sent to require the attendance of the Commons to bear the royal assent given. Soon utter the Speaker, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a numerous body of mem bers, came to the bar, and the Deputy Clerk of the Crown read the King's commission fur declaring the royal assent.— By virtue of the said commission, the royal assent was ac cordingly given to the Duke of Cl•lrCllCeti provision bill, the appropriation bill, the lottery bill, mid another. The LORD CHANCELLOR thou read the iking's speech. " My Lords, and Gentlemen, W e have it iii (.n.111111;11111 front his Majesty to inform you, that the state of plll/111: 1111%111V11.1 having enabled him to dis• pease with your attendance in pat liament, he has determined to put an end to this session. " llis Majesty, however, cannot close it without express sing his satisfaction at the zeal and assiduity 'vith which you have prosecuted the laborious 411111 important enquiries in which you have been engaged. " He tins uSserved whit particular pleasure, the facility with which the restoration of a metallic currency has been effected, by the authority given to the Bank of England to commence its pay mews in rash at ,in earlier period Blau had been determiticd by the last parliament. " His Majesty has tttttt minded us to acquaint you, that lie continues to re.eive irons foreign powers the strongest as surances of their friendly disposition towards this couutry. " Genaßallll of the House of Commons, . . . 44 We are comManded by lit. Majesty to return you his thanks for the provistuu which you have made fur the public service. " Although the politic expenditure hns already undergone considerable reduct aithin the present year, his Majesty trust, he shall be enabled by the continuance of: peace, anti iuternal tranquillity, to melte such farther reductions Its may satisfy the just expo • s expressed by pailiament. " Ilis 31ajesty has commanded us to assure you of the gra • tilicatiim which he has derived from the provision which )uu have made fur his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. " Illy Lords and (ientkmas. " It is with the greatest satisfaction that his Majesty has observed the quiet and good order which continue to prevail in those pails of the country which were nut lung since in a state of agifat 1011. Ills !Majesty deeply lanieuts the distress to which the agri cultui al interests, in many parts of the kingdom, are still subject. " It will be his Majesty's most anxious desire, by a strict ultention to public CC - 0111.1111y, to do all that depeads upon him for the N•liaof the country from its present difficulties t but you cannot fail to be sensible that the success of till edit; ts for this purpose adl mainly depend upon the conti nuance of domestic tranquillity ; and his Majesty confidently relics on your utmost exeitions, in your • • . I comities, iu enforciag obedience to the laws, and in promoting har mony and concord amongst all descriptious of his !Majesty's subjects. . . - - 1 Ova a commission for proluguing the Parliument WB5 'tad. Alit r which the LORI) CHANCELLOR said— " ,B 0 Lords and Gentienson, " By virtue of his Majesty's commission under the great seal, to us and other hinds directed, and now read, we do, in his Itlajt sty's name, and in obedience to his comfit:m(l%, pro rogue this p;•rliament to Thursday the twiulirl 11 day iit September lir I to be thrn here holden; and this parka meat is accordingly plorugued to Thursday the twentieth dey of Septembei nest." HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY, JULY 10. The house resumed its Rliiihp to they. The Speaker came to the house at half-past three o'clock. Mr. queasier, the Ycaauann U‘lll.l of tilt black rod, ROOll afeerwards summoned the house to attend in the house ui peers, to hear the loyal assiait given by commission to various bilk eigre , d on by Mole house, of parliament —(See Lords.) Mr. Alt RUTH No mart(' for new w fits for King', County, Irvlaud, io the lim in of Mr. l'arsone, ei ho since his • haiku . ' had accept d Ilse office of commissioner of the in .olvent court, Irel.wd ; and fur Cueleranoutti, in the room of the Right Hon. J obis Reckitt, who had at cepted the Chiltren.autedreds. W e et, metered. A petit uu was to dater. oufintal iu the I 6 • •‘. . quit partial._ _ pre. sent session, without calling on ministers to advise his Ma jest), to agree to an act of grace, in favour of those duals who were now confined on account of political °divers. There was one gentleman confined who was of aucient family ; and there was not one of the persons confined who had been previously found guilty of any political offence.— He also could nut mention the Case of Mr. Henry Hunt without adverting to the sentence, the very ►evere sentence; further, he thouglit it could nut but be admitted, that the sentence was directed rather ngaiiist the mau than aguinst the crime. The house had interfered for an individual found guilty of corrupting the sources of legislation, and he did nut see why the ministers might nut here interfere with credit io themselves. He hoped what he said would he ti.ken, as was nicaiit, in rood part. Petition ordered to be printed. Oftueits ur TILE House.—Accounts were presented Imo the East India House of pensions, tke. granted. Mr. HUM l emnpluined of the negligence that had attended the obedience paid to the orders of the huu•e. Mr. CREE VEY and others having almt c ph - dof the unnecessary delay that had taken place, the accouuts ate ordered lobe primed. Tuft Pon t.te Mott EY.—Mr. HU Ml presented a petit' from Win. Leicester, complaining of 4,0(101. having, been granted out of the post (Ace revenues in Mr. APAd. 1111 l for the improvement of loads; the petitioner Complaining that Mr. M'Adant had applied fits pl,ius, put (abed to the aural same 'ears ay. Pet Ition ordered to be printed. Count. OF SE,iON.-11r. lI UME presented a petition , which u. had hue; hail 111 his possession, compl; g of the proceeding of the clout of brbbil)lll in passing Acts of Sederuio, by a hick wit, claimed the extraordinary power Of declaring what acts a ere in desuetude. _ . The petition was read. It WIN from Mr. Jamieson, a writer to the signet, Scotland, complaining of WIMOLLY acts of sederment. ------------- ViCE LCSII I NGTON presented the pe tition of Win. CliOki:. of the lIIi (II winter, complaining of vexatious prosecutions by the sne,etv the SUllittesslllo of vice , and of the conduct of the nil:inner. W ben the 111101 , nier, an told man, appeared to buv the book prosecuted, be took up Col. 'fitus's •• Killing no Murder," anti raid, " 1 Olt book contains excellent principl ii.—principles that ought to be applied to Castlereagh 11101 his J The petitioner said in reply, he did not think so. The 11011. member ob served that here was further proof of the ev:lr iesulting from the employment of spies, vs bids he could oil no OCCOUIII ap. prove. The petitimi having been read, Mr. IVILIIERFORCE said, if it could be proved that any person had so conducten himself, he would undoubtedly get dismissed. He was nut favourable to the employment of tpleb. If he here to take 1116 opinion of the society limit such persons is the petitioner, lie should not have a very favourable opinion tot this society. Mr. HOBHOUSE wished to know whether any direction s had been given regaiding the trial or tile libel atiou of The ATTORN EY GENERAL said, as the trial could no: come on fur some time, duecii iiiii h.nt been given to libei ate Mr. lienbow on hail. Pet it jou ordered to be printed. Tes CORUNATION.—The Moguls of TAB iJOCh. after ads erting to the number of troops collet tom; about London, on account of the coronation, asked %Iselin r for mer precedents as to the number of troops collected tit the coronation would he followed. Lurd LONDON DERRY replied that a hat was to be doiie auuld be thaw to hollow the King, out ou account of the state of the count r), fur all V* Ai umal,ol and gout! humoured. Lord I'AVISTOCK then asked what reduction was to take plate in the army, especially as the inesent large es tablishment was still less %wiled ►lice iilC impinge I Lurd LONDON DER ity said, an answer would lead him (no much into detail—but after the address of the house reductions would take puree. Col. DAVIS hoped the reduction on account of St. lieltua would be lu addition to *hat had been determined upon. IKELANS.—EDUCATION. — Mr. S. RICE moved, that the 9ta report of t h e education in Ireland, Att.. lee re-printed s and he availed himself of (ills opportunity to complain of the ',resent mode of public I. LiUCilloUll ill Ireland. lie com plained, not of the amount of lcy granted, but of the mode in which it had brim appited Alutiuu agreed to. COWIN AVON UV • YU EL:N.-Mr. till NI 1. gave nonce, that to morrow tie should move an addle), to hi) Majesty, pray rag lino, in euux•yueure of the rights of her Majesty, uud the %% mien of the people regal thug the 1:01011111• Ilan of the Queen, to mince title urratigement) Mi Ito- irai:- +Okay and order of the metropolis at the applimmon4 coronation. Mr. BUTT LIA.WORTH hoped that her Mujesty would be better advised than to think ut disturtnin, the cowl's - ) by being present at the coronation. (Hear, neat.) Mr. A Idertuan 44000 awned the him. intinbtr *lto hail just spoken, that her blajesty positively would be present at the to ttttt atiun ; and he could foilher state, that the Qur. II would I.rse uu oppurtuuity ut urging tor rights till they sse.e fully acknooledged. Mr. HUME begged to observe, by way of explanation, ..r rialiet in reply to the allusion that had been mote to the Queen's advisers, that he was nut one of bier v.sess and that lie never had been, and was not likely es. r lo be one ufthein. Ile lady spoke fur the countr). The . onserkitiou oh, bete suspended, and the lonise im mediately adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JULY _ . - Before the °petting ill the gallery, an unusual and imincioe crowd had collet led toi the mid till the adini,smii of stranger,, we utast' ved thdt there wear 150 nwinbers present. (ARON:4,I'Oa OF Till Qtitieli.—Mr. HUB instantly rust, and said lie did MI pureualit to his notice. The circum stances cornice( ed with the approaching cocontitiost of the King led him to adopt OM btrii. Tile) were now within tight days of that cutonatimi, and it ads uot yet dries mined ill "dud in au the piTsoii holding the second to u r► HI the country was to appear lit that tetratuily. He did not know hat orratigewesit3 a etc made tor the pre.euecof the Tile deci,inii of the privy count (I guvr him ou 1111104M41114111 tin 1116 sub j eN ; that dechitimi aiv , th:it it n ppm, ed to such privy cuuucd , (Mali; 110 time had Queen, rouser I, as of right, been entitled to be clowned ; I hitt, ut• course, the alleged right Was not ria Wished ni the pre►ent iminiire.—(flear„ hear.) Su( li aus the opinion of the pi ivy touuctl, hot in his opinion tar Queen's claim had been eitinplrti ly (lledr,;hear.) The whole conduct observed tuatara% the Queen he consider( d, and the public viewed it in the same light, to still further persecution; the dots of the @twisters !Is THE NATIONAL. REGISTER omptriat vattamitt. which presed upon the country. They were Indeed so , King's Beach prison, praying for an act of grace as st exhausted and bowed down by taxation, that it would be becoming mark of favour to celebrate the approaching difficult to maintain their rank and character, when called coronation. HOUSE 01" LORDS. non to act as an independent belligerent nation.—The I Mr. HOIDIOUSE could not quit parliament for the pre. THE ICING V. WOOLY AND OTHERS. The judges attended the house this day, tu hear argu ments of counsel pro and cum. a writ of error in this important case. 'l' be defendants were prosecuted for a commercial fraud, via. negociating had bills, and obtaining Manchester anti ticotcli goods upon false credit. They were tried at Guildhall, and there being at eleven o'clock at night up wards of fifty witnesses to examine, the Chief Justice allowed the jury to disperse and go to their homes without giving a verdict. The next morning the total was conti nued, and the defendants were found guilty. A new trial was moved for, and the court, for reasons whicha p peered to them satisfactory, refused to disturb the ver dict. There was then a writ of error, which came before this house. It was assigned, that in the course of the proceedings there was a manifest error, inasmuch as there was an adjournment of the jurors by whom the inquest was taken from the box, and that they retuned home before the verdict, without any officer of the court to keep them together. Mr. Wetherell, on a former day, was heard in support of the case for the defendants, and he contended that the lord:, upon examination of the record, ought to reverse the judgment given in the inferior court. The Atiott.ey General was this day heard for the crown. The adjourument, according to his argument, took place consistent with the natural principles of law and justice, which allowed pivots, exhausted and unable to proceed, time for repose and refreshment. The nits. conduct of the judges and jurors (supposing there was any misconduct) cool.' not vitiate the verdict in this case, because the defendants consented to allow the trial to go on next mottling. Mr. Wetherell, in reply, contended, that by the law of the land a trial must go on, with unbroken continuation ; butt if necessity requited adjournment for the purpose of Left eshing exhausted nature, it was nut necessary for the jurors to go to their homes. Let the judge retire to his pillow, the jury to theirs ; but keep a watch over them. Hand them over to cusiodia Rees. Hand them over to the bailiff, who is bound to see they shall have no communica tion which may tend to warp or divert their minds from the question upon which they are to decide. Upon the law, as it stood, the judgment was founded in error. The WISH CHANCELLOR adverted to the proceed ings, and begged it to be clearly understood, that the HUOSM Of Lords had never given any opinion upon the question of adjour iiiii tot or dispersion of a jury byline given. That house had neither expressed doubt, nor given its assent to such a proceeding. The noble and learned lot d then proposed Live questions for the opinion of the judges upon the points of the case, which they withdrew to consider. A short time after hey returned, and the Loud Chief Justice staled that the judges were of opinion, that as the matter to whirl' the wt it of error re fer' ed , wa s tint found in the record 4,11 tile trial, they wet e not bound to give any opinion,. The Lord CHANCELLOR thin, with the consent of the house, withdrew the questions putt to the judges, and the judgment of the King's Bench was affirmed. Counsel then left the bar. MI. Walpole, Flom the Treasury, presented an account of the nett produce of the Consolidated Fund up to the quarter ending in March, I on the table. The li nib Stamp Duties, the Lunatic 'frustecs, and oilier bill, tin the table, wese read the third time. Et•ii Nllltlf HONSLs BILL—The E4ll of LAUDER. 1/AI.F. ruse on the third reading ot the linsliandry noises Repeal bill, for the !impose of expressing his decided objection to it. He did not feel the least disposition to disparage the Ille4ll► by which government citified uu public affairs; on the cuntraiy, he wished to support all 1110 W itteasitt es which had a tetitleticy to increase tile te sYfilir. Leuguitiy was also to he attended tu, but he could nut see [spun what pi iticiple government was called upon In give op the prothit a tit the tax WI hnebandry 11010:1. 171 Wes!' siesta and objections the noble lord strongly opposed the bill. 'Die Edit of LIVERPOOL observed, that he would vilifier the pioposit ~,,, to pass such a bill bad uut been made, (IV' allir he coluaitli led the rept tit of 470,0001. which the husbandiy hoses lax piodut CA mutually, could have tint slight fires Ull the interests u( the 4Urieillitarl.". 'Die bill before the house, though it did nut go to any great extent, conferred 4 posiliv.• heitetn, and W. the other kluoise of Pao haistent had eunsttleted it useful, he. should slot wake any opposition to it. 'floe Earl of CARS.% IiVON said, the distresses of the ',roclr were su weal, that a reduction of tas.ttion must sum' be all..1111(111 lu. ISeOnr the pun og,,niin be once mule I tilled upon his Mait..ity,•s gust a 1111 l rot to consoler, slew of pivvitling 4 I lilt 'At ight of trxativu