The National Register. — London, England, 1820-06-05 00:00:00

• - •••••• --- . • c.. 4 I `'s . , ~.? - -111lPer tat • Varitainent• DOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY.I%I The Earl LIVERPOOL presented certain accounts of the aserage price of Corn from 1819 to 1820, stating the value of Maley. c. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE: presented a Petition from the Agriculturists of Derbyshire, complaining of distresses.—Laid on the table. • 1 C I VIL LIST Ilith..—The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the third reading of the Civil List Bill. Lord DACRE rose to object the last clause of the Bill, which enacts " that an account of the amount of the Droits of Admi ralty shall annoally be laid before Parliament," and moved as an amendment, to insert words, declining that no part cf the money which shall hereafter ari,e in respects of Droits of Admiralty or casual Revenue, shall be applied to any purpose enumerated or provided for in this Bill. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not agree to the amendment. tht the present occasion there was a clabse obliging the Executive Government to state annually the amount of flits fund; he therefore asked, whether, with 'this additional- security,, the House would act with more suspicion than had . ever essted before. His Lordship concluded by opposing the motion. • Lord ELLENBOROUGH expressed a wish that this Fund had been given up by the Sovereign, because it would have made his Majesty still more popular. These Droits left in the lands of the Crown an enormous sum, which might induces Monarch to go to war, not like an honourable man, but a pirate. - The sitiendment of the Noble Lord left to the Government the restitution due from captors. His object was to prevent in future the misapplication of this fund. The question was then put, and the House divided—For the Amendment, B—Against it, 37—Majority, including Proxies, .30.—The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, as Chairman of the Conn. mittoe on Foreign Trade, moved for a variety of documents connected with that important inquiry, which were ordered. The House adjourned. WEDNESDAY. HAY 31. The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented a Petition, from Kildare, praying relief under the pressure of Agricultural Dis tress. The Noble Marquis expressed an opinion, that the Petitions on this subject ought to be discussed as a national question free from all prejudice.—The Petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Brogden brought up the Civil List Bill from the Coin mons.—The House adjourned. THURSDAY, JUNE I. The Duke of NOR'THOIBERLAND penciled a pe tition (ruin the hlerchants and Manufacturers of New' castle-upon:Tyne, praying that no alteration may be made with respect to the duties on woul.—The Petition was read and ordered 10 lie en the table. Lord KEN YON presented a Petition from the merchants and manufacturers of Little Bolton, for freedom of wife. Lord RED ESDA LE brought in it Bill for the recovery of Small Debts in the County of Middlesex. The questions at issue are to Ise decided by four Jurors, summoned by Justices of the Pence. Copyholders and Leaseholders are liable to serve. The Judge will be regularly appointed. The Noble Lord entered into is description of the intended operat• of the Bill. and concluded by moving it be rend a first tiine.— It was accordingly read. The House thins adjourned. FRIDAY, JUNE 2. Rau AMIABLE OCCURRENCE.-=The LORD CHAN CELLOR brought in a Bill to indemnity the Earl of Winclielsen for having sat and voted in that House with. out taking the oaths.--Tho Bill was read the first time. Mr. Wynne, from the Commons, brought up the Glebe Lands Exchaite ' e Bill. The Earl of ROSEBERRY brought in a Bill to regu late, in certain cases, the Election of Peers in Scotland. The Noble Earl intimated, that lie should state the prin ciples of the Bill at the second reading. The Bill was read the tirst tint?. Jinni BANKS,—The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, seeing the Noble Eel I (of Liverpool) in his place, wished to ask whether any communication had been made from the local Govei 'uncut of Ireland in regard to the distressed state of the Smith part of that country? The distress was almost incalculable, in consequence of the failure of the South Banks.—There was no circulating medium, nor means of carrying on ordinary business. One Bank, which had broke for 260,0001. was not expected to pay one shilling in the pound. The whole country was, ill short, thrown into a state of alarm. The• Noble Marquis expressed a hope that some communication would be 111411 C fruits the Irish Gower 1111 l ent, with a view, in concert with the Rank of Ireland, to remedy the evil. The Eat! of LIVERPOOL said, some account of the distress seinen' took place in Cork had reached I ;at the same time, its the department to which lie belonged, no official tutun mation had been receiveil. The attention of Government was not officially drawn to the subject. In case any entemimication should be made, it would nieet with due attention. The Earl ot LAUDERD ALE deprecated all interfe rence of tievei Hinton in a matter of 11119 sort. It had been lung the. policy for (investment nut to interfere be tween the Batik of England and the pit hi he, and lie expressed in hope that toe saute policy would be pursued in Ireland. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not mean to say the Go vermin-tit ought to interfere for the purpose of creating any regulation of the smote system, but to mice the Bank of Ireland to stand forward as the Bank of England had occasionally done. The House atljthitted to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TI.I>DAY, MAY st). Them b 1 ing three ballots fiseil for to-day, the gallery was not opi .led till half-pact live o'clock. The E--( s Ourrter Se•Nions Bill, to divide the Scss; bet %sten C.ii-mi,forel and Colchester, ,was brought in and read a fit .1 time, alter some itmarks h ..ont Ntr. Western, Mr. Wildman. 'Air. I). W. Harvey, dec.--t/retried to be read a second time on Thursday se'nnight. Mr. 15.110 L ‘:1 1 :1.AM brought the !Sill to facilitate the means ot teinori9g Slaves bout Antigua, ea. to Smith Ames ica. Read a tilst time, and ordered to bet rad a second time. tie at winds postponed lois motion se. fl:wCtiatt the Scotch Jury Come to Tuesday, June 20. — This delay was retwite, m consequence or the debate going eu out of doors by means of whited !Alt and statements. Mr. DEN.NP`ON brought in tl:e St: Maly itutlierithe Burial Ground liiil.—ltead a first time, arid ordered to be read a IkICCUIIII Mr. Sheriff kW ELL presented the Petition from the Common Courcil, praying fur a Parliaeountasy fte• tonn. ' F. 4. .... . THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •-•- -•----- • --- - Ordered to be printed of the motion of Sir W. Curtis. Mr. Sheriff ItarinvELL presented a Petition from the Common Council, praying to be heard by Counsel respecting Ike Berkehir e and Theme Canal Bill. Mr. BROUGH ANI postponed till Thorsilay week his motion ceseeeting the education of the lower orders, by which time he expected the Education-digest would be printed and ready for delivery. Ctvit. Lin BiLL.—Lord CASTLEREAGH moved that the House agree to the Lords' Amendments to the Civil List Bill. One amendment was to introduce 140,7001. instead of 110.0001. The SPEAKER said that this alteration was merely to correct a clerical error—to correct a wrong ea:Hire; rip of the futures Lard MILTON was 1111%i0114 to guard spinet any pre cedent being drawn from this circumstance, although the error was only clerical. The Amendment was then agreed to; it bring also en tered on the Journals. that it was to correct a clerical error of the Clerks of the Cone 1111 l is. Scoeca Coe Res, atc.—Luril A. HAMILTON observed, that the Con 111 l ission for Enquiry into the State of the Scotch Courts bad prematurely ceased ; had the Ministers any objection to produce the correspondence between the Ouverninent and the Board? Lord CASTLEREAGH would answer the question to morrow. Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a Petition from the 'Ship-Owners of Great Yarmouth, praying that there might be no alteration in the Navigation Laws. Mr.` F. ROBINSON presented a Petition from W. Andersen (of Norwich), praying that the. House would repeal all the laws affecting the Curn Trade. Read, anti ordered'ld be-priested. Cohn LAWS. —Mt. H. SUMMER moved that the Peti tions contplaining of Agricultural distress be referred to a'Seleet Committees Mr. F. ROBINSON opposed the motion, contending that even the agitation of the subject at the present mo ment was a misfortune to the c 1111 l ray. The farmers had great• protection, and more would not bent fit them, be sides unnecessarily keeping, bad lands in cultivation. - As to the average, change would not be improvement ; and as to the effect, these had been the Loges' impot ta (ions when the price was at 89s. Mr. COKE observed, that many petitions had been presented to that House fronv the agriculturists of Nor folk, complaining of distress, and he had no doubt that their complaitits were true. He felt that they were dis tressed, bet lie. should nevertheless oppose this motion. He was sorry ,to be obliged to differ from so many whose opinions he respected, but he did nut thiuk the melon fur inquiry would answer the intetriled object; and he he'd rather it had not been introduced at all. • He bad always' delighted in agriculture ; he had vent nearly his whole • life in its prctice; but lie did nut see how Much weise the agriculturists were than any other elass—thasi tire manufacturers and the merchants. He should rather see the inquiry on a broader bass, so as to include the commercial and manufacturing interests. He would have preferred a more general one—one of inquiry into the state of the . nation. There were too many proofs of the distress of the manufacturing classes to doubt of the necessity of inquiring hair their situation also. The Petition (rum Kirkeitton, presented that even ing by a Noble Lord (Milton), was a melancholy proof of the distresses or the manufacturers in that and other places. Members had talked of the general distress, and attributed it to various causes. He considered t heavy taxation as one great cause of disti ess to all ; but the land-owner and occupier, tithes were a most grievous burden. The edect of tithes was to occasion a with drawing of capital from the poor lands, which could not be supported without artificial manure; and it was well known that the clergymen never corittibuted any to those or any other lands.--s(Hear, hear.) He again said, that he was sorry he could nut agree in the present motion, out of respect to the petitioners ; but lie did not think it would be productive of any good. Mr. ELLICE wished to initierstand, whether it was the intention of the Honourable Mover to press this question to a division; for, after what they bed heard; and nut doubting that the object of it was to aggravate the gene ral distress of the country, those who opposed it might think it their duly to move the previous gnestion OH It. Mr. HOLME suNINEtt did not see any good effect which could result from not pressing the question to a division. Mr. ELLICE then moved the previous question. Mr. MANSFIELD supported this ansetidineol. Mr. BROUGHAM s upported the mulielt for a Com mittee, in a speech of considerable length. Lord CAS•I'LEdEAtiII stria. that in order to get rid of the original motion of the Houourable Member fur Surrey, he should vote for the previous qu•tsti 111 l . Mr. E. WODEIIOLSE made some observations, which were inaudi.•te in the gaiters ; turd Mr. H. SUMNER replied— The House then divided. For the original motion Fur the previous questrun lOl Majority in favour of the not for a Committee 49 Mr. BARING lamed the adjourailient of the House, in order that the Committee eni A lit he apii.Mited at a time when their could be a MU attendance. Sir it WILSON 'crowded the :00111111 for ailioiroment. Aft. r a very long di bate the rwition of Mr. Bitrin4 t% as put in the following form, nod eat ried unanimously ; .• That this debate he ajourlied till thb t1:1). " Adjourned at four o'clock. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31. COMMITMENT FOR CIONTNMPT. Lord ALTIIOIIP prescated a Petition front persons committed by the High Court of Cll4llCel y, mt are tof info malities. One person to woman) was aced Kl, and Intl been conliai d :a4 yearn; 411011111 ass aged 61, and had been confined Yeats;l9 and other. hail endnt ed extensive hardship.. Titry prayed to have eitietidrit to thrill pitivimons sintilat to tl. a ptovideil by the ljelttur.' .%et. Mr G. BENNETT u oserved on toe hardship that many of those persons committed fill contempt endured; and thought that some atrangensents ought to be made the hearing And ittliiiilteJliott of J141:11 eases once ur t.t ter in each year. LOCKIIART wa against tiny pi ()visions on the 'ob j ect being i niroili.ced tutu the I .s..vrllt Dt 1;01. Petition read, and ordered to lie on the table. BICLACII of I'itivit.ctic.--)1r. C. W. WYNNE ob served that he was happy to fluid the notice taken iu that • ~ 1 r r House of the action commenced against the Warden of the Fleet for the alleged escape of R. C. Burton, bad been attended with proper effect. The action was with drawn, and the parties were ready to make every apo logy. Sir W. CURTIS gave a notice for Thursday week ; we think lie said fur leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the City Jails. The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER moved, that the House sJimild now resolve itself into *Committee of Ways and Means. This motion toeing agreed to, and the House having accordingly resolqed itself into such Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated his anxious wish It bring the subject before the House as soon as possible after its cosicisitiou, it being Intimately connected with the maintenance of public faith. He felt particularly satisfied with the remit, because it was so advantageous to the public. The loan was to be effected by funding Exchequer Bills to the amount of 7,00a.0001. The total amount sus Exeliegner Bills out stanumg amounted to between 35 and 311,000,0001. Be sides this itirardwii, these were funs millions of Irish Trea sury Bills. 'llse sum, snaking 39,000,0001. was abort 10,00a,0001. less than the amount outstanding at the cor responding period of last year. Dedncting the amount of Excheyiser Bills in the hauls of the Bank, &c. there were truss 16 to 10,000,0001. in the possession of private individuals. This application was made to the state of the Exchequer Bills, previously to the transactions of the present day. It o deemed convenient and advises able to rall iii pall of stick amount, and that was to be dime by converting 7,000,0 01. of those Exchequer Bills tutu tateek. Ile calculated that the unfunded debt, by I tie iwdatiuu,ut the pi earn' year, would he reduced to 18,0141,0001. and 5,000,001. in the hands of private in (livid Ist. is. The terms of the present funding wire to reeei‘c 001 stock, fur every 1001. prim. ipal of Exche quer lulls; cud the transaction would be .111 011 V iottA ad vantage to the subscriber of per coition. W hether it was from this advantage, or a calculation of the rise of Stock, he knew not; out so eager was the contest, that the list was tilled is. a quarter of nn hour. The resolution which lie mho-ld move would go to a consummation of the bargain thus eistielndedr—the resolution was, that those persons who had caused their mune% to be entered on the books, on depositing 201. per centum, shall be entitled for every 1001. subscription colored, to receive 991. stock, and interest at a per cent. &c. Mr. P. ORENFELL did not clearly understand what would be the result to the debt of the Conntry by the proposed funding; by one mode the increase of the debt would be 6,000,0001. by another it would be 7,000,0001. Mr. MAIIERLEY considered that the amount of the unfunded debt was nearer 49,000,0001, than that stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman ) and this he should have been able to chew bad lie those papers before him for which he had turinerly moved. The revenue in the April 'leaner bail not increased, and if the same were the case at the end ef the July quarter, there would be an in creased deficiency in the Consolidated Fund—a fund that was already in arrear about 7,000,0001. If the revenue were not better by July, then the Consolidated Fund would be in irrear about ten millions. This ought to be guarded against, because that hind was the security for the payment of the dividends. Mr. J. SMITH observed, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that he should not want a loan be yond fire millions for 1810 ; was the present proceeding to open ate as a loan tit live or seven millions? That was a simple inquiry, yet it had out been explained.—( Hear.) After some remarks from Mr. Alai tin, &c. the resolu tion was islet eed to —Report to-morrow. Several Petitions having been presented, Lord CAi'ILEBEAGH gut lease to hying in the Alien Bill. COMMITTEE ON AOMICULTIIIRAL DISTRESSES.—Mr. SUMNER moved the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the appointment of a Committee on the state of agri culture. Ile men handed to the Speaker a list of gentlemen, whom he proposed as members of the Committee. The SPEAKER read them in the following order : Mr. Sumner, Right Hon. J. Foster, Right Hon. G. Canning. Right Hon. F. Robinson, Right lion. V. Fitzgerald, Right Hun. W. Huskisson, the Lord Mayor, Lord Milton, Sir .1. Newport. Sir Thomas Adana, Mr. John Fear, Mr. Western, Mr. C. Hondas, Mr. Bright , Mr. Itarikes. Mr. Brougham, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Irving, Mr. Coke, Mr. Gooch, and Mr. F. Lewis Tue SPEAKER next proceeded to put the question on emit name separately; when he arrived at that of Sir C. Dundas, Mr. RARING rose. and observed that he could not allow even the reading attic names to be concluded without expressing his decided opinion that a Committee so formed could not leave a moment's doubt as to the nature of the report at which they would arrive, even before they proceeded to examine a single witness, or to inspect a single document. (Ilea", hear.) At the same time he begged merely to enter his protest against being supposed to consider this committee so appointed as to do any thing to elucidate the subject, or to benefit the country. He knew as well as if it were now upon the table, what kind of a report would be made, and the whole formation of the Committee was such as to excite the most just alann in every part of the kingdom. (Ilear, hear.) Mr. H. SUMNER complained that he had not beets quite fairly dealt with. The lion. Member opposite, (Mr. Baring) had &sired time last night for the choice tit the names, to which be intimated that he should not oh 3ect : under these circuilustairces an objection from him crone rather ungraciously. Mr. W. SNIITH said, that when he voted last night. as he was ready to avow that he had 'Moe, its favour of the Commit. tee, he wished to be understo.al that all he meant was, that he could nut reconcile to his judgment or to his feelings to rause to so large a prop ortioll of the iii.ialirtaiits of the country an inquiry into a subject which apvearecl to tam to be of so much im• portance. lle dui not know how to tell the agticulturists, who stated themselves to be starving, " we will refuse to take your case into consideration." 11 e had never intended by his vote to hold out an expectation that the Committee would b e able to grant a partial relief beyond what the agriculturists at present enjoy. If the cultivators of the soil could make out a case, he did not wish todeny them the opportunity. As he had before remarked, he had no subjection to the appointment of a COIL • niittee, the niajOrtly of the Menthe's tit which should have general leaning m their inithis to consider the car, but not to grant further protection. (hear.) Mr. SC M N flt added, that lie knew there was a certain num ber of gentlemen in the !louse who were determined to resist all inquiry, anti to refuse all relief. Others entertained a different opinion, re.d in the list he hod handed to the chair lie had only taken care to secure a majority 01 those who had thought that distress taisterl. and that endeavours ought to be used to afford a remedy. Mr. CA 1.0 It AFT said, that when he had vot.,:a against the appoinukent 01 at: oe, let was aware that a certain degree 01 distress prevailed :tinting the ,agriculturists, but lie could not sonsciontiously consent to:enquiry4when he heard its advocates 4 . .... ` er