The National Register. — London, England, 1813-02-14 00:00:00

TTT V Tki rP if? /k/L*4 AL REGISTER. P ince may be virtuous, and not oppress his suhjects; but u n l ess the form of Government be changed, the citizens cannot call thentsely , s free. One moment of error has oftao cost nations whole ages of ca lamities; it is not easy to deprive a Commander of unlimited power, when it is once conferred upon him. MI tint both Caesar and Napo leon, when they assumed such a power, declare, that tin.) , only took it for a time ; yet, afterwards, they employed it to enslave perpe tually their fellow-citims. The more free men are, the more j?a lous will they be of their liberties, and the more carefully will they avoid whatever may endanger them. What Englishman would en dure to see such powers as we !calve granted to Lord Wellington, granted, in his country, to a futeign General ? If there were one, he would not only . be unworthy to be an Englishman, hut to be a free man ; and can tt be wunderci at, that a Spaniard should entertain the same sentiments ? And are their souls so degraded, as not only not to entertain them. but to consider it as a crime in others that they do entertain them." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, FEB. 8. Several Petitions were presented frum various gunners agninst the Catholic Claims, which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. — Adjourned. TUF.SDAY VF.E 9. Lord SIMMOVT . H presented from the Borough of Harwich. and from the Town and Neighbourhood of Warritigten, Petitions severally against the Catholic Claims. Lord IttnFsotr.y. presented a Bill rdritivc to Insolvent Debtors in England. similar to one which passed through the House List year. Their Lordships then adjourned. WFMNPSDAY, /En. 10. EAST INDIA QUEiTION. The Earl of Danes presented a Petition from the MerchatiS Traders and Others, Inhabitants of the Town and Port of Liverpool, against the renewal or continuance of the exclusive privileges of the East India Company.—His Lordship also presented a Petition to the same effect, from the Trustees and Others concerned in the Wet Docks at Liver pool. These were severally ordered to lie on the table. The Noble Earl presented a third Petition on the like object, from the towns of Manchester and Sallied, it was signed by the Borough reeves, Constables, and certain other persons, on behalf of themselves, and the inhabitants of those townships. The Lord ('lt ANC:EL 1.0 it objected, on the score of obvious informality, to the petition being received, as purporting, to he that of the Inhabi tants of Manchester and Salford. Not being a corporate body, the individuals could only do so for themselves, and not on behalf of others. The Earl of Denny did not wish to controvert this position of the Noble and Learned Loid ; but he could assure the liouse the Petition spoke the Acme of the great manufacturing towns in question. The petition was then received, and laid on the table, as that of the snbscribina individuals. The Earl of Di env said, he had a petition of a very different na ture. The title being read, it appeared to be front the debtors confined' in Lancaster Jail, prayhic such relief as their lordships may deem meet. The Noble Earl observed, he conceived the prayer of the petitam to refer to some such object as that of a Bill, which he understood was then before the House. The petition was ordered to lie on the' table. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. The 'Bishop of B vTII and Wil.t.s presented a Petition from the Dean and Chaptir and others of rhe Clergy of his Diocese, against the Ca tholic claims. fhe Earl of UlnltronE presented a Petition from the County of Angelsea, and the Nlargssis CouxwALLTO one frons the Borots:zh of Ipswich to the same elec.. Ordered to lie cn the table.—Adjourned. THUREDAY, FEB. H. The Bishop of Cutcnr.srt.te presentecl a petition from the Clergy of the town of Lewes, in Sussex, against the Catholie Emancipation. — Adjourned. TRIDAY, YEB. 12. No business of importance occurred this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, FEL 8. Mr. ILSUBINEIL brought in a Bill for allowing the Southwarkßridge Vompauy, a longer period fur receiving aubocriptions. FEB. 14 Sir S. Romtr.LY gave notice that he should on Monday move for leave to 'sling in a, Bill to ainetid tht Criminal Laws. PRINCESS CHA RLOTTE. Sir F: Run Dr.TT filled his mtion. relative to t!.? Regency and the Princess Charlotte of Wales for the 23d inst. HIS object in this motion, he observed, would be to continue the Regency to her Royal Highness in the event of the death of her father bofure the demise of his Majesty. In a Committee of Supply, Mr. IVIIA wros: moved the following Re solutions :---80,0901. for the Settlement of New South Wales ; 11,2941. for Nova Scitia, and several other sums for Colonia! Services. Mr VA NSITTA RT brought in a Bill to extend the circulatiou of Local Tokens for a time named. Rend a first time.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, FES 9. The Spp Aar n having taken the chair at a quarter before four, Cc nn minces were ballotted for awl sworn to try the merits of the c..ntro verted Election Petitions for Shaftesbury, and Weymouth and Mel matte Regis. The Amended Local T-ken Bill .4 cs read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Frid:l.—Adiownt,d. wroNrsovv, tens 10. The cell of the House which st-od foi this day, was postponed to this day se'ennight Mr. FINDLAY presented a Petition from the Tanners of Glasegose against the Loather Tax. Ordered to lie mi the Mr. W. SNIII II presented a similar Petition from Norwich. Order ed to lie on the table. Mr. A. TAYLOR presented one to the same etfect front Stockton, in the Comity of Durham. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Worrener n presented a Petition from certain Portinen of the beroneh of Ipswich, in favour of the Catholic Emanctotion. Order ed to he On the table. In answer to a olieoion put by a member whose name we could not learn, as to the number of persons by whom the petition Was ogned. Mr. WHITBR EA D stated the total number of the Portmen of Ipswich lb he twelve. Of these, two btiug Bailiffs, were disqualified from voti.il.g ; of the remaining ten, six bed sinned the petition. The lan guage of it, lie thought, did them great honour, and he felt himself highly honoured in being called upon to present it. Sir J. N k orro ler wished to ask the Right lion. Secretary for Trcland it he meant to persevere in the motion of which had oiven notice, for prohibiting the importation of Starch from Ireland. Mr. PEA LE replied in the affirmative. Sir J. NLWPORT thought, then, it wus necessary fur him to move cer. tain Resolutions declaratory of the inviolability of the Act of Uniiro. Ile coneuded hy moving two resolutions—The tint t forth, that by the 6th Article I dthe Act of Union, all rohibtions, &c. of the expor. tatiou of the produce of one country to the other were to cease The second declared the above article could not be varied without a mania fest breach of the compact made at that time between the Legislatures of the two countries, now the United Empire. Mr. }'eels: shortly explained the reasons by which his conduct haft been influenced. The Ilouse would recollect that in the early part of the present Session, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had introduced a measure prohibirmy of the no.nufacturing of starch, &c. from flour in England, or other articles of human sustenance. This measure having been adopted, lite present prohibitory measure was necessary, as otherwise the prohibition of the manufacture of it in England would only go to take tke trade out of the hands of the English Starch-makers to throw into those of the Starch-makers of Ireland. Time English inarktt would, unless sonic such regulatitin were madt, he supplied from Ireland. It had been iii contemplation to prohibit the menu . facture of it in Ireland, but he had been told when there, that such a measure would seriously interfere with the linen manufacture, and operate greatly to its injury. On this he had addreso'd a letter to the Linen Board, requesting informati n on the subject ; in answer to which, he was informed that the operation of toe measure would have such an effect, and that therefore it would be most unwise to prohibit the manufacture of starch. This, together with communications re• ceived from the North of Ireland, had induced him to abandon the idea of proposing such a prohibition. In putting the two countries on a different footing, it was solely with a view to the benefit of Ireland. He moved the previous question. The CoarreEeLott of the EXCIIEGIU tit observed the variation which it w3s proposed to make, was intended solely in favour of Ireland. The making of starch being prohibited in England, this country might be said to labour under a double prohibition, while one prohtbidon was only intended for Ireland. The mention male of corn, Inevtl,, and grain, in the Act of Union, be conceived to extend to all the produce of grain. . • SirJ. NEWPORT shortly replied, and commented on the danger of infringing the Act of Union. He would not divide the House, but