The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. PRI'. 4. This last proposition met general oppositicti, and Mr. Ponsonby declared his intention to take the sense of the Committee upon its The Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, proposed to omit the obnoxious duty, in the present Resolution, intimating that he would probably brine' it forward again on Wednesday next. The other brine' were agrevd to nem. con. The Innkeepers' Allowance Bill was a first time.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 9. The second reading of the Pancras Poor Bill was opposed by Mr. Mellish and others, as contrary to the wishes of nine4enths of the inhabitants, add, on a division, was lost, by a majority of 54 against Some further evidence was heard on behalf of the East-India Company, against throwing open the trade to India. DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. Lord A. IttatteToN rose to make the motion of which be had given notice, relative to the illegal interference of the Duke of Cumberland at the late Weymouth Election. It would be recol lected that three of the returned Members for that borough had been dispossessed of their seats for some violation of the Treating Act. The Committee' had declared it was necessary sonic retinal' should be adopted in the mode of Election ; and it also appeared that there bad been an improper anti unconstitutional interference in the Election for Weymouth, on the part of the Duke of Cumber land. The evidence relative to the two first points had been laid before the. Roust' ; the' evidence on the third point had been with- held by the Committee. It was his wish that this evidence should be produced, for among it would be found a letter written by the Duke of Cumberland, dated St. .!ames's, 18th October, 1811, and addressed to R. Align das Stewart, Esq. Weymouth, in which his Royal Ilighness requested him to exert his influence in fivor of certain candidates at Weymouth ; and then alluded to some place or office be had promised to intercede for, assured Mr. S. might rely on his paying every attention, and using all his in fluence, to obtain what he wished. This letter was signed " En- NEst." It also appeared in evidence, that the Doke of Cumber land had obtained possession of the writ at the last election, and that he had: also; paid fur it ; and if that were not a subject to rouse the attention of the House to the maintenance of its own rights and dignity, he should despair of entertaining any flirther hope that any thing could prevail with them to do so. Ile con cluded by moving " for a copy of such parts of the evidence taken before tiw Committee appointed to try the Weymouth and Mel eombe Regis Election, as were not, included in the special Report of the said Committee." Mr. C. Loaa; opposed the motion, considering it unusual and dangerous to meddle with the decision of an Election Committee. He' (Mr. L.) had been charged with improper interference, and as it was wholly unfounded, so, most probably, was the charge against his Royal Highness. He moved that the House proceed to the • Order of the Day. Mr. Alderman ATKTNS said, the Committee had hilly considered all the allegations of the Petition, and held that of the interference of Peers as totally unworthy of a Report to the House. Ins Royal Highness had certainly obtained possession of the writ ; but it ap peared to the Committee that no improper use had been made of it. Mr. WHITBREAD said it was proved that inflaenee of the most palpable description had been used ; and if the Heusi. refused to accede to the motion, they must surely be aware, what a handle their conduct would give to the Friends of Par!iainewary Reform. whom they professed to regard as ranch dangerous innovators, but whose arguments, already convincing to his mind, must be ren dered irresistible, by refusing to take cognizance of such noto rious abuses.—Mr. Littman followed on the same side ; after some further debate the House divided—For the motion :)7, against it .10.*) ; majority 4.8. The Weymouth Voters Bill went through a Committee, and the ;louse adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL 2. The Chairman of the Cardigan Election Committee reported to the House that the sitting Member had bee►: duly elected, and that the Petition was not trivoio►s nor vexatious. PETITIONS FOR PEACE. Lord G. LEVESON GOWER held in his hand a Petition from the persons employed in the Potteries of St:►ttnrdshire, praying that the House would take into consideration the most etketinil means of procuring an honourable peace. He t.hteil, that the petitiocurs were a body of men who had always conducted themselves► with the utmost propriety ) and even -in those times whoa Lime country was 215 harassed by . tumultuous proceedings, they abstained from giving vent to any intemperate feeling. He also mentioned that the peti tioners were very poor, and that they attributed that poverty to the continuance of war.—The Noble Lord was of opinion that this would be a proper time to ncgociate for peace, but he did not fa vour the idea of compelling Ministers to put such a measure into effect. He thought it . most prudent to leave it to the Executive Government to decide upon the propriety of taking'steps towards facilitating so desirable an oliject, and would therefore merely move, that the Petition do lie on the table. The Petition was ac cordingly ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WHITBREAD said, that he had a petition to the same effect to present to the House. It was signed by a vast number of the inhabitants of Leeds, and was couched in language which, from its moderation, could not be objected to by the House. It was unne cessary, he said, to make any comments upon the advantages which would arise from the lile3singS of Peace. He, however, thought it_adviseable to leave it to Ministers to bring on the aneasure, and should not submit the motion of which he had given notice to the House upon the subject of Peace, in expectation that Government would show that there was on disinclination 'llion their part to bring about such an event. If he saw that there was a culpable neglect in the conduct of Ministers, he should feel it his ditty to introduce the subject of Peace himself to the House, but until he observed that neglect he should withhold any interference. He ex. pressed a wish to-know from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh), wile. ther Government were a party to the Proclamation of Louis the Eighteenth, which was, in his opieion, completely chimerical. Lord CASTLEREAGH assured the Hon. Gentleman, that Govern ment were by no means a party to the Proclamation. After a few words from Mr. STEPHEN the Petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Wurrunean presented several other Petitions upon the same subject from difkrent parts of the country, which Were or &red to lie on the table. INCOME TAX. Sir JOHN NEWPORT wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland had made his determination to extend the Income Tax. to Ireland. 14t. W. FITZGERALD said that he had not. FINANCE. Mr. TIERNEY, after a variety of observations on the inexpe (llene), of the new plan ot finance, and on the necessity ot insti tuting some enquiry on the subject, previously to the passing of the Bill then in progress through the House, moved for the appointment of a Select Committee, to consider the former Acts of Parliament on the subject, and to report thereon to the House. The Cita:tics:Leon of the EXCHEQUER made an animated reply, and stated that he could not consent to the appointment of the Committee, as that would be to imply that the measure which he had brought fo r was open to the imputation of violating the law. Sir J. NEW POE.T supported the motion. Mr. ROSE opposed it. Mr. DA Nias, wthont giving any decided opinion on the question at large, said he should certainly vote thr the enquiry. After sonic further remarks, the Houc divided—For Mr. Tier ney's motion, 59 ; against it, 152—Majority, 93. E Sir If...Mosereom Ens,' g ave notice, that on Friday, the 9th of April, he should move a Resolution that the Natives ot Luba should be allowed the free exercise of Oleic Religion.—Adjourned. TUESDAY LONDON GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH T. 1,1813. A letter, of which the tidlowing <<re exti acts, has been this Jay re ceived at Earl liatlinrsts office; addressed to his Lordship by co lonel Hamilton, Licutenant-Governer of Heligoland, datta '23d March, 11;13: • In my letter, dated 17 th instant, I had the honour to repreent to your L irdship, that in consequence of the effect w hick the glorious imccess of the Russian arms produced, and the favourable reports from ditierent parts of the Hanoverian coast, 1 determined imme• diatcly to take every step, which the inemisitik:rable torte at my dis. posal would admit of, to promote tho. great auth just eau-e. Lieutenant Banks proceeded with two guu-b , two serjeants and n 9 veter:lns, to Cuxhaven, fro had departed with great expedition, at ter dest boats, and dismounting .the gam from the strong for the defence of the harbour. On a `meow Banks ; the Castle of Ritzbuttel, and battens:Jo brigs, reinforced by Int %Ilicit the Frew.la tro)ing ail their gun- %l.. •orks constructed tons front Lieutenant of Coxltven, visa ' •