The National Register. — London, England, 1822-03-10 00:00:00

•a spirits exported from Ireland.—Agreed to. Report to-morrow. The Assize Commissioners' bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed to-morrow. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in a bill to amend the laws regarding the Land Tax. &c. as far as concerned Receivers-General.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. The remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjourned. WEDNESDAY, KADEN 6. Petitions for reform, reduction of taxation and tythes, were presented from Tavistock and Devon. Mr. LUSHINGTON obtained leave to bring in the annuity indemnity bill. Mr. HUME moved for further accounts of the colonial returns of their receipts and expenditure :—those of the last year left several years in arrear. On the motion that the report of the annual malt tax be presented, Mr. CURIVEN spoke of the inadequate remedy given to meet the distressed of the farmer. The advantage was divided amongst several classes; and the farming interests would not benefit more than 25,0001. If there were to be a reduction of the stilt tax, some good would be pro duced. The repeal of the former tax might operate as a bounty to turn tillage into pasture land, and the reduc tion of the salt tax would be of great consequence in making the butter, cheese, ire. He hoped the ministers would reconsider the question, for he would ask the House, did they believe that what had been done had satisfied any mate in the country?—(Hear.) The repeal of the salt tax would be an advantage to the farming in terests instantly, to the amount of a million and a half.— Report brought sop and read. Sir R. WILSON asked whether the government in tended to persevere in imposing the excise fines on roasted grain, that making a must nutritious beverage ? The fine on Mr. Hunt had been imposed most harshly : and lie knew ono man that had been entirely rnined.—(Hear.) Mr. LUSHINGTON replied, that the subject was of that importance, that it was under the consideration of the Excise Board, that be could not give any answer at pmeseut. Mr. JONES (of Carmarthen), on the reading of the malt tax repeal resoluti )))) , said that this reduction would be of no use to the farming interests; it would only be nefit the London brewers. The repeal of the salt tax would indeed produce some advantages, but that was resisted by the ministers. to. Resolutions Agteed Sir C. CLERK brouaht in the Royal Marine Forces Regu lation Bill. Read a Bret time. THE LATE VUEEN'S FUNERAL Mr. H. BENNETT rose, pursuant to notice, to bring for ward the circumstances attendant on the funeral of her late Majesty the Qaeen. C.tusidering that the honour of the country was so deeply interested in the question, he fear lessly brotur,ht forward this motion. The Queen's illness was hut of short duration; indeed to him it had been a matter of wonder that under all the accumulated wrongs, site en lung survived. There was neglect of every kind—there was wrong of every character. Even during her short indis position there was oo decent enquiry and conduct on the part of Government. The Hake of Sussex was the only branch of the royal family that had visited her, or made any enquiries I ler spirit, her !noble spirit, surpassing us it did that of all the remaining male branches of her family, had long sustained her ; but at last her Majesty fell a victim to that series of wrongs which had been so relentlessly heaped on the unfortunate and injured Queen of England. The hon. member then described the circumstances attendant on the preparations made fur die funeral. Her Majesty named her wish to be removed in three days, thinking that her death was near, and such period would be the anniversary int her unfortunate departure from England seven years before. The circumstance of removing the body—having been removed by undertakers' men, and not by yeomanry, as was customary with branches of the royal family—showed the studied design to heap all passible indignity, not only on the Queen, hut on all those who had generuusly espoused he r cause. N. funeral, how ever, hail ever exceeded in sifflirting interest that of the late Queen. The whole population of the metropolis seemed to be utleeted by it. There was not what gentlemen in that House called a 4, ;" hut ull the middling classes showed how deeply they felt for the un happy fate of the departed Queen. The suburbs evinced like auction. After various interruptions and stopptLes, the funeral was conducted through the town ; nod for the calamities and bloodshed that marked its progress, he held that the ministers were answerable. us they resulted from the government regulations. The funeral was conducted with that indecent haste, that it might be said to be " tra velling post." It wits hurried on to Rumford, and because sonic delay was asked, it was stated that the military would be called in if interruption was ollered. It WRS hurried on to Chelmsford, where it arrived at four o'clock in the morn ing. On its arrival ut Colchester, a most disgraceful scene took place in the church ; the slinple and affecting inscrip tion ordered by the late Queen wait violently torn off, anti another placed in its steads At Harwich the proceedings were still more outrageous and disgusting. The coffin was lowered into a barge without a pall, and every direction thete aas most indecent haste and conduct. Its progress on the continent was marked with like indignities, as fur as the Gayer )))))) mt were concerned ; hat the fiettple chewed that they were not to be seduced by bribes, and that oppression could not ti:ipal them, where the best feeling of the heart were concerned. (Hear.) 'flue women every - where skewed the affectionate greet that agitated them on account of the C;11:1111i1011S fate of the Qiuseu. They strewed the road with Bowers, and showed all possible respect. But as if the go. err alt had nit heaped enough indignity on the Queen and her memory, even down to the present hour nip (intern! 'riles had been performed over the grave of her Majesty.— Did they agree a lilt the new light of the early peon] of the French revolution—Olt death w as only an eternal sleep ? Whether they did or did not, could any thing he more re. pnlsive 1111 l re reprehensible ; it had alike astonished and ntilicted all who were acquainted with the English natneand character. 110', tit/Never, most return to the conduct of the ministere its connected with the funeral in this country._ Those ministers knew that the mirldliug classes, aunt some of the higher ranks, had deeply interested themselves in the fate of the Quiet-n. They then ought to have done some thing to conciliate the people ; but they hail pursued a con traty course, they did a hat was calculated to provoke the people to a breach of the public peace. Thud there was not more blood shed, he did not think was tieing to the minis. lent; had others been its awing headed in 11011111 li' they were in ClDUlll'il, feared /Midi more 1)11.44 haat• been lost. (Heal, hear.) But ministers' Lottdutt had been 4 lrr - ^ -Aw e . _ _ -~ .►---.rw- _ __Ama;Min_ THE NATIONAL REGISTER alike character throughout. Parties had cherished and betrayed the Queen as became their changing views ; and hut for the resolution of the other Housc n gteuter outrage would have been inflicted un the Queen. The whu!e of the minister.' conduct had been most culpable, and he thoright he should not have done his duty had he not brought for ward this mutton. He concluded with moving a resolution, that the ceremony and rites usually observed nt the funeral of the several branches of the royal family, were grossly and unnecessarily interrupted. Mr. CALVERT, from the Miuisters' side, spoke in a very tow tone, but was an& ntood to say, that all possible regulations and respect were shown to the Queen's remains at Harwich. Sir G. COCK BURN said, that the navy paid every mark of respect. Mr. G. BENNF.TT had never intend. d to deny it ; be only complained of the manner of lowering the coffin. Au hon. member observed, that if any blame attached to the mode of lowering the coffin, or retaining it at flora ich, he nas to hlamr. lie gave the orders. Mr. HUME remarked, that the officers nll conducted themselves most properly ; but there were no arrangements made to convey the mourners on board, nor even vessels to convey them to the continent. Had not the ministers inter posed, the thneral would have been conducted with the greatest propriety. But the little respect shown to her Ma jesty's remains by the executive he considered as nothing but mockery. The black cloth was hung on the Saturday at Brandenburgli-lionse ; it was u useless expenditure, for none were admitted to view the body. The ministers' con. duct throughout had been unwarrantable. The cause of the disturbances was, the attempt of ministers to conduct the funeral out of the regular coarse; and had Sir R. Baker been d to persevere, there would have been no confusion nor bloodshed.—That worthy magistrate deserved the thanks of ministers, instead of the treatment he had experienced, for his conduct on that duty. The soldiers had acted without orders; they had neither the authority of the civil nor military officers—th., had acted in a lawless, in an undisci plined manner. The ministers were censurable in having given such orders, for what credit was to be derived from riding over the people of England, as it appears the soldiers were instructed to do? Mr. PEEL contended that on marked indignities had been shown to her Majesty's remains; and that the haste which was spoken of, was in unison with the Queen's wishes. Dr. LUSHINGTON supported the motion, strongly eon demning the conduct of the ministers is all the proceedings relating to the funeral of her late Majesty. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY opposed the motion, maintaining that it was quite uncalled for. The wishes of her late Alajtsty had been attcadril to, as far as could he the case, iu the arrangements made fur conducting the fu neral. It was the Queen's desire that all pomp should be avoided, and that 3 the funeral should take place shanty after her demise. As to the executors having given up their power, the fact was, that in law they never had any power. —As the wishes of her Majesty had been obeyed, he did nut see how the House could agree to the motion. Mr. tIOIIIIOUSE strongly condemned the epithet of facile's, which had been applied by ►onic gentlemen on the of her side of the House to the friends of her late majesty.— If the friends of her Majesty were a faction, it was a Melina composed of the most numerous and best of the people.— With respect to the treatment of her Majesty's remains. he contended that they had been treated with the greatest disrespect. Cul. CAVENDISH defended the military, who, he said, had been most grossly attacked on their first appearauce by the populace. Mr. LAMB denied, that those who abused the soldiers deserved to be called the people of England. Ile blamed the ministers for not letting the procession go by the city.— The people had shown themselves worthy of confidence by the forbearance which they had shown, untwitlistasiding the inflammatory harrangues which had beets so liberally ad dressed to them, and which were calculated to make the stones ri-e in mutiny. Mr. I)ENMAN defended the conduct of her Majesty, and gave the motion his support. The questing was then put aud negatived without a division. The House then divided on the question for going into a commi:ter of supply. Fur going into a committee, 116— Azainst The gallery was in cleared again for another divi. lion on the question for the Speaker leaving the chair. For going into a committee, 118—against it, 21. Some resolutions were agreed to, and the House adjourned at half-pan twelve. THURSDAY. MARCH 7. Mr. JONES moved for n return of the number of per sons employed in collecting the duties on salt; the amount of their salaries, &c. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. LOCKH ART presented a petition from Whitney. Oxfordshire, complaining of agricultural distress. The petitioners represented that they could not pay their rents, except by encroaching on their capital. He begged the serious attention of the House to this subject, espe cially after what he had heard of the proceedings of the labouring unemployed men in Norfolk and Suffolk having risen in alarming bodies, and having destroyed and burnt corn ricks, &c.—Ordered to be printed, after some re marks from \le. Gooch, Arc. Mr. GOOCH presented a petition from the county of Suffolk. agreed at a public meeting, held at Stowe-market, complaining of agrirtiltnral distress, and praying for re form. He was favourable to the trorrectiou of abases, but he was not the friend of what was called Parhamen tary reform. Mr. COKE had no s hope that any petitions would have any effort. He was rather sorry than otherwise that peo ple should continue to petition that House, after all the insults that had been offered to the petitions. He de clared that there was no hope but in a reform of that House. lie wished the noble Marquis and his friends had been with him at Mark-lane, and had seen how the Noble Lord's resolution was received. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY expressed the opinion, that they ought not to consider the whole collec tive wisdom of the country was assembled at county meetings, though he admitted their petitions ought to be received with considerable attention. He thought that the hon. member who had lust spoken h.itl not recently very closely attended to the arguments in that !loose; perhaps he had been otherwise too much engaged, and bad been in better itands.--(Cheers and laughter.) Petition read. Mr. 11.1.:`N 1It1) spoke in support of the peiition. It prayed for II form , he was clad to ely; and lie trusted that it would Lea wasoing to all tutother s , except the -~ representatives of venal places, or those under private controul. It allowed members that the anass of the peo. ple now began to perceive that reform alone could save them. _ _ _ Mr. MACDONALD censured what the noble Lord might deem well-timed pleasantry ; it would be viewed in a very different light by the country. When a petition of so inelauelioly a character came before them, was that a time for pleasantry ? The lion. and excellent member for Norfolk had not suffered any domestic comforts to in• terfere with his public duties ; and that worthy member possessed the confidence and esteem of the country...- The noble Lard might envy him those advantages; he could not deprive him of them.—(Cheers.) As to the character of the fleeting, he was present at it, and he declared it was most respectable. If it were not mare numerous, it was perhaps in consequence of the prevail ing opinion ont of doors that to petition that House was useless; that it was not worth any yeoman's attention to go one hundred yards fur the purpose of accomplishing such object.—j Hear, hear.) As to the member for Suffolk (Mr. Gooch), lie was quite astouislied at what he was in the habit of hearing in that House. Hid for the evidence of his eyes and ears, lie could not believe what took place. There seemed to be something in the atmosphere of that place, that acted like ■ spell on the " leading country gentlemen," for their speeches in that House and their promises on the hustings were at complete variance.— (Hear.) It was curious that the vote of such hon. member (Mr. 0.) and that of another, might he considered as having decided the question against the repeal of the salt tax ; yet on the hustings they had belaboured that tax most somlly.—(Cheers.) He contended for the neces sity of ample reduction of expenditure and taxes. All their distresses lie attributed to the Bank Restriction Act of 17,47. It had given rise to boundless extravagance, and to the utter regardlessness of the public means. He denied that the Sinking Fund at all contributed to the maintenance of public credit. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, by any transient and haling gaiety, had not meant to insinuate that the petition was not meriting the serious attention of the House. Mr. GOOCH denied that he had promised to support the repeal of the salt tax ; he was desirous certainly of seeing as much reduction of taxatiou as possible. He denied that the cry for reform was prevalent; the populace, misled by speeches, culled for it; but the people of England, the thinking portions of the community. did not require it.—As for himself he should perform his duty withuet regard to party or faction. The petition was ordered to he printed. Mr. HUME brought forward his motion on the subject of the post-nfii••e. It was au establishment that cost the eau• try 617,0001. There had been no regular papers since 1197. The revenue of the office was about 4512,0001.--- There was much difference between the expense °recollecting this revenue in England and in Ireland. The establiohniest required considerable revision. He complained of the number of postmasters. He also complained of the expence charged on newspapers sent abroad. They were sent free of postage in this country, but for papers scut to the role. nits, there was a charge per year of five guineas for a daily paper, tour guineas for a three times a week paper, and two guineas for weekly papers. These receipts were applied to pay the establishment. Ile objected to this mode of remiss aerating the etc. ks, Etc.; and the restriction thus put on the circulation of newspapers cunsi.lerably injured the revmue. It was also unf iirly taxing the circulation of knowledge.— The mode of imposing charges on magazines, foreign news papers, &c. was equally exposed to reprobation. He coo. eluded with moviutg for a long series of accounts, iHustrative of the post-tithee establishment, its receipts and expeudi• tare, fee. Papersordered ; as were like accounts for the pest-offices of Ireland and Scotland. Accounts of newspapers seat abroad, magazines, &c. were also ordered. Mr. HUM E moved for accounts of the expenses of the new colonies of Ceylon, the Mauritius, &c. and fur an se. count of the lonian Islands, &c. Ordered. Five Pen CENTS.-Mr P. GRFNFELL enquired, whether, after the report on the subject of reducing the Five per Cents. had been presented, there was to be any chnitos of the mode of remunerating the Bank—whether there was to lie remuneration for receiving the dissent►? Mr. LUSIIINGTON replied, that there would be a remuneraliou to the customary amount fur receivieg the dissents. Mr. P. GREN er.u. said he should deem it his duty to resist all re ttttt aeration to the Bank for such business. Pun Li Orricusi.—Mr. LUSH I N GTON owinz to the cnutiuued intli,poshion of the Chancellor of the Eirche burr, it was neCewary to potilptole the MOttoU to 410t , 11d the superannuation act. The r. emitting orders and business having been disposed of, the Iluuse Bottum ated. ritlnt T. ?a Alma 8. . _ Lord STANLEY prerriited a petition, complaining of agricultural disters., from Nlnulilerarss, L.teicashore. En:NM/RC:li rOLICE —Mr.A BOW Fio M RI R prevented a petition from lidinhilf)(ll, Ili:tted by upourds of 5,000 per.uns,agaiu•t the Ettaiburgh police hill. The bnoowu b le member a whet the subject to be ►cut to a committee above stairs. _ ..... Petition rend. Ordi•red to lie oa the tahle,after some re marks from Mr. W. l)undas. Mr. ABEIt(ItO %IMF. presented a petition from the corporate body of merchants, amount log to whom 900. It sins also against the bill. Ile was prepared to prove the twat of the .everal of the petitions. Mr. W. HON I) IS espre,ved liem.elf in favour of his hill. It was impported by all t he respectable tolsthitants of Ldio burgh, except the " genii men radieals."—(Cheers.) Mr. HUME •poke against the bid. He would rather another himself 111111011g91 the "gentlemen radicals." thaw the " geollentim corruptioni.t.."---( Loud cheers)--Tae Latter were those w lio desired to live fill the public means g the former were atom w tin w i-lied the public mow, w be applied to the piiriiii-e. for w Melt it wilS intended..--( liver.) Mr. Alit:llCM) SI contended that it became the Ilmose to institute an rnqu•rs iu beh.ilf of the injured indivi duals who complained of tile hi.l. He moved that the pea. lion. he referred to the committee on the bid. . . ..... Mr. S. WOlt 'mid, Mot great irritation had been produced in Liliiittor:.l., iu ronvequenge o f r etaintas Capt. Brown na 1411itel I:dead:tt of the Edinburgh pollee; and he therefore el .ht it very udviseable that he ►hould be re moved. (I ce. Mr. KENNEDY observed. that there was a strong and well founded feeling agninat the hill, and he trusted that tie Mose would ((wider the petition.—Motion arreed to. 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