The National Register. — London, England, 1817-03-10 00:00:00

r 4 term of the deceased member. The new writ ou then or derer,. Lord i'T‘l4:l.l.Y wished to know whether the ( - Ares of Cotn nas-ioneir of the I' opt rly Tax bviai abolished. Mr. VAI'IITTART ‘ replied . , that the Cosotnissioncrs %%Trey,- dneed ta 111104: iv member. Me. Itg‘ lk 7, nonaplanied of the stints of mann* charged to. th e put lie , Gtr reialivr to •nturt.ri tug pt crage, orders of ko:uhiliood, Oct-. and loured h.,- rt it iaw , ut alt •. 111 r. VA !OM VIVI' ...lid it was uzaal its pay the fees of ruiti 4tar• 211'l naval Oh' ^ls. • Mr. Mow complained of great expence attending the unditivg t;IL. ae•counts at .o. tthule• of the ea• riefice of tlie estaldishmeot cxere..!ed Alt. Vs SairlArit that ti.e peitre eit keeping lip on ei t tablisiltruent at 'Lisbon -wes4ery great; but, the tlitlfieility was also very great ; and he no doubt the rcsalt %toast be dOming-ofinany .Mr. CANNING boie tesfinit-y to the merits of the Audit at tishon, Which would pitive.i.ighly beneficial to the country. HARING tlllll oat COG :Jan the sum expended il,ll misap. phi ,or the salaries too !.igh. ..Here the con vi asthma furled.• THE. SEDITIOU.s MEETINGS BILL. The. Sinn:rant Csitivta fie, ut moving the second reading of this Hi I,ob.erved. that it }could not prevent regular meetings tor- constitutional purposes, as niretines, these of waribi, corporate bodies, and ei•en henicholders to give notice to a Mat:istrate of their intention, and stating what the object kor their meeting was, escept ,ne 'tting should be to call que.:ion the power of Pailiament to make law.; such oteetiiigs not to IstLadjourned Irani 'time to tin:e. The Hill :wergild tie pretelit debating societies,. meetings to discuss political subjects; it would extend also to societies coraniu nicating by delegates, ;dating themin the same situation as the Sorietiesformerly were. there was also provi sions against the mpenccans, as also against the administering. of illegal oaths. •It was leis intention'also to introduce an es• ceptitin in favour or the Freemasons, and to :except all so cieties congregated for charitable purposes . ; so that the Bill would apply to such societies only as met for the sake bl Mischief, or to de'Stroy 'the rthistiliiti 11111 l 'A Message from the Lords. brought up their Lordships' ettnseut and eoricurrence to the Habeas Corpus Suspension' am, ;no to the Malt I)lity Bill. Mr. PotOOSII) thought it would be better to let the Scdi lions Meetings Bill go into a Committee, because then lion. Members *mild be better able to judge of the nature. of the ametwelincitts to he proposed to it by the lion, and Learned Solicit'oi General. He suggested, that individuals who might be smiAllYhilPthloied by means of this Bill, should have it in their power to bring aetionsagainst the Magistrates who com mitted them, with* the bOCC of three tinsmiths front their • Ir. Cat.tgnr had attended a mooing in Southwark that day, to petition against any Bill that might encroach on the Lkerty of the subject. • Siete. Iit4IISCIT considered this as a complete infringement (A the BiWof Rights. It wits itittnded, m his opinion, to l.,Anterart the bOO I'c - dittos that lay on Use floor, signed by Arent a million af•persbni. • Lord W. itt MI.!. protested against the BBL . laVe routented,• that notwithstanding the fears of the ahstmift. the Hon. Baronet tSir F. Burdett), this did nottake away the right of assembling to petition, for seven persons ti4fit call a ineethigin petition Parliament or the Crown. Cat ILERSAGH, in answer to a question from Mr. Retirney, said, that lie meant thin Oct to be put in force exactly !At., salae as the act of Geo. I. against riots. Sir M. W. Rintrt contended that the preamble to this bill was not tine; but was a libel on the people of England for only in one instance had any riot 4/ben from public meetidgs. • . . . . Lad Cream 4N? read a letter front a Mr. M'. staling that the persons who bad been arrested at Glasgow had been ri.seliatged. Those persons had only met for the piirpoc of obrainiog parochial relief if possible. lie hoped this Bill wi,l;hl MCC ice proper deliberation. Mr. A Banisu did not think any ease had been made out seat taut such a Bill as this. There was not a general spirit at ierrligion or disaf f ection; but he would not oppose the second reading of the Bill. Mr. C. W. %YNNE tbooglit the county or the hundred shoe I I he liable far any damage done by rioters. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be orminitted to-morroar. 'VIM treasonable Practices Bill was passed. sir . Y.Jisatorrr moved, that a number of Itellirm Petitions, ggieed by nearly a million of persons, be received., The SPEARER.—" Peale to bring them laugh.) It apveaiing they -were almost all printed, the Speaker said he was afraid the Nom ..11447nnet must take them back again, printed petitions not being received by the lio n s,-. hilime• rotoi,pth .1, ill egulatie.A, particularly one, in which a link olumh of names . was written by one pers o n having been stiscp.xsted. in th ese petitions, they were withdrawn, and the detate upon them postponed.—Adjoinried. • TbESW%V, wirlcil 4. Sir G. Jarasnn.•bronglit iit'a Bill for making a Navigable between the tiver Arun and Clibehestyr and Pi.rtsareittli I i'irloour.— The - wa's'read a first time. • • . LusitiXtrlton stated, he • slititila shortly bring-in a Bill to el:ca't warrhiinses froth window and !muse taxes. A nnntber of petitions, pra3ing parlinmentary. eforn, re il-enchtrient, 6:e. were presented by Lord Cucriu4st, and 44111• r Mentheis s , One of •the portions , limn a place nulled 0.4 imby. was rejected, for its impropM I inguage. -Mr. (1444 , 4:KT gate notice,'Mat lie intended to move fur leave to bring in a Bill to incteirt fraud in the sale allow. ' Mr. SuAft? presented a petition from lion, James Davison, a 'British subject, and some time a resiamt nta relmtit at Cape leii..y • Zs tilting, that he G rad been held in prison, tut (tired with Cisiarb,iercws, arul otherwise cruelly treated in the island of st.Doinitogo, tinder the ill.rouffilvd clene... that be had pro moted in futon/ of l'eliuu.—Ortlered.tu be laid 4.0 the Gable. Colonel Wonu rose to move for leave to tiring in a to repeal the 2bth of George It. which rendered the 3:11t: pithy illdfcal. lie contended, th it sot It ti ineasiore would dies sane, idd a great degree, the practice of poatlisdig and not d?cl . tase the facility of detecting didopdalihttl pt rsuids w klll - game. ills C. lit an cu. regretted that the non. Gentleman had bat I ode. ed this end...mire, which had been Ildrdm II net last session. I:e denied that the proposition would serve the poor man. It wodditl, on the contrary, wily benefit men of lerge propd•rty, vim sold Oddly game. Mr. G. IiaaRCII and Mr. Luna Wgi.t.g.sLcv also spole against the proposed law. The linuse divided—Ayes '4o—Moes 21.--Major.iy in VOID' of the motion, 131. Luse nal accordingly siiett to in the Lill. • • • TtTE. NATTONAT. REGISTER. In reply to a question from Mr. W. Smith, the UttAtmetq.- Lott of the Eat:tit:carom stated, that he shooltl hrim,7 in a 1161 to regulate the isose of Extruts in Aid, shortly after the ve lum or tlgslodgcs*ortithe cnlsne4Circuits.—Adjohrned. • :• • •. , , , . Wessuirwir,, tis r speH 5. • , • SUPPLIES. Mr. ViNfrrrAßT moved a remotion for granting 240,0001. on aitcoliutof his Majesty, to defray eivargps as donu t come %%Mini the Civil List. A grt-A to. Lord IlAt.riutviror. moved for 4Uo,tatal. on account of tile Army, Agreed to. VAASITTART mond for 2000 U, on account of the Ordnance. Agreed to. xtroint. Mr. STEWART presented a Pelitioh from the boroirgli of Annan, praying for reform and retrenchment, and f u r a re du , time nithe intrrest Inc Nein:eat Debt. th- F, Hunincrr would not oppose the receiving of this Petition, notnittotanditie the new matter it contained. SCARCITY IN IRIIIAND. . . Mr. M. Frrrben it.n called the attention of the Honse to an Address whirl, lie was about to move to the Prince Re. gent, praying that his Royal Highness would be graciously pleased to (them an emptiry into the slate of food and pro. visions in Ireland, for the purpose of ascertaining the pro priety of suspending for a time the distilleries of Ireland. He had' tat propositions to submit to 'Government. One was the suspension of the distilleries. The second, although lie was as unwilling as any man could be to intrrfcrr air. the public markets, was to propose ;hat steps should be taken to present any of the oats remaining in Ireland being exported. this measure had been ailopted by the Alai gins Corti wallis, though eats were then id 225. per quarter only,' now they were at gas. At dibradvatieed period of the year, the distilleries hail made a considerable progress. Little incon venience wouldarise from their being etopt. He was will ing to allow.that many ofthe distillers had already purchased their full stork of grain, but if the distilleries were stopt they would be glad to send that which remained utilised bark into the market, and thus an additional supply would be found for the public. • rind if oa consideration it should be considered desirable, dktillation from io...ar might still be allowed. The Hon. Gentletuatt concluded by mining an Address to the Prince Regent. Mr. PEEL complimented the Hon. Gentletapn on the man. ner in which he had brought this sithject to d, at the same time that lie must differ from him in opinion. - Ho did not consider that stopping the distilleries world throw any great supply into the market, whilst it would prodnec considerable political evil, atul very mach inerease the distress of the ;seri. eirlturists.. He was - persuaded that long before the lion. Gostleman's proposition, ig adopted, could be carried iutu effect, the distillers would have mettle their full proportion of spirits. It should further be Considered that much of the corn produced last harvest was ininred in getting up, and if not applied to the distilleries would become wholly unpro ductive in the hands of the rower; another evil would also arise from stopping the distilleries, -that was the increase whirls it would cause in illicit distillation, in which a great waste of the best corn always took "dace. The Government hail not been lintuindfaoHhe peortri, *toys had been adopt ed for importing a quantity , of Anieritan tlour. into Ireland, tin the purpose of increasing the supply for the people, and to be mixed with flour ofiotierior quality, which, nithsatt such a mixture, could be useless. Sir .1. Nun Parr did not consider stopping the distilleries at this advanced petibil %could be beneficial. Gen. Pnact st)111 - wished•to call the attention of Govern ment to the state of the Highlands of Scotland, which were in a state of extreme dist:vs4, Mr. VANsirrattitlMiigfet that the best sisemimult of alleviat , •ink that disrresa •womitd bis fur Abe. Government to use their Inmost endeavours to the free intercourse between' the different pans of Europe. On former occasions, Pailia. memit had herb, too ready ►o interfere on this subject. Large sums which had been paid fur imports of corn had operated to enconruge foreign growers at the expence of our own. Mr. BARING said, that time ree of price in this country had not borne auk proportion with the rise on the goiatineub Mr. M. FITZGERALD withdrew his motion. NEW COLN. Mr. BROUGHAM moved for copies of th e correspondence between the Exchequer and Offices in the country, relathe to the exchange of the new Mr.theold silver coin, lie under-. stood that the old cons hail not in every instance been taken at its nominal value. Ile timed also that the Bank-tokens, being issued at so high a nominal value, namely, 6s. ltd. whilst the new coin was only nt the value of ss. lid. the new coin would be driven out of cirenlation. The market price of silver now was 5 , 4 Id.—the new coin, was issued at is. Gd ; this was certainl y itlilfirient AifferrOCC to protect. the cm-- renry • but, alsoold the market price of silt er get to ss. 711 or Ss. fld., lie was fearful that the stew coin would disappear. The Hon. and Learned Member then proceeded to aiiiinad vert upon the execution of the head of his Majesty on the new coin, which bore no resemblance whatever to the origi nal. Ile also objected to the letters W. W. P. on the reverse side of the rn u , which - Tie conhrotily slippose were intended for the ill the Right lion. Gent. (W. W. litile). Ile was r.ut aware ofanv precedent for this. except in 11w ease of Cardinal Woliitiy; who mated a Cardinal's hat to be inirressed on •oine . coin issued tinder his administration, whiels eirenni stance was 'nude one or the articles of impeachment against him. Mr. W. Pot.s: was not aware of am correspondence such as (he 1100. and ',caviled Gentleman had moved tor. 'lle to had been seri et histretidinies issiet el to the 3lacistrates in the cometry, whirls had giv en general sati4actinie. lie was not sensible of any provocation lie had Risen the 1w rated Gen tleman fur throwing ont sarcasms against lien, tow did lie agree with the lion. Gentleman in the hove of hie olkie mimes to the new rain. If, however, the I len. Gentlest .in coiesid, r eel these ohjeetions ns well funnel, el, Isles did he not come 'lawn dnrenc the peogress The 1131 4,14 d. state them. What the lion. Geothenrati stated, of the Basik having the power of raising the price of silvrr, ,was equally einfoiended. if it would give the lion. Gentlemen any satibfaction to hear it, he woold inform hi n, that the liark were indeed an‘ilius fn resume cash payments, and had already sent a larLe elnantity of gold io the If fint, to hr' coined preparatory - to than object. fie Imre his testimony to the' excellent cntelitet of .he ban kers in town unit cement who lent their ai:l gratis for the effecting the exchange. N i expenee lied been Spared ..take the ruin as beauttf»l as- ptiAiblc; bit the head 411 1114 , nail' crown hail dif1,414,01111t.51 Itstir; htiWeVer, he 11:111 the S 4 • t4ellitri 'of infornienc the 11011. and Learned Worn mai. that a eit4 head was ill pencil ste. As to the W. W. P. lar not t(.11 the Learned Gra/Italian what titivate (mirk , he liettl pine , . lon the chili. As 'Master ot t itte Mint, the Min. end, letaet, antheiri•eil hint to pat e any plicate mirky he pleas ed 0.111 the edit. or fiat part oldie ruin. Tim MAUCII 10. had accused him of putting his initials on the shield of the ut vv coin, which was It 111111 4 .; il the letters were so ' small Os not to be disci rued, but by a magnifyi ILL4' , S; And he verily believed that if it had not been bora) cd by some one in the employment M illq Mint, it mould no ll.use noticed. Cardinal Wolsey coined greats, and put his iuiti o'4 mid his Cardinal's- hat on item; fur %%hie!? last be leas impeaelied, and not for ;milting his initials on the ruin. That h•ld been done by almost es ery Master of the Mint since - the days Of ' Charles 1. While lie was Master of the Mint, every piece of coin is‘iied should have his p r ivate mark; and as I nit as he had the appmhation of his:Sovereign, he di not care for the taunts of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. He believed the 503,0n'i1. ermled last year would defray the whole .of 'the exponce of Hie new coinage. Mr; BROUGHAM explained. Mr. CGRWEN bore testimony to the cetieral A3044(.6111 which the mode of issuing the nem coinage had given through. out I h w• cooulty. After a few words from Lord Cocitits‘g the motion was negatived without u division.—Adjuurnedi Id Tim it so MAIICJI a. There being but tvventy•ninc Members present at tour o'clock yesterday, the House was of course adjourned. - " FRIDAY, m'Ancia 7. Mr. CsEecirr presented a petition froan the parish of St. John, tton6 aiuw•v, praying fur ftctrenclooent Jur-Wary Ilirful in. Mr. BEN NET gave notice, that on Monday next he should move for the revival of the Unintnittee on the State of the Police of the Nletropolis. HOME IitI:kILDS SITICTLING HOUSE. Lord corlittANE Said, before lie offered the Petition which lie held in his hands to the consideration of the. House, he begged leave to give mail of .1 tion which lie Amokd take an early opportimity olmak iog, on a ,itiject i,(liich was highly interesting to every Gentleman in the House. It in ins intention on an early day to bllbMit to the llonse certain Vge- Aoluitiolis for the purpose of rt•ilileing the iitterc, , t of the Fund ed Debt, in the degree that the rents of land, amt the prices of all commottities had been reduced.— Petition 'via. from a person of the name of Henry Pluck welt, who Ita4 bet:h deprived by the Board of Co reit Cloth of licence as keeper . of the Slotting House of the I horse Guards. • The Amute L :.aid, it teas quite impossible, that Oil House could interpose its authority in a matte' of, Ilk kind. Mr. Cs !Nis contended that thin was not a case in which Mt • House could interpose its authority. Lord COCHRANE begged to say, that if this Petition should 'he rijected, it would give himi greil(pain, as lie was prepared to toting forward some circumstances of a sery gross nature, connected with this case. . . Mr. Serie:int ItesT agreed in opinion with thelfonotirable 'sod Learned Attorney General, that the Hou s e could not :with propriety receive this Petition. 'Sir FRANCIS Bunistyr contended that this was a' case which called for the interposition of the House. The Petition was negatived withisist a division. Mr. NeetetE presented a Petition from the Freeholders , i Cops holders, Leaseholders, and other inhabitants of Btrf shire, praying for Parlianientasv Ri form. The Petition was read and ordered to lie OR the table. • Mr. C. De NO ts preseuti it a Petition from the City of York, praying fur Retreochment, and ltefui in in the Repre sentation. . • Mr: ChMWEN said, he held in his hands a Petition from a person of whom he had no personal knowledge. All lie knew tor him was, that he belonged to a class of MOO who had given !renown to the British name, in every quarter of the glebe. ;His 11:41OO was John Wheeler ; he, was a Purser in his as.- besty'S Navy ; he had served in the Navy since 180.3 ; had 'been wounded in various engagements, and on account of !meritorious conduct raised to the situation of,Porst r. ge 'was now discharged, how e ver, ousts) allowance 4191. a veer. : totally inadequate to Isis subsistence. He primed for such relief; by promotion or otherwise, ass should be deemed expedient. ' Mr. Cnoaea said, he would state the plain grounds on . thk lock the present ease stood. One warrantotileer ut description, that is, one'porser, one gunner, one carpenter, and one boatswain was allowed to every ship. The retie formerly was, to rate on the Cheque Book fur Is. per dry all . - those who were not on active sers ice ; but OD the rev ))))) mens 6-• aim) of the Lords of the Admiralty, an Order in Conned was sometime ago issued for allowing half-pay to Parsers ; tint to.: -pi event any abuse; it was ordered that the smother of those receiving half-pay should not eiceed the number of .srhips the Navy. 'nub person could not, tlserefore, be promoted,- gill the 'number of Pursers on half-pay was brought down below that of the her of ships.—Ordered to lie on the inConcetrienee of Mr. Tierney,. ill health name was tal..en out of the Finance Committee, 'gaud 14r. Calcrait eras named in his stead. Mr. Itnot;GitAm wished to know what progress had been made b:4 the Fawner , Cononittee ? Lurd CAs'el.hßt %Ulf said, it would not be in the potter fpr the COnittUittce ltt fulwitig With any Repot befute Easter. I'OORS' Mr. C %,CRAFT linid he held in his hand% two Petitions 011. the mtilt i jeet of the Your LR , AI.; and lie wished - 10 call theat 'cortuti of the Noble Lord oppo•ite ;Lord Cnittitrert i ;ll, these y were from two p.irislies in Dorset shim e : one nt them o the parish of Uangtoit (we he liev consisting of '7.1 inhabitants, nnil 419 of thme bitnnts were recei yule pororWal rate at least to 11%. or I9N. in the ;mood -probably van. be thin l'lte 111111.1* %V4s iil)l4 54 . 4114:tt., where lilt loOlißiAlloll WWI lamer, about 14141. 41111 the mull liner of itilt,thiteil Immo% 411,111 t &M. Of thil imimmtion there %ens not one in , teven :th:e to support themselves. In this parisb, the rote 1111 l 'hell to o to toe pound, and ekyty occupier of loud but more :tee liven 1441 re In abandon. Four iir tier in the other had ..Ise given !owl' tooter ; amt lie 141111 in 4 •11011 I * Mit Wt. 414/ lints :Ili by boom; no the limo!, of the ownei It it 11.!tl. Wit brew fir the per'sons who had conic rut wit: d . alid i4rgely swards the relief of the Immo. at the bead of mhos, .V.is Lord Ecluti, it would hate been iiiipos , ible to go ; .111 he war 'sorry to Say, 1:1.1, the st hole of the fond% snit at iord %mild be exhatii.ed by the 22'1 of the presetit mootk, le 511.411t1 .or e s War the Priiiimis he first read, mail then re- - :. n 4-4 to the Continittee on the Plow 1 Lord CtriLkdcitoi %u!, he W4•111:11 1.. mike only one. ob.: . ery items uu t Tile and IL-• might .Itv.polo krep iu vic.w, tliai .1 cri•.it ,nuitortinii 111 the na.2,ci iJimour orgie %rrt. pall out. hi tut: PooK NAN Le ! , 11k1 he 1% al!. Ind last the N•.itle bs.ti .t 1 tt gr.avt: hi.ri tit.. t.p o ,Jrtui,ily to ben.; lug, 111 thcu3li it topra istmi vly agricultur;:lp C Rot Vet oft nta per doc lii et *ll t), MI HP sok ha del OOP WS IMO it I WO Sell al •6k In! cei tt: b.! Pi' U