The National Register. — London, England, 1816-05-27 00:00:00

plumed the nee esSitv for some amendment the yend.ruin ~1 the 'ewer (sestets. The Min. (tenth loan thca newel for a se. beet Committee, to empire into the slate of Education in the hictroprdis. Mr. Vlifteortrstev 'perfectly agreed with the preposition. and •thought that h good might to rteri%esi foot.' the charitable at nations for the pi.rpose of edneation in the different parishes, he thought might be available for every desired purpose, Without assistance from Parliament. He hail a Bill to bring in on the select.' iii a ft iv drys. Mr. Alderni. n ATILISia agreed in the sentiments of the last Speaker. Tile Cominitt , .l , was then appointed. Mr. Ettiorr presented a Petition from the English Catho• res. It was Optician in most moderate sect's ; repiptc,tititt only that Parliament would et iit what might be deemed perfectly sonsisient with the safety of the Protestant Church. Mr. tin srrxw brought fur Ward the annual Irish Catholic Question. and coecinded an eloquent speech by movie:, "That the House should, earl in the next Sei.sion, take into its Pieri an% eMisideratioh the present state of the Laws a espectiug the Catholics of Great Britain and. Ireland, with a view to the adopt' nl'llllol lileßslitoes ;is should tend to tile general salts facti.oi of all (-hoses of his Alujesty's sohjects." . Lord Castle- Tenet. supported the ion; but still in•isird on the necessity of securities far the Catiodies ; and only Mr. l'eel and Sir 6. 11111 opposed the motion ; which was, lIUMeTeI, re jected on a division of 172 to I &1.--Adjourned. K'cnneso.ts, NI4N 22. A petition was piesented from Westminster, signed by' led•s tra lets. against the Bozaars. The District Surveyors' nas lost on a division, by' 40 agarust 12. Mr. NEWMAN moved for a Committee to he appointed to onsider the petitious on the table on the subject of 'Tithes; and to report to the house on. the expediency of enabling •owners anti occupiers of Lind to make a commutation by pe cuniary meals'. •." Mr. CtiIIINFN seconded the motion with great satisfaction. lit considered the subject. of tythes as our which s catted loud ly for inquiry; such was, he believed, the general feeling of all persons .at all .conuected with agriculture. - He had heard it asserted, that if any change should take ploce in the pal scat System or tythes, if anycimunititation systemm ere in troduced, the agrieulturist : would pay more...than lie did at present. He was of opinion, nett would rrwlW •be the ease ; but still, the gee neral feeling of the people would be consulted , la the adoption ,of such a measure; atid he was persuaded, it mould give universal satisfistrtion. • . Mr. SMITH, 41/ Cambridge, and Mr. Russ, doubted the .Affscacy of appointing !inch a Committee. Mr. linaup said, this was a question Of immense,hoportance, as it affected the morals and habits of •the people, through dis sensions with the clergy; but the subject was nut at present brought forward 911 grounds sufficiently eouip. cliensi ye. Fer sietly oily question of this sort was considered by the clergy au hostile to them. • Such feelings, however, lie was confident; .hid not now exist in the country; and he lo lit sett theie was 'cry little oppressiou -when tythes 'were in the hoods ..f the clergy. Still they were a kind of Meru; venient joint tenancy; said any means of improvement weishl be advaniageons to.the Interests of agricolture, to morals, and to the church establish me it itself. Commatatiou was a &city practice in enclosure bills. A general nieresnee might he productive of greitt henvfits. Mr. VA/MITA/Cr considered the subject as one.:ef the great!. , est importance; arul one, from the varlets• of interest! it em braced, of the created difficulty. He aid not consider that the time of the House, or of a Committee; could be better .ent. l iloy-ed than in the enquiry; but he was fearfid, If the Hon. Gentleman's motion was adopted as it now stood, it would ereate considerable alarm, and. do but little service. He should, therefore, propose an amendment to the latter part of the motion, which, when amended, would stand thus.—"'!that she Curnmitteet lic.appeinted to tike into cot:intention the pe titions on the table, un the subject of tythes ; anti to repot t to the House bow fur it might be expedis et to allow proprietors of tvtlics to grant leases under new vegetations." • Sir W. Scot't defended the Clergy, and Ca present system of Tythes. c4crgy, be contended, omeiliqt their riots in a seamier the most ,woderate ; yet such was Rains ltd nature. that those who had to pay, wonirl always consider they paid too much. He had no objection to adopting the I. e memeil d a ti o m of Isis Right Hoe. Friend,. an d giving to the proprietors of Tythes power to grant leases under 'doe uhd specific regula tions. Lord CAPTLEREAG4II observed, if he could for an instant ima gine there wassony intention of invading the rights and property of the Church, and of the possessors of tythes, lw should in stantly and strongly oppose it ; but if it WAS merely intended to enquire hero-rights and privileges belorigjne, to certain indi viduals might be best exercised for their oan advantage and . tor the advantage of the Public, then he should consider it as a proper subject of Parliamentary enquiry.- If the enquiry of the Committee...4as limited to the expediency or inespe . showy, the possiibility or impossibility, of allowingor empower . in;, the proprietors of tvtkes to grant leases, he would not op pose the appointment of such a Committee.. Mr. lIIIOOOIIASI wished it to be understood, that nothing coule. he farther from the intention of himself and his Hun. IlijMit in attempt to questien the right of the Clergy to glieir.Tyllsos. The Church had a right to une-tenth of this produce of the soil, as absolute . and inviolate as,the right of the proprietor of the lead to the other nine-tenths. All that they urged was, that some regulation should take place; and that the Church should not claim one-tenth ()film capital laid out 'you thedand, as well as our- t enth of the produce. This laud . . Vern hell right by our ancestors: in the re . i,nt of Edward 111 . • --a time when no very free modes of thinkivg existed ;IA e yarded the rights of the Church—the Laity seiz.nl the Churches •AltS of lands previously barren upon which c3pital was, for tic first time then expended; and sheer. that time madder had been exempted from tythe. With respect to the present mo tion, he felt a prejudice, supposing nothing was to /rise out of 3*. lie could not agree with his Might Hon. Friend (S;r W. Seen 1, that the operation of the measure upon the ag ricultural tyllies would lead to perpetual litigation among the ergymen and their parishioners : on the contrary, he thought it would tend to encourage the laving out of capital on land, which con sequently must benefit ifie Church. The more he considered the subject, the more he wits convinced it was full time for the Home to ioterfere, and settle the question, fur the benefit of &I parties. Mr. Pest expressed his hope that the views of the Committee would he extended to tle^ cousiderationof the metissity of :Anil suutirg t; then in In:hod. laird Nlit.Tos cot a dr-red any commutation of the okra:poem's tftlies for land calculated to nrake the clergyman too unteLot . a aided prooririur or a farmer. The amentlownt he thought too confined in its nature: tor the fact was. that Parliament were cm!' year in the habit of recognisiug the vine:plc of Vowing: and a Committee 8.) ccytfin ed iu its u bout wools pri. , ANS so new information whatrver. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. l.t.st,si: FtIfTER, Mr. I). it 1:to%1 Altai Sir J. N ' , intl . , ut some length on thc stati• of (yule % in lrel.tail. Mr. PnEsi uN thought Ilvit t h e Motion did not go far enonich, atilt a none extensive itica•iire might to he adopted. Ile had on hesitation in saying, that the rhoreli did nut at this moment re ceive one.toorth of its actual tight. • Mr. NEWAtArr shortly replied ; when 11w original motion was negativ%d, and the amendment carried, %%nitwit a di% i‘iou. Mr. Sti.tw moved for a Select -Committee to entliiirc 11116 the !Mt . ! of liitt Low< In Ireland respect it.;; illicit distillation, which wa4 a;: , reed to, and a Commitire opoo;:!! •.i. Mr. VA S SITTA ItT hhrissg ,Int Well tilt. Ord. r of the hay for going into.. Cionin:t tee on the Soap Hill, a 4:ollVelzial ion I 11N11..11 ; during which the (:11.%Ntu1.ott of the I:X(311,14MA: s;il It d his locution .4r to4ing the duties on hard and soft mars collat. This, with s J • otlwr amendment -, in the asi:re. make- 11, it is undes stood, mere :Wet pl;rble to 41: parties.—'f he Lai then went through a Cotionittee.-•-Ailiouri.el. TltultsriaY. l lAv Mr. (Bastard took the oaths and his seat for Devonshire. In answer to a question from Mr. lirougham, rcTectii.g the accommodation to he KIVVII wider the Income 'fax Act, Mr. VAIV , ITTAI!T said, 11w. pressure of other matter had presented him from brineina. Ake mit t ieet before the flown.; hot it was intended to divide Lire payments due—uhe half to be paiJ in inty, and the other in January next. Mr. 11. I)avis presented ti petition from the West /Adis merchants, planters, and othefrP, residing inateistol,attaiust the Bill fur a general registration of slaves is the West Indies, which wus ordered twlie on the table. Mr. Wit.ntlityottet stated, that it was not his intention to press the Bill this session beyond the tirst reading ; in conse quence of ii declaration of Lord Castlereagh, that negociiitions . were now pending lietivecn his Majesty's Ministers and the other powers chiefly interested in the Slave Trade (meaning, of course, Spain and Portugal), for the effectual extinction of that infamous traffic. Lunt ChTmitraost, in lik remarks on the proposed fill, expressed his distinct assent to the principle of it, hut thought it should be kft to the discretion and ju►tice of the Colonial Legislatures. The CrIANCES.LOII of the EXCHSTIVER, after alluding to the arrangements made with the Rank, for the advance of three , . millions, gave notice, that on Monday nest he should take a re view of the general Ways anti Means for the year. The Right Hun. Gent. stated, that there wbuld be no loan. Mr. Serjeant OstsLow, having first taken a review of the laws regulatina.the rate of Interest, utilek had been passed at . various periods of our history, contended • that these laws were paSsed iu times of profound ignorance ; that their continuation only - promoted usury: and that the price of money ought not to befitted any more titan land. lle concluded by moving, for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the laws that regulate the rate of interest on loans oftnoney. Tie CHANCELLott ut the EXCITE:QUER litated, th,st after Pirr• liametit had 'borroeseti•elvven hundred trillions, under the x •iatruce a the laws in tinestiononri the faith of their continuance, it would neither be wise aihr just to repeal them at once, and Without due deliberation. A' s udden owl violent change at the present moment might shake the established system of .money transactions. After spine ScijimntOustow witlolieui;,h)s . 1 'notion tin a more fuvouttliledppoettinlty, • , Sir Samur..;. Tirottu,Y introduced h . :, promised' rit'aternent 4, .the Persectition of ilt'e.l'ibiehturrb: tiotitii of France, NO brought fo r ward a great 'mass of interesting nod import:tut ; matter,,shetrinq the florriit atroci•ies committed on the z Pro testants. and the apantr.With Wadi the French Government passed them over witholltl4lol.lllllg II i perpetrators. The lion. Gentleman conelitileil a Pperth of near three hours 'by moving'bti Address-to the Prioceltegent for copies of all ear revondence between the British and French Governments on the subject. The motion was opposed. by Lord CASTLEREAGH, on the cround th;tt this country had no right to interfere with the M terbal affairs of Pr:inee ; and finally negatived without a (lit i tion.--Adjourned at one o'clock. rklAv 24. The CHANt'F.I.I.OU of the EXCIikQUER having moved the third reading of the Soap Bill, Sir M. W. Runty would not let the Bill pass without some olieryations. He con4dered it particularly oppressive to init nuftentrent of hard Soap. If the measure were proceeded in, there would be no pot-asli to be procured from Russia next • year. . Mr. BROUGHAM wished to know whether any great addition would be made to the revenue by this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the Excuuouen said, that this Bill wee. certainly introduced, at first, to protect fie Whale Fisheries; but that it had been found it would produce considerable in crease to the revenue, 'width he estimated at • 140,00U1. then entered into a g•neral view of the effects of the Bill on manufacturers and the public, and stated, that it world not lie felt in a higher ratiodhau threepence a head in ditto., cut fami lies. The - price of soap would not be raised by the. AlvaSllVe more than eight or nine. intillings per hundred weight, and the whole dnty would only be 30s. . Mr. CLAIMER contended, that the effect of the 11111 would be felt in the ratio of 2s. ou each family. Mr. BROUGHAM Sitid,that the answer of the Bight Ilan. Gen tleman proved that, instead of a regulation. this was merely it tax Bill. The manufacturers had had ail the regulation part of the measure taken off by their different application., and the tax was left to be paid by the consumers only. The Chancel lor of the Exchequer had said that the effect of the Bill would . be felt only in the ratio of threepence t head, but threepence. added to threepence made sixpence, and too it;xpenees matte a shilling. It was by these degrees t h at a heavy tax was laid un arti;:les of the first necessity. Mr. Rose defended the Bill, as' it was impossible to procure any resolute without taxing objecis of general consumption. lie would have preferied the Property Tax, but that had beets rejecteti; as it was necessary to lobe a revenue for the coun try, articles of consumption must lie taxed. Mr. Lerrteron thnotiht the arguments used on the other side of the House fallacious, and deprecated those side-Noises given to the Preptrty Tax. Th e yew:4;on Was pht }lnd carried without a 'division. The Bill was then read a Third time and passed. Sir M. W, Rtat.es, basing seen that the Marquis of Wor cester had been appointed a Lord of the Admiralty, wished to inquire of the Some Lord opposite tC•istleteaglil, whi tfaee he r , itaineit his lieuten a nt's euanutsswu it the I;th Hussars, now in France. lie considered those two apponitsnents ae Ineone pa title; the duties of the one tir the uric; must be uegitcted, st they were held by the sante pet sou. MAY k 7. 11.4irtl C.1.1LENt.,1,611 vt is not pt vp.ii td to give:in ate,‘% er. Lord ALTIMNP s% hen the office of Pre,idesit of Board of (loortuttio‘thich lotd hero left vite..tit for three 111 molls, as tiviugli its duties could be dispi.ased %skit; %%odd be tided tip • • .. Lord CASTIABILAG it replied,•that it 'wield he filled up in a short time. He had lilted that sitllntiell himself; and his opirioat n as, lt.at it Win. a most laborious one. Mr. Pittitentsxst observed, that when the Noble Lord held it, he w:01:11841 Sec rt•tary ot'State ; ita that it %vat not astonishing That beahuidd find double duties laborious. Afr. Timms' iin A ilienshrit rst `in the Civil Lint Dill, which went to preclude the Clown from coming to Parliament for rel:cf k in the event of any fitter': exei , s oeeurrinu), till the to exonsively at the dispourt of the Sovereign, the Admi ralty I)roits,&e. 1•110tild ha% e been apt died to inept the same, so tar as they .should go. lie objected to the appointment of a new Officer under the Load Chamberlain, Lord Stovers, and Master of the'ltorte, to c'ontroul the Civil Litt Expenditure, with an income , of .e . 1090 per minion. Lord Casrmai FACII contended, that the Hill now before the Ileie.e brought the Civil Li.tiiiiire,tind.•r the juirisd,ction of Parliament, than it could lie brought hr; the Amendment Of the Iti;tlit Hon. Gentleman. , The newt Otliver, be thought, %%veld be found of great importance ; and thi• had bees the solemn uel iie:ihera,e Opinion of the committee appoitifill to Mimi? e into the atFuirs of the Civil List. lie further stated the Prince Regent to have directed that about sixty offices in the 'depart ments of the Lard Chamberlain :tint Lord 4tt•ward should n it be tilled lip when they Next fall vacant. These mikes are flierefide vittialy ‘llppresiloil. Alter a long emiveo!ittion, the House divided upon the awe:A men?. • Ayes, I IC—Noes, 230.—Majority in favour of the KilL, The Report was then agreed to, and the Hill ordered to be read a third titne.=—Atljourned to Monday. BUONAPAJITE. • . , ST. tirt.Essa, anal 16. —Since. 1 wrote volt last, it has beets very et ident that itiemapurte is far Irvin being content with his residence here. lie was greatly olfmded, s a short tune buck, with some oril-frs given by Sir G. Cockburn, relative to prohi biting any individual eitteritiq I..ongwinal vtitliocd a pass, (n, this occasion he 11(.111.1.111.1i that lie would never r. ceive any per son bringing a pass A(1111;1'31. us he should immediately consider that person .. or the Haut. kidney with I •If ; and added, that Admiral telling him the sentinels were inerely - placed out of compliment, to prevent his hiring teasel! by im port er carious visitors, was only adding irony to iusult : he also e vprev•e.l, tie it nest to tit/ llrilish liavertinierit ha nistrin:: him to slick testabi? rdelf 'is St. Helena, be eoticeit eft their staiding Min intim the directions of the Admit al to have beltii the greatest iniory they 1:011IIL dune him. Soice time Ids arrival at ibis 1.151141, and previous to his hi ing (Many settled .sif.l..oitgwood, lie ;ascertained that a t e was de wined here, and most tinwerrantly consider( d us a stave, lie having by Borne ..ne:;:ts been saitetti d• on shore , and pin i•ibh banded user •to hit; first 'master; for 6(1111C sa n s 4,f mime v (awl of s mit confine t, it i% be:sieved, that many instances rim Id prpiluced): he took an 'opportunity to communicate this win) immediately ordered an inquiry to heniatle iskto dye: lircumstatiees . ortfie talc ; consequence of which, other tlissiqvcrise'i, lintel been ituisle,siontl.sererat supposed slaves. ~.pApersont hplferft; ernisidereil s nett, uid be restored ali berry , ttii4 intu;lliliery' to their notive eountric.„—lfitousiparte enjoys verY gothrhealth, although the giveat humidity rf the climate, and; the. Genet:lit nerve- fogs, do , not- permit him to take as Much exercise on liorsebitek as desirous of. In this es . ecrable island, he says, (lime is neither sun nor moon to be seen; andfie his given it the uanie of Lie de pronlanl (Fug binud). jlii soinetimes rides out in the murninga; on one of these oeca sions,•iii pas a field where some ;nun wert• ploughing, he alighted, and took direction of the plough-handle for the length of tile field ; and on returning drove the Scant the satin• distance, remarking that it aas fatiguing employ )tseth. He received the inti•iiigeliel; 01 Murat's death with eery considerable fortitinle, j nail appeared wily anxious to know whether he bad been killed in battle or not ; neither was it possible to discover, from his manner, vsliether the information produced arty unpleasant im presesiou on his mind. Notwitbstaniliog list' short di:Aimee be tween Longweral and Janus'-tow is, it was commonly reported at rho latter place, that he broke oat into the most 5 iolcut in vectives on hearing it, awl probably such has been the aceriont feu w artled to England, %V hen he it :at Lif011t1( . 11 of the death of Marshal Ney, he observed that he was it brave Irian ! a very brave man ! Such persons us the Atli! ..aluppil/Vt!S of have now liberty to visit at Longwood, b. aNitying to :Via rehal 'Am nand ( who resides at Hntt's (late, about a iodic loin Longwood) for hi passlii enter 111. c llci trend is 1111101 Cbleclueit ity every one, fur his great ciolsiv,ency,and the honour.; tile lijir of emidliet he has' adopted. Napoleon it 1144 on better terms with the Admiral than formerly ; , he bits vied [hut the consintt of the latter has been misrepresented." LADY HESTER STANHOPE. A Paris Paper contains the following:--" Leidy Hester Stanhope, who belongs to our of the first tam:lies iu fingLimie merits a place aiming the most eelebrated and intrepid tra sr;- Irrs of the present age. This Lady, the niece, the friend, :end intimate companion of the great Piet, 5% AN bet te , OlUttitellett to hint by•conforinity of mind than by the ties of Woad. She enjoys a : pension feeicie .her country. Pitt, alto, as i:, kia,wee, died without fortune, left to his nieces, punt like: Itilei•Tif, a few lines, in which lie Tee.ollititertietl them to the gen&rosety of the e cupie of England. Atter the elciali of her uncle, Lady Her ter formed the project of travelling in the Levant. S n tint ° repaired to Malta, and front thence proceeded to ('onstanti nople. Wishing afterwards to utilise a pilgrimage to Marshier, she sailed for the Holy Land, bin had tlfe misfortune to be IthipWreeked oil the Isle of Rhodes. Cast mi a barren rock, she seemed to be destined to perish of huieger ; but au English ship which appeared tut the following day, took leer on board and conveyed her 10 Syria. There she travelled in all (litre tions, accompanied by Mr. Bruce, who has just been tried Ihr the part he look in Ile escape of Lavalette. She spent several years wandering among the resins of Palmyra and Hiereepolis, and capturing the yanks of Mount Leh:teem Lining for a hole itionelis on rice and watt r, and accustomed to the fru gality of Oriental batiks, from being feeble and debit:hoed, site because a stroast and vigorous Amazon. Aceoriling to letters which site addressed to her family iu England, she is ions at the Lead of three tribe , : of Beduin!) Arabs, who regard her as a bring of a sari 'or order. She has had several chil dren, whom she was toted of, brought to her from England; and leilre deelarees, that site will never forsake that Land otthe Sum to breathe the humid and cloud) . utuaospacre of Great