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

r lorierrial Po , liatursit nerreloned from pop W habitants of six disiricts w F.diuburgh, sighed lie iodic vidaals, and a petition from the advocates clerks, also aga•ust the bill. Sir It. FERGUSON presented a similar petition from the adsueatesof Edinburgh; and afterwards a like one hum the incorporated lay loss ut Edinburgh. Mr. BARRETT presented a similar petition from the treasons and six other trades of Edinburgh. 'they wire severally referred to the committee. with liberty to call counsel. Mr. S. RICE moved for accounts of taxes that have ceased dining the last year; the produce of the same for the year before the repeal, as far as the same regaided Ireland US well as England. I Len csexa .1 A IL.—Mr. LENNARD asked when it was likely that the llehester , jail ev irk uce wuutd be printed and ready for delivery. .141 r. PEEL said. that he had not occasioned any delay; the evidence was now printing. I N ISH Dear.—Mr. el A BERLEY moved for an account .of monies due to the Bunk of Ireland from the public. 111 r. P. GREN FELL culled the attention of the House to •the feet, duo, necording to no neconot produced in ISIS, the bank of Iceland did not rer rive any thing fur managing the juristic debt. Sir J. NEWPORT said, if the Banks of England and Jreland ware to be contrasted, it was but fair to mention that it was a part of the consideratiun fur the charter re ..newed in 1505. Air. PEARCE complained of the invidious [winner in W bleb some gentlemen were constantly in the habit or speaking of Ono great national establishment the Batik of Imi;land. ith the hon. '.ember's (Mr. (i.) expert lice, it was utmar tunable to make sin h rept eseniations, for was it nothing to have Ii e:t the government several millions at per cent. and yivi n money at different times for the renewal of their chart( r ? Ile was sorry to observe the attention paid to the druu philosophers, and lie also regretted the Indoetice the) had. '1 ['corers would not avail in the ma nagement of so Unlit,' taut an establishment as the Bank of Eitel:rod. lts cuuduct had ever been guided by the most .bouest.motives. Mr. RICARDO said, whenever the Bank of England became the subject of discussion, he should speak of it and its concerns as lie thought and felt. The directors he did nut complain of ; hut teeny of its acts and proceedings had plunged the country into the greatest diffiealties. The measure of 1197, as it was acted upon, proved must fatal, Crum the Bank directors not knowing haw they ought to have acted. They had issued immense quantities of paper Alter the restrict' act, and sue It issues and tended to the de preciation, and had occasioned a state of things which it would be most difficult to extricate themselves from.—The truth was, he feared, and be therefore felt concerned for the country, that the ditectors did nut know *hat they were .ashout.—(lietir.) Mr. I'. GREN FELL explained. Mr. H. (;URN EY said, that whenever the theorists in terfered with their money transactions, then did the country approach to the extremes of distress. Mr. NION CY clinic{ not agree with the statement that the Bank directors had lot known shut they were about, for in his opinion there never was a public body that understood stud pursued their own interims better. After the iestrie two act their stock had risen, and Bank-stock was now 250 per cent.—Besides that fact, how numerous had been the itlfilltw received by them ! He believed there never was a public body that made such enormous profits. Mr. T. WILSON thought the Bank of England did not merit the remarks that had been applied to it. The restriee .lion was n necessary measure, and he believed that they Went along with the Goverment to du what could be dime fur the public service. fdr. MANNING defended the conduct of the Bank. 111 r. P. GRENFELL never meant to apply his obser ovations to the Bank Directors. All he meant to say was, that their measures and proceedings had been extremely prejudicial to the public intereats. (Hear.) The Bank profits were enormous. lie was a Bank Stock proprietor —lie spoke from what lie knew—he was benefitted by their good management. They received seven per cent., and their limpet ty amounted to 30 millions. (Heal.) He kliallenged then, to disprove what lie stow stated. But the Bank Directors were ready to serve the public. They ',received rllOllllOllB profits and advantages tbr such ser vices, thew it was ridiculous to talk of their readiness to serve the public. (Hear, bear.) Who would not have been ready to serve the public on such Icings? Did the house Riegel that the Directors had, to the last, strictly sesisted the repeal, the modified repeal, of the Restriction Act, sad after what lied passed. he declated before the UMW amid the country, that it was quite a mockery to thank that the Bank sincerely required the restoration of cash payureiits. ((:heers.)—Papers ordered. Mr. SYKES gave notice, that on the Halt instant he isherild move the repeal of the duty oil tallow candles. Alf. EU-HINGTON moved, that the house go into a committee on the report respecting the reducing of the live per Ceres. Mr. TIERNEY wished this motion to be postponed till The Chancellor of the Exchequer could be present. Mr. LUSIIINGTON felt desirous to press the motion. If it weir requisite, the report could await be re.C.Olll - Mr. TIERNEY was sorry that postponement was not agreed to. Ender such cis enunstairces lie must state, that these lesulutious, as well as former acts regarding the Pare per Ceffis•ti were extremely ambiguous. He thought that the house mast express itself most explicitly as to an hat was 104:atil by reducing and oaying oft the Five per !Li sits. lie would express -no opinion on this subject, because its "ality lie had Done. lie wished to understand ' , hal really was the plait. As to this plan being like that of Mi. Pelham, he declared, that as far as he could comprehend the Iwo plaits, Were never were two things e dissimilar. (Hear, hear.) After sonic obser ironies front Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Den man, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Ellice, and others, the bill was re-committed. Mr. LuslitsGToN proposed to fill tip the blanks, and after some farther discussion, Mr. I)ENMAN proposed, as an amendment, to extend the time fur persons entering their dissent 'ruin the Ititli to the 30th of March. Mr.EUSHING'FON objected to this extension of time, as giving au °Nita woody, us holding out a temptation, to persons to speculate in the funds. Mr. SCA KLETT supported the amendment. Mr. %V EXIIERELL opposed it, on the same grounds taken by Mr. Lushington. ' Mr.'CAI.CI ri thought uu speculations retail arise its the lairds which e void bt u Ilstijj to i,c itc.itlttLj THE NATIONAL imam= the, passing a bill of this importance, before the public had time to become acquainted with its contents. Mr TIERN Ey thought it was unfair to press this mea sure till it was kuoWn what would be the result of the negotiations between Russia and Turkey. Lord LONDONDERRY said the doctrine of the right hon. gent. went to retard this measure for au indefinite time. As before the event to which the right lion. gent. had alluded was decided, some other event might arise on which the right lion. gent. would wish further delay. Mr. MARRYATT said, he considered the delay as unnecessary. The facts of the case were known to every one. He had himself had letters directing kiln to enter dissent or not, as he thought proper. lie should not enter a single dissent; as lie considered it the interest of the holders of Five per Cents. to accept the offer of govern ment, a person disienting would have hut 1001,, whilst those who accepted the offer of Government would have what was worth considerably more. After a few words hum Mr. BERNAL, the committee divided—For the amendment, -19—Fur the original reso lution, 143. Mr. ELLICE asked, if the dissent must be in the pre cise form issued by the Bank? Mr. LUSUING'I'ON said, it would be sufficient if the dissent was the same in substance. Dr. LUSHINOTON thought a form of dissent should be introduced into the hill. Upon the clause providing far paying off the dissentients in the order, and according to the date of their dissents, a conversation of some length tuck place. The clause was ultimately adopted. The bill went through the committee, and the report ordered to be received. On the 00000 tool' of Mr. Ether, a return was ordered of the number of country book-notes stan.pect from the of October, 1821), to the 16th or October. On the motion of Or. Luslaington, there was ordered to he laid before the House au arcouut of all sums of money ad. soured by this country, whether by luau or subsidy, to foreign powers, from the year !ViP to the present year, distinguish ing the amount to each state, and the amount in each year. I Also an account of all sums of money becoming due In this ' °entry from foreign states in earls year from 1792 to the present time, %ilia the amount paid on btICII accounts in cock year. Oil the motion of Lord Stanley, leave was given to bring in a hill to prevent frauds by creditors grautiug secret war rants of attorney to confess judgment, On the motion of Sir G. Hill, there was ordered to be laid before the Home an account of the quantity of butter ex ported from Ireland to foreign co.untr wit, from January, 1811, to Janne, y, 4122; also the quantity of butter impnited into Great Britain and Ireland from foreign countries m the same time, distiuguishing the quantity imported from Holland. On the motion that the other orders of the day be disposed of, a conversation took place between Mr. Dearman, the Solicitor Gem rat, nod Mr. Birch, on the land tok commis sioners' names' bill, as it affected the town of Nottingham. Tile ordnance estimates were postponed toMonday neck. Sir R. WILSON gave notice, that an I . friend of his would oppose some of the clauses of the annual mutiny bill, the second reading of which am fixed for Monday. The other orders of the day were disposed of, nod the House adjourned at a quarter past our o'clock till Monday. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. This Gazette notifies the appointment of Dr. G. &Warn to be Naval I'hysician to his Majesty. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. T. Newstend and J. 0. Cooke, Kingston upon Hull, soap Ma nufacturers. BANKRUPTS. J. Thompson, South Shields, ship owner. Solicitors, Messrs. Bell and Co. Bow Churchyard. J. Froggatt, jun. Burstein, Staffordshire, druggist. Sols. Messrs. Williams and Co. Lincoln's Inn. It. Miller, Brionetanbe Port, Gloucestershire, banker. Sole. Messrs. Das and Co. Guildford Street. J. Rickards, Dureley, Gloucestershire, clothier. Sols. Messrs. Vixant and Co. Lincoln's Inn Fields. J. Avivon, Eastburn, Yorkshire, butter factor. Sols. Messrs. Stocker and Co. New Boswell Court. J. Steel, Einseott, Warwickshire. timber merchant. Sols. Messrs. Norton and Co. Gray's Inn Square. M. Herobrey, Lambeth Road, victualler. Sol. Mr. Chester, Melina Place, Westminster Road. DI VIDEN DS. March 10, S. Garton, %Vocal Street. Cheapsiite, silk manufac turer-30. W. Cape, London Bridge Foot, grocer-30, .1. L. Studd, Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, merchant-30, It. Duilinan and G. Winter, Jerusalem Coffee House, merchant-30, .1. Alaberly, Welbeck. Street, coach maker-30, J. Nowell and J. Burch, Jewry Street, Aldgatc, wholesale stationers-3V, G. Hay • wood, Birniinglutni, spirit incichant-30, It. Jackson, Cannon Street, merchant-25, J. Itichardby, Durham, joiner -30,J. H. Brune and F. Jordan, Bury Court, St. Mary Axe, inercharin— April 4, G. Evans, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper-20, V. Hailstone, Mildenhall, Suffolk, grocer-6, J. S. Bricksvuod, Stoke Newington, brewer-2, A. Phillips and B. Loser, Salters' Ball Court, merchants-1, R. T. Gilbert. Stockbridge, coal merchant-9, J. Whitehouse, Oxford, dealer in coals-9, E. Allpurt, Birmingham, silver plater-9.5. Jerome, Birmingham, victualler. CERTIFICATES to be granted March 2G. J. B. Player, Bristol, bottle liquor merchant—S. Aydon and W. Elwell, Shelf, Yorkshire, iron masters. (LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCII. THURSDAY, MARCH 7. JACOBS V. ROWLANDS. This was an action on two bills of exchange, one for 441. 16s. 3,1. the other for 301. 7s. 61. The bills were drawn by a per,on named English, an apothecary at Newport, and accepted by the defendant, a widow woman, catr)ing on the trade of a wharfiliger in the of Newport. Eliglish had become in debted to the plaintiffs. 55111) are (11•0881sts in London, and the defendant's ton being about to go apprentice to Eughsli, the defendant accepted the bills in rptestion, and wade them payable at ')'noon and Co.'s in London. —oii the bills becoming due they were not paid ; appli cation was made to the defendant for payment, when she said site could not pay, as the acceptance was not her's but cue of her children's. She could not say which of thent It vas, it was any utie who was at home at the time. She, however, acknowledged that her children 111 the habu Of lUf A witness was now called, who proved the acceptance to be either the hand-writing of the son of the defendant, or of one of her daughters, recently dead, but they wrote so much alike witness could not say which it was. Mr. Hutchinson suhinitted to his Lordship, that here was no proof of hand-writing at all. The witness was only able to say it was the hand -writing of either a son or a daughter of the defendant's. The Chief Justice said, here was also the acknow. ledgments of the defendant, that her children were in the habit of accepting fur her by her authority, and that the bills in question were accepted by whichever of her children were at home, when they were brought for acceptance. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount of the two bills and interest. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. THURSDAY, MARCH 7. L1 . 1311L.....DE BASTOS AND UN. SILVASU. HOOMTEffER. This was an action brought by the plaintith to rectivvr damages tur a libel affecting their character as wine merchauts. Sergeant Lens stated the case. The plaintiff 4 he said, were respectable Portuguese wine-merchants in the city, and the defendant had been for some time in their employment as a traveller, to take orders in various parts of the country. lie sonic time since entered into the service of another house, and for the purpose of pro curing the customers of the plaintill's to deal with his new employers, he wrote them a circular letter, which was a libel on the plaintifli of so malignant and treacher. ens a nature as he was sore the Jury would mark by ex. emplary ilainAges. The learned Sergeant here read the letter, as follows _ . London, 21[h Aug, 1821. DEAR Sin,—l beg leave to Worm you, that in cutest.. opener of the :created dishonourable and disrespectful con duct on tile part of the Put itixtiese cler k, (who acts in the city for Messrs. de Bastes and Co. who resole in Lisbon), and t lie initillerent qualities of their wines, I have determined to separate myself hum such an improper etionexion, and have joined one of the oldest, and most respectable, and in dependent houses in Oporto, unit in this city, (not Yoriu geese), in whose honour and probity I can place the fullest reliance, to execute, with the best quality of wines, the orders with which I may have the pleasure to be favoured by you on my next journey, for which purpose I %Manicure home iu n few days. Asa very unhandsome occurrence has taken place at Bristol with one of my oldest friends (Mr. William Cross) and Bogus, by which he is likely to starer a severe loss, have to request of you not to accept any bills drawn by Rastas and Co. or by Richard Lambert and Son, of Bristol, for the wines which were landed at Plymouth, until l bass the pleasure to Me you, or you are perfectly couviaced that the quality will iudemnify you for your acceptance. 1 remain, dear Sir, Your obedient faithful humble servant, ALEX. 110OFFSTEFFER. The learned Sergeant, after reading the letter, said, it was so far from being true that the defendant had left the plaintiffs' employment from any part of their trans. actions being disagreeable to his feelings, that he had been actually discharged by them, and the other allega. tions of his letter were equally unfounded ; and even had they been all true, it would not be a justification of his conduct. Five wine-merchants proved their having received letters from the defendant similar to that read by the learned Sergeant, but none of them had discontinued dealing with the plaintiffs in consequence. There were no witnesses called oil the part of the de. fembint, and there being no specific damage proved rot the part of the ',labials, the Jury gave a verdict for din plain t ffs —Damages 403. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY, MARCH 4. TRIAL OF CARLILE'S SHOPMEN. John Barclay, a youth, was indicted for publishing a blasphemous and seditious libel, in a pamphlet called, " A u Address to the Reformers of Great Britain." Mr. Adolphus opened the case for the prosecution, mak log the usual observations upon the nature and ten dency of the libel. Mr. W. Payne, the chief clerk to the magistrates of the Justice-room, Guildhall, produced a pamphlets which he said he had received front a person of the name of J. Pinion out the 22d of December, the day the inlbrmation was given against the delentlatit at Guildhall. The warrant (Mr. Payne said) was at first issued against a man whose name was unknown, bu whose person was well-known. The defendant, whets brought up for examination, was asked whether he chose to give his name, and he gave it with very little hest tattoo. John Purton swore, that he was a constable of Bow. street. lie knew the shop of Carlisle, at No. 53, Fleet street, and on the 21st Dec. he saw the defendant serving there. I,Vittiess ott that purchased a pamphlet front him in the shop; he asked the person whom he bought the phamphlet what his came was? and he re plied " that is a question which I have no right to an swer." On the 22d of Dec. (the following day) he obtained a warrant, at Guildhall, and in about a week or ten days he executed the warrant. The defendant was then taken to Guildhall. Crovs.examined by Mr. Hill for the defendant :--You are not a city °dicer, then 2—No, I am not. You did not go into the shop of your own account ? —No; I was employed to go there, 1 was sent. By whom were you sent?—By a gentleman of the name of Sharpe. Is that the gentleman who is called the "11onor . ary Assistant Secretary to the Cmistiutiona l Association have heard so. itippose wilt did not do this exactly for the public good, but you were paid lot it?-1 wits paid fur my loss of time. Have you seen any body in this affair ?—I have seen Mr. Murray. ,1•.• •