The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-12 00:00:00

On the motion for ilgreeieg to fill up the blanks with the sew of 80s. Mr. Car.ca.try observed, that all who wished for a lower price, whether that price was 72.. 745. or 765. must of course vote against the . a mendment of the Committee. A division immediately entned--For 801. 184; Against it, 78. v, 106. . VANIIITTART, immediately after, our re-admission, moved, that the Bill should he read a third time on Friday nest. On this the Mouse again .4ivided-.--For the third reading on Friday net, 227 ; Against it, 46.- Majority, 181. .t long conversation ensued on the subject of the • riots; Mr. Whit bread thought the Civil Power had been remiss in their duly on Monday nigh( ; Mr. C. Yorke saidiif such proceedings were allowed to continue, there could be no Government or Parliament in the country, unless the Parliament was withdrawn from the 'metropolis; and Mr. Iluskisson tleclared,tlust the danger now throaleniug.the metropolis had arisen eut of the imputation of motive, in which some of the Gentlemen opposite lad so liberally iathdged. 7 -This assertion was indignantly repelled by Mr. Ilsring, and a warm alteration ensued, which was put an end to by the Spiker. The House went through the other Orders of the Day, and then ad journed. TRUTOPAY, MARCTI 9. Petitions continued to be laid u❑ the table in great numbers against the Corn Bill. Tice Gaol Chaplains' Bill was read a third time and pased. The motion for the third readiag of t h e Bank Restriction Bill, gave ride to a conversation of some length. Mr. lloti NKR proposed an Amendment, with the view of compelling the think to take steps preparatory to the re.nmptinn of cash payments; :his bring opposed as likely to cause a rise in bullion, was not persist ed in. . Alr. B niNr, suggested the issue of a silver cotnage,•lo or 11 per rem. wider the legal standard ; he also recommended u coinage of gold of 11. io-trad of pine's. fhe Hill was r<ad a third time and passed. AIr.VANSITT ar postponed the twitter consideration of the New Taxes till Monday. lie stated his intention of sisodifyitig the tax on the win- Liow, of manufactories ; and with respect to the rent of warehonses, to impose a duly of 2s. in the pound only, instead of the progressive ScalC rr fist Proposed.—Adjoprited. FRIDAY, MARCH 10. • PETITIONS AGAINST THE CORN Petitions against the Corn Bill were presented from Birmingham, signed by 50,000 persons; from New Windsor; from 'Wolverhamp ton; from St. Lake, Chelsea; from Bradford, Yorkshire ; from Ali gale Wail; from Lambeth, signed by 10,100 persons; from Canter- bury, signed by 3,000; from Evesham: from the Town of Lanark, and other places.—They were read, and ordered to lie on the table. WESTMINSTER 'PETITION. Sir F. BuRDETT presented a petition from the City of Westminster, r•igned by 41,270 persons, praying that uo alteration might be made in the Corn Laws. In moving that it be received, lie wished to say a few wo r d s respect i ng the extraord i nary misrepresentations which had gone forth respecting his sentiments on the Corn Bill. He bad been represented as the friend of the measure, but he was not. i He thought it a most obnoxious act, and expressed the wish that it might be left with the govermnent, with whom it had originated, because he considered it neither more nor less than an effort to bolster up an unsupportable system of taxation. He had told the meeting what he beheved—that there was no o th er wa y o f ge tti ng out o f their diffi culties than by a curtailment of their expenditure. He devilled it a pity th a t t h e public mind should be inflamed by such a measure-- it was greatly to be deplored that the cause continued• which bad led the People wantonly a nd i n di scr i m i nate l y to disturb the peace ; but , had etmtended that the people ought not to waste their energies an opposing a minor evil. The great evil was the corrupt state of cps representation, and he urged the necessity of laying the axe at the root of the evil, by obtaining a reform. But a variety of pub -I.c• prints bad inditstriously perverted his sentiments. representing bin as th e f r i en d of the Co rn Bill, as an individual whose patriotism f' ,l J disappeared the moment a question arose which was calculated to promote his interest. He was not interested by the pretended bc ►aa its held out by this most obnoxious measure—it would not make one sixpence difference to him. His little estate, or rather his little world tatill continue the same, whether the Bill passed or not, for it had been during the war, and it continued so Atill, on a pace establishm en t. ‘Vb et h er the protecting rate was 80s. or no r , i 4014 1 r*0 . • • Ntillil it would nut make one farthing Meteor,. •.o 'lle country hod been brought into such a stale, by acting on 1. , pre- • sea; system of things, that when the Government came to that Monte to propose any relief to the coantry, as in the instance of the Corn Bull, they were driven to the necessity of confessing that a choice of evils only was left. But what be !Ad proposed to his constituents as a remedy, and what he urged on that House would be productive of a positive good. He again urged the necessity of a reform in that House, which . would care the great evil, by conintencitig with a cur tailment of their profligate exponditnre. The proposed peace esta blishment was suck as to astonish a Noble Lord in another place (Lord Grenville), and tar liis own part it was his fiim opinion the Government was assuming a complete military firm. Debates • had become a mere mockery ; questions were settled before they were agitated in that Home, and 41toever gained the Treasury Bench was instantly covered with the mantle of perfection. Who ever gained the seat of the Noble Lord (Castlereagh), he did not al hide to that Noble Lord in particular, instantaneously became per feet, whatever might have been hisfoimer sins, conduct, and senti ments. When he strived there he became the oracle, to Maim all bowed, and whom all obeyed. This fact, of itself, proved the neces sity ore reform. As to The riots, they proved that we were unit r a martial government. The town was now in suck a state that u o man was secure from being shot as he went home (Cries of No, not) He would have the riots put down—riots that were of ad, s taidly and mean character, as people of all opinions. and in a de fenceless state, were The indiscriminate victims—but he would hat c then) put down by resorting to the Constitutional illeilllB of sttiattitug 'disorder, not by calling in the military. People had greatly b. to killed ; and elf who were so de s tr o y e d we r e l eza lly nairtleitt!. 5..1- dicey being kept in ambuscade, firing through doors and shutters, no man was safe. They could not have worse tiii.!er the most despotic (iovernment. But it such means of checking ilie riots were to be resorted to, at least let them be open and avowed.' Tit:se 'kits however; proved thi.necessity of reform, for if the people had confidence in that Honseithose disturbances would not afflict theM. But although he had been Misrepresented to be•the friend of this most obnoxioua measure, and therefore might have become the ob ject of attack, he would sooner have had his house razed to the .groaml, rather than call iii the military to his assistanee. As to the measure itself, it was entirely futile. Hr would neither have the corn ghwer, the trader, or the nisinifaeliner protected—he would have nobody protected laughter). Ile hated - the principle of protection. If it were desired` that this should be a wealthy coun try, the Government must net be^allowed to interfeie Witt, private property. He would have equal protection extended to all—but lie would not have theta say whit he should let his finite for? What right had tiny to do the., or where was the. policy of it? As •tieli measure had been introduced by the Government be would !rave the Government to settle . it as they. could. hitt lie was exte cm. ly sorry that the Comitry Gentlemen had allowed them-elven lb be made cata' paws of ill thin quosuion. 'rile rente!ly fur all the evils that the eoislitty complained of was eitly•to be toned in a i (imitation of the constitution. • Mr. Roßtrisost then rase, het lie was overcome by tlie [seigneury of his feelings that it was some time before he could surer a ti . y and thionliout his speech his tears mid the agitation aids mind nu_ casioned many interruptions. He assisted the Han. Baronet trial eta House, that the persons who had endeasouted to protect his home and property from further outrage, and %lei had nu ortimately fie prived one individual of life, were not in ainlnista. It w.•- nor viii his door had been broke open and his house entered Hoye bin s, that trey measures were adppted (loud cries of Hear!) ansl lie sittrumly believed that, had not those measures been resorted to, which uses slurred so melancholy a result, the lives of all the individuals is. flit house would have been sacrificed. (Continued cheering.) Previousl to the first attack, he made DO preparations for defence. He kiiet% what a ferment existed, and what a body of misguided people might• do; but the only precaution that he took was to remove those who were dear to him as far out of the way of danger as po-siblr. On breaking into the house, they seized Isis servant- and swore they would murder every one of them, except they ' , wed where their master could be found--but nothing could shake the fidelity and at tachment of Isis estahlishment.--(Cheering.)--Next morning he ribs taincd assistance froM the Secretary of State, of some military, I they were under the direction of toe Civil Authorities ; aiol it sya nut trite that such protection was concealed in his hotsse.--(lotid cries of hear!)—The soldiers, armed servants, &c. slid not lie in ani hush.---(Continued eliecring).—After repeated attacks were inside. no firing took place till the soldiers and servants had appeared d • the windows advising the people to depart, and telling them to t„) care what they were about lest they might have cause to rue II: