The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-27 00:00:00

stove for leave to bring in a bill lo abolish the rinisbment of whipping. The Quorum Magistrates' Bill and the occasional Freehold ers' Bill were postponed till Monday next. Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from dealers in wool. in favour of a measure to repeal die Ltsz on foreign wool.— Ordered to be printed. Oil the motion that the report of the Weights and M Bill he presented. Mr. D. GILBERT observed that this bill would introduce no confusion ; it would unly restore the proper ►tate of weights nod measures. Report presented and read. Bill ordered to be r. ad a third time on Friday. Mr. CALCR AFT presented a report of the Bridport Harbour Bill.—Agreed to. WARLIIOUSINO Btel..—Mr. BENET (of Wilts) presented • petition spinet rite Warehousing bill from woollen nianubic lovers of Wittabirc.—ltead and entered to be printed. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a Minder petition from simila► manufacturers of Leeds. Lord MILTON tru►ted that the prayer on this occasion might not be attended to—but that they should bare the right lion. gentleman's support when they applied for the repent of the tax on foreign wool, a 'filename which sound policy called for. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented • similaepotttion from the town and oeighliourbood of Huddersfield.—He was at issue with hi. noble friend on the subject of this petition ; he wished that the question should be enquired into to to the foreign cloths. Lord MILTON said, &foreign cloths were required by • foreigner, why should they bare to come to ibis country? He was afraid there wan mush delusion on this subjeci. Of the policy of repealing the foreign wool tax, In wan perfectly persuaded. Mr. S. WORTLEY replied, after which the 4)(1%1E0n was ordered to he printed. Lord NUGENT gore notice, that en the 21 of May be should move for leave to bring in a hill to place the English Roman Catholics on the same tooling, as near as possible, with the Roman Catholics of Ireland. The. House would be aware that their case was one of much greater hardship than those of Ireland ; and be gave the notioe, understanding dial the Irish Attorney-General did not intend to bring forward soy proposition on thin subject during the present session. The estimates were presented of the eependitere of the 11.:114.1. ntnererw. Mr. GOULBURN gave notice that an The 30th of May. he should brim forward a motion relative to the state of Ireland ; ' and he 'horrid move the remora of the Insurrection Act. He would net anticipate the debate ; but on the day named he should be prepared to go into thic particulars, whets he would state what the Government deemed requisite. Relents were afterwards ordered of all persons proseeeled, down to April 10th under the Insurrection Act ; the results of the procreative., Mr. WALLACE moved the third reading of the Warehous ing Bill, which wait read a third time and passed. Mr. HOME gave notice of a motion for the Bth of May, for the appointment ilia committee to enquire into the revenue of Newfoundland. The other orders were direpesed of, end the House then adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 22. A person from the Treasury presented various meocnts pre viously ordered by the House. Sir H. PARNELL postponed from this day till this day se eright his motion respecting steam packets, founded on the Holyhead Road's Committee's .Hits report. Mr. DENISON presented a petition from Farnham against the coal (lodes. Mr. P.IIIOORE brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws for adjusting disputes between masters and their ser mints, &c. Ile observed that the bill was of very great im portance to the menufeetering districts ; filet it had cost a good drill of trouble to prepare it ; that it merited the particular attention of members in general, end of the members connected with 'antifeminist; districts in particular; and that if the bill could be usefully altered or amended, he should be glad to receive the suggestions of hon. members. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday neat. Mr. Alderman WOOD p ted a petitioo from Jobe Wil. lieuison, of llasingledl-eireet, complaining of the frequent viola= lion of graves, mid praying that the House would adept mea sures to prevent the repetition of such repulsive violation d sanctuaries of the dead.—The petition was then read aril ordered to be printed. Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW moved for leave to bring is a bilL to repeal the leers regarding usury. H. observed the Medi/ not proceed on his own opinion only ; he wee stremelbemed by that of &committee of the Home on the subject.—Leave gives to brie; ins bill. IRELAND.—Mr. C. GRANT said, that there was an (minim Wire the politic that the right hon. preiident of me board of coot roul had asserted in that house that ell Dishadministrat ions previous to that of Lord Wellesley bad been partial in the ad ministration of justice ; he wished te k wow whether the ri fill. Lon. gent. had said any thing of the kind. 51r. C. W YNN was glad of the epportunity of stating, that he bad never asserted any thing of the kind ; he had never felt such sentiment to be jest. LINCOLN PETITION.—Mr. PELHAM presented the Lincoln reform petition. Mr. A. SMITH oh d that not more than 600 persons were present ; that it was the result of waggon oratory ; and that it was not to he considered, in its fell meaning, as the Lin cola petition. Mr. R. HERON expressed his astonishment et the deworip tionsitee of the meeting, given by one who was not presen► at it. Whoever gave the iliformation be knew not—but be would advise the hon. member not again to trust to suob authority.— There were ten times the number present that bad been present et the condoling and loyalty mee►ings. And it could not be dialled a radical meeting, for there were not twenty hand, held up in favour of the radical amendment. (A laugh.) The radicals • were on that day at Boaton—a very radical place ; they were there otherw.se engaged. Mr. CHAPLIN said that there were not 1000 persons pre sent at the meeting. Colonel JOHNSTON bed seconded the reition, and be now spoke in support of it. No oar was solicited to attend the meeting, whiob might account for its aot being much crowded. .--Read and mitered to be printed. Lord MILTON presented apetition from the county of York, for reform. &c. It had been, lie might say, agreed to enapi inously, at a meeting ten times more numerous then the Lincoln meeting. Abort sixteen years ago there was a strongly cog. tesMd election for Yorkshire, when 23,000 voted, after bavinn ransacked even the Imes and allies of London ;—this petition • Men signed by 13,1191111jreekoldors, whose residences were given 'HE NATION, L REGISTER 131 -- -- as well as their names. (Hear.) He believed there we r e sot Mr. CANNING appeared at the Bar, and pnrsesited keratin. above 50 signatures to which any legal objection could be Majesty, purulent to an address of the HORN. additional Ps , made; some trustees, smite freehoh:er* of Hull; and by two or pent respecting the recut begociations reoirelaug France, three of the sea who were not yet entreated with votes. (Hear, Spain, and •Portagal. ' •hear.) Ile need not say be approved of the petition ; but he Accouuts from the Lit erpcol Dock Company, the Southwark wished now to add, that the great change re opinion there had Court of Requests, &c. were presented, sad urdeted to be keen worked in his mind on die subject of reform had been printed. produced on the comma of the House.—(Hear, hear.) —He Sir 1. YORKE presented a petition from certain Trustees , felt that the (louse did not discharge its duty, as he thought spinet the Southwark Court of Requests' Bill. Ordered to it ought to do. towards the people ; and he was also permaded lie ou the table. that the people were the beet judge* of the honest conduct of Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition, with similar prayer, Pariiameet. ( Hear, bear.) The people might not be good from John Prinsep, Esp. judges of financial matters, nor of foreign affairs ; but of the Fatscit Caereae.—Mr. BROUGHAM wished to risk honest conduct of Parliament, they were judges on which they whether the Admiralty had received any intelligence of Use could rely. 'they were too much disposed to look on those capture of a Spatial' corvette in the West ladies, five or att. beneath them as their inferiors in information ; bet such conduct weeks ego, by a French cruiser t If it were true, the Fresuls wall not wise and Hide in them. had been guilty of en act of piracy that nada warrant the Mr. S. WORTLEY seconded the motion for bringing up hanging of the whole of the crew ; sir of the grimmest perfidy. the petition. He did not deny Meg it was signed by a majority as the letter of moque must have been issued by the Freesia of the Yorkshire freeholders, and that it milieu the consedera- Governmeet near three months ago, and at the very moment Goo of the Home ; however be most enter. his pruteat against its. that the late negotiations for pence were carrying on. He could prayer. He believed that the House did discharge its duty to not help adding, that to make this capture the snore palatable the people. When the constitution of the House could be so to the people of this country, the vessel was insured in Lon amended, as in his opinion to discharge more completely its don. duty towards the people, he would consent to change—not Sir G. CLERK replied dist he bad no other informatiemon till then. the subject, other than e hat was possessed by the bosh arid Lord MILTON then brought op the petition. Its bulk learned gentleman end the public. being neatly es much as the nob.* lord could carry, smelted Sureties: PETITION.—Mr. GOOCH, in the perfognance of ' molt attention and merriment ; and the amassment was not his duty, presented • petition from Sutolk, praying for Patti diminished by t e desks basin to enrol the petition to get at smeotary Reform ; at the sane time be felt it to be lira duty to the language of it. It was of ongoing length, the unfolding of state. tbat lie could nut support its prayer, it baring ooeupied.seireed nehritine of tier active Islam Grille Ordered to be prieted. clerks. The petition was then read at length. ' NORPOLIC PLTVIION..—MI. COKE presented a petition Mr. SYKES spoke in support of the petition. The free- (Cobbett's) from the County of Norfolk, for a Reform, IKe• holders bad been asked whether they would 'swoon an appeal duction of the Interest of ille Debt, &c. to that House, and more than three fourths of the freeholders Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, he had been the sailors' support , . had sepported that appeal by this petition. To the conduct of er of Reform ; but such a petition would make him vote against the late member for Liverpool, and who wow holds a prominent all Reform. He was persuaded that such a farrago of a b surdit y I station in his Majesty's councils (Mr. Canning), be believed could only come lime. the thorough mimics of Reform He 1 they were mainly indebted For the mecum of this petition.— was persuaded of the necessity of song reform ; and that If it (Hear, hear.) —The question, lie thought, bed been fully put to were not granted, the country would sourer or late: feel the the county ;to his mind it lied been most conclusively evil consequences of neglecting reform. answered. Mr. H. GURNEY gave SUO lOCUllet of the pro:seedier at 'Petition ordered to be printed. that meeting—of the appearance of Mr. Cobbett—and of the Mr.IIOBHOUSE presented • petition from an indizidual noises that took place, especially when Mr. Cobbett's remiss apiest the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Interinidiate Doty lions were pot—There were 6or 0,01110 pumas Kemal,. and le the Beer Bill. He complained that new premises, &c. would vet y few of them even heard the resolutions. About 500 Were he required according to the bill, that might be remedied. against them, sod 1100 fur them—but they held up their bands Petition ordered to be printed. by mistake. Tboegb this was cant the petition of the meanly of FON EIWN NESOCIATIONS.—Mr. CANNING moved an ad- Norfolk, it merited attention, as it came fruits one of the mutest dress to Lis Majesty for additional papers respecting the uego- and shiest writers of the present truth day, with he b lucher was mom. ciations about Spain and Portugal. • tomed to mingle exaggerated sfalsehood.-- Mr. WARRE wished to know, whether at Verona the live Petition ordered to be printed, Pitmen agreed to a treaty, undertaking to monist France in the Mr. COK II presented petitions from Mastheads of Gremlin*, attack on Spain. ace.eemplaining of distress, bot diaavoniag the Norlolk.peti- Mr. CANNING did not believe that any snub instrument was Vow. biped at Verona ;he bad never hearth of coy such eedertaking M r.ICOKE spoke of the orw gener h al correctness a stood of Mn'. themey'it s haring been signed. Address agreed to. representation of t Nic steg. H within tw Lord PALMERSTON p ted • petition from the Uni- of Mr. Cobbett, and he paid all possible glossies ; bet-them versity of Cambridge, praying the House to adopt use aaaa ea to was such a noise that be could only now and then hem it word prevent the increase of the slave trade, and to ameliorate the from Mr. C. condition of the slims. Petition ordered lobe printed. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. WODEIIOUSE futesented a petition from Huntbleyerd. Mr. CANNING moved that the House, at its rising, do ad • disavowing the Norfolk petition. . joorn to Thu rsiey.—Agieed to. A number of petitions were presented against the Coal ROMAN LiATHOLICS.—GeneraI ARCHDALE presented ye- duties. rine+ petitions from Enniskillen naiad the Catholic Claims, Sir F. BURDE rr postponed for a week, the Ommeittee of Colonel TRENCH bore testimony to a previously alleged inqoir) respecting the recent Irish Trials. hot, that Priests interfered in elections. They had done so at PARLI ANI ENTARY REFOIOI. the recent Dublin election ; they might not boon the hustings, Lord J. RUSSELL brought forward his motion, detailing but they exercised a terrific Whence elsewhere, even in their the defects of the present state of the representation. It was places of worship, before the congregations had risen from their particularly proved by the votes, sometimes tether feeeteraole knees. to Ministers, then alpinist them. His plan of Reform was si. . Mr. L. WIIITE said, that the charge was onfoseded re- miller to that detailed last year ; to add one bemired members &peeling the interference of priests in recent elections in Ire- to the counties, taking 100 from the Boroughs, See. He con tendd eluded with muving, that the slide of the Representation re- Mr. 11. WHITE also declared that the charges were false gaited the most serious consideration of Parliament. and groundless. The priests might have felt an inte rrrr in the Lord NORMAN BY seconded the motion. elsetiun, especially when they were ado that one of the eamli- Mr. RICARDO thought that if elected by the people, the dates wee igaidlit them. The hon. member said he bad nut lie- same gentlemen who now constituted it would be seen .acting tangoed the people and the priests from the altars. He bad very cl.lferently to what they do now ;he would, however, pledged himself to support the Catholic Claims. The other support no scheme of reform which had not election by bellott -issedidate said lie always would oppose them. for its basis. Tits: SIIERIFt OF DU HU N.—Sur F. BURDETT then, bur- Sir T. '...7IIBRIDGE was now convinced Reform was be. Pant to his notice, rose to tiring forward his motion respecting come necessary. He wished to base the Boroughs done away. the recent trials is Ireland, and the conduct of the Sheriff' of and more members given to counties. This change was eequured DeWitt, as regarded the summoning the Grand Jury on that cm- by the change of CO Junistances, the spreading of intetligenee onion. The hon. baronet entered into a review Of all the trau- and wealth. He was convinced also that the Jostled interest .aactions connected with this case, as detailed in the deludes of wee nut pruperly represented, or agricultural distress would Tuesday last, and urged that, upon the statement of Mr. never have arrived at the height it hut done. . Phinket on that occasion, it was evident thitt enquiry into the Sir F: BLAKE was in favour of the motion. Sir R. Wal conduct of the Sheriff, with regard to summoning the Jury was pole said, o' Every noun lies his price i'' and the lute Speaker necessary. He therelore concluded by moving, that from the said. "sree sale of beats is the House was as plaio its the cuss statement made by hi+ Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, at towireiley." Freedom of election eras the Idiehrighi of in that llouse, on a f o r m er eight, it appeared indiapensably ne- Englishmen, and be hoped the House would this night, - by their cessary that inquiry into the conduct of the Sheriff of Dublin, vete, restore it to them. as related to the recent legal proceedings iu Ireland, respecting The Home then divided : the Clots at the Theatre, on the 14th of Dec. last, should take Fur the Motion 169- Against it 330 --Majority spinet the photo. Motion 111. Mr. PLUNKETT opposed the motion as unnecessary. The other orders were disposed of, anii the house adjourned. Mr. DENMAN suppoi told it. FRIDAY, APILIL id Mr. BROWNLOW also supported the motion. The various Lord CRAN BOURN E brought in a bill to legalise the sale reports in circulation, especiatly one which stated that the but- of game.—Read a first time, the wa+ thrown at the Lord Lieutenent from the Pitt, mod not Sir J. SHELLY gave metre, that on the second reading kis from the gallery, as-stated at the trials, rendered enquiry ne. shonld take the sense of the H o use on the bill. e • Rafell M.—Lord NOR:HANBY observed, that nedastand- Mr.'GOULBURN strongly opposed the motion. He conic] *ing souse 01) ions which had fallen from him 11111 thk subject Lisbon• friend there wee not the slightest foundation for of reformou affecting in particular the lintel/as of the mentner the story to which he had Abided, or for many others that were f u r Edinburgh, (Mr. W. Dundee,) were liable to misconstrues in circulation. Ile contended, as his right hon. friend, the lion, he had so hesitation in saying that in the remarks lie meant Solicitor General, had done before hint, that a Court of Justice nothing persueel ;he slily meant to state that wlsere so few and not the House of COIOIIIOI4, was the proper places fur in. persons in so enlightened a city as Edinhdrgli returned a mem "airy into this subject. her, that instance was the best illustration that he ,tmald give Cult:net BARRY would agree in this opinion, if the dehin- of the present syntem of representation. quency of the Sheriff was oonGned to one single act ; but es Mr. W. DUN DAS expressed hinged( satisfied with this there was a series of pets charged, effeetnal enquiry could only et planetion. . . !Ile el ace in that House, and for that reshot; lie should support • The second reading of the Great Sessions in Whim; Bill wee the motion of the lion. baronet. postponed till Tuemine. Mr. CANNING gave bia decided negative to the elution. The Weights and - Measures' Bill was read a third time, Mr. BROUGHAM as strongly argued baits favour. after - some remarks from Mr. Heine, Sit G. Clerk; &o. and The House then divided, pained. • For the elation 219 Lord ALTHORP presented a. ,petition front Ilse city of Against it 196 .. Westminster, signed by short 30 9 ;mesons, praying for the Majority AGAINST Misimers 34"/ establishment of a Court for die speedy recovery of debts The House to go into the Committee on F isle, Unlit!' 151. The other Orders were disposed uf, and the House adjoara• Met HOBHOUSE semi, lie was instructed to sapped the ed at half-past one. prayer of this petition. Petition ordt red to lie primes'. THURSDAY, APRIL 94. llt ILAN D.-3ir 11. PARNELL presented a pekoe, from Lord J. RUSSEL'S motion on the subject of Reform attracted w o o e d.. egi th i d the E i d en D i d," eip, considerable crowds ; and Otto t h e gallery wee opened at Mr. HUTCHINSON said, that the great objets, of Ire m et three o'clock, it was tilled in a few minutes, and the passages was to employ the people of lenient; and any measure that afterwards crowded. ( For coathotetioti seepage 164.) • • 1