The National Register. — London, England, 1818-02-22 00:00:00

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In 1.19 ti, composition had been made by articles of agreement, and confirmed by a decree in Chancery, by which lands had been allot ted to the Rector and his successors for ever, in lieu of tithes of the bctbre mentioned land, with a view to the drainage and improvement of it. The defendanu, who were 3'2 in number, filed a cross bill, founded on the composition deed, praying, that Dr. P. Ward, D.D. might be declared not entitled to the tithes he claimed, and if entitled, he might account to them for the profits of the inclosures, and inclosed grounds, which he held in lieu of tithes, and that he might be decreed to vacate the possession. The Court, Uund by former decisions, held the composition void, and decreed an account of tithes to the Rector, and costs. As the composition deed was not stated in the answer, and ifit had, the Court might have lett him to his re medy ; in which he must have recovered as the law stands at present. And the cross bill was dismissed, because the complainants in it coal(' make no title to the land all.itted in lieu of tithes.—Can a more palpa te case of injustice be adduced? Admitting the result was not in the Rev. Doctor's contemplation, it is not in his power, beyond the term of his own life, to cure their monstrous injustice. The lands mast descend to his successor. A ease was at issue in the county of Lancaster, between the late Hector of Mailing, mid persons with whom exchanges of .certain portions of glebe had been made highly beneficial to the church. ''hough above 9.50 years had elapsed, the probability was, the lands would have been recovered, and posses son kept of the grounds given in exchantg►e. Some re medy should be provided against such palpable acts, if wrong. It might, indeed, be stigmatized by a much stronger epithet. I should propose, on) such agree ments being set aside, the lands should be held for the use of the poor, till the legal owner should appear to claim. The last regulation in the bill I should wish to propose, would be, to give power to a jury to appor tion lands covered by moduses, when the bounds were, from changes, lost or changed. These would be the objects I would wish to provide for. Whilst provision was made to assimilate the law of tithes to that of every other property, injustice would be prevented, and litigation most considerably checked. I disclaim all interti•renee with any rights of the Church, or asking any thing more than what the legislature has establish.. tad with regard to the Crown—That possession should work tie, and not against the holders of tithes." • FOREIGN IN'TELLIGENCE, FRANCE. Ps.ats,ren. 15.—Since the event of toe 10th instant the Duke of Wellington has received daily visits limn the Bing's. Ministers, the Ambassadors and toe most distinguished pee ainiages in the capital. Ills Lordship took the usual ride ou horschack,accompanicd by one of his Aides.de-cainp. Yesterday M. Boullanger brongitt an action against M. Joseph Buonaparte, to recover very important claims, in the name of M. Monet, merchant of Madrid, who complains of ' an net of dispossessing, effected throogh violence and force of arms, by Joseph Iltionaparte, when the latter occupied the capital of Spain. The Sieur Moth.' obtained, par defeat, Su November, 1816, a judgment, by which he recovered twq hundred and conic thousand francs, fur indemintirs and in terest. ihe caused his personal property, the castle of Mom fontaine, to he vented, all the seizure WAS declared lavrfol, is opposltien to the claim of the Sleur Clary, who pretcadeille have bought the plop. rty, as a part of his real and persoqal estate. M. Joseph ittionispaite has protested against this 'ffilguient by default. lle has engaged for advocate . , M. 'fripier, who will reply au Friday next to the pleading of M. Isoullanger. SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 3.—Our Gazette of to day announces, that after several combats our troops have gained an advantage Su Atevice. A great 'Hunker of individuals, who hail taken part witk the insurgents, have reqursted to avail themselves of she iiimiesty pm Ltlisitell by the lileeroy. This number in cludes a ga eat niany chiefs, and nearly 11,000 others, which has reinstated the Royal ouiloority over a considerable ex tent of territory. These happy it... t uts acre o bi d i ne d otii to the rapture of Mina, do not douhtibut that the later e%ent will bOOll restore tranquility to the entire kisagthutt of Mexico. The if ,v York Evenirg Post of the 17 of January contains the folkwing statement rev sting Mr. Cob bet :—" Philadelphia, Jan. William Coblictt is now in this city. He proposes to proceed to Harri !Argil, to petition the T.egislanit 0 to refund him 1 sum of money, which he tbinlg 1-‘ry intprcperly exacted from him during the admir.istratiou of Governor M' Kean.,' Mts. Davison has received so tempting an offer from tile Manager of tile Now York he,are, a will imam- Li r i e.!f• t . lwr, with hor fainil7, no vcry distant Irtiusl i to lttvcrsc the .V,Liatlv. THE NATIONAL It:MISTER% IMPERIAL PA M AMEN r. HOUSE (riff-1 , 6;01s. • "MoNtawyN. SF.cRET COMMITTEE. !The Earl of CaIiNAKSOW preaCTITPI a Petition from Phillip Thimmiond ut Nlanchester, reed maker, complaining of illegal imprisonment, and of severe usage, and praying against any HIM of Indemnity. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented 'iPetition from the publicans of Bolton, in Lancashire, prayiawfur the repeal of the late Liesising Act. His Lordship'saiii, that'lle presented el'etition Vvr a Noble Friend, who was abieut; and who perhaps migl call their Lordships' attention to it on a future occasion. In e mean time he moved that it be lige* ori the table. Ordere .—Adjourned. - - TUESDAY. Mr. Banunsix brosscht up from the Common• the 30 mil. lions Exchequer Bills' Bill, and the Malt Ditties Bill, which were read a first time.--Adjourned. W Lllll MAY. _ . The Royal Assent was given, by conanusstou, to the Irish Grant .1 u y Yiesentmeut Suspension The 39 millions Exchequer Bills' Bill, and the Malt Duty Bill were rerd a second tune.—Adjouroed. Twits])Av. FINANCE. The thirty millions exchequer bills' bill being committed. Earl Dttosessli!t, had hoped t h at their lordships would have heard something on the subject of economy in his Majes ty's speech, but in that expectation the house and the country had been grievously disappointed. Notwithstanding this omission, it was a notorious tact that the finances of the r - fry were in a most deplorable state ; fur the income. though a boast had been made of the improvement of the revenue, slid nut cover the expenditure by many millions. The Earl of Li v cuPout., should only say, that when the ac counts, from which alone a just opinion respecting the tinan. of the country could be formed, were fairly before the house, he should be prepared to meet the noble earl on this question. In the mean time he assured the noble earl that the revenue covered the expenditure. The Earlof I.senrunsL►: was surprised to hear what had fallen from the noble earl on the subject of the finances. Did hu mean to say, that the revenue of this country was capable of coveting the charges on the consolidated fluid, mad all the present expenditure The Earl of• LivEnroot., wished to be understood to say. that the whole revenue of the country including the sinking fund, themr , hear,) was inure than sufficient to cover all the charges MI the national debt, and all the other expellees of the government. PI riTioNs. Lord Hottsten called their lordship's attention to two Ire. tit ions, which he had received in order to be presented. The first came from a person of the name of Knight, and stated several circumstances of cruelty which were wor thy of infinity, and described a variety of sufferings which the petitioner had undergone in consequence of his being ar. rested. fettered, imprisoued, and finally compelled to enter into recognlzinices. 'Eke second was from a man respecting whose character be had heard reports, but as they were not ofatisvourable nature lie should not state them. His name was Mitchell, and he also slated that he had suffered severely in consequence of being unjustly imprisosieJ, and held to bail. The Petition of John Knight, et Manchester, was then read by the clerk. It was in the same terms as the petition frinn the same individual presented in the House of Commons on on the oh instant. ordered. to lie on the table. The noble lord presented a petition from Joseph Mitchell, of Liverpool, which proved to be to the same effect as that presented to the House of Commons on the 13th instant. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. The Earl of CAERNAItIiON after commenting with much severity an the conduct of ministers, tinder the Suspension eel, and on the inefficiency of the Committee now sitting to investigate their conduct, moved that the petitions of Drum mod. Mitchell, and the others who bad been confined on suspicion of treason, might be referred to the secret commit tee. Lord SlOssoeue said his Majesty's ministers disclaimed any 'indemnity fur rigorous ti eatinent, if they had been guilty of any. (hear, _hear, hear,) if there was any ground for a bill of indemnity, it was because the sources from whence they had derived their information might to remain concealed. Rut be disclaimed any protection for rigour, if any could he proved against him. Let those who were aggrieved com plain to the laws of their country, and he was sure that iedress would not be wishheld. He stuniki make no Other observation on Mitchell's petition, than that it cliargen Oliver with being the cause of his appre hension: but the warrant for that apprehension hod been sigt*• rd befog e gover 1111 l est kJileVi any thing of Oliser, and before he took his journey. He was not apprehended by A A Art Ant Horn the secretary of state's office, but by the local magis trates, who had long known his character. 61/OSVLNOIt wrongly cortlemned the whole conduct of mi raLters with the i.owers, which Suspension gave them. Ei,rl Bit lit; usT oppo,ed me rooticui. The Earl of !Jet:SPOOL stud the bill of indemnity would contain no clause to ,ems minbters, magistrates. gaolers. or any other des enption of persons a+,aalitt the comopsenees of cruel or harsh treat• men:_ As to the onmplaint, of illegal imprisonment, he would ask, whether a nowt not be the complaint of all who were emained under the !,11.pC11,10:1 of the Habeas Corpus net The ground of com plaint was the very power conferrwl by the suspension. (hear. hear, from Lard !‘idnioutti.) The noble lord (Grosvenor) had given his vote 7 or b times kir the suspension of the habeas Corpus . He might Fay it was upon grounds elnktrent from those of the last so:pension : but the ,rounds were not now in question. Whenever, then, the noble lord had whoil kir the suspension of the liaheas corpus, lie vo ted tbr the power e.i taking up persons and confining them without trial, (hear, hear, front load Silmouth.) Whether it wa, necessary to• grant veer a power was another question. Tbi, que,tieir, hail been already di,cusited, and might be again discas,ed by the house, Glil/ it had tiothir.g to do with the motion berme them. Laird IieLLANU tuldressed the House at consitierable length, in nwport of the motion atter which the question was put tram the weiolsaek, and the motion nek...ived without a di% ision.—Atijounied. FittnAy. ANnTIIFIt tatF.EN BAC. About.ono °lora Lord Si I) ni rit munedoa to the house: and laid on the table ' b) urucco.d o the Prince Regent, a greets bag. containing furthn peva, relwlve to the state of the country. On the ruotiun of the noble Vicount, this big. which was larger than other ~f ;he two pre......culy brought down, was ordered to he o.ftr rctl to a secret crnnmwec.. . . . 1141 th;rty ir.111,4•n Exchequer-bills bill. anti the malt duty bill, U. ;6ad a till.d hum, yasst.d.—Alljoucuttl. TFB. '22 HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. Sir E. Duv 00 Es moved fur cc' tuin returns respecting eery riglus s which was of demi. REFORM. _ Lord STANLEY prcsenieda Petition from a place in Lan cashire, praying tor a repeal of the Coin Bill, for a Pal lia inelitary Reform, soil innate dismissal of the Ministers.—Or dered to lie on the table... His Lordship next preselteela Petition from persons above years of age employed it) the - cotton manufactoty at Bolton- Ic-Moor, praying fur regulations as to the work doily.—Or tiered to lie on the table. He then presented a Petition from owners and occupiers of cotton-mills in and about Manchester, which represented that Parliamentry interference with the management of their trade was wholly unnecessary. .Ir. PHILLIPi observed, that the petitioners conceived themselves to have been grossly callumniated by statements which had been niude by different persons, regarding the labour and health of persons employed by them, and by pro positions to interfere with them in the conduct of their own business. The Petition was ordered to lie ou the table, and to be printed. Alderman Wools presented a Petition from a German, namted Christian Symon (or some surname like it), which begged the consideration of the House to a new mode he bad discovered of ascertaining the longitude. Ordered to lie on the table. CIIIMNISY-SW.EPPEItS• REGULATION BILL. The House went into a Coryinittec on this Hill, in Which some conversation took place. The Hon. Mr. ISFSSET observed that it was a desirable object to abolish the practice of empl“; i ng chinine)-sweeping Lug s altogether, after the Ist ut Mc 1811. Sir G. CLERK approved ut the and wished to pare its revisions :as to Sevtland clearly expressed. }le loosed SOlllt amendments for extemling it to the United Kingdom, and for inserting the word " stew artry," as to some Seta! CUtintiel. which were agreed to. Some other verbal amendments were made and agreed to, and the report of the Itegulatton Hiil was brought up by Mr. Gordon and received. 1.11111 it. - AiEctuErt BILLS' BILL. On the Mottollft; thr third reading, Mr. Int E . NFELL moved for the printing of an account that haft hem& preseuted of the 'woollier& of Exellegmr-bills 82.kt:hanged for Rauk-uotes. He conehtded try 010% lug the priming of ►he account. Ordered. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION. The Hon. Air. U.s r presented a Petition from John Ifagoley, apprehended at Alanchtster, stating that he had been confined in nous for a 1110111 h, a tid praying against the passing of any Bill ut Indemnity. Ordered to lie on the table and to he jointed. Mr. Kt nett presented Petitions to the same effect from per sons in I..iiiicasliire and Nuttinglianiskire, which were also re ceived. CLERGYMEN ATTENDING GAOLS. Mr. Mrrutu.si obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amessil the Act of the present reign respecting the salaries, i've. of Clergymen attending Houses of Correction and tither Prisons, and for removing all doubts concerning the poster of the ills tiers. lie then brought up the Bill which was read a hilt time. HIGH CONSTABLE OF WESTMINSTER, Sze., Mr. CALCRA FT moved, tied the Petition of the high Con stable, arc. of Westminster, be referred to a select Committee. Mr. BANIES hoped that this Committee would be properly selected, which he could not doubt Was the lion. Gentleman's intention, lie hoped the Committee would not entirely con fine their attention to the particular ouject proposed: but would take iuto view bow many other claims might be set up ou a similar principal. Mr. (; ALCRAFT said, he had handed his list to the Speaker but the Honourable Member, when it was read, would be at liberty to propose any names ie might wish to add to it. The Committee was then appointed, and instructed to re port to Use House.—Adjourned. TUESDAY. CLAIMANTS IN FOREIGN FUNDS. Mr. HAMMERSLI presented a Petition from certain per. sons, uamed Jacob Franco, Dubois, and others, who had claims on France as creditors since OW to a considerable amuuut.—Ordered to lie ou the table. ASSIZE', IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved, "that au humble address be presented to his Royal Highness the Venice Regent, praying that he would be graciously pleased to issue bis conuusission of Oyer aura Terminer, and of gaol delivery, and also of Nisi 1 1 1111‘. t% let in each year to the counties of Cumberland, V. t struoreland, Uurliatti, and Nurthumbetland, and to the fowl/ and county of Newcastle-upon-Pyllej and further to assure his Royal Higlittess, that whatever expense it may Le attended with, the House would male goon the same." lithe House should agree to the Address, he hoped to have the honour of to 11111 l tune:fling with his 31ajesty's Government resprctiog the most expedient means of carrying it into ef met, and that the final measure nose' Le proposed by them, they having it in their power to consult the Judge, on the subject. The Ali ort NEY G t:f ER AL could not assent to the Address which he considered to be without any precedent. As no softicicot ground Cued been laid for so 11111111,11al a coutse of of pi t.Ll'i thug, he bat it his duty in move We if It 1. lOU, lOC, stiuu. :sir C. AI expressed his surprise at tier oppositiou of Illy !tom. mitt Le:until iktillenkut to die motion ut his Nun. Frici,4l. lie luni expected au :.tnentle , tt seution rather than the previous question, to he submitted. The address was proposed on the ground of a uoturious defect in our judicial system; and !list lie admitted that the administration of Justice was pure, lie teislttd also to ste it prompt in every part of the country. Lord Cabri.t.nx.scii thought, that die Melte were not pre pared to cuter into sio li a subject : lie was persuaded they couto not see their way so ter as to vehtnee to Address the lruwn upon an alteration whitli would cinder necessary a eery extensive change in the busintss of the Courts of West on:mei-hall. Unless, indersi,tlicze were an addition, if not of actual judges, ut least of tetuporsey ones, to act us substi tutes, the alteration emild Out b completed. lie thought that, instead of the tooting' he had made, if the Jinn. Z.lcinbt r laid poured for Mil itioptiry, it have been preteiable.— There had been one, nut lung .. a n, into the adniiintoration of justice iii Wales, and lie OhjettiVil to that. provided that nu prejodice was misc..' 'Ai the subject; and if lie Hon. Aleitsbrc had brought his tuutiun l'etward in that way, he should have bad objertien in it ,‘ Louver. Mr. .)1. d. TATtott irad btonrihi IV r.vaid Lib motion mere), ■