The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

~-- - -- THE NATIONAL REGISTER " liPtt a t i6 wwweweeser-e—e—.... was added, that it struck at the British oonititation iteelf.-- TVE*DAY, *PM IS. (Loud cheers.)—Esplanetion however, was called for, hut the ' Sir C. DOMVILLE and 3lr. BO e D took the oaths and assumed meaning WAS not denied ; nay, such was the delusio t, their seals. Thal it was br o ught goat 'Joh a speech was the sioe.lie for APPEAL. Busittess.—Mr. PEEL, in answer to a question, tipants:s exemnaturlatiuti et Madriti.--.olear and laughter.) seated, that in the course of akw days he exposited bi have Otesr comminieetioas look place thrtei.ol Lurd F. d.une.set, to suland a pre v osition to the House ieepecting the facilitating hut it at last appeared teal toera wa no other course Mao to of Appeals in toe House of Lords. sole on the part of Eeelen . explicitly to WWI wee* the intsit Tetees.—Mr. BROWN LOW brought forward his ceoree that would he purteed. Cdrin.4, ad the proateilinee it motion respecting the recent trials in Ireland, arising out of it was mated to Spin tent the coarse of England would be the proceeding.: iu the Dublin Theiere on the 14th December. aeons'. (hear,) It WAS not I. It to Spain to draw inferences, The King's subjects bad been pereeouted and harassed by the the fact was Stated ex p licitly. To Prance such deck:atom was Law Dikter. and that iu despite of the butting of a Grand name y. The oulteludiug iIiSPDIOD was from himself (31r. Jury if individuals were to be pu, on their trial without the C.) to oar minister at Paris, being a recaeituletiun of the siege- previous butting of • greed jure, the acquittal of • petit jury @bilious, &e. declaring diet this country could not force his wottel Dave been of little consequence. The outrage at the Catholic Majesty to do that which was derogatory to his Crown theatre exoitedihie iudiguatiun of all lreluud ; but when it came and dignity.—( Hear, hear.) --it was added, that 1110'0, the re- to be made the matter of such charges, of assassimition, of cognition of the independent sags might be deferred, Meru was pmiticel import, then it aroused the contrary feeling. The no intention to take posseseion of any of the disputed colonies. conduct of the Irish Attorney General, toward the rioters of So that tecre was no chance et colieion between France and Deo. 1-1. particularly in bringing them to trial on his ex-olietie inland on this point. He added that any unprovoked attack informations, was contrary to the principles of the Constitution, would call fur resistance from Great Britain ; but there was St.,. and ought not to be drawn into a precedent. much misceuteeption on this point. It was a nelsosive alliance Mr. PLUNKETT, in rising to reply , said he was wa r ranted o,4ly—the question of peace or war for Ene,laed was not put in pursiiine the course be bed pursued, after the conduct of the late the keeping of Portugal.—(Hear.)—There was nothiug Grand Jury, which had surprised every hotly ; that the legslity to involve .Englund, if Portugal voluntarily courted attack.— of the course was unquestioned ; Stud that as to time ease of His did sot say what it wool.' become England to do ; but ex- Sir G. Jefferys, and the " Billingsgate language" uttered by cap t there was unprovoked Mewl:, England by treaty could not him, it was nut ally parallel to the preemit exec.—He repeated he called on. As to the Spanish possession*, so lung as Spain VIM now, after aing had time to rellect on all the careens • Ind uo etimuy in Europe. th e question was left, but not without stances of the ease, he aid not regret the course he had pur repreeenting that the colonies were gone, that adjustment was sued, and which was the subject of conapheint with the hon. adviecable, and that England desired no commercial advantage*. .member. Having concluded his stetemeht, the right hon. gen. —But England had protested against Spenidi concessions of Boman said lie should retire, leaehig his cause with confidence those eidoniee being required e seeing that she has them not de in the fiends of the House. He than bowed and retired. facie.—( Hear, bear.) —With respect to the great question he Mr. W. COURTNEY strongly cundenitied the motion, as WAS prepared to meintaio that it war nut right for this country calculated to continue, and cacti to augment, that unfortunate to involve iteelf in the war.—(llear, hear, hear.)—There might spirit of party %blob at present existed in that country. He lie cause for tht war, but was the cause urgent ! 11 urgent, would move, as so amendment that the House should proceed was it consistent with our views and interests to embark DI it ? tu the other Orders of the Day. (Hear, hear.) He admitted. that the reasons for juatifying Mr. D. BROWN supported the amondment. the in were more extraordinary than the invasion sure, Mr. BARRY supported the original motion. ( he He bail been surprised at them beyond all measure, Mr. GOULBU Kai defended the conduct oldie Iriab govern knowing es he did many of the emilieot individuals who had meet , of which lie formed a part, and of the acts done by uttered them. There was nothing analogous to the attack of which he was prepared to take his full share of responsibility. 403. e—enter.) What had Sleet. done like France in 1703 ? blr BROUGHAM felt witch pain in being obliged to bey. (Hear, heir.) Time eunduot of France in r earing rotoid that however conecientiooaly his right lion. and learned friend upon Spain, as it now did, was a perversion of reason that he might have anted, still lie had acted unconstitutionally. could uot coroprehend.— (Bear.) No war that th is country The amendment was nltimately agreed to without a division. entail wage could be waged without embarking in it all our Adjourned atone o'clock. resources, means, and strength ; and that impressionehrongh WEDNESDAY, APRIL les. out bed dwelt upon tee minds of minister*. Lie believed that Petitions were presented from Monagtaau and Antrim (the the Gauntry would approve the course of *be ministers. The latter signed by 15,730 persons), against any further coneeamos ministers were resolved on neutrality .—( Hear .) If th ey de- to the Houten Cmtholios. sired war, let it he pronounced ; but the neutrality lie meant Mr. B. COOPER presented • petition from the Deanery and was an honest oeutrality—not only to do unto others as w• Clcrgy of Glucester, with a similar prayer—a petition in the would that they should do unto as, but to do as we had eoin- prayer of which he concurred. iii thought further concession pulled others to do onto us. This was the ueutrality,— to the Catholics would endanger the Protestant Establiehmene Although he anticipated some difference of opinion upon the Mr. P. GRENFELL said, the best security to the F,ets subject before the House, he bad no re to regret the part blisliment would be to concede the claims, and that be was sur prised at the quarter fro:* which it came. government bad taken with respect to the two tedious, In dierence they did not fuel is the Spanielt eause—on the con• Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said, that be should as stoutly resist tracy, they most earnestly wished trial Spain might opt tri- these claims; and that at to the quarter whence this petition umpbantly out of the struggle—but it was also their hope that Game, he should indeed he surprised if the clergy to • ono if the ANUS, of Spain triumphed, she would adopt the recom- were not to emote forward in resistance of those claims. mended means of preventing • repetition of ealemitire. The Mr. B. COOPER said he should hot by reply lead to • Fire light bon. gent. oonoluded, declaring. that if there Mid been a mature discueslon. Ordered to be printed. blight gieing way, a alight coneeseion of the point of lionunr EDINDURGII FREETHINKLES.—Mr. HUME presented a pe upon the part of Spin, he would at this moment have to coo- Wien from individuates:aunt:timing the Zdetic, or Preethiekers' gratulete the House upon the establielament of peace, instead society, complaining of the Eilinhureli police having entered of regretting the announcement of kottilitiel. their private room and curried away their books, &e, and had made the individuals prisoners. Such things could sot be dime Mr. eIItpUGHAM after 41, lie most sae that he was heft in England, but iii Sentland it was boy i iattecil, bad the per- quite in the derk mato the premise line of cooduot wide'. minis- sons been guilty of " blatipheue e' they were liable by the tors meant to.purette.—( Hear, hear! )—.-He saw that neutrality Scotch law all of them to be hanged." The Freethinkers said, was the ground on which they intemleet to stand, and that they that no two Mamie agreed iu opisious—that their oteects were bad declared never to assist France against Spain, It had to promote murals and virtue—and that, if they did net so as been said that the Duke of Wellington wrest to Peri* to repeat setnde, they should not go to laces of worship. They prayed what lie had done at I'erona ; but not one word had beau said 'bat suoli laws be repealed, en . e free tolerator legalieed—a about the Duke's negocistion at Verona. Verona was the a proper iu ehirli he concurred. principal character--die 'haslet of the piece, and yet that The LOU I) ADVOCATE said, ex these matters had excited character was wholly omitted. It had been drolaied that the son interest in Scotland, he would make some abaci% allUns.— noble duke kid, with his military arm, defended Spain on As to this law of the question, lie would out eider on it ; it was former occasions, and that with his deplomatio ern' he had not disputed—what bad been done was supported by tile law, now defended her at Verona. It was then to be supposed that and lie shrank not from stating, that it was miner his advice.— the papers on the table contained the Caen lau,usge of ninon- He heard of the weekly meetings, of the denial of Christ, of the ateence. It was to be hoped that Hie douunients were not propriety of publio worship, and even of God htinnelf ; but he Emitted to that degree of reitionetrance. Mr. Broueearn then could not give credence to what he heard. 'the Shelia' Meta stud with respect to the negocistions, he should of course eh- mod enquiry, and all that he heard was fully continued. As Maio front delis ering any opiniou upon them until the dorm- persous to the amount of 200 assembled--eteongse th e m very penis were priuled. He celled upon government, if they young persons, he thought he should bat m eillueduned Isis duty were determined to stick to neutrality, to let that aeutraldY had he not interfered. He had held tin persona to bail, and is. real, and not it mockery —• neutrality to be directed by the did nut intend to procteed fin Bier, except the. Houle or the in mouse which other nations might pursue, implying of course dividualo &Weld require it; but that society had not esolea that the war might ire such as would drag where into it, and veine d to ee „e aus their discussions ; and a similar ona at ciaa. that they were not to wait for the hest preparaticas of the low had discontiolued. the enemy. "We all," said Mr. Brougham, " most heartily, Mr. MONO'S said, if there were any Jews in Scotland, they and from the bottom of our beano, pray for success to the were greater hlespheiners than Ow philosophers. In Scot!and eepeeieres, This is the feeling of the Euglieli people—of the it appeared there was a severer inquisition than bad existed French people—aye, of the French army too, who detest the even in Spain or Portugal. errand of cast, hypocrisy. and cruelty, upon which they are Mr. HUME was of opinion—against the learned •lord—that sent against a free people."—(Cluiers.) But that army was Christianity would bear discussion, and that it bad risen by it. unfurtuiletely under the contralti of a few despots, whit were —The law was delestehle—yet tI • teamed lord said it was a now attempting a counter-revolution, to get back their estates, right law. He hoped when the petition was printed that it and 4 few priests, who were anxious to get hack their well- would be read by every nicanher. The books had been kept, lost tithes.—(Cheers.) Let the conduct of Enelaild aiiiitode harks that were allowed to be multi in every bookseller's shop ; the oppressed. Having offered one vow for the success of the why was th at I Spartisnis, leteinuther be put up for condign purtieinnent to the Petition ordered to be printed. eloureures, who, if they were to perish, would iwrish amidst Petitions from lieverly, Fermanagh, &o. were presented the delight of huinan being, except a handful like thetnael.es, echo never Mr. PEEL presented the report of the state of the Peniten felt fur liberty. and never ought to km a stogie hand raised vary at Millbeeke—Ordered to be printed. WI restore thews.—(Laud cheers.) Petitions ware presented against further ennoessioos to the Mr. CANNING observed, that he had not made any one re. Roman Catholics from Ely, Enniscorthy, and set eral other walk which could he fairly conelrued into an assertion that the parishes.—Ordered to be printed. war was desperate on one side or the other. If the Immutable Mn ELLIS presented a petition from Dublin against the bed learned gentleman had understood him to say that the war Dublin Gar Light Bull. . sae full of clanger to Europe, and particularly to France, he Scur'H Ettlerieeettles.—Mr. CAMPBELL, said that amok tied.ouderelood hint correctly t bet beyond than his remarks did anxiety existed on this selerei. and wished to know when the nut apply ;ha had given no optuion as to the result of want diminished duty on Scotch spirits was to imminence. Was glow going on in the Peninsula, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, Dar. Mr. DROLGHAM said, he had understood from the right wilily not before October 10, but the plans were not yet bon. geetlemen's speech, that the Duke of V% Anglin' .. as is- arrengitit 'teemed to deprecate the interference by arms as pregnant w itli Soli e HMV' IRE PETITION.—Sir T. LETHBRIDGE pre danger to Europe , anal particularly to France. !tented a petition from Somereetebire, signed by about SAW Mr. CANNING 1 across the table)—" Certainly, certainly." persons, complaining of agriculture, distress, as sit individuel Tbe loins were now ordered to be laid oti the tattle. named Ham, who had given it to him had informed him. He 'I he Naval and Military Pension ' Bill was debated at some amoitted that there was agricultural distress—hut he did nut length, and the House divided on the question that it be coin- agree with the petition. Ile had expected to stand in a very pitted—Ayes 133—Noes SO. different situation with a dillereut petition; but the person Sonic Irish miscelhewous estimate haring been moved, and already named, possessing fasi•ineting powers bad led the meet the rerneinieg orders disposed of, eng away from the petition wideb he (Sir T. In.) had &dearst...4. 'lbe House then adjooroed at 12 o'clock. Me, 110411101:SE reiseeeee, that reform which ones could ~r`r hardly be mentioned there, hail now :oade great way indeed this petitiou showed ;—but the Sheriff had most petty refused to sign it. Mr. C. WYNNE and Mr. BANKES justified Sheriff 's Lord J. RUSiELL said a few wrrels,after which! was ordered to be printed. Sir 'l'. LETIILIIIIDGE said that this petition ondouldetN , wait the petition agreed to at the county ineetisg at t' Lord MILTON presented seveiel petitions from Ste. against that art which was so grievous to the General Turnpike Act, praying for it. repeal. FoitntGs Ar►etes.—Cal. DAVIES said the Forrigu tary had emitted to slate what course this country t' pursue in the &rent of a Spaniel' colony tieing ... France which hail not reueunood the Spaniel§ controul for instance. Mr. CANNING replied. that he had required !mower— nor could he answer for every future. I uncertain contingency. He had spukea generally the Spanish colonies ; and lie repeated that strict brut the object of this government, as severe full as country Ind ever enforced. Lord A LTHOHP rose to move fcr the repeal of in Enlistment Bill. Ile should confine himself as strict! , Bible to the question; Ise was, however, lie mast friend of peace—tint that lie did not feel strnitglr ,and owteageous character of the present attack r Frauee ; an attack that threeteued the liberties of me course which this country had deterennwd to , known, mid lie therefore admitted, that if he did the repeal was not inconsistent with the neuiralit: not fully support his motion. As to the question s war, be must contend, that according to the papers, nietere had ouapronti•ed the interebts of this country room (Hear.) Perhaps a d,-laratino of was woe' averted the atrocious attack on Spein i but, be this r lie thought the Monarchs could not have been so their honour and good names, as not to have listened firm support of inter-national law. War he did not the present distresses of our &lancer and agricult trusted that we were nut so degraded as not to be lc aggression on onr strict neutrality, should it be made hear, hear ) With respect to Isis motion, he Maine the nentrality could be supported, even after the Foreign Enlistment Act, retiring former sots on Lord FOLIi.STONE seconded the motion. the papers, and he wanted language to empress indignation with which the perusal had filled The truth was, that there was here, as there had out the negotiations, a feeling for iranee and a . Soaio.—(Hear, hear!) The right hon. gentleman duped, or be was not sincere ; hat throughout V lied sobbed and -crouched before the House of ' was the debt that had brought as down, and down ; that made our minister* soh and crouch I and that would destroy our domestic freedom, were not listened to. The oouduoi of our 'Moist§ eatraordinary—hut it was still loots extraordi minister was still kept to elide our councils. (11 lie lamented that he had not the power to induce mole to withdraw confidence from any such m% debt, the cursed debt bore us down ; and till that internal rummy, there was out soy insult wt try must not submit to, And which would not . other proceedings had been done by our minister. Mr. W. LAMB wan against the motion', and prised that 1110 noble lord had brought Ins mind Its to the noble lord (,folkstone) who had seconded be had been the firm among the foie-must for wi bone; like ad even outstripped the men who v ters. (Cheers.) By supporting that war, be to all the consequences; and if there were one than another bound to ace that debt paid which so violeotly pulled dowc, it was the 'whir lord spoken. (Cheers.) As to the present motion, it in principle and policy. If the h i ll we r e what less would it he than an act id Inutility I Dr, LUSH INLMJN supported the usistioa. 11:-. PI i I LLI MOUE opposed Lord J. RUSSELL strongly urged the repeal Mr. T. CUL:KEEN AY objected to the repeal. this bill at the present moment, would be to declare France. Mr. C. WYNNE opposed the motion. lie to any measure which war, calculated to pla.-e En"iiiihnien against Englislimn. Such a shoat.,..lame d to destroy all English feeling, and he ehoild return of such iudividuale to their own countrs• consider them as forming a body most danger quality of their country, and ready to aid any neaign the ow eriiii ow of the consult uti:in. Sir F. BLAKE thought if Ibis country had cided part, there would have been o i o war with Mr. CANNING complimemod DR noble lord i. ration with WI ich lie had brought this motion forwent. Of the waste seconder, he would oily say his condnct was the direct reverse of the noble u.orcr. Tlw krazinne were in the hatut of exposing a slave to their chi:dren in a mate of intoxication, to guard them against falling into that disgusting vier. e was LI moral as well es bodily intoticotiun—the noble lord had to-night given the House • s.iecimen of the former. The noble turn's speech reminded him of the oracles of the Sybil' ; only the noble lord slial.layed all their ravings, without their inspis ration. (Deer, hear.) Ile 'night le accused of truckling to France, but lie certainly never woad truckle to the noble lurid, ".(Loud cheering.) The right hon. gent. th.o preetwaled an argue strongly against the repeal of the bill, and uosicletiod by opposing the motion. After some further observations, the motion was argiativeel without a division, and the Howse adjourned. 'IIIURRDA Y. At 10. As the gallery could trot lie opened till after the orderer the day for this " Cali of the Milieu" was disposed of, the rueti, when lbw gallery was opened, after Pone o'clocils. wits tremeos duus. Ou our edmiesiou into the gall. ry, rte malerstand 11-0 order of the day, had been diseharged without being enforced, the object of it, a full atteudatioe of members, having hems secured. , CATHOTIC I'ETITIONS.—A vast number of petitions against the Catholic' claims were pr.:moiled. Gnu. GASCOYNE gave notice, that nn :he 2tib instant I. should sunsuit a motion on the subject of the allowaneee of bat= pay °idioms end widows of oGicere resident iu Irclein.:, being paid in Irish curre n cy . Sir T. LE IF' bRI DGE presented It petitiou from Sir Har court L..ee against the claims of the Catholics. The petition, which was against all further concetwione to the eatholics, was ordered to be printed. NORWICH ( 7 *TIIOLIC PETITION. --qtr. COE,k; pi , '”•10:1 petition Irani 25 cler„ty 41.11 of the oiadseb.; 0 1 N•wwic , to f a scia'. Ter conOntrofi-ss ,~` .193 msewsi, ay hem, se await ioprs- ed the High b the petition undoubtedly ells. Doileautlei farmers. the orrigo Score- intended to attacked be roul ; aa Col a NI France to possible; the ly respecting neutrality ass it as what des ,f the Foreign ;ly the eioleot on Spain by of all nations. o pursue M 31.1 I of sinew dolt ity, be should to cf peace, or pees, war mi- country at Ve- r would hate his as it might. 10 unmindful of Wined to the not call for, its ulture i but he le able to rust ensintgioed that r repeal of the itto subject. Ile had read I the .?..ame and 1 been through- feeling against email% had bean it that minister rf Bourbou. at d that ILIA us , before France a, if its interest miters was most wilinary that' the (Hear. ham' love the Farlut- minister. The ill we got rid of which this coun- t be instilied as ter. and be was ear- mind to make it. muted the m.311 0 : 1 . war for she Dour- were VOW s became a Marty DIM person muse was flow In be ord who bad just n, lie was against t..: he repeated. ' (Hear. Ley ) eel of the bill. meal. To repeal celery war against e could not agree re the weapon t.f tuition was calen. shosild dread il.e mnlry ; hr should ;eruus to the Wm. y party vibe guying rl taken a more de- pith Spain. lord for the mode- ' `" -11 r - Ir. .R ~.... .*;1 P, 4 .:111