The National Register. — London, England, 1821-05-13 00:00:00

I£o (Imperial Part/amen: ronthwed from page 147). for one man to take care of another man's money. Ile did not take care of 'lN'eover's noney befoie the transfer ; he was capable of taking care of his own mcney. The sPEAKER admonished the witness not to answor thls its tinsiderately ; it could nu: make in favour of him with the house. Henry Fox Coooper examined by Mr. G. BENNETT. He was sole editor. All the articles were submitted to 'din.— The extract of the article was from the Courier; the observations were his own. Ile was sorry they were untrue. Ile heard them from general murmur; it was generally rumoured; he beard it it trout Shia ckell and .\rrowsioitli, and general rumour. He bad therefore given it currency. The article said, We have been requesteal," &c. but no one requested him. That was nut true. Weaver was his waster. Arrowsmith and Sliackell named him and they generally paid him. The copy was in his hand writing. It had been destroyed he believed; he did not know that. It was not the general conduct of the office to destroy the copy. Ile told Anowsmith and Shackell to-day, that lie should avow him. self to be the writer of the paragraph. As to the expression, we are requested. &c." no one told hint to use it ; lie used it ns the mode of writing sometimes adopted by the newspapers.— No persons were present when lie told Arrowsmith and Stiackell that he should avow himself as the autism—Weaver was not pre sent. Weaver slid not know where he (Cooper) lived. The witness was then withdrawn. Mr. BENNETT said, that no one could more regret the ne cessity of this proceeding than he did; but he thought he should have been wanting in his duty had lie not brought it forward.— The house was not in possession of the case ; they knew the injury that had been committedrand they had seen by what men of straw the concein was carried on. Who encouraged them he knew not, but lie thought they could be patronized only by the basest and lowest of mankind.—(Cheers.)—lle would rather be lieve that the wretches who had thus traduced hint were the authors, than have any other opinions on the subject. As to their offence, he had always been against comrnitmeat for con structive interruptions of that house; he should therefore give them an opportunity of making out the best case they could before a J Lay. Ile moved, that the Attorney General be in structed to prosecute the parties, for a false and scandalous libel on the lion. G. Bennett. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY had expected that the case WAS to be proceeded with if established in the usual way; not that it should be treated after the lion. member's new theory. ile concluded with moving that the debate be adjourned till to morrow. Mr. C. W. WYNN was ready to conic to a decision now on the original motion, and to meet it with a negative. Mr. G. BE adhered to his original motion. the was against the course by commitment ; lie thought the other course too the more lenient one. Mr. BROUGHAM spoke in favour of the mode by commit • ment. If that mode were not cornet in the present instance, he !anew not in what case it could be adopted. Besides the parties had partly criininated themselves. Sir F. BURDETT observed, that the house never touched with these questions without getting into some dillema ; and that, atter having sifted the individuals, he did not sec how they could be justly sent to a jury. After some further remarks, the amendment to adjourn the debate until to.morrow was carried. Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition complaining of the inter ference of a Peer in the election of the Marquis of Londonderry for Orford, and praying that the moue might be referred to a committee of privileges. Bead and ordered to lie on the table. lord A. HAMILTON's motion respecting Scotch county representation was negatived on an amendment to proceed to the orders of the day ; the numbers were, for the original motion •i, fur the amendment 57. Mr. LUSIIINGI'ON proposed a resolution for enabling the Postmasters General to adopt such a system as should tend to fa cilitate the delivery of letters in distant towns. The resolution was put and the house divided—For the reso. lution 38—Against it Idse.Majority O. Report to-morrow.— Adjourned. FRIDAY, MAY 11. Mr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the house at its rising do adjourn to At onday.—Agreed to. Lord A LTHORP moved, that the report of the county courts' bill be taken into consideration this day n months. It wills so late in the session, that it was almost impossible to carry it forward now, and he therefore submitted this motion , but at the same time he begged to state, that he remained convinced of the importance of the measure, and that he should therefore .•a Fly in the next sessions move to revive the measure. Motion agreed to. The Bankruptcy Laws Amendment Bill was read a second tnne, and ordered to be cotmuitted on Monday The witnesses in Foreign Parts Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on %Wednesday , . Beeeett oe PHIVILEOI4—John Butt.—Mr. G. BEN NETT moved that the debate on this subject lie resumed. The older having been read, SCA ia...Ert rose. Ile thought there were various objections to the mode of proceeding proposed to dn. et a prosecution by the Attorney-general, and that for a libel on an individual member. The attack, he thought, was to be viewed as a violation of their principles. 11 consisted not only of a report, but of obs:rvatiens attii• billing unworthy motives to an lion, member; however, as the practice of reporting, lie considered it of the gien ie s t imp o rt: t ex t: to tie country. He never wished to see it lett:meted, so long as the iiiil:dgence was fairly used; but If reposes were so tri•repiesi•nted, or used, a. to wound the feeliegs or attack the elimactitie of ethers, then it would become the house to exercise it, pow er.— Tile paragraph insinuated that the lion. member had been terrified into an explanation—that lie had done front fear what it became a gentleman to do. Since this 'nutter lied been mentioned, lie read the paper; and as it was urn moui ed that persuns of Id: Majesty's councils were en gaged in the paper, lie thought the house acre indebted to his hon. friend fur [Anteing the matter forward.— (Hear, hear.) It Was desirable, it possible, to get at the author. As to the inuti )))) , lie recommended his hon. fiiend to withdraw his mutton. Mt. G. BENNETT said lie was free to confess, that by the exanduatiens that had taken place, be had obtained au advantage, and therefore it might nut be just to press a prosecution; and tinder those cis cumstances lie begged to withdraw his mutiou. Ile should then leave the rub ject with the hon-e. Sim It. baid he was glad that Lis hon. blend wished to withdraw the motion. If a eommitment , 4 „. ie move d, lie shuiJd tii.llote it. He w ished lie conid believe II:at the am title's parties who had appeared at the bar, trete the real parties. The paper, however, was exposed. If it were to be suppot led, it would lie a new ern; it 11 wild be a still newer cis if virtuous characters were to be abseiled and maligned with impunity. He could not think i.el avowed pasties to be the real ones: but he hoped that the teal ones would still be found, and that the base and cowardly aseassins might be met with Beet chesttsi of lit a hich they deserted.—(elieei,.) Mi. II %BING observed, that the course that had been ift TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER purantit, and that the proposition row made, would leave the honse in r onsiderable difficulty. He WAR favour able to the publication of their report?, and to the freest rcuoirks wit them ; he thought they were calculated to be o. the ;:reat.st use. But to to the r emarks in question, they is ere scalid:ilous nod merited 81-: iiiiveri,t sisals' ion of the horse, and he therefore moved that Cooper, and the primer, Weaver, on account of his prevaricatious particularly, be committed to Ni write. (Hear.) 4r. BANK ES bug:tested that the motion should he that Cooper be committed to Newgate," he basing avowed him self to he the author." _ Sir W. DE CItESPIGNY complimented the conduct of hl r. Bennett. Ile regretted that the re:411110101'S 14 el e not discovered—that the screen had not brew thrown down, and exposed dm real culprits. lie moot cordially seconded the motion. Lord NUGENT said the house had got out of n more dif ficult dilemma last session, occasioned he motion of Sir J. Newport, respectiiirt the Lail:, holme address, inserted in The Garettc. That breach iif privilege wits of the grossest character. That rase pointed out the course that might he pursued. As that case was passed over he thought it was most ungracious to propose to visit su severely those poor prevaricating wretch a whu laid appeared at the har.— (Hear, hear.)—Who the skulking assassin of an author was, thank (mod, he kntis not—but lie certainly was aeailist tile motion; and he moved as an amendment, that Cooper be called to the Mir, reprimanded, and itischargeil. Mr. 110131110 USE seconded this amendment. The Marquis of LONDON DERRY had obtained what lie desired, time to coteider the question; but he was sorry that a learned gentleman (Mr. Scai lett) had lent himself to countenance any speculatiims of the world, as to any bidden ant hots.—llear, hear.—Ho was also sorry that a gallant general had followed in the same cour e. As to attacks on bosom' in female virtue, he would not countenance them; but he could not give credit to that warmth vs hich ciiiild only be aroused by attacks on friends, without being distio bed by attar ks on foes. When torrents of libels w ere directed ngainst some of the hest characters and dearest interests of the country, he should have given credit to the opposition, if he hail seen a display of what lie should have called 131 itish ; but in the case of the attacks on a right hon. friend (Mr. Canning) there was no such severe proceeding. The minutes of that case were read—Lord Londonderry moving us an attic-ailment, that Cooper be committed to the sergeant at aims. Mr. SCA RIETT explained. He thought it was right to have brought the case forwrd; it had been said that ano ther must have written the paragraph in question. He was desirous that such rumour should be proved to be false. As to writing fur party, if it were done honourably, he should have ;to fault to find with it ; but if character was attacked for party purposes, it was then to be condemned. If it were desired to write down the liberty of the press, this paper seemed to be pursuitig such course—certain it was, that it could he written by no gentleman. 'The libel in question evinced design; it smelt of blood ; and it seemed to be desired to provoke parties to extremities. If that were not a Wench • privilege, never let them vindicate their privi leges again. As to the case respecting Mr. Canning, lie could not admit that there was any similiarity between them; that was simple misrepresentation—was nut the libel in question much worse? The Marquis of LON DONDERRY explained. He was glad that his warmth hail drawn froth the disavowal of the lerinsed gentleinar ; he wished the house not to deal with this question as one of party. As to the libel on Mr Can ning, it really led to a message; therefore there was not so much difirence between the two libel , as both were calcu• listed to promote extremities. Sir R. FLItGUSON denied that lie had acted from party motives; he wished the noble mai qais would look to his own invitees before be spoke of those at other persons. Ile had expressed au honest indignation of the new system of scan dalising arid libelling tan women of England. (Cheers.) Mr. C. W. WYN N said, it was one of the worst peculi. :mute to allude to the number of libels; there had been libels that were ditgrocerui to the country. As to the libel on Mil Canning, de ii/OUZIIt it had been dealt with too leniently ; he thought it was impossible that misapprehension alone could have produced the report. lie verily believed that the weak lenity disp:ayed on that occasion had tended to produce what Wi1111415 , i (implanted of. It %sus time to cheek ihi be libels. It 1411 i not the first instance lately vi here members had beet', in comments, charged with ;laving becu isitiiiiidated to make apologies. Mr. WARD said that nu worse notion could get abroad than that it was safer to attack gentlemen on one side rathe r than on the oilier; therefore he was for dealing out an equal measure of justice. As to the two libels, he thou; st that on lir. Coniiing the %%lost of the two ; iaar it did not sileiik of one iiiitividual act, hut of Ilse character of an bun. mein ber's life and mini. Lonl3. RUSSI..I.I. observed, that in eases of privilege le.tst punishment was the hest. As to Mr. Canning. it could be remembered that he had spoke's of the " revered and ruptured Ogden ;" he defied the unhle lord to mention any paper on the other bide that Attu(' ked private character like the John Hull. Mr. C. HUTCI - lINSON maintained, that there •vas no similarity between the two caste, that of Mr. Cioniing„ and the one !lOW before the house. The evidence adduced at their bar in the former instance gave satisfaction to the whole house; it was that of an hotionialde min. It was not to be compared with that of the prevaricating per sons who had appeared on the present occasion. Several tither members delivered their sentiments, after which the how :0 divided, when the numbers were—For the *notion of Lord Nugent, that Henry Fox Cooper be committed to the custody of the sergeant at anus, LI For the amendment of Mr. Bet lug, that lie be committed to Nesegate, 109—Majority for the amendment, $O. The 51 2 1 , ..1KE1t was directed to make out his warrant accuriliagiy. It was then moved and adopted without a division. that R I'. Weaver had pebbly prevaricated in the evidence given by him at the bar of the house. Mr. W. SMITH moved that H. T. Weaver he called to the bar, reprimanded by Mr. Speaker. and discharged. Mr. C. WYNN moved, as all amendment, that H. T. IVeaver be committed to New gate. Upon this question the gallery was cleared, a division followed—For the original mown, y7—Against it, 31— Majority fur commitment, 7. NV lien again admitted, we found the house engaged in discussing a pluposition for printing the evidence, that the house might ascertain whether there had been ally prevarication coininitled by Messrs. Arrowstnith and Sliackell ill then es idence. Sal U. LON( i said, lie had heard the evidence of these individuals, aid did bet tiLe tau any thing which led him to support this motion. He thought the house would best consult its own honour and dignity by proceeding no further. The ;caller) , was cleared, but no division took place, and the soecestion of Sir C. Limit was adopted. Ottoa.tactt ESTIMATE 3.—When again admitted, we found Alt.. HUTCHINSON on his leg., speaking on the question fur the home going into a comeniti e of supple, to take into consideration the ordnance estimates. The hon. member adverted to the notice which he gave on a former night, of his intention of calling the attention of the house to the state of Europe ; he would not, however, enter into a detailed statement on that subject now, but give notice that he would, on the 22d instant, submit a motion on that subject. On the question for the Speaker leaving the chair, Mr, HUME entered at CollSidulable Irngth into a review of the present expendititte tinder the head of ordnance department, which he contended was excessive. He con. chided by moving a string of• resolutions, containing a comparative statement of the ordnance estimates in 1791, 1794, and 1193, aid the years lel7, lelB, and ISI9, and recosuntending to the house to adopt every possible spe leaving the chair, and proposed, as an amendment, seve ral resolutions, containing a comparative view of the expenses of the ordnance depai intent at different periods. cies of redoction. On this amendment the house divided, and the numbers were—For the amendment, 36—Against it, 110--Majo rity, 51. The Speaker having left the chair, Mr. WAHL), after a very long explanatory statement, moved a grant of 43,0001. to the master•general, officers, and clerks in the Tower and in Pall-mall. Mr. I'. MOOIIE said, that whenever he bad the honour of being in that house at the hour of 12, lie would arrest the progress of supplies both for the health of his Ma jesty's inioisters and his ono (a laugh), that they might take some reit eshment and repose. He moved that the chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 'the motion was at once agreed to. Some other orders of the day were then gone into, but Mr. Hume moved the adjournment of the house, and Mi. Y. Movie intimated his resolution to move the adjoin meta of the house hereafter whenever it was past twelve, whether suppiie s or any other subject were before it. Adjourned at half past one. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. J. Kyffen, Limehouse Hole, dealer. Solicitor, Mr. Reilly, Clement's Inn. W. Smart, Bishopsgate Street, carpenter. Sol. Mr. Blake, Great Surrey Street. T. Walls, Webber Street, Lambeth Marsh, hat manufacturer. Sol. Mr. Clabon, Mark Lane. J. Adams, Stamford, Lincolnshire, corn merchant. Sols. Messrs. Long and Co. Gray's Inn. H. Baverstock. Brampton, plumber. Soh. Messrs. Russell and Son, Lant Street, Southwark. 11. Roberts, Holywell, Flintshire, grocer. Sols. Messrs. l.ongdill and Co. Gray's Inn. G. Fowler, Collumpton, Devonshire, merchant. Soh. Messrs. Bridges and Co. Red Lion Square. J. Gilbert, Church Street, Mile End New Town, victualler. Sol. Mr. Argill, Whitechapel Road. J. Watniough, Orford, Lincolnshire, farmer. Sol. Mr. Doss Bedford Row DIVIDENDS. May 29, E. Batt, .1. Backshell, and A. W. Batt. Witney, backers-29, W. Brock and B. Le Mesurier, Warnfoid Court. Throgmorton Street, merchants-29, J. Stubbt, Castle street, Leicester Square, jeweller-12, R. P. Guyard, Throgthortoit Street, merehant.-29, J. Broinley, Circus Street, New 'Wad, Marylchone, ironmonger -29, T. Lloyd and J. Winter, Blue Ball Yard, St. James's Street, wine merchants-30, J. raison. Chorley, Lancashire. shopkeeper-0, H. Barton, Paul's Cray, Kent, miller-50, J. Larkworthy, Exeter, comb maker—June I, W. It. Gilbert, Leicester, woolstapler-2, J. Whitley, Dubb in Bingley, Yorkshire, worsted spinner —19, T. Smith, York, butter factor—July 3, W. Boyd, Bentield, and J. Drummond, London, merchant CERTIFICATES to be granted May 29. J. Macleod, Cornhill, boounaker—W. Woods, Houghton Street, Clare Market, coal merchant—A. Sarvis, Sloane Street, Chelsea, upholsterer—J. Russ, Devizes, Wilts, innkeeper—W. Smith, Naburn Grange, York, corn factor...J. Bond, Blackman Street, Southwark, innkeeper. An account of the revenue of Ireland in the years 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 respectively, hal, been printed, from wl.ich we extract the following.— Customs, 1810, net revenue 13451,939 13 31 --- 1820, ditto... 1,425,414 14 3 txcise and Taxes, ism net revenue 1,404,767 6 31 1520, ditto l,llos,Witt 17 2 Post Office, 1910, net revenue 17,902 1 3 76 ------ 1920, ditto Stamp Office, 1810, net revenue 1820, ditto —From the above it appears that there is an in. crease in the Excise in the latter year, but a decrease in the other departments. Maids le Walt Twelve Miles in Two flours.--- This was a match for lon guineas for Mr. West, the pedestrian to walk tho above distance in the stated time. it was done over a two-mile piece of turf, at Chillingfield, near Barnet, about the time of Itainer's match, and tho two miles was 11(.3:0111. plished within a few second of each other, as fol lows: MIN. SEC. MIN. SEC. let tw0 101...2 54 4th two milev 9 5K 2d 9 5. sth ., 59 3d 10 1 eth to Total-59 win. 4. xc. The pedestrian is nearly 40 years of age, and his manner of walking is very true, there not being more than eignt seconds difference in each of bis miles. Time was backed at five and six to four. Borers.—The stakes of twenty were made fifty guineas a side on Tuesday ever ing, for the battle be. twcen Oliver and Hickman, on the 12th of June, at Randall's, in Chancery-lane, where there was a dinner, after the sparring exhibition.—lietting was current 6 to 4 on Hickman. r. 1. a - .