The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-30 00:00:00

Frans the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuerday,Jung 24. CROWN OFFICE, Jvirs f 4, 1117. lIETUIINED TO MITE IV Tan PAILLIAMILVT. Borough of Chippalhans—John Maitland, of Woodford Hal, Ewe, Esq. in the room of the Right Hon. Robert Pal, who hes aceepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Borough and Parish of Bucidaglutro—.Lieutenaat-Colotiel the Hon. James Hamilton Stanhope, of the Grenadier Guards, in the mum oldie Hon. Ilvh Fortescue, commonly called Lord Ebring. tun, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Commems J. of Leominster, Herefordshire, mene y. s e s b enee . Roans W. late of Oxford, grocer. BANKRUPTS. Gigues T. and F. Dvrm, Flatly Bridge, Yorkshire, joiners, July 7. 8, Aug. 5, at York. Att. Mr. Addison, Staple hilt. FORSTER E. Rickergate. Cumberland. grocer, July s, 4, Aug. 5, at Carlisle. Att. Mr. Clennell, Staple lan. MAcclexatt C. DeLihay-street, Westminster, merchant. July 5, It. Aug. 5, at GadhalL Att. Mr. Burnley, Waliwook. J oxalic J. Carlisle, printer. July 10,14, Aug. 5, at Carlisle. Mt. Mr. Birkett, Cloak-lane. Ileuxtrr A. Sherraul-street, Golden-square. taylor. June es, July 5. Aug. 5, it Guildhall. Atm Anson and Co. Castle-stmt. Taarrnen T. Hiretington. Oxfordshire, coal-dealer, July 7, b, Aog. 5, at Woodstock. Atts. Lomas tend Qr. Temple. MORE J. Chaddington, Hertfordshire. cattle-dealer, July 1, 12, Aug. 5, at Guildhall. Mt. Mr. Coleman, Furnival's Inn. •-,,,,,50s W. ern. and T. Joutcsott, Liverpool. coach.makers, July 30, 31, Ang. 5, at Liverpool. Mt. Mr. Bird. Liverpool. BILL 11. jun. Wolverhampton, carrier, July 7.8. Aug. 5. at New. poet, Salop. A. Berme, and Co. Lincoln's Inn. Z I AAZ Smith= ViredBBol.' Norfolk. grocer. July 10, 11, Ang.s, at Holt. Atts liallachey and Co. HERTERROM W. Great St. Helen s,' merchant. Aug 5, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Ateheson, Great Winchester-street. Breetworr G. Oppa Orosvractr-street. mariner, June 88, July 5, Aug. 5. at Gnlldhall. AU. Mr. Hearing. Lawrence-lane. Lan W. Birmingham. victualler. July 8. 9, Aug- 5, at Burning. him Atta. Alszender and Co. New Inn. lriertAtt W. Unio n = Lambeth, and E. E.. frtreaze. Red- Jaly Aug. 5, at Guildhall. Aus. . 411 td e. Cea. Bish PllOll W. _Lockabottotulltr zegi , innkeeper. June 28, July . 8, Aug. 3, at GuildhalL Att. Mr. Addis. Park-street, Westminster. DIVIDENDS. G. Ainsworth, Warrington. Lancashire. copper-smith. July 16. J. Iliernsoni Manche>ter, cotton-manufacturer, July 16. 1. B.llaywocal and J. Pinniger, Coleman-street, clothiers. July 15. E. J. Roos. Camomile-street, merchant, July 5. D. Rix. Ilindolvestone, Norfolk, farmer, July 16. J. Ilion. Exeter. hatter. July 16. 111. Senkinson, Poekringten, Yorkshire, man-scrivener. Ally 17. J. Gibson. Manchester. calice.dealer, July 18. 6 ham Bloomsbury. wine-merchant, July it. samloudlor. July 21. C..lima• liarmoloopr. July 11. L. Frost. jun. LimpslL Inisdirst. July I& SnitliOdulteutina luyiB2. July 99. J. y/. issowtoess Limousl*o. arturaufloser. July IL CUTIFICATES, Jolla U. . 111 lambs (IWw. ribiersizeit. wiasidistisms...- J. PraTlfie. Permowli, b/w...4. Ilibim lamesed , tan. ner.—E. Toed. awe Twolia. Dim. W. Boulcon, jun. 01000•111: 114 =•-i• Hotehme. Live rp *a I_ mor c.hant.—W. now,. N imareasufactura.—J. I. ;vans, Maks, Vr poen. IMPERI.4L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS. ‘IONDAY, June ha. Lord Colchester's Anonity Bill, the Newfoundland Mar. riages Bill, the Sugar Bounty Bill, the Salt Importation Bill. and the Yeomanry Cavalry Bill, were each read the third time, and paired.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, Jolt 24. Lord Strotorra presented an account of the number and ages of persons in confinement under the provisions of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, pursuant to au order of the House. The Commissioners Continuance Bill, and the Millbank Road Bill, were each read the third time, and passed. WEDNESDAY, Julie 25. IRISH INPURRICCTION BILL. -- - The Earl of LSVIRPOOL, on moving that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Irish Insurrection Bill, observed, that a similar Bill had pained about seven years ago, from a conviction reluctantly formed of the absolute ne cessity of the measure. It was proposed to pass the present Bill only for one year, as the beneficial effects of the Polite Act was likely to render its further continnance unnecessary. After some discussion between Lords Dououonroar, Hot.Loma, and lastentat, the Bill went through the Coin joittee,—Adjourned. THURSDAY, Jumr 28. The Clew Residence Bill and the Tithe Leasing Bill were read &first time. The LORD CIiIkIICILLLOR expressed a wish that all the Mishaps who were in town would attend at the second read ing of those two Bills. As far as he understood, no Spiritual Lord was consulted ea either of them • and as far as be was c apable of applying his attention to their enactments, he felt inclined at present to oppose them in every stage. Adjoerned. FRIDAY, Jusin 11. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to Lord Col chester's Annuity Bill, the Consolidation Bill, the two Salt Bills, the Sew I!ounty Bill, the Irish Peace Preservation Bill, tie Newfoundland Marriagee Bill, the Copper Tokens, the Ralf-pay Officers Bill, the Yoonsanry Cavalry Bill, the Colonial Murders Prevention Bill, the Etliabingh Canal sad 'fotakins'a Picture Lottery Bill. I het Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, and Lord& Radesdalo and Melville. —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, Jaws SS. Sir 1611111 , Mocsurrosn postponed Ms 'sotto' relative to Om omit,. of Admiralty instil Tata* sennigist., *ar P Ufa a VP Tall Illi•OgNliON N TNT lIASZAS Canna ACT. Lowe Cantassama ram to move the radii; of the BIU ten costissiag the ;MOWN of dos tisbce Cerra Act. THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Ha felt the situation be that evening occupied as one of the highest mod Most aggravated responsibility in the eyes of Parliament and the country. Sensibly, too sensibly, alive was he to the ditliculty and delicacy of the task he bad to perform that evening—a task no less than that of making out to the satisfaction of the House a case ethic's would just , tify them in puling with for a time that which, to free-born Eoglishmen, was dearer than their lives—namely, their in trainable liberty ; but if, by taking from some of his ?dojo. lieea subjects the invaluable right of trial by jury—if by sa crificing, pro import, the liberties of a few, the safety of the , many, the preservation of the public peace sad public pro petty, might be secured—it would perhaps be considered by the most ardent levers of their country as a sacrifice not too great for seenriervich weighty and substantial ad vantages. Here he should take the opportunity of protesting against any inference beteg drawn, as had in sonic itistan ens been the cane that Ministers hid any object of their own in view, in coining forward with a proposition of a measure so painful to every ;meet! man to support—so ob• noxious, if net odious, in public opinion. The duty was one of so painful a nature, that were it net eur the high sense en tertained of the responsibety of the official situations at the head of his Majesty's Government, there would perhaps he foetid none bold enough to propose a remedial measure so repugnant to the free spirit of our happy constitution. 'Fhe House would allow him tosay a few words respecting Oliver. for active exertions had been made to induce a belief teat the Goverumeat had sent Oliver to the country to stimulate Vie conspirators to violence. It had not been suggested by the Government; but Oliver himself came to the Home De partment, and informed Lord Sidniouth that lie had been ap plied to by a Delegate from the country to assume that cha racter. In his mind the Government would not be justifiable if it had not encouraged him. Instead, however, of directing Oliver to hasten the expeseion. the Government had dour lain the contrary. Thep had given him letters to certain Magistrates, to whom he was commanded to give every in formation of any apprehended explosion, that pi cc:nation ary measures might he adopted. With respect to Oliver's mission, he mast say, that if Oliver had nut gone into the country, some ...Aber person would have gone as a delegate • from London, and the only difference in the mischief would be, that the one would have given no information to the Go vernment, while the other enabled the Ministers to take every necessary precaution. With respect to those per sons who had given evidence of these traitorous proceed. ings. he believed that there were many of them individuals elm had engaged in such societies without being at first aware of the danger they were incurring, and afterwards conscientiously gave information to Government. He re marked on the mildness which Government hail evinced in the exercise of such strong powers, thereby giving them a claim on the confidence of Parliament, and concluded by snoring that the Bill be read a first time. The question being put, Alr.Poesottav rose and spoke to the following effect :—" Were I to say, that 0:e r had formed and conceived the design of those insurrectionary movements in the country, I should state what I did not be lieve. He had some predecessora in that laudebie course, bat who they were. it is impossible for me to conjecture. Here I beg to repeat I het not the slichtest note r. that Government so ordered him to act. No such tines ; but still the House will see that the effect of his acts must ne cessarily have been to produce what, indeed, followed. For the purpose, then, of probing the depth and character of these persons. I put to him (as he seemed deep enough in In the secrets of the Louden proceedings) the following questions :—' Did you eves , know or do you know, of any society or association of men ex isting in Loadon, or in the country, for the purpose ofetreperating with the disaffected in either place?' His answer was— Ido not, and never did.'—l then asked him, ' Did you ever know, or do von now know any gentleman of tank, fortune, consideration and weight, whojoined evilly, or lent his authority, weight, or lallaiones, to the proceedings of these people r His sewer was—' No, I never, did, nor do I know.'—Q. Did any person in the country communicate to you :he name of any body existing in London through whom you might com municate as a sort of lute. mediatory organ with the disaffect ed in the country?'—. • No such person was ever named to me, nor do I know of any.' I do not state these facts with any view of imputing any criminality to Government, in availing themselves to a certain extent of such information—l merely state them to sbew you what sort of means were used to work the people up in the country, and also to demonstrate inw contemptible time conspirac# must be, which, without any ex isting organ of intercommunication—without any aid from rank or wealth, or station or influence, is said to have contemplated the overthrow of the State—and how des titute of all solid foundation is the statement upon which the liberties of the people of England are to be taken away by the Habeas. Corpus Act being suspended, until, I believe, five weeks after the neat meeting of Parliament. Fur these reasons I shall give the renewal of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act nay most decided opposition." Mr. Witnastroncit enlarged upon the responsibility which devolved span Ministers by recommending that m after a wide inquiry in a Committee, and urged it as a good pledge that they would exercise with lenity and caution the powers entrusted to them. They knew it was rather an act of precaution than a system of permanent punishment which the Government wished to hold merely dnring the necessity of the case. As to the rycn which exercised it, he eared not who they were.—Though the time of imprisonment under the Act wag indefinite, yet there was a wide distinction Letween its provisions and the Letts de Cocker in France, to which they had been compared. Sir S. RomiLev said, that he could not give a silent vote upon the present occasion, particularly as be had opposed the Billwlerb was introduced at an early part of the Session The ' ' taking **ay of the Habeas Corpus Act and the trial by jury, together with the avowed system of employing spies and is. fanners, were fraught with danger to the country. That system had been avowed and defended by the Noble Lord (C.aatteretigh) in the House of Commons, as if it were a part of the constitution. For use-private character of the Noble Lord he entertained every possible respect, but for his elm. racier as a public men he had no respect. He trusted that such powers would act be intrusted to any man, much Imo to his Majesty's present ministers. Mr. SAnass justified the measure on the ground of neces sity. • Lord Myron said, his reason for opposioi the measure was ant merely because it 'was as infraction or the Ceestits. lion, bat because it was Mapplkitble to the evil complained , e(. It was laid, Indeed, that the law would be administered, Iniblly, So much the worse; for the mild application of the Ant 'mold reconcile people to it until It was too late to to, tract. fie Witild ankh rather It was in the hands of mat violent *islets than In the hands of those who would we it nen reitintettlys end thvefore *on dam resilY• JUNE 30. Mr. BROtMiAst accused no man of wilfully misleading, for some men might conseieatiusly feel more alarm than others, and alarm was infectious; but he would venture to say that if all that was knows• now had , been kuows•biefore the Oleg Committee sat, the Report would not lie•upost their table, But will it be said that Ministers are inaggible of using this power to the prejudiced* tbasubbeet ? If Omen were astels, an arbitrary Government, it is said, would be the best ; but this solemn nonsense is u easily* refuted by the aorther,tliat it' all men were angels, It wool not signify two-pence what sort of Government they had re all. And here lie could not help remark* upon the character which had beets given this•• night to that Oliver. What! wunot the conduct of Oliver most flagitious, most hypocritical, and immoral? W hat could be worse than exciting the poor afflicted manufacturers to re bellion, and the adoption of acme! force against the Govern. meet? Would he not have to answer fur all the blood which might have been shed in the scale or on the seetield, had hie solicitations and exhortations been successful? lie concluded by recommending the cease of the liberties of the coriutry to its natural defenders, the Representatives of the people, who ought not to concede to the wishes of a/ilk:Wiry which for some time past circumscribed the expression of public sentiments, by gagging hills, insurrection acts, a.:d other acts, in the hope of annihilating it altogether, now sought to give British ki. berty the finishing blow by making the .Act perpetual. Lord FoLitsyeNe rose, amid the cries of 66 Question !" to :Weiss a few observations to the House on the subject now beline them. Ile feared the Hill would be made perpeta.ll if now continued ; for all those arguments advanced now in favour of it would acquire an additional force mrevery future occasion. 'I hey sl Id be careful how they entailed upon their children and their country a curse like this Hill, which bore an Ominous re.entbiauce to those measures which led to the French Revelation. The gallery was (lien cleared for when there appeared—For the tirat reading 276—Against it 111—Majo rity 165. The Bill was then read a first time. The oilier orders of the day were postponed; and the house adjourned. TUESDAY, .147Nt 24. POLLING AT ELECTIONS. Hr. W. Wilma made his motion for leave to bring ins Bill to shorten the dnriti ion of polling at the Electign of Members to serve in Parliament Leave was given to bring in the Bill, and it was read a first and ordered tube read a second time on Monday next. MIDDLESEX Pk:TITION. Mr. Arrc presented the petition of the Freeholders of Nliddlcses neaite.t the continued Stopension of the Habeas Corpus ,1 et, was read, and laid on the table. `1 r. Cam KAt r presented au..thf r on the %arm: ,•übj , rt rr ,, m fin Freeboldets of the county of Kent, %loch te ns I ca.l, auLL ordered to lie on the table. THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having at this me. ment entered the House, Mr.Tteltrotv rose and observed, that he understood of the unfunded amount of 52.807,0001., 26.6001. and odd unprovidi d fur in 1816. Of' the latter amount, 16,00 1.0001. was said tube provided for, viz. -11,752,0031. out of the Aids of last Session, and 3,942,0001. was chat ged to the Supplies of the Treasury. Now he wanted to hear sometlunit more precise, as to the way in which the 11,000,0001. sairu was pro vided for, ..rd As to the 3,000,0001. and odd, this was for the fit.t ii.ite he heard that charging an amount to ii., freasury Supplies was said to he providing fur it in th e sense in which a proper provision for those 'inns was understood. The CHANCELLOR of the Exempt:an replied, that as to the first Hun of 11,762,0001. It was provided fur by Bills is. 'net, for the Aids of 1816, which would of course be provided for ont of the Ways and Means of this year. This was miy thinly bat providing for these Exchequer Bills in a technical and Parliamentary sense ; not by an actual appropriation of money for their total liquidation—the remaining 3,942,0001. was, by the arrangement of last year, chargeable in the Ways and Means of the present year. Mr. TIERNEv—" Then I AM now to understand that what is meant by Exchequer Bills ' pros bird for,' is, that they are provided for by other F.xchequer Bills? I find that the former are merely disposed of by a tthalt issue of the latter. The end of it then is that yon cancel the old ones by issuing new. Tb House and country must now understand, that with the exception of the Land and Malt Taxes, they have 52,897,0001. thus totally unprovideJ for, except by this sort of re-issat of Exchequer Bills." HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION RILL. Lord CASTLRRIAGR moved tke order of the day for the second reading of the Bill fog the further Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. Mr. F. DOVOLAS rose to oppose the measure which was, be contended, nothing lees than general suspension of thi li berties of the people at large to repress the tumults of a few. Before he could consent to this measure, the danger must be made out immediate and inevitable, and it cleat be clearly ,hewn that no other measure would apply to the case. Mr. LocattAnT replied to the last speaker, and contended that the measure was necessary. Mr. CUNWIN denied that any necessity existed fir this measure. There was a wide difference between the cireunt sta*es of the former and last Report, and the result of the late trials justified the opinion he had ail along entertained en this subject. The I.ostp Mavens detailed the circumstances of the Spa. fields meetings on the lab of November, and the td of De cember, and stated, that the rioters had been effectually and easily dispersed by himself and a brother Alderman, with a few City Officers, tmas•isted by the military power. It was indeed a matter ofsurprise to hint, that a large body of rioter, amounting to 2 or $OO persons, with arms, had been s u ff ere d to enter the city without any opposition from the military.— He had since that received many letters of a very violent na ture, some even threatening his life, and containing nothing, as far as he cou Id judge of a rebellions character. Of these papers . whatever were of importance, bad been communicated to the Government, bet there was one to which he thought proper to call more immediately the attention of the House. It was • placard, which, previous to the Apafields meeting, on the 24 of December, bad been posted up through the city, entitled, " Truth/or • peon Go st, soy boys l' Thus placard bad been circulated by a printer, who was desirous of slowing his seal for the G tent; bat it was assets a *stare, that had it come front any person of different feelings, it would have been deemed a fit subject of prosecution by his Majesty's Law Of ficers.—After having dispersed the deters with such ease ea the 2d December, he was induced by some pap e rs found in the pocket of th e young man, who in Mr. Beck witk's shop had shot Mr. Platt, and who, sobeetpient circumstances had proved to be young Watson, to proceed to rreston's home.