The National Register. — London, England, 1821-02-12 00:00:00

W taint HOUSE OF COMMONS. MODIDAT, FEE. 3. 1)143C HOUSE OF LORDS, Mr. Hutchinson, from the Bank of °England, delivered at the Bar of the House the annual accounts presented pursuant to Act of.Parliamcnt. Petitions were presented, prating the restozation of the Queen's name to the Liturgy, tivoi the notough of Neap:fake t—l li: set-Acts of Portse—dreekan, Scotland—lloyal finroulth of Inver. ary—Nobility and Freeholdera of the County 01 Surrey—. layor Aldermen, Council. and Livery of the town of Nottingham— he ard of Cripplegate 11* it lout—the 1111Mbitilllib of W Ington —the Nobility, CierAy, and Freebohlers of the County of I rur ham—the Nobility, Clergy, and Fro:holders of the County of Northuniberland. Ordered to lie on the table. LISTLESS Ok' BIIIMINOIIANI,—fart GREY then rose to pinatas a petitionothieli, he taid, would bring before the !louse a subject that rtiptired the must serious attention on the part of Parinunent. it was the Petition of the manulacturers, tradera, and inhabitants of the town of Birotinglium. It was voted at it meeting. authorised by the High Bailiff; which was numerously attended. lie was really bl)! ry to say the statements to chi. pe tition were moth at variance with dor c statements which, on the first day of the Scission, were he:ud front a noble Lord. It was said. on that occasion, by the noble Lord, st.enkin3 from a pain graph in the speech troth the throne, that n general improvement was to be traced in the commercial and mantle:during pwapects of the country. Birmingham am undoubtetily an exception to the statement, of which, to say the least, he entertained eonsuler• able doubt. The petition di.teluaed tact truly lainetitubie. it stated ti._ latest distresses of the manufacturers to be so &l la. rable, that the matters were not able to onyloy the workmen more than three or four days in the week. One feurth of the population ass reduced to the panful necessity of todnitg assist. mice nom the parish. From the bot Matra:talon ac could obtain it appeanal that the manufacturers of Lancaster and other Coen un were not in a better /aide. Tile petition was then reed. The Earl of I.IVERPOt I . said he had Out the feet objection to stair the petition to a counstittev, and it ary remedy could be provided, he expressed a hope that the committee would not prupoae it unless they could tie:illy see their way. flue .larqui. of LA N aDOW t 1: said the character of the Petition entitled it to u mutt indulgent reception. With regard to agricultural distress, it might be occasioned by increase of protluce, but was it not more probablo, whoa they looked at the Increase of taxation. that the cause wasaditilitlibiled consumption? Were not the poor in many instances nbligial to feed on potatoes instead of bread ? and would not that circumstance occasion a decrease in the consumption of corn ? Taxation increased all the dillicultiet. flatly nolia: Lord moved fur tile appointment of a Committee to consaler the Iloute Trade, the noble Marquis said he would give the motion hi, r•tipport. Lord CALI'IIOIIPE thuugnt if the labours of the Committee on foreign tr.de were to be followed up, great counnereed advan tages might arise. The Petition wild then referred to the Committee oa Foreign Trade.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, FEB. 6. Lord WILLOUGIMY DI IitMOKE took the oaths and laie seat. Mr. from the East-lostlia Company INrectors, pry:rotted all Account of Supeunaooatinu Petastuiss vont to Officers of the East bolts Company doling the hot year. The di:V..llll', NI IV pile...lllrd puists.ost to Act oh I hey %%vie laid Ott the trOlc. The Home then :Idiom Heil lull It. Igsol.loW at 'en o'clock, wilco the Lord Claauctllor will sit to hear Appeals. EDN E•D V, 'TA; 1. The Lord Chancrilto otletstkii the Ilouse early for the !miaow of heal log isiliorai•. Nio other business %%as dune TIIG It FDA I', FEB. 8. NAPLES.—haiI (.1:1.1", hiludin:, to a paper FUCC1111) I oiniminiceted h% Or Earl of LIVCri 1, Gill. rr:Teet to ti.e affair II of Naples, ailid be ass amt) the document tuna hot stniaf.tettir). lir had •rive) lb .• it would linve given mote into' mating., :mil ❑t toiler to bring the aubjcet noin berm-. l'atimite hi, he gabs. mutt r, that oil he ahntiln move for mluil 11114.1111:111011:1, would hr lbfiiChlr) • The Lail hit(l . o( I. a. d, its. bud nn toliji intim to give immolation, but he shoo d %r until Monday at hat he bud to ,ay cm the a nuirrt. FRIDAY, FEB. 9. The 1.03.1) CIIANLELLOK attended the Ilonse at an eail rani to Mai appenls. !Joke'. lilt u. SSON.— COMM' were heard in this case, and Judgment postponed. Noithmtv u. thus appeal from the Conn of Conioirl .sere Deard, and 1111 tiler proceed ings postptnu•d to Wt d leads).— House adjourned. The gallery was crowded at an early our, and there was an untuually numerous attendance of members before the arrival of the Speaker. The Speaker took the chair at &quarter before four o'clock. Mr. CURWEN moved for accounts of 'fallow imported within the last year ; also on Foreign Oohs; and also of ruirount of duties on Agricultural florses.—Severally ordered. Mr. JAM ES gave notice, that on the 19tli instant lie should submit a motion to the house tespccting the interference of the military dining the progress of the lute election at Caritsle. Sir N. LEMON presented a petition from treeliulders and other loyal inhabitants ol Borkiiiii, praying that the Queens name might be restored to the Liturgy. Mr. BENNETT gave notice, that on Wednesday next he Ai uld movefor an account of the number of Criminal Infirm ati tus, filed tx officio, by the presint Attorney General. Mr. CHETW ND moved tor returns of Milos paid by treasurers of counties tor passing vagrants. NV hen the accounts were produced, he should submit wine measure that would, if agreed to, effect a sushi,/id ihu,toUl. per annum. Papers ordered. Lord NUGEN'r presented a petition for the restoration of the Qutcn's name to the Litingy, inquiry intu the Milan Conitinis sion, di.e.—Ordered to be pcinteil. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Grain po Disfranchisement Bill. He apprehended 110 opposition in tot. stage of the proceeding, which, being a,recd to, wood brin„.• the bill to the stage at which it dropped tact session; and tt.e debate could then be taken on the qucsuoir of gong into a cuotinittee on Monday next. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY moved for the Report of the Weeiver General of tlie districts of Dartford, sec.—Ordered. tr .1. NEWpowr moved ler copies of all communications to th • Exchequer, Ireland, relative to the supply of stationery, and the proceedings with Alderman king.—Ordered. Mi. Aid. WOOL) moved tor returns of the produce of the dutie; on Insurance since 1819, disttuguisliing Ene,land from Scotland.—Ordered. • Mr. GOOCll,adverted to the distressed state of agriculture asked the orib:e lord (Castlere.qt) whether be intended to submit all measure for its relief, ur to move a committee of inquiry. Lord CASTLEREAtiII reicher!, that. important as was the ugricultutar interest, that interest could oat suffer 1. iihout other c.asces Jai being &fleeted. Tin: government Mal no measure to pops., that It war . . conceived coual be useful; but the inquiry of last year proved, that the Mot-eases of agricut:ure dal nut result hots the emit of the law, but (torn cutoni haters:l/J tiecutivaanecb. Tfit VAIONAL REOI3TEII: - • e.„ tt e the Wear, hear.) If the house should deceit inoi lldsi ry rot government would reader all dasistance; but id latch carne he should guard himself agmnst Molding out any false h ope-',. and above all against lending; himself to tic idea. that any thmg could be countenanced by the trimesters tout would be etriculated to affect the revenue. THE CiI . NDIJCT OF 311WIsTERS.-The Marquis of TA VISTOCK rose for the purpose of moving a resolution, expressive of the opinion of that twine, regar , the conduct of Itlmlslers anti he hoped that the ',atilt would be in tinison with the eentionents of the tummy, now felt from one end of it to the other. Above all, he hoped lie should have the support of the member fin [Bomber (Mr. Wilberlerec), tor his fears loud indeed bede realised-the crown had indeed been must unhappily mixed with those proceedings. The golden rule of justice had been deputed Prow—where there vas doubt the accused had taw had the benefit of it. An act of injustice, and of pure and unqualified mischief bad been committed. The country had %Sewed it in snot light, and the house would now have another opportunity oil proving whether the charges of the reformers against tnat house were t tie or hot.-(Cheers.)-It would now be seen whether that house represented the feeling of the country; at all events, should they not chord such proofs. he hoped to see their tables tittered with petitions calling for that relOorm which had so long been denianded.-(Continued cheers.)-The filthy and abomina ble evidence had indeed derogated from the 'beim) , of the crown. as well as that of o aril:intent ; and yet the noble tort talked of ** technical acquittal, and interring guilt. that just? Was character to be whispered a•.v.ty by such means? But further, the mintaers had declared, that it the charges were not proved, the rights of the Queen should be recognised; and how had they redeemed their promi e? They now said that opoosition wits urged by men who sought ter office. Had they not done every thing Ihr office themselves? Had they not disturbed the Iran quititty of the empire? Had they not created a thvisitoii Between the parliament end the petiole a-and all that they might keep their places. (Cheer:..)-ilitherto there had been great majorities, and iii oppresition, too, to the sentiments of the people; and lie much feat eil that many had voted contrary to (lieu own semi. flints as well as to those of the country. If this motion were lost, he should hereafter feel disposed to trouble the noble lord or the house, fur then he should deem the voice of the noble lord every thing, and that of the people nothing. (leittd cheers.)- the did rot urge the motion against the ministers oven the pitiftil motive of putting his friends into their places. lie did not wish to see a change of men. sit:met a clamige of system tCheers); and it his own friends were in °dice to. ttttt row, lie would not support them except they, oad introduce a chunge of syteem. For himself, he sought not othee; lie telt so little cotalified fur public basinessaliat lie would not accept °dice. lie level retirement too well; and he was indifferent about that house, except it allinekel hint the nicamsof being useful to his country; and alien there should no longer female tile chance of being useful to Ills country. then indeed should lie be more anxious wee ever for diet retirement for which he felt himself much better qualified. As to desiring to remove the ministers, that his own friends might get their place., under existing eirettinstaaces that would not be any very enviable advantage. lie knew not who could envy the ministers the possession of their places, but repeated that if his own friends were to obtain power, he would not support even them, except' the chaege Mama was 3CCOtitiallited by a change it system.-(lmni cheering.)-The noble lord concluded with movong-That it appeared to the house, that his Majesty's aninistera were not justified in the proceedings they had adopted tigainst the Queen by any political expediency of necessity; and that their conduct in the whole of those oroceetanes were dero gatory to the honour of the crown, and injurious to the best interests of the people.-(Cheer.) Mr. I.A lil BTON seconded the motion. Ile deemed it a real honour to comperate with the noble lord. The hereditary attach• mete of the muible lord to the principles of liberty was well known; anti whatever might be the result of the debate, be felt assured that it must ulumately produce the most beueficial advantages to the country. As to the question, it now appeared that the ministeis had deemed it right to bring forward the pro secution on such evidence as had been adduced-evidence that was wholly disbelieved by such enormous numbers. The Aldan board. he still lipped. would be inquired into. Though ministers evaded responsibility so often here, there must be responsibility somewhere. Mr. B. BATHURST said, the motion of the noble lord, it was evident from the speeches of the noble mover and honottreble bet:under, unmet at nothing short of the removal ot his Majesty's ministers, and a reform in pat hatnent. (Hear, hear, noel the opposition bide of the home.) And here it would not be improver to express regret that the noble lord had expressed Ins determine, tion not to take part with any administration, as Well a coadjutor must do honour to either sete of a question, by the weight of his authority and character.-Tic right lion. gent. coaeiuded by calling upon the house, if they were convinced that ministers had given counsel to his elajesty, with the view of keeping their plates, at once to moteed to that 111C:SUre which mint tteptive ministers of their bitUltliollS. (Hear, and a laugh.) Mr. WII ITAIORE said, that at the outset lie must declare, that it was hitt:neon to vote for the motion of his Noble Friend, taut he metal state his grounds for making that determination. Nothing in the world in his opinion, but a case in wince tioe succession to the Throne woutd be endangered, could justify such a measure us the prosecution of tee Queen.-(Louil cries of hear from the Opposition !) 'Diet never was in lite:ARM. Then arose the question es to the intwalay which the alltaael miscon duct of the Queen isms said to violate-miscoialuct which had not been witnesteal by any respectable person, hat which urigi• nutted in certain dal( flilllOUrs spread abruad by private entente, end at complete variance with good seise Wilt feeling tit the community.-(Cheers.) Was Ler approach to thiScouutry—was the manner of that approach aht SUUjeCt for reproach ? It hat been said, that she forced her way to this country t-indeed !- would it not be mute humane as well as more true to acknow ledge that She was biked to come here?-Cheers front the oppo bitten.) The Queen had to cause two UltetllittlettS—tuber to submit to the sentence ethic.) had been pu,sed upon her by her enemies (tor she had it was known to the world, been pr Judged) -(Cheers) or to come forward and face her idCUtals.—(Loud cries of hear ! ) lie was firmly persuaded of the existence of a illanous faction in the ouuntry, who delighted iii netitling the most sacred institutions-(lear 110111 the whole lioube)-and storied in every thing tending to degrade Government, Religiou s and Morality ; and lie would ask whether ugh a IllUltlent ought to have Leen selected fur such an novettieation ? The lion. Member called upon the House to look rou n d upon ell the celamittes whicti tentattened the nootary-to look to the - politic debt, emoutiting to b.. 10 yeeil .e lieu the lollittlatloll ut mat Mot should be taken away, meeker might be substituted.; but lit 3 appreolenthel the suspicions whiCa would arise flout the methods taken to get rid al the present props Of that debt would operate much to hie pubac Homy. It was esosenuelly aeces.sury that ell classes should be melted 'town and tointaatintitiel together, and that all torni and punctilio should be alfindoned, tor the purpose of ooneiliating tile immense populution of the country. Justice required Mat tile Queen's nave should be restored to the Liturgy, and that she should have the full enjoyment of all her right and pi iviteges-(mud cries of hear.) To t h is conclusion lie must conic. The lion. Member concluthd by declaring that he was of no party, that lie was uhknuwii to either party, and that he liatt spoken from u conviction that the national peace and lumpiness were in uanger, and shut the people should, If u crisis wire not %tailed our by Goveintuent, be itinnediataly A:uneaten:eh (Loud etieers.) Air. BAN K ES, after having highly complimented the lion. Gentletuati who S01:41: lest, poet:cad to argue taauust tile mo tion. lie at the sante time took the opportuttity to declare his impattilaity upon all moutons, Well to eldOilse Ministers fur their general conduct. ' ,„„ a ' Sir :SIACINfI'OS II leis hinudf irresistibly called upon by the ohserratioas which had paieeeded from the hon. gent. who lied hist sat demo to 'noise untie aiihnanversions, which their ex traordinary ;elms din seem to him to call for. TI e lion. gent. hm e , n a nkess said that he approved neither of the beginning, the eon:Mu:scion, nor the end ot the proceedings the: were lately instituted agultra her Slujesty, and then, to ptove that his con sistency wits at least eqnal to his impartiality, he refused to give his support to a motion which embodied in it that very sentitoent • he had !A) expreased. (Hens, It ur.) Ile (Sir J. Mackintosh)) need tun follow the hon. gent. through the vitriate, t o pi cs o f his speech : lie need nut allude to what they had heard, about the last -to years, for the purpose of evincing the lion. gentleintes impartiality. ICheers.i'llie hon. member (Mr. Betakes), iu order to put an end to every rivalry or competitioa for place, which he considered so dixistroth, consented to give his vote agaiisut the present motion. But it was curious •ci observe the objections of the lion. member. (Inc was, that they (the opposition) had at. tended at public meetings of tin, people, and there given pledg s. Pledges ol what: 'fist they would support thus which appeared to b e t h e gener al wish of the nation. It was, indeed, true that they had atteancel at public meetings of the ; eople of England but when was it that tuts was impute:l its a crime ? %Vas it ever heard before the present occasion, (when was it supposed by a gentleman Wilil whited to show his strict impartiality,) that it was u crime to attend at ;scathe meetings of the people? Was it nut the duty of members to attend at public nierthigs ; to give their opinisms wi err they thotteht they . were required ; to reclaim. the people at' they the:iglu they were misled ? ICheer6 from the numsterial benchts.l Ile would tell the hon. members, when their cloves and those or their leader, who gave them the signal, subsided, what it wits lie means by reclaiming the people. Ile would soy that it wiewlien they were set right with respect to any public delusion. It was the duty of members to state to the people their sentiments upon passing events. It was their duty to attend to meetings, to prevent the slangs:row consequences of the measures watch his Majesty's ministers had resorted to; and if there was a doubt of that duty, it would have been removed by the division on a recent occasion, when u majority of the House of Commons had declared war against yin people of England.— Ile would not say that this had been decidedly done, but such was the tendency of the late majority to which he alluded. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Banker) next turned his objections to Par liamentary reterm, which lie conceived several gentlemen on that side of the hosts& stood pledged to ; and his great objection was that this reform was to be effective. (Hear, hear.) He haul heard many amsleinn what was called moderate reform., Inn he believed that that which was must objected to by all those who dreaded all retinin was effective reform.— The hen. member concluded by saying that the greatest breach hurl been mode by diciest theism's in that house that haul occurred, in his memory—e bleach between the people and that house.— (Cheers.) lie was afraid that the division of this night would widen this breach (I• ar, hear.); and he greatly feared that it would soon become impossible to prevent the most deplorable consequences. The House of Commons hall snpported ministers in the late proceedings by a majority of from .4 to I—the people h a d opposed then , by a pasijonty estito to t. ("No, no, from the ministerial side, and loud cheers lions the oppositiesn side of the !louse.) Ile whaled that this ground of difference and wits were r e moved, and that a glorious peace" should be made between the people and their representatives; lie wished that " a happy alba:tee should be thrilled betwecti the parliament and the nation....(liouti cheers.) 11 this glorious peace—if this happy alliance could be etfec,tal, they woasel enable this country to brave the consequences of " the glorious peace" and •• the happy alli ance" with the pow: woes of Esiror.—( Repeated cheers.) If ministers, of whose posecedings so many had disapproved who had cc 11111 l 'only supporual them; if hamsters, thus condemned by their friends, add pronounced by themsels es to be no longer trusted but tolerated—if they called liar support, and should be summated on the principles of the member for Corfeseastle, or on such principles, all lie (amid soy was, that he had done Ins duty, and exerted all the means in his power to prevent the fatal consequences which he dreaded. (Loud and corunued cheering.) Mr. l'E El, declared, that he viewed the conduct of ministers with disapprobation, as tits as related to the exclusion of the gtiesen's name from the Liturgy, and with resp ect to sonic other partieuisrs attending the trial ; but he gene rally approved of the steps they ha I taken, in proceeding to an enquiry, as it IliCy had not adopted astute measures upon the subject, they might themselves have been liable to impeachment at a future period, for not having questioned the right of an individual against whom such charges had been made to share the throne of Great Britian. lie then witteneltsl generally against the motion. ...... I. irds Nugent and Milton strenuously supported the motion, after winch G. BENNET rose, and moved that the further consider ation of this question be adjourned till ui-moirow. Lord CAS'rLEREAGII said, that if then: were any object to he obtained by finishing the debate Mat night, the hour was not to late 43 to prevent it ; but, if the intention really were to adjourn, he must say, that the house had already sat much liiii,er thau itusually did on such occasions. The SPEAKER then put the question of adjournment ; when t'se house seemed equally divided. Cries of N iiiidraa , with draw," were heard, upon which Lord Castlereagh observed, that as it appeared to be the wish of several members to adjourn, lie should not press the house to u division. Toe SPEAKER then declared that lie thought the ayes had it, and the house itimiedid:ely adjourned at one o'clock. TL 6,41/ - FEU. U. The Speaker look the chair at a quarter liefure four o'clock. Mt. MAl:my proirta tett aecousits of the appt opt bat ion of She sits plus bunts lit thee (misty House 'Let:1.4116.- 08,1 m II to be plititell. Mr. V E.ITEItN moved for the returns of our sambas 8111t1IS fesj rrtuty the pure, etsl•rot of dip 'guttural pe tit e. of for,t e s t ewtotete..-01.1vattl. Sir F ISL 11‘1.; presented a jettison Isom Mr. Dodd, HIV lopil s Al.ale 01 Loildoti •1111 pra) tug that a Voilion4llt.t: sitielit be avpulotett to rannwte the souse.— Petit liii 1(.4(1, tales Stliise vb,es . s uttuats Isom Nir. lit ttlges. Lord F. OSBORNE presented a petition from Cam• bridge, pia) tog the Make to iii.titaite itniony into the Ninon cuitioisaatiiii, and to adopt turnstiles to cause the Queetea slime to be iliac. led to the Liturgy. Cul. FRENCii +aid, that Illia prtuu•u Was not Nhat it represented Ascii to tie. 'file nitinOeta ul ilie meeting had been accurately enough maims, but lie th . ttied that the nicetiag consisted of the •• 114116.1,, wrrrhauts t traders, and freelsolileist" and the greater proportion tit it consisted of labourers who happened to he dkeugaged, it being '• SI. Monday." The aigsialtaies to the petition were all meagre enough, while tile inhabitants . to upwards o 1• I1,01)11 m number ; uud lie bail deemed It tight to stryrliii. r Lord AliLI ON obseiveil,that ihottgla die lion.mendier represented the hurotag.i of Cailibittiv, lie WAS wily the ttpresdidative of 2JO thug. A.en; nod mat a N4s hut nnr pti•i.,g that the ina% or should setii.e to calla meeting, a* he held a very 1.10111.11)1..104re sunlit. gotethowilt. A member said that %tete hot tt%etity teveclable 11:1111ell a/tideWA lu the petition. Los d F. OS:SORNE delltaided the petition,saanttai ii i 11l that it was fetpect.thiy ataurti. Pilaw. read, and atilt zed to be received.