The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

ME , • .v it 1 E I I 1 '. . ki..l . . 1 6 1 L'' P;; '~ Iks so • • Smertal ilariticittne: Lord DORMER ars introduced and tank his scut. The supporters of the noble lord were Lord Retlesdide cod Lord Colchester. The West India and American Trade Bill was read the third time and passed. The hlerrhige Act Muses Repeal Bill was read the third time and patted. STATIONERY IN iIELAND.—EarI DARNLEY said lie held in his Muni papers presented to the UMW, in consequenix of his MINION last se..sion. respeeting certain vhargai against an intli v,dual, who supplied the Government of Ireland with stationery. The noble earl pound the papers imperfect. 11e did out SUI.I/OM. it NM mime:nicht to the twine erirl ut correct the papers on MAL oceniion ; but lie wished to ask the nob . .: curl, whether lie should be able to make the airreetion on hlonilay ? The last letter on the stilliett, scut Ili Mr. Goons , dated the 14th of May, shoed that WOW terms were to be tittered into by the individual ; the noble car!, therefore, was desirous of asking whether the documents received by his Government,Maissity'S explained the trim:, and whether the individual. iir 11% Br:Alley King, was commited in the Mike by the Goren:intent of Ireland ? The of 1.1 V Ell MAO. intimate that he would give an nSW .0 MinAlay.—Adjuurnial. I • ' HOUSE 0P LORDS. MONDAY, P6n. 24. ACIRICULTURAT. 11113T141;8s.-1,0r1 SONIERS presented a petition bon' the noblemen, gentry. clerey, and freeholders of Hereford. praying for agricultural relief. Mr. IiIIOGIW.N and other members from the Commons. brought up the indemnity Ball. which was read the first time. Al ACT.—'l he Archbishop of CA NTEinsuitv moved', that the Committee on the Marriage Laws be allowed to report from time t, time.—Grdereil. The archbishop then presented as report, which was rend at the table. It set forth, that the Committee of Lords, appointeil to take into consideration the Irks of marsiage, had met ; and hay. ing proceeded to take under consideration a variety of iniporoult matter, were of opioion sonic time lutist elapse before they "tin make a full and satisf;wtory report to the Douse. They therefore thought it would be advisable to bring in Nil to repeal the pro.. visions of the Act of last se—itni, retaining only the clause which relates to nullity of marriage. The archbishop, after the report had been read, baought in a bill to repeal all that relates ai the prospective clauses iii the bill of lust session. Lord ELLE NllOllOl.lllll expressed a hope that the bill in troduced would not be a pemianiait measure, and that the Coro inate would soon introduce a clear and cuosistent Lw on tho strojess. The bill was read the first time. The archbishop then moved the smolt(' reading of his bill to legalise ceriaia .‘teirriaAe Licences. The bill was accordingly real roc sr:rind time, and committed for ter morrow. FOREIGN RELATIONS.—The Marquis of LANSINIWNE, • adverting to the notice lie ..,eave an a former eight, of his intention t o put some tetestions to the n o bl e ear l relatin g to foreign alruirss asked whether the hope which was suited tit time opening of the session, nanney, thy the Peace of IVestein Europe might still be tie presgvel„ continued ? Earl of I.IVEIIPOOL repeated what lie raid at the open l i - ing of the session of l'arlitinent, anti stall rat:as-nee so the goes tiou of the noble marquis, said there was still a general desire to preserve peace. and he was obliged to deprecate any . prematurl; inquiry. Until matters came to 4 pass to make peace Impossible, lie sluadil not be able to enter on topics of general euquiry. Special circunistances had °myriad, which ought to make hint till noire unwilling to make tiny commuuicauon respecting the Govenunents of Frantic and Spain ; but lie had no difrictilty in saying this country had enterigl into Ito •obligations that could prevent the Ring's Government flout the prtuAice of any coca . Sure, honour or interest 'nay dictate. After a few obseriations from Lord Elicriberough, the House adjourned. TUESDAY, yen. 21. Several petitions were presented against the Marriage Act and the I nsolvent I ielitors' Act. Si; uttouor KS' LICENCES HILL.—On the motion of the Lord Archbishop of Canteroury, the House went into a Coninettee on die Hill to legalize certain licences gradated irregularly aster the passing of the Marriage Act. .Ifter a few vetbal amendments by the archbishop, the clauses were agreed to, and the Bill re ported to the N c NI AR It Ion*: ACT REPEAL Archbishop of Canterbury moved the second reading of this !till, which was ire curalingly rood the second time.—The 'louse adjourned. went:Lava', Feu. '25. The Ilityquis CA Al 1)1":71 presented a pied. inn front the bankers and traders of Bath, for repeal of the Itituivent Debtors' Act. The noble marquis also presented petitions from the parishissjol Walcot, St. Paid, St. Nlleltuel, and St..lames, in the City of 11.0 b, praying for repeal of the Aiarriage Act.-. The petitions were severally lend, and laid on the table. AssEssyn l'axes.—The Ala rim;ii CAMDEN also presented petitions from the inhabitants of WO, .iiraying for repeal of the • ilt.Uhe and Widow 'NV. The noble 11 , 131SillisilbbeTTUd, that the • ilttand€.l relief in v . 's:talon sotthl oecrative as a bench:. but still • he nburthen of the Douse and Window Tax iires.wal• heavy tom a ' ;great pertion of the population. Conistry gentlemen. who mei large family houses with many windows, coned:tined Mo s t of taxes. Certainly the rebci would lame been much greater,- had the whole of time theme mid Window Taxes been repealed. The Earl of LlVF.itpooL u.i,thd to toy u few words on the Window andother Taxes, width it was the it 4cution of his Ma jesty's Government to reduce. They iound a mole jteu to die politic to throw elf part of the Window 'l'ax and the 'fax on Horses used in husbandry, than get rid of the Window Ts 4 is We. • Hop of C.\511/EN then presented petitions from New Mae'',•Linibet at, and parislaw at Item, Fayttig for repeal of the uuty on hops. The petitioners wine noose Mid Flispeetlll/le. The Earl of ',lie - ERIN rill. find no 4illiculty in saying that his right hon. friend had nit (Avalon to give relief to a distr....AA district; but with respect to total ripeal of the tax, much dilli• culty existerl.—'The petitions V..cre read, teal laid on the table. . tie Earl of IlOsE BERRI' presenttil a eetition horn Alm ket beeping, tnsolv,ot Ucbtn n' Act. 'Tile lutliinnity Bill went thitaigh a Committee. Toe West India and American Colonies Trude Bill was read We second time. 'lli° Acarriagc Solemnization Clauses Repeal Rill went through a committee. After a few witrds from Lord lillenlinrough and the Lord Cliancelloi, the bill was reported.—Adjourned. TILUIthi•AY, FEL The 'loyal Assent wits given by Commission to the Annual Indemnity Bill. The Comitiniiiimers were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl iif Shaftesbury, and laird Bathurst. The Duke of MONTROSE stated that his I%lnjesty hail been waited open with. Addresses tor Palmer., and had been graciously pleased to miler returns of the mune. I .onl YE B U I.A passeitied a petition from the At chdeacnnry of St. Allam's against that portion Or the New Alaniage Act which abrogates We granting of l.icenca'. Read and laid on We table. Tile Report of the Nlaniage Solemnisation Clauses Repeel Rill was received, and amendments agreed to. The Surrogates' Licences Legaltzation Bill was read die third tune and passed.—Adjounied. IX Ilia Y. 28. . lIIIIIIIIIRRI IMMMIIMNIIIIIIMIOIRI III IIMI III IIIIII la, . ‘4l l. . ' • I • • , r 1P.4 • OINAIPth . -% N,. • %. .. - TnE NATIONAL REGISTER IMUSE OP COMMONS. sf.fs.asv, VE11.1.1. rat Plymouth Gas Light Rill I,IIA read a second time. A member, Mr. Prortmati, we belies, took the oaths and his scat. REDUCTION OF 'fixlis,—)lr. CALCRAF'I' Rare notice, that he should move therepeal of the Leather Tax in the room of that on r;irriages, ant of the Candle Tax instead of repealiii.; that on ridinz horses—should the Chancellor of the Exchequer persevere in sods retests.—(llerr. hear.) The CiIANCELIDIf. of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a (i1k...6011 from 3lr. CCM', htnted, that he intended to ex tend the relict' whidt had been proposed fur the distilleries in Irkloud to those in totlond. Mr. CL /1%% EN al whether it wan intended to relieve houses of 51. rent under, Lavin; six windows, Irvin the tax. The CHANCE% Rof the EXCHEQUER replied, that lie did not tautens further relief than what hied been elc scrilfed. deducted ; so that in one instance, where the tine was 3001. the expencen ?Ire 3201. The fetter of the 1F...164e had hero kept, but ifs spirit hild been violated. Mr.-LISHINGTON replied, wince the expencea hail been pressed, it rim in circa where th , . parties had obs•.inatcly re sisted the proseeutions of thn Sir R. 11 II SON was natouished at the language about the parties having olistimitely resisted the Crown, when, in fact, they were only engaged in defending what was their own. They were doing no wrung; they were cummittin , ' no motel otfene e ; they were only doing what the Le g islater e ufterwurds.tleclar e d to have been right ; and yet the bun. Treasury utfteer talked about the parties 'minx " obstinately resisted' the Crown—a resistance w hie, that House had afterwards declared to Le per fectly jostiliable.--(11mr. hear.)-11e trusted that, for the wake of justice, and tie credit of the Covcrnwent, that the law charges, which were wore severe than the lined, would not be pressed.—(llear, hew.) Mr. G. 111;:aNIUT Wan expressed the hope that the wo o - WOOS charges would nut be urged. The Government ought to pay tho expenses, for they bad " obstinately" pressed what ought Mal 10 Wive been begun:—(llenr, hear.) litters, Maws Tft CATHE.—Mr. BROLCLIAM gave notice; that on Tuesday, April 15, he should bring forward a motion respeeting the Irish Attorney-General's ex officio prosecutions, &c. Mr. 1101311011814tvc notice, that he shoald persevere in Ids sao;ion for the Kie•d of the nlade window tax. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE gave nnticc, that on Thursday, March 29, he Mouthd submit resolutions to the House, 'tech. ratory of the state of agricultural distress, i.e. Lord NORMAN asked what taut been dune to carry into tho wishes of te Howe regarding the second Vost- Master-Veneral The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that sonic measures 0, re law in progress wide!' hitherto luul ren dered it haunt% eakot todeterntino on the hest mode of carrying into elti4s such wishes i hue. lbw subject had been by no means thruotten. Mr. TIERRIES lannght in the Tobacco Duties' Bill, the Et.uherer Ilille Bill, Surplus Apiißantam' Bed, Sic. Set - orally read a first ti n es, and ordered to be read a btcond time to inorrow.—Adjourne '• WUJNI:sDAV. FEB. 26. Mr. Kcutp took the midis and his seat for Arundel. Petitions against the Insolvent Debtors Act were presented front ,Mtinclieeter, 31arket Deeping, WI II.!ITS AM, 111:Ast.111;s.—Sir GEORGE CLERK rose. pursonot to nuttier, on the subject of the regulation of weight/. and wcasura throughout the kiagdotn. -As lie anticipated no opposition In the course he proposed, which um in atiturance the balllC which hail been postponed last session for want of time, lie should go no farther into detail than was absolutely necessary. The great object of the hill—mid it had been drawn u;i according to the recommendation of comiuissioncrs ap poiuted some year* since to consider on the sulijiet—the great object of the bill was' to depart as little as possible irom the system of weights and unawares already in uae. It was not proposed to alcualou the already i stablisbed, but esti'. r to ascertain, by the operation of the pendulum, exactly what thuse measures ought to contain. The gcuerol stotalad recouutiendeil Was that Mitch Ical been suggested by the COIN.. mittee of lira year 17313, a n d which wan found to agree with the results of certain eaperinueuts lately made in the way of surrey, under the direction of the Board of Ordnance. The brans rod was to lie the standard 'aril ; the troy pound, which had he en in the plihaibbiall of the elerk of the Noose since the year 1735, wits to be the stuailard of weiglit,—its amount to ho uneertained by comparison with the militant of water which it would displace. The measures of iiiiantity did nut, as gen tlemen would - he metre, at present agree in different parts of the country. The new standard would be a gallon, of sock a sire as elimild he capable of cent:l/Wog ten pounds of water bin it will imminent that it should be uudersluml (to prevent any iinticipation of difficulty) that in the smaller 'academie— suds as beer was sold in—there would be no alteration. The regulations attended upon this change would he tery few and very simple. All bargains would iu law he supposed to be under the new standard ; hut if persons chose to employ any local measure, they would be at liberty to do ho—tpecilj ing the same in their contract. Actual measures (the implements) wet in be: might still be employed, being marked with the proportions they bore to the new standard.. Whither it would lie necessary to a/111 magistrates with any additional power to enable them to enforce the olavervatuee of the new law, be (Sir G. OM.) was not exactly aware : if additional powers were requisite, 'they would he licit given by n speeilie bill ror the purpose.—Leave wan then given to bring in the hill. It was a:to-wards brought in, mid read u first time. The Committees of Supply and Waya and Means wer4ost poneit till yriday. 'file Annual Duties' Bill was read a second time, as were the Fact:liner Dills Bill, the AiiValtelli in Aid Bill, &c. Oft tit. report of the ecuumittee of ways Awl menus be re ccivetl I Sir tt. lIERON adverted to the iliglculties under which agriculture lahoimal, which in fart, amounted to conlip.ention ; idler she enomitotional Inirn.r 6 e chin t h. Lad r. ceulty lend, 1.. r (lie first time, from the tremory bench, nml recolacting the importance of the present he slaueld not throw any dilliculhies in the way .1 tlk. ,xerniite. . Mr. MAIII;11.1 4 1" said, lie 1414mM not propose, his resolutions till Friday noht, at the request of the Chancellor of the L•'x. climiwx.--Iteport agreed to. Sir IL 11' I LSON presented a petition from SL Saviour's, SmithwarL, praying fur thu repeal of the Foreign tulistawat 111 r. 11011110 USE supported the prayer of the petition. Mr. CANNING begged it Dot to be inferred, because he might be silent on that alllvrt that had incidentally arisen, that be was unmindful of its intere►t soil importance. ►le had been mart onxiou, net to prejattiee this question by any pre mature tiise'llittiall (hoar);—he had indeed, if lie might be allowed to use the expreimion, been desirous to suppress ells • otmsioa. There wire t impurlant ieetrests iu issue, and be was extremely glad that lieu wishes on the subject of ids missile' lest been so well seconded by the tine. .4.14 k-ewe oplmsite• l'he subject could hardly bo touched without in some way etinroaehang on that line id arguineut which it had beep devils:ll right to avoid ; and tie was therelore ;led that the male Lord (Althory94 eonacnted to iirropour his onetime fixed liir Thursday for the repeal of the. Foreign ►:ulistmeut —(liner, hear !)—So long Asa hope remained to maintain the peter of the world, the ministers could net r •lax in those exertious which they bail hitherto 'node ; and they were mainly stipulated thereto by the forbearance of the honourable members opposite.—(lliad ) The putiliuu was thou brought up, read, and ordered to be prink& S.:rjeant ONSLOW gave notice, that, on April 13, he Should none for icave to bring in a bill to repeal the Um! Lativ.--(lleni9 . DAVIS gave notice, that when the Mutiny bill was bram4lat forward, he should more to hair/Alamo a Maoist limiting the powers respectieth the dismission of (Meer., ;a\ r. SOl•niA"—/e AV s.-01. tho brini,ill4 up of the Woad of the Coanuaittee of Supply, Mr. 11131 E complained nf the patronage Initt was now talking platen in tho 'easy. An to the mealier of on la, 25,000, he was glad that sorb tote had heen mused; he hod Unord,lat that( Cie vote of tint year was too swell. Sic C. CLalntli amid, am a motion was to be inwle on the subject, it would be found that the Admiralty were prepared to justify the proinOtious that had taken plane.—Report sorted to. The Loki) ADVOCAhI brought in a bill to continue the Scotch Creditors' Mr. COL LIJULth brought in a bill for the better collection • of chttruli nat.,. in Mr. COULBUItN moved thntilthe [rid' Yeomanry BM be postimed till 31nrell Si Nan PE.Tiritis.--Mr. DEMON presented the petition agreed to at the remit( Surrey County Aleetiag, which wa► agreed to with about Rosen dissentient voices. - llr. 111LOWNIAM tooted for the three aeries of letrid pa- • pers offer', proceOin;;st against all, gel rioter., conspirators, Cite. it. the Thu airy in Dab on the 11th r last. Itlr. PLINK orr ulitction to the papers; he was L I gilt.' the papers wire w o re' for. fie tram, d that as early a day at,possitile IYOIIIII be bruited for the discos:4mi ; hat he was rather siorpri.ed that au honourable member (Sir J. Stewart) who had thought river to coudeniii his conduct when ho could not reply, bad not Idinstif bad the manliutno to more for the • papers.—(Hear.) - Captain MAIIERLI supported the petition. The petition haring been read, Mr. RICARDO mad, he believed that thole who moved and seconded the - petition, desired nothing bet that which ass wished for by all limiest men. 'I here was mach delusion on the subject of the advantages gained by the stockholder. Others talked about •• eipsitahle ailjuitment ;" he wanted no thin„- more than equitable adjustment ; and he denied that the stockholder sans now fCCI ivi e s inure than lie was entitled to. The iiebt was not contracted in a depreciated currency. Four lianiliet millions were borrowed before there was any depre ciation Mr the last twenty years the holders of such debt Lad received their dividends in is depreciated currency. They bad lost thereby twenty-seven tailbone ; 111 T, Museliett had calculated nod proved this subject inure acourately.--Yetition ordered to be printed. Otte acts SOC lEn cs.—Mr.'IIItOIJCPFAM gave notice, that nu hon. friend of his would subtnjt. a Mal to the !loose on Tuesday nett, re , loccting the Secret Societies of Orangemen in lrelaud. -(llear.) iteN Tit A UE.—Nr. M. Wil IT MO It E brought forward his motion respecting the unieuilii:ent of the Corn Lows. The principle 'of Iluetuation, which they occasioned, was injurious Mahe best interests of the country. Ile concluded with mov ing for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Corn Lawn. Mr: CUM EN, Mr. ligNXErf, Neil Mr. lIUSKISSON decidedly deprehated the idea of tlisturb:ng the law on such a subject. Mr. MONCK was in favour of the motion. • ctiI,,WOOD strongly Ininenteil these frequent discusSions of this'questiou, which tended to keep the country in a state of uncertainly, an I was Mindoro' instead of beneficial to the agriculturist. Ile hoped the bun. gentleman would not press his motion to a division. SinJ fi s TE WART maid, as Ilia former opinion had hero ad verted to, he (lid nid liesihte to say in the Mee of the [louse, and die Nt odd, that all the proamtlingv had been movt-tmeou. auto tiona'.— (Ili er.) Alution agreed to; Papers ordered. Air. Illtol-111L151, in consmintnee of what had occurred that er a thus notch tor hint, lie withdrew Lord Althorp's motion the prcmeul, reorilin the Foreign Enlistment Aril.— (I ar.) The !louse *mil into a Committee on the ASSCAI•CIi 'f ;ivies del. Mr. CR I;NFIL:LL asked %bat, was to be the coutiiiion of those wham hod ennipoundtil fur the Asamised *lrises ! ....... _ The cIIANCEL:LOU of tIitTEXCIILQIEIt said, where payautods hat liven while, a proportion to be return, tl, unit the f uture ch a r g e In be accordiug to :t per emitage. The Itt entail ##### nate,d wus agreed to--:lteport on Friday. The CIIANCELI,OIt of the LXCIIEQUEI: moved that the Howie in into a committee un the tingling Fund Act on Monday neat, when he shonlit briug forward his plans for simplifying such fund. The How adjourned. Mr. IIUMI: considered discussion ns highly beneficial. It the country sews unsettled, it was because they were on a wrong foundation. Ile hoped his bon. friend's bill would be brought in, and discussed in all its singes. Sir T. was decidedly against the measure; lie trusted his Majesty's ministers would give the agriculturists their support on this occasion to negative the present motion. The Callcry was then cleared fora division— }"'' the ttiotioti 25-4tiust it 713.-111ajority against flap =lieu TUESDA Y, FED. 23. A petition was presented from the County of Dublin, c OM. plaininknf the retort' t , feoloittrWhite.—Onlercd to be taken IMO CollOilliCll4loll on Thumlay ihe ISA of Aiwa. Mr. D. UA% IS prexentt J petitions from parishes in Bristol, praying; fur rctlef trout Ott house and whitlow taxes. Air. till R;111' spoke in favour of lie tolul rednetion of the axxessetl j thereby the I.4tronago would be reduced, out the influence of the crown ilitnitti.hed. and the taxes propormd to he reduced were nut those that, would afford must fella.— Pt-taint' ordered to be printed. Sir H. AV I IiSON 'Lite& Hutt when the Act was poweed re gardinz Houk it entree, it was billti 11 • Ilsal the vrnaccati .... olamold he Mopped, and the liacA, where no y had het 61 111., jell, i41 11 10Cil• That bad been doue-pal thu law exYtia4Al 'Kit; 11 ii , , ~~ ~~~~.