The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 294 indicted who were obliged to pay to the Clerk of the Peace, before they could be allowed to plead not Guilt•. —These fees amounted to eight or nine pounds, and it had often happened to him, and he was sure to many of the Learned Gentlemen near him, that within poor man had been indicted for a trifling misdemeanor, he had ad vised him to plead guilty, because he could not, afford to pay t►►e expcnee of proving his innocence before his country. Mr. HOLME SUMNER opposed these additional chimes, as irreva lent to the Bill : the first was lost on a division ; the second was ear tied by 36 against 42.—The suppression of fees, however, is to apply only to such Clerks of the Peace as shall be appointed after the passing of this Act. SUBSIDY TO SWEDEN. On bringing up tl►e Report of the Committee of Supply, Mr. PON ttOtNt3v said be rose to call the attention of the Noble Lor►l opposite. to a subject of the greatest importance. Of all other years he con sidered this to be one in v►hich the country ought to make the great est possible exertions There o fee certain papers and certain events upon stitch he should make a few observations. He found that a I sum of between 300,0001 and 400,001. had been advanced by this country to Sweden ; that a Minister who lately came over here from , 1 Denmark, had suddenly withdrawn himself from this country. F►►r a considerable time it had been stated in various publications, that the cause which retarded the reconciliation with Denmark, was, that of our having sanctioned an engagement for the partition of a certain pert of the dominions of that country. If it should appear to the Noble Lord that it would be imprudent at this time to make any communication to the House, he (Mr. PoNsolsusr) would not press question. The Noble Lord, however, knew very w•uil how cau tions Ministeos ought to be, in ent•rinti into any engagements which might be injurious to the interest of this country, in settling the af fairs of the Continsut, at some future period. We had given Sweden upwards of 300,0001. and time Ruler of that country had as yet made no exertion, except sending a certain portion of troops to occupy his own territory in Germany. It was said that we had given hinm gnarant.y that he should be permitted to occupy Norway. He did not mean to deny that such an act as this would not be justifiable, because we were at war with the Power to which Norway belonged. But it ought to be well Weighed and considered how far it was pru dent to make such a stipulation. If the Noble Lord should say lie did not think fit to make any answer to these points, he was willing to suppose that it was a proper caution ; and so far, to place confi dence in Ministers, although he did not approve of their general conduct. But in placing such confidence, he should not be under stood a• having precluded himself from the liberty of b►inging for ward the subject at any other time. Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the Right Hon. Gentleman had introduced this business. He should be happy to give the information required, could it be done with safety ; but at the present moment he could not give any sa tisfactory information on the subject of our relations with any one Corn t without disclosing information respecting other Conrts that wth! be prejuilicial to the interests of this country. , With respect to Denmark, the disputes that existed between her and this country related chiefly to certain claims which she haul made upon mts. At vre•Ont he was not at liberty to say any thi ug more on this subject. Pedlar a time might shortly come when the information now asked for might be given. —Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, MAT 5. Mr. BYNG presented a petition from many persons in the neigh bonthood of Uxbridge, respecting the encouragement of Christi anity in India. Sir F. BURDETT rose to renew his motion for the production of the Minutes of the Court of Inquiry, upon the allegations of Mr. • Hancock against Capt. Phillimore. of the Diadem man of war. Those allegati4ms slated, that he Nal .been.punished in an illegal and un usual manner by Captain Phillimore. Mr. Lyttleton, Mr. Croker, and Members. bore testimony to. the character of Captain Phillimore, and contended that lie was perfectly jnstified in acting as he had done towards Hancock..—The motion was negatived. . Mr. W. S3l ITH obtained. leave to bring in a Bill for.the relict of persons denying the doctrine of. the Trinity. . The House then went into a Committee ofSimply, when finool. wasyoted to the Board of .A2rienlture-..17181. to the French Refit gers--15.c201 for the-Royal Nary for completing the buildings of the said Asylum-. 48.1071. tor the Penitentiary H ~,, f at Milirmik—and 16321. fur the WeAwinster Impravemeots. ...Adjourned. r- I ' • • THURSDAY, M:11 7'. Nothing of any importance occurred this day. i , 41-. 4 . I I. FRIDAY, MAY 7. ADMIRALTY REGISTRAR. MAY O. Mr. DICKENSON brought up the• report of the Regi.trar of the Ad miralty Bill, and upon the motion that the Ameedmenis should be read a second time, sonic observations were made by Lora Castle reagh, who said he had no objection to the general regulation of the office, for it was desirable tlial tie ballanees remaining in it should he paid into the hands of Government, rather than those of an indi. victual.—The situation was, however, held by law, and he to whom it belonged should in jtistiee be remonaciated. He conceived that it would be necessary to recommit the Bill, and tinned an amendment to that effect. After some ohservatiors from Mr. Martin. Mr. Stephen, Sir 4, Romilly, and others. which ended in an miderovnding that the Bill should be debated in a n•ore advanced stage, the Bill was ordered to to be re.committed this day sc'nnight. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. PEELE gave notice, that Ice would on Monday move forleave to bring in a Bill for the relief of the Insolvent Deotors in Ireland. The Bin should be upon the principle on which the English Bill Was founded. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY exprt need his satisf*Eiction at such a men sure, and begged to know whether it was his intention to extend the Ecclesiastical Courts' 13111 of this comitry to Ireland. Mr. PEELE said he should consult some of those Gentlemen who were the best capable of judging of the propriety of such a Bill, and immediately send them copies of the English Bill. relative to the Ecclesiastical Court. He statod, that the only ditference between the Bill he intended to bring in, and that which now existed, was the appointment of a separate Omit, a regulation which was to take place in this country, but for which there was no necessity in Ireland, in consequence of the comparative-1y trivial number of eases. Mr. HERBETT moved, that an Address he presented to the Prince Regent, praying that he would be pleit-ed to order to be laid before the House, the 15th report of the Commissioner?: of Naval Revision. After some observations frOm Mr. Croker, Mr. Rose, and others, .the motion was negatived --Adjourned. TUESDAYsS LOAIDON GZAETTE. A DMTRALTY•OEPICE, MAY 4. Admiral Lord Keith has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Lieutenant Stokes, commanding his Majc-ty'., gun -vessel t h e Constant, giving an account of his having, on the list of April, in com pany with tild Martial gun vessel, captured, off the Samtes, a French privateer, called L'Olympe, carrying two guns and 16 men. BANKRUPTS. R. Abraham, late of Ashburton, Devon, banker,- to surrender Iltay 10, 17, and June 16, at eleven', at the Golden Lion Inn, A,lihtirrint. Attornies, Mr. Tucker, Ashburton ;and Mr. Luxmore, Red Lion square Holborn, London. I'. Preston, and J. P. Smith, Upper Thames-street, lead-tnerehants, May 15, 9t; and June 15, at ten, at Anomie', Messrs. Wadeaon. Barlow, and Grosvenor, Austin friars. J. H. Hole, of-Islington, apothecary, May 11, 13, and. June 15, at. eleven, at Guildhall, Attornies, Messrs. Aldridge and SMith, coin's Inn New square. S. Griffin, at Sun-street, 13ishopsglite-street, slopseHer, May 8, at ten, 15, at twelve,''and June 15, it ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Mewirs. Mattlrews, and Randall, Ca , tle-street, Holborn. T. Ratliff, of Hadleigh. Suffolk, tnaltster, May 8, 22, and June 13, at twelve, at Guildhall. , Attornies, Messrs. Loxley and Son; Cheapsido.; S. Johnston, late of Wood-street, ware.h•ar , etnart, May R, 2.1, and June 15, at twelve, at Guilt'lltdl. Attorney, Mr. 'l. Bennett, Tukenhouse yard, Lothbury. Edlin, of Watford, Hurts, brazier, May 8, 18, and June 15, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, - Mr. F. Turner, Bloomsbury-square. 5. Lockwood, of Bath, linen-draper, May 13, at six, 31, at ten, and 11111 e 15. at eleven, at the Christopher Inn, Bath. Attorney, Mr. Tilley, Devizes, Wilts. J. G. Brn.ter, of Liverpool, plumber, May, 25, 26. and June 15, at one, at Star an'l Garter Tavern, Paradise-street, Liverpool. Attor ney, Mr. Avis Liverpool. • - • ' J. Perry, of Nantwich, linen-draper, May 17, 18, and June 15, at eleven, in the Talbot. Int.. !•lirovishtiry. •Atturnies, James, and .1 ()hie, New Inn, London; and Mr. Panting, Shres. .1. M Ale'ter, of Pripiar, ‘lopseller, May 15. 18, and June 15. at One. at Guiklhall. Attornies. MessrsOlaker auti'Sons,_Nichslas-huie, • Loui. I hard-street, and Litnekouse. • • ' 1 I