The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-06 00:00:00

= vie wieww THE NATIONAL REGISTER. an the life of the King . , awl any annuity or pension grante4 thereon( was at ph asure, consequently the Judges would h.• dependant on his Mjestv, contrary to the principle of the an unities grUnted to Judges in this country. For thele return's In' Could not a„rre to the atnNtdment morciLby the Hon. Member. The. House divided far the Speaker's leaving the Chair, A.%es, V— Majority, O. The Howe then res dyed itself into a Committee on the Bill, NVltartEn in the Chair. An a►nendment was pr►►pos►•d to exempt the minor Judges or the FAch , quer from the provisions of the Bill, on the grounr' that the Cnurt had scarcely any • jitdirinl business to transact, and that one out of the live was sufficient to sign his name in the &fairs of the revenue. The amendment was negatived, flind after some fUrther con versation, the report was ordered to he reeoived. The Orden of the Day were then disrobed of, and the How adjounied. VRIDAV, JtINP. i'ke Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Military Commissioners' Act, and several private Acts. The laitul Receiver of the Resenue Bill was passed, and or dered to the Lords. MR. Cis Art's/ brought in a Bill for repealing the Art for in- Siciing x penalt . % for the killing a hare, and for the appointment of Gamekeeper•, ss hick was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time MI Wednesday. The Three per Cents. Annuity Bill %Ca% read a second time, and was ordered to be committed on Thttrsdpy next. The House in a Committee went through the Small Pox Pre vention Bill, and made ►everal amendments, Mr. Wharton in the Chair. LORD POLK‘TONF considered the Bill of very great import ance. and thought it should he deferred till next :Session. t'trt.Lxn said, w lieu he moved for leave to bring in the 13il1 he intimated that such was his intention. The report was ordered to be received this day three mouths, and the Hill printed. The Me Licences Bill was ordered to be committed on Wed nesday next. ISI I.A NO PROMISSORY NOTES. MR. WIN tsAntv rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to restrain the circulation of Inland Promissory Notes, and Bill; of Exchange of small value. lie observed, that notes were iism►wd under •?(ls. in the potteries and other manufactories, and iu the collieries, some of which were more taken and of no va lue, and the existing act did not empower the offenders to he taken before a Magistrate, and many of them were forged. lie therefore moved, •• For leave to bring in a Bill to restrain the negotiation of Promissory Notes, or Bills of Exchange under in that part of Great Britain called England." The motion was put and agreed to. OVNg 6. ,tresent had the appointment of all the Officers of a Court liar' LI, and the prosecution %Its conducted by an Officer of the Crown, but what he complained of the most was, the power of the Crown to alter the sentence of .a Court Martial from acquit tal to actual censure. The Him. Member then proceeded to no. ice the Petition of the lion Cochrane Johnstone, presented its former Session, who was acquitted by a Court Martial, hut the sentence was reversed, and he was passed over in the list of pro motions. In the Navy, the sentence of a Court Martial was t,ever altered, and he could not conceive why there should he any difference in the two services. There was another hardship .mtler which an Officer tried laboured, and that was, that he cquld be kept ander arrest for an unlimited time, as there was no period mentioned within which hi. sentence could be made known. Ile therefore moved for leave to bring in a Bill " evpedite the trial of Military Courts Martial, and to prevent any undue interference in the proceedings or any alteration of thesentence." Ton SEcrivr4nr AT WAR anti SIR A. WELLEsr.nr were of opinion, that any such Bill could not be entertained, as the Mu tiny Bill was passed, and could not by a clause contained theteiu tie altered. His Majesty, in repeated instances, where an Officer was ordered to be remanded, dispensed with the cam inc the sentence into effect, and the Bill would be so fur nugatory, at, though the King could not alter the sentence, he may dismiss the Officer, w hick was a prerogative that no person would think it proper or n ise to infringe. Sin F. BußOF.irspoke in favour of the motion, on the grounds that it would prevent ;my evil ads iwr of his !Majesty socceediog in recommending the alteration of the sentence of a merilorieui officer who had been acquitted, which had been the case in se veral instances. Mn. I,Evrt.riov' conA.ntea to withdraw his motion, after which the orders of the day were disposed of, and the House as a late hour adjourned. PRO% IN t'l 11.8. VONTITI.Y AGftItLJi.tURAI. nreont. The sowing- of all sorts of spring or Lent corn cropc,ectp those of the lair Barley kinds, in most of the northern districts, has been some time finished; aud, from the complete manner in which they have been put into the ground, and tl►e warn► showery weather which has since succeeded, they cannot hut, have come forward in a rapid and vigorous manner; while all Those crops of both the grain and pulse kinds which ►sere put into the soil at a more early period, have an unusually healthy and promising appearance. The inAtence of the uncommonly time growing weather during the whole of the month, has e►en been considerable on the soon Wheat crops, so as to have ren dered the aspect of those which had been greatly kjared by the alternation! of frost and thaw, it: the preceding months, in some cases highly favourable ; consequently less mischief than ivas :It first apprehended will probably be sustained in such crops. The same causes have likewise had the happiest effects in ob viating the unusual scarcity of fodder, which was almost every where experienced by fanner• about the close of the last month, by the sudden spring ►which has been given to vegetation, and the luxuriant flush of grams, which has been the consequence. This has been more particularly the case in the midland, wes tern, and southern grazing districts. In the hay districts, like wise, the effects of the same circumstances have been equally evident. The grass, which had every where the most backv :►r/ and unpromising appearance the last month, has experienced a most sudden change, now appearing, in must instances, not only favourable in its aspect, but the crop• more forward and full than could possibly have been •apposed ; so that the quantities, when cut, will most probably be us large, if not more so, than is usually the case. The prices of most sorts of store stock have neon kept down hitherto, by the scarcity of ail kinds of fodder; but it is probable they will now he higher. Fat stock, of all descriptions, has been sold at high prices, but the lute sudden flush'of grass may, perhaps, have some effect in lowering them. Ma Nen rsi JeNE am sorry to inform.vou that the numerous body of cotton-►craters in this town and reighbour nood are vet still dissatisfied with the proposals w Bich its mas .er manufacturers have agreed on at their meeting lasi night at 'he Ball's Head Inn here, which is 10 per cent. advance ou all kinds of cotton goods weaving, to tale place this day (June 1), and 10 per cent. again advace, to take place on the lst of Augast newt—this makes a full '2O per cent. w hid] does not meet the approbation of this great body or useful men. Their demands are, and they do stand out and, kersibt in having 6i. bd HACKNEY COACHES. tircn•R4oN observed, that according to an Act which had passed there was a per centage when oats were at a guinea a (latter, hut it was difficult to calculate the per centage, and romeottentl v great mistakes occurred, and the fare was some tivies osfrr-rharged. He had also to remark, that there were from 4 to :ilk) carriwes plied between London and the neigh bouring %Wages, who took up passengers and dropt them anotlwr plate withia the tanks prescribed, but it was difficult to proceed against the owners for such otreoce. He therefore moved, " For leave to brio. , in a Bill to repeal the Rates taken by Licensed Hackney Coachmen, and establishing others in lieu thereof, and tot other orposes, which motion was agreed to." TuE SEcuCT4UY AT IV.in obtained leave to bring in a Bill to oblige the Clerks of sub -divisions to account for the money in hand', and to enable the Secretary at War to sue for and to re cover the same. The report on the Scotch Judges Annuity Bill was brought op, and the amendments agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third lime on Friday. MILITARY LOO !ITS M ;ITT 4L. Mn. LETTTEroN rose, in pursuance of the notice he had given, to move for leave to bring in a Bill en assimilate Military to Naval Courts :t forth!. The Hon Member observed, that no• thing was further from his intention than to entrench on the prerogltive atilt- Crown. In tile reign of Henry the VII lb the 'toner , if the King over the army was first recognized, and i n the rei„za of alto marched hi. Dutch regiments to .sell an iwartvetion,. the Ni►uinc Bill passed, which gave th e Cosumeos Li poser annsafly of passing it or not. His Mijcst) at 3 A f t 3 1 t V a • II a C e It LI if it