The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-16 00:00:00

.:- r • 4. St HUM TUESDAY NIGIVI"S GAZETTE. • BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. 1.. 11. Merlelly and J. Dayrie, Finsbury Square, merchants, from March IS to April 12. BANK iturTs. 'F. and J. Tait, Dover Road, Southwark, brewers. Solicitors, Messrs. Spence and Co. Furniral's Inn. C. Eicke, Corthill, dealer. Sol. Mr. King, Copthall Court, Throginor ton Street. L. Thompson, Hessle, Yorkshire, miller. Sol. Mr. High.. moor, Scot's Yard, Bush Lane. DIVIDENDS. April 5, J. Cary, Baguet Court, Fleet Street, merchant—l 9, G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Lane, Charing (lam, printer—r 2, F. Forbes, Greenwich, druggist-12, W. F. A. Dufour, Semen; Street, Oxford Street, je•eller-12, It. Bowman, Mancluster, grocer.-3, J. Burgle, Mark Lane, carpenter-5, It. Barrett, l'OUllty, linen draper —t, R. Brown, Shelh2ld. draper—ti. J. Bond, Munsley, Herefordshire, coppice dealer-11, T. Hill, Lailbury„ Ilerelbrdshire, surgeon— 1, W. D. Goodeve, Wim borne Minster, Dorset, common brewer-15, S. Buttner. Oxford Street, woollen draper-15, W. Dallas, Cushion Court, 01,/ Broad Street, merchant. CERTIFICATES to be getintell April 2. .1. Lee, Charles Street, Ilorslyrlown, ligliterman—W. C. Dewsnop, St. Bride's Court, Bridge Street, Blackfriars. painter .—J. Giddens, Norwich, hombasin manufacturer—T. Molyneux, Ilolborn, booiniaker—E. Woodward, Derby, innkeeper. Tmertat Vartiament. HOUSE OR OF LORDS. MONDAY. ItARCII 111. The Duke of lION'I'IIOSE reported, that the Address of the house to his Majesty, in answer to the Royal M essa g e, had been presented, and that it had been graciously received. Earl DARNLEY said, he o b served, by the votes on the table, thst a bill was to be brought into the House of Commons by the Secretary of Ireland, with a view to facilitate We commutation tit tithes in that country. It was a' most important subject; and he expressed &hope, that the noble earl would bawl the ',madness to stile in that house the &tonne of the plan. IM. could not see why the subject had bean withheld from the !louse of Lords. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, be was enable to decide how it wes pos.ible to me.:t the wishes of the noble earl. There were some pitusisidtts in the bill alluded to of a nature which made it buronienient ; the measure should originate any where but in the &louse of Commun./. When the nvassuro was quite ready, the noble earl naive for papers, and have them printed tot the inthrtnaMin of the house. Ile could not then enter upon discussion. Every subjact of this nature ought to have the most earnest anal serious consideration, and so tier front wishing to t ame ohstruetion in the way, his Majesty's Government would be reedy to receive any sulgostion offeeed for the welfare of Ireland. by parsons ecquaintol with that country. At the same time he conk, not, consistent with porlituuentary practice, then enter into any discussion of the subjec.. The Earl of DAIINLEY, in reply, said, the intention of his Majesty's (kwerroueot, with respout to tithes in Ireland, might t tare been the subject of stmultaneotis opening in that house and the other. The Housed Lords ought to know more on the que.tion than they were able to collect from reports of proceed ings in the other branelt.of the lr.gislattire. The LOUD CHANCELLOR said, the house ought to be notions bow they proceeded with respect to measures gab c in the other house. The very case to• which the noble east alluded, although the sohjectof a bill, nklit not be treated in a way to meet hie iinipietit policy. The bill might be lost, an event which must nu'l'ty the premature intentions of Mat house. Adjourned. VILIESTYKY MARCIt 11. Mr. WMcirt ;ter, toad the i'mt.olfice, presented an Acemmt of Delano* i. the hand. of the Deputy Post-Master, for the Jut year. The Annual Aceotrit of the London Dock Company was pa euted. Mr. Spitler relented the Tenth Report of the Highland Roads and Br;dges Commissionerr. Mr. lloNden and others. tiom the Commons. brought up the Irish Asses.ed 'foxes Repecl Dill, which *vs rbud the first lime. The Scotch Crtt'itore•Di" was read the third time, and passed. .—Adjourntsl. WEDNESDAT. MARCH It The Doke of Rlc HNI(IN I) presented a petition from Lyon. in NOrfolk. egai tat the Insulrtnt Uebtora' Act —Laid on the table. Lord GRANTHAM presented a petition from the owners and :capers of land at Pontefract, Yorkshire, against that part of the Turnpike Act which lays toll upon carts and waggons with R&M. wheels. 'The noble err' obscurer', that the petitioners considered such bin a haat hardship.—The petition was laid on the table. - The It ish Assessed Taxes Repeal Bill was read a second time. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, lie made a motion last ses sion, calling for an account of the number of appeals decided in 1/113; he was then desirous of making the account up to .the present time, and lie moved accordingly.—Ordered. MASI{ iAtiC.-I.ord ELLENIIOIDAUGII took the onportu nity of adve.ving to the manures before Parliament on tile sub ject of HMI Their lordships, he observed, in the course of the present session, 11s11 pll9s.:Cll tam bills. The first hail for its obiect to make v.. 10 cutain mania: 4 es which they had *plena ni :sal under licerrsts ;;.anted by Surrogates, contrary to the New Marriage Act. They also passed to the Commons another bill, is repeal the pmspee• •re clauses 11( the New Marriage Act. The thjtat of that bull w to place the country, with restsett to the Marriage fix, in the situation in which they stood under the old Marrta4e Act. with the exception of one clause, which de eland meninges without the consent of parents and guanhans lle of ~,al It might be clearly understood. that up t o that perioti no alteration had taken place in the New Marriage Act. All its pntvisions and enactments would remain in force, until a bill to re reel the same received the royal assent. The noble lord thought it right to make the above observations. because be had heat considered by wane persons an advocate, watching the pr o . gross of legh.latinn on that particular question. Ilse house adjourned. THURSDAY. MANCH 13. The Earl of 1)AIIN LEY presented it petition front the mer chants, hankers, and traders oh Oldham, Lancashire, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Earl GREY delivered petitions frotti Sonde - 118ml, Abbott's Wearmouth, Bishop's Wistmouth, and Derby, against the Insolvent Debars' At:. The same noble earl also presented a petition fmin the resident tradesmen and shopkeepers 1.1 the town of Detby, against the Ilawkers' Act. The above petitions were rea•t and laid on the table. The !rt.!' Annesbed Taxes Reveal Bill 'mused through a Com mittee, and wan repored without :Amendment. The house adjournad. FRIDAY, MAIICII 11. Mr. Mason frnm the India litiusehtought up certain monthly returns, which were laut on the table. Mr. Bowden, and other ILitibers fmin the !louse of Com mons, brought tip the Assessed Taxes Reduction Bill, the Irish Arms Hill, and the Severn Bndgc Bill, which were read a that time. The E of LIMERICK pretaztel a veti•ion from Mr. I). Barrett. clerk of the crown fur the eo.inty of Limerick, eon]. Owning at the optat.tiun a r LUC Aut of Parliament. which The petition woo I.tid on the table. The UMlbe then atljourncd to Monday. • allk• _ • THE NATIONAL REGISTER _ . deprived him of certain f..szo belonging to his office.—Read, and laid on the table. Lod CALTHORPD presented a petition from the Rev. W. Burgess, Commissary and Vicar General of Kirbysaken, in the county of Essex, praying that the peculiaritie, of wine , ' he had been deprived by the New Marriage Act may be provided for in some ,ature 1aw...-The petition was referred to the Committee on the Marriage Law. The Earl of DARNI.EY said, he held in his hand a petition from the bankers, merchants, and manufacturers of Wakefield, aAainst the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The noble earl addressed a few observations to the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, expressing a hops that his lordship . was not adverse to the amendment of die Bill upon those points which the public cre ditor considered injurious. The I.OIID CHANCELLOR said, it would be in the reeol lection of the house, that the Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors was brought in by a noble and learned lord not then in his place. It was nut his intention on that occasion to discuss the meeits of the Act. He should only say that, in a coversation, that made and learned lord hail told him the Bill war more efficient when it first came to that house, bin it had been spoiled by improvements elsewh,re. It was for the house to say how far it had produced an effect which ought to be counteracted. The Earl of LIMERICK said, lie was glad the sulject was likely to cone under the consideration of the house. The Act hail done much mischief in Ireland. HOUSE OP COMMONS. MONDAY, MARCH 10. Severer Petitions were presented opium the blankest Deb tors' Act. Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from Mr. Parkins, complaining of an undue eleotion for Arumlel.—Ordered to be taken into consideration on I Lumley, April 17. Mr. HUME gave notice that, tomorrow, be should move for Returns respecting Land Tax unredeemed ; also respecting the Post Wier, Dublin. SMALL Dcuts.—Lord ALTIIORP begged to state that the Committee now sitting respecting toe more speedy recovery of small debts did not intend to interfere with any existing ju risdictions. He concluded by moving for returns of all the Courts in England and Wales fur the recovery of small debts, (excepting the Courts or Westminster Hall,) the extent of theis jurisdictions, and the authority under which they acted.— Ordered. Mr. PEEL said, as the Right lion. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs would be usable to attend tomorrow, from severe indisposition, be trusted that the Switch County Repre sentation Motion would bmposiponed. • Lord A. HAMILTON, muter Come circumstances, post poned his motion till this day week. Mr. ABERCROM BY gave notice, that, on the 22d April, the Member for Ayr would bring forward a motion respecting the striking of Juries in Scotland in Criminal Cases.— llie lion. member also gave notice, that, on the C,►th, he should- staimait a motion respecting Elorthwick's Case. Mr. RICARDO moved for relents of the half year's divi dends receivers in the three per cents. &c. under 51. 101. 151. ise.—Ordeted.—Though Mr. ft. rad it might take some little time to make the returns, as the Bank, be understood, were now a good deal employed. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a petition from ship-owners, &c. of Ayr, compin'aing of the duties on coals. He asked whether there erns any isilention to reduce the ditties. The CHANCELLOR of the ESCHEQUER rid, be had no intention to propose any reiltmtion of such duties. Alderman WOOD complained of the partial nature of the duties ; London paid more than soy other place. Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, that the original sellers of coals were not the permit"s who gained by the high prises. The best ; ale they got lAN. a clialdron for—inferior coals, 10e. Od.— and those coals were sold in Loudon for 60s. 70s. and ti oa. per elialdron.—(llear.)--The duties were partial ;—why were they to pay 10s. on this side of Gravesend, whku below it they only raid Ss.? Mr. LI'I'TLETON spoke in behalf of the inland coal; said that the duties bad tsiated upwards of one century ; and ha trusted that due regard would be had to vested interests be , fore there was any change of the ditties. Mr. MAItRYAT said, in the Hans Town they could get English coals cheaper that' our manufacturers/&s. could._ Petition orde►ed to be printed. Leave was given to bring in the Warehousing Bill. SUPPLY.—ARMY 13STIM Al ES. Lord A. PALMBR.BTON moved, apt the Report of the Supply be presented. Mr. HUME could not allow the Report to be brought op, without first adverting to the King's Speech and the Estimates. The opening speech promised considerable reduction., stating that every thing had been framed with a due regard to coo nomy. Instsad of any impou tent reductions in the army, navy, and ordance estimates, the only difference between those of the present year and the IMO year %se, 114,0001. The pro mises of such speeches, he regretted to say, were little at tendril to. He should more a resolution esphipatory of these matters—but he should not diside the House on the amend tuent. Col. DAVIF.S seconded the amendment, and said that the only reason be had fur not tittering resistance to the estimates was, that it was almost Inquissible to avoid war, not only be tween France and `Spain, but between Franca and England. —(lleer, hear.) Lord PALMERSTOPtsI thought the 'loose ought first to see the estimates, before env such resolution was adopted.—Re solution negslived. Mr. BROGUES then presented the Report, and ►he several items or resolutions were read. On the vote fur 19,4001. for the yeomanry coil* of Ireland, Mr. HUME proposed to grant only an allowance fat monthr longer, namely, 9,2001. This amendment gave rise to • long and desultory conver ration , the amendment war, however, ultimately negatived without • division, and the origin'sl vete agreed to. On the vote fur the College at Sandhurst, and fur the mule's there, Ms. HUME prolonged In reduce the gum by 36001. On after . o . w emmultation, the House divided—For the amendment 1-I—for the original motion 107 majority against the intendment 90. The several other resolutions were agreed to On the order of the day for the House going into a commit tee to introduce • clause, exempting entirely from the House •omit Window Tax, all houses tinder the rent of 51. annually, and haring no more Ilan six windows. 'flue CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER said lie was reluctantly obliged to oppose this motion of the hon. gent. It was tree that there was such a duty as thst stated by the bon. gent. on cottages under 51. a year ; but the law provided, not wily that the occupiers of such houses receiving parish relief should be exempted, hot further than tltet—any ...onager nut receiving parish relief, who should get a certiliagte of inability to pay, ertlier from the minister or some respectable parish ioner, should also he exempt. The number of this class of houses was 1,100,000, and of these upwards of 700,000 were exempt, and the others had the power of relieving themselves if really unable to pay. One alteration he intended to pro. pose was, to extend the exemption on persons employed in warehouse.% to lads of 18 years of age : at present it was cow- Gued to lads under 14. The gallery was then cleared for a division on Mr.Cttswea'► proposition. For the amendment 34—Against it St —Msjurity 33, The House then went into a Committee on the Bill. After some observations from different members, the Bill went through the Committee. The several other orders were disposed of, and the Mouse adjourned. TUESDAY, MIACH . I4. A person from the Post-ollice presented an account of lances due to the general department. Mr. BYNt; moved the second reading of the Shadwell New Church Bill. Mr, C. BENNET opposed the bill, and moved, that it be read a second time this day six months. After an extendcd discussion the bill was thrown out- Worn:moss-mum Pnisusa—On the presentation of 11. petition respei ling the laws regarding small debts, Sir R. WILSON asked whether, debtors were allowed to •be confined so closely that they could only see their friends once a month, and that such debtors were refused those pro visions sent them by their friends. Mr. PEEL replied, that the prison was under the regulation of the magistrates; but that with respect to the artaagemente • there was now some inquiry going forward. Mr. CA LCILAFT gave notice, that, on the Ist of May, he would submit emotion for the total repeal of the Leather Tax.. —(Hear heart ) A petition•was presented from the ship-owners of Hull, en gaged in tho oil. trade, agaiust the reduction of the tallow duties. 41r. CURW EN presented a petition against the redaction of the foreign tallow ditties from farmers !lad graziers of Wilt shire. Mr. J. SMITH asked whether the government intended. to bring forward any measure to remedy the evils of the Insolvent Debtors' Laws ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that he was not aware of any intention to bring forward snob • men mare, but the situation of government would be turned to that subject. Sir J. NEWPORT observed, that if individuals were to prepare a bill to ameliorate the laws, the attention of the law °dicers would be directed to frustrate, not to support it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, he had attended to dm subject, and had introduced a bill last session, anti he was sow 'ready to listen to any suggestions. Mr. BRIGIIT said, something ought to be done to protect the honest creditor against the fraudulent debtor. Mr. LUSH INGTON - presented papers respecting the army estraordiaaries, &c.--Ordered to be printed. Mr. 11U3IE mooed for returns of land tax unredeemed; of land tax redeemed since 1796, &c.—lle wished to put as es 4 to the espence of this establishment. —Ordered. Mr. 11 . 1531 E said he shoold not submit his motion respecting the Irish foal (Lace, understanding that it irsa about to be investigated by the commission of intruigy. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCILEQ,UER moved that the House go into& committee on the Nativnal Debt Reduetims Bill. Mr. P. GRENFELL again spoke stroegly against what bad truly been termed the `. Sham Sinking Fund,' and lain toted I that it had continued so long. it had bees at once expensive and demusive to the country ; and it w. s absurd in principle. He then adverted to Mr.. Ricard's project for paying off the whole of the national debt, within a given time, by saarifieieg a portion of the whole property of the cowry; sad he de signated it as the most wild scheme that bad ever been pro posed. How was the value of each person's property to be get at , and what power os persuasion would induce people to sa crifice so much of their property as to pay off the trifling sum of 100,000,0001.r—(Hear.) The project was indeed wild in every point of view. lle concluded with expressiag his warm support of the bill, as it provided and eontemplatad a real Sinking Fund. Mr. J. Shl ITH 'did, whatever might be the real worth of the Sinking Fund, its existence had been useful in sustaining pelt lie credit, and lied enabled bans to be raised on better terms. Ile expressed his warm approbation of the bill. Sir H. PARNELL was animal to adopt any measure that was ielculated to reduce the debt. Mr. RICARDO said, his objection to the Sinking Fond was not to the principle, but to the facility with which it might be diverted to other objects. As to the plan Cur papag off the national debt (alluded to by Mr. Greniell), its principle was new ; the means of making the division were established by the Income Tax. He did not desire that it should be is can payment, or made in two months. He proposed that it should be extended over considerable length of time. He was per suaded of the advantages rebuking from il. Ile was against the Sinking Fond, because it placed in im hands of ministers a power that would encourage them to extravagance. After some remarks from Mr. ,Montt, &c. the bill went through a committee.—Report to-morrow. The remaining orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, SEARCY 12. There being only 36 Members present st four o'clock, the SPEAKER declared the house to stand adjourned till to mor on. saids:i for o .: hul :rim,. on the subject of agrirul. TIHIgaDAY, MARCH IS. c is . l i c .. ctn . p h e ..a tit . tts i stoldhcrott:ittlo.wd taus t r s a ut a Committee lbe r o e o q. a t . h i e ts Sligo been tntered into, the Speaker declared that the Order west be discharged.—Discharged accordingly. n g e e. than Koine, Esq. he laving could not postpone his moo al:cBAnei,prstweTedwi., i 1 be t w t hu t r e i T t m o i w if: R o o fi r o f D d r e t t e ch e d e l tural difficulties. INsuLVENT DFIITORS . Act —A petition was presentedTrom Maidstone, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Mr. S. WORTLEY exprissed the hope that Government might turn their attention to this important sobject. Sir E. KNATCIIBULL also desired that these laws should be fully considered. The SOLICI'iOR•CENERAL said, that these petitions must he looked upon with considerable caution and circum spection. For the evils complained of there were considers ble remedies in the acts, but of which the creditors did uot avail themselves. Ile approved of the principle ; there might ' be defrcls, aunt if Coy ono would suggest remedies be 'koala ladly attend to them. , .;