The National Register. — London, England, 1822-02-24 00:00:00

peered to he misinformed of the particulars of Mr. Hunt's ca se. That hells idual had math ito application to the Coart of King's Bench, but had merely n Callen a litter to Mr. Justice Bayley.—lle (Mr. Benue() was not in the hatrit of correspondieg with Mr. lltait, hut lie lind received a triter from him this 'twil)ing, complaining of his treatment. Per haps the severity exercised towards him might have origi nated in his having so suecessfulty exposed die malpi at tires that had long existed in Vette:ter gaol. Ile be lieved that the arrangements made at the gaol, under the order of the Judges, were not applicable to persons under sentence for an ottence lilt, Mr. Hunt's. Those rules and regulations ;sere, in fart, directed against felons. The rule was what svtis knon a by the name ot " felons' line;'' and he believed it was the (llsl time that a person in the situation Mr. Hunt had been saltier teil to it. Under the operation of fi felons' fine," Mr. Hunt was not permitted to see his family acid friends, except through the intervention of a grating.— Ile had visited mauy gaols in this kingdom, and lie had seen on such instance, even where persons nerc confided fur the worst of blasphenions hitch. It bid been blalt•II to the learned Jud g e ;a tin signed the rule, that it would perhaps indict on Nit . . Hunt the ivinishinent of " felon side." lle said .6 pet hap. it might be so," hut still be signed the order; and willow r it was cooled from a former order, or was itself an original one, was of no importance to the perm) a Ito *offered by it. It appeared, from what had 'alien from the lion. I) mt. (Sir T. Lethbridge), that the magistrates of So merset were determine:l to make up, by present severity, tor rectal remissuevi. Be that its it might, however, the rule is as eviilehtly had, and ought to be abolished :a soon Ili pos sible. (Ile ,r, heat.) He did not 1...0w whethei it nas id the imA CI of the magistrates to act otherwise than diey had done, wh i le mil rule existed; but it' it were not always ri gidly adhered to, if it were occasionally relaxed, and indul gencies were alloned in particular cases, lie could conceive none in ninth such relaxation auuld be inure justifiable time iii that of Mr. Haut. He now beggeJ leave to make a few remarks on the lofty tone which the learned gentleman had thought proper to assume on this occasion. Ile had expiessed himself as if he were in the magisterial chair at the OLI Bailey, lecturing sore witness or solicdor (blear, Lear.) Now, eertiiiisly, though the learned gentleman might bring die practice of the courts below hall that house, he ought to bring alai it (lie mantras of die coons belays.— (Hear, bear.) He was, however, sale that the learned gent. had used phrases which he might very well have spa red.— When the learned gent. Caine into a society like the House of Eountious, he ought to use Arch language a, became his own situation, and the situation of those whom he udiltessed himself. (Hear, hear.) Such expressions us " bla.atLilotis, " and ,' %%tie really new within the walls of I hat nous.. Wear, hear.) «here die learned gent. acquired that I impinge, he did not know; but to use it iu that douse was highly unliccoming.—(dear, hear.)—With sespect to Mr. Justice Bayley, he levered his character and admired his conduct. Every day proved bow well he de served the situation a Welt he so) mei itortine.ly filled. Bat Illneh as he iespected that individual, lie never would allow it to he contended, that it was not the duty of a member of Pailiameat, if circumstances arose in the conduct of throe who presided over the Courts below, which exceed hits suss to bring those circuinstaisces before the House.— ( Hear.)—Let gentlemen remember what Lutil Coke said. llis oSsersation was, " hound to keep the Judges in order, us will as other men." Of course, those learned individual. ought not to he rustily charged.— But if, id a great legal quedion, the judges of the Irmo Caine to cunclasune, %hid' in point of prudence mid law tteey I/Ilght to have ithstaitied fi out— nix hazarded which in prudence aid Ide they ought not to have ilone, the member of Parliament ans no: as honest man, if lie did not come to that House and say so. The remarks of the lent ned SC11114:11101, lliertfOre went fur etaltitig. A ineeilwr of Parliament, is Ito conceived the conduct of j0.10,e to he incoricct, would be more blumeahle if he ;sere silent, than if he stated what he felt. (Hear. hear.) Mr. Loc.:Kum:l' felt himself bound to say, that the sentence on Mr. Hunt weird to the extreme verge of jus tice; and flirt their institutions would not have less respect paid to them, it' there were a lemission of Mr. Hunt's belllellee. Solitary confinement was not a part of the law, certainly nut a parr or Ads. tinat's sentence; and if the powi r to 1111110 Se solitury confinement were pos sessed by the magistiates, the sooner that power was revised it would he the huller. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said, on receiving Mr. Hunt's letter, the taunt directed the oftieeis to hderfere. As to the language lie loud used, he should not snit himself to the hom meuiltet', taste—When speaking of he should use such expressions as he deemed right, and lie should be ready to justify then) there oh iu any other 14/lee.—(Cries of Order.) Mr. BEN N Err rose, lint gave way to the Speaker. The SPEAKER said, that the language _put used was nut calculated to secure the freedom of debate ; and lie felt assured that tile hum member would he the first to disclaim them. The SsOLICITOa GENERAL observed, that the only object lie had iu stew was lit justify the Rama ks lie bad Mr. HUME lent:11114i, that the lion, hal mutt (Sir T. Lobos had dallied all Mr. lint's otiginal charges about the gaol, which charges had been ; and his present derial melded out too much nitration. Where was the et uof of Mr. 11. not being in artillery coolinement? Ile spoke I Mr. Hears authority ; that individual had I ow been 26 days doomed to solitary confinement—net a liftmen being, the officers of the gaol excepted, had seen .Mr. Hunt. Sir T. LF.THRRIDGE rrmarked, that he bad no doen tuenlary evidence to ',typos t is hat he said—hot if it turned mit that Mr. Hunt had been doomed to solitary confine ment, lie should condemn it. (Hear, hear.) Petition read, and mihmeil to lie printed. Mr. BROGIi I lAN! asked whether there was any truth In the gt atifylng a.tiulligebcc that the Spanish Cortes bad abolished the slave Irene, and whether the decree had art iveil. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY replied, that be understood the Cortes had passed such a deeree ric i a. enrl)....er •.r it highly per.al to engage iii such a trade.—( the decree; when lie did, he ;lye ally ilalUrlllation within his power glu-e that on the 7th of :dare's dada) 'caper:ling the Acts regarding two imposing great expenees on tern- Is where riots may have tai •n place. Test:tiled H petition triad Mr. R. G. in Wi t itrop,...:nrect prison, praying hsla of actions against Sir N.Co isuilinesit. since hhu magi:drat: had the Treasury for his C'JAt. Zigaa big it highly per.ol to ell lie lead not ytt iceelv n 1 Id he happy to givi AD. DENNISON go lie should submit a mot Riots, the present lows wring from hoods ear Alr. DENMAN pre', Rau, 111/111/ confined in ' for relit( ft um the Coils neat, fur Ilike imprint) been indemnified by th • • THE NATIONAL REGISTER The SOLICITOR GENERAL said, the petitioner, If he had not the means, could take the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Mr. DENMAN,Itoped that the Treasury, on coolly con sidering this transaction, would supersede the necessity of hi. again mentioning the fact to Parlianielit....Petitioll ordered to ire printed. Mr. LEN NAIII) postponed till the 27 tir inst. his motion respecting the Civil List. Sir W. CURTIS brought forward his motion respecting the Orphans' Fund, maintaining that it bail been carefully managed, as was proved by the fact of the debt Navin.;( been extinguished four years hr hire such extinction Was anticipated. Ile concluded with moving for a select committee to inquire into the appropriation of the Or phans' Fond. Mr. Sergeant ONSLO W said, that the orphans of London had nothing to do with it—indeed the fond was applied to any purpose but to that ter which it was intended. Aft.:,r some observations from Alder man C. Atkins and Sir E. Harvey, Mr. SU MN ER stated, that he mast repeat, what he had before sawn said, 'bat the funds had been most impro perly applied; and that either is' the coiarnittee, or berme the House, lie should, when he had opportunity to do so, show that such was the fact. The lion. member moved, as an amendment, that the representatives of the comities in the neighbourhood of the metropolis be appointed on the said committee. The gallery was cleared for a division, when we under stand rather a eittiuma scene took place. There being many members who did slot desise to divide on the pies lion at all, they left the Douse; so that eventnally there were not enough of metirlieta to make a Hasse. If the division had been pressed the house ,have been " counted out." The nuttiest was agreed to, and then members not originally contemplates' were proposed; bill those pi opositiuns were not uppased. Mr. G. Bennett thus became s memiser of *tee committee. Lord A. HAMILTON then moved, timt the report or the committee no Scotch Burghs, %shirt' sat last session, should be referred to a committee of the whole House. — Tile noble Lor d, submitting the motion to the House, said, lie had beets appointed cliab Mail of that committer., but having been unavoidably absent for two days, the Other wrmbrrs had, in the meantime, conti 'sett to make this repot t. Ile therefore wished it now to nosh:lgo the comities anon and revision of the Ilouse. The Lord Advocate, Laird Binning, and Mr. Forbes, defended the report• Mr. flume, Ms. Kennedy, and Sir R. Ferguson supported Lord A. liamilton'a motion; and after a long dit , ctndon the House divided. For the mo tion 4b—against it Sl—majority against the motion 35. Adjourned at twelve o'clock. THURSDAY, FEB. 21. Mr. C. W. W:% no took the atiA Mt seat. Mr. H YAM presented the i.nuad act aunts of the national debt. Ordered to he pruned. This beteg die lust day but one for the presentation of petitions for private bills, sett:tat flesh petitions were pre:salted. Mr. 'SYNC; presented a petition fur a bill to improve the Somers Town paving act. WEsT INDIA TRADE.—Mr. BERNAL wished to learn. sr !tether there was any truth in the rumour that had gin into some of the papers, that an order in council had issued to open the node between the West Indies and the American continent. Mr. W ILMOT was glad of the opportunity of contra dieting the sumour—nu such order in council had issued, nor was any thing of the kind in contemplation. As he knew that such rumour is as in circulation, lie was glad that lie could thus early contradict it, for he was an are that it was calculated to do itijiwy, and tit create anxieties- Petitions from the Corporation of Londou were presented fur bil.s to amend the acts regarding London and Blackfriars bridges. Referred to committees Oh the motion of Mr. Ald. Mr. %V. SMITH moved for further accounts of extents In aid issued since December last. lie did this because sollle extrnordinnry circumstances had intended some ex testis iii tad recently issued—CirCuenslances that were cairn 'MlA to produce disturbances in the country. Ile therefore moved fur these further 'recounts. SURREY PETITION. Mr. DENISON presented a petitioit for reform from the comity which he had the houuur to represeet—Surrey. It is as agreed to unanimously. It attributed the distresses of the country to the wasteful expenditure of the suittister", extravitgant expenditure arose lions the want of a plover mines , tit;:tiou of the couutry in the people's House of Parliament. The petitioners said they would never cease urgeio all the legal means walnut their power till they had accamplishe.l a constitutional reform of the blouse of Com mow. Tile paltry relief of taking talf the 1.. duty bad c 00... plefrly disappointed the country; stud Ike tuna. tuettlqer added, the proposed loan to parishes of 4,000,0001. would increase the burdens of the country, its the expence of such Exeltequer II:11s ninth' be 120,0006 per annum.—Petition read and ordered to he printed. Su r'PLV, Mimi Derv, &c.—Os' the bringing up of the rt putt of the committee of supply. Sir It. lIEUON asked when they might expect the ae• counts of the expense of the coronae The CH A N CEL LOB of the EXCHECUEIt replied that they were nut made out, bat that they soon would be, he expected. Mr. cALcRAFr enquired when the one shilling malt duty was to he tskeit me. The CIRN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the reduction ti as to controctice trues the beginning of the next July quarter. Mr. BEN NETT moved for !Reentrant° , the sureties of Mt. Theodore lioJk, and the stem taken by Government res pecting that person's accounts...-Orilered. RI LIEF TO TIIE COON flt Y. Lord ALTIIOII.P rose, pursuant to his notice, to Ming forward his pi (noised motion. Th.• Wail and extent of relict proposed to the country by the Goveriunelit, In the noble Lord's speech of Friday last, haul disappointed hint, Its *ell IF it great iniuuriiy in the nation. II e thuu 6 lit there might be a reductional Is XeS-111;it there might be absolute SA% ings to the country to the amount of of .1),11 4i,0001. Such amount would operate as relief to the country. Ii that saving could be ellected, and if the sinking furl acre Julie away, sir as to operate as further relief to the country, be should enter tain hope of beholding some rcine..lj lug the iiistreirses.— lie concluded with moving a resolution, that the plan of relief proposed 6y toe ministers hail disappointed the caloct"i""s of the country, and that it did nut meet the ju.tice of the case. 'fin: Nun, F ROBINSON ruse for tut: purpose of op• --;.• • .=AIN posing the motion, and concleded by moving as an amend ment, two counter resolutions, stating in siert:ince, that the execs:, Of our income, now exceeding the 5,000,0001. the sum recommended by the re:whiten' ul the Morse of June 9, !Slit, wit lie sum necessary to const.ture a sinking fund, for the preservritoil of public credit, tiy 240,6001. the period had now arrived at a inch taxation might be diunuished, and the public Icel the Mitt fit of the plan teetliatuesided by the House iu their resieutioil 4)1 lel9. Lord J. RUSSELL was decidedly iu favour M . adupthig the plan recoinmentitel by his noble blend. Mr. BANKS supported the plan proposed by 'Maine's, as Coal most Milne to be adopted. Mr TI ERNEY entered into a review of the sinking fund (nun its Gist erablislimeat, itud ad vetted to the vat lites iu roads Which bard been made upon it, We had now icIZ4A the IPA rag a Inch remained, namely, the tong) ttttt td interest, and try the confession of the noble Lord, nil which now re mained to the public was a sit riot, ill 21)0,0001. annually, to tie, as the 'table Lard said, applied to the reduction of the burtheits to which the public were subjected. kir. W I I.MOT dolt-laded the plan of ministers. Sit It. WILSON opposed it. After some temervatitnia from Mr. Whitmore and Mr. Price, CII ANC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. entered at length into a review of our press nt tinanceal sitnutitin. It had been contended that we were enoilvern ; if it was so, that was a stoat) realm fur not paying our debts; but tic Was prrpa,cd to stew that lie were in a very deferent situ:trim'. Pictures had been drawn of the flourishing state of our faunae;, pi evetu• to the late aur a but he contended the country was at present tat a touch mote flotaishme date than it at ab at the time which had been so oft. it Minded to, namely, 179'2. The Hilt hon, gent. theta welt' into a review of the present state of aur cinumerce au -I revenue to ammo, t hit assertion. Ile concluded by olisert tog that lie ha -1 te. doubt as to the result tor to-night's debate, taut he felt it eight to say, that on that result depended alaether he should o• should not he able to carry on the financial arrangement of the year. Loud A ',THORP replied, after which the !Louse divided. For the otiginal mutton, 120—For the amendment, 234 — Majority for ministers, 108. Air. CA LC ItA r gave notice that he would on Thursday, the 2Sth inst. move fur a repeal of the salt lax. Tan usher orders were disposed of, and the House ad jriareed at half-past eleven o'clock. FRIDAY, FED 22. Mr. IRVING presented a petition from the West India Dock Company, praying for a renewal of their charter, and fur the continuance of their present privileges. ordered to he on the tattle. Mr. CURW EN presented a petition from Robert Tayler Wild, a manufactueer of roasted grain, athich he sold for breakfast powder. Calculating on the word of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had proc..eded to that sale, hich lie submitted could not but he beneficial to ngrieul ture ; but lie was now Ore:armed with the seizure of all bit property by the Excise. lie therefore prayed the House to repeal such stets as rendered the sale of his breakfast powder the subject of Excise prosecution. The petition was then brought up natal read at length, Mr. LUSH INGION said he had etiquired into this case, as lie promised w do, and he found that the encouragement tat this breakfast powder would he scry injurious to the revenue.—Pc ordered to lie it, the table. Mr. JAMES presented a petition from certain persons couliiied in Lain otter jail for political misdemeanors, (ma id:tieing of their letters to mentlitrs of Parliament being opened by the jailer. The lion. member said, he should bring forward a motion on this subject on Monday next. Petition read, and ordered to lie out the table. Mr. C ALC It A FT moved that the resolution ou the subject of the salt laws be revrinted.—Ordered. WAYS AND MEANS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ntted, that the House go into a Committee of Ways and Means fur raising t be supply. Col. DAV IS noticed the extraordinary variance between the lininice accounts prothicto on the inns iou of Lord Imn dundetry oil Friday last, and the annual finance accounts usually delit urea to the inembeis. They related to the same period last year, but some of the items were more, and others were lets; but the sum total tires ntetl a dilleresice of 1,961,0001. Ile a idled to know how such extraordinary Mir:truce arose, tPlw , Chill) 3.b the made Lord had laid claim to toe coats truce of the +fuse. 'I he CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER explained the vat lOns Modes of Making Up the several art toints. oors set ins of accounts contained the estimated receipt and ex ticieliture ; the other, the actual receipt, and ex pences ; but he lied no doubt tied tt lien all the acounts came before the li•suse, they would be Gonad to be perfectly Curl cat. Mr. II UNIE said, that the Chancellor of the Excheener ought to shrew how lbws act 'tants Caine to differ; nod he therefore suggt sted flint the c °minim c he postponed till that right lion. „ma. recuncile the differ, nee of the two series of accounts. Mr. RICARDO said, they were promised a surplus of I,000,01:01•; indeed they were told that a smith's did exit; but in the account they found flint n surplus of 2,600,0001. while for interest of Exchequer Bills there sans a charge of tipwurds of 2,000,0001. Wes this the way it) keep the poi)• lie accouats I 11 hat security was there that neat yeet, when they were to have 5,000,000 1 , snrplits, there was not to he a charge deducted from that sum of two or Olive mil t (Ili es, beat.) Tnese (*Wad, nein extremely tires satishictory in every point of vice. In t he actual ex pence s of the army and net y theie wits a diilercuce of upwards of half a mill between the twit at nes of accounts. Mr. TIERNEY reverted to ti.c qi.estion connected a WI the surplus available Air the Miking fund. If the Chancelliir of the Exchequer were permitted tit go to that surplus as he pleased, it became 1411! more apparent that the idea of a sinking fund was a mere juggle—a complete delusion.— The learned tent. further f 4 in:irked, that, fur the 111-t lout or five years the 111101nita had been so complete ly beyond his comprehension, that lie had I.ft the budget Moue. It was a hopeless subject. 'eke Chancellor went on untilushiugly, promising what he knew could not be fulfilled ; and although he quarterly talked about a flourishing revenue. lie was every quarter cuilapelied to slums' leinself an tree homily of 111.,, Hunk. As to their lin.lllCh.l SlCC.:uhta, there were not lince 'nen in the lioe,e. aabo could understand tiro ; ought they then to be surprise) at the didicuiCes a hich every %here stared them in the facet Mr. It. SM ILTI I obsc vett, that he sli.mlil he rafter pro. pose resolutions regarding the Austrian Luau, t.o cameo: toe noble Lord's demand for its t Curti. Mr. S. NICE asked, whether the Irish window tax was to be coati:teed according to its pi esent amount. (For conliconim see pr,ze CZ.) .-