The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-14 00:00:00

MINE 14 Then the Lord Chancellor, having received directions from bis Royal Highness the Prince Regear, said— " Itv I,OIIPS AVDGENLTINtrIi, f" It is the will and pleasure of his Itoyal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and en the behalf of his Majesty, air this Parliament be nowldissolved; and thi► Parliament is disaadyed aceurdingly." HOUSE OF COMMONS. MosnAY,JuNE S. Mr.llßotrai AM brought up the Report of the Education Com. mittee. In moving that it should be printed, he stated, that there was an abuse of charitable donations in a Borough of ' Huntingdonshire, which enabled the patron of the Borough to return two Members to Parliament. The charity in ques• tion was 160 acres at 1601. rent, instead of 9001. It was let by the Mayer and Alderman, to the Burgesses, on condition of their voting for their Patron's friends, so that the Borough was what was called a Maiden Borough. The Committee could not enquire into this horrible abuse on account of the fatal clause introduced into the Bill by other persons. The general assembly of the Church of Scotland, had promised every information as to the education of the poor in that country.—The Report was ordered to he printed. Mr. LocattanT moved for a return of the number of debtors discharged or remanded, with an account of the amount of their debts, and the sums recovered by their As. SCOTCH ALIEN BILL. Lord CASTINEREAOIt said, that as the Lords had not insist* ed on their Amendments in the Alien Bill, it became neces sary to move for leave to bring in a Bill, to which be thought there could be no objection; because he did not believe the Home could think it wise that foreigners should be allowed the benefit of naturalization, by purchasing any share in any public body, or trading company whatever. In every case, until this clause in an ancient Scottish Act was found out, the naturalisation of an Alien required an especial Act cf Legislation If that ciente were not repealed, Aliens, by purchasing a very small quantity of stock in the Bank of S , catland, might be qualified to hold any rank in the army, or even to sit iti Parliament. He therefore hoped Parliament would, next Session, look into the whole frame of this law, and suffer it no longer to exist. The measure he was about to propose, was one of general suspension, in the mean time, without einhat rasing Parliament with a specification at pre sent, of all the Acts that may relate to this subject. An ob. jection had been made to the bringing of this forward, with out sufficient notice to the Bank of Scotland; but he con ceived, that the best way would be to pass a short and tem. •porary Will on the subject ; nor did he think that the doctrine of giving notice should be pushed to such an ex. Creme. He hoped, therefore, that the House would suffer the Bill he was about to bring in, to go through all its stages to eight, except the third reading. He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill. to prevent Aliens from being naturalised, by purchasing shares in Joint Stock Companies. Sir J. Maxis:tom did not ries to oppose the Motion, since the abominable and objectionable part of the Bill was given vp, namely, its retrositcctive operation. He was far from consider Mg this a convenieut species of naturalization. But Government had made many discoveries within the last IS days on this subject,laad Ministers had still more discoveries to make on this question. It would be found that the Act of Settlement did not suffer Aliens, though natisralired, to sit and vote in the legislature of this country. Ile could not, Lowever, suppose the Noble Lord would wish to pass a gene ral Bill like sins; but that lie would expressly Dante all the monied companies, the sttbscribing to which naturalized Aliens. If the Noble Lord did not, he would move in the Committee that their names he inserted, or at least that they be described so as to Us known, in order to rescue the Sta tute-book from the disgrace of leg islating in such vague ' terms,through absolute ignorance of the state of legislation already adopted en this subject. The Arrostsmv GEliEnal. said, there were considerable doabts as to the Act of Settlement piteetitilig persons 'na turalized in Scotland frem sit tin; in Parliament. There were Acts passed by the Parliament of Ireland, giving almost as great indulgence to Aliens as this Scotch Act. If an Alien takes out his freedom in Jubtiu, for instance, he becomes a denizen of Ireland ; and as there were several such Acts, it swas but proper that some Bill to regulate and restrain these .iiiltilgienees should be introduced. Mr. W. Smile saw nu particular objection to the present eit•ssure. Mr. W. ‘VYNINE considered the clause that was rejected crsiti the Alien Bill, as a measure of couliscation ; and there f.tre he had every objection to it. Bat it was not su with ru- •!ct to the pre;entineastire. Jr W. Buituoimits was one of those who considered the -f.te clause as highly objectionable, but not so the prestia Lill. He could not agree in specifying Acts of Parliament id the present uncertain state of the diderent laws on the suhject. •Ir. BROUGHAM agreed with his Hon. Friends ; and he hoped that to make this Bill completely prospective he would suggest, that instead of " from aid after the passing of this Act," to say, from and after the Ittii or 12th tastant, m order to protect persons who may have at Edinburgh purchased coca, and estates, witliont knowing what had been dune in that House. General MITCHELL thought it his duty to state, that he was at the Bank this morning, and heard foreigners giving orders tor the purchase of Stock from the Bank of Scotland. Lord CASTLERE A then brought in the Bill, whi .h was read a fir st and second tinter--lies Lordship sail that all persons ought to be aware, that Pat lioment was on this subject ; and therefore it could not he expected that a father interval shouid be given to Aliens to purchase slot k is order to e‘ .Ide the intention of Parliament. The Hon. General's (Mitchell) statement confirmed that. Ile their hoped the Honourable and Learned Gentleman would think, that sufficient notice had already been given. • Mr. Buourittest could Oct agree in the principles laid down by the Noble Lord ; and therefore Ise pi wester' against them. He denied its being known that Parliament was legislating on any given subject was a sufficient notice to the Public. This Bill regarded private rights, and he called on the Mem bers for Scotland to recollect, that the Act of Uttiou that no alteration shall take place except for the ads autage of Scotland. The mere circannitauce of dangerous Anew. pitrchasing the stock is question seas nut sufficient to warrant their mit making 'this a completely prospective toes- Sore. •. Mr. CANNIIER 'did not agree with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. The most tlang.:r6its Aliens were those who asitilcd themselves of the proposed delay, and purchase stock, THI NATIONAL REGISTER. in order to naturalite themselves. Nothing like a pledge was given, that purchases made after the Noble Lord's notice would be considered as valid. 11 in passing a great public Act they ran against the private interests of any individiasl, let than) idividnal come next Session with his ease, and then Parliament would consider whether it would allow him any compensation. Lord Fot.nrsrosir could not help notieing the state in which they were about to return to their constituents, after sitting for three years of peace, without effecting any great measure for averting public calamities, and the redress of grievances. He would nut oppose this measure, though be had ninth objection to this hasty mode of proceeding. Gen. TuoitisTos thought it necessary to introduce a re• trospective clause, to prevent Foreigners from sitting and voting in that House. The Bill then went through a Committee, was reported, read a third time, and passed.—Adjourned. TUESDAY. There not being a sufficient number of Members at four o'clock, the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY. At half-past one o'clock, the Speaker took the chair. ALIEN BILL. A Message front the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had assented to the Rill presenting, Aliens from being naturalized, or from being or becoming denizens, tinder certain limitations, till the 251 h ofMarelt. Mr. GI:MLitt:RN presented copies of colonial correspon dence.—Ordered to be printed. .. SLAVE TRADE, Mr. WILBERFORCE observed, that he bad received infor mation, on which he could depend, that the Slav e Trade was openly carrying on to a great extent in the Ft' , .9eil colonies on the N. W. coast of Attica, and that this inhuman practice was accompanied by circumstances of peculiat atrocity, murders having been committed by wholesale in its prosecu. cution. As it was extremely desirable to prevent the possi bility of any effectual revival of this detestable traffic, and as one great means of doing so would he to ascertain, as far as it was practicable, the real facts of the case, he should move au humble Address to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying that he would be graciously pleased to order that there be laid before the House copies of any communirations that had been received by his Majesty's Secretary of State for the coloniaffdepartment, concerning the carrying on of the Slave Trade on the north west coast of Attica. Lord CASTLEREAGH was notatallsnuprised at the commend able vigilance of his Hon. Friend ou this interesting subject. He could assure him that every disposition was manifested by the Government of France to put an end, on their part, to r the Slave Trade ; but his Honourable Friend must be aware how difficult it was to cause a trade of that kind suddenly and entirely to cease in any colony, but more especially when that colony had recently passed into the :possession of the power by which it was held. It must be highly satisfactory to his Hon. Friend, and to all the advocates of humanity. to reflect that, in the late Session of the French Chambers, the law for the abolition of the Slave Trade passed the Chamber of Deputies, and that of Peers, by very large majorities, con sisting, he believed, of nine-tenths of the Members of bath ; and this was the more gratifying, as his Hon. Friend must he well aware, from his experience in the country, how difficult it was, in casts where the property of individuals was impli cated to a great extent, to carry into edict measures by which that property was diminished in value. Although he was apprehensive, with his Hon. Friend, that considerable miss chief had occurred in the quarter alluded to, yet it was by no means to the extent supposed. With respect to his Him. Friend's Motion, as the information he wished for was not in such a shape as would allow of its being produced, and as even if it were so, it could hardly be produced in the present Session, and as his Hon. Friend had, by calling the attention of the House to the matter, effected, in some measure, the object he had in view, he was desirous that the Motion should be withdrawn. _ Mr. Wit.nitnruncE assented tothe suggestion of the Noble Lord, at the souue time he took the opportunity of observing. that Portugal was another power, with which it had been in vain endeavoured to discontinue the traffic. lie trusted, however, that the British Government would perse% ere in their efforts, and that they would soon be crowned with success. Lord CAS7T4IRE.IOII begged to add one circumstance in cor. rohoration of what he had stated vita regard to the disposi tion of the French Government. It was known to his Hun. Friend that the Governor of the Island of Bourbon bad been recalled by the French Government, on account of his con &let in the Slave Trade. Another Governor of a French Colony hail 11,Tc:illy experienced the same treatment under similar circumstances. As to Portugal, he heari4 concurred with his Him. Friend in hoping that that power, which was now happily the only power by which that traffic was sanc tioned, might soon be induced to remove t h is stain from ita character. The Motion was then withdrawn. Soon after two o'clock, the Usher of the Black Rod re quired the attendance of the I 111113 C in the House of Peers. The Speaker and Members present (about 8°) accordingly atti toted. . On their retinal, a short conversation took place, in a very inaudible tone. between the Late Speai:er, Mr. Manners Sul. ton, and Mr. Tierney, the f.irmer being auont to read the cipy of the Speech or his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, which he had procured. Mr.'Ttaaat.x objected to this, observing, that though such was the practice when Parliament was merely prorogued, yet that now, a dissolution having taken place, it would be irre gular. Mr. M. SurroN acquiesced in the validity of the objection, and waved his intentiou. ()it this, the G~.ntie•nu•n present separated . EXTRAOIIOIWARY R 1 SL IN 7 ILE PHICE OF J.0:7)..--:% m all property, measuring little more than titer Scots acres. pinta thelands of Broughton. near Eilinburgli, ass exposed by judicial sale in the Parliament !louse, on Wialtwarlay tan, at the upset price of 9t.t ",s. id. and brought the enormous suns of 534)01. being at the rate at about 3901. per acre.—The feu.dtitics and other burdens on the pro- Pert) amount , to 251. etas. 2il. , and the patient rental is only 631. 18e. 3d.—W ithin these 13 year. this same property was sold by i one of our wealthiest hospitals for 31.31. that during that short period t risen to nearly ten tines its coisited price. Thi., is an other proof of the prosperity of the evuntry, and of tile iota a rug value of landed property. HARVEST MooB.—This year is the third of a vrics of 10 ) ears. in which the moon will prove die most beneficial to the tarawrF, tor reaping and gatlieong in the fruits of the earth, viz. from I ?‘t tn ISIS, inclusive. The preceding pine years, Vice. from I so'. t` , I s l 6. inclusive, were in the claws of those in which (from witural causes) the harvest monn has been least beneficial. Such sill also be the year from 1916 to 1684, indu4tvc. 187 From the LONDON G.IZETTE, 7'ueaday, June 9. (This Gazette announce, the appointment of Sir Admiral C. 11 i miiton as Co4llllialltivi InChief at Neath•ipillunfl and its depir • and also that the Ballot for the I.xal Ililnia i. to be suspended !it another year hum th* 27th imt.l • RA N K I' PIS._ SAYICR R. 'P. CI&ITIIeC4IIW,.. Carilber %te 171011 r y-ictivener, ,r C - - - 13, 21-, July 2t, at Guadhaii. Att. Mr. I.Lrtinakile, Gray's square. EW J. late of St. Osvth, Essex, millet... Nix 16,17, July 21, at Colchester. Atts. Milne and Cs. Temple. HEYwoon C. Manchester, manufacturer, July 2,3, 21, at Man chester. Atta. Willi, and Co. IVarnford-court. Lonut: R. Blackburn. butcher. June 22, .a, July 21, at Lanca.'tcr. Att. Mr. Blakelock,Scrjeant's,lnn. Boxn nstaw J. Liverpool, merchant, July 8, 9, 21, at Liverpool. Mu,. Avi,on and Co. Castk-strect, Holborn- TAIIERER A. Collyhurst, near Manchester, wooller-coril-manufa:s. tura, July I, 4, 21, at Bridgewater. Atts. Adturgton and Co. Bedford-row. Btss R. Castle Eden, Durham, copperas-manufacturer. June V, 29,J sly Is,at Bishopwearinouth. Atts. Swain and Cu. Frederick's place, Old Jewry. DIVIDENDS. J. Mansell, Wood-street. haberdasher, June 30. .1. Humphreys, Hammersmith, !milder. July 21. J. Swainson, East Smithfield. merchant, July 2n. 3. Knight and T. Ashby, Gough•square, feather-mai.uraria , ,r , . July 11. W. and C. Banbury. late of Shoreditch, distillers, July 14. J. Jump and T. Hargroves, Fore-street, hat-manufacturers, June IQ. S. Garbett, Birmingham, merchant, July 11. .1. White, Great Russell-street, tin-plate-worker. July 7. S. Mitchell, Dorking. linendraper, June 30. .1. Ward, Liverpool, grocer... July 1. R. Horton, Newport, Salop, timber-merchant, July 2. C. Morrell and I. Borland, Liverpool, merchants, July 12. T. Curry, North Shields, shipxwner. July 2. T. maninand S. Hopkins, Bristol, linen-drapers. Aug. 11. CERTIFICATES—JuNr_3o. G. Wilson. Ironmonger-lane, merchanr—.l. Swift, Halifax. ma nufacturer—M. Bassett. Greenwich, boot.inaker—R. Belilon, l ltgh - ley, iron-founder—J. Thorpe, London•blidtte-foot, fruiterer—W. t. Power. oindlestick maker—T. White. North Shields, merchant— J. Tomlinson, Franhlev. dealer—.l. Barton, Old touili Sea Home, merchant—G. Wills, Montimon-yard, wine-merchant—W. Lloyd, jun. Tindon, farmer. .1. NI visseager, I,ouglibortAkriq victualler—.t_ Berry, Fleet-street, tailor—J. Pratt, Kennington, surgeon—P. Walker, Halifax, porter-deakr. Wes" - stinstrtn SESSIONS.—A soldier ' named Lamisli, of the 3d regiment of Guards, at the command of his Colonel (the Duke of Gloucester, who, it was :Wedged. thought the honour of the army was concerned in the business) indicted two young inen. named Vaughan and Goff, one an apothecary, the other an attorney, for assaulting him, on the salt of April, while on duty at the theatre.— It appeared that the soldier's conduct was perfectly unexceptionable. and that he had interfered merely to put a stot, to a violent atfiave when he was assailed by the two defendants. 'I hey were convicted, and ordered to pay 51. each. Su tc IDE.—Thursalay morning about 10 o'cloek, at the Abcrcrona by-arms tavern. in Lombard-street, a young loan, whose name it Kentish, and whose parents reside at Peckham, put an end to hit existence by shooting himself through the body with a pistol. He entered the coffee-room only it few minutes b;tfore committing the rash action, and partook of some soup winch he had previously ordered. His purpose was so completely effected. that lie survived the shot only a few minutes. he ball passed completely through his body, and lodged in the opposite wainscot. His name 7ind addrest were discovered by sonic letters found about his person ; his unfortu nate father was sent for, and arrived about two hours rider therms] event. No cause has been assigned for this action, which is the more remarkable:kit/as unhappy young man ia stated to have been under SO years of age. HORRID HARBARIT V.—A man, chanted with murder, hat been coemnitted to Dumbarton-gaol, Scotland. The following are said to be the particulars of the case :—'That on Friday the deceased,natned llorrowman,having approached the spot in the moir of Dumbarton where some men were engaged in smuggling, they at first gave him whisky, which he drank its large quantities. They thou shipped bins naked, and hav • ing rubbed his body with whisky they set him on tire, ;soil tio wed him in the manner of the American Indians. Ha survived only •.:1 hours. Two DO•11, who are nut vet appre hended, are said to be implicated. The deceased has left a wife and ei children. It is reported that he became obnoxious to the smugglers, as they suspected I of being a spy. A good deal of bustle was occasioned in the neighbourlion I of Newington on Wednesday morning, by the appearance of a female in the politic road, in a state of nakedness. She a.-• swilled several persons ves y violently, and broke the windows of Varioll% tradesmen. Front the pavement in front of the house of Nlr. Angers, %V alw °tali. she took up a cast iron wheel of considerable weight, and such was her strength, carne .t about on her shoulder, dancing at the Saine time in most frantic manner. After a lapse of two or three Inotss, she was taken into custody I,y Snow, the constable, and proved to be a Mrs. line, of Cottage-piace, Walworth, who has '''r a considerable time beets its a•st:itc of' derangement, and oa Tuesday night eluded the vigilance of the persons under whose care she was placed. Tneselay an 111:ItICSt Was held at the House of Mr. Shappard, Cie Crown Inn, Cletkenwelhgreen, befime 'l'. Stirling,. Eat. Coroner for Middlesex, on view of the body of Mr. Edward Parker, of Ralik , street,l Old-street,! aged ;a. l'hedeceaaed had been seiacd with spasms, and instantk expired in the open field: lie was subject to ,passing. Verdict—Died by the visitation of Gott. The Jury were summoned to attendrecisely at ten o'clock in the morning, which they did : they wait ed above an hour, and no Coroner appearing, although he lived within about goo yards of the place. they begun to murmur at hia stay, which detained them from their business. They at I ngth agreed to the following resolution : t eta, June !I.—lt is unanimously agreed by the Jury who sat an the hotly of Edward Parker, also died suddenly in Spa-fields, that Stirling, Esq. is fined 21. fur his inattention in not attending to time. The Jury, which consistcl of 15 respectable bouseholders. were which It ratty Mr. Stirling en. jt.lsrs.tTLaabeztmsigningal'atloagly7which the Jury pted on his pay.. meet of as. Thomas ne , g „,a. o ur i r ,y who had been formerly committed from Hatton Garden Wire 't as idle and disorderly, and whom our rea d en , ma y :a/NAIL-et from the circumstance of hi, hang taken is custody in the act of tearing down a posting BM. entitled •• Hunt hissed out of rwtstol." wea commiued last week from How-.street t ,, Newgate fisr trial irs two serious charges ; one for passing forged Bank of England notes, and alother for stealing a valuable gold watch. Earon continues to walk to Stowmarket. Owing to the heat of t!l, , weather lie appears very hettey.mnait inrlined to sleep. and walks slowly, and it is now considered doubtful whether he will complete his attempt. Two hundred persons belonging to the dock-yards and gunwbarf. Pls-mouth, were absent from their dam, ill, on aaturday week.— Their complaint, a nau.ca, head-ache, anti diarrinca.