The National Register. — London, England, 1808-05-08 00:00:00

MAY S. whole of the parish was ballotted. He would also move a clause in the Committee, for the purpose of enabling any Vo lunteer corps, with their Officers, to transfer their services to the Local Militia. and that the Officers should retain their rank, and the whole have the same exemptions which they enjoy at present. Another regulation which he would propose in the Committee, to facilitate the service of persons who might find it necessary for their avocations to transfer their service from one county to another, or who, if they changed their residence, might avoid the inconvenience of serving in the county where they were originally ballotted, by serving iu that where they resided. It was also his intention to propose, that the families of persons ballotted into the Local Militia should, if they were poor, have the same allowance during the absence of the father of the family, that was given to the Volunteers when on per manent duty. The last provision which he would oiler in the Committee was, that the Local Militia should be placed under the command of Officers in the Line. MB. WHITBREAD said, when the Bill was in a Committee, he would move a clause that those persons who were serving by substitute in the Army of Reserve, should be exe•npted from the Local Militia. There were cases where industrious persons, ho had saved and paid 40 or 50 guineas for a substitute in the Army of Reserve, were drawn, and obliged to serve in the Militia. The instances were but few, find he thought the parties ought to be relieved, because the names of those serving by sulsstituo in the Army of Reserve were not taken down, as it was thought that they were not liable to serve. Sin FIZ4NCIS BURDETT, while he was desirous of seeing the military strength of the country increased, pointed out, in a very able speech, the necessity of reforming the army, parti cularly with respect to the mode of punishing the soldiers. This Bill, he said, subjected the whole country to martial law, and it was degrading to Englishmen, while called upon to defend their liberties, to be placed in that situation to which the present practice of military discipline would reduce them. A long conversation ensued, in which Colonel Wood, Mr. Wilberforce. Mr. Windham, and several members took a part. LoRD Cisrcu.nrAcii replied, and the Bill was read a se cond time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday..—Ad journed. —sshas— TUESDAY, MAY $. A ballot stood for this day, for a Committee to try the Don n-ml election. There being only tvrentr.iwo eligible :\lembers round, instead of forty-uiue, required by the Grenville Act, an akljournment took place. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4. Mr. Alderman Shaw presented a Petition from the ButAtets of London and Webtininster against the Flaying . Act. SUPERANNUATED JUDGES OF SCOTLAND. A discussion took place between the Lord Advocate and Sllicitor-General of Scotland, Mr. P. S. Duntlas, Nlr. Rose, Mr. Perceval, Mr. Whitbread, Sir F. Burnett, and Dr. Law rence, the principal feature in their artonents was the objection in the Barons of the Exchequer receiving . any pemion on their retiring from duty, whether retiring from duty oat acconot of old age, infirmity, or of having been in ofliee for up%vartb: of fifteen years. It was contended that these Barons were solely Commissioners for conducting the vvenne, and that they did pot go to the Circuits as the Lords of the Courts or Justiciary did, and therefore that their Itlhours were not those or a severe or arduous description. To this it was answered, that the Judges of England and Ireland, including the Barons of the Courts of Exchequer in the respective countries, were'provided tor in the way Intended, and therefore that it would be unjust not to exteod a similar provision to the Barons or the Exche quer in Scotland. The House divided, when the numbers svcre— Ayes, for the Committee, Noes against it, O. The House went into a Committee on a Resolution submitted by the Lord Advocate, granting to the Lord President of the Court of Session, the Lord Justice Clerk, and other Lerils of • Session, and of Justiciary ; nod also the Barons of the Esche quer, a sum amounting to three-fourths of the salaries by these Judges, out of the hereditary revenues of the Crown in Scotland, on any of these Judges retiring from Mice. • After some discussion, the Committee divided, when the Re solution was carried by a majority of SO to 31. The Local Militia Bill was committed. In the Committee it was divided into two Bills, for EiOand and Scotland respec uvely. The blanks, were filled op, the Report roceiscd, and the Bill ordered to be printed, and to be taken into further con sideration on yr o.thet:day nes t. • -........ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Mr. W. Taylor deferred his motion relative to the Expedition to the Dardanelles till to-morrow se'nuight. In a Committee of Ways and Means issues of Exchequer Bills, to the amount of 5,000,0001. and of 1,300,00 X. were agreed to. The Order for hearing further evidence in support of the Petitions against the late Orders in Council dropped, Mr. Tierney not being present to make the motion.—AtUourned. THURSDAY, MAY MAY 5. Mr. Pillars reported from the Dublin University Election Committee, that J. L. Foster, Esq. was duly elected ; and that the Petition against his return was neither frivolous or vexatioms. Mr. Sheridan presented a Petition from St. John Mason, a Barrister, in Ireland, complaining of a grievance he had t•tif fered. The Petition stated, that Mr. Mason had been called to the Irish Bar in Trinity Term, I£4o, and that in the followiag month of August he was arrested, under the suspeasion of the Habeas Corpus, and committed to K ilmainham gaol, where he was confined for two years. The consequence of his confine ment was the total loss of hi= professional business. The Peti tion also stated, that he had been ill-used while in confinement, and prayed relief. Mr. Sheridan moved; that the Petitieu du lie on she table. After a short conversation between Mr. W, Smith, Mr. Browre in explanation, and Sir A. Wellesley, the Petition was ordered to lie on the, table. Mr. liuskis'on moved that the House should, to-morrow, re solve into a Committee on so mach of the ket of the 41th of the King, chap. 93. ns relates to Licences for selling Ale. The Hon. Gentleman stated that Publicans, before they could sell ale, must, by the law as it stood, talie out a Licence frum a Justice of Peace. Licences for selling spirits and wines were. granted by the Excise, arid he meant to propco.e, that in future, all publicans licences for Vending ale, wines, or spirits. should be granted by the is order to take the ale brewers out of the hands of the Magistrates, for certain cogent reasons, which were principally that the ruins paid by publicans for such licences were always received by the Clerks of the Magistrates, who, in many instances, did not account for them, under the pretence that they could not collect the money. W hat he meant to propose was, that all publicans who retailed ale or other liquors, should go before a Magi: , trate, who for payment tam() guineas, should grant them a certificate, entitling them to ()Waist saintlicence from the Commissioners o f: Excise. After a few' words from Mr. G. Van ittart. Mr. D. Giddy, and Mr. L. Le fevre, Mr. Dusk isson's motion was a; reed to. Mr. IluAtisson moved the Order of the Day for taking into farther consideration the Repeal of the A,sesscd Taxes Conso lidation Bill, for the purpose of it being ruconneitted. On the clause regarding the killing of rallbits, l•ord Porches ter observed, that much evil and niLehief would test& front such a provision. Ma. /Lino 4 o said, that in Norfolk, where he resided, it Was . the priecipal occupation of the pe0 1 ,1,• to kill rabbits. The claose was altered, permittiog proprietors of wagers to kill their own rabbits, hot prohiOitieg all other per:ous fretu doing. The next amendmeet was a clause aothor:sing every o!.iter or occupier of laud, to demand from' every pVIMIII sporting on his grounds his certificate and qualification for shooting ;t ame. Mr. Foster loologlit up the Report of the Committee of Supply for granting t),'2). to the College of Maynoeth. Stu .lures Nerreonr said, that in giving so small tt stun, the consequence would be, that the Catholic Parishes in . Irelltld would, is time, be left without Priests, and thererore. thii4Ody %%mid consider themselves ill treated on the score fif .!ufricn. lie then moved, that the Report be re-committ. Mr.. M. 41.urnEw4 insisted that the House e‘eilci. fail in its usual liberality, if the sum originally sought by ins lion. Friend, Sir .1. Nen port, oas not given. The Catholics ('f Irelaai known to be loyal, and had refosed advaotatzeote; oit'oes Bonaparte in the education of their students, a it :,fter haviug rejected these offer:4, it was emisistlint to appiy Co , ea atkqu:,:e sum to support their establishment at home. Fort if this toos was eirC:nnseribed, the Cat holies would natmally con. tae. that as they were so oig:ardiy excluded fro:o the t.heralit: , of the' Briti:h Government, they had no iuterest in pro. Government.-- Hear! L'ear !) Lunn 11. Prrrr, in speech of considerable •14:••••• get: :-,::, saa- • • ..,..H ported the motion. IF'un Brij ace and MR. STEPHXN qpnotd ' • On a division, there appeared—For the les'ser ratits, For the larger, 82. Abother division took place, ou an anseutiment hi .4 1. • . ~~! "; ■ 1 'I / _, -~~ Y