The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

esinamo.rew 1 ' ".r CT " t 1" 1 4 - 1" &-• r • THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 13t F' Lori not droppfd the oareastie retiezion. (Hear, heat !) He hoped that the rpposition which he had given to certain meabure. had not produced it. Mr.Tt EnN Ey considered it very unparliamcntary to ask for money before the country knew what it was called on to provide fur. He was certain the Chancellor of the Exchequer's biatement was not the true state of finances, and that they were much worse than be repre sented. The Right Honourable Gentleman strongly recommended the appointment of a Committee to enquire into the situation of the country and its expenditure. Mr. PossoNnY contended nor military establishments could and ought to be considerably reduced. Mr. MA It rtliaTT thought it impolitic to meddle with the draw backs and bounties on sugars. Sir James SU AW N idled the Chancellor of the Exchequer to re consider the tax upon the windows of shops and warehouses. It had been attempted by Mr. Pitt fifteen years ago without any success. Mr. N'ANsITTART said this tax was totally different. Mr. ROSE conceived the public had made a bad bargain in giving up the Property Tax, as no other would be found so productive, and at the same time so unoppressive as the Prupeaty Tax, Mien ' ,roped ) , modified. Mr. VANsurTsnT, in answer to a question from Mr. Haring, said, the Property Tax would not be deducted from the July dividend. Sir W. GEARY could not consent to vote the money of the peo ple without au estimate being laid before the House, to Chow for what it was to be voted. He could not look at this vote, and the ',quitter in which it had been brought forward, without suspicion Did Ministers really know that in four years we were to be ic.:ain at vat.? He, fins one, did not see any thing to involve us in war, if there was only something like wisdom in our Government.--After hi.rne further conversation, the resolutions were agreed to. A d j timed. FEB. 26. divided— For the previous question, 11.5 ; agaiHat it, 66,--Majority 4 i.—Adjounzed. WEDNESDAY, FEE. 2e. Tlre Sheriff+ of London presented the Petition agreed to that day in Cow Conned, against the Corn Bill. The Bill, abolishing all prison fee's, except in the King's Renck Fleet, and 111arillial*ra, was read a second time. Sir It 013E,RT HERON Rave notice, that on Timmlay next lie shoot() move for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the local acts relathe to tie maintenance of the poor. TAX ON NEWSPAPERS. Mr. WIIITBREAD moved, that there be laid before the House an account olthe ►►amber of stamps issued by the Commissioners of the Stamp Office for newspapers, tor the three months ending the 3d of flay, I tit l, and for the three months ending the 1•t of I'►hru. ary, 1813, dist►ngnishing the alumna of the distinct (look?, as s►bu distim;ni•hing the London papers into those published in the inton ing and those published ii► the evening, Sic. Mr. POLE CAREW, adverting to the proposed postage of one penny on each newspaper transmitted by the General Post, recom mended the penny should b► added to the stamp. as many London daily papers, particularly those published iti the morning, were Not sent into the country by post.—The motion was then agreed to. The house having taken into further consideration the Report of the Committee on the Corn Laws, it was ordered that the Report should be re committed. Mr Gout; Lam:Tom said, he would resist any alteration in the Corn Laws, and therefore would oppose the Speakei's leaving the Chair —A desultory discussion tollowed on this motion, which, on a division, was negatived by 197, to 6. TUESDAY, FEB. 21. Numerous petitions were presented praying for some alterations iii the Corn Laws; and borne, also, against the continuance of the :lowly Tax. THE if ETROPOI IC. Mr. M.' A. TAYLOR, called the attention of the Home to the ditgracetid state of the streets of the metropolis, which lie said were dangerous to pass, and much worse paved that any large cities nit the 11: , :titinent ; lie moved for leave to btiug in a Bill to remove the et i'. The Bill. would, among other things, provide as billows: a simper intending Board to be appointed by the Magistrates, the Metropoli, to be divided into four or five districts, with an inspector over each almriet, with 5011. per ann. salary—Water Companies not to break v.p the pavements at pleasure, but contilied to nix months in the year, during which they might lay their pipes, land those only of lion.—Leave to bring in the Bill giver. GLNOA. LAMDTON moved for copies of the Proclamation of Lord W. Bentinck, of the 26th of April, 1814, calling on the Genoe:e to assert their independence; and also for a variety of other documents respecting the same subject. The llonourahle Gentleman, in the most indignant manner, desi►;nated the surrender of Genoa as a transaction. the foulness of which had never been exceeded in the political history of this country, and which remained a blot on the chara► ter of the nation. The unfortunate Geonese had not only Leen delivered over, like droves of cattle, to the King of Sardiaia, but they had been so delivered over by England ; England hail been the instrument of this oppression, through the detectible Congress of Vienna. The CH tsicer.r.on of the EXCHEQUER said, it could not be less the w i>b of his Majesty's Ministers than of their opponents ; to have eu opportnaity afforded them to exculpate thenm•elves and the country from this accusation of a breach of national faith ; but it was impossible to enter into this question, without at the same time going into a variety of particulars, which could not with propriety he at present explained. Ministers had done nothing to degrade the country ; they only wished the House to suspend its opinion for a short time.—Mr. W. Pale and Mr. B. Bathurst followed more fully to the sante effect ; while Sir J. Mackintosh, Mr Whitbread, Mr. Horner, and Mr. Pon•nnby, supported the motion.—The Chancel lor of the Exchequer having moved the previous question, the House CORN LAWS. The Home then tesnlved it.elf into a Committee, and a debate ensiled which I.,sted till two in the morning.—Onr limits will allow us only to say, that Mr. Baring in a speech of great length and Aility, opposed the resolutions, entileirdilig that in the prePetit neeertain state of the country, the Howse ought not to adopt any permanent measure. He therefore moved that the words "fur a tiine to be limited," be incerted in t h e 4th resolution ;if that were carried. lie should then take the sense of the House as to the trice at which ►mport,ation ought to be prohibited, whether 7ts. 764. or 80..—Mr. Preston, Sir F. Flood, Lord Binning, and Mr. Ponsouby, agrictilture of the country could not he protected if imported under 801.—Mr. Rose considered 755. a sufficient price. Mr. WHITBREAD said, the farmer would receive no relief from the meas u re at present, and a. to the fluttre it would not be so peat as expected. lie defei:ded the brewers trout the imputations cast on them as to the 'mice of porter. The price of a barrel of be' r was 15s. more at present than it was in 17(1, and of those 7 is. Goverunient took eleven ; while the real increase of profit upon every pat of beer to the brewer, comparing the present period with that of 1761, was only about the fonrath of one halfpenny. The clamour against high rents %vete also unfontoled, they hued tint heel' raised more than they ought—he was convinced no plan of the legislature could accomplish what was anticipated.—Both sides of the question hail been greatly exaggerated. There was nn fear of being overwhelmeti with foreign corn—France was at that moment going to stop importation.—As to wages, in was convinced more human misery was produced by over payment than by underpayment. Large wages led to idleness, extravagance, and dissipation. If corn were superahumlant, population would increase in proportion—let people plough, sow, reap, and work their hearts out, there would always be found some little brat or other to consume the stmt.' a• bundant corn which this activity might produce. For his part, he (Mr. %V.' could not agree to the proposed licsolntions, unless some more correct mode of obtaining the averages were resorted to. He had been told by several well iniformed persons, that had - the average been fairly struck throughout the I.iugdum , the ports ‘vould have been Ant as long ago as November. IVere the averages better taken therefore, they would athirst greater protection to the. Winer. In thetirst place lie would say, •' take the averages better, mid the ports will sooner-be shut. In the second place, new the ports are shut, wait until you sec the effect before you tolopt any new iiteasores.".—At two o'clock the dilmte was adjourned till uezt eyeniog. 4+r r« ..r At 4... • -. vow • •