The National Register. — London, England, 1818-05-31 00:00:00

, s'A THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MAY 51 W EON LIDA Y. 8 ANN. RESTRICTION. The earl of Swart _shut it ',loved the third reading of the Pink Restricting lilil,npnn which The Earl of LattCif:altALE rose to move an amendment, the **balance of which was, after setting forth the state of the d e bt doe b• (1 •verument to the Itank,whicli he described as Lein!. in i't'• fir4t plat..., twelve millions and a hair, with a enb.cgs'-'n• itieTeAllP ut eight millions, that the Restriction cop the Bank should he confirmed until the amount of the Govern. Th em dent •11•mld he reduced to the rate to which it Atoodas the time of the first sto,opaite of cash payments at the Bank. The Notion of the Noble Earl was negatived without a di vision. After a few observations from Lord Kiag, lite BUI wan read the third time and passed. STATE OF THE PRISONS. duo" on eollerw IA ale in ole out a tke inkttrupolig. It was, added to the Hitt Mr. Wualicet moved to extend the Marriage ICI relative to the enotrneti under :A bears of age Au Ireland.—Leave WAS given. 'firs Bill vire; then brought ir , and lead a first time. %%at Perceptible, by introdueingonee more the baneful Placer of Lottery, at the moment he was founding a number of urw clearche.. Mr. LOCKHART could not Bee with what justice we could proceed to indict en offenders heavy and often capital pu nishments for offences, which this species of gaming not unfit_ quaintly had led them toconstait. Mr. Alderman WOOD expressed his fall conviction, that if the Right Huts. Gentleness opposite (the Chancellor of the Etcheiner) was aware of the evils which bis Lottery system engendered, he would never think of a measure of this kind. He would not say that illegal in.srassees were countenanced by the regular licensed ogees ; but it was certainly carried on by others. Indeed, there were open offices for it in Co vent Garden and Ns svgate.straet I one of Oxus, be believed,. was the property of an officer in the customs. Mr. Lyre:Axon was not aware that his Hon. Friend who spoke last, meant to snake say pointed reset vatiou in favour of regularly licensed offices—if such were Isle intention, his (Mr. L.) must entirely differ front him I fer, neat to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer he belie% tad theirs to be the greav st artificers of fraud 111 the whole system. Indeed they could only rank next to the worst character.. He had taken Na. pains to strike an average of the chances iu this plan of cheating, said he found that they were four and a half to one against getting a small prise, and about 2,000 to one against any person getting a large out. The whole system was re prehensible. Mr. BROUGHAM nhoved for an account of tall ninnies re• ...rived by the Crown under the will of S. Trove; rd. He moved fur this, becdonm he omolerstood that this man had be trundled 190,0001. to charitable uses; but by error in draw ing up the will, it came under the Monument Act, and conse quently fell into the bands of the Crown. He thologrit this money might he made available towards defraying tete re p of the Commission appointed to enquire into the state of t►e Charities threntrhout the kingdom. The Motion was tweed tu.—Adjoerned. Th e m a :pais s Lasnsoewne wished to give notice of a Mot' •o on a subject of so much insportanee, that he conld not suffer tir t.olAiLota to close without calling weir Lordships' par. tiettlar s , tentiost to It. It was eon:meted with the state of the prisones. in the different prisons in the cottony; and, with a vjew of Lnnwi,sY the matter fully before their Lordships, he should on Wednesday nest, move for an Address to the Crown on the •object. EDUCATION OP THE POOR BILL. TUESDAY. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. BROUGHAM wished to know from the Right Hooourable Gentleman (M►. Van'ittart), whether certain orders, g iver to persons connected with the redemption of the Laud Tax —which evidently related to the present period, when a di,- solution of Parliament was about to take place, and ahieh had appeared in the public papers—were sanctioned by his Majesty's Government ? He conceived this transaction was seriously connected with the privileges of Parliament, and he heisted that he would receive an explicit answer.—pio an swer being teturned, Mr. Brougham after a short la :Ise, con tinned :J—He called cm the Right Honourable Gentleman to Nate what authority bad been given for the letter which had been written by the surveyor to the assessor of the Ltind Tax, and which had been industriously car. culated in some parts of the kingdom? That letter, which he had seen pnislished in the newspapers, and witch lie believed to be authentic, contained a direction to the assessor net to proceed with the land-tax asse►sments, till further orders. If sods a trick as this were to he permitted, a most undue in. &mice would be exerted at the general election. The fill fur reentatitig the registry oldie laud tax having been thrown wit, many abuses might he effected tinder the law as it now 'loud—and it appeared that some individuals actually had, CiMilary to the privileges of that Home, taken measures that would operate to disfranchise certain voters. If the business were nut satisfactorily explained, he would cab the officers who had thus acted before the House. 'rise letter in gees non was circulated through the county of Westmorland. The CHANCELLOR Of tit , ' BECHAQUER was nOL aware of auy orders et the where alluded to having been given. Mr ilitoemisat wanted specifically to know, whether any orders from that quarters, had been given to those officers? He put the Inestion in direct terms —because, if he moved for a coo) of the letter, before it could be received the dissolu tion would prebuilt' , Is awe ;dace, and the operation of the measure to disfranchise a number of rioters would be ef fected. _ _ Lore BO"SU"N moved the commitment of this Bill. His I.ordsiiip prefaced his Mutton by going at some length into a review of the state of the public charities of the country, and pointing out the necessity of a particular incliney into them, with a view of theia funds bein4 applied accordiug to the in. tritium the ori.mtt foundations. "rhe 1, IRO CRANCELLOR said, that in his opinion the ope ration of the .‘rop. mid Bill would he excessively injurious to the charitable institettions of the country, and though he had the high, st respect for the talent, integrity, and views of those who advocated the measure, yet he coald by no means agree wlilt them, in the mode in which they wished to carry their ohjert into effect. 'I here w.., one thing which would necessarily result from this Bill, which, in his opinion, was partitailaily objectimothle. It went to :topmast Cominissi..iteis fur an inquiry into all charities, but there Were vow or these which we" ./: seed by the foitaider hey t such jurisdiction, by having. according to the wishes of the orig inal donors, partici•iar persons to whom the management an disposal .4 the fon 1 were particularly vested. Now. if any man were to lease his pro v e, ty, and nu doubt any person might leave it for what lawful purpose lie thonglit bcsr, and tio.''' b-ing iLsonse.l iN Bret way which he thonglit was most proper. and t • apoiat the Bishop of a partielar place, or the head O. is 114111(1110r College, 10 he the gosernoi son:imagers, or visitorso' his hstitetionsuestattlished, h e „ .I C .111141100 should say es a Lawyer, that is such CARP ••• Os% aliterti.re us the management without very staiieg giontids. He's old not here discuss the ques tion as list. I tulli or power of either house of Parlianterit to third we, not Ste should wish to guard against the prece dent of !Peaking down the principle by which ail such chari table institutions were regulated. 11 had betel said, that grammar schools were an which there weir at the present day, few or sow of those fur whom the dial ity Was intended ; but that was not the full of the trustees or 11141. WS of these seloiolg ; it was 1NC434 , 144 . ii by a fashion of the present slays of sending elaildreu in sixes and sevcan to public seminar a, slid if (*dill 411 i wv - Se kept away from those free schools, the blame could not be said to test with the trustees. The Noble and Learned Lord then contended, that though a eel Iwo oas set down ist the Bill fur the expenses of the Comm— .e t ast would be forty times greater. But the pi inei .11 •01..initist he bad to the Bill was, that it did Rot state what was to he the ultimate object of this inquiry by the COITIMASkiuiterS, and until that was avowed, he could not give his enure t: (meal s ence • lie 'Wm.'', e. Mr. Alderman Wools imolai:sod, that Ise did not defend the regularly licensed offices, for he knew nothing oboist them— be did happen so I.now of the illegal insurances. 'llse House then disided , whets the numbers were—For the Motion, 19.—Aguinst it, 14.—Majority in favour of it, 2G.- Ihe Bill was thee read the third tune and paued.-41,41- journed. Ws.ufsestsay. FINANC.F. Mr. MAneRLY seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer in h a place, would wish to put a question to him, on the subject of Finance. Mr. klaberly said, that the amount of Exche quer Bills, at the end of the year, would be 01 millions, and it was understood that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had asserted, that there would be no funding next year, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it was tree that there would he hie amount of the Exchequer Bills in ell - cute. Lion which She Hon, Gentleman had stated (including the three millions lying in the Bank) or excluiive of that sum, forty one millions, which, as the House well knew, was an amount very nincli lees than the sum now in circulation, which is above fifty millions. That he had certainly said, that has • ing funded so largely this year, he saw no probability of being obliged to fund or to raise money by a loan next year, and he drew this conclusion from the great and increasing improve. ment of the Revenue, which improvement was going on at the rate of 100,0001. per week, and Irons the plentifulness of the money market, and the general prosperity of the trade and agriculture of the country. It would be improper in his situation for him to give a pledge ; brit lie might say, that he saw no probability et* being obliged to resort to funding or a loan next year. BANKRUPT LAWS. The CHANCELLOR of the Excnatainta again stated, that he cotdd not call to mind the dissemination of any sucir o.ders. Mr. Buoy Chan said, it was not satisfactory to him to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer stand up in his place, and express a doubt as to such orders basing been given. Why slid he not deny the fact broadly ? The letter evidently went to vivo% er local amoesors of the Land Tax to retina what persons they pleased to Parliament. The CHANCELLOR of the Excneavxft said, the 'native holly eiv.ii to the assessor,' of Lund Tax were signed by three of the Ldds or the Treasuly t and, be believed, they could not have the edect the Learned Gentleman ascribed to them. Mr. &RobCHAN observed, that if the letter was the work of three of We Lords of the 'f ressury, they, of course, must be dealt with, dial 111/L the Olivesr room:mil with the Land Tax. Lord HOLLAND said me would Out proceed to answer th e observations of the Noble and Learned Lord. fur het-a/scrim' the most of there were wide of the tpiestion. The Bill was sot, as he had said, to decide upon any of the abo‘es which existed ; hot to use.eitain to what extent they aid exist. 11 was not a Ili. against the trustees of charities—that was a n: :take was 40 inquire into the state of education is the coOnter—to see what funds were applicable to that eri..nt object, and also to know how thosefainds were applied. Un less this were done, it would be impossible for Parliament to bring forward any remedy for the abuses which were or -knowledged to exist. The Noble Lord thee contended that the Parliament had a clearright to make such an inquiry, for it was a principle, that every man who held any Istat t. trust, otazlst to account fir the mapper in which be executed that trust. • Lord REDESDALE contended, that the Dill would be pro ductive of a great deal of evil without any one real good. Under these earn iiiii stances, he could not consent to going into the Committee. , Lord CLRN ARVON supported the Bill. Their Lordships then divided—For going IMO Cie Com mittor,lo—Agaiust it,B--biejosity for going late the Cow. mittee,2. Lord Ltvr.noon xyropooed a clause, that the power of the. Commissioners should he iestrintett to aahiquisy into chari ties .estoblishod for the educatiou of the poor. This was put sod 'traced to. Several other Bills were then forwarded Wallah their re opectivectagee, and the House adjourned. Tate esti/LT.. Mr. LUSUINGTON did not conceive that the letter would bear out the interpretation of the Learned Geutleman. bir. W. Wvan said, that iu a case so nearly connected with the privileges of Parl Lament, the proper course of proceeding *as to move fur the document immediately. Mr. ktuononam observed, that in "onsequence of what bad .411(.0 from his Learned Friend, whose attention to the privi leges of Parliament was so highly honourable to him, he should immediately move— " Tiatt there be laid before the House en account of say orders m hick have brim issued by• the Lords Consmissiotters of the Treasury, selative to the assessment of the Laud Tax, a ithin the last three months." Mr. P. Moons: seconded the Motion, which he conceived to be absolutely ue:•essary. At the present period, when a dinolntion of Parliament was expected, every information relative to any attempt to inguence the right Of voters, ought to be laittbr. the House. Mr. W. WYNN also couctirred in the propriety of .calling fur the document to which his Learned Friend lied called their attentiou.—The Motion was then agreed to. LOT TSR I . The Royal Assent by Commission way given io the Irish Paper Duties, the Spanish Slave Trade Treaty, the Irish Yeomanry Corps, the Irish Tenantry Regulation, the (Treat Ya tir Lands,the Enphsh Salami niheriel, the Kidwelly Harbour, and a number of other Bills, local or private. The • Commissioners were the Archbishop Of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor mid the Earl of:Shaftesbutly. The flake of Kent's Annuity Bill was read the third time and passed. It whs then sent to the Coinimms, etc m e t; Bnron m ic h ar d a and Mi. Justice Bayley being the messes.: ger. appointed for that purpose. The Parish Vestries, the Irish Fever Hospital, and the Lak•orirers' Wages Bill., Wtrts read the Ihird Yule and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned to Saturday. wry HOUSE Or•COMMOICS. MONDAY, MAT li• 'fhe forfttirr•noenderatinti of t h e Report of the SeVierneot :of the l'oovllitlmAti, , on the motion of Dlt. S. Souse( (to give :to opportunity oftutttief cowitletiag the subje4l),postponti WI this da, In the Committer ou ‘llloCAllery .Grade B:11, A elitioco 11) Mr. Attletrium Wood, hosing for its •ohjeet to vit veto persons tu thrtentooryiltall odistug the word "LOD- The CIIIALCELLOa of the Eirolitausit then moved for the third reading of the , Lottery Mr. Idereiderus regretted that his frequent attempt to impress upon the House and tie Right Hun. Gentleman, the ; iniqility 'ail(' impair) , of the Lode', system, had hitherto been utterly vain, although it was obsious the system struck at the foundations of morality and religion ; in a pobtical point of view, imposing a tai on the credulity of a few dopes ! wide!) ,unght.iudairneas to be derived from general sources of taxation, was discreditable to the character of a statesmaa. Instead of having recourse to such mean and shabby a,lvar tages over those who either could not calculate, or who d d not choose to Ise oonsinced of the madness•ot their expecta tions, the Right Hon.tientitinau &WWII have been the first man, reasoning hour 'the religions principles he was known to profess, to convert thieve deluita.al persons trent •their per , llefiellrell of spirit, and point wit to .hens the ilam.era they ought to avoid, or indict punishments propuitioneil to the criminaiity of the parties auiplacal log themselves la u ausaC Hops of this nature, w ucb -must ever rail in wreicheth.ess, want, awl slot unfrequeutly in acts of destmei ation—A ter ad milling that the Bill hail, as 4:011111141e4A WWI provitwb Littely Bills, sows less objectiooauar features, he mused that .4 bill be read a third Iliac this day three months. Mr. Piiaseti,..oonfessed nothing had given hit t ga eater re gret during ills idiot t time he had sat in that liuc,t, than the frequent instances 11l which ptiticiple• or reilgimi 41111 11101 . 4 - 4L'y were saes itieed to espealieuey. In this instinct they were Set..thised 10 a 1111.10 motive of deriving Irons auto) lament. The mythic( oh tioaernineui this illelallt V, v, MB likc the noskiltulisess of a 11111sitinal, 55111. tunl.iluue.t a t ' note in the mold of a Mudied.compooloon. The eli. et 01 Ilir one was to shock the ear of the ttonnot.m lit, wheat the r:upae~ (lellee of this uatialoar nag to she 6 cvesa (( 11l of rally staunch nippurtcas of Ad 11l a ll istration. Itight - Hma. Gentleman had violated all the ltarusouies of wb.ch his car Mr. J. SMITH rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and umend the Bankrupt Laws. He trusted that the House could not but see the importance of attending to the subject. He would premise by reminding the House of the opinions of souse learned nod experienced men, Mr. Bait Montague, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Cullen, whose information on the subject could not be doubted, and who all were of opi nion that amendments and alterations were requisite. 'fo the sentiments of these web informed mends, would add thnt of the present Lord Chancellor, who, ebostly after his ap pointment to that dinitied of fi ce in 1811,1saenig oceasioas to remark on a ease w hich was brought before iiim, declared, that miles. the Court would hold astrong land over the Bank rupt Law, as administered in this country, it would in some measure afford countenatice to one of the greatest nuisances existing amid the code of laws. The Committee was of opi nion, that the Bankrupt Laws should he extended to all pt r amie engaged in trade, whose dealings require that credit shouts be obtained, and that it should be pei mitted to trader,. believing thesesseives insolvent, to lodge with the Secretary of Basikrupts a statement of their insolvency; for it was ei i dent that another mode should be adopted different from the present, by which a man who was confined for a debt might procure bail for the amount, and after Isis liberation might pay whatever creditor he chose. Another grievance was the want of care to secure the baukrupt's effects. Tile messen ger was chosen by the solicitor of the bankrupt, usually from among the meanest of theeurnieunity, and being generally ft d with the servants of the bankrupt, was not subject to the stripiest regulations. He was by no means desirous of im puting any blame to the Commissioners, for be was surprised that amidst the different evils which ours whelused them they could proceed. What greater scene of contusion could be imagined than the place where they were obliged to attend ? To obviate (this grievence, the Committee thought au tit— rangement in Geildliall necessary, orrather that a new build ing should be ere2ted for the purpose of atfordnig a proper place for the lull investigation of these mattent. Anoteer great evil was the want of power in the Coutiiiis.ioners to all iiiil illegal debts; lot ire debt was once estalelieelactl, ati hourh die illegal peuols were clearly discloeed within five m:•' tee after, it without of their posses to prevent the paymetit te it. In comparison with the system of this country, the state of neutland, in reletion to the sequestration of the effer is et* an insolvent debtor, might be said to be absolute perfection.-- Several respectable Members of the House had laboured mess to ollect m happy a change. The Comistitke had agreed that in iill ears, except in races of small property, a prose' siolial assignee should tie appointed, subject however to the a lope onatiois of Is C %sweets, who were its lake ins() their custody all the pipe's ~ boekst. and securities beimigno; to the be. 'Lima ; wined meosuie could scot fait of helot, iumilUcti we of very beeefirial results. Another puisit of iineoi lathe was the mailer, of glass ing cettitirat. s, and the arum (116(11114mi tion which was neee t s a i y. But lie would mil turepasos too long ott the Atentliin us the floosie. Is) ileiall.ng at curls lenset li aft the rills arising lion, the piceeni ,y.'en•. 1 Ile Custalutiec weir of opinion. that ai , t r a pc rood of Wel \ % Iliolallft .1 eel tr firate sir ltd be grente it ton bank rill I is liti had rolidilt•leti himself well. 'I lo low as:, at pe moo motel, whirls netirted capital p •• 11111alli III.I•11 the lua:gisstlil it hi• thia n eon gu ilty 10f a fiat/11411cl), tOlireatiliellt 05 Ins pli.pell\, Na. a gt cat uri,•, ,mc e . Upon I hat ',Will Slit C11114.1 , 1111VC were cleanly of , opinion, stint eons, Melte Silt \11(1 be taken. The pit it ni a,- litsWallee w 3 b:,tekt opts vte.e .veli.ett loetilrir.ett, Uliei the Coin loilteee e..ti el 4 opileoil, , eos I A Isle cal it,ce.ie , ant e to as, hiceest Ib.:ilk:opt er..silti not only be ja•t in it e e.r, but. wools/ I, good , oil(?), as it SSUIts.I pi iiiiiie.• a candid to-upi ei tem cm the mart of the baukropt. The Committee bed secomuivided that it