The National Register. — London, England, 1822-03-17 00:00:00

'3) inperiat 13aritamtilt. nou•w, lii? imnns Mo‘KIIAV, 311A111:11 I t. The mill anent was t:ivtii by commission to the Sugar and Tobacco Rill. the 'reimsfer of Aids Rill. the Irish importation of Arms BBL the Irish Seizure of Arms indemnity Sill, and the Irish Population Bill. The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shut reNbuty. and Lord Rettesdale. Tile Attorneys and Solicitors' Practice Regulation Bill Ina rend third time and passed. Mr. lirogilen, Geroine, Sir 11. !lardy, and other mem bers fool the Commons, brought uu the Commissions of Asdze Itiigulation Bill, and two private bills, which were read the flist tnne. The Earl of BLESSINGTON, pursuant to notice. brought in a bill to facilitate the registration of deeds in Ireland. The Bill would authorize persons to send their deeds to he memorialized in an office established in England. A copy of the deed so me morialized might then be Wansmitted to Irelawl, and received as evidence. The I.OTM ANCEI.I.OII asked when the Noble Earl intend:el to move the second reeling of the hill. The Earl of BLESSINGTON answered this day fmtnight. Fad G It EV, adilressith , the noble Fawl at the bead of his Ma jesty's Government. said I could wish to have the opinion of the dodges us to the power Parliament may have to violaw the 57111 of the late King, by which pmprietors if .1 per cents. hobd their stock on the seetnity the t shall not be paid ore; until a certain portion of the public stew.c is paid off: I wish to know whether the amount of stock mentioned by the Act has been 1,,,na fide discharged. If Ido not hear this from the learned Judges, I should like to hear it from the noble Lord upon the woolsack.— I think it unquiet!, as persons who are to he precluded from holding, 5 per cent. stuck after Saturday, that the !louse should have the whole measure before them. I understand that another bi.l taunt accompany the 5 per cents. bill, to make it prefect ;and it will be extraordinary if we pass the bill without haring all the details betiire the house. The Earl cf LIVERPOOL.—The real merits of this bill will not depend upon the epiestion whether Government and Parliamert are competent to pass this hill with reference to the 26th and te7th of the late King. There will be a special &wise, giving time to persons not in this country. It is possible discussion may arise on the principle of the bill ; but I am prepared to say public inconvenience would result trout delay m the adoption of this measure. When the Bill does come fairly be fare the I louse, it will be niv duty to enter into discussion and combat the objections of the Noble Earl, or any other noble Peer. LereIGIIEV said, he lamented that Parliament could not do justice to one class without injury to another; but the ieteresi of the majority was at all times to be supported. I f the hill was hurried throtv,h that !loose, it was an abuse of the eoniidenee of nursons wino placed property in the hands of Government. The House then adjourned during pleasure, in order to wait for the Five per Cenuim Bill, which was some time after passed in the Connwins and brought to the Lords. The House baring resumed, the bill was received, and rend the first time. The belVal reading was then liaisitUr to-tuorrow. —Adjouraial. TITTRDAY, 31 , 411C11 1?. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from a nettilier of persons, complaining of injury sustained by the iyeation of the Act for the Registration of Settlements. The petitioners prayed thr relief.—Laid on the table. The Malin/is of LANSI /OW N also g:tve notice, that a noble friend then unavoidably absent, would present, on Friday nest, a petition front a large body of persons in Ireland, on the subject of Tithes. lie should also present a similar petition on the same day. The Earl of LIVE fit POOL row on the order of the day to move the second reading of this Bill. Ile should not trouble the !lodic, he said, with many olvervatione on the rneaque.— The question was, whether they were entitled in good f dth to proceed with this Bill. It was originally agreed that this Five per Cent. Stock should not he redeemable betiore 23.0tebtionl. of the Public 1 Liht should be paid oft: That sum, the noble Earl contended, hail been paid or the public debt, and ems-teptently that the stock was redeemable. lie concluded by moving the Second reading of the bill. The I AIR 0 C lIA Nth:11.011 said, he should objeet to this hid if lie did not consider the Five per Cents. redeemable by law. Ile made this oh creation in consespience of what fell front Coble Earl last night. His opinion was called fig., mid lie considered ,it his duty to State fairly to the !louse, that doubts might atiso on the construction of Acts of Parliament, but it wis char that every per:sit in Idle none). market had acted upon an impression that the Five per Cents. were subjeet to redemp tion. The Act of the 24ali of George the Third created no diffi culty with respect to this measure. There was no part of that act winch gave the public the benefit of notice as to paying all' the Five per Cents. The plain condition was. that they should not be redeemed until 23,000.00 d. be paid tiff That brought it to the question, had 25.11041,01 d. been paid o:ror not ? It might he said debt was paid off on one hand, and debt incurred ou the other ; and some difficulty might arise on that point ; but it appeared reasonable to suppose the I.4s:ilium would not have kit that point unnoticed it they had intended to raise the ques thin. Esrl GREY returned thanks to the noble and learned Lord on the Woolsack. the the pains taken to remove the inieression on his mind. lie did net state doubts to induce the Heusi: to te• just the manure, but to gain time for cundileration. It was ad mitted, that this Five per Cent. Stock was not to be redeemed until 25,00,0 1 5 t of the public debt was paid off, and tile ques tioii was, whether bans tide so moult 01 the debt hail two' dis charged. The noble Earl urged the neeiwsity of delay, in order to Kbul ariament the power of full discussion T a he Ea P rl l iif 11A It 1111WItY euppoited the bill. Lard EI.I.F.:',0301101101l washed for the spinion of the Judges upon the iptiistion, whether esdroti,otitil. of the debt had been paid Om according to the spirit and meaning ut the 26th of George 111. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE expressed an orinion that Fuvernment the power 10 redeem the attack, but objected to the male of taking the dissents. The bill was then read a second time. and committed for to morrow.--The llouse ieljimmed. wtiongsnsv, swine 13. On the motion or tile Earl of 1.1 V Eli OtII., tile Ilnuse went into a Committee on ttie Five per Cullum Annuities Transfer 1111. Kill GREY °lC : aided to the 12th clause, which enact‘, that till person. , who shall not. within the period eornoteueing tin Monday the 4th of Mardi, and ending on t.:atunlay the Itith day es. Nlarch, Ma, both days inclusive, signify their dissent from accepting a share in the Four per Cent. Annuities iu lieu of their respective shares in the Five per Centum Annuities, shall lie deemed and taken to have consented to the saute. The Clause then gas tin to provide that proprietors of Five per centum An nuities not within the limits of United Kingdom. at any time within the 21 , 1 day of February and the Intli of Match, ltitts may signify their dissent belure the first (lay of June. The noble lead cmCci not see why the provieion weal! hack to the 22(1 of February, when persons were only eall,al ulna to oissent be tween the 4th and Ilith days of Mardi. This was Ice.t.ainly alt emir in the bill. li was not his intention to props ean amend nient. He merely mentioned the enactment asan itieunsistenev. The arl of 1.1 VL• ltl'OOL seal, the letraspettiee opeTini.;tl of the bill which the noble ball had notated, wa:. nitrodated with • liberal view. TUE NATIONAL REGISTER -- The several clattscs were then a. rood to, and the report having e been made, the bid wa. ordered to be read the third tine to morrow. The House Adjok THURSDAY, .7.IMICTI 14. Lord KING cave notice that lie should call the attention of the Um- e, on this day sennight to the expences of fu. Civil List, with a view of proisesing a reduction, not in the personal expenees of the Sovereign. hut other branches of the public set sive. Ihe noble Lord accordingly moved the Denise: be Snni• tinned fee this day sennight. They were accordingly sum moned. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE. presented a petition from Messrs. Fcmdrinier and Co., praying permission tee bring in a Bill to extend his patent right tier making paper by machieeery. The petition was laid on the table. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the third reading of the Five per Centum Aimed, Bill. The Earl of ROr. , EllEll BY expressed his mend aFsont to the Bill. Ile considered it a measure completely within the spirit and meaning of the 2f:th of George 111. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in order to record his dis approbation of that part tel the Bill which calls upon the holders of Five per Cent. Stock to give in their dissent Mole th e tutu March, oared an amendment to insert after the word of," the word April." It was not his intention to divide the lIOIIBe upon the question, but merely to mollusc. the ismendment, for the purpose of expressing his dissent to part of the bill. .. Theamendment was then put, and negatived without a divi sion. Lord CALTIIOIIPF , :Melded to the present unfortunate state of Irainel, and moved chit an humble address be presented, praying his Majesty would be graciously pleased to order that there be Lod betbre that I louse a retorts of all contntitments to gad 4, in counties of Inland iv wl icb the Insurrection Act hail been put in exucution, within the last six months. and of a!I convictions which had taken place under the Special Commis sions of Assize, within the said disturbed Counties.—The motion as agreed to, and the House adjourned. 11111).‘V, MARCH 15. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Five per Cent". Bill, and the Commissions of A-size Bill. 'flee Com missioners were. thee Lord Chancellor, Viscount Melville, and the Earl of Shufteshury. l int ERSKINE presented three petitions from the owners and occupiers of land in Suffolk and Oxfordshire. complaining of agricultural distrmF, and praying relief. The Petitions were read and laid on the tab:e. ILCIIESTER GAOL. Lord nAnNr.mr called the attention of his Majesty's Go vernment to a subject which he considered of great importance. He alluded to abuses in Ilehester Gael. Every individual must acknowledge that the country was much obliged to Mr Hunt for having brought those abuses before Varliament,f,and he trusted the House would consider it their duly to investigate the matter. He (lid net suppose government had authorised the oppression exercised, but it was most extraordinary that care had nut been taken to prevent the existence of all unnecessary hardships. History had always biltWTI, that wile. c governments oppressed an individual, he became more formidable. The noble Earl concluded by moving for copies of the Report of the Commis• sinners appointed to enquire into the state of Ilehester put.— Orders d. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE wished, before the house proceeded to the important business of the day, to tusk a noble Earl whether any measure was likely to he adopted with respect to the gercal regulation of pole: i The subject some time ago occupied the attention of that House, and it was understood to he the intention of a noble Viscstunt (Sidnunttli) to introduce a bill. Ile wished therefere to know whether such a bill was likely to lie Ineught in ? The Earl of LIVE twnm, s!,i4 be was not able to give any decisive answer. 'Fite subject had occupied the serious attention of his Bight lion. Friend (Lord Sidmuuthu but he was nut able to sa y wh e ther any spec.tic remedy had been adopted. Lord HOLLAND said, jocosely, that the attention of Co. vernment was always occupied with almost every subject which came bethre Parliament ; yet Ws Alujesty's Ministers breuglit forth nothing. TITHES IN IRELAND. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE. rose to present a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen. and Common Council of the City of Watt:lard, complaining of the Tithe in Ireland, and praying it might be made subject to Parliamentary inquiry.— The node Duke observed. Oa Parliament, taking into cons:- deration the distressed state of Ireland, would be unavoidably led to the resent system of Tithes. which ought unquestionahly to be the subject of inquiry. The petitioners said they possessed the Tithes of parishes, and that they were willing to concur in any sacrifice by way of commutation, or any n.oilus which might lead to public tranqoPity. The noble Duke had chear fully taken upon himself the duty of presenting this petition, because he was glad of the opporttinity of expressing publicly bow sincerely and deeply lie felt, as a Peer el . Parliament, earl cs an Irish proprietor, every tldng which related to the wells:km of the people of Ireland. Ile was induced to attribute the very lengthened complaints and tlisortler in Leland to something wrong in the syaretn of Government in that country, and if that was the case the House would feel how necessary it was to enter, without del ty, into the inquiry demanded by the petitioners.— ' The noble Duke was the it% ner of .20 parishes in Ireland, and he msurctl their Lordships that he was ready to make a large is- , alike to insure peace end bai.31.1.6011. Ile felt it as a lay ha mpriator that lie was bowed to consider the peace and happiness ofindividuals. and in the saclike lie might make with respect to tit - es, lie •;ia not tlt.t he jitter-6ml with the rights of the clergy. He was satisfied that any 111C4bUrll allowing u cominu tation of tithes in Ireland could not hitt:ltem with the question of tithes irt KnglutitL The petition he pre/rented spoke the language of all theLtyal and intelligent people of Irelutal. The petition was then read. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, lie never recollected hearing an important subject delivered in that I louse in a more able and manly manner. The noble Duke was entitled to more than the common consideration of Parliament. The question of tithes tieett:ied the serious attention of his aNesty'a government. and that of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The noble Marl ad mitted that the question ought to be minsideted by Parliament independent of the disturbances in Ireland, and also that it could not interfere with any question arising out of tithes in England. The Petition was laid on the tahle.—Xljourtual. HOUSF. OF CONIAIONi• MONDAY, MAIICII 11, The Speaker came to the liton.e at hall pa" 3 o clock. Mr. Quartile, the yeoman ti,iter, then summoned the house to attend in the himAe o f poet a , In beer t h e roust as•eiti given, by commiseion, to sundry bilk. (Sec Lords.) Mr. O. Louth, Mi. Plunkett, and Mr. K. Douglas, took the oath , . and their at ate. The Dublin Foundling Hospital hill was read a lust time. St veral petition , were presented against the I:dining'lit Police bill, and refs.' tell to the committee. Petitions complaining of alp icultural 6stress were pre sented from the tloldeillebS Aglieultutal Society, and the county of Denbigh. Mr. CUItIVEN rave notice, that on Ft iday he should Move for a co iiiiii itlee of the whole lion .e on the sobject of the duties on 1.41101 C, u.ap, bol ter, and Hwse, iu miler that 4 allf . 1111 , 1)0Itilgi of duly Wigia 611; taken44l fluor CALL 41 tit ie. Mr. COKE presented n petition from Walton agninet the Norfolk New Gaol hitt. Itlr. G. BENNET 1 , present..d a petition front certain debtors enotined in Ilehester gaol. eonsplaiiiiint of Ow stem of rieonr to Which till`v were %objected by the tie.v roles and regniation..--itead, and ordered to tie printed. Mr. 6. lIENNry I' then presented a petition from the Rev. 'Air. it. of St. Mieliael, Soniersetsline, in fa vour of Charles 11111, a eroen debtor, who had been int ° propel ly rnuliaed in Ileitester gaol for sixteen years, out account of solo , FIVE I'ER (Ti.EN RILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of the Navy Five per Cents. bill. Ms. TIERNEY said, those vs ho were interested in this matter complained that they had not the notice to which they were emitted. The Three per Cents. as well as the Four per Cents., were to be paid off as t ireserilledl by the acts ou the subject ; anti they showed the Five per Cent. holders what semi meant by " redeeming and paying off '' —lie melted the 25•1 t Geo. 11. and he urged that the pro- Vi• . 11.114 of the law were not complied with. It provided that the Five per Cent. hollers should not he subjected to lie paid off till 2) millions of the 'flues per Cents. were paid off. He did not wish to throw any ilitlictiltice in the way of eovernment, but he sl 1.1 like to have the opinion of the learned gentlemen oil the sobjtee. The SOLICITOR GENERAL. said. that the Three per Cent. holders had accepted of terms of payment held out to them ; and as they were satisfied, he slid net 61. c how the Five per Cent. holders could complain. 'the Three per Cent. holders had bees' s atisfied. Mr. TIERNEY said, his objection was not removed or answered. The Five per Cent. holders had calculated en it certain untied, that of 12 months; and the Proeeetlinge of the 'finer per Cen•. proprietors cold,' not affect the plain lengireee of the art. 'rite law hell given them is ••rtnin security in the way of notice, and uo c promise or ecreement on the part of the Three per Cent holders could affect the oilier parties. Mr. lIUSKISSON maintained that the subject had been accurately answered by his hon. and learned friend. The subsequent artangentents, by the IGth clause, entitle no reference to the led. Geo. tl. lie admitted that ky the 22d of the Eine, they were in suet' a situation that they could not pay off ;enamels of the Three per Cents. without 12 mouths' notice. With regard In the other funds, the parliament would not have so tied up the gover 1111 l ent as to compel them to a hide by such regulation. Mr. ELLICE said, that, to his plain understanding, the law had provided that 25 millions o f the d e bt s h ou ld fi rs t be paid off, by reducing the 'three per Cents. to that amount; now, a reelection of the debt to that amount had Slot been niade paid oil, therefore he again contended, that the Five per Cent. holders were not fairly treated. His fortner objections still existed; he still complaiued of the terms of the bill. Mr. WILLIAMS snid,that he knew a party who had prolTered a dissent which hail been refused. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that the patty had only lost the onnierical order, vi Melt was not of much consequeisce, as all the dissents would be paid off in one day. Ti.e bill was then read a third time. A new clause a as brought tip, making additional pro visions on the subject of rive per Cents. standing in the names of titedees.—Agreed to. At r. lit 2 ME rose to propose a clause, to which he thought theme would lie no objection. If there were not a provision to guard the contitry against such additional expence, the il ink would charge she customary 3001. per million fur 7enet,beff. increase to the capital of the debt, for their charge ut manaecinent of the transfer. He then read the clause, provitlidig that there sheet.' he no adrli t • I charge ott the part of the Benk for the nianagcuuvit of the debt nn account of this bill. Mr. SI ANN I NG said, there never was any intention to charge for the transfer; but the !Link was entitled to charge for the additional amount made to the debt. 'Fe agree to this clause would be to violate the act of Isol. Tlie 'lntik now undertook to make geed all forgeries tin the fields; if that act were violated, the liability would be removed. Mr. P. GRF.NFELL said, if this charge were allowed, there tenets" be an additional charge for managing the debt, of between 2 and 3,t0 'I. a year. 111119 they weep, lose (lie saviors made by reducing two of the Lords of the Admiralty. denied that there won'd he any charge and trouble worth naming by making the transfers. Lord LONDONDERRY said, there was neither prin ciple nor motive in the clause, for the klbv already settled what the Bank was to receive. Was there any motive for taking this transartion out Of the operetiou of the law ? The stunt would not be above 2,0101. Lord J. RUSSELL said, that on a former night the noble mantels admitted that they ought to attend to the smallest savings. Lord LON DONDFITRY explained. He had merely submitted that the law already settled the question; it was one of good faith. The clause was negatived without a division. The bill was tilt II pasted. Sir F. BURDETT gave notice. that on Wednesday se'lloight he should move for au address to the crown to remit the reumintler of Mr. limit's sentence. (Hear.) SUPERANNUATION ACT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proceeded to advert to such progress as had been made to eat ry into effect his Nlajesty's message to promote by all possible means au economical expenditure of the crown,especially as far as concerned those servants of the crown who had become superannuated. Till 1810 they were provaled for by vai ions means, by sinecures, &c. which wire in conveniened s ; but at that period there was passed a hilt was now called the Superannuation Act. Its operation, however, had been defective, and it had entailed consi derable expence on the goveinment. However, the house would WWI have the °ppm ninny cf judging what really had been done, by reins us of the state of the offices, the salaries, Ike. The revenue depertments, 17,347 per suns, cost I ,fiel,oool. ; there were 1,732 persons superan nuated; their income was hi 1,r921. The Average snperatimintion salary was 81)1. lie next noticed the government departments, the Treaeury, Mint, &c. The ays rage was much the RAMC. The salaries were e 05,0001. for eat persons; 2:1,1V01. for 14 stnieratinuated permit's. The tote, of salaries therefore was 1,8021,0001., for super annuation/4177,0001.-Ihr latter for 29 Yeats service on an average. The act of es lie haul said, was de fectid ; pursuits between aittl2o years' service received{ et tutu tate of allowance ; those above twenty yeare ars advanced tate, but betwcea 21) and 45 yeata' ACrtiCa