The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER a- -_- FROJI TUESDify NIGH %"J GA ZE7'7T. ---- deprived him of certain fees belonging to his office.-Read, and receiving parish relief, who should get a certificate of inability .-..-., 1 lad on the table. to pay, either from the miaister or some respectable parish- BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. I Lent CAI:1'110R1'? presented a petition from the Rev. W. haler, should also be exempt. The number of this class of L. 11. Martelly and J. Wylie, Finsbury Square, merchants, ' Burgess, Commissary anti Vicar General of liirhysaken, in the i WUBSt'S WB4 1.100,000, and of these upwards of 700,000 wer e mot, and the others had the power of r e li e vin g th emse l ves WP from March 15 to April 12. c:ititey of Essex, praying that the peculiarities of which he had exe lIANKITA , been deprival by toe New Marriage Art may be provided tier if •r in , T. and J. Tait, Dover Road, Southwark, brewers. S.d rs icito, scour future law.-The petiLioti was referred to the Committee really unable to pay. One alteration be intended to i.ro pose wax, to extend the exemption on persons employed in• Minui Spence and Co. Furnival's Inn. on the Marriage Law. ware . liouses, to lads of 18 years of age : at present it was con- C. Eicke, Cornhill, dealer. Sol. Mr. King, Copthall Court. The Earl of DARNLEY said , he held in his hand a petition Throgmorton Street. front the bankers, merchants, and manufacturers of ‘Vaktfield, hued to lads under 14. L. Thompson, Bessie,. Yorkshire. miller. Sol. Mir. high- against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. 'f i re noble earl addressed a ' The gallery was th en cleared for a division on Mr. Curwen's. nioar, Scut's Ya rd, Bush Lam:. hies observations to the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, proposition. DIVIDENDS. expressing is hope that hi s lordship was not talverse to the Fur the amendment 34-Against it b7-Majority 53. April S. J. Cary. nava Court, Fleet Street, merchant-Ip, aniendmeat of the Bill upon those points which the public ere- The House then went into a Committee on the Bill. G. Smeeton. St. Martin a I.ane, Charing Cross, printer--2g, F. dittt conehlered injurious. ' Alice some observations from different members, the Bill Forbes, Greenwich, druggist-Pt. W. F. A Dufour, Berner, 'file LORD CHANCELLOR said, it would be in the rceol- wear through the Conimittee. Street, Oxford Street, je... eller-12. R. Bowman, Manchester, leetion of the house, that the Act for the relief of Insolvent The several other orders were disposed of, and the House. grocer.-5. J. Burgie, Mark Lane. carpenter-S, R. Barrett, Debtors was brought in by a noble aid learned lord not then in adjourned. Poultry, linen dratiel--I, R. Brown. She ffi eld , draper-11 , J . his place. It was not his mention on that occasion to discuss Bond, Munsley,. lierefonlshire, coppice dealer-11. T. 11111, the merits of the Act. He should only say that, in a covers Lion. Ledbury. Herefordshire, surgeon-1s W. D. Goodeve, Wini- that noble and learned lord hail told him. the Bill was more borne ;Minster. Dorset.coninion brewer-15, S. Bulnier, Oxford efficient when it first cari3e to that house, but it had been spoiled Street. woollen draper-L5, W. Dallas, Cushion Court, Old by improvements else Alt rc. It was tin the house to say how far Brood &rect. merchan t . it hail produced an cfnet which ought to he counteracted. CERTIFICATES to be granted April 2. The Earl of LIMERICK said, he was glad the subject WAS J. 1.e., Chsilcs Street. Ilinslydnisn. li4ntertnan-W. C. i likely to come under the consideration of the LlUttbe. The Act Dewsnop, St. Bride's Court, Bridge Street, Illackfriars, painter hat done touch mischief in Ireland. -J. Giddens Norwich , boilibasin manufacturer-T. Alulyneux. The petition was lard on tire table. Holborn, bo uts taker-E. Woodward, Derby, innkeeper. Tile house then adjourned to Monday. Slmptrial Varitament. HOUSE OF 1.0111)3. JIMPUDAY. MAUCH It). The Duke of MONTIIO3I'. reported, that the Address of the house le his Maje sty , in answer to the Royal Message , lied been presumes!. and t at it had been graciously received. Earl I)AIt INLEY said, he observed, by the votes on the table, that a bill was to be brought into the House of Commoas by the Secretary of Ire"..ntl, with a view to facilitate the commutation of tithes in that country. It was a most important subject ; and lie expressed a hope, that the noble earl would have the goodness to state in that house the outline of the plan. Ile could not see why the subject hail been withheld from the !louse of Lords. l'he Earl of LIV F-111'001, said, lie was unable totletitle how it was pos,ible to meet the wishes of the noble earl. 711Cfe were some provisions in the bill alluded to of a nature which Made it inconvenient; the measure should originate any where but id the House of Commons. When the measure•was quite ready, the noble earl might move fur papers, and have theta printed lot the informat on of the house, Ile could nut then enter upon discussion. Every subject of this nature ought to have the most earnest and serious consideration, and so far from wishing to t now obstruction in the way, his Majesty's Government wtsuld be ready to receive any suggestion offered for' the welfare of Ireland, by persona acquainted with that country. A t the same time lie could not, consistent with pasliamentary practice, then enter into any discussion eel the subject. The Earl of DAIINLEY, in reply, said, die intention of his Majesty's Government., with respect to tithes in Ireland, ought to have been the subject of simultaneous opening in that house and the other. The I louse of Lords ous'ht to know more on the question than they were able to collect from reports of proceed ings is the other branch of the legislature. The 1.0411) CHANCELLOR. said, the house ought to be cautionsltow they proceeded with respect to measures atilt judi.e in the other house. The very case to which the noble call alludoil, although the subject of a hill, might not be treated in a way to meet his incipient policy. The bid might be lost, an event which must nullify the premature intentions of that house. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MARCO 10. Several Petitioni were presented against the Insolvent Deb tors' Art.. Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition fiom Mr. Parkins, complainiug of an undue election for Arundel.—Ordered to be taken into consideration nn . 1 litirsday, Atoll 17. Mr. HUME gave notice that, to morrow, be should move for Returns respectiiig Land Tax unredeemed ; also respecting the Post Unice, Dublin. 4:NALL DEtos.—Lrd ALTHORP begged to state that the Committee now sitting respecting t: e mo re speedy recovery of small debts did not intend to interfere with any existing ju risdictions. Ile concluded by moving fur returns of all the Courts iu England and Wales for the recovery of small debts, (excepting the Courts of %Vestminster Ilall,) the exteut of their jurisdictions, and the authority under which they acted.— Ordered. Mr. PEEL said, as the Right lion. Secretary of State for Foreign Atfaire would be unable to attend to-morrow, from severe indisposition, lie trusted that the Scotch County Repre sentation Motion would be post:mm(l. Lord A. HAMILTON, under those circumstances, post poned his motion till this day wei k. Mr. A BERCROMBY gave notice, that, on the 22d April, the Member for Ayr would bring forward a motion respecting the striking of Jades in Scotland in Criminal Cases.-1 he hon. member also gave notice, that, on the 29tli, lie should submit a motion respecting Borthwick's Case. Mr. RICARDO moved for returns of the half yetis divi dends receivers in the three per cents. &c. under 51. LOL 151. ?xc.—Ordered.—Though Mr. It. said it might take some little tine to make the returns, as the Batik, he understood, were now a good deal employed. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a petition from ship-owners, &c. of Ayr, complaining of the duties on coals. lie asked whether there was any intention to reduce the duties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he had no intelition to propose any reduction of such duties. Alderman 1V001) complained of the partial nature pf the duties ; London paid Inure time any other place. Sir M. %V. RIDLLY said, that the original sellers of coals were not the persuns who gained by the high prises. The bent a ads they got 15s. a cluddron for—inferior coals, Ills. Gil.— and those coals were sold in Loudon for titht. Ws. and 80s. per clialdron.—(Hear.)—The duties were partial ;—why vote! they to pay 10s. on this side of Gravesend, when below it they only paid Ss.? Mr. LirrLEToN spoke is behalf of the inland coal ; said tint the duties had existed upwards of one century ; and he trusted that due regard would be had to vested interests be fore there was any change of the duties. Mr. MARRYAT said, in the Hans Town they could get English coals cheaper than our manufacturers. 5;.c. could. Petition ordered to be primed. Leave was given to buiog in the IV4rehousing Bill. 1411PPLY.—A RM Y EST I Miti ES. Lord A. PALMERSTO?t moved, Ibid. the Report of the Supply be presented. Mr. could not allow the Report to he brought op, without first adverting to the king's Speech and the Estimates, The opening, speech promised considerable reductions, stating that every thin:: had been flamed with a due rei;ard to eco nomy. Instead of nay important reductions in the army, 'tatty, and ordanee estimates, Um only difference between those of the present your and I!.c past ear was 114,0001. The pro mises of such speeches, lie regretted to any, were little at tended to. lie aliould unite a resolution explanatory of these main rs—but he should not divide the House on the amend ment. TtIEIDAY, MARCII 1-1. A perAon from the Po AI-ulnae prebented lance.; due to the general depattment. Mr. BYNG wooed the secund reading of the Shadwell New Church Bill. Col. ONVIES seconded the amendment, and said that the only reason he had for not Miming revislance to the estimates was, that it was al t Impossible to avoid war, not only be tween France and Spain, but between France end England. —(Iloir, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON flouted the House ought first lo see the estimates, before any such resolution was adapted.---ite solution negatived. Mr. BROGDEN then presented the Report, and the several items or resolutions were read. Mt the rote for 19,401.11. for the yeomanry corps of Ireland, Mr. lIUNIE wormed to grant only nn alloviatice for nix months longer, moody, 9,20111. This amendment love rise to s long and desultory conver sation ; tint amendment was, however, ultimately negatived without a division, and the original vote agreed to. On the vote fur the College at Sandhurst, awl fur the cadets there, Mr, G. BENNET opposed the bill, and moved, that it b. read a second time this day six months. After un extended discussion the bill was thrown ont. IV tortlceoseerttee7 PRISON.—On the presentation of Is petition respecting the laws regarding small debts. Sir It. Vi ILSON asked whether, debtors were allowed to he co:limed so closely that they could only see their friends, mice a month, and that such debtors were refused those pro visions sent them kw their friends. Mr. PEEL replied, that the prison wan under the repletion of the magistrates ; but that with respent to the arrangement*. there was now some inquiry g • g tomer& Mr. CALCUAFT gave notice, that.. on the lit of May, be would submit a motion for the total repeal of the Leather Tax.. —(lllear heart) A petition was presented from the ship-owners of Hull, en gaged in the oil trade, against the reduction of the tallow. duties. Mr. CCRWEN presented a petition against the redaction of , the foreign tallow duties from farmers end graziers of Wilt shire. Mr. I. SMITH asked whether the. government intended to. bring forward any measure to remedy the evils of the Insolyeat Debtors' Laws ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that he was not aware or ally intention to bring forward such a mea sure, hut the situation of government would be turned to dm subject. - Sir J. NEWPORT observed, that if individuals were le prepare a bill to ameliorate the laws, the attention of the law. officers would be directed to frustrate, sot to support it.• The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, he bad attended to that subject, and had introduced a bill last sesaiou, and he was now. ready to listen to any suggestions. Mr. BRIGHT said, something ought to be done to protect the honest creditor against the fraudulent debtor. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented papers respecting the army extraordinaries, &c.--Ordered to he printed. Mr. MOLE mooed for returns of land tax unredeemed, of land tax redeemed since 1790, &c.—He wished to put an end to the expence of this establishment..—Ordered. Mr. HUME said be should not submit hie motion respecting the Irish Post Office, understanding that it was about to his investigated by the commission of inquiry. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the House go iota a committee on the National Debt Reduction Bill. Mr. P. GRENFELL egain spoke strongly against what boa trulj. been termed the " Sham Sinking Fund," and lamented. Skid it hail continued so long. It had been at once expensive sad deiiiiiive to the country ; and it w. s absurd in prinriple. He then adverted to Mr. Ricrird's project for paying who c of the national debt, within a given time. by sacrifieing • portion of the whole property of the country ; and he de signated it as the most wild scheme that had ever been pro— posed. How was the value of each person's property to be get. at , and what power or persuasion would induce people to sa crifice in much of their property as to pay ott the trilling sum. of 100,000,0001.?—(11ear4 the project was indeed wild is every point of view. lie concluded with expressing his warn purport of the bill, as it provided and contemplated • real Sinking Fund. Mr. J. SIIITII said, whatever might be the real worth of the Sinking Fund, its existence had been useful in sustaining pub lic orcdit, and had enabled loans to be raised on better terms.. Le expressed his warm approbation of the bill. Sir H. PARNELL was anxious to adopt any measure - that was ialculated to reduce the debt. stood for to des . , but as the requisite recogniaances bad not TH RCII that the Order must b e The ballot for ao U i l i i irit A te Y ; 0 14 ti A Sligo iS. Election petition. e i a e r lt t e d r enured I t he Speaker new writ was ordered for JOIICIIIIIII Rune, Esq. he having . accepted the office of Welsh Judge. S ed pe accordingly. akerdeciared Sir T. LETO MUDGE said he could not postpone Lis mo tion, which stood for the 2011 i inst. on the subject of %rico!. Mud difficulties. • Is s oLvr.rft DEBTORS . ACT.—A petition was presented from . Disidstnne, sguinst the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Mr. S. V 1 ORTLLY expassed the hope that Government might turn their atteutioa to Ibis important subject. Sir E. KN AICI I DILL also desired that these laws shield be fully con.idered. The soLicrroit•cr.NErrAL mild, that those petitions mast be looked upon with considerable caution and circum spection. For the evils complained of there were considers. ble remedies in the sets, but of w Welt the creditors did not a h v e a l i c i f h e e ct i4 s * . ' a l :X " if :nye 091 :i l e "17'1 .:l 1 1:1 4 { t u l .; P s r t in r c e i m pi c e d i ie th s rie re st i o l u g l h d. e' luny attend to them, Mr. 111.31 E proposed to reduce the sum by 36001. On this, after some comoilmtion, the House tli•ided —For the amendment Li—for the original motion Iliinnijority against the amendment 00. The several oilier resolutions were agreed to Ott the miler of the tiny lor the Howse going into a commit• lee in introduce a elati,e, exempting eitticrly f the House and N% inflow 'fax, all house• tind er the nu t of ill. annually. tad inning no more than six windows. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was reluctantly obliged to oppose this motion of the bon. gent. it Nll5 nue that these Was such a duty es that stated by the bon. gent. on cottages tivtler sl. a year ; but the late provided. not only that the otenriers of Midl houses teceiving 'oriel) relief should be exempted, but farther that that—any cottigli not Mr. KICARDO said, his objection to the Sinking Fund wan. not to the principle, but to the facility with which it might be (lit cried to other objects. As to the plan for paying olr the national debt (alluded to by Mr. Chentrll), its principle was. new ; the means of making the division were established by the Income Tax. lie did not desire that it should he is one payment, or made in two months. lie proposed that it should be extended over considerable length of time. lle was per suaded of the advantages resulting from it. lie was against the Sinking Fund, treatise it placed in the !muds of minister♦ a power that would encourage them to extravagance. After some remarks front Mr. ILonek , &c. the bill went through a committee-- Ripon to-morrow. The reinai g orders having been disposed of, the House. adjourn( d. NEDNESDAY, MARCH 12. There being only 36 Members present at four o'clock, the• SPLAICLIt &elated the house to stand adjourned till to mot- TUESDAY,MARCII 11. Me. Winchester. front the Post-office, presented an Account of Balances in the hands of the Deputy Post-Master, for the last year. The Arnual Account of the London Dock Company was presented. Mr. Spitler presented the Tenth Report of the Highland Roads and Bridges Commissioner!. Mr. BmAden and others, front the Commons, brought up the Irish Assessed Taxes &peal Bill, which was read the .first time. 'rite Scotch Creditors Bill was read the third tune, and passed. —Adjoprntxl. WEDNESDAT, MARCH 12. The Duke of RICH MON 1) presented a petition from Lynn, in Norfolk, against the Insolvent Debtors Act. —Laid on the table. Lord GRANTHAM presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land at Pontefract, Yorkshire, against that part of the Turnpike Act which lays toll upon carts and waggon:; with narrow wheels. The noblb earl observel, that the petitioners c ,, nsideral such bill a great hardship.—The petition was laid on slie table. The Irish Assessed Taxes Repeal Bill was read a second time. The Earl of LI VElll'i NIL said, lie inaile a motion la 4 ses sion, calling for an account of the number of appeals decided in 1813; lie was then desirous of scakiug the account up to the present time, and he moved accordingly.—Onleresl. Alsignisux.—Lord EI.I.ENBOROUGII took the opportu nity of advt. ting to the measures before Parliament on the sub leet of maul. 1.4 e. lordships, he Observed, in the course of the present se..sion, had passed two bills. The first had tor its object to make valid certain marriages which they had boffin sized under licenses granted by Surrogates, contrary to the New Marriage Act. They also passed to the Commons another hill, es repeal the prospective clauses of the New Marriage Act. The object of that bill WAS to place the country, with respect to the Alarriage Law, in the sittiatitin in which they st.ret under the old Alarria:r Act, with the exception of one chow, which de elai• d marriages without the consent of parents and guanlians illegal. Ile begged it might be clearly unitcrstoo.l, that up to that period no aimalion had taken place in thcNew MarriageAci. All hi: provisions and enaciments would remain in fora!, until a bill to repeal the same received the toy.il ass.ent. The noble lord thought it right to make the above observations. becsuse he hail been considered by some penons an advocate, watching the pro gress of legislation on that particular question. the house adjourned. TIIURAiIAY. AtAACII 13. The Ea of DARN 1.1. A preseitte4 a petition from the trier chants, bankers, and trailers ut LanesisOre, against the Insolvent Debtor,.' Act. Kul Gil F.l' dclivcrctl itegNions from Sundegland. Abbott's Weorntouth, Bishop's 1% earbtouth, and baby, gtgaingd the Insolvent I)tbtors' Att. The same noble tarl also presented a petition from the resident tradesmen and shopkeepers in the town of Dolby, against. the hawkers' Art. The above petitions were read and laid on the table. The Irish Assessed Taxes Repeal Bill passed through a Com- Mee. and wal reported without amendment. The house adunnual. k'llirDAY MARCH 14. Mr. Mason from the India House brought up certain monthly returns, which were laid on the t3ble. Mr. Brewlen, and other Membeis from the !Inure of Com mons, brought up the Asse,sed Taxes Reduction Bill. the Irish Anus Bill, bool th 4 Severn Brutge Bill, which were lead a first "Inc. The E of LI NtERIC:i pru.,t mt.... 1 a pet.tion limn Mr. D. Ilittctt, sled: of the frown fo: the y of ;Liming of tLc OptlatiOn Of a Ite A.:t of I'Jrll.tinvot t *tut!'