The National Register. — London, England, 1816-02-26 00:00:00

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Amid the •lonstle of polities, amid the details of foreign and donuts tic news, amid ga•:ettes, theatrieal criticisms, trials, ;loci (lents and offences, which will be given at as great a Lnigth as titnnerly, we only claim one small corner for wit religious lucubrations: a corner where, as in Roman Catholic countries, we may r, sate our cross or religious itna4;e for the benefit of the devout, without disttAing the careless passengvr. IMPERIAL PA lILLIMENT. HOUSE OF LOltlth, Aloan s I , Fon. 19, The Earl of I.lmcntett presented a petition front the Free hol•lers of Limerick; complaining of the distee-sa., ui for 'Printing and Agrieultural detsartnietits, and representiug that noless some steps are taken to relieve them, the greater pats of the inhabitants of that district will be thrown totally out of rtnploy. Ordered to lie on the table. T h,ATI ES. The Earl of 1., i aroot. r.,••• wt tile order of the day. to call the atlelllit , ll of the tionc,• to the T reat i c ., l a id on ire first adverted to the gloomy prognostics of the 2lst of May I tst, when an Address was mos ell to his Royal Highne4. , the Prince Regent. Three necks after, the liritish army a• successful in the field of 'Waterloo; and, .4iihsequentl, all the great results hail taker' place. Having commented OH the generous disposition manifested towards France by the Allies Pi 1814, his Lordship detailed all the proceedings which had Ind to the Treaties of Vienna. and the restoration of the legiti mite Govermnent of France. He deft nth d the views, policy, find erlellAllre! of Gos eminent, as justified by the n. w order .4f things which had sprung up in Millee the Revolution of 1179 d, and finally'4l4 serihed the several arrangements as highls beneficial to the interests, ant MO> Of' the vomitory , but Europe large. His Lordship concluded a powerful statement, ICs tuning sp humble Address to " his Royal Highness the Prinee regent. thanking' His Royal Highness for the important rem misnication on the 'freaties made with his .host Christian Ma jesty, anti; other allies, and to assure his Royal Highness that the HMIx considered the policy adopted by his Alajesty 60- sernment, in concert with the Allies, most effectual to secure Inc peace avid tranquillity of Europe. They were also hilly persuaded that the alliance his Royal Highness had en tered into would long he prodnetis e of good effects:- -To assure I.a Ituyal Highness that lie ntieht depend on the invariable snp o.'this House in giving effect to the erigagenotits with his Ma jeity's Allies, 4Ve." Lord GIIF.SVILLF, opposed the leading topics of the Noble Earl's Speech, contending that the polii y as in many respects calculated to injure the interests of the country. He repro bated the large standing armies and peace establishment of the Sovereigns of Europe, under which their thrones arc 110 W I , otering. If titer were milted ainong themselves ;if they had any confidence in this Peace being lasting; or if they loved their people, they would put down,by mutual consent, their i 111 l arose standing armies. The Roman Empire tell by a standing army; the system was resived by Louis XIV.; and that army by hindering Louis XVI. from giving a Constitution to his people, lost him his Throne, his liberty, and his life. Was this a time to perpetuate all the ti , elings and sacrifices of war, after the signing a 'Treaty falsely called, of general pacifi cation. He concluded by moving an Amendment, compre hending the whole of the topics in his Ilpreelt. The Earl Of HARROW V supported the original 'notion. Lord I 101.1.AN0 contended, that it was in vain to think that a peace with the King of Fratice, was a peace with that country. He considered that the treatment of Iltionaparte was harsh and ungenerous, when it was recollected the manner in which be fell into the hands of this country. He (Lord IL !catty believed Ruonaparte was sent to St. Helena for the want of a splotolid pedigree. He contrasted the condom of the Bl a ck Prince to John King ot France, after he had taken 11:M prisoner at the battle of Poictiers, as related by H , with rno treatment of litionaparte. Toe engagements we had coated into were onerous to our finances, the burdeus ut which the people could no longer bear; and, considering them to be hostile to the Constitution, lie must vote for the Amend- Merit. 'floe Earl of Urn's:l:sow (late Lord Mnuntpov) contended, that it was Ileer..Ary, for the repose of Europe, that the legiti. mate family should by on the throne of Fiance. m A nia is ov NSIMIS there was no view of public policy in which he arced more cordially with his Noble Friend, than with that contained in his Amendment, Ifr loved the I loose would pause before they gave their as.ent to the ilaugerous and •onstitutional measures recommended by the 'Treaties before them. Earl !Sarin. I.ST contended, that we mold nut have de. mandril more sacrifices from I ranee than lbw... we had exacted train her, without a breach 01 our declarations before the battle f Waterloo. The 31 tiltl/VIS OP BUCkINGHAM supported the Amendment. , c,re t..us, then Poe the orit;ilial Addles!. 101; Again. I it, 40 —llajorit, 0.1.—A,13001 . 01 , 41 at half past two. Tossov., I. 20. Sir S. Rostit.tv, and other Meinhels from the ( ommons, brought tip the Ft eeleold Estates Liability Rill, the Cod • •al UM. and Lord Gowei's Indemnity Hill, which were read the Best tunic.—Adjou mord. WLIINVIDAY, Fi.a. Yl. In the cause Sprott v. Scutt and others. the judgment of the courts below was affirmed. la the cause Hay v. Scott and others, the judgment of the court below was affirmed.with 1001 rests. The cause Ivory and others v. Guar lay W.IR heard, arid j , I,entent postponed. In Riches v. Stoic, the judgment bt w was affirmed, with sal. eosin. • • Lord Irs.vitd.k. stated that there were several objection able clauses in the Naval Court-martial 1011. and immediately moved that it lit read a third time this day six mouths oliruwri out 1, which ,was ordered. The Glass duty bill was read a third time and passed. THLKSUAY, FEB. 2Y. Lord L. Gower's Indemnity Bill w as read a third time and passed. The Indigo and Cochineal Bill was committed and reported. THE NATI' f PS., • The P inko of 'wont) gay.. notice, that in eonsequenee of the large proposed peace nalitars eat ahlishment, the heavy pressure of ta titbits, Bic general distress of the eill"•try , "1 111 at tienlarly the state of ha laid, he thought it his duty to still- Mit to till itLordship's a motion on the stme of ow this ,hty 1101111i:01i, and 11111V1 . 11111:11 the Lords be summoned fut that day, Ordered at e , .r.liu_k.—Adjoutucd , Fa int 14. n. 23. TFII L %TB •1•11E.VIU : q. The 01 i.tv+i)owN rose to 'nave. pursuant to notice, for 4..0 With the late 'Frot.tics. fie had before stated. %%Iwo addressing 1 • •If to the general moor, and °boosts of the Trca tick, that it mould be 11I•Ct,iiiill) to have seine esplanation on certain miaow Joint.; connected With these Trusties. l'heirlardthip. would recollect that Par liaineut was informed, when it was proposed to vote a .11111 for the purpose of bringing the subjects 4.f some minor Ger man into the field for the set , ice of the last year, that these men were to be supplied to Its at the moderstc extoller Cl 111. 2s. a Year r matt. l'iont that statement, and in that con fidence, Parliament had burn ia.dureil to stee the Iflb rsorisite for the purpose. After the ...ssi l ur ha ► terniimitt .1, and eveti a fter the .ter. ke ha:l he. 11 completed, two most ektranr.finary Treaties were 1114.11 in the course of locust last t by an r.r pot ..liken arrangement, it silts agrt e.l that this country should p;,s, for the troops of Hanes er and lirtutswiek, the whole of the 4.‘pense which hart been uncut red by them. troop., or Which they chose to say they had incurred, dittillt: this pe riod of service :: n od, lest there •Itould be pity outlet from the 111 'form:owe of this agre. oleo? in it. fullest extem, it was stb ' pnlated that the drums tool kettles should be paid for. This re quired esplanation ; and, ill order to afford all 111111(ifill11, it at another time, lie slembl now move far an aecomil of such tirrangeitients as lea.l made on the siNget d, ' Which he i'ef reed, with Ilattos. r and Brunswick, in the 111011111 Of %highs', Ic 11. Ile was desirous ;1140 that an arcomit should be pro.l4;ecol of the stims received from France ovider the head of 1 toltannity, and w heater any and what ism!. a had keen made that of thew.. •11111 A. Ullii by what authority. 'I his latter 'audio,' was ' mil. 41 to bring before their Lordships a matter to which he hail before railed their atlentten. The oltieet wa. to show whether .10 h issues had been made in such a way as brought them under the enetroul of Parliament. Ide concluded by_ moving ascorditigly.—..%greed to. --,%4ljourned. HOUSE OF COMNIONS, Momn vv. r&B. 19. Lord lAM THXII, moved for a new writ for Ciiekermooth, in the room of A. Coster, Fail. who had deeepteil the Chiltern H undre , ts.--t trilered. AI r. It Ruin /IA M rave notice, that to-morrow tienolight he move for leave to briog in a Hill more ettectuully to sr cure the Liberty of Mar, hear.) SINECURE Mr. BROUGHAM asked whether it was true that the (Ilia Itaroo of Ireland had !morn i n his own s on to till the vacant office of Clerk of the Pleat .Mr. Peet. ticlieVegtSaCh was the tact. Mr. I ot(,siast expressed. what be believed was also the astonishment of the Boise and the Country:, his surprise at the extreme neediness to till the place ; it being at the time the subject of discussion betore Parliament. t Hear. ) Sir. PEEL said, the Haase hail still the power to regulate the office; and the delay which hail taken place in laying the information before the House had been occasioned in con. sequence of waiting for the Commissioners' account of Vie legal fees of the office. Woe! RENEWAL OF INCOMF. T.X. On the presenting of a PClftion against the It, newai of th e Tax mi Incomes and Property, from what place we could nut hear; Mr. BARING asked, whether three was any truth in a report, which had been tolerably president, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had abaiiil 11 the idea of renewing the Income and Property Tas? ( Hear. The cHAN. ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was glad of the oppor tunity to set the Howe nnil the country right respecting a report which had thus, for the first time, reached his ears ; but he could assure the Hon. Member that such report was ut terly unfounded. ( Load e riot of hear. ) TILEVII ES ()F P EACE. Lord CasTentEAGII ruse, pursuant to notice, to call the at tention of the Home to the Treaties recently laid hehire the House by command of the Prince Regent; a task which he should have left to some other member if it could base been right to call Mr an opinion of Parliament, witl l previously coimminicating to the House all possible Mem Ina lion resin cling the course which the Crown and the Ministers had pursued to the negociations. The vole which ho should propose would take in the proceedings at the Congress of Vienna ; but not so far and binding as to preeltide any other proposition on those proceedingt, so far as they wile perfected, which others might deem it right to propose ; but had not the events of Istls unfortunately occurred, his Majesty's Ministers 'reser would tease deemed it their duly, acting on precedent, to call on Parliament to express an opinion on the Treaty of Vienna. Those who might approve recent arrangements, although they disapproved of the labours of the Congrete, would not be pledged as approving the Treaty of Congress, by supporting the motion w ith which lie should conclude ; on the contrary, he should deem that (petition open to ally Member r tip might disapprove of such a measure. Nor did lie consider this opi Mon altered by she fact of o w Treaty of Vienna being taken as 'she basis of that of Patio, bteanse similar bases had been taken for the 'Wreaths of %Westphalia, Utrecht, and piker pacific measures, an proceeding inaliiriimr &mammas. In the dipl sale blanch al the great difference of opinion was to he expected ; their sentiments respecting the military and financial memoir. s , he thought, would not escite mach oppo. sitirm on the precut occasion. He bail all along felt assured, considering the character of the war, and the man against h they haul to contend, that testrictile schemes and mea sures would have been unwise, extravitgant, awl impolitic. Such RICAMHTS would hot have IiCCCI cry cetiao iii i i ; tOr this country could not have afforded to care y on restrictive warfare against such a man as the one whet Mut been desteused. A comprehensive plan Of Anil warfare presented the only hope; that had been. adopted, and with astonishing unit brilliant success. As to the acquisitions of dif f erent Poises., they were not very considerable. Regrading the ha:Hari:Sl disision of the question, extet.sive subrislies became necessary, particularly towards the minor btates, this COOIHr% having but HUM GU to un,Othl men in the field ; but so early had the war been concluded, that the whole of the N millions sursidy, granted by Path:meld, b eru expended. That crisis, howl ever, had arrived, that Ellgialltland Europe could not athirst to be foiled, and the decisive battle of St aterlou leftsio doubt w hat it was that brought the strong arin of Europe nom France —it was to twist that military foundation which threatened the liberties of Europe, and the repose of the world. Unhappily, the geuerosity of 1811 had uu i‘baii —A disposition nut to out- rF,TI. .io. rage national feeling.% was out issuted to want of means.-- 11,.0 1 '{Tot opinion Was to Ise destroyed, and it was destrssy ell by the ertaf eontiss of Wa l terPe`r-=t contest 'rich wad dr sided with perithar energy , Had ath Wattled stoi Pdtfiipi tittailist the men. stunts :wan ssinsts of France, that 1 011,010 men had ap proached the French soil, islll , l 11111,100 Austrian reserse was ap proachiw:, a n d ..tddi:ional floss:Um there had ors isesl on the ~ (f ilar, hear. I Thus hail eorrepontling ertions leer niadt. ; and bail the war gone on two months In 'ger. he hesitated lint to •ay that sale million and a half Ist mess would have appeared on the soil ut l'lMlter to slet'end and avenge the rause of • Europe. -Ohm, nas nobly forward to fulfil all her engagements; but he !tnight It was n o t yens creditable to some individuals its this evisittry to throw mit Sitsitici eeee against His-slit, laainst the enotiseti whirl, brought her into the field, becuus•t• of lit r means to bring forces into the field• 111 pursnance of her ilia:recipients, awl to tesist at gresshat, espetially as this csamtly is as sittlatvii lon:anis Itll.•ia, and after the spirited and titten; rims condi:et of his imperialMajesty.- - -I gar.) -As to the Treaty of ISt I s how. eser, he serer .I Id e Is inn the gt nertillS principles ow whir+ it ercreetyled ; and had there !then a r•apl itioas oppaAj„, tint at that period towards the 1tC1 , 041 of 111)1131.1110D. n ItiMilt fitmUt it would ha• e rinudr d the splendid lossrids n tt hint opened liptnt the 'soli) at that tittle, and would possibly liar e produced vit•il war. swell generous principles ougkg to goitre all gr . .it rousfedettwies ; and• Ihot of lit I could not charge itself with tinting endeavonte:l to make France feel the horrors of that system o r •poliatiou :not whet tlu•re ap throughout all Francs orteil repose et count , strongly. As to an policy of France, hi' ht eu guilty or 'wear) l'snv crtnnent w:ts 110 pru•o nn an: (iou Nit, nescr utadt• .... 4111 V p4I GO% litllti. TI 111. 11 W 714, approbation, tterou‘t. it aas Ittottlllit Ilt.tt !tope of t. vat iv. bet ;al!! the deebtreticn %Illicit guided the lion of the Bourbons nut hr math• a sine alai this enable% ,bur the rub rs othi r nation'. could h e iodide, nut to the clusraeter of the in rson played upon a throne in Europe —it would be an aliandostuent of dots to he sit indifferent; but, on the muiti ars it al4sass had been an 4414;ect rope, as %as proved in titans instances. p rticulatly respecti ng )111e1:15S)0111: 4 ) — t . no - or.) The Noble ion 41 further olsscreed, that the N hilts Menisci% es, and surel3 the gentlemen opposite uoald admit that %I , hie; documents contained the poirest principle, of ( Thar, hour, and laughter ) Whigs theuiselvt 1 had me— quiesced in iirtamomit sits not et 1 y dissimilar from those rirsps 4 . t ing France, rat ticularls in the care of the triple alliance, and to seeme a protestant succession to our throne. The object then was, to support the triple alliance and the protestant sou_ cession in this country- -and the recent exertion vs as to destiov " military Jacobittism," and to support that choice 44 Inch should atlOrd the prospect of continued tranquillity. After intended detail of the several Tventies, I:is I.ot dship concluded with inowitig au Address s• 'tar to that proposed by Lord Li verpool in the House of Lords. Oro Lords.) Lord Mit 101 . 4 mus ed an Amendment, complaining of the security taken from Trance, the vast pewee establishment, and tie efforts to make this a military country. Mr. l'azakrrlc, Mr. Littleton, Sir .1. Niqueosh, and Lord Nt, fullua CI). Oil the motion of Ma. Ties • the que.tinit was adjourned. Tummy, Feni._2o. Lord LONT/IFII motel for arow/ Writ fora citizen fur Car. Usk., in the room of Mr. rdWel, tt fitTeaSed. l'ite r. , ,tates Bill as read a third time And pa,:•eil, and Sir S. Itomilly ordered to earry the Alum: to the I.lrils. Mr. Lvseiss4; lox brought in the Six Millions Bank Loan Bill. 1 1 . 441 is 6ibt time. On the motion that the Kennet Canal Bill be read a second time, Mr, LocaitAnT spoke against the measure, naming as an amendment, that it be read 4 second time this day D iv months. Mr. DicaEssos si cootied the amendment, _ 'Mr. Gore Langton, 71Ir. Peel, 31r. Protberoe, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Preston having opposed the Bill, and Mr. C. Hondas spoken in favour of it, the House divider} am the question ; when the Bill was thrown out by a considei able a aitirity, Loral Jon Si ItESSELL asked, whether any ads dime ea, the sala ries of the Commissioners of Customs anal Excise in London hail taken plasgb or was intended? His Lordship then moved for an aecuuut ufany such advance since Jann y if. Mr. 'Mimeo II AM made some remarks oil the pattonage of the uceenue cutter; and desired to know tinder whose appoint ment the office is were. The CHANCELLOR of the EIICHEnt ER intimated his wish that the lion. Member would make a motion, if he desired iuror 'nation on that i•nbji et. Mr. 1404ighitut noised accordingly.--(lrdered. He also moved for a COO of correspondence between the 'Treasury and Sissy Board. Ordered, Sir C. MONCIL observed, that though Ministers had decline,' to ansvier questions put by other gmitlemen, the Bight Hun. Gentleman opposite might, perhaps, indulge him with au au. ewer to the question. whether the Nils) Board salaries had bet u angmetacd, or were intended to he augmented? Ihe Cu•serre.om of the Ext iiEctu; it said, that lie felt it difficult to answer the lion. Baronet without giving offence to others, to whom he hail not gii en the answers they desired. Sir C. Mosta move,' for an Account of all Augment:aloes of Salaries, ac. iu the Navy Board since 1611. Mr. littOl EdiA St thought it right to sliggcst fo as they refused to a n swer any questions unless they clime in the shape of a written motion, which was quite contrary in the practice in the lionse, that the better way of stopping l b w ". stunts of this nature would be to 1.111114* dlMis l 9 HIV I at once with a statement of what they meant to do in consequence of the economical ri forms promised in the Speech from the Throne, and to tell the !louse what retrenchments I.f useless expenditure anal mit-loss places they proposed to make ; and to ley before Parliament, ft ons time to time, accounts of their pro gress an the salutary work of puirlic economy. Then the I louse would see whether they sincerely intended to redeem the pledge in the Prince ltcgritt's Speech. laud C•srt.ror Ants said, that the legislature had certainly not looked at this subject in the same light as the lion. Gen tleman, who were putting daily so many questions as to what was 11011 e, or what was intended to M. done, ia Inch w as rather a nut e l way of proceeding. lie saw some difterenee in the Ilion. Balusters motion, from the tents of the question he had previously asked. However, as the gentlemen opposite hod b o wary motions read), he congratulated them on their be- with ohich she had i,ite il other nation.; ppearoil a ♦pecies of ell•elrir linos ...m e n; les too ards their Kitty, the hope of coon- Eroded suds cer,eiou• oinciple still to. to ▪ interrei wore in avt ntivrcalatkail...l.4 414.1iit 41 lit.ll Oda mann" had lit any %1„y • u•h of faith. 'Me sentiment !se solicit the $lllll the %flied snsisprelmstriaid fires psis n!, terms nigh Bonaparte; but the dtrt• It• that France should has,' rAntia X •rnntent named ►s the t'antredtation or 1.1..;,• that Lout► XVIII'. restoration nod 'alit I•e Fr Mee seemed is tk•aite N, mid hi rao.e unforitmate Nicosasels atioultsd the ring Lept. and terms of :witty inrroer, c•t; n of Ina Mai, sts deseloped the prinesplo :abut. ts oil ilia, peestinn ; that *Fe restora- s. ss,is desired, tint that such object ttor1•1 qwn smi Of tsar. Neither the Go% ei ttttt Alt of NAT, REGISTER • 1 di or AM 1..«