The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-02 00:00:00

p ' 4 The other orders were disposed of, and the HMO adionesed at bait put Ten o'clock. TIIURSDAYr reD. 27. Mr. Qaarme, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, sum moned the House to attend in the House of Veers, to hear the Royal Commission.—(See Lords.) Mr. Leader took the oaths and his seat. Mr. Brown, Wank() of the Fleet, presented the account of persons discharged from the Fleet prison. The annual accounts of the Ramsgate Harbour were pre sented, the title of which having been read, Mr. MANNING, in the absence of Sir %%Curtis, the Chair man, begged to state that such lion. member bad never any of the Harbour Duties in his hands ; on the contrary, that bon. member had frequently advanced money out of his own pocket to carry on the works. . Petition ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CALVERT obtained leave to bring in the St. Saviour's (Southwark) Market Bill, to enable a market to be held in such parish. Mr. CURIVEN presented a petition from persons engaged in the Greenland and Davies' Straits Fisheries, praying fur protection. Lord F. OSBORNE presented a petition from the county of Cambridge, complaining of agricnitural distress, severe tax ation, the burden of tyllies, &c. He presented a similar peti tion from Belton. Ordered to be printed. Mr. MANNING moved for return; of balances of the Rams gate Harbour dues since 17'32, where ;ridged, Bcr. Mr. W. DUNDAS presented the Berkshire petition praying for Reform, Btc. Mr. MON CK said the House was any thing hot what it ought to be. Instead of being the guardian of the people's purse, they had too much interest in the sharing of it; they were independent where they ought to be dependent, and de pendent where they should be independent. Tbey were inde pendent of the people, and dependent on the crown for fitrours. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. PItYCE presented the Herefordshire petition. Lord FOLKESTONE said he had heard a good deal of abuse of this sod other county petitions; but lie had heard no refutation of the doctrines contained in them. Some persons took credit to themselves that there was no such matter in this petitition as had been introduced into other petitions ; had it been proposed, he doubted that it would have stood • good chance of being adopted. Petition ordered to he printed. Lord ►FOLKESTONE postponed friau the sth to the 12th of next month, his motion on the subject of An equitable adjust. ment of contracts. Mr. CURTEIS resented a petition from soma parish in Sussex, on the subject of the hop duties. The CHANCELLOR orthe EXCHEQUER replied, that in answer to inquiries that had been put to him, be had no inter.- lion to propose any reduction of the hop duty, nor to propose that there should be any committee on the subject. He, hoer ever, had no objection to aflord relief in the time of payment of the duties. Sir E. KNATCHBULL expressevl the hope, that something would be done to relieve the petitioners, or oilmen similarly circumstanced. Petition ordered to lie on the table. Mr.CUKTEIS said, that at a diataut day he should oall the attention of the House to this subject. Mr. WILLIAMS ebseried, that since November the Master of the Rolls bad been unable to attend to his duties; that Judges had attended for his honour; and that as the Judges weir going on Ilthe circuit, three weeks would elapse before they could again attend for him. Under such cirounotances, he wished to know whether any thing was to be done to pro tect the intermits of the suitors of the court I Mr. PEEL said that the indisposition of the Master of the Rolls had been severe ; but ft had been, and was expected, that the illness would only be temporary. Lord A. HAMILTON brought forward his motion for papers respectiug the imprisonment of Mr. Bowring at Calais, and at Boulogne. His loidelsip slated the case;—be was arrested and imprisoned at Calais, on his return from Paris, after his baggage had been regularly examined. Ile was Went e re moved to Boulogne, and eventually imprisoned an secret—be was retained nominally in solitary confinement ; and when be was discharged, it was stated that no charge was preferred against him, because be bad not violated the law. If thts were the case, was there no redress for a British subject who Lad been treated as Mr. Bowring bad 1 Not content with de taining Mr. B. he was imprisoned under the worst 'dream stances, having been confined in fool places, and amongst the lowest prisoners ; he was denied also professional assistance. After about a fortnight, a new charge was preferred against Mr. 11. charging him with being a sort of accomplice in trea son. He understood that the papers were to be refused—why be could not ts 11. In point of time, there was no objection— and there could be no reason of state, ■s they were partly be fore the country already ; but it would be useful to be before the country, to warn Engljahmen what they had to expect on crossing the channel. Ile did not think of '36643460g or com plaining of the French laws ; the subject of complaint was the injustice towards a British subject, in violation of what was avowedly deemed the French law. Ile concluded with miring for copies of the correspondence with Mr. Canning, &c. Mr. CANNING said, whatever might he his opinion of the expediency of the motion, he had no reason to complain of the manner in which it had been brought forward. Ile should nevertheless oppose the motion on the distinct parliamentary ground, that it would be always tennis° to produce papers where no necessary view was pointed out. It was for the House to show hew far the correspondence was necessary ; It had not been required for any distinct ground. As to Mr. Bowring, from his personal character and talents, lie laud no reason let to speak respectfelly of him. Within three quarters of an hour after he heard of Mr. B.'s imprisonment, lie sent instruuctions to the British Ambassador in Paris, to watch the case, and to see whether Ms. B. was dealt with impartially, according to the French laws, as if be bad been a natural born subject. Mr. B. was eventually set at large because the French Government declined to press the greeter charge, and as to the minor charge, that of carrying' sealed letters, defraud ing the Revenue, that charge not warranting imprisonment. After the release, our ambassador took the opinions of French !Wyo. - taws of opposite political opinions, and both of them agreed. that We French late justified what had been done. If Mr. B. had gone to France, lie did so knowing We inferior character of French juriaorodence, as compared to the juris prudence of England, and having abdicated such rights and advantages for a time, lie must lie content to put up with the disadvantages of plug to the coetroul of the laws of other countries. Ile must oppose the motion, because to agree to it would lie to counteneece We notion that there might be ground for national interference. Sir U. WILSON was ready to admit that Mr. llowring had experienced consideration from his own Covermuent ; but whatever the law might allow, a Prussian Serf would not have bces ti..atcd us Mr. Iluwrin; had .bun lu ailudin4 to THE NATIONAL REGISTER his own case, the hon. member Mmerted, be complained not at the fact that be was obnoxious to tyrants; he bad only been ordered from Paris by those who desired to rule independent of law. Mr. HUTCHINSON condemned the manner 'in which Mr. Bowring had been heated during his imprisonment. Lord A. HAMILTON having replied, the motion was ne gatived without a division. The Weights and Measures Bill having been read a second time, and ►he remaining orders having been dispoved of, the House adjourned. FRIDAY, FEB. 28. Mr. CHETWYNDE presented a pi:tit:on from Staffordshire, complaining of hawkers and pedlers. Mr. CURWEN moved for various returns respecting the Wine Untie*, &c.—Oidercd. Mr. GRAI'TAN presented • petition from St. Ann's, Dub lin, praying for the revival of the Local Tines Committee. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE gave notice, that on Wednesday he should move for lease to bring in a bill to define and regulate bishops' lines, and the regulation of the same. The Conituitteee of Supply anal Ways and Means were poet poned till Monday ; and the House al its rising was ordered to adjourn to Monday. The reports of the transfers in Aids Bill, &c. were presented. Lord J. THYNNE presented various petitions from St. James's, Bath, against the Marriage Act. The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was ordered to be com mitted on Wednesday next. The Weights and Measures Bill went through a committee. Mr. D. CI LBERT observed that the report was nearly similar tc that of last section. Report brought op, and ordered to be taken into further consideration this day three weeks. The Scotch Creditors' Continuation Bill was read a second time, sad ordered to be committed oa Monday. Mr. BROUGHAM presented an indiridual'a petition, (Mr. W. Smith's) complaining of laws regarding the currency. Mr. BROGDEN presented petitions from the nelghbourhooel of Maidenhead, &c. praying for au alteration of the laws re garding the beer trade. Mr. BROUGHAM sore, parsuaU to his notice, to move for leave to bring in • bill for the better regulation of the beer trade. Its object was to throw open the trade. The bill was precisely similar to that of last year, with one alteration.— [The bon. member did not state what that alteration was.] — The bill of lint year was received with more unanimity than he could have expected ; and he now entertained considerable hopes that smite success would attend his efforts. He bad only to add, that, es soon as the bill was brought in and printed, he should postpone the further consideration of it till after the Easter recess. He bad been much gratified to learn from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the Government had it in contemplation to bring forward some measure towards tho acoompliehinent of the objects he had in view by his bill. Nothing would be eo satisfactory to him as to hear that the Government would take up the whole subject; that the right lon. gent. would become its foster parent. Such • measure world be, he was persuaded, highly beneficial to the agricul tural interests, in increasing the consumption cf barley, which would afford good use for the light leads. It would also pro mote the comforts and the moral advantages of the working classe;. Be was afraid the measure ematemplated by Govern ment would Le of • very limited nature.—The Beer Tax was iarticularly severe on the industrious classes ; the operation of the tee affected them, as compared 'with the rich man, as three to two. Tyke the Malt Tax at 201., the Beer Tax was 30a. ; and from the latter tax the rich an was stout entirely exempted. It might be thougl , l that nothing more was neces sary to gain some alleviation for the poorer elastics thee to stale these circumstances, especially at a time when there were such extensive complaints of distress.—To afford redress in loch nano would be calculated to prevent that irritation which was likely to arise cnionget the poor ageing the rich (rein such in equality of taxation. It would be politic to show thenniclres atteutive to the people's; just comp'aiets, for God knew it might not be long before they would bare to call on them to make sacrifices to maintain the honour of the country.—(Cheers.)— tie would not say more at present, and concluded with moving 1 for leave to bring in his bill. 1 Sir T. LETHBRIDGE exercised kis approbation of the motion, and truited that it would have the Chancellor of the Exchequer's aid, es that right bon. gentleman had expressed his adsiety t, relic', the labouriug elapses. This measure would sot only relieve them, but the agricultural interests also. Mr. Alderman WOOD said, it was bard on the labouring claues ; but suob was the feet, that the taxes should piess sunre h eavily on them than on the r:els to the extent of 5,003,00 W. annuity. Where else could they bear of such things? He was rather surprised, however, at petitions that bad arrived (mom Berkshire and Catabridgeehire ; for in the market of the latter place, herley, on Thurciey, was selling as high as 41s. If the Beet Tax were often oir, co much would the consumption of malt be increased, that he questioned whe ther the Revenue would lose lucre then 500,0001. :'rum the reduction of duty that had @freed' , taken place, there bad been a considerable icerecie in the consomptiou of barley ; lie be• tiered that 13. 1 ,00 i) more barrels of beer had been brewed than in lam/year. By the dee cue of the Malt Duty, there had been an iiic r f the consumption of malt, perhaps io the extent of oncfourth. The duties ought to be eu luwered as to produce something more like an 'fluidization of the duties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was glad to learn that what bad already been done bad proved beneficial to the poorer classes; and lie trusted that the other measures on the subject of taxation would be attended with like benefi,•ial results. lie should not oppose the iniroilnction of the hill ; and lie should be glad to find that it wen of such a nature that be could assent to it. If it were the moue as the bill of last year. at least with one exception, be was nut prepared to say that he should be able to support it. The Government was prepared to bring forward a measure connected with this sub ject—he would net now go into fey details of it ; but lie trusted that it would be found calculated to benefit the agri cultural interests, an well as the labouring et . FonEIGN Aerates.—Mr. BROUGHAM wished to put a question to the Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, in coo sequence of alleged quid/aim)a that had been made from a do cument said to have been delivered to the Congress at Vienna by the Duke of Wellington. The quotations had been made by the French Minister (Chateaebriand) in a Speech in the French Chamber, in the course of which the French Minister alluded in uo very reverential manner to our Saviour, end sup posed sophisms, wi.ile he was engaged in beating down liberty —lie wished to learn whether these quotations were correct, and whether the whole, or any parts of the document have been quoted ? Mr. CANNING said be could have no hesitation to slate, that the quotatiens were made from an ollii•ial document ; but the passages were torn from the context of a very long paper, and they were nut quot,il iu a way to give an aueurate idea of such document. Fur instance, if proposition. were stated with the view of stertiii the alisui Joe of uoy ciii.cashitions, it 17 would not be correct to extract the words of the proposition only, and give those rut the sentiments of the document. The quotations made were correct as far as the words were null cerned ; but they were separated from a very long article.— What had been stated, and quoted, might, fur inbtunce, have born adinfisions made (or the bake of introducing cuntradio -1101.1. Mr. CANNING said, it would Ise disingenuons towards the House not to slate, that the hopes of peace were considerably diminished ; but it was his duty to add, that they were not destroyed ; and that so lung as a hope remained of being able to continue peace, he should be against adopting any step that might increase the difficulties of the present moment. When, however, hope on the subject was at an end, when the time for discussion arrived, he should not hesitate to submit to the House the amplest information on the subject. FINANCE Itr.soLVTloNs.—Mr, MALIERLY thew rose to bring forward his resolutions relative to the Finances and the Sinking Fund. Ile had four objects in view —First, the Relief front Taxation—secondly, the Support of Public Credit— thirdly, to reconcile the Landed sod Funded Interests--aost fourthly, to establish an s-tlicient Sinking Fund.—The present Siffisiog Fund was a fallacy, and a cheat on the public. Tho 1100. Gentleman then entered into a review of the rise and progress of Mr. Pites Sink ing Fund, which be contended, by Lining to do too much, had failed to do any thing ; be then proposed the entire abolition of the present eatahlislinient, and that a SUM of money, to be raised annnally by the redemption of the Land Tan, should he set apart to form a new fund.— This would enable Ministers to repeal 7,ooo,oool.instes4 of 2,000,0001. of taxation, and by the improvement which this would give to the Funds. Ministers wuu'd be enabled to re duce • the 4 per emits. and 3 per costs. by which s saving of of 730,0001. annually is ould be effected. The relief whirl. such a rzpeal of 'elation would give to the people, would have the erect of improving the revenue at least 1,000,0001. and a 'saving in the collection of taxed would be made of 330,0001. ; therefore though 7,1900,0001. of taxes would be taken elf, not mote than 4,000,3001. would be lust ao the revenue. The lion. member after some further observations, concluded by usoviag a cumber of resolutions expressive of his opinion on she soh• ject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended that the advantages of the present system had been ascertained mid acknowledged. The plan of the Lou. gentleu.as was visionary. He was fishing for advantages in a sea of uncertainty, and in 'Mai of finding a whale might only catch a herring. He should feel it his duty to move the previous spies:awl. A lung debate followed, in which Mr. Hunkissoo, Mr. Ri cardo, Mr. Baring, Captain Mabberley, and others took a part. The House divided—Fur the Resolutions 72—For the previ ous Question 134—Majority fur Ministers—b2—Adjourued. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. . WIIII4IIALL, FEB. tY. The king has been pleased to ditort letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great tiritain and lreland, constituting and appointing the lit. lion. Chariot Arbuthnot, M. 1., William Darns' Adams, and Henry Dawkins. Emirs. to be Counnisd.ioners of his Itlyjesty's Wants, Forests, sad Lund IG:i.e./me& CROWN OFFICE. FEZ. 25. MEMBERS returned to scree in this present PARLIAMENT. Town of Berwick upon Tweed.—Sir John l'oer Beresford, of Duchlington House, in the shire of Mid Lothian, Baronet, in the room of the at. Hon. Charles Augustus Bennet. commonly called Lord thank:ton (now Earl of Tankerville), one of the Peers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. • Town and Port of Witichelsea.—William Leader, of Putney Hill, in the county of Surrey, Esq. in the room of Lucius Com cannon. Esio deceased. Borougii of Arundel.—Thomas Bead Kemp, a Dale Park, in the parish of Aladhurst. uud of Briglithelinstone, in the county of Sussex, Esq. in the room of Robert Blake, Esq. deceased. AANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. 8. snips, Liverpool, merchant. BANKRUPTS. J. and J. A. Adams, Southampton, toy sellers. Solicitor. Mr. Sowton, Gray's Inn. J. Park. Tower Royal, merchant. Sol. Mr. Eastham, Law rence Lane, Cheapuide. J. Littlewood, Rochdale, stationer. Sole. Meson. Tilson and Co. Coleman Street. W..Fentirnan, Peterborough, linen draper. Sol. Mr. Seem ridge' Chancery Lane. 'l'. Griffith, Liverpool, merchant. Soli. Messrs. Clarke and Co. Chancery Lane. J. Wmtrrood, liiierley. Herefordshire, fanner. Solt. Messrs. Jenkins and Co. New Inn. . l'ark;treet, Westminster, money scrivener. Solv. Aletan. Fri. , enlan and Co. Coleman Street. D 1 V11)1'; N 1)S. Afarch 19, J. flradock and I'. and N. Crompton, Manchester, merchants- 2, W. Pickman, East limey, Berks, grocer -50, Evans, Bittningltum. builder-19. J. Hawksley, Birmingham, merchant-3:, Bev. It. Clough, Bathafai in Park, H. B. Clough, Clanywern, D. Alason, Astrail Uchaf, and Rev. J. 1.. Jones, Plitionadoc, Denbighshire, bankers-21, I. Marston, Birming ham, coal Jealer-25. J. Canneg, B:shop Weanuouth, Durham, ship owner—gii, G. Wilkinson, York, dealer. CEB 11FICATES to be granted March le J. South, Cardiff, ironmonger—A. Sharplcy, Itinbrook, Lin colnshire. farmer—J. Firmin, Balmer, Ewes, farmer—C. U. Mark Lune, broker—W. Pafford, Lad I..ane, warehouseman—J. T. Cooper, Worcester, draper—R. Reader, Cid 6treet Road, timber merchant. A new arrangement is to tie made regarding the juve nile convicts id this country. The lielleraphon convict ship, at Siwernesv, is to be wholly appropriated to the reception of these youthful delinquents, where they will be taught useful trades. by men who are also convicts, particularly the trades vi a shoemsker and tailor, by wont, it is said, that clothes for the whole establisii. silent of consists th r hunt the kititul will be made. We are glad to flrJr that this arrangement is in content pillion, as we hope it will have the effect of moralizing the youths that thus become the exiles ul society, febC.l - them f the ruin that would otherwise await them, and (non the degradation into width they have been drawn by wicked and destining men : hitherto the youth 3 011 board the ships and Other eloijiilllllllllClllll have beet) confined to separate and sent to work in se parate gangs from the melt, yet they could nob wholly avoid their society, by which means they rifles' left the ships more hardened in iniquity than when they entered them. By the new arrangement, we understand the ship will be moored at a distance from the shore, and front the other convict ship that lies at Sheernes4, and cominsoneale with slir former only by messengers, and to have tt.l communication whatever with the latter. .nr••••••••m