The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-12 00:00:00

rt. r TitE • - view Mr. WHITBICSADYS picture of the. present state of things as being any thing but an .extravagant dis tortion of the truth, with every disposition to deal fairly with those who may chance to differ from us, we must say of such a man—" Away with him —TO BEDLAM." It would be useless to go over the refuted argu ments of the Bullionists. The speech of the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ) which we have given at great length., contains the- best comments on the subject which can he made. To that we again re fer our readers. From that it will be seen that the causes affecting the exchanges are different from those assigned by the Bullion Committee, and con sequently their conclusions could be no other than incorrect. With this impression on the mind, amidst the clamour and confusion of contending parties, we think the public at large, even though the patriotic WILBERFORCE spoke favourably of the opinions of the Committee, will find substantial rea sons for being satisfied with the decision of Parlia ment. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. AOUgGiffEit ...N. , shouldbe viewed. tiir concluded a very able speech by giviag his support to the Bill. The Earl of Limb tRDALL argued very strenuausly against the Bill, as fraught with had consequences, and particularly re• probated the insinuation, th.it the landholders v..cre actuated by thy desire of *increasing their tents in their oppusitioti to the Bill. The Earl of ',Writ POOL defended the measure with much ar gument and animation, azainst all the arguments that had Ikea opposed to it. Lord GU►!NYILLE made a very eloquent Ppeech against the Bill, in which he pointedly ani•nauverted upon the misconduct of our CommerLial A dminkration. The House divided on Lord Hardvvicke's amtnarrelt : Contents 56 ; Non-Contents 36.—The Bill was therefore lost by 20.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, MAT 7. The House being in a Committee of Privileges, resumed the further consideration of the Berkeley Pe-rage cause, and the brother of the Cuuntess of Berkeley, Mr. Tudor, was ex amined. _ _ The further proceedings in the case of the Banbury Peerage were deferred. The Slave Trade Felony Bill, after a few words from Lord Grenville, Earls Liverpool and Stanhope, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. Lord GRIENVILLE moved the commitment of the Revenue Laws Bilis. In doing this, briefly- stated the subject of this Bill, which was to collect into one Act all laws inflicti:lg the penalty of death for offences affecting the Revenue. The Judges had thus framed the present Bill, by collecting all laws of this description, widely diffused over the face of the Stature Boi , k. Some alterations had been made, but only such as tended to simplify the law itself. He was at the sane• time averse to minty of these laws, as being too severe, and thereby not calculated to produce their desired Effect. The Lill then yawed through the Coannittee.—Adjounted. MONDAY, MAY Gi'' The assent of the Prince Regent, in the name and on behalf of his IVlajesty.,was - given by commisision to the Foreign Mi nisters' Bill, the London Dock Bill, and a number of private Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Aylestord, and Lord Walsingham. The Lotto CitAtvcr.t.r.tia acquainted the House, that he had received a lettef from . Genetal Graham, in answer to the thanks of the House which. had been transmitted to him. His Lord ship read the lettei, which was ordered to be entered on the Journals. DISTILLERY BILL. The Earl of SELIXIitc presented a Petition from the County of and the Earl of Mortoii , , one from th e County . of Air, against the Bill. Lord Holland also presented a Petition, and the Earl of Hardwick e another. On the moticn for the second reading, the Earl of Hardwicke made sonic observic.ions against it. - The Earl of Suer oex spoke at :Ozzie length in opposition to th.• Bal. ' Earl BATIIVAST made an able speech in its defence, jn which he entered into a great number and variety of calculations •to - shew the propriety of its adoption. His Lordship argued, that assuming the price of barley at 33 shillings, and sugar at 70 shit hogs and nine-pence, the ezpence of the use of either would in effect be the same. The Earl of AIIiADZEN opposed the Bill, as did the Earl of Rosslyn, in . a long and argumentative speech, in which he en tered into and controverted the calculations of Earl Bathurst, and contended, that the principle of the ineast.:e 'to give a preferencL houoLy to sugar, and to takeaway the just ad vantages of corn, by which it would lay a tax of 690,C)031. on the people for the bent it of the sugar-growers. " The Earl Of DARN LEY spokeilgaittst the Bill. The Earl of HARDWICK E moved, that the second readingbe postponed till that day six months. I De Earl Of WESTMORELAND spoke in favour of the Bill. Lord HOLLAND argued very ably in support of.the Bill. He thOught the ideas of its evil results greatly exa?gerated. It was not a question of a broad speculative nature. If it were, it would be better to go into a consideration of the whole system at.d principle of our Corn Laws, which required great revisions.— The mode proposed, he thought perfectly fair; for both the West Indians and the corn growers cumplaite:d that their in terests were not sufficiently consulted. He likened their case to that of tli . ontlicap. He contended, that it would be most un fair. to giveffie benefit of competition to the farmers of Fiance, * slid refuse all irs advantages to our own ruined and starved West India colonists. This was the 14ht in which the question WEDNESDAY, MAY S. Their Lordships were engaged several hours in (=mining evidence in the Banbury Peerage Cause• ; and afterwards heard Counsel on Loveden's Divorce Bill. The Bills on the table were forwarded in their retrective stages, amongt which were the slave Trade Felony Bill, the Customs' Bill, and the Revenue Laws' Bill.—Adjourn:.d. THURSDAY, MAT 9, DISSENTEP.S. Lord SIDMOUTIT, pnrsuant to notice giver, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to explain and amendthe Toleration Acts of the Ist of William and Mary, and the 19th of Geo. 111. His Lordship said, his motive for submitting this Bill to the House. was on account of the monstrous abuse that crept into these laws by ssiecies of Preachers who had set themselves up as Ministers of the Gospel in almost every part of the Kingdom, among whom were classed the most illiten:te, as well as the molt vulgar persons of the human race. Coblers, Tinkers. Pedlars, Mountebanks, and Chimney-Sweepers, fin med the motley gronpe. He did not mean to say that these men were the worse because their orisin and occupations were lowly; the presump tion, however, was against them, that they were unfit to teach the Ereas.doctrine of religion to others; they were out of theit places as Ministers, and there was no liberty fi r them by the Toleration Act to take upon then , F.elves the functions of reli gion. The magistrates of the counties of Devon, Buckingham, and Ncrfolk, had d-clnred that no one could qualify unless he :Lai taken holy orders, or tattl;ht a congregation it was, there fore, proper to declare at once that the lave was, that the ma gi,trates might be guided by it. He should also propose that those who were not •ttotchers, but who applied for licences to be tome so, should prochice the evidence of sit respectable and religious persons, in proof of the sober, regular, and moral lives which they had led. .1-le should also suggest that the number of establislied places of worship should be increased. Lords Ho t.t.Asin and STANKOPE acknowledged that some. thing ought to be done to p: .)mote pure worship, but they did like the principle of chit 'Bill It was, however ' brought in, and d reaa first tl.r.e, ordered to Lein inted i and to be read a second time on Friday se'nnight. The House. went into a Committee on Lord Redesdales Vexatious Arrest Bill, whin, alter a conversation between Lords Ellenborough, Holland, \iolra, Stanhope, Redesdale and the Lord Chancellor, it was agreed that the principle t:f the Bill should be, that 151. should be the lowest arrestable sum, and that the Bill he continued for live years. On the motion of Lurd STANHOPE, that Bills of Exchang, and Promissory Notes (which are excepted in the Bill) be aW