The National Register. — London, England, 1821-02-11 00:00:00

, 42 viiipertai Varititment. -0- HOUSE OF LORDS, Mr. Hutchinson, from the Bank of England, delivered at the Bar of the House the annual accounts presented pursuant to Act of Parliament. Petit'.ons were presented, praying the restoration of the Queen's name to the liturgy, from the BOIOUOI of 1 ewmarket-1)e -aenters of Portse—Brecken, Scotland—loyal Borough of Inver. sty—Nobility rod Frecho'det s of the County of Surrey—Mayor Aldermen, Couto'', and L'vcry of the town of No;..b..bani— slic Ward of Criprlegate Wi. tout—the Inhabitants of •ton —the Nobility, C e.- , •, and Freeholders of he Cot " rev of Dur ham—the Noni"ty, and Fee: toldes of the County of Nottliumbetlant Ortlei et to lie on t c table. Drarstas Olf I:IUXISCAIA3I..—,E4tri CHEN' then rose to present a Perition j which, he sail. would bring before the Ile ÜbC a subject th; t emoted t to most serious attention on the yarl of Parr amen' At wt s the Petition of the manufactures, t rden, and inhabi:witso'• • .e town of Birmin-bien. It was voted at a ti ee 'ng aut torial by t to HiSh Brittfl; w Web was numerously rttendeu. He was tautly way to say r'te strtements in this pe ti on were much at variance with those statements which, on the ti-.t day of •te Sesion, were heard front a noble Lord. it was d. on that occasion, by the noble Lord, speaking from a pant r'ie speech from the throne, that a general improvement was obe traced in the commercial and nottoill•cte. - ing mospects of the countty. Rimaingliam was undoubtedly an exception to . the statement, of which, to say the least, he entertained eons;der• able doubt. The petition disclosed nes truly lamentable. It stet:A the latest distresses of the manuracturers to be so deplo ruble, that the masters wete not able to employ the workmen too c then three or four days in the week. One fourth of the population wins reduced to the painful necessity of asking aisist unce twin the pai:sh. Fenn the best information he could obtain it appeared Cat the manufacturers of Lancaster and o .er Cono ver were not in a better state. The petition was Caen read. The Earl of LIVER Poi f l . SI. id lie lied not the least objection o referthe petition to a committee, Sinditany rcnualy could be t irovided, he expressed a hone that the committee would not two use it unless they could nearly see their way. '.he Marquis of LA NSDO%I'NE said the character of the Petition entitled it to a most indulgent reception. With regard t.. aTricultural distress, it might be occasioned by increase of ; sx.t cc, but wrs it not more probable, when they looked at the erotic of taxation. that the cause witsadiminishetl consumption? t 1 ere not the poor in minty instances obliged to feed on poi toes instead of bre..d ? and would not that circumstance looms:on a decrease in en: consumption of corn ? Taxation increased all the (lithe& her. If any noble Lord moved for the appointment of a Committee to consider the Home Trade, the noble Marquis said he would give Cie motion his support. Lord CA LTIIOII PE thought if the labours of the Committee on forei-rit tr: de were to be tellowed up, great women:ail ativan teges might misc. 1 . 1. e P e tit was then referred to the Committee on Foreign TUESDAY, FEB. G. Lord WILLOUGHBY DE BROOKE took the oaths and his seat. Mr. Mitsui', from the East-India Company Directors, presented an Account of Superannuation Pensions grant ed to Officers of the East India Company during the last year. The accounts us Sc presented pursuant to Act of Parliament. They were laid on the table. 'the Honse then adjout tied till tu-motrow at ten o'clock, when the Lord Chancellor will nit to hear Appeals. W EDIS EsDAY. FEB 7. The Lord Chancellor attended the Bowie early for the purpose of hearing appeal,. —No other business was dour THURSDAY, N TILLS.—EaeI GREY, alluding to a paper recently communicated by the Furl of Liverpool, n ills respect In thealfairs of Naples, said he was sorry the document was not satisfaetury. He had conceived th d it could have Riven more information, and in order to bring the subject again betide Pao limpets', he gave notice, that on Moodily he should inure fur such information as nnuld be satisfactory, The Earl of IA V ERPOOL said, he had no objection ICI give information, but he lihuuld reserve until Monday shat be bad to uu the subject. FRIDAY, FEB. 9. The LORD CHANCELLOR attended the House at an early lusur to hear appeals. Ssata. tut v. Marrses.—Counsel were heard in this rase, and judgment postponed. Norman , v. MEAD--In this appeal from the Court of Exchequer, Counsel were heard, and further proceed ings postponed to Wednesday.—The House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, FES. S. The gallery was crowded at an early Lour, and there was an strat numerous attendance of members before the arrival of the Speak er. The Speaker took the chair at a quarter before four o'cloe . Mr. CURWEN moved for accounts of Tallow imported within the last year; also on Foreign Oats; and alto of amount of duties on Agricultural Horsiu.—Severally ordered. Mr. JAMES gave notice, that on the 19th instant he should submit a motion to the house respecting the interference of the military during the progress of the late election at Carlisle. Sir 5%. LEMON presented a petition from freeholders and other loyal inhabitants of Bodmin, praying that the Queen's name might be restored to the Liturgy. Mr. BENNETT bare notice, that on Wednesday next he aht tiles movefor an account of the number of Criminal Inform ations, filed cr olicio, by the present Attorney General. Mr. CHETWYND moved for returns of sums paid by treasurers of counties for ' , awing vagrants. When the accounts were produced, he shot& submit some measure that would, if agreed to, effect a saving of 100,0001. per annum. Papers ordered. Lon: NUG ENT presented • petition for the restoration of the Qmen's name to the Litutgy, inquiry into the Milan Commis sion, Ac.—Ordered to be printed. I .ord .1. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Gram pound Disfranchisement Bill. He apprehended no opposition in this stage of the proceeding, which, being Agri:Ld to, would bring the bill to the stage et which it dropped last session; and the debate cou , d then be taken on the question of going into a committee on Monday next. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY moved for the Report of the Leeiver General of the districts of Dartford, &c.—Ordered. Sir J. NEWPORT moved for copies of all communications to th.! Exchequer, Ireland, relative to tile supply of stationery, Ai.e. and the prozeedings with Alderman King.—Ordered. Mr. Aid. WOOD moved for returns of the produce of the dutie.. on Insurance since Ibl9, distinguishing England front Scotland.--Ordered. .Mr. GOOC H, adverted,to the distressed state of agriculture asked *noble lord (Castlereagh) whether lie intended to submit any measure for - relief, or to move a committee of inquiry. Ltwd CASTLEREAGH replied, that, important as wrs the Zeesultural interest, that interest could nut suff e r w ith ou t ot h er rho bung affected. The government had no measure to propose that it was conceived could be useful; but the inquiry of last year proved, that the distresseN of agriculture did nut result trout tee state of the law, bdt from cateia internal circutust. ury s . .4. gin . THE NATIONAL REGISTER (Hear, hear.) If the house should them inquiry requisite, the government would render all possible itstance; but in such case he should guard hiniself itgaime hold :a", out any false holies, end above ell again-t lending himself to the idea, that any thing could l coon:mane:el by the 'Moisten that would be calculated to aLect the revenu . THE CONDUCT Or MINISTEItti.—The Marquis of TA VISTOCK root for the purpose of moving a solution, tante: sive of the opinion of that home, regarting the conduct of nen's e.s ; and he hoped that the rcault would be in uecon with fie senii•iients of the count, e, now telt from one end of it to the other. Above all he hopes' lie should have the support of the member for Britisher (Mr. aVilloei tons), for his fears had indeed heel ten E sed--the crown had indeed been most unhappily mixed )(ICI Casio proceet'ings. The golden lute of justice had been depot led troin—where these wes doubt the paused had not had the benefit of i... 1 I act of inastiee, and or pu.e and utiqualified 111a1 IJ2tll corniviiteti. The °witty Fad lieweel it in such light, and t ie hourc world now have another opnorionby or pro( • ig whether the eitalges of the refoimers against teat house were title or sot.-(Cheers.)—lt would now he seen whedier that louse represented the feeling of the country; at all evema, should they not Word such proofs, he hoped to see their tables covered with petitions calling for that reihrtn wi tclt had so long been demanded.—(Continutal slicers.)—The filthy and abomina esidence bad Mooed cletogritiel rosin the Ciiarii v of this clown. at well as that of ! erliamcnt; and yet tie noble *hind talked or techisiail acquittal, and infer' 'ng guilt. Wrs that just? Was character to be whi perei away by such mans? But fu..he , the ministers bad declated, that it the char.,• cs wee not . p.oved, the ri g hts of the Queen should be recognised; and how add tile , redo:tined they prom& e? now said that opposition was urged by me I who sought for ate?. Had they not done every china for °tree theinselvis ? Had they not diem bed the trail qui"iiy of tile empire? Hrd they not created a divi-ion bei wren the parliament anu the people2—and all that they toi;lit keep their places. (Cheers.) -I I Wien(' there had been great mom ides and in opposition, tom, to the sentiments of the people; and be nitadi fulled that many had voted contrary to tacit 01W senti ments as well as to those of the country. It tills motion were its., he should her whet feel disposed to trouble the noble lord or the house, for then he should deem the voice of the noble lord every thing, and that of the people nothing. (Loud eliens.)— He did not urge the motion against the ministers from the pitiful motive of putting his friends into their place:. He did not wish to see a change of men, withoott a change of system (Cheers); and if his own friends were in °Bice to-morrow, lie would not support them ex( pt thei toil introduce a change of system. For himself, lie sought not lace; lie telt so little qualified tior public business,that he would not accept office. He loved redrement too well; and he was indifferent about that house, except it afibeltd him the mango( being useful t, his country; and when there should no longer remain the chance of being useful to his country, then indeed thou ld he be more anxious than ever fur that retirement tor which he felt himself much better qualified. As to dtairino to remove the ministers, that his own friends might get their piace , , under existing circumstanuss that would not be tiny very enviable advantage. lie knew not who could envy the m' meads the possession of their places, but repeated that if Lis own Lends were to obtain power, he would not support even them, excenf the change of men was accompanied by a changed' system.—(lanrd cheering.)—The noble lord concluded with moving—That It appeared to the house, that his Majesty's ministers were not justified in the proceedings they had adopted against the Queen by any political expediency or necessity; and that their conduct in the whole of thorw puweetlings were dero gatoti to the honoe• of the crown, and injurious to the- best interests of the peciple.—(Cheert.) Mr. LAM BTON 'seconded the motion. lie deemed it a real honour to co-operate with the noble lord. The hereditary attach ment of the noble lord to the principles of liberty was well known; and whatever might be the result of the debate, he felt aacurcl that it must ultimately produce the meat beneficial rdvantages to the country. As to the question, it now appeared that the m inisters had deemed it right to bring forward toe pro secution on such evidence as had been adducal--evidence that was wholly disbelieved by such emulous numbers. The Milan beard, he still hoped, would be inquired into. 'Though ministers evaded responsibility so often here, there must be mt:tonsibility somewhere. Mr. B. BATHURST said, the motion of the noble lord, it ears evident irons the speeches of the noble mover and honourable I wonder, aimed at rescuing short of the removal of his Majesty's ministers, and a refoini in parliament. (Hear, hear, from the opposition side of the house.) And here it would not be improper to express regret that the noble lord had expressed his determina tion not to take part with any administration, as such a coadjutor must do honour to either side of a question, by the weight of his authority and character.—The right hon. gent.. concluded by calling upon the house, if they were convinces that ministers had given counsel to his Majesty, with the view of keeping their places, at once to proceed ta that measure which must deprive ministers of their situations. (Hear, and a laugh.) Mr. WHITMORE said, that et the outset he must declare, that it was intention to vote for the motion of his Noble Friend, and he would state his gruends for netting that determination. Nothing in the world in his opinion, but a C. 0 141: in which the succession to the 'Throne would be tinlangeied, could justify such a measure as the prosecution of foe Queen.—(Loud cries of bear from the Opposition !) That never was in quea.'or. Then arose the question es to the morality which the alleged miscon duct of the Queen wrs said to violate—misconduct which had not been witnessed by any respectable person, but which origi • tutted in certain dark rumours spread abroad by private enemies, and at complete variance with good sense 11111.1 feeling of the cemmunity.—(Cheers.) Wes her approach to this country—was the twiner of that approach a fit subject for reproach ? It led been said, that she forced her way to this country;—indeed ! would it not be more humane at well as more nue to acknow ledge that she was farad to come here ?—Clieers troni the oppo sition.) The Queen had to chuse two al.ematives- Alter to submit to the sentence while' had been passed upon her by her enemies (tor she had it was known to the world. been prejut.gecl) —(Clieers) or to come forward and face her accusers.—(Loud cries of hear ! ) He was firmly persuaded of the existence of a illanous faction in the country, who delighted in debt ig the most sacred iistitutions—(hear from the whole {douse)—and gloried in everything tending to degrade Govennuent, Religion, and Morality ; and lie would ask whether such a moment °ugh to have been selected for such an investigation ? The lion. Member called upon the House to look round upon all tiro cahoni iea which threatened the country—to look to the public debt, amounting to b:o,oesul. When the foundation tat tint debt should be taken away, another might be substituted; but lei apprehended the suspicions which would arise tram the meatuses taken to get rid of the present props of that debt would operate much to time public injury. It was essentially accessary that ell classes should be melted mown and anialgiunated together, and that all "ono rod punctilio should be abandoned, tor the purpose of conciliating the i 1111 l tome population of the country. JU►MC required that the Queen's name should be restored to the Liturgy, and that she should have t:te lull enjoyment of all her right and ptivilefes—(Loutl cries of hear.) 'fo this conclusion he nitet come. rile Hun. Member concluded by declaring dirt lie was of no party, that he was unknown to trilier arty, and that he had spoken from a conviction that the nationa l - peace and happiness were in winger. and that the people should, if a crisis were not wished fur by Goverument, be inuneliately conciliated. (Loud dicers.) Mr. BAN RES. after having highly complimented the Hon. Gentleman who spoke la.t, proceeded to argue against the mo tion. He at the 241111 e time took the opportunity to declare his own impartilaity upon all occasions, and to eulogise Ministers for their general . Sir J. MACINTOSH tek himself irresistibly calla' upon by the olvervations which had proceeded Irons the hon. gent. who lutes just sat down to make some animadversions, which their ex traordinary tenor did awn to him to call for. Ti e hon. gent. (.Mr. Bankes) said that he Implored neither of the beginning, the continuation, nor the end of the proceedings that were lately instituted against her Majesty, and then, to 'move that his con sistency was at least equal to his impartiality, he refused to give his support to a motion which embodied in n that very sentiment he hau so expressed. (Hear, liter.) He (Sir J. Mackintosh) need not follow the hon. gent. through the various topics of his speech: he need not allude to what they had heard, about the Lust ao years, for the purpose of evincing the hon. gentleman's impiatiality. [Cheers.) The hon. member (Mr. Dankest, in order to put an end to every rivalry or competition for place, which he count:era' an disastrous, consented to give his vote against the pretest motion. But it was curious to observe the olticetions of the Poo. in.hobe.. One was, that they (the opposition) had at. tended at puit"e meetings of the people, and there given phalg, a. Pledges o. what? T;iat they would support that which appeared to be the genera' sit of the nation. It war t intiesal, true that they hatlassendol at public ineetins.s of the issople of England but wuen was i. that this was imputed as a crime ? Was tt ever heard before the present occasion, (when was it supposed by a gentleman who wi :vd to aliciw his strict impartiality,) that it was a c•-inrie to attend at public meetings of the peopla? Was it not the duty of me.nberti to attend at public meeturnt ; to give 'l2;l' opinion . I where they thought they were required; to reclaim the people if they t h ought they were intslal ? iCheers from the m'instettal betalies.l He would tell the hon. members, when Oct , cheers, and [lose of their leader, who gave them the signal, subsided, what it was he meant by reclaiming the people. He woti'd say bleat it waswhen they were set i;ght with respect to any pub' c delusion. It was the duty of niembers to setae to the people their sentiments upon prestrig events. It mot their duty to intend to meetings, in prevent the d•.hgerous consequences of the measures his Al aje.sy's minisre s had reamed to; and if there yes a doub. of that duty, it would l'uve been removed by the division on a recent occasion, when a minority of the !louse of Commons had declared war against the people of England._ He would not say l'iat this had been decidedly done, but such was the tendency of the lute majority to which he alluded. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Bankes) next turned his objections to Per liamentary reitmn. which he conceived serail ‘entlennen on dirt side of the house steel pledged to ; and his great objection was that this rerun was to be effective. (Hear, hear.) He had heard many condemn what was culled moderate reform, kut he believed that that which was most objected to by all those who dreaded a" relbrin was cfbetive reform.— The lion. member concluded by st.yin; that the greatest breach had been made by the 1.: ti"A . , , on in U'a.t house that had occurred in his men - ory—a breach between the people and that house.— (Cheers.) He was a a=d OW the t"s,sion of this night would widen this latatell (liar., hear.); and lie greatly feared that it would aeon beeorne impossible to prevent u le most deplorable consequences. The House u. Comtrons hail snpported minister, in the late preeeedin-s by a inviosisy of from 2 to I—the people had mooed them be a maitr:iiy or to 1. ("No, nu, hum the ministerial side, and loud cheers from the opposition side of the liouae.) Ile wished that ti's ground of difterence and war were removed, and that a " glorious peace" should be made between the pestle and their representatives; he wiehLl the t a happy alliance' should be molted between the parliament and the nation....(Loutl cheers.) If th's glorious pence—" . this happy alliance could be efiected, they wood enable Oils country to brave the consequences of • the glorious peace" and •• 'le happy alli ance" with the poteritat, of Europe.—(ltepeated chee.s.) If ministers, of whme proceedings so many had d'sapp.oveti who had commonly supported •hem • if monsters, thus condemned by their friends, and pronor - ica by themselves to be no longer trusted but tolerated—if they called for support, and should be supported on the principles of the member for Corfe-castle, or on such principles, all he could say was, that he had done his duty, and exerted all the means in his power to prevent the fatal consequences which lie dreaded. (Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. PEI I. declared, that he viewed the conduct of ministers with disapprobation, as far as related to the exclusion of the Queen's name hum the Litur'y, and with respect to some other particulars attesiding the trite. • but he generally approved of the steps they had taken, in proceeding to an enquiry, as if the: , had not adopted some measures upon the subject, they might themselves have been liable to impeachment at a future period, for not having questioned the right of an individual against whom such charges had been made to share the throne of Great Britian. He then contended generally ag..inst the motion. Lords Nugent and Milton strenuously supported the motion, after which _ Mr. G. RENNET rose, and moved that the further consider ation of this que.tion be adjourned till to-morrow. Lord CASTLEREAGHE said, that if there were any objets to be obtained by finishing the debate that night, the hour was not to late as to prevent it; but, if the intuition really were to adjourn, he must say, that the house had already sat mucti longer than it usually did on such occasions. The SPEAKER then put the question of adjournment; when the house seemed equally divided. Cries of " withdraw, with draw," were heard, upon which Lord Castlereagh observed, that as it appeared to be the wish of several members to adjourn, he should not press the house to a division. The SPEAKEIt then declared that he thought die ayes had it, and the house imintxliately adjourned at one o'clock. TIL:6BIJAY, FEB. G. The Speaker look the chair at a quarter before four o'clock. Mr. M LTBY presented accounts of the appropriation of the surplus fonds of the Trinity House Receipts.— Ordered to be printed. Mr. WE'ITERN moved for the returns of our ambas sadors abroad respecting the prices current of agricultural produce of foreign eourtiries.—Ordered. Sir F. BLAKE presented a petition from Mr. Dodd, complaining of the Injurious state of London lit idge, •ud praying that a committee might be appointed to examine the sarne.—Petition read, atter some obser*atious from Mu. Bridges. Lord F. OSBORNE presented a petition from Cam bridge, playing the house to isistitisie inquiry into the Milan commission, and to adopt measures to cause the Queen's name to be inserted in the Liturgy. Col. FRENCH said, that this petition was not what it represented itself to be. The numbers of the meeting had been accurately enough stated, hnt he denied that the meeting consisted of the '• liankeis, merchants, traders, and freeholders;" and the greater proportion of it consisted of labourers who happened to be disengaged, it being ' 6 St. Monday." The signatures to the petition were all meagre enough, while the inhabitants amounted to upwards of 12,000 in slumber; and lie had deemed it light to say lint. much. Lord MILTON observed, that thong!' the lion. member represented the borongli of Cambridge•, lie was only this representative of 2UII burgesses; nail that it was not sur pri.iug that the mayor should refuse to call a meeting, as lie held a very profitable place under government. A member said that there were nut twenty respectable names attached to the petition. Lord F. OSBORNE defended the pelition,maintaining I that it was respectably signed. Petition read, and ottltml to be reccivLd. '~ 4 e MI MI