The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-15 00:00:00

•;ijitt.pertat Varitamtnt. HOUSE OF LORD,. MONDAY, JeLT K. The Marquis of HERTFORD took the oaths and his seat: Seminal inonMers from the Cumulous brought up the Scotch Register °flied Regulation Bill—the Small New; Ball—the Irish P.d....tes* Regulation But, and the New Courcites' Bid, which were read the Ida time. Mr. Tannins, (rein the Treasury, presented an account of the gold bullion in bars Musa tea and exported with given data. '1 he Earl of RUSSIA' N postponed the second reading of the Scotch Juries Bid to Touittlay. Oa the motion of Earl BAT t I GUST, the third reading of the Cita Bill oat postponed to Wednetitigy next, in consequence of the illness of the Earl of Liverpool. A petition was presented trout the clerks of the Crown, in Lein-ter, and Connaught, tqpitnst the Grated Jury 'resentment 11.1 flee Dish Laud Revenue Bill was read the third time. The Five per Cents Bin went through a committee. The Marquis of LA NSW WN E presented a petition from the ostlers and occupiers of Land attending Dorchester market, aganist the Corn 11. h. Read, and Lid on the table. Adjourned. TD tisuaY, JOLT 9. Mr. Mason, from the East India House, presented an account of the pension. and solar giuta4-41 uy the company up to the Ltest period. Mi. Ilutehin:oi and other members from the Commons, brought up the Cork and Skathereen Road Btll, which was read the first time. '►'he Westmorland County Rates Bill was read the second time. The Small Notes But was read a second time. The Five per Cent. Cootracts hid was read the third time, and WEDNESDAY, JCLY 10. 1.00 ERSKINE presented petitions front Suffolk and Glou cester against the Cern Bill, which were lead and laid on the table. The second reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill was post poned to Tuesday. Sir J. Grattan, and other members from the Commons brought tri the Five per Cents. Repayments Bill—the Offices of Court Boil—the Irish Insolvent Debtors Btil—the Loan Bill—Prison Laws Consolida:riii Bill—and a Naturalization were read the first time. 'l'he It:arl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition from several bankrupts, who had been long in confinement, praying they may have the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, which at piesent cues not afford them ally relief. The Karla DARLINGTON presented a petition from the parishes of SA. Giles's in the Fields. and St. George, Blooms bary, in favour of the Bill to prevent Cruelty to Antuials. The petition was read and laid on the table. Lord AUCKLAND moved the second reading of the Ale houses I.iccnsing Bill, and observed that he should shortly call ','e attention of the House to the provisions of this bill, which lisvd been framed to afford protection to the publicans. The ir regular mode of withholding licences to publicans had been toundulost injurious to that body, and in wine instances abso lute ruin had fallen upon individuals. It was proposed by this bill to tine publicans, in case any o ff ence is r.onim itted against their recaguiaances. For the fist offence they were liable to a fine of St.: fur the second offence in 'file third offence rendered them liable to a larger tin or the loss of their licence . it was h owe ver. necessary to Call the attention of the llome to any of the clauses, with the exception ut one which was intended to prot..et publicans from the hardship Of a refusal to renew their -es on the ground that the party had broken the condition ra ins or tier recognizance. The clause enacted that no refusal should' take place without giving the party a right to attend the neat quarter sessions. where the complain: ag:anst them is to be beard and determined, and in ease the justices of such gene el quarter 5,.5 pups shalt find that the recognizance has been broken, tae)' shall have power to annul the licence, and grant another licence to such persons as they may think tit. The publicity . at say Mash proeeeding against a publican with respect to with l.u:ding his licenee, might be the meaati of affording protection, but tile noble Lord had I.ollle alkie.tion to the clause as it stood, and in the committee lie should call the attention of the house more particularly to the general effect. Ile concluded by moving trust the bill be committed on Monday next. Earl BATHURST said, the clause to which the onoble Lord adverted took away from the magi•trates the poser withhold It ':aces, without a decision against the publican at the quarter sermons. His objection to the clause was this—lt would increase the business of the sessions. winch already pressed too heavy the t the magistrates. Every public .Itouse squabble would occupy stssions, and the effect roust be considerable delay in more lin partant business. The inconvenience ha many large inanufac t.ottng districts would be great indeed. Tae bill Was then read a second time, and committed for Atenday. The Bakers' Ilqntlation Bill was read a second time, and committed tot Tue:slay. Tile Small Notes Bill, New Churches Bill, and Register Offices Bill, were read a second time. Court BlLL.—land LAUDERDALE rose on the order of the tiny for the thnd reading of the Corn Bid. and culled upon the House to pause before rimy pa-sseel it. lit conjunction with a noble Lord. he, in Isla, cunt:avowed to suppress the outcry a.tamst the act of the jtial of the King. namely, the old Corn UM. On that occasion many arguments were urged by the ellellnets of that bill. which were fal Co e. nsidering the measure 31 , jar , oua to the interests of agticultmists, he muted that the bill read a thinl time this day three months. Lord A BIWA' BY supported the Mil. Atter a long discussion the amendment was negatived, and the read the third time. THURSDAY. .111.1 r 11. The Westminster Bridge Bill and hie the Middlesex Water 'Works Bill wete read the third time and passed. The LORD CHANCELIAIIt raid he had received a letter from the Alarquis of Lansdowne, stating that lie was unable to attend in his place this day, and theretrire the noble Marquis re• attired the pooisinement of his motion on the subject of the silver Shies to the Kig, which stood tor this day until Monday next. The °islet of n me I Ity was consequently, di s zharged, and fixed for Monday. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved the second reading of the Scotch Juries' ism, which was accordingly rout the second time. The Lard of DONOUGIi MORE. expressed his intention to oppose die Irish Grand Juries' Bill, and wished a day might be tired for the di,eu:si‘m. Last BA'FH tiltST suggested Wednesday as the most conve- Meet day, and after a few words front Lord !tenant!, the second leading was fixed tar Wednesday, and the house resumed. Lard ItUDEN begge d the house to pause before they passed ibis bill, which in its then state must do incalculable mischief. The LOKI) CH ANCELI.OII presented a petition which had been put into his hand by an officer, acting under the clerk of the Crown in Ireland, which stated that the sslary given in the bill lor regulatiog the office of cicr«: of the Crown was so inadequate tree the duties cots d aot be th.,ctwoo:d. The noble and letterteil venisonove George the petition be read. It purported to be Con of Gibbs, I) entity clerk of the Crown on th baught circuit. against the bill to regulate the duties of clerk of the CrOWII in Ireland. 'l l lw petitioner submitted, that the pndo+ . tlte bill then before the HolleC was insuflicient. btc.—The etitior, was road and laid un the table. The other orders were sc.-quo:a of and the House r.cl4ouructl. THE NATIONAL REGISTER FRIDAY, JULY 12. A person from the Irish Court of Chancery having presented attested copies of proceedings in that Court, the Lord Chan • cellor complained of Ute.generalinaccuracy of papers from the Irish La 4 Courts, and stated that public business duristg The present Session bad been greatly delayed thereby. The Scotch Register Qilices Bill was read the third time and passed. The Bakers' Regulation Bill, the New Cnurches Bill, the Charge of Pensions, the Excise Licences Repeal Bill, the Consolidated Fund, Fire per Cent Repayments, Growing Pro duce, LO4ll UM, slid Irish Prison Laws lmen d meu t ßill. went through Committees, and were reported without amendments. Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MU\DAY, ;t.t.v S. The Report of the Salt Duty Repeal Bill was ordered to be t.tken into further consideration on Wednesday. he 7,500,00U1. Loan Bill, the Charge of Pensions Bill, and the 5 per Cents. Bill severally weal through Committees.— Reportflo-morrow. The Small Notes Bill was rea.l a third time end passed. The Scotch Spirits Exportation Bill was read a second time, and committed for to-mut row, as was the Scotch Spirits Draw • back Bill, and the punishment by Hard Labour Bill. The Excise Licences A t Amendment Bill went through a Committee. —Report to morrow. '[he Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and 'teased. 00 the motion, that the report respecting the Distress' Votes for Ireland be presented, Mr. BERN AL expressed the coat iction, that nothing could be done for the effectual relief of Ireland. except some large specific grants were made for such purpose. Mr. GOL LUC RN said .he lion. member appeared to have forgotten what had already been done by the House. fine hundred thousand pounds had on a former night been set apart at the disposal of the Lord Lieutenant to be advanced from time to time as the Irish Government might deem prudent. It was considered the more preferable course, to require small sums from time to time as they might he considered to be wanted, instead of taking a large at once. Mr. 8. WORTLEY regretted that the Government had not come at once to Parliament for a sum sufficient to relieve Ire and, rather than have adopted the course they had pursed by m eans of the King's letter, and g oin g from door to dour begging through the metropolis, This was the very worst course iu his opinion of ruining taxes on the people. Mr. CALCRAFT agreed in the opinion that had just been expressed. lie deemed it impolitic to go trout church to church, and from door to door begging, as by such means the liberal were taxed over and over again, while the parsimonious gave nothing. Ile also agreed the course adopted by Government of calling for sums from time to time as they might be thought to be wanted. Should G ,vernment require more, or imagine that more might be wanted, he hoped a vote of credit would he required. Mr. G. BENNET also condemned the system of private so licitation. The whole sum required might to be taken from the public resources. It was wrong to talk of charitable relief to lieland ; that part of the empire was as much entitled to re lief as was Yorkshire or Cornwall, or any other part of the em pire. Ministers, on discovering what were the distresses of Ireland in October last, ought to have called the Parliament together in November or I) comber, to meet the evils. lainliaQuilje alleged charge t e m f e r n: . ed or t h e o course that hitherto been adopted ou tlii s subject, and expressed himself in favour of the suggestion of the boa. member fur Wsreliatti. to take a vote of credit. Mr. GUULBCRN added, that what had already been done had been most advantageous, and that the sulleriug parties ex pressed their gratitude. After some further reinarks,the resolution was agreed to, and and a bill ordered accordin gly . i Rea ENt g LNNls.—Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition 1 front four ind ivi duals who complained of having been taken 1 he 'f f l o 'e re ei l magistratesANbLin°lDt e ° v l onl e dr i; e \ o C n 'sting the rev cone laws. No zMirge was pressed againstthetn; but afterwards they found themselves on board a tender, in order to be impressed into his Majesty's service. The law gave the option of going to trill, or going into his Majesty's service for live years ; but here the option had never been given to the in dividuals. The law on the subject required amendment. Mr. LUSHINGION thought that there must have been some mis *inceptions on the subject ; it must have been imagined that convictions had taken place. Mr. HOISHOUSE added, that the act was specific on this subject ;no c onviction hail taken place. After some further remarks, the petition was read. Mr. EIROW(,IIAM condemned the laws on this subject, as they now stood in the statute-book, or rather as they lurked there. The particular act on this subject passed July 10. — They all knew what that period of tie session meant. lie thought the nth of July was not too late to repeal such an act. Mr. GOUIaBURN salt he should not object to any plan to amend the law on this subject. Petitioa ordered to be printed. BANK NO r es.—Mri G. BENNET presented a petition from Mr. Farquharson. stereotype printer, against the Small Note Bill, except the Bank Company tuck beconsiug precamious to prevent fmgeries. Mr. HUME spoke of the value of a paper currency that was payable on demand, and of the culpability of the Bank in not having better notes. lie hoped there would be some remedy fur this evil. Mr. G. BENNET thought that the Bank bad not used due diliaence on this subject, IIIr!PEARCE observed, that though the present ante might appear to be claim.), it was ill reality more difficult of imitation than liner specimens that had been submitted. The petition was ordered to be printed. PROSECUTIOS Or LtoETWKICK.—Mr. ABERCROMBY wished to move fur a paper, to which he understood there would be no objection. It was essential to illustrate the ease of the prosecution of Bordiwick. He should not be able to pur sue the enquiry this session ; but, if he had the opportunity, eh should undoubtedly pursue it in the next session of Parliament. lie moved for a copy of the commission under which the depu ties of the Lord Advocate act. Ordered. Mr. HUME postponed till the 15th inst. from the 10th, his motion un the subject of the sinking fund. ALE AM/ BEER THADL.—Mr. BLATON asked whether it was intended to press the Ale and Beer lull this session t Mr. 11110CGIIA NI replied in the affirmative. It had no to do with the licensing system. Mr. BUXTON added, that lie should in such case oppose all parts of the bill in every stage of it. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that in such case it was important to have the bill discussed ; it stood, in his estimatiuu, on irre fragable grounds. Mr. GOULBURN, in moving that the Ilonse go into a com mittee ou the Irish Insurrection Act creuewal bill), went iuto • - details in support of the bill. He said that lie felt persuaded the Lord Lieutenant dirt nut desire such power, except it was called for by the peculiarity of the circumstances; and he thought the bill would nut be resisted if it could he shown that the existing lamb were.nuameditaieitee to meet the difficulties of the case. It was known that a must &terming system of insith ordination had grown up ; that it was sustained by associations, nightly meetings, &c. and that the object of it was to resist the laws and the payment of ty dies, end to collect arms. He would forbear to go into details of the atrocities that had been committed ; tbay r•i re unnecessary en . w, and the details would be peculiarly painful. But some statement might be useful.-- Under the system, and where the panties were humid by oaths, and promoted by nightly meetings, the severest atioeities were committed. The existing laws were enforced to the utmost; indeed he did not think the goverument would have been jus t tilted in applying to that llonse, excepting the existing laws had been tried am: found to fell. The laws had been enfereed, WO they were found wanting. It was important to have addi tional powers; it was most necessary to teach the people of Ireland to respect and to know tine force of the laws. The government exerted the extraordinary powers in a manner as merciful as possible: indeed no government ever took more pains to lied out objects of mercy ; but lie was sorry to eey that such merciful attentions had been productive of no goed results. Though lie said thus much as applied to the offending parties, be was hound its duty to add, that in many parts of Ireland there was an increased respect towards this country. — There was a growing respect for the laws. With such il.d. tering prospects, however, it became hie duty to apply to Par liament for a renewal of the insurrection act. The executive of Ireland could not ailmiuister the government without a con tinuation of this extraordinary power ; and in support of this opinion, lie could only refer to the outrages mentioned in Lord Wellesley's despatches. The outrages were unhappily not diminished. Particular districts C4,ntiotted equally disturbed. He did not mean the continuation of the act on account of the number of outrages ; but on account of their destructive char acter. They were of settled principle; they pursued definite objects. To prevent the letting of lands; to intercept arid to terrify witnesses ; and in all 'possible ways to prevent the ope rationw s nutof line e muchlaw e and utoireidnju: otnheaci°croantnatuotf"thietiier3deslt.riulectbivilel • character: they were not what the existing laws could reach. 1 Ile then submitted that it would not be prudent to withdraw from the Irish government the powers now posseseed. lie concluded with moving that the House go into a committee on the bill. Sir It. WILSON opposed the principle of the bill. Its prin ciple was what the government were constantly bringing 1..L0 action, but the constant action of which was what the House ought to resist. He concluded by moving, that it be an in struction to the committee to consider of and adopt some niee sure calculated to suiperseede the nec essity orthe Insurrection Act. Colonel DAVIS seconded the amendment. Mr. S. RICE considered some measure of coercion neces sary to the present state of Ireland, at the same time be was inclined to support the amendment. Mr. Secretary PEEL was an ~ins to the insurrection act, considering it in a constitutional point of view; but the present state of Ireland, it was acknowledged, required the adoption of some strong measure, and, if they were to adopt tutio nal measures, lie was io favour of adopting one strong etiote4ll to answer its purpose, and such a one as would only he resorted to cases of strong necessity. If a modified measure was adopted, he feared it might be had reeourse to on lighter and less important ground than this would ever be acted upon, anti therefore he opposed the amendment. Mr. J. SMITH condemned the principle of the bill altoge ther as to its enactments ; they were monstrous —a man being out of his home between sun-set and sun-rise was declared a vagrant, and liable to be transported ; but what was worse, if his father or brother knew him to have been out, and did nut inform, lie became liable to the penalties of the act bitnse:f. Sir J• NEWPORT, in cousequenee of the present state of Ireland, was obliged to give a reluctant assent to the renewal of the bill. Ile thought, however, the renewal should be limited to the Ist of May next ; that if it should then be consaittered ; necessary to propose its enactment, it might ne discussed in a • full house. Mr. Gil aTTAN supported the motion, bat trusted that tlia duration of the act would he limited to the Ist of May. The house then divided, when there appeared—For the amendment, 17—Agninst it, 135-11ajority, 118. When we re-entered the gallery we found the house in a committee, and Mr. Gonlburn pledging himself to give hon. gentlemen sufficient previous notice of the tact, if lie should I be under the melancholy necessity of renewing this measure i after the Ist of August, 1823. He then moved. that the blank left in the bill, fur the insertion of the duration of this act, *Wahl : be filled up with the words—" the tat of August. 1823:: Sir J. NEW PORT suggested that the Ist of May should be 1 inserted in the blank as a security for the early ooneideratiou of this question in the ensuing session. Mr. GOULBURN stated, that his wish to have the lenge r period inserted in the blank arose from a deeire to stuldyan t he c onvenience of the Irish members, who did not in generae till alter Easter. Sir J. NEWPORT scouted the idea, of considering the con venience of Irish members. To attend their places iu Perin.- went was a paramount duty which they owed to the country that had elected them fur its representatives. (Hear.) Mr. J. P. GRANT recommended his lion. friend, the member for Waterford, to take the sense of the committee upon the necessity of limiting the duration of this act to the Ist of May next. Mr. BROUGHAM concurred in the recommendation of hie learned friend. The Irish members were hound to attend early• Ile therefore trusted that the limitations of this bill wound be referred to the sense of the committee. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought that the pledge given by his lion. friend , th e secretary for Ireland, togetlitr with time knowledge that the hill must expire on the Ist August, 1823, were quite sufficient, in case it should be necessary to renew it, to ensure its introduction immediately after Disler. The committee then divided, when there appeared—For the original clause, 94—Against it, 37—Majority, 57. The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to he received to-morrow. The Irish Constables' bill passed through a committee. The House then adjourned. ThrsosV, .11'1.Y 9 . The Gas Washings Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed to-morrow. Mr. 1). GILBERT presented a petition from 111 r. Tringliouse. praying that the merits of his invention far saving the lives of shipwrecked seamen, might be referred to a committee. _.. Mr, etKoKhat said, as this bill did anteay for any pol a , ii i , grant, lie should not oppose it ;at the time, he wit . , t to be understood that he could not support any he, bt a; t 1 ^ c2)3