The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-01 00:00:00

"09 ; v1 ~~ tjartmintnt. !must.: OF LARDS. MONDAY, JUNE 24. - The royal assent was given by comnitasioti to the following PM, ; —The Irish Malt Ihniet, the Navigation Laws, the W e India and Colonial Trade Bills, the Colonial seemities, the Ancient Co 11111 l ercial Statutes Repeal, Importation of Canals, the Irish Reventw Inquiry, the Manslaughter Bill, the Warrants of Attorney, the Recognizance Bill, the Vagrant Bill, and 49 private bills.—The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shafiesbory, and Viscount Melville. The Marquis of BATH presented a petition from Stafford against the torn Bill. Earl S'IIIADIIItOKE presented three petitions from Somer set, the Earl of Weitinorland seven (min Northampton, the Marquis of Camden one from Kent, the Duke of Beaufort four from -Monmouth, all on the subject of Agricultutal Distress.— Laid on the table. Earl DARNLEY presented a petition from Henry Hondas Perrot, late a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. complaining that lie had been deprived of his commission, under a conviction postured by conspiracy and perjury. The petitioner prayed that his case might be taken tinder the consideration of the house. with a vi. w restoring his commission. land M ELVI LIE did not object to the petition lying on the table, at the same time he could not avoid saying a few winds. The petitioner was convicted, at the assizes the Kent, of obtains. big money under false pretences, in conatiquence of which the Admiralty deprived hint of his commission. A writ of error was filed upon points of law, whioli had not been decided in tavour of the petitioner. In case the te,ult should Mse conspiracy and perjury against the witnesses, the Admiralty would res ore his commission; until that result was known, they could not restore it —The petition was laid on the table. The Earl of CARNARVOai: presented a petition from the farmers and (alias, in the town of Rumford, Essex, praying for the repeal of Mr. Secretary Peel's bill, to the operations of which they attributed the depreciation of the currency and all the distress of the eountry. The noble earl supported the view taken by the petitioners. The Earl of 1.1 V Elt POOl. could not admit the depreciation of the currency had been occasioned by the bill of the right bon. gentleman alluded to. Lord LAUDERDALE stated a similar opinion. The petition was then laid on the table. Lord REDESDALE presented Is petition from Warwick against the Corn Bill. Read. anti laid on the table. On the motion of lord El.l.blN BOROUG 11, the house went again into committee on the Nlarriage Act Amendment Bill. The remaining clauses were then discussed by the Lord Chan cidlor, Lord Ellenborough, land Itedhaitlale, Lord Weatinorland, Lord Liverpool, and the Earl of l4arrowby. The 1.011(1) CIIA NC E LIAM intimated, that it was his intention to submit three clauses on receiving the report. :'several anandments were made. and the committee got through the bill, with intention to debate it again upon the report.—The house then adjourned. TAMSDRY, JMNF. The Kilmainham lluspit.si Bili, the Irish Window Tax, and the Insolvent Debtors' Bill, were brought up from the House of 1111 l ions and read the first time. Lord It EDESDAI.K resented three petitions from North umberlai d, Lord CAI: mom . five hoin Suffolk, and the Marquis of I.ANSDOWNE several from Doraioshire, against the Corn Bill. They were tweeralli read and bud on the table. ARMY AND NAVY PENSIONS BILL.—The Earl of 1.1- V Ell POOl. proposal the seeoad reading oldie Anny and Navy Pensions Bill, and stated the object of the measure.—lle said the question hail been fully stated in the House of Commons, and it was unnecessary to go into minute details. The House would dud the measure an equitable arrangement hr the good of the tuuntry.—lt would equalize the public burden for 43 years, and fall lighter on the country at that period. It was not un fairly shifting the burden on posterity—because at the end of 45 years it ivotild stand exactly as it tlidnow. When the subject was bode the discussion of the South Sea Company and the Bank. st was thought fait to make the annuities extend to 45 years, and hie interest was calculated upon terms favourable to the public flaring stated the general (loads, he observed, that no man who tii.eti at the state of the country could avoid wishing a reduction of the national debt, and also a reduction id taxation pro tomato; but with respect to the distresses of agriculture, he did not believe a repeal of agricultural taxes would answer any good whatever. I o Wight betietit one class, but it a ould add to thetlifticulties of tithe! claaists. Ile wished the House and the country not to be deluded by the sty that reduction of taxation would reduce agricultural distress. That which removal the public from an artititial to a natural state of things, mutt benefit the public. The gradual reduction of the national debt could only afford permanent and certain Julia to the country. The noble Earl concluthal by niovitig the second reading of the bill. Chu Marquis of LANSLX/Vs'NE said he could not withhold his asseitt to the general object of a measure, which would cer tainly produce mime relief to the blotto:to of the country, at the txptnee of increasing the debt to be paid by posterity. The lan had stated with confidence inivoinhy his great mind, that the theitaure did not cast an uthlitiorial buttlien on pusterity.— AVltitt, in fact, did they create by the bill? They created OD one Land a set of comnitasioners and trustees, whose duty it was to buy and sell debt. In that part of the city of London where the stuck was sold, called the maiket, the criminality was liable to floctuation, increase and depression, The commissioners and nuances had an illtetk at in operating in a way that nmat Injure the public, and ultimately a loss mum fall on posterity. the noble Katt had argued, that a liatever might be absorbed by the nit astire %utill revert again to the country, but that protataition he could not give his wised. Having reverted to the negotiation tot the tent:wet of the Batik charter, he declared that lie should be liappy to hear that project was abandoned, because the govern tient had made a most improvident bargain. The Elul of I.AUDEItDAI.E soma., hal the bill, and admittee (hat time operation of the iiteasu e %scold do much good, by in eicaaing the demand tor connuodities in the market. Every poor sailor, tubber, arid halt-pay officer, %radii be obliged to expend his hide 11411A013 as moil as lie ribtami il it. The noble Earl, asloba he supported the bill, uppcaal the system of the sinking find. After some discusaiim the Bill was read the second thue.— Adjuarned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2G. The Dole of PIIIITLAND pleatuted two petitions from Nor. thon.locrlabd ay;aJDA the Corn Iti ;l. Lord Erskine:loc,ented a petition flont a numhcr of persona residing at Poplar and Brumley, playing the L.ll to present cruelty to animals may pass intuit Lrw !—Laid on the table. Cut. al a 01' JtbTIQE IN let st.aND.—The of DOWN:MIRE adverted to certain paper., which he had moved rOn a 1.. 't day respecting fees in the conitsoa j or ,trce in Ire. land. The itcble Nlatquis wished to know the taue of delay in making the return.:, and whether the ruble Earl could forward them lie took the opportunity of stating, at the same time. that great benefit had been detiettl titan the labmirs of the coni mtaarutiers upininual to examitte into !frail COW is of jitstke. '1 hey 1 ad saved the public, trace their app,intment,, nut less than ' . ..entg. Ile exprcsa.ll it hope: that enquiry would be male into tbe ersctice tit and the cottata ur Ireland. 'lire inure the affairs of that c.mutry were investigated the b tter would his ielaje:ty's i,overtan .at find the atholinistration of potiec. 'l'ire record office, o .tarri hd in Nihon, would be a 'sorer attuject curiulay, And a wear( • 'rum whirl. botch night be thalve,l, 1%24 ot LIVERYI)OI. was sr:cattle of the advanfa:;c:, to aublc al/u41 , 4. 1114. Wmltlis.arutu had THE NATIONAL REGISTER -- - operated beneficially. With respect to the papers moved for by the node arquik, he had written to know the cause of delay, and the noble Marquis should be made acquainted with it as curly as possible. MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH moved the order of the day for rereivilia die report of the Marriage Act Amendment Bill. The 1.011 I) CIIANCEI.I.OII entered into a detail of all the movisions of the Bill, alai gave it his decided opposition, lie was ready to talinit, that a ntarriage ogee solemnized ought to be valid, but he could never agree to the retro-•peetave clause in this, because it would break down the rights of individuals, who had exercised those rights under the sanction of existing laws. Ile could not eolisent to make a large portion of the mutation, who had olfended the law, happy, aria a larger 'minion, perhaps, who had nut offended die law. unhappy. Baying stated cases of hard ship which must occur under the bill as it then stood, the noble and learned Lord said he should not du his duty, unless he went the length of making a proposition to the Douse, which would enable him to retain' on the journals, that lie had not given his assent to the retrospective part of the ball. Supposing it right that marriages since MO, should made good and valid, what were they about to du by the bill ? They were making marriages good, but unjustly taking away the rights and interests of persons in possession of rents and moths of estates on the legal notion that montages were bad. It the delicacy of families could allow the great conveyancers of the country to appear at the bar, the House might know what injury the bill would do. In some instances persons ninths:l to interests and remainder for lite, had sold those interests, and he might ask what was to be done in those eases? The pi rchaser could not be defraixletl of his legal purchase.— The hill had passed over in the must indifferent manner the inte rests of persons in the lower classes of life , . paying a sort of aria • tocratind attention to the interests of higher classes. The noble and learned Lord alluded to the defects in marriages by banns.— The poor woman deceived by the person who monied her, giving a false name, was as much Melded to have her feelings considered, and her marriage made valid, as those who were ir regularly married by licence. It was clear she could not know whether the person gave a right or a wrong mune. The children were also innocent, yet sntt'ercrs by the fraud. This case under marriage by banns was not provided for by the bill. They were leaving such marriages by banns, and not regarding them at all. It't re House could make such a distinction lie never could. The L • noble and learned Lord proposed to move certain clauses. First, that nothing in the act shoul d render valid marriages declared invalid by a competent court, before the passing of the act.— Sessonilly, that no marriage which appeared invalid by the result of any judicial proceeding previous to the passing of the bill, should be made valid.—That the act should not nut make valid :my marriage which before the passing of the act had been legally brought 'Tito question. There were other clauses with respect to Herds and the conveyance of property whioli protected the same against the operation of the bill. All these clauses lie proposed to submit, after the House should agree to the retrospective clause, 48 it stood amended by the CollllllilleC. Lord ELLEN BOROUG II defended the retrospective clause. .liter the noble and learned Lord and the !louse, had given their -Assent to the proposition, that a marriage once solemnised ought to be valid, the retrospective clause followed as the necessary consequence of that admission. He was ready to entertain the „:lauses propsed by die noble and teamed Lord, and particularly t clause respecting marriages by banns, after the bill, as amended, should be agnial to. The LORI) CI lANCELLOR had no objection to discuss clauses on the third reading of the bill. He declared his inten tion to owe against the retrospective clause. The Earl of A RRO %V BY supported the retrospective clause. but agreed with the Lord Chancellor that it might be modified. The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the question—ls it your Lordships' pleasure to agree to the clauses as runended by the committee ? The motion was carried. He then put :lie questioti—ls it your Lordships' pleasure that the clause so anientled stand part of the bill ? The question wan decided in the affirmative, and the retros pective clause was subsequently agreed to, with the single dissent of the Lord Chancellor. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then moved, as an amendment, that the bill should not extend to any marriage with respect to the validity of which any suit is now pending. The amendment was agreed to, and after some discussion the bill was ordered to be read a third time to-mormw, when the Lord Chant:, hioe's clauses will come under discussion. The House then adjourned. TistritsuaT. Jtl NE 27. The Scotch Distilleries, the Brighton Pier, and the Westmin ster Improvement Bills, were brought up from the House of Coninious, with several private bills. A message informed the Lords that the Commons had agreed to Doyle's Divorce Bill. Mr. Tyndal presented accounts relative to the revenue of Ireland. CORN BILL—The Earl of LIVERPOOL stated, that it would be convenient to several noble Lords if the discussion expected to ensue on the second reading of the Corn Bill, were deferred to another stage of the Bill, and all he wished to know was the time the House would appoint fur the committal of the Bill. Lord ERSKINE said he bad an amendment to propose on the third reading. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then asked if there was any ob jection to the Bill being read a second time, with an leistand mg that the ditcussion should conic on when the bill is cunwrit tel on Monday. Esil CHEN said lie had no objection to the proposition of the the noble Lord. He had then to pre ent a petition from North umberland, in which the petitionetsdisapproved of the Bill. and stated that it would be ruinous to the country. The noble Earl accordingly presented his petition, which was read and laid on the table. The Committee was then fixed fur Monday, and the thhd read , ing for Friary. Lord REDSSDALE presented a petition from Surrey, cum plaining of agricultural distress. Laid on the table. Tbe discussion on the Alarriage Act Amendment Bill was fixed for to-mormw. Lord CAWDOR presented a petition from certain acting justices of the peace in the comity of Pembroke, praying fur par liamentary c o nsideration of Weleli judicature, with a view to the improvement thereof. The sohject occasioned a converaition keen Lord Cawdor, Lind Redeslale, the Lord Chancellor, Lord flute, the Marquis it Lansdowne. and other Lords, after which the petition was read, and laid on the table. The bills on the table: sue lea warded in different stages, and the House adjourned. FRIDAY, IFNI: 28. The House met soon atter five o'clock. Lord FITAWILLIAM presented several petitions from York shire, against the new Corn Bill. Laid on the table. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition from a ;mu tied 11 Ulll4ll named Deason, now a prisoner in the King's Bench, for a debt contracted before marriage, praying a cousitler atMn AN her ease, which the noble Lord declared to lie one of considerable hardship. It appeare-t that the petitioner had been arrested fur debt contracted alien a widow, and previous to her marriage with her present husband. She applied to be discharged ander the Insu Ivent Dab ors' Act, but the commessioneis held Mat being unable, as a mauled woman, to make an assignment or propel , they were %triable to give her, or her husband the benefit of the act. The belle Earl moved that the petition be lard on the table, ohs:ilia.; that a noble and learned liicirtl (Lord Relit: dam) was expected to take it undo his consideration, and if the :we turned out as w.. 61 Qickect‘d, tL. uubli; dud kale ~' Lord would doubtless make a provision in the bill then bell) the House of Commons to meet this peculiar case. The petition was atxonlingly laid on the table. Several members from the Commons brought up the Assessed Taxes Hill. Mr. 11. G. 11E)Txr.T brought up the Ale Houses Licensing Dill, which was read the first time. Mr. Itobinson, twin the Custom-house, presented an account of the amount of gold bullion imported up to the latest petiod. 'flic account of the rotes and tolls received tient the royal mi litary canal, was also presented pursua nt to an older ot the House. -- - . MARRIAGE Ar:1:. ....... ..... _ The House on the motion of Lord ELLENBOROUG 11, re. sumed the dixossion on the clauses of the Marriage Act Amend. men, Bill. The noble Lord said, the first amendment lie hail to propose would combine in a few words the subject of the two provisos, which the House appeared to consider necessary in the bill. The dime was to the following effect—That nothing in the bill should make valid any marriage declared invalid by any judgment, deem, or order of any Court of Law or Equity befue the passing of this act. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that the clause pro posed would not ell'ect the object the noble Lod had in view. The Earl of 11 A It ROW BY said, the I louse might safely prefer the clauses which lie understood it was the intention of the noble surd learned Lord to snore. Lord EI.I.EN BO ItO UG II observed, that his object was merely to condense in a few words the proviso of the noble and learned Lord. Ile had no objection to the noble and learned Lord's clauses. The LORD CHANCELLOR then proposed his first clause. in substance that nothing in the act was to render valid a mar isge which, before the passing of the act, was void.—The amendment was agreed to. The noble and learned Lord then said it was usual, when questions where right and title were con cerned, for Courts of Equity to direct an issue to try the fact. and if upon the trial of such fact the invalidity of marriage was niade mu, the court decided that the child or children were legitiniate. In order to provide against any alteration of such legal decisions, he moved Ms second clause, namely. that the act should not ex tend to any marriage, the invalidity of which had been affected by any issue in competent Courts of Justice. The clause was agreed to and added so the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR then observed, that he was about to propose a clause, which he did riot expect the House would agree to ; but it was his duty to propose it, and stand by it. The clause would relate do titles to property acquired by valid consideration. If the House ma c marriages good, it did not follow that they ought to alter titles to properly. Wills had been made by parties who never expected such a bill as that be fore Cie 'louse to pass. If they had amtemplated the operation of the bill, they would have made d.tferent wills. and perhaps the House wou!d not interfere with rights so acquired. The noble and learned Lord concluded by moving that, parties, the holders of rights and titles to teal and personal estates, should not be affected by the bill. Lord LAUDERDALE strongly opposed the clause. Lord ROSSI.YN said, the clause proposed was an unfair mode of defeating the retrorpeetire clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR defended the clause ; but on Ile qu ration being put. it was negatived. Several other amendments were made by Lord Ellenborough and Lord Perk...dale ; after which the report was agreed to, and bill ordered wbe read a third time on Tuesday. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. mun Dav, :TINE 24. Mr. Quarme, the Yeoman Libber of the Black Rod, summoned the House to attend in the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given by commission to suudry public and private bills. [See Lords.] Mr. MONEY brought in a bill to amend the laws on the subject of ballast on the River Thames, &c. Read a Grit time. Doyle's Divorce Bill went through a committee. Counsel appeared, and witnesses were examined at the bar. Mr. LUSH INGTON presented the report of the committee on the colonial audit. It was rather bulky. MG BEN NIT moved that the report be printed. Mr. LUSHINGTON adverted to the voluminous contents. and said, from the nature of the documents. perhaps the prints ing of selections from the report would answer every useful purpose. (Hear.) Motion withdrawn for the present, to afford the opportunity of making the selections. SA LT TAX.—Mr. CALCRAFT presented a petition from Greenwich on the subject of the salt tax ; and in doing so, he invested the right hon. gent. to abandon the whole of the tax, as no much had been done. Mr. COM EN enquired whets the right bon. gentleman was likely to bring forward bin resantions on the subject of the salt tax? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that as the bon. and learned gentleman's (Mr. Broughasn'e) motion would this evening have precedence, be thought there would not he opportunity to bring the question forward before Friday it, however. should then have precedence of the budget. Mr. cAbcßArr understood, that it was positively to be brought forward on Friday. Ile was sorry, however, that the budget was not to have precedence ; for otherwise, he thought the flourishirig state of the income would have shown that this remnant of a tas wan not required. The tax was not to he abandoned now ; it was to last Mr six months longer, till Ja nuiry next ; he therefore hoped that it would be seen that such remains of a tax would riot be required at that period. Mr. WILLIAMS (of Lincoln) also hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would SIAM a the whole of the tax, and thereby relieve the manufacturing proportions of his Majesty's subjects Cr on' the visitations of the excise. He had trot too much regard for the regulations ut the excine. The salt trade required certain bonds to be given under perticalar circum stances; frequently they exposed the parties to the excise, •• from the mercy of which God deliver him !" Mr. CU RW EN repeated his hope, that the whole of the tax would be abandoned ; if it were not, he should be prepared to prove that to get 150,0001. tax, it would cost the country 450,0001. or, tl.al the poor Mari would be compelled to pay dove linlipebee instead of one halfpenny. Petition ordered to lie on the table. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the Grand Jury of Kerry,.eomplairring of unequal assessments, lie said he should submit a motion on the subject, on July 4. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. W ILMOT presented 111 c ripert of the committee on the Canada trade acts. The resolutions were read. Gen. GASCOYNE asked whether these resolutions . mcerned the consolidation of the Canadas. Mr. 11 lI.MOT answered, that the nehjects were to be in corporated in one bill. Mr. lIHIGII r said the measure was of great importance. — Resolutions ar geed to. IF OF llt ILA a 11.—The report of the committee of supply was presented. The resolution parried 100,0001. for the relief of Ireland. Geo. GASCOYNE said, be did not mean to object to the re solution, bat he did think it might to hare hero proterled by enquiry. From all he had beard (rum Itelaud, he did ant i qui rk • *