The National Register. — London, England, 1816-03-17 00:00:00

Co' rowel' ; !fir =7 Itey amez in civil twitters of their on u aecordi and, without application to a constable or other peace *direr, soldiers would stop a carriage at a public place., by pre senting their bayonets. Lord Usarti.utimat pia, nothing was more racy than to make speeches arrainst flee employment or so:,;:eri; r.! itcenr, against any tax that could be proposed. But it was more dif ficult to shew how the public service could go on without them. He protes!eil against the opinion that the Cill'2l/1" ut home was to be entployed merely for the protection of the revenue. The resolution. voting 335,6!►0. fur defraying the expence of the Hens' hold Troops, and the Royal Waggon Train, was then put and carried. On the motion of Lord PALstritsTost, 514,2801. was voted for the infantry of the line in Great Britain and 1121 island, in the Channel ; for the cavalry in Ireland ; and 718,1001. for the intautty of the Niue iu Ireland. On the motion for voting 1,539,?5ti1. 10s. dd. for defraying the expenses uftmvalry and infantry abroad, except in France. and our possessions in the Est Mr. W. WYNNE wished to know, as Brionaparte was the pri soner of the four great Powers, whether tiny were not to bear a part in the expellee of keeping him Lord CASTI.EIII.IiGH said, that not nue of those Powers but would be very glad to relieve us from the trouble of supporting Itininapaite ; but the House would see how far that wordd he • consistent with hi. surrender to us. Neither would it be very politic for that person to be confined in any part of Europe. The Re.obrton WVIS then agreed to. Lord PAI.,IFIViTON then moved a Resolution for granting 452,76,1. fur I‘Tigtettaneons service' oa th:.: Military Lstabli.li. silent of British Regiments. This Resolution, atter some ob servations front Mr. C. Wynne, Mr. Forbes, Lord Palmerston, and Lord Castlereagh, was agreed to. 119,8561. was voted for the 'Miscellaneous Services of the Re gitnents of the line to be stationed in Ireland. 20,8351. for five Troops of Dragoons, to be stationed in Great Britain. a:,0,M01. for Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, in an em bolic(' stmt., and which was to continue so during the year. 1W2,7.271. for the pay of General Officer , , not being Colonels of Regiments. L.,. ,1 I'Al mi:us•rom said, the votes fur the Staff, and for the Pahl c departments. might perhaps create discussion. Those vote, h., wonid then postpone. £313,000, for Pay of Supernumerary Officers. 4ri0,1490, fur half-pay of Officers of Land Forces. 19,677, for Reduced Officers. 916010, for Chelsea and Kilmainhain. 61,421, for Conitmssionate List. 189,100, for Irish Col ttttt Issariat. 179,000, for the Barrack Department in 'lreland. 35,000, fur British Officers attached to the Portuguese Army. Mr. VAhSITTART then moved a resolution for 260,0001. being the 100th part of '4600,0001. according to the vote of last Ses *Mu. Agreed 10.—A djou rned. THURSDAY, MARCH 11. Mr. RR 4NTI presented a Petition from Hertfordshire, unani mously sigiied by a most respectable• number of persons. lie regretted that none of the Ministers were present to hear the ►entiments of the petitioners; that they might know the disap• ',ointment occasioned by want of economy, and the existence of Sinecure places, and the prayer to proportion salaries accord ing to the altered price of provisions. This petition had not originated in clamour. Though moderately and respectfully worded, it did not proceed from a less intense feeling of dis tress, for which there was no remedy, hut reducing salaries, abolishing P;llertil'eS, and reforming the Civil List expenditure. --Ordered to lie on the table. Petitions against the Property Tax were presented from Mit sham, and various other places. . . Mr. Alderman C. Sml Y rit said, that whatever opinion might be entertained of the tax, a deaf ear ought not to be turned to the united prayers of the people.. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. Mr. LOCAIIART addressed the House at sonic length on the Pubjvct of this Act, and on the many evils which he contended It had produced, by holding out inducement to fraud on the part of the debtor; he described the various modes by which the uct contributed to these frauds, and said that the tradesmen fsf the kingdom declared it was impossible to carry on their busi ness while the Act continued in force. The lion. Ckutleman 4 aid, it was not his intention to offer any amendment to the law ; he had nevertheless anxiously considered it, but hail found it fob of extreme difficulty. He therefore suggested merely, that it woe better to get rid of it for the present, and lease the sub ject to the future consideration of the Legislature. With that view he moved for leave to bring in a Bill to suspend the ope• rations of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. . _ Sir SAMUEL RoIILLY said, there could be no doubt that great frauds bad been col 1111 l itted, and the Legislature was leudly called upon to interpose ; but it would nut be wise for the House precipitately to repeal this act without considerable inquiry, and availing themselves of all the information they could procure on the subject, in order to frame some more effectual mea'ares. He moved, that a Cumniittee be appointed to inquire into the execution and results of the Act. . . . Ou a ill rvgon this amendment was carried by 132 against 71. •Mr. Lociihart's Bill was therefore • AIARRIAGE OF THE PIUNCESS CHARLOTTE. Lord CAST LEKFAGII bt13111:11t down a hlcssage from the Prince Regent, relative to the proposed marriage between their Royal and Serene Highnesses, the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and Prince Leopold, George Frederick, of Saxe Co bhurg.—( Fur which ire the Lards.) The Noble Lord then said. i.e slionld take the earliest oppor tunity of moving to refer the Prince Regent's most litiltloll, message fur eomideration.—At present he should only call upon the House to express their gratitude for the gracious communication, and the dei p impression it had made. It would not he necessary, in an event so auspicious and gratifying to tit,' Prince, to awaken io the minds of the House tits it was ainaiiy auspicious to the interests of the empue in general. Tie hied, therefore, to cmigramlute 11w cemitry upon it. In respect to the person who MI, the object of the attachinctit of the Prince*. Charlotte, there was but one opinion expressed throughout Europe, either as to his principles, his manners, of his domestic habits. was in 1:0113CillI , Ilt every reason to expect, that the union would Ise productive of the greatest domestic enjoyment. It wunad be, therefioe, for the Com niitttec to whom the message vronld 1w referred, to consider the amount of the sum necessary for their efitahlisliment, Sc , gat. io, mokaog provision, they should smite liberality with tbeir.arrangentents.---Thero was only cue principle in respect to the ariaOgement, an. tilat w..s to provide, u. their thst set tlement to life, that such an income should be grauted, as not intltsce them to entrench utwu it in future. The Noble arithre R qmor4 an deli ess,ffr Thanks to the Prince Regent, & • ag; - i•ed to A A . eeti. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. BANK PROFITS. .I%lr. GRFNIFELL, after a lariety of observations on the im mense profits accruing to the Batik of England from the of the public nomey, and contending that in these times of dis tress the public had a right to look to the Bank for assistance to the amount of many millions, not by wad of luau, Hit As a matter of right, niovirl for a Committee to take into consider ation his first kesolution, viz. " That it appears that there was paid by the public to the Bank of England. for managing the national debt, including Ow charge for contributions on loans and lotteries, in the year crelmg stir of July. 1752, the sum of n 9,8031. Us. ad. and that then- was paid file the like service, in the year ending April 5, 1815. the aunt of 2h1,56xL 6s ltd. being an increase of 181.764. 14s. rid. In azidition to which, the Bank of England have charged at the rate of 1,Y501. per million, on tho amount of prop , . ny-duty received at the Bank, on profits arising from professions, trades, and offices." Aftt r a long con w.rsation, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. S. Thornton, Lord Castl' cagli, and Mr. Elam nictsley took a part against the motion, and Mr. Tierney, Sir J. Nr•wport, Mr. Marryatt, and others, in support of it, the Home on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pro ceeded to the other ortlera of the day.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Petitions against the Property Tax were presented from Hanunersmith, Isieworth, Camberweli, and St. James's, West minster. 'by Mr. Ilyng. Mr. Loeklewt brought in a Rill fur suspending, for the pre sent, the operation of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.--Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the Rd of April. Sir S. Romibr v moved the third reading of the Shop-huhu: kill ; and, in doing so, stated that there was at present, a boy under sentence of death, whose age did not exceed 10 years; the charge against him was shop. lifting and it was a very considerable time since an one had suffered death for tltk offence. He therefore did riot cousider that the life of this juvenile offender was in ally immediate danger. lie could not, however, help adverting to what had been stated itt the imhlie papers, as having fallen from the Reeorder on his pronouncing srntanm'e ou this boy, nameiy, that in future, oflenders of this description, however juvenile, worth!, it' convicted, suffer the 'entente of the law. The krron NEN' GENERAL had nn anthority, from any COM munication which he had with the Recorder of !Anibal, to say that such a declaration had not been made by him but he was persuaded that it had not, and that the statement originated in some misreprehension of shat his learned and excellent Friend had said. After a few words from Mr. C. Smith and Sir S. Romilly, the Rill was read a third time And passed. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. nt. VANSITTART moved the Order for taking into consider ation the Message of the Prince Regent, and in respect to the intended marriace of the Princess Charlotte e,f Wales with the Prince Leopoki George Frederick, of Saxe-Cohourg. In a Committee of Supply, the Night Holt. Gentleman ob served, that having obtained with unanimity an Address to the Prince Regent on the happy occasion, he should anticipate no objrcti 011 to the proposition which he was about to make, for a suitable establishment for their Royal Highnesses. The object of the House would be, to make a provision for their domestic comfort, commensurate with a becoming splendour, guided by economy. In snlenitting the proposition, he had two objects in view—the first was, to provide an aunual allowance; and, in the next, though he should not move it ima.ediately, to pro vide for the outfit of their Royal Highnesses, so that every do mestic comfort should he provided, without the necca-ity of subjecting them to incur debts. In the first place, then, it was intended to allow their Royal Highnesses 60,0901. per annum, inctielme 10,0001. for her Royal Highness's privy purse, that stint to be voted for their joint lives. In the case of the death of Prince Leopold, her Royal Highniss is to receive the whole sum ; and in the other ease (either of which he trusted would not happen), Prince Leopold being the xurvivor, he was to receive a clear animal allowance of '.0,0001. lids ar rangement, lee trusted, world meet the wishes of the House, and give satisfaction.--(Hear, near,)—lt was intended by this arrangement that certain allowances received by the Princess Charlotte, for the maintenance of her present establishment, should be disconti 111 l ; this would he a saving of 30,0001. per :imam. In respect to the proposed outfit, much would depend in future upon their being able to set out clear of the possibility ofdebts, or the necessity of incurring incumbrances. To avoid these disagreeable alternatives, and prevent a recur rence to Parliament, on account of the accumulation of irrc gidarh expenses. it was proposed to give their Royal HUI . !tosses one year's allowance, 00,0001. calculated thus : 49,0001. • for the providing of eat riages, horses, wines, tic.; fur dre•s,s, ace. Ir their Roeyal Highnesses, 10,001. and 10,0001. more to. jewels. In respect to the residence, at present it h. 4 not been possi* to sele t a residence proper and becoming for the future Sovereigngof these realms. When, however, one slion:d be selected, it mitt be possible that another appal tiou would be made fur fitting it up ; and he did not doubt that Parlia ment, with the sante liberality they had shown in aereeing to the Address, and would she w to the present pr 0 po• i t ion . would evince their loyal affection in granting a farrher sum for tiernishing the house, fie. The Right Hott. Gentlemau then moved,--That an annual grant of no,otial. he made out of the Consolidated fund fur the eatabliaiment of their Royal High- IICMSCS the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, ac. Mr. TiEl! NEI. - had no hesitation ins adding' his congratulation on the present occasion. and giving his vote for the sum pro posed, which he hoped was agreed to by the Royal Persons as a full equivalent for their wants. He hoped they would ad hem to economy, as that would be the purest means of obtain. lug the future favour of the House. Wititrespect to the ait,teml. Mr the use of Prince Leopold, in the event of his surviving his Royal Highness, which he hoped would not turn out to be the fact, he entirely approved of that provision, Its all flutist, who cad heard of his amiable character, a character Minch entitled him to the confidence of the country, and which he was sure, tends large they would not think ton large. . . Mt. FI:FEMAMTLE entirely agi eeil with the vote; which. t`ropxh liberal, he considered not more than stitiivieni for the Itoy;i1 I:ersons. Mr. 13;:nt.0.it4m concurred in the vote, both as to the an nual a.,1 the outfit. LOll.l CASTLI IMAM! CORgratilllto the Hello" at the liberal provision they hud mink for their itoy.il comfoits, aad all that remained now to do way to (der up prayerh for their happiness ut the married Mute. Mr. BARCLAY wished to ask how the *eying of 30,0001. I as to arise. Mr. VANStrrAwr observed,,that her Royal Higline‘s received 0001. mit of the Consolidated hind, and Sinai out of the C.v: 'rite expunce of her estaliliNhinent was w!!ie• was bottle out of the Pi iiire Rtgents establiAiment, for lie i, l ide,.eaeriagie, hones, rvantii, ace. and would nt.w be paid ti; (.1 tat. sposc:l:i;;4,w,,Act.. mAltrn 17. The motilli WAS thd 11 1t0e2.1 to, and the/411w t tva., oNere4 to be reeei. ed uu Mtadl,+v next, On bringing up the RepiWtei the Supply, Mr. C11.(11.11 r renewed his objections to Fn force a vote, especially in t espect to the amount ot cavalry, which he thought too large for the purposes of preventing FlntigUlene. He re . commended the reduction of sliest of the slat) corps, the wagrple train.,, &e. mid considered that a tedtietien of L 3,900 men might take place without detrinicht to the service. Sir G. UFA . ' lICOTL observed, that the great object of alarm formerly vv.. , ittionaparte— that alarm being removed, mail the world in a state of perft et repose, what CEOUIId w , ls there for largeso a Military Establishment ? 'Cite Hon. Hart. fleprecat;Nt the keeping up so large a force. which could be for no other object than stilling public opinion. He objected to the vote in general. The resolutions were severally agree') to. The House then went into a Committee of Supply. THE ROYAL NIARHIAGE. Mr. VANMTTAUT firOpn.ed thNt 61,6301. shoal he Granted to the Prince R. gent, for outkit,g prerioratton for the inarri.tge of the Prioress Charlotte.—Agrt e.I to. Lord PALMY:RS*ION then vt d a ‘ton of for d. 12 Ay lug the expellees of the Reenti!...l! St;rs lee for tl.e . Agreed tu. The next resolution proposed w.t.: fin: payment of the army in France. Afier *. monte otnterentions from 1 ord Milton, Mr. Tito new, Mr liatlotrat, 11r. Bennett, and was agreed to. 39,1551. was granted forthe Roy. I 7.lilitary College, at Chelsea. 61.1131. fcr medicines for the n. my. Several other resolutions were agreed to, the Chairman re ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next. —Adjourned at One o'clock. FRENCH l'A FEM. PERMANENT COUNCIL OF WAR OF THE FIRST MILI TARY DIVISION, MARCH IL TRIAL OF ADMIRAL LINOIS AND COLONEL ROVER. The Council met this thy at 11 o'clock, in the Audi ence Hall of the First Chamber of the Assize Court, in the Palace of Justice. The accused being introduced, the President, Lt. Gen. Count Lauriston said The Permanent Council of War, specially appointed to try Ilear-Admiral Linois and Colonel Boyer, is now ; I enjoin the audience to keep protinnol silence ; the Judge Advocate will read the indictment, and the documents in sllpport of the pro secution and the defence ; the tet of the law is laid up. on the table." The Judge-Advocate then proceeded to read the docu ments, which were very voluminous, and occupied the Court till six in the afternoon. They show, in substance, that on the :24th of March, the Count de la La Chatre, Ambassador from the King of France at London, sent orders to ,itlinind Linois to preserve Guadeloupe for the King. On the 2d of May, Linois acknowledges the re ceipt of this letter, and promises fidelity to the King. On the 18th of June, Col. Boyer, second in command, caused the drums to beat, and the tri-coloured flag to be hoisted at Point-a-l'etre and Basseterre, marched to the Government-house, and gave orders to arrest the princi pal Members of the colonial Government, intending to take the Government o•n himself, and to supersede Linois, unless the latter should join. Linois at first declared his intention to resign. On the 19th, Linois joined the revolters, and published a Proclamation in behalf of Buonaparte, refusing the as sistance tendered to him by the English Admiral Dur ham, and Count Vaugiraud, Governor of Martinique, for the maintenance of the King's authority.—These facts were noticed in letters from M. De Guillermy, Intend ant of Guadeloupe, addressed to Count De Blacas and other Ministers, far the King's information. For the prisoners, it was alledged in defence, that they were loyal and well-disposed towards the King ; but were drawn away by the irresistible impulse of the peo ple of the colony, and the soldiery of thu garrison, who had been inflamed by the arrival of the advice-boat L'Agile, bearing the tri.coloured flag, and the intelli gence of Buonaparte's triumphal entrance into Paris, and the universal recognition of his authority throughout France ; the retreat of the King•. his dismissal of his at tendants, and other indications of his having abandoned his Throne and Kingdom altogether. The vessel beat ing this intelligence had been taken or stopped by the English cruisers in the West Indies ; but subsequently, by a fatal indulence, allowed to proceed to her destina tion, where the intelligence brought by her produced the calamitous effects to which Linois and Boyer- were obliged to submit. The offers of assistance from Admi ral Durham and Sir John Leith were refused, he..ituse the inhabitants were extremely hostile to the English ; and Count Illacas had sent special instructions not to ad mit any fresh threes whatsoever into the colony without express orders firom the King, with the Countersign of . Blacas D'Aulps. The Captain of L'Aglve deposed, that, being chased, by two English shim he delivered to a fisherman two letters for Admiral Linois : he is sure they arrived safe. 14c was shortly after detained by a frigate, and taken to Admiral Durham, at the Saintes, who 'inhibited ail cow. munieation between him and the land, and obliged Met to give up his dispatches. They were conducting hint Martinique, when the Admiral gave orders to release 'tim. He made sail for Guadeloupe, where he arrived - , a the 15th. Governor Linois, seeing his tri-coloured 'ockade, re.'eivod hilt badly, and parted from him sale. uptly, without opening his dispatches. Shortly after set Ofllcer came and oonducted him on board his vue,l, I