The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-24 00:00:00

S ' Tit Y.". A Pit IL . . !CEO" Pi”T OFFICE AND OTHER I 11PROVFlirNrc• Aldwrinan brunglit in a Bill for enlarging certain 1)::rts of Cheapside, and for building a New Post Office, nliieh %vas read a first time. CATHOLIC PETITIOA'S. General MAT HEW presented t wo -Pet it ions, one from the county tlf . Tipperary, and the other from Clonmid, in favour of Catholic Emancipation. Since lie last addressed the House this subject, the' Bole political state of Europe had been changed ; in eonse-, quence of which, he thought that the important question he had al luded•to •itamelv, Catholic Emancipation, ought not to be debated durini die present Session. Europe was now liberated. The Pope, sa long oppressed, so long detained a sort of state plisoner by the fallen Ruler of France, was again restored to his honours. This restoration would, he hoped, prove not unfavourable to the cause of the Catholics.. Ile did,not speak without authority, when he said, that the venerable personage to m boll' he alluded was prepared, and would be found willing to enter into such explanations, and such discwion, as may eventually facilitate the attainment of the great object for which lie had so often spoke and voted in that House. This aas the reason which rendered it, in his Opinion, more advisa ble not to have the business brought on a t t present.—The Honour able General then adverted to his former opposition to Ministers, from a belief of their incapacity, which lie vow Confessed was erro neous : they had saved Europe from bondage, they had made peace abroad, and he would now call upon them, in the name of his tine but unfortunate country, to make peace at home. If they acted as he would - advise, if they lint gave to the Catholies . the_privileges of the Stute, he would vote that they in. Ministers for ever !--(A loud lan . !)—The Petitions were then read, and out to lie on the table. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. PRINCESS.CIi.IittOTTE PRINCE•OF ORANGE. A Ah•mber. whose name we could not learn, wished to ask tie Chancellor of the Exchequer. it' the report in circulation, respecting de mat 630 of 'her Rival Highness the Princess Charlotte with the Wreditary Prince of Orange, were well founded The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQvEn felt it incompatible with his duty to give any unsxver to the question, till a communication should be regularly made to Parliament upon the subject, by order of the. Prince RiNent. Mr. \V ittmit FAD thought the House of Commons had been treat cd with disrespect, and that it was extraordinary that the first coin. mm i cat i on on this subject should come from a foreign Prince (the Sostreign or the Netherlands). He trusted %v hen the communica tion should be made, it would - contain a recommendation to establish 0-rtain securities to prevent her Royal Highnesq from being taken out of the kingdom, which might be attended with the most serious consequences to this kingdom. • STA itv.irrOk OP NORWAY. Mr. WIIITRREAD Wished to know it' oar government had taken to prevent intercourse with Not way, and consequently to deprive that country of the means of obtaining provisions, with a -View of obliging it to so! mit to the government of Sweden? The CHANCFI.I.OIZ of the Ext - HEQUHT: observed in a low tone, that the suisject was delicate, nod the eheuni.tiinees were peculiar; but that the House were aware of the engagements of the treaty, 7itr. WllrninEAD —" Then the plan of starvation la really adopted.--Adjourned. • FRIDAY, APRn 22. TILE SPEAKERS' SPEECH AT TILE H.IR OF TILE IiOUSE OF LORDS AT TILL CONCLUSION OF THE LAiT SESSIONS.• . _ Lord Motirrrit, pursnant to . notice given- by Mr. Ponsonby, rose, and commenced his speech by, stating that he was firmly as. cured that the House would not attach any blame to him for bring iirg forward tlik:important gnestion at this advanced period of the :t scion, when they considered that the reperted adjour n ments had evunted the aitc [fiance of many' Members whose presence in this case would be particularly essential. It was his intention to lave brought it forward at the coinmenrement ut the Session, but th e re gore, however, strong reason!: against such a proceeding-, of which, he believed, the Members were in possession.. These were rot the only obsracks, there • were ether impediments of greater e-msideration—(ken:). When these cirenm , tanecs were eonsii;ered by the House he. was sensible that. it would thrnish its• Mernber4 , with a sufficient apo!ngy. The noble Lbrd then proceeded to t•ilie a retrospectivo view of the Address delivered to •the Prince ';'"get 44 the Bat u(thc , HoOse. of Lords at the close of last, Session ri •• • 1.; APRIL by. the Speaker of the House of Commons. -.Bill hefere be mild enter into the minutes of that Address, he felt it a duty to refer to the parts which alluded to the successes of our arms, " which would overcome the inordinate. ambition of France, by the great execution of the Allied Powers, and by that union of exertion which had been so transcendently displayed by them."—(Hear, hear !) The present object, to which he must call the attention of the House, was qot to the it parts particularly, but to that part in which he made an erroneous , :tatement of the process of the Catholic Bill when brought into that House, mid for the purpose Of giving all the :lim bers an npportimity of Leering the words of that Address,he should re quest that the Clerk would read it, and partirulerly those parts which regarded the " Established Church" and e Military Catholic.' [Here the Clerk of the Hoti>c read the Address, also Petitions re lative t 4, the Catholic Bill.] The Noble Lord .then proceeded to state,- that he should make one oleservation, which he world con tend was constitutional, and net derogatory to any parliamentary proceeding. This obseivation was, that the Speaker of the House of Commons had no legal right or authority to present to the Crown the proceedings of that House without full power and sanction being given by the House for such a proceeding. Here he referred . the House to the speech of Mr. Speaker Onslow in the year 1745, and cited certain passages from it. He stated, that the Members then differed as much in opinion with regard to the legality of the proceeding, as he anticipated they would do on this occasion, The Noble Lord then referred to many Gentlemen who had held tile situation of Speaker of the House of Commons, and said he could not select one who had anted compatible with the proceediegs adopted by. the present Speaker at the Bar cf the House of Lords last Session. There is a saertuary for the arts and sciences, and there was also a sanctuary for the rights of the House of Commons, and he should be guilty of great hgnstice to his Constituents were he not to oppose any proceeding which appeared a violation of those sacred rights. In a similar case of proceeding by Mr. Speaker in the year 1667, what was the opinion be' Mm. Powell on that oc casion ? He observed, " that the Speaker's tongue, his ear, his eyes, and his power, were the sole organ:' for the service of the House." rie Gentlemen must be well aware that leave was g;ven to bring the Catholic Bill into the House ; they must also be aware that it was partly established ; and therefore the person who made an'Address to the Crown relative to it had no right so to do, unless . it had bee]) an order agreed to in that House. It was not his (Lord Morpetles) intention to take up the time of the House longer than was necessary (Hear, hear, from the Opposition) ; he only meant to know the motives by which that gentleman was actuated ; he must know that such power could not be given but by coustitutional' authority. (Hear, hear!) The Roman Catholiec of England and Ireland would not be abused by unauthorised ruhLesses or petitions to the Croym They adhered to those laws which were provided upon a constitutional basis; and he would wish to ask why such laws should be violated ? lie would ask whether it would not have been prudent to have abstaired from any thine likely to oppress a peo ple whose benefits were at present ° bereft then. Although the age in which we live was ill calculated to aflOrd them the benefits they craved, yet it appeared an unfeigned desire of the Speaker to tender their application articles of censorious re mark. lie, indeed, might think there. wee a degree of probability in their success,. when indeed there was not an appearance of it. The Speaker's proceedings might incur. the dissatisfaction (Wu mea. sure hot already very popular, and such measures would render it less so. It was for the prosecution and adoption of a principle wide!' ought to be Immoveable, that• he brought the subject before the House. There was a case in the reign of Heery IV. when the King nor the Legislature would give credence to eich a proceeding. The Noble Lord another instance in the reign of James I. He would ask that Honourable House, it su application was made with out their authority, what would deer answer be under such cireums stances? • What was the authority•oftlie• Parliament but to reserve that fire Odell wee kindled by Mr. Burke. But it now appeared to assume a practical air of inconstancy. He concluded by observ ing, that the cosiduct of the Speaker atethe bar of the House of Lords was a violation of the authotityand priviieges of the House of Commons, and in his opinion deserved the reprobetion of the Howe by a vote of Censure. He then inovee e ee" That a special entry be made, on the... Journals to the followiee, effect That it be not drawn into precedent to infovm his Majesty at the Bar of the Honseof Lords, or.eisewhere, of any.leill or Motion, or. peoceeding relative 'thereto, unless the teme should be consented to by thellouse." • • • • The SPEARER adelressed. the '1 lowe in his" defence. He thought iirfairnesS, the Noble Lord having be implication arraigned his con duet, ought to have brought forward a aireet ) a distinct 'vbte of Cele :