The National Register. — London, England, 1811-06-09 00:00:00

• Portuguese soldiers in the said battle; which motion was in like manner agreed to. His Lordship next moved a similar Resolution respecting the from soldiery in that action ; which, after a few observations from Lord Holland, was also agreed to.—Adjourned. SATURDAYS JUNE 8. At ten o'clock this morning their Lordships met, when the further proceedings in the Berkeley Peerage was resumed and continued until near five o'clock, when the further proceedings were adjourned to Monday. The fui Cher proceedings upon the Banbury Peerage was re sumed. The Lord Chancellor delivered his opinion at great length, and the final judgment was pos. poned. The several Bills on the table were forwarded in their respec tive stages, and the House adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE JUNE 5. In a Committee on the Timber Duty Bill a resolution was agreed to,imposing an additional duty on Fir Timber imported from Norway. The Verdigrease Bill, the Hides Bill, the Prize Goods Ware house Bill, and the Post Horse Farming Duty Bill, were read a third time and passed. On the third reading of the Highway Bill, a clause, intro duced by Mr. Whitbread, in favour of the brewers, was agreed to, and the Bill was passed. !THE NATIONAL REGISTER ig L:" , • ~. ~.;.~ , . 40, - • 353 " • a Proctor's hill in the Isl an d of Malta, which he said measured six fathoms and a quarter, and contained many curious charges. The Proctor, his Lords hip said, acted in the double capacity of Proctor and Marshal; and in the former capacity fees himself for consulting and instructing himself as Counsel, Jury, and Judge, which he himself represents in the character of Marshal, so that all those tees are for himself in the one character, to the same himsclf in the other. He then read several of- the fees, which run thus—for attending the Marshal (himself) 2 crowns, scudi, and 2 realf ; and so on, in sev era l ot h er ca p ac i t i es i n which he attended, consulted and instructed himself, were charged several fees to the same amount. Another instance v.: • that in which 13 small vessels, taken by the gallant Captain Brenton, who lately lost his arm in the service, were brought into the Vice-Admiralty Court for condemnation: the charge made for doing that act (which must be done before the prizes could he sold) was 3767 crowns; but on a severe remonstrance from Captain Brenton, the Judge deducted 3504 crowns, and was glad to accept 2Q3 crowns, instead of 3767, rather than have a noise made about it in England! ! Lord Cochrane also stated, that a Mr. Chapman, now residing in this country, enjoyed a sinecure place of 72C01. a year as Deputy Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty Court at Malta. His Lordship con cluded with moving for papers, which after a few words from Mr. Yorke, Sir John Nichol, and Mr. Lyttleton, were granted. THANKS TO GENERAL• BERESFORD... Mr. PERCEYAL gave notice, that he would, on Friday next, move the Thanks of the House to Gen. Beresford and his army, for the victory of Albuera. MANUFACTURERS. Colonel STANLEY moved that the Petition of the Weavers of Lancashire be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. BLACKBURN seconded the motion. Mr. PERE EVAL said, that however desirous all were of allevi ating the distresses of the Poor Manufacturers, he feared the present was not a time at which Parliament cou'd grant them the expected relief. 1 - le was therefore against referring the Pe tition to a Committee, as it would hold out to the P. titioners hopes of aid, which could not be realized. If, however, any benefit could be pointed out as likely to result from the motion, he would not oppose it. Sir R. PEACE regretted much the sentiments of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and advised that at least a smell sum should be advanced by Government towards the relief of the Peti tioners. Ater some further discussion, in which Mr. Ponsonhy, Mr. Wilberforce, Sir John Newport, and several others joined, the motion was agrted to, and the Committee appointed. The Petitiwis of the Weavers of Ay re, Renfrew, and Paisley, were referred to the same Committee. Mr. WLISTBRPAD brought up the Report of Mr. Mallison's Petition, which was ordered to lie on the tab!e. SUITORS IN CHANCERY. The adjourned debate upon Mr. M..\. Taylor's motion, for the appointment of a Committee to search the Journals of the Lords upon the subject of Suitors in Chancery, was resumed, and a long debate ensued which terminated in a division, when there appeared—For the motion 37—Against it 26—Majority 1. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. • I THURSDAY, JUNE 6. Mr. LOCKHART presented a Petition from an elector of Stafford, named Batty, which stated . thatjtichard Mansell Phillips, Esq.nne of the Members for that Thirough, had received !I 50 guinea:, from him (in a 501. bill and notes) to procure the I disch:lrge of a marine soldier from Mjesty's ua.vy, but that in , .teaci of applying the money to the purpose agreed on, he had ;mid tne.Bill to a grocer at Wimbledon ; the zetitioner flirther rated that he find indicted the said Richard netznsell Phillips, I I Esq. at the Surrey Sessions, for obtaining monel under false pretences, to which indictment he could not get him to plead, • the petitioner thc!refore prayed relief from the House. At the suggestion of the Speaker, the consideration of the pe tition was deferred till to-morrow sennight, when Mr. Phillips i swill be ordered to attend. ADMIRALTY COURT AT MALTA. Lord Cocilaitri z brought forward his promised -motion relative to abuses in the Vice Admiralty Court of Malta. His Lurd,bip, to prove tlu: necessity of enquiry, mentioned a variety of instances, to spew the exorbitant fees taken; in one case a vessel was sold for 11,000 rupees, and the charges for condemn. ing her were lopik. His Lordship then produced the copy of THE DUKE OF YORK. Lord MILTON, pursuant to notice, brought forward his mo tion relative to the appointment of the Duke of York to the Chief command of the army. His Lordship, after going over the circumstances that occurred at the time of the Inquiry into the Duke's conduct, said that Ministers dared not advise that any other person in similar circumstances to his Royal Highness should he re-appointed ; Lord Melville had not been restored to his office, nor should the Duke of York. He would have his Majesty's Ministers to know, that no man is so exalted that he is out of the reach of Parliamentary inquiry. It secured the country in the obedience of Officers. He could not foresee any one sound argument which could b- advanced against the motion he meant to make. Little was it his inclination to offer injury to private feelings ; but his public duty impelled hill to adventure on such an unpleasant task. That which often wounded individual feeling, public duty called upon the perfor mance of ; and he srtasted the House would join with him its repelling the insult which he deemed had been offered them, and support the motion he would propose. He concluded with oli• serving that the conduct of Ministers in advising his re-appoint ment was an insult to the House of Commons, and went directly in the teeth of the resolution, in consequence of which his Royal Highness had resigned. He then submitted his motion, which was, " that after a deliberate consideration of the recent circumstances under which the Duke of York retired from the command of the army in March, 1809,it appeared to the Flonse to be highly indecorous in the Ministers to recommend to the Prince Regent to reinstate him in the office of Commander in Chief." The CIA sternum of the EXCITEQUER contended, that there was nothing in the former resolution which precluded the House from the right of exercising its judgment on a future oc casion. This combined with the circUmstnoces which had since transpired, induced him to resist the motion. The House was aware that the great and eminent Officer whit had lately filled the office of Commander in Chief (Sir David Dundas) was grown venerable with age in the service of his country. He had for nearly half a cnntury contended for the good of his country at home and abroad. In the course of an illness:Me represented the utter impossibility of discharging the duties of his office, and urged his resignation to his Royal Highness the Prince Regnt on public and private-reasons. The resignation being accepted the office became vacant ; the question naturally arose on the propriety of the person to be chosen. It soon occurred on a consideration of the state of the war, that the office should he filled by one who was not required to leave it for any leOgth of time. The question then resolved itself into exceedingly narrow bounds, who was the properest person to ap,ioint ; and the opinions a every one with whom he could converse on the sub• ject, were given to prefer the Duke of York to the re-appoints mutt in • his office. When they considered his great abilities— the advantages his country had received from his exertions—and when lie looked to those who could enter into competition wl:h him for the office, he could only say there was no reason to hesi tate whatever by the comparison. During the long debates and painful inquiries which they had made formerly concerning his Royal Highness, the result of all was, to convince them to pro. flounce without difficulty that he was eminently distinguished fin - ability in the service. Many important arrangements were made for the Natter comfort ..cif the Officers tied the soldiers, by the direction and under the guidance of his Royal Highness, and many enactments were made to destroy those practical ; which the inquiry was made ou.—(Hear, Isearl)--From al aa. • „ • .1