The National Register. — London, England, 1808-05-23 00:00:00

m • AY SO. • injurious to the freedom and independence of election. The Pe tition was ordered to he laid on the table. Jilt. Bose moved, that the Pilots' Bill be committed, for the purpo.;• of tilling up the blanks, and having the reprt further rousidered. The House accordingly resolved itself into a Com mittee, Mr. Wharton in the Chair. Ma. R9.E• observed, that a copy of the Bill had been sent to the Members of all the maritime counties, with whom he had held communications on the subject, and availed himself of the information he received. Every Gentleman with whom he communicated approved of the measure, as there was a great scarcity of Pilots. The number now was precisely the same that it was io 17.41, though British shipping was increased three fold, and foreign ten-fold, that entered the port of London. The oajeet of the Bill was to increase the number of Pilots sixty more than they were at pre,ent, employed between Dover and the Isle of Thanet. With respect ro the Petition presented, he thought its allegotions were unfounded, as the friends of the Lord Warden actually tormented hint in their application not to make any addition to the Dover Pilots, which was a proof that his Lord-hip did not w ish for the patronage so mitch ap lo encoded. After a few observations from several Members, the Report was received, and ordeted to be printed. SUPPLY. The House *resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, in which the follow tog sums were voted ;- 1 , 17,119/. for the extraordinary expellees of the Army, incur red from the :'sth of December, 1806, to the 24th of Decem ber, Ititrt. 4 2,55t1,000/. fiir the extraordinaries of the Army for the year 509,0801, for the tiefieieneies of the extraordinaries of the Army in Ireland, for the year ISOS, and 100,0001. towards the repairing of Henry the Vllths Chapel, to be paid without any deduction. SUGAR utsxtrAiertv, Lord Binning moved the Order of the Day for the House go ing into a Consmitte on the proposition for allowing Distillation from Sugar; w Melt being read, he then moved, that the Speaker do leave the Chair. Cox (of Norfolk) opposed the motion, on the grounds that to suffer the Histillation from Sugar would he injurious to the landed interest, as it would discourage the agriculture of the country, which had now arisen to that height of perfection as to prevent large sums front being sent. when the ports were open, totter Continent for a supply of grain. He cautioned the' House to beware how it countenaniced ao measure which would be destructive in its effects, and therefore opposed the Speaker's leaving the Chair, lin, Ross supported the propriety of permitting the Dis tilleries In use Sugar for a time to be limitted, as recommended by the Committee, after the must patient and laborious Investi rt,iftilm. After event, tpemhers had spoken, the question was loudly called for froin all parts of the Ifouse.and a division took place. The numbers were, for the ;speaker leaving the Chair 163. against it 121, minority 16, The Chancellor of the ENcliequer then moved three Reso- Intions, conformable to the Report of the Committee.—Ad- Jouryied, Turtsn y . %TAY 24. This day being' :Twinned to ballot for zt Committee to try the merits of the Petition of ,Ur. Charles Morgan, complaining of an l.leetioo for the Borough of Sandwich, and there not beiog a -tilt iept number of nvinbcrs eligibly to make a ballot, an adjournment 9f course took place. WEDOEtDAY, NAY 25. Sir Samuel Rom'lly brooght in his fill for limiting the num ber of capital punishments, which was read a first time. Ordered, on the tooting of the Cirincellor of the Exchequer, that the Bill fur the better Collection of the Assessed Taxes be primed. Au account pursuant to order, was presented of the per cent- Sgr of two and a half per cent. of the stint received at the post Office, .goer and above 240,00:)/. per annum, which was ordered to he WESTMINSTETt EI.EcTION. CI n PR I vett Bruncrr said, the proceeilingii respecting thy ' vettlict veil against him in the Court of King's Bolen, in ►s heels the fliblt 4444 gr West►uiuster was Plaiutiff, oad uow strrived at _ ' s _ _ Aá ` •.* .-4.1 1 .6 •• . I • ..• •••-• • ; 4, , . Int NATIONAL REGISTER. 313 -- that stage when, be was infer:tied, from high authority, that b might with propriety, submit the subject to the consideration o: the H use, if he conceived it a breach of privilege. He felt no sort of interest in the business, but thought it a matter worthy of the serious consideration of the House, if they con ceived that it infringed the privileges of Parßenicia. He was nominated a candidate for the City of Westminster at the List general election, without his knonledge or consent Ile was re• turned and took his seat accordingly, which he could not refase without incurring the displeasure of the House, and he teas therefore, by a charge of the Chief Justice of tat- Court Of King's Bench, held liable to the expellees incurred at the election, though 'without his know ledge or consent in becomiug a eands date. The House would consider the fact, and tieterseine, if it thought tit, whether in such case its privileges were v jointed en not. RTii ER PICOT observed, that it was EICITSSAry hero tsßae Clouse proceeded, that it should he put in posses,a i iii of the tact. Sett Frwe is said, an eaecutioe had been put in his house fur the expellees attending the erectile of the hustings, is cense quence of the action brought for the same in the court of hing's Bench. Tee CIIANC El Lon OF VIE EXClltsof'susuid, that to bring the matter forward on the grounds of a breach of privilege, the bu siness must come in some tangible shape hefere the Utilise. if the Counsel of the Hon, Barraset hed taken a Riil of 4xecutiors„ or had brote:ht a N 1 nit of Error, turn the Record might be laid before the house, on which occasion it could deliberate whether its privileges were violated or not. On the contrary, the Coun sel of the lion. Baronet moved for anew trial, and the rule 'was refused, and consequently there was no preeeediog of which the House could take coguizance on the subject. M. Sri:AKER referred to hat had occurred op a former night. Ile did not then presume to direct the lion. Baronet, but observed, when any practical consequence ensued, then he conceived that it was his duty to make a complaint to the House, if be thought its privileges had been violated or infringed. 111 such case the rule to be pursued was to move for a Committee to consider the subject, who, if they thought it not worthy lobe eneirtained, would either proceed or not, as in the case in the complaints made against certain parties in the reign of C harks 11. Sin Fo.iNcis BURDVTT said his sources of infortoation were front the report of his Counsel, and from the notes of a short ham! writer. The Learned dudge hearing the a pplieatioe said he was liable to the claim because he had taken his seat. This was the only point connected . as ith the privileges of the House, because he would have violated the-e Kite did net take his seat, and he was nominated as a t andidate fur Westiniester with out his knowledge or consent. Ile therefore having discharged his duty, left it to the House to determine vs hat line of conduct it would pursue. CATuorac PETITION. Mn. GRATT.4N moved, that the Petition which he presented from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, be now read. He began with observing, that the petitioners formed a very considerable portion of the electors of Irelands they possessed a great share of political power, and they applied through the constitutional orean for a legal object. The Petition prayed for admissien into the State and to the privilege of scats in that House. Ina Act of the 32.1 of the King gave the Cutholies admission to poli tical power ; it admitted them to the constituency, and render'd them eligible to all offices, with a few exceptions. The removal of these exceptions, and the pow er of legislation, were apses wanting, to place them upon a level with the rest of their rout• try men. It wa_ the policy of all nations but this to admit per sons of every religious description into the service of the Slate. It saes the practice in fiance, before the Revolution, In Ame rica, it had long prevailed. During the war which terminated in tie independence of that colliery the American Catholic was s en fighting by the side of the American Protestant, and both in unity a itis France, of which the religion isms Catholic.. Eng land was at present without one ally iu the %solid but Swedirit ; the Protestant religion did nut supply us with tote, and would they then give up the only ally vs hich they bad at home t. Thu objection taerefore, on the score of OM was as absurd as the argument in support of a moral ia:lnnpati bility. But it was said the teligion was to be considered as symbolical of the political sentiment. To this he would atwver, that society had no right to impose arbitrary test, and (oat the eetti,r,ittni tenet was not to be considered as evidence of fo mien attachment. But even if it were, it could -nut be wade • avatia.hie an this case, for the obje. t it east -ceased. The Ito yve, u. I ettpCuses* 11 , 0 ti• d 0:1130 t)itiy t 116 authority. Mgt ihuelo%*, jmy tsetseabjured, nut telavtitia ) but iu . e - -•• F sii ie!wiPM. a..a21.