The National Register. — London, England, 1821-04-23 00:00:00

ilia very language of the bill then upon their table. The noble mil had mentioned the opinions in favour of such a measure entertained by Mr. Pitt and other high autho rities. There lived not u man who had a stronger regard for the late Nlr. Pitt than himself; and after the union with Ireland, lie never would have differed from Itim OU the a:lWe' of Doman Catholics, had he not been per suaded that great man took an erroneous view of the sub ject. He never did hear nor ever could hear from him, what were the securities lie proposed fur the safety of the Protestant government and Protestant church. It pleased Divine Providence to take LAM illustrious states man. Mid another great snail:, then in the house, for whom be had the strongest friendship (Lord Grenville), became the friend of the measure. He asked the house after all, whether they had not come to this:—that they were to snake concessions without any securities?—(Hear, hear, from Lord Grenville.) He should he ready to hear the noble lord. If they had securities, he was quite ready to admit they ought to pass such a bill. One of the first duties of statesmen was to take care of the religion of the country. They had been told to look at political Motives only, but his opinion was, that the established eligion of the country was one of the greatest political rbjects they had to consider. If this happy land had ofotunately adopted a system of church government, the mildest recognised in any church in the world, the mem bers of that chinch were hound in duty to secure civil liberty. They could not pass the bill withoui repelling the test and corporation acts, which, in the opinion of the greatest lawyers, where the shield and, protection of the constitution. The hill before the house went to re peal the Supremacy act • as well might they destroy the Mill of Rights. Magna Chlirta, and ether securities upon which the coustliation was founded. The oath of alle giance iu the bill gave no set urity. Why was the Pro testant to give a stronger oath than the Roman Catholic The Protestant swore the Pope had nu authority at all.— The Catholic swore with a reservation on that point. Lord GREN VILLE, in a speech of considerable length, abounding in force of argument and eloquence, supported the bill, and contended that no dodger to the established reli glen could arise from granting the Catholic claims, whilst much public good would result from that measure. Lord LIVERPOOL could out conscientiously give his support to this measure, consistent with the safety of the established religion. The noble earl Intik the same line of igriestut against the bill as the Lord Chancellor had pre viously done. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, the time was now arrived at which, in his opinion, they might, without any danger to the establishment, grant to the Catholics their claims, and by so doing unite the talent and increase the strength of the Empire at lunge, Lord SIDMOUTH apposed the motion, Lords Melville, Ashburton, and Somers supported the hill. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the house divided : when there appeared.— For the second reading l2O *phut it 139 Majority....... • 000000000000 Adjourned at hal t-past three. wmixEsnar. arms, I4_ The bank cask ptynuonts bill, and the charitable landc transfer bW. ppuasaacedd through committees, and were _reported • without ituuttdwent, tuljoumod. rtittasnaw. APRIL 19. The royal assent was given by commission to the beer duties' bill, the oulkeepora.' bill, the lrsh law of treason ametultuent bill. and about forty private bills. The commissioners were, the Marquis of Cholmondcley, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, The Londan gas light and coke bill. and two others, were ht up from the Commons and read the first time. 114 i. 'knock prwekneil an account of the addition made to the public debt during the last ten years. On the nation of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the house adjourned W Tuesday the lit of May: •••••••••••laMMI HOUSE OE COMMONS, uospax, Aram Hi. Mr. S. C. WHITBREAD presented a petition from freeholders of Middlesex, praying fur parliamentary reform. Mr. Sergeant ONSGOW presented a bill to repeal the uiury lows, Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second lime May 10. Mr. M, A. TAYLOR rave pollee, that PP May 30, lie should submit a motion to amend ear mode of itdministering Joliet, in the Court of Chancery, also of enforcing the appel 11101,1uriudiction in the house, Mr, Sy K ES presented a petition from the ship-owner, of Mull, pret)tag fur a Ceptiti of the w duty which he considered must Injurious to the microl inirrelts of the country. He lamented that pone of the ministers were pre. sent to bear tide petition read, because it well merited pecu liar alteotioo. Petition ordered to be printed. Inlitt altroltu PeriTtorr.—Air. LANIUTON presented patitloo from lOU inerchauts, 4c. of Belfast. The pelt , turd preyed eroeri,il) tor rehires, urging, dint the petitioners del net conaider the house In speak the w popular voice ;" And they lamented the ii rumours" that were circulated, that Wale were bought Inn' SW, mid that ministerial majorities were swelled by placemen, Volition read, I:made" praying fur Worm, it likewise Called far the restcoution of the Duero to he , sights. It alto aid that 1V percnn. in made Om rclUtii to the writ, iltition ordered to be printed, 411111•14#TURII aril fnaoti.--Mr. BI.LICE presented li petition Irmo merehauts in Landau, trading to Canada, Slating that alteration of the timber duties would suliject them to ruiesan difficulties, which would prevent them Irian raueuchig the customary reiuros. tic r.qpiciesl toe purlieu r attention of the ' , hokum of C s ,: :int 'cultural committer (Mr. hooc h ) to this hrtliiun, for the returns of curs' glom capadit were no; likely to elle"' the Eiy,;iish grower, Thery was a difference its quality and expense ut near 40a. Iretweeli the cure of Unload and that of Canada. That solely was protection enough to the i iigli.h wooers i any restrictiuu would be ruitiou. to the corner') w era uf Cio,ada, Lord MILTON said, he hoped fur a report slain from the committee on agricultuie. lie Ow trusted that 111 e liisl report would lain the ranialittee's upinia.is, fur lie un derstood that their 'inquiries bad been pi num ily dirt vied to the extent of actual ;Hares* olongs' Inc lie coil. eluded with whim the hue, chat; ail, when a fellolt 1111,01 be expected, Mr,1,400C11 replied, he uppieheuded 11st soon atter the holidays the should be prepared n ith a repot t. Mr, MABRY AT supported site petition. With the poi posed alterations, the cut:mists could Hot exist, Mr. (1, BENNETT said, that the point ut issue was, that few imerestsff lyarlesiniii. the II shipping interests," rer , sluiced the pool. of 4(s). Ocil, is yep', Hu cu 11 , ,) on the twat., scutltautu t 0 lisise their .tatid apsii.:l his , nib 110..1 THE NATIONAL REGISTER he hoped they were out so " besotted and ►tepid as out to have seine regard to the real imerests of the cuuutry. Petition referred to the committee ua agriculture. The litilyhead Road Kill wet read a third' time and passed. Mr. Sergeant ON SLOW' moved the ►econd reading of the Attorneys' and Solicitors' Admission Bill. —head a second time, and ordered to be committed May 4. Tire Bills of Exchange Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed May 4. Sir T. BARINCr asked whether the cliairman of the audit office had signified h's intention to reign; ;and n helper it was in contemplation to uppuiut the son of a noble lord as the successor. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the chairman had signified his desire to resign ; but as to any successor he was not prepared with an runner. Mr. WALLACE nerved that the house go lute a commit. tee ou the Timber (Julie.' Acts. Alr. J. P. GIiANT raid he bud to propose some alteration of Mr. Wallace's tool 0000 itioas—a different scale of duties.— According to the purposed settle 600,0001. would annually go out of the pockets of the people of Fuglaud to support the colonies, a Won't there being any chance of the slightesi return. The effect of the measure would be to pay 30 per cent. more for col al timber than Norway flintier could be procured fort besides allow ing a drawback of 140,0 M. to Russia, and 460,0001. to Canada. Were Ilse Chancellor of the Exchequer's tinances—especially as Ire could not girt up any trilling tax—in such a condition us to afford the op. portunity of being I bus liberal. fie concluded a ilk wiring, that the home again resolve into a committee to consider Nether of the timber duties. The amendment of Mr. Grant was then negatived. The house went Into u committee. The several clauses of the bill were agreed to, and Mr. WALLACE. moved that the report should be received tosmorrow. Auk v Esustairts.—The house went into a committee of supply. On the item granting 10,5171. fur certain departments In Ireland. Mr. 11U hI E proposed to reduce the vote to 70001. After some observations from Mr. Emmett, Mr. Gordon, Col. Deere, &c. the committee divided—fur the umendatent 43 I Against it 09 f Majority for the original sum 54. On the resolution fur granting 27,8311. for medicine, Cul. DAVIES proposed to reduce the vote to 22,8311. After some couverbatiun the gallery was cleared fur division. Fur the reduction 59 I Against it 109 I Majority 50. The committee again divided on the !impost fur re. ducing the yule by 50001. For the amendiueut 58 I Against it 110 I Majority for the original sum 52. After some further discussion the house adjourned. TUESDAY, •IMIL Mr. COK K presented a petit ion, in the absence of an honora ble friend (Sir A. Rowley) from uffolk, signed by between to and 11,000 persons, praying for Reform. He concurred in the sentiments of the petition. Lord Chatham said, if there was nut !Reform from within, it would conic from without with a vengeance. Ms. Pitt had expressed similar sentiments—but he afterwards became .Minister, to him the country owed all the evils it laboured under. There must be a change of system ; and had there not been some severe pinching, there would have been no petition from Suflblk. With a change of as stem they would nut have had the Holy or rather the *. Infernal" Alliance. (Cheers.) Mr. GOOCH denied that it oontalned the sentiments of the majority of the nobility, gentry, and clergy of Suffolk. On the contrary, he deemed it a libel on their sentiments. Mr. IVESTERN defended the petition, as having been to at a moat respectable meeting. ft was properly conveireT,Tn e l why bad not the lion, member and his friends attended the meet ing ? No; they chow to hays their counter declaration, expres. sive of support of and confidence in his Majesty's ministers.— But so r front being In or I wee) signatures, it hail not so many hundreds. The noblemen who signed it were chiefly receiving emolument front the gevernment. One fifth of the declarationists were clergymen who had signed, whose example hail not been followed by any ono of their flocks. He considered the petition fairly and fully to express the sentiments of the county. Petition read, and ordered to be printed. Petitions were presented praying for Reform, front Northamp ton, Tavistock, Devonshire, Plymouth, Huntingdon, Holford, Lincolnshire, Isle of Ely, Cumberland, Nottingham, Borough of Southwark, &c. Mr. WErrt . F.RN moved for returns of the exports of woollen cloths, and other papers illustrative of the state of the woollen o:l44—Ordered. The Ipswich gas light bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. W. oiNiITH moved for leave to bring in a Hill to amend the 45tli of lieu, ill. for the improvements of Westminster, as far as related to the issues of money, 4c. fur the buildings about Westminster Hall and in the neighbourhood of both Houses of Parliament. Leave given. Hill brought in, read a first time, and ordoted to be read a second time and to be printed, 'the House went into a Cornmittoo on the assessed taxes acts, Mr, I.CSIIINGTON said, it we. his intention to prollebe a lottion of the compounding of the window duties for sex years lon < lert.-01 "At duties cat servants fur three years—of the carriage I.ll3tas ‘ll.O, yeast, 84. Hemlutions agrt:Akto....-11epurt to.morrow. The !louse went into a GSalaalltUa on the motropolis prison and pollee fees nets. Mt. H. Cl.ll'li, in moving that the chairman apply for leave to hying in a bill to continuo the existing acts, its alterations were to oonsuliditto the two acts into oho c and to remove the police office et present held in bliadwell to the binith•west part of Out metropoliN in Mary-lc-bone ; also to place the parish con • ambles under the comma! of the police magi_ttates ; and to re. pilaw. dm opening and shutting up of the ciXce Mr. G. HEN NE'ET hoped, that the attention of the House would be dirtetAd to this motion, as the proposal measure oat 0 1 the ffreatust importance. The pay of the constablvs required regulation; many had only pay tenni winking at frauds. He should proptho a rilulation re.w..tir,g the licensing systtim— lle had carried a bill through tt house to regulate that system of licensing, but it was thrown out by dui house, who did not oven deign to read it. He hoped, as there wcre such serious elitists, that the present am would be continued iiir one year ; that in the interim there would be a caret etortioittee; for he alga authorised by , magistrates to say, that if they could give their evidence with confidence, if they could speak out, ,key would open such scenes won/dirt:onto die house at the imperfections o the police system. Mr. A. - TAl'Litil said, with Atielt pri3ohs yy: tlicy had at preliellty .new bills would be uncle: s. They doled every thing hke elOtartatital. i and if any man went to l'ti'un now, to yam only tap: wee k for the assizes, be would conic Out lOU laaPi titan he went into prison.--. Motion agreed, and kayo after wards oht:tuyed to bring al a hill 44-cortliogly. raiiitsstr.sTarty flLemis t .-11r. MfiTON then row. pursuant to notice, to bring forward his ninhoil• :A.li le,ll'?uscat OW tat:a was very lull, particularly the el'imi.iti°ll of it ' • n * e MK to !h,•aatte of the representation, as ,ho bet mean, of allaying duo public discontent, al wit, proved by the state of the table. (Cheers.) Indeed he bright cni,,,lnnle now with advantage, toe Inc wit. ultrOttOtitYl by considevanlc ouhibtro, who could easily bat tLe douirn lOW OA lite opposite tichslies. Oil the Istrisur;. 193 • bench there were only right 1i0n... twins," Illethurst and Van sittart were the only members there, and does were but two or . three members on the next bench), and Mode twine were appro priately enough the joint representativesof the meow dowl'of Harwich. (Much laughter.) He knew not whether theithek appearance of the other side of the house was wont as as bash to im ; if it were, he (Mr. L.) should demise k, If k woos intended to show the country the with Whisk hey treated the question of reform, he trusted tie but would est be lost upon the country. (Hear, hear.) 'TM hew. member thee went on to Mate, that lie had embodied has plea of sins le a bill, which he should introduce, if the balm gam kin keen that he had pursued dilate...M s boase it was a dew ageism 65 , F .... reformers that they were rowed with 00 OM a timt Ms plan was to extmtl the frinekies to NM kerielies. as well as frotholders-.se /011 tits or_lilkillllC:f777 to re-enact triennial 1081111M10201. . e snewill. .Is the first plus move. that the hawse resolve We s canniittos a take into oessideration the stets of the mglesseassism (Hear.) Mr. & C. WHITBREAD sassier Me imeties, earnestly supporting the necessity of esfusw. It was, ils add. nesteured that may sums were slimissi by mom whisk. if mwllimd, would amiss rhea impuisiow ef Was metwhos i ask mit the Muss was Maesises in defending the pesky of its simaster. It dew remiwdsd !dm of the hued. with whom any sum might be taken. except that of charging ism with her frailty. (Hear and laughter.) Mr. HORHOUSE contsoded s that to cl= s ho si fewn of the representation would be me imention. l' bad already thenel its form, its awmbsr. is Mm of she s% and its duration. Influence was saw everwhiaing ; 11 pews mid 91 commoners returned a mojetilp of the Mmes, ands hems thus constituted could not be midie mimosa the Mr. H. TWIN; emelt the seetiss—obi C4 rhis iwilomos, it was acknowledged. witeessi may 15) mmists. eiresbot was but a small propsnith of the whole body. Ha teosii triennial parliaments, whisk be mid would posies sissliiss at least once in two year% mei would be injurious se the pm*. by keeping the public ninth in a stutinual mar of formase.ths calla on the house to pose bolos Ibeg allimeefit ll OMNI* in that system, wider which we had attelasil the iii. position we now held in Euromt. Sir R. WILSON antseda that do people had a right to a change and reform in their sovouroset ; soft a change as was for by chane of areumsbroms, increased property sad and thewo programs oflmowlsage, and midst that imprmusa its would ws the modem Mr. ABERCROMIIIK maid setts M the extent of tbe pro: seat motion. He wadi aims le mama mhe as was Mk sad expedient, and he amides"' hi Nib= we might to adept wan that adopted with rer we lf==ed • es lake the right of representation from mg give Ile i rthows 10M. atiU preaervinp OW 000601011e se rl It Lool BURY juatibed the :ohne= thaw easel. faction and disloyalty which bad_ boa wrist them. If refer= wore am mmthly groat d e so Yam lit 1 1 1 1 * Isle. government would moth with a dreadful rewibutiem Reform would come, and come le teach the parliament elts wee he which it had been instituted. - Mr. F. PALM KR was in favour of the 'notion. Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. Martin. Mr. R. Williams. and Mr. Hony wood opposed it. The CHANCELLOR of the ExcHaQUER rose for the purpose of moving an Mionnunent of the diem until Wedge. day. The adjournment um Need na The other ardent of the day then tilimmed ef mil the home ackjourned. wicoxitsrimr. APIZIL Mr. HOLMES intend ri new wadd ler tbeeenasy at Dem, be be room of Lord Castlissagh, wow litorgnis of The St. Luke's, Chelsea, poor rates bill was to L atra a rh lN Jtinse sod passed. The Manchester water works bill was read a third time and Pomo?. Petitions were presented from Cumberland—okseddly. dultdk --Colchester the Hundred of Innen, Even s. nenigiriming of agricultural distress. Read and ordered to beprseeed. Mr. D. GILBERT brought up the report of the asleep & toad bill, CURWEN said. that as She bill was abeepther from what it was, be hoped it would not be pasased shams the present session. Mr. D. GILBERT could not eseent to withdraw the BiU now. It was of great importance, and bed the approbation of many partics.--13111 ordered* be se•earmiltild Mr. lIONYWOOD presented a petition hem the Misdeed of Blackheath, praying the house to ado4 l llllllllllelle in mien the Queen to the exerase o f a ll bon. inaidesr s = what he had before that the penseellnie against het Majesty were altogether tßiedied fa aid enjoined& Read. and ord.wW to be pnused. STEAM Esnuu. e .—Mr. Al. A. TAYLOR btasibt forward his motion the measure to abate die asurinee by steam engines. to compel to C 00443114 their own antelie. %%* here they rained as nommen, it was true they IMO preemuied by law ; but it ought * be Imown that inch pwgsntiAs were meet expensive, and thai r t i = o ree stet 4111.00111 mop' a fns meanie verdict could be The prassiyabAly of the scheme had been moved y *Awe Wood Defoe that house. He instanced eases were the lineis its an eansunsed that the chimneys could har be read epos belong. in); to certain steam Ills. 'a at War. will, some euginee at ilheiraths the Lambeth - *et* eitinplieys At peak Li Ar. were literally boded Is - woke. but the pir:es P la het do what wax practicable, because they said the NW VIM sat OM. pulsory. The law was compulsory, bet die he was. that there was PO money , to prosecute them. Hs ammisdial wish ustwhig for leave to bring Ma bill to reader facilities per the peeeettuon of nuisances arising from steam engines. Therar=eirhotti in framing it he . had been assisted by the for Peterborough. Mr. KARI. ETT seconded the motion, Mr. TREIAYNE expressed the hope that the bill would net be extended to steam engines in the batten puts of Cornwall. Mr. D. GILBERT hoped the bill would not be ma t h too general ; as ler as regarded large towns is particular, it would tie most valuable. Sir M. W. RIDLEY spoke of the practicability of the scheme. and hoped the bill alight be allowed to be brought in. He w., acquainted with sonic - large concerns where the smoke had been entirely .-lesireyeil. I Hr. Grenfell, Mt. S. Wortley, Mr. Curwen, and Mr. Aid. Wood, also supported the bill, but expressed the h op e that it would not be made too general, It 'night be most useful in large towns.. r. dIL A. TAYLOR replied. Ile said, if the views of some hon. members were adopted, it would be bettor that he should abstain from bringing forward the bill. If the bill were not to be m..tio general he should only be doing mischief. He was not declaring aby new law ; he wit, only declaring the old law, at the same umeadolding tUrther facilities to Carry it into execution.— Mot ion agreed to. Mr. SCARLETT gave notice, that on the iuh of May ho should move for leave to Ming in a bill to alter the laws relating n the relief of the poor. Mr..% :ittlITH gars native, that soon after the holidays he should move for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the dew%res the sal° of bread. et; PAL CIFRii'FON lamed that the Woe go into 4 committer of supply. Motion alined to. loft] I'AL:sIERSI'ON in the committee, then moved the t,h1,11t4 Of 737.0001,far ani,oool.lor military allowanose, ac.—Agrud to. ( For toMfißiialiot elf p i p: ) • ■ f