The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

meet hod cOncert. Such were the facto which he oullecied from the treaties. Lord J. BIiiSSIILL expressed the hope, that the right hon. gent. would consult the tresties ' lnhofe the expected discus- Moos came us. lie sobmitied, that the invasion of Spain by France totally altered our relaiions with that country.— (Loud cheers.) As we had espcnded one thousand millions to restore the Bourbons, in the fond hope that peace might be beet preserwcd with them, he trusted that ministers would dis vocoenher themselves of any stipulations, if there were any, to sopped the Boothoon, and not espend one more shilling on such account. Sir It. WILSON begged to state a fact. lie had asked a like question of the late Lord Loullooderry, soon after the conclusion of the said treaties; and that noble lord distinctly and positively denied that this country had agreed to any str angements to guarant.Ye the Crown to the family of do Bour bons, and lie hoped so odious a construction would no. be put on the treaties, laird Londonderry having disclaimed it. Mr. CANNING could not go into argument—he had only stated what he deemed to be fact. LENNAttI) utfived for amounts of the satins. See. in the third clans of the Civil List. lIIr. CANNING opposed it, ohaervieg that the embassy to Switzerland, &e. WWI to he reduced one half. Lord .1. RUSSELL supported the motion, expressing his satisfaction at what was slated respecting Switcorland. That fact showed that even a small ininolity might sometimes be vi.ht. Mr. 11UME supported the motion. The papers aught to be produced. After some remarks from Mr. lluskissost, itc. the House divided. The numbers were—For Mr. Leonard's motion 24, against it !io.—Negatived by a majority of 20. Mr. BENNET moved for copies of the proceedings of a Court of hiquity held on Colosel Hume, of the Third Foot • Guards. After a rew words from Lord Pahuerston, the motion was negatived without a division. Mr, W ILKOT obtaioed leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relative to forgery.. 'rhe other orders were disposed eh, and the Reese ad journed. WEDNESDAY, MARCfI 26. _ . Mr. Quarme summoned the Douse to attend the Bougie of Peers, to hear his Majesty's commission read.--(See Lords.) The LORI) MAYOR presented a petition from the City of London, sig ned by LBW persons, against the Insolvent Deb tore' Act. The Act, it was observed, had been productive of great inconvenience ;—it had sanctioned frauds of the most ruinous character. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. S. Rice brought in the private Charitable Fonds, 34e. in Ireland.—Read a first time. MARY ANN CAHLILE.—Mr. HUME presented a pctitio;) from Mary Ana Cortile (Mr. Carlile's sister), now a prisoner in Dorchester gaol, she being unable to pay thee fine. Mr. Beene said aim had been prosecuted by the society for the suppression of vice—a society which was in reality engaged in promoting vice. Their protestations had brought into general notice those publications which the professed object was to suppress. There were many respectable individuals connected with the society ; but the effect had been to promote vice, supposing the perblicatioas prosecuted to have that tendency.— age had read the alleged libel, which was cootained in the ap pendix to the theological works of Thomas Paine ' • apd lee maintained that it was temperately direessed. The pe titioner was shupwoman to her brother, and her defence of her self was repeatedly interrupted by Justice Best, a great portion of it being wholly suppressed by that Judge. lie lamented that such practice had round its way to the beeches of West minster-ball. If controversy were to ha endured at all, he was at a loss to imagine how discussions could be maintained more temperately, and he might add, that in all the libraries of the kingdom there were many more severe publications.— Ile could not but remark that the sentence was exceedingly , that it lead no parallel in oar times—that it was only ike what had happened many years ago. It was contrary to Wee land,uage of Christianity, but those who professed Christian charity had terned their charity into tyranny and oppression.— Ile wished these who belonged to the " Society of Vice" who bedf been instrumental in prosecuting and persecuting Mary Ann Carlaa would point out to him the sentence in the scrip tures which warranted such prosecutions. Tho libel was only a copy of what had been published in America. Must of these prosecutions had been founded en the opinion of Flak, who had condemned many persons to the stake on the Charge or witchcralL—The Offence of blasphemy ought to be defined.— The sentence was twelve months' imprisonment, fine 1001. which must (Previte as perpetual imprisonment. Petition read, mud listened to with considerable 'Menke' by the MUSS. She complained of unparralleled hardship and sin gular. injustice. She had no property whatever, and was wholly unable to par the line. Sir T ACLANI) denied that the case of Mary Ann Carlile was an insulated case. The object was not to punish her par ticularly. As Melva case being without example, her brother, the original blasphemer, was impeisened for three yearn, with tines of 1,5001. The llousa would recollect that there had been a system of blasphemy which threatened to deluge the land, and or which this was only a part. To 'hew the blasphe mous character of the whole system of Carlile's " Republican." 'observed the hon. member, lie would read various passages from it. lie accordingly dell see. They set forth, that the Bible ought to be rejected, sad the " Deiet" and the " Ago of lteastin" read in their stead ; and that there were no such Places as Heaven and Bell ; and that the Bible consisted of lies, indecencies, The ATTORNI,Y •GENERAL thought, after this statement, there would not he many who Would condemn the prosecutions. Ile, however, oust decidedly condemn the manner in which the Judges were apoten of. As to limiting the ease to Mary Ann Cathie, it was adroit, but not jeat ; but could it he endured that party alter party lied been prosecuted,and that the lows were mill to be set at defiance. lin there were any complaint against the Judges, let it be preferred in a regular manner. As to reviewing the sentence, he trusted that the House wnuld not listen to any such propositio... lie thought that nn man could lay his hand on his heart, and say, that the sentenee was too severe Mr. RICARDO said, be had viewed those prosecutions with much pain. Ile thought they were not productive of any good. What right had any set of men to set themselves up as twilled to judge of the reliAious opinions of others ? Mr. PEEL remarked that the prosecutions had been most proper, and that the eliOres of the prosecuted had been to set the religion and the laws of the country at defiance. Perpetual impriaonineut was not the (deject. When else line had been satisfied by length of imprisoument, lee should advise a remis sion of the sentence. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said that this uuseemly contest on the part of the Co • :foment with the Carlile family had aruellol the sympathy ut the country. 1 t partook of the 'attire THE NATIONAL REGISTER of oppression—did they beget thlt what was the established religion was blasphemy T that the founder of our religion was put to death on the very same charge ? Let the hon. gentlemen opposite say whit they please, no real cliristian would justify such criminal prosecutions for religious opinions. The Attorrol General had no case; and like lawyers in general, what he wanted in argument, be had le make up in " sound and fal lacy." The prosecutions here were for opinions —laws ought only to have to do with human nctions ; and it was the basest of slavery to compel men to Mille Ow opinions that honestly arose in their minds. He strongly c •ndemned the continued imprisonment of Mary Carlile to work out the fine ; it was ty rannical anti severe in the esti eme. After coins remit ks from Mr. Wilberforce, &c. the petition was ordered to be printed. Lord A. HAMILTON obtained leave to bring in a bill to sholish the inferior oonsistory cnurts in Scotland. Auttntstwoer.—Mr. CANNING gave notice, that he should to•tunrrow more, that the House at its rising do adjourn ler a fortnight. The other orders were disposed u; and the House adjourned. TTICRSDAY, IMAM! 27. Mr. F. LtAVIS, presented the bill to amend the General Turnpike Act. He had, be said, resiiiveil teeny augleationa on the snliject, and he lied attended to as many of them as be could.—Rend a first goat>, and ordered to be printed. Sir J. GRAIIAM presented a petition from Mary-le-bone against the Coal polies. Mr. HAJ: EN observed. that the coals more particularly alluded to, could not Alford to pay the duty, as it was expen sive to work them. Mr. BAG WELL said it wuuld be useful to Ireland to repeal such duty. Mr. PHILLIPS observed, that the article in miestion was of great consequence to the comforts, in many instances, to the lives of individuals ; end he therefore hoped that this would he the first tax taken MT in any (More repeals. After some remark. from Sir J. Newport ; &c. the petition was ordered to besrinted. Sir .1. GRAHAM presented a similar petition from the Poor Direelord of Pancras. He said the petitioners prayed for a total repeal of the Impolitic duty ; a patted repeal would be on use. Petition ordered to be ',rioted. • Sir R. WILSON presented a petition from a certain per Von or his Constituents in favour of the proposed measure for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the Elitist' dominions. It had been abolished in an exemplary manlier in Colombia, and in St. Domingo they beheld the Blacks exercising all the ri.J.ts of government and of free men; and cenld thole examples be lost on the black population of the West Indies. Mr. BRIGHT said, what had been stated in the pamphlet end by Mr. Coooper, a Missionary, was overcharged. He wished that the black population was better and more religi • ously educated. Mr. CAN N IKG was anxious that the discussion should close, as itcould nut at the present moment lead to any practical be neets.—lle had uever opposed any amelioration, and should not ; but they would recollect, that a time must come soon, when the question was to be regularly brought forward. Sir R. WILSON said, he had brought forward the subject now thus decidedly, because two years ago they had been led to beliere that the Goverment would adopt benne measure to release those slaves that were under the contra - rut of govern ment. That bad not been dose, and no allusion bud been wade to it. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. lIUME gave notice, that April In he should move for Returns of Crams Debtors, and persons conthied for ooa - tempt. Mr. CANNING moved; that the house at its rising do ad journ, to this day fortnight. Lord A. HAMILTON complained of so long an adjournment heirrg proposed, but be should move as an amendment, that the adjournment be till Monday week. lm the present state of Europe, be thonght sash e.) adjournment 'much too long.— There had been great forbearance towards the government, and had it been pruparly returned they would have bad the papers regarding the eurreapondenee before them to consider during the recess ; but it would now be three weeks at least before such important question could be discussed. The right bon. gentleman bad at various times been complimented, bet in such compliment. he bad Selma oo part. A. yet he bad seen no deluges of policy to warrant such compliments. They had seen the confederated Sovereigns 'iambi. it in Europa—they had beheld the Holy Alliance, which in itself was a nuisance, meeting ; and ax those ',Arties were again mining op commo tion, what had the English Miaisters done to counteract suet' parties, to merit compliment ? The invasion of Naples bed been justified by the present Home Secretary. Sicily had been abandoned as well as Genoa ; auff what hod the stone ministers, or nearly the same ministers, done. according to all proof, to merit complirnemtt The Foreign Secretary. when compli• meuted for some supposed changes of policy, the compliment was disclaimed by the right hon. gentleman, who said that he was only acting in accordance with a document which he found in his ollice. Ile then should like to know ire what character we had Offended the Congresses ; were we. or not, party to that nuisance the Holy Alliance' The treaties that existed placed us in a most remarkable situation. In the event of in sutrectionary movements in France, or the establishing of • Regency in the name of the Young Napoleon, eeither an im possible nor ail unnatural event, Oiler the Fiero+ Ministers had stirred rip irratirroetion and raised a Regency in Spain, we were to join the Adios ; on the other hand, should Portugal he br eaded, we were to aid our old lollies the Portuguese. Then it was important to know whether England was party to the holy Alliance ? He saw little burro of security, so long as the con spiracy of Kings against the freedom of all States was en • (lured ; and had ye been for • war, or that iurrerion of Spahr, he would nut lame held his longue thus long, being persuaded that a word from Eogland would have prevented the invasion of Spain. Ile (could rksure the right honourable gentleman, that any praise he mig have received in the house, or er'y popularity be mi•.;lit have gained out of the House, resulted trout the persuasion that his conduct respecting foreign affairs had been the contrast of that of his noble predecessor. The iuvasion of Naples was au act of atrocity, Oust of Spain of de cided injustice—and be tetrad that all was the result of our sanctioning the flinty Alliance during the last live years. He concluded with moving an emendmont, that the house at its rising do adjourn to Monday week. .Mr. MAC:DONALD supported the ainendment.--When a Prince of the Hausa of Bourbon had set himself at the head of divers baggage waggons. a retinue, and some sisty thousand armed men, was about to Maeda Spain, and cut the throats of free and unoffending men, they were lo adjourn for an unusually long period. Ile could assure the souse, however. that the country bed little anxiety about the correspondence, since our pooer bad been laughed at. sioce ell oer efforts to secere peace had been vain. Was it not homiliating to contemplate such fact, after we had protected the Bourbons, and after we had spent LiO millions to restore that family? Was it not de eradiug to view the rad cousequeoces of our co-operation writ the Continental Alliances? It had further been rumoured that our ministers had :Advised Spain to make concessions, but Spain bad appeared resolved to bury itself aw:d►t the rains of its berties rather than suhinit to forei:n dictation respecting its in internal coucerna. All these matt: rs made it isupertitut that the tiuth, however humiliating, should be told—that the facts should he laid before the world, to show whether the course England bed pursued was such as might have been expected. As to the treaties of 11415, &c. he thought a wrong eonsituc lion had been put on them ; lie thought they bad reference to the natural esi tenoe of Bonaparte. and that on the ground of the badness of Bunaparte•s faith. It was thought that, so long as Bonaparte lived, may member of liis family would only be a puppet iu the hands of Bonaparte ; hut did any MA dream that the alliance was to continue Bunt generation to generation. The bases of the treaties were the prevention of unjust invasion*, the maintenaece of independent councils, and the euntiauance of the peace of Europe." The hen. meinher then read the note pr eeentea by the Allied Powers and Lord Londonderry to the Duke of Richelieu. if the consery tors of the peace in France were the bands to tire the torch, did ant such conduct put an end to all compacts? The hostility was not aroused by Bonaparte, or hi. faouily ; thou Ali time spirit of Boo:Tarte was at work without any part of his greatness. If we how ever could not all'ord to aid Spain, never let us expend one !lathing to support oppressive acts. Our initialers, after much shifting eland bad sneaked out the word neutrality : but what right had time :Armed Inn:dies of France to pledged neu trality from England 1 %Ve lied ground for war—bet it was o question whether it would not be prudent to sourer the French fanatics to wear themselves out ? If we could not afford to go to war it became as to• say as much ; but the hearts and the pray era of the people wets with S,sain, and against unmasked oppression. They were against those incurable men whose desperate resolves threatened the peac... of Europe. Ile would aupport any anienduteut that lessened the duration of the adjourusent. Mr. CANNING expressed his reluctance to be drawn into premature discussion. ' Till Ibis day silence had been main tained, except the putting of borne questions. As to questions which he lord before answered, lie bad no resource but to be 'ilent,•or to answer on the dry matter of fact. The treaties lie considered, guaranteed the crown of Fiance against the family of Buonaparte and provided, in the case of insurrec tion, the allies slieuld consult and concert. He read several extractor to confirm s•tch to be the principle of the treaties. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the original motion citified. . . On bringing up of the report respecting the statues of Lord Sl. Vincent and Lord Damn; Mr. HUM I: condemned the rapacicas and extraordinary charges made for a view of the monuments, &o. in West minster Abbey.—Agreed The Beer hill went through a committee. Mr. BERNAL. asked whether the new beer shop windows were to hi exempted from the assese”d taxes: and 2dly, whe ther the proprietors of the new beer shops were to he liable to the hilletiing of soldiers? Mr. LUSiIiNGTON answered both questimm in the pe ptise. Report ordered to be taken into further consideration the lOsh of A,lril. The remelting orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned to I - nurselay week. FROM TUESDAY NIGIIT'S GAZETTE. CROW N OPFIC E. MPACN Y 5. MILAIBEBS returned to serve in this present HI, IA ME NT. Borough cf Corfe Castle.—John Bond. jun. Eq. in the room of Geo. linnkes. Eaq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Iknotigh of Newport. .;an wall.—Jonathan Rainy, of Bedford Row, Middlesex, Eq. so BANKRUPTCY ►SNLARGED. A. Thomsomii;erpral.ll;ercisani, frWri dinrill to April 12. BANKaUPTC YSU RSEDE D. W. Jones, Handisorth, Stafronlshire, farmer. BANKRUPTS. J. Carpenter. Wellington, Soruenetshire, banker. Solicitor. Mr. Pearson. Temple. J. Colvin, Abchurch Lane. merchant. Soh. Messrs. Lane and Co. Lawrence l'oantney Lane. 1). Graham, Lothbury, *wan manufaaturcr. Sol. Mr. La.,- ledge, Temple Chambers, Fleet Street. J. and H. 'Bird, Poultry. jewellers. Soli. AIeSSM Kearsey and• Co. Lotlibury. M. Barry, Minories, chart seller. Sol. Mr. Thomas, Fen Court, Feachnrth Street. DIVIDENDS. April 13. W. Reynolds. late of the ship Orient, muter mariner —IS.J. S. Smith, Brighthelnistone, druggist-IS, J. White brook, Chester, shoe:nuke:l-15. 1). Gerrard, Old Cavendish Street, Marylebone, milliner—li, R. Lee, Great Winchester Street. uaderwriter-13, J. lanes, Wood Street. Cliezp.ide, tea de:der-19. T., otherwise T. G., and 1). Asquith, Berniondsey, and T. Mellish, New Kent 'loud, ship owner—l{, N. Fisher. jun. Leicester Square, sur-eon dentist-12, E. Brown, Friday Street, corn de:der-16, J. Linsley, jun. Leals, merchant-5, 1). derinyn, Great Vurmouth, merchant-15, J. Enoch, Binning brush maker-13, J. M. de 1.1 • s. Size Lane, merchant —lB, W. Baker, Ticeliurst, Sussex, hlue'isinfth-17, W. H. Tollerrey, Portsea, brewer-19, 11. Beams, Lordship Lane, nLa Sydenham, stockbroker—r). G. C. Staples, Halifax, woolidaplerl4. W. Barrastun, Worcester, "hop merchant,-19. S. Riudwiek. Birmingham, builder-16, G. llrannuall, Shed. field, merchant. IFICATES to be grantcl April 15. A. Shiell, Iligh Street, Wapping, baker—C. K. Gailderer, Lime Street Square, insurance luau—J. Ilituglium, Liverixsul. iuercbant—ii. Ceibbohb, Islington. dealer. THE GUN TRADE.—The workmen of Birming ham in every branch of this important trade are now fully and actively (though it is feared temporarily) employed. Tlte demands for an increase of wages aru yet matter of divute ; some advance, we believe, has been already inside. Meetings have been held by the masters on the subject, and much fear is yet entertained by them that orders will find their way to other countries if the men persist in their de. mantis. Lists of prices have been sent by the mas ters to agents in various parts of Europe, und from the silence maintained by the greater put of those agents, it is expected that the prices stated may possibly be thought too high,. Mannikin ACT =The Marriage Act Repeal Bill received the royal assent on Thursday', and mar riages will now be sulemuiatal at cording w the old law of marriage. - • . ~. .~"~ •.