The National Register. — London, England, 1813-05-02 00:00:00

~ T ~. THE IV'~TION 1, RtafTtft. iMPFRIAL PARLIAMENT. s HOUSE OF I.ORDS., . WBnNt Y, a Pl. IL 28. - A number of Petitions were presented from the Inhabitants of va rious pldees, waving, that in the renewal of the East India Charter, prov;• iu nwot be made for the promotion of Christian Knowledge in Indian Possessions, by Protestant Missionaries. The Petition► were read, and ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 29. Lord Brayhrooke, the 1. arl of Mu!grave, and the Duke of Norfolk, preseoteet Petitions praying for the propagation of Christian Know led -e in the East Indies.—The Petitions were ordered to lie on the tai► e. The Earl of DA re NT.EY postponed his motion, relative to the Nava. Adoini • tration, till Friday, the 14th of May, on account of the hulls position ofa Noble Lord who wished to take a part in the debate. • Eini ST. ?MOPE consented to this delay, as he understood no far ther postponement would be a•ke , f. On that motion he would chew the Rouse, such folly and extravagance had been used in our affairs' on the other side of the Atlantic as would shock their Lordships' minds and astonish their understandings.—Adjourned. FRIIIAV, APRIL O. No business olimportatice occurred this day. ...a...,• •I••• SATUIi 11 ‘y, M vit S. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Exchequer Bills Annuity Bill, to the Elohequer Bilk Aid Bill, to the Mary-le. Bone Pavilw, Bill, and to several private Bills. The Brass Exportation Bill and a private Bill were read a third time and passed.—Adjourned. Mft Y 2. aQ, besides the rents of the houses in the new street, the value o f all the Crown lands about Mary le-bone-park would be greatly in creased by it. In consequence of some observations from Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Wit 4RTON said, that when the Bill was brought in, he meant to have it printed, and to zive as much time as possible, both for the consideration of the subject, anti the settlement of the claims. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. The other ordes of the day k cre then disposed of..—Adjourned. • THURSDAY, APRIL 99. Mr. CANNING presented a petition from Liverpool, praying, that in the Charter to be granted to the East India Company, a proper system might be introduced for the instruction of the natives or India in the principals of Christianity. Several other petitions of the same kind were presented from dif ferent places, and particularly two by Mr. Whitbread, from the country awl the town of Bedfora. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY, APRIL 27. 'llw House met this day, pursuant to adjournment. Sir J. C Hirrast.xv nave notice of his intention to move, on tic 11th of :gay, for the appointment of a Select CoMmittee to en quire 17 i .ties.ate of his NTajesty's Catholic Sunjects, and the laws as • '4. them ; and i, in the state and /timber of the Catholic . g acid the natore of their intercourse.mith the See of Rome ; al-, , t(; tire i,!lto tie state of the Catholics in tilt:. Colonies, their atod e 41147 ion with the Pope, audio report to the House upon all these stiltp etS. Ite wished to fix his motion for the 11th of May, as on that day thrWirottld - be a call of the House ; and should Lis otion for a C ,, mmittee. be agreed to, he shoted then move for certain pap.l • t he'referted to the Committee. Tt'v• 0., said, that he felt it proper, In consequence of some f !.al preceedittfs,; to withdraw his notice ofnuttion res. perti:qz a trial whirl* listt'ktiely taken place,•• and in which an How. Member of that Muse Mt. te'revey) was implicated.—Adicurned. • Alki/NESDAY, APRIL i 7.8. HIRD THE ATR E. Lord (Isr.ruerou after; a long speech, in a tone quite inandible in the gallery, eoneltido by' moving tile serond reading of this 13i ii ; ulna, after some observations from Mr. WHITBREAD, was withdrawn. . NEW S "R EE'L'S. • • Mr. Wit RTON „Moved for leave to bring in a for making a new still!: from the southern part of Mary:le-bone - Park to Charing e tliss. This street was to avoid Caveinlish-squeire, and pass prin. through those streets where the houses could be bought up at a moderate-rate. Ile stated, that it was the intention that this :greet should, in fie!, be a curve similar to that of the High-street in Ontind It was to terminate in a square, which was to be nearly opposite Carlton-House and Pall-mall was to be widened, and car ried in rlearlti a straight line across' trine Mews, to the portico.of St. ... Martin's Church. This new projected street would increase con sitlerably the value of. the Crow* lands, and-would be an ornament and acenmhuhlation to the metropolis. 0f705 houses that it wonkl •be necessary .pull "down, only '316 belonged to individuals, the. • , rest being on Crown. lands: 'l'4e-whole expense to be incurred in br • -in the hon. — wtP: reticulated at only 3116.7001. The value would be immediately • increased : from about annum, and the total value of the improve 'l might wltimtealy be no less than 4010001.;. bieve 0 eip tlftliott•ef. of Ow Cr %le relies Deb:V&A) : 09 el. pe ex .*•• .0 '4 6 \ r : ) ~ \ • ex .f . T , . . PROPOSED RELIEF TO BAKERS. Mr. Lewis begged leave to call the attention of the House to the hardships under which the bakers in the provincial parts of the country laboured for a long series of years. In various cities and towns they had not been allowed any addition for 18 and vo .!ears. The price of bread was fixed by the Magistrate, according to the market-price of flower and corn. The laws respecting bread had been passed in 170, with the exception of the city of London, for all England, and no material change had occurred since that period. His object was to confer, as far as it might be just and convenient, the benefits enjo3ed in that respect by the city of London upon the whole of the kingdom. He concluded With moving for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend tA%o Acts, the one, the 37th of George H. and the other the 13th of his present Majesty, so far as relates to the price of bread, within ,ten miles of ..the - Royal Ex -change, and beyond the bills of mortality. Leave was accordingly granted : the Bill was brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be printed. in , • Mr. Wynne moved for leave to bring two Bills, the one for amending the laws relative to contested elections, and the other for the better conveyance of writs.—Leave granted.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIT. SO. BOMAN CATHOLIC BILL. Mr. GRSTTAW presented, without any preliminary remarks, "the to remove the civil and military disqualifications under which his Majey. ty's Roman Catholic subjects now labour. It . was read a first tune, and after some observations from Mr. Canning, who wished to make some amendment, was ordered to be read a second time on the 11th inst. Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from the Dissenting Congregations in the.cities of Loudon and Westminster, and their vicinity, praying tor u provision in the Charter to be granted to the Ent-India Company, for the instruction of the natives in the principles of Christianity.--Adjour ned. SATURDAY, MAY 1. On his return to the House, the SPEAKER stated that the Home had been in the Honse of Lords, and had heard the Royal Asseut given by commission to several Bills. (For which see the Lords). General GASCOIGNE broil:Ott up the Report of the Committee on the Liverpool Dock Bill, which was referred to a Committee above stairs, with several instructions, one of which was to present their Report on the 'z6th of the present month. • A Mes'age from the Lords announced the concurrence of their Lord hips to the Brass Exportation Bill, without any amendment. The Merchants Mates' Bond Bill, the Marines' Wine Drawback Bill, and the Officers Widows' Penbion Bill, went through a Com. mittee. Reports on Monday. The House agreed to the Resolution of the Committee of Supply, for granting 11,3001. towards building the New Jail in Edinburgh. _Adjourned: A mail from Corunna, with letters and papers to the 15th instant, atrived on Monday. They confirm the for mer accounts of the retrograde movement of the French armies. and inform us of two new titles conferred by the Prince Regent of PORTUGAL on the English Commanders. The Marquis of W EL LIN GT(IN is created Duke of VICTORIA, and Marshal BLASSIO Pr, Marquis Of CAMPO MA'a*. ►f It it 'Jr r. ie is ie (I .s. ie id )1. [I. t, to Dr JS