The National Register. — London, England, 1819-03-07 00:00:00

AlbrA 't • - Alderrti all WOOD pusentad a Petitionfront Wool Cumber •.. Derandaire praying abet they might be moored to the nllttation in which they were In 0313, respecting wages. Ordered to be ;wanted. •,.. A Petition w as presented front Edinburgh, 'praying the . t Idolise to extend In the . Roval Neighs of tieotland a mini tinges tt hud constittoienal s y ste nof Borough Olives nineut. • .Petition read and ordered to be psinted. • c m ,yent presented a Petition from Rt.Genegeta, s oni t s wark, iu favour of au elptalutation of the duty oh He also rrosented • Petition from , the same parish against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Laid on the table. Mr. Sheriff RoaaaTs.presented a Petition from the City •of Loudon against the repeal of the Appeal of Murder. Laid on the table. The delimiters uf -Friday last were (Idled over; and were .ordered to attend the ballot on Thnrsday next. W, SMITH presented a Petition ficon Morwieh, com plaining of the severity of the punishments for forgery. Laid on 'the table. sir V. W. Ridley gave notice, that on the 11th of alarels he should move an Address to the Pr ince Regent. praying his Royal Highness to reduce the umber of the Admiralty Lords.—(Hear.) The Order of the Day to resume the Penrhyn Election • Debate was read. The Sre seen stated, that the Minutes would not he ready for delivery till Thursday ; and that in some cases writs hail not been delayed, except at the special drain" of tee Coin icittee, although the offending parties bad been prosecuted jot bribers - . Sir C. tfORRELL wished the Special Report ma le lu Feb• Tasty ILO/, respecting the same Rorottga, to be reed, v hicli declared Sir C. Hawkins to have been unduly elected. Read accordingly. It fit titer stated, that ;puss bribery lad been -oaintitted by Sir C. Hawkins. sir C. Butt HELL said, that all thin evidence tended to prove :Mit a most base and mercenary spirit existed in it is sorvweh, hear.)—lie should 1111VC, however, ill order that :he !louse might be in full possession of the case, that the dmate be adjourned to Monday next. Captain GRaNT thought that such adjournineut would be too short.—(No, no.) A. WRIGHT explained respecting the pi neeedings of Committee, and the umbers who had committed bribery. He thonglit it was a dangerous example to delay the issuing of this Writ!—,here was no precedent of such delay, except ss!iere theta were large numbers of persons who had coin. motel bribery. Sit J. Nit•WPORT tlioll2bt the House ought to have all evi d. lice before any step was adopted; and where the Borough had twice within so shout a time come before the House under such disgraceful eircantstauties, it deserved to have those fiJachises v.lticit Mid been abused, impended, at least for a short time. Mr. DENNI•O74 observed, that in this most respectable and vitt •tniti. 119/.6u:tit a complete syrtem of bribery prevailed.— 'lucre seas, lie understood. • public breakfast, at which earls voter reeei% ell .241.--(licar..l , --If ever there was a case that merited inlet lei eacc, he thing/I it was this. The Mot inn was agreed to. Mr. C. HUTCH nsnx presentedaPetitionfromMr.Grady, new tuulnurd art Neivg.ite, Liciag the second Petition floor that Gentleman, imploring the consideration of the House, as he bad never intentionally violated the -Privileges of the /loose. After same conversation, Mr. Grady wu ordered to be himight to toe bar the tiext day. - • 'file Windsor Establishment 13111 was brought in and read a first time. Oideted to be read a second time on Thursday. • Lord CASTLEREACH in4Vett forfors Committee to enquire into the State and Description of Gaols and other places of coati:would; and the best Method of providing fur the se . 4.:urity P as well as the Reim motion, of offenders, drci Sit J. dl le roan unitised hia determination to bring forward hi's motion respecting the Criminal Code. Motive agreed to—Committee appointed..—Adjourned. TUESDAY. BANE DISCOUNTS. Mr. MANNING, in reply to questions from Mr. Gladstone, stated, that there hail been no diminution of Hank disconnts: that the Se-ter Committee hot/ not intloeocerl the discounts; and that, un the contrary, they were extended to eight more ; persona.—(Hear, hear.)—He Added, that so far as he knew them was no inteotion,'on the part of the Hank, to make tiny alteration in the discounts. .(clear.) Regarding arcontits that had been me ecd for, lie Atned that the amount of Dank antes issued was 200,0001. mote than in December last.— (Hear.). Mr. Larawron presented a Petition from Darlington, against any new Duties um Cools. Sir R. WILSON moved, that Mr. Thomas Grady be placed -at the bar to be discharged. Agreed to Accordingly. Mu. (had) having been placed at the bar, . Tau PEA KEE stated, that lie had been guilty of a high kreitch of privilege, in writing a certain letter; and that he Lad petitioned tht• House for hheration,with the assitronee that it was not intended to offend Ike home. The atikions to viiidiciete its honour and privileges, int.asured its the severity of tke ease • and iu tlue instance, ;Is ja..tee hid been liatictivtl. Air:Grady WAS therefore dis:ll , trged.—(Hear.) 'top int..int ordered to be entered en the Joni nolo. CRJMINAL CODE. Sir J.Nl'brosn tirott;ht forward hill-Motion for aCommittee to enquire into tine laws us far a* they regrrticd felony. That . ethlit;ry nail admitted to I e neceinotiy by the Noble Lord .(Ct.ilrreagli); bitt which was the welter course to Ire pursued tlO , question, To tarke the enquiry as extensive has had !lees) by the Noble Lord, wile to propoge a physical uniroirs,'Aut—to urge an enqniry, the proiliotion of wbleb lvuuld ra‘wise the Parliaments The prisons alone would Oippy a C iiiii nittec for one Session—indeed the Noble Lord admit' •.1 tilt• impotaillility of one Coniniitec prelitenhin the enquiry, for it was said that the Committee could sithdiritle limit* loin to t e.. Cogittliiiiren. loth »übdiviamnl was contrary to the toravlire of the Howie and the Coh•lithtlua therefore uataa C !properly uppotriled, woula be most. tthi - a-ioin. It vas bt. uhiref In proiniite such cflicaciutis mode of eiiquity ; and he tool. thr e%a.aple at 175'J, oque.a "'roe of tug At.l ch.r.tcterii, Peihain, Cirei,vilte, Tun - 11%- mi, Lloyd, Rider, ccc. conatitatud lbc Continitiee, to say whether the lawn could be amended. It was then foiled, *hit was now the fact, that paulictiail mud criminality pro- XSTRIVit IRECISTEIL ceeded with equal meps, and in parallel lines; and they also complained .of the deficient edacatiou .of children. Tile Committee who pnrsned .onky a single branch of allot vast engairy which was 40 bedieut to one Committee by the Noble Lord. occupied two years before they ruold,colue to any specific decision, ur riterlllllllellll a is t y tireelSe IlieliAlire. Another defeciin the Noble Lorire,plan was, them() probable rein, sly WAS IMMO, the evil was pointed nun, lint about remedy , nothing wasesid.—He would not dare to call an Parliameut to enquire if he,conld not show that some remedy would be the probable result.—(lleur, hear!)—He should lint eOlitent Himself with enumerating the increase of mime—with• illustratiou of what the Noble Lord7called the "golden age of crimes," (a laugh)—he watidur enqiiiry, du see where it- inendit.ent email be introduced. He was not about to propose a new criminal code; he desired nothing of the kind; he . was nut anximis to disturb what might be meritorious. He was desirous that 'awe should be more certain ; that the re miseion of punishment should be the exception, and not the general ride. (Hear, bear!) He wished to restore cuutidence in the laws, and to. encreese respect for the administrators of them. As to the state of crime, be agreed that there was no herease of atrocity in (deuces encl. se to affect the ancient moral character of the conutry. The increase of crime was partly owit ' e. to the distresses .of the dimes, and partly to the 14W and etude of eaecutiug it. Among the enumeration of crimes, they ought out to forget what resulted front erroneous principles of Legislation, such as the game IaWS, and the regulations .regarding contraband geode. —The poachers and smugglers greatly increased offenders.; mai it was indeed hard, that Nor yea's after peace not one pro- Minim)/ regulation had been repealed.—(Hear.)—With his impressions, buwever, it would be :unpardonable to omit noticing. that the flambee of oilences had increased since the 1 year 1803 that was the yhar when the large liaok paper ismues connuenceil—hgiic, that in tact tended to lessen • one third in amount the tragcb of the poor.--. Touching seberity of the laws as, thoy.stond on the Statute Book, Up wards of two linnilsed ulfences were mile pionichable wit death, but not above twenty-live of :mill laws were enroleed to toe letter. :inlet. Use .IteVollitign of Wen t when the Country had been blessed with what lre .wotdd call a Perlia most Government, there had been unfortunately ton great a facility of legislation. Members who had been enrols to do ally thing else had muctired a law making a•felony 0.5.10 tit benefit of clergy ; anti to such a stale had criminal laws Cr. rived, that fur hair a century Judges, Juries, all parties had "rwi l lireti" to eentitetact the operation of thrir unuecesairry severity.---f }-Tear.)—Ought Seek a state fillet, to exist ? The Hutt-enforcement of punishment did not proceed on any regu lar principle ; litany sit the laws (right 01 nine) were enforced neatly to the letter; wLile others weie rarely carried into esecutiam. very many of thew not all. Melly of them, nu/ being enforced, ought to b: expunged, as giving a sanguinary character to our Criminal Code. Uniting ss hop-bine; appear ing disguised, according to tile Librelt Act—breaking the head of a fish pond, were severally punishable with death.— 'rouse Arts iiit,•Olting the punishment of death, which had not been cofniceil for the Tart 70 years,oactii to tie erased from the statute hooks: he Arnica no one would Da. , / that con tionance of laws which were never tufo-err' when violated, was lint iiiiiichissvons and .peinseione.—(Hear.)—lle was nut fur imposing a general rule of law taking ow as all discretion, flit nothing would be more unjust.-(Hear.)—He concluded wish Incising fur a Committee. Lard CASTLLREAOH opposed the motion, maintaining, that (after the decision of the House the previous evening) it was unnecessary.; that the Cuminittre elraady moused could and would puraue the desired eeoqui'yt anti he therefore moved tile previous question. Mr. F. iturroe strongly sapported theareiginal motion. Mr. CounTKNAY, in au argumentative speech, stated his reasons for not acceding to the motion of his Honwirable and Le trued Fr,en I (so J. Mackitiloch). Mr. LAWSON spoke against the Olotiou of Sir J. Mack intosh. Srr C. MORDAUNT SAW, he should must decidedly ?Me for the proposition of the Hunan' able aml Learatil Gentleman (h'ir J. Meekilitosh): Mr. J. Still If declared, that he should vote, for the motion of his tionoisrabie and Learned Fumed (Sir J. Mackintosh). Mr. LITILEfON supported the rbutir. Ur. Pau miitiane sp"oko in fawner of the motion. Mr. Wil.stu'r observed, that a Ministers and not compre hended the subject in their COMinittre, he 'Mould have voted Jur illeki4uoulAule and Learned Gentleman's niutiou. Mr. Wit.i.ciodaca, in in eloquent and impressive speech, Popported lige mutton. Nlr. CANNING warmly eulogised the manner in tablet& the mutton had been brought forward, hat saw no reason for the appOillltilent of a Committee. Mi. Scant/al' and Mr. Alderman Wool& supported the motion. --•----- The ATTORNEY OMBRA!. spoke at some length against the lii , ,tion; and concluded by supporting Ole preViuus lion. • Sir J. Mammon; replied, and real the 1141110 S of the fol loWinq Niembei;l, whom, if hit nuitiuit succeeded, be should propeae to form the Committee : Alderman Wood. Ntr. Benuct, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Searle[[, The Attorney General, Mr. Wilberforce, Lord A Wimp, Lord Nugent. 'e Solicitor General, Mr. Ali,rc,lniiie, Mr. Courit.n.iy, Mr. N'ernon. Tbe question eras then pat, laraagen were ordered to withdraw, and a division taking place, ike numbers were, rot s,, 'wt.°. I IT Against it 128 M r , - Mr. BroJvanl. Mr. Baxton, Mr. Ithilimore, Mr. W. Wynn, Mr. Maclon4ll., Mr. Iluw.srat. I►l.ijority naive* Ministers 19 When the ininsbers rime ganotniced, a load cueering Lend was from thr Oepoaitioo. The ether Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the liouse adjeus tied. _ WEDNESDAY. Sri I. COFFIN presented 111{1101111 Petitions front Aifferent MIA'S ill Monnionthabire, praying, that Ito alteratiou might is►e place in the Duties on Coals and . Cutin 'Carried coast nef.e. 'the SPEAKER acquainted the MUM., that the Right Hon. D. U. Daly had nut entered into recegmaancesio pooecutv tue tianway Elecimu Petition ; iu ctsmeoeuee of whichlUt order fur the Committee on that Election wa., dt,chart,- Fl. Colonel PALMIER preienteti 114.4111 Bath agitnat the Insolvent Pelitot. , ' Act. LAW up the tabic. Mr. eIIAN I) presented a Petition horn 'Hite'linin Hartford. ahire,praying for a revision of the roof Law 6. Lail oil die table. BROGURN hrou2lit up the Repnrt of the linaliandry Horse. Rid ; and the Bill Ql'.t.• of dead to be re-committed un Tuesday next. Mr. WROTTBIII4Y pre‘neted Petitions .from Shrombire against a Daly on Coal to be italicised aad levied at the nom lb. Laid on The Mr. LtriwroN snid. be had obtained an 11mb-since from the Chancellor of the E.,.eliequer that be Ibtrl givea up all idea of such a tau ; but that 'tight lion. Gentleman -had given no assurance th,►t if some caller person should propose such atom, he would not give it his salmon ; and he (Nlr. L.) would but fail to start this subject until he got • decisive answer. The Petitions were .then ordered to be laid on thedable. and piloted. tiir %V. CRFAPIONY said, he had to move for papers, which would shrew al system of (rand and peculation to an ittereditale extent, committed by Inspectors, Collectors, Commissioners., dee of Assessed TAXC3 ; end the first doenment 'he should move for was the return of the surcharges on the Assessed Timm in the little parish of Whitstable it, Kent, and-the district of Sceenoaks. He tottered into aeconnts to *hem that the revenue bad been -robbed of from S to bOll. a year. lie knew that if the Chimes.floe of' the Exchequer had been allowed to consult hisowrt feelints, all these consplaintis would have b. en removed. His wish was to stop this aysildill of peculation ; and he flattered himself the Chancellor of fin Exchequer would assist him in cleansing the Aegean !tisane. He then moved fora variety of papers to prove theall eged frauds committed on the revenue, and vu the inhabitants of that ;dice. Ale. VAWITTART said, that if the Hon. Baronet had called on him, he would have found that there ..uuld have. been no occasion for titiA motion ; for, whateverfrauds were. committed might be prninpity. enquired into. Every i•• tot formation would he afforded, in order that the Hunoor• ,, ll 'Baronet would he enabled to bring the 'object before she House in the shortest way. He had himself directed an rut_ geiry Into this subject ; Red he hoped, in the MUM time, the House 'mold suspend its judgment. • Sir E. Kuractterm. said, that if those frands bad bee. committed he was for sitting there so the bottom; hot Ito hoped the Hon. Baronet would for the present withdraw Ai. ;notion. Sir W. CRFAPIC NY consented le 'withdraw his motion, oa an understanding that every eagairy would be made into the subject. Mr. IA SIIINGTON admitted that there had been enquiry ena.le, and an - order given to prosecute the Surveyor of the Sevenoisks district, ou a report of the C0U11110431004 1 1% of Taxes. Mr. TIERNEY hoped, Burt if the enquiry already made -should not be eativiactory to the Hon. Baronet, lie would yet lining the onhject before the Home, and that the Cliatiitellor of the Exclicipser would have no objection to a Committee to invesibtaSe the subject. After a few words from the Chancellor of the Exchettaite. the motion was withdrawn. Sir J. STR4Attt reported from the Brottun Bassett Llectio Committee, that Anil frail had declined coming tip to atten the Committee from i•ht Rue. being SO ye.trq of age. He the Meted, that .he he iii,.charcett, without payment of her fees which was ordered accordingly. Mr. Hume prceected a Petition from the Bergh of Turret.. in Scotland, complaining of the Borough GoVernineat is Scotland. Ordered to - be laid on the table. and to be printed.—Ade jearued. THURSDAY. There being two Election Committees to ballet fer—Barni staple and Beverley—the Gallery was nut opened till file o'clock. The defaulters of Friday last were called over; wheat Marinaduke Lawson, Esq. (not answering to his mune) was ordered to be taken into custody of the Serjeant at Arms—u proceeding that occasioned much langliter. %Vilna orrylney Long Pole Wellesley, Esq. Me being absent, was also ordered to he token into custody, The following were reported to constitute the Ilernstaplsc Election Committee Mansfield, Lord Clive , Marquis of Woreeiter, Bradill, Lord C. Bathurst, Thomas Percy. Tneroas Wood, T. Jones. J. Simpson. T. F. ligzson. T.F. ileathente. Compton, I IL. G. lientkAt. W. llolans. Sir It. WlLi•ii presented a Petition, numerously and re 61 ,,. ct ,d i ty signed, it emu S..utliwark, atz..iii.t the insolvent Debtors' het. They strontly objected to the ilill, as being of most injurious tendency,. espeeittly as it made uo diatine. lion between the hottest and dishonest Minot ; and they prayed, if it should be necessary to renew true Bill, nut pro' tarty inieldle protected tiara fraud and rapine. Petition ordered to be pointed.. Mr. W. Buntleit. protected a Petition Pont agricaltetrists for protecting duties on corn. Although be was disposei to ruler tbe fanners Al possiole support. lie could not ler. tik- to eianittenanee what they now prayed for. (lint.) Onto ed to IN. OTh the Sable. Sir J. 6fLAIIAM presented a Petition front Carlisle , cam plrildhe of the elate of pauperism, e:c. and playing a te%isios of the Peer I.ins. Old. red To be ',rioted. Mr. CILIA r tre presented a Petition from St. Peters,-Pair pi:1)1414 Itur r. toi.ar,pe:o of the window tax. Oidered to be Isitt on the table. Mr. Litcor presemed a Petition from Bewdley against aqs altet.ttotti to the Coal Duties. • The C.H.vics.u.ou of hue EXCHUQUER said, the Given. went cuum not pre, in a CUI 111,11 , mist thstiriet opinina At the saine'lime, he cottitt not toe ~try advantage thin would result frets discussion ut the ptosent 11114IMML 6.ll:wiag nitre declared to be the Beverley Meth)* C•maarte L. Dunass. .1. T. Thor; , Lord Slim', G. k. Pelham, J. Brown, P. et. John. G. L. llundis, C. litstolunum, Lord Borpard• Fer3ll*oll. -F. .kerly. R. t'Jwcr, M.trqub of Bletforcl, P. Moon). ' M. Wood. Irsr e e rc na nd:r r:f stc ate Ate; pa; -.)