The National Register. — London, England, 1819-05-16 00:00:00

OF LORDS. MONDAY. MAY 10. The Duke of Newt:are: pienented a PCti(iJt from tnst Netforel. against the lintnim Catholic Claims. The House udjounted. TY IrSDAY. MAY 11. A RUY TUNOT XI) A MIIRIS:"}:II.—The Matquis of Inne n:rent rae. in puretianen of melee, to nib I the intention cf the Lords vs the conduct of the American General Jackson, with ropect to the execution of !.rbittlitiot and Ambrrater. He owed i: to the character of the distinguished indivhbral at the bead of tine American Government. to :Winn, that lie believed the Go e et:lntent of America inespnble of any deliberate intention to int:mit au gores an outrage to the foclusgs of humanity.. The :snide Marquis pine:l4W to state the facts of the ease. lit sonsemsence of outrages committed by the Indians on the .•irenes of Georgia. r.nd rcpened quarrels between them and nine an bordtrers, General Jackson was ordered to carry the war intothe enuitry of the Seminoles. In April last yaw lie was welt - a the necessity of invading the ventral territory of Spain, on CA alleged motive that the. Seminoles might make tnetuselves t. renters ct that territory, to the injure of the United States. It •RSto a circumwtanmc,nincrwtl with that transaction to which It. forth.: attention of die House. Gen. Jackson committed set net of wennessiots by invading a neutral territory, but that act *4l rendered more übrioxious by his conduct after he got posses niun. Omen/ingest was takettpossetion of Last war in viol:Moo of ronitmlity, hut it would have been a great aggrava.ion of that art, if edvaritage had been taken by Lord C.atecart sith roman so die seizure, trial, and execution of persons. for crimes athiged to bast been tem witted anainat the Government of - Great Britain. General Jackson no sooner made himself master of fort St. nark, which was no matter of difficulty, than he pro ceeded to try and execute !Shish subjects, fur offences committed agniast die United Stites. Perhaps, with respect to Ambeister, there might be some difilmlty in saying General Jackson haj not the power to put him to death. That individual had been in arms against the United Soma, and was canteen-41 with the witeitantrl on by the Seminoles, but lie was not taken with arms ' in hat banda.and ahould not have been denied quarter. He was. however. led to trio'. sentenced. raid that sentence altered by Gomel Jackson to the pain of death. which wasonocated. He had :hos laid down a emit I principle new in Elie sit of war, which, if adopted, world open ad species a cruelty a si nguinary Gene ral cm&be daystaid to anantin and leads to acts renugnalit to neva" &Meg liesnanity. With regard to Arbuthnot, [lie Cabe - woe diairtnt. It was net found that lie was in arms; he was 'brine peaceably in I art St. Mark, under the Spanish Govern ment. The manse inipateni was eat of supply ins the Indians win. prouder and a mull quantity of lead. whici he had been in tic kabita vending as a trader. These individuels were tried. esod.nne 'Athol,/ was carat...ulna to (leash, the ether to an infa mous; anahment : General Jackson thought right to alter the rnent , ynnialsitent, and (ardor death, from which the. Court• srartitd had shrink.—The Marquis concluded bs moving an addicts to the Regent, for all communications hetinien the Bri %Wl Government and the United trams, relating to die proceed. itno the Aineriesen Army in ich.. ida, in Joni, and paraculiirly na•Me Wieland extortion of British aubjects. Lard 11ATHuasT declared t ha t Arbuthnot and .tribrister had amen Arai in, the situation of Agents known to the Iltitish eieternment. N.:it:tech:id Arbuthnot stood in the relation of a 4ritidnaterchasst. lfe was the agent of the Indians, and liable so the hostility which the mums were czposed to in shrove ser vice they were engaged. There could be but one opinion in linghind and the United Scutt. it. to die atrocity, at the came dine he called on the Muse to consider whether it win a cane in which room:lrian could be demanded. The Marquia of I.ANSDOW NE , ism explanation, stated the view be had - taken et' the qnestion was to *Riad an opportunity of she% big that the trananctsim was disavowed by the respective 4; ivernments. _ Ai.:: the Earl of I.lvcepocl had oddresetl the House on the the:LOW:II •as pot aril negativcd.—Aojournett. WEDNESDAY. Di AY 12. Seven,' Members from the Co:uroons brought t . m a number of pill. The only public one was, she Members idualiikation . _ . --- The Clergy aspenastion Bill. and the Chimney Sweepers' legulatioa B:11, west: t'icougit the Commiatea. A Deputadoo from the Commons brought up a Copy of the Itepoct leKie by the Committu o MC Commoe.s upon the AffAirk I,F th.! Bank. pursuant to a Ittcs4age from Cie I.OldS. Tia Mt:siman afro requested a Copy of the Report made by t-e Lords' Coomiiuse on Bank Attairs.—The House w'jeurned. TIfraSDAY, MAY 13. On the motion of the Earl of I iserpuol, the Report !of the Euiiiinibsiumrs uppoioted under the Act for Building Claire:lee vas arach.:ii to be piloted. The Clcr o 7 Dispauesiou Bill was read a third time and passed. AJ:murr,ed. FRIDAY. NAN 14. The Loup Mut/cu./mit intimated his intention to postpone the consideration or the mutts whiet suss' for Moutlay, in ca.,e pit queraon ritsctit.g Rowan Catholic Mattakits was brougl.t vender disme:on that day. The House adjounted to Mon Jay.. MOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. )[AT in. INACT.VEIrT TitUToll°.—Leal ALTIIOIII. gave notice, that en l'huraday. May to, be shmll move for leave to bring in a Hill tw alb:tl relit( to In.o4ent Debtors. B trts-rArt, RERNALL pretented a Petition from the Car oration of Barnstaple. stating. that the extension the right of vezing for that Borough nouhl only aggravate the mil, as lila el .olic.t franchise would be thrown ir.to the hands of root person. rc:•u would be aid more expo.ed to-acts of bribery, a.e.; and - trtOna that the House 'night not entertain ally =co mae %illicit it owed such ob.rt.t. Real, and ordered to be printed. 11r. :!: Tut przn.litttl A P.:titian !real NOTI iCII. 11 . 11011.11 Ly stpwards persons, putying fur an equalization of the c o al Durk.. And t ad( it 1 to lie on tht. table. LI A'l T. t).liT RETORM.--Net. W. Stn p - rented a cet , a'.n inhabinint Nurwich, for parlia mentary rt„hwnt. It purported to be .:gned by iudivief als who. nehber tlidectli or Muireetly were represented in Oat HOUSE. 'l%2:ere measures afileting their 1,1'6, fortunes, ntvl• characters. daily enortol. 'lhehon. dent...aid. that he did not know • !here tins any dome offensive :u zhe wmiling of tree • t. but.,;.hls Se did ha ute. that nnthing offensive wee, me4nt by t';,e The Petitiat was then-read, end laid upon She table. pt . ; itc..20:1 of the Committee of Sum iy cat tl.e 4-iny shnatm wa, pres....' ttL of the • Feeces about to be retain- Sir H. PARNELL oomphi:E.: ed: _ &9.ovo oleo for Euii.kb a 2.),(floo men for 'relit :Lt ; and I(`),Jllo.fin the Colones. The qua li onwu not w bat tit: country /gal heretofote kept up tit was %Me hey could-now beast to P.N.. 'lite bound to ,hew ti:at 5,b1, forest were 44tt -. lutely neeeustry, before sbe 13416g.C0U4.: liquiesce in stub a ICA .11.41aat pace t..at TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. so den4ern.is to public liberty. Could the country afford it, sod did the state cfLtatirs require it? For Whig was the state of Use revenue! The expentlitare was estimated at 63,000,0001.—thi ilcome at s4,ooo,ooul.—leaving a balance of 1e,n00,0001. mime vided for. The produce of the Sicking Fund the - year, however, would be About arphed to the public service? T.te flon. Me that Ministers should paygreater attendee of t.:c civil authorities in Ireland; the was eertieularly adapted to this serviix. tie Staff for Ireland as unneeentuily that our affairs would soon be brought receipts would equal the expenditure of Col. Davis coinelained of the extent meat; but contended that even if the pt be retained, there might still be a saving posed end, the redueuon of three regiments filling up of those which remained. If ie men in eneh regiment, there had been r ----wee or MI &IL and the breaking up of three regime:nes. then would real nd great seeing be produced. The same principle would have ap plied to the infantry; and the andieation of the pri nc iple .er both branches of the serf ice would produce a seeing in the cavalry of 30,,,e41.—ein the infantry of 90,010 L--total -120.0001.—whife the forcer would be really more effi.ieet. lie condemned the Junior iistablishtnent as invasive on the country useless expense. He admitted that the savings and reductions which he suggebted might :arrow the silvans uf some brave men and.tiffleers. whose H umes were already suflieiently narrow; but when they looked rotnual and saw the 'lister-ewe Ainnngst the manufacturing and working claim, every pusbible sating ought to be promoted. Ile acted from a sense oe duty alone, nom a comet:rat:on of the state of the country; and he tbeugle they were bound to produce all possible saving, even it it were not more then (Hear.) He concluded with moving an amendment on a resolution granting ees,;76l. tat abnineli of the navie:, Ciat I;e.ot/01. be granted instead. Land reertensTost defended the system on which the reduc tions had been made, contending, that - the pr.nent aerangenients secured better means of re.aueni wing our 1011:1116 in the event of a return of war. As to the saving, tipposing the proposed reduc tions were deemed adviscable, it would not amount to above 31,0001. itutea.l of lhl.uu il. and then. in the event of its being desired to increase the forces very considerably, the greatest in convenience would be found to exist. He 11mi:it:Used that the greatest saving which could be tdeeted by the emennted mode, would not be worth the sacrifice which most be made to etibet it; the cootie wile tnutt t i. lri.able,a i iiiconi ' , Axes telt at the commencement of the Lee. war had played. Inure would he great expenses in nisiit; r ens., and then they would for some time remain useit s. He trusted that the /I oube would not agree to the amendment, seeing that the pressor plan cuenbinett tie! grtite saving and Ofirier.cy with tile lust enema of ein. , - n7enting our fem., elioeild a new *u nnfoillniterly ledge meth augninitedon renititite. The noble Lord defended the junior establishment of the military, as of must useful tendency. Sir li. PARNELL explained. Mr. C. Grant, Mr. J. I'. Grant, and Mr. GolllllUrrl having mule some onaervations, theaniendinent was put and negatived, but without any division. and the original 1110(1011 agre.al to. The remaining revolutions were then put and agreed to, after some explanations front Cal. Davis, tee.; the gullery ice cleared for a division. bat none took place. SETTLEINUNT OF Tilt POOII.- , -Mr. S. BOURNE moved, that the report of the Pour Settlement Bill be taken into further consideration Gen. GASCOYNE 'not . %) that the fill be re-committed. Mr. NIILDMA I - , after a short . pause in which no one seemed inclined to sceond die motkin of the gallant General. ruse to sup port h. stating additional objections to the Bill. AI r. C. Pitri.Ltrs likewise objected to the propimxl change in the law of settlement. and :aid he would move that the report be takm into further consideration this day six months, provided the gallant General would consent to withdraw his snit ndrocat. Lord GRA"; viLL I: SOMERSETnusde a few observations. die purport of which could nix be beard, from the luw talc in which he spoke. Mr. FRANKLAWD LEWIS spoke at considerable length in favour oldie measure. _ Lord MILTON supported the bills he thought it was a consi der.ible improvement upon the old law. which was too compli eated to be useful. lie attributed the aucrnentation of tl.e poor to the anxiety to reduce the price of agrisultural laoour. The great mailufact wring towns were no doubt thwirous of getting rid of their poor who INJI spent exit lives in the workshops of Alanehester or isirminglitua. Mr. W. SUITIi. though originally a friend to the motion. felt it a duty he (rood to u very huge bo.ly of hi. con.tituents to oppos it. The e gallery was thca cleared for a division. The numbers For t!.c recommitment 62 I Again!t it 92..1 Majority 30. The question that the :nun ' be lead this day MY nitioths was than carlitd . Witildllt a division. Mr. Aklernrun H EYGATE presented a Petition from the town of Sudbury against the Roman Catholic claims. The ATTOUNEV-GFaILRAL gave notice, that on Thursdays ne .t he would move for leave to bring in a bill to present his INl . i,csty's subjects tram ensa;„tie,; in foreign vervios without his Majesty's Lccuse. The other oelerr.of the day were then di , poeetl of, and the home adjotuntd lit half-past 2. TUESDAY. MAY AGRICULTURAL LAZI3TOU presented a Petition f:yin 700 ocropiets Miami in Durlwai, ixmamtmening of the distressed state of Agri=lture, and praying that time House would appoint a Committee to enquire into time subject. The thin. Member deemed it his duty to present time Petition, a.ithough he tlitiired trom tlmcm i.i opinion. Laid on the table. I.lr. S. WORTLLY presented a ►imuilar lA:6i:on from liol deincss. AsSESSED TAXES.—Mr. S. WORTLEY presrnted Petitions from sundry Shopkeepers in different parts of the Kingdom, complaining of the hardship under which they labourer to asses oirg the Imam. Although the shop windows mightnut be Lc ins tate.. yet th - ; shop was taken as part of the house. anti the house aanCssed higher accordingly. IL . :,:ept some relief should be pto• mimed, he should bring torwArd the subject. (Hear). Mr. TREEMAYNE and land LASCELLES bore testimony the hurt'_,Lip of the anti -ammo complaMed of by the PetitiJners. Sir M. %V. 1. LEY as7:ed when the subject of the Asensed T4CICI would E.: Ifrouipt forwari ; if it were net%irsed won he should make a 'notion on the subj,ct. _ _ _ The Cu A2:CELLOTI Of 012 EXZtiEttUEIL replied. that he had hoped soon to brill the muter forret d ; but etlay had occurred so con-eluence of the Bank Report alt4o4.necessasily lag the other functions of Gorert.ment. Mr. WAITILOAAT terna:lrd that the whole subject re( tilted rcvi..ion. When a shop-t...v as found in V. it to ti".t imposed on servants ; and the hardship of tins was ve-y extens i ve l y felt. Mr. anittrETT thciugfit thzt lads under H ought to be exempted ; buttla exemption woulti be of the greaten u.e all over country. _ _ The Cti.slettion a the EulE/mum' ye?lied, Oat this Tsctiort was not t ,ry clay, although it was wormy of (La itlcr. atop. in cede; to Waft thole= ontotsiplOyMellt of hays ; but lithe age ail* wan sated. after t age boys would h e likely to be thrown upon - the workt.—Petition read and ortisred to be printed. that -*nnight be that he ce:.. ordered the -.0 Finish Howe had Report moved for riir in certain ewes of briber? Lt Grampous4. Ile thought the House was bound to do all in it: power to correct those dunes which crept into the exercise of the elective Franchise; and as Members were sometimes expelled that House in controspsence of sentenon.iat law, he did not we what ob e jection there could be to this motion. The proceeding:. at the Election had partially come to his knowledge. Mr. Teed, a candidate, produced a list of 36 out of the 60 Electors w h o h a l bargained for their votes t and be insisted on the Bribery Oath being taken. winch so outraged the virtuous Electors tit' Cram pound. that they insulted the man in the streets who dared to propose it. The Noble Lord then detailed the proceedingson the trials azonst Sir M. Lopez and several Electors, all of whom were found guihy, the Judge bating observed that such prac titio against the Constitution were most pernicious. Such men as M. lopes were most dan g erous enenues of the Constitution. he had . gee shout buying the Electors in Boroughs—in Devon shire, Cornwall, ese---every where he was found carrying on un extensive plan of eninpaigit against the Constitution, }hear,). and such men with their lour or five totes might be too accept able when proem' in that House. There were two courses that might be pussued—first, to. direct the AttorneyAitneral to pray the judgment of the C..iirt against the cotteic:ett ; secondly, to enquire into the state of the Borough. The latter course 1•0 thought was the preferable one. He concluded with moving A,: the cousictions of Sir M. Lo i xia, &e. at the lest D.:rood:ire Aw.ixes. Mr. S. Bonnie, thr Attorney-General, M. Scarfett. and Mr %it)tiu. matte some retuorks, m4;4;4'1114 the motion, but thougi.t extrave would du. Lord.-- USSEILL eventually amended his 'motion for extracts illuseratiee uf die charges stud cutoriaion., in M itch twat it v agreed so. The ettAxec Lam( of du, cur.QuEt obtained Iva; e t bring in a bill to apply the profit, ut the 'Tellesibip resigned u / Loin Canalin t the etiblic set Mr. J. e. Gotol's ii.otion 14r CorresponCence of Metll:.l anon. anci.ciallef Purrs regonling tne Optbs Establi,ol - anisat, Iv 4L4 ncgativoo, once. vindication of Sir Adams, by Lead l'..!rierston...Adjouzned. WLDNi.SDAY. AI.IY 12. TunNrit:E Exenst.Troxtr.—On the motion to agree with the It, port of u Turnpike Read Bill. Mr. Cunwr:g protested against the dame which pmpn et! aat nnly to ,x.”l:pt vm 4 arfisges of tit: Royal Family. but diet" naggcns, &C. ; and nativist as ua Atuendment, tint: it be -- - ' Amdahl:en: agreed to. On a similsr Lid: coining forrarti, Mr. CL'InVF.S gave notise, that he thottlil resist every Bill which contained to exceptionable a clause as the one whith Lc h..d pointed out. lie thought that it was not consistent with Mc principles of the Constitution, or those of Justice, to introdure such a clause ; and he OA:re:lire hoped that parties interests: such Bilia would attend to the notice he thus gave them. Tni, 818 was also ordered to be re-committed. Mr. All. WOOO brought in a Bill to enewnrr.ge the emply me.tt of time Poor, by ptuointiag Partnerships in Vishertes in tie North of Ireland. Read a fabt time, and ordered to be read a secor.d time. May 17. SINKING/ I - I.7ND GRENFELL'S mot:on was nailed on, when a conversation took pLice. whether it, or the examination of the Pcnryn witnesses, should have precedence, there being some undemanding, without the consent of Mr. G. that Lie taastatinsuon of the witnesses should hare precedence. Mr. H. Suscw En m.wed that the. House resolve itself into a Cornuittee on the Pcnryn B'IL Mr. Gatlin:Lk contended for hia right, and traintainod that he ought to have a prece.leisce, a right is which he was suppormd by the Speaker. Lord CASTLEAE.AOII admitted the right of the lion. Nierr.!:er, but ironed that he would give say in (mita to prevent the keeping or tarmacs in town during any unuceetsary length of tine. Mr. GoExrti.t. agreed to rostpone his motion, to bring it on to-ruo:ro... evening, should Wilt iwn.iit if wit he could bring forward the subject on Eriday.--Oleer.) Sir C. Lk it tiasa. moved that tile House resolve itself into a. Committee on the Penult Bribery dill. After ohservations from Mn Barham, &c. the House in the Committee on the Bill proceeded to f4111171i , 1C witneabc6. A perAin named Joy. was latiklairbCti at Vlik)llS length, particularly respecting the issuing of certain On the motion of Chitties Ituncll, the evidence was order( to be laid before .he /Louie. It was brooglit up and coderetl• to be printed. Mr. GIieNFLLL said that be weu4l. on Thursday bring forward a motion reordisig the Sinking The mit.r orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House aujiazioed at ladtpiuit It o'clock. ag Fuod for the current bir. S. Woiensy gave notice, that en Friday sennighi 07‘X801. ; but tract it to -should more, that this subject be taken into consider a ti on . m. Mesabi:: resgpimofd CostrrornetcEns.—Mr. LYTTLETOS gave notice the aticn to wee Ern 410Uld move for a Committee on the 4:411 Gao. 111. eh. so, : yemian a mg jpeiting tittiltili z o:Ccinstyagoers. &c. Me Returns the of Anomie:a, Ste. were then of tli extravagant. it al teklaid to that state in which tho PAM CLEues' . Bat s ..—Mr. C. WYN ■ . presented the ,ountry, ' • against the Fa it of the mthtiO7 - • ' • . •r t•!" , t c t cif she How e potent numbs= were to op been complied with. ng d teo.oool. lie pro. Mr. Alderman Wooo•ra44, that I. tronsequoste of the Re owed tatithy t and the be should withdraw the Silt Miled d ,eouring SO Gitosirousu itt.sc.Ttosr.—Lord J. RUSSELL moved s a pqatdea of In ate ? the convictions. of the Court *flaw in certain cases of bribm T 111.: IiSDAY. 71 AY 13. RIBBON Tonnr.—Mr. P. I%loolle. presented a Petition fr,,m the Ctein.t.ition ut Covuntry , onnitlaining of the dibtrtbses to which din Ribbon \ Weavers A I.r. sv that thrtoientil to involve the trade in one gc:n.rsi ruin, taxi which had row cer• tiitued lirr note than tour years. . —items, ordered w lie ea the table. ldr. I'. Moons moved.for leave to introduce a Bill to relieve the ribbon. weavers They had, now fur years. sustained the remise calamities; and the evil was, the want of those regula tions which mooch:al the weavers of Spittillields. lie called on the Leheialature to entvrce the keeping of aArocinent, when they were naive made; that would give the protection thatwastequired. Without iota:nt . 's...nee the ribbon weavers must starve..-3nd one flaction of a farthing would afford the desired relief, and rexcue the City of Coventry from the severest burdens. When the rulot that existed till Ihi.s were broken throug:i. didres• ensued. and the poor rates were deluged; arid it an .he opinion of the master manufacturers that the rettotetions embodied in the proposed Bill would afford the desired relic:. He concluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the trade of silk weavers in Great Britain. Atter uninterestinz, debate the motion was withdniwitz SINKING FI:ND.-31r..P. GAENrELL.thea broiled forenAl his motion for raring ro the blie the:senefltoftLe apphadien of t4e binkitl.Fund to. any ',eau tat might ba raiscd iu the AfAY I 0 154