The National Register. — London, England, 1819-06-21 00:00:00

. 194 WEDNESDAY. J l'S E HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY JUNE 14. k 20npirtat iJarliaintnt. —ono— HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDVI, JLNE I I. Boy at. /14R14T.—Tile Royal Assent was given hy Com inuotion to the American Outstation Bill— lie Members Qualification Bill—the It WI Fever Hospital 11.11—and the Benefices Dispensation Bill.—The C tttttt %%ere the Martinis ut WincLester, the Earl of shaftesbut y, and the Lord Chancellor. AOWICIII.TUR DI%TREII3,-9he Earl of At.nr:mattLE presented • Petition from the Farmers and Landholders of Norfolk, prayiun I chit smiler Agricultural Distresses. The Petitioners particularly stated, that alteration in the t:orn I.aas would afford relief. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. NI 4R WI 4G E ACT; Peliliol34 Mere presented by the Mar quis of LRlollo44ne f Falmouth, Lincoln, Newport, Isle of Wield, Manchester, Maidstone, and other places, signed by Disseoters, praying relief altdiust the meet ut the Mintage, Act. The saute sea read and laid on the table. Lord KENYON rose on the order of the day for going into a Committee on liar Cot ton !splint( rs Regulation 14111. Sesctal iilltellllllll4ll4 proposed by Lord Kenyon wete agreed to. Thy Rill having pus , ed through the C 'tern, was ordered to be 'epos led on Wetlise.ddy.—The House adjourned. TVEST)IX. J 1 'NE 15. GOLD ANln Sll.rex CC/IN.—The Earl of LAUDEADAI.r moved that the Judges be summoned to answer the two following questi..n>.:— First, Whether the Silver Coin. when diminished in weight to the extent of 12 1 er cent. could be by law a legal tender by tale, for any stint tinder 'Jo!. between 1:74 and i;!: The second question relates to the proportional value of Gold and Silver, as tatabllstied by the Stith of the King. FNANIIF: WORKENS . BILL.—The Duke of RUTLAND gave notice, that he should move the second reading of the Frame. work Knitter.' Bill ru Tuesday. The Bill was made for the relief of a distrtaised class of pervons, and as little delay as possible ought to occur. The Noble Duke withdrew his notice for the second reading on Tuesday, with the intention of fixing a more convenient day. Tile Earl of Lies:lll , cm. moved the first reading of the Loan Bill, and gave notice, that he *tna move the atisind reading on Friday. B taNSTACEE WITNEia 1111. L.—The Marquis of LANs - rwisa bromtlit in a BtII. the object of which is, to retinue all doubts riziacttng the liability of unties:se. to be pretested for any share they may have had in bribery arising in proof out of ;heir own depositions. Cot TUX FACTONIES BILL—Me Cotton Factories Bill was 'p T orted. he Earl of LIVEREOOI. stated, that the Bill limited the labour of the children to eleven looms daily. Ile had no objec. Con to amend that part of the Bill, and invert twelve hours, provided the children were uniformly allowid an hour for dinner, which in many instances they did not obtain. lithe Douse saw any other verbal amendments, the saute might be made by re committing the Bill. lie accordingly moved the Bill be rowan, knitted on Friday.—The motion was agreed to. Adjourned. FRIDAY, JUNE 18. . The Earl of IdieEttroob moved the second reading of the Loan Hill and ob. Teed, that he an Wednesday moved the sus pension of the Standing Orders for the purpose of passing this measure, and he trusted the House would readily consent to puss it through all the star •s. lie had but one observation to make. namely. that he believed the system of finance and expenditure adopted by the country, would render any farther Loans during the continuance of peace unnecessary, except that which related to the three millions communicated by a Committee of the kiouse. lie congratulated the House and the Country upon that circumstance, troin which, among many advantages, they ought hook to the downfall of a system of stock jobbing which arose up..n cometoplation of a contract for Luaus. The hill was mitt a second time. WAGER 01' i l l VI I'LE BILL—The Lord CHANCELLOR rose to nixie this llill be committed. The Noble and Learned Lord, in a moat able and luminous display of legal knowledge, pointed out the *timidity of the ancient law of appeal and wager ot battle, and concludeti by declaring, th..t, enlightened as their Lordships were, they could rot suer the inconsistency founded in the law, at it stood ul•on :his subject, Linger to disgrace the statute Look. The Bill.p.i.sed through the Committee, and to be reported on Monday. The Cotton Factories Bill was re-committed, and after a few amendments (agreed to on Wedlne►day last) had been made, the Bill was ordered to be reported on Monday.—Adjourned to Monday. NEW MALTpresented from Grantham. against any additional duty being itapoard on Malt. Read and ordered to Ee on the table. . _ ..... _ A Petition was presented from Nisltsiers at Nottingham, graying that there ought be no adOitional duty on Malt, as far as regattled the stocks in hand. CA Lv Eirr said, that the case of the maltsters ought to be more attended to. They h.ttl begun buying at 775. and left off I.•:yirg at 425.; they could not realize the price which had been it - o et: for barley; and he therefore tru.,u,d that their statemems could be attended to by the Chancellor of the Lschequer. Petition read and onlercel toll:: on the table. CONTAGIOPS FEY J. JACKSON presented the report of the Committee appointed to enquire whether there was my thing like contagion bel.:ng , og to the plague. 6:c.; the Hon. Member uhtercing, that a kreut laxly ut the evidence negatived the idea that the plague was contagious. (life witness said that tie plague could not be intnximed iind England, ever) it •reward were to be offered fur it; and there a.. so much testimony wtin,t the opinion oftsintagion, 11.!truste t that by nest Session f .rtitest measures would be sa:optcti legleuing Moe laws don the principle that Me piagtie wk. contagious. .'. Cor•r•iri protested aw-inst any alteration of thc Quaran swa. lie Moog:it tie proof that the plague WZ.D not cons • was very defectsve ; that fact. in this country in ifal.S, more btron*ly to prove that the plague was. contagious . ; .r if it were cleaned to keep down esel.opMation, that they •: thing to do but to inc:otitxe the pligue —ll. t read and • Ito be ptted, ' Gout a presented a Peltion from farmers, maltsters, dm. ,•vich Markets against the proposed duty on malt . -Read ,:etzd to be pi ii to:. !'i tition was pies, I.leil from persons at Dewsbury, York. r• • ter : of the N'smrhtee Arr. •.t . I nr PRIVILLGr.-.-IWT. CANNING complained of a !- of . which had a:petard in a report of the debates TAr times newspaper. He mit! that no man or• ready than himself to admit the utility of letting the , I connivance Or otherwise, what passed in that .e thoo s ia the mode by which dud intotiustion arts 'lot most prefeiable. as the House there.)y kept in their hand* the meiwi of more ettictually oz.'. motives ing on instances of gross abuse. During the 93 years that ht: ii.sa Let:. in l'azliainent, he had occasion to complain of TIIkVA I NIRAL REGI I. ‘ ‘" 34 ~: ~ JUNE 21 had been excited in the /louse by the discussion %hit h daitilly arisen, he should suggest to the bon. gen,. Gil propriety of deferring it till to-morrow. The CHANCELLOR 0( the RECHTLAIIER replied that he had not been able to institute sufficient • , s; that every atten tion Mmild he raid to the ease; and that the eNorriple a former institncirs whet,: a similar duty was to be topostal, would be followed. CAECA ArT said he o;otdd certainly take the sense of the House on the Malt Ittil, tate) t the C.aticellor of the Ilt.cliupter would consent to make 501ILC coustacrable ahatenants to the Malt ster for the stocks in band I tear !t—The Hill was mad a secoLd time, and onlert d to tic rosontittcd on Friday nt a t. The Lottery Bill runt t►trough a CoolinittcO.—Rrport to-tilor- I.ICENSIWG SVRTEII.—The House vent into n Committee on the Publicans' LicerhinF UM. (Ai the motion of Mr. Ban at:TT. It was the recommitment of the Bill. Various new clauses and amendments were proposed and agreed to. Mr. ESTCOURT objected to that clause, which declared that persons having licenses withheld mi,;lit appeal to Quaver So. broils, on giviul• live days notice. Ile moved to have so much a the chime left out as of cud the country. line:anti OF PRIVILEOF.—OIi the motion of Mr. WyNN, Churlcs 8.11. Printer of the Times, was placed at the Bar. Ile wad he was the Printer; the Editor and Conductor was Mr. Barnes ; and he named the writer of the Report. He did not attend the Office late ; hut he had examined the copy which went to the printers, clip hy siip. The explanation in Monday's paper was written. he believed, by • Mr. Barnes. He handed in the slips; they were not in short hand ; lie could not tell whether the transcript was trout short hand notes or nnemoranduuts.—• Witness withdrew. 1 The SrEax said he had received a letter from the Re porter, stating that he was in attendance. The Reporter was then called, and stated himself to be the author of the Report in question. taken under the inconveulenet. of a crowded gallery. It.. 11a added, that not having heard the sentence pertxtly, he aiTlitd to a stranger near him ; sad from what that individual said he was induced to write the Report now complained of. He had no intention to misrepresent; but 3S Mr. Hume alluded to a smile on the Ministerial Bench, he deemed the Report to be cot rect.-IWitness withdrew.] Mr. W Yew N inured as a resolution, that the mis-statement was a scandalous misrepresentation of the debates of that House, a calumnious libel An ore of its Members, and an aggravated breach of its privileges. After some remarks against this Resolution, it was agreed to. Mr. WYNN then moved, that the Reporter be committed to Ncwgate. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said, the don. gent. (Mr. Wynn) seemed to think, that the Reporter himself might prefer being committed to Newgate to being taken into custody by the Ser. geant-at-A rms. Now, he knew the young gentleman personally, and also knew something of his family • sod lie could assure the house that he was a pemon of respectable connexions, of good education, and of excellent behaviour. There could, thetefore, be no doubt that to the gentleman himself the punishment of being taken into the custody of the Sergeant-at-arms would be preferable to the degradation of being committed to Newbate. Mr. WILLIAMS (we believe) said, that in explanation of the mhnepresentation which had given rise to the present proceedings, he thought himself bound to state, that on the evening of the debate lie had sat behind the hon. member for Aberdeen (Mr. Hume), and that he had a distinct recollection of time following expi ts; ion :—•• The right hon , genth man, and the hun. gentle men around him, may smile.' Soon after there certainly were several cheers, although, no doubt, a few sentences inter vened, which were lost in the gallery. Mr. W. Vyww agreed to alter lie , motion in the manner sug gested, and expressed his hope that this case would operate as a sufficient caution in future. The motion that the RepnKer. having confessed himself to be the author of said paper, be taken into custody by the Sergeant at-arms for said (Aimee, was then put, and unanimously speed to. Mr. BENNETT said, it was a clause era:con:4 to the protection of the species of property in boroughs, as well as to protect Pub. licans against Brewers. The Hon. Member they expressed his surprise that the Corporation of Exeter shoukl have petitioned against this Bill, but as this Bill went to correct an abuse affect. tug Brewer Nlagistnues, such opposition might erase to excite asteiiishitiertt. (Ist oldie Corporation, who were eight in num. ber, was a Brewer, and he bad procured a licence to a house which via: next dour to a public house. In Beading, Dover. fort-mouth, &c. about 7 out of every 14 public houses belonged to brewers, or Brewer Magistrates. and it was his desire to destroy that influence which they by such means i.ussessed, feeling coo vinced that otherwise there could be no security for the publi. cans property. Mr. Cat VERT thought the clause ought to be altered as de sired; in the event of such alteration, he should not object w tie Bill. The House divided. The ambers were fur Mr. Esteourt's mot ior—A yes t i 4 —Noes 76--The clause was therefore lost. (in the cause requiring that Magistrates should give their reasons in writing lire refusal of Liuinses, Mr. Alderman Woon said, he did not see what objection there could be to such regulation. The remaining clauses in the ',tinted Bill were then agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. PRIVILEGEs OF THE 1101.1. E.---The STEAKER insinuated that a stranger, who had been holding forth a paper to view in front of the gallery, and who. upon being ordered to withdraw it, h cl used insulting language, was taken into die custody of the Sergeant at Arms, agreeably to the standing orders el the Hem c. Was it the pleasure or the House that the niessengeishould he called in, and the House should then take what course they might think pro' er The individual was called to the bar of the HOUR, heard in extenuation, reprimanded by the Speaker, and ordered to be dis charged on the payment of his fees. Mr. Wv xN was sorry, after the manner in which the time of the House had been lately consumed, to he obliged to call the attention of the lion Members to another breach of their privi leges. (Loud cries of Hear. ) The Hon. Member then read an extract from die letter, which accused Sir James Macintosh of nconsiitei.ey in his political conduct. and of having acted the part of a sycophant to Buonaparte m the year Ihtt3. It also said that if the reports in the newspapers were to be believed, the false and Oa:necks: accusation which Sir James Macintosh had brought against his Majesty's ministers bad been heard with cheers, thunders of applawie, Oct:. by the members of that House. The hon. gent. ' after he had read the paragraphs of *low we have given the above abstract. said, that if such observations were allowed to be given to the world with impunity, the daily press would soon become the neuter of parliament. TM paper which contained the Liter in question declared the printer's name to be A. Mitchell. Mr. WYNN then moved that A. Mitchell, the printer of the paper, should be tinkled to attend at the bar of the 11011 it. to morrow. Sir .1. MaciNTOSII looked upon this attack, as he trust. d t hat he should upon all others which acre preferred against hint on similar authonty, with the most perfect indifference. As far as related to hilitsiil, he hoped never to see his name joined with any question of privilege. With nape t to the truth of the charge which had been (nought against him, lie must say that the in vidual, who had invented it, had betrayed the grossest ignormice of his conduct. At the time he (the writer of the 'cutter) had represented him (Sir .1. Mueinnsh) as play in g the p an of BPI' phr,nt to Beionsparte, he was administering justice in the Last Indies. ( Hear.) Lord CASTLEREAGH Baia, that as some delve!. of earn' S'r2l --- ' The neves. charactir, misrepresentation only once; and that waa also of . The present case WM of so grow, and so malignant a that he thought it was impossible to say it was the result of mis take. AV11)1,4 absent front the Mitre shout two hours on Tues day, Mr. llume spoke • and part of the report of that speech in Tire Ti net on Wednesday was to this effect: After observing that some remark of Mr. H.'4 w. sreceited with some laughter from. the Paper reported Mr. Ilufie to have stated—•• Ministers might laugh. Let then look at the other side of the picture. Let then. survey the injury uf the isior at Carlisle and elsewhere ; and then he thought there would be but one H. 'hi Honourable Gentleman (Mr, Canning) who would indulge in a smile of selt . - congratulation, an individual who habitually turned into ridicule the suill•ritigs of his unhappy tellow•crcatures, and who had been stile to place hillladt . so far above thetn.—( Conlin:ay/ cheers.") This constituted the breach of priviltv of which he complained ; and having ascertained that Mr. Home Lad not used the words imputed to him, nor any thing like them, he deemed it right to complain to the House. Tne libel was most infamous, us the wretch" had made the misrepiesenurtion a cover for slander; and if such slander were not to be checked, what would be the consequences? To appeal to the law would be absolutely nothing, as he might have been convicted of libel without ascertaining whether the voids had been really used. If the Hon, Member had not explicitly answered that the words were not his, declining to be accountable fur Newspaper reports, he (Mr. C.) would have been left without any other remedy than that extremity which lie would not name in that House. Thus would the meanest scrib bler that ever disgraced the press, have it in his power. if tire evil were not checks d. to reduce two most honourable men to painful extremities. It the dignity of their debates were to be mitt saltier' ; if there were to he security for the correctoess with which their proceedings were to be communicated to the Public. they would know what course was best to be adopted. He laid his complaint before the House. declining, as ire ass personally concerned, giving an opinion as to what ought to he done • but it was right to add. that in The Timer of that day ( Mond ay) there was an acknowledgment of a considerable error, and a statement a what really was said by Mr. Hume. Ii deemed it son., Cting more than a considerable error ; it was the introduction du whole nentence, a complete scene. The Clerk having read the mai:lced passages in the Papers, Mr. Hunt: stated. that he had not indulged in the personali des ascribed to him ; that he had said nothing in anger ; and that he had no hesitation in stating the Re) oil to be a gross misrepre sentation. He had held communications with the Editor, who had expressed his regrets at the error—had offered to wait on hint (Mr. H.) as well as Mr. Canning to explain all the ein:unistauces—and had expressed readiness to produce the Reporter to spew that the error had not proceeded front any iniproper motive:. He, however. had declined the interview, hut had sent the correction of his speech which had been publiohe,!. Mr. I.I•SHINGTONT thought none could believe that the mis representation had originated in design; adding that the same paper hail misrepresented him, in the case of Captain Hanchett. Mr. C. WYNN arrived, that C. Bell, die printer, be ordered to attend the Bar to-morrow. After some remarks from Mr. Littleton. Mr. Wynn, Lord Castlereagh, &c. as vi the mode of proceeding, Mr. Ititot:uttAat admitted the breach of privilege, but ap pealed to the House and the Right Hon. Gent. (Mr. Canning), whether, after such ample notice had been taken of the offence, it would not be better to proceed no further •ith this ease. If they proceeded, other cares must be noticed; for other Ntwspapers, in their •t comments" as well as in thtir reports, had been guilty of what must be deemed breach of privilege; and might they not also be noticed. _ . . . Mr. CANNING again declined expressing any opinion, as he was personally concerned. Mr. J. R. WARD thought they were bound to notice this case. except they wished to nii,e a power greater than thernselve,....a power that would subject the honour of the Members of that House to its own mercy and controul. Motion then agreed to. and Mr. C. Bell ordered to attend. Casil PAYMENTS.—ML PEEL moved the third reading of the Bank of England cash payments bill. The bill was read a third time ; on the question that it do pass. Mr. MANNING proposed a clause, " that iii order the better to enable tie said governor and company of the Bank of England to provide for the payment of their outstanding notes in bullion of a standard fineness. 6:c. and ultimately in cash, there shun be repaid to them out of the surplus of the consolidated fund, or from other sources, 5,000,0001. ; the saute to be paid in monthly instalments of stor,oool. each, coniniencing on the !stir day of July next, and so afterwards, on the 15th day of every following month, until the 15th of April, IN2O, inclusive." Lord CasTr.r. REAGH intimated his wish, that the hon. gent. would defer his clause till his right hum frienti who *NS then unavoidably absent in the discharge of his pr ofessional duties, should return. It was his wish to allow the orders of the day precedence. Mr. E Luce said, that the clause he meant to propose was to this effect—that when the Bank should be called on to pay their notes, on the Ist of May, 1821. in burs of bullion at 31. 17s. lt , 4d. per ounce, they should have the option of paying such notes ei ther in such bars or in the legal toin of the realm. Mr. ELLIOE'a clause, relative to the payments in coin or bul lion, was then read a first and 2d time, and added to the bill by way of rider. Mr. MANNING proceeded to move his clause, for the repay ment to the Bunk 015,000,0001. between the 13th of July next and the 1 5 5th of April, 1820, in monthly instalments. The latter period, he observed, was two months and a half beyond that at present limited. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped, that the Hun. Gent. would withdraw his clause. The clause was withdrawn. The bill a as and then passed. LOAN BILL.—On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the House went into a cemmittce, and the report was ordered to be read to morrow. EXCISE DUTIES BILL.-The CHANCELLOR of the FXCHE• QUER brought up a Bill for grunting certain additional duties on tobacco, coffee, &c. The Bid war read a first time and ordered to be read a bccond time to-morrow. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of the Customs' Duties Bill. Mr. BI.ot•GHAM suggested to the flight lion. Gent. the propriety of not pressing the second reading of the Bill at that izte hour. he( lIANCFLI.OII of the EXCIIF.CIVER replied, that it was only the skeleton of a Bill. The blanks were yet to be filled up, and if the bill were read a second time that night he would nut bring on the Committee before Friday. Ur. Hi- six hoed the Right lion. Gent. would take into consideration the Omit on hemp, which were oppressive. Tlie Bill wit% then read a second time, and ordered to be com mittAl on Fr:day. The l.overy Bill was read a second time, anti ordered to be committed imutorrow. The other milers of the day were then di:Tolled of, and the House adjourned at a quarter pest one o'clock. I'ULSDAY. JUTE 15. The Report of the Coaniiillwak: brought up and agreed to. Mr. Serwant o:4sLow gave notice, that on Wednesday. the 211, he should move for leave to tiling in a 8.11 to amend the Laws respecting the adni'v.ion of Attorneys to practise in the Courts of Law. llsr.T DUTY.—Mr. BaAND ask,al whether the new Duty en Malt would he rectived by imt:.imenti on the stoats in hand, and regarding the extent to which ere duty would extend ou the 'aid bucks