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\ ,a a. blp 4. \ • NATIONAL iii,Grona 114 • 20uptriat Parhanunt. lIOUSF. OF LORDS. BlDwhits *yen &Oast Petitions were presented ageinst the Insolvent Debtors' Aet. REPORT Or TRZ nArt CnwatiTTvE.—The Earl of Ilan sower, as Chairman of the Secret Coinmittee appointed to en- quire into the state of the Bunk, presented the report of the Conimittee, and moved it be read. The Clerk at the table accordingly read it to the House : The Lord's Committee stated in substance, that having , been appoint ed to enquire into the state of the Bank, with a new to the expe diency of returning to cash payments at the time fixed by law, and other matters, they had proceeded on the said investigation. In ilia prosecution of the enquiry the attention of the Committee was drawn to the circumstance of the obligation which the Bank was under to pay cash fur specific notes issued anterior to 1817. The effect of such payments has occasioned a deficiency in the treasure which the Bank ought to accumulate, in order to meet general payment when the restriction may be taken off. •"Phe Committee hope the House will allow then, to abstain from a statement of particulars until they shall be able to make a full report as to their opinion respecting the day it may be advisable for Parliament to fix upon, for die return to cash paynients.—The Committee are distinctly of opinion, that partial payments in cash tether delay than accelerate a return to general payments in cash, and they recommend that all partial payments be supprea red fur such tune as Parliament shall name." —.—..—..... The - Earl of Hanaowitr. alter the Report had been read. nester !, that it was the intention of his Majesty's Governmaet. in pursuance of the above recommendation, to propoae a measure to their Lordships. and as it was desirable that no dine should be lor in passing the same, he should move to-nnwrow to diapense with the Standing Onkea , which require Balls to go th r ough the usual stages. The Nolte Earl then moved, s' That this house to.morrow take into consideration the Standing Orders St and Ina." Earl Gait a:reseed his surprise at the statement just made by t e Noble Earl. who called on the House ter dispense with t wir most valuable Orders without assigning a reason. lie did n It know what course to take under the unexpected nattier of the communication . • so unexpected. that it deprived him of the calm deliberation and judgment of the House. After the statements of his M 'jetty's Ministers upon the measures which the Bank had taken, he did not expect to hear that its small advances were more likely to retard than advance several payments in cash. It appeared to the Noble Earl necessary that some explanation might have been given to enable the House to come to a proper consitle ratio° of the question to-morrow. He called th• auention of the Lords to the time elapsed since the first suspension of Bank Payment in each. The original plea was necessity. and it was at last arranged that the suspension should conclude in six months. Is was then continued for one and two years. and at last the Noble Lords on the opposite side of the House thought if that time was gives the Bank would be able to return to the metalic circulation of the country. When the state of the affairs of the Bank could be disguised no longer, and they were led to believe enquiry would give to Parliament and the country a general view, which would restore public confidence which all the pros. rents' of a commercial nation must y. they discovered that Bank bad conducted their affairs with folly. In what situa tion were they placed ? On the face of the Report it appeared, not withstanding the boast of the rhancidlor of the Exchequer and the Noble I .ords in the Government, that the Bank had acted with folly. fraud. ignorture, or deceit. Were his Majesty's Mi nisters struck with blindness, that they could not see and under a!and the affairs of dui Rank, or was it to deceive Parliament and Vie Public. that they were told the partial payments of the Bank um proof of their prosperity and general ability to return to cub payments. It was ignorance or fraud if the Bank could not pay the notes of 1817, which they voluntarily contracted to pay. Ile entered his protest against the novelty introduced by the Noble Earl. It was novel, and differed from the precedent of 1797. With all his respect Mr several Members of the Commit. tee from which the Report came. it was impossible to give tip his duty in consideration fur any man. lie he it to be inconsistent in the Committee to enable Ministers to ask for a law which should release them from responsibility respecting the continu ance of restriction. The Committee had lent themselves impro perly to the %leers of Ministen, who seemed io be interposing with Parliament between themselves and their rerfponsibdity, intro (teeing a new principle of practice which might lead to cense m.enots more dangerous than any thing they could expect. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, after what had Wien from t‘.e Noble Lot*, he would not avoid stating a fact. He. as one of the Secret Committee, had not concurred in the Report. The Noble Earl added, thadie expressed his dineut from the Report, sad gave it his strong opposition. • Lord lima-awn considered die proceeding adopted by the Noble Lord irregular in point of form. lie did not wish to speak on the merits of the measure to be introduced, because it was im possible to know what it would be; but he was ready to contend ilia was not as instance in which the Standing Orders of the House emith be dispensed with. It was said the Bank had not acted ichely, iniamtracting to pay their notes in ;as. If it was al, ir. *lane hands were they again to trust the safety of the pub ic creditor? In the hands Mule flank, which had either acted ith folly or fraud. On the whole he could not. as a Member of Parliament• concur in the measure then proposed to the 110tele. ':lnc Noble Earl had no right to come to Parliament and call on e•C111 to enact laws, when they did not know the principle. The Earl of Liven root. supportsal the motion. Earl GREY moved an adjournment. The question was put:—Earl Grey's motion for adjournment was negatived without a diviaion, and the original motion ear- 'i he Lortis, on the motion of the F.ral of Il arrow by, were then •_alitioned for to-morrow, und the Illow-e atljourna TUESDAY, APRI r RING IiESTBICTIO - ;1411,1:Li;. i'ettl. and other Nfembers f the nnimons, brought up the Hill to suspend partial issues is: specie by the Governor and Company of the Bank. Sir Mar t n Foulkes and others. also brought up two l'rivate Bills. '1 he Earl of 14.114KOWIAY row, pursuant to the Onier of the lay, tor taking into consideration the St.inding Orders which re t, lin: Wale to pass through the regular and onus! at.yes. The i,otion was put and carried. the Standing Ottlrrs are StsiwuxYl and the Bill passed through all the singes sub silesitto (in the motion at . tlme Earl el Liverpool a AlesaLwe sent to l'unimons to inform them, that the Bill had been agreed to I idiom untmilottin in the HOUW of 1..01 , 15. _ _ Preparation was then made to give it the Royal Assent. The I on! Chaim...llot left the Wools4ck to put on hi Parliamentary Robes, at, one of the lards Ctyromissioncru. Sonic tittle after the Liwrpool, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Eldun tack their seats on the Woolsa..k, as Curnmissioner, The Commons attended at the Bar, when the Commission was tz.ai, and the Royal A tut wars dc:•l.cred to the Windsor Etta ls.hment Bill. the Batcl. Resttietion B;11, the Maidstone Paving Rim, the Nottingham Gaa Light, the Clithenhatat Gas Light, and eight l'rivate liaise adjourned. WumEst)Av. Arne. 7. EhTAL :.‘tutNT.--The rt , ,y4 Aso:tit was given by Corn" EtlLStoa to t;te Gass ComNny Bill, Cla dint rrirsti: Bins. The Commission% were the Lord Chant*llor. the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord liedesdalo. lawn BANK RESTRICTION RILIXchItLIISTISICIN and ojtet fiffinPeys flan tile Commiltiv;ll hi t i p thk ill etlible the Batik Of freland M Itelpend 'partial peyments ash i also the Chancery Appeals Bill. The Irish Bank Restriction Bill was read a first time, and the Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice. that it was his intention to more to-morrow that the Standing Order be suspended. as in the ease of the English Bank Restriction Bill. The Noble Earl did not anticipate any opposition to the principle of the Bill, which was similar to Cut so recently discussed by the House. Ile ac cordingly moved, that the Standing Orders be taken into cos i deration to morrow. and the Lords summoned fot to-morrow. Ordered. The House adjourned. THVARDAT. APRIL L IWO! RANK RESTRICTION BILL.—The Earl of Lternoot. moved the second reading of the Irish Bank Restriction Bill. and pursuant to notice. moved to dispense with the standing orders, for the purpose of carrying it instanter through the remaining stages. The orders were accordingly suspended without oppo sition. and the Bill read a third time. A Message was then sent to the Commons, to say, the Lade had agreed to the Rill, without amendment. ROT/LL Amiss T.—At Si: o'clock the Earl of Westmorland. the lord Chancellor. and the Ear! of Shaftesbury. took , their ants so Lords Commissioners for declaring the Royal Assent to several Bills. The Commons were then required to attend the !louse, consequently the Bleaker. and a considerable number of Members came to &e Bar. The Commission was immediately read in the usual manner, and the Royal Assent was given to the Irish Bank Restriction Bill. the Freight Distribution Bill, the Innkeepers' Rates Bill, and five Private Bills. After the Commons withdrew, several Bills on the table were Ibrearded. and the House. on the motion of the Karl of Shaf tesbury, adjourned to this day fortnight. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Moaner, APRIL si. Sir R. Wilson. Mr. Wilson. and Mr. Lambton, presented tame ral Petitions against the London Clergy Bill. CORN LAwv.—Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition &cm% numerous Growers of Corn in Surrey. praying the House to adopt protecting duties.—He knew not why they should shrink from considering this question now. it being a period of profound peace ; and he could not see what were the ** prudential ' reasons which ought to induce the House not to inquire into the ease and distresses of large bodies of sufferers. If they were to give wa to the popular cry for cheap bread. they would leave the evils no to increase. till at last there would be no bread at. all. Mr. Dicer.wsow coincided in remarks dint had fallen ftoin the preceding Member, and contended that it behoved the Minis. ters to look the evil in the face. If they did not, they would soon find the Revenue affected ; for the 'prosperity of the lend sus tained the revenue. If the revenue thus failed. what would become of the fundholder ! He repeated that he thought the Ministers were bound to look the evil in the face. Lord A. HAMILTON observed, that he never had been friendly to the Corn Lima—petition read. FEMALE CONOICTS.—MI. BENNETT gave notice, that on Wedneulay next he should move for an Address to the Prince Regent. to restrain the sailing of die vessel laden with Female Convicts for Botany Bay. Mr. WYNDHAM Qutu..—Mr. A. ELLIS begged leave to Withdraw the notice of a motion. which he had given a few days ago, for an Address to the Prince Regent to dismiss the Hon. W. Quin from his office aerator Rotalurem for Limerick ; he being now satisfied with what the Rouse had already done on this subject. Base Arearns.—Mr. Przt'presented the first Report of the Committee of Secrecy appointed to enquire into the State of die Bank Affairs ; but it being similar to that laid before the Lords, it need not be repeated. Ile concluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill to restrain the Rank from paying cash under cer tain notices.—(The Bill to have effect during the present Session of Patliament. Mr. PEEL remarked that it would be obvious that such a Bill should pass with all possible rapidity; and he therefore trusted that the House would see the propriety of dispensing with the usual forms, and of allowing . the Bill to ,pass through all its stages during die present evening. Mr. BROUGHAM expressed his astonishment at time manner in which this extraordinary measure was brought forward; on the partial statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman, instead of fol lowing some responsible order of proceeding of the Ministers.— 'f lie precedent of 1;97 was not followed, and. except it was declared that there would be such a drain on the Bank in the course of three or four days, as would render this measure nuga tory, he should not consent to dispense with the established forms of die House. After observations from Lord Castlereagh. Mr. Tierney, Mr. Canning, &e. the Motion was agreed to, and the Bill was after wards introduced and passed through its several stages.... Adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL. G. Mr. Afarewtsto presented a Report from the Caine/ford Elec tion Committee, which stated, that they had committed J o h n Evelyn, a witness examined by the Committee this day, to the cusuidy of the Serjeaot at Arms, for having given fahe evidence. Mr. MANNING then wrovcd, that the said John Evelyn be committed to Newre.e for his said offence.—Agreed to. liav-Martiteor.—Mr. G. LAMB presented a Petition from Inhabitatas in the Haymarket and neighbourhood thereof in fa vour of the flay-Market being removed ; they prayed for leave to present a Petition to bring in a Bill for the Removal of the Market Time Petition was read and referred to a Committee. Lov rrairs.—Mr. I.%TTLETON postponed his motion till May 4, regarding Lotteries, in constquence of the Member fur itrairib.l tMr. Wilberforce) being linable to attend. BANK r. Peel wiwied to correct an erroneous report that had gone aorta, regarding what he said yesterday ; namely. t at he hoped to resent a plan after the rams, by which, soon after the present Session, he trusted cash payrui tits might be then resumed by the Hank. The House would reoollect that he had said nothidg of the kind.—(hear, bear.) The retuathing Orders being disposed of, the House adjourned. W ma wasnax. Arni 7. Il.tv.stanerv.—Mr. G. LAME for the Report of the Committee; after which he moved for lease to bring in a Bill to remove the Hay-market to Pord.unl-road, Regent's Park. Mr. U. Sumner, Mr. Ityng. and Mr. Mellish opposed the motion ; after which the (louse divided. The numbers acre— Ayes 85---Noes .33—According to which lexv,i was given to bring in a Bill. ADJuuRNIIINT 01' TUE HOUSE,--I.ol'd CASTLEREAGII said, as it would be neees-a-y to meet to-moriow, on account sal the Irish Bank Rill, he should then move that the House do ad. joust' to Wselutaduy FEMALE CONVICTS.— \ tr. BENNETT moved, that an Ad. dreg, be presented to the thince Regent to stey the sailing of the vessel nos , laden with female convicts, ads irt to procted to Botany Ray. lie made this motion on the ground of the state of the Colonn 4 , 4 t.-t; couvc)iris the tom fa:. The great MR. MARMAIIVKIC LARSON.•-• We understand that the following reason induced Mr. Lawson, the late and the present member for Boroughbridge, to saeete his seat by accepting the Chiltern liundr,:ds. The Duke of Newcastle, who is the patron of the borough, had ejected from their tenements all the burgsmes who, at the last election, opposed his in. tereats, and supported the cause of Mr. Law on. This circumstance occasioned great distress among the lower classes at l3oroughbridge, and in order to alleviate it, Mr. Lawson agreed with the Doke cf Newcastle that he would vacate his scat, if the no ble Duke would restore to their tenements those burgesses who had been, or were to be, ejecte , !. The consequence of this generous conduct, on the part of Mr. Lawson, has been that the burgesses. with still greater generosity, have again come to - ward in his tchalf, and returned him to Parliatnent ;n the teeth of all the Newcastle evluencc. ofretitmto CO be. teal but d .wrading pmstitation llow hardwas this upon the 7 year.' conviete—a punishment that never was intended by the framers of the original Act. Mr. Blackstone and Mr. Howard. Th e men under such sentences were seldom suit, but the somen seldom escape. The conveyance of females to London, was also attended with way cruelties and hardships) many of them being chain ed, and it afterwards being obliged, in some instances, to sax the chtins OE The scenes that took place during the vosagts had been most horrible; the corrupted were made urine. and those who were not completely abandoned before. became lost to every sense of propriety. In answer to all this, he suight he told, that it would no longer be the case; but after all the evidence that had appeared before the House, could the llouse rest sati s • lied with tech statement? The Hon. Member then entered in to some details of successful efforts made by Mrs. Fry gia l 4 h er friends to promote classification on some of these vessels. riva l . tiona to which the women.fec. submitted with amazing readiness. Ile also mentioned the testimony of a Missionary, who spokes)r the oaths and ISCifetillef used by the persons having authority oa t h e vessels. He added, that such was the badness of the system.. such the degrading nature of the usage, to which the cumin & were exposed. that lie could not consent to one more vessel pro ceeding to Botany Bay under suds ruinous and such &grading circumstances. He aenkl not consent to any human being, be h e man or be he wasp (Some laughter) being forwarded to goon of seek certain *pm earnspdos, and tuio. To render tetra arsistataiohis• bid bre planind sit.lmpiwi at Parings; but l imus =zetztarnaminausanderendizienikacy, foes an Mid Adios admixing* ipt sexes, of the dis. tttattd a ttted thealswisned with this I.llllllllllt. He was against this edge vessel peoseding, because he was against inflicting on a:convict* Si 11111111111111111/7 increase of On. and because he d,,, ap . proved delta wed conveying them. Under all these feelings, Ina aimed an Adana to the Prince Regent. praying that lie odd be viciously pleased to give mane to suspend the order be the a gof the vessel bound for Botany Bay, with convicts sia board. Mr. WtLatturoncE seconded the motion, although he did sot agree in all the statements that had been made in support of it. As enquiries were going forward connected with this subject. be thought it adviseable to stay the sailing of the vess e l, as remedies for the evils complained of might be provided. The subject was undoubtedly of great importance, and when such dreadful abuses ems to their knowledge , he drissed it adviseable that the sailing of the vessel should be stayed, if it were only for akw weeks. Under all the circumstances, he united all would acquiesce its the propriety of the motion. Mr. B. BATHURST oppo sed the motion, observing, that th e two inapp"xters of it had one so on different grounds. One had opposed it because a Committee was sitting that might propose some new regulation ; but the Hon. Mover had confined himself to this one vessel containing females. Why was not the exemp tion extended to the men; was it because women could be kept here with greater convenience? (Much laughter.) Ile alas contended that, whatever plans might be proposed. there was no reason, therefore, to detain this vessel. . _ After observations from Mr. H. Clive. Mr. Goulburn. Mr. Buxton. &e. the motion was negatived without a division. Mr. TENN UOS presented a Petition complaining of a breach of privilege in undue interference of the Duke of - Blarlborough in the late election for Marlborough. Mr. B. BATUURST opposed it. as the Election Petition fur Oxford had been abandoned. and the House could do nothing now, even should the return have a slur thrown on it by proving the facts of this Petition. It was, however, moved, that this Petition should be adjourned till April 27, it being of importance ; but it w•as negatived on a division—Ayes 11, Noes 33. The bringing up of the Petition was altcrwards negatived wiahout a division. Mr. BUXTON moved for a tenet of accounts sego:ding mint Lotteries. Ordered.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, Arnit. 8. WOOL T cum.—Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a Petition from the Cloth Workers of the West Biding of Yorkshire, praying the House to appoint a Select Coininitter to ascertain the propriety of taking off the Stamping of Wool. ADJOI/UMENET or• TIIE House.—Mr. P. Roan.renv moved that die House on its rising do adjourn to IY,slarsday se'nnight. Mr. BROUGHAM was proceeding to econplain of the delay of those Ministers in bringing in the Irish Cash Payments Bill, who saki, that arty delay would be meet prejudicial, if not fatal; when Sr T. TvRIVIIIT summoned the House to attend in the !tome of Peers, to hear the Royal Commission read. The Sects ER, on his return, stated, that the House had been into the House of Peers, and had heard the Royal Assent gnus to the Irish Rank Cash Payments Bill, he.—See Lords. Mr. Baouowast resumed, but said he had no further remarks now to make respecting the Bill on which be was speak ing. Motion agreed to. IiAYMAIIIg KT.—Mr. G. Lastn obtained leave to !sting in 3 Rill fbr the Removal of the Haymarket to the East Side of the Regent's lark. The remaining Orders being disposed of, several of them being postponed till alter the Holidays, the House adjourned to nestle) , se'nnigbt. 1 . ( R iot. was. Hat I..."U! V lk" the system a gems] state o r m : 41.11 . n amongst dio.c while r 7t alreittly Togo ? There was a corn ab means ore 1 , ,. i u ni s hmesit too, was such as ought to be desired • tor le lovas the greauft fa r that could be granted , whil e to ilk I transportancn waft cruel and grievous punishment. lk_ as far as thelkliialweeecoficerntd. there werenot the means imto Ensdand. except the% omen subjected thems e l ves to ac . . . v. 14 . 11,1 . 1 The Po to . llome others sides. as