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106 • Sinperfal Varitatuntt. • 110USF. OF LORDS. MORDAY, MARCH 29. Lord HOLT.AND presented a Petition from the Town of Pool fur revision of the Criminal Code, with a view to the reductino of caaital punishments. Cos:nounsT los Flinn Ilit.r..—The Earl of Liverpool moved ei.• third reading of the Consolidatill Fund Bill. The Marini,' of Laxsoowne said, lie had offered no opposi tion to this Bill, conceiving that it was convenient for the public service it should reach the third rcwling. It w•as to give the Public a b.•ncfici.l interest arisin.: out of balances in the hands of the Bank. This Bill rximined the public advantage to one balance only, nairely, a balance of monies accumulaun{ in tae Eicher:per. Why the public were not to participate in the in terest wising from balancer left by Coe Custo.nr ant Excise, amounting to 3,000,0001. the Noble Marquis could not tell. He expressed a hope, that the Government of pis Royal }lig:mess the Prince Regent would extend the prineqile tor the benefit of the public. Toe Bill was read a third time.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 30. Several Petitions were, presented against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, anti for Revision of the Criminal Curt". A Message from tie Cis:onions brought up the Poor Law Ametidnalit Bill, with the amendment made by the Lords.— Agreed to. WINDSOR ESTABLISHMENT BILL..The House on the mo tion of the Earl of Liverpool, west into a Committee upon the Custos Personae Bill. Earl Grey sal I. he did not mean to object to the principle of the Bill, yet he had a few general obirreatons to make which miglit as well be made in the Cooniitn!. Ile expreued a hope that he clotild not be considered as a person who wished to deal out reward for services with a ni; • gardly hand, or deficient in re spect for the (loyal Family. In the eclipse of the Royal Autho rity tee fl•It all the respect ant' duty which ought to regulate his conduct le Parliaineilt. In msking a regulation of this nature they were not only to consider the Sovereign reduced to the most deplorable of cilantit,es. but as a Sovereign who hail ruled many soars over a great, generous, and loyal people. With the observ ance of those principles, he trusted he should not be supposed to art incondstently, if lie stated, that at the time he made those profinsions, he considered himself bound to take care, in the pre sent distressed irate of the country, that no unnecessary expence should be entailed on the public. 'I hat w a the pfinciple lie wished to adopt, and he could not believe the indignant monad version thrown upon him during a former debate, could afi e from an 7 feeling but mere spleen against the Bill itself, which operateu to t:,e Isadvantage of Iseult:ober individuals more im• mediately interested in an extended ssu.•.lishment.—Earl Grey then sepeated his (Lima objection to the grant of 10,0001. a year. lu his Royal Highness the Duke of York, tor extraordinary ex • genera. lie could not discover how extra cxpcaces were incurred. He was told of travelling espences. but when the House consi dered that hi, Royal igmess resided within ten miles of Wind sor, and that his situation as Commander in-Chief gave him the power o providing horses for his journeys, extraordinary ex pellee tinder that bead could not be made out. It was a grant not jiktitied, and it would be a dereliction of duty if he did not prot st against it. The Marquis of BUCKINtIIAM and the F.arl of LAUDER, Haul sapportral the them to the Duke of York, and after the Rill had undergone considerable discussion, it passed through the Committee.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAY. MARCH SI. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to twelve Bills, among which were the Exchequer Bills in Aid, the Poor Laws Amendment. he Husbandry Horses, Trial by Battle Abolition, the Nas•au Salt Bill, /sc. •'she Earl Of 411AFTESBURY moved the third reading of the Royal liouicdrold Bill, which was accordingly read a tbi,•d tune. The Earl GMOSVENOR moved for a retorn of all places in Reversion granted by the Judges of the Courts of Westminster since Jsuniary I , 4lM.—Orderol. The Noble Earl. who had apparently entered the House with intention to oppose th • Wind.or Esrablisliment Bill, in the last stage, %As not apprised that the Bill had been read a third ne, therefore asked the Earl of Shafinibury• whim it would bf read? Lord Shaftesbury told the Noble Earl the Bid was read a third time at seven minutes past five o'clock. Lord Grosvenor expressed some sun prise in consequence of the information, which appeared amusing, and the subject of merriment, to several Lords present. The House adjourned: THURSDAY. APRIL 1. Rowse CATDOLICI OF fat:Lawn —Lord WILLAVD rose for the purpose of giving notise, at the request of a Noble Friend, (the Earl of IMnouglimore.) then unable to attend. of a motion of considerable importance. The Noble Earl wished him to give of a tiratim on the subject of the Petition from the Roman Catholics of Irelan'L At the same time he was desirous of con su,t`•r the convenience of the House as to the day. He did not vrlsh to take the Lords by surprise on mm subject of so much im portance. He could not brie•: it on before the holidays, but his intention vnio to flx it for Cie 4th of May, in case it could not he broug!it on sooner. Lord Holland then:fire mot KI that the Huuie be summoned fortuesday the 4th of May. Tire House was accordingly sunnunned for the 4th of May.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL 2. PrTITIOW from the UNIVERSITY of Oxraan.-- Lord GRENVILLF. sail, he held in his hand a Petition from the Pnis versity of Oxford, praying no alteration may be made in the laws imposing certain disabilities on Roman Catholics. The Noble Baron moved, the said Petition be read. It was acconlingly read, t.r.d purported to be signed by the t hancellof, Maga, and Fio. lard of the eniviasity of Oxford. The Petitionc:s stated, that they . had heard the argummts in favour of the claims of persona pri‘tessing in their petitions to Roman Catholics of Ireland. 'Choy remained, not6ithstan:linr, synsiiile of the value 6f the laws to secure. the civil and religious in-titittiim of the country, aid dal, fore prayed, those laws for the protection of Church and Stare may be preserved unaltered. n.y. 1 i.e Petitioa w.az la:1 on the table.—Adjourned to Monday. ItOUSE OF COMMaNS. MONDAY, MARCH 29. Low Dow CLENOY.—Sir . J. Graham movod, that the London Clergy Biil be read a wound time. but added, that he should not slpi , o7t any increa e of sal:try to the Loudon CLrgy, except w'aerc t;.ey were rcadent. (Hoer, Ti.'. House divided. The number. were—Ayes 62—Noes 34 —Mr,,ority it;. for the second readiug now. B.trt VET.% rxE.—M r. Alderman Woon presented a Petition fora Freeholders and llo.rsekcept r. of Itarhataple stating that the recent briberia and corruptions wer e nothing like in e tent to eriberks whic'i formerly woe place there. Wear on,: a I:Pig/1), air! Fayintt tli- House to extend tic franchisea.—Petition .order rd to he pintal. C:tty Crxeror.—Mr. Alderman Wood prescaied a Pctiiion Lan the small parish of B.: , .ishaw, in the City of Londoa, ttatc.l the Iteccor'• etire..d to be mt.; tLat. he Ict his THE NATIONAL REGISTER. —s Pars.magfpliatise for 301. ;Ilia he had the Lectureship of St SepidelareV4 that he I ail a living in Eve,' ; and that he was a Senior Minor Canon of St. Paul's. The lion. Member observed. that thi. Clergyman was the Chainnan of tn 0...: who prontoted the Bill now before the liouse.—Petition ordcttd to he on time table. THE HON. W. QUIN.—Sir R. Wossosr moved, that the matter of complaint against the Hon. W. Quin be taken into further consideration.—Agreed to. Mr. W. QUIN stated, when the Petition was presented lie said the charges of corruption were lathe; and thought it was hard . that 31r, Grady should be the person to bring forward such a cutup against hint, when a prottswa tor Mr. G. had been made out of the clerk's profits from pure regard to that Gentleman. Ile declared that such Grunt was made without stipulation, without any idea of arrangement for political support. Ile deviated that lie had most caution:ly avoided misleading Mr. Grady, or the father, on this subject. At first Mr. G. was not disposed to take 21101. without siipuiation.—Some of the friends thiiiking that Mr. G. haul a claim in law to the office, he (Mr. Q.) postponed making out the new appoinunent for two months, in udder to ;fiord ofivortunity for 'liquify. On the 21st of Sept:tuber Me. C. Smyth called on him ; and in the course of conversation he (.11r. Quin) did say, he expected Mr. G. would confirm: his political support. A wiser, a more discreet MAO 'night have l amina a different course; but he declared that he never meant such observation to be deemed a stipulation. As to the quid pro qua, words he never used, he said, that Mr. G. huh very little to give in the way of political support. Had he been disposed to ester into such an artangement, lie declared that it would have been a piece of most absurd cotruption. He made no stipulation, and would sign net paper. Afterwards lie heard that Mr. C. Smyth was about to call on him in the country with a hostile message. Ile was sorry that he had heard so much— but it turned out, that it was to get an explanation regarding some conversation. He had said that Mr. Grady might vote as he pleased, and it afterwards Caine to be imagined, that, should Mr G. vote against hint, he would deprive Mr. (1.• of his allow. once. Ile would not again rind 31r. G. 's letters, especially when there was a threat that, unless Mr. G. was bought off by the son being continued in otfice.—lt was added, that many Members supported Mr. G. Ile did not say, that dispising the threat of 31r. Grady, proved his innocence; but it was strong presumption of it ; tbe if he had not been innocent, could they think he would have been so mad as to let the case come before the House, when he might ssi easily have purchased silence by continuing the sun in the office. He felt that lie was innocent; if the House thought otherwise, he had been guilty Man error in judgment. (Hear.) • 'The lion. Member then withdrew.' Sir R. Wrssow trusted he should still have the indulgence of ' the House, declaring that no feeling of political hostility had directed his conduct. He had merely been the conductor of the Petitioner's case. The Hon. ?Member then proceeded to detail the evidence, beginning with that of Mr. T. W. Grady and the Petition;—he divelrparticularly on the correspondence, the dif ferences about the office, the reference of the matter to arbitraion, and the naming of 21101. a year. At that period no stipulation had bean attached to the son!. Thy differences were proposed to be removed by Mr. Quin stating—•• I will secure you 200/. a year, provided you sail in the same political vessel with me." 'fhe Petitioner declined this, afterwards offering to take 300 i. a year, provided lie weskit free. To this Mr. Q, would nut consent At last, however, according to Mr. Mansell. Mr. Q. consented to grant 2001. unconditionally ; but the father would not agree to this, declariug to the son that the proceeding was uuconsutu• tional, and could nut be approved by the High Court of Perlis teen. Here the business was broken off. The Hon. Member declared that this evidence was consistent and coherent; and lie maintained that all the principal allegations of the Petition were established. The evidence of Mr. C. Smyth was so given as to secure the esteem of friends and the admiration of all; and that evidence supported the main allegations. (Hear, hear.) He concluded with moving a series of Resolutions declaratory of facts, and stating the: the How W. Quin had improperly con- , ducted himself as Castor Redulorani, and that he behaved in- • consistently with the freedom of Elections and the Privileges of Parliament. These resolutions produced a debate, which lasted nearly eight hours; in toe course of which Mr. B. Wilbraham proposed as an atniawinlynt. that /diet the third resolution the following rests- ' lotions should be inserted:—That in July, 1818, Mr. W. Quin offered 2001. asyear to T. W. Grady, without any condition or • stipulation ; and it Aid not appear that the object WAS to obtain political support. That on the 21st of September Mr: W. Quin achniaed to Mr. C. Smith his expectation of political support from T. W. Grady, but on the 11th of October disclaimed such an expectation ; that the istention of procuring political support in this manner appears to the house improper, and, if acted up on, would call for sense reprehension. Sir J. MACKINTOSH and Mr. Baoucturos supported the I original motion, but on a division the amended motion was car 'teat—the numbers being Ayes 154 ; Noes 81.—Majority 73. ; A manor, was afterwards made that Mr. Gould should be com mitted to the custody of the Serjcant at Arms, for gross perjury and prevarication in his evidence respecting the Hon. W. Quin. on a division there appeared Ayes 8 ; Noes 134.-51‘jolity 128. Adjourned at 4 o'clock in the morning. TUESDAY. MAII - CH 30. LICENSING SYsrest.•-Sir IiIIREETT presented* Petition from the owner of the Iti,ing Sun, Castle.street. Plymouth, complaining of the loss aid h4rdslop su4c.inod by him, in conse quence of havi g been arbitrarily deprived of the Licence of his Sir F. BU ROE TT said, that this was only a sample of a state of things that constituted a great public grievance j and he appre— hended that the Petitioner, by giving proof to that House of the system, did not deprive himself of any remedy he may have at law. The ease was a smnplil of the grievances which resulted from arbitrary power most irryropirly lodged with 51agistrates. The subject was of ',Teat iMl , o34tnee : it deeply affected private individuals ; and this cas.. was as instance of many grievances a— rising out of the most pernicious sy tern that was twer pursued in any year. The further debate on the Petition was postponed.—Adjourned WF-DN t:SD4Y. Mattel' 31. Tie }louse was summoned to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Commission read.--Sec Lords. .4r. LITTLETON prehentcd a Petition from Worcestershire, praying that the Agiirtalturirts might be relieved from the duties imposcil on agricultural produce. Mr. LITTLETON then presented *Petition against the Agri cultural Horse 'las. ( . 11131NEY SW :Pr.RS.—Mfr. BENNETT moved for a COM- Mine to intpect the Lolls' Journals of an account of their Lord ships' Pro tedings on the Chimney Sweepers' Trstle. Mr. BENNETT (on behalf of Sir F. Burdett* postponed till Monday th- ;notion respecting the Petition of Elwin, proprietor of the Hisiag sun, Castle-street, Plymouth, regarding the licensing system. PaIVILEGE.—Lord ALTacittP moved that the minutes of evidence on the case of Tho . first Guards, be printed s the Noble Lott!, however, adding, that he did not intend to adopt any furthrt step. Mr. brcstrr exelaincxl the proceedings of the Court- Martial, bat Its so iadlstiact a sew as not to be wet Laird in the rallery. APRIL 5. %le Ir--.--___._________. A! 41 111 Ir. 'l'm w did not t Ali 1010 w the Court Martial , tha might biLaceording to nil., , u tie man's answer to Vie Charge was tffillPrdez of me House to attend a Committee. That was the man's protectio.l. and it ought to have occasioucAl enquiry; but the man was found Gaily of the charge of absence trout duty. He had no hesitation in saying that such verdict was a breach of Privilege. 'foe precedent was dangerous, fur heocc firth a ha dier might say, if summoned to attend the Commons— •• If I attend hie summons, I shall be found guilty of absence from duty as StMton has been." Lord F. BEXTINCK said, there was no intention in the word. ing of the sentence to eff.md the House. Col. Ba nHY de:tired that the man had committed a nniliury offence in absenting himself from duty without leave. Mr. BROUGHAM protested against Colonel Barry's doctrine and maintained that the man was not even bound to ask leave of absence.—(Continued cheering.) Mr. WYNN remarked, that it was only desired that the maa should have mentioned the cause of his absence ; the man with such a summons had no right to ask leave. After some observations from Sir J. M'lntosh, Mr. Benpetr, Mr. Beckett, &c. the motion was agreed to. Minutes ordered to be pointed. Mr. %Vartnuax moved for an account of prosecuting Mr. W. Weaver by the Excise, &c. The remaining Orders of the day being disposed of, the House adjourned. Tritntsttar. APRIL 1. JAIL DELIVERIES.—MI. WESTERN moved an Address to the Prince Regent. for returns of Primniers confined in the dn. ferent Jails in linglrnd and Wales. The object of the motion was to show the disadvantages that re:tithed f, on the unequal di visions of the periods of Jail delivery. Front calculations and returns which winch he had seen, 2600 persons bad been con fined, and afterwards no bills found against them. They, how. evet, were confined to the July Assizes. The delay had been of the most injurious conseeuenres, for confinement in Jails tended to harden the mind, and to la . tilitirize in the ways of vice. (lie Ir.) When the accounts were returned, he should again call the attention of the House to the subject, in the hope of being able to devi plans for more equal :Aid more frequent Jail de liveries. He concluded with moving for a series of accounts of Prisoners e mtined. the verdicts, &c.—Agreed to. LIxERICK.—Mr. W. QUIN.—Mr. A. Etta riave notice, that on euesday he should move au Address to the Prince Regent to remove the present Casio. Rotaluraim of Limerick, ( Hear. /war. ) WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—The SPEAKER informed the House that S. Akerman and others who had petitioned the 1110K61 against the Return of Mr. G. Lamb for Westminster, had failed to enter into the necessary recognizances; and theorder for taking into consideration such l'etiuon was then accordingly discharged. —Adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL f. ROMAN CATHOLICS.—Sir J. Newport, in the absence of ■ Right lion. Friend (M r. Gratton), postponed the Motion respect ing the Roman Catholics till April 30. The Defaulters of Tuesday last were called over. ELECTIONEERINCL—MIAENNETT presented a petition frink the Rector, Churchwardens, and principal inhabitants ot.llehes. ter, complaining of proceedings which, for the sake of humanity, he trusted could be contradicted. The case was, that of many persons being turned out of their houses, and forwarded to a sort of work-house, and from which they had afterwards been ejected. By this proceeding 16.1 persons had been driven from all shekel; and this ejecting had been accomplished by the most unfeeling means. All this had been in consequence of the political conduct of the parties, it not suiting the views of the individust who had power thus to act. The patties might have their legal remedy; at all events, however, he trusted that the House would not re • fuse enquiry, especially as the case was so derogatory to human nature. The Member for ['cheater bore testimony to the truth of all the allegations contained in the Petition ; and he trusted, if re lief could be afforded to the Petitioners, that it would not be with. held. Mr. C. W. Wirgx did not know how this Petition could be entertained, although it contained a most afflicting case ; but as individuals could do as they pleased with their property, he was at a loss to imagine how the House could interfere with the moral conduct of individuals. Besides, u this was said to be connected with an electioneering proc,:eding, and as there was a Petition complaining of the return for Ilchester ; if these proceedings were for purposes of intimid at i on , they could be referred to such Committee. Lord CASTLEREAGH appealed to the House, however cala mitous might be the particular use, whether any good could re sult from receiving a Petition where no remedy could be afforded. Bir J. NEWPORT thought the placing of the Petition on the Journals 'night produce a sense of shame in the individual, and thereby a remedy to the Petitioners. Mr. BENNETT not being quite sure of the course th d t could be adopted, begged to be allowed to withdraw the Petition.—Pe tition withdrawn. GENERAL GOUROAUD.--MF. LA3IBTON presented a Peti tion from General Gourgaud, complaining of ill treatment re ceived from Ministers and their Agents, in a forcible arrest and seizure of papers contrary to the Alien Act, which after some observations from Mr. 11. Clive, Sir It. Wilson, Lord Castle reagh, and Sir G. Cockburn, was laid upon the table, Lind order ti to be printed. Mr. Iit:NM:TT brought in the Chimney-Sweepers Trade Regulation Dill, which was read a first time. The remaining Orders being disposed of, the House adjourned. Letters from Rome of a later date, (the 13th ult,) say, that some shocks of an earthquake were expe rienced at Palermo on the 24th and 25th of Febru ary. They were chiefly felt at tle mountain Dellis adonia, where several persons perished by the sinking in of the earth. This, nu doubt, was the rir;gin of the rumour that Messina had been swal lowed up by an earthquake. The hiwilush U n•Lrnment is, we understand, building a IJrrte nottlher of BA-bottomed kilns in Cubs, (or the purpose of landing the troops of the Grand Dipeditioo on points wher e h eav y s ni ps cannot approach. BONAPARTE.—The following is an Extract of a pri vate Letter, dated St. Helena, Jan. gy. 1.819:—" 1 have link or no news to te ll you', for Si. !Mena, I think, has become a true prison. There is a house er:ctinA for Napoleon at Longwood ; he was very ill a few days ago; and wool(' see no Doctor except Mr. Sink ie, from the Comperor, who was a particular friend ruts Mr. o . NlCara'S. We are not allowed so set the pots lie:uterus of the latter Gentleman ; you no doubt, have seen them all. The Beltran& are well; I hail the pleasure of seeing tbcga . walking. out on Sunday 1431::