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N., - Smperial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORD. MANDAT, MAUCH t 9. !.eed Hotr.awlW presented a Petition ham the Town of Pool Aso revision of .he Criminal Code, with a view to the reduction of capital punishments. CONSOLIDATION Posts nmt.—The Put of Liverpool peeved the third reading of the Consolidated Fund Bill. The Marestie of LANSDOWNE said, he had offered no opposi. he. to this Bill, conceiving that it was convenient for the public service it should reach the third reading. It was to give the Public a beneficial interest 'whin.; out of balances in the hands of the Bank. This Bill cantle:al the public advantage to one balance only, namely. a balance of monies accuinsilating..in the Exchequer. Why the public were not to participate in the in terest arising from balances left by the Customs and Excise, amounting to 3.000,0001. the Noble Marquis could not tell. He expressed a hope, that the Government of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent would extend the principle for the benefit of the public. The Bill was read a third time.—Adjourned. • TDESDAT. MATCH 30. Several Petitions were presented against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and for Ret ision of the Criminal Code. A Message front the Commons brought op the Poor law Amendment Bill, with the amendment mule by the Lords. — Agreed to. WINDSOR ESTAIILTSHMENT BILL—The House on the mo tion of the Earl of Liverpool, went into a Committee upon the pvistos Personae Bill. Earl Grey said, he did not mean to object to the principle of the Bill, yet he had a few general observations to make which Might as well be made in the Committee. lie expressed a hope that he should not be considered as a person who wished to deal out reward for mikes with a niggardly hand, or deficient in re- Spect fur the Royal Family. In the eclipse of the Royal Autho rity he felt all the respect ant' duty which ought to regulate his eonduct in 'Parliament. In making a regulation of this nature they were not only to consider the Sovereign reduced to the most deplorable of calamities, but as a Sovereign who had ruled many years over a great, generous, and loyal people. With the observ ance of those principles, he trusted he should not be supposed to act inconsistently, if he stated, that at the time he made those professions, he considered hinisslf bound to take care, in the pre sent distressed state of the country, that no unnecessary expellee should be entailed on the public. That w a the pnnciple he wished to adopt, and he could not believe the indignant animad version thrown upon hint during a former debate, could arise from any feeling but mere spleen against the Bill it-elf, which operated to the disathantage of particular individuals more im • nonliately interested in an extended natablishment.—Earl Grey then repeated his former objection to flee grant of 10,0001. a year. to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, for extraordinary ex • pence,. He could not discover how extra expeaczs were incurred. Ile was told of travelling expences, but when the House consi dered that his Royal Highness resided within ten miles of Wind sor, and that his situation as Commander in-Chief gave him the pawn of providia, horses fur his journeys. extraordinary ex pence under that ad could not be made out. It was a grant oat justified, and it would be a deieliction of duty if he did not vatest arinst it. The h amuis of Duvet ?initial and the Earl of LADDER. DALD supported the Grant to the Duk: of York, and after the lt,il had undergone considerable discnseion e it passed through Committee.—Adjoumed. WEDNEFIDAY. li.tllCll 31. • The Iloyal Assent was given by Commission to twelve Bills. Ong which were the Exchequer Bills in Aid, the Poor Laws Ar-endment. the Husbandry Horses, Trial by Battle Abolition, f„e Nassau Salt Bill, &c. 'The Earl of SuarrEsntritY moved the third reading of the ibrul Household Bill, which was accordingly read a third time. The Earl GaosvEX:oll moved fur a return of all places in H - liersion granted by the Judges of the Courts of Westminster Jan artry I a t K.—Ordered. Noble Earl, who had apparently entered the House intention to oppose th: Windsor Establishment Bill, its the last alage, was not apprised that the Bill had been read a third tare, therefore asked the Earl of Shaftesbury when it would lit read? Lonl Shaftesbury told the Noble Earl the 11111 was read a third time at xes en Minutes past five o'clock. Lord Grosvenor etpressed sonte surprise in consequence of the infemation, which alumna,' amusing, and the subject of merriment, to several Lurut present. Horse adjourned: THURSDAY. APRIL I. - - 11n:: .v CATHOLICS OF IRLLAND —Lord Ilord.awn rose t:.e purpose of giving notice, at the request of a Noble Friend, ba/1 of Donoughmore.) then unable to attend, of a motion of code sable importance. The Noble Earl wished him to give mice of a motion on t;ie subject of the Petition from the Roman Catholics of Ireland. At the same time he was desirous of con afaing the convenience of the House as to the day. He did not t ith to take the Lords by surprise on a subject of so much im pormuce. He could not bring it on before the holidays, but his mtention was to fis it for the 4th of May, in ease it could not be brought on sooner. Lord Holland therefore moved that the House be summoned for Tuesday the 4th of May. The House vu accordingly Senamoned foe the 4th of May.—Adjouraed. FRIDAY. APRIL f. PlCTrerow from the Usivtitarric of Ozrortn.-- Lord Gassmixue sari. he held in his hand a Petition from the UM %crafty of Oxford, praying no alteration may be made in the laws imposing certain disabilities on.ltoman Catholics. The Noble Baron moved, the said Petition be read. It was accordingly read, and purported to be signed by the Chancellor. Master. and Soho • lam of the University of Oxford. The Petitioners stated. that Ciey had heard the arguments in favour of the claims of persons siesf;„ -.ing in their petitions to be Roman Catholics of Ireland. 'f ney remained, notsithuanditig, i•etisible of the value a t!e 'laws to secure the civil and religious institution.; of the country, and dietefoie prayed, those laws for the prot,ttion of Church and State may be preserved unaltered. ctn. The Petition was laid on the table.—Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. MARCH 29. LtITIDCIN CLEIMY.—Sit J. Grtainen moved, that the IMllliflfl Clergy Hill be testi a beyond time, but added, that he should not support any inereae of salary to the Landon Clergy, except where they were resident. (Hear, Hmr.> The Hote.e divided. The numbers were—Ayes 62.—Nots 34 —Majorilv 4S, for the second rearing now. !lAN VSTAPLIL:.-.-Mr. Alderman %Vona) presented a Petition fro") Frieholdeci and Ilmaekeepers of Herrmanle, stating that the retest briborie , and corruptions were nothing like in extent to briberies which farmerly took place there. (Hear and a (laugh), and praying the House to extend Cie franchises.—Petition order ed to be printed. CITY C1.."./tBY.—MI. Aliernan Wand presented a Petition from the ernall parish of Bassishair, in the City of London, which Mated the Itettoes itipend to be 12a ; that he let his V • \ .h. , m NATIONAL REGISTER. irarsanage House fitful.; that he had the Lectureship of St Sepulchee's ; that he had a living in Eawx ; and that he was a Semior Minor Canon of St. Paul's. The lion. Member observed, that this Clergyman was the Chairman of those who promoted the Bill now before the Iluuse.—Petition ordeted to he on the table. THE Hoy. W. 'Quiz.—Sir It. Wir.som moved, that the matter of complaint against the Hon. W. Quin be taken into further consideration.—Agreed to. Mr. W. Qum stated, when the Petition was presented he saidahe charg..ei of corruption were false; and thought it was hard that Mr, Grady should be the person to bring torward such a charge against him, when a provision for Mr. G. had been made out of the clerk's profits from pure regard to that Gentleman. Ile declared that such Grant was made without stipubition, without any idea. .f artpogernFnt for political support. Ile declared that he had most cauuously avoided misleading Mr. Grady, or the father, on this subject. At first Mr. G. was not disposed to take tone without stipulation.—Some of the friends thinking that Mr. G. had a claim in law to the office, he (Mr. Q.) postponed making out the new appointment for two months, in order to afford opportunity for inquiry. On the 21st of September Mr. C. Smyth called on him ; and in the course of conversation lie (Mr. Quin) did say, lie expected Mr. G. world continue his political support. A wiser, a more discreet man might have pursued a different course; but lie declared that he never meant such observation to be deemed a stipulation. As to thee/mid pro quo. words lie never used, he said, that Mr. G. had very little to give in the way of political support. Had he been disposed to enter into such an arrangement, he declared that it would have been a piece of must ab int cotruption. Ile made no stipulation, and would sign no paper. Afterwards he heard that Mr. G. Smyth was about to call on him is 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 tome conversation. lie had said that Mr. Grady might vote as lie pleased, and it afterwards came to be imagined, that, should Mr G. vote against him, he would deprive Mr. G. of his allow ance. He would not again read Mr. G.'s letters. especially when there was a threat that, unless Mr. G. was bought off by the son being continued in office.—lt was added, that many Members supported Mr. G. He did not say. that dispising the threat of Mr. Grady, proved his innocence; but it was strong presumption of it ; for if me 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 se easily have purchased silence by continuing the son I I in the office. He felt that he was innocent; if the House thought otherwise, he had been guilty of an error in judgment. (Thor.) LThe Hon. Member then withdrew."' bir R. WILSON 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;—be dwelt particularly on the correspondence. the dif ferences about die office, the reference of the matter to arbitraion. and the naming of 2001. a year. At that period no stipulation had been attached to the 2001. The differences were proposed to be removed by Mr. Quin stating—" I will secure you 200!. a year, provided you soil in the same political vessel with me." The Petitioner declined this, afterwards offering to take 3001. year, provided he was left free.. To this Mr. Q. would not consent At last, however. according to Mr. Mansell, Mr. Q. consented to grant 2001, unconditionally ; but the father would not agree to this, declaring to the son that the proceeding was unconsutu• tonal, and could not be approved by the High Court of Parlia ment llere the business was broken of. The lion. Member declared that this evidence was consistent and coherent; and he maintained that all the principal allegations of the Petition were established. The evidence of Mr. C. Smyth was so given as to ensure the esteem of friends and the admiration of aU ; and that evidence supported the main allegations. (Hear. hoar.) He concluded with moving a series of Resolutions declaratory of facts, and stating that the H & on. W. Quin had improperly con weld himself as Cristo: Rotational', 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 the course of which Mr. B. Wilbraham propooW as an amendment, that after the third resolution the following reso lutions should be inserted;—That in July. 1818. Mr. %V. Quin offered 2001. a.year to T. W. Grady, without any condition or stipulation ; and it not appear that the object was to obtain political support. That on the Stst of September Mr. W. Quin admitted 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 intention of procuring political support in this manner appears to the house improper, and, if acted up on, would call for severe reprehension. Sir J. MACIL.NTOSH and Mr. BROUGHAM supported the original motion, but on a division the amended motion was car ried ;—the numbers being Ayes 154 ; Noes 81.—Majority 73. A motion was afterwards made that Mr. (;sold should be twin mitted to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for gross perjury and prevarication in his evidence respecting the Hon. %V. Quin. On a division there appeared Ayes 8 ; Noes 134.—Majority 126. Adjourned at 4 o'clock in the morning. .. ~'• TUESDAY, MASZII 30. LICFWSTNG SY'TEat.••Sir F. BURNETT presentecla Petition from the owner of the Rising Sun, Castle•street. Plymouth, complaining of the loss and hardship sustained by him; n conse quence or havirg been arbitrarily deprived of the Licence of his hoax. Sir F. B HDETT 6aitl, that this was only Elam* of a state of things that constituted a great public grievance ; and ha appre— hended that the Petitioner, by giving poet to that House of the system, did net deprive himself of any remedy he may have at law. The case was a sample of the grievances which resulted from arbitrary power most improperly lodged with Magistrates. The subje..:t was of great importance: it deeply affected private individuals; and Miscue was an instance of many grievances a— rising out of the most pernicious system that was ever pursued in any year. The further debate on the Petition was postponed.—Adjourned WEDNESDAY. MANCH 31. The House was summoned to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Commiesinn read.—See Lords. Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from Worcestershire , praying that the Agriculturks might be relieved from the duties Imposed on agricultural produce. Mr. Lt TTLETCIN then p:esented &Petition against the Agri cultural Horse Tax. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.—Mr. BENNETT moved for a Corn mine to inspect the Lords' Journals of an account of their Lord ships' Proceedings on the Chimney.Sweepers' Trade. Mr. BENNETT (on behalf of Sir F. Duriletti postponed till Monday the motion respecting the Petition of Etsom, proprietor of the itisiag sun, Castle -street, Plymouth, regarding the licensing system. PHIVILEGE.—Lord ALTIiOEP moved that the minutes of evidence on the ease of Thos. Stanton, first Guards. be printed ; the Noble Lord, however, adding, that he did not intend to adapt any further steps. Mr. BECIETT ENplßiled the proceedings of the Court- Mutual. but in SE indistieet too 61 mot to be well 11:ard in the gallery, APRIL S. Mr. Titarrry did not end fault with the Court-Martial, ths , might be according to rule. but the man's &Pulver to the Charge was the Order of the House to attend a Cottunittee. That we. the man's protection, and it ought to have occasioned enquiry; but the num was found Guilty of the charge of absence trot;, ditty. He had no hesitation in saying that such verdict aa% a breach of Privilege. The precedent was dangerma, fur Ilene,- forth a soldier might say, if tummoned teeth:nil the Connons— " if I attend the surninons, f shall be round guilty of alma.," from duty as Stinton has been." Lord F. BEa•rta cx said, there was no intention in the word ing of the sentence to offend the House. Col. BARRY declared that the man had committed a military offence in absenting himself from duty without leave. Mr. BROUGHAM protested against C. lone! Harry's doctrine and maintained that the man was not even bound to ask Icasc (A absenc?.—(Continutal cheering.) Mr. WYNN remarked, that it was only desired that the maw should hate mentioned the came of his absence; the man wilt such a stmunons had no right to ads leave. After some observations from Sir J. M'lntealt. Mr. Bennett, Mr. Beckett, &c. the motion was agreed tu. 31inutt. ordend to be printed. Mr. Warr tistmt moved for an account of prosecuting Mr. IV. Weaver by the Excise, Sct. The remaining Orders of the day being disposed of, the llour: adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 1. JAIL DELIVERIES.-MI. WESTERN moved an Address to the Prince Regent, for returns of Prisoners confined in the dir. fdrent Jails in Enghnd and Wales. The object of the motion was to show the disadvamages that resulted front the unequal di visions of the periods of jail delivery. From calculations and returns which which he had seen, 6 6 00 persons had been con fined, and afterwards no bills found against them. They, hot , - evet, were confined to the July Assiz es. The delay had been tvF the most injurious consequences, for confinement in Jails tended to harden the mind, and to familiarize in the ways of vice. (hear.) When the accounts were returned, he should again tall the attention of the House to the subject. in the hope of being able to devise plans for more equal and more frequent Jail de liveries. He concluded with moving for a series of accounts of Prisoners confined, the verdicts, &c.—Agreed to. LIMERICK.-Mr. W. Quist.—Mr. A. Ei.t.ts gave notiv, that on iuesday he should move an Address to the Pnnce Regent to remove the present Castor Itatukrum of Limerick, (Near. hear.) WESTMINSTER ELEcrtost.—The SPEAKER informed the I louse that S. Akerman and others who had petitioned the !louse again ,t the Return of Mr. G. Lamb for Westminster, had failed to enter into the necessary recognizances; and theorder for taking into consideration such Penton was then accordingly discharged. —Adjourned. FRIDAY. APRIL t ROMAN CATIIOLICS.—Sir J. Newport. in the absence of a Right Hon. Friend ("Sr. Drawn), postponed the )lotion remr-t -ing the Roman Catholics till April 30. The Defaulters of Tuesday last were called over. ELECTtONtiRII.IO.—Mr.BICXNETT presented a petition tram the Rector, Chu:elle/ante:lr, and principal inhabitants of itches 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 163 persons had been driven from all shelter ; 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 individual who ha,' power thus to act. The pasties might have their legal remedy; at all events, however. he trusted that the House would net se fuse enquiry, especially as the case was so derogatory to human nature. The Member fbr Ikbester 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, t hat it would not be with. bed. Mr. C. W. Wrmit 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, as this was said to be connected with an electioneering proceeding and as there was a Petition complaining of the return for Ilehester ; if these proceedings were for purposes of intimidation, they could be referred to such Committee. ......... Lord CAsrt.Eursott appe aled to the House, however al:4 - mitous might be the pollen ar case, whether any good could re sult from receiving a l'etition where no remedy could be afforded. eir J. NEWPORT thought the placing of the Petition on the Journals might produce a sense of &haute in the individual, and thereby a remedy to the Petitioners. Mr. BENNETT not being quite sure of the course that could be adopted, begged to be allowed to withdraw the Petition.—Pe tinon withdrawn. GENERAL Gowacturi.—Mr. LAINIITON p resented 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. H. Clive, Sir R. Wilson, Lord Castle reagh, and Sir G. Cockburn, was laid upon the table, and order ed to be printed. Mr. BENNETT brought in the Chimney•Sweepers' Trade Regulation Bill, which was read a Ragtime. 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 ex?e rienced at Palermo on the 24th and 25th of Febru ary. They were chiefly felt at the mountain Della Madunia, where several persons perished by the sinking in of the earth. This, no doubt, was the origin of the rumour that Messina had been swal lowed up by an earthquake. Thc Spanish Government is, we underhand, building a large number of flat-bottomed beats in Cadiz, for the purpose of lauding the troops of the Grand Expedition on points where heavy ships C31190t approach. BONAPARTE:....The fOliowing is an extract of a pri vate I.e.ter, dated St. Helena, Jan. 29, 1819:—" 1 hate little or no news to tell you, for St. Helena, I think, has become a true prison. There is a house erecting for Napoleon at Longwood ; he was very ill a few days ago, and would see no Doctor except Mr. Sink ie, from the Comparor, who was a particular friend of Mr. O'Meara's. VVe are not allowed so see the pub lications ; the latter Gentleman ; you no doubt, have seen them all. The Bertrauds are well ; I had the Illus.:re of seeing them walkirg out a Sunday last,'