The National Register. — London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

131 ! _ Sit P V PAtiOlitt t • V 411.. 1! OF LORDS. NIONDAV, HOC S. Earl ST AN HOPE gave notice that to morrow sennight he should Ming tOrwatil u nimion for the anointment of a Corn mince to enquire into the hest means of employing the Mann- fatturing Poor in the Ald,utfacturing Distriet, and moved the Lords to be suinnioned. The House was accordingly summoned for the above purpo c. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved the printing of several • Returns made pursuant to the order or the House. Mr. Alcock, from the Treasury, ptv,ented Annual Accounts of the Comolidated Fund.—Adiourneil. TUESDAY. 31.%1* 9. Fonutcm MINISTERS.—The Alarquis of LANSDOWN gave notice, that he should move, on Friday, tiff an account of tile expence of Foreign Ministers during the last ten years. The House then adjourned. WEDNESDAY. MAY t(. The Lori Chancellor attended the }Lowe at eleven o'clock end heard Appeals. llis Lordship then adjourned the House to riday. FRIDAY. MA% The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose, in pursuance of notice, en move an Account of all Salaries and Allowances paid to Foreign Ministers for the last ten years. Ordered. RESTRICTIv ACTS.—EarI DARNLEY rose to make the motion of which he gave notice some days since. The Lords would rc:collect, that when the restrictive measures were under con,ideration. it was urged by the advocates of those measures that di:: existing law was nut sufficiently strong to check and punish offenders. He hail since reason to believe the reverse of that proposition. Several persons had been convi , ted under the old and not one under the new laws. The Noble Earl conclu ded by moving, that there be laid before the House an Account rd all convictions under any restrictive .ket of Parliament, passed aince tile Ist of December. 1619. _ The motion was agreed to. The intention of the Noble Earl is to submit a motion to the I imue on the subject. commaixt AGAINST TILE BISHOP or ExETl.l4—Lord 1101.1 .A LI lose tin the purpose of submitting to the House the Petition of the Rev. Mr. Jones, complaining of the superior Clergy. The Petitioner was a Clergyman of the Church of t..n4iind, regularly ozdaincel. Some months back, a county meeting of clergymen was held to consider the claims of the Roman Catholics. and to petition Pollnow:At not to make con oessioas. The Petitioner attended the meeting, and delivered a speech in answer to one made by a Reverend Friend. Some tune alter he was presented to two livings in, the diocese of Lin coln and Pett-ruorough. He received testimonials of moral conduct for three years, according to the rules of the Church of England. He submitted those testimonials to the Bishop of Exeter, Bishop of the diocese, who refused to countersign them. He then smicited an interview with his diocesan at Exeter, to know his reasons for refusing to countersign. The Reverend Prelate stawel, that his seasons were not appiied to want of competency, not to want of moral conduct, but in respect of certain worn lie uttered in this meeting of clergymen. tie then stated that i.e offered to give proof to his Moccsiar. that he never uttered the worus imputed to him. The pasehi whoinformed the ! Bishop was never oinftuntexl with him, and we consequence was, tag he had been compelled by honour to surrender tins living. to the amount of sottL per annum, He further stated, that the lu.s of the bring had been the total destruction of the professional prospects of hut lire. Lord Holland entered at considerable into the statement of the Petitioner. The words winch had been imputed us the Petitioner were, as Lord Holland under goat, an alto:moo that nine-tenths of the Clergy of England, in assenting to the truth of Saint Athanasius'a Creed, subscribed to what they did not believe. Another sentence lie was supposed to have uttered, was stated to he this—" in the whole Code of the Church of Rome there is not a more damnable doctrine than the Athamisian Creed. and nine-tenths of the clergymen do not believe it." The Noble Lord contended that the Petitioner ought to have been allowed the opportunity of explaining, and that the most favourable constructor- ought to have been put on his explanation. Ile concluded by moving that a Committee be appended to take into consideration the Petition of the Rev. John rte Jones, respecting the refusal of hia Diocesan to countersign his ecclesiastical testimonial, and to report thereon. The Petition was then mad, which detailed the matters before stated. The Bishop of EXETER did not wish to enter into the detail made by the Noble Lord, but to take notice of the allegations.— When the Petitioner piesetued his testimonials, the Reverend Prelate refused his counter •signattue ; at the same nine he told him, he knew what his feelings were with respect to the Roman Catholic persuasion, and begged him to understand , he had nothing to do with those opinions. If he roused his countec fignature, he had exercised a discretionary power. The Reve rend Prelate refused to sign the testimonials, upon a belief that he should become a party to Mein. lie had no hesitation in saying, the Petitioner might have a remedy in the Courts below. Lord ERSKINE spoke in support of the Petition. After some debate the motion was negatived. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. wolimitv, MAY S. The Liverpool Street Bill was urau,;ht is and read a first time. A Bill for the Lighting of Wolverhatoptoa with Gas was brought in and read a first dine. Mr. S. woitTLLy pie,mited a Petition from Manufac turers, &c. froiu Huddersfield against the 3% ooh Tax Ile added that a Noble Friend of his intended to give -re of a motion fur this evening for the repeal of this tax. Lord MILTON enquired whether it was the intention of Givernment to repeal the late wool tax; if not, tu-wurr uwv se'imigin he should move fur leave to bring in a hill to repeal that tax. Mr. F. ROBINSON replied, that he was not aware of ally MICil ioteution existing; the notice would of cuur►e stand. The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was hrougha in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a woad time un Is iday. CITY COMMERCIAL PETITION. Mr. BARING presented a Petition from n 11111111tHillil and most respectable Body of Merchant , a the City of London, praying that commerce might be released from many of the restrictions imposed oo it. We had lust much trade, and instead of its leaving gone to one particular country, it had ;:one into all the channels of Europe. There were now many ronyeiiiors. Lr such a state of things, lie saw no re• medy but in vomiting to the old maxim of Coarowrce. How evils am.• to in, died at once, besides reverting to tlr of trade, he could hardly Bevis•; but tic did ant r r that there should be any distui balite of the CM .1, aa.l established=—however, this he might say, that 110 bilk (Mild bUollilLlll any mio:dur:d price ut the l=imbo in aline country. lie g rev. dto ace tile Agricultural But lie particularly lamented to Moiii warts events had token 1/lilCe iii Seirilsiiii, and to arierrta,.l aat many or the inanulai tuners there, especially in the neighboui hood of Paisley, were preparing to withdraw from them. Tit , Country could nut remain a, it wit', amid there 1111 V 130 hope of trade reviving its Corium THE NATION 4L REGISTM. ------- suoitims by illy exertiam of it under the prewiat 9, 0 4(.. It calamitous to behold She Cove, nitwit( g ml [ trout ye. to year as ii \ did, see.ng irr e alth.regniul. uo taiitle as theinces, trio:H:lW the ensuing year. When questions of Import anise like Ml llsierri appealed 10 bi 31111 by with the view of seeing where throe Was the more interest, and how they could best retain their plares.—(Cheers)— Ile wished to see this conduct changed ; he wished to beh old them come do% and meet questions like Statesmen.—( 'tear, hear !) fhe Woo* Tat airs Moly soon to come under dkeursion, and then they should hear what the Miolistr.rs had to say out lie was astonished to hear the Honourable tientleinau ( Mr. Robiusion) declare, o ithout having heard one wind of the discussion, that it was not the imeetillll of Government ill in Ike tiny alterati 111 l to the tax. Much must be done before "'II ' """ be obtained. There meg he a revision of the revenue laws : an abandonment of restrictiost. on intim, ta ton; and a giving up of the idea of growing every thilit gst ourselves.—(Near, hear!) "lie timber trade wits labouring under most pernicious regulations. He understood that there WI'S a falling oft' in the Customs for the last 'ear of upwards of a million and a half. - ( fl;mr I)—The l'etiti toners recommended the revision of all the restrictions, as best calculated to promote the general interests of the country. He believed he had mentioned the main topics tit the Petitioners. He trusted that the House w..uld take them into consideration, to see whether any relief could lie given by on ester)... of trade. It it were teen that tile House souk the subject into consideration, exationiaig toe interests of all, with the view of promoting the advantage of all, the comitry %mild derive satisfaction from a fact that could nut fail to pi amide a desirable good miderstaud ing.—(Clieers.) The Minion was then brou,tht up and read, Mr. Raring observing, that he had a similar Petition from the Chamber of Comforter, Edinburgh. Mr. P. 6 tENFb.LI. having complimented the able manner in which the Petition hail been brought forward, said that he approved oral' the principles contained in the Peiiiiiiii; and teat in or out of the House he should he most happy to du all is his power to give eft et to the Petition. The Hon. F. ROBINSON admitted that the subject was of great importance. Ile had expressed the opinion, anal lie now repeated it, that tie system of restrictions was founded in erroneous prior 'pit out he could ant think that these principles hail been adhered to inure %%hit the view a keeping their places, thou from au) conviction of their propriety. But though he agreed in the lion. Mensher's main principles—and that improvement might be made—. yet a char,o - could not at mice be effected. The system had grown up aye long progress of time, and it was deeply routed. After some exivlnded remarks from Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Marryott, &es the l'e t• • was ordered to be printed. ( .1X 1. LlS'f. The CH 1H ( the EXCHEQUER, as late am. uiee o i•!,icr , peft.'!.• , l the Report of the Resolutions repro. he h t Civil I.••• . without entering into snitch de tail ; and . 1111 l veil tory be agreed to. Lord .1. opposed this inotiani, contending that itivestig .iglu to precede the adoption of such opinions. 111111 1:ial it was the understanding in laid, that there should be inquiry im the itemise of George HI. and oil the re-settlement of the Civil List. Ile hoped he hail said muffles to Mauer the house to go into an inquiry oil the subject of the Civil List ; dud lie st Id therefore conclude by moving, as au amendment, that the word " now" be omitted, mid that the MOWS "rlai.s (key week" be inserted. Mr. W AKRE seconded the amendment. When the civil list was arranged telex lie had thought inquiry essential; but now, at the cot 1111 l enceineut of a new reign, lie thought the subject still inure imperatively called for investigation. (Hear, hear.) The !WEAKER having put the original motion and the amendment, Mr. HUSKISSON said, iu the first parliament of 4 new mien, such an inquiry as that proposed uy the noble Lord Was likely to be rtceived with great favour. Rot lee would tell the noble Lord, that, in, the practice of former reigns, there was no precedent fur such an inquiry. There was no thing in the circumstances of the late demise, tit the pre sent aCCCSSiWI, which could be urged as a fe4Boll tor takiiig the civil list out of its ordinary course. It remained fur the hush gentlemen opposite to show in what perticit tar die sum guested by parliament to the Regency , far the due support of the spleaulour of the throne, nail been too much, taking into accunist the increased expenses which had at that time devolved upon It. It was upon those grounds which he had endeavoured to make out that he should opptke the motiou of the likable Lail. He felt satisfied that lime was ilo head of those expenses, to which the noble Lord's speech had alluded, winch Paslts naent was now fault called open to 'caudal. Mr. 'FIERNEY said, thia discussiou Caine on under circumstances of a nature perfectly mipatalleled. It regarded tile appropriation of a suns Of 00,0001. at a period of townie iltstress entirely. unprecedeuted. Ile dial not Limw but that the remit of au inquiry might be to establish the dotage of the civil list at what it war ;, neither did be kiirsw but what it might be to show, that it should amount to less than what it was by several thuu sand pounds: btu this lie knew, that if it saving tit wily one thuusand pounds weed be effected, it slit...till be adopted. (Hear, hear) New he begged nut to be understood as Ilt all stating that such a saving could or could not be made. That was to appear by the•rquil lof such a committee as he wished to see appointed. In a bill to provide for the regulation and maintenance of the royal household, her Majesty was altogether excluded. The wounds upon which this exclusion had Levu made, they 'night some day have all opportunity of diciissaiig , but he t consoler it as must extraordinary that her Majesty was dins situated. The gromide of bitch her condition were beyond ail louniali cumpreliensiun. She was to be cutisitlei till, mid had been recognized, as Queen of England by the Land Chancellor, and by our or two other oilmen t and, happily for lierself,was represented by leis homenal learned ti tend ( r.litougliani). It wit, bidet (I, eat tam Musty that there s hould be this omission. He must say, that he never expected ;o he called upon to vote for a bill to provide for the mainte nance of the ',loyal Family.end Household, out tit which lile (Aileen of England Moseal was 1 , . be excluded, alter being recognized by the Loud High Chancellor.. lie would let taus pass; lint he coal hut help ouselsing, that either her Majesty was veiy baldly used, or else that liis Majesty was very hardly us e d. Of what patiricidai a did this large stun of 484,00 .I.,consist ? suppose it were re pr. seined by Lord Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that his Majesty nished to add to his pro- r •a,,; r .. party at Brighton 4 considerable extent of land, and thl It WAS fit that the sum of 30,0001, stioul4 be paid into the privy parse bit; Ilett toirpose, who, ee was sn paid, could be callt.l upon tOsikeositia for taxa'propriation of the money? Del the house thick it right treat %(elt a power of tasking direct presents to his itlatesty sinhttl exist ? He did nut mean .0 charge the reedit g overn nent with any do's avosir by a circuitous mol e to °main the money themselves, for inch was and the fashion of the times, and he sincerely uelieved they were incapa ble of it ; lint it was clear that they always possessed the illealla of cure) log the royal favour, and tamper,. iitg with the royal feelings in this way. 'Suppose any one of the ministers had giveit offence to lie sovereign, and wished to make it up ity a little money paid into the privy purse; iccortling to the present at rangenithit lie could do it, although of cunre, he did tint suspect that it could have the desired effect. He knew nothing from autho rity, but it was a common prover:i that what every body said most Ire tine to it certain extent; and would an man deny that his late Majesty died worth a great deal of property? Tttir property flutist have been saved wit of the civil list; and WA• the country to tie saddled with a heavy civil list, in order to enable the Krug to make adViligS? Tine it was that his late Majesty had a large family to provide fr, limit no such motive existed in the present case. At this moment, every fartiiing saved to the nation was of importance, and what pretence was there fir granting one single sixpence neyond what was necessary? Then, why not impure what was lie. cessary . , cud surely the etiorinotts soul of 364,1001. wits of itself 4 soffit tent reason for a • iiivestigation. —The 114111. ti4.lltltlUall here Went 1111114 minute and mint ars,uonentative detail of the intinerise Mlles 14141 t satial.l be deducted fro.o tile a 00000 um .if tee Celli List, nn account of the death of the late Km Q tern, eritiee"s Charlotte. and Duke of Kew, and concluded by ioa). la.: --•• Au oppor 'unity like time preient ..ay oever, peraips, occur, for there never nos a snumtnt o (wool. able for obtaining popularity ter the 144111 of Ins Cro -(Cheers.) dos as confident of this as 1 am of liis 114j.st had fit been sUrroUniled b. those 0 , Ms _aye him this bad advice, be would have stolet in a very different position be.ore his people to that which he cow occupies. (Cheers.) I,:very mac Must be acuity that Use a anitry I-oks With great and , ty to the deliberations of toe House on this question; not merely because it is agitated at tile commence ment az& new reig,, but because it a ill take the decision as an cattiest of use intentions of Minister.; for the futuie.-- (Ilene', hear !) say, and L , ay it iti ttttt t the fear of con tradiction, that t ,ere are large 'urns, is inch, if a proper inquiry west set on foot, might be saved to the country. say, too, that all ranks are bound to make sacrifices.; and, by going into this committee,. the fLothe ii ill at once set an example that its ;; rent object is economy tied public relief, without spariog any qaarter, whether high or low. (Cheers.) get it do its duty honestly, fairly, and impartially. L have done mine , and L repeat that 1 have not Mine it without great pain to myself. L implore the House to listen to ,the ciiiiiplaint9 nut of doors, to entertain tile proposition; and ciiireat Honourable Gentlest/she, before they decide against, all inquiry, to consider what they aloe to those who sent them here, as well us what they owe to the ;minimal tran quillity and the security of the Monarch." Tile Hight Moo. Gentleman sat down atUid the cheers of the House which lusted for some time.) Mr. CANNING contended foe the propriety of passing the Civil List as it was arranged in kit& Some further conversation occurred at this point between. Mr. Tierney, Mr. Canine& matte Chaucellor Of the Lac he quer, but in so indistinct a tone that it was tint audible in the gallery. A division then took place the number w ere Fug the original vest - ttttttt For Lord .1. Russell's:intendment... .1 VI ittajority On our re•admissiou 'into the gallery we found Sir J.. NEWPORT very warmly protesting against the passite of the vote of 2i.5.0001. for the civil lust of Ireland without. The CHANCELLOR of the.EXCHEQUER remarked, that there was rum alteration iu this resolution from the old Civil Lest. Mr. TIERS EY said a few words; ales which the reso lution was agreed to. The other residM were alqii adopted, and the billiortiered to Ise brouvit in accordingly. Adjouructl ;At twelve o'clock. TUESDAY, MAY 9. :Mr. GOOCH presented A Petillon from landholders of Suffolk, inimerously signed, praying for protecting duties against the importatiosi of Foreign Curti. Mr. GOOCH them presented a simikr Petition from gentlemen serving oit two Grand June. in, Suffolk, and a similar Petition from permit's resident Ipswich.—Seve rally read, ordered to he on the male, and to he printed. Sir W. LEMON presented a Pelitimi from Agticultn rists in the county of Cornwall, comp' . ' sg of distress. Mr. COKE presented a similar Petition. DAMS farmers in Norfolk. _ _ Mr HOME SUMNER presented a Petition front farmers in Surrey, complaimug tit tbe distress of Agricul ture— distress Willell W. 14 0111 too manifest as pervading the whole kingdom. He gave notice, that on ifitesibt! , , May :to, he slwuW move to refer the Agricultitral.Petitions to a Select Committee, to :m4414111 whether any and what .relief (ight tLi be afforded. ( [fear.) Mr. I). W. HARVEY moved fur an acconal of coin belonging to a prison named 'llionipsou seized in Izn 11, by revenue officers, and how the same lied been disposed of.—Ordered. .... LAviA APINTOSII rose, pursuant to notice, to move for the ievival of she Criminal Laws' Committee, and fur leave to bring in six Bills to amend the Criminal Laws, according to the recommendation sat the former reports. Mr. CANNING should not oppose the motion. To support the Bills he Nlicould not pledge himself'—hut their: would be no objections to them except where they were seen to be actually necessary. Committee appointed. Sir J. NI'INTOSII then moved for leave to bring in . Bulls to repeal It Ann, which took away the benefit o f clergy for in ivatel.s tualiug io dwelling-houses; It/ and I Will. 111. tor privately stealing in shops to the value sat he.; Y 4 Gen. 11. making it capital to steal on navigable rivers ; and to typed! certain Acts creating capital Itlo- Mrs specified therein. Mon on agreed to, as well as leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate the laws respecting forgeries. sir J. AI'INTOSII ;afterwards brought in his several Criminal Laws amendment Bilk, which were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time May 30.. • -.-