The National Register. — London, England, 1819-05-23 00:00:00

MAY 28. tproposition to make use of these papers, which had unknowingly found their way to the table. It was either great neglect, or a gram breach of faith, not to have destroyed those papers. Alderman We MAN complained of this breach of faith with the public, and protested against the proposed use of the returns. They were more fallacious documents to proceed upon, for property in the City of London had since depreciated ono third, in some instances one half. Sir J. GRAHAM then begged to withdraw his motion, which was agreed to. Lord Camden's Sinecureepronts' Appropriation, was brought in by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Reuel a first time, and ordered to be read a second titne on Friday next. STATE OF THE NAT10N....-Mr. TIERNEY then rose to bring forward his prandial motion, for a Committee to en - quire into the State of the Nation. He must own that he could not comprehend how any set of men could be circum stanced so as to be less envied than the Ministers opposite ; none had more patiently borne such treatment ; tend if it were a mere party object to triumph, they had only to let the Gentlemen op posite alone till the end of the Session. No wet of Ministers had ever stood lower in the public estimation. Their only vigour was their vigorous adherence to office. Bat he scalp:lit for no party Humph. He desired that they should do their duty to the people; that if he made out that the. Natala was in a state of peril and difficulty, they would interpose between a weak Administration and a tottering Country. That was the best duty which an honest House of Cmnmons could perform ; and he was glad to say that the present House contained mere Menibtire who did not belong to any party, wile looted to ineasttres, not to men, and who, he trustal, would aid in trimming the balence this rieht, so as to justify the expectation of the Country. Th e country, Europe in fact, now appeared in profound pr ice ; and he trusted it would long continue ; but Engles& like the Conti nental Powers, ought to be engaged in repairing those financial solapidations which the war had occasional. Unfortunately, however, they did not behold the Ministers so occupied, at least with any efficiency. The Ministers miht take credit to them selves for state of great uncertainty. Five Powers now arranged Europe. There was an Holy Alliance, and he honed it would be as tightly used as it was piously worded.—( Bear, hear, and a laugh.)—The state of France, however, was most improving, more so than could have been anticipated two years ago ; with a limited Monarchy, and a IleFresentaive Government. With such strength, it isms desirable that England should have equal strength and promise. America, too, mast be an object of anxiety; and had two Englishmen been executed under ilfferent circumstenese, it would not have been borne so panently. But be blamed lot the conduct of Ministers; they had acted with proper caution; but England in shurrime that dm was &Atom. of continuing Peace, must prove that owls desire did not originate froin• the dread of Woe—Meat, hear s—England's strength must be manifest. or there was no security for the continuance of Pause. This was not to be made by eneouraging Armies, or Military Asylums; but by a well manned Navy and a flourish ing Eechequer. With these advantages he would defy the \Voris' ; without them there was no security against new diffi cultiei.-411ear, hear !)_As to our trade, it was worse than nothing; and as to Commercial Treaties, there were none that merited the name. Spanish America presented an interesting epee tack, for what could be a more affecting sight than vs behold a whole Continent contending for Freedom ? Yet instead of keep ing this advantage as a remedy fur the distresses of our trade, the Ministers had now u Bill on the table which was to exasperate the whole Continent. Ft could have no other effect, and it was a most disgraceful measure.—(Loud eh tering.) Then as our trade was worse than nothing, what were the e rospects of the country ? The financial schemes of the Ministers, if schemes they could be called were as cheerless. Since they lost the Property tax they had pnweeded on no plan whatever, and they trusted to the Chapter of Accidents. After they were defeated, then, what could be expected of them, with a debt on their backs ee treo,neo,unot ? Could they be expected to tcsign ? No, nobody expected that from Omni. (Much laughter.) But it was ex peaed that they would produce some plan to enable them to go on; but none had they had since. And as to the reduction of the debt, how tnfling was it; 3,700.000/. in three years of peace. The debt now was hee,Ontenotee When the facts were so melancholy, and lie could prove ere facts, was it not time for the Hoax to interfere? N ere they to let the Minis ters proceed mismanaging the Country's affairs, only because they were not strong enough to propose such measures as would be useful and eflicim.t. (Hear). As it was, the divideiels could not he paid without the assistance of the Bank ; let the Bank withhold the I:e.ttoomou and the Chancellor of the Exchequer could as soon raise the dead as pay the dividends. The Bank. no doubt, would continumto d. as they had done before; but it' they should think themselves hardly dealt with, and it was said they had such opinion, what was to prevent them front turning round upon the Government. 'lt was said that there was a loan of tee.reithefin; and he had heard it armoured that the interest waste be paid by new taxes. He would not consent to raise one halfpenny more; he would not further corrode and blister the people with taxation, to support the scrambling system of Minis ters. He therefore called on the house to interfere, the the pro. petty of the country was unsafe ; and he hesitated not to say that the object of the motion was to alter the preeent Adminis tration.—(Loud cheers.). lie had not fished for venni ;he would do nothing di the kind; he frankly confirmed that was the object of his motion —(Hear, hear !)—fie concluded with mem:, that the !louse resolve loaf into a Committee to enquire into the State .of the Nation. Lord CASTLEREAGH replied to Mr. Tierney [with considerw ble wanuth, maintaining that the only object of the motion was to einbasrase the Government and-the House, it being brought forward on the (were' so importer t a mntien to that regarding the Bank. ' If the Right Honorable Mover really thought the Go vernment was composed of such incompetent Members, why had he slept on his post, why bad he not proclaimed such oeinion Were.? Much Of the Session had already elapsed, important enquiries had proceeded, debates had ensued, but this opinion regarding the Ministate was suffered to sleep till they were just about to proceed to so important a eliteimeion as the one to which he had alluded. ie hat other motive then, could have promoted such u motion st such athlete than what he hail pointed out. The question of Eiteeice he would not touch now, but as to the alleged diereganl of milting teen nercial Treaties, he con tended that it wrath► have been pitiful in this. Country, when maintaining such high objects, to have done more than had been done. The motion was supported by Lords Clifton and John !Nagel!, Nlessra Lambe, Burdett. Dickenson. Re. Aix. and opposed by Martin. Wynn, Maberley, lkinkcs, Re. Re. slier which Mr. Tierney replied &sexism° length, and the gallery was thin Ararat for a division—Ayes, I ; —Noes, 357.-31,ijority fur Minute's, rig. Adjourned at 2 o'clock. WLDNEBIIIAI% Mae 19. The House was summoned to the Ilouse of Peers to hear the Royal Assent given to sundry public and pirate hills.— See Lords.] Mr. HAM. presented an Account of all Briefs issued from tbc Church and fire Office, for the 41,34 of cilanuties by fire. Mr. 11.YTTLIETON presented a Petition from Attorneys of I.one.on and M'estiiiiiisier, against iiiiprop...r persons acting as Cunseyanecrs.—head and ordered to lie on the table, Mar str.: 'i~~ TTIE NATIONAL REGISTER LONDON CLERGY BILL.—Mr. Alderman WOOD Mead e that the order for printing certain Property Tax Papers, rqu:re.! by Sir J. Graham, in illustration M . his London Clergy hid, be discharged, the House having refuted to refer such Pititeri to a Committee on the Bill. lie was constant in his isaendsmee in that House, and he declared that he load neither heard the papers moved for, nor the moposition that they should be printed. Sir. J. GRAHAM had no objection to the motion. Heller for printing the Papers discharged. POOR RATES' lISAPPLICATION.—Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from persons of the Jewish l'e against the Poor Hates Misapplication Hill. No daiis ot' persons contributed so largely to the minim:nonce of their poor as the Jewish nation, and t 407 thotettwo prayed to be exempted from the provisions of this ILL Mr. Witaeurstw presented a Petition fro Bury St. Edmunds, against Lotteries. The Hon. Member .t the Mlle time gave notice, that, •ea this day fortnight, he should ,ail the at teution of the House to the case of Gen. Boyd. BANK PAYMENTS.--Mr. PEEL laid upon the table die resolutions, which lie intiinded to niece on Mo:iday next, as the Chairman of the Bank Restrictions' Committee; but he beggml to say that he should not move them merely as Chairman, for .0 an indisidnal, be was convince's" that they proposed the hest course, that under existing dm:lnstr.:tem could be pursued.— (Hear. ) Costveratesna.—Mr. LYTTLETON inured that the Home go into a Committee on the Stamp Arts, su far as they regarded certificated k:onveyiincure.—Agreed to. Mr. LYTTLE TON, in the Committae, said it was not the object of the bill, which he °hoped he should be instructed to bring in, to have any retrospective operation ; nor to incapacitate stewards to draw conveyances, Ike, for the parties empl o yi ng them, nor t o p revent peop l e from acting gratuitously. or drawing wills. %%len it was recollected what was the duration of sit attorney's articlei, and what was the expence of qualifying hirt self to practice, he thought the Legb.lature could never authorize so .gran a disperedortion as row eeistia/ between the Attorneys rid Conveyancers. Belida Conveyancing was arise profitable than common law business. He thought the disproportion war ranted the interference; and he morel, that the Chairman be instructed to apply for leave to bring in a Bill to explain the law (44 Geu. 3. cit. 95,) regarding the qualification of Conveyancers. Agreed to. Mr. BstonnEze, the Crzirnivin titer. moved for leave.—Leave given. - The House then went into a Committee on the Poor Rates illimpplication I-SU—Report on Frid ay. The House afterwards watt into a Committee on the Bankrupt Arta Amendment Bill, in which an extended desultory Lonver melon took place, that occupied it till a Lee km. It being din po,ed of, as well aa the remaining order. of the day, the House adjourned. THURSDAY, MAY ?O. COURT OF CirawecaY.—Mr. M. A. Tarr.flit brought for. ward his motion ruspecting the separation of Bankrupt business front the Great Seal. lle was prepared to prove that ruin was the result of the Comes delay ; had been undone by it; and he was ready to show these fiats in a Conanitt?e. The ap pointment of a Vice Chancellor had not utforiltd the desired relief, as the revulsion of appcali had defeated the expected advantage Ile sheukt conclude with moving. that the !l ouse resolve *self into a Commit tee on the I.sdi of Elisabeth, ch. 7. which plared bankrupt questions under the jurisdiction of the Great Seal. Mr. SINCLAIR seconded the motion, as the desired separation would aflbrd the Lord Chancellor more opportunity to attend to I appeal CAWS from Scotland, &c. The Souerroit-Ge NEII AL observed, that the Vice Chancel lor had et•sentia/ly relieved the Lord c'huivellor. The Bankrupt Petitions had been dispoied c so rapidly, :hit all the causes now ro be heard had been set down since the beginning of last Term. Wherefore, then, was the cause for a new Court ? Besialts the appeals in the Lords had been more attended to, for his Lordship w'o now enabled to attend to appeals three days in the week. If this were not the fact. a Judge would ROL have sufficient to do is attending to Bankrupt petitions alone.; to make such an appoint- ment would not be doing enough. lie also contended, that the Scotch Jury•Cotirt would reMtre the Lords from appeals. In conclusion, be maintained, that a case for &Committee was not nwde out. Mr. M. A. Tavr.on replied, and the gallery was cleared fir a division. The numbers were, 49 Ayes, 77 Noes; Majority against ihelootion, es. COAL DUTIEL—AIr. H. Seim NER then nee to bring forward his motion regarding the Coal Duties, contending that such du ties were of an encqual nature, and of modern date. He went into detail of some of the Arts of Henry the Eighth, Charles the Second, Ac. imposing duties on coals, which then became a source of Crown Revenue. BeAdvs these duties there was an export duty of is. 6d. and for London there was a duty of 441. metage, and further did. for the Orphans' Fund. The whole arnourit was 12s. Hid. per ehaldron. What went to the Orphans' Fund lie should not think of disturbing now, because the pro. duce of this portion of the duty was pledged for years to come he only desired the repeal of what ennstituted the pablig revenue: and he thought th e application regrading an artiele of such ne. ees:ity was correct. - He concluded with moving fur leave to bring in a Still to take ME the Lond o n P ort Coal Duties , and t o equalize the remaining duties in the various parts of the kingdom, so that the Revenue might not suffer. After an extended discussion, in the course of which it was strongly contended, HUH however fair it niight be to remove cote oppressive duties from Middlesex and the ne4{nboaritig Counties, it was unjust to accomplish that by increasing the burdens of others. The 'louse divided, AyeaM9, Noes 131: the motion was con sequently lost. land Avraroste obtained leave and brought in his Bill for the Belief of Insolvent Debtors in England. It was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow se'nniel.t. After some nut:ter conversation leave was Oven. The !loose resumed, and the other orders of the day having keen dispo..4 of, adjoin:ad at one o'clock. FA IJA AI I If L2l. CATHOLIC CLAIIIIS. A Meinlrcr, whose name ire cored not learn, (gave notice, that on M - eilliesday next he sh, inn subs it a motion regarding the Petit cu. s against the Roman Cittliol lc C lajms, F'Unl.lCArs Lirrssioc BlLL.—Gemeral Gaseoricepre. vented a Petition from the Burgesses of Liverpool against the ',lemons; Bill.—Osdered to lie sin the table. Oros-rat 4.c0 nI: remarked, seeing the Nlemlser for sli.e%l she' y Bennett), that he did not object to the principle of the 1141 I but, Al it was usual in .uch ess.e. c o introduce ICS Will 11, 41reliti; chooses, be k Ve Mil the event of the nisi piing tun Cummittee4te should there 11A4Ve to iniroduce suet) chows Cm A NITA HIA lA!TITUTIONS. Lord CAATILESIEAG/I bnro ht furnard his Violent for leave to Miss : : so a Bill In mend and e!Aitr::e the miners of the Corostses.isss.ei.: for est gisirsisg i s sio the Public Citstrities, to extend cumin .es 10 other institutions than those towels* Echtsrott at. Alr. Ilnotic it A NI hreent'ed the molts n, the ebjeet hying to e.‘ten4 Ire Dos eel. of the Commissioners slid the objetts ut ensui--rie..L4otiumsage 4.. : • . •• • • W ou w .14ntt 1;3 LienEU MG STITIM BEN N ETT 111Uted the second reciting of the Publieume Itegulation Bill. Mr. C•a•rwstlGllT could not give hsapprobation to the CO!, so 1004 a , it contained any clause reqiiirsig Ma.i.irnres 4,51g1) ICHSOfit fur lifusal of Licences. It might subject li,Clll to action , and to many other inconvenieetes. die moved its au anicodment, that it be read a second time this day six mouths. • M. CCaw rsi thought there ought to be some regulation oh this subject. u. Licritees Lad fret:mei:By bees, opposed and refosed by Alagistrates sin qiiestioisable groandss mid lie hoped, beenuos nil could not to.• got shot might be ilmirert, that the goinz, into, a Cummitiee with the Bill %timid not he refined. Mr. S. 801 , RN LI opposed the Bill most unwillingly, he cause there were m eases where 'devisers ncre Aerated v• hen tilt reitillUS tould not well be assigned. Mr. LAN Bn; vet expected the Bill to he resisted rinalte ground. that the N anist cafes could not, or ought 11/111 in us_ sign reasons fur refi..reig Licence.. All he could t.t.etil by this resistance w• that, like :•ir J. Foldall, she trans ninthd ir•l l" tensest, nu compulsion .;" but .1:i nevertheless thought lacer:ol..o , m sung very oecess.ro— t list the MaAistrutes utiz,lit to be required to vtate in Quince nes. sinns the reasons why Licences mere :I closed ur suspended. Mr. S. Woa rust opposed the Bill, :cud said its fencers hery was veryd•uperteet. Mr. D. tilt:newt diTnied this 1:;:l to be of the most (fe. effective tendency; def.riff: d toe discretirmat v linnets lodged in 'llarzistrates ; rind maintained fetid it had been highly use ful, and but rap ely. if eve,. ohused. Sir IVilosti could urn understand how any honourable man, aettng as a Xlagistrat o, could feel dinleallY reasons ter hie conduit in refloiag licenses; (hear!, at Lit remits, he trusted, that .o much of 'the Bill trEght he allowed lb 11:1, :ts *mild enable •t he expel iehot to be hied in the Metropol —(ltem.) , Ms. B. li,.i eteesT thought thedaw, as now constitnted, hail wisely placed a discretionary power in the Magistrates —Unit it would be difficult to 'soden reasons Oil 11:1 sinus ; Sod that the regslations of this Bill were not ri..- sirahle. Air. Alderman iVonn-ssid he shoeld be sorry if this Bill were lost. Its provisions were pi acticahle. Ire felt assured that they nett useful. Li the City of Landoll, where they had the Licensing of Old botooi, if a Licence were stopped, :hr thirties were examine(! before Magi, traces, nod the reasons fur refutiog sitcL•Lieuticrs were made krewg, Mr. Ihr.N Err drmied that there was any degradation in reissue e impliirl by the appeal pi oposed by she Hid. He I was sure the Bill would be highly useful, is 11 jilt.' pro ' ter - thin of pi operty wurild be ottorded by it • for he had many cases wherestnen bail been tinned out oitlitir housi. in the most cruel and wanton manner, inconsequence of electioneering maims. Vi het e world he the difficulty of assiiming Lessens fur the iefusal if dies - existed? But the LINN" of the subject uss spoken ul. Their suss a pint tier" existed to refuse licenses, as they were now t reser! : bat tie denied that there a• any law or statute warrantingit ; it %Nisi an illegal assumption of pow( r. This was lie opinion of a late Judge ( Ile Silk!, that the 3lagistrute ;night refuse a licence, but be was borrnd to aseien a censor.; he fluelased that Maeistiati s email lint artire.frify dispose of and destroy the propel ty of others. He also wi•hed to put an end In the monopolies of Brewers in r omit ry tow as. Ile liuped he !.laufslit be allowed to go into a Committee, as there the Bill might be 'educed to a less objectionable twin. Amendment n nu; 801 l trail a second time, and ordered to be co 1111 l lined no-Friday seat. Adjubsticd to 3lntiday. 1410.1.1 TL'ESD.IY NIGHT'S G.4ZETTE. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. L. B. Fletcher, Blackburn, Lancashire, unuaufacturer. BA NK UPTS. - - f.Buihton. Deretend ABM, Aston. near Birmingham, and a &mon Goldfield, Warwickshire, manufacturer. S. Evans. Bristol, victualler. .1. Cummings, Osborn Street, Whitechapel. brewer. E. Itintiord, Liverpool, silversmith. I'. (;oldncy, Climpenham, Wilts, clothier. It. Midi(ley, Hurdler, Yorkshire, werstrd•rianufvturer. It. A. Clunie, Ikanvick upon Tweed, corn merchant. J. Lewis, ISliticirtg Lane, merchant. A. Hirst, Beverley, Yorkshire, went:od manufacturer. W. Lee, Bolton, 'Yorkshire, cloth manutatnuter. 1. Beardswurth and J. Healey, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers. J. Powell, Holborn Hill, and E. l'uwell, widow, oil and to lour dealers. J. Duffel. Beemsgrove, Worcestershire, grocer. It. Langton, London, merchant. :t. Cos. St. John's Street, been draper. J. Dickinson. Manchester. dealer. J., E. C, and J. Richards, Mane:: lane, Cannon Street, merchants. S. Williams. Brightliehrtston. St lB9 M. carpenter. ('. W. and .1. Tittensor. Foster Lane, wholesale button .e!h•rs. .1 Swarizy, Austinfnars. merchant. J. Zimmer, Wdbeck Street, Cavendish Square, morchant. DIN • IDENDS. May 1.2, T. and .1. Do*l ey. IViflos Street, Bankside, Surrey., own snd enal meteli T. .pain street. tailor -22. C. Pallet and J. I'. Massey, Love Lane, trianbury, factors —June I, W. Flarnard, Lloyd's Coffee Holier, underwriter —K, G. TbiNtlewood. Alum:ore Court, Tower Hof, flour fsctor--it, J. Kirkman. Wellington Brewery, City Road. brewer—Pe, W. lirildan, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, tea dea:c r. Private imeounts from Bergen state, that eh* un. happy German Emigrants who sailed from that port were not allowed to land in America till thty , should be able to prove that they could subsist with. oat being a burden to the State. As they couhl not do this, they weresohl, or i.bliged to sell their. services by auction. They wt•re all disposed of, el. ecpt :28, whom nob o dy wou ld bi ro. The second y i pio n , which may perhaps be still :num . l i`fte:44d. ll 9tisrrivs:dt... • . , . . n‘f.