The National Register. — London, England, 1819-01-24 00:00:00

TAN. 44' HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, J. I. The SPEAKER look flirt etthir at 4 (11141 ter past two o'clock, 3011 a limn he r ef Me sigh •rs were sa urn in. Thio SlMAl:lia* then enoo, ~,,, cell that they had been sum moned lo the liaise of Peers, w here the speech of his Royal Itglowsr the Prince Regent. acting in die "mine a be half of his Majesty. had been read to both Idolises by the Lerd Cminceller, one of the lam Is' Cootionissioneis appointed to represent Isis Royal Highness. lie had praetors,' a ropy of the speed', and to prevent mistakes, he begged Waive to read it to the House. The speech of his Royal Highness havine been real. Mr. BROAANI.OW rose. Ile said he ahead looked present hi mse lf to their notice on this o'.(`'.l4ioll ttilb peenliar diffi dence an I t mberrasernent, did he pint moist sang • l hope, that ler% ever toodequate his etre' 14 might prove to enotoee Coe ettentiosi cf the flame, the saone unanimous' seethe, hts might he tolonof to pervade his Majtoety's Connteene, those of pride and satisfaction' in the reentry's calm, ;mate-fool joiy, :1111 notboinuleol duty and attachment to the presiolleg wisdom auto r u ral authotity front whence. had eroceeded the go. aciais sp . ees h they had now heard delivered to them by the Lerolso Commissioner., 60 expressive of Hi. Royal Hieliness's peter nel revolt for the welfare and happiness ef his people. With regard to the melancholy events with whieli this speech had commences', there could he but one opinion; for who that was an admirer of the 1 i 1 hoes aid evereleneio s of lii plan 'untie but nutlet sympathise in the continued iholi•po•itiom of their revered Monarch,; %telle, he unwed, the Mouse o onlol not merely 1w voided by frosi. boot irtesistably writhed on by feeliees /If alfectioonate reeret, to coonitnie *doh his Royal Highness on the Severe loss he had sustained in the death et her late Majesty. ''"rung from these distressine event., ahninlant sou rece of congratioletion might lie found, !wen in their foteige reeneetions, as lately confirmed abused, and the interns! prosy em ity of their country. And first with re. garil to the Conserver whose deliberation had led to the eve. imitation of the French territory. If this distinguished meet- Pm had tithe!, place for the purposes of tali videal interest or amuition, or far any other cud than the promotion of the ge octal reacedie should predict to such a confederacy, (thorniest and discomfiture. Root what had been the object of this hippy concord of nations, at which his Majesty's Alittistes • Lure so distinguished a part, might be seen by the papers ordered to he Nita before the House. lie should now 'eke the libeity of hi icily railing- their attention to the reshlt of his Royal Highuers's anus in bulbs ; and to all who weighed wealth and importance of oar undisturbed poorsessui. hi the East; to all who considered the intricacy aid coonpre hensive nature of its affeirs, it must be a source of per taller congratulation to he assure:!, that stir operetiaos in that country bad been as decisive as they were well wonted .11111 quickly execnicl. The totel aiippressiue of the attacks of tee Medal - lies, aid of the restless intrigues of their ilbliuti, supporters, the Montalto powers, was the lii 'i' ersitlt of one short campaign; and to its vast advantages, such as we al ways may anticipate with justice warring on one side, to the character of the Bo Posh ennobled, sod to the politic con duct and . adoninistratien of the Noble Governor, the most miennivueal testimony hall been borne at the close, and on the arena of the campaigu and its results, Hetvever at the date of the document to which he alluded, there might have ezisteJ some features of protreeted contest, all hi* pa.lit intelligence enuousiceol the total cessation of those hustiiities that had been forced on es by constant predatory attacks on unr adjacent dominion. Rut lie need not have oar:Ned thus far and long Iran home, in search °film datterieg pic ture of prosperity ; for lie believed every man wile now hoeuereol hint with Ids attention would allow that never was the oneastire of joy more full, or peace so absolute, as that winch now reigned through every part of the United Kiug dnm. Their never was a period at which all breeches ti the difiereet reantifacturers of the country were more unit ersally employed, or received a fairer or more comfortable remu neration for their labour. A retired non enterprising spit it existed in all oursea port tow 'mann notional credit never shred highs' than meter the care it those to whom it. present charge wan intrusted. He was tar fternp-tess'eig the leave outs principle, that a conutly's lesoerres increase bade finitely, in propel lion to the demenda mole on its exertions ; for the greatest attineolev might Its dratted, and the te meat patience et daunted : bit it was sorely the pa eit senice of congratulation, that alter an intexempled coldest of ea years' du" ation, and the mule frying crisis of a state of fleece, in which a greater part of the people were forced to seek for ne w emeloyosient, the most gratifying stud 60011%%Wi rarble proof of !lie elart,city and resat, ees of the counts . ) should he given in the increase of the revenue in all its most Me purtunt breeches. Having slow tiespasstil uuthe coosidera t sou sud joal:meta 01 the lleuir, the endless of thanks he siontild lice* the honour to move to lair Royal Highness the Prince Regent, which, pledging to no letstre line of conduce, but merely repcittilig thu•e Beloit:nett s linen time speeel l trum the throve to which every ittitish tie or, must echo, tvutild, his trusted, meet wills the asatotaion- commute:we of the lissue The address, which w as merely an echo of the speech Omni the throne, was Maw east. Mr. W. Pam. rote to tcooad it. Ile began by expressing his utterinability to fix the aueation of the liouse by any thing which be could offer on the occasiiin. lie had therefore, in the few ad ditional observations which he should oiler, to throw himself entirely upon the indulgence of the house ; feeling fully coefident that he should no: do s e i n vain.—their.)—it was happy for lap, that bete is the gracious speech which they had beard read limn the chair, and in the adtlresJ which his honoureble friend had moved upon it, mere was no topic caleuLeed to excite opposition from any pelt of the House ; but, on the contrary. that the rentitnerou they expressed would receive the ;medial commence and support of every Member. As there eat' only been one seetiment in the limos, in condoling leis Royal Nighties on the euntiutted indisposition of loss Royal Father. os every ovea-ion of their muscling since the cuinnicneement of his unhappy malady, so he conceived there could only he one opinion on the guar .üb;ect of condolence, the lamented death of her late Ma- Jolty the ..ten. Whit reified to the treaties and solhatesee eetered It" with emeign Powers, he conceived that whatever differetice of 'nema mato exist as to the means by which they bail been brought &lout he coaceived, etere could he none on their gloriuw, result and ef!erospect which it opened of .Utere peace to Europe. In looking tithe trancloiltity of Europe, toe stake of Frence deserved part:cuter 1 ewe!, anti afforded full ample ground for congrettthemo. Tire tl tome !ranluilley of come other nations hod also b - es: put 'Tun a rowavewcsre tooting by seveml happy modifications in tt;eir forms 01 GU . TETLITO approacliag iu some degree to those Licit we enjoyed. noselmering view, one seeing how much all usher natives walled to Ultimate oar excellent constitution, he conceived the lieu.? could Sot be too much on their guerd against those wild schemes and uupractheiele Metros% moots by which 20111 o: ViaiOliatieellol4olll,o reorni T lion. Gentleman isoncluited, obitla coasitheetotr applause, by mieuin exenosing his cordial instil' to the Aderess, winch he t ruste d ' , Qu id be unanimously carried ; and by thataking House fr•er th: attentirt 4&I wide!: they f-art heatd TUE NATIONAL ItEGISTER. The Address was theteread from the chair; mutton the question being put, Mr. nneetionann said, he did not mean, in die observations lee had to offer, to follow the example of the last speakers, and diecten the several topics of the xthlreee; and for this reason, that he hoped it would pass unanimously, without prejteliee to any matter neon which it touched ; and he was the more unxious fur this, as it was in some respects an address of condolence, upon which ell most be of the same op:Rion. It did not, however, by any means toilette, that he should be precluded front making a few remarks upon it; and iiithxd he confessed, that the extrantdinary and extravagant tore, as well of the address itself as of the speeches which acnem• panied it, were calculated to call for more remarks than he wit. lIICG disposed to make. lie would, however, offer a few. The Hon. Gen tleman, who had last addressed the house, appeared to think that they had nothing to du but to express their satisfaction with the speech which heel bra; read. For his own part he could not admit that he was perfectly contented with the administration of affairs, and knew not how therefore to juin in an address t.filreptehfica can gratulation. Ile mid not deny, that malignant add intemperate feelings were abroad, which he should indeed.regret to ace fomented or encouraged ; but whenever the. was the state of the popular mind, its cauee was nlwayi oleservino of attention anti imptiry. • The tem per of the petiole was at all times some criterion of the justice and wisdom with which the government was administered. It might be fairly asked, theretine, wheace arose the discontents which were so generally and variously mandated? was it that created adis. position to violence and outrage amcngst the polar and distressed Gasses of the community ? If all the reprertentetions of the llonoon able Gentleman were correct, how was tee house to account for the results of the late general election ? (neon) {low was it that, after the glories shed over the national character by those splendid military achievements, which it would, indeetiindicate a pitiful party spirit to oveilook or disparage, his Mujesty's Ministers should have met with so touch apathy on one hand, and such decided alienation on the other? On the subject of the poor laws, the ea= indiareoce or im becility was displayed. They. were permitted to continue progres sively destmying the independence and undermining the morals of a large portion of society, elitist the public were impetiently waiting fur their reform: but the public, he feared, would wait till dooms day before its expecratigna would be fulfilled by the official advisers of crown. So also with regard to the refonnatioa of our crimieal cotle—a proceediug at length loudly demanded from all parte of the kingdom—what had been the conduct pursued by hi. alejef Mi- Meters ? The public could not fail to bear in iniud, that dunng the life, the tea aciiee life perhaps, of that great and good man, whose philanthropy and patriotism only ceased with it, and whose name would never lee pronounced by those who studied his character with out admiration and reverence, that whilst Sir Samuel Romilly lived, the reforms which he suggested, when not immedhstely oppottel, received a sett of half support in that house, only to be rejected in another place. In alluding at the same time to the subject of the Catholic claims, it could nut be denied that a very large portion of society conceived, that in the nineteenth century some relaxation of hire parsed at. so eernota a period, and undrr each different circum stanctv, was required by sound and enlightened policy. lil3 Majesty's Ministers, however, affected a neutrality upon this interesting end important question, revolving neither to come to any concert ae.iongst themetives respecting it. or to give any clecicleti counsel to tee Prince their master. The Ministers of the Crean had never yet enabled their Royal toaster to aepear in a poettlar light, but,on the contrary, had even gone so far as to stand tic:tweets Min ail the petitions of ; his people. Their whole conduct was in direct oppesition to public • °tannin, whilst it tended to render the executive power tuipopular. !lc himself certainly took a different view of what was necessary to the safety and interests of the countty, which appeared to him to r -quite a very different system of administration, and could ouly be effectually maintained by a firm and steady policy, neither truckling to power on the one hand, nor adding to clamour on the other. Mr. tiro er e cts observetl, that the address which Itad been sub mitted to the house did not involve an unlimited approbation of the conduct of Government, or :motion of those measures which at might have in contempletion. It was couched in language which he thought must be accepaible to every p;od subject and well wisher of las country Tice Hon. Mr. CLIVE said he rose merely in consequence of an e ln e ti o n made by the lion. gentleman (Mr. nlactlonald) which ;;e could not suffer to pass unnotieed—he melted his elfin-ion to the ex erctse of the prerogatiee of mercy. In the case unoti w Idte: the list , . Gentleman's eheervetions were founded, Lord Sultmetith had received directions to act as he should think proper, but to before it had been fully examined by the Privy Council, and their ativice • sanctioned by the l'rinee Regent. Mr. alecnotearmi explained. [Jelled founded his remarlee upon official documents. A petition had been trans:nine.] from Liverpool, signed by 9 bankers, on behalf of an unfortunate man, whose name he did not iinmeciately recollect, but who was then under sentence of death. It wanadareseett to his Royal Highuess, and conveyed to l.oeri Sidmooth dirceigh the mediation of the Right Han. Gentleman (Mr. Canning.) His Lonlshi,de answer to the Right Hon. Gentle malt was as tollo :—.` Sir, I have received your letter, containing a petition to his Royal Iliglineee the Prig.: Regent, praying fa- a respite of the sentence upon three untie:collate inert ordered for execution. A similar petition has e'reen already forwarded to his Royal Highness, and I have been honouree by his commends to stet in the mode ranst consonant to my own feelings and judgment. It would be unnemssary enereforr, even if time pennitted, to forward this pttition to hie Royal Highness." Mr. PANNING WAS desirous of gating . sonic of the eircuteutances attending this case, with regard to winch the Helm Gentleman appeared to have fallen into a mistake, end relied on the indulgence of tne nouse, that by so doing he should rut pieelude himself from the right of 'peaking on the general subject of the address, if the debate should `te continued. The ease of tine unfortunetdpetson referred to had undergone a most painful and attentive inveetigation bafere a full courcil, by wham no cireumetatiee of vett nuation was overlooked pres hies to the sentence being ordered to be carried into effect. Darin, the intent:A, however, several petitions were presented, one of which, as a nutter of dreartun. was laid before his Royal iligliness the Prince Regent. It wee not tiil then-that a itieeretionary authority sae communicated to the S. erotuy of Stnte. Tite house, he was persuaded, had not to learn, that bright as the prerogeire of mercy was, it was a prerugatise which the Crown exercised upon the advice of its respendhle Ministers. The opinion of the Privy Council had been taken—it was recorded—easel the die ration of respiting or executing the sentence was afterwards visited in one of those reeponsible advisers. rie the . present Ceti .tlitrister. in the discharge of the tr use thin eniunatted to him. had nem to gunnel to j ustify a respite Isla r nter -en see felr that to grmt its wetild only be to excite hopes that must itseeitably he tiustreted. It. was-frain a perfect knowledge that the prayer elute application could not be come/kid with, ruil o not from any obduracy of feeling, that the peftion hunt Liverpeol ha mot been litrwarded to his Royal 'lightnss. fie had himself udder in the painful consideration of this case before the Privy Cotimil ; but he thought it his daty to trenoeit the petition to Lord Sirltirouth as lie received it, and as if lie had been entirely ignorant of the sulkier.. Some few boors were lost by lie accidentally not adverting to Its post letters immediatele on mei: arris al, our: he mentioned this in order that the house remelt! he fully rtintrised of every ciretoustence in the slightest degree connected with the transaction. Str lIEN oet Panne. el. regretted that no prospect was held forth in the speech, of a uleon of his Majesty', Pretestant and Catholic subjecs ateteighoot the empire. Such a enter) 'cold conuibutc more to diffuse confitlenee and general napphnees than all - the treader; which were to be laid before them. Toe Sr. nai:Eit non rose, and after stwing.the qd..stion. real Des, the 'proposed midiese. Mr. TIEINZY said he felt nn position to off r any observarion,, ark/ the very abie apvech which Lad been delivered by hi, honour..We friend behind him. All he wished wa., to guard hirruirlf being precluded anitazdverting afterwards on any topic Te ed. ; by be:ng fUrrtSfe :V arte to it merely b:.;.ctise .he did rot object to it. lle ccnsidered it but fair to State at tire rare time that the latter mart of the speech apprated to Lim to contiwi gsr eral doctrines respecting public cr,:dit, whielt req uired the deepest consideration before they should be assented tb. To this mom im portant subject he wouhi take an early opportunity of calling the attention of the house. If na other business should pi event, he row gave notice that he would on 'rucsday, Z 1 of February, move,for the appointment of a cominAtee to inquire into the suite of public credit ai lennectz.l wiei the lt:,iik•rap-r cyaem. The location wls e:er. put art carried, aad a committee was rained to prepare an address in tern., of the resolution now passed. A:Lour:tech 1 it WAY. bl 7. LAWS() NY, in addressing the chair, to present a petitiOn, Pa. that it was wtt./ ton,iderable ttididence he put himself forward (1! the present occasion. Ile who was then, far the fiat time. trusting Lhlo - bark, which was scarcely saa-wlrtliy, to the temp:stood* ocean of political discussion, most naturally fuel great tutt.lit..• at the hazard. of the trial. 'fife p?titilia, the hest which was preser!eii to tris Parliament, he held in 11;8 hand. *. Nay," for-M.l4d :.Ir. Lawson, •• shut not, Mr. Speaker, at the sieht of parchinebts nor imagine. front what I tett now about to present.' that ydst are about to have such an ACCtiroulation of petitiefs as dole pound bu upon and covered you: table in the last parliament. 'f hie Is thc. , 14.,.: pinning of true and radical reforin••il reform—not. 6ir , of the holes., over wlue t yon so honourably pre itle—but—of a Yorkshite turnpike) read. The petitioners, it is true, have, like other retiumers, gone upon a ley :Sing 4ptcni t but upon outer gieunds; they treat Mitt CaC trustees, who form as well the represtntative as CPO eStrltlV.f. rUlrel, mayec, have en. extension of authority. Their pravor„ however, was not tor ezatilini and reticachment--they 'sooght a9t to have their burdens light.ll—no: but, anxious for the pablic good. f lu wi.di-d to hive t:iete burdens increased. Iletothtn, gentlemen [turning from the Speaker towards the sticinbcrs]. you hate a pea : tion of a number of respectable torlividuals, praying th4t yen: (n a ry increase their burden..' It prayc.l fir a VII to leyrt.e the Ent of roxd leading to Ilartowgate—the thetropoli; of it Istortheat countr and to .ner.at.e the toil to defray the pxpense to be locums:l.44 he petition was read and referred to a selckt commit:et. NRW LONIIIN wATea-WORKS. Mr. M. A. TATLoa pres:•aled a petition from several inhabitants of London and Westminster, praying for luny c to Ming in a bil; to establish new water-works, in opposition to the monopeir of that neccaeary article which at present extssed. Tia: pout.on was reed, and referred to a select committee. AGRICULTURAL PFTITION. sir GERAUD NoEL presented a petition from the landholders of thocounty of Jimlmd, setting f,rth that this country possessed, widtin itself, sufficient means of proddsia; an abundant supply of c.nn of every description, for all its inhabitants, without bating MOWN to the aid °fouler countries. . CORN LAWS. Mr. CASA' RAFT observed, that a very important petition bad been. presented by one of the ?titutbers foe Rutland (Ste.(. Noel.) It I.urported to cume from a (pseudo 'ritualise, or persons beisisightur . ao :Ste class of agricolturisti. as they were 4.e.terai!y calie,!: tad ita prayer was to br ;Wowed to 'love their c.:sc before a pannmit tea cd.t/s.• houie. Their tinjet.t was to obLauti iir. incrvas4tin the isuportation yrise of coin. A* he now saw the Riga'. Ilonooraidothe st.ler:t of t trd of Trade in hisklaeo, us ttiou e lii it tight to take t as ealy of reque.sting to knew Cie opinion of Govun ment, wp h reg.rl to any farther c zoo in the t:w•p laws, and •slis cerely utisted that i V1:14 nut favourable to any n.eaauie of suet) a description. Itlr. ltoatitrsom said. his Majesty's Ministtre wen; duelded'y of . opinion, not only the. it would be =advisable to 11,,rilAl It such a question, bin in Cabe of any ..nostantive prow ition bruu ht forward, would meat it with t arse iambi doe: mine i resistance. They looker upon the last measure MI one of seuni Inge lativ. polity, and that had I roduceo all the bviiefi.s w ware ex , e ,ted. to ix derived from it to ti> I te.e. s d the country. Bat they wouai consider it to be hie itei ht °limp:nth:nee, aintion.i-e alnitat to insanity, to It:traduce any iiew ur Enure; or to revive tiiscussions, which would have ❑u other vffent than hat of or.titing diffrrsnc.•s anti animosities from JUI: end of the kiag:le:ii to use office. (bear hear).— Adjourned. Fran the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jan. 19. -0.- BANKRUPTS. COLLINS F. Now Fiehborne, SOWS, Inedman, Jan. 26; 11, AI arch 2. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hume, Holborn Court, Gray's En. I.t - cv £3. Tupsley. Herefordshire, builder. Jan. !I, t!), Match 4, at lierefard. Att. .Ir. Pmettisa. tiray'a lan. B B AulijAw it. Manchester, check manufacturer, Jan. 23, Feb. e. Alrrcil 2, at Ni.wic . aerter. Att. .Ir. Shaw, Ely Place. Hut. born. DAVID .1. Threadneedle Street. merchant. Jan. 43. Feb. e. natal I. a Guildtall. Atte. Knight 3:ld Cn Stre^r. RITCHIE T. Air Street. Piccadilly. liteicluxt. Jan. V. 30, Mardi T. at GuildlialL Acts. Evans and CO. St.. Cour.. Poultry. BRUNEL* J. Bireningbain, patten manufacturer. Jan. t 7, ed, March t, at Aluora Street. liinuir.,;hatt, .'ttt. Mr. Bothilittig, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street. DIVIDENDS. J. Kendal, Exeter. statuary, Feb. 15. J. Grail., Carno.rvon. leather-seller, Feb. it.. T. George, LeeJs, merchant, Feb. it. J. Gen:in, Buckland titnber me:cleat, Feb. II.• W. Cu:ttnan,l.eng Acre. bakzr, Feb. 9. J. P. Hour,' and J. A:nbrouk, AngJ Court, T:%rogliorton Incl.:dealt; Feb. J. Martindale, New Dotal &reef. wirte-merel , ant. Feb. 13. A. Magi, Itotherbidie sbipvinght, Feb. 13. J. Palmer, Piccadilly. tailor. Feb in. F. tl. Ronald. and J. Singlatoo, Foiter Lime. Chearsideoeseebouce.- men, Feb. 4n. A. Doeg, Newcastle-upon-Tynt, ship -buil ler, Feb.ll. J. Smith, Manclieetvr, inant::..eitivr, Feta. 13. CE la! F IC ATHS—P Ea. 9. E. Evans. Macreih..:w, t7.t.nitthenshire, amber merchant.—Vl. Chinn% Commercial Hold. ar....t.er mariner—G. F.. ort:• . Genets Yard, Lombard Str4ct. Is,:per hic,rr—T. Lancastt,-, Oc a too Street. merchant—J. Mows, Lime Street, merchant—. W A !IMP. 3lhighaet, Berlednre. farmer—W. Powell, Bretklnny, d e:dord shire, farmer—R. Davis. Law Nosy, Yoria:ire, Stna.V, B r i st o, toor : t p r op r ietor —W. Bead, Clever, brews:—M. Una.% Mancherter. apt/ceseer. . Au kliarming and .1(.41 vile tve broke out on Moretti? ctootot: 34•111iii:ford, v. the CAMIra idge road. The t1...a.v. 019)erlied, apt ead lapiJly ti 1111 l tau Ai. wii.c.3 ‘r, • e mitt' leveed I 4/11114ef gi,ti l 2 . 7 -„ ,e b.tek- pies et th.. 11,11 lots oat .on l ) esuftpod Its itiv.e , s• At one ...tr . a,sit Ailltn presoPed lin ihe saki, lir -.l:lther ot ktoilsca; hi.t tor ittorteiy, the 6rni peesev:. no ;%.1,1 pc:m.ol exertindx a 4 ;rem 1111111f)er of the 1A3040. moo. tja,y 141C4 ......t...1 in reos .v.n.: Ibe 0h. , 1 ui t%A. 4111104:1 Fronk Ile 111.10 .. I, 11111 placed iliita insecu.il , n;,. ..•oOsit 41.7 4er.de4t. E..e York torit, .t As detained tin un It! e , nce.pion, it , r) COUlti et;ll4gr livirSCS. 1 ht . me retort to 51.11 C, Itirt gullet MOO 1it . 1146116 Ives: üb2ut • 'ZOO ',sad; of corm, nr.J the fat hoe, bare t.l:.a a alicticice to the detouring eltu:erh.