The National Register. — London, England, 1820-02-28 00:00:00

Inleriat 4-ornament. 11017 SE OF I.OIIDS, MONDAY. Frs. The Marquis of C1101.:MON DE LEI delivered the Answer of hi, Nlate,ty to the Addresses of this fints:, voted on Fridry The KING thanked the Lords for their loyal addresses. in width they only anticipated his feelings with reipect to his mite t lamenttsl brother. Ills Nlajesty for with i t p ut isfaetion their a,surance of con, urrenee in utersut es for the Mspateli of public busith,s. 'lke Marquis CORN W ALLIS delivered the answer of her lluyal Highness the Duchess of Kent to the message of con dotence. The above answers were ordered to be entered ou the Journals. Lord AUC K LA Ni) pre , ented a pztit ion from the prisoner , fur debt in the King's Bench Primn, praying that the Bills which totitorrow may be continued. The Noble Lord was anxious the prayer of the petitiorms might be granted, otherwise smite inconvenience must arse. The Noble Lord added. that it Is.'s his imention, early . in the new Parliament, to mote fur a Committee to enquire into the:dine of those laws which relate to debtor and creditor. Ile exprer , eJ a hope that a lie subject so mportant would leceive dote atte ntion from the House. T Pttition was re id end laid on the table. The mar q uis of LANSDOWNE presented a Petition front the prisoner , tar debt in the Borough of Liverpool, praying that the Inmleent Debtors' Bill may not expire without airman% them relief. The Noble Marquis exproisett a hope that their Lord • ship , would Adopt a temporary Art, and tihn we lac Act might by continued. it it wen:only tor the purpose of competim, P.ir lianuela to cutter into consideration of tort important ,übjeet. v ith It view to I missing an efficient legislative provision. The petition was read, and ordered to lie on the table. Ile then preiented r Petition from the Fleet Prison. London having the sante objeet.—llead, anti laid on the Mule. Two private bills were brought up from Me Cuunnons by Mr. II oublon, Awl miters, and read the first Unal. Adjourn-11. TUEsDAY, FKII• 1.111.1.1 F.. 0.11 THE LO Al MONS. 111 r. las•iii:.Attlit and oils' i Me.sitiee• front the Cot ttttt OOP, lironglil 0.. the pull to termed) Yell:nu iticutivatieuices Local Jortstlu Lions Aiso is.II to ooti tttt eto the tZsth of June, 1620, such L a w, a s vv ud em .ire betide that period. .tlso !lie BM to eon a the Alulitly 11.11. Lett! Juba ItUssuli brought up the Corrupt Boer it Jis Si.•pceistots BM. • NI:. W vine brought tip three Private and Local Bills. 'rise above were se) malty read the first titue.--Ad . jointed. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. wr.Dwr.anaY, FED. 23. The Earl of LAUDERDALE. adverted to the Resolutions of the oilier I louae in the Committee of Supply, and gave notice of hit imantion to-niorrow to submit a propraotton ou those Reso lutions It was not his desire to embarrass Government in the steps they were taking, but he really did wish they would give their mini., to sonic measure, declaring the extruordinar ite y pro ceeding to which he alluded sh ould not be a precedent- l Noble Lord knew that the constitutional measure was to bring the grants of public money before the Howse in a Dill of appro priation, but to the present instance their Lordships would have no means of considering whether they ou g ht to co nsent or not to any expenditure the other branch of the Legislatute might think proper to make. If it was the pleasure of the Howie to permit this inegularity to go on, he could not avoid it. at the saute tune he looked for a declaration that the proceeding was not to form a precedent. The E.irl of LIVERPOOL said there would be great weight in the observation of the Noble Lord, if it had not been stated in the answer to the Royal Nlessage, that the House would con cur in arrangements proper to mot the exigencies which might arise in the recces of a new Parliament. The House indeed, in she present instance, was pledged to allow temporary advances to tr_t math: for supplying the Public Service during the interval r: ferret' to. The attention of the House had been called to the M.sange, and he did not conceive they could object to those tent 'wary arrangement; the Noble Earl had notated. The Marquis of LANSDOWN E supported the objection of his Noble Fiend. This was the only instance in which Yenta. went had been called upon to provide for their own dissolution. The Howse:Lb:union:A its duty, if it gave up the right of judging of die appmpriation of any sum of money granted by the o ther H use of Parliament. 'The Earl of DONOUGIINIORE called upon the House not t dispense with their Parliamentary controul of the public money which the Lords had always asserted. All that Parliament could collect front the Message was, that a certain time was to be given for the discussion of necessary measures, and it did not follow that the House was to dispense with Parliamen.ary proceeding altogether. Time Earl of LIVERPOOL did not rise to prolong the dire. ' cossion. lie was not warranted in saying that a Nteasige from the Crown was a jmoitication of this line of proceeding. A Message train the Crown would not bind any Noble Lord. On the contrary, any Lord was tree to say he would not agree to the proceeding, but the !lowa. had agreed by its answer to the Mes sage, to meat the exigencies during the present and a new Par liament, and they could nut depart front the measure adopted on this occasion. After a few words in explanation from the Earl of Donough. mote, the hail of Lauderdle a's notice was unmade an order. muTINY BILL Earl GROSVENOR rose, on the order for the second reading of the Mutiny Dill, and expressed a wish to know whether it WAS the Noble Earl's imention to reduce the additional military force? It would be a satisfaction to receive sonic intimation of such an intention. The Earl of LIVERPOOL was not prepared to say what the amount of the anny was to he. All would be stated when the Annual Mutiny Bill came under discussion. It would then be far the Noble Lord to state his objections. Ile only rose on this occasion to say, that any addition to the army made last autwun was provided for by the sums granted by Parliament. The nal was read u aeeond time. The other Bills we: e hirwanled, and the House adjourned. u 14S1) SY, I LH. 21. RESOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The EARL of LAUDERDALE rose, in pursuance of his notice, to make a proposition to the (louse, on the subject of the Grants of the House of Commons, winch will not come be fore this noose for diacussion under an Appropriation Act. It had been the practice. when granta were adopted, to apply same of the sums 14 • umncy so voted by Bill of Appropriation, which came up to the lioaaa of Lords. The Committee of Supply of the other Howse hail, in the present instance, voted sums which remained uhappropriated. 'fac moment Parliament should he dissolved; such grants would be mere waste paper.—lt was competent for the neat Parliament to apply the sums thus voted in a dittaeu.t way, unless there is an Act of Appropriation. The other !louse had t..ken upon them to say. teat certain pay ments, which the law of the laud said should expire on the de• anise of the Crown, were to continue. The Annuity of 33,0001. granted to the Princess of Wales, and other sums of money, were irregularly disposed of by a single Resolution of the other House. The /louse of Common' , had, however, broken through all precedent. The Noble Earl concluded by await* three 4 oadutions, stating in substance, that the House of Commons blamed to his Sive Ay's Ministers of a dt4.iolutiou of Puha; ment, had by cettair. Roohabilis appropriated money, whieli could only be legally 4 e propriated by Act of l'arliament, and thereby ha I promtleil in a mAnner tinmeceiletitetl. The CAR I. of I.IV I.: I'ool. -Ai I, lie had no objection. with a view of meeting CI • proposition, to move an amensliiient: The Noiiie Lord comequently pnliosed to his.at the Wl:owing. " This I louse is induced, In consequence ut the brine of pub lic busine,s, to COIICUr in the votes of 1111 l ncy cervices spa,- tiA in the 11;solutioos, although no Act of Appropriation pawl." lly mule, was LORD LAUDERDAI.E's motion, as origina negatticil. It was then pia vitt' the Amendment and agreed to. BARNSTAPLE ELECTORS. The EAR!. of LAUDER I I.\ I.E. presented a Petition from the Mayor and Burgesses of Barnstaple against the Writs Stri pendon Bill, and praying to be Iwird by Counsel at the Bar. The EARL of CA RN Alt VON ()prowl, the claim of the Pe titioners to be heard by counsel, on the gloand that It would delay the Bill. The Earl of Lauderdale and the Lord Chancellor were of opinion the Petitioners Lail a right to be heard. Tice Douse divided on the question. loot hearing Counsel It Contents.— Against hearing Counsel 1t Not Contents. The Petition was consequently received, and Counsel ordered to attaid to-morrow—Adjourntal. 1.• a a . Eca 15. MCI IXY 1111.1.. Earl GROSVENOR rose, on the third reading of the Mutiny Bill, and repeated his objection to it. principally on account of no provi n being made it) reduce the suldiional force. Ile corild nu. Mier Parliament to be dis,olved withoat adverting to the State of the Finances. Looking also to the State o':publ.c all irs, aid the course of events witicii must take place nest year, he cum d nut omit recommending conciliatory ine.i snre,,. There is no man among us who has not heard with feelings of bnrror the crime committed at Paris on the Duke of Berri, and these crimes meditated by evil disposed per,ons if report lie true, in this country. No man can look at these outrageous acts a if aunt feeling that the absurdity can only be equalled by the enorinhy. If those who assassinated the Duke de Bern acted from vengeance, they took to themselves the attribaies of tn., Almighty. If it was a political crime nothing could be more ab:aird, because nothing could be more likely to produce oppression and arbitrary power. !laving said thus much, I will beg the Noble lords not to impute ali these attempts to the wickedness of the people; but to consider whe tliet th system adopted by hi. Majesty's :Ministers may not have introduced that spirit of disaKetion into the country which men will feel The Earl of LAUDERDALE here called the Noble Earl to order. lie obsented—•• I cannot sit quietly and twat it. That statement is almost an apology Mr the crime. I was so shocked, that I could not refnti. , front calling the Noble Lord toorder.% Earl GROSVENOR.—The noble Lord has mistaken in, meaning if lie thinks that is my object. I can assure him me nbject is, at the end of Parliament, to recommend conciliation and avert discontent. I can have no other view than the benctit of my country. I have no other object. (biem.. hear.) It was well known this country was stroratly connected by alliances with foreign countries, and what aflixteil other nations might all England. The Noble Earl adverted to the present state of Spain. France, the North of Italy. and Germany. which to a tlegn , e was occasioned by coercive mei:sines. Ile expressed a hope that the future proceedings of Government in this country might lead to the amelioration of the present state of society. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said. it was generally pain he interrupbxl any Lord in that Douse, but on this oxa sion he felt pleasure. because he had given his Noble Friend an opportunity to explain his meaning. 'rhe Bill was thentread a third time. Lord SID MOUT II laid on t he table returns respecting Grants in Reversion, in answer to an Address. The Noble Viscoont also produced Report* of the State of the Ships and vessels in his Majesty's Service. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, Flit. 21. The Speaker took the Chair at hair-past three; after which • I Members took the oaths. Loll MORPETH Witt ned the answer of the Ditaliess of Kent to the condolence of the House on-the death of the Duke of Kent. PROITS OF TUN CROWN. Mr. BROUGHAM said, it %eland be in the recollection of she House that in 1812 be called their attention to the Droindof the Croon. which at all times were of gleal importance as being the source of greet influence, and such fond being under the eontroul of the Crown, such monies had nuet became of great inipoitance, the demise of a Sovereign having tstken place. Mr. Pereeval resisted the motion on the gronnels that it was not right to disturb the arritingeno et made with the existing Sovereign , at the same ti m e admitting the propriety of the House h ' as sng informa tion on the subject. He moved for returns of all Molts of I the Crown, &e. not under the irentroul of Porliament shier the accession of los late Wieldy. The CHANCELLOR at the EXCHEQU ER said, there could be no objet to produce the arc 11111 l tof ow Drints, but there woutil be some didiculty iu connecting the account of the four and half per cent, West lisdia Duties. —Agreed to. Mr. II ES N LTT presented a Petition from the. Freehold eni,tke. in Cape Breton, praying. that in any contemplated moister of rights, (C. the it case may be considered. Mr. A ISIACItt IM if IS pi esented Petitions from Insolvent Debtors in 11w Borough jail, Liverpool, aunt in the Fleet, pesky ing, for the minium:owe of the Insolvent D. Act. Mr. SCARLET f moved the si cood rending et the Local Jurisdiet Bill. A Member wished it to be postponed. Mr. SCA It L T said, what was complained of might be the object of amendment; he shouid he seri y to risk the losing tne Read a second time and ordered to he co: omitted now Cioilin it tell aceorilin_ly. Report hiought up, agreed to, and the dill ordered to be lead a third tiniej MALT DU Eti. Mr. PRIMROSE presented a Petition from Brewers, Distillers. &c. of the county of Sterling, - Wallow, of the unequal operati tttt of the new Malt Duties, met of the Duties being passed without any intimation being given of the in tention of blinistess Ili the Petiti 00000 sl'hey and the ugriesiltural intesest h•sd every reason to complete. Petition read. ahem Lord A. 11A .iIII.TOM also complained of the New Acts on the subject and toe recce, valet ts of them on barley and malt. The duty on malt, in conseqoenee of the measures of last Session, stow exceeds the price of the article itself. 'fee CAIINCELLOIt of the EXCII EQU ER had no objerti to any viva) heMg instituted solo the ques . Ptlition ordered to he primed. The Cll AN CELI.OR of Ilse EXCHEQUER moved for act-omits of all Irish Treasury Bills outstauding and umirovided (la.—Ordered and preumted. SEARCH FOR A RMS. Sir It. W ILSON asked what number of arms had been seized wider the New Bill, dothiguishiii‘ those seised by nigh,. Hatt the ftlinisterd any objeclitta Its proddcc a count=? '4r. B. 111‘TIIURST repliel. 'Am et for returns had .os here de. Lin it PALM LkS 11) Ni tine its mote for .ve to brine in .1 Ills• bolsi'', to co. lbws the Mutt's. Act. hotel the 24i1, Alai els In the Yiili Juno.. Ile *lOO4 nut recite I number!, of ihe a , hi' —the dill apish' tie "imply for a c 111 illUiLllt eof lie Allstary A I provi • -. U:1 II eintlit not mail the npport sooty of ex. I.ll.applUtlilltillll of t:ie large mil:his . , fusee A hich, a., Simile lit p.nfuund peat't, it Nap di r/osentsal by ..sitisderb bull to he. p UO. it •r. Dill Witte it /WM; ~j_lietl i.ir kee l llll. 1.15 1.• itutetts ? loose WINO. tilt I') Me , ,su b 's Ctt'etirtl .ti.al a Sill 11 ill NUN ; st. d site milli.. ;woes nod been ~Slip :4s:bewail 5.• 141.1,51 , a lia s cure.. He s4it un reatiqi i far SI D euttt litillitli 31.114e,11111 file t ISIS puller, o 1111 %cry mile as ranee, oar. c veleta to WWI All protect .I.tal. 1 . 814 halt urea i tloVett. Mr CA IX El' l it us. tied ;I,:tisi4 tot large nosily, unit 5 .., pi toiled ill in •pi d ou ISt L'..t•lallla ill it it tis,t Uriss i ou,•, us ss UPI lime s . ..bura bu,ene-n. He feared Sisal the reason Nab brertose I `11:1N tlittUglit She ',moist I 111141141 55.51 a te , re ,u 'Ar n e salt 11. L •rd 1 1 .1L.SliR 7i I* ON said, ne hod nos plat: detail, hee..ite It • tunu n att b) aitst, 4 from sus it cisurise Ise Visit .) - ,s co.lNUltaliA tilt' Wibtlet• at OuVellit mice. . nil respect so slit ..u..iiesit.tiiiii ,it lilt forte and time restrict iv.' meatus u. Isa CV I) re..rini to ads. ve lh.ll the) 11511.1 tile " A u, slam 101 l llt INC reus ulr ill 1.tt.4.•, "NJ 11 , 41 had tisey nut nes Is pritenseil Isle Minittest %%mild nave beets gull) us dere.- ds slot ..f idea dist). (aleitr.) Mr. itch lir rapresiied utiusett nAalost the larAe force, and irtutusl Lisa 541...5' One st ou.d stove to reduce u.—Mutieu ~heel to. CORRUPT lit/let/UGH/J. Lard J. RUSSELL toured me breulltl maths% of the aims suspensiti. buil. Sir . BURRELL trusted ilia site Noble Lot d (Castle , cog's) would use has indocile.. to get the bill passed. 'Ma CA LCII.AF f oubt.i . %vil, that it was it, Vain to Irk. peel the LLB %maid pass the .r house. Tory wire pursuing a al rimge coos se —out he was in earnest in wish ing the writs nut to be issued. He thought the lionse hese ought to act fur themselves. and address the throne, pray tog that writs loe Peuryit,Grampountl, aud Cann I. bad, might not be issne.l. Tins, he contended, was the correct course in such :1 case; and lie hoped the mode of proceeding la mild be changed, aid an adds ess pr.pott. 'Ellis comae is recommended in Mr. flatstill's boa!" Eta was friendly to the psinetple of the bid. )11. C . W. WAN N Sala they et:aid not discuss wit wo:ild be the prutmolle result of proceeding In the nth: e ll , oise. This .iocti ine was most dangerous, and tile pi .r. ..:ilic of the at 1.1 1 . 21 way calculated to overthrow :II:: t: m.tifution and the whole frame of Parliameist.—(Herr :0 'to accede to such an Address, was to recognize, that i the C.:omit could stasistaid the issuing of Wiits at ::s plea tot .!. y.;licers.) Was the !loose prepared to recut st sdch a recognitson.—(Clievre.) lie trusted not, thought i.e was as ready as any one to maintain the dignity ...i that House ; but he maintained that 110 place could Se dein Iv. il ut the iglu of rebut ' g Members without the consent of King, Lords, and Co 11111 l ons.--(Heal, hear:) IHe was feti rithy to the st Bill, ill it pi remised the only legal COlllSe of procedtog. Mr. IIIeOUIIHAAI doubted whether, in the present state of the House and the Parliament, it would be de visable to pi oreed unit such a change as the Bill cur truspiated. He ilsoagilt they had nut sufficient evitletr ~ id adopt so serious an diteratauti. He did nut agree with ass Hou. Member (Mr. Wynn) that all address at:111d Lill r the effect described.; it gave the Crown no new pow: ; hin the precedent was dangerous. Ile however tiumg;. - . he Huse ()nab% to show mune act of cletneney its favtr! , of Sir M. Lopez, who seemad eu have experienced t.a very lenient sentence. The offence was nut venial, l• • they could not say that it was estiemely rare. Mr. SCA ti.i.Ecr thought it would nut be very lilirah'.• for the House to interfere iii behalf of Sir Al. Lopez. If,. ,ltd not think the seutence too sever c. They s,,ele apt .0 declaim about such ollences, but it was an opinion •.' -, they were slow and lenitit in punisiti.:::. V. ha . . . •1' others might think, the J*.td s ; , ...; rid tt ) t disprove of such prucerding4. Sir J. It et Rli. said, that Swann ocaltt to have beers in troduced in the recommendations to acts of cleoirtics. The said Swann was convicted 011 a " cancelled draft.' Mr. D. W. HARVEY thought the cases of individuals Ind beru unfitirly brotight forward to meet the pt Mei& of this Bill. He thought there was sufficient ground fur witholtimg writs, particularly Cainelford, It was now unrepresented, and he did nut apprehend that Use Cull stitutsms had stifle:est much by the 96 voters 1011 having fr. sit oprort * ty 10 receive 409 LeliCll 101'111E4 votes. Lot d cAaTLEREAGH admitted that there was a prima facie case agatitsl each borough. The Bill was a Sll,lllg one ; it went to give to atwitter Parhatiteist now what was miller the commode' atioto of this Parliament. air J. Al' IN 1 . 0511 olwerved that It was lair to solvent] the writs ill the cases before the House—it was only Con tinuing what had been arranged daring this and the last SesS11)11, the writs having been withheld. 'And CASTLLItEAGH explained. Laid J. RUssELL defended the Bill. He was anxious to press the Bill, as the eyes of the country were towed towards the House ; and the measure would prove the sincerity of the House, in limiting to pollute the mulish mem alai cm reclaim of corruption. He f frit his meat: sure usi the pi rcedesit of Shaftesbury. He thought Sir Al. Lopez and others did nut merit the sympathy endea voured to be excited in their favour ; the pour, uecessit ous, and ignorant electors were less culpable. Mr. BERNAL said a few words. The Bill was then seed a second time, and ordered to be committed to- 1111 l rrow. Lord PALNIERSTON brought in the Mutiny Act Conti solution Bill. Read a first and second note, and usdescd to be cu 11111 l Med to.niou row. CIVIL. LIST.—THE QUEEN. The CHANCELLOR of the EXH CEQUER. having moved that the House resolve Shiest intu a l; 111111 l ail re to receive the proposition of a vote tin account of Civil List Contingencies. M'. HU ME said he Platt again trespass on the Home to ascertain, if possible, what CUIIISI . II was intended Is pursue is•pecting the Uncoil. ' the Noble li , " 1" l t:g'll`s reagh), when tile subject was suentioised on a fowler night, evaded the question, as well as uassing the high