The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-02-13 00:00:00

b t art OW was such a number of non-resi dent Members returned for Cornwall, that number vas of mese taken oat of the common stock of re preseatatiba, and from that common stock it was pro posed by his motion to have still two Members re turned. The late President of the Board of Con troul bad objected to the proposed transfer of the riglA of represeatstian from Grampound to Leeds, on the grodnd that such transfer would involve a de parture from the principle laid down by the House in 1771. Bat if the Right Honourable Gentleman had been a Member of the House in 71, he would most probably have resisted the principle then established, as an innovation also.—(Cries of hear, hear.)-- With respect to the argument, that it was unfair to 'pro pose the disfranchisement of all the Electors of Gram 001113d, in consequence of the corruption of some, the only answer it required was a statement of the fact that this Borough had been, for a series of years, notorious ly corrupt. One of the witnesses indeed, before the Committee which inquired into the Election that gave b.rth to this motion, deposed that, according to his be lief, there were three or four Electors in Gramposod who were not bribed. But this was all that appeared in evidence to save that Borough front the charge of cor ruption, and weld such an expressioa of belief be urged in favour of such flagrant criminality as had been prove d against °rampaged? According to the observation 9f t President of the Board of Contronl, mitt goo 4 Would result from the rejection of this Hill, because its rejection would skew the resolution of that House to re si.t Reform in any shape. But to guard against this impression, should in his nand operate as the strongest reason for adopting the Bill, and he hoped the House monld so feel. It had been observed on the other side, that there were men in this country who were in the ha. lit of taking captious objections to the system of our Representation, with a view to promote disaffection and toirimotion, and that the House should not regard the elaniour of such men. But he could assure the Gentle men opposite, that he had no disposition whatever to countenance or support any such men. lie would, how ever, invoke the House to adopt that course of Reform which was railed for by all the rational, constitutional, and sober friends of liberty, justice, and the country, se the best means of guarding against the views of tin se ho looked fur Reform through violence and mischiet. The Amendment was rejected without a division, very law having declared in its favour. Mr. BEAUMONT then moved his promised Amendment, of an instruction to the Committee for transferring the right of returning two Memb e rs to the Wcst Riding of Yorkshire, than to the town of Leeds ; the representation for York to stand thus— tit u Mend)! rs for the North and East Riding, and two Members for the West Riding. Mr. N. CALVERT seconded the motion, observing, that if the right of representation were conferred upon Leeds, the Members returned would not be independent, as they must expect to be turned out whenever they should vote against the opinion or interests of the ma ority of the clothiers by whom t h e y were returned. Sal 1 members must, indeed, support all the commer cial speculations of their constituents. 111 r. S. WORTLEY observed, that the objection urged by the last speaker against the proposed transfer of the tight of returning Representatives to Leeds, %toold ope rate equally against the present system of Representation for all peplum' towns , for Westminster, Bristol, and laverr-ol for instance. Ile preferred the transfer to Leeds, r a ther than to the Wept Riding of Yorkshire, be atm Leerfi i 10114 bad es many and important interests to consult, had so direct organ of its sentimeme in that Mouse, and because the landed interest of Yorkshire was autticiently represented in that House, while the menu fat-taring interest was very differently circumstanced. With respect to the observation that from the very great number of freeholders in Yorkshire, that county might to have tnore Representatives, it should be known that Lancashire !lad many more freeholders ; for there the number was above sixty thousand, while at the last con tested election fur Yorkshire, only twenty-six thousand Mere polled. The Honourable Member concluded with observing, that he was an advocate fur the Noble Lord's measure, because it did not tend to interfere with any of the established institutions of the country. Mr. Alderman HEYGATE spoke, as we understood, in favour of the original motion, but front the coughing and cries of "question, question," in the House, we cui:lti not distinctly hear the Worthy Alderman. Mr. HOL:AE SUMNER supported the original niot:un. After a few words in explanation from Mr. S. WORT LF.I , the House divided, For the Amendment, M—Against it, 126—Majority for the original motion, 60. On our re-admission we found the House in Commit tee on the Rill. Mr. H. SUMNER trusted a clause would he intro duced to limit the number of days fur holding the poll. In London, where there were ten thousand Liverymen, -the election was terminated in eight days. Lord J. RUSSELL said, as the Bill would be re-coin milted, he was disposed to accede to such a provision, if the Honourable Member should think proper to pre pate it. It was his intention, after the re-committal, to bare the Bill printed. The t:hairman reported progress, and begged leave to sit again to-morrow. On the tnotion.of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER the Report of the Committee of Wars and Means was received, and the resolutions read a second time. QUEEN'S ANNUITY BILL. Mr. ARBUTHNOT laid on the Table an Account of the Sums of Money issued to her Majesty since the Ac cession of his Majesty. The Must then resolved itself into a Committee of WI, and Means on the Queen's Annuity Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the Account just laid on the Table be referred to the Committee. On reading the first clause, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the blank be filled up with the sum of 50,000/. He said, that as the annuity was to commence from the 3th of January, 1820, there would be five quarters now due to her Majesty, and after desinriing the sums already received, a sum amounting to 30,000/. would remain for an outfit. Mr. Alderman C. SMITH objected to the grant. After reading the evidence with the greatest attention both against and for the Queen, he could not in his con eesettee give his assent to the motion. Considering the distresses of the country, particularly in the Agricitl taral firsoehes (a laugh), he could not consent to give so large a sum, particularly when he considered the bands into which it would eventually get. He knew not whether he was in order when he adverted to an indi rect branch of the Royal Family ; be had voted for the mot to that Illustrious Personage (we presume Prince pold), hut circnoistanees have since occurred, which lees* is his judgment, justify (as we understood) a re duction. BARINO adverted to doe words 4 ' buying dower," is ode of the classes. Care should be %Ann. kWh"' deg as they then where, where one of the parties re bind to receive the grant, sot to isjore those other ' . M.r.-_ rights to which her Majesty would be eatitkd on the I death of the King. The CHANCRI.LOR of the EXCHNURR tepitall is a very tow tone. We understood him to may. that" there was 6o dower out of Crowe Lamb, and that though the words were usual, they were sasecessary. Her Majesty was entitled to a jointure of 50,0(1111. a year by marriage settleusent, if she survived. his Ma jesty. Mr. BARING was confirmed in his opinion, that a distinction ought to be made between the grant now about to be voted to her Majesty, and to which she was not consenting; and that subsequent annuity to which she would he entitled by the treaty of marriage. Mr. HUSKISSON stateflothat his late Majesty was by Act of Parliament empowered to issue letters patent, by which the Princess of Wales was entitled on the death of the Prince of Wales, to receive a jointure of 30,0(301. per annum. These letters patent were passed ; so that in the event of that contingency, some new mea sure would have been necessary, - Mr. BARING suggested the propriety of meeting that part of the question, by a special art, as no person could imagine that her Majesty should be put in a more Mead tageous state by any defect in the execntion of the Act of - Parliament. Mint be wished was, that as the Queen now, whether right or wrong, was not the question re fused the present provision, because it affected her ho nour and dignity, she should still have the power, when those imFediwents were removed, of being reinstated in all these rights, to which, as the widow, she was enti: tied, under rite Marriage Treaty and by the. Act of Par liament. Thepresent Bill did notmake that distinction ' —to effect which he considered it expedient to pass two separate Bills. Mr. HUSK ISSON plainly understood the distinction of his Honourable Friend. The power given to the Crown by the Act of Parliament was extinct, as there was now no such person in existence as the Princess of Wales. The question now was to provide for the Queen Consort ; and for that purpose it was necessary to make the application to Parliament. Mr. TIERNEY observed, that if there was an omis sion in issuing those Letters Patent, that house ought not, if he might use the phrase, to profit by their own mistake. By the Treaty of Marriage, her - Majesty was entitled to a jointure of 50,000/. a-year. Was there any difficulty in separating that jointure, from the provision about to be made, during the life of the King? Mr. lIUSKISSON said there was no omission in not issuing the letters patent. There was an Act of Parliament which gave the power to the Crown, but it was not necessary to issue them until the contingency for which they were to provide happened. But even if they had been issued, they would have been annulled on the death of the late King. The Crown must then have come to Parliament to wake provision for the marriage contract. Mr. BERNAL said the House were bound to pasta against difficulties which might unexpectedly Me upon it. The Honourable Member (Mr. Hus - kissiso) said there neither omission nor defect. Patting aside' all reference to King said Queen, as a common subject her Majesty could iu equity enforce the fulfilment of these letters patent, or obtain relief in some other shape. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observ ed that whatever difficulty might present itself to the provision during the life of her Majesty; tie present Bill secured the jointure, as in the preamble were re cited the clause in the Treaty of Marriage, and the Act tLe li ia j of Parliament empowerii patent Mr, TIERNEY was unwilling to produce at that mo- ' went any grave discussion, but be trusted his silence would not subsequently be thrown in his teeth, or that he should be considered by that silence as pledged to any admission, either that the grant was too small or too large. He rose only to protest against being li milted by that silence from any future reference to the abject. The Bill went through the Committee, and the Re port ordered for tVedoesday. LONDON BRIDGE. On the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD a Select Committee was ordered to take into consideration the state of London Bridge.—A4journed. netitarr Or i MOTOR MON cote, NOV. 1. Tbe Colombian brig of war, General Urdanetta, Commodore Stafford, was run on the Negrilas by the 'pilot. while in chase of some gun-boats, %hen she les rwediately filled and went down head-foremost, and with mach difficulty the crew were saved. The Commodore demanded a Court of Inquiry of Admiral Brien to inves dote his conduct. The result was, he was cashiered, bet being a favourite of the Admiral, he no doubt will be reinstated; though it is doubtful whether be will again serve the Republic. General Devereux has arrived here and has been very cooly received by General Mon tilla, in consequence of which he intends leaving them. Admiral Brien and Montilla are at variance, and often quarrel. The Creoles are extremely jealous of all foreigners in their service, and we are afraid that 'ere long, they will serve the Admiral as they have poor Stafford. The motion of Lord Jon?' Russw. last night in the lions. of Cutnmons fur the committal of the Orampound Disfranchisement Bill, excite a discussion of some length and interest. Its chief importance consisted in the test it furnished for ascertaining the sentinsents of the Members who spoke, on the general question of Parliamentary Reform, an .1 in the reluctance it gave several of them occasion to evince on the proposed ampu tation of a gangrened ►►ranch of the Representative System. In this respect it afforded opportunity for the adherentsof the existing system, to she►r that they con sulted the local interests of their constituents ; and Mr. DAVIES GILBERT, who could not resist the necessity of removing the cbctive Franchise from those who had been convicted of the grossest abuse of a most sacred public trust, struggled long and hard to retain the use of it for the benefit of his fellow countrymen of Corn wall. The House, however, seemed pretty generally convinced that even if the valuable franchise were transferred from Grampoond to some distant part of the island, the county of Cornwall, that favourite pro vince of corrnption, would retain much more than its due proportion of Elective Franchises ; and the only ques tioa that occasioned much difference of opinion related to the particular place to which it ought to be trans ferred. After Mr. D. GILBERT'S proposition for extend ing the right of voting for the Borough of tirampound to the freeholder; of certain adjoining hundreds had been disposed of, a debate took place in the instruction to the Committee as to whether the franchise of the corrrupted Borough should he transferred to the County of York, or to the Town of Leeds ; and on a division it was car ried by a majority of 136 to 66, to instruct the Com mittenjhat the entreated franchise should be gives to the Borough of 1....ed5. In this manner, a small frac tional part in the great matter of Reform has been contemplated, and a large and active portion of the population is proposed to be invested w i t h the advantages of direct Representatives instead of the virtual Representation of a vicious Borough of Cornwall. But useful as such an alteration may be to the local interests of the clothiers of Leeds, it can promise little benefit to those who wear their cloth in other parts of the Island. It is a remedy of an extent so trifling, as to leave the largest and the vital portion of the bony politic as mneh diseased and endangered as ever. The only point in the affair, which we consider of value, is this, that some concession has been yielded to the friends of l i practical Reform. The alarms of many who have been afraid of innovation appear to have subsided ; and the removal of an elective franchise, has been extended from a neighbouring hundred to a different and a distant part of the kingdom. We have this day given in another column a detail of the proceedings that took place yesterday, after our paper west to press, at the animated meeting that was held at the Crown an.l Anchor. In another part of this paper will also be found the resolutions which were passed on the occasion, and which our readers will peruse with interest. We are gratified to add that the Subscription proposed has comtnencei under the most favourable auspices, and promises a speedy accomplish ' ment of the ends in view. RI7IIOIIIRD POSTPONEKENT OF VIE CORONATION. —The 18th of June, (the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo,) is now mentioned, says The Morning Poo, as the day on which the Coronation is likely to take place. Prince Leopold is reported to have taken Lulworth Castle, Dorset, as a country residence. PREARNTATION ADDRiSSES TO THE QC:RIM-- The Addresses, a list of which we gave in our paper of Saturday, were yesterday presented to her Majesty at Brandenburgli House. The number amounted to twenty. The Depntation of Spitalfields, (Old Artil lery Ground) passed along the Strand on their way to Brandenburgh House, and that of the Bakers on their Jeturn. The former occupied about fourteen open car riages and four, and exhibited an elegant appearance ; the latter marched on foot, with music, Rags, and banners, and made a very respectable shew. The Deputation of the Committee for escorting her Majesty to St. Paul's, proceeded from Tottenhain-centrt-road, and formed appropriately, an equestrian procession. Awarding to letters tram Zante of the 31st Dec. a severe shock of as earthquake took place in that is land on the 29th, by which several houses were thrown down, and seven lives lost. We Lod that Mr. Butterworth was not in the House of Commons on Wednesday morning last at the division on be Marquis of Tavistocks's motion, and that he did not vote *pour that occasion. Lord C. C. Carsx►ts* has just addressed the Freeholders of Susses, deelstrag his Intention of again oaring himself a Candidate to represent that County in Parliament the first opportunity that ogees. •i•~ sT~ I~II~AN. 1110 H WATER AT LONDON RRIDOE To-nomitow. Morning, ti win. after 19.—Evening, 39 min. after 19. PRICE OF STOCKS TlllB Rank Stock 438 3 per Cent. Red. 72111 3 per Cent. Con. 711 2 1141 it p.•• Ceet. 931 6 per Cents. 90111 OprCt.Nary 10511 106 5 per Cent. Long Ann. IS 11-10 Imp 3 per Cent. • DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Irish b per Cent. India Stook Ditto Ronds 41s. 445. pm. South-See Qtock Ex.Rillskii. 4s. As. pm. Monism for Money pm Rink for Account Con. for Acet 711 4t 711 21 Lott. Tickets W. ISs. LONDON: ITZSDAT IL•ENING, rtmaraar 13, 1921. STOCK-EXCII.4S6I I . Owe o•Clotrt. The Funds have maintained the prices they left off at yesterday. Consols for the Account have been 72j this morning, but are now 72&. IMPORTANT. By a private letter received this morning from Paris, we learn, that it has been confidently reported at the Tuileries, that the old Kr' of Naples had been cajoled into a retractation of all he swore to at Naples. That the Allies were in consequence determined to restore the old system, and would march directly. Paris Papers of the 10th arrived this morning. It is stated that no part of the Austrian Army has vet crossed the Po. liy a private letter from Rome, dated January 2Stli, it appears that the Austrians are making all necessary preparations for this purpose. They are expected to march in two principal columns ; the one by way of Florence. Sienne and Rome ; the other, by Forli, St. Marin and the Marsh of Ancona. It is difficult to obtain news from Naples. A latter from Madrid vaguely mentions that a plot has been discovered at Malaga, the object of which was to I overthrow the Constitutioo of the Carus, sad to substi tute in its stead a purely Republica. Government. The heed of the conspiracy was a certain Meneiaklua Marco, Editor of a periodical publication. Fasrce Purros.—Flve per Cents, &ff. 10e. Bank Actions, 1506 f. M. SPORTING INTELLIa arrtiNCl .41 1 TATTERS 'Pas.' It Dintin.-0 to 1 opt Regis*l4-12 to I apt fens aver -16 to I apt Jock- 4 10 tai I apt Duke of York's e. by Wats,. to 1 apt Lord Datitngtou's f. by Woftil-9 to 1 apt Spritbre. IDIIPLESMOSITII.-6.t0 2 apt Itaginal,l —4 10 1 apt c. out of Melissa. DONCASTIII X?. Lata.-17 to 1 art Randbeck. NaWINARIIIRT Flat? S►ataia Maswtsin, 1621. ACCIPTANCILIII—Teesday, Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, It. R. for 4•yr olds, D. 1. Banker, Rat. st. 13 tb.— A ntar, 9 W. lab Fsclin. 7 at. lah.—Shutoller, Tat. •101b.-IPleaels, 101b.—Blastie. 7st. tab. Wednesday, Sweiltstakesof ino gs Ash, b. ft. kW 111-yr-01di. T. Y. C. Anti-Dallican. Ost. 41b.—Sir C. Runbery's br. twit. by Sorcerer, Set. 111h.—Lord Warwick's b. f. by Sella, 90. 81b.—The A thenisn. 80. 41b.—Mr. Wyndhasa's e. by Whalebone.—Sir Peter, 7 st. 9 lb. Thursday, Sweepstakes of 100 p raeh, h. ft. for 3-yr-oirl• , A. F. Mr. Prince's e. out of Vicissitude. 8 at. Olb.—Titers. Sit. blb.—Pinuarrie, Sir. 41b.—Lord Jersey's c. by Waxy. out of Defiance, 7 st. 10 lb.—Brother to Master Hairy, 7 st. 71a. —Hoopoe, 7 st. 71b.-131r Pierele, 7 0. 01b. IRISH TAX.O'ION. The net Revenue of Ireland for 1819 unwanted to 1,251,911111., while in IS2O it only amounted, inelossice of the new tares, to 3,60,1461. being a decrease of 618,436'. • There is here abundant evidence to shew that taxatio has in Ireland, as well a• in England, reached its acme. and that it is now actingithr part of &turn, and devour ing its own offspring. But there is still stronger evi dence to establish this fact. Since 'SOS taxes have been imposed in Ireland which our Finance Ministers esti mated would produce three and a hull millions. In piiitit of fact, however, they have not produced a single shil ling! The Revenne in 1.408 am•innted to 4417,1901.. being 812,5411. more than the Revenne of last year'. This fact affords a striking illutstrationof the ignotasce, obstinacy, and madness. for we can call it nothing eke. of those who have for so long a period persisted in loading an impoverished and exhausted country with burdens which have never brought, and which all aensible men were satisfied could never bring any Revenue into the Public Treasury. IJuS.4P4RTE. Extract of a letter from St. Helens, dated Mk De ember, 1310:—" ilom.s.invE's new house is lisiebei, but not yet furnished. It is one story high, and *boat two hundred yards from the old building, and Omits three sides of an oblong square. The right wing con tains the apartments destined for General Illoatholon, the Surgeon, and the two Priests ; the centre and part of the left are allotted to Bonaparte, and the Orderly Officer. Those fur Bonaparte consist of a library, draw ing-roum, diniog-room, breakfast-parlour, bed-chamber, bath, and dressing-room, with a water closet: Mambo lon has four rooms. The whole are neatly fitted up in such a style as you see in the country house of an Eno lish Gentleman of 2000/. a year. The garrets are it tended for the servants, and are awkward sod incomes nient, as the slope of the roof prevents one frees staled . isprigitt. ' , wept In the reamer Vles Hewn. tide rodent of this, the heat caused by the rays of seediest eon beaming on the slates, in the hot season, will fee der them as uninhabitable as the lead roofsofSt. 'at Venice. The disproportion of the accommodation fur the Orderly Officer and the two Priests and Phyti cian, appears extraordinary, the former having precisely the same in point of size as the three latter.—The cyan yard contains a tank of muddy stater. The kitchen is a separate building, erected at the end of the agnate, sad contains every requisite accommodation. " Bonaparte rode out some time ago to Sir Vriiiisen Doveton's, in Sandy Ray. to breakfast, taking with him a Sumpter mule, laden with provisions, and ate his meal on the grass near Sir William's house. This was neatly the first time he was on horseback for four years, and be was so fatigued that he was obliged to send for the car riage to convey him hark to Longwood. He appeats very unhappy. The tiovernor will have no commotoi cation with Bertrand, and Bonaparte will not recite any, except through him. This em of vezatintris said to annoy him consi.lerably, combined with the other measure. adopted towards him and his followers. tends to keep his mind in a state of continual irritation. When any person belonging to the establishment of Longwood comes into James Town, be most be attended by an officer, if the prisoner himself is of any rank ; aid even the English who are employed as menial servant* about his household, roust be attended by a ;wrens, called here a Provost. In both cases, the attendants are ordered to overhear all conversation that may pass between them and the inhabitants or others. " Sir Thomas Reade bolds and draws pay for threesi tuatiuns, viz :—Adjutant General, Chief of Police, sad Quartermaster General. This lut situation is paid as Private Secretary, and the duty of Secretary it per formed by one of the Aid-de-Camps. " We have received information from England of die termination of the proseudings an the part of the pre seention against" ne," for it is as great a crime here to call her tidy Queen, as it is to call Beira parte Reeperer. In conmeloonee of the able support given to her cause in the selueSps of The Times, that paper has become as las& as ohject of suspicion aid dislike to the Anthraitiseiteet Tit Aterning,Ciresible formerly was, and every seater finnyd of it is immedi ately seised and withdraws from eirralation. Madame Bertrand and fatally purpose leaving% Si; le April semi but Oeseral Bertrand remains. The education of her yeses elaildren is assigned as the mo tive for this step." t 9 1 . --- - - Mr. Young, of Colnbrook, started yesterday fa the great North road. to p on foot 60 mike allay for 12 successive days, the sass match in which Ideate- mint Owes was boat a few days since. Rettig is S to 1 00 time. This mornieg, the holievrieg unhappy nits under- went the avrfel semen@ of the Ise, optsdrito the Debtors' dew et Newts" ; Thoesas F,lffott, Joseph Wootea. web Ira** Saikork. for 1 41wol, bob- barite, mid Abrams lioistelocerry fvr "crilVe. --Yeeterdely nmsq at eight ie otoex, a reap,* *as received at Itzif: MAW Harley (Awe teas ordered ter . 4111, *r see week. Looe'dite ley; his irivis 6 1eta robbeey. r - - ~ - --t - vr7 - I 1 iJ • Cbt AitattiSmatt. " TN, lIIIITINI STATESMAN " 111 111C0111P0aATILD WI711" 111 i STATSIIIIIO4.” I. mt 7 A le • w es k• of 'be till Iwo __ • \Pi