The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-06 00:00:00

. - HOUSE OF COMMONS, lIIIINDAY, FEB. 2S. 3)mptrial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS. uovu•v, FEB 23. Akins, three o'clock lu. Lor 1 t-hancellor, the Archbishop Of Caotribu.,, the LA.I of Horn.% b), toe Lail of Liver- Pool. and to• bail of 11 est . d , took the.r seats in !toot Ut thr throne a. rommontmo. Is. 11• e Commons, m consequence of the usual summons, baviug rube w the bar, the ito)al assent uus to the Amnia' lia :most) E !LIM ing Laws' Bill, Ire Irish Prelim. , 11.11 uott live local and privote A s% c”lll.lClPellinlba.OU was Owo read, out norisisig the Lards therein named to proto.ue the l'arliament, anti the 6.rd Chancellor read tile following spercii,;— '• Ay Lords aid Gentle/run, 11r are c tttttt uanded by his :`l:ijesty to inform you, that it Is a great ma:appointment to his Majesty, that on this hest and solemn occasion he us prevented Is:: indispihition from Sleeting you in persou. " It would hove hems corsolat.on to his Majesty to give utterance sit t.,e Place to those feelings with which his Majesty and toe [wide alile &plaie the loss of a Sovereign, the common futoerof ult Lis people. - • • - . . " Toe King ctonsmo•ds us to inform you, that, in deter ambling to call, µiuwut irf:.lay, the stew Parliono sit, lug Majtsty icn been influenced by the consideration of o hat aunt ex i iedi. of for pubic bissiuess, as tell as most coudu cave to acu, ral cosivcnievre. " tirtitkoten of the flow , : cf Corrknong, " We as e directed by his Nia;esty to thank )nu for the provisani which you Lave made fur the several branches of Alit public service from the commencement of the present year and during the wht:b must elapse before a sew Parliament can be assembled. " kg Lords aid Gentlemen, _ . " We are comin.inded to inform you, that in taking leave •f the present Parliaine::;, his MAiesty canm.t refrain front conveying to qua his warmest atsurunces of the sense winch his Majesty entettaics of the important services which you have rendered the courtn. • Deeply as his Ain!esty lamented the desisns and prac tices such as these *filch you have been recently called upon to repress should have existed in this free and happy country. 4ie caualot aullieb ntly commend the prudence and liminess with which you directed your attention to the mean. , of counteracting them. If any doubt had remained as to the nature of those principle.. by which the peace and happiness of the nation were so seriously menaced, er of the excesses to which they were likely to lead, the flagrant and sanguinary conspiraey w hied has lately been detected must open the eyes of the most incredulous, and must vindicate to the whole world the justice and expediency of those ireuseres to which you judged it necessary to resort. iu defence of the laws and constitution of the kingdom." Then a Commission for proroguing the Parliament was read; after which she Lord Chancellor said, •• Mu Lord, and Genilemeo, " By virtue of his Majesty's Commission under the Great Beal. to in and other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in his Maje►ty's name, and in obedience to his commands, prorogue dia. Parliament to Monday. the 13th day of Match aet t, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is ac cordingly prorogued to Moult), the 13th day of Maras seat." The speaker was 61111.1111011 ed to the Peers to hear the <Armin's. sssss read for giving the Ko.sal Assets' to certain bills, sari proroguing the Parliament 14 the 13th of March. He roomed at nail' pa.t thice, and, collevitug the memberb re-40 Ut t-ern the No ecli delivered by the Loi isCnmwts -oiO.aOlS to 'lt/ lh Il 1111,1 . 9. The members then separated. LIBERAIVOS (IF .►lit. 110liflOUSE. llstirsday nearly four hundred of the Friends of the Lib e rty of the Press, the Freedom of Election, &c -dined together at the Crown and Anchor raven', to honour time li of Mr. Holuitiuse. Soon after the o'clock MI. notiliouse and Sir F Borden, attended by %Iowa! Friends, SleWilrli3, &e. colleted the roo m amidst the tremendous applause of the company. The Band pLiyed See t tie Campy tit* lierts collies.' After an electives' dinner, time elm is having been me mos-CI, the Chairman, Sir F. Burdett, gave— write Peeple—the only sourer of legitimate power," which tor% received with Hoer Issue Moen. Musie--" Bti lous Strike How." Ilse nest west wax—" The King —way he always re- Issensbre the principles skirt emissis.l Isis Vineily to lir dewed mi for TM our." II Woe received with iliiee limes Retie Ilf Immo. st tuilnwed was—" The oily Iftenwdy for all our grievutares, a thorough Helium in P.'s Vas re.crivo J *illi I •lime and 10111g-Cifilli 1111 l d A ppi dusc , and bUZZ4S. the Hogue* out." `_ air Idurdett. the Clisinaan, (huinp:rs ha% nag fi l m en ealieii tor) rue toast witten he was gong: to li ve e for ascii': "John Gun HoManiac, Es! —the vigorous and able D..ti nue, Ow P. oplP—may hr. by tin• unu..vglot, u iiiii • llittenced West.idiste. Vutrii, be placed Ince to face outs Jlu perwentorii.• t..c..f uri..-ied with thunders of litmus, wilich were reptillti.;. %%hem ,Nlr. use and ascended the tittle. Ile 1! 1111•111 h.r the hoot:our they had dime tutu ; wit•, how. perfectly naitiral Itr t any tint, en-- as .ir et all IcCei%e I. it V• a* said in flue old LAW, that there wait Ito wrong with out 1 Icinviy; it; however, Lad 1ee..0 unable to find TUT NATIONAL REGISTER. . . redress--except with those to woolii he now appealed. It had been observed that the Mimeos, the Must polish ed tyrants the world tier saw, had been unable to cou pler ine paws and iliblitutiMis ol Eli:eland; and was such A Lit al conquest to be reserved fot•adveliturers I Ni, ; Etiglis:iiiiten would never be subdued by such means. But, by open force they would never be o(ercome ; he 'eared the climb ol mold. A pretty bold attempt ai open force had been wade—but it failed, and they had only to gnat(' against fraud. Atteitipta would be wade —they were .tow Making —to play upon the kindly feelings of Englisioneii. It was so in the recent abo iitioanie trainaction—one of which the friends of li berty had most reason to complain : but bail as that transaction was, how could it be delended to stamp a verdict of guilty tin toe foreheads of those wretched Men from their Sovereign, before they were tried by J uries col their equals. lie contended that a 1110 bl Unna tural use had been made, and was making, ot the recent affair. (Hear.) They however had a little reathing time now—the Parliament had expired (apidallse)—ti Par liallient WII.CII had done MUM regarding toe liherilea of the country than had ever been done by any lon liner Parliatuelit. Duritig five weeks all thus had been done—every statute, every liberty had beet) attacked. If lie were to speak w hat were true of the dead Parlia ment, how sad an epitaph must he pronounce. (Ap rlause.) Much had been said ahout the " magic . ' ol 'aril:intent—Lord John Russell, an excellent young man, had happily compared it to Aladoin'a lamp — The Noble Lord mid endeavoured to *emir the lamp— when up jumped the slaves of toe lamp and trighted away the scourer. (Applause.) lie hail said in a pam phlet, of which the House wok so much notice, that few cared about them except certain Milli Idlialb. Was he far wrong? No. But the question out of the House was understood, audit was gratifying to find that even the Whigs of Norwich, York, &c. now said that there must be ' a toorough Rehurm of the House of Parlia- Meta " (Applause.) lie contended that the people had b - :en tile depositories tit the great (location of Re-' furiti—the people who had heel& scouted by Mr Can mug, and who could nu inure beuoid his people. than he could See tile MIMI Of Plato in the bird of Diogenes. Had he possessed a seat, he would have said a word or two fur this pour, featherless, utitiedgeti. Vio-legged thing, the people, especially in reply to hint who had lent ,1 hand ill pluck mg term. (Aildati,e.) I . lv, how ever, relied oil the people--they were yt.t. the orasyst and tile best people iti the world. W tide ill prism i, by tile high belleit tat the Commons, he had received ad ilre-ies which would not have disgraced the pen of Mr. Canning. Pe would add, that Whellier in the II . or out, tie shoitia coutioue to speak and ..rite lowis agamat the House of Cuinnnia. (Applatise.)—Titey atiould ol course be true ones ( pplasiae)—lite °my (in ference would be, al he were Member tor Wes:initialer, tie should speak more butts than lie should write.— (Cutiiiiitted applause.) lie then mentioned the way in Which Mr. S. WOrtlt y had spoken of his Pamptilet—.he style in which it had been iniarepresented—and was tills die way in winch die subjects of England were to be treated? And to be sent It/ pillion? 11 Mit Will t..-- come of the Liberty 01 the Press, if such preciAlent were to be eudured ? If ally 'intro)? Yorkshire 'Square, or any binder bur the Speal , er's emit'', or any Man Who Was ledi lied enough, by liabilig read Hatarlrs Price dents, or any Prier:Went Poacher. were encouraged, toe example wound he hal owed by i kkkkkk ense 'instincts as they b(MII would find. He eared hot for their Prece • dents. One had meted teat mere was a Piecedent for ben ing lion avulse than he had been treated—that lie niigut he sent to solitary confinement without the use of peti, ink, and paper; but the only reply winch lie gave to the hint, was the alibsver atilt by min to the %Veal 1111161er Address. lie could only again Wail!: them, Mid abbtrie tilt,ll 11101, 110WeVrf Cirr Uiliblaire,d, he .MOUld not ball to Ile the earnest ads ucate of their Rigiits. 111 what lie had done, he eujoyeti the apino- Wt....i of his own conscience; and lie iias grateful to hod teal they diplaild,d Ins erniilw:t. (A i Tlatize). When Ml. iiiiinionbe Sal (WWII, the 6611401 e ttlt)III rose from their Seals, loin!, mid loud lieetated, mated Men tiatitLereinets, Zate. Si: . F. Burdett gate - Trial by Jury—the security to Walsh Liberty." Mr. Rounthilwait gave " Sir F. Burdett, our incoin paraiat Adsocale, tau., titty I 111 'nth J ury %indicate his Addiess oil hie Xiaileuraier —." I t was received with itionentie a pi,hlll6C, aid S.r F. Ririlett nise, alit on ii t ascendisig the table, the witule company rose and greeted Imo with loud liuzzas. lie was glad to betiold au respectable a ill •,- pmiy, as lie deemed it the hartnirger In success 111 r We,i kkki l ister. lie viewed It as a good (mien ire E !,artling the struggle ill which limy were about to engage. Theta were many untoward circ kkkkk stanCes atUltdlng the last wiliest : but une advantage had (Milled IfUllt It, as tatty had becotue better aCqUallited Witll WC Merit{ 01 Mr. kliabliUthre• lie auto:spitted success now it the City Of Web • .ter were nowilid of Its own intermits anti etittlacter; !Of as Ilth Mr. G. La 1111 1 .6 iiIVICII6I iiii 6 Mill pralliC irriliClincf, they InC4Villcd a pelltel biallk ho the ye. (Hear.) Sucit only was won't) , of a irillell Bo rough. He onset:rely recommended to Mr. G. Lamb an ..d.Villiathiellt in MC Citrfilileit, where " a Seat hit a ci flint Asw iiiii ie" was otiefed. (Applause wild loop ier.) In Westmi isn't. ill, 611110 awl tale would be hist. (Hear, bear) it was, lloweter, gratilyllig to hod, that the spirit of Return' was every 'si,ere show Ille 'MIL it lout appeared in lite Sister King( iiiiii , no Ilia A s i , lc lii a 1110. e inteaegrill WWI than in Sr:Miami. I were it W.. 4 mUnd Mal Erskine—Me k.f,kilir 111 1:9.3 --I,e o Mild rim Villa I with the Lor ,s—lilt re it was itnitati that Erakints waa tile eloquent a .5 Ilia ,C 01 1164/ftlitipl dlid Stittatallii4l RClOnti (Ap i datis, ) Lr -k me there decl a red, 111.11 tile diactnitent which existeti w is 1101 prOpiarteollate 11l the eallse Mule WaS lot il I A Oilit.i, t —anal WitIIGUI lielorm, alleclion and cmilltlvnee Imo o not be restored—that repo:sent-num vv.'s tile wild' star of eivilisdLon—aud that the responsibiloy of -dints:Lis was a delusion. These were not the opinions of d young man, of one rising into life, but of • who had lurked at a more extended age than otllst Of them could hope Lo attain. (Loud applause.) These were the principles and doctrines which they had all alum.; malntaiiied ; and these were the disetrities of the Tittles of Milner times, of SW :u td Bitlitighioke, of Pope aiid Sheffield, of Wyndham, &e. They were principles which had, however, been Cl/llSlantly attacked, and lies er more elaborately than in the last sad days of the last Parlia stient, since the glorious Ito olution, as it was called. I was a It:•volution that was glormiis only as pronounc ing good prilicipl fs, not for carrytng them into practice. —But what difference could there be between honest men, even now, when the question was, should they or should they not have a corrupt Governinett , ? Vet they ought to get rid of the nick•na IlltS of Whig and Tory; they were now senseless. He had lung adhered to the question of Reform, through peril and caluutny; and he was delighted to find that the spirit of Reform not only made Its way in England, but ul Europe.—Even the Si iniards. were aroused. (Applause.) He declared that lie should always be found at his post. He knew what the trouble was—but lie should not fly (rota it. Th e c a use of Helium must triumph. (Applause.) After some further toasts, the Company separated. ELECTIONS. A very small, very cheap, and very opportune Pamphlet has just been published on the Acne subject—had we room we should like to give the whole of it, but tir the present our limits restrict us to the lbliming extracts : 'the atethr of this sensible little Manual, proceeds at once to the rout of all our es il—the misapplication of the public money to the curtnptiug Members of the House of t:onittiose , , and mokrs it et jilt lit to the meanest capacity, that while this sy.,rmn trinitimies, it Is impustifile 11141 th - it House can be all efficient contrind oil the Executive. We could fain hope, that at a Inuwcnt like Itie pi e'en!, wiles) the aright of taxation is operating with such malignant influence of evil:ly branch of the national i n dustry, the faithful picture drawn in this pamphlet, of the shameless profligacy of the House of Cumulous (01 tatlicr of a very great proportion of its mentor's) will not be altogether lust WI tile honest Electors of the country. Defective as the state of our kepi...sent:mon is, much might yet be June by the sturdy detr.rt 1111 l skim of all unbiassed Elec tors in give their votes to to one of those connected with the system of V 1411410111 expentlitine of the public money, and a ho wnli out subscribe to the economical tests pointed fAit LH this tract. . . The connection between slag lucre:sae of our burden& and toe profligacy of the Dionse of Commons, is pointed out lib the rollun lug I • • wahines : •• Lei us e s a ai tttttt Ihru, tie causes, es bit h have produced this thaus,e ill the character. of our Rept.. stotatives, n hick hate converted them from tieing the real 'idle sable guard jails of the public purr% into the willing ,e 1 vanity of the Crown I the first uud great caws of tibia le: oluihai, 1 pro nounce to be our aUus Mout Natioidel Debt, and die money paid in the collection of tbe taxes. In the ttt ii of the reign of Ilia late Majesty. the annual ilitereat of the National Debi, and other charges payable for the Millie was 3,302,07.21. (see the Janina/1s of the House of Cumulous;) at the west:lit day, the coliecting only of the taxes cuss Great linlwi, 3,d9 ,4t61 and for Great Brills's' and Ireland .1,2b5,bt,0. (bee AilitUrl Manner Aceoulila) that is to 54, , , at the close of the reign 01 his late Al aje.t)„ and al pi cavil', there Nita:ool la at Much ,11.10 r sum paid; g eta of All iieat Option% Iliad was pastl fur Mt' 1111(111SI• of the Nlithouul Debt al the begimaing. Who then t- it Om dis poses of lila, rum num. Witt • tour in I.iusia, pato in the col lection of taxes? who littamease• the patronage, the appolut mem, hu the esilleettlrbllip li I • the Crown; hut in truth it is the House of C a. Haws any man doubt tills tact ? Ifu itrllllent .ti Ivpi to tits a 10%11 of ally collliliereial dial supports Le giiVeraltietit by his vote to Parliament, d ra lie nail attend regularly at the treasur• , a. .d tlelll4llo as It matter et right the tilling of all visrahr alp' ttttt noir iita ill the Lust s, Lce.ye, S. amp Office, &c. tit the town he reps carols tt Il a Illb IPS% it telali.oll., ft WWI., sir Nilipotteis ? Ili the Illo• maiihrr, if he repre sents.. a 'unity snail •Atioisoris tole Allii.bier% IS not tale %%lila- Ale :appointment of of the Lund Tax, nub other attels Uuus, a..aamidear.. .deatel; as lin, awn pi Nate pro peal ; and do out a e invartabay see the•e appoiiitinent& come into possesalosi of ins brother, or his 50,,, or Some laut,l) or poolsticul c •ximi 1 It w.,a moly a lea years ago that :tic Vi 'Merton . r es as reps aie ed w Cie Ifeause of Coutonoiaa by MS. Lauutug i as WI , LIACII 111111, :113 It NCI... with nag, alit side in oppusiug the Cover uat on that occasion, 011 the bale tutu Air. VI 100 . 11011 . 0. A% as as irgulae suitor at tile ttru,ttry lair toe at oolousitl of other, illthe levenue in favour of oos MI lads, as 014 sollorr J tahteliai , Ateololort, 00,1 tool t:.ut A111114(11 Ss bud all (0.1111.10 t to sus vole .aid stir pot l." 'hie 4014,4 plutecils lu tattler the euutosioits 11440104 re uitoela has +flown unt 01 our hada lioloptro o , dual Asloork (as 100 the ease of Lord Cr.tiereem,lt• for 111.1•Itee) la Wa ttled for Peals ill the House ill ttilisawila. lie In itt mi ller., oil the authos it) oil Ilie Foolaner (ii. itcr , th• phaa,etintou of Other., priding a 10010 of loittAhotio. by id Mroubtis ut the ilousr of Commehe, the dp i nt. 11(0151 of the prover& tit t h e Di wits tat the Aaathiatiy, , the nluw.t CxenlVM porssessomi by slur Illtstiutus 01 toe 110010 . of Cumossinuo ! iii Isle shape of peustona of the lune .01111 A Ilia per a rill. Lreaard Islam* millet.; amt having looloooloatt 411 the Manuel 11l %bleb •11 Illeitr and ulltet Menus 0l colony. 1111u . arc arp.ted, he calls upon toor two tto toX.ool lowa 411 CAiiiiii aU i a pl. ',Le, tudt 111 the approachs...: incest ill Inv CIbU LW, the) will volt thy ire 'Alluding his Nthriel) Crum e 541111114 ithy whales.. uUI sit Wiese, I Illid 11140 lIIC CiV I. Lilt ttevmuol i Ludt limy wile %we tut the 4huitilt.el eel the pi creche iMprisiiiiie *).a•/11 ill 1110 tli 0 (Ite 10000 C le ve4,11%.; th.ll Hwy will it Heil les the cal le•suot of lll.tr illitlo 11010 liie Howie ill 1. , per leriel.aily thy ithiel eh. eel 1.14-111, ,tJnlu.lls Illy. 1101(0 .)(CI ((mars ut 5141 e, II le ii 11611.1 ill Culllndll, as .11.0 1110 Gbirl Jururt ui Cuerolei, we N rms Judge , •oJ the .N•alror Cli.sucesy. Wilaltvisr 11111..1. Hee ui • 1.1 JJJ l IM• •$ 10 Ihr ex tent us winch intliis in in the CIIIII9IU I 'night lu Ile l'4ll►Cd, there rill, we 41/Ulsl.l II k, i•e sio dittereure of opinion among tintiest turn,hit ull thrF.e davtiata en/SW Ire Attended w►tu die utitiusi Cep