The National Register. — London, England, 1819-07-11 00:00:00

‘2iB luiperial I)ailfanunt. HOUSE OF LORDS. !AIUNSI Y.JULIit it met this day et tine. it'elnelt, by virtue of h's cummissiell. t.. 4.lve 1 ie royal tiv.rait b.. iv, rat hill, of a publie mid pi 'sate sane., ithiatilig Whet'. to 11.0. Foretot Lultstnieut Bill. &melt Duellist;; MOND4II. JULY S. Poon RATES Bit-L.—The 3larquis of LANSDOWNE rose. loirstuda to notice, to move that the still fur preventiog the mis .l.;ilicatioa of the Parish Ilat:3 he read a second time this day dare months. The Noble Marquis stated his objections to the which were prineipary main's] to die enactments which empowers churchwarden. to take children from their parents. a.. I put them into workhouses. he contended. r.as ile s•roying all the moral and eirtisnus haling which I:lids:n:1k derive roan porints. The Lords knew that all the of pity arming the poor anise out of affection for their orfsprilv, and to aiehidmw from theta those principles of nikeiiiin and vir tue would be injurious to tire interests of society. To draw chil dren at au early ii,te from their parents, would hare the effect of depriving them of all those advantages which in genetal th..y de• rived from their parents. Tile Neibl Manlius concluded by snoring Cie Rill be read a second time t'is day three month-. 'lite EMIL of IiAhROWIIT admitted there were defects in the Bill. which induzed Lim to consent to postpone it. The Kant. of Lirgatotti. conflated in the propriety of de- Ilerating upon a question of t h is nature. The elect of this nissusure was a considerable ir.crease ui expence, and it was pro bionistiral whether it would do goal or harm. The Mantels of LANSDOWNE said a kw words in reply. Earl litaamix supported this argumet.t of the Noble Marquis. The 01,0tiJa was then carried without a division Ixsovvt:zirr Durtotts* lima-a-Lord AUCKLAND moved the Insolvent Debtors' Dill be recommitted. The llou.e accord 'ugly went into a Commits. e on the Bill. Lord HOLLAND said, he hoped the would pass in same amended Lord Mlle.:if:de °lasi:rye:4 that no amendments would make ths- R.li egicient. Toe clauses were then vrenaly an:ended, and the BEI with Cie said antentb:c ids ortlered to he printed. 1 he I.ards then promoted to hear witnosses on the Barnstaple 1411, afar which they adjourned. TITEP.I) : IY, JULY 6.. 1.1.71111./CAVs . I.ICEN;;;G Earl of I.a rrw.ttratE, pursuant to itotitx, moral. that the Alchinsar. Licensing Bill be r• ad a second time dna day three mouths. Jt greed to. and the Bill thrown out. 1111.11.4 RI:sPECTINO Tit ADV.—The Earl of UUDERDAI.E Noved a Itesolastion to h" enured on the Journals, and become a randiag water. It was in tatliatance, •• Ilewltal, that no Bill r hating to Nlanufar - and eirottioditica„ shall he read a tirt time na this Iloutar until a fielect Committee shall have emistirea into the exlalliciwy such Ds Inane. and repotted to the tiottse ti.e result of their examit..ation.**—Agresal ta. Adjourned. wrovrsnAv, 31'11.1' INSOLVENT DENTONs' SILL.-141411 AVCALANr, SAot, he bad reason to suppose the amendments in this 11th %timid not he tweed to is the utlitr House of Parliament, tberaore he should mere the Bill be rt-cortunittell this day dues months. Lots! 111:nmstosLE said, every amendment by himself sug gested hurl proceedml from a conviction that he was legislatiog tor the convenience and interest of the public. The Lout, CHLNCELLtiII regretted that this Bill, and ano ther equally important, viz. the Bankrupt I..avni Amendment liill, bad cots, to the Lards at so late a tried of the Setuion. He rorcutred in the popriety uf v.ititdrasiog it, and expressed a Lope that it would undergo due consideration before the !louse nut next Session. The motion was agreed to, and tl:e Bill lost for the present _ _ _ Lora An:ELAND presented a l‘tition (rum Inverness, pray ing Reform in the Ili.uuttgh SrActio. The 161 ]lank Paytcanta 81l was read a third time and IN.aiLVEXT DEUTOrts' RLLL.—Mr. ABEIMRO3IIIIE. and °that Ntembzra from the Cornmeal' bniught up a Rill, Mulled an Act to coutnaic in aim: until three months after the next Star skin' of Parliament. the Act of hi:. preeent Majtaty relating to Insolvent Debtors.—l'ho bill was read a lint time, end ordered to be real a ixotal time tmleurrew.—Adjeurneal. THURSDAY. Jury R. The Scotch Churches Bin, on the ntution of Lord Melville was swami to be °entrained this day three months. The litho:v..nt D.•htoti Bill was read a second time. On the itit :ion of Lord 312:hy;hht, the Scotch lianiabment lltll wit% throwr, tytt _ 'Abe Earl of ItossLYN presented a Petition free certain Uni tarians. at Km , lal, praying alteration in the Alarriage Act. The 16041111 WWI read a third tiros and pawed. The 16.11 Still Pints Repeal Bill, after &►light opposition, was trommittee..—Actithancd. FRITAY, JI'ME ¶. The I ish In-erent waitrend a second time. The Englidt It so!vett th.;)toss' bill went through the Com mittee. I.okn A ?MK LAN n suirertra to the Bankrupt I.aws'Arnentl - Bill, and tic Bankrupt Commissioners Bill, obaerving. thet these Bina wer-r of too it.ucla imply...mace to be parsed at the resin periud of the Session ; he ti.etefurc moved they be read this day three ntonth& AAcra few word from the I.OIITI CITAXCCLLOR, the motion was agreod to, and ;he nil! , thrown out. The Chantable Ftomdstiotts Bill was committed. STATE. OF' TID: I • atsovs.—tire Mairois of LAIVSDOWVE Was happy to inform the Howie. that the Committee appointed to enquire into the st.te of the P:islus would make their report on Monday. It was imp ossilde to prop* any meaiaue during the present St:114081. but early hest Selman he should bring the subject befiwe the HOLM. With that intent the Noble Marquis nim ed an humble Adetets to the Prim* Regent. ravicbting his Royal highness to order all popros relating to tr.e State or the Triton: to be Bill b....fore the house. The Address was agreed to. SLAVE Tamor.—The Nlarquis of LANSDOWNE. oirsuent to notice. TOW to call the attention of the MOW to the subject of tl.e &aye Trisi:e. • HOUSE OF COMMONS. u4r, JULIC • - - The SPEALICen t ,, uk tsm ethiir al dare Wilcock. tond waa a Itend the liuttor of Laugh, 1.1 iwar th? 4••••••161 iii‘f at I. 1.1111U1141.111 to -r.r.al pui)lie tuul privite h.I . - 11 w Mous, repohed iti.elt ado a ../i the 4y.. .4 !war. IV!, sled the ee l ere uht eternal 1w r Cril,ra us. 1.1.11141:11y. 1 ht• 011111"111.14 11 , 4.1Ved Com11111:tee ..t1 I lidb.tt Mg OW. law Orwell. %err t.c%rr.611. I,d Ir, el 1.1 he sous lloudas : Cie Nr% Squill 'S I hit w. 11.11, 14, rtarti I;11. Uw I.t c. bill. The job 1-.14.c. bun, 11,1, t • 1.. • ......dried Id. Ili,. tin, 1 1 er set A 111Cm14-It rfsOIN 1.. Le , i II H Lord•hipr . ostetiptill Ultae Vous(lattm.• ILiI, udu (1 . 11.4111 WC II Mt') pre.) ed Me cull.uuru.t of Ilk jluu r. Dlr. LUzIMIGTOI4 11/Oved, Out CA. sreakcr du igue hi. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. am for the tie iiiii ul.l hwgnl ul the Jwre, Our lite Stine %% itt., hi fbr ruom of Pa Nlethueos, Log. who had s.ace eircuon a , trytml the ulfire ut Stea ay.& ot . the Chiltrrn Hundred,— Ordered. MONDAY. JULY 5- Fisrasrces.-Sir H. PARNELL moved the further adjourn ment of the debate on his Finance Resolutions till Wednesday next. The Citaxeet.t.on of the EXCHEQUER availed hinoelf of this opportunity to suite, that, as the quarter ended this day, he had been able to ascertain, though nut quite so precisely as he wished. the returns of the Revenue made to the Exchequer under the heads of Customs and Excise. He had the satisfaction to state, that there hail been an increase upon the present quarter, compared with the corresponning quarter tat the preceding year, of 440,0004 This fact was the more gratifying, because the re turns kw the eorrreponding quarter of the preceding year, dies elf:walla receipt to a very unusual amount . that receipt had ex ceeded the Cortespontfing quarter of the year preceding by L 10440604 ; ro that die returns kir the quarter thus day closed exceeded even that extraordinary receipt by 440,1 Mad. lie might add. that, eh:rough he was net acquainted with the exact state of the returns to the other departments. he luul no reason to b.:- I ieve that there had been any matiaial diminution. GILA3II.OU4D BRlBLitii.-11n the motion of Lord J. Reis. AELt.. the House went into a Connuitteu on the earampuund Bribery ledietments. Mr. AIEDLIcOTT was next milled, and examined regarding the money transaction,: to promote the return of two Nleinisaa. Mr. Childs was then exam met, and to the sense effect,. touch ing the remuneration for the votes. IVitness produced an Ac count of the sums expended ihr vutr, &c. This sort of Currup :ion was extremely prevalent in the Borough. The House resumed, and the minutes ot evidence were ordered, presented, and directed to he printed. lord J. RUMMEL observed, that as most of the evidence had lotiA been befure the House, he should move his resolutions : lib. first was, that such a system of corruption existed in Gram pound as to call far the serious interference of the House ; nod secondly, that early in the next Session th e House would ta ke tare ease into its serious consideration. (Hear.) 'the Noble lord observed that 140 evils had arisen since the Revolution, corrup tion in the Itorougiis ; and. sesdnelly, the eltakllee of large towns where there were no It.:presentatives. Ile waa not only for throwitq; open some of the Boroughs, and where casts of noto rious corruption occurred, to trainee the right of returning Members to large towns. The reasons whian induced him to think of proposing this course he would merle all next Sca.sio.i. —ltesolutioia agreed to 111011. con. A Nteesiage irons the Lords announced that their Lewd. ships hod agreed to the Friendly huctetie: Bill, with Amend. ments. Mr which they desired the conetnrence oldie House. Mr. WYNN called the :setenuon of the Manse to the CMG of A. Lamb, a witness examined before that house, he having destroyed a paper material to the elucidation of the Grampottud Election case. Mr. lamb destroyed the paper iti question suer he had been that ex mined, and pending the progress of the enquiry; and such conduct, tile lion. MeniWr thought, could not escape the notice and censure of the House. (Hear.) Ile isitwed that in so doing be nail beep guilty of a Lreaeh of privi lege. and a contempt of its powers. Nlotion agreed to, and Mr. A. Lamb afterwards onlered to be brought to the Bar to worthw to be reprimanded. The House then went into a bodiiiii.tee on the Camelford Elee. titan.—Briberies--examined Mr. Hallett. &c, and Leona to morrow. . _ _ The remaining Orders broir.g been disposed of, the House Ldjourned. TIESDA V, .11111/ 6. Mr. W. Sauer prscrted Petitions from the Protestant senios of Grunt and Little Hough:um to Cumber! .tid, and Loin Chester..preying are alteration in the marriage act. Exciek lxiimaltartosts.—Ntr. W. Swill( also laid upon the table a petiuon from Jeremiah Abell. a prisoner in \arse icli gaol. The hon. member stated. that this w.u. one of the many cases where the smipowil offender Lad been induced to consent to a componnise, when in inet tom:wards no such otriipt ionise had ben completed by the Crown. The defendant, a small fernier, was prose-cowl by t:.e Ewe..e for penalties to the amount of 1,0001. ; and notwithstanding Ile aas able to pave must distir.ctly an a.'l;.i. by II witrmises ' 40. inst the single testimony of the informer, Lei counsel on the trial bad consented to a anitpreanise fur Z.H01.. contrary to the er.ines... injunctions of the determent. Afterwards the matter had slept for more tied a year; the poor man ass Mtn taken into ettenaly, :tad had been now eunfineti tar months in Norwich gaol. The huh. member made sorrel. observations upon the t. verity of tie eaee, rind upon the clear ness of the moots of the atibi. It could be establiwied, tt at the imurnier at .% actually iu Norwich at the very Owe he had sworn that he was watching the defeat:ant and Aix others engaged in the smuggling tranmetion in ques.tion. Ta o at ti 10.41 010150d:414 bad not yet been prosecuted. The pre) er that some steps might be taken by the 'louse fur the relief of the petitioner. lie Citaxennnok tit the LaeliEtan Lit did tint object iodic petition being laid upon the table, but he felt a IftlUllg persuasion that. unless the Rand of Excise had had reason to beiieve that the facts in the petition were false, they would have ordered the discharge of the petitioner. lie Warmed mat um statement.. a ere extraordinary. Mr. W. &limit added. that the case heti been before the Treasury for a year. and all possible mean, of intormation had been alluded. Ti.J counsel originally employed by Inc peti tioner did not conduct his defence, but put his brief Into the handset' another bimister. The lion. monism was very much surprised tl at so echoes a matter had been aliowtel by the Tres tury to sleep o Leng. The hon. manlier rem: the anidavit of a a.toess, woo :.sew We informer in Norwicii trice, aril in the mesa spice he could nut have travelled 30 miles, toe oastmax tone the city at which the thutsactien took place: tne isoute story ..emueel to be an absolute fabrication. It was ordered that thrpetition should be printed. On the 'notion of 31r IV le. Mr. Altwum.cr I.ambe was brought to the 1;..r, rtinand-d, and discharged, on the payaittit of his tee.. CRIMINAL LAW!.—Sir. J. Nfacwrsiosit presented a report of the Committee appointed to enquire into the statx elute Cruui nal Laws. In moving that it be primed. the Linn. Member adverted to the contents of the report and the rlelibetarit a with hash the Committee had processed. were anxious nut to prweed with levity ; and seeing that they could not italic any report. tie opinion. ut• which could hut be duly considered t u t.• Session, they conlihed thetisseLe. the cullecung of The retort was to hum being as cosier lete and Lull as the Coot hinter desired. and 14Ii pt rfect ma the Itau--ti would Wry/liter ena ble them to make it i but it was ceitmlete as la as regarded the immediate uh;ucts presehted to the twitiev em me Conitautee.--As to the contents of the rei u►t. its first pait eetisis.ett sit e-aissetions and executions, returns tl et were nior.: iouipiete ti en any hither to obtained t asuotigst tlant was a tetion trom Mira to tali tear London and Ilwtt e. c, , and it was expected that ne.ny similar reairns ate being l.rti ed. The City ut Loihion Lai rutwwtet► itself with great lila:nutty in the provkling of teidehee.—lie was so:1y to bay mat au rewrn iruni Lelatu.s had been made; on ra.lce ILO bet tilt n Ly Cie tears Lure sit the rulnert ere ti.e CIATIII3int2 I tr..t he travail that uw•se evils would tie reuiroicd. A. to the suite of crone, lie tilt situ:Malmo in being able to ointirm the statement of the Nook Lord that crimes et rider:cc nutwity Laid greatly diniMisiseti—they had hunt. ni.ht'l sat kmarkably that Use tact could lavdly be crwited. it 14 acre not ruppurted by dins returns. They had dtmwi. Sed in a gr. iltaT )401/1..1L MA than fIMIII two to one, as compared bet* tau the t ;Lt.: the Lt. ;.; ; JULY U. and this too notwithstanding the growth of a great City on the Southwark side of the Thames. 'film was no instance of a City containing more than a million ut inhabitants, which afford ed m n o tch security against murder ; the chances 114,14111iS being exposed to murder e 5 o,ot c litiel ell 11 tile, I.ud tlll6lOO a ills very partial in:, ini.ements ml the lib it y of the subject. sf he institutions of police were hardly known tall our times. The a hole never was gratifying; and it Accord that the people, is leiteser might have been their dishe-ses. Lail not lost any of their national humanity.—(llear, /bar !) The next of of the Committee aim to e 5411111 W the tette of the Laws e hich were mow acted upon mei whick weir usetr..,-; In teccertwis whlrh in fail, etaff . 4l In hr Sited Upon. They pi °posed, next Session to bring iii a Lill to re p ea l those het.; but 40111e111 they rimmed to leas,' here the terror w nand be likely to he usefel. Ilezarding these lath r arts, they had examined a variety of witnesses, but hail :Obtained from examining the Judges from consii.er atmil uoil delicacy for their situations, as it would be unfit and entice ..... ing to call 011 them to blame aria on which they wield be • eqiiireil to give judgments. They bud examined seviyal Cooilvel, mid bad the testimony of some of the retired bolo.. They likewise-examined several hlneistrates. sir A. Macdonald ..tan attended, mid :Ise evidence *oat ass deenied of gi eat consequence. Mr. Colquuoun . aho h o d e cru 11 Magus' rate for ta years:, addle ed valuable test mea , ) 1 1.1111 they all burr tea So the ii tuctainreiil persons lo ;nese.. cute a here capital punislournts were likely ill result. Ihe nest important boil) of evidence was derived front the trading o Liss of London and W eSILU 111f1 er and Cary displayed Mba r . mai ton and humanity booed is h.. 1 he load expected to is lin all he t for ;hot inn oortatot portions of soca , ty. Their intelligeose and liumenity equalled, if it did slot exceed ahat could hr found 111 acrs oil her class of meaty is the *mid. ( /bur, he“. ! ) They Were for iniiignted popish/mesas, silthomth they were einisequehtly removed to forgeries, shoplefteig, site. ; and they did so on the puma I net they pre...cute w jib mote sestaiiity. Ai it mow was, the fear iii sesese punishment made them dread to prosecute. Mr. Carr, the I :ite: im !solicitor, also save important evi& nee; and pus t mutat ly resulted the good edict, follow ing the chaise* of Ise laW segat ding the forging id stanip•. Fraudulent char.tctem and tradesmen desired fester penalties, because they iningined that they would he enforced but rarely, if at :in—( /ie./el) They next examined Mr. J. Itariner, who, 1112 the It tweedy yea's, had been rimer rued in upwarile of %O(JtW Crown Cave,; and his evidence at once reflected header on hiaawlf, mid was u Ivaetageoes to the e ecidat of truth. The witness stals.d, that prOserlll.llS Itellow4 coining forwards. that person. feed unicers slot to be sum. mimed in June. ; mud that old thievesdraved to be punishe4 011 the severest penalths, because they calculated tin the knowu ima.nuity of Jetier.—(./hee !) This was evidence which was not the result of them', it was the lesson of ea peririser. On the OultieCl of foe,ery, in paelieular, they had examined many bankers, 51r. J. SSmith, Mr. Barrett. &c and had collected on such subject imp...lint evidence eel opinions. They Mid stated that many private forgeries vitae nut punished on accimut of the hey: rut) of the penalty ; unit they added, 111..1 they should consider their propel.) , inure secure, if the puisoliment were irioested. Mr. (odd 'di had suid that he i ould mention many bandied in-ratites wl.ere forgeries had escAped.punishineut on setoifill of the ie•writy of the law. Ile so ould not fatigue the House aith snore de lailS from the Wpm Beside. the Bill Iry had previously menti .... -11, she Ceininittee rot se nded the briogiiig 111 a 11111 to comailidate the Acts impoeing phial pitaishinents The Acts regarding forgeries requited peculiar emotion. Change was it requisite siccomeaniniesst of that measure tar resumie Cash Payments, to which lie deemed she House and tmor' y wedged; and it was dean ed to sr•lott to Mat useful estal4slinseut, the Bank, the character which it had lost, rather by the baslimes of the limes thin lions tile aril atsbrsof jadl ehloalf , To aetnel fore ,iesthey were fur extroilliog the Name ininisliment as was ass as ile4 fur cousiterfritisig Ilse coin; but fur nursing or peoessitig rouged notes, they were tut itmtes.ing the punish's eats, esst,aring teesesporiation,Ur imprisonment and hard 1., beer, el the sli•cartioss of the Judges. This ails Agreeing with the omit:fun of the pn bun!, an 'minims taut hastily formed, our likely to subside a ill. the passing. To that opinion, when so denial:lB,ly formed, it was policy to atleo J. SMALL Pit X.—Mt. W. elf exp.. .seit Hsu regret aid' which lie had learned that vareittatie.n aas gseally card iii the las ge county of Nut fulls ; that isioculatiusi fur the wall-pox was extensively ailupleil.aintill cosh/limner the Signal. pox was 'aging most extrissiveiy, and that tho lilost antruting etleets had Lewin to make then Appear ance. lie triable.' that the vuujeci would not Ine lust villa of by Governineet ; such nit :eau es as could be adepts d would be resfuierd to pots rut the extension of that es 51 list moiali-pux. ti.i F. iILnDLTT, according In moire, brought forward the ramie(' of Mr. klallinswee Life-preset vet ; atiei m iew Mee u emit's'. 110111 Mr. 11. Smith autl Jtu G. Cockburn, eves orgativt 81 without a dis satin. An:J.6llms/. WEDNESDAY. JULY 7. Flat ANC C9.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHI:HrEIt moved for etrutin Itatount. illustrative of the state of the net produce of the Revenue of 1817. 18. 19, etc. in doing this. 11^ could nut lose the opportunity of adverting to the fluttering pm. - peet pre ber.ted by the eundition of their finances. The Quarter's nue of 1817 was 11.060.004 4 of 1818 was 12081.00 a ; and of the tiaarter ytist liA,04, (1 4:01.—(11osr.) wire most gratifying. The whole produce for 1817 was 43,164yaad.; for 1818 it was 46.8.10.1041. ; and for the year ;tut closed it was 49,07i,0001. Their was an increa.e of more than 3,ho.lXXil. a. compared • id' 1817 and this it would Le recollected, was chuir.g a period when there were no new taats.--• ( Hear, /leer.) The ihroodt. were ordered, afterwards presental. and directed to be printed. Sir J. WINTOsiI presented a Petition from Inverness, fur Burgh fiction.. anti pray mg that they might he re.rtual troai the Lott of Aherdeen. that 05 hdvin IT it prey:tel. delinquent Magi:haul thrust upon than.—Petition ordeted to be printed. CAMS:I.IMM ELIA TIoN.--Mr. 1). W. 11ARVEY moved, as a Resolution. t: at the Howe would rest me the colvdderstion of tile corrupt pratriets at the Cann! or I Llection, eddy in the next Stasion. He said lie should afters& d, mire, thud the Witt Le deudyt.ll till , en day. a:ter the ineehia4ut Lt. nee: Ses.idn. .‘tr. I'IWIIIOSE moved. as an amendment that the Ilepoit to now taken not further tun.iOerauon. . orittudd miawn vas ti3i and speed to ; tun' the of die Writ was ordered to 0C delayed Ull 10 thlv alier the acct Meeting tit l'arihuticnt. Issolvt.:NT 14:11TOlta.—Mr. .ttiENcttn mint moved for hum: to bring in c Hill to cehtinue the extrung Involtrtit Deli tiNa' Acts till duet wuntiu alter dic itiveting ot the next Stuion or l'iudointent. After the Lilure of die in.w BO in tie other House, i.e did net set: ahtther any edict rut Aii!) , It fur them I exixid they were inclined to think (with lane licrson) that the unfortunah: persons atm to be lt1;. wit cut law a al. :;It W. CU Lit:a eVcrvcd, Luaeaces s we Ihstid• oita ou Del Ail