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.. ~ , ":• , ---1,..,m , . • - ,i*.t. l P 711 .. • . . .........ciut,,, Al .1 i . ., 1 . . _ • (oil ( .ant4ru . 4o i ...4 it LONDON, TITESDAY,:.. FEBRUARY 171824. ~ The Cave for which HAMPDEN fell in the Field, and SYDNOY died on the Scaffold I" CTo. 6906 PRICE 7d Tits day is published, Is one large volume, tiro. price 11 1 ' in boards, .b.,—+ACRED LITERATURE; comprising a Review of the Principles of Composition laid down by the late Robert Loath. D. D. Lord Bishop of London, In his Prelee tions and Isaiah, and an Application of the Principles so re viewed to the Illustrations of the New Testament ; in a Se ries of Critical Observations on the style and structure of that Snored Volume. By the Rev. JOHN JEBB. D.D. Lord Bishop of Limerick. Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand ; and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh. Of whom may also be had, bf the same Author. SIMMONS, on Sebjrcs chiefly Practical; with Illustrative s o l e s, and an Appendix, relating to the Character of theChureh of England, as distinguished both from other Branches of the Reformation and from the modern Church of Rome. Second • Edition, price 10s. 6d. in boards. FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. which was to dispense with the wise restrictions now in force as to raising money, without alarm. The holders of small estates even now found a difficulty in meeting their claims, but if the Usury Laws were repealed, they would be angled to atoms by the mortgagees. This Bill would have the effect of raising the price of money, but could not possibly lower it. All the advantages which it held out were intended for those who had money to lend, not for those whose necessity obliged them to borrow.— But as the latter appearea to him to be ob jects more deserving of attention, 'and as be should always prefer the safety of the needy and necessitous to the Interests of the rich, he could not discharge his duty un less he moved that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. facturer, and beggar the Government, that is a sufficient argnment to induce the house to reject the Bill b► each a majority as will compel the Learned Sergeant never aga' n W bring it forward. WAR OFFICE, FEN. IS, 1824. ittl Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieut. Wm. Wowen Rooks to he Lieut., by purchase. vice Collins, who re tires ; E. G. Howard, gent, to he Cornet and Bub-Lieut., by purchase, vice Rooks. 3rd tact. of Light Dragoons—Veterinary Surgeon, J. Constant, from 13th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary Surgeon vice Schroeder, who exchanges. 13th ditto—Cornet A. A. Dairen, to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Hyslop, who retires ; Ensign T. F. Hart, from the 63d foot, to he Cornet, by purchase, vice Dalzell ; Veterinary Sur geon J. Schroeder, from the 3rd Light Dragoons, to be Vete rinary Surgeon. vice Constant, who exehangag. 7th regt. of foot—Cantain J. Brine, from half-pay 39th foot, to be Captain, vice J. Healey, who exchanges, receiving the differenee. Bth ditto—Lieut. A. Maciaehlan, from half-pay 49th foot, to Lieut. ' vice Spratt , appointed to the 96th foot. 18th Ditto—Lieut. D. J. Conroy, from the 63rd foot, to be Copt. by purchase, vice Berkeley. promoted in the - 9d West td dia regt. (To b , continued.) Mr. IL. B. COOPER seconded the motion. He always thought the limitations which were placed to the borrow ing of atone: a great security against the extortions of money-lenders. Such restrictions were calculated to keep persona whose necessities obliged them to borrow, from rein. ^fn that respect, therefore. the present law was most beneficial. it had been always the policy of the law to place certain restrictions on persons lending money.— So it was wish sotterwriters to insurances who were pre vented by law ippii charging more than a certain per ventage on policleir of insurance. Indeed, in all cases wherviert sees hulked, - titelaw declared that when there tvits'aity collusion or concealment, the instrument which bound the borrower of money should be invalid. This Bill was calculated to open a door to the frauds which it was the object of the present law to prevent. He had not heard any arguments in favour of the measure, and until he had a better case made out for the repeal of the present Usury Laws than had yet been established, he thought it better to abide by the present laws. The SPEAKER here explained, that the amend ment did not apply, as the motion before the house was upon the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Bill. Until that Order had been disposed of, no amendment of course could be entertained respecting the Bill. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF -I.4oltoB.—MoproAl The boort sat to hear appeals in the Queenshury causes from t.n up to four o'clock. At half-past fear the Lord Chancellor resumed his seat on the woolsack. DIPUTT CLILRIL Of PARLIAMIINT._ The LORD CHANCELLOR informed their Lordships, I that Mc. Rose wished to get his son appointed his deputy as Reading Clerk at their Lordships table. His Lord ship, at the same time, bore testimony to the meritorious services of Mr. Birch, who had discharged the duties of the office for several years past, and who was to retire from it inconsequence of the proposition of Mr. Rose. The Earl of LIVERPOOL concurred in the proposed appointment, and represented the conduct of Mr. Birch as satisfactory in every respect. Not only had he acquitted himself in the most praisewotthy manner at their Lord ships tattle, but his assistance had been found eminently useful at Committees. He now saw present a Noble Lord ' (Lord Holland) who could hear testimony to this fact. He would take this opportunity of again stating, that it was intended very shortly to institute a regular inquiry into the office of Clerk of Parliament. Lord HOLLAND admitted to the full extent the ser• vices of Mr. Birch, and said he was glad to learn from that Noble Earl that the whole system was to be gone into. Young Mr. Rose then advanced to the table, and took his seat, as Deputy Clerk, in the place hitherto occupied by Mr. Birch. Mr. UALCRAFT suggested to the Hon. Member to postpone the amendment until the Order of the Day was disposed of. 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SIYRWRIGHT, Contractors for the present Bind thpatopwhen the Min i ster brlar Lotter, req oostt 1n theuest their FrLottery to ear in Bbl, last B Prinit, he distinctly de c lared Government did not intend to e=rr another, therefore people should embrace the opportunity . d e it exists, for Nair THURSDAY is the First Day's Draw l:: z the last Lottery under the previous or Last Year's Act : Scat me contains the immense number of SEVEN of 280,0001 And there being between 7 and 8,000 Tickets to be drawn the First Day, and every Blank to be put in the Wheel and drawn "gain, eoramgeeetly there is , the Chance for nothing of all the Floating Capitals on that Day. besides the Two 20.0001. ~telling attached to the First drawn Prizes : these will, of course, be derided in the First Five Minutes, and the Con tractors trust, with, their usual good fortune, to distribute these n osong their Fri e nd* it their Omces, N. 37, Corobill, 11, Rol bwr cod Mi, Haymarket. COAL DUTIES. 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The pa pers which he should now wove tor related to Church pro perty in Ireland, and the operation of the Insurrection Aet.—Ordereil. Their Lordships then adjonrned. HOUSE OF UOMMONS—Morroar. The SPEAKER took the Ch*ir at Pour k. The Arromsar-liaNanat. took the oaths and his seat for Ashburton. COMMUTATION 011 TITO'S. Mr. BLACKBUKNE presented a petition from the Town and Neighbourhood of Lancaster, praying a Com mutation of Tithrs.—laid cm the table. CoAL DUTIES. Sir WILLIAM LESION presented a petition from the parish of liyeport, in Cornwall. against the duty on Coals carried coastwise. .'.Jr.. STANLEY presented a similar petition from Laver stone, in Lancashire. Sir CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS presented a similar one from Sr. Ives. Sir Wlll. GUISE, presentee! a similer one from the Severn Canal Urnipany.—laid on the table. WOo L UUTIes. Sir WM. GUISE presented a petition :from the Wool dealers of tiloucester for a repeal of the duty ou Laid on the table. Mr. DOWDESWELL moved for further Returns re , specting the Court of Chancery.—Ordered. COAL. DM ZS. Sir EDW. KNATCHBULL prrsented a petition from the Corporation of Deal against the duties on Coals carried coastwise. Sir THOS. ACKLAND presented similar petitions from Ilfracombe, Holdsworth, and three other parishes in De vonshire. . . Capt. BASTARD a similar petition from the inhabitants of Tei gnaws& Col. WOOD, a similar petition from Staines. Sir 'THOS. LETHBRIDGE, a similar petition from Minehead, in Somersetshire. _ _ _ Mr. HURST, a similar petition signed by the Nobility. Baronetage, and Commonalty of Horsham. Mr. MRTMAN, a similar petition from Portland. All ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for a Return of the Number of Gallons of Spirit. imported from Scotland for the last year; and the quantity of Strong Beer consumed in Scotland, during the same period.—Ordered. Mr. MABERLY gave notice that to-morrow be would move for papers relating to Beer and Malt. Sir ELIAS HARVEY presented two petitions from Bamford and Rainbow, on the subject of the Coal Duties. —Laid on the table. COIN OF TIM REALM. Mr. F. LEWIS Wlsljecitc;statetiTet the Master of the Mint was unable to attend to-day, and he therefore wished the Hon. Baronet opposite to put off his motion relative to the Coin, which stood for this day. Sir J. WROTI'ESLEY said he had no abjection to posts pone it to Wednesday se i nnight. The Order of-the Day for the second reading of the Usury Laws Repeal Bill being read, Mr. DAVENPORT rose to move that it be read a second time this day six months, The country had grown great and fourished under the present spun), and he saw no reason why that system should be change/. This mea. sure was contrary to the whole policy of the law of th e land. He could not look upon any measure, the object of The Gallery was then ordered to be cleared for a divi sion, but before that took place, Mr. HUME said he could not let this motion pass with out some observations. He was bound to expose the wronrview which the Hon. Mover of the amendment bad taken of this question. Two facts had been stated which he wished to have explained. It was stated that this mea sure was contrary to the law of the land. Now if he (Mr. H.) knew any thing at all of the principles which formed the basis of the commercial law of this country, it was , that the greatest liberty of bargaining was allowed to I I every individual.—(Hear.)—And the greatest advantages which this country ever derived under , any Administration for the last thirty years, were those which the enlightened policy of the present Ministers was about to confer upon it, by acting upon the freest principles of trade.—(Hear.) It was ale. stated that underwriters were prevented from charging more than a certain interest upon policies of in surance, but this fact he doubted. lie was not aware of any law hicti prevented ander writers from-Wilzig more tbao five per cent. to the West Indies or seven to the East Indies. The correct principle of law was, that which per mitted every man to mike the best bargain he could for himself. Ile was convinced, under all the circumstances, • that the two lion. Members had taken a wrong view of this question. lie stood up as much the advocate of him who lent as of him who borrowed. He wished to put bor rowing money on the same principle as interest for insur ance, and he wished to leave it to every man to make what bargain he pleased. He would agree with the Hon. Mem ber, that every transaction of the kind should be such as to hear the public eye; and if there was any thing like fraud, deception, or improper proceeding, let the injured take the peoalties ; they could do that under the Common Law of the country (hear, hear), without interference. He therefore hoped the house would not agree to post poning the second reading, unless some real solid objec tion should be urged against it. One of the principal ob jections had been, that you would throw the interest of money too high for the borrower. The ordinary interest was from three to four percent, and that was considerably under what the statute had filed ; and if ever there was a time for removing such a statute from the statute book,this was the period. The country was much indebted to the Hun. Member for pers-vering in bringing the subject be fore the house, and lie hoped the house would negative the amendment. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY—OneshouId naturally sup pose that some strong grounds would be stated to show the necessity of repealing a measure which bad received tha sanction of the country for upwards of 300 years. At the present moment the rate of interest is from three and a half to four per cent. What could be the object of repealing the laws, except to lay a trap for the young and unwary ? These laws proceeded on a uniform principle, that of checking extortion and usury, which not only existed in this country. but to a most miserable extent in almost every country in Europe. In this country, instead of our suffering from these Usury Laws, the capital had b. en in creasing ever since and from the period in which the last Act passed—namely, in the reign of Queen Anne, to the present hour, there never was any country in which capital had accumulated more rapidly. With regard to repealing those laws under which the whole capital of the kingdom centered, if it was necessary to repeal them, this would net have been the country, of all others, in which money would have been got. Let us consider this question as it particularly affects the landed interest. Every body knows that estates which descend to the eldest son must be bur dened with mortgages. Notwithstanding these laws, there has seldom been any iifficalty is renewing mortgages at five per cent. There have been, it is true, times of difficulty and expense; but the person who lent the money at four per cent. at one time, could say now, we will have four, or Eve. or six per cent.; and there is no knowing the extent to which it would go. With regard to the commercial interest..how could it be possible that those person% who acgoired the capital which employed the manufacturing labour of this country could ever procure that capital if the landed interest were allowed twelve, or an unlimited sum of money per cent. The consequence must necessarily be that the manufacturing interest of this country must be brought into the greatest distress. In what situation would the Government be placed? Let us recollect what was the ease is tbe lase war. There was the Bank restriction, and at one time the funds of this country were under 50, bat a large proportion of money was raised during the last war, and if this* laws had not existed, the Government would sever have been able to have raised the money; they never would have bad the preference they then had, and always ought to have for the public security. If there be a repeal of this Bill, the fair money dealer will be thrown out of the m arket by the extortioner and usurer. if the repeal of these laws would ruin the landed interest, starve the mann- Mr. JOHN SMITH—It is stated that if these laws are repealed, it will be attended with the ruin of all the great interests. Withonteetering into any argument on that point, it may be sufficient to state that these lairs against Usury are, in fact, almost generally repealed throughout Europe. And there is great reason to believe that all the interests have been much advanced by it. should not have taken any part on this occasion, but from one or two circumstances that have occurred within my own observation. 1 mean the great and destructive effects which I have known among respectable families in this country from rising money by way of annuities—(hear, bear)—effects so ruinous and horrible that I could state instances which have extended themselves over a course of years, and from which the individuals have not yet re covered. In point of fact. money, 11Ica any ether cots• nierlity, must fiud Utarket--(hear, hear)—aod if an individual has occasion for 1,0001. which, perlisps, went there no laws against Usury, he might find some indivi dual would lend at six or seven per cent, he now, by the laws as they at present exist, pays 13, 14, or IS . pet colt. If any body has a doubt on the subject. he liar only to refer to the Committee, and there be will arm these to distinctly proved by individuals who had fairness eneegle to avow they did not think any man lent money in that way under 14 or 15 per cent. With respect to the com mercial body, the Hon. Bart, expressed fear fot their situa tion. As one of that body I confess I have not the slightest apprehensions. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately, it does happen that when individuals engaged in commerce and manufactures are distressed fur money. they have recourse to certain expedients to raise it with individuals who, un fortunately for themselves, sink into infamy by leading money at more than five per cent. are obliged to be paid & premium for the lose of their honour, and then it is these transactions are heard of. Having argued this point in my life very often, I have not, for some time past, fonnd any man whose understanding I respect at all who differs from me. It is six years since the matter ocrurred to me. and I never met with a man of sense who had ventured to take the other side of the argument. Mr. ORENFELL-1 hope this Bill will not pass through the House nithout having the opinion of his Majesty's Government. It is a subject on which one single tart is worth a hundred arguments. If 1 understand the grounds on which this Bill is opposed, it is by those who conceive the effect of the repeal will be to increase tl.e interest of money. Now, Sir, I will state the simple fact. In Holland there never has been any restraint or restriction whatever upon the interest of money ; and 1 can speak as well historically as from my own experience, that there is no country in Europe in which the rate of interest is so low as in the United Provinces. I therefore hope his Majesty's Government will give their suppott to this up , asiire, more particularly as it is in unison with those liberal views and politics which we have 'eel them act upon with so much satisfaction of late—(hear)—and I sincerely hope the Learned Sergeant will persevere. Mr. 11111SRISSON—I was one of the Members of the Committee to which this question was referred to in 1818, and who made the Report to the House. The opinion then formed I still entertain. 1 have never varied in that opinion. It was in unison with that of the Committee itself. I consider these laws as calculated only to lead to difficulties, litigation, and fraud.—(Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—When this subject was before the House last Session, 1 did, un doubtedly. vote against the proposition—not conceising that there ...as any advantage whatever in the existence of the Usury laws, and being quite satisfied that there were, on the other hand, many objections which might be urged against them ; but I was not prepared at that time to say that the moment was arrived at which it would be ex pedient to revise this system of laws and acquiesce in any alteration. I cannot say that I think the circumstances under which it is now brought forward are so strongly against the proposition as they appeared to me last year ; and if it is desirable the Usury Laws should be altered, it appears to me this is as favourable an opportunity as could be taken. (Hear, hear.) I sin not insensible of thee nature of the objection which may be urged against thi proposition, but when I know how easy it is to evade the law—(hear, hear)—it does appear to ms a very favourable opportunity for making a change, and I shall not oppose the motion. Mr. CALCRAFT—I do not think this a fit time to change the 14. v. 1 know perfectly well that, in point of principle, it is not very easy to defend ; but in point of practice, I do say, that without a great deal more of con sideration, it is a very dangerous thing to alter these laws. If the Right Hon. Gentlemen think that when the Govern ment are great borrowers in the market, it is likely any change in the Usury Laws sill bring money cheaper to in dividuals, I do believe they are entirely mistaken, and that the effect will be rather to raise the price upon Govern ment than to benefit individuals to the extent that has heel urged on the other side of Attie house. Gentlemen seem to think that after this individuals will be protected front ruin—that they will not be able to enter into that sort of contract affecting the interests of fit:allies, similar to those annuity contracts men are driven to under peculiar circumstances, and that from the mautent these laws are changed, there will be an end to all ruinous contracts in money. It is utterly impossible to believe any such th:ez, unless you are to regulate, at the time you repeal these laws, the conduct of indivi duals. I say the danger attend ing the repeal of these laws will be, that you will facili tate the borrowing of extravagant persons without giving any real advantage to the steady, industrious, economical part of the community. These are the persons we ought to protect—because it is out of nature to believe that, whatever laws you pass - or repeal, there will not be ex travagaace and prodigality, which you cannot guard against. I was not on the Committee.—(The Honourable Gentleman was here told that he was.)—l was sorry I was so unworthy a member; I never attended. I have no oc casion to say any thing more about the Committer than that I bay. read the evidence, and if I had thought this debate would have assumed any thing of the serious as pect it has, I would have brought the evidence here, and I will venture to say, it would not bear out the view the Gentlemen have taken. Tbere was hardly a man examiaed at the Committee—at which it seems I was present, but of which I have no recollection—who stated any such pro spect of advantage from the change of this system as would warrant us to embark in it. 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