The National Register. — London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

1;0 .„. „ 4.• lk ' b 1 ).11 TO 16111" S G.1Z1.‘,1:11.:. • K IIUPTCY SUPERSEDED. R. Smith, Bin' inglioin, steel toy maker. BANKRUPTS. S. Bentley. HO rton, Yorkshire. worsted manufacturer. W. Fanner, V , "alsall. Staffordshire, inuholder. W. Turner, 1. langollen, Denbighshire, and A. Comber, Man chester, cotton q inners. B. Fletcher. d arnley, Lancashire. plumber. J. Dixon, We llington. Shropshire, mercer. T. Booth, N. *ark upon Trent, and A. Booth, Nottingham, sallow chandlcas. W. Jarman, junior. Knightsbridge, paper hanger. P. Messent, Quaker Str-vo, Spitaltields, silk weaver. P.l.Sam..iels,Great Prescott Street,Gootlinan's Fields,lapidary. .f. Campbell, IVlrite Lion Court, Cornhill, merchant. .1. Menu!), Kingston upon Hull, merchant. .f. Slate, Frome Selwood. Somerset, clothier. . french. iunior, Bristol, clothier. T. Wood, Nottingham. grocer. DIVIDENDS. May et, W. Harditdy and .1. Lodge. Netherton. Yorkshire, mere:lsms—l:7, S. R. Wilmot, Bristol, brewer-1 n, T. and E. F raga, Yatding, Kent, maltsters—i I, J. Reid. Newcastle upon yne, Saild!er—l. W. Forder, Basingstoke, stage coazli propri. 'r—l4, T. 0. Warwick and J. Aldred, Rotherham, Yorkshire. cSymists— t 5. E. Soutter. Fox and Knot Yard. Snowhill, dealer - G. PILV/Cett, Georg, Yard, Lombard Street, paper hanger -11, S. P. Seager, Maidstone, dealer—ll. W. Elgar, Maidstone, grocer. CERTiFIC.‘TE:3 to be granteti May 11. H. and G. Hudson. Live-pool, slopsellcrs—T. Foster.Yalding. Yee:, maltstcr—J. Venus. Lower Shatlwell, vintner—J. %v. Addrson, Mitcham. Surrey. fanner—B. Stanley. Woolwich. rr filler--J. Wadley, Corertrr Street. Haymarket. ebeesettionger —G. Gray, Hammersmith, carpenter—D. Cawood, Newton. Yorlshi.e, merchant—J. Brunner, Birmingham, patten mama. fazt.lrer. A fever has broken out among the students in the college near Naas, county of Kildare: such is its virulence, that the professors have written to the parents cf those not afflicted, to have them instantly removed; and, in order to prevent the contagion tpreading further, suits of clothes are ordered to be brought for such as shall be removed, with the view of burning those that are already in use. In the canton of the Valleis, in Switzerland, Jo seph Costa; a Genoese, has been condemned to be tut in the pillory and whipped, on conviction of avirg assumed the name of the ecclesiastic attached to the convent of the Simplon, and of having under this character received considerable sums, which charitable persons in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, thought they were giving to the au therized collector of the hospital. The Govern ea:::t of the Vallais describes five accomplices of th's fo.nnts collector. It is well known to persons concerned in passing private bills through Parliament, that it is custom ary, to so .11 as they are printed, to send a copy to tae Chairman a the Committees of the House of Lot.J.+, in order to receive his Lordship's observations and alterations. It Li said, that in the cour,e. of this Session, there has been introduced, by the authority untided to, into all the new tnrnpihe arts, a clause exempting the members of the Royal Family from the payment of tolls which exemption, us worded, will extend to all carriages of every description hear ing Ow arms of any of the Royal Family thereon.— This clause has btien introduced into Scotch and other turnpike acts not likely to be affected by the measure.; but the rule once introduced will soon form a precedent for inserting it into acts affecting roads near London, and which in its operation may become extremely serious to the different trusts in the vicinity of the metropolis. The Right Hon. John Foster has sailed for Holy head, te - attend his duties in Parliament. Mr. Fos ter is now the oldest Senator iu the House of Com mons, having been, without intermission, a Member of Parliament since the latter end of' the year 1760, a period of nearly fifly-nine years. Such a length of time in the public service, without having been once out of' it, is, we believe, unparalleled in our parliamentary history.— Dalin Paper. BoxEns.—All tha men mmelted arc gone into close training, Martin returned to Brighton, after his benefit on Tuesday, at which place he has trained so well on. Spring, who also fights Carter on the 4th of May,. is gone with him, as is also Shelton, who tights Robt. Burn, on the tst of June. Aver age betting on Friday was 6 to 4 on R:indul against Martin-5 to 2 Curter against Spriug,and even be tween Burn and Shelton. There is now in the potuession of Mr. Hayes, a butcher, of Southampton, a pig with a wooden leg, on the off side before, and it appears to walk with littielameness or inconvenience. This pig belong ed to a disbanded soldier, who having seen many operations peribrmed on his heroic comrades on the glorious field of Waterloo, re►nembered enough of surgery to enable him to practice amputation with success on the poor animal, when an accident left no alternativa between the loss of a limb or a prema ture death. In the parish of Westbury, near Wells, Somerset, a piece of wheat. the property of Mr. Thus. }lard- WiChi i 3 at this time in full cur ! ye. <~ TIM NATIONAL REGIST 2)ittperial 13arliainent. }MUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, APRIL. 22. The House met pursuant to the adjournment, and the Lord- Chancellor tool. his seat on the woolsack at half-past three. The Duke of Roxburgh, the Earl of Darlington. Earl of Farn ham, Lord Duwne, the Bishop of Gloucester, and the Bishop of Winchester, took the oaths awl their seats. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition from the county of Forfar against the equalization of the coal•duties. 'f he Earl of LON US UAL E presented a petition from the owners of coal mines in the counties of Cumberland, Northumberland. Durham, and Yorkslire, against assessing lead mines to the poor's-rates. The House adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF CO:HMON3. WEDNESDAY, Aran. 21. Mr. ROBINSON presented the Report of the Milbourne Elec tion Committee, which confirmed the return of the sitting Mem ber. and declared the Petition nut to be frivolous or f 2xatiout. BAKERS.—Mn H. SUMNER gave notice, that he should to. tunrrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Trade of Bakers in the Neighbourhood of London. A i'etition was presented from the Roman Catholic Inhabit ants of die County of Roscommon, praying to be relieved from the Civil Disabilities under which they at present lahOured. Sir G. OSBORN E proiented a Petition trom the ntotestant In habitants of Newry, in favour of the Catholic and ordered to lie on the table. Sir U. Button presented a Petition from insolvent Debtors in the Jail of Carlo, praying for a General Act of Grace.—Ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. Carus presented a Petition from John Mac-Taggart, complaining of the undue Return of R. Ward Primrose, for in verkeithing.—Ordered to be take!) into consideration, May Mr. Alderman WOOD gave notice, that April 27, he should subunit a Motion to the House to improve the frade of Ireland, particularly as far as regards Partnerships. 3lr. Ald. Woos) presented a Petition from John Dufresne, late of Le,elq, complaining of the liankrurt Laws, and praying to be hewed before the Committee.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. DOWDSWELL presented a Petition from Tewksbury, praying that no alteration might take place in the laws affecting the Roman Catholics.—Ordered to lie on the table. Lord LOWTHER asked whether it was the intention of the Member for Carlisle to found any Motion on the Papers tor which he had recently moved respecting the Receiver-General r far Cumberland. Mr. C u ItWEN replied in the negative, adding, that he had not warranted any erroneous statements which might have been cir culated on this subject. The house resolved itself into a Committee on the Chimney Sweepers"frade Regulation Rill—Report to-morrow. 3lr. BENNETT presented a Certificate trout Dr. Pearson, stating that Sir F. Burtleet, in consequence of severe indisposition, would be unable to attend the House for a fortnight ; and he therefore moved that the lion. Member have leave of absence for that iferiuel. Agreed to. LICENSING SYSTEU.—Mr. Bennett gave notice, that on the 27th of May lie should move for leave Is bring in a Bill fur the better regulation of the Licensing System. The Life Annuities Bill was read a second tigne. The Keeper of Ikhester Jail was ordered to bring up Corti to be examined before the Llectiun Committee. Mr. Wilson presented a Petition hum St. Bartholomew, Ex change, against the London Clergy Bill. Mr. F. Lewis presented a Petition from inhabitants of Hol born, praying to be heard against the St. Giks's raving Bill. Referreel to the Committee. Ati;ourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 22. ARISITRARY I M PRISONME it. WILSON presented a Petition from J. Buchanan, a weaver, of Glasgow, complaining of having been arbitrarily arrested, and thrown into prison, long and solitarily confined, and eventually discharged without being brought to trial; and that he had been deprived of the means of procuring redress, in consequence of the ,Ministers obtaining a Bill of Indemnity. He knew nothing of the Petitioner, but pre sented the Petition in performance of public duty. The Act which had been obtained to indemnify against the consequences of arbitrary imprisonments was then eakulmed to alienate the minds of his Majesty's subjects, especially such as were in jured by it; and such measures were also calculated to promote sedition. By the arbitrary imprisonment of which the Petitioner complained, he and his family mad been brough to indigence.-- This case merited the attention of Parliament, tor in this instance, as well as in that of others, the principle that a man must be deemed innocent till ie is proved to be guilty had been subverted. Petition read and ord,.red to be printed. Mr. H. SusieEa presented a Petition from the Grand Jury of die County of Surrey against the existing Duties on Coals. Ile also presented similar Petitions from Kingston, Touting, and Dorking. Ordered to lie on the table. NETT presented a Petition from Freebelders of South Mutton. Devonshire, praying the House to exteni to them, especially if any alteration took place in the Borough of Barn staple, the elective franchise of which they had been tat lung deprived. Head and ordered to be printed. Poon Scyrix.stesr DILL.—Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from the guardians of the poor in the city of Norwich. setting forth that although they concurred in the preamble of the poor settlement bill, some of its provisionr, unless altered, must prove highly injurious to the inhabitants, as there were at pre • sent not - less than 14,000 persons resident, who had no settlement in the city; and praying therefore to be heard by counsel ageinst it.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. W. SMITH also presented a Petition from the pariah of St. Mary-hill, Loneloo, against the fire stet clergy hill; which was road and ordered to lie on the table. IRELAND.—Sur .1. NEwPorur brought forward his motion for an Address to the Prince Regent, to cause hieuiry to be in stituted respecting the present state of the Protestant Churches in Ireland ; the effec. of previous recommendations on the sub ject, Sec. The Hon. Baronet detailed the increased unions of Parishes, 31 having taken place within the last 18 years, while 30 only had taken place in the preceding en years ; and added, that in some instahees ten and eleven Vicarage, hart been united. Cduld such things tend to give satibfaution to the Protestant po • pupation ? Mr. C. GRANT, so far from opposing the motion, acquiesced in its propriety, being convinced that nothing would so materially Contribute to the prosperity of Ireland as the mai,.tenance of her establishment. Motion agreed to, after some observations from Mr. L. Forster. mice. The remaining Orders of tl:e Day being disposed of, die House adjourned. FRIDAY, APRIL 23. The Report on the Petition resnecting the marking of Machine Pumper was brought up, and in consequence leave was gised to bring in a Bill to require that all Paper made by Alachinery should have a uiaik df,tiogukliMg it at such. A Petition was pres nice! from Debtors mental in Lincoln 4 Jail, against any alttz:.tion of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. 4 - %we ‘,s \ \ - APRIL 28. - - Iftrious Petitions were presented from Cumberland. Northum berland, Yorkshire, &c. against the Bill, making lead mines chargiab!e. with poor rates. Lott CAST I. ER EAGII moved, that the House, silts rising, do adjourn to Monday next. Agreed to. • MINER' ASSEINISIE TS.—Mr. Mortars. moved the second reading of the Lead Min& Assessment Bill, entering into details of the nature of the grievances which this measure was cal culated to remove. It had long been complained ofin the North; many Petitions have been prevented on the subject, and he tui derstood that Petitions were on the road from Cornwall, in colt sequ,:nce of the apacin having been acted upon in that part of the country during the last yeas. The Bill was not his own; it was frarue.! pursuant to a report of a Committee of that /louse on the subject last Soision. Ile trusted that the House would take into consideration the interest of those who would be *Meted by the Bill ' • the owners were amongst the most opulent, an d th e least oppressed by duties. Cc!. Wool) said, if this Bill were agreed to, what was to pre vent its being extended to all minor whatever; besides, it would destroy the system of friendly societies, and introduce the Pour Laws—laws that wtite any thing but tiiendly to the poor ! He felt assured, and he should be prepared to argue the question as such, that the Poor Laws, as now constituted, were of a ina.t demoralising tendency. If the Poor Laws were of such preju dicial tendency, and all admitted that they requir, el correction, lie conjured the House not to drag tinder the demoralizing influ cove of the Poor Laws property that had never been amenable to th... 10, till those law s altoidd be amended. (II ear.) Lord L ASCE. I. I. Ls contend eih that the Bill really required to I..itee the lesaee of mines in the situation in which they originally under • took to place themselves, for many of the workers were now chargeable on the rates. . . . . . NG. Alderman WOOO said, the original motion affected only ". Lead" niMes, and yet other tninft were to be exemptial ; but lie could appeal to the House wheti:er it was a fair principle ct lei,is:ation, to tax one species of mining without extcntling the Bill toother mines. Sir J. GRAHAM objected to this Bill, on the ground of its par tial nature. If it extended to all mines, then the question.inight be fairly extended ; as it was, he did rot see how the IiOUSC ouuld encourage so unjust a principle of legislation ; unju.,t, on account of its partiality. Ile concluded by moving as an amendment, that the Hull be read a se and time this day six months. Lord AIILTON spoke in favour of the Bill, which he did not understand to be a partial matter; and was ag4inst the exemrtion even of iron mines, The exemption of such mines trump benefit his property undoubtedly ; but, neve. thcless, he deemed Gat the exemption of such mines would he most unjust. Ile trusted that the House would oot be deterred front doing ha duty by interested lotatementie. Mr. PAULTTT opposed the Bill, being assured, that if it passed, the working of many mines would be given up. Lord SomEnsEr also opposed the Bill is tote. Mr. CURWEN was surprised at his colleague's opposition to this Bill, as some yeas ago he was the convert of a measure similar to this. Be thought it was herd that one species of pro perty should be exempted, while another was taxed ; he should therefore oppose the exemption of any portions of property. Sir J. GRAHAM explained. Mr. MOURLTT replied. Ti. House then divided on the flirtation. and the numbers were understood to he—for the amendment '77- againrt it 43; the Bill would consequently be lost by a majority of3s. Mr. MELLIAII prestmed Petitions from Paddington and St. Giles's against the Clerk's Bill.—Read, and ordered to be printed. The remaining business being disposed of, the !loue adjourned to Monday. The expence now incurred in clearing the ground for a new Post Office is 130,0001. It is supposed that befme the street leading to and from the new Post-Othee is completed, and even befire the foun dation of it is laid, the expence will not be less than 300,0001. SINGULAR CUSTOM. —The southern part of Devon is remarkable for its excellent cider. For the put . . pose of insuriag a good frait harvest, the following custom it almost universally kept up in that part of the county. On the eve of the Epiphany, the far mer, attended be his workmen, with a large jug of cider, repair to the orchard, and encircling one of the best bearing trees, they drink the following toast three several times: lirre's to thee, old apple trey ; Whence thou may'st bud, and whence thou may'st blow ! And whence thou mayst bear Apples enow ! fiats full ! raps full ! ' bushel, bushel, sacks full And my pockets full too ! iluzza ! Mau! Some are so superstitious as to believe, that if they neglect this ancient custom, be the weather what it may, the trees will bear no apples that year. At the Collegiate Church, in Manchester, on Easter Sunday, there were ten weddingq, and one hundred and seventy-eight christenings; and, the following• morning, twenty-eight couple more were married. A horse-dealer, of Canterbury, has undertaken, for a wager of 300 guineas, to ride from London to Canterbury, a distance of 56 miles, in three hours. The number of horses which he intends riding for the performance is six, and, although confident of success, from the knoWn good bottom of his cattle, bets are in favour of time. The day of ratting is not named. Gto MATCH.—A race of this novel kind took place early on Wednesday morning on the Hock erill-road, between Mr. Jemmet of Welling, and Mr. Thwart, a stable-keeper, who should drive tr•elve miles in least time, for 50 guineas. The parties started at contrary ends—Mr. Jemmet on Epping Forest, and Mr. Thwart on the London side Hockerill. They met each other with in a few yards of six miles and a half at full stretch, and the match was won by Mr. Jetntuet, who did the twelve miles in 54 minutes 10 seconds. His. opponent lost the match by half a minute,