The National Register.
London, England, 1811-03-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, in consequence
of his notice. to propose an alteration in the mode of carrying.
business through the House. He should propose. that on certain
days Orders should have precedence of Notices, and on other
days Notices should have precedence. He should therefore
move, that all Orders of the ray should be discussed on the
Sopply Days, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, before en-
tering upon the Notices.
Mr. PoNSO,NBY said, the Rules of the House had bc..en esta-
blished by long experience, and ought not to be departt:4l from
on slight grounds. He did not wish a bar to be sit up against
their most valuable privileges.
Atter a few words from Mr. YORKE, Lord Fo Es•roNt,
Mr. Witrrma Ent:), and a desire from Mr. PERCLVAL that Ger.-.
tlemeo should have time to consider the subject, the debate
was. adjourned until Tuesday next.—Adjourued,

THT_IRSDAY,FEB. 2€4.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
Mr. Wurr.ttaEAD rose to ask a question of the Chaccelfor of
the Exihequer. He (Mr. W.) had been informed, that the
American Arnassador had this day his final audierce of leave
of the Prince Ittegent, not in the way in which such auc.iences
generally take place, but that he was departing from this country
after having received an answer adverse to all hopes of concilia-
tion between the two countries. He wished, there fore, to
know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman had advised the Re-.
gent to lay before the House the papers relative to the confer-
ences held on that subject ?
e CUANCLLLOR of the EACHIQUER answered, that it was
true the American Ambassador had this day had his final audi-
ence of leave of the Regent; but that he had received an answer.
adverse to conciliatidn, or tending to kerp up the differtr ces ex-
isting between us—the first he had heard of it was from the
mouth of the Hon. Gentleman. On the contrary, the Ambas-
sador had left here a Chargé fcr the purpose of carry-
ing on the negotiations already begun. His Majesty's Minis,
tors were entirt ly dispoSed to an amicable termination of. those
differences subsisting between the two countries; and fur that
purpose, a Minister Plenipotentiary had kern app.)intcd, and
was about to set out from this country. He, therifore, saw no
reason for advising the Regent to lay any papers. before the
House on this subject.
Sir j o ttx NicuoLL moved the second reading of the Bath and,
Bristol Canal Bill. After some discussion had taken place be-
tween Mr. Dickinson, Mr. 13at!Aurst, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. Leth-.
bridge, Mr. Curwen, Mr. Dundas, and Sir John Nicholl, a divi-
sion took place, when there appeared—For the motion, 86;
against it, 35--Malority, 51.—The Bill was ordered to be corn-:
ruined.
Sir Josue SINCLAIR brought in a Bill for amending the High-
way Acts, which.was reed a first time.
he CilANC‘l.l.olt of the EXCHEQUEI gave notice, that on
Tuesday next he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for re-
gulating the distilleries. It was not his intention to move for the
prohibition of the use of either corn or sugar in distillation. He
wished for the present to put them on an egt al footing, so as to
make it a matter of indifference to the distiller, as to pi Ice, which,
he. used, the future variations in price, either of -Torn or of sugar, .
would make it a subject of consider-4bn for the distillers, which
material they would use.
The Marine Insurance Bill was read a second time, and upon •
the motion that it should be committed, a long discussion took
elaCe, when, upon a division, the 13111 was lost by a majority of .
One. " '

FRIDAY, MARCiI.
Mr. ROBERT Wiiao obtained leave tt% bring in a Pill for erect-
ing five distinct Rectories in Ws rajah of Simou Boiirnei in the
C.nuitT of Northumberland.
COLVII,LE. •

Mr. DONDAS brought up the Report of the CommktCP
poiated to er.quire into the •eitiumstkrices relating to' Colville;
now in.• confinement at Colcibath-fields PrtApo, whith gate&
that the Committee were of . opinion, that sufficient cause ex-
ir..ed for the confinement of Colville—that he suffered no incon-
,veniences to which persons in a similar situation were not
subjected—and that, upon examination rSthe pris it appeaced
that it was not well calculafed for the er.ufaittnent of a •man
wko, from the naturo of his offence, should be prevented from,
any kind of communication with others.

Lord Fut.xs-roxe said, that the Report just read had been
rnanimously agreed to by the Committee. •
The-Report was ordered 44i lie on the table, and be printed. '
• • COMMERCIA4 CREDIT. • • • •
The CHANCELLOR of the Excniou ER moved for the appoint-
mentof atielect Committee, to quite intothe state of Comner-
cial Credit. He was induced in consequence of the numerous
complaints made from every.part of the country, of the decay
of cotntwace-a3nd credit, Ixt iubtuit the.subject .the.con.sider-