The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-19 00:00:00

WED N ESDAY, r.B. 14.

LICENsING MAGISTRATI:s.—Mr. G. BENNETT present.
ad a petition from Samuel Meek, a publican, of St. John's,
Clerkenwell, complaining of having been violently deprived of
his Licence by remain Magistrates. lie had instituded proceed-
ings against those tuagictiates in the King's Bench. and he was
destitute of the means of inure earth:illy establishing the case,
for want of short hand notes taken before the Polite Committee
of that Move. lle pra, eel therefore that the House would be
pleased to give directions fur the production of such evidence.—
The Hon. Member gave notice, that on Friday next hz should
call tole attention of the House to this subject, and move, that
the prayer of the petMern be complied with.—Petition read and
ordered to be plim,d.
Mr. K. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Leith relating
to Me coal time and shipping interests, complaining tot the decay
of trade. lie hoped time matters of the petition would receive
the attention of the liouse as well as the Chancellor of the Ex-
cliever.—Petition read and ordered to be printed.
CONDUCT or SllEltlik's.—Mr. BEAUAios'r rose to bring
forward his motion respecting toe COn:Olet tot Sheriff; on certain
oceisions, in levying r.stused to call meetings at Chester, in Nor-
thumberiand, Kent. eke. Ile should Roseau] trout any thing
like personal observations, or from stating what was calculated
to produce personal remarks; his object was, to occasion sinus

legislative measure, or some expression of the opinion of the
House. which should prevent the recurrence of such proceed-
ings. The refusal to call the meetings in the particular instances
to which he had alluded, he viewed as culpable conduct ; but
the refusal to divide a meeting when it had been called to ascer-
tain the ayes and noes, he considered its particularly censurable.
He thought that the whole business ought to be referred to a
select committee, that evidence might be collected, and that the
laws on the subject might be more distinctly brought before the
House. Ile concluded with moving, that the petition, com-
plaing of the conduct of the Silent's of Chester, presented on
the 9th instant, he referred to a select committee.
Lord CASTLE II EAG II hoped the gentlemen opposite would
completely open their view, on the subject, and let the House
know distinctly what objects were contemplated. If the parties
were not prepared for this course, he would suggest the propriety
of postponing or withdrawing the motion.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. B 1 AUMONT. in consequence of what had fallen from
the noble lord and an hon. friend near him, should beg leave to
withdraw his motion for the present.—(hear l
Mr. DENMAN wished to remark, before this subject was
withdrawn, that he had a petition from Major Cartwright and
others. complaining of Mr. Sheriff Waitliman's conduct in not
convening a meeting of the county of Middlesex. He had seen
Mr. Sheriff Waithinan, who said he thought lie could produce
papers which wouldjustily his conduct. In the event of inquiry
betng instituted Sheriff Waithman desired that those papers
be laid before the House. As to any lugislative measure to pre-
scribe and limit the sheriff. conduct, the learned gentleman
said he was against that I louse interfering with the ancient and
well undersnaid principles respecting public meetings, and the
right of petition.—(-lear, hear.)
The motion was then withdrawn.
ScoTcu Ctuxtx.a. Law.—Mr. KENPDY moved for leave
to bring in a bill to alter and amend the mode of constituting
juries in Scotland.
Lord BINNING expressed his regret that the motion was
brought forward in the absence of the Lord Advocate.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR was suivria.id at what lie had heard.—
It was the duty of the Lord Advocate to be present—why was
lie absent? Instead of complainining of the motion being
brought on now, they ought to have beard as apology for his
absence.—(Hear, hear.)
Motion agteed to.
Mr. CUR'I'EIS moved for account; of all contracts entered
into by the Victualling Office, within the three lest years, for
the purchase of corn from the United States of America for our
colonies. He was happy that recent representations on this
subject had been attended to, for they were of much consequence
to the agricultural interests of this country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained why
such purchases had been made. The supplies purchased in this
country had been condemned, arid the consequence was. eon.
aiderable Alarm in the colonies. The purchase of English corn
was again to be tried, and if there were any additional expence,
he felt assured that the House would cheerfully make good the
difference, where the advantage to agriculture might be eaten.
fire,
Mr. CURWEN said, the failure: must have been the result
of fraud or negligence; if the grain were properly dried by
kiln. &c. it would do as well as A.merican.
Mr. HUME was sorry that clamour had induced the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer to depart from econimised courses. If
corn could be purchased at half the price in America, circum-
stanced as this cououy was, why was the extra expense to be
incurred ? He was against such. expenditure, from the deeep.
live motive of what was called the landed interest.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIE4UEII explained.
after which the returns were ordered.
Colonel pAviS somplained of the Inspectors of militia being
continued in the Indian islands, where there was nu militia r-•
were they still to be continued?
Mr. GOULBORN would answer when the promised motion
on the subject was brought forward.
Mr. C. GRANT obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate
the clerk of Assize, or Nisi Prius, in Ireland.
Sir J. NEW' rola having observed that such bill was moa
Pecescary to correct extensive abuses.
The remaining orders having been disposed of the Ilouse
adjotuned,

Filtiasis.F, Fri. 15.
Leave was given for lighting with gas the Whittchapel-
road to the fourth mile-stow.
Mr. CURS% EN olitaioed leave to bring in a hill to enable
the select vestry of St. Mary-le-bow to appropriate 20,0001,
to the building of four chapels of ease.
Mr. NIABLRLY loosed fur a series of accounts of the
produce of the tales un inhabited houses, op tt induws,
Ordered.
The malt duties bill and the transfer of giants bill went
through a eimitmitee• Report to-morruw,
The home went situ a committee un the cum t of session
The LORD ADVOCATE eiplained that the object of
the hill was to carry into cued the lecOMlllendillloll3 of the
reantiiissi.mers. These were to he bird salaries to the 011.1-
CPO., uud the tees were to go to u fund fur the pfty silent of
the salaries I and if thrre %err any surplus of such fire fund
it arts to go to troveraineut—if there wcse any delicieucies,
the Guymon. (II NUM to supply is,
its scuttucd, stud report urdeted to be teecived to.
morrow.
Sir J. 'NEWPORT gave notice, that to.iiiiirion be should
move that it hr 0 statudiug order of toe li.ow:thi4l 101
navy. 1114 ordnance estimates be laid !tuft/re the house
u Wain our, week titter the rumineareineut of rush session.
Mr. WA RH F., pursuant to notice, brought forward hi •
lumina st-Tertiog the petition pleseutrd On the part of lb,
liouditeh tam ly to its Sri-friar) of Slate fur the Howe
tlepartnieut, lie bristly Anthil the Firticullosue the trials,
who', hr utobelVtd,, vould toys Gill to be ift.ol: in toe trvol-
lectiou of most 110401wrv. fic ismiluded with silos lag. for
copy 01 the ptlshuu pi tisroted su Loul htdniuuth in Ocluher
Mr, C1...j1T. observed, that in October, three „ply
frtmistied in ps non, and in N.,‘,rthber their reith•Ores ea pircd,
11e. meant the into liowilitrhes uud muleidge, uud limn the
Jude's.., 'lutes It did nut appear that the prikjui) citrodeo
%u them.
Mr. WARBE hoped that tlti. peculiar view of the case,
warranted as it was by the Judge's notes, would be silts-
factors- to the public.
Motion withiliaun.

Tug (4yEgry,..—Lord A. HAMILTON bronglit forward
lti• motion fur the dorm:olsta iespeeting the pr.!. r in
cutihrtl to the V' esti) tt ty, hit omittnig the Qiici
lu the lit aytissi. lie pi 'seemed in the motion, to asctttw
the facts of the case, in.d allm d an Upplifiliiiily to II noble
lord to declaim ar es' I.lin I lib•I teation, that Il.e no.
lire on ibis subject was a dlbgl eh. the 014ler.boog.
to the document, it had ibsued Irons the some itri.)
couhril that et a•vd the name of her Maje►ty from th.
/Atm gy in England, and it it had been tintlet it due
Alit ntlutt—tut it had ..xperieliceti 110 obedience at ail.—
Thal Made it mtgatui y, and lie contended turthet„ that
it VMS illegal. Ihe Cunttt•ti had tot the posses. sa Melt had
heel, as►ttuied t and it heir Ii gal, the ostler had been
Ittlgatiity. To hat d,,n000 oioi 'hue
ilic order had (peen

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rejected from the council•books; and in one particular
instance, the chaplain of a corps had been ordered into
confinement, and cemented in confinement till the dis-
tending of the corps, fur disobe)iiig the order of the
privy council. After praying for tile King, the clergy-
man skid, •' and likewise bless the Queen;" and for that
offence, lie was that seine Sabbath evening outlived into
confinement.—(lieijr.) 'lke orders of conned both for
England and Scotland, were issued with sill Ii ill•advised
haste; butt the• haste and inattention witch Him acteriaed
the older regarding Seollelldi were peculiarly conspi-
cowls. The Inter to the Moderator ►aid, that euclu•ed
was the order for making the necessacy alieratiwie ill tile
" prayers." Now in Scoi.and, the church hail itstiliei
prayers nor liturgy—(a laugh); and the Moderator had
no more power over the Scotch thsu he lied in
Constautistople.—( tear, hear, sod laognier.) Such weir
the accuracy and ;moil seller of the L••uglish Privy Coun-
cil, and such the precision of the wordnig of their order.
Accordingly to acts of Anne, Geo. 111. no 11014 PC WAS
granted to the English Pi ivy Council on Ilse suicject ; the
c 1111 l wit might as well have quoted so ilidny chapters of
Koran. The of Giio.lll. applied to Eugl-tod hilly
—it regarded Episcopalians exclisaively, and yet Snell
aet was quoted de moliority to inlet fire with the Scotch
Church.—(llcar, hear.) •Tula learned lord might be in-
attentive to his statements—but he th tied the learned
lord to dispute the facts set Notts.—(Hear, hear.) As to
the pi ocecdhigs uu the older of the privy the
sheriff• id Ku kendliright we► the first to put into activity
—and then followed the arrest of the clergyman under
must censurable citetinistanees. 'l•he order was taxes
sarily tinualory.—.For a Scrod' clergyman could not play
"according to the word of c I" without losing his
own respect, and 11141 of lIIS tel
hear,) He concluded with moving for a ropy ut the
older of the pricy conned, as it was transmitted to Ike
Dlodrrator in :il/dated j and also tier copies Of all letters
forward, il by Lord Sidinuoth respecting tile direst of the
clergyman in Scotland, ter having prayed for the Queen.
Loril6 LEN 0 RCH IF. sei 'Aided the inotitnyitaiiitnintitg
that the order was a breech of the finidamental principles
of the Scotch Church, which acknowledged the ord,rs
of no temporal &mina riles. The peupie of that county)
had ever contended for that right. The sliuggle•s to
establish it had been eateusive•and decided, and Scotland
had obtained it at the expence of their blood. 114 oi der
had not originated in good motives, and it had nut and
could nut lead to good.
The LORI) ADVOCATE said, the feeling of his noble
friend had nut been understood, es to the notice on the
order book, and lie hoped the motion would be with-
drawn. He contended that the privy conned itad 'acted
legally, and had followed the piecrdeuts of tipudids of
100 yea's.
The motion was negatived, and Ilia House adjourned.

Itt.IDAI, ►LA. 16.
As there was a ballot fur a cut 11111 l ttee to try the merits of
the Tiara elcction petiti.at, the gallery was uut tioettett tt,l
near tire o'clock.
Alr. 11. SUNIDIEII. moved the second reading of the No
iogtnu church hull.
Mr. DICNISON opposed the bill on the ground* which he
had ur,erl 44gitei..t the further ineabure. A utajot ity of the
iuhahiuwu acre a.aiust and had petitioned against lira•
measure 4 nod a to the present bill, the inhabitant, heti not
of it.

S:r lt. WI LSO N also opposed the bill On the like grounds.
Mr. IC SUMS Lit defended the bill, inaintaii.iug that the
parish mid received sufficient notice of it. The decoy woe
only requ,sed to rouble them to get notary to conduct an
typus,t on.
Mr, C. CALVERT opposed the bill, and added, the
honourable waver had just adduced stiLiciel.t remou fat
delay.
The SPEAK ER said, if there were opposition to the
principle of the hill, I hen it am esseutial to be particular
about the notices.
Mr. H. hiIIAIN ER had no objection to postpone the bill
for a fortnight, us desired by Mr. Ocniiison.—Pustpusitd
arcordingl).
Lord A. HAMILTON, understanding that no opposition
was to he uttered to the 111011011, I outented himself with
merely moving, Out the peillIWIS a the Scotch Burghs be
reffared its a Columitice i (Hear, heitr,) stud that the pre-
WIMP, reports be laid before the mid committee..—Agreed to
and c use appointed.
SEKVICE.—Sir G. WARREN DER presented
estimates of the naval Ordinaries, &c. and gave notice, that
oo the Vtilh lie should move grants on the same.
Mr. WARD presented the ordnance estimates, and gave
notice, Ihut oh Alunday furtut,ltt he Should wove &Milt. on
the t.a.ne.

Ali It. M RTIN gave notice, that on Niniiday week lit
blitifild move fur lcatv e to br lit; in it hill tu enitile ties:mei
rh telunirii lu eiiiptio C,iUlli 11.
S iao mENT.--My. (I. LTT pre-
with d a 0 ihi,uee to utu a pone put; niun, mauled Tituma,
eltanitiod. He bail hero chitrii.ledw ills whet* he
haring been entiged in a riot nod burning on effigy ni uud
yeiebrated Theodore Alai wit The pyt!tioilYr
had lint heels he uteizett so triut—alluttier had hero hi ought
to mu! rot it h 6. utfruce 0,4 d acyuiitt d t ...d then the
sib 11,1.01.111 ed thus ha bite oa• rcutio,ril to the Col it
or lime, Ise li, su that it auuld nut he tiled heroic tiie
lit I‘eb• lie 1:1 the cell in µal cli lie was
Cllllllll. d--:1 cell tell fret by eigtit, and •uyit ItetivA Ow dump-
ily., 01 it ails limit di oh, of water lapilli) C.ll-11
Oln,l 1 Till- StalufusJ j,ill WaS old
the cpeci uo the petitiusier's health hus been most >etese.—
biii taisidly ruceeve ed each Oth r. .iltnetitneu teurele( the
a hole ital. The b.., Ili. Miler hulled tli..t the Ulan.
ut tin, petition would lir, to inalrprrauits ce.oe to lomat(
1111, um,,Truulde young ni_atoitill to put the prison illlo ti
litalt.--‘llcor, atra.) —Petiiiiiii read had
midi led to be prititrd.
Mr, kiAlt IL VAT pre-rated a petition from merchant-
in Luailial Cligageil in the coluniiii tinibei trudr, against all)
allcration of tbe timber duties, io such Li 1/61:111.i lw
CUICUI..Ied to /411 re au undue ielefereace eu fareiguels.
and us di ii d to be pi !sited.
lIIA 013 Of 10y4.0.1.).---11t. CUR.% IA pre,emed
pt 11111/11 11:/111 1.$111\4111:116 /441.1/i/.1 the pri,t,coni; end
it Sochi :alit tea On. iihtli• ul E414:41 6°6
land. He imagined that they here never imieuseel tu.
lit 'au eele,e ot r hi i.g a ra'%C. ac I and la.il tl ci close I
wuuiJhr repealed a NIA suit lull. to trade.
Mr. 1.1.1i41il ON Odd, that a io twrid principle,
dUllel.llll tictaren tile lap P0,•1155 ii, 110.21
Jai n,u.t hut if these uric any want etianufictorie, w high
• act,. Ull the faith of ti.cti proteetin„ dulls. 111,-)
utl ,11l to, I A.
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Lid A411101:1'1. 4:so comruined of i ie of the mate.

tart ling the trade of the two enentries. If a caransitteek •
enquiry en toe subject were proposed he wield suppaes
PCIIIIOII Irroughi ap, read. turd ordered in he printed.
Tile other 'riders 441141 1101ICCD, o,tral Mr. G. 41411,1411
motion, that Mr Me. k's petstiou, to allow the ehtell•f
writer of ahe liou.e to give evidence in a coop( of law, to
Mr. M.'s mei .igniust certain mum strati*, ate. &wing hied
disposed of, the house Milan noir