The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-28 00:00:00

MARCH CR.

or An/. a.year. Most of those Clergy had also livings elsewhere_
at Tottenham, Newington, Shrewsbury, Bc. lle trusted that
the House would not encourage this attenirt to impose additional
duties on the citizt na.
Mr.Aldrrman WAVIIHMAN said, if the motion had taken an
improper turn, it was owing to the manner in which the motion
had Leen introduced by the lion. Baronet. With. regard to t)'
Minister of St. Andrew's, he had only just got the living from
the Parithioners, and now he turned round uion his benetactors,
and pr,ved list they might be additionally taxed. 'file Nltnister
of St. Peter's, Coenhill, after warmly, soliciting him and others
for votes, so good a thing was the living then deemed, had since
hudthe conscience to take another good living. The application
resulted from a combination of 33 Individuals ; there were, how.
eve:, 13 individuals who were too honest to sign any such scanda-
lous petition. ()lurid cimg,lug nail rrie. e j.""lion.) He
should never unnecessarily tAittutle on the house, but, having no
private feelings to gratify, as one of the Representatives of the
Metropolis, he trusted he should always have firmness enough to
stand up tor the Rights of those whom lie represented. (I/cur!
Mr. PLUNKETT thought the way to preserve the ordc s
would be, to send bark the Petition to a Committee; for edit:-
wise the order requiring a Committee to say whether the idlegs•
tions of the Petition were correct.
After observations from Mr. C. Wynn and Mr. Brand, the
motion was agreed to without ally division, though strangers
were ordered to withdraw.

MALT DUTY.—Mr. G. Lamb asked whether it was the in •
tension of Government to impose any additional duty on Malt ?
The CHANCELLOR OF THE h.:RCM:QUER replied, that he
had no intention to impose any additional duty on any ankle
this sa,sion ; and he added, as we understood him, that he would
not, however, pledge himself not to bring forward any measures
of regulation.
The Game Laws' Bill was committed pro firma, Mr. BRAND
stating, that he should move its recommitment after Easter.
The Bill could in the mean time be circulated through a Cum
mittee.

Report further consideration April 30.—Adjourned.
THURSDAY. MARCH 25.
Sir J. GRAH%M brOlight up the Bill to make better rra
vision for the City of London Clergy. Heart a first time.
The Bid for the better Paving and Lighting of Long-
lane, Bermondsey, was read a 3d time and passed.
POOR L•ws.—Mr. S. BOURNE moved fur leave to bring
in a Bill to amend the Poor Leas as far as repaid the
rights of settlement. In the early provisions regarding
Close right., it was found there wets great restraints upon
tile free circulation of labour ; and to remedy such evil, the
granting of Certificates, &c. was adopted. This also was
found to be most inconvenient. lie proposed t 9 make
the right of settlement rest Oil residence alone; this at-
eastern:tent would have the effect of fixing indi•bilials in
the parishes where they hail lung dwelt and woiLeit. As
to the period 11:1111r41, three yea's, it hail et ceived the
ar-
probationaf'Dr. Burn, Mr. Whitbread, &c. (Hear, hear )
lie couclatled with mi.uslog tutu' If &VC to bring in a Bill to
amend the law regal ding of the right. of settlement.
Mr. A. WRIGHT busted that the lion. :‘l,iver would al-
low this Bill to pass very deliberately through all its stages.
The proposed improsements world increase litigation and
vexations, would impose great hardships on particular
places, amid would into fere with the existing arrangements
of society.

Mr. eurtwita approved the proposed period of settle.
Men*, deeming it just that suck residence ought to gi.e
rignt to relief.
Air. WESTERN approved the Bill.
Atter other Members, leave was gives
to brinz ha the Bill.

Mr. S. 001;kliG next obtained leave to brine in a pill
(after some mum ks from N. Calvert, &c.) to prevent the
misapplication of the Poor's Rates.

Air. i COURTENAV afterwaids obtained leave to brut',
in Iwo Bills:—liist, for the further encnieragetnent and pro-
tection of Friendly Societies ; secondly, 1.111 the establish-
meat Of Pdroellial Benefit Societies.

1)r. PHILLINWHE postpunc.i has motion regarding the
gradual tepr,il of the Sall Duties till April
Adj.ituard.
FAIDAT, MARCH 26.
NEW SOUTH WALES.—M. BENNETT stated, that it wns
unnecessary for him to bring forward his Motion, to refer the
state of New South Wales to the Jail Committee, as, he was
happy to communicate. the Committee had determined to take
that subject Into their immediate consideration.—Partial ciream-
stances had prevented them from proceeding with the enquiry cc-
day—on Monday it sould be begun.
BaFACH OP PitLVILEcE.—Lord ALTHORP complained of
a breach of privilege in the arrest of Wm. Stynton, a private in
the Guards, he having been arrested by a Ser.leant Mille in the
lobby of the House, after having anended the Worcester Election
Committee, pursuant to the orders of the house. The Commit-
tee took no notice of this arrest (it being fer absence from parade)
a, it was thought, when the cause of the absence came to be
is-
certained, that nothing more would be done ; but since then the
man had been subjected to trial by Court Martial. (Hear, hear,
hear.) What was the sentence he knew not, but of all breaches
of priiil ge, one committed by the military sae the naeht dan-
gerous.

he lion. 11. TOWNSEND said, the man behaved very ill,
having run away after being taken into clissody.
I.onl Ain NOR r only comph.ined of the breach of privilege.
Mr. 'I lerney observed, that whet'ser the man was punished or
j sentenced, or not, wat iio question ; the fact of an arrest iii the
, lobby, while obeying the milers of the House, was beyond doubts
Su JA.IIII.S NIACIN TOSII asserted, that a mote serious breach
of 1 rivil,ge than the one just detailed to them could not be com-
mitted, espixially as it originated with a military officer. If, dd.
ring the mule of a late examination, a party had been commit-
ted to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms, tor using threatening
language to a wit ne,s who had taxa examined at the bar of that
heuse—a pJniihnient which he, for one, did not think dispropor-
tionate to the offence wlti.h had rendered it neevaary ; surely
tht y ought to exercise eqitui severity tawilids a military man who
had been guilty of. so gros, and violent an outro:-Te as that urea
which they were then debating. Wear.) He ',ad never before
limn! such unsatisfactory and xtrianilthery arz timent. as those
widen tile Judge Advocate laid just a: varized ; bad ie.d-1 ueti
with surprise not umninglel with indignation. The learned gim-
tleatian had intimated, that an ignorance of the privileges of the
house was to be considead 04 a autlicient eseme for the breach of
them. Ignortinve might, indeed, be pleaded in extenuation,
when the otlianling party was brought to die bar; but could not,
and ought not to he eansiiie ed as an oscine fur his conduct,
(bear.) If they a hunted such a juiti6eation at the present time,
they might as well extend it to tsli ineasimis aide!' tile military
officers of the Crown might hereafter mirk it convenieot to make
upon their rights slid privileges. He certainly thought that the
Serg.,ant ought to be brotrAit to the bar o.f the house. and that hat
conduct ougot to 111Veifigittal closely. One breach of privi-
lege had been committed in the' arrest of the soldier, under the
circutattamot which had beat des;.:ibtxt to them ishog,cr load

MARCH 111.

alt been committed in bringing the subsequent charge of an at-
tempted escape against lion, Wore a court.martial The escape,
or rather the pretended eseare, was a part of Stynton's conduct,
which file tircumstanccs under which he had been arnateal ren-
dered .wrfectly justifiable. To whatever other resolutions the .
house might come, ho thought that they could not rest satiafied
without a copy, at least of the charge preferred against Stinton
bAirg admitted to their notice.
Mr. ItECKETT observcd, that tire man had desired to be tried
by a Court alartial.
Mr. FIENNETT—" Yes, no doubt. because, possibly, the man
finind that he was about to be punished without any trial by
Court Martial. (lieut.)
Lord ALTIIORP moved, that the Serjeaut who arrested the
Soldier do attend at the bar forthwith.
On the motion of Mr. Wynn, Win. Stinton, the private, was
else ordered to attend thrtliwitb.
Mr. flgaiterrT presented a petition from Norwich, against
the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Referred to the Committee.
Sir H. PARNELL moved the 21 reading of the Menai Road
Bill ; on which a lung debate took place.
Sir 11. IaAHNEt.s. replied ; after which the Bill was read a
second time, but there were many dissentient voices.
Brmacit or Yu IVILEUE.—The SPEAKER tommunicated
that the Serjeant was in custody ; the private was on his may to
the House.
Lord At-Throne moved, that John Hardy, the Serjeant, be
called to the bar (Hear.)
John Hardy. Serjeant in the Horse Guards, stated that on
Saturday last he came for Wm. Stinton, by order of the Serjeant
Major. Ile found him at the bottom of the Lobby steps. He
ked Stinton whether he was done with. He asked one of* the
Gentleman (of the Conintittee) whether he was done with ?
Answer—Yea. Ilv then took Stinton into Custody, and carried
hint to the Barracks for absenting himself from defaulters' drill
on the 20th inst. for running away from Serjeant Harvey. and for
making away with a piece of cloth. Stinton had since been
tried by a Court Martial fur those offences. He was directed to
God Stinton where he could ; he did not know that Stinton was
attending the House on sumaions. The cloth was missed on the
day of the arrest. Witness was not aware that the man was
attending the House. The man, on being arrested, said lie could
Rot attend drill because he was obliged to be at the House by
half past eight; that absence was part of die charge before the
Court Martial.
Witness ordered to withdraw.
Lord A LarHORT said, the breach had been established, for the
roan was tried for the absence when the Speaker's warrant was
the justification, and he therefore thought the minutes cught to
be laid before the house.
Se:jeant-Major Sutton examined.—lle stated, that the man
refused to state the cause of his absence before the Adjutant; and
afterwards although found guilty on the Court-Martial, on its
being learned that he had been obeying the orders of the house,
he was in fact subjected to no pun,shment.—(Hear.)
Lord ALTIRORP said, it was pretty evident there had beets no
intention to commit a Breach of rnvilege ; but he thought it
was desirable that the business should he thoroughly investigated,
and that therefore they ought to have the minutes of the Court-
Martial.
Lord Palmerston thought the minutes of the charges and sen-
tences would be sufficient.
The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place ;
and we understood that Lord A.'a motion was negatived.
The remaining Orders being disposed of, the house adjourned
so Monday.