The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

And a 4 We 110* CitPllol. the hop', in the impending crisis of the
f3te of Fan ripe, to render avaihide that weight winch is secured t,
us by the state of our monarchy, and our reLtions with other
Powers, genebilly,toward4 the common advautage, frOm Which
0111• own is inseplirahle ; -n it liceonies the mote necessary., to place
411IVSPIVeS, by the increase of out military force, in a eondaion per-
fectly adequate to so important a determination.
The greater have been the proofs which our people have exhi-
.bited t us, of dwir atteerion awl faithful co-operation in the im-
portant and glifficult perinslA of our reign, the more are we justified
its reckoning on their ready willingness to mike every effort, in this
the un"st important crisis u; all, which is to decide upon the esta-
bliAiment of a state of repose with all its blesed consequences,—
so »eeessary to all, and which is the object of so many ardent
_ . .

Tt ha,, however, been the object cf our paternal solicitude, to
obtain the me •n: of supplying our consequent extraordinary neces-
giti,,s. t 1 a measme, which without requiring of our subjects such
immoderate sacrifices as iniv_ht disturb the prosperity of our
financial system, or the most important pursuits of industry, will
bet ter manifest the confidence which we place in our people.
As we still persevere in the resolutions which were made known
in the Ordnance of the '26th of I..6ruary, 1811,. never, and on no
account, to increase the number of Redemption bills, so we have
toinid it necessary to establish a considerable and- immediately ap-
plicable fund, by way of anticipation, mi a portion of the best SC-
cured revenues of the state. (Here follow seven articles relative to
the mode of repaying the i 3 millions of florins, the sum to be bur-
rowed )

iMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

110Usi: OF LORDS.

MONDAY, APRIL 12.
Several petitions. were presented in favour of the free introduction
of Christanity Imo India, viz. three petitions from Glasgow and Mar-
gate, by Lord Liverpool. One frocn Borough Alesbury,
the Marquis of Buckingham, who, at the same time, stated, that
their Lordr•lcips ought to take care not to permit the welLaneant zeal
of worthy lie •pie to produce results highly disadvantageous to India,
and to this count, v. Two petit ions from Plymouth, by Lord Boring-
don, who stetted his concurrence in their object, as far as it was prac-
tic•able and sate. One from Iladdington„ and another from the pa
of eston-Kirk, in the county ot• Haddington, by Lord Gam-
bier One from a Buckiugliturshite borough, by Lord Cardigan.
One from. Havertordwest, by Lord Cawdor. Five petition,- frtiii
several places in the county of Northampton, by Lord Spencer; who
gave no pledge as to how tar he would support their object. Tw o
petitions frum Caine, and another borough, by the Marquis- ot Lans-
downe ; all which were ordered to remain on the table.
Ihe Southwark Bridge pill was read a second time.—

Adjon tit ti.

• TUESDAY, MAY 4.
Earl HARDWICKE presented petitions from Royston and Cam •
bridge, praying the propagation of Christian Knowledge in India.
Several others of a similar purport were likewise vest:Wed.—Ad-
journed.

IVP.DVP,DAY, M tY 6.
The Consideration of the Cliritteb' Bill w 3,4, on the motion of Lord
RLDLSOALE, fixed for Tuesday next.—Adjourued.

THURSDAY, NAV 7.
No bulkiness of importance occurred this day.

Fr.IDAv., MAY 7.
Lord 11mA:4ND presented several petitions from various parts of
Great Britain and Ireland, praying that the restlictions under which
Protestant Di use t may be removed. They were all re-
ceived. and ordered to lie on the table.
Lord GAMBIER presented no less than 19 petitions from various
towns in Great Britain and Inland, praying that the doctrine of
Christianity may be proplgare:r in India. They-were also received,
and ordered to lie on the table.—Asljunrned to Monday.

The Honourable Gentleman observed, that toe 12,000,000 Ea:-
chequer Bills allowed to be funded in the 5 per cents. having bean -
s 'le-eldied for in one day, and there being persons who, though they
wisher!, had no opportunity of funding Exchequer Bills held by
them,**he %risked now `to give them an opportunity tin dainig.it ; at
the same time it was impossible to do it in the 5 per cents. It was
also desirable, under the present situation, to refrain from making
any new Loin, as it must be apparent to every Gentleman, that
,:nell events might probably soon lake place as would give to the
Coatractet for such a Loan, too great a prAit on the public. Under
the.e circumstances it had occurred to him, that no stock hada late
he en created in the 4 per cents. and that it might, %vitt advantage
to the public, be allowed to those persons to Fund in that Stot k ;
and, accordingly, he caused a communication to be made tp the
Stock Exchange, of his intention to fund in that Stock.—This be
did to try-what effect such a measure would have on the finals, ard
he was happy to say it had only caused a depression far one. due,,
It had originally been proposed to raise 6,000,000 by debentim s
only 500,0001. had yet been raised ; lint lie had reason to think the
sum would ultimately amount to 3,000,0001. and he should now pro-
pose that that sum be raised by debentures, and that double that
stun he funded in the 4 per cents. 'fire Right Honotiredde Gee-
' timer' concluded by moving resolutions to the effect of thiestate•
ment, which were agreed to.
ikI3PRENTICESIIIPS.
Mr. RosE called the attention ,of the liouse.to a Petition which lie
presented on a former day, from upwards of:39,000 persons, wasters
and journeyman, on the subject of the ath of Elizabeth, by Which it
was provided, that no person, not having served an apprentice-
ship Of t yen years, should he legally qualified to work as a jou],
ne‘m:in at certain trades mentioned in the Act, and praying its
eniOreement. lie now moved that the petition he referred to a
Committee.
ale. seriaam ONseow thought _it very extraordinary that these
Petitioners should expcct that Parliament would allow them to
bring actions !wen this statute, aphis! whom they pleased, well-
tlainded or ill-foimded, without being subject to costs in ease of
failure. From his experience in a certain judicial situation, he
could sav, that he never knew ally' indictment broil:4ld under this
statute except against a pei'on elf greatlLill and :acquire : ents.
The preamble of the net stated its object to be, " to prevent the
introduction cf miskilftil um knien :" and yet no indictments were
ever brought against unskilful workme.4 but only against very skiltid
and ingenious men. This slimed pretty clearly the spirit On which
such preseeotions were brought.
Mr D. GinDY entertained great doubts, whether in the present
state of the commercial vvorld, there Was any use in apprenticeships
although they might have been necessary in the infancy of com-
merce. It frequently happened, that a young' man had not a talent
for the particular business to which he hat! been bound an nppren.
tire, and %vas yet possessed of other talents, by the exercise of woich
lie might o..tain a most revel. table subsistence.' it appiared to
him a eruct hardship to fetter the minds and limbs of meir, so as to
prtvent their obtaining a subsistence by the fair exereise•ef their
talent'. and of their limbs As to corporate. rights, obtained by
he thought that mate it
.the less necessary to acid .
apprenticeships,
1 penalties. It' those corporate rights, however, were to be consider-
ed of real value, he thought it a great hardship that they could ra.t
be :.htained in any other way than by serving apprenticeship.
lAfter sonic farther conversation, the' petitiou yvas referred to a
committee.—Adjottined.. - •

-TUESDAY, MAY 4. •
Ir. llor.htE SCMNER having moved•that theliouse go into a com-
mittee on the Comity Records Bill,
Mr. WESTERN said, I.e saw no sufficient reason to entertain that
11111, which. would create a considerable addition to the Cout.ty
Rate:, vtithoot producing oily adequate good in return.
HOLME SUMNER observed, in reply, that the County of
Middlesex had already felt the advantage of it a place ter the
purpose of keeping safely the -Records of the County, .s 9 important
to the interest+, and in sonic cases to-the honour of indivi-litals.
In
the county which he had the bottom' to represent, the want of such
a ;afe deposit was deeply and generally felt, aid he had never heard
any difference of opinion on the subject. • '
A clause tOr building a house for the Clerk of the Peace, 11%;10
01001 always he in attentlance,'and the kpci.e At' which Mr. Sum-
ner had stated at ahont.soooi. occasioned a division in the Com-
mittee, and ++•4s lost ny 68 ag;tiost 15.
Sir S. RON:ILLY moved to wfd two chu:;es to the 1311: --the first,
to make it inciiiiihent on the Clerks of the P...ace, to send y
yearto the Otlicof the tionic.Departdient, the itturn of perswi