The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Mr. BROGDEN presented the Report of the Committee of
Supply, containing the resolution for granting 4,700,0001. to
pay off the Five per Cent. Dissentients, &c. Read and agreed
CUSTOMS BF.NEVOLENT FUND.
Cul. DAVIS brought forward his mutton on this subject.—
The fund arose from deductions from Clerks' salaries. certain
entries. &c. ; its object was to benefit es: lines, anal portion Mr
orphants. Ile moved for accounts of the reeeipta fur this fund
by the Secretary to the Customs, by poun.lage on officers'
salaries, &c.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER should not
give any opposition to the fund ; the receipts were applied to
benevolent purposes ; and the whole would bear investigation.
Motion agreed to.
The CII ANCEELOR of the ExciluQuEn moved that
the Report of the Committee of Supply of the Ist of March be
presented.
Mr. 'MOGI/EN presented it. It was for grants on account
of the naval service. Read.
On the resolution for a grant for the Dock Yards,
Mr. HUME complained of the enormoui expellee of those
dock yank. and of the disproportionate increase of the Civil
departments in the navy. They were enormously eriereased
since 1792 ; they amounted for the last year to 202;reso/.; and
in the seventh year of peace, the expence was within attol. of
what it was in war, when lie had is thonsand pendants flying.
In some of the dock yards there were trilling reductions ; but
lie must protest against the
.present expenditure. As he under-
stood that very great reductions were about to take place on a
revision of those establishments, he should content himself' with
thus expressing his disapprobation ; he trusted that hereafter
there would be no occasion for its repetition. (deat.).
Resolution agreed to.
On the resolution respecting the pay for foreign yards,
Mr. HUAI E asked whether there was any intention to reduce
tile salaries of the Commissioners in fureign yards ?
Sir IL MARTIN answered in time negative-4w pay was
considered small enough.
Sir E COFFIN spoke of the advantage that resulted to our
service from having these Commissioners.
Resolution agreed to.
Mr. lIUME spoke of the expence of the Instructors, Go-
vernor, bec. of the Royal Academy. Ile hoped hereafter to
behold some reduction in them.
On the resolution respecting the victualling of the Navy:
Mr. HUNII said, the £BO,OOO expenditure on account of
the coast blockade was moged in the Navy estimates. As it
was for Revenue purposes, the expenses ought to be kept sepa-
rate. He wished that the charges for the marines s mulct be
kept distinct from those for the navy ; and he also complained
of the placing at the head of the marines naval officers. Ile
also lamented that the marines should be sea much neglected.
There was want of encoumgemeut and promotion in the corps ;
the officers rarely gained advancement. He regretted that he
lied nut the opportunity of taking the sense of the House on the
Sinecures in the Marine Department.
Sir G. COCKBURN defended the system of establishment,
particularly at Portsmouth. as well as the corps of Marines. As
to what were called sinecures," they were no such things; and
he was sure superior Commissions in the marines were far inure
valuable than pensions. lie for instance prided himself on his
Major Generalship of Marines far inure than if he had the highest
pension.
Resolutions agreed to, as were the remaining resolutions.
Mr. HUAIE moved for a continuation of the return of the
convicts sent out of the Kingdom. Ordered.
The other business being disposed of, the House adjourned.
FKIDEY, MARCIE V.
Ale MASON presented the annual accounts respecting
the offieere in the List India company': pay, tee,
Mr. RING moved the second reading of the Somers-town
Improvement Bill. Read a serried time, and ordered to be
committed.
Mr, REDFORD presented from the Exchequer nit rte.
coma of the Ist ogress made in the redemption of the public
debt.
The Clerk handed to the Speaker an account of all peti-
tions presented within the last two years, cumplaining of
agricultural distress. Ordered to Le on the table.
The House went into It committee on the motion of Mr.
F. Leads, on the Turnpike Lases Amt.'s/mein Bill. Report
presented. rind ordered to lie re- cortunitted.
Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition complaining of
agricultural distress, and of the inerstficiencv of the pleas of
relit f hitherto suggested by the mitrieters. listless some more
efficient means of relief were devised, the petitioners said
that they should be unable to maintain their families. The
petition was from Norman Cross, Garni.ridgeshire. Ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr. HUNT.—NIr. LAMBTON presented n petition from
Newcastle-under-line. signed by 400) persons in the course
of three days, praying for the adoption of measures to pro-
mote the litseratiou of Mr. Hunt. Ile considered the treat-
ment of Mr. IL most unjustifiable; the sentence was severe,
and certainly it reflected no great credit on the magistrates
that there should have been such treututent of u pristsuer fur
a political ugliness
Sir. NI. W. RIDLEY said, that the peihion was not the
result of any public meeting; and he was not favourable to
pet °Mee pr irately got up.
Mr. DICKENSON complained of harsh insinuations
against persons a ho acre not befure the Douse.
The petition having been read, it speaking of the .e noto-
rious and cmae/ corrispliiiii tutu had crept into the
honourable II °use," and of 1, evil councillors has inc
ails i:rl the Kase, to thank persons fur the muidsr of his
own etiajects."
NI r. FR EE NI A NTLE objected to the petition oil account
of the %anew just minted.
Mr. I.ti SII I NGTON objected to it on account of another
sentiment, which the petition cisme-wed, setting forth Drat
Mr. I lunes great offence was," his endeavours to make your
honourable I fori-e more honourable:'
Sir R. WILSON defended the language of the petition.
Ile deemed it justly to apply to a portion of that Home
If it stele rejected, it a mild his adding rioliesle to the other
faults with which they were charged. It was really being
very fastidious, after %hat had passed, to complain of the
language of the petit hut ; fer laid nor - •oer of the Crown
lately defended useless places, as letill;%ile to maintain the
brflurnce of the Loan its that II ou-e ? Aml had not various
glares been recent', given, to secure the sinister supine t of
a ruble Lord ill usirstaer
Mr..] A NIES said, that r. late Speaker had spoken of the
corritistien or the House being as nutorruus ae the sun lit mein
day. ( I leer.)
Mr, W INN observed, that the late Speaker hal nut so
epolic ir of the House (Dear, hear !) and resisted the petitiuu
because its objaet was In vilify the
Mr. G. !SENN ET remind, d the llon-e that the dale
Speaker stroke ..f traffic to brat. us %hal would base Ina"
nor ancestors :turtle with iudignati iiii ; and Mr. 1'..11-41%,by
Bald, That it was a traffic that aria as Iroise roils sis the Mail Li
1100.1 illy. (Hear.) As to the pet it ion, it was fora red,, 60 Of
grievances; except they were to mescaline that they a eta
not to receive any but inuthitory petiri its, lie knew tut isua
they eland reject this petition.

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