The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

he hoped they were out so " besotted and ►tepid as out to
have seine regard to the real imerests of the cuuutry.
Petition referred to the committee ua agriculture.
The litilyhead Road Kill wet read a third' time and passed.
Mr. Sergeant ON SLOW' moved the ►econd reading of the
Attorneys' and Solicitors' Admission Bill.—head a second
time, and ordered to be committed May 4.
Tire Bills of Exchange Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed May 4.
Sir T. BARINCr asked whether the cliairman of the
audit office had signified h's intention to reign; ;and n helper
it was in contemplation to uppuiut the son of a noble lord
as the successor.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
the chairman had signified his desire to resign ; but as to any
successor he was not prepared with an runner.
Mr. WALLACE nerved that the house go lute a commit.
tee ou the Timber (Julie.' Acts.

Alr. J. P. GIiANT raid he bud to propose some alteration
of Mr. Wallace's tool 0000 itioas—a different scale of duties.—
According to the purposed settle 600,0001. would annually
go out of the pockets of the people of Fuglaud to support
the colonies, a Won't there being any chance of the slightesi
return. The effect of the measure would be to pay 30 per
cent. more for col al timber than Norway flintier could
be procured fort besides allow ing a drawback of 140,0 M. to
Russia, and 460,0001. to Canada. Were Ilse Chancellor of
the Exchequer's tinances—especially as Ire could not girt
up any trilling tax—in such a condition us to afford the op.
portunity of being I bus liberal. fie concluded a ilk wiring,
that the home again resolve into a committee to consider
Nether of the timber duties.

The amendment of Mr. Grant was then negatived.
The house went Into u committee. The several clauses of
the bill were agreed to, and
Mr. WALLACE. moved that the report should be received
tosmorrow.

Auk v Esustairts.—The house went into a committee
of supply.
On the item granting 10,5171. fur certain departments In
Ireland.
Mr. 11U hI E proposed to reduce the vote to 70001.
After some observations from Mr. Emmett, Mr. Gordon,
Col. Deere, &c. the committee divided—fur the umendatent
43 I Against it 09 f Majority for the original sum 54.
On the resolution fur granting 27,8311. for medicine,
Cul. DAVIES proposed to reduce the vote to 22,8311.
After some couverbatiun the gallery was cleared fur
division. Fur the reduction 59 I Against it 109 I Majority 50.
The committee again divided on the !impost fur re.
ducing the yule by 50001. For the amendiueut 58 I Against
it 110 I Majority for the original sum 52.
After some further discussion the house adjourned.

TUESDAY, •IMIL
Mr. COK K presented a petition, in the absence of an honora-
ble friend (Sir A. Rowley) from uffolk, signed by between to
and 11,000 persons, praying for Reform. He concurred in the
sentiments of the petition. Lord Chatham said, if there was
nut !Reform from within, it would conic from without with a
vengeance. Ms. Pitt had expressed similar sentiments—but he
afterwards became .Minister, to him the country owed all the
evils it laboured under. There must be a change of system ;
and had there not been some severe pinching, there would have
been no petition from Suflblk. With a change of as stem they
would nut have had the Holy or rather the *. Infernal" Alliance.
(Cheers.)
Mr. GOOCH denied that it oontalned the sentiments of the
majority of the nobility, gentry, and clergy of Suffolk. On the
contrary, he deemed it a libel on their sentiments.
Mr. IVESTERN defended the petition, as having been
to at a moat respectable meeting. ft was properly conveireT,Tnel
why bad not the lion, member and his friends attended the meet-
ing ? No; they chow to hays their counter declaration, expres.
sive of support of and confidence in his Majesty's ministers.—
But so r front being In or I wee) signatures, it hail not so many
hundreds. The noblemen who signed it were chiefly receiving
emolument front the gevernment. One fifth of the declarationists
were clergymen who had signed, whose example hail not been
followed by any ono of their flocks. He considered the petition
fairly and fully to express the sentiments of the county. Petition
read, and ordered to be printed.
Petitions were presented praying for Reform, front Northamp-
ton, Tavistock, Devonshire, Plymouth, Huntingdon, Holford,
Lincolnshire, Isle of Ely, Cumberland, Nottingham, Borough
of Southwark, &c.
Mr. WErrt.F.RN moved for returns of the exports of woollen
cloths, and other papers illustrative of the state of the woollen
o:l44—Ordered.
The Ipswich gas light bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.

Mr. W. oiNiITH moved for leave to bring in a Hill to amend
the 45tli of lieu, ill. for the improvements of Westminster, as
far as related to the issues of money, 4c. fur the buildings about
Westminster Hall and in the neighbourhood of both Houses of
Parliament. Leave given.
Hill brought in, read a first time, and ordoted to be read a
second time and to be printed,
'the House went into a Cornmittoo on the assessed taxes acts,
Mr, I.CSIIINGTON said, it we. his intention to prollebe a
lottion of the compounding of the window duties for sex
years lon<lert.-01 "At duties cat servants fur three years—of the
carriage I.ll3tas ‘ll.O, yeast, 84.
Hemlutions agrt:Akto....-11epurt to.morrow.
The !louse went into a GSalaalltUa on the motropolis prison and
pollee fees nets.
Mt. H. Cl.ll'li, in moving that the chairman apply for leave
to hying in a bill to continuo the existing acts, its alterations
were to oonsuliditto the two acts into oho c and to remove the
police office et present held in bliadwell to the binith•west part of
Out metropoliN in Mary-lc-bone ; also to place the parish con •
ambles under the comma! of the police magi_ttates ; and to re.
pilaw. dm opening and shutting up of the ciXce
Mr. G. HEN NE'ET hoped, that the attention of the House
would be dirtetAd to this motion, as the proposal measure oat
01 the ffreatust importance. The pay of the constablvs required
regulation; many had only pay tenni winking at frauds. He
should proptho a rilulation re.w..tir,g the licensing systtim—
lle had carried a bill through tt house to regulate that system
of licensing, but it was thrown out by dui house, who did not
oven deign to read it. He hoped, as there wcre such serious
elitists, that the present am would be continued iiir one year ;
that in the interim there would be a caret etortioittee; for he alga
authorised by, magistrates to say, that if they could give their
evidence with confidence, if they could speak out, ,key would
open such scenes won/dirt:onto die house at the imperfections
o the police system.
Mr. A.-TAl'Litil said, with Atielt pri3ohs yy: tlicy had at
preliellty
.new bills would be uncle: s. They doled every thing
hke elOtartatital. i and if any man went to l'ti'un now, to yam
only tap: week for the assizes, be would conic Out lOU laaPi
titan he went into prison.--. Motion agreed, and kayo after-
wards oht:tuyed to bring al a hill 44-cortliogly.
raiiitsstr.sTarty flLemist.-11r. MfiTON then row.
pursuant to notice, to bring forward his ninhoil• :A.li le,ll'?uscat
OW tat:a was very lull, particularly the el'imi.iti°ll of it' • n*e
MK to !h,•aatte of the representation, as ,ho bet mean, of
allaying duo public discontent, al wit, proved by the state of the
table. (Cheers.) Indeed he bright cni,,,lnnle now with advantage,
toe Inc wit. ultrOttOtitYl by considevanlc ouhibtro, who could easily
bat tLe douirn lOW OA lite opposite tichslies. Oil the Istrisur;.

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bench there were only right 1i0n... twins," Illethurst and Van
sittart were the only members there, and does were but two or
. three members on the next bench), and Mode twine were appro-
priately enough the joint representativesof the meow dowl'of
Harwich. (Much laughter.) He knew not whether theithek
appearance of the other side of the house was wont as as bash
to im ; if it were, he (Mr. L.) should demise k, If k woos
intended to show the country the with Whisk hey
treated the question of reform, he trusted tie but would est be
lost upon the country. (Hear, hear.) 'TM hew. member thee
went on to Mate, that lie had embodied has plea of sins le a
bill, which he should introduce, if the balm gam kin keen
that he had pursued dilate...Ms boase it was a dew ageism
65,F....
reformers that they were rowed with 00 OM a timt Ms
plan was to extmtl the frinekies to NM kerielies.
as well as frotholders-.se /011 tits or_lilkillllC:f777
to re-enact triennial 1081111M10201. . e snewill. .Is
the first plus move. that the hawse resolve We s canniittos a
take into oessideration the stets of the mglesseassism (Hear.)
Mr. & C. WHITBREAD sassier Me imeties, earnestly
supporting the necessity of esfusw. It was, ils add. nesteured
that may sums were slimissi by mom whisk. if mwllimd,
would amiss rhea impuisiow ef Was metwhos i ask mit the Muss
was Maesises in defending the pesky of its simaster. It dew
remiwdsd !dm of the hued. with whom any sum might be
taken. except that of charging ism with her frailty. (Hear and
laughter.)
Mr. HORHOUSE contsodeds that to cl=shosifewn of the
representation would be me imention. l' bad already
thenel its form, its awmbsr. is Mm of she s% and its
duration. Influence was saw everwhiaing ; 11 pews mid 91
commoners returned a mojetilp of the Mmes, ands hems thus
constituted could not be midie mimosa the
Mr. H. TWIN; emelt the seetiss—obi C4rhisiwilomos,
it was acknowledged. witeessi may 15) mmists. eiresbot
was but a small propsnith of the whole body. Ha teosii
triennial parliaments, whisk be mid would posies sissliiss at
least once in two year% mei would be injurious se the pm*. by
keeping the public ninth in a stutinual mar of formase.ths
calla on the house to pose bolos Ibeg allimeefit ll OMNI* in
that system, wider which we had attelasil the iii. position we
now held in Euromt.
Sir R. WILSON antseda that do people had a right to a
change and reform in their sovouroset ; soft a change as was
for by chane of areumsbroms, increased property sad
and thewo programs oflmowlsage, and midst that imprmusa its
would ws the modem
Mr. ABERCROMIIIK maid setts M the extent of tbe pro:
seat motion. He wadi aims le mama mhe as was Mk sad
expedient, and he amides"' hi Nib= we might to adept wan
that adopted with rerwelf==ed• es lake the right of
representation from mg give Ileirthows
10M. atiU preaervinp OW 000601011eserl It
Lool BURY juatibed the :ohne= thaw easel.
faction and disloyalty which bad_ boa wrist them. If
refer= wore am mmthly groat de so Yam lit 1111* Isle.
government would moth with a dreadful rewibutiem Reform
would come, and come le teach the parliament elts wee he which
it had been instituted.

- Mr. F. PALM KR was in favour of the 'notion.
Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. Martin. Mr. R. Williams. and Mr.
Hony wood opposed it.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcHaQUER rose for the
purpose of moving an Mionnunent of the diem until Wedge.
day. The adjournment um Need na
The other ardent of the day then tilimmed ef mil the
home ackjourned.

wicoxitsrimr. APIZIL
Mr. HOLMES intend ri new waddler tbeeenasy at Dem, be
be room of Lord Castlissagh, wow litorgnis of
The St. Luke's, Chelsea, poor rates bill was toLatraarhlNJtinse
sod passed.
The Manchester water works bill was read a third time and
Pomo?.
Petitions were presented from Cumberland—okseddly. dultdk
--Colchester the Hundred of Innen, Evens. nenigiriming
of agricultural distress. Read and ordered to beprseeed.
Mr. D. GILBERT brought up the report of the asleep &
toad bill,
CURWEN said. that as She bill was abeepther
from what it was, be hoped it would not be pasased shams the
present session.
Mr. D. GILBERT could not eseent to withdraw the BiU
now. It was of great importance, and bed the approbation of
many partics.--13111 ordered* be se•earmiltild
Mr. lIONYWOOD presented a petition hem the Misdeed of
Blackheath, praying the house to ado4lllllllllllelle in mien the
Queen to the exerase of all bon. inaidesrs=
what he had before that the penseellnie
against het Majesty were altogether tßiedied fa aid enjoined&
Read. and ord.wW to be pnused.
STEAM Esnuu.e.—Mr. Al. A. TAYLOR btasibt forward
his motion the measure to abate die asurinee by steam
engines. to compel to C 00443114 their own antelie. %%* here
they rained as nommen, it was true they IMO preemuied by
law ; but it ought * be Imown that inch pwgsntiAs were meet
expensive, and thairti=oree stet 4111.00111 mop' a fns meanie
verdict could be The prassiyabAly of the scheme
had been moved y *Awe Wood Defoe that house. He
instanced eases were the lineis its an eansunsed that
the chimneys could har be read epos belong.
in); to certain steam Ills. 'a at War.
will, some euginee at ilheiraths
the Lambeth -*et* eitinplieys At peak Li
Ar. were literally boded Is -woke. but the pir:esPla het do
what wax practicable, because they said the NW VIM sat OM.
pulsory. The law was compulsory, bet die he was. that there
was PO money, to prosecute them. Hs ammisdial wish ustwhig
for leave to bring Ma bill to reader facilities per the peeeettuon
of nuisances arising from steam engines. Therar=eirhotti
in framing it he .had been assisted by the for
Peterborough.
Mr. KARI. ETT seconded the motion,
Mr. TREIAYNE expressed the hope that the bill would
net be extended to steam engines in the batten puts of Cornwall.
Mr. D. GILBERT hoped the bill would not be math too
general ; as ler as regarded large towns is particular, it would
tie most valuable.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY spoke of the practicability of the scheme.
and hoped the bill alight be allowed to be brought in. He w.,
acquainted with sonic -large concerns where the smoke had been
entirely .-lesireyeil. I
Hr. Grenfell, Mt. S. Wortley, Mr. Curwen, and Mr. Aid.
Wood, also supported the bill, but expressed the hope that it
would not be made too general, It 'night be most useful in large
towns..

r. dIL A. TAYLOR replied. Ile said, if the views of some
hon. members were adopted, it would be bettor that he should
abstain from bringing forward the bill. If the bill were not to
be m..tio general he should only be doing mischief. He was not
declaring aby new law ; he wit, only declaring the old law, at the
same umeadolding tUrther facilities to Carry it into execution.—
Mot ion agreed to.
Mr. SCARLETT gave notice, that on the iuh of May ho
should move for leave to Ming in a bill to alter the laws relating
n the relief of the poor.
Mr..% :ittlITH gars native, that soon after the holidays he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the
dew%res the sal° of bread.
et; PAL CIFRii'FON lamed that the Woe go
into 4 committer of supply. Motion alined to.
loft] I'AL:sIERSI'ON in the committee, then moved the
t,h1,11t4 Of 737.0001,far ani,oool.lor military allowanose,
ac.—Agrud to.
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