The National Register.
London, England, 1821-06-03 00:00:00

(Imperial Parliament continued front page 171.)

Sir J. MACINTOSII replied, his onnopinion was, that
the fn. ging of batik notes, which constituted the currency
of the vomit' y, only ought to be exempted from the ope-
ration of capital punishment.—(Hear, hear!)—Motion
agreed to.
The VITOBNEY GENERAL said he had some obser-
vations to make against the oilier bilb,the Stealing on Na-
vigable River's Bill, &c.; but he did not wish to impede
the public business.
Mr. BUXTON wished to know whether any business
could be more important than the question of life or death
to so many of his Majesty's subjects ; whether any pro-
ceedings could be mote important to the public than the
question of the increase or decrease of crimes?—(Hear,
hear ! )
Bills postponed till Monday;
MATE lAN LOAN.—Lord J. RUSSELL,adverting to the
Ansuiau government, respecting the repayment of the
loan, amounting to 11,000,0001. asked on what ground the
Aeolian government declined the repayment of that loan?
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, as a negoeia-
ation ort the subject was now pending, he must decline
euiering into details of the ease. His lordship then moved,
that the Irvint of the committee of supply be received.
THE Fairs %TEA.— On the report of the committee of
stipple being brought up, and the resolution for graining
47,0711. for the estsblisimient in Pall,mall,
Ali. HUME opposed the grant, and reposed a reduc-
tinn uf the vote to 28,2711.
Upon this proposition a long conversation took place,
and ultimately the house divided, and the bers were
—For the amendment nti—tnr the original motion 94—hia-
jority for the original giant 26.
On the next resolutiou for granting 56,0001. for barrack
furniture.
Mr. GI PPS reposed a reduction of 24,0021. from that
sum. (hi ibis pi °position the house, after attune con•
versatimi divided. For the original motion s;3—for Ike
amendment 72. Majority against the amendment 2t.
On the resolutions for pensions,
Mr. HUME id lie would not now detain the house by
dividing 1111 this item, but lie most express 108 hopes that
something won'd be done before next sear to relieve the
comitty from seine part of this charge which the noble
marquis aptly enough called the dead weight of the coon-
try.—lie would now only state, that the lialt-pay and
superannuated list for the army was 2,6iN1,110(11.-lOr the
navy, 1,200,910h—for the ordnance, 3:.5.00..1.; and if to
these were added the amount of supeiminuation for the
treasury, for the alien office, &c. itc.—the whole amount
of the pension list would be no less than 4,394,6801. an-
filial dead wrigbt on the eonutry.
On the 'evolution for g tenting 137,0001 for building
bort-arks.
Mr. tsEnNm,i, pinioned to reduce it to 59,6001.
On this proposition the house divided.—For the origi-
nal motion Iol—for the amendment fit. Majority for the
oi ignal motion 43. Several other resolutions were, after
some conversation, agreed to.
Mr. LUSHINGTON obtained leave to bring in a bill
requiring the proprietors of steam packets, and similar
vessels to take out a licence for the sale of spirituuus li-
quors on hoard such vessels. The other orders were dis-
posed of, and the house adjourned at 14 o'clock.
WRID•if, JUNE 1.
Mr. W. DUNDAS presented a petition from Edin-
burgh, against the establishment of an extra post.
SLAVE RErov.tL BILL.--M r. J. P. GRANT, on moving
that the Maxwell slaves removal bill be lead a second
time, said, lie thought a very erroneous view had been
taken of the principles of the measure. It was hot desired
to sell or disperse the slaves; but he was ready to prove
all the assertions of-the preamble of the bill, or to abandon
it. He was anxious, in behalf via most hetievolent man,
Mr. Maxwell, and IAIIO, while a ineniber of that horse, had
maiforinly and warmly supported the abolition of the
slave trade.

Sir J. Macintosh, Mr. Baring, Mr. Barham, and Mr.
CaWait, suppoi led the motion.
Mr. Cottlburn, Dr. Phillimore' Mr. Wilberforce, Lord
Londonderry, Sir R. Wilson, and Mr. Peel, opposed the
After a few words from Sir I. Coffin, the gallery was
cleared for a division. The numbers were, For the bill,
47—Against it, 96—Majority, Si.
Tate Butietar.—Tlie house having resolved into a com-
mittee of ways and means, at an advanced hour of the
evening,
The CHANCE' LOR of the EXCHEQUER entered
into his amine' exposition of the state of the finances, and
et the iIIIOIIIP and expenditure of the country. He ob-
be-I veil that the amount had been sonic time on their
table, so that the house was ill possession of the details.
It nos satisfactory to him to state, that there had *Unit'
the last year been considerable reduction in the expentli
tulle of 11w country, to the amount of 1,600,0001.; and lie
afieruasds added, that in the expenditure of the pre.-alit
lie expected there *oak] be still fnither !eduction, but he
could nut at present pledge himself to any definitive
amount. In the income of the nation there was au ion.
;mite/went, and lie had season to calculate on increased
impiovement. The supply for which he required ways
and means amounted to 20,1,118,vi01. namely, aims,
t>,.50,0• 01.; navy, 6,'76,700 1. ; ordnance, i,195,1001. ;
miscellaneous, 1,900,0001.; interest on exchequer bills,
1,000,0001.; and sinking fund on ditto, V. 90,0001., &c. To
meet sodb aniumit he calculated on annual taxes,
4.000,00e1.; excise tea duties, 1,5000001.; lottery,
ipeo,0001.; old stores, 103,4001. • surplus of pecuniary in.
de 1111 l ity payable by the Frenchl goverment, 500,0001.;
exchequer bills for public winks o cloud, 12SPial. Thiele
11411 been paid already 10m,t1001. The advahce of those
exchequer bills, to halite cell lain poi hlie works to pod.
cored, had been of gicat use, pai tieularly in Aim ding
empfiiyinent fur the ;mot ; mid this advantage had been
Rana d without Lou denhig the country with any ex pcoice.
To make the fist of his ways and means, lie ;unposed to
take a sinking fund loan to the atuottnt of 1.1,000,0001. ;
—namely, trent the sinking foam! of Cleat Llittaiii,
12,..60.04,d. and from that tit lteland, 500,0001. And he
„concluded with moving a proposition that it was expedient
to rare such kith on the sinking twill
Mr NIABEELY condemned this proposition again to
break in Nieto the sinking fund, cooleoding that it ought
to be It'll untouched, and that it was the seem ity of the
liordbolders. . _

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Mr. ELLICE proreedri to take 6 review of the state-
ment of t lit the Exchequer. He was glad
lii hod, by the xiatenulit of the eight hum gentleman, and
from the doeuniesint now before the
.Ituuse. that rovetu-
molt Ertl lictit toned to et 4,itotu the attwont ut