The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-25 00:00:00

FINANCE.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to deprecate any endea-
vour that his Majesty's Government might make for the exten-
sion of loans. He contended that Parliament ought to watch
and take care that the system of raising supplies by loan did
not involve the country in distresses more set ions, if possible,
than it laboured under at present.
The Earl 1.1 I.ll' r R POOL said, there was no disposition on the
part of Go‘,-rnment to raise supplies by any means beyond the
establishment IA quire.] the the country.
The Earl of I..ALiLRDALe took the opportuni:; to intim ss
on the House the necessity of an early investigation respecting
the state of the currency. He considered the Government end
Parliament bound to meet the question fairly, and to give the
public all possible information upon that important subject.

STATE OF IRELAND.
The Marquis of LaivsnowNE gave notice of the intention of
the Marquis of Buckingham to make a motion on 7rjJuy next
on the State of Ireland.
EAST INDIA ACCOUNTS AN') SLAVE /MADE.
Lord Grtnevit.t.e, previous to making his motion on the
Slave Trade, which stood on order, gave notice of his intention
to submit a proposition on a !more day t,.-.pecting time confu-
sion which Itittl long occurred its the account kept of the poll-it •
cal and commercial affairs in the East Indies. Ilk Lordship
then adverted to the state of the Slaves in the West India Colo.
nits, and observed that it was necessary the House should be
put in possession of intirrnrdb>•m respecting time operation of the
Abolition Bill. The Noble Baron intimated his intention td
introduce such a measure, and concluded by moving for copies
of laws and regulations in force in the West Indies for the go-
vernment of Shim es ; also for all documents respecting time effect
produced by the Abolition Bill un time Block population of the
Colonies.
The motion, after a few, observations fil' Lord Holland ang
Earl Bathurst, was agreed to - 'rite Douse adjuar•actl.

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norsr. OF COM NIP 70,, aim 1:41", MARCH 11.

Petitions a,zuilist the Property-Tax mere prm seined from
Abermlem n, oice,ter, &e.
The Marine :Mutiny Bill was reed a third timeand passed.
Sir W. 1.1. m oil in presenting a petition against the Prol.ermy-
Tax from tallington, stated his sentiments to be in unison with
the petitioners.
Mr. Bunton su asked whether any A ssistant Surgeens had
been a ypointm ml, since the peace, in the Ards r
Sir RRFN Mill replied, that IL le bad been three ap-
pointed, tile expenee of wuielm app,mitateuts would be faummd .a
the Estimates.
A petition was presented from Southampton against the P:so-
perty•Tax.
Lord Fot.aEsTosi said, in Consequence of what had pie • ...1,
respecting time senthamptoti 12 lug lost, t
ing was talk sAturtia., una a. f gr,ny Lu
deeds hod signed it. A Bt. Hen. Gentle that. haul called time
pcgseas siguing the prtitiun Tool:cgs. Now, %Owlet they.

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The petition wa► Ordered to lie on the table.
THE CITV PETITION.

were paupers or not, he would just mention a fact. A pertain
illle.llll attire presented hinuell to sign tile petition.,.oll beiut
a .!-.ed! if he was charged with the Incoine.tax, he replied, thilt
he was charged in this way—he rented a house, anal in conse-
quence of the tax on property landlord had raised his rent.
Now, he had reason to belies e, that if tlise Property:fax was
not persevered in, he shontd have his house at the old rent.
T I fit • far this person considered himself aggrieved iy the tax.
The petition was laid din the table.
Lord ',vies:Juts presented a petition from Sheffield, pray.
in;, that if the tax should be persevei eft in, it might pass in a
modified state, considering it the best that could be adopted to
reuse the Supplies.
The petition was laid on the table.
Lord M ti.Tos staled, that it was no* 3(1 years since the
county of Turk had been called together to petition un icily
subject; the populousness Of the county, and the Vilsllll4%, of
heterogeneous mutter contained therein, were obstacles to call-
ing a general meeting. Ile had, however, a petition to present
1.- a meeting, at which perhaps eight thousand freeholders
very assembled : at least he wutdd say that upwards of five
Cionsand u.•inally met. Tic could state, that as in the case of
Lincoln, there were at Vork about some dozen gentlemen who
held up their hands against the petition. The meeting was
hold ma Friday last, and though the time would nut admit of sig-
natures sufficient to tuake the petition extend the length of
Westminster Hall, yet it was signed he most of the respectable
part of the county. He trusted, tlerrt•fote,that after the gene-
ral expression manifested against tl:is tax, Ministers n wild lis-
ten to the s oiee of the people.

The petition v,;41, laid on the table.
I%lr. Diann moN it presented a petition front the eonnty of
l'crth in favour of the tax, under curtain modification•. He
said that it was si afteol by 41 pet4ow4 Imigh); more would boys
si;:neti Whittle had been allowed.

Sir W. Cents said. he held in his hand a Petition from the
Merchants, 75 ;lams, awl Traders of the City of London,
Avfltielt had been agreed to at a public Meeting, cony( nod by
Advertisement; and a more respeetable Meeting had never
been held, or one more determined to do that for which they
met, namely, to petition respectfully against tile renewal of the
Property•tas. The distresses of the people were so great at
present that they could wit support this tax any longer. Thee
wanted a breathing time. Cave them that; and, afterwards
spew them the necessity for the tax, and they would submit to
it with clicerlidness. Besides which, it was necessary we
should have a something in reserve, in case we should be again
threatened by an inveterate foe. Kelp the Property-tax in
reserve, and here would be a war resource of 11 williuns— and
a war resource alone it ought to be.
The Petition was then brought up and read.
Sir J. SHAW bore his testimony to the respectability of the
Meeting at which this Petition had berm agreed to.
Mr. Alderman ATatsis was in favour of the tax in a modified
state, but he should he ashamed of setting himself up against
she opinion of the people so generally expressed, an opinion
which he yet hoped would iodate his Right Hon. Friend to
give the measure np.
Mr. BARING bore also testimony to the high respectability of
the Meeting at which this Petition was adopted, and observed,
that the thatse had now the united opinion of the Corporation,
and of the commercial part of London, on this obnoxious mea-
►are. - .

Mr. ALFA SNI)ER declared himself in favour of the measure,
though lie was suffering ‘CNerely, as %veil as many of his Com
&Milted', from its operation.
Mr. W. SMITH could not refrain from exprcssin; his asto-
nishment at what had fitlcis from the lion. Member who simke
last. That lion. alember had talked of his suitiming unfit r the
Tax, and the sufferings of his constituents. tie believed the
Hon:. Member should has e confined his last expression to the
sinzular number. The lion. Member was the representative
for the respectable Bormilli of Out Sarum, and he (.11r. :5) be-
lieved had one constituent.--(A laugh).
Mr. ALEXANDER explained. By his constituents he meant
those persons, who in his commercial character, had entrusted
hint with their property.—(//eur, hem).
The Petition was then ordered to lie on the Table.
PRISONERS LINDER SENTENCE OE DEATH.

Mr. IlEs slyer wished to know whether the Prince Regent
kad Lady rr ceived any report from till' Recorder. If he had,
how it could happen that there were at present no less thatt SJ
pt mons antler sentence of death, in 'X eugate 111/011 whose
(AM.{ the Royal opinion hail not yet been taken.
toed CASTLEREAGH •.ciid, no Ireport had recently been made
to Royal Highness; first, on aceinint of hie Royal Highness's
toireiposition ; and next, oil account the difficulty there was
1.1 assembling a proper Council at so great a distance Isom
town.

Lord MILT IN could not refrain from expressing ilia surprise
d indignation at what had jest fallen how the Noble Lord.
xt hat he wool/ ask, WAS the indispositierewhich had thus shut
op the course and current of Ro3al ;Mercy, the'brictest jewel
of the Crown? and what, he would ark, was the difficulty or
distance which 11111,1111 i hate pre%ented the assembling a Conn-
ell and the proper Officer of the Law at that Conned, If in-
-0,,,t1 of the illustrious person aho now wielded the supreme
„„thotity of these calms having been at Brighton, he had been
at Sutherland, the Council ought to have been neld. Feeling
it• he did, he should move instanter for a Return of the Num-
ber of Persons under Sentence of Death in Newgate, together
lilt the Dates of their several Sentences. .

the ATTORNEY-GENLRAL ~*w no IleCts.ttity for the present
minims. The inconvenience of holding a Council fur thi, pur-
pose, independent of the illness of he, Royal Highacss,
be great, as the attendance of the Arent Legal Charlie.
ters of the kingdom would be necessary; whilst little incon-
venience could result t the delay of bolding a Council, as,
although the number contihed uas ceitainly great, yet kw of
that number, when reported would sufkr.
Mr. C. WyNe E: conceived it to be a most important eircom-
stance that no Council should be held for receiving the Recor-
der's report for so long a period. Could it he said, that keep-
ing these unkrtunate victims of the law in simmer for so long
an interval was nu evil?—Besides, the great injury nifty!! the
Public sustained by the delay. Punishment for the sake of
e‘ample simile' follow fpiickly upon sentence. if so long de-
layed, the crime for witch the offender suffered was forgotten,
and half the effects of punishment was lost.
Tne motion was then agreed to.
THE PROPERTY-TAX.

The House then, on the motion of Mr. VA NWITART went into
a Committee of Wu). and Means.
Mr. V•NsITTART said, it was with considerable Satisfact;on
that he at length tound the Home in a situation and temper for
receiving his se tetuent on the proposed leotardl of the Pro-
,erty•taa. With respect to the necessity of the measure, the
House had, after the fullest discussion, declared itself satisfied
that the proposed Military Establiebment was necessary and

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