The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-12 00:00:00

nEDSESDAY, JULY 1.

Fixa stcw.s.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
for certain Amount, illustrative of the suite of the net produce of,
the Revenue of 1817, 11, 19. &c. In doing this, he could not
lose the opportunity of adverting to the flattering prospect pre-
sented by the condition of their finances. The tatuuter's
nue of I&17 was 11,460,00/.; of ItilB was 12,181.01001.; and
of the quarter just closed, 12.1:04.0041.—(Har.) This inacase
was most grutify!ng. The whole ',lnduce far Dili wee
4.3460,0001. ; for Plitt it wts 44;,Soill.00111.; and for the year
just closed it WAN 49,m41,006/. T:l.:re was Mn increase of more
than 5,21;0(00:. as compared witii 1617; and this it would be
recollected, was during a period wl:tu there were no new taxes.—
Hear, HWY.)
The accounts were ordered, alio wards prc‘er.ted, aril directed
to he printed.
Sir .1. Il'lstrosx presented a Petition from Inverness, for
Burgh Reform. and prayiag that they miglat be rescued front the
fate of Aberdeen, that of having a preVanui d. 11.1 iaenttray
thrust upon therm—Petition ore'iered to be. printed.
CA51E14'0111) ELECIIO:4.--Alr. D. W. IIAIIVEV moved, as
!t,:-Attution, that the !louse would resume the col se:cretin!' of
the corrupt practices at the Camelfonl Election, esr!y in the hr:t
Session. Ile said he should atterwurds move, Mat the Wait be;
delayed till ten days after die meeting of the next Scfssion.
Mr. Pa tsoosE moved, as an amendment that the Report
be row talc, ri into further consideration.

The original motion aas put and agreed to • and the i.stting
of the Writ was ordered to be deluyed ull 10 day, after the neat
.!teeing of Parliament.
Insot.eEnT DEBTOIIIS.—Mr. AttEncnostntk moved for
leave to bring in a Bill to continue die existing lobolvent
tors' Acta tilt three months after the meeting of the next Ses:;ion
of Parliament. After the failure of the or w Bill in the other
!louse, he did nt: bee whether any enlier. reineay was kit for da in .
except they were inclined to think (with mute 'label's) that the
unfortunate persons were to be left without any law a: all.
biz W. CLATta °Waved, that many hunt'zcds uf chc labol•

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Ihibton. now in confinement were voluttnry inhabitant. of
.prisons ; he was ter the Acts dying a natural death. that the per •
sons now in confinement n:ight have a few months confini.mcnt
• as *punishment for their conduct.
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN exprewed a similar opinion. If
the Acts were suffeted to expire. many of the debtors now con-
fined would soon discharge themselves. lie adverted to the cir-
cumstances attending former Acts ; and said, that when trey
were expected to pass, the prisons immediately became full. He
thought the Act might net to be renewed ; that a breathin,e time
of about six months eu"ht to he allowed.; to see tl:c 4,11h14 of
suspending the law. Nlaey persons, it would he found, would
immediately discharge themselves. As to the constrnetion of the
Court, it was most objectionable. How could they he satisfied
when they sew the Contioisiioner of his own accord imposing
; all of witch he could not even give an account ant those
tees, to the amount of 4, or .s.utof. in the course of two or three
year,, divided between the Commie: oner his clerk. How
could the Nlinistets behold such proceedings and rest satisfied?
As to the charge of creelty against the Citizens in cppeehig the
Insolvent Debtor,' Act, he rebutted it by obeerving, that the
Corporation had been meet anxious to procure a mitigetion
the criminal laws. Regarding the caution .befree the douse, be
should have been the more pleaeedwith the Learned Mover hail
he attended the Committee, an.l endeavoured to amend the law
so as to meet with the appmbetior of the other I lo::se.
Lord Carr trettesun obscaved, that the public mind was as
much against resorting to the old law as continuing the 'present
Insolvent Acts; but be thought, under all the circurnetancite,
the beet course would be to retort the minion. *He hoped, early
in the next Session, this question would be set at rest.
Mr. CAt.CR AFT remar,teri, Nit there were questions in tegita.
thin of so much Moiler:avec to the public, he lamented' that it Was
deemed neausary to prorogue Parliament by the loth and Iltit
sit. July, instead of Continuing the Sittings till August, winch
would alford the orportemity-cr doing justice to the public.
Mr. G. lawn, elite all he hand learned on this eursiect in the
Committee, could rot tiorecnt to the eviminuance. even for a
.hart period, of so-obnoxious and injurious a law. What answer
woeld the minim row made be to the thousands of petiti mere
who hail arpeesteheitthat House: and he did think that a return
to the old Leg v:ould be less fatal than continuing Acts tinder
which s' ninny Corinth were committed.
SerjecintOestow es'keti why the House could Mt sit as long
CIS the ',cords.: why were the Commons to adjourn. when the other
House was sitting: why were they to pas, suclea meaeurees this
in one day? If this were a Revemie Act, should they be taloned
to adjourn Certainly not. Then shy notoconeider such mea-
sures properlyand cliiherately.
Mr. B. BATlltrafT SUpperiC4l the motion. °been inst. that as
the Commons took the lead, they were compelled to welt for the
Lon: EBRINGTON lamented, after all the painful end exem-
plary enquiries of that House, that they be compelled to
continue a law which they had stigmatized as a most petnicious
tendency, merely because the Lordilail not time to exandoe the
provisions of the new Act. As they had stigmatized the Insol-
vent Acts with some seventy, lie thought it would be adeiscable
to resort to the old law.
air. W. Count 1:,4 AT thoueht, after all the remerstrances
they had received feum the people, that they would not be dying
their duty by continuing the obnoxious Insoivent Acts—he was
•thvourable to reverting se the old law. as the nitet advireehle
(vitae to be adopted et the present momeni.
Sir J. Mil :eruct bore testimony to the humane feeling of the
City of London, a! evinced in their proceedinr regarding the
Ciuninal Laws. Ile added: that the tithe: 'louse did not reject
the new Bill from want of Inoue, but becairse they disapproved
of tiara of it ; and, that the present Bill was'not actmg in contra-
diction *collie prayers of the people. It would affiottl them the
-opportnnity to bring in a permanent law on the subject, and
thereby to comply with the prooyerwoi the country.
Mr. Aldernum Warn asked on 'chat principle the Home
*could agree to pass such a measure in vrtie day and withont
sultioring Any amenimint whatever to be made? And wieo the
Court to impose tees twit pleased,and to divide the fees acanthi%
to its option? Talk of the time -of that !louse-what was its
time compared with the interests of all England. with the bun.
diuls of thousands of pounds of injured tradesmen
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The numbers one
—Ayes HO, Noes 26—Majority 54 fir the Bill.
Air. Alit nett° si etc then brought in the Bill, Which was rcad
a Pint and simnel time.
On the qiiestion that the Bill be committed.
Mr. Alderman IVoon said, after tree divisioe, he shoel l'not
prise further opposition.
Mr. Allennta: W strums): remarked that the Acts attended
to the debtors only-- it paid no attention to the creditors. He'
'reit,. if the Administration of the Court remained its time same
hands nexteitesiiin, lie would more that the A twriley Geoieral
be instructed to file a criminal information against the parties.
sir J. GRAIIAV said, clog this Bill -would create great disgust
throughout the country, particularly auningst the trading inte-
rests.
Mr. Alderman WOOD ,aslictl-wlicthar the does recently esta-
blished were to be continued?
Mr. ItEPC::011HIP: stated, that the gentleman who hereto-
fore presided there, was no; likely to emitinue in his Aire.
Mr. BATIIIIHMT said. as the piston of fees hod been
pronounced to be irregular, there could be no doubt that a Weyer
might sit in that Coen, thaers would not be confirmed.
On the question that the Insolvent Debtors Act Continuance
Bill be read a tl ird time,
Mr. %V., t .tAxa prstested against the hasty mamma in which
this Bill Was passing.
Nlr.. Alderman Waren sir et said, if lime were -Hewed, there
woeld be petitions from all parts of the rionney against doh, hill;
and yet the House persevered in ,91441.14 'the Bill. As the Bill
vies ready prepared last night, it Was proof of hooting beta amuse
time in contemplation, and wet no notice woe, taken of such
intention existing till the Bill was brought lo
Sir J.(en.sn.tx expressed his deuidal protest against die Bill
'for die last time.
Ilill trial &third time sod missed.
The remaking business having been disposed of, the House.
adjouraed to Monday.

Letters from Gihntltar of the 17th ult. mention,
that the Commissioners appointed by the •Spanish
Government to lit out the expedition preparing at
Cadiz, have been purthasing considerable quantities
of provisions tior the Lse Ll the armament. Bills
upon this Treasury at-Madrid, at certain dates, had
been 'offered, but relimed in many instances, and the
'agents employed were compelled to .pay large sums
.01money either in gold or silvcr. The adviccs also
-state, that in comcquence or the want of a sufficient
number of seamen to man the expedition, there had
been an impressment of sailors in many of the Spa-
nish ports.

Sir Charles VVolseky, necording to the account
'which is given of his speech at the Stockport Meet-
ing, in Wheeler's Manrheder Paper. announce►l int-
self to the ivople as having commenced his careerof
Reform in France, where he war one of the AO to
mount the breach in the attack on the Bastirel

3TIE NA'TIONA'L WEGISTER.

TROM frfrENDAY NIGHT'S GAYE:77E.

BANK HILTrITIES ENLARGED.
.1. 'Daly, Woolwich, inukreper, from July 5 to Joh' I
Bcll, Old Bud Street, ship rod ichurame tiroltr, from
July 5 to Aug. 21.
BA Ni KRUM'S.

IL Miller. Taunton. grocer.
IL Parker, Ellesmere, Shropshire. grocer.
T. Harris, Et. N... 11013.1, Worcestershire, wrxillen draper.
E. Turnar..Hoivarth (..tosa, laneashire, corn factor.
J. T. Grw.thalgh, Manchester, dealer.
3. Rallis, Redhrilge, Soutli,ompron, victualler.
W. Probert, Holborn. wine merchant.
B. Porter and R. It. Baines, Kingston upon Hull, glue ma.
ttlfacturtn;.

E. and I. MM. igh Sure:, Southwark, hatters
J. Hunt. Kbonezer Terrace, Commercial Road, merchant.
Fentiman and H.J. Reynolds, Peterborough, haberdasher..
W. Kent, Hi3b liolltoro. stationer.
DIVIDENDS.

.114 27., T. Drown, Strand, tailor-27. M. 1.. Gay. Upper
Norton Street, klarylehtme, stone nsason..4o, G. North, Rreek.
funk, carrier-27, W. Dawson, Fenchanth seer , druggirk-2k.
T. and J. 1./owley, 11,inkside. earn merchants-27, E. Fry,
Hounthalitch, iipbol:terev-21, F. and C. Win, Maidstone, pa-
per inanufactur;:ri-24, N. Ablitt, Great 'tiantiont:i, coal
merchant-2N, J Godchild, sen. d. and W. .ratison, .1. Good-
t hild, junior, J. Jackson, and T. Jones, yen. Ili•!mil) IV enrinooth,
banker:-St, E. Run, It ntirriiithe Wall, plunds-r—D. .I. F.
and W. Street, Itucklersturrv. sterioners..-u, *Kenzie,
('event Garden, merchant-27, F. Willeocks, I,lingtrm. mer-
chant-27, T. Greathcod and W. Outhwaite, Well Street. 11'01.
close Square. groccrs-24, I. 3liliock, Rickton Heath, Salop,
nurseryman-2s. F. and T. litlrd3n, Henley in 'Arden. War-
wick. tiraperw.wet, G. James, Lieerpool, merchant.— Atigu,t 2,
W. A. ar.d A. Wood, Mneehe.ter, cotton wreliants—t t, .1. F.
Smith, Sun Street, Rishomgate, sha4.l rittunifecturer--7, F.
Forbes, Greenwich. druggist.
CERT! FicATEs to be granted July 27.
W. Dixon, junior, Liverpool, wine merdrott—T. Rhoads,
junior, Hoxton, glass montiter-..11 Gre-nslade. Plymouth,
builder—J. Goldic. Lawrence Poulitnely Hill, Cannon Street,
vicrehanta—lt. l'.ShaTe. MiFklebria,;,.cork lire, money scri-
vener—T. Gaunt, Armley, it/wilco manufacturer—J.
Itrwlshaw, Carlisle Street. Sotto. tailor—J. I.illey, Settle-irate+,
York. raffititechant—W. Coleman. (Import, hak.r—E. Chop•
pet. Walnut, Somersetskire, cabinet Indker—J. Sykes and J.
Akosball, Nottingham. m 6 tats.

DISGUSTING SUPSOIISTITION.—A siolation of the
sacred rites of sepulture has recently been committed
by an association of several individuals, linked to-
gether by a tuperstitim so vast, and for a porpme
so horribly ridiculous, that it will scarcely be be-
lieved to have taken place in a loontry that boasts
•superior civilisation to the rest ofnhe tuitions of the
earth. The authors of this profanation, die: having
introduced themselves by night.irto the cemetery of
the Commune of Neyron (arrondissement of Trc-
vow', in the department ut• the Ain), opened the
tomb of the •Sieur Antoine Quequet, late Mayor of
that Commune. They then cut the head of the
dend hotly, end boiled it for more 'than an hour in a
pot, in the hope that, afto: this operation, the heittl
would point out to them the good numbers in the
l.ottery. The guilty persons -are all known, and
have been indicted before the Correctional r.iLe at
Trevou x.

The number of suicides attempted or executed in
'Paris during the months of January, February,
March, and April lust, amounts to N. 1., of which
33 were ikv females. Among them were 64 un-
married, and 4io married men -or wotnen. The
greater part terminated their lives by means of fire-
arms, coal vapour, or by drowning ; among the lat-
ter there were 46. ef the ertire number 53
destroyed themselves from a disgust •of life ; the re-
mainder in consequence of derangement in their
tatirs, misconduct, play, and tit:bn:fiery. Com-
paring this period in the present year 'with the
corresponding period of the last year, there appears
an increase in the present year of 41 deaths. •
It appears from the Scotch papers, that the 4.4011
Provost and several officers of the Corporation oF
Ltlitiburgit have .been compelied to attend the Coln,
mittee of the llense of Commons on the affairs of
the Scotch borghs, in consequence of their barring
discovered a previous order to transmit information
on certain points connected with the pending
inquiry. Deacon Gillespie protested .against thee
determination of the Town Cumuli-to lliscfhey the
-order alluded to, us likely to Iced to the sty since:
taken by the Committee, sad thus to .ec:e.eion a
great and unnecessary espenec whirls the Commit-
tee were anxious to prevent. Au extraordinary
meeting of the Town Connell was held on the
2:tth ultimo, when the Provost informed them
of the receipt of orders tbr the attendance forth-
with bctbre the Committee, of 'himself, the • i)euti
of Guild, the Convenor of the Trades, the Col-
lector of Cess, the Cnriectur of Shore-dues at
Leith, and the Treasurer •of 'Trinity,hospital,
Beillie Smith It ova, • flat tht Treasurer be
authorised to pay to the ?thcost reel. in advance,
to puy the espences of three Members-of the Council
to Lortlon ; Intl Ilsat they be authorized to draw
from the funds of the
,good the sum of 3001.
This resolution was streurously opeosed by Deacons
Loivrie and Gillespie, but it was ultimately carried.
One 6C-Ilie Edinbutglt papers, after stating that
Provost `llViCes:zie has a salary of .1,0001. a year,
and Convenor Deultobn only 5001. a year, says—
" Must it not tend to lower the respectability and
Magistracy of the capital of Scotland, that they
should salt ccremonic consider it necessary to be
supplied in advance with the burgh funds to pay,
expenses incurred solely because they chose to
oppose the retesonable ;Zealand of tlteir
eitizens