The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

l.t.st,si: FtIfTER, Mr. I). it 1:to%1 Altai Sir J. N ',intl.,
ut some length on thc stati• of (yule % in lrel.tail.
Mr. PnEsi uN thought Ilvit the Motion did not go far enonich,
atilt a none extensive itica•iire might to he adopted. Ile had on
hesitation in saying, that the rhoreli did nut at this moment re-
ceive one.toorth of its actual tight.

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Mr. NEWAtArr shortly replied ; when 11w original motion was
negativ%d, and the amendment carried, %%nitwit a di% i‘iou.
Mr. Sti.tw moved for a Select -Committee to entliiirc 11116 the
!Mt.! of liitt Low< In Ireland respect it.;; illicit distillation, which
wa4 a;:, reed to, and a Commitire opoo;:!! •.i.
Mr. VA S SITTA ItT hhrissg ,Int Well tilt. Ord. r of the hay for
going into.. Cionin:t tee on the Soap Hill, a 4:ollVelzial ion I 11N11..11 ;
during which the (:11.%Ntu1.ott of the I:X(311,14MA: s;il It d his
locution .4r to4ing the duties on hard and soft mars collat.
This, with s J • otlwr amendment-, in the asi:re. make- 11, it
is undes stood, mere :Wet pl;rble to 41: parties.—'f he Lai then
went through a Cotionittee.-•-Ailiouri.el.

TltultsriaY.llAv
Mr. (Bastard took the oaths and his seat for Devonshire.
In answer to a question from Mr. lirougham, rcTectii.g the
accommodation to he KIVVII wider the Income 'fax Act,
Mr. VAIV,ITTAI!T said, 11w. pressure of other matter had
presented him from brineina. Ake mittieet before the flown.;
hot it was intended to divide Lire payments due—uhe half to
be paiJ in inty, and the other in January next.
Mr. 11. I)avis presented ti petition from the West /Adis
merchants, planters, and othefrP, residing inateistol,attaiust the
Bill fur a general registration of slaves is the West Indies,
which wus ordered twlie on the table.

Mr. Wit.ntlityottet stated, that it was not his intention to
press the Bill this session beyond the tirst reading ; in conse-
quence of ii declaration of Lord Castlereagh, that negociiitions .
were now pending lietivecn his Majesty's Ministers and the
other powers chiefly interested in the Slave Trade (meaning,
of course, Spain and Portugal), for the effectual extinction of
that infamous traffic.

Lunt ChTmitraost, in lik remarks on the proposed fill,
expressed his distinct assent to the principle of it, hut thought
it should be kft to the discretion and ju►tice of the Colonial
Legislatures.

The CrIANCES.LOII of the EXCHSTIVER, after alluding to the
arrangements made with the Rank, for the advance of three,.
millions, gave notice, that on Monday nest he should take a re-
view of the general Ways anti Means for the year. The Right
Hun. Gent. stated, that there wbuld be no loan.
Mr. Serjeant OstsLow, having first taken a review of the
laws regulatina.the rate of Interest, utilek had been passed at.
various periods of our history, contended•that these laws were
paSsed iu times of profound ignorance ; that their continuation
only-promoted usury: and that the price of money ought not
to befitted any more titan land. lle concluded by moving, for
leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the laws that regulate the rate
of interest on loans oftnoney.
Tie CHANCELLott ut the EXCITE:QUER litated, th,st after Pirr•
liametit had 'borroeseti•elvven hundred trillions, under the
x-
•iatruce a the laws in tinestiononri the faith of their continuance,
it would neither be wise aihr just to repeal them at once, and
Without due deliberation. A'sudden owl violent change at
the present moment might shake the established system of
.money transactions.

After spine ScijimntOustow witlolieui;,h)s .1
'notion tin a more fuvouttliledppoettinlty, • ,
Sir Samur..;. Tirottu,Y introduced h.:, promised' rit'aternent 4,
.the Persectition of ilt'e.l'ibiehturrb: tiotitii of France, NO
brought forward a great 'mass of interesting nod import:tut;
matter,,shetrinq the florriit atroci•ies committed on the z Pro-
testants. and the apantr.With Wadi the French Government
passed them over witholltl4lol.lllllg II i perpetrators. The
lion. Gentleman conelitileil a Pperth of near three hours 'by
moving'bti Address-to the Prioceltegent for copies of all ear-
revondence between the British and French Governments on
the subject.
The motion was opposed. by Lord CASTLEREAGH, on the
cround th;tt this country had no right to interfere with the M-
terbal affairs of Pr:inee ; and finally negatived without a (lit i-
tion.--Adjourned at one o'clock.