The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

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Aloe. Alla Ai'MrD presented R Petition .from WaelConihuer
01. pra)i.ig that !bewail/lit be sectored to the
euatiun m which tisey were in nct, real eating waiies.
4'
Dolt tot to he printed.
A l'etitim was presented from Edinburgh. praying the
;goose is extend to the Rival Burgle. of Scotland a more
;ia rat sod cousstitettomil sy.te n of rtornegh Gum neteut.
and Oegil'etli to be printed.
mr.c. c,,Leeter presented a retitle!) front St. George's,
ri.,othwark, ill incur of au equalization or the duly on
Lie also 'presented a Petition from the same parish
*sailed the Insolvent Debtors' Act.
LAW oe the table.
Mr. 4thelit ROBERTS presented RI Pcti'inn from the City
of London against the :repeal of the Appeal of reorder.
Laid on the tattle.
The defaulters ofTriliey Inst were called over; and were
ordered to attend the Whit on Thureday next.
411 r. W. SXITIi preSCORRII • Petitioo front korwieli, coin-
;dunning of the severity of the punishments for forgery.
tulid on the table.
Sir U. W. Ridley gave notice, that on the 1 lib of March he
..bould move an Address to the snifter Regent, praying his
Hetet Highness to redact; the nutuber of the Admiralty
'the Diller of the .Day to resume the Pewit) n Election
;Debate was read.
The SPR *ERR stated, that the Minutes would not he ready
.for delivery till Thursday ; and that in Wale cases w Ili. had
unit been delayed, except at the special desire of the Coin •
',duets, ei.:tottgla the offending parties hod been pi oseented
tor bribery.
Sir C. BURRELL wished the Special Report trade in Fela•
;aiiry 18)1, respecting the same Hour ego, to be read,
which declared Sir C. Hawkins to have been !mutely elected.
Read aecordingly. It fir 'bur stated, that gross bribery
haul been mrintitted by Sir C. Hawkins.
Sir C. Rue eid. said, that all the evidence tended to prove
tar a must base and uteri cutary spirit existed in thist'Borough.
Hear, hear.)—lie shnutd wove, however, in enter that
•'ie Boise might he in full possession of the case, that the
....Mae be adjourned to Monday next.
Ciptain OR xwr thought that such adjournment wonid be
toe spurt.--(11;0, ne.)
Mr. A. Witinter explained re.pecting the proceedings of
eo Counentee, and 'the %lumbers who had committed bribery.
Ie thonelit it W 45 a dangerous example to delay the inning
r (Me Writ h—there was no precedent of such delay, except
%%here Mere were large numbers of persons who had cow-
witted bribery.
Sir J. NtiWPOR.T 1110114 R the House ought to have all evi-
'knee before ally step was adopted; and where the Rowlett
ril twice within sosbott maim come before the Roust strider
teli disgraceful eirennsuitauees' It deserved to have those
1: Anchises which bad here abtvai.l, 'upended, at least for a
short time.

Mr. DIANI4ON observed, that in this moat respectable %nil
a:rnious Borough a complete system of bribery prevailed.—
'niece was, he understood. a public. breakfast. at which each
-s••lcr received 241.—(licar.1 —lf ever there wea a case that
tarrited itsterlerence, be thong? it vs attains.
The Motion was agreed to.
Mr. C. H own' ason presented a Petition Cram Mr turady,
!low routined in Nevegate, hieing the scram' d'etition Isom
that Gentleman. imploring tin consideration of the House,
as he had never intentionally 'imitated the Privileges of the
Haim.

Atter tante conversation, Mr. Grady was ordered to be
brought to the bar Use nest day.
The Windsor Establishment Wilma' brought iu and read
time.

Ordered to be read a second time on Thursday.
Lord CAIITULRCAGN moved for is Committee to enquire
into the Stute and Deseiiption of Gaols and other places-of
coufinement;Wl the hest method of providing for the le-
-entity, as well ms the fieformaliont of offenders, &e.
Sir J. 111•Invosa expressed his riterminalion to bring
-forward his motion respecting the Crinr4 al Code.
Jsulitre agreed to—eumutittee appointelL—Adjourned.

TUESDAY.
BANK DISCOUNTS.

Mr. MANNINtI, in reply to questions from Mr. Gladstone,
st atc4,aliat there had been no iliminni ion of Hank discounts:
ohat the Secret Committee had not infineticed the 4. ousts,
and that, on the contrary, they were extended to eight more
persons.—(Hear, hear.)—lie added, that co far as he knew
there was no into noon, on the port of the, Bank, to make
any alteration in the fikeounts. (Hear.) Regarding accounts
that had been ninvedlor,to stated that the amount of Bank
notes issued was 200,0001. more than in December last.—
(Hear.)
Mr. Ltsterron presented a Petition from Darlington,
against any new Deletes on Coals.
Sir R. Wirson moved, that Mr. Thomas Grady be placed
at the bar to be discharged.
Agreed to accordingly.
Mi. Grady having been placed at the bar,
Tile Sl'!AltEn stated, that lie had been guilty of a high
iireach of privilege, in writing a carols' letter; and that he
l ad petitioned the Hoii,e tot liberation, with the ii.,!,isrance
that it ‘1.14 not intended to effendi the House. The Howie,
stisi,ms to vindicate its honour end privileges, measured its
finiMliment Invtlie severity of the case ; 8111 in this iustanee,
It., justice had been satisfied. Air. Grady was therefore
dischargeel.—(Hear4
Li:isthmoid ordered 4a -Le entered on the Journals.
CRIMINAL. CODE.

Sir JAPlreemsw broo;ht forward his motion far aCommi I tee
,to enquire into Vie laws as far as they regarded felony. That
voquiry was admitted to to necessary by the Noble Lord
(Castlereagh), but which was the better coarse to he put sued
vas (be question. Te m Ike the enquiry us extensive lies had
been proposed by the Noble Lord, was to propose a physical
Impossibility—to urge an enquiry, the promotion of which
would Outlive the Parliament. The prisons stone would
occupy a Cumtnittee for one Session—lndeed Life Noble Lord
.admitted the impossitsility of one Committoc promoting We
Inquiry, for it was said that the Committee could subdivgde
itself into three Goissmittees. Such subdivision was contra' y
.to the practice of the Horse and the Cosatitsttion ; theiefure
-seoarate C,Aninittees. pioperty appointed, would be sous(
.ellieadons. It was Isis object to promote such efficacious
mode of enquiry ; snit he took the example of 17:50, when
some of the lira characters, Pelham, Pitt, Glenville, 'Towns.
elhli Lloyd, Ryder, constituted the Committee, to say
whether Clue wog could Ise amended. It was (IWO I.olllld,
olw 1/10 )1711prri,111 acid