The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-13 00:00:00

WRIDAT. 11AY 10.

Mr. Hutchinson, hum the Bank, presented accounts of the
different renewal of the Bank Charter.

Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition from the inha•
bilants of St. Maly Leicester, against the Catholic Peers
Rill He then presented similar petitions fium St. Martiet's
St. Margaret's St. Nicht) Beigrave, &c. Severally
ordered to be printed.
A petition was presented from protestant dissenters, pray•
ing for a r. vision of the marriage service.
Accounts of time wallets' kieerces granted and refused
by the magiqrates fur the Holborn nod Fita•bury Divisions.
Ordered to hr printed. They were presented from the ses•
sions'-house, Clerkenwell.
A petition was presented from merchant traders' &c. of
Sheffield. put'. big for a revision of the insolvent debtors'
laws. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition from St. Matthew.
Bethnal Green, complaining of the disgraceful practice of
bulliwkshaitiug, and pray ing flint the House would adopt
some remedy for the same. Ordered to be referred to :he
police committee.
LiCENSINaI SYSTEM. _ _

Colonel PALM ER presented two petitions from the
licensed victuallers at Bulb, against the present mode of
licensing public houses, of the powers lodged in the hands
of magisti ales, and of the holding of public houses by
brewers. The victuallers were but too often at the mercy
of the brewers, who, in consequence, frequently sold an
inferior article, an article by which they doubted not the
brewers gained 100 per cent. profit.
Mr. DICKINSON observed, that lie tholigla there was
no reason to complain of the magistrates of Somerset-
eh ire.

Mr. BROUGHAM said, when the subject came to be
investigated, he was persuad. d that much abuse would be
imind to exist in the mode—the uncontrolled mode of
granting licenses—for the withdrawing or refining of li-
censes might be done without assigning any reason. If
dislike were taken, whether in consequence of a contested
election, or any other cause, licenses might be refused
without it being possible to ()Wain redress, provided the
magistrates only kept their own counsel ;—if they did
that, it was not in the power of man to proceed fur cor-
rupt motives; and there was no appeal—and, therefore,
no remedy for such injuries. He trusted that the session
would nut be allowed to pass away without something
being done to correct the system.—(Hear, hear I )
Sir E. KN A Tel I HU LL ub d that of the abuses were
to the extent contempl.ded, the system ought to be reformed.
Alderman C. SMII, spoke of the injurious ►ffects of
allowing brewers to hold publle.hoeses ; the 'Wicks pro-
vided b) them were too often of the worst quality.
After some remarks from Mr N. CA LV LILT, which
V 1 e tie not heard distinctly m the gallery, the petitions were
received. . _

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Mr. SCOTT presented petitions from Unitarian dissenters
of Bridport, and some other places in Sussex, complaining
of portions of the present marriage cereuitniy, nod ',raying
for an amendment ui the same. Read, and ordered to be
piloted.
Mr. MARKYATT presented a petition from persons in
Leeds, concerned in the shipping interests, complitiniog of
the Navigation Laws' Amendment 8011, and praying that it
might not pass into a law.—Ordered to he printed.
AGnrcuctuna Durtness.—Mr. CURTEIS presented
a petition from the Eastern part of Essex, complaining of
agricultural distress. He obv•rved, that so severe and ex-
, tensive was the distress, that it hole families were not only
leaving their farms but the country ; and that the gently
were compelled, tor. meat extent, to leave their Cornier
residences and mansions.—(Hear.)
Sir E. N.NATCHBULL spoke of the truth of this repre-
sentation ; and he bore test.:+nony to the fact mainly with
the view of attracting the attention of the House to the
necessity of affording immediate.relief.—(Heal.)
Sir .1. SHELLS' said that there was little chance of relief
being afforded exc. pt by a reduction of taxation.
Sir T. LETHIMODUE again implored the House,
though it was ime, not to antler any mote time to elapse
without doing something to afford relief lie trusted that
hon. members would see the alarming impostatice of the
rotation, and would combine and compel the ... i . sisters to
adopt measures that shootld give relief to the country.—
'liar petitioners complained of the heavy duty on hops,
and well they might, for it amounted to hi. and the conse-
quent e was, that hops were a glut in the market.
Mr. RICARDO tematked, that aloe wanted any further
argument against the policy of protecting duties, one had
just been afforded; for, notwithstanding the high duties,
the hops were a glut iu the market; and yet the hon.
Botonet was the individual who prominently called tor
large protecting duties to relieve the fanners and corn-
dealers.—(Hear.)
Petition read and ordered to lie printed.
Petitious against the Catholic Peers' Bill were presented
from St. Saviour's, Southwaik—from the Archdeacon and
Clergy of the Diocese of Canterbury—fount the Episcopal
clialtel of Long-acre—and a similar petition loom the
corporation of Beverley .—Oudercd to be printed.
Mr. BROUGH AM said that. but fur the accidental word
" Etiolation," introduced tutu the tests, provided the indi-
viduals were natural born subjects, there was nothing to
prevent the Mahometait Mold, or Jewish Ratibiea, from
being elected as menthesa of that honer; ur preferred to
the Upper House by the favour tot the Sore; eign. The
6 claim was vet y gi ouffillebs i but he leaved the winds whiich

could encourage such reasons for alarm, would not easily
have the causes of alarm reninved.

SirE.KN ATcti BULL thought it was not complimentary
to the hon. and learned gentleman thus to meet the
question; it merited more serious attention.
Mr. BROUGHAM replied that he was perfectly serious;
he really did not know of any reasons that shoald interfere
with the persons to whom lie had alluded.
TVTI4I", lunt.sun.—Mr. PLUNKETT gave notice of
• motion for the 23d Inst. respecting the Tythes, we be-
lieve. He was imperfectly keend in the gallery.
Mr. G. BENNET said, in consequence or the import.
ant business that stood for this evening, lie should post-
pone his motion for leave to bring in a bill to alter and
amend the law regarding the licensing of piddle houses.
Mr. CANNING moved, that the Roman Catholic Were
Bill be now read a second time.
Mr. SMITH, who spoke from behind the Treasury
Bench, said that lie could not support the Bill.
Mr. WETHERELL also opposed the Bill, contending
that it went to repeal what was one of the fundamental
principles of the Protesteitt succession. He concluded
by moving that the Bill be read • second time this day
six months.
Mr. Wilmot, Col. French, Mr. Courtenay, Dr. Philli.
more, Mr. C. Wynn, and Lord Londonderry supported it.
Mr. Secretary Peel and Mr. Peel opposed the Bill.
Mr. CANNING replied in support of the Bill, amid the
gallery was cleared for a division.
For the Bill, 2 ti—For the amendment, 223-. Majority
in fivour of the Bill. 12.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the
House adjourned at hail-pact one o'clock to Monday.

FROM TirESDAY T'S GAZETTE.
BANT..."-itUPTS. . _

T. Griffith, Hillmorton, NVarwickshire, victualler. Solicitors.
Mears. Fuller and Co. Carlton Chambers, Regent Street.
W. Alatels and W. NVillatt, Hanley, Staffordslure, manufac•
turers of earthenware. &As. Messrs. Dax and Co. Gwildtold
Street.
'l'. Hewitt, Carlisle, draper. Sol. Mr. Clennell, Staple Inn.
W. Bradley. Louth, Lincolnqtire, linen draper. Sols. Messrs.
Handley and I b. Gray's Inn Square.
J. Pr tchard. Aosontan Street, Clerkenwell, carpenter. Sol.
Mr. Devey, Dorset Street, Fleet Street.
DIVIDENDS.
. .

May 29, G. Lawrence,liVesKam---, Worcestershire, victualler—
SO, W. Hutton. Evesham, porter dealer-28, J. H. Tucker.
Jennyn Street, St. James's, chymist-28, G. It. Oakes, Minuries.
merchant-40, W. Thompson, Tottenhill, Norfolk, cattle dealer
—June 12, R. Prince, Luggbridge Wells, Herefordshire, miller
—l, J. Tompson, Atherstune, Warwickshire, linen draper—lS,
.1. W. Austin, Princes Street, Coventry Street, linen draper. ..8.
J. Washburn, Great Marlow, Bucks, wire manufacturer-4, W.
P. Chubb, Aldgate, chymist—l. B. Bailey, Merton, Surrey.
calico pt Inter-8. J. Rood, Portsmouth, common brewer-4, B.
Gibbons, jun. and T. Stokes, Level Iron Works, Staffordshire.
iron masters—August 27, J. Archer, Ware Park Mill, Herts.
miller.
CERTIFICATES to be granted May SL
J. Field, Pickett Street, Strand, linen draper—. 4. Knight.
Halifax,merchant—G., W., and F. Blyth, Birmingham. user.
chants—J. T. Gray, Wardour Street, Soho, coal dealer—J. Ile.
rington, Fareham, Hants, mercer—H. Holden, Itippunden,
Halifax, grocer..T. Budin, Baker Street, Portman. Square,
apothecary.

CONSECRATION OF ST. PANCRAS CHURCH.
Tuesday being the appointed day for the interesting spectacle
of rite Consecration of this noble alifice. a Inch is situated nee,
Tavistock Stride, an immense number of persons assembled
around the Church, and about nine o'clock the public were ad-
mitted into the interior of the Church. Towards ten o'clock, the
conitniny with tickets, consisting of all the most opulent gentry,
and the nobility, continued to arrive, and the coaches were nearly
two hours putting down. Some of the singers of Westminster
Abbey were placed in the organ loft. The Bishop of Llandaff
and his Chaplains arrived about eleven o'clock, and proce,ded
up die aisle, and immediately after the grand centre aisle was
cleared for the Lord Bishop of London, who was received at the
Vicar
entrance by the Churchwardens. the twelve Trustees, the
Vicar and Curates, the Chancellor, Apparitor, Registrar, &c.
who led his Lordship to the robeing room.
When robed in his full canonicals, his Lordship proceeded
from his room to the altar, where the Vicar, Dr. Moor, presented
him with the petition, which was read by the Registrar, after .s
few moments spent in ejaculations of prayer on the altar. The
organ struck up the Yeth Psalm, and the congregation instantly
stood up. and alternately with the Bishop repeated the Psalm ;
the Clergyman attending him making the Responses. The
procession then moved down the great aisle slowly around the
Charch, and returned to the Communion Table, where hassocks
and chairs were placed, and also preparations made to sign the
deeds. The loud and fine tones of the organ filled the Church.
and the female part of the audience echoed the Palm of David
—" The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof & the world
and tiiey that dwell therein," Asc.
The Bishop then read die Consecration Prayer, and the sen-
tence of Consecration was rend by the Chancellor, and signed by
the Bishop.
The clergymen then arranged themselves on each side of the
aisle, as also did the trustees, churchwardens, &C. &c. with
wands," and the Bishop of London retiree to the right of the
Communion Table, and at once was displayed to the eye the
magnificent Service of Communion Plate. which was most beau-
tifully carved, and presented a most (legating spectacle of ele-
gance and variety.
The Iter. Dr. Burrough then commenced the Divine Service.
The usual and appropriate psalms, viz.—filth. Wed, and atd.
were sung by the Choir, and the Lessons of the day were read.
After the Collect had been gone through, the Bishop of London
read the prayers prescribed for the occasion.
The anthem from the fisth psalm was now sung by the full
choir. After the usual forms, the Communion Service was read
by the Bishop. The Epistle and Gospel also being read by his
Lordship's Chaplains, the tooth psalm was sung, and the Rev.
Dr. Moore preached the Sermon.
A collection was made for the benefit of the National Schools,
a number of the cW'dren being in the gallery.
(In the conclusion of the sermon, his Grace the Bishop of
London read the Church Militant Prayer, and after giving the
congregation his blessing. dismissed them.

COURT OP ALDERMEN.--011 Tuesday last, the
Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen for the dis-
patch of general business. Thomas Denman, Esq.
lately elected by the Court of Common Council, as
Common Sergeant, attended, and took the usual
oath.—Mr. Brown attended and resigned his office
of Keeper of Ncwgate.—The Court then proceeded
to elect a Keeper of Newgate, in the room of Mr.
Brown resigned, when John Wontner, citizen and
clock-maker, was unanimously elected, and took the
usual oaths.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY.
♦EDME'DAT. WAY 7.

TUN DISCHARIIa of Joan COtsgt.f.—The Court sat
al half-past ten, when Mr. Wellies ell said, your Lordship
has permitted us to mention this morning the CIS! of Jahn
Coln. ly, who, in ord r to he discharged flora the custody
of the Warden of the Fleet, was to have made an affidavit,
which he has now done: I don't know whether it has been
handed to your Lordship. (The Lord Chancellor—" No.")
My Lord, the deponent there promises not to interfere for-,
oh. r a ith the order of the Court t he says he has been coo-
toed ever since the Vail May, 1819; that iii May, 1820, be
petitioned his Honour the Vice Chancellor to be discharged,
which application was refused ou the phiintill's affidavits,
stating, that since his committal lie attempted to communi-
cate with the lady in question. The alb lark states, that
the deponent, since that lime, has not made any commouica.
If with her; and further, that he would repel any advances,
should they be made by the lady betself, to renew the hi-
tercourse.

Mr. Ileald—lt appears to me that the best discretion I
ran csetcise on the part of the family for whom I appear,
is, since this affidavit has been made, not to oppose the pe-
t itioner's discharge I but up to this nine, I conceive, having
bad no security against it repetition of his offence, I have
only acted fairly towards my client in resisting it. Now,
however, as in this affidavit, he so solemnly swears that he
will not attempt to renew the intercourse; and also taking
into considernti (((( that he has beets in custody for a con-
sid. r Illle time (two years, I believe), without any
npplica-
having been made tin his behalf, I will nut oppose hi
►please. _ _

The Lord Chancellor—Ws person has, I understand, bees
couLent for Hearty three years, upon a charge of having
cormuitted a contempt of court, a term little understand nut
of the limits of this !lull ; it three not mean merely despising
the orders of this Court...it is a breach of the laws of the
country, although technically termed" Contempt of Court."
—When a person is margined upon 11116 Charge, a Judge is
bound to nse a discretion as to the duration of imprisomitent
he ought to vullias, which should he proportionate to, and
commensurate with, the 'offence. This discretion ouglit to
be egertasril solely us I he end of obtaining justice, and that
justice should be tempered with mei cy. A confiriement of
three yews is indeed a long imp, isonment, even though
founded upon the verdict of a Jury. But no upplieution has,
it seems, hero made by the petitioner for his release since
the year 1820, which was opposed by affidavits on the part
of the family, and in the end 'erased by the Vice Chancellor.
Really, upun reading the affidavits of that tune, I do think
that he did justice, and I sin sure that 1 should hove entirely
agreed with Ws Ilunour ; for to have released him at that
period, while he still har houred the purposes for which he
was confined, would nut have been a proper stdmineari •
at Justice. 1 think the man ought to be discharged ; previous
to which, however, an order should be drawn up to restrain
him from all intercourse, eimaniunication, or correspondence,
oirectly or indirectly, with the lady or her family, ur from
attempting to see them, or any of them.
Air. Cluing—Certainly nut.
The Lord Chancellor-1 cannot part with this subject
without saying that the Court would not differ from the
practice of its predecessors in hearing cases in private,
vi hen Counsel on both sides are of opinion that such a course
on bath sides would tend to peeserve private character
inviolate, and at the same time that it will accou d with the
sti let adminis:ration of justice. These have been, ere now,
complaints uf my hearing lunacy petitions in private, but it
appears to me that the difficulty would be to defend the
Leas log of them in public. I do Out mean to say that this
practice may not be attended with mischief in snine parlo-
r:Liar cases; I admit that one of the best securities fur toe
fair and free administration of justice is, generally speaking
that it should he administered in public before the world;
but there may he exceptions—there may be cases in which
the interest of one part of the public will be best consulted
by such a deviation, without plejuillee to the rest of the
community ; with me, therefo,e, whatever may be the opi.
• of others. the reliuquishing of such a discretion shall
nut have its origin.

~MID
COURT OF KING'S BENCII.
MONDAY, MAY 6.
CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
THE KING V. CLARK.
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The bail of the defendant, who stands indicted for
veuding a blasphemous and seditious libel, this day sire-
rendered biro into the custody of the court, from whence
Le will be conveyed to Newgate.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
THE SINS v. THE HON. T. KENYON.

Mr. Scarlett this day chewed cause against a role ob.
Mined last term by Mr.fitiritey, calling upon the defendant
to spew cause why a criminal information should not be
filed against I • for improper conduct iii his office of
magistrate of Shropshire, by refusing to admit a person
charged with misdemeanour to bail, and also for causing
such person to be put in irons. These charges were most
satisfactorily answered by Mr. Scarlett, with whom was
Mr. Pearson ; and
_ . .

The diner Jubtiee, after adverting to the ♦exatious
proceedings that magistrates were liable to, said, that to
protect limn in all cases where the application did not
appear itabobiable, that patties would have to pay the
coat..