The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-24 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL ItEGISTER.

The Address was theteread from the chair; mutton the question
being put,
Mr. nneetionann said, he did not mean, in die observations lee
had to offer, to follow the example of the last speakers, and diecten
the several topics of the xthlreee; and for this reason, that he hoped
it would pass unanimously, without prejteliee to any matter neon
which it touched ; and he was the more unxious fur this, as it was
in some respects an address of condolence, upon which ell most be
of the same op:Rion. It did not, however, by any means toilette,
that he should be precluded front making a few remarks upon it;
and iiithxd he confessed, that the extrantdinary and extravagant
tore, as well of the address itself as of the speeches which acnem•
panied it, were calculated to call for more remarks than he wit. lIICG
disposed to make. lie would, however, offer a few. The Hon. Gen-
tleman, who had last addressed the house, appeared to think that
they had nothing to du but to express their satisfaction with the
speech which heel bra; read. For his own part he could not admit
that he was perfectly contented with the administration of affairs,
and knew not how therefore to juin in an address t.filreptehfica can-
gratulation. Ile mid not deny, that malignant add intemperate
feelings were abroad, which he should indeed.regret to ace fomented
or encouraged ; but whenever the. was the state of the popular mind,
its cauee was nlwayi oleservino of attention anti imptiry. • The tem-
per of the petiole was at all times some criterion of the justice and
wisdom with which the government was administered. It might be
fairly asked, theretine, wheace arose the discontents which were so
generally and variously mandated? was it that created adis.
position to violence and outrage amcngst the polar and distressed
Gasses of the community ? If all the reprertentetions of the llonoon
able Gentleman were correct, how was tee house to account for the
results of the late general election ? (neon) {low was it that, after
the glories shed over the national character by those splendid military
achievements, which it would, indeetiindicate a pitiful party spirit to
oveilook or disparage, his Mujesty's Ministers should have met with
so touch apathy on one hand, and such decided alienation on the
other? On the subject of the poor laws, the ea= indiareoce or im-
becility was displayed. They. were permitted to continue progres-
sively destmying the independence and undermining the morals of a
large portion of society, elitist the public were impetiently waiting
fur their reform: but the public, he feared, would wait till dooms-
day before its expecratigna would be fulfilled by the official advisers
of crown. So also with regard to the refonnatioa of our crimieal
cotle—a proceediug at length loudly demanded from all parte of the
kingdom—what had been the conduct pursued by hi. alejef Mi-
Meters ? The public could not fail to bear in iniud, that dunng the
life, the tea aciiee life perhaps, of that great and good man, whose
philanthropy and patriotism only ceased with it, and whose name
would never lee pronounced by those who studied his character with-
out admiration and reverence, that whilst Sir Samuel Romilly lived,
the reforms which he suggested, when not immedhstely oppottel,
received a sett of half support in that house, only to be rejected in
another place. In alluding at the same time to the subject of the
Catholic claims, it could nut be denied that a very large portion of
society conceived, that in the nineteenth century some relaxation of
hire parsed at. so eernota a period, and undrr each different circum-
stanctv, was required by sound and enlightened policy. lil3 Majesty's
Ministers, however, affected a neutrality upon this interesting end
important question, revolving neither to come to any concert ae.iongst
themetives respecting it. or to give any clecicleti counsel to tee Prince
their master. The Ministers of the Crean had never yet enabled
their Royal toaster to aepear in a poettlar light, but,on the contrary,
had even gone so far as to stand tic:tweets Min ail the petitions of ;
his people. Their whole conduct was in direct oppesition to public
• °tannin, whilst it tended to render the executive power tuipopular.
!lc himself certainly took a different view of what was necessary to
the safety and interests of the countty, which appeared to him to
r -quite a very different system of administration, and could ouly be
effectually maintained by a firm and steady policy, neither truckling
to power on the one hand, nor adding to clamour on the other.
Mr. tiro erects observetl, that the address which Itad been sub-
mitted to the house did not involve an unlimited approbation of the
conduct of Government, or :motion of those measures which at might
have in contempletion. It was couched in language which he thought
must be accepaible to every p;od subject and well wisher of las
country
Tice Hon. Mr. CLIVE said he rose merely in consequence of an
elnetion made by the lion. gentleman (Mr. nlactlonald) which ;;e
could not suffer to pass unnotieed—he melted his elfin-ion to the ex-
erctse of the prerogatiee of mercy. In the case unoti w Idte: the list,.
Gentleman's eheervetions were founded, Lord Sultmetith had
received directions to act as he should think proper, but to before it
had been fully examined by the Privy Council, and their ativice
• sanctioned by the l'rinee Regent.
Mr. alecnotearmi explained. [Jelled founded his remarlee upon
official documents. A petition had been trans:nine.] from Liverpool,
signed by 9 bankers, on behalf of an unfortunate man, whose name
he did not iinmeciately recollect, but who was then under sentence
of death. It wanadareseett to his Royal Highuess, and conveyed to
l.oeri Sidmooth dirceigh the mediation of the Right Han. Gentleman
(Mr. Canning.) His Lonlshi,de answer to the Right Hon. Gentle
malt was as tollo :—.` Sir, I have received your letter, containing
a petition to his Royal Iliglineee the Prig.: Regent, praying fa- a
respite of the sentence upon three untie:collate inert ordered for
execution. A similar petition has e'reen already forwarded to his
Royal Highness, and I have been honouree by his commends to stet
in the mode ranst consonant to my own feelings and judgment. It
would be unnemssary enereforr, even if time pennitted, to forward
this pttition to hie Royal Highness."
Mr. PANNING WAS desirous of gating
.sonic of the eircuteutances
attending this case, with regard to winch the Helm Gentleman
appeared to have fallen into a mistake, end relied on the indulgence
of tne nouse, that by so doing he should rut pieelude himself from
the right of 'peaking on the general subject of the address, if the
debate should `te continued. The ease of tine unfortunetdpetson
referred to had undergone a most painful and attentive inveetigation
bafere a full courcil, by wham no cireumetatiee of vett nuation was
overlooked pres hies to the sentence being ordered to be carried into
effect. Darin, the intent:A, however, several petitions were presented,
one of which, as a nutter of dreartun. was laid before his Royal
iligliness the Prince Regent. It wee not tiil then-that a itieeretionary
authority sae communicated to the S. erotuy of Stnte. Tite house,
he was persuaded, had not to learn, that bright as the prerogeire of
mercy was, it was a prerugatise which the Crown exercised upon the
advice of its respendhle Ministers. The opinion of the Privy
Council had been taken—it was recorded—easel the die ration of
respiting or executing the sentence was afterwards visited in one of
those reeponsible advisers. rie the
.present Ceti .tlitrister. in
the discharge of the tr use thin eniunatted to him. had nem to gunnel
to j ustify a respite Isla r nter -en see felr that to grmt its wetild only
be to excite hopes that must itseeitably he tiustreted. It. was-frain
a perfect knowledge that the prayer elute application could not be
come/kid with, ruilonot from any obduracy of feeling, that the peftion
hunt Liverpeol ha mot been litrwarded to his Royal 'lightnss. fie
had himself udder in the painful consideration of this case before
the Privy Cotimil ; but he thought it his daty to trenoeit the
petition to Lord Sirltirouth as lie received it, and as if lie had been
entirely ignorant of the sulkier.. Some few boors were lost by lie
accidentally not adverting to Its post letters immediatele on mei:
arris al, our: he mentioned this in order that the house remelt! he fully
rtintrised of every ciretoustence in the slightest degree connected with
the transaction.
Str lIEN oet Panne. el. regretted that no prospect was held forth
in the speech, of a uleon of his Majesty', Pretestant and Catholic
subjecs ateteighoot the empire. Such a enter) 'cold conuibutc
more to diffuse confitlenee and general napphnees than all
-the treader; which were to be laid before them.

Toe Sr. nai:Eit non rose, and after stwing.the qd..stion. real Des,
the 'proposed midiese.
Mr. TIEINZY said he felt nn position to off r any observarion,,
ark/ the very abie apvech which Lad been delivered by hi, honour..We
friend behind him. All he wished wa., to guard hirruirlf
being precluded anitazdverting afterwards on any topic
Teed.; by be:ng fUrrtSfe :V arte to it merely b:.;.ctise

.he did rot object to it. lle ccnsidered it but fair to State at tire rare
time that the latter mart of the speech apprated to Lim to contiwi
gsr eral doctrines respecting public cr,:dit, whielt required the deepest
consideration before they should be assented tb. To this mom im-
portant subject he wouhi take an early opportunity of calling the
attention of the house. If na other business should pi event, he row
gave notice that he would on 'rucsday, Z 1 of February, move,for
the appointment of a cominAtee to inquire into the suite of public
credit ai lennectz.l wiei the lt:,iik•rap-r cyaem.
The location wls e:er. put art carried, aad a committee was rained
to prepare an address in tern., of the resolution now passed.
A:Lour:tech

1 it WAY.
bl 7. LAWS() NY, in addressing the chair, to present a petitiOn, Pa.
that it was wtt./ ton,iderable ttididence he put himself forward (1! the
present occasion. Ile who was then, far the fiat time. trusting Lhlo-
- bark, which was scarcely saa-wlrtliy, to the temp:stood*
ocean of political discussion, most naturally fuel great tutt.lit..• at the
hazard. of the trial. 'fife p?titilia, the hest which was preser!eii
to tris Parliament, he held in 11;8 hand. *. Nay," for-M.l4d
:.Ir. Lawson, •• shut not, Mr. Speaker, at the sieht of parchinebts
nor imagine. front what I tett now about to present.' that ydst are
about to have such an ACCtiroulation of petitiefs as dole pound bu
upon and covered you: table in the last parliament. 'f hie Is thc.,14.,.:
pinning of true and radical reforin••il reform—not. 6ir, of the holes.,
over wlue t yon so honourably pre itle—but—of a Yorkshite turnpike)
read. The petitioners, it is true, have, like other retiumers, gone
upon a ley :Sing 4ptcni t but upon outer gieunds; they treat Mitt
CaC trustees, who form as well the represtntative as CPO eStrltlV.f.
rUlrel, mayec, have en. extension of authority. Their pravor„
however, was not tor ezatilini and reticachment--they 'sooght a9t
to have their burdens light.ll—no: but, anxious for the pablic good.
flu wi.di-d to hive t:iete burdens increased. Iletothtn, gentlemen
[turning from the Speaker towards the sticinbcrs]. you hate a pea:
tion of a number of respectable torlividuals, praying th4t yen: (nary
increase their burden..' It prayc.l fir a VII to leyrt.e the Ent of
roxd leading to Ilartowgate—the thetropoli; of it Istortheat countr
and to .ner.at.e the toil to defray the pxpense to be locums:l.44 he
petition was read and referred to a selckt commit:et.

NRW LONIIIN wATea-WORKS.
Mr. M. A. TATLoa pres:•aled a petition from several inhabitants
of London and Westminster, praying for luny c to Ming in a bil; to
establish new water-works, in opposition to the monopeir of that
neccaeary article which at present extssed. Tia: pout.on was reed,
and referred to a select committee.
AGRICULTURAL PFTITION.
sir GERAUD NoEL presented a petition from the landholders of
thocounty of Jimlmd, setting f,rth that this country possessed, widtin
itself, sufficient means of proddsia; an abundant supply of c.nn of
every description, for all its inhabitants, without bating MOWN to
the aid °fouler countries. .

CORN LAWS.
Mr. CASA' RAFT observed, that a very important petition bad been.
presented by one of the ?titutbers foe Rutland (Ste.(. Noel.) It
I.urported to cume from a (pseudo 'ritualise, or persons beisisightur.ao
:Ste class of agricolturisti. as they were 4.e.terai!y calie,!: tad ita
prayer was to br ;Wowed to 'love their c.:sc before a pannmit tea cd.t/s.•
houie. Their tinjet.t was to obLauti iir. incrvas4tin the isuportation
yrise of coin. A* he now saw the Riga'. Ilonooraidothe
st.ler:t of t trd of Trade in hisklaeo, us ttiouelii it tight to take
t as ealy of reque.sting to knew Cie opinion of Govun-
ment, wp h reg.rl to any farther c zoo in the t:w•p laws, and •slis-
cerely utisted that i V1:14 nut favourable to any n.eaauie of suet) a
description.
Itlr. ltoatitrsom said. his Majesty's Ministtre wen; duelded'y of
. opinion, not only the. it would be =advisable to 11,,rilAl It such a
question, bin in Cabe of any ..nostantive prow ition bruu ht
forward, would meat it with t arse iambi doe: mine i resistance.
They looker upon the last measure MI one of seuni Inge lativ. polity,
and that had I roduceo all the bviiefi.s w ware ex, e,ted. to ix
derived from it to ti> I te.e. s d the country. Bat they
wouai consider it to be hie itei ht °limp:nth:nee, aintion.i-e alnitat
to insanity, to It:traduce any iiew ur Enure; or to revive tiiscussions,
which would have ❑u other vffent than hat of or.titing diffrrsnc.•s anti
animosities from JUI: end of the kiag:le:ii to use office. (bear hear).—
Adjourned.

Fran the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jan. 19.

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BANKRUPTS.

COLLINS F. Now Fiehborne, SOWS, Inedman, Jan. 26; 11,
AI arch 2. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hume, Holborn Court, Gray's

En.
I.t-cv £3. Tupsley. Herefordshire, builder. Jan. !I, t!), Match 4,
at lierefard. Att. .Ir. Pmettisa. tiray'a lan.
BB AulijAw it. Manchester, check manufacturer, Jan. 23, Feb. e.
Alrrcil 2, at Ni.wic.aerter. Att. .Ir. Shaw, Ely Place. Hut.

born.
DAVID .1. Threadneedle Street. merchant. Jan. 43. Feb. e. natal
I. a Guildtall. Atte. Knight 3:ld Cn Stre^r.
RITCHIE T. Air Street. Piccadilly. liteicluxt. Jan. V. 30, Mardi
T. at GuildlialL Acts. Evans and CO. St.. Cour..
Poultry.
BRUNEL* J. Bireningbain, patten manufacturer. Jan. t 7, ed,
March t, at Aluora Street. liinuir.,;hatt, .'ttt. Mr. Bothilittig,
Bouverie Street, Fleet Street.
DIVIDENDS.
J. Kendal, Exeter. statuary, Feb. 15.
J. Grail., Carno.rvon. leather-seller, Feb. it..
T. George, LeeJs, merchant, Feb. it.
J. Gen:in, Buckland

titnber me:cleat,

Feb. II.•
W. Cu:ttnan,l.eng Acre. bakzr, Feb. 9.
J. P. Hour,' and J. A:nbrouk, AngJ Court, T:%rogliorton

Incl.:dealt; Feb.
J. Martindale, New Dotal &reef. wirte-merel,ant. Feb. 13.
A. Magi, Itotherbidie sbipvinght, Feb. 13.
J. Palmer, Piccadilly. tailor. Feb in.
F. tl. Ronald. and J. Singlatoo, Foiter Lime. Chearsideoeseebouce.-

men, Feb. 4n.
A. Doeg, Newcastle-upon-Tynt, ship -buil ler, Feb.ll.
J. Smith, Manclieetvr, inant::..eitivr, Feta. 13.

CE la! F IC ATHS—P Ea. 9.

E. Evans. Macreih..:w, t7.t.nitthenshire, amber merchant.—Vl.
Chinn% Commercial Hold. ar....t.er mariner—G. F.. ort:• . Genets
Yard, Lombard Str4ct. Is,:per hic,rr—T. Lancastt,-, Ocatoo
Street. merchant—J. Mows, Lime Street, merchant—. W A !IMP.
3lhighaet, Berlednre. farmer—W. Powell, Bretklnny, d e:dord-
shire, farmer—R. Davis. Law Nosy, Yoria:ire, Stna.V,
Bristo, toor:t proprietor—W. Bead, Clever, brews:—M. Una.%
Mancherter. apt/ceseer.

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me retort to 51.11 C, Itirt gullet MOO 1it.1146116 Ives: üb2ut •
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the detouring eltu:erh.