The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY MAY 17.
The Cnimt7 Baker's Bill was read a second time, and referred to
a Committee above Stairs. •
Mr. CANNING presented n petition from COO:) persons at Liver-
pool. in tivant• of pvate.—Orderea to lie on the table.
On the motion of Mr. GRATTAN, the discussion on the'Catholic
Bill was postponed till Mon;lay next —The clauses introduced by
Mr. Canning, it was agreed, should be incorporated as part of the
Bill.
Sir J. C. lIIPPIsLEY moved fur sundry papers of which he had
given notice, which were granted.--Alljourned.

• TUESDAY; MAY 18.
Mr. BENSON rose to make his promised motion on the subject of
the Leather Tax. He said. that a most important branch of trade
was now labouring under the greatest embarrassment. So great
was the distress of the tanners at this time, that their capital was
reduced and depresAd as law as one half of its former amount ;
and several manufactories of this article were now advertised to be
sold. There wa, no export trace, anti the whole trade was con-
fined to home consmnption. It was unnecessary for him to state
the various other grievances of the tanners, became they were all
set forth in the printed evidence that was now before the House.
The next speCies of safferers were the couriers ; and their grievan-
ces consisted in the increased price of the article coming from the
tanners. The shoemakers were the next sufferers by the tax.
There were some wholesale *manufacturers in Staffordshire, who had
great capitals einployed in the trade, and tne,, were obliged, not
only to leave off work, but give away money to reiievc the distresses
of the workmen, w:ou had uo employment, and who, but for these
charities, would be starving, together with their families. It did
clearly appear by the evidence, that the tamers' trade was ground
down to nolhiuc, and that nothing would relieve it from that die.
tress but taking off the tax. The question here was not what Go-
verninent received hy, but what the poor man paid in consequence
of; this tax. And it would he ‘vorth while to consider what Gr
vermncnt itself actually paid towards the tax. Government had
occa,ityl to use immense quantities of leather, and ail the taxes
must he paid on it. He hoped the Chaucellor of the Exchequer
woehl now confess that he had been most grossly imposed on last
year, when lie said that this trade was in a most flourishing state. s
He should now conclude, with moving for leave to brim in a Bill
to repeal the Act of last year, for layipg an additional Duty on
Hides and Skins.
Mr. W AUTON aigned at considerable length against the motion,
denying that it acted oppressively,' or that the trade had been
ed by the tax. The tax produced a revenne of 650,001)1.; he trnst-
ed, if the Hon. Gentleman was determined to have it repealed, he
was prepared to propose another in its stead, which would be
equally productiVe, mid no more bnitheusome than this.
Lord Compton, Lord Althorpe, Mr. Lockhart, and a number of
others opposed the tax, and on the House dividing, there appeared
—For the motion, 101 ; against it, 104.
The-fitmaxna then gave his casting vote in favour of the motion ;
in consequence of which leave was given to bring hi the Bill; and
being brought in accordingly, it was read a first, and ordered to be
read a second time on Thursday.
The !louse resolved itself into a Coo*iftee enhe Admiralty
Registrar's Bill: . . , Pet*: • ,k•sno,
Sir W. Seey; proposed a clause, turTridllarl4ooo
continue iu the hands of the Relli O
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peaces of his offiee.--'t he dame wa• agreed to, and the Bill or-
dered to be re-committed on Friday.—Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, 31AY 19.
KENRICK obtained leave to bring, in a Bill for the Relief
of the Poor Debtor,* confined in Dover Castle.
Mr. CHERVEY gave notice, that as the Sinecure Bill had been
lost in the Lortl4, he would on to-morrow sennight submit a motion
to the Hou.e, fur the abolition of the place of one of the Pay-
masters of Forces, and that he would on Wednesday sennight sub-
mit another motion for the abolition of the place of Paymaster of
the Marine,l.

iihNSON wished to know Wit was the intention of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer to oppose the second reading of the Bill
for the Repeal of the Leather Duty?
The. Cu INCELLOI2 of the EXC./IIi:QUER as he did not con-
sider that the sense of the House mid been taken upon the question,
he was determined to take it upon the second reading.
The House hiving gooe into a Committee on the Catholic Bill,
Mr. Canning's clause was brought up, and ordered to be printed
preparatory to the debate on. the Bill, which is fixed for Mon-
day next.

KFERICK moved the third reading of the General Inclosere
8.11.

;Ii• C.. nURRELL wished to know whether the clause respecting
thf. Limitation of Hedges wus still contained in the Bill.

Mr. H. Su mr4 ER was sorry to find that objectionable clauses
were conplA in this Bill with others, the utility of which were
generally :Omitted, as this might prevent the Bill from passing else-
where.—The Bili then passed.—Adjt.urned.

THURSDAY, MAY O.
Mr. CR MET gave notice, that having been that day sentenced
by the Court of King's Bench to pay a fine of 100 I. for an alledged
libel, he should tomorrow tix a day for bringing the subject before
the Honse,

Mr. PALMER moved for papers relative to the percentage due to
Mr. PitIOICI, his lather, on the Post Office Revenue, which were
granted.
Mr. Loptirtwr rose to make the motion of *Well he had given
notice, for the House to go into g consideration of the claims made
by the Agierican Merchants. He enumerated the several attempts
that had been made, at various times, for adjusting these debts;
and the *failure of those attempts, owing to the conduct of the Ame
ricans themselves. Commissioners tier* sent out in 1794 to adjust
the claims, which then amounted to two millions, but they did not
accomplish their object. The amount of the illegal raptures from
the Americans was stated to be 1;400,000l. and this had been so
*Red np with the American claims prom the merchants here, as to
ipsluce the Commissioners to strike a balance of 600,0001. for the
perchants, without their privity or consent; and as this had been
done to forward and promote the interests of the State, by a sacri-
fice for the interests of the merchants baying individual claims on
America, he considered them as having in undoubted right to ex-
pect to be remunerated from the public purse. Whatever the
House might think proper to give, either on the ground of compen-
sation or relief, the claimants would be rerly thankfully to accept.
UR concluded by moving, " That the petitioners had established
eitle4o a ease as forms an equitable ground for Parliamentary relief."
Mt. VANSITTART Opposed the motion as tending to establish a
dangerons and mischievous precedent ; 600,14001. had been recovered
by the claimants, and they were still entitled to all advantages
which had been secured to them by the original Treaty of 1784.
The House divided—for the motion, 87; agatnst it, 100.—liajority
against the motion, 13.
On the second reading of the Bill for repeating the Leather Tax,
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed it, when a debate
eusiii•il; and the House divided —'ffir the seiemial reading of Mr.
Benson's Bill. t ; against it, 115.—Majority against the Bill, 3.
The tax on leather will therei;ire remain.—Adjpurned.

FR HA y 21.
The Pancras Lighting and Paving Bill was rood a third time and
pas, ed. •
The Irish Post Roads Bill was re*d a second time, and ordered to
be coinmitied on Monday.
Mr. 'f tv.it N EY, in consequence of the Indisposition of Mr. Lyttle-
ton, postponed 'hat 'lien. Member's motion reipecting the Naval
Conduct of the War iii America, to Tocsday se'nnight.
Mr. KENRICIi moved that the Insolvent Debtors' Bill here-com-
mitted,

Mr. Serjean% Harisi.ow wished that more time would be given for
t►he consideration 'of a 13111 ot so much Importance, and observed

MAY 23.

that he had mane objections to make to several clauses in it.
There were many, he said, in the House. who did not know whether
time Bill was to be pet-liniment or temporary.
Mr. KENRICK was sorry that a Bill which was so long before the
House had not been duly attended to by time Members. The Bill
was .most certainly to be immanent ; and as it was of a highly
important nature, he should have no objection to postpone it to
this day se'nniglit.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY thought the continual delays that had
taken place with respect to this Bill, were a ;;neat hardship to the
unfortunate persons who expected to be rm lieved by it. 'flair
feelings had bt en cruelly trifled with, by a stispecee of two months,
and be herd the House would take care not to sanction any delay
that would be injurious to the Bill. As to the pretence that this
Bill had not been sufficiently considered, there could be no Would*.
tion fur it, for ti;e Bill had received the most ample consideration
from those best capable ofjudging of the necessity of a permanent
measure. The Gentlemen who did not know that the measure was
to be permanent could not have paid that attention which their
parliamentary duty inculcated. and the mischiefs arising from
temporary Acts fer the relief of debtors Were so SClions, that if they,
were not actually occasioned by necessity he should nut have voted
for them.

After a few words from Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Abercrombie, and
Mr. Kenrick, the last of whom we understood to say, that the
confinement was to be six months before the benefit of the Act
could be extended to the debtor. lhe Bill was ordered to be
recommitted this day sennight.
Mr. RENPON moved for accounts of the amount of the duty on
Leather within the last three months, and for several other papers,
relative to that article. Ordered.—Adjourned.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

BANKRUPT!g.

J. W. Hiort, late of Great Smith-street, coal-merchant, to surrender,
May n, 19, and June 29, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs.
Sandys, Horton, and soarke. Crane-court, Fleet-t-treet.
W. Harnett, sen. late of Canterbury, curlier, June 1,1, 811C1 19, at
eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Attoinies, Messrs. Mount, Can-
terbury ; and Messrs. Brace and Plower, Essex court, Temple.
R. Lloyd, of Clement's lane, scrivener, May 2; June 1, and (z 9, at
eleven, at Guildhall. Atturnies, Aleasrs. Walker and Rankin, Old
Jewry.
J. Downes, of High Holborn, earthenware-dealer, May VS, June 1,
and 19, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pearson, Elm-court,
Temple.
T. Robson, of Clendon, Durham, ship owner, May 24, June 8, and
?9, at eleven, at the Bridge Inn, Bishop-Wearmouth. Attornies, r.
Symond*s Inn, London ; and Mr. Thompson, Bishop-
Wearmont h.

W. Clark, of Cullum-street, Fenchurch-street, wine-merchant, May
if, June 5, and /9, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Wilkinson
and Smith, White Lion-street, Spitalfe•lds.
J. Burgis, of Greenwich, poulterer, May 29, Tune 1, and 29, at
ten, Gnildhall. Attorney, Mr. Gregory, Clement's Inn.
J. Israel. of Bury-street, St. Mary Atm jeweller, May 22, June 1,
and /9, at eleven, atGuildhall. Attorney, Mr. Swann, New Basinglill.
street.

W. Saunders, of Nortonrfalgate, linen-draper, May et, 29, and
June '29, eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Browne, Crosby-square,
Brshopsgate-street.
C. Wadsworth, of Bishopsgate-street, grocer, May 22, at twelve,.
June 2, and 99, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Patches and
Sampson, Swithin's-lane.
T. Mabbott, of Satfron-hill, Holborn, leather-dealer, May 22, 25, and
June 29, at ten, at guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Brown, Duke-streec
Westminster.

S. Phillips, of Falmouth, shopkeeper; June 9,10, and 29, at eleven,
at the Cpmmins's Hotel, Falmouth. Attornies, Mr. Young, Falmouth;
and Messrs. Reardon and Davis, Corbet-court,Gracechureh-street.

P. Pattie, of King's-Lynn, Norfolk, grocer, June 1, at four, 2, nt ten,
and 29, at four, at the Guildhall, Attornies, Alessrs:
Fairthorne, and Clark, WaintUrd-court, London ; and Mr.
Goodwin. King's Lynn.
G. Shifter, of Nicholas-lane, insurance-broker, May /2. at one, '9,
at ;en, ash June 2q, at one, at Guildhall. Attoinex, Mr. Abbot,
Abchurch-yard, Cann u-street.
J. Proctor and W. Mapden, of Leeds, and S. Marsden, of W,lkefield,
Yerkikire, fax-spinners, :June 3,4, and '29, at eleven, at the While
Horse Hose!, Leeas. Ati °flues, Messrs. Carddles and Yuan. Gray's
Inn, Lvauftn; and Mr. 0%41.1t, Iced', •