The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-06 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

an the life of the King., awl any annuity or pension grante4
thereon( was at ph asure, consequently the Judges would h.•
dependant on his Mjestv, contrary to the principle of the an-
unities grUnted to Judges in this country. For thele return's In'
Could not a„rre to the atnNtdment morciLby the Hon. Member.
The. House divided far the Speaker's leaving the Chair,
A.%es, V— Majority, O.
The Howe then res dyed itself into a Committee on the Bill,
NVltartEn in the Chair.

An a►nendment was pr►►pos►•d to exempt the minor Judges or
the FAch, quer from the provisions of the Bill, on the grounr'
that the Cnurt had scarcely any
•jitdirinl business to transact,
and that one out of the live was sufficient to sign his name in the
&fairs of the revenue.

The amendment was negatived, flind after some fUrther con-
versation, the report was ordered to he reeoived.
The Orden of the Day were then disrobed of, and the How
adjounied.

VRIDAV, JtINP.
i'ke Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Military
Commissioners' Act, and several private Acts.
The laitul Receiver of the Resenue Bill was passed, and or
dered to the Lords.
MR. Cis Art's/ brought in a Bill for repealing the Art for in-
Siciing x penalt.% for the killing a hare, and for the appointment
of Gamekeeper•, ss hick was read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second time MI Wednesday.
The Three per Cents. Annuity Bill %Ca% read a second time,
and was ordered to be committed on Thttrsdpy next.
The House in a Committee went through the Small Pox Pre-
vention Bill, and made ►everal amendments, Mr. Wharton in the
Chair.

LORD POLK‘TONF considered the Bill of very great import-
ance. and thought it should he deferred till next :Session.
t'trt.Lxn said, w lieu he moved for leave to bring in the
13il1 he intimated that such was his intention.

The report was ordered to be received this day three mouths,
and the Hill printed.
The Me Licences Bill was ordered to be committed on Wed-
nesday next.

ISI I.A NO PROMISSORY NOTES.

MR. WIN tsAntv rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to
restrain the circulation of Inland Promissory Notes, and
Bill; of Exchange of small value. lie observed, that notes were
iism►wd under •?(ls. in the potteries and other manufactories, and
iu the collieries, some of which were more taken and of no va-
lue, and the existing act did not empower the offenders to he
taken before a Magistrate, and many of them were forged. lie
therefore moved, •• For leave to bring in a Bill to restrain the
negotiation of Promissory Notes, or Bills of Exchange under
in that part of Great Britain called England." The motion
was put and agreed to.

OVNg 6.

,tresent had the appointment of all the Officers of a Court liar'
LI, and the prosecution %Its conducted by an Officer of the
Crown, but what he complained of the most was, the power of
the Crown to alter the sentence of .a Court Martial from acquit-
tal to actual censure. The Him. Member then proceeded to no. ice the Petition of the lion Cochrane Johnstone, presented its
former Session, who was acquitted by a Court Martial, hut the
sentence was reversed, and he was passed over in the list of pro-
motions. In the Navy, the sentence of a Court Martial was
t,ever altered, and he could not conceive why there should he
any difference in the two services. There was another hardship
.mtler which an Officer tried laboured, and that was, that he
cquld be kept ander arrest for an unlimited time, as there was
no period mentioned within which hi. sentence could be made
known. Ile therefore moved for leave to bring in a Bill "
evpedite the trial of Military Courts Martial, and to prevent
any undue interference in the proceedings or any alteration of
thesentence."
Ton SEcrivr4nr AT WAR anti SIR A. WELLEsr.nr were of
opinion, that any such Bill could not be entertained, as the Mu-
tiny Bill was passed, and could not by a clause contained theteiu
tie altered. His Majesty, in repeated instances, where an Officer
was ordered to be remanded, dispensed with the cam inc the
sentence into effect, and the Bill would be so fur nugatory, at,
though the King could not alter the sentence, he may dismiss the
Officer, w hick was a prerogative that no person would think it
proper or n ise to infringe.
Sin F. BußOF.irspoke in favour of the motion, on the grounds
that it would prevent ;my evil ads iwr of his !Majesty socceediog
in recommending the alteration of the sentence of a merilorieui
officer who had been acquitted, which had been the case in se-
veral instances.
Mn. I,Evrt.riov' conA.ntea to withdraw his motion, after
which the orders of the day were disposed of, and the House as
a late hour adjourned.

PRO% IN t'l 11.8.

VONTITI.Y AGftItLJi.tURAI. nreont.
The sowing- of all sorts of spring or Lent corn cropc,ectp
those of the lair Barley kinds, in most of the northern districts,
has been some time finished; aud, from the complete manner in
which they have been put into the ground, and tl►e warn►
showery weather which has since succeeded, they cannot hut,
have come forward in a rapid and vigorous manner; while all
Those crops of both the grain and pulse kinds which ►sere put
into the soil at a more early period, have an unusually healthy
and promising appearance. The inAtence of the uncommonly
time growing weather during the whole of the month, has e►en
been considerable on the soon Wheat crops, so as to have ren-
dered the aspect of those which had been greatly kjared by the
alternation! of frost and thaw, it: the preceding months, in some
cases highly favourable ; consequently less mischief than ivas
:It first apprehended will probably be sustained in such crops.
The same causes have likewise had the happiest effects in ob-
viating the unusual scarcity of fodder, which was almost every
where experienced by fanner• about the close of the last month,
by the sudden spring ►which has been given to vegetation, and
the luxuriant flush of grams, which has been the consequence.
This has been more particularly the case in the midland, wes-
tern, and southern grazing districts. In the hay districts, like-
wise, the effects of the same circumstances have been equally
evident. The grass, which had every where the most backv:►r/
and unpromising appearance the last month, has experienced a
most sudden change, now appearing, in must instances, not only
favourable in its aspect, but the crop• more forward and full
than could possibly have been •apposed ; so that the quantities,
when cut, will most probably be us large, if not more so, than
is usually the case. The prices of most sorts of store stock have
neon kept down hitherto, by the scarcity of ail kinds of fodder;
but it is probable they will now he higher. Fat stock, of all
descriptions, has been sold at high prices, but the lute sudden
flush'of grass may, perhaps, have some effect in lowering them.
Ma Nen rsi JeNE am sorry to inform.vou that the
numerous body of cotton-►craters in this town and reighbour-
nood are vet still dissatisfied with the proposals w Bich its mas-
.er manufacturers have agreed on at their meeting lasi night at
'he Ball's Head Inn here, which is 10 per cent. advance ou all
kinds of cotton goods weaving, to tale place this day (June 1),
and 10 per cent. again advace, to take place on the lst
of
Augast newt—this makes a full '2O per cent. w hid] does not
meet the approbation of this great body or useful men. Their
demands are, and they do stand out and, kersibt in having 6i. bd