The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-21 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY. J l'S E

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY JUNE 14.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDVI, JLNE I I.
Boy at. /14R14T.—Tile Royal Assent was given hy Com-
inuotion to the American Outstation Bill— lie Members
Qualification Bill—the It WI Fever Hospital 11.11—and the
Benefices Dispensation Bill.—The C tttttt %%ere
the Martinis ut WincLester, the Earl of shaftesbut y, and
the Lord Chancellor.
AOWICIII.TUR DI%TREII3,-9he Earl of At.nr:mattLE
presented • Petition from the Farmers and Landholders
of Norfolk, prayiun I chit smiler Agricultural Distresses.
The Petitioners particularly stated, that alteration in the
t:orn I.aas would afford relief. The Petition was ordered
to lie on the table.
NI 4R WI 4G E ACT; Peliliol34 Mere presented by the Mar-
quis of LRlollo44ne f Falmouth, Lincoln, Newport, Isle
of Wield, Manchester, Maidstone, and other places,
signed by Disseoters, praying relief altdiust the meet ut
the Mintage, Act. The saute sea read and laid on the
table.
Lord KENYON rose on the order of the day for going
into a Committee on liar Cot ton !splint( rs Regulation 14111.
Sesctal iilltellllllll4ll4 proposed by Lord Kenyon wete
agreed to. Thy Rill having pus,ed through the C 'tern,
was ordered to be 'epos led on Wetlise.ddy.—The House
adjourned.

TVEST)IX. J 1 'NE 15.
GOLD ANln Sll.rex CC/IN.—The Earl of LAUDEADAI.r
moved that the Judges be summoned to answer the two following
questi..n>.:—
First,
Whether the Silver Coin. when diminished in weight to
the extent of 12 1 er cent. could be by law a legal tender by tale,
for any stint tinder 'Jo!. between 1:74 and i;!:
The second question relates to the proportional value of Gold
and Silver, as tatabllstied by the Stith of the King.

FNANIIF: WORKENS. BILL.—The Duke of RUTLAND gave
notice, that he should move the second reading of the Frame.
work Knitter.' Bill ru Tuesday. The Bill was made for the
relief of a distrtaised class of pervons, and as little delay as possible
ought to occur. The Noble Duke withdrew his notice for the
second reading on Tuesday, with the intention of fixing a more
convenient day.
Tile Earl of Lies:lll,cm. moved the first reading of the Loan
Bill, and gave notice, that he *tna move the atisind reading on
Friday.
B taNSTACEE WITNEia 1111. L.—The Marquis of LANs -
rwisa bromtlit in a BtII. the object of which is, to retinue all
doubts riziacttng the liability of unties:se. to be pretested for
any share they may have had in bribery arising in proof out of
;heir own depositions.
Cot TUX FACTONIES BILL—Me Cotton Factories Bill was
'pTorted.
he Earl of LIVEREOOI. stated, that the Bill limited the
labour of the children to eleven looms daily. Ile had no objec.
Con to amend that part of the Bill, and invert twelve hours,
provided the children were uniformly allowid an hour for dinner,
which in many instances they did not obtain. lithe Douse saw
any other verbal amendments, the saute might be made by re-
committing the Bill. lie accordingly moved the Bill be rowan,
knitted on Friday.—The motion was agreed to.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18. .

The Earl of IdieEttroob moved the second reading of the
Loan Hill and ob. Teed, that he an Wednesday moved the sus-
pension of the Standing Orders for the purpose of passing this
measure, and he trusted the House would readily consent to puss
it through all the star •s. lie had but one observation to make.
namely. that he believed the system of finance and expenditure
adopted by the country, would render any farther Loans during
the continuance of peace unnecessary, except that which related
to the three millions communicated by a Committee of the
kiouse. lie congratulated the House and the Country upon that
circumstance, troin which, among many advantages, they ought
hook to the downfall of a system of stock jobbing which arose
up..n cometoplation of a contract for Luaus.
The hill was mitt a second time.

WAGER 01' ill VI I'LE BILL—The Lord CHANCELLOR rose
to nixie this llill be committed. The Noble and Learned Lord,
in a moat able and luminous display of legal knowledge, pointed
out the *timidity of the ancient law of appeal and wager ot battle,
and concludeti by declaring, th..t, enlightened as their Lordships
were, they could rot suer the inconsistency founded in the law,
at it stood ul•on :his subject, Linger to disgrace the statute Look.
The Bill.p.i.sed through the Committee, and to be reported on
Monday.
The Cotton Factories Bill was re-committed, and after a few
amendments (agreed to on Wedlne►day last) had been made,
the Bill was ordered to be reported on Monday.—Adjourned to
Monday.

NEW MALTpresented from Grantham.
against any additional duty being itapoard on Malt. Read and
ordered to Ee on the table. .

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A Petition was presented from Nisltsiers at Nottingham,
graying that there ought be no adOitional duty on Malt, as far as
regattled the stocks in hand.
CA Lv Eirr said, that the case of the maltsters ought to be
more attended to. They h.ttl begun buying at 775. and left off
I.•:yirg at 425.; they could not realize the price which had been
it-o et: for barley; and he therefore tru.,u,d that their statemems
could be attended to by the Chancellor of the Lschequer.
Petition read and onlercel toll:: on the table.

CONTAGIOPS FEY J. JACKSON presented the report
of the Committee appointed to enquire whether there was my
thing like contagion bel.:ng,og to the plague. 6:c.; the Hon.
Member uhtercing, that a kreut laxly ut the evidence negatived
the idea that the plague was contagious. (life witness said that
tie plague could not be intnximed iind England, ever) it •reward
were to be offered fur it; and there a.. so much testimony
wtin,t the opinion oftsintagion, 11.!truste t that by nest Session
f .rtitest measures would be sa:optcti legleuing Moe laws
don the principle that Me piagtie wk. contagious.
.'. Cor•r•iri protested aw-inst any alteration of thc Quaran-
swa. lie Moog:it tie proof that the plague WZ.D not cons
• was very defectsve ; that fact. in this country in ifal.S,
more btron*ly to prove that the plague was. contagious. ;
.r if it were cleaned to keep down esel.opMation, that they
•: thing to do but to inc:otitxe the pligue —ll. t read and
• Ito be ptted,
' Gout a presented a Peltion from farmers, maltsters, dm.
,•vich Markets against the proposed duty on malt.-Read
,:etzd to be pi ii to:.
!'i tition was pies, I.leil from persons at Dewsbury, York.
r• • ter : of the N'smrhtee Arr.
•.t.I nr PRIVILLGr.-.-IWT. CANNING complained of a
!- of . which had a:petard in a report of the debates
TAr times newspaper. He mit! that no man
or• ready than himself to admit the utility of letting the
, I connivance Or otherwise, what passed in that
.e thoosia the mode by which dud intotiustion arts
'lot most prefeiable. as the House

there.)y kept in their hand* the meiwi of more ettictually oz.'.
motives ing on instances of gross abuse. During the 93 years
that ht: ii.sa Let:. in l'azliainent, he had occasion to complain of

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had been excited in the /louse by the discussion %hit h
daitilly arisen, he should suggest to the bon. gen,. Gil
propriety of deferring it till to-morrow.

The CHANCELLOR 0( the RECHTLAIIER replied that he had
not been able to institute sufficient • ,s; that every atten-
tion Mmild he raid to the ease; and that the eNorriple a former
institncirs whet,: a similar duty was to be topostal, would be
followed.

CAECA ArT said he o;otdd certainly take the sense of the
House on the Malt Ittil, tate) t the C.aticellor of the Ilt.cliupter
would consent to make 501ILC coustacrable ahatenants to the Malt-
ster for the stocks in band I tear !t—The Hill was mad a secoLd
time, and onlert d to tic rosontittcd on Friday nt at.

The Lottery Bill runt t►trough a CoolinittcO.—Rrport to-tilor-

I.ICENSIWG SVRTEII.—The House vent into n Committee
on the Publicans' LicerhinF UM. (Ai the motion of Mr. Ban-
at:TT. It was the recommitment of the Bill.

Various new clauses and amendments were proposed and
agreed to.
Mr. ESTCOURT objected to that clause, which declared that
persons having licenses withheld mi,;lit appeal to Quaver So.
broils, on giviul• live days notice. Ile moved to have so much a
the chime left out as of cud the country.
line:anti OF PRIVILEOF.—OIi the motion of Mr. WyNN,
Churlcs 8.11. Printer of the Times, was placed at the Bar. Ile
wad he was the Printer; the Editor and Conductor was Mr.
Barnes ; and he named the writer of the Report. He did not
attend the Office late ; hut he had examined the copy which went
to the printers, clip hy siip. The explanation in Monday's paper
was written. he believed, by • Mr. Barnes. He handed in the
slips; they were not in short hand ; lie could not tell whether
the transcript was trout short hand notes or nnemoranduuts.—•
Witness withdrew. 1
The SrEax said he had received a letter from the Re-
porter, stating that he was in attendance.
The Reporter was then called, and stated himself to be the
author of the Report in question. taken under the inconveulenet.
of a crowded gallery. It.. 11a added, that not having heard the
sentence pertxtly, he aiTlitd to a stranger near him ; sad from
what that individual said he was induced to write the Report now
complained of. He had no intention to misrepresent; but 3S
Mr. Hume alluded to a smile on the Ministerial Bench, he
deemed the Report to be cot rect.-IWitness withdrew.]
Mr. W Yew N inured as a resolution, that the mis-statement was
a scandalous misrepresentation of the debates of that House, a

calumnious libel An ore of its Members, and an aggravated
breach of its privileges.
After some remarks against this Resolution, it was agreed to.
Mr. WYNN then moved, that the Reporter be committed to
Ncwgate.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said, the don. gent. (Mr. Wynn)
seemed to think, that the Reporter himself might prefer being
committed to Newgate to being taken into custody by the Ser.
geant-at-A rms. Now, he knew the young gentleman personally,
and also knew something of his family • sod lie could assure the
house that he was a pemon of respectable connexions, of good
education, and of excellent behaviour. There could, thetefore,
be no doubt that to the gentleman himself the punishment of
being taken into the custody of the Sergeant-at-arms would be
preferable to the degradation of being committed to Newbate.
Mr. WILLIAMS (we believe) said, that in explanation of the
mhnepresentation which had given rise to the present proceedings,
he thought himself bound to state, that on the evening of the
debate lie had sat behind the hon. member for Aberdeen (Mr.
Hume), and that he had a distinct recollection of time following
expi ts; ion :—•• The right hon
,genth man, and the hun. gentle-
men around him, may smile.' Soon after there certainly
were several cheers, although, no doubt, a few sentences inter-
vened, which were lost in the gallery.
Mr. W. Vyww agreed to alter lie, motion in the manner sug-
gested, and expressed his hope that this case would operate as a
sufficient caution in future.

The motion that the RepnKer. having confessed himself to be
the author of said paper, be taken into custody by the Sergeant-
at-arms for said (Aimee, was then put, and unanimously speed to.
Mr. BENNETT said, it was a clause era:con:4 to the protection
of the species of property in boroughs, as well as to protect Pub.
licans against Brewers. The Hon. Member they expressed his
surprise that the Corporation of Exeter shoukl have petitioned
against this Bill, but as this Bill went to correct an abuse affect.
tug Brewer Nlagistnues, such opposition might erase to excite
asteiiishitiertt. (Ist oldie Corporation, who were eight in num.
ber, was a Brewer, and he bad procured a licence to a house
which via: next dour to a public house. In Beading, Dover.
fort-mouth, &c. about 7 out of every 14 public houses belonged
to brewers, or Brewer Magistrates. and it was his desire to destroy
that influence which they by such means i.ussessed, feeling coo-
vinced that otherwise there could be no security for the publi.
cans property.
Mr. Cat VERT thought the clause ought to be altered as de-
sired; in the event of such alteration, he should not object w tie
Bill.
The House divided. The ambers were fur Mr. Esteourt's
mot ior—A yes t i 4 —Noes 76--The clause was therefore lost.
(in the cause requiring that Magistrates should give their
reasons in writing lire refusal of Liuinses,
Mr. Alderman Woon said, he did not see what objection
there could be to such regulation.
The remaining clauses in the ',tinted Bill were then agreed to,
and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
PRIVILEGEs OF THE 1101.1. E.---The STEAKER insinuated
that a stranger, who had been holding forth a paper to view in
front of the gallery, and who. upon being ordered to withdraw it,
h cl used insulting language, was taken into die custody of the
Sergeant at Arms, agreeably to the standing orders el the Hem c.
Was it the pleasure or the House that the niessengeishould he
called in, and the House should then take what course they
might think pro' er
The individual was called to the bar of the HOUR, heard in
extenuation, reprimanded by the Speaker, and ordered to be dis-
charged on the payment of his fees.
Mr. Wv xN was sorry, after the manner in which the time of
the House had been lately consumed, to he obliged to call the
attention of the lion Members to another breach of their privi-
leges. (Loud cries of Hear. ) The Hon. Member then read an
extract from die letter, which accused Sir James Macintosh of
nconsiitei.ey in his political conduct. and of having acted the
part of a sycophant to Buonaparte m the year Ihtt3. It also said
that if the reports in the newspapers were to be believed, the
false and Oa:necks: accusation which Sir James Macintosh had
brought against his Majesty's ministers bad been heard with
cheers, thunders of applawie, Oct:. by the members of that House.
The hon. gent.' after he had read the paragraphs of *low we
have given the above abstract. said, that if such observations were
allowed to be given to the world with impunity, the daily press
would soon become the neuter of parliament.
TM paper which contained the Liter in question declared the
printer's name to be A. Mitchell.
Mr. WYNN then moved that A. Mitchell, the printer of the
paper, should be tinkled to attend at the bar of the 11011 it. to-
morrow.
Sir .1. MaciNTOSII looked upon this attack, as he trust. d that
he should upon all others which acre preferred against hint on
similar authonty, with the most perfect indifference. As far as
related to hilitsiil, he hoped never to see his name joined with any
question of privilege. With nape t to the truth of the charge
which had been (nought against him, lie must say that the in
vidual, who had invented it, had betrayed the grossest ignormice
of his conduct. At the time he (the writer of the 'cutter) had
represented him (Sir .1. Mueinnsh) as playing the pan of BPI'
phr,nt to Beionsparte, he was administering justice in the Last
Indies. ( Hear.)
Lord CASTLEREAGH Baia, that as some delve!. of earn'

JUNE cil .

Mr.Wys if said, that though he did not entertain slightest
ilonibt on the question himself. he could not have any objection to
withdraw his coni?laint that night, if he were allowed to bring it
forward to-morrow night.
Mr. BROGDEN gave notice, that he would move that the
WANG on its rising tomorrow, adjourn till Friday.
The other orders of the day wear disposed of, a d the House
adjourned at half past two o'clock.