The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-19 00:00:00

THE LIBEL BILL.

Mt. J. SMITH presented a Petition from St of the Booker-I-
fers of London, complaining of. the Libel Bill, partied's:lr .af
that portion which went to subject second convictions fur lipal to
transportation to New South Woks. He implored the serious
attention of the House. osportaAly the Ministers, to this petkion.
Aa Wel was an o6tica.olsueb a doubtful nature. and os doom

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were persons of great respectability engaged in she publishing
trade, it this Bill pasted they must give up their trades.
I Mr. 11E11141AL said, the dignity and liberty of the Coantry.
and the freedom of the press, were insepuably connoted,
and he must therefore oppose the obnoxious clause of the Bill.
Lord CASTI.EIMAG-ll observed. that in tba Committee he
should propose alterations, particularly the amnion of the trans-
portation clause ; (Cheers !) but he should retain the banishnicat
I pan fur second convictions regarding blasphemous and treasonable
libels. He hoped to be abic to justify the retaining of such
alternative.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR should protest against the introdnetios
of that mode of punishment, new to the law of England, termed
banishment. He should not be softened by the abandonment of
the tninsportation clause • the Bill would still he most objeo.
tionable ; indeed it would be amazing if the 1401/W could 131
satistled with such changes, when the Bills pnyosed nothing
lest, within the course of three weeks, than wholly to alter ILI
Constitution of the country. (Hear, Iseee)
Petition read, and ordered to be punted.
STAMP DUTIES BILL.
Lend CA STLE RE AG I 4 then rose to moss the second reading
of the Newspmer Stamp Uutius Bill. As man, alterations were
to he intro,hteed, he proposed that the Bill should go through
the Committte, and met the debate be taken on the bringing up
of t:te report on Friday next. The firdb alteration woall be. to
tie.ine the publiestidascalled porio.h.tch as the object was not to
futetreto with the monthly or miter 1mu1.e!..:;0123 reAsrdi.ig litera-
shut, the arts. or religion ; it was to attaeli to t...! one or toe
sheet publications. which, i.r.de: the garb of ;..utifhlets. interfered
with iiewirapers sod the us..-.paper regulations. He also pro-
posed • • irvdn the amount of the s,..ia.rities; the principle of
such se:softiies he deemed it CSWlltila W retain, he dui mtng
sued publications to constitute the great danger; the altt:ration
would be to lessen the sum tom SOOI. to Soul. tut towL, and
ti,r the country, from the puulianiig parties tilemsele,soiod
sui cues at other individuals to sunder amounts. tifiem )
Ur. TiIiAtNEY and Mr. esprows4 them.
ash's% again.* the principle of the Bill. anti mom osputialip
against the piineiple of requiringsureties4 and they begged the;
acquiescence in the present proposition slight not be construed
in Into any approbation of 4 measure which itmodiseed most fatal
roads.

Bill read a mond time. sad ordered to be committed to.

The:wood reading of the &admit Libel Bin was postponed
tall Monday.
The Tweeting Bill misread it sewed time.
SEARCHING FOR ARMS &ILI..
On the motion that the report of this Rill heaaxi►od.
Mr. PALTLIITT spoke ageing the estassiun of the Bill te
Durham.

Lard CASTIAMIZACH afamilad ribisluiries Odle Bill—
fin the object was. not only W me, lharmiparts. btu those
pin's that were nem suds Awned pmts.
Mr. LA NI BMA oissaves4 that ate part of Dadaist as much
merited It as another pact of it—..a fiat was. not at ;—fie
dterefure moved, that ths_esport be received this day sit mouths;
en which the House divided I— _ _

Ayes n I Noes 94.
shcmped was Asa reed and *greed to. and She ball Wood t.
be reed a third time trammel.

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he remaining orders hiving bees disposud oC. the Mouse
adjourned.

THURSDAY. Dec.
lIMWSPAPER STAMP.
Nr. LIYSIIINGTON moral, that the Houle revoke iNelf
into a Committee on the ?hummer Stamp Duties Regulation
Bill; die House accordingly rewired itself into such Cum.
mince.

Mr. LUSIIINGTON handed is seam amendineats, which
were not read, but

the Chairman. Pet the ete", that he
do report this Bill, with muendrocata, Is ske House forthwith.
Agreed to.
-Air. BROODER brought 4113 the Avert, which wee agreed
to without having been read. Ordered se be printed, and to be
taken into consideration on Friday.
IRON COMM'S.

Mr. G. LAMS pcisarsia Taitiitien----sit endue an unnenei
nature; it was hem sip husband asinine* lab Sr when
remains he had been ineble topecanninallookra aemeriam
of those remains ban canausi 1 Os 41 1 Mr. illoVipon's
patent iron coffins. le wise:views tissue Went the Amin*
hid been shove ground far the hat el" months. The peti-
tioner added, that he bog chosen suds minb ecitniihnee with
the death bed injunctions of his sites she bee grimed upon
by the tear that her ressabas tut& be disturbed by whet were
culled resurrection men.

Mr. II h NETT said. that tem .measures were absolutely
neraiutry to check proceoilinp now pursued to disturb the dean,
for the pstryose of dissection. .He was actitteinted with all the
details of the system ; the accounts were handed to hint in the
Police Committee, and he abstained from promulgating thenu
because they would have cssated tenor and alenti tbsoughout
the country. They convinced hint, however. that some pro.
needing. en the subject were called ter.—(H eat.)
The petition was eventually received and *Wend to Ile on the
table.

WINE DUTIES.
Sir r. MODICK was .undersierid to ask whether the Chased-
lor of thc Exchequer hurl determined on she nature of an aquas
ligation of unite wine duties, which. it wee apprehended by
some. had been beretofiscoruiemplated ;—his quaidee *dental,
to the duties on Portuguese wises
The CHANCELLOII. d the EXCHEQUER declined
giving any decisive swarm The merchants. however, mid not
to be under any censternstioems t e sulucct, as it was a subjetg
that could not be hastily determined on or disposed of. as is
would be esntmukd in some =apart by the ariangrutents with
ether countries.

I'HAASFkIt OF ISFECTIVE FRANCHISE.
Lord John RUSSELL. pursuant to Renee, rose to move fez
leave to bring in a Bill to disfranchise Grairupuund. end se
enable Leeds to sold two Rurginsos in lieu tbercel.—(llear.)a
Lord CASTLEIMAGH. ns by had beim stated. had se
objection to the bringing in efthe Bill fur the Dtsfranehieenient
of Erampound. Tiw second reading of the bill ought to be
postponed to a distant day.
Lord J. RUSSELL. atter bringing in the Bill, purposed. to
pit-Atone the second reading till atter the holidays.
Motion agreed to.
MANCHESTER PETITIONS.

Mr. CR(ML;(311A01 preowned a potation from Thomas
Betifurd of Middleton. The Iltt►)futter Glated that he
uttentied /he tucetion4 Aug. Vt. and that %utile there aa
unexpected attack out matte *a the 11%.emblage by toe
yenta:troy. tint of them, tom Oliver ( Alexander Oliver)
made a tut at thr prittiuocriand front ta loch he atm ttot:4l4o
in mid that hr thumb) recticed • ..mule %tumid to
the shmthire. The petstivau•r had imutht maim.", but he had
hitte-rto hems mumble ly oblaill it unit he thettfute Ix-sougl4
the iutrrfrrruer of tote littu.e.
NI:•. LAM vrebcofro :t similar petition from Ttwevis
Luckilart.

Sir It. IV ILSBN presented a aimilar petition Burn Thumna
lisro.,rd, stating Um he h .d Rilol beep rut at and otalms,.4
by one of the Yeoinastiy ; tlutt he had in vain ininlorrd
liorbrulaure. but that be bad out since found the Assailant
nor obtained any redress.
Sir 1. BURI)IiTr presented a petition front Robert Lets,
(Tst cnntinuation sce rage 4:6.)