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

1101 SE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, DEC. 6.

Mr. P. MOORE presented a Petition from \V. Great.
head Lewis, of Coventry, respecting the recent meeting
there on the Manchester transactions, of ite
intrernption by 6 or 700 constables. The Mayo' declared,
that he did not A ittliori ze the interrupt tots
Petition read, and ordered to be printed.
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Sir J. WI:41011i moved for a 'return of all criminal
infoimAtiroo filed by the Attorney General in 1818 and
1119; the lan-es of the defendants mud otntolications;4ad
the r, slat. irc sack proceedings. Ordered.
'l'll,, Roger of the Committee of Ways and Means was
brought ottiqiiedigreeil to.
Mr. HUNIE ask ell whether there was any 'mention to
impose any new regulation or ditties on the im.oretation of
foteigis silks, it tiring sit 11 know.' that ibey acre Dom
Mirsaitteed by a regular system of sutoggling. I'ttty or
lute. gr.;tent. might be int posed, and pi ...due., a consider-
atilt. revimoie.
'The CH AICCELTOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that he +wind ill the sentiments that hail fallen front the
Hun, Nlemoes . lint he leered it would he ditfieult to con-
vince the tstaitultelerer that site!' a proeectling would not
• I here with 1,1, iiiirresia
• M r. CALVERT moved for remits of the. tnount of the
dot,, Arcot sling to an Act of last Sessiod; tot Malt ism
hand. Ste.—Osikted.
Mr. LA WWI ON gave notice, that alter, Christmas he
shoold bi lug forward the toitetlittol of Pm liamentary Re-
f .itio ; and lie might be iniliiigisti with a ft w words to
expiate his object, (Hear. i—Hen measure would propose
the repeal of ilie Sept e 111 l ia' Act; Cie extension of the
riccu lye franchise ...1 Copy holders and lloesehol•li us pay-
ing direct talcs; anti the extinction of what were called
I.te rotten Boroughs. (Hear, and a langli.)—He was
sore this proceeding would more titan any other tend to
pacify those iliderettres which now en happily existed;
ant V/11110.11 it lie feared they would be doomed to behold
what few men dared to contemplate:
.1 UMULTCOUS MEETINGS RILL.
Lord CASILEI(F:.kt; 11, pees ;misty to moving that the
Rill be committed, detailed some of the alterations which
bad berm introduced. 'fitey mainly concerned Debating
Sorieties ; and to regulate Wages, file.; to prevent mat-
ter.; of Church and State from being covertly agitated.
As to the making of the 11111 locedand temporary, he deemed
that such limitations would make the Bill one to :neon-
rage rather than to suppress sedition—for it was the main
object to sliest/ the deluded that such proceedings could
not be countenanced by Parliament. It was therefere
desirable to give the 13111 something of a permanent Cha-
racter ;he she-old therefore not object to its duration
toeing limited to five years. He should resist all proposi-
tions to give the Bill a local operation.
Mr. '111:11NEY remasked, that the Noble Lori left his
proposition in a doubtful state. He did not say that he
would propose its limi.ation to five years, hut stated, that
lie would not oppose such limitation
Lot d CASTLEREAGH replied, that it would be fur
:hose opposite to submit a proposition respecting the
limitation of the period; butt if a less period thin fivs years
were proposed, lie shoold amend such proinKition, by
moving., that the Bill be limited to an operation 01 five
years.
Mr. CURWEN opposed the 11111 altogether, as not cal-
culated to meet the evil complained of. He admitted, it
would not be the first of such measures. It would not
pet down the evil. The country was over taxed, and till
that evil was remedied, industry and commerce wood
still 'email) paralyzed. 'Phone were !lie evils--want of
reform, and slier-taxation - which afflicted the country ;
and if his Asijestrs Nliniaters wished to it store tranquil-
lity. the mast switeettatid. course to pursue would be, to
hold smut sotioelittimation that they would attend to the
1 emedying of those evils.
Mr. V. lel fZeiERALD rapt essed his satisfaction at
the .ihri atom,. and siumalmetits introthiceel tutu the Rill
1 uy the Nobly Lout.
So R. W 1 L-ON outhunted not only the principle of he
1.-1,1 hut the exerexote of the system of n Welt it ttlittilit
Iforeritinter; and the 'craw:et tom proposed ought to subject
the Noble Lord to attßics of impcsithavnt 'Llicy heat to