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

TEIVRSDAY, .tvmr S.

SPANISH PATRIOSIL-Nir. DENK(SON presented a Petition
frOin Nlerchams, Ship-owners. &c. of B:rrhoodsq and !Other-
hithe, against the Foreign Enlistment naL Read. and ordered
to lie or the table.

Mr. T. Wasorr presented a Petition from Machants, &c. of
the Port of London, also against the Foreign Enlistment Ilia.—
(Much cheering,.)—The Petitioners thought that the real ob.
jtClB of the Government would be best promoted, if the Members
of the Govenmient were sincere, by a rrpeal of the laws at pre.
sent in force; and tile Hon. Member observed, that such pro-
ceedings as hat been proposed were most impolitic, as the
Patriots of South America looked upon England with the most.
friendly disposition. As a mommt when Petitions were being
presented from most of tile mat:of/cm:Mg districts, complaining
of the distres,es of trade, it was bad policy to pursue measures
that might shut against Us ' o extensive a market as South Arne—
rim. (Hear.) Petition read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Petitions were also presented from Merchants and others of
Newcastle upon Tyne. Poplar, &c. against the Foreign Enlist-
ment Bill, as cakuutted to be mast inmiious to our coininerce.
Petitions read, aril ordered to be printed.
MARRIAGE ACT.—Mr. %V. S3llll presented Petitions from.
Dissenters, chief,/ of one class (Unitarians), complaining of the
present Marriv4 Act. They prayed to be circumstanced as
were the Jews mai Quakers. concerning the civil and religious
ceremony ; or as they were before the passing of the last
Marriage Act.
The I',titions were from Tenterden, Kent, Gloucester, the
Associauons in Parliament Court, Norwich, &c—Read and
ordered to lie on the table.

A similar Petition was presented from the Unitarian Christians
of Liverpool, very numerously signed.—Also ono from Newport,
Isle of Wight; one flan a congregation in Exeter, Ae.—Severally
ordered to be printed.

71JOURNI4ENT OF SHE iiOUSE.—The CHANCELLOR of
the kXCIIEQUER moved, that the House on its ruing do
adjourn to Monday next.—Agreed o. .

FINANCE Itt.ath.triorts.Z-01 the motion of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer. the Hoax sent, into a coninnttee on the
Public Income and Expenditure, and the report tithe Finance
committee was referred to it.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then role to submit
to the Committee the financial recolutions of which he had given
notice la,t night:—
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•• since the termination of the war in IRIS, the property-
tax in Great Britain, and other taxes in Great Britain and
Ireland, which yielded a revenue of upwaids of t a,000,000i. ptr
annum, have expired, or been repealed or reduced.
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" That by an act pawed in tine st;th Geo. 111. c 9R, the reve-
nues of Great Britain and Ireland wore consolidated from the Sal
ofJanuary, 1611.
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" That in the year preceding the said consolidation, the net
separate income of Ireland was 4.361.533/. and the charge of
the debt of Ireland was 6.446,835/.. which exceeded the ,:hole
net revenue by the sum of 10in3.47/1., exclusive of the civil ii t
and other permanent char ea of Ireland, and of the proportion of
the supplies to be defrayed by that part of the United Kingdom.
"'1 nat no provision has been made by Parliament to supp:y
this deficiency.
That the supplies to be voted by Parliament for the service
of the United Kingdom for the year ending April 3, Itt2o, may
be estimated at eo,oootoouL _ .

That the existing revenue at !likable to these services cannot
be estimated at more than '7,0n0,000/. leaving the sum of
uorhooot, to be raided by loan, or other extraordinary
resources.
That the sinking fund annually applicable to the national
debt, may be estimated at 15,000,m/01. exceeding the above
turn ueccieary to be raised for the service of the year by 2,000,004
only.
That to provide for the exigences of the public service, to
make such progressive reduction of the national debt as may
adequately support writhe credit, and to aliiird to the country a
prospext of future relic( hoa a part of its present burdens, it is

II

J.UNE O.

absolutely neeeseary that there should be a clear samples of the
income of the country beyond the expenditure of not less than
s,ooo,ooni.

" That with a view to tke attainment of this important object.
it is expedient now to increase the income of the country by the
improduon of so the amount of 3,000,000 L per annum."
The resolutions having been laid on the table,
Mr. GRENFELL said, he understood that tomorrow had Leen
fixed oo by the light lion. Gent. for meeting the a.ntractors for
the loon. These resolutions were to be discussed on Monday next,
and he took it for granted that the 'light lion. Gent. would not
commit himself is any way in the mean time, either respecting
the application of the sinking fund or the amount *fete loan, but
would rtserve himself on the:* points till after the discussion of
the subject on Monday. lie hoped that till then nothing would
take place between the Right lion. Gent., and the contractors
for the loan. that might fetter the house in disemeing the subject;
and he trusted partiettiarly that the Hight lion. Gent, would not
bind himself as to the application of the sinking fund.
The Citatict:t.Lott of the Exeu Elan eit replied, thr it was
lin intention Oa loun-contractors should have full knowledge
that whatever was done would be subject to the controul of
parliament.
CA111.1511.6 WEAVERS.-41r. CUSWEN wished to learn from
the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) whether any step had been taken
towards relieving the extensive distress that was now experienced
at Carlisle.

LORD CASTLEREAGH replied, that the Petition had been
presented to the Prince Regent, by whom it had beat forwarded
to the First Lord of the Treasury ; and that lie (Lord C.) had
not had any communication as to the result.
FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL.--The Attorney-General
moved the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill.
Sir HOBERT WILSON said he would rot trouble the house
with any quotations from Puffendorti or GrOlillb, in order to
:hew what the law of nations was upon this subject. He would
only state, that it had ever beim recognized as the law, that every
neutral power should suffer it. subjects to en;page with the belli•
gerents. In 17st we had Russian curps,and also Hes dens, Hano-
verians, and other; in our service, without in the least t mbmiling
those states in war. The Swiss were notoriously stipendiary
troops at the command of contending powers ; yet Switzerland
had never on that account been involved in war. But America
was now referral to as our authority in this case. Ile cherished a
peculiar partiality and attachment for America ; he considered
America as a vast and impregnable citadel of freedom, which
threw
wide open its gates for tle reception and protection of the
oppressed. But freedom and jastice should go together. He was
not so blinded by his love of America as not to see that she aspired
too much after her own aggranciisetnent. She had at first encou-
raged the South Aniericsuoi ; the two finest frigates that could be
seen at sea had been fitted out in bet pot is for their maitre ; she
had sent commissioners, if not to negotiate a treaty, at least to in-
spire hope and energy ; she had established a strong force in Tax-
is, the province next to al exivo. Spain seeing all these symptoms
of co-operation with the colonies. said, " Desist. and we will give
you the Floridas." The Floridas were, in fact, surrendered to
America. Ile would not pretend to be a prophet, especially in
times like the past, but the risillt of a!I those proceedings might
be easily tortween. America having poured her population into
the Florida,, having occupied the ports adjacent to the West In-
dic:, would next demand Cuba. Site would without tout% diffi-
culty obtain Cuba. Having thus extended her power to Mexico,
and established her commerce from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean, she would laugh at England for her simplicity and acqui
escence. But what right had Spain to make this demand upon
? (hear.) She was preparing an expedition against her colo-
nies ~t the port of Cadiz, the same port front which an expedition
had sailed against this country, of which specimens might be seen
in the 'fowtr of London. Ind this constitute a claim upon et.r
co operation ? (a laugh.) Yet we were called upon to psss a law
whirl:, at the same time that it would retool our commerce,
waved place thousands of our fetlow-subjects, whenever they
tOLlChttl their native land, at the mercy of any mercency and
wicked•ftiformer, who wild arrest as criminals, and send titian
to gaol AI IllaitfaClOTS. It surely would be enough to refer those
who might be disposed to meet us the service of the South Ante-
sirens to the ordinanse made by Ferdinand. in Mastoid, a few
month, ago, devoting all who should engage in this service to the
most ignominious death. But must it further be enacted Lty a
British parliament. that our-fellow subjects, who may reach their
native shores, shall spend their lives in British gaols r Ile would
trouble the house with no i orther observations, but he moved,
as an amendment, that this bill be read a second time this day
six months.

The AT TORN EY-GENERA L said, that these sal fl) spe-
c tie poiver to prevent individuals from ealistisig, or to take
env itep till they w die row, and the art was committed
Without the acts which made foreign enlistment a felony,
or as act like the one now in (Towel, fur making it a inhale.
meg or, there wits unspecific poster of preventiog Asti-Pp
enlistment. "flit ge•neleniea opposite befitted to admit that
the right nag founded common law. He wished Olen
to ask owe question. if foreign enlistment, at one's o%n.
pleasure was contrary to law, wby not prevent itl Why
not, by the medium of an act of parliament prevent what
as contrary to law ? Thet question he wi.lied so ask
Why amuld the lusorents he irsa better slate than recog-
nized stales. Did the pinata Deie•ral eiritelid that they
hail 4 right which no recognised state lied till this period.—
•iurely they ought to he iu !heroine state as recognized states
tu this respect. 'T Intik Own, :is he did, that the bill nab trot
only absolutely just. but pusititely accessary, be must again
repeat, that the House in enacting it would du nothing r
Ono glint justice, trod its ono lii;h character, demanded
Heat it should perform.
Mr. F. I)iuta.as said, he did not expect that his Mairs.
ty's niiiii.ters %%fluid have receded from the present mea.iire
(rain tiny regurd to its linpillicy or injurious roosemierei 5,
but he did hope that the opposition of the country 11011111 1101
have been us Ilhotit its. rill cr. In the contest of the South
Ante, leans ugao.st the• overrssions of Spoill, there sits mole
English feeling r ward, and inure British interests invoked,
than in any other etmlesl that hart fin a twig lime occurred.
( Hear.) Th:s was °win", hot only to the nature of the ty-
ranny against a hick they strog.4.ed, the rights which the,
strove in istabiish, and the 6.anittceal advantages %Inuit
their liberty would enable them to extend to us, but to a re-
collection Of Our former ititercnu•sr with them. We could
not forget that we first iticted them to then s of the yoke
w Inch onr government was now try log 11/ reimpo..., and film
the birth of their independence took place under the pro-
tection of Eng,land. (Hear.) We hail been ai retried of eit-
coorit4ing n spirit of freedom wisest it suited our views, and
of repressing it w Iwo the oriole lord (Castlrremili) com-
menced his tiegoe mat ions, hod f -hod this his policy no toncer
required its ii.sistalice. 'lke charge b4l been ►ealitted 111
the conduct of this government towards South Aloe, Ma, but
he trust: d the le,j,dature would nut permit it to be realiard
in the policy of the nation We hod formed an alliatire
with Spain without stipulating for a change in our laws.
Let Spain have the faHitmeat of her bond free from the
enable lord, and let English feeling and English boat/ism be