The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-19 00:00:00

TVE9OAY,•FEBRUARY 14.

l'utitions from a number of places were preiented against the
property Tax.
CV in I.IP .N NET obtained leave t 8 bring in a Bill for the 'bons.
!ion of tees taken in the prisons of Great Briton, and sundry other
fees.
Mr. RoNt 7s cox gave notice, that he should on Friday next bring
forw certain propositions with respect to the Corn Laws • and
the Hun. Member subsequently moved that the House should on
Frii)av resolve into a Committee to consider the Report of the.l
coniloittee of last session, upon the subject of the Corn Trade.
Lord A. H %MILTON asked whether the lion. Member meant to
propose a Bill upon this subject, or to move certain Resolutions?
N'r. Rootk sox said, his intention was, in the first instance, to
peopost. certain Resolutions.
CHANCELLOR of the Exciircwro said, that in conseqnence
of the urgency of this question, he should postpone until Monday
tng motion of which he had given notice for Friday npon the subject
of Finance.
Mr. G..ut.cunx presented Copies of the Correspondence between
Lord Ildthinst and Sir J. Putt, with respert to the surrender of
certain Spaniards at Gibraltar.
Mr. WittrnitkAn took this opportunity of again repfohating the
Illevlitv,!iojoistice, and crnelty of surrendering these persons, and
hoped the case would be duly exauiined.—The papers were ordered
to be p. inted.
Sir S. obtained leave to bring in a Bill to ruttier
freeholil estates of persons dying in debt, lialsle to simple contract
debts. --Adjourned.

WET)NESDAY, fEll. 15.
Mr. Heast moved for leave to bring in a Bill to permit Magistrates
at Quarter Sessions to grant a more liberal salary to the Chaplains of
County Gunk; by the law as now stolid, and which was enacted 43
years ago. illeY Could only allow 501. per annum. The motion was
agreed to, OK, Bill brought in, and read a first time.
A Petition wits presented from the Corporation of London. praying
leave to present a Petition with' 'respect to the erection of a New 'Post
Office in the vicinity of St. Martin's•le•Grand. The Petition gave ri•e
In a discussi in of some duration. Mr. Baring, Mr. N. Sumner, and
others, doubting the propriety of expending 800,COOL in building a
New Post Office in the present state of our finances.
Mr. VANSIrTART said, a Nt.'w Post Office was absolutely necessary,
and the present was the cheapest plan that had been suggested. The
House divided, for the motion, 74; against it, 2-1. The Petition was
referred to a Committee.

A motion of Lord A. HAstrt.To:;:i on the affairs of the Bank, was
postponed from to•morrow till to•morrow se'rmight. •
Mr. 'Limo mooed for a return of the price of bread from 1697 to
1814. He at the same tame. stand his regret at so early a day as Fri•
day being named to cuneidfr the Corn Question, and thought the state
rf the finances should have-bad precedence. The Hon. Gentleman
also censured the private meetines held at Lord Liverpool's bo4se, on
tiv! s.:l)ject of the Corn L teas, as a very unusual proceeding.
M. Ttritri ay concurred in these remarks of Mr, I.lariag..
Mr. VA SS ITT RT shortly defended the course purrue.d, after which
the retain moved for was ordered.—A,ljour,ned. -. • '

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16.

Colonel STRUTT presenteda Petition from the Hundred of I)en
rey and Borough of Malden, praying a revision of the Corn Laws.
similar Petition was presented from the County of Suffolk ; also
a Petition from the sane County, and another from Rittlandsliire,
alptinst the Property Tax.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the
Noose resolved into a Committee, to consider the Bank Restriction
A.ct ; and the Right Hun. Ge►►tleu►an observed, that whatever dial
ference of opinion u►iKht prevail as to the period at which it might
he practicable to remo►e rash payments Millie Rank, be apprehended
that all were agreed that such payments could not be resumed by the

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