The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-24 00:00:00

Mr. METHUEN said. it we- Hot agreeable to the earin
hon members to hear that they were there by corrupt mews
and nett d from eon rept motives.
Mr. 11013110 USE was astonished nt this bon. member's
squeamishness, for surely he %vas not hinted nt in the petition,
Toere welt ucdoulnedly ni my hon. members in that Bongo
whip were highly ititlependent, and who &MOJA limit seals
iu the most honourarle manitto ; hot had they lint lately
heard of seats being sold, of I s111:.1 SOIL sue ii Scab hasiog hero
bought by the occupiers, sod that places were requisite to
enable the Crown ill 0W61144111 its .11111 since I—tint they had
received petit toos cootaining stronger language—that of the
t muds of the people, fur instanct.. They offered to prove
that certain seats were tilled by particular Peers or certain
members. lie hoped that further resistance would not be
offered on account of the language, for if it were, the people
might begin to Suspect that all 181:1i not exactly f1:4111.
Mr. LAM B roN said, this petition only professed to he
that of the" untlersisTed" persona. The complaint (Sir M.
Ridley'.) was remarkable, for when the celebrated " Hole
and Corner" PC1.1111111,1 Otte preseuted, it was said that the
sense of the people could as well be collected by such, as by
atiy other means. The squeamishness about seats was re-
markable, for lie had heard members state it.e very priers
for 811161 seats had been obtained, without time persons
being called to order. Lord Cochrane said he had given
50001. for a seat. Nobody thought of callitm those 'tenons
to order, unit yet this petition 1811aC11/11111111111en of an warmly.
—lle declared that he did nut think the object of the peti-
tioners in lie, to insult and vilify the House.—(tieur.)
Ms. PEEL declared that he thought there could be no
doubt of the petitmers' object being to vilify and insult the
llttuse. To resist Use precedent now sought to be established,
and to protect the sacred right of petition, he also must ob.
j. et to the document being received.
Mr. MONCK observed, that as the petitioners were roe-
soniug on w hat he might now call to historical facts," they
adverted to charges that had been preferred, and that bad
toot been related ; and he there fore hoped that the Huase
would not reit et the petition on such ground..
The gallery was then cleared fur n division. The numbers
were—For the petition, 22—Against it, 123—Mujority
against it, 101.
Mr. HE 11 L presented a similar petition, in the sentiments
and prayer of which he concurred. The petition was from
Paisley. It was read mad ordered to lie on the table.
The House, at 118 rising, on the motion of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, was agreed to be adjourned to Monday
uext.
Mr. To canons H00K...-. Mr. G. RENNET said, he had
repeatedly asked for the commissariat accounts, reAarding
'Theodore Hook, but in vain; they had nut yet been pro-
duced; he therefore moved that those 'cecinas be presented
forthwith.—Ordered.
The 4011 ADVOCATE postponed the second reading
of the Scotch Burghs Accounts Rill till Thursday next,
utter Lord A. Hamilton had couiplained of mach postpone-
ment,
Toe CHANCELLOR 14 the EXCHEQUER thought
that r.s long as there were any of the estimates before the
House, it would be right that the committees of supply
should have precedence. ( I tear.)
Lord Nuor.siT moved for returns respecting the go-
vernor 81111 sub•governor of the Catibee and Leeward
Islands, &e.—Ordered.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the House go into a committee of supply.
Mr. HUNIE thought that the receivers'-general bill was
first to be brought on.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied.
that if it could not be brought forward early, it would be
postponed.
The house then went into the committee.
Sir J. OSBORN moved that the grant, postponed from
a former evening, fur 13 LOoOl. on account of the im-
provements in our dock-yards, be agreed to.
Mr. HUME was against this vote. He maintained that
one farthing mote ought not to be granted till Ilia utility
of carrying on such works was tint ascertained. parti-
cularly those at Sheerness. They had cost already, so
expensive were those several works, 1,411,0001. ; and he
should therefore propose that such fact be first ascertain-
ed. It they went on, doubtless the salience would he
upwards of 2,000,0001. to the errantry ; were they pre-
pared to incur such increased expence?
The amendment was negatived, and the original rest.
lotion agreed to.
Lord PALMERSTON then brought forward the re.
mauling arinv estimates. On that which proposed a grant
for the service of foreign garrisons.
Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, a reduction of
12,11001.
Alter some remarks, the committee divided on his
amendment. For it g I —against It cll.
Lard PALMERS'ION next moved the grant for the
lialf.pay.
Sir IL TIARDINGE alluded to an extraordinary state-
mem repeatedly made by Mr. Hume, namely, that since
the peace, there hail been 2, +(1.15) vacancies in the army ►
that the commissions had been Sold or otherwise disposed
of, so as to introduce that number of new officers to be
providt tar: and that hod ;melt commissions bean filled
iip by persons taken ti out Ilie half pay list, there is unlit
have been an annual Rasing of swim hundred than: ~eta
—of upwards of 2,000,00.11. calculating tho oo 'ssions
as annuities. lie deemed such statement so et north.
nary, that lie way induced to make sonic infinity into is ;
Nod he found the statement contained grew. et tor. Thin
bon. gentleman had calculated every* plunintion as neca-
Slanting a Vite:lllCy, hot gettitig Ural teu,rly the nest in eniik
was advanced to the situation made vacant by attothei
promotion. Ini.teisil of there havialg been between lan
and three thoosattil varancies, sucht as tiro hon. member
meant, where lash otficers Lail been intrielor eel into the
army, there had itt fact beep ottly about six bemired.
IL. HUME. admitted that, hoot the difficulty of oh-
NOUN: accurate ibhiu inaticto, he hail been led into soma
erier of tomb% rs ; and lie itch it to tbe committee whether
it might nut Its be a mallet of sorpfise, recultecting the
masses of accounts that lie had to look th, woo,. that
hty
iitatelltellt, might iiicelllll.4 he t. ritnition•? that lie dente,'
that they affected In.: 31glau. 1118 1181111'y 8181 justice
of 811V8111111g hail-pay tali• tits to such vacaucies as 'night
occur,
tesulnlit 0 8".1, tilt intately agreed to ; as was a re.).
lotion tor 100,0 111. Mr widow,' pensions. and 2611141. for
the military collet:o.—On the resolution fur I? s,l UI. for
the conitiassionati• list,
Mu. HUME said, be untie' stood the allowances given
upon this list were made subj. et of troy great ~brut.----
Thal prongs received allowances nods.% this list for
( Fur cuntinualivia see Iste,v