The National Register.
London, England, 1818-06-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

p, even'p,r•nauuithe..nnuryfromnttixal_theword'•l
d.)11" 0 I earli.ry Walt ni.ide out of i've nietropoliv. It %yak
ad.!, di() the Rill
M. WEBBER moved to P7CtPO(I the MAI rifter A t relative
to the couti.lets under at !,etirs ut ay.ze to Itel.ind.—Leave
wee given. The Bill iv..s then brought in, and read a first
time.

Mr. BROUGHAM moved for an sceoant of all monks, re-
craved by the Crown under the will of S. 'Nowlin'. He
moved fur this, because he anderstood %bat this awn: load be.
120,0061. to elm i'gbie NAPA; but ny error in thaw-
ing oil the will, it camp nuttier the Morton& Art, acid emi.e.
qiienth fell into the hands of the Crown. Hy toonght this
money might I,e med.• available towards drfiaying the MK-
prnswis of the Commis/4cm appointed to engstre into the state
of the eh:11'1601 till tptsglootit the kingdom. The Motion ass
agreed to.—Adjourued.
Tuesone.
DISSOLUTION OP PARLIAMENT.

Mr. B a Vosiisatawit:llelio k;ow if;;Mrtht Rightilisnourable
Gentleman (Mr. Vansittert), whether certain orders, tivru
to persons connected with the redemption of the Laud Tits
—which evidently related to the present period, whew a dis-
solution of Parliament was about to take place, and which
had appeared in the public paper‘ —were sanctioned by his
Majesty .11 &overtimes% ? He conceded this transaction was
seriousty etnitiected with the privileges of Parliament, stud he
limited that he world receive an evi4dicit answer.—[No ail-
SM9r being return" Mr Brougham alter a short 'tense, run
wooed ealifll on the Right Houguratili Gentleman to
state what authority had been etvea fur the letter
witch hail been written by the surveyor to the assessor
of the Land 'Tax, mod witch tied keen mdasrriously cis•
enleted to sonic parts of the kingdom? fast letter, which lie
had seen published 10 tne newspapers, and which tie believed
to be authentic, -contained a direction to the assessor nut to
proceed with the landmis assessments, till further orders. If
such a trick as this were to tor permitted. a most undue in,
doence would' be exerted at the general election. The Hill
for ref/Mating the registry of die land tan haviut been thrown
out, ruanyabustes -might lee effected ender the law its it now
stood—and it appeared that some andtviduala actually had,
contrary to the privileges of that House, Taken measures that
would operate to -distranclrise certain voters. If the bushiest
were not satisfactorily istpiained, he would rail the otsr•ers
who had tutu acted beluic the House. The letter in guess
lion was circulated through the county of Westmorland.
'The CHANCELLOR ul ilk.. EXCHEQUER was notawareofany
orders of the uatore alluded tii having Orel. given.
Mr. BROVOHAN waned spiet.ficalty to know, whether any
orders fru it heal vat tees, had been 41,1'a to officer.?
lie pot the question iredirect terms --because, it lie moved for
A copy of the letter, siefore a could.ot received the di,seto.
lion would pi °imply wive Iwo ,Aare, as I Site opt %slum of
the measure to disfranclitse a uu Ober of votiris would on ef-
fected.

The CHANCELLOR of tile EXCHEQUER agtto stite.l, that
he cotli not call to mind tile dianeialll4llo.l of any melt
o thrs.

Mr. BROUGHAM said. it was not satisfactory to him to aro
the Clilucruor of the Exchequer ~tend up to itts pi4ce. end
expire., A (1011 bi As to sorb o.dett. ha.lri Dtru gi.ca.
.1144
did Lie 11411 dru. feet torod,il h thq• rbitleady orbt
to em, uoil iyegi Ii•IttNIIKIf4I of the Land fax to return *bat
pe I AMP ibry pir•f.e4
. .

The CHnifiahhon of the E.Cllllel/lIR said, the Instruc-
tions aivi a t., I, i• allotrii)l/14 Hilotiaa .14.1/ stele folgla•dAly Ibitt
of Ike L ids ul Ibr l re4Nl•l y, and, Sit Afelirseth try could
not yell, etleci vet' (et um *s lauts erif* tottlietih.
H.. Bito;GHAkt ocg3e.‘ ed. t...at it the ittler the aorl
of 'hire of tne Lords of tut. Tir,.sury, tr. y, of course. must
ue draft N.tu, Anil nut the otteeis runittetad with the Laud
.laa.
Me. I.I.4IIINSToti did not coercive that the letter would
bear oat the inutroretatiou of the Lratnud Oriktirinkft.
Ni t% W. W owls-said, that iu a ease so ut arty corm' (tied limb
the privilege' Ut P.lll I lament. the .toper course 04:weeding
was to 010 se lui the. dochnlent mina Motel!"

Mr. BROUGH Aea obit' veil, that in ••uustgnroce of what had
flues) flora Learned Frieud, whose attention to the peibi-
leeec ut Pa: uantent was so highly honourable to him, be phosild
immediately move—
•' Tuat there be laid before the House an account of any
orders which have tire's issued by the Lords CollllollSlolletd
ut the Treasury, retatie to the assessment of the Land Tait,
within thr hot three muotlrs."

Mr. P. Mum seconded the Motioo, *bleb be conceived
to be absolutely necessary. At the p t period, wbeo a
disoolotion ut Parliament was expected, every information
relative to soy atteuipt to influence the right of voters, oagbt
to lie laid Intone the Horse.

Mr. W. Wits also concurred is the propriety of calling
fur the doconieut to which his Learned Friend bad tolled their
ittentivo. —The Simms was themagreed to.
LOT MMES.

!The Cuaticat.s.on of the &mailman then moved for the
third redoing of the Lotter t Rill.
Mr. LVT/LICTON regretted that his fretiveat attempt to
impress upou the House and the Right Huu. (lentleinan, the
iniquity and impolicy of the Lottery system, had hitherto
Leto utterly yam, although i: was at/wit:sus the system struck
at the fouudatious of morality and religion; in a political
point of vier:, imposiog a tax on the credulity cta few dopes
which ought us fairness to ee derived from g I sources of
taxation, was discreditable to 16e character of a statesman.
Instead of having recourse to such marawatarl shabby &fleas -
tap!, over those who either could not calculate, or who d.ii
not choose to tie couvioced of the madness el Oat kr expecte-
tious, the Right Hon. Cretins-IMM Filisithl have been the brat
man, itattuumg from the religious principles be was known
to profess, to couvrrt these Urlu,lyd petraOlka trans h etr pei!..
verses'. as of spirit, and point out to them the Miriam they
out lit to avoid, or lialiet punishments propoi termed to Me
ernmunlity of the parties implieating themselves in trausse-
titut v 4 ibis :Mime, allure Whit ever too he wratcheituess,
want, and not untrequently iu acts et iteseriatiod-tAttri ail-
ntittluk that the rsiii mid, at compared will' previous Uwe, y
Bills, some less otijectio. ate features, he moved that tin his.
he read a third bust this day three mounts.
Mr. PArthRIL vOtil'eased isotlaisig had given him greater ft-
girt ilUiing (hi Shutt time ce bail sat is that Howe, than Bit
equei,l instances to a hitch I). ivetple. tit I cigiou sad lawn-
y writ aat•ti3rett to r%prilitcc). lis lies isistiksitt (lay
weir Si:Will Its • ism C WOO* tit deli* mg hunt furor, %KW.
lUtisrlir. hr rot.tittel tit (ituisel..slls lit 11. wu rmstaster, %tat
'Ake the rassissilltslktist ul a imuswiaii, wio tuts. Unveil a 1411,e
mite Su lice sut.Kiot a Militi;lls wk. '11! etit CI ill der
tsue was tu sittlirk the tits vs ts.c t...5,t0.5.t iIIV
VI site tit this un await Sat 11.14:1, ea Cvs 1. ',owe ~r tl,e e„,-
1414 stauucbsupporless of Atirutitat.attuu. frithitt
Geptientan had isoLited an ICe haranrams of
_winch Ins ear

wag pin•rei.tiLlr, hy isitrothirina once mil'. the 1)4'1.'1.611 acme
of 1,0,:•.fv. 4t th, inninrol he Nrs futioJtog 41 ntini4,er or new
clorehe..

Mr. I.OCIIIAPT rotild not see with nnh.it inatiee we could
proceed to inlet on Benders heavy and o►ten e.ipital
offence., which this speries of gaming not outran
led then. to coninsit.
M.. Md. I ni,in Wooto earre.sed his fell mini/gins, that
if tsr giebt lion. Oen(lt man opposite flit, ChAneirnor of the
R‘el.egottr ) was 4Witi r Ut the evils %bleb liinLottery systria
eneecdri rut, be would never think of a measure of this kind.
He would not say that itlepal in-seances were rimed. nanee4
by the regular lie. lined offices ; bet it wan etri.iinly carried
on by others. Indeed, there were open offices for at ►n Co- •
vent Garden and N• wratn-street; one of thrui, hr
was .be property of an officer in the customs.
Mr. Lerri.ETon was not aware that his Hon. Friend who
spoke last, meant to make aoy pointed rener venni) in favour
of regnlarly licensed others—if stets were his intention, he
(Mr. 1..) mast entirely differ freer hire; for, seat to the eon.-
relor of the Haelirgiter, he brlieved thrill to be the greatest
artitieers of fraud in the w►dle system. Isdeed they eound
only rank neat to the worst characters. He had taken the
p.tin to strike an ge of the chances is this plan of
cheating, and be foiled that they were four and a ball to oat
tbg.tioCt getting a •itinall prise, and about limb) to one against
soy peri.nn getting a Lugs one. The whole system was ea.
prehnonible.
Mr. Alderman Wool) tip:allied. that be did not defend the
reeetirly liernsed °Seen, fur he knew nothing shunt them—
tie did happen to know of the illegal insinanees. •
The House then divided, when the no:Minis were—For the
Ilt:otion.49.—Against it, 14.—Majority in favour of 11,36..---
Ihr Bill was t►en read the third tine and passed.—Ad-
join-nod.
•WIDNBtDAY.
FINANCE.

Mr. MaHaut&i seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer io
tfu :dace, *auk' with to put a gut-alba to Wm, on the subject
of Finance. Mr. Maheily said, that the an:unut of Exche-
quer Bills at Vic end •f the year, would be 44 &tuitions, and
it was understood that the Chancellor tif the Eat-be/pier
had aNserted, that there would he no funding nest year.

•
The CHANCELLOft of tilt EXCltiVitalt said, it ass true that
there would be the amount oldie Exchequer Bills in circa/a•
tinn which the Hon. Geotleinan had stated (including Us
three millions lying In the Bank) or eselu-ive of that sum,
fluty one minions. which, as the House well &turn, was aw
amount very inuels less than the sem now in ciicelatiou, which
to above fifty million'. That he had certaiuly said, that hair
ing•funde d so tersely this year, be saw no wouahility of briar
otitiged to Laud or to raise money by a loan next year, and be
drew this e 0134111111011 from the great and increasing improve.
.1 of the Revenue, which intpravemeot was going on at
the tate of 100000. per meek, and from the plentifulness of
the money market, and the genera) prosperity ut the trade
and agr.culture of the country. It would tic improper in his
saitatiuu for min In give a pletCte ; hut he might say, that he
saw 110 prop4.loiiity of tiring obliged to resort to fonUitag Ite
man Seat year.
BANKRUPT LAWS.
Mr. J. Sarni rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to
al.er and emend the Bankrupt Lows. lie mated that tb•
House could not but see the itupot taure of seittmeling to the
lie would premise by reminciiug the House 4.,t'
nllll46'los of sonic Irartico aid expe!irocc.l men, Alt Basil
blosstagu, , Mr. Cork, and Mr. Cull, n, wltt.tr information ua
the subject could not be doubted, and stint all were of opt. .
slim, ;hat aincntime. Lts and alterations vette requisite. la
the seuttments of these welt informed men, hr would add that
of the pleseitt Loris Chancellor, who, abut tly atter his ap-
poititment to that dignified office in ipl4,basing ocra•lou to
rt mark un a ease which was bronehe before him, declared,
that unless the Lour( would bold a /along liana over the Bask'
rnpt Law, at adminiT•lesed in this couutry, it would in some
measure attiord:outitebance to one of the greatest nuisaucoo
existing amid the code 01. law.. TheCcronowe, was of aih
atom, that the Bankrupt Laws should ue extended to ad per•
-suns engaged in trade, whose Joanna require that credit
shout .1 be obtained, sad that it should ur per naitted 14i trailer,.
believing themselves insolvent, to lodge wide the heel eta!,
of Bankrupts a statement of their luso!. rue) ; for at was tai
dent that soother mode should lie ailupted ditto mit trout, the
present, by which a roan who was enufined for a t:rlit might
procure bail for the amount, and after his filmdom:di might
pay whatever creditor be chose. Another gr,evance was the
want of care to secure the bankrupt's ttleeta. 11. kr messen-
ger was chosen by the solicitor of the bankrupt, usually from
among the meanest of the community, and being generally fed
with the servants of' the bankrupt, was not subject to the
strictest regulations. He was by no means destruun of iia-
pntiug any blame. to the Commissioners, for he was surprised
that antics! the different evils which (reel 'a helloed them they
could proceed. What greater scene of confusion could be
imagined than the plate where they were obliged to attend?
'lv obviate 'this grievance, the Committee thought an at-
raugement in Gaildliati necessary, or rather that a new build
rag should he erected for the purpose of abut-cling a proper
place for the Lull investigation lit these matte rs. Another
great evil was the want of power in the Lotuulissioinds to an-
nul illegal dents; Tot ifa debt was übce establish. doitilium,,h
the illegal proofs weir clearly disclosed within five minute,
atter, it was out of their power to prevent the payment of it.
In comparison with the system of Shia eUVISIty, tilt state of
:•coilsed, in relation to be• sequessratiou of the edicts of an
insolvent debtor, might be said to be absolute pertee lion.—
tespectable /timbers bt• the house had laboured
mat 11 to effect so happy a change. Tim Cutuniittee had agreed
that to all cases, except in farms of small &teepee , apa °et'
sitmal rpitritee should be upt.isiuted, so bject howess r to the
approbation of the Ctowrial.siOnrlS, %rut 10 take Into their
custody an the paper, books, and securities beloivog to lire
ba..krupt 'winch tuessute eutsid cot tail oh bent; p. (Albeit% 0
of very beneficial trends. Ahothea (Kum of kittl.urtance was
the 11.1101,r1 of gusts lug cs I Cillir4trs, anti the gm eat Hobs rsuiu ..
nun which was necessary. din Ise bturi.l nut Er, ,1,41.• too
long un the ittrittion 01 llie House, by drtail.lig at slit I, ,rrir,lll
•Il the eviis ansiug from die psi-seta system. :Ilse Col JJJJJJ are
we, rul opllllva, that of a period uI 'naive nimithe a cent-
dealt. *lll uld b, granted to is bankrupt also 11.0 cnorlucted
himself well. lb, law as it at 'design aloud, %Men indicted
bee who 14.1.1 Urrli guilty
at 0 tiautitilt lit cum Almelo. of 160. prepral!, was • peat
grltsiTure. Uputi that phiut the lusi.smitte wile trieatig of
upltituo, that a shointi he lake a. liar pit stns
in% am r To banal opts ua• u 11.11) 11411urqs:•lr, and the sofa
11111II.V Kel s• bl I pl•. 1011, 11141 A iiiht Cal ainulhdlit r Iv isiltWorOt
Nori‘l 001 ji4.l Ile 10441,601 %Ovid Ur good
ou,tr), as It %Until utiurr illl ..0
of the bankrupt. lbc Curatort.i.t ti-at •

'JUNE 1.

prow of S per rent shottl,l be made to the htnkrupt upon
eel," dividend where 1 heen collected to the ecootint
of 21111 Tliet wee mind iubtedi v n lar2e vain, but touch
tarter it t I horn logi in consequence of had rnatia::en,ent.—
Proteriial sloothl he to the Covnipgiouers. to the As-
eienees, and to the witnesses. Mr. Cullen himself, A COMMIS.
StptEr, !sal stated in hie evidence, that no Court could be
worse emittititted than that of Commissioners of Bankrupts:
and the Corn !litter had expressed a bone tisat such tivf•rt.
would he remedied by the proper authority, On the sebjrrt
or country commissions, time, in some places they might be
toteenble well manaced, yet in many they were a gruse job,
and the cunveipiinners were selected by the solicitor. The
Committee thought 'hat no additional power sholitl be given
So country Cnnsmia.loners. On that snbject a regulation of
the late Lord Chancellor Rosayln might be adopted with good
effect. The feet was, that much abuse existed relative to
country commissione. The Cointhittee had been employed
on thia subject a very considerable time, during which, no
Committee could hove labaitt'ed more strenuously. But the
subject wee in itself a difiteult one,and in especial manner
serronnded with legal difficultlesewhich could not have been
stirmounted withont the aid of professional men. That had
been the teason why no measurchad been sooner submitted to
t`it !lonise. Tie undenitood flier, was a great disposition un
the• part of Government to reform the Bankrupt Laws in
The lion. Gentleman eons-hided, by moving for
!ester to bring iu a BM to triter and amend the Bankrupt
Laws.

Sir J. New PORT said, that nntler the present systmi the
Bankrupt Laws in Ireland were only a protection to fraud.
Mr. Wit 0111SLIBT thought, both the Commissioner* of
Bankrupts and the pnblic. were much indebted to the labour
of the Committee of which the lion. Member was chairman.
Could proper accommodation br obtained for the C..ommis.
sioners, car half of the evil of the present system would be
remove 1. Toe city of`London cave • preference to Guild-
hall, but miirh less time would be lost if ■ different place
should he selected. The gentleman who had built the Cuts-
tam !loom Mr. Peto, had bought Purnival's Inu, from the So.
z.ety of Lincoln's Inn, end bad made in offer to build pro•
per accommodation for all the Coromissiougr., and the money
to be paid by instahnents. Such an offer was worthy of con-
sideration.

Mr. LOCKHART observed, that more Impartiality and MOM
assiduity had newer been dispfiyed by any Committee, than
that open the Bankrupt Laws. A distinction had been made
between the honest and the fraudulent bankrupt, and the pu-
nishment would he proportioned to the guilt.
Mr. Fort.air conceived that the system of the Bankrnpt
Laws would he much improved from the proposed alterations.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.