The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JCSIC In.

The ATTOMNINA;ENI:R.y6 moved for leave to bring in a
%ill to print et, in some 1111.4allre, the lives and properties of his
Majesty's .1111j4.1.01. several cases of t11411g01'011• driving
was theull•te.in, Tii,day last t vs° Coaches the Trafalgar
and Regularity, sot nut front Manchester to Liverpool at a
quarter past five o'clock ill the morning, and arrived at the
latter place, 4 di/V.lllre Of .17 miles, at five minutes past eight !
Ilan performing the ili‘tanee in the space of two hours and :to
or driving at the rate of Ig miles an hour, the coach•
men were racing and tingeing their horses for a milt in the
town id Liverpool; on tut. ttttt the corner fillow of the sti eers,iine
of the coaches moved fill (tin wheels only, the other tat. being
in the air! at this time there were 12 outside pa..etigcr 4
fOrtlinftte I V no accident happened; lint that was not the fault
of the coachman, but the kindness of Providence. Many
suggestions hail been made for altering the law ; hut be should
at present only propose to provide a remedy for the esil of ex-
cessive dris ing ; next Mess' , however, he would assist any
(ientleman ilisposed to make further regulation. ; and one ala.
Itri.elly important to the public was, the weight of the luggage
pntun the lops of the coaches. Something inv•tit to Itr dune ro
remedy that evil; for the immense weights which a ere :ogled
on the tops often led to the overthrowing of the carriage, soul
to the elldanzerine of limbs, and often to the loss of life. Ile
should be disposed to forbid any weight being placed en tie
tops -4 Ilene, hear ! ) 'floe Bill would provide that the Alagis-
states, in atrocious cases, might imprison tlir Bore months, but
not less than one. Against the conviction lie proposed to allow
Ilia appeal- I,eave was given to bring in the BM.
The Report of the Committee of Supply a as then brought up ;
and, mi the Resolution for granting 3.5,0001. fiir the Elgin
14.11'111es being read, Mr. Cairwen could not let this Vote be
ittweell to a ithout again entering his protest against it,
Sir M. IV. 11 no Ex was Mie Cl' the List who amid support a
wastettill espentlitute of the public money. On the present tic-
easitoi, he commis red toe giant was for an object calculated to
benefit the Arts, and a mein the country.
Mr. 1). t..innv was tilt lie same opinion. '1 lie Et ruscan Vases,
which were pm-chased of the late Sir W. Ilamilton, at the price
of sOOOl. hail, as he had been inforimil by Artists, dune Meals
tulatile service to the arts of this cosintrys
The Resolution ass, then agreed to.
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1 he Bill for ronsolitlatimt-the FAchetiners of Great Britain
Intl Ireland, went th.otuli the Committee, was reported, and
ordered to he taken into ftirther consideration on Thursday.
Mr. ItriouGlisM asked, whether there was any truth iii the
statement, that Lnrd F,5,111011111 hail (.011Chldt.11 it Treaty a ith the
Hey of Algiers., particularly respecting the ransom of Christian
prisoners ?
Lord CssrrEnranir replied, that, in conjunction with other
Powers, such a treaty had lieu concluded--that all hail
been done with their knowledge and concurrence--deal what
ransom was to he paid, aas to it paid by those Powers agreeing
to it—and that he should lay the proper information before the
House when the fit time arrib ed.
Ti ESI/Al., JUNE 11.

Mr. Alderman ATIC [Ns presented a petition from about 400
persons cm..aged in the Greenland Whale and Southern Fish e-
Fit-a, praying that the liar Light Bid might not pass into a Law.
Mr. Hot.% ES presented a Report of Ilse C 1111111 l iitee vn the
Gas Light Bill; and on the question that the amendment be
agreed to,
Mr. Alderman Amass opposed the Bill; maintaining, that if
this Chartered Company obtained their Rill, it wound be the
ruin of the other Compaiiii s, as well as the destruction of the
Greenland Whale and Southern Fi•heries, Many of the clauses
were most obnoxious, and he trusted the Learned Gentlemen
in the House would oppose the whole. The House had to de-
termine, whether by approving this Bill they would destroy
that trade in which a million of .y was engaged, and w 'tether
they would throw out of eniploYment ,iO,OOO subject•.
Mr. N. Cuss's:NT said, he had neither interest in the Gas
Companies nor the Fisheries—could the worthy Alderman say
as much %—lie thought the oppusitiou of those engaged in the
Fisheries was tors odious.
M r. JiiNl• opposed the Bill, contending that snelt a Company
would tend to annihilate a most important branch of our trade.
Mr. I). Gilroy was not against increasing the capital front
200,0001. to 400,00 al. but he strongly objected to the Company
basing a perpetual charter. They had now a charter for 21
years; he should not object to its being extended to 00 years.
Mr. If. St'sus Ell thought the scheme 'Alighting the streets by
such tne:m• desersed being patroniaed ; but the general prow
sintis of the Bill required the minute scrutiny of the House. The
Biil had been printed by the parties, it extended to Yt thlios ;
subsequently t:0 folios had been expunged. L'oaler these cir-
cumstances, lie thought the Bill ought to be re-printed; and lie
moved, a• an aineudinent, that the report be taken into further
consideration on Monday tacit.

Mr. Ni ARR VAT spoke against the monopoly which this Bill
went to cro ate; but admitted, that the ti het did not produce
antheient oil. as the race of whales was nearly este, ted.
The gallery Vitl4 then cleared for a division. The numbers
weir--lor the atnentlinent 29—Against it 76—Majority for the
Bill

Mr. tuna ER brought in a fill to enable Officers on half-pay
in the Army, INak y, and Marines, to pursue trades.
Sir S. Itosiit.tA bioinflit forward his motion to obtain copies
of the dispatches of the tiuvernor of the He of Prance, on the
subject of the seizure of M. Perot, during the disturbances
there, sending him to this country, tee.
Motion negatived by a division. The numbers were, For
the :notion 19—.% gaiust it 51—. Majority nzainst it 3z.
The netball .Arms Measure and the other Orden Icing di.
posed of, the-House adjourned.