The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

['iv& 'cried pew the Third t.,,ze.
r*, ;Ott itat:on was Ice, i*cii %Oh I.tittl sheers, and the Petitinn
v... (offered te be taken into etni.ideration ou Momley
; when witnesses on both sides a ere ordered to at.
teed and rive evidence t the liar.
The Petitioner, ratty, r,.ts F4lbsetrietstly brought to the
filar, and to.ha cd to he committed to Ni a gate ; ttt•wers un
,the su!qrrt at the letters scat to Mr. Quin hung quite uusittis-
,
t.,!_.:tery to the House.
THURSDAY.
ti c.r w tea it (or Inverkeittsing was ordered, in the room of
John Campbell, &g. who hadheel
improperly returned.
PC WM
Sir R. Wit:sea eremite(' a Petition from Thomas Grady,
teatuttitted to hi eagate on Wednes.lay night. The Petitioner
oaid,there was deficient proof veapectioir the threatening let-
lei--that atter November he received a kind letter tr Mr.
Quin, expressiug the tear that ancient intimacy Nils abuot to
he.sitterrupled.; and he declared that be never sent the letter
complained of, a (Act CC which he was ready to take oath.
lie threw himself on the Justice of the H.mtise. He added,
that he heard the proceedings of the House, bat did nut there-
loci retire, as he might have done, had he toren aumotts to evade
the decision ut. the IPnive. Ha was also upwards of 60 years
of age, and had sery'dl health.
MI. W. QttiN avowed the letter, and acknowledged that
former kindue•ses had led hint to be disposed still to think
favettraidy of Nit.. Grady. k Hear.) As to the prayer of the
Petition, hr was our of the filet to desire that it should be
c emptied eith.
Mr. C. HI,TCHISNON adverted to Mr. Grady's conduct in
mot withdrawing from the House and gave notice that to-
morrow he shield muse that Mr. Grady be discharged.
ME. W. Boone snit, he should oppose so CAI I) an appli-
cation for 'a ditit;harge ; the letter ueiug, must libellous—
car. hear.)
Patitioa mitered to he printed;
WiNDVSOR tsTAßLlsFiNrr..,vr.
The Report of the Waitl.or Estatt.tahlUelil .was presented,
and the Result; lioll.l were read.
Oa the qmictition be.ag pet, to agree to the grant of 19,0001.
a ear to isle Duke of 'Vora, as Custos.
Nlr.CintsvOt opposed it, lamenting the :necessity of being
c mapelled to discuss such a primprsitiou. The Duke had
tarn conel,meted himself, had moiled Jae good opinion of the.
Country; and it was therefoce to be recut-tied that this dis-
cmeduti was pressed upon limn. The Duke of York had al-
ready large incomes; but what wuutd be the extramspelist
by the duties of Cantos; Would limy be iiie bun-
rl.ed or cue thousand pounds? thes could not be more ; then
viiere was the roman(' fur this sum the state of
the eminits, and its real andhurdoned condition could not be
unknott it to any man in the kin„ lout,—the Doke of York
ration to be prepated to make sari tfices. lie mdsrppi used of
the grant now to uposed to be incite; end lie certsinly should
be pep:wed to false the *rose of Ilse House to ascertain wile.
titer if ought I' be oirtde.—(Hear, hear!)
'rite Hint. F. Montanan suppotted she Grant: observing,
that as additional dunes acre to he pee lowed,. he did not
gee how the flesoltimi9n could be family ersisted. ,He added,
in favour of the Dote of Yolk. that 'his Royal Highness was
MOW peiforoti g ilie dirties of Custos, without waiting for the
decision of Pailiametit on this quesimii.
Mr. I.)r.%WAN opposed the grant, feeliug persuaded tlyat the
Royal Doke himself was not 01 opirrion that the I's. ivy Parse
could not be called on to pay the King's expeatee..; cud com-
plained of the extieortitilary language used by Lord Cavite-
ireagh on a former evening, that She House would rotes. itself
%with " Infamy" if the Privy Yarsr were tunclied.—(Hear;
bear!) Hr asked, what duty was imposed 011 tier Dokt of
Yrirk, which, as a son, he ought not to have pe. formed, even
if this Grant had not hewn applied for.—( )
Alter a SHIM t Winne Ilse House divided.- --
Ayes V.47—Nuesl3l-31aj?rity—ile.
FRIDAY.
Lord CastrAtts tot! tylaved that the names of those Mem-
bers who did not attend the ballot on Thufsilay hr coiled over
au Monday next.— Agreed to.
COAL purl 's.

Sir C. Monpas presti from Coal Miners in
Monitioi.oshire, praying that there might he nu alteration in
the dubs b on Coals; the Hon. Member obsers big, that a general
tat On Coals would be attended a ill, the mos; ruinous conse.
gileaCeb to hundreds and ihomands of labourers.
Sir J. Conn's dee lared, tat those NllO dr,ired a new tax
on coals ought to Ire ashamed of themselves; aunt that those
who siere labooriii4 lu ibe toil mines were without shoes, of
salt to their porridge. (bear' and I dighler.)
Mr.l. E. LITTLETON thought Nlotistrrs ought to come
Camar.' at unce,aud declare that they would nut eutintenanee
any IlcVl duty. (Hear!)'
mi. utopiar was also against the ;elation of any such
sluts.
Mr. CaLcasrr was favourable to an equalization of the
duties in. coals. He did not see why people shmild have a
premium fur living in coal cuttaties, and taxed for residing
gibessliere. (Hear, hear!)
After übsersatious Isom Mr. S. Wortley. Mr. Protheroe'
Mr. H. Simmer, Lord Castlesargh, and Mr. 3. C. Littleton
the Petition was ordered to lie upon the table.
PENRHYN CORRUPTIONS.

Mr. A. Wit Roil, its Chairman of the Comiadttee appointed
to try the ineitts of the Pcstrityn Election Petition,
- appear-
ed at the Liao, anti read their Report. It stated that both
the Sitting Members had been itmlniy et sited ; and fort;ici.
that Henry Swann, one of those Menthe's, hid been autos
of bribery; ;nil was thereby fncapacitated to sit the pre
sent Poi 'lament. Besides this Resolution, the Report added,
that John Woodtafle, and Iwo others, engaged in the election.
bad been ginlty of rurrtipt practices; and that Henry Carter,
and about ten others, had been guilty of taking bribes.
Mt. A. WRIGHT then moved, that a Dew writ lie issued for
relithyti in the wont of H. tiwanu, 110 t. 11111 i elected.
Sit C. Runnel, opposed the motion; observing, that after
itch a Reppyt; the House ought to kayo the tummies of the
Committee, ; with the I. w of founding on them ulterim
pruceedings.—tHear, hear appealed, that upwards ut
lets voters do witch side had been guilty of curt opt practices.
hair!—Ought suet' tangle' ings with the elective
ifiauthise to tar endured % He mimed, as an amendment,
that the Writ " do not" iseite—(.lrate).
Air. lioutottu Lei:eyed that this was not the nsnal coin se
to pursue, tie oppose the issuing of a 11 tit, except wheit
there was a Special Report.
A 4t„,1,1,,p. or the Committee t Mr. (;llfll.l', it was said,)
etbseistd, itistt the bribe's which 'ass i5vue,.,.,tt„,,,, at the,
Ejectiog 'so nototieits, ?hot notices were tachangtd not