The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-27 00:00:00

GERAI4N P.lllEles.

CAREARVHE, MAY 7.—The highly important mo-
tion of M. Bassetmann, relative to the introduction
of a rigorous prohibitory system to the protection
of the Grund Duchy, of whidi ho gave notice some
time ago was brought forward by him in the Cham-
ber of Deputies o r the 6th inst.
" For a long series of years," said ho, " France
has persevered in its well calculated system of pro-
hibitory duties; it never deviates from the principle
of making as great a quantity of its production as
ixissible to go to other countries, and of receiving as
little as possible from abroad. The cultivation of
its soil has greatly gained by this, its manufaetures
have become daily more extensive, and attained the
highest perfection. What it ti)rmerly received from
Baden, and other neighbouring states, it now in a
great degree possesses within It annually
adds to the number of import duties, and so in-
creases those which already exist, that they nearly
amount to a prohibition. Doubtless. it will soon
prohibit all productions entirely. While the pro-
ductions of our soil are at so low a price, that they
scarcely repay the expense of cultivation, and yet
meet with hardly any purchasers; while our manu-
factories are standing still,becuuse
they cannot main.
min a composition with those of our 'oeighhourg ;
while our commerce is absolutely null, we continue
to draw flout France to the value of ivany

A letter from Jersey, dated May il, says. " Is
will be recollected that last year the English
and Jersey oyster fishing boats were much
obstructed and annoyed by the French armed ves-
sels, on various pretences of encroachment, but in
reality to destroy the Jersey oyster trade altogether,
and thus oblige the English oyster companies to
obtain their supplies from France. The French
authorities have again stationed vessels of war on
the banksdiscovered by the Jersey fishermen in 1797,
and adopted hostile measures, by firing in time of
peace on English shipping, and chasing them within
the rocks that surround Jersey. These hostile pro.
ceedings have attracted the attention of the Jersey
States, and a petition has been voted L., his Majesty,
in Council. There cyster banks are situated he.
tween Jersey and the opposite coast of' France,
stretching from Cape Rezak to the rucks called the
Minquttis, a few miles to the north-west of the small
isle of Chaussey, between one and three leagues front
the French shore. The fishery is now in a flou-
rishing state. It occupies during four months of
the year upwards of 300 fishing smacks, manned 11
neailv 4,000 British stamen.
ineirmation has been received from his Majesty's
Ambassador at the Court of Naples, of the follow.
ing distressing occurrence:--" On the 17th or 18th
of last month, as Mr. Chaties Burgh, third son of'
Timmas Burgh, Esq., of the county of Kildare, and
Mr. IVatkiti, a relation with whom he travelled,
were sailing in the Bay of Naples, a storm arose
suddenly, by which their boat was unfortunately
ups-t, anti Mr. Burgh, after the most astonishing
exertions on the part of his friend to save him, was
lost, having struggled till midnight in the waves.
Mr. Burgh was educated in oar University, where
he was distinguistwit by the highest literary
nours, and was studying, we believe, fix the Eng.,
lish bar. Mr. Burgli was nearly allied to Lord
Illessingtou and to the Earl of Clancarty,—..Thibli4
Paper
tIA I.lrAt, Arnis 6.—By the arrival of the Ireas
front Pernamboceo we learn that from 150,000 to
200,000 barrels of mercantile fish are required, fur
the Braails alone. The American Uaited Swes
fish have got quite into disrypute. and the Nova
Scotia tilt are prelemd, uartit.a4larly thee of Cape
Breton,

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;niperial Varltament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, MAY 2n.
Lord DELANf ERE was introduced and took his seat.
Petitions against the Catholic Peers' Bill were presented from
Stirling—Exeter—the Diocese of Canterbury—the Rector and
hurchwardens of St. Olave, Southwark—and the parishes MSc.
Margaret and St. Mary, Leicester. Read, and laid on the table.
THE ROMAN CATOOLIC PEENS. Dilate was
numemusly attended this day, in expectation of the Donlan
Catholic Peers Bili. We observed his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex. and nearly all the oppoAtion lords. The
seats on the ministerial side displayed a more than ordinary at-
tendance. The bar was crowded with strangers.
Soon after five o'clock the bill was brought tip from the Corn
mons by Mr. Canning, accompanied by Mr. Plunkett, and
many of the members who supported it in the lower House.
The Bill was received by the Lard Chancellor, and laid on the
table.
The Duke of PORTLAND moved the first reading, and ap-
peared to take charge of the Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR read the whole of the title.
His Grace of PORTLAN D then fixed the second reading for
Friday se'nnight. and moved the Lords be summoned for that
dry. The House was accordingly summoned.
'file Petitions were severally read and laid upon the table.
Lord HOLLAND said, lie had the honour last year of pre-
senting a petition from Newfoundland, complaining of the bad
administration of their law, and praying relief. The noble
Lord (Bathurst) said. on that occasion, he would take care to
have the subject brought under consideration, and that lie had-
no doubt something would be done by the next session. Pe
wished to ask the noble Earl whether any thing had been dune,
and whether the noble Earl had it in contemplation to pr went
any bill.
Fall BATHURST. said he had intended to bring in a bill to
alter the present system of law in Newfoundlund, after the
Easter holidays, but he found further intOrmatim was necessary,
and was therefore obliged to postpone the intended measure.
On the motion of the Marque, of LANSDOWNE. a copy of
the report of a co 1111 l duce in the House el:Commons upon Welch
Judicature, brought up by message, was ordered to be priMed.—
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, NAY 21.
The House met at four o'clock, when Mr. Brougham, Mr.
Wetherell, and the Attorney General appeared at the bar as
Ceuasel, in the Marchniont Peerage. After some documentary
evidence haul been put in and read, further proceedings were ad-
journed to Thursday.
Sir J. Graham and other members from the Commons,
brought up the Irish Malt Duties Repeal Bill, and several pith.
Sate Bills, which were read the first time.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition front the
Peen and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Gloucester,
praying their Lordships not to admit Roman Catholic Peers to
a scat in that House. The petition was then read and laid on
the table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR also preseuted a similar peti-
tion from the inhabitants of the parish of St. Martin, Leicester,
bearing between 700 and $OO signatures. The learned Lord
stated, that there was a peculiarity in the petition. The peti-
tionas erroneously supposed that the Peers of Parliament were
obliged to take an oath, which had been repealed. The informality
perhaps would not induce the House to reject the petition; it
was riot so much a matter of surprise if the petitioners were n
vier, because those who brought in the bill to doable Roman
Catholic Peers to sit in the House of Lords had been misled by
the same misconception.
After a few words from Lord Holland the petition was received,
lead, and laid on the table.
Vi.count ML LVILLE presented a petition from Brechin
against the Cethlic Bill. Laid on the table.
The Maiquia of LANSDOWNE gave notice that it was his
intention tomorrow to move the suspension of the standing
orders, for the purpose of passing the bill to provide employment
to the poor in Ireland. The noble Marquis made his motion
conditional, via. in case the Bill Caine up from the Commons.—
The House then adjourned.
wEDNEaDAY. MAY 22.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE discharged the artier of the
dry for suspending the standing orders of the house, for the
purpose of passing the bill to give employnient to die distressed
your in Ireland. The noble marquis observed, that the bill
would, perhaps, be brought up to morrow, and in case it was
Lad on their table, he should then n• ike his motiun.—The order
was fixed foe to-morrow.
EXCISE PROSECUTIONS.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, several causes had
come to his knowledge, in which the Excise had prosecuted per-
sons for selling compositions of bread corn. which the Boatel of
Excise considered a fraud upon the revenue. Statements had
reached him from all parts of the country. complaining of ag-
gravated oppression on the part of the Board of Excise. Tue
noble marquis did not take upon himself to say whether the
Excise had acted illegally. Looking at the Act of Parliament
upon which these reissues were made. he was sorry to see that
tie Board of Excise had a discretion which Parliament could
certainly never have intended to give them. It had long been
wins intention to introduce a bill to remedythe abuse to which he
alluded ; but, us he understood a measure was to be brought
it° the other house to accomplish the object, he should deter
fu ether remarks until the bII came before the house. The noble
tquis, however, could not avoid saying. that he was persuaded
the revenue might be increased by. introducing a clause in the
Act vender which the Board of Excise now preceded, to oblige
Leis, es to mark dun imitative coffee, and other articles of sub-
w: made front bread can, so as to show there was no fraud
intent id, and that no fraud would take place. Such alteration
is the . ILA could not injure the public, and individuals might sell
-fairly 6 ads substances made from bread and corn as could not
injure t se revenue, but increase die consumption of grain, which
at the p.. esent time was an object of importance.
Mr. Alows, from die Stamp Office, presented run account of
the mum( er of Country Banks more than sixty utiles distant from
London, with the Banks in Wales.
The return was laid on the table.s—Adjourned.
TNt RSDAY, MAY 23.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the first reading of the
Bill for the emplotuseut of the l'oor in Ireland ; and the bill
was acecirdingly read the first lime.
The Marquis of LANSI)OW N E then said it was not neces-
sary to add yeas the House at any length io order to induce the
Lords to an• :mod the standing orders. He should, therefore,
merely move t hat the standing orders he suspended.
Lord KING 15111 sure the House would feel disposed to pass
this hill with specs'. at the same time lie could not •void ex-
pressing a wish lima the assistance it was to afford had been
more extensive. TN/ measure was to grant 20,0001. to relies e
Ilse starving popalatico of a whole district. It was in fact not
one shiaing per head. He had beard of jobs, and in ease there
was a job in the application of the above saw, the relief would
tot ailment to a shilling per head. Some persons bad taken
offence at a remark made by a member of the other House,
who charged the landlords of Ireland with rapacity, but Lord
iiing was of opinion that it would have been a true statement,
Lad the gentleman allotted to added, that the rapacity of land-
,lords was otdy surpassesl by the rapacity of the church, which
ozaiu was surpasand by the rapacity of the government.
Tlla Earl of LIMENICS. ease hastily.—lle said the wolde

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lord but taken up the ountlet for the person alluded to ;—to
throw out a general reflection, at a moment when conciliation
was the object, could not ho serviceable to Ireland.
Lord KING wished more hod been done for Ireland, and he
was only anxious it should nut be said—Here we will stop. we
can do no more. The relief was trivial. The people of Ire-
land had been oppressed by taxation, and now the government
gave them 20,0001. by way of relief.
The Duke of ATHOL expressed a hope that his noble friend,
at • time of conciliation, when every man in the kingdom
wished to relieve a suffering people, would not use language
of exasperation, which could only tend to inflame, rather than
conciliate the winds of the people.
Lord KING. —tt The Catholic Peers' Bill will soon come
under discussion, and it will then be seen what will be done
for conciliation."

Tile Earl of LIVERPOOL did not w isli to prolong this dis-
cussion, at the same time be might say. there was a general
feeling that the measure wan advisable under emisting circum.
mance*. if it should appear, under the ai:angeinents pro-
posed in the bill, that arty practical good was likely to result,
he should not have the least objection to estend the sum.
The Marquis of DOW NSHIRE rose to empress his satis-
faction on listing the bill brought in by his Majesty's Govern-
:neut. It was an earnest that something was to he dune for
Ireland. He was himself 1{ large proprietor of tithes, and
most anxious fur a revision of the system. The noble marquis
wished to hear whether government had taken up the subject,
and whether the report was correct, that there was to be some
al.eralion in the window tam. . . .

The Earl of LI V ERPOOL had no hesitation in saying, the
reduction of the window tax in Ireland would depend on other
measures to be introduced in the other House of Parliament.—
If there measures meet with approbation, it would induce go-
vernment to repeal the window tax.
Earl DARN LEY wished fur conciliation as much as any man.
On the subject of landlords in Ireland, he was persuaded the
Lords could not think all the great landholders of Ireland were
harsh. The middlemen were, perhaps, the cause of the evil.
Ile hailed the measure as a boon for Ireland.
The Marquis of L INSDOWNE then gave notice, that it
was his intention to call the attention of the House to a general
measure of conciliation, on wine day in the week after next.
The standing orders were then suspended, and the bill read
a third time mid passed.
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a petition from the
county of Cork, complaining of agricultural distress.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said the subject of tithes had
occupied the serious attention of government, and a measure
would be brought forward when in a stste of maturity.
Lord lIOLLAN I) thought a discussion of the general state
of Ireland would be useful.—Adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 24.
The Royal assent was given by commission to the Poor in
Ireland Employment Rill, the Silk Rill, the Seditious Meetings
Hill, and several private bills.—The commissioners were the
Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Marquis of
W inchester.
Lord HAREWOOD presented a petition from the merchants
and manufacturers iu the town and neighbourhood of Leeds, in
the county of York, praying for the repeal of the duties on
foreign wool.
Lord KING presented a petition from Wakefield for revision
of the criminal code. .

Lord SUFFIELD presented a similar petition from South
Shields. - .

Isord Viscount SIDMOUTII presented a petition from file
parish of St. Peter, Westminster, against the Catholic Peers
Bill.

TILE ANNUITY PLAN.

Lord KING said, as some of the ingenious plans of tbe Trea-
sury had failed, and the noble Earl did not communicate to that
House the cause of failure, he was desirous of &slim; for some
explanation with respect to the new plan.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that he should not object at
the proper time to give explanation on the measure alluded to
by the noble Lord. It must be ohs ious that the measure could
not be carried into effect without the authority of another
branch of the Legislature. When it came upon their table is
should gis e all the explanation necessary.
Lord KING in reply, said, that the House must be satisfied
with the explanation elsewhere, if they could nut hare it from
the noble Earl. . .

The 11,11 s on the tahle were forwarded a stage, sad the
House adjourned to Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY, MAY 20.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE lostpuned his motion respecting the
conduct of the public press in Scotland to the 13th June, as sonic
proceedings in Scotland were definitely fixed fur June 3d.
SCOTLAND.—I.ord A. HAMILTON postponed from Thurs-
day next to June 18. his motion regarding the county representa-
tion, Scotland ; his Lordship moved resolutions on the subject.
Mr. CURT ELS presented a petition trout certain hop•growers
of the comity of Sussex, complaining of agricultural distress.—
The hon. member adverted to the injurious tendency of the law
requiring the marking of hop bags.
Mr. Alderman WOOD was surprised that the hon. member
should condemn such law. It was to prevent frauds; and if
Sussex hops were passed on the public for Kent hops, some injury
would be inflicted.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON observed, that he considered such law to
be perfectly just, and that while he remained of such opinion, he
should resist any attempt to procure its repeal. Petition ordered
to be printed.
Mr. CURTi,.IS then gave notice, that on Thursday. June 13.
he should move the repeal of the act to wadi hop racks and
pockets.
Sir H. VIVIAN presented a petition from Truro, praying for
the repeal of the salt tax, as the House were adopting measures
to afford the country some relief from taxation. Ordered to be
printed.
AGRICULTURAL HORSE TAX.—Mr. S. WORTLEY pre•
sented a petition froin tanners, Ise. of Sheffield. He took this
opportunity to enquire whether any relief was to be afforded in
consequence of an unexpected demand on account of agricultural
horses.
Mr. LUSH INGTON replied, that owing to the bill of last
year. a demand of 21. Cis. lid. had unexpectedly been made,
when it was expected that there was to be no tax. That W.ri not
the intention of the law, and instructions had been given at the
Tax•Otlice to afford requiri,e relief in such cases ; and lie should
hereafter introduce a bill to declare what the intention of the
legislature was.
Mr. AIIERCROMBIE presented a petition from a lay im-
proprietor, of Mayo, mooed Carew, praying for a revision of the
tythe system. It said that there was ro hope of permanent tran-
quillity except such system was revise
Mr. GOULBURN said, that a bill on the subject was prepar-
ing, and in a few days lie should be enabled to introduce it ; till
the provisions of tl•at bill could be considered. lie trusted that
lion. members woll;e1 suspend their opinions.
IMr. PLUNKETT said. that this petition merely required an
alteration in the mode of collecting the tythes. As to the cause of
the evils, be repeated that the great evil was, not rythts, but the

rents. With respect to tythes,hc thought that measures eight bt
adopted to relieve Ireland from ty the farmers and tribe pnictors
and if this could be done, lie considered that important relief
would be nflinded.

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Sir J. NEWPORT declared, that nothing but an entire revi-
sion of the system would produce any good. lie could see no
reason why a commutation of re:eipts might not take place. I:
the present system continued, there would be a constant increase
of the disaffection in Ireland, till the people would be wholly
alienated from the ektablishincnt.

Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. 11U I•: presented a petition from the law stationers of
London. signed by between 4ti and 30 of them, against the
Stamps' Relief Bill, Two clauses in it would materially affect
them ; the proposition was to lower the allowance of 30s. on
stamps purchased to the amount of 301. to 201. It was also par-
tial, because the bill did not affixt the regulations regarding
proctors and distributors. They prayed that the clauses might
be omitted or amended. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. G. RENNET moved to postpone the second reading of
the Licensing Bill to Friday next t—lie postponed this motion
because the Bill was not not yet printed.
Mr. HOIIIIOUSE postponed till June 19, his motion foe
the repeal of the house and window tax ; he made such postpone-
ment to see what relief measures would be proposed by the
ministers.

Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a report from the committee
appointed to consider the petitions on agricultural distress. It
embraced the regulations to be adopted respecting the ware.
hou.eing of foreign corm
The House went into a committee on the Marriage Act
Amendment Bill, in which Dr. Milli:nese made some verbal
atnerlments.
Mr. WET H ERE LL complained greatly of this bill. A more
monstrous bill, calling itself amendatory of the I,w, he had
never seen. It would be a greater incitement than now existed
to firm improper =triages. Ite concluded with moving as an
amendment of the first clause, that all the words after '• Be it
enacted" be left out. _ _

Sir J. NIACINTOSII was astonished to hear it, in fact.
declared in that /louse, that an emendation of the marriage
act was not necessary ; the existing law occasioned discord
in families, injury to property, and much calamity in various
forms. For years it was considered that the consent of the
natural mother was sufficient; a recent decision had established
the contrary by law; and was this al state of law with which
they were to be satisfied?
The amendment was negatived.
Atter a long conversation between Dr. Phillimore. Mr. We-
therell. Sir J. Macintosh, &c. all the remaining causes were
agreed to, with the exception of that which went to make th
operation of the act retriamtetive. as far as regarded suits for nul-
lity of marriage now pending. That clause was negatived. Tile
report was ordered to be received to morrow.
Mr. WALLACE moved. that the House go into a committee
on the Navigation Laws Amendment Bill. In doing so he took
a review of some of the objections that had been urged against
the measure, and submitted that they were answered by the
evidence and report resulting from the foreign trade committee.—
This bill, as well as the measures regarding colonial intercourse.
resulting from the recommendation of such committee ; and from
the fullest consideration that he had been able to give to those
Rills. he was persuaded of the advantage they were calculated to
produce to the country.
Mr. Davenport. Sir W. De Crespigny. and Sir M. W. Ridley.
opposed the bill.as being ruinous to ourconuuercial and shipping

The question for the Speaker leaving the chair was then put
and carried, and the House went into a committee. Several
verbal amendments were put and agreed to. The House re-
sumed and the report was ordered to be received on Wednesday
next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of.
In answer to a question from Mr. Hume. the Marquis of
Londonderry said that he would on Friday inert move an ad-
journment for the holydays, from that day until the following
Thursday.—The house adjourned at one o'clock.

7utiaUa Y, MAY 21.
On the motion of Mr Calvert, the Bakers' Regulations'
Bill Report was ordered to be tukeu into further considera-
tion the 1.1 June. _ _ _

Mr. CA L V &AT presented a petition from St. Saviour's
Southwark, against the Iron Coding Bill, as their parish
was populous, aid their church-yard small.
Mr. DLNISON withdrew for Ins hon. friend (Mr. S)kes)
the 'route of mutton respecting the repe.il of the las oil
He expressed is hope that the measure's of the noble
Marquis would render the renewal of such a motion quite

unnecessary.
Sir R. FERGUSON postponed his motion respecting the
Scotch Posmasstertieueral, Own May Vlif to June 4.
Pi Warns against the Poor lieinur.il Bill aua presented
from Pancras, Leicester.
A petition from the manufacturers of Wiltshire and So-
mersetshire, agiaust the alteration of the a oulleu trade laws
was presented.
Petitions ugninst the New Corn Trade Regulations Bill
were presented from Glasbow, Sussex, burro, Suffolk,
Bambury, &c.
Air. C URTE IS moved for returns of the 'tempos r..cei•ing
pour relief from Alo)field, and three other parishes in
Sussex, &c.
A petit 4444 from die hop growers of Rye, &c. against the
act ut was presented.
Sir J. NEW PORT presented the first report of the
committee on the grand jury presentments, irelaud. Ordered
to lie pi inter'.
Sir 1. LETIIBRIDGE presented a petition from corn
growers of Dorseishire, against lime resolutions for the pro-
posed regulation of time c trade.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE postponed from the 30th in.t. to
June 5, his motion respecting the pressure of taxation on
agriculture 4 his object aas to call the attention of the House
to those taxes that inure immetliateiy allected the interests

of agriculture.
Mr. W. S N IITII presented a petition from the Unitariau
Christiros of Liverpool, complaining of ipi.rts of the marriage
ceremony to which they were subjected.
Mr. G. KENNET withdrew his notice of motion respect-
ing the printing uf certain parts of the evidence taken
betore the committee un Oetlialinis, the hon. umber being
understood to state that as aiiiingentent had taken ;duce
which would render such motion unnecessary.
Mr. B. WILBRAHAM moved for 1111 account of the ex-
penditure und receipts uf the postoolbee packets no the
Dover station from 1511, is lading the expense of building
steam vessels.
Mr. RU TTER WORTH seconded the motion.
Sir 1. COFFIN said, that the same fate awaited Dover
that had befallen Margate ; the steam•parkets must super-
sede the use of the COllllllOll vessels their safety arid
advantage were beyoud all praise. They mast 50011 be
adopted every where, from one end of the country to the
other. He knew Dover well ;an immense deal of
lin; used to take place Mete amongst the boatmen; now
tho•c impositions would he matetially checked.
Mr. GLADSTONE said the number of passengers
ought to be bwitrd, or the steam packets ought to be
compelled to have boats as iu the case.of Scotland.
Account ordered.

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