The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-12 00:00:00

•THURSDAY, MAY S.

Mr. Serjeant On.low bronzlit in a Bill to repeal the Laws
prohibiting taking: More iil.lll 5 pet cent. iutioc.t oil Motley.
Ordered to be lead a seem' time tomorrow sclinight.

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Mr. ilAnvey, pursuant to his notice, moved for the ap.
pointinent of a I :wolaittre to enquire into the en utimstances
connected with the explosion of a meant-boat at NOl'Wleh, on
the morning of Good Vritl.ty last. lie was persuaded that the
noise would consider tint. a snblect lvorthy belog enquired
into when they were informed that no Its, than ten lit•uson,
lust their lives by this melancholy accident ; which arose, as
he had ince ilifuniscii,eutirely Irons the Inuit) constructive ‘I

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the apparatus, the boiler having been CUIINti nvi.• I L.
iron, lir:lead of wrought iron; and, therefore, lint possessing
strength sufficient to resist the power of the steam.
Mr. %V. Small ob.erved, that the accident in question had
originated in the negligence of the engineer, and the over-
charging of the safety-valve ; the intention in moving for this
Committee was to enquire, whether it was not possible so to
construct boilers, that even if they should explode no danger
might happen to the pas,miger.
Mr. TitomesoNl, of hull, Bras most friendly to the appoilit...
meat of the Committee.

The Committee was appointed.
Sir F. Butt ne.vt- wished to call the attention of the Hon.
and Learned Judge Advocate to a paragraph contained in 11
Paper, which be held in his habil, called" The Carlisle Jour-
wiii, h it team stated, that another melancholy it:stance
of the impolicy of military corporal punishment had recently
occurre.: in that iwigithottrhood, w here a private of the 13th
Light Dragoons has iu mat lied without the consent of his
Officers, had been sentenced to be dogged ; and to avoid the
indiction of the second p..rt (tribe punishment, hail committed
Fnirirle. What lie now wished to ask the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman was, w bother he did not, when this subject wa.;
last tinder discussion, state explicitly, ulna in his opinion tho
briog:tig our a man a seemtil time for punishment was illegal.
Mr. M. St; rrov said, if the Hon. litatotiet had no other in'
formation exci•pt what lie derived front that Newspaper, he
must beg lease to express his doubts of the aecitrasy of the
statement. He begged the Hon. Baronet would, however.
Five Win the names of party and regiment, and he woidd
make • diate enquiries.
Sir F BURDETT said, the regiment mentioned was the 131 h.
Light Dragoons, but no name was meutioned.
Mr. H. Davis presented a Petition from Bristol, proving
some measure might be adopted to regulate and reform ilie
present system of Extents in Aid. The Hon. Gent. now
wished to ask the Chancellor of the Excheqncr, whir is he in.
tended to bring forward his promised motion oti this subject.
Mr. VA 55111. %UT Said. he should bring forward a proposi-
tion on the subject as soon as possible an arrangement could
be made with the Bat ons of the Exchequer.
Mr. W. -alri n said, if the Bight Hon. Gentleman did not
bring in his Bill at a verb early period, he should be obliged to
bring in a Bill on the subject.
Mr. LOCKHART also expressed his surprise that the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer had not yet brought in any Bill on the
subject. Extents In Aid were productive of great disress in
many instances. He knew one instance in Berkshire, in which
one Extent from the Crown, and two Extents in Aid, ,wept
away 20,0J01. and I ft other creditors trot a tai thing.