The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

On Friday the most crowded Court we hare ever seen
was held for the transaction of much hoportaut bun'
new.

THII NSW TAXIS.

Mr. Brimstead rose to flume a resolution upon the snit.
ject the New Taxes. He stated, that in mot tog the
resolution he could not but draw the attention of the
Court to the consideration of reform, economy, and rt.
trenchnient, the twttlect of which, noon the part of
linters, had compdled him to question the piopriety of
the imposition of New Taxes.. Lt what respect, be
begged to know, bad Ministers slowed their approba7
Lion of those principles? INits not their c lust wholly
tending to the reverse position? %V hen it was proposed
that two Lay Lords of the Achille:thy should lie dis-
twitted with. Gentlemen who were of no more use than
the tables at which they .at as to the•bitsittess lot which
they read been chosen, Ministers rejected the .applica-
tion. Ministers had proposed the immense i•of
lu.ttpol. a year to the Duke of York, for services which
nolioary toms performed (or nothing at all, and of course
nothing could be expected from an admtnistration of
such a description. lie then moved 4 resolution nipinst
the taxes, and Petitions to the Honaes of Parliament
gronstiled of nit the resolution.
Mr. Favell seconded the motion, which was opposed
by Mr. Dixon, Mr. Williams, and others; hut wax
event ttal!y carried, there being only seven bands ratted
J4.ttn3t it.
Ttw Court then procreikd tr. the Eleetion of Sword-
fi-arer, and the Itallot being closed arid cast up, We
ntsiotwrs were as follows:

Mr. Smith 86. Mr. King ..... 31
Reese
Whits' 4O Andrews 1
Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared. Mr. Smith to be
duly elected.
The several Candidate• then addressed the Court, re-
turning shanks to their friends.
LONDON FINE ACT CLERGY.
Tne Tithe Committee presented a Report, shorlfy
stating, that in cots,espience of the decided opposition of
the sclera' parishes to the Rill fin the increase of the
stipends of the clergy, they had abandoned their appla-
e num ; hut that the ..... Mice would present a detadrid
Report vt. all the particulars at a future Court, with a .
view to the same living duly recorded.

THRATRX-ROTA L, ENGLISH OrtaA-Hootts.--This
Theatre was last night opened to a select number of this
Proprietor's .rien.ls, to shew the effect of the improve-
ments, and we 'egret that the lateness of the hour pre-
vents nut...noticing them as their excellence **serves.
IVe must, however, suspend our commendations till our
next. The saloon has been most tastefully fitted up as
an Egyptian tent, and we cannot help nnticing the beau.
tiful paintings which adores it. 1n this Egyptian tent last
night the patty that was invited were regaled with
ter, coffee, ices, &c. and delighted with an excel-
lent vocal Concert, in which,weie united most su-eess-
fully the txeninns oftDliu Stevenson anti Messrs. Pear-
man, Al•Ketin, Ilarky. Wilkinson, and
Master 11)de. We lenient our inability to do justice
at this late hour to their aims. but we may assert that
a party never separated moredelightzd with an evening's
entertainanect and their host's hospitality than that of
last night. •

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London,
before the Right Hon. Sir It Dallas, Knight, Lord
Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common
Ple.a.s,.at Westminster, in and after Trinity Term,
1819.

IN TEII NI.

MIDDLEIEX
Saturday June le
Thimdq,
f ridgy
AFTER

LONDOV.

Monday Tune 114,
Friday........... itt
Saturday iti
TERM.

Thursday

A NIA. CAT.—A number of cats have been lately
bitten by a mad dog at Fulham, and its vicinity.—
On Tuesday morning one of these animals, whose
disorder had arrited at a pitch of the greatest ferocity,
attacked Mr. Poynter, a master garlener, residing in
the hamlet of Fulham, anal-bit him most severely,
his cries having brought assistance the cat WM pur-
sued down the street, but it ran into the Crown
Tavern-, kept by Mr. Glover, and flew most furiously
at the landlord, who was in the bar, but was flow-
rately beaten off by Mr. Glover several times.—
The infuriated, animal then ran at Mr. Glover's son.
a fine child, three years old, and bit it most dread-
fully. The landlord instantly procured a pistol. and
shot the animal dead on .the spot. The persons
whom he had bit were so seriously injured that the
use of caustic 141:11/4 tbund necessary, and they were
also, at the suggestion of an eminent physician,
taken to the sea side to be dipped.
(GREAT FOOT RACE. —The match for 100 guineas
between Rainer, the celebrated pedestrian, and
Murrell, the plasterer, took place. On Thursday
morning, in the Long-walk at Mitielsor, in time tbr
peop'e to reach Ascot firm!' Races. Rainer gave
his opponent two minutes at startirh.T; and Murrell's
time for ten miles. • was considered fitly-nisi:
minutes, and Rainer tellowed over the ground a
mile and a quarter, end to return. Rainer gained
a minute upon his opponent at the two miles and a
half, and at five miles he was within a hundred
yards of him, but it was evident he had mule too
much play, and he gradually fell eff after, and
knocked up it mile and a half from home. Rainer's
speed is on the decline. It would have taken the
winner 65 minutes to do-the ground.

190

131.1)ER1.1L PARLI.I.IIEIVI:
eontin ued twin the,:id page.'
resort to the consumption of spirtts. By the other proposed tax.
that on wool. he via, of opinion that a material injury would he
alone to a very insportarit branch of our manufacture. He must
once more repeat his decided opposition to the resolutituts of the
Committee.
Mr. HUME doubted mush whether the surplus so much
spoken of really amounted to two millions; he aeprehended it
%wild be found to fall soo.odief. short V that amount. It had
been objected t'uu no particular branch of expenditure had been
*boleti to be exorbittint, but he insisted that they were all too
enortnous; and if whilst:et had Len sincete in their proffered
.resoludon, they would hare den: more and pro.aised loss: pro-
wlers would nut relieve the starving. 11)Ant,facturen. of Carhsle
or of Coventry. Ministers might talk about being economical,
• they might boast of their saving dintoeition, but unless they
were sincere in their profttsions. what hope was there of ever
seeing a termination to our distresses ? For the reasons he had
suited. if no other Hon. 31:either proposed an amendment to the
rc , he should think proper himself to divide the
'loose upon it.
Mr. D. W. HARTET strongly objected to the imposition of
- these new taxes upon a people already too much oppressed.
Mr. WAIT II 7,1.1 N ObJVCICII to the imposition of even a shilling.
. in the shape of taxes, upon the people. 'roe real question now
- to be considered was, nut what ought to be the amount of the
• oinking fund, for whether it was to be five millions or ten 'Minor./
• signified little; but was the country now in a state to bear these
axes? The minister had been unable to make a kon to the
extent he wished fhr, and had recourse to the sinking fund. To
this expedient he had been driven, and lie would find, ultimately,
to Lis astonishment, that although the taxes were enereased, the
revenue would he grieviously diminished.
The first and second resolutions were then put and carried
unanknosule.
Sir M. Y. Butter moral an amendment to-the effect of
leaving out all the words of the ori•ined motion after the word
•• That," and to substitute a declarltion that it was not expedi-
ent is the distreesuil state of the country, nor till every ma'am
se re:ellenl retrenchinent was adopted, to add to the burdens of
of the people by any fresh impoeitior.s.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER said he should oppose
the lion. Baronet's readmit-in, and girt. his support to that
already before the House. ( firer).
Mace.v.sx.o.n made a tew remarks in favour of the
"rneraltnent.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw and the House
divided.

For the resolo een Ins
For the muendwen•
Majority in (moor of the resolution --110
The third reading of the Cush Faytuents Dill is postponed till
Monday.