The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-03 00:00:00

zwi J. (stirtill ANI obtained leave to bring iu a bill for flit
be iel parts% 411,1 ligl gof Mary-le-bone.
WALLACE moved for the revival of the committee
oil foreign trade. Meavuiss were in contemplation to re-
move many ut those regulations nhich now pressed heavily
on our commeice i and it thrice vi ere carried into effect,
he
doubted not that this country would become the emporium of
t lie trade of the world. It %tali with the particular ohjects
of enquiry into the harbour-dues, pilotrigt, &c. that lie
!wised for the revival of tile committec.—(llear 1)—They
had operated to prevent the approach of manly foreign ves-
sels to our coast, and hod therefore been the occasion of the

u,s of many lives.
Morino agreed to, and committee appointed.
Mr. LEN NAR D postponed his *notion relative to the six
ate r, we believe, from :‘ltti eh ti, t,l April 16.
Mr. G. BEN N Err postponed, till afiei L titer, his mo
tma regal dim; the circumstances attendant on the fuuetal of
the late Queen.
Civil. OFFICES. &c.—Sir R. HERON gave notice, that
shiirily after Easter he *Mend move for leave to bring in a
Hill to prevent the necessity of reacts Mg counnissiuus on any
demise of the Clown.
Sir It. HERON also gave notice, that he should, after
L ester, bang to a bill to atoeud Die law of settlement as far
a, regarded labourer.
Lord A. HAM ILI ON gave notice, that nu Thursday,
the' 6th of March, he should submit a motion oil the subject
of Seottio enmity repre,einaliiiii.
Mr. DOM I N ICK BROWN gave notice, that on the
IStli of April. he 14114m141 submit a moll tttt on the state of Ire-
land
Mr. C. 11. HUTCHINSON, in presenting a petition
against the Irish window tax, condemned the tax ;is one
the most hilarious operatimi, especially on the hc.tltlt of the
Irish population. Ireland „as taxed mucii hey mid its means.
—This tax iii particular was understood to he a tsar tax ;
besides, the msh. klarqms (Londonderry) w lien in
promised to use Iris iiillitence to get this tax repealed.
Mr. (MATTA N also condemned the tax.
Sir W. DE CRESPIGN Y trusted that the ministers
would get rid of some of these taxes,—of those taxes that
wars so especially obnoxious.
The petition was from the city of Cork, pray tug fur the
repeal of the Irish whitlow tax.
CA Rtal•GE or l'ETirioNS.—Sir R. WILSON rem.
plaitied of has ing been coal gel It. lbs. by the pii,t.iitliee,
fur a petition, because the petition was closed lit bath cinis•
lard A. HAMILTON aud others preferred similar
complaints.
Mr. 11U 11E said, that petitions above six ounces weight
did not puss free he knew nue instance whine bib. postage
had been charged.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, the public were net so well
acquainted with the regulstani aibmit the pos loge of petitions,
and a Lout their be if; left open at each end, owing to such
iegulatiiiiis having been introduced into tin act 1111,14114411 g duly
on tea und collie.—( hear, and laughter.)
Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for the evidence adduced
befute the coroner 011 two debtors, who had died in ll-
chester Jail in Jauntily last, as the verdict stated that
their deaths were accelerated by the dampness of the
prison.
Mr. PEEL wished the motion to be withdrawn, and to
antler this mention of it to stand as a nutlet..
Mr. G. HENN Err implored hon. members to read the
evidence given byline the ssioners, as the et nettles
oitictised in the gaol exceeded any thing he had lead on
Ike subjects.
Mr. A Idei ns iii WOOD withdrew his motion.
Mr. HUALE, at the request of Mr. Brougham, post-
poned his motion on the subject 4f Irish tithes, till after
the recess of Easter, 'fit, silo), April 16.
Sir J. NEWPORT hoped the government would take
this vital (oration into their hands—almost every thing
omiected with the trittlyaillity of Ireland depeuded

on it.
Mr. GOULBURN replied that this, as well as other
stihjects deeply important to the int( rests of Ireland, had
received tie most serious attention of Parliament.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE asked if an lion. and Learned
:%tember intended to renew his Bill on the subject of the
Poor Law.?
Mr. :,CAitLEIT replied, that he certainly had intend-
ed to apply fur leave to bring in In; Bill again ; but if
the Nt ble Lord's (Londonderry) plan of lending
4,000,0001. to the Parishes were adopted, it might tomer-
sede the necessity o his Bill.—(ear, hear !—lf that
o ere not agreed to,f then be should log for)ward the
11.11.
JA'AIES brought forward his motion respecting the
Opening of Members' Letters sent to them by per soils
confined in pi twat. •lle particularly complained of his
own Letters to and from a person confined in Lancashire
fisting thus been opened. 'find petson was confined on
a motel St'llteltCC, illll/1/1101/4 two years impriso 11111 l •ut
fur
basing tet tined his Majesty's subjects by attending a lte-
Mini Alerting. fitsasigc as he thought some of the deci-
sions of that H, use were, he did not expect that they
would nartiost such a pi ocertling as this; tot if such
practice weie allowable, the instance of Delmar-1. Jail
showed that severities might be cut ll itt ued while !Slagis-
ts ale, and Members had het n heat d to praise rue Jailers,
and others managing the 1,11601111.-- (Hear, heat !) Bat
Int practice adopted to Lancaster Jail was hot followed
by the Jaileos °laity other part lit the Kingdom ; even the
letfri aol Mr Hoot, that still perceented u,duaitlual, rim e
nut violaieil.—( Hear, heal !) He should have brought his
action, tint uncim standing that it Wall a breach of the pri-
vilege of Pas Mimeo!, he preferred this course. He con-
chiPded with 'nosing, that it Wil, a Breach of the Privilege
oi ashameht to break °poi, detain, os suppless Letters
rad ected to Members.
Lord STANLEY said, he subject hail beton) been
dismissed try the prison committee, hot it had nevi r beets
viewed ss se tor stuns of ptisilege. There wet e hounds to
the pi istlege, and the posictice hail received the sanction
el papa and 111116ialratra. .bc tole 111 question had been
1114%U ep by Mr. Jostler. Bey and sll the titles had
rreelitt it the COW 11,111 of Justices Bayley mud lie,
therefore, iliongbt the gaoler i.ad only done his duty.
Mr. PEEL said, it was held by the hon. member that it
was die gal (0 eitels Ilacoubcia. k tiers under any circuit'.
*latices; but this dor tome he must daisy. Convicts, for
instaine, were gimlet the complete coma tarl of tire moan
—the crown violet inicrialst all correspondence whatever
im such pri,uucts. 'llle ballit: pi Moyle applied to ps i-
r:net s, espeerairy what are a ailed the crown sides of die
ill lroolta. A, the nudges bad aigised the littler, the pre-
imuspram at., ib.l the rune. acre I.l4bCti by two judges.
rLii• a, butt s t t, air e warrantaal by the Act ut ticarge
all. fed r c;ulating Firm! a, 4101 other places ot c minor.
o.tut, IMbli bet 11 unnoticed by the bon. me whet.