The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Petitions were presented against the Metropolis Road
Bill, from Kent, Greenwich, Woulwlch, Dartford, &c.
Ald. HEYGATE presented a petiiimma (mom &Wintry
against the allot:taw' of any commaimal.mmi y awmi, education,
as it wutii.l and to their Is:iris! !milieu., which %el e Iss.
or 19s. iim the 'mum'. Ordered to be primed.
Mr. S. Wll ITBREAD presented petitions from Houns-
low against time Metropolis Rudd.; the inbabita„,,, of
that neighbourhood heittg perfectly satisfied with the
roads. _

Mr. R. MARTIN presented a petition from persons in
London and elsewhere, praying the atioptiull of some
1111111111ary mode of punishing servants and others driving
the petitioners' stage coaches, d imaging or injuring
horses. Petition read, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. MAR TIN then gave notice, that on Friday next lie
I.llollld move for leave to bring in a bill on the subject.
Mr. BYNG moved for the revival of the committee on
the Aletropolis Gas Light Bill.
Sir J, YOlLlili trusted the house would pause before
They gave encouragement to too many of these companies.
They had an example before them of the water companies.
By permission of the house, the water companies had
been graciously permitted to ruin one another; now they
were allowed to • other pessona if possible. Were
they to have a similar race with these ulisuufacturers of
gas?
Alter some remarks from Sir I. Coffin, Mr. Ilyng, and
Mr. P. Moore, the house divided. The numbers were—
For it, 9'—Against it, 87.
BREACH or PRIVILEGR.Mr. BENNErf moved,
that Alit Weaver be slow called to the bar.—Agreed to.
Mr. Weaver (printer of John Bull) was then placed at
the bar. In answer to questions pot to him, he stated,
that lie was the R. I'. Weaver 'tamed at the end of the
patter; and in reply to inquiry who haul Itaiuded him the
paragraph in question, lie stated, that he was engaged in
printitig the paper on Saturday. He did not know who
handed the paper in question. There was an editor; his
name was Cooper; that Cooper lived somewhere in Black-
ikti s-road ; lie did nut know where exactly. He had been
the editor for sonic time past. He came backwards and
I.OIW a rtla to the office. Weaver said lie was printer. pub-,
lisher, and sole proprietor; lie was nut sure about the
thin ; it was, lie thought, about six weeks. He pur-
chased the paper of Shackell and Arrowsmith. ArruA.
smith lived at the house, in Johnson'. Court. He was not
A rrowsmith's journeyman: but there were some arrange-
ments with Ai rowsinith. Ile did say, on the Intli and
Yatli Feb. at the stamp-office, in his affidavits, that lie was
sole proprietor. 'The price however was not yet settled.
'There was agreement. It was not in writing; it was a
verbal agreement. It was that lie should become pro-
prietor at a certain price, which certain mice had not
yet been fixed upon. He made the purchase after a
prosecution bad commenced against the paper. He re-
ceived the profits and accounted tor them in Val ions ways.
He made no returns to Arroswinith. He paid the editor
three guineas per week. He (Weaver) did not keep the
MS. copy; lie believed the editor kept the copy; be was
nut aware that it war destroyed. The House in John-
sou'ilicourt was taken with the adjoining house on lease;
the renter of the House was Sliackell. The " landlord"
was a " widow lady." lie was sorry lie lied no reason
toleunploy any banker. He was to settle with Arrowsmith
hereafter; uo suns haul been named, There had been a
transfer of property, but no sum was named. He Ind
swotu, F'ebrkiary 10, that the paper was to be printed at
his residence, Dyer's-buildings: it had however been
;Hinted at Arrowsinith's. The copy was 'nut given to him,
it was handed to the compositors; he did nut know who
brought, or who received the copy. There were five or
six compositors; they did not pilot what they liked.—
Ile Old out know from the composite's, which had inserted
the paragraph, H. hal cot ii-keit who itiserted it. As to
the paragraph he believed it to be false; and had lie kilo
it to lw false, out lousier on earth shuald have induced him to
Misfit it. lie believed up money was paid fur the pat a.
graph. Ile did not know the mime ilie compositor who
Inserted it. He named four regulai ronipmitors, Hay anrd,:
&C. There were extra-114ln r; he paid them alt. There were
extra-hands empasyrd on Saturday. The editor, he thought,
was at the office on Saturday %viten the paper went to piers.
The verbal agreenteet wait made about seem wet ks ago t it
was nearer two mouths than line month ago; it was made
in A rroo smith's office. Cooper was appointed editor pre-
vious to -kith nia k eineitt ; Mr. Shackell mil • ted Cooper.
Torte %sere elioiy money traiisariimis with Cooper, hot that
person wssfrequently puid by Ai rowainith. lie (Wrxirer)
had paid Coupi r sitice or twice; lie had paid the stamp-
office; °titer 'kremlin. were outstanding; the oilier outgoings
erre ;od 11) A low:moth ; he paei the weekly oulgoiliAs,
lie, the reader, &ie. read the paper. There were books,
which the accounts were kept, the money for the sale, ail-
vertiseiatins, &c. filr. Arrow smith dot out receive the whole
0; the e eekly proceeds; sometimes he made the entries m
the hooks; sometimes Arrowsumth. There was no person
authorised to insert paragraphs when lie and the editor weir
absent, hut such insertions had taken place. lie was not
an are of ally private milks whirls were to nut home the
insertion of pin agrapits bearing suell marks, even if himself
mitt editor were abseil!. Ile had been employed nu the Tra-
veller before he was engaged with John Bull. The emir'
builds did out Marti paragiaphs Without mit'auity. Mr.
Cooper ti as the sole editor its far as he knew. lie had paid
Mr Cooper. He did nut know *here the edeur ed—
Cooper our tiiz.ht said he had to go to Illat kfrints road.—
Three was a gentlemen wah Conger this morning—bot he
din not know the gentleman's name. It the copy ache nut
given to the reading-boy by himself or Mr. Cooper, he dial
ion knew by %hum they might be give.., lle thought
the compositors would not d.tie to inset t a paragraph without
authority, if they thiright it impoitant. He had had nu
cosimiusticar with Cooper by letter or mute.
Ale, !SENN ETT then met»td illai Ur.iver withdraw,
but he instructed lo remain Ps vs anitig.—W raver uccui dangly
withdrew, _

Mr. 11E,NN ETT next stated, that he 0:sly desires! fu
disquiet Weaver till the other parties i.rre buinmosic.l. lir
illoVell, tbul Atrun inilb, Suarkell, and Ilenly Cuote•r he
(tweeted to attend the ag.ecd to,
Nod ,11111111WISti %ere tweed le direct the uttendsineo tit the
patties,
Con RTS OP J. NEVI PORT prefaced his
tuutiou with st:stifig, that the motion for a c ttttt oti.bion to
eso:.ore hot, t ties of courts of justice was carted in lii I.
ni:doritx of ones In 11415 the toattanstou wto,
nn tif.it fur the mat of chaorery these w. re two OUL nt tae
live 'within.; nittslerthips in chancery. The citesnii sinners
11:01 made Nor reports( Out sins the 'autisml at their fahissirs.
The expellee bed beer' roubitletabte ; the Caniini•Pitiii •IN
received 5110 i. a 'ear 1 the %%Pule expetwe to the rowel
year would be id,oool. f4s Shies reputes and suppAemast.—

147

Under all the circumstances he deemed it eight to state his
opinion in a series of resolutions, that they might be placed
on the journals; fur all uOUlil odutit that it was mast hi-
pot tam to secure a pure aditiiiii.tratam of justice. The
resoluii ii stated the cuastiossidii—the extent of the coin
1111 l ers' labours—their receipt of 66,0001. as salaries--
the cumniunication of the Lord Chancellor in receiving the
111)Of t —the notices returned by the judges, nnnouueiag that
the reports had not heen officially cominuoicated to them—
and tidally, that the house viewed with regret the slots new of
the commissioners' progress—the difficulties that had been
Ihrna n iu their way.
After some further discussion, the house divided on the
re•olut:on conveyitig a censure: The numbers were—fur it
56—against it 82.
llonouGst Reiroam.—Lord J. RUSSELL then brought
forward his motion respecting the cortopt boroughs; and
after urging the necessity of leform in the representation,
concluded by moving a series of resolutions, the substance of
which was, that on enquiry it had appeared that bribery and
corrupt practices existed in various boroughs which had
fallen into decay, arid that it Wili ex 'Jethro Heat Cite elec.
tire franchise bliould be taken from such boroughs and trans-
ferred to large towns nod populous districts at present un-
represented ; and that a committee shunts' be appointed to
empire into t he best mode of carryinp. this plan into elect'.
Mr WHITMORE, although he did Hut appprove of all
the positions laid doss n by his noble friend in his speech, yet
he tully concurred in the principles of the resolutions, Which
be now rose to second.

The resolutions were then put, and the gallery was partly
cleared for a division, when
Mr. BATHURST rose, amidst loud cries of" Withdraw"
and " Question," to oppose the resolutions. lie had no
objection to disfranchising unending boroughs; but the mobil,
lord's plan appratt:d to lion to contemplste the datranchiseis
men, of all saiall boratous, whether guilty or innocent to
this proposition he could not usscut, and therefore should
oppose the motion.
The gallery wits then cleared for n division ; and the
numbers were—Fur Lord John Russell's motion, 124—for
the previous qtleaion, 151—Majority against the motion 31.
'fhe examinition of this division (sus received with loud
cheers. On being re-admitted to the gallery we found..

Mr. MAIIERLIC objecting to the serums on whir* nu ad.
sauce of 500,0001. from the Bank of Ireland to government
was to be cuntructed. Four per cent.. he observed, were
the ter s ; but he contended that the same or a greater saw
coulil be obtained in this country fur three percent. In this
there was a difference of 5,0001. to the country on the
500,0201.
C If ANC I:Ltort of the EXCHEQUER defended the
terae. of the tidy:ince made by the Bank of Ireland as being
moat advantageous to the country.
Mr. Barna( and Mr. Cal raft were each of opinion that
(he advance could have been more udvantageously obtained
in this country. Here the cunvrrration dropped. Time
house adjourned.