The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-19 00:00:00

WEDNUMAY, MAY 15.

The TVIA Million. Irish Treasury Bills Bill, the 1.1'00.0001.
Iri•li Treasury (till. Bill, the Local Militia Ballot Bill; and the
Yeomanry Corp. Bill, were read a third time and passed.—
Mljuurned tilt Friday.
Frll^.AY. MAY IT.

On the motion of rdirl sz:inhope, the ronference with the
Corninoas reganling the Stitute Book, was postponed until
Friday. _ _

Earl Stanhope also aove notice for Friday for a motion re-
spi•cting the sublect of weights and measures.—The Lords
were ordered to be summoned for Friday.
The Malt and Beer Duties Allowances' Bill, several local
and private Hills, were broaght up from the COIIIIIIOII6, and
read a first time.
INTERFERENCE OF THF. MILITARY.
The Marquis of Ili closet:, kit observed, that the subject of
the interference of thy military, on which he had given notice
for this day, hail risen into importance, in consequence of the
defence aide!, Iliaikturs hail set up. It :type:wed from what
hail been stated by them. that a violation of the In w hail been
committed; and .that, notwithstanding all the efforts of the
Noble Secretary of State, there was still some power above
the law which ordered not the military to take upon themsel% es '
the duty of the police, without ally cominaiiication with the.
civil authorities. The Noble ketattit stated, that there was
an imperfect cominnuivation between the military authority
and the office or the Minns Itepartmeutounl this statement
rendered the interference of Parliament necessary, in aid of
the Settretary of State, fir the purpose of enforcing the law o'l
the land. It ails net a little singular, that the Noble Viscount,
who united in himself the others ut High Steward, or Head of
the Police of Westminster, and See, etary of State, by virtue or
which other he was at the head of the pollee of the whole
country, should, upon a recent occasion, have found hinv.ol,
without the means id* resorting to the aid of the police
h% some authority, the military were called out to do the duty
of the police. The interference of the military had, 111,Weber,
been attempted to be defended nn the ground of public coil.
senienee ;, but the setting up public convenience in this way
61,4)Ve the law of the land, it was Nearedy necessary to
was wholly contrary to the principles of the Constitation.
'lite legality of the practice was however also attempted to be
set op, and the illustration of it was the timid of Mr. Hastings
he denied the ittgumelit, and rejected the illustration; the
Address to the Canna on that uecas' was clearly ambito;
more than for the military to be cane', out in aid of the civil
lawyer. Besides, the privileges ut Pa I liiiment were paramount
L4I all law, taking their date prior to statute law ; mid no
analogy could be drawn to compare with them any privilege
attached to the Sintereign; there hi fug 1.4111.! wilit111).1011Er.1
I/ the hovereirt. Of. do nem mature as deure of L'isrlimnceit.

Biala having ben clearly established that there was a pri-
vilege claimed ,00newhere, and a power actually tkeici.cti, of
calling out the thilitary, not only to do the duties of the police,
hut to ob•truct the streets, and ,top his Ma 'je.t:
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PRICE 9id.

pnit. attire, . withdraw .
motion. He thought it due also to say, that two Court dui
had occurred since Monday; and that particularly yesterday,
on the happy occasion of the congratulations on the Royal
marriage, he witnessed what took place; the conduct of the
military was certainly gaits exemplary, and he observed police
officers properly stationed.
Lord Viscount Sintuourri entered into a detail of the cirenr -
stances which had taken place upon this subject, and which
have been before mentioned,and observed that be had anxiously
searched the Journals of Parliament and the Reco►ds of hie
awn Office, but that he could not find any instance via com-
munication being made to the Office of the Secretary of State.
ucgardiug the calling out the military for public convenience,
nor any allusion made in Parliament to such a circumstance.
He, however, thought it was right that such communication
should be made, and that the control upon ►uch an occasion
should rest with the Si eretary of State for tht Home. Depart-
ment. As to the legality, what be had argued was, that if the
practice of calling out the military for public convenience was
illegal, an Address of the House of Lou ds could not make it
legal; but he found in the cases of Sachet es ell and Mr. Hast-
ings, that the Crown had been addressed to call oat the Guards.
as had been usual in such cases, a clear proof of the usage.-
hawever, felt that there ought to be. a re.puitsibility at-
tached to the office of Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, upon the occasions when the military were called out
fur public convenience, anti that consequerit:v in that depart-
ment the einuroul and management, upon such occasions,
ought to be vested ; and he had now to irate, that the whole
duty of the management and contruul upon sock occasions had
illeell aisigned to that department, and that he had exercised
that duty yesterday.
The. Marquis of' nUCIEINGHI.3I expressed himself satisfied
with this arrangement. and proposed to withdraw his motion.
The Earl of Essyx wished, however, to ask a question of Ile
Noble Secretary of State, its to the manner in which the duty
of the sole management and coutroul upon these occasions wits
assigned to the Home Department ? 'flue orders npon the ae-
ration alluded to (he believed it was no secret) came from the
Lord Chamberlain ; but lie wished to know hr whom the duty
was assigned to the Secretary of State for the Home Depot•
mem ?

Vi.count SIDMOUTII sn'id, he had received the Prince
Reient'srommands to take this duty upon himself uSecrttary
of State for the Home Department.
The Eirl of Eivex expressed hitoseifsatistied. t.
THr. BANK.

To answer to a question from the INrl of LaenrituaLr' the
Earl of Li venroot admitted that it was the intention ofGo-
vernment to apply to the Bank for a Loan, in the course of the
present session, bet could not state the amount.
In the Committee on the Bonk Restriction Art, the Earl of
List:ninon. proposed, that the resumption of Cash Payments
hr the Bank should take place on the Slit July Ma.
he Earl of Lauttuitnams opposed the extent of this post.
ponenueut ; and said, that a change of measores, move than
length of time, was calculated to accelerate this eveht. lie
conceived the 'mature arose more out of a spirit of accom-
modation between the Government and the Hank, than out of
the real necessity of the ease. The Noble Earl moved, as an
Amendthetit, that the 4th July Int!' should be substitutsld.—.
This Amendment MU negatived.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MORDAV, MAY 13.6
HARI) S
Lord STA BILIff observed, he had a question to pot to lite Rt.
Hon. Gestic-mow respecting one of the Orders of the Day— the
Order fur receiving the Report of the Soap Bill. Thi< wa•
hill of very great impOrsanee to the mannfartiirinz inture.t ;
and, he wit sorry to say, had not been attended to is it ought
to have been. It hail now arrived nearly at it 4 tout Platte, and
remained almost unnoticed. He this morning. hail a communi-
cation from oteofhis cow.; itnentri on the suhieet ; and had now
to request that the Rt. Hon. Onntleinan would postpone the
time for receiving the Report a tew days.
Mr. VVINITTAKT had no objection to
the Day till tomiorrow, though In did
to the m 1111 l faetnrer conld lw i.e great

scented to think.
Lord ST trirry was obliged to the
any delay, though to delay till to-ittorroi
♦ice ; as it Ivoulel not afford any opport
Gentleman receiving a deputation on

Hon. Gentleman •aid he wail not a,t,:irt
preo on any prr.on heavily. Many of
ent% had lewd hard snap in their mum
On thi• article WWI doubled, it would

burthen ml them.
Mr. V rt %HT 'aid. the dr.ty would
fourth. owl not he doubled, as the Noble
Mr. l'utern runt: m i•Med the Bill tkA
lie alto wiled to oh.erre, that by
AMA, tkc duty would cuNiseut.se front

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hut to obstruct the streets, and stop his Majesty's snliji.cts in
the pursuit of their lawful aro:Nth:us, and tjiat too witbopt
communication with any civil authority, it became absolutely
necessary for Parlfament to interfere, in order to put a stop to
this gi onisig practice', which was equally contrary to lass, itud
4 violation orAilte AN :A. first step to suh c a Inca.
surf, it wag qp.aidAry. to know the authority Irons whettee the
orders for calling out the military ott filanaily last, ths ilay
complained of issued. Aail he therefore tooted all
to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,. prating that hii
Royal Highness would be graciously pleased to cotnninuicate
to the House the authority under which the military Sete
called out on Monday the 13th MO. and a copy of, the orders
issued for that purpose. His Lordship observed, that if a
satisfactory statement was made on the other side as to the
conduct to be pursued iu futnte, he ens ready to withdraw hi:

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to postpone the Order of
I not consider the berthen A
4reat ns the Nobler...l, uldlotiffr
Rt. lion. tolentle 4, , f . vii,
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row eonld he of I 6_.
to trinity for the R 4 '
in the subject- ' . 441
ro that the borthe Abo 'l,enr; p.:
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ifoctories ; and if r,
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Ible Lord suppose . P.: \I.
should be re-commit
the Hilt, u• it :it p ,seiitt::,
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tans the pii-sitig of tlie- MI. He also' wished to know, if the
sei.tv wit to attach to thestock in haul
i-w.rITAIT hat PO tiljeaioll4lllllllltillelliC duty attach
the time of the passing of thrltill. Witt respect to stuck.
hwlld, be slated the ditty saw oht th attach M that.
Lord Mit:rots complainedmitlteksas as one whieh would press
lard op the lower orders of the contintialty.
A tler some fut Cher observe t ituts'lltusu Gcaetxxf ORNeoyrie, Mr.
Issishington, and Mr. Laugton, die fatter of o loon gave notice,
that he would eertabsty take the sense of the I louse on the third
re.viing ado. Bill, It se lieport way received and, osi the mo-
tion of Mr. Vansittart, the Bill was ordered to be read a third
Casein' Monday nest.
MILITARY P.ARADF..
laird Mures said, a few days previous to the. Faster recess,
Is !wilds, complain to the House of what he considered all a,
Upton Ilia own person.- From the assitrauct: of the Noble
Lord Own, lit did out suspect he should .0 soon again have hail
to mention this at to the House; but lie now dill it At the
ire.ire of the sante NoWe Friend who was then with blot (Lord
ssess, and who had this flay been stopped in the same place,
and in a similar manner. ins practice must be stopped in
ti-
He was persuaded there %ere persons who look Masi si•
issisly for the establishment of a Government. and tilt
20 apprehensions for our laws .ar oar hheflit a; but the House
istight to reel that the King reigned over us not as a military, but
as 11 visit GA,%eill.or. Ho now content himself with
moving for .t copy of the order ismed to His Majesty's, Life
l:•tanis,oudnq i.l London and Wenroinster this day.
Lord Nee EST was ansiatri now,- as he had beets on she former
occasion, to secinad the tn.r • Of leis Noble Friend ; and to call
un liar Noble Lord opposite to redeem his pledge given mi the
formei dice:AIMS, that 110suels circumstance. should again occur.
Lord C4•II.EREAfiI entered into a defence of the milittry,
and obsersed, that lie was al a loss to conceive tin whist ground
it was, that licistlemen °tithe other side of the House took every
opportunity of "calumniating the character of the army, who
ware cltiims as well as any other blanch of his Majesty's sub-
jects, and equally anbject to the chit power, which they had,
Miring the late contest, shed their blood copiously to support,
'llsoNohle Lord concluded by MIK ing the previous question.
Mr. Rolston...an said, that of late there hail been a visible
disposition in a certain quarter to employ the military ; he did
riot mean to say the Noble Lord felt that inclination.; it existed
in another (punter ; and therefore, it was more necessary the
Dome should look with a jealous eye to the rittlijectis.
Th, ATTORNEY GENERAL defended the employment of the
!unitary on these occasions, wide's was not new.. For seven
years during the continuance of Warren Hastings's trial, it was
Isms! for the carriages of individuals:to be stopped,amil turned
buck.
Mr. H. Auntnocov said, that on all occasions where the mi-
litary were employed, orders had beets given that two Police
Magistrates and a !umber of constables should attend.
Sir C. Alosex -maintained that the King's subjects were en.
titled to pass and re-pass on the King's highway at all limes.
lle could not agree that there was a right to forbid this passage
vested its the Crown.
Lord M tI.TIIN in reply declared, that his object was, to as-
certain whether... Abe order for employing the inir.tnry was a
legal one. Hr hart certainly not complained of the iodivithial
soldier, whose conduct was good•-the question w.as, whether
the system was correct or nottand lie was rein:ye to admit,
that his Noble Friend had gone to the spot, in order to bring
else subject beferc the House.—( Hear, hear!)
The Hoses.. :—For the Motion s.l—For the previous
41sestion 112—Majority sh.
AGRICULTURAL HORSF,TAX.

Mr. VANSITTART moved the House to go intros Committee
on the Horse Duty Hill.
Mr. ItGRRIII.I. was decidedly hostile to the prineiplie of the
Bill, as affecting the Agricoltosal Interests, bee.:suie it equally
:.Reetrd the proprietors of inferior lands with. the Owners of
superior laud:. He moved "to repeal the wink of the Duties
affecting Horses used in Agriculture."
Mr. (hoot obje,2t.cil to the pi iiiciple of the Ttfit altogether,
-aod thought a Tax on Salt or Candles might be resorted to iu
.lien.
Mr. VANSITTARTSLIICiI his objection to the Atilenilment. It
was proposed to lay a duty of 3s. on those farmers under 501. a
rear; .is. on those how Yin: swum UHN. ; and Is. MI. up to 1.5111..
lie was sorry he could not consent us admit of further relief to.
the Agricultural Interest.
Mr. J. P. 41bAYT contended, that the-tan. .On atTiellitgitZla
karst% was, in tact, a tax on machinery ; the House might as
-well tax the plough as the horses. What would the House.
think, if a tax was proposed an looms and other machinery in 1
the manufactories. Itivaecoutrary to all principles of sound

Sir E. KM/VIC/MULL and Sir C. BURRELL *nosed the tax,
as most oppressive ; and iecominended a tax oil luxuries, such
as pleasure horses, ratli,r than ciithe industry of the country.
Sir J, MAJOAIIIASK% opposed the tax.
The Committee divided—For the original dame, 82—For
ire Arnendmi 4467--Majorot:i.
The original clause was of course carried,:
Several amendments-wore made., tad some clauses imposinz
a tax of one guinea per annum on waggoners' horses used for
essling—for exempting horses from the operation of the tax
when used for fuel, Ate.
The Report was then ordered to be received on Wednesday
next. . _ _

TUESDAY, MAY 14: • .
There bein. only T 7 Members prebeut at four o'clock, the
Douse ii41,j0U44;44.1.
V.:63*E. DA Y, MAY 15.

' Mr. Rost brought iu a Hill for encouraging Sewing. Rdreks.
—Read it first iilll. ; and on a motion for the second reading,
the Rhea lion. (hut. saidole was anxious to state to bee }louse
tlw principal objects of this Bill. In the first place; it seethe-
ris-il rertilin .peophi to embioly themselves .in these seer/sties,
and named proper lessons to draw up rules for their re gelation ;
a.ol further, tl.4tAbese rules should be (loaned; but Oust Ma-
gistrates atsststeter Sessions should have no control or power
of ulterior .tlie3e rules. It further gave to these sucietiese a
presser of choosing their own .t/tricers; and also, that in cases
afineeekeuptcy, the property of these Basikx.should have a pre7
fereace; at the. sinew time, there would•be a provi,ionsin the
• 'I
Bill to present .he inouey of sulescribels frem being lent to in-
, die i,iii.ils, and enettugetred by ',per/Illations. Another object of
~Solit , . Use Bill would he. to. urovide thatcpersuals heron:in 2,. 'sob,
. . *oilier, to these Ilunies.sitauld not be excluded from parish re=
• s• liel.'"_'llicse core thstriacipal provider:es of the present Rill,
i retrith he had k pt ceetirel.....elintinct front the system of cleartt.e-
-' Lie 10A, ~..ietie., .... thmoth he highly approved of thove• also,
Ise tholight it weals& oath ieutamto keep the object dialer.
•The Right rl!"• 6411tatillit111.01feliiiitiltiile Bin 4bUllid hefted
a second time on Fridley ae.or..
Mr. B si:CLA 1 rout Mir .1. Tsle.weenrr highly oprroved of the
iscas,:„..--,•:,,,„, Litt Vi‘k, 'lien ordored to be lead is second tune
Li Fridley, mud. to be pa:lied. ,„