The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

STOCK-EICHANGE,SATURDAV THREE O'CLOCIC•—
When the payment of the 5 per Cents. was talked of
before, that Stock went down to 103 and 1031, and
the 3 per Cents, rose in proportion. At present,
however, many prefer foreign securities to transfers
in British Stock. Until lately none but gre..t ca-
pitalists or daring speculators would purchase &-
reign securities, but it is quite common to see trades-
men buying bonds of various amounts from 501. to
10001. The foreign market is much more brisk
than our own. Prussian stock is in demand, and
has undergone a slight variation of a favourable
nature Spanish, notwithstanding the late news of
partial disturbances, has been done this morning as
high as 581, and the Danish bonds are also in re-
quest. In Colombia bonds, the prices are almost
nominal, but 88 is still demanded. It is reported,
that the agents of the South American Government
have instructions to buy them up ut any price under
par, and thus save the payment of interest. If this
report be correct, it proves the confidence is the
South Americanass to their own strength, and the
prospect of entire independence. Some persons, who
will not meddle with Foreign Stock, have sold out
of toe Navy 5 per Cents. and purchased Long
Annuities—that Stock is therefbre on the rise. An
eminent banking-house in the city, of which a
leading member of the opposition is a partner, has
sold 300,0001. out of the 5 per Cents.—Consols, 771
—Ditto for the Account, 771—Navy 5 per Cents
104 —Long Annuities, 0.
At about half past one o'clock on Tuesday last,
the King proceeded in state from Carlton-palace to
the House of Lords to open the Session of Parlia-
ment. At two o'clock the firing of the Park and
Tower gunstannounced his Majesty's arrival at the
House of Lords. His Majesty was received with
partial greetings. At a quarter past two the King
left the House. His departure was announced by
the firing of the guns as on his arrival. There was
an unusually great display of military on the occa-
sion. At a quarter befbre one a squadron of the
Blues proceeded from the Horsy-Chards, and drew
up before the palace in Pall-mall. The first regiment
of Life Guards, accoutred in their new appointments,
lined the way by which his Majesty was to pass.
The long line of apartments through which his Ma-
jesty had to pass in reaching the House of Lords,
have all been new matted, painted, and fitted up for
the occasion in a suitable style. Thee apartments
were all filled, through the kind attention of the
Lord Great Chamberlain to the wishes of the public,
with spectators. Ail the other avenues leading to
th House of Lords have also been matted, painted,
and otherwise suitably arranged for the opening of
Parliament. Means were likewise taken to prevent
any but Members of the House of Commons from
filling the lobby and passages between it and the
House of Lords, through e high the Speaker and
Members were to proceed in attending ate summons
of' the Usher of the Black html to attend their Lord-
ships' bar. These excellent arrangements were de-
signed and completed by the Lord Great Chamber-
lain and his secretary, Mr. Feliowes. The House of
Lords began to be filled at an early hour: before
one o'clock all the benches, except the cross benches
and the trout side benches on the fluor, were occu-
pied with ladies in full dress.
A reqiiisition, respectably signed, was a few days
ago presented to the l'ortreeve of 'l'avistock, request-
ing aim to call a public meeting, to take into consi-
deration the propriety of petitioning Parliament tor
a Reform in the representation of time people, by
restoring to them their national and constitutional
rights; and also to petition for the relief of the agri-
cultural interests, from the oppressive tithe system
and unreasonable taxation, titerehy to afford the
farmers and manufacturers the means of placing
their labourers above parochial rant, and to enable
all the industrious classes of the community to reap
(as their ferefathers did) the fair harvest of their
,xertions. The I'ortreeve haring refused to Coo •
VeliC it meetiog, the requisiuniets have called one
themselves, to be held un Friday next.
On Friday his Majesty held a Court for the pur-
pose of receiving the Address of the H 'use of
Ctentnouts, wince was presented by a deputation,
with the Spe.•ker ut their head. His Majesty after-
wards held a levee, w nice 1111WeVCr, was the thiunest,
we ever recollect to have seen, owing to the short.
Hess of the notice, mai its having commenced iit an
earlier hour than usual. Numbers are said to
arrived too late—afier the doors were closed, and the
King had left the levee-room: among them *were—
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King'sßench,
Earl Darnley, Lord Clifton, and Viscount Murpeth.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex were un their
road, but being informed the levee was closed, re-
turned, as diet numerous others
A requiidtimi having been transmitted to the Earl
of Coventry, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire,
to call a County Meeting, in order to take Hitt) Clod-
siderution the distressed state of agriculture, his
Lordship has declined doing so under toe plea that
Parliament will enter upon the subject as ram as it
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COUNTY MEETINGS.
A County Meeting was held on Friday, the Ist instant, at the
Castle of Eseer, to consider of the present state of the Agricul-
tural Distress, and to discuss some means tor its relief.
Sir JOHN DAVIS. Ban. High Shetiff, in the chair. This was
the most numerous and highly tespectable meeting ever witnessed
in this county.
The High Sheriff having opened the business, a letter from
the Duke of Bedford was read by the Under Sheriff:
Earl FORTESCUE then came forward and proposed a petition
for the adoption of the meeting.
Lord ItuLLE seconded the motion, and pledged himself as a
Member of Parliament to give the subject every consideration,
and to support the prayer of the petition in the House of Lords.
The Hon. NEWTON FE LLOWES begged leave to move, as a
rider to the petition, the following resolution :
.• That you will institute an inquiry into the state of the re-
presentation of the Commons House of Parliiunent, dud adopt a
untidy and salutary Retorin."
Atter a few words from Earl FoaTEseeE, accounting for the
absence of Lord Ebrington, the Under Sder.ff read the petitions
and it was proposed to the meeting and adopted unanimously.
The rider of the lion. N. Fellowni was then proposed for the
adoption or rejection of ihe meeting. Those who favoured the
rider were requested to hold up their hats, when a geneial shout
and applause tbllowe.l. (Jr. the iejzetiou being proposed, about
40 held up their hands for it. Tue High Sheruf then declared
that the ruder had been carried in the affirmative, and it was
accordingly added to the petition.
At the close of the meeting, Lord Roux came forward to
protest against the rider. lie was roughly received, and ended
his speech by saying that he should have a petition tnr signature
got ready, which would not have this frighyhl clause.
Thanks were then voted to the High barritt; mud the meeting
separated.
A similar meeting for the counti of Surrey was held at Epsom
on Monday last, but on account of a resolution hissing been
moved in favour of Befoul-1 in Parliament, which subject had not
been named in the requisition, the High S;ierid dissolved the
meeting, and another requisition, embracing that important
point, has been presented to hitn.

The penalties which Carlile was sentenced to pay
by the Court of King's Bench having been estreateal
and returned to the Pipe-office, an extent was issued
from thence on Thursday afternoon, directed to the
Sheriff's of London, and commanding them to levy
for one of those penalties, to the amount of 5001.
At half past three the Sheriff, accompanied by a
large body of kis officers, proceeded to the premises;
and after seizing every thing that bore the appear-
ance of ptoperty, shut up the slnip.
Mr. Hardy, the keeper of ilehester gaol, has ob-
liged a Ministerial Paper to contradict au unfounded
account which it published, that he had .‘complained
of the conduct of Mr. Hunt, and requested an order
for his closer confinement.' Mr flatly, in contra-
dicting this gross falsehood, declares, "since he has
had the care of the gaol committed to his charge., lie
never had the slightest reason to complain of the
conduct of Mr. Hunt or ally of ors visitors."
At the annual meeting of the inhabitants of Bir-
mingham, last week, ter the purpose of passing the
accounts of the constahles, &c. for the preceding
year, a stormy debate took place on a motion for pass-
ing an item of a former year's account, which had
been rejected at the lust meeting, and was now again
brought ti,rward for the re-consideration and decision
of tut: town. It was the amount tit the expences in-
curred m prosecuting (1 Edmonds, ter a libel on two
of the acting magistrates of Birmingham, and the
passing of the account was strongly opposed by Mr.
Piiipson, principally on the ground that due notice
had not been given, and theretbre that the meeting
was incompetent to decide the question. He also
urged various other ingenious objections, which were
coinhated by R. Spooner, Esq. Mr. Spurrier, Ste.
and it was flintily resolved, by a consid, ruble majo-
rity, that the account sliouid be passed. (ht the
motion of Mr. Spooner, it was, however, afterwar,k,
unanimousiy resoived, " that au nature, whet ;thy
prosecutions shall appear to tee conotabies to be nc.
cessary for the public service, which d•i not arise
out of their otheial duties, it be imperative upon
teem to consult weir feliow townsinei ; at a public
meeting to ii.: convened previous to any expeti ea
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being tneurreil ; and that it ue rec.uusuended to ail
luture town intetings to disaltow any charges Yr
shall be made in respect of such prosecutions, ualess
the same shall have been preiiously submitted to
them."—lt is in comemplattou of tut. principal tad:.
viiroit 8 t% 11U opposed the passing of the account in
question, to appeal to the Co..rt of King's lietth
against the decision tit the meeting, and that u sUb-
scriptiou has been commenced for th it purpose.
A meeting of respectable hop-pia:neva has been
held at the Bell fon, 'l'icehurst, liar the tempi:se of
taking into consideration the proprieiy of petition-
ing °trero:Dent for a repeal tit ihe Act imposing a
duty upon hops, us one means of cei,ovilg them 1i is
the difficulties under which they are struggling. A
suitable petition wits accordingly prepared, a.al una-
niniousl) carried by a show of hands; it was socrt
atierwartis sign.d by every hop grosser in the
At a 1...0urt holden at Ft-Unto:lgen hall, on
Thursday last, it was resolved utiammously, that
the fretsloin of the Company shooll be press tied to
Joseph Hume. Esq. Member of Parliament for the
boroughs of Montrose, Brechin, Ste. fur his Ul.l-
we.ineti exertions it) endeavouritt4 to promote
iic economy and retrenchment ; wherein he bas
proved himself a fitithful guardian oftl.e lath
purse, amen the feat and 1111 right re ,;es'
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