The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The HouSe being engaged it
Flection, the Gallery was riot
Mr. Lev stated the following t,
on the Committee, viz.:—
Captain Pellew
T. Grahath
W. P. T. L. Wellesley
• Platt
G. PI Drummond
Sir John Jackson.
---- Putter
Colonel Macdonald ,
The names of the defaulters on the former ballot were
then called over, when Arthur'French, W. Philip Honvwood,
Sir 'l'. B: Martin, .and F. J. 'Needhani, were ordered to be
taken into custody by the Serjeant-at-Arms. The rest were
excused, and ordered to attend the next, ballot on the 27th of
April.

a ballot on the Milborne Port
opened till near five o'clock.—
> lie the persons chosen t 6 serve

P. Grerifell
Lord Stanley
John Lowther
Hon. F. Itot.it.son
W. Beckford
C. Forbes
G. Vernon.

CAMELFORD ELECTION.
Mr. MANNING, from the Committee on this Election, re-
ported. that they had found John Evelyn guilty of gross pre-
varication while under examination, and that they had order-
ed him'into the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms.
It was moved and seconded, that the witness be committed
to his Majesty's Gaol'of Newgate.—Agreed to.
WATER COMPANIES.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR presented the Report of the Commit-
tee on the peiition of the West Middlesex Water COMpany,
and also of the Grand Junction Canal Company.—Ordered
to he printed.

Mr..M. A. TAYLOR. next brought up the Report of the
Corninittetl on the petition of the parish of Mary-le-bone,
and leave was given to bring in a Bill to tnablu the Vestry
of that parish to contract for a better supply of water. Tbr
Bill was subsequently brought in and read a first tiwe.

LONDON CLERGY BILL.
Mr. LAMBTON presented a petition from the parish Of
St. Gregory, near St. Paul's Cathedr:ll, praying. the House to'
consider their case, and refuse the allowance demanded by
the Clergy, inasmuch as this parish had to contribute to the
support of the Minor Canons of St Paul's, in addition to very
heavy poor rates.—Read, and referred to a Committee on the
stibject,

Sir R. WILSON presented a similar petition front the pa-
rish of St. Matthew's-in-thcest (as was uniterstood),
which was read, and ordered to be referred to the Com-
inittee.

HAY-MARKET.
Mr. GEORGE LAMB presented a petition from a num-
ber of inhabitants in Westminster, praying' for the re-
moval of the Hay-market from the Street in which it was
usually held.
Mr. IIYNG objected to the petition being brought up, on
the ground that the Standing Orders had not been com-
plied with, as the inhabitants had not all been served with
notice.

Mr. [-I. SUMNER. and Sir C. BURRELL said a few words,
when the House t;iviiled,-
For receiving the Petition 97
Against it 9l

Majority 6
LONDON CLERGY BILL.
Dr. PHILLIMORE presented a petition from the inhabit-
ants of the parish of St. Martin, Ludgate, praying the House
to refuse the allowance asked by the London Clergy. He dif-
fered in some respects from the petitioners, but he was bound
to say that the petition was respectably signed.
Ordered to he printed, and referred to the Committee.
A Message front the Lords intimated, that their Lordships
had agreed to the Restriction Bill, &c., and their Lordships
requested that the House would consent to sit fur some
time longer. •
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that the Houseslvmld con-
tinue to sit for some time longer that evening—(a laugh).—
Agreed to.
Mr. PEEL said, he was anxious to correct a mistaken idea
of his observations last night, which had gone abroad to the
public. I-h. had been represented to have said, that soon
• after the present Sessiom, the Restriction Act would cease.
Such an opinion had never been given by him, neither should
he have felt himself warranted in giving it, if he had done so.
He was extremely, anxious that such a mistake should he rec.-
tilled, as it was proper to guard the public against false int-
pressions.—(Hiar, hear !)
AIRE AND DUN CANAL BILL.
The motion for reading- this Bill a second time was mash!,
when a long conversation took place between Mr. Smyth,
Mr. Collmrne, and Mr. Stuart Wortley, on the merits of the
Bill. Lord Milton :end Sir James Graham bore a part. The
Gallery was ordered to lee cleared for a division. when Mr.
Stuart Wortley gave his consent that the Bill should be read
a second time this day six tuonths.
Mr. GURNEY presented a petition from St. Margaret Pat-
tens, and St. Gabriei, Fenchurch, against the London Clergy
Bill. The petitioners stated, that the present Rector had en-
joyed his living upwards of seventy years—that the deity was
discharged by the Curatethat the Rector resided in the
county of Somerset—that the value of his living in London
exceeded altogether which they thought sufficient.
Mr. EsTcourrr presented a petition front Devizes for a
Revision of the Criminal Law,
A Report from the Commissioners appointed to inquire
into .the, public income and expenditure was orde,red to Lie
printed •
Sir CHARLES MORGAN presented a petition from the
Grand Jury of the County of Monmouth against any altera-
tion in the Law of Settlement.
A similar petition was presented from the County of
Brecon.

COITNTY OF OLNMORGAN.
Mr. EDWARDS pi i!sented a Petition from certain inhabi-
tants and,Landholders of Merthyr, in the County of Glamor-
gan, Wales, stating, that there had lately been an uncom-
mon and unprecedehted increase'of population, to the amount
of 17,000 persons ; that they were neatly all out of employ-
ment ; and the. unless some speedy relief were afforded, or
sonic immediate means devised, they must all he thrown
upon the Parish. The Poor Kates had fur soTe time been
incapable of maintainiog their usual number of pope's;
but as to this extraordinary increase of population, it was
impossible. The Petitioners therefore prayed that the House
would take their extraordinary grievance into consideration,
and grant the relief requisite. The Honourable ilteinber
also added, that if the evil were not checked, it would prove
the total ruin of the Land Proprietors of that parish and
neighbourhood.—lt was received, read, and ordered to lie
on the table.

A Petition was presented from Kendal for the revision of
the renal Code.

Mr. STUART WOR FLEX preseoted a Petition from the
Attornies of the Comity of York, praying that improper per-
sons might not he allowed to practise as Conveyancers.
Mr. PARNELL brought in a Bill to regulate the office of
Coroner in Ireland, which ‘4s read a first time, and or-
det eJ to be read a second time on Wednesday the 21st April
next.

Mr. CRICKETT presented a Petition, 'signed by 700 re-
spcetaliie iiiiiibitants of Ipswich, praying fur the rev i,ion of
the Criminal Code.

Mr. HENRY CLIVE preser.ted a Return of the Number
of Convicts transported to_ New South Wdles; which, ou the
w
motion of Nlr. Bennet, were ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Gaols:

GUERNSEY. • N.
Mr. RENNET presented a Petition from an individual,
puttied
.11'i!Liam IMiy, a native of the County of Kent, end

The CHANCELLOR of Jim EXCHEQUER acknow-
ledged his obligation to the lion. Member for his
observations. Some new arrangement or under-
standing became necessary, to prevent the con-
fusion complained of by the intermixture of pri-
vate with public business. But no inconvenience
could arise from the passing of the Bill now men-
tioned.- With regard to the new arrangement
proposed by the HO!). Member, some understand-
ing might be suggested soon after the recess:
The SPEAKER approved 'of the observations
which had fallen from the'f-lon. ,Gentleman (Mr.
Brougham). The hitermixrure of private and
public affairs had arisen from the vast number of
balots, more, he believed, than had ever oe-;
curred in any Session of a new Parliament. It
' was obvious, that some notice should be given.
to parties out of doors regarding any postpone-
ment of private business ; and that, from the
pressure of affairs after wballot, such a notice had
often been found impracticable in time the same
evening for those concerned.. After the recess,
it was to be hoped some 'regulations would be
more definitively attended to.
After some remarks from Mr. CALCEAFT, Mr.
WM. SMITH, and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER, the conversation was dropped, and the
Bill was read a first time.

CASH PAYMENTS.—(IRELAND.)
Mr. C‘. GRANT, in rising to move - for leave to
bring in a Bill to impose further• restrictions on
cash payments, said, that the Batik of Ireland hart
issued precisely the same notices as those of the
Bank of England, which grounds were sufficient
to show the propriety of extending the measure
of last night to the former Company. The same
reasons which recommended the measure here,
recommAnied it in Ireland. A further one was,
that if such a Bill were not passed for that coun-
try, many circumstance's might occur 'there to
perplex, if not retard, the ultimate resumption of
cash payments. He was anxious to have it ex-
pressly understood, that the present motion had
no reference to the solvency of the Bank of Ire-.
land—that establishment, from the credit of the
individuals composing the Company, and the pro-
tent management of its affairs, enjoyed the public
confidence in the highest possible degree. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then moved, " That the
House do resolve itself into a Committee, to.
consider of the motion." -
The question having been put—,
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he had heard nothing to
make him withdraw the protest be had enterer(
against the Bill of last night; on the contrary, all
the reasons he bad heard in favour of the latter
were/hostile to the'proposed.one. The Right Hot).
Gentleman who hird introduced the subject last
night, had had the advantage of being a Member
of the Select CoMmittee, and of using the autho-
rity of their tecormnendation in favour of the mea-
sure lie proposed.; but the Right Hon. Gentleman
who made the present motion had nut stated any
grounds drawn from that soorce, or from any de-
sire on the part of the Bank of Ireland. Last
night a statement had been made of the great
drainage of specie out 'of this country, but the
House had now heard no statement of facts, nor'
any thing respecting the opinion of the Commit-
tee. The only ground alleged to-night in support
of the nleasure was that of the fitness of m aul.-
miry het ween the two countries ; but that was
evidently no reasdn for such a violent procreditig-
as the present. It the Right Hon. Gent. (the Chan-
cellor of the ENchequet ) were nowrepared to state
generally what had happened this morning at the
Bank, perhaps it would justify the call for the
dispatch of last night, and be a considerable mo-
five for agreeing to the motion; because wliat had
happened in London might - !lappet' in Dublin.
But at present they were called upon'to adopt so
important a change, iu, the abscnce.of any state.
meat of facts, and ut the opinion of the Com-

'J'lie CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
that all those who had supported the measure
of last night would consent to that now proposed
by his light Hon. Friend. In answer to the
Hon. Nlember who I,,id just now Sit dOwn, fte
the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not say
that tl,e Wink of England had experienced any in-
convenience this Oay froth the discussion of last
night. It, however, apprehenskins bt further
drains vi ere entertained List night froth-the Ban!:
of EnJoid, the argument held good so far 'us- re.
g4rded the Bill Dow proposed in favour of the
of Ireland. Finding that a check was put
to the'thains of spec [Nat the Batik of Euislanct,

nova 'resident in the island of Guernsey, Complaining of the
harii.hips to winch hnglis!inien were subject in that i,lann ;•
and of the ill-regulated State of the Gaols there,—debtors,
inarefactor, and maniacs, being all confined together.—Or-
dered to lie on the table.

ROYAL ASSENT TO BILLS.
The Usher of the Black Rod, after the usual ceremony, ap•
peared in the House,' and intimated, that the Lords desired
the attendance of the Honourable House, to Witness the Royal
Assent given to seeei al Bills•hy Commission.
The SPEAKER, accompanied by the Members of the
House of Coandons, repaired immediately to the House of
Peers.

On their retriiii, the SPEAKER stated, the House had been to witness the Royal Assent in the House of PfetTs,
by con►ihission, to ieireril Bills, among which were, the
Royal HoUsehUid Bill, the Bank Restriction Bill, and several
others:

On the nintirin.of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER. Sir T. B. Martin was ordered it, be discharged front
thti.custodyof the Scrjeant-at-Arins, oo paying his Ls .
hEGULATIONS FOR PUBLIO BUSINESS.
nil the CH,%NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moving
the first reading of the Harwich Paving and
Lighting Bill, •
Mr. lift.OUttiAlVi did not mean to object to the
motion, but merely to notice, that lately there
had been great laxity in permitting private busi-
ness to encroach so much upon the fronts allotted
for the discussion of pobiic affairs. It was now
an hour and a half beyond the time allowed for
private bills, &c. It such encroachments were
suffered much longer, there 7-would be suds
mixture of private and public affairs as to perpleX.
Members which ought to receive a preference.—
Referring to the arduous duties of Ilse Speaker,
the Hon. Member expressed his regret that the
Rt. lion. Gentleman's paper oltusemorandums
(the Orders of the Day) contained sucli:a multi-
plicity of names as to encumber many
things which were often stiffered to.' pass unnoted
at the time announced. Some- new arrangement
became absolutely necessary, in order to prevent
Ilse public business from being postponed to a late
hour in the evening.

desperate adventurers -might perhaps run to the
lidrk of Irelan.d. With re•,;,1,(1 !/-) the measure
of last night, it was A %%is,. and salntary provision,
‘voultt prevent farther impositions on thi,,

coo tit flt
Sir H. PARNELL approved of the Bill now pro-
poste!. It was astoliio 61,4 how the Committee
hail forgot ch.- Bank of Irelaed in their Report.
T he iestres trout the Baok of Ireland were very
small in comparisoo with those of the Bank of
England. The Hon. Baronet complained of the
ieronveuienee ‘thich arose. h ,tie currency 0!
Ireland brine of a ddlerent eelne ; fool asked the
Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer) if ittwas the intention of Government
to adopt any plan for as-imilating the currency col
the two countries ? it F tiCh a measure were not
in the contemplation of those who formed the pre-
sent Administration, be (Sir Henry) was deter-
mined to submit to the House a proposition soon
after the holidays.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered,
that so tar as regarded the currency, the Com-
mittee might perhaps have some plan in con-
templation.
Sir HENRY PARNF.LL wished for a more direct
answer.
The Right Hon. Gentleman remained silent.
Mr. BROUGHAM asked, whether the Bank of
Ireland paid in cash or new notes ? If the latter,
there was no necessity for the Bill.
Mr. C. GRANT stated, that the payments were
in specie, similar to the Bank of Eta land.
Sir J. New Ootta. bestowed many encomiums on
the Bank of Ireland, and knew that on all occa-
sions that establishment had struggled most per-
tinaciously for the maintenance of its credit and
houo4 ; and the Hon.. Baronet thought iu h.ah
quialities'it stood as high as any similar establish-
mew. If he gave his vote last night so promrly
and cheerfully, he would not now stop to examine
whether he was right or wrong, and therefore
should support the proposition.
Mr. Huge was for the motion.
Mr. Ceancaarr, by a reference last night to the
drain of gold made against this country, thought
that many Members had been influenced. He
found, however, no such' reason advanced iu fa-
vour of the present Bill. But the tact was, that
few notes, comparatively ;peaking, of the period
mentioned by the Bauk, remained to be offered
for specie, and therefore there could bento alarm
for the proceedings of last night. But the .Gen-
tlemen of the City, if in possession of the notes
defined by the particular dates, knew their inte-
rest too well to dread the posterior effect of their
Acts of Partiameirt. They were not to he
frightened by their speeches, or by their paper
bullets of the-brain. As he believed there were
few of the notes alluded to outstanding, lie
should wish to know the particular amount.—
If no run were experienced by the Baek of Eng-
land this day, he would be apt to think the whole
a mockery--a mere deception,—and therefore he
would be inclined tdoppose the present motion.
There was less-cause .for stopping ca-h payments
in Ireland then in England, for whet we were
here without specie, the cash payments of the
Bank of li, laud continued. The amount of Bank
notes issued by the latter did not exceed tour mil-
lions. The Honourable M.nither condemned the
mockery of the present plan—toe farce of this
evening, which followed the play or comedy of
last night.
Sir J. Newaoat, was against any delay of the
measure. There was no time for information from
the Bank of Ireland, if Gentlemen had any parti-
cular thing to propose. It ought therefore. to be
adopted as a simultaneous measure.. It was not
the inatenitode of the object which commanded
tbeir attention, bet its relative proportion. In the
Bank of Ireland, the quantity of specie %vas
greater in propo•tion than that. in the Batik of
England. He made this assertion, although his
Hon. Friend (Mr. Calcraft) might not perhaps
give him credit. tor it.
• Mr: CALCRAFT was always ready to give his
Right Hoe. Friend (Sir J. Newport) credit for
any assertion which tie serioesly advaneed: No-
thing could shake his opioton of the Hon. Baro-
net--not evan his associating with the Hon. Ge,•-
tletrien of the Committeee or even with those on
the Ministerial Beech opposite to him !
Mr. CALLAGHAN -thought, that although the
Bank of England had paid in specie to the amount
Mirk/ of six millions, the wisdom or sagacity of
the Directors could not be blamed, Admitting
that they had possessed much penetration, they
could not have fore,een the effects produced by •he
Foreign Loans. He censured the Finaace Glm-
mittee. They had been the means, of throwing
the country into a general panic—a state of fever
and anxiety—a kind of paralysis. The Cant-
rnittee now came forward with their peace-
offering, in the shape of the Bills for the two
cotiwries. The question was, Is our circulation
to be cut down to a certain capricious standard,
or are our commercial pursuits to be abandoned ?
The CliANcr:LLort of the EXCHEQUER moved,
that the House should resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole House. This motion u'a,s
carried. Mr Grant took the Chair in the Com-
mitte.e, when a resolution was moved and carried
to the effect desired,
The House was resumed, when a motion was
made and carried for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
strain the Governor and'Company of the Bank of
Ireland from paying iu the gold coin of the realm
for a certain period.
Sir GEORGE HILL, appealing at the Bar, de-
sired to bring in the Bill, which was done ac-
cordingly. It .was read a first time; and, on the
second reading,
Mr. BROUGHAM thought it would be consistent
with the honour and dignity of the House to re-
ject the measure. It was forced, upon them with-
out any reason utged for its precipitate adoption.
They were lett completely in the dark. It bad
been stated that one da,y's delay would have in-
convetlieneM the Bank of Ettlantl to the amount
of 4or LOO 000/. sterling. he should wish to
know to what amount the Bank of Ireland would
be inconvenienced by the delay ? Let his Rigot
Bon. Friend (Mr. Grant) tell the House what

mould be the amount per ►lay for the Bank of

Ireland: he would venture tti say not beyond 30
or. 40,0001. it appears that the measure is to-
tally nitgaibry, unless the productior, of two Acts
- of
.Piirliameut, hurried through both Houses, be

expe(lient of great importance, If any ;neon-
vf2i;iencies 114(1 the blame was attributable
,o the Chgueellor ut the Exchequer, or to his E-
',B,ice Cwnnii!

Sir (-it,ovca OiIiOIINE declared, that all the ar-
qutnews ttv Houourable Member (\lr.
ilrougloun) aghins, the two Bills, were so mitoy
arguments iu their favour.

NEW MEmsER, whose name could not be
ascertnine•l e ,t!,n!lery, said, that the present
!')i!! did no, rest On irs merits, but had for its
imsis the Bill of lest night,
The Bill wlas then read a second time, and or-
:leied to he committed to a Committee of the
whole House. After it had passed through the
Committee in the usual manner,
The Howe was resumed, when.

Sir G. 1-!ILL brought t►p the report.
The Bill was atterwarts ordered to be engross-
d.—During; the interval between eng,ros,ing and
I Cad iII it a third time, the.uttention of the House
was called to
THE CLERKS OF THE PEACE FOR IRELAND.

Sir J. NEWPORT, in reference to the late expo-
sure by the Limerick Committee, rose to make his
promised unition relative to the office of Clerk of
the Peace in Ireland. He would not detain the
[louse long His proposition was merely of a
tegulating nature—to make the law of Ireland the
same as the law of England. Great inconvenience
or disadvantage had been experienced by the pub•
lie from the late exercise of the power with which
the office n-as invested. In his intended regula-
tion tor the.ofl9ce of Clerk of the Peace for Ire-
land, he meant to incorporate in it so much of
Mr. Perceval's Act as relates to the prevention
of the sale of places, or to leave the Act of the
49th of the present reign in full force. lie there-
fore moved for leave to bring, in 13ih to regulate
the appointment and tenour of tire office of Cletk
of the Peace for Ireland.
Mr C. GRANT thank'd the Hon: Baronet for
the trouble which he had tatien to introduce such
a salutary he. ; and he nut only deserved the
thank. of that House, but would have the praises
of his countrymen for amending this defect of the
law of Ireland.

Ater 'a fcw words front Sir EL Parnell and Mr.
C. Grant, leave was givtn.

IRISH BANK RESTRICTIONS.
Sir G HILL brought up the engrossed copy of
the Hsi! Bark Restriction Bill, and moved that
it be read a titird time.

Baoucnkm would not allow this Bill to
pass without protesting against its object, as well
,at. the manner in w►'ich it had been hurried
through- the llonse.—The Bill was then read a
third time, and pasted.