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London, England, 1819-03-20 00:00:00

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEIDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARC!! 19.

• The Loan C.lgiss Aerica, who acts as Speaker, being de- I
Mined at the Candi held at Carlton House on the Ilecoider's
Report, did not take his place on the Woolsack till nu re than
half-past five o'clock.
The Earl of iIAREWoop presented a Petition from Hali-
fax, in the county of Voris, against the continuance of the In-
solvent Debtors' Act.
Mr. Booonrs, accompanied by several Members, brought np
from the commons, in pursuance of their Lordships late requi-
sition, the Third sod Fourth Iteprrts from the Commissioners
for the Drainage of B•gs in Ireland.
A 'Messa3e was delivered by the same Members, importing
that the House had granted penni..sion to DAlilt RICARDO, Esq.
ono of its Members, to attend their Lordships' Committee on
the Affairs of the Bank, ne should so thirk lit.
Mr. Baocnrs brotight op the New Prov*:!euce Timber rill,
front :he Commons, which was read the fast char; and also the
Nassau Salt Exportation Dill.
The Irish Importation of India Goods Pali was brought up
afterwards by the same Ger.tleman, and read in like mam.-r.
The Marquis of OILMOND presented a Petition fro:7l Sears
dal Hundred, in the comity of Derby, against the imposition
of any New Duties on Inland Coals.
The Bishop of CIIICHEST ER presented a l'etitien
the of St. Giles's in the Fields, against the cor.tinoauce
of the Insolvent Delco.; Act.
Lord KEN VON presented a Petition from the Paridi of
'Mary-la-bonne, in favour of the i'oor's Lat.vs. :Intendment Did.
The Marqui, of DO W SSII I E gave :airier of his unemion
ou Monday newt to present a Petition tro:n numerous Protes-
tants is Irelard, in favour of the Boman Catholic Claims.
The 11Iutinv Bill was read ibe third time and passed ; and
the Matins Mutiny Bid passed through a Committee of the
whole Ilonae.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE. the Committee
on the Poor's f#ws' Amentln.eut Ell was postponed till Tuesday.
A short farther proceeding, in the way of evidence, respecting
Taaffe's Divorce Bill, took place ; and on,: witness was ,alunia-
ed, who stated.that he received the money awar4sed as damages,
b:ihg f.4A00 and upwards, on accoanta of cots; &e. front the
Agent of Lard William Fitzgerald, and which he said was du:y
appropriated for the uses of Mr. Taatfe.
The farther przetedings in this case were postponed till this
day re'linight.—,tdjouraed till )lordly.
lIOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. ll:art in•na, from the Bank, presented an account of the
Be Incas ol Pubiie Money in the hands of the Bank on the Ist
1- I 15th inst.—Ordered to lit on the table.
Mr: Teel rag. from the Stamp Office, presented an account
of the balances of public money in the hinds of the distributors
of stamps on the Ist inst.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LYTILETON postponed his motion for the Abolition
of State Lotteries to Tuesday next.
The Quarter Se,,ion Revision Bill went through a Commit-
tee. The Report was rec,:ived, and ordered to be taken into
farther consideration next Friday.
The Report of the Committee appointed to try the merits of
the Petition against the return of Mr. H. Davis and Mr. Pro-
theroe, as Member, for Bristol, was brought up. It stated that
the Committe: had found that Mr. Davis and Mr. Prothzeoe
were duly elected, and :hat the Petition, and the opposition to
It, were not frivolous or vexatious.
Mr. M. A. T A YLOR presented a Petition from certain inha-
bitants of Durhant against the Equaliiatiou of the Coal Duties.
Read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. GORE LANGTON presented a Petition from the In-
habitants of Bath, compleining of the frauds and mischiefs oc-
cssioned by Mock Auctions, and praying the Parliament srogid
adopt sonar measure to prevent them.
Mr. W AITHM A N confirmed the truth of the statements in
the Petition, and hoped that the Honourable Secretary of the
Treasury would now be prepared to state whether it was to be'
expected that Ministers would bring forward in support any Bill
for abolishing those nuisances, Mock Auctions.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that the only Bill which bad
been offered for the approbation of Ministers had been found
objectionable. If a Bill was presented without these objections,
it would be examined. quimpably approved.
oer.L pre • e a cilium from toe InnamtantS
of St. Mary, Newington, praying for an Equalization of the
Coal Duties. Read, and ordered to lie on tto. t.w..
A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships' assent
to several Bills, for which see Lords.
• On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, a new Writ wax or-
dered to be issued for the election of a new Member for the
Borough of Tavistock, in the room of Lord William Russell,
Who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
At the request of Mr. WYNNE, Mr. Serjeant Coat's post-
poned his motion for the production of the minutes of the Not-
tingham Election Committee, from this day to Tuesday peat.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT presented the followieg Peti-
tions :=—From Leeds, against the renewal of the Insolvent
Debtors' Act; from Barnsley, against the came; front Spald-
ing, praying for the revision of the Criminal Law; and from
St. Ann's, Westminster, against the renewal of the Insolvent
Debtors Act.
Petitions were also presented from the Borough of Osweston,
against any alteration in the Coal Duties; tu.su the same F:ace,
against the renewal of the Insolvent natter,' Act ; from Exeter,
for .the modification of the Insolvent Debtors' Act; and from
NewpOrt, Shropshire, against any alteration in the Coal Duties.
These Petitions were severally brought up, read, and ordered
to lie on the table.
' Lord FOLKSTONE remarked, that a great deal of uneasi-
ness was felt generally throughout the Country as to the inten-
tion of Ministers with respect to the Coal Duties. lie hoped
the Chancellor of the Exchequer would now state v. hither it
Was the intention of Government to support any tiac:Aure for
Equalizing the Duties on Coals?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEt.LUER said that it
was really impossible for hint to make at y other declaretion on this
subject, than that which be had already made, that he thought
it would not Le expedient, or wise, or beneficial, to make any
alteration in the Coal Duties.
At the suggestion of Mr. BROUGHAM, Lord A. HAMI4
TOM postponed his notion roiativo to the Scots Burghs, fauna
Tuesday next, to Thursday, the Ist of April.
'Mr. WAITHMAN presented a Petition from William
Weaver, who Lad been prosecuted by the Excise-Commissioners
for having sold a small quantity of Spanish Juice (a prohibited
substance) to a dealer in Bottled Porter. It stated that the
Petitioner had bought the Sp: wish Juice at the Office of a
.Brewer, and that the purchase was the only fact that could he
proved against him at the trial. In cot:Aviv:ice a compromise
wasentered into, and although the total amount of the penal-
ties for which he was prosecuted w,:o .t-44,00e, it was agreed
that the proceedings against him should be quashed on payment
of sCeOO ; but as it turned out that lie could not pay that sum,
his whole property was taken in exeeution, and himself cast
iata prison. The Petitioner stated, that he had a wife said
sev,;:n children.—The Petition was r..ad, ordered to lie on the
table, and to be printed.
Mr. WAITIIMAN then gave notice, that on Tuesday he
would move for an Account of the Expenses incurred in the
prosecution of the Petitioner.
The Portugal Slave Trade Bill was brought up, and read a
first time.

NETIMILANDS ST.AVE 111:1DE.

On the Grder of the Day being read for the third
reading of the Netherlands Slat e Trade Bill,
Mr..slAl'.ltYATexpressed li i nisch' hostile to some
of the provisions of the Bill, particularly that for
the appointment of Sierra Leone, as one of the sta-
tions for the Commissioners.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said it was the decided
orinion of the Admiralty and the Gove:ament, after
mature deliberation, thAt Sierra Leone was the only
point on the coast of :Africa, which could have been
chosen for that purpose.—The Bill was then wad the
third time al,l paned.

It C":A I. Z.V.PJSZOOT.D.

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• do the motior. or Lord CASTLEREAGH, the
Report of the Royal Household was taken into
El:titer consideration, and the Amendments agreed to.
Oa the motion that the Bill be engrossed,
Lord FOLKSTONE said be objected to theclause,
gianting 1.0,0001..10 the. Duke of Fork. As the clause
Low stood, is stated that the sum was graatzdonshe

same grounds as the like sum had been granted to'
het Majesty. Now he .clearly recollected that the
10,000 i. had been granted to her late Majesty to
defray the increased expenses to which her Majesty
would be put in holding drawing rooms, and not
for the care of his Majesty's person. It was obvious
that no such reason existed for giving the same sum
to the Duke of York. Then the question arose whe-
ther it should be given to his Royal Higl:ness the
Duke of York or not ? It was well known that his
Royal Highness would be exposed to little or no ad-
ditional expense by the care of his Majesty's perscrt.
In fact, the only expense to which he would be sub,
jetted, was lining four post horses once a week--a
thing so trifling that he thought hii Royal Highness
would hardly condescend to accept any remuneration
for it. But he objected altogether to the care of h s
Majesty's person being entrusted to any person tut
resident on the spot. The great reason for giving
the office of Custos to her late Majesty was her res-
dence at Windsor. He was therefore of opinion, that
as there were two Royal Princesses now resident tt
Windsor, either of them would be much more pro-
perly entrusted with the care of his Majesty's persoi
than the Duke of York. He was resolved to take
the sense of the House on this clause, and moved as
an amendment that it be omitted. _ _

Mr. LYTTLETON expressed surprise that no a:-
tention was paid to the objections just made to this
clause by his Noble Friend. It was disgraceful that
the House should be called upon to vote such sums
on false pretences. It was a constitutional maxim
that the Monarch should not appear before his sub-
jects unless graciously. He would put it to the
House and the country to say, how far Ministers
had attended to this maxim. They had brought
every Member of the Royal Family before the llouse
in the most odious and ungracious manner possible.
He might say, without flattery, that the Duke of
York was more dear to the country than any other
Member of the Royal Family. Among the various
sophistical reasons by which it had been attempted to
support the grant of 10,000/. one was, that the dig-
nity of the office required it. He thought quite the
contrary; and that taking such a suns was inconsis-
tent with the dignity of that important office.
and threw a suspicion on it. The true reason for the
grant ‘a as, that the Duke cf York was in ?mbarrassed
circumstances. That. was notorious. And it certainly
would have been much better for Ministers to have
come down to the House and stated truly and fairly
the state of his Royal Highness's atfairs, and the
necessity of making some grant to relieve him. In
that case the House might have added a ccndition
to the grant, which would have secured its proper
application. Sooner or later the House must be
called upon for a grant to relieve his Royal High-
ness. When that was done, he would put it to the
House, whether his Royal Highness would not, after
receiving this 10,0001. come to them for a further
grant, with a very bad grace. He hoped his Royal
Highness would see the impropriety of confounding
his interest with his honour. It was also to be consi-
dered that there were large accumulations of the
Privy Purse, in which the Duke of York was more
interested than any other person. He expressed his
disapprobation of the strain of pathos in which it
had been attempted to discuss this subject. though it
wa3 woll known that his Majesty was no mos ciimettie
Ted in it than if he had been .feat 20 yoars ago.
Mr. PROTHEROE was aware of the delicacy of
this subject, but could not refrain from saying alew
words upon it. Ministers seemed to have impressed'
his Royal Highness's mind with very wrong notions
as to the constitutional nature of this question and
the affluence of the country. All the opinions which
he had on a former occasion expressed on this sub.
jcct, remained unaltered.
The House divided—For the motion 156—For I.or d
Folkestone's Amendment 97—Majority 59.
On our return to the Gallery, we found Mr. C.
WYNNE objecting to the recital of the Bill. He
hoped some alteratidn would be made in it at the
third reading.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he thought the re-
cital unobjectionable. The reason of the grant of the
10,0001. to the Duke of York was exactly the same
as that for granting it to her late Majesty—namely,
the increased expenses to which he would be liable
from the duties of the office of Custos.—The:Bill was
then ordered to be read a third time on Monday.