The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MA• 20.

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Their Lordships met at half-post two o'clock, when the Royal
Anent, by Commission, was given to the Irish Tobacco Duty
Regulation, the Wrought Plate Duty Drawback, the Scotch
Ciistmas Officers` Superannuation, and several Private Bills,
amminting in all to forty-three.
The Commissioner were, the Low, Chancellor, the Earl of
Buckinghamshire, and Lord Walsingham.
Dr. Clarke, from the Council Office, presented Papers rela-
tive to the Resident and Non-resident Clergy. and their Miler..
five stiptnds, according to an Order of their Lordships.—Or-
dered to lie on the table.
IRISH TP.NANTS AND PEASANTRY.
Fail STANHOPE called the attention of their Lordships to
the Committee which stood appointed for Friday next, for en-
tering on a subject of the deepest importance . • he meant the con-
sideration of the Tenantry and Peasantry of Great Britain and
Ireland He had understood from some Noble Friends near
him, that the day appointed was liable to some incidental ob-
jections, and therefore he was desirous, that the Order should
-be discharged, and a future day appointed. It was then, upon
his Lordship's motion, agreed, that the Committee be summoned
for the Friday following.
ORI/ERS IN COUNCIL. . . .

Lard SHEFFIELD presented a Petition from the Merchants.
Traders, and Ship-Owners. of the P.rt of London.in favour of
the Orders in Council; and his Lordship added, that he nas
persuaded, that the opinions set forth is that Petition were those
which were recognised and felt by tie great body of the Mci -
chants of the United Kingdom.
The Petition having been read, was laid on the table.
The House then resolved into a Comnittee for the examination
of the attending witnesseson the subject of the Orders in Conn-
ed, when Mr. Finlay, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce,
in Glasgow. underwent a lodg examination by the Earls Grey,
Rosslyn. Landerdale, and others. At about seven o'clock, it
was proposed by Lord BATHURST, that the House should ad-
journ.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE objected to the proposed ad-
journment, on the ground of the distressing situation of the pe-
titioning manufacturers; declariug, that he thought their Lord-
shi: s would not do their duty ta the public, if they did not ear-
nestly and immediately proceed in the enquiry before the
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F . BATHURST denied that the distresses, whatever timy
might he, of which the Manufacturers complained, could, with
anv fiiirmin, propriety, or justice, he ascribed to the measures
of Hovernment. That, however, might become the topic of fti-
ture founded on a complete review of the evidence
giveti 4ure the Committee. He was at present inclined to urge
the iourin..ent, under the peculiar circumstances of the case,
as it was !r.n.ffi'....nt on him, that night, to attend in another
place, on a business of considerithile importance.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE, on the ground suggested by
the Noble Lord, waved his opposition to the proposed adjourn-
ment. . . _

'f he Farl of ROSSLYN, in the absence and in behalf of his
?fuhle Friend (the Marquis of Stafford), presented a Petition
from the Potteries of StatotdMire, against the Orders in Conn-
cil.—Ordered to lie on the table. _ .

Their Lordships then adjourned to One u'Clock to-morrow
(this day).

HOU'4E OF COMMONS.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
General FERGUSON presented a Petition against the Orders
in Council, from Dunfermline.—Ordered to be referred to the
Comsnittee.
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from the inhabitants
of Paisley, signed by about 4,500, complaining of the distresses
of their trade, imputing those distresses to the Commercial sys-
tem, and
,praying relief.—Ordered to he referred to the Com:
Dance.
Mr. CANNING presented two Petitions from South Shields;
one complaining of the losses sustained by their shipping interest
from the Licensing System; and the other in favour of the
Orders in Council. Mr. C., referring to the sentiments of the
latter Petition. declared his opinion to be, so far as he had yet
been enabled to make up his mind, that something like the spirit
of the Orders in Council 1% as necessary for the protection of our
trade. .tie Licensing System, however, was a departure from
that spirit, and he certainly could not approve it.
These Petitions were ordered to be referred to the afore-men-
tioned Committee.
NEW WRITS.
A new Writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a
Member to serve in Parliament for Northampton, in the room of
the Right lion. Spencer Perceval, deceased.
Mr. 'v !IA RTON moved that a new Writ be issued for the
election of a Bargee % for Old Sarum, in the mom of the Right
Hon. Nicholas Venetian, who, since his election, has vacated
his seat by acespting the offices of Commissioner of the Trea-
sury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer.--Ordered.
ADDRESS FOR A STRONG ADMINISTRATION. '
Mr. STEW ART WORTLEY gave notice, that to-morrow he
should move that an Address be presented to his Royal highness
the Prince Regent, praying his Royal Highness to adopt such
measures fortwith as may enable him to form a strong Admi-
nistration, to undertake the Government of the Country, in the
present perilous and important situation of affairs.—[ Hear,
Aver 1]
TOLERATION.
Mr. WHITBREAD rose, for the purpose of putting of his
Motion on the subject of Toleration, which stood for this day,
to this day fornight. Sine,. his entrance into the House, he had
understood that his Royal highness the Prince Regent had been
iiac.trial) pleasedto appo,ot a Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. ,
ransittart) tam the office of Chancellor of the Escheq tier, whose
presence, at the discussion of his motion, possibly might be wish- I
eti, 011 the part of Government. He also put olf his motion re-
specting Henry and Sir .1. Craig.
BELLINGILAM'S CASE.
Lord ',GOWER moved, that there be laid befhre the house a
Copy of a Letter from his Lordship, late Anthassador at the
Court of Ru.,ia, to Lord Castlereagh, dated May 17 Ihl2, on
the subject of Ilelliugham's elaitas on Government, and conduct
in Russia. His Lordship dwelt on the necessity of having that
Document, hoping that such necessity would be a sufficient ex-
cite- for not has ing given previous notice of his motion. [near!]
'The Letter be deemed necessary, after the imputation that had
been thrown on Goyeroment, and in vindication of himself, of
his country, and of the Right Honourable Gentleman, now no
more.
Lord CASTLEREAGH acknowledged the receipt of such a
Letter, and approved of the motion.—Agreed to.
MONUMENT OF' MIL PERCEVA L.
Lord JOCELYN appeared at the Bar a int the Answer of the
Prince Regent to the Address of that House, praying his Royal
Highness to give directions for the erection of a Monument to
the memory of Mr. Perceval. The Answer of bis Royal High-
pees communicated his gracious intentions of complying with the
request of the /louse.
The Publicans' and the Manure Carriage Bills were ordered
to be committed on Tuesday next.
AIR. PF.RCEV.IL'S FAMILY.
Mr. LUSHINUTON brought op the Report of
the Committee, upon the question thnt it should be
read a second time,
Mr. WHITBREAD rose—lle said, he was ex-
tremely unwilling to oppose a propositiou like that
then before the House ; but, as it did appear to him
that the House had gone to the full extent of remu-
neration for Mr. Perceval's family, and as every
thitig beyond remuneration would appear like a re-
ward of his public services--[No ! no! front vari-
ous parts of the llorese]—which services he utterly
denied, he could not permit himself to vote in fa-
vour of the question. The Honourable Gentleman
who moved the Resolution, had put it to him, whe-
ther 2001. a-year was sufficient provision for the
eldest son of Mr. Perceval ?—But he wished to re-
mind that Honourable Gentleman of what the fact
really was. The income of Mrs. Perceval, arising
from her own private fortune, and the sums voted
by Parliament for herself and children, would amount
to 65001. a-year : and would any person say, that a
Gentleman's widow, with twelve children to bring
up, oould be considered as inadequately provided
tor, with such an income ?—Now, too, that the
House had cooled from the influence of those feel.
lugs, the existence of which was truly honourable
to every mad in it, he would beg leave to advert to
one or two other particulars. He understood that
there were family expectations, derivable from per-
sons far advanced In life, and whom, therefore, It
-was highly probable, Mrs, • Peroeval would survive,
'That was an additional reason foe limiting the hew.
el, of Parliament to what bad been already done.-”