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by Waddington was nearly the I sicOndenmatiosi en that trade, as it had thus mad e ways he had exerted himself to every nation anxious to get rid of it as soon a s e t , . and acts of insubordination, and could be done, without involving any great roc;E ct _ Dewhurst to attach an air of guilty of their interests. That sentence of condemn/ l meetings which were peetectly innocent. which had been contained in the body cf the pr o, endeavoured to persuade persons whom ceedings at Vienna, had been since carried into (e el upon to meet them at various places, smaller State, and subscribed to by all who had tat 60,000, of 70,000, and of 100,000 men in the first instance sent Representatives to the e m . from different parts of the country giens. Though much had already been doze I plans into effect. In every instance would be to mislead the House to say treat represented to have failed of making the the several Sovereigns who adopted our peke they desired to make ; and those whom it willed, had as yet been accomplished. • to seduce into rebellion, stedfastly standing the stipulations made, and fee lee s to their pernicious counsel, and had been framed, the illicit trade of sseece through the cheat. From what had before spoken was carried on to a censider,.le s they were concerned, he contended tent, and especially since the teeminatior. ef the . made out to justify the Suspension He would not say it was carried on to a pear Corpus Act ; for what was very ex- tent than formerly, but he wou:d say it was c, a that all their efforts to procure a on with more desperation, and with greater der e . :hanacter they wished, did not bring stances of inhumanity than was customary b e e . • eleven persons together. The pub- much had been done to abolish it. This, it sses _ by the Magistrates on the 10th of vious, must be expected, as the individuals vie, language held by Mr. Hay on the 23d gaged in it would be mere desperate than the ft liberation of all the persons taken up traders, and would fit up their vessels, not Ira, ei , • conspiracy, he next proceeded to regard to the comfort of the poor wretches they ter; From the conduct they had pur- intended to receive, but in such a way as ewe e t suppose the Ministers of the Crown prepare them for combat or escape. It sec s themselves had been imposed upon, to disguise the fact, that the traffic see -' they had taken up were guilty, it nued under circumstances of mere di. gr.:, c with the public safety that they Inanity than formerly. Still, lit,wevei. back again t. do more mischief.— he should state, there elated uo retie in tut have been brought to trial. The any ot' the Powers engaged to abc:isli transactions ought to be looked into, sincerity. France had shewn every ta inquiry took place, lie was confident the take the most efficient measures a.r ice e had stated would turn out to be pre- to it. He had not had eccasiee to they appeared to be from the papers Government on the subject on a iete ie petition was then read, and ordered had been requested by the Frena h Ver.: et table, and to be printed. him with all the necessary intern:aeon tc THE TREATY WITH SPAIN. ed to his Court, that a stop might be pa ,STLEREAGH moved that the Address ceedings which had transpired, an.; he the Throne on the subject of the Slave ready effectual steps had beer. telea far in the last Session of Parliament, by the French Ficveniment. Because eutered as read. His Lordship then pro- done that we could wish to see accom' ate, that in bringing under the considers- ought not therefore to suspect (e'er:- Gov Committee the Treaty concluded with his being unwilling to go along v.ith us esty, to prevent his subjects from en- work. But in peace a greater free/ illicit traffic in Slaves, and in bringing Trade was carried on than in war, rind resolution in order to carry it into the same means of redressing the evil desirous that the Treaty should be merly belonged to us in our belligeren , texion with the address voted by the The right of visiting neutral ships was g( last session of Parliament, in which, if this right were not to be mutually time, they had expressed their desire each other by the Powers engaging to p• . that great cause, which circumstances the Slave Trade, it was imeosseele for I under the special care of the British Le- medy to be applied in peace as in war. wished the House to bear in mind this to the Ilouse, that i t might r.ot be _ the prospect before them at the close cause they had got to the last stage et 0 Session, with respect to the Abolition of ties, that they had got to the last stage Trade, and in doing this they would It was desirable to take this trade from the alteration which had since been tion of every flag, as if but one remainet . state of that question. Ile would also under that flag it would be carried on b. always remember, not only the actual of all countries. Under the present tending to abolish that great metal peace might r.o longer !tend between us the illicit Slave Trade, which they ject, for the first time a mutual right ha, :perience hadgrown out of the mea- by the High Contracting Powers to visit t heretofore, in order that they might merchants ships. The House would feel means by hich they could form their licacy ot this subject, and the importanr Acing an end to the traffic in Slaves, ing against any undue encroachments on _ executions. It was satisfactory to trade in consequence of such a reguar progress the cause had made from year to due to Portugal to say, though she "e none had it made greater progress than named the precise time at which her _ as far as law went, there was now, should be finally abolished, yet at the • exception of Portugal, (which, however, re- had given the other Powers reascn to branch of the Slave Trade, as her sub- the period was not very distant, and it permitted to trade south of the line) was the first to give that right of visiting Europe that had not abolished this ships which was necessary to put an named a period at which it should termi- Slave Trade--(hear, hear, hear.)—Thi , • true that unless the subject was still undergone much discussion when the •as to make site execution of the law with Portugal was concluded. That di the law itself, the result would not been conducted in a manner much to t! tsfactory, as in that case they would only Portugal, and much to the honour of it • legal into an illicit trade. But with Live in this country. The Treaty was pi •sw, it was certain an immense stride lar in spirit to that now before the House, since the subject was last before the the ratification of the Portuguese Treaty , was no Power in Europe whose con- been received, he had been informed the whose discontinuance of the Slave trade proved, and the ratification might soot. iportance with that of Spain. When to arrive. The right of which he had the disappointment which had been House would see was onewhich could onl that House, on the occasion of another by this country on a principle of recT -France, in 1814, having fixed a dis- independent State could be expected to (which, would now have been almost ex- visiting her ships in time of peace, if the abolition of her Slave Trade ; and not the right of visiting our's in return. recalled the satisfaction which was marked, sirable, with a view to preserve the harmony subsequently its immediate termination was the two nations, that the exercise of thit was confident that the House would not be left to stand on disputable grouse that Spain had at length been brought sure the House would approve of the take so decisive a measure as that an- the regulation which had been adopted, this Treaty. It was not merely the ex- provided, that no ship should be der, Colonies of Spain that made this measure slaves were actually found on board. long as the subjects of Spain could tions for their reception, or other apper unrestricted traffic in Slaves, both to the admitted of a doubt, were to be considi the South of the Equator, the subjects grounds for detaining a vessel; the duty and Sweden, and of other countries fall on the O ffi cers of the ships author: Governments had abolished the Slave Trade, the search, and the questions which wool to do the same. While the Spanish fore the ultimate tribunal appointed cover such a traffic, it was carried on such cases, would be of so delicate a natui :ounnies illicitly alm ost; to an unlimited inconvenience and dissatisfaction must ; Spain having been prevailed upon to take therefore best to narrow the exercise he had taken, the Slave Trade was placed though ships should only be detained different geographical situation, and a great fence was most palpably made out, in it must necessarily follow. Spain vent the ships of one Power being the to give up immediately the whole of noyance to the other. He should mislt eves to the North of the line, and to if he were to state that this system col ,8210, as the latest period at which she effectual, till all the other Powers she be continued to the South of the line, come into it. The illicit Slave Trade could in future be carried to on the Portugal, and of this country, for the Equator. From the time at which the ashamed to say it, much of the Six y should take effect, there could only might say the great mass of it, was Slaves to the South of the line, and British subjects. Whatever might be d in the traffic must be immediately ex- rater of this or that country, some the West Indies. Till now, no broad line duals would be found in every nation - could safely be drawn , under this by that commerce which its laws pro) Slave Trade, as he said, could exist North system then which was now establisher and after Kay, 1820, it would only re- tual, should be general ; and they had - wail on Portugal to act upon the same make the extent of the means to repress e' Fluids had received the sanction of every Slave Trade, equal to the universality of power, to abolish the traffic in Slaves against it. Though he hoped the feelieg -. the world. But there was a wide din- aged in this country would go through the between abolishing the trade by law, and they eue b t not to expect that all could be ea, that state of things, which made it once. ey must remember that it was keg ; to carry such law into execution. 'though the cause triumphed here, and that after the Powers in Europe sincerely wished to put Trade had been abolished by law, it was no ea se Slave Trade ; and the Congress at to prevail on our servants in the colonies to ( had accomplished nothing else, would that law, and to make British subjects obese l well of the friends of humanity for gociating this Treaty it was thought best to, the 'first time, btougkt all the great for the first time claimed and conceded oa see ,uropc td ether to pronounce a sentence ciplcs. It was desirable to coutiuc the opal . . • . . .4., - iir . r -.. . , • . • - . / ... . • • *i. ; 1 - . .• \ : . • . . . . . *. • ... wilts *v.. . '.... , . • . •.. , . . .. • r:..C.,-; ~ .-' ... ‘ '.. That which had ' - called die— The , Mite taken . ' • realleLleaiellee iv PROCEEDING& ."*"., g , Expeditiete m heti • ' ' illegal -rn sawsw In various e ..s.ssea. " e‘. themselves produce discontent •HOUSIS OR LOB**, FEBRUARY 9. p ilt the e th M e parties agla l raaa had sot it, in the usual way, had joined with De Counsel viV n. ny e bsUllse Sews Mlles * . had directedetTinlipons to fall upon the r e myeery to meanie Antlers& See In tee ease 01 „ eartion ne meneribenks t pe t stposed till ' without even reading the Riot Act (Which, however, e.-They had endea 911111 they contended them was no occasion to do) and thus they prevailed upo • beard la part ; to proceed phew VAdaresaws. „ • I " Th e Irish &and Jury Beesentinegge Bill passed through awetietacked they had been compiled to seek for safety in that bodies of 60,0 Committee of the whole Mouse, shaves masa . • eee llight. Three hundred persons had been made priso. were advancing ft the tL eezn ikatilel ber and s t,i rue oftketbrwoewaiamb=lll.llll.llll6Bllll.l4l; Sees and conveyed to a place of confinement which to carry their plat from the Mint in the year 1117, . grn a iir awey previously contained three times the number it was they were represen vein ; which was laid upon the table. AralliT SUSPIENSION OF TEE unease CORPUS ACT. aftortinreat in iten ri ded so bold. Many of these persons, impression they de in peison for six months, shut up With was their object t Lord HOLLAND observed, that he had perhaps the most pro fligate and abandoned characters, had refused to attend to apologize to their Lordships for what he was about at last been discharged . without being brought to seemed t o see thn to state. A Petition had been given to him, which trial. Though the Magistrates had put forth a pub- occurred, where th he was requested to present to their Lordships, with lication on the 10th of March, which stated a most ne case had been i 4 .. a view to its being referred to the consideration of treasonable conspiracy to have been discovered, of the Habeas Cor their Lordships' Secret Committee, which Petition, which had for its object nothing less than an open re- traordinary was, 1 he was sorry to say, he had by some means,, or hellion ; though Mr. Flay, the stipendiary curate, had meeting of the ells • . through inadvertence, unfortunately lost. The Peti- on the 23d of April, described this conspiracy to be snore than ten or C • tioners complained of certain grievances suffered by one of the blackest enormity, yet the individuals taken lication sent forth them during the recent Suspension of the Habeas up as concerned in it, had all been discharged with- March, the langu . Corpus Act. Among them were many respectable out being brought to trial. The petitioners were con- April, and the lib persons : several were known to be respectably con- vinced that violent proceedings had never been in as parties to this , meted, and men of character and talents, particu- contemplation, or if such ideas had been entertained, animadvert upon. , lady a Mr. Taylor. With respect to this Petition, he they had been excited by hired spies and informers. sued, he must su had to acknowledge his own negligence, not only in The Hon. Gentleman said, that some of the names to ha d found the y ti not laying it upon their Lordships table, but in not this Petition were well known to him. He entered for if the persons i ' having thoroughly read it. But he had reason to at large into all th e circumstances connected with was inconsistent . i think (though he knew the reference was not quite the proceedings referred to in the Petition. He did s hould e be sent ba regular), that its import was in a great degree simi- not mean to blame the Magistrates for the part they They ought to h lar to another Petition which had been presented in had taken in them, as he believed they had been im- whole of these tea Soother place. The Petition contained alle,gations of posed upon: he, however, disapproved of the conduct and if an inquiry ) facts, which had occurred to the Petitioners in the of some of them, who had become the Treasurers of facts which he hao course of the last year, which were worthy of the Orange Lodges, or distinguished themselves in other cisely what they , most serious attention and inquiry of their Lordship& ways, as members of assoctations formed to spread beforelim.—The • That at the time the Petitioners were arrested, little hatred over the country, and to set on one portion'of to lie on the table or no disturbances prevailed : that whatever seditious the people to persecute another. Previous to the Till practices may have existed, they might in general be 10th of March, those who were called the Blanke-. Lord CASTLE found to proceed from the conduct of Spies, or other teers had met to petition fora reform in Parliament. of the House to the persons employed by the Government, which per- Nothing illegal had passed at their meetings, though Trade, agreed to sons were charged as the instigators of much mis- words had been used which the misrepresentations of should be eutered chief: that no effectual inquiries were made respect- Yoe spies of Government might easily make it appear ceedeci•to state, th ing the conduct of such persons ; and of their allega- were of a violent character. One person opposing the tion of the Comm tions, the Petitioners requested permission to bring Blanketeering Petition, said, " If you determine on Catholic Majesty forward legal proof at the Bar of the House. Not- this, you must do one of two things—you must cut gaging in the illic withstanding the untoward circumstance that had your way to London, sword in hand, for you will be forward also a i occurred, he trusted a similar Petition could be opposed in the execution of your plan, or you must effect, he was di brought forward in time, before their Lordships' Se- make up your mind to go to the New Bailey in Lan- viewed in connez. cret Conunittee should make their Report. cashire. —Another of the Meeting had said—" You House in the las No business being before their Lordships, an ad- cannot go to London without being joined by per- not for the first ti { joumrnent, until to-morrow, immediately took place sons of a different description, who will endeavour to to proceed with th HOUSE or COMMONS. do mischief, which will be c harged upon you."—The had placed under i G e neral THORNTON ;postponed his motion for leave to Meeting at which these speeches were made cousingislature. Ile w . bring in a Bill to alter the Acts of the 25th and 30th of Charles ted of seventeen persons, not more than two or three what had been th ti l t Second, to Wednesday the 4th of March. Ile begged to of whom / seat= that be proposed to get rid of the declarations required by the Slave Trade were found engaged in the foolish blanke- of the last Session t • thole Acts , and would not interfere with the oaths. teerine expedition. One of the Magistrates, on dis_ Sir E. BRYDGI...'S postponed the motion of which he had charg ing one of these persons, had said, it had been better appreciate given epee:, respecting the Copy Right of Authors to a fu- circ ulated among them, that when they arrived at made, in the scat . tote day. • have them alway • Dr. PIIILLIMORE presente d a P et i t i on from wee .: Birmingham, they would receive such assistance that .. • Henry Gould Slave, an agent appointed by certain British Mere afterwards they need not be afraid of opposition from state of the law to chants at the ILivannals, to met compenseion in this country, the Civil Power or from the Military. He mentioned evil, but also th for certain apps, the property of the aforesaid Merchants, which this to shew how irie,orrect the information possessed knew from exec* had been condemned as being engaged in the Slave Trade. The b y sores adopted her Petitioner bad applied for redress according to law, and had ob- the Magistrates had been, since not one of those tained Judgment in certain cases in favour of these interests who had set out on the expedition had taken the consider the rhea, which were confided to him. The Commisisoners, however, -route to-Birmingham—all had directed their steps Lb designs for puttir . h:cl demurred to satisfy the judgment so given, under an idea Derby. He then proceeded to chew the attempts into successful e that the compensation to which the parties were entitled would be paid out of the 400,000 f. which Spain was to receive under which had been made to stir up the people to acts of mark the p ro g res the Treaty recently concluded. The Petitioner prayed to be he would deli nate ear, but in none ge, by three arsons , whom g r , outra heard by Counsel on the subject of his Petition , and that the spies, of the names of Lwarsocks, Detrhurst, and Wad- in the last, for as ‘ compensate* awarded to him might be deducted from the sum dingtan, who had been taken up with those whom with the exceptio • to be paid to the Spanish Government to indemnify its subjects for losses sustained. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. they had endeavoured to excite to acts of ;outrage tamed but one br and insubordination, but liberated on the next day. j e ct s were onl y p • Mr. BOSWELL presented a Petition against the Scotch Lu- no Power in Es natic Asylum Bill. De begged to state that several of the point, Lummocks had met with a man of the name of Acres most strongly urged in this Petition against the Bill as it was in company with his brother-in-law, at a public- Trade, or named brought in last year were obviated by the manner in which the house. Here the la n guage held by eummocks was nate. It was tru present Bill had been framed; yet, nevenhelen, u certain ebjec- so vio lent, that he had been opposed by Acres ; they followed up, so ; tions which it contained were still unanswered, he felt it to be . duty to present it. , -.-The Petition was read,g an d or d ere d t o left the public-house, and on passin the residence correspond with M b.! printed. of Lummocks, he prevailed upon them to go in with be very satisfacw CHIMNEY SWEEPS CLIMBING BOYS. him. He then got paper, and wrote as fellows 5 ...._ have turned a lee Mr. BENNET, in rising to bring in a Bill to pre- " England expects every man will do his duty r— respect to the la' s ventthe further use of Climbing Boys, felt it was un- 44 Arise, Britons! free your brethren from prison!"— had been made si / . necessary for,lern to go into details to shew the ex- " GOD save the King!"—Arses advised Lummocks House. There vi pedieuey of such a measure, as this had been so ably to throw this paper into the fire; but the latter said, tinuance or who done by the Committee last year, on whose Report No—he would get it printed. Subsequently, Acres was of equal imp the Bill he wished to bring in was founded. It was went, on the invitation of this Lummocks, to one or he remembered i I indeed the same Bill, with some alterations, which two meetings. At one of these; Lummocks said he expressed in that had been in the House last year, and which had been would go into the next room, where the Secret Corn- great Power—Fr withdrawu. The House might wish to know what mittee was then sitting. The attempt to attach mys- tant period (whit had occurtedsince the last Session of Parliament, in tery to that which was perfectly innocent, excited peed) for the a . connexion with this subject, and he was happy to suspicion in the mind of Acres, and after some time when he recalled state, that in many great towns public meetings had he followed Lummocks into the room to which he when subsequent been called, and Resolutions entered into a g ainst em- had thought proper to retire. Here he found the decreed, he was . ploying climbing boys. He had also to inform them, Committee to be a very select one, as there was no- exult with him tl that since the last Session, no fewer than five fatal body in the room but Lummocks himself. Thus de- to consent to tale , accidents had occurred, besides many others which tested, the fellow stammered, and proposed that a nounced by this ' I e had not terminated in the loss of life. Out of the five subscription should be entered into in order to defray tent of the Colon cases of which he had spoken, ono in England and the expense of sending persons round to ascertain important. So 1 one in Scotland; had been marked by great cruelty what the people were disposed to do. On another carry on an unre , - on the part of the masters. In order to diminish the day he invited two men of the names of Irwin and North and to the i 1 consumption of fuel, in many houses the flues of the George Barton to attend a meeting under an aque- of Denmark an< chimr.ies were made so small that they could only duct in Manchester, where he said a plan was to be whose Governmt be ascended by boys of a very tender age. He had discussed for setting the manufactories on fire. They were enabled to ' 1 1' seen boys of not more than four, five or six years old, refused to attend, and threatened to inform against flag would covet who were so employed, and who had been bound to him if he mentioned such a project again. His an- by other county their masters as apprentices. Where the flues of sorer was, e Why, we are already sure of being taken extent. But Span Chimneys were particularly small, girls have been up—l am, at least—and therefore we may as well the course she hi ; used in preference to boys, as on account of their take our revenge before-hand." Acres then told the in quite a difFerer 1 1 limbs being smaller, they could pass up chimneys men to whom this language had been addressed, that diminution of i which boys even of the ages he had mentioned could he was sure Lummocks was was a spy. Lummocks after- having engaged 1 not sweep. f Hear, hear.) The House, and every wards went to the house of John Hogg. Hogg was h er trade in Sias man of feeling in the country, must naturally be not at home, but Lummocks told his family that name May, 1821 • tshocked at such a fact ; but he hoped that the repe. Manchester was to be burnt that night, and that the will suffer it to 1 I ertion of it would be effectually provided against.— fire would blaze out in about two hours. Those to no Slave Trade The object of his Bill the Honourable Member de- whom he told this supposed him to be mad. He North of the Eq I scribed to be, without disturbing the present appren- went away, and met Hogg with some friends, whom present Treaty . e ticeships, that no master should hereafter be allowed he invited to arm and go with him and others to file be a trade in SI: ' 1 ', to take any apprentice under 14 years of age. This the barracks and liberate their friends. Hogg, upon those engaged ii was the first step which he proposed to take in a pro- this, said Lummocks was a rascal, and advised those eluded from the ceeding, which, he trusted, would lead to the total' who were with him to come away from him (Ltim- of demarcation , i f abolition of a practice pe c uliarly revolting to hums- mocks). He detailed other proceedings of a similar Treaty no Slave inanity.—Leave was given to bring in the Bill. character, to shew the iniquitous industry of Lum- of the line; and , INFORMERS. mocks.—Dewhurst, in the same way, had laboured Main to Feleal Mr. PHILLIPS presented a Petition from the efer- t to stimulate various individuals to acts of outrage : principles whirl 1, • chants, Manufacturers, and others of Manchester, and he had been heard to say, that nothing would do but , other civilised s of the various places in its vicinity, praying that in- an appeal to physical force; he had further said, that• in all parts of a i 1 (lu ny might be made into the outrages alleged to , he knew where there were a theusand guineas in tinctioo betweer have been committed in that neighbourhood, on Manchester, and they might take them all, and eetebringieg About f• t, which the Suspension Act had in part been founded. out of the country, if they could not get through with practicable to ca The Hon. Member stated, the Petitioners from whom the business in hand : he also knew an *ld lady who. the several Pow ! he brought this Petition , declared they had not been lived in Ardwick.green, who had a great-deal of. an end_ to the • disposed to any acts of insubordination, but on the plate, which he wished he had, to melt down, just to. Vienna, if it le contrary, they had endured severe privations with the " set things agoing.' Those to velem he addreesed ehave deserved a • most exemplary fortitude. The proceedings vrhich this language expressed horror at what they hettrde having, for tht AV had actually taken place, were moat grossly exagge- and the shy then pro twseed it was %aid but in jobs. 1 1 Powers el Lure 1) ..',...,1t4 • . ‘ • .'.... ‘. s. . .- • •"4 4 1 thus ma d e soon a s s i ts eat satriE ct ndemnati ca cf the pm . into evert rho had sa to the c cl , m dir t it r.r. an th r pellet • Nott44, lich ider,hle . trf the Ar t greater V 724 canii ater circ a , tt7 be" it was co. ▪ vtho u the itr zet sot n•;.:, les they ite.; S S I W. 513perti f 2 Imre a , Totition ttnig . 471 rd srply wd.. 4 :asicn. as ter to t a c be kra-zi. at to the irs believe'_ that p, all 1. 7 2 s oplirki• vernmen is draT t 3 we 1 now a i t , ern clizr.cia tote. cc 4 - coned& Is put an ed 7 the sow He adin: opposed their 6.Er e of cress n tile pro, ed to cam' be the • Treaty, it s and ow si ad been give t each dies eel all the &• nce of Eam. n each ether Won. it • had not - noel Comers I o believe was she isg mere a end w • subiect e last T. liscussiet the los= its rep .• precisely se, and thr., • i l:tY d nat spok bhi; de t i:• nly he riprocity. submit to F she a. It Was MOUT is right and. lie e prudence . ed, and etained The p rirances iced T • wlich • ized to ould ccrit to deci :um,that ar i se , it r of this where tlx i order t° means of lead the ould be hould are e of SP° thoue me fr carr ied a• the nieri . sordid reedy ro r ✓hibitec. ed, to be d new to 5 ! press as !sty cf eling ugh the iad be e i was keg after the Cas no ell flies to e s obey. ie best to put .d oil sin ltc OPerati/