The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

1 I 1 A I VEB. 2!. Sive it was now impoisibi* to give the net, pointed out, as bad cousegnences might result Yo be presumed that such documents were to sa k e of argument. When the lion. Gentleman: assurances of co-operation held out to Russia nistrution, be forgets the precise facts. After Expedition against Constantinople hail beer late Ministry, ns nn object purely Russian, Row of the papers he bad objections, hot ' of the motion. purport , Inn. ff ournotan wished to romove the objection to the apt paper moved for, nod would content himself with copies of extracts of the purport of Lord Hutchinson's conversation with the Emperor of Russia, on the23d of Augugust, C 4N Nisi; still objected to the production of papers &to gether °f it private nature. If the Gentlemen on the other side of the House insisted on it, he would go every length, and try the question, nod therefose would not produce papers of a private nature, unless compelled by the vote of that House. Indeed the information of Lord Hutchinson was merely the effusion of traveller, and not of that authentic nature us if it came from an accredited Minister. Dn. LAWRENCR said, Lord Hutchinson's character and vera city were conspicuously above being called in question. and though the Hon. Secretary thought lightly of character, it was time for the House to interfere and cheek such dangerous doc trine. Mu. WHIT B 'map replied generally ; and after a few words from Lord G. 1.. Gower, respecting the i n consistency of the Em peror of Russia, the first paper moved for was neEmtived Ith out adivision t all the rest o ere agreed to be produced, except ing the third.—Adjourned till Thursday. TIIVRSU.I V, FFR. 18. MR. SHERIDAN stated, that he held in his hand a Petition, - which was of the roue nature as that which had been brought before the House in 1800, by an Hon. Baronet, (Sir F. Bur dett), and he (Mr. Sheridan) had taken a large share in the di:. cussion. which was upon- the management and conduct of Cold- , Bath-fields Prison. These abuses, then complained of, had not pcett done away or remedied, but they bad been rather envoi and increased. The Petition was sigued by Mr. Stephens, Foreman of the (rand Jttry for the County of Middlesex, and twelve others of the Grand Jury, and a great part of the state- ' meta was confirmed by Mr. Sheriff Phillips. lle should move. that it do lie on the table for a reasonable time, and if Minister: did not, w it hill that interval, take up the matter, he would do so. PrucurAL said, that he believed the matter of the Pe tition had been privately communicated to the Veceetary of State lo• the Home Departmesn. No measure could be adopted on such a communication, but w dillereut course of proceed ing might he resorted to. MR. SHEIIID des Petition wa3 brought up and read. It stated an inspection of the prison made by twelve of the Grand Jury, and the Foreman, in November last. They found the prise- tiers loaves which ought to weigh 16 ounces, defective: they also found the pound weight for the prisoner's meat to he very defective, when compared with the standard at Guildhall. The Petition went on to state several other abuses in the oinnage 'tient of the prison, as declared iu Sherif!' Philips's Letter to 31r. Mainwaring. sortie conversation ensued. Mr Pereeval and Mr. Sumner maintaining that 13 out of a Grand Jury was not a Grand .lury. . They admitted, however, that the Petition would be receivahl , were the facts stated iu it signed by the iialividuals who had in spected the Pristaten the 3d of November, Ma. Sttento.sx consented to withdraw the Petition till to morrow, stating, that he would then present them with the sig statures, as suggested by those lion. ((cutlets:en. Mr. Canning presented an Extract of a Dispatch from she lion. D.Erskine, late Ambassador in America, to Lord How ick. The Secretary at War presented an Estimate of the *Charge .for Land Forces, StnLOtticers, Foreign Corps, Veterinar. ('allege, &c. and gave notice he should move the necessary sutn irt o' of Supply 011 Friday week. Mr. Dent moved fora copy of the Memorial of sir Horn- Popham to his Majesty in DM, praying restoration of his propibrty condemned in the Etresco. Mn. Er/sums:rot moved for a copy of the 11' arrani4granted to Sir Home Popham in ITS 7, allow big hilts to go to a ft:reign routrtry on resigning his balf-pay. Mr. Lushingtou then sari, Ire . was at a has to detkiltand wawa gm Parts rather; ‘ka )19 With the question, or *hat emmection their (ion of the Etrusco. that his motions were directed to the vie- Baronet's conduct. He then stowed fic . sent from india relative to the conduct or hole in India. said, the lion. Gentleman meant, by the, we for, to prove that his (Mr. L's.) state. The Hon. Baronet's having gone to Indith was contrary to the charter of the East India Company, and violation of the laws of the laud. Here Wee was is cry at Ordor). Mr. L. proceed: d He was not to be at the beck 4 any AtioiSter, Hear! hole! from the 4) pousition ), and all he samild say was, that there was no Pfrfeiture in the emir he had ; sta 4'4 it nas a fair and positive condeinm.tion of the Emma He then moved for a copy of all i)ecrees by the High Court of Admiralty, or by the Prize Court, relative to the ship Etrusco. )tu. Dk;;* asked, should thew Papers he produced, whether or not the lion. Gentleman meant to make a motion upon them ? Mu. 1.17 , u /son) N replied, that he certainly should endeavour to impres t he House, that the donation to Sir Home Popham, of 25,0(0. was a gross and wanton expenditure of money. l'Eutzr.rs. asked Mr. latshington whether be meant to prove Sir Home what he called him, a smuggler, and if these doetiments he had moved for were likely to make out that as sertion. Luso! Norox replied, he had great difficult% in answering that question at present. Ile should, however, he believed, he enabled to prove that Sir Home had prr% Otos knots leitle that he was acting contrary to law, and that in receiving Sib,ooo/. front the Treasnry, he gut more thantle ship and cargo were worth. Several other documents were ordered on the motion of Mr. Lushington. Mn. Psncnr.o moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the ktillfor‘Frying into execution the late Orders is Coureil. Mt:. Cory wished to know, whether or not the Note deli vered to the American Commissioners, on the 90th of Novem, her. 1806, was declaratory of his Majesty's intention not to evereise any controul over the trade of America, or other nett-. tra!s ? The Hon. Gentleman opposed the fartberpmetress of the Bill, as it enforced taxes .on neutral vessels 'brought into British ports, contrary to tbeirown will. The ...toroe,irs G EIL 41, defended the Bill, on the ground o its legality and necessity, and said, on the best view he coal tale of the cause of the Bill, that it was deserving of the sup port of the Iloitse and the Country. LOOP TRi r 1.1.: contended, that Ms Majesty had an riot whatever to restrict the legal conduct of to utrals. Mu, RUSE insisted on 11w legality of restricting neutrals came lug to France the produce of her colonies, under the 42d :int I.lth of the Kine, vsiiidi authorked their detention; therefor. lm s Majesty, instead of violatin; the law, only complied with the powers assigned him by Parliament. Mn. Smrret censured the cause which led to the embargo, and entreated Mini4ers to consider the measure, and not gall %merica into further hostility. LORD 11. Pim. did not believe that, by restricting neutrals, we could possibly distress France, and he was certain no poli tical advantage could re-ult from it. Lona CAturt.rnlinGn in along specoh defended the Bill. The Questifin was then loudly called for. and the House divided.-t- Ayes for the second reading note '214. Noes, 94.-I)uring our exe/usion, another division, ne understand, on the question for committing the Bill, this day, took place. It was carried in the &Haematite by u majority of 1 ft to 63.—Adjoerned. ra sox , era. 19. A sew Writ was ordered for tiornughbrklge, in the room of H. Dawkins, Lsq. who has accepted the Chiltern litteidreds. Colonel Stanley presented a Petition front the Journeymen Cotton Weaven of Lancashire, ptaying that a minimum price ony he set upon their lahour.--oßeferred to d Committee. Sir C. Pole moved fur certain Papers relative to the Royal Naval Asylum, eoniisting, of a Memotial from Dr. Keene, late Surgeon of the Villa de Paris, to the Cometissioners of that Asylum, &c. After a few Iv ords from Mr. Huse the notion was agrred to. Colmsol Wood moved for Cottle. of all Orders and Instructions sent to %a% 'and Military ('iiiiimandets in the Mediterranean, res peeling the expeditions to the Dardanelles and .klexandria.-- Ordered g Shcridno precented once more tIR: Petition he o ithilrew ~eiterila), AO a ttte Vorumao tend twelve of the Crand Jury AL N REGISTER mimeo of these places Mr. Dent had to do iri resent and it was not had with the trantacik to be produced fur the MR. brxr r eman speaks about the fliessiion of the lion. I ssia by the late Mini- 4Apies of Dispatehe , After stating that the , 9 i r Home Popham N h wn undertaken. by the JI n. Li sinsiii . vs ian, he said, that to Palms he wits to move lit none to the genera l mein was unfounded.