The National Register. — London, England, 1809-03-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Wednesday, Narch 22. IR1)II FLAX SEED. Mr. FOSTrR moved the order of the day for the second read ing of the Bill for granting 20,000 t. out of the Irish Consoli dated Fund for the Encouragement of the Saving of Flax Seed In Ireland. The Cn vicELLoa of the • EXCURQUE4 said, that in sup porting the Bill he had .no other view,than to render this country *wit - 0y independent of others, for the supply of fo essential an article as flax-seed. At present, indeed there was no actual want of it, but he ti;ought it prudent for the country to guard against all possible accidents; for _although America might net at present he deemed hostile to this country, there was ao pos sibility of deterniinin.g• whether she might not become so, and it became us to guard against all pos:sible contingents. If that were the cape, how ever, still the growers of flax in Ireland ~ould not be expected to forego t!teir own interests in permitting their tiax to attain the proper state of maturity, when it could yield recd fit for heitig sown 11;,E. succeeding year, unless some reward was held out to then sufficient to counterbalance their private interest. because they had so many temptations to cut it at an earlier period. Mr. PA B.N ELL said th;- measure was liable to all the objec tions which applied ti; bounties in general. It was false policy to eneoura t T,i; ittly article by bounties, or any other reward. — The proper way to encourage them, was to leave them entirely p IbrinEelve3, and permit the capitalists to employ their stock in any manner they should think proper. Mr. Ga ATTA N supported the Bill. He could nqt with con fidence look to America for flax seed, which was indispensable to us, and where were we to look for it hut to Ireland? The growth, therefore, in that country, ought to be encouraged by adequate bounties, without which it could not be raised. It was a measure of sal cation, and we ought to adopt it, and keep independent of other countries, Sir JOHN NEwpo tut did not think the propriety of the mea• sure depended upon our relationi with America, and he would agree to it yen if our Orders in Council were annulled, and the embargo fallen off tomorrow. He highly disapproved of look ing to foreign countries for the supply of so necessary an article, nod if thg present bill were not acceded to, he trusted the Chan cellor of the Exchequer wonid even extend the principle on 'which it proceeded ; he should have hi, support. The Bill was then read a second time. • . A Bill was brought in and read a lira titpe, declaring enemies' Tes3el,, captured and narried into Malta;• to be ♦awful prizes, 4nd liabi t e to condemnation there. LAY Y ESTIMATES. The douse then went into a Committee of Supply, and Mr. WARD moved the usual Navy Estimates as follow c . •. 1,40 S .4SII. 13s. id. for the Ordinaries of the Navy, including *he half-pay of the (dicers 9.f the .Nayy and Marines. 2, 1 20,0C10/. for building:sand re-building ships of war, and for the ordinary allowance of wear andicar. • SAW 000!. fur hiring transports. 314,000/.• to defray the expence of Marines at home and ?broad. • • 50,0• 1 0!. to defray the expence of prisopers of war at home • and abroad. . . • 506.000!_ to defray the expenses of sick and wounded seamen, itt h (»Ile and abroad. 1 - ',OO l . to form a Compassionate List for the Officers of the Say., and Marines, foe IZt-port wit , . then 9rdered to be referred to the Committee pf AV a art! Nien ns. Tar Expirin.4- Laws Bill was read a second time. The ()titer Orders of the pay were then disposed of ; and the house fidjourned. MARCH Q. given, and 'professed his profound respect and submission to whatever might be the decision of the House. If it was the, pleasure of the House, the Speaker added, he would read the letter. Sir M. W. Rim. Est spoke shortly in extenuation of the eon. duct of General Clavering. That Gentleman allowed that hid evidence was chargeable with contradiction, hut it had arisen from a misconception of the questions that Tie put to him, anti not from any wish to deceive the House. begged the House to recollect, that even the Honourable Member who brought forward the charges agaipst the Oldie of York, had been obliged to explain his testimony, and had'forgotteh when he had seen Mrs. Clarke, though ho had semi her only twenty-four hours be. fore. Mr. MiNAueatTrN thought that the appeal which had been made to the rank and education of General Clavering, t for nothing at all ; and in fact rather bore against hint, as something very difierent was to he expected froin him, and prevarication ought to be more severely visit.d upon such •a man lima upon one of inferior rank in 'life. Ile w:s . .S personally unacquainted with Genmil• Cla'erin g ; but he believed, if his Constituents (Antrim) were asked a bout blip, they could say something of hira. Mrs. Clarke, so far as she could, had been a benefactress to the GenerAl i and coming to undermine her evil dence, he had wilfully contradicted himself. What would the public say, if they saw Sandon hurried from that Baeto Nevv. gate, and General Clavering permitted to gounPunished for the same ()fence ? Mr. WIIITUREAD professed lie felt considerable surprize at hearin; the Honourable Baronet . Make 'an uncalled for attack on his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wardle), who had come forward in the course of the examination to explain a slight mis. take which he had fallen into from want of recollection. • But there was thi3 material distinction • between the two cases, that his lion. Friend had no motive 'whatever for concealment., and immediately rectified the mistake; while Gen. (layering had motive, for he professedly came forward to overturn and con • found the evidence of the principal witness. If the lion. Baro net had any charge against the evidence of his Hon. Friend, he called upon him to make it manfully. If the letters of Gene rat Clavering to Mrs. Clarke bad never appeared, his testimony would have gone a great way to overturn lter evidence; and yet it was to be observed, that General Clavering never came for 4 ward to correct his testimony till after these letters appeared, and then he felt it nece3sary to oTer an exp lanation, which in. volved him farther. The Honoura bt Baronet seemed to think that the country at last would do justrte to the honour of General Claverin ; on the contrary, he believed that as long as people were able to read his evidence, they would come to the same decision Which he trusted the House would'tome to that night. As to General clavering's family and connections, he certainly must feel for their y ery painful siteation. But had not Capt. sandon also a wife, a family, and connections? If Gem Clavering is excused, who knows but such an example of im punity may cost at a future timesome one his life? If the Ifouse did not deal out impartial justice in thiS case, it would give at:- ditional currency to a. disticb which was too of( in the mouths of the lower orders _ "if rich men were, like us, to swing, It would make land cheaper, so many would string.". Mr. PERCI VA L. for his part, could not s?e from what part of the evidence General Clavering could be :Wall defended. ,He came to that Bar, tuisrepresentingthat. which led him there, as if it was entirely of his own motive and desire, •and never inti. mated that he had had the least communication with any other person on tht► subject ; and yet when to caine to explain, he told the4iouse, that he was not a voluntary - witness, but ha 4 been brought forward by Al r. L►►wteu. But above all he first told; us that he never had a+►y communication with Mrs. Clarke on the subject of her suppo,:ed ingilence, nay, he stated that be came forward expressly to do away her evidence as to the pat• I l i. came torward expressly to (!o away her evidence as to the pat- , Thnr:oliv, March 24. ticulars,. though he at last confeased that he had offered her Mr. Alderman 'cog HE obtained leave to kring in a Bill for 10010 t. for her influence,' and this fact niteit have been all the eve ing a Sunday Toll on all noises and Carrir;ges passing Black- ime in his knowledge, and 'impressed upon his mind. } riarssbridge. The question being called for from all parts of the Honse. Mr. WI LBER FO R c}: brought in the Bill for Levvinr, a Toll Strangers were then ordered to withdrew; hitt the motion wng on Sundays~ on all horses and tarringes passing Westminster-. carried without a t!ivision, and the Serjeat at Arms was order- pridge s w'h'ich was read a first time,. and ordered for a second ed to take General Clavering into custody.—Adjourned, readir4. ~, , . . , . , • . . . , .. (iC,7;ErT. Ci...tirj-ING. FridaN t March 24. , . the . 4 . p. CAICEIt arlfilaitlied the Howie; tbm he hail received a p The SPEAKER acquainted the Ilouse that his Ma;esty's Assent etter,..4.oo} General ('layering. in 1.'1 . 663 he deditred his inuo-'i had been given by Commission to the Bill for Granting Anntiillea ituct of any Isilf4l integtion to ci:cetv.:: In t 6: evideuc c lie had .t for the Redemption of I,4chequer bill`; to the 4111 fot tc&ulailac . ~•.. •,, ;.,•. 6 ; • ... r• . . • . . .' .._ _• - .... • . • -,. 198 II