The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-05-18 00:00:00

•IPN!'r THE STATES! necessary. Mr. S.COOPER had no objection, after what had fallen from his Right Honourable Friend, to withdraw the motion. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from Wincanton, in the county of Somerset, praying for a mitigation of the punishments for capital crimes. The Honourable Baronet also presented a similar Petition from the town of Wellington, in the county of Somerset. Mr. BARING presented a Petition from certain Poor (maned Debtors in Ilchester Gaol, complaining • f the state of that Gaol, and the conduct of the Gaoler.—Ordered to lie on the table. Also a Petition from the town of Alton, praying a Revision of the Criminal Laws.—Ordered to be printed. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a Petition similar to the last, from the boron] , of Lewes.—Ordered to l e printed. Mr. BENNETT (Wiltshire) presented a Petition from Mr. John Bannister, a Banker in the town of lYar minster, praying fora Repeal of the Usury Laws. — Ordered to be printed. Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from the town of Hull, to the same effect.—Ordered t i be printed. Mr. HARBORD presented a similar Petition from the town of Shaftesbury.—Ordered to be printed. Sir E. KNATCHBeLL presented a Petition from Staines, in the County of Middlesex, with the saute prayer.--Ordered to be printed. Colonel BARRY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to Repeal the 40th of Geo. 111., relative to Mortgages a-cl Securities given in Great Britain upon Irish and Ce!onial Property. After a few words from Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. Ser jeant OssLow, the motion was agreed to. Mr. R. MARTIN rote to move for leave to bring it a Bill of which be had given notice, for preventing Crneltvto Horses and other Animals. He did not an ticipate any objection to his measure in this early sage. He also wished now to state that the Bill steeted clear of the objections which had been urged a:ainst a former Bill of the same description, intro it:lced by Lord Erskine.—Leave given. Mr. F. BUXTON presented a Petition from Wey month. raving for a mitigation of the laws inflicting C.e punishment of death for the commission of capital crimes, Also a similar Petition from Keynsliam in Somersetshire.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WARRE presented a Petition to the same etrect from the towns of Rochester, Chatham, Scc.— thniered to be printed. The Report of the Attorneys' and Solicitors' Bill with certain Amendments, was received and agreed to, and the Bill- ordered to be real a third time to. 11141TOIV. Me. WESTERN presented a Petition from Chelms ford, praying that the House wonlil take measures to mitigate the severity, and change the sanguinary cha rsctev of the criminal code. The thin. Member strongly supported the prayer of the Petition. Also a Petition, whose prayer and ol , ject was similar to the f.tregoing, from the town and neighbourhood of Vitliam, in Essex.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. E. WODEHOUSE presented a Petition to the male effect from the town of Ross, in Ilerefortlshire. Urderel to be printed. Lord DI:NCANNON presented a Petition from certain Seed Merchants and others, in the town of Blotto's. in Yorkshire, complaining of the adulteration of doyen—Ordered to lie on the table. BANKRUPT L IWs. The order of the day was then moved for the House going into a Committee upon tl.e Bankrupt Lairs Amendment Bill, and the House accordingly went into the Committee. Mr. J. SMITH said, that the Committee would be aware that be bad brought forward this measure in the last Parliament, and he trusted that the objections made to it at that period would not now stand against it. Ile had removed the cause of those objections as far as possible, and as the Bill now stood, he hoped it would rwet with no opposition. It was most essen• tial that it should encounter no further delay, or there would not be time to pass it until another Session. And lie was sure that every man of integrity, who wished to defeat fraud and dishonesty, would not think of letting them exist for such a time, when he pos sessed the means of preventing it. %lr. Serjeant ONSLOW expressed his approbation of the Bill, and thought the thanks of the House due to the lion. Member for bringing it forward. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the first clause; its effect would be to render any man liable to be declared a bankrupt, although he might have ulti mate means of payment, in all cases where lie should take up goods at a year's credit, and 'commit an act of bankruptcy in the interim. After a few words from Mr. SMITII, the clause was negatived. The next Clause giving an extetded power of com rnitotent to the Bankrupt Commissioners, was opposed by Mr. COCRTINAY. Ile could not approve of this extension of their power over the person of the bank rupt. This Chase was postponed. The third Clause empowered the Commissiim commit by a general form. .After a few words from Mr. CArIiTRNAY and Mr. SCARLETT. this Clause was also postponed. Some other Clauses of asioor importance were like wise postponed, and others were agreed to. Another Clanse was fur postponing the allowance of the Bankrupt's Certificate until a given period after the issuing of the Commission, in order that his cre ditors might have the means of inquiring into his con! duct. This was agreed to, after some observation, from Mr. Cot: trremAT, Mr. AHERCROIMNIE, Mr. SIMS. and the ATTORNET-OKNErtAL. Another Clause was agreed to for making to Bank :opts an allowance of not less than two and a half per cent. and not exceeding five per cent. upon the sum divided among the creditors ; but it was provided. that in no case should this allowance exceed 2,0001. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again on Tuesday next. Dr. LUSHINOTON presented a Petition very nu merously signed from certain inhabitants of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, praying for a revision of the Crimi nal Code. The Hon. aml Learned Mettavr stated that the Petitioners had the Petition without reference to any party fee:ing whatever, and he hoped it would have due weight in the approaching 416clis siots.--Ortlered to lie opt the table and to beprinted. Lord J. RUSSELL , presented a Petition from an individual named John Onpent , , against the Bill in progress for amending the Bankrupt Lana. Mr. HARBOR!) moved the third reading of the Sale of Bread Bill.--The kill was accordingly read and passed. Sir J. MACKINTOSH presented a Petition from a person of the name of Ben: y Brown, a Frisener in Newgate, against the Bill in progress relating to the Bankrupt Laws, aml 'raying to be heard by Comm! against the Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table and be printed CRIMINAL LAW. Sir J. MACKINTosu moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Bill for mitigating the punishment of Forgery.—A conversation followed be tween the lion. Baronet, the Marquees of Londonder ry, Mr. Buxton, the SolicitorMeneral, and Mr. F. Palmer, when, on account of the thin attendance of Members then in the House, the discussion of the 11111 was postpontd until Wednesday next : and in the interim, the Bill was read 1 second time pi ofirma. The same course was taken with respect to the Bill for mitigating the punishment for rubbing in a dwell ing-house, anti the Bill fur mitigating the punish ment of stealing upon navigable rivers. Mr. ROBINSON moved the second Reading of the Seatnens' Wages Bill. The Seamens' Wages Bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be committed to-morrow. POST AGE ACTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day, that the Report of the Commit tee on the Postage Arts be brought up. Mr. WARR E ohjectel to the Report being bronght up, in consequence of his decide . ' dislike to the estab• lishment of an extra post. lie was fully satisfied with the mail coach establishment as it was at present con sti.uted, and as this would interfere with it, he was therefore adverse to it. He also objected to it, as tend ing to introduce a system of inhumanity, and although he was not a Vice-President of a Bi b le Society, he knew that the Scripture said—" the righteous man careth for the life of his beast," and he was not ashamed of opposing the measure on that ground. — Such a Bill would also be contrary to the Act against furious driving ; for a vehicle going at the rate of II miles an hour, must endanger the public safety on the high road and through all the towns as it went. Ile thought it a most absurd and objectionable measure, and therefore moved that the Report be brought up this day three months. Mr. LIURNEY male smne objections to the mea sure, which were inaudible in the Gallery. Mr. J. MARTIN wished, that as his Majesty's Ministers were at present engaged in making new re gulations with regard to the Post Office, they would give direction to the country Post-masters to mark the Post-mark more distinctly than they did. Mr. F. PALMER did not are that there would be any difficulty in causing a light vehicle to go eleven miles an hour, when a heavy one went eight : hut he should object to the experiment if Government were to supply the money for it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the whole expense of the experiment would fall upon the party making it, that only falling upon Go vernment which would be incurred by the delivery of the letters. The idea of the measure now proposed to take, as applied to Liverrol, was suggested by the necessity of the Mail Coaclans being completely driven off the road in many parts of the kingdom. The most speedy conveyance, whether regular or it regular, would always be taken to convey information, and the object of this measure was only to put in the hands of Govern ment the most speedy coaches which were now nsed by others. With respect to the argument on the ground of inhumanity, be believed he was as sensible oa that as any of the lion. Members opposite; but he really coal I not see that it would be more inhumane to drive a light coach at the rate of 11 miles, when a heavy one was driven at the rate of 10 utiles. Sir H. PARNELL said, that the reason why the post coaches went faster than the mail coach was, that they were better regulated and adapted for that purpose, although the mail coach being less heavily loaded, was better calculated fur fast going. lie objected to this measure as unnecessary, being convinced that if the mail coach here better constructed, and its regulations better taken, it would be able to colts. ete with, any coaches running in the kingdom. Mr. JAMES said, that if the present question went to a division, be should certainly vote with the Right lion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer). — Ile knew, in the first place, that it was a matter of great moment to the Merchants of Liverpool and other places; and as to the danger or inhumanity of the timing, be did not see much risk of that, for it would not be ne cessary for the horses to gallop, as that must be a very bad pair of horses who could not trot with a two wheeled cartiage at a rate of fourteen miles an hour. (Laughter.) Lord NUGENT declared his Intention to support the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reserv ing any objections of the nature urged by his lion. Friends fur the Committee on the Rill, which it was intended to introduce upon this Resolution. - Mr. HUMBobjected to the megsure as a partial one, which would greatly injure the minor tradesmen of the kingdom. to the benefit of a few wealthy merchants. — Ile also objected to it, as tending to encourage furious driving an.' endangering the publis safety. Mr. 11. M ARTIN objected to the motion, on the ground that it would tend to Inflict additional cruelty on animals. The House then divided : For the Amendment Against it • 44 Majority for the original Motion-8 The Report was then brought up and agreed to, and a Bill ordered to be brought in.—The House then Adjourned. TO PRINTERS. New Type Foundry. Great Wild Street, London. -"DOUCHE!? and JENNINGS beg to inform the TRADE that they have completed 'stock of upwards of 60,0001b5. of the most elegant modern PRINTING.TYPEs. Oa- NAIIRSTP. 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FROM CHILI AND HI:ENOS •YRES PAPERS.] EXTRACT OF A PRIVATZ LETTER FROM OEM. SAM AIAIaTIN TO THE SEPRRNIR DIRECTOR. I repeat toy friend, that our prospects are more favourable than I had anticipated, and that you need not doubt of the successful conclusion of the campaign in three months, if, as I have no doubt, the inhabi tants of the Sierra should assist us a little. The Mar quis of San Miguel presented himself to me yesterday, to take part with us. I have augmented the army with :MO negroes, and contemplate to still increase it with 5011 more, and the remainder to send you in transports; all these negroes are used to Gre arms, and capable of service. In five days at latest the army will be re-etnharked, to commence its ope rations in the North. Arenale has pushed his march by the Sierra with one thousand meth', of different troops ; he is to place his cavalry on Juaia, and communicate with me in the north thus cutting off the resources of Liwa. I am to embark with the army in two or three days to' attack on the north of Lima, and to open a comntu nication wi:h Arenales—to raise the provinces of Ilauybes, Guanaco, and Combnco of whose determi nation I am perfectly convinced. My object in this movement is, by the general insurrectian of the Sierra to invest Lima, and from famine force Perada to a capitulation, without neglecting at the same time the augmentation of the army, and the subjugation of the intendeney of Truxillo. Titus, my friend, I can assure you that this plan will meet with the best re sults, and if it be as successful as I anticipate. Lima will be in our power in three tn•onths from this date. Piero, October 14, 1 S2o. Tie Noe Times exultingly announces, this morn ing, that the foreign news from all quarters concurs in spewing the miserable results of revolution. " The tiuerrilss," says this liberal journal, " continue to act with energy against the tpraos of their country."— Against whom, then, can it he supposed that their efforts are directed ? Against the agents and sup porters of that system of imbecility and oppression which had reduced the Spanish nation to wretched ness and contempt? Against the venal parasites of an effeminate Court, or the priestly abettors of a debas ing, persecuting, and overwhelming superstition? Oh no. These are not of that species of tyrants to which the journal referred to would wish to have directed either resistance or resentment. To these would it have the people not only of Spain, but of every other nation bow down in abject and silent submission ; while it would turn their hearts and arms against the patriots who would free them from the chains by which they had been enslaved and galled. By a per version the most strange, those enlightened and gene rous men who have devoted themselves to the service of their country, and after a variety of the severest wetly the only evidence that could be produced as to the dates of letters, Obey were of infinite consequence to the mercantile wort. Mr. LUSHINGTON made an observation across the table, which was not distinctly audible, but which we understood to be an assurance that the subject mentioned by the Honourable Member should be at tended to. Mr. G. BENNET presented a Petition from the City of G loucester, praying that the severity of the Criminal Law might be mitigated. Mr. SYNGE COOPER said, that in consequence of certain Petitions having been presented to the House, containing libels npon him, one of which had been re jected, he rose to move that there be laid before the House copies of all correspondence between the Go cerement and Mr. Justice Mayne, relative to the conviction of Thomas Flanagan, at the Assizes at After a few observations from Mr. Ewer, Mr. S. Rita, MT. D. BROWNE, and COI. BARRY, Mr. C. GRANT said, that there could be no pos sible objection to the production of the l'apers, but he really thought the character of his Honourable Friend so far above the reach of such attacks as that of which he complained, that the mo , ion hail better be withdrawn. If his Honourable Friend had felt the pt.ssibility of his character hating been injured, this public notice of the circumstances must satisfy his ledings, find render the production of the Papers un- struggles bare succeeded in breaking the bond s of their oppressors, and ameliorating the condition of the people, those who have distinguished themselvi s by a spirit of independence, moderation and firmness, which in no other revolution has been surpasse , l,those sooth arc branded with the name of tyrants, while tl,e enemies of their country and of human rights in gr: neral, are applauded and extolled. That the enemies of liberty, the minions of dei s t: e t h ic i g an ov r er a n g m e: e ti n riwnee ts fou o erli n ;h tl: i:aett. ' Continent, should employ e neither • inconsistent or surprising ; but that in a and country cur c example h a w o nf h di thosec h s t a w t aegs whit„ the rhiio cuh fi s 'ion of other brave and generoi c9iste p at i in mple, which, if freedom had been banished ham ecery other portion of the earth it might have h ..ec n expecte3 to have found an asylum and encouragement, t that zh in e England cior r cu u m it s e t r a e di sued' tcs i in eultinap:lrrthteeeitacivrih°ioieniofutaltetEsie most uS smh p : Ps Spanish t hat haet rationset counte nancedl' ' I l a from s previous ds concern. d been placed, reforms were necess an a t r tur y orpau w l ; f i o i or l pe s trriiieseaetnsne.:ll7inile:: rate severely on those who hailprofited wwoldu ld ape. aohbrauds thees; lon g n andrevolut ion maintaineda uilg t i lt a loc t i ai c rt i i t ises C n o rrut and besotted people, to raise the standard of re volt against the rulers that cit , tailed their incomes and their influence, is an occurrence (H. which we were prepared. The time they chose for shell• a‘tempr th ey thought propitious, when they expected on their Iron tiers the approach of the forces o: the Poly Allie.. however, the hope of foreign succour had inspired their efforts, it is probable that when they find the grounds of their expectation fail them, their energies will accord'ngly abate. In the mean time ue would observe, that the accounts we receive if their success, are conveyed through the median of those Ultra-royal journals of the French, which are well disposed to fabricate what they desire to ef fect. We see no reason for alarm at the ulti mate triumph of liberal and enlightened princi ples in Spain. TheCort w es ork pr i oe n : t e i d lic,l .:nlety a 1 , 1 nn r c e e i:ol . mon steadiness in the great gaged ; a rapid and advantageous sale of the church property has been made, and the proceed , applied to the discharge of the public debt, and measures are hi train for the adjustment of the finances, she education of the people, the fo:suation of the Civil and Criminal Code, and the regulation of the pecuniary support of Religion. But independent of the agitations that are said t' prevail in Spain, the intelligence that relatts to the vio lence of the Turks, and the effect of the neutrality of the Austrian and Russian councils on the operstionsof the Greeks, afford the enemies of freedom here some cordial satisfaction. News from Smyrna, which we rive defer, represent the Greek insurrection having prodseetta terrible re-action on the part of the enemies of their religion ; and an account from The Aueiriq Wearer states dissension and decline to have taken p! to among the forces of the insurgents. The following are the details to which we have referred : [rao TIPS AUSTRIAN OSS[RVER.] " Intelligence from Jassy, dated the 13th of April. states, that the resolutions taken by their Majesties the Emperors of Austria and Russia, relatively t , the cons motions which have broken out in the two Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, Isere excited the strongest sensation in that quarter. They were scarceir mash known on the 10th instant, at Jassy, when tie -Boyars, with the Primate at their head, repaired to the reside:tn. of the reigning liorsoclar, to urge him to deptr imme diately. Prince Micha el Sasso, wills tears in his eye e resigned the reigns of Government, and, during the night of the 11 th , quitted Jass y , with his family, and all his suite, and the Magistrates (Ephores), takieg with him the military chest of the Greek insurrection. lie has taken the route of Bessarabia. Ile leaves tor siderable debts in the quarter he has quitted. "The sentence of errommuniration issued by the Greek Patriarch, and which was just received at Con stantinople, pronounces an anathema s ' against Michau d Sono, and all those who have taken part in the con spiracy against the Grand Seignior, their legitimate Sovereign. The Divan or Council assembled immedi ately after the departure of Prince Stine; they were engaged in consulting upon sending a deputation to the Porte, to represent to the Ottoman Government that the inhabitants of Moldavia have not in any way taken up • arms against their lawful Monarch, and that Michael Sam alone is guilty of what is past ; and further. to solicit the Porte to send another Hopsodar into Mol davia. " The Divan also recommended to the inhabitants of the different districts of Moldavia, in which may bass?' of the soldiers of Prince Ypsilanti, to put them to 00ii d t should they remain seven days after the deportee& Michael tiusso. Representa t i ons hare also bees r• d r essed to the Pasha of Ibrail, to prevent the entrawr of the Turkish troops into Moldavia, inasmuch as the Divan was itself occupied in enforcing the necessot measures to put down the Greek insurrection, fond which the caital was already delivered. The sat thrall, Galata,p and on the Lower Danube, mane as yet made no movement. " According to news from Bucharest, dated April the sentence of excommunication issues' against wathe r, ! 7 bids by the Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, s te-o by a Deacon on the Bth at the churches of St. John and St. George. On the same day, preparations were node for fortifying the town; but the want of money no n : pelted the Authorities to renounce the project. TiT t . Boyars are actively engaged in procuring, bv to meet the expenses of subsisting the troops of . 1 est; loan, a sum of two millions piastres, which is a tles 6 .; ll" ! lanti. They have already commenced to levy this Is ,. eel to the amount of 100,009 piastre., and the is, r • upon the Clergy and the Jews ; 20,000. All Corporate Bodies are to contribute in pt portion. harett " Prince Ypsilanti arrived in the vicinityof Bur the former were ass.estr. on the 9th of April, with MINI men, Greek tro?ps,o3! three pieces of cannon nioenteil upon hatl Ile occuied the Castle of Gregory Mika, l:ullr arras but wit D isks ,with 1 n er v l i t . o c been greatly exagg Al erated, scarcely amount to have with them seven pieces of ship cannon. h e car ps of fri' " The day following the arrival of t • 11 l a s e nd fo i r u c l es d eorf enterers at l i t c h i . : 3 1 ir t r" a i ti laud, troops of Theodore Wlatlituirsboe rim ed "IP"' I as an Zbt tatEcintan• "INS BRITISH STATESMAN IS tpicompoitiamo " TER ST VTIAMANI." ' I , f~ f rota kLe3 iitu III) :en U 1 a