The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-05-05 00:00:00

A. _.,~... beard any learned or laborious men complain of any want of facilities in their own admission to the Mu mma, though they sometimes generously wished those facilities to be extended to others. Mr. LOCKHART explained. The vote was agreed to without a division. . 1.3.50,0001. was voted for the Army Extraordinaries of Great Britain. 60,001. for Do. le Ireland. Mr. ARBUTHNOT, in proposing a vote for the African Forts, took occasion to mention the recom mendations which had been made to Government on this elect. The first was to appoint a Governor on the spa Coast, Independent of the African Com. patsy ; the next was, to reduce the number of the Committee of the African Company. The last was to reduce the number of the forts. It was thought inexpedient to displace the present Governor, who was engaged in discoveries in the interior, and in ne gociations with the native Princes, who had consented to send their sons to Cape Coast Castle to be in structed. It was deemed invidious to displace the Members of the present Committee; but as vacancies occurred, they would not be filled up till they were reduced to the number recommended. It was thought inexpedient to reduce the number of forts, lest an opportunity should be given to ships of any nation to renew the ravages of the Slave Trade. The sum Of 23,0001. bad been annually voted. This year he proposed to vote 28,0001. The additional menu, was to beespended on the building of a chapel, there- Or of forts, and the building of schools, Mr. W. SMITH said, (befit bad been thought in jodlcious that the present measures for tbeimprove ment of Africa, should be carried on by those who had been engaged formerly in carrying on measures of a different description. He had no objection to the sums voted for discoveries in Africa, but he had rather see them carried on under the direction of the Government than of the African Company. Mr. GORDON said, that his investigation on the Committee convinced him of the good management of the African Company, and that since the abolition of the Slave Trade, they had done all in their power to carry the law into effect. He was of opinion that the additional grant would be made up for by addi tional commerce, and especially by an ad valorem defy on ivory. Mr. SMYTH agreed there was no proof that the African Company had engaged in the Stave Trade; but he saw no reason why the coast of Africa should be excepted from the general rule of colonies which were under Governors appointed by the Crown.— The House was hardly justified in indult sums to the African Compauy, over whose expenditure they had no check. Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that in future accounts would be every year laid on the table of the expendi ture of the Company. Mr. W. SMITH said be wished it to be under stood, that he did not even insinuate that the African Company had acted improperly ; but whet he and others bad doubted, was, whether a proper effect would be produced on the People of Africa, when they saw that the persons employed to put an end to the Slave Trade were those who for years they bad wen carry it on. The Vote was agreed to. &MO!. was voted to the Board of Agriculture. 394.7001. for the Commtwariat. 99,0001. f..r the Harm k Department. Mr. ARBUTHNOT proposed 25,0001. for the Caledonian Canal. Mr. WYNN wished to know whether there was a probability that this sum would complete the work? Mr. ARBUTHNOT said that it would not be completed in the present year. dlr. FORBES lamented the reluctance with which money was granted for Scotland. He particularly condemned some Ilonourable Member, who, utt a former occasion, had called Scotland a Colony, and bad said she should maintain herself. Mr. W. SMITH thought this complaint of the Honourable Member came with rather ill grace on a vote for a work on which, with others lately done by Parliament for Scotland, 900,0001. had been ex pended—a aim, the application of which he had ap proved of, but which was not trifling, and which equalled all that had been expended in England (by Parliament) for the Rome purpose for two centuries. Ile thought it would be better to vote a sum to con clude the work at once. The invention of steam boats promised to make the work of more importance than had been contemplated. If either end of the Island was to, be called a colony—which meant a country populated by au influx of people from ano ther—this part was at present more entitled to the name than Scotland.—[d laugh.] Mr. FORBES explained. Mr. PROTHEROE thought it strange that a Gentleman should complain of illiberality towards Scotland, when the House was voting public money to that part of the island, for doing that which was in this always the work of individual capital. Mr. ARBUTHNOT said be had reduced the esti mate in consequence of the pressing demand for eco. nomy, but with the pleasure of the (louse he would withdraw it, to give the subject more mature con sideration as to the propriety of proposing a larger vote for the more rapid completion of the work. After a few words from Mr. Wynn, Mr. Finlay, Mr. Arbuthnot, and the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the vote was withdrawn. MOM. was voted for the Collegent Ediabargb. Mr. W. DUNDAS took occasion to say, that the liberality of Parliament to Scotland had been un bounded, and the effect had been, that in a few years that country had made more rapid strides to. wards prosperity, than in centuries before. 3.4941. was voted for the Repairof Henry the V l lth's Chapel. Mr. A tißuniNoT proposed a vote of 75,0001. for the Gold Coinage in 1818. Mr. J. P. GRANT observed, that it was sur. prising to heir a proposition of this kind, at a time when the gold coin could not be kept in the country ; and wb .rs, of two millions of sovereigns which had been issued, not one was to be seen, except in the possession of some old ladies to mark their points at whist. Mr. W. POLE stated, that the law of the land was, that the bullion brought to the Mint should be coined without charge to the owners. Bullion had been, within the last few months, sent in in such quantities, that the amount in the year would pro bably be eight millions. it was therefore necessary to provide for its coinage. Though only two millions of suteteigus had been issued by the Batik, stun . „~•~ THE S' millions had been coined ; the remainder of which he supposed were io their coffers. r. J. P. GRANT did not complain that jbe Mint acted upon the law, but that such a law should be suffered to eight. Mr. FINLAY said, the law which preyented los exportation of gold coin seemed to fume no Wait,. The coin was melted down, and exported es bullion. On any taro of exchange, it was brought back apd re-coined, and all the expence was defrayed by the State. If there was no law against the expottasion of coin, it would be sent abroad and brought 'back in that state, and the expence would be spared. Mr. W. POLE said, he inclined to the opinion that the exportation of gold coin should not be for bidden, as thatlaw was not effectual. The question of seigniorage was distinctftom this. Neither did be see that it could affect the vote before the House. After a few words from ,Mr. FINLAY and Mr. W. SMITH, , Mr. BANKES expressed his disapprobation of the law forbidding the importation of gold coin. He thought also the House hail committed a blunder in not taking a seigniorage on coin. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE observed, that in fixing the proportion of the real value of the gold to the no minal value of the coin, the Mint had proceeded upon the principle laid down by Mr. Locke, namely, that if the former were moch reduced below the latter, the consequence would be a general depreciation of the property of the country. Mr. D. GIDDT was 'dyer's, to any seigniorage upon gold coin; and Mr. W. WYNN concurred in the protest. Mr. J. P. GRANT considered it rather unjusti fiable to charge so much for seigniorage, which was, in fact, merely a charge for fashion, or for the au. thority upon which bullion was circulated in coin.— As to the standard of value, he thought that silver should be preferred to gold. The motion was agreed to, as were the following : 544471. for the expence of Silver Coinage in 1816. 110001. for the expence of Printing the Votes and Papers of the House of Cow",ons. 95,0 A. for the Preparation and Printing of the Journals of 1818. 4,00.:1. for the Printing of the Reports, &c. of the House of Commons for 1818. The House resumed and the Report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. Mr. PEEL gave notice of a motion for to-morrow for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Act for impounding the Fees of the Clerk of the Exchequer in Irelaud. REFORM. Sir R. HERON said, tta4t in .constlnence of the inability of one of the Ministers to attend on Thurs. day next, be was induced to postpone, until the 15th lust. his intended motion with respect to the repeal of the Septennial Act. POLICE REWARDS. Mr. BENNETT moved the recommittal of the Offenders' Reward on Conviction Bill. Sir C. BURRELL spoke against this Bill, con ceiving the grant of Rewards necessary to the detec tion of crimes and the appreheusion of criminals.— Therefore he felt it his duty to oppose the motion for the Chairman's leaving the Chair. Mr. BENNETT observed, that this Bill prosided that persons engaged in apprehending, and bringing felons to justice should be duly rewarded; and, therefore, there was no ground for the objection of the Honourable Baronet, who was no doubt as anxious as any ene concerned in framing the Bill, that the system of rewards should not be such as to in duce persons to get up crimes and instigate criminals, merely with a view to their own profit. It was solely with a view to put an end to this mischievous system that the present Bill was brought forward. Mr. N. CA tiv Eta objected to the provision that ' the amount of rewards should be paid from the funds of each county rather than from the public Treasury, on the ground, truly, that every county was bound to pay for its own police. Sir C. BURRELL withdrew his objection to the motion for the Chairman's !easier( the Chair. The House having resolved itself into the Com mittee, The ATTORNEY GENERAL expressed his opinion, that rewards should not be abolished alto gether, as this Bill proposed, but that it be left to the discretion of the Judges, to award the whole, o► an; part thereof, to the persons apprehending felons, to the witnesses against them, or to those concerned in their prosecution.—The Learned Gentleman pro posed an amendment to this effect ; and also, that the Clerk of the Assize should be entitled to only ss. fur the certificate of the Judge with respect to such reward. Mr. BENNET disapproved of the amendment, apprehending, that by its adoption, the object of the Bill would be defeated, because it would still hold out a, stated reward for the apprehension of 'itch persons as might be convicted. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed, that it was not the intention of his Learned Friend, that the conviction of the person prosecuted should be necessary, to dispense the reward to [hove concerned in the apprehending or bringing him to trial. Sir S. ROMiLLY deprecated the amendment, from a persuasion that its enactmeut would serve to continue the evil of which every one was heard to complain. That evil was, indeed, of an enormous magnitude. A case had ()marred in which Police Officers had obtained a reward of MI. for detecting two boys in stealing articles out of shop windows, in consequence of the prosecution being instituted for burglary. The system of rewards was, indeed, so operative in producing an eagerness for conviction that he had himself known a case in which a father sought the conviction of I►is son, in order to obtain the 'reward—did not then a system of such melan choly effects call loudly upon the Legislature for some adequate remedy I Bert his Learned Friend's amendment would prevent that remedy ; for it was clear that the eagerness which was now evinced to to get the verdict of a Jury, would, after the adoption of this amendment, be employed to obtain the recom- ' mendation of a Judge, and it was idle to suppose that the evidence which contrived to impose upon the former, would have no effect upon the latter.— The Learned Gentleman quoted the Police Report and the cases of Brock, Pelham, Power, and Vaughan (who sere by-the-by released from prison, as they ought, only because they were not properly prose. ruled), in order to show the necessity of some mea. sore of the nature of that brt rght forward by his itSVI Honourable Friend. The necessity indeed of this ineasure,.wes obvious from the 'interning io the Po. lice:Report, from which it ,appeared tbat llakki bootee (the reseet of thieves) Waisted in variety' .parts of the metropolis, with the knOaledgy 'of the Pnlitiolliders, and that nurseries few' criminals were tolerated, ht or-, der that might be committed, to contribute to the profit .of those POlicr; Qtficers, who ought, and who ovoid Preaynt !heir esisience. .4' . The SOLICITOR-GENERAL professed ibewt:- most abhorrence of . the system of conspiracy anode}, to by his Learned. Friend on the other sitlrn e but contended that the daunt proposed by his Learned Friend beside him would answer the purpose of pre venting-sect conspiracy in future, by Worsting the Judges with the discretionary power of granting or refusing the rewards alluded to: After some further observations from Sir J. Macin tosh, the Attorney-General, Mr. Serjesnt Copley, Sir S. Romilly, Mr. Courtenv, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Bathurst, and Mr. Bennett, the Amendment was agreed to. Sir H. PARNELL, as Chairman of the Commit tee, then brought up the Report, which was ordered to be taken into consideration. on Friday nest. IRISH . PROTESTANT CHARTER SCHOOLS. The Grant to the Irish Protestant Charter Schools was taken into consideration in the Committee of Supply, and after some discussion the Grant origi: natty 'proposed in the estimate, of 35.3711. was voted for that 'wpm* ; and an Amendment by Sir 11. PAIR mt., for limiting the amount to 30,0001. rejected. CH URC 11 F.S BUILDINO. BILL. The Cherches Building Bitt went through a Corn mittee, and the Report was ordered to be brought up this day. Adjourned at Two o'clock. LAW IN7ICLLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 4. • LANE V. RASULEIGII• This. was en action for wordb spoken of the Plain. tiff by the• Defendant of a very slanderous nature.-- The Defendant pleaded the general issue. The words were alleged to have been spnkeis at Fowey, in Cornwall, hut the Plaintiff brought his action. in Middlesex, and early in this Term the Defendant moved to change the venue from Middlesex to Corn. wall. _ _ Mr. SCARLETT now moved to bring back the ♦enue to Middlesex, on the ground that the Plaintiff re sided in the county of Middlesex, and was an utter stranger to the county of Cornwall, never having been there more than twice in his life, when be went down to canvass the interest of a gentleman named Lucy, in the borough of Fowey, for which the latter was a candidate for a seat in Parliament, in opposition to the Defendant, a Gentleman of consi derable fortune in the county of Cornwall, who was supposed to have uttered the atrocious slander puted to him, for the purpose of counteracting the Plaintiff's exertions in the borough on behalf of his friend, and which had the effect of producing a very serious impression. The Learned Counsel contended that there could be no good reason for changing the venue to Cornwall, where the Defendant was well known, and was possessed of considerable influence, and there could be no doubt that the Plaintiff had a right to bring his action where be was best known, and where he had an opportunity of ►rying his case with impartiality. The ConaT, having desired to see the declaration, suggested that the better way would be to try the case in a county where neither of the parties were known; and asked, was there any objection to try the case in Devonshire? Mr. SCARLETT said, he had not instructions to ac cede to this proposition, but he had no objection to allow the matter to stand over until neat Term; which was ordered accordingly, in order to give the patties time to make their election. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. CLARKE moved for a rule to show; cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed against the printer and publisher of a Stamford Newspaper, for a libel against the Marquis of Exeter. The libel had made its appearance in the newspaper some short time since, but so far was the publisher from express ing any contrition for hit offence, that be bad an nounced his intention of repeating it. Lord ELLEsnottotrcli interposed, and said, that it was contrary to the standing rule of Court, to move for a criminal information on the last day of Term, and, therefore, refused to bear the motion, but gave the Learned Counsel leave to mention the case again neat 'lerm. Tilt KING V. JOHN GREEN. This Defendant was brought up by Habeas Cor. pus from Nee gate, where he had been confined on a charge of felony, in order to be discharged on bail. The circumstatoces alleged against the Defendant were these:—The Defendant and his Prosecutor, a man named Clements, were waggoners, and travelled together with their respective waggons from Cam bridge to London. On the road Clements missed a basket of eggs and other properly from his waggon. Suspicion fatting upon the Defendant, his waggon we, searched, and the property lost was found therein. He was apprehended, charged With the robbery, and committed to Newgate. The Defend.' ant's servant, however, since the robbery had been missing, and could not be found. Under these cir cumstances he was brought up to be discharged, and produced affidavits, in which he declared his utter ignorance of the transaction, and adduced the strong est testimonials in favour of his character. The COURT, upon these affidavits, acceded to the application, and the Defendant was discharged on his own recognizance., in the sum of 2001. and four sure. ties in 401: each. HAMILTON IL THE PRINTERS OP SEVERAL NEWS. PAPERS. On a former day Mr. GURNEY, on behalf of the Defendants, obtained a rule. calling upon the Plain tiff to give becority for ►:n.ts in certain actions brought by her as a married woman without the knowledge of her husband, now living. against the Printers of certain Newspaperr, for publishing a statement, that she had been convicted of child.sieal iog at the Old Bailey. Mr. SEARLETY now showed cause, and stated that the Plaintiff was the wife of a Mr. Hamilton, who had some years Since carried on, to a considerable ex tent, the bu?iness of a bookseller, in the Stracd, and ‘ -.--. A -..-4,%kl.•••••1 libelist thirteen years ago had abandone.l his a then Arent to reside in France with her daegb' can't lb England to vindicate her character foul ioviputatiun can upon her by the Detention' Since. hdr husband left her she had never seen and she did ha know where he wss now to be On the othet band it was sworn, that Mr. ton was now alive, and bad recently been London. The Court thought t h e application properly and ordered the Plaintiff to give security for ' from .this day forth. This tieing the last day of Term, the Cooi a late boor in disposing of the remaining o' business. PO LIGE. BOIE-STREET:—Momiay William Henry !toward, man of respectable appearance. underwent another e • before 111 CALMED BIRNIE, bsq charged ion being tan. cerned with another young man to committ ng a variety d' frauds Id hagnios by means of regal .r cheeks of the sooti er house of Sir Juba .übbuck and Co. drawn by the haw 4 umf•rd, where It-re were no elects touch a name, lire nee be' known , nor h as it b eet . ascer t a i ne d b y w h at means the rei, gtolar cheeks of the hankirg.hotise were obtained by the ID* sioner'scompani.in In all the numerous fraudulent uttering„( the checks, the Prisoner oat contribed to keep in die b e et. ground; and bus not been the actual titterer. at has be te pre cut. and sal ctioned the uttering of the flan oil nt cheeks, In addition to the charges we stated on a former day, imstie, from a house in Priotces.street, Soho for supper. whiekj e lli ee. &e. kept by* man of the name Hr Dell, bdt his wife h av i„,. burnt the chef k the charge could not be procee.:ed sa. Th e m; ditional charge proved against the Prisoner's compsea s , Monday was by Mrs Hurst, who keeps the Gown toe & w ho wine-vaults. in King•street, Westminster.. who was debase,* of sgs. by taking a check for 51. .•.%s. on S .tiorday fort iglit. ea the companion pledging his honour that it was good, and iSat was Lieutenant New , oor, of the Stl Dragoon Guards. and t be was so he heard of any day at the Horse Guards Mrs Hoof was induced to take the cheek in cooverpeace of the Pri , eturr and his companion's connection with Eleanor thetas and WWI Davis, of Crown-sweet.—Thr Prisoner war eo.ootnit.elr,,e td•RLIOROUGH4TREET.—John Caution a reipecoosole lost ing man, an artist, was charged on Moeda v wish interinarryt it with Miss Margaret Evans, a young lady of fashioilable ate interesting appearance, his former wife. itlnr Higlatid. ei sg then alive. Hiss Evans, aho ant dressed very organdy. alit a gold watch and appendages suspended from her bosom, pr that the Prisoner represented himself to be a a Woe et, a dbe married her on the .'id of February last, at Pancras. 1.:0 1 ,., e , was also adduced that the Prisoner married his first a if.. i .171. and that she is still alive. Miss Evans. a hoapprars to be %tw e e ?..0 years of age, is possessed of property. ZIII/I lar 1-riminer it appeared took away her wooca, and other propert% • and left her to live with a third female.—The Prisoner was fel.% cum. milted For trial, and the parties were• hound over to probate. The examination drew a great number of people to the Dike. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Sia,—As a merciful man is men Mful his beast, so it may. he obaerved, that a cruel man, who ill-treat, hurialeas atimibe I, nn odious ty rays. Nimw, ainatimitch as nniimmala are not I••mtoese'i of the rearming facials, nor tome ironer cf aspersing maid tie. (Beating their riglus wb.ch belong to rational bellies, they are the mote entitled to our harrow e rou►ideration. That the 1 1. bower is worthy of lint hitt., is a maxim trot :la just Ma mr unifortuh• follow rd ; that an animal worthy at m.ms to md is or less !roe, and tin attempt to deprive tither of his rights oho taa dist egard of the comiimsomm principles ut hummitimt). and a ern. tempt of Haly Writ. On 74 journey. Wel% , I was o 'toes as many others Lave been, to the practice of gtvmag it hove a :art measure of coin. Now, its latidlorda are in 'fruity responsihlmi for the acts of their sera:„ its in their treatment to customem a, ca should they be far the ill-treatment of their animals It therefore desirable that a Bill st•ould he brought into P as ii went fur the express stuporr of putting a stop to this shoe,. uf what is called the brute creation, hat which description m re properly applies to 1)iallt 111.10. I am, however, !ipp is bear testimony to the gem real respectability oi toe their conduct of the stable dea aliment, sod 'twain your YuwYe RICHARD TURSEL Blue k hinomfaciary, 114, Loudon-road, Suuth %Nark. The wife of Mr. Ferrear, of flenry.street, Ifamp. stead-road, WRS on Sunday morning found fit-n*ooi in the Regent's Canal, Regent's Park. She had been for the last six weeks in a desponding state of mindl and had often said she would drown hermit. _ On Sunday night the house of Mr. Leach, John• street, Borough, Collector of the Poor Rates for the parish of St. George, was broke open, and 61. is Bank-notes, and several bottles of rum end brandy were stolen. The day previous to the rubbery Mr. Leach paid over to the Parish Officers a very large sum of money which he had collected, and which is supposed to have been the object of the robben.--• Same night the premises of Mr. Oki ns, coach-builder, King -street, Borough, were broke open and robbed of a chest of tools and a quantity of wearing apparel. A few minutes before ten o'clock on Sunday nighty es Samuel Austin, footman to Barry, Esquire, 34, Guitfurd.street, Brunswick-square, went to the pantry to get some plate for supper, he was surprised at finding a strange man in it, whom he immediately pulled out, and sending for a constable be gave him in custody; on searching him he found his watch, which hung on a nail in the pantry, in his possesaioe; the servant had not been above five minutes gone from the pantry with a trey full of articles for the table. It is supposed the villain must have seen the servant through the window, and watched his opportunity to get over the iron railing. No gate or steps being to the area, which is about twelve feet deep, it is sup posed he must have had an accomplice to.aiiist is helping him over. On Sunday afternoon, while Mr. Leehorne, Paragon.plsce, Kent.road, and his family were from home upon a visit, and his servants gone to church, some robbers effected an entrance into the Wyse through one of the kitchen windows. On the retort! of the servants a scene of devastation and confusion presented itself which beiges descriptiou ; the cup• boards, drawers, desks, boxes, and sideboards throughout the house were all broke open, and rifled of such parts of their contents as were most valuable and least bulky. It appears that money, plate, and trinkets were almost solely the description of property sought after by the depredators (other articles being merely scattered on the floor) and on• fortunately they were successful in obtaining booty to a large amount ; hitherto the robbers have eluded the sigillnce of the Police. DIED. On the ht imt., Mrs. To mend,wife of Mr. John Towaseed, of Nottingham. On the 141 inst., Frances Mary, third daughter of William Mars;i, Erg of Knightsbridge, iu her 21st year. On the 'id inst., at his house in the Adairahy, Rear. Admiral Bir George hope, KA.% 8., and late one of the Lords of he 4 1 - mirts!ty. a which. he was succeeded by sir Geot:•• Cockh wni • Jabi before he relioquiphed bis seat at the Board of Admiraltt he was usasdc Major-General of the Marines. He was 53 Yea rs of age. On the lit ins:., atlas home in Cumberland-place, the Hos. Juhn Douglas. On the-Al instant, Mr. Alexasider Brown, of New lino. Agog and Collector, formerly of Mar-hall street, Carnaby-moke t, aged 93. 'Ni t Primed and Pebliolird tiv D. LoveLi, at tom STATC*I4AS Orrice, No. 4, Salit , .beri-couri, flert-stret. 4 ( oh s ifer mit from t h e ,da ern M asi )e fou a d. crap its ir mad, the Costs in eat till eitabooti 4 9 4 yoßsi rep „ k : 1—:-- 4 I.`•