The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-23 00:00:00

• • 4 , \ ajulLW • •••" Y " Sr^ • ‘. A 1. • .• • ti • , , • • • ^ 1% . • . • 1111VMC • :."t c[ t, ._* LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1823. .:~ . N PNCR. June 3, at Basinghall-street. Attorney, Mr. Younger, John street, America-square. B. Barge, Clifford-street, Bond-street. wine-merchant, April 118, May 8, and Juno 8, at Basinghall-streoL Attar ney. Mr. Gale, Baslogbill-street. E. Beckett, Crawford-street, St. Miry-laelionne, printer, April 28. May 3, and June 3, at Basinghall-street. Attor neys, Messrs. Jones and Howard, Mincing-Igoe. J. Antrobas, Liverpool, draper, May 13, 14, and June 2, at the Bull Inn, Liverpool. Attorneys, Messrs. Biackstoek and-Bones, Temple; and Mr. Cletneats, Liverpool. .1. Titterton, Wilmington-square, Spa-fields, surgeon, April 29, May 18. and Juno 3, at Basinghall-street. Attor ney, Mr. Heard, Hooper-square, Leman-street, Goodman's it'd,. J. Godsell, Winchester, Southampton, linen-draper, May 2,3, and June 3, at the White Hart Inn, Winchester. At torneys, Mr. Todd, Winchester ; and Mr. Breraridge, Chan eery-lane. J. Hammon, Great Portland-street, Oxford street, plus her, April 28, May 8, and June 3, at Basinghall-street. At torneys, Messrs. !Reveal and Wood, Little St. Thomas Apostle. J. Fox, Claremont-place, Heat-road, Camberwell, poul terer, May 8, IS, anti Just 3, at Basintall-street. Atter , pep, Masan. W. and D. Richardson, Welbrook. D. Evens, Marehment-street, draper, (ay 6, 10, and Suite 3, at Basinghall-street. Attorney, Mr. Ashurst, lintabrook court, Basinghall-street. M. 3. Joseph, Fox.Ordinery-court, 'Nicholas-lane, Loro -bard-street, merchant, May 3, 10, and June 3, at Basinghall street. Attorney, Mr. Hird, Berwick-street, Soho. W. Herbert, jun. Golffsmith-street, Wood-street, Cheep side. ribbon-manufacturer. May 3, 16, and June 3, at Ba singhall-street. Attorneys, Messrs. Webster and Son, Queen-street, Cheapside. 1 (Dividends, &c. To-morrow.) paid to the state of our ships; the guard-ships in the se veral ports had not one-half their complement of men on hoard, and therefore would be nofit for immediate service in cue of any emergency. He would put it to the House whether this was a tit state for our Navy to be in, and whether every possible exertion ought not be made to make it available for active service at a moment's notice. He concluded with moving for a return of all the ships of war in the several ports of the kingdom, specifying the dabber of seamen and marines on hoard of each ship. ' Lt c MBLVILLg said he must oppose the motion , be ll** h a return would be productive of inconvenience , Le *id uld not give the Noble Lord the in formitimi wide he wanted. Vessels were now fitting out in the ports r foreign service, and these might sail for the ir placetof destination imm ediately: after the returns were laid before the House. As to the guard-ships not having their falbcomplement of men on board , the Noble Lord mast be aware that this diminished number was owing Se the circumstance of a large body of seamen being em ployed along the coast for the purpose of preve mine smn/f -gliog. It was much better to inep them employed to I raY' 44" to alio* *ern to tot idiom board the Alpe, in w More notice they could is pat on boardPoad the !ships be thee sent to sea without loss of,time. Belittles, Great Britain was not at this time obliged to mike any extraordinary warlike preparations, although it would he necessary that she should be always in a state of full pre paration. The motion was nerttieeti, and the House adjourned to Thursday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Sin, IN coostquence of many mistakes having taken place owing to the similarity of name, We beg to inform .?ou, our Friends, and the Public, that WILLIAM DEER ING CLARKSON. whose suspension from practice as a Proctor in Doctors' Commons, for mal-practices, was re ported in your. and other papers, on the Mit of March last, s ad whose mel-practices were again , on Monday last, the subject of discussion in the Arches Court of Canterbury. is in no way connected in business with " WILLIAM CO SIERFORD CLARKSON," and" FREDERICK CLARK SON," Proctors in Doctors' Commons; under the firm of 0 CLARKSON and SON." We are, Sir, Your obedient humble servants, " CLARKSON and SON." Doetors' Commons, 11114 April, 1823. FLOUR MILLS. rIPHONAS PARKES, 49, Fenchoreirotreet, Lon don, Neg. to cell the attention of the pubis Inger/ere (more particularly of Farmers. and persons emigrating to **Cape of Goad Hope, Van Diecan's Leath Or. 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The King was this day pleased to confer the ►ononr of Kni*hthocd on John it allock, Esq. one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. BANKRUPTS. J. Wild. Alllington. Cheshire, farmer. to sttrrtnder May 7.6. and June 3. at the Angel Inn,Macciesfield. Attorneys, Mr. Ainsworth, Macclesfield.; and Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple. J. Foyle, Sandwich, Kent, common-brewer? May b. 6, and Jane 3. at the Guittlhall, Canterbury. Attorneys, Mr. Kennett, Dover; and Messrs. Lodingto n and Hall, Ser- jeants' Fleet-street. J.Spreot, Gosport, Southampton, builder, May 2. 7, and June 3, at the Dolphin Inn, Gosport. Attorneys, Mr.Boene, Great James-street, Bedford-row; and Mr. Hoskins, Gos- port. H. Denison, Liverpool, money-scrivener, Mat 16. 16, and inn. 9, at the George Inn, Liverpool. Attorneys, Messrs. Taylor and Roscoe, Kiug's Heneh•walk ; and Messrs. Lace, Miller. and Lam or Mr. Lowndea, Liverpool. T.H. Carter, Minorite, victualler, April 2tl, May 6, and HOUSE OF LORDS.—TeasnaY. The Duke of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from the Un i ity of Cambridge, praying for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies. His Royal Highness observed at the same time that he meat heartily concurred in the ob ject which the petitioners had in view. The Military and Naval Pensions' Bill, the Merchant [ Vessels' Apprentices' Bill, the Warehousing Bill, the Brid port Harbour Bill, and several Private Bills, were brought ep from the House of Commons, and read a first time. NEGOCIATION3 WITH FOREIGN POWERS. Lord HOLLAND said there were certain papers not yet laid before the House, which he wished to have produced. He meant those relating to Portugal, and the part which this ' country was likely to take in it, on an attack being made on Portugal by France. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that some of the Papers adverted to by the Noble Lord could not be produced. When the general question of the negotiations came on for dis cussion, he would enter into a full explanation as to the manner in which this country stood with Portugal. At pre sent he thought it necessary to state, that if any unprovoked attack was made on Portugal by a fo reign Power, this country would feel itself under an obligation to defend her against such attack ; but if she became involved in war in consequence of joining another Power, no such obligation existed on the part of England. The Marquess of I.ANDSDOWN presented a petitioo from the Clerk of the Crown for the county of Kerry, in Ireland, praying compensation for the abolition of hls cus tomary fees. His Lordship then said he had two questions to put upon polo* eouneeted with the late negoeiations, en which he expected a satisfactory explanation. In the first place, he wished to know 1-hat understandite, had been entered into between the Sovereigns assembled at, Verona on the subject of the Slave Trade—a subject on which the greatest anxiety existed in this country. The other point on which he wished to be informed was, the state of the negotiations that had been carried on respecting the Austrian Loan. Early in the present Session of Parliament, he had put a question on this subject to the Noble Lord opposite, who then told him that the principle of repayment was a dmitted by the Austrian Government ; and that a negociatton was then going for ward with a view of carrying the same into effect. Since that time a very important financial negociation was settled with the Spanish Government : but it did not appear that any progress whatever his, as yet, been made in the finan cial negotiation with Austria. The Earl of LIVERPOOL assured the Noble Marquess that every thing which had passed at the Congress of Ve rona, with a view of inducing foreign Powers to concur in the abolition of the Slave Trade, should be regularly laid before Parliament: but it was not thought fit to mix up the papers on that subject with those which had been laid be fore the House, they being of a totally distinct nature. As to the Austrian Loan, he certainly did, on a former occasion, state to the Noble Marquess that negotiations had been pending upon that subject, and that the principle s, repay ment was acknowldged by the Austrian Government; he had reason to believe that the negotiation was still going on favourably. The chief question at issue re lated to the terms of payment. A compromise was proposed by Austria, and in all probability that would be agreed to. He had, in short, no reason to suppose hat that an arrange ment satisfactory to all parties would take place. Lord DARNLEY said be recollected to have heard Mr. Pitt state it as his firm conviction, when the loan was pro posed to be raised, that the Austrian Government would pay the whole of it. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed that Mr. Pitt had good reasons for such an expectation at the time. Earl GREY said he had a perfect recollection of what Mr. Pitt said respecting the loan. That Minister declared that he placed every reliance on the accredited securities of the Bank of Vienna. For his own part, he could only now say that he was glad to Sod the Austrian Government ' was even ready to make a compromise. Lord HOLLAND said he had very little expectation of the money being repaid. The Noble Earl opposite. how ever, seemed to forget the great changes that hail taken place in the state and condition of Austria since this loan was contracted, in consequence of the extensive posses sions she had acquired in Italy anti other parts of the Continent; therefore Austria must be more solvent now than at any former period. He bad never seen Austria in the Gazette; but now he understood that a commission of bankrupt had been taken out against it; and it was even a good thing that she was likely to pay something in the pound. Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to know why the late negociation respecting Spain was so suddenly brought to a termination. The Easrl of LIVERPOOL replied that there had been no omission on the part of his Majesty's tlovernment. Any further information which the Noble Lord wished for would he found in the pa t ters before the House. Earl GREY wished to know if any communications had been made to Ministers as to the fact of the French having employed large sums of money for the purpose of stirring up insurrections in Spain. The Earl of LIVERPOOL answered, that Ministers had good reason to believe that money had been so em ployed by the French Government ; but they had. no oth cial communication, nor actual proof of such a thing having been done. STATE OF THE NAVY. Earl DARNLEY said, as he saw the Noble Viscount at the head of the Admiralty then in his place, he should make the motion of which he haul given notice on a for mer day. He had often called the attention of the !Louise to the state of the Navy, butlte conceived it more neces sary to do so now than at any lot mer period, because he thought the country must sooner or liter be involved in a war. He did not think that satticient attention was HOUSE OF COMMONS—TualeaLee • The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quartur.to four o'clock. • i Mr. DENISON presented a petition from the parish of Farnham, in Surrey, against the duty on Coals. Mr. PETER MOORE brought in a Bill to regulate the settlement of disputes between masters and servants , . —Ordered to be read a second time on Monday next. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from Hali fax, in favour of Parliamentary Reform, accorning to the plan of Major Cartwright. Mr. Alderman WOOL) presented a petition from Mr. John Williamson, praying for some direct law to punish the stealers of dead bodies. USURY LAW. Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW brought on, according to notice, his motion for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Acts against Usury. Ile said his opinions were strengthened by a Committee which sat under the orders of the House upon the subject, and he was then only carrying their recommen dation into effect. After reading the several resolutions of the Committee of ISIS, the Hon. Member made some re marks, the greater part of which were inaudible in the gal lery.—Leave was given to bring in the Bill. THE LATE IRISH ADMINISTRATION. Mr. CHARLES GRANT said, that he rose in conse quence of a report of a Right Hon. Friend's (Mr. W. %V. Wynn)Speech on a late occasion, which he had seen, where in an insinuation appeared that the Government of Ireland, previous to the Administration ofthe Marquess of Wellesley, were partial in the administration of rblic justice. Ile confessed, for his part, that the words of his Right Moo. Friend did not appear to convey any such imputation. It seemed, however, that in consequence of the manner in which the speech of his Right Hon. Friend had got before the public, that it was generally understood that aa imputa tion was cast on the fernier Government of Ireland. He was certain that his Hon. Friend never contemplated a charge of such a nature, but that he knew as well as every other person did, that such an accusation would be perfectly groundless. Mr. W. W. WYNN said that he had not the least difficul ty in declaring, that he had not, in any observation of his in the late debate, the slightest intention of imputing to any ad ministration, or to any individual connected with it, partiali ty in the administration of public justice—(Heer, hear). If Mere were grounds for suet) a charge, he should not have been content with a mere notice of it, but have found it his duty to bring it forward distinctly, and at the time. What he did state in the late debate was, in consequence of an observation by an lion. Gentleman, he (Mr. Wynn) did re fer to a stipulation which he bad made on joining the pre sent Administration. That stipulation was, that he reserved to himself the right ofeither supporting or originating In the House or in the Cabinet any proposition for the ameliorat ing of the general state :of Ireland.—ln the contemplation of those measures, the cam ing the Catholic question was a primary one. He was induced to accept Mike from the con sideration that the appointment of the Marquess ofVVellesley did hold out certain and favourable prospects of a firm and impartial administration of justice •, that the existing laws should be equally administered to all classes of his Majesty's subjects, and the Roman Catholics of Ireland should enjoy a fair share of patronage and office. its making these stipula tions he was far from wishing to convey a reflection on any preceding Administration. Such was not his intention on the former occasion, nor at the present moment. Mr. PEEL said, that it was a matter of much real im portance what was the public impression on the subject, he might claim for himself, and for the individuals with whom he was connected for six years In the administra tion of the Government of Ireland, the credit of having administered justice with the strictest impartiality. And he must go further, and assert that on his part and that of his colleagues in office, there never was an y distinction made in the administratio n of j ustice to the Roman Ca tholics. The course which lie pursued on those occa sions (which were unhappily too frequent) of differences arising between Protestants and Catholic., he did not trust to any local representations, but sent down Coun sel of eminence as Commissioners to inquire into the facts, and whenever the necessity of the case deman led it, it was placed in the hands of the Law Officers of the Crown, with instructions to prosecute either party, with out reference to their religious opinion... Holding the opinions which he did on the que stion of Emancipation, he was the more careful that the. Roman Catholics should, in every case, have the strictest justice dove them. And with respect to the appointment of Catholics to offices open to their, he never, in a single inste:.ce, inquired if the candidate was a Roman Catholic or not. For the six years in which he was in office Le could not recollect a single case where a Roman Catholic, who was eligible, was refused. Indeed, independent of hi , impartial feel ing-, the Catholics bad sufficient friends in the Adminis tration to secure justice on all occasions. There was the late Solicitor-General (Bustle), at present the Chief Jus tice of the Court of King's Clench, and the late Chan cellor of the Irish Exchequer, both in the Government, and differiugwith him and others on the Catholic Question, to secure the impartial administration of justice. %Vita respect to his re-admission to offize, lie bat if there lied been any impression that justice had nut been fairly administered in Ireland, lie should never have ailowed such a suspicion to remain for a moment unnoticed. He did not seek to acquire any compliment to. himself at the viscose of those with whom lie bad the honour to have been connected in office. There never t., re wore hotioar aisle men, or m-n to whom the happiness of a people and the impartial administration of justice might be more safely confided, than the Duke of Richmond, the Earl Talbot, or.the late Solicitor-General. Mr. 0. BENNE 1' rose to speak, but gave way on Mr. WY NN'S rising in explanation. Mr. 0. BENNET spoke to the impression which the words of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir. Wynn) made upon his mind on a foriner night. BRAN'!' bore testimony to the impartiality wit'i which the Admin;stration of Lord Talbot was conducted in Ireland. In the distribution of places, the question was not of what religion the candidate was, but what were his qiialificationi fbr filling the dffice. He (Mr. G.). was bound tb render that Ndbleniao this tribiite of justice. altholigh he differed from him in his views of the Catholic question; het t Mere amidble man was not to be found, and the ilptikleineas of his'pnbli i conduct *as equalled only by his a virtues. Mr. YESEY ,FITZGEItAbD was rising to add hilt evidence of hid experience to what bad been already' stated, when • Mi. CALCRAPT interfered, and protested against •this matter being carded further, utile& it was intended to Mike the crinversation general. It could riot be ex pected that Gentlemen *weld be Beard all on one side ; and. lf it was intended at-the other tide to continue &defence, care would be taken os his (Mr. C.'a) side to sustain a charge. Gentlemen might talk es kindly as Lhey p leased' of the impartiality of the Irish 0 wernment, but. would ask ivitedier it was not for persisting io Gait' very impartial course that the Right Honourable 4iieitgsmeav stlip,4l•l l weir leitsself disnlisef d _ • 'office. • • • • Mr. V. FITZGEKAt9 dow le t tere rote to order...wr (A laugh.) He protested against a seeded question as NO t the measures which led to any change of the Government in Ireland being raised, and on the whole he thought it was better to let the matter -drop here. •' Mr. CALCRAFT said, Gentlemen at the other side might please themselves, but if the delta's continued, those at his (Mr. C.'s) side would make themselves heard, and the House would then see whether the l„,te Adminis trations in Ireland deserved that impeachable character which had been so liberally given titian. The SPEAKER said he felt he was remiss in not pet ting a stop to this conversation before, the farther con tinuance of which would be very irregular. The matter then dropped. LINCOLN REFORM PETITION. Mr. A. PELIIAM presented a petition from the inSabl; tants of Lincoln, in county meeting assembled, praying for Parliamentary Reform. The petition, the Hon. mem- • her said. was most numeirously and respectably signed. and he could from his own experience say, that the meeting at which it originated, vies of an imposing description. As to the matter of it he could only say, that he concurred entirely in the prayer of the petision; and he hoped Ur House would give it all the consideration which it turr eted. Mr. T. AStHETON SMITH (Member for Ardover.) said he was not present at the Meeting, but from all tie could learn, he was irclined to think that this petition could not he taken to express the sense of the county of Lincoln. (Hear.) It was not true that the Meeting was numerous. for counting men, women, and children, tnere were not at any time SOO persona below the hustings. And even this at tendance was owing to the great ex ertions which a Nubia Lord, Member for Northamptonshire, (Lord Althoroe) and other Gentlemen had made to get up the Meeting. Of County Meetings in general, an observation had been made in another place by a Noble Duke, which had provoked much obloquy; but he (Mr. S.) could not, however, be de terred from saying, that there never was a greater connto farce than the Lincoln County Meeting. tie, therefdre. cautioned the House against receiving this petition as speaking the seetinients of the county at large, when it feet it repeeseateethe feelings of a few men of influence *WY, who had got up the Meeting, to give countenance and sanction to their opinicas.—(Hear.) Sir R. HERON—" I own I am tinder no small oblige tion to the Hon. Member for the interest which he has taken in a county with which be has no connection, and the pains which he has taken to account for a Meeting at which he was not present.—(A laugh.) What sort of Icompany he has kept since the Meeti n g , I, of nouns, a m ignorant of; but whatever quarter lie had his itior tuition from, I would advise him, for his own sake, not to trust implicitly io it.—(Hear.) As to the persons pre sent, i admit that the Meeting was not so numerous es we bad reason to expect: indeed, the Meeting last year was better attended. The fact is, the lower orders of the county are little in the habit of attending Meetings la Lincoln, but those who did attend were most respeetabie, and I think there Was a larger proportion of the gentry clergy, substantial yeomen, and farmers present, than I have seen for a lin g time. It was also the most neater ous I have seem with the exception of that of last year: for the last thirty years, and I have attended them all.— (Hear.) There were ten times as many present as at some spittle respectable Meetings which have been got u p for purposes of condolence or congratulation to Royalty. In character the Meeting was unexceptionable. There were not 20 Radicals present. 1 believe there were nut 20 hands held up for the Radical amendments. I can assert upon my honour that no particular climes were made either upon my part, or that of my Noble Frit it.l (Lord Althorpe) to get the Meeting up as it is called. — l wrote circulars to some of the Chairmen of the Reform Committees, in other counties, to know whether they would attend, and that was all the influence I used. The Hon. Member says this p , tition does cot speak the senti ments of the county, but why was it not o; posed ? The enemies of Reform might have attended, and I believe some of them did etenil. At least I know they were in town in great numbers, for going into the reading-room a short time before, so many big wigs, short hats, and short petticoats, I never saw together upon any occasion before, except at a visitaiion.—(Loud laughing ) One of . the county Members was present, who, thougn he des dared at first against any plan of Reform, conclutled by saying, that Hoe votA for any it would be for the most radical.—(Laughing.)—The House might, however, receive the petition as speaking the sense of the county. ' Mr. CHAPLiN said that it was very trite that he wits opposed to Reform ; but %%lien he saw two plans pioposid, he had no hesitation in giving the preference to that of Major Cartwright, because it stated openly what the Rio foraiers were aiming at. He would ailtnit that the Meet ing was respectable, but he believed a great deli of pains had been need to get it together. Sir 'ROBERT HERON explained. Colonel JOHNSON said, that however unpopular the term might be in this House, he would not shrink front avowing himself a Radical Reformer. Whatever might be thought of the doctrines of Major Cartwright, they ac corded with the sentiments of a great majority of the people of England. It could nut be denies, but that a great portion of the people were warmly in favour of l'arliamentary Reform. After some words from Mr. SMITH in explanation, the peti:ion was orderedYOßK COUNTY MEETING. Lord MILTON said, he held in his hand a petition emanating front a numerous class of persons, freeholders of the populous county, for which he bad the houuur of being alember. The pctition was agreed to at a comity meeting convened by the High Siteriff, of which he shoald only say, that if the Han. Member opposite, who hid called a meeting at which he was not present a farce — (dear) —had attended at this, 4e would be far from bestow ing upon it so unworthy an appellation. Fee. whether the rank and consideration of those preaent.or the orderly and decorous manner io which the proceedings wee con ducted were taken into account, there never :Vasa county meeting so free from the intputafioo of " beieg got up" as that of the coonty of York. The petition etinteinest 'he unanimous opinions of the county epon the impel t t