The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-01-28 00:00:00

... - _ 1" 1 1P t • • • m • vu :, sten will not be deterred by any clamour' for 'coon. ar reform. These were the principal topics of domestic complaint, but they were urged only by persons to whom economy seemed any species of re trenchment, and reform any species of change. — When the latter consideration comes before the noose, I shalt be prepared to espress the causes of my dissent from the chimeras that are coiled Perlis. ropirticy-Illeforir Th. Mewls of LANSDOWNE could base wish • .., •.'.• • . f . 1 . • . ' -- i :-~~,. ' • met occasion, as tolietre enabled him to give it his — es eqsalified approbesion. There were parts of it. which erre unobjectionable, and which he was fully, prepared to support; but it contained, at the Male' time, some topics which be footed it impossible to allow to pass. ennosieed. Without impede, any blew& to the Noble Lowls wie-moved and *wooded ehre .; Address, or those who might Imre eoggested tdtil topics to-which fie alluded, be must say that, bed 11J ,bests possible to separate them from the expresii* of their Lordships' regret for that severe calamitel • which bad ailicted the natioo, he ihoald have feH great pleasure is jeioleg in the onanimity of the veto • which most harshen gives on that subject. How that efllietion bed beer regarded, was known from - the wank in which it had, in the metropolis, and all over ibis- busy country, isterrepted the active pursuits of, ow Never had soy occurrence cast so • deep a !IWO* eler fie public mind as this melarachely . ts . event, wisieliiised impressed so sad * gloom, not only . on ihe presoak; but the &tete prospects of the court. • . try. Meter ebere hod been en occasion os which • • feeliesseei yoke a People were ueasimoosly express 4, kited sectored in this Country in cons.- . 4watuse Of the calamity they had experienced. Those ..indlegs, sod that voice, had green manifested in the most general and strongest manneri and had: been cooteyed in accents of .condelance to the foot of the Throtte, and in prayers to the foot of the altar. — Before leasing this melancholy-subject, he must lake the liberty of remarking, that the remit they had so deplore had afforded • the strongest • proof wonting, of the sincere, up. Mentes attechmeut of the People of incip'es of .the Act of Settlement, of Brunswick was called to the Constitutioesi Monarchy of the tho . ordee succession which had Haring mad this much, it wagon. assert: their lordships, that the relating to that event which had universal sorrow bad his most unqua. With regard to other parts of be could not give them his COli• RS sot his iutention to propose was, however, impossible for supposed that one topic could or indirectly his approbation. — of the Address in which was int , Iller tranquillity could have been ebteitted enderi the usual operation of the Coustitee •• • .lion, if there had not been a change in t he situation . 11w country. Was it possible for their levdshipt, .sew toetitertaitt any sush doubt, after all °that blot -ietted4ast Session, and ell they bad learned since? .Where bid these been . any appearance of a censpi racy, for the suppression of which the laws. were in. uderaseie ? After - all the trials and investigations oshiebited token place, their Lordships might ask theetiehres whether they bed discovered evidence of soy thing like en organised conspiracy, which called for the setting said. the Constitution ; and whether surdisconteet which had•existed, was manifested in -such &manner, .or porcessed such a levee, that the .wrilinety and fair admiaistraties of the laws could atethave suppressed it r He should expect Ministers soliAserrdiltinctly, not only that. there had been a zatreplesiy,• but :that the number and character of dam :persons engaged in k were such as to rti gain, eitraordinttry measures for •its suppression.--' He would maintain that they had not produced lit l the lest Session of Parliament a tittle of evidence as l to the 'Marini the conspiracy. They bad asserted *bat it had ramifications throughout the country ; but is the trials at Derby, where it was the business and the particular wish of the Attorney• General to pour that the discontented there had a correspon dence with others in different quarters, he completely failed. He could not prove that la any pail of the country there had been the slightest connection with these conspirators. This terrible conspirecy,• too, was suppressed without the slightest difficulty by 18 &agoosi He was satisfied that the men engaged in that transaction were very properly brought to trial, and justly convicted ; bet it was the only thing Ministers bad to bring forward as an apology for their measures. It was natural that the Attorney- General should have exerted all his great ability to prove, ,if he eould, the existence of communications between these conspirators and others In different - parts of the country ; for the only chance Of an ac quittal depattled es the actual insigelficanceof the strait. The -teemed Counsel for the Crown bad, however, established no connection whatever. No thing could more decidedly demonstrate the absurdity of this conspiracy then the evidence of .what had been riechired by the Leader, or Nottingham Captain- Oeuerai as ha was called, •who had been described to have declared to his followers, that France, Eng.' lat.d, and Ireland, and taste from the North, would assist them iti their insurrection : but, after all, the insurrection required no force to meet it, and might hate been suppressed by s few parish constables.— , , • It was tint the Suspension of .the Habeas Corpus that put down the insurrection, or the conspiracy, hich evee it ,might be . called : it had been extinguished by the due administration of the la w— hy.apprehending and bringing the persons accused to and she same law could have been applied pith equal efficiency, though the Habeas Corpus Act had remained in force. At the saute time it was to be observed, that' there was no proof of arty con spiracy hostile to the institutions - of she Cloaintry.— Tbe whole disturbance sprung- from Initial *Nettie. tent, with which thereat body of tie populathiti' of the place where it broke est wain' 'untainted.' is thusery villages threegit which the insurgents peseed,...the people tan amity from. them end Ag ee( the country- was therissoy mecca to' be found' .of the a cnnepiestry - •tes . eiter th s • 'fiesertterent... lie must therefore cootie** to , erode . -.O h io, thew the grovels en, which the Sap/Watt-of the :OW Ilineweipleaueit fir dq dli ifiefeei trirely sefierrded, and that the measure was altogether much reason to deploy . -forger, were any proo t ittikised, and °ostlers — 41114 nation to the prii • tly - ORO the House Thrtine — to the Co. ggieetry, *lid to thki -.Jaen established. II 411fessary for him to pert of the Address r cessieued such moire • ed s,rprehatlots. ' • Address, though allitrence,• yet it wsi . any emendewitt. It • blot to allow it to be hese either directly o , • ,He meant that part o ,•' • piled a doubt, whet' nhtained nuclei this et --~... ' . • . . ~~; THE S •-#. I b . • A t $ • • r • 1. 6 • • '• HUNT 0111".411Ned lot `rte► ' Ire hoped' arise predictions of liii-iTrditlblool af.timitaieistssaL be realised, and be hood it, would, contieee to lisseriebTintFettut ikil'itiftdens of tbe'edentry would be diminished ; batiti iiinst confess that this' was a Metter whith - in tits •riplition admitted wither of 'hip. ,than 44 certainty. He tboeght it necessary to make `them expleuatiods, through, si be had stated, be did not ow ibis measles Weed to trooble their Lordships with any proposition. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not his intention to trouble their' Lordships at any length,', more eipeciaily as the Noble Marquis had poitponed the consideration of several topics to another ibis.— This much, however, he would tell their Lordships,. that if the internal*slteation of the country was much iropeneed since they last met, and the Ndble Marquis had admitted it was, be was prepared to state most distinctly that the precautionary measures on the part of Government we'e not merely celled for, but had been the manes of restoring that darre of prosperity which it. was oonerded mellow enjoyed. But this topic he should net enlarge eri; for one chief object of bs rising was to assure the Noble Marquis tat he mistook the• terms both of the Speech and the Ad; dress, neither of which called on him and his Noble, Friends to relinquish their opinions, but were so framed as to produce a feeling of or”inimity without prejudice to either side. The whol e periiew ,of the .Noble Marqeis's orpiment went, indeed, not only to deny the mistime* *era coespiracy, but gesnicallY establish, - that Mach Iris Majesty's Ministers felt it'. tfigirdutirie l *eiortimend and act upon were notneieMarY.Widi iiiSpeCt ed the remarks of a Noble Earl (Stanhope`) on AO policy of this country in . referiince its Fret* c onnected with Europe, he (Meld safely say, that the policy of the Executive Government was to preserve that peace so happily concluded. They endeavoured to preserve it by fulfilling all their engagement! With punctuality, and they espected, in return, the due fulfilment of those eogagements made to this country by foreign States. Saying this, he must declare that be could not participate in the opinions of the Noble Earl (Stanhope) with respect to France, and the situation of its Monarch with his subjects. He saw nothing in France likely to endanger the peace and was satis fied that all the Powers of Europe were anxious to fulfil their engagements.—(Cries of Hear!) After the Address was agreed to nem. con. The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice of his in. tention of moving to-morrow, two Addresses of Con *ilelence to her Majesty the Queen, and the Prince ~ 1 1eopold. • HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION REPEAL.' Lord SIDMOUTH gave notice ' that he would to. merroi bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the Act passed last Scillies for the Suspension of the Habeas Corm' Law. A CLERK OF PARLIAMENT. Lend HOLLAND rose, and observing, that owing to the dash of Mr. Rose, their Lerdships 'smelt) the . enomaloes shinnies of baring no Clert, he wise abOot to move that certain documents be laid before the noose, when, after some-observations from the LORD CtIit.DOSE,LOR and Earl Gaosiamott, it was Proposed by the Earl of Ll,anpOoL to lay the Patent of the Clerk of Parliament on the table of the House, In the first instance, which was acceded to by the other side. • Henry Cowper, Esq. was then appointed to offi. elate pro tcmpore as Clerk of Parliament, and the Earl.of Shaftesbury was re-chosen as Chairman of &kir Lordships' Consmittees.— Adjourned, at Half. paat-Soraps'Clock, to to-morrow (this day). A.. • tHOUSE OF COMMONS. At i quarter,belore three, the Speaker come to the , House, and:at-,thrite o'cloc k went ep to tie Home of Lords, steoempanied by several Members, on re ceiving *august commuoicetion from the Black Rod. On return, the SPEAKER stated that the House had heard the Speech- from the Throne, delivered by the Lord Chancellor, as one of the Lordi Commitsion ers. He then observed, that he had; according to the provisions of the Act, issued writs for the •Repte sentation. of Glamorgan, and for New Romney, lately held by,bfr oz flall and Sir J. T. Duckworth. CLANDF.STINK,OuIt.AwRY atm., AND THE 11A8e1 VO'IMP/131811SeliNSION. The Clandestine Outlawry - Bill was thee read the first time. On mOtiOn for the second reading, Lord AI:PHORPE made some, observations on the continuance of the tlabeis . Corpus Suspension Act, which he understood was not now, considered to he longer necessary. H. .co nceited' thet it ought not to exist any longer. Ile wished, therefore, to take the earliest opportunity of tepeeling it,.aud rok storing to the People the right eissn,thoex -by Ilse original law. Under these circumstances . elntended, if nothing was done by others on the subject„. to move ta-tworrow for leave to bring in, a Hitt to re peal the Habeas Corpus . Suspension Act. Mr. ARBUTHNOT, in a low tone of voice, ob-, served, that it might not be necessary for bit Lord. ship to make his motion. The Clandestine Outlawry Bat was then. read second time.' New Writs were moved and ordered for Hippos * as Mi. r. Robinson bad eccepted the Offices of Poi. sident of the :Beard 'of Trade, and of Treasurer of the'Nevi ; ind for Cockermoeth, as Mr. Wallace had accepted ihe:office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade. • • ' SCOTCit STATE PRISONERS. Lord AROPIRNLD HAMILTON rose, - and ex ptetts‘d. bii Intention to take an early opportunity of ivniking:a nl6 l llOO 'respecting the recent proceedings in Scotland cotiterising State Prisoners. Ile was not in. formed is to when the !Aid Advocate might be mi. preted to;ittend in the House: he should, bovreem4] mentioviohat be would bring on his mether eat'iltet' dry . ferentelit. 11tr. DONNA mid, that there might be par. liculariltiVotiveileact lathe Lord Advocate WM* par. suit el hie profeesionat dtties, as to the time when each a motion migiltbeltrOoeht forward. • • sLord -ARCM LD HAMILTON will, that it was bit wish ) its that respect, to accommodate the he could do wt..: 'any part/Filar fized foe that tley A). SEAMEN. _ rose,' and desired COoldsia.fitgjatnritatio,riehetbo• of Opelkliffrl tY . —- Cti" appliUtirse rof ea , As of. idatirelty_titintella the relit .seed evillest? Mr. W. HONDAS, as we eedentood him, said (bet he had no pertfular comillaetion to make on that 'object: , "/li"' - t ':' Lord COCHRANEIen said, that be shoed cer tainly nuke emotion on this Mutter at an early day,. sales'. somethieg was previously done by , the' Ad miralty. . ROMAN CATHOLICS. General THORNTON gave 'mice of a anotion on the 7th, of. February, for the Repeal of pasts of certain Acts of.Cbarles 11.. in which the Raman Ca tholic Religion is called idolatry. BANKRUPT LAWS. Mr. J. SMITH gave notice of a Motion for to morrow for the revival 'the Committer, ott the Elolt• topt Laws. . . BANK. Mr. P. ,- GRENFELL gave notice of a motion for Teesrley neat, for sundry accounts respecting the 'Mars of the Bank .of England, specifying the num isie4 Notes lined aid other particulars. He gave Oei 'mike in time from courtesy to the Beek. . . ~s; _RELIEF L - TO THE POOR. 1.. Mr.* SI I QUHGES BOURNE moved foe wide ... .Retures of Macey ideaneed to the : Poraci• 1748 1 1749,,,i0d.1750.--eOrdered. • , .-"•''''V el4 .. . • H ABEA BCOR PUS SUSPENSieIk - Lord ALTUORPE again called the rittention of the House to theooniitleration of the'llispeleion* of the Habeas CerpicActotrid - wished irt leo*, •ae idiniatere'Vere .preipia4 uithat viitalrittbadra . to be done? He wo dui njt t press Owe etij s tO r gAli4. * were• prepared with any Atropirlitton.,- - ~i ..,,„. . : i. i Lord COTLEREAPH . sajd;.thitt ihere - inigiti' . ..... not be any rtempity foe the 7.4itie• Lord to proceed; as he would probably bear et.rr poise on the ealsjett io another place, whercir, the Bill had originated. SPEECH OF 'I as F. PRINCH . REGENT. • The SPEAKER se:•.Nd, that be -bad been in the House of Lords wire* the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, being one of 'the Commissioners of his Royal liighnesethe Prince Regent, tad delivered a , Speech to the two Hooter of Parliament, eith a copy of which, to prevent mistakes, he bad been furnish. ed, which, with the tease of the House, he would read to them. The Speech.being read ageordingly, Mr. WODEHOUSE said, in moving.the Address which the Huse usually voted to the Throne at the opening of the Session, he st *Ad ill discharge his duty, if he did not avail himself of the earliest op. portenity of calling their attention to. the deep dis. tress ie _width a recent calamitous event had plunged his Royal Highness. We had lived so many years in a stated war, and our attention had been so much. occupied by the succession of wonderful events to which that state gave rise, that our minds seemed he l l some sort diverted from the consideration of our own domestic affairs. The first event after the return of puce, in our domestic history, Which was viewed, with deep interest by the whole nation, was the vir tuous alliencesfrom which so many &duplexes were anticipated. Prep the gradual. expansion of a mind Of such strong native eacellentle es that of the illus trious Princess, the **ion were well warranted in entertaining the most sanguine hopes and es portal' one. The premature death' of that Princess bad suspended the • hopes of the nation, end closed the bright prospects, the extinction of which was so feelingly lamented by all classes. of this country., It would he wasting the time of the House, or even worse in him to attempt to describe to them a life so much entitled to their admiration. Without intruding on the sacred sorrows of lbe Illustrious Father, they might aime . him that Parliament sympathised with him in his mil•. fortune—that as they were associated with him in his hopes, they were associated with him in his grief. In the Speech a variety of topics was introduced, all of which, from their importance, - vroulairecome the, subject of their future deliberations, and therefore, be should not trespass on their attention by entering into any one of them. They lied heard of our amity with Foreign States—our prosperity and tranquillity .at homethe stability of our credit, ihe improve. ment of our revenue. The picture was' cutainip flattering, but it was not coloureribeyond what our national. resources would warrant. Ile should be grieied to think that be ass either the victim of Crev delity, or that he spoke the language. of delusion.— Whether we !oohed to our agriculture, or to hay other branch of our industry or commerce, there was uo longer seen that stagnant languor and dejection —that feeling among men that they were strug. sling for existence with no hope of advancement.--.- .1"low, instead of the former depression, there wssevery ,where seen that vigoir an d an elasticity which was rthe Most satisfactory evidence of a teal and substan tial prosperity.' , ..The restoration of our internal triatleirlite was a thought no which the imagination loved to dwell. Therewes now a perfect restoration :of content, . and the the` land. of disaffection I *ere banished from the land:.,ne alluded. more par titulairty to the cooulinication no the subject of the Treaties entered into with Spain and Portugal for the Abolition of the Sigh Track, .If any thing could add' to the importance of these arraegementelt was the consolation ditived from the consideration of the narrow limits within which that traffic was now con fined—affording a reasonable hope that the .traihe will soon cease to exist. It was a. proud triumph to, this country that an end to this most detectable tut. fie—theexistence of which was regretted by therma l 'Amnia feelings of Christendom—was accomplished through the mediation of Great Britain. The llon. l Gentleman ;included with moving an Address echo ing the serliimeals i lit the Speech of the Prince urn. gent: , i . . . Mr. WiritotAil ig!liN seconded the motion:hi a tone of voice stunt inifoesnly inaudible. He bei: spoke the indelgeoce of the House y while.ha sho ut ' shortly advert to some of the lending topics embra its the Speech . Ireet. the Throne. In Join(, dielt on the virtue . 111 "tie loss ott.ha Prise r , CluirlOtte. He then Itri p adierted to, theimpiroup. meat In the Revenue, the 'state of the Imports and Exports, and the various other improvements in the they rigidly any onesuppose they wield Stan been swasseeiso successful overturning the esestoliemandeue Ara my that ever afflicted the nations? The Honours! Member then madame* abseevatimes open the a of the Seccessies to the Throne. Ceder the amyl of 'the House of Brusewick, this laselstfy bed vanced in Arts, Industry, in Commeene, and Cll.' satau ; and he hoped the British Emplettwould la continue to prosper under the infioence of P.rincei abet li ne. It alight be said that the Soccession I in no immediate danger; bet it was a matter of gr importance, that the Princes by whom we shot be governed should be born aid bred in England, The SPEAKER now read the proposed'Addr which was, as usual, an echo to the Speech. Lord ALTEIORPE.—" Mr. - Spesker, Moen sorry should I be that any observation e)teedri evening escape from my lips, which might be is least deer,* calculated is remote rl stilFerenrs opinion as to the prepriety.of the, Address an Or disterb Abe wnseirelty which so liettpbe, p.m the Ilouse: nor theft I followldetall the spas of the- , Hors. Mover arid Sees .. of that Adds fort her then to pretest aphid the ideratiee { - nisi attempted to draw; ibid . Ike priient - Weir gaaddition of commerce, and the traeqeit stet the etsesitry, are to be attributed to the mess itaritial is the last Slimiest by hie bfeitety's .nisteria- I am, however, salon to draw the al - tien of the-Heise to a subject not forming say .of the topics embraced by the preceding 'peal yet oecessatliy , connected :with them, upee *hi meat:premise it is not my futention, to trailed specific motion. In fact, this is the Only occi when we are . privileged to allude to partk grietaures on the part of individuals, or mad complaint on behalf of our coustitesetits genet without intending to move a resolution or moth form upon the subject of such grievance or COMP' Such has been heretofore the practice upon the i Ong of his Majesty's Splotch at the commenceme the S. , ssion, and I shall avail myself of it to mi few observations upon the late prosecution) i toted against a person named. lione, for libels. none suppose that in calling the attention e House to the subject, [do twafeel the extreme ie propriety and danger of such publications.—` --Of the party prosecuted I know nothing, .b the editor of those reprehensible Parodies of forms of the Established Church, and as the able and successful defender of what in theme( cannot help thinking highly culpable prodactio [Heir!) —By that defence he certainly prei upon the Jury to acquit him, mud with their cc (ion of his culpability or innocence I have nothl do; but much teal be urged as to the policy or priety of the motives which actuated the Right the Attorney-Qeneral in bringing the pablishe fore the Public by three several prosecutions ex 0 Perhaps had the matter been subjected to a ( Jory, bills world' have been found which I equally, well have antlered his [torpor,. custom has sanctioned this mode of prosecuti shall not attribute any blame to him for filiog formations in accustomed way. But wha pears highly objectionable upon the part a Right Honourable Gentleman is, that efter qiiltial of Mr. Hone upon the first trial he pro ed to try him upon a similar libel, as %hooch ti desirous of appealing from the verdict of rote to another.—(Your, hear)--Thas eadeavt to bring that which is the only competent Red to decide upon the subject, a verdict of a Into discredit and odium.—(hear, hear! from sides of the Llouse.)—The Jury, notwithsta that dubious cheer, I must always ;onside jedges of the law as well as the fact of public in all cases of ' hear, hear !) not imponeh the capacity of the Right Hone the Attorney.Getteral,• yet I cannot help at some explanation for the motives which in , hire to press the question in this case--and the accused, after an acquittal, over to at Jury. The result proved its impolicy. II again acquitted. A third attempt to gain a v was then tried with equal ill success, and the lion of three verdicts was thus given to apr condemnable by all well•disposed persona, all th the injudicious seal of the Right lien. Gentlest (Hear !)—Had the care been otherwise, and th fondant been convicted upon the third trial, the be tittle doubt his punishment would have equalled those resulting from a conviction opc three several informations. This mode of woo cannot be considered candid or liberal, An advantage appears to have been taken of !Ileac 'by subjecting him to reiterated trials, and tail and painful exertions.- --(Bear !)—Thus, alt disposed to concede the magnitude of the evil to .result from permitting the dissemination o reprehensible . pisblications, I wino, bet (hie Right Hon. Gentleman's indiscretion has et the country to the chance of an evil of a much alarming nature, had, during those trials, it cumstance occurred through his pertinacity intitjl+tlate tended to lower and depreciitt .peblic.miiid and estimation,. the opitriao hit l6l terfalied of the 'Friel by Jney;—(flear, - Actir • thoogh.l hove' felt it my duty INS early to 0 44 'sentiments upon this traisSeCtiOn, in urniformit the iractice of the Roche, ied the ieduigiotia *r. log the opening of tAt, of Pertiewre rmitfing the Stomas delivered •by the Roysi . Cl sloe, I have been indureli . terlis se Merely with to paranseutti . .duty, swithout, fee* 'least dispose) to find fault with the substance, Speech. or the Aildeesolseioateved for. In bet heartily colienr,',liik i (tope there will he t uneoirgos sentiment respecting' their previa ((dear, hear!) The Awrottot.GENtKia.._:“ Frog hail iblefo'coliecr from the !Peaty Nobte Lord, I emit a loss rather to iaberpret tl cite puiuts be means to twist upon as TAW I; coo l ' unnecessary. What be bed that night beard of the Learned Lerd,-et far as Iv state of the coast* afforded him great pleasorei bat objeLiibp to dm fOug on'a be fimilksiot.o.. thpOlitinffe . tiCoAt'f dt . 'go s i l ia te r iket• • • ". a fiat nesters *mad &Orme, rff * it, dhow , —lll movitffest disetrectioN and sappressios „argieiOie • . 4 , :ettit TIELSSEI ivitapir re. **turning ' prosperity , on ,iihicb Lord C roe Ministers had dwelt with so much splophesis, Whit tie lipped that the ' .the "slew of 006. - ; of ilia Linn TO ileatilet Cli. tbel/itil.a.li glad I . I M I P t4l r e 111116 194ik • f 7 • ••• • • I awl no Intern% state of coentry,and,contended that stm ti t flay that was were more rapid andi extensive that therietia ngs h sou bate bopedlei. In short, over, coeside ra ti l 4. f olt i tn i g ht. warranted the concle,sioo, that the coentty wet is r. far better state ihen last year. The improvemem sired to know, the wages of labour had the most beneficial elect siatioa,-etiethea and this, in concurrence with the wise MOM oftlii - Giivern- which had been adopted, secured oer-Astereat ay sem from the ['unity. This appeared from the actteer •to a gill lief of the _dia.. .tiossisotlty.* Noble Ind Ajimal Altbsivo, , they rigidly coofined themselves to precedent, e RP