The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-03-30 00:00:00

11,'Yctt ° t 11'1' eellt . , ( ce (t i b . .• • 3' T - • ..•••r 4 • A e 5 nk • _ . • ) 10, , .*man, or; ITT110.1)1(1: I S. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1821. " The Cense f. which HAMPDEN fell is the Field, sad srii.var died on the SeeffoUr" PRTCJ SEVEN PENCE. a1O• 5035. ALBION FIRF: and LIFE INKUR ANCE COMPANY. New Bridge-street, Rleafrieirs. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Capitel—One Million. I NSU It ANCES falling due at Lady - day will 1 expire, unless renewed within fifteen days from that period. The Company's Rates and Conditions are of the most rea sonable e d e .rription . —no Charge is made for Fire Policies. when the Premium exceeds 3s. --No Admission Fine is charged on Life Insurance--a liberal Commission is Mowed to Solielteri, and others, who effect Life Insurances : --and every facility is afforded by which the Interest and Convenience of the Public may be promoted. WARNER PHIPPS. Secretary. I (HIKING 01,ASSFS.—tiever.11 large SHCOND- J PLATES, suitable for Chimneys. Piers. and Chen's, are now on sale, on ReOSOOSIbIe Terms, at Cooper. Elliot, and Cooper's, 93, Ri N hopsgate-street. Within. Some of Vie Larger sizes are admirably adapted for large dining rooms and elegant drawing-rooms. Large Glasses lent on hire, exelmnged. or warehoused for sale. Merehouits, Captains, and Dealers, supplied with Plate Glass. silvered and framed, on the shortest notice. T HE LONDON MAGAZINE , Printed for Bald win. Cradock. mitl Joy. Contents of No. XVI. fur APRII..—AU Fools Day, by Elia ; Letter from I.ord Byron to Mr. Murray. on Swim ming across the Hellespont ; Lines on the Death of the Princess Charlotte ; Sonnet, by Charles Lamb ; Table Talk, No. IX. on People of Sense; Auto-Biography of John iluggins; Atherstone's Last Days nf Herculanemn ; the Confessions of H. F. V. 11. Delamore, Esq. ; • Quaker's Nierting, by Elia; Cons , lation ; Albion ; Traditional Literature, No. V.; Sketches on the Road; The Collector, No. IX.; Mr. Charles Lloyd's Poems ; Gleanings from Foreign Journals—Mell's Dqn Quixote in Scythia, Nliallner. the Author of Guilt. &c.: Letter from a Rone • tioethe's II Conte di Carmagnola : Town Conversation ; the Drama ; the British Institution ; Literary nntl Scientific Intelligence: Report of Nilotic ; Abstract of Domestie and Foreign In telligence; Agricultural and Commercial Reports, &c. &c. LA('KINGTON'S CATAIA)GUE. This day was published, price ts. THE FIRST PAIR of a NEW GENERAL. CATALOOCE of ROOKS, in the ANCIENT anti 'Moores Languages, and in every Class of Literature, with low prices a(fixed. Hy Lackingtors,Hughes, Harding, Mato,. and Lepard. Finsbury-square. • • As an inducement to large purchasers , a discount of • 10 per cent. fur pi owlet pay went will he given. of L. 11. and Co. may be had. published this day, in 2 vols. Fro. handsomely printed, with a fine Portrait of Gene ral Mina, and a Map of the Country. price IL 4s. I. kletmonts of the rtos Of NIP-Arco. with a Nar rative of Mina's Catepaiets. triectlotes of Isis Life, and Ob servations on the practicability of uniting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Hy W. I). Itoetssos, Kel. V. TRAVaLI through ENGLALD: WALES : and SCOTLAND. in the Year ISIO. liv Dr. S. H. SPIKER : Librarian to his Majesty the King of Prussia. Dedicated to the Friends of England. Translated from the Genesi), it vols. limo. price Its. •,• The Author of these Travels was well known to an extensive literary circle (luring his residence in England, and was as remarkable for the quickness of his observa tions and the diligence of his inquiries, as for the candour of his remarks, the urbanity of his manners. and the friendly disposition he invariably manifested towards this country. HisTostteAL 011tetwirwee and RIELECTIONS on the GOVERNIIIIINT of HOLLAND: By 1.4./LIA BONAPARTE, Ex- King of Holland. $ vols. svo. price U. His. ••• Exclusive of the 111 story of Holland, both public and secret. during the important period of the re;gn of Louis. these Memoirs contain come original Letters of Napoleon. and many Curious anecdotes of him and the various branches Of his family, and of different public characters of other na thous connected with the eventful eireunistenees recorded. 4. A SEPTI•Ill Of EIKCATIoN for We !biasses* KISO of of Rowe, awl other FRENCH PRINCES of the BLOOD. Drawn up by thc Imperial Council of Slat touter the personal superintendence of the Eitiperer Napoleon. Elegantly printed in 8s o. with a fine P .re rait. price St. I s ° 'Phis extraordinary pr,sdn..tioss was found in the Ca binet of Napoleon. at St. Cloud ; it is printed with the strictest fidelity ; and the original MS. may be seen at the Publishers'. ANGEL INN. Sr. (21.11111RNT . R. STRAND. GENERAL. OFFICE. F'OR TRAVELLING, THE following- 111.11 LS and other Ct.)ACIIES go from the above Inn : Paris Roy al Mail, ria Doter Tuesday and Friday Nights, attoehe. Portsinonth and Gosport Mail, through Godalmlng. Pe teralleld. and Portsea. every Earning at a quarter past 7. and Sunday at hnlf past ti. Ou its arrival a packet sails to the Isle of Wii ht. to convey passengers and parcels: and a Mall Coach sets off to Chichester. through Drayton, Havant, Emsviorth, Re. Gloucester and Milford Mail, through Henley, Oxford. and Cheltenham, etery Evening a quarter past 7, and Sun day at half-past ti. Doter and Canterbury Mail. through Gravesend. Chat ham, and Feterslinni, ever% eyeniug at a quitrter past 7, and !Sunday at half past it. From Canterbury. passengers and par eels are ennveyed to Deal. Margate. itamsgate. Sandwich. tr.: and from Doter, meek are conveyed to Folkstone. tiantlgate, Hy the. Dimettureh. Romney, and Lydd. NORTHERN COACHES. Caslisle, Penrith. and Whitt haven. Post Coach. goes with TWIT Nurses and a Guard alt the way. Passes through Itt u s lth. Al'Pleh%. eretshridge. Richmond. ('atterick, Bo rauglihridge. Wetherhy. Aherford, Doncaster, and Gran tam (the nearest wa% IS miles), sets out every morning, sad performs the .journey ith the greatest facility. Passen gers detained on the roast. b y business or plearire, have the renlisr advant age o f their s eats being secured In the next. littlehampion, Arundel. and Pet worth Coach, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at a quarter before 7, except Sunday. Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby, Lansdale. Bolton. Chorley. Ormsklrk. and Hartung. Post Coaches, every af teritoon at Five o'clock. Guarded. _Reclaiming. and Guildford Telegraph Coach. through klagstua. Ditton. Cobham. and Ripley. on Monday. Wed nestle). and Friday Mornings, at 9, and every Sunday Morning at 7 precisely, and returns to London the same day. Dodalming and Guildford Telegraph Coach. through Ash stead. Epsom. I.eather4ead, &c. Tuesday, Thursday, and !Wards Mornings. at 9. Oxford Light Post-coach, through Henley, Ike. every Morning at halt-past 7. Chichester. Bognor, 'lnd Petworth Post-coach. Monday. Wedaesday, sad Friday Mornings. at a quarter before 7. Dover and Canterbu r% Light Post-coach. Monday. Tues day. Th ursday , Friday.. and Sunday Mornings at 7. Tottenham and Edmonton coaches (daily) at eleven, half past two, five, and eight. To Twickenham. Bre CARRIERS ntford, and , Isleworh. every Moe.. day, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. EAMES and Co.. Proprietors. Parcels and Packages are safely and expeditiously con- , Tp•ed from thi s I nn to every City, Town, Village. aed c . onntr) S: at in th e f o ll ow i ng Counties. :—Berks, Basks. "r"all' Devon, Dorset, Hants. Hereford. tilouesskir• Kant. Oxford, Somerset. Surrey. Susan. Wits, Worcester. South Wales, all parts of the Isle of Wight. Jersey. Duero ar . and all parts . of France : and to all Parts of the North . • , e Take notice. that no package. containing glass. chins. "acalla, plate. cash, or Bank notes. however well the tslae. wi ll be aktounted for, if lost or damaged *or any sum parcel or passenger's luggage,age. of woregage, than AL Oise. 'mks specified as seen %Ilea delivered at the (hike sad, paid fur 1tek,1d1113.3. • IMPERIAL PAR LIAM ENT. —..,....-- HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tnuesavr. MAacti 19 The Earl of SHAFTESIII:RY presented a Report from the Committee of Privileges, stating, that the claims of the Earls of Glengal and Arran to vote for the Election of Irish Representative Peers had been allowed by that Committee. Mr. BROODEN and other Members, brought up the Beer Duties Bill, and several Private Bills from the Commons.—Read a first time. The Commercial Intercourse, and the Gramponnd witnesses' Indemnity Bill were read a third time, pass ed, and sent to the Commons. The Irish Attorneys' Fees Regulation Bill went through a Committee. and the Report was received. The Bishop of CHESTER presented a Petition from Ulverton, in the County of Lancaster, against the Catholic Claims. —Laid on the table.—Adjonened. MOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. WESTERN presented a Petition from certain MiUholdera, in the neighbourhood of the Metropolis, praying that a small duty may be laid upon Foreign Flour.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WODEIIOrSE presented a similar Petition from the County of Nurfolk.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. BR ItitlT presented a Petition from certain Mer chants and others in the City of Bristol, concerned in Foreign Trade, praying that no alteration might be made in the mode of striking the Averages on the price of Corn. After a few words from Mr. 11. DAVIS, the Petition wan ordered to be printed. Mr. CURWEN postponed his motion relative to the llnshandry House Tax, to Thursday, the sth of Sir 11. W. WILSON presen etl a Petition from St. Luke's, Chelsea, against the Metropolitan Turnpike Bill. The Iri•lt Clerks' Prius Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. 11013110I'SE presented a Petition from 2700 persons, emplaced as Law Clerks in the City of West tuinster, complaining of great injury front the Litho eraphic Press. Ile felt it his 'boy to prevent the Pe tition, although he could not support its prayer. lie knew not in what manner the Legi%latitre could inter fere so as to afford the Petitioners auk• relief.—Ordered to lie on the table. General O.ISCOVNE presented a Petition from Li verpool against the Bill for alterinz the inude of strik ing Qie corn averages. Ile was tsf opinion that if his Right Honourable Friend the President of the Board of Trade persisted in this measure, the manufacturing interests would he materially injured by it. Mr. 111111L'Il conettrred in the ►ih.crcatlona of his Honourable and ti,►ll.sut Friend. Phis w•as no time f.•r making 411 m-rations in the Corn Laws : for time distress of the ror mechanics and artizans was such, that however ► heap bread might he, they could not afford to but• a sufficient quantity to eat. Mr. CURB' EN acreed with his Bow Friend as to the extent of distr. sr existing a • the manufactu rers; but the reason of that, and their not being able to procure sufficient bread was, that bread was too cheap. He suppnrted the measure of the Illght Ho nourable Gentleman, because he wrs s .re it ttould af- ford some relief. Mr. SYKES contended that it was unfair to make any alterations in the system of averages, when an immense quantity of firrign corn was now on haul, which had been imported under the existing laws, and would rotiseouently be affected lor any alterations. Mr. WF:STEIt supported the ki•etations. Mr. CALCHAFT expressed his intention of op posing the Hill upon its second reading. Ile would have supported it if it had may gone to detect and prevent fraud. The last Corn Laws were passed upon the faith that the averages should continue to be taken as they had been previously to that time. Mr. BRIGHT took the same view of the question as the Hun. Member who spoke last. Mr. CURWEN and Mr. Itniottiv explained. After a short conversation between General GAS coy,: r, Mr. We:s relax, Mr. Betairr, and Mr. lIKYNILI, Mr. BARING complained of the manner in which the Bill had been brought in, and said that the Right Hon. Gentleman who introduced it, either had not kept his word with the House, or else he was entirely uninforuied upon the subject. Ile stated to the House that it would only have the effect of detecting and preventing fraud, whereas it would evidently go to lower the averages, and to give an advantage to the agriculturist. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that when the Hon. Member accused his Right lion. Friend of not keep- ! ing his word with the House, he should, at least, have dune so in his presence. IVith respect to that Dom Member's monopoly of knowledge, when he ac cused his Right liet. Friend of being uninform-d spun this subject, he thought he was in that also pre mature. When his Right Hon. Friend brought the question regularly before the House, lie had no doubt but that lie would convince the House that the Bib would have no other effect than that of preventing frauds, as he had originally stated. Lord A. HAMILTON suggested that the second reading of the Hill should he postponed to a more dis tant period then that at present fixed. Mr. T. WIL*4ON said, that he should only support the Bill as far as it operated to prevent fraud. Mr. MISHINGTON and Mr. HARING ecolained. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQCBR said a few words in an inaudible voice. Mr. OLAOSIONE said, that the Bill would have the effect of raising the averages rather than of lower ing them as some Houourable Members seemed to an ticipate. The Petition was then ordered to he printed. A Message was then brought down from the Loris, requesting that Cie Right Hun. Jo7in Fostei, o btain permission to give evideneeiefore a Committee of Privileges, upon the claim of Wiiiiasse Charles Lord Viteuutit Clar.onotitou v..ite fur the repreaehtative Petri in Ireteed. Mr. Brogden was ordered to go up witiva.mesaage. conveying the permission requested. Mr. PHILLIPS presented a petition from certain Merchants of London, Westminster, and Southwark, embarked in the Foreign Timber Trade, praying for an equalisation of the Duties upon Timber.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. DARING presented a Petition from the inha bitants of Taunton, praying for a revision of the Cri minal Code. Mr. WARRE supported the prayer of; the petition. Altera few words from Mr. O. BENNETT, the pe tition was ordered to be printed. Mr. BARING presented a Petition from the Malt sters, Brewers, and Victuallers qf the same place, complaining of its Excise Reparations. He hoped that the suhject would receive the attention of the Ho- nourable Gentleman opposite. Mr. Li:SHINOTON assented. Mr. (;HOER gave notice, that on Tuesday next he shotold submit to the Hoese a question of privilege, re lative to the Oath taken by Members of the House be fore the Lord Steward. Sir 11. W. RIDLEY wished to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer uhether it was his intention to propose a renewal of the Assessed Tax Compensation Act? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, as we understood Isla', said that a Bill to that effect eras ia preparation. Mr. HUME moved for copies of all Correwomlenee which had taken place relative to a Contract for the purchase and building of a New Stamp Office at Ellin burgb.—Onlered. Sir 11.PARN ELL obtained leave to brine in a Bill for the r egulation of the Expences of Returning 01- ken in Ireland. Mr. G. BENNETT moved for copies of all ('orres• pouttencr between Lord Bathurst and the Colonies, re• lative to their Military defence.—Orderell. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Mr. HUME ruse to submit a ►notion to the House, relative to the expenses in which this country had been involved by the aletent: on of Honapare in the Island of St. Helena. lie did not mean to enter upon the question ►rhether lie was to be kept there or Dot, but if he was to be kept there, he wished to ascertain whether the House would consent to Isis being so kept at his own exclusive expense. He thought that I►e toitlit be sufficiently guarded for on.• tenth of the expense now applied to that purpose, and in that, he contended the other powers (meld to join. Perhaps the House was not aware of the amount of the pre sent expense. He had in his possession an estimate ' for_ the year lrilS, and although he could not vouch for its being exactly correct, yet he thought it would he heed to be very nearly so ; and he was not aware that nny redurtlons hail been made in the es tahlishu►ent since that period. The Honourable Nfember then stared the following items of expense. as being according to the estimate which he held in his hand : _ _ For the Staff aft4.ooo Military end Cisil Estabfishmeal . Incidents and Contingencies. 37.000 Expense of Vessels for Provisioning the Island. 3,4, or 3,0110 Nasal Establishment Nialsing in the whole an Expense of 415,000/. Ile thought the country might not, at six or seven sears after the termination of the war, to be paying single handed all these expense.. His object was to hate the returns before the House, and then be hoped it wools!, after effecting all the reductions practica ble, make others share is the payment of what re mained. The lion. Nlember then moved d string of Resolutions. calling fur papers which embraced the different sconces of expense to which he had *lidded in his statement. The CHANCELLOR of the ENCHEQI'ER did not moan to object to the motion, and whets the house had the papers before them they would see if the reten tion of Bonaparte could be attained by anv more eco nomical plait, Front the nature of the returns, there would be some difficulty as to time in their being made. lint the utmost dispatch should he used to effect their production. lie was aware that the ea pences to which the lion. Member referred were very considerable. bnt he did not think theta so great as the Estimate which he hail stated. Mr. 11l CIE observed, that the necessity fur delay could only apply to the last year, whereas his motian extended to the last live veers. He could not think that Government would be without regular :if-counts of what had been expended in the different years pre ceding the last. Sir R. WILSON said, that as this was the first op portiseity which presented itself since he had been in that Rouse, for alluding to the subject of Bonaparte's contitientent, he wished to avail himself of it forenter trig his most solemn protest against that Act. Hun. liertlenten might laugh, but he was speaking the sen timents of every generous man in Europe. His deten tion was contrary to every feeling of generosity and humanity, if they considered how he was separated front his family, and even front his child. It was the more ungenerous when we considered that he put himself voluntarily under our protection. lie (Sir K. Wilson) hail it from an individual who made him the offer of taking him to America, that he refused, be nose he preferred throwing himself upon the good faith of England. If he had not done this he might have escaped, fur the vessel in which he was offered to he conveyed afterwards arrived safe in America. The conduct which had been subsequently pntsued towards him was a national dishonour. And if ever France should regain her freedom, although she would never receive him as her Sovereign, yet be was con vinced that she would not suffer him to be detained in his present situation. Mr. CHOKER denied that this country, with re spect•to the detention of Napoleon, was guilty of the slightest broach. of faith. It was a well known fact, that the night before Napoleon surrendered himself he held a Council* War,.or rather a Council of Safety, : in which the question was discussed, whether Napo-. lents had any possible chance of escape ? It was de-. titled ti:at he had nut. Napoleon, ss:io wi h caution and with clearness, saw no means of safety but in surrendering himself to a British Officer ; he surrendered himself with reluctance.—The British Officers received his person under no other engage ment than that they would detain him, and that they would wait for the directions of the King's Govern ment. Should the House on a.y other occasion, think fit to !to more fully into the subject, lie (Mr. Croker) would pledge himself to chew that Napoleon was fsirly hutted into the toils, and that in the while transaction the honour of this country and of its Offi cers was above all reproach.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME said, that whatever might be said of the policy of detaining Napoleon, there could be no second opinion as to the harsh and severe treatment which that great man met with from the hands of some individuals placed at St. Helena. The Hon. Member said, that charges against those indisiduals would Le brought forward at no remote day. Mr. GOULBURN said that he would meet those charges, and would be able to satisfy the He& that they were not founded in truth. Sir R. WILSON said, that the continct of those in dividuals towards Napoleon was vexatious, harsh, anti even cruel. Mirk. vaying the highest marks of rr sprct to the generosity of the English nation—after throwing himself upon their protection, as Mithri dates threw himself upon the Romans, he was con fined a close prisoner, deprived of his wife anal chilli, and cut off from all currespondence With his nearest relations. Mr. 6017LBURN bczged to remand the Gai:;tit General that Napoleon himself declared that hr came not as Mithridates. but as Themistocles.-0 /Ir. C. HI'ICHINSON said, he shouid be ashamed of himself if he suffered any occasion to pass ....o.ont recording his opinion of an act whirl, lie considered a disgrace to the country, and a riolittion of all hu manity. Ile at present would not enter into the psi. licy of the original detention of Napoleon. but he was satisfied there was now no dancer in e‘iiite:lei. upon ►shish it could be justified. Yet we continued to be the Enolers of the Allied Powers, whose Ile% were avowed Itv artiutti. There WAS tiute indeed, when the \u ► Lt.r3 opito‘ite might jostle have called upon the English Parliament to support him against the attempts of lawless ambition : lint now there was not the slightest excuse to jnstify the seve rity of the proceeding in question. Now, in 'eel. the scene haul altogether changed, and outwithstandirg the conduct of Ministers, they dared not to avow as approval of the aggression of Austria against Naples. Ile would boldly affirm. that the Courts of Anstr;a, Russia, and Prussia, had avowed the tyrannical pr;;1- ciples upon which they intended to govern mankind. That principle was nut oul more degrading, bat was welt more insolthig than any principle which lir.tl ever bees adopted by Napoleon. The pledge by which the Continental Sovereigns had obtained t..e support of Europe against the ambition of was that which held out a preservation of Eliconet•l liberty ; and he (Mr. Hutchinson) directly th,,t,:e I them with having vi.ulated that pledge. The How ,• • able Member proceeded to a review of recent coltl nental events, and observed, that without the senp ,rt of those subjects who were now denied cotistitittion..l freedom, the Sovereigns of Austria and Prnssia not have succeeded in putting down Napoleon. The Hun. Member apoloAized for having delayed the at tention of the House from the question itnmediatv.y before it, and concluded by declaring, that as there was now no appearance of justice in motioning the detention of Napoleon, he saw no reason for continiting that detention, at an expense of half a million annu ally. while the people were already ground nearly t dust by excessive taxation. The motion was then putt, and agreed to. Mr. HUME said that he understood the object nf his next motion could not be accomplished without some difficulty, as he understood from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the Accounts between Govern ment Ind the East India Company, haul not been set tled for some ye us. Yet large payments were al lowed by the Government to the country, and al thotuk they might be exceedingly proper, he thouelet it but right that they should be submitted to the con sideration of the House. lie understood that there were several disputed matters of account, particularly • a sum of 960,0110/. fur the expense of the expolitiol into Expist, which aunt had never been allowed by the Ouvcritiont, although it w.m still claimed by the Com pany. He wished that both parties would concede a little, so that the accounts might be brought to a set dement, ant he understood that the undisputed debt alone amounted to upwards of two millions. He thought that all the expenses relating to the deten tion of Napoleon, should annually be laid before the House. He concluded by moving, that there he laid before the House an Account of the debt due from Go vernment to the East India Company, on the Ist of May, 1820, distinguishing the old from the new debt. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHRQURIt said there could be nu objec.ion to prodnce . the Account. The Hon. Member was certainly correct in stating that there were many disputed coins, particularly the 0811,000/. for the expense of the expedition to Rgrpt. The allowance of this sum had in fact been negatived by the House. There were several other sums whicis could not be allowed, and which, with the foram sum, materially affected the balance. The motion was then put and agreed to. CATHOLIC PM kNCIPITION RILL The Repo-t of the Bill fur remaring ftornin Catholic Disabilities was branght up by Mr. B. Smith. On the motion that it be read, Sir T. LEI HBRIDOR said, he shoild his opposition to the Bill to the third reading, w he hoped it would be seriously discussed. He Ares in• formed•th.it the Bill was disagreeable to theXatholir, of Ireland, and he could not see he* they could he contented with that part whi.-11 had fumed the second separate Rill. He took oceirirm, to explain.. that ift allindiag to the Noble Member ,5,1 Areshory Pigment) the other nicht, he 110 meatit nqthinT Nt *tonally uffenr" . , • - art in whirls the questi on was di scusse d, w h et h er Napo-. illuding M the Noble Memlier iir Atlesbury (I..)ri r i. l , tents Isel any possible chaoce of escape ? It was do- Nstrent) the other nicht, he 11.0 mount nothing. ;iv ,tve cittetl v:st be h,...1 no t. N. i pA con , n :, O jiir.{ 16 Is sonally offensive to thr Noble i,.,r(1 or leis fa litiy. it e I l i Atoi cot Blf r.". •