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4 i ~~ 3mptrial Vadiamcnt. lii S 1: oF Lon lys moxpAy. IIAY It. The Duke of NEWct Tt.F: eit i Petition from P.ast og unrt 1.:1C Roman Catholic Claims. 'f he flume adjourned. TUF-TDAY, MAY 1!. Rill, TII NOT .tern AMBIII;T of L ANS. M.)WN E rose, in pursuance of rrotiee, to call :Jr.! Irt:tmfon of the Ism& so the C.aaduct of the American Qcnetal Jacraoes with • r...,peet - lifere ekeriufarrabf Arbuthnot :led Artibtister. He owed it to the cliaracter of the :listinguished individual at t;:e head of the AstWc.in novesmuenr..ta admit, that he believe I the Go vernment- of Aorerira incapable of any deliberate intention to commit a 0 yro4s ala Gutrilv to the fe.dings of I,umunity. The Noble' 31arittrir pro ..'ceded to 'date the facts of the ease. In COnsurr,:ac outrages cam:nit:o by :tie Indians on the confines of Georgia,' ;wal reps:a:ea quarrels between them and Ausetiadt borderer. Gener. , l Jackson WilS ordered to carry the war into the country of the Seminol e . In April last je:r I"Wai under the neot4sity of invading the mrutral rerritsrry of Spain, on the allegid nunive that the .Yerninole.; might make themselves that teretary,lo the injury of the Uni ted States. It • . Wii) to a with that trims:it non to which 11. , called tin the attention of the llouse. Gen—Jackson committed ats w.t of :emits-don by iavading a neutral territory, bat that dot w rendered 1,1%1A.: by his condnet otter be got potses ;:son. Cap . ...Massa was t4iCtll lithOeN.l/UZI of last war in siolation of oeutralty s but it would have been a g runt. a:way:aims of that an, if advantago had burn taken by Lord Comeau rah respect tit the eArtue. trial, • end execution of persons, fur crimes 11:154eti to have been committed against the Government of Great Britain. Gs 's nal Jackson no sooner made himself meter of Lott St. 31ark, which was no matter of difficulty, than lie ?fa cet:dead to try and excaute Uritish subjects, for offences commuted against the United States. Perhaps, with respect t. Ambris ter, there might he tome difficulty in saying General Jackson hart not the power to f ug hint to death. That individual hail been in arms agaimt the lidded States, and was conneeted with the -car carried Am by the Seminoles, but he was nor taken with arms iu his hands, and should rot have been denied quarter. Ile was, however, led to trial, semen' ell, and that sentence altered by Ceneral thick son to the pain of death, which was executed. lie lett: thus laid down a 1:ru..1 principle new in the art of war, which, if adopted. would operi all species of cruelty a arm:NM:try Gene ral might be d i sposal to mimic, and leads to acts re; ugnant to every feefinz; cf humanity. With regard to Arbuthnot, tie case was different. It was rot found that he was in arms; lie was peaceably it Fort St- ?lark, under the Spanish (;ovein- Pq-11t. crime intiaved was that of supplying the. Indians v. it:, powder and a small r,uardity of lead, *loco he hail been ire the habit of vending as a trader. These individuals were tried, Old. one of them was rnnduwtal to death, the other to an infa mous punt:dime:A : Central Jackson thought right to alter the ierient punishment, and order death, from which the Court• n..rtitil had chrtink.—The !dal-anis concluded by moving an telitreat to the Regent, for all communications between the Bei- Governinent and the .United States, relating to the proecel• ings of the American Army in Fl .rids, in 1816, and particularly to the trial and execution of British subjects. Lord B.tis IJ awl. declared that Arbuthnot and Ambricter hail never stood in the situation of Agents known to the British Government. Neither had Arbuthnot stood in the relation of a Bkitiih merchant. lie *ts the agent of the Indians, and liable to idle hostility which the persons were ezpoical to in whose ser vice they were engagrd. litre could be but one opinion in England, and the United States as to the atrocity, at the same time he called en the House to consider whether it was a case in tvilich reparation could be demanded. T::a Marqtiis eat Laxstin WNE. its explinntion, stated the view he had taken of. the que.tion was to artind an opportunity of :hewing that the transaction was disavowed by the respect:ye G..veritale rot& \ fitr Ow Earl of Liverpool had altltr3sctl the !louse on the 'subjet:t, the motion was put and netuirod.—Adjouractl. V/EDNESDAY, MAY 12. Screral 'Member.; frnm Common; brought up a numbor of Bits. The only public one was the Members' Qualification Dill. he Clergy dispensation Bill. and the Chimney Sweepers' Reaulatioa 13:11, went through the Committee& A Deputation from the Commons brought up a Copy of the Refinrt made by the Committee of the Commons tyun the Nft'..ins or the Hank. putsuant to a • Mess.4eu from tl:e I.mds. The Mew:sagers *ko requested a Copy of the Report made by ale Lords' Committee on Bank Affairs.—The licuse adjourned. TIIVRSDAY. MAY 13, Op the mvtion of thi, Earl of Liverpool, the report of the CooituisaiooevA appointed under the Act fur Building CLurclies was urderk.tl to be printed.. . • 'rise Clergy Dbise: . ,,astici. Dill was Lead a third time and I=Bo.l. Adjourned. FRIDAY, MAY 14. The Lunt) CanNc et.t.on intineatcd his intention to postpone the conaideratioi, of the earhe% whic t stood foe Monday, in cage the question r(2p,oting :..atito.iu Disabilities was brought -under discuision hat day. The Howe adjouroed to Monday. PIOUSI: OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY 10. ssor.vaxT DI: HT 0113.—.1.0rti ALT it 0 P gave notice, that on Thor, lay, May 22, he .hatil,; move for leave to bring in a Bill to gl:6‘4! relief to Im.alvet t Debtor,. _ _ BAR ST Pl. E.—Mr. E it:: a Li. presented a Petition from the cotpuration of Whams*. stating. that the extension of the rig•at of voting for did torau,.:ll wuu!d only aggravate the evil. as the t izerive franybi,,e wtinlii be tl•nwn ir.to the hands of roor tt ko would tell In.:re , t.itobt.ltO acts of bribery, A:v.; and t:•af the ila•t•Ac tukilit rot entertain any ! , 11/C 11111:..41 4tl object. Rcel,taut ordered to be printsd. Mr. W. ..;•INI tti !•:. • t!ed a retitich Mau N•trwit:ll, signed by apwards of aa .. •••-, praying tor an ept•tliz4tioo of the t'o•i! o,,tered to'.ie en tit g: TAMP: , TA • , te-0•.4 u.—Nlr. W. tarried presented a ' . .• •taitabitaata of .: , thrwich, praying ha whit ', •iar, t. Ft purported to be signed by individuals who , • !•• .. ar antiteetly were represented in that Hous e , • ' .•• afieethig tizei• bees, fortanrs, and cheraexts, e daiiy epacio). The n.m. gent. Heat, gent he did nut know otether there was any I:ling oti . ..lir:Te in ii i, wording of the Pe i:tea ; but 111:alio did kit. , v. that nothing offensive was meant t..e yeti:toners. The i'• mini was tlan mad, ar.d iaid upon ~.' 'i. Repot: of the Committee of Supt ly on the I , ..•tinaa e., wa, prescnte,l. ur H. PAW; rLL complaint-4 of the Forces 'thou to Ire retain • . n a and : 2).00u •net, fot Irela ; anal •ro - The qmation aa. not at tn- cour try t • et et>l!l'i beer t.. pity. •t t !'•, ciiLt so , •!)1",,x0E ;C.. re •lotrA: ttr. ...equi,,we in >tlrll ~ ..tithalr.l.-..tat that tit:siit be 4:4; Ust pw.t CeLieOli.ll.Xl, to dangerottato public, liberty. Could the country afford it, and did the state of affairs require it ? For what was the state of the revenue ! The expenditure wuu estimated at (i'(,ooo,oool.—the incame at 54. , NI0MOOl.—le:tving a balance of 14,000,0001. wiper.). tided for. 'Vire produce of the binkin - • Fund for . the current year, howbver, would be about 16,000",tassl: ; but was it to be applied to the public scrviez ? The lion. Member reconumendul that Itlinist:Ts should pay greater attention to the strengthening of the civil authorities in Ireland; the yeomanry, he thought, was particularly ailaFted to this service. He alit complained of the Staff for Ireland as unnecessarily estratvatt. He trusted th..t our affairs no soon be brought to that state in which the ravipts would cone] the expenditure of the country. Col. Davis complained of the extent of the military establish ment ; but contended that even if the present numbers wore to be retained, there might stid be a saving of lqo.oolll. Ile pro plied first, the reduenon of three regions is of cavalry, stud the Elfin; up of those which remained. If instead of reducing SO men in each regiment, there had been a reduction of lb 'nen, and the brealdr.g up of three regiments, then would real and great saving be produced. The retie prindpie would have ap plied to the infantry; and die application of the principle to both Oranches of the service would produce a aping in the cavalry of 30.00 a—in the infantry 90,0)0L—total itn,oool.—while the forces would be really more edicient. lie condemned •he Junior Eatablisbinart as impoAng on the country I.4tless expense. He admitted that the savings 'and reductions whits he suggested might narrow the means of some brave men and officers. whose !neon; were elready suificiently narrow; but when they looked round and sow the di.tresses anion get toe mantiKattning and working ciasst*, every pe6sible saving ought to be promoted. He rich d farina of tut; alone, from a eunsiderenon of the state of the country ; and he thought they tette bound to produce all possible saving, even ir it were not more than (Hear.) He concluded with moving an ninsudrutait on a resolution granting 253,77 th. for a branch of the service, that 1313,000.1. be granted instead. 1.0111 PAL MI; RSTON defended the sytein on which the reduc thins had been made, content big that the pre,ent arrangementi secured better means of re.;aigmenting our forces in the event of a return of war. As to the saving, sun:thing the proposed reduc tions were deemed tolvixrable. it would no: amount to above 31,0001. insaeao of itassncl. and then, is the event of its being desiret! to increase the forces very considerably, the grente,t in convenience would be found to exist. Be maintained that the greatet saving which could be effected by the stie:o:Aell mode, would not be worth the sarrirs - e which rat:et be ulnae to efilvt it; the cour•e was mot tmadrisable, is the intainvenienevi telt at the commencement of the last war had preyed. There would be great expert es in robing regiments, and then they would for some time rennin -usele-s. Ile trust ed that the House would not agree to the amendment, seeing that the-present plan combined the gre..te,t saving and efficiency with the be st mean; of aug menting our forces. should a new war unfortunately render such augmentation requisite. The noble Lora defendett tile junior estahlishinent of the Military, as of must useful tendeocy. Sir 11. PARNELr. explained. Mr. C. Grant, Ali. .1. P. Grant, and Mr. Gmilhurn having made some observations, the amendment was put and negatived, but without any division, and the original motion agreed to. The remaining resolution, were then put and agreed to, eller acme explanations from Col-pavis, tic. ; the gallery was twice cleared tor a division. but none toJk place. SET TLE 31I; T Of THE I'oo R.—NIT. S. BOURNE moved, that the repent of the l'our Settlement Bill be tuked into further considerauon Gen. GABCOYNE moved that the Eill be re-committed. Mr. MILDMAY, after a short pause in which no one seemed inclined to second the motion of the gallant General, rose to sup port it, stating various additional objections to the Bill. Mr. C. PHI curs likewise objected to the proposed change in the law of settlement, and let would move that the report be taken into fure:er consideration this day nix months, provided the gallant General would consent to withdraw hi. amendment. Lord Ga.awu.L E SOBIERISET made a few observations, the purport of which could nut be heard, from the low tone in which he spoke. Mr. FRANELAN El LEWIS spoke at coneiderable length in favonr of the measure. Lord MILTON supported the bill : he thought it was a canal dent!ile improvement upon Cie old law, which was too compli • wed to be useful. Ile attributed the au t ,-mentation of the poor noes to the anxiety to reduce foe price of agricultural labour. The great manufacturing towns we:c no doubt ileArous of getting rid of their poor who bud spent their lit ss in the workshop:, of s'cm-heater or liiiminiehaci. Mr. W. SMITH, di - 1 . /Ugh Oriel:al,' a friend to the motion, felt it a duty he owed to very Arge body of his count:units to oppose it. The gallery was then elJared for a division. The numbers were— }or the recommitment 62 I Against it 921 Alajority 50. The question that the report be read this day six mouths was than carried without a div Lion. .jr. Alderman HEYGATE resented a Petition from the town ufSutlbury against the Homan Catholic claims. The ATrortmEY-GENTAtaL gtve nothx, that on Thursday next he would 1110'e for leave to bring in a bill to prevent lug Ilitiesty's subjects front engaging in foreign service without his Majesty's license. The ether orders of the day were then di,putied of, and the liothe adjourind oe half-past 2. 1 V ESDAY, MAY 11. MIAMI:I.IIMM LANISTON presented a Fenno', from 700 occupiers of land in I)urhant, complaining of the distressztl state of Agriculture, and praying that the House would tmpoint a Contmittee to enquire Into the subject. The Hon. ltlember deemed it his duty to pram'. the Petition, although he differed from them in opinion. Laid on the table. Mr. S. WOUTLZY pmented a sintil.tr petition from Hol donos. A IiESSF.D TAXES. -Mr. S. WORTI.!:Y pt2sented Petitions from sundry Shopkeepers in different patu of the complainit4 of the hardship under which they laboured in asses sing the house. Ahhongh the shop windows might not be asses sed, yet the shop was taken as part of the house, anti the house assessed higher accordingly. I , ,Nrept some relief should be pro mised, he should bring tisrwartl the subject. (Hear). Mr. 'l' iti4.sta•neE and Lord LAscst.cts bore testimony b the Lardsh - ip of the assessments complained of by the f•trlti•Mers. Sir M. W. RIDLICV asked when the ntbject of the Asses - 3ed Taxes would be bmught forwanl ; if it were nut ed soon lie should make a motion on the subject. The Co.trcEl.t.ott of the ExcHIMItEll niplied, that he had hoped ,00u to bring the muter forward; but delay had occurred iu contequetwe of tt.e llank Repo.' almost 'womanly 4uspentl. bag the otl:er functions of Government. r. IX/allot %LK that the whole subjtxt required revitior. Vt hen a slo,p•ttx found imoteticook, ;t was contrived to be imposed on setvauts; and the hartl4trip of thu wa. very extvlisively telt. Mr. BENXIPAT tuought that Its under 14 ought to Fe exethpteti; 647:1eXel:10101I would be of :Le greuteat use atl over the country. . _ - , - The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER replied, that this qu;:4tiou 'lvry may, although it was worthy of comidet. 154 1. , • 1 ‘ ,N.:, -Tilt NATIONAL REai I s'\ eNi k l 'STE . NA' 17 -- - anon. in order to fatiliate the more certain einpinyinzat of boys; but ii the age of 14 Were Ft that age buss would be likely to be throxii upon the world.—Pention read and ordered to be pruned. lkir. S. WORT LEY gave notice, that (In Friday sennight be should move, that this subject be taken into consideration, CONVEYANCEII4.—Mr. LvTTLE•row gave notice that he should move for a Cointnittee on tic 14th Geo. 111. ch. Du, res. pecting the qualifications of Conveyancers. &c. !lemma of the number of Attorneys, Arc. were then ordered to be laid before the House. 111311 CLERKS' BILL.--Mr. C. IVlrsx preseraed doe Report of the Committee on the Petiticos agalist the Pariah Clerk's Bill, which declared that the Orders of the House had not been complied with. • Mr. Aldlnuati Wool) said, that in consequence of the Report he should withdraw the Bill. GRAMPOUND ELECTION.-I,ord d. RVIISLY.L moved for the cute tetions of the Court of law in certain eases of bribery at Grampouni. lie thought the !louse was butted to do all hi ha power to correct Come abuses which crept into the exea.ise of the elective F runchise ; and as Members were menu:times exhaled that House in consequence of sentences at law, he did nut ace what oltiretion there could be to this motion. The proceeding.; at the Lleetion had ;amnia / come to his knowledge. Mr. 'fled, a candidate, produced a list to L'.6 out of the do Elector s w h o Lad hsrgained fur their ewes ; and he insisted tin the Bribery Oath being taken, which so outraged the virtuous Electors of Gram pound, that they insulted the mar in the streets who dared to propti..e it. The Noble Lord then detailed the prouttlings on the trials against Sir M. Lopez and several Elcciors, all of Conn were found guilty, -Cue Judge hoeing observed that such Fre.:- tices agSinst the Con itinniou were must perniciotui Such men as M. Lopez were 111M4 dangerous en:lutes of the Constitution. he had . gone about buying die Electors in Boroughs-i—in Devon shire, Cornwall. e:...!.--erery where he was found carrying on an extensive plan ot campaign against the Constitution, (hear,) and such lora with their four or mire eotcs might be too able when pressed it. that !louse. There were two courses that mi„;lit be rurzueil—first, to direct the Attoruey•Genetol to raw the judgment of the Court against the eviivitaid ; secondly, to enquire into the state of the Borough. The Douse lie thooglit was the preferable enc. He concluded with moving for the convictions of Sic M. Lopez, Nee. at the last Devon.suire Assizes. Mr. S. Bourne, the Auorney-Generol, Mr. Searlett, and Mr 'Wynn, n.oilt; wale rtauuL.,, but o t o.ust the ktoonot.. but thonzist extract, would do. Lord J. ItusAmt. eventually anneuficd Lu motion for extracts illustrative of the charge., and cumiinions, in which Conn it was agreed to. . _ CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtair.-t1 leave to bring in a Ilia to apply the profits of the Tellership ret-ignt.tl by Lord Gtuttlen t t the Pubic serf Mr. J. P. GIIANT'9 motion for Correspondence of 51edical Officers, and other i'sip2rs regarding the Ootiddinia Establish. cater r , Ch, dd. negatived, after a vindication of Sir W. Atlanta, by Lind Valineritton.—Atijotizned. WEDNESDAY. ILkY 12. TURNPIKE EXEIIPTION9.—On the motion to agree with the Report of a l'ormake HoLd Bill, . Mr..CunwE,‘ pro . to.ted agabbt the clause whlch proposed Not roily to exempt the carriages of the Royal Family, but their waggoos, carts, &C.; and 'Loyal as au Amuititue.m, that it be re-committed. Amendment agreed to. On a similar Bill coming foreatd, Guawn:l gave nottae, that he should rvist every Bill which contained so exceptionable a anise as the one which he had pcinted out. He thought that it was not consistent with the principles of the Constitution, or those of Justice, to inuoduce etich a clause; and lie therefore hoped that parties interested is such Bills would attend to the notice he thus gi.ve them. This Bill wus also mitered to bz. re-commitnxl. Mr. Ald. Wootidirought in a Bill to encourage the employ ment of the Poor, by proinotit.g, Pititnerships in I•iilicries in the North of Irehind. Itend a first time, and ordered to be read a second time May Srlexiblei i• urn A ITIMPRIATION.—Mr. GILENTELL'S motion was calkd on, wlieu u conversation took place. whether it, m the examinanon of the Vene)o circuses, ihould have precedence, there being some understanding, without the consent of .\ii. G. that tXUWillutiOA of the witnes:,es should have precedence. Mr. H. SUDINER moved that the resolve itself into • Committee on the l'ehryn Bill. Mr. t: at:sirs:Li conter.ded for his right, and inniatained that he ougla to have a precedence, a right in which lie was supported by the Speaker. Lord CASTLIMEAGif admitted the rigl.t of the Hon. Member, but trusted that he would give way in order to prevent tic keeping of witnesses in town doting any unnecessary length of time. GRENFELL agreed to postpone his motion, to bring it on tomorrow evening, siantlet tune permit; if nut be would bring torward the subjett on b'riday.--tliewir.) Sir C. BUIMELL moved that the House resolve itself into 3 Coirmittee on the Penryn Bribery Bill. • • Sher obterwationd Winn Barham, &c. the House in the Committee on the Bill procee‘ltil to examine aime►cu. A peon named Jity. wad examined at tedium; length. particularly redpecting the issuing of certain &c. thii the motive of Sir Citaries Burrell. the evidence waa ordered to bc laid before the Howie. It won brought up and ordered hi Air. Gm E.NFELL said that he would on Thursday bring forwad, a motion regarding Sinking fund. The utiacr °rats of the day were then disposed o 1 and House adjourned at hall-past I i o'clock. TRUIISMY, MAY 1 3. RIBBON TRADE. -Mr. P. 3100r.E, presented a Petition from the Corporation of Coventry, compliantly, of the &mows to which the It ibbon %Vetivers were teduc..l.l—ilibtrci , s that thteatene I to involve the trade in one gencr.l ruin, and which had now ctn.- tinned fur unne dual four ye. ~. _Read, and on:ettil ti lie tae talk. .\ Ir. P. Nfoont: moved for leave to introduce a Bill to relieve the ribbon weavers. They had, ntr.v for year-. sustained the gieatest calamities; and the evil was, die went of thee regula tions which protect ed the weavers of Spitultiehin. He Walled on the Legislature to enforce the keening of a,rttnwnts when they were once made ; that would give the protection that was required. \Without intefference the r ibbon weavers must sturve--und one fraction of u farthing would :.Hurd de-ired rind rescue the City of Coventry front the severest burdens. When the rules that exist'sl till ibt6 were broken through, diitra-s trisutd, :toll the poor rates were deluged ; and it was .be opinion of the master nuinutiicturers diet the resoiutions embodied in the proposed Bill would afford the dtsired relief. He concluded with 'noting for Lave to bring in a Bill to regulate the trade of bilk weavers in Greet Aft,/ au uninteresting debate the motion was wid,drawa. • SINK' FUND.:--Mr. P. G REN FELL their brought forward his /notion tor securing to the public the benefit of cite applieution .f di.: Slaking Fund to Joy Loan that might be to the 46 \ I Fir I