The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-06-21 00:00:00

4 I , ' . awards, when on duty, for the preservation of the iseas:e. Lord PlLutarrom said, there were ether regiments heside the Guards which had been occasionally called ont on duty, and had similar allowances. ford NUGENT then included in his.motion the words ". and other troops:" and the motion was agreed to. Mr. Serjeant One Low presented a petition from the Attorneys of Winchester, against unqualified con veyanters.--Ordered to lie on the table. IMPORTATION OF TIMBER.—Mr. MARITAT presented a petition from several Merchants in London niso were connected with the British colonies in North A:orrice, praying that the House would not sanction any measure which should give greater advantages to foreigners, in regard to the trade in timber, than they tom possessed ; and which must be highly injurious to unr American colonies. The Hon. Member stated that the petitioners had been at great expense in fitting IT establishments for the exportation of timber from ti.- ...lollies to this country ; that the population of the colonies had been greatly increased within a few years, because the cutting down of trees gave employ ;Rent to increased numbers, and caused the ground to lu cleered for the purposes of agriculture, which was alsa greatly improved in the colonies. During the last year there were MI6 ships employed in the timber trade between these colonies and the mother country. Mr. Huss: conceived that, if the prayer of this pe tition were complied with, it would militate against else general interests of the country, merely f u r the benefit of some few individuals. he petition was read, and ordered to be printed. General lloxraossaar presented a petition from the C.susity of Ayr against the Malt Duty. A new writ was ordered for a 31ember to serve for the borough of Malussbury, in the room of Kirkman Exley, Esq., who had accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds. Mr. (Jot - LnuaN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to re. , ,ubste the re-building of the town of St. John's, Neil &midland. lINPIKE TRUSTS.—Mr. I). llii.aasr said, that on the recommendation of a Con ssss ittee to whom the snhjeet had been referred, he should move for Lase to bring in a Bill to bring all the turnpike-roads to• a certain distance ruuud the metropolis under one k eens] trust. These ss-ere already divided into twenty trusts, and the Committee thought that the public aslvoistage would be greatly promoted if they were consolidated into one—a thing which could be dune ssitloost silty infringement on private property. He 4 oat-lusted with musing fur leave to bring in the Bill. .Mr.Cuntries hoped that, at the present late period of the Session, the Hon. Gentleman would not call on Pail:amen: to pass a measure which involved the in tevasts of so ninny persons ; but that he would move to tree IEII printed, and let it stand over till next :session of Parliament. Mr. litLitcev replied, that it was not his wish to have the business carried hastily through Parliament. Coninittee bail full% considered this subject, and w.•re cotriim ed that for Enhlic interest would be itettly promoted by this measure.—Leave was given. Vt. Ai:hurter nest wowed for leave to being in ano- Colt All, connected with thy same subject. It was to Why all trustees of turnpike-rua.is to make regular refer us of tLeir expenses, and the funds front which t1:.7 were derived. and deliver them into the odic, of tl.e . 6 e;•re;ery of Stat... After a few remarks from Sir 11. PAnNELL, leave wag. given. _ _ he C::•xi•ELLoa of the EXCIIEVIIR brought up a 111 . 11 for granting relief to distre‘scd commercial men in Irian a tirxt, and ordered to be read a secant' time to-morrow. Mr. Cvou . xN wished to know what measure was to be taken rospe,;t:ng the exemptions allowed to horses emptlyed in Agriculture, as the Act fur grauting those ex. en;:tons r•aa shortly to expire. 111.• C:LINCELLOR of the I:.ciiiturna snswered,that it was intrusted the exemptions should be continued a year longer. The re; ort of the Budget Ira% brought up, the reso lutions avreecl. to, and Bills ordired. COURT (IF KING'S BENCH SITTINGS BILL. —On the order of the slay for the House to go into a Committee ou this Bill, The Arroaxtv-GaxamAt. explained to the House the reasons which had rendered this measure necessary. The accumulation of business in the Court of King's Bench was at present so great, that it was impossible for one Judge to get through all the causes within the time allowed fur hearing them ; and therefore it was proposed that another Judge should sit in another Court, and try causes. It also proposed that the sittings in iVestruinster should extend beyond fourteen days. The duration of the Bill would be limited to two years. Mr. SCARLETT said, that on behalf of the gentle men of the profession, he felt it his duty to oppose this nseeastre, which, he thought should have been discuss -4.4A Committee, preriouslp to bring laid before the Hee* in the Surto of a Bill, as was done some years ago, when a most material alteration was proposed to be made In the constitution of the Court of Chancery. Fiom the list of cases in the Court i,f King's Bench, during the last VD years, which he had moved for lately, It would appear, that for some few years past, there ,was no increase of business in that Court, or at least that any increase which did take place was very in, onsitlemble, and most of these were trilling causes. If it were possible to subtract these from the import ant ones, a groat benefit would be conferred on the country. He wished the House to observe, what the consequence would be to the public,. if the Court of King's Bench was to be divided into two Courts. At present the law arguments could not be decided in term time; a great part of the vacation was occupied in _hearing totem; and if this Bill was passed, facili ties would be given to the Goan of King's Bench, and increase its present vast quantity of business. Why (void not business be done in the Court of Commit, Pkas sad the Bxchetpter ? In the litter Court, Usti tree woo prevented from being brought into it, bspaaso it was all sponopolited by a few attorneys; but let the business he thrown open, and then the other Court Would be relieved from the great pressure it now had. This Bill wool/ proclaim great lowavaitiowe to suitors fee a Jew who bad brought his wow into the Court Oases lamb lie the wry purpose, of baring a Far- Ikeda Csamwd, owl hada( it tried Wow • pair. E STA' ler Judge, might be prevented from doing se, as the cause might be sent for into that Court in which nei ther the Judge or Counsel were. besides, this mea sure could not be fairly adopted without giving a corn pensation to the Puisne Judge who shoOld be employed to hold sittings: and this was no time to entail such an expense on the public. If it were possible to do away the trifling causes of the Court, a great deal of good would be done : the greatest portion of business in the Court of King's Bench at this time consisted of causes under the value of tilt, and it would be of im mense benefit to all parties if such causes as these were done away. Ile therefore wished that his Learned Friend, instead of the present Bill, would introduce one of a more enlarged and liberal nature. Mr. WMICZN supported the Bill, lie did not mean to controvert the necessity of some more extensive measure hereafter to remedy the existing inconveni ences in the proceedings of the Court of King's Bench. The object of the present Bill was to give relief to a very pressinz evil. Ile thought it unlikely that a Bill, which had in view the rendering more easy the busi ness of the Bench, would meet with the disapprobation of a Judge. lie admitted that several disadvantages would arise from the operation of the Bill ; but these became very trivial in comparison with the inconve niences which would continue if not remedied by the Bill. The House would remember that p few years ago the press of business in the Court of ttancery be came so great, that the Lord Chancellor, with all his talents said industry, could nut dispose of it. The con sequence was that another Judge was created, anal be (Mr. W.) could state, on the authority of several gen tlemen connected with that Court, that the arrangeomnt was productive of a very great benefit, although not unattended with some dismay-it:lieges. The arrange-, ment contemplated by the Bill was exactly analgous to that of the Court of Chancery. Mr. Lot Att.INT objected to the Bill. It was said, that the Bill was iutendeol merely to remedy a tempo- rary evil. lie objected to any palliative measure of this deseript i•.ti. lie thought, that all the evils com plained of resulted from suffering causes of a trivial nature to occupy the attention of the Court sif Kind's Bench. The constitution of this Court originally, did not sanction the introduction of a multitude of causes with which it had been habitually ne.lopied. It was intended as a High Court of criminal judicature. It was of the utmost consequence, therefore, that the Judges of this Court should come to the consideration of those high matters which mitre immediately belong ed to their jurisdiction, with minds perfectly free from fatigue, and the other consequences of laborious occupation. Ile %%mild submit also, on this occasion, the propri, ty of withdrawing the obligation, in a great part, of having the proceedings of this Court taxed by the medium of son); s----the weight of which, in a great variety of instances, brought about consequences to the suitors amounting to a total denial of justice. Mr. CIILTWICNII thl.lo.t there would be no differ ence of opin:on as to the character and conduct of the Judges, in whose hands theadministration of the law was confided. '1 hey were all able, virtuous, and in defatigable men. He thought their etni , luiitents were by far too little ; and although hr should most re luctantly sanction an) —the slightest addition to the public burdens—he still hoped, that at no distant pe riod some increase to their remuneration would be proposed. The Ilan. Member, in adverting to the Bill, mentioned, among other abases which might be corrected in the present system of criminal judicature, that of requiring convicted defendants, in cases of offence against the revenue laws, to be brought for sentence to the Ring's Bench from remote parts of the kingdom, although it might happen that the sen tence was already defined by statute, and could not be interfered with by the Judges of the King's Bench. lie mentioned the case of a poor woman who walked from the west of England to London t o rece i ve judgment, and her miserable appear. ance so forcibly struck the Learned Judge ou the bench, Mr. Justine Bayley (than whom there never was a more humane or able Judge), that he asked the Attorney this kind (Revenue cases) by indictment, rather than by information, to which that Learned Uentleman re plied in the negative. lie (Mr. C.) thought the power of the Attorney-Ueneral too gigantic to he entrusted to any one man, and it should be jealously watched by that House. He suggested the propriety of intro ducing a clause, enabling the Judges of Assize to pass sentence in certain cases. Mr. 'UNMAN entertained the strongest objections to this Bill, whether as a temporary or a permanent measure. The proposed arrangement would be very proper, if it happened that the. King's Bench was the onitr Court in firstminster-hall; but this was not the case, there were two Courts there enjoying compara tive idleness—and to these he thought the opportunity should be given of taking a share of the proceedings. This, he contended, would be a much more expedient arrangement than that of overturning the consti tution of a Coast, which experiences] this eabsordi nary press of business, on account of the deserved po pularity of its system of proceeding. He thought it worthy of notice, that two clauses had been selected for the present Bill, out of a Bill which he had intro duced on a former occasion, for the purpose of facili litating the proceedings of this Court; and it was re• msrkable that the two clauses so selected were, in his opinion, the lent effective of the whole. fie was our prised that one par: of his Bill had not been thought worthy of adoption, namely, the clause which pe i vided, that defendants should plead to indictments, or informations, before the Judge in the Bail Court, by which means the reading of the indictuent or in formation, consisting perhaps of blasphemy and ob scenity, in open Court, would be avoided. To this ob vious improvement he could not see any objection. He also spoke forcibly in favour of a prJvision, enabling Judges of Assise to pass sentence in certain cowl the contrary practice he was well assured gave rise is the under departments to a gross system of jobbing. The analogy attempted to be shown between the ant arrangement for the King's Heeds, abd that wlsleitiM now meted en la the Court of Chancery, failed in 11116 1 respect—Am le the latter Court it was of little seal. gooses la what eider the Comael were heard— whereite in geese before a Jury. the suitor must some with $ll his Ceaneel in seedless§ s amid should it hypes that the eases would be called en while his Media' eztl e was oboist is smother Court the eeeseluenee be extreraelv detrimental to justice. There was also' smother distinction to he noticed, Namely, that the Lord Chancellor had, in a great measure, withdrawn himself from the Court of Chancery, in consequence of his attendance in the House of Lords, and left the busi ness to be disposed of by the Vice-Chancellor. Upon the whole, be entered his warm protest against the Bill. Mr. Not.sw spoke in favour of the Bill. The gallery was then cleared for a division ; list there not being forty Members in the House, a divisioa could not take place, and the Srseatza declared it ad journed. Adjourned at half-past nine o'clock. CALiDONIA.V ASYLUM. [TROY A coursromparr.] At the meeting of the friends of this truly Isudable Institution, at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Saturday last, shortly after the health of the Ladies in the gal lery was drank, the Chairman rose and said, " It has been now intimated to use, that an Irish lientlema■ wished to propose the health of the Right llon.l'harlos Grant, therefore the hest thing we can do is to drink the health of the Gentleman who has proposed um toast." Mr. Thomas Flanagan was then drank, with , three times three; after which, Mr. Flanagan tam and said, " My Lord and Gentlemen, I rise under cup.' siderable embarrassment, from a perfect conviction that I cannot return amole thanks, in justice to the feelings of an Irish heart, for the high honour tow ferred on so humble an individual as I am. I now see the rising greatness of Scotland here. The great• net.s of any country consists in the education of the poor of every sect. I regret I cannot do justice to the real worth of the Right lion. Gentleman whose health I sus about to propose.—lreland has lost her darling child.-oh, Grattan, Grattan! if thou couldst burst forth from the tomb, and stand where I now sin, thou couldst do justice to the merits and worth of the Right Hon. Charles Grant.—(Cheers.) —England and In. land boat of great statesmen, but Scotland now boasts of a statesman, if nut foremost, equal to any states man that ever any country produced.—(Repeated and continued cheers.)—My Lord and Gentlemen, say what you please of the present Ministers, but let the as sure you, that the appointment of Mr. Grant to the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland reflects the highest credit on them, and entitles them to the gratitude of Ireland and the thanks of Scotland.—(Cheers.)—True merit kr home. Mr. Grant - -to THE Q rEE.V. --...e.. " Brave, brave, by Heevens—she deserves a Crova, " All, that had been intended tog/artist her Maj.*, hireerr, rieselonr. feeling. and aeneteintee."—ib.: ( NINO ' S lirsati, June 7, ISt°. Lerma V, TO THE EDITOR (IF TILE STATESMAN. Ste—The failure, which alone was to be ex of the negotiation with her Majesty, conducted tie in the spirit of good faith by her adversaries, ders it, if possibk, still more essential that 0 perform rut promise of adverting to the prohabk of the evidence contained in the green bags, which been submitted to Secret Committees of Parliament. first proceedings against her Majesty were coarlek in 1807, the second in 1814, and the present, should go on, will be concluded, most probable. IS2I. Thus her Majesty's, conduct has been to a periodical inquiry once in the seven years words and actions being, in the intervals, duly and interpreted, by spies of various ilenominafmu: and farther illustrated by dull and copious prijorie.: The Blackheath tragedy of Douglas is in the recol lection of every one. But it was found, that, in the compass of this small island, there would nut beset. dent scope fur the genius of invention; or that, stamp rate, inventions of the kind alluded to might Elms be more readily frustrated ; and, in evil hoar, by in. becile or treacherous advice, her Majesty was per:nada, after the second series of persecution, and t►e Wog acquittal, that it would be more expedient to bee abroad. In following this evil counsel, I au per. evaded there is not a man of " honour, candonr, :,el. kg, and benevolence" in the universe, who will impute to her Majesty any other motive for haring slink this unwise measure, than that of establishing pest. and tranquillity in the bosoms of the Royal Family, and more especially in that of her ►eloved daughter. That Ministers would be thought to believe otherwiseis clear, from their intimation, that, if the Queen sheeld return to England, a fresh series of proceedings wield be immediately commenced against her. The mew of this intimation is, when properly interim*, " Two inquiries have been alreafty iastitated agdost your Majesty, at the distance of seven years ins seek other, and your Majesty has been each tie, pre nounred innocent. We shall now, at t►e distenteW seven years from the last inquiry, institute a sew gmagsta tala ces a frog s ►er Mom, 5M , TESMAN. to be expected, onducteil Nu t. deersaries, re I that I sh i k probable sak e age, which km o arliatnent. were coarlid e d ;resent, if di, it protiskl,, i s las been sobje et n years ; an h e s, duly vraid e d Ilenominatioss ; , pitnts perjuri e s: is in the me a l. id, that, in the old nut be sot or that, at lay might at items it hoer, by m. r was pernaded, and t►e soma polieat to bee ael, I ma per. eandont, feel- rho u•i11 impose _ . is seldom known at house. Mr. Grant came to Ire seriesf proceedings; and if the tribunal, to which laud with a fund of liberality, from which great and the evidence we have so laboriously raked together many blessinzs spread through my country. He shall be submitted, should still acquit your Ma)sesty came a mediator to modify our grievances--he came a of all criminality, it will go hard but we shall cam great surgeon to heal our bleeding wounds—he cause in seven years more, a quantity sufficient to fill a war a great spring to purify our muddy water—he came green bag, and find a tribunal that will not be se a bright star, to spew light in every corner of my scrupulous." country .—(Great applause.)-1 will now, my Lord The perfection which we have happily *flatmate and Gentlemen, beg leave to propose to yea the health the mode of inventing, preparing, and collecting eari- of the flower and pride of Scotland, the true friend and dente, against perions whom it is determined, ferns- hope of Ireland, the Right Hon. Charles Grant, with suns of State, to sacrifice, is really wonderful, tad three times three." The toast was drank wills great eta ! quite unprecedented. The highest efforts of the State's- thusiasm. Mr. Flanagan shortly afterwards rose and saki, quisitors of reader, and of the lloly Inquisition of Sri', " fly Lord, von have proved your gallantry in the field- have been far surpassed by our modern adepts ladies I have to-night with much pleasure observed your gal- part of government, in Britain, So exquisite, liaipl, lantry here in your politeness to the Ladies in the. is their skill, founded on such practice, that beast gallery. True gallantry is in the protection of fe- , persona, whom t h ey h are d eterm i ne d to d ettrey, males. 1 will now, my Lord and Gentlemen, propose! escape ',mein their r i er t am; a e i rramstince G s, a toast to you; and if yon drink it not, send the de.' perhaps, but for recent events, would be drained elle- canters and glasses to the Ladies in the gallery, and gether incredible, although its existence, in a they will join me." The toast was expressive of re- degree, may be dated beyond a quarter of a cede* spect fur the Queen. Here the Secretary reminded In the case of the Queen their powers have mod it Mr. Flanagan of his promise not to introduce any augment i n proportion to the dignity of thtsibisets thing of that kind, and assured him that the comra•Y to the palpability of her repeatedly declatediameclew: wished her Majesty as well as he did. This prevented an.! to the difficulty, under such eireualltesess, el* Mr. Vlauagan going into the gallery, to toast the i taming from the ordinary trPbeeels, and pa Ism Queen with the Ladies. I manufactured and refutable syidenet, a redly ese• d l it- viction. Although saki. sed sad tt rsd CATHOLIC CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT' nesses might invent plausible tales ; _ SOMERS' TOWN. vermin might compare notes, study,theit _......- tilei., _ triton • COIRUPONDBUT.] acquire such an uniformity in their narradoes,as MP impose upon persons not even wry credulum, Ague The friends to this Institution dined at the Free- who ll y masons' Tavern, en Monday last. His Royal Highness , unaccustomed to the tactics of those ear* the Duke of Sussex, is the Chair. At a late hour Al r. and depraved men, who fiud it Necessary to bee * course to the most desperate and depraved atessea. Thomas Flanagan, of Sligo, rose and said--.. May please your Royal Highness, if I outrage the principk-s 1 it ' for the support of a desperate and depraved systal although by such means, I say, the most incredible Id of politeness, it is at the instance of my friends here; . . fur _ I nil gi.t, r a moment, be made to wear the sretbiewcf if l disturb the conviviality of this Society, it is at their truth, vet this vice wore evidencs--the witbeelle Wel desire. I should neither be an Irishman nor a Rosen Catholic, were I not to rehire my humble thanks for subject to cross-exams nation, and self-seerletieg lse, could not withstand a scrutiny. It was is AK the respectful manner in which you have drank the un der such circumstances, that spies might he pica memory of my friend—lreland's friend, sow no more; bat whose name will never die.—(Applause!)-4Th, about the orrson of the Queen, in the character ef al' tendints, that her attendants might be ladeled le Grattan ! Grattan! if thou could rise from the tomb, b-come spies. All home-manufactured arridwdat am' or come down from above, thou couldst tell a tale in . from wretches of this description , wa rs Mori that would renovate the human system, check the lu tion which appeared on the very foes of b. vs" bi wickedness of the human heart, and modify the pro- persons accustomed to the investigative ef r digacy of human nature.—(Hrest and continued ap- plause.)-1 should not be an Irishman or a Roman s'asily made to relate I:self; and Lordstirreak la alleal Spencer, and Moire, to whom the matter me Rice"% Catholic if I lost this opportunity of testifying my gra- had no hesitation in pronouncing a fall lateuhlal hills Wade to that solid pillar of public worth in the Chair the find r h„ ges which lead, wp ,„ as hassiimith —that brilliaat lustre that skews light in every twee- brought against her Majesty, then i MOM a_ Via tt try—whom I saw a few nights ago, in this roosts, re- B at her Majesty h ar i ng , s h or tly /Am diet ennoem ceive unto him, with the humility of oar Saviors', lit- by the advice of Mr. Canning, takes lio all iantanall tle destitute Roman Catholic children of my country ; res olution of going abroad, a ice 1 / and may their cry ascend with him to the hemisphere of glory!—(A burst of applause.)--()b, Ireland, Ire. land ! forlorn Ireland ! where still exists a marked danger, is order to entrap her. Au Mom' made for Laying snares of greater hstricaar , • hostility to one party, and mach partiality to another— li to her Majesty more than hypothetically, Is I ....,, . not dared in their speeches, to pat 111 guilt not religious parties, bet factions' mobs.--(Great ap- wor d s, suppose ministers to be guiltless etiellltliw planee.)-1 will only, at this late boar, describe the Roman Catholics of behead is the wards of the poet, mi d, h ei n against Pm Ilakety, contrivers of those most infamies* measure, fait . t y employed and sit dews— esPeci all alli /I sojoureasent on the Continent, hat " Fors:. kaa. woad, salliery meld, She ea the peso grans ire daisy lesis AM lay In secret shadow, i far. fir hese all esse'ssW. is nom death of her daughter, with a view to attach IL I° conduct the appearance of criminality. aid Weed beigbi o Me aellare it. ` measure to justify the former ateeemesae..mt he As is grunt 11711 of Reetall tittles and her life. Aed mode a eanshies la dm els plaws.' glabeeadad eat tasitstie applause.) Royal Highness retired, 11r. Flanagan We shall suppose that the issetedible After his • Mere MIAs asattieswatl which book plats abroad s the health of the Qtwea, epos which the Ministers, but that they litaltru all fernisei o =thee retiring, returned to the gallery, and the were accidental coincidences, which it ft kr il l Queen was drank with snuck eetbushums. power either to account for, Of ill eir,..—ana• Ws 014 f pose, that on the Continent. se le illeglaelk the Wentworth-1 m. the Whit seat of Bari Fltswilliaus, of the Queen was, by a. we we'llhrpargk leessili kr 0 bed reseally a very narrow romps Am being eon- slide agency, ilerest constantly munne by dee. by ewe et *o deemed= setting Ire to informers, sad impostors of talse. Weikel , . the cartel's a hie bed, hosing idles asleep whilst nod- yen, till then of repots doe, hy onseemisidest , lag; but It wee tertanandy eatlngslebad withal &tag themselves for ten months in lisriedleelftele _ • Is" as, lima" occur te Ile mow is yid* k bee* rm. eosweitsting th emselves isle 0 bwOdlt Imr a t la tits apelmaitt ow It wan lispoitsilloliorosi at low of rattliaerilai tal i " We. ' it ....aligilig • powder. goss ip 44 the asighboorboof isormo.•