The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

I?, fl • • - - • - - . , t.writted to revert to its former state. Ile now moved, • therefore, for leave to bring in a Bill, for coutlosiop, drub , ' a limited period, the Acts of the 53d, 54th, and mill, of his present Majesty, relative to the Law . 4 of losmunt Dehiors. Sir WILLI AM CURTIS opposed the motion, anti . , reprised his wish tint the raising law might die a nateral.deatio. Mr. Ahlarresan WITHMAN mooed at consider. • shin igafrilt Wit misting law on the subject, which he characterized as pregnant with every de. ectlption of gritty/ince and abuse, and against which • Petitions had been presented from all parts of the kingdom. Lord CASTLEREAGH was persuaded that the feeling of the Home was adverse to a return to the rid law. Ile moat, therefore, support the lion. and Lamed Gentlemen's swims. Mr. CALCRA FT. while he supported his Hon. and Learned Friend's motion, expressed his regret that longer time bad not bees afforded to the other Ileum to consider the provision. of the Bill whisk hail been sent to them. Mr. G. LAMB declared that he mat oppose any Continuance whatever of the exiling law. Mr. Serjesot ONSLOW also intimated his Indio. position to continue an Act which bed been so pointedly medullae/I by o Committee of that House. Mr. BATHURST observed, that ie his opinion the best eosin was t. agree to the motion for a short Bill continuing for a time to be limited the misting law, and before the expiration of that times antis.. favor, measure might be digested. Lord F.hringten, Mr. W. Calumny, Mr. Alder man Wood, and Sir Jas. Graham, opposed the mo tion far continuing the misting law; Sir J. Macin tosh and Sir R. Wilson supported it. The Deem then divided, Far the Molise Agaleil it 26 I Makrity 65. A Bill was then brought in, which was allowed to go through the several stages sod passed. Some discussion look place, in the course of which Mr. WArril //lAN announced his Intention, if the 'dad mistration of the Court was allowed to remain in the num bands, to move neat Session, that it be so In a fistulae to the Attorney-General to undertakes cri minal proutatioo against those persons. The Lords' antendments of the Churches Building Atneedment Bill were agreed to. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. WILBERFORCE stated, that his object in rising upon the present occasion, was to move for en Address to his Royal Highness the Prime Regent, of a similar nature to those he bad formerly intro dosed. He bad to propose that applications should be made to the different Powers of Europe, wresting them to join this country in carrying the Conven tions which bad been entered into for the entire Abe. lition of the Slave Trade into effect. Ile could tot forget the fraud and cruelty with • hick this traffic nig attended, and the pain and peremerancewithobich tiled been combated. A declaration had been made 'describing that system as contrary to every principle r of humanity ; that Government had used every mesas to gain the co-operation of other Powers : this country had shown that it was earnest in the o by the sacrifices it bad made to obtain Webs. Pion. There was only one Power in Europe, els. Portugal, that bad not filed a period for its terming. lien ; even Spain had subscribed to that measure, and be could not bet hope that Portugal would not conti. nue to subject itself to the imputation of supporting it. Bet although the different Powers entered into Co.. ?polies', it was well known how difficult it was to' carry them into effect. A nag was hoiviril, ender which, English, French, and Americans bad prose. voted the trade. A General Convention had bees concluded, by which it would in a greet measure be pre. vented. It was, however,. subject for regret, that the twe Powers, Fro nem nd America, had not become par. tits thereto ; It was grievous to think, that when this country, which had been termed a shopkeeping pee. pig, bad sbsndesed it, that a high-minded nation, tiger of any commercial celebrity, should permit its condemner. Surely, when they considered that it had been curled se is a most scindalous manner, and viewed the ravages created by pillage, &c. they would not allow the interest of a few fraeilelent men to influence them in countenancing it. It was the more distressing that the subject bad been so Meg delayed. Some parts of Africa began to show the effect of the Abolition, and to manifest, that if im provements were cultivated, they would proceed in civilisation equal with other countries. A newly. established Colony et present bad %KO persons under a coarse of edecation. The best wens by which the concurrence of other Powers could be obtained remold be to let them see bow much this country had it at heart. lie then moved, that an Address be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, consisting of a series of Resolutions espresaise of the sense entertained of the benevolent auctions his Royal Highness bad uniformly made, and congra tulating him on the result, that the different Powers bad acknowledged the ioliernenity of the Slave Trade, and preying that his Royal Highness would be graciously pleased to renew thine 'Jealous fur the entire accomplishment of its Abolition. Sir JAMES MACINTOSH seconded the motion, and requested the indulgence of the Home for a few moments. The object needed no recommendation, and if it needed any, none could be more appropri ate or more powerful than his Honourable Erleud's. It was impossible to speak of the conduct of Portu gal with truth and decorum.—( Iker!)—When ue viewed that Power standing in the solitude of inhume -I:ity and infamy—when we viewed it refusing to joint with other nations to abolish the most nefarious of trades, it was impossible to speak of its policy in terms St to be applied to a nation in alliance wi'b With respect loth* United States, be felt great confi dence in their determination to lost a final end Si, the trade. It was remarkable that they and we, without any concert, had, within the rpsce of t welve months, declared the traffic illegal. Ile could not bat think Vial it would be remarked by future historians, that too oat:eas of the same race, separated by a civil war, but possessing common blood, common language, sod common liberty, were the first to put an end to Vie traffic in fellow men. Hue to could not help once again alluding to South Amerks, sod lamenting t het we should bace passed any law unfavourable to her rising liberty and glory. Ile could not help remarking how mach credit redounded to her, a eouutry abeurding is slavekoldess, that the Act THE STATESMAN abeliahaj the trod* was the Int Act of her lade. pendent existence. It lees impossible to disguise that fart St. Lou.,i on the River Seem's', contained aot►ing but slave traders. It was certain that the officers in authority end trust were not en exception to this statement. What coontensoce they obtained at home be knew not, het the rtpstations of the na• firm seff..red by allowing a trade disgraceful to the French name. It was impossible tit see wlthost heartfelt satisfaction and joy the general tranquillity which followed the titan of Framee by foreign troops, the spirit and order which prevailed is the , Legislative Assemblies, the regard and obedience to lew and decimeter which appeared In the publicatbans of the Press.—[flear, hear !]-lle could not slew these happy results witheet expressing his hope that sit the sacrifices of the Revolution would soon be amply repaid ; for repaid they would assuredly be. He wee persuaded that the free French 'tattoo would some retrieve its character, and could not continee to allow such a blot is,mn its name: he was pyr amided that the French nation would not safer their proud flag to protect robbery, and murder, and deso lation, and to be the signal around which a banditti (he meld give them no other name) should rally, for the atrocious purpose of mewing that slate of guilt and miser, to which Africa had been so loos termed. —(//car On the question hying pat, Lord CASrLEREAGII assured the Rosso, that no additiosal stimulus was necessary to mite his Ma jesty's Government to sects exertions as they could make to forward the object to whirl. the lion. Gen tleman had alluded. Though the Abolition of the Slave Trade bad not made, in every instasee, that progress which sight be desired, yet still it bsd made considerable progress since it first became the subject of negotiation. As to Portugal she bad not formally refused to abolish the traffic, and the period (eight years we understood) had not arrived at which she bad agreed to give her ultimate decision upon h.— She retold sot now be accused of intending to go on Indefinitely with the traffic. With respect to France her Goveroment bad made, and was still making, great exertions to enforce her own laws against the trade. lo conclusion, the Noble Lord observed, that nothing could be more earnest thin the wish of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent and Ms Ma jesty's Government to carry the system of Abolition into fall and tours diet.—The motion was then @greed to. A DJOUR?INI EN OF THY. HOUSE. On the 'notion of Lard CASTLEREAGH, it was agreed that the Heise at its rising do adjourn to Monday nest. Sir J. MACINTOSH presented • Petition from Captain Richard Walker. complaining of some in jury done to hi• by the Portuguese Government.— The Hen. and Learned Gentleman observed, that be was not prepared to submit any ether motion upon it than that it should lie on the table and be printed. 'MN motions were made ane curried. IRISH INSOLVF:XT DEBTORS' BILL. On themoiioo;(;;;1;. liff.t., " leavew.l given to bring in a Bill for reneeing for one year the former Acts for tbs relief of Insolvent Debtor, in Ireland. The Bill was then breeght is, read a first and se. coral dine, and wasted ego by c•ww.lllod. Tao Re. post was received; after which, the Bill was read a third time, sad poised. On the motion of Sir H. CLIVE, an AdJress was agreed to, to his Royal Highness the Pr.nre Regent, praying far copies of that part of the Report of the Commissioners fur Enquiring into the COSMO of .fee. tics in England, which referred to the Cant of Cow. mon Pleas. Sir 11. CU V E presented o Report of the Commit tee on Weights and M . PUBLIC FINANCE. The sdjnern►d debate on the Resoletioosopoo this sobj-et oes further postponed to Monday. The noose then adjoototil at Eight o'Clock, to Moodily. TO CORR ESPONDLNTS. IV Lists sr Ibe Coact iiimmerrow. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONK Kank Sack 217 1151 6 per Cres.Narr 10141 I per Cest. Ned. CM India Kos& V 8 9 lu pes 3 per Vers. Corp. oil Low Ada. 174 If per Gee.. 7d4 iseseepier Ilieb 2 3 4 p 4 per Cent. &ha Oisaire dis. Pawl. for Arr. UM. THE STATESMAN. LON DO .V : THURSDA Y. JULY R, 1819. The Parliamentary Session is drawing to a emote, and we have reason to be sorry that so Mlle has been done by it, to Five satisfac•ion to a Public, anaioas in the •atreme on national ON's. On the Poor Inws—the Bankrept Jaws—the Insolvent Debtors' Laws—the Charitable Fund Laws; sod though the last men.ioned, net the least is our esteem, the sub ject of IREFOMM. However repugnant certain per. tons soy feel to the taking up the question, it will feral itself forwards miler: :Wens: it would there. fore be beater it were met fairly and guided firmly through Ilse Carrie it will most enormity take in spite etsll ertisly oppositiee. It is childish to suppose that a display of bearer, la a sum of taxes, for this or th- t quarter of a year, ran at all she ke the mastodon of the British People to obtain their rights from the dig. henest,and ell-grasping fists of an usurping oligarchy. It would be mia.loei in the Executive Power to pre vent the prorogation of Parliament till something were done effectually to traapillize the minds of an olipressed, and at length an impatient People. We .only say it world be wise to do so. We know too well in what estimation these suggestions are held by those who are very Intimately concerned about them, end who will, one day, regret that no attentio• was paid to them. le the moo time, it is pitiful reflection to the sensitive taint( to foresee the miseries and mischiefs approaching, step by step,with• oat the power to avert their evil approach. it is but Welling in the Courier to bendy about its lyres of Revenge accounts, which, though wont can contra dict, few will believe. One item is crowded in tbis gimlet, Bed another item per contra, is left to be posted till the neat, aril so it goes, that according to these arithmetician,, we ere enriching every quartet !! If one-half of what the above Journal has said on this subject during the last few years had been true, one half of uur taxes might bare been taken off, and oar Treasury hare run over. The Courier and Book coreecopias are alike authentic sod flattering. Let those delight in them who may, we are nauseated by them. When the Minister takes off one tax, and the Wok pays one note in gold, through these great re turns of prosperity, we will hail thee with fervency —till then we say es the French do,—" ad mares, ad attire,." French Papers to Tuesday are arrived at our Ofice. The Censlllelionnel gives an article from the Morn lag Chroxick, In respect to the apprehended game Minium are supposed about to play off by the help of Oliver, Richmond, dm. which the translator speaks of as likely in the end to increase the power of the aristocratic party In the Government. The French Editor then divertingly treats of the various and contradictory stories told by the Engliah Press of what is doing in South America—of Lord Cocu• n.tut being beaten of Lima—of being killed in the attack of a Spanish ship of war—then, that General ST. MARTIN is driven from Chill, afterwards being seat to Botany Ayres to regulate the affairs of that State—and lastly the affair of 111 ( Gasoon, Woe surprised in Lis bed at Porto Belln—concludine very properly by lasing, that the Readers of that ropes neat wait for news direct from America upon the divers articles before they can make op their belief as to the true condition of things lu that part of the globe. The Public has reason to feel in a measure coo -1 soled for the loss of that Moable man and legislator, Sir Sastuct. Rnss►t.cr, in the very eminent talents of Sir J 41111.9 hi AC INTOIIII. The British Criminal Laws concern every man living under the sway of the British Government, and requires person of prdoenti talents and a perspicuous judgment to torn over tie leaves on which they are written. 'They call eel most affectingly for abridgment, simplification, and modifies lion, many of them are frightfully f, sad on that account become less operative and benefiriil. To render laws effective, they should operate uniformly, whereas new they are so severe, that the prerogative of the Crows, for the sake of humanity, is obliged repeatedly to interfere, therefore, • judicious and temperate alteration must be considered as so im portant and necessary improvement. We consider the Learned Gentleman then, who has so laudably taken up the subject, as at once use- fully and honourably employed in one of the highest departments in a civilised Stale since that which con. cerns our lives and liberties, stands higher in our views than what relates only to property. Can a Briton who feels the due importance of his condition as a rational creature, read the proceediogs of list night in the lions, cf Ludo, sod not find a blush rise up in his cheek ? It is hardly possible to speak of such a humiliation inflicted on the trading public of this once greet commercial coontry s without the writer being subjected to a prosecution for sedi tion—" Etching • dislike to the Government."— Who can speak truly of tie Government without doing su ? There is not time now, 'de said, to discoss the business of two Bills of the very first importance to Briti►A sachet) !! Therefore, they must be thrown by, mud the subject taken up again de novo neat Sessions. The Insolvent Bill and the Bin krapt Laws Bill share in this way the same fate. Bat the Lords of the crealiun so will it, and all must obey. Parliament, it is 'mooted, will be prorogued on Tuesday neat. To enable the too Horses to de this, I of time Bills in progress must bedropt, assts. re observed, to the lesions injury of the individuals con. certied in Mein, who have i ed all the espence. Several of the Daily Papers having inserted a " (it coke," purporting that a Nesting will be held in Smithfield Market-place, on %Vednesday, the 21st inst. for promoting a Radical Reform in the Repte seutolion of the People in the Commons Hue • • f Parliament. Intl regm. sting attendants '' in con junction milk those Gentlemen whore winos ore there• usetkr• mentioned," a thought it our duly, respect• ins/ some of " these Gentlemen," to enquire if their names bad been so made nse of with their knowledge or consent ; and we base authority to state, that rereral of " these Gentlemen" bad not consented to any rock use of their names. It is us t our intension In call iu quest' the fitness. or the legality, of so mooting, for discussing the greatest and most vital of all political objects, ad the bust means of obtoioiog ; but we greatly disapproa of the names of Gen. Oman being used on such occasions ni host cam. plop authority. . , Letters from Baenos Ayres of the 131 h of April, relive the roamer of an amicable arrangement being on flit 11111111 %lila ANIMAS, preparatory to titliCh. It ill Slid. that en armistice bed been concletled with hie. Theoccepation of retinal' points on the roads to ate interior by his troops, Lad produced a most anfavosrable effect on the state of conmeice et Begone Ayre9. - • ?RR inVAPITAGIRII dtildistiur lititc I Pt. I.E. A EXEMeI..II:I/41 Ili 1 k RECENT Lurhat.r4► is 1116/1 k. The 1,001•1 Lnitellpiergree. WWI lately rib • rar.re se dodgem. And dar'd the dangers of •be sea, Berao.e her Lord laid by hi. bledgess. Ms jaw re-erosed the hi iay /lad brtilighterr Essig' bone spit., Of Hoolagoe's wood, bearalb the freer Tat rah Krona...ay, rrelia'd, mi re mirs'..,4 r....nrd to ewe The trabv id( musings oiler Mod; lie 1111161, her .oftrily awls his awe. • Sal all Me efforts prev'il in cabs. Theo rang the wined with sweelcif metes. The produce of the lair sues emcee The linacm clas'd their emblem 111111411*. While shin soy Ludy said. or Hew ; „ Your feeble atrokes esti* lidea! 1 meowed ass so cenisitio I " Yost' . 'apple jack's a mere trepan. Aid I base oboes myself a (edges,, Is kevieg. for • boy's rattan, My husband', weSarled ashes Madge*: ; Desist, thee. feeble-vises 'd lonia, To escrow 1 ,0 boast agate I" le Square rbesjoui arried His lord hii., •id emended ors, E.►rac'd his r Ile. • hes she liar Wba cried, " My dear. Ws dime ua bars !" " Forbear." &Ili he. " ibe mein& Mralu! Caudd I be jraluirs of a mute In Murenvy ere never Year Of sicked hoses. II be two array i rtatr rea-ots then appews. Why Itoolan draw. ne'er co astray— Weems: their haatn,nd.. 141.1 and wore, Attack Oka with a tough lolaelltan u ! July 7. J. F. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Berstoc, ..h.u.e T.—Arrived the Clara, Theme. from Janiaicr ; and Panders, Vickery, from New foundland. DEAL, Jvcn 7.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Nicholion, Cairns, for Bermuda. Also sailed the Asia, Mortice, for Bombay. liAnwicti, Rt. , / 7.—Sited the Prince of Orange packet, for ibilland; and the Castlereagh packet, for Csahaven, both with Mails. PORTIIIIIdUTII, 7.—Passed by for tondon, the lkossnm, IVilliamson, from Leghorn, in wren Weekt.—The lady Hamilton, Wytoit, aid Defence tractspotts, Ent pretigoe this moroing, and left the quersittine ground for ipi head. Ltergeoot., it:LT G.—Arrived the V..leen. Reed, from Savannah. sailed Sist of May; •e 7 ► el Jostle let. 33. long. 27. spoke the Atlantic, frees Junks for NVllitehaven ; ou 26th of June, in let. 47. 30. long. t 7. spoke the ship Barclay, from this pen for Halifax, oot 21 t;ay s. Th e princess Elizabeth raze, with a Mail from Malta and Gibraltar, is arrived at Filmouth ; Jailed from NIII:s 3d of flay, and from Gibraltar 19. h of Jone. AMERICA. The infection of the Bank of England has reached almost every Bank in America, as well as numerous others which we have noticed es baying stopped morel. It is stated in the Richmond Pams that the State Bank at Rsleigh, and the Drench at Fop/Neille bare declined to redeem their notes in specie, bet have offered in etchings a draft on the northern cities. In one instance, a draft on New York was accepted by the broker. The State of Kentucky also is in considerable completion, occasioned be the premre of the times. Besides the Meeting in Frankfurt, there have been County Meetings all over the State. The revolves passed at these Meetings embrace several recommen• datives ------ - I. A *epee lest ef Specie Pairmrnis hr Bniskr. 2. A larval elliehte et rep,r hr the Reeks. 3. A■ czars tell et the Lefti:lllllr. MEETING AT BLACKBURN. Markham July s—Ralf-past s:r. P. Sr. The Public Meeting fur Parlirmentare Refer'', advertised to be held here this day, ri jest over, and, to our greet joy, but not surpris. , .., without lily wit chief. Alter a nuother of speake•s had delivered their sentisiosta, end some in language :efficiently ewer:Mc, the astembled people dispersed peaceably and quietly. Among 'lrina' Resulotions passed, Rut one of Thanks to Cobbeil, for his able conduct in the note of Liberty, sod that he be invited to re torts, "lo take his place date head of the Teeple!" The person who seconded this statiou said, Mr.Cob belt will return to his country, and be in Manchester, ashen be eapecred to see every person whore face hi now saw Ise fell march towards the ol.jed sought for. There sere from 3 to 4000 persons assessliled,among whom were many women and children. The princi. pal speakers were 11r. Harrison (who distinguished himself st Stockport), Knight, Stuon, ‘Vrol, Mit chell, and Fitton, from biancisrster, all korais• for their fitted principles ; also, Lents, Dewharst, and Harrison, of Markham. By the Madras Couriers to the Oth of February, we find— " All the homeward boend China 'hips her' ssiled for England, excepting the two Bengal and C'ir•a ships' which had not arrived at Maros on the .31tA of December; they were seen, hoverer, to pass Ma lice.. The Chinese were besily employed about re building the fort that the Alcestis bombarded wills such effect. They steals* bedding new ones is dire ferret parts of the river. " Tie Betel are said to bate manifested the same hostility to British trade, which their cavalrymen at home base Jone. All the Iresations and eatortintssolf the old system are revived. British trade is thoarted in every possible way. Native ships are compelled to carry the Dutch fag, and to be provided with Ditch certificates of pstsport. The old elisrges of malty against the natives are also revived. " The Batch In,. woken Pslamhiti, in the Straits of Banes, and sent nor troops which had possession of it, to Java. They have also sent a I and some troops to take Perak, in the Straits of Malacca, bet the Queen of QVCOAII bad previously takes posses sion of it, and the floteh not finding thernselvesstroeg enough to attack it, returned to Mallen. '• At l'etisng own expeditions we , * preparing ; one of which is d•st:n-d to form a Habits settlement at Aclieen—the destination of the other is not known. Sir STAMFORD 11 AFFLES wit to accompany the former expedition. Gnomons B . a miss, a brave sad greatly esteomcd O•firer in the Kist India 'Puke at Madras moor )ear , , is crettly liked is his ;mice. " The Dsrch ate 'skin possession of all the little pieces they rotator!, fist! 13 the ',shear.), and they ate in expectation of 15,W0 more troops from Es• rope." The fnilowinc is an 'street from a private WWI from New J-r-vy :--44 Vs bete now srd times among es, owing to the streation of commerce, but die evil is telt rtnelly by our Merchants. In the coentry there iv abundanre of trod for sass and brae, beetili and plenty, few taxes, room for (boo mer, a fertile country reqeiring labs ur and skill to any extent, and calculated to supply the wont. of all the !abeam-in; peer of Elroy., c^cl,l w e bat transfer them bete."