The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-05-12 00:00:00

Sir ISAAC COFFIN maintained, that the settee quest character of tits man bad s•thiss to d• with his pr•rioua guilty coodeet. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said, the orders of the sorties were inoperative oe story Captain is the Navy to muster leech week hie crew, any ems of whom if absent had a dot affixed to his ease, if his Bluebell tromieemi three eel:emirs weeks, the letter IL was alined to his nese and reported is the Ad miralty. Seth had bees thetas* with the Petitioner. The teleeeqmesee bad beep always is tech cases lbs. the prise nomsey became forfeited to the chest of Cream/kb Heopital. The Admiralty would there for. hay, bet ill .Melded to their duty, bad they stlifered she Poitiower to drew his prise stowey.— The Captain of the *ethos had, on being unsalted, slated, that the Peiblemee had he's marked almost owing to his sieceadent, and beam bum logged sad sent en sleeve. Mr. BENNETT olskod to koow whether Sir Ws. Iloste kid yew Mod oho Petitioner lot the COINS'S* ►ion of th► holo•es offoore, or for his desertion? Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said, that if it costal te proved- that the Petitioner bad net deserted, he w °old give him his saps, theogh It wield be imps.. MMb t• give him a character. Si, FRANCIS lICIIBRTT bees by obeerving, that every maw who promoted • Petition to the !loose was (oasis to have his character attacked. TtrePetl. Ilona bad elver been tried en any of the accusation. which wen nee twoogitt egoism him. With regard to the Wised' nffence which hit was wetted to base ..silted, the Petitioner mated it to be entirely film. The preeeedirg of the Hoe. Bemis opposing the bringing up of this Polities, was, tip call it by the mildest name, neither fair Dm germeons. He should certainly prom Oe matter, bermes. he wished the man's dialect.' te be freed from the imienatioes which bad been east epee it. He bed himself seen the Petitioner, end from what be bad seen, bad formed a favourable °pistol" of him. Bet even 'opposing that he was guilty of ail that bed been alleged against Ma, there one modes of punishment appointed by law, which might to have been adopted ; there certainly was no right in any quaker to leer. him on shore, and to forbid his retorts to the ship. He did net wish le speak die. respecifelly of so gallant as officer as Sir W. Haste tend he acknowledged the vomits of that .15cm es strongly sod as triflingly as any other Member could do), t•ut he did wish to present the excellent charac ter which that °Seer bore from proving ao obstacle en the doing jemice to en humble individual like the Petitioner. The lion. Baronet bad not contradicted his statement regardiog site illegality of inflicting tie eneen lashes on the Pmitiotier witbeet a Cowl. Martial; nor had be replied to his argument, that the R pieced opposite the name of the Petitioner had cheated him out of 5601. 'Phi circumstance of Crooke's having been silent for 17 years, certainly was suspicious; it had nut 'trick his before that everting, or he certainly would have asked the Nil tipster to t for it. He had a copy of a letter from Sir W. Home. which proved that the .emery ' of officers was not sissy. to be relied on. It was ' addressed to the Petitioner, and contained these words—" If you are the meted Run on the books of the Muds*, it is became. yes bare dose so."— [Baer, hoer: from sti park of tie Hoose)—Ho wished the Home to assailer that there was the •ord if is the sentence. lie should certainly take the seem of the Hesse rather lino allow the Petition to be less. Sir G. COCKBURN said, that it was by nemeses en mere surmise that the charges against Crooke bed been brought forward. Mr. LYTTLETON had beard, with regret end (Wails, au attempt this night wade to is a foul n loony ou a most gallsat sad distiagoished Naval °Scar, upon the evidence of eo lassoes a befog as ha believed this Petitioner to be, sad whoa it was mot possible to try, so be Bed from judo,. Mr. CROKER said, that Sir Mete ob served the sea 'Redid to had row away : sad there fore it became necessary for that Gallant Captain to jostify his coodoct to him. The floes could do tittle for the ma, bet the Courts of Law were opts to him ; bet, sinless he could establish his chewier by law, he would be entitled to no redress. Coo *Waring all the circumstsocss of the case, be did sot think the Poitiow should be received. Mr. OhIMANNEY, amid cries of Qiiestiois ! said a few words, which we did not hear distiactly, bet appeared to us to defend the conduct of Coptais Hosts. Sir F. BURDETT wished to mention two or three of the testimonials to the character of Crooke.— (Spoke, spoke !)—lf the Deese were in tech a state of impetieoce as to provost it from doing mere justice to an oppressed men, be was cleft, willies to drop this and every other sobject.—[lleer!)—Admiral Airily bore testimooy to the good conduct of the Petitioner while ow board the Menu*, sod t►is was confirmed by the Lieutenant; iodirpeedent of which, the Surgeon spoke to the propriety and reselarity of his general deportment. The real question was, whether the Deere wallow booed to enquire lute the abases of power by Naval Officers of high rank.— The &abject meld no where be takes into considera tion so well as before a Committee: if it were there discerned that the Petitioner bad no claim, the deci• ►ion would be satisfactory to the country; bet at present the lloese had no iliformotiort on which it L-oold am I. potties a negative upon the demand. sir 1. COFFIN made a single remark iu Dr. PRILLISIORE Aired Sir F. Bordett with soots wiled is not Inquiring of the Petitioner, whom he Mad so often sees, why he remained silent for 17 yaws 'idiom snaking any demigod. It was obaermblit that the testimonials only Wetted to Crooks's (midget prior to 1301. Colesel WODEHOUSE said, that be eras most intimately assiesieterl with Sir W. Ileste, arid helm satisfied that there sem was a man less likely to be guilty of au siblirary act of authority. The public services of the Galled Admiral are well kerma.— [firer, hear !) The Hesse thee divided epos the question, who. titer the Polities Avoid be received-- Am I I Neer 206 Of course the Petition was rejected. INVERKEITHING ELECTION. Mr. Ley brovght op the Wined Lifts of Meer• To 1 TH V, STA'I'ESMAN bars e.hasen to servo. on. the CuesMee to try the merits of the Isvorkeithing Election Petition ; they west thew— Lord Illorwisieby, S.r N. Sauserville. C. Cliriptis.. Sir R. Ropy W. Cliesebrrialor, C. J. Greying.. A. Cidifirri, R A..... A. J. lUir)sroir. F. ta. Hireard, Lord Berens, 0. William. M. R. Woitiors, A. Son" K. Palsy. Th. Chairman of the Committee en the Fogey Election reported, that the silting Member, Mr. Atwood, ►ed Net been rfely returned, ►et that Lord Veltman oegbt to hare been returned. It was ordered, t►at two persons of the serve of Stroller, printers at Peery', should attend the Home os Tuesday neat with certain Papers. Cleat of As Crown; sod thoso-okoolit answer all the pompom., of oricioiry. Lord CASTIAREAC II eonsieloood the dram- Broom as se solaria's, that little leitormativa would serve the Hama. Mr. WILLIAMS fared therrreadd be digitally in getting a eery of the record, se It vii wet nosy In the heeds et the Perk of ilti Crews. Sir J. MACINTOSH sold, that there oast be some legtl Ater whose duty It was to keep a roared of legal propeordiogs. Mr. WILLIAMS it:piston!. The perdee bed got the eenvietlea rat et the beads of the Arrociete mod the letter bad sot reaseded Ikon la the Crows. Odee. __ . Mr. SCA MATT aid, !bat the record ef the cos oldies enfold he pettily get et. Mr. W. WYNN 'honk that the Hone West serve a sootiest). the proper officer to prods*, the re cord ; cud if he geld he hod Ong It op to as i.dl. Algol, the Hosea would set safer itself I. ho baffled, bet ...Id call that ',divides' before lie 11**se. Lord J. RUSSELL thew withdrew his willies. TELLERSHIP OF THE EXCHEQUER. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose for Inv. ti bring bi a Halt. render *'*dale?* to she 'l* ty the salary Oven so by the Marquis of Camden as one Sf the Tellers of the Esocherpser.— Ile *elegised the blergelsea of Careffen 6a4 Buck ingham., mho sebaciihed Ant IM rapport el the war above whet was Implored hem diem by Mr Berke's Bill. Is the cootie of Brewer Lied Coedits Aare op 45,0001. After the rare. Lied C. offered still to devote t• the service rf the Sot. (avad M sln. applied for a leo to sanction it) the seer 1.1 9.0001. a year.— lle hoped the Home would receive oith It able t!istiection this secriare al individual interest I the public good.—[lJear, hear!..; Lord cAsTi.EitEAGii wooded the motion for leave to bring in the Bill. lie stated the voluntary contributions of the Noble klargais during the tsar, ?which, altogether, he said, amousned to 0,7001 — lie hoped the country world duly appreciate this splendid ascribes of private right, by giving up 90001. • year t• the public service.—[/leer, head] . Mr. TIERNEY was extremely happy that this motion old giros rise to disenasieJ, because the cans. try seemed to take this splendid sacrifice to the pub. lic good as a mete matter of course. The hlargsis Camden lied given up his private property for the good of his country ; and he regretted that the Hesse did not mark its wee of gratitede on in splendid so inmost-, of public Willi. lle hoped some one world move that this great act should be entered on the Journals. Fad of CARIJAMPTON contended that these grants of the Siete were redeemable. Mr. TIER.NEY mid, they were private property as long as the holders of the. conducted thesseltn properly in their offices. Mr. HANKES said, that as long as the holders of the patent .line did not abase their trusts, their emo luments were fee simples for life. He was glad this Instan , e of splendid menitirence bad been brought berms the linear ; slid he hoped that the deed would be commemorated in the preamble se the Act as en example to others; sod also that the ewe shoold be noticed in the Joernsis. Mr. WI LIIEILFOLIC r. wet &Orem of espetsgag bis high sense of the sacrifice. this act was Judi. ati►e of a great and generous sled. It should be recollected. that Lord Camden had none of these overwhelming fortunes, from which sorb • modem might naturally be expected. Bat he could leave his son more splendidly endowed by the memory of the transaction. thee by any fortune whatever. Mr. LONG said, the Noble Marquis mad• this tunics most cheerfelly ; and not with reference to any taunts which .tsy bate been throw. sot against him.—Leeve was then give• to bring lo the Bill. Mr. BANK ES gave notice, that on the second reading of the Bill be would move a Resolution cos. wiemorative of this splendid action. Mr. FORBES Mighty praired this set, hot said that there bad beep Laity knout's, of sacrifices der. iog t►e wir. Mr. BANKES aid, this eras the only inslaeceef a Nobler:am giving up a pert of his p►operty fur life. AGRICULTURAL INTEREST. Mr. LA MBION, in prosentieg a Polities from 700 Imod.owsiers and Lsod•hoiders of the comity of Durham, praying enquiry before a Committee isle Agricelteral Distresses, observed, that he regretted he mold met cancer with the Petitioners, as he ad hered to the opinion he had **pressed in 1815, t►at any leterpositieu of the L►gislature lo questhses of the hied w as impolitic The Petitiee, praying the oppointeseet of a Cos. slues to Investigate tbe subject ' MIS laid upon tbe table, sad ordered to be printed. SIM! WINDOWS. Mr. S. WORTLEY . presented seven! Pokiest, from varies, shopkeepers and others, is Yorkshife, complaining of the preterit mode of assessing shop windows and shorans. The eemplaiets of she Pe. tifiativrs wee • in the lion. Member', opinion, well The House and Winslow Duty were pa tiently heavy awl epprossivo on these Petitioner, but that on Amuses) was still more so. If a trades man had his sea home from school, only for a few days, and employed him to deliver a parcel, Of NOVO ill a shop, be was immediately assessed fur a shop man. lie oodorsiond Government were reedy to afford relief on ibis point, end 1116 she other two he felt it steasoary to say, that if Government adepted no modiicetlea on them, 110 should, es in early day, submit a metiers on the subject. Lord LASCELLEs sud Mr. TREMAINE also supported the Petition. "Sir bi. RIDLEY wisbed to knew when the Chan cellor of the Elebequer would bring forward his su tlers oo the 'object of the Assessed Tales ? The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCIIEQUER said, this subject was one of so mach sud intensive dilb citify, that it require': tiosa for him to see his way through it. The Finance Censmittee's Report and that of the Bank Cemotittee, at present occupied all his stingiest. He frosted, however, that as au early day in seat week Ire should bring forward • voodoo on the subject. With respect to the first ob *lien, as to the assessing children, be thought the law as it now stood would protect them, at least it ought to do so. Mr. WAITHM AN was happy this subject was at length to be brought ander the ronsiderstion of the House. Mr. Pitt sod Lord H. Petty, had boil tried a Shop.tel, and found it impracticable, bet it was afterwards contrived to impose a as similar i• its nature, by taalog all the persons employed is the shop. The Petition were thee brawl/1t up. Mr BENNEI - 1' trusted, that in the future sr• rearmaments en this subject, care would be taken le @seep boys ceder 14, as at present shopkeepers were !transited employing such bays by the duly they thereby incurred, these boys were taws left is idleness and want ; and is this as le ether cases mastless had the effect of increasing crime. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER essered the Hon. Gentleman the subject to which be bad alluded should receive consideratioe, sad be 'rested, en errangeoseot, satisfactory to the Hee. Gentleman, would be adopted on the subject. After souse further ob 'ions from Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY and Sir &I. RIDLEY, the several Petition from Leech, kc. were reed, and ordered to tie on Om 'W.. Mr. S. WORTLEY gyve notice that he would, ee Friday week, sinless soy circesistance should •rise to reorder it trunecerary, bring forward s OM lion en the subject of the IVisdow end House Tam. Mr. 11.11 - 11.KTON pro optics of his intenders to bring forward • motlee for emending the Act of the 44th of the King, relative to Conveyancan, and moved for varioes Papers cossetted with the subject. POROVOTI OF CRAMPOON!). Lord J. RUSSELL then rose, to move for espies of the convictloos of persoas friend guilty of bribery and rorreption at the late Gramponad Election.— The Noble Lord entered into a detail of the circum. stances during the late Election, which be said was of the moat gross end corrupt dertription. There was' a regular system of bribery established in this Borough ; but in the early part of the late contest, a consider able degree of alarm was noted entougst the worthy Electors, by a report that a Candidate was coming down from London, who would insist ea the Bribery Oath being administered. A remonstrance was nised againat this step; and it was said, that if this course was pe ed in not mere them three persons woeld be found who could Ike the oath, or more than two who would administer it. The threat was not ultimately pet in practice, and the Election proceeded fur some dots, when a new dim catty arose; owe of the Electors himself started as a Candidate, and insisted on the Bribery Oath being administered ; this again threw things into cede- Sion; and whilst the point was arguing with him, the Candidate being without was assaulted sad severely beaten mad misguided. Thus defeated he retired from the contest, sod the Election con cluded without the Bribery Oath beisigl adonis. owed at ell. Th. Noble Lord then proceeded et length late a detail of the conduct of those voters, who ' together with Sir M. Lopez, had been con. victecl ; and suggested, that an enquiry should be in. stituted, into the state of the borough. lie con. cluded by movieg, es a foendation for such enquiry, for the Copy of the Record of the Conviction of Sr M. Lopes. sad the ether persons, convicted of bevy and Correption at the late G rampaged Election. Mr. S. BOURNE. seggested to the Noble Lord that his motion, in its present state, embraced more than was Deanery, mad would prove so voluminous, it woeld defeat bone, object. The AITORN EY-GENERAL and Mr. SCAR. LETT thueght extracts of the material parts, now. lb of the record mad coutiction, might be test bylbo BARNSTAPLE ELUCTION. Lied JOHN RUSSELL moved for *Wads fro■ the material parts of the Evidence in the trial of Sir AL Lopez, for Bribery, and also from the material parts of the Evideact is the peosecetioa of certain of she Electo►s of Barestaple for the like offence. After a few words from the Attorney-Gement, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. T. Coortermy, sod Mr. S. Bourne, the motion was agreed to. Mr. GOULBURN obtained Inert to brieg in a Bill for the punishment of offences in Moderns.— Heretofore murders had been committed, and no power esi,red of punishing without bringing them tied the witnesses to this country. Mr. WILBERFORCE wished this or a similar 1111111.611. In be attended to New Zealand. Mr. GOULBURN agreed that steps shoold be taken to penish atrocities against all the inhabitants of the Sonia Sea islands; bat in New Zealand no had no established setting's.. Mr. WILBERFORCE mid, the Act of the 57th of the King only punished warder and manslaughter in New Zealand sad Otaheite ; and he wished it @Vended to robbery and other offence,. Mr. GOCIBURN said, that in a tuto►e stage of the Bill be would advert to this subject. WAR IN etyLor4. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY claimed the attention of the Mewl le the system of destrective war which bad been carried on in Candy. He entered into a detail of the events which bays lately token Flay, in theiatand of Ceylon ; and contended that, in defiance of t he Treaty, we had placed Moormen inste-d of natives, in places of trust, which occasioned the its. serreetinn of the natives against no. He wanted to knew whether the Minister of Candy, Ellapula, was exeemted by the sentence of a Court-Martial, or '‘y a Court of Justice? He then sowed for the Proclama tion which was issued in Candy in 1815, and the Treaty which was concluded at theme, time. Mr. GOULBURN said, that Ellapola hawing been taken in arms, was emoted by sentence of a Geert•Martial ; but the Minister of a similar name was io perfect health according to tltt latest accounts. Mr. FORBEI regretted that the elate of Ce7l•4 Ins my Wee kneels IN Ibis moor, • bet It sorely *as well worthy the enqeiry of the doses why that ceontry bed been ha • stele of intereol war ewer Noce we had had possesei•a of it.—The minim was then egrfedto. Sir J. NEWPORT atotpd for Ince to brio; la a Bill to enable Magistrates in 'reload to act. in iirto Coentine, if they are Jettiese of the Peace is botb.— Loots sive.. OPTRALIIIC HOSPITAL. Mr. J. P. GRA NT rose to mo►e for some Papers re. 'peeling the establiehmeat of a Military Opthalwria Hospital rod Sorrow', now, for the first time, intro.. dosed let. the Army Estimates as a heed of charge. At first ibe Secretary at War *amassed a wish to ham the rebate Establishment investigated; bet who. h• (Mr. Greet) showed the Noble Lord the motion ow luteeded to submit to the Hesse. he was astonished to be told, that the Papers could scot he panted.— It appeared to his a sprestioeseble mestere to est'. Wish au OptMltwle Hospital, when the disease (first brought f►om Egypt) was rapidly declining in the Army. It also appeared to hies singator, that the patients should be takes from ander theca', of Army Sergeant, who had made the disease th►ir study, and placed ender the mire of an °cornet who we' irs the Army, soil of whose abilities he enfold not I "peak. He t homer, it • bt sahjeet of enquiry • if net we the wore of economy, yet to boner, why this Hospital had been tyken net of the hoods of Army Surgeons? Ile then moved for Reports impertimi the Oprholmic liospitala. ortrectally the new use, at ebe bead of which is Sir W. Adam.. Lord PALMERSTON ihneght the Mese would be of upiusiats, that the "Winn less 111111•CI.Sary.— There ass as °robslmic 11.•ipitel at Wissnr ; bet the treatment of the patients was not altoeether faciory. He did not say this tomtit any reflection on tiro officer who was at the heed of that establishment, who. however, Ihueght he should have been pitted at olio heed of the atilt Hotpitai ; hut some Chelsea roc. airiness hating been ',lucid under the care of Sir W. Adams, by way of es Demerol, and by a report of Sir 11. Ilalford, Dr. Lisil:ie, Mr. A. Coei.er, Mr. Cline. , Mr. Aberuethie, &c. it appeared to have sacceeded much beyond the method of cure adopted by Mr. ticeeders. Oa this account, Sir W. Adams was placed at the head of the 1101/ esiablishment. Up to the present moment Sir W. Adams had discharged his duty without any remener•tiou whatever, !caw ing it to the Government to grant him what might be thought a fair compensatiou fur his labours. Sir W. Adams bad succeeded in relieving many who had been unsuccessfully treated by Military Surgeons. Ile read l cases is proof of this; amongst others, that of a etas who bad been blind for seventeen years, and was se ft. relieved by Sir W. Adams as to distinguish what o'clock it was by a watch. He read a •letter from one Army Ser goon to soother, requesting him not to iaterfere with the eyes of two men whom be wished to set op ea a proof that Si, W. Adams's method of practice wee liable to produce relapses in discreet of the eye.—.. This letter came to his hand, in consequence of let ter, en artily basinets being transmitted throogh the Office of Hie Secretary at W2l, in order to save ea ' pence of postage; but they must be open, and not contain private besioest ; and the Clerk whose fogy it wee to inspect them. finding this letter not on at my burhiest, broeght it to hint (Lord I'.). The prac tice siT Sir W. Adams had been the of prieted controversy, and by the decision of the Public it ought to stand or fail, end not be brought by mo tions for papers before the House. As to ties Est.. bilibeievit itself. it dill nni east above 1500:. a-year ; and he wished Members would inspect it, to hear the gratitude of thud who had been relieved from being a harden to their fritods,and who have been restored to comfort in the evening of their days. Sr J. MACINTOSH said, the question was, who. tiler they would enquire into the origin and con temners of this Establishment. The judgment of all F.erope was, that our Army sod Navy Medical Officers had contribated greatly to the advancement of their science. The Noble Lord ought to have mentioned the acme of the writer of the letter he had read, in order that the House might know whom to reprobate for such unworthy condect, end in order that the medical men might not be generally pre jediced by the conduct of one of their body. The Noble Lord had quoted the opinions of eminent M r. diell 111t11 in Greer of Sir W. Adams's practice in 1814; bat had not some of the first medical men in Leaden since given an opinion against it ? Mr. C. lIUTCIIINtONpraised the zeal of the Nes. We Lord (Palmerston) in taking every pains that so painful a disease should be relieved; but be was sfraid it was not yet eradkated. Mr. BARHAM thought the papers that had been moved foe wale totally soseeroseeey N form a jail e r Seat hi thhi matter. Lord EBRINGTON also agreed with hit NM.. Friend in the eulogise he had tattered on Sir W. Adams. Lord CASTIERF.AGII thought the Ilene woe Aravelliag a tad. oat of their owl coarse. The duty of the Hoene was to consider whether the .establislimest was necessary, sod the eapentlitet• economical. Both these points were acknowledged. Theklease had never, on for mer Measjoni, a ttempted tointerfere in the appointment of either the military or the medical staff of the army ; and be trusted the iloold would not now sanction a motion which sr. peered to have that object. Mr. J. P. GRANT rep!ied. lie 4611 retained tie same opinion as to the propriety of the !loose having the information for which lie had morel; bet as the opinion of the noose was against him, he should not prPPs the question to a division. 'pm several motions wire taro pat, and negatived without a di•ibion. Mr. S. COOPER gate notice, ohs, he should, nn Monday nett, mete for Irrtr to bring in a Bill to limit the Number of Pasaeuge , s to be carried by Meil•coacbet. Th. POD( Itoes Mi<iriviiratinn Bill wag, on 'he goalies of Mr. S. BOURNE, ordered lo be mad a 'Komi iine (Hs Nuntlay nest. !HMI CLERK OF THE PEACE. Sit J. NEWPORT mowed the Order of the Dsy for tbe seam] reading of the Clerk of the Pelee in Ireland Regulation Bill. Lard CAP.IIISII' tippled the Bill. TLe