The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-04-18 00:00:00

t p 1100.0 at the terms anti conditions of the Treaty 4,1 reit 6 e ennellided botween Great Britain •nr the tilted Stat.-5 ~r Amp ' lea. nut ill SHOPE was delighted to heir the No ble [gird (Lirei p.. 01) chime in with the dictum of his associate Peer (Bathurst) on a former night ; but what pretty work , would they all come to, when that famous principle of search was to he equally distributed among all powers. The Noble Lord, however, said, that this was -only a right arising among belligerents. This was better and better still. Now suppose Denmark had made war unjestly on Sweden, or vice versa, was either of them to be at once invested by this unjust act, with a right to search all neutral ships, and British as well as the rest. Or suppose Commodore Rodgers was sent with a fleet to attack the Algerines, and he being thus in a state of war should meet one of our fleets of one or two bundled ships, and take it into his head that there were Americans on board, how would we like that kind of right ? Or suppose he found in our ship six Americans, and took them out, and thus left the ship undermanned, and the ship, and cargo, and crew, all English, at once went to the bottom in the first gale, what was the English merchant to say to that? It would be better, in fart, to give up the whole right on both sides and all sides by nego ciation.--p laugh.] &'he marquis of LANSDOWN agreed in that part of the Address which thanked the Prince Regent for his pacific intentioes; but he objected to the manage. meat of the treaty, becausta we had defined nothing, because we might have . had the same peace before, because we had insisted on an Indian barrier, and then left that harrier to the will of Congress, and .because, without additional objects in the war. we bad plunged Into additional expenditures of blood and treasure. _ _ The question was then put, and the House ad owned. • 110 USE OF COMMONS. WROTTESLEY gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring its a Bill for the better security of purchasers of Lands and Tenements under false Stamps, oo Monday next. Sir D. BIRRR gave entice of a motion for Wednesday w'nnight, for an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Re enz on the sobjeet of the Fees taken of Pervons attending Coon. TREATY OT FONTAINBLEAU. Mr. ABE R C ROM HIE gave notice that he. should submit a molten on Thursday, for information respecting the Treaty of Fontainblean. Sir W A KRENDER gave notice of a notkPat for voting $0 additional Insulter of Seamen. Sir JAtILS MACKINTOSH stated, that in consequence of alp answer lately retested to a spiestion ot his Right Honour able Friend (Mr. Poosonby), sad of the present state of public affairs, It was oat his intention to bring on tmanorrow his motion respecting the first Declaration of the Allied Powers. The -ame reasons rendered it impossible for him to name any other day at present, and he must therefore he content with pledging himself to take the earliest opportunity which the course of events should afford. PROPERTY TAX. The Cil A NC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to move a postponement of the Order of the Day, for takiog iutoturther ennsidermion the new Assented Taxes. Ile wished to avail him self of this occasion to give notice, that on Wednesday next, he shined move for a Committee of the whole House, in which it was his imention to submit a proposition for the renewal of the Property Tax. Mr. I• it EMANTLE asked whether It was proposed resubmit any alteration either to the priuciple of the measure, or the amide of its application. Th. cacti Ei.i.Oß of the EXCHEQUER. in a very In audible tone, replied, we believe, in the negative; hat observed that it would be open to any Gentleman to suggest such moth& eatiou. in the Committee as he might deem advisable. Mr. HORNER enquired whether it was the Right Hou. Gen tleman's intention to relioctaish the Assessed Taxes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that the reituquishinent of the Assessed Taus must depend On the de cision of Parliament with respect to the renewal of the Property Tux. Mr. 'WHITBREAD w ished to know whether the renewal of the Property Tax was to be pressed with regard to political events, and whether it was in the contemplation of Ministers to make it independent of peace or war? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER conceived that in either of the cases included in the Hlntourable Member's alternative, the measure would be expedient. If direct hostilities were not resorted to it would be necessary to support a complete state of military preparation. —[llear, hear!) Mr. PONsONBY put off his motion respecting the transfer of Genoa to the King of Sardinia, sine 4fic. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Scotch Judges' Salaries Bill, in which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a Resolution fixing the salaries of Judges of the Con sister). Court at 5001. Mr. J. P. GRANT doubted whether this sum was sufficient to enable the Judges in question to quit their practice at the Bar, which they at present cou pled with the exereke of their judicial functions. Mr. A RBUTIINoT brought up several papers re. hating to the Ordnance, pursuant to the order of the iinuse.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. PONSONI3Y asked whether the Noble Lord could inform him when the papers respecting Genoa would be laid on the table ? Lard CASII.EItEAGH said they were in pro gress, and he hoped would be ready in the course of the week. TATITIt OP , MURRAY. Sir S ROM 11.1.1 pursuant to his notice, moved for an Address to the Prince Regent, requesting he would order to be laid before the House a copy of the Report of the Recorder of London of the judg ment passed on Robert Lathrop Murray, who was 1 Heti for bigamy at the Old Bliley in January last. —lO saki thatthis case was one which required the greatest•pqblicity, as it was a case of great hardship, and the punishment most peculiarly severe. It was one -of the slightest cases of bigamy he had ever heard of, and yet had received a sentence of the hightrit punishment the law 'would allow. Since the Act had been passed which attached the punishment of transportation to this offence (now eight years), not one in four had suffered that sentence. Out of 104 cases, only 23 persons bad been transported for the offence, and in general the punishment was only one year's imprisonment, or a small fine. The second , , Aife knew perfectly well of the first marriage before she married the prisoner, and, as well as the pri. l soner, thought, and was convinced the first marriage was illegal. It appeared to him, therefore, necessa ry the Judge's Report should be seen, that a fair judgment might tie formed of the cause of such an e.traordinary diqtitietion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the crime of bigamy bad been found so common and so mischon the increase, that an Act bad been passed, giving 11 . Y 1 I r , • / ; 1 1 1 . . THE STAVESII+iAN. the Judges a power of sentencing persons who nobs mitte(l this crime to tranwortatiod for seven years.--r He differed with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who made the !potion so far as to deem this use, in stead of the slightest, to be one of the greatest offences of the kind. The person found guilty of this crime had married a most respectable young lady in Ireland ; and afterwards marrivel a second wife, who had a fortune of ten thousand pounds on her marriage, and was entitled to 70,0001. more on the death of her mother. If she had contented, the guardians and mother had been imposed on; for he had married by licence, by which be bad sworn be was a single man, and had added perjury to bigamy. He had also greatly injured the first wife, whom he had reduced to a state of widowhood, with out the power of marrying the moat honourable and desirable man that should offer so long as the pri soner was alive. From the prisoner's own statement he had no hesitation in advising, that the sodium) should be carried into execution, and as tech he must oppose the motion. Mr. H. ADDINGTON thought that no case hid• been made oat to warrant the interference of the Ilouse, in the exercise of the ;udicial authority. Sir S. ROMILLY conueived it to be the duty of the House to interfere, if punishment should be in flicted disproportioned to the offence. I After a few words free the,ATTORNEY.GE. NEILAf., in explanation., • • • • - The question was put, and negatived without a division. Mr. HORNER gave notice, that he intended to submit a motion to the House on Wednesday next, relative to the defeat suffered by his Majesty's troops at New Orleans. ALIEN ACT. Mr. BATHURST, after a few words, not anal- Me in the Gallery, upon the number of Aliens in the country, and the necessity of arming Ministers with further powers, moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the better government of Aliens. Mr. PONSONBY observed, that he had always been unfriendly to Alien Acts, but upon the present occasion he thought that no ground at all lad been laid for the motion. If Aliens were ilocklns into the country, which probably was the fact, did the Right Hon. Gentleman mean to say, that they were likely to be such persons as would disseminate dee trines dangerous to the Government and Cooitire lien of the country, witch was the only excuse Ali an Alien Act? Was it not much more likely that they should be persons friendly to the establishments in this country, and banished with the Bourbons I He was convinced that these measures had been greatly misapplied, and hid been made the instru ments of private malice, while the Government was imposed upon. He felt indisposed even to permit the Bill to be brought in, without taking the sense of the House. DUTCH MAIL I ^ Mr. BATHURST had not entered into details upon the subject, because he did net think that the necessity of the Bill would be doubted at the present crisis. It was not at all impossible that persons might be sent from France to - this country, or to Ireland, to estrange the population and weaken its allegiance. The principle of Ate all had airs* been several times recognised by Parliament. Mr. WH I TBREA D said that the Right Honours. ble Gent. had talked of the measure•being necessary in the present situation of the country ; but neither he nor any of his Msjessy's Ministers could inform the House what that situation _was. [hear! and laughter.] He had uniformly opposed the Alien Acts, thinking Ahem the instruments of great abuse and cruelty ; he was sum that Ministers had been imposed upon frequently, and that they had paid money to emigrants who were holding correspond ence with the enemy, while they sent innocent fo reigners out of the conntry. Most probably upon this Government in a great degree depended the question of peace or war—the Continent would be guided by it ; but before such a question was de termined, it seemed to him a little too early to bring in a Bill for the regulation of Aliens, that war only ' could justify. He denied that there was any danger that the minds of the people of Ireland would be corrupted by Aliens; or that Ministers had not ade quate means of meeting such ass evil without this Bill. Mr. D. BROWNE contended that every precau tion ought to be taken against the Jacobin Govern ment of France. Mr. H. ADDINGTON said a few words is fa vour of the motion. TO-MORROW WILL RR THE .LAST DRY: LOT TERY REOINS AT NINE arct,ucc moRNINO: TWO PRIZES OF THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS MUST BR DRAWN. Mr. WHITBREAD sad Mr. PONSONBY ex plained. Mr. BATHURST said, that it was impossible for Ministers to state particular cases, when they came to the House for a measure like the present; such conduct would defeat the very object In view. Mr. WHITBREAD said, that in order to•have the matter more fully explained upon a future day, he should divide the House. Arr. Malls. Dlte 1 __ . l'e` France . . 0 1 ? 0 PRICE (W STOCKS THIS Halle 291 2 9 per Cent. Ned. 5514 3 per Cent. COW SH if 4 per Cents. ilaf 4 per Cent. Navy 860 Mr. BATHURST remonstrated, observing, that such a proceeding could only cause useless debv.— The measure could be debated in its future stages. Mr. WHITBREAD indicated his intention of persevering. With regard to what the Hon. Gentle man opposite bad said upon the Jacobin Government of France, all he (Mr. W.) could observe In reply was, that the Congress of Vienna had been an arch manufacture of Jacobins. _ _ DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK Lotrig. Ann. 14 4I ludirs Bond. 7 6 p • .Krehfclitor Bills 6 10 p • • Console 60 Aei. • 561. 7t* THE STATESMAN. Mr. WARD remarked, that though the division of the House might cause delay, it would have the effect of aiding Ministers, by showing the motives of the Hon. Gentleman. _ _ LONDON: TUESDAY, ♦PRIL 18, 1815. Mr. WHITBREAD said, he rose to orphan by saying, that if he should prone a friend to the pra nk Ministers, it was more than he intended to be. The Gallery was then cleared, and a division took place—the numbers were as follow— For the Bill, it f Agaimt it, 3. As there were not 40 Members present at the did. don, the House adjourned, of course, and the mo tion was lost. We received another day's• (Saturday's) French Papers this forenoon. We subjoin their principal contents. The French Funds, it will be observed, are suffering a considerable depression ; but the state of public credit is not much better in the other coun tries menaced with war. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY. The detachment of the 4th Foot, which hes been stationed at Norman Cross Barraeksior some months to guard the stores, marched from that place on the sth inst. Orders have been received to prepare for a regiment which is expected to errive there in 'the course of a few days—report says, the South Lin. cola Militia. PARIS, APRIL 15.—Above 10,000 workmen ore employed in manufacturing arms here. The Frankfort Journal announces, that M. Bon. rienne is appointed to al the office of Minister at Hamburgh to the Count de Lille. The Constitution, which is every day discussed by enlightened politicians, the most part of whom have defended the rights of the people in bur National Assemblies, will be soon completed, and appear in the beginning of the ensuing week. • er %as the lboinea i VtENN 1, A pull. 3.—We have learnt that a Courie r lof the Emperor Napoleon, coming prom Pari,, h ad . i .• ...1 FLosewca, MARCH (I.—his holiness arriveit ; arrives. at 13,,, kersdot 1, one poet from hence, a w l here last night, having quitted !tome' on the 4Sd. ' that he had been forced to wire with his dispatches. These measures appear severe. Whatev Before his departure he established a Junta, of nhich Cardinal Serraglia is President, and ordered two contents of the dispatches, it apprars that the G. Proclamations to be published, stating the reasons of vernment have taken such measures as it jud ges meat this resolution. The Grand Duke himself received his Holiness on his entering the Palace Ban, and safe. accompanied him to his apartments. The day of his ' The loan which was opened here does not me e t arrival the whole Court paid their respects to hire r ! with success, although the advantages promised to the lenders are incredible. The course of exchange and a munerous crowd collected this morning in the . ti square before the Palace Pitto to receive his bene - to-day is at 400, that is to say, for 100 florins i diction. By certain accounts from Rome all was tranquil in the environs of that capital, as well as on silver, 400 are given hi paper. The Governm en t now promises tf interest in specie, for 100 in pa the frontiers of Naples. The Neapolitan troops had , per, not yet passed Terracina. I which is equal to 10 per cent. si i We are assured that the Treaty of Chaum on t h as The first Proclamation states that his Haines though acquainted with the fact that the Neapolitan been renewed for five years. Each of the gre a t troops daily approached nearer to his frontiers, did Powers who bring into the field tite forces slips. not, however, fear any thing, because he was at lated, are to receive five millions stet ling per annura ;peace with all the world., The demand of the Nee. , politatis went to be allowed to march two divisions, from England. it is thus that the Sovereigns traffi c one by Tani, the other by the environs of Rome, in in the blood of their subjects, whom they ought t o order to join them at Anions, under pretence.that protect. the Veld through the Abrtizzos is impassable, caused . We are here very uneasy concern i ng the events in aums.linseasiness. His Holiness refused this dement•7• 1121 i. Government takes the greatest care to c on . pirsii4ll% for many ieasous ; yet he hal Ai soriow to Feat the knowledge of them from the public. la heti .tist .the Neapolitan tromps have begun' vlolafiqbe Outralityof the peaceful Roman territory... We learn from St. Petersburgh, that Count Re. Ilia Flotiffie therefore protests against this violatiou, - inanz.ow has fitted out a vessel at Abo, at his rise s renee ing alsoihis protest against the occupation of the epence Marches. T 4 mark his refusal more strongly, he, • 'to make a voyage of discoveries in th e • • I northern parts of the globe. thinks it his difly - .io retire for a time from his capi tal, to a city near his dominions. . It is said that the first column of the Russia n The second Proclamation, signed also. by Cardinal army will,*on the 10th of April, be at Prague. The Paua, merely announces this step, and the formation Grand Duke Constantine will command the ad. of the Junta. - - I vanced-guard. MILAN, APRIL I.—A PreclatOitiiiti of Count Bellegarde, announces the establlMOnt of a special tribunal. FRENCH FUNDS.—Five. per tante. 5S f. 50 c.— Bank Actions, 740 f. •It is said 'that the Pope is going to-Genes. . • . Maoist, APRIL 3.—The King •of Saxony has not I —......-. ratified the Partition treaty in respect of 'Naples; 11. The important documents furnished by the French the decision is a f f i rmed to be in favour of Ki ng: 'Papers, of which we gave the substance yesterday, Joachini: on the arrival of Captiairliunha 'arid crf : - end inbuilt at length tit our Readers to-day, abound the two Neapolitan Couriers the Congress has de i with444elli Bence -sel.ich . supersedes in interest almost cided, with the approbation of Russia and Prussia, that Joachim shall keep the Papal Marches. Count every .thing else we have' from the Continent. They Neippitig, who concluded the Treaty with Naples . evince the undisputed-sway of Nam:meow - over the last year, is gone to Ancona; it may . be taken for French Empire,• and that his Government is of a granted, that he has extensive powera..to cOn f eloilli th• 'character not.likely to be so easily shaken- as many definitive alliance. Two large armies will, -how. Intle boo disposed :to,inagine. A Government so ever, be formed in Italy, one its Tutfany, sisid one cemented and identified with the interests and glory near Alexandria. The latter will be under the con mend of General Baron Hillier,' and will Istabably ; , of the people-cannot,bet be des-able, whatever ma y march towards Provence. . be thes.b9stlit Mgr V* ObOli bet .tioltsbikl led wind .• , . sat Thp. f 9olliosto.4.EnTope. witog-hooe proclaimed • - atiliCitilitenthen .. ..-. . .Of deposfol .litioArkitst, will see is ..,...,,,,, Silikativirosir Wel strisi Atitlr tafricti oil the mug. Bauesete, APRIL 12.—The King has published. ...:41. - 440..4' ih e i.,, , i, • titer %lie imposed upon the m. severe Decree against the inventors and spreadera Mr •Wiresig,‘'. ss . :,..'"Vgilgt i l a r . . ' will ; Itee'the t tree saying to the French false reports tending to excite alarm, and also agaifisf ' _.... , ... . _ _,_. ,_ _ newst- -- you worm . pot • h ave BO VAPAKTR for a such as by writing, public discourse, &c. shall sheet themselves as the instruments of et foreign authority, King'.'.-'alit he •ceassichwed.. the same thing as naming or excite dissension, strife, &c. among the inhalti- :his subatittli, Odill''wheffellt, who andeptand the tants, or toluenes and disorder, who shall be punished meaning of wisedliset. actions will deity, as " inter according to the degree of their guilt, with corporal - e er i ng . w i t h lio. riti ffe ki a c a i r ,, of. F rance ,”.....— punishment (whipping), and brand-mask, land hi The Powers who heve, in the . pleuifs'de of their wis both cases with imprisonment, for a term not-aimed- I ing 10 years, or with imprisonment alone. ' ; dons, been so ready to shut up the amuses ()blether'. ' It is a ffi rmed that the Emperor of Russia . has put 'sic information regarding matters so oearly connected some regiments of Cossacks at the disposal of the ' with the intetests and safety of themselves • and their Duke of Wellington, and that they will shortly sr- ! p eo pl e , w ill e l se perce i ve , th a t alth oug h th e y have in. rive here. The Brunswick troops will be here by ' to . rd i ved thdient.iments.4 intentions of the great. the end of the month. Several Officers of the famous' • Stati on iliir eentinen t from bein g known even to Black Hussars are already here. The march of the eat Prussians to the Meese continues without interrup tion. . themselvete,., that the rulers of that State are far (rota tion. The Netherland troops, intended for the Army ' being ignorant of the measures taken to oppose it. of Reserve at Neville, are arriving at their destine- The Freacklr:sternment. however, are-disposed to tion. This army will consist of 20,000 very fine read and regulete . their conduct froM hostile actions troops. A second Army of Reserve, consisting of alone, and of these they certainly have to enumerate Hanoverian regular troops, and Landwehr, will be : formed at Courtray. 1 abundant appearances. The existence and the cause Count Pozzo de Borgo, who h come to Louis of the hostile combinations threatening destruction to XVIII. on a special mission from the Emperor of France, is not disguised—they. are proclaimed and Russia, has brought a letter from his Imperial Ma dwelt upon In-a inannisr that jesty, which is stated to contain the most flattering ito every Frenchman end to testimonies of regard for his Most Christian Majesty, i . A . ._ r• e most Make them known ll the world. The lie and the assurance that his Imperial Majesty will, if , por t ma d e to tue 6MPEROR by , CAL LINCOURT, the necessary, march his last soldier to support the cause Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be found peculiarly of peace and order." I interesting. i'Ve learn front this t hat France has already pretences sufficient for breaking the peace, for it has been broken to her; .but she has not yet followed the example so rashly set her by those who have laid such claims to the virtue of forbearance—her act; are yet characterised by moderation and. h um anity. The facts prove in, and we scruple not to say so. The glory of Britons is to do justice even toxin enemy, and this we shall never fear to . do. NVhy should the bare mention of any thing that is French visit us with the jaundice? An instance of theinvasioa of French right, or what is considered so by the French Government, is specified in the conduct of the British Commandant who, in concert with the Sardinian Governor of the county of Nice, immediately • they were aware of the return of the Eneestoa, took possession ,of Monaco,-R fortress which the French Ministcr says France, by ancient treaties, renewed by the Treaty of Paris, has a right to garrison. For this act, however, the Minister himself has the good sense to find an exculpatory plea. He says, " the time of this occupation ( t h e return of NAeoLcon, however) by the Command:ly, of the Ettglieh troops, su ffi ciently shows that !• , r ( h i. this of himself, and without previous instruction's from his Government." The information communi cated regarding hinter, King of Naples, tends to confirm what has been stated of the altered policy which the. Allies are now pursuing to wards that useful personage.—Amidst the Pre! parations making to dethrone him, " the Ki". 4 of NAPLES could not remain mo tioole.s. -- This Prince, whose assistance the Allies had on preceding occasion invoked, whose legitie.acy they had acknowledged, and whose existence they hrl ' guaranteed, could not he ignorant that their 1.00!i.v. since modified by digerod circumstances; $lOl4 FL4NDEns matt,. p•