The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-06 00:00:00

hoped time would come when the extravagant ex perses of S.-esti:lnd would undergo *revisit's). le short, be contended that every man who did his duty by de , Inity should be removed from his situation. He now ad- Bussed hititkelf not only to those Gentlemen who came there fur the benefit of the public, but to those who came there for their own benelit.—(Loud cries of hear and van%) The SPEAKER said it was his duty to remind the Hon. Gent., that he coatl not be justified in imputing to soy Niemb-rs of that House that they came there fur their own benefit. Mr. HUME conceived that he was justified in making the allusion.—(Cries of chair, chair.) The SPEAKER again interposed. He said it was with regret that he exercised the duty of calling are Hon. Member to order. The rules of the House were, that no Meinher should impute to others that they came there for their own benefit, hut for that of the pub lic; and he would put it to the House, whether it was consistent in any Member to reply to what had been de livered from the Chair respecting the Orders of the Hens.. It was far from his Intention to say any thing uncomfortable to the feelingsof any Hon. Member; what he had said was with a view of maintaining the dignity of the Honse.—(llear.) Mr. MAE said lie should be happy at all times, and ertnsider it his duty to subsoil to what fell from the Chair.—He then movitl an amendment to the Address. to the following effect :—" That while the Noose re turned thanks to his Majesty for his assurance that re- Unctions were to be ovule in the public expenditure, they begged leave to call his Majesty's attention to the dis tresses of the su ff ering people, and particularly the die tenses under which the owners and occupiers of land were labor ring; that the Home begged to express to his Majesty their opinion that those distresses did not arise from temporary causes. but that excessive taxation, and an erroneous temporising and ruinous system of Stow were the principal causes; and to beseech his Majesty to cause great reductions lobe madams every de partment of the State." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should oppose the Ainentlinent, and at the same time ewe» his dissent from the statement in it which re pirdedlielsucial deficiencies. With regard to what had Dern lead.of reducing the salaries of junior clerks, he lad only to say that he Wended shortly to bring for ward a measure which would affect the higher as • well • at the }ewer order of ' , ohne servant,—(Neer, hear,) — and then it wouhl be time enough for Gentlemen on the other skis to make their complaints. As to the amend ' • Meet itself, it involved in it this question; whether the distresses of the country could be alleviated by an imme diate reduction of taxi-., or by adopting such means as • *mid tend to support the credit of the country. Only let .• else How lientieman'S Resolution be carried. and he (Mr. • * undertake to say that the public credit would stiffer *mot materially ; for the funds of other countries =quire a greater degree of credit than those of . If Parliament supported the public credit of tbr , comstry, he (the Chancellor) would undertake to pledge himself that the five per tents. should be paid off. --(Hear. bear.) —Nothing could give more relief to the Lao led • interest than the facility of borrowing at low rates of ieterest ; for the agriculturists now in the great. eft distress, were those whose property was iecumbered, and whose property could bo relieved by loans made at low rate of interest. • Mr. CALCRA FT said itappeared as if Ministers were determined not to consent to any . reduction of taxes; and that they had an screwed up their determination to per - *mere in their system, that no relief was to be afforded to the voliwing people. He should certainly support the sostlllignaL ThetHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in ex planation■ said what lie bad stated was, that a repe al of tense in the way-proyoamilly th e Hon. tient. won tend tq the clestruittoe of the public credit; but that the wads of redaction be should *berth, submit to the Ihseise would have the effete tir mipporthig public credit. Mr. CALCRAVT, in reply, declared that he did not mean to support any repeal of taxes which would not be • perfectly consisteut with, and tending to support [Alit credit. Mr. ROBINSON opposed the amendment. Colonel DAVIES supported it, and wished to know if any alteration was intended to be made in the metallic currency of the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied. that he had no intention of proposing any alteration in the currency. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said he was not prepared to pronottece such a sweeping condemnation of the whole svAtetn of Finance as was contained in Mr. hussies Amendment. With the omission. however, of a few monis, he would striportshe Amendment; and he would do so on account of the peremptory tone which_ the Chancellor of the Exchequer had that eig h t stated, that Own. should be no reduction of taxation. That was the most effectual mode of filling the whole country with deopne leece, and producing its ruin. Mr. HU.iIE said he had no objection whatever to withdraw the passage objected to by the Right Hon. Baronet. The amendment was then put in the corrected shape. • The Marquess of LONDONDERRY denied that his Right Honourable Friend had no other motive in re sisting a sadden reduction of taxes, than to support the -credit of the country. The House ought not, in so di• • red a way, rescind their vote of last Session, by which a large surplus of Revenue was reserved for the reduction of the debt. Mr. TIERNEY denied the impropriety of supporting the proposition then made. For his own part, lie would support every kind of reduction, however oppressive it miglit be to some individuals, and however it might take away from the splendour of others. He bad no he sitation in saying that the reduction of expenses was not ensficient, but that the Sinking Fund ought all to go in all of the suffering people Mr. HIJSIOSSON felt it would be more consistent for the House ter wait for the proposition his Right lion. Friend intended to make. Mr. S. WORTLEY, though he should oppose the Aniendineet, thought the time was now conic fur great • retrenchment. Sir T. LETHBRI DOR sawbythe tenor of the Speech from the throne, -that it was evident Ministers were ig norant of the real state of the country. He should therefore rote for the Amendment. Sir .1. SEBRIGHT spoke briefly in favour of the Amendment. Mr. liters, Mr. Ricanno, Mr. AMU., and Mr. Bas alts., expressed similar sentiments. Mr. C. BATHURST contended that the question ego braced by the Amendment, was net ook of such saw Importance as to be taken up incidentally in the wan;, , an Prolosed. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL found a difficulty in Aleciding open his vote; but seeing the Ministers-bad admitted the principles contended for, he thought the suggestion of a remedy would come more properly free them. Mr. BROUGHAM spoke strongly against the infer ence drawn by the last speaker. He sawmill' the Aeorijilorat. but without pledging himself to the Mat% WO; g.the Hon. Member who proposed it. SKr ATCHRULL estplaused. .. • Igs STON opposed the Amendment. Mow and Mr. IIiATIATAT supported it. rase amidst a gnash cry of 'maim sad gars pifisto, Chat salami owe person more tempo.. ;:v ih r • N.- I ~:~~ 1 ..~;: tent thin himself took no the *object, he should on a* early day ionic an Address, humbly relied hie ►la• jelly to•rreumroend the Kongo to revise raviolis branrhee of the Civil List expenditure. The House then divided —For the Amendment 89, Against it 171; Majority 82. STATE OF The COUN'TET. Mr. nnouul I AM, after the division. -gave notice of hit intention to submit. on Monday, a Motion on the dis tressed of the Country. The Address was then carried. The Mass adjourned at half-past Twelve o'clock. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 2404 . India Stock. 3 per Cent. Red. 7s 7; i Ditto Ronde .....775. 795. pre 3 per Ct. Con. 31 per Cent l34f , Routh Sea Old Are . 4 per Cents 971 SS I Ex. Rill istl.loo l 9. 95.36.75. pro 3 per Cts.Narylo7i Si 7 61 ' --NW.— 91.75. pet 3 per Cent. • ----Small 10s.Ss. pm tong Ann . ... .. 19 11-102 , Con. for Aect 7711i Imp. 3 per Cent : India for ditto Irish Sr.? Cent I Lott. ,Tickets 19L 19‘ RIOR WATER •T tonnroi-en taros 10-11011610 W. Morning 9m. *flea —Evening 0 no. after S. Qrb' .otattlitnan• •• • " Tus 1111111t111 ITLTIMIAN " It INCOSPOILATIIII WIT! " _ LONDON: WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 6, -1022. STOCK EXCHANGE, TEN O'CLOCK, At an early hour this morning the Stock Bachange was crowded, bat the moment the marketopenett much bustle and confusion took place. Consols was dune in a few minutes at the following various prices -7713ii d ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Our market is now steady et and some very heavy sales have been made this morning by several eminent brokers, one of whom bought, on Monday. above half a million of Stock. The announcement laet night of the Ministers' intention to pay the Five per Cent. Las caused a decline in that Stock of One per Cent. TWELVE O'CLOCK. A vast deal of business is now doing in the Fire per Cent. market. Yesterday they left off at 1071. and the Anetuations are this morning as follow :—Opened at 106—got up to 1061 7. and are now 106!. A POLICE STATION IN TILE COUNTY OF CORK ATTACKED BY THE INSURGENTS. The Dahlia Morning Post, received to-day, rhesus the substance of letters from Cork, written on SaiaL: day, which communicate a New atrocity of a very daring character, and in which the deluded peamittei were pretty successful. The particulars gives of tb desperate affair are as follow : There had been, it appears, a post established sif Churchtown, a village not far from Doneraile, when a party of Police was stationed—the house they 'men: pied was thatched:' On Thursday night it was NU": resided by a large number of the leenrient Whig* boys, and set on fire. The stable adjoining : the ,Isegse. where the hones of the pielp••••• *494 wa 'also set on fire, The Police from within kept up a soggiest firing, which it is presumed must have killed and wounded a great many of the assailants-;". bat the fire increased until at length the roof fell in. The Police, foreseeing this casualty, were prepared, and having come oat, they continued the fire; the loser. gents returned the fire, but they were at length com pelled to give way, and leave the Police in possession of the ground—but the victory was dearly bought. Of the whole party, consisting, it is believed, of sixteen men,—four were killed and eleven wounded. The Chief Constable was among the wounded' both of his arms were broken, and he was otherwise , bodily injured. All the horses, with their accoutre ments, were burned in the stable. On their retreat. the insorgeots carried off their killed and wounded ; among them was the body of one of the Policemen. which they took away by mistake; it was found next morning in a ditch, at some distance from the scene of action. [FROM rue CORK SISRCANTILIS INTCLL!OCNCIR OP THL !ND INSTANT.] INQCEST AT CLONAKILTT.-At a late hour last night we received the particulars of the inquest which had been sitting since Sunday last at Clonakilty, on the body of Patrick Buckley, which bad been disin terred for the purpose, and which had not terminated until Thursday night. At present, however, we can only publish the melts : . • Verdict.—We find that the deceased, Patrick Buckley, came by his death on the morning of the 18th of January, on the lands of Ballinard, in conse quence of a gunshot wound inflicted on him by sonic unknown person, who was one of a party of yeomanry; commanded by Lieut. llungerford, accompanied by a constable ; and that at the time said Patrick Buckley came by his death, he and one Richard Barrett were prisoners. and peaceably in custody of said party. 'We also find that said party of yeomanry was at the time attacked by a mob, who attempted to rescue said prisoners, ankaprivate still which bad been detected and seized a short time before by Richard B. Nurcott, Esq., and *Arty/0 the no." Boston Papers lb' the 9th of 'January have arrived this morning, 6t ilo sit contain any news of fie ... • portage*. On the character of the proceedings in Parliament yesterday,te venture, on the whole, to congratulate the country. • We do not find reasons for this conclu sion in the worth of the Kiog's Speech, (so called, but constitutionally considered as the production of his Majesty's itinisters)—oor In the rotes of either House. Bat there were some strong symptoms is the Comsat, which promise that the present Session shall be one of serious iotitiry Into abases, and application of actual asKsorto. We do not see tkecasko yet, to r,-pent of the opinion we have lately expressed respecting tie tem per sad designs of the Country tientleuten; and we trust, as toe important business of the Session pro ceeds, we chall have cause of triumph in recording . the conduct of that important part of the legislative On them, we firmly believe, depeods the question — whether this country shall regain her ancient state of prosperity and happiness, or shall sink below the de gree of wretchedness which embraces the greater part of the continent.' We shall watch their proceedings with great amidst> , ; but.not without a very strong hope that England will find that Parliament has, at length, effectually done its duty. At present' it may be veil to confine ourselves chiefly to an examination of the character of the Ktsta's Speech; and we 'lsiah we could mention it in terms of loss disrespect than those we mast use. it nterstly glances at the miseries which aMict this coun try sod Ireland ; as if to leave the public in worse than doubt respecting the true nature of the remedies which are to be applied to these ills ; and it speaks of the Meteor Foreign Affairs oith a coldness which Englishmen-were not wont to feel when a contest was actually on foot, in which the cause of Christianity, sad the liberties of as interesting people were concern ed. Ministers have put words into his MAJEET I'S mouth, which make him appear indifferent to the Christian cause, when alluding to the sufferings of the Greeks; and like an enemy to freedom, speaking of the resistance which the Greeks oppose to their ruthless tyrants. We too mach fear, the re proach which was lately cast upon Louts XVIII. that he had preserved peace, by compromising the charac ter and honour of his country, in the affair of "St. Pe tersburg and the Ottoman Porte," will be found applicable also to the Mini f a Monarch, whose political position would render the sarcasm still more bitter to him. With respect to Ireland (odor. tuuate Ireland !) there is no developement of the mane proposed to heal her wonads, bat what are too pain fully ominous of new injuries, and accumulated lair role. The KING says—" lam determined to use all means in my power for the protection of the persons and property of my loyal and peaceable 'ob jects ; and it will be fur your immediate coa siderstion, whether the existing laws are 'effi cient for this purpose." New measures of cosi , - Mon are in preparation for Ireland, and are al ready announced in Parliament! It has been long know% to every reflecting Statesman, that measures of conciliation aloft could touch the generous and brave hearts of Irishmen ; and the same has been ackaow 'edged. ITN by oar obdurate Ministers. What, then, does this threat mess ?—Nothisg effectual, or even explicit, it even promised, to meet the Agri cultural Distresses of the Country. Some quackery is intimated, bat is aotpermitted yet, tolls*, itself openly. ikofiscari era loiather the fel ly of the litchespsevisor scheme. And what otbeeebiles game do they am, substitute for it? No matter: for teething will Mil bat REDUCTION or TAXES, Tibia they would ant pro. mist. Indeed, nothing essential respecting the far ther redaction of the expenditure, appears is any part of the Speech. On the contrary, the Estimates are stated to Irv* been " framed with • attention to economy, which the circumstances of the country will permit." No hope of retrenchment in the civil list, or in any other of the wasteful establishments of the State, is held out, even faintly or for a moment. Nothing but despair (as far as the Speech goes) is left to a people who, from the depth of their misery, looked up to the Throne for their deliverance. We do not stay to offer much on the don, that " consider able improvements have taken place in our Commerce and Manufactures." Such as these are. they have resulted chiefly from the altered position of South America, and are no result of the wisdom or policy of our Government; and if our foreign Commerce is im proved, so much the more easy will it be for Or vernment to spare the taxes whose reduction has been so earnestly recommended. Prints letters from Paris state, that on Saturday the French Five per Cents. left off at SSC 50e. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, a Cabinet council was held at the Earl of Liverpool's house, Whitehall. *fuels papers to the let instant, give a favour able account of the affairs of the Greeks and Ali*Pacha. The Gazette of last night announces the changes made is-the Boards of Admiralty and Custrol. Mr. W. R. Keith Douglas has been appointed a Lord tK the Admiralty, and the names of Sir U. Warreadvo amid Sir O. Clerk are omitted. This reduces the nos her of the Lords to sift.—in the Board of Coutrul the new appointments are those of the Right Hon. C. W W. Wynn, W. H. Freemantle. Sir (I. Warreader, and Phillimore. The names omitted are those of Lords Binning and Walpole, and Mr. Sturges Bourne. Mr. Canning, it is understood, is detained from Parliament by an attack of the goat. Among the novelties which appeared in the Royal Procession yesterday. one, which could out fail to strike the mind as well as the eye, was the escort of the Horse Guards Bine, instead of the customary accompaniment of the Life Geards. The First Regi ment of the latter lined the way by which his Majesty hail to pass. Ton LAYS Hoannattzs.--During the hurricane of Saturday night, his Majesty's ship Northumberland, broke from her moorings In the Medway, and was driven with violence on the banks of the Isle of Unit, but was warped off the shore without damage. The storm appears to have visited St. George's, as well as the British Channel; and. according to the Ottblio papers, to have rendered the former unnavigable 'Several melancholy aecillents hen occurred is comae fiance, both in Ireland and Ragland. cower OF KINirS lIRNCH.-7'mls DAr. MR. ITUNT. On the Jadzes coming into Court, the CIIIEF Jes• viva stated that a letter bad been received by one ef the Judges of the Court !his morning, from a perso n suffering under their sentence, tonsp'aining that a re. (0141 had been made to admit an Attorney for the purpose of drawing op an affidavit to lay before the Court, complaining of improper treatment, and den, that the same person was afflicted with an intlamon don and spasms in the chest, and that a refinel h a d been made by the gaoler to admit medical attendants, The Court, therefore, thought proper to make the fol. lowing order forthwith : "That the Gaoleruf his Majesty's prison at ter do forthwith admit the Attorney of Ilciary 1-1;;, is his custody, a prisoner, and also • Cutansissiatei . . for the purpose of swearing such affidavits as the said Henry Hunt may think proper to lay before the Conr, and also such Medical attendants as the said Henry Hunt may require." MR. CHARLES MURRAY. Mr. Koren, before the sittiog of the fall em i t, while Mr. Justice %ST sat allow to hear motion, moved for a rale to shew cause why Charles Murray. an attorney of the Court, should not pay Aver the balance of certain tams of money in his bands, and why he should not deliver a bill of fees cad charges to Thomas Diekason, on deducting whet might be dm to him, and that he should answer the matters callM• Weed in the affidavits of the applicants. The parties io this case, according to the staffers' of Mr. Rotel), were Americans, and resided in America. Is 1806, a vessel beluoging to thaw, called thr.Age. noria, was captured by an English ship. by which she was carried to Ilarbadoes, and was there osmium& in the Vice-Admiralty Court as a lawful prise. The owners employed Mr. Charles Murray to prosecute as appeal against this decree in the High Court of Ad. miral'y in England : the appeal succeeded, mid the judgment was reversed. Various slims of money were at different times paid into Court on behalf of o.e owners, aid as regularly paid rant of Court to their Attorney, Mr. Charles &hurray. These sums amoneir.l in the whole to between 6,000/. and 7,0061., oat of which Mr. Murray had paid only 1,2011/, and hd lever rendered any account, although incessant er• plications, weekly and almost daily, had been trade is I him, from 1809 to the present time. for the settle. meat of the balance. It was for a long time thoegh; that this balance wee but small, because Mr. Marne admitted the receipt of oue sum of 1,6901 but lia:1 never condescended even to inform his clients that esea amounting to between 4,000!. arid 5,0001. Lad seine queenly been paid into his Lands. Mr. Justice BAST asked Mr. Roteh, why, airier the application arose out of proceedings is the Court e: Admiralty. it bad not been made there ? Mr. Roma said. because Mr. Murray war as attar ney of this Court, which had jurisdiction over bin. and referred to the ease er parte Praekerd, 3 Barer wall sod Alder's% 237, as clearly proving that tie • Court would exercise this species of aatitorify ever the conduct of its Accra. Mr. Justice DIST said the Court certainty led soh 'power ; but the motion was too long 14 he ,- beard hi.- fora* single Judge, who sat say lar Anti wins— It shi e ld be mentioned whim the art was ra. yr. ROTC. hid Istoppartastity of his es jlese Wars tbsseort rose.. TIN folleuffrpel'araph Ms fostaThi idsTata in "Li•orpoi Carrier. It affords an adaptabhe swims. .taq K the system of which that and every other Mi• ihserial paper has bean the advocate. Bat why 'build not the supporters of a merciless system smile at the rains it has occasioned ? 4 " Tea Latentantis and Tee:am—An honest Vire brims, who rents a farm in the Vale of Cl .cyd, lancer called on his landlord. The servant immediately an nounced his arrival, and was ordered to take him into the kitchoo, andyrepare him some refreshment. The far mer, however, refused to partake of any thing the pantry afforded; and said he wanted to see his landlord. Os the servant communicating the circnmstance to his ma'• ter, the farmer was immediately ushered into the parlor, when the following dialogue commenced Well.Jobn, bow do von do? i am glad to see you.'—' Why, Sir, replied John, don't know ; but middling, Sir; rye brought bad news for you, Sir.'—' What's that, Julio:* —' Why, Sir, I've brought yin no rent, Sir.'—' boar brought me so rent, Jobs tiow,s that F..' Why. Sir. times be so very bad, Sir. I can't raise it. When I sold my last corn. I got so little for it. that wben I'd paid the taxes and tire servants wages, I had nothing left for you, Sir.'—' This won't do, John; you've paid et no rent these three half years; I must self you No. Sir, you mast not; you cannot sell use up.'—' I will, John.' —' 'Toe cannot, Sir,'—' What, do you mean to insult me ?' said the landlord. explain yourself?'—' L don't wish to affront you, Sir, but my neighbours are all as badly off as myself, and, therefore, Sir, there will he nobody to euv me up!' " C . •'s INougsv.—An inquest was held Fester day morning before Mr. Stirlinn swots the body of William Harris, whose unfortonate rase was stated its our Monday's paper. The wimple of the eArtence hay ing been gone through, the Jury retired to view the body, and, after some eonsultation, retoreed a verdict " That the deceared destroyed himself in a state ei mental derangement." Conx-Exettaxos, Fan. G.—Owing to the late NV preteens weather, we have bad no arrivals of any grain since Monday. yet, as there were but few hope; at market thie morn*, wheat was very dull sale at Monday's priers, and only prime simples could be di'• posed of; all other Imeriptions were nearly tussah able, although offered on lower terms than on that day.—Barley is also very heavy, and the inferior sorts full Is. per qoarter,ebeaper.—•The Oat trade consints-s very heavy, and rather lower in pri..e. owieg to aimed sat supplies.—ln Beaus, Peas, ,and other articles there is so alteration. Whest,lient. and Essex New SG 38 S. S. • 9. i gillaa fI.IM ... 11 I) Tick ditto - 4111 01 ta. Potato". .. Ji 45 Ditto. Pt.dsts.l ft ti Oi!to. I'c ••1 lO 10 Flour. Twy sack ytt xl Rapeseed. prr Last El. St,. Foßsi:;%. j Wlloat. Aitteric3n• • • • Oant,4le 0411 (N•w) l4 32 Old Norfolk. (ON) 4l 20 Rye Barley l7 13 Malt 46 White Peu 2O 20 Boilers 3O Si Grey ditto 2l 22 ; ... ... ... 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