The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-07-04 00:00:00

TIIE STATE ................. 7 __-_„..,..-- _.._.._ ii t ,„ plias in his power to investigate the bUsbnoss, Sees tel useless contests. War Is , at present an art, the combs , seed to bring it prespe"iy before the House. The poor mitions cou or: v h in ir e h n Im o t r e. t awt h r r pr il i t i c at i. atte m pt The mat to sr . *, , r to r imps , tont ease was the man who died in prison. cured lacers in Europe, is to compromise them as isuawu Pert ,-to . a ; It had heet proved that the man had been beaten— RacriZ a t o kr t o k r .10 / n lc ia ttras. to perce i ve ~..whol la r7. t e ao h tifis ht. t t e h ne . d iesittiteel..-the 1 N war j t h a t his cries had been hoard by 40 of the priso ner! i die inutility of their 'norm, in fact no toner C arr i for debt, even at a considerable distance. The against the purses of the c reclolous Catalonians. Whenever they I go they tie impose, even make private individuals ar bit rar ily h s lates of the tu o toruke) a were John Bright andw sums have they not drawn from the lultabit the rrisonert r taken at Carton's, r John Cooper ; and another man who helped to hold ants of Caledonia. te of the deceased, had received on his arm one of the 1 mon M4P i lu n 0 , S.mg e A 6.-Amenf a blows intended for the deceased, whih fell so heavy, r 0„, and the de Prudes, important e l to Deneral w r i al h las e t g e ; that his aim was obliged to be bound up for several ; vernment will probahl i v I .‘blisb. The Negro/ Gaut& yeester t. e l l s; afterwards. These were things which good t r 'rfr i r tn a 41. t he r or e t i ne r tiiis Gazette, and i hick' sad = .. Ammeter would not and oug ht no t to do awa y , and haug htil y and severely, ekpremrs bls nnfavou ll et titis rabie o of tbe ' , 4 which loudly called for enquiry. Ile must therefore Duke del Infoatalo. Marquis , Villa Vicencio m a m a c . 1 chess his motion, unless the Noble Lord would, as r e . tlrt:e n it'L m e Z b li e L o tado r the has aeg g e ire y n . pro• Ba g agliergli ail liallistallai I. .t... 4.1 liven suggested by an Honourable Gentleman Consionudcr of an army ;he reproaches O'Dminel= e l t i t iki he 1 d u.iniol him (Mr. Martin, of Galway), promise to . : f h a an, rother inwti)n:ifstriem to p lace himself r i crLirbere the amb n ! ! take it up, and bring it before the House at a future apparent: he indirectly reproaches th; l ßeemea heid a o rith air l a es ill u i au . is I a riot,. his army destitute of every thugs. Here the Editor of the lia: 1 3 Lord CASTLEREAGH explained, and observed , drill Gazette oiwerves,Bollasteros bas never wanted any thing since collections mere made for him hi E . that ho should be very happy, if the Honourable eo-at the twe be carried o ff all be met-carne , Mel y t : ✓ Baronet would withdraw his motion, to receive any and succeeded, by his pillaging, to ruin a district OW countiy. ✓ communication from him oat of the House, and to , wit t o twet d;tiedegfrtileomletratdizej, inju ry a th :ep . F li e fr e a eh we ." iet An int r vidual, as the case might then seem to re- ',wrote situation. The Regency is nem utely p wit h hO e nt the t y pe i I take such steps : Officers, and even Generals, am obliged to go from home - to I quire. house to beg wherewith upon to subsist Under pretext of II Mr. BOOTLE and Sir C. BURRELL severally ,building barracks for their troops, the En glish have exbassted aim(' . o pt • . the Immense depots of excellent ship timber which was in the Cameras arsenal ; they bare taken away wood tope waft of II After some further chniersation between Mr. W. OW. 11, ,000. t Smith, Mr. Manners Sutton, and Mr. Dent, Sir : 1 Francis Burdett w i t hdrew his motion, upob the un- ' - An. Mak. Due. I derstanding that the Government wo u ld or der an en- I I qu i r y to be instituted. 1 I COMMITTEE ON THE EAST IND' k Mt. LOAN . A 0 Lisbon . I Upon the question that the Speaker tihould have I Chair, I PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. I Ai r . WALLACE rose, and entered into a suns- ' R oo k India Bonds 45 ea ' 9 per Cent. Cons. Katherine!: Bilis 3ad. pm wary detail of the state of the Company's Alain, • 3 per Cent. Red. 56i a g Ditto . Sad. 4 pr. with &view to shew that they we re not i n such a con .' 4 p er Cents. ilai Ominous lilla pr. divines as cou ld make it at all hazardous on the Part ; 5 1. oPo7t Cent . a . 1 4 4 11 1 v Y IS -16 Consols fur Acia.s7jo Lottery Tickets of Government to ad van c e the L oan required. Al. ' ' ter a variety of further remarks, he moved that the -- - - --- -- --- -- - House should resolve itself into a Commi t tee on the t THE STATESMAN. i East India Loan Bill. - Mr. CREEV EY conceived, that instead of having ! LONDON: Indian accounts stated viva yore, those accounts I SATURDAY, JULY -1, 1814. ought, ie the absence of the Budget, to have been --aswo---_ brought forward in the shape of resolutions. At a l time wnen the country was so severely pressed, and i It is confidently rumoured that Government are In in the opinion of many persons, the loan lately con-' possession of etc vices from Lord Wmaateerow, of date tracted for would be the last which it would he able . four days later than the accounts brought by the last to raise, he would not consent to advance a large Lisbon Mail, hi which it is again Mid to be his Lord sum to a commercial Company, who had fulfilled ship's intention to proceed to Salamanca, and that his none of their engagements to the public, which eii-o gagements bird been the tonditions of their Charter. Ile had arrived, on the 13th ult. within Ile then entered into an historical review of the Com- ! ten miles of that place. We cannot:vouch for the Re play's atliiis, for the purpose of chewing, that they 'curacy of this statement, as neither the contents of bad declined ever since the Company became terri- ! the dispatches to the 10th ult. nor of those said to be feria! sovereigns. He declared he thought the Bern- '• recently received, have been allowed to transpire.— liiteau had been dearly purchased, for It was imme- i The followirg letter, however, from an Officer of •.'ately subsequent to that event that the Funding b • 'teen, the Bank, and the East India Company, our army in Portugal, gives some colour of truth to ' ~ te established. To support the first every man • the report, that a considerable movement was me w; s taxed ten per cent', the second 25, and the tat- ' ditsted by Lord ‘Vemasrcrros : ter very considerably, in a variety of taxes. ~ PUEBLA DE AZARA, Joins 9, 1812. The House then divided, I 4. We left Castello Branco on the 2d, and arrived here, within _ _o_ _e L...... 1 -....r...• .r. A. nth Th. CU deh nowt bah divi- For the Motion . . . . 38 Against it . . . . . 9 In the Committee Lord A. HAMILTON opposed , the seventh clause, on the ground that it pledged the i country to the responsibility of the Company's debt. Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. Vansittart defended it, and contended, that the Company was the best ally which this country ever possessed. Mr. Howorth and Mr. Whitbread supported the ! objection, and commented on the language of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had observed that the credit of the country was labouring. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. then replied that he had not meant to say the re sources or credit of the country were materially im paired. On a division there appeared, For the Clause . SI Against it - - 16 On our re-admission we found Mr. MAURICE FITZUERAII) addressing the House, and pressing the second reading of his 13ill.,respecting the Tithe on Potatoes in Ireland. He did not expect to carry the 13111 this Session, but his immediate object was to have it committed, for the purpose of circulating it during the recess among the Irish Clergy. After a few words from Mr. MAN,rERS SUT TON, on the suggession of Lord CASTLEREAC the further considetVion was postponed till Tuesday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed or, and the House adjourned. FRENCH PAPEiCS. KaNu:nano, dcms JR.—The Emperor yesterday reviewed, is the plain of Konigsberg, the 7th division of the ht corps d'armee. Several Polish regiments, which formai a part of it, were in the finest order. His Majesty expressed to Prince Rad. civil :.is satishetion with the bth regiment, which that Prince tensed. It is confidestly rumoured that Government are In possession of ac vice.; from Lord WgiutecTow, of date four days later than the accounts brought by the last Lisbon Mail, in which it is again Said to be his Lord ship's intention to proceed to Salamanca, and that his advanced-guard had arrived, on the 13th ult. within ten miles of tint place. We cannot vouch for the ac curacy of this statement, as neither the contents of the dispatches to the 10th ult. nor of those said to be recently received, have been allowed to transpire.— The following letter, however, from an Officer of our army in Portugal, gives some colour of truth to the report, that a considerable movement was me ditated by Lord WZLLINCITON : " PUEBLA DE AZARA, ivrts9, 1814. 4 ' We left Castello Branco on the 2d, and arrived here, within a mile of head-quarters, on the 6th. The 9d, 4th, and sth divi ions are to take up their ground this day—the remainder of the cavalry, Ist and 211 divisions, to-morrow. Weare all ready to advance at a moment. Gen. Btts is following our route, bat when be is to join I know not—perhaps before wo advance—and the 12th is the day which general expectation has fixed for that pur pose. We alt believe implicitly, that we shall have a dash at Salaasanca, where the French are fortifying all the streets, con vents, &c. and after that, we Ave to rraLA Madrid. nA now begin to understand why the vast depots at Ciudad Rodrigo and Al.neida have been collected—there are, at least, one million of rations at the former. Next letter I hope to give glorious tidings." SEVUV. MAY 30.—Ws ate informed that the movements of tie Turkish army continue. Tice head-quarters are yetat Scrum-: la. The (hand Vizier is to set oef from theme when the Asiatic troops, who are in full march, shall have joined the army. Several oorps have arrived on the right bank of the Danube, and weepy it from Pt Szistowa. Vhints, Jorer 11.—The armies in the Duchy of Wanaw are is continual motion. A great part of the French and auxiliary troops have paned the Vistula at Grandents, Thorn, and lineb, and approached the (metiers. meal Rowniecki, commanding t h "dvanced guard of the Grand Duchy, has advanced towards T•rgespol, an the fh•g, opposite Bizese. The Salon troops hare taken the num direction, and General Berke la beyond the Wiepes. Daszotar, Jost 11.—The heed-quarters of the Viceroy of Italy have been removed to Soldau. Galena, Jona 14.—The French army in Spain and Catalonia has just obtained the most highball success. Marshal Suchet, Duke of Albnfern. has defeated the enemy near Alicant Gen. Manuel Mathieu has beaten Lacy and the Baron de Emile.. *ear MatoreU, in the department of Montserrat. General Hen. riot has permed the Brigands more than a doses leagues from] Lerida. and taken from them the only piece of cannon they ?mewed. General Lantarque's division failed in taking Mina's at Saaciloal ; he saved himself in his shirt. General Expert bus feint 80 prisoners, ahnoet all Oaken. Among theta is a Co lonel, a Liestemat-Colonel. and Mina's Secretary. l'heee is o sensible angelionalon in the situation of Catalonia. The Coital/abu t is recovering from his prejudiees. The torches , • af fanaticism are estiagoishing, and hatred diminishing. The whole of Amytardan, a part of the department and the Ter, Z 1 , 111°4161 or tbe FAIO, are submissive, tranquil. and happy. coo in whkh, for the that lime, we lave penetgated, do not Sy at ear approach • thee feel that their Andy enemies are thew wbe wish to nip this b 7 "Seen Paris Papers reached town last night to the 25th ult. The only circumstance of importance which they communicate is the arrival of BONAPARTE at Konigsberg, where he was actively engaged in re viewing his Polish troops in the neighbourhood of that place on the 15th. Nothing has transpired by which we can- judge with any accuracy of the state of the negociations betwixt the Farrell and the Russurt Emmons. At a period when the people of this Empire have been deprived of all those invaluable privileges,which their forefathers vainly calculated they had secured to 'them et the Revolution, we scarcely expected that Ministers, who had already rendered themselves suf ficiently obnoxious by their unconstitutional and op pressive measures, would have ventured on so dan gerous en expedient as that of suspending the Ha. beat Corpus Act—the only security which the peo ple have against the encroachments of the Sovereign on their personal liberty. It is true, that by the Great Charter, it is declared, " no freeman shall be taken or imprisoned but by the lawful judgment of his equals, or by the law of the laud ;" but his tory affords us sufficient proof that all Monarchs who reigned in this country, were not equally dis- I 1 posed to respect this important recognition of the 1 subject's rights. Under the reign of the Ttreons,and ' particularly in the beginning of that of the STI7 tars, I personal liberty was grossly invaded. Daring the sway of CHARLTS I. when writs, termed HabeasCor. pus, were issued, the Judges, though then- entirely dependent on the Crown, were forced to declare, that they could not, on these writs, either bail or deliver a prisoner, though committed without any I cause assigned, if his committal was by the special command of the Kuta, or by the Lords of the Privy Council. This Abuse of power was attempted to be corrected by the Bill of Rights, which enacted, that ne person should be kept in custody in conse quence of such imprisonments; but the alas piac tised in the examination Of these causes, completely defeated the object of the Act. Another Statute was parsed during the mime year in which the Star Chambir was abolished, by which it was fixed that - the examination and legality of the imprisonment should be determined within three Court days. —But this was also evaded by the &minim:co of the Jells* Irkit saattlotled the practice of fa r . THE STATESMAN, the person who detained the prisoner, waiting for a second, and even a third writ, before bringing him up for examination. All these artifices, says DE LOLNE, at length gave birth to the fatness act of Habeas Corpus, passed in the 21st year of the reign of ()KARL= 11., which is considered in this country as a second Great Charter, and has extinguished all the resources of oppression. The foHowing circum stance, which gave rise to this Act, is mentioned in the State Trials of that period :—One FRANCIS JENKS having made a Motion at Guildhall,in the year 1676, to petition the Kiwo for a new Parliament, he was examined before the Privy Council, and af terwards committed to the Gate - house ) where I he was kept about two 'months, through the de lays made by the several Judges to whom he ap plied, in granting him ,a Habeas Corpus. On this circumstance BLACKSTONE remarks, that " the op. I passion den obscure individual gave rise to the fa. mous Habeas Corpus Act." This observation was quoted in terms of ammendation by Jaatus ; and DE LoLnu observes, that it is " well worth repeating a third time, for thelust idea it conveys of that readiness of all orders of men to unite in de fence of common liberty." This famous Act—the bulwark of our personal freedom, when threatened by arbitrary power, provides 1. That the period al lowed for bringing up a prisoner, shall not, in any , case, exceed twenty days.-2- The officer and keeper refusing to deliver to the prisoner, or his agent, with. in Ida hours after dereafid, a copy of the warrant of commitment, or shifting the custody of the prison er without sufficient reason or authority, to forfeit 1001. for the first offence ; 2001. for the second, and be deprived of his office.-3. No person once de livered by Habeas Corpus, shall be committed for the same offence, on penalty of 5001.-4. Every person committed for treason or felony shall, if ho require it, hi the first week of the next Term, or the first day of the next Session, be indicted in that Term or Sesdon, or else admitted to bail, unless it shall be proved on oath, that the KING'S witnesses cannot be produced at that time ; and, if not indicted and tried in the above period, he shall be discharged of his imprisonmeat.-5. Any of the Twelve Judges, or the Loan CHANCELLOR, who shall deny a writ of Habeas Corpus, on sight of the warrant, or on oath that the same is refused, shall forfeit severally to the party aggrieved, five hundred pounds.-6. No inks- Meat of England, except persons contracting, or convicts praying tole transported, shall be sent pri soner to Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or any place beyond the seas, within or without the KING'S dominions, on pain of the party committing the offence, forfeiting to the aggrieved 5001. to be recovered with treble costs—of being rendered unfit for holding any office of trust or profit l —and of be ing imprisoned during tho KING'S pleasure, or for life, and forfeiture of all goods and rent of lands. Such is the suhstance of the stipulations of this admirably constructed Act—an Act which no PRINCE on the British threne has ever dared to violate. The existence of all Acts, pre-suppose a power in the legislature to amend, to suspend, or to repeal them, when circumstances render this necessary. The sus.' pension of the Habeas Corpus Act, however, has seldom occurred in our history, and the reason of this is obvious, namely, that the predilection of the Crown and its advisers, at all times, to encroach on the liberty of the subject, is too apparent to require' any new stimulant. It is mentioned by Dc Lot.mc, as.' an instance where extreme caution was exercised, j that at the time of the invasions of the PRETENDER, assisted by the forces of hostile nations, the Habeas' Corpuo , Act was suspended; but even here the Exe cutive Power did not of itself stretch its own autho. rity. The precaution was deliberated on, and taken , by the Representatives of the People; and the de taining of individuals, in consequence of the ans. pension of the Act, was limited to a certain fixed period. Notwithstanding the just fears of in ternal and hidden enemies ) which the circumstances of the times were calculated to raise, the deviation from the former course of the law, was carried no further than the single point we have mentioned.— Persons detained by order of the Government, were to be dealt with in the same manner as those arrested at the suit of private individuals : the proceeding, against them were to be carried on in a public place ; they were to be tried by their Peers, and have all the , usual legal means of defence allowed them, sack as calling of witnesses, peremptory challenge of juries, &c. [We shall take an early opportunity of - returning to this subject.] It is said that letters have been received from the Rio de la Plata, which state,. that General GAYO. nuns, after taking Potosi, had arrived within eight leagues of Buenos Ayres. The force under the com mand of GAYONEEHE is said to be 12,000 men, while the troops in Buenos. Ayres are represented as not exceeding 4000, the remaining force of the Junta be. hag on other side of the River. - Duat.ls, JULY I.—The Aggregate Meeting will be held to-morrow. We consider the present crisis of affairs most important for the country ; aua there can be little doubt that these meetings in lags.ann are looked upon with Interest in every part of Esr nor& We shall, as usual, give a speedy account of' the proceedings. We should !nimble the Molt-111c NOMINATION, the only rational sanction or security that couldbe required, will form a prominent topic of the discussion.--(Freeman's Journal.) PORTSMOUTIL, JULY 3.—The Court Martin, held on board the Gladiator, on Captains Sbr J. A. WOOD and CAMPBELL, closed about four - o'clock, sad they are both acquitted‘ Every day the benefit of the repeal. of the Order is Council becomes more apparent. The India CODS. pany . had, from motives of compassion, given em. ployment to a ambit' df waren!, •wlwa were totally out of work. Most of them have ap. plied for leave to return to their looms. - Lord HOLLAND last night broivght in his two pro, robed Bills for the repeal of some of the most gritv ous parts of the authority vested iu the hands of the ATTORNZY.GENENA L., as to Informations Es-Officio. Every man who values the true freedom of the press must desire that the Noble Lord may succeed in his liberal endeavours. Mr. SHERIDAN is a determined opposer of this Leather Tax: On his early acquaintance with tho town of Stafford, he gate as a toast, " May the stark manufacture of Stafford (boots and shoes) be trodden under foot by the whole world!". Lord MOIRA did not say, that he would bring thy Catholic Question before the Lords this Session : bis Lordship said, that the question ha% ing been carried in the Commons, a corlerence would most probably be asked with the Lords before the end of the present Session. In considering the question, how far Catholic Emancipation may he compatible with Protestant security, it is important to examine what are actu. ally the tests upon this subject already given by the Roman Catholics of Ireland. For this purpose we refer oar Readers to the oathetaken at present by Of Irish Roman Catholic Clergy and. Laity, and parti cularly to that of 334 Geo. 111. i g lled the - Act of 1793. The following is the extract from the above mentioned oath, quoted by Lord HOLLAND, in his eloquent and impressive speech in support of Mar quis Wata.zscav's motion on Wednesday last. It is difficult to conceive what further security can be devised or required of the Roman Catholics by the Legislature :-- " And I do swear, that I will defend; to the nt. most of my power, the settlement and arrangement of propety in this country, as established by the laws now in being : I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure ANY INTENTION TO SUBVEWS THE PRESENT CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT, MIME MR POSE OP SURSTITIPTING A CATHOLIC EsTABLIsiIHENT IN ITS STEAD; and I de solemnly swear, that f witl not exercise any privilege to which I am or may be come entitled, To DISTURB AND WEAKEN THE PRO TESTANT RELIGION AND 'PROTESTANT GOTBRNMEXI IN THIS KINGDOM. SO UP.Lp MR Goa." Letters from Bristol, of Thursday, state; that tranquillity was returning. The fear of the military had produced the desired effect. Wednesday even ing passed eren without disorder; and on Thursday the election was proceeding quietly. _ _ _ • _ _ Tuesday being the day appointed for &election of a Member to represent the Borough of Cokitester, • in the room of Mr. RICUARIE HART DAVIE, who had vacated his seat by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds . , Mr. Banvey, agreeably to his declaration in the pro.. vincial papers of last week, attended on the occa. sion. Mr. DAVIS, jun. having been proposed and, seconded, Mr. HARVEY, Who was put in nominatissis for the sole purpose of preventing any interroptioa to the delivery of his sentiments, in a most eloquent speech of nearly an hour, pointed out the very in. adequate manner in which the Borough was repre. gelded, more particularly in the person of their el. der Member, who, having become an acknowledged placeman of the worst description, could not lay claim to that ladependence which is so essential tot)* • character of a representative. Mr. HARVEY then par: titularly impressed upon the Burgesses his unakered determination to stand forward as their Candidate, whenever a dissolution of Parliament' occurs; and. after some.other observations, which were received with enthusiastic applause by the Common Hall as sembled, withdrew his nomination, having obtaioei the cpportunity, for which he was particularly anxious, of personally explaining to them his sentiments, and ..ecciving in return their unequivocal pledges of sup `port. In the evening a handsome supper was Rims lin the Assembly Room, at the Three Cups, to up.: wards of two hundred and fifty of the Burgesses, in the interest of Mr. Haavee, at which the greatest harmony and convivality prevailed. About eleven the worthy Candidate left the room, when the com pany instantly retired, and taking the horses from his carriage drew him, attended by a band of musie and torches, a considerable distance from the town. A meeting has taken place at the Portuguese Am, bessador's, to raise a subscription for the unprotec ted orphans in Portugal. Not only by the destruc tion of battle, but by the general dispersion of the peaceable inhabitants, a great number of helpless infants are thrown upon the country without a home, and without a friend. Contributions 'were made, and a considerable sum was obtained. We have to adds another instance, to the alien* disgraceful list of French Of fi cers who have brOltea their parole of honour. Denent Paturron, late Governor of Badajos, has absconded from Os westry. _ The even bets are making nightly, In. AU Ghee* Rooms of the several 'Theatres, that Kum' ap.. pears a front-rank /*tor on the Isosrpt of New Drury, on the first night or Its opening. . , One day last week, as two little boys were play'. big together at Hastings, the eldest threw a stone as his companion, which unfortunately struck bias to the head, and caused his.instaut death. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH. JULY 1. The Irictorions man of war, with a. meet of abaft owl, filly the Mediterranean, were left to the westward of Scilly by tivz Findley, Hann, from (iibraltar, arrl red' here. Arrived the Crocodile frigate front anerasey. 4 44 SCILLY. JULY 1. • Caine in the Williams, Ilohnes,.fres Penzance to LIAM and, after taking oa board a company of players, sailed again in the evening. PORTSMOUTH, JULY S. g e ll e d id s m a jesty% ships {fewer and Asia, fre a endue ; sod the Holly schooner, for Newfaindlood. His Majesty's ship Prometheus is appointed coatoy to North America. • DEAL, Juts Sail f d the Folkestone I Weri with oltwasd-boasd - fat Posimpoutb. Arrived his Mstjrsty'ssbip Sas Lromimiiollim a crake of ?WOW. ' I . • • • I 4 ,! r .. 1 ''~ ~~, I I i