The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-06-28 00:00:00

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This was an admirable law. and faithfully acted upon would render mach service to the cause. and be could not let the 'object pass without expressing that gratitade I. the Count Tonna, which was due from him is common with all the friends of humanity. With respect to Pot• togal be koew set what to saw. If they looked at the past, nothing could he more discreditable than the coa ti...a of that power. with respect to the Slave Trade, sto. Min more to the views of this country. One oil, omit is is belonged to her, that of con gaing. for it would be remembered, that his Noble Pitied Ohs Marquess oLiadooderry), when at Vienna, mold not prevail on Portugal to declare against the Sim* Trade till after encesedlog with 'all the other Powers. N. at tut obtained from Portugal a reluctant moot to the same declaration os conceding to her mr this monnsercial advantages. The Slave Trade of Per teed was ass to be con Seed to the South of the Liae. Nut without a pang bad thee. countries been saran doproda which ware thus throws open to Portugal; but this lied been emended bythe friends melte abolition of the Slave Trade. Bet sow the ships of Portugal were fount es every part at the• coast of Africa, and the trade, it appeared, bad received the sasedos of • Ports goose °evertor. Such had bon'the conduct of Ports . gel. But unsold it continue the same under the present moues t, or would a different coarse betursued 7 •Those who lowed liberty for themselves, ou gh t to love it fee the sake of ethers, and he should consi der it a bad man if the Portuguese were found so isdifferent to the 1 rights cud liberties of their fellowicreatores, while they wore eapratted. as at present. in asserting their own. The next Power to whose conduct he would call the at motion of the hose, was that of the United States of 1 America. Ha conf essed surprise, that a people coming from the same stock as ourselves, and animated by con genial feelings, should be backward in giving effect to the decisions which they bad come to on this subject, after Not merely secoodine our views, but avowing the same principle. eves previous to their being asserted by sa. It would be remembered. that a Committee of the house of Represeatatives had last year recommended thergetteral adoption of a mutual search for slaves.— Why it was remembered bow unlike this search in time of would be to the right of search claimed on the I ce et this mautry in the time of war. he should have no enclose prejudice would stand is the way of the adoptioa of a measure so deeply affecting the dear est tithes and interests of a large class of oar fellow 'creating. But be was sorry to say. though the subject • had hem argued in a very . proper tone by oar repro moieties (Mr. Cannin g ). it seemed to have bees met &I MP'S with ill humour by the American Minister (Mr. ' Adam). lie eaderstood a second Report from the Hoses of Representatives very justly pointed out, that properly cossidet•ed, a qualified and regulated right to esesmitte each other's ships in time of peace, would set ply he different from the unqnalifted right of search is time of war. but. was in feet directly opposite to it, for Making it a matter of treaty it was admitted that with met gosh tasty no right could be claimed. When this Lu rg er su tetood be could not bat hope that the House of tithes would give up their Objectless to the imams, said agree with their Committee ; and also, that the Sento and the whole Government of America moski do the tame, *ad consent to adopt the only mesas which could' be resorted to with a prospect of patting as mid to this *elevenses evil. It was gratifying to any man who loved the people of that country as he profess ed he did, to Pad that the Amerces officers and men, sews shot ant sirs on the African coast, forgot all Re tinal hangs—aft petty jealousies, and kindly united with teal, good bansour, and good will, to add their best efforts to oars in order to put down the Slave Trade. He rejoiced at the restoration of a free and legitimate Go. messed in France, and at the tranquillity and pros. purity which she sow enjoyed. But it was lamentable to sle that when the progress of civilisation was most rapid amongst her own people, she was opposing the progress of civilisation in Africa. Notwithstanding the Peseral reasons which they bad to regret the conduct of reece upon this question. be could not avoid referring with the highest satisfaction to the sentiments ex pressed by one individual, in a speech delivered when the subject was under discussion some little time ago. (We understood the Honoarable Member ft elude to the Duks do Brogilo.) He was sure that when such principles and suck sentiments were supported even by one loan in a country, conviction would not long be withhelp from the great Men of the good and the just. Hs was convinced that religion bad made great advances in France, bet he must very emelt doubt the reality of any religion when he saw it go hand is hand with slavery.—(Cheers.) The lion. Member then described the happiness which civilization bad bestowed in some parse of Africa. and the gratitude which the inhabitants at those parts felt for the protection and comfort afford " theta by British Laws, and British religion. The people of the other countries were as susceptible of this senproveinest as those who had already been civilized; and why should they set any bounds to British Maire• leace, and he would sat to British jestice, Misinforms. tog so good a work ? •Whatever might be the conduct *caber countries. be trusted that we should continue to sh'w that we were in earnest, by using all the means we could to put a stop to this detestable traffic. Oar having been the foremost in pursuing it at one period. was only a reason why we should be more anxious to repair the injury we had done to Africa. Thee, mina subj et upon which public opinion was so maniesons.ami theta was nothing which every Englishman who had the heart of a man so much desired, as the accomplish es'. t of that work of besevolesce that had bees so warmly her iss. With such a cause he could sot de spair, and he esenestly hoped they should matins* their en se. sod overcome the prejudices, which at present epp ,ad their progress. He trusted that his Maje sty 's Moisten would pantie it steadily, and exert their ta louts as they hitherto bad done, in the enviable situa tion of receiving the support and thanks of all sides of the horse, and of all parties. The Hos. Membe con cluded by moving an bumble Address to his Majesty, which embodied the Thanks of the noose for the Papers which his Majesty bad ordered to be laid before them t and expresmia hope that fresh reramorances would lathier other Powers to co-operate with his Majesty heartily and efficiently to put an on d to the detesta ble triße in slaves. That they saw with grief aid shame their form, r hopes complet.ly frustrated. and item other countries were care ing en the trade to a great extent. They still hete , hoover r, that the a ; peated ressonstraszcs of is Majesty's Government would be effective. as they (mod that at last the Gems nient of the Netherlands had bees brought to admit the just construction of their treaty. It was also some al irreales of their disappointment, to And that the Cortes of Spsia had subjected all persons carrying on the trade, to severe and ignominious punishment. They could not avoid sang that the ships of Portugal, by trading North of the Liss, violated their Treaties, by which • i TIM St these were confined to the South. They obsdrved with no little pleasure, the seal manifested by umousanders American vessels in their reunions to assist ships it• putting down the trade, particularly on the coast 01 Africa. But at the Rome time they regtetted, that th. Government of the United States bad not listened t.' the powerfel arguments of the Conswilttee to the Hoe& of Represeutativer, as to admittior a modified right of search: They saw'sfith deep comers the activity truth which vessels of France were *egged in the trade. Th. madam ended with trusting that his Majesty would eon tints to remonstrate with these Governments, and that at least this country would endeavour to do justice to Africa, and that eventually she might be delivered from the horror of these practices. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY did not rise to oppose the motion of his Hon. Friend, and he should not look to particular expressions in his speech or in the document which be had moved, with a whitsl eye in a diplomatic point of view. He had done justice to his own feelings is the discharge of what be considered a sacred duty, and that without any indecorem is the ye 'lend spirit of his address to those feelings which meat necessarily belong to independent powers. In goalless of international arrangements, a moderate tope of re monstrance would always effect more than strong and violent language. He bad no hesitation is saying that be partook in the common feeling expressed by Mallow Frieed with regard to the conduct of F and Ame rica. He particularly went along with his Hoe. Friend upon that most important principle of a modified right of search. Nothing but a common effonolilipaseittre could stop the slave trade, mad th4re were as meiw of obtaining inch a measure bet by itoettinsa sunhat to regulate the /moral right of sew & t was in rain to conga from themselves the truth that all their own eh forts were of no use without the emocarrencsr of those two great powers, Frame and America. The latter Government certainly possessed rest advantages over the former in her muss of abolishing the Slave Trade. The American Government had the whole mass of popu lation upon its back in any steps it might take upon the question, for the people of America were favourable to the principle of abolition. Bat im the remonstrances to be made to America. then should dm nothing to affect the dignity of her Government. and nothing bat what would leave her in a situation to claim the merit of whet she might hereafter do in these emitters. There was no Government more naturally jealous of its maritime rights than the British Government. Yet it was ready to make sacrifices in concurrence with these of other Countries for any regulations which might further this great object. He agreed with his Honourable Friend in the view be bad taken of the conduct of France. There was, unquestionably. • great desire en the part of the Government of that country to get rid of the t{affic. But they were deterred by apparent obstacles in the frame of their Government. ind is the comatitsties of their , Representative Assemblies. As long. however, as the present practices remained in tore., there would be a re proach to the name of France. He hoped they-would feel themselves . called upon as a great people to maim strong laws, whose penalties *hull be &dogmata to the 1 suppression of the trade. He saw no jut raises why Prams should be jealous of her maritime rights when nothing more was expected from her than we were ready to yield up. He costarred in the general views of the Honourable Mover. sad was sot - disposed to querrsl with the particular application of them in the resent isstance. Sir J. MACKINTOSH freely admitted that so blame was to be attributed to the Noble Marquees or his col leagues, who, he believed had exerted themselves to the utmost in end ing to abolish 'this infamous traffic. It might be proper to observe the courteous forms of di. plonney in applying to other nations Do this subject; bat whether the Members of that Hun owe therefore to restrain the exprmaion of their *Wei, upon Jt, was a very different Tickles. For hisoin part, if be heed that ether natioes, Olaf prefissiog the strongest desire to abolish this traffic, persisted in theieencooreguneet of it, he would feel no Initialise Is eaplogdot they el let is the face of the world, convicted of a disregard ()revery feeling of tinmasity. The various fudge mations is this respect might, he thought, for the purpose of examining their conduct , be divided into closet"; except Porters', indeed, which stood entirely by itself. Portugal had al most bid us defiance; her conduct bad been uniform, notwithstanding the change in her Government. She bad made monarchy execrable ; and now she appeared to express a desire to atone to monarchy. by bringing odium en a popular Government. The conduct oftipato be viewed with some regret ; bat be indulged a bop* that she would pat her grand intentions iotheffect. 'I he United States, be believed, were backward on account of oar insisting upon the right of search : but he trusted, they would not suffer any little national jealousy to in terfere with so laudable a subject as the present, or be misled by the term, " right of search," which in this instance could have no reference to the lung agitated !maritime question. He could not, however, agree to couple the conduit of America with that of France. The United States bad expressly, by law. forbidden the trade, while France carried it on most extensively. In deed, the house bad so doubt heard of the atrocities disclosed in the cases of the two Frenph ships, i.e Jeuse Estelle and Le Hoodoo.. Still be mutt Admit that France bad paid humanity the homage of hypocrisy; but a new administration had been formed, which avow ed a determination sot to extend tbe . present laws for the abolition. Yet the men composing this administra tion were the men loudest in their professions of seal for the Christian religion, and of admiration fur royalty. They had called the solemn treaties of France anti-na tional and bad declared their present Legialatioa ors the subject to be quite sufficient for the object. He had no hope but io the fearless appeals which could be made through that house. Russia, too, at the Congress of 1815, - bail been profuse in her expressions of condemna tion of the traffic and had recommended that the colo nial produce of th ose countries which aboliebed the traf fic should be excluded from the eoentrim which did abolish it. Yet four years afterwards Rurio imposed a tariff whirl' had the effect of exelerlibbaheireerisee of those that had abolished, and admit/big that at those which had not abolished this scaedalens trade; thus. In feet, giving a premium for the coniaisaue of the trade. The advisers of the Emperor of Romia en -this occasion, were , no doubt, the p e ruse who bar( sat the Holy Alliance on foot; and thus mixed up falsehood and the eacooragement of barbarity with their notions of Christianity. He should always raise his voice to assist in calling these powerful criminals before the bee of European public opinion.—(Hear, hear!) Mr. MARRIOTT thought nothing effectual could be done towards accomplishing oar object, noises we gave protection to our own Colonies. Dr. LUSHINOTON said, he had no doubt that •he Noble Marquess bad heard of the captors by the Eng lish ship Pheasant, of a Portuguese vessel. The &what master pat a midshipman and eight other persons into the vessel. The • Portaguese master in a few days fell upon the English midshipman and his sailors, and mar- dared seven of them. This atrocity wu discovered by a black sailor, who was one of the survivors. He men tioned this to sbew by what villains the Portuguese tio remount carried on their nefarious traffic. He hoped the Noble Marquess would insist on ba s in th e Mau brought to justice. The Ho.. and Lear Oeittletnao here read a letter, giving the particulars of an emissive traffic in slaves at a Portuguese colony, under the sane, lion of the Governor. The Portuguesetiovernment bad expressly engaged by treaty to abolish the traffic, and he therefore should protest against rtilysacieg another shilling for the-purpose of bribing them to justice, • ■f •ft ( 4. • 'Mr. BERNAL said, that under the present practice. it was almost Impassible to detect the Portuguese do d Spseisb dealers. He did nut impute any blame to lis Wajesty's Government. but he felt it to be difficult as we I as mortifyiog to preserve a tone of 'moderation an tler the treatment 'le load received from the Governments of Spain and Portugal. Mr. BARHAII feared the traffic would not be abn. Soloed by either, Spain, Portngal, Prance, or Holland, while the present system continued. He believed it bad caused the irreparable ruin of our own colonies. It was useless to attempt to abolish the Slave Trade by the English colonists, without making safe amngeinents with foreign countries • The Marquees of LONDONDERRY explained. It was unfortunately true that oar endeavours to abolish the trade had injured our own colonies, and driven the trade, ender circumstances of increased aggravation, into the hands of foreign adventurers. His Majesty:al Government were placed in a situation of great pain and difficulty ; but be believed their seal was undouht ml.—(Hear hair !)--He feared the immune of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Sir J. Mackintosh) would tend tb weak.. the power of Government, and embarrass their 'cordons. Mr. A. SMITH denied that the language of big lion and Learned Friend had been at all misapplied. The voodoo was then agreed to. 11111111 INSUI ACT. Mr. GOULEURN postponed, until Tuesday next, his media on this subject. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought the House ought sot to separate that night without ogling for some 'communication from Government respectieg the state of Ireland. Seventeeo persons bad perished by burger in see parish. He beseeched the House to call for aa otitisl statement on the subject. All the accounts be bad received himself were of the most appalling nature. Many clergymen he understood were preparing their famishing parishioners for death. He was confident that his appeal to the House would not be in vale. Mr. GOULEURN assured the House he (oh es deeply on this subject as the Right Hun. Baronet. He felt it the more, because there was a considerable extent of misery which it was mot in the power of man to relieve. This applied particularly to the districts alluded to by the Right Hoe. Baronet. He bad received accounts partly confirmatory of the statemeat of the Right Hon. &must, sad he bad thought it his duty to procure the immediate idiipment of a quantity of provisioi s Biscuit had been inullorred on account of its combining nutri. meat with portability. Revery thing within the power of Ooyernment was dolor. The Lord Lieutenant, in addition, had 100,00 W. at his disposal. in cossequence of the kind vote of the House the other evening for the employment of the poor. He trusted it would not be thought necessary fur him to enlarge upon the painful subject. Mr. V. FITZGERALD did not rise to extend the dia• tussles, but to bear testimony to the statement of his Right Hon. Friend, that every thing had been dooe to relieve that part of the country which endured the most gaming. At a time when English charity was so bountiful, he was really surprised to hoar several Mean bars doubt the existence of the distress. He bad just received a letter from a most respectable parish Priest exhibiting true pastoral concern for his auk. and dis elegise a most affecting scene of distress. The Right Hos. Gentleman read the letter, from whichit appeared that the writer is the act of distributing relief to the sufferers (Dead himself so pressed by the wretched ap *mats, that he was forced to get into a boat, sod at some distaste from the bank write tickets for provisions to be supplied to the beads of families. Whilst in that situation many halt famished persons dashed into the water, swam to the boat. mud carried bark tickets in their asouths to their starving families. He wished the course takaq by his Right Hos. Paired might be as successful as his feeling 'heart could desire. His hope was that relief might not be tao late. There was me act, which exalted t h e boassuity sad policy of his Right Hoe. Friend. A sum bad issued from the Treasury to oaabla the 'Weasels:4i persons to pay taxes, and woo unnecessary to go &boat the country in its pretest us happy state to make the usual collection. Mr. WILBERFORCE said when mosey was granted for the relief of the sufferers, it certainly was sot the some of Parliament that aesistasce was to be limited to say opal& sum. If enough had not been advanced it ought to be Increase& The assistance England bad af forded was called generosity, but it was common duty. In a melancholy calamity of this description no money ought to be spared. Mr. H. SUMNER gave a vete in .shots with the Hon. Member for Bramber. There was not ono who did not wish relief should be effectual. The sum WOW certainly was not to limit the effects ei Parliausest.— Irelaed *a to be religiose effectuallmad the only way was to vote as humble address to hes Majesty, praying the object might be obtained at any expense. Mr. FITZGERALD explained. Mr. BROUGHAM added his opinion to that expressed by the H able Member for Breather, namely. that relief to Ireland was not an act of generosity, bat an act of strict duty. Mr. PEEL adverted to his statement when he pro posed the grant for the relief of Ireland. On that °c inema be Mid it was better to come while Parliament was sitting for aeon money than take too large a sum in the lint instance. POOR LAW). Mr. NOLAN postponed his motion on the Bill to amend the Poor Lows to Wednesday, the 10th of Jnly. Mr. LENNARD also postponed his motion on the Seditious Meetings' Act, tie Libels' AV*, until the 17th of July. • . Mr. WILBERFORCE rose on the Order for farther consideration of the Report of the Shia 'hide Acts Consolidation Bill, and expressed some reluctanle to pro mo I upon it. , Dr. LUSHINOTON was willing to 'medic.* his own Opinion to the advocate* of the Sloss Trade abolition. and not press the Bill; *bleb be finally withdrew. Mr. WIL9IOT gave notice of his intention to move, as the 9th of Jaly, an humble Address to his Majesty, praying that Commissioners may be appointed to inquire into the state of the Maturities. the Cape of Good Hope, and also the Colonies of the Leeward Islands. Mr. HUME suggested that Trinidad might be added with great benefit to the Public. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to I! o'Clock. [Wednesday night, during • division, when strangers were excladwi from the Gallery]— Me. F. BUXTON said he had been desired to present two Petitions to that House from a respectable Clergy man in the Diocese of Peterborough, complaining of the conduct of the Bishop, relative to his 8' questions. He bad abstained from doing so, u he wishes' sincerely, if possible, to avoid the discu s si on i n t h e H ouse o f Com mons, cid conceived that the Petitions should be first Jimmied in the Lords, where the her. Prelate would have an opportunity of vindicating himself. Such a discussion having sow taken place, he hoped that what then occurred would have the effect of inducing the Bishop to reconsider the ;object, and return to that which had so long been the uniform practire of the Church. If these bopel should be disappointed, he should consider it his duty to call the attention of the House to the subject in the earliest period of the next Elesaion. 1 . , 1.j.; e . MASSACRE OP THE &gild ir cusr.ix. 2INOPLR AND SC/O. A most affecting appeal from the Greeks at Cu & stantinople to their brethren and countrymen here hie been received by the last mail from Turkey. By this statement, it appears, that as soon as the Porte hea r d of the insurrection in the Mores sail the island s of O l e -Archipelago, it own a Peeks with 3000 troops i n • tido, who ordered sixty of the meet respectable m en there to be delivered to bin, as hostages. wi n , the news of the invasion of the Seraires spread in Seio, the principal inhabitants waited oe the Paella to apprize bias of it. More b• stages were then required. Eleven days after the Torke.h fleet arrived at the island. sod landed lifters thousand soldier, .• or rather ins, who, joisoo by the 3,000 in the Castle, teeing naalue to al. lack sad defeat the 3,000 namintes, used their wea pons against the innocent and disarmed inhabitant., and turned their fury against women and eldldres, killi ng , bums& and taking in slavery all the ;eke. billets of the place. Of the hostages tea were et ennyaneioople, as remainder at Sci bad Strangford made generous alone to save thew; I. a .ing *insipid a promise from the Porte that no hewn should be dose them, when it suddeoly gave orders 'or their euesitims. The le o in Contantin•pk were hel‘eaded, and the si is Bele were hang monde of e castle, is that very maim where is May of the slaves wore placed, is eight of the Turkish lest, who had their decks cone., with amok slaves. " Who ems, without teenage of isdigsatiou," say the writers of this pathetic and eloquent appall, " without execrates/ the perpetrators eft these lerrid a ts, behold a whole city lately so flearishisg, mne one heap of rains ; wissAe tillages, iannwerable ma tey seats, a prey to the dames ; our celebrated wheel, library, hospital for the si eir.bn ad reds ofelturehesrichlv 'darned—all, al I ono confused mass of smoking rubbish ! Our Wand lately so much frequented by Europesen,sad more especially by Eaglish familiesof the first rank, will now have only her ashes to show the passing swagger.— You, brothers, friends, and countrymen, are in the ca pita of Eagles& the centre of philanthropy; rehi r e *wallet a people always famed for their purees feelings towards the unfirtnnate, for their dislike to tyranny, and their support of the oppressed, beg, pray, entreat, appeal, to their feelings, can upon them as Britons, as fellow beings: it is in. the cause of humanity and of religion : they m oot, will' sot, be deaf to your prayers. They witl afford us, as far as lies in their power, the torsos of re- deeming the captive. of aiding these families that are in a state of nudity and starvation, will so,* arrive fa almost every pert of the lifediterraseso, when they have bees enabled to fly from a yoke worse than death. We rely upon your endeavours, sad still meet epos the high character of the nation among whom you in habit. thousands of Minds are raised towards yes to claim your interference in behalf of your Oppressed mount men thousands of hearts will feel 'Mehl for your assistance. Brethren and Countrymen, exert y ;melees in behalf of beussaity. " With tearful eye we cordially Palate you, and beg you will pray to God for one safety " Yore B . D COWNTITNICK." MAILS. ' l a' Dube' - - s r . AI T . 1 '-- P. I Watarbrd - 0 I Illeambrie - - 0 I G. ! Jersey - 0 0 Ammo - • U O Lisboa - - 0 I /holm - 0 O Goitemberg - 0 • PRICE OF STOCKS AT C Swat Ikea 9411 Spr Ct. Ned ...... ..001fil per et. C... . . se per Cam.. 90i litt 4 vereeeee I New Fears 6 peread.l797 rwegAns... ......90 7-161 lop. I pr Ct Irish 6 .. r Cast TB IS DAY. Oda See. 011ie Sheds s. s. 4S pe Sikh See Meek.' ILIUM) Ssa Old Ass . NNW • Pus. Par 91. s par Ss. p 1.. es. 44 p Wet. Ise Awl Pia& Let. Tiakets 21/. Its gke Statesman. "Tic CRITICS lITATISRAS" 1111100111.0 AAAAA WITR "?WI LONDON: lIIIIILIT SWUNG, JUBIIt 28, 1822. —mom— TIVCIC RXCWAJVGR, TWELVE O'CLOCZ In the earlier part of the morning the market was very heavy, and Consols were done at 801, bat as eminent broker baying purchased 180,000 the market Rot up and Consols are now 8111 for the Account, and Reduced 801. A report is prevalent that 6sveremest are role, to raise two millions for Ireland. lerf little is doing is the Foreign Market ; tad Foreign Snot ti s of all description are rather Ileary. ONE O'CLOCK. The Market has declined. is courtroom* of the sale of 90,000 Consols, and the Market looks beery. at 8111. The letters received one day later than time pre viously received from Constantincp!, assert, positively. that the Turkish troops ban not yet promoted the province*, end that the Turkish Goverment are merely deluding the Ambassadors, I. order to gain time. The expectAtioo was. slut war would mme. Charlestown, Phi ladel phis sod Baltimore Papershave arrived this morning, two days later thee the former. From these we extract the following articles :—lt ap pears by a letter from Mr. Gallatia that the liriti.h Government is very deserving of obtaining the Nortlh• ern part of the State of Maine to render more easy dm communication between New Brunswick sod Canada. Estract of • letter from Havanrm. dated April V : —A circumstance occurred here a few days since. which has ceased considerable sensatioa in this city. An officer, with &boat 300 soldiers, attacked one of the Priatieroffices, demolished the oaterials, and shamefully abused the persons employed in it. lie Printer's offence was publish' ig some strictures en the conduct of the Capteic-Jeneral. A remonstrance to the Spanish Cortes, against this wanton abuse of power, wu draws up the seat day, and signed h i more 'has 3.000 inhabitants. All is conjecture as to what will I e the termination of this affair, but we are :n daily expectation of a revolution in the Government of this Wad. Havanna. May B.—His Britannic Majesty's abir• Fyne, has jut arrived from Lonpitio. Nothing bat 44