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i 1 1 11114101Bpn, ,fr. • :rt. , ' sq. likely that the protecting ditty sh.tnl.l vols.. in the yrur afire next. Tie Report bad not to pare • correspooding effect she growers of thie brirl it became necessary, by the manner in which the Bill whirls was applicable to this tan li.od been now sbasid.sned, that the question shout I be set at rest in vine way or other, by some assurance oil the part of Government, so as to enable the parties tweeted to determine upon the conduct they should pu•siee. Att. L'oentegeow thought Ate tobleet one of ' great intricacy, and hail perceived that there was' Very latle likelihood of corning to lily thing like • lowed) , arrangement of the conflicting interests arrayed en the part of the agricultural tirterrsts tea our hand, and the Masufactiog iutetests uu the • Lord LsseiLtes entreated theYlon. Gentleman to rot-abider the value of the property reciptoridly embarked by these opposing interest., and to give t!wni that species of lithely information as to the intention's and views of Government, which would make them aware of the situation their property • in a very short period of time, be embarked. The conversation then concluded. EDUCATION . OF THE 'POOR., Oil the motion of Mr. BatmeMAll, thetthication of the Poor Bill was read the third time, and passed. Mr. BRoUGNA3I took that opportunity of ac quainting the House, that although the Bill in its parent form only prepared the way for inoituting impairs into, and making reports upon. the state %oil management of charities connected with eihsciw lion, it was by no stenos his intention to ablindon those further legislative proceedings founded uron this Bill, which might ultirmitelyiecore these educe timid charities from the repetition of those abuses, to which lie hod felt it an imperious duty so often to draw the attention of the flonse.—( Hear.) — Ile intruded. after the six months sehieguent to the peeving of the Act, when he doubted not there would be a report upon this subject 'before the Mow, the Legislature world then have it in its power to proceed to ulterior measures. to render effective the interference of the Constoissioners.— The necessity of these ulterior legislative measures Thad been already acknowledged by those most prac tised in the Courts of Chancery, ins° which it would be still necessary the complaints of the Com. missioners should be brought for investigation. un less these ulterior measures were adopted by the !Rouse. Mr. BENNETT moved. that the returns made to the House relative to the condition of convicts transported to Botany Ray, stating their numbers, the manatee of persons dying on the passage out wards, those who had returned after completing the period of their sentence, be printed, which was tweed to. Sir TflnNge ACIAND moved the third reading of the Salmon Fishery Bill. Sir M. W. RIDLiII objected to the immediate passing of this Act, as it might interfere with some local Acts. Sir Too.. ACLAND Moored him, that the Bill could not interfere with say tech Acts, from what he had been able to collect upon the subject. The Bill was then read the third time, and passed. The FoteigneveStneggling Bill was, on the mo tion of Mr. Low NGTOII. committed, and the Re port ordered to he received to-morrow. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Lord A. 1 - IsHtLeoo moved the Order of the Day, that Mr. Thos. Ferguson be brought to the - bur ; which was agreed to. Mr. Ferguson being put to the bar, the SPRAWLS addressed him as follows: " Thomas Ferguson, the House hilt received the Report of the Committee appointed by the House to iagaire hate an alleged breach of privilege, mpeeting your iiiterfereare in the election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament fur La. nark, by attempting to corrupt a voter upon that'oretaion. The House, upon consideration of the circumstance of that cane, has declared that you have thereby been guilty of • most (wrap. attempt upon the freedom of Reprenestation, and a anon violation of the privileges of the House. awl Ilterrispon ordered that you should be tates hobo custody and moaned in Newgate. Your Petition has since hem re ceived by nee Howse, and the House, is consideration of year full cetacean's of the crime with which you have hewn charged, sad the entreat, contrition you base expressed, has agreed to year bring set at liberty; vesture that what foe have suffered will be • nation to yourself in failure. amid prove an example to others of the detestation in which Ilse Howie bolds the crime of which yell have been tonviet. ed. Notwithstanding, the House has is your ease extended to you its Wilsey, so fa, as it ran consider it may he done consistently with its jusike. I sus therefore directed to in form Tot, that you are now discharged, spa, payment of your furs." Mr. Ferguson was then withdrawn from the bar. Lord CASTLERIAGH moved, that the reprimand of the Spenker be entered on the Journals, which was agreed to. Lord A. HAIIIITON presented a Petition from the inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Inverness , . praying that the 801 l fur regulating the Royal Scotch Burghs should not pars into a law, and praying gentrolly for reform in the constitution of the Burghs,.-.Brad and ordered to be printed. PANTHEON TH EATR F.. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT presented the Petition of Nfr. Coody, Proprietor of the Pantheon Theatre. (rum which lie read various floret-tr. The Peti.ion stated as W o w s : TO the Honourable the Knishts and Horeesses of the Honer of Commons of the United Kingdoms is Pseiantent assembled: The humble Petitoon of Niet,las Wilco! Conely, Proprietor of the Pantheon Theatre, Oxford _ street) d talent and increase of the population of (estnimiter, mid the suburbs thereof. it *mild couvrnient, and a great accommodation of St. Shiry.lr-bosic, ■nd the adjacent Amulet be a Thera..e est.itsliehi if at the ' Isfiril.strert, as will hi reach' npiwar, by a Pr. • 3,000 of the Wail and houscholtitrs of Ilse .silt, IRII, I pulolie mectings were g the h,•N plan, and for raising (made times, • womb.; of . Nohkrarn ■nd .oshotribsrs, at 1. 0 0 9 taint n• rstb, souks a AI to Ilse late 1.1. my Fesstis Grrvollr, E.q. by Ihrtutotsib, Lord t'llanobsrlsin of his Msjessy's . performance of the Musical lirenM, .. Arica report fire rocressive years. at the Tlteatre, and bloat roll Lo !be rmilteon tbt ifonnnrabie Lord .1. Tltyttat, meting lin in the year 11411, *loch Loot Dart do before his death Tlhi• bream rats I.orcbt hie Majesty's Must tiontotrable larch 110111. •as robe i tett by Mr. tin title and Me neWrit), noir, She great tit i4o.thtn and Westin, 1.• •;wthent and en I.e the niltab;lnstln thst there! Psessllsessn. in 100.0. Mit, %iv,. tt by 3,0 t 040 pariah... In Ilw wint.ll6 or. Lehi I. r Con•ltirrieg p..rpoar. %el in. n het .mr Ilernse IrrAtit - 41 WI! 11.• F. 3.1 Dirtilloi 111..1”4.1.4.14, (we Ilor which 1t..• been net Ars:eles-•!yell Thesis erbr o .. In Ow nue' as testa CLanitsetint Sitssslle afr .41 to di lerafatf •-d 1•7 She I. ret•y ronno .1 iu MI tear rtittniser AS • guloierilwrs I. ma mate Mis large yelilic content, and tin the 27th day of Angina following, poor Petitioner. M •ea. jourtios with Mr. C+bles, whom interest has reseed, per t has. d all Mr. tketrille. rigid and Interest is the lease said license 11114.11. J SO the Pa.•theon Theatre; and y o n► Peti. limper offitially i 4.11,111,41 the Right How. Lord Job. Threw, meting as l ord Cloardwrlmin, of his perehak. and Isis Lord ship cave his ease. thereunto, to the mouth of No vantwe following. Your Petit 66666 rr crier• leave Instate to tour Honnurehle Hops►, that be made a ■,serial condition in Ins agreement twit► Mr Merrill', that if the Prince Regent .linppro•ed of the totablialogigist df,the Theitirt,, the screams, should be call and void. VOtir Petitioner's pions being arranged thus fat, he a.a►idertd P his pfiramouut duty, bifetritte primer& strise betiding the Throb", to lay bit plans, fie. before the Palace R test for his Royal Higlusem's apitrobatimi. The Earl of Yarmouth accordingly lout them before the Prince Regent, when him Royel Highness was most graciously pleased to iaspeet the pleas, and commanded a bore foe himself in the Theatre, which his Royal Highoess marked upon the plow I and his Royal Highness was fw►Atre graciously pforitied towed to your Petitioner (by ►is Lord. ►hip) a most gracious ntspiage, that hi. Royal Highness sp. peorsd of the plasm, and.the establishment of the Theatre. Toot Petitioaer conscgoestly embarked he the said public colicern, upon this high and distinguished Royal authority and sanction, coispkil wit► the Lord Chamberlain of his Molest?. Household's license foe t►at porpooe, avid slop. ported, tr. as he was with Ile patronage of fifty families of the first distinction, and •mateeriof the dramatic a►t. Upon the implicit faith of t►is, yolk lortithomer 'spherical • large capital, seed purchased groailcl from the Poland Elisio at • high price, and has built and fitted up • spe cious and elegant Theatre, iu t►e fulkst confidence sod re. liance that the lord Chamberlain's 'item" would be am liaised from year to year, se has been the custom of that office, anal a• it continues to be, to all other theatres in Westminster. Your Paitiesier completed the imildiet, and opened his Theatre in the public, in Fcbrinry 18111, and the Right Hon. Lo►d John Thynne anon after retired from office, anal was enrceeded by Lord Hertford ; and the said license to the Theatre was in full force aid action, when the present Lard Chamberlain came auto office, and several dramatic pieces were licensed by his lordship....but the annual license expired in July, 18t2, and his Lordship has declined to renew it. Tow Petitioner, in eonjusselion with his Trustees, his Gina the Dube of Marlborough, the Right Honourable Lord Borglava, and J. C.Jeenyus, Esq. sod Mr. Goallle, applied to the Lord Chamberlain for a renewal of the former license, to which his Lordship gave a negative, without as signieg any reason thereof. Your Petitioner purchased of Mr. Creellle the privilege right of three distinct licenses, which are registered in the Lord Chamberlain's OMee, viz —The first for the perform ances of Barletta, Music, and Dancing; the second for the performance of the whole range of the Drama, by chit dam ender the age of seventeen years; the third for the performance of Ilse English Opera, for the Winter Seasons, similar to the lyceum in the Summer. The two first licenses were granted to Mr. Greville by the late Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, in 1505, sad the last is 15011. Your Petitioner humbly states to your Honourable House, that the said license was in fall force, and recognised by lord Hertford, iu March, ISIS, as will appear by his Lord ship's license. (copy.) is It having hem' represented to 0,14 the examinee of all theatrical testertaiameesta, that a manuscript, eatitled Le Norse de Flose. king • Barletta, I. one act, does aol eon tails in it soy thing immoral, or otherwise improper, for the stage, I, the Lord Cliambertaia of his Majesty's Household, in cuasideration of the same, do, by sirtue of my dice, and is pursuance of the Act of Partialnesst is that case pro vided, allow the said manuscript to keeled at your Theatre, according to the copy thereadelieered to me, sad slimed by yourself, without any variation whatsoever, oaks. such varieties be likewise approved of by me in due form. (Signed) INGRAM HERTFORD. " To Mr Candy, Pantheon Theatre, fith March, IBIS." Your Pelitioser humbly submits to your Honourable House, that a similar claim was recognised by the lord Chancellor Thurlow, sod that it was laid down by that Noble and Learned Lord, " That a license for oat year is a patent, and the honour and compassion of the Crown is concerned to matinee, the license, whim large same money have been embarked spun the faith thereof, nutil it be abused." Your Pelitioaer Nether most respectfully states to your Hunonreble House, that, from the earliest period of the musks, drama having hero introdeced isle England, the usages and customs invariably have been to protect them by annual literates front the Lord Chamberlain; it is this day the ease with the two theatres in the Haymarket, the Sous Pared and Lyeeam in the Strand, and the Olympic Theatre in Wych-street; the former has been bonght and sold a dosen times with the Lord Chem berlaia's license rl, and the latter was sold by Mr. Philip Aatky, in 1813, to Mr. Ellision, hot the li cense was coatinurd in Mr Astley's name, until his death in 1818, when his Lordship renewed it to Mr. Ellision. Mr. Crewinle is now dead also. Your IPetitioner humbly begs to slate to your Honourable House, that his expeetati )))) s un the benevolence, indulgence, sad justice of the Crown, is the greater, as he did not In cam i oust y nubs, kin this very expensive undertaking. The primp 'close', and the copyright of these dramatic enter ta anent., were duly exhibited at the Lord Chamberlain's Office, and were licensed by his Lordship. Your Petitioner is under the disagreeable necessity to at tribute to the suspension of the Lord Chamberlain's became, the whole of his almost inexpressible misfortunes, the caner of exposing his person and property to the vengeance of the law. Your Petitioner presented a Memorial to the Prince Regent in Council; in Mae, 1816 (praying to be heard by Counsel before their Lord.hipv), and his Royal Highness was pleased to refer it so the Lords of his Majesty's Must Honourable Privy Council, hut their Lordships rejected it, and your Petitioner has been informed by Mr. Roller, that the Privy Conseil could nut cute► into the merit of the Lord Chamberlain's license. Your Petitiouer humbly states to your Honourable House, that there I. nu Court below that can take CUClllialiCe of your Petitioner's bard and Inlncom ram, therefore earnestly entreat your Honourable House will inquire into the allege item' therein contained. That your Petitioner, and those Nobleases and Gentlemen interested therein, upon the faith of which have expended near 65,0001., the whole of his property, hie professional skill, time, and science, and 150 persona who had also en gaged themselves upon the faith of that hitherto unviolated document, the Lord assimberlain's official license, coupled with the King. and Prince Regent's royal sanction end ap probation,_ arc thrown met of employment and rained. Your Petitioner feels confident that the honour mud bene volence of your Honourable [louse will alfosti rata gracious intei fertile, to prevent the pmperty uf au many outs iturions and innocent persons from being entirely lust. It is with pain and deep rezret that your Petitioner stale, to your Ilinnoniable Flutter, that, after expending his own and family's fortune in a public concern, fur the rational amusement of his conntrymen, he has been immured in prison fur four years ; his wife botany nuiproterle d, who is illustriously descended, in fifteen successive generainins, from the Thuan ; and his person is held in durance, mid under the must ruinous responsibility, for heavy deists used honour able obligations ' contracted be limbless the Meats?, upon the faith of the Lord Chamberlain's license ♦our Petitioner humbly throw• hiimelf on the nwrcy, jostler, and wisdom of your Honourable House, and that your ft tttttt Hyalite Howse will he pleased to inquire lute the all• rations in suds way as In obtain arlief Yon, Petitioner humbly, and with all due respect, has thus ventured to lay his cape, and its att. w4ul harilahips, Is hire your llouurrahb House, the last and only resource lett to ■u omorrsuerl Priiish subject Sue the redoes* of lass. eras sonars, and She furtherance of justice ; toad he prays that your Hoismiralite House, in your wowlu,n OW !mum usiy, will lake ilw same into your cousideimion, and Tour Pi Witmer will a vir pray. Sir F. BURDETT stated, that it load beets the optishfia of our of tilt rtaltit Lost Uffit - tit tvt f .~~`~ known to this country (Lord Charterllar Tharlow), that in all rases where rwtsirlrr•ble property hail brrn embarked, on the faith of • limier by the Lord Chanibeslasio, that no finch licetake could he withdrawn, without assig►►inj( saute moat , fur its bring taken away. In this C 3,4., nistwillistandnig the rnortnons Plllll Of 'notary hid nit up three premises, the license had bran wtthdr•wu, without imoitidint any reason whatever. The Petition was laid on the table. Si► ItoNALD •Fticuatbx presented two Peti tions against the Bill now pending for regulating the criiiiiiitution of the Scotch Burghs—die first from the C .cil and Burghers of the Royal Burgh of Cupar, in Fifeshire; the second, f the Cor poraiimi of the Royal Burgh of Brechin.—Both were read and ordered to heti!' the table. Mr. MARSH postponed his motion, with respect to the claims of certain creditors on the Nabob of Arcut, until to-morrow. SCOTCH STATUTES IN DESUETUDE. Sir Jotis NKWPORT rose to make his proposed motion respecting Scotch Statutes, alleged by some of the fiist authorities in that country to he in a state of desuetude. To this motion, the object of which was simply to obtain that information. through the medium of the papers for which he should more, which would discover to the House the state of the Statute Law in that country, lie could not possibly anticipate any objection. The fact could Hot he denied, the Lords of Session in Scotland had pronounced it their opinion, that such statutes as had not been acted °pan for a cer tain period were necessary in this state of desuetude. The public, hoirerer, continued ignorant of what statutes were in finste. To remedy this deficiency, which was an object of the mostirital consequence to this country as well as to Scotland (with respect to the criminal law of which last it must produce the most int onretsierit results), he moved— " That the Lords of Session, the Judges of Justiciary, and the Savour' of the Exchequer in Scotland, be directed to make out and produce to the Hume, within six weeks after the next sitting of Parliament, a statement of thee. Statutes or parts thereof, as ale Courts of Justice in Scotland had decided to be in desuetude., or if the opinions of high Law Authorities, on which such decisions were founded." Mr. B. BATHURST admitted, drat it must ap. pear very strange to the ears of Englishmen to hear that in Guy part of these kingdoms there exist ed a doubt as to the effect and ope►ation of the existing Statutes of the Realm. That part of the Statutes of Scotland were ►u desuetude could not be denied, although it had already appeared that the assumption that they were in desuetude had pro ceded upon the authority of the opinions and decisions of the Judges •nd first legal characters of that part of the Empire. He certainly thought there was sufficient ground fur the introduction of • Bill to remedy the evil already produced to the !louse, without culling for the statement moved for by the Hon. Baronet. Mr. AllillatOMßY thought there could not be a more important subject for the consideration of Parliament. The fact of such Acts being in desue tude was admitted. The Right Hon. Gentleman, however, aired, that there was, therefore, sufficient ground for the introduction of a Bill or Bills to remedy the evil ; but he begged the House to at tend to the advantages resulting front • specification of the precise Statutes, or parts of Statutes, iu de suetude. lie was riot aware that the House of Lords had pronounced any opinion whether ouch a practice were well or ill-founded—fit or unfit to be acted upon. He felt it, however, high time the question should be decided, whether the subjects of that ;oar, of the realm were to he left at the mercy of the expounders of the law, or to be them selves able to determine what Statutes were actually in force. After • few observations from Mr. W. Dual)" the purport of which we could tint collect— lord A. HAMILTON COllCell,td that this motion carted no reflection whatever on the Judges, and contended that there existed the strongest necessity for ascertaining what statutes in Scotland were in actual operation, and those which had fallen into desuetude. From the nature and contrariety of recent decisions, this information became actually necessary. In a late case, relative to the burgesses of Aberdeen, and also, he believed, of Edinburgh, the usage, it would seem, superseded the statute law, and the result might be, that those cities were liable to disfranchisement. it was, in fact, usage verses an Act of Parliament, and usage castled the day. There was a mai ked (tilt . ..mice between the conduct of the Scotch and English Judge. in this respect. for the latter never allowed usage to super sede the imperative letter of the statute. This was obseivablt on a late occasion, where they allowed the wager of battle, because the law still remained unrepealed, notwithstanding the evident absurdity of its provision ; yet, as it was law, they very pro petty felt themselves bound to affirm it. The House could not surely refuse the only effectual mode of obtaining information on the inicitualous proverdiugs which were suffered to remain in the administration of the Scottish law. where disuse superseded the statists% and inveterate custom sub stituted a different course. Lord BINNING said, the Right Honourable Barn net's motion may be divided into two parts—the first related to the Statutes already declared in desuetude, and the second respecting those which were considered in a state of disuse. A compliance with the first part of the motion would necessarily impose a cumbrous duty on the Judges in Scot land, *hich was wholly unnecessary, as the selection of one or two casts might, if called for, answer etery end. A compliance with the second part was an obvious impossibility, for how could the Judges slate what Statutes were " considered" in a state of disuse ? their province was declaratory: and Hot conjectural. Mr. J. P. GRANT said ; that if it he tree sevetal important ancient statutes had fallen into deinetude, the Circumstance ought certainly to he inquired non, though the House should pause before it sent forth all opinion that it were politic to repeal those laws. There could, he thought, be Ha objection to go into an inquily as to the general stale of the statute-book, frie the purpose of chwirifying the hers, and at Mice pointing Hot those which were in desuetude and those in observance. The doctrine of the law of Scothind was borrowed from that of Rome in her ripest and ino,t popular time. He was glad the %object was !okra up by his Right Hon. Firerirl (Sir J. Newport), whose great talents and industry were talenlated to do eminent justice - \ \C4 ) k`Ni N I .t% to the inquire. So far as tliesmotion went to ms ter of fact. that veil.. to the actual decided-cases the Judges, he coujdbave an objection to it; but lie certainly thought that part of it which weld to require the flotsam, the Juke* a. to what die t " considered" to be in desuetude, might be dis pensed witli.—(ifear.) —The a (ploy, if rootioeil to the first part of the motion , would afford, nu the result, ample grounds far any legislative pro ceeding which the Hone might think tit to adopt. It was no doubt linist desirable that the statute book of Scott:mil shatild be revised.—( Mr. lintwebt. expressed his warm sdisfaction Mt the present motioti. and 'should wisti the looms tii be made in ass entire shape. If, iss was said, it were so difficult for the Ju Iges to state how the statute fown stood, how tenfold inure diffiridt most it not be for the people to know to what bows they owed obedience.—(lfear.! Hie 11m. Nletiilerr went over the grounds stated by the Nlover to sup port of the motion, in all of which he fully cun t-titled—and lie was convinced that, whatever was the fate of the present proposition, the result world be most salutary, as it would direct the Hitt-lair:li of persona to the subject in such a mariner us to bisone en effective remedy. Mr. %'YNN concurred in the necessity there existed of knowing 'precisely what laws were really in force in Scotland, and what had growth obsolete. Lord CAWfLEREAGII said, there were many ways open of obtai tttt ig this information : it could bee hod either by a Committee of the House, or by a Commission appointed by the Crow's. The wont possible way was to call on the Judges, and require from them opinions in their chamber, which they afterwards, on hearing counsel and witnetwes, may depart from in their judici3l capacity. The pro ceeding, either by a Committee or Coininissom. would certainly be inoperative at this late fortiori of the Session; he thought, therefore, the subject ought to be postponed. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY could not pnvoibly are what difficulty there was iii an aptilicatiosi to the Scotch Judges on this occasion. The return could not in any manner relate to a disputed or extra judicial opinion—it merely referred to decided Case.. Lord CASTLEREAGH and Lord BINNING mu tually explained. Sir J. NEWPORT declared his readiness to omit the words " or consider," in the latter part of his motion, but lie would take the sense of the House on the rest. Lord CASTLEREAGH then moved the 'devious quest ion. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY repeated, that in the end the Judges town be resorted to for information; and why not in the first instance ? If a Commission or a Committee were appointed, where could they go (or information but to the Judge'?—( Hear.) Sir J. NEWPORT said, the Judges in England were frequently called upon by Parliament foe their opinion on certain I.iws. Why not then impose the same tax on the Judges of Scotland ?—(hear.) After a few words from Mr. F. Douglas, Mr. Finlay, Mr. Bathurst, and Lord A. Hamilton, in explanation, the gallery was cleared fur a division, which, however, did not take place. On our return, we found •filr. J. P. GRANT e*- pressing himself obliged to the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the niotioN for if no practical good at present followed it, it had at least provoked discussion on a matter of great import once to Scotland. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that the judicial ought to be kept distinct from the legislative fupctioils, to secure which hod been the only object iit his view. Whenever nis Midebtv's Government would seriously and properly bike up the straw, i great benefit would be obtained. Lord CASTLEREAGH was not ready to admit that the question was one of particular in►portance. nor dud he consider that he had said any thing from which it could be inferred that his Majest3's Go vernn►ent were pledged to recommend any measure Oil the subject. Mr. ABERCROMBY said, that it appeared from what had fallen from the Noble Lord, that the time of the House had been loin. tie stood up only to hope that Government would not avail them selves of any thing that had passed now to appoint us Commission before the next meeting of Parlia ment. Sir J. NEWPORT stated, that if nothing should he dour in the course of the next Ses ou the subject in another quarter, he II !multi feel it lin, duty to direct the attention of the House to it The previous question was then put and tarried withoid r A Mesvage from the Lords announced that their Lordvhipa had agreed to the Liverpool Gas Light, and some other Bills. 011 the motion of Mr. V. rITZGERALD, the Grand Jury Prei.entinetit "fill was re-committed, and passed through the Committee. Oil the Howie resuming, the Report was brotteht up. and ordered fur further consideratiOn ou Fri day nett. SLA YES. Sir S. Milt ILLY roar to make a motion, to which he einderstoral there wan no objection— That this Hume do present an humble Address to his Royal Highnem the Orince Regent, praying flan his Righaelsaeill be pleased to direct that these he laid before the Home a copy of she opinion of the Attorocy•General of Monistic% given in March, Inl7, nu the power of the Government so millrace slavi•cosiiirnoical by sheer mime's to work in chains; and slim a copy ut the cme an whirls the opinion had bre.' required. Mr. MARRYATT *aft% that it appeared from the papers hint before the (louse on tile subject, that the opinion of the Attorney-General on the case lid not been law ; be saw nu necessity fur producing the case. After a few words from Mr. GoULBURN, which were inaudible to us— ..... Sir S. rod, that the lion. Gentleman had 'yokel' rather rashly of the coot and the opi nion. Hi nnotake was, that the opinion hail been gives. before the tranoactioiso took place un which he supposed it rounded. The motion woo tilt,' Agreed to. _ . Sir S. litinutttr then rose to mare far a Select Committee oti tile treatment of Slaves in the Ll•utd of Nevi*. Ile had heard that oppo•ttiuo to the motion wa• intended, which struck him with t . t p , - prcse. He had, on a former occe►inu, hrouv,ht the case to which his mutton particularly ter,rtril, fore the House, beiog then ptrsuatled, thst, n•hru Gentlemen made full it quiries into its eh-cum. 4.1 (leers, Ille) could lost lie seesaw to au Itivestig,e4 t fitby a Co .... Slice of that limes,. Ile hat thets sober tnd, ilia was of nap rimier, test looks that the slave* sl Id be to lass just shot Isuinasie, but that dope kV,* .110111 d lost reatiiiis Brad letter, but he reccu , tal. Ile had confins.l his view to two smell island., wherein it assistant's, front the statements he had wade, that the adeiiiisis• tration of crimmal justice wigs shamefully repie lietimble. It was taking a very partial view of dirt ease to site, that cruelties hail been rifest:teed by ousters over their slaves; this was, lit Wine store, the fact between persons so related in all countries—mid that had seemed to Lim a very unimportent part of the case. • The ques tion fur the consideration of the House of Com mons was, whether, in cases of cruelly exercised 511(1 proved, justice had beers done to the sufferers, and due punishment infl.eted ens the deliiiquents ? To illustrate the actual practice it this respect, lie had before stated the cases of some unfurl usiate slaves its the Wend of Nevis; fully sulistaistiated by the wipers before the Howse. Two y g tiegroes had each bought a pair of stockings, stolen goods, and for the offence of puichasiog from a suspicious character, were :modellers' by their master to receive eighty lashes". Two fe males Oro (one of them the sister of one of the culprits. and half-sister of the other), had been senteliet.ll to receive twenty-five. mad twenty lashes, with u cart.olsip, respectively, because. they shed tears tit the infliction of the former punish ment. The bills against their inhuman matter hail been found by the Grand Jury; he was brought to trial, the facts were distinctly proved, particu larly that lie had ordered the females to be flogged for merely shedding scars—not a 'single witnesses was called by the deferulaut ; yet a an boiler such en coassignees was ncqiiitfilit. 'l t o all this, gentle men on the other side had said, that the women were ptusisheil for hewing *hewn a disposition to riot—that their tears were, m tears of obsti nacy—and, with respect to the ete theit punish ment could not have beet' very great, when they were found two 'sights sifter dancing at a masque rade. So light did gentlemen snake of the wrong* of these poor helpless negroes ! But not a single fact of what he had stated was denied to the papers that he held in his hand, detailing the trmssactiou. Among them were to be found the affidavits of the poor negroes, with marks Slices, of statues. But u parcel of papers, of another description. had been transmitted to the Sectetary nr St a t e '. offi c ., ; for the purpotte of justifying 11r. Huggins. 'nese consisted of various discritneut a. Mr. Huggiass's speech in the House of Assembly ou the Bill iti trodtierd in consequence of the very transaction, on the 20th of May, before he had been brought to trial tin the charge against hint ; sod that speech the House of Assembly lad thought proper to tnitisinit here, after hearing the order of the House. As the House of Assembly meant to eXellse Mr. Hug gine's conduct, it was matter of intim' tatice to know how it had been then composed. Of to dye Members present, the Speaker, who could sot be called im partial, us be was one of Mr. Iluggins's bail, was one; Mr. E. Huggins (the accused) &ninth( r ; Ism two SOUS formed the third and fourth ; hip C..um.t I on t h e prosecution the fifth ; the Physician to tar estate the sixth !! Among these papers also ap peared, a letter from the Goveroor—and not content with toying that Mr. Hugging was a very limitatie character, he went so far as to declare that he wisp perfectly satisfied with the verdict oh the Jury—a verdict notoriously wrong—entirely controry so eel deuce. The papers, moirover, comprised a Leg extract front the speech of the Coissaiel to the Jury, whefain he told them, that in no country where slavery ever existed, was an interference between insister and slave more dangerous thins there. He was sorry that ell the &sesame's,* had not been pre rented to the House in the come state they had been received—one very material paragraph hail Been taken out of one of Ilse tette'''. He was ready to prose sifiat he said before a Committee. An ii:gra vat mg circumstance in the case was, that is fat her had been compelled to me the executioner to his owes son and (laughter, two of the culprits. After such in stances, wrist must be the fate of these poor people, howeeer good their law*? It wad to be recolleeted. that Mr. Huggins hail obtained the character of a MIDI of humanity. His reasons for lei 'signs ) ; for ward the motion was, that the case hail bee's r. furred to him, nut aa one of extreme cruelty where it Isamu tied, bat as a case that might efforst an example of toe treatment of those wretched heings—denigh what Conk/ he more cruel ? I a fitcisug leanishinent lor Manifestation of the finer feelisigs ol human feelings that (1141 I • to the most civil a tl, clist;-• eared part of one species, mid a Melt ii se a• the elee. t of a refilled eiluention to curate tool cle•risle Mr. Hogging added derision to inhumanity. Alter butter intetailieg the floggisig, of she boys, his expression was, " Now bring out the Isobel , !!!" While the females were eufferiug under the lash, he hod them " Now cry ! !" 'fire Hun. Ciesitleition concluded by moving— " That a Secret Committee he artpnitte.l to tske into en., sideration tlw papers haul 1441 w e the ft,ne.e relative to the trcalutent 4,1 (raves u. the i 5 1 ,111.1 is, and report (hair uhrervations 'hereunto the llutnie" The quesii 0000 ou the motion having tn.e!, put— . Mr. thrut.inittN raid, that he hall intended in opinme refetritig the papers to a Cniumitiee of the limer, on the !,Priirral laiuciplr, that tlw c a m. L a d been already tried betnre a conititte tit tribunal, mutt that to bring it again before without any of the advantages of free' t t vce rim nice, exisintesilig and ertwa-examining I".",..ealied by the former. The 1-10nouralde Geittleinan bad pia the gliesti 111 l to-Light nil different grosinda from what he bad before, and amid, that the docum en t* b e ing garbled, waa as additional reason for agreeing in the C ttttt inittee, and their lint being produced V.lolllllt ally al 1 t was true that certain panto id the pipets bad lint been presented—the eao.,e Ma., that they trttrel. - 41 on the characters of individn la tin it Ctr?...11 IV. ' fill the motion wet. limited, 1 , 0 as not to in..dve the second trial of a i.Nee already decided b.re the proper juiimiiction„ he iLt.at tcfuse his Evol id to the motion. Mr. N r it.HFRFfRcC Riad, the lion. Geri' 1.-m*ll (Nlr. Goiti lit,. •11011 A hove euss.ittri. 11, Ikeiore he that 111-ii-e tint competeta to the Hrltuit. Iwo juslicc 11 I.y Old apipiwit I COO. lll4t t , %Iwo lee ein) Sg 14.111 ? 4ed hukt WO% the owlet. 1 : ,. 1 , 1 . v,A.cilible Kith AluilitatiCtlllei tit the HOOlie by