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related. Mr.Jacties Pox sat as Judge nimn the trial ; and Mr. Hart attended as one of the Grand Jury. The ledge, during the trial, to..k occasion to charge the petitioner with haying interfered in the business in an improper manner ; and used these expressions Concerning him to the Petty Jut y—tt degraded and disgraced as be is by this transaction, which will en tail- eternal infamy on hint and his family." On the trial in question, the jury could not agree in their vershlt, they continued shut op till seven o'clock, when the judge adjourned the court, and was proceeding to dinner, when the Sub-sheriff fol lowed him, and told him the Jury were agreed in their verdiCt. Judge Fos would not return to the Ctiort, but told the Sub-Sheriff, that the Jury must coal their conleiences till six o'clock ne the Monday morning following. (This happened on the Santo day). On the Monday morning, the Jury Were taken to the verge of the county, and discharged. On the same day, the Petitioner waited on Judge Fox, and asked permission to return to Londonderry, is order to acend a corps of Yeomanry ; this was refused; and on the following day, in Court, the Judge caused an information to be laid against Mr. Hart, said, be stood charged with a most heinous offence, caused hint to be taken into custody, and per into the co/ninon dock ; the place where con 'rifted blons usually stood. While in that situation, the Jodge asked him, what he had to say for him self The petitioner was so much affeaed by the situation he was placed in, and by so extraordinary an address, that at first he was unable to articulate one word The Judge then charged him with the commission of a most infant:ins crime ; said the Crown Solicitor .hould he , directed to apply to the Court of King's Bench fee an information against hint ; that he should be tried at the next assizes; and then held him to heavy and enormous bail fur his appearance. When the next assizes came on, no Lill of loJiameut was found by the Grand Jury a.gainst the Petitioner ; who now humbly represented to the House, that, through the condwa of Judge Fos. he had suffered great injury in his person and his cltaraiaer, and that in him, the rights of His Ma jesty's subjeas were grossly violated; that be could not, with any probability of success, institute a legal proceeding against the Judge; and he humbly prayed, that the House would adopt such proceed ing as to its wisdom should seem fit, in order to give him redress, and coned the abuse he complamed of. The above is the substance of the Petition, which was ordered to lie on the Table. • Mr. FRANCIS said, he wished to know whether th^ Hon. Baronet meant to institute any proceeding on this Petition. Sir JAMES STEWART answered, that it was hi, intention to move for a Committee of the whole !louse, to take it into consideration. L %TE. SERiF-'NT ,tr ARMS. Sir CHARLES hiORGAN said, he rose for the put i.sose of calling the attention of the House to the saltation ell a 7ttaleman who had long filled a very and respeCiab:e odice with great credit to hiatedis ard advantage to the pubilc ; in order lint some provision might be made for him. He shaded to M. liementson, who was now 70 years of age, who had for 33 years filled the office of Serjeaut at Arms, And who. during that time, conoucted hittiglf with the utmost attention and prop: iety in ey respil. As a meritorious ser vant of t!iat Howe, he Ills deservin„cv of its notice s •aisci it was by no means an unprecedented thing to grant a pr.)v*,,irm to sach a person, after many 'years service. He t;• in moved, that an humble ad die— be presented to Hi. Majesty, praying that he would b' graciously pleaied to order that some pro. -vision be made f r John Clementwrn, Esq. who for 95 years had served the office of Deputy Serjeant at Anis, to the entire satisfy Lion of the House; and who, on account of the laborious duties attending it, and his advanced time of lite, had lately resign ed the same. General NORTON said, it was with very great pleasure he rose to second the motion ; which met with his entire approbation ; and he was of opinion, that whoever served the public during the better part of his life, was entitled to a comfortable provision during the remainder. Mr. ADDINGTON said, he could not help expressing what he felt on this occasion. The mo tion met with his entire concurrence. The Gen tleman, who was tine objet of ;t, had had the good fortune to have etendufted himself in his office, nut only without offence, but to the entire satisiglion of every body. It happened to himself, more per haps than to any other Member of the House, to have known the ea.raordinary diligence and fi delity wit's which Ili; Gentlensan had 'always condutled himself in his office; he was certainly well worthy of the farceur set that llouse, and could nut be better gratified, than in being recommended to Iles Majes ty's notice, by that Mouse, which he had long served. The biotic* was put and carried unanimously. Mr. WOKE % SON, jun. morel to read the or der figi Illk second reading of the Prize Agency Bill ; ii.whick baling done, he observed, that it involved the interests ora bur body of men in this country; that it 1..1.1 been under the consideration of the Ad mit alty-board, who had not come to any inime.liate decision upon it. And, as it was a subjeß of the utmost importance, it would be desirable to put off the further prreeeding upon ;t for some time. He would. therefore, move, a that the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday se'nniglit." Mr. ADDINGTON could not consent to the postponement of the Bill ; and he wished to re mind the :louse, that the Report of the Commis sioners of Naval Enquiry, on which it was founded, had been long since presented to the lionse. Va rious circumstances, however, had delayed the pre sentir proceedin , which was one of great import. once, as it re to the doe distribution of Prize Money. If di 11 was lit to be adopted rt all, it ought to be proceeded in without delay. Its objea was to expedite the payment of prizes, and to con stitute an ollice to which every seaman, entitled to prise-money, otihitt repair without delay. get in matif.a of what was due to him. and obtain the reward of hist:rims in defence of his country. it WAS inipo,,ible that any obje&i.in could he made to the principle of the bill, whirh tinmueJ on a Rceort already approved of by ratilament—and the circumstance of the Admiralty ikard not hav ing &rided upon it, was no reason why the House . should not proceed on it now. lie ►.oped, tilerr fore, it would not be delayed for any times if the• Board of Admiralty . , r;bjeCting to e:: t 4;a parts of this Bill, should bring in another on thieves= prin ciple, then he would be satisfied. Mr. PITT observed, that thistillwas novel ►njts proceeding; th there was a great ditficdity of opinion respetting it, and, that in the multiplicity of plans to which the Admiralty Board was dime ed. they had nut yet been able to form any deci sive opinion concerning . it. They had tbrrned no opinion for or against it. No inconvenience could arise from postponing it, for it was not a business of such • a pressing nature, as that of the military de fence of the country, which wits likely to occupy the attention of the House during the course of the next week. He WAS however, afraid that that ar gument was not so conclusive to the Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke Lest; because he had con ►idered any regulation towards promoting the de fence of the country, to be of sn little importance, that it might, without inconvenience, be postponed for a year longer (a huge.). But if the •pres.mnt measure was one of such urgency, why had it not been brought forward sooner ? Mr. JOHNSTONE observed, that if this Bill was so very important, the presza Commissioners of the Admiralty were in office long enough to give it the consideration it deserved. Mr. STURLIESS BOURNE said, that business of importance pressed at this moment on the Admi ralty Board ; and it was impossible for them to decide upon a miAsnie which went to e‘talvish ano ther Board, they v,;:shei to put off the consideration of it for some time longer. Mr. WARD said, the Bill went to establish a new board, with salaries ammintio; to POOL a year. That was a measure which did not appear t 47 him much conneazd WO the rights of seamen. It went to take away the right of appeal front eve-y captor, except the senior Captain ; and dep ived the captors of all cantroul over the new prize agents inairal MARK HA \I rose co sr:•1:: t;OrJer. The SPEAKER. ILO, that no * Geodernan was out of order. The motion for the postponement was then put and carried. SLAVE TRADE, On Mr. WILBERFORCE moving the order for the second reading of the Bill for the Abolition of the 'Slave Trade; Mr. Foster requested that .he might be allowed first to bring forward the business rclative to the Irish Linen Tiade, which was of the utmost importance, involved the interests f bast numbers of people, and would not take up much time of the House. . Mr. WILBIiRFORCE said, that Cotmsel were then attending, and thAt it was necessary they sli.,uld be heard nit the NIL . _ Lord TEMPLE said, he should be very sorry if the news was to go out to the West Indies by the mail that was to he made up th .t evening, that the seemed reading of this Bill passed away without any discussion. Mr. PITT did not th:nk it likely that the debate world be finished before the mail went out. Ile hoped that the Cou.,:wl would first b...heard ; and that, instead of multiplying debates upon it, a day would be agreed upon by all the panics for its dis cussion. The frieads of the Bill had no right to expca an accommodation of this kind from Its op posers; but it was fair to nuke an appeal to their candour ; and ask whether it would not be a manly proceeding in them to de so ? Sir LAWRENCE PARSONS said, there was now before the House a very voluminous correspon dence relative to the state of the Slave Trade, which had never been printed, and which he would venture to say not five Members of that House had ever read. Besides this, the present was a new ques tion to many Menthe, s of that House, and he would ask if it was fit to proceed on it until they were better informed, as to the steps that had been taken with Negroes 'ln the West Indies? Members ought to have time to read those papers, and learn something more on the subj-It of a trade, which altogether involved in it 17 millions of capi tal, which brought S millions of produce into this country, and enabled us to export 4 millions of that produce to other count,it s. When the Meuse was proceeding to do what was called an a& of humani ty to negroes, it ought to take Care it was not Com mitting as of of inhumanity to others. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he had most of the papers alluded to by the Hon. Baronet, which were for a month lying for the inspection of Members. Ike then moved, that the Counsel hr called in. Mr. DENT hoped, the hearing of Counsel might be deferred. in order to give an opportunity to many rnore'petitions to be he.trd also against the Bill. Mr. DICKENSON, sen. said, that the Counsel had not time to inform themselves upon the subjea ; and moved to put off the second reading to this day sennight. Mr. ROSE spoke to the same effea, and parti culally recommended a postrmement : one reason for wit ch was, that of a pamphlet having that day b.,n pithikhed in favour of the abolition. which was calculated to make an impression on many gen. tlemen. Mr. WILBERFORCE replied, that he had read the pamphlet alluded to with much pleasure ; but he did not consider it likely to produce the ef feet that was stated. The HOLMa had already deter mined that the second reading of this Bill should now take place; an.! every Member expet.ed- that to be dune. Mr. FULLER opposed the Bill. It was by meddling with the colonies in this way that the French droke dawn their, Monarchy. By the ope ration of this menairc, he considered himself about to be plundered of one of the fine , .t. properties under the canopy of Heaven, in order to gratify ill-dcsign iiir I.ervms in this country. bir ‘;ILLIAM YOUNG wished for delay, in order that the petitioners :night have time to in ns-al their Coins& Lord CAS TLEREAGH said, he Priddy differed from the ilcm. Mover of this riesticm, as to the ?::::tical mode of accomplishi:4 tho objta he had ILI ViZW. His proptithat %v.'s to abolish the tiade and as such, it eve: did, :-.:141 cv.: would mt-ct with ofipc.r.iiion in parliament. Ile thuoLht the Hon. (.....r.tieman, after the elperience Le ..heady Lad, 'rut taki:l; up thr inott prudent or discreet line u. conduct for the aPelrr.pl::!tmcnt of his oivjvd. Mr. FOzsl'Elt criri he WAS a friend the Abo lition of tire Slave Trade; ant 1;4-culd sopDort the presrat His ri•Jtive, svist.ing to put it off, was ia order that Co. qurszion of the Iri.h Linen Trail , - Merit tc he oh ti7st. But as the 11:bata 7.1 S • • u m n o w rro rt i oad, r. he t would bring on thaiful tingu t° - V Mr. DiallWill.Bl(QVJNE said, be. wad .451ead to the principle of the Bill • but before he voted for it, he wishad fur further inortniktion. -- Mr. PI r T considered the business relative to the Irish Linen Trade to be of the utmost imp , rtance, and he had no objedion to its coming tot ward to morrow, as the first Older of the Day, although the Dill relating to the Defence of the Country, might produce some discussion. A division then took place—For the second read ing this day 74.—For postponing it 66. When the gallery door was again opened, we found Sir W. YOUNG opposing the second reading pf the Bill. He spoke with some warmth against the hasty manner iii which the Hon. Gentleman was proceeding to push this Bill. He thought much more time ought to be given for the serious consider ation of a measure of. such vast importance, not only to our West-India Islands, but to the great body of merchants in this country, engaged in the trade to Attica. fle by no means disapproved the abolition, but thought time should be allowed—and even then, he was afraid we should effe& no more than to throw the trade into the hands of other 9410- tions, which would he a very great and certain lbss to us, and not, in the smallest degree, benefit the sitnatiiin of the slaves in the VS est India He dreaded the effein of the late proceedings in St. Domingo—adverted particularly to the last pro. datnation of Desialines, in that Island—and ex pressed an apprehension, that this Bill going out to the West-lades, at this time, would come to the knowledge of the slaves so immediately after that Proclamation, they would compare them together, and he dreaded the impression on their minds would b • such, as to produce insurrections, followed by the most serious and iejarinus consequences. He should, therefore,. vote against the second reading. Sir R. MILBANKE expressed his surprise that the Hon. Baronet should call this a sudden decision, after the question had so repeatedly been brougl it be fore the House, during the course of the last sixteen eats. As to insurre.lions, be apprehended they were much more likely to arise, if the Bill should Ile lost, than if it passed. In point of policy, there? fore, he would vote for the Bill ; but, as to the vestion of hamanity, it was, in Ills opinion, such as nothing could counteract. Mr. W. SMITI I spoke at considerable length in favour of the second reading, in nearly the same terms as on the last debate. Sir J. WROTTESLEY spoke against it. Mr. CHARLES BROOKE expressed himself in favour of the Motion. He mentioned one estate iu Jamaica, within his own knowledge, on which not a single Negro lad been pat chased since 1794—at that time, the slaves on it amounted to 3Ea, and they were now 476—Which clearly showed, sufficient numbers might he raised, if proper care was taken, whhout tresh importations. It had been said, that Nogroes could be imported at a less expence than they cc uld be raised. This might, he believed, be the case—but he was well convinced the labour of new Negroes was not so valuable as that of those raised in the country ; and, as such, he would sup. port the present Bill. Sir JOHN NEWPORT spoke in favour of the Motion. Lord TEMPLE said, that if the question was, whether we were sow to begin a Slave Trade, be should be decidedly against it—but it was not whe ther we were to begin a slave trade, but whether, having begun it. we should keep and hold to the pledge we had so long and so often given to the co lonies ? We had encouraged them, during a long se ries of years, to vest their capitals in the West-India Islands. which can only be cultivated by Negroes; and, if we deprived them of those, we sealed ine vitably their ruin. The Hon. Gentleman who bmught in this Bill, so much to the honour of his own feelings and charaaer, had argued the matter very strongly, on the grounds of humanity ; but, if we were to give up the carrying trade, which, whilst it was in our own hands, we could controul and modify as we pleased, and leave it to be car. tied on by other nations, he firmly believed the cause of humanity would nei:hsr be benefited, nor advanced. He was therefore at a loss to con ceive, what the Hon. Gentleman aimed at. Did he mean to give immediate emancipation to the Slaves now in our West Indian Islands ? If he did, let him speak out. (Mr. W ilberfirce and his fiends said N...! N. " Then (said his Lordship) we are. by passing this Bill, taking the most imprudent and impolitic step that can be conceived. We are showing them, in dirca and positive terms, that they are the only slaves in the world. The Negroes in St. Domingo have em a ncipated themselves ; and their example, aided by this Bill, would be the signal and tempta tion to the Slays in our islands to revolt and rise in insurrection;" and he firmly believed, that when the Howe passed that Bill, they would set the • seal to the death warrant of all the white people in those • islands. For these reasons he apposed the second reading of the 13.11 at this time, and should think it his bounden duty to give it his mast decided and strenuous opposition in every future stage through which it had to pass. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that in the few cords he delivered on the subjea, he bad stated that he apprehended there was nothing new could be advanced on the subjeft ; but his Noble Friend, in the aigutnents he had used, had almost convinced him to the contrary. On former occasiuns the House had heard a great deal on the sabita of inhumanity, in taking . the Negroes in Ai rice firm their own country, relatives, and connedions. The Noble Lord, however, thinks it will be huma nity, compassion, and ch arity, in us to give the slaves who have been brought from thence, he gra tifying consolation, continuing to their um .etunate countrymen the same atrocities and cruelties whist Dave been so loudly complained of, in order to c on vince them that they are not the only slaves in the woo Id. This novelty was introduced by the question, whether the Honourable Gentleman who brought forward this Bill, intended immediate emancipation ? Tile Hon. Gentleman had instantly answered—No ; and very properly—for it must be in the recoilec tioa of the House, that immediate emancipation was disclaimed from the first as utterly inirssuble; though ultimate emancipation was not given up. The -that:on was looked upon at a preliminary step towards at: state at.d 00u4i,itni of the , " • - ~ Negro..s,• so that, as time and eiretioissfavee s , 4 allow, alterations in their situation mi g lik fY,,,4 , 6(.4w. to time be made so mud) to ca, tin; nt and advantage, as might ultimately 'rei:2e c r hi is. polalitekeeerving emanefisillitwor to approaching it, withorg jujus) , twtheir swasiii r r . to the dread of the 4 Slobrli - lawdrthaetthi , when passed, ar:nild put ta l sAltittlie death rant of all the whites in the \Vest rodiaislaa,' thought he might make himself very easy; I the contrary, n-as certain they incurred, it greaterdanger from continuing to impo:t groes from Africa. smarting with the recen done to their feelings, in betng.torn front elll neCtion that was dearest to them on datt:l; ling with smothered rage and resentment their owners, and always ready to be mush, venge by the datrines of jacobin teacher were, he feared, but too numerous iss the These were the dangers to which the whit exposed; and if ever, which GOd forbid,. dreadful fate as that prediCted by the Lord should unhappily befal them, it wo from new imperted savage and ferocious A and :.i,: :i om those who wire attached to the long ex erience of their good treatment, Inn and benevolence. As to the carrying trade into the hands of other nations, he thought tiou had shipping enough for the put pose of peace; and, in time of war, our own sl employed for different purposes in differel ations, whould -be sufficient to prevent an' nation from carrying on such traffic. He corn by saying the motion had girl warmest suppor Dr. LAURENCE argued, that thew wl tended for the abolition of the slave trade, irh contend for the emancipation of the slaw the abolition..of slavery itself in . any the dominions of this country. He won say, that it is just to impose the condi slavery - on any man; but be maintained, mode now proposed to remedy the evil was Lst nor eft:canal. In the coin se of hi s s p eet aurence Mated that Mr. Burke had reprobat attempt to abolish slavery. Mr. PITT explained. He had been acct. inconsistency, because be had asserted the gre lue of our acquisitions in the Wcst Indies lust Peace, yet would withhold the means Cultivation by new importations of Negroes. he reminded the House, that he had stated tit; value of these acquisitions was in enablir Planters to employ their capital in parts West Indibs that would be more profitable that by these acquisitions we had the minop the trade, and excluded almost all competitti The ATTORNEY GENERAL male long and able speech in defence of the abol . the Slave Trade. He &Wended the advoct, the cause front the necessity of insisting. upon immediate emancipation of the slaves. He to know what other measure the iluno , nabl, had alluded to (Dr. Laurence), for he argue along as if it were notorious that there was other. This was the only one the Parliament attempt; and this would gradually amelior condition of the slaves, it- might not be too say, till it arrrived at that of free labourers fitness of the time had been questioned ; be sar, it may and probably will be the last P.u-liament would have the opportunity ; added, the colonies would now b e m uc h safe the measure been carried into law foarteer ago. Tile situation and example of St. D‘ would then have been much less dangerotl. Lord CAST LEREAGU opposed the :measure, in a long and elaborate speech. He coin - that it was imprafticable ; the trade wqgld tied on in a contraband mans er t or. by foreij (ions, and with British capital. lithe. 13i11 this [louse, he said it could not be exposited the other house. Mr. LEE called Lord Castlereagh to order, insisted, that the House could not look tr might he done in the other House, in corn any W befhre them. They ought to do diet and not to be intimidated by such language. Mr. DENT did not consider the Noble La irregular. Mr. FRANCIS considered what the Nobt had said of the other House. as an attempt ter the freedom of debate. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he only en% into the policy of proceeding with a En', whi , had reason to believe, would not be cordially in the Lords. The SPEAKER said, the Noble Lord mil tainly state, as an historical fact, what had a passed inthe Lords on a similar occasion, and argue what may be expected in the present. Lord CASTLEREAGH then proceeded speech. He proposed that a duty should be tho importation of Negroes into the Island, per annum for each male, and 51. for each t and that the produce (which he stated at 140, should he employed in encouraging the incr the Black population by births. Mr. FOX made a most eloquent speech, we cannot give even the outlines, it being , derabie length, replete with .arguynent, al vered at a !a:e :tour. H.? sheWC:l C7itt the proposed by tne Noble Lord w..: nugatoi that the short mode of ameliorating the tion of the negroes in the islands, and int their population the-...:, was by passin; this A law. He said the question had been treat if Heaven had decreed that the flash ant' of Africans should be ever a matter of and England the means. We excused oursei the praaice of other nations ; but it was to membered, we made ninety-nine parts in a ' of the whole traffic, and were inexcusable ground. He called the English the esezutiof Jack Kati (in vulgar language) of the Dalhoniy. He hoped, however, the firm come when the Slave Trade would scared/ diced by our posterity, as (from a more eM ed marality) many moderns in low estim; morals are ashamed of crimes imputed heroes of antiquity. Mr. WiND:lArl and Sir LAWREIMI PAR! posed the Dill. Mr. BA If AM . though: this the. orisil Abolition of the Trade. DEVEItELL said, he h 4.1 been as SI to .tiIVIU:AtC fur the aholitsua As the lion. 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But here is that the t , ing the diced s of the which )le; and change 'poly of lon. by TAL a very lion, p Arkin of levee a ()cues of when h Ron the LEONE, e wished 'le Gent. shynest Sued all ing of is some ent for .nt could mate the moos ii Do far to at the rs. drawin j b e wonld sumetio time the and he Tue infer bad Lord en years Vienna )ousingo Yest, an aui/1 messes* In th mended, TIES, in I be car. and Di •eign na- an airit I passed It at I to Paw p o i nte d ler. He the lasi million to what The soidering mend , air duty, House • Lord as Ireland at ale Lora rnercha remind I to fet- lotions, the cot enqnired An Lich they South* received giasent being r ight cm. 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