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If the Honourable Member wished to bring the subject before . the House, it was competent- to him to make -a motion to that purport ; but in his opinion there 'was neither sufficient ground'- for the •appointment of a Committee, nor even with a view to the interests of the parties themselves, for a reduction of the ditty. The dif ficulty attending the cultivation of Hops certain parts 73f the country was well known to be such as to render it impos. sible to make the culture of them answer, without very high prices. It was also well known that there was no article sub. ject to greater fluctuation than Hops, owing to the 'peculiar nature of this climate. The crops had been good for many years, and therefore the prices had-been low, and thus k was that a reduction o f th e d uty would really produce• no good. Many of the lands formerly employed in the cultivation of Hops could not, from the nature of existing eireuinstances;now be made to grow that article without loss. The removal of the duty, therefore, by stimulating to unprofitable and losing spe culations, would only tend to bring back the very evil coin. pluined of. This, however, he was preparato do in behalf of this interest.,-lie had no sort of objection to extend to them the advantage which had sometimes. been done 'Wore, of post. poning the payment of the dues ; and in 14eessesollon of - that intention he was willing to give every *issiblifticility in hit power. Ile confessed, however, that he should not be induced to go so tar, did he think that it would have the effect of sti. updating to the cultivation of the article on those lands, where, according to the representations of the petitioners themselves, it would not answer to grow it, without the certainty of very high prices.—(llear, hear!)) Sir E. KNATCHBULL could not express himself satisfied with the small hope of relief held out by the ebancellorof the Exchequer. He-begged to put it to the serious consideration of the Right lion. Gentleman, whether it would not be better for him to afford a better prospect of relief, where so large a population was concerned as in this case. Mr. CURTEIS gave notice, that if' not anticipated by the Hon: Baronet, the Iltember for Kent (Sii-E. Knatchbull), he should move for the repeal of the whole or part of the Hop Lax. The petition was then laid on the-table. The Lots may be viewed on the three days previous to the day of Sale, and Inventories had, on application at the above Yard. A Deposit of X 25 per cent. is to be made on the amount of each Lot, at the time of sale, and the remainder of the pur chase-money to be'paid before the Lots are removed, for which purpose a period of ten working days will bd allowed from the day of mai. JOHN MIA., Comptroller. • PARSONS! HOOPING COUGH POWDERS. .FEW Diseases have been found more perplex ing than the Hooping Cough, and the Medicines usually administered for this ,alarming Complaint having pored totally ineffectual, Mr. PARSONS is induced, after several years experience of its efficacy, to offer his Medicine to the Public as a safe and certain Remedy. The Patient will soon be relieved from that convulsive af fection termed liooping r and by persevering strictly accord ing to the Directions, two or three Packets have almost lima riatity beendound sufficient to effect a certain Cure. It may be. administered with perfect safety to Children of the most tender age, as well as to those at a more advanced period. Prepared by Mr. Parsons, Surgeon, IVeit Malting, Kent, and sold in Packets, at is. 9d each, by Messrs. Butler, Che mists, No, 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, and 220, Itegent-st reet, (near the Argyle Rooms), London; 20, Waterloo-place, Edinburgh ; and S 4, Sackville-street, Dublin, and by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. N.B. Be careful to ask for Parsons' 'looping Cough Pow &lce, and to observe the Government Stamp has the words " Butler, 4, Cheapside," engraved on it. MASTER OF THE ROLLS. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know from the Right lion. Secretary oppoSite, whether any steps were to betaken relative to the Office of the Rolls, the duties of the head of which Court, he presumed, he was aware had been discharged by Deputy for a considerable time past. A notice also had been stuck up to. say there would'be no business there from the 23th of the pre sent month till the lath April, by which much time would be lost to the public. Mr. Secretary PEEL was unable, in the absence of his Learned Friend, the A ttorncy-Oeneral, to give any informa tion to the Honourable Member on this subject. He be lieved the absence of the Master of the Rolls proceeded from severe indisposition, which it had been hoped would be tern. porary. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 27. MARRIAGE ACT. COMMISSION. The LORD CHANCELLOR came td the House at three o'clock, and soon after the Royal Assent was given by Comtuission to the Indemnity Bill.—The Commigsioners were, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the-Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and Earl BA. THURST. The waited© of MONTROSE stated, that his Majesty had been waited upon with Addresses for Papers, and had been ;viciously pleased to order the same to be laid before the House. The Earl of VERULAM presented a petition from the Archdeaconry of St. Albans against that portion of the New Marriage Act, which abrogates the previous mode of granting Licences.—The petition was read and laid on the.table. The Surrogates Licences, Legalization Bill was read a third time and passed. The Report of the Marriage Solemnization Clauses Repeal Bill was received, and the Amendments agreed to. The 'West India and American Colonies Trade Bill passed througe a Committee.—The House Adjourned. ItEDUCED FARES', and UNEQUALLED TRAVELILNG, TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND !--.CANTERBURY. FOUR , INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. S'ARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNF,R-S MEET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. HT, following LIGHT POST-COACHES, and MAILS, &c. set out frOm the above Inn:— The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Feversbam, and Sandwich, hew Poat•Coach—every IYlnruing at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. In consequence of the decided preference given to the above ',inch the Proprietors are determined -no expence shall be fki , ri to render it the first convey:wee on the Kent road. BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Satinghourne, .Rainham, and Ospritige, Morning, Quarter past 7, at Reduced-Fares. The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, nodality, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every morning at Seven ; through Huoiton, Axminster, Bridport, Blandford, Stocibridge, Sefton, 'Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagsbot. '('he only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through with Two Coachmen only), through Bagshot,' Black water, Basingstoke, Overton, W bitchurc h, Andover, Woodyeats, Cashmore, Salisbury, Blatidford, and Dorchester, at a Quar ter past Five o'Clock in the Morning, at reduced Fates. This " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lymi,ugton, Lyndhurst, Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagsbot, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half•past Seven; arrives at the Coach- and Horses, Southampton, by Five. This is a most delightfnl Conveyance to thelsle of Wight; Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de Grace, Cher hourgh, &c.—Tbe Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced since the commencement of the " Union." The Champion, " a New light Day Coach to DOR CHESTER, in 13 ours only, through Bagshot, BlaCkwa ter, Basingstoke, Overton, Vi-'hitchurcb, Andover, Salis bury, Woody eats, Cashmore, and Blandtord, at a Quarter past Flee o'clock iu the morning. The Proprietors of the above Coach are determined no expence shall be spared to render it the first conveyance on the Western Road. BATH and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chippen ham, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at one; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, Bath, the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, early the next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Tauuton, and Plymouth, at reduced Fares. The . " Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, through Woburn, Latbbury, Northampton, Wulford, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots ford, Warrington, and Ptescot. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shilfnal, Light Post- Coach, every Afternoon.=—Guarded. The “Union,"WEYMOUTH ; through Dorchester, Bland ford, Salisbury, Andover, Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagsbot, new Post Coach, After noon at reduced Fares.— Jersey, Packets from Weymouth to Guern sey, Cherbourg, St. Matoe's, &e. every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at Two o'Clock. BARNSTAPLE and Soutlunolton New Light Post Coach, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings, ,at Seven o'Clock. Tbe Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets out es - cry Afternoon at Two; and passes through Baldock, Big gleswade, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford, Greetham, (hwthorn, Newark, Tuxford, Markham Moor, Retfotd, Bawtry,Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Golden Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced Fares.—Lug gage and Packages only td per Ih.—Notwithstanding the micounnon Expedition ut this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agreeable and complete Public Conveyance on the North ltoad, being unequalled by any other. HAItM/WO/I'a; and Ripon new Light Post CoaChes, every Afternoon at 'fwo, aisd Eight in thellorning. GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green', Annan, Dumfries, Brownhill, Thernhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Canmock, Kings well, and all Parts of Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily. The " Express," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby; Shields, Sunderland, NeWcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Four inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughout; sets out every Morning, by way of Newark, Rettord, Doncaster, Ferrybridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Dtirham, Ititur retb, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morin ing at Twelve o'Clock, at reduced Ferns. Passetigers find. ing themselves fatigued on the journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additiona Fare. - - NIAIILISOItOUGII anti Swindon, four•inside Day Coach, through Aldhourn, Reading, Lambourn, Porton, Lydington Pew•sry, Wootton Basset, Itaaishury, Hungertord, Newbury 44d Maidenhead. BRIDGENUft ; FiI, Walsal Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy head New Light Couch, every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. The New Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON aniqLoutli, through Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peteibornugh, 14 ePillgi Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Grimsby, and Hull, Evening, at Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Horses, and a Guard all the way, passes through Appleby, /trough, Bowes, Greta-bridge, Richmond, Catterick, Bo raughbridge, Ferrybridge, oncaster, Newel k, Ilawtry, eirantharn, Stamford, Greetham, Stilton, Biggleswade, and Ealdock. Sets out in the Morning, and performs the jour ney with the greatest facility; at reduced Fares, Passengers detained on the Road by business or pleasure, have the pe culiar advantage of their Seats being secured in the next Coach.--The only direct Coach to Carlisle. The New Royal Patent Mail, CANIBRIDGE, through Ware, Buntingferd, Buckland, and Royston, Evening, at Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven. -.KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, Choiley, Oituskirk, and Garstang Light l'ust Coaches, t,very - Afternoon. • The " Royal Express," New Light Four Inside Post Coach, to LIVERPOOL, in ia hours only, through Warrington, Prescot, Cuirgleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Ruagly, Knutsford, Stone, , Stafford, and Litchfield, (only One Night on the Rued), every Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening, at Seven, atreduced Pares. WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning and Afternoon, at reduced Fares. CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley, Nampt wick, Northwieh, and Middlewich Light PuSt-Coach, every Afternoon. !L I ND/341./IND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach, ur TZresf. Morning, tnthe George Inn, S un d er l and, at reduced 4. " Express," q, (Nitwi t to MANCHESTER, Winslow, W Newcastle, rood - ; w Lu."lsm, Wolverhampton, and Knots otieswotroon t r h inside Post-C oac h, every Afternoon.--Only at r e d uce d F ares, 41KrFIELbe Ro ad, and Roth er h am New Four inside Post 49aheleevery Morting, called " Thlt ockin h "The Express," and also g am - every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. Ti::e " Royal Express," New BIRMINGHAM Light Post pitch , sets ou t h eve r y peaces throu gh Y Afternoon . , carrying Four Inside only; rtie,thr, ► St o ney-Stratford, rwick, Leamington, Sontham, Weedon, BYnll:neY-Strat ford, and Toweester, to the Saracen's , t,e(.4eud rare reet, Birmingham, early the next Morning, at dalt hi 4'El P i re ' s"," a New Li ht Post 'Coach to HULL Lin elini'tl:4;4„.,theave, HosVden, au g d Donclurter, every Mor ning at . 7:""-'4.. to the Cross Keys, Marlset.place, Hill' ; and I.4ailsp 4,,,41 1 ck in harm" in. the Afternoon at Two o'Clock. 141, i i* ei r,`.,,,k0s Ware, Itoddesdon, and Chi:shunt Coach, t . i . rfOrt rtNHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven s Twos Five, and Eighto'cloek. Le At Reduced ak,„L Fares to L ee ds, York, and Doncaster, ;CT end Paellges at only td per pound. Prierra; thl-VINTA:N and C o . respect f u lly a cqua i n t t h e i r Ne cti Me Public, thatthey will not be accountable for nti , r t th 4.". Passenot's Luggage, Writings, Plate, &c. of e. " tve Pounds Value, if lost, stolen, or dainhged; c v ate red all Vic at th em h, and the Insurance paid . aecor.d -'4QII, Head Inn, Skinner -street, Snow-hill HOUSE OF commoNs: IDO: IL. . • The House was sum N mo l ne UN d tcr lT the B oon se of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to the Annual Indeni. nity Bill. A Paper was laid on the table by a person from the Fleet Prison, of the number of Prisonersilischarged from that Prison in the course of the last year. RAMSUATE HARBOUR. Mr. KIRKPA'CIIICK presented the Annual Accounts of the Commissioners of Itanisgate Harbour, which were laid on the table. Mr. MANNING took that opportunity to observe that it *as an unfounded report that an 110nourable Baronet', Mem her for the City of London, had ever held balances on account of this Harbour in his hands. On the contrary, he had on one occasion very liberally advanced money to meet the exi gencies of the moment. Mr. MANNING moved fur a Return of the Balances in the hands of the Treasurer or Trustees of Ramsgate Harbour, since the appointment of the Commission relative to it from 1791 to 1822. , Mr. WALLACE bore testimony to the irreproachable con. duct of the Hon. Baronet, the Member for the City of Lon. don, in his connection with Ramsgate Harbour. The Return was ordered, Mr. CURWEN preiented a Petition from Ship Owners and others interested in the Greenland and South Sea Fishery, praying for relief from the burdens which pressed 'on their trade.—Laid on the table. Lord FRANCIS OSBORN presented a Petition froM the County of Cambridge, complaining of the undue burdens to 'which the land was subjected, and praying for a liberal reduc tion of Taxes, retrenchment in the public Departments, and Reform in Parliament.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. ANUAL BILL. The House resolved itself into a DUTIES Committee on the Annual Duties Bill, which was read paragraph by param.—Agreed to ; and the House having resumed,flie Report g was ordered to be received to-morrow. EI The Excheque r B iII XCHEQUER , and the Transfer of Aids Bill went through the same stage. SCOTCH CREDITORS BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE brought up a Bill, entitled the Scotch Creditors Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to he read a second time to-morrow. BERKSHIRE PETITION. Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS presented a petition from the Freeholders of the County of Berks, in public Meeting assem bled, praying for Relief to Agriculture, and a Reform In Par liament. The Hon. Member strongly supported the senti ments of thepetition, which was that of the gentry and most respectable portion of the Co un ty. Jr. F. PALMER said that the sentiments of the petition were those of every class in the County. ' Mr. MONCK concurred in the prayer of the petition, parti cularly that for Reform. The House of Commons; he consi dered, was not a House for the people, but against them It was dependent where it ought to be independent, and inde pendent where it ought to be dependent, when subservient to Royal favour. Ordered to be printed. HEREFORDSHIRE PETITION. Mr. PRICE presepted a similar petition from the Free holders of the County of Hereford. Lord FOLKESTONE supported the Petition. He oh. served that he had heard a great deal of abuse against the pe tition from the County of Norfolk, and of this County ; but until he heard some refutation of the opinion and doctrines of these petitions, lie should oar' no argument against the ob. jections to them. _ Something of the nature prayed for by these petitions, was evidently what the country wanted. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Lord FOLKESTONE withdrew a notice of motion he had for Wednesday next, and postponed it to the 12th of March. Mr. DA L's .presented a petition from Galway, complaining in Agricultural Distress. HOP TAX. • A Message from the Lo r d s , brought'down a Bill to r e nd er certain Marriages valid. The. Bill, on the motion of the Ar- TORNEY.GENERAL, was read a first time, and ordered for a second reading on Monday next. - CASE OF MR. BOWRING. • Lord A. HAMILTON, pursuant to notice, rose to bring the consideration of the case of Mr. Bowring before the House. His object was to move fo r certa i n papers to elucidate the parts of it which were not clearly known. He was aware that a case of this nature might be felt to be a foreign question, but the House would bear in iniad that it was the case o f an English. man, whose person had been outraged whilst under the protec tion of this Government. 'He was not going to arraign the cons duct of this Government ; fbr, although he could not say that .what it had done was not right, he was able to say that it might' have done more. The best course for him to take with the House he believed would be, to state the case o f M r . Bowring's arrest—his subsequent sufferings, the remedy he had soug h t , and the justic e h e h a d obtained,' with a view.of showing the right of the House to the official correspondence on that subject, with the office of the Right Honourable Secretary for Foreign Affairs. This, then, was the case of a merchant travelling on the Continent, upon commercial business, with whom, he begged leave to say, he was not acquainted, nor had he ever seen him. Upon demanding his passport at Paris, some trifling obstruction was made, not necessary to notice, indicative of -what afterwards fell oat. At Calais, the luggage of Mr. Bowring was taken front him ; bat not satis fied with the detention of that, Mr. Bowring himself was or restedoind his papers put under examination. Upon asking what charge there was against him, he was told that a telegra. Ode communication had been received from Paris, ordering his papers to be examined and himself arrested. Ile was aware that the Right Honourable Gentleman, opposite would answer him, that what Mr. Bowring suffered was in conform ance with the French law ; but he wished it to be impressed on . the Right Honourable Gentleman, and all who heard him, that when he was 'released, he was told that he was sin at liberty, because it had been determined that the crime of which he was accused, was one which did riot admit of imprisonment. This, he must observe, was a most gross inconsistency in the French law, to imprison a man for what would not admit of imprisonment. Another telegra. phic dispatch ord ere d t h at h e b e conveyed to Boulogne. There he was conveyed, without being informed of the charge against hint, and confined au secret, debarred communication• with any one. Now lie wouldput it to the House to consider the injus. tice and hardship of ain Englishman confined in a foreign pd. son. and subject to foreign laws, not being permitted to have professional assistance. To so monstrous an extent was this pushed that when Mr. Bowring was led out front his dungeon to be subjected to interrogatories, he was not allowed to have a. legal adviser. Although condemned to solitary confine. ment, he was not permitted the indulgence of solitude, for he was exposed to all the persecution which those who were over him could inflict. He wished, that every man in the Hou se would put himself in th e s i tuat i on of Mr. _Bowring. There was one point which he wished to be particularly attended to, because of its obscurity, and because he understood it was in. tended to refuse hint the papers he meant to move for to elu. cidate it. Mr. flowring had applied to Sir Charles. Stuart, at Paris, to interpose in his behalf. Upon this Incoming known it appeared that the Tribunals, or Authorities, or the Mini. sters of Justice--or, as lie should call theni, of injustice, -set to work to find out some other charge. If .they hail done this, it was a sort of' chicanery, or quibble, amounting to a freud and it was to prove this that he desired these pa pent. There had been no cause of irritation that he knew of in France at that time, unless, indeed, which he supposed of the Right Ho nourable Gentleman would not admit, it had proceeded from some of the acts of those who had gone before hun. This they had succeeded in manufacturing a charge of " complicite" in treasonable practices. They could not justify the former charge, and therefore manufactured a, second one, in hopes of swallowing up the first. After submitting to many interroga. tories, Mr. B. was told that he might go to Paris, but that be was not compelled, and it appeared there were two letters from the French Authorities, one of which declared he had agreed to go, and the other that he bad refused. The use that he had made of this remark was to point out the necessity of his having been permitted some professional man of that country. A few days after this, came the sentence from Paris which be had already stated. After such a result was it pos. Bible to say that no injustice had been done to this individual, He did not accuse the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo s i te , nor hi s office; but after what the house hall 'seen and heard, watt it not natural and just to hear and see more? He wns aware that it would be said, it was of no use to arrair the laws of other countries. He knew, too, it might be said that th e C ourts of France were open ; b u t that would be no answer to th e call h e Made 'to have ghat was confused and contradictory cleared up. One good would at least arise front the success of his motion, that real goilt was not anti that was, that those documents would be Published, by which every Englishman would see, that when he crossed the Channel, he gave up his claim to freedom, and was liable to arbitrary impriSonment. It appeared half so severely pnnished as sustncion of guilt end that after charge from the French suspicion, no (matter whether it could be sahatandated, th e sanie punishment was awarded. Sir Charles -Stuart, he und er . stood, had been unable to extract any Government. He m a in ta i ned, that i f t h e p u bli cation of these papers did nothing m ore t h an excite t h e i n di gnat i on and ilia. gust of foreign nation s , i t would answer a aollicient and goo d purpose. Ile was aw are t h at it could b e retorte d upon them, that every foreigne r w h o l anded in England, was li a bl e to si. India' treatment. And if it was so—w hat P reten cei indeed, could they, who ev er y two years pasaed An Alien Bin eutllo.• rising arbitrary imprisonment at the discretion of the Seem. tars of State for the. Home Department, pursue such charge as this ?.--(Llear !)-Whetever might he the fate of his !Dn . tion, he trusted the house and the Right lion. Gen t l eman would give hint credit for havin g eru hdked in this cause, with. , Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition from the Hop Planters of a Parish in Sussex, praying for the removal of the Duty on Hops.' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he would take that opportunity of answering a question put to him by the Hon. Member a fe* days back on this subject. That question, as he understood it. was, whether it was his in tention to , propose a reduction of the duty Upon Hops, or whether he would assent wale appointment of a Committee to take their grievances into consideration. In answer to that infection he was compelled to state, that he could not conceive --,--7.7.....71•01111..........11,.........../.....14.1.10.1. The Noble Lord conclude has alight to call on the strong and outstretched arm of kite Right lion. Secretary or his office. , out any personal interest or any personal hostility towards the without alioWing that every British subject, wherever he goes, Rtght Item. ieorge`Canning, Secretary of - Af lenience, •to which he had tacitly submitted. The pecular ed by moving for " Copies of all the letters addressed to the country to rescue him from the consequences of the foreign ale relating other Governments. - I shall therefore abstain from giving my France ; and also to Mr. Pluto, with the enclosures fors, by .51r. Joan Bowring, relative to his imprisonment in ailutstthinturittlyenetootfheindperpineenidpelen.tudavtaoteritstea:ebbey ytohnednt:ioetioctini:trnanu,ll;,ol: to the same subject." . e the production hr room nor 'necessity adduced, 1 shall object tta theof' the Papets.-( Loud and continued cheers.) • , .* the circumstances of the • case, or the expediency of the mo. Sir IL tirllssON contended, that Air. s 0 psi' whom he . Mr. CANNING spoke as follows:-Slie whatever may u described as a British rnerchant of great respettebility, and et' tion, I have neither right nor inclination to impute any impro- the moat amiable mention, had received such harsh and (n al per motive to the Nimble Lord who has introduced the subject, trerament from the FrenehOdeertment, that if it illanot . inetiff national interference on the principle of the aystent of repriettlen called at leest for the effectual interoositioirof his own fioverhee ed in As to the way in which the Noble Lord alluded to me, or to attach any blame to the manner in which he has conduct. meat to procure him 'protection and redress. In reply to aft argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he conceived it to,be" torment of excusefor a espoue overnment who treatet oun complain of, nor can I complain that the Noble Lord was Inl and the part which I took in the transaction, I have nothing to t 1 1, . suleiects badly, that they treated their own no better.-Rfetil messed with the notion that in this case there was serious and n-When it was asked, whether Government *nein protect el its wandering subjects ?he said, " Ves."---Was it to be endue red that Englishmen should Inc subjected to the tyrannicarene -Wear, hear !).-But I shall withstand the motion on this plain price of odious despots who were accustomed to act towatdaitheir grave matter, worthy of discussion by the Commons of England own slaves with fearless licentionsincee ? were we to be told; mat becauee the Grand *signor can strike oft' the heads of hie nwn and recognised Parliamentary ground ; that the production of subjects at his pleasure, or may put women into eackm with wild papers where no.necessity ieshewn, or no specific motion to be • • founded on them advanced, is irregular, and ought to be tliscoun- Sato, for not siistovering their husbands* treasure (as (nature& tenanced. It belongsao those who mov e f or suc h papers to a d - Ina recent ie s ta nce ) e that therefore be was. at liberty.to trait English subjec t s i n the same manner ?-(ilear, ran-or, if we duce their reasons, and the onus is not to be thrown upon those went to Switzerland, should we allow a subject of England to, be put to the torture because the laws of time country allowee The Hon. Alember then adverted to the proceetiings in the , who oppose them.-(Ilear!)-In following the Noble Lord I it ? shall endeavour to put out of the way any painful individual affairs of what were called the Satimur and Rochelle conspire - I, -e ties, to chew that where political passions were called into ac. lion, the French laws gave .no protection - against the grossest allusions by confining myself to the general principles to which outrages upon justice and humanity. He alluded to the con. of the importantki 11 may duct of the French Attorney-General who behaved on the recent principlesb e referred. of political trials in Frande e in a manner that proved bun only o a n ll is ca ot se: th o e a stranger visiting a foreign country virtually binds himself in the l I p a r w es o u f in nations, i t o h i el i el,' it that ls ~ , . . , worthy to be the presecutor fora Barbarian State. Ile al it temporary and qualified allegiance to its laws, and submits to sonic of the arbitrary proceedings in the case of Mr. Bow to their observance-however Unwise such laws may appear to •ring . 'and others, and concluded by stating that the British Go however to be-however harsh and oppressive they really are, and vernment ought sewage to bear In mind that d.eciaration of however they may be at variance with his own notions of ,outs- Cromwell 'e to one of the German states on a case of a nata cal liberty, or the impressions of a happier experience.-.( ,fear interference, ' when he maid- "if fair means and entreaty will hear !)-Such an individual, I conceive, has no right to corn- not do, of necessity, but according to the laws of nations . , the plain of the operation of the laws of a foreign State upon himself severity of retaliation must take., its course, which we think thet it they are executed impartially, and in the sane manner in in your _prudence you ought to avoid."--d Hear; hear-1) which they would have operated upon natural-horn eubjects.- Mr. C. HUTCHINSON was of opinion that the British This is all which he ought to expect, and ,this is all which traveller ought to beprotected in foreign countries by the Brij , Ids own Government could or ought to interfere. According i tish Government. Ile thought that the laying the case of Mr. iy, en I heard of time arrest or imprisonment of the in,ut- Bowring on the table of the House would be productive or t wh in question, for whose personal character, as well 88 great public adventage. As to himself, he declared that he his demeanour towards myself, I am inclined to speak with would never accept of the hospitality of France as he had done the inmost respect; when, I say, I did hear of his arrest I for a long time, and feel Itinetelf justified in entering into it thought it became th 6 Britiish Governmeut to take that step political intrigue for the overthrow of its Government, bow. which would secure towards the individual the impartial axe- ever infatuated it might be. lie believed this was also the eution bf the laws of France.-(lfear !)-Thisoldmon I nut in feeling of • Mr. Bowringe who had suffered so much from its force without delay, and an order was dispatched about three pOlitical suspicions. He agreed with the Right Hon, en quarters of an hour after hearing of the arrest, to the British tleman that Mr. B. was discharged without trial for the mire_ Ambassador at Paris, requiring him to examine into the cir. offence, but he did not accede to his reason. The fact was tiliit cantstances of the case; or if there were no regular proceed. the minor offence' charged on Mr. B. was but a pretext to get logs, that he should appeal to time French Government on the a t his papers.to ascertain whether their suspicions could be verie irregularity, and, with the assistance of legal advice, watch tied by their contents. Ile was odious and suspected before the closely how the laws of `the State were applied to the para. French Government because he WaS connected with the most cular case, with strict and impartialjustice-(llear !)--sicannot liberal and enlightened men of France. And what was Retina think, however, that Mr. Bowring's case should be treated in a in the letters ? Nothing at all that could implicate any indivie different manner fromn dun of Frenchmen; under similar =us , duel. He wait then dhicharged ; for lie was onginalle• arrested, cation : I cannot admit that the writ of Habeas Corp:mind the not in reality as the bearer of sealed letters, but as a - suspected trial by Jury should have been foreed upon Frence for the nuie person against whom there was no peoof, but whose letters it pose of his special protection, but I did think that, whatever was vainly supp ose d wou ld af f ord evidence of evil intentions, might ba the spirit of th e F renc h l aws, they should he fairly The Hon. Member then touched upon the severe hardships exercised, or the deviation should be redressed by national in. td which Mr. It. had. been exposed, lready so well knonn terference.-(Cheete.)-le however appeated to tne that national to the public, and contended, that as no definitive charge had s interference then only should begin, when individual justice is been maintained against him, he owed no acknowledgment delayed or clenied.-(Hear, hear, hear !)-It is no part of my o f mercy, in any instance, to the French. Government-, duty to say why Mr. Bowring was arrested, but I must observe, When the Right lonottrable•Gentleman insinuated that there . that the Noble Lord has, in the statement of the case, corn. was a charge which the Government forbore to try, it reminded mined one mistake. He said, that when Mr. Bowring was him .of the proceedings which occurred in Ireland in the rebel's! released, a declaration was made that his crhne did not incur lion of 1708, when numbers of person:4 were confined in the imprisonment. Such a declaration was certainly maser. ; but Castle of Dublin and elsewhere, and when persons in authority the Noble Lord is mistaken in its application. I epeak • acknowledged that they had no evidenconetenst them, but they from the statements on Mr, Itowein g n part, as well as from ) were sure they were guilty, end they could not eet them at lie the counter-statement of the French Govertnnent. .He was be t ty because they were dangerous, when, in fact, they were only arrested, in the first instance, as the bearet , of sealed letters dangerous because they were liberal and enlightened nun; • -as one who was committing a fraud on the Post-offiee earin...The lion. Member thou proceeded to read the tett e r of France (I do slot use the word in an ,invidione sense), ofthe Proeureur the EN, conveyine the notice of the liberation certainly a crime not of any moral delinquency-ea crime nut of Mr. liowring, while charging him with a misdemeanour in nudists inn re, but merely nialum probibusim-buf; .neverthe- the following ten•ns :---" Qu'en consequence d'ordonnance meld less, an offence which is a misdemenour in our own court. " par la Chtuntrre du Conseil du' Tribunal, lee. et portant roe, try, as well AS in France t with us iris punishes] by ft peettni. tt coos trotivztht en cootraventien a rerecte du 5 prairie! an 9 try fine upon conviction ; hut there it is represeed in p a more tt comma porteurcle depeches cm letters eachetees, volts etas rein. summary way. Being, however, detained oil this charge they " vo n stir ceehef en Police Correetinnelle, et queneatimoini roue drew out of the letters or other circurnstancee, ground of ac. " acres mis en liberty, dec." 'This, he observed, was theresult of caution for a heavier crime-e crime which dal incur impris that proceeding which was 'commenced under circurnsemeee of sonment. On that other charge, be it what it might, he was el Much seventy to the individual, dragged as he was in the not brought to trial. When lie was releaged from this heavier situ instance throtigh the streets As a public malefactor, and charge lie-was not detained upon the lesser one, (or that did not then committed to a knolisoine dungeon, an secret, wilco be incur imprisonment s but he was not discharged the Noble f was confined six weeks. With respect to the modern system of Lord said, because he had not been justly detained, but that confinement au secret, it appeared to him to be infinitely worse the minor offence did not subject him to imprientiment, which ,than that of lettrel de eachef, ' un d er t h e old regime ; and hp make a material difference between the st a te ment ,.. Now airreally thottglit that if the French! Government could-be induce& to the statement of the French Government on the one side, mind to change that yart - of their Criminal Cock, it would be verytie that of Mr. Bowring on the other, Ido not feel myself bound neficial to the Interests of humanity. The Right lion. Goatee to state my opinion. The single point which I had to apply cur man had called on his Noble Friend to ,hew it case on the Inez was not whether guilt or innocence attached to the person ac. sent question. In his opinion a sufficient care existed in tbe. cused, but whether, as accuse d, h e was dealowith according to p a p er y on t h e table. With respect to Mr. Bowring, let he (Me.. the course at' established justice and theacknowiniged laws of' latitchinson) had told that Gentleman, he (Mr. 11.) should litter the country.-( Hear !)-1' am sure it is almost unnecentary for been glad to have been in his place, and to have madt the same me to state, and after the Noble Lord's admission I need not impression on strangers by his talents and conduct. lt was but take credit for th e assert i on , t h at i f Mr. Bowring had bean a . cotnmon justice to that individu a l t o say , t h at his co nduct liaa person dearest to the British Government, or most dear to may. been most exemplary, and that he had nobly maim:tined the eel( individually, I could not have watched over the proceeding character of hie countrymen.. with a closer anti more anxious vigihince.-(llear, hear !)e- Mr. CA NNI Nti,- in explanation, cud lie should be excel,.- When the affitir terminated, and I believe that conclusion was . ingly sorry to be misunderstood, ins he appeared to be en one hastened by the call which the British Government made uon point by the Honourable Gentleman opposite. Ile had never that of France, to proceed with , the accusation or discharge stated dun Mr. Bowring had been relleved from the larger the prisoner -when I say the proceeding was hroeght to a odence by • the.mercy of . the French Government.. - lie could close, I took the only step which I felt myself justified in never have stated that I because it would have been to imply taking, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the accused what lie most cautiously guarded against, namely, thatteir. was entitled, by th e laws of' the country, t o any reparat i on.- Bowring was guilty of that offence. He (Mr. Canning) wale This was not a matter for the opinion of English letwyent, but bound by the principles of English justie.e to believe every Man of French Lawyers, by whom I mi g h t b e infoimed whether the innocent until h e was found guilty, t . and hii felt granit e as niuctl course pursued had been according to the principles of French disposed to adhere to that maxiin in Mr. Dowring's case as in jurisprudence. Accordingly Sir C. Stuart was ordered to lay arty ~... . the case befor e two of the most able advocates of Prim ce , L th ord A. HAMILTON made a short reply, When it bid one holding an official situation, the other politically opposed to been reltnitted that an Eitgliehman had been so hopriironed, and the Government. -(llean hear 1)- To theme be stated Mr. Bow- bed juetice so denied to lout, as in the case of Mr. Bowling, he ring's ease, ettd asked whether the course of French law had eould not r4sret that he had brought the subject untie? the cvne been strictly observed ? The answers of those individuals, who sideration of•the House of Conimone. concurred in their knowledge of' the laws, but differed in every --The motion was then•negetived - Without a division. thing; else, were to the effect, th a ti n the proceedings agai nst Mr. The Weiglits and Meatitues Bill was read a second time, end Bowring the course of Fren c h l aw had been tteropelmisly oh- or d ere d to b e committed to-morrow. served, and carried into effect no otherwise than it would have • . POOR been against a French subject, an d h e h a d not hi ng mere to corn- ten the motion of Mr RATE RETURNS.. T. COURTENA V. t h e Poor .Rtre plain of than a si bject would have olio wait detained and not turns far the year ending 25th of March, 1822, were reftrtedtte brought to trial so us to establish his glint or innocence; but as to the following Committee :- . time course of arrest, it was, under the existing laws, strictly leteal, Mr. T. Courtenay, Mr, S. Bourne, Mr. Ashur:it, it'll.. Fe and the stone that applied to a subject under similar actueation. Lewis, Mr. It. Ctiltiornen Mr. Curwen, Mr. G. Phillient, Mr. But if there had been a malicious prtaieCa tiOtt, and the individual Leonard, Mr. Scarlett,' Mr. N. Calvert, Lord Viecottot (frit proceeded against the party, a .. nd the law admitted . it, wouldhea borne, Mr. Attwood, Mr. &nett, Mr. Manefield, Air. Ie latek, have the countenance of the french Government in seeking re- Mre C. Wilson, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Writs. nie dress; and if the law did not admit it, I come back to the place T. Aclarid, Sir C. Hulse, Mr. T. Wood, Sir E. Keetelibtill, Where I set out, and state that the Gentleman went into a calm- Mr. 11. Clive, Mr. Maack, Mr. Chetwynd. Mr. No/au, ' eir. try inadequately provided with laws, and by accepting the amine. F. Buxton, Sir E. Mr. Amon, Mr. E. Wedeliottet, tier of its legislation, abdicated for the time the benefit of so, ( e, Boueh e y, and nt e East,to, owi ng . , British jurisprucience- . (Heare heat !)-and subjected himself n to all the consequent inconv e nien ce . U n d er ell the circum. Sir J. NEWPORT. move d-f or l eave to bringinill to a B rim. stances, I could not do more than I have clone, and I certainly gulete the amount of presentments 11:9 rand Juries her pays was not inclined to do less, •• But I call on Gentlemen, before meat of the public of the several counties: of It elarid. , they admit doubts of this aPplication of the principles of national Mr. GOULBURN said he did net rise to oppreec the rh0.U9 1 , 3 9, s • at. law, to consider the case of a Feench subject, taken up here, and but to express his hope that time Honourable Baronet wt aid not brought to trial--suppose, for instance, a Frenchman comes loi the Bill to fr through the House ,leisurely enough to tilitiw Into this country, ignorant of its laws, its customs, and its of the introducnon of any alterethms that nught be suggested language, he gets involved in some foolish squabble, and is in representations from Ireland. . . committed in the month of Sept. after theassizte, and being with. Leave was then . 'panted. , hilt to tit * e out bail, lies there till March, and. is thee discharged without , Sir J. NEWPORT obtitined leave to hiii - kg.ip.A t_ ~ P ui_ electiou well° swore tee cr prosecution, would Gentlemen think that a eubject of national more etfeitual regulation Ihr the . , ._, , r‘i .. n , , (,dicers interference--(hear!) ?-...and if an individual no circumstanced farmance of the duties of eaninty a frneestre ~. .4 0 . 0 4 1 1 t f - e. end .fury Anne n 1 ill did procure his Governmene to interfere, would not theSeceetary entrusted with the Collection o 4s , for Foreign Affairs tell him, that as a stranger he came into the Ireland, t of M. NVILelifOT, an Addreen wait ordee•,ee e country, subjecting himself to all the inconventencies of its mum- On the roodnn .. . t 1 , , t hat ho would tito greciouely impel laws, I ant. 17111 St b: at the co 3Seq tience,s-(Ii ear !) ?--Ni'e hi prenened to hi=t relines y e, e i r ti a i r h t ore ihe ii,, , u&,,e I etan s of toast take the good and evil attar in titit u tains together. English- Pleased t° '°ttiel. that there i ' e t - , and ejti yrttsd frotti, the COloidis men might trent, SS they often did to Constantinople, Aleppo, or nemeher of Slevee unportees_Lmatfr ea, t h e Cape of Gtoed.eanpi a Algiers, and i* the Government to tilkenotiee,of aR Its WAnderink in the West Indies, the 1,1 r fr the Isnot , Jon Miry, 1808; titetin- " aubjectsin every part of the .01alte? Whets an Englishlatati en e tee., during every yti:r otw i7 , ll from 4trtacr.stritd to, the 4141114er ters those despotic States, where law is sciontly heard of, is he to g -" it Mg II" A 0 Aber of „i l larrianci legalized, the mire.- expect that we ant! to tratorplent eels own instiontone to their of, eventsto ri,nd ent, mitl 'e tt i c i rui , 4: . e. States for hie pecollar. proteetion, •and to diming hint hotel . v. -ts he r *IL"MTT immediately preitetited the ahnve rtiz4ill the ether subject, anningstesniont for the time belngthe has yen _. te ise rd el to lie on the eible.-Adjeureett, luntarily enrolled himself ? I cannot agree to the motion, which were a ere