The Sun. — London, England, 1822-07-18 00:00:00

t - yew, ~- / / I / 4,6 1 1 -) NUMBER 9328.] BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. THE GALLERY, with a,SELECTION of m „ PICTURES, of the ITALIAN , SPANI S H , FLE -ISti. and DUTCH SCHOOLS, is OPEN DAILY, from 'en in the 'Morning until Six in the Evening. By Order,- . JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admission Is.—Catalogue Is. The Subscribers to the Print from Mr. \Vest's Picture, th u?se receipts are numbered from I to 300, may receive s e ir impressions, upon payment of the Remainder of the ,Cseription, at the: British Institution, every day till Air ` rNotiee (Sundays excepted), from Ten till Five. PIcTI.7.4I,LING-OFFICE,.JuIy 1,1, 1824. THE- COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His jIAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby gire.No. :IL ; That on T ue sday, the 231 y Instant, they will be read ° receive- Tenders in writing (seled up), ,and treat for the P P I V of the under-mentioned Articles, to be delivered at 7. Premises of this Department at Deptford, within One 4 oath from that date : Curled Home Hair Linen Calico . 'Flannel 10,000 ditto. 5,000 ditto. Flannel Shirts Sa go - 2,000 lbs. Pearl Barley 1,500 ditto. 'Carolina Rice Worsted Stockings 500 pairs. Wt.(Men Socks.. 5OO ditto. SaMples of most of the /hacks (which may be tendered for L eParat el%), together with the Conditions of the Contracts, " l aY be seen'at this Office. yegard will be had to any Tender in which the Price 1 1441 1 not b e inserted in words at length, or that shall 44 Le delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the 44t 4 2311 Instant; nor unless the Person who makes the 2'e nder, or sense Person on his behalf, attends to answer 4144 called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. I.7I CTIIALLING-OFFICE, July 6, 182 g. E COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL r LING His MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby give -yoth. t that on Tuesday, the 23d inst., they will be ready I rec th'e Tenders in wri!ing (sealed up), and treat with .6. l *ch Perseus as will undertake for Twelve Months certain, 40 t he .l st September next, and further, until Three Months ti ee, to p er f orm a ll th e PAVING necessary to be done for me r epair of the Pavement in the Victualling Premises at ePtiard. 4 4 ° for the sa me period, to perform such CARTAGE b " %I C. QS may be required for the Service of Deptford Yard, - Z i fos th e same per i o d t o t a k e awa y all the small Coal that. 411 he made in the Bakehouses at that place. A 7 ' e- Cooditions of the Contracts may be seen at this O f fi ce. t h7 r regard will be had to any Tender in , which the Price h 1 n ° l be in s erted in Words at length, or that shall n')t d oy deli vered to th e Board before One o'Clock on the said rues t6 render , 23d Instant; nor unless the Person who makes e ulere cnaudc foort. t some Person on his behalf, attends, to answer ed 4 ' 4 Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed Atw o r esponsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the arty • tendcrtng, in the penal Sum of 5001., for the due ) ;7"!nence of the Paving Contract, and of . 1001. for each 4e other Contracts. • 11'..4LLER CLIFTON. 1` b in the Downs on the 20th September, having the greatest part of her Cargo engaged and Shipping, . FOR MADRAS AND CALCUTTA, THE Fine SHIP WOODFORD, A 1, Burthen 600 Tons, lying in the Eat India Export Dock, ALFRED CHAPMAN, Commander. Z 4 For Freight or Passage, apply to the Oom- Ar).,,(1" and at the Jerusalem Coffee-tonse, or to JOHN CHAP- Cu., 9, Leadenhall-street. This Day were published, b . In 4 vols. B ro . p r i ce 21. 19s. 6d. in boards, p r ' ll l EPISTLES of PAUL the APOSTLE TR ANSLATED, with an EXPOSITION and NOTES. By the Rev. THOMAS BELSHAM, of E.stret Chapel. . • l'i, P ' "%fed for Mini R. ster Hunter, ssex 72, St. e Paul's Churchyard. ‘va t ; e Principal view of the Apostle in writing these Epistles t () 1 ,..' , t to communicate a system of mysterious doctrine not NuyeTound in other parts of the New Testament, but to state, la,, e ) and animadvert upon well known facts. In colise 'N uh e 0 ,,f, which these Epistles exhibit a clear, interesting, 4 d gh -au eeled display of the views, 'the feelings, the labours )ii i , se ir f ferin gs , the purposes and the conduct of the Apostle ' 4 (14, 4 2 and of his friends and opponents, in the very extp., %li sts 7 circumstances in which they were placed; from which , 4 , 1 41 rat; i . l e must irresistible internal evidence of the 1 ruth ' ,1 5 ine Authority of the Christian Revelation, which it is ...........2). design of this Work to illustiate and enforce. p, DR. JAMES'S ANALEPTIC PILLS, "ONI their tendency to promote the natural , tisn, Secretions, are the best Remedy for Colds, Rheutna -442) Slight Fevers, and all those Disorders which arise ,°ll4:atted perspiration, so common in a changeable ! ; ii i ii t a e t e s : . They are strOngly rcommended for Head-acbe and "le s t ' l °4; itnd for Gouty, Bilious, or other Complaints of ol4ach and Bowels, too often the consequence of Free Lipia't"g• As a general Family Medicine they have no equal ; Ihil'aar.e Particularly convenient for persons travelling, being •F he ut their operation, and not requiring any confinement. I ‘`elvt, Analeptie Pill s cont i nue to be prepared b y M essrs. tiandery fro m the only Recipe existing under Dr. James ' s j , and are sold by them at the Original Warehouse for Powder, No. 45, in St. Paul's Church Yard, and gaeo t r h ger, 150, Oxford-street. As Counterfeits are, fre- Y o ffered for sale, Purchasers , mdst observe, the Ge -414.4 unaeeacthherre. " F. Newbcry" engraved in the Black. : La 'ft , Or 2 ‘,> PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY ) JULY 17 INSURRECTION ACT. Mr. BROGDEN and - others brought up from the Commons the Bill for continuing the Insurrection Act in Ireland. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved that it be read a first time; which having been done, the Noble Earl fixed the se cond reading for next Friday, - and moved that the Lords be summoned.—Agreed to. The Alehouses'slicences Bill was - read a third time and passed. The Scotch Spirits Drawback Bill went through a Committee and was reported. The Report of the Committee on the Annuities Memorial Bill was received and agreed hi. SCOTCH JURIES. The Order of 'the Day for goibi into a Committee on the Scotch Jury Bill having been read, The Earl of LAUDERDALE said that the Law of Scotland was in such a state that it waited some remedy or other. He complained of the spanner in which Juries were selected in criminal cases which was by the Judge, and of the absence of the right of challenging. For the sake of the Judge, as well as that of the Country, such a practice ought no longer to con tinue • it was contrary to the principle of trial by jury, that ju ries con tinue; be dependant on judges. He should propose a clause in the Committee for giving the right of challenge, and should now move, that instructions be given to the Committee to place the nomination of juries in criminal cases on the same footing as it now was for civil cases in Scotland. The Duke of MONTROSE would not consent to exchange a practice in which no inconvenience had been pointed out to exist, for a theory which might appear to be better than that practice. The LORD CHANCELLOR was understood to object V to ,the alterations proposed by the Bill, and still more so to those which the Noble Earl wished to introduce. Unless their Lord ships were satisfied that the system was wrong throughout, they ought not to pass such a Bile Viscount MELVILLE contended that the criminal law of Scotland answered for that country, and that she had no cause .to regret the system of law which she possessed. He should however have no objection to the Bill, because it did not go too far • and lie thought that whatever alterations were intro duced should be introduced gradually. But on that ground he should oppose the instructions moved by his Noble Friend. . The Earl of LAUDERDALE should only move them for the purpose of their being entered on their Lordships' Journals. After a few words from the Marquis of Burs:, the motion was pia and negatived, and the House resolved itself into a Committee. V The Earl of LAUDERDALE proposed a clause for giving 'and regulating . the right and mode of challenging jurors in criminal cases in Scotland. This clause having V been negatived, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. KING'S SILVER IN WALES The - Marquis of LANSDOWN had been requested by his Noble Friend (Lord Cawdor,) who was unavoidably absent, to move the Order of the Dssy for resuming the adjourned de bate on his motion for an Address . to his Majesty respecting the application of the Fines levied in Wales under the name of King's Silver. He had been also desired to se,y , , that his Noble Friend's object at present was only to elicit the opinion of the House, and especially of Noble . and Learned Lords, on the subject. The LORD CHANCELLOR understood that in conse• quence of an arrangement which had taken place dUring his late ;Majesty's reign, that species of revenue had for sixteen years not been accounted to him but to the public. Since the .Accession of the present King a new contract had been made, and it was the opinion of the Attorney-General that this parti cular income had become part of the public revenue. He found however, that ever since the time of King William, hereditary pensions had been charged on that fund, as well as on other funds belonging to the Crown. One thing was clear, and that was, that whether the King's silver formed part of the revenue of the Crown or of the public, the King could do nothing if their Lordships were to address him on the subject; bat what ever was done must be done by Act of Parliament. The Marquis of LANSDOWN, after what he had heard, thought he could not better fulfil the intentions of his Noble Friend, than by withdrawing his motion. 'GREEK HOSTAGES. Earl GROSVENOR rose to make the motion of which lie had given notice on this interesting and important subject.— The House had been occupied during the present Session in inquiring into the distresses of agriculture in this country,. into those of nearly the whole population of Ireland, and into the state of that most disgraceful traffic, the Slave Trade, which to its immortal honour Parliament had abolished, and which England was endeavouring to prevail over other nations to abolish also. He trusted, therefore, that their Lordships would not think it unworthy of their dignity to consider the state of unfortunate Christian slaves, on whom cruelties had been com mitted, which had excited the greatest horror throughout the country. He should not enter into the causes of the war be tween Turkey and Greece, and should not examine whether it had arisen from the voluntary impulse of the latter, or froM the intrigues anti treachery of Russia. All that it was neces sary to know was, that such an horrible warfare existed ; and all that it was important to ascertain was, whether by adopt ing a different system his Majesty's Ministers might not put an end to it. However this might be, no sooner had it ap peared that Russia was not going to war, than that moment had been chosen by the Turks to massacre or lead into capti vity, the whole population of Scio, and to murder the hostages from that island at Constantinople. It was said that a pledge had been obtained from the Divan by the British Ambassador, that these anticipated cruelties should not be committed, and this assertion had not been contradicted. That pledge, how ever, if it had really been given, had been - set at nought, and all the apprehended atrocities had taken place. He did not mean to say that that should be a cause of war ; but it would justify this country and all others in withdrawing from any connection with such detested and detestable barbarians, and drawing a cordon sanitaire round Turkey. There it was more wanted than on the Spanish frontier, where it only served to cause the disturbances which afflicted Spain, and where its existence ought to be remonstrated against by his Majesty's Ministers if they did their duty. If, however, Ministers would not break otf all communication with Turkey, they ought at least not to show it any favour. They professed that they had not done so, but strong suspicions to the contrary prevailed. Let their Lordships look at that Turkish frigate which was now arming in the River Thames. If it were true that his Majesty's Ministers had furnished it with arms and ammunition, or had connived at the employment of a single Englishman on board, let them recollect that they were amenable to their own Acts (the Foreign Enlistment Prevention Bill), and that they might fall into the snare which they had spread themselves. He knew he should be told that whatever cruelties the Turks had committed, the Greeks had also been guilty of some. Tripolitza, however, was the only place where that charge could be maintained against the Greeks, and even there the most horrible atrocities had been' committed by the Turks upon numerous Greek hos tages, before the capture of that city, and the destruction of a large number of Turks,' by the Grecian arms. So that cruelty had provoked cruelty. There was no part of England where the people did not feel anxious for the success of the Greek cause, whose issue must be, independence or extermination. He attributed the extraordinary conduct of his Majesty's Ministers to their apprehensions of the increasing strength of Russia. He had not any doubt, that she might be en ' deavouring to extend her dominions towards the West, and to assume a power on the sea, to which it would be lowering the dignity of England to subinit: But whatever fear of her might be entertained with respect to Poland and other parts, none could be excited by Greece. On the . contrary,i f all na tions united in making Greece an independent Stare, would become a barrier against which the gigantic power of Russia would be broken. But even if this were not the case, he would rather,risk any thing than allow the Turks to accomplish the subjugation and extirpation of the Greeks. The Noble Earl concluded by moving, a That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to -order that there be laid before the House copies or extracts of all dispatches received from his Majesty's Ambassador at Con stantinople, relative to execution of the Hostages there anal at Scio." The Earl of LIVERPOOL could scarcely believe that there was a precedent for such a motion. The question was an act of cruelty committed by the Government of Turkey, on whom ? —on its own subjects. What right had this country to interfere • 7.7 -; 1, • THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1822. With the conduct of another Government taivards its own sub jects ? How, far might not such a principle be carried ? - Let England make the ease its own. Let it be supposed that an insurrection in this country had rendered the employment of a military force - necessary to put - it down, and that it had been done under circumstances which appeared highly cruel to fo reign nations, what would their Lordships or the country say, if the Ministers of France or- of Spain interfered in a case be tween the Government of -England and its own subjects ? He allowed that there were cases in which a nation might interfere with the internal concerns of:Zanother, but that was only when her own safety -was at ,‘stake. This was not one of that kind. Mit did 'he mean to say, that if a great act of cruelty were on the eve •of being committed, and that it was in the power of a British Ambassador, through the personal influence with which circumstances might have invested him to prevent it, he should not use that influence for such a purpose? Far from it, and there was no one who knew Lord Strangford, who would not believe that he would not exert all his personal influence to prevent enormities of that kind ; but not on the ground of right. Indeed, he was persuaded that, by adopting the motion of the Noble Earl, instead of facilitating such Interference in future cases, the House would.prevent it from havint , any effect.,, as it was not 'on public right that itought to be founded. 'Lase Noble Lord had alluded to the interference of this country with respect to the Slave Trade : that was not an interference between a Go vernment and its own subjects, but one between the States of Europe and the inhabitants of Africa, over whom those States possessed no rights Whatever: That interference, too, had arisen from our restoring various Colonie's to those countries at the conclusion of peace ; for what could be fairer than to attach some - conditions to the great advantages which we re. , placed in their hands? He should not enter into the nature of the contest between` the Turks and the Greeks : it was true that most horrible 'scenes had taken place, but the Noble Earl would be mistaken' if he believed 'they were all on one side, and if he supposed that, with respect to the' transactions at Scio, 'the first horrors had been committed by the Turks. This, he would admit, was no palliation of,the conduct of the latter, and still less for the flagitious act per - - petrated at Constantinople. With respect to the charge of,par tiality on the part of his Majesty's Government,lt was unjust and unfounded ; they had observed the strictest neutrality. There was undoubtedly a vessel here, but it was a Turkish frigate sent by the Paella of Egypt antecedent to the insurrec tion of the Morea, partly laden with merchandize, and partly with curiosities for 'the-British Museum. She had come in the character of a merchant Vessel, and having brought those arti cles to this country, had undergone the necessary repairs. She had afterwards applied to be armed, but arms, stores, and all kinds of ammunition had been positively refused. Such was the real state of the case on which a charge of 'partiality had been grounded. Lord HOLLAND conceived that the Noble Earl must have misunderstood the words of the motion, when he had taken it for one of interference in the concerns of other nations,, and had said that it had no precedent. It was nothing snore than what the Noble Lord had done himself last year previous to discussing the affairs of Naples, when he had moved for the correspondence of' Sir 'William A'Court, giving an account of the events in that country. His Noble Friend had asked whe- , ther it was true that the Government of this country.ha4 gua- ' ranteed the safety of the hostages massacred by Turkey, and to this the Noble Earl bad made no answer. There was no Man of common feeling who was not interested in the success of the Greeks. He did not wish to interfere with the policy and conduct of this .country, which must be regulated by cir cumstances, but if such an aspersion had been thrown on , the character of Great Britain as that she assisted the horrible ty ranny of the Turks, it became Parliament to vindicate her and Ministers thbmselves from a species Of calumny most dis raceful to any country. He did not charge the Noble Earl with such a partiality, but if such a suspicion existed in Ea rope, i'z , was his ditty to justify the country by producing the corresponde”ee of the British Minister at Constantinople. If lie could give is satisfactory an explanation on that point as he had done with' respect - to the Turkish frigate, an explanation which could le - ave no doubt on any mind, why should he with hold it ? Let the House and the Country have as clear an an swer with respect to the hostages of Scio and the massacres there, and they would be satisfied. The Earl of DIVERPOO,L had not understood that any question had been put to him, , whether the British Ambassa dor at Constantinople had guaranteed the life of the hostages front Scio. Now that he understood such a question to have been put, he had no difficulty in saying that no such guarantee ever could be, or was ever given. The question was then put, and the motion negatived with out a division. .1 - .tti* , IRISH GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. The Order of the Dak for the third reading of the Irish Grand Jury Presentments Bill having been read, The Earl of DONOUGHMORE admitted that much good had already been done by tile Committee from whose inquiries the present Bill had originated. Its authors, however, had pared the salaries of certain Officers so closely, that they would pot be able to perform their duties. As an instance of this, 801. was the whole that could be given for medical attendance, in the gaol of the county of Kerry, including the supply of medicines. The result would be, that the sick would have no aid at all. The Bill said that those who had been provided for hitherto by presentments, should be paid by salaries, to be received half-yearly. He doubted whether this would produce any saving. His object was not the rejection of this Bill, but its postponement to another Session, in order that the House should be in possession of all the information necessary to enable it to pass a measure at once just and efficacious. The Bill was not to take effect till the Ist of March next ; there would be therefore as much time to make a new one as to amend the present, and no more ineonvenience or loss to the country would arise from its postponement. He should there fore move that instead of being read now, it be read a third time this day three months. ' The Earl of BLESINTON defended the Bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the Bill profosed to dispose of the emoluments of patent offices, without due no tice having been given to the persons likely to be affected by the change, or any compensation having been provided for them. This was not conformable to the principle of British Legisla tion. If the petitions which be and others had presented to that House were correct, the salaries fixed for Clerks of the Crown would be less than their expences, and they had receiv ed no notice whatever of such a Bill having been introduced in the other House. The Earl of LIMERICK considered the principle of the measure unexceptionable, as one of the causes which had ground down the unfortunate country to which he belonged, was the gross exactions of Grand Juries. • Yet he conceived that the salaries proposed by this Bill were too small. At the same time he feared that, if it were postponed, a representation might go forth to Ireland, that their Lordships had disapproved of its principle. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, though he approved of the principle of the. Bill, thought there was not sufficient time at present to examine its details. ,if their Lordships would allow the Bill to be put oil' now, he would engage, in the next Session of Parliament, that another should be brought in on the same matter, but less objectionable. After a few observations from the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Redesdale, and Lord Holland, the motion was put and agreed to. INSURRECTION ACT. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that Friday next was the day fixed for the second reading of this Bill; but that cloy being the anniversary of the Coronation of his Majesty, it was probable the House would not sit; in which case some altera tion would be necessary to be made. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the Coronation Day not having ever fallen during the Session of Parliament in his time, he could not' state what were the precedents on the oc casion. By to-morrow evening, however, he should have looked into the Journals of the House, and should'. be able to point out what was the usual practice. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, then ,let it be understood that if it should be found that the House is not to sit on Friday, the second reading of the Bill and the sufhinening of the Lords will stand for Monday next. IRISH, PRISON LAWS. _ On the motion of Viscount ITlli, the Bill for consoli. dating and amending the Acts respecting prisons in Ireland was read a second time, and the Committee fixed for Friday, or for Monday, in case the }Louse should not sit on Friday. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. On the motion of Lord ERSKINE, the 111-treatment of cattle bill went through a Committee, and was reported after a few words from the Lord CHANCELLOR. Adjourned at HALF-PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK. SR , • HOUSE OF COMMONS. BEER RETAIL BILL. Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition from certain Publi cans in Yorkshire, against the Beer Retail Bal.—Laid on the table. _ _ Mr. Alderman BRYDGES presented several petitions from certain individuals to the same effect.—Laid. on the tal*. Mr. ROBARTS presented petitiOns-oga.similar naturefrom various publicans.—Laid on the table. - • - Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a similar iv . - titian from the publicans of Gloucester.—Laid On the table. •- Mr. WODE HOUSE presented several similav petitions from Publicans in Lineolnsbire.—Laid on the table. Mr. D. COOPER presented s _petition to the same effect from the Publicans of the city of Gloucester.—Laid on the table. Mr: G. LAMB presented petitions of a similar nature from .several publicans in Hertfordshire.—Laid on the table. Mr. , CALCRAFT presented .a similar petition from the Publicans of Gravesend: - Mr. BROUGHAM thought that at least the subject . to which the petitions referred, ought to be taken into the ma ture consideration of the House. It was remarkabke•that the only persons who had petitioned against the Bill were path..., cans and brewers. • The pfitition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BYNG presented several petitions from publicans in the county\ of Middlesex, against the Bill.—Laid on the table. The Hon. Member presented, Ett the same time, petitions from the Inhabitants and the Clerk of the Parish of St. Pan cras, against the Highgate Chapel Bill.—Laid on the table. Sir E. HARVEY presented seven petitions from various Publicans against the Beer Retail Bill.—Laid on the table: Mr. C. CALVERT presented a petition from the inhabit ants of Holloway and Kentish town against the Highgate Cha pel Bill.—Laid on the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented a Petition from two Brewers of Harwich agaiiiilt the Beer Retail Bill.—Laid on the table. Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented Petitions from the Pub licans of Gosport, Portsmouth, and Portsea, against the same Bill.—Laid on the table. • Mr. HUIVIE presented a Petition from an individual named Henry Constantine Jennings, complaining of the exclusive privilege enjoyed by the Universities of printing Bibles, and praying that it might be generally extended.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. 11Ir. 'l'. WILSON presented a Petition from the Licensed Victuallers of the City of London against the Beer Retail Bill. on the table. • The Hon. Maher then presented a Petition from the ship , owners of the Port of London, complaining of the hardship of being obliged to pay the same amount for stamps on the trans fer of ships, as on she transfer of real property, and praying that their case might.be taken into consideration.—Laid on the table. _ _ _ . . . Mr. RENNET presented five petitions against the Beer Re tail Bill; and Mr. HOBIIOLTSE six to the same effect.—Laid on the table. _ _ Dr. LUSIIINGTON presented a similar petition from a Publican in Kent.--IJahl on the table. MABERLY presented a similar petition from the Brewers of Abingdon.—Laid on the table. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individual named Robert Douglas, complaining that certain services which he had rendered to the Victualling Department had not been remunerated. -Laid on the table. ORANGE. PROCESSIONS. • Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from John Law less, Proprietor and Editor of a Newspaper, called The Irish man, published at Belfast, complaining f the Orange Pro cessions, and of the Executive Government not having taken means to prevent them. Mr. S. RICE could not help expressing his regret, that, not withstanding the letter of his Majesty, . and the - happy results which were anticipated, from it, , these, public outrages should • have been permitted to take place. . Sir J. MACKIN I'OSII thought it disgraceful that these scenes should have been'reneweem Dublin, anti was surprised that the means had not been resorted to for their prevention, which, under the Lord Lieutenancy of the Duke of Medford, had been found efficient to prevent them. These occurrences 'were an annual insult to the people of Ireland, and\ an annual libel upon the MeMory of King William. This Was the only instance in the history of nations where a minority of conquerors continued to insult the - people of a country through a series of ages down to the present period. To make the statue bf William their exultation, was the greatest insult to his fame ; for he was one of the first champions of toleration and liberty in religion. Accidental circumstances alone prevented his acting in that cha racter-in Ireland ; but they disgraced the name of Orange who assumed it for such purposes as those complained of by the Petitioner. • Mr: GOULBURN said that he lamented exceedingly that any excesses of the nature complained of should be committed; and more particularly from the feelings he held upon the ques tion With which they were connected. He had reason to be lieve that the accounts which brought the information relative to these circumstances were greatly exaogerated. Sir G. HILL said, that no one coulddeprecate more than he did the transactions which were represented to have taken place in Dublin. Without wishing to provoke discussion, he must, however state that the, pfovocation in these disturbances came largely from the other party. He was certain, that in mast case's the interference of the gentry in the neighbourhood of their residences, would prevent the recurrence of such scenes. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON expressed his wish that the Attor. ney General for Ireland had been present, in order that he might haVe asked him officially whether the law, as it at pre sent stood, was not strong enough to prevent these disgraceful outrages ? If not, they ought to give the Lord Lieutenant such power as would enable him to prevent them, before the House neparated. Be must deprecate the conduct of the Government, in hot interfering upon the late occasion. Ile Understood that the police were actively engaged in the rioting, and taking part against the insulted party. If it should appear that a police magistrate had been engaged in the riot, he trusted that the Lord Lieutenant would visit such conduct in the manner it. dew served. Mr. S. RICE hoped that, as all sides of the House had con curred in reprobating these outrages, the public knowledge of that fact would have such a moral influence upon the minds of the country, as would prevent their being repeated on future occasions. -- Mr. BROUGHAM agreed that,such an expression of opi nion from all sides of the House, and from all shades of party, upon that great question which so much divided men's minds, must have the effect of discountenancing these outrageous proceedings. He wished to ask a question of the Right Ho nourable Gentleman opposite, .relative to the letter to which he had called the attention of the House upon a former occasion, purporting to be written by Mr. Saurin. He had since heard that the date of the writing of the letter was six years back ; or, according to other accounts, that it was written as long ago as the year 1813. As this was a very important consideration, he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he had any knowledge of the period at which the letter was written ? If it btire so remote a date, that would he a suf ficient reason for the House passing it over without notice. Mr. - GOULBURN said, that all the answer he could give t) the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was, that he had seen nothing in the letter, either in the nature of its contents or in - the manner of its publication, affording ground upon which he should have been justified in calling upon the Gentleman whose name it bore for any explanation. Ile was not now connected in any way with the Government, and was therefore apt re sponsible in that respect. The letter carried upon the frce of it the proof that it was not of recent date, and warranted the conclusion that it was addressed to a person, 'who, although he had since become a Judge, was their in practice as a sister. Sir G. HILL wished to take this opportunity of asking the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, if he had riot received a com munication from a distinguished Roman Catholic Ger_tl,7r.---r, relating to the public notice of. this letter ? Mr. 13H0[,' GHAM was at a loss to know by what right the Hon. Baronet questioned him upon any communication he Might have held with any Gentleman—(Heal', hear !)—whe ther drstinguished or obscure, Roman Catholic or Protestant. But if it would gratify the Hon. Baronet's curiosity—he would not say his illaudable curiosity—he would tell him that he had held no communication with any one, direct or indirect, upon the subject of this letter. He stated at the time when se first mentioned it, that he had no other knowledge of the matter than. his having seen the letter publishain a public paper. He then thought it indispensable that it should come under the no tice of the House ; but as long as it had been confined to pri vate circles, lie should not have deemed such a course necessary. PRICE SEVENPENCE. Mr. R. MARTIN wished to say a few words upon the tion, which he considered to be one of very great importance. . lie was most happy to hear both sides of the House join in re-_._ probating these annual outrages, and he was particularly grate ful to the Right HonOurable Gentleman for the manner in which he had spoken of them. With regard to what bad blien said by . the Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Hill) as to the provocation arising - on• both sides, he begged leave to give' that a most 'unqualified . contradiction without meaning the slightest disrespect--(A laugh !)—He would in a very few words convince the Howie . that what he, said upon this subject.rnust be the truth.-(A laugh !).L-It was chiefly in the _North of Ireland that thew Oriiiigr. , Processions were carried on, and there the mass of the . . inhabitants were Protestants. The, only object, therefore, was to annoy anloutrage the feW Catholics who lived among them. In the County 'which he had the honour to, represent, the prod • portion-, of the Catizolispopulation to that of the Protestants was as 50 or 60 to one. Yet he had never heard a toast given that was offensive to the Protestants, nor seen any thing done . to hurt their feelings.—(klear, hear !) The petition was ordered to be printed. • RETAIL OF BEER.. • . • • • • Mr: F.PALMER presented a Petition from the Inhabitant% of Reading, ,infavour of the Bear Bill. The petitioners ex pressed a hope that his Hon. and Learned Friend would perse vepe with•his measure, even though he should lose it in thz. present Sessiki. Mr..BROUOLIA3I.--" They,need not be alarmed.7'._.q,:3. laugh.) • - Mr. MONCK presented Petitions from several bodies of Journeymen Mechanics to the same effect. Upon the reading of the Petitions, the Clerk read as fol lows :--'• This is a Petition from the Journeymen Shoemakers, -. from the Journeymen Bricklayers, from the NVkavers, from . the Journeymen Tailors, and from a Hugh Parsons." The • last description of the Petitioner was generally understood in• 7 the House to be, ". and from a fine parsons.", The 'mistake , occasioned shouts Of laughter. • • - • Mi. SCARLEVF presented a Petition froni the Publicans and Licensed Victuallers of Peterborough against the Beer Bill: The Petition, with all the :Iregoing ones presented upon - this subject, was ordered to be printed. A Message from the Peers announced their Lordships' As-. sent to the Small Notes Bill, and several others. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.—MR. HOPE. • The Order of the Day for the attendance of Mr. Hope and Mr. Menzies being read. • Mr. W. COURTENAY moved " that Mr. Hope be now called in." The motion being agreed to, Mr. Hope made his appearance at the bar of the House. . The SPEAKER.--." Mr. Hope, I have to inform you, that on the 9th of July a complaint was made to this House, that a ' , letter had_ been addressed to an Hon: Member, taking notice of a speech delivered by him in this House, when certain pas sages of the letter were read, and declared to be a breach of the privileges of Parliament. Have the goodrkss to laok at that letter, and state whether it was written by you." Mr. Hope-replied in the affirmative. The SPEAKER.—" The House came to a resolution tint the said printed letter was a breach of its privileges, and or dered you to attend here this day. If you have any thing to: • say in explanation of the contents of that letter, now is the time at- which you are allowed to do so." Mr. HoPE then addressed the House.—He commenced by ' begging to thank the,House for the opportunity which it had af forded him of explaining the causes which had placed him in his • present situation. In doing so it was not his wish or purpose to state any thing which would be at variance with the Resolution to which the house had conic, as he was fully sensible that the letter which he had found it necessary to write was a breach-of its established privileges. But he hoped. that many circuin stances woUld Induce the-House to consider it rather as a techni--- cad infringement of its forms, than as a serious and meditated at tack upon its privileges and authority. Every view which:he entertained of the character of the House would forbid his tak, - - ing such a step; regarding as he did such privileges, to be no less the privileges of the people than of the House. Every one, he thought, must own that he had been placed in a cruel situation ; and howeverpainful to his feelings, the only course ' which he thought he could take was that direct attempt to vin dicate his honour and his character. He hoped the House would • have regard to the circumstances under which that course was adopted, and to-the state of his feelings at the time he committed • , the act, which placed him in the situation of an offender against its privileges. Ile wished the House to be aware that he did not publish the letter with an intention to call its authority in , question, but solely with a view to vindicate his professional - character from an unfounded and unjust attack. The charges were of a most serious character. They were those of a mali cious yrosecution, and a violation of professional duties. It was said that he instituted a prosecution against an individual without intending to pursue it, and that, too, for the purpose of prejudging the case of one who was about to stand his trial for life or death. 'The accusation imputed to him, that in the support of certain views, he had engaged in carrying them . on • -with a degree of furious zeal, with inveterate malignity, and even with personal hatred. That to indulge those feelings as an advocate, he had supported acts which must lead to murder and bloodshed. It imputed to him, in short, the absence of all those qualities, without which no ounsel could claim or ex pect the public confidence, and without which no Gentleman could be respected or tolerated in society. • Need he say that such imputations were injurious to his feelings ;—need he say • • that such imputations were injurious to his private repu tation ;—need lie say that such imputations were injurious to - his proessional character, and calculated to withdraw from him as a young .man that prospect of honour and distinction to • which he naturally looked with anxiety? And -what cause existed for such imputations ? He never was Counsel in the • cause to which they alluded. He most probably knew less of the parties concerned in it than the Hon. Member did who made the charges. Ile was utterly ignorant of the contents of the papers which had his signature to them, as alluded to in the debate of the House. He signed the Papers, according to the practice of the Scotch Courts, for a brother Advocate, with out knowing any of their contents. Under these circumstances he would ask the House with perfect confidence whether it waS" possible for him to see such imputations affecting MS profes sional character, and destroying his char,..•ter as a Gentleman ; ' he would confidently ask, whether he could see such imputa tions circulated by the public press without feeling some warmth, and without being urged to take the most decisive means of relieving himself from the dishonour. He did not recur to them in any wanton desire of violating the privileges of the House, but in the necessary defence of his character. Under these cir cumstances, feeling that the whole of these imputations were made upon a total mis-statement of facts (proceeding, no doubt, from misconception), he would ask how it could be expected that he should refrain from contradicting them by means of the -- same channel through which they were disseminated to the public. Besides the public feeling which must have been ex cited against him, in the narrow circle of society iri which he moved, every one would meet him with a knowledge- of the charges cast upon his character ; and, unquestiOnably to him, the most painful feeling of all would be that of seeing in every , man he met, a friend who mourned, or a political foe who tri umphed, in his degradation.' Under all the circumstances of • the case, be trusted the House would see a reasonable cause for the irritation under which the breach of their privileges was committed: As to the warmth of feeling which he had dis- - played, he thought he should not be required to say much in its defence when he was addressing English Gentlenien. It would not be a matter of surprise that a British Counsellor and a British Gentleman should feel warmth when repelling an un just attack upon his character and honour. He desired to ex- - press his sincere regret that the means he had found it neces sary to take for that purpose had placed him in the situation of having_viokted the privileges of the House of Commons ; and - not 'deprecating from personal feelings any consequences which • might follow, he relied with perfect confidence upon that House for receiving substantial justice at its hands.—(The speech was followed by loud and continued cheering.) - Mr. HoPE was then ordered to withdraw. . Sir K. WILSON rose to order, amidst loud calls upon Mr. Courtenay. - The SPEAKER decided that the Hon. Member was entitled to speak to a point of srder. Sir R. WILSON said that he had never leen more shock-xl • than at hearing the cheers in which Hon. Members opposite had thought proper to indulge, in approbation of what had • • .been said at the bar. They were assembled there as Judges., • and by such expression of their feeling, Gentlemen rendered themselves parties in the case at issue. It was impossible to. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, July 16, 1422. TIRE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby give t ° tice, that on Friday, the 26th Instant, they will be ready receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for Two to .:Sacks of KILN DRIED HOUSEHOLD FLO UR, ° Le delivered into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at li ePtiord, withia One Month, by equal weekly proportions. Conditions of the Contract 'may be seen at this Office. Each Tender mug specify the Price in Words at length, 4" be delivered .before One o'Clock on -the said day, and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person un Iris be must attend to answer when called' for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. e ;G .<~ ~~ , JJ , r"' 1 {~ , . 4 . 3 • ~•e ~S le • a Y , • i; as TI o' 4 cOrl' :111') en , .:0115 f tY O lt 304'.