The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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\KW BEER BILL..

Mr. BENETT prtiOnie,il apetii;;n from ihe licensed victuallers
of Warminster, against the New Beer Bill.
RIOT AT FERSIANAGII.

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Mr. J. SMITH said that some time ago be had presented a pe-
tition from a person of the name of 11PCuster ; he had not then
moved that it should be printed, because the Honourable
Member, the Secretary for Ireland, had requested that time might
be allowed to investigate the circumstances contained in it ; he
wished now toast the Right Hon. Gentleman' to whether he had
received any information on the subject?
Mr. Gocusr RN entered into a statement that lie had received
from Ireland, by which he contended that the whole of the iallegs-
dons advanced in 31,Ctister's petition hail been disproved.
Me. J. SMITH remarked, that taking the circumstances as they
bad been admitted by the Secretary for Ireland, it still appeared
that the petitioner had been attacked in his cottage by an armed
force: that he had been stabbed, and hail bad hi. arm broken. He
thought that the Irish ffovernment were to blame for not sup-
pressing such outrages. When the Ili men, who bad attacked the
petitioner were acquitted, three of them applied to the Seneschal for
a warrant of distress against the prosecutor, in order that they
might reimburse themselves in their expenses, and they actually,:
%nuke the authority of this warrant, took away his cow. Thin, he
contended, was an oppressive and an illegal act. He must still
maintain that the petitioner was borne out in the main points
stated by him In his petition. Ile should therefore nun- that it
be pritiro.
Mr. S. RICE begged to add hi. bumble tribute of thanks to the'
' Hon. Gentleman for his exertions on all subjects connected with,
Ireland, and he only regretted that the Committee then sitting
above stairs, inquiring into the state of Ireland, had hot the advan-
tage of his talents and services to assist them in their labours.
Mr. PLUNKETT begged to observe, that it was iniposaible
for the riovernment of a country to be responsible for the actions
' of all its subordinate officers. He confewed that he at first doubted
the monstrous act of illegality in seising. on the petitioner's Low,
for the discharge of expenses on a criminal prosecution; but he
regretted to say, that from inquiries which he had instituted, la
had found it to be true. The cow had, however, been restored,
and measures had been taken to prevent the recurrebee of such
disgraceful transactions. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. NEWPORT moved that the Hon. Member for Medhunt
be added to the Committee sitting above stairs.
Mr. J. SMITH objected to it, as lie apprehended that the great
pressure of private business then upon him would prevent hies paying
such attentiun to it as the great interests connected with it required.
After a few words from Mr. UOULRURN,
Sir J. NEWPORT withdrew his motion.
EQUITAIII,E IA)AN BILL.
Mr. DENMAN presented a petition from the pawnbrokers of
Nottingham, against the liquitaide Loan Bill—laid on the table.
MR. BUCKINGHAM'S PETITION.
Mr. L.t3ISTON rose, pursuant to toxic eit. a present the petition
of Mr. Beatinglues, late editor of the (.....maa Jou; ucl, w Iles

notice of the House. The petition was mainly concerned in the'
protection of a free press, the existence of which was essentially
necessary to the safety of our empire in India. The petitioner corn •
plained of a series of cruelties and oppressions prectised agaiust hint
which ended in the ruin of his prospects and the destruction of a
profitable esiablishinent. The petition was long, and he would
therefure briefly refer to such parts of it as were necessary to lay
the use fully before the House. In 111 the Marquis of Hast-
ings resigned, and 31e. John Adam succeeded to the supreme
command. The first act of his administration was the revival of a
criminal procedure against the petitioner, which was of so cruel
and oppressive a nature, that Sir Francis Slacnaghten positively
refused to bear it. .Me. Buckirglinm, he most repent, was in one
case a plaintiff, in another a defendant, and at such a time he
was deprived of his licence and summarily ordered home to England.
The cause so improperly assigned for this step was, that Mr. Buck-
ingham made some severe remark.: on the conduct of a Dr. Bryce,
which conduct was subsequently disapproved by the Directors of
the East India ( 'annpany, as well as by the Presbytery of Scotland.
Mr. Luckingham had been guilty of no offence against the lawsof
England, or against the East India Company's laws, but still he
was left without redress. After sensing in England, Mr. Buck-
ingham next applied for a licence to return to India, and this was
refused—nothing could appease the fury of the parties against Mr.
Buckingham. Mr. Adam, kg one stroke of his pen. annihilated the
freedmen of the press, which dm Governor-General declared to be so
Mall. .The inhabitants of Calcutta, remonstrated against this
irseammest of Me Buckingham, but in vain. Mr. Adam was
not amient with thin, fur be put all circulation of books or
=sit of this power of any party, and that too under
M 4 how penalties. Mr. Buckingham was prevented
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1111pagythamp his being placed at the head of a cannier-
nr:y
• Ind iresnediately after Lord Ainherst's arrival, fresh '
Wets esmmencgd against a British-born subject, Mr.
Arnott (the friend of Mr. B.), who was confined in a fort, but who
having applied foe • writ of Habeas Corpus, through Mr. Surton,
an ornament to the bar bore and there, the result was, that Mr.
Arnott was rele.uted. He left Calcutta, but was pursued; and when
taking shipping at Bencoolen, was prevented doing so by the order
of the Government there. Next followed the total suppression of
the Cokartio Junrisal, and that for printing the address previously
voted to Lord Hastings, with his reply. Ile (Mr. Lambton)
wished to do Lord Amherst justices and he certainly made • pro-
posal to allow the continuance of the Journal; but under whom ?
Under Lord Amherst's own surgeon 1 That gentleman did not
answer, snd the relative of a Member of Connell was appointed,
at a salary of 1,0004 per annum and the bowel Mr. Buckingham!
Persecution in his case was carried to its utmost extent ; but the
Governor was not satisfied with the conduct of his own servant, and
the Journal was a second time suppressed. He had given but a
brief outline of the cruelties practised against Mr. Buckingham,
and he now declined saying more than this, that in the nest SOF
lion he would move for a Committee to ascertain how far a free
pros would be usefubor prejudicial to our interests in India. If
such conduct as this passed unnoticed, it would be a stigma on the
Government of India, and eminently demanded the prompt atten-
tion of the British Government. ft was in vain to say that weld
et/al hold the empire of India if oppressions like those he bad
stated could be perpetrated with impunity.
The petition being read in part,
I Mr. W. IrYNSI said that he would follow the line marked
out by the Ilea. Member, and confine himself to the case before
the House The subject of a free press in India was too extensive
to be incidentally noticed, but he would be prepared to sap, that
If the principles laid down by the lion. Member were emilad
late Meet in India, they would be highly prejudicial. He het
some didiculty with respect to Mr. Adam, inasmuch as Mr.
Buckingham could obtain redress before another tribunal. Mr.
Buckingham, in fact, had almost bound himself to prosecute Mr.
Adam in an English Court of Justice, and that under a aunt equal
to a suns of 1,20Uf. This notice of trial was not yet abandoned ;
quite on the contrary ; for on the 24th Jan. last 31r. Buckingham's
solicitor wrote to the Court of Bisectors, stating that proceedings
which were instituted against Mr. Adam, would be followed up.
So far there was nothing to stop Mr. Buckingham in proceeding
against 31r. Adam, and was it fair to call on his friends to defend
hint now, particularly when any such defence might be turned
again.. Mt. Adam when he was legally called upon for his de-
fence ? He (Mr. NVynn) could say, from all he knew, that Mr.
Adam could successfully defend himself. The lion. 31embar
(11l r. lAmbton) had said, that no measures were taken against Mr.
Buckingham before the resignation of the Marquis of Hastings ;
whereas the fact was, that he was five times warned not to continue
the career in which he had so long travelled. On the sth of Sep-
tember, 1822, the Secretary of Local Hastings wrote to him, that
if he continued to write as he had done, hislicensc would be for-
feited, and his departure from India forthwith ordered, in pursu-
ance of the Act of 11113, which gave that power to the Governor
and Council of Calculus. In tact, the whole of the Council
agreed in the conduct pursued by Mr. Adam, in the use
of Mr. Buckingham. The House would feel, while this important
subject was in agitation, that it would be desirable not to enlarge
upon it until it came before a judicial tribunaL With respect to
the conduct of Lord Amherst, he (Mr. W{' nn) confessed he
had but very imperfect information. particularly as respecting Mr.
Arnim; and the Hun. Member (Mr. lAmbton) had not stated
whether Mr. Arnott had or bad not a licence to reside in India.
The question decided in India was, that imprisonment .could not
follow between arrest and being sent home, and Mr. "tnott was
consequently released. As he already said, he had but imperfect
inforrestion, but judging of Lord Ambentes character, be consi-
dered him one of the last persons likely to do anything which the
good of the service with which be was entrusted did not require.
At present he weald say no mare, but reserve himself till that time
whemi the more general question was brought before the House.
Slf W. DE CRESPIONY said a few words, which were inau-
dible in the gaßery.
Mr. HUMS said, that the observations to character were mis-
placed, es no one's character was assailed. The question was one
of a detail of facts, which was not denied. inasmuch as they were
not contradicted ; but the fact was, the agent of the petitioner, who,
it was stated, could obtain redress, was dead; utter ruin followed
every ore who expressed a favourable opinion of Mr. Buckingham,
and such was the force of arbitrary power in India' that no man
was safe. it was high time that such power should be linitted, as
in other of our Colonies. The case of Mr. Adam was b, fore all
his friendm=before the Court of Dircenses ; he (Mr. Hume)
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had carefully read it. and he had to hesitatiim in saying, that to
him, with all its colouring. it was no safe, or full, or proper de-
fence. Mr. Adam acted en his own views, and. upon his own no-
tions; his conduct was wrong and improper in the extreme.
Was there any hilr play as between Mr. Buckingham's treatment
and that pursued towards the editors of other newspapers
ir. India? It was any thing but fair. Mr. Buckingham,
he contended, was highly useful to the Indian Government,
and his jour el did not, for four years, contain one half the
scandal of the Joh, Bull; he meant the Indian John Bull,
set up by the Secretaries of the Public Boards there, and supported
by Mr. Adam. The abuse of Mr. Buckingham was the constant
theme of the Julia Bull, and, because he retorted, his licence was
taken away. He, forsooth, must suffer every calumny, and he was
to bow down in mom. Mr. Buckingbarmhowever, when accused,
was brought to trial, and he was acquitted-; but the mune= he
instituted & proceeding against theJtdie Bull, means were taken to
deprive him of his licence, and send him home as a felon. Such
was the conduct of the Indian Government. He (Mr. Hume).
believed that a great majority of the East India Directors wishet.
for a Censorship of the press in India, and that the order of Lord
Hastings should be rescinded. He had no doubt that a copy of the
order was forwarded to the Right lion. Gent. (Isle. Canning), but he
feared it never was mad by him, and yet remained in his bureau. As
the question, however, was to come forward again, he would only
ask what would become of England without a tree press ? It was
high time to put a stop to the arbitrary power so long exertised over
the life and Property. of an Englishman in India. Such summary
power should not be entrusted to any man, much less such a mats
as .Mr. Adam. He hoped the petition of Mr. Buckingham would
be carefully attended to, as it deserved to be. There was no gene-
' cal rule relative to the press in India in Bombay the restrictions
were now removed ; in Madras they were also to a certain degree
removed ; at Calcutta alone they were contirucel in futl force. lie
(Ale Ilume) augured badly from the commencement of Lord Am..
Melia career; for by adopting such views as those of .1(r. Adam,
even the perusal of the Edialinrgit or in fact any oilier
work, was prohibited at Calcutta. In conclusion, he implored the
House not to spree the continuance of such arbitrary power in
India.
Mr. ASTE the Conduct of Mr. Adam, and denied
that Mr. Bucking was the victim of his premeditated malice,
as stated by the Hoot Member (Mr. flume). Mr. Buckingham
was not the injured man be was represented to be. Mr. Bucking-
ham obtained the Reefer '6l' a free mariner, but that did hot enable
him to reside on shwa. In October, 11118, Mr. Buckingham be.
came editor of the Caltalla Juarstol, and, in Inln, he received
notice not to continue his mode of writing as he had dune, on pain
of being ordered home. In 1820 Mr. Buckingham wit called oo
apologize to the Government for abusing them; and la the No-
vember miaowing he coninlitted a similar offence; and in July,
Ite2l, another warning followed. Then next Castle an attack on the
Bishop of Calcutta. In tact, there was nothing which escaped hits
attack. All this happei.al uring the government of the Marquis
of Hastings, and yet the House was odd that 111 r. Iduckinglham
was not censured daring his adniiaistration of the Indian Govern-
mum Mr. Admit only acted as became him in the situation which'
he then held ; and snsit the fasts would prove to be. With respect
to Mr. Amon, lie bait no licence whatever, and therefore he could
not complain tat being sent away. The general liberty of the press
was no large ■ subject to enter into now, and all he would
M 7 was, that although the Honourable Member Ole. Lanibton)
lard India was the first place in which time liberty of the mesa
ought to exist, be (Mr. Audi) was prepared to say it was the laat.l
He should state the mtbstance of a communication which he had
received front a gentleman well acquainted with Mr. Buckinghalti,i
in India, and fee whom he (Sir C. Forbes) entertained the highest
passible revert. The letter to whitli be referred came from Air.
Farmer, a guillemot whose name was nod unknown to some Merit.
bent of that House. Mr. Farmer, in his introductory letter of Mr.
Buckinghain to him (Sir C. Fuebes) stated, that without the
fear of being considered either an incendiary or a rebel.
iious pe son, he recommend testy good offices Mr. Bucking.
hart : he added, that he believed he C'okuffei Jemmied had
done much good. sod was cskulated to do mute; and that
notwithstanding various eoluinnies, he believed Mr. Bucking-
ham to be a very worthy and a very able man. (Hear.) He did
not mean then to go him the question the liberty of the press in
India. Ile might, however, be permitted tomb that recently re-
strictions had been laid on it whieb, in his opinion, were beds im-
politic and unnemesary. Indeed, the power which was pnasessed in
that mantes by its Gevotioni was perfectly monstrous. He return,.
hexed a case in which a native of India had been threatened to be
expelled from the country, because he had succeeded in making a
good bargain with our Goeunnient, and he refused to abandon hi
contract. The native luaus, with a spirit that would have done
honour to an Englishman, replied, that he had heard of such an
if:tendon—that he believed the rumour to be untrue, he he:supposed
the Governor was much toe well acquailiwtl wit!: :he laws ut hes

own country to think re putting in practice such an arbitrary act
Ile wished, in conducting, to obsiree, that in his opinion the power
which the law of India so wisely gave, was meant to apply merely
to cases where the safety of our East India possessions might
be tampered with, by Europeans getting into the interior of the
rennin, and tampering with the natives.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT could not withhold, in the grit la.
stance his extreme gratitude to the Right Don. Director who hid
spoken last, for the manly part he had taken on this question.
But his principal object in rising was to induce his Hon. Friend
(11r. Lamblon) who had introduced this subject to the considers.
tion of the House, in a statement plain and level to the apprehen.
hension of every man who heard him, that he would not be %ens-
iled by entering at a future period into the discussion of that gene-
ral question of the free press of India, but that he would in this
Session bring before the House the hardship that might be im-
imposed on an individual by a temporary Governor of India. The
question now before the House seemed to divide itself into two
considerations—first, an to the fact of oppression personal to Mr.
Buckingham ; secondly, uto the liberty of the press in India. A
very common place argument had been used in this former qua-!
tion, to which he was anxious to call thelattention of the House, by
the President of the Board of Contract (Mr. Wynne), viz. that the
petitioner, Mr. Buckingham, should not apply to the Parliament
fur redress, seeing that lie has appealed to a Court in India.
Mr. W I'NN—No not in India—in England.
Sir FICtNCIS BURDETT—IIe it so. In England, at an
events, the appeal has been made to a Court of Law to obtain
redeem'. (Heir, front Mr. Wynn.) But that appeal had nothing
to do with the question of the violent moue adopted by a Governor
of India in his treatment of a British subject. An Honourable
Member opposite, a Director too, had talked a great deal to very
little purpose. He had spoke of the repeated warnings given be
Mr. Buckingham. But what was the origin of these warnings P
pethapis he had laudably called in question some of the acts of the
Government, and indeed upon the very face of the proceedings it did
appear that some motives of suspicion attached to his dismiwl. It
appeared that he found fault with the appointment of Mr. Adam.
'1 hat appointment was subsequently rescinded, and thus it Was
prayed that the observations of Mr. Buckingham were not without
foundation. A Presbyterian Clergyman was not precisely the person
to invest with the situation and Mr. Buckingham had ventured so
express his disapprobation, as a public journalist, of such an ap-
pointment. It appeared, too, dust by the regulations of Lord
3loirs, there was an actual inducement to Mr. Buckingham to
settle at Calcutta ; the liberal policy of the Marquis of Hastings
was clearly an. inducement to that effect. He hoped his Hon.
Friend would bring forward this question of oppression in its
simple form as it regarded the treatment of Mr. Buckingham.
111 r. Seaetaty CANNING said he certainly did not intend to
detain the House by entering into a discussion of any of the topics
which by coins/ion consent were deferred to a distant opportunity.
That large subject concerning the press in India, and the other
points equally important, referred to by the Honourable Baronet,
it would not be for the convenience of the House now to discuss.
The queatiim before them was, whetlice the petition should be per.
mitted to lie on the table, and to that he certainly could have not
the slightest objection. Should the Honourable Gentleman who
had, with so much calmness and ability, brought forward the pre-
sent petition, persevere in the motion of which hr had glees nuke
for the next Session of Parliament, he should be ready to meet him
upon fair grounds, for he had no earthly prejudice to overlay his
feelings and his deliberative judgment on this question. But his
objection to this petition arose, nut to its reception, fur to that he
said nothing—from its interfering with a question now pending in
a court of law; and he was perfectly convinced the interference
toast prove prejudicial to justice. VI Nether it was originally wise
to revert to those measure% which placed the Press of India under
peculiar restrictions, might be a tit subject for discussion. He
certainly could not agree with the wide policy which would throw
open India to the advantages of a free press, in her present unen-
lightened condition. If the system now established by a deliberate and
relent decision in that great anamolous and astonishing empire, acted
wrong, let that system he altered, but let not an individual be
charged with iron deficiencies. The course which Mr. Adam adopted
was meeted out to him by the law. It was just the case of a Go-
vernor, fixed in the unquestionable exercise of an undoubted au-
thority, apportioning to any person offending the exact conse-
quence, as the law defined it, of his delinquen. If the Governer
had executed his authority for the abuse, the house had also pro.
Tided a remedy for the suffering party, and of the remedy, it ape
peered, 111 r. Buckingham had haunt to avail himself. Mr. Buck-
Ingham had now an opportunity of removing his case fnlin that sis
much depreciated tribunal—an Indian Court of Judicature, to •
British Jury. With what semblance of equity, then, could a
Parliament interfere under such circumstances ? When that suit
was decidttl, he had, for one, no objection to enter into the discus-
Rion. The Hon. Member for Aberdeen had stated that he (Mr.
Canning) appeared to express some surprise at the statement of
facts contained in the petition. He certainly had felt, and very
possibly indicated surprise, at hearing tyranny ascribed to Lord
Amherst. The change of climate might work wondrous changes t
but from all that he had known of Lord Amherst, the air of
Bengal was just as likely to convert him into a tiger as a
tyrant. (Hear, hear.) To dust part of the petition he had
listened with the greatest incredulity ; but even there he
was open to conviction. if, however, hoed Atuhent's
nature was made savage and ferocious, he could only say that a
more extraordinary physical phenomenon had never yet been pm-
' dnced. Ile was now anxious to disclaim the praise which had been
so kindly, but somewhat too lavishly, bestowed on him. There
seemed to be some mistake ask, the policy of Loird Eluting* being
connected with the press of India. It seemed to be supposed that
he gave the greatest latitude to its exertions, and almost threw
down prises for the constant discussion of the mut dangerous sub-
jeets. It was quite true that he withdrew one mode of retaining
the press, but he RS certainly substituted another, and the
question submitted to him es President of the Board of Con-
trol—he was not mentioning it as the betrayer of secrets—
was whether the old system of censorship was not preferable ?
The directors submitted to him the propriety of renewing the old
power, and abrogating that established by the Martinis of Hastings;
but from that document he certainly withheld the approbation et
the Crown. This occurred in the year 1819. The draft he pre-
served
until the co lusion of the year, at which period I e went s
of office. B tt'•e regu a ions, it' viewed in contrast with that._
which preceded them, vete not of that peculiarly mild character
which they wen represented. The former regulations were to
this effect:—

" Ist. Every proprietor of a newspaper shall place his name at
the bottom of that newspaper.
" ?Ally. The name and abode of the editor shall he made known.
" 3dly. No newspaper shall be published on a Sunday.
" 4thly. No paper shall be published previously to its being
Inspected.
" And all persons offending againt any of these regulations shall
be destined to immediate embarkatis ."
—lion! Hastings, it was true, abrogated these regulations; but what
were thole which he introduced?—

" The Editors of Newspapers are prohibited by the Marquis of
(lasting: sreg,ulation front publishing any matter under the fol.
lowing beads : . . .

" fst.—Aniroadversions of the Court of Directors, or the public
officers conremed in the Government or India.

" matter of a political tendency, offensive to the Pre-
mier, the Judges, o► the Lord Bishop of Calcutta.--(A laugh).
•` 3.11 y. From copy extracts of any newspaper under the above
heads

•• ithly. From the publication of private scandal."
—These were the regulations on which such panegyrics had been
passed. and they certainly did not leave the press quite so free as
' air. The Right lion. Gentleman, in conclusion, called on the
House rot to pre-judge the question now pending between Mr.,
Adam and the petitioner.
Mr. DEN MAN stated. that unless he were perfectly utisfisl
that all proceedings were at an end in a Court of Law on the sub-
ject, he should not have supported this petition. But as he had
professionally been consulted, and given an opinion against the
suit of Mr. Buckingham, he was desirous of stating that his opi.
nion proceeded not upon the want of merits in the petitioner's
case, but from the difficulties which the Legislature had purposely
thrown in the way to guard the conduct of their Governor. lie wss
not ',winked, however, at the hacknied argument. It had been
discisimed on the part of Mr. Buckingham that he meant to pro-
ceed beyond this appeal, but still that assertion was discredited and
disregarded.____

3IBTON, in moviog that the petition He on the table,
was anxious to advert to one or two topics which had fallen from
the Right Honourable Gentleman. If he (Mr. Lambton) bad
made any statements which were incorrect, and contrary to facts,
let ehem be contradicted by the Coen of Directors. The Chairman
had (lettered that warnitigs bed been given to Mr. Ruckinghant,
and that afterwards the proceedings against him were justifiable.
Ile (Jr. 3 Lambent) would state what some of those warnings were.
One of them consisted in an application which had been made to
the Advocate-General, to know whether an action would lie against
them for certain publications relative to the late Queen; but the
Advocate-General had said, that there would be no chance of a
vcniiet. An r warning was. respecting charges against the
Lord Bishop of 1 Wen ta. which charges were not against the Bi.
Own, hut against one of his curates, for neglect of duty. The
Bishop hail asserted that they concerned himself personally. and
appeaied on thesubject ; bat on inquiry it was aacitiuued that the
charges Well. well Mended, and a remedy was provided. For him.
self. he (Mr. Lambton) would say, that if he could discover and
remove abuses, he would do so in spite of the Goventor-r ietteraL
Another of the warnings was, for publications relative to military
statements, which. it had been asserted, were calculated to promote
military insubordination. Sir J. Malcolm had declared, that
free doicession in India was absolutely necessary, and more
particularly as it related to the army ; anti that such free
dif(1111Ai011 was Impossible, except through the medium of the
public press. He(Mr. Landrum) would prove, If die noose walk!
only grant him a I tommittee, by the testimony of several Officers.
that In the am, of India there was no such mwenign remedy for
abuses as the public press. lie never espe'ted that the nouse
would grant redress to the individual who complained ; his sole
object in bringing it forward was to give publicity to the case. He
would repeat, that he did net expert redress to the petitioner from
the Ilottse; and unless he received a distinct pledge that redress
would be given, he should think it criminal to excite the hopes
and to trifle with the feelings of the Individual, if he expressed any
such idea. Ile did not know 31e. Ituckinehant, nor Mr. Adams,
nor the Marquis of Hastings, new Lord Amherst; he could not tell
whether the latter were a tyrant or a tiger; he might be what an
' Hon. Member had described hint, the gentlest of human beings.
Bet when he saw such statements as were then laid before the',
House, confirmed by the testimony el many unexceptionable per.,
sons, he thought it his duty, as a Member of Parliatticat, to place
the matter before the Commons of England; and if they did not
inquire into it, on their heads be the conacquetices.
The petition was then ordered to be printed.
FIRST FRUITS OF IRELAND.
Sir J. NEWPORT said. Coat, front the earliest period in
English history, a se.all sum was paid by the clergy called first
fruits. From the tiu:t: of the Rzformatiun to the reign of Queen

I,na11•t:u: I French.
Dui: I Lisbyn, 1 linnenburiti, 2 Hamburgh.

Letters received yesterday from Zitite, anncnnced
arrival at that place on the 21th ult. of M. Itlaquicrr tt
board the Florida, hating performed the voyage in Iv
clays from l'oruunouth. Itlaquiere, who had with Innt
epwards of 4.0,000 pounds in ppecie on aocour.t of the
Greek Loan, instantly dispatched a courier to Argos to Li:-
nounce his arrival. Thule letters report the taking t f
Arta by the Greeks, but no official account of that nature
has been received. It'e are happy to find, however. that
the l.reeks of Candia have resumed dreoffeueive. and that
the Greek cause proceeds favourably in every quarter.

NEW THEATRE. ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
This limalag. W NESiDAY, May IS, win, be performed
TIIE HYPOCRITE-
Nen), Cantwell, Mr. Dos ton; Blair-storm. Mr. Liston: Charlotte,
Mrs. W. West.
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