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of the speeches that fell from the Noble Lard, nail the lion
Sec...trey for the Cieloniesoshich wenn ear h to ...fide the other,
soil observed dist the only practical alum- of investigation a as
to donned it io distinct suit separate Commiter..s 'llw Noble
Lord's plan of procedure was altogether impracticable, mini
might therefore seem to discountenance investigat• This
was lit he latneuted, for elide Ir. re massy aho virwesl thrs
proceedings of that HOW? 01111 WIIICIIIIII jgalusisy, and it ;
was not 1/11141e111 to furnish them with weapons to attack
their character. With respect to 11w ad. gee) difficulty of had. •
tee a Romeo Cetholic clergyman to furnish r. 1, taus instruc-
t, oes to the r habitants of that persuasion in New South Wales,
le mall not Imt rem ..k. that ale at twenty years sow, •
te, els considerable mond.. r of 11101 Roman Catholic dergy.
in. n were arnt 111 8.0 If se, rn ruu.vyuroce of circuit. I
eta. em' ..f ahirls 1.. was not now 'sullen to revive the me.
nose They were ....1 6 lons—loy were, if it me pleased eer-
tata great polincal offender.. very dangerous
ehiraciers, whom it was nut safe fur any ronutry to have
resident tribin it —*lwo the fart of their brio' its New South '
Wales was cousidered by the House, lbe difiienny mention.
eel by the Hem Seerytery for the Colonies of monolog Ca.
tholie clergymen might he oppretiat• d —(lhaie, hour.)-
-With remised to the general character of goveroment es.
tablashed in the Colony, it was to be lamented that it wait of
necessity so little cousitnent with that ~four town Constitution.
He thought it necessary to remark, that with the exception
of a few furls on the coast of Africa, this was the only Co-
lony where Englishmen were stationed without pot jog
at least a form of British Govertiment Nut • rock in the
Wean t..thvs that had not at least the appearasiee of the
Conssitsitiois establiebed in the Mother Country Such hail
been the prineople on whirls cur simple ancestors had
acted; they felt that an Englishman, wheresinser he was
tonne. gonveyed with him an impede. Thiele right to
the bb. sly he was aecustomed ill enjoy, and that the
conliesuance of his early tights was as necessary to exist-
came as were the light and air with which he was seer.
rounded, Ilw Honourable rend Learned Gentleman these
tecoensfielided that Ins Houourable Friend's motion shalt Id
Ise divided; that the part of it which referred to 111.- state
mf the Colony shuttle( be contigssed to • separate Com-
mittee ; but dill the other part, referring to the state of Ilse
prison ships, might lee deferred uulil the appointment of the
Noble Losers ommittee.
Mr. CANNING said, that his Hon. Friend (Mr Wilber-
force) had charged his Noble Friend (Lure! ('astlereagh)
with having made a dosehle speech. This seemed Sr. he a
propetie view of what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman, fur his speech nideed, bore • double character.
The Hon. Gentleman was, however, entitled to • double •
speeds, for M hail made fur himself two subjects. He had
entertained the House with the novel isles that New South
Wales was a colleily domicil to the blessings of the British
Consictott .... . Nn doubt the principles of that Constitutiou
claimed their highest admiration, and every 011 r must be de-
sinew, of Laving its blessings as widely extended as possible,
but be ressymbered fighting side by aide with the Hon. and
Leaner-el Gentleman, for preventing, in a particular instance,
the extension of Isis ciao principle, for email& ng the island
of Trioidael (rout the full enjoyment of the Brutish Cousin
tuti ~,,, and fir keeping it sender the control of the Crown.—
( Hear, hear.)--tie had told the House that their ancestors,
good simple sends, bad never permitted an individual to leave
the country but as a living speceineet of the British Consti.
tattoo% that not a rock in tlw ocean received the impression
of a British footstep, but straight by • species of magical
contact the British Constitution sprung up in all its loveli.
elect; but the Hose. Member seemed to forget that New Smith
Wales is not ass acquired colony, but • collect nip of conv•cts,
which was 10 11. legitimate colony as zero to a million.—
Cotninend me, however, mid the Hone:terabit Gentleinau, to
the hie-swigs of our 'ample ancestors, who never repotted
any thole but as a specimen of the British Constitu-
coo ; and outwit:hetet...bog Ilse letters Mad from both
sides of the House that evening, rebinding the slaw of
11w coattail and their prison-ships, it war out very du&
colt to iusagisw the Honourable and Learned Gentleman
'landing ens the liter of Sheerness, emitemplatiog the
glorious screw of a couvict ship sailing from ilsc river, 31111
/11 11w pi i•le wf bill philosophy saving to come fore.go hided,
who stood sitar him, " What think you dues (list slop den-
tate, t Not malefactors convicted of some serious offence, cwt
felons who have been driven from the communion of their
von vast men; ~,,, that vessel emit:one Knee, Lords. nod
COMFM.elig 6,1. Botany Bay, and a splendid hie. arehy. glory-
ing in the principles of universal Hear, hear,
and much lauyli(er.)—The Right H able Geistleniso
then connive tell opus, the 01KUITIC11111 selinitived by his Noble
noel Hon. Friends, whirl,, he contended, were pref.-city cone
s'oreol. Ile r. marked, tli it the Ilene, used Learned Gentle.
111411 iipre/110 had advised lees friend to divide los mutates', and
give ....V Inch les the Noble Lord's promised Committee ; but
he (Mr. Ca 111 l iiie; would not consent to have the connecting
bilk that united the Colony to the prison ships at house thus
ruddy serer, II ; and be doubted not tlw state of the Colony
would be sufficiently investtgated, without the idea of ten.
J. ring It a Csiostitut ions I Acadia. or establishing within the
Dielish memo 111111 the Warwir kshire matins rs.—(silear,
ear, (1.11: a lanals).—lle was vesy willing to allow the
Hoeiiinalile Member opposite (Mr. Bennett) the utmost
p,isise of sineetity and henna only, lint lw must forgive him
tor ieneitotine him of an expel-mien' used by Dr. John-
son. " :t was more probable the evidence might be
mistaken if the facts he true" When the evidence
ministered I.) the Hon. Member was fur llse greater part for.
I.) mi.ositta, or interested persons, he usust again ex-
cuse bine. if he withheld his assent to every statement pits-
eetdiug Gum the Hon. Gentlemen', uulil be had an *ppm.-
tenon yof essneistiug the merits of it more attentitc•ly. He
them allnd,.l to die promise el motion of Sir James Mackin.
lush, respecting the state of the Cs mined Law, the object of
which, as he understood, was to tom lire a mitigations uf its
all. lied 11r•IF111y. Oil that point lie was unprepared to give
an opinion, and Gull forbid that soy one should give an
opinion Its favour of the coot olio:am.. of the existing system,
if it were ascertained that the interred, of society would be
coualty weld 114TUITI1 by p lowed, of a milder usteire.—..
//fear, firee.l—Beit if it neer advisable to excite a sympathy
os. behalf of the crimson/els, nastiest es ;one offences the laws
were enacted, some consideration should be had for the safety
of property, nod the tranquillity of society. If the sobjee t
were mouse!) takeu sip, they would run the danger of on.
bowel *as.... Iv, u,d uf eeriness 1111 odium against all law
sod die admiteistrativie of justice, whirl. meths Ir•sel to the
secoo elatigesuue consequeuces. He disc 111111 l dianced the ide••
ben generally coluisiteo, of there being (properly called) a
Code of dimnial law within this country. It was 'yam
• i mut that the criminal laws had been Gained from
tone• to time, as emergennes firma.; they were not in-
scialwd at once upon ° twelve tables," soy did they, with
the fantiful accuracy of the Cl se legislators, regn.
late rl/1•11 bamboo of p 'shment—/'Heor, htur.J—Tlw'y
wore folio. .1 by circumstances, and as such should be cis.
metered. After a few further olisedratinsis, he concluded by
as. tug 11r should vote foe the preemies epostuni.
Sir J. llectsinvosii and Mr. (AINNINO nodosity explained.
Mr TIVIIO9SY." 1 am sometimes *reused of leaving a
disposition to two serious things into jest; but, if 1 did
posse-ea that disposition, I want the lateens fur ridicule en.
jilted by the Right Honourable Mreetleman, who can 111.1kr a
• minsical sloe rh wpm. any tieing cheering.).—lf there
seer was • subject a hide to in coition y mud would seem
least calculated to KM' 11(111%1011 lo owes went, ii is une like
the premed, which treats of the uttermost miseries to which
our species eau be exposed—which treats of the horrors
of iniproonnieut, of the Middle Passage its irsosports•
ti 1111 l and of ignominious death. But tlwre are sonic
persons who can take these matters its a pleasant point of
view, and also eau extract a jest mess from torture. I re-
member particularly how the Right Hots. Gentleman oppo-
site (Mr. Canning), almost convidwil the House with
laughter at 11w circumstance of an tinfortniate man
hiding a rupturt.—(Loud and continued chrering)-11
beg the UMW' 910, to honk to the progress of this ques.
lion. aly Honourable Friend KIM a notice of a motion
fie segment% 1140 the state ei the prisou-ships, end into the
state or the Colony at New South Wales; snit the Noble
Lord then gives notice that be will mace for • Committee
to inquire tutu the stale of Ow Gaols of the Kinerlom, awl says,
you must not make • mutton, since I Intend making one.—
Your Ironton must lw mei coil its mine. Now gibe Noble Lord
I.e sincere, hr should gather take adeautage of the pre-
mut motion, and add Isis to it, and then we shall all
be satisfied.—(lime, hear, hoar )—The Right Ilononrable
tieutlemau says, that the cases of the prison-ships and New