The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

{ail to Rive the Folueet his hest consideration. Rend Lind
referred to the agricultural committee.

Sr.nirtox •4D RLasenemr.—Mr. LENNART) v 1,4-
11011011, till Thursday, the 18th April, his mut nn fur leave
t'. brine. in hills to repeal the set regarding seditiuns meet.
In and blasubemous i•uhliestions
CooNTY RATIN.-Mr. ILL:AN:B moved fur an Re-
count of the rental and parish rates hi the several parishes
in Middles. x.
The mullein was enrried.
cAvr. F. ROMEO.-ITALY.

Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from Captain
Francis Romeo, a Neapolitan subject, who again n”-
prwarlied that house to ask for justice at their• hands, fur
services that lie bad been enabled to render to the British
forces in Sicily: he had before approached that house,
buil hitherto in vain. His lordship then stated the parti-
radars 01 Capt. Romeo's services. He hail been employed
by British officers, who gave certificates in his favour, to
defeat the schemes of the Queen of Sicily and the French
faeces to destroy the British army; and in consequence
of his success in that service, be was exposed to the en-
mity of the Neapolitan government. The officers, and
General% Maitland, Campbell, and Lord W. limitlnek
gave certificates in Capt. 11.'s favour, uhirlr ale° stated,
bat they b'•lieved his services to the British were the,
cause of the pereccations to %shirt' lie had been exposed.
The government had promised him a passport, and that
teas al'erwards refused. IL, lordship might lie allowed
to say something of ilia events that had reran lv occurred
in Italy. lit tart, it was known that the greatest efforts
were made to arouse Europe against the Emperor of
Fiance, and none greater than those that were made. and
successfully ton, in Italy. The Italians had the enjoy-
ments of literature and science tinder the Eniperor—but
their hatred of despotism aroused them against the French
flower. 'I he Italians sere promised fire institutions, but
they were delivered over to the Austrians without any
guarantee for the security of Italy. Since they had been
so transferred, the Atistiians hail exerted evety effort to
check the progress of civilization and bactty in Italy.
'flee schools for nintual instruction had been abolished ;
the bee institntions had been destroyed. and the severest
pal secutions had followet! those who had espoused the
cause of liberal institutions. At Turin, for instance, per-
sons had been condemned to the galleys for life, for an
Cdence that would not a little surprise the house—it was
for being suspected of having a propensity towards a
constitutional govermnesit." (Hear, hear.) Similar prte-
reeding* took place amongst the Genoese; indeed, many
of the best, the ablest, and the most generous individuals
amongst the Dollars, had been compelled to leave their
homes, and were wandering over Europe with little hope
of being enabled to return to their native soil. His lord-
allia considered that these calamities were mainly owing
to the deficient negotiation of a noble 101 l opposite (the
Marquis of Londonderry.)
Mr. WILMO said he hardly knew what the real ob-
sect of the noble lord could be, mice the introduction of
the petition hail been mixed up ail!, other matters. He
was not against the receipt of the petition, but lie thought
the services of the petitioner had already been rew•ardcd.
Besides, Capt. Romeo had not been the chief, lie hail only
Dees the secondary agent in the services now set forth as
so merino inlis.
Sir J. MACINTOSH denied that Capt. Potreo was to
be viewed as having been a secondary agent—the lit itish
officers, alaitlanal and Itentinek, under their own hart
declared that it was " cliii Hy" owing to this gentleman
that the machinations of pretended well. defeated.
Farr BliliSll officers said this lt. and was the evidence
of Neapolitan ministers, who had plotted against the Hsi-
tish army, to be put against that or olir officers?
Mr. GOULBURN considered that Capt. Bunten haul
rf cult ed what, 011 a rnmparisnn made with impact)•* to
others, 5505 a sufficient enumeration. government
had not only to consider Capt. H.'s case—they bad to
examine what were the several ranks of the different

applicants. It had been truly stated, that Capt. Romeo
was but a siibordlinate agent ; and as such WilA the case.
the govermiteut hail to recollect a hat had been given to
elliceis who had held sticerior stations. He observed,
that as Capt. R. was at the time in the pay of the
army, he was hound to ;Perri/1M his best set vices; but
those services havnig been ;Iceland's ly meritorious, they
receisedl special reward. That reward was given after a
eettaiii rate; it ass settled according to the rank of the
pat, iVa. Wien his annuity ut 501. was purchased
S.Ol. it was slated, he admitted, that Capt. Romeo might
have a passport; but lie applied for a British passport.
That could not he given—it was nut weal to give British
passports to persons similarly eh cimistasiefol. 110 thought
that the petition did not merit further consideration.
Lord LONDONDERRY said, as to Captain Romeo,
cording to Sir William A'Couit, our ambassador at S. a-
ides. these was no truth in the statements about the but-
filings and persecutions having resulted fruit Capt. IL's
services to our &slily. The remuneration claimed was
estraordinatily large, and it was strange that it should
have been su long delayed. He had In en rewarded ac-
cording to the scale of Ake; but lie was not deemed
a ort by el a I.:mai-filar passport.
After sonic thither observations, the petition was ce-
des out to he printed.
Sir It. MARTIN, ntivetting to the qualities of coal tar,
and to its use for ship timber, called on an hon. member
to slate the ri stilt of capes intents that he liad witnessed
On S4111111:11y.
Mr. HUME said, tlmt the experiments were of the
most satisfactory patine ; that the timber so scasoned did
nut ignite so quirk's, as hail been represented; that a
pistol had been died over it. and a candle held to some
Umber, witliont piudiacing ignition; and that the opinions
that had been held on the subject laaJ been completely
disproved.
Mr. WARD brought forward the Ordnance Estimates;
the amount of theist was 1,24,1)001. 71ie reductions, as
competed alas the preceding estimates, amounted lo
7XiMXII. He concluded with moving a grant fur the vici-
*ire of thr Ordnance.
Mr. HUME f aimed lido an examination of the esti-
shales, its compared %hula 'base of 17111 and 181: ; end he
illainiaseicd, that PI) far titan these hieing On) teal redac-
tions, the est intat vs of the In eseht year were I,OOM. mule
than those of Ist/. Those of tall were 1,233,0 /01.
those fur the present year were 1,231,( ail. and )et the
Loo, member and the ministers talked ut the reductinv
they had made! lle was, however, willing to admit, that
us compared wills (lie year, is Pad brew
1 he hon. menibet concluded by pi opissieg, as an muted-
ti.eltl, that it • estimate should be reductd 10,9ge1.
Ms. WA hp t pout d the auttuaimetit, as an arbitrary