The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONti.

Mr. WHITBREAD moved for leave to bring•in a fresh Bill
with regard to defective weights and measures. Leave being
given, the Bill was brought in, and read a first time. Or-
dered to be read a second time on Monday.
An account was presented of tile expenditure of the West
India Dock Company, up to the Ist of Fehrnau, 1815.
Mr. H.. ADDIV;TON presented a return of the numbe.r
of males and females committed fur t).ial in England and
dieing the last. year.
Lord MILTON moved for the minutes of the proceedings
of the East India Company, with respect to grants and pen-
sions,• to the 1 ith of July, 1814.
Mr. WALLACE had no objectiorl to the motion, as it was
now worded. As he conceived it principally to allude to the
grata, to Lord Melville, he coidd not avoid observ.ng that.he
thought the Directors ought-to have formed an opinion one
way or the other, and to have given a recommendation to the
Court of Proprietors.
Mr. C. MILLS defended the conduct of the Court of Direc-
tom. We understood him to soy that he considered the No_
bit Lord to have no claim whatever on the • East India
Company.
After a few words from Lord MILTON in explanation, the
pa.ier was ordered. •

TREATY WITH AMERICA.

Lord CASTLEREAGH brought up a copy of the
Treaty signed at Ghent, and afterwards ratified
at Washington. He intended t 9 move that it
should be taken into consideration on Wednes-
day next.

Mr Hoaxes wished to know whether his'Lord-
ship' meant to lay before the House the Papers
upon which this Treaty was founded ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that he by no
means considered it a matter of course, that the
Executive should lay before the House all the
Papers which passed preceding the Treaty. He
concei►•ed that the Treaty itself might be sub-
mitted to the House for its approbation, and that
it night be judged of on its own merits. This
Treaty had restored this country to peace, and it
would he for the Ilonse to judge whether there
was any thing in it contrary to the honour or the
interests of the country, It was not usual to lay
before the House the details of a negociation
which ended in a treaty, unless the House should
see something so reprehensible in the conduct of
Govern►►ent as to call for those details.

Mr. Hoßtc&tt said, that if the papers were not
produced, the Noble Lord would have no other
case but those papers, which had already, irre-
gularly and improperly, as he thought, been made
public by the American Government.
Lord CASTLEREAGH did not conceive that our
proceedings ought to be regulated by the conduct
of another Government, especially when that
conduct was designated by the Hon. Gentleman
himself, as irregular and improper.
Tlie papers were then ordered to lie on the table.
Lord CASTLEREAGH also presented Copies of the
Treaty with Denmark, the Convention 'with his
Catholic Majesty, and the Treaty of Amity and
Alliance with that Sovereign. Those papers were
also laid upon the table.
Lord CAsTLEREAGH WiSllCd to know
.whether
the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Horner) who had given
a notice for Wednesday,' would allow the discus-
sion of the Treaty with America to have priority ?
Mr. HORNER would he glad to accommodate
the Noble Lord if it was in his power ; but as his
motion respecting the defeat at New Orleans was
fixed for Wednesday, and the House Would adjourn
immediately after, he could not postpone it.
The report of the Malta Trade Bill was brought
•
Mr. BARING snggcsted that the same benefits
should be extended to Gibraltar.

Mr. RostNs thought that there was a differ-
ence in the case, from the peculiar political circum-
stances attending Gibraltar, and the jealousy with
which 'Spain always viewed it. Upon that ac-

enwit 11,! Xll not 11i,11 -,At resent to in 1: due
Gibraltar into Uiis B 11.
• STATE OF THE CONTINENT.

Lord CASTLEREAGH, alluding to the intended
motion of Sir .1. Newport, relative, we believe,
(o,the case of the Su:titian', Correa, expressed
his hopes that the Right lion. Member would
postpone it fo- a short tine.
Sir JOHN NEWPoIi T AILS wered, that if it would
bi- a matter of convenience to the Noble Lord, lie
would have no objection to postpone it till Tues-
day.

Mr. WHITEREAD said, he should be glad to
know, relative to the motion which Ire intended
to wake on Monday, whether any thing had oc-
curred which would make
.the postponement of it
expedient. It appeared to hint, that the conduct
of the Noble L►rd was most extraordinary, for it
might be thought that the Noble Lord, instead of
courting delay, would be more anxious than any
man to make some connnttnieation of what had
been done at the Congress. On \the first receipt
of intelligence ticspecting tl►e late occurrences in
France, he (Alr. W.) had taken the opportunity
of giving his opinio❑ against the propriety of our
interfering in any manner in the 6ivil war now
raging in France, and he would now repeat his
solemn protest against any such interference.
Lord CASTLEIZEAGH, in an unusally low tone,
observed, that not being in possession of the na-
ture of tl►e Hon. Member's motion.; he could not
offer any opinion as to the propriety or impro-
priety of postponing a discussion upon it. For
his own part, he ha,.: no wish that it should be
postponed ; indeed,. he saw no reason for post-
por►ing it all. He had only requested Its being
deferred to Wednesday, on account of his health;
and he should be glad of an opportunity, to give
an information which lie could afford consistently
with his public duty. lie should therefore be
happy to meet the Hon. Gentleman on this ground
as soon as possible. He was not aware of any
thing which this country had done to preclude
him front bringiag down such papers as he had
alluded to,- and accot►►panying them with any ex--

planations that ought to be communicated. This
he thought would be more agreeable to the House
than bringing down such papers as from the present
state of things could not possibly be • complete,
and laying them on the table without any expla-
nations at, all. As to the conduct *of this Go-
vernment, he was conscious that it would not de-
viate from that spirit
.of good faith which had ever
guided it in all its transactions with Foreign Pow-
ers, and he was not aware that any thing had oc-
curred to induce it to change that line of policy
which had been so universally approved of and
admired. With respect to the general advice of
the Hon. :Member, he trusted the House would
leave that question to the responsible discretion'
of his Majesty's Ministers ; and as to the opinion
or remonstrance of the Hon. Gentleman, he trusted
the House would feel that it could not, and without
meaning any disrepect to the Hon. Gent. be Would
say it ought not to have any influence upon their
conduct whatever. He trusted the Hon. Gentle-
man would not. object to the universal feeling_
,vhich pervaded the House on the subject of . the
present situation of France. The policy of this
Government never ,had been to interfere in the
internal concerns of that country ; at the same
time they could not but ,feel, in common with the
other nations of Europe, deeply interested iu sup-
. norting.a Government which had contributed to
give peace to the world, in opposition to that
power which now aimed at its subversion. He
presumed the Hon. Gentleman himself was not an
exception to this general feeling. As to, what
measures the Government of this country might
think proper to take under circumstances which
now threatened again to distort) the state of uni-
versal,peace,' he was sure the House would not
Pardon him, if he was so far to forget his, duty as
to hazard any opinion on them.
Mr. %TIILTBREAD stated, that the object of his.
motion would be to move for an humble Address
• to the Prince Regent, praying that he would order
to be communicated to the Home such informa-
tion respecting the proceedings at the Congress of
Vienna, as could consistently be made without in-
jury to the public service. He had no hesitation
.in stating to .be Noble Lord those points on which
the House had animadverted in his absence. He
hoped the Noble Lord would be able to refute
those aspersions which had been thrown on the
conduct of the Congress; and if he could spew '
that they were groundless, he (Mr. Whitbread)
would acknowledge that he had been deceived.
He denied that he had given any advice to Minis-
ters as to the line of conduct which ought to be
pursued tinder the present circumstances ; but lie
would again enter his protest against any inter-
ference whatever on the part of this country in
the internal affairs of France, for the purpose of
setting up either one or another Government.
Lord CASTLELEAGH observed, that it would be
for the House to judge whether there was any
thing extraordinary in withholding documents re-

lative to the proceedings of the Congress, during
the existence of that assembly,
Air. WHITBREAD rejoined, that amongst the ex-
traordinary circumstances of the present day, one
of the most extraordinary was the appearance of
the Noble here. lithe Congress had not finished

its proceedings, why had the Nibble Lord conic
back.? or if the business could now be continued

without his presence, what occasion had there

been for -him to -go at all ? The documents to
which lie had alluded were considered as matters
of charge, and it belonged to the Noble Lord to
come forward And refute them.

Mr. PoNsoNnv said, if lie understood the Noble
Lord rightly, it was his intention to communicate
certain parts of the proceedings of the Congress,
and to withhold other parts. He would only say,
for himself, that he would. not be bound to de-
clare hi 3 Opinion on the day of the motion, unless
the Noble Lord should be pleased to communi-
cate the .whole .of the transaction to the House.—
He would not stand pledged to give his approba-
tion to any particular statement.
Lord CASTLEREAGH declared that lie Would give
whatever explanations he might think to be pro-
per and consistent. He could only wish, that the
general reserve which the Right Hon. Member had
indicated his intention of maintaining, bad been
more extensive on preceding occasions.—Hear !
NEW TAXES.
The CLIANCELLOZ of the EXPLIEQUER, at the

Air. U'oNs, - -(e
of ,l r, e, psrpotitl tb.3
tiler consideration of the Ne.v Taxes to Mood I_

fortnight. ' gr.
Mr. WHITBREAD presented a Petition d
Daniel Lovell, Editor of the Statesman, "1")
been. now imprisoned in Netvg,;e for more )I`a,,
tour years. He had. been in prison since •Iv.
last, from his inaiility to pay the fine and He
the securities mentioned in his sentence' abet.
had presented a Petition from him Nrc'es:eeniv-eod,,.
last, which appeared to be fkivourably
His fine had' since been remitted b
the Government, but still he was in prison foe
want of ability to find the security required.,n-
Mr. H. ADDINGTON stated that the Gove"— e
had not only remitted the fine, but had reduced,
the securities required front 500/.. to 2501.
would•
• Mr. WHITBREAD hoped that their lenity -
discharge
go a step farther, and that they would
him upon his own recognisance.
Alderman ATKINS IDid communicated to
Lovell the intention of the Government. He bac;
not gee
however, tied all his friends, and could n
()L.
any two persons to step forward in the securatJ, 0
2501. each. There were many Gentlemen 101. e
would rather pay down the money, than
their name as sureties under such circninstance
y the lenity.
rt
Mr. BATHURST thought that the public was en
titled to some security, and that it was extrnor-.
/Unary that any Mall of sufficient character to e°3;
duct a newspaper should not be able to find
sureties in the sum of 250/. each.
After a few more observations, the petition sr*s
brought up, and ordered to lie on the table. itt
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcnEciuge
in a r repealing certain :assessed taxes „t•iti,
male servants, and imposing new duties in e,
thereof. Ordered to be read a second titueol
Monday fortnight.—Adjourned. broil

KENT ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE, MAR cu 15.

MACKIE V. LANDEN. 1411'
This was an action to recover the sum °
under the pilot-age acts, for not taking a pit.'„
toj,
board between Dungeness and Dover, pars"3llllt..cli
the enactments of an act passed in 1812, by "Yr-
all skips coming up Channel, 'as soon as they to
rive off the line of the buoy of the Brake, 3(.7 of
keep a signal flying for a pilot. The defe-063.y.
was master of the ship John Western, from tibf,.
daloupe to London, and by the evidence'' es 9
niel Peale, a pilot, it appeared that the witll.fie
and other pilots were out in their boat Inlie4l
out for vessels coming up Channel ; tbeY
the defendant's vessel, . who hove to for a 5-
liar()
time, and inquired what they would have to Pes ;
him to London. They answered the legal chart; to
but without giving them any answer or lYiligued
so as to enable them to get any answer, be of
his sails, and bore away %4 ithout hoistiug oar
signal for a pilot. The next day the witoess NO,
the vessel at Dover, and' then he had got 3

Knocker, a pilot on board. d the
Knocker proved, that he went on "31' the
John Western on the 23d day of Septetnfrr'i 011
day she arrived at Dover.—The vessel arrive`
Dungeness the day before.
dtll3t
Mr. MARRYAT for the defendant conten-le
the only penalty they could recover Was tbieeitiv
flaky for going from Dtmgeness to Darer bad
out a pilot. lint the plaintiff insisted theAt for,
right to recover for double pilotage, 011‘...i.efaso
every 50 tons burthen of the ship—as the ;',-.4eat
to take the pilot at Dungeness was an ecl':'iji` was
to refusing one for the wholer' voyage, wife -
from thence to London. el,' it
After some discussion between the Connsso,
was agreed to take- a verdict for the lesser
greater'
with leave to move to enter it for the
CROWN SIDE. i diCted
William Baker and Richard Baker were boase
for a burlary in breaking into the dwelli°g,-,04P
of Mr. Richard West, at Sydenbam, this C-birts'
On the 3d of January last, and stealing 110 5 rarer
and a variety of other articles of wearing 3,lllroi#
together with several articles of household
tore. rigger,
. c evidence to prove the offence was ancSt clic
who was employed to pawn the clothes,
several pawnbro'ters at Greenwich an`l syhicll
wich, who received the clothes, part al
were 'distinctly proved to be pawned 11 tbe
prisoners. satc;
A woman of the name of Sarah 1-1°,1r,151 et
.
them near the prosecutor's house on `"`e
the robbery. • nted to
The prisoner, Willigm Baker, attelity
othe
prove an alibi.--ard a Mrs. King, his gran"; 111i1e4
swore that he slept at leer house, about tw
1-3° rit
from the prosecutor ; that on ° er %re
he came in at five in the evening, and De rl,. to bt
out nine the next morning. He vvel!e%o6t;
before nine, and did not leave till after blept
th
On cross=examination, she said she sPorliarf;.
evening in praying to God. The neo „0-IYI
and the evening before, he_was at bonle
Oi‘
the evenina • ne.r
The next witness called for the 1"..150the eve -t,
she saw him abroad at half-past nine in the 1"e
ing after the robbery, thus contradictirtg idevc
ev
The Learned Judge summed up th -1/
all
very minutely, when the Jury found
the:

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the 1.-' .
BIKTIIS. .eet,
fin Friday last, at his house in parliament-st. ,i.lor
f ''''
of Charles Bacon, Esq. of a 50T1. u Lad,' ° ,;(1.
On Wednesday last, in .Cadogan-place, ti'e 10"
Baron Linsengen, of a (laughter. __lace/
On the 9th inst. Mrs. Ogilvy, Abercronlb I Y
burgh, of a son.

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At Lambeth Church, Thomas BerrY, F'sgr," dovtV
Surrey, to Margaret, only daughter of the lat6'"- ,•tifor
, e f4el'l'Vto:!:
Esq. of Demerara. '
On Thursday the 16th at St. George's-squaY, to, bot."
ren, Esq.
,f Great Bro'rulevCOlcbte.t)r° . 0
daughter of the late Robert •BurrOw, Esq' ° ' r 1`"
Surrey. -, B„liatjtee Pr
• At Hastings, on the 15th instant, ,CoP!•,alnii the ''' of
the Royal Akillery, to Miss Rose,. only ol"'' - St o" *.sj-
rester Rose, Esl. ' , of vv:,
On the 15th inst. Lieutenant-Genera. fciv:le,";llo**
lege,. Suffolk, to Sarah, eldest daughter 0' -
ler, Vicar,of Clare '

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On•MoOday last, at Wells,
DIE•
On the 11th inst. Mr. ThoinasD , la
street. •
in Somersetshiref
relict of the late Sir Jacob Wolff, hart.

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