Star.
London, England, 1822-07-02 00:00:00

ALIEN lIILL.

Mr. PEEL moved the order of the day for the
House going into a Committee on the Alien Bill.
Mr. HOBHOUSE opposed the Speaker's leaving
the Chair. 14 the early part of the Session he had
hoped that Ministers did not intend to propose the
continuance of this measure; and that hope was en-
couraged, when he recollected who it was that had
succeeded to the office of Secretary of State for the
Borne Department. And when he heard that Mi-
nisters really had such an intention, he inadvertently
held out that which, upon reflection, he had no se-
ieus intention of carrying into effect : he alluded to
his threat of moving perpetual adjourn:. eats. He
had no vexatious opposition to offer to the Bill—
(Hear, hear).—His only object was to discharge his
duty. The•more he looked at the question, the more
he was satisfied that it would be considered with re-
ference to the first principles of liberty, of which the
Bill was so strong an invasion. It had, however,
been justified, in the first instance, on necessity alone.
Upon every subsequent renewal of it, it had been
thought necessary to justify it on special grounds ;
but now it was asked by the Right Hon. Secretary
entirely as a measure of confidence. It was true the
Right Hon. Secretary, when he had proposed the
measure, had alluded to certain Continental prin-
ciples, not yet eradicated ; he had also attempted to
handle a little of the English law. When the Right
Hon. Secretary took up Magna Charta, he felt some
degree of alarm. When a Secretary of State.handled
that Statute, he thought of a witch with the LORD'S
Prayer, who alway read it backwards for purposes of
mischief ! The Right Hon. Secretary had quoted
Magna Charm with some success in the estimation of
his adherents, by quoting the passage nisi antea pro-
hfLiti ; but they should look to the Commentary
of Sir E. Coke—(Hear! from Mr. Peel—" this Sta-
tute referred to merchant strangers"). Yes, " mer-
chant strangers ;" but this had been well answered
by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Sir
James Mackintosh), who observed, that in that time
merchants were the only travellers, as there were
no Gentlemen making the grand tour—(Hear).—'
But he would give the remainder of Sir E. Coke's
comment :—" And therefore the prohibition intended
by the Act must be by Public Council of the realm,
that is, by Act of Parliament, for it concerneth the
whole realm." Could the Right Hon. Gentleman
co.itend, .that a Bill empowering Ministers to impri-
son or send out of the country any individual of
25,000 foreigners, whom they chose to suspect, did
not endanger the liberty of man? The Right Hon.
Gentleman had said, that there was revolutionary
devil abroad, but he (Mr. Hoblionse) believed that a
mach more dangerous devil had succeeded the revo-
lutionary Satan,
14 For Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not makiugpoor r
The Right Hen.. Gentleman had also alluded to his
responsibility ; but he would appeal to the candour
of the Right Hon. Gentleman himself to say, whe-
ther there was such a thing as Ministerial responsi-
bility ? It was a mere nonentity. it, indeed, a coa-
lition of parties took place, a Minister might incur
some danger; but there had been no real substantial

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responsibility since the'Reirolution. Without mean-
ing anything personal- o-the Right Honourable Gen- _
domain, and speaking of him only teka,Minister of
the Crown. he must sty, that he saw *thing abbot
the principles of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man to recommend a -nseastire of this description,
to be adopted merely on his responsibility—(Near).
He would not entrust errmuch power even to the great
and illustrious Lord Chatham. He did -not admit
the evil which had been mentioned 'as a reason for
passing the Bill; and it was incumbent on its advo-
.cates to show the existence of that evil. It hadbeen
Bud also that the powers; iven by this Bill had never
been abused ; but this was a complete assumption,
His illustrious predecessor (Sir Samuel RomiTly) had
proved many instances of its abuse. It had been as-
serted, too, that the People acquiesced in the measure.
This he denied; but, if it were true, this solitary reli-
ance upon their opinion came with a bad grace from
the other side of the Rouse. The qtlestion as to the
right of the King to send away Aliens by virtue of
his prerogative, had been completely set at rest by a
former speech of a Right Hon. Gentleman now the
President of the Board of Controul. That 'Right Hon.
Gentleman had stated an instance in the reign of
Charles 11. which completely negatived the right of
prerogative. That Xing had not been able to send
away a Frenchman who had seduced his favourite
mistress, and appeared with her publicly at a theatre.
He had been under the necessity of applying to the
French King to recal his subject. The Hon. Member,
after some other observations against the Bill, de.
Glared his intention to give it every opposition.
Mr. ROBINSON supported the Bill. He denied
that it was inconsistent with the spirit of the English
Constitution ; and introduced in subserviency to the
wishes of foreign States. It was evident, from the
tenour of our ancient laws, that the curtailment of
the general liberty of Aliens was contemplated as a
probable circumstance. Neither could our character
for hospitality be at all affected by the present Bill.
No one could be called inhospitable who declined to
afford shelter, where his doing so would embroil him
with his neighbours. There was, however, neither
object nor desire to put the Bill in force against those
who fled from their own country to avoid punishment.
It was the policy of this country to maintain the re-
lations of peace so long as they could be maintained
with honour. Our former wars were often occa-
sioned by the personal feelings of the Sovereigns ;
but he now feared there was a contest of principles.
It was a contest between arbitrary power on' the one
hand—(Cheers from the Opposition)—and unquali-
fied revolution on the other—( Cheers from the Trea-
sftry Benches).—He regretted that there was such a
contest; but as it unfortunately did exist, our object
must be to avoid coming into collision with either of
the contending parties. The power now proposed
was not desired from any oppressive or other bad
motive. The existence of a convulsion abroad, was
a reason for our being jealous of the (inger to which
we might be exposed by the residence of foreigners
in this country ; and, for these reasons, he should cer-
tainly vote for the Bill.

Mr. J. WILLIAMS (of Lincoln) said, that the ma,
wrest reflection had led him to give this Bill his de
termined, but most conscientious opposition. In the
whole of the speeches there was no necessity made
out for the measure. It was merely suggested that
some case might arise in which peace and amity
might be disturbed by some individual, but who the
individual was, or what the crisis was, under which
the interruption might arise, did not appear. It was
a question affecting the People of England. All who
had studied Magna Charts knew that the King had
not power to send an Alien out of the country. Aliens
could be punished for crimes which were punishable
in Englishmen. The danger which justified such a
measure was no longer in existence. Mr. Burke once
drew a dagger when speaking on this very question,
and hi, object was to shew the horrors and conse-
quence of not passing the Bill. The present state of
peace bore no analogy to the time when Mr. Burke
was an advocate for the Bill. He was desirous of
stating one case, in which no man of liberal mind
could say the provisions of the Bill ought to be en-
forced. If the cause of the Greeks should fail, and
that wretched people be forced to leave their country
for the purpose of throwing themselves on our hospi-
table shores, and in England endeavour to regain
their lost country, would the Government drive them
back to bare their throats to the knives and poniards
of the barbarous Turks ? Could it in that case be
fairly argued that they were endeavouring to injure
this country with our Ally the Turk, and that the
Defender of the Faith was hostile to the friends of
the Faith ? He was convinced that the Government
of this country was not to have discretionary power,
on the mere supposition that it would not be abused,
and he gave his assent to the motion of his Hon. Friend.
Mr. H. GURNEY opposed the Bill.—The House then di-
vided—
For the Committee - •
Against it
Majority for the Bill
The House then went into the Committee.
On the re-admission of strangers to the gallery, the Marquis of
Loam/Incur was opposing a motion made by Mr. DU MAN to
report progress. The Noble Marquis urged the Committee to
go on, as there was only one blank to fill up.
Mr. PETER MOORE considered the Bill of great import-
ance, and wished the House to go through it clause by clause,
cetegorisally, as if the Bill had never passed.—The Commie--
then divided—
For reporting progress -
Against it
Majority

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A second divisiOn ensued on the question of filling up the
blank with two years:
For tvfo years -
Against those words . - SS
Majority - - •••••••••107
On re-admission the of strangers to the gallery. the Committee
were discussing an amendment proposed by Mr. Baouostan. to
improve the preamble of the BM After some conversation, the
amendment wasnegatived without a division. The House then
resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Friday.
Mr. VESEi FITZGERALD presented a Petition from a
Mr. Sampson, Clerk of the Crown for the County of Clare,
praying that the Bill for regulating the office of the Clerk of the
Crown In Ireland, might be suspended for the present, or that
he might be indemnified in respect of the fees which he would
leer. by the passing of the BilL—Ordered to lie on the table, and
be printed.
The Middlesex County Treasurer's Regulation BIM was read
a third time and passed.
Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from an Individual against
the Irish Coroners' Regulation BEL—Ordered to be printed.
The Metropolis Pace Regulation Bill was lead a third time
and passed.
Mr. WESTERN gave notice, that he should move, on Wed-
nesday, several Resolutions on the State of the Country and the
Currency, with a vigor ter have the same printed for the use of
the fdembets.—lice Howse adjourned at Two °Tied. -

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Yesterday the
LORD MAYOR, ttROOk.
After the usual routine of the Court, and
'two or thret causes, of no interest Ili the'PatiliV, hat,,
kitten disposed 'of, she.siffair between Me:Sit-Shariff'
rarkins and the Clerk of the Bridge-street Asso-
ciation was called on.
It was an indictment at common law againstlife-•
ratio Orton for assaulting aad'beating John-Wilfred:
Bsq, on the Hith of May !aft, in the parish
of SCBridget, ,otherwise St. Bride, in the Oty-of
London, dec.
Mr. Cuanuts.Pmumos appeared in support of•she
indictment, and Mr. ADOLPHUS for the defence
Mr. Parkins took his seat directly under his Ccituiseli
and the defendant, Horatio Horton, or HOratiol
Longoeville Orton, at the bottom of the tablesajoin-
ing the witness box.
Mr. CIIA nuts PH luau stated the case to the Jury
as follows-: " Gentlemen of the Jury—l 'appear in
this case as Counsel for the prosecution. The tr.tverser
stands at the bar indicted for an assault upon myl
client, Mr. Parkins. Mr.'Parkins is a gentlemanwhol
has lately filled the high office of Sheriff of this City.
His character must be too well known to you all to
require any observation from me. Of the defendant
I know nothing, but I cannot help regretting, that
a gentleman of his appearance should stand accused
of this offence. He is, I understand, Clerk or Se-
cretary to an Association, called the Constitutional
Association, of which you must all, no doubt, have
heard. With the politics or views of that Association
I have no concern, nor does it form any part of my
duty, and still less of my inclination, to mix myself.
up with the opinions or principles of any of the par-.
ties in this transaction. It happened that on the 18th
of May last, Mr. Parkins was sitting in his office, at
No. 10, Bridge-street, when a knock came to his
door, which was opened by one of his clerks. He
there saw a gentleman, who inquired if Mr. Parkins
was at home? and being answered in the affirmative,
he desired the clerk to tell him that Mr. Orton
wanted to see him. As soon as Mr. Parkins received
the message he went down, when Orton instantly said
to him, " How dare you go into my room and take
my papers?" Now Mr. Parkins will swear to you on
oath that he never entered Mr. Orton's room, and
, never took his papers. However, Mr. Orton did not
wait for an answer, but took a stick or switch from
under his coat and thrust it in Mr. Parkins' eyes. He
neither gave him time to answer nor notice of an as-
sault. When Mr. Parkins recovered from the surprise
which the attack occasioned, he commenced defend-

iug himself, which he would have done effectually but
for the interference of some dogs, which, I will not say,
were brought there by Mr. Orton, but certainly they
evinced more friendship for him than for Mr. Parkins,
for they inflicted upon him no less than 11 wounds.
However, Orton did not come off scot free, for he has
got sufficient reason to teach him, armed or unarmed,
never to make an attack upon Mr. Parkins again.
Mr. Parkins was so wounded that he was unable to
go to a Magistrate, and accordingly he sent for a
worthy Alderman, whom, I am sorry to say, I do
not now see present (Mr. Alderman Vs'aithman). He
instantly attended the call of Mr. Parkins, fulfilling,
as he always must do, his duty. My Learned Friend
(Mr. Adolphus) will say, that the wounds inflicted
by the dogs have nothing to say to the case; but it
does appear to my common sense, as I am sure it
will to yours, that Orton is responsible for all the
wounds inflicted on my client by means of his
ag-
gression. These wounds might have been much more
serious; and had the femoral artery of Mr. Parkins'
been cut, Orton might now stand arraigned upon a
very different charge. I shall now say no more.
These are the facts of the case, which I have detailed
without comment. If Orton has a defence, I shall
have an opportunity of addressing you again; if not,
I am sure it will be to you, Gentlemen, a pleasurable
duty to pronounce a verdict of Guilty ; and into your
hands I commit the case, conscious that my client
will find justice."
Mr. Parkins was then called, and being examined
by Mr. PHILLIPS, deposed as follows:
He saw the defendant, Orton, on the lath of May, at No.
10, Bridge-street, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. One of his
assistants had left the office, and returned, stating, that Mi.
Orton wanted to see him. At that time he was dictating a letter
to a young man in the office. He went to the door, and was
instantly accosted by Orton in these words, " How dare you,
Sir, go to my room and take my papers?" His hat was off,
and he had no weapon of any kind. Before he had given an
answer, Orton pulled a stick from under his coat, and struck
him repeatedly on the face. There was a chest behind him, an
that he could not retreat. There was a man got between them,
whom he pulled out of the way, and in getting from the door be
was seized by two dogs, one of them, a large dog, caught him
by the calf of the leg, the other by the ham-strings. He called
out, " For Gun's sake take the dogs from me." AU this tune
Orion repeated his blows with the greatest fierceness that could
be conceived. The office in which he had been sitting was air.
propriated solely to his own business. He at length kicked the
dugs from him, and knocked the stick out of Orion's hand, who
then struck bins with his fists ; in the conflict, Orton went down.
He received eleven bleeding wounds on his face, nine on hb
thigh, and two on the calf of his leg. Not being able to go to a
' Magistrate, he sent for Mr. Alderman Waithman, and also for
a surgeon. He was confined to his room for more than a week ;
sone of the wounds were not healed yet. He never gave Orton
the least provocation.
Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS.—He never, by accident or
design, got possession of a paper belonging to Orton; but he
saw a paper of that description on a table in a public passage
leading to his office, and also in the hands of the waiter.
On being asked whether the paper related to the Constitu-
tional Association? he said he should refresh his memory by
looking at an extract he had made from a newspaper. Witness
then proceeded to read the extract, when he was interrupted by
Mr. Adolphus. Witness still continued.
Mr. Aocn.ruus (with vehemence).—Will you act, Sir, like
every other witness?
Mr. Paames.-1 will, Sir, when you examine me like a Gen-
tlerna n
The RECORDES here interposed.
N.r. ADOLTHULI am not, Sir, to be interrupted by these
observations, which are made for the purpose of exciting laughter.
An advettisement has. been put in the Papers this morning, for
the purpose of bringing a mob here.
lslr. Ynn.i.us—That observation should not be made.
Mr. Alderman llaowes--It is an observation which should
not be made in Court.--(Some hissing was then heard in Court.)
Mr. AnoLrhus--There„ now, you have the truth of my obser-
vation.—( More hissing.)
Mr. Alderman Batrerstz-4'het hissing was . excited, -Sir, by
your observation.
Mr. Auor.inus--This Court is hound by law to defend me,
and I must receive the treatment of an Advocate.
The cross-examination was then continued.
tie did not send that paper to be 'Abashed. He had no
doubt his clerk took a espy of it. There were three persons in
I the office. gthis.servrons (Gill) stood between him and
Orton. He dig not push Orton before he struck him. The
ease witlywhialitievras attack was a heavy one. He 'defended
hihaself aagivalliiibiouall4l, bus with mat ilisadvaaWee, as the

_ frost the pas-
sage where Orton was standing, and they never seized him at all ;
be never had given directions that that parashould be published.
coter CNivis.s—lfoi have staid, •Mr. Parini', that you were
to your roonftletbid rehrelhan a week, in consequence
mfielmhnsieesTen received. Do yeti mean 'teeny that you did
eel gat the room during all that timer • •
`iiiri:l'aitithis.—Pfot Validly so, my.•
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fibustv.---"Why,' you ,havattablm in -',bear
4n chief !
Mr. Parldna—Hare- It my Lord? Then ram glad J have
now an opportunity of 'cbrreeting myself.
The COOLL—You ought not to be glad ;'yon 'stet:lc:66ler
• saltrfthrt youitavelleltedileat *Meth nbt Viitreet.
,lifirleParkiks, is ittply•to:deeries.bf•qnestienstramisis'
skip, admitted that he .did intact go out three or•four tine in
the course of the week; but it was on horseback—on a remark-
sbly•qtthtt horse, ant each tithe etrbuitness 14 'the uttridithn-
portance andßever bet with great-pain and diffiettley. . •
Mrs ti4destes•fgranr, irsurgeent reddMrst 5i0.15. Fleet-street,
deposed, that be was called in to attend Mr. Parkins. He found
several seratchetots his face,' imd settral iaceritihnis Mitts legs
and thighs. The wounds were not ,W Ifeep;•but riebitritiette,
and such as would induce bins, as s prefeasional men. ttridvise
Mr. Parkins to confine himself to his mom fora few days.
• 'Joseph Gill was next examined, and costilitised the itatiment
of the prosecutor. On 'his erosi.examitiation 'he stated that he
was a servant in the employmensior•ffir. Parkins, endorse 'nary
tied to his sister. He never"seede `say affidavit to aphis the
transactions now before the Csnart,..nor did not know this any
such affidavit hid teen published, and any man whu caused to be
published such a document would bare issued a vile fabeleatinn.
Mr. Weiler was pstietor of tie! Hotel •in Bridgesstrebt, in
which hit..Parkinss.4m was situated. Aftet the attack upon
Mr. Parkins he met (Mon, .and reproached him, for having
broken the price mild, house. Orton replied, that if he (*alter)
did Ma take cane, be should get the same sauce •as had -lien
served to Parkins ; -be was glad it eras 'done and wished it had
been more severe. Oa his c.rosiesasseinatiuO, be stated, that the
paper alluded to was publicly to be seen in his house. One of tile
dugs which attacked Mr. Parkins was his ;' be • badiirotight him
here to-day, but there was no aeconmindation for such wittleines.
Mr. Pnacirs said that Was his case.

Mr. ADOLPHUS then addressed the Jury. ITe sand,
if this case had been divested of all circumstances Cal-
culated to raise curiosity, to produce dramatic effect,
and excite prejudices, it would appear one of the Most
trite and common cases that a Jury was ever called,
upon to decide. He by no means meant to impute
the slightest impropriety to his Learned Friend (Mr.
Phillips) for the manner in which he conducted it ;
on the contrary, he never heard a speec'a more re-
markable for judgment, and for properly enforcing
those points which should be enforced, and avoiding
all topics which should not be introduced. He should
certainly follow the excellent example of his Learned
Friend, in abstaining from all political discussion, for
he knew of no subject that should be more assidu-
ously excluded from the consideration of a Jury.—
But at the same time he must observe, that there was
such a thing as notoriety. Some men there were ei-
tremely desirous of figuring in the paragraphs of a
Newspaper, who were abstractedly formed by Na-
ture for obscurity ; there were others, who, if they
were tainted with vice or folly, desired to remain
in the shade ; but others again loved to appear
before the Public in all their odious deformity.—
How much of that feeling had given birth to the pre-
sent case, it would be for the Jury to determine; but
whatever decision they might pronounce, his opinion
should always be that the defendant was infinitely
less disgraced than the prosecutor. The Learned
Gentleman then commented at great length upon the
evidence. He stated, that in consequence of the re-
moval of the office of the Association from No. 6 to
No. 10, several papers belonging to the Association
were obliged to be left on a table in a public p.issage
which led to the office of Mr. Parkins. One of those
papers by some means or other found its way into
the public Papers. Mr. Parkins says he did not pub-
lish it, but he admits that his clerk took a copy of
it. Gentlemen, Mr. Parkins swears well, but do you
believe him ? For what purpose would he give direc-
tions to his clerk to make a copy of that paper unless to
publish it? And he would ask the Jury what would
they think of a mania public lifeguilty of such conduct?
He should not mention in Court what he should de-
nominate it, for the expression would be too offensive,
but he well knew the expression; it was of two syl-
lables, and the most concise the language could
apply, which should be used and would he applied
by them when they went home and gave an account
to their friends of an act so detestable. Now with re-
spect to the dogs, it appeared to him that the injuries
inflicted by them should be thrown out of considera-
tion. They did not belong to Mr. Orton: they were
not brought by him. But these honest animals haste
a natural hatred to that species of being who could
purloin the paper of another, and thereore they at-
tacked Mr. Parkins!
" I am his Lordship's dog at Whi:eham,
And whom he bids me bite, I bite him!"

was a motto on the collar of a ;err celebrated dog;
but in this instance the dog had displayed the most
marvellous instinct, for he selected the very man who
had done the deed. He honoured him for it ; and, if
the dog were his, he would invest him with a silver
collar, on which his exploits should be recorded,
to be worn on all future occasions as an emblem
of his amazing skill -and judgment—(Consideruble
laughter).—But, in point of fact, the story of the
dog had nothing to do with the case, and was merely
introduced as part of the privileges of it. The Jury
should therefore dismiss it from their consideration.
—ln conclusion, he wished to observe, that of Mr.
Parkins out of that case he knew nothing, he wished
Ito know nothing, but he felt anxious for the charac-
ter of his client, and, whatever might be the result,
he should always feel that Orton was the honoured,
not the degraded individual.
The RECORDER then charged the Jury, who imme-
diately returned a verdict ot—Guilt y.
After some consultation on the Bench, the RECOR-
DER addressed the defendant : he had been found
guilty, on the clearest evidence, of having committed
an unprovoked assault, and his declaration that he
was glad of what he had done was an aggravation of
his offence. The sentence of the Court was, that he
should be im prisoned two months in the Giltspur-street
Compter. One of the turnkeys of that prison toot
hint into custody, and conveyed him out of Court.

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• Re examined by Mr. Parstarre.--The dogs came frost the pe-
a routine business of the Court, and mge where Orton was standing. and they never ,aired him at all ;

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Incaxast oe Norararras.--In the parish of Comtismlt, in
Ayrshire, now, nut a labourer or operative manufacturer but
feeds or hears read a Newspaper; and even the herds that wan-
der the upland wastes peruse them, and, by placing tlrem ander
some large atone, or in some rocky crevice, convey them to other
shepherds, whose circuits of perambulation border on their own ;
whereas, 45 years ago, and during the American war, whetipub;.
lic interest was strongly excited, only one Newspaper, sarb a
correspondent, came to the Parish, and the Minister and the
triad Kieedientsoeh had k between them.
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