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for Investing either Military Or lvfnestratet with aef
ditional powers ; though,
had the Noble Lord con-
fined his measure to the concurrent jurialiction, he
would not have opposed that. One thing was clear
to him, viz. that we must expect these kind of things
till we obtained a
peace. An Honourable Gentk-
on opposite (Mr. Huskisson) had shewn them, that
woos our resources were better managed, we must
be compelled to make peace ; and he (Mr. Whit-
bread) was convinced peace was the only remedy for
an our grievances ; and, however the declaration
flight be viewed, he felt it his duty to, say, that, in
his opinion, there had never been
.a moment for mak.
h. proposals for peace more favourable than the pre-
Knowing there would be another opportunity,
tows unwilling to detain the House longer at pre-
wig, and concluded by saying he should oppose
bringing in the Bill.
Mr, WILBERFORCE said, that if he could be-
tele with the Hon. Gentleman who had spoken last,
tho this was the best time to obtain a peace, he
'timid as anxiously wish for that blessing. It was
Dot, however, by being contented to suffer the evils
wiotedeut in the report, without providing any ade.:l
'crate restraint tor them, that the country would be
placed in a situation to treat for an honourable peace
me tune and manner in which he was convinced :
the Honourable Gentleman would feel it necessary
tbatit should be concluded. On the subjects con-
wined w the report it was impossible for him to dwell I
,ithout the greatest pain, connected as he was with
those sutferirg districts on which the measures to be
proposed were principally to operate. It was with
great pain that he must consent to deviate from the
common curse of law in those districts. It appeared :
phut, 11,,weTer, that his Majesty's Minister.; had set
shout this business in the proper spirit, and that they
bad na (iisposition to outrun the necessity of the case.
In ills opin.on lie measure proposed did not exceed
the Tvcessty of the case ; and he should frankly own
(whatever unpopularity he might expose himself to
horn the aviiwal); that he should have been better
pleased it greater powers had been proposed to he
given to Government, not that he wished larger
powers to be immediately resorted to, but in the con-
Voice that larger powers might safely be trusted,
ssalltit they would be exercised moderately, and
silt every due degree of consideration. But his
limourable Friend (Mr. Whitbread) seemed to con.
Wet the incre ise of those disturbances to be owing
Facially to the supineness of the Magistracy in
awe districts. When we sat at --OUT ease in this
House, talking of disturbances winch we did not see,
ad &tigers which we did nut shore, it might be ria-
# rather to under-rate them, ."- They laugh at
sounds who never hit a scar." Those, however,

sboresi,led in those districts, naturally saw the evils
a s:ronger light, and could not fairly be charged
unfounded fear, or with supinenes,,. It had
most distinctly stated by the Magistrates, that
from the .system which was pursued, they could
art obtain atter:nation upon oath against any indi-
vidual ct,ncerned in those transactiong ; and that,
them, re, they had no means of executing the laws as
they now stand. The very principle of the system
vasby terror, by threats of assassination, and burn.
iagther house, to deter any individual froin coming
forward to give information upon which they could
att. I'4 Hon. Ft tend had said, that the mind of
the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) was so full of the
liailtebellion, that he felt greater alarm than the
cananstances warranted ; and was, perhaps, ready
to run the same career here as was done in Ireland,
in the measures taken to put down the rebellion. lie
had been, however, infermed by persons who had
been in Ireland in those calamitous times, that there
was an astonishing similarity between the measures
pursued by the deluded persons in the disturbed dis."
trim to what had taken place previous to the sebel-
kn in that country. So far from wishing the same
'measures to he resorted to, to put down the spirit of
insurrection here, it was because he wished that there
field never be a necessity for suck measures, that
be sould rather that powers larger should be given
I present. It was hard, indeed, to foresee what
erasures were likely to be resorted to, when a coun-
to was reduced to a general scene of confusion and
tirA var—whea family was armed against family,
ezdvillage against village ; and when fe2r, the most
arelof all passions, generally operated on the minds
ee all, and prompted them to deeds of cruelty and
bloodshed. He could not believe that the bulk of
& Magistracy of the ccuntry would ask or wish for
krger powers, if they were not absolutely and indis-
pensably necessary. His Hon. Friend spoke of those
disturbances, as if they had been produced entirely
by commercial and manufacturing distregs. He,
however, felt perfectly convinced, that it was from
political causes,.and not merely from commercial
distress, or the high price of provisions, that those
evils on If he could believe that they arose
merely from temporary causes, he should think them
much less serious. Undoubtedly the circumstances 1
of the times, the high price of provisions', and the
hut of employment, aggravated those evils consi.
ti2tablY. Circumstances of this kind were the rank
sal and climate most congenial to their growth; but
t•l'esto political causes that they owed their origin.
I"1118 17 mischievous publications, industriously dis-
legietted among them, that they became alienated
!rattle Government under which they lived. It was
°I these means that their minds were turned from
the habits of peaceful industry, and that they became
t'ischiefs to the State, and miserable in themselves.
It
was unnecessary for him to trouble the House
Eger on this subject, as it was generally agreed that
e Was the best and mist humane way to Intercept
!lose evils in the beginning. The Honourable Gen-
tleman had said, why did you not take up those peo-
ple mad hang them ? Now he, for his part, did not
tidtto hang them ; but merely that they should be
tried for misdemeanours, and that the laws should be
tivenforce to try them in this way. The present dis-
turbances, were not to be spoken of as merely trifling.
'tints no trifle to induce and bind, under the cere.
limits of religion, men who were before peaceable
and industrious, to commit crimes at which all the
Itnsibilities of man revolted. It was no trifling thing
,(I°. lee crimes of so deep a dye receiving something
Ike the sanction of approbation. He was clearly
tuleinced, that the present measures did not go too
Rl's and he hoped they would not ultimately be
obliged to go farther.
, • Mr. WHITBREAD, in explanation, said that he
bad tweet meant to throw any general imputation on
the Magistracy. As to what he might himself 4o in

mother sttttat;on, he hopedotat wtettet he had to
judge of measures in that House, or *tether fte was
placed in a disturbed district, he would do bis duty
in either case.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT also contertiplated
with jealousy every innovation on the old laws of the
country, which in the long-run would always be
found the most beneficial. The Honourable Mem-
ber who had sat down (Mr. Wilberforce) seemed
prepated to go any lengths that Ministers might de-
mand, even the lengths that had been gone in Ire-
land, if necessity should require it ; that is, he was
prepared to go the length of inflicting torture for the
purpose of producing confession ; for that was the
system that was adopted in Ireland—a system of
torture, applied to produce confession, by the Go-
vernment of the country. He saw from the g..stures
of the Honourable Gentleman that he did not assent
to the proposition, as he now stated it ; but he ap-
pealed to those Gentlemen who row heard him, if
.what he had said was not to that effect—(No! no!)
The Honourable Member had said, he was prepared
to go even farther lengths, it circumstances should
require it.; and he proceeded to make some observa-
tions on that subject, which, he conten3ed, could re-
ceive no other construction. He hoped the Noble
Lord was not entering on that bloody career which
was run by the Government of Ireland. The Noble
Lord himself had always disclaimed having any part
in that Government; and a Gentleman was at pre-
sent in prison far a libel, in having laid that the No-
ble Lord ly:longed to that Government. He wished
to do justice to the Noble Lord, not being willing to
fix an imputation rashly on any man If he under.
stood the question, it was proposed to convert what
were now capital offences into misdemeanours : the
meaning of this was, that by a summary mode of
proceeding, halt a clez:.n of harmless people, who
might be met together tor the most innocent pur-
poses, might be liable to be seized and exposed to all
the- inconveniences of a trial for misdemeanour, for
what at present was no crime at all. Another Bill
wes to he brought in, for the purpose of allowing the
searching for arms. Every man by law had a right
to arms for his own and his family's defence. He
could not consent to give a Magistrate power to
search for and take away from a man that on which
the safety of his family might depend. If he were
to believe the Honourable Member for Yorkshire,
the discontents were spreading, and the laws were
quite unequal to suppress them. But was not this
contrary. to all the information which had been re-
ceived, that the acts had not been so often repeated
as formerly ? He was informed by a Gentleman of
great credibility, who came from the neighbourhood
of Horightou Mills, that the account of that case had
• been very truch exaggerated. This Gentleman he
had recommended to go before the Committee ; but
they refused to receive any evidence but what coin-
cided with their own views. Of the forty persons
who rr.et on the moor, ten of whom were spies, 12
Were afterwards. c:invicted—a pretty considerable
proportion ! There were many of the convictions at
Lancaster and Chester of hich he could not approve.
At Lancaster, women, and boys of 16, were hanged
for stealing potatoes, a punishment by no means pro-
portioned. to the offence, and which could only ex.
cite disgust, and by no means serve for an example.
Had these cases been laid before the Prince Regent,
he.believed his humanity would have-made them the
objects of royal mercy ; and he was the more inclined
to believe this, as only two of those who were con.
victed at Chester were executed.—The Honourable
Member for Yorkshire had disputed the conclusion
lirawn by the Honourable Member for Bedford from
the evidence before the Committee, that the discon-
tents arose from distress ; and yet, when they recol- L
lected that the evidence given before the Committee I
on the Orders in Council stated the utmost degree of
human misery to prevail among the poor manufac-
turers, there was no need to look to other causes to
account for the disturbances. Against what were
all their efferts directed? Against machinery, which
those ignorant people supposed to be the cause of
their distresses. The Honourable Member for York-
shire had attributed the evil to certain seditious pub.
licatlons. 'I hen he must stop the press altogether.
(Hear.)—lt would not be sufficient to convert a fe-
lony into a misdemeanour ; but it would be necessary
to stop the press, and put au end to all discussion.—
Indeed, except the grievances of the country were
removed, it would be necessary to put down all dis-
cussion. It was absolutely necessary to put the press
down, or to stop where they were. The Honourable
Baronet proceeded to ridicule the idea of the appoint- •
ment of a Secret Committee to enquire into this bust- ,
ness. What secret came before them which did not
appear in all the newspapers ? There was another
subject to which he would allude, one of great im-
portance, though not erne in which many perhaps
would concur with him. If attended, to, indeed, it
would go to remove many of the causes of our pre-
sent discontents ; he meant, reform among them-
selves. He would not, however, dwell upon it now, l
as he intended before. the present Seision closed to
'bring it at large before the Home. With regard to I
the measures proposed to meet the occasion, he I
should abstain from saying any more till the Bill
was brought in, and the scope of it more generally
pnderstood. He was of opinion that the laws, Is
they at present stood, were sufficient, if they were I
vigorously enforced, which lie could not think they '
had been.
Mr. WILBERFORCE rose to explain. He did
not support the use of torture for the purpose of ex-
tracting confession. 'What he said was, that stronger
'measuies should be had recourse to for the purpose ,
of preventing that wretched state of civil warfare,
in which family is arrayed against family, and village :
against village. So far from consenting to the use
of torture, he expressed his abhorrence of it.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, he was sorry .
that he had misunderstood the Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. CANNING, having now heard from one Ho-
nourable Member that the measures proposed were
stronger than he could agree to, and from another ,
(Mr. Wilberforce) that they did not appear to him
strong enough, felt himself bound to declare, that in
his opiniOn, the measures proposed were well calm:
lated to meet the present case. if he had any doube,
upon the subject, he felt more inclined to the opinion
of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wilberforce) than to that of
the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Whitbread). He
thought that the report proceeded on such principles,
and that such facts had been clearly stated, as left
his Majesty's Ministers no option but to call upon

Parllattent tó adopt loch Treattites at *Write tit*
to be sufficient to meet the evil. He had himself
been one of those Members who had called for the
introduction of evidence, which the Committee re.
solved not to receive. In calling for this evidence,
it was by no means with a view to fortify his opinion
upon the propriety of the measures now proposed ;
but if it had turned out on the examination of wit-
nesses that the disturbances had had their Origin in
political causes, and not in the distresses of the times, ,
then he should have thought with his Hon. Priend
( Mr. Wilberforce) that stronger and more decisive'
measures ought t 6 have been resorted to. The exist-
ence of great and en, rmous outrages were subsea's.
tiated, but there had been no proof before the Com-
mittee of the causes to which they were to be atiri.
buted. He thought that the report rather under-
stated than over-stated the facts utile!' were in evi-
dence. Indeed, he thought it was right that it should
do so ; and that, if there were any error in it, the
error should be of that side. He approved of the
measures which had been proposed, especially when
coupled with the declaration, that if they should not be
found to be sufficient, there would be no impediments
thrown in the way of the re-assemSling Parliament,
to consider what further measures should be resorted
so. Something had been said about a wish on the
pan of Magistrates to be vested with great and ex•
traordinary powers. Now he thought it must be an
' extraordinary ambition indeed to long for being in-
vested with powers, the exercise of which could hardly
be gratifying to any human being.. As to the impu-
tation of negligence on the part of the Magistracy,
he must say, that we ought never to forget how much
we owe to the respectable and gratqoar Magistracy of
' this country, which affords a greater protection to
the liberty of the subject than is afforded by the Ma.
gistracy of any other country. The Honourable Ba-
ronet had said, that if the root of all those evils lay
in the press and free discussion, there could be no re-
medy but in stopping the press and free discussion
altogether. Now he had imagined that there was no
principle upon which people were mote perfectly
agreed, than that it was often' necessary to compro-
Inuse, among evils, in order to produce the greatest
Igood. The liberty of the press and free discussion,
should certainly be fostered and encouraged by every
wise Government, as the sources from which the
greatest benefits to mankind flowed. But, at the
same time, if they were pushed to an extreme by bad
men, from wicked mrtives, the law had power to
correct the evils which might be derived from this
perversion of a principle from which the greatest good
ought to be expected. As to the sympathy which
might be felt by some, for the individuals who suf-
fered for their conduct in the recent disturbances—if
the attention was exclusively directed to the indivi.
dual at the moment of his expiating his crime, and not
at the time of his committing it, it was highly natural
to feel compassion and sympathy ; but the measures
proposed were not for the purpose of punishing, but for
'the purpose of saving. It was to save the great
mass of the community from the evils produced by
those disturbances : it was to save even the great
mass of the
.poor deluded people themselves that
those measures were proposed. He thought, per-
haps, that it was an over-statement to speak of the
rioters as a farce regularly armed and disciplined.—
' The evidence only proved that arms had been stolen,
and that men were seen drilling at nights. Now,
although it was not proved that the men so drilled
were armed with the arms so stolen, yet there could
be very little doubt that in time those arms would
have come into their hands. Upon the whole, he
was prepared to approve of the measures which were
proposed, and lie could not avoid expressing his hope
,that they would be found sufficient for the purpose.
The Honourable Mr. LAMBE saw sufficient in
the Report to shew that a system of outrage existed,'
which rendered persons and property unsafe.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, it was impossible ,
at once to surprise all the arms in the disturbed coma. ,
ties. During the rebellion in Ireland no fewer than
100,000 stand of arms were seized by the gradual ope.
ration of the law. He trusted that the vigilance of the
Legislature, the activity of the Magistrates, and the
good character of the people of this country, would
prevent Mischief from ever coming to such an extent
here as it did in Ireland. They who had the painful
ditty to discharge which circumstances demanded could
not hope to do it with more credit to themselves than it
had been done by the Gentry and Magistracy of Ire.
land. What the nature of the danger was, and how it
was suppressed, all those best knew who went from this
country to Ireland at that time. Gentlemen might
disapprove of the measures of Earl Camden's admi-
nistration, but that Noble Lord would be the last to
shrink from examination. He was eminently distin.
guished for benevolence of heart ; his mind revolted
at the exercise of violence, or of any unnecessary se-
verity. The Honourable Baronet had applied the
epithet detestable to the practice of extorting evi-
dence by torture ; and he agreed with him ; but he
could assure him that no such practice was ever
known or4utlrorised by Government. It was true,
that at one time all law had ceased to exist in Ire-
, land, and there was no recource for property or for
life, but in martial law, which was sanctioned by the
Irish Legislature, and subsequently by the United
Parliament. It should be recollected, that the Act
of Parliament placed punishment at the discretion of
Courts-martial. The Honourable Baronet would,
perhaps, call it torture, (hear,) when corporal punish-
ment was used, in the same way that he applied it to
punishments in the militia, army, &c. While there
was only martial law, the officers punished re-
bels for their cffences as they did their own soldiers.
Such acts as those imputed, might be done during a.
rebellion ; and he believed were done; but, solemnly,
never by the Government or under its sanction. No'
Act of the Irish Parliament ever placed individuals
guilty of torture to force confession, out of the reach
of the law ; no jury would consider such persons
sheltered under a sound construction of the law whick
applied only to-the means of preserving `the public
peace. He had himself been accused of the legal
murder of a man named Orr, who bad tufdergone a
regular trial, and was hanged under the advice of the
Judge who tried him. Now the fact was, that be (Lord
Castlereagh) was not in his official situation for seven
months atter Orr was executed: and that was a pretty
good tali to the charge made against him. But, inde-
pendent of all this,hefelt ptepsred for all the respc.nsi.
bility of my Lord Caudedit Administration. He
only mentioned Ibis as otie instance of the facility
with which stories were brunets fotward by way of

'teettsattort. An hidtviclaat whi;hati mkt* IC Ii Js
!ions against birth had gone over to freiands *id
hrlttght back wii h hint t MlMl:tee Of afAclavits, whieb.
the Court did not think it proper to hear t bdt the,,
allowed two to he readh One of them stated, that he
!Lord Castlereagh) had arbitrarily sent a thari to Sas
t in, Bay Sw seem years. Concerning this case, he
had reeeilred letters from Lord Bantry and anothet
person. Lard -Bantry had sent him a copy from tint
entry in the orderly book. at the time when the matt
was tried in the district consmAnded by Sir icilut
Stuart 1. which sheeted that a Curt Martial semen•
r ced hirh to tr insportation, after a ',gni it legal trial. '
Another affiiavit charged him with tieing personal!?
present at theinfl ct;on of corps.:Al punishment; but
he (Lord Castlereagh) could declat, that he never
saw such an act ; it never passed under his eve, even
by accident. It Was almost impossible to form •
judgm. nt of the various difficulties of the times
they who were then defeated in chest criminal at'
tempts, wet e now desirous of t,i king revenge by heap.
ing up false accusations aga;nst those who %vete in-
strumental in saving th^ country. He cool(' never
hope to make peace with these persons. Their hos-
Why titaim was the best proof that he had done his
duty consci otiously—he hoped firmly. Though he
could not hope or expect any thing from them, yet.
he had lived long enough to believe that those who
knew him best, knew that there was nothing in his
heart to incline 11;m to lend himself to an act of
cruelty or opprecson to an ilsdividttal.
Colonel SHIPLEY was in Irel Ind during the re.
bellion, when the High Sheriff of the county of Tip.
perary picked out various individuals on private in-
formation, and took the drummer of his (Colonel
Shipley's) regiment, and punished the men worse
titan any soldiers were punished. This was before
the rebellion.—(Hear).—During the rebellion it was
every day's work to t:e up and fl )g men, to make theta
confess. Whether authorised or net, he knew it was
done, and without any Court-martial. He saw one
man so punished, Ns ho was hanged a few days after.
He made these' observations because he toolight the
Noble Lord had rather m;sstated the matter.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, fiat he bad ad.
milted the commission of such acts, but d nied the
authority of Government for it. The High Sher;ff
at Tipperary, he recollected, was tried and convicted
and fined several hundred pounds, in two actions, on
cases of this sort.

Colonel SHIPLEY mentioned another case of a
schoolmaster at Clonmell.

Mr. TIGHE said, that never were snore cruel op,
4pressions committed in any country than in Ir. land.
He was not against giving Magistrates additional
powers to assist them in doing their duty ;.but respect..
ing the 100,000 stand of arms, he saw them at Kil.
penny anti Dublin Castles, and they were nothing hut
mere p;kci of parade ; (a laugh) for not two days after
they were taken to Dublin, the insurrection broke out
in Kildare, and every man was armed—so that
seizing the arms dii not answer the purpose, though.
it gave people power to break open houses At all
hours and perpetrate atrocities. The arms taken were
mostly from loyal subjects. He acquitted the Noble
Lord personally Crum the charge of torture; but 14."
must have heard of it. Some smiths in Dublin wire

flogged in the Cattle-yard, by the hands of No:Ai..
Lords of the Irish House of Peers.— (Hear, hear.)—.
He had himself seen a man picketted in a town in
die county of Kilkenny till he fainted, and then left
with a priest to extort confession; after-two days he
was picketted again, to Make him confess the mates.
name who had administered the oath to him. (Lord
Castlereagh said the man was prosecuted in that case.)
Mr. Tighe observed that this was but one case of many.
Lord CASTEREAGH explained the nature of
the Irish Indemnity.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON was in Dublin in l79fts
and saw great atrocities by persons of high and low
rank commissioned by Government, and under its
very eyes—torture practised within hearing of the
Chief Governor—the victims paraded about night
and day—and the most sacred places sclectrd ae the.
scenes of exhibition. He was himself in a yeomanry
corps, in Dublin, when a person high is rash brought;
drummers and triangles into the Four Carts
to torture men to give evidence. He complained to '
his Captain, who turned out that Gentleman of high
rank with his drummers. A servant of the Lord
Mayor was punished several times in the guard-bootie,
and shewn for days weltering in Ills blood. Dead
bodies lying on straw used to be exhibited in the
Lower Castle-Yard, Dahlia. The lion. Member
proceeded to mention the case of a French Teacher •
at Clomwell, who was flogged by order of Mr. Jed..
kin Fitzgerald, the Sheriff of the county, merely be.
cause he had two letters in his pocket which were writ-
ten in French. He was jealous of this Bill, becadse it
went to take arms out of the hands of a free people.
Lord CASTLEREAGH explain:d. The Hon.
Gentleman was not founded tn his chtrges against
the Irish Government. At the time to which he al.
I lulled, Rebels were at Rathtarnham, a few miles
from Dublin, which was in a state of complete cen..
fusion and the Irish Government was as little an.
saerable for the.dis9rders which then took place, as
1 the Government of this country was for tile riots
of 1780.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH was prepared to vote
1 for the introduction of the Bill. But if he cuuid sup.
pose that this Bill was likely to produce similar
scenes of Atrocity to those witnessed in Ireland, he
vowed to GOD that he would endure anything rather
than agree to it.
Me. CRORER observed, that the Honourable
Gentleman opposite ( Mr. Hutchinson) had mention.
ed some facts as having taken place in Ireland, cal.
oulated to excite horror in alr•vho heard them
the same time there was one fact which lie had stated
inaccurately, and from that specimen the Hon"
would be able to judge of the rest. The Honourable
Gentleman said, that under the very eyes ofGeeese.
pent two men were exhibited in the lower Castle_
iyard, at Dublin; weltering in their blood from the
• cruelties they had undergone. Now, he (Mr.Croker)
having berif on guard that very day at the Castle.
saw these two bodies ; but they were men killed io
action at Rathfarnham ; and as they were leaders Of
the rebels, their bodies were exhibited in order to be.
.recognised. He sawthrtransaction, and could pied*.
himself to the trastfl-of this statement.--(11flaq. t!,
Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) declared his eteadk.
ton, that neither the Lora Lieutenant of that. 14‘ye,
nor any of his confideats, gale their couoteuaskeela

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atroelties, wili44 however, were certainly committed
to the full extent +at had been stated.
Mr. HUTCHINSON explained. He had said
nothing but what he knew to be fact ; and the Hon.
Gentleman opposite (Mr. Creker) had better take
care how he ventured to deny any assertions of his.
(Cries of order, orek.r.)
Mr. RYDER warmly adverted to the style and
manner which the Hon. Gentleman assumed, as com-
pletely unusual in that House, unparliamentary, and
inconsistent with the freedom of debate—(Hear, hear. )
He had held out a threat of he knew not what ; bet
which would not have the effect of intimidating either
his Noble or his Honourable Friend, or preventing
them from asserting 'facts which came within their
knowledge— ( Hear.) His Hon. Friend had not de-
nied the statement of tl.e Hon. Member ; but having
been himself an eye-witness, he had added these cir-
cumstances, which gave the whole case another com-
plexion. He (Mr. R.) did not know whether he
should regret the mention of the atrocities that had
taken place in Ireland : but this he did know, that
the recollection of these scenes inculcated the impe-
rious necessity of guarding the tranquillity cf this
county y, by precautionary measures, and of prevent-
ing in time the recurrence of similar atrocities, which,
however, were not without example in the history of
England. At the close of the rebellion in Scotland,
in 1745, there were acts of atrocity perpetrated which
could not be laid at the door of the Government. As
to the subject immediately before the House, he was
convinced that, whatever share of the disorders in the
disturbed districts was ascribable to temporary dis-
tress, there still say at the bottom of them a lurking
spirit of discontent, of disaffection to the Govern-
ment, and of revolutionary principles, which could
not be too narrowly watched—(Hear, hear, hear.)
An Honourable Baronet, in the declamatory style
which was tom it with him against all the constituted
authorities and the administration of justice, had cen.
sured the execution of a female for stealing potatoes, ;
The circumst 'Trees of aggravation which attended
the case were these :—A farmer was bringing his
potatoes to market at Manchester; but hearing on
the road that the mob had seized on the provisions
already there, and were selling them at their own
prices, he turned about his cart, and made off, but
was overtaken by this woman, at the head of a mob.
She took possession of his cart, and, by an agreement!
between her and the mob, the whole of the potatoes
were sold at what price they pleased.
Mr. HUTCHINSON, in .explanation, reasserted
the fact which he had previously stated ; and at the
same time declared, that in the expressions he had
used, he meant nothing disrespectful to the Honour-
able Gentleman or the House. He disregarded the
impotent indignation of the Ez-Secretary.
Mr. ROBINSON observed, that the Honourable
Gentleman had left out all those circumstances which I
:hewed that the fact had no hearing on the case of
illegal atrocities.
Mr. FULLER (amid a loud cry of Question !
Question 1)—" Mr. Speaker—only a word--I speak
to a point of surgery—(a laugh)—When an Honour-
able Gentleman asserts that dead bodies were exhi-1
bited, weltering in th"ir blood—this is really too ridi-
enlons."— (Laughing.)
The motion was. then put, and carried without a i
division.

Lord CASTLEREAGH then brought up his
Bill, which was read a first time, and appointed for
a second reading on Monday.
Mr. WHITBREAD trusted the Bill would be
printed by Monday, as he should take the sense of
the use upon it.
A good deal of conversation took place on the
Frame-Work Knitter's Bill, which was re-committed
for Monday.

DISSENTERS.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that pursuant to
notice, he rose to bring in a Bill to amend the Tole.
ration Act. The object cf his Bill was to put the
Dissenters in the same situation in which they were
previously to some late decisions of Quarter Sessions,
respecting the qualification of preachers.
After a few words from Mr. WILLIAM SMITH,
leave was given to bring. in the Bill. It was then
brought up, read a first time, and ordered to be read
a second time on Monday. It was then ordered to,
be printed.

PRISONERS OF WAR.

Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice, that he
would, on Monday, move for leave to bring in a Bill,
to make assisting in the escape of prisoners of war fe-
lony. It wat a crime nearly allied to high-treason,
but its nature was doubtful, and his intended Bill was
to do away every doubt which might exist with re-
gard to it.—Leave given.
The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and
the House adjourned to Monday.

TilE EVENING STAR.

• LONDON.
SATURDAY, JULY 11.

• pglcs OF S l OCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
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4 per Ct. 714 74-5 pelt Ct.'B64—:.pani &a* ...-
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. .
An Anholt Math irriveJ this morning; with abunr
dant confirmation of the conclusion of Peace bet Ween
Russia and Turkey ; and all the private letters trom
the Baltic speak confidently of the measures likely to
be adopted in consequence of this fortunate event for
kosisia. But this is not the only important article.
Intelligence has been received of the arrival of
Gaperal Moasetu at Gottenburgh, from America—it
is thought fur the purpose of taking the command of
the Swedish troops who are to act on the rear of 80.
DtaPAIITE'S Army.

MoueAu, if we recollect rightly, has more than
once publicly- pledged himself to measure swords
with his unprincipled antagonist, and we trust that
bas revenge will speedily be glutted with the oval-
throw of the Despot and his army.
We regret to find, by an article from Copenhagen,
that the Danes seem resolutely bent upon excluding
an intercourse with Great Britain, or with her allies.
There is a laboured article in the ilaxiburgh Corrs-
tendin to rowe that the report of Peace

having been concluded between Russia and Turkey
is a fabrication. We have no reason, however, to
doubt our former statements on this subject; for the
eagerness shewn by the foreign Journalists to contra-
diet the report, is with us an additional proof of its
accuracy.

Accounts brought by the Anholt Mail confirm
the peace between Russia and the Porte, and in which
the latter agrees to assist Russia with 50,000 men, to
act in Hungary, if Austria should assist the French.

The Hamburgh Papers contain a long account of
a landing effected by a flying British squadron at
La Ceotat, near Marseilles, in which the English are
said to have been beat off with considerable loss. We
have no doubt that this will turn out to have been a
most dashing and successful enterprize on the part
(f the British, when we receive our own accounts.
The foreign papers do not mention the names of any
of the ships or officers employed.
The following are the chief articles contained in
the Papers brought by the above Mail

" GOTTENBURG, JUNE Se.
"Letters from Peteisburgh and Wilna continue to
state, that hostilities were daily expected to take place
on the banks of the Niemen. His Royal Highness
the Crown Prince has signified his intention of being
here between the 12th and 15th July, for the purpose
of paying his respects to the British Admiral."
66 Notice has been given from the Town-hall of
Copenhagen, bearing date the 20th inst. stating that
by his Majesty's most gracious Resolution, dated the
18th ditto, it is ordained that no person whatsoever
shall from this present date, and until the end of the
montii of November, A. C. give orders for any kind
of foreign manufactures, as they must not expect to
obtain permission to clear such goods inwards, not-
Withstanding that the importance of them may not
be prohibited ; but that, nevertheless, such permissa.
ble goods may be entered for re-exportation."

44 BERLIN, JUNE 20.
le On the 14th inst. his Majesty the Emperor Na-
poleon reviewed, in the plain of Friedland, the part
of the army assembled on that point.
" The Duke of Bassano has received, as a present
from our King, ten of the finest horses in his stables.
" Our Gazette says, that all communication be.
tween the Grand Duchy Q 1 Warsaw and Russia has
been prohibited."

4, LINTZ, JUNE 10.

Lately, several large transports of stores have
left this place for the army of observation in Galacia.
Several young Physicians and Surgeons have also
been enrolled and sent to the army."

Extract of a Letter received to-day from St. Peters-
burgh, dated 12th June, says-14 .The political crisis
appears to continue here, but most people seem to
think that a war on our frontiers will be prevented."

The Paris Papers which we received yesterday
state, that BONAPARTE left Gambinnen on the 22d,
and arrived next day at Wiscoski, which is still far-
ther in advance towards the Russian army, and of
course some part of his army had passed the Pregel,
where they would no doubt come in contact with
the-Russian outposts : for if the defensive system be
steadily adhered to by the Russians, there can be
nothing but affairs of outposts for a considerable
time at least. We shall be sorry to hear of a general
actions even with all our confidence in the valour
and numbers of the Russians; and we Lope, on the
contrary, to hear of the French continuing their
znaeek until "famine and the ague eat them up."

Our Readers will see from our report of the debate
of last night, that Ministers have received dispatches
of a gloomy nature, from America, but they possess
no further information on the subject than what the
Readers of the STAR are already in possession of.
The precise nature of the Bill which has passed the
House of Representatives, is not known, but its pro-
gress through the Senate seems to have been sus-
pended, probably until the arrival of the-Wasp from
France, with the commercial treaty of Mr. BARLOW'S
framing, which Mr. MADDISON has, no doubt, given
his partizans reason to believe is on its way to Ame-
rica. If this be the 'motive for the delay of the war
measure, the American Government may safely ad-
journ their deliberations ad Grdcar Calendar. Not.'
withstanding all the menaces, however, which have
been denounced from the Presidential Chair against this
country, it is very improbable that any rash step will
be taken in An3erica before the repeal of the Orders,
in Council is made known, and in this opinion we are
confirmed by all the letters which we have seen from
America. The following extract of a letter from a
most intelligent Correspondent of New-York, speaks
the sentiments of the most respectable part of the
American community :
NEW-YORK, JUNE' 12.

41 This morning's intelligence from Washington,
brings nothing conclusive on the point of war. It is
generally expected to take place, even by very many
who have hitherto been firm in a contrary belief—in
this belief, however, I do myself still continue, unless
indeed something from sour side should be adopted
of a very warlike character, in consequence of the
agitation and preparations here. I believe there will
be no Decision until the return of the Wasp from
France, and she mar be looked for very soon.'4'

wrNbE R, Jugs 10.—Tbe Irmo chose and ordered
his own dinner tu-day, and partook of it very heartily
soon alter one o'cloek. He continues in the same
state he was in previous to his late attack.

THE ARMY.

Yesterday a Beet arrived at Portent:put): from Lis-
bon, with wounded and prisoners. Among them are
the following :
Blessing, HALL; Union, Ressursow ; Tbomas NARCIt
Thames, LOMIDEN ; Waditray, B.tasa ; Cobv4tb, Curs;
Lord Duncan, Lassasa ; Europe, Bausaasnor ; and Economy,
Goauou,

Colonel Hztguaut, of 68th Regiment ; Staff Sur.
geon hen; and Dr. BOLTON, Inspector of Hospitals
at Lisbon, came home passengers in the Blessing : and
the following Officers in the Union, viz.
Captain CAMPULL, of the 52d Regiment; Lieutenant CA,-
Mi., 43d; Lieut. Bitooß, 4Ath ; Lieut. IiZAOI.,V. 50th; Lieut.
JOMNSON, 23d i and Lieut, Holmes, 93d; ail wounded.
This morning the 26dLight Dragcons, fr( m Rum-
ford, marched through the City, on their way to
Windsor, where they are to do u King's duty, in
the room of the 15th, -which are to be reviewed by
the PRINCE REoz.Nr on Monday next, on Hounslow
Heath,

Thursday, another division of the Royal Stannery
Corps, consisting of 270 men, under the command
of Captain Mous, of Catwater, marched into Ply.
mouth Dock.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
An account has been received this morning at the
India House that the following ships were to
on from Madeira on the evening of the 12th June,
viy.—TtiollAS GRENVILLE, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF
WALES, DROXDORNEBUDY, LORD DUNCAN, SIR GOD-
FREY WEBSTER, DIANA, and JuLlAtia.—Also the ar-
rival at Madeira, on the 19th of June, of the ships--
FAIRLIE, ALEXANDER, and APOLLO.
It is reported by a letter received at the Jerusalem
Coffee-house this morning, that part of the home-
ward-bound East-India Fleet was seen off Dungeness.

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