Star.
London, England, 1814-06-28 00:00:00

owa house on the 13th of Ftbratary, and ioncluded
with insistiag, that his former stateas:at was fully
born out by facts.
Sir F. FLOOD explaimed ; after which tl,e Bill
was read a first time, and ordered for a second read..
ing on Friday.
Sir S. ROtfILLY presented a Pc;ition from the
-11Vislners- for debt in Monmouth gaol, which was or.
dered to lie on the table.
IiULITARY IUNISII3t
Mr. M. SUITON, seeing an Honourable Gen-
tleman in his place, who had asked him a question oa
a former evening, respecting the Hogging of a MAD
!Of the Warwickshire Militia, and to which he could
sweat the moment give a positive answer, wished to
' know whether his authority for asking that questiod
was founded on an article that had appeared in
Weeklj Newsp_aTer
Mr. BENNETT answered in the affirmative.
Mr. M. SUTTON then said, that he was pect:
liarly desirous that the subject should be fully ex-
plained. He had taken the greatest pains to enquire
into the facts, and had found them to be most grossiy
exaggerated. They were simply these—a person of
bad character, who *as the Surgeon's servant, had
been before tried, and sentenced to be flogged fix
some offence, but the punishment had been ternittrd ;
almost immediately after which he committed a gross
breach of discipline, by using. the most outrageeus
language to his master, and threatening to sulks
him. For this he was again tried by x Genrr,l C,
Martial anTsentenced to receive three hundredlaq
On receiving the first hundred, it was true. that
had dropped down senseless ; but the calm was, that
he had forced his -clothes into his mouth so largeq,
as to produce temporary suffocation; 'and on Via
I being removed, he got up and walked to the hasl4.-
tel. These facts, he trusted, would remove the lib.
'pression which had been made it. the country by the
question which had been asked in that House. Tie
'Right Hon. Gentleman concluded with a high eolo.
gium on the regiment for its active services in Ire-
land and elsewhere, and on the knovra character of its
officers for humanity.
Lord BROKE, as Colonel of the Regimeat,spote
highly of his officers and men, reprehended the faint
statement that had appeared, and declared his cow
viction, that there was not a regiment in the service
mote famed for regularity and discipline.
Mr. BENNETT in reply said, that thesitielebed
led him to think that some official exposition was neces-
sary. He laasented that any improper reflect had
been cast on the Lieutenant-Colonel ; bat the stigma
would haye remained unconttadicted, except for able
esplanation that had taken place. This,however, had
Oerfeeily aatisfied him, that there was no fOnnstska
for the charge.
laard caelosll. w ream=
OniERAREAGHL THANsEaSiheDdlvrxixas
dd
by his koyal Highness the- Prince Regent to com-
municate to the House that his Royal H4imess had
appointed a Jay of Public Thanksgiving to Almighty
GOD for vouchsafing to restore Win the !lessons of
Peace.. 1 hat his • Royal Highness, anxious to give
all due solemnity to the cavemen, had intimated his
intention of going in public procession to St. Paul's
Cathedral on rhat day, and had commanded that the
same be communicated SO that Howse, in order that
the usual measures may be adopted for -the conve-
nience of the Member*. His Lordship their moved,
'that el an humble Address be 'presented so his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, thanking him for Us
gracious communication ; and declaring that this
House will attend, as a House •at St. Paul's Church
on the day a *nted."—The !Motion being catr.ed
nevi. cEs. lits' or s tp then moved, that i Commiiitie
be appointed to adopt the proper regulations news-
say for the occasions and that the Regards or the
Proceedings of the Committees in 17439 and 1797 he
referred to the consideration of the said. Coinma
—Agreed to. •
is Loidship then handed up a list of six Leen Mem.
hers, to form the Committee..

SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he rose under ftyl-
ings peculiarly oppressive, and with a very bow
heart, to discharge the duty imposed urerbilll rela-
tive to the subject before the House. tbe oa-
t i ons he had made for the long period of twerity-dx
years, and when he had hoped that the object he. had
steadily kept in view would have been accomphebed
to its fullest extent, it would be difficult to explain the
heavy kind of sensation which now oppressed him, oa
seeing that abject in a great degree frustrated. Atter
having, during so long a course, succeeded in obtain-
ing great success for the cause which he hadno leebly
advocated, he had perhaps, in some degree, accus-
tomed himself to believe that the character of the
Slave Trade had been flied for ever ; and that it
would never again }save met with edema's who
Would have presumed to shew their faces in the
world. Unhappily he was mistaken in his conjec-
,' tare, and we had lived to find that a great, important
nd civilized nation, at the very moment when the
greatest of blessings had been conferred upon her. te-
rming to acquiesce in our desires, while we bad given
up to her those very principles for which we had so
long contended. If, on his .bra rising.& be had been
led into an expression of his acute -feelings, he had
not so expressed hintself with a view to call for any 1111
explanation as to whether tbe article in the Treaty •
which now lies before the *Molise could have been
avoided; if the papers .by which that transaction
could be eplained were not yet current. Alkhe knew,
*was, that not long ago the House had presented an
address. imploring his Majesty to use his utmost en-
deavours; outing the negotiations, to Induce the Al-
lied Powers to consent to the total abolitioo of the
Slave Trade ' • and that his Majesty, in return, hid
assured the House that 'ao endeavours should be
wanting on his part to effect the (tearable object. He
had, therefore, reason to suppose that all possible es-
ertions had been made to attain this Object., He wish-
ed to state what WAS not the nature of his motion, be-
cause he was anxious to be understood as not being
inclined to condemn the conduct of the Negociatot,
at the same time (hat he did not pledgebiassaf tacitly
to approve of it. He was only desirous to support
whichpossible,unthnthwatoegrbtstahanutydcstahnoefeellii*dofTibocta te.s:
heHve eehn:. ndoolbeiwld,enawisssiofalirotoan
sgs
t raenndg so
t
ty's Ministers, that they might ham an opponstnit,
of shew.ng what bad been. stone on so important antiCA**
occasion ; ,for the snore the eountrj; bad an ppportu-
nity of tntifying their feeling; the mote it would ap-

1,-- pear that there Wag het.
opinion on ateanhienao•
of pride and ezultation
err n to whom the cou
hence, when we were hu
our feelings in their b
time to *wend to that c
versally prevailed on tl
otherwise he might say.
deep regret and disappc
pressed the general wish
conntry could be saved
and its deplorable effect
imam, whatever they m
and ;he sum and substat
seined. We were all
rtions of this country
. ' a ci ruin extent, that
-tie g ore fr.im all the evili
ie Tr,,,te, and that therefor
‘'ed to rescue Africa fror
mination. Another part
be to implore of his R 0
gent, that in any other n
-'treaty; that instructions
avoid consenting to a i
Power. Tt gave him, ii
that ittilland had acqui
abolish the trade He
ereireie the gratification
We had, however, recot
loupe, and still Sweden
trade. In his. view of t
colony to any Power wl
ideas was a real calami
the traffic, and therefon
specified in the censure,
entity in the treaty just
When he had formed]
rnly necessary to establ
were made out, he coull
the case was now worse,
stitution of this country
Led, there was no cow
the general feeling u
means shoukt be used
country from being plc
which while we had be
espress condition that 1
continued in them.
liminary Articles, an
Treaty, he could not
had an opportunity of
the formers which did
gUlar shape. Had the
regular PredintiaaryTi
vmuld have been bean
imploring that by no to
theYanction of Govern
have been thought too
odium imposed by th.
the people would heel
coOsistently with their
concession; and the el
should not have . tn. rey
. Ment, so deplorable ad
Trade,he regarded as I
could exist. Its mar
by the five thousands
thousand, or the husk
or by the number of h
might be, which it cot
Tors were to be traces
of tai*ry which it cal
vent, which was thus
.birtetrism. in which
traffic was terminated
tardily of the motive
ate! in refusing her c
tioa. He could not 1
were po•sessed of the
the subject which had
• her pt uple would be
govvinors ashamed y
great difficulty in the 4
sts immediate aboliri..
duct. The length i I
of it before it liad
France with a :air e:
ding to our wishes. •
in various French pi.
Slave Trade. They
it to be so long de
ether countries stoup
thus the cause of hut
giving it up ourrelve
other Powers of Cur
Alas ! what a melar
went was furniahes
against ourselves.
time to prepare rev
must have the sane
ourselves, it must b
to it, with the gene
of the measure, at
this country were li'
that could by pos...i
With large marine
and with colonies yi
or ten milliona,whii
injured by the disc(
had been at once al
ad to foreign .11ovei
we had made foe h
had never, yen eve
mercantile cakulat
vne moment with r
stilted frcim the cl
i,rpc the political
~lii, rectal be impi
-see posseseions in
Likely to derive tit
-adoption of that in
the French islands
slaves than the T
entertain a hope e
gained from Fran
of which he was t
too sauguint its
ject of the Frew
Slave Trade was
riling°. To rer
really the plan of
transpert two or I
sly res of Africa.
stl.ted• by Our int