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THURSDAY.

AU.

LIW 21.

THE ARMY.
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The 9d Malty, dadaisd at ilbistdos, is rapidly recteklug
be torengiband exemplary is the attendee paid to its disciplbse.
Tuesday, the teth Lamers, far some doe back quartered In
the Cavalry Barracks, at Manchester, set sot on Asir route to
Romford, In Essex. Two troops tbe 711 Dragoon Guards
(which will form the heed-quarters of that Regiment) were ex-
pected to arrive ea the folkovebtg day from Nottingham, where
they have bren replaced by a 'quadrat of the Scots Greys, from
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PARLIAIIENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF comnorts, FIER ART 90.
A parson Ban the Cana* Cs ms brought
.011 the
Animal :Irt of the Commissioosse.--ssod lobe.rturee•
Mr. cazsvinr me RetiedSt
tilt on day week be would
bring forward the median rekalii r ihe'Vessions' 1111, which
was to helm been brought as yeeleriley. Be also gave miss
that, on tide day heialght, be word lake forward a motion,
rektlae to the Beard of Centred.
Sir W. CURTIS laid on the table a return of the amount of
Dudes on Oasis paid Me the Office of the Chemberida of the
City of London cm anoint of the Orphans' Fund.—Ordered es
be printed. • •
Mr. LOCKHARTpleammel a Petitionlrem the Owners and
Occupiers of Land in illetwedale, Derbyshire, praying fir re-
dress. The •Ilan. Member slated his views of the causes and
the remedy' that ought Poke sprawl to the Mkt of the dktroos
complained Of by the Addams&
Mr. JO6lllll rose for the purpose of deciatilig his opinion et
the inelearile of the plan by dm Mikis illarailly to
afford relleffirf the body. He was ambleffilkit k
must be *Amen, so ike redectius at IMO inks a
bushel in look would' go bat a little way indeed -towards re-
dressing the tural body. it might bawd adked some re.
Oo districts, but k wisuld realty do but
littio towards taking away the burdeas of the geeettdltedy of
agriculturists. Be thought, then, that in order to accomplish
the 'necessary end of relieving agricultural di trees a great deal
more in the way of reduction must take place, particularlyl in
those duties of universal operation. Amongst this class of dudes,
that on salt was one of the most oppressive. That this country
could ever have submitted to the imposition of a duty on salt,
appeared to him wholly unaccountable' for, next to bread and
water, it was an article of vital necessity. It was said that
much relief might be the consequence of taking off the duty on
salt used in the curing of fish ; but any one who understood the
minute details of the process must be aware that a measure of
this nature would, in the end, prove of little value. He eater-
tainO the fullest confidence in the disposition of Ministers to
fustier every measure of economy—a confidence which he
hoped they would continue to deserve, by listening to the une.
quivocal voice of the people, as expressed in a number of Meet-
ings, calling aloud for retrenchment to the Icrwest standard that
the public expenditure could be reduced. He was sure that, in
order to give effectual relief, it would be necessary to take off a
feather amount of duty on malt—to reduce the duty on salt, and
matte, at least, some new regulation for the equalization of the
duty on leather ; for, as It was now laid au, being at a rate of
siapnom- per pound, ise poor man, contrary to every just pria-
el* of taxation, was compelled to contribute more than the
rick man. He hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would tithe into consideration the means of immediately regu-
lating-this uneven pressure on the poor man. He congratulated
the Ministers on the accession of strength which they had re-
ceived by the late appointments of some of the Hon. Members
who usually sat on the other side. lie hoped that those Hon.
Gentlemen, who had shorn sometimes a strong disposition to
lower the public expenditure—and on no occasion did they mote
ardently manifest their wishes than on the occasion when the re-
duction in the number of the Lords or the Admiralty was
brought under the attention of the Hasse.—be hoped, he said,
that those Gentlemen would not relax in their efforts to produce
suck a diminution of the public burdens—which might be done
in several departments, particularly in that of the Civil List—as
I would. consistently with the safety of the State, give relief to
the distressed classes of the people—(Hear). He could point
out a few safe and efficacious means, which would tend to in-
demnify the Ministers for the loss of a part of the revenue. He
saw every year the Chancellor of the Exchequer propose the
renewal of the Lotteries. Now, where was the consistency of
openly sonedening Lotteries, and allowing penalties to be de-
omitted in their Statute-book against the practice of unlawful
games? What was this, then, but declaring that the rich man
shall not be at liberty to waste away his fortune, and at the same
time inviting the poor man to ruin himself, by holding out the
constant temptation of gain? Either have they a right to abolish
'the Lottery system altogether, or make the gaming-houses, as
they were in other countries, contribute to the necessities of the
State.—. The Petition was laid on the table.

Mr. DAVENPORT presented a Petition from certain
Landowners of the County Palatine of Chester, praying for re-
lief, especially by great reductions in the public burdens. The
Hon. Meinber stated his concurrence in the views of the Peti-
tioners.—The Petition was laid on the table.

Mr. DENISON gave notice of a ovation for the 7th of March,
to revise the Acts of the Ist George I. and the 57th George
111. relative to law charges. The Hon. Member stated, that
It the last Spring Assizes at Kingston, there were eleven actions
to recover the sum of £69 7s. 6d. the law expenses of which
amounted to (1 106 9s. 10d. and that at the loot Summer As-
sizes at Croydon, four actions for the recovery of £7 6s. sd.
cost in law expenses. £551 6s. Id.
Mr.WO DEH OUSE presented a Petition from certain owners
and occupiers of land in the eastern part of the Isle of Ely.—
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. DEN MA N presented a Petition from Mr. R. G. Butt,
a person who bad been imprisoned fot a libel upon the Noble
Marquis opposite. He then brought actions against Mr. Co-
nant, the Magistrate upon whose warrant he was committed to
prison, and Mr. Brown, the Keeper of Newgate, for receiving
hint upon the warrant. For the expenses of these actions be had
been committed to Whitrcross.street Prison, where he had been

one and twenty months. The Petitioner slated his belief that
the Magistrate and Keeper of Newpte had not paid the costs
of the actions, but had been Indemnified by the Government.
Now, if this were correct, he should like to know from what
purse the indemnification had been made ? It was a matter that
required the grave consideration of the House. He should now
move that the Petition do lie upon the table, and he hoped that
it would be rendered unnecessary to trouble the House further
with the subject, by releasing the Petitioner from prison.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it right to let the
House know the situation in which the Petitioner stood. He
was one of the party in that fraud in which a late Member of
of that Hostile was also concerned, and of which they were found
guilty by a special jury of merchants. He was thereupon see.
tenced to imprisonment by the Court of King's Bench, and it
was for libels upon Lord Ellenhoroogh, then Lord (fief Jess
dee, in consequence of the sentence, as well as upon the Noble
Marquis near him, that the warrant of the Magistr4te was is.
sued. These libels were published in the most offensive way,
namely, being posted in conspicuous placards all over the town.
Had Mr. Batt's object been merely to try the question of right,
be needed not to have brought two actions, as that question
would be, and was set at rest by the decision In the action against
Sir N. Conant. As to the indemnity alluded to by Els Hon.
and Learned Friend, and upon which so much stress had been
laid, it was but natural and just, that an officer' placed As the si-
tuation of Sir N. Conant, should look to the Government for
indemnity. If Mr. Butt could pay the costs in question, there
was no reason that the public purse should lose them ; and if be
could not, there was no reason why be should net take the usual
course, and apply for the benefit of the Insolvent Act.
Thse Petition being brought up, read, and ordered to lie on
the table,
Mr. DENMAN moved that it be printed, and said that be
bad not known that Mr. Butt was in prison for the libels in tines.
tion, though be had heard of that Gentleman's commitment for
them. He teisMed that the Treasury would take Mr. Butt's long
implement
eree We a
be meideratios, and release him. The Pt :Woo
was thee ed te Woo&
SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. BROUG II A tett a Noble Lord in his place, wished
imt edt him if he had my oncial communication from
IttlP: tbe inadikence which had been received
alle
Save ? foreign pelms, Vint the Cortes bad abolished the
The Idenguis of LONDONDERRY said. that he was not Is
of any document upon the subject. Hi a.}
that the Corms had passed some laws for giving more
egret to those prey yin force. The Hem and Learned
Gentleman was douWas aware that Spain had already abolished

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the Sieve *ink OM lie ken slow meted rittekeen
kg II Eisismissismil—(llest, hear).—Wye la pismellee et
slyly laws; he dwell Wan, tit give the Hea and Laimealooll-
fu
'demon rther
Mt. BROTAlHritrilmi said, that et maseele war mete that
the eleenrensent at %mkt het proviso* ehelhhed the home
trade by kw. What he wished m knew urastashither the Conn
had sat eased the penalty of ten years' Meer ha die galleys tut
the lap sloe et slaves to Cubes tw ally ether gerf et tips do.
issinlans of of
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' The Marital, of LONDONDRRaIf nederationniat to N.
iknitre of the laws.
; • SIFT'S', MUSEUM.
lie. R. COLBORNE wished. to abode aosse :bleanotioa
fiakthe Hen. Mensber for Code Code. relative to lOW pro-
s:seamy in the Vice-Chancellor's Court. ripened hr the News-
pss erase day. Press that report it_appeared that there was
a Arms between the Timms of the British Musenea and' the
let Bedford, respecting the right et the terrier ID stake
madam ea the ground adjoining the Museum. He
=he trustees would se tO to any considerable ex In
the_ question, emesdaßy as it was meet dnirebie dint
some other heeding should be selected for the deposit at the W-
hat* colleetiou sow lit she Mesmer
Ma BA NILES said the fact was, that there being a diareaste
ot opinion ea the subiect rained to. the spades bad, in the
Sal Bisset aikkabk nannert bean put in slap Fair its resestekie • le.
aralell. 'nut, wannest*, was skirted for the prment ;
hut be trusted ter tan have at law would be granted which might
have the-effect of shortening the prooceedings He fully agreed
with the Hon. Member in his opin n, that it would be desirable
to find another building, or at least to increase the size of the
present one. There was great inconvenience, and even danger
to many of the valuable articles in the Museum, in consequence
of the present limited sloe of the building.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, there could be no
question that all must desire to see the collection in the British
Iluseurn deposited in a safe and proper place. The present pro-
ceeding was altogether amicable, for the mere purpose of setting
the rights of the plinks at rest.
Mr. ABERCROMBY thought that even if the question
should be decided in favour of the Trustees of the Museum, It
might be expedient to consider the propriety of er cting a new
building altogether; but be feared the legal discussion would not
be concluded in sufficient time to enable the House to do any
thing effeetupedal during the present Sessioo.—The conversation
op
here dr.
Mr. LEN NARD postponed his notice of motion for the re-
duction of the expenses of the Civil List, from Friday next, to
the 117th inst.

MR. HUNT.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition signed by four or
five thousand inhabitants of Preston and its vicinity,
praying that part of the sentence of Mr; Hunt might
be remitted. The Hon. Member stated that he had
written to Mr. Hunt to ascertain the truth of the con-
tents of the Petition, and that be had confirmed it.—
The Petition contained the same complaints as that
presented to the House a few nights ago, as to Mr.
Hunt being denied to see his surgeon and solicitor,
and being put into solitary confinement. The Hon.
Member then stated, that be was quite convinced by
the arguments of the Hon. and Learned Member for
Nottingham (Mr. Denman), that the Manchester Meet-
ing was a legal Meeting, and that Mr. Hunt was un-
justly punished. He believed that no Judges, since
the days of Judge Jefferies, had pronounced sentences
of such severity as those which had been passed within
,the last two or three years. The Hon. Member then
proceeded to-describe the sentence of Mr. 'Hunt as
being tyrannical, and calculated to bring the laws
into contempt. Seeing the Hon. and Learned Solici•
tor-General in his place, he wished to ask him if Ma-
gistrates had the power by law to change simple con-
finement to solitary confinement, against the express
declaration of the Judge? If so, they had the power
to hang a man who had been sentenced to imprison-
ment! He knew he should be told, as upon former
occasions, that the Magistrates of the county of So.
merset were honourable and humane men. He would
deny the fact. It was neither humane nor just to act
towards a man as they had acted towards Mr. Hunt.
It was acting regardless of public justice and the li-
berties of the People. The Hon. Member then read
parts of the Petition, in one of which the Magistrates
were charged with malicious and capricious motives
in their treatment of Mr. Hunt. He concurred in all
the views of the Petition.

Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE did not rise to op-
pose the reception of the Petition, but to protest
against the imputation of malicious or capricious mo-
tives to the Magistracy of. the county of Somerset.—
It was quite impossible that men of their character
could act from such motives ; and he did think it ex-
ceedingly hard that they should be exposed to such
charges. It would be well for the House to set its
face against such Petitions as the present, and al-
though he did not object to its being brought up, he
hoped that some mark of the disapprobation of the
House would be manifested. He would tell the Hon.
Member for Aberdeen, that there had been no malice
entertained towards the prisoner, and that he never
had been in solitary confinement. When he was first
there, indulgences were granted to him which no pri-
soner in his situation ever possessed ; and that had
been the cause of all the complaints and abuse now
directed against the Magistrates. It was peculiarly
hard that they should be subjected to such attacks
for the performance of a painful duty, in enforcing
roles and regulations which had been sanctioned and
ordered by the highest authority.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL certainly felt it
necessary, in consequence of what had just past, to
address a few words to the llcthe. It was a remark-
able circumstance that the Hon. Member for Abe:.

deen had chosen to repeat to the House an attack
upon the Magistrates of the County of Somerset,
which was made some days ago. He (the Solicitor-
General) at that time stated, that en application had
been made to the Court of King's Bench, and that
inquiries were actually being made. When that ap-
plication was made to the Judges, whom the Hon.
Member for Aberdeen had so scandalously I.belled—.
(Cheers)—the application came in an irregular
manner, being without the usual affidavits. The
Judges, however, immediately met, and gave the •
necessary orders for procuring those affidavits, and
for taking the regular steps in such cases. Notwith-
standing this, however, Mr. Hunt bad taken no steps
whatever, and nothing more bad been heard of him.
k remained, therefore, for the House to conclude that
his complaints were at limn exaggerated, /mut
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peed its judgment until the proper investigation neon
oath ha&tish-en place. The Hon. Member for After_