Star.
London, England, 1815-03-07 00:00:00

.nposite door was IRSitei dpie at tistiainetise..the
.110 b seized me by the collar—struck me India blows
wouti, not permit Me to edtet the House btit
~t the has ird of my life. I refused do tell Mt: mine
-rbich they repeatedly demanded to know. In the
iurry and confusion I escaped froui . ti eir Violence ;
r'ne,l they, not perceiving at, began to fight with Lus
not knowing who, indeed, they were fighting
isith, There certainly was no soldiers present at that
ir", nor was there, as I saw, any appearance of a
:01stAble. This tau owing to the neglect or the per.
on whose duty it was to take ears that the civil power
free egress and regress to the House. It is my
bel:ef, that a few constables would have pre-
,ect,.l it. That the Civil Magistrate required the
of the military, I believe, will turn out; upon
,r,quiry. The Members were demanded to give
loges for their votes."—(Hear. hear).
The SPEAKER—" It will be mere satisfactory
,oche House it I state to the House what I know of
vy own knowledge. Before I came &win to the
House this day, apprehending the possibility of
tome disorder, I sent to the proper Peace Officer to
lustre that he would have a sufficient civil power to
:cep the peace in the approaches towards the House.
!The High Bailiff was directed, it being his duty, to
;cep the passages free. The Serjeant and Mom.
;ers under him had the charge of the lobby,„ The
;tone passages were under the charge of the aonsti-
bles. About an hour before the division; a Noble
LATI came to me, and said that he had been inter.
,upte,l by a mob in his way to the House—lle came
!,rou4l mine. Upon hearing this, I ordered the
:;:rjeant at Arms to go to the Civil Magistrate and
dorm him of these circumstances, and if the strength
trii‘h hehad was not sufficient, to call further strength.
do not know whether I said the military or not •
,it, at all events, he was to secure to the Members
gross and ingress. I hope that if the military was
•iecessary, under the authority of the civil power, thel
3t,llSe Mille approve of what I have done—lam re.
Isponsible—the House must be protected."—(Loud'
,igrrs.)
Mr. WHITBREAD suggested the necessity of
ailing the High Bailiff to the Bar, to ascertain the
ict, whether it was necessary to call in the aid of
.he military. He admitted the propriety of providing
.or the protection of the Members. The Honourable
7.entleman then moved, el That the High Bailiff of
Xcstminster be called to the Bar of the House."
The SPEAKER.—'" It is right tint I should let
•hc Howe know. that in addition to the High Bailiff,
.here is another Magistrate amenable—Mr. Baker, of
be Police Office, Marlborough•street."
Mr. WHITBREAD.—"" It will be proper to call
n the High Bailiff first, and examine him, and then
Baker may be examined."
Mr. CROILER.—,, I must state, for the informa•
ion of the House, and in justice to the High Bailiff,
ost outside of the doors of this House I found, no
Ace officers but there certainly was abundance in the
;corer rooms." _

Mr. FITZGERALD....," I went with ten or
relve Puce Officers, to rescue my Hon. Friend who
,:as just spoken."
Mr. PONSONBY contended, that on coostitutit,
prinoiples,nl it was proper to resort to the Civil,'
?our for aid.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.--41 I was the'
last MO* who entered tht HOOK. I taw lb* pasz%
ages thronged, and therefore thought I could go
round to the great gate of Westminster.h.itl. When
my carriage stopped, I was surrounded by a great
number of persona, who asked me who I was t Whe-
ther I WAS a (timid to the Corn Bill, or adverse to it
I told them who I was, as I knew it was in vain to
conceal my name, being so well known in West.
mimic'. I said, I will not deceive you, nor state
what my vote will be. I mean to act as my con-
science will direct me. after a fair and ample discus-
sion of the subject has taken place. Some of the per
sons present said they knew me well, and some did
me the honour of saying that I was a friend to the
people. There were many present who did not think
quite so handsomely of me. There were various °pi-
llow of me, and bow I should be dealt with. At
length, however, that part of the mob who seemed to
be triads (and indeed were so, for they protected me),
made way, and escorted me through the crowd up
through the steps of Westminster.hidl, to the passage
which parts the Courts of King's Bench and Chancery.
There I *as met bran immense number, who called
upon me to give a pledge as to the vote which I
should give. I told them that was exacting too touch.
It must depend upon eircbmstanees. Members must
do their duty that Ehey had better leave it to the
judgment and discretion of Parliament. I was quite
sure that Parliament would do their duty—that if
they did not, some measure must be adopted, which
would have a more serious effect, and that they.
might repent it ; for they might, if this Bill was not
carried, have to depend on foreign aid for a supply
of bread. There were some of the mob who seemed
to think that I deserved to be as roughly handled as
several of the Members had been before. However,
I made a bargain, through my friends, to let me.ga
into the Houle, and thus escaped. What has been j
said by other Honourable Members is very trot, thit
the assemblage was so great, and their conduct so
outrageous, as to give cause for serious alarm. The
serenity of calling in additional force in aid of the
civil power was manifest."_(Near, hear.)
Mr. FINLAY stated that he had also been as-
saulted, and received several blows on his way to
the House.

Sir R. HERON said he could shew more evident
signs of his treatment from the mob (holding up the
skirts of his coat, which were nearly torn off.) Jn-
aced of meeting a set of kind persons ready to listen
his harangues, as they did those 'of the Attorney-
General, he met with a set of orators ready to speak
all, and to answer their own questions. After being
mocked about like a shuttlecock between two battle-
leers, he made his way into the. House. He had
not intended to speak on this question, but now he
must declare his entire concurrence with it i and if he
41 not, be should think himself unworthy of a seat
13 that House.

411'
FREDERICK FLOOD declared, that he
4d been carried a hundred yards on men's shoulders,
like a mackerel at Billingsgate, and that he was
,s!led *boat as unhandsomely as if he was tossed in
a blanker, till he .thought for certain he was dead I
!id worse than ir-.4bat lie was quartered I But,
Rowever. nothing should terrify an Irishman from
cL•fig 121 s duty. whether dead,m alive ; and cv if be

was billed he would still vote" tid die atillieo t s will
oolf nothing:had happened 1011.
the SPEAKER reatindid dita ifotioirrable bard:
net that on an affair, of :Lich 'deep interest any levitt
was not exactly in its ift6piir plea, and therefore
begged that' the Honourable Member *mild alostaiai
iron; any thing not immediately beating tea the sbh:
jest under consideration.
Mr. W. WYNNE considered '..the codree recom-
mended by the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Whit-
bread) was the only proper one for the House to'
panne.
The SPEAKER then put the' question, that the
High Bailiff of Atestrbinster be called to the Bar;
which was carried.
The thou BAILIPP appeared at the Bar, aad stated
in answer to the Speaker's interrogatories, that, as
soon as he received the Speaker's note, he collected
all the civil force under his controul. He issued his
precept to the High Constable to call out the whole
civil force of Westminster, amounting to 80, in the
morning; they were there, and he had seen them in
attendance since two o'clock ; they were stationed in
the hall, and in the lobbies and avenues. There were
also some of them on the outside of the House doors.
tie believed they had remained in the places in which
thei had been stationed. The power under his con-
troul was but a small part of the civil force of West-
minster. All the day there had not ceased to be
some of, his men outside the doors of the House. He
could not say how many of his force had attended
Lto-day, .but he understood about 40 or 50. He found
bitewn force and that of the Bow-street Magistrates
insufficient to preserve the peace. The Magistrates
would be able to speak as to the additional force
wanted; for having no authority for that, he looked
to Mr. Birnie and Mr. Baker for any additional force.
He had seen the military about the avenues within
the last half hour. In answer to a question by Lord
Nugent, he was not aware that any person was in the
custody of the civil power for a breach of the peace.
Mr. BAKU. a Magistrate of Marlborough-street,
was next called in.—ln consequence of an order, he
attended at two o'clock with 50 constables. His duty
was to guard the lobby and staircase, which he be.
lieved was kept very clear. There was a body of
constables outside, in Palace-yard, under the orders
of Sir Nathaniel Conant. He found some difficulty
in clearing the outside of the doors. He was perfectly
satisfied that the civil power was insufficient to main-
tain order, and he brought the troops from the Horse
Guards himself. He sent several constables outside,
where he thought more were wanted. He believed
no one was in custody for a breach of the peace. He
saw no actual assault committed; but he heard a
great deal ,of hooting and hallooing. There was
no attempt, he believed, made to take any one for
hooting. Sir N. Conant was called away to disturb.
ances in other parts of the town. He did not know
how many constables were under the orders of Sir
N. Conant ; there might be about 30. He could not
tell how many constables there were altogether. Sir
N. Conant's men were removed before the military
came. He saw a great crowd towards the Abbey;
they were doing nothing but hooting. He saw some
Members obstructed ; but be did not take any steps
to apprehend those that did so, as his attention was
directed to get the Members safely in.—He was then
ordered to withdraw.
Lord CASTLatEAGEI -said, that titer bee it

now from two Magistrates that the civil power was
insufficient to protect Members; but if the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Larnbten) • was not satisfied with
that, the other Magistrate might be called.
Mr. W. WYNNE said, there appeared to him to
lime been a culpable negligence in not exerting the'
Civil Power to suppress the riot in time. He did not
mean to say there was no necessity for calling in the
military, but he felt that the frequent calling in of the
military might be dangerous. The mob ought not to
be allowed to intimidate Members, else their proceed.
ings could not go on. It seemed to him that the
High Bailiff thought it his duty only to clear the lob-
hies, whereas he was to keep Parliament-street and
every avenue to the House clear also. He wished
Mr. Kinnaird, the Magistrate, to be called in.
After some observations from Lord NUOICNT9 the
BMW, Mr. FITZOSIALD, Mr. WHITERICAD, and Sir.
NLWPORT, as to proceeding further is the enquiry,
Mr. KINNAIRD, a Magistrate of the Thames Po-
lice, was called in. He received an order last night
to attend with his civil power to protect the House.
The officers were in attendance at twelve o'clock,
from Charing Cross to Parliament-street. He hod
about fifty constables stationed in the avenues. He
saw no obstruction given to any Members entering
the House. He was not called on to assist any other
Magistrate. He saw no disturbance but the ordinary
anxiety of a mob. He did not know when Sir N.
Conant was called away.
Mr. BIRKIIi a Magistrate of Bow-street, was neat
in. Hei attended at three o'clock with forty
constables; the greater part of whom were stationed.
in Palace-yard, and the' rest at the other doors. He
had no particular station himself, bat was sometimes
inside, and sometimes outside the doors. He saw
aamablembers jostledriefrd triad tiiirevent it; but
he could not apprehend any individual, as he was
engaged in protecting the persons of the Members.
One of his constables was wounded with a stone ;
but the man who threw it escaped through St. Mar.
garet's Church-yard. The civil force was certainly
insufficient to preserve the peace. Witness withdrew.
Lord CASTLE REA.GH said, Members would
now be satisfied of the necessity for the military ;
but whether the Magistrates had beensufficiendy vigi-
lant or not should be'a hibject for future enquiry,
which they could not then go into without interfering
with the duty of the Magistrates, He then moved,
that the minutes:of these proceeding{ be printed.
Mr. LAMBTON was now satisfied of the necessity
-for calling in the assistance of the military.
Mr. WYNNE thought great advantages might be
found in having the Magistrates admonished by the'
Speaker as to their future conduct. They ought to
have taken some of the mob into custody for hooting
the Members and jostling them ; and that might have
put a stop to the disturbance.
Mr. WHITBREAD thought the Civil Power had
not done so much as it ought, and should be admo-
nished. He thought it better to 'proceed with the
Corn Bill another day.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, it would be de-
sirable to mark specially, that their deliberations were
not to he interrupted by popular clamour; for that
would be to grant theta the 011.17 ;bey vi!alfd. Be

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oea Meted, that the dpethei should leave the Chair,
to .. Into 'the Committee again. • .
~,,, "SONG agreed. with *hat MI from ibe
• ~` ' .1.014, and that they should mark their deter.
. .
• . •,. of sup potting their own dignity.
ICSI-W,WYNNE still thought it would be a pro-
per frislasoie to admonish the. Magistrates, which
Int tOl %event di recurrence of those riots.
H. ADDINGTON stated, that Sir N. Co-,
mutt as called away to another disturbance in another
patt of the town.
The Saimaa of these proceedings were ordered
to be printed, and taken into considbration on Mon-
day next.
The SPEAIKEI& then, with the consent of the 1
Hons., directed the Secjeant at Ar&s to order the
different Magisttites to retiair to their several posts
for the remainder of the night • and also that they
should attend the House on Monday next, when the
minutes of their proceedings would be taken into
consideration.
The House then resolved itself again into a Com-
mittee on the Corn Laws.

Mr. BARING discussed at considerable lengths
the rate of 80s. for which he strongly contended, that
no sufficient argument had been advanced, nor any
reason given.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
supported the original question.
Mr. MAR RYATT and Mr. Aldertian ATKINS
spoke is favour of the Amendment.
Lorf (ASTLEREAGH contended strenuously
that was not too high a price against the im-
porftflu the present situation of the agriculture of
the country. He reprobated the principle of making
it a temporary masers. Some permanent regulation was India.
pensahly necessary. and every parliamentary proceeding was re-
vokable at the discretion, of the legislature, without pledging
itself to duration la the first instance. On a subject so calculated
to agitate, the popular Mind, it was not desirable to protract or
multiply discussion. For the sake of the lower orders; who were
affected not so much by an actual price es by uncertainty or fluc-
tuation, he wished to see the 8411 before the Committee pass into
a law.
Mr. HAZING replied to the speech of Lord Castlereagh,
which be considered as the least argumentative and the most de-
ciamateg that had been delivered on the *object.
The Rmmittee then divided—For the Amendment, 77
Against it, 209—Majority, 131.
The Report is to be received on Wednesday.—Adjourned at
Half-past Thee &Cie& this morning!