Star.
London, England, 1823-03-25 00:00:00

never saw any man more actuated by a greater de-
. ;re of honouring and raising the Britisli name—
Weer, hear).—He was • not surprised when his Ho-
nourable Friend had found the charges lately pre-
ferred against one Governor of the name of Maitland
to be unfounded, that he should anticipate a similar
result to those made against another.
Lord A. HAMILTON said, the charges made
were more against Ministers:than against Sir T. Mait-
land. He wished to know whether Sir T. Maitland
was to he approved of by Government or not, espe-
cially in the case of Mr. 'Martinengo, who was sen-
. tented to ten years imprisonment, for something, but
he defied the united talents of the Treasury Bench to
say what the charge against that unfortunate person
was? The President of the Board of Controul should
leave off his levity, and either defend or deny the
rntence on Mr. Martinengo. %While such an atro-
cious sentence remained on record, and was remitted
;by the Government, because no one could tell what
The charge was, it was impossible not to believe that
the conduct of Sir Thomas Maitland was approved
Sy Government.
Mr. PEEL replied. He reprobated the mode of
Lsing personalities, such as calling an Officer a
scourge and a tyrant.
Mr. IVYNN thought it most unfair, on a vote of
this kind, to bring charges against All lion. Oflicer,
which could not be settled on this question. Let a
specific motion be made, and then it could be fairly
met. It was ridiculous to say that calling a gallant
Officer a scourge and a tyrant was'only a charge
against the Government. Let the Hon. Member
bring forward his charges against Sir Thomas Mait-
land, and then they would consider what scut of an-
swer was to be made to them.

Colonel DAVIES thought it unfair to attack his
Hon. Friend on what he had said some evenings be-
fore. It was quite unfounded to say that his lion.
Friend had made vague charges, for he had made
them distinct and specific.

Mr. WILMOT explained. He was ready to sup-
ply the House t.ith every information on this sub-
ject, and to show the fallacy, he had almost said the
zAsehood, of these charges.

The Resolution was then agreed to.
Upon till grant of three thousand pounds for the
National Vaccine Establishment,

Mr. HUME said, the advice of the *Secretary of
State for the Home Department was the very last
that he would take, and therefore he told him this
once for all, to save him from trouble in future. His
charges against Sir Thomas Maitland had been
openly made in that House, and he had substantiated
by authentic documents, proofs of his tyrannical con-
duct. As the Government had mitigated the punish-
ment of Martinengo, it was evident that they con-
sidered it unjust and improper. _ _ _

Mr. DA‘C'SON defen-deci the vote for the National
Vaccine Est4blisliment, as being one which concerned
the welfare cf the v;hole world. In Ceylon above
sax° persons had been vaccinated in the last year,
420,000 at and 24.,C00 at •llombay. The
`Board had the most extensive correspondence with
all parts of the world.
Mr. WILMOT denied that any policy, different
from what had been first adopted, had been used to-
wards the people of the lonian Islands.

Sir I. COFFIN thought it hard on .m Officer, em-
ployed on foreign service, to be called a scourge
aad a tyrant.
Mr. HUME said the documents which he had
brought before the House fully bore him out in the
words which he had used.—The Resolution was
agreed to.
111r..IIUME wished to know whether measures
were taken by Government to ascertain whether 'fo-
reign 'Officers, on our half-pay, did or did not serve
in other armies?

Sir U. BURGH said, they were obliged to certify
that they received no pay in other services, before they
could receive half-pay ft am this conntty.
The rest of the Resolutions were agreed to.