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London, England, 1827-02-23 00:00:00

Gentleman. In reply to as obtereados of
able Gentleman wl@ had *Cott &mit, he
Itn that it would be djfficult, and hi some
country impossible, to bring .m.o !Ugh-
er in every case where a commitment was
......AILEY return!d his thanks to the Riglit Hon.
Gentleman. for the able and admirable speech which 1
he bad that evening delivered. Ile was quite convinced
that the comprehensive plans disclosed in that speech
would have the effect of diminishing the amount of
capital punishment—(Much impatience was here mania
fasted by coughing and other noises). He would not
trouble the House further than by sal ing that the Right
Hon. Gentleman had achieved for himself a permanent
fame, and that his exertions were calculated to produce
the most salutary results on the morals of society.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he would be guilty of
great injustice to the House, if he did not briefly
express the gratitude which be felt for the general sup-
port which his proposed measures had received—
(Hear, hear). It was most gratifying to him to observe,
a complete oblivion of all pasty and personal feeling,
when the object before the House was an endeavour on
his part to effect a great public benefit—(Hear.)—
Such a support was the most honourable testimony
that could be borne to the utility of his efforts, and
the uprightness of his intentions--(Hear.)—He would
not, on the present occasion, make any observations
on the subject.which had been alluded to by an Hon.
Gentleman opposite—he meant the melancholy in-
crease of capital crimes. He had, however, caused
comparative tables to be drawn up, and he was cony
to observe, but he owed it to justice to declare, that
the comparison of the present with former. periods
was not satisfactory. Perhaps, however, the overgrown
amount of the population might be adduced as one
of the reasons which produced that unfavourable result.
That, however, this subject had not escaped his atten-
tion, and that he meant to apply some teenedy for the
evil, must be obvious to the Hon. Gentleman, as he had
giien notice of a motion as to the state of the police
wi**lo miles of the metropolis. When that motion
came Thrward, the whole question could be discussed.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bills mentioned
by the Right Hon. Gentleman in the course of his speech.

most remit
parts of the

Mr: HUME rose to call the attention of the House
to a subject of the greatest importance. He regretted
that, when any question connected with the interests of
India was brought before the House, it did not meet
with that attention which the vast importance of those
interests required and merited [several Members had
,left the House when the Hon. Member rose to submit
his motion].—it was a proof that great insensibility
was shewn on Indian subjects in that House, when it
was considered that oar dominion in India extends over
a kondred millions of people, yet the subject of India
was rarely—scarcely once in a Session, brought before
Parliament ; and even when it was accidentally brought
forward, it was coldly received by the House. lire
Hon. Member, having stated that the expectation of
receiving some information which he had desired was the
cause of the delay io bringing forward the motion, before
be proceeded to call the attention of the House to the cata-
strophe at Barrackpoor, which took place in N0v.1824,
observed that Barrackpoor was a military station, about
fourteen miles from the Presidency of Calcutta. When
the catastrophe to which he was about to call the atten-
tion of the House occurred, the local Government op-
pointed a Committee of Inquiry into it. This Com-
mittee consisted of three Military Gentlemen of expe-
rience and of high character. These Officers did not
complete their commi,sion until some time in January,
1825. He (Mr. H.) called for the Report of that Com-
mittee towards the close of last Session, when he was
told by the Right Hun. the President of the Board of
Controls' that it had not arrived in this country, though
he had good reason to believe that it had arrived by the
Rose, from India, although perhaps not with the know-
ledge of the Right Hon. Gentleman.

OS THE SPEAKER.

Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that as the motion of the
Hon.. Member was not one that was pressing as•to the
time at which it may be brought forward, he trusted
that, in consideration of the indisposition of the Speaker,
the Hon. Member would postpone his motion, and assent
to his amendment, " That the House do now adjourn."
—(Loud cries of Hear, hear I and Adjourn, adjourn 1)
Mr. HUME said, that he had consulted with the
Speaker on this motion, and it was not until he had
received the assurance of that Right Hon. Gentleman
that it would net be inconvenient to him to bring it for-
ward, that he bad risen to submit it to the House.
The SPEAKER—I am anxious to express the sense
of great obligation that I owe to the Right Hon. Gentle-
man (Mr. Peel), to the Hen. Member (Mr. Hume), and
to the House, for the consideration and indulgence they
seem disposed to shew me, by proposing a postpone-
ment of the present question. In fairness to the Hon.
Member, I should state, that before be brought forward
the motion, he stated his readiness to postpone it, if the
Winging it forward would be a personal inconvenience
to me ; and be has now brought it forward, after I had
assured him that my sitting here would lead to no in-
crease of any inconvenience that I might feel, and that
the delay or postponement of his motion would be without
the benefit of relieving me from that inconvenience.—
The Right Hon. Gentleman repeated his expression of
thanks for the indulgence and kind consideration of the
House, and requested that no Adjournment might take
place on his account.
The cries of " Adjourn, adjourn," were loud and ge-
neral from both sides of the House; and after an inti-
mation from Mr. Hour, that he would bring forward
the motion this evening, the House adjourned at a few
minutes after Num o'CLocr.