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was of fargreater importance, theshOrtntir, the f me, and
the motives of those who had gloriously fallen in the
cause in which they had been engaged. and also (*those
veMwere still in being and he would' tell the .Rieht
H. O. gent. that those men were animated by as pure,
as honburable, and as noble a motive as ever impelled
his conduct. They i-ad not been incited to tisk their
lures from mercenary desires, but they had served int...
Iv eat ..cau_m of. I iber t . Tlte. deµ aste 01C01:1jileti
was the interest cf •England, hoWever it •might some-
times suit the unwise and selfish views of Ailioisteri to
retard its progress.- He. should recollect the
whose fre ings he might wr and out rf doors. He denied
the Right Honour able Gentleman's statement cf tJab
law, for it directed part of the penalty to be civen to
Vie informer. lie also denied that t. e punishment of
death was incurred by entering into foreign service, ea_
cept as applicable to Catlril.c,, under the old law, to
entering the service of the Pretender. So far was weir
a law from operating on officers,. in the service of /iv
King of France, that the Officers of the Irish
had au increa,e of ra,rk, in place of being punished wi,.;
death. How ridiculous to t ilk of subjects of the saw:
realm drawing their swords again each other. Ti.,"
law, however, did not prevent it, for there were mars,
English Office rs in the service of other State..
Mr.W.WYNN said, he knew not upon what group;
Mr. Canning made such an assertion, hut whoever said
he (Mi.W.) acted as the agent of the King of Strain die
not speak the truth. lir .did rtot.apply the term mur
dereis t.) those c: ho engaged from zeal... he -applies'
to. those who went inio service for pay, writhe- did-cl
sider such as hirelin.; murderers.. With_ respect to
law of the case, he knew there,was provisipir for

ing kill the penalty to the inforyner,.6tit that apps
fly to Captains raking men on board their vessels,
loteign service. The act itself •was a misdemeani

punishable with six.months' imprisonmentAe,did
see how this could he divided with the informer; um
by gifing him three miinths' imprisonment, and
ether three to ttie offetidei.

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Mr. Secretary PEEL regretted that any warm%
language should have been introduced upon this etc
sion. No individual could be less likely. than his G.
lint Friend (Sir. 1.. W.lson) to give his service from I
•
paltry motive of pay., and note mute unlikely than
Right klon„, Friend(Nli.:),V.;Wynn), to support the
tvesti of any foreign power against eie interests ef
toUritrY. No hirig could tiemore clear ihan..that
old law was intended to 'prevent .the,entrance of ri
subjects into fore'igi service. It was not necessary
the foreign posi'er should be a; war witli,them.,
punishment was death, and the severity of the
was the -reason why it was inoperative.. .13y 'the
law, the party entering forel4o service without
license of the Kitig.became punishable with. death,
was not intended that Vie-37th of George 11. shout
rendered inoperative by the 9th of George IV.
trusted the glow of temper which appeared upsm
o.casion•wculd be forgotten. From the nutatel

of subjecti•it seas•perhaps naturally to :4Atrspecis4
that tome warmth would-be M-ttpdoced intOfttritTiScei:'
sion; assiftpd th'ienFitlier .the galivitirbt
nor his Right lion. Frienit.wotild- terns:raw it herai
the occasion frour•whieh it arose: •

Sir R. WILSON explained. rri
awate.whi;n he spokeftliat the Right- no' Verrilerai
(Mr. Wynn) was net: in tlie.tlovernnient lit the per;-
alluded to. That citcnmatancc made a material

terence.. .
' Mr. Secretary PEEL said he was then in the Gcivern-
mem, but he stenuld. not .apply the. language...of
Right Hon. Gentleman to,lirmselt, nor did he contider
that be-acted as the-agent of the• King of Spain..
`Mr. R. GRANT caressed a hope that inltture
commercial and political bearing of the law -would
kept distinct. • The • comnier cial bearing watt scar
ever alluded th• when- tha.'question was •under 'di:
sion. He trnstad-when the•subject came on, it wi
be• confined to 'lie most.nar row and practical ,iewsi
Mr. HUSKISSON said it might go forth to the
lie:that there ;was an improperargai,,scenoe on the
of his l.td-Right *Honourable blend (Mr.-Cannini
the.*ishes ot the King of Spain—lthe recoliected rig!
the King oft Spain merely remidcled the Goavramen)
this country tharthere,er;sted a treaty Ls), .which'

were hotrod to obsetai sr strict neutrality. The*Mil
ten' of the Crown atutattectthoterbett it-Awaited:On,

subjects, and their-ppibidn ,Wasr; that.ihr
apply-to colonier-iti* a 7state of:watwith the mi

country; It'Was• then notorious that 'whole regitnerti
were raising in Inland and here to act against Sp
If' the law-remained as it•was in the tinte.of eieorge.g.
it would not•apply; 'and it -was•-deemed• netessfic
introduce it measiiie to meet the case, f t the purl
of being able to carry into effect the ireify of 118.1,
•Dr:•LUSIIINGTON said it was' true 11 'Dotty
been entered into against iissiiting the Colon►e, agi
Spain: • Doubts arose whether the •law was whit:

*ancl'a measure- was brought in in tomequenie—i
certainly en the reirisitinn of the4(ing
consequenteof his representations, calling forthe h
ment of tf:e.Treaty of 1811. It reflect-. 4 tre gre.
ironoue on Mr. Canning as a Statesman, iliac b s!-.i
that reaty he was enabled atterwaiitli to recognise
independence of the New States of South America.
Alter a few winds from Mr. LAWIAV, the • Petition was onkti4
to be printed, ' •
A Message was brought Born the Lords, with their lanti•bq*
assent to several Bills.—(hre Liras).
Mr. MAXWELL presented a Petition from rn inhath'.
of Bristol, Operative Sawyers, against Machinery..—Ortletal'
upon the table._ . • , _

Sir J. GRAHAM. presented a Pctition from certain per
the neiglibutnhoud of itlAten, in favour ut Small Note..—(iv

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