Star.
London, England, 1819-05-12 00:00:00

no indignity to,
General Jackson

brister, is being rislapteert. and as imposing- them=
selves to danger widsomu lUrf anchority from their
snroGiovernnsent, had no right to appeal to their
own natio* for protect;oa. Tim case oft Ambrister
was indeed allowed to stand ou that ground. He
was taken aiding the canny ; and thnoes General
Jackson's condact was most atrocious in inflicting
upaa him a capital puni.hment, contrary to the sen-
tence of the Comm-martial. that was an affair merely
between the General and his Government. As to
what may be the future result of the measure al-
luded to with reference to the circumstances of either

nation, it would lead him into too wide a field of
discussion than any thing the question before the
House called for or could possibly warrant.
After the Noble Marquis had concluded, the ques-
tion was put, and the Marquis of Lansdownes motion
negatived without a division.— Adjourned.

IfOL'SE OF COMMONS.

On motion, leave era given to bent in a BM far die better
Paving sad Lightiog certain parts of the Oty of Westminster.
Mr. NED Y presented a "Petition free' astain
inbabi-
tarts of die Royal Boreal& of Ayr. prayiag fat a Reform pf she
internal ouwernotet of dit Scouisk licreks; and tha.t she Lied
Advocate's arrant* 11111 nary not pass Mte a law.—lteceived,
read, and referral tAalt Ceemiltsee.

31r. wiLBERFoRCE presented a Bidden from the Gs&
dry of the Cary of Edinburgh. praying flr a MAO= of the Is-
I ternal Government of the Scottish Surebse—Receirtd, nod.
and referred to the Committee.
Colonel DAVIES nioved for an Account of the ember of
Troops statlooed,M the bind of Jamaica, from the let of Jan.
1412, to the let dia.- ISM lasionee. specifyin the ditetem
Corps, and the number of deaths and panishmmts is the
rt-
speatiß Clorps.—Ordered.

surrosen ABUSE /N TIME MIMI'.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, previously to present-1
ing the Petition which he held in his hand from George
Croud or Crook, took the liberty of stating the grounds
of it. The Petitioner, after a faitfifid discharge of his
duty fir several years, as the Honourable Baronet
understood. and without ever having been brought ta
a Court-martial, had received sir dozen of lashes,
and was disgraced by being expelled the ship. In the
course of his service, he had becomeentitled to £5OO
prize money, due to him by the regulations of the
Admiralty. But he had not only been deprived of
this sum for many years, and forcibly driven out of
the ship without sufficient cause, but suffered an ad-
ditional stigma on his character by these acts of op-
pression. The House would also please to recollect,
that he wars 3n impressed man—no volunteer—and
consequently it was exceedingly hard that be should
be thus deprived of the means of redress, by an 11D-
;ust expulsion from the service. He therefore prayed
for redress of his extraordinary haidships.
Si: ISAAC COFFIN said, that the Petition now
submitted- to the House had been handed to a Wor-
thy Alderman (Wood) before it reached the Honour-
able Baronet; and the former Member had found the
grounds of it so irrelevant and so ambiguous that be
returned i: to the Petitioner, refusing to Present it.
The task had now by choke devolved upon the Ho-
nourable Baronet ; but after a lapsed 17 years, with-
out ever preferring n complaint. he would leave it to
the House m detain* whether or not they were to
receive a. Petition merely for the sake of attempting
to fix a rem** NM* thp Gallant Officer (Sr C.
floste) who enanmarwiet) the ahip to which the Peti-
tioner ones belonged, but who had paved very un-,
',why pf ass,ocianng with any_ crew ?*
/40- Mclennan WO9galagred; 41.* fiat Part
t re* ioa unquet Iskfiecasai_e, yeg.doubtial of
43e 010._ the remainder- 4-0.-theteftire returned it
tho.Peone.r.. PcOinkiseit*.rtlin /*OaDer
COoti.nia akg out pr.?* c*se.liniaidcf,:aiotfsi
thf 'As; legal assistaomi as
of a very respectable golicitge,_
Sir
that the PetGEORGE COCIM4RN :_nsiiileg the. Haase
itioner was a chaitaCter—•rifyitdislcii-pion
as to be altogether unworthy, ortimi-fepaiso of the
House. lie had been guilty otf in* abissisinible
practices on board ;
.and added to his X* deser-
tion ; consequently, as usual, the r had
been placed against his name. It was
muster once a week, and any whO pegjecied-ta make
his appearance, had the letter "Ew placed want bit
name—unless uthcient reamai pre gwea for Isis
absence. The Honourable Batelle
he insinuated that the Captain-er (Tsiveinnient— bid
seized on the prize-money. He begged, binierer, to
tell him, that the property of all run-away awn be-
came forfeited to the service ct" Greenwich Hospital.
It appeared very extraordinary, that from the year
1801 to the year 18:8, alapse of 17 years, no OM-
plaint or claim had been made by the Petitioner. It
was therefore a presumed fact, that he'tras conscious
*Mt all right to the prize-money had been forfeited
by his desertion from the ship. Bat hear what the
gallant and able officer said, on application to him
wethe Petitioner and his claims: " I perfectly
lt rmiernher, that such a- maxi had deserted from
the 'hip: and that hat_ name, and that of his
panion, whii bad also inn away, the Ir
boxes Blared.''. The- latter knowing the Toscei-
tuieof wltscli be hid been guilty, had newer made
.appliatiin his p rim-motley but the Steiner
vibe Petitioner) emboldened by the courstestace 'of
due liccioniable *radii; preferred his claim. !hider
ag thaw circurasterices. be (Sir Gicbge) Would leire
kin the deCisicii of die House:. whether or Isar such a
Petition ow,ht to be allowed to be brought sup ?
asked;, whether the reproachful
pricked "Pititisinerhad bad Certified by the
Captain ? - •
Sir G2OVIE coeforam answered, by the
Lilutoenias

turfaANCIS Bt.7IWETT thought, that the alk-
gatiiii, xi/air:lithe Petitioner were groundless—mere
survitises.. He was the:el.:ire* entitled to a recovery
a•
*. *cries' the :mast rePrifeches whirl had
stivasOaced to EX Ivory:. The:Hootenable
ad several -of his sipio.bsed grievances,
• • dih additions that he had at one-time been se-
: • sheet the head, when iiitheirrieharge
his • . He was exceedingly aniiiiiii-that theta&
Ifeaarviklygated aEarnst the Petitioner should
ifflie'aeri. Bet intirsing that he hid been guilty
.41.*-cxime irapeteci to hna, which he could not for
A 11110i*iit believe, that was uo 'canceler leaving Mill
Xelilesslj.ant The blEher putt cha-
,Pyiter OT the (Aar, it wai"*Pre cllffittat for
slrh tirobtiis "redo*,to the
ishech be Add Istee-ivas thivetit 0.4 jitstice
aMilinedin in rithanincie-Vitisr Oft - ftront►X,
—•
the Captain noright "Itg.
on tie Lack of the 7Mboost; viith die In-.