The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-20 00:00:00

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eo:nho King
glislaweditairoptesiiittay-imibluyiry
peas
repipmeaba_7ten
to.
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presented s Memorial to the Lord IA".
cosine,olsprttalhlyeriemnegesedtiouierimhaofvie.unin'timns caseseinds
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ke.il or igalardtedi either
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tLie,
cute
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ft
by a refer.
tenant had referred all the papeis resulttlig %la the
inquiry carried en by the Beard of Excise, to the
Attorney and Solicitor-General. who had deelow
that as Aiderman King had offered over and over again
to refund the money, and as there had been no crud.
nality on his part. they did not see any neeemity ler
filing an information against hien. The Lent Lin.
tenant himself, after having maturely considered the
papers, had declared dust 31r Bradley King steal,
clear of any connivance with the agent by whom dia
fraud had been co mmied, but had equired that he
should be called npontt to make opr ell delleiesseiea,
which had been done. With respect to the alleged
ever-charges, it was only after the Lord Lieete •
' had called upon the accusers of Mr. King is An
the grounds on which they proceeded, that they had
made any mentioo of overcharging. in fact thaw
grounds could nut be maintained. There was a greet
difference between the manufactures and prim
both countries. and it costa be proved, that no,
prices paid fur articles manufactured in %last
would be a very fallacious criterion by which to
judge of the value of similar articles in Ireland,
The question of overcharge was, Ismetram.►.•4l
moment in a course of investigation, and if the.
overcharges should be proved to hare bees made
the Lord Lieutenant would exert the power 'reserved
to him by the patent, of depriving the Patentee of
his monopoly. lie trusted, therefore, that the No*
Viscount would nut think it necess ,ry to press Ide
present motion. With respect to fraud baring been
intentionally committed these was no proof. There
might have been, and there had hens gross abase,
but whit! had been lost had been refunded, and it
was not just to assume that the public had actually
sitifered. Under these circumstances he Amid think
it his duty t a move the previous 'rotation.
The Marquess of LANSDOIV NE was glad to hear
that the matter was is a course of investigation, and
that if the s barges were proved, the Lord Lieutenant
intended to isms the power fortunately reserved to him
he the Patent, of withdrawing it from the Patestee.—
The Noble Viscount asserted that the Public had net
suffered. It appeared, ou the contrary, that the Pal&
had suffered to a definite degree, and might have ss
freed to an infinite degree, as it was not known wine
the frauditlent practices had commenced. Was it het
that for the honour of being supplied by an Aldermen
of Dublin with stationery from his own capital, the
people should pay in some instances twice, anal in ohm
even three times the customary price of the articles?
Ile coed chew by reference to a paper which he held is
his hand that the super royal paper, which in Eng-
land was charged at 31. 13s. 411. per ream, was in Ire-
and that post folio, which
gasal chhearreg 7rf)
s.. 1971.,
badBSI. ;
been charged in Ireland,
3f. 2s. per ream. Looking at this statement, be tea-
reived no one would be inclined to deny that depth.
tic had suffered. The Noble Viscount urged that there
had been still greater negligence on the part of die
Gamer. of Excise than on that of Mr. Bradley likiag.
But one neglect did not justify another. Such a doc-
trine would be an apology for every species of fraud
kpractisedn know whether ePrutbhi ceeOoffifficcele re, le h
tabealNlObw:eshVitss-
count attributed the larger t
elshare
hs
000mf l n
eglect still re-
tained their situations ? Abuses ought to be mast
wealth and putron.Te, especially in a country where
reproved a hen committed by persons who possessed
the law was enforced with so much rigidity towards
time pour in the collection of the Revenue. It was then
doubly im ortant that the rich offender and the come
try also should be made to feel that the Legislator,
dealt the same impartial law to all. On those grease
he should vote for the Resolutions of his Noble
Friend.

♦•i.count SIDMOUTH explained. The 411edgel
overcharges, though made au object of an imptiry,
were by no mean% proved. A difference of opinion ex-
isted on the snhject, and whilst some of the permas
examined, conceived them to be exorbitant, others eea•
sidered them moderate.

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After a few words from the Earls of Id M CRICK, RO/t
cur, and H A 111101113 V,
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The Earl of DARNLEY replied.
Viscount SI DMOUTH wished only to sac, tint if
certain printed paper, at page 55, were read attentively
strung grourrls would be foetid to suspect that a on-
*piracy had been entered into by Mr. Fox and maw
ladiridu.ll, to rain Alr. Bradley Kin 4.
The original motion was then pat and neptive4
without a division.—Adjourned.

MOM OF COMMONS.

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There being only 13 Members present at four e'tlosk
this day, the House PIM 1141111141111011 as weal.

DENPER.ITE ATFRAIP7' FOR LIPS.

011011 AN AMERICAN PATER.)
Belem, May 4. Ifitl•
It is slifTtenit to contemplate with composure the se-
!station of the unhappy youth under sesame of death
in our prison--eontined in a solitary cell, exclasted row
from all hope of pardon or change Of punisbtont•
waiting the day of dreadful expiation. As that Wel
slay apnroacher, and death seems to stare him snore fan
.
the face, no wonder that he should rast about fut
male means to escape from the hands of jostler..7A
plan fur this purpose seems to have brrn tormri,
though dangerous and desperate, afforded little chasm.•
of success ; but it was arrested in its progress by stio
.
rovery. The circumstances were these :—I he saspwao`
of Mr. Brown, the vigilant prison keeper. %se
Tuesday last awakend by information that a rre m.'''.
haying a strong sympathy for the iriesserr. bud the
resting slay purchased, at a shop ia Beverly, a c.mititF
of
o: fistrhethrsrtin:cr,. and mllfoltoPni "tisnalturlta""mtma:rit;•‘;
atuinalinn
hail been heard in the eell in selsiets Clnrk was l'Onlint"'
lie then removed Ilark into another cell. and tol.lll.int
that hr bad learcsol that he had lr•rn
furaiahra
u'—
tools to enable him to work his is ay ma o;
Clark Promptly ucknowleaged hr
1" lscra
furnished with a string (which he ease 610 1 '119.h
"as of a piece of brick to law..er it ; with rtl"
ffi
he had drawn into Isis prisms the ttielt before 'fl"
large drills and a large hammer, whirl. were flit'
his bed—t he rod of one of the drills was covered allb
sloth, to prevent noise when at wort:. With Ihr:e
tools he had made betwenst two of the rufk• t.re
trelare for air and licht, a .tars---'e exOttigi""

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