The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-22 00:00:00

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Imerketiritses. Untll.lBlll, the pregame bad shier
been made at the whet pries% bit slate that, the
saga of de. 3d. an ounce had been given. where*. lid.
had been paid before. He wished to hootettbo were
the selling Parties ?, •
The CHANCELLOR of the Exconwugg laid,
that tie party was the Bask of Ragland, and the mem-
see its which the transaction took place was, the hint
having sold the Bank a certain rvientity of other at
Is. 3d. per ounce, under the stipulation is take any
quantity that might not be wanted afterwards at the
same price. It was obvious, therefore, that %Mrs- •
meet could sustain no loss in this traneeetiod. •
Mr. GRENFELL declared hie intention of moving
for socounts which would bring the whole subjest
dearly, before the House.
On the motion of Mr. HUME, the Oidefof the Dar
for resuming the &Gowned Debate ea the quesdas for
referring the leverury Petition t• the Coastaittoe on
the Scotch Burghs, was read.
Mr. AIIERCROMIIY renewed his eldeedent eis re-
ferring the Petition to a Committee, sad tlioagba
tbt
matter ought to be inquired int* at *ace by the HMO*
itself, unless, being referred to a Committee, it teas
intended to report pro fiance, and bring in a Bill to
supply the remedy called fur by the Petitioners. •
Mr. IV. COURTBNAY complained that he had set
been used quite fairly, as be understood the Henn
would not be detained on this subject t and now there
was a prospect of its making a long debate.
After a few words from the Loan AnvorArt and
Mr. J. I'. linsNr, the Petition was referred to the
Committee on Scotch Burghs.
AMERICAN LOYALISTS.
Mr. W. 0)1'K" EN Ai moved, that the Address
voted to Isis late Majesty in 17n3, should be ream
from tie Jonrnals.
The Address was read by the Clerk. It set foeh
in strong terms the expediency of providing for We
American Loyalists.
A Message from the Lords announced that they hz&
passed certain Bills, and requested to have cumin
nicated to them the grounds and the evidence el
which the Lomniuns had passed the Grampuund fr,s-
*ranzhisentent Bill.
l'he SPEAKER informed the Messengers t'sr.t tl .kt
louse would return an answer by Messenger% of i.s

own.
Mr. W. COURTENAY resumed. He said in t. e
address Of 1783, just read from the Journals, t'
House of Commons of that day said
.it would be s•-
perfluons to smarts their regard for those persn:ts
who had risked their lives and sacrificed their pro-
perty by their fidelity to this country during a !wig
war. lie now wishe.ci to inquite whether that hail
been done which the American Loyalists had a riF: t
to claim; and going this, he denied that the pers, I
which had elapsed since 1753 presented any bar o
that claim. Ile then entered into a description of e
wanner in which these persons were encouraged to op-
pose their countrymen, who were considered to base
raised the standard of rebellion. Every possiVe
effort had been made ou the part of this country
prevail upon them to espouse the Royal cause by p•o-
-claniations, by resolutions of that House, and by Ay:.
of Parliament, from the commencement of the conte-1.
down to the Peace of 1783. lie then described tip.,
situation in which these Loyalists bad been play of,
taking up arms in the cause of England. They littl
been called Refugees by the Americans, and wane a,.-
eordingly outlawed and sttainted. Their property,
their estates, and debts due to them on bonds .a..d
mortgages, bad been confiscated, and in considerati.os
of these things, when the treaty of 1783 came to be
discussed in Parliament, it was thought they ott;!ltt.
not to be left altogether at the mercy of America. In
the debates which tonic place, when the treaty was dis-
cussed in 1783, it W:loi contended that full compensa-
tion ought to he granted to those who had suffered
from their attachment to this country. In proof of
this he quoted' the opinions then expressed in favour
of this position by Lord Thurlow, Mr. Secretary.
Towtishend, and the late Lord Chief Baron Macdo-
nald, who then sat on the Treasury Bench. He would
now %hew that that compensation had not been grant-
ed which ought to have been afforded. No reason, I.e
maintained, existed for making a distinction between
those Loyalists who bail been recompensed by the
.it--
tice of this country and those? who had not been s
requited, and now came to them as claimants. Ile
then called the attention of the Hoes, to tilt tiegotia-
lions which had taken place—the stipulations wade i
yttrium. treaties concluded between this country arid
America, and the Acts passed at different periods re-
lating to the claims and situations of the Avnevicau
loyalists. He strongly enforced their claim IA cow-
pensation, and wishing to bring the whole subject
fairly before the flow, he concluded by 1110Tilif:
5" An Address to his Majesty, praying that be would
be pleased to give directions to lay before the House
copies •f all communications that had passed be-
tween his Majesty's Ministers and persons calling'
themselves American Loyalists or their Agents, since
April 3, 1814 and in particular thole remised at
or about certain periods which were sposilleil."
Mr. DICKENSON seconded the addlishohli Wiped
the house would not hesitate to afford lbw Ihsgaliws
some relief.
Mr. W. SMITH said, be should pairings, •bJr.
vations he hail to offer till the papers called for weee
before th:. House, widely, when gives, win& justifv
he seas disposed to say. It wan, holm*. 'right
to endeavour to counteract a prejithee width ha.:
cone forth against this claim on acconnt of its sot
being adjusted before. It was a great hardship that
those tientlesnen, who 40 years ago had been admitted
by every man of every party in that (louse to be efi.
titled to full compensation should so* have the delay
whirls had taken place opposed as a bar to their claim..
The sum which they ought to hare reerived would 'n
forty years have at. least terbkd itself by Wort s
and it was too much that this, which waiiis itself a
great evil, should he made the ist•tisitt for illiojiefnAr
them to farther hardship. ties it was h net.. its:it
every lieutlensan feltdispovell taunt thole illebles nsidl•
• flux, co:isidering that if well founded they must luta..