The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-15 00:00:00

;reed to.
M e. CANNING moved for leave to bring in s BUt
to consolidate the Acts relating to Fast India Air
ping.—Leave given.
-)UNT LAS CAMS.

COl
Mr. J. P. GRAN F moved for certain Papers respectlep
Lea
Casas, she companion of Bonaparte in his captivity at St. He-
lena; who gas sent, as he understood, by the Governor, from St.
Helena to the Cape of Good Hope, and sent up the country.
where he was detained among savages several months, against
his will. It had been asserted. that be was io sidle way cep
eerned in sending papers and letters clandestinely from St. He-
lena. From the (we be was brought in a ship scarcely sea-
worthy to the mouth of the Thames; officers a erellthen beat on
board under the Alien Act, and his papers were taken' fella
him. He was conveyed en board another vessel to Ostend, and
from thence delivered over to the Prussians, and ultimately'
placed soder the surveillance of the Pollee at Frankfort. St
was agaiost the abuse of the powet &keg by the Alien Act that
he mow complained, became he bad mdved a clause la the Aitt
imovea.ed the delivery over ed aliens into the hands of
Ode rennin. The clause was rejected at the time. and be was
' then told such a case could ante happeo. It had, however.
happened in the person of Count Les.Cw if the inforosatioa
anreeet. The necessity of ameadiag the Act was there!ore
Ile concluded with aim* as Address fur the Om-
Afiespondence, Orders, ikc. in respect of the removal of this
person.
Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that the Hon Gentleman
east an odium upon the_ Oo.eris. meat at the Cape, which was too.
ed for instead of Lame lig seat awe* snotages, he
was, in fact. lodged. among the servants in the Governar'st
Country-home. ith respect io seeding him to Ostend, he
made no objectian. and be ono telly sent to the borders of idle
Rhine as being .m.fer than on the confine. of France, for
his object Waite retry on ais Improper earrapoodease. Hi.
paper. were all delivered to him at Frankfort. sealed ; himself
.
admitting they were all perfectly correct.
Mr. TiEßloi EY mid it was certainly veer viordhe,4l6ll.leltell
Count Las Cams arrived at Ostend two ()ens d'Alene Ambit
be waiting to stile him. This was not likely is the talk dfba
arrival et which no notice had been glues. He wetted that tie
Noble I. .rd would be able to clear up this fact. What di
testy could the Noble Lord have in producing the papers
tor? The Noble Lord bad said there was no communication
with any foreign Government on ibis subject—bat it was cer-
tainly a most extraordinary circumstance, that when a was iv-
rivesat Ostend in an kaglesh vessel. he should be by accident
seined by Gens d'Arees waiting to apprehend him. The Papers
moved for would ,how that no communication bad been made
to any foreign Government. to prepare it to setae Coast Las
Came as won as be arrived. For the credit of the Alien Rill he
hoped the Noble Lard would cons-nt to the production of these
Papers. The great point to he ascertained wm, as it did No-
pear that he was apprehended immediately on his arrival, wboa
they this was not in consequence of a comammiestloo made from
this Government to anotber.tiovernmeat ?
Mr. GOULBUItH confirmed the statement of the Noble
• Lord, and,informed the Home that Madame Las Cams was
consulted as to the place where sbs would like to meet her hus-
band. She preferred London; bet that not being deemed a pro-
per. meeting-place. she expressed a wish to meat him at tho
nearest °orison. Ostend was therefore selected.
Ile. V. DOUGLAS, adverting in the sodden attest of Las
Cases as Ostend. pressed to know whe her any eouoimmicatiuss
had been made from ibis country to foreign Governments?
' Lord cAs.ruoiliAGH denied any sorb commuoication. ,
-Mr. J. P. GRANT replied, that if this were so, is ere cooed
be no Ensued for refusing the pen. He shoahltse glad toind
that the fact had borsoa; bet bopW that a dame would be ps-
trodecat is the Alien Act to prevent the like treatment for the
future.
The gaieties was them put sad pegatived.
On the motion of Lord CASFLIDIEAGH, the considered
of the Royal Message was pustpdoed to to-morrow (this day).
Several other Orders were theitillestponed.
Tb. Report on the Irish Assessed Taxes was broaght.op, and
a Rill ordered to be prepared.
The Report of tee Oistille, y Act was brought up, sad a Bill
ardrred to be hr..' rot in.
The remaining Orders of the Day were then disposed ll', sad
the House adjoitrued at Halfivist One o'C hock.

A short time since, a hoe sturgeon was eavgbt in
tbs river Medway, jest below the new lock; it miss.
*led 6 feet 6 ittgbed,-041 •weighed nearly 100 lbs.:
it
/ise eshibited in Maidstone for a few brats, and
aftirwards sold to a person for the trill ff: sem of
who immediately seta it off to London.

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