The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-19 00:00:00

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Agent was indispensably a.sessary, to save the expiator
of demurrage.
Mr. CROK ER said them yes no Chaplain at
Dept-
ford or Woolwich, bat then allowance was given to the
parish churches.
After a few obseratioes from Sir I. Ce►vix, Sir J.
Yonne, Mr. Huns, and Admiral H ,
The. Amendment was negatived withiset a division.
Mr. HUME said that a sum of 40,0001. was voted last
rear for the erection of a work at Trincomalee, which,
it now appeared, wu completely thrown away, as an-
other nun of 9,0001. was called for, to prevent the total
loss of all. An Admiral was withdrawn from the East
India station; this be could not reconcile with keeping
two Vice•Admiralsat Portsmouth and Plymouth.. with sa-
laries of four thousand pounds a•year, each; whir/ they
were not necessary, and, if necessary, could be easily sup-
plied by the Admiralty. In India an Admiral was ne-
cessary, as a person of high rank, to prevent disputes
.that might frequently happen between Dutch, French,
and other foreign shipe He thought it bad policy to
withdraw the Admiral from the East India station, and
he was satisfied the East India Company wont' pay the
difference between a Commodore's pendant and an
Admiral's allowance, rather than have none on that
station.

Sir J. YORKE thought our naval station in India
was of very great importance; and he wished to know
how the withdrawing of a flag-officer from that station
was a matter of such consequence, as a saving, com-
pared to the disadvantage that must result from such a
step. He particularly wished that the naval station
should be sized at Ceylon, as the key to all our Indian
possessions.
Sir O. COCKBURN said that the station m Trinco-
malee was so unhealthy, and so many ofserrs lost there,
that it became necessary to remove the squadron from
it, and have bet two frigates there.
Admiral SOTH EROS was surprised that a flag officer
was left so tbe westward station.

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The resolution was then agreed to.• • ,
On the Retaliation being moved fur granting 40,70 W.
for the Victnalling yard*,
Mr. BRKNAL objected to the vote, and Sir B
&IA RTIN defended it,

The Resolution was agreed to.
The next sums voted were, forty thousand sevi.n hun-
dred pounds for the Victualling 1 ards; and 63,6741. for
the Medical Establishment.
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On a motion to grant 6,694 i. for the Naval College,
Mr. GUM R observed, that previous to Lord Melville's.
Gate there was no Lieutenant Governor to this establish.
went. Ile did not see any necessity atpresent fur this offi-
cer. whose salary was SON.; nor for die Professor, who re-
ceived 71101. a year. He thenglit that all the persons
added by turd Melville might he removed as e+eless,
and that all the duty might he performed by the Com
naissioner.
Sir JOSEPH YOItKR mid in this instance the Honse
was called on to make a stand in favour of naval offizers.
Those men who had served their couotry to. long, ausl I
who had antlered so much, were now, according to the
Hon. Gentleman's priociples to he shut out fintn the
chance of having the small perquisite, which he wanted
to aboliab. Hs should give every resietsuce to this
motion.
Sir ISAAC COFFIN defended the present
mint, as essentially accessary So give a proper eoluea-
tiom to nasal racers.
Mr. HOME did not see how a Governor was nee's.
sary foe giving visitation, whilst mastsrs June were
Wont to such a daty. As to matdog g stand in favour
of naval officers, tiers was a greater neoessity tor
making a staid easiest expellee; and on that ground
the present expense ought to be reduced.
Sir M. HIGLEY thought College on. which
feiterved the supped of the VoUsef mid 'ioighe to be
kept up.

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e. hiptio• 'fie agreed
oast am voted w
Illbipliispoio is ontioAry
tlw filklmo is ordinary.
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refpired at this time.
Si.I:AM MARTI:
expo, s attending the
The It titia was ag
Thhileroletion next
for repair'.
Sir 8. YORKE said he gave Ministers every credit
for tbn Were( curtailment they hail effected in the pub.
lic expense; bet be thought this sum very enormous.
He understood that a quantity of coal tar bed been made
OM offer some of the ships with a view to prevent the
Airy rot. Ind he was informed that it bad lately been dis•
etwitiaisell.
Sir B. MARTIN said that the use of it had been ens.
pendei, treatise a representation had been toads that U
affected the health of the crews. He had every reason
M believe that, on inquiry, tfils representation would
prove fen:aeons.
Aftera few words from Sir I. Corrim„
Mr. NUMB regretted that so many ships should have
bees eqbjected to the experiment, until its efficacy had
Ale,ascertained. Ile screed however that the ass
'Tar had been properly eutpended. It was et.
edible, that the discharge of a pistol near the
side of • the shill would be in danger of setting it or
Bu; besides the timber by that process became quit
brittle.
The Resolution was ,treed to.
' OA squviag the sum of 961,0001. for half pay to Naval
lab"
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Mr. 111U.11E said he had to state a very great abuse b.,
this subject. At the close of the late war, one thousand
Midshipmen were promoted to the rank of Lieutenants,
,sad since 1816, four hundred and sixty-eight more were
appoieted,seven hundred other naval promotions were
node. As to the Coronation promotions, be considered
them quite nnnecessary. The expense for this year, by
dirShpromotiuns, was I 43,0001. ; and the expenses wont,
be 150,au1. a year to the country. In the year 1791
sad 1787, the promotions were very trifling; and what
.occasion was there fur se many now ?
Sir O. COCKBURN said the promotions were given
Is AWN for meritorious services. The Midshipmen
111.01111kii were these who hod passed previous to the
year 1814 ; and when it was considered how many -
studies took place in the service, there were not .
many oilmen.
Mr. ELLICR differed entirely from his Hen. Friend,
because young men, who had served from 15 or 16 years.
in unhealthy climates, were entitled to rewards, and it
they did nqt receive such rewards, they must have been
treated with the injustice. It was particularly
necessary to perlirmlitritne acts of justice in the Navy,
which he thought bad been reduced much below that
staadarkwhicli policy called on us to key op.— (Hear.
bear) If a war were to break ont again, what would P.
the consknence, if we bad not a sufficient number
"avid *liken ?
Sir ISAAC COFFIN declared, that be himself hail .
nephew. who had been ten years is the naval service,
and he dared sot ask promotion fur him.
Sir .1. wpm contended for the necessity of keeping
up a ' maul officer".
Mr. NET said, the objections all the night
hill ffiruied_t* ilutsixilAlwatimoitt, 44/9.

oper►te 1 as a great in notice to the old first Ise,
Sonnets. srhose names were on the list. and who bad
Men passel over. Many of these had served in lies of
battle ship during the last war, and they were not pro-
looted.
Mr. EtitlCE said a few words in explanation.
Mr. HUMS again contended that the selection for
Coronation promotions was nnf.tirly made.
After a hw words from ,Sir O. COCKBURN and Mr.
Bas NET, the lissointion was agreed to.
Several other votes were then proposed, and agreed
to without limy observation.
The seta of 105,11001. was proposed to make good '
charities for Widows, Orphans, &c. and was agreed
after a coniereation between Mr. Home. Sir John
horn, Mr. Croker, Mr. Baokes, Mr. Bennet. and Sir,
Yorke. •
The Una Of 126.772/. was proposed for superannuation
and allowadees to be granted to-Commissioners, Clerks,
&c. formerly oniplayed in the Civil Departments of the
Navy, and agreed to after a few observations from
Mr. Home, Mr. Croker, Mr. Alderman Thompson, I.:*
Frsncis Onisatity, Sir O. Clerk, Sir B. Martin, al
Sir I. Coma.

The song of 767,000/. was voted for building and
pairing. ships of war in the dock-yards.
The sum of one hundred and fifty-four thousand
hundred pounds was proposed to detray the expenses
improvements is dock yards, lice.
Mr. HUNK moved as an amendment, that the Chair.
man do report progress, and ask leave to sit again.
Hut after a few words from the Marquess of W
DONDERIIY, the resolution and amendment were wi
drawn.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
had to propose a grant of two millions seven hueds
thousand pounds, for the psyrrient of the holders of I
per Cent. stock, who had signified their dissent from
plan of Government. This sum included the amouni
interest, which was to be paid to these holders. 'I
*mount of the capital being only two millions six lit
dyed thousavi pounds.
Mr. HUMP' asked out of what fund this grant was
proceed.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that it was an the practice to assign the fund fr'
which a emit was to he taken, until the period for
consideration of the ways and means.
Mr. HUME—Then it is not to be taken out of
money to be lent by the Rank.
The Resolution was agreed to, and the House
tamed. •

'fbr Chairman reported progress, and obtained 1,
to 4it again.

WARICHOURING HILL.

Mr. WAtIACE fare notice that he would not hi
on the discussion of the Warehousing Bill until
Ihr holiday*.
The House adjourned at A rarter before one o'el

On the dit44on un Lord Normanby's motion
the reductioa of one of the Pot.tnt tate.e-fleneral
the majority of 15.% there wan 91.1 Scotch, 1$ L.
9 County Members, and 52 Plactuatto. The Count)
Members were—J. Itlackburne, Marquess Chandos,
W. F'.gerton, John Fleming', Viscount Lowther, ,
K. "'wooers, Lord it. Manners, H. Sumner, Si;
lilforr;ey. 1• the minority of 159 there were
ii,r,.. ch, 7, Ir/eh. and 31i Cope, Members. So mi
or a vircual representation of the people! •
1 01 Saturday the despatches fur Madras apd Donal,
by the skip Ago, Captain Italderston, were closed s'
Ithe Eger (MN Hawn., and delivered to the purser
that ship. tie Eva India Company's outward bout
chip nooir4 viss in lat. 4 deg. N. long. 19i W. is '
27th JAMMAry.

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red went:-111.11111L for wog to Manetors-HeiteL—Yeeterdaw, belt. was alto preel
'aryl and 75siklea• for victuals for their nears Jain. Beckley Sad Ootbeb Marone Levis
Y. were brought before the feed Mayot. en a charge of
- grain 68A°64 4r- harbouring sla felon' I I lee sal Moe of tit: false
Wrier tots y sto en
*nary,
ol to know why so large a sum was of nearly MO
zetedee of pay.
e. The skin, wore ordered, whb the pr
leg for them on delivery ; but Lawlor hems Ith for
TlNeald there were always great
the moorings aid repairs of ships.— about bailors hear, they were crawled sway. "lel
agreed to. Ohewaras vend by the prosecutor, who stated that
m proposed was one for 300.000 L the gang was most extensive, baying parties in Mane .
cheerer, Liverpool, &c.--The prisoners will be re-ex- •
till he gave Ministers every credit amined on Friday.
ailment they had effected in the pub.
ibis
thought ..,
sum vet enormous moves .--Saturday evening, a man who said
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i quantity of coal tar bail been ma. Ilia came was John Mackerel, and that be was a fel.
he ships with a view to prevent the lowship porter and Waterman, was brought to this ' •
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informed that it had lately been dis- Office in a remelt. and preferred a complaint against a at
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soldier nf the (beard, no linty at the British Museum
said that the use of it had been one for stabbing him in the thigh with his bayonet.
epresentation had been made that it The statement of the 'minded men, who appeared
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uf the crews. He had every reason
i* a very weak state, war. that pasting the British
itsmtiry, tfils representation wou Mimeses,
he stopped at the wall, and is insoment af-
-1 from Sir I. COFFIN. leeward.. he received a blow on the beck. He tamed
and that so ntany ships should have mind, and saw it was a soldier, who had struck him
O CII)OfilItelli, until its efficacy had with the but end of his musket. He said " You need t,
fie agreed however that the use of not have struck me—why didn't you speak if I was
" rotaill gulended, •, It was doing wrong ?" The soldier made no reply, bat struck ~ .
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the "'Pi °' a "to' °ear the his le t into the thick part of his thigh. He Med
mld be in danger of setting it on ,
process became quite profusely, and was takes to a surgeon, who dressed the i 11
saber by thatt •
wound.
vas weed to. The surgeon who dressed the wound. said it was a t:
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RIO of 961,0001. for half-pay to Naval severe one, and there Ind been I; very profuse bleed- .'
ing, bat it was not in the least degree dangerous. II, t '
imbed to state *very great abuse on Mr. klmsno6 ordered the wounded man to be 1
e close of the late war, one thousand conveyed home in a coach, indigent a n et to the
romoted to dm rank of Lieutenants,
enonsanding officer, to request that the soldier might
hundred and sixty-eight more were
mired other naval promotions were he given ep to the Civil Power. This request was
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coronation promotions. he considered readily attended to, and yesterday the man nay brought
ary. The expense for this year, by up by Godfrey, a constable: His name was John
as 143,0110/.; and the expenses would Sister, a private in the 2d battalion of the 3d Regi- t
to the country. In the year 1791 meta of Foot Guards.
lotions were very trifling; and what
Captain Drummond, the adjatant, attended on be- st ,
fur eo many now ?
half of the regimept.
RN said the promotions were given .;1 ,
John Sutton said he was in company with Mackani. 1
torions services. The Midshipmen k
to who had passed previous to theraand saw the sentinel strike him with the butt-end of s i ,
en it was considered how many ca- his musket, and then torn it round, and make a thrust i •
in the service, there were not too at him with his bayonet. He did not know 31ackarel . I 4
was wounded, until he saw the blood coming out of I
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bred entirely from his Hen. Friend, the top of his shoe. aid dripping from his frowners,
, who had served from 15 or 16 gars, and he then turned to the soldier, and said " You '''•
tee, were entitled to rewards, and it have used this men in a manner you have no right to
t such rewards, they must have been jo. 1 t
To this the soldi relie " Take yourse off
Meet injustice. It was particularly '
or 1.. shall serve you theer samep d
." When Mackerellf bad.
Its those acts of justice in the Navy,
bad been reduced much below that been taken to a surgeon's, witness and another inquired
icy called on us to keep up.— (Hear, for the Serjesat of the Guard, who took the defeadent /
re to break out again, what would be off his post, and readily gave his name, observing that I
r we bad not a sufficient number of be had been a soldier long enough to know better 1
than do such a thing. Sutton added, that no abusive
'FIN declared, that be himself bail a language was used is the soldier by any of the party.
been ten years is the naval service,
It was not a push sideways, beta straight (*mind
tk promotion fur bias. . ;
thrust with the bayonet. .....ti
Mended for the necessity of keeping T , .„,, ~_,.._
of
WO MOO aimed Dawson and MOW IMP were
lowed gavel office&
I, Reid, the objections all the hied the party, corroborated the foregoing statemetote.
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I, tig_iya Sattowpeodmies444l3llealo- (me a enstorme orb,
;letteeb-tteicalas a visited I. 4:lllVrehplighs atiiiisleil Mackerel *her be got home, which stated '' I ;
great injustice to the old first Lieu- that Ise was unable to leave his room. '
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toes were on the list, and who bad John Stowe, a lean who was passing by aeddent, t
Many of these had served is line a corroborated io part the statement of the others. , . 1
the last war, and they ware not pro. The soldier. in hie defence, said, be bad orders to ,
.1 a few words is explanation.
pr nuisances at the Museum ; and seeing M. there', 1
be desired him to go, tad pushed him with any butt
in conteeded that the selection for the .
ions was unfairly made, end of his minket. He refused to go, and Le (de-
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la from ,Sir G. (O0(110114 and Mr. Pedant) then turned his piece round and pushed him ; !
sties was agreed to. with the flat part of his bayonet, without the Wen- e
tee were then proposed, and agreed titan of wounding him. They all abused him. He , 4 ~
anatioa. was sure it was a planned thing among the party, to ..,,
lOU was proposed to make good the
get a soldier into trouble. .t. .
vs, Orphans, be, and was agreed to,
I between Mr. Hume, Sir John Os- All the witnesses declared solemnly, that not a single' ..1: v 1
Mr. Baokes, Mr. Bennet. and Sir J. word of abuse was uttered by any of them.
Mr. Geode, the surgeon of the regiment, said he n 1
;.721*Isss Proposed for superannuation had been to see the wound Aed man, and he found the t i I
be granted to-Commissioners, Clerks, k. ','
skin penetra•ed very slightly; it was not a scratch. , .11
yes) in the Civil Departments of the
to after • few observations from bet a straight puncture; be thought it was possible that li
roker, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Sir it might have been given by the side action which the fit i
, Sir G. Clerk, Sir B. Martin, and soldier had described,
The sentinel who was at the other side of the gates
POOL was voted for building and re-
at the time, said he beard some one d—n his comrade
sr in the dock-yards.
r hundred and fifty-four thousand two once.
as proposed to detray the expenses of Mr. Mixotwoo said, no man ought to commit a
ork yards, &e. nuisance in the place described, and it was the duty of
red as an amendment, that the Chair- the soldier placed on guard to prevent it ; but at the
grins, and ask leave to sit again.
r words from the Marquess of LO?1- same time, be roust say, that it was by no means an
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resolution and amendment were with- offence which called for, or would justify the use of
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the hsyonet, nor was the soldier right in risking the
JAR of the EXCHEQUER said, he infliction of a wound by turning his musket as he had •
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[rapt of two millions seven bundled described. He called on the defendant to give bail,
for the ktarrient of the hollers of five himself in 401. and two sureties in 20/. earls, for h a
ho had signified their dissent from the appearance at the Sessions.—Two officers of the rrgi- 'l' itl
at. This sum included the amount of
went became his sureties, and be was liberated,
is to be paid to these holders. The
aital being only two millions six hut-
At the Chelmsford Assign on Saturday, Joseph
Inds. ‘ 1
ed out of what fund this grant was to Church was convicted of a conspiracy, with two other
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persons, named Brown and Archer, to obtain, under
AMR of the EXCHEQUER said, false pretence., 152 sheep, from one John Davis, a i•:. '
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se praetioe to assign this fund from intent to defraud him of the same at Harlow, on the
s to he taken, until the period for the
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Ise wars and means. 9th of September 1820. The other defeniants did I '
'hen it is not to be taken out of the not appear to take their trial.
ay the hank. T/111; LATS LARTIIIQUAn E.—The Cattle of the earth- 1 1
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was agreed to, and the House re- quake which wes felt on the 19th ult. throngh most 1
countries of the Continent, is now partly explained. 1 Kl' !
reported progress, and obtained leave On the 13th of February, Vesuvins began to labour,
and loud sublerraneotes detonations were heard. In • ' il P:,
WARICOOIISING HILL.
the night of the 10th and 17th they were renewed i
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ti rave notice that he woold not bring
with iurreaged violence. The pest morning the moon-
of the Warehousing Bill until after
Loin warn covered with a thick smoke. On the 15th ail
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turned at a quarter before one o'clock. showers of ashes, stunes, and fragments of heated .
_ _ _._ _______ lava were thrown up and formed a crown of bre round ,
son Lord Normanby's motion for the whole circomlerence of the crater. On the 13th ' ,1
one of the Poont sates-General. in the boiling lava wee perceived, reaching the edges '
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S 2, there were 20 Scotch, IS Irish, of the crater, but without overflowing, and the agita- i
try, and 52 Plowmen. The County tion of the mountain increased. Oa the 2 I st the lava ,
J. Itlackburne, Marquess Chandos, at last forces! its war througb a new opening down
n Fleming, Viscount Lowther, Lord the northern side of Vesuvius, and rolled down at the
I It. Manners, H. Somber, Stuart rate of two yank per minute towards the hermitage of
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r minority of 159 there were five tau Selmer. The same phenomena continued during
and 31 Gums, Members. So much the two following days, but Ila the 24th the eruption t
estimation of the people! augmented is violence. The lava reached the terri- •
he despatches fur Madras apd Bengal, tory of the Caatroai, and taming towards the west.
, Captain Balderston. were closed at rushed down into the valleys, which !a those parts J '1
mise, and delivered to the punter of fortunately tansies of ancient lava, and are barren
Kast India Company's outward bound ;$44 uninhabited. Seem from Naples, the mountain,-
in lat. 4 deg. N. long. 195 W. is the surrounded with a sone of fire, formed a most magni- t '
cent spectacle. .
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