The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

aces from the Bank presented Accounts of the
of Cash in the hands of the Bank of England.
....Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Scott (from the site of the Chamberlain of the
Sky of London) presented an account of the Orphans
Vend, and other Actments.—Ordered to be printed.
. _Sir W. GUISE presented two Petitions from the dis-
Ortseed Agriculturists of two towns is the county of
Olossestor, praying the house to take their case into
annebteration.—Ordered to Been the table.
Mr. 000 CH presented a Petition from certain Occo.
/lees of Land in the comity of &mem praying the in.
position of Protesting Duties on imported Oraitt.-00,
doted I. lie on the table.
Lord ALTHORPE presented a Petition from Limit,
Jobs Croteh, of the Royal Nary, setting forth that the
Peddeser, after serving Vs country for many years. alhd
2rWen hurts in fighting with its nettles, had
important serviette to his county. in other ways.
d saved not ins than 19.111111,410LV. in the property
of British entrahants. He hod supplied important cor.
nodes@ to the charts now in use. and bodirednesd va-
rious ssefal and important inventions. Be rayed to I
bare his ease take. tat. assideratloo, sod bogged tiv.

Lord A. HAMILTON said, a Petition bad been sent
to him last yeer which was charged no less than 9/, but
on sending it to She Post Office, the whole sum was re-
mitted and the /Petition was presented.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM understood the Post Office
was bound to charge for postage when a document was
cent closed up as these had been, but when it was proved
that what had been so forwarded was a Petition to be
presented to Parliament, the money was always returned.
Mr. HUTCHINSON bore testimony to the readiness
manifested at the Post Office to correct any inconve-
nieace occasioned by Petitions being sent in such a way
as so make them liable for postage.
Mr. HUME did the Postmaster the justice to say. that
be had experienced the same disposition on his part.—
Last week he received Petitions which were charged
31. or 4/. Os his sending to the Poet Office the money
was immediately retarne4with a clause which precluded
the seeding of Petitions in this way which exceeded the
weight of six wilco,. Were this regulation generally
knowt. It might save mash future immairenience and
lose of time.
1 Sir M. W. LUDLEY said. the dame is question was
attached to an Act for regalating the ditties on Tea and
Caere At the end of Act cause the regulation
that lAnkiefes might be wet free of peewee. being open
at the ends, sod not etieediog Biz enmesh weight. If
this *add happen by any means to get abroad, the pub'
licit, it *veld gain would be very serviceable.
The CHANCELLOR of the XXCHIMITER offered a

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE wished to know from the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman, the Member for Peterborough.
(Hr. Scarlet') if it was his intention to bring the Poor
Laws under the consideration of the House.

Mt. SCAItLEII. was understood to say, that the
proposed plan of his Majesty's Ministers to giro four
millions to parishes on the seentity of the Poore' Ratos.
would render nugatory any measure which he could
propose.

•ROACH OF FRIFILIOS.

Mr. JAMS said that he would beg the indulgence
of the House, while he made sortie few observations on
the grounds of the motion which he intended to submit,
in pursnance of his notice. The person whose case
rendered his motion necessary bad been seoteneed to
the cruel punishment of two years' confinement in Lan-
caster Castle, for baring attended a Meeting for Pulls-
mentary Reform, In the year 1819. His (Mr. James's)
letters to that individual had been broken open repeat-
edly, and were entirely detained is tses insane% and.
copy only given bite. That was a prasUce so derogatory
from the privileges of Members M Pediment, 41. M ha
hoped the House would not sanction if. There wos so
much of oppression sad cruelty inswl treatment. that
be trusod the House would discountedinc• it. ft was,
in his opinion, sufficient punishment hit the unfne,allate
prisoner that he was debarred from the liberty of cox-