The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-10 00:00:00

THE ST.A'fIiiSMAN

quantity issued from the Mint, and that would probably
motet the Hon. Baronet's view.
...Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY said, that what he wanted
was to know the value of each piece of those monies in cir-
culation, and, on the suggestion of Mr. Hume, amended his
motion to that .effect. which was agreed to.
Sir JOHN IV ROTTESLEY then gave notice, that
on Monday he would move an Address to his
Majesty, prating that inquiry might he made' how far
the coinage of this country might be adopted to a decimal
calculation.
NAVAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS.
Mr. MA BERLY rose to move for accounts relating► to
the measure adopted by the Chancellor of the Fixeliequer
last year for the payment of the Naval and Military Pen-
sions. He and those with him at that tittle opposed that
bargain with the Bank, and the object of his motion now
was to show that it was the most disastrous bargain for the
country that was ever made. The Hon. Member then moved
for several accounts of the transfers of money between the
Bank and the trustees for the payment of the Naval and
Military Pensions, which were ordered.
On the motion of IiIr..MABERLY, several accounts were
ordered of the quantity of hemp, flax, and linen yarn im-
ported into Great Britain anti Ireland, with the ditties on
the same, from the sth Jan. 1823, to the sth Jae. 1824,
distinguishing the countries where such imports Were made,
and also of the quantities exported from Great Britain and
Ireland, distinguishing the confides to which such ex-
ports were made. Also of the quantity exported from Ire-
land and Scotland into England,distinguishing the an►oun^
of duty paid.
Adjourned at five o'clock.

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consider how large a proportion of girery Went India
rom-
mnnity is at present disrptililied from proving the crimes o!
a•hitepersons. The tntsl amount of Slaves in our islands is
estimated at about 7011.000, and that of white inhabitants at
50,000, which m sires the latter about one to fonrteen of the
farmer If plantation slaves are ill 'reale& contrary to law,
the m anger himself, for the most part, must be the cri-
minal party; and wlri, tinder these circumstances, is to give
evidence against him ? His overseers are most likely his ac-
complices; and be Ides, if they are now made admissible
witnesses, or if they are White men, he has only, when
about to perpetrate any act of cruelty, prohibited by law,
to send them out of the way. Now, what should we
think of such a phrase, as the protection of the late, in this
crowded metropolis, and of those who called that protec-
tion adequate and ample, where one man in a hundred
only were competent to prove or give information of a
crime? Should we not say, that except to that hundredth
person, the deserts icor Africa would he safer than the streets
of London, and that to tell.the ninety-nine of their being pro •
tested by Law, was to add insult to a barbarous proscription V
Let us, however, hope for better things. We have already,
by the blessing of God, prevailed upon the planters to believe
that a Negro is ratl►er superior to an Ourang-Outang; and we
hope by mild means and gentle measures, to make still further
improvements on their moral perceptions.