The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

STATIC OF (ROLAND.

The Marquees of .ANSDOWNE was prepared to pro.
pose the Resolution of which lie hail given notice, con.
cerniug the State of Ireland. Bat be was sorry to state

Sir IL WILSON presented a petition from the Tan- I
nets of Southwark, praying that the Leather Tax may not
be repealed. —OrdPrell to be printed.
• Sir R. WILSON wished for some information from
the 1100. Secretary for the Colonial Depastment, relative
to a family of 16 persons of the name of iterunka„ nho
had been saved by the French Consul at the massacre of
ittsties. Tkey mulcted to the looks Islas& and Obey
were there ardend to return to the_Murek an let of the
Lord High Commissioner, which be mist:Wed to he
most arbitrary. They then applied for !rare to rrwlsin
for a certain time, in order to avoid the Barbary corsairs,
which was denied them. They were consequeutly taken
by an Algerine, and were, no doubt, condemned to sla•
very. He wished to know whether the Govern.
ment had received any ietelllgence upon this sub-
Jett, as such was the statement which he had
heard. He also would be glad to know whether the
Hon. Metuber would have any objection to the return
of a document presented to Lord Bathurst by Signor
Rossi, amongst the other papers relating to the lonian
[elands, which had been ordered by the house.
Mr. WILMOT said, that be had received no intelli-
gence whatever relating to the circumstances the Hon.
Member had mentioned. With regard to he paper of
Signor Rossi be should certainly object to it, becanse it
was an ex-parte statement, and ataproduction would give
rise to a great inconvenience, whilst it could he of no
service to any measure the Hon. Member might think
proper to brill)/ forward.
Sir ROBERT IVILSON wished to know whether
Signor Rossi was at this time banished from the lonian
Island.

111r.411.M0T said he knew of no reason why Signor
Rossi should he eonwhiered as banished.

The con aaaaa lion then dropped.
Sir T. ACLAND presented a petition from the
Owners and Occupiers of Land in one of the lion-
dreds of the County of Devon, praying fur protecting
chide% on butter —Ordered to be print ad.
Mr. ►IONEI presented a petitinn from the Trinity
House Company, praying that a Bill might be brought
into ti}e House for altering and amending certain Acts,
so as to make them conformable to the new regulations
with regard to foreign trade.—The petition was referred
to a Committee.
A Message from the Lords aonouserd that their Lnrd
ships bad agreed to the Laurie:l Tows Improvement Bill,
104 several other Private bills.
• • LICENSING SILL.
H BENNHT brought up the &pot" of the

into farther considerration7 on Friday next, sad the Bill,
as amended, to be printed.
Mr. HUME moved for Returns of the several Officers
in Ireland holding two or more offices, stating the names
of the offices they hold, and the *mom of remuneration
whether as salary or allowance, or compensation for the
lees of any place.—Ordered.
Mr. DENMAN presented a petition from several re-
spectable Merchants and Manufacturers in the town of
Nottingham, praying that East India Sugars might be
admitted upon paying ad valorem daties.—Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. DENMAN presented a petition from certain Ship
Owners in the town of Osineborough, praying for a
total repeal of the Salt Tax.
Mr. CURWEN wished to know when it was the inten-
tion of Government to bring in a Bill for repealing the
taxes which had been given up, as he was anxious that
he should not be considered as taking Ministers by sur-
prise, it being his intention to move an instruc ion to the
Committee to repeal the whole of the Salt Tax.
Mr. LUSHINGTON made an observation, which was
inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. CALCRAFT, after complaining of the absence
of Min' , asked if it was the intention that the
whole of the Salt Tax should be given up in Scotland.
Mr. LUSHINUTON said he was aware of no such in-
tentions.

Om GASCOYNE said, if the measures were not spee-
dily brought forward, it would be better to give up the
whole tax, than have discussions upon it at this period
of the Session.

The Petition was ordered to be printed.
RECtIVIR-CIENZRACII BILL.

Upon the motion of Mr. Lusatnarox, the Receiver-
Generals' Bill MU recommitted, and the house having
resumed, the repel was ordered to be taken into further
consideration on Monday next.
Upon the bringing up of the Report, a short conver-
sation ensued, in which the Marquess of Londonderry
fixed half-past fonr o'clock for the daily commencement
of public business.
Mr. BROUGHAM suggested that it petition which he
had to present, should come on before the regular busi-
I nem of the night.
The SPEAKER was anxious to address himself to the
house npon this question. A question had been put by
I the Hon. Member for Wareham, as to the time of begin•
sing public business. Now the receiving of Petitions
was as much public business as any thing which emu-
before the house ; and Gentlemen would remember that
within the last fortnight many public petitions had tic, n
received soon after for o'clock. As there had been a
sort of agreement bet.veen the Hon. Member for Ware-
ham and the Noble Lo►d as to the commencement of
public business, h- was anxious to know whether peti-
tions were to be excluded or included by this agreement.
If they were to be considered as usual to toms a part of
the public business, 'here would be no alteration in the
existing arrangements.
Mr. CALCIUM' said, that what lie desired w is, that
some of the Ministers should be present at the time lie
had mentioned. . _

After a little inciter conversation, it was agreed that
Mr. Brougham should present his petition.
Mr. ISKOCtiII.'.M presen,cd a petition from M.
George Prendergast, Esq. a Calcutta Merchant, com-
plaining of a case of individual hardship tOWAYAS one Of
the natives, on the part of the East India Company.—
The Honourable uentleman said that he shouted take
Nether notice of this case when en explanation of it,
which was in preparation, should be before the house.
Mr. ASTELI. Moved fur a return of any. proceedings
that may have bean taken by the East India Company,
in consequence of two letters addressed to that Com-
pany from M. G. Prendergast, Esq. on the lath of May.
After a few words trout Mr. Wetherell and .Mr.
Brueghel', the motion was agreed to.

coax furoaTATtosr 1111.1.
The Marquess of LONDONDERRY, in moving that
the order of the day for receiving the report of toe Coni•
mine, upon this Bill be read, said, that it had been nes
sirrstood that the discOssion upon tier dill keel: slum'
be taken on the third reading ; but in consequence of
clans• relative to the eNport;.tinn of gronnd corn
been introduced into the Bill in the Coalmines., on the
motion of his Bight lion. Fri•nd, the .Heather for Li•
verpool (Mr. Cannier), lie begged to *late that if he
found there was a general repugnance from that chair
in the house, he should press it to form a part of the
Bill. His taking that roarer, lin, t , would not pre-
vent his Right Hen. Fri. nd from hringing that parti•
(tear measure before the bons, in the shape of a sepa-
rate Hifi. in the Win time, however, he repeated that
ke could out consent to its encumbering the main inn-
sure if there were a general feeling against it.
(Some conversation here took place between Mr.
nnet and Mr. Courteoay, on the subject (we believe)
of the Prison Laws Amen,juient Bill, the discussion ow
which was (we believe) fisted for Friday next.)
Mr. CANNING said that he was onnilling to be the
means of throwing any impedituat in the way of the
Bill itself, and was therefore willing that the merits of
the clause he had introduced might be then discussed.
But his Noble Friends must forgive him if he said that
be could not accept the compromise which lie offered
him of a separate Bill. No one who looked at the mums
her of orders for the consideration of the house, bet
must see that a Bill of such a nature would have but lk-
tle chance of passing. the house this session. A man
must indeed be sanguine aho wncttl introduce any new
Bill this session. Another reason for not taking that
course was, that a great majority were favourable to the
principle of the clause, but felt difficulties as to its prac•
ticability in detail, viz. whether sufficient restriction
could be placed upon the commerce of the article to pro-
tect it from the introduction of fraud. Although those
nn whose behalf lie introdnerd this clause, 111111 done all
in their power to prevent clashing with the Cn•towis,
yet it would be hard upon them who appeared as peti-
tioners before the house, to he obliged to shape a Bill to
devise the particular restrictions, which might oinit the
customs, the hostile rusty to them. All be could say
on that subject in their behalf was, that they were ready
to take the privilege limier any restrictions, or any pre-
cautions which the Lords of the Treasury might chase
to place upon it. He should, therefore, take the sense
of the house on the clause at that stage of tile Bill.
Sir 1. SEBRIGHT thought the clause an improper
one mid• r any restrictions.
Sir E. KNATCHLUI L sa:d. that the clause in quer-
tion had received the ilisopi.to:mtion, it not the repro-
bation of the house, and the Conindttee in which it was
first proposed. He hoped, therefore, his jesty's Mir
nisters would, in behalf of the ag•rienltural interests.
steal up and oppose the preposition of the Bight Mons
lientlenian.

The Marquess of LONDONDERRY observed that
the uiscussion might he lunch ..... re conveniently taken
on the report being read. The question then before the
house was, that the order of th• day be read.
The Order of the Day wet then read, and the ques-
tion put from time (Alai,.
Thu SPRAKRR in putting the qirestion, that list
amendment to the bill in Cie report of the Committee be
read, observed tin. t tie rap r tune to take receptioist*
the clause in question, was when the particular mato&
meet involving that clause was read by the clerk.
On the amendment for permittinv warehoused wheat
to be taken out and ground into dour, for the purpose
of exportation, being read,
Mr. CURWEN called the attention of the house to
the impolicy of a clause of this description. The clause
enacted that such corn as was so ground, if not exported,
should be taken back to the warehouse. Now he defied
any one to devise means for determining whether the
floor so returned was from foreign corn or not. He was
sure that upon the whole mere was to be lost than gsin•
ed by socb a measure, and therefore be hoped the house
would reject it.
Mr. BRifillT said, that those who imported cern be-
fore the alteration in the currency, had an equitable
claim upon that house in the decision of this question.
The Noble Marquess opposite had said, that if the agri-
culturists bad been stripped to the fall measure of jus-
tice toward, the commercial interest, with reference to
the corn protecting ditty, that duty would have berm
sixty-tive shillings instead of seventy shillings. All the
..gricultural interest asked of them, however, was, to
admit this clause, and he (Mr. Bright) maintained that
lie best thing they could do for the agriculturists was
to lying speculator* into the corn. market. The firmer
would then have a rising tnarket rather than a Ghia);
one.

Sir E. KNATCHIRCLI, sail, that not being able to
agree with the Hon. Gentleman who splice last,. that
this clause would he hen,ficial to the agriculturists, he
felt himself called upon to give it his most d •termitted
opposition. He confepeed that he felt the weight of all
the apprehensions entertained by the Hon. Metuber for
Cumberland (Mr. Comm)
General GASCOYNE thought it would be as fair to
enact that hay Omni.' not be compressed into a small
compass for the purpose of removal, as that corn should
not be ground Into flour for the purpose orexportation.
He thought that the large capital which hail been locked
nut from speculation in foreign curt., had been most pre.
judicial to the agricultural interest.

Sir J. SEBRIOiIT assured the bolsi. :Nat be bad
been informed by some of the most intelli‘ent millers of
Flertfordshire, that if the morn from !'he I.Atore once
g ,t into their milk, they &tied the r Any o•lier
p,o7er to prevent its coming into Ow 5.1.1 s
being the case, he must oppose the clluie ten liug teen-
courage that •

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE thonAt the rlanse wool I he
most prejnilicial to the agricultural interest'. He did
hope the Right lion. Mnv• r ovonid withdra.e the clouse,
wring what the operation out inns: be, and that the Noble
Morgue's himself who introduced the 11;11 was ago' rist it.
He tune say that if it shonhl pass, it would he .consider-
e.l as an insult to the country. lle •.sished the lion.
31ember for Kent. ond other Hon. Menthers who repre-
sented the landed interest in thatlionse. would speak out
what they knew to be tbe state of the country.
Mr. F. LEWIS meant to support the abuse, because
he thought it woold he essentially beneficial to the aim-
cultnriste. He dill not sty that tot eveay quarter of fo-
reign corn exported a quarter of Eriiish wheat would be
exported with it, hut he catcula'e•l that for every 43
pounds of foreign flour sent out I; pounds of English
dour would go to a market which otherwise it would
never resch.

3lr. D. 17.111.8 era had it on the au•hority of persons
much more competent to form a judgment on this sub-
ject than he was. lye if this cl .itse were adopted it
would be impos,iiile to prevent foreign corn from being
brought into borne consumption. tie therefore objected
to the clause. Though friendly to a free trade, he
wished the system to be very gradually chanced, as a
sudden gitrutloo arming, as it needs must, from three