The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-19 00:00:00

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groaltd .• the notion sot having been reed; '
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The SPEAKER via of . opinion, that as the
substance had been statikik was eoloPetent to
any Member to 'peek upeist.the question, whethet
it should behroisght up or not.
General CRAUFURD proceeded. lie thought
the Manse should iii no, degree interfere isi ques.
lions respecting 'the diSciptine of 'the army. Its'
discipline and efficiency depeaded on thd prompt
obedience which they paid to their Comnianders.
If an individual, whoConeeived himself aggrieved,
thought that he had a right to present his petition
to the House of Cammoni, what was to prevent
larger bodies of them presenting similar petitions?
lie conceived that the whole discipline of the army
would be subverted, if such petitious were re.
ceired.
Me. WIIITiIitEAD said, that the gallant Ge-
neral was mis'taken if he supposed this was a new
case. Ile had himself *in the year 1806, pre-
.s
setittd a petitioc from the Hon; Cochrane John.
stone, eentehtleintof ill treatment, and the House
received that petition. The blouse of Commons
more recently teak tip the question of ot 'promo.
floss of Lord Herewith.; end yet the'Consequences
which. the
from
Getierel itpprehended did not
follow from thoseonestions being taken up by
the House of Cueiniong.: *TliO'hed siet-bditig_fei-
!Owed by. thirty of fatty tetiiiinis, jui irriillin•
General. *apposed. We 'Conti:lied • that; in' the
17°1; ijaYpe right...."-.'
fl.(o.4;as.be tkirdlyrutnnireatwerd r meld4APte.;
... not.fairly.treated, there must he somebody
for hint to appeal to.. In the present ere, where
a complaint had .beet inad9 to tlie.Cpaintaider
in. Chief, it 'wit,, tit duty to. have investigated
that cemptaint. tie ecteCeiveti, tbits in Abe
present instance, it wigs 'the ditty of the Cow•
inander in CMCf; seconding to the estpress in.
*tractions of the King fur the regulation 9f the
tirmy, not to inqUire and determine, but to in-
quire and report to the King. Insteinfot con-
siderieg this Petition in the frivolous . light in
which it had been represented by the. gallant
General, if he bad beeu in the. situation of Captain
leuskett, he thought that he Would not do any
thing that was improper,..but that he would break
his heart in despair. The assertion, however, of
the gallant General, as to what he knew of this
matter, should Out prevt'.nt the House from hear-
ing the Petition read. Whatever his Royal High.
Bess the Poke of. Cumberland might insinuate
against this officerl there was nu reason to suppose
that he was neglectful of his duty. The answer of
the Commander in Chief was, that if he would
not insist upon his right to 'rive abroad, he would
give him a Majority. The offer of this promotion
wag a proof that there was no serious charge against
him ;• and if an officer conducting himself merito-
riously, was, through any caprice, prevented
from that which was the. first object of hi* honour.
able ambition, the satisfaction of fighting against
I the enemies of his country, it was a most serious
grievance, and.ought not to be passed by without
examination.
Mr. MANNERS surtoN thought it by no
meant necessary for the House to entertain, the
present Petition. It was very possible that the
Commander in Chief was realty dolug the greatest
' kinduess to Captain Fackett in the meaner he act.
'ed. Ile knew, besmear, nothing of the Petition,
or the peculiar eirennisteates Of it. He therefore
was not preparmitis say, that It -*tight not to be
-received. • ' - •
General LOFTUS mentioned a ease of a Cap.
Lain Barnard, who, 'conceiving himakf ill used by
the Commander in Chief Ocala thelevee, and
presented his. Petition directly to the King. Its
consequence of this Petition his case.. wits taken
Into consideration, and ho got his, piomotlon.--,
This remedy was, as he thought, open to every
Officer. . •
Mr. LOCKIIAitt thought that. the very prayer
of 'the Petition demanded soniethiug that was an.
just. It went directly-to reflect on the conduct
of an illustrious Ptince . (the ,Duke 'of Cumber.
land), who would have iioopperteisity of defend,
lug himself. He was sigeltist the House interfering
in military matters.
Mr. LYTTLETON, in reply, said, that he
saw no ground fOroppOsing theritition being read
' and laid upon. the 'Feb* The Commander in
Chief had not reported to reef lltlajesty a memorial
presented by an officer, Which• he conceived that
it was Isis daty to have reported. As to the ge.
Omega objectiou to all motions. respecting' speci-
ge-grietancesl that they might leAd .to anarchy
as*.
.00NolOas that eAjection had been already
100 10, htill,-,iiy his Hencierablis. Friend (Mr.
Waltbiesd), who *Sheared that
.such petitions
had been fiequentil , received .by that House
without producing any of these ' consequence s.—
.Hedid conceive. that to the feeling of an offiCer
who realty Wheinimated with is Ishii of, diacharg.l
'sag folly hisdisty.to. his sonntry, the teeatoient of I
which this Olllet cemplalo4l riiirritiAjotio the
'highe4degirim,': "i7si :aii Opt* sir felt the ambi-
tion *lsiah' 4A,/ beenaitail. 4 jirefputao , his
hnor'nr
'that'.
!Atilt'. WV ... IW.tl/ . such a'
too
"min 'that be Uhoieltil hilte R Om 10s would
forego Idi Clef* ' `gales: h ' pisiitsoy; Weald be
the greiteit of iisaußef, 110, d.'ed eel coeceive that
*Odious petitiaie sk ipialt'wetildt oaten be
made, as everyiliatC,Preie,ritit4 Mich petition,- or
making such, appit:l; would'de Hai hot peril. If
the petition or ilipeal waielearti fritelnall and
irfeaftous, he would . be liable to Ise. &cite 1.. and
henna would not only lose hii.epipects of pro.
Motion, but als? that matey w.hsch was generally
expended as the-purchase of his promotion. He
Isy no means thought that the idea which was
thrown out of as Officer bayieg_the easier of pre-
senting a petition at the Levee, was .a correct one.
If Captain Yoshi* bed ibi;sen to make hii bow
-at the LtiVetOutd present, his petition to the !tin g,
be would harp conceived that,. iii sii...doing, he
would have acted ' in a manner pit Osgliteist.• re.
apeetful to the cirvide.. iTheOer*O' at tine sicmy
WrAciT.p.poked to .be **vetted by. Oriels ' remits.
Simi.; orgeneial 1:01.. •He did not' therefore fan.
eerie that it was
.girendly...copmeient, with
.the
eheraiter of Otters to plies their reliance on pay-
ingtheir court itosirevile. Ile skikierseaqa that, the
regulartilin of dutfof the Petatiener swap
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firth. continent, and nit his fettling, bad bon,
most .steverely.iturt by being prevented (rose
going there. itseemed to threw e sespicion up-
on his character tell conduct, •hieb it weighs°.
lute!, necessary • to have removed.. If he sapper.
ed there was to he an opposition, he must go at
greater length. (" We do not mews to diviik
the lioute," from moos; the table.] Mr. Liu •
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tleton then observed, that it was very reluctantly
that he undertook to bring forward the prest,t,
• Pittitian ; that he knew nothing of the PetitiosecA.
and that after whet bad passed last session, it viol
most unwillingly indeed that he brought forward
any thing .relish affected, in the slightest degree,
the character of a Pripet; of.the Wood. In the
present times he felt, that popular influence sad
royal influence were eqttaily to be guarded against :
but as the Petition had been handed to him, he
conceived it his duty. to present it.
Mr. M. SUTTONesplaiued.
Mr. ILYDER did net conceive, that the mere
iefusal of recommending fur promotion was a
ground for applying to Parliament. _Thu con.
struetion which had been, in the present instance, ,
put upon the Articles of War, was the usual one
in the army ; yet he thought the Petition might
lie on the table.
The Petition was then read, sod is in substance
an follows :
" That Menry Foskett hod been pa years is the army, aAd.
four rare senior Clippies! of the Troup. he
pragoons, and
that since his appointment to his (coup. he had suffered Cer-
...;.. or iejossis.s. 1.. lauds al iambi" olieer w"
attempted to be put over his la.* as Major; Capt. Voskett
requested o week's leave et abreact (ruin the Duke of Cunt- •
berbesti, to state theciroumstance to tl4 Commander in Chief,
hut leave was refused, and for tire monthste was -forced to
remain ai quarters, contrary to the general ussigennd right of
the pikers of the regitneut. When the regiment went to
Spain. Capt. Foskett, though anxious as a robber to scrota-
linev his Regiment, was eereAptorily commanded by the Duke
VI ClPThletlitati to.reingun at home. Captain Foskett feeling
himself deeply hurt, applied to the Comessmiler in .Chief, the
Doke of York. once more; odd las stateurent . Was consider-.
' ed au furcihk, thut au iinntedinte order WAS aunt to the regi-
meet •in Spain, for'the retard era Cartels, and Captain
kett was appointed to Ids proper
:place in the regiment. The
petit went on to s4sie, that the Duke of Cumberland, to
impede this measure, threw out a cumber of aspersions on
Captain Foskett's character, but they were instantly proved
to be w Windt any fritiodatioia. The rrgimcut happeued to be
at that time coining home, and thus Captain Foskett lost the
opportuoity of sliming hisdu ty, as was intended by the justice of
the Commander in chief. <)aa vacancy occurring, the Duke of
Cumberland declared that he w could not recinumeisil hint for pro-
motion, and trto.Majors from other tegitaeuts were in vac-
cession put above him. Captaiu Fo ineskett procured ref,
mendations from all the Colonels who had commanded the re- I
giment on actual service, nod who or course knew more of
the merits of an Dicer than his Royal Highness could hate
dime. Captain Foskett conceiving himself cruelly treated,,
wrote to Colonel Gordon on the 2615 of September, 1109, r4' '
questing an inquiry into his case, under the itth Section of the
Articles of War. His request was denied, but be was often*
a Majority of Infantty, which he thought proper to decline.
lie now appealed to the jaatire of the House. to emcee Mm
front the ansuitierable wrongs heaped epee him, and lo allww
himthat fair and open inquiry which was the right of the'
British subjert.'l .

Sir H. MONTGOMERY had only to observe,
that the complaint of Capt. Fookett was founded
'on the weakest grotinds possible. The reason of
his not having been 'sent to Spain was, that his
troop was the worst prepared for service of any
in the regiment. He had been refused the return.
mendation for rank; because he .hart been second
in a duel where twolonng °theirs had been al-
lowed or Induced to seek each others-lhes in a te.
vengeful and saiguioary manner ; even so far as
6ring six shots a.piece it each other. It was greet
Wail in the Duke to pan this over, as Captain
Fuskett would certainty have been broke if the
affair had been laid betas) ha Majesty.
Mr. WHITBRIAD could not but admire the
accurate memory of the Hon. Merdber; but un-
less one faculty was always to rise upon the ruins,
of another, he would wish to have heard a little
more reasoning on the facts. If the Petitioner
wisp gisitiyof grost misconduct, why not turn him
opt of the service ? Why' offer him a Majoritf,
and by thus making him Field Officer, put it ps:
'his power to do more extensive mischief ?
One assertion was grind till another was hcani;l
and the mint, the pleasantest, and the Most or.'
feat refutation was to be heard from the lips Hof
the Hon. Member himself. Captain Fosketes
trotop was actually explained, and found as #t-
for duty as liny other in the regiment. The at:,
testations ...Of his' former Colonels were for the
most part remarkably strong in his favour,. and,
none of them,thiew any censure on him. As to i
the Artirla:of War, no. language could be more
explicit;" audit must be by a most extraordinary
for& that it Cuiildhexrued in any other way
than that iq whicii-iksi. 'tipsier applied it.
The CHANCELLOR Of the .EXCIIEQUER
had no objection to. receive the petition ; but he
must say, that the inmost extension of the Arti-
cle of War,went only to having an examination
inlo.the.matter, and report, laid before bis.
jesty for his directions thereon, The general use
to which the Article wu npplied, was the inquiry
into pecuniary clusegqs.;. hut he 'meld slot now
raise any question on Itt farther meaning..
Mi. LYTT•LETON would auf say a few
words " He. could nut allow Capt. Feskett's cha.
racier to he whispered trey vague
.80asellaiaas:
He (Mr. Lyttleton) bad mad. full Inquiry, into
the evidence before he .bionght is the petition..
The story' of 'the duel ha been ..magoified into
something of malignity, and. eises eburrkr; but
the truth was, that the poison lis*whom.Capt. F.•
was second, received the . strongest provocation
possible ; and the duel ended by one of the pu-
bes, a Cornet Wallace, being slightly wounded.
This very statement was one of thy. injuries oft
which the Petition complained; and it was sur.'
prising, that' after being made matter of cop-.
plaint, it should now be shotishl forward as matter
of apology. The charge relative to • the non.
' equipment of the troop was equally absurd. He
would propose to take. the Petition into consi-'
deration a week or ten days after the holidays,
that Gentlemen might cease fully prepared upon;
the subject.
Mr. fORTER. moved the resdini. of
.the Irish
Flax • and Herripli.bed .issigra
and ordered to be read a swond ROI 'oh 7"uceo4y
sennight. ' • • .
Jr,:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved for an Aecount.of the Five per Cent. atn,
nuilies,.and els° of certain Exchequer Dills,.. to
the amount .of eighteen millions. •
Mr.:D; GIDDY broil/46i up the Report of the,
Fotamittee of Standing Orders.
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iLliriffit ON
theta
40. i moved, that then
odmire itself into a Committee of Slimly;
.08 the motion, that 1010001. be glum Nt
the roads of Scotland,
The SPEA Kt R. observed, that the mosey trit
well disposed ofi The grant fur the imigie,
peay
ramp bad been midi' a short time after the
1.1164
ties. The making uf highways was then attestd
to .for civil objects,..and the expence taeNitei
(coin 4,0004. to 0,0001. a year. He (the S het
much of his time; there were not tog
44
and Appointed hi the Commission, it 1,4;!
pecupied
days in the year that he was not beset with icier,
urn the eubject. But this 10,0001. had Neu
granted for nearly seven years, and as the pi,
was near its end, and the work nearly Waled, I(
might be ;dwisablo to continue the grant for dm
reinsinder of the term.

The motion was passed.
I Mr.WHAILTON my ve..l that •
501 0001 be glt.
ed fur the Caledonian Canal.
After. some observations from, Mr. Whitbread
and the Speaker, on the nature and object"(
, the navicarinn, the motion was assented tn.
• Mr. WHARTON' moved that 7131. should to
,granted for snaking good tho deficiency of the lag
year, its the matter •of printing the Jouruailitjk
Ilouse.-Agreed to.
S5OOl. wits rauted far printing 720 copies of the 9/4 ''
961.
oof the Journals„,. •
22,0001. for priming Yates and Bills of the Roust
10,01101. for repriutiug old volumes of the Juirpals.
70001. for enabling the Truneei of the itritig la b
carry on their trim. •
1200 i. to the College of Surgeons-
' The report was ordered to be received on MN,
day se'nuight.
• Mr. ROBERT WARD . brought up an st..
count of the Ordinaries and Extraordinaties of
the Navy.-Ordervtl to lie ou the tabk, tad to 1;1
printed. . . . •
COMMITTEE OF WAYS ANO MEANS.
The CUNSCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
proposed a Grant of 2,'233,0001. as the surplus of
the CensolidatedFund remaining in the Exchequer,
which, after a few words from Mr. W. Smith tad
Mr. Rose, was agreed to.
The Report was ordered to be received en Roo.
day. scion ig ht. ... . ..
Mr. wilAwrox obtained leave to brint in s
Bill for the prevention of Smuggling in the Idea
Man. .• . • •
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The Itarbd* of If owth Bill was read a Ent
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time; it, lie Read 4.,010C0nd time Ist of May..
The Judges' Sabi* ;Bill.• was read a new
time.
The Motion I'o relieving Officers in the Amy
from the lucerne Tax, was fixed fur
.the Ist st
Noy.. • . ~ .
Adjonroed it , nail...past
settnight.
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From • the LONDON.° fiZiel TB, ifprtl 17.
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• BAN xitttPTß.
3. Pearson, Bath, Metier, to sarreader April ti, 11, at
eleven, May 111. at NO, at the Christopher trio and ravers,
Bath. Attornies Memo. Shepherd had • Adlingtos, Mb*
row, Loodons and Mr. sheppard,. Bath. I
- C. Marshall, Ratclite.square, mariner, April 41,28„may
19, a elenen at. (elide*. Attorney, Mr. 8190wwi,
Cushioa-coast, Broad..street.
C. Addis New Boswell-reantonatwy-sctivener,Xpril24,
Mien, Mai 9, at nine, and 'Mb, at ten, at &Mail. M.
torney. Mr. Hindman Deer's-coon, Algiennanhery.
J. Vaughan, Beasintoiroqnsy, Devaney, Earthmen.-
shire, merchant April 21, W. May 29, at elegem, at Galilean.
Attorney, Mr: Maraca, CherchLresr, Newtagton Bate .
D. Taylor,. Mite-End-road, atbiact-mnber. April 21,1191
5,19, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mt. Wet, Rid Lion-
street, Wapping.
E. Cox, ()tycoon, Glotteesteriblre. shopkeeper, May t, 9,
29, at twelve at the. Rosh tavern, Bristol. Anomie. Mr.
(Nest, Bristol; and Mown. Meredith, Rohhiass. sad•Too-
kyle, Laicals''s' Inn. •
A. Stafford, Stenley Bridge, Lancashire, shopkeeperEllbr
9,10,49, at three, at the White Bear, Levels-row, Msnehri-
ter. Anomie% Meows. Clarke and.Rjeltardi, Charon-lee;
and Mr. fliggiebnenni, Ashton-under-Line.
C. Daley, Matiehtster, lire-inienthetaiett MitY
:99, at eleven, at the Star Inn, hEiachester. Mena,
Mewrs. Willis, Fairthorne, and Clarke, Watlifard•emn,
.London; and Mr. Heslop, King-street, Manchester.
W. Gime, Crouboame-street, 'ignorer, April 21, 28, May
29, at ten,, at Guildhall.. Attorney, Mr: rime, r, Elwano
street, Cavendish-square. .
'l'. Shirley, 8 warham, Norfolkshire, upholder, Aprils,
May 5, 29, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Anomie,
Meteors. Sweetted Stoker, King's Benchomalics, Temple.
G. Maggs, Bristol. linem.draper, May 7, at eleven, 19, at
one, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. 'Filson, ClathiM•
place, Blackflies. '
J. Rouse, Liverpool, merchant, May 9, 10, 29, lit ;Mr,
at the Globe Tavern, John-areet, Liverpo I. Anomie,
ble4rs. Stainstreet and Eden, Leigh-nreet, Liverpool; *
Mr. Vindk, John-street, Bedford4unr, Ligation.
W. Grillths, West wood, Wiltshire,id4r, Stay 7,9, 49,
at eleven, at the George lon, l'rowbr . , WiltsMre. At-
tire:ski, Mr. William% Bed Lion4qtaire, Loudall; and
Mears. Williams and Rush, Trowbridge.
R. Robertson, Stourbvitige, Woreesikehiw. drtia.• 1
7, at Ave, 8, 29, at eleven. at the Stoirport Inn, Stowror_,,
Worcestershire. Attornies, Meows. Strong,Still.neralin•
Linrold's lan, London; and Mr. Roberti, Sionri
W. Davies,. Cradley, Worcestershire. •goa-hl=o,
May 9, attlite, 8, and 29. at eleven; at 'the ateeraiastkik
filtestrpert, Worcestershire. Attornie4, Merle. StraatC,
nad'illtrong, Lierain's-lno, Landow; led hit'. Reber% -
btlkil.'
D. Moseley; Wakedlel4, innkeeper. Miss 8. 9, 4420,1°
eleven, at the New . Coen ',lupe, Wakefield. Meek%
Metes P . etition, Eser-stilliA Strand; Loden is a Nl'
Clarkson, Wakefield. • • .
• Ssterday• morning,. . •', quis.CoarrwstArt
the Mister of his Ms • . Ws; pet n you-
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'roue ield. of Noblemesand erademeo, Volt Or
to Meath; on Tower-hill, near Swinley. At
.startiog, 11w deer showed excelknit Sport. 001*
14 remarkable fine one, and was supposed tohlifir
''yen 70 miles in the hunt, which lasted uplink!'"
-three hours and a half, and was at length Wm
• within an hiour and a half, at Ilartford-bside-•
:41ye .course of. this excellent chars, usanyll(.l4o'
leasteamen's horses were knocked ;11;i' 1112
Si. .
'were thrown oat ; numbers lust their ilt -
I here were upwards of twenty gventkesee belong-
ing
to the Earl of Downe'r's hunt ;. they did ;sal,
exP°ci• his Kajcilly's hounds...would be able top
them siteita lung hunt.. It was aHts2sa Fa n°.
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