The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-16 00:00:00

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Mr Aldrnmol WIX)11 prevented a f.foo Dvr tor.
ens...el is Wnitverowtreet Pri.w, pea,* for ao calrfbauo
of Meir duy talc•.—Ordrrrd in be punted.
INDIA.

Mr. CANNING pros—e—ota:a Papers relative to the
War in India ; and 'eve notice that no te-reerrne
se'enight be would moss the thanks of the (loose to
the Marquis of Hastings.
Sr R. WI L'4ON. before the motion tame forward
of which the Right Hon. Gentleman bed just given
notice, wished in know if it was yet ascertained, how
far the violence that had taken place at Talneir was
combiner jestificatinn?
M►. CANNING, in reply, said he certainly did
not think Stet Government were es yet in powwows
of sufficient inffirrnatien to enable the Ileum clearly
to understand that important subject hot he shnohl
not object to any motion which the gallant Offieer
might make for whatever infnranarlen eneld he fey.
nished. At the same lime, he hoped the question
would not be prejudged, in the absence of the erees•
safe eleeldstion of its merits.

On the tonreqnent motion of Sir R. WILSON,
Copts of ell Reports o► other documents relative to
the esecetlon of die Killetiar of Talnier, rerei►ed
by its hiajesty'r G eeee omega front his Excellency
the Margins of !listings. or from lieeteneot-Gene.
rid Sir 'I somas ilislop, were ordered to be laid on
the table.

Os the wetloo of Lord MORPETII, en Myeloid
wee ordered to b. laid Mere the Meese of the isessrosit
of Territorial I)ebt °Grigg to the tlonneratrie Batt
Indio Company at the several Presidencies its
according to the latest ad•ice§ ; yids the Rate of 10.
tercet wbicb each Debt resperthrele carried.
PROSTII DTI I.

T►e Sheriffs of t ‘oCity of Loader presented a Po-
t Woo Gem t►e Lord Mayor, Aldermen, sad Com-
mons of the City of London, in Council assembled,
complaining of lIN great Increase of Prostheses is
the struck of s►s City of London, and praying for
such sotendmeot of not Is as might tend to remedy
that evil.

Mr. Alderman WOOD, on mewing that the Peti-
tinn should be printed. took the opportunity of re-
minding the Homo of the great importance of the
subject. The presont law was ()site insoffacient to
r•preas the saluting evil. The diogracefel node in
which these tardorionsto women were etanaged dot-
ing their confinement, kept without labour, and
oiled with paupers, woe also a topic that deseaeded
s.rls.a attention. It W 4/ net Ms intention to Fro-
pose any measore on the 'object .• but perhaps the
Law Mora of the Crows *sold, at tome filer.
period, apply themselves to its legislative correctioo.
The Petition was then ordered to be 'printed.
GALWAY.
Sir J. MACINTOiti presented a Nadi* from
Alexander Moody, Agent to the Right 110acterahle
Deals Bowes Daly, and ether Petitioners, who
bed complained of ao endue retsen for the County
of Galway, praying that she lime for entering iota
recognizaoces should be enlarged to the 12th of
March.

Sir J. MACINTOSH then moved that t►e term
should be so enlarged, and stated as a reason for
making the motion without notice, that the present
time would expire to-morrow.
After some conversation, in which Mr. Wynn, Sir
J. Macintosh, Mr. Martin, Mr. Tierney, Lord Cal.
tieresgb, and Mr. Osmanli participated, the debate
on the motion, in order to gigs an opportunity for
further leformatioo on the subject, ass adjourned to
to•merro..

Lord DUNCANNON presented a similar Petition
from •b. same iodivideali, sad made a similar me.
(ion, (ha debate on which was also adjonened in to-
morrow.

SLAVA TRADE.
Lard CASTLEREAGH laid on the table moral
papers Maths to the cooferences that had taken
place at Aie.la.Chapelle, on the Slave Trade.
In enamor In a qoestion from Mr. Wittatforce,
Lord CASTLEREAGH asked, that he *bawd post.
pone a motion of his that stood for to•morror, to

L.••

Friday, with a slow of enabling the Members to
become better acquainted with Ins teotatits of th.
diforeni dncentents.
Mr. SMYTIIK (of Csehrlifge) sated, what slept
had been taken reverting Hs. that
the Trestles with Spain end PorteKal, w.tt to be met
.et ro South America, ft.r the adjadlcatlou of aerat-
ed
Negroes it
Lord CASTLEREAGH ',tiered, that two Com-
missions had passed fbr that porpose, sod that sot-
withstanding the dillieuities that had ()nursed, con-
siderable prover; had been made.
Mr. WILBRRFORCE Imposed ne blame to Me•
Noble Friend, but though!, at the acme time', that
some strange delay hid taken plate. That delay`
was ttb more to be limented, as it had fa all probe-
bility been the death warrant of tbousands of those
eahappy lass.
la answer to a 'gavials from Dr. Phillimorr, Lord
CASTLERKACH stated the delay to here arisen
from the nomerso4 ddicettios that bad orcorred.

The Malt and Pansies' Duty DLit was read t ibird
time and passed.

APPEALS OF MURDER.

The A TTORNIYIFirkiIi moving tbei
Order of the Usy for the Hoene to molar ios►lf into
a Committee on ilia Bill fee abolishing Appeal. of
Murder end Wager of Bail., begged to be allowed
to make nee or too observations on the subject. Ile
uaderstonst that ►. hail been smiled of baring sot-
reptitiously introduced into the Biil the Abilities of
Appeals—his original proposition being ownply 114
Abolition of the Wager of Battle ; and that he had
also bees @reseed of berrying the measure through
the flouse. The truth of thole clisiges he utterly
end absolutely denied. He might appeal to mem/
Honourable Gentleman she was a Meagher of lb.
hest Parliament, whether, in airing Donee am the
auhjeet 1e t►e last Ses•ien. he di,ltst dis•iertly *told
that it lies his .itteinioo shr Abolitiou of
Appeals, end, of coerce, the. Wager of Ksltle if cam.
1 orehmided in thorn. HP did mot, at the time of Os.
log that notice, name a day for frisking his •otiii
hermits, he ►now that vanities ••piuir•ns wn► ester•
tattled on the nif..leet, and 1.. lion. Gierstile-
, men in turn then minds loft In the WWI at bat "Pewit
the di ..,lotion of the last and the assembling of tile
present Parliament. When is the present Session
ha gave nonce of 1.4 n.u•ion, he lake troetiftelly
slated, that In intemiod lu prep..se the At•gWiesi
'of Appeals, and hosing inneight in the on
the Ist of February,• he was so far from amet i nit
any attempt to smuggle it through the House
that he 'Wilfred further proceeding on it un-
til the Toesilair after. 11 on. his in-
'enlist'. it. the House wear into the Committee

en the 11111, to propose several ansocilmente, chiefly.
in the phraseology of the classes, bat one of a male•
641 niter,. A. lion. and !airier! G•tithemas had
thrown net a deebt if the Appeal of Treason was
yet in ezistenesk Uoqiiiestionehly Ilse Appeal elf
Treason Cainaiiiiissi is this si.eistry had long ceased;
still there might be seise doubt smith /deviant to Tree-
man committed abroad, altheegb it most be considers
ad as vials ly abolished, since there seas no Court
in which en appeal cook' be brosigla, ei.less by %/Ni-
etol itoterforenee of the kiag. Mat, if the sholitioll
of is mos nal irapreaely stated in the tan-books. he
could hoer no hatasetion in introducmg it in this Bill.
Ile opeliveised Its the House fur hvilag trespassed ow
toot on tl.ros. lirolsbug the sitestion which
he did, he felt himself booed to justify himself from
tile chi:trees which had been brought against ; at-
though he was persuaded that no lionourshie Mem-
ber nn either side of the More meld believe Um ca-
ssette of such sondoet as that of which he bed been
seceurcl•—[Year. hear !]
Sir F. IiUIiDEIT perfectly acquitted the flan.
end Leagued Gentleman of al! inwotion either sir-
sepolaisassly to iotroduce a solvjos:t into the Bill of
whisk be bad given no Wilier, or of audouresting to
berry et smuggle the measure through the Meese.—
Oa the contrary, the HOU. s.d I.ollrged Gentleman
had given mere thee tie uses, nece.ssry entice of hi,
preopodtieti. With respect to the Bill itself, although
it nos most desirable that a man should not be tried
seise for the same °Cones, he should take another
opportunity of stating to the blouse his objections too
the entire abolition of Appeal in all casts, as tendii!c
l•ineresse the padre indigoes of the Crown isi et i-
Milial eases.

Sir J. MACINTOSH declared. that the Bill In-
tredeceil by his Hoe. and Learerd Friend would
elf..ut a wise and necessary reforesstioe, which had
long beers celled f. r. This was at present his opinions
altheegh he should be, of coarse, perfectly ready to
•►eer t►e argumeot of the Hoe. Baronet on the suhject.
He et:mkt not end sad how it would be possible...
lease untouched say pert of the right of Appeal.
without leasing the power to try a man twice for the
same offence; and as to the clamour raised against
this alteration of the Common la w.lse believ•il it had
me mere respectable origin also theca,* of Kennedy.
The Bill then went through the Committee, In •Gici4
the emeedetente proposed by the Atioaney.GenerAl
were introduced; and the ►loess having resumed.
the Report was received, end ordered to he tal•.t
into further consideration on that day sennight ;and
the Bill, as @mewled, was ordered to be printed.

CHIIINEY-SWEKIPIAS. SILL.
Mr. BENNE ITheving mooed the Order of the
My for the second reading Sr t►e Chimney-sweepers'
liegelotion Bill,
Mr. OMMA!4EY objected to the Dill—first,
that in the regulations respecting the masters their
Interests were wholly neglected ; ettd, secondly, time
it proscribed Me see of machinery, when isa fart
machinery was knows to be In many cases inade-
quate to the purpose of cleansing chimneys.
Mr. BENNETT replied, that if the Hon. Gent.'
woeld reed the Reports of last &slims by the Com.
mitoses of both Mosses, be 'wild Rod that both his
objections were groundless. He would find that the
masters themselves required greeter protection for
the children; and he fe oeld find that the proposed
machine was eUectise is so large a proportioe of cases
as 990 oat of 1000.

The Bill was then reed a sirmind time, end ordered
to be enniguitted on Wednesday.

USURY LAWR.
Mr. eerrjeoot ONiLOW omega t►e milord mod.
Ing of the U et, L•+s Repeat Bat.
Mr. CA s►ould net eppotw t►e oermief
reeding of t►e Om, aer inen Its gning fate • Come
t•fttee ; but apes the tt►tnging op t►e Report should

ales Ay proposed ensure all the oppeeitke is his
ve• Pr.
Mr. I'ItOLTHEROE theaxht the proposed cape-
times,' In* bold in the foresees attic of pehils sad
erivas• credit. He meld wish the Bill to be with-
d. a w ie. •

Mr. Iterjeent ONALOW thoexht the proposed
mee•ere world be highly advantrigeoes to the roan.
try.—The BM was then reed a second time and
committed for Wednewley ; Mr. Ossiew Intirnetiag
ib•t the Report weetd be hooeiht op on Titerstley.
The Eschequer Bills Bill was ordered b be read e.
third time tommorrow.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT wieved fee amend Re.
turns, revectisse the Collection of the Ramage In
lorlund.—Ortlered.
Colonel WOOD presented a POWs. from the
Owners end Occepiers of Lend in Breekneckshliet
praying for e Revision of the Corn Laws.