The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER wis snmmoned to the Rouse of
Peers. On his return be announced that the Royal
Assent had been given by Comatissiest to the Rill fui
providing fur the additional char_ • on thr Consoli•
dated Fund, and other Bills, for uh. is 4er the Lord,.
New Writs were ordered for the km...a County, iu
the roosn of John P.►rsous, Etsti. who had accepted the
situation of Commissioner its lite i•h Insolvent Debt-
ors' Conrt ; sad fur Ilse 11 ,rotizh of Cockeruroutit, its
the room of Jelin Bec:.ett, Esti. st accepted
the Chiltern ilintlreds.
Mr. Anrorr, front tile Office of the High Sheriff of
Snrres•; presented returns of ali wArranis iissued on
extrusion for the Liberty of Noutiou ork,
to lie sin the table.

Mr. JooNsuri, from the Offireof the Chief Serretarr
f r presented acco..nts of fees received.—Ur-
tiered to lie ots the tattle.

PAINKEPRF.NENTATIONS.

Mr. BENN I' took this opportunity of correcting
• misrepreso 'station which had gone abroad of what
he had said of an Oacer under liovetionent in !teflon,
(11r. Wen-son) H. had been wade to soy of that'
intlitiolual that he oriented a larger sum az paid Cut
proclamations than he bad credit for. Now he (:lt'.
Bennet) as the House was aware, had said nothing Iti
the kind. lonised he any idea of making any such as
sertion. 711111weeogilaint he bad timer was of a differ
ent tonne,. .--46•4 mad said that in the retain of sew-
paid to different Newspapers. asuouriting to 6 of
'
71.11.04i41/. there appeared a okticieney of 1,114011 i
Stating this, he had made an -sense for the office'.
supposing bias to have understood the 'Kirin coiled f..r
to relate merely to ?owns paid for t .e insertion of Pro-
clamations, &v. and not exten Ling to other IllAtTe;•
wbich llere meant to be included. lle oats told that
oho- officer in question was a aert respee:alole eitar.oete..
and that hr telt muds hurt at the reflection soi;opo.e.:
to be east on him, and he fool theo chore bet o
an ions to state that he Lad never said shot lobo
heels reported.
.llr. Itllll tillAM also took an oppor•noity of cur
recline a miseepresestratt on watt respect to at hat It-
hail said on the ,oubleet .tlr. °nets'', Platt. %Vila-
he hio „aid was, that being sisiorte loot by Ma tkrtry.
men of the Clourclant r•-e. ti osol, hr tomuelit
th•t fart gois-e ample proof that it was not founded on
principles that were oprooird to relk:ion. The six
eleegvoneoo alluded to :.a.l not sanettioneol the Plan 100
letter. hut hy signing a regulao- Certificate of it,
merits which they hail in-en appointed to investigate.
lie had feaster to plate, th.t', hr as jofoligirtl lha
31r. Owen hail been mu le misrepresent it at a Pniolio
Sleeting. Ott time oteew,iott alluded to, Air. Owen, he
understood to have advanced nothing in opposition to
religion, but no-rely to have spoken in favour of uni-
versal toleration, as he considered all persuasions lia-
ble to be more or less in error. For madam-8-v
(whit h Mr. Owen was said to have spoken against.)
so far was that Gentleman from oppoosiug the use of
maehiuerv, that his plan—right or wrong, depenoleil
on the more extensive use of machiliery.
A tnessorge front the LH., announced their Assent
to the Duke of Clarence's Annuity Rill.