The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-07 00:00:00

YHE STATESMAN.

NAVAL INTELLWENCE.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE s.—Came in the French brig
Alaris, Minot, Commander, from Rouen for Brest,
detained by the Rhin frigate.—Ai-rivpd the Chatham
man of war, from Cork ; and the HenneslJ, from
America.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 6.—Arrived the Narora,
Wharton, Ceres, Ilarckcsbura, and Atlantic trans.
ports, from America ; the latter is under Quarantine.
—Sailed the Dictator, for the Brazils ; IlJdrn, Alcestc,
and Tliamec, for Quebec ; and the Snapper and
Sharpshooter to the westward.
. FALMOUTU, JUNE .4.—Arrived the St. Johannes,
Paulien, from Ilavannah,and remains for orders ; and
the 7:yger, Lewell) ri, from London, bound to Smyrna.
RA MiGATE, JUNE 6.—Arri•ed the Aid, Ruby,
Hannah, Brisk, S.vnucl, Elizabeth, Wrlson, and
Eliza, transports, for Ostend.—Sailed the Pomona,
and a brig, from Ostend with troops.
!in-' cif, JUNE 6.—A rrived the Prince of Orange
packet, haiittg landed her Mail, from Holland, off
Lowestoft; also arrived the Salim, Adventure, and
another transport, No. 27.4, in ballast, from the
; Downs, to take horses for Ostend.—Came in the
i Ceres, Johnston, from Ostend.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OL• LORDS. JUNE G.
The frith Stamp Duty BH. the Oak Bark Duty Bill, Cate-
dooian Aspum Bill. and several private 114/1,, were brought
from the tom/nous, and read a firm time.
The Scotch Comini..ar:,c Rill Wale read a teciind fink,.
The Northern Light. Rill. Ijrchi.quer Bille Bill. Lottery
Bill, and Longitude Bill. %ere read a third time:M.l pawed.

OFTICE3 IN REVERSION.
Earl GROSVENOR twOught sup a Rill u, prevent t!te (:rant-
ing of Othces is Reversion, which Was read a first time, anti
ordered to he printed.
tAlfd stwitityrii laid taunts paper:, on the Intik, ttithout
stating, at leant so a to ho Is'eatil. what they were.
A Perion from the Admiralty presented paper:.
NAV %I. ADMINISTIt 11'10N.
the Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that he
had received a letter from a Noble Earl (Darnley),
who was to have this itiglit brought forwattl a motion
on the sulliert of the Naval Administration. tenni...l-
Wig hini to communicate to the House, that the Nobfe
.

The Duke of Montrose packet arrived at nubs-
does the '29th of April, from Falmouth, and was lost
the same day.

Earl was confined to his bed from itidi:po6tion, and
to inform their Lor.kliips of his iertret that they
should have been summoned for a night on WIIICAI lie
could not attend. lie therefore moved the t!isch•irge
of the order, whirl) was agreed to. No day was
mentioned for the discussion of the subject.

LAN' INTELLIGENCE.

COE'RT OF CHANCERY, .It:Nc 6.

CON TI NI PT.

IRE EtRL OF UPPER OSSORY V. TUE EA at. OF W

Wlcg.

Sir ARTHUR PIGGOTT, supported by Sir SAMUEL
Rositr.t.v, moved for an enlargement of the late
order made against the ISToble Defendant, for having
taken possession, by stratagem and illegally, of War-
wick Castle, part of the estates contrac►ed to be
sold to the Defendant by Plaintiff, on the condition
that before he took possession of the castle, he
should pay down a sum of 26,0001., no part of
which is as yet paid. The DAendant gained admit-
tance into the court-yard, first by the assumed name
of Capt. Westbrook, and afterwards, in like man-
ner, in the castle. He holds the possession, while
the Plaintiff's agents deposed that executions are
sending in, &C. &c.
Mr. LEACH opposed the motion, only on the
ground that no length of time ought to be granted,
as there was time enough by to-morrow, or at furthest
by Thursday next, to have the affidavits on the part
of the Defendant sent to town, the Learned Counsel
not deeming further time necessary in justice on such
an occasion.

His Hosoue, with mutual consent, extended the
indulgence to Saturday next, when he ordered the
hearing to take place.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, lan's 6. . .1
lIYOTT V. DUN N.

Mr. PcAxe moved for a rule to show cause why
Mr. Dawson, the Dzfendant's Attorney in this
cause (which it will be recollected was an action of
Grim. Con.) should not pay the expenses of a wit-
ness who was subpcened on behalf of Dr. Dunn, to
give evidence at that trial. The ground of the mo-
tion %as a letter written by Mr. Dawson, apolo-
gizing to the witness for the delay which had oc-
curred in paying him his expenses in coming from
Bath, but promising to endeavour to procure the
discharge of his bill from Dr. Dunn or Mrs. Dyott,
as soon as they were relieved from certain pecuniary
difficulties, under which they at present laboured.
Mr. Justice LE BLANC, who was the only Judge
present, said, this could not be considered as a per-
sonal undertaking on the part of Mr. Dawson to
pay the expenses, and therefore refused the rule;
but recommended the Learned Counsel to mention
the case to the whole Court, if he thought there was
any thing in it to support the application.
Rule refused.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.—Another melancholy
accident has occurred in the North, by the firing or
blasting of a coal-pit belonging to Messrs. Nesham
and Co. in the vicinity of Newbottle, in the county
of Durham. This dreadful calamity took place on
the 2d instant, when upwards of 70 persons lost
their lives : 40 of the unfortunate victims were to be
taken to Boughton-le-Spring for interment on Sun-
day last, and about 30 more were to be buried at
Chester-le-street and Painshaw. The cause of this
disastrous event had not been ascertained when the
lavt accoaws came away, but there is no doubt it
Na. occasioned by means of foul air. For some
tine no person could be found hardy enough to de-
scent! into the pit, in order to ascertain the state of
things below, and to endeavour to save any of the
unfortunate persons who might still rema;so alive. At
less4th T' omas Robson, of the village of Ilaughton-
le-Spritsr, volunteered Isis servi:es for this pe►ilous
undertaking, tad so exerted himself in the cause of
humanity, that he actually got up six of the sufferers,
who were still alive, but with very small hopes of
their ultimate recovery.
The Doric column, erecting by subscription, in
Shrop. %ire, as a tribute to the public talents and pri-
vate worth of Lord Ilmh, will exceed that erected
by BONAPARTE, in Finis, by eleven feet in height,
and one foot in diameter ; when completed, it will
he the most stupendous column of the order ever
known.

A Gentleman, during the course of the Lotteries
drawn last year, was in the habit of bespeaking the
N0.(261, but thinking that his advances were slighted
by never getting more than his oNvti money back,
discontinued doing so, and to his great mortification
this number in the very nest Lottery was drawn a
Prize of fi1.0,000, and became entitled to 220,000
more, as being the first drawls Prize above £25.—
This circumstance being generally known accounts
for the perseverance with which those who had (a-
soarte numbers its the late Lottery, continue them
in the present, and proves that Fortune's motto is
—" Woo me, Win me."

Co ILY PETITIONS.
}arl :'l'AsTllOl'E presented a Petition from Stir-
ling, praying a repeal of the Clrti Act. Ile moved
that the Petition he read ut leogt1:, that their Lon:-
ships might Itei'.r the excellent arguments which it
contained.

1 The Petition was read accordingly, and after slat-
ing some of the common objections to the Bill, it
mentioned something respecting mean and selfish
artifices having been employed in passing the Bill-7-
that the object of it was to raise the prices of the
necessaries of life—thrt the Bill had been passed with
precipitation, so as to render it impossiule to present
numerous Petitions which would otherwise have been
presented against it—and the Petitioners, while they
regretted the tumults that had taken place, lamented
the little attention whlchhad been paid to the aimost
unanimous voice of the people constitutionally ex-
pressed.
Lord REDESDALE opposed the re:eisivg of this
Petition, on the ground that it was not couched in
idecent and respectful language, and particularly ad-
i vertrd to the words that mean arrifices had been used
in passing the Bill. This was accusing their Lord-
! ships of undue. and selfish motives, and for this,
!among other grounds appearing on the face of the
f Petition he could not vote for its being received.
Kul SITANHOPE said, that while people were
1 starving, it could not be hoped that they would be
very guarded in their language: but there was no
I intention to insult the House, for the words mean
! artifices did not allude to any thing done in radio-
!
meat, but to the means for getting it passed which
had been used out of the House. As to any other
objections, he called upon the Noble Lord (Redes-
; dale) to state any One of them.
Lord REDF.SDALE mentioned the words, that
the object of the Bill was to raise the price of provi-
sions, which was utterly false and unfounded, as the
grounds on which the BM had been passed were of a
totally different description. lie also mentioned the
passage where the House was accused of havingisco.
ceeded with iiiillue.ipitation, which was a direct
charge against the House of having acted froth cor-
rupt motives. It was time for their Lordships to
make a stand against Petitions worded in this man.
I ner, otherwise they would be perpetually insulted :
and as to the people who presented them being poor
and starving, the Petitions did not by any means
appear to be from persons of that description. They
Iwere from a manufacture, and worded pretty nearly
in the seine manner.
Earl STANHOPE did not know what the Noble
Earl mart by their being from a manufacture, for
j he defied him to point out a single Petition before
presented which was so worded, and that was a flat
Icontradiction. The Petitioners stated that the ob.
ject of the Bill was to raise the price of the necessaries
of life, but they did not say that such was the object
of that House; and as to the charge of precipitation,
he thought it fair when coming from those who had
been prevented from petitioning against the Bill dur-
ing its progress, by the haste with which it was car-
ried through.
The House then divided on the question, that the
Petition be received—
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The Petition was accordingly rejected
The Marqn:s of DOUGLAS presented a Petition
also against the Corn Act from the Corporation of
Weavers, in Ruddrgleir, which was received as the
Petition of the person signing it.
The Marquis of DOUGLAS then presented a Peti-
tion from the Corporation of Tailors, of Rutherglen,
also against the Corn Act.
Lord MELVILLI.F. opposed it, as containing ex-
pressions insulting to the House.
, The Marquis of DOUGLAS contended that it was
of the greatest importance to throw their doors wide
: open to Petitioners. As to insulting the House, he
could not believe that any such thing was intended
by the Petitioners; but he had done Ms duty in of-
fering it. Their Lordships wou!d dispose of it as
they thought fit.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNF:agreeing that the
doers ought to he thrown wide open to Petitioners,
yet thought that there were insulting expressions in
this Petition, and that it ought not to be received.
; The Karl of LAUDERDALE also contended that
' the language of it was improper, is accusing the
i House of artifice and corrupt motives. It had been
said, that (14 people were starving: but he would

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work. for diminished a rt;zr!3, and they t.houtiliit!;ct
distresc much aggravated by tho Act ;is q-.ests,it.
The Marquis of DOLIGLA, in tief-reoCe i" tlit;
. sense of th 4 house, agreed to witittira.v the Peti-
tion ; but
Etri tit NOPE said, Ow to WOutd not ngree
to its being wit hd:awit—if the Howe did not like it,
they might reject it. The Petition was acCordittAly
. rejected.
The Marquis of bOUG LAS then uresented a P......
• ikion to the same effect frt;rti Si. J01,114(01. in the
county of Roinfrew, which was laid on ili, ta;,!,....
iThe Noble Marquis then.pre4nteti it Peti•i,, • to
, the same elniet frOM some pat. of the to A n 01. G:as
gow, ,iii,.l, was rejocird on 1:1,-• ground of its being
couched in dkresii,,ctful la,tgoa4r. . . .
'Cite Noble Marquk theti in-.•pti',.wi a P..,;tinti 1,
the Same effect froth tub pzlrish of Catno,ie, in lien;
frees.

flee Petition adverted to the ;Want of feeling in the
Legislature for the ete-t4 of the peilple. and stated
sometitingsanut the Leet.lature hechnting in..re cor-
rupt than the Executive, and that there was a point
beyond subm's:irot tiea,er: to be a Virtue.
Lottl 1i.E1)7:.S DA LE oproNed ii. some of 'hese
Petilons Seemed to be Crd:!krue !lie
disturbance of the pence by ~.Ping the landtioldt-ts
and Manufacturers azainst tacit 'nth; C, and the ,l ject
appeared to he to gut th• ni i:ifn Ciculittii)gt iii this
way. when the PeCtionpri could,ticit tenure to cir-
culate them in any other way.
The Marquis of DOUGLAS hada more charitable
view of the intentions of the Potitiohc:r.. The oh..
ject was not to set the ail icu;t orkts and the manu-
facturers against each at! t•:, ;Alt to shoW that the
measure had h-en carried in opposition to the interests
of both by the Goiernment, on account of the Sup-
ply which it afforded it; the way of tazatioti.
Earl sTANtiorr, it was tint Wonderful,
considering what the retiloyet•S must Itaie hued
about Aylesbui y and ItAAnn, and other places, if
they thought that Rtyroseottrives were ionwtimei
sent up to Parliament in a nr:tteet- in which they
ought not to be sent.
The Earl of ('A ER NA't VON said, thsit the Pe-
tition contained CetTnetilill4 :itte a mel.,:ce, in spooking
of a point beyond which submission ceased to t,e
virtue, and for that and other reasons ought to be
rejected.
The Petition wasaccordingly rejected.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF CONIM(iS.S.
Mr. FRANK LA N I) LEWIS present.nd a repert of the Com-
mittn.e on the A-size of Bread. Ordered "I 111%pri MAD
Lord Nelson's Estate Bill, and the :;.teal /hater Bill, were
read a t aird time and paced.
Mr. P1.E1., after some nmservati,,o, from' :ir C. Mn a, tut
Mr. (Admit). had leave to brine in a Bill to enable Irish nOrtdd
Juries to defray tneexpence of additional ctinstattles.
IRISH MASTER. OF THE IfOLLs; '
On Mr. Peel's motion the House Went into a
Committee on au Act Of the 41st of the Kitig, id
which
Mr. PEEL proposed to increase the salary of !hi
Irish Master of the Rolls 7001. a.year, which would
make it amount to 43001. a-year : also to make an
addition of 6001. a•year to the retiring pension. of
that officer, which would then be 33001. st.year.
leillof last Session had recoeniaed priyi.seie of
this measure, but did not provide properly rvpecting
the salary ; and it_was too late in the Session:re ref.
gulate the matter. The salary at present was settled
in 1801 at 35001.; since which all the 'rid' Pnistin
Judges' salaries had beets advanced. 7'..e ()kips*
now was to extend the principle to the office of 11,e
Rolls, and to put it on an equality with the same of-
fice here, as the Judgos already were both Puisne
and Chief. The Master of the Rolls in I &slid eel
nest in rank to the Chief Justice of she Rine's
Bench. This measure was approved of by the Loral
Chancellor of Ireland. Ile moved a resolotina
for the money to be paid from the kith Consolidated
Fund.
Mr. ABER.OROMBEF. said, when the gill canna
in there would be time for consideration,. which 04
case required. The /loose onetd-never show im.
proper economy as to fair remunerations; but be
believed the Master of the Rolls in England had only
40001. a-year; he had also certainly a house. He
did not know that the: Irish Master of the Rolls had
one ; get he understood that Sir. W. Grant had de-
clined an addition to his salary. The office in Ire-
land had not been an efficient one till recently.
Mr. PEEL explained. He had enquired of Sir
W. Grant the amount of his pecorai.iry of in-
come, and he was at's% ered that it was 45001. a-year,
besides tine official house.
Mr. 1101INER.—These applications year after
year for increase of salary to Judges were painted
with too much facility. The Inbours and services of
an Irish Master of Rolla were very inferior In de,
gree to those of an English Master. Here the Mas.
ter was also a state officer, and might be put to con-
siderable extra espetices. lie objecteal to the priu.
ciple of recommending such a measure by the (pi_
nion of the Chancellor. Neat gear we might have a
proposition to increase the Chancellor's salary, re-
commended by the Master of the Rolls.
Mr. PEEL objected strongly to any reflection on
the Lord Chancellor of 'reload; who could have net .
interest in the case.
Mr. HORNER meant no individual reflection.—
He had spoken generally.
Mr. PEEL explained.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, there was no personal
imputation ; hut one could not say how long any
particular person might remain Chancellor, and it
was not a place for life.
Mr. ROSE said a few words.
Mr. LOCKHART said, that if the retiring pen.
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ask whether the price of corn had risen to an unrea- I siont did nut in Ireland depend on the number of
sonable height, or whether there was any time at years' service, or on ill health, they were not like
which it could with less show of reality be contended those in this country. The last Irish Master of the
that the people must be starving. As to the charge !tolls held the office tint many years, and he beiieved
of precipitation, the matter had been under conside- did not retire through ill health. These frequent in•
ration for two years in a Committee of the other creases had a tendeucv to increase depoodence on the
House, anti one year in a Committee of this House, Crown, with whom such propositions must origi-
and every exertion had been used to induce Petition. nate. The prices of the necessaries of life in Ireland
ers to come forward, but without elect; so that the bad certainly not increased recently. Tbe resotu•
object appeared to be to keep them back till the last
moment, so as to procure some appearance of a ground lion ogre d to. ..
WOOL TRADE.
of complaint. Mr. NyEsTFAIN, after vatious observations,
Earl STANHOPE said, that he had not stated roved for a Committee to consider of the Acts iml
that the people were starving from the effects of this posing duties on Briti‘h wool sold by auction.
!fill; bet he had said, that the people in the quarter Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS seconded the 11166
from whence the Petitions came were in great distress Hon, and avgued that sr Weyer was Practicable shouldl
for want of employment, and being compelled to be clone 'fin the farmers. The Corn Bill bed sot