The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-05 00:00:00

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•oon any other quirt.) that I con recognise is this, tended to folleve.the preeeduat es' freelleSS MUM of a
- that slat eau is the least Oppressive which brings meet , similar nature. Seek pewees as doe Houserable Geo.
Into the Treasury Is irls the smallest espence in col. lumen alluded to, had not been ceeferred task each
letting. Some taxes, hnvievyr, are disgracefel I. or:casinos, -.. ..
the country--I mean the duties for Stamps on law I ;141*.IMIOUglIAM.,-_-Deue the Natio &Did them
proceedings. It is tyrannical to load law prioceed. ; rel 47 its the negative) Aul.:l wedded so -to teit; deic
legs with such charges, Imitate it is by means ofi stood Mm? ~ . ‘. ~./. -... , • .. . -
these that the common rights of the People are to be 1 Lord CASTLEREAGH was enderstood to say,
protected and secured. I hope, Sir, that Ministers' thsteine had replied be the eggatiee. I ,
will.not run on in their career of espenditeri for Mr. BROUGHAM asked again, whether ffse
titer: I hope they will make some redactions in it, Committee was.** be' chasms' by ballot, and if so,
' notwielosteeding the oleeltrretiens 'we hear of improve. whets the bellot was to bike place?
went in she state of our leaflets. It is to be la. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that the usual-mode
minted that pest • eyllobir on the 'object of economy was to chomp by ballot the next night after the mo.
end retrenchment is to be found in the Speecb.trom tion should be nereed.to.
the Throne, at a tins* when multitudes of die poor Mr. BROUGHAM stated, that an Honourable
einem, by alt their exertions, ',aria opt* than 9d. a' Friend of bia.woold, is these circemotances, sebseit
day, to supply fireman:re. and dirk (ponies with all ,a snution'te the•Hoesegre the subject. Friday was
the necossvvies of life. The Poor. Laws have existed an inconvenient day, he therefore regretted that *ll
for remade.; why did not the chows now coin. NobleFtiend; ille. Member for Lanark (Lore: Al
plained of result front them in former times? It is Hamilton), was not Irk his place that hem ;pm
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an unfounded reiecsion on the lower orders to as-, off his motion (on Ilse Slap Trials in Scott AMMO
Pfbrl that they are desirous of bring put on the Peer stood for Tuesday, to Theraday nest, in 1 itiOlut.
, Hates; on the contrary, .the great majority of them the nation of his Hon. Friend sight -be •iteeit- fir
would submit to every toil and every privation. in Tuesday.
. preference to this fiumilietiug step. Hem degrading SLAVE TRAWL ,_ ._
Dr, Ptif GLISCORE moved fora.
ratiell or all vessels ea-
to Englishmen, to smug them of being altered to gave to the Slave Trade. raptured' by BMA Alp, sod
the poor-house by the hope of good feeding I :1" brought under the view dew Court at Stinirahy la this ciao.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, thatlhe general Pe- 47,„'.."4,11,,,i," tbreti,,,,,fdlir" ofS ' 10.815„„,,,a„,;11al. ar.d.tderamebeaaro_of
Fey of the Peer IA". mlgitt with' *ore propriety be her still peadiag; togeilsie Ipillo an moron re/Havel found io
discussed at another time.. HS would be sort lobe "cat vesvt•—°Mered•
y..
r.SerjeantONSLOW a Petition from. sae who
.. ,in lostliffprent on the subject of the present dystern of had wee wowed &irk is teammate el tbe New
:these laws as the Lion. Battiest penferforieitareit.— street *et. had by thluseags his banana.
'Nona a ipirit et. hoops,
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otg, asiapsolpeet_ doe
.to ' -4nions to diat Hofer I

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but Kit wis liiinded to he fill-owed up- by any further proceeds
log,' he womid:itilliesmitie of the Corns' tosiomers, object to rt.
The Hon. and Liara Hentleman never he-itated to give his le-
gal advicesultersons fa ha inferior situation. If. then. he should
bring the rester,* into a Court of Law, the Commissiorers
would readily 'meet the question.
air. &ritual ONSLO IV said, that the Petitioner had musb
.Mined an isijary ant in the immediate consemplat inn of the Aet.
aoi therefore, he applied to the Haase in cumider his ease and
recommend it to the attention of the COOltell4looef..—Ordere4l
to lie on the table.
Mr. COUR fEN AY moved. that the accounts of Saving
Banks peeseated yesterday should he printed.—Ordered.
The Hoarse adjourned at a quarter past sin.

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pride and independence in the lower orders, than a
doe execution of these taws. It had btu said, that
. a Committee of 39 Members bad tintirtained 39 dif.
talent opinions on this 'object. His had atteeded at
_Meetings of this Committee, and did not observe So
Mach dill... Vance of opinion u might reasonably be ,
',expected; on the ossuary, on many kWh% points
of coosideration, the Cm*IMMO/ mars enanimoosl—
It was by no mores se be *opposed the the present
whole spitem was to be obetislood. Mach thank*
'were due. to the Coessithre -foe what okay bud yet
doss; much geed bed bee *settgie septheimigram-
nity from the circulehou-Sirtiiiiielhintopist, even
if their labours *weld eat biog. lie Roust the
Mon. Baronet's gloomy views wield nail, reified,
stud solicipsted important bowie Imo the seeps•
buts of the Golostinsafa mortises. he sossitvoi
spiry end distraoloo was glom los soit)oct eo COW
plicated, the greater chews wee them of sit iseeth
arriving at • loestelleiel avid practically earful mule-
idea. He felt himself called epie to eesteuditit the
atiortion% that there reechoed so feed of prosperity
to the'coentry. The espectatinnn of the ceentry
00411 t sot to be raised too high; bet it was alto-
(tether erroneous to suppose that the !above of the
Committee would be useless. and that the foisting
to) stem of the Poor Laws meet be entirely destroyed.
Sir F. BURDETT esplaheed. He had not disap-
proved of investigation, bet that be bad stated what
be would now restate, that so investigation or discus-
sion would ever afford any relief. without such a re.
Auction of the establishments of the Coterbusent, and
such a rigid economy in-the expenditure, as cool re-
duce the enormous taxation of the country to a scale
compatible with the fair employment of the indus-
trious population, and the full enjoyment of the
fruits of industry.
Mr. CA I.CIIA FT had not very sanguine expecta-
tions from the labours of the Committee. The Re-
port, he would admit, had doe. some good, hot no
effectual relief could be expected without the power..
fel co-operation of Government. Two points of ,
great importance end considerable nicety would de.
serve the attention of the Committee.. The one was,
whether funded property should not be subjected to
Your Rates as well as landed ptoperty. The other
was, whether Petty Sessions-might not take coast.
duration of many subjects at present devolved upon
the Quarter Sessions. More good could be done by
country Magistrates than by any act of Legislation.
He had heard much said of the advantages of perms.
pent OWPISIOrg; but the principal cause of misma-
nagement was, that those who bad a tight to at.
tend and In enquire into the system of management
hi their parish neglected to do so. Why did they
not 'fiend and satisfy themselves of the necessity of
every hoyden imposed upon them, and detect every
attempt at imposition or peculation ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH explained.
The Committee was then re-appointed.
The SPEAKER informed the House that the ab.
steads of the rotor-Rotes for 1748, 49 50, formerly
ordered, were uow laid upon the table.
ELECTIONS.
Mr. C. W. WYN* moved for leave to Wag in a Bill such as
he had submitted to the Home in the course of the lad Session.
Leave was given, and the Billivas brought in. The Bill bets%
read by the Speaker. or collected that its objects are farther,
to limit the duration of Polla—to provide Ilsr the erection of
polling booths—to enable hereto more easily to obtaie their
right of votiag—to qualify freeholders to vote wit/met being as-
sessed to the Land Tax—to prohihit the use of Cockades, or simi-
lar symbols, at Elections—to enable Sheriffseor other returning
01fic..14„ to declare any candidate duly elected% against wheel so
opposition is made, although the poll may go lib &Moog othfr
candidates—and also, that in ease any candidate shosald die is
the course of an election, the voters who bad supported him
should he entitled to vote again.
' HIGH CONSTABLE OF WESTMINSTER.
Mr CA LCRA FT said, that he had last year Inltedatted i Bill
for the remuneration of the High and *hinny Coallabienf
Westminster for their attendance on Parliament, bet it bad
failed for want of previous enquiry. He therefore now gave
notice on the subject for to-morrow week.
Mr. CUR WEN moved tar a return of the *ember of Ser-
charges of the Assessed Taxes during the year 1817. the Appeals
against these Surcharges. specifying the Parishes from whit*
they came, and the dechoos upon them.—Oodered.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Sir FRANCIS BURG TT presented a Petition from serials
Inhabitants of Bath, praying for Universal Suffrige and An-
nual Parliaments.—lt was rend, sod ordered °, lie on that table.
The Hon. Baronet afterwards presented other Petitions for Par-
liamentary Reform, but not having been read, we could not
learn from what plays they bad come, or to what extent they
prayed for Retonn.—They were ordered to lie on the table.
COMMITTEE. ON THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that seeing a Noble
Lord not exactly in his place (a laugh), but on his
way to it, he was anxious to ask for some infer
lion respecting the Select Committee to be appointee
Did the Noble Lord intend to accede to the proposi-
tion which he hail taken the liberty to mike on the
first night of the Session ? Having then obtained n•
satisfactory answer, he now again asked, whether the,
Committee to be appointed should be. furnished *LW
powers to call for witnesses, papers, and every 000 sh.,
airy source of accurate information?
Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that it was is-
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FRENG'II PAPERS.

CHAMBER, OF PEERS, JAS. Mt
The Report of the Special Committee on the Re.
soletiaa of the Chamber of Depeties, relative to the
oduiaaboo of it! fdesbors *as made by the Duke de
aad ordered to be printed and distri-
*mid-
' The Chamber the, formed itself into a Judicial
Coact.

CTIAMBIER OS 'DEPUTIES, JAN. Si.
The dismission, on the Recruitment Project was
resumed, aid cootineed on the Articles seriatim to
the Wilt, the debate en which was adjourned till
Moodily.

PART; Fee. I.—The Duke de Berri is slightly in-
disposed.
An Ordonnance of Police was posted op yesterdiy,
fixing the price of bread in Paris from this day at 18
sues (9d.) for the loaf of four pounds of she first
quality, and 13 sous (Ofd.) for that of the second
quality.
We learn -from Geneva, that the religious assem-
blies of Puiitans there bays recommenced with more
ardour than ever.
The Doke of Wellington end suite arrived here
yesterday evening at nine o'clock.
Beat" JAM. 17.—The King has met with an ac-
cident, by making a false seep no a staircase, by
which his leisvountled. ills Majesty, however, is
not its any danger.