The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-16 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN._

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contemplation of the Right Hon. Gentleman ;
that 13111 he had opposed, and his support of, or
opposition to the forthcoming plan ZvouTti depend
upon how' far it resetnbled or differed from that.
He wished the Right Honourable Gentleman had
staled how far or in w hat they differed, and eon.
eluded by requesting of hint not to hurry his pro.
posed measure through the House, but move for
the printing of the Bill, filling up the blanks, that
he (Mr. H.) might in the interim have the instruc-
tions of his constituents, and be prepared to meet
the wishes of that great and weighty portion of
the trading interests of Ireland which he had the
honour to represent.
Mr. FOSTER said, that in his situation he was
not to look merely to the main produce of any Re-
venue Bill, but also to its moral effects. He de.
ferret' to a future opportunity going into Aft de-
tail, which he trusted would be satisfactory to all
parties.
After a few words from Messrs. Horner, Par-
nell, Shaw of Dublin, Bernard, and Whitbmad„
the Committee divided on the Resolution.
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Mr. Erskine had exceeded. hit instructions ; that
he had acted not only in direct contradiction to the
letter, but to the spirit of his instructions; and
that he had not only done that which he had been
instructed not to do, but that he had abstained
from doing that which be had been instructed to do.
All this be, had before said of Mr. Erskine ; all
this he now repeated, and he Challenged the Han.
Gent. ter meet
the
on the issue. Ile was desirous
of discussioa the most free; be sought, he wished
for no compromise from that Hon. Gent. and for
the little mixture 'fir candour that had appeared in
the commencing part of his observations, he. (Mr.
C.) did not think himself bound to make any
very grateful acknowledgments. Ile asked him.
to meet him Nils on the question itself, or to ac-
knowledge his error ; the, Hen. Gent. then ad.
veiled to, the reed of Mr, Erskier, which, he
stated, was a proceeding entered upon..by him
without any invidious feeling of personal hostility,
and .merely from a motive of public duty, a du.
sty which he would have performed had the person
interested been his near relative, instead of Mr.
Erskine. He conclieled by galling upon the Hun.
Gent., either to abandon hii charge altogether, or
Majority - _ to proceed to maintain it ;if he did, Rots it must
AMERICA. be because he dare not ;, because he we* counions
Mr. WHITBREAD having given notice of his he could not maintain it. Hp apologia:4lSr the.,
Intention of moving to.inorrow for leave to bring warmth of his feelings, and,eepeated that he never'
to a Bill, to render effectual the last Clause of a hail traduced the character of Mr. Erskine.
very beneficial Act passed last year, c. 12.4, rida. Sir._:VglTlllt A D said, he-assured the Right
tire to the removal of the Poor, took the oppor, Hon. Gent. that he had offered him no %oniprop
tunity of the late Secretary fur Foreign Affairs be- wise, and expected 'no thanks; that, he was urea
ing in his. Place, to state what opinion he had surprised the Right lion. Gent. should , have atle,
formed upon the correspondence between that mated tbere saes any particle Of candour sln,what
Right Honourable Gentleman and Mr. Erskine, he hoe uttered.. .IS
wasp
which had been laid before the House in the pre. Mr. 'MOWS proceeding to make some
unit Session of Parliament, and he trusted to the, oktieervations viudiestory of the conduct of his re.
indulgence of the House to be allowed to state it, jativejstr, ra it'm
e, when Mr.. Canning rose, we
. 'E'
although he certainly did nut intend to conclude presume., to order ; the Speaker here.inteiPosed,
with any motion. The statement made by Mr. and put an end to the discussion, stating. that it
Canning had been, that Mr. Erskine had not only had hitherto been irregular, and that he hoped it.
not acted in conformity 'with, but in direct con- I would serve for the future as an example. f the-
trailiction to his instructions; and in another let. welsh", of abiding by their general rules. . .
ter he had asserted, that Mr. Erskine had departed . : EAST INDIA COMPANY;
widely both from the letter and the spirit of his Mr. CREEVEY, after briefly commenting.on
instructions. The Right Honwirable Gentleman the propriety of the East India Company submit.
liad said, that the question as relating to himself ting to the ,public a Statement of their Affairs,
was neither more, tier less, than whether, he had when they were in the habit of coming down
told a direct falsehood in the face of Europe and every year to that House to borrow money, moved
the world. To this he could answer, that no that there be laid before the House a Copy of the
such charge bad ever been made, or even insitta. Expesitiou of ,the Affairs of she. East India Corn•
ated, against the Rt. lion. Gentleman. Mr. Whit- pany, submitted. to the Committee of 1808, ap..
bread said, he was now, after an attentive perusal pointed to consider the A ffairs of India.
of the Papers, prepared to say, that he thought Mr. DUNDAS said he Omuta not oppose ,the
Mr. Erskine had acted contrary to the letter of his motive, which, after a few words frointord Folko.
instructions, and catn that, it might be open to stone, was a4reea to.
persons to take such a view of those instructions, •Mr. ASTELL. moved for tho production of pa.
to maintain, that there hail been a departure from pees respecting the Directors in 1797. Oidered.,
'their spirit ; but that ho, Mr. 'Whitbread, agreed ASSESSED TAXES.
Pe the vindication of his conduct, which had been Mr. GRENFELL bought forward the motion
.':Offered by Mr. Erskine in a dispatch which was of which he had given notice, fur copies of alt
now published, hut which had not been before Correspondence from July 1806, between tha
the public lastsear; mid thought that the spirit Commissiooers for the Affairs of Taxes. and the'
of the instructions taken altogether had been .com. Commissioners of the Hundred of Greytree, IP
plied With ; but the instructions theffisclTT. ~41)* Ilereferd, on the subject of the Assessed Tuns ,
peered to bin to have been drawn without a cuti. He particularly alluded to an instance in which its
attention to the power vested in the Executive had hems held, by, the. Tax Officers in the district
floVertinvent of America, atid without adverting alluded tor that there was. no period within which,
to the specific enactments of an Act of Coegress, a claim nu surcharge could be prescribed; in cotes,
Moreover, if the Right Honourable Gentleman i
. sequence of which aiurcherge. had been madefo
bad continued in office lie should have thought it i the three preceding, year", ,atsi, its, which,
.thoill
right to make some motion Upton the papers; ,
on appealto the Exchequer, to decisiOn had been
because it epented to him that another favourable overturned, still it was founa,that no coats. could
opportunity•td placing, this country and Amine& be given against the Crown.. 2 kle..cenclwied .:1•11.
upon that footing upon which it was inostticeira- submitting hiss Motido. ,
Irks they should stied; had been lost by iho total Mi. FOLeir, recollecting that the question had
njection of Mr. Erskine's arraueeraent,. by the fnaincriyi?aeit withdrawn" on ati suntan* fr.om,
Right .11on. Gentleman.; but as he understood; the Clpincellor of the Exchequer that it siseuld, be.
the :negotiation betwert (hie .Conntry and Amen, ,looked into; .wished to knew if inirreilress wet to
vies to be OH pendingc and _that it had been con..
,comefroep .t.hikt quarter 1 •. • • 1
dtaidligeri in
.a 'manner, perfectly smooth .seti - , Me. PEOZEVAL stated it to be his hitention
eatilfactoey, on public grounds. he sheuld think, in a day or two, to bring in it Bill on this subjcet,
ittitiadvtietible to agitate any question relative to into • which he should. introduce a clause Ott the
Ainerice at present ;find that fur the sake of Mr.
. complaint relating to retrospective surcharges.
Ershine he ditnot,thifik.it neetAsary any SpeeiAe On the point as to costs nut being allowed against
motion 'should be made, 'as his
,vindicatieu of the Crowe, that was a general rule ; but if, in the
'himself' was now !serene the world. He iniSgined circumstances stated, application had been matie to
the 'Right Honourable Gentlesetaoleould Ott petis., him, he should have had no hesitation in ordering
tiedulso pith his own exposition 0, bas oust case; them to haie been paid by the Treasury.
if otherwise, it was couipeterit to hire .or to any After is fe words front Mr. Ortolan its earls-
other-Member to make eugh,lnotion at he might nation, and from Sir J. Cottrell and Mi. Hurst,
think proper on the subject. ' - . : Lord FOLKESTONE reprobateik•the itleapf
Mr. Whitbread was interrupted by Mr. Puce. lite remaining in the pewee of Ministers to say who
vit in the course of these observations, and called ought and who ought nut to be allowed their costs
to order for speaking without any qUestion before in questions with the Crown. •
the House. Mr.LEFEVRE .strongly objected to what
Mr. WHITBREAD said, that the remarks hes were called 'conjectural surcharges, and thought
had to make were very few ; that he thought it , that Officers making them should be punished. hie
might be more satisfactory to the King's Ministers alsothought that those employed as Surveyors, &c.
to know that ke intended not to make any motion ought not be employed in any other occupation
upon this subject, although the House would cer. whatever.
tainly allow to the late Secretary the indulgence
After some remarks by Mr. Rose, Mr: Thom.
which he (Mr. Whitbread) asked for himself ; it sou, Mr. Bablugton, &c. Mr. Greaten withdrew
could not lead to any other debate. his motion.
Mr. CANNING complained with much The Irish GrandJhries Bill was ordered to be
warmth of the embarrassing situation in which he read a second time on Wednesday se'noight. •
was placed, by the extraordinary conduct of the The further consideration of the Report of the
Honourable Gentleman. That Gentleman had,, Irish (2. , un,
‘Naog3„appes was pospoued till to.morrow.
on the day before the adjournment for the Ho..
On the motion of Mr. DAVIES GIDDY, the•
Inlays, preferred against him (Mr. Canning) a Overseers' Accounts. Bill. was retell' 'nand time,.
charge, which that Hon. Gent. had before not ob.:
after a short conversation in*
which •Mr• Bursts
scurely hinted at, that he (Mr. Canning) had
Mr. Thomaon Mr. Jacob,9 Mr. Shaw before
stated that which was mot founded in truth ; that _
le consequence of an asseetion so broad and so sc.. Mr' Whitbread, the Solicitor-tieneral,. and. Mr.
Giddy took a part.—Ordered to be committed to..
?km:, he hail thought himself entitled to require
, morrow. ,
of that Hon. Gent. to make out his assertion by
Mr. A.. COOPER, brought up the Report of
argument, or if he could not de su, that he would
forward, and in 4 imniy Supply of yesterday, which, after some causer.
have the candour to come
sabot', oils to.
way acknowledge that he could sot.. Hit was
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.
aware that the charge so made by the Hon. Gent.,
•The Duke of Brunswick's Annuity Bill went
was not meant as an attack tippet his peivate ho. .
noun as an individual, but rather as an eccUsation
'through a Committee.—To be -reported to-mur..
against his official competence to the discharge of rolv•
• his public duty. As such,' however, it was a ' The Report of the Committee on Sugar, Salt,
que4tion of even more importance than one more &c. was brought up and agreed -to ; and it was__ or.
particularly affecting his personal feeling. It was tiered that the Committee to whom the Ware.
of importance as affecting the interests of the two housing Act in Ireland was. referred should make
countries in their subsequent negotiations; and it provision agreeably thereto,in the Bill now under
Mss also of importance, as far as Mr. Erskine was their consideration.
concerned. lie denied that he hadthrown out The Surveyor General's Bill went through a
any personal aspersions against Mr. Erskine; it Committee.—To be reported to.morrew.
was impossible that he could do 'so; but he had . The Committee ou the Canal_Rcibbery Bill was
only said what he should lens, repeat and re.an' irm , postponed till to.mOrruw. .
now that *he tapers here upon the table, than, Adjourned.

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Ekea TDB LONDON GAZETTE) lib r 15.
MiLITARIC PRDMOTIONS.
Commissions in the Royal Perthshire Militia, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant. •
Lieutenant Niel Morison to be Captain of a Company, vice
Stewart, resigned. Dated March 10, 1810.
Ensign Duncan Diarosid to be Liettetatato vice Morison,
. promoted. Dated .as•above.
Patrick Mactarbuw, Geut. to be Ensign. Dated November
1, 1809.
---- Menzies, Gent. to be ditto. Dated December 1.
1809. •
Robert Murray., Gent. to be ditto, vitae 2411 Diarmid, pro-
. rooted. Dated March 10, 1810. •
Commbslons in the Annandale and Eskdale• Battalion of
Local Militia, biped by the Lord Lieutenant.
Sir Charles Douglas, Bail. to be Lieutenant•Colouel-Com-
mondani. Dated September 25, 1808. •
John Murray, Esq. to be Lieuteusiat-Colooel. Dated as
above.
John Carruthers, Esq to be Major. Dated as above.
Alexander G ierson, Esq. to be Captain. Dated as above.
Edward Anderson, F.Stl. to be ditto. i)ated as above.
David Maxwell, fast: tb be ditto. Dated as above. •
William Martine, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.
George, Graham, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Alexander Hay Burtbwick, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as
' above.
Robert Henderson, Esq to be ditto. Dated as above.
James Hope Stewart, Esq. is ditto. Dated as above.
William Grier."' ) Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.
William Brown, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Eacmes Martine,GeaL to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.
&Wad -netherton, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
• somas Bell, Gent. is be ditto. Dated as above.
lohnJohoston, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
MitittuetCarruthers, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
William Malden, Ueat. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Robert leering, Gent. to be ditto. Dated.asabove.
'Charles Stewart, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
John Maxwell, Gent. to be ditto. Dated ay above.
• John Wlghtman Gent. to be
.ditto. Dated Juan 12, 1809.
James Bain, Gent. to he ditto. Dated as above.
William Newell, Get t. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Alexander Pruudfbot, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Septem-
ber 25,
Edward Johnston, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Johu Irwrtg, Gent. tube ditto. Dutedat. above. -
John Potter,. Gent. to be ditto. Dated as abose.
Archibald Little, Gent. to be ditto. Dated June 13, 1809..
Thomas. JohnstoniGent. to be ditto. Dated as ahoy:.
James Jukoston Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Ninian Little, deut. to be ditto. Dated May 1, 1810.
Adjutant Adam JahnSton to have the rank of Captain. Dated •
September 25, 1808.
John lrwing, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. Dated as above.
The Reverend Thomas Martin to be chaplain. . Dated as
above.
'ommissions signed by the Lord Lightement of the County of
Lincoln.

Royal Mouth Lincoln Militia.
Robert Clarke, Esq. to be Captain. Dated May 10, 1810.
Barton Volunteer Infantry.
Thome% Anon, Gent. to .n. Owed May 2, 1819.
Lindsey Regiment of I.iucoloshire Local Militia. .
Isle Grast;.l`,sq. to be Major. Dated May 7, 1$1(1. • --•s•
John Richardson, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated as abt* •
Henry Snow, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Toomtis Merrill, (lent. to be Ensign. Dated ill above.
Stamford Regiment of Lincolnshire Local Militia.
Williaat Albiu, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. Dated May 4,
1810.
Leonard Strienson. Gent. to be Surgeon. Dated as above.
Lovedun Regiment of Lincolnshire Local Militia.
William Long, Gent. to be Lieutenant, Dated as above.
Lindsey, Kesteven, and Lincoln Regiment of Litteulashiret
Local Militia.
Edmund Heivson, Cent. to he Ensign. Dated May 9, 1810.
Cornelius Barber, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated as above.
- Commissions in the 2d Battalion of the Northern Regiment
of Hereford Local Militia, signed by the Lord Lieute-
nant.
Adjutant James 'Keen Co be Captain, by Brevet. Dated
Aprill4, 1810.
Ambrose !picket, Cent. to be Ensign,. Dated its above.
Erratum in the Caiettcr of Tuesday February 15, 1810.
First East Kent, or Ashford, Oldciistie, 414414 am Regiment
of Local Militia. ' •
I 4or William Weller. juts. Gent. to be Lieutenant,
ad, Wiilium Orclics, jun. Gent. to be Lieutenant. '!

BANKRUPTS.
:C. Adam, Pane as-lane and Crown-street, Finsbury-square,
merchant, May T9;'22, at twelve, Julie 215, at now, at Guild-
t hall. Atioraies, Mesas. Gale and, Sou, Iledfurd•street, Bed-
ford-row.
1. Reid; Frith-street, Soho, grocer, May 22, at twelve.
29. at one, Junes 26, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney. Mr.
'Hellman., Ely-place, Holboru.
R. Situp-un, Great Bell-alley, merchant, May 19, 26,
Jove 26, at one, at Guildhall. Attoraim, Menses. Anstice
and Cox, King's Bench Walks, Temple:
W. Woodward, Fore-street, carpenter, May 19, 26, June
26, at tea, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. T. T. Taylor, Fore-
street.
G. L. Neve. Ipswich, linen-draper, May 30, St. June 26;
at ten, at the Bear and Crown, Ipswich. .Attornies, Messrs.
Brame and N °Mutt, Ipswich, and Mr. Flexney, Chancery-
lane.
S. Davie, Lyme Regis, vintner, May 28, 29, at tea, June
26, at eleven, at the Golden Linn Ilan, Lyme Regis. Atter-.
Melt, Mr. Hugh Evans Fisher, Lyme Regis; !Messrs. Swale
and Herlis, Staple lan.
T. Williams, Denbigh, draper, June 6, 7. 26, at three, at.:,
the Star Inn, ',Manchester. Attorides, Messrs. Chesshyre and
Walker, Manchester.
N. (Tribble, Crescent-place, Sarrey„deiler, May 46, Jaw
2, 26, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Walker, Old,'
Jewry.
J. thinery, Great Mary-le-hane-street, grocer, May 19,
26, Julie 24 at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, .Mr. LAWN
JAM'S Wettig, Duke-street, Portland-place.
W. Dennison, Wlnterburne Steepleton, Dorset, butcher,
May 30, June 13, 26, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn,
Beaminster. Attorney, Mr. John Bangor Russell, Bewails-
ster.
J. Roberts, Welford; Glqucester, baker, May 22,23, June
.26, at eleven, at the North, ick Arms, Beugwortli. Attor4
ales, Mr. William Phillips, Hampton, or Eveshain; ,Mr.
George Stnfield, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.
A. Cohen, Manchester, merchant. May 26, 29, June 26, nt
eleven, itt the 1)og Tavern, Manchester. Attornies, (Ctrs
Higson, Redrross--street, Manchester) Mr. Ralph Ellis,
Chancery-lone.
W. Canstiford, George-street, Oxford-street, baker, May
19, 25, June 2d, at twelve, at Guildltdl3..,- Attorney, Mr.
Bownall, Staple Inn. '•
T. Greases, Kingston-upon-Hull, iraismseger4: . May 21. 21,
-hi the Dog and Duck Tavern, Kingstaihspon-Hull, Jane 26,
at eleven, at the Neptune Inn, Kingstoe-epos-hull. Attars
iles, Mr. Ralph Kids, Chancery-taut!) Mr. John Anderson,
,Kingsten-upan,Ball. •
P, Turner, Market Raisin, !Amnia, grocer, Slay .41, 22,
fh1111126, at eleven, at the' White Hart. Tavern, Kingston-
Attornies, Merin. Rosser nod Sou, Ilartletrsl
.11eIldiags; Mr.. Dickinson, 1101.
J. Angell and W. Evaidstun,, Rending,woallep-drlpers,l
Way /7, 22, Jude 26, at eleven, at the 'roper :Ship fun, I
r.Vetidlng. Attendes, Mr. Joint Biggs, Reading; Mr. E.
PllgYres Gray'elmr-square.
W.:Basb, Asktekk, Sovatinets dealer,' May 22, 23, Jane
26, at 94, at the Castle and Ball Ins, Bath. Atomics,'
Messrs. Batchellog and Potts, Serjeant's Inn. '
C. Court, Cumbridge-row, Ilackuey-road, merchant, May
June 2; 26, at ten, •at aildhall. Attorney, Mr. Dodd,
'. igiter-lane. C.• •
• • W. Mitchell, Taxnwheel-kme, sugar-factor May 22, 29,
ISO 26, at eleven, at GuiMhsll. Attorney, Usbaldes-
MI "Little Tower-street.
DIVIDENDS.
June 12. J. I)utton, Burteardsley, Chester. cheese-factor..
'June 6. J. Myles, Gaston, Gilmer, cons-factor.-. 1 my 11.
W. y.nsor, Bath, grocer.-June 8. O. Slater,. Liverpool,
merchant,--.Tune 23. J. Inskipp, jan. of Battle, • carpenter.
b•-J• 'Owen. Strattield Saye. Southaniptoe, tartner.
June 30. L. Ramou, Charing-cross, taveru-keeper.-June 13.
R. Tw)ford, Manchester, merchata.-.lune 6. 3. Hip:on:lnd
T. 'Luker, Liverpool, linen-drapers.--J (toe 11. S. Raistric•k.
Yotk. clothier.-June 8. G. Dodson, Northouram,
Turk, borne-deuler.-June 16. A. Thomas Bowles and T.
Williams, Kati-street, Southwark, grocers.-June b. J.
Denny, Barbican, stationer.-June d. 11. Docker, Deritend,
Warwick, woollen-draper.
• CERTIFICATES.-Jusu 5,
W. Dickenson, sea. and W. Dickerson, jun. Poultry,'
' banters.-E. Ashitgand J. Cooper, Spa-road, Bermondsey,
merchants.--M. Franco, Spital-square, insuronce-tiroker.-
S. Fisher, Noble-street. Foster-lane, warehouseman.-IVita.
Wilcox, Parsorest•green. Fulham, vktnaller.-T. Hatton,
'wool-stapler.-P.
Gloucester, mercer.-T. Lambert, Leeds, York,
wool-stapler.-P. Priva, Srewer-strtNt, Guldeussquare,
jeweller.
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