The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-02-22 00:00:00

Tait ST.

of that paper should have experienced any persoual
inconvenience upon my account."
The SPEAKER.—" Repeat what you have
said ; is it all that you have to say in your do.
fence ?"
Mr. Jouss then proceeded to the fdlowiugef.
feet -66 I repeat, that I sincerely lenient, that
the printer should have suffered any' inconvenience
I•upois my account; and I acknowledge myself to
be the author of thatamper. lam fully.aware of
the respect due to this Assembly, nor was it my
intention, in drawing up that bill, to reflect upon
those privileges that ought to remain unquestion.
ed, nor to asperse the private character of any
Honourable Member; but I du Hot deny, that my
object was to submit to a free and impartial dis-
cussion, the propriety of the public conduct of
, public men ; audit, doing so, I was not conscious
' of being influenced by spy principles of innova.:
non upon the rights and privileges of this As.
sembly: I thought public character to be a sort
of public property, and that it was not the least
valuable privilege of Englishmen to comment,
with freedom awl impunity, upon the official
characters of those, who bad been entrusted by
them- with the managemeet of their dearest in.
ttrests. If, however, with such intentions; I have
been inadvertently led into any offence against the
privileges of this Assembly, it certainly becomes
me, iu the language of suitable submission; to
acknowledge the extent of my offence, and
having so dune, to throw myself epee the haul-
gene° of this House. When I first drew up that
paper,• I wan pot aware, that I had done more
than exercised the indisputable right of a British
sebject ; but upon again recurring to it, I find'
that I have transgressed beyond those bounds
which ought at all times to limit,public comments.
ry epee she proceedings of this llouso ; for having
doneio, I have to express my concern, and once
more to throw myself upon the compassionate in-
dnlgence of this Assembly, of this House of Corn-
: mans uf England, which, as a great integral part of
the Constitution, has been always with me an ob.
ject of u.tiform and unfeigned esteem and regard."
Mr, Junes having retired,
'Mr. YOKE then moved, after repeating his
former profession of not being interested by any
persuual motives, which assurance was warmly
cheered front all Parts of the House, that the pa-
per of which John Gale Jones had confessed
himself the author, was a gross and scandalous
breach of the privileges of that H .use, which
motion was agreed to nerninr co ifradicenle.

Mr. YORKE next moved, that John Gale
Jones, the author of the slew, be committed to
his Majesty's Gaol of Ncwgate.—Ordered.
. The Speaker issued his warrant accordingly,
-and Mr. Junes was taken to Ncwgate.
JOHN DEAN. 4
Mr. YORKE presented a Petition from John
Dean, then the custody of the Serjeant at
Arms. The Petition having been acknow-
. 'edging Petitioner's offence, and praying the ele..
Inciter of the Rouse,
Mr. YORK.E moved, that John Dean he' now
, brought to the bar of the House, in tinier to be
discisOrged without paying his leis.
Jobe Dean was thbo brought to thi.bar, when
the Speaker addressed him to the following effect:
" John Dean ; cemplaiot• having been made of
a libellsausasaper roi:eting upuu the character of
this House and the proceedings of certain of its
Members, you, as printer of that paper, was or-
' elered to attend and atis wee for that offence—ef
that offence you have acknowledged yourself
guilty, and stand convicted. of. priuting a gross
and scandalous libel upon this House, in contempt
of its character, and fit violation of its .priOilegm.
—these privileges, upon the dignity and autho-
rity of which depend the rights, liberties, and
privileges of all the Commons of this realm.
Nevertheless, the Hausa taking into its corn.
passivnate consideration the propriety of your
demeanour at its bar; your candour in the
unequivocal acknowledgment of your offence ;
your professions of ;Jarrow and contrition ; and
especiallg, you having thereby affunled them the
means of coining at the greater offender and author,
of the paper in question—the House, for these
reasons, have, iu its clemency, ordered that you
be now called to the bar for the purpose of ham
discharged; and it has further onlered that you
be discharged without paying your fees, and you
are discharged accordingly.—Serjeaut, take him
from the bar."
It oar then ordered that the Speaker's repri-
mand be entered on the Journals of the House.
SCHELDT PAPERS.
Mr: WILLIAMS wyNNE moved for copies
of all communications trine John, Earl of Chat-
ham, to any department of his Majesty's Govern.
ment relating to the Expedition to the Scheldt,
excepting so far as related to the Commissariat ;
but after a few words across the 'bible from the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, we understood hiui
to withdraw his motion for the present. -
IRISH GRAND JURIES.
MALAUCX—Fl:l7."4“l4o—ebiainell
leave to 1p gag in a Bill, to amend certain laws re.
speeting the mode of levying county assessments
by Grand Juries in Ireland..
. SCHELDT EXPEDITION.
Lord PORCH ESTER having ,moved the Or-
der of the day for going into a Committee, and
that the Speaker do leant the chair;
Mr. YORKE, as dila!, enfnrced the Standing
Order, sad Strangers were deluded.

Art.

arrigal of the Entreprenante, although no official
dispitch is believed to have.been received.
Letters brought by the Entreprenanto from
Constantinople and Smyrna, concur in stating the
uninterrupted continuance of a good understand.
ing between Mr. ADM!' and the Turkish Minis•
tors, notwithstanding the unremitting efforts of
thu French Agents.
The Divan is said to be now fully conscious of
the designs of. Nirot.zox against the European
territory of the Otsonians, and have resolved to
persevere in the strictest neutrality.-

The British Factory at Smyrna rested in perfect
security that their tranquillity was at present la no
danger of being disturbed.

Timm was another arrival of Dutch acid French
Papers last nighti "inst_ of no later date than what
had *treaty been received. In ,the Moniteur of
the sth of January, we find the long-expected
justification of NAPOLEON) on the subject of his
interference with Spain. This curious document
is voluminous—consisting,of futsr parts, each of
which. contains numerous pieces—chiefly corres-
pondence.

The piece opens with. a letter from the Prince of
ASTURIAS to NAPOLEON, requesting the honour
of an alliance with his family. This the French'
Emperor construed into an intention of giving a
turn to the affairs of Spain, opposite to his in,
teresta—because the Prince knew that NAPOLEON
.bad no Princess to give in marriage. •
" Before the EMPEROR had recovered from his
" surprize," aintter from King CitAttrAs an-
nounced the plot formed by the Pazaics to de-
throne him. NAPOt.zom immediately recognized
" the plots of England," and instantly ordered
40,000 men to march into Spain, to be ready for
every event. Then follow several letters and pro-
testations of the King of SPAIN) and at last the
Treaty of Bayonne.

No attempt is made in this justification to prove
the correctness of the suspicion that the 66 plots
" of England" had any share in the intrigues
of the family of lingAut.rs—and the only
conclusion to which we can possibly come on this
subject is—that NAPOLEON conceived the possep.d
sion of the Peninsula a sine'quo non to the preset',
vatiou of his own power. • ,
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• The ilionitear has extendestlhe plan of that
publication, by an examination of our Pertinent'.
ter), Debates.
Tat 'fitilowittgfoatter ams:thismorning received
from Plymouth l--• ' -
PLYNOVTEJ. 1' Ea. 23, 1810.
" Arrived the Spanish frigate El Efigeniii, in eight days
from Cowman. She bas brought ;roar a fderibbee of tbe-Pro-
vineial Government of Cuilpeiaorjso af:fire Woke
,express..f.tr the peepers's, pritiatfte SW" oil adore netwe-
ssries for the troops is thatiiiintilmr, itrhera every inaltcab:
pablo of bearing arms.is stated tis ease forward la 41e-
fence of their country ; and •altimitilli ffmeiria of tb11.411”
in the Sierra Morena was know* SUM.' atilt the,
migardlus was-esprnbieti.nf-illtibilitE'sierft.itt repelling the
enemy."
We have heard clads of (hat universal spirit in
Gallicia, which unfortunately has not hitherto
been displayed. If expressions of confidence
could have saved Spain, the French had long sieve
been expelled from the Peninsula. boo; not this
worthy " Member of the Provincial Government
of Gallicia" also want a little cash ? lie might;
.perhaps,_ get back in time to deliver it into the
'possession of the French,
Great exertions are making at our sea.portil to
scud off as many vessels as possible to Cadiz.

IT was confidently reportc4 in. the City, et one
o'clock, that an express had been received of the
fall of. Cadiz.

THE Local Militia are about to be immediately
called Olt.
Mu. PEECEVAL was Once more finally left in a
minority last night. There .were two divisions.
In the tryst Mr. PERCEVAL hail a majority of owe.
In the second there was a majority against. him
o 1 trap. . r
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Wo have no seeneeto-from Cede Ist‘r
oth. Four of the Junta, suspected MernberaoH
are.aaid to have lied to Madrid, to escape the yen.
geatke of their betrayed sountrymen.
It is-said to be at length determined by. Minis.
tern to bring forward `the question of the renewil
of the Charter of the East Indio Company.
We hear that a Meeting of the Inhabitant
nouse.holtlers of the parish of St.. Mary.loi.bone,
is intended to called on Parliamentary Reform, &c.
'Several ships of•tbe line have sailed from Ports

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NIFY OFFICE. _ll4ll
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The Gentleman gilded to by Col. Wu...
his Speech of Thursday last, was AG. 1;;;41
of the Nary Office. Kee have beep fasosshi il
a copy of his Letter of Resignation to the 1:4
of the Admiralty. The letter wu aid,
vow
Mr. Pot.ce the Secretary of the Adiaireit.
as as follows :r-- il ti
Navy Pay-Onee. rentrhhillbs Mth hie. lb
Sta—l request you Will be Plowed loieliimsoliam--"
Lords Commislosers of the Admiralty, the %hill hi
my Coootry faitbfitily for meetly eigbleeh yams, le Pi
anon of a Clerk in the Office of his Majesty's Na,7,441
haviwparchased •my situation (with the Irreparaak 1:
ishoyarakiabho years). I have boon aunt matermay,"l
by the Board, at witch Lord tbilatgan preside&
It dims appear to every feet MINI as want 0
NM proper atteatioe to elai of judos. when
may of the Clerks now serving parehaild mair—p47
Lord lla swam, when be was Comptroller et Ihe ken 1
lima* be evident to their Lordships, and nani44o
of cruelty, when led on by expectation, after the
a mates life has been devoted to the sonic., foe a
Lutanist) of the Salarles to take place, and theft
be 3, slightly caamOved, wittiest a resaaneratbm Mkt
in some degree equal to he lominstaine4, from Was
ed transacting Arany, or'ea,gagisag in any atm,pumk.
You will, Sir, I hope, acquaint their *Mips nit
1
of eduesoinn and respectability will so logger reimil
service, when their conscithve imavinces 'mem 4

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with cre(i t_ to themselves, and tot the telvard sf thme
meeting With such ditcamragin oad bassilittlaimicei
To convince their Lordships bow assibly 1 fad oit •
meat I have met with, ( this day Pesigt; my silt**
X. beg may he communicated to the Commisd.,4er,
Nay y Board; and I am comincedevery man paneled
small indepi•ndence will shortly folio W tag cep
',must too far. doitstice to. my Q in
their Lordships wall permit me to make the bra
can is thesalsof say place, which 1 think bat fair ak
a lengilsof pc:Mimics but if their Lordships "bogy
quince is my wishes, t Mali conAder isystir smkonii
take tbomsteps which I may think necessary fiR
very of my properiP.
.1 have the he:~ to be, Stir,
'lour mach obtiged and humble denim,
Hoe. W. POLS. R. G.

We hear that Mr. Burr intends shorty ti.
his case before the Public:.
'fife roard alluded to by Mr. BUTT, alb
Lord BARHAM presided, .was the Board oil
Revision, for correcting the Abuses iii 001
°Aces htni the Navy.
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- Lord Cu Arnsx's ill-w!vitked &eternal lia
ma
ductal in the mind, wobeliete, of every i •
in this.eapital, ivniorc unhappy eiffect spiv
own aise, than upon that of ;the Admiral a
whom he was assitod iwthe.ExPedition. Atli a
directly, in pJaces, contradictory to his prbyi
letter seat home, and it likewise involves till
neral conduct its enure sospieiots than out be ei
ceived. Compare the following passages
from the narrative promoted to the Lao, sol
°them:Troia a letter
_fit'ampapmitted to loni cA
41 It aiebeShiis disti lsetts Weed aim, that a ..
" tack by the vs, the MIN front should be sl•de at
~ large thee dot the troops, after *testi* their
" estates fthe to t Plimbittg t. it Weis hepol that lit '
14 evfetratepoiedentroe, the ink, at the mom ik,
.. pre titembefeee before the place, tkeiabarsii
•• of a sir' akin have twee avoide4,mila •
•• able
beg;
dike toter altolted ilAbiterrtire tetal
—to no 11 artily upitte Scheidt. ift- olertitioitior
ti! teabi *bet*, Obe oberastrevwe,that
0 aCtiftiossoutet (therm to. be WON at IT W. 40
Ihsadd. be at anet• treirot Wake -
" itrneeellibMi of thellitleati objis of ibelttptailit
" Meted lath Wert, or was weepy illoppoiesed, tie
". ollfitao *Wetly White year Males, wsPhare is e
" **sate eliewst, and 'which it wilt be sleety b '
R. skirt particoWy woke year Mhdrite, elm •
".tail the submegolit voliree'ar imp_ ibmiteeMidie-,
Imvseateel to Mb- Mae, Phielkt WO, - ~ •
•••• koriuty.bere beg us express mystroallseabsf .
0 en.aio*M CAMNlpgratiou at toe nary es all
111/epolab *eat to Lore Castiaraaga, ea .Dana Tai
?sallies of Again, 1109. •
To what a pitch will the.pablic • .. '
roused, on obse,rvieg, that the C.harsittetif
fleet, or its COOMOOdefi, is thus by Lail
111.1 t, in his Memorial to the Kano, effeadd
its conduct before iliolsiag : whilst it in
dispatch. Its %smelt the same Lord. Cmate,
knowledgcs• the fall Of that place, 11001.0
after its surrender, " the cunstaut arid
".co-operation- of that NAVY" call
warmest espressiona of his gratiluit:Olk
surely was infatuatian like this.
.11vhdoelf
vise the author of this Memorial toitha.
priiduction of it ? Butif its prodtictioihy
ous, what would its coooesbnauf have tie'
Yet iarther.L-when, in reality, w*
rial in goeitiOa presented to the h.
thinking part of the. public are truly *.
pressing doubts uponthin{• itibject. lie oe
wh-om wahave cuaramal,' believes this hal
at STY was not at least aeiguaiuted within WO
before the 1414 insit;it now mast foraf R
to every one's .mind, with what trickieg_.Slll
AND STRAeIt Ali mill first brought le armor
his reoet,.heyond the power of titre"
he hall written a letter ehich might be doe
reflect sipon Lord CHATHAM : but no woe
I iiackno.wiedgetnent procured, thlet-ern#
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.aarestlaa AO light, wherein Lord Ca
hat . secretly accused Sir Ricusae Stagft!
Nover before, we beliefs, was such a mom II
plicity disclosed.
The PrOilainars Afidsroit regdired 410
.by Dicers on receiAing their haltimyrit 1.,
td eve!), Gentleman of Ow Nevy and tit
hare, however, heard it n 0.400104 11,02111
l'cases this affidavit has been dispeolliti
of the Commissioners of the Adoiltellf SI
the half:pay list of Admitals. Do 611_1';
to receive their half. pay, as well as the EP"
Admiralty ? If they dot .14'
dispensing poser that oPli
of the costae's/4' Ind.
. me(ancholi. accident hap . , 0
/anlght, at.4kherysiwith ; five •
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boatoter ti*- but had not peellettel
hire .1 upset by a violist
. mess were dreimelell;
nastily sired by 00 • . .
1 bodies were Washed:
the waves soon af ,
were brothers, one el ,
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PRICE OF STOCKS twill DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. ' Several ships 40,-the line have sailed from forts- to receive their hall
3 per Cent. Cons. 67U Look Ain. —HI 7-16 I mouth, for Cadiz. .They expect to be joined by Lords of the Admi
J per Redeced66“ Omni= others, at Plymouth, fur the same destination. in whom is the diej
4 per Cent.._..S3l 4 India Bonds 12s. Ils.
5 per Cent. Navy 991, Ella. Bilk, gs. 6s. Ceuta is 0. ampere 4own, with a good harbour the necessity of II
Consols tor Ace. 67j bowery Tickets for small assasta, *o the coast of Africa, eitactly aihday.it I
0..
--, ---. e opposite. Gibraltar from which it is °ell,. ve A mcianeholY. a
THE S'I'ATESMAN. leagues distant. • + .. . ' • • se'nnlibt; at-fiber
- - •-st - Covar Manytkrern.A Cleft Martial was held boatater the bar,
expos's' 'MIN AIL •OR Saturday, et-Portsmouth, oa Mr. Peter firest,Aire the boat wit I
a,001.: . -...... • 10 - op, : • Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship G , and three of the is
NI . ' ' COWDON :- ' for 'bunting himself without leave and for 8- two were fortunate
, vsUltatbalr, FROMART 21. sertion. The COurt being of opinion that e markers. The lx
Charges were proved, dioa4judge Win to be dis- the violence o( the
Tax pesuiPm of Ceith by i dottiffiwoot of
f missed bid Pds'istro monkey, and reedited totsil of; the seffeer we
4108 arkfrom Gibraltar, is said isk hAell imultll- nawnrthy 41( eiaployedflo any aitellitiott Ist left il 4141(iN !Ilild fa
*WIWI/ coomptipated to genres* it OR, the Roys4 Min. . 0.439.13,"9.1!,
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