The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-05-17 00:00:00

osusess.o Mites this scopes gess -formerly before tit ‘.
Jlouse, it was toutended that an inquiry 'could net lake
place in that Halve till the question', 'lieu pending had
been disposed of. That argument failed cow, and be
thought it was ortly by that House that a satisfactory in-
quiry could he iustituted.
'the Marquess of LONDONDERRY explained.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that the
candid statements of his Honourable and Learned
Friend who had just sat down, had relieved him from
the necessity of detaining the House long: as his lion.
and Learned Friend must hare convinced even those
who surrounded him, that the motion could not be sup-
ported on the grounds on which it had been brought
forward. Hi. Honourable and Learned Friend had
wholly.
.esculpated the Magistrates and his Majes-
ty.... Ministers—(No, no 1.)--and the question was re-
duced to, whether there ought to be an inquiry at the
Rat of that House into the conduct of the Yeomanry?
He was fully persuaded that .there ought not, because
the subject might be and ought to be investigated by a
pruper tribunal; as had been other great constitutional
gm Mimi-, such as those of shipinoney and general war-
rants. Adverting to the question of prejndging the sub-
ject he referred to the Resolutions passed at the York
Comfy :Meeting, and read two of those Resolution..,
i‘ Inch appeared to him to assert the legality of the meet-
ieg at Manchester. Yet that was at a period when those
prnreedings were pearling whichoerminated ia a
fleets' ation that the Manchester Meeting was illegal.
Mr. SCABLETT explained.
slr. S. WORTLEY said, he must acquit the sup-
pato.; of the Resolutions at the York County Meet-
ing of any diapasition to prejudge the question then
;o-tiding by declaring the legality of the Manchester
Meeting. Ile proceeded to argue against the motion,
cowending that if there was any ground for COM-
-I.l4int, it was a proper siihject • for the consideration
4.f a Irgal tritn:al. That no such suit had been in-
:Astute.' was a ciear grout to him that a case could not
lit: made out.
Lord MIITON observed, that the explanation of
I.k Honourable Colleague, as o the York County
Meeting, rendered any observations front him on the
sub pet In;a cesssry.
Sir F. BURDETT rrplied.—After the ample di,-
%ion whiush the subject had unilergune, he %%mild
tti fain the Muse but a few moment,. The case re-
prntiseiy were it was ; for the Noble Marquct.s
at.ul tl,e Hon. and Learned (lenticular' opposite, and
ell tl, it stoned determined to shut their
es es t.. tlue real and great question, and to endeavour
to tun. the attention of the House to minute parts of
it. They tall,ed of it as a question between certain
rrsons whit had been aggrieved, and those by whom
they had been aggrieved, instead of a qnestion between
the people of }:,eland and hit ;Majesty's Government.
That the people assembled at a public meeting were
to have the military let loose upon them, and that it
%vas to be held that no one was amenable fur that act,
st:rely afforded the strongest ground fur Parliamentary
inquiry. The llouse ought to he infulmo.l by an in-
quiry at the Bar, if the troops bad committed military
execution without the authority of the Magistrates,
and had of their co. it head perpetrated the violcucts
n Lich had °centred. 'Flury ought to be infinuted
*tether Ministers stood clear on the subject. Seeing
the eorresporalenee that existed between the Magis-
t; ates and his Majesty's Ministers ; seeing that
the latter had published the letters of the Magi,-
triter, hut had not ventured to lay before the
House their answers; seeing the ungracious an-
ricer to the Sheriffs c,f London put into tic
month of his Slajesty, who was made to say, that
the citizens of London could not know the previ-
ous transactions and circumstances at Manchester ;
seeing all this, it oas difficult to believe that what bad
taken plate was not, in a real measure, the result of
euireetions from his Majesty's Ilovcrnment, As to its
li:in..; tun late for the it.restigation, that lie denied.—
The time that haul elapsed had only served to divest
the sobject of all false appearances, and to exhibit it,
I. shape and colones. The Noble Lord (Lono
4..rry) haul mode his statements lightly, and without
xuy shadow of proof. The attacks of the military
upon th• people were distinctly wined ; indeed, so
di .tinetlt, that the Learned Judge who presided at the
ti ials at York, stated to the Jury that there appeared
Et' jnstitication for the employment of the military in
the execution of the warrant. 1 bough the partiesl
tvieil at York were charged with a conspiracy, yet the
legality of the question did not appear to be decided
luy thst trivl. It was said on that occasion that the I
parties had been guilty of stirring up the minds of the hi
people to a hatred and contempt of the Government
li
of the country. But it was hardly possible to touch
uvon public to ievances,—to point out even the cor-
raption ef that House, without involving one's self
suithin the scope of such a charge. The whale of the
facts stated determined one point, namely, that Mr.
Ilunt and the other parties haul not attended the
1.1 eting with the motives imputed to them. An Ho-
tuo treble Gentleman who had just sat %lon had, as
Centlentea ender the influence of passion were generally
in the habit of doing, recommended calmness and
cool-
tires tollim.—He knew not how to reply to this advice,
as he did rot feel the want of those qualities; perhaps
indeed he might, in the heat of argument, have been be-
trayed into hasty expressions; and there never was a
cnestion more calculated to excite, and at the same time
to excuse the warmth of a man's feelings than this.—
(Ilear, bear )—The Hon. Member for Dover (Mr. B.
Wilbraham) had attempted to throw discredit upon the
investigation which had taken place, u well as upon
that now proposed, by stating that be had had the good
fortune of meeting persons who were said to have been
killed at Manchester, alive and unhurt; that lie bad
Luown that a child reported to have been killed by the
yeomarry had died of convulsions ; that a man reported
to have been killed by the constables bad been actually
cheaked by eating mutton; and that a father, after having
in the hospital identified the clothes of his son, whom
he understood to have been murdered, bad afterwards
wet that 'ton alive and well. The Hon. Member for
Newcastle (Mr. Wilmot) had gone further than the
Noble Lord (Londonderry) bad the face to do. The
Noble Lord had confined the guilt to the Manchester
yeomanry ; but the Honourable Member contended that
no guilt could be imputed, but that it wu an act of ex-
teneed justice.

Mr. 1111010?ifise to Artier. He
House Whether any Hon. Member had a _ _
forced construction upon his words ? What be stated
was, that if the military hail hero ratted in by the Ma-
gistrates. in the eseicise of their squad discretion, then
the Magistrates were not responsible fur the acts subse-
pientireommitt..4 iir. that military.
;I.r P. BURDETT expressed himself satisfied with
the explanation of the Honourable Member, as it ap-
peared that he (Mr. Wilmot) was not an advocate ufl
that extended justice to which he (Sir F. Burdett) el
laded. The Noble Lord (Londonderry) had stated
that which was a perfect truism—that he would rely '
,on the coustruction of the present !loose of Commons. ,
1 _(dear, hear.) The Noble find no doubt knew the,
value of the House of C•ountone as well as they did
his, and he (Sir F. Burnett) would be the last matt in
the world to deny that this were worthy of each other.
—The Honourable Baronet was proceeding to state
that the people having been massacrer'. under
the view of the House of Commons without re-
dress. that body was pernicious to the interests of the
country, when hen as hoe! rupted by cries of " Order!
Order!'
The SPEAKER, a • ;owl as silence email he ob.
tallied, raid that lie tea • inofident that the lion. Bart.
would be sens.khle of the i i.propriety of the words he
had jo..t used in the WarlAil fir his r,etiteibre.
Sir F. Br RDETT pruf..,sed himself ready to sub-
mit to whatever the Speaker might judge correct in
the course el the debate.—(Near, bear.) He was
about to add, that the r•,,,l question at issue tear', wile.
ther in fntnre the people of England she uld he al•
lowed to exercise. their et:doubted and unalienable
right of meeting in any manner and in any numbers,
for any lawful porpo.,e; or ..vhetli:r the inte.tiae oar,
which the Noble Stu-re:ars: at War iviri said had been
carrier: on again,t them for tl.e last five ea', was still
to he continued. l!f• was convinced that the people
were in no way hostile to their im.titlitinte.; but they
thought themselves entitled to the coi.stinit:uti, an.l to
all those rights which the constitution gave them ;
above all, to the great right o•
f free elri ti..n of their
'representatives fog the protectiun of their iiitei....ts and
property. This nas the whole object of the meeting
at Manchester; yet it was tbere that more Ilia,: 600
men, women, and children, bad I e-n killed,
wounded, or maimed; and yet it was into this
horrible etiallnaCti.:ll that Ministers refuse-I in-
quiry. As to the proceedings of the grand
Jars at Lancaster, lie intended to cast no imputations:
but he must say that it war. ut'erly incomprehensible to
bitu upon what grounds the Bills were rejected by
them, recollecting that all the CAI.. we . e be:..toid the
possibility of dispute. Then they time before the
Coroner. where last, not leal.t, it seemed, according to
' the assertion of the Noble Lard opposite, that some
tricks were played. What were those tricks? The
number of witnmes oho pres.-;-11fermattl to Kira evil
deuce—of dint the Uoronsr should have joulgol. It
way, however, known that the inquiry before the Co-
roner bad gone !n far, that the Jury bad 111311 e up
their minds upon the verdict which they meant to
oive ; hot their intentious wore defeated by the con-
duct of the Coroner -aidlsitivelaf.—(ilthisear.)e that
the people had not trade every accessible application',
in the tt,ttal course of justice ? in each attempt the'
people had failed•—their successive applications bad
beca refused. Ins reason, therefore, for prr.sing this
question ..vas, that the public mind was not satisfied,
our wotilti it be satisfied until an inquiry had taken
place into these transactiotts. While be bad a seat in
the House lie world press for this inquiry. If the
King's Mitlistti woald now say that they would take
up the inquir, anti report to the House upon it, then
be would rest sati•lied ; but if that were not done. I
then he had only to add that the people would never
rest satisfied until some satisfaction were ball furor
inquiry made into, OKA: calamitous trausactions.—
(Hear.)
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, n hen the windiers were--
For the Motion, 11I.—A.:.aiiist it, ::35.--Majeritv, i•.`.'l.
The other orders of the day were then read,. and
the House adjourned at half-past two o'clock.—
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ately conveyed to the hospital at Perpipad.
The Coustitiiti.usal troops at liardilla are daily
insulted. and it is feared, that unless the Go-
vernment adopt wine rigorous measures, that
province will probably soon present scenes situ' 1-
lar to those during the Vendean war at the time of
the French Revolution. There appears to be scarcely
a province in Spain free lions the excesses of the Ul-
tra-Royalists; these are for the most part assisted or
headed by Monks or Ecclesiastics. Two Polacres
coming from Genoa lately, entered the port of Rosati,
haring en board about 200 Italian emigrants. It is
said that a frigate and several smaller vessels are on
their way to Spain with a great number of emigrants.
Letters from Germany, dated the Lower Elbe, repre-
sent tkeeourtsof Austria, Russia, and Prussia, to be on
the best possible terms, and resolved to maintain the
state of things as they at present exist iu the north of
Europe, and to prevent any movements which may
tend to new reiolutions. Austria and Russia also arc
of one mind with respect to the troubles which have
appeared in Turkey ; and iss- ease of nes-easily, the
Austrian army of uhNervation on the eastern frontiers,
will unite with the Russian army under the command
of Prince Wittgenstein. These two Powers will take
for the rule of their tonduct the piiuciplcs of the lloly
N.tetes, 21.--Among the prrste,s rerentl
arrested are Boneil, F.s-Preaitlent : General Coiletta,
Ee-Minister of War ; General Petrinelli, Ex-Goveruor
of Naples, and General Varro.
FvaNurntisr, Pl.rs 7.—Letters from Naples contain
the important no.ws that the Chevalier D'Onis, Am
bassador from Spain to his Sicilian Maje,.ty, has re-
ccived his passport, to quit that capital. The Spanish
ships of tear, I, Ggerrier and La Peale, hwe at the
saute time received on:ers to quit the Bay of Naples.
ritENl'll Ft N Ds.—Five percents. ti 3 65c.; Bank
actions, 1562 f. 50c.

By a letter from Rio Jiro, dated the ?.fitli
Match, w e have received the important intelligetne,
that contrary to the expectations entertained there a
few days before, the King had come to a determina-
tion to return to Poringal. On the 15th or 'Huth a
decree was issued, dated the 7th of 111 arch, announcing
that decision. The impressiou made there by the
publication of the decree is represented to be variws
in different persons, according to their respective in-
terests; bof in general, it appears to he of a very
glo-ony kind. Many of the English, and other fo-
reigners, repress their design of (pitting the coun-
try, :is, though the Prince Royal is to remain there,
the departure of the rest of the Court for Lisbon ran-
tiot fail to he detrimental to trade, and productive of con-
siderahle changes. The building of new bottles is sus-
pended, the price of slaves has fallen, and a check it al-
ready feltin the commerce of all articles of consumption.
Ott the :10:11 the Batik was experted to suspend its pay-
ments, but the King is said to have volunteered his private
trtCtsures as a loan to meet the defalcations in that de-
partment. MI persons, without exception, who had
been arrest' J, hail, according to some accounts been
set at liberty ; but according to others Targini r&
milted in pillion and his prope,ty under sequestrition,
pending a scrutiny into the Treasury accounts. The
King in the decree referred to, after adverting to the
:Atleusii oath take: in concert with all the Royal Pa-
wily tv maintain the constitution, assigas it as a
reaSoll for his return to Europe, " that the Sovereign
shall fix his residence in t:e place where the fortes
meer, in order that the laws which shall be discussed
may be promptly presented to hint, and receive without';
delay his indispetisable .;:tnetiott ;' adding, that in
order that the people of Brazil may the sooner partici-
pate in the advanta::es of the national representation,
by sending an a.!eqna:e number of deputies to the goe
neral Corks of the f oiled Kiti o
gdns, he has in anodise
decree of the ,late, given directions for the its-
mediate election er the said deputies, according to
the form of the instroetions a !opted for that pur-
pose in the kin;:ilom of Portugal. The decree
concludes iu the follow ing terms :—" The Deputies
for this ',levities will without delay repair, suc-
cessively as they are elected, to this city, in
order that these who ehall arrive before my departure
may accompany me. I hive otherwise provided for
the conveyance of those of this or the northern pro-
vincec. who may. after that period, have to undertake

ilia same voyage."

PORT-Ar-PR:Ner, 14"Rell 20.

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EXTRACT OF A PUOCLAMATION ISSUED BY BOYER ON TILE
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4. The gepuhlic like a ruck against which the bel-
lowing wives are breaking, surly; firm and unsha-
ken. hay resist..d the shock of th" factions. On every
point the sa-red csuse trials we defend has triumphed,
every whve b iv' the efforts of the malevolent been
rendered vain. and only served to unmask and dis-
close the disturbers and ...ferules of good order. Hay-
fiat's von have witnessed the moderation and genero-
sity of Government. you shall also witness its jostler
and firmness. In short, it is time to cast far from us
and to annihilate all the elements of anarchy and
dis-
sention, wlli4 have threatened our tranquillity. *I he
desire of n.rt seonfoundiru.; the misguided with him who
has mis!ed, ha; hitherto held Lack the anal of Go-
vernment. Ilut in.lnlgeuce farther prolonged would
be impruderive. When revolt dares to lift up her hi-
deosirfront, let is hasten to strike and destroy it.—
thytians.. be more united than rear; rally aroun.l the
tree of Liberty. Rept the perfidious insinuations of

140 omit to ii.videicotroity to strip you of Oat
All isdeprodesee whicitlon have bought wit% t 3

many sacrifices.

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The debate upon Sir Fa &Nets Br enures motion in
the House of Commons, was resumed last night, and roe.
tinned nail half-past two o'clock this witting. This
motion, as oar readers will remember was, that ti,.
House should resolve itself into a Committee to ealeire
into the transactions at Manchester, in the year 11119.
and, as tbory would generally anticipate, was Dep.
tined. On the division the numbers were, For ter
motion, Il l ; and Against it, 235. From the lift: •
countenance which the House has shown of lat. t.
any measure opposite to the Ministerial system, the„
numbers will nut appear surprising ; and taking al; r;,•
circumstances of the case into consideration, it so, :
have been very extraordinary if the friends of the
nistershad been backward in their resistance oftlier,
posed inquiry. To have acceded to the motion Insuld
have been to call in question not merely the eorolret
the Manchester Yeomanry and the Manchester 'Mitzi,-
trates, but the thanks which were so prunspdy civet
to those vigorous conservators of the peace, the reps-
sisaml so pointedly conveyed in the answer tq the
City Address, the judgment passed on Mr. llnnt, and
the whole spirit which has pervaded the NiwisterLd
systein of domestic policy. The character of Minim-
lets end Magistrates has been secured by the vote of a
larr;e majority this morning; but has the national
character been at the same time rerlecuseii? Is the
vote of the majority an emanation of the voice of old
English justice, humanity and gallantry i How k
happens that transactions which are *kismet a
parallel in the history of civilized times, should
its England, which stood preeminent for genemes fret.
ing, for constitutional freedom, and for the seamiest in-
oignation at cruelty and oppression, be allowed to pat,
without investigation by that House which is therraliar
4ruardian of national justice and the Commons' rights,
is much more a matter of regret than wonder. The
evasion of the proposed enquiry is consistent with the
line of policy of late pursued; hut the policy is
crooked and deeply to be deplored. It must soon either
sadly change the whole netiona! character, or itself
undergo a thorough change.

The prorogation of Parliament, it is rr,
tatcs place in the last wed; of June.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 'Aviv;
on Monday morning at clertm im.;;, from
3m apd Mary yacht, and proceeded immediately
Staffordshire.
It was reported in the city this Lartmon,
private search has been made at the Posl
several of the Bow-street Officers, owing
sive robbery having been recently commie
In consequence of this interruption to the
business, the letters were not delivered from
office until a late hour this morning.
Intelligence from Batavia of the 4th of December
gives an account of the successful issue of tut mei
Lion under the command of Lientenatit-Colmsliert,
against a strong body of pirates (amongst Owns
30 Buropeans,) who, encouraged by tilt
Palembang, had established themselves h
the eastern side of the Island of Bence.
Tuesday se'noight, an explosion took
coal•pit at Vobster, Somersetshire, by
boys were severely injured; the lives
spired of.
On the night of the Ist inst. the colt

the Leeheld pa, near
supposed by an iueendiary. The workmen
thrown out of employment till a new
erected.
TIM ANGRY five year-ohl
to Mr. Merchant, of Perching, Sussex
took a dislike to a pair of Oxon, in yoke,
diguant at their servile situation, roared
was proceeding to attack them ; but on
ed by the dexterous management of the
so disappointed and enraged, that ho
and soon found an object for its infliett.
brood mare, into whose fides the powerft
his horns, and with great apparent
poor auimal over his bead, and canted
wire behind hint, whereby she was
jured, that she died soon after. The
sequence, to hr sent to the 31:wetter
House BusNl:46.—We learn with
the disgrarefnl and wicked practice of
is extending into the County of fluid
(lay nigh', hetseeen ten and eleven o',
patrole, stationed at Katlicoole, observed
the Commons of Newcastle; they proceeded
ogue, where they discovered a house
lar .-farmer named John Bpi..
named Webb, his wife, anti ilangbter,
of the honse—providentially their
The Police provided a place of shekel
tunate inmates. No cause can be ;
house being on fire, bat it is believed
incendiaries. The same night an at
to set fire to the Paper Mills of Mr.
'of Suggard. The Magistrates of
Mike have offered a reward of 491.
of the person or percous guilty of
tempt; and on Saturday the Magi.t
men of the neighbourhood had a meet
ject ; they bare offered a Jorther
which Lord Cloncurry has subscribed

MARRIED.
On TneMsv. the 45th inst., John
Gower-milet. Redford-genre. to Joule. •
the istr Thomas RAggieS, Esq., or "Ipaitti-he'
ut Essrz.

MED.
At Ilfarkney. ea the 4th inst., Mr.
:ate of Dmitrark-street, Soho.
Yesterday, Mr. Wm. Thorlborn,

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tea !hilt George the Fte.rth. Illartott.
tiattghtet of tie late Rec. Thermic IP
Mitltilesex. aged 18.

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