The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-07 00:00:00

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THE STATESMAN.

rogues were food of company, thereto," pestalt
them by onlinsde. They lined stiriety, they loved tit •
torAiipf.if shi.u,h 'hi streets In search of prey.
.raglihihofore ha as amid single them froth Peril other:
oy those woes might they be elieciltelly pseished,and
otsimatelly inisroved. Juries redoced the vales of
goods preyed to hare been stolen, in conieq of
sly severity of Ito punishment sifised to such 'cm—
But No inaispositioa whatomer appeared not to prose-
OOP capitally for mender, arson, or atrocious ersc.
whin roishrtv.—Hosee,''io. sews degree, the ptu-
p... donate inftetioency of these enmesh, nther ; and
hooey did the cotillion of punishment so isenencially
venue to the pilvessilnn of crime. Thieves eltd not
MI to stark the ;peptides of the Pobikdret taking
the whole of the Penal Staten' fernier, liters were
ottlis very few •tlenelleS to be insist' for its Pontooo%
'solo ef punishments. It•soold be impossible to add
iny thing on the fertible arguments anti whole.
slime truths contained 111 Mr. listmer's testinsney ;
sod white it curt to he printed, weeid obtain
elf thsilleight oltif the Mese which its importance
end its superior chit's(' ot se nominally destioded.
11the gement siovices offned to she Committee to.
tirely disapproved the destiny of ear Criminal
Code, taken at a body of 1..'; and it impos-
sible Is be much mere *tones •offrmit and P.m
plainly °Minya, as far it related to hugely. -The
evidence of I of tbelsanst respectable*Baniters
'world show, that praises-aliens for ptliote forgery
were seldom commenced, is consequeisce. of the se.
verity of punishment :SIM to that vigor. Me. J
smith, of Norwich, Mr. 84,1.011, Mf. Eihetird Cos-
sem, all joined in full concerrehee with that po-
sition; M . Foster, another ethnical Booker, gird,
that onto then one-half such crimes passed en.
penished on the same account ; Ad Mr. Fry,
a Banker of equal respectability, Bisset the sera
rely .; his proper, would be greeter if the pa
nishment fur prime forgery wile dissileish.d.—
The limo Member theo urged the iieceasity of the
Committee sitting again, and gavel notico.of their in.
trusties to prepare a Bill In the Pirpos• of collecting
and semodlng the laws retail,, to forgery. .11. wins.
ed lie Batik so he considered so ski to the Gown.
'ent, When circumstances rendered it oecessary to
have moors, to its assistance; and inch an 'aid Is
could.he most 06(18411j trodered..by restoring In it
that character of .birth recent transactions had in a
greet measure devilled it : he wished the foresee
slate of things to he entirely forgotten, or le be im.
poled to the'circosestances of is. times, not to the
eon Lett of lotlitoirteelst he wished to cisaretterne she
change which had been introduced Into the paper "la.
tea, by a coin...pending change in the Penal Liles
which related le that' apt. al. Ti- regulating
.ecornmeoded by the Committee wu (abutted coo
for principle, that as long us shall notes fainted
e pert of she circulation, it est deniable that
they should he co she lime 'footing as the metal.
lir cantor) of the cottury. On this principle, hnw•
ever Model it might he to ti !Pit feelings, the Com-
mittee 'bought it world, grrhork, he advisable,
that tile soulsl forgery of liattk of England notes
should be subject to the movie •notsishmeht Is the
forgery of coin. The Committee, however, were dis-
posed to recommend a ingestion of the-Connoimi.M.
ere appointed se enquire oleo she Watts of •Vreient•
egg forgerns, nathaly, that a hills reosid abound be
einorici tot the dises.very of she srtu.l
With regard to the crime of sunning filled maps.
Ohl Committee reentotnended that for the Gls
the puninioietst, which ass at pietism
itimett„ 'should be Itglitipoed to traostprirtation.--4
The. Constrain,. pinpnaed that the second or third
offence should he •olives to the same pintiOment
as she uttering of bad eons, and consequently, that
the persons accused snolthl be prinersurd (militant,
.1 hough it w fluidise is the porter of the prosecutor In
iiinit the penalty so that of e Orel ',finale. for Ile
leo, se far as it related to 1451tig forged lintelone's
peasession, the Consfnit lee proposed no eh ange,fortleer
than' that the 3origii, if be thought proper; might sob
miter" imprisonment ana bard labour fintransporta.
ti n. Such were the one 444444 which the Comminee
recoinmeoded ; and heshiteld conclude by stating *hat
us. thelteneral opinion entersined (twang; these
lass. The 1466014ra who had applied to the Hiles"
for ao onetation of thent,esceedoil it 000 in number
Cesides these, there sere Petitions nem the Corpora.
none of-London, of Norwich, of Portsennothond of
uumernus other towns, as also from trust Juries,
and other public bodies throughout the •hole king.
dons : in fact, the Petition of tisk City ef Landon
alone spoke the ispinine of a greater number than
that which betted arse weLtiomed. The witnesses else
who had bees esausinid before the Committee. repre.
sensed themselies as giving the °vision of every pee,.
snot Whom they knew, and le whoa they boa spokeb
on sib subject. 'it woe, therefore, he might say,
the voice, the general 'planets, of the Public, that
demanded the cheats of these laws. It sae wo pee
',obit' Clamour likely soon to aubifils: it was the
deliberate opinion of the Public, which at ell times
tiefnestitled the attention of the Leglltatnre, end
"which, if it did not show Ike eapedieney of changing
the law, no Legislature could disregard wiihnet
laying every prisciple justits and of policy.—
(leer, bar!)
The Report was dies laid bA the tallier hod or•
dered to be printed.
A Mmes. from ilia lords acqesinted the noose,
thhi their Lordships had paned several public and
;allele Bills, among which toss a 13111 for • • Ing
the Act of Attenuant passed on the late Lord Edwitd
(ris&getold.
Lord CASTLEItEAO II said, 'fie had great pies.
sere is directing the attention of elleflooro to this
Bill, Sala h. wis convinced Sueld be most gratify.
ing,safithp feelings of every lion. Member lobo beerdl
him. Ile was sere, that whatever dsW)renre of epee,
Mon might nisi es the subject of poliiira, that fa.
roily were at present, and would alfeays coating* is
be, the firm sisal loyal sitsporters of the Coned's.
lieu. It bad been his hind forms', froth Isis fee.
men official enemies in Ireland, to witonss essay
distressing scenes in (bat errantry ; and his Daly wish
no* was, !hit the recollection of theta might be for
ever busted in oblitinn. Ile absent mote, that the
1 finale proceed to give immediate effect' ts ibis men.

sore.
Tire Bill was fieeerilinely reed a brit thee, sod es
the mellow that it We Fria {Period time,
Lord WILLIAM FITZGERALD said that thh
Wet 11 Ugly pelt dud ptiorely act, end colleted the

highest obligation es these who mere tbs (Norte of.
lir egged Wen, is the name of his Molt', le
acknnatiellge the kind stainer in whicit bilittiatets bad
carried the measure late frirrt`t...—f Heir
Sit FRANCIS RURD6II eras convinced this
this act of jastirn, as consistent sitb the magnanimity
of ibe Prints Regent, "Dela ant be received ititbnet
acknowledgnaen.l in auy pact of the kingdom. No
orgasm geoid pantircogrester sati.factinn in that part
of the kingdom where the object, of the Rill regided,
then the WHOM • 111411 was DO about to ha ilaaggd,
i(Ilear!)

Mr. V. FITZGERALD was ansioes, at a R•ire.
olitelove nl this catenary, I. more the lion. Barrow
ohms he had not . ed ibe rept-m.lone if wit.

faction will. which the masers of this mature
would be recr44d In liaised. Whatever may have
been the cirrevestasien of that unhappy time that gale
rive to the inessere which this Art was to r-earpr It
*44 gratiCyinit 'to reflect, that the elrcarattioses of
she present time enabled the Parliament of the
'United Kt tsgdOrs to concur in tech a manors as this.
Thh llitl was read a woad lime, and referred le a
Nitrite Committee.

AMERICA/I LOYALISTS.
Mr. W. SMITIi ..k.d Iha Chancellor of the Et-
cherswer, •briber any peps had yet bees take• re-
specting the American Loyalists ; and gory notice,
rt•al soles. something bad already Wool don., of
shoold be dose is Niers, it world fall to his lot to
bring before the Mose a raw of is great hard.hip sr
soy that bad yet been brought soder their nnlire.
Thu CICANCLI.I.OR of the ITICCEiRQUER leas
not slits that any swiss bad yet he.. talsea.

MI) 111tif.R bETTLI:MENT.
Illr. W. SMITH wished tow 6.k Soother floe.
0.1111•1111111 opposite. whether eh* pews which hod
horn ordered In the alit. of Stkitk wore in
snit fers'arilness, eud were likely to be soon pre.
wood to the'llnoso.
Mr. GOUI.LHAN's aoswer was not distinctly
beard to the 6611.9. We esidotitoed hi. to ssy
that the pityees were iritoleolones. bus mat to
hoed he should be able' lo Iny dim before the Haase
before the ceacleolnio of the Sow•los.

&LT, PDX.
MI. W. SMITH said there was-seetiter •abject
which be is. anaieos to mention. Coeliderabie at.
triodes bad been paid by Gorernoseet to the meets,
of
seOuridi die veers! adoption of wareleatiris, bet,
he was sorry to say Brat the old 'Norsk, kid, is star
pelts of the kingdom, been revived to se enormous
celeste ; to mach an, heel at present lancalstir• for
-well:pot obi prevalimi serer all the county of Nor•
fork.
IVY FICTION to PAFTRNTDROWIIIBBI.
fair FILANCI4 BURNS ft rose le 'Moak le the
Honor tar morion of which he bedipsee settee re-
"pyrites the Petition of M►. Mattison, the Inflame
of a Lifeepresoming Joke.. After detailing the
' nataroeuf thy Invention, Sid stating the opinion of
nsot:est won who bad vsamieed it, is also Ibet of
the Committee of the Iloese of Commits, Met in
1811 eiogeired bite its writs, iad rec -maiended the
fivastal sdoptlnn of it, the Ilennerable Bareilet ton-
' elud►d by snoring an humble 'Addr►ss to the Prince
Regent. proving that he woad be graciously pleased
is direct list she recievoyndatloes of a Committee
of ,hat linese,.wbltb at is June, 1811, respecting
lb, Petition of Capt. Mattison, be •sated kits elect.
Mr. WM. SMITH seconded the motion, and ♦s.
mewed his desire that the motion of a... lion. Bert.
should be agreed to, were it Daly with a slew to the
risk which was incurred by seamen emplofed in the
preserstioe of sologgling.
Sir I COFFIN contended that Nothing more din.
g meld be introduced info rho Nary, than the
poserice of cart-yin NO board s store of cook jackets.
Ile f•wmled this opinion upon idlest 'aperient.", hat.
lw suffered shipwretk off thecae*, of Labrador. lie
and his wen fere safely conveyed ashore no the fol-
lowing day, bat had they bees in possession of crook
jackets, the use of them •eeld probably bare cost
then their tiro,
Sir G. COCKBURN gase his decided opposition

to the winello.
Sir FRANCIS SUUDETT shortly eiplied, and
stewed, that there was • nsaierial and ohvi,us
tleu Le•weere the general occupation of a sesinirn in
time of war. and his poi.oits as gonoected edit thi
I. tiers of •smogglit4 in time 4 peaco. The Moo.,
was bound in jrratire to adopt every plan that might
itiventageues to them individually, its Ibis latter
instance.
The question leas then pet, end the motion mega.
died without a dirision.
GIBRALTAR.
It,. Iry M E rose le buil% ferwatd his motion, In
gerirerwily to a notice which he had previa...l7 given,'
relailte to the menses of the garrison of Gibraltar.
Since the Act of Queen Anne, by which Gibraltar
Was declared • how port, various *gal Proclama-
tions had been issited on this subject. From tbe cotn.
mencement of she present reign no public "menu
whatever had been rendered of the as., imprised or
Ovations collected by Gov/rowM. It was, l'•wever,
well kende that l'arliaizent had ',Wed 800,0001.
per annum on the Crain, in lies of all its lteredi-
taty revenges dirived either at home or from the co.
lour's. This etches's was dititincily recognised in
ilia speeds of the King himself immediately af.er it bad
taken pisco. A considerable Imbue bad, boom.,
been verified from Gibraltar by some indierdoul iti
this country, sobsequently to that alteration. Ihe
atithority rieicited there by the Crown was, Indeed,
of such ettent, as negoently to affect in a oilitPliei
degree the vales rf pivots propery. There
were Individuals its this reentry who bad been cove-
plalning for the last 12 months int lfuctoally of garb
transactions. Ile bad been informed, that oti lets •
seat shoo 50,0001. was annually collected, and that
after lischarging HI local espences 18,0001. erre re.
mitted to this costitty. These tonsil soots, since
the year 1000, stook/ amount to 324,0001., with re-
gard to the application of which the floes, bad on
actooot. The new deities imposed by the mere se.
flintily of the Crown bad raised the revenue from
110001. w 10,0001. a year to ::11,0001. Son.e of throe
taxes were meat severe and opressire in their nature.
A dollar per diem uas Reacted from every owner of
• wiite-cellar. and a tat was levied on all persons
carrying lanterns at tight, each being the oni sssss I
envois of the place. Ile cased not think it gores.
losable to mod that some esplanators statement
should he comatetiirstid in the House.. Under this
Impression, he should more that as bumblt Address

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prow•____ out Meters, 11.• Prot- • Re.
t"tii*,l4lll4 dot be *Old be plee.ril t.. diesel,
shut aMettereet of AO Illerdbe of OP Ravenses
levied at Gibralter, which had hoes remitted to this
cannery frees (Asian 1900'. the year 1813, be laid
Wore IM (Hesse, together mph an Amount of the
purposes to shirk suck sums had been "Wind.
The CHANCELLOR tithe EXCHEQUER, ii.
thengh he fec bitawlf booed to 'ppm* the violins, of
114 Ifamperable Gentlest's, had no wish to withhold
from the House sow information that he posse•sed on
lids 'object. The reroutes eollected a' Gib'sl ar had
always hese le she premessisin t• 1 the Cf 0•111, and Ike
semis, remaining after she discharge of local es.
peaces regularly remitted to it. Teri. ample" bad
elegy. been coesi.lered as a part of ire seissowledged
property. The .lineal eziorsice of the government
Red snaisteoanco of this forties' was attest 40.0001.,
aced thistle :eel Of the tetras* shoes skis NIS Will rito
missed from time le din.. to this visages, for the.beo
neat of the Croon. Thiseacess, bower... was sub.
Islet to considerable vanities.; it ass freqtramtly at
OHM amsont, and for the last slue. years time bad
his. no surplus rewrites. A surplus had berm retro
Hied chalet' the war, arising hied) free port duties,
red amounted in Cie aggregate for 19 years to the
sum of 74,0001. Thls sum bad beep received sod
added In his kl.ijostt'• privy purse.
Coloor.l DA VIES esprorrael his surprise at the
oppositiou given le ihe emotion by the Hight Ilse.
Gnytlenian.
Mr GOif MIN regretted 'but rho motion Ind bees
brae! New ...I at la lie a period of the Session, alt
he tbotight d igsioltrd a waive of great tonsil/no
'tonal impottoot
Mr. 11G4K1S- ON obsortrorl. that In she Act of
Parliament obit+ died a liel,ed sod pecinaneut
irTINIIIP ne elho •• iraireettellaw VMS Md. Of
all'such tourers of totoosto os woo loteedod to be
eel off. II • might refer le the 4} per Cent. reed
in the We.t • laic" h.•l been reserved to the
Crown, Mil * 011,114184in* 114 provisions of that Act.
—Tttenpirtions of the mast 'mimeo Cortese! agreed
la Ibis point--that reseal so I • c.s of release ware not
lociedvd in the surrender of the Crown's hereditary
resources As to.the real sestmet of the sews de-
'lied from Gibraltar, it appestat! that sport as aversge
of the lest 18 yeer",it did eat exceed 40001. per son.
Mr HUME„.iftee a fed shrervatioas in reply,
•ltbdrier grid emotion.. .

INAOLVFNT DrIITARI' ACT.
Mr. A BERCROII IllE noosed far !nave to b►iss
in e Bill to carillon, tbree'Acts rotative t. the law of
legally,. Dehisce In Coulon&
An Ben. PilfEMLElis with whoa* name we aro
not acquainted. pie woke a moiliin un the sine
setjeet as r•qateled
Mr. Alders.. VC(,)OD use of opinion diet it
' would he perimeter* to tniturlac. any f 0.11411) p nO ibis
ooloce b.f.?* the lloo.e we. acqriii .•erl with the
oneoaakontiwi•loh the Lord„ each hire made to the
Bill .lath bad bete sent up I. them. shin) Bonner.
ibis Members who took •n interest ie skis germ as
were now *hoot, mad as the swig, we; test
,unti.peciert, he those!? tem. prrsdnus nutice sheekl.
b. aitost.
tit ABBACROMBIg esplained. H. voila
re it to the lines. • hrther. meter 111 the a movie
stances which had scc.rr-J, 1••• co .14 preened omit.
wire shin be else sus witlaniat tkc laueeid or
suffering rho _lei. Act to.eaplio ellagoth*, owl'the
kg to ',lwo f• its for Mat wate.

Lord
Lord C'AiTLEREAGII M;4414.6. ••• *post.
!unity •osiel be
.011,•846-41 t.• ••••••y M..onor
jetted tp IM 41.•••••• reposp4l n• oi.• H... •jd
Gett.l to ($OOOll tie•, th 11..01
Alderman sv i.ut Doi by eeW .tia1..14 the 11 •Utte 10,2
(mom the coarse 10 p•htic ho•i•••••
Ai •• •fe teol(tla f'..nm Mt. Aotertnen WOOD,

the mad .n .r+• iiitbJnwnr awl • n..tir• Lie.-n for
if• re.i os t.•-•torrr•mr nn she sule.••••ds.l 'bet tb•
BM Awaitl be pasted Omagh several rues ins be
SIMI. stay.
Tee Aresspd T•zei Relief Bill •rb read a third

night.. anti passed.
Tat•Plate-olas. Bill. tb. D•cratod OtSe•r: Ar.
goers 1111„ the Nl•art Swath Wales BEI, th- trio liter.
nit Bill, and the Facial. Liet..en Bllii were mentally
reed • third ti... and paaseil.
C'HAIIITABLE liall•OATIONS RILL.
On the moth,' of the SOLI t ITOtt-G EN ERA t..,
oho I,er Sens tilts a Uusamittre on the Lbaritsb4
' rooodatloos' Dill.,
..
Mr. BROUGHAM was desire's of correcting
something that had been imperfectly slued by him or
a former *toying, eo the subject of ibis Bull, Si, the
Hesse. In a pail of Englood, consis•lng of ciao
cosolles, sod %here the population amounted to a
million sod a hole, the somber of encloond schools
mss 730, the number of children odecited is ilism
was t 6,000. mid their ieteinera amounted to 25,5001.
in the Benin di us the number of onendowed
tehoOk wps 3100, aid iho member of children
92,000. The somber of &today Schools ites 850,
and Ilie evoker of children educated is them was
70,000. Tno,nomber of schools for the •hole.ef
En.gland was 4800, and the number of children oda.
rated at doe endowed sad the enesibused schools,
compreheuding Dry Schools, was alma 700.000.
TEe number of Day Scheols was 3500, sod the soon
boo of .children edecttod there was 50,000, Itsvies
550,000 for the number .damped al the endowed
sod the unendnueil schools throughout England.
An kraut Atylent had been established by some Cos-
-11.110.., not far from that Hesse, at which 170 were
at present ecfecotecl. A calculation bad been made
iu frouce, that if there were schools for one.tetA
of the population, that wnti'd be sullient for the
education of slip country. But in this comiti) the
proportinn required *as from nor.nightli is eoir-ninth
of the population, II the •siatioit propectioa, which
was that al France, was !pawl to be too steel!. A
Society had la o•lit plasitnd 850 schools in Frolic., sod
tellue.ll the al.ficieney hoes oat...half tea third. Is
Holland the Mk Mlle, was Math iOlll. The adciency
of schools was chilaiont its et•ltorent else Elilil of
, England. In the cnitn.y et CAM tundend thpre were
mums for ulscaling I'2 (:00 ri•iblreo ; sad in II (1-
~ fordahlte only for 3ut..0 ; and it was deserting of
, notice; than the pagans rte., spec in she insane pro.
Potties to IN, Elton* of oderstine. ill POWS at.
, d election uas made betwisi she children of Celh•ltte
, ellaisdantPpileetthialdanhine"oss:ldl.7l she thatKitinir,,7d :VI- edit
1 •I As rrlaa Berm il as entitled is similar rraPr,