The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-27 00:00:00

TUE PrATESMAN

1111110 ihri apace pf sla feet. This videnty
They had as great a space allovresf to thews as'a Bri-
tish soldier ;as great as he hail had as hoard a Men of
war, and biasses new had..—[iicar, heer!]—Nose
of the soldiers sere allowed more than 14 inches.
The Iloa. Glesilemen thee mud the were, of nine,
ships shoeing the number of conekts which each car.'
tied, and the number that died. The Beriog, the
very ship now in gerstion, had formerly carried to
Botany Bay 300 cuistiett, of whew only one died;
she had had then the same officer as master, sod the
inns. servos as noes. There never waren instance
signaler biodness and humanity than the sergern
'iced Assn to ell under his care. Ile believed there
existed sot as abler or a mere skilful surgeon. He
bed been recommended by Sir Rkhard Keats, prise

_ .
oipally for Ms skill sod bamosity.—[Nunte, some f]
—lt was Di. arid.

Ur. HIENNNTr oak!, that as Is the number of
persons, be had visited two ships, in one wet. 300
eseektii, in another 447. la the Baring he trend
110, be might my SI persons; for Mr. Eynon who
hod spent a considerable fortune, was crowdd, for
hie passage. into the NUN nose. lie went thence'
Mew, and sat upon a box. Ile was much shocked
with ;he scene. Koch crib was sit het by live and a
half. Homo three tying in eue of them, and ask-'
ed how may ley there, he was laid that six did.—
He ailed the other three, and they immediately pre-
sented themselves. It might he that the orders from
the Admiralty were that oily fear should lie in a
crib. He might have asked the master to accompany'
him. Bet he represented to the master, with horror,
the state of the convicts. Ifs reply was, " For God's
sake don't go sway with the impressive that the coo-
-1 vine @lonian crowded. Look into my robin, look into
the soldiers' apartment, we are all equally crowded.
hear !]—So far was he from denying it,
that be only aurented the representation made to
him. The Heniserable Gentleman had compared
the titration of convicts with that of soldiers. If
soldiers were cruelly treated, that was no jellice•
Lion for creel treatment to convicts : bat of the sot.
die,. eee-third were on deck daring the night. Thiel
he keew from bit own **pricer,. But all the eon.
vide were shut up during the nighl.l—[llear!)
Ilot he pledged himself that any one e 1 the Gentle.

wee apposite woold be satisfied it be went do• a to
set these convicts. The Right lion. Cent. had said,
that hi had ascertained that Dr. O'Halloran bad not
been ill. Not ill! He bore en his countenance
the proofs of his Moo's, too strong in be mistaken.
He had nicer seen man se changed. Stich testimony
was seem likely to be tree than the testimony relied
es by the Right Hee.Geottistmon. It should be recol-
lected tee, that the Sem", which carried 200 con-
victs. of whom be eilvd, had sailed at this very season;
sad that sloe reason stated by the Rivard for this mor-
tality was, the season of the veer. He cared net whe-
ther ISSINNU or oeldiers had as small a space assigned to
them. These disuse., to a sea life must find inch

conftaamont horrible beyond conc►ption. Tito smell
too, which be had net mentioned, was surely a ter.
'Obis aggravatioo. Ho could then moaner', that it
was a great act of croaky to coofine men in loch •
siteatioa for a number of boom at nisht, and under
the hear, hear Eger in the ab.
horned Slave Trade eat* slave had ono foot •nd a
half. Cossiderigg thw Pacts, he was sot surprised
to dud, by oho trials be had seen reported in tbs
Newspapers, that those wretches, soladail-by *very
kind of troffering, chose 'other to periat is Whirr
than not to attempt to effect their escape. Is bring.
leg those creel aillistions ander the atreution of the
Hoes., God knew that he had no other object than
to rests his fellow-creatures from +offering an as.
necessary sad cruel aggravating of their pooishment.
[Hew, h..►!]—God know that be had IN" pro-
posed any albs, object for his exertion, thou to dimi.
Irish t►e arm of human isiesty.—[Greet aredgenerat
cheering.)
Sir T. B. MARTIN explained. To make op
for the want of liberty to come on deck. the con.
Acts hod a ton more allowed to them is order to walk
in. Ile then read a letter written by a convict on his
arrival, thanking the Master and Surgeon for their
kindness.

Sir ISAAC COFFIN rue to address the Howse on
the 'abject.
The SPEAKER remarked, that perhaps the busi-
sees .f the House was rosily forwarded by not ad.
kering strictly on all occasion' I. the prescribed
*Maw. Ile bed, therefore, not interrupted the Mem-
ber who first spoke upon this subject, cooteiring that,
all his statements had Wield authority, it world be
salidectery to the Hesse to beer them. Upon ibis
view, Hie Gentleman who had replied was necessarily
oat of order. Del it was entirety in the pleasure of
the Hesse whether Ibis dismission should proceed fer-
Wm.—El/ear, hear ! end Chair, chair !)
The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved the adjournment of the House.
Sr ISAAC COFFIN said, be had since lest night
applied to the Navy Beard, and hid mow no aoebt
that his Han. Friend (Me. Beeedr) bed been in an
serer :he should have asked-Om Master of the Ail;
to accompany him.
NAVY tIALTPAT itiFFICEIIII.
Sir R:FERGUSSON wished to be Informed why
consist fees wove elected from Navy Half-Pay
I ores, fee leave to go abroad. When se officer ap-
plied fee leave, be was directed to call at the office,
where be should find a latter addressed to him grant.
leg loam Upon receiving this, an Admiral paid 4i.
a Captain ate Leiner sod se on. He sidled to knew
why thief,. was evicted, and how it was applied ?
Sir G. J. HOPE said, that there was a great dif-
ference between soldiers and sailors obtaining leave
of absence. The former could not be soddenly call.
ed for; the latter might be required, en a very one--
peeled ereergescy. It was, therefore, necessary to
knew all their movements, and there was considerable
sixpence in transmitting their pay. This was the ed.
gin of the fl. The praises went to the contingent.
des, and was every year aceeenied for to the tingle.
Sir R. ERROL:111;0N said, he had heard no reason
why the Half-Pay Officers should be taxa to swell the

Contingeodes.
Sir G. WARRFNDER said, that formerly the
fees went to Um Chief Secretary, bet that um Board
had thooght k batter to gin bin, a salary, after which
the fees west to the Contingencies. Their amongst
ores very trifling last year, when there was an putts.
ordinary number; they amounted only to 100:.
Adjourned at half-past six.

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