The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-11 00:00:00

PROCEEDINOS IN PARLIAMENT.

IN TN% Louus last night there was nothing done,
except the presenting of a Bill for the amendment of the
Marriage Act.
Jv sun Coalman', Mr. R. Smith presettell.a petition,
for an alteration in the present Insolvent Debtors' Act.
There have been many petitions upon this subject ; and
we disagree with them all. What Mr. Hurst said last
night touched the very jet of the question; namely, that
the law was good as it now stood ; because it tended to
restrain lb' practice of granting credit rashly. This is
the truth. Those who petition for au alteration in the
Bill, want to give credit. Enormous mischiefs have
arisen out of this giving of credit. A man gives credit
voluntarily ; it his own set; he need not give the
credit if he does nut like ; and it is a savage legislator who
will give him nearly the same power over the body of
his debtor as lie would have over him if he had stolen
the goods. Severe imprisonment for debt is a thing
unknown in other countries. It is a thing that hat
grown up here with the accursed funding system, and
it was high lime to pare it down, at any rate.
/1115.11 T1T11112.-Mr. Parnell presented a petition from
Queen's County in Ireland for a commutation of tithes.
After some further conversation, Mr. Peel said that a
measure on the subject would be submitted to the House.
Mr. Hume made a speech, during which he said that it
was his intention to bring forward a motion
upon the subject, and his intention was to
propose a resolution to express that the pro-
perty in the possession' of Bishops, Deans and
Chapters was much too large. He said further, that
he would undertake to show that from this source (in
Ireland alone) three or four millions a year ►night loe
obtained! So, so; here we have Norfolk Petition with
a vengeance, and Surrey Petition, too! If Mr. Hume
will look into the Church of England he will find that
a finch larger sum might be brought to book ; and, as
Lord King and Mr. Leach clearly proved, without the
smallest injury to religion. However, let us hope that
when Lord Suffield meets his gamekeepers, gardeners
and inn-keepers again in a barn, he will rail a little'
against the county of Surrey, and against Mr. flume,
and not confine all his vituperation to Mr. Cobbett, and
the devoted county of Norfolk.
Taxas.—hl r. Maherly, who was at the Surrey meet-

ing. yet appeared in his place in the Honse. By
the bye, Lord Slateshttry presented the Marriage
Act amendment Bill, in the House of Lords. observing

that Ldrd Ellenborough was unable to attend. We
hope this did not arise from indisposition. We should be
sorry to hear that his Lordship were linieelt, in cense.
quence of his exertions at the ideeting. Mr. Maberly
moved for some accounts relative to taxes. In the course
of his speech he said (we quote the No; wing Chronicle)
that " of the thirty six millions of property estimated
" to belong to the occupiers of the land, in 1813, there
was ABSOLUTELY NONE LEFT." And yet, we
saw Mr. Maberly hold up his hand, amongst the seven
who did bold up their hands, against the proposition
moved by Mr. Cobbett at the Surrey Meeting. We com•
mend Mr. Moberly greatly for his exertions in endea-
vouring to reduce the taxes, in which exertions be will
always have whatever support we are able to give him ;
'bat if this be Ili state of the landed interest, will* sen-

Bible man like Mr. Mabrrly pretend to say that it is
possible to afford any effectual relief to that interest
without re lurtion of the interest of the Debt ?

STOCK Exert tsar. 114 I. V- P A,T N.—Consols opened this
morning at 74!, and went down to 73a, at which price they
remain. Little business is doing in the above market; p•-opm
are afraid to buy or sell. The great quantity of Stoek
which was sold out yesterday afternoon, to the amount of
nearly two millions, Is supposed to be part of the two mil-
lions eight hundred thousand which a certain banker took in
pawn fast account from a certain eminent broker iu the city :
the loss upon which no doubt is very great. We only hear
of one express having arrived this morning front Paris, but
learn no news from that capital.
FOREIGN Film M.—Spanish Bonds opened this mortang et
36j, were done at 30, 95:, 341,, and are now 331, aith a
heavy market.

Chill, Cti—New Spanish, 33,1-obl, nothing done—New
Prussia, nothing done--Old, do.—Colom-
bian. bU& St—Spanish Scrip, SO.
Ora o'CLocw.—Within this half-hoar Consols look very
heavy. They are this moment dose at 731. There is a
moor, but it is only a rumour, of some great failure.

Paris papers of Saturday, which have arrived, state the
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies that day, in a secret
Committee for the discussion of the draught of the ad.
dress, to have been very storney,l The result was not as-
certained, bat it him! been understood one amendment
had been offered favourable to peace and another to
commerce. Fresh levies are directed by Royal Ordi-
nances to be raised. The See d' Urge! has been taken
by Mina.
FUNDS ON SATURDAY.—Fire per Cents, opened at
791. 30c.; rose to 791. 50c.; and closed at 7Sf. 90c.; for
the Account, the opening price was 79f. 50c. ; the low.
est, 751. 70c.; and the concluding price, 79f. ; Naples
Stock, 67111; Bank Shares, 1,42:4. Dlt.; Spanish
Bonds of 1521,3711.

The Yorkshire Petition for Parliamentary Reform is
proceeding very prosperously in those parts of the roan-
ley where it has been presented for the signaturne of the
freeholders, and the number of those who have affixed
their names to it in some places exceeds the whole num-
ber of freeholders who voted from those places, on both
sides, at the great contested election, The petition will,
we believe, be sent for presentation about the tniddleof
March, and we have little doubt, that for property and
numbers united, it will surpass any similar document
ever deposited on the table of the House of Commons—
(Leeds illercnr#)
The Commission in the P irtsmouth Case, commenced
their inquiry yesterday at Free Masons Tavern, (heat
Queen Street.
Di; BUN COUNTY ELECTION.—Tbe state of the Pon at its
close on Friday was as follows :
Waite O4 Gross Poll SOS
D0tavi11e......12S 7ld

Majority for Col. White,

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What the result was of gaturday's poll we have not ex-
idly learnt. The Dublin Ereising Post of that day nays—
*. Sir C. Doraville pulled up yesterday and this day ; but the
effort has proved unavailing.
DISCHARGE or THE PERSON. CHARGED WITH RIOT
AT THE DVDLIN THRATRII —ln the Court of King's
Bench, Dublin, on Thursday afieration, the Solicitor
General commenced his address. to the Court and Jury,
and after an adjournment daring that night, cosicladrid
it on Friday forenoon. The Lord Chief Justice them
charged the Jury, and at four o'clock the Jury retired.
At nine o'clock, not having agreed, they were locked
up. and the Court adjourned till next morning.
On Saturday, at a quitter past tea, Ur Justice Jebli
came into Court, and finding from the Sheriff that the
Jury were:not agreed, he ordered them to be call-
ed into the box, and asked them if they disagreed
on any point of law. On befog informed they did
not, he directed them to retire to their Jury itoorn,
and at lialf.past eleven he ordered them to be
again called into Court, and asked them if they
had yet agreed on their verdict. On the Foreman re.
plying they had not, they were again ordered to retire,
r and shortly after the Attorney Genera/ rose and ad.
dressed the Court as to the ulterior proceeding be con-
templated. The Jury were then again called, when
Judge Jebb put it to the Attorney General, whether, as
he would be obliged to discharge thedury at 3 o'clock, it
might, as matter of favor (as thew were not likely to agree
in their verdict) be well to discharge them now, to which
suggestion the Attorney General consented ; hot pre.
'ions to the Jury being dismissed, he thought it twee,.
gory to mention to them, what he had already said to
the Court, that the proceedings that have already
taken place would not prevent him from bringing i t for-
ward again, if he was so advised.

SIIIPPINU INTELLIUENCE.

DAL, Fen. 10.—Came down from The river test night, the

llarvey, Fuller, for Jamaica ; Diana, Wstson, fur St. Do-
mingo, and remain with the rest of the °Owe rd boond
Arrived and remain the Enchantress, Bond, from Rio Ja-
neiro, to Antwerp; Vittorie, Southern, from llavannali ;
and Peggy, Butler, from Qiebec.—Wind W.S.W.
POIITSMOL TII, Fee. 81--Arrived the Duke of York.
Finlayson, from Sea; she sailed from Liverpool for St. Mi
cheers. 16th January, and on the 30th, experienced a heavy
gale of wind, in lat. 44, 14. and long. 42, she was struck by
a sea which hove her on her beam ends ; they were obliged
to cutaway the fore and main mest,before she would lighten
she has also received; considerable damage in the hull.—
Wind W.

PLYMOUTH. FEB. 9.—Arrived the Britannia, Luke, front
London. for Madras, wind boutul.--7Wind W. S. W.

HARWICH. FEB. W.—Arrived the Eclipse, Fo3ter,,from
St. Michael's for London. anchor broken.--W lad

DVULIN. FEB. 3.—The brig Mary, of Whitby, Lincoln.
master, was driven on shore last night, about 7 miles west
of this place; the crew were saved after 1 unsuccessful
efforts this morning. From her situation there is no doubt
of her becoming a total wreck, it blows at present a heavy
gale from E.N.E. with snow.
The Liddell, Williams, from St. John's, N. B. was driven
OD there near Bridlington on Friday.
The Harriet Newell, Curfield, from St. John's, N.B. to
Jamaica was totally lost let Dec. on Turk's island.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'A—Fcc 10.

DERBT.—IS tot apt Fanatic-7 to I agst
10 to 1 apt c. out of Web-12 to I asst Talisman-100 to
agst br to Carbonaro.
CLARET.-3 to I opt Poathuma-4 to I egst Moses-
4to 1 agst Swap-7 to I agst Morisco-13 to 2 egst Wan-
ton-8 to I agat Ajax-11 to 1 agst br to Antonio.
DVICASTER ST. LEGER.—I Ito I agst Sherwood--13 to I
aid Alias Fanny.by Walton-200 to II apt Palais Royal-
- to 5 eg t br to Violet-100 to 4 apt Honest John-100
to 3 apt Claude Lorraine-200 to 5 apt Riuglet-200 to S
agat Mercaadotli.

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