The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-20 00:00:00

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divigien.
After a few words from Mr. Buttarr, the Amend-
ment proposed by tie Chancellor, of the Exclietitwr
was put and agreed to.
T 1111317.11 DI:TIES BILL.
The Order of the liar Itavin: been read for the
third reading of the Timber Duties !till. 1I r. WAL-
LACE moved that the Bill should he read a third time.
Mr. ot-nN EV made a few olosereations cm the Bill,
and that if it nen: not too late, he would prop,,r
an alteration in 11. e rate of duties, as they related to
the admeasurettlent of thr timber.
3lr. said, that the lwst hope he could en-
tertain respecting- the Bill was, that it would be wholly
inoperative, for if operative, it would do mischief. Ile
proceed...l tv areate wrainst the measure at cattsi.ter.
able length, contending, that for the benefit of one
data, the Atilt ott tiers. a ileaVy tax was laid on the res.
of the cot ttttttt nity. Ile trw.teil that a pledge would
be given by the ativiteates of the measure. that it
would nut be a tinal o r. butt that the sithjeet the
should again brottKlit under the consideration of
Legislature.
Sir I. COITIN briely re-stated his objections to
the Bill.
Mr. PHILLIPS artuted arainst the Bill. and trusted
it would nut be a peristaiwitt measure.
ALL.U.E. shortly replied. butt was generally
inaudible in the I;:inery. We aniiee‘lo9.i the !tight
Hon. Gentlem in to say. that the 11111 ar,se out of par-
ticular el.-enuroattee.t, and that when tluose eircum-
stances 4.. S ;41, the law might he Irtntlieially altered.
The F.i.l was then read a third time and passed.
The Irish Coroner's Bill went throw...it a Commit-
tee. tile Report of whirls was received, read, a•ol •r-,
dered to be rate.l into further conslibtration on the :Id
of May. 'lite Pill, as amended, was ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Illt011I)EN brought np the Report of the Com-
natter of Supply.
On that motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX.
CHEQUER, the resolutions which regarded the Ord-
nance uervire %%eve read, and ordered to be taken into
further consideration on Ilottelay sett:tight.
The other Orders of the liar were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned to 3iontlay se'nttight.

EistNnrstett, API:II. 16.—fhe weather fur some
Jaea has been cold and ungenial ; yesterday the hills
in the tieig!lbottrliosal presented a wintry appearance.
being covered with snow.
About four,clock sin Thursday afternoon, the town
of llull and neighbourhood were visited by a %semen-
\dons thunder storm, aeriatipanied by one of the beavi- 1
em falls of hail witnessed for a long time. The hail-
stones were as big as small marbles, andmeny of them I
\angular pieces of ice, which rut the young leaves of
,the trees profsisely, and it is to be feared will
have
Jon, eon,islerahle injury among the early fruit 14444.
The liglrtnitg was vivid. hut no serious injury was
1 snstaineil

Jng is a copy of the Petition of John
Whitaker and William lissota. presented last sight
to the House of Commons, by the Honourable H. 0.
Bennet :e
To tiotHononraltie the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland. in Pa. liantentassentbled.
Tholiumble Petition of John Whitaker, of Union-
ettert, Southwark, in the county Green,re, and
lifilliam Mason, of Clerkenwill in the
Couutrof Middlesex,
1 Humbly Sheweth—Th a t your petitioners, in the
month of September b 2.0, became bound in the
sum of 40!. each, for the appearance of James Oriffin,
of Middle-row, Holborn, bookseller, at the then en-
suing October Sessions for the county of Middlesex,
to answer to a charge 'deferred against him, of having
written and published a certain libel on his Majesty's

Government.
That at the Raid ensnine October Sessions font
petitioners produced the said J:IIIICS Griffin, who at-
tended in the Court where the Sessions was then held,
(teanwlv, Hick's Hall), front day to day, till his case
was called upon : that lie was actually tried and con-
vicie.i, and sentenced to 13 months imprisonment,
anal that he since has been and now is in the custody
of the Governor of l'ol.l itathfields prison : That at
the expiration of 5 tooltits from the conviction ofh the
said James Griffin, your petitioners received, (to teir
great amazement and vexation) a printed paper to
the following purport :
Ses.sloas
OtTlce of the (leek of the Peace,
llou be. Clrrkenu ell. March 13, Itkg I .

ion were bound for the appearance
of James tiriffin, at the October Sessions last, at the
Sessions !louse for the said County, who not appearing,
your Recognisance is become forfeited; and will be es-
treated into the Court of Exchequer, from whence exe-
ention will proceed for levying .101. on your li Is and
Chattles, unless you stay proceedings, by an applicatioos,
n
for a respite of ihe Recognisance at the next Sessin
u ill lie held at the Sessions House aforesaid, on
Thursday, the 1.12t1 moay of March instant.
Your humble servant,
(Signed) Hrxry I:ol.LlNawnOto SELBY,
Clerk of the Peace for the said County.
Re here between the hours of 10 and 3, and bring
this letter with von ; or information may be bad by ap-
plying at my of in the mean time.
'that your petitioners attended in the Conti of the
Sessions House aforesaid, and remained in attendance
from the hour of 10 in the forenoon till 2 in the after-
noon, on the said 22,1 Jay of March, as mentioned in
the printed notice; that no business was transacted in
the Court dining your petitioners attendance there;
that your petitioners saw a number of persons go into a
private room in the lower part of the said Sessions
House ; that your petitioners was informed that the
said persons were Magistrates; that your petitioners
were prevented front going into the room, but sent a
letter, stating the business of their attendance; that
a person cam,- out of said room and told your
petitioners that they could take no notice of petitioners'
business; that your peti.l:tters believe said person to
have been one of the Magistrates of the county sit
assembled; that your peti;litners was then conducted
under the building to the naive of the Clerk of the
Court, when ten shillitws and eight pence were de-
mooted by a person acting for the Clerk of the Peace,
of each of your petitioners. and all information
werewas
denied as to the nature of the demauil : that they
told if it was not romplied with, their recognisance*
would toe estreatell; that your petitioners elfi red to
poy the demand, but were refused a bill or receipt ;
that your petitioners a;tain attended in the Court
of the said Sessions !loose, on Friday,
Aprtiil 13,
1.021, when a Session being held, your pe tioners
aslied the aspire of the Chaii mon of the said Sessions.
when vonr petitioners were informed that they might
pay the money, and if there was an extortion they
io bad
a remedy by an action at law m that your petitners
have not the power of carrying tin an expensive action
at law, where a verilia in their favour would be more
expensive than the original demand; that your pe-
titiotwrs think it extretuely oppressive, that they Can-
not stand forward to aslit-t a friend tur.ler such circum-
stances without being expose.i to threats so vexations,
hace.ts4;pr, and ;!laringly unjust ; that your
of pemoney
tition-
ers have re•.s .11 to believe that Image sums
are obtaine.l by the Clerk of the Peace for the
to county
of Miallie;,•,„ from persons in similar cases your
petitioners ; that your petitioners remain in constant
apprehension of havitc.: an estteat levied on their
Loads and chattles. allhough they have roarylied
to
the very Isomer of the law with every thing they hail
bound mlirniselves t.'s perform ; that your petitioners,
having no other resource but in the justice of your
[limier rile I louiroooAt earnestly entreat, that yo will
adopt such measnres as, that not Ottly your peiltiou ners,
but the pithlie may in future cease to be imposed upon
by such illegal demands, ur annoyed by such harrass-
*tog amid alarming threats, sad your petitioners, as in
bound, will ewer pray.

PARLI.I.IIENT.IIII P.IPERS.

BILL
TO nrcrLATE ACCEPTANCES OF BILLA OF EXCHANGE.
Whereas it is expedient, that no person should be
bound as acceptor of any WI of exchange, other-
wise than by acceptance of such bill of exchange
written thereon ;
b
He it enacted, y the King's most excellent Ma-
jesty, by and uith the advice and consent of the !Arils
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commoas, in this
Sent Parliament assembled, and by the autheAtv 0;
the same, that from and after the day of
now next ensuing, no person or pumas
whatsoever shall be hound or charged as acceptor of
any inland or foreign bill of exchange, otberuise than
by an acceptance of inch bill of exchange, if the same
should cutpsist of more than one part.

THIRD impost. OF THE COMMItgIoNERA APPOINTED IT
MAJl:silf To CoNsIDEII VIE 31.:11JEt T OF WEIGHTS
AND AIKASURES.
May it pleam your Majestc,—We, the rommiAtionery
appointed hr your Nlajcsty for the purpose of consider•
ing the subject of Weights and Itlea‘iires, have now
ronspleted the examination of the standards which we
have thought it necessary to compare. The measure.
melds whirls we have lately performed upon the apps•
raw* employed by the late Sir George Slinekburgh
Evelyn, have enabled us to determine with sufficient pee•
eieion the weiEbt of a even bulk of water, with a view
to the filing the magnitadr of the standard of weight;