The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-18 00:00:00

the great Cosrt,atuasa, law NU that ha " a
" hoped that the freedom of debate, both in aaal 0:(
" of Parliament. was sufficiently understood to allow
" a latitede of discretion rpon public topic,. The
" gentlemen oppouite might have only one opinion tif
the innocent tendency of their measures, and yet
" others might think quite the reverse of their effect.
" It was t,t) much to say that one set of gentlemen
" should, in the discharge of what they deemed to be
their duty in Parliament, adopt a particular
" cours,, and yet complain that others who differed
" from the. should deliver their opinion rpm that
" in th: way which it struck thesis. Still more es.
" trionlinary was it, that such a proceeding sbuttlf
" be brought forward u a breach of privilege, He
" trotted that then hoed in a land of fteedoot,tba
" were not to begagged by the dentseistions *fp..

" &mem opposite, who threatened to visit with a
" breach of privilege, any man who ventured to ex-
" press an opinion open the tendency of their measure
----Well ! let us take time to breathe ; fur
we had almost lost oar breath before we got to the
col of this ! Happy change, indeed ! Talk of rerw
lotions! Here is a revolution ! Lord Casmutacx
contending for freedom of debate out of Parliament
as well as is Parliament; fur unless our memory be
extremely treacherous, it is only two years age since
his Lordship himself brought in a Bill, which now
incites one of the never to be forgotten Six Acts, for
thlt express purpose of preventing the freedom of dr.
bate, either under cover or in the open air ! Bat to
hear the great Casmareason, the advocate (6r/reeds's
of opinion t to hear him say that he hoped that he lired
in a lord of !radon where men were not to le
GAGOED ; to hear this from Lord CASTLIIIIGIIs
after he had brought in a Bill, which. at first, pro.
posed to transport men, and which finally provided
for banishing them, if they uttered a word had,: a
tendency to bring either House of Parlirnent istu
contempt ;
.to hear this from him, w0u1.1., if we were
not seise of what the end would be, certainl;call frames
expressions which, for the present, it is mods burr
that we keep from the paper. We dismiss the subset,
therefore, well knowing that oar realers will draw the
proper inference.
The Army Estimates formed the remaining soli.
jects of discussion on Friday. Mr. Hums made smse
endeavours in vain to effect certain trifling redactions.
There was nothing worthy of remark during the de-
bate, etcept the particular pains which Mr. &sirs
and Mr. 111:Tcurs:pny took to convince the Home rho
they disapproved of every thine tending to carts Aler
upon the fentlemets ef the army. This is nut the way to
support Mr. Hums, who Las never, as far as we have
Perceived, cast any personal elm epos any of them;
but if to complain of the " wastefsd trireme:ism of
the guards," be to justify what is called speakie;
warmly; and if Mr. Hills be to be made persoaq
amenable, in such a cam, or to disclxih in any way
whatever ; all that we can say is, it would be better for

into the 6re.

Why, does be think that he cannot obtaio redactions
of men's salaries and allowances without caching
scarmel in those men? Let him beware how be
touches tythes. then ! Does he remember wbat it is
to betake him to the te.uporalities,- as Hues the
Eighth called it, of the clergy? Does be not hew
that there are such things as crecniadanicatiwit and
onothcoaas ? In short, Mr. Wart mast be preparvi
for long suffering ; he mast place his reliance urn
the people only ; or he would do well to give up bis
pursuit.

Although we cannot thiak so highly, as the Minis.
terial Papers do. of the conduct of his Niarests, is
giving part of his income to the necessities of the
country. we should be glad to feud his example 10:•
lowed by the Dena of Bisht,p.c,by the Wier otigefi,l
Clergy, and by all iiceireos and Vicars possessing be-
nefices shore three hundred pounds a-yese
measure would well become the character which it
claimed by some in behalf of the clergy of the Chan!,
of England, and would add greatly to the 'tawny of
their possessions. It is well known, that the prelates
are not disinclined to be complaisant to the Corit,is
all they say and do. lint how fine an opportunity
have they now to in
a t tot his lilizzkvt in the moot
pleasing way ! Let us look at this a little in thug.
Salk an offer as we hare imagined, would be received
by the Sovereign, as a direct complimett to ho MA.
JZITY'S patriotism. It would be praise rof a ffited
and delicate nature. And lois Mazzsry'spsettrati"a
could not fail to perceive, that it woaid double his
own proper gift to the conatoy, icascmcla as um,
one would attribute the generosity of the Mit c to the
bright example of the et cr./. One of she
tidal Journals, speaking the other day of 'lv e'er''
lent spirits• of his Blazes rv, at a royal
:rtl at
Brighton, ascribes this to the pleasure his MAJ.TT
receiver frosts the company by which he is surrounded•
lint bow much more, (in all Frobability) Toted hn
spirits be enlivened, when surrounded by prelates
who not only owe their all to him, bttt bare learnt to
use part of that all in doins. good, and learnt it iron
lie example! Those who know the Inman mind, mil
readily perceive how many sources of delight are to
be found in what we are supposing. But tve bare net
room, in which to enumerate them, one by one. /Ie
leave it to the Bishops themselves to analyze this out.
ter for themselves ; and we do bo the more readily,
os the operation on--y beget new motives im the.,
;ire part of the4c acetones to the distresses of tie
people. Nor scla this rif b .1:1 its averrpret,.