The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-08 00:00:00

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that the Litil s'••►uld berejecied, and the ;sty cesium
assigned for i s rejection, is the very remise why It
might to be countenanced. Undoubtedly Kok *pp..
onion be successful, it will neither be very tiaccering
has to the consistency or sagacity of the Neale, whit% '
shewu a strong paftiality to the rneatiunsf and hag
persevered in it Session after Session, and at the ,
time when it imagined its labours would b.
crowned with Success, the Chancellor of the Et.'
chequer steps forward, and, without ever► any
plausible cause being urged, says that he does not '
approve of the Bill, that it is of little consequence
w.teteer it pass or ndt ; but tilatit shall it not pass,
peruse it does not suit Lis wishes. If Members suf.

fer them•eites to be so trilled with, it will certainly
do little credit to their consistency. Of this lam cer-
t:in, Oat if the Boase onsmats to it, the public will
be by no means satisfied with the abandonment of it
measure to which they directed their anxious eyes:
they are persuaded that the measure is a good one,
and i; it be now rejected, they will not fail to *Uri*
jute it to the right cause, the undue ingueuee which
the contiaunnce of the practice places in the power of
the Minkter. If the Bill be negatived, itundoubterl.:
ly will not have the effect of raising the character of II
ti.e House he pablic estimation."
The CilA NC ELL ..;R of the •EXCIINIJER es- 1
plained, that he opposed the Bill on theground that
the ohj,,cts to attained by it were of so little im-
potta,ne... that more injury might be expected to re_
suit fcm a disc admire-in the LegiOature, than from
its afh.ininii. With regard to what had bet.lA..244am
the ec.,..osnyof the. measure, his argument was, that 4
at the present Moment it would jorodt.cs no saving of
the public Money.
Mr. 1.1.1.10'1 likewise explained, that he did not
• binoelt believe the provisions to be of much magnitude,

but the vrecedent-was of much importance.
(I‘vision then took place upon the question,
46 tbat the hill be now read a second time," when
the titutibers storo•i--A) es 54—Niles 56.
The CHANCELLOR of the EICHEQIiER
(dianug the shame* of strangers from the guUery)
mov.ti, that "the Bill b read i second time on this
day six months," to whirls Mr. &Makes moved an
Anwndraeat, that it b:•.,•ad a ser,.mtl time on thii
day fortnidoitt. The liluaeagaiii dividoi, after some
dibcessima between Messes. Wnitineati, l'oasonby,
Wynne. and Perceval,and the numbers were- -Ayes
32—ttoe.

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Mo. PONiONBY thou, we uuders'and (the two
first questions hatin4 been lust) moved, that the
lions. stiould adjourn immediately. A. • bird division
took place--dt• nuabers is re—Ayes 4S—Noes 50.
Ilion oar reAdrisissim to the gallery, we found
alt SAMUEL _AM/ILLY moving far leave to
brigs iii a Bill to rpm' on Act of Qeten Rita wth,
by n Lich the v.:natty of death is iuficttd von every
si,Aier or sailor, or persons assuming those cue me..
tv'r whit sbottki he found begging. Kir Samuel pro.
W&Ate' to state, that It was not, perhaps, of wadi
ad iiveriat.rotithetber the Act was reheated, as it
was never acted upon; yet, he thought it better that
such ea Act should not be upea our Statute data ;
an Ac which sir Illacirkstone sad pronounced
to be a disgrace to the LiNisiature of the country...
Before he sat down, alto, be wield take that eppw.

tki Inv of stating, Ina it alai wet him inabillta
nudiately to bring forward was bis lids foe the
anienemont of ottt Criminal Cucloa.sinot that he bad
relinqiisLed his tarpons, or that his opinions epee
subject bad undergone any change—Li/ear,
pearl j but ue did mat wish to weary that Aloaha
with pressing Hires now' on its attention, as it was
to be retired, that if they passed throughathe Coln.
mons, thy would ultimately be thrown out in the
L He hoped, however, that the prejudices
which exi.ted in opposition to his views would soon
be removed; and he pledged himself, that whenever
change of cireumstances should take place which
m.Oit alft,rd him a better chance of success, hew-
ever swab that chance mightabe, he world imme-
diately resume his endeavours upon that subject.—
ould, indeed, no such change of circumstances tette
place before the next iession of Parliament, he would
then, at all events, renew his exertions.
Mr. FRANKLIN rose to second the motion, and
trent into some detailed observations upon the Act
which it was intended to repeal. He maintained that
Judge Blackstone had not asserted that the law in
question Was a disgrace to the Legislature, but that
it was a angraceto the Statute Book, and tke distinc-
tion, be contended, was an important one. Since I
the time of Blackitone, however, that Act had been
rrpialed in th- 3‘2d of Gee. 111. The Hon. Meat-
her argued at some length upon the necessity of the
Act at the time it was provided, and read the Pream.
ble of it, which stated that divers lewd, immoral, and
dang.Tous persons, conteniniug aid religion, did wan-
der up down the couutry, weaponed and in troops,
iti Ow guise of soldiers and sailors, disgracing those
honourable characters; that divers heirless.' murders!
and other offences were committed by them, and that
unless some pi ovisioo was enacted by the Legisla.
torch, prevent those enormous evils, the cousequences
to the community must be dreadful. This, he conti-
toed, was the state of the country at that time, and
a a similar state almost every country in Europe,
oas at the same period ; armed banditti infested tbq
'blic roads • and the Act in question AWLS to be Con•
dered rather as a legislative declaration of war
tshist persons of desperate practices, than an Act
Parliament. The Honourable Member then en-
'red at length into the precise objects of the Act,
ad the miserable necessitiesof the time which called
Sr its enactment. H. thought it did not dispute I
Ae Statute Book, but was one of necessary bet
uercien ).et he willingly supported the- matboa of
is
lion. Mien(' for its repeal.
Mr. LOCKHART sepperted the .nutlet.
Sir SAM IJKL ROMILLY observed, that the
foneurable Gentleman who had praised the Ad he
i.uestioil so vehemently, because of its applicability
at the time, would prob.:dilly have irttlutgt ip a shai-
.lr panegyric, had it beta proposed to repeal the
")t t ute by which it is declared felony to commune
with the Devil. He had taken the whole Statute
'runt the Preamble; but it was well known in what
:"fiammatory language the Preambles of all Acts
wore written, during Ow reigo of Queen Etlasbeth,
and of her predecossor Mary. The enactment' of
the Statnte should 'be looked at, and these Pike.'
'wills were, that all soldiers ani sailors trandubill
'bout, should repair to some service, or tit their
euellings, upon 'alb of death. This was the Act)

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
SATURDAY, OSSRUARV 8, 1812.
We have received New York Papers to the 3th
January. The following letters from Washington
leave us nothing to expect but a speedy - -
this country and the United States
to MASH'
" The House of Represents*
the business of this week with
the 6rm and decisive temper which
they manifested to-day oa the Bill
tional military force, we cannot
VAR MOST SOON TASK PLACE WIT,!
The only difference of opinion
extent of force which should, in
employed. The expence of a
jection to some Members : while
ble of the absolute necessity and
a rigorous onset at once, of securing
war without protractiog its evils
as well as of guarding the country
tile descents upon its coasts, and
rltory. 'l'he object of all beteg
sincerely deprecate's dlvlsian as
means to attain it."
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" The !till from the .Sem►ly
men to our. Military Establishment,
to-day an ardeat disCasslon. T►-

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