The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-15 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

Mr. NUAlliptiON conceived that the peasant Pe.
'Mon was similar to these which bad hems already
withdrawn, as tieing opium a proposed tag. The
Noble Lord might hem found, spoil a little eaamisa-
ties, that the case to which ho had alluded was net
lone precisely in point, as the law respecting the Ba-
lch* was one of regulation. not of an additional tax.
That this tea was for the support of the Stoking
Fend, was an mammies impression; it was like any
other tag lee the Ways and Means of the year and
be conceived the Boon meld not receive the Pt:iffiest
wales§ they admitted the principle of tactility pill-
, tiows against proposed Teem.
After e few words (rota Mr. L. WELLESLEY end
Mr. P. MOORE, which were net perfectly audible
la the gallery,
Mr. BROUGHAM observed, that he eould net
ogre, with the construction which the Right lion.
Geellemaa (Mr. Ileskisson) bad pet upon the pre-
cedent quoted by the Noble bard. If the Polities of
the City of Londe. had been objectionable, es being
against a proposed las, it would not, he maintained,
have bees received. It would not have been ordered
to lie upon the table till the second readicg, as was
the case is the iostance alieded to. In 1720, a Poi.
Mon. was received from the incorporated compeny of
soap.maken and cheediers, against an increased las
spots soap. This petition was cot allowed to
upon limitable, but it was read, and he coloceived the
same should be adopted in the present case. The
Petition should at lean be brought op and rnd.—
Tipen the priSeiple epos which this was objected to,
he cootaided, on the authority of Mr. Nitwit, that
the same objection would lie against any measure in
priigrese through the ammo.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that It wean be
better met to have the Petition brought op, than to
have it rejected when med. In can 4.1 • R••• 10.
ties foe a new Ms, time was a great difference from
a Bill brought in.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY said, that the mason
why he lied withdraen the Petitions which he had
resealed, was, that he oadersteed those to he con.
trail to the established asap of t►e House. In the
case of the Petition in 1733, it shoold bo recollected
that it was presented by the Sheriff's of blades, who,
by an ancient privilege, had a eight to firmest Peti.
floes from the City of Load's to the Hoses. The
Herne, therefore, could not tom, anal the Peti-
tion was reed, whet were Its stootents, end then.
lore no argtheetet could be foaoded open its beteg
received.

Mr. BROUGIIAM admitted dist no argeseet
could rest epos the mere reception of a Peittion pre-
sented by the Sheiks ; bet in 1!.o case (tied, the Pe-
tition was not ouly reeel‘td, but ordered to He en
the table till the sec ' tea.h.tig of the Mil. which
would not li.se been the case if the Hoese had then
conceived tint a Patties) against a proposed me
should not be admitted. The yeestiou was then pet,
and the Petition was rejected oiihoot a 410600.

From the Noble Lord through whom the counteol•
cation was made, he had received tech an endive as
the time and the circumstance of the Hon. Menthol's
being then In et tendance on en Election Committee
permitted. Ile mated, that from the recollects,
which ho retained of what be bad said, he sues cow
oilseed that he could not have preferred such a Aare, ;
hat as hotted not seen the Pepe?, he could not answer
positively With respect In it. At the desire of the
lion. Gentleman, be (Mr. Contain) sent the News-
paper in question in him (Mr. Hume); and the re.
salt of this senors had twee, that the Hoc. Gentle.
man bed sent lam a most candid, a most benoursble,
e most satisfscsory, and • most gentlemanly 'opts's-
lion of the words which he had used, and had stated
in it, that the representations of the Newspaper
were totally incorrect. In consequence of this di-
claimer, he had given the Hon. Gent. notice, en Sa-
-1 torday,that he should Whig this breed of privilege and
this those of indolenCebrfore the notice of the Howse.
It such a breach of privilege was allowed to go on.
checked, what would be the consequence I it Weald
be in the power of any individual to publish to the
world any slander whit* be might think prow,
regarding its Members. For, whet **real wrimperite
to which he could appeal? The Courts of Law were
good for nothing : if he carried it to the Coed of
King's Bench, he would not be snowed to produce
evidence to show whether what had been imputed to
the lion. Gentleman bad been said or not; and
although he weight gain satiafitejoll for 'beset, he might
gain it from so innocent ;wean, who hod given a
rue report. As little could the Maass siford
him
redress, 11011.111 the Newspaper was in fault, and
sinless such an admission were made, as en this
occasion had been made, by the Hon Gentlentlo.—
Ile could net have colluded any eviCnoco nn the
point from those who heard the obnosious eslertions,
became every mast t• whom hp had applied. WV"
huts known the object for which he was collecting
it, sod no man who did not possess the very strongest
serves would give sods information as would lead
two individuals to that 'dimity which was nut to be
namatiosed. i« laying the Paper which contained It
Gatlin tahls of tate Mose, be was following that Hue
of conduct which his conscience suggested to hint to
he correct, sod was not gratifying any private views
or feelings of his own. He thought it ewly fair to
inform the Mese, that there was in tho Newspaper
of that morning an apology or as atonement for
the trio-statemeat which bad appeared ; in It
he wield read the paragraph to the Hoes', sad
would then give them his opinion of it. The Right
lion. Gentleman then read the following paragraph
from the limas of yesterday :—" We regret to
state, that a considerable error crept into our ac-
count of Mr. Home's speech on hiinging op the Re-
port of the Committee on the Fistaare Itesolutichs
on Tuesday evening. In the err macs f mater
which most every night he g. t r. for the Press,
after the debates in the two flosses aro coded, or
while they ere going on, it is impossible that mis-
takes should not sometimes occur. We can only
say, that it is oar most analogs desire to send forth
a jest and impartial representation of what passes ;
sod whenever we fail of success, such are still the
pains we take, that we should hardly We to solicit
indulgence open the pies of incerie our
faits.. most be laid to the imperfection of our cam.
mon nature—' humane parum cavil nature Mr.
Horne spoke with much feeling and animation of
the distresses of the poor, and observing, as we
understood by a reporter, a smile open the Ministe.
riot be•tclitts, is represented by es as male, only one
Hight lion. Gent. Mr. Canning, with indelgieg in
laughter i it. so serious a subject. That Right Hon.
Gentleman, we have since learned, was not present.
We shall out new repeat the offensive passage for the
sake of commit g it ; solace it to say, that Mr. Can.
niug was set attacked as described in our report. We
ere enabled, from the most authentic source, to lay
before our readers the postage which was so liaison.
&Wood by our reporter." After be had finished
trailing it, he resumed.—lf this present were a case
of omissioo, or of accidental mistake. be should be
the last velum in the world to complain tif it ; but
what lacuna, what error, or what mistake could
Ind the sailor of this ealntnnious paragraph
to the belief that he (Mr. Canning) was prevent
at the debate, anti th .e *se had joioed in a laseh
wheat the euffeila.gs of the poor. lie wished
to peas upon the unties/ of thit lioumi, what
bed been the effect of ibis error. Thu para.
graph bad first tinkered on Wednesday last, end had
not Deco atreditted tilt this present Monday ;in
the meantime every Sunday Paper, an.' also every
Provincial Paper, had copied the parsgrsph, with
this lying representation ; from which his iepotation
was in imesisent denger. Ile had now discharged his
dewy in laying this ease before flap House, as also
what. had been said in automation of it ; salt related
to himself peisiantilly, be should not suggest to the
House the mode is which they ought to dive.• of it;
but he trussed they would dispose of it in sods a man.
user as would vindicate the privileges of the House,
sod secure to thameelves those immunities eu which
Me rights and liberties of the country so essentially
depend. The Right Hon. Geetfeman then rat down;
after which the clerk proceeded to read lb. two pais.
graphs to which Mr. Calming bad called the atten-
tion eight House.

After the reading of these Perm was cenel•ded, a
abort passe mood, which was ended by the rising of
Mr. HUM E. He would sate, as concisely as he
could to the House, the view which he had takes of the
pr•seot question. Oa All sight provines to the day
on which he had received Mr. Canning's first cumeto.
citation he bad been is the Howe till • very late
boar, end as he had occasion fn attend an Election
Committee that day at 10 o'clock, be had left his
homiest nine. This prevented him from paying lame.
dime attention to the Right Honourable Gentleman's
communication ; but when he did read its contents,
he felt convinced that be could not have said any
thing which could be coostrued hits • personal et.
tack upon that Right Hsu. Gentleman. He. there-
for., had no hesitation is addressing • letter to the
Right Hen. Gentleman, stating, that though he had,
sot seen the Newspaper, there was sot *single stu-
tters in his speech wi,ieh coshd he considered as an
attack epos his character. Anaises, however, that
no ties should be lost before the misrepresentation
was retrieved, ha wrete to the Right Hon. Gentle-
's*n a letter. in which he requested that a ropy of
the Newspaper should be not to tir, with the pers.