The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-03 00:00:00

stone Meeting, nor had he desired any of his tenants
to attend : but if be had been there, he would have
Ife:r4ml and prayed the Meeting, tin his knees, to
hear the Noble Earl, though he was satisfied that no-
thing would have been said by that Noble Earl which
could have convieced them.

the Petition was then ordered to lay on the table.
Adjourned.

ITOU.4E OF COMMONS.

Mr. POLE CAILEW obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the Aet respecting thrissalising of County Rates. It was
brought op, and after a few words from Mr. SHAW LE-
E% RE., was read a first time.
Mr. BA itCLAYpresented a Petition from St. Olave's, South-
wark, agalmt altering the Corn Laws. lie observed that the
people were so far from being indiferent to this measure,
that if time were given, the table would be loaded with Pet':
Mr. MELLISH presented a similar Petition from St. Luke's,
Middlesex, signed by 580) persons, within the space of eighteen
hours.

Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON wished to say a
word or two on a matter that affected the credit of
the Office to which he was attached. Last night the
Honourable Member for Bedford had stated a case
as corning within his knowledge-,—[No!]—However,
had certainly stated it confidently, which involved a
charge against the Secretary of State for the Home
Department; and he put a pointed' question to him
(Mr. H. A.) concerning a Portuguese, named Car.
tile, who, it was asserted, bad been sent out of this
country because he had no passport signed by the Am.
bassador, M. Souza. His impression at the time
*as, that no such case hid occurred. He had never
ifeard'of it, and it was just possible it might have
happened during some temporary absence of his from
his official duties. lie bad enquired of his Noble
Relation (Lord Sidmouth) if he had given any such
()crier; and the anew* was, that no such case had
occurred, and that thet name was unknown to his
Lordship. He had also looked ,through the office.
hooks, and found nothing of it, from the time that
Noble bird had held his present office. Another
question was put by the Honourable Member, as to
shme rule in the Home Department, by which no
Portuguese was permitted to monde in thigatuntry,
titi provided with passports signeetby the Ambassador:
His answer to this was, that no such rule had existed
or does exist.

Mr. ‘V HITBREAD said, .he fetred the Right
Hon. Gentleman had dot enquired far enough. II
(Mr. W.) had the written paper to which he referred,
mid he only desired to be set right. He had merely
made a mistake in the date. It was necessary to re-
fute it, to refer to the °Mee books for some time
previous to the Noble LottPs coming, to the office.—
He did not state it as a charge against that Noble
Lord, but against a rule in the office, if it rtioted.—
He had alluded to thd partiiiiter case of q Portuguese
Gentleman, who had been fortherly Charged'Affairds
at Stockholm, bat had become obnoxious to the Mi-
Aster Count Funchajr Hewes informed, that he was.
sent out of theemintif, feem Fhlmouth to Lisbon, by
the packet, when Mr. Ryder was Secretary of
State. Hd went to the Btzils from Lisbon, of his
own accord, to state matted to the Prince Regdrit.—
cossdect appeared satisfactory, and be was. ha.
st!ndred'' with a petOon for hid services.--This
was riot disproved, and he hoped the Honourable'
Member would posh his enquiries a little further.
Mr. 11. ADDINGTON observed, that the Ho-
tiourable Methher pressed his enquiry so peittted-
y upon him, that he had to conclude that he made a
ch trige against the present Secretary of State.
Mr. WIIIIIMIAD did not mean that : but if he
pnt it so strongly, it web only a compliment to the
assiduity and knonledge of the Right Hou. Gent. in
his own department.

EAST

Mr. WiIiTSIIF.iiKEA'AWas reading some ex-
tract*froni a Calcutta Paper, when
To SPEAKER reminded him that he was irregu-
lar, uhlesq he intended to make some motion.
Mr. WALLACE said, he was confident that there
was every desire to protect the inhabitants of India
in the freedom of their religious worship.