The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-15 00:00:00

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' eubjett, at as early a period as was consistent with
their conyeuience.
Sir I. COFFIN observed, that for the last 25 years,
the British merchant had been in the habit of imp-rt-
ing front Quebec, timber whirl, had been actually rot
at Lake Champlain, end was imported as British tilt.-
her. He wished to know (as we understood
the Honourable Baronet) whether there ?TM any
account front the Collector of St. John's, of the quan-
tity of timber that passed ?
Me WALLACE replied, that there was considerable
difficelty in ascertaining the quaatity, bat that he did
not belteve the theta werteso strong as they were sub=
posed to he by-the Hon. Baronet.
Another fon.Mannie rose, but the Speaker sug•
rested the irregularity of pursniug the converso-
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Mr. RENNET presented &petition from k lieensed.
ciettraller of the name of Samuel Meek, who had been
deprived of his licence by the Magistrates, and whdse
case bad several times before been mentioned in that
House. It prayed that the minutes of evidence
which related to his case in the report of tits
Police Coannittee might be printed. The Hon. Mem-
ber gave notice, that on Friday pest he would move
that the prayer of the petitioner ahonld he granted. •
The petltion was brought up, read, and ordered to
be printed.
On the 'notion of Mr. HUME a return was ordered
to be laid before the House c.f the expense of printing
for the Houses of Lords and Csitumons, and fur the
robin- offices in the kingdom, and the expense of
paper,. &c, for the last three years. Also, an account
of the value of. stationery furnished to the Houses of
Lords and Commons and the offices of Government fur
th• last three yens,'.—Alot an account of the total
iiitudter ..f shipping, British and Foreign, that have
cleared oat of all the Ports of tireat Britian fer the
United States, the taped Hood !lope, and New South
Wain* with the amount of totinage and the number of
passengers for the last ten years.
Mr. K. DOrtiLAS presented a petition remit cer-
tain coalauereliants in Scotland, hut we nere unable
to collect exactly whence, cutuplaiuing of the Act of
tole., and praying for redress.
thilere 1 to he printed
Colonel WOOle presented a petition, numeronsly
and respectably sign •d, from the Freehol lers and other
Inhabitants of the county of lire on. Although he
did not agree in all the prayers of the petition, lie felt
it his duty to present it. It began by der bring the
fidelity to the King, and the love fur theConstitntioo,
by whels the Petitoesere were animates,. To the tenth
of this declaration he could hear sincere testimony.
A up,ri; Lxyally gnashed spseot? sun stook mesl4
i 4
not he f•uusal in ti! 111agthatc.-Aplear, hear.)-1"..e
petition proceeded to erasure the nic.onstitutional pro•
ceedings which bud been pursued with respect to her
Majesty, declaring that they rensidered the omission
of her Majesty's name in the Liturgy as a condemna-
tion and punishnient before trial. —(ttear, hear.)—
They then proceede I to express their disapprohatioa
of the financial system, and their regret and astoilisti-
mint, that after five years of peke, the agricaltar•
anl commerce of the country should be in • state i
rninons.-o-(llear.)—The petitioner :Armed that the;
were maids/. Fried efforts to resole.. the prosperity of
the entnitre, hut that those efforts were rendered i l-
effectual by the etiorsnuns expense of contested ele .-
dons, which ereyented them horn having intellige it
persons as eandilaves. lie (Col. Wool) was bound in
gratitude to soy, that in no county in the island were
greater efforts made to return It presentatives with as
little expense as possible. In conelosian, the pre-
tioners expressed their conviction of the hestehts that
would ,esitlt front a chan rr in the national councils,'
and therefore prayed t te'llJuse to take such steps as
might induce his Majesty to dismiss his present Mi-
nisters.—(Hcar, hear.)-40 thu last prayer he cer-
tainly did not agree w.rb the Petitioneis; for he could
not help thinking, that to his Majesty's present Sli-
!titters the conntty was indebted for the blessive it.
enjoyel.—(A laugh.)—The gentlemen opposite might
smile; but be was persuaded, notwithstanding Op di.-
ties. that existed, that that distress Would have beea
much greater, if they had been the Ministers of the
Conntry. °Nero evils", therefore, he must choose the
leact.—(A lond leugh.)—Beiug ctinvinced that ill,
country %roold derive no :vivant:le, hut the contrary.
from a change of Allittisters, he certainly could tut
concur in that part of the petition.
The petition ors then brought up, reads and or.
dered to be printed,
comourr or sfir,nrrrs.
Mr. BEAL:Mimi mice, in pursuance of his nod,s4,
to cull the attention of the House to the condo ot of
Sheriffs in refusing to call Meetings for the ratpos*
of Petitioning, and to move that the Cheshire /etition
on that subject should he rearmd to the ronideration
of a Committee. It would he in the recPeetiott of
the House, that on Friday last, a petition tee peatelt,
ed by a Noble Lot 1,. eotnplainieg 'of tisk enuftlitet of
the Sheriff of Cheshire. in two paints-a-the one, that
he had refused to propose an Amendisent moved by i
Kohl! Lord to the original motion, and the ether that
he lied Molded to Mitt tile' nett iye on dial tighter
motion. It was not his iotelltigin M adreri to MS
conduct of any partictitar totifvfduel.,-Wllb 'a view td
r drily upoh him i tort of cch nee. What lie coma
.plained of generally' Wee, the uneanittittletettal eonduet
of the Sheriffs of Cheithitr,Noitlitinibctland;tittsitces-
teishire, Kesit and ileeethente mid higniiject at M
pm/wee gime -legislatirVuteasitte Aidile•shoold pre- •
rent the recurrence of sneh rdhduct. Ilk would not
tithe the other cone*. to whleb he had' jest iteodesit
on' ateonto of the alsetke ea( otte Iferfooe Vo etegeftle
especially 'Med-stet!' Hi .the quesdoil,'Slille.slotest he
watt tlesirotik to amid' ill obsirradatii deft% t
hare the tentlintry ' In' dlltet tiin t .
%At
lletitleinen; in psyseivlht t cite itipiit itoi• ~te.'
the whole eonfttit Waite trinettlitleVeltted. .fl ' - ,
re:s.lr statell,.thist itrthe ea •of Obefitsit4 Sts! e • t
of did Sheriff had beetteoardained et on tomrMillilel: '
-With relive% to the firm. ids wilts) it Pitiptat. et/ '
ainenilutenkof a Noble Kato it was obeiona that. ,bpes -
seelt Meat*, a Shea' might prei:efic all gily inters is •
dimu ion on %tisk question. The other point wee