The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-23 00:00:00

" The Cause for whieit HAMPDEN fa is thliiileid,aitd SYDNEY died on the S.eaffold!"

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Me. ft

The Irish Elections Bill was real a third time bat
passed.
The House sat a considerable time witliont ear basil
11140r0 it, in espectation of the Newspaper Stams'
Ihll being firelight from the Commons; but the Bailout
being passed, the House adjourned.

giants. from a medical man, stating that the man de-
melbesl as haring been murdered had died of a fever ;
noltrithstandiag this, the Magistrate committed him,
Lad ha mas some time detained in custody. He now
Viled the Hones 'mold investigate his case, and afford
redress.
HUSRHISQX objected to the Petition being re-
mired, an the Conies of Law were open to redress -him
it the Petitioner had been 'Oared by the Magistrate as

B. WILBRAHA3f said, be bad inquired into the
of tie ease, and was informed that Lever was
years ago committed, not by the Magistrate in
r, for seditious lane, he
at a dinner—" Death to the
tied to prison, and whilst there
was preferred *Oust him, and
a warrant by this individual
arrived, and the friends of
prosecute. Lever. was. hor-
ror the other offence. Styes

once the charge of murder was
first time Mr. Lever came for-
ward with this charge against a lientleman who had, for
twenty-two years, maintained a most respectable charac
ter as a Magistrate. The Hon. Member said. charges
against Magistrates were now the fashion, and here he
must advert to the Manchester Magistrates. It bad
been reported that the Magistrates said, they on the
16th of August, acted wider the directions of Hovern-
meat. He was now authorized to contradict that re-
port: the Magistrates acted on their own responsibility,
and would defend themselves whenever the question
came behave the public, which it would do, no doubt, in
ammo shape or other, at the nest Assizes. He trusted,
aher a lapse of nine years, this Petition would not be
entertained.

Hr. BENNET said, notwithstanding what bad been
slated by the Hon. Headman, he believed the statement
of this unfortunate man ; who, he believed, had been
made the victim of power; he had been imprisoned,
awl, be bedewed, upon a groundless charge of murder,
tramped up for the purpose of keeping him in confine-
ment, upon a charge of sunnier preferred by a convict,
and only supported by the wife of the deceased, who
was in a state of insanity, and afterwards banged her-
self. A certificate was produced before the Magistrate,
stating, that there was so grOOMIS for suspecting the
man alluded to was murdered, yet the 31a;istrate per-
sisted in committing him.
Mr. BROUtill.-111 had some recollection of the ease,
thmigh it occurred so long since. He recollected that
the evidence adduced was extremely weak and unsatis-
factory, and the Learned Judge mistimesl up for an ac-
quittal. The petition, however, it appeared, only asked
that on account of the abuse of power in Isis case, no ex-
leaded power should be given to the Magistrates.

.•
Lord CASTLEREMiII thought the argument was
my far fetched, indeed ; even allowing that seven years
ago some individual Magistrate sniscondneted himself
-wa were not therefore now to fix a stignia on the whole
oir the Magistracy of the kingdom.

On the motion of Lord (7ASTLETIE.IfiIL the Lords'
Amendments to the Seditious Meetings Dili were agreed
to.

t►e Petitiee

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, lie had a question to pnt
to the Noble Lord on the subject of two unfortunate
foreigners, natives of Parga, resident in this country.
A report had gone abroad that these unfortunate indivi-
duals were to be sent out of the country under the
Alits Ad. He wished now that the Noble Lord should
give these unfortunate penons en assurance that they
should not be made the victims of this unconstitutional
law, to gratify any private feeling.

Lord CASTLEKBAtin said, the Noble Lord had not
named any individeal ; keenest, however, decline giving
any pledge as to the nano er in which the Alien Act
would be enforced by the Oovernraenr, who, it would be
recollected, were responsible for the manner ih which
that Act was carried into effect.

Mr. PARNELL postponed his motion for enabling
Parishes in Ireland to provide for their Catholic Priests,
tall alter the holidays.
Air. C. GRANT could sot suffer this question to pass
without paying the tribute due to the Catholic Clergy of
Ireland, to whose patriotic., 'moral, and religious exer-
tions and inflame, mil* of the present tranquil and
quiet state of Ireland was owing.

Dlr. MABERLET moved for an Account of the Fund-
ed and Unfunded Debt of England, frost January to
October of the present year.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
it would hare twee as well. it the Hon. Gentleman had
postponed his modes till ,Ifter Christmas, when he might
here bad the amounts for the whole year. He would
set, however, oppose the motion, which was agreed to.
Mr. MABERLEY the. sawed for an Account of the
Produce of the New Twee for the present year.
'rho CHANCELLOR a the EXCHEQUER bad no
account to the lUth of October.
i/hsiza6) aer:nera I.
nsemd die
stet le that affect. Idsexpected
Ileuther, beam nwring for theas_pepen. might
Mfrs
lobes same view et the state ef the Mamas.
lir. DIABINUAIIY said, his mesa he rehai See
that etatemeat was, that wishes, these papers theliissm
egad we Ns Me the quo's& The HO. Meats/ el►
served, that the Night lies. Gentleman hider=
his New Duties at UMIAK and he ha
1.11/0,1111.f. el these Dating free the Oman& to the 1110.
V f Ala would smite is alteration la all the ammo%
therefeee he wanted these sew aeseeate. The
v (kettle*. said, the New Duties egad
i in. True, they amid net all have
of theta -met hoe been paid be.
Item hew much bed
vest, sew duty had
hnif if very nisch.
IX mid. ep
it.
Wed was LOW
'-14 I was paid

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PRICE 7P•

A Massage complained of the inaccurate mode of
making up the public accounts, and thought sonic betit r
mode might be devised for that purpose.

Mr. MABERLY stated, that on the sth of Jarqary,
1919, there had been a debt on the Consolidated Fund of
more than two millions, though at the same time the
Chancellor of the Exchequer bad stated, that the interest
of the Loan had been defrayed by the new taxes. It
bad been stated, that the debts ru the Bank w0u..1 be
paid. and money bad been granted fur that purpose.—
The interest of the Loan bad been put on the Consoli-
dated Fund, and there was nothing to meet it. The
Rank was in arrear five millions, and had at the aatue
time declared that they could not insure their Issues, till
the debt by Government bad been repaid. He con-
cluded by moving for an account of the deficiency in the
Consolidated Fend, up to the 10th of December, Isl 9,
and the mode by which it bed been supplied.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated,
that then bad been no deficiency, but. on the rna•rar..,
• surplus' and lad no objection to the mtbstanse of tie
Motion. •

Mr. MABERIX Oita, that his next motion related
to the mode in which the five millions due to the Bari.
bad Leen applied, distinguishing the dates of the pay-
ments made to the Bank.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUF.R said,
that he wished the lion. Dent!moan had laid down tl.e
ground of his Motion. It had been stated, that there
had keen a great falling off in the quarter ending the
10th of December, 1%19, compared pith that of the kr -
vaer year. That sieficieney in the article c:f Castor's
had asnountol to 916,0001. But at the same time it
should be recollected, that in the former quarter a con-
solidation of the Customs had taken place. which Last
nee 44 44 ily caused a defalcation in the Lest quartet.
There had beets a deficiency in the amount of the gashis
exported to the amount of seven millions, anal that h.:4
occasioned a similar diminution in the article of po.!.
imported. At the awe time he could state that no eli-
mination Lad takes place in the consumption of the
counter. Hr taking the avenge of the last three yeas..
it appeared that in the last year the increase of the cm.-
sumption of tea Isasi been 1,100,0001b5. more than in the
preceding.. There had been an increase of 300,000 gal-
lons of wine; in the consumption of the same period
upwards of 100,000 gallons of spirits; and the Excise
000/.
on beer had increased by 100,000/. inin the course of the
same time. These facts proved that the focal distress.
however severe, had not affected the comfort of the cons.-
try at large. The duty on printed calicoes had increase!
by 50,001.0. On the last Saturday, the e.efieiencv on the
out and the new taxes, amoontesl to 150,000/. lie Olt
it his duty to oppose the motion, as the House was not
in the habit of suqnsrincinto transactions actually pend-
ing. That rule had been established n the ease of all
diplomatie transactions, 1111 i was fully as applicable trs
all those of a pecuniary nature ; an inquiry into whirls.
would open a wide field to the operations of stock-jot-
biog. He wnahl, however, state, that a large suns had
been paid to she Hank, and that the whole debt would
be paid by the sth of April. It was better that the ant,-
jeer alsoold go masa qpietk Lposai3slo, lic.shossisLal•-•
the mafiosi of the Hon. Unetlmosaa for as seemmt
lonsegmoney at present in the Exchequer, as no good
end could be at' timed by such an account. He would at
the same time state, that no advance had been made on
the Malt Tax. He should also advert to a subject that
had excited some alarm in the country, the investments
made from the funds of this country into foreign funds.
Ile was aware that several persons had so invested their
money: but at the same time he believed the anus total
not to be great, nor likely to be permanent has the
state of the exchange had not been at all affected. An-
other circumstance would also prevent the transference
of property to a large amount, as a Proprietor in the
French Foods had not the power of disposing of his pro-
perty by will; as by the French law, it must be equally
divided among his children. That bad been stated bk
a French author, M. lotto, in a work in which be com-
pares the Criminal Law of Prance and England; and ass
American writer, Mr. Dusted, bad framed the law of
Primogeniture in England, and ascribed the superiority
of Virginia, above the other States of the Ameriran
Union, to the circumstance of the English law on that
subject remaiuing there in full force.

Mr. ELLICE said, that the declaration of the Right
Hon. Gent. as to the state of the revenue had gilt en
much satisfaction ; but that statement had not been
horse sue by the details. The distress of the country
had not begun to operate till within these few ..a.t
months. The increase of the duty on wines had taken
place in consequence of the duty on Cape Wine being
taken off; but the deficiency of the dnty on tea, up to
the Mk of September, as compared whit that of the
farmer half-year (that duty being ad relareas)had been
129,0001. and it was probable, that in the month of April
the deficiency would amount to 330,0001. It had been
rumoured that the sum paid to the Dash in the last
month had been 1,200,0001. and many singular stories
had been circulaild dab the way in which that snot had
bees raised. It bad bees asserted, that the money had
bees raised abroad, aid that securities bad been Fledged
for it that the British Hammiest had is the French
funds. The whole am hitherto raised of the new taxes
w Whales Ulmneellor of the lb/theism
hsi Mer!Lthis peesont secadeor would hod to
la-
tia.s is the Flunk. With reopen w what had bees
stated, that in the emu' a the imminent of prolterty in
the French fsade, the right of deposit( of the property
by will would be low, be thse tlt had been mated m
a former occruieu, when the had come before the
Home, that the Fritsch Government had made a new re-
Qklips the subject, by which that iscoavenienee
s.:eit removed.

Mr. LUSHINGTON stated. that the duty ea tea had
ken greater last year time the former • nor was it fair
1 to edict the most tameable year of themes's., sad to
iafer that there was a deficiency su the average. Moro
rename maid net have bees raised from the sew taxes. as
so put of the 1.3184001. of the mew malt duty could be
realised till the middle of Jauatry. The sum raised
bus the leth of last October had hen MANI. and
them egad be no disk of the sadsfactery •
the reviume.
lier. &acs mislaid.
Mr. AMIZIFELL thought it would be
Xilluis the part of iloterameat to
allostvreeit them and the Batik. For
trai satillid if Isllo.lllllll. had been paid 0

Mr. lUCARDO add net agree with ,
The asses might to loin the state se
beapie ohm, as deliefeloono weld Mad
biog. He souk' sot sash that capital est
outfit the misery withett sliming the
dioais. That state was all liable to
bilk. ad property Is fedi' dill log seat ames...-
latest /* Isola the exalter blot at all ivied.

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let abroad

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grostiOa. but by another,
• basing given as a toast a
elt it necessary to law' He was committee
of his, the Member this charge of murder was
if him se a 6ain" be wio there detained on
'Prue' 5" The . The Assists
o the Honor_ Ir.„. declined to
lan lain" evia4 -imprisoned-s;r year
years bad now elapnwi sine'
and observed, it sad', and Dow for the fir
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&demi due et
e eiserisemisoi is.
le Mete the MM.
Fee himself. bo
id to tho Bank.
tile bit altilber.•
ad to eioebieb.
net be sent
e Piste et
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nt
abrerair
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rorrect iaformation coold he drawn from the alleged es•
purrs sad imports, as at the time of the Usiou with Ire-
laud each country claimed the balance of reports i■ its
owls lamer.

Mr. D. KINN.IIRD was of epiniovi that the ipso*
niece in which the country was kept, as to the ants of
its debt and revenge, had been productive of mach ads.
chief. The rumours afloat, on the subject of the pay-
ment to the Rank, had dune to lower the rends.

Mr. MABERI,T sestet! the money due to the Bank to
be a branch of finance, and wits to be paid in order to
enable the Bank to return to ettsh payment*. A
Patios in the Customs haul hero admitted, from Jalrte
October, at which Our distress began to be so seven;
and that diminetion was a rtiterion of the state of the
ittentr,y. On the arthrle of tea there was a defalcadoo
of one million. A ronsidcr.ble diminution had taken
place in el:e article of spirits ; and tomes gallons of
beer had been brewed in the present veer lose than lit
the last. The cal: elation of the Right Hon. Ueatlersan
had been too sanguine.
The question was then put, and negatived without 'a
division.

Mr. MABERLY next sieved for an account of all Ex-
chequer Rills received is payment of duties, from the
lit of July to the 21st of December, Ixl9.
The CHANCELIASH of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the Itlth of October be substituted for the list of
December.

Mr. MUERISSON stated that the whole account "mild
be before the llouse on the s:h of January.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXt'NKQCFR would
not object to t►e Stb of January being substituted fur the
10th of October.
Mr. CALCRAPT observed, that t►e accounts could
loot be before the House till t►e smooth of February.
After a few observations from other Members. the
Home divided.—For the Motion, 30—For the Amend-
meat, W.—Majority, 60.
Mr. MABERI.Y then stated, that he should not press
his other Motion.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that tomiorro* he should
move for an account of all moms in the French Funds,
pared by t►e French, at the dispoul of the British Go-
veronicas, mot applicable to the claims of British sub-
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