The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-26 00:00:00

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The LORD CHANCELLOR had to stain, that it was
the intention of a Noble and Learned Friecd of his Dow
almost (Lord Redesdale), to oppose the Bill in every
stage, as he conceived that one short sessedineut of the
Acts of Queen Anne, wooW answer all the porpoise of
the present measure.
The Bill was then read a woad time, sad ordered to
be committed on Friday vest.
r . SMITS presented the Bth Report of the Commis-
sioners for the Repair of Roads and Field's@ is the High-
lands of Scotland.—Laid on the table.—Adjournod.

HOUSE 017011 MONS.
WA RIK HOU' ILD CORN.
Mr. WIISON held in his band a Petition from ter.
lain Merchants trailing in Foreign Corn.
The SPEAKER Istiireil if the Petition was public or
private.
Mr. WILSON said it was the Petition of private lad:-
viduats. He then proceeded to describe its object, but
that object appearing to be connected with a public alys-
sum, be was indeced to decline going into It at that
moment. After some routine business bad been disposed
of, he again called the attention of the hones to the sub-
ject. The Petitioners, who were traders of great re•
spectability, represented that they had imported large
quantities of grain under the present Corn Laws, which
had been bonded and wareboased, and pred that
their peculiar hardships might be considered is any
discussions that might take place on the laws respecting
imported grain.—Ordered to be printed.

CRIMINAL CODS.

Mr. WARRE presented s petition from certain inha-
bitants of Taunton. in farm of the revision of the Cri-
minal Code. The Petition be stated to be signed by
persons of great respectability, sod persons of all
persuasions concurred in its prayer.—Ordered to be
painted.
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MIL HUNT.

Mr. H. BRIGHT presented a Petition from Bea-
mintier, In the musty of Sontenet. in favour of the
retuiesies of Mr. Hanes 'Menne.

Orderad to be primed.
DISTI LLATION.
Mr. BLAIR moved for Rehires of the somber of
Osilons of Spirits distilled is Scotland. from No-
vember Itl2l to 1822. with the oases of the Distillers.
—Ordered.

Similar returns of Spirits distilled in Ireland, with re-
turns of Duties paid Unripe, were ordered to be laid
before the House.

AGRICUL7UR AL DISTIMIIII.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a Peti-
tion front certain owners and occupiers of land in' Mon-
mouthshire. complaining of agricultural distress. and
praying relief from taxation.
Mr. BIRCH did not wish to bring the case of the
agricultural interest into dismission on this occasion.
but be must remark, that from the present Petition, and
from what had transpired in other quarters, it 'Mold seem
that the sole object of the apiculture) classes was to
raise the price of grain. This would be very in jurions. 1
The manufacturers, it was Inte, were better off than for-
merly, but their wages were low. is sore rases lot ex;
seeding Ss. a week. on which a Mau, his wife. and fa-
mily, had to subsist. It was therefore impossible for
them to pay • high price for their food. He had beard
1
that it had been proposed ia the Committee up stem 1
that • sum of money should be advanced by OeveVo.
sent, to take, as It were. a validly of grain into pawn,
with a view of artificially raising the price. The lio-
vernmeot. he thoegiti, would. perceive that It was ne-
cessary for them to consider the subject very seriously
before they uttered the landboMers to flatter Utsunomiya
that • merman: so sailfish is its character esesideo
adopted for their benefit. He was al spa. dot

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_pries artificially.
Sir THBILI DOS hoped, from seolag a Petition
so this subject by oae of the Lords of the
r that the as of the Agriculturists would be
to warmly by the Goverament than it bad
W • 1 Mawr menu,' would be broasitt for-
w their relief an bed yet bees proposed. No coa-
t/NW that dui imarostioofthe tarisbaad manatee-
tad asitreet wars so eummeted, that the latter
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IT. w inizr.rAlgff W- that say notice was
necessary. The Parishes were Ohms unequally assessed
—some were assessed at a fourth, some at a third, some
at $ half, and some at the fall amount of the natal. He
wished therefore that the return for which he had
moved should ►e law before the home, and having en
dosed it to as Hon. Gentleman connected with the Go-
vernment, who offered no objection to it some days ago,
he did ow feel that more might to hare been expected
from him.

A conversation followed, in which Mr. WYNN (who
*Wei the raviolis questlon Dr. LusnizroToy. Mr.
CALCIUM Mr. LITTLITON, Sir J. YORItt, Sir M. W.
RIDIZT, Mr. WILMOT. Mr. Ewes, tad Mr. DOVRTENST.
participated. The previous question was eventually
withdraw., and the motioa agreed tot as was a motion
fora return of the Rental of each Parish as given to the
Cesselbsioners of Assessed Taxes.

Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a Petition from the
Owners and Occupiers of Laad at Spilsbv, in the county
of Lincoln, complaining of Agricultural Distress, and
praying the house to take their ease into consideration.
—Ordered to be printed.
CAPTAIN 'WOW.
Lord J. RUSSELL had a Petition to present on be-
half of Captain Francis Romeo. The Noble Lord then
went into a detail of the circumstances connected with
tbeeue, as they have been already brought before the,
public. It appeared that in 1811, Captain Romeo had so-
dertaken a service of a very delicate aad important na-
tare. The Queen of Sicily bad wished to overturn the
English interest in that island, and to throw it into the
'sundae( tbe Emperor Napoleon. From the certificates
given to Captain Romeo by several British Officers, it
appeared that on this occasion he had rendered impor-
tant services. In 1816 he bad been arrested with the
British uniform on his back, and without any form of
trial, transported to Alexandria in Egypt. To this
treatmeot he conceived himself to have been subjected
by his known attachment to England, which had exposed
his to the resenteseat of the Neapolitan Government:—
This Le(Lord J. Russell) sbewed to have been the opi-
nion otLord IT. flintlock and Lieut-G 1 Campbell.
He described the Sala which Captain Romeo bad re-
ceived for his services to bean inadequate reward. The
pensioewhicb be bad received had been sold for .C3OO
and he was denied as English passport when he applied
for one, which might have protected hint from that hos-
tility to which be bad been exposed. lie hoped his
case would be taken into consideration ; and that a per-1
son who bad rendered important services to the Hap
lisb nation, would not be left to starve in the streets of I
Loudon. He then called the attention of the house tol
the Alerts made by this conntry in 1813, is excite the,
people of evert, country to Europe to throw of the yoke
of France. Proclamations and professions were pot
spared in Italy. The government established by Napa I
lees there, as every where else, was a despotism ; but
it waeose that secured considerable advantage to the
Italians, sod encouraged and rewarded learning and
talent. But a number of persons opposed his Corers-
meat begat** it was a despotism, and this produced
what had been called the liberalists of Italy. At the
peace of 1814, certain individuals belonging to that con a-
try waited on a Noble Lord apposite, then acting as
Ambassador from this minify, to obtain from him a
guarantee for the indepeadeace of the State to which
they were subject. It was said the answer had bees,
that ;Wog; the Independence of ether eointries, was to
be established and guaroateed, they wets not to hope
the bessirwessid be etteoded le theirs. If this was a Nair
represeetatloso she Noble Lord would do well to correct
it,. as it had gem abroad all over Romper that such Was
the saws* which hi had thresh What bail been the
estareqsaase gee irtartrata• Wits, given fee the iade,
Milirof Italy. • He bad seas a fleatirmiap whit had'
rivad from Calabria, arid had bon iataraied
that the protest neaten titbit coestry did all is their

led mint bet liialitliaity ai I=euo7. gi:171;
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111 Vocal Mode M Ihe OPERA 01110N111.06E. Or the wages wit tibs emphined molted,
'Childreo oldie BIM. sew performlag at the Theatre fill, in a gnat meseare, lege the waist •of toes make; for
covent-Oardst . aemp sod arranged by H. &MIMI). the prodsea of their isdoetry which was formerly sup.
prise les. IL tWm Owrlser an* Pries Se.; the Erseeat plied by the &meads slam conseated with the loaded
•fireaht diet. Mee ilasebeesaad Mr. Dentere.wia.tee Merest. If a ism of Mosey were advtoced for the re-
l.. 6d.• Gather • Vied. to Wm/km Aet.
es/
1 lief iff the presest ,amen. it ought not to excite the
The Ce'lePhellesee eir Clem% Fel. le." ; rep lealenhy of other claims. as it would oil be following sot Lady, wag by s titepimird Mum Longhorn. ~_
et.:(4, et ; How D.," the 81164 ph, ON ad,; When sow precedent which' bad been set a few years ago, when
bark„en Reg", meg by mu 1-phew. prise et, ; Now a measure had bees adopted for the relief of the
Lot's Asa to tho Edda,. Finale-ft the Opera Of Montrose. C I intend. He thought the Session could
price 25. Gehl llep Infamies and Co.. No. SO, Bobo- , over without mese further notice being taken
OVUM &Mese sew complained of. H. for one shoold
' a Goverment grossly negligent of their duty,
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. I suffered it to reach its close without bringing
--me.-- other measures of relief than wbat•tiad yet been
HOUSE OF LORDS.—ltres,v, Maim U .
0 SOMERSET thought it his duty to present
Mr. W•eD"inh from the reelerh Mlle" mu' t lion, bet be by so means meant to 8012,4-vibe tool!
dry
taAccounts, pursuant Menhirs of the Mesh—Laid on Wft contained. Bids' respectfully drawn op, be had
the ble.
lit it rifbt hi bring it before the boom, without
Mr. lama. from the Cestess-bone. presiseted As.
O
oval eters@ of the Trade and
int/ to rive as opinion oo the whole of its cosiest,.
* Navigaties of the iled - e etitron was then ordered to be referred to the
King ddm; sad also a Quarterly Return of the goandty cultural Committee.
of Butter and Cheese Imported into Great Britain, the motion of Mr. LENNARD. the second read-
from Christmas 1811. to the roust dam—LAW es lof the Seditious Manage Bill was postponed till
the table.
Mr. Jonesvnx, from the OGee of Chief Secrets= May, the 15th of April.
Ireland, brought up • Return of Fresesteseste end - TOAD. TO CANADA.
mitments In that Country.—Laid on the table. r. WILMOT presented a Petition from eettain ao
w-
n. Norfolk Gael and the Wakefield um.ughisi Sheets sod Traders of Oreenock isterested is the trade
Bill, were read a third time adpassed. fa Colndasiwaylog that Weir ease might receive the
The Malt Ditty Repeal Hifi west thresgb a Committee atill4Natka deb . How.—Orderedto be rioted. 1
aid was reported. MIMI lIITII. I
DODDS IX Dili/ ND. r: W. WILLIESE moved for aa gement of the last
The Earl of BLESSINUTON. is moviag the mead Ve MA Pitrisi for *e County Rate is 11'01
readies of his Bans this subject. wished to Ns a few yof Illidleswit.
weeds, as iteciiinWs still eusuaderstoodia it Imbed. • Mr. C. W. WYNN did not know that there would be
It was eensidiend as intending to make as shandies is My eisiectios to the rotors. but be thought it ought sot,
the registering ,of Deeds, whilst its °sly pupate me to *le sieved for wittol_am mtite, pfblie or private,l
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