The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-29 00:00:00

THE. STATESIWAN

Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON intimated,
that he bed *weal Important subjects to bring for-
- - waeatrespostfog.-Affeirs.in •
tIiNVE,, TRADE ABOLITION.
I.I64CfntEREADIII brow ht tip the Treaty trisb•Rpals•
eodsWi' ift-else • holition of the Slave Trade ;nod lmoireds.tbat. it
should be tailorfain considenstion on Monday oe'Reighif:
Agreed to.;
ARMES. • • • „. ,
Mr. if. A: "AirLOR gave notice of hisint•ntion to make a,
motors for holding of p'sites twice in the yi twin the tints they, i
eitinie ifs: In this view, he should torinorrrin
retain' tbe avitiller of prisenein Other iti4 last tin years., erw
fbr other iuformat ion. " • t • •
Reports frogsthe Civil Engineers-of ;MAW, andferna WIAT4III,
other 'lndies. were received.
; Mfr. CURWIIN. seeiuga NobliLord lh his place, coed ma
refrain from 'irrigate his surssrise tam the cireits:weloo-;
the Poor Laws were not noticed in the King's
seliftedsto know whether any mensure as 3 intended by Gov,
melt en this impatient subject. There aas• no point cio which
taint benefit could be conferred no the country. He hoped the'
Nellie Lord would bring forward some hensficaproposition no
ilitelstistli m's for, willowit the -nopOrt of 'Administration, he'
Obwildidaspair of ant thing that he 'himself *sold pvepose. ,-
ard,CASTLEREAGH.pbserved, that Parliament had al-'
taken up- this subject with much zeal. and that Govern-
wastrety aggress tilaive.it every possible attention. It
wag apt-however, itstesided to realty it a Government question.
reason to believe that a Weed of his would on Monday
nett'priiglisse'llte revival of the Cioninlitee. •
• Ilisttbrslordon of Mr. GORDON, papers respecting the new
Pospiplkf ;sere ordered,
ba the motion of Mr. W. SMlTlL'necounts of Extents in
Alenitere the Ist of last July, specifying certain portiruhrs,
argoiroadered ; also on the motion of the same Gentleman ac-
of Contracfsfor Po.t-horses, &c. were ordered.
Mr. W.ISt ITH gave notice that immorron he should male
feta. arrow,/ of the authority an which PaNni,!ht an. dem aid-
ed,hom Mr..Hnne fit... Copies of the Informations wins, bail—
or the Sena paid by, hits for such Copies—the Pc.son, to whom
thiy were paid—and the Puge se. to which they were applied.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
tord CAS I' LEREAGII gave notice lbw he wool& m 01,
Ogee of the House to-morrow, move that it do adjourn until
Mitolny orb".
Lett CASTLEREAGH mowed the IPP"imment of the se-
veral Committees. according to the mull practice: that' for.
Religion, to sit every Twain, t that fur Gitevances, every
Thoriany; that for Co its of Juni* e, every Satartiov.
Mr; el. .TA LORsaid. that he am shad or the renewal
of the Committee on Justice; hut he should he ver, glad to (tad
irrecearet of their neosal idol; g. He should lie grntilied to
Ohetisat skit a Committee was rendered await as to its fib-
' jest..
The motions for these Committees were agreed to; after
velf4r110•1110 ComMinee sin Privilege. was :wooded, ant or-
4effsl 1,, sit nn Muni:ay!, Welloosoass, and Fridays, and to re-
port tip the matters coating before them. Various rattier nis-
ta:icy Orders were passed; ;timing roller!, to limit ilej!titn pe-
titidei!ln the Id of February, private Kills rd the 16th of March,
aid Reports on such matters to the 20th of April. Orders of
the Day fur Mondays and Fridays were ordered to have pee-
r:Wide&
UNDUE RETURN.
IseSPEAKER.said, that be had received a letter
from Thomas Boucher, of Ireland, deputy clerk of
lb, Crown-Office, from persons complaioing of en
undue" Return for the City 'bir Limerick. . The
letter was then read by thetclerk. The Speaker men.
tinned the propriety of fixing a day far the consir:
deratiore of the *object, observing that the Act Of
Parliament allowed 14 extra days for thttoessnition
of,Yetitions from Ireland. Lt was agreed to 61 the
consideration for the 3d of March ; and the.§peaker's
torrents were ordered to be issued ieskacting mat.'
tern concerned therein.
Mr. STOURGES BOUWO iaM,A.that saleable
information might hejiaiaedlsfe the sitaatioe of the
poor by various 3~tñmett4s. He then, moved for
Returns on that sunitiect, of the relief given in 1748,
1749, and 1750.---Ordered. •
Dint Egg TO THE• PRINCE REGENT.
WODEIIOUSk; brimagia. sp ,the Report of
the Committee appeieted
.to prepare the Address,
which .was;read.
Lord, MILTON said, that•he did not wish to take
up the time of the House ; but that be felt sincere
and unfeigned satisfaction at Abet pert of the Speech
*Vick related to the increase of the number of.
churches. Nobody who lived even for a short time
iiitthe Metropolis, cneld have failed to observe the
deficiency in the number of the ,plaies of parochial
worship. If it was thought expedient to call out the
ptthlic purse to supply this deffeiency, be should
think it tight that some enquiry ebould be made into
the affairs of the Church Establishment, in order to
see what modes of relief therein could be made avail-
able fur so desirable an object. If nothing could be
dome in that way, he should readily and cheerfully
consent to some addition to the public burdens fur
stele& purpose. But in the building of these new
churches, he was of opinion the; great attention ought,
to.be paid to the accommodation of the lower orders
of society, who were slightly attended to in many
parochial churches. He considered this es an en.
croachment on that *hick was the property of the
parish at large. Other persons of more knowledge
in such matters than himself would discuss the ques-
tion.. He believed that pews were enclosed by a fa-
culty granted. lie wished to know how far the en-
closing of pews had prevailed of late years, and how
to provide against the recurrence of that evil. Ile •
threw odt these observation, because he was deeply
impressed with, and sincerely anxious abets, the pro-
priety of giving effectual accommodation wilt, lower
orders in our churches.
Mr. CURW EN said, that however, acceptable it
might be to many to speak of great improvements'in
-the situation of the country, and however convenieut
such a statement might be to Government,. yet such.
a statement was made unjustly; if it was in-
, tended to support our present esteblishlnents. It
was his duty to fitly thii.;• and to add, that it was ee-
ceuary to probe our affairs to the very bottom, its
order to discover the best means-of relieving us from
oar existing and pressing difficulties. Wheo Govern-
ment spoke of the flourishing state of our manatee.
Wei, for instance, had.they not heir& from- a de-
potatioo from Lancashire, with respect to the cotton
manufactory, stating, that though it atilt went on
yet it was not a source of paw, and would not be
so, unless en alteration *cowed in 'the •amount of
duties ? Otherwise, the foreign trade might be lost.
Trade was-at present at a lot ebb, and would not
rise sufficiently, or so as •to justify the Nettling out,
of hopes; the foundations did not.eXist, as a re!
fervii:e to wages end earnings wosild prove. Huns
deeds and thousands were Anal . its want -of bread,
and the' Poles Rates very probably wool# be In-
c, eased next year. They, were told of fleurishing
finances; but we should consider the circumstances
under which the te*es were raised. There was no-
thing partinalarlY encouraging in that respect. Then
look at the antes' state of •Ireland. Themffairs of
that country Reit be discussed by .others baiter coo.;
versant with them than himself. He knews,howeser,
well eneugni that Ireland toold rant 4seir ep spinal
present difftielties. Here in England§, we were
eight 'minim' deficient in Revenue, seed in leetand.,o,
be-&-betinted, Jobe. mil-lions. Ter that were to bel
added ill the„toi#lstatatioal arid% oat of the state

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of the Sink* Fond,- Ice. He would tallow .thet. he
did not ,despeir of the comity • bet most ebjeet!toe
Pentilitraesce la: tbtf limirosii4::eystesnew ith -all its '
bad,censeqoentet. Tp meet allow ocabarressments,
nothieg would do,. sinless the Kowa nuld.ga fairly
end issir.luously. inte:the,qeeetionp`:• Nothing
else
gatre`a,n ivoorteuity of biting ,trlootatrantry. it was
'useless altd.altsurd to espv4:Sesefficientrfor the duris
thereei.":”He Met:Aped treated that the day
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waytet diateet,. haadelhaty his, such
InsportonCitobjects would...int the full ceasitieratioo
of rerlienient. • .. • • - •
Tbeßepert on the Address was then agreed..to.•
ADDRESS TOITH E QUERN.-.
Lord CASTLEtt EAGII -rose in pursuance. of hit
notice, to move Addresses of Condolence to her
Majesty We Qneen, and to Prince Leopold, on the'
loss..whicb. the Royal Family egad the country bad
sustained in the death of the late Princess Charlotte.
Of Wales. Ittadverting to the words. of Parliament
oa this subject,..he certainly had it not in his power.
to state any precedents. to the.Hoese for the motion.
he was about to submit to them. But though, he did
toot propose it on the ground of precedent, he was,
persuaded-that theJlouse, if they acted in theespirit
of .tbe feelings which they shared with the country et
large, end in the spirit-of the course• which they fol..
lowed, on an .occasion •f a
_very --different ttting.,
would.asseet te it without.the least difficulty. It was•
not wonderfuLthat there was. no precedent on the
records. An event so-tragical as that vrhichitad lately
happened was of rare occurrence 'indeed. The'
calamity of .death. bad here taken both mother and
child, under such circumstances of -the most painful
sorrow even to a private family, and how much more
so to the Illustrious Family with whose lost they all
sympathised. When the Alliance- that bad been so
untimely dissolved was commudeatetl to the House,
they did not wish. to carry their congratulations
only to the foot of the Thryglo; they. had voted mes-
sages of congratulation to 'r Majesty and the Illus-
trious Prince to whom she was allied. having car-
ried so lately a message of congratulation to those
individuals, he trusted they would now carry to the
same quarter theist sorrow that the bright prospect
opened to the country' by that alliance was so pain.
fully closed. The Noble Lord then dwelt on the
circumstances so unusual in alliances in so elevated a
sphere, which from the prospect of domestic kepi+.
,ness that they afforded, gave the country a still
deeper interest in that alliance, and rendered their
loss the more painful. But he felt that he could not
,enlarge on thiesubject without doing injustice to it,
and. weakening the impression which the-heavy cala-
mity had made on all who heard him. • It was •st sub-
ject of such general sorrow that it itad hardly been
more acutely felt in this country than it was in
foreign States. He trusted they would be anxious to
convey to her Majesty and to the Prince Leopold
their condolence with them on this heavy calamity.
The SPEAKER said, it was acknowledged that
there was no precedent exactly in point, but the ob-
ject of the Noble Lord was to follow the plan adopt-
ed a few months ago in presenting their congratula-
tions.
Mr CALCRAFT felt it very painful to dissent
from Chia measure ; but such was his feeling upon the
subject, that he felt he should he wanting in duty to
himself and to the Public did he not give his negative
to this motion. He would nse no harsh words, nor
would he enter into any explanation on the subject ;
but he felt something within him which Compelled
bin to express his marked dissent.--[Hear, 'hear
fi out the Opposition Benches.]
Lord CASTLFAMAGII was- understood to say,
that as no definite objections had been stated, he had
no
Mr. M reply to make. •
. A. TAYLOR expressed his strong dissent
to the motion.
The motion was then put. There was a general
cry of " Aye" from the Treasury side of the House,
and as general- a cry of " No" from the other side.
The SPEAKER.--t think the " Ayes" have it.
It was then agreed that Colonel.Disbrow should
present the Message to her Majesty.
Lord CASTLEREAGH • thee moved a similar
Message to his Serene Highness Prince Leopold.' "
Mr. BROUGHAM said he heartily and sincerely
concurred in the motion, and felt ',that it would be
impertinent and troublesome to- trespass• on their
patience, by saying any thing further on the-subject.
Mr. CALCRAFT spoke warmly to the same
effect.
The motion was then put, and agreed to unani-
mously-, several voices on the Opposition . side ex-
-claiming nemine coryradicente. Lord John Thynne
was appointed to present the Message to his Serene.
Highness.
Mr. JOHN SMITH moved the re-appointment of
the Committee on the Bankrupt LAWS. The motion,
after a few observations from Mr. Lockhart, woo
agreed to, and a Committee was named and appoint-
ed to meet to-morrow.. •
• PARUANIF.KTARY REFORM:
Sir FRANCIS 13URDETT said, that the subject-
of Parliamentary Reform, which occupied GO nisch
of the public attention at tke commencement aloes
Session, bed been attempted to be set aside by the
mercies measurer resorted to' by Ministers:- The
Petitions for Reform had teen subscribed by not less
thao a million of persons. All the ancenstitetional
steps-Sakes by Minister* resulted.from this strong
and explioit declaration of popular sentiment. -They
must not however imagine,- that the People of Eng-
land would beirightened•eithea into.a belief of the
excellence, or into an acquiescence is the integrity,
of that House. The. Petition he betd Me bwd a we.
subscribed:by. `3Qpersons, the ensiles aliened :to
assemble ender the--severest Legislative Acts on the
subject. The Suspension of the Habeas Corpes
was, • indeed, to be repealed,. bat that .could
afford neither ntech exultatiow se to the present,.
nor great co fide rice- Fes pecti ng the futile. Theßabeas
Corpus was intended to prevent the tyrannical exer-
tion of arbitrary power. •But, being set aside on the.
most frivolous pretences-' it only pretested a fallacious
and dangerous ground of cossidence, Indeed, it
might as well he obliterated -from thmStatute Book,
not only Decease it proved useless -in the only time.'
when it Wee intended to operate,- bet besiege, gander
;bier of the Suspension of tbih Act, powerswersAletr
inferred on Miuisters which had been ewknoin bow
the {reign of Charlet -IL, whew the ' Habeas.
wristlet,: But, bysmell numbers; Mich as ittib-0
Ibis Vetitiour the. People ;conanitme,4seety'

!without effOrdlakliguletetitifOr the infamies Measures
which Ministers always "denoted . to„..moteract
Wishes and thiri-ilitereits rififielgop% Wig
be Imagit4d tint s this wilt the time wbest the:Peol
could be silent en the Wiese _of Reform I—V--
when sedition was excited for
,Itheviepose of
log Reitrail—Wu it wiles Aptial and infok
were hired to instigate men to eriateeoor which t.
.:ire led to the'scaffold and exeditetiko:itnitnr6-?!--
4Wts it at-secl4 .time 41084..ilverifiee4118 could remain
'silent on- the great subject ot Refeeto sunset Roos!'
—A Represeittition of eke Peeplifn that -House was
lho only socurity..fortbebt4oyment.of liberty at
-14iisnistration of jostles:Mani the want of that
presentation peeteeittitieweil. thie• inferior and __
grievances- Johich .I.l6tbied' subjects 'of complaii
throeghout Ate, ceseter.: He took the •opPort...
of, making • these ebsehPitatioos=now, whew prersenring
the Petition-be-hold in his; baud, from 20 inhatv
• f 'Bath, .bat. be would not be pfectuded.froms
[ag the subject fully and distinctly before'the
n a future day. ' • ! s• '. -
`The Voritlou wasAietilrougilit op, read, I
the table, an ordered 'to be pante& ' ' ' -',..
Another Petition from the sadie place, 'el
scribed by atii same nuntber;' wet tik en-pre.,
d
end mnran.siosllot Petitions from the trine' -ploi
afterwards laid on the table-at one. •• 4 • i:':
'On ' the asookin of eke 'CH-PiNCEI3I.O4
FilCcilliQUfftrtherilloise adjourned et lt).•
;before Six. • . . .
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' ' '"'t •:iesrsit PRISONERS.-* "•'..`
04'4 tire compitiints,-made by tjltsi.Oriirs,A
like* 4 'NO to stripe lltitation,. is will .apßefr
the fofthWitig statement i-7. . ..,_ - _.
Immediately before the *Vislog of the ...gow
.)ding's Bench, yesterday, betWeeo !opt: Arid
o'clock, Joseph Mitchel, one of the litir.Me;
• prisoiers; presented himself to mole.' foi a i
shoi causei'ittihe should not be discharged
recognizance eippessead le bave beets entered
bite, on* the grotincrthat, the recognisance
been duly execs* by him, deriog the time.
in custody. To support this application, lie
ed in as affidavit, statist, that after havik
ltraprisioned for several months, he was brol
'-fore Sir Nathaniel Conant, with ayiew' to hi
sing into's recognizance ; but from some °Neet
hick pert to the signing of it, he was 'glow(
berty, and he returned to his home at Liver
the eapence of GovernMent, who took for
inside place in a stage.coach, and furnished ,
31. in money ; that he was 'informed by the
of Liverpool, A few days before the commie%
of the present Term, that he had received
from Lord Sidrtiouth, stating, that it wout
necessary for him ( Mitchell) to appear on the
of Term in the Court of King's: llench,-accok
the teuorl of the recognizance, but.thst feetif
might be some misunderitioding, hiliailf
cessary to attend the 'Court, pursuant tofitk
the supposed recogniiince. : .
Open referring to the Roitl pr tire 44510
peered that a form of recogniireit6tc:bx.l.ll.epl,..
bads been filed,- bet wiebout"..hi,e:.il4- natureaihol
discovery of whiCh Lord ELLysionpuGimid.,"
may take a rule to show cause, epl, ler -4 be
on Sir Nathaniel Conant, aid qtlii 0162;
.
Secretary of State." • ...
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After this proceeding,. Pon:A n,ight, 5!
the Manchester nien,
opresente 'melt '
motion respecting hie recognizana, but it.+
to the Court, that he had beinsalreAi heard
subject; the JudgPs immediali.,w.l.thdrew,t.