The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-18 00:00:00

CAPE IiItETC!.

Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition from Mr. Richard
Gibbous, ii colonist and settler in Cape Breton, wh• re he had
acted as A otorney-General. He complained of injustice front
.his Majesty's Governor. and from the Chief Justice of that set-
tlement. both to. himself and other persons. If his allegatious
emere foetid nue. het Mr. Bennett) would not besitate to say.
that on noontime enquiry being made. the Govenior and Chief
Justice ought Rot to remain there, Property which had long'
been held by individuals was stated to have been taken from them
an the mere lint of the Covetous', aud that lases were levied in an
Illegal manner. Government ought to make immedihte en- 1
quirks. There were some strange cioctunstatices connected
smith the conduct of the Chief Justice, respecting iscause in
which he decided, toll afterwards consented to remove his deci-
aim at titc requett of Governor Ainslie, who, i rhino! ,appeared
to have ben selected f.r his appointment in cousequen e of the
danrebeusions passed on his conduct in the House of Commons.
Itecadatitted it was true that the Governor had not decorated the
coast of Cape Breton with human heads, as he did in Dominica.
In alluding to this Governor, he should not speak of licentious-
sera of character and of a had example set thereby t.. the colony;
but he might mention that it was suited, that it was out a very
wecommon practice with the Governor to take people also came
.to Mon with representations by the collar, and kick them down
• stairs. Be had actually ehollenged nue oft is Majesty's ()dicers,
• and offered to go to Newfoundland to fight him. His general
• efealut t and his Government were represented to be tili ke. He
• • (Mr. Bennett) intended to move for all the peepers material to
Otis subject. Ile felt conviliced IBM the-Governor and the Chief
Justices coaduet deservorstriet enquiry.
' Mr. GOULBURN oh.erved. that the Honourable Member
bad originally asked him a question, whether it was intended to
• establish a separate Irgislat on fur Cape Breton, twin:: at the
- mot time that he might have a petltio .to present. Ile made no
'notion at that lime, and therefore he was rather stir-
. prised at his speech now. It was then stated by him (Mr.
(;otsiburn) that it was out of his power to reply in any other
than* very general way i and which he could not expect to he
satisfactory t.. the Honourable Geutleraan. or to those interested
in the question respeeti 'k this colony. The Honoiernble Ueu-
tietnan said. be should move for papers. of the centrum of which
' be must lie ignorant. Mid which he could not know so heiber
they would be conceded or nut 8 yet upon the presenting a Peti-
tion
he had th ugh• tit to make the,eseriourat arks in the !louse.
• He (Mr.Gioulintroi) hod certainly heard of Mr. Gibbons as it coots-
, pininant, but ha I understood that be had not preferredany sot-
, ecific compliant against Governor Alone. though he had done
on agaln-t his prBtdecesser. The Gentleman was not known to
him. But he would ask, whether without fuller eonsidertition
the Hon limbic Measlier should make such strong charge.?
• The Petition was ordered mile an the tab!e.aud to be printed.
COTTON FACTOR I ES.
Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from several Cotton
Manufacturers, complai ism Is' c letniehous statements iii a Pam-
phlet, which b•d been carefully kept concealed fro . them, and
bad been put only i..to the hai.ds of such Members a. were
deemo.d favourable to the Bill ww before the (louse. fur the
.•regultiti of labour in Cotton Factories. 'l'lle Petitioners were
anxious that eh.. honorable Barunet,by postponing his measure
for some time. might give them an upportuuiiy of vindicating
'their character.
Sir R. PEEL said, if the pennies who published the pamphlet
' bad erred, that had nothing to do aids his Kill.
Mr. CU It W EN said the publication in question evidently had
to do ait li di • Bill, as the st • tetanal in st might dispose matt)
Member" in favour of that Bill.
▪ Sir .10H N NEW PORT tharght the wishes of the Petitioners
anreaseen hle.
Mr. it ROUGH AB Said the Petitioners prayed for nothing
• less than that the House should pause in this measure—lou.t a* it
. had been befare themee-shecasese so • e persons had drawn up a
easseeterot a bids might intluelece M. mher• to he favourable 10
th-s Bill. U pan this plea they might be for mer stopping their
I proceedings.
- Lord LA SC ELLES said. he happened to know that this Bill
• • pro ended on of ,hat evidence which had been eland. ninety
. eircul.ted. The. evidence taken in 1616 had lain dormant till
other evidence was eireslnted anus.% Member-. If obis system
• waste he permitted, of collecting clandestine information for the
purpose • f circulation. wither character nor psoperty is the
. country would he sate. • ,
Mr. .v. 511 tT II did not know one Member who had been
• oerrated on by anv other elillenee than that taken in tee Cons.
*titter. He would forego particle of evidence that was
slot taken by the Committee, stud contend that there w:ts more
than emoted to satisfy every Member of the necessity for this
Bill. With respect to the persons accnsed °reciting tip surrep-
• titimmevidence, it ought to be borne iu mind, that they could
nut have any interested motives, and char those whom they op.
posed were . nierested in their procentiw.from beginning tee end.
Mr. r itt LIPS complained of the circulation of this pamphlet
' only among those Members who were favourably di posed to the
• Bill. The printer bad received instractions not to allow the
- persons whose characters were affected by the statements iu this
pamphlet to we one copy of it.
After some further observations from Mr. ROBINSON and Mr.
Borrettwestern. the Petition was ordered to lie on the table to
and, on the motion of Mr. •Pattas s, it was ordered to bo
printed. .
• The Commitments of the Poor Laws Areendateot Bill acrd She
Parish Vestries Bili were postponed to Muuday nest. -
CI RCU LATION.
The CHANCELLOR of•the EXCHEQUER gave notice;
• that it was his intention to postpone the 'mood reading of Yoe_
Country Bunks' Bill, which stood for Monday. to Wedoes&W •
3,1
- next. He hoped that day would suit the Right flapourable
Gentlentak(Mr. Tierney) for his emotion for a Committee tees:.
quire into the Circulation of the country. He expect& on
Monday "next to be able to lay before the Housman impormt
. elan of Finance. el
' Mr. TI ERN KY agreed le postpone his motion to Wed nesdaAl
•in the eaderstasoding that the subject should be pereoptoritytt
entered on dm day. • -
- The-CH AMA:M.OR of the EXCHEQUER moved that thti
House at its rising that day adjourn to Monday next.
• • COPYRIGHT.
- • Mr. C. W. WYNN.aeggested the propriety of. itsi!
examination, by a Committee up stairs, on the gems-t
•ral• subject of the Laws Meting to Copyright, prol'
TiOUS to the second Radii% of Lb, Hill Bow Weir.
the House.