The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

worming. they frequently sat till live, di, ead e'en
seven is the evening. As Ifoneetable Friend, be
bad se shut from a feeling of conviction of its being

quite proper, often Interfered la the Committee, end
told the 111 Itnes wi that they oast not compete the
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Commitlee•s Iles by astainginto lon ezplanations,

by way of eatmatlon. Allading to the chap
brought agalest the Magistrates fftr Neigh espeedl•

turn of the public money, and dm allegation contain-
ed in soots •f the Petitions, that the finances of
Edinburgh wire in a bankrupt wale, the Hon. Gen-

balsa ainetved, that ha did oot think the ease to be

by any means fully mad* out, so as to justify its up.
pear* in the Report.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE amortised it did appear to
him that the Hoe. Gentleman had pursued a coarse,
and ens that, If adopted, would lead to lbe
most unpleasant coesequences. The object of
the motion which bad now been pet into the hands
of the Speaker was, in fact, to show that the Com-
mittee bad done every Wag which was wrong,
abonduable, and iniquitous. The lion. Gent. wished,
apparently, to revive a discussion which he bad main-
tained with great pertinacity—and, no doubt with
great ability io the Committee up stairs.. He (Mr.
Abercrombie) trusted, that there was not one single
individual who heard him, who wield support this
singular meesere. One raises in support of it, as-
signed by the Hon. Gentleman was not less tattler-
dimity. lie said that the Committee had exerted it-
self with a degrees of assiduity sod application which
hardly any Committee bad ever done before. It was
unnecessary to remind the lion. Gentleman, that in
fact persons of coeseqeence and high in office, the
principal Magistrate. of Edinburgh, had been cited
before the Committee, in order to be examined The
Hon. Gentleman talked of many Ilan. Members being
out of town, who would have been prepared to deal
with this question with zeal, interest. and assiduity.
Now, *bat did these zealous, arsirlious, interested
Gentlemen do? Why, they retired We., the Is.
boors of the Committee had attained their final condo.
siert, to their reentry-seetr.—(A lion.
and Learned Gentleman concluded by supporting the
original motion.
Mr. PETER MOORE wished to have the benefit
of reeding the evidence daring the recess, so that he
might time perfectly prepared to speak to this sub.
jest nest Session.
Sir R. FERGUSiON bore testimony to the great
esertions, constant application, and invariable ite•
partiality of the Committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
wished to sews, to his Hon. Friend (Mr. K. Doug-
lac), that the costae be wee for persei..4 was wow-
'cedented. When a Committee had once gone on to
make its report, it was not usual to oppose the print.
log of I'.
I Sit JOHN MARJORIBANKi thought that the
! Committee had not dismissed the individual, alleded
I to as soon as might have been, when the Chamber-
' lain of Edinburgh had been detained in London up-
wards of xis weeks, although his examinations alto-
gether did not take up more than levee days. He
was an aged elan, to• , seventy years old, and laboor-
ins ender bodily lofiraeltses. The fends of the city
of Edinburgh were in the first order, good and 101.
vest. He geoid not hesitate to lend the city 10,0001.
or even 20,000.—if he had it.—(A laugh.)—And if
he could net advance that sum, he would williegly
give his own security, so far as it might go.
Mr. J. P. GRAN I' defended the conduct of the
Committee. lie hoped that the Hoe. Baronet lobo
spoke list, before he ventured to interpose his se.
verity for the solvency of the fends of the City of
Edlabergh, wield at least make himself a little bet-
ter acqesinted with their actual condition, than those
appeared to hate done who had for some years pre-
sided over them.—[A laugh.]
Lord BINNING, with the leave of the Haase,
withdrew its amendment. But when lioectereble
Gentlemen talked of the aspersions cast upon the
Committee by his lion. Friend, he (Lord Binning)
must say that he lord eodersteod from other Members,
that the evidence had been taken in the berried man.
net which had been described.—[liser, hear!]—
Members of that very Committee had fold him
(toad crier of Aear. ! and name, came !]—
II- officered that Members et 'bat Committee had
`told him so, again; lief he moat certainly should not
name theG.ntlernen.—Ameedment withdraws,.
Mr. SINCLAIR thought it his defy state, that in
the coarse of his 'ltemiser.* on this Committee, he
never saw an), the slightest, *simples of that in-
justice and precipitation charted artingt it.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON thoeght the
Repeatable Members who hail served upon the Com-
mittee, sod who were trim present, as capable of
forming a correct judgment on the subject, as any of
those whose absence had been referred to, and whose
ertherity the Noble Lord bad cited as the ground.
work of his observations. It world not have been
necessary for so many witness to attend, bad not the
Lord Provost refused to communicate the accounts
that were in his !minoring, as well as to attend per.
morally et the desire of the Committee.
Lord BINNING shortly erpisined : end con-
tended that be had been guilty of no misrepreseota.
Lion.
The question that the Report should be printed,
was then put, and carried in the sffirmative.
SPANIIIII FRIGATE.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR observed, that he had a
question to put to his Majesty's Ministers. lie bad
reed with the almost surprise that a Migrant outrage
bad been committed by a Spanish Moe on one of
our vessels. Ile treated that the British Govern-
vernmeet bad massifeseed a becoming spirit at such
as aggression : but his chief object in new rising
was to enquire whether any communication bad been
received similar in its impart to the printed account :
whether, if die account were so confirmed, the facts
bad been accurately stated, and also whether any
steps bad been taken thereupon?
Letd CASTLEREAGH, In a low Ingot of voice,
replied (as far as we were able to collect observa-
tions) that the circusistaaces described rested on de-
positions taken in a foreign Corot, and had reached
the knowledge of this Ghvernment 'brevet the
Court of Madrid. His Majesty's Miesiten had n.l
omitted to lake such steps as were deemed necessary
on this occasion. lie believed there was spo sea-
son to t!ouht the accuracyof the statement as it bail
been published.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON presutttl a relitimit
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'toed by o groat body of tbo poorer elalses of per-
Isou conewora In trade, consisting of Menefee-
tgrers, Shopkeeper., and Labourers, of the tows

which be repreeented.
. The Petition, aher o few words how Mr. P.
MOORE, was then read ordered to lie on the

table, and to be printed.
Mr. B. BATHURST brought op the Report of
the Committee appointed to enquire into the state of
Jails. It was merely laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
RED RIVER lETTLENIF.NT.
Mr. GOULBURN laid on the ibis paperu or.
dered by the Haim, condating of official eonameni.
cations received from the Governors of Upper end
Lower Canada, relative to tbe destruction of the Red
River Settlement.

These parvrs. die mem of which approved to ex-
cite some merriment in the Boost, were also ordered
to bo printed.
PENRYN AND RARNSTAPLE.
Sir C. BURRELL observed, that es a Bill which
had passed that Howe, for regolating future elec-
tions in the borough of Pesor)o, had beta passed
over withost nodes by the Lords, be thooght it bet
nnnnn tont to their own dignity to move for the sat-
spensi•m of the writ to she, boroligh till 14 days after
the nest Session of Parliament ; and he now moved
that the writ Ira onspended accordingly.
Dr. PIIILLIMOIi after • few obaernti-no,
which were not distinctly hoard in the gantry, made
• similar motion as respected the borough of Barn-
staple.
The tpursiion for suspending earls writ was put,
and carried.