The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-21 00:00:00

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tech ea skimp,. The evil of Ike plasma tea• foes,
rt at sill, it bore severely epos one portion of t►e
population, pearly fire Winona and a half did ant
contribute i single farthing. Tfi. I lonosroble Mem-
ber moron() into a d►tailed statement of the sem, paid
11, the metropolis sod tt. smohern gosinfles, in order

19 show the inegaulity of the tat. HP denied, as
was mated by the iion. Member for Staffordshire
(Mr. littletn.), Ow it had the authority of hying
host imposed at (be Herniation, he believed that its
oneigoety was greater, and that at the Revolution, at
tests, in 1693, the reduction of 3'. took plan. He
trust►d, also, notwithemodlnic the taunts thrown
nut by the floss. Member for Wales (Col. Wood),
that if ever that inquisitor's' and ',musical impost,
she liecomeTss, should be again proposed, it would
steel the decided opposition of Parliament; at all
•rent•, he never would allow soy opportunity to
pies •ithopt ramming his abborrearm at lb, prop-
aition.—(llPor, liertr!l
Mr. DICKINSON reprobated any alteration
which went to levy the Tas at the pie's mouth. Sorb
an impost would be worse than the odious Poil•lsa

on Solt.
Mr. W. SMITH said the qeession was reduced to
the 'sorrow considerssioe, o►ether a necessary pre.
slu-.d at a small price should he wholly free hem
impost where it was produced, out when carried to
the dissent parts of the country at a great ripeness,
be sohjocted to a very high drily that severely proosod
open • Wile pert of the population. Ought each ea
inequality so continue, or could any length of time
which such an evil eti-t•d, be considered a jostifiible
reason nut to repeal it Ile would give his vote for
the motion.

basked his capital ie sines on the faith of tbeir con.
tieesnc►. Bet what would be the siosition of the
poor in molly parts witbost wood and ■itbest costa.
and to whom coils .it be carried goitre than 10
miles on altanat impassable roads. sod ender s
latitude of nine months winter No man agreed

mere folly in what fell from the Honoerable Mew-
b►r for Derhsos on the subject of Imitation. He
vtoold oppose every tats which tended to support
corruption or military despotism; but when be could
use that the Tea is just. and it was, in his judgment,
Necessary for the conduct of the State, he would as
readily vote for its continuation. London had sub
advantages as no ether pert of the kingdom mild
boast. A Court, a Parliament, • Judicature, and
all the attendant ',Faith belonging to them 'speeded
In h—a National fink—an Fest Indiao Monopoly
—Charities—Donations—Schools—Asylums without
end—high prices for labour, and ►very comfort and
fence, when the power of working ceased,
gave it ptivilogos and advasiages no other place could
attain. He opposed this Bill, then, is its first stage,
sail should continue to oppose it to the best of his

ability.
Mr. BYNG obs►rveJ, that as the ►aistio` dory was
most oppressive and um►gmel, and bore lanolin',
hard on those whom he had th► honorer to represent,
he felt it his dory to support the motion.
Mr. H. DAVIS appeared to us, as well es thegreat
noire that prevailed in the House would allow the
lion. Gentleman to be heard in the Gallery , to *ppm
the motion.
Mr. H. SUMNF.R replied, and declared that be
felt it his duty to take the semis of the House.
A division 'rimed—

Mr. DENNISON characterised the existing Tan - Far the etittum. 491 Atalett it, Iftl I Majnrllr, MM.
as most partial, grievous, and oppressive; although THE INSOLY6NT 111.11TOR5V BILL.
Lord ALTHOItP tom rose to wove our Wove to Woe is a
be had little Mope that the present melon for getting gin rw the he la.kiess vetoer.'
Of It could be 'pre eelttiest!. Art.
iasrartaea
He fell
rally aster" of his totorapaseace to de justice lo the
Mr. SINCLAIR rose amidst hied cries of Quss. ""'Y *hid.' ii Caitlin." hi the h"'d der
eril "
tion. On which be observed, that the Lion. A 1... ;ell,111„.. filseb.wirr:lutichruebiheredheathelir DI! PM"' leinrorseb;
her for .Donegal should not prevent him by rlasnur cute Coatatimer. It 'nicht, perhopsia, be arrestor, Ito theeW
flons doing his duty to his Constituents.—Order shy h.' non, broach' she s
bad bees tir feeltsell.
Os tier !I—Ho protested &voiced any eqoalization of HOW. Is isrliet et" esiwoit Corteladildeer•irlble to Mahrfi"
the
Duty ea Coals, and opposed the motion, as it the Isl iseareratmit• a lof the advanced perW of she era-
present moment of financial difficulty, it world Ise, unrhe tit Zit it" 17hebir,""t471. °gird. 'tr.
moat unfair towards Government, end most unjust the▪ depart hying site.'the:Sublet Lord then proceeded is
to 'M pdhlie e. editer,ln eel ~ff en, soiree ce cor,„co. I lak• a reviews of .be Lillie if Denier and tirrollovw, sad lhe le
Lord MOUNT-CHAILLES (Member for Dome- trrenAnc.r:re"rliwe'mw ▪ "themicb. be
law'
lerfilale"lai. "dint
gel) said, that after the personal snootiest made to .be Art sis.„ that the Jodie brad sal wicket power te.
him by ma lion. member else bodkin sat &we, be ; poet
...eon and properly of she towhees. Abotiter defect
mast require an apology from that Hon. Menthes to for bb di sher'greig..; ;a; ahlidOkilerarfeletwt,dltrigailielst which the
the Room ...00hs had on aporbisrso ice their property to support am-
r. SINCLAIR was sheet to reply, tam a lead ' rile. "'" """eg as they
Ahead,
t.
sbe
I jar. of their treat/am To neared. those defects. be Amid
cry of Chair. Chair! called •p I propose. in the Ni I he was !beet la bring le-First, slot the
The SPEAKER, who said he Was sire the lima. leasierIeasier of Jdan is the Is. -Ivies l'.ort ahoetd he
e.s c eriall'esed:he
Member must be aware, on a little consideration,n
that if he thought any Honourable Member interfered the▪ eat ainitio. or the ~,went to open Coon. a previews es.
wit;l his right of terming Ins opinion, it was his I a...41i" 7..p,inavaluelh"ald "'be Phi" bei
es n bee Aef:idsbelsobiii'deeie,
duty to address the House on the motives, and mot That an imoilreet'sakea le rarest ID °I
hoot. he
that Honourable Member. Ile toss persuaded, his Ammo either to tide the howl• of. or deelise the Art
therefore, that ender the circumstances of the ease, ,Mildwit." itt„"g,p lit rhi:1:40; he
h
the Honourable Member would see that he had been lb at thermometer' alo▪
es time. Nohleirrord observeadt.
tree sift liN.K:lllrirld relative so the
Mr. SINCLAIR disclaimed any offeasire persoral imlesreirs soielbe cooinetryerparhetic:iftriy. sir Porn": related at
the teride•er et their_ Ow
allusion ; bet as there was e toed clamour the esemeet ; arm' al is ennia••
that he rose to address the fletiee, it •as nat•ral that iiict,l tirrigsa*:ssed hail hee'4,,ra,'„Pdo,i,baus, U 71417 le 11111;:,
he bhould feel annoyed by it. lie certainly was . saner front she revoilleoce of these he shins the) wirer tod:bssiL
reedy to mete every proper apology for his warmth. as so "der ad, eq.*" ha"' ialthsablh' M
the endow. se attend on oppose his discharge. eves Meigh he
—(Hear hear !] might base she bets potash for doing ors Ooe of tie peed.
Mr. Aldermen WA ITHM A N repelled the at. I Wm. of shit Hill world be. that linotrafirs. um Seodeo, shoal
Melts that had been made in the course of the debate .I"l,:ere 'tor ,L.ll:uf, sirdefit as
alter elosslivrulv lo sum •wed is any
on the City of London—a City which had sloop ineame.". be-yroposcd eeZoin•eloallunelsortZPerprirlinirtio.usb:h..atir-
come forward to eahibit Its loyalty end generosity trod. d sohysee eadiliPeel raP,m'e 1.0 she coosnry i bat be
n.
whenever the necessities of the State required It so to 1:47411 beeo
sot 11:1 eie
7:ours:se ;that; . 'There efr do
kill..
do. Although the present proposition did pot erigi. felt that this was est the see for es ems divvv,...los ii„•
nate with the City, end although the neighbourhood "Tar% nwersaintreerta sew woes, sttehor °ids le.ttinc
of the City week, be the greeter gains.. by its 'Woo. "'Mr 'HAITI:ZAN also frit that this was nil ob• ohne for
lino, be supported it, as cateelated to soprani and elicit...ea lie •boald. therein... coo eat hosoself wi Is ranee.
the. lib.. object at she Committee hoe enisalesoosly bees. to pra.
sustain the drooping mseefacteres io the viciuity of poi.e as eras meal ler she relief of ter etiforiruale debtor
the Metropolis. I with as tone 'req.e) is pon6 a to the heeed and wart Hie rte.
Sir J. SEBRIGIIT, in the nre•rnt exigency, was , eitor. There were moose ports of she Noble font's Still wish
not for Weeks, the revenue. 0 the coot say) , acre Tibieb be.bsd breed. lb."'" ibree were ethlri Alma a hick be
the Somme of the country placed on a t.,unri looting,' 'lke t :.ANCELLOR ef the EXI*III QUM( *might the
sod were a ,laid a) stem of public economy eoeetrermere osolvlned,knnne Nohle Laird and the Cosonottine
no
matt wield be smote Toady In 'say than t.iireself, itrsteete treersos"pr,eilleinientriMeet seb,),,7,4aed se tee was Lein:
and to vote for the payment by the nation at large, *heel' eel be • Iffiennl.„•7 nu accaaot 4111• Y frebeabble
of
sorb taxes as the: good of the State might require. w;IT It,e tc.h;L.rrem: Zita bad/rerml
Het the duty under consideration was most unfair i',septa* i• hew that theirs& or 'Necessary heal bees able. 'sop.
and an he eerier hit protest ae•insi it. :..rs:beibrletes.;:st: which It bad bee. "Peed by the iTerbelos et
lMr. BAST D opposed the motion. The pop- torn:HURST lieemplimenird die Noble Lard so hh
posed substitute for the defy, which it was wished' linos. sod expressed hie, mire approeatiee ef me, pen et me
She som
to get rid of, namely. the equalization of the Ostlero The Hibr sae •Inels had fr"lenn'Y octsfloll hie
gad eoserium of the reveal •yorts havise fre.
on Cools, woold rain the manufacteres of the
iterestv claw seder hie sobserraisoo, he war the mere mates,
elfeetry. le sand every ours.."" in MS p arc towards the cometetioo
Sir M. W. RIDLEY observed, that notwithatiod. "f ;sr :are
we'• Frpiped ead"hat Mlehtcrs world snail themselves
Mg the increase in the price of every other nevem', of tbe peewit erpeertaish• spot, a wie remit, •• the impute-
of life, there had not beets for the last 18 or' 0 I bet 0/11"1•401. L••• respecting biabroloi• mod insol.eoll--
yeers any addition to lite price of cosi, at the Pit' ! w'ihe
hich werethaetver 1;7464.:1011.11. ytormaTieente."l:eili•osi.erge.
loath, in the north of Eaglsed, owing to the Co.. med, would bewail better adosionserod. if iiree helmet
petition of the owners of mines. On the contras y 111"1•"',-"fl• aelen•inl at &WC • vow es aod• eam•
9 shoreehre mutat wt etprem would al-o be avesononmed.
the present price cus a shilling a ehaldron loss than sie,COulttli•vY nested ilia the somestoso of the Hew I
the price three years ego. Adverting to ober bad Member could set he tiers-sued so lone.fere srlds Arbour's
hod .opoo.i.:.lfhe subject was WIWI tam. isod re-
been said of the superiority of sea-borne Coals to 0tte4,41,"
inland Coals, he requested lloneerable Gentlemen IlivJOarreft.WPOitT observed. diet oh arta., Improve-
*paid make the esperiment, and smelted that they ""6,.. be.embire.," m ..,,
lushe "e1A4‘,..611111,1' cu.". spites
Weald be convinced of the tenth of that assertion. :;;;4---„:*erelly IbM I. that pin of for United -
Mr. ELLICE and Mr. Bl' both coo. Mr. POSrhit espellewl elo shat
E loltslhi
tended, that the ',fide' defy was most partial and Liel,Fedeleblie, • rellSeelear h"e
el mierbiad' "neld test It hi' duty
unjust towards those who were subjected kr its eve. natio are mans sei:oted by die ease see
°D°
rulmeed
by
the.
sation. Leave IMO ghee Iu bring to the Hill.
Mr. FROTH EROE declared, that there was but POOK LAWS.
one opinion in Bristol on the subject of the duty in Mr. CRIPI'S moved for leave so bring in a Bill 199
questing. He feared it was in vain to hope for the amend the Law of Settlement* lie observed, that as
Success Of the mode. at the prevent time • bee be was !the law new stood it was impossible to de4ue shot
swamies! that bad mom, re:orris to time;
;room wu a bona ink taking of lot. a yesr,which, accord•
who wool/ cheerfully tote for it at o mom suspicious is' is the Act of Charles, cossferred a Settlement.—
moment. The lime cal not fir distant when some After semis provisions to effect a greater certainty
enlarged system of beauty mould be forced en the span that point. it was his intentiou to propose,
considetatien of Ministers; anti he frosted that le that the sees should be increased from 101- Is ?01.
that event, this ',Nebo., as could hi ens of she which was bet a small change Isom the time of Charles;
Bust abolished. U. when the original Act wes plied. ti's intent too ,
Mr. MAXWELL said that, rising to oppose the now ass merely to move t. Isms* I. Issi. 4 so the
motion, be wan directing his boollity to the reosliss• Bill, in order that it might be ptioled, for be 'tumid
lion of ditty ; for be was courier/II the( if the pre• net press the discussion emit the next Session ; and,
sent ones were replotted, new ones of such a oative if in the mean time the Ilea. Gentleman oleo tees ye-
w/mild be hemediatedy reverted le. Any alSeialiees tepieti PM she subject (Mr. Bourne) thought proper
to which his conceptice led him would be elitist and to adopt it among bit other regulations, ho would'
gri to his eonstituteats. The comity`rich he willingly "suesides it In" hisll9"ds•
had the honour to !Present, end the district in which Me. STUILG ES BOURNE eJitl he had Intended
he Used, was tiled with etttli•thittell mod sledded with In Jaundice a Hilt of a .1 111 l tar niter* to that of the
manufactories; to it soy duty would, in cense- Ilennereble Gentlern•ts's. Ile proposed, Shut i nil pool
frolleff, be highly injurious and ".jest ; for they bail ^1• takisit of a cef'sin anneal tellies that ale r".•
boilflarge *dikes for link menefacteres, upon the stesal°ll °lie entire tenement shoeld be necessary aas
fei"t of cheap fuel, End the coal ',replete, bad cm. • "Sol teat rid* Ibis l'eshain asielsl out

pot an red to litigation altoge.ber, benu.e there
might be collusion about the rant, bet it would greatly
diminish it. This, he conceived, mould give rise to
no oppeshioe, end it would not be eocessary that
the 11111 shnald lie over till another Session.

Mr. CRIPPS, in consecleiture of this statesseat,
said he should withdraw his •lion, which urns with-
drawn sceordinely.
Mr. D. %V. HARVEY meted fore Return of the
oarraher of Informations Med for Offence, against
the Cestoms and Enke, from Ist. ism. 1818,16 111.
Jan. 1810.

Mr. GRENFEI.I. gave police that to.morrow he
shoeld move for the Printing of a Retern of the Pro.
his distributed among the Batik Proprietors, Bace
the passing of the Restriction Act, which docenseot
was accessary to the discussion nest week, which
most aaaaaa web', bad not been printed.
Sir JOHN NEWPOR gee, notice, that on Mon.
day nest be sh•eld more for leave to bring in • Bill,
to permit the spreading of Castilian Fewer io Ire.
lead. . .

The ATTOI(NEY-GE'NERAL brought In the!
Enlistment in Foreign Service full, which was read a
first time, and ordered to be read a second time this
doy focisight.
ARTICI.R IN TUR COURIER.
Mr. CALLAGHAN wished to put a goestioo to
the Right ilonostablo the Chancellor of the Each*.
rpm on the subject of ow article is the Counter Nevis.
piper of this day, which appeared to he sod would
be considered by lbs mat?, to be official. The or-
acle it, question was as follows t-r" As a Parliesseu.
tory meassre calculated to facilitate bullion payments.
it is peptised to make provision for the gradual re-
pay/mot of the sem of few des I. tM Book.
Such repayment to tabs place before Um commasco.
mess of bullion payseats, that Is, before the Ist of
181O."—Now, as Ibis was a 'abject of
the greatest impootauce to the COODliy, he whits/ to
I know from tiro Right Honourable Geutleass who.
that say was really entertained by dowers.
Imint of paying to the Hank this ono of tea millions
before the Ist February, IR2u Th. article in
question espressly aimed this is be the priacipal
festorea of oboist copies of the Revolutions, to be
moved in both Holmes. What the Public wets Iliad
with apprebensiont respecting the diminution of the
circulation. such a paragraph, besting to be official,
or std not fall to ill them with the pretest slam.--
A elatennutt, however, from thy Chancellor of the
-Eachrquer of this hieing an tivissilsorigsd paragraph,
would relieve them from their onsiely..

coonire in the reuse miserable ennorbtion in which it
sits hetet* the Siill Fine Act leas in erwrael..n• Ile
Rare to the ilioasore his cordial and hearty disspiwo.
tition.

Mr. Chichester, Mr. Blake, Sir J Sies•t,
M.. C. Ilutchittsiin, and Mr. F ••iich, • lly
delivered their opinions on the inee.ure.
After a coneersatioe. in which Sir N. Co'thew.
the Chaos...lllw of the &Acquit., Mr. I: .4... a
Gewerd flirt Noll pert, the merino was apricd
Tier Mese resumed, tad ken was ism to bring
in the Bill.

Tat• et i:or Orden won, olispeed a, and tbe
adjoaroad at One o'Cleek.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT ►ore to object to suedes!
la Newspapers which any Member might cbouse to
consider official, being made the foundation of ques-
tions like this. The House were bosun) to interfere
to prevent en) epieoinw being put to a Minister es
the sehj►ct of an article in a Newspaper bearing no
Hgestere. In such s rose, Ministers nest eithe► re.
mein silent, or they alight commit the palibc interest
by a perimetere or enseitable declaration of their in.
'pip ion/ Of Virgil. He fOSI to present against I pm-
toms which iad
afield he suffered by the House.
Mr. GREAT FELL was serpeisrel Heat soy Member
should consider any ankle in a Nesspeper
In the Reselorione to be moved, there was indeed an
ellesion to the moment of 10 millions to the Hank,
but net a syllable oboist the time when it Arnold be
paid. He hoped that no answer *veld be given to •
question so ireeluant.
Mr. CALLAGHAN said, the artirle in (pestles
carried on the face of it the stamp anti character of
official. _ . .

The SPEAKER trestesi the Honourable Member
would, on a little refiectinn, be convinced that this
was the first time that a question was pot to soy Mi.
mister on an article in a Newspaper, ea a gutsiest of
mach conargeence. A practice like this would be
attended uith the most inconvenient consequences
The t. HANCELLOIL of the EXCHEQUER
said, he felt all the objectless to the swede. whisk
had been stated. He was sorry that the Ilea. Gest.
should here bees added by a private commenicstima
to pst the treaties; and he hoped the Hon. Gentle.
mats 'meld never hereafter consider say article in say
Newspaper as official. With respect to the Paper in
question, be could not help sling, that he had
seen mach in that Psper that lie entirely disapprovo
NI of.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.
Lord ALL lIORP brevet in the Insolvent
Debtors' Bill, which was eyed a first time, and or.
tiered to be reed a second time to-morrow se'oniglit.
The Poor Relief (Scotland) Bill was read a Mid
time, and efter some observations from Mr. HUME,
woo slated it aphis conviction, that the objections to
it entertained by his Constituents were tiefounded,
tie Bsll was poised.
11.1.1C1T DISTILLATION IN IRELAND.
The Heim basing gone into a Committee on the
Illicit Distillation in Ireland Acts,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
proceeded to state to the Committee the general sit.';
line of the measure wbich he hid to propose. It was !
proposed to Attlee an armed force in each district.—
This had been found In a emit messoite"eliecteal is II
suppressing 'flied Distillation in one of the Bs.:
ronire, in which, of all others, it hadlitivailed the
!twit, the Barony of Innishowen. Bit it was pro•
posed mil to introduce this police force till after the
summer Assizes nest year. In the Bill a class,
would be immured, givine an option to any county '
to apply to the Lord Liestensut fur site continuance
' of the 54111 Fine System, and to prevent such county
from being placed under the operation of the pew
Hill. It was his intention to propose, that all inn
cot irflicted within Mery years, should not be levied.,
The operation of the Still Fine System bhould bees.
forced till after the Assizes of neat summer; and
Iruo that time, all iota not inflicted within three
111,111,5 preroding, sltneld not be levied. In the event
of a police force being stationed in a minty, half the
espence wash, be paid by Government, end hell by
the comely. These were the principal regelatious.—
The regoistion of small Stills would be the ohj.ci of
a separate theuLtirr. The Right lion. Gentlemen
concluded "'WI moving, that the Chairman be in-
structed to mute, that a Bill be brought in to the
elect timed.

Sly J. NEWPORT said, thr rnmsaurr :track him as
cr mpliciiteil in tkrestrenin. 11i tietioterl it *mild dimi-
nisi' the rrvertee nf Iteland,soni what w.O rf infinitely
DiniP runtetiortife, it would it,j ',linos in
I woes:el sod `rod Prder. ^<;.-