Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-24


sequence ct their temerty snch
resistance no man could safely live in his
FAMILY The worthy Baronet seemed TO like
1 the company OF the hustings in Palace yard,
ottter than that house. or the company in il;
but ne could not agree with any part of the
speech OF the hon. Bafonet, because he con-
ceived that he had right 60 the protection
OF the government. and without affording as
they had dore, he should have conceived
they had not done their duty. If the Honor
able baroDet did not like such opinions. he
had better leave the house and not stop to
hear them.
Sr Arthur, Pgoit asserted on his own
know,edgei that the soldiers had not fire
| oeiore he mob attempted TO force the house.
| or Francis Burdett in reply said. he wish
ed TO ser himself right with the hon. gentle
man oppasite tMr Robin on). The circum-
stance '&Eica had happened certainly did
nov a'tachio him, but to the individual sol /.
dlers who had been placed IN his house. He
d'd not speak against the right Of any man
defending his own property. but of calling
CUT military troops to oppose body o.
| people who ought to have been dispersed by
| the civil power alone The noble Lord.
who had accused him of Wishing TO under
| nine the Constitution. had himself been de-
tected in transaction to this effect, for
which he ought tn have lost his head, or to
have been impeached at the very leas'. and
you. Sir, (said the Baronet addressing the
speaker) declared at the time. that It was
an act which would have made our forefa.
theirs startle with Indignation. (Here Loud
| outcries prevailed of Order, order Chair,
chair. chairf)
The Speaker, eaid. the Hon. Baronet mas,
have sat long enough in the House to knew,
that to hold such language is breach Of its
orders.
Sir Francis Bur.iett admitted that he knew
Il was breach Of the orders Of the House,
(Iaughter,J but il was aevcrtherless not a
breach of truth
A Member under the Gallery begged to
know whether the words of the Hon. Baro-
net, before the interpssition of the Speaker.
| ought not to be taken down S-(Cries Of Or
der order y %
Mr.. Barring said that he knew not what
an hon. Baronet (Sir +. Burdet,) meant 70 do
with his vote, but the cause had not receiv +.
ed much benefit from his arguments He
had spoken of the Country Gentlemen as
| having been made the Minister'S cats pa ws 4
| he rather eonsidered that Ministers had
| been used az cats paws by the Country
Gentlemen. Who were to eat the chesnuts
he could not say. He defended the measures
i 'OSci tou ~ Wy government, 10 put uOWn the
| rioters and though the conduct OF the per
sons concerned IN the atar In Burlington
street, justi6abIe.
Mr.. Lockhart. said he though, that there
| ought to be arrangements for calling out all
the householders to suppress tumults Of this
nature, before they had got to an alarming
| head. He thought this mora necessary az
| the time when 1uries had in their verdicts.
| thought proper to promulgate, abstract OPT
mons, which they called Law. As to SOL
dier's using the weapon in his hand to repel
an attack, il did not depend upon any alb,
stract principle to say, what that offence
was il depended altogether on the particu,
lar circumstances of the case. The law says
that if man, having deadly weapon in
his hand, only uses 1t in cases of extreme
| necessity, aud when he is driven tG the wall
| II is not murder.
| The Petition was then ordered to be re,
ceived and laid On the table.
MoNpAY, March Is.
7RhDE TO SOUTH AAyERIcA.
! The House having resolved itself into a
Committee, to consider Of the South Sea
| CompaDv's Act.
Abe CHANCELLOR Of the. ExcHEoURR
| entered into the nature and history OF the
| South Sea Company, which had been esta'
bhNhed IN 1920, under magnificent prospects
which afterwards turBed out to be almost
| en- rely deiusive. Great losses were, oil
course, sustained by all the persons who had
embarked in that speculation yet the Com
pany continued TO exist, and to carry on a
trade to South America and the South Seas,
az small profit. The Company divided
ID per cent. and their cspital was sbou,
$500 oo0l. AS il was now desirable to take
the monopoly of this trade, out Of the hands
oil the Company, moderat. compensation
mustb be made for the loss they should sus.
tam. Forthis purpose ne should propose to
RAISE a fund, out of which dividend should
be paid to the present propTieiors, equsl 10
their loss. This would not bring any charge
upon the public, as it was intended to be
raised out of small tonnage duty, and a
| duty ct 2 psr cent. on the export of goods
to the South Sea. He then concluded with
moving Resolution, "Tbdt the exclusive
rtghf Of trade pested IN the South Sea Com
hcng, N DHtue oTthe der Of QGsee1 hnre,
40 cease and Determines"
| Mr.. Bennett wished TO ask the Minister II
there had been any interference on the part
Of the British government b. put stop to
| the oRlamities OF ihtestine war, which desc.