Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-20

of the Whole in the Commons. Five clauses on.
" we're disposed of during the sitting OF the
18th The Court Martial clause was carried on
the 18th, after long and animated debate, and
then only after an ayowal by Stanley, that Mi
nisters, :. without being asked to do 50, but IRON
feelings Of justice, had struck out political oen-
ces of all kinds, and that all cases OF libel, poll
teal meetings aud matters connected with the
press, had been taken out of the bill" For the
clause, go; against il. $50. This exclusion OF
some of the most obtrusive parts OF the measure.
is considered by the Liberals as triumph. alike
over the Tories aud the Ministers. The follow
ing extract from London paper OF the 2lst,
shows the progress made by the bill during the
sitting of the Goth:
Two amendments were proposed by Mr.. o..
ConueIl in the 18th clause. The object of the
first was to allow the Government to select as
Judge Advocates to the courts martial 'any
barristers of not less. than five years standing"
This was agreed to. As the clause originally
stood. the selection was restricted to Kings Ser
jeaats and Kings Counsel. The effect Of the Sc
cond amendment was to make the courts martial
open courts. This also was agreed to. with the
limitation that the court should be closed while
the members considered their verdict.
On the motion of Mr. Stanley, the 10th clause
was amended so as to render il necessary that war
rants against persons refusing to attend to give
evidence should be ISSUED by the whole Court
As the clause stood before any single member OF
| the Court had power to issue such warrant
10 the 18th clause Mr. O'ConneIi moved an
amendment, which was not objected to, and
prevents the courts MARTA! from infictiDg corpO.
raj punishment of any kind.
The 18th clause being thought to render it i'm
perative on the patrols, in proclaimed district
; to detain all persons whom they found out at
night until tried BY a court natal, MIR. Stanley
offered to amend the clause in such a way as
would allow Of bail being taken for the appear
ance Of parties, and as would direct that no per.
son should be arrested except under circumstan-
ces of suspicion. The clause, 50 amended, was
agreed to.
In the 10Th clause, which gives the power Of
domiciiary visits. some Important alterations
were made, on the notion of the Solicitor Gene
rail-. The clause, as now amended, forbids the
police or soldiery breaking into a house under
any circumstances. II the inmate summoned
refuse to answer, he is to be considered as alb
sent.
In the course Of the debates on the Enforcing
Bill, the ministry have been continually losing
strength. The minority has doubled ITS number
since the del bate began; aud Among the deserters
are some meWUeT6 WUOSc tOtes IuuSt NC CUhSiu
cred pointed censure. The English petitions
against the measure are unusual numerous, and
It is creditable Al Scotland that there not
petition IN its favor, although the Scotch mem
bers nearly all voted fnrlt. The public (says a
London paper of Marcn 23d). although some
times slow to doubt, are always certain Of being
ultimately arra,ed IN defence of principle; and
| the Cabinet mlscalculaipd when they thought
that they could nff'nd against all their former
professions with IMMUNITY.
Mr.. OCUnnell, after having opposed the prin.
cipie OF the English Poor Laws during Ms whole
| life, has at length astunished fhe House by CIV.
Ing notice of motion tor committee to inquire
into the expediency Of adapting those laws to
| Ireland.
The Newcastle Journal saws the Ministry can.
not long hang together. H.. Majesty, it is said.
&" begins to yet weary The people also begin
to get weary. There has been enough ol prom.
Use; they now look Out for ittle payment; but
they see no prospect Of that. II is an incontro-
vertible fact that the King lately declared in pub
lie conversation. that he had but two Ministers
Lord Brougham and Nj. Stanley. We believe
that the same remark would equal, apply to the
state Of things at the present moment.'
In the House of Lords, March 18Th.
COLONIAL SLAVERY.
On Mr. F. Buxton being called upon by the
SPEAKER,
Lord ALrHoRp SAID he had to request his Hon
orsbIe Friend not to bring forward the motion Of
which he had given notice. respecting colonial
slavery, at the present moment. As Ministers
had Initiated their intention Of preparing sons
measure on this subject he thought that the Hon.
Member could not do any thing more advanta.
geous to the question itself than to postpone his
motion until he heard what were the plans bis
Majesty's Ministers had in contemplation.
Mr.. F BUxToN said that no gentleman was
more conscious than himself that it would be-
far better that this great question should be taken
up by government than by any individual mem
Der of that house, and he was ready at the pre-
sent moment to postpone his motion upon two
conditions, -lst, that ministers would b. prepa-
| red with plan for the entire and immediate ex.
tinction of slavery; and Cd. that they would name
the day that they would introduce the plan TO