The Sun. — 1822-07-27 (London, England)

CAT.CItAFT and 11r. u ME, the Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the amount of the Inland Letter-carriers' Superannuation Fund in 1807, and the amount of the contributions given in aid of it, specifying how the same had been appropriated, and the present amount of the fund. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HUME said, he had another Petition to present relative to a case which he thought a very hard one. It related to the Captain and crew of the ship Charles, of Aberdeen, whose suffering he had on two other occasions brought before the House. These persons had been charged with murder, and in consequence had been long detained as prisoners by the Spanish Authorities. He acknowledged that M inisters had not neglected the case. The Noble Marquis had written in very forcible terms to the Spanish Government, but as yet no redress had been obtained. He was of opinion it would not be improper for some remuneration to'be afforded by Government to the sufferers, and on this point he had been referred to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not object to the Petition being brought up, but he could not admit the principle that this Government was bound to remunerate individuals who might sustain loss from acts of violence or injustice committed by a foreign Government. It was the duty of Ministers to endeavour to obtain justice for those who were injured, but failing in this, they were not bound to compensate the parties themselves. After a few remarks from Mr. C. W. WYNN and Mr. IRvi NG,  The 'Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he understood the parties to have been detained on a charge of murder. By not going,into port when the circumstance on which the charge was founded occurred, and clearing themselves of the -crime by a declaration, they had brought on themselves the inconveniences which followed. He had recently received an answer from Madrid to .a very strong remonstrance which he had written on the subject, which stated what was very fair, and in fact what he apprehended could not be got over (as we very often gave the same answer ourselves), that the Spanish Government did not feel themselves bound to look into a case while an appeal remained open to the aggrieved parties. There certainly was a tribunal in Madrid to which an appeal in this case might be carried. He commiserated the situation of the parties, who he believed to be very poor and very innocent, but did not know that the Government could do .more than had already been done.—The Petition was then readMr. IRVING described the hardship to which the parties had been subjected. They had been confined for nearly three years, and six months had elapsed before they were enabled to cOmmuni,...te with the British Consul, Mr. Bruce. Mr. HUME stated no blame to attach to Mr. Bruce. Hk suggested the propriety of taking a few thousands from the Droits of Admiralty to remunerate these poor people fbr the hardships they had endured. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. S. II ICE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Michael, in the City of Dublin, praying for the Kepeal of the Irish Assessed Taxes. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Vice-President of the Irish National Society, for promoting the education of the poor in Ireland, praying for legislative assistance. After a few words from Colonel TRENCH, the Petition was ordered to be printed.