The Sun. — 1821-06-29 (London, England)

DAVI-S expressed his surprise that neither guilty of murder. As to the individual Macul- the Noble Marquess, nor any Gentleman on the loch, he understood there had. been a difference Treasury Bench was able to answer the quesof opinion between the medical men ; and cer- tion which he had put. Ile had no hesitation thinly there were many persons who appeared in saying, that if a person holding the office of sane while under restraint, who, immediately on M. Pozzo de. Borgo was in the receipt of a :e•"tig- liberated, would be in a state to commit pension from this country, the principle of murder.—(llear!)—it was a matter in which such a grant was most improper and dangerous.— the House could not well interfere, as there was Now as to the Knights of Malta, he could not no motive whatever for abusing the power left to agree that they were entitled to any compensaeie Government. The Hon. Member bore testi- tion from this country, unless for such property mony to the present excellent management of ,or revenue as they might have lost through our Bedlam. occupation of the island, and by no means. for Mr. CLIVE said, the law officers, whose opinion any property or salaries of which they might. had been taken in the ease of Hatfield, had said have been deprived on the Continent by any of that the meaning of the Statute-was (as had been the Continental Powers. Besides the majority declared by the lion. Member for Aberdeen,) of these Knights had forfeited any claim upon that the individuals acquitted on the plea of this country from various acts since Malta came lunacy. should be detained till they could be at into possession. On these grounds he felt it his large without danger to the community. The duty to object to the grant of .18,0001.-out of the! individual who had been alluded to, Maculloch, proposed vote. was said. at times to be sane,- but at other times Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that it was impossible not so.- He had been indicted for forgery, and for either his Noble Friend or himself to call to the dangitr was that with his propensity to writ- mind in a moment all the names that were on the ing he might be made the tool of designing per- Pension List, or whether M. Pozzo di Borgo was sons to commit private forgeries. among them. But if that individual were in the Mr. W. SMITH said, no power was less liable receipt of any pension from this country at preto abuse than that which the Government pos- sent, he was ready to say that it ought to be dissessed in these cases. continued, and he hoped this declaration would, Mr. Hums: and Mr. CLIVE explained. satisfy the Gallant Officer. But he felt very dif-1 Mr. N. CALVERT said, it was unwise that per- ferently with respect to the Toulonese Emisons acquitted, on the plea of insanity, of crimes, grants ; for, according to the express stipulation by which, but for that plea, they would have made by Lord Hood with those persons twenty forfeited their lives, should ever be liberated. years ago, we were bound in good faith to make There were facilities for setting up the plea, and them a certain allowance ; not for any services it was desirable that the punishment of perpetual to the King of France, but for the services which imprisonment should hang over those who might they had rendered to this country. The grant escape by such a device. to the Knights of Malta was only about 3,0001., The grant was agreed to. and he had to inform the House, as these Knights