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_JMINATION OF THOMAS LIMBRICK, MORE TN OF THE HOOFS OF COMMONS, AT NEWOATE. dad after the statement was made before the Committee in Newgate, relative to the Blood . Plot, Thomas Limbrick was called in and ex- L The following is an accurate report of the proceedings: you know a man of tlatname of Forney?—Yes. long have you 1160,6 hint ?—Three years. to been in trouble?—Yes. massy times has he been in trouble? —I cannot lay how times. I never bad much acquaintance with him. was in this place about 14 mouths ago?—ido not recollect I have been very slightly acquainted with him; ooftirtker seeing him in public-houses where I have been. • did you consider him to be?—He is a plasterer. I you ever known him in any other character ?—I have him as a thief, and picking Porioses. I never knew be had passing notes; he has not worked at his business for some - first time I became particularly acquainted with him or six mouths ago. There was a man of the name of constable, and pateole in the Strand? he was taking a the name of -*rmheld, who he supposed was going to into some place, and this Finney was there, and Annheld taken; and one Isaac Mailing, Bean said, attempted to stab with a knife, but got away. This Finney was taken the evening. sether be was going along with them I can't do'oot think he was. He was taken to the watcbiouse row along with the girls; and I got him discharged, in ( his having to find hail; and when he came out, I said, may as well tell ins *bets Isaac gkiiiing is." He said, meet me this evening, I will take you to a house where We went :he was not tic* We went the next evening, took him. was charged with Finney and two girls before )Ir. Birnie? was your reason for interfering to get him discharged, the girls? What were your motives for" it ?—I had a() i for it. f did yogi speak to the Magistrate—l did not. tasid Ton did.—To Bean. said jest now you got him discharged. You spoke to Mr. , and you gave him some reasons, of course. What did r?—l got him discharged, by speaking to Bean. I said ay as well get him discharged, as he has done nothing. must have had friendship for him?—No further than him occasionally. you state any communication you had with Filmy in the aof November last?—l saw him the beginning of Novena he came to me, and said, " Ton, I know some people who isassief bad notes." I said, "Do you?' He said, " Yes." " 4 If you meet me this evening, and bring another per -a you, at a public-house, I will 'hew them to you.' I appointed to meet them at the Northumberland Arms, Great Russell-street ; I met him at five o'clock ; I had my brother with • said he had not seen them. He went away, and appoin next evening ; he came the next evening, and said he had . them; the third and fourth evening be said the same after this I did not see him for— I should imagine it be a week. Then be came to my house one morning ; I breakfast ; he had some breakfast with me, and he said were come to town, and that if I met him in the evening, .st probably we might see them. I met him again that eve shag—iso, I am telling a story, he did not come that evening, and I did not see any more of him till he came to me on the sdth November. I cannot ay whether it was November or Oc ..cr he came the first time. He then went away, and came to Office, and said to Vertue a young man there " Have you a Limbaick hirer- - Which of them?"—" thy," said be, Thomas 1 want."—" Yes," says he, " he has been away about A hour."—He said, he wanted to see me very particularly, got a dog for me. The young man said, " I dare say, I find hint; and be came down to the White Hart, in Vere reet, to a person of the name of Hart, and said, " Tom, here's tatnebody wants you," and then I saw it was Finney. Finney nta on one side, and said, " They are going now to pas. notes, and I have heard them say they arc going to a Ivo. s sloop at the corner of Newport-street, St. Martin's-lane; take another person with you, and go directly ; you will see me coming, and I will point them out to you." I went to the Of fice immediately, and seeing there was no one there, I went to the Bunch of Grapes, and took Smith with me. We had been down St. Martin's-lane about ten minutes. I was Walking, and I saw them coming. I knew them very well by sight. Kelly and Spicer were together. I saw Kelly leave Spicer at the cot. net of Long Acre, and looking over to the shop where Kelly went in, I saw th at he tendered a note ; I could not see what it was, bat I saw notes pass between them. I crossed over to tell Smith. He was in the way, and Kelly came out. He crossed over directly and joined Spicer, and they walked together; Fin ney crossed over to me, and says, " You may depend upon it, t....ey have smashed a note, and go and take them." I said, " We cannot take them in this dark place ;" and directly after, I saw something pass from Kelly's band to Spicer's. Recollect yourself. Did you not go over to Pinney?—No. Then I beard Kelly say, " Come along, it is all right ; or words to that purport. They then went down Mercer-street, and along Parsonsatreet by the brewhiiuse - , and when they came into King-street, I said, " Here is a good light, and mind they do not throW any thing away." I went and took Kelly, and Smith took Spicer. I opened a shop-door ' and pushed him in and searched him, and found 18$ . in his pocket. The paper cap be had on he pulled off, and tucked it into his bosom, and he had a white apron on. Smith, instead of watching Spicer, as he ought to have done, walked along King-street with him, and as he went he ;.It him fumbling at his pocket, and thought he was taking something out of it. Ile pushed him into a butter-shop, and there be searched him and found five it notes, which 3lr. Bradley identified. There were some women Smith brought into the Of fice the next morning; there stere three of them taken into cul t tidy (they lived in St. Giles's) for having a quantity of notes about them, and upon making inquiries, they had picked up a pocket.- b sok at the door of this butter-shop with, I think, seven 51. notes in it. They had passed five; they had bought great-coats and shoes, a d other things besides ; and they acknowledged picking this baok up ; and it appeared it was picked up when Smith caught Spicer fumbling at his pocket. The women were examined three or four times, and committed to the House of Correction; but Mr. Westwood had them discharged. Two or three days after Kelly and Spicer were in custody, Finney came to my house in the morning, and asked " Is Limbrick at home r My wife said Yes. She said to me, " Here's a young man want's you about some business, the young man who was with you before." I said, " Come in." He walked in, and staid and had breakfast ; and then be asked me, " Can I see my girl," I forget her name. He said she was pulled up last night for passing a note in Cranborne alley. " Why, says I, " you can't get an order without going to Mr. Westwood to the Bank. You must have an order from him." He said," I wish you will go with me :" and I went with him. Did you go in a chaise-cart with him ?—No, never. Did you walk to Bank-buildings?—Yes, Mr. Westwood said h could not give an order. Says he, " She will be examined to morrow at one o'clock, and if you come up with Limbrick you may see her." And he appointed to see me then, and L have not seen him since. Ad you not know that there were strong suspicions at that moment that be was the person circulating the notes?—Never ; I charged him with that most particularly. nave not your brother officers given you that information ? No ; they did not know who gave the information. Can you recollect when Finney was introduced to Mr. West wood, whether Mr. Westwood knew him?—No. He did not at that time say " I know something of Finney ?" —tic), of course if he bad he would have detained him. How much has Mr. Westwood given you ?—He gave me '2O/. and Smith la Mr. Westwood said, " I should have given you Wt. as well as Limbach ; but the Bank think you are not entitled to it, as you did not do your duty as you ought to have done.— There would have been a complete conviction if you had not al lowed Spice' to throw the notes away which those women picked pp.' When I came out with Smith, I opened the note. and said, " Smith, as he has given you only ten, I shall give you five more." What did you give to Finney ?—Nothing at all ; not a farthing. After that I went to Mr. Westwood, and Westwood asked me Limbrick, when shall you see that young man, Finney r says be " I have some strong suspicion that he has been passing bad notes himself." What tints was this ?—Before Kelley and Spicer were tried ; they said he had been dabbling in them a good while ; he asked me whether I knew any thing of him? I said, No. We endeavoured to find Finney. We went to Westminster directly, and intended to take him to Mr. Westwood the moment I caught him. Have you any recollection about what time that was ; bow i . 1 SLIM.I.I /1127011 • The .slay Jail Comn Money Pk arnined. proceeding Do you km How long Has he bee How man; many times. He was in that. I have than seeing h What did Have you known hint i been passing tbne; the fin was four or a Bean, a cons man of the t break into so' was taken; a him with a 1 same evening say: I do'net for the row i steed of his b " You may a " If yo u tree he h.' We 1 aad we took Ha was ch —Yes. What was as.d not the motives for i Why did 1 Yon said 1 i You Mamie, me nd , a you say ?—I you may as' You must Seeing him c Will you , month of N , bee ; he cam ire passing 1 He said, " 1 . son with yo I appointed a Russell-stns me ; he said tcd the next not seen the thing ; aftet might be a was at twee! i they were o • most probe! sing —no, I and I did n< of Novembe tuber he can the Office, a " . axn Linitni i. 1 . 1 .... " Thomas 1 half an hour ha had got a can find bin , street, to a i s 'embody la called me or • % ;some notes, cer's sloop a take amoeba coming, and Ace immedb 1 n . the Bunch c down St. Iti e I saw them and Spicer 1 net of Long went in, I a was, butts . Smith. He over direct!, ney =owed t'ley have sr cannot take something pt Recollect Then I beat to that purp Parsonsetre King.street, not throW a took Spicer. searched hie had on he p, i . . i white apron to have done .01 1 i he ;..lt him 1 something o; he searched identified. 'I ' 1 flee the next tidy (they li them, and t • b kek at thee I in it. They li i • , a d other t hook up ; at Spicer limb fi Kr. Westw , Welly and SI morning, an )! ' Site said to ; business, th " Come in.' , then he asks t : , I / I said she sou il alley. "WI Mr. Westw , He said," 1 Did you , Did you .! • hs. could not morrow at i . may see het seen him sit 1 „ 1 P. Did you i moment ttu charged him 1 Have no; . I No • they c 1 '. Can you I' \ wood, whe He did r 1 r ' —No, of c 1 r How not , I t. i i / 1I and Smith nOl. as well to it, as yo; There wool I 1 t Lowed il CkeAlia "Limbrick 1 , , be a I haw 1 notes Winn What tie they said ha whether I I 1 to had Fun . t , to take him • $ have ye: , . '0 , . le ~ ,a „, , • .t • . \ < , . . .1\ • . . long before they werst,tied t—lt was after they were comm t itted. They had three or four examlnatioos. were tried in tie January sessions 7—Yes. Cannot you bring to your recollection the time Mr. Westwood hinted this to you 7—h might have been about the Middle ot De cember. I wish you would recollect yourself more particularly 7 I cannot. You do not think it was later than that? I cannot charge my memory.—Was it within a fortnight after they were in custody? About three weeks. Were you not about three weeks afterwards with Finney at the Brown Bear, and did you not sit with him the whole evening ? I never have. I think I shall rove you were there with him three weeks af terwards?—No, was not. I have not been with Finney since ' • morning or two after the women were taken. You have been In a chaise cart riding with Finney?—Never in my life. I never knew that he had one. Have you never seen it?—No. You saT you had a knowledge of Kelly and Spicer?—l have seen Kelly s boy at the time his father kept a public house where bad characters resorted. Did Finney point them out to you in Bow-street? No, never. Finney used to come to the Bunch of Grapes, and I have drank a glass of ale once or twice with him ; but that was long before. I had any information respecting these men. What other reward are you expecting to receive, besides what the Bank have given you 2—None. You expect no conviction money 7—No ; there is none. You do not expect your expenses ? No. Has the prosecutor had his expenses 7—Yes. What has he had T.--Five pounds, so he said : I did not see 'any money paid. There is a warrant out for Finney nowt—Not that I know of. I did not know till Harris told me this morning that be was wanted. I said I thought as much, by Mr. Westwood telling me to bring him to him as soon as he was caught. Have you any knowledge where he is at present?--I have not. think I should be able to learn something of him. He may be down at BristoL lie has been in the habit of going to Bristol. He told me that he came out of the country ; that he had been down to a job. I forget where it was. This was before begave me the information. You did not know he was then passing notes at all?—No. You did not know that was the way in which he got his living? —No, I never knew any thing of him. You did not know he was always flush with money T—l did not know enough of him to see him flush wi h money, any more than going into houses where he was. When we want a thief we ate in the habit of going into places where we may catch 20 or 50 sometimes, and sometimes not above Eve or six. Did you disguise yourself?—Yes. In what way ?—I only put on a silk hanekerchief ; I had no time to change any more. I was standing at the bar drinking a glass of ale, and I started off directly; and Finney went away, and I ran to get Smith. I had scarcely been in St. Martit.'s- 1 lane ten minutes when they came. Was any bargain made between you and Finney 7—No. What did you give him?—Nothing. He borrowed a shilling of me one morning. How came it you did not give him any thing, when you told Braidley that you thought you were very badly paid, as you had to give the informer something? - Braidley tells a falsehood. He I asked me what I had ; I told him that they gave me 201. and Smith led. and I said, the least I expected would have been SCI. a-piece. I said, if we have, as we usually had, to give people something foe giving us the information, we should have very little. I said, when I see that man, I shall certainly give him something for giving the information, which yve generally do. Braidley said, he would give us a joint of meat apiece; and I told him we would call on Saturday for it. You told him you had been paid for the prosecution ; but that you had been paid badly, because you had to give the informer a considerable share out of it. You say, about a fortnight ago you did go to Braidley, and you told him you had to give something to the person who had given you the information. Was that probable, when you knew that this man was wanted for pasting bad notes ?—I should not have given him any money. Yon told Braidley so T—l said it was a thing we usually did , for information. _ _ I think you said you recollected Finney being in Tothill-fields prison, and that his mother had destroyed herself 7-1 neycr heard of that. You have known him three years. During that time lad he been in the habit of giving you Information upon subjects of this sort?—No, never; only to tell me to take this Shilling. H. was stopped on suspicion at the same time Armfield was taken, who was a terrible desperate man. Ile fought dreadfully, and &an cut him in the calf of his leg with his cutlass, and Ski Wag being up with him. made use of a bad expression, and said. Why do you not comae up and fight? Bran said he *tempted to stab him, and I thought it my duty to take him into custody. I took him. Ile was examined and discharged. I should think the money this man might have had of me for that job, might be 15s. or 16$. but nothing for this. Did you see, that night, Finney and the boys together when you came up ?—I saw them coming np St. Martin's-lane toge ther. He told me to go there, aid he would point them out. You saw them coming up together in conversation ?—f do not know whether they were In conversation. They were together; Finney crossed over and spoke to me. They were then walking and coming up together?—Yes. You know Emma Connor, who was convicted with her sister for passing a forged note with her sister in Cranburne-alley7-I do not know her by sight. I did not see her when she was in custody. You knew that Finney and she were connected, and you must have supposed that she was passing notes as receiving them from him ?—1 took him with that view to Mr. Westwood's, to get an order to see the woman. You know very well when a woman is passing notes and living with a man, the person she lives with is the person who assists in obtaining those notes?—lie said she was taken with Kelly's girl; that is all he told me. I passed the girl this morning In Drury-lane ; we were looking for hcr. Has she been charged with uttering ?—No. You must naturally draw your conclusion that Finney, being the person who kept her, was the person who supplied her with those notes ?—lt did not strike me at the time. He has absconded. Did you never see Finn?y and the two boys together till that night ?—Never. I had never seen the lads before that night. It is very singular, when they weth mixing together for so many months, and going about with a cart, all of which must have come under your eyes, that you should not have noticed it ?--I did not know it. Kelly's father came to me, and said, " Finney sold my boy like a bullock. It was Charley Finney that gave you the information." I said it was not; for I would not satisfy suck a man as him. I had never seen the father to speak to him before that. Is Smith here?—Yea. How many times have you been paid by Kr. Westwood mo ney for prosecutions of this sort ?—Never bet once before ; that was when a man wax brought out of the country. Me and Ad kins, and another officer, searched him; Mr. Westwood admit ted him as an evidence, be saying be would give up the persons who made them ; upon that Westwood pre him some money, and Adkins and me went with him, my being so well known about Golden-lane. We had a man of the name of Tanner; we took him, and said, mind this man does not get away. We stood' behind; but, however, this man met with another in a public house; they had something to drink; the man who was in cus tody went In at one door and out at another ; Tanner pursued him, but, instead of catching the prisoner, he caught hold of his friend. Were you rewarded for that job ?—I made out a bill, and Mr. Westwood allowed me a You Dever had any reward for Bank tokens from the Bank? —No, never. I have had money from the Mint. I had one con viction here, of a man who had been found guilty, death, before for uttering bad money. . . Have you something to do here now ?—No. Having heard that Finney was at Bristni, have you taken any steps to take him ?—I said, I knew he was in the habit of going to Bristol; I have made every enquiry after bim. Have you taken any steps by which you could find him?---I have watched the place at Westminster where he lived, and been over the water to people where be used to be most intimate, and I cannot hear any thing of him at ail. lam certain he is well aware he would be taken into custody if be were caught. If I were in the habit of being in the country I might meet with kiln. You said upon the trial, there was Nobody present when you took Kelly and Spicer at an; and you saw no person whatever? +There was no person whew we saw something pass. Did you not swear that you had received no information from any person whatever? —No. I did Not. The question was asked yen whether you bed ?—I said I bad suspicion, from information I had received. Limbrick has been suspended. Alderman Wooa presided as Magistrate upon the occasion. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. , MOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 27. Lord HOLLAND presented Petidons from the Parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, St. Mary, Whitechapel, and St. George the Martyr, in support of the Chiinney-eweepers' Regulation Bill, which, being read, were ordered to be laid upon the table. The Noble Baron thee presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery, in Common Hall assembled, against the passing of the indemnity Bill now before the House. On referring to the Petition, especially torts mode of signature, The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that a Petitioo so framed could regularly be received only as the Petition of those who signed it, which (as subsequently dated by Lord Holland), were the Lord Mayor, two Aldermen, and twelve ether persons. The Petition being read, was ordered to be laid upon the table. Earl GROSVENOR presented a Petition from Mr. Samuel Beguky, complaining of various acts of ill treatment, alleged to be suffered by him in his arrest and detention under the recent Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, and praying to a similar effect with the foregoing. The Noble Earl then presented a Petition from a person named Elijah Dixon, the prayer of which appeared to be for a more just and equal s representation of the people in the Commons House of Parliament.—These documents bein i , respectively read, were laid upon the table. Mr. S. Tuoiteros, and others, brought up front the Commons two private Bills, which were read the fast tone. INDEMNITY DILL The Order for summoning their Lordships on the subject of this Bill being read, The Duke of MONTROSE rose, in pursuance of his notice and observed, that it appeared to him to be proper to offer a few observations to their Lord ships respecting the measure he was about to recom mend to their Lordships adoption. As to the occa sion for its being brought forward, he would trouble their Lordships to recollect in what situation the country stood at the commencement of the last Ses sion of Parliament, and also its situation for some time preceding that period. A great deal of what he was about to refer to were well known and re corded facts. Their Lordships must remember the state in which the counties of Nottingham and Lei cester had long been. Houses were destroyed, frames broken, and murders frequently committed. These excesses were dangerous and alarming in the ex treme. It appeared farther, that these crimes and excesses were, according to the dying confessions of seve , al of the malefactors, the result of a deliberately organized system ; that prices or rewards were granted for the commission of vat ious descriptions of crime ; a certain price had been set on the life of an ordinary individual ; so much also for the destruction of a horse, and another fixed sum for the destruction of a frame. Not content with these, they went higher, and set a proportionate price upon the murder of a Judge, or for lying in wait to fire upon one. From these partial outrages, a more i c eneral and extensive system sprung up, and their designs were communi cated to each other, no longer by means of written correspondence, but by word of mouth and other means, which could only be known to themselves. Meetings were then called in various parts of the country ; treasonable doctrines were promulgated, and acts of traitorous outrage resolved upon. Trade, 'commerce, and manufactures of most of those dis tricts were nearly annihilated, and multitudes de prived of support, which tended to render them the fitter objects for designing traitors to work upon. This dangerous spirit of action was ere long com municated to the metropolis, and they all well knew how his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the exercise of his most important function, was insulted, and even his person violently attacked. Their Lord ships thought proper to institute an inquiry into those circumstances and events, and the result was, that a temporary Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act was' deemed necessary, so far as related to the commis sion of, or to the suspicion of High Treason. This was a most wise and salutary measure ; it operated chiefly in the way of prevention, and was well calcu lated for the protection of those persons who were most likely to become the deluded victims of the cri minal leaders in schemes of traitorous insurrection. The conduct of the Executive Government through out, and those who acted under it, was declared by their Lordships' Committee to have been called for, and amply justified by the circumstances that occur red; and they in their turn were fully entitled to the protecting measure now called for ; and without a legislative interposition of the kind it could not ra tionally be expected that such dangers in future could be put down (as in the case before them) by measures merely cautionary and preventive. From his view of the whole case he felt perfectly satisfied the mea sure now proposed was not only justifiable but neces sary, and should detain the House no longer , but move that the Indemnity Bill be now read the second time.—On the question, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, he rose not so much for the purpose of opposing the motion of the Noble Duke, as to take some view of the nature and very questionable extent of the Bill in question, and with reference to its legal consequences, which went to affect not only the personal tights, but the properties of British subjects. It was with no small surprise he heard the measure characterised as a ne cessary Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act last year. Such a proposition, he believed, was not maintainable. A short explanation took place between his Grace of MONTROSI and the Noble Marquis, principally with reference to the real import of the former Peer's expression " corollary," as used by him, and which he explained to Fall short of that absolute and decisive construction which the latter seemed to put upon it. The Marquis ofILANSDOWNE proceeded.--He would not controvert the statements sanctioned by the Committees, that the risings, such as they were in the Midland Counties, and the West of Scotland, and in the Metropolis, had for their object the over turning by violence the laws and constitution of the country t but contend, that the fair question was, whether those were of that nature and extent as to render such an unconstitutional measure necessary? —ln London they only arrested under the Act two persons, both Spencean philosophers ; and as to the character of the insurrection in the country parts, the leaders were never able to bring more than from 50 to 100 persons to act in any one point, though their ascribed range was through a population of 800,000 persons. From his view of all the circumstances, he thought it would have been more wise if Parliament had consigned the detention of those sup posed _ leaders to other receptacles th an t h ose o f his Majesty's pti sons, in places where Dr. Monroe would feel no ne cessity of applying for a Bill of Indemnity for what Ike had done. Much stress was laid on the expecto tips entertained in the prtivinto of co-operation from London ; but he belelieved that much of t tition was entertained from the assurances those persons by the Delegate from London who, there was great reason to suppo se , 7 exceeded the instructions given to him. w to Derbyshire, what occurred in that qua/ pally shewed the strength of the offenders that it was found easier to subdue than them ; and it tended additionally to sheen necessity existed for the suspension of tha: wark of personal liberty ; but that ; 1 course of law would be amply sufficien, storation of the public peace. Directing northwards, it would merely appear as wing of the insurgent force had taken to mission of burg Lanes ; and with respect to bourhood of Huddersfield, the men broul would have been convicted, were it not t varication of an old woman, the princ:?: And with relation to Scotland, the facts s] the operation of the ordinary course c. amply sufficient to put down what had oe Glancing more in detail at a great part cumstances which had taken place, the N quis expressed his conviction that all that was not sufficient to call for such an the Constitution, and the setting aside th, established Law of the Country—that strength, which the wisdom and virtue ( cestors gad erected for the security of the Constitution of England, and which he think the measure now under considerati form a more serious inroad upon, as being permanent character and effect. In ya rn Suspensions of the Habeas Corpus Act, tl instance (except that of 1801) ti such being carried to the extent of that rex 7 The operations and effect of the mens.. , re Marquis argued, would be of a m , - well as of a most unoonstitution spect to numerous individuals, wl think called for serious inquiry, al should have some channel left ope ferring or attempting to substanth —the most eligible mode of &Cu more than once adopted, especial] ham and Mary, he thought wou, Petitions to a Select Committee. of argument farther, he declare, the characters, descriptions, or even so, lessness of many individuals, should no against their so doing, and advised the to pause ere they went to the full extent the measure as now proposed, without gully into all the merits of the case whic to it ; and to afford a regular opperre: doing, he would move as an Amendmo stead - of “ now," the Bill be read a seem, day fortnight. , difere! The Eail of LIVERPOOL observed, th cipal stress of the Noble Marquis's object lying against certain provisions of the Bi; cussion was applicable to the Committee. present stage, in which the principle of t l merely, was to be discussed. In the ne would be open to any Noble Lord to nti alteration he might deem proper. The the principle was now only before then, a view of the general nature of the pr y° , whether a Bill of Indemnity did not pro, out of the circumstances et the case,tla of the last Sessior, and of the Repert no. table? His Noble Friend was greaey supposed to have said, that a Bill of this a corollary, or a consequence of a Bill of but he regarded the measure as appe.r same description as corollary ; and winch would appear from a fair and impartial whole case. At the time the situation of . try was known, and avowedly one of erner ger, Parliament, taking the circumstances sideration, found it necessary to vest in tive Government a power of taking up am persons, without bringing them to trial, on of treasonable practices. Again, after sor Parliament inquired ; and the result was, that the powers so g;ven were necessary ther continued. On the first day of the his Majesty's Government thinking the country to be no longer such as to Suspension, they proposed its immediate following up that measure, they did not present in the way of corollary ; but they ous that farther inquiry should be mach conduct of Government under the Susp .a Secret Committee was appointed to imp ingly. On the result of such inquiry, it the House to exercise its discretion; avowed belief cf the Committee, that tin vested were not abused by his Majesty ment ; but. that, on the contrary, they justified by the circumstances, and on d the present measure was proposed. Wu' the question, whether the extent of the sufficient to call for the extraordinary pow the sense of Parliament generally had de( affirmative. The question was not to be to the individual opinion of any Noble L. thing that had occurred confirmed the it. Much of the occurrences on which tl measures were founded, took place. while the Noble Marquis was absent irc try ; but he believed no one would say derable degree of danger did not exist With respect to the state of the Metri may have been only two persons take particular authority ; but it was well several were brought to trial for their cl duct ; and he undertook to say, that fro meet the Suspension Act passed, it had I preventive operation of disheartening nu of paralysing their efforts in their train); The effect of the measure was net to be, the number of its victims, but from its ei more humane way of deterring and prey ground upon which they stood in propoi sent Act, was not only the nil just;ficat conduct and of Parliament, but prosper with reference to its effect wit'a respect ti sible instances of the sar.:e kind. He tended that in all cases of traitorous 0 Suspension of the Habeas C'orFus Act rya the extent and nature of the case was considered. In the case of Colonel D rarely exceeded in atrocity and nialignw deemed necessary to suspend the Act s ...11 ibern , th bee much of this an Mil . diferet D tilssuhp i tE rec rc'seullientra r I r_ V g es ai bilia l g sz d l• : 4 ..:2.l-: .s u naondon, ; .. - i Pr es : 2l.i : , o f the that quarte r , offender s r,, r ''' Sue th an „-- `. „tea rre •-• , ary IT to ch ew U. 21 .nfortun: n of era: r t of the that : 1 -. . princi . e e .. z6 objects i , The might :lel'ePeentiaPecttfkaa"benrcrautsast.Dt°:::!.::-..4.1::;.1 duals, Y ' pro" cies. 1 ence of nirac -7 . i •_, • t co ati which coune ci :i r iament. sat had (ace . these eat part of e at' se of la :e, the Yef..,a, suppms all that had e; . cv. A Rich ar.ir.t a : z m ear aside •I :e .. .werful ry—th at tr. , lament d virtue of tl.e. : vidual, ty of the ir...-4,. - had h hick he kr - .,e:r e d OCCUrre onsiderat.o n ,• knew : , as bei::g of a . • ; whc In rannsu to ches, I. is Act, t h ere ins pm iod of such a it . :on was it nc-x 7:epwo laws, u me-is...•re ~:e N. . land, v I mos: ir...r.:i. n s , .e suspe nal r.atare, zr.:. .ed to t/ D/ LiiPrael i n i atn : u l i n e gl : i i se r d d i st nwt be w etuc h l w l th i ceiltlem i. : p h t ;.er t se he chl i s re c . l ,.. h l e ;,. 1: : : : .. .1 r: : • I. ns icated o . ned to the d . on in ed Li g) whit 1 3, irsuraz t:- : , s , Or 1 ed his 0p.„',. : , . streo the si • ce at ised thvir L^r.i , • h those e who 1 ivithout tur...r • took 1 ase which pre is as to opportunity fe ided not mendment, t::::. .licy, xi I a second tizt . ustice at rity of erred, that th..ip+ country ,'s ob . : l ee:lora c 1... -. en-croon f the Bill, .l. - • . - 1 to the , mmittee. r.:: I. est exan iple of the rim:. -.5 ha 4 c i the next star. ay fully n:1 to raggest ~.. -ices of t m. The anemia_ ged, w. e they. whii-.11...... . ent. he pmpo%itio....:r ;city's .. not. properly 7 , ,Id be •ase, tl".e 7tocee . . Memb epcn now t: ; i s i oa w , ;_rrath - mist•-•r- ..: , tinnece 11 of this nat.::: eves c a Bill of Inder.,:: ces sr( as appearing ci that 4 which be ton e :ng the npartial view Ci • , was e: nation of the ~ •ns se ne of ermine - ted. umstances into , es, but D vest in the Elm .n whit ng np and d ird Li 0 trial, on stop :On. HI after some ittral . the pi stilt seas, a circ long iecessary to .2 : a• y kiwi r of the prewx: S. , . d E blinking the !tin . - CI has to require ~ i 61 5 mediate repel li ouldl did not proposo tout, but they WZ:t rk WaS : be made as to 3 assed he Suspensive. efeci d to inquire actor. deci laity, it wa: kit! many retion i and cr.: : •ld sal , that the porn .Id be Nlajesty's ti,... r, hen , ry, they were 1. - . these aid on thit gr: cruel xi. Wall rorext ' • .ght t ,of the J:;;;:r . • na nary power grat -,. . )—M had dechie. l . in 4 villai not to be ceci.it‘i d up Noble Lord. E r . in U ned the metes''' . ch the which the sy,tc . libe r t l >x..^ '' ? place. he . A. . , p ratter •ly in ' on h r ea d y ere u i °:l3 tei s sdne :I li : t ake niei s a t e t rsltl ; r e m at h a t k Pt i 'LL ttr: . r.l .. L : ::::e:} 6 7 . " - 7 . g r their crirnini or hum ; that from i.:1.7-(- must ,it had the ii-ougir . Wed ening numb ' 131 eir traitorous ,l - 6 ' nal, u c nto be iu1 , ,,.e.!: 31 ' d chi run its elects mu" • tha and prevening. 1$ ant s , a prorsin; th . er r :nn, :aell:Piolltec:;:ssiPeCCicat:inrinefispUtev:Uler:trie.c°,po:Pie. i .' • .e .. tb rri h b : e i ti t M e t i ll s Act was neress.: l; ; er.i se was olic.o s r'' • to donel Dcspar,'• t b e nalignity, u r:. - J: .- Ilenta bie Act ; L•zcallst i e gee,