The National Register. — London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

. 6 lumns from banks of the Tars to the banks of the Garonne, and y o u witnessed, with your arms in your hands, the downfal of that gi pritic tyranny of which your own efforts had chiefly effected the de struction. To those of our heroes whom we rank among the Members of this (louse, it is o . y duty and my happiness to delive t the thanks of this Muse. I there fore, in their name and behalf return you their warmest thanks, for your several admirable exploits in the course of the campaign, which concluded with the battle or Orthes and the occu pation of Bordeaux." The General' severally expressed the sense they had Of the honour conferred on them by the thanks of the Ilouse, but in so law a tone of voice, that we cannot presume to give their words. LORD CeCIIR,INE. Mr. Buo elAn rote and said, t hat a person from the Court of Kim's Bench iiitooding with i copy ref the record hi the indict- I meot of the liioe aeaima Ilereneer and others, and moved that he he admitted, which was ordered ; and when the record Was brought up, it was ordered to be laid no:the table and printed. Mr. Betas uu o then moved that the copy of the record be taken ► I it a consideration this day sennight.—Ordered. 1 He then moved. that Lord Cochrane do attend in his place on Friday, July t ;---that the Marshal of the King's Bench do bring Lord Cochrane to this House, if .Lord Cochrane should desire it ; that the f• Speaker do issue his warrant to that effect. All which were ordered. Ile concluded that a copy of all the said orders should be sent to Lord Cochrane.—Ordered. Mr. Hots, t s said, he had received a letter from Lord Cochrane, de sirine that he would move for " a Copy of the Report of the Trial I the Court of Kong's Bench on the indictment against bird Cochrane, and his statement, and any affidavits lie bad put in respecting the ' sane." He seid, it was his with to do env thing in his tine er to aid end assist any person who stood charged with matters so nearly con• nected with his honour and eh wacter, end who, from the particular circumttances of Lis situation, could not be present to act for himself. — lie concluded by moving for the pipets above-mentioned. Mr. Brow et: seconded the motion. The 1 TORN ev-G ENFRA T. thought it incumbent on him to ask the H. n-e if it would think fit to sit in tippeal upon that nem important and most constitutionul ribunal known to this conntry—the verdict of a Jury. If the House should be induced to do this, might it nut he called on to permit the prosecutors to amend the evidence already ad &reed, by an addition of fresh witnesses? The Hon. and Learned Cient:e man then went into a recepitulnnon of all the leading feateres of the trial, which had been brought cn nearly a fortnight snorter thee It would have been in reanilar coulee of proceeding, at the express de-. wire of the par:ties who had ninda a special application to the Court for that purpose. In the course of the trial, they had all, and each of them, been aided by Gentlemen of the first talents in the profession of the law, who had, one and all, exerted every faculty in favour of their respective clients. Since the trial, one of the defenbots had moved an arrest of ,indgeient, in which he had been supported by the eminent talents of a Learned Serielart, who was a Member of the House, and an ornament to hiq profession. If that t.ertion (Mr. Mitt) had sue .ceeded, and the judement had been reversed as to him, it must have I , een reversed xis to all ; but the Gnat, rifler the most patient and at tentive hearing, had inienimonsly pronounced that there were no virourds for disturbing the verdict. Lord Cnchrnne had instructed his Counsel not to move in arrest of juegtuent, but had by himself applied to the Court to be heard in person against the &cation of the Jury, and had offered to put it affidavits of mutters which had not been before the Jury. The Court informed him, that by a rule of the Court tl ey conldie , t hear him by himself, for that all that had been found guilty must be present, and no one of could.he heard alone. He slmuld now state to the House something of these affidavits. One of them was the affidavit of a servant who had been examined as a witness at the trial, and who, in the shape of an sffidavit, offered evidence that he had not given at the trial. He should not only appeal to his Learn ed Friends of the profession of the law, but to almost every man who had ever been in riCourt of Justice, whether such an affidavit could be admitted as a ground •of a new trial. Two other affidavits were from persons who might have been produced at the trial, and who were not produced. How was it possible that a new trial should be granted on such affidavits ? The parties, being acquainted with their awn case, choosing their tide 6f trial, and putting their cause into the hands of Counsel as able and discreet as any in the profession, must be supposed to have called such witnesses, anti asked such questions, as were mate• vial to their defence. If, in any case, tipsily could show that he was really Olken by surprise at a trial, by the production of some evidence which was unexpected, and that he was net then prepared to meet, the • Court would givethe opportunity of a new . trial : but when there was 1110thini like surprise; and wheltibtrpersoas:who *Wore those- aidavits 'THE,NATRiNAI,_IIItOTS'ICEtt. Hight have been then called upon us witnesses, and were not, the rule of law most properly prevunted their affidavits from being received as grounds for a new trial. spike at some lend!' in • reply to the last speaker. He considered the verdict of a Jury to be a sutpcient ground for the expulsion of a member. The expol•ton of a ineMber appeared to him to be nothing more than sending him back to his constituents, to try 14 healer he still possessed their confidence. lie thought that the ver dict of the Jury should in t`..is case have full credit with the house ; and that his constituents bhou:d have an opportunity of saying whether such member Mill retained their confidence. Mr. WyNNit: cemsid , red it eio , e so clear, and saw so little to he said av,ainst the jtolginent of the Court, that he could not agree to the niotion—Tliv niot.t , n w:ms then pot, and negatived. VIE DU la OF WELLINGTON. Mr. N beg - 4. I. leave to suggest to the Ititltt lion. Gentleman opposite, %. hither, after hiving this day given their thanks to severa, gall n ut kirucials„ it wtitiki not be right to vote an address ut cottgratu- Wht to their getlhint (;Itief on his arrival in this coui,try. He s h e oh also ask, whether there was not an intention of proposing a vote of theuks to tha: part of our flees which were to be watt disembodied. Mr. V. Nitri.F.l or (in a vt ry low tone of voice) said, that such a vote as %us mentit , :ted b;, the HAL Gent. in the latter part of his spere% was lotentled thortly to be proposed. Ai to the former point suggested we unclerstood him to suy, that it would be taken into ctinstdenition. Mr. 11' TN NI: thought that the e , ,nv.ratuiatiolt., of thdt I onse OugLt to be brought up to the Doke of Wellington by a deputation of as members. JUNE g 6 OR INCIE ODCES. Sir Jon NT Ni w ron r piesceted a petit ien front many Protestants and Catholics in lte!and, miring thetase!ves " Friends of civil tAid libettv, and of the ;nit riml peace and concord of the realm," priiine, that now peace happily res!creil abroad, it might be secured al borne, and tr.onlail!ity be preserved in Ireland, by putting an en d 1 4 1 those secret associations which were botind toge!her by ttniawftil math., and which greatly distil, bed the tranquiiiity and repose of Ireland.— The petition was 'vet I cd, and'ordeird to lie the ti.ble. AR MY ESTI m _ . Lord Pistuf awry said, that in Subolit:w these estimates to fife Contmilt-e, he should . coi.fine himself to stiolog in what respect tfey varied from t h ose of last year. In it general view he had to mentiral tit it there was an increase in the i.umber of the army from last year of 7,011 men, and of 130,0001. Alter expi;:ining the ci.uses of the dif ference between the piestnt esiima!ei and the last, he proceeded to name various reductions in the public expenditate, which •he hop Al would immediately take place. These together t.motinted to the scat of 2,:161,0001. which he thought might be taken nil these esflonitis. An increase of the half pay of rented tacos would, he trust( d, ntci t with the approbation 01 the House. The noble lord concluded by pie posing a Tote of le ;,0001. for the supply of his Majesty's land fortes, iiitendiog to reserve the others. PoNBONDY cordially approved oldie proposed increase of hair pay. He should have expected front Nfiniaters something like a guess with regard to the prtibable peace estiihlishment of the country. In It s mind, it ought to lie brought as nearly as possible to that %% Inch existri before the French Revolution. At the eurnmencenient of the war of thi French revolution, our whole expenditure was 16 millions a sear, eludinir interest of debt. Now the interest of Our debt alone would amount to about 4(1 millions a year. and -10 millions ill least would hi: requiicd for our establiflunents. Here, then, men oar peace c tab lishment must cost at least 60 millions a. year. This consider.ition war most serious. Lord Ps t.mr esroß, in his reply, stated, that when the report should be brought up, any particular clause might be recommitted necessary. The report was then brought up, and ordered fur consideration next Friday. The other Ord ..rs of the ])ay were then disposed of, and the House adjourned about one o'clock. The three members who composed the late Regency or Spain, have been banished :—The Cardinal de Bourbon, Archbishop of Toledo, who was at the-head of it, and whn is nearly related to the Sovereign of Spain, to Rome; Agar, to Carthagena ; and Ciscar, to a north-east province. Fee_ dinand has conferred on the Duke of Wellington the per manent tide of Captain General of the Kingdom, confirmed him as a Grandee of Spain,• and a Knight Companion of the Golden Fleece.-