The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-06-15 00:00:00

IP - "5"• - F • 444441, -y hog,. _ wit _ _ airy 4 lievlas. — PieAin. offikotesnore and Rlatheierickiin dm Mom of k • . , slko woitl4 dot is MOW' * this ni of t . _ ilk redredy; g_it ethl4 . have hoes *beat . n‘ gimillitiallgitter- The ' retiticuer stated that let ' for oT athertisk.'io the More* . of Peter eerrer fitrengli, it bring obliged to reside on his other Lir hed itig i he 4001 it iteeeesary to present a person to "Print eir hi CM* at Slatherwick, and had applied to *he Risks, of lAiiteee for a license for that purpose; *tilt the IndivldM whom he tints presented had sub !teethed his name several times to the Thirty-nine MA- W. and was ready egale'to do so, but that the Right Re . Prelate not satisfied with this test, bad tendered Yi ty-enen "testifies °This own to 'him. and requited itith to give dirpcf answeri tO celery one of them, on ail ing to its which the Nettie bed heel refused. He thee romplained that the Right Rev. Prelate had ordered him (the petitioner) to nominate another Curate, and threat ened to do so himself if it wis not done immediately. lie shoes( that he had made eh appeal to the Arch bishop of Canterbury, from whom no answer had been received on the first application. On a second. how trerAsis Grace-Lad replied that it was evidently the right-of the Bishop to examine the Clergy whom be 'licensed . within his own diocese. The Petitioner' (therefore prayed that their Lord Ships would interpose in any manner which they might think fit to prevent Ate recurrence of such a practice. Ile (Lord King) wished that the grounds of objection against the per son recommended as a Curate had bees distinctly stated. He admitted that the power of examination .had been properly given to Bishops, as it was nee's s:sty .That they shoulil see that only fit persons should be received within the pale of the church ; but he asked 'coy one it he had read those 87 questions—nay, hr asked 'the Right Rev. ?relate himself, whether they could Gone • ;fide Ise used for the purpose of examining the abilities vot the Candidate for Holy Orders? A Clergyman was -railed upon • by the law sithseeibe to the 39 Articles, -but the Right Rev. Prelate said, you may subscribe •tlsem, but unless you also subscribe my 'B7 questions xou shall not be ordained or licensed in my Diocese.— lie had beard this new system of examination called, cob webs to catch Calvinism ; but the Metaphor teas incor reet, for the ilymight have some chalice of escape, but ti.e unfortunate Calvinist had none.' It was a system, t,f e tendency of Which was to produce a schism in the Clureli : for if one Ps elate put his own interpretation on , 1 1 . e thirty-nine article in one Diocese, another might r,:t sedifferent interpretation tipoothem, and various re ' t.gious codes might thus be established in different Dioceses. He should have thought that the Right Key. "P elate opposite, who was the greatest controversalist of . the are, would have perceived the danger of creating sillitision in the Church, and would hare left his goes -„Crins alone. Ile concluded by moving, that the Petition he read, and expressed his intention 'ot afterwards Imm o:iv, that it be laid on the table. Tbe Petition haring liven read, ghe Bishop of PETERBOKOITOII stated, that the ?Pti.titioner had not been satisfied with this appeal to their Lordships, but had printed and published his ease two wont las ago. It was therefore incumbent upon him (the .; tt:sltop Of P.) to explain the real facts of that case, and to lay his own in their Lordship's hands. The right of e...ansination had been originally contested by the Pei- I • Lure, and by the person whom he hail nominated as his t unite. lint after that person had liven 'ejected, the . 1-rtitioner had nominated another on the 20th of Sep-, t. &wit, ISM who hail submitted withont hesitation to ti.e examination required. As the result of this exami ,!riiition haid proved satisfactory, and Isis moral character Vas good, the new curate had been immediately licensed. . • He atilt held that situation, and there was no wish tin the „part 'of the parishioners that he abould be removed. hrery thing hating thus been settled, he (the Bishop of ,t P.) wt. , not a little astonished, when six mouths after : ti e Petitioner informed him that he intended to bring ,• I :s case before the Hoist% The Petitioner now seemed to' are changed his growl. lie no longer objected to IV: examination, hut to its mode. The 44th Canon had •tt the mode of e x amination at the ilescretion of the !• 1• -IllIsh,p, and bad very properly prescribed none. Now, ~ Ite cant-dyed that the mode of examination most Wee ; teal to ascertain the religious opinions and belief of candidates for Holy Orders, was that -which he had . . ..d O pted. It was well talented to check sonic im ., roper opinions Which Ws -ailed in his diocese. He had ..ie I it ever since he had Leen a Bishop, and had never he. ri any objection made to'it until about IO months ago. •• "the qamtlons whirls he proposed, were not to be an iwereil on the - moment, hut at leisure and with full cos • .• toder.ition. If he found that some differed from him its . He meaning which they attached to particular points he n . ot v.-r rejected them without explaining to them the, grounds.of his objections, and he hail sometimes sue •Eitedeil in rivalling those individuals to the real sound • Outdoes-of the Church. He had• only rejected those 'elm had persevered in the erroneous opinions which Miry had imbibed. The three principal allegations of thl•Pctitioner,—that he bail established a new Standard —that he required subscription to it,--and that this ifiex Standard was contrary to the 39 Articles, were to -Itally devoid of truth. It was objected to him that his ,•que"tions formed no test of abilities. They were not in 'tended to be a test of abilities, but of doctrines. lie did, . not want to know the abilities of persons nominated as • ('orates; thee hail been ascertained at their ordination. lie wetted toltnow their doctrines. !hiring the whole time that be had used those examinations,, the number of • those 'to whom heiiad refused otilination was one; Cu! number of wheat he had refused to license to one also ; and the number of those Oho had been rejected because they would not answer at all, to only two.—, This tees the mighty grievance for which the. House 4 Peers was to be pot in inoti•e! He meld confidently as. WTI. *lit time questions were approved of by the mit body of thoLlergv. hyenas, thee mere a cheek on fame, • **sta. fro* MIA the Church Lad , move to dread Cat: Lordships ttpon h, earl GREY eintentlesk that the Petition tiros tf t olie ontortahted by their Lot4sbips. lie apptiehe i 'there ! fore, that it fill withio the posvince of Parlit ako dress bis Majesty, to hank by virtue of his Royabaasho tity, an order to any Bishop to discontinua t tilletk of examination eskoloted to destroy the snits , of the Church. The avowed efforts of the Hight Ile4. Prelate to occlude Calvanist• frets the ChOrch *ere thtrefore— _ _ The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH declared tbgt be bad said no such thing. He had nothing to do o ith Calvanism. His sole object was .to detect deviations from the doctrines of the Established Church. Earl bREY contended, that it was impossible not to see that those deviation Imola involve Calvinists, and that the object of the questions was to exclude them. fle thought that the Petition ought to be en tertained, and if it were necessary to proceed further, but he trusted that after what hod passed that night, the good sense of the Right Rev: Prelate would render proceeding further unnecessary. • • Lord CALTHORPE explained. _ _ The Marquess of LANSWYNNE lamented that any rondust should have been pnrsu-d • tending to narrow the broad basis established by the Charch,, anal trusted that in future tile discretion of the Right Reverend Prelate would be niefully exertid on that point. the question was then put, and negatived without a division. papers, . p cured the sat ' d Orton to snake amiffidavit, and published ,the followioje advertisement:— „ "•_,Constitaitiosal Association for opfusing the pro gress of. disloyal atid'aeslitions principle'. ..At a asset log of the osounistea bald at the office, its Eltidep-allmot. Jute 6, IS2I. The committee having sets, umoagit other unlimoded mid erroneous statements lately laid before the pablie, a litter signed " Edward King," in "riled in The 7PirsesanolMorntng Chronicle newspapers of ti.i.• flay, rrhiting to the purchase .of the several pacts of a publicatidn on the lfith of May, but the first part of which had been publicly exposed for sale at his shop, in.l bought of hint on the preceding day; rr ectived, that the hallowing copy of an affidavit made 11% Horatio Orton, a clerk of the associatiott, upon the sub ject of F.dworil King's statement, be advertised in ski papers.: (live erder of tbeiconunittee) J. B. Sharp, Ho norary Assistant-Secretary. [For this affidavit, see our journal of the 7th inst.] "'That your petitioner feeling perfectly altonislied at the falsehoods contained in the said advertisement, im mediately made the following affidavit in answer:— [Foe the snbstance of this affidavit see 1;4 Staleness of the Sth inst.] " Your Petitioner humbly submits to your honourable !sonar, that the allegation of the said Horatio Ottell, that on the 16th of May lie inquired of Your petitioner who was the publisher of the copies of the mill Poetical Dictionary, that he might proenre thrum from hums, rouse necessarily be untrue, because the name of the publisher is printed • in large letters on the first leaf or title page thereof, and also because the said Horatio Orton wen,. on the worming of the 17th day of May, before the thaw Jury sitting at Westminster, and preferred a long in dictment, and was the sole ngainst the said publisher. on account of the publication of the said work, and whirls indictment must have been in preparation ' jorevions to the said 16th slay of May. "• That your Petitioner and his solicitor have used their utmost diligence, and taken great pains to discover who were the persons who put forward the said boy, Horatio Orton, to prefer the said indictment against' your petitioner, in order that your petitioner might be enabled to adopt legal proceedings against them, bat hitherto without affect, as the acting members of the said ap4oriatiun have taken rare to conceal the nau s ea of the persons by whose authority their numerous prosecu tions are instituted. •• That inasninch as your petitioner ran neither pro. secntr, nor phial) the names of the real authors of the said proceedings against him, nor be safe from the wick ed machinations of the said association or their hired informers.iii the ordinary course of law. " Your potitioner humbly prays your honourable loise, that as he has no means at law of obtaining in formation who -his prosecutors were, and as your peti tioner has always understood it to be a maxim of the constitution of 'England, that there is no wrong with out a retnedc, your honourable house will he pleased to adopt sorts measures as to your wisdom may seem meet for the discovery of the authors and abettors of the said proceedings against your petitioner, " And your petitioner will ever pray." 1 The petition was ()Werra to be printed. Mr. t;.k IV ER presented a Petition from South wark, in favour of the Bill fur punishing cruelty to' Animals. I.IOOCII supported the petition, aml read a let• ter from a friend, describing an instance of brutal conduct in a carter towards a horse of his master. The Petition was then ordered to be ['tinted. PCOTCII SURIMS. Lord A. HAIIIIIXON bronglit up the Report of the Committee on Scotch Burghs. The Noble Lord said, that although as Chairman of the Committee he present ed the Report, he did not assent to its contents. Ile complaimel that a majority of the Committee had not obeved.the orders of the House, inasmuch as they bad not gone into a fair and foil investigation of the subject. If the liouse.wonld order the production of the Minutes •of the proceedings taken before the Committee, it world then Ise seem lie hail not peeforreel a groundless com p!aint. The . House would hr surpr ised to learn, that the Report had been prepared during an absence of ten dal s' leave, which he had obtained from the House. Lord BINNING said lie had no intention to oppose - the produciiou of the Minutes. The Report was the 'Report of the Committee, and not of the Chairman. He was leirare that courtesy allowed the Chairman to pre pare the Report, but it was e on the other hand, not very usual fur a Chidraian to absent himself for a fortnight at the most important part of the proceedings. The Committee had concluded its labours, and he trusted the question would not be revived,as the Report pointed out a complete and practical remedy for every real abuse which had been the,stsbject of.auy Petition. Mr. ARP.ILCROHBY said, the usual courtesy of a Committee towards its Chairman had been violated, and it was impossible under ail the uircunistauces to say that it had acted with fairness. Lord BINNING explained. (.t Message 'from the Lords here announced their Lord hips' assent to several Bilk.) - Sir GEORGE CLERK said, the supposed want of courtesy of the Noble Lord was explained, from the circumstance of the advanced period of the Session, anti tlit; necessity fur the Committee making an early Rep;yr. Sir ft; FERGUSSON said, the Members who had ts.kep a Ipartienlar view of-the subject no doubt had aetctl consisteatly, for they invariably resisted inquiry into every abuse. • Av. K. DOUGLAS thought, that if the suggestions ,ot tile Report were acceded to, every real abuse would te removed. alts HUME thought the .complaint .01 his Noble ii?ienelltsord A. Hamilton) as to a want of courtesy, ifas a . peyeetly wtll foutideil. lie (Hr& Hume) had i..attenticsi mertings.4ll the Commipee; but he was • _ . from gifti SOF -.mod 4144 Friend In his pines, or he ahooW nigh hit. Ifietibss..o l . Rill wit to to tie on that night, and alt, riles h was to be discussed felly Ity lb* Hlet• The Woollen Swap Unties Bill was passed., • Lord MILTON seeing so lion. Member, the (Age. l ua u of the Agricultural Committee place, ehith be had not often the honour of doing, he trishell to ask him,. whether the Report of that Committee um likely o be mail, in the present Session. Mr. (lULM.:II said, gnat the Report woull be made as soon aspeasible. Ile tunsa absers-e, that the Nob)" Lord had nlways chosen to put this question when be (Mr. ti.) was out of thelLinse, although he might bare found him preheat at ant. other Hope. Lord MILTON could assure the Hon Alemher, that he hail looked with all his eyes to find him, and iktras beiefore nut right to say that he bad cho s en the tires when he wan absent. AI r. 6001;11.—" It is a matter of tact." Mr. DICKENSON presented a Petition front Wal cott. itt the County of Somerset (as we untirrstoo4) against the Poor Relief.—Ordered to he printel. Petitisin was presenteJ from Battersea, in favow rf the Bill for preventing the ill-treatment of Ilona. .11r serjeantONSLOW presenteJ a re.ition kee l !lir parish of St. Mary's, Newington, to the sot effect. Each Petition to be printed. • WATFA VoMPANIIII. Mr. FREEMANTLE said, he held in his ham! a NI for regulating the supply of Water to the Metropellt. The Honourable Member entered into an explanation of Ithe proceedings which bad taken place before the Coo -1 Witte, and stated that the Bill was in strict conformity to its opinions. From the advanced state of the Sea- Mon he could not hope that the Bill would be carried ' through all its stages, but lie wished to introduce it in order that the Hawse might become acquainted with Its objects, with a view of its being carried into e ff ect open a future occasion. After a few words from Mr. SC.%ILtTT and Mr. Hume, leave was given to bring In the Bill. :. ~ , .. T , , 'TA ANNIEL---_ • - - 4 - . , , iirrat • '- At 'IR Ill'". -, did bet ptoseeito, 4 .‘" ' P . .' .l i ff . top ~ im „,... i ... y. ,,;,. a .:""" 1 "IP .44 ,:. - . . veummi tice autteteTideetilless,Peatintirtherel rinosoPestiteenell tacit " ed tile Prit titee ll LUPE:HMI,' P,ARL mmE.Nr. f . .. . i. v . ieroliihr - 4 i ~ 0 • PIMP • • l '• • 4 1; i , ' , : l e t t. ..' 1 %- 41 7 " 1 " to tied Mussel "an Incl. The eneegsee re ~... —......--- ty in t then brought up 110UAN OF LORlftl.—Tnensaav, Jima 14. 6 'Ph . A v aw l / • •••-‘4.4- .ialf t . 141..--11 .. ' lir ' !be ". i - -. --441191 . ‘ ....-.l ' .. ‘ . - . II L T " -'----3 ... i .:r : ..., - - 41osto ef l i t o r tion a ' sit irotts4 la par. no champ should take fir. &riming IlLosszcT was beard at the Bar au the N. '- - cltrailsomee cam; farther hearing postponed till Tues. The Archbishop of I the char brit* • iffiaglliiriilleft, •• . .. a id i Ated, • • the limb% Padden of that men convicted of the grossnt abases, - were still . . _ •, gi iseobeit i milt otliook - 'a ; *W S W IlWhir l i nallri n i r ibitt ,_ !:'s ..t Aileaseawisaleilloolostag RlMPatittl&lflit their situations. Re re eet ~. "the Majority ° the CementiteoQ ova a i i . ~ : ~,, . 1'"....,. • 0 ,. . • tbe Bills of Exrhear Theve . 4 : 141 1. 2 bi l i wit S 1 8•81 „ i ll i bmi amsw i t i sg . ligli r Iskir, ANie lse i " 1 .44 i l 1611 4114" -p k Va l4 a/ I tr ift r reilibilief 44i4t a t ean. !iiiiir eiiiii llilltd ti abil . ei;i ll., l et ed ite ha irmag d hill N iistaiimi ebk Pfk iria.4644 14.1001 : 41.14 04 . • -.` • •, ~" e thtilinVeitiray deparivitt imi 1. • • ••• " ._ i -;•;-, T 11000. - It ii litter toIfRIIIR • -• • . '. , shoß wet justified ig aefintaa he had done, B.lt, lbetoaltsesimees astiosoppork besdearoedselsa,ks. l id i m • •• • wia=eteraiwidl . Illeallisk :... : • 1 .4 e. : • : fold refered the wriyer,lo Ns reply* tkilitletralr , Annoy add alone *bat - he leas' Imo . aolicood: foi r — ii - • - . a 1 14* 7 . „ 1 10 11 0C.• . • r• bill ditocted Bithops sot to admit illy 'Mood` t 6,, ipeoomitbra by_l(polvorfol.eolabinition of. ponies VON! i _ i _ i k _ . 1"ed • - die: 14*,..00 .1 riff in e . /1 " 11" ;" 16 I . : t h illi _ l4lll"lii9" ,: d ar ili t• 1 i ....1- 111". tfielt Dioasee as COratti Oilnonnsbent, telthoitt peed* [gate eibseasl4ll 'oetal kboolatuf pounds. Nl' . tres *.rini;- :be 1- 7. l ‘‘_",._, l4, :kirms#P ot. , folfss.* -'-' -• • w nl e tt bie . iiiroia t ots' thh iea, ab g Ai l l oi r vi e w a t .eu . - ;nation . No appeal bad ben simile, sod . what..tho •pose of promhigg the coiricdon of whotnioever Ab e) : !don ot . watiew was not tlfte•flot...r ' f inh atetvh , • , /ft it Lord probably did sot 'knew,. Does coold he haw may -cisomm.us ci4nen.witui :the sake( wholAigr, 0101 l ' Ilsollopiort was thou nod. ,aud orde re d to he . at hie . ' 41 / 4 4.1.4., dhd 1114 vhf. ilkit " bads `l6 •ibo to the Arebbialto in-the onlioi .. • asansion , 'all to be a Haat libel. the table. 'On the,motion that it qeoold be prima • - I h tlad . fight7D4tid*; fro 1195 I. til f g ` to e nt i s bit !Mavis. P .•, - ri • - .7;31 dwzi'd. hod dos' ' ''' 1 I S -.I at y. !gnatlng theleeekee 4 The Lord A. !mamma*. s iso es i itti o $. AL ..- .--- .• cA 1 k,..1:?, e nt :' 4 • 4 1 . 4. 4 : 10• from t h e th roe. r• 1. %1.12_rd CALTWOltfgemsceiied that the conduct of the Constilutimml-Asamiatima, • noptoyesi, .we Al;harileg a m eteheta . ,tbst t;ompaitieo ' ... _ •It. I,elgip en , ,1 . 4 red of cram% to t h e . milked Itlre:Prola#e4 11111.-ei . font , he e?Oectild . 14/die OW Mara?, au attar's, at.lair. t• prefers bill of Wideness& , he te a s t rs , sincere !Moped, wool. if it Were on the' against . your• Petitioner for tile alleed: sale of a work , 1 _1' 611 . 1 _ t. - wa fan" . lin t e l: itiall/8111.:1"1011140-64C: po 1'; t ' t og of Agricolllifil . ••••'--- 41 ado ted e ly ren tb s e .111seT u _Bislsops . . tite n ' t i c ri t t LI e as nged was . The thrstW Pet !In t e tt y i tl i t e e t' ri t r i :cl i * J be ar; w to hi v il ite i r;:i di g :re 7.1,,,":::::147 1 :4 - ":":"-rfootoof .... w e,..at ioperita ltla i llimi di r esi t fk r all ' F • tib r erSlins°.9llll g ah4 Citladlettl.B.6Blll. dal lir- ai l b u e ll ti r d: o 6B b e e tn alce a c i ll ti o ol o w n ed E4le of sie to t t i :li t s e vo irs : th s . t ovi re is ty ta w6 b it :lt is h 7 : l ;ec k th"l it i a g u a *P the it Pe s tri vfl t as. lo W n w t 7 t a nie e s •sa a w i boy d a lia . sil4 : l l4 l 2 l a Ue st d i o i r n a : ti t a ti o F i ro o hat ri tt on. d a ie w th; s : i si s i w d. a i c t l i n tri k et bef ia mci rP t ; in . T i l i j . ot i .: l4Pe r : O P f i b it va e S s e ll : 24 ll 4lq piesett ie red ity lPot i : I Ligisse e t 4 l f il r tsi oni l D • • '',.":„. _tip tftecoot ole. otrricaraavao. sirable that the Howl 111hdbld possess of in 40 employ of tin said Charles Murray, or of_ the mid - 0 • -•••-• 3 7 Atteatmem e z , VoPI II" find i 4 114/41°11 6 le f iretk :l 4 : l l ch be Sees mitten. ~ - - • f' ••• 4 ' AldittiltiOn. • • • . . a net owl Athol A ~, wwwirtp, to 1ie. 110 , 44.11 , 4 Avid freebie their Lordatipis !s'ib's feet Koss: mr... p i.' - t 1,., 'The Earl of lIARROWItY did not connive AIM • “-That your Petitioner, upon ascertaining that he was " We ' i . 4 it 1 6wetri 11 case ° lf ie s t i l l "C al k ° ". '''''''''' *ere war way netessfty for allowiOg tile Petition talk thus pro/situated b y the said Asnuiation, intnamliotoly • - • Mr. CALCAAPT presented a Petition frem the of s laws° -too Chorea of ad, sad to the nom Irta , whotissilece of in rhos ~ of the awry al o Lo n ro tht . table, as be did nbt see what astdiilncOo their stated the facts ot the case in a letter published iu parish. of St.. George's in Ilse Ifielsis„ epip t .ii- " • los could ground spelt it. . serene new , whereupon the said Assoelatlon pro:- Rene( Bill. He aid • ot see hie :Hoe. ... I "A i _ . 1 01. f bar*. !twin till. Petition of Beam Witliain o va. , . 1m 5 ..1 mum . u.5...t n.k iLp optitian was At to 6...".. w .t1 ti...7rTr...........t.......m.a....1i ...A ..1.1:.1...1 .. .. .. .. . . il - - '-- ' - ••••• amPliftil _ . ___ IRISH COVRTS OF L.W. lir. C. GRANT and otlnkis lorougiit back the Irish Courts of haw Fees Bill, with a ineqsaire announcing that the Commons had aveed to the Amendments made by their Lordships therein. Adjourned at half-past Eight o'clock. HOUSE OF CONINION9.—Tut RSDAY, JUNI 14. Sir ISAAC COFFIN presented a Petition from eer tain inhabitants of Margate, in Kent, praying for 'the abolition of the Harbour Duties. The Eton. leniber stated that instances had occurred in which the Harbour Duties exceeded the value of the cargoes. lie thought these diitiesought to 1w abolished, at least with respect to Foreign vessels.--Keferred to the Committee on Fo reign Trade. Mr. CIiETWYND presented a Petition from Stone, in Staffordshire, proving for a remedy ag.ii list the cruelty of servants to animals.—Ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Similar Petitions were presented by Mr. WARRE, from B romley, iu Keut ; from Poplar and its Vicinity, and from Manchester.—Orderrci to be printed. Mr. T. WILSON presented a similar Petition from certain Merchants of London. Mr. LVUON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of'Dudley, in 1% amid:shire, against the Pour Laws Re gulation Bill. Mr. S. RICE moved, that a message be sent to the Lords, requesting a Copy of the Repot t of their Lord ships' Committee on Foreign Trade.—Ordered. Mr. LUSHINwrox presented a Petition from Can terbury, against the Poor Law Regulation Bill. Several Papers were presented relating to the pro ceedings, and the Evidence taken before the Commis -OiOIWTS of Land and Assessed Taxes. Mr. BENNET presented a Petition from certain In habitants of Bath, in favour of the Bill for punishing cruelty to animals —Ordered to lie on the table. The JAM, Bill, the Exchequer Bills Hill, and the Irish Treasury Bills Hill were read a second time and committed. Mr. HORHOUSE presented a Petition from a per son of the name of King, stating that an indictment was preferred against him by the Constitutional Asso ciation, upon the evidence of a person named Horatio Orton. .1 hat the Bill was thrown out, and that sub sequently Orton, in an affidavit which he iolutitari:y made before a Magistrate, stated that he did not know who was the publisher of the pamphlet indicted upon. !hat notwithstanding his statement, it appeared that he had previously purchased a copy of the pamphlet, with the name of the pnblisher upon it. The Petitioner stated, that he was without any legal remedy, an.l prayed that the I/ouse world enable hint to fiiid out who were his real prosecutors. The lion. 31einiter made several observations in support of the Petition.— ' A man, he contended, might he ruined even by beini put upon his defence, on a charge of which lie wa,: entirely limner:a. TLC Constitutional Asqsciation was in every respect li:ghlrobjectionable. l•pon prosecu tions instituted by the Attorney-lietteral, a defendant was entitled to an office copy of the indictment ; but, upon those instituted by this Society, a defendant was nut so entitled, atol 'Copies of the proceedings' often east a defendant .201. lie would not enter into the dis cession of the question, whether the Association was Illegal but it -n-as slear that the Court of King's Bench had nolindmated ens opini ,, ii of its legility. A clear distinction walo be taken between ty and that fcr pros-ming felons. In. -the . case of a felony;the 4pisticirt was; who was the perpetrator? Isn't .in tkttof a libel, Mit stilly was the p: , rson to lie iden!llt44, :ut even the questipu of libel, or no libel, was to he aftvi d-aids usrertainigl.o The Society had prosecuted several' Mato rs of Newspapi.ri ; an& among them, the Editor .;paper who had I,;il4lis)ted . an Address tO the 'Electie:: Cif Wesmiinst...r, signed H.) They ought N hive proseented slid he it lofted Hirt hid: Heel olasAttite su r e the subscribers to this Society dhl mitq 1410 it. of theus .1,4 e funds were to lie I l i/plied:7l !re was softe that in casn•of this ileec tiplie;!4 POOR RELIRF 1411.1.. Mr. SCAR LETT moved that the Order of the Day for farther consideration of the Report up , to the Pour Re lief Bill he now read, for the purpose of postponing it to Wednesday next.—Postponed &cern-Jingly. Mr. FILEI- 4 ,IANTLE brought in his Bill for Rep lating the supply of Water to that part of Loudon awl Middlese‘, north of the 'f onuses; which, after a few words from 'lr. Alderman littinuas, was real a 6rst time, and ordered for a second reading this day fort night. Mr. 11111 S rose to submit a motion to the Honor, for having the evidence upon which this Bill was founded : printed and laid before the House. The lion. Member read various parts of the Report of the Committee, aid condemned the Bill as not being consistent with dim Report. It stated that the Water Companies had acted contrary to the spirit of the Acts of Parliament cy which they were incorporated. He should therefore have expected that a Bill would have been introduced for the protection of time public against them, rathtr than one for granting theist further advantages. The Committee ought to have compared the rates of NH, takingluto consideration the high price of labour at that flaw, asul all other circumstances, with those dike present period, and they would have found that the es• tablislsosent of a Water Company might be kept up at less expense now than in the first mentioned year, yet that the rates were now to be considerably higher. The lion. Member contended, that there was not a grater quantity of water supplied to the Metropolis now tine at any preceding periods. The evidence upon this ob ject :was of the most contradictory nature, and no ele ought to support the Bill without the whole beiag be fore the (louse, with a view to its being printed. 1101311OUSE seconded the motion, and tn. pressed his concurrence in what had fallen from his lion. Friend. Mr. WILMOT supported the Bill. The preseetlin ought only to be considered as a temporary meagre; cad one to protect the Public until the House should be is a situation tolegi-date souse permanent maxim for regalht ing tbe.supply of water. Ile should not, however, oppose the motion. Mr. Alderman BRYDGES defended the conduct of the Water tlimpanies ; and salmi he was anxious WA"' printing of the evidence, as it would give satisfaction to all parties. After a few words from Mr. Hums, the motion was agreed to. AC"UftI.TI'RAL 1101181 TAX. Mr. CU IiWRN rose, is piirsuance of notice, to sieve for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Tax ipso llories used in Agriculture. He could not but regret that the lateness of the Session meek it imperative on him to bring for.rard this motion in the ab%ente of the Noble Martine.% (Londonderry.) This Nab a sutiject most material to the agricultural interests, awl stood on a very different ground now (row what i t stood whole had formerly brought this question before the House. — The proceedings at the Committee on this subject proved that the distress of the agriculturists was groat beyoe 4 l precedent; and they bad clime to a resolution namu lituoste that the distress of the conntrc was 10 ° 4 proved. Under these circumstances, i t remained for Psrliatnenl to consider what was the best method of rr moving that distresi. lie was sorry to belicre that the present Administration had no feeling of svinpatby with the agricultural interests. Indeed, s o imiidireat were they on that subject, that an Hon. 3letober, who slushy baPP°Tted that • Administration, told the Noble Lord at the head of it, that not one or the Hentlemen wh at o nasally supported them would ihsil his way back to tb &Joe if there were pow a diseolution'of Parliament -4I solar. 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