The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-09 00:00:00

••L • •, , , • • ir•e• , I.IIIPRRI.dh PARLI.JMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Fitsopa, Fie. 8. Mr. Dawes from the Crown Office, presented returns of the election of two Representative Peers for Ireland, in the room of the late Lord Tyrawley and the Ist* Mar quess of Londonderry.—Laid on the table. AeIICUt.TUUAL OUTROS,. LOrd HAVRE wished to.heow whether it was the in tention of the Noble Earl opposite to call upon the House shortly to pay the attention due to the Agricultural Dis tress now existing in the country. If the Noble Earl should not'answer in the affirmative, be (Lord Deere) should give notice that he intended to bring the question forward in the course of the next week. The Earl of LIVERPOOL did not mean to propose an► measure immediately upon that subject. Bat a Noble Friend of his, in another ptire, bad given notice of a very early motion, is which he was to bring the views whirl, his Majesty's novernment entertained upon that question under the consideration of the 'House of Commons. Under these circumstances, he (the Earl of Liverpool) thought that it would be right for the pre , sent to suspend any proceeding upon the subject before their Lordships. This appeared the more convenient, as al, measure for altering the laws must originate in the of House. rl SOMERS presented a Petition from the Inhabit _ ants of the Hundred of Withbridge, in the island of Ely, complaining of Agricialtural Distress.—Laid on the table. • 6 STILTS OF inaLsxn. T►e Earl of LIVERPOOL felt uncertain whether the Bill ender the consideration of the other House would be passed in time to reach their Lordships this evening. He was unwilling • to put them to any inconvenience; acid as he conceived that they would have no objection to sit tomorrow, he should now• move that the Order of the Day for suspending the Standing Orders, which stood for this day, he discharged,and he renewed for to morrow, when at five o'clock, after the Bill hail been read, he would introduce the subject to their Lordships. • The Marquess of LAN'SDOWNE thought it was ra therinconvenlent for the House to sit on Saturday on a Bill of this importance, which 'slight have been more fay discussed on Monday. Yet as he felt in comes with the Noble Earl that if the measnres proposed wars necessary, so time ought to be lost la passing thee. he should not object to the motion, mud should only hops that their Lordships would attend to give the subject all the consideration to which it was entitled by its import ance. The motion was then agreed to, the notice fixed and the motion of the Earl of Li- for to-morrow, . on earl verpool the Lords were ordered to be summoned.—Ad joased. -......a.,....... • HOUSE OP COMMONS. The House met at two o'clock, and then adjourned to -Eve, in order to carry op the Address to thentrone. At five o'clock the SPEAKER accordingly took the Chair. when 'Lord FOLKESTONE rose to enquire whether it was inlconformity to the rules of the house,- for an adjourn. mein of a few hours to take place, upon the occasion of - catfliwg an Address, and for the house to wet again on the tame day. He wished to know whether it was irre-' guise, or whether precedents were in existence to show that thepraetice had previously obtained. lie wished to know this, because it was a practice, Gish might be pro ductive ofmach inconvenience. Fonnstance, the usual hour of messing in Members being four o'clock, any Gentleman coming to take the oaths at that hour, would not End the boast sitting, and the consequence would he that he Would be excluded from partaking, lit him be ever so desiroits of doing so, in any debate which might • " take place upon tbat night. It had been usual, he 'Tht, upon all fortneroccasions, when the house went O an address to the Crown, to adjourn to the fol • . bwi g day. . 'The SPEAKER explained, that the practice of swear , itiein Members at four, was only in pursuance of the 6Onvenience of the /louse. In point of &et, the House adjourned at each sitting to ten or eleven o'clock, ac cording to the lateness of the hour at which they rose, in the ensuing day. Therefore, if the House met at two instead of four, Gentlemen were perfectly compe. tent to take the oaths at that hour as well as at any other. In cases like the present, he was aware that the oldinary course was to adjourn to the next day. But with regard to the power of adjourning for a shorter period, be could see no reason why the House had not the power of adjourning for three hours as well as for fenr and twenty. Undoubtedly, with regard to prece dents, it had frequently happened that the House had zdjenrneti for short periods, so as to make two sittings in a day. But whether there was a precedent in which it had adjourned from any hour previous to four, to a later period of the same day he was not at that moment prepared to say. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said, there was sa precedent of no very long standing which bore clearly npon the present case. The Noble Marquess then read facie, the Journals of the House, that in January. 1917, the House met at two o'clock and adjourned to live of the same day, in order to carry op AO Address to the Prince Regent. • After a few words across the table from Lard FOLKESTONE, the Marquess of LONDONDERR V, Mr. Tignstev, and Sir J. Ntvecir, the subject dropped. • The SPEAKER. communicated to the llonse the most iracions Answer of his Majesty to the Address, which Fad been carried up. . Mr. 11. DRUMMOND and Mr. A. CAMPBELL brought err. Reports from the Edinburgh Police Committees. and Cloaked leave to bring in Bills for the Watahing and Lighting of that City, founded thereon. MR. HENRY HUNT. Mr. Alderman WOOD said he held in his hand a pe tition • from Mr. Henry Hunt, with whose name this house nos not entirely nnacquain•eil. This individual was now confined in Ilithester gaol, and Isis Petition to this • house was to complain that he had been prevented . by the gaoler from seeing his family, his solicitor, or ^ sins medical adviser. Mr. Hunt complained, that for scone time past his confinement in Ileltester gaol was areravatcd by every circumstance of inhumanity and in ittentioti to his wants anti feelings which his gaoler ennui offer. It would be recollected, that npon the re presentations of Mi. Hunt, a Commission of Inquiry wee:made ont for Ilchester gaol. Since the first sitting Of that Commission to the present time, Mr. Hunt bad been placed in an extraordinary situation—he had been Peatell in every respect as a felon, and debarred from all communication with his solicitor and physician. F:nat his long and close confinement his health had been much impaired, and as his medical adviser lived ARP miles oti, he was exposed to all the consequences of a weak state of body, without the immediate aid of me dical advice. lie (Mr. Ahlermait Wood) understood that there were certain rules for the regniatiow of this .rison, framed by the Magistrates, tinder an Act of Par t mem, and signed by Iwo or three of the Judgett. But it was a little extraordinary that thourli these rules had been made for several years, they were never signed by the Judges. But it was a little extraordinary that t-hough these rules had been made for several rears, they were never signed by the Judges until the last As sizes for the county of Somerset. He certainly thought this no extraurditiary circuited:ince, and he could not accouat fur it where ise than by sapposing that the .~ - ~► t '4" l / 4 I~ Judges refuses' to 'apelike. tire- rules, en tic at their severky.—(He ar . set, forth, tuft Mr. Hut was debt I mute with bisduoity his phtsiciats, and his itor. He had ups, to the Court of King's Bench, sled the Judges of that Curt madteitoedeetbakbe dimald be_ allotted to see his tiby litho netteoHeitor , bat twisted tint - Om oilier did set extend. He (Mr. Alderman Wood) , had is* sees 'the rules of the prison, bdt be utfderato6d they' were very severe; He believed there were other traols,iehore even felons were allowed to see timir families sad solicitors. It was certaislyextusrdi nary that became Mr. Hullos& through his exertinsa. obtained a COlunisoion of Inquiry into the abreast licheeler gob • and. because he had expesed the pratices of a gaoler trim and. Imfbrlldledm ed immaculate ear, hear D—tbat he *mild /Or this conduct be visited with extraordinary severity. He (Mr. Alderman Wood) could state some of the facts which were disclosed before the Commission in question, and be was sorry he did not see the Hon. Member for Tann ton in his phift. who woald confirm hir stateliest. He thought it his duty to give notice that, en a future day. he would bring the whole matter undir the considera tion of the house. At present he would not take up more time, but expressed a hope that the prayer of the petitioner for relief would be attended with e ff ect. The Oder bad no right to aggravate the sentence passed upon Mr. Hunt; and it was stated expressly by the Leatmed Judge who pronounced the judgment upon him', that he was not to be kept in solitary confinement.— (hear fl —He concluded by moving that the Petition be' brougt up. • The SOLICITOR-all-AUL enishabitt the allusios to the judgment upon' Mi. Hunt caned uppe:bins state some circumstances ,connected with that *Osl mediately within his owe knowledge. He thug state to the house that an application had, been made by Mr. Hunt to the Court of King's Beach, complaining th he was prevented from having intercourse with his so eitor and medical adviser. Upon this application t Judges made an order, calling upon the Magistrates shew cause why this individual should not be admitte to the exercise of the rights; the loss of which he com plained. and the cause urns still depending in that Cow+ rhe 'Weeks in answer had not yet arrive() in town:, but when they did arrive the whole flintier weild be put into a train of satisfactory judicial investigatilis, la the Court of King's Bench, and if any individnal ilibto be charged with impropriety, that would be the Wiper place for inquiring into it. He only mentioned tkidlcir ctimstance. as the application to the Court of Kidg's Bench was alluded to by the worthy Alderman who pre sented this petition. Mr. DICKINSON was rising to say a few words,' when Sir FRANCIS BURDETT rose, and said that when! he heard the answer to this petition by Gentlemen at, the other side of the house, he could no longer remain silent. He asked was this Petitioner to be told that be cause be had made an his case was not a fair house?—(hear. hear.)-1 one for the consideration iliimes Bench, but it wr of Parliauient. And ant be asked at present from . ordered him to have access follow that he was to be sons? What right had enlarge the punishment had tloey to enlarge the imprisonment; to aggrao ready so disgraceful-o'i was more calculated to' laws aft emser"' truce on record so ontleoas of Bib Stuarts ?—( Hea r.)' and the despotism which that family were hurled . It was as Lord Clarendon menu disproportioned to 1 the acts, but the persons o law more in the spirit of visiting old sores, and paying. dividnals when they got them into . their bands, that disgrace was brought upon the laws,, and odium upon their Administration.—(hear.)—Under any circum stances, long confinement was a dreadful punishmen t It was so dreadful a punishment, that he (Sir Fraucill Burdett) would almost as soon he sentenced to death as to three years' imprisonment,—(hear, hear, hear.) —There was no doubt but that Mr. limit's heath was impaired by confinement, and so would the health of any man by so long an imprisonment—(hear, hear.) — He hail no hesitation in saying, that so long a confine ment was a species of torture—and torture of the worst kind too, because the soldering' were bid from the eyes of the public. He could not let this opportunity slip without giving an opinion upon the sentence pronounced upon Mr. Hunt. Looking at the course of the trial, and the summing up of the Learned Judge, It appeared to him that Mr. llunt was acquitted of every count ies4he indictment except one, which contained nut-a obarge of fact but of one raised by implication of law. The chi/gel of which Mr. Ilnnt was convicted was for having attend-, ed an illegal Meeting; but 800 illegality of thatMeetingi was a matter of law, and Mr. Hunt could not have imam : that it was illegal.—(hear.)—Most certainly, abstract ing from the illegality of the Meeting, the conduct of Mr. Hunt there was not only not illegal, but, on the contrary. exemplary and meritorious. In this case it vas a misfoituue to - Alr. !lent to be tried by a Jnry ; fur ' when one looked at the summing up of the Learned Judge, one emid inter, that if he haul been tried by hint alone, he would have been acquitted. Mr. Bunt was nq more guilty of a knowledge of the illegality of the Meet ing than any man or woman who was there. Indeed, from the circumstance of the Magistrate having called a similar Meeting before, be was almost jii,litied in sop posing that the Meeting was a legal one. The Meeting, therefore, might well he supposed to have taken place under the sanction of the Magistrates, and to the time that it was dispersed nothing had liapeencol, which. in the judgment of Mr. hunt, or any reasonable Man, could change its character. However. Mr. Hunt nas couvieted of bringing together an assembly of people, which, even amongst the lawyers, became question whether it was an illegal Meeting or not. Surely, under such circum stances, one would think, the slightest possible punish ment wroth: satisfy the joistiee of the case. But, on the contrary, the house woodil see the injustice of having the sentence aggravated upon an indivishial who had done a great pitiolic service. a n d had exposed the conduct of an officer who had alnised the trust reposed in him.—(Hear.) lie again asserted that it was a andalous to allow the Magistrates of Somerset, or the gorier, to aggravate the semence of the Court. With regard to the rules of the prison, they were inaule fur felons. Whether they were severe or not, he (Sir Francis) could not say, as they did not apply to Mr. Hunt, who was confined for a political misdemeanour only. Mr. Hunt should not he visited with punishment beyond the bare sentence of the Court, which was in itself dreadful enough. But was the con duct pursued towards this individual confined to the Act of which he had been legally convicted? During last Session proceedings were commenced •against bins for selling imitation coffee, lint it was said then that the penalties would not be insisted on. He (Sir Francis), however, had since learned that these penalties were in a process of being recovered, and this served to show the quo notion) with which he was still pursued.—(Hear.)— lir. Hunt 41i.1 not 'nand alone, and it was the duty of the house to look with jealousy at t h e conduct whic't we- - ' _ :allipeileal 110arde hha, as the same oppressions might Iso pratillesd NW the same implualbrAama every member dof the esswinuisier.—(Hear.) Met IMITHEIRST deprecated discussion upon Mr., Hones ease In this Rouse, whilst it was still under in vestigation in a Eonrtof. Law. The Hight Hon. (lent. defended the condoetpersued by Oovernment towards Mr. HaltarlioadOffebn be !granted as one of an ag gravated nature. Mr. &MET said he was anxious to know the names of the Magistrates who framed the rules in Rues , tion, and of the Judges who sanctioned them. He wished to know who they were that ordered a person in Mr. Hunt's situation to be shut up, in direct violation of his sentence, which was that he should not be consigned to soKtifry nnprisonment. He would like to know who the Magistrates and Judges were that treated him as a felon, and - shag the doors against his family, his physician, and Ids soliCitor.—(Hear.)—He knew. no gaol where even felomrwere prevented from seeing their solicitors and families. He was at a lose to imagine how any Magis trites Could dare to sesame such powers. He wondered that as men, as fathers, they would be guilty of such sett 1 . of inhumanity. But igwas said this was a question month for the King's Bench than this House. He had no COW Itaints to make against the Judges of that Court—he elieved them npright and honourable men; bat he asked y what authority the order was made for preventing him from seeing those who bad an undoubted right of access to him? Was it for his security? Did he try to escape? If he did, he ought to bate been pat in irons. But if he did not try to escape, why place him in solitary confinement? Instead of harsh treatment, he rather de. served credit for having detected guilt and exposed mis representation. Bnt at the same time that he (Mr. B.) stood up for th'e oppressed, he did not wish to have it understood that he was an advocate for any of Hunt's (pc In looking at these acts, however, he cool not elp calling the judgment iniquitous.—(Hear.)—The Hon. Member concluded by saying that he would have .made this case the subject of a motion in this House be !fore now, but he knew that the inevitable result would ;.ktt disappointment end failure.—(Hear!) If' gr. DICKINSON defended the conduct of the Ma tes, and denied that Mr. Hunt became a victim to severe rules, merely because he had procured an in . tgation into the state of the gaol. The rules had drawn up and signed by the Magistrates, and were t e ra minable to the rules of the other gaols. It was some e before they received the approbation of the Jndires. + y had been, however, signed by Mr. Baron Graham, r and 31r:Onstice . Best. A representation had been made NI a Mrs. Vince had sought to be admitted. but from thilkharaeter of that person it was judged proper not to grant-her scliuiasion. Sir ISAAC:COFFIN said that he would not have 'borne testimony to the correctness of the gaol of H ale/der. if he bid known thumb-screws were need in it. Sir .. . . T. LETHBRIDGE said, that all complaints which ' arose since Mr. Hunt latristrates were in ;heal to them. They reserve himself nnta intended to be found astonishment at the • for the, comity for admission to iadivi "ince was to be el an improper eha- A.that reason ? Ought father? Although he morality, yet he would admitted. The Hon. prisoner who was er singe the time of Iriod of imprisonment was said three bad sow daring that time Ro he very reason why Ition.—(Dear, hear.) er of Parliament in Ang forward a claim for the tadreas . er, koar.)—Those grievances inglst to be made the subject of per petual complaint, redress could be obtained; not to that place, in - 4eell, for little good could be expected from statements $f grievances iu that House, but they ought to go forth lo the country. He did not, indeed, know whether it was competent for them to make an order, but some re solution ought to be adopted, in order to admit his fa mily to Mr. Hoot. The sentence passed on him had been repeatedly complained of, and as long as he Lad a tongue he would say it was a most severe and unwarranted sentence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said be could not suffer such harsh charges to pass unnoticed. The lion. Gen- Oman (Mr. Hobliouse) complained of the severity of a long imprisonment in a case to which he alluded. No one could mistake the case to which the Hon. Member alluded; it was the case of Carlile, who was found guilty and sentenced, not fur one offence, or for one crime, bat for a succession of libels. That person suffered for his repeated and daring violations of the law ; and it was for him the Hon. Gentleman complain ed. The Hon. Bart. and his lion. Colleague, the Mem , hers for Westminster, and the Hon. Member for Shrews bury, complained of the severity of Mr. Hunt's sentence. Ile, however, would say, that a more impartial trial had never been known than that at which he was found guilty. Ile was tried by a Jury, of every one of whom lie himself approved. Ile was tried in a county chosen by himself, and to which he himself had the venue changed, by an application to the Judges of the King's Bench. He was tried by a Judge whom he compli mented when the trial was over.—(Hear, hear.) It was his duty to defend the conduct of that excellent Judge, which was now arraigned before the House.—(Cries of " No, rib !")—Yes ; lie was arraigned for his subsequent conduct in the King's Bench, when Hunt was brought up for jedgment in that Court. It was the opinion of the Court that his crime was near that of high treason. —(Hear, hear.) The Gentlemen at the ether side might think otherwise, but the Judges did not think it light or insignificant, and the country went along with them in that ouinion. He thought it necessary to say en notch in defence of the Judges of the King's Bench. With respect to the rules of the prison, which formed the ctilijeet of complaint, they were made for the gaol generally, and not fur Mr. likint particularly. They went through the usual forms, s and were submitted to the Judges, and approved by them. It was not fair, in general charges, to attack &Judges. At ti.at rate nu one could be found to administer justice in the country. —(llear, hear.) Mr. lIOI3IIOUSE wished to explode. The lion. and Learned Gentleman (the Attornec-General) said that lie meant Carlile's sentence. lie will knew why the lion. and Learned Gentleman made that insiituation, and be might, on another occasion, have an opportenity of an swering him.—(llear, hear.) lie could assure the house Re did not mean Carlile. He alluded to another sentence, and did not know the name of the person, but the sentence he had on paper, and it was a period of Emir years and an half imprisonment. Ni , The ATTORNEYAIEN Al, explained, and said that in consequence of the Alentlentan not naming the person to whose sentence e celled the attention of the house, he took for granted • a: meant the sentence pasged on Carlite, He could , tints his honour, that he had no. intention of cuuaec g the lion. tientlett4o with 4.;rlilik. • . • . . this Petitioner to be toio tbat Sir T. LATHBRI DOE said, that all application to a Court of Law, hey had heard of ilebester gaol, arm r its confined there:-al(irknew the Nla l subject of di:mullion in -Perhaps the qrteefilfilv west • apahle oL sorb *aphides was ascribe ere moat wester n. He would rim on of the Judges of the _Conti e should know what measure was into vas not less so foe.rbe High Court r s on the petition. 'appose Mr, Hap; 4itaitted all that • Mr. HORHOUSE exnrersed his asi ow the KOWA' ?oh, that the • ceess to hie • - was ie veason•assigood by the Hon. Member f e permitted- Aeo other _per- evelustieg loses' who required adu d the JlitlgeCet Aliat ConfOte dials osulheal in the prison. Mre. it at upon Mr. Mint?, Wti l ikht elided, beeasse she was a person of e sentence which as bit ilsoke tarter; bat was the son exeltoled.for.th rarate a SOU end: which Wield- he to be shut out from seeing tilit fatbt :hear, which aothiag ivaspot a person to encourage immoral bring the *dud n ok:the A potitentl that she also should be admi atkerttwi &alba toad a p, rrorit i r oVlT=Pllfies eit:rotim agar* sad *hag. Newer r.)--It wait to) ,Ater, sentences; Charles the First was so long a period th Ike attempted to Ittihsold , that assigned to any prisoner. Hut it wass dfro the throne of ter ntry. elapsed, iota no one came forward dal ;don said, by Tuff IA- state tippet grievances.. That was the • to the offeecer byi s not thi would attend to the present petitio ns of defeudantei y . wounding - 1 1 \pis never toO late for a Member of vengeance.ishan justice; by his place is that House to bring forwai paying off old itcounts with in- redress of g r i ev ances.—(Hear, bear.)— . . The petition was thou brought up. read, and ur dp ied to be laid on the table. Mr. Alderman WOOD observed that he hail lately met Mr. Hardie, who was connected with the gaol of Ilcbester. He was acinaisted with him in consequence of having known him in Newgate, in the City. lie in. !tired into the conduct of Mr. Lunt, and Mr. Haidie did not seem to have anycomirahlt to wake. It was oa ;hi s aceonnt that be was surprised Mr. Hunt was accused o f violating the rules of the prison. The worthy, Alder. man then morel that the petition he printed.—Onlered, On the motion of Lord A. Hamilton, a writ was di meted to Argylesbire for the return of a member to Parliament in the room of Lord John Campbell. Lord A. HAMILTON moved for copies of certain p s pets connected with Scotland ; and gate notice that, on Wednesday next, he would move for leave to bring i n a Bill for abolishing the inferior Commissary Gonna in Scotland. Mr. It'. SMITH moved that there be laid before OK house an account of the Extents in Aid issued from the Court of Examiner during the last year. Mr. LITTLE fON moved for an account of all sums of money expended on account of the Spanish and Kn. tngnese Alm. Trade. Mr. LUSHINOTON gave notice that he want!, 0 , Tnewlav next, move for leave to bring in a Bill to cum solidate the laws respecting the Slave Trade. Mr. BERNAL, seeing a Noble Lord (Londonderry ) in his place, wished to know if he was prepared to gi ve the house any information with respect to the Russian Tariff—whether Russia was disposed to grant a re di i t lion of the duties on goods? The Marquess of LONDONDERRY was understood to say be would be fully prepared on a future day to g;%e the house information on that subject. 2111 ArrotAT AT KNIGHTSIIIIDGE NARRACLII. Mr. Sheriff Garrat appeared it the bar of the home with a p►tition fro:n the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of London. The petition being brought up, was read. It cow plainest of the attack of de military on the inhabitants of London on the day of the late Queen's feneral,anst I that two persons. mined Francis and Hoary. were Ikea on and killed by the Life tin:Arils. It represent .11 alto the attack of the Huard' on the day of Honey and Fro& cis's funeral, on Mr. Sheriff Waithenan, whit, in his ell• iiseity of Sl.erifi, was in atteadaace to preserve the peace of the metropolis. Mr. Alderman WOOD said he was anxious the whok of the proceedinza to which that petition related were laid before the house. lie would Dow only men that the petition lie received, and do lie on the table. He should after that. think it his duty to lay the evidence and the Report thereon before the (loose, and appoint an early day for au inquiry into the whole of that trans action. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said it was sot only necessary for the Worthy Alderman to giire notice of the day un which he meant to go into the inquiry, but it was likewise necessary to give notice of a motion for bringing up the evidence. Wftb all defeemplee to the Common Council, he thought lit reunited cads to be shown that it followed as matter of coarse. that evi• dente taken by their Committee should be semi that Louse.—(Hear ) Mr. HUSIE wished to ask the Noble Lord,d/ keels Jeeted to receive the evidence tabeWly lbs Coon* Council. would be also ohj , ct to the production olds evidence taken by Lord Bathurst, the Secretary for the Home Department ? The whole of the evidend shad be laid before the Louse. The Noble Lord was cheered by those Hon. Gentlemen about him, bat they did as understand what the Worthy Alderman bad He only submitted whether the evidence aboold be re. ceders.'; if not, would the Noble Lord direct to b• Midair the table, the retake( the inquiry takes by*, Homo , ' Departments. The Muquess of LONDONDERRY said the Member for Aberdeen bad naistakso what bq god. Be • only anticipated what was to follow the reae9Bos of the petition—namely, that the Worthy Alderman was about calling on the house to receive al.o the evidence takes by the Common Conseil. He also thought it as little a matter oLcoorse to lay on the table the evidence taken by tier eat as the evidence of the Common Conacil. Mr. BENNEI' said it was well known that 'evidence was taken by the direction of Government. It would be a wise discretion in the Government to lay thit Bence before the house. • 1 he petitton was then ordered to lie on the table Mr. Alderman WOOL) again rose, and said the She riffs certainly hail been instructed to accompany the petition with the evidenceon which it was founded. The form in which he intended moving it, was to this effect. that the evidence taken of the affray at Knightsbridge be laid before the house. He would now wove that the petition be priuted.—Ordered. Mr. Alderman WOOD again rose, and gave utice that he would on Taursdar, the 21st of the present month, move that the petitionise taken into consideration. The Margness of LONDONDERRY said it was hie intention to oppose the motion for bringing up the evi dence sinless there wan notice; be considered it matter requiring notice. Mr. Alderman WOOD then gave notice for a motion to that effect on Monday next. AGRIGUITVRAL DIRTIESS. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY Rave notire of motion for this day se'nnight (Friday) fur taking juts consideration that paragraph in his Majesty's Speech relating to the distress of the Agriculturists. INFURRECtruR ACT FOR IRELAND. The Marqness of LONDONDERRY moved that tir house do resolve itself into a Committee of the whole honer on the Bill for repressing Insurrection, and pre venting disturbances in Ireland. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair, Sir J. NEwpt )ICI then rose, being now assured e'LL the Noble Lord at the head of the Irish Government recommended the enactment of the two Bills beforere House-•-eonliding in that Noble Lord, he wonl.l ssw his opposition, and woahl not press those rootlifiratiec s whict• lie had last night thought necessary. The r• sponstbility of those bills was an awful responsibilit;' , and it rested upon the head of Lord Wellesley-6( . 0 1r .1. Newport) would not therefore say one word. to, Insurrection Act having reference to local tumult, 40. to particular oeensions, was not now applicable—inste ad of it he would prefer martial law, which lie contended would be the proper me4iimo for suppressing inserter , lion—for putting down rebellion, if rebellion existed.-- But hr would, he repeated, how to the opinion of the Noble lewd who It al called fur these Bills. It was stated last night by a Right Gentleman) Peel. o,e heliese) that the motien which he (Sir J. N.) 11. 4 '" June Its 17, was calenia....,l ..nlr to open a shop in dhib:ls for grievances. He I;w:hi now assert, the Mile , . sought to establish ow:lit to be open for the ivories of complaints.—(ile..r.)—t . plaints might to be re ceived from the tii:Oisst la well as the lowest, and es that ground haul moved Noe resolution in ipiestion. 11:' motion, it would be in the recollection of the home, dal for an Address to the I 'ron to appoint a C o miulssion to inquire into the state of Ireland during the then recess, with a view to orijeating ineesnres of redress.: - object the opening of a shop This was the motion which was said to have only fel , t 7 auces.—(llear.) Mr. DAWSON defended his Right Hon. Friend , Peel) against the charge of baring charaetirised for the registry of n et. • I .