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. . . .... . . . / . i • -Ilk .:. ~ ," •72 , ' .. . ' 1 --,/,` - - / ----- N, / /', /-. • / - - , 4 „. l- G, '.l .e-4.f.c- - r Ge . = 6 / i_ • ' (.. 7 -..-- -,' iz/0 2 a. /4 / I ( .>";--"‘"-elt -"* . . -- -- , 4 7 1 7 oziw nci,_ .. 1 • it _ , or t to, b Vi rt..._-• ....... ~,,, ..... ...., _ t - .• .r 4177,- . LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1824. No. 6,626. Tonsil from the River in ell the Month of Mardi, and from Poetinsouth the 10th of April, FOR MADRAS and CALCUTTA, touching at MA DEIRA, the Teak Ship EXMOUTH, A 1. burthen 700 Tam, SAMUEL OWEN (H. C. S.), Commander (late of the Providence), lying in the City Canal. Foe Freight or Passage apply to the Commander, at the Jerusa lem Coffee noose ; to Messrs. Rickards, Mackintosh, and Co Rishopsgate-street-Within; or to _EDMUND READ, DIBDIN FESTIVAL.. PA T ow—The Right Hon. the FATI of HA RCOURT, PaulDzsT—Sir JOSEPH YORKE, K.C.B. eke. 6 m SALES BY AUCTION. Price 7d. than five ho on. (Loud erica of bear, hear, from beaches). Freemasons' Ta;ern, Feb. "26, lit 1. FURTHER issue of TICKETS for the DINNER 1: on the sth of March is suspended, except to a few applicaats by letter only, addressed to the Stewards, on or before MONDA Y next, it haying been determined to admit no more than an be -'• " . GENUINE PICTURES—ONE ENTIRE PROPERTY. By Mr. STANLEY, At his Rooms, 21, Old Bond-weer, no TUESDAY NEXT, the 2d of Moth, A Genuine COLLECTION of PICTURES, entirely IL. the Property of • Oentleman, as eminent Cameo, removed from his country voidance ; comprising Specimens of Berghem, P. Potter, Merin, Van Tot, Du Jardln, Lingelbach, Rotneyn,Van Harp, Rachel Ruysch. Janson's, Palarnedet, Stoffe, F. BM, Min veldt, De koningh, Carlo Dolci, Lairesae, Tiepolo, and various M other distinguished asters. Italian and Flemish. had. lilay be viewed two days preceding th e S a l e , an d Catalogues 1, llichemourt, Lime-street. This Ship ill fitted y for conveying Pentangles, for whom the accommodation w7b ve e ni most commus and extensive. accommodated With due regard to their unqualified enjoyment, and as the demand will far exceed that number. Ladies who have received Tickets are informed that they will be admitted from half-past seven to half-past eight o'clock, and that no more have been invited than can be conveniently seated in the gallery. The order of the Stewards to admit no individual without a regu lar ticket, will be rigidly enforced. Dinner on the Table at Half-past Five, for Six o'clock precisely. Dinner Tickets, One Guinea. Subscriptions in aid of the MONUMENTAL TESTIMO NIAL to the memory of the late CHARLES I BIHN, will be received b the Treasurers, Messrs. Ransom and Co., bankers, East; the Stewards; and at the Bar of the Tavern. To sail from the River In March, and from Portsmouth the 10th of April, - FOR BOMBAY Direct, the fast-lading Teak Ship TRIUMPH, A I. a Constant Trader; TIIO3IAS , lilt EF:N, Commander (of the lion. Company's Service, and late uf the Ship Barknorth); burthen 600 tons; lying in the city Canal. WOOD-STREET, CHEAPSIDE. TO SILK-MERCERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN. By SEARLE and BOURNE. Upon the Premise*, No. 12, Wood-street, Chcapeide, on TUES DAY, March 2d, 1824. at Twelve o'clock, without reserve. A N eligible and valuable LEASEHOLD ESTATE, -11 consisting of a very excellent and extensive Warehouse, with a Counting-House adjoining. Also, • convenient Dwelling. House, containing two Sitting Rooms, four Bed Rooms, and Kitchen t held by Leases, at the rent of 2311 L las. per annum, for an unexpired tam of about thirteen years. The Premises may be viewed, and printed Partieulart had. by application to Messrs. Searle and Bourne, No. 3, Wood•street, Chntpside; and upon the Premises. Fni Freight or Passage apply to Capt. preen, at the Jerusalem Cotee.house; to :Mara. Palmer, \Mon, and Co. King's Anne. yard ; to Mr. Robert Taylor; or to EDMUND READ, 1, Riches-court, Lime-street, Via Ship is atted expressly for the Accommodation of Pasteu r's. and carries an experienced Surgeon. hi A T a numerous MEETING of the MEMBERS of 1 - 1 the PROFESSION of the LAW, held in Lincoln's Inn Ball, on 3londay, the 15th December, 111:13 2 RESOLVED, That a subscription be opened for erecting a Statue to the Memof the late Lord Erskine. The COM MITTEE beg leave to infer= the PUBLIC, that a BOOK is OPENED for receiving SUBSCRIPTIONS, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s • at Messrs. Remington, Stevenson, and Co.'s; at Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith's; and at Messrs. Hoare's, Fleet -street; as, although it was thought proper that the manure should originate with the Profession of the Law, these is no intention to confine the Subscription to that Body. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. PARLIAMENTARY ThIiTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LOILLM -1 /Fazar7, COAL DMUS. r t. EAST INDIA HOUSE, k'Es. 27, 11124. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY at MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES. do hereby give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held, by adjournment, at their House in Lesdenhall-street, on FRIDAY, the sth March next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Fore noon, far the purpose of continuing the consideration of the follow. ap ii iTioitton be made to Parliament, in the present Ses sion, for the Repeal of the .15th (Uwe of the Act of the 53d Geo. 111. cap. 135, by which the Court of Directors is prohibited from sending to India, in the capacity of a Waiter, any Person who shall not have Resided during Four Terms at the Iladeybury Col. lege." JOSEPH DART, Secretary. EAST INDIA notsg, Fos. 27, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That whereas, under arrangements promulgated by the Governor- General, in Council, of Fort William, on the 11th and 28th of February, Ifk23, a certain portion of all the Promissory Notes of that Government, bearing date the 31st of March, 1822, was dis charged on the Ist of May, 18a, and in the care of Proprietors re sident in Europe their Agents were entitled to receive Treasury Notes for the amount discharged, payable eighteen months after date, and bearing interest for that period, at the rate of five per cent. per annum, directions have been issued to the said Govern ment to grant BiUs upon the Court for the amount of such Trea sury Notes, in all cases in which the Proprietors shall be bona ,fide resident in Europe, payable at the rate of two shillings the aims rupee, and eighteen months after date, with a reservation to the Court of the option of postponing payment for one, two, or three years &fru the expiration of the sa.d tern of eighteen months, upon allowing interest at the rate of four per cent. pa annum for the period of , postponement. This Notice is given in order that the Proprietors resident in Europe may communicate directions thereon to their Agents in India, in time to allow of those directions being received there pee viously to the Ist of October, HMI, at which time the Treasury Notes became payable. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. riIHE DIEM:TORS of (the ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION, give notice, that on WEDNESDAY next, the 3d March, at one o'clock, they will TREAT for the HIRE of a Ship, of not less than 200 Tons Register, to carry Goods and Passengers from the River Thames, to a Port, or Ports, in Mexico. The Ship to be hired by the Ton Register for the Voyage. Tenders to be addressed to the Directors of the Association at Winchester House, Broad -street, where the Form of the Tender may be seen. February 26, 1824. JOSEPH LOWE, Secretary. GAS LIGHT AND COKE COM PA N Y'S OFFICE, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKPRIARS, FIIIIIIVARY 28, 1821. NOTICE is hereby given, that the COURT of Di- RECTORS of the GAS LIGHT and COKE COM PANY do heteby declare, that a VACANCY has occurred in the Court of Directory by the decease of Sir William Paxton, Knight. Niniee a hrreby also given, that a SPECIAL COURT of the PROPRIETORS at this COMPANY will bs beld at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. In the County of Middlesex, on TUESDAY. the lid day of March next, at Eleven taloa in the Forenoon, for the ELECTION of a DI RECTOR, to supply the Vacancy in the Direction =Wooed by the Death of Sii 1 8 ? m. Paxton, IC ' ~ Knight. By order of the Coon of Directors, RICHARD DUDE:, Swear/. N.B. The Choir will be taken at Twelve o'clock precioely, and the Ballot continue open from that time till Half-pest lour o'Clock. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CHARTERED (MS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. . MY LORDS, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN, ENCOURAGED by by the Solicitation and Promise of Support frown • considerable number of respectable Pro. pnetors, I am induced to offer myself as a Candidate for the Office of Director, in the room of Sir Wm. Pastas, deceased. I beg leave to state that I have, for several years, been re_ elected one of your Auditors (an Office I have now the honour to III), which leads me to hope that my past conduct has given satisfaction ; and should I be favoured with your support on the present occasion, I will endeavour to evince my gratitude by my best exertions at all times for the interest of the Conpuiy. I have the honour to be, Illy Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen, Your obliged and obedient servant, R. W. SILVESTER. 27, Strand, Feb. 27, 1821. March Ist will be published, price 3s. 6d., No. 111. of BUCKINGHAM'S OILIENTAL HERALD and COLONIAL REVIEW. CONTAINING :-I. Essay on the pretended Dearth of Genius Ind Originality.-11. Evils of the present System of Government in India, and proposed Means of Improvement-111. Leaves and Flowers. or the Lover's Wreath.-1 V. On the proposed Commu nications between the Atlantic and Pacific (terans—V. Excellence of Oriental Tales.—Vl. Notice of Mr. Rurchell's Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa.--VII. Unrequited Love.—Vlll. Es. rays on the Characteristics of the principal Governments of Asia (No. 3, Tartary).—l X. Anticipatisa of Spring.—X. The Peried cal Literature of the Nineteenth Century (No. 2, The Edinburgh Review).—Xl. Stanzas on my Infant Son.—Xll. Review of Hajji Baba of Ispahan.—X 111. Knowledge is Power.—XlV. Son net to Minerva.—Xl'. Notice of the Westminster Review— XV I. Settlers at the I:ape of Good Hope.—X VII. Lines on Fame. XVIII. New Organization of the East India Company's Army.— XIX. Measures for retarding th e Progress of Knowledge.— XX. Armies of the Three Presidencies—XXL Varieties in Li terature Science, and Art.—XXII. Misce ll aneo us Intelligence. --XXIII. Selections from Indian and Colonial Journals—. XXIV. Debates at the India House.—X XV. Literary Report— XXVI. Indian and Colonial Intellkonce—XXVll. home In telligence.—XXVlll. Military and Civil Appointments._ XXIX. Births, Marriages, and Deaths.—XXX. Shipping Intel. ligence, and Lists of Passengers. Printed for J. M. Richardson 23. Cornhill ; and sold by Wm. Blackwood, Edinburgh, an d J. Cumming, Dublin. ••• Orders for this Publi ca ti on may b e g i ven to any of the Booksellers ir. Town or Country, through whom the IVork may be regularly obtained. FASHIONABLE HATS. D OBERT FRANKS, corner of Beech-street, Barbican, 11, in now Selling superior SUPERFINE BEAVER HATS, &wanted Waterproof, of excellent quality and fan Mount, at the ow P ri ce of ONE GUINEA. Garner Red Cross-street, THE ADMIRERS OF RICH SILK STOCKINGS, SUPER EVERCOTTON AND LA3HIS' WOOL HOSIERY OF Y DESCRIPTION, FOR WINTER, SPRING. OR SITMMER WEAR, AT UNPRECEDENTEDLY LOW PRICES. pp KIPLING and.CO. respectfully solicit an inspec • tion of their extensive Stock, which they arc now se 11 ing at the following Prices : China Silk, cotton feet,-Crow 2s. 6d.; stout, as. Gd.; very stout, ts. 6d. China, all Silk, 4s. Cl.: stout, ls. 6d.; very stout, Gs. lld. Evening Dress, all Silk, ha. 6d.; stout, hs. very stout, is 6d. Gentlemen's stout Silk, Cotton stockin gs , tine quality, Its. fkl. per dozen; stout and In*, Is. 6d., or lb a . fid. per dozen ; superfine, 25., or 225. Bd. per dozen ; extra superfine, 2s. tid., or 27is. tid. per dozen. Gentlemen's unbleached Cotton, 12s. per dozen; very stout, IL or I7s per dozen ; extra stout, Is. 9d., or 20s. per dozen. Half HOW ; 64. ; fine, per dozen. tiers, 25.; very stout, 2s. fid. its' Kid Gloves, I Is. lid. per dozen ; French Kid, Is. 3d., or per dozen ; best Kid, Is. ca.. or 17s. per lozen• f ;entlemen's Woodstock Gloves, Is. 3d., or 13s. 6d. per dozen ; been, Is. 6d. or Ilk Old. per dozen. Doe Skin, 25., or 22a. 6d. per dozen; best Doe, 2s. fid., or Lk 61 per dozen. Families and Gentlemen who are desirous of selecting from an eulliwire Stock, will find this an advantageous opportunity of S ; 7lll,var money profitably. 40,4 thiepi3iting and A u.'s Warehour, No. 16, Poultry, ten doors X s. H. R. H. !hike of York 52 10 H. R. H. Duke of Sussex 25 0 H. R. 11. Duke of Glou cester . 28 6 The 14wd Chief Commis. sinner of the Jury Court in Scotland . 21 0 Mr. Sergeant hens 20; Wm. George Adam, Esq. 10 HI Wm. Holt, Esq. - 9 2 Mr. Scrg. Onslow, M.P. 10 10 J. Gust. Lemaistre, Esq. 10 10 Jon. Thos. Slap, Esq. 6 5 Sir Win. Owen, Bart. 6 5 The Morning Chronicle II Thos. Haviland Burks 1 1 John Gurney, Est. 16 10 Germain Lavie, Lsq. 10 le Janie, Gibson, Eq. 111 10 David W. Gregone, Esq. 8 8 Wm. Ilaslewood, Esq. 6 6 Thos. Pearce Brown, Esq. 5 6 Henry Smithson, Esq. 1 1 George 1.1. King, Esq. 5 6 Samuel Marryatt, Esq. .10 10 George Bernard, Esq. 2 2 By. P. Standly, Esq. HI 19 Henry Tripp, Esq. 10 10 Henry Dover, Esq. 10 10 Jooath.Rsine, Esq. M.P. 10 10 Jenation Brundrett, Esq. 6 5 Thomas Jervis, Esq. 5 5 Nash. Atcbeson, Esq. 5 5 Robe. S. Atcheson. Esq. 5 5 Levis Flanagan, Esq. 5 5 Lord HolLn3 . 10 10 Henry Smedley, Eq. 2 2 Daniel Rowland, Esq. 3 3 Henry Cooper, Esq. 5 Daniel Giles, Esq. 10 10 H. W. Tancred, Esq. 5 6 Charlm Brodrick, Esq. Wan. Tidd, Esq - 10 10 Hon. Algernon Herbert 5 Richard Wilson, Esq. 10 10 Howl. Stephenson, Esq. 10 10 H. Brougham, Esq. 10 10 Robert Chambers, Esq. 5 6 James Burnett, Esq. 10 10 Jas. Scarlet, Esq. 31. P. 10 10 J. Campbell, Esq. 6 6 Joseph Kaye, Esq. 6 . W. Freshfield, Esq. 6 J. P. Thomas, Esq. R. C. Sesrleft, Esq. The Earl of Darnley 10 10 Sir Edm. Antmbus ' Bart. 11l 10 Sir Coutts Trotter, Bart. 19 10 Edw. Marjoribanks, Esq. 6 Edmund Antrobus, Esq. 6 6 Dd. Jardcne, Esq. 9 2 Jas. Manning, Esq. 2 R. Langston, Eq. 2 2 G. Tomlinson, Esq. 10 HI J. 51. Hutchinson, Esq. 2 2 G. Vincent, Esq. 2 2 C. 11. Ware. Esq. 2 2 D. Shuter, Esq. 1 1 Wm. Leslie, Esq. M.P. 10 II L. B. Allen, Esq. S 6 Earl ofJecsey . 10 10 Countess ofJersey . 10 II H. Hall Joy, Esq. 10 111 H. J. Adeane, Esq. 10 10 Jos. Bicknell, Esq. 2 2 John Adolphus, Lim. 6 8 Wm. Raider, Esq. T. Steel, Esq. . 2 2 H. J. Sandys, Esq. 6 6 J. Carter, Emi. M.P. 6 6 H. R. Reynolds, Esq. 6 6 H. W. Lo- - Esq. 5 6 2 2 5 6 LOvatt, -- Lang, Earl. George Clarkson, Esq. The Hon. James Alser cromby, 51. P. - 5 5 Joseph Chitty, En. 5 3 Wm. Pott, tisq. . 10 10 Thos. Wilde, Esq. 5 5 John Davis, Esq. . A 5 J. Wilkes, Esq. . 5 5 Thos. Swain, Esq. 6 6 E. H. lllaltby, Esq. 1 I 11. Whitmarsh, Esq. 2 2 Thos. Sanders, Esq. 3 3 Wm. Lnwndes, Esq. 2 2 The Duke of Bedford 52 10 The Duke of Somerset 25 0 SUBSCRIPTIONS RECE The Dean of Faculty 10 10 Francis Jeffrey - 5 6, James Moncrieff 10 Ili Homy Cockburn . 3 3 J. ‘1 . Brougham 2 2 J. Campbell - , of Kilberry 5 John homer 2 2 Lord Gillis 10 10 Lord Alloway - 10 10 Lord Eldin 10 1$ George Russell - 5 5 Wm. 31'Kenzie - 2 2 James Gibson Craig 10 IS Wm. Inglis - 101 Andrew Rutherford 3 3 Alexander Young - 5 5 Dr. 3l'Lagan - I 1 Alexander Craig - 2 II John Balfour - 1 1 James Stuart - 10 IS William Gibson Craig 2 2 Elias Cathcart . 2 2 Leonard Homer - 1 I David Constable - 1 1 J. T. Gibson Craig 1 I John Cunningham - 3 3 James Keay 3 3 John Bradrute - 1 1 David Cathcart - I I Wrn. Bell, W. S. - 2 2 SUBSCRIPTIONS REC: Robert Graham . 5 James Oswald - 3 3 Alex. 31`Origor . 3 3 Robert Thomson - 2 2 Peter Hutchivin . 2 2 Andrew Mitchell - 2 2 Jams Denistoun . 2 2 Thoa. Graham, Jun. 2 2 John Murray - 2 2 Charles Peebles - James Monteath Alex. Campbell, Jun. Dr. James Monteath William Watson - Alex. M•Gregor, Jun. Benjamin Mathie - Thomas Muir - Dugakl Banoatyne Chula Todd John Watson - William Vary Ilugh Smith - Patrick Murray - Charles Denny . Thomas Harvey Ihinald 111'Intyre - Henry Thomson • The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland - 20 0 Peter Alley, Esq. 10 10 James Agar, Esq. 10 10 John Calcraft, Esq. M.P. 10 0 Wm. Watennan, Esq. 5 5 T. 11. Sterling, Esq. 2 2 T. Denman, Esq. M.P. 10 10 John Spinks, E. 2 2 Samuel Deady, Esq. 2 2 Thomas Mills, Esq. 10 10 Mr. Sergeant Pell 10 10 Lord Ellenborough 10 10 John Hell, Esq. 10 0 John Richards, Esq. 5 0 Joe. Hume, Esq. M.P. 2 U Alderman Wood M.P. 2 0 31r. James Anderton 1 1 Mr. Sergeant Vaughan 10 0 Randle Jackson, Esq. 2 0 Wm. Broderick, Esq. 5 5 Dr. Wm. Ruddiman 10 10 Maj.-Gen. W. F. Calcraft 5 5 Erasmus Madox. Esq. 2 2 George Gregg, Esq. ti 0 The Times Journal 10 10 Samuel Kay, Esq. Man. cheater 1 1 Robert Kay, Esq. Bolton i Thomas Erskine Perty 5 0 Earl limy 10 0 Daniel Wakefield, Esq. 6 Dlr. James Ridgway 2 0 Sir J. C. Hippisley, Bart. 10 10 J. Whishaw, Esq. - 10 0 Jos. Douglas, Esq. . 2 William Murray, Esq. 6 6 Sir W. A. Cunynghame, Bart. - . 01 0 Earl or Egremont . 10 0 P. Beaumont, Esq. . 10 10 Mr. Thomas Hardy . 1 1 Vicesitnus Knox, Esq. 5 6 John Bedingfield, Esq. 3 3 Megan. T. and J. Hatt 2 2 Willi= Perry, Esq. - 6 6 Colonel Willism Hull . 1 1 John White, Esq. - - - Robert Orme, Esq. - 2 2 James Harmer, Esq. . 2 2 Richard Hill, Es 9. . 2 2 John Shepherd, hs9 . 2 2 Phi b lip W a.aq illiams, Esq. 2 2 ireLoftus. . 1 1 erowder, Esq. . 0 George Heald, Esq. . 10 10 W. O. Russell., Esq. . 6 6 John Robins, Esq. .6 5 Thomas Canhani, Esq. 2 2 3larquis of Lansdown 10 10 James Pulliam, E, g. 1 0 Charles Farebrother, Esq. 6 6 bond John Townsend 3 0 Robert Smith, Esq. 10 10 WM. Forrester, Esq. 1 1 Rev. Dr. Maltby . 5 5 Mr. E. H. Maltby 1 1 Dean of St. Asa p - 10 0 Wm. Moody, Esq. 2 .0 W. H. Pattisson, Jun. Esq. - Wm. Pat, Esq. Rev. Sydney Smith 3 3 James Scott, Esq. M.P. 10 10 H. F. Stephenson, Esq. 2 2 Earl Cowper . 20 0 S. Gilliam, Esq. - 10 10 John M. Smith, Esq. 6 0 H. Adams Esq. LL.D. 2 0 Edmund Lomax, Esq. 3 3 Chr. Terry, Esq. Kingston 6 0 John Thomas, Esq. 2 2 C. C. Western, 1•:sq. 21. P. 10 Wm. Geary Sake, Esq. 2 2 Tinmouth Dixon, El. 2 2 Samuel Duckworth, Esq. 5 5 John Walker, Jun. Esq. 5 5 Edw. Ellice, Esq. M.P. 10 10 E. V. Williams, E 4 4- 1 I W. Williams, Esq. M.P. 6 5 Henry Martin, Esq. 6 5 W. He gat e , Esq. M.P. late Lord Mayor 10 10 Robert Wainwright, Esq. 6 6 John Smith, Esq. M.P. 6 6 John Sayer, Esq. of Win chester 60 li 10 2 2 A Lsdy, hl Mr. Gibson 2 2 IVED IN EDINBURGH. Adam Black -10 a. fal. A. 11As M. Joseph Gordon Charles Rosa J. W. Terrier Junes M. Hon florid Wardlaw Peter Brown as 2 2 0 6 William Gardner Andrew Balfour James Spiess' - Dr. John Thomson 3 3 Thomas °abduct 10s. Gd. Thomas Robertson 3 3 10, 6d. Augustus Maitland John Murray - James G. Thossis,, George Bell John Craig . George Dunlop Alex. Henderson William Bell . Alexander Morton Darid Cleghom • John Clipperton Charles iemer - John Ogle • 1 1 3 3 1 I 6 b 2 2 2 2 6 6 33 33 2 2 1 1 b 0 10s. lid. J. Sivright 2 2 Alexander Turnbum 2 0 Pmfessor beatific - 1 1 :'EIVED IN GLASGOW. James Grieve Janie' Harvey Alex. 111'Grigar • " James Roger John Sheaden Ilenry Paul Walter Brock John 3l'llavin Simon Campbell Wm. Steele Nisbet GmmeMemmscm Thomas Bairl John Marshall Archibald Geddes . i , 1 John William John 211 4 :slitir, Jun. Robert Monteith Alexander Morrison The Glasgow Free Press Lawrence hill- 1 (:limies Hutchison James Simpson £1,658 U 6 The Bishop of EXETER presented ;petition from the inha bitants of Great Torrington. and Its neighbourhood, against the duties on coals carried coestwise—Orde be laid on the table. QUEENSBERRY CAUSES. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated that on Monday the llouse would be moved to give judgment in the Queensberry causes. AMELIORATION OF SLAVES.. l'iscoust HEREFORD presented • petition from the inha bitants of a village in Essex, praying the House as far as possible to ameliorate the condition of 'Laves in the West Indies ; which, owing to some informality, was withdrawn. 111 r. S. Won't r, and other Members from the Commons, brought up the Leeds Tithe Bill, which, on the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, was read a first time, and ordered to be referred to s Committee. The Earl of LIVERP(BH, observed, that he had brought up certain returns relating to tithes in Ireland, which differed in some respects from those moved for by a Noble Earl (Darnley) on a former day : but the difference was not enough to create a practical argu ment ; and therefore he would move that they be printed ; which was agreed to. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, that he was authorised by his Noble Friend, the Earl of Darnley, at present in the country, to state, that it was not his intention to bring forward his motion on Tuesday; but to postpone it to a future day. His Noble Friend would attend in his place on that day, and put off his motion to a distant day • and at the same time move for further pipes' con nected with his notice. The Noble Marquis stated, that he should not more for the order to be discharged. EXeIIEgUER BILLS BILL, &e. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the Exchequer Bills (13,(1.0,11b01.) Bill, the Irish Courts of Law amendment Bill, the Transfer in Aids Bill, and the Reciprocity of Duties Bill, were read a second time. MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Bishop of EXETER moved that the Report of the Mar riage Act amendment Bill be received on Tuesday.—Ordered. Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, FES. 27. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Mr. MARTlNprime petition of ---------- K the inhabit ants of Liverpool, praying that the laws for preventing cruelty . to animals might be extended to dogs; and also that bull-bait ing might be abolished. The latter part of the petition, Mr. Martin observed, was now useless,. because the Attomey-General had given his opinion on the sitheect, and had decided that the Act for the prevention of cruelty to cattle gave # power to prevent bull. baiting. Laid on the table and printed. COAL nrri ES. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition idiProjaut. Desonehire, praying for a tedeedoe of the dudes on laid on the table. HOLME SUMNER presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Dorking, Surrey. Laid on the table. SLAVERY. Lord G. FITZROY presented a petition from the inhabitants of Bury St. Edmunds, praying for the abolition of slavery. Laid on the table. RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS. Sir WM. INOILBY presented a petition from the inhabitants of a subdivision of Lincoln, In support of the Bill for the Recovery of Small Debts. Laid on the table. LICENCE DUTIES. Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from the innkeepers, innholders, and licensed victuallers of Boman, county of Lincoln, praying for a repeal of the licence duties. MINES IN IRELAND. Mr. SPRING RICE moved for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating a company for working various mines in Ireland. Leave given. MR. FLINT'S CASE. . —..— ... Mr. DENMAN said he held in his hand a petition, the cond. deration of which was of the utmost importance to the interests and liberties of the country; particularly as it related to the power which was rested in the Magistrates ; it animadverted in a severe tone on the conduct of a Magistrate of the county of Stafibrd, Chairman of the Sessions, and • member of the House. It appeared that tt e e= ii tion also contained charges against some of the principal and members of the Magistracy of the county of Staftind, whose conduct certainly requiml to be minutely inquired int, by the House; and who, if the assertions contained in the petition were true, had cer tainly gone very far indeed beyond their duty as Magistrates. The petition was • very long one • yet he (Mr. Denman) did not see how it could have been curtailed. It stated all the circumstances which were necessary to be laid before the House. It also contained several reflections on the Magistrates, and animadversions on the motives which had induced them to act as they had done. On this subject he (Mr. Denman) should not say anything ; he would merely state the facts set forth in the petition. It appcad that the county of Stafford had been recently much agitated in conse quence of • disputed title to a Haronetage, and a large landed pro. petty, which had been claimed by Sir G. Jerningham. A person of the name of Wilke had been deprived of his house and farm, and a man named Wiggins had been put in possession of it. Wilke afterwards recoveted possession, and by the advice of his Attorney (Mr. Flint), kept possession of it: and he (Mr. Denman) thought it • queation, not only of' justice, but on a point of law, how far such an attempt could be justified or not. There exietsan Act of Parliament which gives to Madames the power of arresting persons who are guilty of trespass ; but be did not con ceive that they would act rightly in so doing when the right of pos session was in dis pute. _ I7ntler this warnuit for trespass, the cons stables appointed by the Magistrates proceeded to take possession, tore of the lac kN broke down the gam:, and did take of the premises. They then arrested two persons, and r. who had previettaly taken possession of the property. A crowd then collected round the pones, to aak the cause of the - proceedings. They amounted to about 400 persons; but no injury had been sus tained, nor was any attempt at rescue made, nor any person as. malted. The petitioner, whose cause be was about to relate, had been the legal adviser of Mr. Wilke. When he heard that his client was arrested, he immediately went to the inn to which he had been takes a prisoner. Many persons were assembled round the place, who were not attempting a Tame, but who certainly did complain of the straining of authority. He asked the constable to produce his authority ; the constable replied that he had it in his pocket, but he refused to chew it. The attorney, when he after wards did see it, discovered that it did not apply to the Act in ques tion, but was simply •document appointing him constable. He (Mr. D.) had read the affidavits on the subject, and a full report In a coun try newspaper, and it appestat that the facts were as the petition stated. There was one circumstance which was admitted—it was, that Mr. Wilke had said that he would not go with the constable, yet no opposition whatsoever had been used. But supposing that the act was one which came within the laws relative to and supposing that all the charges were true, it was not cert n that any of the parties who were arrested were concerned in it; and if they were, they were guilty of nothing but of using words, which cer tainly did not subject them to the consequences that were made to I follow. With regard to the petitioner, Mr. Flint, he knew nothing of the transaction ; he had gone accidentally to Stafford, when, hearing that his client hail been arrested, he visited him to know the cause of such arrest. It appeared to him (Mr. Denman) that the case had been sufficient to warrant the Jury in acquitting the petitioner in particular; but it appeared that the charge of the Chaimian to the Jury was of such a nature as to lead to a verdict of' guilty. The Chairman stated that the attorney ought to have written to his client, but it was by no means clear that he would have done his duty if he had not gone. The Learned Chairman also told the Jury, and repeated the expression more than once, during his charge that the case had been clearly made o u t aga i nst the petitioner. When it was certain that he went down to the inn after the riot—if there was a riot—had commenced, and was there altogether accidentally. The consequence was, that the Jury al most immediately returned a verdict of guilty against him ; and it was a natural verdict, after the manner In which the charge had been given. The only question then was, as to the punishment. Ile (4lr. Denman) understood that the attorney, after he had been found guilty, had put into the Court additional affidavits, stating that he was accidentally present at the place of the disturbance, and did not, in any way, interfere. The liewourable Chairman, however, and the Haven-nd Divine who misted him, could see no difference in the case of the one front the case of the other, and they sentenced to the same punishment those who acted, and him who was accidentally present at the scene : this punishment was--three months confinement in prison, and to be condemned to hard labour —which hard labour means, that they should be classed among fe lons of the very worst description, and be forced to work among them. Such a punishment could not tail to excite the greatest's tonishment. The petition stated, that the charge against him only went so far as to accuse hint of illegally antembliog t in which OM the Magistrate could net have been justified in putting him to hard labour. The petitioner, however, was confined in gaol fora period of three months, and during that period be was placed to work at the tread-mill. Another statement in the petition is, that the pe titioner prepared • memorial to the Honourable Gentleman oppo site (Mr. Peel), stating his ease, and praying for relief. This me morial he (Mr. Denman) understood had been kept back, and-the Honourable Gentleman did not receive it until two months of the imprisonment had expired. It was a matterof surprise, that in the Secretary of State's uthee such circumstances were not inquired into. Se that the petitioner remained for the period of his confine ment in a common gaol, obliged to associate with the very worst characters, to wear the gaol dress, and to labour at the tread-mill, without being treated in any . respect as different from the common felons who thronged the person. He (Mr. Denman) understood that some circun.stances had afterwards induced the Magistrates of Stafford to meet and take the subject into consideration. They =me to a determination, which resembled a decision lately made in the House of Commons, when a motion was made by his Noble Friend (Lord Nugent) to inquire into certain transactions, the House had resolved—not on making the inquiry, but on pro nouncing a panegyric on the parties concerned. It was thus with the Magus:ate* ; they did not decide on the inquiry, but they did deeideen paying their thanks So the Chairman. It was true that this/wades had been brought, in another shape, before the Court of King's Bench. But he (Mr. Denman) thought the petitioner was most completely justified in bringing the matter before the House of Common' as won as he was enabled so to do. And he (Mr. Denman) trusted the House wouli consider whether or not the conduct of the Magistrates merited inquiry,and take front them a portion of their extensive powers if they had. The case which he alluded to as having been introduced into the King's Bench, was the criminal information which had been moved for against tile printer and publisher of a public newspaper. But it was AhOge'ller of a different nature from the matter now before the House. The paragraph in that paper he had nothing to do with; it might be or it might not be, a wilful and malicious libel; but the case of the petitioner could not have been anywhere so properly inquired into, as before the House of Commons. He (Mr. Denman) had now performed bis duty, in having gime into the facts which had been stated in the petition. He thought, if it were admitted that the persons who had been charged with com mitting an illegal act had done so, it was not just to involve in blame an individual who had been present by chance at the scene of the alleged disturbance: and if he were guilty, was it right to confine hint to hard labour at the tread-mill, among common culprits, many of them of the most abandoned kind ? Ile Denman) would conclude by reading the termination of the peti tion, in which the petitioner humbly prayed the House, in their wisdom, to consider his case, and to prevent similar acts of oppres sion. He (Mr. Denman) thought it necessary to mention that the petitioner attempted to account fur the manner in which he had been punished, by stating that his brother had had a quarrel, some time a go , with the Member fur Stafford; but on this point be (Mr. Denman) would not dwell ; he would, however, observe that Mr. Flint's brother had been formerly prosecuted for an assault on a woman, which was described as being very slight indeed. For this offence he was sentenced to six months imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 1001. He made an application to Lord Sidrnouth, which came iato the hands of :Mr. Peel, that gentleman having then succeeded his Lordship in office. The first act of the Right Hon. Secretary was, to set Mr. Flint at liberty, and to remit the fine of 1001. It might certainly be inferred front this fact that the Magistrates had then gone beyond their authority, or the Hon. Gentleman would not have interfered. Whoever bad so done must have deemed the sentence unjust. He (Mr. Denman) had now stated the whole of the facts as they were represented in the petition, and he would make no further comments on it. Mr. H. SUMNER said, that if be understood the petition, it an Honourable Oentleman, a Member of that House, with fi t i l :TVring acted fairly in his situation as a public Magistrate. As to the individual attacked, all who knew him knew his fair and honourable character in the county which he represented, and also how able his talents were to rebut any charge which could be brought against him. fie (Mr. Sumner) did not feel for him, be cause he was assured that his cause was a good one; but he felt for others who might be herea ft er smacked, whose diameters might not be so well known, and who might not possess eqiud talents to defend themselves. If the case belt.; the House were such as it was stated to be, and if the motives were such as were attributed • el the Renewable Member, theri saW be no doubt bet the pen dia...add receive eatisfsetioo in the Cam of Ding's Bench, and then the transgression would be punished with a severity equal to his crime. He (Mr. Sumner) would oppose the petition, on the Ertlthat if mim if the King's Bench had not powere satisfaction, not be a case to bring before the House. CHETWYNDE said that be should feel he was tnost un- Mistily to sit in that House, if he did not satin the petition to be brought up, fully read, and every charge separately entered into. He would pens the House to go through every sentence, and if khere were the slightest grounds for any one of the charges contain ed it, he would implore die House to pass the most severe animad versions on him, and almost to dismiss him from his place. He entreated the House, In the name of justice, to let the petition be brought up, and fully read. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said—The House mutt be already aware that I have some knowledge of the transactions now brought before their notice, particularly as to those parts of them which are more Intimately connected with the conduct of my Hon. and Learned Friend, who is now the subject of accusation. In the first place I have then to state, it was by the desire of my Hon. and Learned Friend that the petition in favour of Mr. Abraham Flint was forwarded to Lord Sidrnouth, the then Secretary for the Home Department. Flint, as has been stated, was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be punished, which we have all heard. His pe. tition was supported by my Hon. Friend, the Member for Stafford, but Lord Si mouth, after adverting to aft the facts, declared he paw no grounds for interference on the part of the Crown. After my Lord Sidmouth's retirement, my Right Hon. Friend succeeded to his high station, and so far was my lion. Friend (Mr. Chetwynde) from being prejudiced against Flint, that he again renewed his ap plication, presented another petition, and the prayer pf that mi. Hon was attended with 'tureen, in consequence of the zealous acti vity. of the Member for Stafford. I ask, then, is there any ground for mputing . undue prejudice on the part of my Hon. Friend, either to the peti tioner, or to any part of his family? (Hear hear, from the Ministerial benches.) What right has the petitioner to make so groundless a charge ? What are the facts of this case ? An individual was supposed to have violated the law and commit. ted a breach of the peace; the constables were ordered to appre. bend him, when 4 or WO people attempted to rescue him. I hope the House will not suffer itself to be misled by hearing only an rx•parte statement, for I can aasure them that when the facts are stated, they will find the conduct of my Hon. and Learned Friend to be all that could be desired. The Magistrates have stated %men affidavit in the King's Bench, and so has my Hon. and Learned Friend, that every material fact alleged by the petitioner is false; and the same has been sworn to by every one cognizant of the whole transaction. It is now suggested in the petition, that when Flint was brought before the Magistrates, he was not .i:ound over to the Sessions ; though I must in candour admit It has not been stated by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who has introduced the peti. tion. But this assertion is positively denied, and the Magistrate swears he did bind them over. ( Hear, nom the Ministerial benches.) Another fact stated in the petition, though not noticed by the Hon. Member (Mr. Denman), I conceive requires sonic notice, inasmuch as it shews how ready the petitioner is with assertions. The peti tioner states, or at aft events suggests, that the bill of indictment was prepared by Mr.,Chetwyntle, which he denied upon oath when moving for a criminal information against the publishers of certain newspapers. If I therefore oppose the bringing up of the peti tion, I do so because the petition states what is untrue—because it contains calumnies and aspersions against an lion. Member of ' this House and a Magistrate. (Loud cheers from the Ministerial benches.) Let us now look to the subsequent proceedings after the indictment was prepared, and see what was done? A Jury tried the case, and my Hon. and Learned Friend, together with another Magistrate, presided. My Honourable and Learned Friend, as the Chairman, read over every syllable of the evidenze to the Jury as he had it on his notes. Was the individual accused unprotected ? No; he had the advice and assistance of Coun sel, and the Jury returned a verdict of guilty. It was 'said that my Honourable and Learned Friend had wrongly stated the law; but front whom does that statement come? Are we to take it, and take it too for truth, from the mouth of an accused and convicted individual, when my Hon. and Learned Friend, is well as the other respectable magistrate, Mr. Clare, deny it upon oath ? Up to this period, then, from the committal to the charge of the Judge to tine Jury, we find nothing to have been irregularly or improperly done. And now we come to the judgment : the ac cused was found guilty of a riot, and then came the question as to the punishment. Mr. Clare sat in judgment with niy Honourable and Learned Friend, who did not wish to rely upon his own. But, beyond that, he also consulted others of his brother magistrates, and amongst them a gentleman known to many of the gentlemen at the other side of the House. I allude to Sir Oswald Moseley. All these magistrates consulted together, and were unanimously of opi nion that the judgment of my Hon. and Learned Friend was cor rect and proper. is this, I ask, the conduct which is now to be impeached? If my Hon. and Learned Friend be guilty, all the other respectable magistrates are equally guilty. I knot' nothing of Mr. Flint; but now I ask, when others convicted of the same offence were sentenced to hard labour, why not sentence him also to hard labour? What would be said of the administration of public justice, if distinctions were to be thus made? I need not anticipate what would be said—and said correctly too. So tar, then, ILA to the trial, the charge, and the judgment, I think no man will be disposed to think my lion. and Learned Friend culpable in the least dmr«. And now as to the hardship which the petitioner alleges he endured from a sentence of three months to labour at the tread-wheel. Why the fact is, he was sentenced so three months hard labour, but upon his representation that his state of health was such as not to allow him to work at the wheel, he was not worked at it fur more • _ kir. DENMAN—Do you mean altogether ? The ATTORSKY.OLNERAL—.IItogether. Upon his re. presentation that his constitution unfitted him to work at the tread_ wheel, that {shone was discontinued. new • portion of his confine ment he was put to spinning wool, and fiar the remainder of bid imprisonment he did no:hing—he was idle. There are other all. gatioas in the petition, such as his having been shut up for forty hours, and his being confined to bread and water; but •• these ha not been noticed by the Hon. and Learned Gent. (Mfr. Denman),l shall not touch them. In Consequence of that statenient having ap neared in some of the London papers, my lion. and Learned Frier d applied for $ criminal information to the Court of King's Bench; which that Court never grants, unless the party applying for It makes oath that what is contained in the matter complained of it false. There were the affidavits of my lion. and Learned Friend to that point—of Mr. Clare—of the agent of Sir GoorpJerninghant —of the taskmaster and surgeon olthe prison —in short, of eve* individual who had nny cognisance of the matter. The matter was not decided in the Court of King's Bench, and for this reason, dist the defendants applied to let it stand over till next Term, in ordV to collect new lustier to answer these affidavits. Under these tie. cuinstances, I think it would have beep much better for the petL tioner not to have presented this petition until an tavestigattan had taken place before the proper tribunaL The petitioner would, per. lisps, have waited for this investigation, unless he had supposed he could create some partiality by his et...parte statement--astat'asent which he knew, whether true or false, would draw down no had I consequences on his head 4 but fur this object I sod certain he would have waited. For these reasons, and for others which would only we weary the House a' by detailing, I shall certainly oppose the brierng The th e cti ICITOR-BENERAL observed, that if the present petition were received, no 3loghogate fOrthe future would undertake the duties of that arduous office. There were three course'' , open 1,1 the petitioner to have pursued—personal action, criminal intorma tion, and an appeal to the Lord l'hanefillor, before he came to this House; and mile.' he (the Solicitor-General) was satisfied that these courses had been tried and fulled, it was not competent ice the House of l'ommons to entertain the petition, and by such a pro. ceeding assume an authority they did not posses. It injustice. were dune the wt itioner the King s Bench was open to him for re dress; and s that and all the other courses had, as he said be fore, been tried and failed, he thought it would be a violation of the Constitution for the House to intertere. For these reasons lie shoufd oppose the reception of the petition: Then was one word more that he wished to add. His Hon. and Learned Friend (31r.Chet wynde) wished to enter into a vindication of Ills conduct; bat, hr: (the Solicitor-tieneral) asked, should the House allow him ? should they suffer one of their Members to be tried?—should they suffer any Magistrate, whether a Member or not a 41auber of this House, to be tried, on the allegations of an accused Joni coetietal offender ? It so happened, however, that the accused was a Mem ber—that he was a man of talent and veracity sufficient to defend himself; but lie (the Solicitor-General) contended it would be a violation of the Lonstitut late to allow him to do so. Mr. PEEL, on the subject of this petition, did not mean to say a word. He felt himself in some degr, ein the situa - ion of his Hort. and Learned Friend (Mr. Chetwynde). and if it were the pleasureof the !louse to enter:into &detail (Wall the alaumetarces— If they called' upon him to account for the ads ice he had gis en to the Crown not to extend its mercy, he was fully prepared to do se. There were, however, two points collaterally connected with the subject of the petition, on which he 'eight be allowed to touee• The Hon. and Learned (iendeinan who introduced the petition had first expressed his surprise at the delay which occurred in his office : secondly, that a proper inquiry was not instituted ; and, as the re sult of these two points, that the prerogative of mercy was nut inter. posed. On the two film points, he might be allowed to give some explanation ; and from the nature of that explanatioo, th e Must would, in charity, infer the answer to the third point As to Mr. Abram Flint, it was one of hi:. first official acts to advise the Crown to the exercise of mercy, and it was upon these imam& r..He had received a letter front his lion. and learned Friend (Mr. Cheti wynde), which lie now held in his hand, and io which it was stated that he had some doubts of the credibility of one of the witeeues brought against Mr. Flint, in consequence of sonic testimony he gave at a subsequent trial, and he (31r. Chetwyndel thought it but fair that Mr. Flint should derive all the benefit naturally ation a ; out of such a discovery. lie (31r. Chetwynde) therefore hion'ily submitted that fur thisreasop he was justified in imploring the Ronal mercy fur him,--the more so, as he suffered much from his con.- finetnent, and his family being in great distress. The Roval„.tsrey therefore, up this recommendation, was extended to . 31r7klittc Now as to the charge of delay he had received the letter ds •Lti sat the 29th Jan. 182 . 3, in two days after, upon the 31st, and on the 1.1 of February the warrant was signed for his liberation. (Cheers Wow. the Ministerial benches.) With respect to the charge of delay in the ode Of Mr. Ckm. h int, the peasant petitioner, it wm said tad it was forairded Its October and not noticed till the December of: lowing. (Mr. Denman here intimated same dissent.? If aa tlemen did not kno w when matters wept before the et Stateif they did not take pains to ascertain the truth of before they made them, it pas strange that they should so= make up their minds to venture uporftrifling charges. (Cheers tiara the Ministerial benches.) Mr. DENMAN—I said that one of the allegations in the pen. dal charged delay, but 1 expressed no 111111711 e, for this obvious reason, that 1 did - not know when the petition reached the kw* - ledge of the Secretary of State. 111 r. PEEL—The first knowledge I had of this trial was upo the 6th of December, through the ;Mans of a paper forwarded ta me by a 31r. t:rewe, in which he requested me to name a day and hour, when he Might See me on the subject. 3ly answer t o hint and Mr. Hobhouse was, that if he felt any e e tisfactiern in suing him (Mr. Peel) he should be seedy to receive him (Mr. Crewel, but that it was not Mr. Pees!) .rWia• to notice any think otLeucia subject unless it were written. On criminal matter s suc h albuttoa be found to be absolutely necessary. In consequence of what he had heard he wrote to Mr. Chetwynde, and on the 17th Deeenihe:' he received his answer, so that only *rut days elapsed ' • and so tit he thought be had answered as to the cha rge o f delay. Next, wiee respect to the nature of the inqeiry, he candidly owned that he re ferred to the Judge who pre s ided at the trial, and be should be ashamed of himself holding the situation be did, sad knowing the character ef his Hon. and Learned Friend who presided as the Judge, if he had referred to any other person. Ilia Hens Red Learned Frirod sent him a literal transcript of his clierge aid of the minutes of evidence, and it was but justice for him (Mr. Purl) to say, that, under all the circumstances, be thought the sentence right and lenient, and that it would be wrong for him to advise the Crown to remit it. He should postpone any furtheedetaile until he discovered what course would be taken by the House. Mr. LI'TTLETON considered that a more groundless smut was never made on any gentleman than that ea his lion. sad Learned Friend. lie knew hire well as a Magistrate and a neigh bour; and he (Mr. Lyuleton), could say upon his honour that be never 'knew a more honourable, scrupulous, or pains-taking Ma gistrate in his life. The lion. and Lammed Gentleman who ir. - troduced the petieise, seemed to identify himself whh the peti tioner (NO, no!) it appeared certainly to him (Mr. Lyttleton) as if he did so. • ties also spoken of the resolutions of the 3ligw trams as injurious to the petitioner; but the Magistrates bad tine h 0101`e mama to complain of his doing them an injury. The Ms. carefully in sestUrate t- d the whole matter ; thee sifted cres grants g st ro the bottom before they proceeded to pay such honourable testimony to the character of his Hon. and Leanest Friend. The Chairman could not say, when piloting sentence, " You, Char es Flint, are to be committed to prison tor three monhs;" and to each of the other four or live persons convicted with him, " You are to be committed to prison for three months, and alto to hard labour." On the whole, he thought the conduct of his HUD. and Learned Friend had been just and honoundate in the extreme. Mr. STURGES BOURNE opposed the bringing up the Fic tion, because the petition imputed the misconduct sat his Hon. a. d Learned Friend to corrupt motives ; and surely this House was nut the place for the petitioner to institute a trial into that allegation. , The grortorecx of the petition was, that iniustice was dune to the petitioner be an improper jurisdiction—that a jure had artnetitted an injustice - by the direction of his Hon. and Learned Friend, as Chairman of the Sessions. How could the House dead, that question, unless they heard the whole 'of the qaestionover again e If they allowed every convicted individual to act in this mantle% where would they end ? He hopkd die House would pause beton: they entertained a petition like the present. Mr. HUME expressed a hope that the House would never he closed spinet hearingit ykvances of the people. Ile understosa that the petitioner pro to verify his allegations upon his own oath as well as upon t me of other people ; sod he believed that his HOG'. and Learned Friend (Mr. Damian) was fully impressed with that feeling when he presented the petition. He could not help thinking that he (31r. Denman) was very unfairly dealt with, in mixing him up with the charges made by the petitioner. Front what lie had Just heard, he must say he was satisfied as to the coo. duct pursued by the Right lion. Secretary for the Houle Depart. malt; and he also thought that the feasted Gentleman who soar the subject of those charges had certainly been free front that of prejudice or grudge against the family of the petitioner. But los Hon. and Learned kriend (Mr. Deemen) could nut tkirly refuse his credence to Mr. I'lint, a man who certainly held a respectable rank in society ; for it was impossible to expect data he (Mr. Den man) should know matters which were only known to time Right lion. Gentleman opposite. He confessed he fah a difficulty mot to d0..11e wished the petition to be laid on the table; but as such contradictions to io allegations were made by lion. Gentlemen so etaan he could not refute credit, he suggroted the propriety of withdrawing the petition. lie did not wish it to go abroad that the petitions of the people would not be received in that House: when they stated their grievances; and upon that principle he thought that all those Gentlemen who equal with hue would vote fur its reception. Sir J. WROTTESLEY said, that as allusion had been 111: 4_ to the conduct of the 31agistrates who signed the resolution in ti.• your of his Honourable and /earned Friend, he leave to say a few words in explanation of their conduct. ore those resole lions were agreed to, the Magistrates entered into t thll inveero a tints of the subject, and heard from the Chairmen (Mt. Chowynde) the same statement as that which had just been uttered by the A! tomtit-General ; and in the truth ef that statement be was tit! y borne out by his brother Magistrate, Mr. Clare, and also by Oswald Morley, whose name wss almost a pledge for caution a , carCUIll.lllCCitalL ilia Honourable sod Legated k Lad been lit.d 111