The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1822-06-26 00:00:00

p s ~. ~ y ~, IMF • The Cerra Lord had 80 places at his disposal give mai hooter state big Lordship's tea ags'est his d e posi awe, among those personages. That patronage gave him a tine. The character of the Glasgow Sentinel sad the vial irdbonct, which most be of good or evil effect, word- Clydesdale Journal was not to be rumour', mu his lord tug to the use to be made of ii—a blessing to Or etirotary, if shopirreconarnendation of it. But besides this, all the time used in call oat the experience sad talent of the prefgesier the Moor was publishing, he held the fate of it is his laws for public service—if used fur opposite peepers, g elem. bends; be raised it up by his influence. It could not be Yf it acre used, however, for to propagate priests slander pro-sled that shire were tin private libels is. the err sod felonry, their could be nothing so bad. He now came Ilse: and Clydesdale Journal. In abort, the Beaton ao the facts :—ls the year 1820 • Scotch paper was existed sad expired when either was his will; and &sla in isiseence, which was published at Hamilton, sad bad ratios• could avail him oothing, omen after discovery takes the noose of the Clydesdale Journal. It bad be- bad made it Impossible fur bon to cortinue the enure of lure had that of the Glasgow Sentinel; but that paper rsoyare. He must be judged of like any other man, by lexpiriae. an attempt was made to revive it, and a the gi real tenor of his idiotic His reason for not with. paper was put forth, recommending the cootiseance of the drawls( his name from the bond, pending judicial proceed same printiples and conduct, and pledging the support of lags arising out of the offences of the publication, was ad. serial Noblemen sad Gentlemen. He outbid not state mirshie, abets it was recollected that he himself was more same. thus were necersey, but here was the name of the only party who could have been affected by ir. But the Learned Lord. Now in what spirit bad that journal could the Learned Lord be igsurant of the persen•l libels in been cooduc , ed, which the Learaed Lord Otos recommend. the paper? Did he real it? lt might be convenient for ed ? He had not area it during many months, but be would bins to hive the House believe that he did not. He would give the House facts to judge by. He believed the recom- prove in the Committee that the papers we.* regularly de• mrsdatiou was signed 20th November, 1820. What had livered to him. The presumption was that he did lead hens the preview', character of the journal? Was it such them; there was proof ilia , he had at least read them, as to justify the recommendation to renew it by the Learned if not written fur it. The N Ible Lord had urd argo• 'Lord, leporello that he had a right in any way to common meats os two occasion., that of the Scotch Juries himself with a journal, which be (Mr. Abercrosehy) de- question. and at another time on a motion of Lord weed?—(Loud cheers from the Opposition, which were i Archibald Hamilton's, topic fur topic, almost word for re-echoed by the T,easury Benches.)—He had sees some word, as Mow rgumenis appeared in the ousabers of of the writings, and be took oft himself to say, that the Beacon. It would be no excuse fur any responsible they contsined the grossest and most emulator libels , publisher that his agents abused the trust reposed, sad there on individuals of the Oppositio• side which could be fore rehire was published. The Learned Lord hims. If had well conceived. Those indivi teals were denounced as most taught that priueiple to Capella Joh.Oliellle, who made the Naas and disloyal, for doing that in which the majority of ' most- humble apology for his offence, and offered Ift the Hour bad actually tortured, though it was ceosood ! prove that he was an violently indisposed that he could aid by the libeller, of the Clydesdale Journal. Gentlemen in hove ksown what was read to him, mach less write 'the the immediate neighlusehuod of Hamilton wen held 4111 i libel himself. The plea was altogether vain, sad Cap. upon charges which, if true, would disqualify them for the gain Jointure was punished as seve,ely as say other ' society of say gentleman whatever. The House should urn charged with the like offere would Are bro.—. 'sot real upon his testimony ( or this; he bail the ore- i He then went ou to remark ow the proceedings ins Mr. Weil triter of • gentlenes• of great fortune and con- ginaets, trial, where i t wan seen that norb gross peoyocation sideralies in L i p ar i ! , a pa t ron of t h e newspaper, who had Men gives by the publication tinder his Lorilehop's au had lately received a very high mark of favour frr.m the spires, that Mr. Stuart was forced to the painful alterosiive of • iLlovertinteitt. He inestioned this to designate him, and not .seeking sa li s r act i oo , cooler/in' the slightest reproach to the conduct of Greta- or giving up his feelings and crustier as as • genileman. He charged the Learned Lord, sad Mow • rear. This person bring informed of the declining state of consered with him, with limiting by these coodsct to • breach the Jooinal, wrote a letter (Mr. Abeicromby seed it), in- atilt peace. Here he gaoled the remarks which appeared • which he 'expressed his disapprobatton of the gross personal I is th e Bestow es to what passed to t h e ob eri rce s Court be. rwerillries which had been east upon some atilt Opposotios agree Mr. Stepbteses sod Mr. Stuart, who the farmer was by the Journal. He declared lin bel•ef that it must be in- & min d to b ecp a te peace. The „ t i mes b a d t h e po bb en o ess irk**, sod begged that the Piper—the conduct of its their uwu mune to prevent any eosseqoesee• whirls might which he otherwise approved of—might be so far fall out from the coarse takeo by the !kiwi's. They die alteted in its management. This letter was dated is October, c l a i me d any anonymous end irresponsible treillage; and one month before the Learned Lord's orcuninsendourY boasted that their p o illication, above all in the coupler. was letter. The remark of the writer was, that such conduct to be conalilmed as a gee' t e manly one—(Loud laughter.)— could do no good, and most reflect discredit on the insole'. i He then read the offensive paragraph, its which Mr. Stuart Such was the chanter, of the paper to which the Lseed Ad- was said to have been posted as • toward fur seeking his trate had thought St to give his same nod authority. la owe safety, and to have been pelted by all the rabble of what way the publication had bees really conducted after Edinburgh, for not having fought Mr. Stephen's:is—the MI c ala mi t ous emiwrlmenerr of it which they bad all aces — sentence concluding - iib " not that we are the advocates of after the distressing @ligation into which Mr. Smart had duelling—God forbid!"—(Loud laughter.)—" Not that we been thrown—after the death of Sir A. Boswell, which f are the & dro s s e s o f doeilinc—God forbid !”—(Mue h Noah *peon out of the, be need sot pet to House to the ter.)—He then stated that two of the Lord Advocate's De. pato of hearing. It would be for the Learned Lord to thew, pules, who were found to have bees coseertied is these if he could, that be had at any time withdraws his atom i transactions, were appointed by the Lord Advocate to and support from the pablicalios. The reeunimeudations &fetid the action brought by Mr. Stuart—when they be had previously given to it were not openly gives, and in I actually justified the paragraph, and the cooduct referee- Hie fare of day, they were conveyed to lett e rs sent in his mended—namely, to belt—by the farts insisted, that the name to all who wire suppose ,' t o b e w ithi n r e ach of the in. whole was fairly within the privilege of newspaper writ. Beesee of Ministest So secretly was this lone, that l a y, b e the parties w.re Frady to give gentle. they were requested, each sad all, to reigns the letters manly ntisfsction, d sequired.—(Her, bear )—He de. so soon as they bad read them; sad, with the exception I prettied a ly this abuse of the high character and of two, all the rest of two hundred, which were is- skill of persons onmiant f a t h e laws to p ro pagate rued, were got in ef•ill. There wad • Mr. Aire, direct violations of "hens to serve the basest purposes. The who was set•allyserving as Aria's substitute for the comely name , o f t h ose D e p u ti es were Dunes, Oftliiesl sad Jobs of Lanark, and then residing at Hamilton, who was knows Hope. This defence was now a record of the Court, though for the avowed author and the principal writer of this jeer. the Judges were to be excused, as the case was sot brought wil l' Hata" ' a man who might its his office have Melt before them after all. He toncisoled wow that he had ca called on to manage the proceeding's," • trial for offences to tablished • complete case of oppressios and abuse of office. who his own instigation were likely to give rise. His treat- He wished to call attetition, however, to the ease of William !meet of the solOe family of Haseliltoo, and the gentlemen and Murray Borthwlch, who had bee* envied wish one Mr. others is the weightmerhood attached to them, was out of all l Alexander, in the Clydesdale Journal. He bad dirt,- hosed,. The Noble Lord might say that he was not aware proved of the correct of the publication, sod made over sleet Mr. Afton or th e principal wr it er . He (Mir. Atiercrom- hie share to Alexander fur twenty pounds in cash, and 'hog) believed that he was well scquarrod with the fact. He nisei/ pomade to be given on good writs' is bills. 'etreeld prove that Mr. Altos knew shat the Learned Lord had This nes agreed on i• November, 1821. The bills were -rimed that paper.—(Loud .beers.)—Which then become lo be delivered Sit. December. Alexander failed is his es. lb* importaut qseetion fur the country? Mr. Alton knew I rageasent, sad Borthwick °raised &judgment reshot him saint Ind bees the character and spirit or the joorsol before the Sheriff to re-enter, which he did on the Ist of which the 1, d L or d recommen d e d. H e bad been folio March. He reenaised all day at the office, sad the sett warned that by supporting the Bill b ro ught i n thi s Series Alexander arrested hint for a sham debt. By application is by the Home Secretary, for compelling the Sheriff of Lear* the Magistrates of Glasgow he was released os the 11th to remain in his district, that he was opening an appoint- March. Alexander subuquently charged him with brio( meat which would be so filled up by the Learned Lord. robbed the premises; that wag, with taking away his owl There were two Sheriffs to the enmity of Lanark; the Glar property. He would only plotted to prosecute by or with 'few Substitute had slimily been removed by the operatic* the Procurator Fiscal. lie wished to hove it done with 'of ibis Bill; but had Mr. Mime been removed? No; be out his ow• name, but the Procurator would not have mill resided at Hamilton, where be was retained by the It so , an d • ver d ict d ec id e d that there was • - o foosda. Learned Lord, the proved and avowed author of gross sad scandalous libels. There could be so rearm of any hied suggested why be should not, after what was kuown, be re se owed from a public situation, of which be made such at abandmsed see, especially as it was a judicial situation. Mr. Aires meet have bad good reasons for feeling safe and con. ducting himself as he had dose. He next came to the pabli. audio. of t►e Beaten. In Jan. 1521, a mulattos was takes to establish this newspaper at Edusbargh. The Seat step taken was to secure subscriber,, which foss very successful; no less than SOO subscribed, the largest somber eve► lemma to a work of that nature i■ Scotland. The seat step wen to open as account with the bank of Sir W. Forbes and Co., who re,lsired 10 have *evenly for the expense he should advance. A bond was drawn wed signed by Sir Wm. Hay, Lord Advocate; Mr. Wedderborne, Solicit,or•Gesersl; Mr. Forbes, Advocate sad Sheriff "s Depute for Perth, a judicial 'situation ; Mr. J. Hope, Advocate; Sir W. Scott, Clerk of the Peace and Sheriff's Depute; Mr. H. Dreammoad, Atho l:etre mod Deputy under the Lord Advocate; the Right Hos. R. Arbellissot, also holding a high official situation. It was to be observed, Thal must of these Gentlemen bad to earl.. • eine judicial functions —(The Honourable Gentleman then reed a pert of the pieepeetes of the limas, end afterwards the conditions of the heed, by ' , bath the subscribers booed t►emselves to make goad the deficiency of a current t to he opened with Sir W. Forbes's bask, and to be operated upon by the publisher sad printer.) It would be observed that she bond was glvem with the hope of sever regally; ',apnea, though the parties were needy to pey. Now. considering upon abose mosey, credlti authority, and infheemee it was set up, she subscribers suet be looked upon as the proprietors. This would be the freedmen( of any other part tea brought ►efore t►e Lear.. ird Land on a charge of libel. One of the individuals bad remonstrated *canal the libels w►ich appeared, sad Soden' his opposition vain, did all in his power : be withdrew his subscriptiom, and never after allowed the paper in his House. It might be asked why he bad not withdrawn his name from the bond He hoped that so unfair use Mould be made of it by the vernusent to injure that penes, if he told theta the reaaos given why the name could not be withdrawn. It was be cause it would reflect on the coaduet of the Lord Advocate tine In the charge. Dorthwick went from Edinburgh to Dundee; there he remained without any conceal ment. When the papers were seized In the affair a Mr. Stuart, a mew course was thrown opts to the pinks. All the Glargow proceedings were now renewed before the Sheriff of Edinburgh. al'Neal soled spinet him, aid caused Dorthwick to be led. 11 was pretended that he wile going to Sy the country He took a very wren coarse, if so, in moving east to Dundee. He was, however, arrest. ed, and put in irons as soon as he arrived in Edinburgh. He was manacled with iroas which were too small, and which therefore subjected him to the greatest pais sod in. convenience.—(Hear.)—Sut that was sot all; he was dragged forth iu public ironed in that been the worst and most dangerous giftless, under the charge two armed &trudge's, by whom he was conveyed to Edinburgh, and there (Minted into the custody of the gaoler, sad put into the gaol as a common felon, where all access was cleated even to his orals and legal advisers.— (Hear, bear.)—This man, who was charged with feloniously stealing his own property, implied fur bail, and his applies lice was refused. 'An indictment baying been framed, and all other preparitiona fire trial being gone thtuirgh, his trial was fixed fer the teth April. On that day he was brought Wu Court, sai the imbibe prosecutor, Mr. John Hope, thought proper not to proceed with the trial. Every effort was made by the Counsel for Burthwlrk to have the trial brought on, be being anxious to have the opportually of justifying himself from the charge spinal him, and eager to substantiate his innocence, the confidence in which I abandoned him ; and a convincing proof of which be was now going to slate. Mr. John Hope having by the eastern, as hr supposed, of dm Learned Lord deserted the diet pro loco of tsmpore, that Is to say, having declared that he did not elsooiS to proceed to trial af that time, though he would, nut withdraw the indictors!, carried as matter of favour end accommodation to Borthirirk to contest to his being baited. Dal the conduct of Mr. Burthwlek's Counsel would skew what was the mature of the kindness thus shewn to him. Seeing him mortised of stealing, fur having taken possess's, of his own property under a warrant, and finding all the Crown Counsel arrayed against bins, the suspicions •f his Cesasel were naturally awakened against the sheer of kind. yen on the part of the prosecutors, and he therefore 'ban _ awl other gentlentee coot issuing their sepport,wberein it was nut safe fur that iedivideal to sifted. He might read to the Horse examples of the libels, but they were generally too gross, tedious, and vulgar; the last of Hies were is 'twee, in the Scotch language, which it might be didleelt for him to read, and impossible for lbs House to ea dersteod. But fur authority se to the scandalous sta ture of the writing% be would thaw it from the Noble Lord himself, and those who signed with him. By ae accident they were at last discovered to be the authors sod 'helloes. Once knows, it were found impossible for tic publication to exist. Why? Because they were so beset with claims of resentment sad setts/some by the trieadrof those who had belt' nialivied Red libelled, that the paper scarcely survived the discovery of the rsmn .— (Load (Load cheers.)—That fact wee ell be need utter upon the subject. The principals were so beset sad pressed, that same of them were obliged to dealer. The Lord Advocate put forth his apology among the rest ; the Howse would judge if it were a anfficieut see, whether morally, polite. silly, or legally coiigidrred. If they thought other uise, they saes grant his motion..--(Here Mr. Abe:fleshy read the answer of the Lord Advocate to Mr. Sioareo message, le which the Learesed Leta disclaimed asp thin pieties' is the Romeo'', and stated his support 1. have hose iirteaded fur the public principles trely.l—Hg Boned the proffered kindisess, from the conviction that If he availed himself of it, he would by so doing be deprived of the tinder the Act of 1701 of urging on his trial, sad would put it out of his power even to get rid of the charge. That 'advice of Counsel was coefirmed by the declaration of the hedge, that the effect of accepting the offer would be to -deprive him of the besellt of t►at Act, sad he therefore •eseterned to gaol to wait the forty days which were mating to cumplrte the term withle w►ich by the Act of 1701 be was entitled to demoted his trial ar ►ta din ' Merge: At the end of that period the trial uot being pro .. iteeded with, be applied to the Court of Justiciary fur his diseharge Ender that Act, to which the Lords of Justiciary *related him to be entitled. No sooner was ►e discharged by order of the Court of Justitiary this be was iufurmed that a charge had been preferred against hint by Alexander, N whirl) the Learned Lord had gives biticoncoutee,concetved Y the same terms and au the same grounds as the fussier @barge obi( h bad been preferred is the name of the Loomed Ltd himself, which be had sot thought proper to pursue to NMI; tad which from ►is knowledge of the circumstauces in the former ease, he most have kuosa to be tiofoseded. - 114 Noble Lord perhaps would tell him that he was booed Ile give Lis concourse ♦hen it was applied for. Rot he bad the authority of Mr. Hume fur saying, that uu suck oblige. Use existed; rho it was matter of discrettoe to be exestiaed Y Let*Aug la, tircusestantes ; and dot the penises fellkifils In cam of big refusal to greet a cootherse,sase ow application to the Lords of Jurtsciary to tall open the Granted Lord to skew lb* gronsds of meth relessi. He therefore called on the Unwed Lord to state lbs reams why, knowing a, be did the circumstances of the ease ' that it could not be pro secuted to conviction, and that nosbing but malice could have induced the application, be yet consented to this new prosecution on a charge be bad himself abandoned. He entreated the Hooke to recollect that these things occur. red in a country where there was no interventios of a Grand Jury—(Hear, Lear)—where all prosecutioss were instituted and indictments found by the Lord Advocate—where the Lord Advocate exercised that power uoder so r"Pousibillif but that which be might be called upon to give in that House. He asked, thee, why the Learned Lord did pot pro secute to s trial on the first indictment ?—why, if the accused was issocent, dud he not discharge him ?—asd why did he afterwards assent to the issiiiution of a prosecutioo by Alexander on the charge which ha had himself ibis. Boned? As soon as Mr, St ert's trial was over Borthwick was discharged, after :0 days' coofinement.—(Hear, benr.)—. The House should see what was the consensus of Borth. wick with the Learned Lord. lio 1810 Borthwick wrote to him, requesting he would end* to procure the issertios of the Government advertisemesis in his paper. The tears . . . ed Loid answered bile that be might apply, but be could give him but little hope, of success. Booby/irk did apply in coussquenee, and gut them.—(Hear, bear.)—They found him then supported and patronized by the Learned Lord in leellt. But wbru be came forward to expose slanderers sad calamniittors, he then became the subject of so unheeded charge, was a ed, ironed, imprisoned ; and after the trial, acquittal, and discharge of Mr. Stuart, he was discharged without having hems brought to trial.—(Hear, bear.)—Catuld say mao doubt that the object of that pemecatior was to excite • prejudice inthe public stied agaiest Mr. Strati before his trial? Who that recollected bow the whole prow of this costar, had teemed with calamities and aspersions, copied from the Government papers in Scotland, agates& Mr. Stuart, could doubt that to have bees the object ? The existence of that feeling was evident from the proceeditags at the trial. A part of the indictment charged Mr. Stuart with flying from justice, though he had declared his istientio• of surreoderiag to take his trial oe as, day that might be appuisted; which the Lord Justice Clerk pro noonced to be not only sot peeved, bet wholly without foes datiue.—(Hearl—After one of the whimsies had bees ms ansitied, • Counsel, usually employed whets &omission le wanted in the office of the Learned Lord, started up and requested that the washes might sot be allowed to reseals is Court dories the exsteination of the succeeding sitars*, and said that he made that application as retinae! fur Mr. Atesander, it being his homeliest to eremitic all thew wit aches ea the charge against Bortherick, which was le be tried on the followieg Monday. That charge, however, as he had already mated, was out tried. What purpose could be intended by such as •pplicatioe, but that of exciting a prejudice? Aod the Learned Lord, who was sitting is the Court at the time, heard that attempt to raise • prejudice against • person under trial, without any cud to re press il. Could the House refuse inquiry into these things? —(Cheers.)--As a Scotehesan, particularly, he was desirous of inquiry, is order 14/ skew to the Malingers and the people of this country bow Scotland was governed. A Mr. Gibaos hawing raised an schwa against • person teamed Cheap, whom he charged with being the Editor of the Beacon, an sction was brought by a person named Stephenson, the publisher of that paper, against • man named Notices, a josrueyniasi in the office of the Beaton, at wages of 565. a.week, ea the groused that he had uedertaken to isdenzeify Stephcanot against soy action of damages which might be raised agalest hum by his Noble Friend (Lord A. Hamilton). Oa the very day on which that fictitious active was commenced, Niellllo absconded aad went to Paris, where he believed he still remain. ed. if the Learned Lord wished fur the good opleioo of his fellow ciiiiteas, his honour sad his charateter required that he slsoold submit both Cbespe and Niatmo to a full and fair exeminatioa. He (Mr. A.) never should he satisfied with the poet which the Learned Lord had takea in these trans scholia, be should be satisfied that the truth was got at, mild those pennies had earterguee the fullest and post rigid examination. There only remained sue more topic for hiss to either. Accordiag to the information which he bad received sower time before the Beillflllll was este- Wished. there was a Paper called the Erfiaiaryk Cor respondent receiving the support of the Noble Lord and the G eeeee meat. But daring the trial of the Qweee some dissatisfaction Isis; occasioned by the sheathe of the paper, that support was withdrawn, which missed a great loss to the property. lesesedisiely afterwards the Beacon was established, and from the (outset it he came the recipient of • coutineed emstributioo of libeh ea his Nub!, Friend (Lord A. Hamilton) and Mr. Stuart; many of which were rehearsed by the Editor, who refused to take auy part in articles so gross sod wantonly illiberal. Coasiderable dissatialactioss was excited, sad the parties concerned in the Beacon bad a meetisig, at which a discos sine took place as to who should be the Editor. What was chiefly insisted oe was, that it should be a pence sot kerma is Ediuburgh; sod it also seemed to be considered accessary to have apersoa.who, to the character of a libeller, would be ready to add that of a bravo sad • bully; and they therefore chose ao Irish studeat—(Laughter)—who he uoderstood was afterwards succeeded by a peruse from Ox ford. He should be able to prove nearly the whale of these , statemeois ; he should be able to fix oar of the Crowe Counsel, whom he would sot thee name, as a principal actor and mover in the traosamions respecting the Corre spondent and the Beams. He was prepaiml to raU wit. news to speak to these t r hoes, and ha had me objec tion to tell the Learned Lord that the fins whom he should wish to (Remise were two persous of the tomes of Walston sod Wtlsos. He appealed to the House of Commons to is. athlete an inquiry ism, these teasisactioas, because these was no other quarter to which be timid appeal. He did sot ask the House to give absolute credit to his sistereeets, because he wished to give the Learned Lord as opporteaily of rebutting them; but be did think that be hod made oat • shoe' prim* facie case that called for • fell, fair, and impartial inquiry. He therefore concluded by movies, " That • C•111114i110 be eppoisited to Institute an inqpiry lato the conduct of the Lord Advocate sad the other Law Officers of the Crowe is Seethed respeetiag the public press, and store especially regarding the coespiraey imdopl e James Murray Bailiwick, mud to report to the • Horse their opinioe thereoa." • • t the LORD ADVOCATE rose, evidently soder the pm , sure of strong mouths°, which resdered Ilia observatiows scarcely audible iv the gallery. He said it had hop. petted to few seer to have their conduct airaieged on charges such as were aver preferred against him; it had happened to uo man who had hitherto stood in the situation which he now held, to be tempted berate the Commons of England. H• was conylueed the Howe must feel that, though the motion of she Humeurable Member was for • Committee of Inquiry, if it should accede to that moths, that vote must necesesrily be use of ce faint him ; and must is • great degree involve his honour, his Character, his future destiny, and hie happiness through life. He was not prepared, from the twice which the cable and , Learned Gentleman had gives, to expect such a slimmest as that which had now been made. He eaderstood it as • groroal notice of a mafioso far inquiry into the cooduct of the Lord Advocate concerts ing the public peen is Seethed ; sod he thought that the Hon. Red Learned Gentleman might, is courtesy, have gives him some intimation of the course which he testut to pursue, sod of the different matters of charge which he pew. posed to allege; but he stood there to Inert, for the first time, charges ul which he had out before heard. Ile thought that whets charges of that description were to be exhibited against hey Member of she House of Commons, they should be exhibited as soon as possible after the offence was supposed to have bee. committed. Tire circumataaces to which the Hoe. sad Learned Gent. had recorr.d were publicly knows ten months . ago. Threats aqd tenets were held oat to him all over Seethed, that he world not dare to meet the Cummins. He was however In his place at the opening of the &shoo, and fur two mouths afterwards; hot tau twice of a mutton on the subject was gives 'aid three days before the rising of the House for the Easter remits, when this general wain was given. H• complained of the mixing up of charges founded on bis private sad personal conduct, with mamma of cumplatut splint him officially, fur the viaduct of per sons fur whom be was officially tenponsible, at a lima when it was knew. that he was to Weil at a distance e l - in f l- Vii er' b...1.111111M4e . ••r • a • fat& then; end Oil it lo the Hued irhethei Heed heath, confided, wak in Sider to prevent the tirejodid "Ida " I hi Id met have gonad She subsided of two welt I ra r e aoigbi bare eeessioord to the coining trial iff Mr. St ed d , as. He redid alleded to the allelopte t. prejudice ' Now, If he the case to which b e h a d a ll u d e d ley wrong ease by the pagegraphe which heilior sumo day* passed I been tied, God foe bid be should say so remedy shoed !Ikea levelled at him by the preys; and le the pusibli idiket , Id of this motion, should the House adopt it, upon me actio• •pplprto a' it if ley i*diduA Cotnf a llAw savadlli .off er ed,i ewtnld it wasgctre f" ilifis t redress. He peading against him as • supposed Proprietor of the Beacon, wished to stale before he sat dewy, that in all the trams. I. ;o h m ic ! ° the e d fs 4 se a der alges isi w o u n e ea la rl id y b i t e tilse"esift:iesgudietwohnitchh. was j l e lo s i t i ;'s * G hlell over e n r m ale es d t l is b. ad " su bStf coise t o e f en t , be a s. or d w isemilials' ere set OetllaN li ry complained of she hardship to iedivideals at • great distance, in any m whatsoever. If wrong had bees conimittee, of implicating them by name, in charges preferred against me epos the individual who mow addressed them all the blame bobtail's' whys hod no mesas of consmoniesting with them devolved. He had stated the etreeimeedices faidy, end if be on the subject. The Leased Lord thee proceeded to mance had acted improperly it was most jail sod attar That do the law reapeetiog the powers of the Lord Advocate, as der. Commons of England should Cook their ensure upon tom. eised in the case of Borthwick, but in so low a tope as res. I And eves though that centure should *Steed to Wee ss ; ; tiered his obsedatiosis most todistinet is the galkry. He is. whatever maned they should peonoinee their eltekinft. is Mee proceeded to donee the personal charges espied him, should how with humility. The resell might place a mid fur his seepages' connexion with certain newspapers. He able and distinguished men in his office, bat he hoped Lr solidely denied that he had ever been re whatever, assecie be wab yo t o ls: s ill ire ig ed hi i Lb e al b lo e w t ed o a t i n isy sa p y e t b ha lic t I . l te n t i zo s u a l y d , l a n e d d no d i i i .e e hot re , d e _ Edfskerek Correspoodevai is any l it having occasionally seen it in his house. If the Committee duties with that moderation and faired, which debase Lie dub' be granted wither! eddying 11 vole or tensor. lIIION damage. his conduct, he should he moat happy that eery part of ha Mr. PEEL then rose to defend the Lord Adeneace, 14 coonexioo wish derapapers should lee inquired into. With I said that of all questions of political expedience reqmetrir; respect to the Mao/gore Sentinel, it was with the greet- the cautious deliberation of the House, that rensati aryl, t est surprise that be had beard his seine connected I peculiarly to this case, is which not only the silistirend•atire with it; sod he assured the House be bad sever sup- of justice in firoilds4 wiell coecetterd, but which stiedd ported or distributed to it, gateclessed it, or bete in materially the charades* of im isidividesl bolding one of ihe any way whatsoever connected With it. Hie Grit know. highest Mathias i• that destry. It waii, sterefere, the del, ledge of Borthwiek arose out of a leder which he se- Odle Hove* to extend every indolgeoce which was rousimeet eeived from that person, dated id November 1819, (which with Mkt justice.—(Hear, beer.)—All tepid 'whirl' merely the Learned Lord proceeded to read), suggesting the great sppeakd to their feelings Afield be theregsrdeet, sod some of advantage that might be derived in the state of the plate those which bad beta ietroduerd by the Hoodireble see press in Scotland at that time from the establishment of a Learned Geotlentas who spewed the debate ' might hose seveepapec oo the principle of supporting the present laws bees omitted. In the first imitator', the death of the soil glorious constitution of the dowry, against every tip. Aledieder Boswell, and the remands of his widow :ni position; expressing no &lio of mettieg wish the support children. The death of Hellcat was still more IllijW•eillal.1. ; of every gentlemas la that part of the country, bet nut and the lammed, used by two prefissional Geothermic gin. • /arils( to hope for their f without first obtaining as opinions in a private care; all these &objects were only his Lordship's support and that of Government. To that calculated to mislead the jelgotem. To the principal lab. letter he wrote au Amstar, saying, that however desirable jeer of charge, namely, that the Lord Advocate had den such • publication might be usdee the eireemetasees consented with the Correspoofferd and Stalled, be suttee% of the times, he should be wrong to hold set to the proposer diet epos his honour he bad so either se subetribieg say hope of positive support from his Majesty's Ministers ; or purchasing them. With respect to his euneesioa *ea though, he told him, he might make the applicetion. That Mr. Borihwick, that did sot reeiginde with the Laid Ad_ person did apply in other quarters, and he afterwards under- vacate but with Mr. Bowshwich, sod the adore ghee to his stood that lie had connioniced • public-otiose under the name application by hie Learned Fraud deed that be hod as of Ibe Clydesdale Jeanie!. In November, 1820, that person wish to become connected with the . perm. With re. came S. him mad dated that he had beds almost folioed by spect .to the case of Mr. Atte'', Sheriff of Lisultehise, his exertions to sopped the paper, sad preyed for some wheeled bees re-predated as dealing is pirate Studer, sod relief, or assistant'', sad far his patronage, in order to se- who was oppoiatedo it is add, through the ignetteregree of the dire him the support of the leaches geeileasee of the Lord Advocate, he wished di state that a chime bad takes dimity. Whether he signed any paper or out be did not place in that office by a Bill which he (711 r. Peel). had sate know; bet if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would as. mined to Perlianeeid, is eonsequeure of which the Sheriff dertals to affirm that be did, he would take it to be so epos meet be resident, with • salary of floor. &yid' Audis or. his aseertion.e•-(slr. Abercromby handed a paper across the der that they might ensure the &etcetera's of • peeper officer, gable, which wee understood to be the paper is wrestles. be allowed Iwo months to elapse f u r the pupae of gitise Iriek the Learned Lord's sigeneure.)— He slimed that Wiriest time fur the applications of those who were essallied Amer asst as the Lord Advocate of Scollaiid, but as for sloe olive: At that time it happened that a Nettie Friend • palette freeholder of the county of Lanark, and seder of his, the First Lord of the Admiralty, treogareg IsScrir. tlbe /impression diet at • time when the state of the land, and he gave hies the Dames of the addiction, mid re public Press of Scotland was much complained of, when quested him to get what information be could from the law oodirevoure were making to stir up the maids of the pee* authorities of Scotland, as to their respective merits, sad to sedition, that it was desirable to support a publican's whomsoever they recommended, lipt should be elected. This, of this description. He put it to the Hood whether under then, was the history of that transaction; and to far Lis such circumstances he was not justified le potting his name I Learned Friend was eadept freed blame. He sow came to to a paper, Plating that such a thole wee desirable, and the conduct of the Lord Advocate insuiedosely samisens recommending it as a proper object of support with present question. It was pettedly true dot the Led Ad those gentlemea who wished to sainted the law* and locate entered logo a security of 1001.; it was retiree "Orr G merit of the editor,? Wes list • grouted for that that parer was oleo eagaged is private shaded, euenteciing him not only with that bat with any Gelbef width he did net green to palliate But they were breed to paper i• which the same parties might afterwards be consider the views wish which the Lord Advocate mimed costirernrd ? Sot the paper in tontine did not last long. into the support of that paper; they were bead to The individual became a bankrupt, and afterwards entered look to the state of the press el Seethed at that period. The into partnership with Alexander, wish whom he removed to Right Hon. Geodesists thee referred to a Mier digested Glasgow, where they set op another Payer, ander &differed from the Lord Lieutenant of Retafrewohire to Loed Sidesoutb, mime. When the Hon. and Learned Gentleman charged in 1819, satin the reirolutiosary spirit which existed, sad him with supporting • Paper that was employed is the pot" was prodipelly edited by seditious polilicalled. He had beaten of libels, he 'humid at least have produced some of often heard it maid by Gesslemen opposite that discres.ios them for the satisfaction of the House. Alt the information should be met by diseeseioe, and inflammatory stairiments that he had beard, stated that k was oat of the most instate by inculcating uleadiesee to the law, Ha vise eddy I. cent publications of the time. The libels of which so admit that that was • good way to promote flee doeuseitia. much bad been heard were published 10 a paper of • In that spitit his Lammed Priced had acted. modal:Lomeli totally differed done ; sot in the Clydesdale AUT. it was so Josiah-lotion of private calumny. yet he foetid is it mai, bet in the Glasgow Sentinel; sad he most SP a visedieetios from the charge of volemearily reedisagua its lamely denied that he ever hail the most restate connexion, giveldsifus, The Right Hoe. Gestlenism Shea whiled to either by sebecribing, contributing„ perched'', reeding, .r the prospectus Caned by the Getreen, mid egged, from the snipe, or in any other moaner obstever„ with that paper. principles which it contained, that his Lea and firiesil shsed He now came to the other paper, eared the Barrow. With rot be cosdented for not fiereereine the practice which it respect to his own commie... 2 with that paper, be was sure subsequently adopted ; and decludd by am appeal to the there was so man that knew him or his charmed, who House in favour of the Lord Advocate, who meast seep. would not acquit him of any intentiou of siipportieg pees intlitioes principles, sad mot eseouregepridiet ceases. Rosy peblicatios whose object was a trading in libels. A and the Moose meat see the adieu, hy which be wesettealed member of individuals with whom be was acquainted, has , ITIMII he withdrew from all eitemxion with the paper whew leg met together, Ilmaght upon consultation that it womb) be (ousel it deviated hum She disciples • hich it prams& be highly proper in the existing state orate press to establish —(Hear.) • journal having fur its object, nut aggression, but to meet Sir J. MACKINTOSH said it was always paisfel to bat &dressier's, end for that peeped they agreed to subscribe la appear as au accuser, or to come Woad is support of 1,6001. sad applied to him tosobeirribe his 1001. which lie did. an accusation, nor should he de se ea the present Wm. He was not there to deny fads or to gestate circendieners. dun. did lee mot fr el himself impelled by • weer of duty He conceived the object to be fair and laudable, axed be whsek he gged is. the ednassisteatios of justice, Is the peke should have felt it highly censurable in him So refuse, of his country, and to presidia our political diastases from for the forthereoce of such as object, In contribute that being careened into objects of private malice, atiel sees.. sum oat of his private &rids,. It had been said by the of barbarity and trlood.—taireers.)—lt appeased from the .klissoutaihk and Leerned Geodesists, that that pobi.c•tios statement of his Ron. sod Learaed Friend that ir pale assibigei ',bele & but he was too w.ll kayos is 14w S. order of fladdled bed foe • lag time devours/ell secretly be igeorast that is a ease of this kind a charge was Net a paper which dealt out the must foliose calamities, maid he I. be lakes epos assertion dome, but that proof shoold was at kerb deiretrd Bed dragged ids. light; and if the - he adduced. Why did he ant beam evidence ? Why did House of COMMUINI bad any regard for their owe ebersein, he out eddied seed of than libels ? The only case in which or • wish to see justice done to the people of Stroked, they eurb-a charge had as yet been maintained, was one that was could not refuse to iodinate an inquiry. The Right Hes. decided a few days ago, by the verdict of • Jury, di the pro. Gentleman had argued from the pospectut of the Bead% dertioe of the Noble Lord opposite (Laid A. Heesilios), aud the principles which it coutaised, that the Lord Add. Idea sue shilling damages were awarded.—(Hear, Isear.)-.. ease was actuated hy good motive.. That Right Hos. Gen- Heoieg bed applied to by • pried who stated his etteettem deeds should rather have said the professions which it rasa 110 mode sa action of damages for libel against him sod the Saluted; but unfortunately experience had proved, Within that /tier deeds 'delimited, as proprietors of the 8111/e4Ol, he Howe and out of it, how frecpmently profs-aside 'die at va. dal to the pennon who weatijoined with him is the bond, riance with preetlie.—(Hen,. hear )—The Leveed Led awl said that if each dames sliermlA be maintained aghast bad stated that It win after coosiderable hesitatiee bs the paper, be should mg longer thick it proper I. tees adored to give his eountenauce to that paper; the he had lime to be emewerable es heretofore. When he usentiose rejected aosigerons desisted, and made repeated struggles, ed his having sabecribed 1001., •he eat not to he egad- bet Weevil', like may who west before him, surrendered stood as hawser given 1001. It was well knearesle Gres his virtue, and .e the melocky 41st November, lett, he Odds that the way in whirls it vros dour la Illattlasd fell • victim Se die allurements of the srdoed, and did the was to give an order to • basket. to adduce the more, es unhappy deed which formed the subjert of the present se. the security of the party sadderiags le that way lie became mellow. He would ask the House if this was ed a *abject severity for 11101.; thee die the extent of hi. obligaiiee. for inquiry ? What was the reuse of the death of Sir A. Me see but oat e•mber of the Paper, serhich hr thrieght Beesdll? It was libels etiorkieed in the Glasgow Seeded. a dell decedent, and looked epos his 11W. as • dreaded seder the meetios of the Lord Adverted. Of all gese. The Paper wan not disarenemed by tee nib- attack., the moot hate was that of the smonymome *loaded ; scribers is the boost; but they hosier nitrified lo . the ! dot if hy chaste the oemeleve radian sillsoold be droned a the house of Sir William Forbes, end Co. that they would held to give tatisfaetios for his crimes, Ma very presesee sot be say farther responsible, the editor dertednised might be p. 4146041, end perhaps the dowsed that thematic to let it *op. Under the eireionstaidee which he bad was taken off, his COMllfSelitil vegeta be bearded oath the stated, he pet it to the House, whether, as a private indivi. mod flagitious crimes —(Cheers.)—Thar pubbestious con . dial, attached to aerials political opieiod, be had not a tamed use usitnerrupted systematic attack ea IMO sod right to do as he hod does towards the support of women; all reverence fur the dead, sad replied for the feel. lb " . ° O il '" ? it push • mode of upholding °pi- logs of the living, weir set at mooed. Arid is sus the a...i -ntuits were lot equally allowable on both side., there would cattier of the Law Gibed of the Crosse with be an end to all disesssion. The Learned Lord then lions a proper subject foe isiquiry !—(llrer, Les proceeded so contend that there was einhieg is his considered the giddiest a the Right Humiersble official Pilellail.ll to render his 'mediae improper. By (Mr. Peel) at best but a speech in esitigstiort of the law of Scotland, the., was so preeectition by kilos. founded on his good locutions. But he t his . minion fur private Mars, which were only puitibhrihla by Advocate had set au example highly lejes action fur damages at the sell of the party. It wee given encouragement to the circulates of a sot likely that sedition, libels would be published in contained a deice of abonneable pailigrePhse such • paper; and even if they were, his having sob. of which was to barbarize all our 'whore 1. scribed to the eldest of one hundred poised', sod so The Right Hosearablc Gellman hadmeked,wl further, could not art as a restate epos his official the feted' am °Nei .1 oleo who should he übligs prosecutioN of the author or publisher, •hich was mot a the paragraphs or a Newspopet? lie wet waiter of damages, but of criminal penislitiodt. Me thus then official or nut, be should Ise sorry to hese is &Jointed all the feels ellbiesconoexion with public journals.. having eu tittle time; but if he bed selearibed far as he hod stated, and-derHotiee was competent to deed* costly, be shossid have thought it hie duty to I' opus his rimoduct without referring it to a Committee for ie. little at the paragraphs (eves as a private moan) query. The Learned Lord then proceeded to protest egalest maths; bat in the case of the Public I the messoer in which the names of intimidates bad bees intro- I Scoilaed, who bad suffered a battery eil daeed who had no means of - defendisig themselves', soil rho had had a opportunity of imorneting him for their I defence. He enteral at much length into the defence of I Mr. Hops and Mr. MlNeal, whom-he declared 10 have used only in the conscientious discharge of their deny. Th• Crimea Comessil In the cue of Beethatiek, bad only acted so lIWY were Obliged, qua the instructions with which they I were tarnished. With respect to the alleged ill-treatment of that permits in Ma conlitienseot he had had ne opportunity iotiririug Into the case to ascertain the ram The de. , setting of tits diet against him by Mr. Jobe Hops, be was assisted, •acuaseiegel, be would say, to elect, iog soNtiutuilly apneas the character of and 'ORION at all suspected of beteg disagree member of his Majesty's Government ; was a Kt of miseoadtici in • public officer, gad a east called for Parliamentary inquiry. The totirl called fur implied to crasser Oa the ermines of Lord; it aright be that the reset of it sight h shooks to the Learned Lord. sad atorerely did would than/late so a asst ore the most agreeable •h,terar ths derision of the How oligot ' roach l u • • , ►.. ` .;w if' ble tr. usetww. uf prooriur, magi toe L"11 1 tiers, he Imo • paper ►Ni{Y , the ieutitut ,what would led to read MI Dela 07 ' . • rie. to reed skew, bed 'mosey se 2 Wee hauled r e) owe is eicht t PreitClitor •t ▪ b e had ect, to he pi" of every dt" reelable to Se, 111** 11 * "'Web Wadi! win , which •I' of the Lester.' ht he a rote of did ►e hops It midge to how; I be, it • u•IJ .. ~. r ~3~ r r 4:F-; II