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wss insulted by the transmission of a copy of the "ninety of c.:nversatioo, together with a copy of Co. mentor-amino, IlielVioned by the Hon Mover, it• (Mr Qoio) took the trouble of going himself to Nit- Sintit. and, in the presence of a third person, told him, that in the exercise of his po litical infl.tence, Mr. Grady—so far as regarded bins (Mr. Quin)—was free as air ! He might act proper—tor lie (Mr. Quin) wag re soli ed to hold no compact with him or any of his pmltst —(Hear, heat !)—He also added, in the prrsenre of a third prison . , that he (Mr. Quin) ilf`t!it•tni its refusing every proffer of political ser vic,-s, for be was determined not to make any hat gain whatever with him.—(Lond cheer ioL; )—lt these were indications of the fear of Parliamentary Inquiry, he was at a loss to htlow the true meaning of what was gene rally understood to he moral rectitude,—(Hear!) —fie had treated every offer of the Petitioner with the scorn which they merited—(Loud cheer inA—But to prove that he had conducted him self on principles of benevolence towards the l'es titioner, he begged to read a letter from him, in which letter he thanked him in pretty strong, if not sincere terms. The letter was in substance as follows :—" Dear Sir,—Be pleased to accept my warmest thanks for your very handsome offer. Accept not only my own thanks, but, after consulting my. cousin, Mr. Carew Smith, be pleased also to accept his dumb for your gene rosity !" and concluded with—" I ant, dear Sir, yours always most respectfully, Thomas William Grady !"—(Loud cheering.)—This letter was an acknowledgment of the annuity. Such a docu ment—the original of which he now held in his hand, did not prove that he deserveti the °blo t-ly which bad been attempted to be cast on his character.—(Hear, hear, hear !)—But the House would he pleased to mark the change when the parties became dissatisfied, and were about to corn meore hostility. He (Mr. WO had been nearly inundated with threatening letters of various de scriptions,—(Hear, bear, hear !)—The father of the Petitioner lives generally at Boulogne. Why be has beet, obliged to leave his native country, it "as Deedless to learn From that pet son he (Mr. Quin) received a letter, dated the ID , h of October, being the first of a series eat letters of a threatening description.—(Hear, bear, hear !)—ln one of these charming epi , tles, 111 r. Quin was told in subst.ince—" It may be important for you (Mr. Quin) to know, that we have the aid and countenance of a leading Member of Opposition, who can furnish us with precedents and extracts from the .Fournals of the House of Commons, to form our guidance in the t r : o •k which we may deem it expedient to take. I despise any threats as mach as yo u d o — nor d o I insinnate any at this moment. But I advise you to restore my son immediately to his office ! (Hear, hear !)—Your answer, or your no an swer, on or before the sth of November next, will determine us on the plan to be pursued. If you releain silent, we shall consider it as a refusal, and proceed accordiegly !"—(Loud cheering.)— In q letter to s lending Member of Opposi tion, who, I understand, passed a week with the father of . the Petitioner at Boologne, he compares me to .‘ Sin end Death !" The copy of this let ter he has also sent ; but as it would afford little eotertainment to the House, he declined reading it, or even any extracts from it. Sir ItoevaT IVlLsors significantly interrupted the Hon. Member by shortly observing—" I am glad that the Hon. Member thus alluded to was rot myself." Mr. 11 7 1 DH AM QUIN resumed his extracts from the letter :—" When you gave the memorandum, you delivered to us your political death-warrant. —(Hear, hear, hear !)—The Member of Opposi tion, who has come over on a visit to me, has as s,,red me of the ready concurrence of all the 11.1eml;ers of Opposition in our favour ; and to the Opposition Members you have made yourself par ticuistly obnoxious !"—(Hear, hear!)—With re gaud to having rendered himself particularly oh nosinos to the Opposition Members, he believed the assertion as false as the threats of the Peti tioner's father and his adherents were contempti ble and impotent. Independent of political par t ies, there were no Gentlemen whom he knew that be wnold sooner have to form a Committee to try his cause. He would as soon have a Jury of Gentlemen from the Opposition, as any July • on earth. They were men of character, aad in dependently of party prejudices, were as coospi coolis for honour, intercity. and purity of prin ciple, as any de-ctiption of men that could be mentioned.—(Very loud cheering )—The Bon logne Correspondent, namely, the father of the Petitioner, in the plenitude of his condescension, was pleased to afford some respite from the ful minations which were prepared to frighten him (Mr. Quin) from his propriety ! The time for the answer was enlarged from the sth of No vember to the sth of December ! Mr. Quin, feel jog the solidity of his position, and the correct. ;less of his conduct, exclaimed, I am not afraid of any Parliamentary Inquiry. To all the threats and denunciations of the Petitioner and his friends, I bttt utmost defiance. My character 5y.11(15 oti other grounds, and cannot be Hiner' by Lire ca l umu ie s ,Ibich hare been so industriously jo,Tagated. Even when have defeated my ad versaries,, 1 cannot claim any triumph or victory.— For contemptible indeed must be the cause of that. loan, who can claim a victory over a person who has neither t r uth, honour, nor patriotism. Suet' are my sentiments, Mr. Speaker, and to the judg ment of this Honourable House do I commit my self.—(Lone and bond cheering.)—Mr. Quin, af ter hi, mattly and animated vindication, immedi ately retired. Sir RoasaT SirmsoN assurer, the House that he never heard any thing of the parties till about a week hetore he presented the Petition. He had come forward withont the least personal prejudice to the Hon. Member. The Petition having been riTeirrd, and ordervd to lie on the table, he would now toove tot a Committee of Inquiry into the grounds or merits of the Petition, and to report hereon, Notwithstanding such motion, he would nut atretnro to remove the strong impression , khich lion. Member's speech bad made on .hr )ttE spoke tor the Inghiry. Mr vNr4,' in justice to Ihr liononr of the House, was clearly of opinion tl►at ail Inquiry ought to be instituted. If the allegations were true, they formed a breach of privilege, and called for the interposition of the (louse; if fAlse, it would appear as one of the tuna wicked and abominable conspiracies ever heard of. He pro posed an Amendutrnt, that the nma►tter of the Pe tition be heard at the bar of the House. Sir R. WILSON readily acquiesced to this Amend ment, which, with leave of the Hon. Member, be would leave as the motion, withdrawing the ori ginal one which he had proposed. He concluded by seconding Mr. Wynn's Amendment, which now stood as the motion. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought, that as the ca lumnious and threatening letters tem! received a complete refutation front the Hon. Member's able speech, he saw no reason for troubling the House any more on the subject. It was evident that there had been no grounds for the charges ; and he never heard a case better made out than that by the lion. Member who had just retired. !Ps Lordship, however, would not oppose the motion. Mr. WYNN improved his motion, by adding, that the matter of the Petition be heard at the bar of the House on Monday fortnight. A conversation now ensued on the propriety of summoning all the parties concerned to the Bar of the House. The speakers were—Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Wynn, Mr. C. Hutchhason, Lord Caitle reagh,, Sir John Newport, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brougham, &c. &c. when the parties w ere ordered to appear at the Bar to answer any questions put to them. Mr. WYNN afterwards suggested, that the in quiry, in justice to the honour of the House, ()tight to he as speedily as possible. He therefore pro posed Monday se'nnight. The letter having been read, Mr. W. QUIN verified having received it, though there was no direction upon it. Mr CounTsNAY, whatever be might think of the offence which the letter constituted, wished at present to take no further step than to secure Mr. Grady's attendance, that he might hereafter be forthcoming when wanted. lie therefore moved, that Mr. Grady be summoned to attend at the Bar of that House. The SPEAKER stated, that the regular course would he for tine House in the first place to decide whether the letter was a breach of the privileges or not. It it were found to be a breach of privi lege, then an order for the attendance of the writer might be moved fur. After a desultory conversation between Mr. Courtenay, Sir J. Newport, Mr. Bathurst, Lord Castlereagh, and Mr. Quin, who stated that be had not the least wish of inflicting punishment, but that his only object was to clear himself, Mr. ‘VYNN moved, that it be tecorded'on the Journals of the House, that " the writing and sending of the said letter to the Hon. Member was a high breach of the privileges of the House." The motion was agreed to, neminecontrodicente, after a few observations from Mr. Baouunam. Mr. COURTENAY then moved, that Thomas Grady do forthwith attend this House, which was also agreed to. Mr. Cotters:44v, understanding that Mr. Grady was in attendance, moved that he be called in.— Agreed to. Air. Grady having been introduced at the Bar, The SPEAKER desired hint to look at the letter, and to say whether it was his hand-writing. Mr. GRADY took the letter, but said, that for 15 years he had been unable to read any baud writing by candle light. A light was theft handed to Mr. Grady, and the SPEAKER repeated his question. Mr. GRADY could not make out the hand-writ ing, and had no recollection of having sent that letter to the Hon. Member. The Witness having then been ordered to with draw, Mt - . BAsees suggested the propriety'of having the letter read aloud to him, as, he could not read it himself, that from its contents he tnight judge whether it was his own. Mr. MARTIN did not see how hearing a letter read could enable Mr. Grady to ascertain whether it was his hand-writing. Mr. GRADY was then recalled, and the SPEAKER directed hint to attend while the letter should be read to him. The letter having been read 5100 d, The SPEAKER asked Mr. Grady whether he now could state positively that he was or was not its author ? Mr. GRADY replied, that he had privately Ivrit ten about twenty sheets of speculative opinions upon the subject, but had not embodied them into any letter or publication. He bad never sent that letter to Mr. W. Quin. The SPEAKER desired him to siiy, ‘vhether he had or not written the letter which had been read. Mr. GRADY did not recollect writing any thing in the shape of that letter. He might have writ ten something of that character, but had never sent or published it, or shown it to any indi- The SPBAKER understood him to say, that be could n o t deny having written something of the character of the letter, though not in the terms of the present. Mr. GRADY—Or amounting to a letter address ed, or to be addressed to Mr. %V. Quin ; ur in the shape of any letter. The SPEAKER—Does the witness mean to say that he has neither sent, nor authorised to be sent, th.e letter which has been read ? Mr. GRADY had never written any thing in the shape of that letter. • The witness was then ordered to withdraw. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought, that after what bad just passed, there was no other course to pursue than to order Mr. Grady to be taken into the cus .tody of the Serjeant at /A tins, till a more favour able state of light should enable him to decide as to the identity of his hand-writing, unless his Him. Friend (Mr. W. Quin), who had received 111,111 y letters ftom Mr. Grady, should be able to settle the question. Mr. W. Quint repeated that he had no wish to hying down any punishment uilton Mr. Grady, but 'hat the letter which be had received was in his hatid-writing. • !And CASTLERILAGH rose to move that Mt. Grady be committed to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, as his hand-writing had been proved. The SPEAKKH stated, that it was necessary first to record that Mr. Grady had Written and sent the said letter. Mr. BROUGHAM thought that the Breach of Privilege had been completely made out. After a few words from Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Alderman Wood, who contend ed that the sending of the letter had not been proved, whilst Mr. Bathurst maintained that its having been received was sufficient proof, the suggestion of the Speaker was adopted, and it was ordered to be recorded on the Journals of the House, " That Thomas Grady, in having writ ten and sent the said letter, had been guilty of a high Breach of Privilege." Mr. BANKes then moved, tbat 'for the said of fence Thomas Grady be committed to his Majes ty's Gaol of Newgate. The Motion was agreed to, and the SPEAKER directed to issue his warrant accordingly. Sir R. WILSON then moved, that Thos. Goold, Esq. Daniel Gavin, Esq. Richard Smith, Esq. "I•ho:nas Mansell, Esq. David Roche, Esq. and Thomas Wm. Grady, Esq. be directed to attend the House with certain papers relative to the case, on Monday se'nnight.—Agreed to. Lord CASTLEREAGH was understood to postpone his Motion which stood for to-morrow, respecting State Prisons, to Monday next. Mr. HOWORTH was also understood to postpone the motion respecting India Affairs, which stood for to-morrow, till Tuesday fortnight. General HART moved for an Account of the Revenue produced by Small Stills, holding less than one hundred gallons, in Ireland.—Agreed to. On Mr Alderman WooD's motion, the Minutes of rite evidence taken this day before the House, on the case of Mr. Grady, were ordered to be printed, after a short conversation between Mr. Wynn, Mr. P. Moore, Sir Robert Wilson, and Mr. Hutchinson, who considered the case a most extraordinary and hard one, and had given 110 vote for the commitment of Mr. Grady.—Adjourned. [The llousE of Lonos did not sit yesterday.] LONDON JUUI(NALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. [Morning Herald ] Accounts from Barbadoes, of the 2d January, repeat, on the authority of Governor Woodford, who had left St. Thomas's teu days before, the report of Lord Cochrane's arrival at Margaretta. COUNTESS MuNrraa.—lt is with great regret we have to state that the Countess Munster has been for some time suffering from indisposition, at her house in Grosvenor-place. Within these f e w days, her illness has assumed an al arm i ng character, and her Ladyship is now attended by the most eminent physicians in the metropolis.— [Morning Post.] Papers from St. Christopher, to the 13th ult. confirm the death of his Excellency, Thomas Probyn, Esq. Governor of the blind. He died on the 10 , 4 of January, of fever, after only three days' illness. Governor Probyn was formerly in the army. He served in America at an early period of his lite, and more recently in Egypt. He was appointed to the Government of Sr. Christopher in 1816. His Excellency was Governor of the Islands of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands. l s 'ile Covent-Gard t P Y l O n n— is Royal Highness situated very privately in his own box. At the waatoe-GoarteTKbeatre on Tuesday night, end of the play, however, he was recognised by the audience, who immediately began to applaud, and call loudly for " God save the King." Thi s was immediately complied with by the orchestra, but that would nut satisfy them. The performers were compelled to come forward, and sing the national air in full chorus, the whole house stand ing up as usual. In the interval bet ween the play. ing of the tune by the baud, and the drawing up of the curtain, the house gave three loud cheers, when his Royal Highness can't forward, and bowed several times to the audience. We were truly pleased at witnessing this spontaneous manifestation of loyal feeling on an occasion so purely accidental. It spews, whatever may be t h e indelicacy of the systematic opponents of Government—whatever may be the sentiments of the Jacobinical factions among us, that the Pub lic mind is not infected by their poisons, but re mains in the same proper and becoming state by which true Britons have ever been characterized in their loyal and honest attachment to the illus trious House of Brunswick.—(lbid.) Vito Times.] Advice. from Vera Cruz confirm the intelligence received, through Jamaica, of the British frigate Sybille having been prevented from either anchor ing or landing any letters or passengers from her. We now learn that the reason why the trigate was not allowed to stop at this port was, that site had on board Mr. Park, reported to be the Commis sioner appointed by Government to purchase spe cie, which it would appear the Spanish Authori ties objected to. Another frigate was expected to be immediately dispatched, the Commander of which would make the necessary inquiries on this subject. We learn, ,from authority to be depended on, that the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to be confined next month, the Duchess of Kent in April, the Duchess of Clarence in May, and the Duchess of Cumberland in June.—(lbid.) SACRILRGE.—On Friday night, or early on Sa ttirday morning, the parish church of Watford, Heats, was broken open by means of iron crows, in expectation, no doubt, of finding the valuable communion-plate. The villains were disappointed, as the plate is not kept in the church. In revenge for the disappointment, they did all the mischief they could, by cutting and destroying the Bibles, Prayer-books, &c. the velvet covet ings to the pul pits, desks, pews, &c. particularly the pew be lunging• tu the Earl of Essex. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Ycaterday, !ming Ash-Wednesday, there was no Performilla at Covent-Garden or Drury-Lane Theatres. .........1N1N1..-- 4 * * For SCRUTATOR, TERRM FILIUS, and Amatit,Aro° , sce the Last. Page: PRICE 0 STOCKS T I 3 3 p p : E t C c e t . n Cons . . o ß n e s . 1 ; 1 1 8 . % I v 1 11:a d v n i B u r kkonds.. n . 4 6 0 4 ( 1 ; 6 G i t 7 .. 3/ per Cent ...83+ 84 Each. Bills, Rd... 6s• P 76 4 per Cents 9 5 fiii Cons. fur Apri1.....7 ( 41 16 5 per Ct. Navy Ann. MALS. AanivlD-1 Dublin, 3 IVater l ford. GUeIIISCI a nd Jersey, 1 Swetieli, -- 2 France. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To.moag o Morning, 3 mi nu t es a f ter 4. I Es-cuing, !Sminutes after„ THE SUN. 11104 LEM QUIs DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONbON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1819'_ We received l as t . n i g h t t h e P ar i s P aper s o f Fri' P day last. There remain due three days' Jo ur to Monday last inclusive, none of which WO tif' rived. The following are extracts : " CHAMBER OF PEERS. " SITTING OF THURSDAY THB 18TH 013/1. 0 , " The Minist er o f Fi nance presente d the Pre', jet agreed to by the Chamber of Deputies, r be 'peering th e Fi nanc i a l Y ear. _ Otdere d to printed, and referred to the Bureaux. 60 0 " The Count d e C aste ll ane made a pro posi s for the purpose of praying the King to pr°P se i l projat f or t h e revocat i on o f the law o f tb gt sif November, 1815, respecting seditious express -0b Ordered to be taken into consideration. ct CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. ar° lll " The discussio n w as resumed an d closed the projet respecting saltpetre. " All the amendments proposed in the Cl' tbe ber were reject e d, an d t h e fi rst f our art i c les °I . ! e stet' projet agreed t o , w i t h t h e amendments oug' by the Committee. " The duty on the importation of foreig n salt ; petre is ther e f ore fi xe d at 72f. 50c. per o setricll quintal. " Further consideration adjourned till 10-•—° row. " PARIS, Fan. 19.—Yesterday art er i which th e Ki ng heard in his apartments, j-4 e p, I.:071)re transacted s. Tile sp abnilisseilintes to business with Ni w h it s l e i iii the Marq u is .* al ga dors paid th e i r respe " The Duke d'Aumont, first Gentleman of 1" King's Chamber, is appointed Governor of the Bth Military Division (Marseilles). ' " The Princ e o f M onaco Honorus IV. t e lll a nti the Seine o u W e d nes d ay, and was drowne d . was sixty-nine years of age. " It is said th at t h e D uke of Richelieu ha' dia" o g posed of the income assigned to him in fAv °tl( the hospitals of Bordeaux. Thursday. FIVE PER CENTS. . 69 f. 80 4., DBFPRRED STOCK. Of the 22d March, 1817, B3 f. 30. 22d Sept. 18)7, 811. BOG. Ted March, 18183 ~ 79 1. 3 0 c. Sid Sept. 1 81 EXCHANGE ON LONDON One Month.... Three Mouths. 23f. 50c. 0 23 f. 90 c. tli" just received . 10 Two o'CLocK.—lire have rr days' Paris Papers to Monday last inclusive. KING, it appears, transacted business everY with hia Ministers as usual. The Chambe r Deputies, on Friday, agreed to the pi..jet A l, specting Saltpetre, by a majority of 15 1 t n" , Th e projets spok en o f respect i ng t h e Press 14 . 0 not yet been proposed.—A proposition, 1115 4 , 1 in the Chamber of P ee r s by t h e M a rqui s, 4 BARTHBLIISIY, for modifying the L aw o f Ele cti°4l ;s was, by a majority of 89 to 49, ordered t° taken into consideration. FIVE PER CENTS. Friday Saturday 69 1. 65 co '• ••.• •. • ...70 1, O C. DEFERRED STOCK. Friday. Saturilaf: Of the 221 March, 1817.....83 f. 85 c... 881. 55 .22d Sept. 1817,....31 f. 35 C... 81 I. 554 UtlMarch, 1818 .... 79 f. 35 c... 79 f. 55 u• 22t1 Sept. ISIS-- 77 1. 3.5 c... 77 70c. Boston Papers to the 27th ult., and Ole do. to the 18th, arrived this morning. (From the Boston Commercial Advertise,• of the 96(4 ' ) ,ti MILLEDGEVILLR (Gan.), J AN . s.—Of the ' 3l- 0 of General JACKSON to c reate di sun i o n bet wee the President and the Se cre t ar y of the Tr" sis t we have been long app r i se d. It ma y be that lic will succeed, for it m u st b e man if es t to al l 6c1 . 0 gerning men, that he has an undue influe" e , the council or the nation ; vet we shall lair er " e 9 as a serious evil, b ecau s e we d ou bt, and it i s ; s ' rs known we have no particular partiality f( )r CRAWFORD, the practicability of easily fin dill 4 4 ,, person of hi s qua lifi cat i ons f or t h e office he no" . 11 As 10 Mr. MONROE, we ever have, and still "in , a very great respect for his talents 41141 int o