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carry that conviaion to their Ands whichsmvst, I am sure, exist in the minds, , of all• those who have been in that Country. Many of the. cir cumstances, however, which led to this measure, cannot have escaped theik observation and their recolleaion, There are in the 'House many Gentleineti, besides those 'representing that part of the United Kingdom, who have, is their mill tary cApacities, been called into andfbr *hose services that Country is much indebted— :they, 'I am-sure,-must be convinced of the neces sity of what I am now proposing, and will give their testimony in its favour. 'This is not the first time that the Parliament of Great Britain has been called upon - to ena& :Laws for the Safety of a pair,. that Were not necessary foil. the whole of the Empire. Very shortly - After the Union with. Scotland, the Parliament of Great Britain, began ' to pass some Laws of severity' for the security "tafScotland. It was a painful duty, but t . l_ey felt -it an imperative one, to takestrong measures to 'repress. the spirit of insurredion which appeared in that Country. I allude to the' Ad for dis. • arming the Highlanders. This A& was - passed by a Parliament 'as remarkable fgr its constitutional , 'knowledge, as any-that ever sat in this Country;, it was brought forward by a Whig Administra tion, and supported by the friends of the Revolu. tion. I 'therefore only ask this Parliament to' '=clo that fbr Ireland, which a former Parliament did for Scotland.--I have most earnestly to en. treat them, upon this occasion , ` to lay aside their own feelings, and to dire& their attention to ch.- . 'cumstances extraneous to themselves and to their • Country. I am sure ..the House must feel that if 'they do not aft upon this system; Ireland will be in a most unfortunate situation indeed. It was urged, and strongly 'urged.. against the Union, that the feelings of the United Parliament would - be so'governed by its sense of the Constitution, that it would not be prevailed upon to adopt those ineasures of vigour which the -unfortunate sittia. • tion rendered indispensably necessary. I always 'ventured, in answer to thew arguments, to state my reliance upon the wisdom of the United Par liament ;. for much as - they may be attached "to the genuine principles of t,iberty, they will, 1 • am sure, feel that they can only maintain it by vigorously - repressing the spirit :of Rebellion Wherever'it may'appear, If they do not acct upon this 'principle, they will riot only 'withhold from Ireland those Laws which are necessary for its .salvation, but they will instil apprehension into the friends of the Constitution in that Country, and prevent, their) from acing with that energy vrhicly they have hitherto shewn, because they were'sure of that support of a ' local Parliament which the Circumstances of the Country rendered necessary.. I' totally differ from the Honourable Gentleman who spoke: last; in supposing , that a ComMunication from 'the Throne is neces sary before - we' can adopt this:measure,' or that we Ought to have instituted a previous in +Fluky by a Committee: The last examination that took place in Ireland was in Aug.' x 798, and the /tailor intruclucing Martial'lsaw passed in March jtag.` trust that the House will feel that any Member has a right to make any proposition' Which he may consider as necessary for the Public Safety, and:l hope we are norsomuch dependant ution - conimunicatinns from' the Ciown, that we can only art in consequence ,of them. This ,doc. trine, if aged upon; would rn4e, the Comaitu tion' of England similar to the Constitution of, France, where'nothing can be discussed that is titer propOsed - for their consideration by the Exc. cotive Government: But, Sir, Parliament has cnristantly proceeded upon its own knowledge, . urn the notoriety of the fa& it has never Con-, sidered a communication from the 'Throne, or a previous ingnitY . by a Committee, as indispensably necessary,ilefore it adopts those measures which it considers necessary - for the public safety. 'The 'Habeas Coipus Act has been suspended upon the ge nital cOnsfielloti Of Parliament of the necessity of the ineaStird,'without any communication from the the . year i'7 . 96, it was . suspended in Ireland 'without any previous communication_ froth the Throne,. arid therefore, §ir, I aniiionrided in saying, that Parlianient, upon partieular oc casionq - have not gone into inquiry .where they have had grounds to satisfy their understandings, of the necessity of a measure.—Sir, Tam notio, ingto propose; in the ,present instance, (o con tinue this' tr4asure for a longer period than three months, and if Parliament thinks an inquiry 'le_ cessary, and can with propriety be instituted, "for one can have no objection to it. If I ,am asked'Why '1 did not propose one before,' my swer is this---The necessity of the measure is so imperative upon my mind, that I did not think any previous inquiry Was necessary.. It is Open therefore.tofarliament to institute an inquiry if it thinks prqlet ; but what I deprecate is, that this measure, of imtnediate and lirge4rnettssity, should be suspended, while the inquiry is:going on. . think.l may, with confidence, call upon' this House not to' reverse that Sy4tein ofconciud'which the' Parlianint of Ireland, - tipOri 'Mature' experi.- ence, 'found it necessary to adopt ; 'abo've all, I call upon this House not to reverse that" iysteni without "inquiry, and without leaven; the most aatisfaAory Evidence that the riecesSi(Y of the measure • no • itingee . cOntintlei. I will how; Sir, proceed' to lay before theft-louse thoSe 'circumstan ces have conVinted Inirid; and will, trust, convince them, that Vie. are fully authotis ed to pats. this Measure - , - 'Without, either a Corn.. rriuiucatron from the Throne, 'Or an inquiry by a ComMitrce.. aal well awarei' that if a-Relti_ Beth . aeleally exists, we do not 'want a taw of this 'deseription, to authorise" the Executive Power to eXt.'reke Martial Law, because it is an undoubted Prerogliiive of the CroWn to . proo a i o i Martial Law' in the ease of Rebeilliati.l admit this most undoubtedly, and /alsOa&i:ce, that when gre'ut potier's -ire trs i be cxercsed CrOfti;.-it Is the ) , o more constitutional w exercise that 'poWer upon its "own:, responsilnlity, and afterwards to come to ParliaMent for - aninaeinnity,. rather- than to apply to Pirlianieni in the first Rebellion Irelaed broke out in the month . 4 May . 1 718, and immediately a rfoelaniation.Was • isSued, - antlioriSing- the enrcircin( of Marti ..! Law, and' under 'that Proclamation it was exer. cised tmtil tim, without any taw having been passed by the. Legislature for- that purpose. Nis r sTY'S 'lVlinistetraAed' Upon that o . ccasipn, 'upon 'the conviaiowthat they were authorised in the condUel they adopted by iheisIIING'S frerogn aftd• they - depended for—support upon the Legislature oldie Country,. if it should appear that they had not gone beyond -that which the Ci rem m stances-of' the ease-required, His M A •JESTY'S Ministers then found themselves 'in ,this situation, that they must either withhold from a. great partof the Cduntry the - 'advantages isf-Mu nicipal' Law, or they must deprive it of the benefit that would result from the exercise of. Martial They Were thus reduced to the necessity of suspending, either the one Or the other, for it was utterly im possible for the Military Officers to pro-. ceed. .in the execution of their duty, if they were liable to be brought te , trial in the Courts of Law, for measures which the.txigency of the case compelled them to .adopt ; and in fact many instances did occur, of iridiameritS being preferred , . 'against Officers for afIS whiCh. they did in Ob'e dience to the orders of the , LordiLieutenant. The Rebellion, however, at one -period became so general, thht it was inipossihle for the Cdurts of Law to sit ; but when it was in some degree checked,,:and different partsof the Country were restored to tranquillity, the, Courts of • Justice again resumed their funftibns. The first place they began to sit was in 'the Metropolis,. and when the Court of King's Bench ,was opened, ' variety of applieatiOns were made to.* calling upon it to interfere with the exercise of. Martial Layw in . parts of the Country in which the Re bellion was not extinguished. Afterwards, as His Majesty% Forces succeeded in putting down the Rebellion, the Cirebits were held', and the Courts sat under the proteetion of •a "Military Guard •and though they were able in some cases to ad . minister .the Law, yet they were unable .to ad.. Minister it with eireEt;,with respea to Treason and Rebellion.—Government,.' therefore, found itself, as J before stated; obliged either to suspend the one or the other, and it was in 'this situation that Ministers applied to the Legislature, 'and sta tecl' the peculiar naturebUthe eircurns cane:is in which the Country stood. In former times, when Rebellion ,unfortunately existed ) tvlien the Re bels- were defeated, they, submitted ; but it' be_- loits to the genii's of jacebitiism, that When 'it is put dOwn in the fieldy - kwill still continue to Ali& the Country by a speciei,of warfare peen liaC to itself----a systein NMI) , less fatal to the Lives and 'Properties - . Of His Majesty's Bubje6ts, than open,Rebellibn- in 'the . ' field, and more diftij cult • to; be . contended:, tigainst.' If Government had proposed to Parliament to shut the king's Courts during the touttitiance of the Rebellion, it was to be - apprehended 'that the whole King dom min-ht-for a long time be deptived.a the ad varitage of 1111ttilicipal .Law, thotigh "there were parts of the Country in which, from , their trap: quillity, it might safely he exercised. it was* in this .situation 'that , 'Parliament felt that it enttla not, consistent With , its duty:, deprive the 'Colin.; try of the' security which it would- derive from the continuance of Martial Law, at the same time that the Counts of Law were to b;:open and tb aft where : circumstances would' admit ;. and they passed that Ati,for: the continuance of which I' am now about to move. Rebellion is not less:, Rebellion becanseit is partial.;'-it is nbt necessary ' that it 41tould cover the, whole Country ; but if Martial LaW . had not be - ea exercised, that which Was partial would have)lecn zenetal, and terror and dismay would have per' vad 4 l all the loyal and well-afreeted part .of. the COmMunity. ff the.oo, vernment couldook have. atTorkled prote6ion, it could iipt expeet allegiance. !G:overrirnentr, there_ fore, : in. proposing . this measure. to Parliament, did not widi to avoid respuris4ility but they e wereompellcd to adopt it, fro tkp,pe,cUliar si tuation in which they stood, ,and.the exifaordi. _ . nary nature. of "41e Contest 4ich ; theye . 44d .io maintain. .It now. remains for ,me,.,to state . the. reas,ons why - j th i rk.weought ..under the resent citputiist4nees ~o Ireland,. to continue. this Bill for.the liigitcd period'which I mean .to, propose: ; 'Every GenilemAn who ,;has read;and ,recolle6ts., the eport of,:the..Sscret.. Comm . jape Irelan4, will, lam sure, !gree n with me .thinking - that such a' c'nnswacy. was, as, there,. could not soon be .entirely "destroyed-,--a Conspi. racy such as the ; 'History of the Civiljzcd World affordsmo example of, and such a one as no. Goverarnchf, withouilhe most..etsaordinary efforts, could survive. . A Government that: watched,. contended against, and dissolved such Conspiracy, is. entitied,.l-thinicit will in 4ted, ,to rhe confidence :of the Country. the Rebellion which atose out of this Conspiracy,, we shall be able to prove, has at -tin period been, en titety discontinued. , Fron) the time Of the pass ing of file 13111 in,Mareli . ,o99, up to.the time of its revival last ,year, ~persons' were constantly 'tried under it.. 1 wish 1 could slaw .that txpe ;rience had shewn.,that its reNtiyal,,..had not been 'necessary'; be far from Considering :it pan imputation upon 444 government for propos ing the paSsing am sorry to state, that from that rime 'to* the.,present, ,persons. have.,been :constantly tried . During ,even' the last ;three =wits, diffelcut parts of,the Coutitry have 'becn 94 (14E01)0, that the _Lord 3.4etitenant has been- obliged Ito enfsirce - the- exercise -ot,Ma Poring ;the :last three months; tib,.less.• tl)ansixty-Sevetit.persOnshaci been triedlay.Courts Martia4.-Of ivhtior thirty-four had been Condemn ,e4 ; the greater , vrt of them were triedSor 'at .tual !ebtil!isiti„ and. the ot:iers ,for. crimes" of thecourse of the year no less 0, 4112°7Tn eons wpre,` trie4, and this. is a eboiy pfoof:of.'the continuance of .• , the spirit of .Rebeilion; and of, the' necessity of;thii tneasure. 1 ani sure, any man teho . lcnows the Noble Mar.:: quis, who' is. His ';`..lajesty's. •Repre.sentative !eland ; sure this House will trot suspea him of uonecessarily.exerclsing the pow,et en-. trusted in hit hands; • • • (1 re 114 re, was a grneratery t2l'' f 6 Hear ! frbd-efurly part.of " f i aCt : to he called: Bill able tilt Courts of Law to bit ; tatber than a Bili to eentinne Martial Law ; for no till is necessary to enable the Sovereign to exercise Martial Law nieXisrs. But this is not It ; it is notorious, that in the Distrids in which Rebel_ lion has preValled, the principal efforts of the RebOs have lien-diridet agathst the adMici •s'tration of justice, sot much so, that it is with great difficulty persons can be prevailed upon to attend-as jufors-•or -to appear as tile•filie6 and, , under these circumstances, the difficulty ol bringing persons to' trial, before _the 'Courts of L.Ke must• be obviotis.' There is •ahotlier-ai cunistance which I must mention, Gentlemen wilt see in theßeport ofthe Committee, that the Rebels hare been!in the'''cons - tzint habit , of trying pers'onS'hy Courts.rvla'rtial of their own, for %vhat ,they, call disaffedion: to • them . ; therefore the House must' feel that it is impossible - 10 bear.up 4 aaainst a system of tuts nature, if .you can Only - 'oppose to thenathe ordinary efforts of theMuni crpal Lay.% • • -• '' But, • arduous as the task was, which the circumstances that arose 'imposed upon` the, Go vernment of Ireland.; it was a great satisfadion 'to refled, that through the : energy of this Law, the Temporary continuanceof which, is the object •of_my Motion, the evils to which I have al luded, have - been very much' circumscribed, though far.froth being cured. Sir, in the course of the hiSt summer, the County of Antrim, and, ' in . the course of the last auttunty and •the begin ning ~.a•winter, the County of Limerick, and , tlfei mountainous! County of WickloW, have been considerably disturbed. But, in: the midst of all, I have the satisfaction to ante, - that. owing to .the effedual protedion which Governthent has afforded,. tranquillity has been generally restored, and a degree of `vigorous exertion has •been put forth from the .rnornent when it was found dm,. Government , was in a capacity Of rendering effec tual silppOrt . .- It` may be proper to add, that. the Continuutice of this measure,' conferred no new power upon the crown, it went simply.: to strengthen the hands of Government to pu nish. ltebel lion by Martial Law. Parliament was not called upon by any, pressing necessity rwea.. 'graft such a measure into the general system; and on this acempit, it seems more eligible tb 'eptrosi the execution ,of the 'measure with the Executive Government Where - respooibility was connected, and which hitherto given every Pledge that • thepower romthitted to ,it will not be" abused'.--- The House, Sir, will; I trust,- feel that the sub_ jest has :already had sufficient - security that this power . will not 'be abused; 'and' that they have every remon to roly on the farther continuance of this confidence: l'or; in thefust place, there is ;he watchful superintendance of Parliament. Al. .though no insinuation has been thrown out against the pendent .administration of this Law, yet - I must say, that had there seen any just , gtounds for suspicion, - the vigilance of 'Parliament Would pot have omitted to institute an inquiry upon this subject. ...Besides which, it is to be considered;. Ult. with respect to the Officers who constitute a Coort.Karthd, they arc upon their oaths, which ought. to'bilteOrded as,anadditional security of (beir".adifig adirraing to their duty.— Add to Arhielr; you have the additional -security Of the Lad Lic6tenant's revising "their proceed_ ings,`Und' it rests with him to refuse to grant his-tandihn, tilr.litispreViously satisfied that the crime Charged 'and proved is a Rebellious We havellieteTor evety security afforded that a Law so contrOuled by Parliament, and by . its own , nor:be abused ; and, I trust, Sir, that while 'We thin' thiS Hottse due care will ever be.taken , thae•SuelipoWershall• never be abused.— , After all, I am free. to ackuOvaedge that there is no man who, ralneS the Constitution but must own, that by thit-mcasure there: is, fora tithe, a surren.., !der of 'CdnitirOonal Liberty. The Question re.. solveCitsellinto r this—Wittller : a necessity for continding this'ineasure idually exists, and if. it does; exi; t, whether 'the remedy how .proposed is the. proper one td meet the' :evil t If this be proved; and that a fettled) , InAt be proVided, it urea' hecothes- our indispensable .duty lto-„agree to a temporary departurd ,the principles which. We • should ',.otherwhie . aft. upon, !if thi.y appear to us•neeettary. to the, preservation: of the Constitution it;elfi.. perfedly - agFee, Sir, .that no Strong -measure ought to; be taken Irithdut an exiiting ne7ceskilY; -and:th4t, for no longer a perioLFthan during - ite.'e::4ring necessity ;• but trust' that it will appeal- . to. this Flouse.that such a necessity, fdr . the s eoNnUalree of -fliii.rnea: sure does acttialljs . exist ; that there. does exist a virt ual' principle jn the' Censtitu tiirn to gttard-agrr i nst the -abuse of such a measure; Sir,:if we reierrio.antient'amittmentg; we shall * find''' that t hok. 'effiblislied upon the freest principles,.are.. those ify.litelt .. hate afforded stances of the greateder6lit ion.oftrust upon ' paftictilar.oc,czisi?rts';',l:2,4oT par titular purpose s • and,: believe it -will . d'.f(nirtditaxlA hiStorY. of other Cotintries,..-that.:%gterticr .the :delegited Q6verhinent has - notheeksu s rlicrntlystrengthen e d,, rahe• proportion !tlie ,, i,Ciivitoment'hii.lost its •eliergyti: and -mire ie e•virjghstpren, l tliat Cie Representatives in'yParliament were o :dead to tlic.trust delepted to them, as not to eXereise aothority reposed in theti-4,1 'believe; sit, that the Contituttorral Trial by jury'itselt woaid soon he destroyed: acynowle`die, Sir, that 'there have been cases when a tetnporary suspension' of..the."l by , Jury. has been adopted ; It the saute time, ..it •is some, col) soI a tioi.to . Ve)flat, that the pres6nt is not thd moment %%Ten the benett at trial by : jury is the:. mOst likely-to - be of benefit:to Ireland—at a time when it is agitated dlvisions and personal 'animosities. -Nap, Sir; "'Vs il! go farther, and advance,, tha t the pre _ sent , ': . 4:•thothent when stich ti Trial would- be exercised' t 7 vitivatriinetit ' s at a moment when, in ~ .cOnvieling'ond cruntnay perhap s tWeive innocent persons might be InvOlred.: It. is, Sir, impossi_ biebut that, the present. situation of Ireland, must giye.rise,to vatious.qinions upon what System ef optics is bett ;• but all sutli inquiries are of a mature different from the present, which reSolveS Itself into a measure•OrPolite. Upon .t revenuer, ' ,Inquiry;.,sentitrients vary according to rho: iiirrerent eirettihstances oflhe Country. amidst all these variations of sentiment, I appre bend -theft can be but ocr, whir: it this—That wherever Rebellion exists, it must be met by energetic measure's"; "and upoti this point, I know of no other means so likely to answer the pur pose is that of Martial L'awa The tendency of this measure is,' to prevent Rebellion of a local nature from becoming general; and to remove At; necessity of employing the King's Forces against _ . a greater number-of -His • leai. • flelleVir3ir i 7ll7thre.., is iut one 90. nion, that the Noble Person -Wlio-has lieen 'attu. ally' tritt usietHvi ti - r - t Vtritiferit has the u hf : his, ~7 . ipfpgrrant, station ; but I am sensile._that this measure mast stand .upon Public Princililts, independent of the charatter orptincipfts /if any' itAvidual. Upod the whole, I` have felt - it, thy duty- tb propose the present measure .to this iliatise.;---Much might be said in:favour of ;that Illtirriops : rerspo - w ho ex ,ercises the .t3l,:eriftneut pd.., that thei'e is no individual who has more ext4n4e or • consolidated the strength 'of ~ tfhe. BritigrEm.. Pire, in various`, Parts qt -The.fofl4 than tl; Nob!e Lord ; still, Sir, perkuaded :ttlat_nDp thing will ;44 gre ater Instre to . his Ailrani:%tra tion, than the care, vioilance, hytrtanity autfztO 'with which.be has 'dis4barged the. important and difficult office Of !be_ acltriinistration of the co -ernmerit . bl s lieland. r -Sirl it was not likely that a CcinspiracY of the nature _to Alligh have alluded,: and of so general a tendenck, put a, stop to without time efrusiOn of blood.--4- And so long 'as the the War with our riemy exists, and_Whilst the disaffe%c.ted in., hcland en tertain any , hope of ssista vice - from that .Enemy, it must not be expeCto..btit _ that eyil z 4oers sr ill, co tinuc, and, in fa a such do ekist unto the pre sent day. I. re - el myself bound "Co. call upon this House, froin the - circuinstMees Which I have al. ready stated,- not .to suspend the operation of the measure agreed-upon by the Irish Parliament, without tt least 'being : s atisfied of -thet_vre sent tranquillity of Ireland. Sir, the obleer . ,cif what ',now propos e; ' is nmerelsr -WC prsefrt" ASR for the space - Of- t ilt& ntobilis;!firidp during that. interval,-none cao:telluirk clA9i o' than.' myself; that the mast minute inttestiPi :. , lll may be entered inttrieiitiettlirt*•7alrlirisbf44e Whea the .sni,m7 a nt whether tilisl. e aw 41,11l.,4eAult.heyviiive51, .41,11(if be incumbent- . 444 . wl ! 0,1 1 4 1.1 Goverriment c3ctsider..lo*..4P4, ma y p rope r.. to,b kiipg w ard Iktons io nr9t this be • Mote rat i fyi n :A o -my the to cause to stTersede the necessity ineas4l4 but upon this pint, i.coniess I' am 115 Ncs - guine.—l. ,w'44411: .oAly.' :add, . it i .. c c,opee.i.. thin with presE.w . ,"•; intnii4e to move, another .% ,rneastiFelbeidiutry "tp theee arc tpersilei present stn 1. - rci4.94# under the - suspelision .of the ~ H abeas goepus..4o., and_ ender the custody bo leave these.. inilivid4s - -ttridertich, custody and to exempt them froat tl!‘"%prov4iois4 dal Law. fo r this ‘ purNse.l.propcise to-mm.oo to move the Suspcitsi9l: . .'ili the Aft, unto the same - period . that I%in.present pria• pose the Continuance.; of Martial' .Law iii Irel land.'' • . • The SPEAKER said, that the Question which he had now to•put was Tilat the no' louse adjourn. LAUREIVCE PARSONS - that he begged it might be understood, that in rising to appose the Dill. moved , for 'by -the,. Noble Lord, he was aduated,by no desire or-disposition' to. oPPote the measures oT the 'Executive Go.. vernment. At the same time 'he . felt. •it cumbiot upon him to go-somewhat 'inorc . :par: ticularly • into the consideration of the present question, notwithstatidirirthe Motion of Ad. journment. It was his opinion originally, •that the present meaSiite r -'was unnecessary, whenever the' disorderly condo& of 'the pro; ple rendered the exertion of some ,strong measure of 'importance, • the. Executive Govern.i meet= was . already. invested power to eieicise its prerogative. -d)uting. the Trish Atli rninistration.of Eael C.IIVI b tr,-. that Noble Lord had aftually proceedeA Upon , tbis principle; and thereby he kept down the Rebellion whi c h- t here prevailed.ln so doing he 'dia-his,diiy, and if 'he had tiegliited:Ao to'cleg' he woulci• adually haii4 therefbre by fl meant ad %* , .erie' that- !the- Power exercising Martial . Law ought . to be•lnvested With 'the -F.zeetit,iye . diVifttrientfAci,hets , nees sary. With regt:rd tolthe;Reevent . --Bilt,A3i musebe 'coil' idered , wOfoic t ijoitill . of- iecni-eithee • as unnecessary , or the pev e - f—ttftineccesai•Y Of' 11 " went 'merely to atithOtlitAlie;Ekei.iutkie.o64rn' meat to do that whieWit to:titytif - 4§ , "9 0, ‘' accord`; t hise.r.;!.bo hot . tried qcoi-os -Martial who ti?`„ ailL . • tried by the'ltiVil: tdetf4 4 resblVed it4lfointo 3his; :vtileth-,:its 4 the .Clltul or JT-tice'''\44 2 toliiiiißeirrtiptrti in theirlx* rKe ce:ture ?--11 th'e:;.tiontraty• of tbil ckrt - ledgeti, then.*** tett tto• CerrAlcr .. i*<ts.xepttt it : nAtie to.the Natiotis4 lc! try those by Courts Martial %010,64iht- -to , " trier)y'; ‘ thi Civil Court... , '4.1it.44-i4h v e ivi - sbcf l4 °. state Wks upon • ,sti rs - v/ 2,1 9 'that cti;t}rs 'the yeaYsi, :he` ju,lgcs re<ittlarly }el their iri g ts o f • •M tl ixt s 74 ; • ever}'' afrinde'rstol6 catde.,befOre-thern, evercitedthe - '44v • WithOuttam; xeeption, that frohvorte •tbiiier Of thegsapntry-to t h e o thers - After this itatement, he, sc'otifd , :leay,e it to ELIO Holt:.to _judge ittivii• : riiuchl'hittrized he- was * 1: : one a'..ertion of the Noble - 1 ! ord, ..witen he a s * signed as One reason foruleasoret thatjtiries in Izela nit pither , coxad ilet.befvurld , that 'the): were 'relyd'ant their-.ta•dge • duty. F l6l of the . Noble - lord .td rpiPt Out .4i -what counties- 'the- ittrie were - hack s ‘varti in dOirtg,thei,r..titity ? Sq fax was.ilift-froff' • being the ease, that he had been tokl. --that if an d s • - was. -$0 - he2f6iiud in- the Juries of IrOa°L it was,- ihar.they were too prompt in doing t he duty;. , He jc.ziewupon govd.groundl ASsizes -holdsti ;it WexfOrdi ‘ithere t Reba .persorgi sores.. meta -the • irT r; fur 'rebellious practices; trembled wheP tile r