The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

THZ CAM OF MB. 011.111 MY IMWfN.

Mr. HENNESSY moved en address kis her Majesty praying
that an wend be pleased to grant her flat to the politics
el debt of George O'Malley Irwin, lin., or to satisfy
his darns without snit. He staled that Mr. Irwia, then
acting in a judicial capaaty. in Ireland, was tried and eon-
vieted of forgery, and imprisoned in lffth op mann of a
particular letter which would have established his innocence
being lost by an officer of the crown. This letter, which was
=be forged, wan on from a Mr. Johns's, amistant
t to
er of the scanty of Mayo, reavieg his ofilos. Mr. Irwin
sorted that a letter was written by Mr. Janne, thank.
ing the punnet for accepting his mailman, as ma.
tamed in the letter alleged to have been forged by Mr.
Irwin, which no therefore evident, of the genuineness of
that fird letter. This latter document was not forthcoming
at the bid, but had been lately discovered to be in exist-
ing*, and had been laid on the table of the hones in a retain.
The obvious result was that Mr. Irwin was improperly me-
Mond. It was now stated that the letter was abducted
from ensign the papers of the crown solicitor during the
trial. finer these circrunstantes Mr. Irwin we. entitled
to a pain* of right.
The ATTOHNEY.GENERLL said that the hon. gentle-
MOD (Mr. Henossey) had raised as important conetitu-
tional questicie„ but that the proposition for which be con-
Waded would he a subversion of the fundamental principles
of law. Sir William Follett lad sot endorsed the dom.
not preeseted by Mr. O'Malley Irwin as a peniono=
and Attorney-General after Attorney-General bad
to endorse it. The petition of right lay in natters of title
to pronely, or money in pennon of the mown, which
there were no other means of establishing and mooning,
but it was absurd to contend that because a person was con-
victed by a jury of the mime of forgery, he had, therefore,
the right claimed by Mr. O'Malley Irwin. That gentlemen
lad spent the entire of his life Knee the
trial in bringing actions agaioat servants of the
crown. He bad instituted ,proceed rage Iced
liormanby, Laud John Rumen. and Sir Grey, and
only last Saturday his right hoe. friend . Grey) had
been made the subject of a charge of high trans. not to
mention one of not less enormity, before a mogistrate in
London. The magistrate did not entertain the charge, and
of course for his. refusal they would very shortly have see-
they petition of right. (Laughter.) He (the Attorney-
Cenral) had acted as his predecessors Widow, and refund
to advise the crown to sot oar the document in question.
They had, sa was their duty, exerand their common min,
and declared the alleged right to be so right at all. The
Overt of Chancery protected itself aunt frinlout pro-
ceedinp by molting the signature of counsel to pe=
sad the Hume of Lords required the esrtificate of
that appeals were proper and reasonable.
Mr. MALINS owned that whea it turned out, upon the
statement of the Attorney-General for Ireland. that the
letter of the 12th October was used both at the first and
second trial, the cue of Mr. O'Malley Irwin became per-
fectly ridiculous. Mr. Irwin had pursued him (Mr. Matins)
for several year ; wherever he west, up he started, always
armed with the opinion of Si, B. Banal another autho-
rities, and nand forth his pinions. He was inclined by
the passionate of Mr. Irwin to ismorligin his nee, end
erne tons conclusion that there wee monis( in it. The
facts wen so extraordinary and overwhelming that one
if the cues were a proper on for .a petition of
right, he thought the Attorney-General would
be jurtided in recommending that the petition should
be refused. Mr. O'Malley Irwin had every opportunity at
the two trials of proving his innocence and though he we.
convicted on each oomsion he had been pestering all the
courts of the country for the last thirty years, bat it was to
be hoped that after this dominos there would be an end
o/ this rase. . .

—Mr. HADFIELD thought that. ought to be some limit
to the time after which such claims could be put forward,
sad that parties should not be permitted to urge them
after the lapse of so long a period as thirty years.
Mr. HENNESSY replied, sod said he still adhered to the
°plaice of the late Mr. O'Coonell sad the late Judge Pease-
father, that • petition of right ought to have hese granted
in this men, and that Mr. O'Malley Irwin had suffered •
grievous isjustice.
Sir G. GREY said that the official docomeuta referred to
by the bee. member must bate bum abstracted from the
department, and said he hoped that bur quoting tram such
decumeats would not be drawn into • precedent.
Mr. lIENNMiY reed • letter from Mr. Walpole, mime
Secretary of State, anckeing the documents to Mr. O'Malley

SirG. GREY said be was quite satisfied that Mr. Wal-
pole would not have parted with the docousesta except by
mistake.

The =eke wee negatived without s division.
CANADIAN CANALS.

Mr. HADFlMElT;;;;;7l;o;etisTnreturn relative to
Oansdian canals, which was presented to the house anon the
21st day of July should be printed, and was prasseding to
all attention to the subject of Canadian annals, when an
hon. member moved that the bones be counted, and that
having, after the usual lapse of time and ringing of bells,
been done, and there being only 19 momtwrs present, the
hones stood adjourned at five minutes pest 9 o'clock.

DEATH( OF MR. SRL/RANT MIREWRIVIR. —MT.
fieriesat Merewether, who was for 17 years tows clerk of
the corporation of the City of Loudon, Ins just died at his
resideass, Cathie Field, near Caine, Wiltshire, at the rips
age of 84. Daring his tome of office be received an annual
stipend of 2,0001. from las eorporation and after his re-
signation is 1859 a passion of 1,0001., width sow reverts to
the civic funds. The deceased geatlemaa was called to the
bar it May, 1809, and at the time of his death, as for
many yens before, held the rank of a serjeant-thkw. with
• patent of precedence. He was a doctor of civil law wad
Attorney-Gthend to the late Queen Dowager. For many
years be held the office of Recorder of Readieg,
and went the Western Circuit. At one tune,
when be practised mach before parliamentary coo-
mitten, he ss said to have realised an townie et
about 5,0001. a year. He was elected to the office of tows
clerk of London in June, 1842, when he was 62 years of age,
and from thence he relioquished his professional practice,
is order to devote himself exclusively to the disolierge of Me
duties. He resigned the office In his 79th year, from omit-
deratioae of failing health and advanced age. He was very
ninth respected is the corporation for the suavity o! his
mien= aid his digaided bearing. Hewes besides a man of
fie wetly peewees, end it is generally ecknowledged that
the ancient office of tows clerk was sever more worthily
endanied lace in filth meth°n in the reign of Edward L
The demand gentleman had a large family, of wheelse
4111 survive, hls eldest son being Mr. Henry Marewether,
the eminent Queen's counsel.
NIWSVIDIDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
lourrrirriore —The anniversary festival of this institution
took place yesterday, at the Freemason' Tavern, Great
Qneenotreet, Lineolo'wice.fielda, under the presiderny of
Mr. Alagoas:l Lusk, who was supported by several gentle-
men well known in oounexion with the newipaper interest.
From the 25th amoral report of the isatitutiou it spewed
that a marked improvement had taken place in its reeourees
dunagthe pestyear. The amount distributed io peethineend
temporary relief had been increased this year to 611. Bs. Mt,
Ilse funded capital had been augmented to over 2,0001, and a
bathos of 211.3 a. 5/1. had bees carried to the next year's
account. The subscriptions to the middle of April last
amounted to 721. 19a, being ea increase of 50 percent. upon
the sum announced at the coeval meeting to 1863. Another
pensioner, the resat of the election in hay. 1863, had been
added to the list of recipieets, and they bad since rewired
an application for • penmen from as eligible and deserviag
candidate as soon as the foods would allow. The commitsee
desired to remind the supporters of the institution that the
panne were limited to the amount of the dirideeds re-
ceived ou its funded capital, and although this rile caused
the prograr of the institution to be slow, it at the same time
afforded its supporters the gratification of hinnies that the
newsveoders' pensions would exist for ages to come. The
chairman in bringing these fens forward, made au sanest
eppeel to the company on behalf of the institution. He
expressed his entire sympathy with the occupation
of the Denim:dos, and with the efforts they had nude,
and were coutinuing to make, in behalf of the less succeeded
members of their calling. A newspaper was andoubtedly a
great iestitutno ; it told us whence we ease, where we
are, and when we have to go ; but the information it eon-
kited would he entirely melees without the laudable help
of the newsve•der to disseminate it. He hoped that all
preeent would do their best to help and encourage so useful
and valuable a sociate, amid cordially proposed Proeparity
• to the Newsvendere Benevolent and Provident Innituties.•
The teen was responded to with the wannest et:thoraces* ;
and • lilt of nobecriptioos was afterwards reed, amounting
to early not. The now recognised PrhitiPleof introducing
I Wien at the diaper bale was adopted we this occasion, and
the remelt woe a meet agreeable spriakliag" of the paths
nu amass the active pre/rioters of the institution.
SALE OF • WOMAN IN ARMAGH. —OD Thursday
bat one of the mon diegreeeful meow we have ever beard
et $n a Chriatith country took place is the Market-phee.
Armagh. A noose was pot up ter sale
is by audios by her
husband, a man Domed Brims, who resides the tows. Fer
some time pest, it is mid, the woman Ms bow addicted M,
&lat., sad this is alleged to have loss the mane of 64A A
man sued Thomas doom, with whom she has Utterly i
resided. bid one pound, and was deelazed the parchaser. A
great crowd collected to WWII/ the ravel aid crusting
OMODIMII.—Anew ?demi*