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• person named Panotttfroni whom he had already presentee a
petition this Session. The petitimier had been erased from the list
of tbe navy, la consequence of being found guilty of • fraud. He
had since maintained that there was • conspiracy between the two
principal witnesses against him, and he was shoot to prdeerute
them, but they hail both died. The former petition was resisted
on the ground that, after the petitioner's conviction a forged pro-
tection 11311 been found among his papers. This statement wee
denied in the present petition, the object of which was to call for
certain documents rela.ing to the petitioners case. The lien.
Gentlemen opposite might consider this case as itifro etivindere,
but he (Mr. Dunn) regarded it as one of the hardest could
be iniagined. After a life spent la his country's service, In which
he had lust oceans, the petitioner now found himself in danger of
perishing for want, and In ins (Mr. Home's) judgment. on a fair
and cool consideration of the whole question, there could be nu
doubt that the petitioner hail been the victim of a conspiracy.
Mr. CHOKER said that this petition, on every
.account, de.
owed the attention of the House. The charges against the peti-
tioner were, that forgetting his character and duty, he had In the
basest mammy endeavoured to swindle a poor person out of his moo.
my on Abe E:.:,.. The minutes of the trial hail been me-
owed SPAS . baths& the Board of Admiralty and in that House,
and he ( Mr. ), believed three was not • second opinion that
• more clear prof of • base and detestable fraud could not be
afforded. There was every circumstance in the case that weld add
to the voseothil feelings tithe House against this person, who hed
not note attempted to invalidate a single fact against him, except.
statement that • forged protection hail been found at his
lodgings. M o
. The Hon. ember fur Aberdeen would not perhaps
lee surprosa, after the complaints he had been making that even-
ing as to mierepresentatians, when lie heard that there was mine
Inceuniry in the report of the Ivan of the übservati .... s which he
( Mr. Croker) had mode on that occasion. It VMS true that no
forged non Lad been found at the poititmer's lodgings, but
retee
a
a t certificate che-barge for having provided two sitheitutes '
was nd, which would have acted ass protection. The literal'
or
and abs lute (eon of • protection was indeed not found, but the
denial wee evidently a shift of the iwtitioner. He (Mr. ('ram)
had no objection to give the paper that was found at the petitioner's
lodging.. if that could be of any service to Mu'. lie would nut
impels the bringing up of the petition, Mit lie would certainly top-
ples its lying On the table.
Sif(Let)Cl(lll !RN use opposedthe Petition-
The petition was brought up and mad.
Mr. HUME moved, that it should be laidon the table. He
had quietened the individual who petitimed, es to the truth of
his statements, and he was rnd with their accuracy. There.
fore hesheuld mom that which could not with justice be refused,
that the petition be laid on the table.
The petition ma ordered toile on the table, anti to be printed.
Mr. HUTCHINSON pee mace that he would to-morrow
Move fur eartain dourness, releiire to the colony of Sierra Leine.
31 ESSAG E FROM TILE IA lit DS.
A meow from the Lords announced, that doer Lordships had
agreed to the Dublin Amounting Company Bill. and several Private
15.:13.
SCOTCH JUDICATURE BIM.
Mr. Sectetary PEEL said, that la mowing the second reading of
the Snitch Judicature Rill ha should, in the that place, state that
it was not his intention to move that this measure should be canted
into law dating the presteelleasion. The repreeentatiees of Scot-
land were nextene that tbeh coastituents should have an opportu-
nit, of,rntamiehm ha provisions, that they (the Representatives)
shouWlisee dwidoteitage of salting the sense of the people of actg.
land upon it, end thee enabling them to tepees by petitions to this
If tease their opinions upon the measure. He did not mean to con-
tain that the opinions of these poitionsorshoold overbear the int.
presides of that House, but still he ihmeht it was due an robots,
to the inhabitants of Scotland to deley legislation on this subject.
The objections which were entertained to this till he thought in.
sentient and ill-founded, but a little delay would not prevent their
being removed and over-ruled. It was said. ihat they ought, aids.
out objection. select parts of the Dill, but he thought it better to
postpone the whole measure, which had his hearty commenter.
until the sent Session of Parliament Ile therefore moved, that the
Rill should he WIN read a atoned time.
Air. A BERCROM DV said. after the statement of die Right
lion. Gentleman, he had little hopes that under his t 31r. Peers)
atlntinistmelon this Bill would pees into a law. !Moak it would
be little lees dam pm smeltery to pretend to expect if. Taking
experienced" hie guide, he found that precisely the soon objections
prevailed to the Jury Bill. The issue upon which the eight Hon.
tientleman pet it was this. tint an appeal was to be Made to the
people of Scatlaad---the people of acelend ! Was It so? Was
rot the appeal to be made to the feelings of the Representative' et
Sertland- In that !louse' In •othier words, to the obedient free-
holders of the Noble lord. (Hear, bear. front the Mittman',
Ittleit Yee, they slight cry hew, heir, but be had mules% Ids
bide, theuei one among man. std he would neither be deemed
war intterupted by the cheers. It was hope's's, to make seiy
. la 061•111140 owe laterested in preventing thlssammi:ePtt
Stirs • law,
belfterweltiasnemegary to sh
measure nr:erby Parlisairtti
tt bees as neuronic° Act or a Tax Ast, ample time would have
been allowed foe passing It. (Hear.) But this Dill, which might
held been in the Home a month sae, wee retarded unnecessarily,
nay, for the obvious purpose of preventing its sloption. This
measure, end all its provisions. bed beedlelly dimmed in Scot-
land ; fee it was. In tie, sething attire than the report which had
lung sines bees before them Us wished to Mow. in thttistmg:e,'
whatine thiemessure wee the rethieses remit of she C. t
and, in de second place, In we degkous of knowing whether
own tem ego *Men mmemeeder WOW that the nereure shoeld
tut be peened forward during thialleaties. To these two questions
be we* reileos to obtain draftiest mid decisive answers. In this
mewls be had not only no interest, but be wee Inernested he other
way.
Ale. Sealetem PEEL explained, dud be hid not placed the issue
ef this Bin upon the sense which the Otesiteiders of Scatlandanight
entertain of k.
Ale. ABERCROMBY es
The IA ill D A D YOGA T ell‘ust:iliel.d. that it owe unemeortabk to
expect that thin Dill should be adopted without mosidemtion. It
was sot to take 'net until dee filth of May. ad before that period
the House would have as opportunity of uunngg some measure on
this *abject The Hum Member had asked sihether this
was die unanimous sense of the Commesionere. He had nonlir
culty in answering this question. To expert that there should be
no shade of difference on throatier pins of this report, woad be
expecting somewhat too ninth. He had 00 1104136011, hussar, is
declaring, that she report contained the moral seem of helloes&
As to the second question of the lien. Desdernau, he must say,
Lou he bad nevet beard of any agreessest. nee the slightest Whi.
mien tb any compact, by which it was determined that this measure
atimild not be peeled fumed during the pelmet Simian. lie did
rot ntaa to deny that ha. he goe. would act all the oPliolltion
$.l bus power to the peerages( the Dill. as he knew that the general
eolitig of Scotland was against It ; but still that opposition should
Le game ins fair sod epee manner, sod nut se diarpd against him
I. y the Eon. Member for Caine, in endeavouring to ern riche( kin
delay.
AIL ABERCROM HY explained.
Mr. KENNEDY was of ()pitman that she fatalists of Scollunil
s•went Dot properly protected Inshat Heft& lib edeiplaint against
tos Loosed bail opposite was, that he did art semen the station
et 4k tone In that (louse which his Mika entitled his to hold.
Tinge wet new abundant time to per the 1.1111. and he thought that
It mast "abeam' on the Ultsslitileus tecoinalcoiLtuon of the ('om-
mons.
Mr. W. COURTINAY said, that. as am of the Commis-
*ere, he thuught himself calls& sta to ash a few words. lie cer.
tinily was favourable to the Dill t pilaw was ready to admit thatii might be injudicious to pan it hastily, especially when It was
eutitederea that the feeling in Scotland had bees repeesented as ge-
usrarally hostile 10 it. Ms the out thitarthat any thing would be lust
by suffering it to lie over till the next Session, when he had no
doubt that • Hill, subetanevely•of the same amen, would he in-
teehiced sod passed without opposition.
lewd lON SIND omen! the Rill. He rernarbed, that the Hen.
, .t 1 grebes for Cuing sad Ayr were out warreetel In the manse in
um& they were allenstigned to speak of the freeholders of Scotland,
as they mpremeftli the leaded intone of that country, as much as
111" hato• of riondland Mereseated the landed interests of this.
Mr. CANNINU, word he was Neese's/DM to the principles of
the MU, sin the oath se, when he saw it memuntestied by the
eaaaremes geicaat MbtreimigaisneM, yet he not think that
would
it wld be theentet to hawk at SO late • • of the Semite
against the general feeling of attorney he w kb it *at Intended.
I . ea. Idle to motet die the adjewrnment of the Heusi should be
pm. posed for the purpose of giving the question a full onsisiers.
tin; it was almost lippeasiMe to cline as 'iodising at hie
petted of the year, among wheat the mater ought be eambetted
adversely; but he was borne out In saying that the ethanol* the
. mooned rep resentation of hootland now In town were ushoserable
to the Bill, and In thought that something should be cnoceded to
them. He had no hitsinitnit in getting that the whole of the Cum-
• fOililid•IIII were indivjdually and sobstantially pledged to an ad-
heres*, to the opinions that they bed put forth in the Report, and
solids were a maroons that the matter would be mitred Itt as
early period in the seat hessian In the same farm and sebesesee is
••lucts hear stood. An advantage would he gained by all parties
in OUP 11141 y, as be had no doubt that the hostile feelings minced
by hafted to the measure would have been soothed by ru ke.
non. ad that it would then pass by universal consent. Meru.)
Mr. tipmEß Eu, opposed the MIL but was inaudible to the
tmlevy.--Tbe Dill was then reed • second time.
ale PERI. said that It was the intentioa that the Dill shorn
bs pommel tio Its second reading. Ile thercting moved that it
eisauld be committed that day two months. which was agreed to.
LAST INDIA PfarßiliattlONS. AND TREATY WITH
Tlls NhTIILDLANDS.
Mr. limaitaiy CANNINti in Miele aecortlitig to woke. ea
irac.,e that die, House nautili go hereg Committee en the East
:if 1., Pmentlettalla Bill. thousist it right to preface it with Nouse
ober:venues se to the nature of the arrangements contained in the
Dill. At the conclusion of the war, in 11114, ..the trattoria in
in East Indica that had limn taken Iron the Dutch were re.
stored to thee'. The policy or espetheney, in ;tech s ceesion was
' tat then the question which lie had to discuss. but he thought,
that this ciitiouy might not to hand meal too.hani on Mitilitbd,
trap triplet to thus.' possession*. In the yea. title, two years,
.it the peen, when he became Preldent of the Board of Certified,
', tureens. content. regular cousin unteat isne from I tratl ia, completely'
.if On combo of the Dutch autiseeinee there, and amorally end:
lag *lib se indistinct reference to the montane at Aneleryipt a
hut whoeseer desired to have some &politic act of ninth SI awes-
-Mt poi net, lie weer could obtain it. le the mainiine the
• imentesein iff ilia Netheitoute wee complaining of. descending of
..err Nom In tin Fat; and here sou he ClOse advert Whim wished
-.1 din 'Wren ataiarageosiet to any paellealac latlividnal) to the
ineonveelerive wets:A wee often thrust ellenetterrnmeot hy the
luntaser of lei suliontiOtitit isigetnit, 'Wit flows aµa great distance
mom teintes dreier wilted(' autbertthAelikiemtliver es en irgiiinst

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