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within roper bounds sod sot allowed to overstep
their authority. All the charges he had brought
&maid he was ready to support at the bar.
Lord Stamina did not mean to oppose the
bringing up the Petition: bat be thought bath the
Bench of Scotland and the Lard Praibeet had
great imam to complain. ke tm the
end of the Seistua Miles of s.oirliFes-a
when Gentlemen were gone oat of town who could
refute them. Of Mr. Jameson he knew amble&
timings the law of thequestion he should pronostoce
nn opiuiou ; but against the whole of the amertioua
of the Hun. Me- he most -t, fur be
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tvleisher protest,
thought he hail made a very , use of his discre-,
boo. He denied that the Judges of Scotland bed
altered the low of the land in the Act of Sedes
runt. He protested against all the statements of
the Hon. Gentleman, anti still usore the manner in
which he had thought fit to introduce them, for he
had Oilmen a most inconvenient time.
Lord Aaconsat.o Hamt Loon mid, that the com-
plaiut was, that in some instances they decided on
part of a statute, and at oilier times superseded the
statute by an Act of Sederont. If they would
only let the public know according to what law
they meant to decide, then they should know how
to proceed.
Mr. Hume said, when the House considered the
relatian and attachment the Noble Lord opposite
had towards the resent system, they would know
what weight siliould be attached to Isis statements;
for. in his opinion; if it were as block us ink he
would support it. This was the tilting' time he had
hronght the question before the House, so that the
Noble Livid could not complain of being taken by
surprise. Hr hail out a former occasion stated an
sample of a person sent to prison in the most ars
hindry manner by the Lord President. However,
next year the N. tale Lord world have an upportu-
i.ity of vindicating the conduct of the Lord Pre-
sident, and it was the duty of the House to see
that justice be done to the public.
L..rd Bloom} said, it was imposaible to let the
speech of the Hon. Member pima without some re-
mark. As toady opinion which he (lir. Home) might
enters tin of him, he could amine him it was •
matter of the most perfect indifference. He was
sure that throe who knew him would think him in.
capable of the feelings that Hon. Gent!eine.' had
imputed to him, and in no very decorous manner.
He was sure his learned and venerable relation.
Lard Pr.aarlent Hope, would feel the same in.
dittoelice for the statements which laid bee., made;
but Iretonld out stiffer them to go forth to the
world unanswered, and hang over the head
of that Learned Judge until next Session.—
The Hots. Gentleman had been talking of things
which he knew nothing. about, and of which! the
the House was equally 'prima.. But he would
mk, was it a fair and proper time to come drown
at the end of the Session with such heavy charge.?
If he brought theta forward twit Session, he had
tau doubt they would be refuted: There was no
Judge an the Bench mote respected then the Lord
Pre-id vet Hope. It might be that persons had
come before the Court, who conducted themselves
in a manner that drew down the indignation of the
Court, in order to preserve its own dignity. It
was easy for those persons to fill the hands of
Members of Parliament with Petitions, but this
was no reason why the administration of justice
should be blackened. As to the Petition itself, he
had no objection to its being received, hot he had
great doubts as to the propriety of allowing it to be
printed. •
The gallery was then cleared for • division but
no division took place.
Mr. K. DOUGLAS presented a Petition on the
claims of General Desfossrneaux ; but
The SPEA Kea said, after the late decision of the
House the Petition could not be received.
SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF VICE.
Dr. Lostitewroo rose to present a Petition from
• iierson of the name of William Clarke, residing
ut 401, Strand. He stated that three prosecutions
had been instituted against him by the "Society
for the Suppression of Vice." Of the works for
which lie was prosecuted he could say nothing, for
lie knew nothing ; but he would beg to call the
uttesition of the House to the manner in which the
prosecution had commenced. The Petitioner
stated, that one of the copies of the work, the re-
vival of an indent pamphlet, called Killing no
Murder, was purchased by an old 'min employed
by the Society ; that he said to the Petitioner,
•` This is a good work. and would apply well to
Castlereagh and his Junta."—(//ear. hear.)—He
had an utter abhorrence to the employment of
spies and informers, but had an equal abhorrence
fir blasphemy or obscenity in whatever form it pre-
seiled itself. He should move that the Petition be
brought up.
Mr. WILISERFORCZ said, he was the lust man in
the House who would wish to narrow the right of pets.
tioning, but he must deny the allegations contained
in the Petition, that the Society employed spies to
inveigle persons into a snare ; and had he nut pre-
viously known the character of the Honourable
and Loomed Gentleman (Dr. Ltishington), he
should not have entertained so favourable an opi-
nion of him for being selected to present that
Petitiou. With respect to another Society which
had been lately established, " The Constitutional
Association." he wished to state that hr knew Mr.
Murray, who was connected with it. He had met hini
oil several charitable occasions, and he was sure he
would not join that Society from any dishonourable
or personal motives, hot purely from a desire to
serve his country. He wished to add his regret
that lie had not at an earlier period borne testi-
mony to the clienteles of that gentleman.
Dr. Losmiairrom said, he should never be de-
terred from presenting a petit from any dread
of aspersions on his character. He did not mean
to recant one word lie hail said on a former occa-
sion. It was his firma conviction that all Societies
of this drertption were in their progress liable to
abuse ; and every thing he saw within the last few
years, confirmed hem in that opinion.
Mr. Witwearoace was sorry the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman should take in a serious
Mintier an oboervation which was made perhapo
witii too much levity.
Dr. LUdHINGTON said, it was extremely hard
that a Gentleman in presenting • Pe•ition to that
House should feel himself under the necessity of
entering irito o defence of his mini chunictra.—
I Hour. heir.)
The VetiiitillSOS Ordered to lie on ti* table.