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PARLIAMENTARY tELLiasti46.
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HOME OF LORDS, _ Anna*, Awns N. .
• This day the Lord Chi:elastic, and the et9er iodise sit MA
the Lord Chancellor in judgment elfin' Wriforerrer.
Mr. Luehington and other Members bf Ibe Hoensof
up the Stour Navigation Bill, Lord Radnor% Eepstablil=
broughtaseParliamentary Votes Bill. which were read a ileisne.
' COUNTY COURTS BILL
Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition front So purthaatte
wits of York, praying for compensation under the Comity Comte
JAlL—Laid on the table. ..
QUARANTINE LAWS.
Lead BIND presented a petition from 'Pr. Wheats, relative to
'We Quintana* Lows. The petition, after briefly stating the Ihin!
4/1014?mtlitrArniprodetzlIned re4deelsrq that the dhow walW
Of Iswitiess befheestractal it. - Iran
fhe Noble Lot: tehlerriPlig_esud, 'tibial
Olt winianishißef* the @shift' to which (he petition eararred. bat
**WM bs. lilt to advocate the removal of the eutraatino
La=l,==dbsalie plaguel dtoraltrase' so
.00:etagienswaedi:pit2
r)---itilliamillite="Leidps= ia strlgter malt :Inyikom.ttin.
p, wider eeeasened wll4 tts‘sratie the
r atterrad—ol7h;
she Creel s/ $L rad a frau
aid. It was eerpaisisg. havens; 'll*.t at
ralwaslirs4ArlXtritatrirstso As ai=
hcaritoin in his emithilf blelselrdild I ead'a ?f ; _ ipposiW
Me Bail or Liverpool?) huh Mien rfl of a *hits& compleint war/
inesstly. in cooseque-nce of haring taken his *eat for a few ninand
beside that of the Noble and Learned Lord. ' The occasion woe that
ea Weide she Noble Earl brofight forward the question relative W
dialunicied and Comodiao eotn. Be had come down to the House
k...4esre
with a determination to carry the' measure. but in consequence of
his having come into contact with the Noble and Learned Lord, hi
' became infected with indecision, and Met proposed that the Ines:
sure should act at one period, slid then at another, and so on, until
eventually the lOW was rejected.' When that Noble Earl afterward.
got into company kith the Chentselloi of the Exchequer. the Preei.
inn or the Board of Trade, and some others of his Right Hon.
114Mida, the symptoms of indecision disap'pared, and now the
SW* Earl intended to bring ;he measure forward tinder another
leage LORD hIANCELLOR slid, that he was unebte to do-
tide neon the question of the plagne; but Ira plague had found its
way into that Howie, he (the Lord Chancellor)) could tell the Nob*
Lord by what name it was to he called. (A Hugh.)
The petition was then laid oil the table.
DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S ANNUITY BILL.
On the the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Doke of
Cumberland's Annuity Bill went through a Commiuer, and was
reported without amendments.
' The Marquis of HANTINGS• gave notice that he would to..
morrow bring in a BM for the laiirpose of explaining and asmending
an Art of the 13th George 111., in order to limit the retold in..
teem it.which money was to be lent to the Regiment In India.
EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
Lord BEY LEY presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Al-
dermen, and CommortVeuncil of the Chy of London, praying to
be heard by Council agelltea certain claLse iu the Equitable Loma •
Bill. . ..
I,nrd DACRE opposed the nfnyer of the petition.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE supported it.
' The Duke of ATHOL anbplained that the proceeding wasfal4
together unheard of and impretVer—Laid on the table.
MERCHANT AND FACTOR.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a petition front the
' Chamber of Commerce of the City of Dublin, in favour of the Bill
relative to Merchant and Patton—Led on the table.
The Merchant and Factor Bill went through a Committee, and
the Report wee drdered to be received to-morrow.
• The Exchequer Bills (10,500,0901.) Bill went through a Coo-'
mittee, and the Report was received:
The House Then adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, Jtr wit 10t
BRIGHTON IMPROVEMENT—FORGERY OF A
/Tim lON.
Mr. CURTELS presented a petition from certain Magistrates of
the county of Sussex, complaining that a petition had been pre-
sented to the House against the Brighten Improvement Bill, pur-
porting to be from the present petitioners, which petition wee not
signed by a single Magistrate, but by' twelve obscure Individlelea
who were (in the opinion of the present petitionen), the instrementa
of designing persons. The petitioners complained, that the peados
so purporting to come font them, was one of the causes which in-
dread the House to reject the Bill ; and prayed Filch meoseeen
might be adopted as would ensure the punishment of those firs
had the temerity to practice me gross a fraud on the House, and wa•
would protect the Magisterial office from a similar outrage. (Hear,
hear.) The Honourable Gentleman said, that if he euuld expect
support from the House he most certainly would ground's motion
on the facts stated to the petition ; and he now gave notice that ho
would next Session again introduce the Bill.
Alters few words trom an Honourable 3fember whose name wa
could not ascertain, the petttinn was ordered to be printed.
WESTERN SHIP CANAL.
Lord G. SOMERSET mowed that the minutes of the evidence
taken before the Committee on the Western Ship Canal Bill, be
printed.
The SPEAKER informed the Noble Lore' that if the evidesee
were to be printed it must be at the expense of' the parties.
PETER'S DIVORCE LIII.L.
The House resolved itself Into a Committe e otPPeter's Dit.jo,...
Bill. Counsel were called in and witness eta Mined. The' •
resumed, and the Report was brought tip.
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CAPF OF GOOD HOPE—LORD CHAS. SOMERSET.
Mt. BROUGHAfiI said he had a petition to prt;„,ent gram a
person named Burnet, which he would shortly open 10 the Haase.
It contained numerous facts, for the truth hj, "Wet he most cer-
atinly would not be answerable ; he ie°l7 theta on the credit of the
'llstlttoner ;_but ails he deemed it tieut to say, that from the inquiries
ler had made, as well as comnitruications with the petitioner, he had
(hat pledge of his veracity which arose from the most perfect con-
tinency of his statements; all else must rest mutely on the credit
petitioner. The petP.L,ne„tated,
that in the year 1840 he
went out fail; mss c°V.ntrY to the Cape of Good Hope, and settled
in the district of Albany ; that he expended a large portion of Mar
property and capital in the cultivation of that count!, 3ml (*At
be received sonic hope and encouragement that )1,, ayrney sn
laid out 'mold be no loss to him • that te expended upwards
of twenty thousand dollars, fr,an /Ouch he received in the first
year a gross profit of from seven to ten thousand. (Hear, hear.)
He coorrphsined that various rroceedingi had been instituted against
him in f'ourts of Law; that an action was commenced against him
on a balance of aceoust of 900 dollars; that by forms of law of
which the petitioner had no knowledge, and notwithstanding be
had claims on the Cominissariat, t verdict was obtained against
him, and that verdict seas followed up by a publication of leis sr.
solvency, and an utter destruction of his credit: and further, that
this publication, so arizitrarily made, was as arbitrarily stopt ; that
in spite of every remonstrance to the contrary, the RElDetedinga wee.
kept in abepance for two years, notwithstanding the public dee.kra-
tion of the ('.om.ssioners that they were erroneous ; that high au-
' thorny &die dged that no insolvency had taken place, that the pub-
lication was erroneous, and that the sequestration was equally so.
The petition further stated, that proceedings were subsequently its-
stituted 1.,y petitioner to obtain, if possible, redress for the almost
ruin which followed from the erroneous publication, and that
though the proceedings under that were so illegal and vexatious, he
found it impossible to obtain redress. The petitioner further stated,
.that all through be had not only lb struggle with the corrupt abuse
Odle Courts of Law, but also with the most deterthined enmity of
Alb, Government (hear, }sear), and the principal enemy whom he
sibarged was the Right Hon-Lord Charles Somerset. (Hear her.)
The petitioner stated his. belief that great fears were entertained by
the goveminent.of a acrutMy being instituted into the abuses which
were perpetrated there, especially on the appointment et the cam-
, eission. The petitimacr further.stated that, in consequence of the
various hardships endured by him, he found himself under an ob-
ligation of presenting a memorial to the Goventor. It was merely
ist he had a right to do—it was stating his grievances to the re-
presentative of his Majesty ; a proceeding, perfectly unwarrantable
according to the laws of all countriv, eventhe most despotic. ( Hear,
hear, hear.) And •shat did my Lord Charles Somerset ? hy not
only did his Exceilency not grant relief, but, acting under the pria-
cedent of Janie.
for he (Mr. Brougham) knew no other exam.
pie of such aoaduct, he stifled the prayers of the memorial, and at -
I I wally punis'oed an individual who
petitioned him for redress.
(Hear, hear.) This very memorial was treated as if it had becu a
libel on tf,.e Government, and was 'put into the hands of the fiscal,
that he might prosecute Mr. Burnet. (War, hear.) If that state-
'Sent were true, and he (Mr. Brougham) was bound to believe des-
titute of foundation. it would most unquestionably be a mound of
impeachment. (Hear.) Aye, a positive ground of impeachment.
(Hear, hear.) This he stated owlet:only to be his opirion as a law.
yer. Ile hoped therriote that the charge was wholly unfounded.
Well, in consequence of the Govintor's order, the fiscal commenced
a criminal prosecution against the petitioner, fur a libel; and as ast
law, either English or Butch, sanctioned such a proceeding, the
fiscal had recourse to a most unwarrantable essumption, and obtain.
ed a verdict under the I,:d (roman practice of the civil law, one of the
finnan arbitrary laws tint could be conceived, and which in soles
cues inflicted capital nuntaimient for libel. Under this law, wheels
„Instinan, did prosecute and convict the petitioner, and hail hint
was contrary to the law of the 'twelve Tables, or the Pandects al
sentenced io five years' banishment from the Colony, (Hear, hear.)
and all this for simply presenting a memorial which it was the duty
of the Governor to receive. Now, that was what the petitiower
stated a. to the first charge. The next complaint was, that the
14,,,,m0r attempted to nos the petitioner up with a libellous
caul which had been distributetitlitough the colony, imputing the
most abominable crimes to lord Charles Somerset, which he (Me.
Brougham) in justice to that nobleman, was bound to stigmatize al
the grossest libel;—(Hear, hear.)—for in prieate life he believed
hint to be a most amiable man. As attempt was made to impour
this libel to Mr Burnet. Which he was as wholly incapable of ins-
ect:inflating as the Nobie Loa was of committing the abominable

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Won with whkk lut was elnospal, and yet, as far did the prose-
Onion of Bann nom* that his papers weft marched to try and
ties over if he was the aathor Odds libel, which could be the pro-
em :don only of an individual, wicked enough to commit the &booti-
e able of which it imputed to the Governor. Who then slid it ?
=eon every way worthy of it. A person well known...ha this
. maned *en% eke inns hole another name r'it turned but
ri7h,a.ForeiroSini oni a Mr. Oliver. (A laugh.)
Qtr. HUM E'aid In a low tone, that he was much favourel by
the Gooornmen)
. laphimetill blr. BROLIGIAAM) he than favoured by the Go-
o*, he his always been patronized by the Govern-
inemilolo,l4, lurk Ws good-lasll sus attended hien.to the Care
*end and doubtlamt.rwasia:si,. th
set tttatEtd• aof
hese shoe and
be 141116 Ice the case of Oliver, that he, who
~ 4,,,. ise Millt a eanlMenre of hit Nacelle:lcy, should
remitter
. as.
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sic=
take Ittrunsahceapp(ayltagthi.t)iAs gefterneralsomlye
, low mink the
.. Gent. went oo to uy that the petition-
ez igpfl ,Irrrd ameba with removing one of these ware-
',giro
gnat s" of the public' , established by Sir Rufane Shaw
„ ....drita, and that la ilis . ' ' t Depar:Ment, contracts
s 1k er* .RIA Pr' mat •Pg/ lehiklwrlale. .but that it was done by
• 'private tender; and teat one comma was made for 32 stivers,
whereas, he, the getkinner, wspeld optlertake to furnish the
. alMkr erlielee for I The petition, slop stated, that the Go,
. . v seas in the habit of drawing table y when the rate of
qx singe was low; and, on the lielee/ band, when, the rate was
he remitted aMece of pramasdlog which was certainly not
, • lik tp. produce injayinus eitigesAsa hhoself. Now, in all these
bilir
• i .c9o."lfimals tillfinst the Noble Lead, there was one sameness—a 1
, asaistrem which he (Mr. Brougham) disliked; they had all a lu- I
, .cratire complexion (a. laugh) ; they tended rathet too much to'
profit. tHear, hear.) The petitioner then added, that in cases of
appeal he was opt contented with the mode in which the law was
administered. lie diatisctly stated a fact, fen which the House
; ought to punish the petitioner, if it. be false, far it imputed an im-
. pesebable offence to Lord Chubs likimentet—it ass that a Dutch-
. 111/31 named Ure, shortly aftcr. be em ippaaL bed the
• good sense to purchase a homeroom big far 111,110 dol-
lars (Hear.);, he was the deesteot knee Mews heard of; there
was perhaps no parallel in historylk such • horse ; the celebrated
Trtoan berme was nothing to.him ; and though he had no armed
. . in him, he ought to be equally destrueuvo with the Trojan
. „, • .7-destructive to the Governor if the charge were true, and as
ctive to the petitioner if it were false. (Hear, hear.) To be
, vote, this home was not made of wood, but as far as the IN=
Ancencerned, he might as well be wooden. for he died i
• after he was hallo. The Learned Gentleman. after mom
„ato remarks. appealed to his Hon. Friend the Alember floe
Yorkshire, whether be ever heard of • horse that cost 2 or &NU
incept a race horse.--certainly not one just about to die ? (A laugh.)
, Aria to comfort the Dutchman whilst the chap was grunting in kw
Dutch, he might he told that the cause was decided in his favour.
: Tim Learned Gentleman went on to say, that lie believed the Noble
. Lord Incapable of niromenths of the charges brought against hire,
• Am one of which ought to furnhth a ground of impeachment, and
if he (Mr. Brongharn) believed he had committed them, impeached
.. lie most certainly should be. (Hear, hear.) Of these charges he
, knew no further than that the petitioner had told him a consistent
. ,spryer
,There were Commissions, It wsote appointed, but where
was Moir report 9 It was stated that Mr. Bilge. NM of those Corn.
solorionen, a very intelligent worthy man, win under the hands of
wsurgoon, thmugb indisposition, but that wooM not prevent Major
• Araby, the pther Commissioner, from going ob with the inquiry,
. gni waking some report on the alleged grimness. It was of great
inthOrtance that something should be done to nor even the chafer-
. 44e.ofthe Commissioners themselves, by some report on the subject
. of these complaints, as they had been themselves charged with a
di,inclination to lisen to the complaints of persons aggrieved by the
Lolooial Government, or rather to have discouraged those com-
plaints. He should, for these reasons, keep a very watchful eye
Oeit them, and recommend the House to follow the same cautious
moduct. and now moved for leave to bring up the petition.
Mr. W. HORTON said, though it was not positively binding
on any Member to accord that courtesy, he had to regret the dis.
courtesy with which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had drawn
the attention' of the House to the subjects so amply detailed In the
. speech just delivered, without giving him any previous information
of such being his intention. If the Hon. Member sought to have
any correspondence which passed between the petitioner and the
, Colonial Government, why did he not .move for it ? The peti-
:ineMee was at this period of time prosecuting his charges and
' complaints, as others also were against the Governor. He was
ttorty, howeverb to perceive that the lion. and Learned Gentleman
was disposed even to arraign the conduct of the judicial establish.
ADM at the Cape. It was well known that 3lr. Biggs and ethers
• "Tad been sent to the Cape in order to see how far It would be pant.
ticable to assimilate the law and its practice to that of our own lege).
1* our Courts. The delay, which hod
illness, was a circumstance rather to
'mod for inveighing against the Cotta.
against the conduct of the Commissa-
ought, if there existed grounds for it,
But he had never heard of them be-1
:lief to them without positive and din.
a which had certainly arisen out ash'
exchange at the Cape, a late regulatin
which must prevent the possibilit of
it had solely arisen from the ~
a in respect to trade with this
the Governor, that too was
the ease of Mr. Ure and the all
connected with the decision given
case, it would require very s
I give credit to a circumstance .
4 hinted at. He toald not at
it misconduct on the part of this Noble
in, but, if one of them in twenty were
i advise an inquiry. (Hear, hear.)
(accusation which he had seen, he could
oured much of a conspiracy against that
mission had been appointed to inquire into
elvagea, and specially to report upon the
at there was • wide distinction between
and going about voluntarily to collect
toting out evidence against the Noble
desirable.
Hon. and Leurned Gentleman.anpeared I
to think would be d _(Hear.) The principal object of the
inquiry would be, whether there had been any improper interference
with the administration of justice there, and, if it were purred,
there was no doubt but they would make a correct representation
oo the subject.
111 r. HROUGRAM explained. He was happy to hear the
Aforiourabk Gentleman say that he would second any motion on
Abe subject He would shortly give hint an opportunity of doing
so, as he should like to see some papers on the question—some of
. the correspondence; he alluded partumbuly to the representations
that bad been made by Sir Rufane Donkin.
Mr. W. HORTON did not see what possible object the pro-
duction of any papers could be of, if the Honourable Member for
Wirt:helm would explain his motive for calling for papers, he
was sure there would be DO objection to produce them.
hlr. BROUGHAM said, that Sir R. Donkin had made a direct
witoplalnt -- - - ' Charles Somerset—that was the paper
which r
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principle, and the practice of, o
occurred through Mr. Biggs' ill
be regretted thy, made a grout
Inisatoe. The charge made age
mat was a serious charge, and of
to be "trimly examined into.
fore, nor could he give his belie
tinct ..f. As to the evils 1,4
.leness of the rates of excl.
the Government at home, w
• Rep again recurring ; and i
obtained new relations it
/! - to the office of the
• • present. As to the a
. * bine, and Its being tonne
r ea this person's cas
indeed le induce him to
• • beget heiburd before even
• ;•
. • • diem dierges Of cairupt
• Lord robale any foendation,
peeved, he :wet himself ad
hosis Ibeeknatariels of accu
not help dilating h savoured
Noble"Lerd. The Comm ission
the alleged abuses and charges,
matter referred to them ; but ti
the performance of that duty am
materials of inculpation, or hunt
Lord, et it would seem the Hon

-Mr. W. HORTOg did not see what possible obje
.iliquton of any papers could be of, if the Honourable I
tnehelses would explain his motive for calling for
ilea sure there would be no objection to produce them.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that Sir R. Donkin had in
Olinplalnt against Lord Charles Somerset—that was
Irr
he
was desirous of seeing.
W.
HORTON denied that there were any pi
iligl on, of the nature described by the Honourable a
though he would not conceal that there wee
Member,
of acrimonious feeling existing existing between Lord I
and General Donkin, (hear, hear), still the Colonial Of
mired no specific charge against the Governor.
Mr. BROUGHAM remarked, that what had fillet
lion. Gentleman relative to the terms on which Lord I
and General Donkin lived, confirmed all his impressio
conduct of Eord C. Somerset.
Mr. BARING rose, but was for some time inaud
Gallery. He considered that the system at present
vverning the Colonies, was a bad one; he did not
English Colonies treated as if they were Spanish ones.
*gement 9f nearly the whole of them were despotic: ii
'Se principle on which England has originally coloni,
Ivied the Home televise and re-consider the mode it
(pdonies.weanfiggulsted. Instructions to that effect o
"g Bibb the (liriirousioners, who were now out at the
they should reteive directions to sea how far the ref
goon ought be established there. Ile did hope that a
*Sold be demised to prevent a recurrence of the abuses
Already taken place, and which .were
sure consequences
!seise of arbitrary power.
Mr. HUME sate that if the Hon. Member opposite
'Merton) woo ignorint of the complaints, he was &loos
other person so. The Hon. Gentleman went on to ai
bunion were made out themubject, the answer would be "
' she Report of the Commissioners is made." Noe he 1
.that no Report had been made. He saw lately a persor
I just returned from the Cape, who assured him that t
P.' public had no ilea of the enormities perpetrated in th
Tt was notorious that the simple expression of an opinio
Government was taifficient to subject a man to opprc
wished to know it' the Governor had sent home a copy e
amend, for presenting which Mr. Bishop Burnet was F
live years transport tion ? He (Mr. H.) never before /I
vele a crime in a Bit ish subject to complain to Governs
11Mag.swhich affected hi, interest or property. The Hon.
*. Berton) ought to inqure from some of those persons
Oen that colony, and he most certainly believed tha
if the 'Dutchman end the horse was generally
.slew it was obvious that if horses were bought at su
1 which were worth not more than 2' or 300 dol
th
e transaction could be viewed in no better li,
411rtibe for the perversion of justice; and he had no Ii
baying, that the impression produced on the minds cf di
the Cape by each proceedings was, that they were living
folluenee or a corrupt Government. He had a very hi,
.of , the members of the Commission sent out to invest
Antrum.; but if it was Me, as it was asserted, that th
sinners held DO sittings nor made no inquiries unless
Aides. de-Cansp of the Governor was present, he thought
amid arise Won such inves:igation, in a country where
were liable to be banished immediately for any attempt t
,IVINDO the Governor or his agents. If it was proved
alleged, that the Commissioners were only to inquire
sues of which this country had knowledge by document
.awe were not to take notice of a great number of acts of
Sell injestlee which had been practised in the interim h
Yeeerarding of the emnpinints and the sending out of iii
0600 of Inquiry, he must say they were proceeding tar
II ereiderge, and overlooking, as he was informed, nianyc
aikido, k..twor maladministration, eases of wrong quue
sswp sista:led In the atettments of Burnett or the others.
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