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and found deficient, which he submitted had not
been the case. With respect to the form of the
Constitution, it never was contemplated by the
Government of this country that it would be von.
ferring oA7.ll,lcosjog Or any bt.utlit by it!ayaihig oft
the faullis 'Lund. the Buitish Constitution, of any
other particular form of Government on the eon.
*rush by.Sfea-Tteaty ef Polio the urx-raisting arras
might still have beets xolatiselly if it had appeared to
the protecting power to be for the advantage
the islands. The pretreat form had been only three
years in practice ; it was too early, therefore, for
the Hon. Gentleman to come forward, and maw:
the it ought to be changed. The Hon. and
Leurned Oeutlernan had endeavoured by ilia coal_
menu to show, that the forms of the proceedie,ta
against Martinengo were extremely absurd soul de.:
fective. He presented the Learned Gentleman had
read the document in the original Greek—{Laugh.
ter, and hear, heir)—because he had been giveu tot
understand that it had been translated from the
Greek into the Italian, and then from the Italian
into English, and it was really too ranch to special
liked upon the terms of a doettineut so rendered.
He was reedy, however, to admit, that there was
roots fur improvement, and in point of fact Sir T.
Maitland was coining home, attended by the law
officers of the government of the country, to assist
by their suggestious aunt recommendations in toe-
pariog a new form of criminal process. Indeed,
very improved system of criminal procedure had
already been hotrod aced in the islands since the
esteblisbnient of the British protectorial power. Ile
would not pursue the stiltject easy further, his hi--
N.l;lton its rising having been 'solely to she* that
those in whose hands the subject could alone pro.
petty be placed, were already eogsged in endue.
vouring to anwiiorate the state of the law, the form
of procedure, lend the entire achninistratious of jos-
lice its the 'sleuth, and that every dispotition ex.
isted on the part of the British Government to
effect every possitale amelioration.
Mr. 1-ENNhlttr ligeorglit it rather extraordinary
that all those gentlemen who repressed their entire
conviction of the iiinocence of Sir T. Maitland,
and the advantage to his character of ally in-
quiry that could be instituted, should oppose
the motion of the Honourable Member for Aber-
deen. [The Honourable Member proceeded to sup-
port the mutton at some length amidst continued
cries of " Question P' and other inanifestationa of
impatience, chiefly from Members under the gal.
lery and below the bar.] At length, turning
towards that part of the House, he said, whatever
attention he suit ht be disposed to give to such
expressions of (reline from gentlemen who haul
heard tile arguments of those who had preceded him,
when he found that they came from those who had
not taken the trouble to be present during the
former pert of the evening, who had heard no part
of the debate in which the House had been seven
hours engaged, he could not but feel that they
betrayed a settled and precourreived deteratinatiou
to get rid of. the question without any attention to
the argument.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir I. CO-FFifli said, he knew the highs character
and distioganshed services of Sir T. Maitland, and
therefore be should vote against the motion of the
Hon. Member for Aberdeen.

Mr. HUME replied. He had never known any
charge brought against any part 41 a man's con-
duct, which was not immediately met by upprals to
his general charac►er. He had shewn that all the
power in the State was twirl by Sir T. Maitland,
and that great injustice and confusion hail taken
place under his government, while he had Otani.
Cul antimony either to prevent or redress it. H,
had offered the proofs, and undritook to substan-
tiate them, and whether Sir T. Maitland we►e in-
nocent or guilty, his conduct ought to undergo
rite Home &sided—
For the Moticia
Against it

Majority
Mr. CBETWYND obtalued leave ill bring in a Bill to
facilitate summary proceedings before Justices of Peaca and
others;

Also to bring in a Bill to regulate the transmiseal of de.
positions arid recognizance. from Magistrate. and Justice.af
Gaol Delivery.
Tbe'Dills were brought is, read a first ►ime, and orderti
to be reads second time on Thursday or xi.
The other Order. alba Day were thew divesed of. sad
the House adjourned at HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.