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ease, sad contended that it was one of peculiar hardship,'
sad which celled for immediate redrew. He moved, there-
Awe, for • Copy of the Admiralty Regulations of 1618, re-
spectiwg lunette 011ie' rs.
Sir G. COCKBURN vindirated the Board of Admiralty
from say hupitiatiou of having acted with hurshoeSe or
iirjeMiee in thte (11M. The whole ,al the lislf-psy of the
Officers is question bad bier allowed in the first instance le
their waves, on the suppswitiusa that they supported their
husbands; but, it having heels discovered that the Officeo•
were maintained in a Lunatic Asylum at the public ex'', nw,
it appeared but ieasuimble to the Admiralty that half of
their half pay should be retained towards such maintenance.
According to the practice of the service, an officer received
DO pay at all during the time of his being under cure ill au
hospital; and it could out be doubted that the allowance of
half pay as any case was for the personal services of the
Offices, aid did Not belong to the wife. It was • mistake
to suppose that these ladies were peculiarly situated ; the
vices of other lunatic °thefts were under the same recta-
tattoo. If they charged the missives with the care and main.
'chance of their hosliauds they were allowed the whole of
the half-pay; awd if the husbands Here taken care of at
the public expense, half of that allowance seemed la be as...
Mach as was reasonable for them to claim. He coutteded
by movireg the previous question.
Sir J. YORKE coofirmed the statements of the gallant
Officer who preceded him. The •bole case lay its a nut-
shell. The regulation was, that if a lunatic officer were
provided for at the public expense, uuly half of hi. half-pay
was allowed to his wife, and the other half was retained by
the Guverumeat tuwaids his support, which be thought could
out reasonably be objected to.
Sir F. OMMA NN EY defended the conduct of the Adasi•
rally, on the same grounds as the two preceding speaker;:
Mr. CA LCRAFf said, although he did taut feel cum-.
pletely satisfied with the explanation of the gallant Officer,
he should decline pressing his mutton. He would, however,
in the next Seasmis, whets the Naval Estimates came before
the House, ea& to get the cases of officers afflicted
w,th this malady pat on a better Smiles.
The mutiuu was then withdrawn.

Mr. l'E EL wished to take that opportunity of furthering
a question to the Noble Secretory fur Foreign Affairs, on a
subject of some importance to British subjects residing in
forage countries. It would be in the reeollection of the
House, that some time since it appeared by the public
papers that a gentleman, of the same name as himself, with
whom be was *early connected, had hien ordered by the
Mean Government to quit Legbun on a sudden. Thad
geolleain bad been levee years "evident in Leghorn, sod
by his conduct duri•g the whole of that period had euoci-
listed the esteem of all who knew him. A abort time back
he was unexpectedly resit for by the Commissary of Police,
who told him that his conduct had been indiscreet, and had
knurled the olople aaaaa of the Government, in consequence
of which he was diremcd to order him to quit the territory
'inn niftily-four hours. With that order he was furred to
comply; but on a rem eseetation of the iurouveideace of leay.
lug the affairs of his house is an ansettled state, he uhtaiurd
permission to return, and to remain twenty days fur the im-
pose of adjusting his concerns, sad preparing fur his final
departure. The English merchants residing at Leghorn,
alarmed at what had Informed to their countryman, mod sur-
prised also at an individual bangle been marked out as the
object of such au order, whose coadoset appeared to all to Ja-
rmo', perhaps, a peculiar wart of all crewel fur such a pro-
ceeding, drew up • memorial to the Guverumeat in his fa-
vour, remonstrating en the tre•toert be bad received, which
was presented during the twenty days allowed hiss for
the settlement of his affairs. lo conseqamme of that memo-
rial he was again Ma for by the Commissary of Police,
and informed that the nierference of the Eoglisiii would be
the cause of the order being more strictly eaforeed than might
otherwise have been ',deeded. He then repaired to Flo-
rence, to lay a statement of his case before the Court of
Trac•ny, cud permission had at length been giver him to
return to Leghorn, and pursue its former avocations; but
up to the lime at which be (Mr. P.) was speaking, he hail re-
ceived no account of any deformation having been pref‘ reed
agaiost him in which such treatment could have origiumeol.
Ir pellet of that gentlemou's green, good character, and of
the estimation in which be was held by his own countrymen
►esidiug at Leghorn, the Hon. Member read an extract from
the memorial of the British Factory to the Tonsil governusent,
which spoke in the highest terms of his moral and poli i ice ' dm-
racier. Th., species of crowfeet operated with material injury
to • person presiding over a large mercantile establishment.
The personal injury which it occasioned farmed so part of his
consideratioa, and of the pecuniary injury which as a met■
chant be bad t►ereby sustained, be did out comp:sin;
but of the injury which it threatened to his chancier and
reputation be had • right to complain, and he felt it •
duty to himself sod to his friends, who had au hater. st in his
character, to use every endeavour to obtain the fullest juror-
matiou as to t►e cause of the proceeding which had b, en
adopted towards him. He (Mr. Peel) understood that some
official representation bad been made to the Goverameut of
Tuscany on the subject, and lie wished to keen whether, in
consequence of such representation, any allegation b■d been
made of any charge affeetiug the character or conduct of
the Ger 'lmmo who bad bees treated as lie had described, or
whether any explanation bad been given of the circuits-
atauces which led to that trealmeut, which it was the only
consolation of his friends to belie►e, as they owl coufidently
did, that it was wholly undeserved.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY rose to give the
fullest explanation in his power to offer ia reply to the ques-
tion of his Right Hun. Friend. In consequence of hearing
of the order for the 'edema removal of the Gentleman
alluded to from Leghorn, application was made to him by
his Right HMI. Flies's!, and he lost no time in sending out
instructions to his Majesty's Minister at the, Court of
Tnseauy to use all the exertions is hits power to get jtotii e
dare its theater. Such, however, was the interest which the
occurrence had excited, that be was happy to say, that before
his instruction arrived out Lord Burgberids had anticipatNl
his intentions, and was entirely engaged in esuleavouriag to
get the affair cleared up. He certainly was not enabled to
give to the House say satisfactory information as to the 171211
ner its which the I thin origisated, or Ilse precise nature
of the circumstances ua which it was founded. It appeared,
however, that au individual bad been some time 'strafe dis-
charged from his situation as ackrk iu Mr. l'eel's house, and it
was sot impossible that he might have made some represea-
tatiou to the police, which however refounded in the times ex-
isting condition afar:airs is same of the neighbouring States
of Italy, might base given rise to the order fur his removal.
Certain it wa-, that no part of his conduct bad given
any umbrage to the Tuscan Goveroment ; on the contrary,
it was topt.suble for any person to stand higher iu its esti-
mation than that Gentleman does. His character proved
him to be the last person in the world likely to take on him.
self any improper interference in politics, but no character
in troublesome times could always afford protection front
the attacks of malevolent,. All obstacles to his return and
settlement at Leghorn have Ikea removed, but no satisfac-
limn has been obtained, safer as regards any explanation of
the original cause of the interruption lie has experieueed.
Lord Burghersh kiwis% succeeded is effecting the rentuval
of the impediments to his remaking at Leghorn, hut finding
couviderable reluctance on the part of the Goverumeet to
enter 'spun particular explasalions, it was not wished to
push the matter any further. That considerable inconve-
Menet must have resulted to the Gentleman from the cir-
cumstance, could nut be quest/owed, mod mast certainly he
viewed with regret, bet be (the Martian' of Londonderry)
was quite confident, that be Neither had nor could sustain
any kiss of character in the estimation of those who knew
hint, from the roplessant treatment to which be had been
subjected.____

fir R. WILSON had no wish to prolong the conversation
on ibis topic, but he could nut let pan the opportunity of
observing, that the Noble Lord would bare bees enabled to

PRI'; id.

imreinnitie with igettater aurcess In this matter if On. Alicia
Bill had 11111 been liaised in thi. country—tit/err, hear.)—
The repeal of that Bill world, lie was ctitiviiireil, tend to re-
move much of the inconvenience in which British subjeci•
were at prearsit expinicil in fin•ricte euisuiriea•un
THE MOCK CONSTITUTIONAL ASSIIIIMTION.
1106/101.1dE ruse to ell the atteritiotsf the
House to a Petition folio One of hi' cew.,sinlieloil•
On 11 subject cif so much importawe, that lie could
have esistod it to be nitro's/al to other The
Heinle of the Petstioseer war. Williaill
lately a pulilialseratal bookseller iu the ;intact, but
howa prisoner in the Kiirg's Bench I).asn.i, He
stated that lie was arrested ow the glst ithry beat,
at which lone two indictments were 'moiling ag mist
him, at the instance of the Saticoy of wine It so
much 11.41 lately been heard, callispg ireelf the Cop-
siitertiolial Association. On his iseeast lee ass taken
brfOre a J.i.lgc, and ordered to find hail,. Dot only.
ior hie ap4/ralaliCe, but al-o for his good .behaviour
eh the itiletirtr. This was is.siew feature in oar
libel law ; and it was mated that the recogniasnces
of such bail became forfeited by the fiuthug.a.a
second inthetruent—in couicquence of which it
was difficult fur any person in ascii circumansucts
to find bail. The Petitioner stated that he had friends
who were willing to become bail for his typo's:ince.
hut who were unwilling to give security for his nu-
definable good behaviour ; and the eotisrtjueoce
was, that he war still in Fibrin, although he wins
prepared with bail- for his ;appearance. and the
elapse in the ststute only enacted that it should be
lawful to cull upon parties to give bail fur their
good behaviour, but did not render it imperative
on the Judges to exact it. A circumstance was
vested by the Petitioner which called for particular
notice. His trials, in their regular course, must
have conic on last month, hail soot the prosecutors
made them Special Jury causes; and he was now
informed that they could not come on till O. tuber.
fur a reason which appeared to him (M. Hobliouse)
to be rather insufficient, which was, that the place
where the Court of King's Bench at present holds
its eittitigs was about to be employed for some
pm-lame connected with the Coronation. Unless
sonic satiafactory explanation were given by the
Low Officers of the Crown on the subject of this
delay, he (Mr. Hoblionse) should oppose the ad-
jourarneot of the House that evening ; and he
thought the House would but ill discharge the
duty of Representatives of the people, if they at-
teuipted to separate with the knoa ledge that one
of their fellow-subjects was thus detained io prison.
and his confinement prolonged by the delay °f jtis.
tice occasioned by a useless ceremony. If his infor-
mation was Correct, it was possible that the trials of
the Petitioner would not come on even in October ;
but should it be the case. he would have been eon-
fined six months, perhaps for no offence, for he might
' be acquitted ; and even if he were found guilty, it was
only a misdemeanor, for which he might perhaps
have been sentenced to an insprisoriment of not
more than three months. The situation of the Pe-
titioner was really deplorable. Previous to his
arrest lie was getting a comfortable livelihood for
his family ; but by that event, owing to the teeth
of his wife, and the tender age of his children,
having no peieon to leave in the management of
his business, he had been compelled to shut up his
shop, land was now liable to his creditors for consi-
derable sums fur which they bad conic upon him.
So that the Constitutional Association might con-
gratulate itself on having ruined one printer at
least. He trusted that the House of Common.,
even constituted as it is. would be sufficiently
alive to the interests of the people to give a
check to such proceedings as these. Such a
lengthened confinement before trial was an in-
fraction of the clause of Alugaa (Aorta, which
promised that justice should not be delayed. The-
Petitioner remarked, that this delay of his trials
operated upon hint the more sensibly, from its be-
ing occasioned by a ceremony meant to celebrate
the compact between the King and the people, by
which the King engaged " to conform to the law of
the land, to adn ti ;; 'titer justice according to law,
and to temper justice with mercy." But wherr.
he (Mr. Hobliouse) would ask, was the covey
shewii iii this case ? He trusted the House would
take the aggravated sufferings of this Petitioner into
consideration. and not separate until they had
adopted such means fur procuring him redress as
the cu-e should be deemed to call for. After the
Petition should have been read, it was his intention
to follow it up by ruoviiig an Address to his Ma-
jesty, praying him to give directions to the Law
Officers of the Crown to prevent the delay of jus-
tice in this case. He should also feel it to be his
duty nit to suthr t at House to adjourn until some
measure should he adopted towards procuring re-
dress for the Petitioner.

The Petition was then brought up and read. On
the motion for its being laid on the table—
The ATTORNEY GENERAL rose and proceeded
to make some übservattous in so low a tone us ni.t
to be distinctly audible iu the gallery. We under-
stood him to say, that, with respect to the exactiug
of bull for good behaviour pending a prosecution,
the Hon. Member admitted that by the Statute the
power of doing so was vested iu the discretion of
the Judges, and he apprehended that the defendant
in this case had nothing to complain of in respect
of the exercise of that diseretion. For it appeared
that although be was prepared with bitl for his an-
pearauce to take his trial. yet his conduct had been
such that he could not find any friends who were
witting to become security for lois good behaviour
in the mean time. ‘Vith respect to the state-
ment of the Petitioner as to the delay of his trials
to October, and the cause of that delay, lie Wtt4
not yet prepared to say bow far it was well-
founded ; but he could assure the Honourable
Member that as far as he (the Attorney-General)
was concertird, he should feel it to lie his duty tu
do all in his power to prevent the Petitioner trout
itustalt.iog any inconvenience which can be avoided
before his trial. He was not at present aware th..t
soy ding had occurred to prevent the Petitioner
tieing brought to trial at the sittings after !!.t. pre-
s-nt Term. He a ould, however, male inquiry,