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the Holm. It was useless to blame the Acts which
had been passed fur this conduct of the Sheriff's.
Had those Acts never posited, the case might have
happened as at present. Placing the Sheriff in the
chair was matter of mere courtesy. He did not
know what were the politics of the Sheriff. They
had been assumed to be ministerial fur an eatraor-

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ditiory Magda, 'loosely, bocioie the Silent
'longed to a corps of yeonsanry—(Hear, hear)--
Lord BE RAV 11—(ocross the table)—" Newly
raiied."—( Hear, howl
Mr. B. WlLltilleisok professed not clearly 'to
tniderstaud the weillire of the distinction taken.

The Sheriff wee .eowever a young man, both in
chivecter and foresee, and until that day be had
never kt.ison whet were his (the Sheriff's) politics,
if he were a supporter or not a supporter of Mi•
meters. No doubt the Hon. Gentleman might
think his conduct very incorrect: but he had con-
versed with and eitsinined sonic who were at the
ineetiteg, died the conviction left on his own mind
Was, that the Sheriff considered that lie was acting
quite impartially. Fie was of coarse not answer-
.
able for the anise which took place at the meet-
ing*, Which Might equally happen at any other
meeting, however ►ebpectrbly reputed it might bo.
Ile remembered to have heard an Hon. Membir
state, that at tile county of Kent meeting a half-pay
officer, as it was termed (though it ought to be no
indignity to have served the country), having ea.
premed his dissent to some of the proceedings.
escaped narrowly with hiv life. Indeed, iu a delr-
be►ati►e assembly of the highest character there was
en account on ►ecord of hives and other manifesto-
twos of dissent having hero heard nn some peculiar
occasion.—(Cries of " Bear, hear," commenced
on.the Ministerial side, and echoed for a consider-
able time by the Opposition.)—He was glad lion.
Members were able to take the hint. though he de-
clared he had no idea of applying it personally to
them. The fact was, that people might be led
away by their feelings to do that which they might
afterwards be ashamed uf.—(Hear, hear,frons the
Opposition benches.l--Fie begged the House to
bear in mind that though it war fit that the Pell-
fiat should be heard end printed, being only an
ez-parse statement, it would be unfair to the She-
riff to act on it.

Mr. Hotiowoon complained of the misrepre.
irritation of the Hon. Member. He had merely
stated that a half-pay officer of the waggon train
held up his hand against the proceedings of the
comity meeting; •but so far from his lire bring en-
iiiligered, he was admired or a hold mid cou-
rageous man for having done PO. It was true, that
as he retired he chose to put himself under the pro-
tector •of a Noble Friend of his (Mr. finny-
wood'.). There was some hissing as he left the
rowed, but the man wits in no real danger. He
had inquired who the man was, and found that he
wean half-pay officer of the waggon train; but so
far. was he from intimating this as a disgrace, hr had
as much respect for the character of the lowest as
the highest officers in the service.
Mr. Currey would have nothing to say as to
the rank or politics of the Sheriff. He was anxious
to know if they were agreed as to the Licis which
hid been stated. He wished to know if the Sheriff
had refused to put the annendinent, or even the
negiliee of the motion ? ‘Pere they agreed as to
the tooth of these 'negotiant ? Sure he was, that i
theee'vestr no law to punish the Sheriff. The only
course to be taken was to call the Sheriff to the har
of the House. It was the duty of the Noble Lord 1
to mike a motion to that effect. In reply to the
allusions as to what had passed at the prorogation,
he would state, first, that the Hon. Member was
incorrect as to the account of the biases, of which
thew* were none. But us to the observations
wade upon the cries of " Shame!' and other de-
monstvations of contempt which were manifested,
he was only too happy to own himself as one of the
persons who had made use of these means to thew
Noe sense he entertained of that ungracious pro-
ceklitig, which appeared as if it were the intention
liiniVtors to display the most signal contempt,
and insult to the Members of that As-
sembly.
Mr. PHILLIPS nod Sir .loom NEWPORT spoke

in condemnation of the conduct of the Sheriff.
NI,. B. WILBRAHAM explained.
%Ir. STUART WORTLEY Paid, that the object of
the meeting was an Address of Loyal Declaims-
tioos to time King: The right of petition was not
ititiolvtd in the proceedings at all. Nevertheless.
he disapproved a the conduct of Sheriffs who
himd interfered with the valuable rights of county
meetings, which, whenever the object was not like to
to.ondanger the public peace, ought to he granted.
Lord BELORAVB explained. He had described
the Sheriff to belong to a yeomanry corps newly
caned, because that corps was raised aftei the fatal
lath A tigust, and enlisting in it was supposed to
imisly as absolute a monopoly in certain political
iiptnione, as among these who professed exclusive
loyalty at present.
Mr. CREETEY said, that there was a case on the
Journals, which should be scorched after, wherein
a Sheriff had been called to the bar of the House
for a similar offence to that now complained of.
Lord BILLORATI assured the [loose of time truth
of his statements. as he was standing within a yard
and a half of the Sheriff at the time of the meeting.
The Petition was read, sod ordered to be ',filmed.
It stated the complaint of the 300 oubacribers
against the conduct of the Sheriff, for Inswing vio-
lated the rights of his fellowssubjects, by refilling
so put an amendment which had beets proposed by
Lard' Grosweimr, at a county meeting.

ARREST OF A BRITISH SUBJECT IN FRANCE.
Mr. DEnaton preoentrd a Petition which be had
received by the post this morning from a person
unknown to him, who complained that he had been
Orrin; into wisest at Ghent, nit a charge of having
forged Jester of credit on a Scotch Bank, front
whence he oval taken away to trial without being al-
lowed soy opportinity of preparing for hie defence,
He divi not knew the person, our could he answer
for the truth of the facts ; but lie had thought it
boot to inalce .the circato.tonco known frosts his
ploce in Parliament, to give any of the hlittioters
whpahrid; happen ,to be acquainted with the en.
CollielelletS, MIA opportunity 'of exploiting them.
Mr. Gout.aunn
.asked if the kmgliols Minis-
,' r. itt 'the place?
Alr,:rlittintstr, :mild that Lord Clancorty bad
beeipietestp psi theetih of the Petitiouer.
. Milton Otii.firettslits up. *lt its; siined
1.9 t Sul sairstoted that the &tamer