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London, England, 1819-02-05 00:00:00

PURITY OF ELECTIoN.

Sir ROBERT WiISON saie4l:l4B lselsi in Isis I; slid
• Petition of the very utmost important r. the
aUr-
Kation• of which, if true (mid be war siitorucnd
ti soy they could be proved in ilirir entire evileio),
should call down on a Wleiiiher of that [louse it.
heaviest censure, and most severe amiihnisprsions,
for a direct attempt to break down the IMO lel+ th.,t
secured the freedom end purity of eircisoor iutu
Parliament. and to infringe those viglat wink
belonged to every elector m the kitimsloin. The
hlember complained of had rteeirtil

tom the Petitioner of his intention to present
Petition on the earliest possible occasion—
therefore, though certain circumstances had
r,o.rtl a delay till that evening, he trusted
• tr,:fesvourable inference would be drawn from the
-ern... of the period at which it was brought
for-
If the Him. Member, the subject of the
T• i•,,,,,, were in his place, he should use language
and measured—much more wool(' he do
lila absence.—(fienr.)—The Hors. Member
-ss so high in the opiisions of many Member% of
s•w 11 suer—his character, station, rank, and con-
. eNiaiiis, were so distinguished, that he was emi-
• ...oily entitled to that forbearance, suspension of
itlonent, and consideration, which every accused
alisiidual had s right to demand, till the charges
- ;Mind bon were established. The Hon. 11)
!Loins Member for the county of I.iinerir.k, war
: Ipoisited costar rotolurros of that county in August
“st, an appointment which gave hint the control
disposal of the office of Clerk of the Peace, an
Ice which lie understood to be of coosiderable
sponsibtlity and weight in Ireland, and closely
tsinetiol with the adinitoistration of justice, en-
-tool and civil, in that kingdom: intrusted also
the 11 I y ..f reejolrring the freeholders, aid
1,10, louirarrlitg largely in the business of providing
r ii. retirrsentatiiiii of the respective counties.
%Ir. Thomson Wm. Grady, the prtitiotier, hail hero
e I liil.be%t.iiris sit that Alice for 13 years 'overdo,*
siortly slier his appoilltillehi, the Hon. Wyndham
lent I a conimullication of his intention so
e lion ; bot to allow I a 'tension of VON.
year out of the lutanist§ of the office. The Pe-
i.tioner declined ascoaling to the proposal. In Sep-
haulier, Nlr. Carew Smith called on Mr. Quill to
ur-
lertere on behalf of Mr. Grady. Mr. Quin told hits
he intentli.d to appoint Mr. Richard Smith, of
Limerick, bin that he would insist oil hie allowing
Mrs Giddy •JPOOI- a year out of the profits of the
hare, on emulation that the latter Gentlensiiii
should sup', .rt loos, at el/ .111,1114 fur Knights of the
Snore, with In. I heti 'roam.. of the wishes of
hich hr tlehruirol a list to Nlr. C. Smith. Mr,
Carew Sow', ttlr.etred such a isintract would he il-
!egal. Mr. ()loin said it Would Ice only an 'quilts.
!rut, II Asir! IMP limo. Next flay Mr. Qom re-
newed the Itroir.sttuoti, in ',reactive of a Gentleman
It:lined I liouiat. Gook', E. 9. Mr. C. Smith Ismail
listsii to it, still expressing his opinion of its
Solisequelstly Mr. C. Smith received
from 31r. Gould a ...simile of the conversosiou which
took palace at the second interview, Mr. (;..old
mching I'm its correctness, mid littering to seta-
/dish it on oath, ',harrying, however, that it was
not proper Mr. Q should lint lila name to such a
:..per. He was informed this
rnetlicoosing ou an investigation Iwhine the House,
and as the gist of the charge rested sin it, and Ilia
memory vas not very accurate, the House would
pardon hiss,, for reading a copy of il. The Its,..
limber then read a copy of the minute to the fol.
I,lwing effect : —The H hie •Mr. Quin 'un-
Imsr.l th-it .I r. it. Smith should be appniislesi
ill the office, on condition of his paying Nlr. T. W.
Grady a suns of two hundred pounds a year out of
the profits of it, and that it was expected that Mr.
T. w. Grady should retnisitt politically connected
with the Hots. W. ()Mill, is long as Ire continued in
the receipt of the said 'sum, but that lie should
lie at liberty at any tome on failure of payment, or
on giving op the said onnsity. tot make a trauster of
hispoliisesil interest. When the Petitioner received
the propos:II lie 'ejected it with indignation, and
immediately declerrd his resolution to bring the
latter before Parliatiorset. That report getting
wind, • Gentleman of Limerick (we believe Mr.
Carden). 'misruled few Mr. Quist. tidied 1/11
.and advised bun to offer Ilw Mt a-year to Mr.
Grody without any consorlertnion—accordingly, Mr.
Quin wrote a nwinorawltam to Mr. Grady as bil-
ious:— 4, Mr. Grady may vote as lie pleases, and if
it shall lie against me, I Will not deprive lam of his
." W lien the Petitioner remd it, he thought lie
should be equally culpable with the Nlember com-
planted of if hse kid received the proffered allowance,
or given up Isis design of e public investigation. He
(Sir It. 11 .bunt wits iiistructril to say that the Prtis
1141)111.1' eras prrlertly 1111111111.11 to prosecute the
ic-
quiry, and shoat the slocunstistts referred to eotthJ till
lie itrealsicttl lietore the House, or a Committee.
Ile hor sl he had, ill stating the matter, abstained
from revs y thin.; lost a plain description of the
tc.o.r—(lleori--•-illlti then illUVell that the Petition
• be brought n,,. _ .

Tits SPEAK Ett said, that before putting thecues-
Ilion. he hoped the I louse would pardon hos oltawtog its
ostiessisisto to the last torecedrott w point, of which lie
was attune. The lion. Gentlettiaii had had the
courtesy to at him with his bring intrusted
with such a whets he came Into the House :
1 the shortness of the time lie could nut be ex-
pected to hr furnished wills ninny cases in isoint—
Iflettej—ltut he bail, however, found one. The
point to Ise considered wus as to the first step to be
pursued—a heater the Petition was to be hrought
up then, or slier other steps to be previously adopt-
ed. He saw tot the Journals that a Petition similar
to the one in question had been presented its the
v.-a:. 1811, agnitiat a Member of the House, Mr.
Richard Maloosell Phillips. The Petition Wall out
lorestiodit Up In the hest nostance, hut the Member
was ordered to attend to his place, on a subsequent
day. If that course should be followed on the pre.
sr to occ.tsion, he hoped Ho observations footu Inns
os or ro spindle to suggest that any discuesion at pre-
f.. 111 WOlllll III! 111 roust utr.
Lord CA ST J. Eli F.A tilt Said, he was sure the House
%,..11141 hr desirous ut fullf,ailig the pert:tilt-0 Md.
el ti cell by 11,c Chair—and that the gallaot I )(liver
tt admit the propriety of otiltrting to it.—
ilessr, Iteur.)—The most delicate as well as just
Ir of postetythotg towards the Hon. Member
%smolt! In:, toff for Iloose to make an order that he
Plllllllll all.. WI 111 ilia 111.1 Ce ell a luttne day.
:4 I J. Nswt.necr stela:l..lrd, that if the Petition
%us lio he t...1.”111-1141 I rettull Pet, tone, it Conk!
1001 be reeeitril ou a subsequent day, that being the
last totr the purpose.
'I he :•sef..t IL Lk said, that unless he rinsunilerstuod
the complaott of the Petition, it rel. rreil to a ttittli
• tiOtl sub.equent to the last gesteral election.
Sir K. Witsota said, that toes the case—moil,
after a pauw, goosed that the Iltonnitr,ble Wynd-
ham Quito be ordered to attend tris House, in hot
Owe. 'this d.sy three weeks.
Mr. W. 11 TN N said, the only inconvenience from
the course Imposed was the delay, If the House
pituUltl, the appearance of the Honourable Mutt-

her, think proper to order witnesses ft) attend. three
weeks more would be allowed for them, which, he
thought, was an unnecessary loss of time. Ile
thought io " eight days" should be substituted for
three weeks."
Lord CASTLEREAnk said, his object was, that
there might be as little delay as Perhaps
the Honourable Member was VII his way to town.
Let eight day. be substituted, :slid if not then pre-
bent, the House would probably excuse him, and
extend the time.—(hear, hear.)
Sir R. ‘‘.11.01.: then moved, that the Hon. W.
Quin be ordered to attend 1 t.iv .. 1
oti.e, 111 his place,
this day se'smight.—Carried unanimously.

ASSIZES IN NORTHERN COUNTIES.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR rose to bring forward the
tion of which hr bud gisen notice. respecting
two Assizes annually in the tone northern counties.
He al 1.1 not trouble the House at any length, es
the Ittlitiret had been befitte it several times, lIIId
snore dun once last Session. He believed few Gen-
tlrrnen %mold be dispmed In deny, that the places
to be mentioned io his Motion should tint etijoy the
benefit of two Assizes in the ye:tr. Ile was happy
that the measure proposed had received general
cosictirrence. and al.(' happy that his Nlajesty's
Ministers had wady some progress towards currying
the plan into execution. The Hon. Gentleman
then morn!—
" That an litinihle Address be presented to his Royal
Highness the Ptioce Regent, praying that Ina Royal High-
ness would ke graciously pleased to take lute consideration
the Report of 11w Select Committee un the Administration
of Justice in the four Northern Comities of Enmberland,
Westmoreland, Nerthornlserlaml, and Durham, and the Town
and County of Neweastle.upomiyne; 11/1/1 ill take such met.
sarris as to his Ihiyal Highness may seem fil, to carry into
execution the opinion of the said Committee: And to as.
sure his Royal Highness, that this House will make good
all charges incurred iu complying with The prayer of the
Address."

The motion having being put from the Chair,
The SOLICITOR GRRERAI. rose, not to make
the least obj•ctiou to the motion. Ile sincerely
wished that all the expected advantages might
follow from it to the four northern counties, arid
wa. happy to gay no arrangemeot on the subject
was tinder the consideration of his Alajesty's aii-
lusters, and would very shortly he completed.
Mr. Ill:ftstAN bad not the smallest objection to
the measure, to which, in Isis conception, it was
impressible any one could object ; but it had been
a matter of surprise to mane, in sod out of the
lionise, that it was lint till that night the subject
was staled to be miller the consideration of his
Majesty's Ministers. The Report of the Com-
mittee had been presented near a year ago; peti-
tions from the counties in question had also been
brought up a long time since, Hurl he thought that
not only those counties, lout the public at large,
had a tight to expect something earlier. lie hoped
the plate in contemplation might be completed
without ally clashing with the other parts of the
►ystem of inlininistrative justice, and particu-
larly without enlarging the number of the
Judges, which would be s serious national evil.
'Ube midland counties were equally exposed to
the inconvenience under which the northern coun-
ties laboured, and were entitled, he thought, to a
similar mode of redress. There were, at the pre-
sent period, in the Midlasid Circuit, above 100
prisoners croiriiiiitterl for trial, besides '2OO at present
confined in Warwit k gaol ; so that making a com-
parison of the total number in that quarter for the
Assi7es, not less than 400 persons were
likely to be then before the Judges. This was a
%cry great grievance, when the state of prisons
Milli the pniiislinietit to
it huels unfortunate persons were exposed by a long
detent iiiii Isel'ore trial in this manlier. Ne trusted
the whole subject would be taken up as applicable
to the general state of the midland and the northern
counties, and he had no doubt that ►f his Majesty's
Govertiment gave it proper ours', 0000 , a permanent
plan might, in ilie course of the present Session,
be adopted.
_ _ _

Lord CASTI.IFIMAGH defended his Majesty's
Government boat the charge of supineness on this
question. Ile Said that it was before the high
legal character iu whose more immediate puovince
it was to consultr the siihject, and that he wits posi-
tive the utmost attention would be given the matter,
with the view of giving such redress as circum-
stances should justify. It was, however, quite
clear. that the remedy wa• not so easy or simple as
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman seemed to think ;
for the llon. Mover (.11r. M. A. 'faylor) first re-
commesided an addition to the bar of Judges
to remedy the evil he roniplained of, and now the
f lout. and Learned Grotirinisii, having precisely
the same oh]. ct ur his eye, deprecates the upplicits
lion of Poch a trustily, and thinks another and a
better night hr applied. He hoped himself that
no mortisl delay would take place lei giving the
subject Ilse littlest consideration.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said I:e had confined his
motion to the northern counties merely, though he
believed tither counties had an equal chitin to
redre,%.

Alger it few tomtit' its explanation from Lord CAS-
TLIALLAGH tatiti Mr. DENMAN, _

Mr. \►cttut.sos C•t.v•aT expressed a wish that
the arrangement. fur the County Assuzes were more
equally dtritied lit the room of the year.
The motion use then put and agreed to.
POOK LAWS.

Mr. STURGES Bounr4l: gave-iiotire,tliat On Tuts-
day next be meant to wove for the appointnieut
of n Cu tttttt iitee to inquire into the Poor Laws.

THE LATE QUEEN'S AM) THE WINDSOR
ESTAHLIsHMENTS.

Lord CASTLEREAGII---tiiii;ti7etlSt the bar, and
amanniced that 1w had a Nlessage to deliver, by
committed of Isis Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent.
The Noble Lord brought tip the Message. which
was read from the Chair.—[Thr Message was in
the same terms as that clehvertit Ili the Upper
!loose, for which see Lord"! Report.]
Lord CASTLEREAGH No1111(1%11, to st sit 'HMI&
Address be presented to his Royal tliglintss the
Prince Regent, thanking hint for thr gray Mes-
sage hr had twin, and twitting his Royal Highness
that the noose %mild tuke the same tutu their int-
Hiedatle

1 Mr morons was carrird, and ordered to be pre-
sented to lon, Royal lbglines, by tuck Members ss
writ or Ili% 111.1jebty% Pink Coubcd.
()11, the motion or Lord CAbl Li.ttEstat. the fol-
lowing patine on tilt 'veteb delivered b) the Lours