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London, England, 1822-06-26 00:00:00

Let*Aug la, tircusestantes ; and dot the penises fellkifils
In cam of big refusal to greet a cootherse,sase ow application
to the Lords of Jurtsciary to tall open the Granted Lord to
skew lb* gronsds of meth relessi. He therefore called on
the Unwed Lord to state lbs reams why, knowing a, be
did the circumstances of the ease' that it could not be pro-
secuted to conviction, and that nosbing but malice could have
induced the application, be yet consented to this new
prosecution on a charge be bad himself abandoned.
He entreated the Hooke to recollect that these things occur.
red in a country where there was no interventios of a Grand
Jury—(Hear, Lear)—where all prosecutioss were instituted
and indictments found by the Lord Advocate—where the
Lord Advocate exercised that power uoder so r"Pousibillif
but that which be might be called upon to give in that
House. He asked, thee, why the Learned Lord did pot pro-
secute to s trial on the first indictment ?—why, if the accused
was issocent, dud he not discharge him ?—asd why did he
afterwards assent to the issiiiution of a prosecutioo by
Alexander on the charge which ha had himself ibis.
Boned? As soon as Mr, St ert's trial was over Borthwick
was discharged, after :0 days' coofinement.—(Hear, benr.)—.
The House should see what was the consensus of Borth.
wick with the Learned Lord. lio 1810 Borthwick wrote to
him, requesting he would end* to procure the issertios
of the Government advertisemesis in his paper. The tears-
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ed Loid answered bile that be might apply, but be could
give him but little hope, of success. Booby/irk did apply
in coussquenee, and gut them.—(Hear, bear.)—They found
him then supported and patronized by the Learned Lord in
leellt. But wbru be came forward to expose slanderers sad
calamniittors, he then became the subject of so unheeded
charge, was a ed, ironed, imprisoned ; and after the trial,
acquittal, and discharge of Mr. Stuart, he was discharged
without having hems brought to trial.—(Hear, bear.)—Catuld
say mao doubt that the object of that pemecatior was
to excite • prejudice inthe public stied agaiest Mr. Strati
before his trial? Who that recollected bow the whole prow
of this costar, had teemed with calamities and aspersions,
copied from the Government papers in Scotland, agates&
Mr. Stuart, could doubt that to have bees the object ?
The existence of that feeling was evident from the
proceeditags at the trial. A part of the indictment charged
Mr. Stuart with flying from justice, though he had declared
his istientio• of surreoderiag to take his trial oe as, day
that might be appuisted; which the Lord Justice Clerk pro-
noonced to be not only sot peeved, bet wholly without foes-
datiue.—(Hearl—After one of the whimsies had bees ms-
ansitied, • Counsel, usually employed whets &omission le
wanted in the office of the Learned Lord, started up and
requested that the washes might sot be allowed to reseals
is Court dories the exsteination of the succeeding sitars*,
and said that he made that application as retinae! fur Mr.
Atesander, it being his homeliest to eremitic all thew wit-
aches ea the charge against Bortherick, which was le be
tried on the followieg Monday. That charge, however, as
he had already mated, was out tried. What purpose could
be intended by such as •pplicatioe, but that of exciting a
prejudice? Aod the Learned Lord, who was sitting is the
Court at the time, heard that attempt to raise • prejudice
against • person under trial, without any cud to re-
press il. Could the House refuse inquiry into these things?
—(Cheers.)--As a Scotehesan, particularly, he was desirous
of inquiry, is order 14/ skew to the Malingers and the people
of this country bow Scotland was governed. A Mr. Gibaos
hawing raised an schwa against • person teamed Cheap, whom
he charged with being the Editor of the Beacon, an sction
was brought by a person named Stephenson, the publisher of
that paper, against • man named Notices, a josrueyniasi in
the office of the Beaton, at wages of 565. a.week, ea the
groused that he had uedertaken to isdenzeify Stephcanot
against soy action of damages which might be raised agalest
hum by his Noble Friend (Lord A. Hamilton). Oa the very
day on which that fictitious active was commenced, Niellllo
absconded aad went to Paris, where he believed he still remain.
ed. if the Learned Lord wished fur the good opleioo of his
fellow ciiiiteas, his honour sad his charateter required that he
slsoold submit both Cbespe and Niatmo to a full and fair
exeminatioa. He (Mr. A.) never should he satisfied with
the poet which the Learned Lord had takea in these trans-
scholia, be should be satisfied that the truth was got
at, mild those pennies had earterguee the fullest and post
rigid examination. There only remained sue more topic
for hiss to either. Accordiag to the information which
he bad received sower time before the Beillflllll was este-
Wished. there was a Paper called the Erfiaiaryk Cor-
respondent receiving the support of the Noble Lord
and the G eeeee meat. But daring the trial of the Qweee
some dissatisfaction Isis; occasioned by the sheathe
of the paper, that support was withdrawn, which
missed a great loss to the property. lesesedisiely afterwards
the Beacon was established, and from the (outset it he-
came the recipient of • coutineed emstributioo of libeh
ea his Nub!, Friend (Lord A. Hamilton) and Mr. Stuart;
many of which were rehearsed by the Editor, who refused to
take auy part in articles so gross sod wantonly illiberal.
Coasiderable dissatialactioss was excited, sad the parties
concerned in the Beacon bad a meetisig, at which a discos-
sine took place as to who should be the Editor. What was
chiefly insisted oe was, that it should be a pence sot
kerma is Ediuburgh; sod it also seemed to be considered
accessary to have apersoa.who, to the character of a libeller,
would be ready to add that of a bravo sad • bully; and
they therefore chose ao Irish studeat—(Laughter)—who he
uoderstood was afterwards succeeded by a peruse from Ox-
ford. He should be able to prove nearly the whale of these ,
statemeois ; he should be able to fix oar of the Crowe
Counsel, whom he would sot thee name, as a principal
actor and mover in the traosamions respecting the Corre-
spondent and the Beams. He was prepaiml to raU wit.
news to speak to these t r hoes, and ha had me objec-
tion to tell the Learned Lord that the fins whom he should
wish to (Remise were two persous of the tomes of Walston
sod Wtlsos. He appealed to the House of Commons to is.
athlete an inquiry ism, these teasisactioas, because these
was no other quarter to which be timid appeal.
He did sot ask the House to give absolute credit to his
sistereeets, because he wished to give the Learned Lord as
opporteaily of rebutting them; but be did think that be
hod made oat • shoe' prim* facie case that called for •
fell, fair, and impartial inquiry. He therefore concluded
by movies, " That • C•111114i110 be eppoisited to Institute
an inqpiry lato the conduct of the Lord Advocate sad the
other Law Officers of the Crowe is Seethed respeetiag the
public press, and store especially regarding the coespiraey
imdople James Murray Bailiwick, mud to report to the
• Horse their opinioe thereoa."
• • tthe LORD ADVOCATE rose, evidently soder the pm-
, sure of strong mouths°, which resdered Ilia observatiows
scarcely audible iv the gallery. He said it had hop.
petted to few seer to have their conduct airaieged on
charges such as were aver preferred against him; it had
happened to uo man who had hitherto stood in the
situation which he now held, to be tempted berate
the Commons of England. H• was conylueed the Howe
must feel that, though the motion of she Humeurable
Member was for • Committee of Inquiry, if it should
accede to that moths, that vote must necesesrily be use of
ce faint him ; and must is • great degree involve his
honour, his Character, his future destiny, and hie happiness
through life. He was not prepared, from the twice which
the cable and , Learned Gentleman had gives, to
expect such a slimmest as that which had now been made.
He eaderstood it as • groroal notice of a mafioso far
inquiry into the cooduct of the Lord Advocate concerts-
ing the public peen is Seethed ; sod he thought that
the Hon. Red Learned Gentleman might, is courtesy, have
gives him some intimation of the course which he testut to
pursue, sod of the different matters of charge which he pew.
posed to allege; but he stood there to Inert, for the first
time, charges ul which he had out before heard. Ile thought
that whets charges of that description were to be exhibited
against hey Member of she House of Commons, they should
be exhibited as soon as possible after the offence was supposed
to have bee. committed. Tire circumataaces to which the
Hoe. sad Learned Gent. had recorr.d were publicly knows
ten months. ago. Threats aqd tenets were held oat to him all
over Seethed, that he world not dare to meet the Cummins.
He was however In his place at the opening of the &shoo,
and fur two mouths afterwards; hot tau twice of a mutton
on the subject was gives 'aid three days before the rising
of the House for the Easter remits, when this general wain
was given. H• complained of the mixing up of charges
founded on bis private sad personal conduct, with mamma
of cumplatut splint him officially, fur the viaduct of per-
sons fur whom be was officially tenponsible, at a lima
when it was knew. that he was to Weil at a distance