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k uevi that the Magistrates gen the men stud Irelleto
Is. ruck, and the chtldrro ti. They were, of
course, Mill to lirg ill the ItOinitritig vtilot;ell.
I,ord..CusTtARSAGN mita, that the !utter.** of
11.titssiumt were iu oo degree upplicabte to a esottr:

off,ttii, kiwi, which merely referred to private pre.
way; the remedy (if mix). must Lie rd,,,T.1 1., a,.
leytof the line, owl nut in nity ins-moose salmis
Oariiiiinerrt could im0d....4t would he bootee to
decline re ceiving • Pointe's or ons cod, cacti,.. the
lion. Member 'could nuke ant * ottoogee 'Note In
justify Parliamentary ipterposition. than to hold
out, by receiving it. any hope to the ronoplatoisom
that they were likely to be benefited by the
tion of this coarse. Humanity would, in fact,
dictate the propriety of withdrawing a Petition
vdrioe the receptiots of it could answer no purpose.
Sir JOHN NitWtORT differed from the Noble
Lord, and thought that great utility would result
loom the presentation mud piloting of this Petition.
If nn other remedy weir open, and the allegations
in the Petition true, the noinriety of the oppiessiim
would operate on the feeli:ig of the ippressoi. 0151
give him that puoishinent which could nut utber-
wise be inibeteol.
Mr. BINNOTT 'HAM, that be had no .means of
verifying the facts alleged iii the Petition further
than to spite, that they were eubscrihed by the Itec
tor, the Churchwardens, sod Overseers of the poor
of Ileliester. He could knob nothing of them cif
his own knowledge, and he would therefore colotent
himself with steno.' the suture awl extent of the
romplaint, and he had no objection to withdraw did
Petition.
The Petition was-accordingly withdrawn.
CASE OF GENERAL GOURGAU D.
Mr. LausTom ruse, in pursuance of the notice
he load given, to bring under the considerations of
the House the Petition of Generet Gourg,itid. Ile
could not be acquainted ',moonily vri,ll the f•its
Or the case ; and, therefore, lie must, us his Hon.
friend (Mr. Benelett) haJ just done, decline any
responsibility fur ,the statentent which &moat
Gourgeud lied drawn up. The Petition was hand-
ed to has by a distioguiched.foleigner in this coon.
try, the friend cif General Gourgaud —mod lie
thoustlit he was b".." Jo.), at a Member
of mat House. to submit it to their cousideratiou—.
isarticulsoly ea it 'artist out of tat est mow of the
powers granted to his Majesty's Goveriinient by the
Alien Act—that shameful memo!teel of our departure
from those principles of ul,t Eoglisli libel alny to-
wards foreigner'', wield. fornierlY was 'cosiodere4l our
invariable downer. Lost Sessioii, he conlesseol. be
would have presented this Petition with greed duo ht as
to the ensnare iii which it would be received--hot he
felt much confidence in laying it before the present
House of Commons, which had, so greatly,to its
homier. and so much to the eilvisiiteige of the
cottony. *hewn the 113011 determined disposition to
iiirtetigate minutely every complaint, and every
case of distress. that way submitted to it. !mime—
cod, therefore, he entertiiiied the fsllfrlt CtonVir •
that General Gourgaud's case would recei.e ample
and deliberate consist, ration. Toe Petition emu-
plelued of • gross breach o.f that provisicii of the
Alien Act, by which fureigoiers, ambled for the
Furplaie rf tiring sent out of the coniitiy, oti ght
insist on being previously carried bef.oe tip. Privy
Council. It complained further of an act of
Government the ino.t unauthorised and unjustifi-
able that could be imagined, insintly, the ermine
of die papers and property of the Mien. These
charges were accompanied wish a steteineast of the
cruelty and wanton barbarity that were indicted ton
this unprotected foreigner—a statement. toolin h. if
not fully disproved, must rattail disgrace sie.d dis-
honour on those Who presided at the Home
He hopird. fur the character of the country, it would
be sheen. that the Government had nut degraded
theunielees in the eye of the world. by uprising
an unfortunate foreigner, who . eons placed. un-
protected mud •defeneelear. Within the reach Gl'
their bouedless power. He would. .as shortly as
possible, state the fads, which Gene rid Cool-
gaud requested he might herealter be allowed to
eubstaintiste. On the 11th of November last, at an
early hour in the guardingt serves or right mess,
armed with pistols cud bludgeons. rushed into Geis.
Gourgaas chamber, While he waa in beet. Mr.
Capper. who was with the party, desired loins to
rise mai go with him. General Goureaud said I.e
would,•and regoested time to diem. At this time
, the party were searching his pipers. He eisked.
where was the warrant wider which they ecieil ?
when Mr. Capper %hewed him a warrant. siren
Viscount Sielmouth, directing Ow the Gen' rid
, should be forthwith sent out of the 1/411104111i. Gel*.
Goorgstuf observed, that this warrant did not en.:
diorite Mr. Capper to take his rapers ; and lie re.
quetted to be allowed lime to settle his elfin*. or
to write 10 a (Amid to take care of his priieeety.
Mr. Capper said. if he did not
.01 up he would
take him away. naked as lie was--and to slice that
lye meatikto act as he thamtesied, he seised the b.-d.
eioshei.iti order to pipit therm From else Geo.-rat.
He then got opa sod. ataconipassied by the vilify,
wits held their pistols to his breast, preeeroted to
his dressing roost. To Mee thesis that he format
nu violence; he 'mildest out to thrM the 'flake
whew hi kePt a yew of pi.tols. which were Inlionol.
▪ Ras expressed a *Ws to he taken below the
Privy -41,:otwout; bet his requett was irefinietr.
Ile
also Mated his death to real lasi his papa% bee
lag wining that ilary shield hie examine,' by the
bwopeeirrshisisliss. bat art irairnsievirig it right that
-they sississM bit iampterned by Mr. Capper air 1.14
patty: With thit rim betaok sip • piece of *W.

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Deilfcitalior Grosvenor families were to throw theit. h 1
pasturage lands into thesi rtes. the alteration until,'
doslstless eittoil newly gßeeJeces upon CIS pcmiousr ~
posscwers. tint still there .ould be no legal remedy. •
}lc d.d not see hots the House could institute bay .
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inquiry aspen this sislq•ct, or what opportunity
could be afforded to the persons complained against • i
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of vindicating themselves atainst thr charge. . s
Mr. Dicti viols said.. tbat he hop umrd id be kit
the town of lichester at the lime when !Hose poor t .
people ..ore driven Gum their habitation's. Hs