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London, England, 1818-04-28 00:00:00

corvniGHT BILL

On the um-ilium of Sir E Buyouts, the Committee us the
Copyright Hill was posits:mei, to thi, il.sy .e'unight.
tbi the immiion of Mr. Mirrituen, the House resolved
itself into a Committee ms the Gaol Cliaplisso's Hill.
lu the C mime, Sir T. BAKING proposed a dowse,
auther,sin the slagistrates, iu Quarter bei•sious assembled,

Mr. Goukutioss said, lie was anxious to hear
the Petition teed, before lie ',leered any obseivations
ins it. At the same tine, there was, he conceived,
sufficittot ui the speech of the llon. Gentleman
who presewed it, to sbew, that, whatever were the
services of Count Won, or wles',ever were the inju-
ries lie complained of, the legal course of inquiry
ought nut to he interfered oith by the House of
Como . If lie miderstaiiil the Honourable
Gentleman rightly, Count Lailan had cause of
complaint against an individual who, sonse time
since, had tilled nu important situation in the
fouls"! Islands, Lind was now resident here. That
Gentleman was, it appeared, accwed or ittrious
offences—but, he would undertake to say, none of
them was cogilizable iii that House. If ht had
caused to he executed an iiinocelit individual, he was
guilty of murder—and surely the House uf Commons
was not the place where such an accusation
was to be noticed. He was not acquaiiited with
Gelieral Campbell; and, therefore, lie could not
be supposed to speak from versional feeling. This
was hot wee-tifth of the accusations the 115etitiouer
preferred against General Campbell—but, if they
were well-founded, he was sure uo difficulty would
be experienced in procuring justice. The Peti-
tioner asserted that lie had the power of proving
those charges. If that were the fact—if he had
evidence ready, the House of Commons was not
the place where he sliatild prefer Irs complaint.
There were .tribunals, ni the lonian Wands, where
his accusations would' lie heard—and, if lie could
prove his charges there, plionshinent would follow.
He had given a list of above 100 witnesses—mud,
if he hod such proof as lie declared he could ad-
duce, why did lie wit aummini them to a Court of
Justice ? The tiswt material witnesses were, it ap-
peered, resident in Zante and other of the lonian
islands—and there, undoubtedly the trial should
take place. But. when he was directed to seek re-
dress there, he declared that tio reference ought to
be made to the islands. Cider these circum-
stance., he asked, cunhl this iiidividual have any
shadow of right to connibini to the I fault. ? ‘‘'ith
respect to Sir Thomas Maitland, his character stood
too high to require any lowegyrie fr lam. That
Gentleman always stated. that lie was ions' ready
to go into the whole of the charges, relative to his
conduct, before the proper ant luirities hi the Islailds.
The Petitioner bad lately refused this proposi;ion.
At first he said, lie would most willingly proceed
to the lonian 1-lands—but he tilter.varshi declined
doing so--observing that there was an interdict to
his going to the Isluods—and, although assiord of
perfect security, he hail refused to accept of the
offer. The Hon. G•tit. concluded by uti-erviiiv,
that lie would out oppose the Petition (sea% laid
on the table.

Sir C. MONCK arid, the Hon. Gentleman had
observed, that errii.it I. trials could go, it he pleased,
to the lonian 'viand., to seek flu the injuries
rod oppression,* lie complained of. But or whirt
toe win' that, when the alleged otrcoder Wad lik tbid
coutirry ?

Mr. COUCIIIIRN arid, the. Petition contained IMO
charges—one against lieneral Campbell, for im-
proper conduct while comittatuliti4 111 the louian
Itlauds—the other with ieveet to the seizure of
property at Zinte. The latter of these charges
eertahily ought to be ilevithd at the Ware where
the offence wen raid to have been committed.

Str C. MONCK uls.ervesi, the Peti,iinser expreswly
stated, that, while elide:wonting to procure rustrres,
General Csoupbell is.t,risosed It • antliosity, stiad
Prevented Isis's. Now, it 'prated, Gessersl Csinp-
bell was in tins countty —but no retinas could he
had sgaitirt bins, for octs (lone .vhsle he wes abtool.
This Gentleman, after there rears anxious at,eoti.
slice in this counter —after references to the Ilinan
Islands fruaa Englind, std referercra from Eng-