The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-18 00:00:00

arches that the bridge would be! suitirir iitly repaired. Tire
bill ou4bt to be allowed to go into u commits... ; and he did
not see how that could be ripiabei. when the company were
ready to sell their iutere•ls.

'I hr bill wa tbea rc rd u 6 st time, tad ordered to be read
a second lime.

Mr. MARRYATT presented a petition from Lower C.t.
tsida, compLittia4 of the 4.-i res.** resullieg t,l their ttral..,
by our h•gi•iaiice enactment', and for it tit r trade. T.ieir
corn trade was parttrulusly alrected by our legislative
tae.uuree —Petitinu read.

Str 1. COFFIN said it would be better that, is far as this
country bins concerned, at should have b en stink in the sea,
thins that it ',tumid be under our government ; it ro•t this
country 500,0001. a )ear, %%Wilma occasioning any mum).
Petit tllll /warred to lie OH the tale.

Sir R WILSON preheated a petition from Joseph Healy,
who h id been rocalined in Lincoln ensile one )e.ir,
the thin e to intenere it bpectine the treetelehl of Mr. Hunts
lie had abut petition from 2,00i/inhabitants of Kochi:l4le,
with a similar prayer.
Mr. T. F. BUXTON said he felt Ititustlf called upon to
observe, licit the charges rrspe ling ill,• jail at llcherter, had
been fully pi iiva d. The cuueltcsand twins es which had
heel' esiablihhed, were amongst the severest ty funnies to
.d ever heard of, and lie thought the government ote,.lit to
direct the prosecution of the jailer, lleidle.—(llear, be. r.)
lie considered that the gieetest credit was due to the worthy
Alderman ( Wood) for his pet severance and taleceb., iu ,pits
of tile obattuction thrown in his nay 1 all his allegations
and stateinents had been fully proved.—(Cheers.)—lle un-
doubtedly believed that the judges beeleiwed Mr. Hunt to
this prison, deeming it to lie excellently d.scifilined, and
wiry healthy 1 therefore the leIIICIICe of the court had been
greatly a- graeated. Ought the sentence to continue ? Sui
was the sum holehome Mate or the prihoe, that nut of Gee
per...116,4c° bad been affected with illness. One individual
hid recently died, tart ;according to the cornea's impost
the death had brim act derided by the condition of the
prison. There had been six floods in eight 'seeks, and that
individual could sit no n except where the stater Nan
six Inches deer.—(hear, hear.)—Now Me. Hint had
suffered wiles nuisance in being inapri•oned there so long ;
and nits sin It aggravation of the sentence to continue 1

Sir I'. LETIfiIItIDGE admitted, that where blame at-
tached, there it to fall.
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Mr. DICKENSON defended the magistrates, on I vi .1
that jiletby 11.14 allot ded Mr. Huta every oppurtuuity to prove
hi,eharges.

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Mr. (Secretary) PEEL said this disens,ion was some-
what premature, as the evidence on which the report was
1111111(1....d was printing. He thought the discussion was
injurious to all the parties, as carried on now ; it would
be better further observations should he postponed fur
the present. He did not rise to vindicate the parties.—
All he desired was, that the Howse should suspend all
judgment till tile case was folly before the House. As to
tile application to the crown %%Inch was about to be pro-
posed, he was not prepared to say the% lie could advise
the cromin to exercise the prerogatise iu favour of Mr.
Hoot. lie thought the House could not adopt the opinion
that the magistrates had deliberately pursued any steps
to nuke Mr. Hunt's case tineomfortabler but, at the same
time, lie though some neglect was chargeable on the 11ia•
gist rotes.—( Ilear I ) As to Mr. kJ nut's present situation,
lie had two romiss and two prisoners to wait on hint ; and
the present sheriff had taken upon himself to restore
those rules which existed regarding Mr. Hunt, when lie
hist went to lieliesier gaul. With regard to tho magic.
wales, it was nut too much to say, that they had been
deceived into confidence of the gaoler; at all events, lie
hoped it would nut be consideied light to censure them
iu a hotly.
Mi. G. 'SENNETT had condemned the visiting magis-
trates only, and he still thought they 0 ight to be temoved.
Mr. HOME, in censoring the tusgist I MI.'S, had confined
himself to the report, and that report charged the ningiv"
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Irate,. nut vv ith the must humane ioridilet. rinuisters
now called on the !louse to examine all the evidence fully
—to hear both sides; that W 45 good advice, he wished
the ministers had pm actised such doctrines before they
adopted so ill designed a measure as the dismissal of a
gallant officer (Sir R. W ilson.)—k [lcor, hear! )
The SOLICATORGENERAL defended the rid,
signed by Judge Best, are. There was nothing in them
inconsistent with law and Immunity.
The petition was read, and ordered to be printed.
Sir H. WILSON moved for au account ut the hop dns
ties received fur 1821. Ordered.
Lord NORMAN ny brought forward his motion re.
speedos; tile postmasters-general. He felt less difficulty
in bringing forward this siihject, because if the
ago ced with hint, the result would nut seriously alit ct 111.
and they too Were not persona who would
complain of the decision of the House. The division
the office had origiterted in a job, and lie did not blaMis
the minlvterr for continuing the offices, for they could not
be expected wantonly to give up so good a piece of patron..
age without r, hint from Mat I louse. He ti listed that al a
period of such general distress, the House would deems* it
right to give them such hint. He had no fault to find
with those who at present occupied she Milers of joint
postmasters; they pm sued their duties in a gentleman),
and exeuiplary 11141111er, but wh it Its >4LIWItt d was, gnat
die of lee ought never to have heroine a " plural milt,"
and that it ought not now continua divided. It was an
expellee that might be saver, to she country, and it !bele.
fora ought to he saved to the cormir.--(klear.)—He
concluded with moving a resolution, crulrodying such
opinion.
Mr. F. ROBINSON opposed the motion contending
that the influencers! the clown was nut too great.
Mr. li. St.LiINElt also opposed the motion oil like
grounds.
Sir J.Sr.ABRIO HT supported the motion, maintaining
flint this was a redact/on that could be well made. aro'
Crat tile state of the country called for all possible reduce
limo.
The Hamm then divided. The numbers were—For the
motion Ibtl—Agaitist it lal—Majority against it 2).
On our being again admitted in the gallery we round
Mr. N add' evvii.g the House on the subreet lit this
colonial expenditure, ar.d particularly to the expelaittote
for Demerara, IA iticii aiaaunteil to upward, ut 10,0101.
on hems winch ought slut to cost iris (mutiny a single
lathing. The lion. tut thbrr also ttAvoited to set eral
parts of the bitilai.is exooiditure, and concluded by
tuovihg fur a return of the 11111111er ill W1111:11 111 e 811.11 of
35,00 A. voted for the ordnance department, au t 11.111 i Its
tie for the 'service at the Tower iu 15721, had been ca.
pended.

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