The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-05 00:00:00

TUESDAY. APRIL 30.

Sir F. BORDETT presented apetition from 10,800 inhabitants
of Bristol, praying tbr Parliameotary Reform; the petition
was ordered to lie on the table, but no observations whatever
were made upon it.
A conversation arose upon the proicetod Waterloo Mo'ai-
ment. the probable expenee of which was enquired by Mr.
Tierney.
The CHANCELLOR Of lha• EXCHEQUER was unalalle to say
what would be the amount of expencc, as at present the de-
sign even was not determined upon ; but as far as private opi-
nion went, the stun was likely to be from 3 to 400,0001.
Mr, TIERNEY thought that if ouly a couple of columns were
to be raised, one for Waterloo, and thy ether fur Trafalgar,
400,0001. would be sufficient.
Mr. HAMMERALEY recommended the building of a Cathe-
dral.—The subject here dropped.
LORD COCHRANE'S CHARGES AGAINST LORD EL.
LENBOROUGH.

Lord COOHRANE moved, that the charges which he had pre-
sented to the House against the Lewd Chief Justice of the
King's Bench be taken into consideration by a Committee of
the whole House. He observed, that this was a question
which was not to be decided by ingenious arguments or elo-
quent reasoning, bat simply, upon a plain concatenation of
tacts ; and the House owed it in justice to the parties immedi-
ately implicated, to give it the most serious and patient inves-
tigation. He declared himself able to prove escry charge by
such evidence as could not be resisted. He would prove, that
injustice was done to him on the trial ; and again, in the re-
fusal of the Court to grant a new trial, when he ariged that
several facts, most important in themselves, WCAT not produced
in Court when the cause was tried. He wn moved—" That
the articles of charges against the Lord Chief Justice of the
King's/tench, of partiality, misrepresentation, injustice, and
oppression, in the trial of. Lord Cochraue, be referred to a
Committee oldie whole House."
Mr. LAW (son of Lord lillenbormigh), in opposing the mo-
tion, contended, that, notwithstanding the long atteution which
the Noble Lord had been paying to this subject, and in spite
of all his glosses, there was nut one colourable charge among
them all. He would not insult the House by a lonq exatnism-
tion of the imputations against the Noble Judge. Ihe motion
could not be :seceded to, unless the House were disposed to
protect fraud and legalize conspiracy. lie would leave the
character of the Chief Justice with confidence to the House,
trusting dust it would give the negative of indignation to the
motion.

Mr. Ponsorsne na:oL on a fortune occasion he had thought
the facts connected with this business nut AllffitieN to j•pitif
the expulsion of the Noble Lord from that House, snit he still
tl:el44lit no. Bus these,considerations were:art connected %s
the present question, which was a incition on the imputed
conduct of the Lord Justice of the King's 'Stock. lie
could find no ground for the present
The Attorney and Sulk itor GelletiLS also opposed the eiu-
tion at considerable . . . . . .

4ir F. Bt, it nLA T was of opinion, that sufficient ground esirti .i
for entertairiing the.cbargeit.
in Mr. BAKIIANII espreaest au opinion that the lions.. would
INA receive 'lee t large', yet he liclie..e.l the. liaint. f '. halo
s la
t. He had 'always entertained that loftier, main( .wag La:
o asr..4l to itisLe him t'.:tengt, it.
si sarisittai.tpc I/oust reit:sled tits sootitist itave.7l-.4,A•A

MAY 5.

•.stutl merely of the Non's. Lord and .J,l F. rot ,ie;t, a.. I the
Noes of 87 and. on the motion of Mr. Pousonby, it was re-
solved to expunge th- Artielt s of Charge t our the Journals ;
Lord Cochran•, on this motion, observed, that, as none of his
charges were retitled, posterity would judlre of them, lode,
pendent of the opinion of that Huu•r; and hr piedgod himself
to bring the haunt:es forward year after year, and ots-all occa-
sions.