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1101.156 OF COMMONS, CatoAr, Jour S.

Al • Twirl. rt.! three o.llolk the p r 444 a t•,uk the
("tt,r,.1.4.1 the Hoose WaS WWI •11. r stunth..tted to the 11,00
iro,a to the 'loupe of Peers. On thrtr niers, the Speeket

!qr. Itvdttrytr b-myott wit t..e Repout or e
l'uhee C vett. 1., moniker that ii he recsi,c..l
awl avec t,, hr took i.ec.or, to rrvirw tltr 1•,-
s of the Committee, and to advert to the I born,•
imp increase of crnue which was aptrtrent iiili'"
years. He lUIL on doubt that this was ssiup s'ga4
deLtree owilis; to the waist of proper rr*iilatissai ptul
ehp..siirstints in the public prison., qp.l .la ilne.an•
term store tif individuals of very ilithrPl.t thaiiir.
le'S• often 1.4 waist of glue ailirlituw, utt3 often
the want of proper room in the seienal plerril of
cot.linement. Ile also allude.) to the imp. rt....uncoil'
in the present arrangement of milk 111 •he Mutts
11l Coro ction; and thought that on this purl
funereal altrra:imi eiecrosury. The wall*, of
the labour dins prtidured 11101 be r.isily conceived;
when the house were 'lammed that .ta arejaik.!
ammint from each man was at the rule of one-stir-1
of a fartliesi4 per diem. Some iwglect was also
attiebutable to the Magistrentat, add the 110us.t
armlet learn with surprise that not a sinalr wrilitii
order for the etoidiect of the Cold Lath-bridle Prise, t
had been made by the Magistrate% 'boring iiieise,t
seven years ; the whole Will telt to the dnicrettlist
Mr.Adklns, the keeper, who was certainly s brio
and honourable Mao. In 'puking at life *meta
subject, it. war impossible to at'vnitl being struck
with the infidelity which mendkity had oie the lotus
pi/petiole of crime, and hors the one sod tl.e otlirr
were GAHM to keep pace in 1111 alarming deertvi-m.
The expenses of Cui.Victi had ilea bred soder. lhd
consideration of the Continence. Settee die year
1316. no less th to 3,106 [writer's lot I tiers iwietera4.l
to transportation, of we 1.9 6 wore for we've.'
',eats. Since the year 1798, the ripenies of elerre
transports amounted to no less it 1.8111 Aim
4,000,00ei. The Ron. Mem!). r also salve tell to
the system of licensing public-houses, seiriltbk great
public abuses which had grotto up duffer it.
withstanding the niquiries and Kurnool% which had
been paid to this subject, and the cmoetprent chat k
that had been given to its abuses, lie cool --I sysikre
the !louse much remained to he done. used that the
system cot& dto be productive a soy serious
evil.. In the department of coustables,llolC Of vrry
considerable importance in the arrangenweit It a
Police, many alteratinas were necessary. till the
existing films called loudly for legisla ire reel rim.
duties of the office. instead of teeth; eignrowsly
enforced by the proper person, were oat ultra,
tsecottel by devutyl CitC.l,ll%:lllli e th t
Ind h. much abuse and cartleasuess, wliete
mid activity were most essentially .1 ht
Ron. Gentleman concluded by niovio4 that this
Report be printed; and gave notice, 1 lin early
next Ses-imi he would call the aitenti of 11a
Rouse to the consideration of this important sob-
ject.—l Hear.)
General TiloanTolt eon' 1,11. n e.l the 1100.
Genileman Oil his attention to this stitjrc', 111111
prerAed his opinion in firour of the intended rc..
view of the Police Of the Metropolis.
The Report was then ordered to be printer{.
INDEX TO THE JOURN.”.4.

Mr. BATIWIR9T hiought up the It• vuit of the
Committee nu the liidex to the ilioiroak
vivo ordered to L. priiited—uoi!
the liiight ILon, Gentlemrurr on
54:54 ptdrri.4l to the Priiice Regent, fur grarkf
Goiof. is, Jeleiiii 1.. r the reprn•re
ur•,kint; out 511.1 arranging the luilex to. he Jour-
nal* of the I iiiiise, !ince the Ileums In I

DEPOT FOR CONVICTS AT COI:k.
Mr. listrrivvr begged to ask the IZI.O t ff.".
Gentleman olipoette, whether soy, awl tie! II
htJ Iheu taken nn the subject of the Itepo t e
Comeniso.ioters, rel Abet to the Depot t• r I .t. ivl. 4,
Cuovicts at Cork. preparatory to their 114.1.;,, 't-
attoo.

Mr. NIEL replied, that steps were in prow:re—a
fur the removat of that depot altogethp r, al gel
been recomineoded by the Commooniner4, ant( es
new (leper. !previous to etnhapkation. w.ps to he
fired in this country. Until the oeces4ary :Drail :F.
enrols for completing it were matured, the coos-ills
must rentsisi in the old depot. Ile 11.,1 elle sera-.
faction to state, thut the projected alit folio's wroth(
create a l'oll4444lerlible saving ill Ilona of expense.
l•, CM It. the chthing of cavil consul cost :;/.
wink in °utile,' the expense was may 134. 10.1.
but in Eppglatil lie had lately ascereapoed tier x-
p.r.se 'mull be considerJbly• less. A kavinic of
I,ouoL had been effected in the brat reasha,kation,
ley sip e conomical attention to this branch of tle
expeoel:ture. The whole subject was ttioltt 11. e
consideration of the Government of Ireland,
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Sir S. Reim mt. V MSC to present a Pr i,ioel hots
a person of the name •of Itoger C, who CM,
pLriord of the course' pursued toward. tom lap t e
leoaslsepit Debtors' Court. In prei.eittii..4 this
ilti 111 l lie by sin 1111.4111 i wished to he iti.tier-toad
Inklog Ihlf t.tPp, f,r the purpose of ti
slightest Imputaeion on the Learned
(Mr. Sp.rjempt Rumpliogton) who presided In lb. t
Court, fi.r whose character he epee-rained tl.e
greotei.t se.pret. Tl.e Petitior, eo bit t, 4 all tau as. .
potation o the Learned J0.1.4e, Nod he is. r
Samuel) would 11/IVe p.esrAtii it rather. I,
'Woo I that the Committee which wt
would, as was liromi.e.l, have bee"

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applying to the Court for the heUefit
and he • *totes that the Chief Clerk.
no, assumed an authority, which on.
• had no right to rumor. of granting
t the Insolvent. wo as to interpose Gonne
application. He farther complains
:reheard him the benefit of the Act
Which certainly the Act itself did not
sanely. the non.pnyment of o panic's-
, when it appeared the man had piid
floolato other debts. The Jude. had
- the Act to craved on loarilvent is
he tripeareri t• have withheld i.ay.
circnrinitaiscos of Closet tnj native.
A had void his propetty and pond all
, hot one, and f. Ow• partial din-bergs
iostrod of • sgmteral and mere egnitahle
' keen remanded. Unless this ap.
peered . Cam to have hem done with an
intention to commit injestice. the Court had cer-
tainly no jurisdiction to net as it hail dew. The
Aet of Palilment respired atio, that the Itianlvent
should have noire of the objection intended to he
interposed to his application; this the Political.,
&level. was not complied with in his ease. H.
was not aware that the Cons* had acted in nholii-
onto to the Act. if the statements of the Petitioner
were true. and the I...esentel Judge must Certainly
have hems in error—he we invested with • divert..
Wintry piny'', waraanspied in the judicature of the
country. sad the ea ergifie of which necessarily im-
posed great envie" WO, individual who adminia.
treed it. The Petition wen reed—it contained the
etatem•nt made by the Hats. and Learned ntle-
we 'it —hitt t !inveigh the informality sf its am being
signed by the Petitioner, it was withdrawn.
Mr. lisootin *to had • Petition from an Insol-
vent monrd Jahn *wows lint he feared it was
solijort In the same isefurmality; but he spurt.-
hendrd that as it commenced is Your Petitioner.
John N-rinan," and war in the hand writing of she
initividnil. it was a perfect document. Under
such circontatenres the instrument would be held
itsl4l in a court of law. _

The SPRAIN' stated, that it was the universal
pr ictie• to require the signature of the individual
to i Petition.
Mr. BROVOISAM then presented • Petition from
• p►rson named John Vodil, of the county of
Devon, romplaining that the Court for the relief
or In4olvent DAtors, had as power to give full
eff-et to its remand ; for that certain persons had
subs. Tiently been brought up by Habeas Corpus.
and discharged in the Court of Exchequer. not-
wi►hstanding the remand of the Insolvent Debtors'
Court. The Petitioner prayed that the Art should
be either repented or amended.
The HTTORNET.GIVIIRAL said, that it was his
latent' early next Session, to tall the attention
of the House to the insolvent Debtors' Acts, fur
the purpose of devising a legislative measure to pre-
serve the property deposited in the hands of the
Court, and secure it. full appropriation. What al-
terations in the existing laws on this subject might
be deemed necessary, he could not at present say.
but •oine alterations would no aouht be considered
• I visable. —f Hear.)
The Petitions were then laid on the table.
POOR% LAWS.
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from an
in in the county of Cornwall against the
Ptior's Bill.—Laid on the table.

FEW STREET ACT.
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman also present-
ed a Petition from Mr. Charles Meagher. a builder
residing in Sloane-street. Chelsea. complaining of
the grievances hr had warred under the New Street
♦ct.—Laid on the table.

CASE Of MIL 011AZ4L4N.
Mr. BILOUGRAII rose to move that the Petition
resented some time ago by Mr. O'Henlan. of
N. wry, be printer,. He had hitherto been prevent-
yd by a variety of pressing avocations from being-
ing this Gentleman's ease, as he intended. 'soder
the cons...ler:Aloft of the House. but he would Jo so
early iu the ensuing Session. The subject involved
larger consideratians than these merely of the null-
atitl embraced the exercise of the discretion
vested in the G.eat Seal of Ireland. sad, as it was a
matter of the hlghest importance, be deemed it
right to hart the Petition printed.
Mr. Past. meld see Ito possible mama why the
Hon. and Learned Gentlemen should abandon this
subject at the present momeutb and he never knew
a case less entitled to postponement. The Peti-
tall had been repeatedly presented to the Eloaeo—
it first came before them its 11116.0 r, perhaps, earlier:
Int yew die saute Petition was presented ; an inter..
lion was avowed of bringing the subject under consi-
daration.and it was specifically said to have reference
rn the conduct of the Land Chancellor of -Ireland and
the A ttoruey-Gesteral towards Mr. O'Haribia. After
these repealed malice% the Hun. and Learned bete.
clone° contented Indwell with now moving, that the
Petition be printed. The great beariug of theft..
plaint was. that Mr. 011aulan had been dismissed
from the Mogistracy without a trial at law. The
I.ord Chancellor admits the foci, that he had die.
ustssed this gentleman without such • trial—and
declared, that he did so in performance of the die-
l.rettori which he had II right to eleicive. The late
Mr. Pusisonhy, on the former occasion. distinctly
avowed. that the Lord Chancellor had a right to
exercise this discieiion, and to dismiss a magis-
trete if he pleawd, without any such previous
trial as that contended for. Mr. Pousouby
sent, he had himself so acted when he filled
the high office alluded to in Ireland—aand expressly
declared, that it was imerssary, fur the ends of
jisatice, that the power objected to should be vested
to the ofTi,e; indeed, he prided himself in having
ctiectivtly revised the commissions of the peace
tor two whole counties. It was strange. then, that
Use lion. and Learned academism should question
rise right to exercise din power, and content him-
self with inculpating others, without bringing the
matter it 00Ct iu a specific shape before the (louse.
/Hear.)—Wheurver the lion. and Learned Geis-
Orman made a motion on the *object, he (Mr.
Peel) would. he trusted. be able satisfecturily to
sheer the Haase. that Ile blame whatever attached
to the Lund Chancellor or Attorney-Graeral of
1 eland.—(Hear.)
Baoussman midi the delay had Limn, not
Com an desire of suitecessary postponement. but
tutu the J. Rusty wlimie naturally belonged to such
.I.6jeCt, staa ;foam the isulutiuth pressing avuca-
.sttcutiun. 1F: hal bet

• from turiniinz fII night engaged in the Vocation
of the Poor Ili% sod really had not had time to
think of hfr. O'H intati's hosiswss. Besides, the
sodden and either slnexpectesi absence of Mr.
firatian and %Ir. ..Plonitett, .ho were acqns:steil
with the matter. neeessenly led se the delay com-
plained or. He by no 10011001 l Arsterft the eitiweisce,
in the Great Seal. of the discretionary prover allu-
ded to; hot he iromploined. in the particular in.
1111111CIP, of the graistilds an whirl; that tliaeretiets had
been esereisevi.—(ffene, lieare.)-11 was stated, on
the sothority of a cosiveriintion held with the Attor-
nry.Geneeal, that Mr. &Hayden haul been dis-
mis.erl from the continisaints of the prate becasse
he wet a friend to the Catholic Claiins.—(/fear,
Atari—Mr. Pottonnhy'a antlinnty, as to the mat.
anew of the dowretiont in the Greet Seal, was the
highest that retold possibly be cited ; het that Is-
mented and roost honourable indivichisl
',Whim, 'hilliest, either that or the opposite feeling
e enlicient round for depriving a magistrate of
his commisemn.
Mr. Peet. could not cotteeive why the Hon. and
Leaned Gentleman should now *Ph to circa•
late this imputation against dtstingoished persons,
by printing the petition, when it was clear that his
intention of proceeding further was • very remote
contingency.....( //eue.)--Why pout the charge.
when the time of inquiry was diatom? From his
recollection of the petition. be did not thisilt
O'Hanlan had stated that he was dismiward on ac-
count of his opinion. on Catholic affairs, and yet
the Hon. cud Learned Gentleman dad not hesitate
to make that seertion.

Mr. BROUGHAM did not recollect the exact
words, but the printing the women 'mold at once
relieve any doubts of this kind.—(l/ens.) —lt was,
he thought, guite a matter of course to call for the
printing of a petition.— (Were.)
Mr. CANNING begged the %mos to irtr.Perre
der Circemstantes and at whit period of time
the printing of 'this petition was called fur. For
himself, he was qnite ignorant of the content% of
the petition—shut he tinder.tnad it had !wool at se-
vend periods during the last three years before the
House, without any specific motion being thought
necessary respecting the allegati 4444 a it contained, or
the poems inculpated having had the slightett op-
portunity of rebutting the accusation dins circu-
lated against them. The last petition was, it ap-
peared, presented two months ago, and might at
the time have been perhaps very properly printed ;
but it was quite • different thing to make such a
motion now on the back of a three-years old peli•
lion, for no other purpose than to throw into wider
circulation statements which are certainly calcu-
lated to give scandal, soil which are probably false.
In fact, he never heard of a more unfair or queen-
did proposition, or one neon which it would snore
become the House to depart from its Knievel pow-
tice, and shew, by the exception it made iii this
case, the particular opinion it formed respecting
the motion.—(f/ear, hear.)
Sir 101111.1. Y said, that the irreol irity
in not lisviiig had the pennon printed when it
was presented, was in favour of the persons lucid-
paled, and their frirods were the last who ought
now to complain of it.—(ffear, he-Ar.)—Hr begged
to state, that he was the person who, at tlw dr.
sire of his tionoirtrble Friend, who was compelled
to be absent, had presented the past
Petition—in-
deed it was ordered to be printed ; but the Right
Hem. Gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the
Exclircpier) expressing at the moment some wish
to inquire into the subjet t. started au objt clout to
the printing ; he (Sir Samuel) did out rear the
point, as lie was wholly ignorant of the coutesits,
riot having even looked over them. lie as. merely
acting miniaterislly fur his linsi.aiid Leanied Friend,
rod through an excess of candour, did not at the
time press a motion, which he was voided to have
passed as • matter of course.
Mr. CANNING admitted the force of the explana-
tion just given, but frit 1 self now e.lled on to
require that camlisur from the Mu. and Learned
Gentleman which lie so properly granted to souther
two months ago, on betisg ronviiiced of its necessity.
Sir S. Romti.vir said, be lied been mann ed of
no such thiug-whe merely, in courtesy, yielded to
the Right Hun. Gentleman on the former occa-
sion.
The SPEAR'S said, he bud sent for the Petition,
but, from his own recollection, lie thou,:lit the ob-
jection to printiog it was made by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, who sup :riled tliar, 1111 aeverjl
names were stated, it would be better, for the mu-
merit. to suspend the motion for printing. He also
recollected that the Petition was *hurt, so far as
strict Petition went, but in it was einbodied, verba-
list. a Memorial. which hod been presented by the
Petitioner to the Privy Council—it professed to he
the same statemtut which had been laid before the
House on the preceding Session ; but on reference
to the former Petition, this was not found to be the
literal fact. The Petition was certainly oil the
same subject, soil the wording of the subseqiieut
Memot'ial then formed a part of the actual Petition.
Sir S. liouts.Le restated what had occurred on
the former occasion.
The SliEeeelt had no tlotiht of the lion. and
Learned Geritleman'sasEtioraty.
Time CHAutlatott of the EICHEQUICR 4160 ed.
milted it.
M. Etadbcimi said, that as die order fur
printing had been actually made, he would not now
repeat ii.
The SPRARER said, that, if the order had been
made, it ought to hove been coin ~lied with.
The conversation here dropped.
LORD STEWART'S Ark'OINTRENTS.
Mr. BROUGHAM rose to put a question to the
Noble Lord, which he was coiui.ells d to du from a
sense of public duty. lie begged most particu-
larly to disavow at the mewl any, the slightest
personal hostility to the Noble Lord's relative, to
whom the question related, and fur jig his
military and private capacity, lie entertamed the
highest respect. lie bad delayed putting this
question until certain proceedings in the Court of
Chancery, with which the House hail nothing to
do, had ;ooed away. The affidavits of the Nolile
Lord'. brother (Lord Stewart), were uuw matters of
notoriety on the files of that Court in a private
suit. In thrum the Noble Lord stated, that
Si Aiiiiiassador to the Court of %%soma, he en-
joyed so income of 11.00 a a-yeas. and I,OCW.
lia)rilf as • Lord of the Brd.iwmber. The phut
queattou he wished to a.m. how it happericil
that tin N AI Lod ;zooid a'/ten'. himself for molly

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twelve motillis frOm lsis 045.. e at VironN arid felte-
thee the duties of the stahasey did, not suffey from
this material absence Did the Noble Lisbele*
thus atownt, receive Ida full osliry,fros6 itto
sitaational The two appointments were quite kn.
coinPatibie. 'a'id it Iris importont to ascertain whe-
ther the Noble Lord erijoyed the emoluments of
both. bite office was intended to he tilled by •
personage re•itteiit at h . for the purpose of
Marking the splendour of tlw Court ; the other
necessarily rewired a pleweste shrewd, as the Be-
preseptistive of the Sovereign to • foreign nation.
The Noble Loh% could net certainly think he die.
charged leis duty in reaming appointments .6
diametrically opposite in their nature. He repeat:
ere, that he mine these remarks from • pure wow
of 'rabic &try, and not with any personal feeling.
For the troth of this declaration he threw himself
on the Noble Lord's candour.
tovrd CliT4l.riteAnti could not see *hat reason
the Amt. and Learned Gentleman could have fiir In
particularly disclaiming any personal considerations
in putting it 'question. which he said he felt from
vnte 6Y pithlic data. A. to the motive tor the
delay putting it, he certainly was at a loss t 6 see
the ground of the Honourable and Learned Grate.
mall's forbearance. The leave of absence alluded
to was by no meant trucommon—it was, indeed.,
toile the •Prictice to admit this occagional indul.
genre to dlplorniitic characters tOr their private
business. The delay in this particular case ha.l
certainty been a little emended, owing to the pro-
ceeding* eti a legal itiAutry. which required the at.
'embrace of his Noble Keleher ; but no possibte
injury t 6 ttre ycerteril business could have ockiiled
from this elowore, for there alwaca remained • 1111.
raster Ileniporentiary to rnaiow the aff.irr bf the
office ill the ahlience of the principal, out of 'elbow
pillory the former was pad a certain consideration
for fits extra d'onlile. The Hotiourable and Learned
Gentleman might have also ascertained. that when
this absence conimented, the Emperor of Austria
had set out on an ettreoliive ram through his demi.
ninon, and had forbade ally of the members of the
Corps Diplosuatiqiie taking tlw trouble to atorom.
loony him. As to the office of Lard of the Bed.
r handier be never knew an instance where it had
been surrendered in the maiiiier which trollied to be
required by the Flom and Learned Geutlernao.

Mr. BROUGHAM explained, that the only motive
which 611.1144 ml him its delaying to put the foe*.
t. *oaths. legal inquiry which had tt eth pending.

Lor.l CA‘TI.RRIAGH—It was by nri means no-
tiste..l for anthnsividors or ministers at foreign courts
to he lords of the Bedchamber.
Mr. BROUGHAM never hid heard before of
Lord of the Bedch.tmb,r holding a foreign official
Ile thought the practice altogether new
—mod in a similar case, which was still in the recoil
lection of the linitve, it had been admitted that the
emoluments of the oldie of Lord or the iiedcham.
her had not been received during the currency of
the absence.

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