The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-04 00:00:00

FRIDAY. APRIL f.

PlCTrerow from the Usivtitarric of Ozrortn.-- Lord
Gassmixue sari. he held in his hand a Petition from the UM-
%crafty of Oxford, praying no alteration may be made in the laws
imposing certain disabilities on.ltoman Catholics. The Noble
Baron moved, the said Petition be read. It was accordingly read,
and purported to be signed by the Chancellor. Master. and Soho •
lam of the University of Oxford. The Petitioners stated. that
Ciey had heard the arguments in favour of the claims of persons
siesf;„ -.ing in their petitions to be Roman Catholics of Ireland.
'f ney remained, notsithuanditig, i•etisible of the value a t!e
'laws to secure the civil and religious institution.; of the country,
and dietefoie prayed, those laws for the prot,ttion of Church and
State may be preserved unaltered. ctn.
The Petition was laid on the table.—Adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY. MARCH 29.

LtITIDCIN CLEIMY.—Sit J. Grtainen moved, that the IMllliflfl
Clergy Hill be testi a beyond time, but added, that he should not
support any inereae of salary to the Landon Clergy, except
where they were resident. (Hear, Hmr.>
The Hote.e divided. The numbers were—Ayes 62.—Nots 34
—Majorilv 4S, for the second rearing now.
!lAN VSTAPLIL:.-.-Mr. Alderman %Vona) presented a Petition
fro") Frieholdeci and Ilmaekeepers of Herrmanle, stating that
the retest briborie, and corruptions were nothing like in extent
to briberies which farmerly took place there. (Hear and a (laugh),
and praying the House to extend Cie franchises.—Petition order-
ed to be printed.
CITY C1.."./tBY.—MI. Aliernan Wand presented a Petition
from the ernall parish of Bassishair, in the City of London,
which Mated the Itettoes itipend to be 12a ; that he let his

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irarsanage House fitful.; that he had the Lectureship of St
Sepulchee's ; that he had a living in Eawx ; and that he was a
Semior Minor Canon of St. Paul's. The lion. Member observed,
that this Clergyman was the Chairman of those who promoted
the Bill now before the Iluuse.—Petition ordeted to he on the
table.
THE Hoy. W. 'Quiz.—Sir It. Wir.som moved, that the
matter of complaint against the Hon. W. Quin be taken into
further consideration.—Agreed to.
Mr. W. Qum stated, when the Petition was presented he
saidahe charg..ei of corruption were false; and thought it was hard
that Mr, Grady should be the person to bring torward such a
charge against him, when a provision for Mr. G. had been made
out of the clerk's profits from pure regard to that Gentleman.
Ile declared that such Grant was made without stipubition,
without any idea. .f artpogernFnt for political support. Ile
declared that he had most cauuously avoided misleading Mr.
Grady, or the father, on this subject. At first Mr. G. was not
disposed to take tone without stipulation.—Some of the friends
thinking that Mr. G. had a claim in law to the office, he (Mr.
Q.) postponed making out the new appointment for two months,
in order to afford opportunity for inquiry. On the 21st of
September Mr. C. Smyth called on him ; and in the course of
conversation lie (Mr. Quin) did say, lie expected Mr. G. world
continue his political support. A wiser, a more discreet man
might have pursued a different course; but lie declared that he
never meant such observation to be deemed a stipulation. As to
thee/mid pro quo. words lie never used, he said, that Mr. G. had
very little to give in the way of political support. Had he been
disposed to enter into such an arrangement, he declared that it
would have been a piece of must ab int cotruption. Ile made
no stipulation, and would sign no paper. Afterwards he heard
that Mr. G. Smyth was about to call on him is the country with
a hostile message. Ile was sorry that he had heard so much—
but it turned out, that it was to get an explanation regarding
tome conversation. lie had said that Mr. Grady might vote as
lie pleased, and it afterwards came to be imagined, that, should
Mr G. vote against him, he would deprive Mr. G. of his allow-
ance. He would not again read Mr. G.'s letters. especially when
there was a threat that, unless Mr. G. was bought off by the son
being continued in office.—lt was added, that many Members
supported Mr. G. He did not say. that dispising the threat of
Mr. Grady, proved his innocence; but it was strong presumption
of it ; for if me had not been innocent, could they think he would
have been so mad as to let the case come before the House, when
he might se easily have purchased silence by continuing the son II
in the office. He felt that he was innocent; if the House thought
otherwise, he had been guilty of an error in judgment. (Thor.)
LThe Hon. Member then withdrew."'
bir R. WILSON trusted he should still have the indulgence of
the House, declaring that no feeling of political hostility had
directed his conduct. He had merely been the conductor of the
Petitioner's case. The Hon. Member then proceeded to detail
the evidence, beginning with that of Mr. T. W. Grady and the
Petition;—be dwelt particularly on the correspondence. the dif-
ferences about die office, the reference of the matter to arbitraion.
and the naming of 2001. a year. At that period no stipulation
had been attached to the 2001. The differences were proposed to
be removed by Mr. Quin stating—" I will secure you 200!. a
year, provided you soil in the same political vessel with me."
The Petitioner declined this, afterwards offering to take 3001.
year, provided he was left free.. To this Mr. Q. would not consent
At last, however. according to Mr. Mansell, Mr. Q. consented
to grant 2001, unconditionally ; but the father would not agree
to this, declaring to the son that the proceeding was unconsutu•
tonal, and could not be approved by the High Court of Parlia-
ment llere the business was broken of. The lion. Member
declared that this evidence was consistent and coherent; and he
maintained that all the principal allegations of the Petition were
established. The evidence of Mr. C. Smyth was so given as to
ensure the esteem of friends and the admiration of aU ; and that
evidence supported the main allegations. (Hear. hoar.) He
concluded with moving a series of Resolutions declaratory of
facts, and stating that the H
& on. W. Quin had improperly con-
weld himself as Cristo: Rotational', and that he behaved in-
consistently with the freedom of Elections and the Privileges of
Parliament.

These resolutions produced a debate, which lasted nearly eight
hours ; in the course of which Mr. B. Wilbraham propooW as
an amendment, that after the third resolution the following reso-
lutions should be inserted;—That in July. 1818. Mr. %V. Quin
offered 2001. a.year to T. W. Grady, without any condition or
stipulation ; and it not appear that the object was to obtain
political support. That on the Stst of September Mr. W. Quin
admitted to Mr. C. Smith his expectation of political support
from T. W. Grady, but on the 11th of October disclaimed such
an expectation ; that the intention of procuring political support
in this manner appears to the house improper, and, if acted up-
on, would call for severe reprehension.
Sir J. MACIL.NTOSH and Mr. BROUGHAM supported the
original motion, but on a division the amended motion was car-
ried ;—the numbers being Ayes 154 ; Noes 81.—Majority 73.
A motion was afterwards made that Mr. (;sold should be twin-
mitted to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, for gross perjury
and prevarication in his evidence respecting the Hon. %V. Quin.
On a division there appeared Ayes 8 ; Noes 134.—Majority 126.
Adjourned at 4 o'clock in the morning.

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