The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

The ATTORNEY OENER Idid that the case bad ahead!

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bcea int estioted by the court ; but if it were tim•Fht bat jus-
tice bad not been dune, will. had om .if the .04 I petitioner+
applied to the Court of Kiug•s tench ! Was it to be supposed
that the court would out have atimigisterod jastice
Mr. HUME was surprised that Lis peittion should be oh.
jetted to. Tite gentlemen opposite were the worst friends of
the gentleinai referred to iu the petition ; that gentleman ought
to be an%iou, fur inquiry, since there was such serious cot..
pleiut. Bet in what situativu was the court placed by this re-
fusal or ingeiry ? waa to be thou6lit oi the euu.plaiut if

it would nut hear inquiry
Mr. C. W. WYNN supported the rejection of the petition.
The law painted out the :vial:nary mode of obtaining justice in
this case if there were ground of complaint. N by, therefore.
receive this petition.
Mr.110111101:SE said, during eis experience in that !loose,

there bad been two or three petitions rejected that ought to
have been received, in his opinion; but lie bad never witnessed
so extraordinary a proposition us that to reject this petition.—
To adopt a CUIIIIIIOII meek of speech, this seemed very like
oarrying the joke too tar. --(Hear, bear ! petitioners
complained of the constitution of the court. They said that it
was au abuse that could be corrected only by an alteratioa its
the law ; why then was their petition to be rejected Could
i 6,000 casill go to the Court of King's Bench ! Instead of sup-
porting this cause, this opposition was only calculated to briug
the Court and its &livers into suspicion and disrepute.
Colonel WOOD supported the anteaultuent tor the rejection
of the petition.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, he thought they could not reject
I this petition with safey, and advantage to their own characters.
—(llea*, hear! )—Ste not like to see the constant practice
there was to resist all in•iniry w lien the courts were complained
of. The langua,;e of the petitiou was respectful. Why, then.
reject 1 It was said, when such complaints were made—Oh.
take care of the in.iges ! He would say—let them mike care
of their own characters, and let that House receive the Ma*

plaints of petitioners when they Were properly urged.
Mr. W. till ITII supported the petition.
Mr. CL:li \V EN knew Mr. Heath, and for tbat gentlentado
sake he intreated that opposition might he withdrawn.
Mr. t!Lit.:RTEN said, if the subject were to be instantly
and immediately investigated, he would withdraw his amend •
meld. _ _ . . . .

Mr. LENNARD observed, that it would be imposing a great
dillieulty on him to require him to pledge himself to institute
inquiry this session. so far advanced as it was.
Mr. CREEVEY said that the complaint was, that there was
not justice duly administered. Apply to the Judges on such a
matter, not they would say, like men of sense, go to Parlia-
ment. The ministers saw what a nonsensical oppositino this
was ; it was evident that they had been saying as touch fur the
last half hour ; but the two meinbera (Mr. Wynn and Mr.
Courtenay) were always in their places, to snatch petitions.
and get them rejected if possible. They seemed to be anxious
to establish the character of the 'reuse for " insanity"—for
such opposition w is nothiug, lese---(hear and laughter.)—W'by
was there all this fuss about officers of " a Twopenny-halfpenny
Court r'
Mr. F. ROBINSON said, as the petition complained of the
constitution, and as the remedy was such as the Parliament
only could remedy, he trusted oppositmo would be withdraw*.
on the understanding that House should be iuquiry.—(Oheers
from the opposition.)
Mr. COURIENAY withdrew his oppostion....-(Hear.)
The petition was then ordered to lie op the table, but lie
motion for printing it was not pressed.
LICENiI SG Systi;m..—Mr. JAMES presented a petition from
a publican, named Priddel, at some parish in Somersetshire,
oomplaining of the arbitrary conduct of two magistrates, who
had deprived him of the licence of his house, which be bail
kept for years. There had been no objection to him till the
failure of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against the late Queen,
which met with the approbation of the whole parish, with one
solitary exception. On that oecusion there were rejoicings;
and afterwards it was resolved to tale the pttniouer's lieenAt
away, oe the pretext that no public-house was wanted there.--
Now there was no other pub'ic•houae within 10 miles. The
whole parish were ready to support the represeutations of the
petitioner, and to bear testimony to his good character and con-
duct. The hon. member said, the two magistrates were visite
ing magistrates of Ilchester gaol. lie was nut surprised at
what was now stated; but the case he thought was one of the
bar est that had been mentioned.
Mr. PEEL defended the magistrates, and said, that Priddell
had been repeatedly warped to be careful, but is vain. As to
the insinuation about political feeling, one of the niagist
was adverse to the mode" of proscention against the Queen
For three years Priddell had been warned, and nothing was
done till complaints were preferred bi fore the petitioner.
Mr. DICKENSON defended the conduct of the magistrates.
Mr. C. BEN N El' said, what had fallen from the right hon.
secretary was satisfactory. If the petitioner Lad offended, why
net punish hint for the improprieties in tile house; tint might
hate prevented the dreadrel alternative of destroying the for-
tunes of the petitioner.
Mr. JAMES said, be had only slate 1 what was set forth in
the petition. There had never been any disturbance im the
house, ex,,ept once a year, when the clergyman, churchwar-
dens, Sc. had a dinner there.—( laugh.) Petitiuti ordered to
be pointed.
Several petitions on the subject of the leather tax. &c. from
were them presented, and ordered to be printed.
TCTIMS, IRCIAND.—Mr. DALY rose to bring forward his
promieed motion on this subject, but
Mr. Peel and Mr. Conlburn strongly solicited him to postpone
it for the present.—Mr. Daly consented ; when
Mr. HUME said, that as the motion bad been ebindoned by
the hon. member, lie should bring it forward. It was the
source of nmeli evil in Ireland, stud it would not hear delay.
He had postponed it on various accounts ; but if it w. re longer
postponed, the present sessions would pass away without the
House and the country being made acquainted with the
grievous state of the tythe system in Ireland. Mr. Hums
then entei :it at great len;;Ili into a review of the present st,te
of the church in Irelaail, and commented on the great ne-
eisimilation of pluralities in that country, by which the iwous•
of some of the clergy bad become enortnone, whilst many
of the poor clergy (, orates', were reduced to the low, st
state of absolute want. He thought this one of the exis•iii;
evils of Ireland. Ile would not meddle with vested rights.
hut as the present ineumhenis, whether priests or hisuisps,
died, he wort'..; have reform introduced. The Irish were lo.sk-
iag to Parliament to do soinethinA, and something they ought to
do. even though it required that the hoese should retired its
sittings a month beyond the period °official-toted. Thu lin^.
member near hint r Mr. Daly ) had consente I to witLeltaw Lis
mutioa, but he had felt Lims,lf called en, in the consvientio is
discharge of his duty, to inure a resolute-it, that the boa•ia
should Fledge inieii to go into m inewiry tarty io the *eat
(For contiAmnien Ng pap tirS.)