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the bar who were Members of Parliament, so as to prevent them I
liking any part against him. If the lion. and Learned Gen-
tleman entertained such an opinion, be had better vacate his
;eat ; for, according to his notion, the duties of a Member of
Parliament and an advocate were incompatible. If the rule
was laid down that inquiry was not to take place in this House
because the matter was then pending in the Court of King's
Bench, nothing would be easier for a party wishing to prevent
such inquiry to get some person to take the case into Court.
Mr. C. W. WYNN entirely concurred with the Hon. Gen-
tleman that the petition.should be presented before the debate
was proceeded with, although there were cases in which in-
quiry might be justifiable, if an Hon. Member stated facts
which came within his own knowledge. He could not agree
at all in the observations made by the Hon. Member with re-
ference to his Hon. and Learned Friend. There were feelings
of delicacy which would apply to every honourable mind, which
would induce a person to abstain from taking part in the Par-
liamentary discussion of a case in which he was professionally
engaged. An advocate was generally in the confidence of par-
ties, and communications were constantly made to him which
it would be contrary to every sense of justice for him to use
elsewhere against his client. He thought, therefore, it was
the more delicate course for a party who was engaged profes-
sionally in a cause to abstain from speaking or voting on it in
the House of Commons. He agreed with his Hon. and Learned
Friend that it would be highly inconvenient to have an inquiry
going on before a Committee of the House of Commons, while
it was the subject of a cause before a Court of Justice. In
extreme cases, such as high treason, it might be necessary to
send evidence to a Committee of the House of Commons to
take measures for the safety of the country.
Mr. BL AC KB URNE withdrew his motion, and said
that he would lay t!se petition on the table, and move that it
be printed, and call the attention of the House to it on
Monday next.
Mr. TULK wished to say a few words as connected with
the borough of Poole. No less than eighty-eight affidavits had
been made by burgesses of the west ward in Poole, who stated
that they voted in a particular way on the last election, and
although they formed the majority of the burgesses of the
ward, a return was made contrary to their votes. These had
been filed in the Court of King's Bench, and had not been
contested. He was sorry to say that the mayor was his parti-
cular friend at two elections, and still more sorry was he to
I add, that he constantly refused the demand made to him by
• the burgesses for free access to examine the papers, and -he
persisted in his refusal till he was forced to comply by the
P Court of King's Bench. When they were examined, it l
ap-
appeared that the majority had Toted one way, although he had
' declared that they had voted another.
The petition was then laid on the table.
k HOLYHEAD AND PORTDYNLLAEN HARBOURS.
• On the motion of Colonel PARRY, a Return was orde'red
' "of any Survey or Report made at the instance of the Ad-
miralty, the Post-office, or any other department of the Go-
vernment, of the Ports and Harbours of Holyhead and Port-
' dynllaen within the last three years."
The House adjourned at half-past nine.