The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-23 00:00:00

TURKISTI FRIGATE.

Colonel DAVIES rose to correct a misrepresentation which
had gone abroad, of some observations which had been made by
him relative to the Turkish frigate lying in the river. He
should not have considered it necessary to adopt the present pro-
ceeding, if the misrepresentation had not been accompanied with
some comments which, if he had said what had been attributed
to him, he would have justly deserved. 'What he had stated
with respect to the frigate was simply this—that he had been on
board the vessel, and that he had seen a person who was second
in command, and who in'formed him that she was to mount
58 guns, which she was to take on board previously to sailing,
with military stores in proportion. Ha had never asserted that
there were 250 British seamen on board ; there was not one, as
far as- he knew from his own observation ; but the person to
whom he had before alluded, told him that this vessel would sail
with a complement of that, number of men: He still thought
that if the attention of Government had not been drawn to the
subject,' the frigate would have sailed under the circumstances
which he had described ; and he was confirmed in this opinion
by a Gallant Adniiral, not now in his place, who had declared
to him,up stairs, that-it was originally intended that the frigate
should sail furnished with British stores, and manned by Bri-
tish seamen. _ _

On the motion of the LORD AuvocATE,' the Amendments
made by the Lords to the Scotch Jury Bill were agreed to, and
the 13i11 sent back to-their Lordships.
- Mr. 8. RICE presented a petition from Eusebius Mackille-
curry against the Irish Coroners' Bill.--Ordered to lie on the
table.

The Report of the. Committee on' the Means of supporting
Irish Commercial Credit was brought up and agreed to, and a
Bill ordered.

The Report of the East India Company's Loan Bill was
brought-up and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a
third time to-morrow. -

- Brimstone Drawback Bill, the Smuggling Prevention
Bill, and the Greenland Fishery Bounty Bill, were severally
read a secord time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.

The 'Reports of the Silk Bounties, and Queen's Servants'
Pensions Bills were brought up and agreed to, and the Bills
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.

The Malt Duties Collection Bill went through a Committee,
the Report of which was received, and the Bill ordered to be
read a third time to-morrow.
MR. WOOLER.

'Sir F. BURDETT presented a Petition from Mr. Wooler,
at present sufferingitnprisonment in Warwick gaol, on a most
important subject—the practice of packing Juries.
The Petition set forth that great abuses prevailed, similar
(though they had not yet risen to so great a height) to those
complained of before the Revolution, and which had cost
Charles his life and James his crown. The Petition prayed the
House to appoint a Committee to inquire into the manner in
which Juries were nominated by the Master of the Crown Office,
and to afibrd him an opportunity of laying- before such Com-
mittee the evidence he had it in his power to produce.
Mr. C. W. WYNN did not rise to oppose the Petition. It
was perfectly competent for the Hon. Baronet to bring before
the House a complaint against any public officer: Ile Ivould
only beg to ask, if the Master of the Crown Office had been in-
formed that such. Petition was about to be presented ?
Sir F. BURDETT •said, not that he knew of.
Mr. C. W. WYNN would not say that it Was contrary to the
duty of the I-Ton. Baronet to bring forwatd such a charge under
such circumstances, but he might be excused if he said that
it was rather hard on the individual not to have been informed
of it, as in that case he might possibly have answered the charge
at the time of its being made.
Sir F. BURDETT had thought it his duty to present the
Petition, and did not see that it was likely todo injury to any
one.
The Petition was then ordered to lie on the table. On the
motion that it should be printed,
. Mr. C. W.WYNN appealed to the Hon. Baronet if it would be
fair to send forth such a charge printed, without any opportunity
having been afforded of giving an Answer to it. If the Hon.
Baronet intended to make a motion on the subject, he thought
it would be better to defer printing the Petition till he was
about to bring forward his motion.
Sir F. BURDETT I said it was his intention to bring the
subject under the consideration of the House. -He however
consented for the present to withdraw his motion for the print-
ing of th e. petition.
Mr. GOLILBURN presented an estimate of the sum which
might be necessary to enable his Majesty to take such measures
as the exigencies of the affairs in Ireland might require.—Or.
dered to be printed.
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