The Sun.
London, England, 1807-07-21 00:00:00

Mr BRUNDRETEI.

Mr. B4RW/1M stated, that he bad' a Petaled,'
from Mr. Jonathan Brundreth, expressive of a sense,.
of his error, and of his readiness to answer any que.4-
tion that the House might chuse to put to hies. He
triisted the House would be disposed to al'ow him
to be brought up to-morrow to answer the question
which had before been put to him, His reason for
wishing to have him brought up t6-morrow was
this :----The examination of the tatter had on' Fri.
day lastleeti fixed for this day (Monday) ; bUt on
the Motion of the 'Hon./ Gentleman opposite, the
further proceeding had been past posied to Thursday;
Now he (Mr. Barham) could not mend on Thurs-
'day ; and be therefore intended to move, that the
business should be further postponed to Monday
or Tuesday next week: but it would be hard
that Mr. •Brundreth should be confined tor so long
a time.

The Petition was then preSentetl and read by the
Clerk.- ft stated, that he was senaihle o 1 his error,
and was ready to answer any question ; that his re-
fusal had nut proceeded from any disrespect to the
House, or its prisUiction, but horn a general' sense
a honour and professional duty to ins eMployer.-
The l'etitioner said, that he had been in no wise in-
strumental in the delay of the Wirt ; and dilaimed
.all endue prtiality. he: being a IC•Ull stranger tb,all
the Caudit.ates for .Poole. hopld ,the House
would consider his' situation, a, any longer confine-.
went would be detrimental to him in hiS kO-
fessioitarpursuits.-r-Ordered to he on the table
Mr. BARHAM moved, that Mr. Biundreth should
be called to the Bar to-morrow, to answer any ques-
tion the House might put.
The S'rgAxett oinerved, that, in point or order,
the House could not accelerate the proceedings on
the subjed, having already put of the matter .till
Thursday. But in case thutionse thought proper
to order his discharge to-morrow, a fresh Order might
he made fo.- his attendance at a future time to answer
q4e3tiortt

The ConwciLLon of the EXCIALTER thought'
there could he no objeciion whatever to his being
brought up and discharged to-morrow,. altho4x
he could not he.examined; as all the purposes .tor
which he was confined
.had been answered.,. •
hitysitY agreed that he should he .bro.eght
up`to be discharged, and trusted Abut his po,tpoOe-
,tnent of the. proceedings Would be attributed to no
improper motive. It was accordingly ordered that
Mr. Brundreth should be brought
be discharged.
up to-morrow to
Ott the Motion of ' Mr. BAR/IAM, the ,Order
for the' attendance of the Messenger and De.
airy" Messenger of the Crown at the Bar 01 the
House on Thursday next, was discharged, and or-.
dered to stand for Tuesday Se'nnight.
Mr, PARKER Corr: presented a Petition from*Wil.
ham Spurrier, of the town of Poole, throwing him-
self on the clemency and forgi'Veoess of the House ;
admitting that he had. received: and detanien the
Writ fit that town ; that neither MrArondreth, nor
any other person, had any access or knowledge,
ther clirc6tly or itidireCtly,'of his ha,:ing so detained
it ; that he did so froip ignori,nce •of the nature of
the.offence, he was committing ; that he was a poor
man of 73 years of age, lame, and otherwise infit rn ;
that he felt the most sincere contrition fur the offence,
of which,.through ignorance, he had been
humbly threw himseif on the clemency and huma-
nity at the Muse.

Uu
the-Motion of Mr. PAntoi.rttoKF, and atscr
a few words trona Mr. PLRCEVr.L., tiie Petiticoa was
ordered to lie.oh the table.

On the Motion of Mr. LETUBRIDCFE, the }irkl
of 'the Comthittee on Mr. P.::wer's Petition was
or-
dered to be referred to a CW1)1-flitted' .
.of the wholo
House to-morrow seirinlght.