The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-29 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAT 28
•
Sir J. NEWPORT, accompanied by several other Members of
the House of Commons, brought up the Irish County Trea-
surer's Bill, with their Lordships' Amendments agreed to. The
Irish Grand Jury Presentments Bill was also brought up, and
afterwards read a first time.

A person from the Court of King's Bench presented re.
turns pursuant to their Lordships' order.
The Earl of DONOUGHVORK, on the first reading of the
Irish Grand Jury Presentment Bill, observed, that by this Bill
the salaries of the Clerics of the Crown and the Clerks of the
Peace in Ireland were regulated ; but although the Clerks of
the Peace had greater duties to perform, their salaries were left
us they were, whilst the salaries of the Clerks of the Crown hail
been doubled ; and this doubling extended to 17 counties of
Ireland. He could not be aware on what ground this altera-
tion was made, but be-wished to be informed on the Subject.
He therefore moved that the Bill be printed, and afterwards
lie over for a week, when it might be referred to a Select Com-
mittee.—Agreed to, and the Bill was accordingly ordered to:
be printed.
The Duke of RUTLAND presented a petition front the
wool-staplers of Leicester, against the Duties on Foreign Nl'obl..
Ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourn
O'CLOCK, till Friday. ed at HAL F-PAST Fo tin.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
S.UAI j, DEBTS.
Alderman WOOD presented a petition from Sligo, in
favour of a Bill to facilitate the recovery of Small Debts......
Referred to the Committee on Small Debts.
Lord G. SOMERSET presented a petition from certain In-,
habitants of Alomnotah, praying that the present law allowing
be altered.
Matmfacturers to pay their Workmen in Shop Goods might

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, that this practice was already
forbidden by the present law.—The petition was ordered to
lie on the table.
Sir THOS. ACLAND presented a petition from Camber..
well against the Beer Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LOWTHER presented a petition from several Inha.
bitants of Cumberland against West Indian Slavery.—. Ordered
to be printed.
COUNTY CbURTS.
Lord ALTHORPE movectfor and obtained leave to bring
in a Bill to regulate County Courts.
Lord EBRINOTON COAL DUTY. a petition from Wilton,
Abbot, in Devonshire, against the Sea Coal Duty.—Ordered
to lie on the table.

.31r. P. MOORE presented a petition from an Individual,
complaining of certain alleged grievances arising out of the
proceedings of the Court of Session. in Scoaand.—Ottlereti to
lie on the table.
Mr. HUME adverting to an order, to which an imperfect re.
turn had been made for certain returns relative to the number
of prosecutions under the Scotch Excise Laws, moved for some
additional returns.—Ordered.

141\EN BLEACHING.
S. IVORTLEI' presented a petition from certain Li.
nen Uleachers of' Scotland, praying that the Act passed last
Session, respecting the bleaching of linen, might be continued.
Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. DAWSON moved for a return of the fees received by
Clerks of Assize, from 1816 to the present time.—Ordered.

BEER BILL.
Mr. HOBhIOUSE presented a petition from certain Ale
and Table Beer Brewers, of Middlesex, for delaying the pass-
ing of the Beer Bill, until enquiry should have been made on
the subject. Ordered to lie. an the table.
SPECIAL JURIES.
presented a petition from John Hunt, Editor
.-
Mr. HUME
of the Examiner Newspaper, stating that in IEI2I, he was pro-
secuted to conviction by the Attorney-General for a libel on the
Commons. of Coons. That he has since beenprosecuted hy the
Constitutional Association for an alleged libelon the late King,
which proiecution is now pending. The question raised by
this petition appeared to be whether the Master of the Crown
denied that if any man hial this power, any bias he might
o°wffinceP°leau ugstlre fr'om t to have
etthhee powerl.reetot
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ingth, e urymen at his
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it
could not be
feel would chew itself in his nomination of the juries. In
this case it appeared that the Master would not nominate
any Juror to whom the title of °• Esquire" was not -given
in the book. This determination excluded the majority of
the Freeholders ; and the petitioner observed too, that the title
ollfe'illEr. s9lllliruemne)wak3ntivveonfi annolnlaanwy whichC4seS
.t.
° persons in trade.
authorized the. ex.
elusion of the Freeholders generally. The Master admitted
that if he had the inclination to act unfairly, he had the power
to do so. No com i
plaint n this instance was made against the
Master ; but it was contended that this power, in a servant of
the Crown, was highly improper. No tndividual ought to be
trusted with it. T e Master, in addition to him situation in the
Court, held- an ofifee as Colonial Auditor, of I;li001. a year,
from which he might be removed at the pleasure of the
Crown. Ifhe was not more Olin man he must be influenced,
in spite,of himself, by this circumstance. The petitioner said
he had been'exposed to four Crown prosecutions, in all. Of
which he complained of unfairness in striking the Juries..
On a former occasion, similar to the present, another indivi-
atial had applied to the Court of King's' Bench for redress,
and had failed in his application. He had no doubt that the
mischief complained of was confined to Crown cases. The •