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convenience to theffiselves, he thought it -ittiPossible but that
they must come to sonic determination.
Mr. Secretary PEEL assured his Noble Friend behind him
(Lord Cranbourne) that he was as anxious as he could be about
the Game Bill, and also about many other, matters, but he
could not allow such considerations to supersede the claims of
justice which the Inquiry had upon their attention. Upon.the
score of convenience as well as expellee; they were bound
not to allow the inquiry to linger. He had seen the bill of
one witness which, tor twenty-one -dais attendance, amounted
to 2001. This was enough to urge theirgoing on ; andi he hoped
his lion. Friend would not press his Motion to a divisiOn..
Lord CRANBOURNE agreed to withdraw his motion, but
he hoped the Hon. Member for Wareham opposite would
give him Monday for the Game Bill, he havinga motion which
stood before his on that day relative•tathe Vox tm Leather.
Colonel BARRY said he hid been desirous- of proceeding
with the business the first day after the recess ; 'but on that day
the Hon. and learned Gentlethan who brought forward the
question of the. Criminal Laws would not yield to him ; and
yesterday thellOn. Member Who had the Sugar question, re-1
fused to give way, and so, no doubt, it would have been for
some time, but for the interference of the lion. Member for
Wareham. lie Was then ready to go on with the exaMination
of his witnesses.

Air. S. Rl(,} suggested that the attendance of -many witnes.
ses might be dispensed with, by a conlererree betwixt the two
sides e;t the question, as to whom they should think it necessary
to call.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought the House would agree
with him,' that they had all heard enough of this inquiry, 'and
he was sure it would be no injustice to any of the parties to
put it oflfor six months. This would have the effect of quict-
mg Ireland, and relieving that House from a very-unpleasant
occupation.---(Cries of " move !")—He Shodld have no hesita-
tion in moving that the Order of the Day be read that day six
months.
_ _ _

.Lord MILTON considered the course of the Hon. Baronet
a most extraordinary one. He wished the House to come, to a
stop in the middle of the defence; in a aileron public inquiry
into the conduct of a Public Officer. lie propoped this too as
a mode of quieting Ireland.
Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that, although he had ori-
ginally opposed the inquiry, he could not consent to bring it to
a close, so long as either of the Gentlemen who conducted the
two leading parties in the question should have any evidence to
produce at the bar. No man could feel more sensibly than he
did the inconvenient state to which the- House had brought it-
self, upon which, without giving an opinion, he might my that
at least the inquiry had not answered the expectations formed
of it. In this question his vote would be governed by what
either of the Gentlemen might say as to having any other evi-
dence to bring forward.
Sir J. NEWPORT thought nothing could be more unjust
than thccourse proposed by the Hon. Baronet. Such a course
would give a strange opinion to the people of Ireland.
Mr. S. BOURNE hoped, if the House went on with the
inquiry, no farther witnesses would be allowed to be sent for.
Colonel BARRY gave notice that he should move that all
witnesses who did not attend, on being called to the bar, be
taken into custody of the Serjeant at Arms.. .
The original ine.stien was then put and carried, and tho
House resolved itself into the Committee of Inquiry.
On the motion of Colonel Sanity, Gabriel Whistler was
called in, but not answering to his name,
Colonel BARRY stated that he understood there was no ac-
count of his arrival, and therefore he moved that the Chairman
be directed to move the Muse that the whims be taken into
custody of the Serjeant at Arms.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said that the service of the notice
must be proved before the House could take that course.

After a few words from Mr. WYNN, it was agreed not to,
press the question.
Sir JOEIN NEWPORT did not think Mr. Whistler
entitled to lenience. The order for his attendance had never
been expunged, and Mr. Mansfield had been sent back to
Dublin at the request of Mr. 'Whistler, and 'much against
his (Sir J. Newport's) inclination, and yet Mr. Whistler had
not come.

Mr. BROUGHAM said there was no proof on record that
Mr. Mansfield had arrived, and without that, it was impossible
the House would act so harshly as to order Mr. Whistler into
;howdy. .
The Messenger of the House, Gifibrd, who had been ROM
with the notice to. Mr. Whistler, was then examined al the
Bar, and proved the delivery of the Order of the House.
Mr. ABERCROMBY observed, that as the House had
waived us right to enforce the attendance of this witness. in
consequence of a letter he had written, it could nut proceed
without any notice now to resume the exercise of that right.
Another order must be served in strict justice.
Mr. CALA:TAFT then moved that the Honseshould re-
sume, in order that the Speaker might be directed to make a
second order.

The SPEAKER observed, that the House would find some
difficulty in proceeding as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
had suggested, without some report from the Committee as a
foundation. The examination that had taken place at the Bar
was not what the House could well take any specific step upon,
Inasmuch as the Committee had no authority to make inquiry
into the result of an order matte by the House.
Mr. ABERCROMBY then moved that the Chairman be
instructed to report to the House, that a witness ordered by
the House to attend had not done so; and also to move the
House that the Speaker issue a second order for his at.
tendance—(The motion was put and carried unanimously.)
The SPEAKER having taken the Chair,

Sir ROBERT TIER ).N reported according to the instruc-
tions of the Committee, and moved that Gabriel Whistler be
ordered to attend the House on Wednesday next.
This motion was then put and carried.
The House again resolved itself into a Committee.
Sirr was called in and examined.

Witness was s Police Magistrate : remembered Dublin was
in a very agitated state at the time of the riot at the Theatre.
He certainly considered that agitation to havebeen increased
by the committal of certain persons concerned in the riot on a
capital charge. Witness was one of the Magistrates who had
committed the rioters on the capital charge under the direction
of the Attorney and Solicitor-General, Ile was not aware that
th© parties ought to be committed on a capital charge till be
was desired to make out their committal. Till then he had
not understood the • extent of offence charged against them.—
He saw several of the informations, but believed he had not
seen all ofthem. Informations had been taken against Forbes,
and parties were bound over to prosecute, ltd_ believed, before
the committals were made out.

By Mr. JONES.—Witness had not been brought up a law-
yer, but had been a military man. Being asked if it wag in
consequence of this that he had sought the advice of the Law
(Micas of the Crown ?

Mr. BROUGHAM objected to the question, and considered
that a very inconvenient mode of examination had been adopted
by the Hon. Gentleman. fle had not understood the witness
to state that he had taken the opinion, but that he had followed
the directions of the Law Officers of the Crown. _ _ _

...Mr. JONES did. not know that he was in error, though his
question had been objected to by the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman, who might be a very great authority in the opinion of
the Comn4.tee, and who certainly was so in his own.
Air. BROUGHAM VAS very far from thinking that his
could be a great authority in the opinion of any one. All that
lie would contend for was, that the lion. Gentleman was not a
great authority. The course which he had taken was ene•that
would be objected tO, not only by lawyers, but even by laymen,
as the Hon. Gentleman hattput words into the witness's mouth
whielt bad never comb out of it.

Mr. JONES war far from thinking that he was any autho.
rity at all. If he had bad an idea of the sort, it had been se•
verely punished by the sarcasms or the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman. Ile had understood the witness to have acted on
the advice of the Law Officers of the Crown.—(Cries of, No,
no !)—lt seemed that he had misunderstood what had passed,
and that the witness had described himself to have acted under
the directions of the Law Officers. It was for this that the
sarcasms of the Bon. and Learned Gentleman were directql
against him._ _

-Mr.. BROUGHAM said, nothing was more tiresome than to
be spoken of as he had been—as if he had been anxious to ex•
bibit and indulge in idle sarcasms. lie begged the House to
remember who had first had recourse to sarcasm, anti submit.
ted to them whether the lion. Member had not odd of hit,
that he (Mr. Brouges an) might be a great authority in the eyes
of the Committee, and certainly was such in his 0wn.....(11ear
The conversation here dropped, and the examination of the
witnesses was resumed.
Witness had received directions how to act from the Law
Officers of the Crown.
By Mr. IlnouottAst....-Witress bad not applied for the
opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown in this matter. As a