The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-19 00:00:00

oh," and laughter.) If the charge meant bribery, he utterly
repudiated it.
r.ne ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman (Mr. Anstey) had made his opposition to the
Bill the means of more than once making a personal attack
on him. He had hitherto abstained from noticing these
personal attacks, because Members who were in the House
on the Wednesday when he opposed the progress of the
Roman Catholic Relief Bill of the Hon. Member for Youghal,
would understand why, on the following Thursday, that
gentleman began the attack on him which he had so per-
tinaciously followed out.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANSTEY—It was begun before.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL must say that befcre he
opposed that Bill his name was never mentioned.
Mr. ANSTEY—It's a mistake.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The Honourable Gen-
tleman had taken the opportunity to make these
attacks because an action had been brought against
him (the Attorney-General). On this point he
would take leave to say, upon his honour, that that
action had not been compromised—(Cheers)—and lie would
say, upon his honour, that nothing would give him greater
pleasure than to have on that subject the most public inves-
tigation.—(Cheers.) He would state one or two facts,
without throwing out insinuations against anybody. His
son, as the House knew, was returned for Horsham ; and he
certainly did not complain that on that occasion he was made
the subject of political attacks. When his son was unseated
another election took place, at which Lord E. Howard and
Mr. Fitzgerald were the. candidates. That election took place
on the 29th of January. On the 30th of January he was
served with a writ, issued in the name of an attorney's clerk,
being, as lie believed, clerk to Dlr. Fitzgerald's attorney. He
gave instructions to his attorney to prepare for the defence;
care was taken to examine every person named in the de-
claration, and he was told by his attorney that not one
person named in the declaration was examined on the other
side.—( Loud cries of" Hear, hear.")
Mr. BANKES regretted that the name of Mr. Fitzgerald
had been mentioned by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
(the Attorney-General). The solicitor who brought the
action might be Mr. Fitzgerald's solicitor, and yet that Hon.
Member might know nothing of the action against the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he had merely
mentioned the fact.

Mr. W. BROWN said he had not the least objection to
restate what he had said on a former occasion.— (Laughter.)
He said that it was rumoured the constituency which the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman represented always looked out
for fat geese, and that when they got one they plucked him
very well.—(Laughter.)
Lord J. RUSSELL did not think there was any ground
of complaint in consequence of the manner in which he
pressed the Bill. On the contrary, he thought that it had re-
ceived a great deal of unnecessary opposition.—(Hear.)
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the third reading BO
Against it ...
Majority for t 1143 third reading... .....
On the motion that tho Dill do pass
Mr. ANSTEY suggested course by which the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman (the Attorney-General ) could drive the
plaintiff to prosecute his action.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had taken the
very course suggested by the Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man.—( Loud cheers.)
The Bill then passed.
The House adjourned at a Quarter past Two o'clock.