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good,.as they proposed, the effect would be the':
utmost possible mischief—awakening feelings
of intense bitterness by vexatious prosecutions,
and in all cases tending more to create hatred and
dread of the laws themselves, than the fear of of.
lending them, accompanied .by confidence in
their protection. Here he could not help advert-
ing to the terms of mock modesty in which an
Eon. Baronet, a Member of the House, had been
addressed by the Secretary of the association
very recently. But without remarking more
. fully upon the character of that address, lie
begged leaveto express his concurrence in the
declaration of the Petitioner, that if some means
-Were not adopted to stay 'the doings of this So-
', 'ciety,- the 'Petitioner was-. likely to suffer more
than ever fithn them; by having thus made him-
' - self an object. of their vengeance. His own
-opinion was, that the -design of the AsSociation
-went to cull) and destroy the liberty of the Press,
under-the 'specious pretext of -loyalty and attach-
mint to the Constitution. The scheme was a
• compoUnd of folly and wickedness, but in any
case the'Society- could shew no right for taking
• on theniselves to supersede the constitutional au-,
thorities ' of the 'realm, nor to encroach on the
• duties of the Secretary of State and the Attor-
• ney General. 'lie cordially supported the Pe-
tition -which hethen brought up:
Sir M. CHOLMELEY having been slightly allud-
• ed to by the Hon.* and Learned Member, ac.-
knowledged that his name was' attached ,to the
list of the Association, and he would account for
• it as well as he was- able. - When he came to
town in. the 'eatly- part of the Session he was
• -shocked• at the number of . indecent paragraphs.
on the walls, . and the caricatures in some of the
shop windows. He remembered well when he
• vas a boy•that People had to go into the shops
to examine the less decent caricatures ; whereas
tow women could not pass the streets without
having their eyes insulted with foul *advertise-
• ments and indecent caricatures Publicly exhibit-
• ed in the-windows. He particularly instanced,
-one, which represented. a bull,- with a woman on
his back, intended, as he understood it, to re-
present a royal person, lie thought when. he
joined- the Association that their objects were to
• be by no means political. He believed that they
• might have exceeded their discretion, blithe ex-
cused them from any ''blame as to their motives.
• Ills Parliamentary duties had been too. severe to
• ;alliiw of his attendance at their meetings, and he.
-tdid not consider hiniself at all responsible for
what they had done.
.For his own part, lie could
boast of nothing except that he brought with him
• as loyal a theart and as strong a determination as
• it was possible for any Member to possess.
Mr..DENIII.OI said, that the House .must give
• the Hon. Baronet credit for his intentions, and
nothing could better describe, the nature and the
- proceedings of that Association better than the
statement they had just heard. It was evident
• the active principles of it were to. be ascribed to:
a crew of adventurers, who procured concurrence
• in their desimbns from parties who knew little or
• nothing of their doings. It was. remarkable,
however, that the attention of this Association
• were so liVely to libels upon .one party; while
• they displayed such astonishing supineness to. the
• most detestable slanders issued with respect to
• others. They confined their prndent insults to
poor news-venders, while some of their own body,
perhaps, came reeking with the infamous scandals
- which -were circulating to the profanation of the
• Sabbath, under the eyes of all.—[The lion. and
'Learned Member here -took- occasion to• justify

• :his condtict as an Advocate in a late cause of con-
• •.'siderable madnitude, from some imputation un-
- ;heard ii the'gallery, which he supposed to have
• 'been put upon it by the lion. Baronet who spoke
last-]-11-e.begked leaVe to declare, that whenever
.!his profeSSimial cruties plaCed him in Opposition
to a -prosecutor, however •high in station, and
-owning whatever ad vaiita2;es of powiers he would
,discharge his duty faithfully, 'by scrutinizing the
-conduct, and It might be the charaCter of such a
:party; if theinterest of his. client shOuld justly
require. it of him.
Sir M. =CHOLMELEY intimated, that he intended no al
fusion to. the Hon.- and. Learned Gentleman. • •
Mr. DEN:II.IN acknowledged his mistake, and his satis-
faction at the explanation.
The Petition •was ordered to be printed • • •
. Mr. S. WORTLEY,prented -ae.Petition from ShefFreld,
:against the Poor Laws A.mendment Bill.—Laid on the Table.
• • Petitionfrorn the Mei:Chants of Halifax, praying for the
. Tr.peal of the Foreign Wool Tax.—Ordered to be printed.
Lard STANLEY presented a petition fronLAshbourne, in
'Derbyshire, against the Pooi Laws Regulation Bill. - •
• • Mr; SGARLETT referred to an initancewherein a man h;cl
preferred receiving 6s. 6d. per week from the parish to the re-
' ceipt of 3s. a week for,work, •
The'petition was ordered to lid on• the table.: •
. • . = CLOVER' SEED.'

Colonel DAVIES brought in a Bill to prevent the adulteration
of Clover Seed.—Read a first time, and moved to be read a se-
.
• ',coed time on Friday next: ••••• ' •
, •• Mr. ROBINSON said, that as this was a Bill enacting pe-
naities, it was desirable., that it should be. fully understood
•by the Potiie, and niOre tithe ought to be. given. Pr its con-
. ,sideratiob. .. • • • • •
Colopel.PAVl ES observed, that if the Bill were not speedily
passed, it would ript•answer the purpose-for which it wasbrought
• in: In compliance with 'Right Iron. Gentleman's Wish,
'!- however, he had no objection' to peistpkte.the ieconitreading to
Wedne;day n,ext. . 1 - - •
‘• Mr. WILBERFORPE postponed.. the
.dropped Qrder of
-the preceding day; relative tO the Slate Trade, till AiredneS-
.. day next.
CRIMINAL ..14NITS:i . •
. • •
Sti ,TAMES MACKINTOSH moved the Order. of the. Day

.v for receiving.th&Repc.irts on the DwellitigllonSe Robberi; and
the Robbery on Navigable Rivers 8i115..• He: fetbere making
any observations on the subject of. these Nils, as he under-
: - it wa.Vnot intended to make any opposition td them in
; -that stage.—The Reports'weie then brought up and read; and
the Bills ordered for a third reading on Friday..TOBACCO. • .
• - ' Mr.'LUSHtNGTON bioughtin a Bill to alter the dulies
-on Tobacco and Snuff. .`
Mr. BENNET and Mr. BRIGHT made. some objections
• -to the Bill.
• • Mr. LUSIIINGTON said, he should' Wish the HoliSe to
have ample time for,the consideration of-the Bill. • •
The Bill was read a first time, and ordered for a second read-
ing
on n ednesday next; •
• Mr. Alderman. WOOD' breught'up the Report on the Evi-
.dence on the. London Bridge. Committee.—Ordered to lie upon
-.the table.
Mr. RICARDO -presented a Petition from an Inhabitant of
•Glamorganshire, relative to the amelioration of the 'stale of the
common classes of society.—Read, . and ordered to, lie on • the
table. . '

- —ISDAND Ore TOBAGO. • *; •
, Lord NUGENT .tose,.to fulfil his notice of a mo-
-tion for inquiry intd the abuses whiCh existed in
the administration of justice in 'the Above island.
- stating the facts which had- come to' his
- knoWledge,:he pledged himself te, advance no-
- thing.but!'whut .was substantiated by sworn and
• - leighly creditable witnesses. Tie had the greater
.part -of •thenthrough one Mr. Capper, who had: