The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-11 00:00:00

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the man, and not against the crime. In saying this
he did not mean to cast any imputation upon the
Learned Judges by whom that sentence was given
he could not think of allowing Parliament to sepa-
rate without calling- the attention of Ministers to
this subject. Indeed, he had heard that -many
of the Jurymen who convicted Mr. Hunt had
declared, that bad the known he was to be
visited with so severe it punishment, they would
have returned a -verdict of not guilty; besides
it should be recollected, that Mr. Hunt was con-
victed only on one of the many counts laid against
him, and that even upon that there was con-
siderable difficulty of proof. On a former oc4
casion Ministers had thought proper to interfere
in behalf of a man who had been guilty of that
which, were it not so common, he (Mr. Hobhouse)
should call one of the greatest crimes which
could be committed in a free state--a . crime
which went to poison the very sources of Legis-
lation—that of tampering with the returning of
Members to that House. He would have brought
the question before the House in another shape
early in the Session, were it not that he felt the
inexpediency of legislating on such matters,
Such an act of Royal clemency as that which he
wished now to press upon the attention of Minis-
ters, would give more splendour to the Royal
Pageant which was to take place, than any orna-
ment which was in preparation for it. The Pe-
tition was laid on the Table.
BREWERS IN SCOTLAND.
Lord A, II Amir.ToN asked the Chancellor of.
the Exchequer whether any further instructions.
were to be given to the Excise of Scotland, for.
the purpose of preventing inconvenience to
Brewers, on the subject of the Brewery Act,
which was passed this Session ? His own opinion
was, that the instructions already sent on that
subject were insufficient, and that as the Act now
stood, Brewers could not carry on their business.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER said,
that the Treasury would take care to prevent the
occurrence of any inconvenience under the Act.
ORDERS OF THE HOUSE.
A person from the East India Company brought up certain
documents relative to Pensions, pursuant to an Order of the
House.
Mr. IIUVE took that opportunity of complaining of the
negligence of the public offices in presenting papers ordered by
the House. He and his Honourable Friend, the Member for '
Abingdon (Mr. Maberly), had, several weeks ago, moved for
the production of papers (many of which might have been laid
on the table in forty-eight hours from the order being made),
but none of them had since been presented. This was a great
inconvenience, as it would prevent Members from looking over
them in the recess ; but of twenty-five orders of this kind which
had been made, not one had been complied with. He com-
plained particularly of the delay of certain papers ordered from
the Treasury.
Mr. LUSHINGTON assured the Honourable Member, that
it was impossible to use more dispatch than had been used in
getting ready the papers to which lie alluded, but that they
were not yet complete.
Mr. MABERLY complained that several weeks had-elapsed
without producing the papers ordered by the House, though to
his certain knowledge they might have been laid on the table
in twenty-four hours. When an order was given in any public
office for getting papers ready, it ought to be dated, and thea
the House would see where the fault lay.
Mr. LUSHINOTON repeated, that no unnecessary delay
took place in his office.
Mr. CREEVEY said, that the papers respecting the Four
and a Half per Cents, which had been moved for some time
since, had not yet been produced.
Mr. RUNE begged to know whether the Secretary of the.
Treasury (Mr. Lushington) would have any objection to allow
him a manuscript copy of the papers which had been moved for,
as it was too late to have them printed this Session.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he had no objection to give the
Honourable Member a copy as soon as it could be made out.
Mr. P. MOORE made some observations upon the exped:-
ency of laying the Public Accounts on the table on the 10th of
February, instead of on the 25th of March.
After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER,
Mr. P. MOORE (as we understood him) said, he would
next year renew a motion which he had made eleven years ago
on that subject.

MR. M'ADAM'S PLAN.

Mr. JIUME presented a Petition from a person
of the name of Lester, at Burton-on-Trent. This
Petition referred to a matter, which, though
small in amount, he considered of great import-
ance in point of principle, as it represented the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to have paid to Mr.
M'Adam the sum of 4,0001. out of funds which

were not at his disposal. This fact would not
have been known, but for the return made to the
motion of an Hon. Friend of his, which had
proved the sum he had mentioned to have been
advanced from the funds of the Post Office, over
which the Treasury had no controul. The Peti-
tioner stated, that in 1803, he had published of
Low,man's the plan since acted upon by Mr.
M'Adam. Had the four thousand pounds ster-
ling given to that Gentleman been proposed to
that House, he must have known of the intention
of Government, and, in that case, could have
proved that he, and not Mr. M'Adam, was en-
titled to receive it. -He (Mr. Hume) objected to
the manner in which the payment had been
made, as it appeared -not 'to the inventor of the
plan, who, had the grant been moved in that
House, might have had an opportunity of making
good his claim.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excnr.oxiEn did not
object
,to the Petition being received ; but he
apprehended nothing was easier than to defend
the course which had been taken. The Hon.
Gentleman had kept out of sight the material
fact, that the grant to Mr. M'Adam had been re-
commended by a Committee of that House. In
consequence of this, Government had inquired if
the Post Office derived any material benefit from
the plan of Mr. M'Adam, and, upon the answer
given in its favour, they felt justified in giving
the sum recommended by the Committee.
Mr. BENNET said, if money might be thus advarred
without the sanction of that House, instead of 4,0001. 40,0001. •
might be paid away in the !awe manner. On this KinciFle,
Mr. Palmer might have received the amount of his claim with-
out the interference of this House. If money might thus Pie
paid away by Ministers, why did the flight lion. Gentlerntaa•
comae to. the 'House at all ?. fie did nut quarcel with the remu-
neration given to Mr. M'Adam, but with the manner hi which
it had been granted.

Mr. HUME thought,-if any sum tight thug v,e paid away,
the amount of the whole of the Estlmatts iniKhk be taken in the
same manner. On futule.ocovions, he h9p_f d the liou*e tee l 4