The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

CAPTAIN DRAKE•

Mr. Brstricy presented a petition from Captain
Drake, Commander of a Transport conveying
convicts from Ireland to Botany Bay. The pe-
petition stated, that during the vologe the con.
victs having made en attempt to seize the ship,
had been repressed by the exertions of the peti-
tioner and his crew. That not withstand..
ing, on his
.arrival; Governor Macquarrie
had listened to the report of the petitioner's
enemies, and sent him home to be tried.—
That on his return to Eughnd he had been kept
six months in prison for want of h,tl, and that .
when the trial had come.. on, the Judge andiury
bad been so convinced of his innocence, that a
verdict of acquittal was immediately given in,his
favour. He therefore prayed for such redress as
it was in the power of the House to'afford.
Mr. GOULBURN observed,. -that it had not re•
mained with Governor Macqtiarrie to decide on
the guilt or innocence of Mr. Drake, bni only
whether there was a sufficient degree of evidence
to send bite home to take his trial.
The petition was then laid on the table, and,
order-ed to be printed.
Mr. LUSHINGTON presented copies of certain
docuthents which had been laid before the Com-
missioners of Excise.—Laid on the table and or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. P. MoohE presented a petition from Bir-
mingham, praying for Relief for the distressed
Manufacturers.—Laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
CAMELFORD ELECTION.

Mr. D. W. HARVRy, on account of the lateness
of the Session, and the impossibility of going its
a satisfactory manner through the important In-
quiry which had been commenced, should pro-
pose a resolution, tending to postpone all further'
discussion on the subject, to the next Session.—
Should this be agreed to, lie should then move,
that no Writ be issued for the Borough of Camel-
ford till ten clays after the meeting tit Yniliautent,
and that the Order of the Day for going into a'

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trdlowing Resolution :—" That the iionae hiving
time been engaged in an inquiry into the
corrupt practices reported by the Committee ap-
pointed to examine the petitions of certain Elec-
tors, to have prevailed in the Borough of Camel-
ford, and finding that the interval before the end
of the Session was nut sufficient for completing
such an inquiry, resolve that the I-louse shall ad-
journ the said inquiry to an early period after the
next trecting of Parliament."
;Mr. PRIMROSy opposed the postponement of the
qutstion, and wished the Report to be taken into
consithiration now, the part relative to Mr.
Stewart to be expunged, end orders given to pro.
s;-cute the cotiapirators, with the .exception of
I.Viliiam Ilallet. lie concluded by moving as an
ornetuliiient, that the Report be vow taken into
considerAt

Mr. TZEMAYNE thought all the facts of the
conspiracy completely proved. The only ques-
tion was, whether the House should proceed with
the examination now, or should postpone it to
the next Session. lie was of opinion that it
would he proper to CMI3IiIIC Jatut s 1-I;frVty now.
After u few observations from Lord Ebringt on,
Lord Normanbv, Mr. H. Gurney. and Lord Cast le-
ragb, the amendment was negatived, aid the
original motion agreed to.
Mr. D. W. 11-Aavav then moved, that Mr.
Speaker do not issue his Warrant for the Borough
or Garnet ford till ten clays after the next meeting
of l'ail;ament.—Agreed to.
The Order of the Div for going into a Corn-
tnitrce on the Came!ford Election watt then dis-

chulged.