The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-22 00:00:00

.PETMON OF THOMAS CLEARY.

Earl GROSVENOR said, that previosis to their.
Lordships entering upon the order of the day,
hen,they were about to enter upon the discus-
sion uf a proposition, which,
.‘vtihout tine evi-
denceof itsnecesity, went to strike immediately
at the liberties,bf tpe people, by a suspension of
the llateas buip' us Act ; before the !louse should.
proceed to that tliscussicin,
_h begged leave to call
their attention to a Petition which bad been, pit
into his hands, of a riatote which he thought well
worthy of their Lordships' consideration : anti
previously, be thought, without a violation of
propriety to the consideration of their Lordship'S
Report, which, he must repent hiitipinion, should
have been accoMpanied by the evideoce„ in order
to sliew the necessity of that vitally important
measure which it was donbtleis in •agitation to
propose, on a view of the RepOrt alone. The Pe-
tition which he hail to present to their Lordships
was from Therms Cleary, who designated hithself
as Secretary to the
.London Union Society. It
referred to certain allegations in the Report of
the Committee, which the Petitioner thought
must hare be-eo founded on false information re-.
ceived by the Committee, as the ratitioner states
Ire is able and ready to prove, if allowed; at their
Lordships' Bar. A proposition like this he deem-
ed worthy of the serious.ai.tention of their Lora-
ships, as it may she w the necessity of their going
into fartlier evidence before die Flouse proceeded
to the e'usctmcnt of , a me:mitre of such great im-
portance as that, he had ad% ertel to..—The
Noble Earl read a considet able part of the
petition-tab a part of
:his speceir, of tliki the
prominent parts were, to the_ following effect,
and which appeaieil to have been extracts front
the RepOrt, awl of which the petitioner com-
plained. " Others of these Societies are called
Union Clubs; professing the same object Of Par-
liamentary Reforfn, meaning 'universal sidfrage
and annual Parliaments,,ohjecti which evidently
involve a total subversion of the Brit isb Constitu-
lion. It appears there is a London Union Society,
and branch Unions. corresponding with and affi-
liated to it. Others of their Societies hare adopted
the name of Speuccan Philanthropists, at d 't was
by members of a Club of this description, that the
plaits of the conspirators in London were discussed
and prepared torexecution." Tie petitioner stated
he was humbly noxious to endeavour to obtain
the patient attention of the House' relative to what
their Lordships' Seeret Committee were pleased'
to impute to the London Union Society, respect•
ing which, lie doubted not but the evidence. upon
which the opinion was founded, was wholly ansl
entirely false, as be was ready to prove in the most
satisfactory im.nner at the,bor of their Lordships'
House, Fle then proceeded humbly to represent,
that the London Union Society was'foonded in
1812, by Mr. Eilward.Bolton Clive, Mr. Walter
Fawkes, the late Colonel. Bosville, Mr. Montague
Boorgoyne, the, present Lord Mayor, Sir Francis
Burdett, M>ajor Cart Wright, and, other respect a.ble
That it condoned . to hold tueetings
but is very short time.; that it never held any cor-
respondence With any Socieiy of any sart ; flint
finally, that it has not even Met for nearly three
and as half years ; and that it is not now in ex-
istence. The NOW Earl Ihen contended for the
propriety of complying with the prayer of the pe-
tition, Which Was to allow the petitioner to sub-
stantiote his allegation by evidence, at their Lord-
ships' bar. Be thought it would be but an act of
justice so to do, particidarly as the petitioner of-
fered to bring forward rill the bOoks and papers of
the Lotidos Uiiion Society. in support of what lie
alluded to. It was possible that the Committee
may he nlided as. tothatpart of its Conclusions.

The Duke of MONTRoSa seemed colailikr
‘..ll;it was brought forward as tending to impute
improper conduct to the Committee.
lfarl Caosv KNOB , in explanation, contended
that the inquiry ought to be gone into previous to
their Lordships agreeing to an enactment which
would go to surrender the liberties of the country
into the hands- nI such men as Mr. Canning, Mr.
Brugge Bathurst, Lord Castlereagh, and others,
The Duke of ATttor+ spoke to order. He felt
it incumbent on hint to aver, that no man at Itie
side of the House Was capable of such motives as
seemed to be inferred. Any lattgoae that tended
to inTtlic improper motives, was %Aorta! iamentary,
and should not he held.

Lout itt)',Le. nisi, to Order, stoked whetber it
,'rits fair thab to Fittack iodividuals, Who not being.
NJembres of that House, could not titlettil Unto,
stivrs

Tile LORD Cliatmet.ton rcpressetl a tithilar
setititrten;: He' It 1t it his ditty lift to sit sileht
?lit the Vtroolsack while uuy Noble Lora stated,
alt It a sacrifice was abblit to be made tai the liber.t
tit:, of the p,„pie tot suck men us Mr. Catmint,
itrAggti Ii ithurtg, dud. the oitst,r re".„„ge.
alluded

EAd GROSVENOR coetettded, that the toelsore
ehoitt to be pcoposed, woeld he in etfeet to place
the ithertie, of the Crwlttry itt.the Lands of the
Nt 1,,,rt'8 opposite the rest of Lis Majesty's
Ministers t to:, therefore, did not cLnceire vslipt

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