The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-07 00:00:00

ADJOURNMENT.

Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that the House at its rising
do adjourn till Wednesday; but that the Committees have
leave to meet to-morrow notwithstanding. Also, that the
Priate-Bills which stood fur to-Morrow be postponed till
Wednesday.—Agreed to.
The Irish Cork Importation Bill was read a third time and
passed.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER for the third reading oldie Four-wheel Carriages Bill,
Sir.). N Ewpota hoped the measure wou•ld be extended
to Ireland. -
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under-
stood to say that the present measure would not answer ally
beneficial purpose for that part of the kingdom ; but that be
had another in contemplation of a similar purport.
• Sir JOHN NEWPOP.T moved for Accounts of the number
Of Causes decided, and whether for Plaintiff or Defendant, in
the Assistant Bat risters' Court in Ireland,' established by the
Act of the 57th of the King, up to the Ist day of April, 1818,
Also' for an Account of the uumt,er of Declarations filed in the
superior Courts of Ireland, the i,soes on which did not ex-
ceed 251. each. He stated his object principally to he to
afTertain how far the lower classes were aggrieved by the
course' of proctivdings in the Barristers' Court,
After a few words from Mr. L. FOSTER, the motion was
agreed to.
FEES ON PARDONS UNDER THE GREAT SEAL.

DOUGLAS rose to move for leave to bring
its -a 13111 -to diminish the expences of obtaining
pardons under the Great Seal. He thought the
House would be Surprised to learn that such a
pardon could notbe obtained under the great suns of
1.101. In truth this expence prevented. many per-
sons, who might he proper objects of the Royal
mercy, from legaining the enjoyment of aseir ci-
vil rights. He believed it would be found that
only twelve pardons at this kind had been granted
during the last seven years. He thought be could
prove that these fees were, on some occasions, a
great itnpediment to public justice ; and he would
mention the circumstance which first led his at-
tention to the subject. Its the district in which he
voided sonic of the worst sort of crimes were 1:e-
-quently committed. On one occasion a female
evidence could have been brought forward,

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kirl,Q3c testirm.:4 x'vouitt have led to the convicoo
of the culpr it, but'She haying been convicted of a•
felony, could not be exit-nine& without baying
rained a• pardon niirrer the Breit Seal. ire 10'
Keen commissioned tii'obiain It, and be found, that
in addition to the gi-eat expence•of the proseetv
Lion, the pardon would cost 1101. The only WaY'.•
therefore, that the object could be arrived at Was'.
by a person making himself responsible for the
expence, which still remained to be repoid to lriat,
These expences, therefore, might actually pi:OTO ir :the course of public justice. The 11(in. Gent•
, 1„'„,
man argued, that it was not proper tnat yva alt
ittitiviattai might be pardoned, he should 1;:e
vented by an inability to pay his fees. lie ob!,
jectctl to Officers under the Crown receiving an
fees whatever for being the medium 'of a grant °f
mercy,
.as it was like restricting the quantity 0 .
mercy granted by die. Crown according tu'rbe.
ability to pay for it.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that Ml
pardons were granted like all other patents 110fiei.
the Great Seal, and were subjected to the gone,
duties as all other letters patent. The charge':
aro.sefrorn the !rosiness done in preparing the 1"r1;
dons, and for the stamp duties upon them, wh'e
lasi amounted to atil. The otter part of the elv'
pence went to the Public Fie Fund, and for the
payment of two of the Law Officers of the Crow";
who -saw, by theinselves or their agents, that
patent's were properly advanced land one Ina( 'l°l
for the e*pences of affixing, the,..Great
so
Ali ed. persca applied fur e :fface suet
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Your of the CIOVVII, he muse. naturally esPe:.-
to pay the expence of ordaining .it,
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ticularly as - the Legislature bad enacted- -
Stant') DatieS in question. But in SeVerai i";
stances. it had happened, that where, in the cogrst.
of public justice, justice could not be obt"i"et
without. it, the- Crown had paid the fees- itself.
But convicted felons, and persons who wished to
he restored to their rights, had nogrounds to eS"
peel the labours of puhlic.officers free of expenee',
as in this case they were Paid not by salaries, 0" •

according to the business they did.
Leave NV:iS then given to bring in the Bill. it
The Loan AnvocATE gave novice, that
should on Friday move for leave to bring in 131
to controul the improper expenditure of die
porations of the Royal Burghs of Scotland.
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Dr. PHILLINIORE postponed his motion
stood for WAnesday next till Friday the
of May.—Adjourned. •