The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-14 00:00:00

'l'b e: Petition was nraere4 to lie on the table.

Mr. Perrrie, in rising to submit to the House
a motion concerning time Magistracy of 'lreland,
took occasion to obseeve, there were persons in
that Country very desirous of recommending them-
selves by their violent proceedings against those
Whom they considered &sturbers at die public
peace. At present he intended to confine himself
to the case of one person—Mr. Mimiltdn, Cnr:ate
of Itosciea, who hadibeeti appointed • one of the
Blagist rates of Tipperary, though be did not pos-
sess one acre of property in the county. The
lion. Gentleman then entered into a long, state-
ment, which appeared to excite considerable in-
terest in the [louse, _but which was almost wholly
inaudible in the Gallery. We understood the pur-
port-of it-to be, - that
.Mr. Hamilton, Inforthed of
the existence of treasonable associations, and Of a
conspiracy against his life, hati.sent • n person to
inquire into the truth of it, amid ectiog on his re.
port, had stuffed and placed in. his tirewing-room
.figure to,represent hoeself, which hail beet tired
St, the pistols having been fornished, by the per-
ion in Mr. llamilton's confidence. in corise.
titmice of this outrage, toorteen persons had been
dragged oat of their beds at Midnight, carried a
distance-of 40 miles, nod throWn into, ail, where
they must have remained three months before they
conid.be hrooftla to tri.d, bad not a Special Com-
mission been ismied .ort .time be.tli!sfon. Thcse
regac,s.,. when- hrouglit..toi,trial, had been ace
4nieteti. The ifory—orie of the Most respectable
I,4ries- he had ever Seen ,impannella iii ttrat part
of .the Empire, hart declared to the Judge' they
retire trite satisfied the priioncrs wet e innocent.
The prosecutors then became the accused, bet the
VIII was thrown out by. the (hand Jury, or in the
opinion cif ntatiy, they would have been cast.on
being brought to trial. lie 'concluded by moviug,
Thit theft- should he laid before the House, co-
pies of the correspondence between the:. Irish Coo
sternment earl the Rev. J.' Hamilton, Citrate of
rtoscrea, and one of the MagiStretei of the County
of Tipperary.
Mr. Peet, said,' when speaking on this subject,
lie was quite an impartial witness. He could have
tit;) wish tti conceal any fact Connucted ;
and while he said this of himself, he of course:
meant to say the same for every member of time
Irish Ctiovernmerit. To give the lionse a correct
view of the question, it was necessary that they
shiseld be reminded of t he 'strionS disorders which
bad occurred in the county of Tipperary in No,
ventber last, when, on the requisition of forty Ma-
gistrates, it whi found necessary to subject t.ix
Baronies to the operation'of the Insurrection Act.
'Lime murder of Mr. Baker followed, who was a
'?Magistrate of the highest character, anti who was
universally beloved us a )111/411, and, who bad only
incurred the hatred of those who deprived him of
lite by hrs activity as a ' Magistrate. About a
week after the murder of Mr. Baker, Mr. Hamil-
ton received information that a conspiracy hart
been formed against hiM. He communicated this
fact to three of the neighbouring Magistrates,
and desirtot the essistenee of 'a person connected
with the Dublin pollee, of the name of Dwyer, to
aseermiti it the information he had received was
COlreet is 11C1%,1411 soon after reported that lie had
made Requaintanee with the supposed eouipira-
tors,' and that a couspiiktey against the life .4... Mr.
Iramitton dia exist. Mr. Hamilton -directed the
Fersen to return to thein, to take part in their pro-
ceedinvs, to follow, but iii no case to Iced diem.
A' stuffed fignre-,• intended' to rerresent-- himself,
'yeas placed in his draWatg-room,and this had been
fired at, With this device the Government bad
potitiog to do , and he did not hesitate tO say, be load
been directed by the Lord Lieutenant in eeprehend
ittas most: injudicious. For the fourteen persons
apprehended, he bad to state that there were two
evidences of the existence at' time conspiracy, and
one of the persons apprehended had subsequently
confessed his guilt, and acknowjedgedAhat. lie for
one had fired at what be believed to have been.
.11Ir. Hamilton., Application bad been made for a
provision for one informer, in the event of the
parties against whom he gave evidence being con.,
victed, but this had been at 'once refused, .that
1m might have no improper bias ow los eirod. the
subsequent compjaints against Mr. Hamilton; he
(Mr, Feel) had laid before the Lord Lieutenant ;
and time whol6 of his (Mr. Hatniltou's): conduct
hart :been submitted to the consideration of, a
Learned Judge., whom it was minnecessary for him
to jpinegyrize, Baron Gcotge. Lie (Bawl George) ..'

tlee .A 1
that Gentleman to have been in a very infirm state
of health at the time .of faker's dull
to live been extremely territivd by the dreAd nr
ussabsittation. He tOrnhated the deice to ‘vlirett
Mr. Hamilton had had recourse, hut stated every
thing else that lottt transpired to redound to his
Credit i4S ti MAgiUtrilto. Uu anothe'r oecasion,
`whet) his conduct bad- beet arraigned, the result
had been in every.respect ,favottrahle to Gin), and
his conduct gellertilly' was st:) exemplary. that the
Laid Chancellor, had not thought it his ditty tO
dkiniss hint from the Bench.

Mr. BRoooltast considered the greatest import-
ance ro attach to the present motion, and thought
a nearer approach htul:now been madethati bac!'
been made before, towards probing to the bottom
the distraCted state of Itadand. When a charge
was heard, and heard without being repelled, like
that which had been heard this night agaitot a
-MilkiSttate, it was clear there was something that
was not tight in the judicial affairs of that coml.
try. Ireland 'waain,such.a state that active itia-
.gistrates were necessary, hot these_ ought to be
titen r;bo,diB4ained to wear the.hatigCosof party.
The question in the present instance was, whether
the Lord Chaucellbr•of Ireland Wav or, was not
right in•not striking out the. name of Mr. Bawd-
tm) from the list of Jast;,:es of Peace i lie com.
mented, on the. manner in which Mr. • Pamilton
had been -treated, am! on the time Lard Mannert
trail allowed for nwking different reports on this
smbiect before ire crone to a decision. Ileul the
Lord Chancellor of Ireland always acted' in
simi-
tar cases with the sJtue deliberation ? ilatthe lint
even'on•
.slightgrontls caused Magktrates to be
removed Some iima•ncet. % There WitS• a case
where misconduct -was proved, yet the Mnistr,'
•
was not removed, though it tea, •
worn, m this
-outv,„
rv••-•• ...tie no parrs, feelings interfered with
the adMinistratitm of Justice, would have caused
a person in such a situation to be intritediately
dismissed.'

AL StrrToN did not believe any person
thought the conduct of the Lord Chancellor in
this case had been' other than• correct, but whe-
ther it wits so or not, he tots sure there was no
perwan in that !louse or out of it, that %void(' im-
pute to the Noble Lord improper motives.
Air. PoNsosaY 'said Ito hitd received a letterfrom
a 'Noble Lord .in Ireland, whieh Would satisfac-
torily repel the charges urged Against the Judge
whOse conduct broil been arraigned this night in a
petition. Ile however had wiihed that the peti-
tion be received,' and had t.tere. I r ore nut brought it
for'wurti when it was piesented. When the lion.
Menkber who had presented it, took any further
000 ho the subject, that tvoltitl be the time for
hirn to refute the allegatious it contained, lie
did not blante Lord MallyerS for not iTinoving
Mr. Monition, 1;61 he thi,w4ht it unfortunate that
a Magistrate who had aetet; ;Is lie had done should
IfW- still ill the. Commission. When infortned of
the existence of a contpirney, he thought Mr. 114.
milton had drat very. wrong. to furnish the COll-
- ors with pistols,.powder, and ball, to carry
their plait into effect, instead of- putting them
down at once. The law revired not the firing
to prove the.exitqc,nce of a conspiracy ; Hint en-
tht;io to), Lllol{llll4 float outrage, led them
probably into a dibtinet otts6tee, which Was pi-
niOvablr, tinder, another Act- oll'arlianteut.= •

f Mr. VESE.Y..Etruntut.,D thought no one could
approve of the devise-to .which Ijr. lianulton,lottl:
had recourse ;
.hut that GentleMao!s ititirm state,
of health cons4lered,' and the effect rouscrinetitly
produted• on bito by the murder of Baker, he
ought not to he judged with that severity which
would he e4lled for under other circumstances.—
Ile did not rel.;iet Z:131 the present motion had been
made (though he could not give it his support),
as it ltad'aiven his Right, llon. Friend an oppor-
tunity:of offetiag some satistactory F4pianations
to the noose, Jim{ as it went. to prove, to tile M 4-1-
gistrites of the Sister Kiugdom that the eye of
iii owe %vas constantly pp theph
words •
After a few from Sir ,J,, Newport, Aft.
Daly, Mr. Prittie, aml Mr. Pe'el, the motion was
withdrawn.

CAS'ARiIBAGI4 presented certain papers
relative. tn' reatdatioos Fareign.StAte'l li3 to
Itootatt Catholie,i,'''which were ordered to be re-.
(erred to the Committee on the subject.