The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-12 00:00:00

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. R. MARTIN said, he had on a former occasion men-
tioned to the House, what appeared to him to he a wilful
misrepresentation of what he had. said, in The Morning
Herald.-,-He had at that time expressed a hope, that the per-
son who reported for that Paper, would not trouble himself
to report what he (Mr. M.)- said in future, and that if he
did, he would do it correctly. He had applied to the person
who had thu-s misrepresented him, who told him in a super-
cilious way, he was ready to give him any satisfaction that a
gentleman could demand. He (Mr. M.) had declined this-
trial by battle, whoreupon this person said, " vou shall have
no cause for complaint in future, tor we shah never report
any thing you say.". He was sorry this determination had
beensleparted from, for in The Morning. Herald. of-that day,
he saw sentinients attributed to hint 'which could only come
fermi the inliabitant of 'an asylum for idiots." The account
-given of this speech was. this Mr. Martin -(of Galway)
compared -the Opposition Gentlemen who were attaching the
Ministers frir the purpsse of getting into their places, to a
hackney coachman Whom he once met in Paris,
'who ipuke- in the roost disrespectful
.terms cpf the King of
Francearid said he himself would make a better King if put
in his nlace."—lle moved, that.). Rotreson and T. I'. Glass-
log-ton, the printer and publisher of The Morning Herald, do
attend the House on Friday.—Ordered.
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The Irish FisherieS, the Naval Prize-Money, the Royal
Family, and the Irish Excise Licences Bills, were severally
read .a third time and-passed. . .
MUTINY OF coNwars...

Mr. BENNET presented a Petition from John Drake, the
Commander of a trafiSport for the conveyance of Convicts to
New South-Withis. The-ease of the Petitioner was thiS:—
In the course of the voyage tf4-nntinyarose in- the ship, in
conseqtience of which the guard flied on the convicts, 11 or
12 nt-whom died in consequence. When he arrived at 'New
.South•SVales, he had been treated,igilobtinionsly by the Go-
vernor. His conduct had been inquired into by a Commis-
sion; eiinsisTit4 'the" *P6liCe-Magistrate, the Judge 4dro-
.cate ,414-td Ibe Gov-ernor's•Secretary.- Though the Commission
tipci4c4lfit tirere..w:trs no ground for proceedings, thelGover-
ita7s,Secielary having. clissented from their decision, and
-Ifiltin4 haerhe ea:rof the'Governor, Captain Drake was sent
himie. tit. take hi& trial,-with three convicts, Who received 'a
freepitidvtoxive evldrnee_against him (one of whom had
.since &en flanged,, and two transported for new crimes.)—
On the triallt w,is declared by the Judge that there was not
a scintilla of. evidenee in,stippOrt of tile prosecution. Cap-
tain Drake had, by these proceedings,
.been put to an ex•
pense of 7061, for which he ba'd only•received 201. compe-
nsation front the Government,' belt'. what he especially'com-
Idained of-was,,that he had 'been refused the sum which was
allowed for taking out the convicts safe, to obtain which, it
was necessary t 0 have certificates from the Surgeon, the Trans-
,port Board, and the Governor. The Certificates of the two
former he had, hot Governor Macquarrie refused his. He
moyed'that the Petition be brought up.
- Mr. C. W.' W.YNNE.doubted whether the House was com-
petent to receive this Petition, as it prayed for pecuniary re-
lief wit bont_ttferecuinmend‘tion of Government.

Mr. BENNET l', referrin:- to the • prayer of the PetiiiOn,
'showed,_that though it complained bitterly of the conduct of
dovernor M'Ciitarrie for withholding the tiittal certiSiate, it
imputed no-Name-Tv the Government at home:
Mr. G'OULB URN contended, that tinder the circumstances
of the case, Governor Macttuartie itml no discretion, but was
obliged to send home Captain DrAe Trial.` As to the
sum paid when prisoners Were safely landed in New South
Wales, it was.evident: that, tite question, whether this SUM
should be paid, was very different from that, whether-Captain
Drake had been guilty of Murder.'
Mr. BENNETT reminded- the House, that the judge had
thought it unnecessary to go into the defeAce,coActiviug that
there was not a tittle of en idence against them.
The SPEAKER said,- the. Petition in paint' of form could
he received, if the prayer was founded on the refusal of the
Governor- to_giv_e_ the. customary certificate; if it rested ost
other grournls might be liable.to.objection.
e.ks rtkitE Am! • thought if thertl was a doubt 'on
the-:subject, that &Alit:ought tube. given in faiour of the
Petitioner,

Mi C.*. said, this siticss. scented. to him a
better subject for a pi itSte action, than, for an appeal to that
House. lt was a tremendous -hardship fur GovernorNae-
quarrie, that these charges should be salt forth to the world
so long before it was possible to give an answer to them. He
doubted under the ei-icuralstances whether the House ought
to receive the Petition..

•
Lord CASTLEREAGH, though disposed in a doubtful case
to favour the petitioner, could not but concur in 'what had
just fallen from tbe -Honourable Gentlema►i, and thought;
perhaps, after wliathaitinst_ -been urged, the Gent
man (Mr. Bennett) would dot press the petitionon the House
at present. •
Mr. BENNETT periisted in bringing:4;oe pitition,which
was read, and .orderad to lie on-the table. '
PIM"! LEGE..

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Dr. PHILLI MORE, presented a petithrtilrortriervis Arm-
strong, now. in Newgate, fur a breaeli ofrAnitil4p.t, praying to
be released.--Ordered to lie on the table.

Dr. PHILLIMORE moved that the petitioner shouldlc
brought up to-morrow, in orderiojris being dischaiged.
Mr. BANK§.liad doubts whether th,,pglition .was pro-
perly wOrded.
Dr,.,I)RILLIMORE stated.il„tob wotled.in .theltipst -re-
spectful manlier: 1. ...•,s•
After 4*few ffirtbe-r fioni Mi. Banker-and 4r.
C. W. Wynne,the-motiob was agreed to: -