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London, England, 1813-04-14 00:00:00

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?tittle, in the election of 1812 i the Prochmaiions
were seithdravni from that piper, Ind 'goods title
Proprietor sold to satisfy the demands of the Govern.
mint, though the most respectable security was of-
fered for it. paymeht. To the Dalin' Corrarfteadent
etloo per annum was paid. and the Kakehur paper
having inserted some articles in favour of the people,
the Government desired the Proprietor to send in his
quarterly account, which effectually prevented the
insertion of all such articles.
Mr. FITZGERALD denied the fact concerning
the Clonmel Herald. When he came into office he
fbund that paper among others a year and half in
arrear for the advertisement duty, and had ordered
the Commissioner to secure the immediate payment.
He never knew the Editor was a voter for Tipperary.
(Here General Mathew said across the House
" During the general election.") If any man dared
to deny what he (Mr. Fitzgerald) had stated as the
fact, even the walls of Parliament should not protect
him. As to what had been said by the Right Hon'
baronet (Sir J. Newport), the fact of the vote having
been proposed during his Administration, was, he
(Mr; Fitzgerald) should have thought, a bar to his
objecting to it in the present case.
General MATHEW said, that it did not become
him to make any remarks on the words of the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Fitzgerald). He had spoken
within those walls, and he (General Mathew), should
speak.without them.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he was persuaded
his Right Hon. Friend did not mean to wound the
feelings of any one, except under the supposition of
an event which had not happened, viz. that the truth •
of his statement bad been doubted.
Mr. FITZGERALD said, that k was impossible
.iror him to rett act, unless the words which had elicited
his a •sertion, were explained.
After a few words from Lord CASTLEREAGH, and
Sir H. PARNELL,
General MATHEW said be had stated the fact
concerning the Editor of the Clonmel Herald, from a
letter which lie had in his pocket from him, with a
view to charge it on the Irish Government.
'The SPEAKER said, that in cases of this kind
the path marked out was, that these Members shonld
give an assurance, on heir honour, that the affair
should not proceed beyond the House, and he was
obliged to call on them so to do.
Mr. FITZGERALD urged the impossibility of
retracting withoUt s'nie •explanation on the other
side, and on the Speaker having urged submission to
the law of the House, be stated that he had never
said any thing which implied that he meant to pur-
sue the affair beyond those walls.
Mr. PEELE urged the Hon. Gentleman to ex-
plain the words which bad been misconceived by his
Right Hon. Friend.
General MATHEW alluded to the word " dare"
as having drawn from him the offensive words.
Lord CAS'LLEREAGH having observed that
date" had been used merely hypothetically,
The SPEAKER said, that then the Honourable
Members should give their assurance that the matter
should proceed no further.
General MATHEW repeated% behad only meant the charge
generally against the Government.
Mr. W. F'ITZGERAI.D, as the Hon. General had not meant
' to impute an untruth to him, had no beeitation in saying, not only
that be hoped the whole basin eis would be obliterated from re-
collection both in acrd out of the House,but be should exceedingly
lantent if ever the subject was again revived..
General MATHEW said he had only thought the language of
the Right Hon. Gentkman rather extraordinary, coming as it did
from am with whom he had been in habits of private friendship.
The eaaversation bete dropped; and the remaining Resolutions
the Rerwt wive weld to without discussion.—Adjourned.
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