Star.
London, England, 1831-06-25 00:00:00

The Bishop of LONDON presented various rttitions
from places in his diocese for the abolition of shivery.
The Earl of SHREWSBUity presenteti various pe.
lions for the Repeal of the Utlion from certain
places in Ireland : the Noble Earl took this occasion
to advert to the existing distress in that country, aid con.
tended that the Government ought to take the poor of Ire-
land under its protection. A sum amounting to WM:kW
would do more than remedy the present great ilitor, in .••
rious parts of the country. The Noble Earl pad at
considerable length, extracts from the letters of Dr. 1)0) to
and others' in support of his observations.
The Earl of LIMERICK said that the statements of
the Noble Earl gave him no uneasiness, and contemleil that
the authorities cited by the Noble Eatl were unfounded.
The Marquis of SALISBURY gave notice, that on
Tuesday rexy, he should bring tbrward a motion relative so
the better administration of the poor laws.

CITIIPLADIR ST LORD PLUMICTT.
Lord PLUNKETT rose to call their Lordships' atten-
tion to the subject which he had adverted to yesterday, re-
garding a statement which had appeared in the newspaper
affecting him. It was eery painful for him to do so, but
he considered that he should be wanting to himself, and the
high situation which he held, if he suffered such statements
as bad been made to pass without observation. He wished
it to be clearly understood that he was not coming forward.
with any complaint against any part of the other branch of
the legislature, nor was he coming forward with any corn
plaint against any newspaper; all that he wished to do was
fully and explicitly to deny in foto the charge which had
been made against him ; the charge that had been made
against hint was, that he had offered the situation ul
assistant barrister to an individual in consideration of
election services; and that in consequence of that,
upwards of thirty votes had been procured ; and the 'Ater
charge was, that he had promised to get order for
two Individuals in the Church for the same coil-
sidetation. He considered that if he had let?, guilty of such
gross abominations, lie should be unworthy of the ;'••h 1.0.
nour of a scat in their lordships' house. Toe elitegee if not
denied, would not only disable him s a pubih:
but would disparage him fert (act as a g etleinete Tare
charge had been brought forward, as represented in the
newspapers, on the first day of the Session, by a highly it s-
pectabie gentlenian, representing county in inland
; it head
been brought forward, not merely as an iinix•aclanent of ha
individual, but as an attack on the government t f the coeti.
try. Such being the case, he felt himself called upon to as.
acre, that it was a most groats and libellous falsehood, and
that be was entitled to deal with it, not merely as a libel
against an individual, but as a part of that system which
had been adopted by those who opposed his Majesty a
Government—(Hear, hear.) It was an utter disregard of
truth and decency. That be, in common with others of his
Majesty's government, felt interested in the late electitats
in Ireland, was not to be denied, but that lie h. d ever tied
undue inflaence in these elections was totally false even
when persons (which had been the case) had come to
him, and asked him to give them his advice, he had
uniformly refused it. The charge against him was, his
promising the situation of assistant barrister to a gentleman
of the bar for hi. support of thio ty votes at the late election
in favour of s friend to the Government. This was totally
without truth ; and be thought that no Noble Lord who
heard hint, beleved that he was capable of using his iegu-
ence in such a way. The Noble Marquis (Londonderry)
made him an offer last night of a private interview with the
Honourable Baronet; when be asked the Honourable Ba-
ronet for his authority, he said, '5 Oh, I uas told it by
several individuals but I know nothing about it myself ;
he gave the name ofhis informant. Would the Noble Lord
allow him to mention the name ? (Here some conversation
ensued between the Nellie and Learned Lord and the
Marquis of Londonderry). Lurk Plunkett then observed,
' that he should abstain from mentioning names. The
Noble and Learned Lord. in continuation, said, I hive
said so much of myself, but th • charge does not end here.
He must now say a little of other individuals of his fatuity,
for they also had been charged with impraper ititerfereitce
at the late elections. Ile had six sons all grown up to man-
hood, and that they felt the greater interest in the sucet as
of the friends of the Government was true, and if they had
not he would have been ashamed of them ; but that tbi y had
made promises of promotion or otherwise, he was quite
certain was totally without foundation. He knew them to
be as incapable of arch conduct as any Peer of this house.
Lord E LLENBOR ()UGH ;Iv roswejo ord:14„ He said •
that this was a charger/against a menibesTof
and, in his opinion, it wap scarcely regular.
The Duke of BUCKINGH A t 1 thought there was not
one individual in that house that believed the noble lord e..-
• pable of such conduct as had been imputed to him. ..
Lord PLUNKETT was obliged to .he noble lord, but
there was something so very certain ho calumny, bd it. was
difficult to sit under it; he had no motion to make, nor oid
he mean to bring any charge forward against the hon. mem-
ber of the other house, but he was only anxious to have his
character cleared of such gross impu•ations, which, ifetrue,
would render him not only totally unfit toe the situation he
now held, but would render him even unlit to sit in. that
house. The hole baronet himself did not believe in the
charges be had brought forward, for if he hid his only coarse
was, and in fact his duty would be, to impeach bine (•be
noble toed). How would a common individual act in such&
ease ? If he suspected a person had given him falai nature
mation, would he not come forward and declare that he was
bound.to give up the slanderer P As the matter then sued.
he had only to declare, on his honour, that from beginning
to end it was slander, sod without the slightest foundatiou
in truth.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY rose under cond.
derable difficulty. Nothing but an anxious desire to defead
his friend could haveinduced him to trouble their•lerdahlue
He thought the noble and learned lord had sheen:en, extra-
ordinary degree of susceptibility. (A laugh.) . His hue.
friend the baronet said he had brought foreard no 'charge
against the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He staled dis-
tinctly that be had been misunderstood with respect 10 what
was said in his plate. The hon. baronet said, that having
received from various persons the statement he had made to
the House of Cowman, he thought he ought net "OW" up
the names of the individuals, lest he should expose them to
the vengeance of such a government as he (LOA • London.
dewy) was then addressing. (%luanturs and laughlee) He
thought his boo. friend had as much right to believe his
friends, as the Mends of the Lord Chancellor of )Ireland had
to believe the Lord Chancellor.
The Earl of ELDON said, he, as an old Lord Chancel-
lor, considered this one of the most disorderly discussions lie
bad ever witnessed. It appeared to him that the matter
ought to stop. • '
• e •
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY repeated that his
hon. friend bad not made the charge complained of by the
noble and learned lord, hut had repeated what bedlam told
him. He was sure his bon. friend had grounds fin•shat lie
had stated—(et, of order ! order!)—inasmuch as statements
had been madoto him. • t
Lord EbLENBOROUGH thought the noble atilt. learned
lord acquitted of the charges alluded to. No one could en-
tertain the slightest doubt that the statement made sgaii.at
the noble lord was unfounded. He certainly thought, after
the declaration of the noble lord, that it was the duty of the
party who had made the statement to investigate the grourd
on which it was supposed to rest, sad decide. whether he
ought to persevere. If the hon, baronet found his charge
justified, be ought to bring forward a public chaise. Haw-
ing said so much, he expressed his surprise when he beard
the noble and learned lord declare, that the attack was part
of a system of misrepresentation opposed to his•Majosty's
Government. He could say, ,not only that there was no
system of mlarepresentatios adopted, by the otpireers of his
Majesty's Government, but add, in-the words of the noble
and learned lord, that whoever asserted that to be the fact,
inverted a " colourless falsehood."
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said 'he ;considered
his hon. friend trite as good a judge of facts as the noble
and learned lord—(Laughter.)
The subject was then dropped.
orioles, PLURALITIES,' MID SMALL. levisraoi.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY brought in three
bills. First, a bill to facilitate tithe compositions. &tonally,
a bill to realm* the system of church, preferment, and pre -
vent pluralithe. Thirdly, a bill foe mailer; additions •
Small Weep or copecks.. The most Rev.. Prelate prselueed
these measures with s goers desire to pectoiSodwill br -
tween the Clergy sod theta Gab, Tbs • sjse hills w.
brought forward !-Jost raustah iffStftles be ego".
introduced As As 'llyasodid tow: .A, • Ow portal eio
earvatione, in of yokes *raft paint s
bills ba read that, Thwirers essapdhflyt read tts
first tune. n„. • .
.I:sed DAitiVitaansas tiiriste i.biilediting to we
of the subjects laid eo dleishis by the 'lista Bee. Prehte.
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