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London, England, 1823-05-07 00:00:00

100,600/, They had served on Grand Juries - shAins-
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the shrieyalty of Sir %V. Smyth.
• ile•N. roLluearr.—Does witni-is considir that thaw rhina.
vihrs bad bees on the Grand Jury us 189.3, would. beesielkor.
Were' as witness said, Ascendancy men, have beea argot br
their political feelings, contrary to their oath, and the &Mild!
which they is Grand Jurors were to give i—That is a alkali
question to answer. •
A MEMBER asked if the witness would have any
objection to state, whether he considered that the
Sheriff had been actuated by any feeling of that sort
in his selection of those persons to serve astrtandJurors?
Mr. PEEL rose to order, and the witness was or-
dered to withdraw. The [tight Hon. Gentleman then
put it to the Committee, whether those cpiestions
could be considered as likely to lead to the object
which the Committee had in view, namely, the ob-
taining fair and impartial justice.
After few words from Mr. Gout.auatc, the wit-
ness was again called in.
By Sir G. Hir.t—Persons of political feeling are very honour-
able men, and sit fur Grand Juries of the City cf Dublin, as im-
partial men. Many are loyal to their Sovereign, and not wishing
to outrage their duty or their feelings, or the country. lam of
that class withdraw). Ido not wish to outrage my countrymen.
Mr. James Troy, a silk-manufacturer of Dublin, said that be
had been examined by the Grand Jury, he believed, on the day
before the bills were ignored. There were no other witnesses in
the room at the time. lie gave evidence to some transactions
at a tavern in Essex-street, Dublin, on the night bf the riot at
the. theatre. It regarded the per.ons indicted : din witness men-
tioned their names; observing that be did not know their names
on the night when he saw them at the tavern.
The ATTOILNEY-GENERAL objected to this
line of inquiry, contending that it was not relevant to
the question before the Committee.
Colonel BA RItY wished the whole case to be fully
investigated from beginning to end.
Mr. WYNN thought that the order of reference
did not warrant the Committee in inquiring what
passed beflore the Grand Jury.
Mr.ABERCROMBY, Mr.PLUNKETT, Mr.IIROUGHAM,
Mr. SCA RLIITT, Mr. PEEL, Mr. M. A. TAYLOR, Mr.
J. WILLIAMS, and Sir G. HILL, each delivered their
opinion upon the point, after which the examination
was continued.

Witness was examined by the Grand Jury as to what bad oc-
curred at the tavern: he was questioned by several for about-a
quarter of an hour—certainly not less. He bad not stated all he
knew before he was desired to-quit the room; before he could
deliver the whole of his answers he was interrupted by fresh
interrogations. He did not•know the names of the persons at
the time be saw them at the tavern, but learnt them afterwards,
and he was desired by the Grand Jury not to mention in what
way any of the persons at the tavern expressed themselves, if he
did not at the time they spoke know their names : at least two of
the Grand Jury gave him that direction. He had been told the
names of the persons at the tavern by a Gentleman who was with
Min at the time, before he wont to be examined by theGrandJary.
George Farley examined by Mr. Wrissasm.--Witness is as.
ettorneT In Dublin, and was examined before the Grand Jury on
the subject of the riot. The evidence he gave 'was as to what
he saw and heard at 's-Taveni. is Essex-street. The
Persons he saw there were Forbes, Gmhans and two pother per-
inea. Witness did not know the name of Forbes, when he saw
Mai at the tavern ; and on stating that so the Grand Jury, be
was told not to mention antthing that he did not know of his
own knowledge.
By Colonel BARlM—Witness staled every fact that .e sue
within his knowledge at the tavern, except the name of the pert.,
son, which be did not know at the time.
• By Mr. Beownmr.—Whness knows a man named Broca,
Mid might have said to him that it would be as well for him
(arireas) not to run so high against the Attorney-General; but
61lever said it would be better for him to follow witness's exam.-
'pk, and have three guineas a day; and witness, 1p fact, did not
asoeive three guineas a day. Broeas is an engraver in Dublin,
antl, witness hid conversed ,with blur on the subject in the Dub-
lin Library. , Brous madetiraself verybusy. He came forward
As a volunteer, and witness understood that he had said and un-
certain tiling;
Answer to, a question from Mr. Bacmormst, witness ex-
phdned that he untierstood at the Police-nice Broca, had given
• Mffereit aceounesor to the throwing the bottle, to that which
gwoothei persons-had given. •
As. BRoaastma—So that by saying and unsaying, you mean
diet he did not say what another man said laUgh).—Wit-
nest bad understood from Brocas that the evidence.he could giie
was, that the permit accused of throwing the bottle was not the
person who actually threw it.
After a few questions From Colonel BARRY, Mr. Banter:tow
Sir F. Onstaarr, and Mr. Wrulams, the witness was ordered
to withdravi.

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Mr. Troy was then railed back, and shortly examined by Col.
BAR/IT • but his answers were given in so indistinct a tone, that
their bearing could not be collected.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that if his Honourable Friend the
Member for Coventry looked at the clock, he would see it waS
near the time of adjournment. He (Mr. Brougham) should be
happy to second the motion of the Honourable Member.
The House then resumed, the Cuanza*); reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow.
Mr. SCARLETT obtained leave to bring in a Bill to extend
the jurisdiction of the County Coutt of Lancaster.
The other Orders of the Day Were then dhposid of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Twelve &Clock.