Star.
London, England, 1830-12-04 00:00:00

WIj.TS AND HANTS.

HINDON, DEc. 2.—This little place and its vicinity,which have heal
the scenes of the late disturbances, are now quiet. The party of the 9th
Lancers, which have been stationed here for a few days, left Hind= for
Bristol this morning. I have visited Tishury, Foothill, and Zoo
Hnowle, and the labourers are quietly pursuiag their usual occupations.
The heal authorities have certainly succeeded in putting down dia.
order by ths strong arm, and witbast soneensu ; fee although, in
' some places, the farmers have spontaneously speed to rain the ware
of the men, and to renounce the use et sieshiony, tietracy and
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Lac. 3.
314EW POLICE.
Lord DURHAM presented a petition from Sr. Cani',erw 11,
praying for modification of the New Police.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition to the same effect,
numerously and respectably signed by the inhabitants of Clapham, in
Surrey. The noble duke said the petition was placed in his hands
three weeks ago, with a request on the part of the petitioners, not° pre-
sent it whilst there was any improper feeling against the New
Policemen.

Petitions against Negro Slavery were presented he Earl Oro‘renor,
the Marquis of Bute, the Bishop of Sc. As4ph, Lord Witarnc!iff•, and
Lord King.
On the motion of Lord TENTERDEN, the House stun ir.to f•am-
ndttee on the Administration of Justice Bill, which accordingly paslrd
through the said Committee, and was ordered to he r, ported to the
House on Alonday.

COMPLAINT AGAINST TNT. ATTORNEY-GENESAL.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he was desirous of calling the at-
tention of the house to a transaction in which he was personally con.
cerned. The noble duke had to complain of an attack, which lie could
not describe to be a breach of privilege, but he considered what had
been said respect/ng himself, nothing less than a grass libel on his cha-
racter, intended by the words, used to bring him into !:erred and can.
tempt. (Hear, hear, hear.) Feeling that to he the effect of the
attack made upon him, the noble duke considered himself justified
in stating his case. Looking this morning in a Aliening paper of
yesterday, he saw a report of a speech putportio,r to hate been
delivered by his Majesty's Attorney-General, at the election for
Nottingham. (Hear.) The noble duke read the repot t, wl.ich stated
Lit Sir T. Denman, the Attoreey.General, was re-elected for Not-
tingham on Monday, and in the cour:e of his speech to the electors tie.
dared himself the supporter of election by ballot, :tiding, that he
would use his utmost efforts against the boreughteong.,ene and he
of that the wicked and scandalous saying—" Shall I rot do
what I sill with my own ?" used by a noble duke, and acted upon
by o hers, caught to be abolished. Having no doubt that the noble
duke meant himself, he wrote to Sit T. Denman, the Atterney.
General, to know whether he had used the words. The answer he re.
ceiced frem the King's Attorney-General was certainly tot explicit,
but full of legal sinuosity. It appeared to be no negation of It; then
he had a right to presume the speech was the spe.e.h of the Attorney-
General. lie nii6tit ask their lordships, whether it was right
for the King's Attorney-General to conic to the county where lie
(the Duke of Newcastle) had the honour to hold the office of King's
Lieutenant, and use language which must draw him into contempt with
the people of the country ? Was it right that the Attorney-General
should come to abuse him in a way that made it dangerous to sliew his
head in that place ? Riots might he the consequence of such language,
and the Attorney-General have to prosecute the petsona he had eixited.
He might ask the noble earl at the head of the government, whether
such words were to be used by the Attorney-General? He could ye:
help saying there appeared to be a system of annoyance against
The noble duke could not make out why he was to be bunted down. Ile
could not believe the Attorney-General ought to join in such feelims,
ar.d thereby add to the fevered feeling of the public. The noble duke
did not regard what was said about hint by an open enemy, ',manse he
knew how to repel it ; but a secret enemy lie was obliged to meet
under disadvantage. He gave ne Lice that he would defend himself as
well as he could, face to face, upon any point. Ile felt indepeirdenee
in his own person. He bad nothing to fear, and would meet a"v
question openly. lie feared GOD, honoured the King, and lee: d
his country, and knew no reason why he should shrink flout the
public investigation of any question. He bad great reliance I-. the
wisdom of the noble earl at the head of the Government, believ-
ing him to be able to meet the difficulties of the country, if It-
would meet those difficulties. He would recommend tlic noble .a:1
to forbear pressing the question of Parliamentary Refomi, in
lieving, as he did, that the agitation of that question at tile pie.
sent time would be attended by danger. If it were brought
his hope was, that election by ballot would be scouted. Englishmen
ought to give their votes fair and openly. In every view of the ques.
lion it was desirable that the dissatisfaction which was expressed upon
the subject might be tranquillized, and the matter set right. 'I he
Noble Duke concluded by observing that he should do no inure than
throw himself upon the candour of their Lordships, leaving them to
say whether he was right or wrong in noticing what he considered a
severe attack upon him by the Attorney-General on corning office.
as
Earl GREY, as one of the ministers of the crown, w upon to
express a few words to their lordships : at the same time he was under
some difficulty from not being able to understand the object the noble
duke had in view. In the first place he returned thanks to the noble
duke for his flattering opinion of him (Earl Grey.) The noble duke had
said he (Earl Grey) could serve the country if he was so disposed—
could any one doubt he was so disposed ? In the present state of dis.
turbances his first efforts would be directed to the means necessary to
subdue those distutbances. The present was not the time to discuss the
question of reform in Parliament, either with respect to expedience or
the details, therefore he was not called on to repeat his former are
guments; but whirl the question came regularly before the house, he
should endeavour to state the principle on which the question of relent'
would receive his support (best). In answer to the noble duke, who
appeared to see danger in the agitation of the ciuestion, he nhouki bay.
that a different opinion would induce him to bring it on. lie had stated
his opinion in the course of the present Session, and that opinion was
founded upon the full conviction that reform could not be delayed. The
noble earl believed that delay must increase the general dissatiefac-
tion which prevailed on the subject. With regard to the particular
object of the noble duke, he felt a difficulty. lie did not know how
the house could act. The noble duke did not mention the matter as
a breach of privilege, and the means to effo:d him redress did not
appeer. The noble duke had appealed to the house, and lie
(Lord Grey) certainly had to express his deep regret that such a cir-
cumstance had occurred. All hocould say was, that the learned person
to whom the roole duke alluded, was a man who had stood long in the
highest estimation ; respected by all, and admired by the country for
loyalty to his Sovereign, attachment to the Constitution, and liberal
principles. It appeared from the statement of the noble duke, that the
Attorney•Otneral, standing in the situation of a candidate, was address.
ing his constituents, and he no doubt the tight it was his duty to allude
to matter's which he might suppose hostile io the (Redeem of election.—
If every speech se an election was to be brought before that House,
their Lordships would have enough to do. (Hear.) He would
however say that he did not approve, any more than the noble duke, of
selecting elections for making particular attacks, but be could not avoid
admitting that the declaration was an unfortunate one which had in.
duced the learned person to make allimadversions. His learned friend
must hare thought the declaration adverse to the freedom of election.
On ito o her view could he defend the addressing of such language to
the people of Nottingham. But the question did not call on him (Earl
Grey) fur discussloo. The noble duke had described the answer re-
ceived (rent his learned friend to abound in legal sinuosities, but it
would be unfair to decide upon that answer, before they saw the letters
which had passed. It was painful to be called upon to give an opinion
in such a case, but he certainly regretted the soreness the noble duke
appeared to feel on this occasion ; and his hope was, they might pro.
teed to the order of the day, there being, in fact, no question before the
hoatee.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE in explanation did not slap to read
the letters, and with respect to his motives he did not expect to have
any other result. He was ready to meet any charges made openly
in Parliament, but could not suffer himself to nmain under an imputa-
tion conveyed by the Kieg'a Attorney General, or any other person.
He should leave their Lordships to form their own opinions upon his
complaint.
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose and said that the noble duke
had been greatly misinformed as to the real statements made use of
by hie (the Lord Chancellor's) hon. and learned friend the Attorney.
General, and had he had the least idea of the noble Duke coming for.
ward as he had done, he (the Lord Litancellt.r) would have been pre-
pared with a proper explanation of the conduct and expulsion &mi.
buted to the King's Attorney-General on the occasion alluded to by
the noble duke; as it was, he begged to say a few words on behalf of
his lion. and learned friend. He quite agreed with the set. intents ex.
pressed by the Noble Earl at the head of the administration, that state.
meats made, and words falling from any individul as a candidate ior
the represent/Wen of a borough in Parliament, net-warily bore a very
different construction, than when the same statements were made lit
an individual in the capacity of one of his Majesty's =did,
officers. (Hear, hear.) Neve/theirs', when his (the Lord Chancellor'.
attention was-directed to the paragraph in the newspaper complaint.l
of by the noble duke, he confessed he felt great pain that Ins
honourable and learned Friend shou d be charged with such untie.
coming statements; certainly be considered that his hon. and leant'
Friend was the last man in the world who could so far forget
himself as to make use of say expressions at all similar to those
attributed to him. 'wrested with that feeling, lie (the lord
Chancellor) took the liberty of asking his Honourable Friend if
he had seen such • paragraph In the public prints. Hie Bor.
Friend said he had seen it, and that it was a gross perversion
of fact, and a grievous exaggeration of words. His Haneursble
and Learned Friend then laid before hint (the Lord Chancellor)
and another person, a highly respected member of the profmaion, an
exact account of what really was raid on de secedes I and had he fans.
gined that he would have been as it were called upon in defence of his
hon. and learned Mend, he certainly should have been furnished with
a paper containing what the Kings Attorney-Gamed did say on
the occasion, and that popes should have been vomited by the sig.
nature of the friend in wboee prance also , the explanation was
made. The noble duke should recollect that be tai no more right
to be exempt from arrietadversioa than any other public man; but be
could inure that noble duke, that neither the words " sesidolous awl
wicked," nor any synonyms, nor words of a like kind, were at all used
by his honourable and leaned friend, althosigh he admitted a bread
condemnation oldie senthnents of the noble duke, and others, might
have twee applied; be was persuaded that if the noble dake saw the
actual words used oe the occasion be (the Peke of Neweeede) world
not have consikeed be had so mesh cause' to compleln• The noble

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and learned lord c"neluded by observing, that probably the misrepre-
sentation v.hich Lad been the iuhject of the present conversation, arose
from the bustle of the poll, rendering it extremely difficult to give an
accurate report of the speeches of candidates.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE in explanation observed, it was only
morning his attention had been directed to the paragraph.

REGENCY BILL.
Lord LYNDHURST moved that the report on the Regency Bill he
ceivcd. The Noble and Learned Lord stated that the bill contained
the usual restrictive clause imposed on the Regent, of non-residence
.ihrowl ; and that the marriage of the Duchess cf Kent with a foreigner
would render the present bill null and void.
The report was then received, and the bill ordered to be read a third
time on Monday.—Adjeurried.