Star.
London, England, 1822-06-29 00:00:00

LETTER-WRITING IN IRELAND.

Mr. BROUGHAM called the attention of the
Noble Marquis to a most unconstitutional letter, con-
tained in a Morning Paper, purporting to be a letter
from the Right Hon. W. Saurin, late Attorney-Genc-
ral in Ireland, to Lord Norbury, Chief Judge of the
Common Pleas there. In this it was desireJ, at the
suggestion of a Peer of the realm, that the Judge
should tamper with the Members of that House about
their Parliamentary duty. He stated this with a view
to its being admitted or denied w•ithia a teasonable
period, by Mr. Saurin 's personal friends.

[The letter alluded to by Mr. BROUOHAW, appeared in the
manner annexed:]
" The following is a copy of a very singular document, namely.,
a latter from Mr. Saurin, while Attorney-General of Ireland, to
Lord Nodality. It was picked up on the quay of public abcut
ten days ago, and is now deposited with ?Ir. O'Gorman, as se-
curity to the Catholic Board. We are assured, from a quarter
on which we can rely with perfect confidence, that- there is no
doubt of its authenticity. It has made a prodigious sei.sation in
Ireland :

" Dublin, August 9.
" MAR LORD NORDVRY-I transcribe for you a very sensible
part of Lord Rosse's letter to me— .. • • •
As Lord Asbury goes our Circuit, and as he is personally
acquainted with the Gentlemen of our County, a hint to him
may be of use—he .s in the habit of talking individually to them
in his chamber at l'hilipstown, and if he were to impress upon
them the consequence-of the measure, viz. that however they
may think otherwi.e, the Catholics would, in spite of them, elect
Catholic Members (if such were eligible); that the Catholic .Mern-
hers would then have the nomination of the Sheriffs, and in
many msi:nces, rr:lars of the Judges, and that the Protestants
would be put in the back ground, as the Catholics were fut- '
nu: tly ; I think he would bring the effect of the measure home
to themselves, and satisfy [hens that they ceuid scarcely submit
to in the country if it were passed.'
" Su far Lord !fosse; but what he suggests in another part of
his letter,
That if Protestant Gentlemen who have votes and influence,
and interest, would give these venal Members to understand,
that if they will purchase Catholic votes, that by betraying their
country and its Constitution they should in:Ullibly lose theirs, it
would alter their conduct, though it could neither make them
i;otiest nor respectable.'
" If you will judiciously administer a little of this medicine
to the King's County, or any other Members of Parliament that
may fall in your way, you will deserve well.
" I spoke to Moore relative to the O'Brien suit : he must get
fee fur the brief, and be satisfied I shall take care of it.
"6 Many thanks for your letter, and its good intelligence from
Moro Bore. „lebb is a most valuable fellow, and of the sort that
is much wanted—Affectionately and truly yours,
(Signed) " WM. SAURIN."

Mr. PEEL felt himself called upon to say, that he
could neither admit nor deny, as one of Mr. Saurin's
personal friends, whether it was genuine or not. He
would ten times sooner have been the person writing
a worse letter, than him who gave it publicity.
Mr. BROUGHAM conceived that nothing could
ever justify the obtaining of private letters for public
put poses ; and he confessed that he believed that this
letter was obtained by foul means, w hen it was stated
to 'iave been found on the Quay of Dublin.
Mr. BENNET wished to know whether the letter
was genuine ?
Mr. BIZOUGHAM felt it difficult to ascertain that
fact. If the person aggrieved did not proceed at law
for the aggression, the country would know from
what cause it proceeded.