Star.
London, England, 1823-05-08 00:00:00

MOUSE OF COMMONS.

General GASCOYNE postponed his motion relative to the
Half-pay of Officers resident in Ireland until the 2nd instant.
Mr. RICARDO presented a Petition from Arbroath on the
subject of Stamping Linens.
Mr. CUR WEN presented a Petition from certain permus in-
terested in the trade of Tallow, praying for the imposition of in-
creased Dudes on the importation of Foreign Tallow.
Mr. RICARDO considered it would be highly injurious to
the interests of the puLlic at large that the prayer of the l'etition
should be granted.
Mr. BENETT contended that the Tax ought to be increased,
in order to relieve the lower and agricultural classes from tem-
porary inconvenience.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE trusted the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer would impose additional Duties on the importation of
Foreign 'callow. He hoped that the Hun. Member for Port-
arlington, who generally looked with suspicion on all concessions
to the agricultural interest, would not in this instance prove bus-
tile to the prayer of the Petition.
Mr. BENETT contended that the Funded Interest had ad-
vantages which no other class possessed in society, exonerating
them from the Inconveniences Incident to agricultural and mer-
cantile property.
Lord MILTON regretted the silence of Ministers upon the
subjects now brought before the House. Whilst they were
silent little hope was to be entertained of anything effectual
being done.
Mr. LYTTELTON presented three Petitions, from Stock-
ton and two other places, praying for the complete Abolition of
Slavery in the British dominions.
Several Petitions were presented from various Towns in Scot-
land, by Mr. RICARDO, Mr. S. Woiercer, and Sir R. FERGUS-
' sou against the existing Statutes relative to the Stamping of
Linens and reeling of Yarns.
Mr. RICARDO said, he was informed that the affixing of
the stamp at present afforded no security as co the quality of the
linen so stamped. He was glad to find that it was in the con-
' templaticm of the President of the Board of Trade to repeal the
law requiring that a mark should be affixed to linen according to
the present system, and to introduce more liberal regulations in
the linen trade.—Petitions read and laid on the table.

111 r. HIRST presented a Petition from Horsham against the
existence of the Slave Trade in any instance.
Mr. DENISON presented a similar Petition front Wake-
field.—Read and laid on the table. _ _ _

Lord A. HAMILTON postponed his notice of motion on
the subject of Scotch Representation until Tuesday next.
Mr. G. LAMB presented a Petition from the Gentry and
Farmers of Ilertfordshire, praying for an open trade in Beer.—
Read and laid on the table. _ _ _

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Sir E. K NATC lIBULL presented Petitions from Maidstone
and Folkestone, against the Duty on Sea-borne Coat—lie:4 and
Laid on the table.

—General DOVETON presented a Petition from Lancaster,
and Mr. MUNDAY one from Chesterfield, both praying fur the
abolition of Slavery.
Petitions were also presented from Matlock and Belper against
Slavery...—Read and laid on the table.
Mr. GOOCH presented Petitions from Stowmarket, Had-
leigh, and other places, to the same effect.—Laid on the table.
Sir H. VIVIAN presented a similar Petition from 1000
most respectable Inhabitants of Truro.—Read and ordered to
be printed.
Mr. KENNEDY moved for Returns of the number of
Bonds taken on Vessels ripaged in the Coal Trade for the last
three years..—Ordered.—The same Honourable Member pre-
sented a Petition from the Magistrates of Irving, against the
Deputy Commissaries' Bill; and a similar one front the Inhabi-
tants of that town.—Read and laid on the table.
Mr. HORNBY presented a Petition from Preston against
the continuance of Slavery, and praying that it might be totally
abolished..—Read and laid on the table.
Lord MILTON presented Petitioos from Huddersfield and
Sheffield to the same effect.—Ordered to be printed.
I Mr. M. PITT presented a similar Petition from Sherborn.
Mr. WELLS presented a Petition from Maidstone, praying
for a reduction of the Duties on Coals.
1.. After a few words from Mr. RICARDO. Mr. CALCRAFT. Mr.
Bootionexe and 7th. Mcnice, the Petition was read, and or-
dered to bepainteck
Mr..LINDSEY presented two Petitions from Dundee against
the Linen Laws. The same Hon. Member presented two other
Petitions on the same subject.—Ordered to be laid on the table.
Mr. LA MBTON presented Petitions from Sunderland,
Stockdale, Gatishead, Darlington, and South Shields, praying
for the Abolition of Slavery,
Mr. DENTON presented a similar Petition from. Saffron
Walden.—Ordered tolse printed. •
A similar Petition was presnted from the town of And Over.
Ordered to he prietsd.

A similar Pc:tkinn was presented from Dumfries.
CaptainWEM YSSpresented severalPedtions from the county
of Fife against the Linen Laws.—Ords.-red to lie on the table.
SILT. F. BUXTON postponed to the 15th Slay his filotion
respecting Slavery.
Lord NUGENT postponed his Motion to the gat&
Mr. LAWLEY presented a Petition from Ilinninghaat and
its neighbourhood against Siatery.—Ordered to 1m printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM. presented a Petition from Mr. Cobbett,
praying that further time might be given for considering the
Game Bin now before the House. The Petitioner, be said, was
of eptuiee, tier the m-.... 5 of iegaliziog the sale of game, in
place of dhaiaislang, woeld anravatsobe existing evils. Ile
anted, that, in the county of Barks, of beveuty-araten persons
'committed tir take their trial at the last Assizes, twrety.two

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were committed for pniefiitig. 'At the Aril* for Efin~ reen
had sentence of death Pitied on tAlem ; but tip liar 411 ttOn
actually suffered. *these were wagons who had resit ed irrne-
keepers. The Petition, he thoughi, desiried the-Ceases atten-
tion of the House. Mr. Cobbett Was not a frietufAoisfiehint ;
for no person, from what be could learn
_exerted blisiselfipore
to dissuade people remit Pursider so uNavviul andruirlAtia Wing-
fiat. He differed from that able *her In some of Us dipidans
on this and ether subjects, but still he considered it Ma dity its
present the P.oition.
Lord PALMERSTON said, that nbe of tKe two PisiThns al.
luded to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had been gel*
of murder, hi resisting a gamekeeper. The other, at the distance
of about ten yards, deliberately fired at another gamekeeper, zed
lodged the contents of the gun in his body. The man bas a set-
vant of his. It was true lie did not die of the wound, but his
recovery was a matter of great doubt.
Mr. BROUGHAM said be did not mean to defend the con-
duct of those persons. What he blamed was, that state of the
law which led to such crimes. On a late occasion he urged isuc
cessfully to the Jury that most impolitic and severe law which
enabled English revenue cruisers to fire into foreign vessels, even
at a distance of one hundred leagues from the British coast.--
Some lives were lost in consequence, but it was owing to the
1 iw. Mr. Cobbett contend, in the same wiy, that the
Game Laws gave rise to the evils of which he complained.
Mr. BEN ETT said the Game Laws were the foundation of
nine-tenths of the crime committed in the country. Persons
commenced will pope ling, and were gradual!), led qp from that
to the commission of offences. For this reason he had an
abhorrence of thine laws. lie hoped the Bill before the House
would be so regulated as to prevent much of the fail villich arose
front the present stare of the law.
Sir T. BA RING confirmed the statement of the Noble Lord
opposite (Palmerston).—The Petition was ordered to be printed.
Petitions were presented from Evcsham, Tewkesbeey, New-
castle-upon-Tyne, and Dunlo, praying for a gridua: abolition of
Slavery.—Ordered to he printed.
Sir M. W. R I DI.F.Y presented a Petition from Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, against the Importation of Scotch Whiskey.—Or-
dered to lie on the table.

A Petition was presinted against the Grand Jury Presentment
Bill, from the Under-Sheriff of the County of Westmeath.—
Ordered so. on the tahle.

Mr. A BEItCROM B Y postponed his Motion to the :5(.1 of June.
On the Motion of Mr.llatincv various Returns were ordered to
be laid on the taltle relative to the Colony of New South Wales.
Mr.GOU IMO UN gave notice that he would on Monday move
for leave to bring in the Irish Insurrection 13E1.
StlEttIFF OF DUBLIN.
Sir R.. lIEItON hiving tAlcen the Chile, informed
the Committee that the Clerk of the Crown of Ire-
land had delivered in the Li,ts of Panels which had
been moved for.

Mr. Sheriff Cooper was calk,' to the bar, and examined by
Mr. WILLIAII4.

Did Sheriff Thor-pe interfere in preventing Mr. Poole from
hying put on the panel ?—Witness had no objection that be
should be on th...! panel. Mr. Poole called on ss i.:O ss, and io
consequence of that intt rview he did net put him on the
lie mentioned to the I hider-Sheriff when he.called on him that
he had an objection to Mr. Poole. He was it:Coerced by some
particular remarks made by Mr. Poole ; these remarks he did
not recollect. He did not remember whether the objections to
Mr. Poole proceeded first from him or from Sheriff Thorpe.—
Did rent recollect whether, at the time, any objection had been
' made by Sheriff Thorpe to the appointment of Mr. Poole. The
persons present were witness, Sheriff Thorpe, and the Stab-Sheriff.
Sheriff Thorpe and witness did not then agree in political opinions.
He could not be certain whether Sheriff Thorpe objected to Mr.
Poole on account of the political opinions of the latter.
Question repeated—lle was not positive whether or not any
objection was made un the ground of political opinion; it might
have been the case or it nsizht not. Ile rather thought Sheriff
Thorpe communicated no such objection to hint.
Question repeated—Witness rather thought Sheriff Thorpe
made no such objection ; he could not be positive. After the
examination closed the other evening, witness saw Mr. O'Reilly ;
had no conversation v:ith O'Reilly rela.ive to Sheriff Thorpe s
striking Mr. Poole's name off the panel.
Did you not spy to O'Reilly that Sheriff Thorpe did wrong in
putting Mr. Poole off the panel?-1t was in his own yard that
O'Reilly had the conversation with him, ,at a time when Mr.
Poole came in; last night O'Reilly mentioned to him a new cir-
cumstance, and told him (witness) that he must be Wrong in the
testimony he had given.
Did.O'Reilly on that occasion state that Mr. Sheriff Thorpe
was wrong in striking Mr. Poole's name off' the panel?—He did
not ; nor did be tell him that he himself (witness) was equally
wrong. Nor did he state that witness must have been mistaken
when he stated those circumstances in his examination which
appeared in the Newspapers. Was quite sure that he slid not
say anything to O'Reilly like a request to conceal any matter.
Do you nosy mean positively to say that Sheriff Thorpe did not
make an objection to Mr. Poole's name bn account of hi:
known political opigions?—He slid not mean to say st, positively.
Is Whistler the witeeis's Sub-Sheriff?—lie is.

Did witness go to look for O'lleilly after his examination in
this House on l'uesday night ?—I did nut. I met him in the
lobby by accidetit.
You say Whistler is your Under-Sheriff ?—I do; it .was ar-
ranged between myself, Sheriff Thorpe, and Whistler, that he
should be our Und.:r-Sheriff—there was no particular suns speci-
fied as a remuneration for his services, but an equal portion, or
one-third of the receipts of the office. They were to accuunt
quarterly, and Whistler has paid over to him and Sheriff Thorpe
their proportions, under that agreement, of the fines received,
but this was nut the consideration for appointing him. Ile had
agreed at his appointment to pay over to witness and to Sheriff
Thorpe each one-third of the amount of fees received, and :Lich
was the only bargain made with him.
To a question from Mr. Belmar, the witness said, that Sheriff
Thorpe and himself differed in their political opinions.
The witness stated, in reply to a question from Mr. CHAPLIN,
that Mr. Mansfield's presence in Dublin was necessary, in order
to release the Sab-Sheriff, Mr. Whistler, and usable him to at-
tend pursuant to the orders of the House. .
By a I%lE3race. Ant I to understsnd tbit when the witness
alludes to the respectability of the Grand Jurors, he means their
pecuniary respectability 2—l mean their morel respectability.
IJy Nlr. PLuss.arr.—You say that when firstpretorued to you
the panel was iu the hand-writing of Sheriff Thorpe P—lt was.
Was Mr. Poole's name then on that panel ?—lt was ; but I can-
not say whether it was by Sheriff Thorpe's own act or at my own
suggestion that Mr. Poole's name was subsequently struck off.
Now, Mr. Cooper, have you not mentioned that the reason why
Mr. Poole's name was struck out was because be had made appli-
cation to be ptit on it ?—lics, because bad he not made applica..
tion, I should have insisted upolt his name being on the panel.
What was the nature of Mr. appbestion to, you; ups
it in the nature of complaint or of supplication?--He did not
positively complain; the ,converiatipn was very short. The pout!
was made out before receipt of Air. Kenimia's letter..
Will you state positively that Poole did not g0,,,t0 vow:omen-
plain of his same being struck off thepanCl2—Not positively ;
but I think not. Believrd.that before be celledrein wilting M.
Poole had applied to Sheriff Thorpe, who had promised to ink rt
his moue in the panel.
D t you not believe that before he time to you he bad had the
promise from Sherill Thorpe?--I cannot forte a belief-o'hr
question last but one was here repeated.)
From what you now kuow do you out believe thot an early
promise bad been made to Mr. Poole that his name should be on
the panel?—l now believe so. .
Then do you not believe that Mr. Poole* reason for cornirg
to you WAS because he had heard 'Lai Sheriff Thoepe bud broke n
his wur.l and struck his name off the passel?—lt swot have
been leis reason. .
Thenlf what you now say is correct, there Wad beep some
trillion on the part of Sheriff Thorpe to strike Almeasah's sane
off the panel cannot speak to that.
1)o you out bLiitVc It we.. in Thorpe's eontemela-
.