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London, England, 1807-07-18 00:00:00

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• ' • What Is he N—A. 1 believelse I. an Attorney.
of the Great Seal ?---A I did receive it: tot I am eonfeloos of ( Th. Hnstottrisble fletillentatt opsisofite . (Mr. Hufkif- I
ma !mow that he is?•-•A. I atis not quite oeftain.—.
no (mention to incur the ilifykafore of VA- Hoare. Perhaps, by .
the difeinfore of the name of thole who empleird me. I &mid in- 'l. ,I) proffered himfelf ignorant of the Appleby affair, EAll.t.u.spri't X
cur more deeply the cenfure of this Honfc—[ A laugh] I hope. ~
Mt perhaps he knew more allow' the
..Camblidge. wrk. ( Q... Was his p e ffd. we well hisalsTrhossaa ? was he nest 4
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the Hook will not confider this, my only off-i•ec as implying any i rites. bra,. hoir !)—He hoped the Hon. Lientk 1111 in !or an affiftant or Time. ?—A NeV'err.
flifftrpeet no my pot ;' but I cannot difctife the names of that ! would expl.ein Ibis bitlintfit at les IL as his name WaS Q Oki D0e101164.0w the.P ildro was, Moog with ere Hos; •
OLVZonaut. Mr. Jefery, at this 4:porcelains i—A. 41ilt Km.
with whore bonne& I ant rile tufted I perhaps a little more implicated in it.—( Hear, bear !)
Gentleman Mows as wells* I do.
[The %tertian was here rewratk )---a—A. I throw myfell on the I
Indulgence of the linufz--I cannot anfwer the qurftion. Mr SHARPE and Mt. W. SMITH fpriske in Iv ; secaesa—The Him& cards a dire& safwer...A. Mt. Ws,
1 Crewe's.
Q_Da you underitaid the quellimi ?---A I)erteetly well; ii. p your of Mr. Brundrett and Mr. Lowten. ,
Q..._ 1 °Mom did you Old,. wheal yea fat !hat you find her •
though I delivered the writ oar of my hand- within fit Misirsafter... . Mr. MATTHEW MONTAGUE fupported the
thr clerk to the perfon is the 'City wha employesthin. • --;
'I reedy, dit from l'k 'r. St initorth, whit(' Vitas half pall one o'clock . •.menr _.: I Mr. MAR TIN vale (Mr 1.. in coat/newt retkodY alad rasa.
Q. By whore &fire did you deliver tail orb out of your wars r. torn"'•
.--A. I cannot anfwer this queition. , Dr. LAWRENCE hoped that fame regulatinns tabled the quettion to be an iroFroper one.
Mr LItYCFSTKR hatted ou the coatatry.
[[Here he was ordered to witildrilw.] - would be adopted in future terpeaing the lining
i Mr. L. again called In. sad the above iveßlottatatagala
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER writs dining an ekftion. He hoped that in draw: put to bins. -A. I &kink to the Hooks whether lam laud t•
eonfeffed that he had witnefled the cnadiret of the up thefe regulations, the Houk would have the ad-. *num. ~,,i.l„,fibm.,-•
perfon now examined with extreme furprife. A v :ming' of the legal knowledge, the wifd•im, and the The SP/SA/F*44 idle-.A. ir *.r.A. I alluded to tints stow
rerat
Gentleman of the chanalter, the appearance, and the pnblig 4)44 of 'the Right Hon/Affable
.Gentleman Gentlesso.
Wett--tA wrf lll&44ame, nantel-ok Mars. eyelids/6S
pales on
profteion of Mr. Brundrett ought to know that it rippofite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer). Be
Q How, slid you know that they bad employed My. bruositett
was his duty to anfwer every qtrellion put to him
,in hyped that there tegulations.would provide that. n",. in the bafinefs ?..-A I heard to from Mr. Ikvadretthlosidf •
that Houk. Refine, h„wever, making any motion I hires floold be given of an intended diffolution of . (z,_ What did Mr. Britain:et lamella yen refpedting being ma.
for his commitment, and in order to do away all i Parliament two hours after the poll had let off on a played by Marra. Welles 3--A. As 1 aladerAood, hem hawed
appearance of hardetip or f..verity, he fuggefied that s Saturday evenieg-(Hear ! bear ! bear ()-thereby bv" ilea'ret fro
r th ci
th ty, and it was the more ctairvialent fur him to get the
a communication lhauld be made from the Chair, &Ong the Minitlelial Cassdida-es the advantage of ine e Weals-v.
informing Mr. Br until ett, that the H •ure could not i
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; a tiin days. canvafs over their il_wcre there sny other rearms for their employing Mr. Beau-
ett-I—A -1 hat was the mien he told um
`receive his excufe for not
,anftvering the quellion put
I- 1 ka,...bear.) j 4:4_ How many writs did Mr. Brundrett receive from the Met.
Us him . After a few words from Mr. 'DENT and Mr. W. ! . lager of the Great nnl S--akogether, to your knowledge i—A. live.
Mr. Brundrett was then called in, and the Speakero. Did Mr. brundrett fay that he had delivered the writ in
SMITH the motion for the committal of Mr. Brno- - •
him of the above dcferip• . drett tO V. queltion In the city and that be did net go to Pock ?-A• Mr.
made a communication w
Pe _ gate was agreed to, and he was deli vita d Brundrett Paid he delivered it ID the eiry—ornd fume time after.
lion. t,. , ..- • • • .ssvtrairi the -cullody.of' the Serjeant at Arms for that a
; wdi'• by my geese, Mr B. went to Poole, sad donna( it la the
Mr. Brundrett-" I beg the indulgence of ihe rpore. • t• i Returning Officer's hands.
Houk. I clearly comprehend the quellk ti, bat 1 `Pute SPEXXER having afked Mr Jeffery if .he ! Q_ How lo
ng ng
at chatft
time. !cannot fay, beroofe I was mock co.
mull decline an'wering it." • gaged iu hufi
writhed. tri proceed againfl the other perfon. whom he 1 Q. You
—4B Is the Houk to underftand mutt certainly recoiled bow lorg it Wig after the wr..t; '
The SPEAKER had named yellerday, the Honourable Gentleman had been delivered to the city,
when bruudett went to Po.i.e: a.
that you refute to anfwer 'die ,follnv.iner qtrellion ;
immediately moved that Thninas Lnwten be called in. 1 Wall it more or kis than a f rtuight ?-A About a fortnigliv,.o 1
From whom di.l you receive any dir
ation fere/R ing .. Q Why did you fend Mr. Bto lirs“le ?-A. I rent 'im b caulk
Mr, Lnwten then appeared at the Bar.
the writ for Polle ?-A. I throw myf-If nn ths ...The SPEAKER. nn the fnggettinn of Mr. Jeffery. delay.
I was anxious ro fatisfy all parties that I was not concerned in did
mercy of the Hoare -T cannot odour it.-(Witbfirerrei,
.Inttthe following mullions to him :" Ac Mr. Brun. 1 Q Did the Meffenger of the twat Seal apply to you io the
withdraw, refounded from al! quarters.) . • thett ! his informed us that he was an aeleant to t fulticet -A. Mr. Brundrett is a Tery confidential clerk of Dili,.
Mr. Brundiett wen withdrew. ' ' lonwteito .1 mai you, whether you, Thomas Lnwten, 1 and hat hear with me an years, and I never ioquirc into his affairs.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Did Mr linindrett coufutt with you ou tie uccofi.to ?-it.
employed Mr. Brundrett to receive the writ forPonl ''‘.-
- e Ito and I tottered him to go to Poole.
Paid, there was now no rption, and he moved that from the Meffenger of the Great Seal ?
Imathan Brundrett be taken into the cueody of the . Q. I have to a& you. whether you know the tfiti Gendetn..:l,
Mr. W. SMITH having rifen, Mr. Lowten was Mr.-Jeffrey, by porno (-A Certainly I do, but I lemon nothing
Set leatit at Arms. • ordered to withdraw. of him.
"he SPEAKER apprehended that the fire motion Here Mr. 1.. was ordered to withdraw.
Mr. SMITH maintained that this qnelliow was
Btunchett gated : " That Jonathan Mr. JF.FFPRY then moved. that Thomas Lowtm. Ambrufe
ought to be thus
improper, lintels there was evidence before the Houle. and James Wefton, and William Gftafte, do tetkod od Moeda),
having refitted to anfwer certain quellions put whim. that Mr. L'twten was the perfon who aflually cm. nest-Ordered
by this 1-1 ufe, has been guilty of a high breath of
ployed Mr. Bri:ndrett upon the occafion. Mr BARHAM then moved, that the Meleager of the Great
its privileges." This motion was then •agtesti to, Mr. JEFFERY.—is As Pion as I beard of the Seat be ordered to attend alto.
After a few words from Mr. Hufkiffint awl Looleibliko,64
Lem. Con. delay in the Wiling of the wt it, I went to Mr. Low.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER , motion was ago agreed to.
_ . _ whom I afked if he had received the writ ? He Tee altallr•

then moved, "that Jonathan Brondrett, for his laid
offence, be committed to Newgate."
Mr. BARHAM then rule.—He laid k might be a
cpiellion, whether the pain now alluded to was moll
entitled to praife or blame for thus refuting to difclofe
the names of his clients ? There were many impro-
per prances and mancertvres refined to, both bears
and after the elation, which he would be happy to
lend his v ,te to put an end to ; but he thought it"
would be wrong t,) catch at this individual cafe, in
order to pundit prattices, which one half, if not all
the Members of that Houle pratifed themfelves.—
( No! No! lie ! from the Ale of the Houle:),
—He thought there was fomething hypocritical, that
out of that Houfe a pradice fhould be every day fol-
lowed, and when it came to he mentioned within
d4ors, every one lhould cry nut "Oh, bort ible ! Oh,
monftrous!" He would tugged, that the offender ,
in this cafe fhould be committed to the cultody of
the Serjeant at Aims, and not to Newgate. It was
.tot dignified in that Heide thus to wreak its yen
geance on an humble individual. It would be far
better to make a general law applicable in all cares.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Paid, that while the Honourille Gentleman oppt.fite
(Mr. Barham) was doubtful whether Mr. Brundretr
was molt entitled to waife or blame on the prefent
occafion, he hoped for the honour of the Houfe he
would be fingular in his opinion.—( Hear, hear, bear!)
—lf the Honourable Gentleman would take the
trouble of recolleding what was the offence commit-
ted, he would find that the Houle was not I:Mantling
the offender for any ad of his own in this Elation,
but for refuting to Rive that information whickthey
had a right to call for. Mr. Brundrett had evidently
the means of anfwering the qtreftion put to him, and
yet he raid it, was his duty to conceal his knowledge..
In his own Itelings Mr.• Brundrett might think be was
railing his own eharader ; but he (Mr. Perceval)
mutt beg leave to pint& againfl the doctrine of al•
lowing perfons refufe to anfwer queltions put from
that Chair. If there was a *eneral pradice of tan.;
didates interfeting with the 'Ging of writs, it was
always to get an early elect' m ; but here it was for
the capers purpofe of a delay, which might harre,
been ruinous to one of the patties. • ..a!
Mr. BARHAM captained.
Lord HOW IC K, although he entirely agreed
with the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the
Exchequer in the get eral principle, yet he did not
think this was a cafe which c tiled for much feverity.
The ptadice was univerfal ; it had occurred to.ixim,l
fell three Parliaments ago, and tecent'y in the in:
'lance of his Let return for Appleby.' The writ 'in
this cafe was withheld to a late period, and it, was,
detained by Pane perfon about the Treafury for his
own interett,(Hear, hear, hear!) He did not thiirli
that Mr. BrunJtctt ought to criminate himfelf, and
he witted in loow if, Randiog as an attorney, he
c al be ankwerable to his client for the difclofurehe.
was called 111'011 to make ?
Mr. B. BAT HURS thought the offence ought
to he punillici in the fevetell manner.
Mr. 1-IUSKISSON faid,the Noble.l.ord(Howick)
had alluded to him perfonally, as if he had the power
of retarding or exoedi,ing the writ, for the elati ns ;
bat i:u filch power exilted in any peifon.' • As to the
cafe of Appleby, lie was wit aware of any improper
interferetice—( Hear, hear ! )-1-le was. estreinely
furry for, and he regretted much the immenle es-
pence the N. Lord mon have been put to in keep-
ing the numerous and truly independent Out voters of
Appleby during the time the writ for that place was
retarded and withheld by his Lordihip's enemies—
( Loud larzbier). He rejoiced to find that' 'bete ma-
thin:moo- ion the Noble Lord had mat been Itic.

Mr. HILEY ADDING lON would not take up
the time of the Houle at prefent, 6y any preface ter
the motion which he was about • to fubnsit.
moved, that an humble Addiefs be prelersted to WC. "
Majefty, requefting that he would 'order, silterasi,7
of the Strength of the Regular Forces to hemsellette
the Houle up to the latelt'period, diflinguiChing the.
D. kith from '
the Foreign Troops, thole ors o at lits.
from thole *wire adorwatd.need teliU a smut n of tip
Strength of the Militia.-r-Ordered. . •
General FITZPATRICK moved for a Remit
the comparative limed; of the Recruiting in England,
Scotland and Ireland, doting a certNin period, ea- .
chtfive of thole recruits procured at head t4netttis.-
01 tiered. .
The SECRETARY at WAR prefentmi it-return
of the number t 1 recruits procured during a eel tabs
period Sprobably 'the pa per wowed kty•aeareral.Fits,
patrick . 0 tiered to lie Are the table, and t,o b:
printed. • '•
The SECRETARY.at WAR gareitereiee that*
would bring forward the Army Ettimates emitienl
day fennight.
DIFSHCS OF THE CHOWTRT.
Lord CASTLEREAGH rofe,. and In n very fee.'
ble voice, indicative of indifpolition, obfeetied-oliat
from the time in which the Houle had beelfalready '
occupied, and from the hate of his blimp:alibi hedid
not feel difpofed or indeed able at prpfent to enter
into the (Ojai of which notice had been given in his
abfence, and at a time too, when the fituation of his
health was not many known. He had Itierefute
wished to poltpone the bufitiefs until Modday,•but
onderhanding that it would not be convenient to the
Noble Lord on the oppofite bench (Lord Howick)
to attend on that day, he thoold give Justice of it fur
Wedrkfday, when it would be politively brought
lot ward. In confequence of this delay; he telt that
it would be imp ffible to carry the Bill beyond a le•
cond reading in the courfe of rest week. So far,
however, he thought that it might proceed without
any inconvenience whatever—the more particularly
us he intended, in order to put the Houle in due time,
in poff,lfitin of the whole matter of the Dill, to ham
k putted and diaributed among the Members a.;
Wednefday evening. and he propofed to move the
fecund reading on Friday, when Gentlemen might,
he hoped, be hilly prepared fro. the dircuffion.
Mr. WINDHAM,i.id, that whatever iuconveni-
ence might be Suffered in confequence of any podpone•
men: of a mealute rf rs much importance, •lte.,,pas
not at all ditimded to !egret the propelled delay, per-
ticularly as it afforded.time to. collo& further inter-
maim', and for thole returns to be laid 011 the table,
w Lich were neceffary to afford the Houle a proper
view at to the operation an 4 efficacy of the military
meafures adopted in the courfe of the tail year. Far
theft tenons tie bad but lately moved, becaufe he was
not aware of their neceffity, until fume intimation
was very lately made to him, that the new military
projed was calculated materially to interfere in ef•
left, though not in form, with 'the meafures to whieb
they referred. Hoof far fuels interference would es•
ter.d he could not underßand ; but as the inkinis•
lion* was obvinnfly defirable, he could not help et
preffing a with that the Noble Lord would even neof
throw out ft me general information oldie nature ni
the plan which he meant to bring forward. 'TN
Right Honotirible Gentleman concluded, with list•
ing, that as die Houle and the country woe as id
in complete ignorance of the Noble Lordib Icheoato
it would nit follow from this long notice that bit
bill•wVuld be more rapidly preffed forward. but dui
tat time wood be allowed to exatuihe and confider
a queitton of to mooch importance. -• • .
Lord CASTLEREAGH propoted that, with ik

ten,
told me in a vent r'ugh and boillerons manner, that
it was fent three hour, before by a melfenger to Poole.
I then Aced him to whim it was fent ? He laid, I
won't tell you ; but if it will be any fatisfailinn, I
can tell you it has gone againft your intereft ; I give
you that conf-lation."
Mr. WINDHAM and Lord •Howick, defended
Mr. Lowten ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
replied, that it was evident from this converfation,
that Mr. L. knew fomething within himfelf; wlikh
it was important for the Houle- to know: He might
demur if he chore, but it would be for the Houle to
judge of that heiltation. •
• Mr. ',oaten being attain introduced.
The SPFAKFR continua—f ta& you Sir whether you
gave di:velum, to Mr. Bruedrett to. receive .the writ from the
Mefferger of the Great Seal I-7A. (by Mr. L) I did ink"
Q. (by Mr. Setae's) Do you know who did NiteA lam not
certain. •
(tDo you know of your own knowledge N.A. I do not.
Q How was the writ tent—to whom, by whom—or whether
was it fent at all P—A. 1 neither fent it myfelf, nor was I privy to 1
the ft-ding of it.
Q Were you privy to the writ being delivered by Mr. Brun.
dr.tt to any perfon in the city P
Q(From Mr. Loviten) -Will the Honourable Gentleman ea.:
plain what he means by the word Privy ?
Q. (Front Mr. J in explanation) Had you any know
ledge, pdrity, or acquaintance with the circumllante of the writ
having been delivered to any perfoo hi the city P—A. I had not.
•Q. (By the r.TEASILR, as before) " lam to elk you, if you
ever laid to Mr. Jeffery. that the writ was forwarded to Poole ?
1 A. I never laid it was forwarded to Poole!
Q.What did you fay on that occabon ?—A Having underftocal
Gas Mr. Brondrat was employed to receive the writ from the
hieffenger of the Great Seal. I ordered him to carry it to the per-
inn who had fo cowl yed him ; and that was all I laid to the Hun.
Gentleman.
Q Did you mean to fay. that you Acted Mr. Brundrett to
'carry the writ into the thy i-..A. I to'd the Hun Gentlentan. that
I, had ordered Mr. brundrett to carry.it to the perk.° who eut • 1
ployed him ; Mat I did uournottima that it was lent to Poole, and
if I did. I did not know ii.—( Mieb kitthi.y.).....l did not fay fu;
Q Did y to nut re'ufc to tell the Hon. Gentleman to whom it
was lent; and fay to him that, tor his confolation, it was gone
el:mot in orpofition to him ? A. I laid I did nut know to whom it i
was fent for I really did not 1.... w ; nor did I know the lion.
Orinkmati. nor any tit the Ca. d.dates at Poole.
QI ant you to rep-at what .on did fay upon that occafion ?-..
A. pm my word sir. the Hem. Gentleman never could caU at
' a more un'eafonable time I was going nut to a dinner party and
' Ikea in a hurry i and Paid. as far as I can recoiled. that I knew
nothing of the Poole Writ, and that the perfou who knew about
It had eons into the city.
Q: Was there any perfon with the Hon Gentkman when this
converfalion took place I—A Yes, and there was a perfun with
me Ilfo.
Q, Who was that perfon ? -.A. I don't know if this Houle has
itroy right to know my private affairs.
Was it ow Mr:Weaken, Greaves who eras with the Hamm.-
1 aiblerminieniati N.A. I was in a room below flairs, and not in
my ufual place tut feting Gentlemen on banners. The Honourable
C.ectitienlasi and his l'rieud caste in very abruptly-14mi= to lay
!rho was with me.
I Heft Mr. Button rite, and Mr. L. was in. con
lequence co stet ed to withdraw.]
..lice. BURTON Paid, this would be the fiat time
"'its the Houk of C.,mmons, and perhaps the firfl time
in a Curt of jiiiiice, where a perfon under an exa•
ruination retitled to give an anfwer, where filch refufal
was not sifted with the utmoli reverity, and hoped
the 11-:ute would affect its dignity.
After a conVelia,ion, in- which Mr. WARD. Mr.
W. SMITH. the CH•NCELLOIL of the EICIII(Xylilli and
Dr. Laws sacs, 10ILA is part,
Ms. JEFFERY hinted expreftly, that the perfon
who wail with Mr L. teemed to be a desk, and.that
he was !irking Ai a defk, and it had ever y appearance
of being a lruom for bet (Lids. He hoped the Houle
w. old not deem his prelent application frivolous or
vexatious. He wilbed to place the (Bence upon the
shoulders of the proper pertim: From the Id of May
in the aoth, neither he tenr his Hon. Friend, Sir it.
Bickerton, knew any thing of the writ, while all their
had been brosight at a great expense and kept
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china: ion. agar
cetsful, and that
.his L rutbip had not•been °emoted
—(loud largker).
LoRtOSSULS I'ON thought the ptini(tment pm.
poled was too levee. An order had once beeu Wiled
from the Tteartny to his own perfunal knowledge,
ordering the detention of a snit, to pttvent..it from
falling into the hank of a Candidate holtik to
Mtui-
aers.—( Year, bear, beer !)
Lord HOW ICK explained.—He did not fay the
Maim had a tight mu itnertere in this manner, but
tactely that they lAcittl.mall)—k4

voters _. %mgt..
at Pettit ; and the cithtr candidate, iu whofe fatiovr
tee writ had been kept bekclt, had tit.: advidstaie of
fixing his own day fur the eleCtion, and thereby of.
bringing his voters too ward at the lean poiEble ex•
pence. In this care. the writ was never.delivered to
the Sheriff at all, but it • was left on hi, table while
from honk, by (nine perfon unknown.
•
Mr. L was again called in.
Q: (by •be Swayer, as heftsre).-1 have again to put the mid.
dun to yuu. who was with son at the time of the 4.ollVcdiel4lll
)4As have auu4r,4l M. Witham bryauu

content mind for the ac coMMCKIA;ion of. b9th licks of
the Hanle, the mesilite ih 41 be gone into At M
early an hour as phffihie :at
The Houle went into a Committee apost.the Reyst of titi
Committee rapeding the Vurenate 4.llw.t.stddern Payers
th bfe of the kin' ith klureuPti Aao the Chairuian was ordereti I
apply to the Houle tor teavr tstientp in a 'Mil undo :Fistful
The Houk ndualudi appiiotelteret was unkral to, Ile broad°
up to morrow.
Members or Parliament fluky Bill was, 'Act a few o
trona Lived MAAS I'ON u sod Mr. HO b re.4..104
time sad paiLd tad tu-alurrew.