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London, England, 1827-06-30 00:00:00

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the smolt took place three years after the Petition had
been presented. In one ?of his letters Ise spoke of pull..
ing the ring by the nose out of a well. Could this man
'be looked up►n as a person of perfectly wine min IT Had
it ever reached his Hon. Friend's ear, that he spoke of

having determined to make an assault-upon some
public character as there was no other way by which he
Could make himself' conspicuous t If this was re4lly the
fact it was the• most diabolical thought that could enter
into the mind to attack an innocent man merely for the
purpose of being spoken of in the newspapets. Mr.
Mule, the Solicitor to the Treasury, assured him that
it was not his wish to get out of prison. lit some low
scurrilous publications of the day, this individual was
represented as a Gentleman, and he (Mr. B.) was actually
cha►ged with want of rersonal courage fur not fighting
him. Such was really the case; and some of these
things were written by Clergymen of the Church of
England, who for their own base purposes did not
hesitate to convey in verse, which they had a knack of
writing, the most si e calumny and falsehood, hoping
merely to please the Government. But the present
Government at least would not, he was serum, confer
apron such contemptible miscreants any of the good
things of the Church—but take good care that none of
them should' rise beyond their present degraded state.
if his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) believed him to be sane,
why did he not become one of his sureties, and get
-another friend to join him? Perhaps his Hon. Friend
feared he might become the first object of attack, and
then be told s. Let the dead bury their dead."
Mr. GURNRY observed, ;bat from the statement of his Hon.
aitd Learned Friend,'no person in his proper seises would become
surety for this unfortunate man.
Mr. PERCEVA L said that the Member for Montrose and ano-
ther bad (Semi to become ball for this man, hut he would not
•tome out of prison oaten a commission were appointed to ewer-
taro whether be was a lunatic or not?, If he did not comply with
what the law required, he must be content to suffer inconvenience.
The Member for Montrose would act more kintily towards him by
not presenting his Petitions. If be should find that he had nu
means of coming before the public, be might then be content to
give hall and get out of prison.
Lord PAL M LS MON said, if be refused to come out when be
could procure bail, the fact of remaining in prison under such cir-
cumstances would seem to indicate that be was not fit to be at large.
Mr. H UM R said be made no allusion to his Hon. and Learned
Friend (Mr. Brougham) in presenting this Petition. As far as be
could judge from the writings of Mr. Gourlay, for be bad not seen
bim lately, there were many persons more mad dims he was.
Mr. BROUGHAM said he hoped Ms Hon. Friend would make
further enquiry before he became one of his sureties. Ile should
be very sorry it the Learned'Judge to whom he before alluded suf
tered any injury In consequence ut his liberation.
The Petition was ordered to be printed.
• Mr. lIUMR presented a Petition from the Manufacturers of
Stroud, in Gloucestershire, in favour of a free importation of Corn.
•-:Ordered to be printed.

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