Star.
London, England, 1828-07-16 00:00:00

Peers) ostinkni.the Hon. Castleman ought to hart been
prepared With a better excise for the delay in'bringing
forward the charge than his absence in the country.
PIjIrLIMORE censured the conduct of the
Honourable Member for MontrOse, in giving public
timid' of' his. intention
,to. 'Prefir a grave accusation
• "loom Lisejtigt4t. HpnpstAble,..lind , Learned Gentle-
Man, and then not
.htings.preparecl tck 'inbtiantiate it
when !he:titne for doing it arrived—{Hear). The. Right
linnouiable and Learned Geistlesnab had always con-
ducted hiniself: with unimpeachable integrity in the dis-
charge of his important public* daties(Hear). After
having given formal notice of his intention, it was unfair
for the Honourable Member, when the Right Honour-
able and Learned Gentleman came down for the purpose
of meeting the charge, to put it off in the manner now
proposed. Considering all the circumstances of the case,
it was not too much to ask the Honourable Member to
bring the matter forward then, or not at all—in all
'events...riot to biing it on alter the Right Honourable
and Lkarned Gentleman should have left London...

. Mr: HUME, in giving intended motion,
dad acted according to the constitutional rule of Par-
'iament. What would have been said if he bad brought
:he matter: on without notice? The Right Hon. and
Learned Gentleman ought to think it worth his while
to stay in town for twenty four hours to defend his
char icier. He (Mr. Hume) should present the Petition
on Thursday, let the Right lion. and Learned Gentle-
man *end or not as he pleased ; perhaps, indeed, there 1,
*was nil Oecaiiiin for his attendance. The Right Hon.
add Learned Gentleman appeared to have plenty of
defenders, who, no doub*, would attend on his behalf,
and see justice done to his character. As for him (Mr.l
Harne), be was resolved to discharge his duty to the
public. With regard to the Petition now before the
Noose, if the Right Hon. Gentleman thought it calcu-
lated to inculpate any man, he (Mr. H.) should be the
la t persdiri:in the world to insist upon its being printed.
He should move before the Session expired that it be
printed—giving the Right Hon. Gentleman time to in-
quire in the interim as to the accuracy of the statements
contained in it—at present Ise .was content that it vhould
lie on the table.

Mr. S:cretary PEEL objected to the printing of the
Petition, much less out of for the character of an
individual, than because he thought it would be tinjost
to Allow any man to avaithimself of the right of pent-
tinning the House for the purpose of representing. private
wrongs at he might think fir, at the same time that he
aspersed the reputation of other parties.
Mr. W. SMI I'H thought his Hon. Friend, the Mem-
ber for Montrose; •in the wrong in this particular case.
The Hon. Member ought not to have introduced the
name of ani: particular Judge in his notice of motion.
*He agreed ineonsidering that nothing was more likely
..to bring-petitioning into disrepute, than to make it the
Medium far pit ferring private complaihts, whit h might
after all be nothing but private slander.
The Petition was then laid on the table.
On the motion of Sir.J. Monument Returns were ordered con-
"netted wen the local jurisdiction of the several gaols of England
and Wales. He wished to obtain from the Right Honourable the
Rom Secretary some information on steps either taken, or in-
tended to be taken, with respect to the admission of prisoners into
gaols not within their jurisdiction.
Mr. rgii.t. replied, that the subject was under coneideration,
and would be formally before the House neat Session.
A message from the Lords announced their Lordships assent-to
the Cbaring-cross Improvement Bill, and other Bills.