Star.
London, England, 1819-02-27 00:00:00

! pacific; but Mr. Fuller's passion against the House
was so inflamed, that had his eccentric mind not been
artfully subdued, he would have knocked down the
Speaker !--4/...alihter.)
Mr. MASTERTON URE.—I think the dignity
and consistency of the House is materially interested
in, the decision on this question. On a former night
the Petitioner was, after an examination at Your Bar,
declared guilty of high breach of privilege, and in
consequence sent to his Majesty's Jail of Newgate.
The House adopted this measure unanimously, on
such evidence as to them appeared proper. The
Petitioner now arraigns the judgment of the House,
and the evidence on which it was founded. We can-
not therefore comply with the prayer of this Peti-
tion, without implying a censure on our own deci-
sion. And after the satisfictory manner in Is hich
the letters alluded to have been proved, I thiek the
House is bound to refuse the Petitioner's liberation.
When he comes before the House and states his con-
trition for the offence, k will then be the proper time
to extend the clemency of the House to him, if
thought right so to do.
Mr. LAMBTON thought the best mode would be.
to withdraw the motion, and commune with the Gen-
tleman who was the subject of it, after which a more
respectful Petition might be framed and presented.
In avoiding any share of the last discussion, he had
yielded his opinion to those who were much better
acquainted with the rules and usage of Parliament
than he could pretend to be. The letter might cer-
tainly be construed into a breach of privilege ; the
Gentleman had already been sufficiently punished.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN respected the privi-
leges of the House. But if it should turn out that the
allegations of the Petitioner were well founded, Gen-
tlemen would form a very different opinion of the
merits of the case. It appeared to him that it was a
bargain; that it was an illegal bargain; but that it
was gone, off. And the House would do well to pro-
ceed no further in the infliction of punishment.
Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON said, he was sorry to
find that inany of the Members who had spoken on
this question bad totally mistaken his argument. It
never was his intention to deny that the letter was
written and sent by Mr. Grady. On a former night
he had only supported the motion of the worthy Al-
derman, who was one of the Members for the City,
that the Letters and Minutes of Evidence should be
printed. He did not then say, nor did he on that
night argue, that the letter was not Mr. Grady's.
But he had brought it forward as a great constitu-
tional question, namely, whether, admitting the letter
to be a breach of the priv,ileges of that House, Mr. -
Grady was to be deprived of the first right of a Bri-
tish subject—that right which was recognized by the
principles of the Constitution, and be compelled
to stand at the Bar of that House to criminate him•
self, while the only eviuence of his guilt rested on
the evidence of the Honourable Member who was
himself the accused? Since he had last addressed
the House, however, he had received a communi-
cation from Mr. Grady, in which he expressed him-
self anxious to make every concession the House might
think fit to demand—( Hear, hear).—With this view,
he (Mr. H. Hutchinson) had no objection to withdraw
his present motion agreeable to the wish of the I lo•
nourablei Member (Mr. Lambton). He did not wish,
at the same time, to pledge himself to the particular
nature of the Petition Mr. Grady might cause to be
presented. He had taken up the subject on public
grounds, and from the support he had received, he
was gratified to perceive the House understood him
to have done so. .

The Motion was then withdrawn.
Mr. PHILLIMORE repeated his announcement of a Mo.
Lion on Thursday next, for the Amendment of the Marriage Act.
The Report on the Usury Bill was ordered to be received on
the 26th of April.
Mr. BROG OEN presented the Poor Paws Report—lt was
read, and its further cpsideraciurs ordered for Thursday next.
The Dal for Ascertaining the Tonnage of Steam Boats was
ordered to be read a third time, and reported on Monday nest.
Sir JOHN STEWART, as Chairman of the Comniittee
appointed to try the merits of the contested Election for Woot-
ton Basset, appeared at the Bar, and reported th 4 Ann Hall,
Martin Stout, and Sarah Greenaway had been guilty of prevari-
cation, and had refused to give their evidence. The Report
was brought up, and motions were made by Sir Julia
Stewart, that each of the persons respectively should te taken
into the custody of the Serjeani. at Arms.—Ordered.

The Netherlands Slave Trade Bill was ordered for a further
consideration on 3lotiday neat.
Mr. LUSHING'f ON, of cr moving several Revenue Bins
through their several stages, brought up the Report of the Bill
for Building a New Church in St. Luke's, Chelsea. It was
a firir time, and ordered for a second reading on Monday.—
Adjourned till Monday.

A LIST OF -THE MINORITY
ON TUE REPORT or THE 11110LUTION AGAINST GRANTING £lO,OOO