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London, England, 1819-05-12 00:00:00

jury of depriving him of his prites4Paser. by eaciOg•
the knez " opposite to his nen* It was cleating
him of Cie% askeigmatisme ins ehisrafart into
the bargain. lthad been seed, laity did he not apply
wow ? lie had applied sooner, 404 he had applied
14 Vain. The Hosounible %woe* then keen* to
• /litters or documents which heliad roe eriead (MID
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0811C4n. substantiating his tigtinif• 1411 K 6.lllileMen
COGS& the books of the ?Martine; and he drew Bonn'
a bundle of papers some letter or certificate, dated
the year 14116. With all these facts, be presumed
the House would rut reject the Petition.
Sir GEORGE ‘OCKBCRN assured the Honour-
able Baronet and the House that the abominable
practices of the Petitiocer were not mere surmises"
—for the Petitioner bad been seen coming out of the
hammock in a very questionable shape. It was there-
fore astonishing that he had not been- sooner turned
out of the ship as a disgrace to the crew. If any
papers or certificates appeared subsequent to the year
ISin, the date_of hisAniertion, they were forgeries.
Mr. I.:ifTtLETON vindicated the conduct of the
gallant Officer, and also that of his lloctourab:e rela-
tive of the Admiralty ; and he coclessed his surprise_
that when such a multiplicity of stubborn facts ap-
peared against the Petitioner, the Honourable Baro-
net should persist in bis motion for bringing up the
Petition. The Honourable Member thought that a
Petition pregnant with so many falsehoods, and ac-
companied with such infamous practices, ought not
to be received by the House. The Hoikairable Ba-
meet had said that the Petitioner had never bees
brought to a Coort-Martial--how could► he be
brought to a Cours-Martial, when be had run away
troth the ship, and could not be found ? But if the
Petitioner, who was certainly an abominable charao-
ter, believed that he had any well-gromided claims.'
why suspend them for the king series of 17 years?'
Had the lionoqralge Baronet followed the judicious
conduct of the worthy Alderman, it would have been
more honourable to his judgment and penetration.—
Before be agreed to present a Petition, he ought firs&
to inquire the truth of the particulars. The ceases*
against the conduct of the gallant Officer fell harm-
less to the ground. The honourable Member did
not
receive the Petition; but, for his part, he condemned
it in every- shape.
Mr. OROK ER bore witness to the abominable cha-
racter of the Petitioner. He was not only a runaway,
but had been detected in very indecent practices—
Whatever might be the wishes of the Honourable
Baronet, the House could not give him the repara-
tion which he desired. If he thought himself ag-
grieved, he might have recourse to a Court of Law
for redress. But the Courts of Justice could not re-
move the letter a from the Petitioner's name.—
To receive such a Petition would be forming a bad
precedent, and not consistent with the ruses of Par-
liament---(Haar. !agar).

Mr. OM ANNE Y; alluding to the conduct of the
Petitioner, said-0 if you have run away, we cannot
take the letter R from you. Let him repair to a
Court of Law for a redress of ' of the de-
scription witickle presented. would there have
. .
does din—surenier--(In allusion to the facts
of the Petitioner' this accidental pun produce& a fit
justice
1 of latighser,Ahes the Hon. Member sat down.)
Sir FRAlias BURDETT referred generally to
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names a respectability, some of which he mentioned;
vindisaer the charpster of the Petitioner, and sub-
stantsating hil claims. He-had various certificates
to the sruneefinct, He insistence the receipt of the
Petition. The abuses ef. Officers in high stations
ought to be investigated- He recommeuded the ap-
pointment of a Comuittee of Inquiry, to satisfy the
House and the Public; and he concluded by rant-
ing, that, if opposed, he would press his Motion to a
division.

Sir ISAAC COFFIN advised the Hianourable Ba-
room to decline such a contest, as he might tad him-
self disappointed.
Dr. PHILLDIORE confessed his surprise, that.
after the frequent Mervin,' with the Petitioner, the
Honciarable Baronet had not asked him. why he Led
suffered such a lapse of time without prefersing his
claims ? It was evident that behad no cemilicase
his character subsequent to the year 1801. The Pe-
tition was gross and scandalous in its contents, and
ought not to be received. The Learned Gentlewum
indignantly esclaimed--“ Is the house called open
--,once the Petitioner in assailing the repute.
. . .

lion of the gallant ()facer?" It would be disgracefol
to allot!, such a Petition to appear on their Journaas' ;
and therefore he should oppose it.
Sir FRANCIS KRDETT observed, that there
were certihcates subsequ= to the- yeardBUl in sop.
Pon of the character and claims of the Petitioner.

A Mull= exclaimed aloud.—“ loop:vie' sr
Canard WODEROUSE strromously supported the
character of the gallant Officer, who deserved well
of his country for his meritorious services.
The house that divideds—Ayes, Y; Noes, 206-
3fajority against the Macias, 206

yam mitt NG ELIBLMION,
Mr. I.sv appeared at the Bar. and presented the
List of the Names of the Gentlemen appointed to try
the merits of the contested Medias for the Borough
of Inverlreithing. viz.
lArd Visarant Normally
Siz 3L Soraervillo

A. J. Darya**. Erb.
Has F, G. IL liswasi
[andTll.olllllot Bullard
Owes Wiliam, Hei.
Has. it IL Weisos
A. &week Frs.
E. FLlay,

C Chaff,
Ham Sir E. P.apt
W. LliamberliTne Eq.
H... Sr C Grrailie

A. W. J. (Mord, Est
Sr G. Anson

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