Star.
London, England, 1819-12-10 00:00:00

RY PROCEEDINGS.

EMS, DECEMBER 9.
ri presented a Petition front David
Samuel Dawson, brothers of Ed-
consequence of wounds by received
Manchester Meeting. The PO-
, had attended the Meeting in gess-
n legally convened, and that several
icted'on him whereby be died ota
Manchester. If also al-
(rest 'bath agreed as to the wounds
t could not say how they had bees
severnl witnesses who could swear
tually occurred. In conclusion,
istitute a full and impartial inquiry
chester.—The Petition was ordered

INDICTMENTS BILL.
rESBURY (the Chairman of
ht up the Report of this Bill,
CHANCELLOR descended from
..posed some verbal Amend-
eed to after a few words from
Mich the Noble and Learned

Iroposed a clause far compel-
eral to proceed with the trial
fcio information, within eigh-
information was filed, except
y could be shewn by a rule of
)rd said, that this Amendment
as it was but fair to the de-
some power which might in
alert to that protection against
of which he must necessarily
I now before their Lc.rdships.
his intention to press it con-
F those whose experience on the
ler than his own, yet he sub-
asure to the same effect ought
d. He wished to have the opi-
ord upon the Woolsack upon

SICELLOR admitted that the
Ole Lord was deserving of all
,ut that the Attorney-General
ed to bring forward his proceed-
ner as an ordinary prosecutor.
Zen adverted to the practice
ons for libel, when the course

Fcio information, as contrasu

f indictment by other persons ;
short time on these points, and
horities, he said that the Amend-
which he desired to bestow the
.nd should the vast multiplicity

_
in his judicial capacity, he was
to consider its whole machinery
sing the Bill, he should most
erance, of the proposed
not incompatible with his duty.
,ver,-pledge himself to any thing
than that no effort of his should
zte the ends of public justice,and
ientiously deliver his opinion as
are was or was not reasonable.
) was willing, in consequence of
n the Noble and Leatned Lord,
subject with so much candour
nendment, which he did in the
be able to introduce one better
urpose. The subject was one to
)usly giveh a good deal of =en;
till this night that he had heard
tion upon the question of legal
volved. It gave him very great
st the Noble and Learned Lord
it into his consideration before
the Bill.
kNCELLOR adverted tea mea-
oduced on the same subject by
o had just sat down, and stated it
it was not framed in such a man-
aloous with the jurisprudence of
again stated his readiness to co-
are proposed,'su far as the short-
-1 his sense of duty permitted, yet
Ton himself to promise any result
.iactory to the Noble Lotd with
If he should fail, hcwever, in
onscience the introduction of such
Bill, he would assist most readily
the particular purpose to the full
Id sately go.
LANSDOWN expressed hii
at the candour evinced by the
i 1 Lord on the Woolsack upon this
le less gratified at the promise he
p, the Amendment before the third
1. I4e thought, however, it would
nconvenience if the third reading,
e place to-morrow (this day), were
allay, as it was impossible that the
Lurd could be enabled within a
Nil), his mind sufficiently to its de-,
r!.. 'lle Noble Marquis then ob-
i a determination to consider the
ly sic have a good appearance
sod that it would be only seemly in
proceed pari ratio between the de-
! Attorney General. No facility
Jed to the one that was not allowed
lit would be a manifest grievance,'
e, were an interminable prosecution
ig over the head of any British sub-
he destruction of his peace of mind,
of his property. No means ought
hat could tend to the expediting of
pun these grounds he desired the
the third reading till Monday, if, by
ensure in question could be prepared
curacy.
AVERPOOL did not object to the
but could see no reason for it,- if the
s to be introduced as a separate BilL
Caen passed between the Noble Earl,