Star.
London, England, 1819-11-25 00:00:00

0 wish whatever to calumniate the Grand
.'
le facts which be stated might have occur
t the iune time there 'might be no blame
the Grand Jury for not &Mint the bills
e presented to them. They .might have
reasons for doing so. But of the facts
no doubt. Ndr was there•any doubt that
At least difficult to be obtained. He did
nor could he, ander the circumstances,
his mind to believe, that such Gentle-
;olposed that Grand Jirry could. violate
rs* oath. He saw in all this, something
ordinary, but no perjuryi as far as those
I were concerned Herr, hear, hear).—
iv instance, that indictments had been pre-
them upon Lord Ellenborough's Act, it
ily happen that, fiom the operation of
icalities, the Bills could not be found. The
nit of those Bills, therefore, gave rise to no
spiciens in his mind, but it certainly did
is mind, very strongly, that there was,
a delay and a difficulty of justice. That
ide a slow progress, every body saw. A
Friend of his, after the Grand Jury threw
determined then to proceed by infor-
out when he prepared,his affidavits and laid
re the'Magistrates, they refused to receive
ing, indeed, that they did not think they
act in the case, as either by expression or
a they might be considered as parties:—
to. Cases were then laid before them, in
L• were admitted noeto be parties. ven
found reasons to reject. He must confess,
was something in the whole of these pro-
rhich he could not explain nor understand.
and Learned Gentleman who spoke last
I who maintained his opinion with all that
6 usually distinguished his• speeches in that
mended that there was neither difficulty nor
btaining justice for any party who was in-
hat memorable occasion. But he (Sir F.
:ould say, there was both difficulty and de-
,- did the Coroner, who presided at the in-
,ecs, after making the most strenuous, but
ul exertions to render his Court a private
why did he betray so much anxiety to have
dings still kept as secret as possible?—
r).—Men who had-sinister objects in con-
always courted secrecy—men who were
upon upright and honourable objects,
light—films hear). But in this case, the
tade every effort to obtain secrecy, while
attended-for the interests of the injured
•rted the most open and unreserved pub-
ay, that officer went so far as to commit
s, for no other crime than that of taking
he evidence which was adduced—(Hear,
te,toa, it was said again, there was no dif-
arriving at justice. But he would say the
or in point of fact the Coroner refused to go
blame at least was to be attached here ;
asal and such conduct were strange and un-
is country, and therefore called aloud for in-
fear). The facts might perhaps be explained
if an investigation were gone into ; but at
ley appeared to him totally inexplicable.
e that the Court of King's Bench made an
certain proceedings; but these proceed-
not try the questions —wheiher the Riot
r was not read ?—whether a military force
y used?—and without an investigation of
,t,ons, it Would be vain to expect, that the
as it ought, be satisfied—(Cheers).
;lad to hear it said, that no abridgement of
of the people was meditated. But the
Gentleman who gave that intimation, ac-
it with such a view of the rights of the
urrounded them with so many restrictions,
,ted upon so many exceptions, that he feared
ich boasted rights would ultimately be cir-
,ed within a very narrow compass. That
ble and Learned Gentleman would not have
he meet in numbers, because then they could
isily controuled by the Civil Power. And if
t in parishes it will be said, that the repre-
ss of such thin meetings ought to have no
Thus, if the assemblies of the People be
ey must be dispersed ; if small, they are
tible. What then becomes of the birthright,
,nt boasted birthright of the People of Eng-
(Cheers.) Really the manner in which this
was treated on the other side of the House,
sd one from knowing how to argue upon it:
rus said aly.,ut the training of the people in
parts of the Manufacturing Districts. He.
..y to admit it, and to give away all the ad-
that could be derived from the circumstance.
v long did the people persevere in their hum-
lc of petitioning?—how long had they been
[sly endeavouring to catch the ear of that
and all to no purpose?—(Hear, hear). They
wish—it vas libelling them to say they had
wish--to change the Constitution. They well
indeed it was as notorious as noon-day, that
Lion, undisguised and barefaced and shameless
tion, prevailed in that House to a vast extent.
;able Lord opposite was known to have bar-
the patronage of the Crown for seats in Puha-
erzes of Hear, hear, hear !)—He did not
the Noble Lord particularly; he was not a
p offender. What be did was done, and re-
fly done, before. He alluded to the fact, with-
ay hostility to the Noble Lord—without the
!a vindictiveness towards any individual. - He
desire that any punishment should be called
ilon the Noble Lord in particular. The truth
airy :Minister found such coirliption necessary
' He must absolutely do it, under the
ag state of things. He would, however, take
to say, that it presented a harsh and singular
an; while the Noble Lorclomained at ease and
Y •is the full possession of all his blushing ho-
Sir Manasseh Lopez, for a crime of a similar
e, vas sentenced to pay a fine of 4:10,G10, and
imprisoned for two yearsl--(lienr, hear, hear.)
h nonsense, downright absurdity, to inflict such
•Arnent in one instance, upon a crime generally
rcil to go on with iMpunity. In comparison with
tioble I.ord, Sir M. Lopes was as pure as snow,
nocelit as childhood! The one only treated with I,
it,2 individuals, only expended his own private
'TtY ; the other bartered the patronage of the
for avowed purposes of Ministerial influence.'
alubt the Noble Lord, for such crimes, deserved,
e impeached ; but if that proceeding wereproved'
tx (Sir Francis Burdett) would say for one, " let