Star.
London, England, 1829-06-04 00:00:00

COLONIC BRADLILIG

Mr. BROUGHAM said, he now rose to present a
Petition, to which he really hoped the attention of the
Treasury Benches would be given. for it involved a,case
of great hardship and injustice. It was the Petition of
Lieut. Colonel Bradley, of the 2d West India regiment.
who had been involved in disastrous proceedings, owing
in a dispute with Lieut. Col. Arthur at the Honduras.
The question turned upon whether Colonel Arthur
possessed a certain commission from General Funnies,
at the time he superseded Colonel Bradley ? He would
I say that Colonel Bradley was acknowledged to be Oat

of the most gallant officers in the service. and had
always conducted himself with strict propriety. For
fourteen years Colonel Arthur had held this commis-
sion. and though in command of the troops. he had
concealed it to the year 1824, when Colonel Bradley's
trial came on. For this period of fourteen years Col.
Arthur bad pretended that be held no other commission
but that from his Majesty. and he therefore not only
denied what bad been subsequently said by the higher
authorities, bat he bad thereby justified the conduct of
Colonel Bradley.
Mr. HUME said. that having investigated all that
had appeared upon the subject before the House. and
having made every other requisite inquiry...he had no
hesitation in saying that he was in the strongest sense if
the terms a very ill-used man—(Hear). It was clear
that at the time the dispute had taken place between
Calomel Arthur and Colonel Bradley, the latter had no
right to suppose that • General Fullarton's commission
was in existence. He regretted that the Secretary at
War had not taken Colonel Bradley's case into coo•
sideration. and after twenty years of useful and highly
honourable services in one of the worst spots of the gl>>be,
he did think that the case did not in any respect justify
the coarse that had been pursued towards Col. Bradley.
Mr. J. WOOD said, that if Colonel Bradley bad been
mistaken. his error bad been produced solely by Colonel
Arthstr.himself. who chose to act under one commission
whilstle, in fact, held another. Military men were of
the same opinion. and many Officers of great repute had
said that, under similar circumstances, they sho•.ld have
thought themselves imperatively booted to act as Col.
Bradley lad acted. He was sure that no proceeding
would be considered by the army more just and graciou
than the restoration of Col. Bradley to his rank. which
he had held with so much honour to himself, and with
so much benefit to the conatry.—The Petition was or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. °TWAY CAVE was shoot to address the House upon his
motion upon admitting to freedom, after the year Is3o. the solidi's.°
of Negro daves, when
Mr. BROUGHA M submitted to the Hon. Member whether,
in the present stage of the Session, it would nut be better to with.
draw his motion.

51r. F. BUXTON said a few words. when
The gallery was cleared, but no division took place, the Hon.
Member having postponed the further coosideration of his notion
till to-morrow. .

.-- ----.
INCLIIINASTICAL COVIITS. SILL.
Sir J. NICHOLL moved the Order of the Day for the further
consideration of the Report on the Ecclesiastical Courts' Bill.

Mr. HUME objected to the tardier progress of the
Bill during the present Se,sion ; he thought that there
were objections of a nature so various and complicated
as to warrant the postponement which he proposed. He
thought it wrong that the Judges should have the
naming of the fees in their own Courts, and particularly
in this Instance, in which the Right Hon. Gentleman
opposite had not only that power, but also the induce.
ascot of having three or four relatives of his officers of
his Court. No Court in England ought to be rein med
sooner than the Prerogative Court. into which persons
were involuntarily dragged as parties. This Bill ought
to be postponed, to give time to bring in a measure that
would put the Judges of this Court on a footmg with
the other Judges of the country.

Sir J. NICHOLL observed, that the Hon. Member
was misinformed on the whole subject. The Judges
bad not a number of relatives in offices connected with
the Court. There was but one who was connected with
the Judge of that Court, and that individual had not
been appointed by the Judge. He had been 20 years
Judge of that Court, and he pledged his honour that be
never bad, directly or indirectly, appointed or interirre d
in the appointment of one clerk in that office. This Bill
would not prevent the adoption of a general Bill re•
lating to this Court. The Judge had no salary, and h s
fees were the same as settled in 1734. The highest fee
was 76.10 d. for the sealing of an administration ; and
with respect to the charge of delay he should just men-
tion. that in the case of the late Mr. Farquhar the suit
was begun and concluded within one year, and in -that
case the Judge was occupied a fortnight in reading the
evidence at home; he was occupied tour days in hearing
Counsel, arid four hours in delivering his judgment;
and for all this the fee he received was 11. in addition
to the 71. 10d. he had before received for sealing the
administration. He trusted that the Bill would be al-
lowed to go on.
Mr. A. DAWSON said that the Bill would not have
the effect of reforming many abuses which existed in
that Court to a great extent.

Mr. Secretary PEEL defended the Bill, and corn.
plaimed of the course taken to interrupt Its progress after the mole
of the House had been decidedly expressed in favour of the Hell.
The condone of the Honourable Member for Aberdeen (hh.Humej
was sollkient to discourage his Majesty's Mishears, and to prevent
them from bringing termed any other measure of judicial reform.
This measure was founded on the Ilepon of the Law Commis-
dooms ; and, though the Ilea. Member for Aberdeen thought the
NW was ealy a measure of partial reform, the Hesse appeared per-
fecdy. addled with it, as appealed by the divides, when there was
a =amity of ten to one la favour of the MIL
Mr. J. WOOD defended those Members who bad taken a part
in opposing ibis Dill, which he complained had bees brought ha at
too late a period of the Session, and had stet been sufficiently consi-
dered. He considered that the whets cosserucdoo of the &clod-
astir.al Courts required reform, and he hoped that the Ilia would
be withdrawn said the mat Session, as many other Bills bad bees
of gnaw importance.

TRANT thought that as far as the measure wait it would
do good, and that passing k now would not prevent mere extensive
reforms at a future period. He objected to the vexations lived.
don given to the Bill.
Mr. HUMS disclaimed the Intention of airing a vexations op-
position to the Bill. He was anxious to propose two clauses in
Comndtteo, but was prevented from doing so by the Right Him.
Gentleman (Mr John Nielsen) refusing to recommit the Bill. He
thought the immure hisolicient for Its object. and should therefore
condos, to oppose k.

The House *es divided. bet open counting the Members it did
Let appear that there were 40 Members present, and the Senecas
declared the House slioarord at a Qualms woos EliVill.

MINORITY

On the Marquieetikreaiinitistintl;t;en Parlhasestary Rama,
Jam M That there edam a dais er descriptions et Boroughs
commonly called ' close or dewed,' in which the returns of
limbers at Parliament are notoriously capable aking effected
by the payment at messy In the way of purchase, and frequently
arose effected ;sodalee another class et Dereoglite, iw whoa the

Inective Franchise is sewed in se few illecars; that the returns
are capable of being 'trued by the menet of triesey in the way
of bribes to ladividual Blecters, and frequently are so effected."
&nett, J. Manly, J. Wood. Alderson
!houghs's. H. laarieribenlis, J. Wood. J.
Bronstein, J. Maxwell, J. Tellers.
Bortoo. F. Mesa. J. B. Blandford, Marquis of
Birch, J. Dime, Lord F. O'Neill, A. J.
Carter, J. B. PAM. J. C. Paired OIL
Cave, 0. Parderels, R. W. Napa. Lord
Calvert. N. Pbape, G. R. Shut Out.
afire, S. B. beano, R. Coke, T. W.
Credo**, S Newts, A. W. Cbohneley, M. J.
Cram's, & Sir J. Dairies, Colonel
Doodapsh Has. T. 311.111,11‘,111V Faukeriey, J. N.
Dawson, A. Tbasisse,C. P. Palmer. C. F.
ariagtou. Vines. Waltinswi.Aiderinan Price, B.
Gordon, B. Wansetes, H. Ridley, Sir M. W.
Guest, J. J. 1111414 IL Sykes D.
Hobbes's. J. C. Maniere, W. W. Timis:ea. Marquis of
Howielg. Vinson Wass. Mr R. Wilbesborn, G.
Heise. J. WMtbread,ll.
The (slowing reseades was then put. and 0/piked without a
dieiste•-.." That the edama of such Berougle, and the Nadu
am of sub practices, are disgraceful to tho abaracter of tits
Hoses, destructive of the madam if the pea" NW linisadll
to the best *tenses of the cowry"