The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-18 00:00:00

why *odd not jastamotat esireiee'the same right midi,
• was reeredend by fibs (head Airiest—He had so liaisamety
towanMillhe perdue; bee he Mt Is his duty to sappers say
Wader* that went to lighten the burdens which preyed on
his weimppy weeetry; sad es be 'borsht a proper Tommie-
rodeo wee new panted eat is this Silt, he should support it
Lord CLARE was convinced Üblit the Clerks of the Peace
were amply paid for those duties.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE again contended,. that
Grand Juries gave most ivadequaterornuorrations to the.
Clerks of the Price. His Lordship then moved. that a wit-
ness be called in for the purpose of eying evidence as to
the amount of fees received by Clerks of tie Peace.
The LORD CHANCELLOR wished that the Leaned
Counsel might be asked Whether petitioners complained
' that the fees specified in the present Bi.l would be **her
to their ancient fees, without considernig why might *
presented to them by (trend Juries.
The Noble Chairman then pat tLis question to the Corn;
sat, when
Mr. Tyndall said his instructions did not refer to say
thing so far back es the ancient tars.
Tne question for railing in a witness was then pat and
negatived withoit a division.
After some further opposition from Lord DONOUGH-
MOHR, the Bill we. *greed ae ie the Oisidinittee, *port-
ed, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday next.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS—TentimmT.
The SPEAKER was summoned, in the usual nianiter, to
bear the Royal Assent given, by Commission,toseveralliills.
Mir H. PARNELL postponed his motion relative twthe.
Ism affecting Catholic Bequests to-morrow stennight. The
Hon. Baronet wished to know when it was the lateatiotot
his Hoo. Friend (Mr. Brougham) to presest the petition
from the Catholics of Ireland. •
Mr. BROUGHAM said he should certainly present it to-
morrow (V is day) week. If any arrangement in Ireland
should prevent him bringing it on that day, be wished to
give notice that he would sot present it until nest Seasious.
BEER DUTIES' BILL.
Mr. BERRIES moved the third reading of the Beer
Duties' Bill, which was agreed to.
On the motion that it do pass,
Mr. MABERLY said, he thought that the kill would
operate so much to the injustice of the Brewers, that ho
would take the sense of the House upon it in this stage.
Mr. HUME agreed in opinion wita his Hon. Friend, that
it was too much to expect that the House world sanction a
measure of so much injustice for the sake of au experiment.
M. C. SMITH opposed the Bill.
Mr. COOPER supported the Bill.
Mr. MONUK, in opposing the Bill, dented the state-
ment in part of the preamble, that the duty was prop..r-
tionate. Hessid that the beer was increased in strength
only 1-61 b, whilst the duties were increased Lit) pet cent.
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
Ayes 64; Noes 26; Majority for the Bill 28.
The Bill was then passed.
The Hones resolved itself into a Committee on the
Prise Money Distribution Bill.
Mr. HUME complained of the grest7deley which at.
tended the distribotion of Prise Money.
Dr. PHI LLIMORE said that the object of the Bill
was to explain some difficulties in former Acts, which led
to the delay complained of.
Mr. HUME said. it happened that stuns of money
were held over for along time which ought to have heed
distributed. It was bat in the last Session that the dis-
tribution of Prize Money bad been voted which became
due in 1800, arising out of the euccesses in Egypt.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUBiIoaii that
the Hon. Member cqight apply for information to the
proper officer at the Navy Office, or at Greenwich
Hospital.
Mr. CANNING said, that the great delay to the reco-
very of Prise Money, arose from persons going a round.
about way through favour, instead of by direct applies.
tion to the proper officer.
After a few words from Mr. M. A. TAYLOR and Sir
I. COFFIN, the report was agreed to, then brought up,
and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day),
The London Bridge Bill was ordered to Wised a third
time on Friday next.
CHIEF BAkON O'GRADY.
Mr. SPRING RICE moved the Order of the Day for
the House going into • Committee of the whole House
on the conduct of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, .
in Ireland.

The SPEAKER having left the Chair,
Mr. SPRING RICE said, that in presenting himself
' to the notice of the House, be was aware of his inside-
, quacy to the duties' which 110 had undertaken on that to:. ,
casion, and he was aware, at the same time, that be bad no
claim for their intintgentte But there were circumstances
connected with the subject itself, which gave it tb• .
strongest clsito on the attention of the House. The point
which gave it that claim, was, that it was a question of
a personal native, where the.con.l act of a high judicial of-
ficer and theschbrseteretthelostice of the country at large
were at stake. Above all, an justice to the individnal
whose conduct was before them, they were board to lend
their best attention. Independent of the duty which was
owing to the Chief Baron of Ireland; the en hjeet claimed
their notsce on other grounds—that of respect for the atl-
miniStration of justice. In this country, if inch a rea
existed, and he was far from imputing the existence of
such a case in the British Courts of Law, it wo 'ld not
have the fatal effects of counteract ng the gen-rai fe ins
in favour of the 'awe ; hut in Ireland, where 'h.. 14es
' have not been for so long a time consonant to th feel,
' legs of the people, it was a matter olobligatiou tur ear-
liament to improve, rather than diminish the t sevens*
for their administration in that country. There was;
therefore, a danger of a collateral nature,- in diminishing
the confidence of the people in those connected with the
judicial functions; and, therrfule, if it should I t cOh-e•
queue' of their agreeing to the charges founded on tor
ports on the table, appear that the reverence due to fs
judicial character in Ireland might be affect-d, it became
the Hone* to give the subject their mist deliber ate 4.
tendon, in order, lithe person in quertien be innoreat,
that he should be declared free from all suspicion; or
if guilty of charges pressing atainst his judic I ant
moral character, care should he taken that the Pannier cc
of the House be not given In Ireland to practices incon-
sistent with the due execution of the lens. There was
an observation of Sir G. Elliot applicable t‘i the subj,et ;
ire said it was as easy to make lens fur India as tgli as
for England; but tie distance of the former raventsi
their being exitented so well. There was no such exec •
in the present, caw, -Here all the' circumstarces wee,
within
•OM infoeseiielle,mich of the House, and there was
no pleistde WdistAtipp of of its duty. Het wished •to
state a elite of isrin doable alternative fur the Chief throes
in order to give him the fullest benefit of it, 'and that ha
(Mr. R.) If be cans forward with such weighty charges
without suffaticatevidein e, should meet the severest coo-
sequeuces of hi* rashness. It bad beta stated that rte
question was apcely speculative, and that as the fees
were aboliabeal„gbote:was ncruse in entertaining it. Wool-f
to Gen he could be persuaded to that! for if it we
but true that it bore on the present and not on the fot..r.-,,
no inducement would mate him tr,soass on the Ha stt.
He wished ru distinguish the case (con. those of Lard
Melville or Warren Hastings, to which it had be- to
par col hscosanot tee-there was any I,irailarity hat **ten