The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-26 00:00:00

conduct of the Magistrates by-and-by ; and now let us
bear what the Duke of Bnckinghatu's son said. He
said not a bit more than the Farmer himself bad said.
He appearsto have denied nothing. He says that the
Farmer's conviction was a fair one. He meant, we sup-
pose, a legal one. The farmer does not say it was not !
The Farmer does not say, that the lase does not permit
the Duke of Bockingbam to sit as a Justice of the Peace,
with regard to an offence against the Game Laws, com-
mitted in the killing of game close to his own land ; the
Farmer does not say that the Law forbids the Duke to sit
as sole Jadge, while one of his own servants is' the in
former, and another of his own servants the only wit-
ness; the Farmer does not say, that the Law forbids the
Duke to sit as Judge in such a case, and to convict him in
the penalty of five pounds ; the Farmer says nothing at
all about the legality or illegality of it; but, says the
Farmer, 1 pray that Justices of the Peace may no
longer have this power; 1 pray that they may no
longer be suffered to sit as sole Judges in a cases
where their own servants are the sole informers,
and sole witnesses. Lord CHANDOS, therefore, did
not in the smallest degree mend the matter. As
to Mr. Summit ; Mr. Hoots Sumsan ; Mr. Susan'
Sum Nalt, the Colonel of the Surrey Militia ; as to his idea
that was answered very well by Mr. Ewes. We might
ohmic,* here, In commenting on what Mr. C. WTNN
BA, that en appeal tp the Quarter Sessions, might be,
in the ease of the Duke's conduct ; but what Law was
there to authorise the Farmer to appeal to the Quarter
SessiOns against the ltev. ROBERT WRIGHT and the Rev.
EUNUND POULTER. The Farmer offers to prove these
facts at the Bar. What redress could the Quarter Ses-
sions give him? We do not say, what redress would
it give him; but what redress could it give him ?
We • boldly tell Mr. Wynn, without any hesitation,
no redress at all. To get legal redress the
Farmer must come to the Court of Kiag's Bench!
And, alas, the Farmer has a wife and family! Oh, no!
the Farmer took the sensible course. He has done him-
self as much jostler, and his country as much good, as
lie was able. No man is bound to ruin himself and his
wife and children for the public good.—Whoever advised
the Farmer in the drawing up of his Petition, knew too
much of the business to pray for legal redress. But,
• suppose the Farmer had prayed for legal redress; or,
rather, suppose he had complained of the illegality of the
proceedings against him. Suppose he had done this,
will Mr. Wynn say, that there would not have been as
much reason to receive his petition and to bear his case'
at the Bar, as there is to receive the petition and hear the
case of the Sheriff and Grand Jury of Dublin? We have
no hesitation in saying, that the case which the Farmer
has laid before Parliament is of much greater practical
importance than the Dublin question is. This matter
whist the Farmer has laid before Parliament affects the
whole country. Mr. Peel said, when the Game Law Cosa.''
mittee was moved for; that it was necessary to do some-
..ithing to preserve the peace of the country ; and we can
assure him, that things are coming to that point between
the game-gentry and the people at large, that some•
thing of a decided character must soon take place.
—tVbo can deny the reasonableness of what Mr.
Williams said? Who caw deny the justness of what
Mr. RUNE said with regard to Parson Justices
in general? We shall take another and an early
opportunity of returning to this subject: but we cannot
miss this opportunity of begging Mr. DELLAR to accept
of our thanks for his sensible and spirited conduct;
and in this respect we are qUite sure that nine hundred
and ninety-nine out of every thor sand people most cor-
dially join us. We are curious to knew what the Parson
Justices did, last Saturday, with regard to the trespasser.
We think it is the Farmer's duty, or. at any rate, we wish
him to do it. to communicate to the public what they
finally did with regard to that trespasser. The whole of
these circumstances ought to be collected together, and
put into a cheap tract, in order that they may be well
known and remembered throughout the country. We
shall like to see, too, bow the Farmer will come on at
the (barter Sessions, to which he is bound over for an as-
sault opon the Doke's servant ; though, as he alleges, he
took the servant, under the Act of Parliament of MO.
This affair must not be let drop. The party who has
right on his side, be it what party it will, must have pub-
lic support, in every way in which it can be lawfully
given. Thus we gait this matter for the present; bat not
withoit a determination to return to it.

MR.. CANNING AND THE GRENVILLES.

The Ministerial Papers, the New l'imend the Con
vier, both, pretty nearly openly. attack CANNING
The expressions of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM in the
House Of Lords the other night were such as to leave no
doubt in our minds, that Mr. CANNING must finally gine
way; that is to say, that he must abandon his place, or
totally abandon the good feelings, at any rate, which he
bas recently had the courage to avow.—We have much
more to say on this subject in onr next.

Tax OALLICRT.—In some of the newspapers it has
hero stated, that Mr. COBBETT was in the House of Com.
mons on Thursday night, when the Norfolk Petition was
presented. He has not been in that gallery singe the
year 1805 ; and, to a moral certainty, will ne►er be in that
Gallery again. If, upon any occasion, he would have
gone there, certainly the time of presenting the Norfolk
Petition would not have been that occasion. It is a col-
lecti►e wisdom ; it is an assemblage that has dens a
great many memorable things ; but, as it please the
Loan, Mr. Cobbett never wishes to see It, again, as long
as Ciarrox and OLD Saaux shall send two Members
each.

Paris papers to the 24th instant have come to band.
They contain an account of the Ist Regiment of Light
Infantry having entered Puycerda without experiencing
any resistance. The Constitutional troops withdrew
during the night as well as all those of the inhabitants
attached to the same cause.—The regiment of Zamora
has taken a position upon the heights of the village of
App., a league and a half from Poycerda. An article
from Vittoria, dated April 18, says " Every thing suc•
ceeds according to our best hopes. You are gold, no
doubt, that we ire greatly embarrassed for want of pro-
visions. This is false—we find every where whatever
We want. To-day, the army is in line upon the Ebro;