The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-12 00:00:00

LONDON,

IMPERIAL PARIJAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY.
Jr. BROGDEN brought Pp from the House of Commons,
the Grants in Aid Bill, and the Innkeeper's Bili,whieh wit*
read a first time.
Mr. Scott from the Chamber of London, presented sit
account of the receipts and disbursements of the Orphan?
Fend.
The Earl of 0 AREWOOD presented three petitions:
from Dewsbury. Doncaster, and Halifax, against the kepi-
vent.De'dtors' Act. • ‘.
DISTRESSES IN IRELAND.
The Marquess of, LANSDOWN moved that there belaid
before the House an account of all the sums that had been
voted from Jan•tary 15.22, to the Bth of April, INS, for the
relief of the poor, and.for the erection of public works in
Ireland. He did not make this motion from any impression
that those laws had been improperly applied • but as such
votes were a departure from toe usages of Parliament, and
as the sums were granted on an extraordinary eraergeacy,
he thought it would be proper for Parliament to be in pos-
session of the votes that had been given. The motion was
-.Adjourned.

QO.•-a

HOUSE OF COISIONS—Fatztay.
Sir HENRY HARDINGE took the oaths and his seat
for Durham, being obliged to resign his seat, having accept-
ed the office of Clerk of the Ordnance.
A Person from the Insolvent Debtors' Court laid eertain
papers on the table concerning that Court, pursuant to the
Order of the House.
A Person from the Chamber of London laid on the table a
return of the duties composing the Orphans' Fund.
Sir W. LEMON presented a Petition tom the Merchants
and Traders of Penzance, in Cornwall, against the equaliza-
tion of duties on East and West India Sugars.
Ordered to be printed.
Lord LOWTIIER presented a Petition from the town of
Ulverstone, Westmoreland/ against the Catholic Claims.
Ordered to he printed.
Sir J. BOUG II EY presented a Petition from the town of
Dudley, praying for au alteration in the Hawkers and Ped-
lars Act.
After a few words from Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in op-
position to any alteration in the Act, the Petition was order-
ed to be printed.
Sir J. GRAHAM presented a Petition from the Bankers,
Merchants, and Traders of the City of Carlisle against the
Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. CURW EN moved for a return of all the Flour ware-
housed in G reat.Britain from the sth of Geo. the Third down
to the sth of April, ie23.—Agreed to.
Mr. SYKES gave notice, that en the 20th of May he
would move fur a repeal of the duty on Tallow Candles.
Sir F. BLAKE presented a Petition from the Spirit Deal-
ers of Berwick on Tweed, praying that they may be allowed
the legal use of Scotch Whiskey en paying a moderate duty.
—Ordered to be printed.
Sir F. Ohl NIANEY presented a Petition from the Mayor,
Aldermen, Burgesses: and Merchants of Barnsteple, against
the Insolvent Debtors' Act ; and another from the Caine quar-
ter against the duty on Coals carried coastwise.—Both or-
dered to be printed.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of litlkenny, praying for a protection to the
Blanket 'Manufactures. and that the Wool duty might not be
repealed.—The Petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the Alere.hants,
Traders, and Inhabitants of Arbroath, preying that the du-
ties or East and West ludia Sugars might not be equalised.
—OrJered to he printed.
Mr. MINI E presented a Petition from the Hackney-coach
Owners, complainind that, by a clause in a late Act of Par-
liament, they had been deprived of that prisilege which ena-
bled them to live, and in the hope of enjoying which they
had embarked their properties in Hackney Coaches; and
praying that the House may remedy this evil by reducing
the number of Hackney Coaches.—Ordered to be printed.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from the
Tradesmen and Inhabitants of Ilininster, praying that
Parliament may enact some law that would afford greater
facility (or the recovery of small Debts.—Ordered to be
printed.

ORANGE OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.
Mr. WETHERELL said that, as the Hon. Member
!or Dublin (we suppose. Mr. Ellis) bad been absent, be
received a letter (we believe, that morning), requesting
bins to present a petition from the Grand Jury of Dub-
lin ; and as he had no opportunity, from the shortness of
the time, of writing back, to express his indisposition to
present it, so as to enable the petitioners to put their pe-
tition into the bands of some other Member, before the
discussion which was to take place on Tuesday came on,
he was placed on the dilemma of either presenting the
petition, and thus, perhaps, leading the petitioners to
suppo'e that he was pledged to take a part in the debate
—or sending it back to Dublin, which would perhaps
defeat it. object. That lie should not be accused of any
discourtesy to the petitioners, beside that he thought it
to be only consistent with his duty to present it, he pur-
sued the former course; but he begged it to be distinctly
understood that, by presenting it, lie did not pledge him-
self, directly or inillieotly, to take a part in the debate
of Tuesday. The Hon. Member then moved that the pe-
tition be brought up.
HOBHOUWE said the Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man had not said one word of the nature of the petition.
Of this the House were yet perfectly ignorant, which
completely proved the utility of the motion which had
been male some time since, to exclude an Hon. Member
(Mr. Ellis, of Dublin) from his seat in that House, on
she ground of its being incompatible with his other du-
ties. if the Hon. Member for Dublin could have attend-
ed, the House would have the satisfaction of seeing the
petition presented by a Gentleman who knew its contents.
'fhe Hon. and Learned Gentleman ought at least to tell
the House the nature of the petition.
Mr. WETHERELL said, that as the petition was to
be read by the Clerk, he did not think it necessary to
occupy the time of the Hluse by reading it in the first

instance.
Mr. HOBHOUSE—It is;only necessary to state the
substance.
Mr. W ETHERELb--The petition was from the Grand
Jury of the County and city of Dublin of the Court ofSes-
sion of Dyer and ferminer. In substance it complained
that the Attorney-General of Ireland had charged them
w;th improper conduct, in the discharge of their duty,
and accused them of sacrificing public duty under the in-
thuotce of corrupt motives.
The petition was then teat!. Amongst other facts it
stated that the Attorney-General had pnbliely charged
diem, on ignoring the bills, tint with an efror of jtlg-
' ment, hut a violation of their oatft, and • that they att..
&emit the dudgeon the sobject who presided on that °c-
c •sion, in order to give the Attorney•tienet al an opportu-
nity of rapttiniuc, but this refunnstrance twin_ passed
over unnoticed by him, they necessarily conclude ( that
he continued to persevere in his charge ; which, coming
from such aut'tority, weighed heavily upon them, as they
Lai no opporf unity of refuting it, it being impossible for
them to disclose lie evidence upon 'which they founded
their jtiflunient. They therefore applied to Parliament
as th. only means of redress, with the full reli %nee that
thee n mild adopt such tneasarrs as the end. of justice
required.
Mr. PLUSKETT said, that however reluctant lie was
to touch upon this subject, before the proper opportunity
arrived, yet he could not suffer the stateoient containe I
in the petition which had been joist read to go with ott an.
answer if be had any disposition to object to tb pe-