The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-04 00:00:00

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..Colonel DAVI
Romeo, complaint
v!rninent and represen

kut, and loss of property he bad sustained in coast..
caence of his services in favour of the British arms
in Sicily. He had been the nieansuf saving the British
Army and the individuals of this nation from being
massacred, by detecting a conspiracy on foot, for act-
ing over again the Sicilian vespers ; all those facts
were well known to his Majesty's Ministers, as they
Lad proof of them in their hands. The. Hon. Memher
rend certificates of British Commanders in Sicily, in
favour of Captain Romeo. He had always confided in
the promise of tireat Britain of protection, never allow-
it:g himself to suppose that this country would permit
Lim to be persecuted by those who had always been its
sworn enemies. lie had suffered also great pecuniary
losses in the service of his country, and it was much
to be regretted that the Noble Loid opposite should,
uo a late occasion, hare thought proper to oppose his
claims. The Petitioner prayed the House to refer his
cam to a Committee.

The Petition having been read,
The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said he did not
rise to oppose the Petition lying on the table. The
case of Captain Romeo divided itself into two guts-
tiou%, the one was as to the nature of the claim which
I;aprain Romeo had of a pecuniary nature upon this
tiorernment for losses sustained in the service of this
country ; and the other was whether we were under
ary honourable obligation to interfere with the Sici-
p Government to pro'ect Captain Romeo from any
persecution be might be subjected to on account of
I s connection with British authority; with regard
to the second question he had to say, that in the year
I'!4 he bad directed Sir W. A'Court to interfere in
of Captain Romeo, so far as to ascertain if his
prosecution arose from his former connections with the
liri;ish, and he must say that there never was a case
mimic out mu decisive and convincing as to the contrary
f that idea. His Lordship then repeated his state•
rnez:ts and arguments he bad made use of, when the
case was previously brought forward. 'file Govern-
ment had ascertained that Captain Romeo had not
born persecuted by his own Government for his attach-
ment to British interests, and therefore be had no
claim to remuneration on that ground. He would put
it to the House if be bad rendered the services sup-
posed to this cdseiry, that the British 'Officer under
vt/iom he served would have suffered him to go nnre-1
welded. He would seat ask if it wag likely, in the
cps supposed, that Capt. Romeo himself would have
14 ape time pass which had elapsed--=from 1911 to,
g.l7,.before he preferred an yelaisei mike would put a
ird question to the Honse.—vrau it likely that epee.
son having any fair claims on the Government would
imi4u,them up with a demand for mosey said to have
bees 'demised to the mistress of a IPtenehlittsetaT?---
14q,was.sorry that Capt. Romeo weeds distress, but it
14* net easy Mr guess• on what prisretpbri it .becadie

tise slaty of this country to raise Mies:- otitis Wee
ilte,opeoed time the subject bad boss beasts-ile-Hotse:
it be briniest forward 'pietistic biped he
usight be ossusesd it hi shield .deeline. us Wryer tt.
-herd SESTINGIC adoeitte4l. lOsidiali Ale-
n to ought to have mad" *bow; mites be
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louts sustained during the
Ai.VERSTON said, that the petitioner so
haring any claim to relief, was at this moment
the public in a considerable lain.
Mon was laid upon the table.
EXTENTS IN MD.
SMITH presented a Petition from the Mer-
chants of London against Extents in Aid.
The ATTORNEP•tIENERAL opposed the bring-
ing np of the Petition.

- - The Petition was ordered to He on the table., and to
be printed.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER IN IRELAND.

Mr. IV. WYNN brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Ninth Report of the Commissioners ap-
pointed to inquire into alleged abases in the Courts of
Law in Ireland. He observed that the Committee,
alter having given the fullest censiderationto the sub-
ject, had thought it advisable to make extracts from
certain parts of the Report, and also to the Chief
Baron's letter. There were some points upon which
the Committee could form no opinion, for want of the
necessary information ; and others, upon which a sa-
tisfactory answer had not been gives, according to the
evidence adduced. Ile now suggested the propriety
of having the Report printed, and of collecting as
mach evidence as could be got during the recess. If,
however, the necessary information was net furnished
before the next Session, then it would be for the House
to enforce the production stk.

The Marquess of LONDONDRRRY, in a tone of
voice not quite audible in the gallery, expressed his
hope that the House might be enabled to go into the
subject next Session with ample information as to all
the facts. To effect that object his Majesty's Minis-
ters would use every exertion.
Mr. HICK felt it his duty to abandon the course he
intruded to pn+ sue, in consequence of the assurance
just. given by the Noble Marquees. He had no doubt
whatever that the inquiry would be gone into with
the utmost candour.

Captain O'GRADY cordially acquiesced in the de-
termination to procure all the evidence that could be
furnished. lie wished to take this opportunity of cot.-
reefing a misstatement that had gone abroad as to
what he bad said on a former night when speaking of
the system upon which the Commissioners had acted.

He had been represented as charging the Commis-
sioners with unfairness towards the Court of Exche-
quer, as compared with the coarse they adopted to-
wards the other Courts. This representation was er-
roneous, for all he had said was, that they had not re-
commended any ulterior measure wit► respect to any
of the other Courts. He did, however, complain that
an Honourable ilember had selected the Court of Ex-
chequer from all the other Courts- as a subject for ul-
terior proceedings. if these proceedings did not re-
suit from an abstract lose of justice, he (Captain
O'Orady) knot► not-how they were to be represented
except as unfair.
•Ile. RICE, in explanation, disclaimed le the most
decided terms any undue motile in bringing the gees-
tiow forward.

. CalHaie O'GRADY said that the inquiry being par-
tilt. be ntuse-so that extent think- it unjust.
Dr: LUISHINOTON urged the necessity of losing
no time In getting all the details -connected with the
anbjece,-as Ate interests: of puttee required that a
cheviots. setions a nikturrshataht not be kept hang-
ing etetithd heal, of- M ilidividual holding the high
ireffeimiti thews Veto* of the Zech&
14-.460 Wien wilt Vida itidered to !Iron the
audlefse

ther Courts. With regard to to tu.. The Peti
he thanked Ike Asierisreiritrii to Mr. WIL
mired to do. Tab Itelsiorthe NM imiividual
inted. T co, • *MOM lo
om the Lords strut emat • , -Ord PA
he Coasting T . krilkini ha
to debtor to
CAPTAIN; • The petit
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ling of the conduct et.tk• Mr. w. 1
.presenting the hardship of Imprison• rhants of L