The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Momoat, Jct., t 4.
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T!.e Alien Bill, the Lottery Bill, the Scottish Dia-
ti—..ry Bill, the Insolvent I/ebturs (Ireland) Hill, and
ti... Capital Corumntation of Punishment Bill,
o re brought up from the Lords.
Lord CAI fLENISAIIIH gave notice, that he should
move to-morrow, that the Hunse on its rising adjourn
tit Monday, 21st August.
LIBEL ON THR QUEEN.

Air. WITS masaa. rose to call the atttention of the
ISt use to a paragraph of a must atrocious description,
'sich appeared ill a paper, called "Flyades Wester*
Lrrrtimary." He would read the passage to which be
alluded, to the liouse:—" Shall a woman who is as
notoriously devoted to Bacchus as to Venus—shall
sa.sti a woman as would, if found et our pavement, be
committed t.. BriJewell and whipped, be held ap In
t'o- light of suffering innocence ?" lie was sure the
Moose would agree with him, that the publication of
su, h a paragraph as this was a gross attempt to per-
public justice. It was impossible that this House
should not he accps:sinted with the contents of the Bill
ti! Pains and Penalties which had been introduced in
another place, and of the measure of punishment
n his+ was to he indicted, if the charges against her
Dl sjesty were proved. It was true indeed that the
Hi!! now pending was not in strictness a judicial pro-
c eding it was, however, an act of the Legislature.
•t• which a judicial inquiry was to be the basis, and
as it might possibly Mlle before that 110111 e, the
Ii use oils, with respect to the trial, to all intents and
p'srposes plated in the situation of a Court of Low.
'That the question of guilt should be anticipated its
ass quarter before trial, was a gross violation of pub-
-1;:• justice. If such a paragraph AS this had appear-
s' I pending' the trial of the lowest and moat subordinate
c..imistal offence, it would have been punished as a
gross attempt to pe.vert public justice; touch more
therefore was the High Court of Parliament bound to
e,erciar its judicial functions upon this occatiou, and
1, it to permit so flagrant a violation of justice to pass
u•snisticed. He should loring this subject before the
Mouse to-morrow, and confine himself at present to
giving notice, that he should move to-morrow, that
his Majesty's Attorney be directed to prosecute the
proprietor of a paper, untitled •• Flyadere Ireatera
h.., t' *t
Mr. '1 LE*NEy soltrestesl that the paper in question
might now he laid upon the Table.
Wt.TIIK• 1:14. said that the paper was not at pre-
s•-• in his possession.
Lraitssruvos observed, that a copy of the paper
might he procured between this time aud to-morrow.
31r. E..l'. °vitt no veil fur a new Writ fur the
80-ongh of Ileytesbury, in the room of C. italic
A'Ctinrt, who hail tote, tea the Chiltern Hundreds.

IRISH ELECTION HILL.

!Urn tae ptestion that the !louse resolve itself into

a tuna/sit:re upon this Rill.
Cutcnt.stLa said he hoped the Right Meow--
161 c lientleinau would nut press this enea,nre, and
gar; notice that he should inure fur a Cou iiii ittee to
talc.. so much of the Excise Laws into consideration
sr. regarded Ireland.

Mr. C. lirri nassoyi objected to the whole system
intended to be introduced by the Hight Honourable
I.;•otlettisn. If this attempt to interfere with the
of the Irish distillers were not resisted, the

Hight Honourable Genttensor might proceed in the
syne in inner to interfere with other trades and ma-
reafactures of Ireland. He deprecated the Bill as
t••nding not only to injure the trade of the distiller,
!• to violate the Art of Union.
Aft.r a few words frusu the Cssossegt.Loa of the
Es-I:rut:go and Lord CVIIILEMIEI6I4, the Bill was
co^•-nitted, and the report ordered to be received.
['post the Report bring brought up,
31r. Cut. nocrco begged to kuow at what period
t!::. Right Honourable 4h•ntkmau proposed to move
t!,.st this Bill he read a thirst time ?
CHANCIELLUIII of the Rocmcsmuca said that be
h•a.l no wish to press the measure, till Gets!blur* who
r•••rr interested in it were prepared to discuss its me-
rit+, and he proposed therefore, that the Report
should be taken into further consideration this day
q,ne months.
' The further consideration of the Report was post-
poned accordingly.
The Small Stills' Bill and the Licensed Stills' Rill
mvt-re then respectively committed, reported, and or-
ii-red to he taker int., further consideration this day
three months.
•i•he Lords' Amendments to the Insolvent Debtors'
Bill, and time Irish Court of Chancery Rills. were
Drought up and ordered to be taken into russidera-
tiJ2l.
Lord D,•sreorrom presented a Petition from the
Freemen and Freeholders of Dublin, complaining of
the interference and illegal violence of the Horse Po-
lice In the Elertton of a Washer to servo is Portia-

nient for that City. The Petition stated, that al-
though no Isaiah bad taken place, the military rharg-
eit the people with their drawn swords ; that some
per.ons were severely wounded; and that Mr. Wit-
limns, who had addressed the Electors fur Mr. ti rat-
tan. was, by order of the 3lagistratea, attacked by
the horse Police and conveyed to Newgate, though
no charge was made against him. It declared that
the military were employed by the Magistrates with
au other view than to assist Master Ellis in his Eke-
thin, awl impede those who cause to vote for Mr.
1::-ittan, and concluded by praying the House to sub-
stitute such inquiries as it might deem fit, into a pr..
reeding which was ealeulated,.not merely to insult the
feelings, but entirely to subvert the rights of the
Vectors.
Mr, Anancnomnts doubted whether this Petition
',tight not to be considered as an Election Petition. I
It alleged an interference on the part of the Alegi,-
trAtes with a el.. of favouring the Election of a par-
ticular Candidate. sad it would be for the Hoime to
ronsiJer whether such an allegation did got necessa-
rily render it au Election Petition, ur whether it was
merely such a general complaint if grievances as it
v4ll competent foe aiu petitioner to present to the
House.
Sir 0. HILL said. that the outrages complained of.
If true, were certainly pest dilsgracaral to the metro-
polis of Ireland, Rail he btel psi doubt that if they had
bees brought before the proper authorities, they world
have met with the readiest attention sad the speediest