The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-20 00:00:00

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of St. Nlery's, Dublin, praying a repeal of certain Aa•
awed Taxes.—Ordered to be printed.
PUNISHMENT OF HARD LABOUR.
Mr. COURTENAY rose, in pursuance to the notice
be bad given, to move for leave to bring in a Dill to ex-
tend the indiction of hard labour upon offences which
'Were sot now visited.. by that. punishment. ,As tnany
lion. Members had spoken to him upon the subject, who
entertained a favourable view of the Biil,he hoped there
would be no objection to his motion. lie would briefly
state the object of the Bill, which was to annex the
punishment of hard labour to persons imprisoned for
certain felonies and misdemeanors.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR wished to know, whether it was
the intention of the lion. Member to leave this new
power at the discretion of the Judges?
Mr. COURTENAY replied, that the punishment
would be applied to speciAed cases.
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Leave wii then giien to hying is the Bill.
11r. S. RICE pr•sented a Petition from the Tanners
of Jttogheda, praying a Repeal of the Excise Unties on
Leather.—dlyde►ed to be printed.
lie. LUSHINOTON moved, that a new writ be issued
int a Member to serve to Parlianseat for the Horough of
Earl of Yarmouth, now

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• over. its tiara, he thought persons might not to be "t-,
/reed to. with es-parse mama", for the porpoise
Ireeering malicious charges azimut the Judgeenr
Coma, without giving them the means of repelliqg
diem As this was his view of the cue, be should move
tie rejection ofibe Petition.
Dr. LUSHINGTON expressed hie onienisbetent at
the MUM adopted. by his Hoe. and Illemwed Friends ie
charging the 4000 individuals who dried thoretiden,
With malicious natives. They woo Wild open to re-1
ject the Petition, and to disbelieve lib staessents open'
the ipso dirk of his Hon. and Leassedielesd. He con-
tended that the subject was one whithelhimaded atten-
tion, sod he could Dot help feeli•g muse indignation at
this attempt Marlette the right of Petition..
• Sir. H. SUMNER briefly supported the atiOnsdelent
Mr. H. 0 BRiNNET mettaded, that imessil.4
jetting the Petition. the house were bound tomtit IMMO
an investigation of the coeiplaint. He thought theme
was no esonidedom to be placed ie 'the Court of Kleg's
Bench es to thetregeolation of offices, for that house- me
the only pewee misich cosld keep the Courts of Law is,
. Artier. The Ism of all the Cossets eight to be reduced.
He supported thesPeddea.,
, The KITOIINHY-ORNERAL• said that the Aet of
Parliament similes the mould of foss to be received by
the educes of the Omni; and badillatexaction. it points
oat a remedy; and that being Iheilmehthe petition ought
sotto be received.
HUMS expand idetseleuiehesset that the's*.
plication etf fear thaassed «.1144t2
virtual denial of Miss, amid harlot/to apes
sack trivial groonieri'
Me. WYNN seldeelt Milsismed in • the opposition of
his Hon. and lassaet retold to this petition. He knew
isothing, and eared' , as to whether the COO:
?Mint was well or I ; hut m long as he knew,
•there were tribonallempshated by Act of Parliament,
for the hearing of •thiseireinplalnts, be would oppose
their holing brought fos&tre that Hoene. Smelt conduct
would be tensing justice out of its mune, and giving
realer facility for the fibrillae of privet. character
*ad were they *me • 've way to sorb a. pieredest,
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mend of sitting till. they would sit till Christmas.
' Mr. HOBHOU 'ad often witnessed the rejection
of petitions, by that House, against his private judg-
ment ; but he must say that on the present occasion he
thought the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite was
'Ferrying the joke too far. It was clear the Petitioners
thought they had a case of such atme as called for a
chaste of the law; and how was that fo be done if they
were to be sent back to those sourceseof redress of which
complained, or if the House refused to entertain their
statement of that abuse?
l'olonel WOOD objected to the Petition on the
ground that the charges against Mr. Heath, of whom he
knew nothing, would be put upon record, whilst, Irons
the lateness of the Cession, this individual would be in-
capacitated from making any reply to them. lie could
not help expressing some surprise that the petition,
coming, as was said, from so large a body of the free-
holders of Middlesex, was not intrusted to one of the
County Members.
Mr. WHITBREAD was understood to say from moiler
the gallery, that be would willingly have presented this
petition, and that it should have his warmest support.
Mr. Id. A. TAYLOR confessed he did not like the
conduct of Hon. Members who got up in that House to
Resist in stifling inquiry into abuses In Courts of Law.
He thought the House could not, with safety to their
own characters, reject this Petition. As for that House
taking care of the characters of the Judges, he should
FRY let them take care of themselves.
Mr. W. SMITH thought the Petition ought not to be
rejected.
Mr. CURWEN said that, entertaining, as be did, the
highest respect forelr.Heath,beshould vote for the recep-
tion of the Petition, in order to give that individual an
opportunity of vindicating hinnelf.—(Hear.)—Without
giving an opinion one way or the other, he said he was
aotherised by Mr. Heath to state that he wished to he
allowed an opportunity of explaining fully his conduct.
.Coder such circumstances, he (Mr. Cerwen) would re-
commend to the Learned tlentletnan opposite to with-
draw his objections to the the petition.
Mr. COURTENAY said, that if the lion. Member
who presented the Petition would give an assurance
t-hat he would take some steps, to procure an investiga-
tion into the allegations of the Petition, he would give
no his opposition to its being received. But without
that, lie could not consent to allow the Petition to lie on
the table.
Mr. LENNARD could not, at this late period of the
Session. give any pledge of the nat-ire required of him.
Alt. CitEEVEY said lie thought the President of the
Board of Controul, and the lion. Counnissio:-..: behind
him, seemed determined to establish the character of
that House for insanity.—(A langh )—fle wanted to
send those Petitions to the Court of King's Bench,; the
certain consequence of which wocld be, that the Chief
Justice of that Court would send them back to Parlia-
111rIt.
lilr. WYNN explained, that his objection was not to
the prayer, but to the allegation? of the Petition ; and
from time immemorial it hail been the practice lo reject
Petitions on the ground of objectionable allegations.
Mr. ROBINSON hoped, that after what bad fallen
from the Hon. ;Member for Cumberland (Mr. Comet')
his Hon. Friend (Mr. Courtensy) would feel that his
objections to the Petition bring received was removed.
lie begged, however, to state, that he did not, by ad-
mitting the Petition on the understanding that it was
intended to promote inquiry upon it, pledge himself to
support such inquiry.

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eanuelford. in the room of the Earl of Yarmouth, now
Marquess of Hertford.—Ordered.
COUNTY cepa?.
lir. LENIiAED 4t 'atition from certain
Tradesdlp• , Middlesex, corn-
plainittigiaf in . be mal-practices in
the Comity Colin. :41'.•—
Mr..COUILTE; ... - . that this Petition
414 sot proceed from , le body of the res-
pectable HousehoW The Hon. Mem-
" her deprecated tie, a/ been adopted by
Mia.Petldmseve before taboo of the Petition.
lippetittat. if -was gressil of complaint. a
is to the Chief 'lassies would remedy it.
VC X which established the Geed provided a check