The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-27 00:00:00

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11101, sod tresnearly ins stele of olindneas. Ile held a
paper In his hand, which, consistently with the faros
of the Mose. meld not be laid on the table ; in
which the welter distlaimed any intention of shewing
the slickest dittespect to the Hoes., or of wrestles.
log the justice of their derision with mood to him-
self; sa he regarded their privileges as the greet bul-
wark of the People. The pikirtr also stated, that in
the apace of nine days his son could prove all the el-
legations cositaired in his Petition, at the bar of the
Moose. Had the decision been delayed for 4l boars,
be (Mr. B.) was confident the troll' stood bate been
very different ; and that it would have been deemed
sufficient to have committed Mr. Grady to the cus-
tody of she Serjaant at Aries.
Mr. BA NK ES was of opinion, that the conduct
of she Hesse could not have bees different, ender
the eireemstaucea of the case, end was justified by
numerous r0e...1,nm The best Litter bad been
Toted a High Breech of Prisilege, twos. eon. The
Hon. Member who made the motion had complained
of tbe herdship of making am holivideal criminate
himself; but is had been the uniform practice of the
Moose, when en individual had been summoned to
their bar, to ask him, if be had committed the of-
fence compleieted of. It had been said, by an lion.
Member, that the letter contained Do threat ; hut If
a threat dist net appear soon the tics of the Letter
Itself. nothing that he could advance would convince
that Honourable Geotleman. lie bad beard it to-
peetedly laid down by the late Speaker of that House,
anal he could got quota a higher authority, that no
person committed by order of the Hesse could be
released. vieept upon Petitions, coupled with an ae-
knowiedgment of their olfenca.— [A Member called
met, lust Mr. Fuller had been retested without' any
ackeowledgmect.)— He, for one, should not
We consented so the retests of Mr. Feller, bad
he not understood that he had made a suitable ac.
kno•tedgeteet. Applications of • similar ;wore
to tr.e present had often been made before; bet
bad sever been wend's!. Ile believed, that no
one, eacept the Hoseurable Mover, retold doubt
that site letter bad born written by Grady. Much
*tress bad bee. laid upon the distress of the younger
Grady, for want of the advice and assistance of his
father. But Urady, the father, bad not been men-
tioned io the son's Petition, 'stud would not be al-
lotted to appear at the bar of that House. Whether
the Hon. Member for Limerick wet or was not
guilty, that circumstance had nothing to do with she
case before the Rom, as Grady, the father, had sit,
coomeetion with his son's Petitioe. He had no wish
to deal hardly with the individual then in custody ;
but the regular mode was to apply by Petition, and
the Haute • mild temper justice with meiciy.
Sir R. WILSON ezplained.
Mr. Alderman WOOD observed, that there wore
malty shades in gentians of Breech of Privilege;
sod Members bad only to look around them to sea
the mob of the remark. Ile bad told Mr. Grady,
that day, in Hewitt', that no doubt could esist as
to his beiog Ike writer of the letter ; and that the
better coarse null bare been to have admitted it
et mice. trusted the House would be of 'nattier'
tbal :be man bad been outficiently punished, and be-
ved the Member fur Limerick would beef the same
opinioo.
Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) was of opinion that
the motion should be withdrawn, and a Petition be
presented to the Hesse.
Mr. MOORE said, had be been as well informed
on the subject the former evening, he should not have
gives the tote be bail. Mr. Fuller had been guilty
of • most outrageous insult to she Haute, and yet
had been released, upon seodiog a private note to
Mr. Perceval.—(No, No!)
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN repotted his dis-
inclination to accede to the Ingestion, of the lion.
Alember on the actor. Ile would ask, bow the
Mow would feel in this ease, if the charge ad-
vanced by the Petitioner's son should tune out to
be well founded ? It appeared front what had been
stated, that an improper contract hod actually been
proposed by the Hon. Member for Limerick, and
all the Petitioner's letters conveyed was, in his mind,
the mere repression of a determination in lay that
proposition before the House. This being the case,
be cnold not consider the Petitioner's letter to
,"oust to a breach of the privileges or dignity of
the Horse, and therefore he should certainly tote
for the motion, if the question were pressed to a
division.
LAMBTON would beg leave to august to
the lion. Gentleman to witlidrsw the 'lodes, in
order that a respectful Petition might be posoostod
to the Mete. The letter was a breach of privilege,
but a market punishment had been Inflicted.
Mr. BUTCHINSON gait!, that the ',Masco
@vino Grady was that of the person compialaad
against. Ilis object la making the motion had been
twofold—to support a gitat coustitutional question,
anti to protect as humble individeal. He had no ob.
simian to inthtlfasalhe motion,but would not pledge
himself as to the suture of the Petition that might
be presented, except only that it would be couched
in retrofit! langnice.
Th. motion was thee, with the leave of the House,
withdrawo•
Mr. S. BOURNE gave notice, that on Thursday
be thrseW move for leave to briug iu a il;11 to alter
the bee of Settlement.
The consideration of the Report on the Usury
Laws was postpoood to the efith of April.
The Poor Laws Ameodment Bill wont throoth the
h"""itter, pro Ai ; when the Itri.ort was re-
velled, and ordered to be taken into futihrt coas:de-
ration ID TbUrSCI.II.