The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-27 00:00:00

sat bed pet shook . frosaile.daty. • Ike .rain
ei Jeraveclistrite bid lima ginesettod voila* *lord
. nor, iris, that be bad slimed. Sir Hatrommt fiat
nin the eemusiesiom of ilikroor. Itlitypenbilp
avert that Sir H. lwes_van I* Me minersiMirma of MI
ity in Ireland (hear). WI. *la awni of the farts to in:
'faint. whiell the H0n....04 limamaid Gets: wished to s,
ere a eonitnitteet (hear). triateeepect to the appointment
or plaeciffs, if it were propiiied to take from those- cot-
rations which now possessed that right its future eXer-
.. bilranl4be necessary to institute a separate isquiry
" ' ' is particular case. He (Mr. G.) dented altogether
- - bof the fashionable imputations on the adminie-
of justice in Ireland. If mat-practices existed,
• • would give the Government More pleasure than
, ..imppreas them. The imputation against the sheriffs
• ' trekud rested on the evidence of a witness who found.
" his statements on what he called the general opinion.
• best opportunity on which be (Mr. G.) could attend
:' ' t committee, he would take care that that witness
~,..,..k be exansirell thoroughly, in order that, if any
lion existed for hie evidence. the abate might
....stec
With the same view, he would ask the
. . ,
. aid-Learned Gentleman to furnish hint with any
: . otos be might possess, and he pledged himself
./bat the subject gould be investigated, and the evils
• agegirnsed. ;He disbelieved that the practice of bribing
gialtah.Sheriifs-essuld prevail to the extent supposed.
flak at the panels now lyinglon the table, and the same.
illoidd he found to be of the highest respectability, The
- -light Hoe. Gentleman then read over one of the panels
istillepport of his statement. Much. was probably circa-
linged- by„erag of rumour, especially in the society from
WNW Ms petition Lid proceeded, thatwoold not *adore
... *light minify:, it was therefore Most unreasonable
.that the Hon.-and Learned Gentleman should call on
• `-rise House so grant a committee on such grounds as he
-, bad laid. A, to the revenue tribunals, be begged leave
to say, - that the srstem of them was undergoing a re-
T vision, and he bad every confidence is his Hon. Friends,
' lilts Cammissiotters of Inquiry, thit they Would institute
.endefectory regelations and improvements in that depart-
` *-eilian. Indeed he knew It was their intention to-institute
mirilloaal which would eittrect the abases to which the-
Mon. Member hid adeettell.t. As to the charge of Judge
i Illetcher, which the Hon: Member had relied upon and
..spisted, althoorb he. (Mr. tioulbton) did not wish to
• lightly of "the charge of a judge from the bench,
he was not disposed to credit the accuracy it
•4, - report. • He was the more disposed to pled,
• reliance on the accuracy df that reported speeish,
*other judge had been questioned by Govern-
,itylli as to certain prieciples and opinions which were
".reported in the newspspers, and attributed to him. That
t,' - . ,Judge (ire believe Lord Norbury) bad diselaheedi
dm Opinions there assigned to him; and a still stronger]
• n for his diebelieflothe accuracy of Judge Fisteheriai
atharge of 1814 was,. that when he lately made a cheeks
. , . which similar opinions to those of the charge of 1814'
.Were attributed to him, so far from adopting thee'', he
o,lleclerki that they were materially at variance with those
, -which lie held. Of the cops ienohs which took place
.'; beth on capital and minor chaiges, one.third, on an
, average, came before the Government of the country, and
l '4ll the several' Memorials which bad betn addressed in
.1
. application toe mercy, no complaint whatever, in any
intone., bad been preferred against the juries by whom
the several verdicts had been awarded. Of the judges
", •so complaint whatever was made, and the judges who re-
ported oo the severe misery/ bleb came before Govern-
I.
wient, had iti no instance represented the improper con-
e Ititution of the juries before whom-Irish bad taken
• place which had been referred to Government. , Ifjt were
said which be expected would not be
_Hasa case, that the
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Justypiptexe.desiront of xencealing ahem wits,. thott,3ll
1, they did lisfatikien or (Mr. G.) would aimed to the qu.
aciprotiapetitiisatiivehich Mill beet prvierrief, to which al;
T I: legations of the partiality of juries were not to be found.
To *is assertion. there wets only two exceptions,
• which were in the progress of investigation, 'but
1.: which had not as yet bees reported upon. AA the
; • memorials had been examined and revised, not only by
% himself, but by the Attorney-Gederal for Ireland, who would
, sot surely be Inspected of any disposition to countenance
say partiality Which would operate injuriously to the fair
I. Interests ante Roman Catholics of Trotted. if he wanted
. further proof to sustain him is the refesalof the Inquiry that
was now delanded, It would be found in. the evidence at'
• • forded by the petition Itself, and by those who bad,algned Ile'
Mr. O'Connell. in a speech which he had lately. Made, wed
which was-reported in the Debit; Ere:tiny Pest, said, thaj
there were some judges who were proud ornaments of the
bench °flatlet.. le Included the four judges of the King's
'. Beech, whom it'would be unfair to de:l were men of great
`,learning, and of such strict int-grity as he didriot expect
• even to see on the heath lo feels:W.—(beer, hear.) • Ho
• Would even hold them up to the world as bright *nipples of
judicial ability and honesty. At least it was admitthid thit
there was one court in which justice was Impartially admi-
nistered, and if in the minor courts partiality was menifetti.
id, the earieved party might mike an appeallwthat mart
of superior Jurisdiction for a new trial. It appeared that ea
altos bipysorsdiaotehewlatrh,.itinhaernyumoobser ofonfe
business,'
itrial.neu moved;t" *kln
thtker,
Courtewi
ercrueinnatitfa
ne motions
uKing'so,
wl: If
aese
thatcu is
,tiii
nfin
de
dintnlreland, Ireland
the
inference andanl: l el Islet
En t England,.; Pito l
tie:
and this wee only a fair proportion, whin the extent''
Jurisdiction of both courts were taken into coneirierstiott.:7
(Hear, hear.)i It was admitted that there was this upright
court of appeal,- yet there appeared no increase ofhtiotions;
I isted no neceisity for such impede. With the testimony of
. hfori.nOt:Clounnthele%ththeienpeoetiotifotnhaer,statteteinewbu4sdobrealslatfisselitsed,
boon
was
• point.
obliged thus to deal In an abstract manner, with the asset-
! tient) of the Hon. aid Learned Member. 'lf be would state
any instances of abuse, he would pledge himself that they
.. should be inquired into, and it wield give him (Mr. Goal-
' butt) satisfaction to have an opportunity of correctiprthem
. If they were proved to exist. But he could cot secede so a
motion which was grounded on no statement of facts, width
' consisted in generst.assertion, and which, if encouraged by
. Parliement now, Might go to the extent of vilifying.pvety
character and the whole adoluiraration by general and -dr
elamatory abuse.—(Hear,)
Sir H. PARNELL. wisbejl to state a few facts which'
• induced him to support the Motion of his Hon. Friend.
' Ile was a Member of the Committee on the every Ipws,
. and evidence was there given that the reason why capital
was not vested in Ireland, and •why security was not
given on Irish property, was the dials:salty that was foetid
iii executing writs there. The Hon. Baronet then ad.
vetted to the evidence taken before the Usury Committee,
',and read passages which went to support the charges
*hick had been brought forward. With regard to Judge
Fletcher, the Right Honourable Gentleman had said, that
'the account of his charge could not be depended upon as
terrect. He had been informed that the speech was
• liribted under the correction of the Judge himself. He
would not make any remarks upon the measures in' pro-
gress, for purifying the Magistracy, 'further than by ex-
pressing his opinion. that unless the Government did a
gveat.deal more than they had done, the evil would not-
hi remosmE
Col. BARRY said, dint with permission of the House,
he would pule soil bbServations upon the body, from
whom the Petition proceeded. If the Government of
'Mind permitted such conduct as this be trusted they
would soon be coMpelled to give up the rein of Govern-
ment, which it would-he evident they soAlisgraced. It
wtilierket Insanity tWidlow a Government to bold out
the doctrine that
. the ()Attlee Party wished to massacre
theii'LpmWentit,-.-They deemed to insinuate that es ap•
• peal to ih sdind-fecit. would be justifiable. He was fret
to, ndinat Shia the Hos. sod Learned Gentleman *Mel
opened the, befinias.bad made a very eloquent speech,
but that ItoreCh was particularly meagre in point of tot '
- This the.. Honoree& Goodman seemed to achuitte;r:
nit was oto be supposed that Shoes who instruc l
Honoatalle Geittlttnan would bare suppressed them foga

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