The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-07 00:00:00

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LordCOLCIIESTER said the more be considered
this subject, the more he felt convince) that improve-
ments were lousily called for in our judicial system : sot
particularly of the policy and expediency of increasing
the number of Judges.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he know nothing
of the measure before the other House of Parliament,
except from what he bad peen in the newspapers. When
'• that measure should be brought before that House, he
. would come prepared, and without any partiality or pre-
judice, to enter into the consideration of it.
• The Marquess of BUTE expressed his full concur-
rence in promoting the object of his Noble Friend ; hat,
it the same time, he must agree with the Noble Earl
(Liverpool) that it was better to wait for the result
of the proceedings then before the other House of Par-
liament.
Lord CAWDOR said a few worts in reply; and the
motion was negatived.-Adjourned.
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HOUSE OF COMAIONS.-Tossiste.
Mr. O'GRADY presented it petition from the CorPora-
• lien of Limerick,. against the Bill for correcting abuses
. in the Corporation of that eity.-4kid on the table.
• On the motion that the Portage Oyster Fishery Bill be
• read the third time,
. .. • Mr. BERNAL moved that it be rend that day six
. - . months.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. W. SMITH, and
. If r. SYKES opposed the Bill ; Mr. HURST, mil Sir W.
• DR CRESPIONT supported it.
Mr. HUSK ISSON thought s general Bill ought to be
introduced for the protection of infant oysters.
• Thelcallery was then cleared for a divisiori-For the
• Pill, 97-.Agatnst it, 39-Majority for the Bill, 58.
. ; Mr. S. RICE moved the second reading of the Li-
. foetid( Taxation Bill on the ground of mutilation of
%widen& awl misapplication of the Corporate Funds.
... - ale. O'GRADY opposed the Hill, and moved as an
:neriandnsent that it should be read that day six months.
.• -- ,- • i Tite original motion was carried without a division.
• A desultory conversation then took place respecting
arrangements of mutual accommodation in bringing on
.
motions which stood for particular days. The general
.
. . - ,irsaprnsion was, that the inquiry before the House should
..
NitgOltreiisleat of all other business till it was concluded.
, . • :Ike following Hon. Members briefly expressed their
.
.• " •,, simutiments so the point-Sir R. Heron, the Chancellor
**Of the Exchequer, Sir T. Lethbridge, Mr Calcraft. Mr.
•Seelttary Peel, Sir James Mackintosh, Colonel Barry,
Lord Nugent, Mr. Abercromby, Mr. Becher, and Mr.
' Coulburo.
SHERIFF OF DUBLIN.
On the order of the day being read, the House resolved
' . itself into a Committee, and the inquiry Into the conduct of
the Sheriff of Dublin was resumed.
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Mr. PLUNKETT stated that he had received a letter
. . 'teem a person hamed IYadden, one of the witnesses to be ex-
emitted, comp:aining that In the testimony given by John
, 'Connell, his character had been falsely traduced. He
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.. .been represented as a bankrupt, who had fled to atilid
bls creditors, an allegation totally untrue, and he now
;wished to be allowed an opportenity of disproving it at the
bar.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS then moved that Barrett Wadden, the
pereon In question, be called in.
Air R HERON observed that it would greatly facilitate
the examination of witnesses, if gentlemen who took part fa.
the proCeedings, aid usually sat near the her, would
- their questions through the Chair, and place themselves at
greater distance from the party examined. Another circa
mace which ought to be avoided, was the protracted sew!
venation. on irrelevant Subjects, which some Honoorable.
*Maidiers were in the habit of holding among themselves.
1. The witness Bengt Wadded then appeared at the bar.
..e sit
.j, , Examined by Mr. J. WILLIAMS.-Withess le a silk Ma-
- --1-1... -MIMI sofacturer, and liras le PalecieinearLDebile. Knons John
"fit,Ceinuell, and met b fa shortly aimed* riot at Ithielhanre.
ft war on a Wedoesday when M'Coottell ogled at Witasti's
• hence and made Some eommunicatlons to Ms.,' He coiled la
--. tae- evening. and impressed his serpdee to milieu at the
.egodeet of Sheriff Thin o, (observing that . ha had "Wooly
• betrayed greet 40110152C0, bet. that his neednet altogether
was so extraordinary, that he. could Way 'hikes Ma In,
his right
• before met the Sheriff at • party wherethere who sekeral,
nation'. and among them W. Grehare,•oae of the. 10(11441
• ids oriental of being eancereed in the- riot. They were plug-.
leg cards, arid William Graham threw down the kltaVai .
-of trumps, observing. " there la the Lord Mayor, d -oldie;
• I wish he was out donee ; .1 have s greet atind'te pnt•ltim
est myself." Upon this Mrs. Sibthory said, .• how maid
• you put him out, you are but a little fellow 1"-(Willitan
'• Graham being a low sized man.) Graham answered, tali 01
. • jump up and bate a lick at his face." Sheriff Thorpe. mild
i at the same thus., In the presence of them all,'" be d----4110
• . the Marquess of Wellesley. there will be no good hi Irliki
• SW bout of it." M,Connell then asked the Sherilretblial
• *AIM be done with the 'persons who had been taken sp for
: -41.1P10t, • aa4peanswer was, " they are iu safe hods; 1
• been an Or nil in my pocket," at the same iiinocia
• ping bit ban upon his pocket. Witness thought that
- ' wet only doing ails dute to his fellow-citizens and to
country at large, in eennounicatingthese facts as be heel
calved them froin,M-Connell, who had also stated, that
• Ste Sherif was tablet his departure from the party, lie tura
• lid round and again said, " be d-ri to the Marques* Well*
ley." Witness minrinenleated (Ise circumstance to the Go.
'reunion' the following day. On Saturday hi'Connell w
summoned to mad at Me Castle, where he was examined
Ou oath. Wei'Sin, gave his inforettion to the Government
'through Mr.ewe-, the assistant Of M r:Jobasali, the prii,
vase secretary of the Marquess Wellesley. Witness hadsedot
wasaversetion taitittlie Attorney-Genet/1(ov Indeed dtt tt4
Subject, on the Tbarsday following, but beoely 111•01491
.' i Übe the privet* facts. Witness. Waa Onicirtonste in ;Aerie,
Smite lost a property after he had Rade it, Ile had Emir
.. tom made a bankrupt. for theiCorendasiPit was superaed
end lie settled hie- airs to file satisfaetion of his clic) i
_ Be bad peter been obliged to leave Ireland. Xnd he be ..nol
but two creditors. He could take 'man hiinself to may, that
131. would pay thi•whole of his debtb,yrtih the inteterelbo,or
those incurred for household matters, such as any man sigh;
contract. . ~
•
Col: BARRY Next examined the witness,• bet soiwe ild•
first questioasise pus Were quite ioaediblela theHtailtega •B
had reason to bellerre that theAttoreity-Generel•wawinfe '
re of the factettated by M'Connell,mhort4 after they t'apa-.
)4ceed, in consequesee of the examination et, the plastid
•L'he examination took place on the 14th of Deeembet. She-
riff Thorpe "act-sited a warrant of .dlstress on the eritniss's
, goods ender hip wife's marriage settlement -Does not thfak
Ai 'Connell defective in memory. •• , .
To ionViettlOns respecting the dOesestie eiroemstereeek
of thi• Wit era several respecting
Memberrebjeeted, as dot re-
levant teethe Matt at issue. • ' •
After' a' Wee Conversation between lit. IL Martin, Mr.
Brought*, Mr; w: Wynn, Colonel Barmy Me. J. Martin,
' Mr. Alderman Wood, Mr. Abercromby, der-.Z. Smith, Air
G. Hill, MN Wetherell, sad the Attareerthiemit, the cifpiptj
tions and ensteers to them relative to the *ally affairs 4
Mr. Wadden; the witless, were ordered to, be expunged:
from the minutes.
Mr. Wm. Poole called In end examined by Mr. WM-
LIAMS.-Wituess stated that he lived near Dublin; viio a
:Member of the Corporation of Brewers; was airiest every
day in Dublin ; remembered the day (atria/ for the outrage
at the Theatre ; knows Mr. Sheriff Thorpe, bad a few words
with Mr. Thorpe on the subject of the Grand Jury before the
riot took place; Sheriff Thorpe then told him that he would
be put on the passel for the next Commission Grand Jury;
the next time he saw Sheriff Thorpe was after the Jury was
sworn, and then be saw him in the Sessions House. lie
Shea asked Sheriff Thorpe what he meant by not putting him
on the Jury. and referred to former circumstances 2 The
Sheriff replied, that he left him out because he was not a
proper person to be put in that situation; he meant by 'for-
mer circumstances, the promises conveyed in the conversa-
tion which he had with Sheriff Thorpe; Sheriff Thorpe in
'.r said, he had a hard card to play, end it was impost'.
-se all parties ; spoke to Sheriff Thorpe of being
-•ty purposes; meant by party purposes, an
of a Mr. Sutter, whom witness opposed
and who made himself conspicuous in
Mr. Sutter was a Member of the same

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dressing the status;
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