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

MR. THOMAS GRADY.

Mr. HUTCIIII4SON said, he now presented him-
self to the !Wm ender the most painful sensations;
not because be bad a bad cam to advocate; bat be.
hose he feared, by his want of ability, be 'Wield in-
jure a pod one, sod fail to do jostice to so injured
and oppressed individual, mod to the dignity and in-
parlance of Parliameot. With respect to the deci-
sion of Wednesday nigbt, whilst he wished to speak
of the House with respect, be could not refrain from

saying, that be eonsidertd the Hffll4P bed acted lir
error. With respect to the question, as winds,'
the Honourable Member tor Limerick, how regards,'
lb
stand ? Why, a charge had been preferred against
the Honourable Member of e most serious nature.—
The Honourable Member made a mast eloquent de.
fence; but still the Howse had derided to heir ail-
deem at the bar on Monday sennight ; yet Mt.
Grady bad been committed as a con-pirator Wiest
the Honourable Member, and as having been guilty
of a breath of privilege, in writing • letter, which
letter was proved only by the evidence of Mr. Quin,
which evidence be contended ought not to have been
received, as Mr. Quin wet a party hummed. Much
had been said on the subject of Mr. Grady not being
able to read the letter when it was hailed to him at
the bar; bet be would prove, by the most respect-
able evidence, that Mr. Grady had not been able to
reed a letter by candle-light for years; and was evert
so near-righted, that by day, without spectacles, be
could not see • carriage in the street. Another cir-
cumstance in leaner of Mr. Grady wit, that he was
in hearing during the discession in the House, and
beard the letter decided to be a Breech of the Privi-
leges of the House, and might have withdrawn him-
self, yet he did not; bat continued, and ultimately
appeared at the bar, and was in consequence arrest-
ed. With respect to the letter, he now held It in his
hand, and would Toad it, end insist it was no breach
of the privileges of 'hulloes*.
Mr. W. WY NN fate le drier. It was tathes tee
mach, after the House bad come to • resoletlen,
that the letter was a high breach of privilege, for the
Ilonerrable Member to come (ken and contend it
was not.—Uhee, hear, hear!]
Mr. HUTCHINSON would be sorry to injure
the seen whose cease he was advocating, by any im-
proper pertinacity of his, but he submitted he had •
right to reed the letter.
Mr. W. WYNN rild net abject to the Hnnnerahlre
Membet's reading the letter, and offering all be could
in palliation what he nitiectod to was, the yea.
Gerstliteran, In opposition to • decision of the House,
contehding that the le:ter was nut a breech of ;nisi.

'llllr. ntrrouNsom resumed; end read the let-
let ; and, baying d0n...., declared if this letter wee
• breech of privilege, he was at a loss to know how
far the House wawill attempt to •ttenil it, pi ivilrites.
This was a letter written, in a tiwiient of irritation,
by a (other who conaidered his in,. had been
portly removerl by the Honourable Member from his
sitentiou. and that he might by rest .red to
it. If the Mose ahneld agree with him in this el&
men, he was persuaded they would think this en-
fortunate man had suffered enough, and would order
him to be dist-hefted. When at the bar, on a for•
met night, Mr. Grady declared he bad tin intentiew
to offend the Ilona', and in hit Petition of last night
be repotted shit declaration. Ile concluded by Meta
ing that Mr. T. Grady should be discharged.
Sir ROBERT Wit iON in rising to second the
motion of his Hon. Friend, wished to say • few
words en the subject of it. He was instructed to
plate on the pan of she Petitioster, that his libel,-
don wee absnlelejy necessary to superintend the pro-
ceedings which were otdeted by the House, mail
which were now fising the attention of the whole
kingdom. Ile did belie**, on his honour, after the
statement which had been made to him, that tha
liberation of Mr. Grady was necessary for the con•
ducting of the proceedings. The House would be
the mote disposed to gise credit to this, mhos they
reflected that his son was only twenty•three years of
age, and that be was eery inexperienced In bestow.
Ile was sure that the Hesse would never subject it.
self to the suspicion of having Impeded the nese et
the Petitioner. A suspicion like this would neither
redound to the honour of the House, nor to the
honour of the Honourable Member (Mr. Wynd.
ham Quin), whose speech on a former night was se
much in unison with his duty. All parties in the
Hoare were relied on to act as judges here.—Let it
be recollected that the parties in this particular case.
were respectable—that their honour, character, their
; ell depended on the issue of this investigation. Let
it not then he said, that if they foiled to substantial*
their cause, they were prevented by the measures of
that House. Let it not be said, that they were de-
tarred by this first exercise of power in the person of
the individual who was necessary to afford them es.
sistance. If the parties fail,, lot ti am fail tram their
inability to substantiate their cause, sod then the
punishment which the atom might inflict would
appear just. It had been stated by the Member for
Dover (Mr. Wilbraham), that the Petition of the
prisoner was werded in a way which wounded the
dignity of the House. He Was sure it was not his
intention to offend the Rollie. Ile threw himself
entirely on she clemency of the noose. Since Ite had
come Into the House he had reason to know that Mr.
Grady had written • moat sahmissite letter, with the
view of softening the indignation of the (loose, bet
he bad sent it by the only channel through which it
could not be presented. It was unfortunate that the
forms of tie House prevented that individual from
taking thew measures which would have been its
ealinn with his private feelings.
The motion waa then pot, that Mr. T. Grady he
brought to the bar of the House forthwith and di,.
charged.
Mr. COURTENAT, if he could see any reason
to think the former decision, which the Hoes* had
come to, at an erroneous one, would with pleasure
acknowledge his error, and vote for Mr. Grady's
discharge; but as present, he could not see any rock
case made out. The Hon. Gentleman had said, th
. is
Hoes. had no *eidetic' of the letter in question be-
, log Mr. Grady's writing: they had strong proof for
no one could look at the letter, and a document pit
by Mr. Grady into the bands of an lion. Member
(Sir R. Wilson), and not see they were the writing
of the same itolivideal. The lion. Member had
urged that it was ttesessary Mr. Grady should be dis-
charged, as his aid, advice, and assistance were re-
spired by his sou, who was only 23 years of age, and
extremely inexperienced. Did the lion. Gentleman
' mean to adhere to this declaration, that this young
' Gentleman, who had held the abortion of Clerk of
I the Peace fur 15 years, was not capable of attending
' at the her of the Home, and bringing with him M•.
' Carew Smyth, to repeat a charge, which thee had
reedy made seelnq a Memhrr of the /loom?
Mr. WILBRAHAM opposed the motion.

Mr. BENNETT thomght the House ho 4 acted
r• vtipitsiely in committing Mr. Grady to Neegote.
Ile wes not reseal et the lime she fli..ggssion inok

idere, or he sisoold certainly More given it his decided
eppogition Vlith respect!. the totter said to hove

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tee', written by Mr. Grady, tw could not consider it
as a biesch of the privileges of the House. For even •
allowing it to cootain a throat, which he gold out
'Oink it did. yet lt was 0.. threat against Parliament,
bet simply against Mr. Qoin. With all hi. vesper!
for the privileges of the Horne, ho most ',collect that
they were given ler the protection, aid not for the
annoying of individuals He had that day gone to
see Mr. Grady, end he was happy to be able to state
that be was well end comfortably accommodated. He