The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-15 00:00:00

IRISH COVRTS OF L.W.

lir. C. GRANT and otlnkis lorougiit back the Irish
Courts of haw Fees Bill, with a ineqsaire announcing
that the Commons had aveed to the Amendments made
by their Lordships therein.
Adjourned at half-past Eight o'clock.
HOUSE OF CONINION9.—Tut RSDAY, JUNI 14.

Sir ISAAC COFFIN presented a Petition from eer
tain inhabitants of Margate, in Kent, praying for 'the
abolition of the Harbour Duties. The Eton. leniber
stated that instances had occurred in which the Harbour
Duties exceeded the value of the cargoes. lie thought
these diitiesought to 1w abolished, at least with respect
to Foreign vessels.--Keferred to the Committee on Fo-
reign Trade.
Mr. CIiETWYND presented a Petition from Stone,
in Staffordshire, proving for a remedy ag.ii list the cruelty
of servants to animals.—Ordered to lie on the table, and
be printed.
Similar Petitions were presented by Mr. WARRE,
from Bromley, iu Keut ; from Poplar and its Vicinity,
and from Manchester.—Orderrci to be printed.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a similar Petition from
certain Merchants of London.

Mr. LVUON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants
of'Dudley, in 1% amid:shire, against the Pour Laws Re-
gulation Bill.
Mr. S. RICE moved, that a message be sent to the
Lords, requesting a Copy of the Repot t of their Lord-
ships' Committee on Foreign Trade.—Ordered.
Mr. LUSHINwrox presented a Petition from Can-
terbury, against the Poor Law Regulation Bill.
Several Papers were presented relating to the pro-
ceedings, and the Evidence taken before the Commis-
-OiOIWTS of Land and Assessed Taxes.

Mr. BENNET presented a Petition from certain In-
habitants of Bath, in favour of the Bill for punishing
cruelty to animals —Ordered to lie on the table.

The JAM, Bill, the Exchequer Bills Hill, and the
Irish Treasury Bills Hill were read a second time and
committed.

Mr. HORHOUSE presented a Petition from a per-
son of the name of King, stating that an indictment
was preferred against him by the Constitutional Asso-
ciation, upon the evidence of a person named Horatio
Orton. .1 hat the Bill was thrown out, and that sub-
sequently Orton, in an affidavit which he iolutitari:y
made before a Magistrate, stated that he did not know
who was the publisher of the pamphlet indicted upon.
!hat notwithstanding his statement, it appeared that
he had previously purchased a copy of the pamphlet,
with the name of the pnblisher upon it. The Petitioner
stated, that he was without any legal remedy, an.l
prayed that the I/ouse world enable hint to fiiid out
who were his real prosecutors. The lion. 31einiter
made several observations in support of the Petition.—
' A man, he contended, might he ruined even by beini
put upon his defence, on a charge of which lie wa,:
entirely limner:a. TLC Constitutional Asqsciation was
in every respect li:ghlrobjectionable. l•pon prosecu-
tions instituted by the Attorney-lietteral, a defendant
was entitled to an office copy of the indictment ; but,
upon those instituted by this Society, a defendant was
nut so entitled, atol 'Copies of the proceedings' often
east a defendant .201. lie would not enter into the dis-
cession of the question, whether the Association was
Illegal but it -n-as slear that the Court of King's
Bench had nolindmated ens opini,,ii of its legility.
A clear distinction walo be taken between
ty and that fcr pros-ming felons. In. -the
.case of a
felony;the 4pisticirt was; who was the perpetrator? Isn't
.in tkttof a libel, Mit stilly was the p:,rson to lie iden!llt44,
:ut even the questipu of libel, or no libel, was to he aftvi-
d-aids usrertainigl.o The Society had prosecuted several'
Mato rs of Newspapi.ri ; an& among them, the Editor
.;paper who had I,;il4lis)ted. an Address tO the 'Electie::
Cif Wesmiinst...r, signed H.) They ought
N hive proseented slid he it lofted Hirt hid: Heel
olasAttite sure the subscribers to this Society dhl mitq
1410 it. of theus .1,4 e funds were to lie Ili/plied:7l
!re was softe that in casn•of this ileec tiplie;!4