The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER acipaiotad the noose, that the
Royal Assent bad been bet day alum by Commission,
to several Niblie sad Private Bills.

A Perms from the Coort of King's Bench pro.
tented Copies of tiso Records of the Cenvicuien of
Sir Manasseh Lopes, mod others, for Bribery and
Corroptioo, at t►s late Assizes for D.e.n and Coro.
wall.

A Potition woo presonteil from the Calmat, of Dam.
barson, against any altittotlon in the Coal Doti's.
Mr. LYTTLETON presented a Petition from
several Attornies and Solicitors in Worcestershire,
against improper penes being allowed to practises.
Cooreysocers.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from
the City of Waterford, to hector of the Strata of
Menai Brllge Bill.

Mr. Ald.►tnan WOOD moved, that the Order for
Printing the Kete►ns under the Property Tau of the
real property of the City of London, as it was the
sense of the House that mach returns should not be
aide Off el, he discharged.

Sir J. CartilA II bairn, objection to the discharge
of the Order.

The Order Wel accordingly discharged.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from
a number of persons professing the Jewish religion.
against the Poor's Rates Misapplicatioh Bill. There
was not a more liberal people Piloting than the Peo-
ple of the Jewish nation. The indirsdeals of that
religion, in
apply for relief to ibe Overseer of a Parish, "mold br
obliged to go to the workhoese, miaow the Mail"'
trete Int/eared, which he did he many cams. Now
the Bill of the Right Um Geodes'. (Mr. 9.

Lord HENRY HOWARD presewted a Petition
frost --• Henry, lesq• and others, complaining of
the onwerrantable protection and employment by the
Board tt Eatige, of witne.see convicted of perjury
and ether crime', and praying that the Noose wield
take solo, step. to remedy the evil complained of.—
It Itail trot, the Noble Lord observed, that ghee a
poured.. for perjery had been institeted by Mr.
Honey against a stemb r of witnesses, ea whose evi-
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1 deuce he bad biee hosed 'silty, Glr vernment lout
defog every thing to relieve this Gentleman—they not
only filleted hies from all leas, bat repaid blot his
expellees. the whole arneenting to 2,4001.
The Petition having bum brought up and read,
Mr. W. BURRELL bore testimony to the high
character of the Goalless's convicted en the evidence
of the petjered witness,* in Iteration, sod entered
into a statement of the particalars of the case, bet he
was nearly 'audible in the Gallery.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER al..
owed 'bat Mr. Healy bad been convicted on eel.
deface which was afterwards proved to N Altogether
sudeserting of credit, and it had hue allowed by
the Noble Lord opposite sod the Member for Seises,
that repetition, is fat as possible, had been made to
him. Bet he could not agree to the Petition now
presented, I)ing on the table, es it contaieed so
statement of particular fulls, let, the troth of which
the Heise mild require. In the brit place he was
informed, that the charge Was unfounded of Ilse
Beard of Fasciae esaphayleg Informers. They sever
employed Informers, thigh they necesearily re.
calved infotmations. From the mode is *hick the
duly was rude, it Was impeniMe It avid be en.
gaited into. Some of the perrens brought foulard
as witnesses, were said I. have been coefleted of
perjury, others transported, others banged, with.
eat any names being give.. He hoped the Howes
would not allow a getters{ chirp of this astute to
lie use the table.
Mr. BENNETT Mid. this whole ease was sub.
stantially established at the trial of the *brasses of
Mr. Henty for perjury. The Right Hon. Gentleman
had woe denied, that much of what was alleged in the
Petition had takes piste. Information had been
gives to the Board of Cutouts of certain acts of
smeggling having been committed en the coast of
Sasses. The information was given by the persona
afterwards employed as witnesses by the Excise.—
After enquiry as the past of the petunia employed
in the Customs, It was found that the charge was al-
together false. The Excise then took up the case.—
Thoegh information bad been given by his lion.
Prised (we believe Mr. Sorrell, the Member for
Seises) to the Solicitor of Excise, that the wit.
Uteri in this case were men of the most Infamous
character, and that the principal witness was a
person acceeed of the murder at Greenwich, and
that Mr. Henty was a Gentleman of the most
respectable character, and the chatge against him
was utterly false; yet, the Solicitor of the Eights
chose to take the word of that person in prefereeas
to that of his Hoe. Friend ; sad on this esidence a
terdiet was cbtained against Mr. Henry. When as
Indictment for perjury was preferred against the wit.
news, the Excise stepped forward and ofered bail
for then • and if a charge of felony had not beta
brought forward against them, by which they were
committed to prison, these pers... world have been
disabled to abused, and thus Mr. Heal would ne-
ver have had the means of proving his Innocence--
-[llear!)—Bet in order to prevent this attempt of
the Eselas in f f these miscreants and Wont,
as information was laid against them for felony, oa
which they were committed, so that the act of the So-
licitor of Eacire was not completed, and they were
obliged to take their trial. Of the seven persons of
infamous character employed by the Solicitor of the
Excise Art could easily tell what became of them.—
lOne Of them, Thomas Duke, was transported for
theft. Such were the panties employed as Psi.
deuce by the Solicitor of the Excise. One of the
accusations brought against the Board of Excise was,
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the employment of persons of this description, that
the Board had received information of the rharectee
of these penons•-•.that the Solicitor of the Lack, had
prosecuted persons on the evidence of persona whom
no
Magistrate in the kingdom. however Ignorant, no
Police Magistrate, hoarser sharp, would hare taken
the oaths of ..--.-.. The character of these per-
sons being as notaries', felons, OPUS rootenced us
transportation, vagrants, paupers, • all of persons
01 an infamous and degraded description, such were
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