The Statesman.
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ifirdideereete, for the wrestle* teeny was a charge'
against the !Awned Lord. Ho bed said, as bad been
quoted by the Noble Lord (Hamilton) that no corn-
•, esinsicatien had been sought by kink with witnesses.
Still, however, there must be some commuoicatiou
3, tram himself and witnesses, in order to a prose-
_Ogden. He should have felt.k his duty to have act-
. ed .like the Lord Advocatebad he been told by a
o:witness that his life would be in danger if he became
an evidence, and he certainly should have given him
amerce of protection. That could not be celled
redpering' with a witness, and no promise of that
could disqualify a man from appearing to give
evidence. A fallacy was often concealed in general
propoaitioor—dolor vararatur ewer. olibus; and
that had been ezetriplified in the arguments upon the
. present question. Though he would not defend the
proceeding, as it had been described by the Gentle.
Una oppoeite,..heorrould defend it es it AFellly was,
and mast oppose the motion.
Mr. FINLAY argued' in support of the motion,
declaring thee according to the-general impression in
Scotland, the Public Prosecutor io the case ender
consideration made a bargain with the witness,
Campbell, before he was adduced upon the trial.
Lord A. HAMILTON, in his reply, observed,
that the Atioreey,-General'appeared- tory meal to
misenderetand the merits of the calf. Mr. Home
Drummond was never called to offer any evidence in
opposition to Campbell, nor had he (Lord H.) ever
beard that Mr. Drommond considered Campbell as a
periored• whiles!. Nay, he never understood that
the Learned,•Lord himself bad ever se considered
biro, or that even since the trial be had ewer said
that Campbell was a false witness: No :such de-
claration, indeed; was ever belied the
Learned Lord or his friends, notsithstanding
alt the' obloquy and reproach to which• Ale dis-
cussions upom -this istreordirierry twist-.-had'
—sub-
jected him throoghoot all Scotland. Upon what
ground then,-.did the Attorney-General assume that
Campbell nes i false and perjured witness ? The
Learned Gentleman had, however, remarked, that
Campbell cook% not be convicted of perjury, be-
csese there could be no evidence against him but
that of Mr. Hume Drummond. The. Learned Gen-
tleman then seemed to forget that there were many
others who toeld contradict Campbell,- if he had
deposed to any falsehood—for the witness spoke
of communications with the Sheriff-Substitute, the
Solicitor-General, the Procurator Fiscal of FAin.
burgh, and a Clerk ;. and Sir Wm. Rae had stated,
that if Campbell bad signed the paper presented
to him at this communication, Campbell would have
been guilty of perjury. But the fact was; that many
persons present in Court at the trial could have con.
tradicted Campbell, if he had sworn to any false-
hood. With falsehood, however, he was never
charged by any one connected with the prosecution ;
and among his depositions this witness distinctly al.
leged that the Learned Lord and others had tampered
with him by promises of reward. Under-those cir-
cumstances, it was vain for the Noble Lord to cal-
culate that any Vote of that House would serve to
acquit him in the estimation of the cuuntry. The
direct nature of the motion, if Indeed it should be
pronounced, would, he was confident, avail very
little either for the character of the Lemma Lord, or
for that of the House itself.
On a division the numbers were— •
Far the, option . . 71
Against it 136
• Majority -65
*'. Mr. OGLE moved for leave to bring in a Bill for
the more effectdal Suppression of Gambling, and.for
better regulatinglfueses of Play.—Leave given.
'the other Orders of the Diy being gone through,
As noose idjourned at Half after Twelve o'Clock.

THE MINORITY • '
01 LORD A. AAUILTON's NOTION ON Till STATIC TRIALS
IN SCOTLAND..
AlwrernagSt,lli. J. Folkenienr, Lord Nugent, Lord
Althorp. Yi... Erreotantly. W. 0..116t0n, Lord
Amon. Sir G. Gordan. Robert Ord, Wm.
.Allgierlry, Arthur &earn. P. Philips, Geo.
Hartwig, Janie. Gui,e,.Str W. Pintsonby. Grimly
BentieL-Ilotg. H. G. &war... 11. . Philliniore, Dr.
Hitch. Joe. Heron, Sk RI. Ridlee, Sir M. W.
Brand. Hon. T. Won aril. Lord H. Hominy, Sir S.
liro.iglinin, H. Il.mard. Hou. W. Howl'. R. G.
Byng. Gro. Harm. Iti. • Sciniamnre. H. P.
Brlntrie, 1). Jet-volts-. J. P. Sharp. R.
Borrow., Sir W. Lrinier, Wm. Smith, Wm.
Caleralt. John L).ier. Richard SAillh Joha
Citivrn, Charles Lyillegna, Hwy. W. Smith, H.
Cotten. N. Meihuen. P. C. Sng.ih. J. H.
Campbell. Hon. J. Miied.inold. J. Tari,tork. Marquis
Caiter; John Mackintn.ll, Sir J. Tieriir,ltg. Him. G.
CUM/ro, J. C. Morprils,Viti. W A Idgrrit, Hun.
Doigglig,„ Hon. P. S. Markham. Admiral W
Dunrans,n, Vi.ci. Martin, .1. IVarre."•L'A.
Tissiiiv, K. ' Mildmoy. Sir H. J. Weigh. E.
Virzakerley, J. N. Milton. Vi.r.. Wilkins, Wakes,
Filagrrald, Lord W. hionck. Sir C. W.tin C. W.
runty, Ld. J. North, 1). Wood, Aid.
l'ist.ugail*Lord A. Hamill** and J. P. Grant.

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

• IVIDNEIDAT, 11, IslB.ll

-broil.—

The State Trials in Scotland, the result 210 ex-
traordinary character of which reflected so little
credit on the Law Officers of the Crown in that part
of the kingdom, and the Ministers whose cause the
prosecotions were intended to serve, came very ap-
propriately into discussion last night in'the House of
Commons, aftei the exposure' from Manchester of
the base practices to get up plots and accusations.—
Lord ARCnIBALD Haativrou's motion for prodocing
the Record of WiEirrunei trial before the High

Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh, gave rise to a very
animated and interesting debate. The speech of the
Noble Mover and that of Mr. J. P.G_ tux; one of the
Counsel who voluntarily and gratuitously lent their

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