22 MAY 1830, Page 6

f1F CiTi1iMONS—SAI1 1 21:1Y.

ON this lintirnal day, and at the szi!I hour of twelve at

310011, the Douse of Coalmons intq for the purpose of hearing counsel on behalf of Sir Jor''" 1!:.rriag'ton, procc:!t:itig to present an Address

to the Crown, praying. th..t Sir Jouah di:miss:al from the office of

Judge of the A dmirt.l.y Court in Ireland.

Mr. DENMAN having Itcen called in, addressed the House for about an hour. Ills speech was entirely occupied in stating constitutional principles and repeating- important Ms:, ri,•al facts connected with the nature and appointment of judicial .s moat ms in this country. The earned gentleman, however, confined his observations entirely to the

nature of the present proceedings, and professedly excluded all reference to the merits of the present case.

After he had retired, a long discussion arose in the House upon the subject.

Mr. D. W. fl A nvay concluded an ingenious speech by moving that Sir Jonah Barrington be called in and required to state what evidence he could produce, if in compliance with the prayer of his petition, the House were to allow further time. for the consideration of his ease. This question was put to the House ; and upon a division, was lost by a majority of 56 to 4. .

Afterwards, the House proceeded to consider a series of resolutions, of which all except one were mere enumerations of the facts which Clad been already declared by two reports of the Commissioners of inquiry into the Fees of Courts of Justice in Ireland, and by two reports of a select Committee of the House. The last resolution pledged the House to prepare an Address to the Crown, praying, that Sir Jonah having been guilty of " serious malversations " in his office, may lie discharged front it. The resolutions passed, with the single negative of Sir Robert Wilson.

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. '

When the House was about to adjourn, a person in the Gallery threw into the body of the House a number of printed papers, Which immedi- ately attracted the attention of tine members.

Mr. WsrxxE moved that the Sergeant be directed to take into custody the person who had been guilty of the offence ; and who afterwards, on the motion of Sir ROBERT PEEL, was brought in and placed at the bar.

The prisoner being asked by Mr. SPEAKER why he had committed the offence, declared that he had been for sixteen years a close ob. server of the proceedings of .the Legislature, and that the result of his experience was a conviction that the constitution and public acts of the House of Commons was such as tended to demoralize the country in ge- neral, and in particular to prevent him (the prisoner) from being able to get his living as long as he continued an honest man. After this expla- nation, be was ordered to withdraw.

Sir ROBERT PEEL moved that the man be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms. Mr. SADLER. intimated an opinion that the prisoner was a person of unsound mind.

Sir ROBERT PEEL inclined to agree with Mr. Sadler ; but thought it better to allow the prisoner to remain in the custody of the Sergeant until Monday, as it may be prejudicial to the person himself to be dis. charged by the House of Commons with the expression of an opinion by the House that he was labouring under any degree of insanity.

The prisoner was therefore directed to remain in custody of the Ser. geant until Monday.

The House adjourned about five o'clock in the afternoon.