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but npoo the motion of Lord Hartington, it was to cut urge its vtews to a ronsiderstion of the tights sod mivile;es of the People of Englund. The Cnuiti:ttre him' certainty decided in favour of such a riaut in the HOIIMI of Common*, but that decision was hr from sett;ing the point, mon, which th: re were insuy debates; the credinue. l to be disputed; and Lord Hartio4ton !mitten; and others of great weight, op 1, in i.irious writings, the doctrine which the of the Committee went to establish. He *lola ask the:n, wits the House prepared, at the pr tent moment, to decide upon so disputed a topic, alias they had so great a weight of business upon their mind.., of another description ? But the Right Gentleman bad talked of factions men, ILA k... 1 quoted the opinion of Lord Kenyon, as to their ealuinniming Courts of Justice and Parliament; he did • not expect this from the Right Hon. Gentle man, tier what had occurred doling the last Ses. 'Con. If they were to pre.* their Kit lieges to their full extent. they might, pet h ,pt, present the people frown speaking, but they could not prevent them from think, ig.--f Hear, Rene, firer./—And when they saw, th , t, so the last Session, two Mini st-rs of the Crown were accused of a breach of the CrinstituCon. and acquitted, only because the act was not finally accomplished, they must think and feel tun. The Right Hon. Gentleman might wish to stifle their voice, but his efforts, it was to be hoped, would be unavailing. He hail quoted as soy passages from the publication complained of. Mn :aid great stress upon the word resist." He Folksione) had looked particulaily to that, and he found the word resist coupled . . with the word le , g4l.—(Cries of bear, heir, hear.) — By leol resi.tenee he should suppose was iumint peritiolt ■nd remnn•trunce, the right of the people to which enuld tint be denied. He should trouble the Reuse f+rther, having stated what he thought wouirl he sulica•nt to ahem, that even the Right Dan. Geotlroian himself; who was s anxious to prep , : tar diaeos,ion, had not eousulerril the subject ao delihrrAtely and thwassiountely as he was anxious to recomtnettd. M. Canitsa Htla Mr. Cuaims explained. Mr. ADAM said. that no person cool.' he more attached to the rights and privileges of the House than tly was. lle thought the question was a MOO, iintiortant one; and it was because he thought it im portant, that he wished it should be decided after • full. fair, and de/Outride consideration. They ought to be able, not only to form a JucLoient upon the question, but to ewe the reasons upon which that joileine , it was formed ; to give satisfaction to the :multr iron so iinportant a proceeding.— The question before thew was one which never bad le, n agitated with respect to a Member, except in the cases of Scott cud Alderman Oliver, for the last twenty-five years. Every person who considered what the privileges of the House were, must see that the privilege contended fur in this instance was au *Odom disces►ed, and se little known to them, that the debate ought to be de ferred until they could acquire the information. iii which most of th , in must lee at present svantii.g. He confessed, that though his professional habits might be supposed to ender I inure familiar with such subjects than the generality of Members, be was not prelim eel at this moment to go auto the debate. In the case of Oliver the simple question was, whether the matter was offensive? and even that was adjourned over for a week, iu order that it night be duly deliberated. He did nut enter into the question whether it was libellous or not ; but lie must say, that he was not prepared to give • positive opinion, after the greet number of quota tions and precedents upon whist the Hnuouraltle Baronet lied endeavoured to ground his principle. —His Right honourable Friend had that know. ledge, and that as►istance, which mast enable him to inform himself, sooner than others; but that was not the case with him. Der with man y Members of that House ; in the little leisure which he had, and the little assistance with which he was favoured, he had managed to look over the case of Crosby, the Lord Mayor. but lie wished ,to be bettor informed, mid take the case up proposition by propmition. Sir F. Burdett had contended, that the cases of Ashly and White sup ported his doctrine; but Lord Chief Justice De Grey had said, that the Judges of the land had contended, that the House hail the right to com mit; but he (Mr. Adam) would like to have as opportunity of referring to those authorities, upon which the proposition was grounded ; he must state, under all the circumstances, that there was not common sense in not adjourning. The ATTORNEY-OW.4IIIAL contended, that there were many reasons for not agreeing to the adjourn ment. He begged the Home to consider the state in which the question stood ; the House bad already decided that it should be adjourned only to this day ; be agreed that if there was any difficulty or doubt involved in the question. et should be de ferred. But against whom was the complaint made, and fo► what ?--amainst a Member, mut for violating the privileges of that House. His Right Honourable Friend was desirous to have time to consider it ; but no doubt he hail already consi dered the right in the case of Mr. Gale Jones ; so that the question was decided upon • former occa sion. There could be nu doubt in the strewed case; it was impossible for any man to read the first page without con►idering it a libel. He quoted some passages in exemplification, and concluded with eXpetesssog his strung wish, that, upon a ques tion of such importance, no delay should take place. Mr. BRAGG% BATIIVIIIAT said, he considered the House was in the situation of a Court of Justice, and should, in consequence, have time for deliber ation. He thought it impinper to introduce irrele , want matter, • thing which hail happened in the course of the debate, but that the subject should he attended to—to the exclusion of all circumlocu tion. When his Hein. Friend alluded to the Bill of Rights as a bill of wrongs. it did not appear to bun that the House was censured, or that the ten• deuvy of the word s amounted to a violation of the prisilettes of the House of Commons: an allu 'ton might have been made to any particular Mem -1"."—to Mr- Yorke. perhsps , or some other. by the airoptin u of such terms, but certainly was net di rected %guns* the Hour . The subject. uPcsr 3 t he whole, was one which required much time. for other reasons. I) -.ide s the unprepared stole of the Members, for such • discussion. The House had before it another great question, which it was nes cessary should he previously agitated. Mr. OMEN explained. An amendment was then moved, " That, as the great question of the Scheldt Inquiry was occupy ing the attention of the ?louse, it wai lit that the present motion, su interrstiog to the House and to an individual of it, be edjourneil." The Member who moved this amendment said, that he considered the torrent business was agi tated by those who made it a treasury manufacture. Mr. Leounatooe said. he would request the in dulgence of the House for one moment only. while he was making Ilse of a short monosyllable ; and that was, upon the occasion of the observation re specting what was called a treasury mauufacture. Upon his hoarier it Was not the case; the Treasury had nothing to do with the agitation of the present ' question. Mr. DVIMAS said, that, strong as his objection ' was to an erljniireanent, he was still more averse to any of the amendments proposed. All the obser-. • vations of the Gentlemen opposite, respecting bah, had been, iii his opinion, fully auswered ; the sub• ject was not one which required such a length and accuracy of deliberation. Ile conceived the gore non lay within a very narrow compass, for it was whether Sir Francis &Witt had discussed in a manner against the privileges of that !louse ? Ile (Mr. Dundee) for one, was,completely ignorant of the introits& of Ininging forward the preseat dis cussion, emill j be siusceecly believed that Ministers • were juskofiAreil infurinerl upou the subject as himself ; at all events, be could very well vouch for its nut being of treasury manufacture. Mr. Wt remotes: said, it should be considered .that the privileges of that House ware the privileges of the people of England; the violation of those privileges was a very serious charge, and when that charge had been made against one of the Reines sentences of such a people, the grounds upon which it was founded should he most strictly examined; not only oar account of the presumed offence, hut nu account of the character against which the charge was directed. The dectsiou upon such a subject should not be hasty. There was no thing more material than the subject, nothing more pernicious than a precipitate decision upon it. The connexion of the house ef Commies with the people, was what constituted the strength of the former; and, surely, it would be impolitic to give so palpable a proof of its weakness, 46 to decide rashly and intemeerately. It war evident that the preparation was far from hying general; and if that was the case, how strange suit iuconsisterit, that the Home should he hurried into a measure, their decision upon which could hive no connexion with their conscience? It surely should coovince Gentlemen, that the etusiion demanded deliberation, wheii a man of mach experience mid Constitutional kuowledge had stated, that time was necessary fur the consideratioo of the tuerit- of the question. Ilia Him. Friend, who bad given such opinion, was .one who had always toted the maxim of separating the good from the bad illicit tion ; and one from wl the most impartial .le termination would be obtained. lie (Mr. W.) agreed, that the last amendment was net without an objection; but he was of opinion, that an adjourn ment was necessary, surf that the temper, as well as the judgment, should operate upon au occasion of such weight and interest. The Mama of the [tints said, that whatever were the opinions given upon the questiou. it eras incumbent upon the Howse to give it all passible weight, that it might not be and, that the House of Common* had proceeded with precipitation. The great inconvenience attending the present discus sion. proceeded from the necesaity, which lie would say was indispeusehle, of going on with the other debate. All posetbility of doing so. upon that night, was out of the question. Ile would briefly advert to the state of the.question ; it was not, whe ther the lipase possessed such privileges as those which were declared to have been Winged. but whether the privileges were so violated? He hail read the paper, upon the contents of which this charge had been founded; he conceived that it was a libel ; but he at the same time thought, thin others might think proper tucousult and deliberate 'woo it. Un der these considerations, he thought that:in adjourn ment would be necessary. With regard to • the privileges of that House, they should always be maintained ; not our atop relitiquiaird ; but he would never go in search of a question of its right to exert those privileges. (Hear. hear.) He never knew that. upon any occasion, the discus sion concerning the privileges of Parliament was attended with satisfactiomer productiie of any good. It was necessary that the proceeding upon this oc casion should be carried on in a manly manner, and • that the weight which was due should be given to it; and that, above all, no timidity should be be trayed upon his side of the House, in the line of conduct they should adopt. The Cu iNCIELLOR of the ESCHEW:IIR said, that after what had been observed by his Hon. Fneild, it would appear to the Ileum that he (the Chan cellor of the Exchequer) was acting with *bin nacy and pertinacity,lllprrrWaeritig iu the objections which had been urged from the commencement of the debate, if he did not immediately acquiesce in the opinion which had jest bee* given. 110 w. ever uncharigeable his opinion was, he would, hire ever, not offer any farther opposition, on account of the innumerable calls spout him for coincidence ; bat in doing so. it must he remembered, that he was not under the talluence of timidity or dread; hut any hindrance to the full exercise of the priii leges of the House, appeared tritium to beextremely disadvantageous. Those privileges were certainly most grievously infneged, and those violations should be punished in proportion to the relent of their magnitude. The lion. Gent. (Mr. Pen sonb)) exulted in the impression which the argu ments urged by bit side of the House seemed to have made upon those opposite to it, and seemed to think the unanimity destroyed; but his opinion was fallaciouS ; and hi supposed triumph was the week ocof a heated and misguided iinaginatios.—( Loud cries of Hear, from the Opposition Benches). Mr. POlllllOlllT—.. Sir, the Right Holsoorable Gentleman who spoke last is not justified in what he stated ; for if he considers any (-hoeing from this aide of the Italie as a token of its triumph, he was mistaken. The first night of this question being agitated, I moved, tint it should be postponed foe a week, that the late hour of the-uight would not allow a sufficient time for deliberation, considering the important discussion that was to follow ; this was not received with the unanimity that the Right Hon. Gentleman expected his acquiescence to a similar tnotion would have been received. ( Hear.) I would recommend him not to rile this side of the Mouse too low, or that which he sits on too high; for although no defeat of the Right lion. Gents could be thought a triumph to them, yet he ought not to shew he tottered—l/rear, hear ;) for, whenever one of those lion. Gentlemen, who had been in the habit of acting with him, differed in opinion from him, he got frightened, and, by a feint, attempted to shew be complied with the wishes of the Hous•. I am not, nor are my Hon. Friends, to be deceived by tricks of Cabinet finesse —they may have held hini in his post, hut this bide of the House cannot be longer deceived.—(Hear, hear.) I should feel ashamed, if any point gained over the Right Hon. Gentleman should be considered as a triumph by me—(hear, hear for, high as he may think himself, I should be sorry to be so low.--. (Load shoots °pear. hear.) Tim lest amendment was then withdrawn. Mr. LETHIIIIIOO6 said, •midst loud cries of ad journ, that the speech of the Right lion. Gentle man had been a sort of abuse, and not argument, and brought no conviction with it ; if it did, it was high time that there should be some alteration In the rules of that House. Mr. Th..1E11E0111) said, that a grand conatitu tiutwl quesiimi of that kind ought to take pre. erdence of eiery Loud crici of adjourns. al4iftient.) Mr. Mats Bitowou thought it highly incter coroir4 that Hon. Nleilibers should be interrupted while. on their legs, in the mariner they had, by Gentlemen walking on the floor of the House.-- (Haar, hew.) The Stmacca then put the question on Mr. Brand's amendment, to adjourn the debate on the merits of the question, to next Thursday, which was agreed to. _• _ . _ _ - The other Orders of the Day were then dispo4 of, and ;he House adjourned at lIALF-PAST Two o'Ctocc. NEVER ACTED. NV! THEATRE-ROYAL,EtiiENT-GAR Tibia Evening, Thursday s March 99, will be pealrined„ a New Comedy, called How To TEASE •ro How TO YLe•se To whirls sill be added, The Q LYCEUM THEATRE —This Evening, March 29, will he performed, a hew Syria-Omni( Opera, called Inc MA alit on, Tut Swiss BANDITTI. To whirls will be added, MIT OIL MISS. THE ERITISH PRESS. LON DON. THURSDAY. IVlAmcm 29. An interesting 'elute took place last night in the Muse of Commons, upon the qu•stion of ad journing the debate upon Mr. LE*1111111.1DGI:S Re solutions. It continued maid too o'cloc!: this morning, when Mr. FIiRCEVAI., seeing that even his own colleagues were dividsd upon the subject, consented to au adjournment uunl Thursday The Coe of Sir FRANCIS BultdaTT appears to have excited a strong feeling in the public mind At one time, in the course of the night, the crowd is the lobby and avenues to the I 4. commas amounted toabout 400, and it was deemed prudent, from the beginning, to have on additional force of about 50 constable.. About 11 o'clock, however, the crowd began to disperse, awl there ilid nut re main more than it() or 30 members of it, when the (louse rose. The prevalent opinion was, that if the bossiness had been brought to a cote; elusion, Sir FRANCIS would have bean sent to the Tower, and in contemplation of the probability of that result, we understand, that he took leave of his friend, Hunts Toone, last morning ; but it will be seen, on reference to our Parhameutary Re port, that Sir Saxon. RomiLLT, a great law authority, questioos the right of the House ol'Cout mons, denied by Sir F. By ItO TT. In a case, then, where the right is not notorious and univei,..lly ac knowledged, but involves a difference of opinion, the Honse probably won Id not go the length of earn!. sioo orfonnuittal to the Tower. But whatever may be the result, we most sincerely deprecate the op portunity that has been given to Ministers, and of which they have availed themselves, to &vett the public mind from the Expedition to the Scheldt to the case of Sir F. BUMF: rr. Private accounts from Holland state, that, by the Treaty between that country and France. the Gunter is to pay. av the price of preserving herself as a separate State fur teo yews, a main of shout two millions sir' hug ; but the unfortunate Dutch are ao fleeced and exhausted, they find it impo►sible to raise the money. In the mean time they are sub• jetted to every species of tyranny and oppression.— The French troops enter their hou,es without limi• tation or reserve, plunder them of their little pro pray, under pretence of its being English or Colo nial, and semi every male they rind tit for ►ervice to the armies. Louth BON AIPAILTI: is not to nruris to Holland until a gene►al peace. or the payment of the money stipulated far its redemption. Advires have been received he Government. of a recent date, from Portugal, which sove the most satisfactory account of the state or that country.— Harmony and confidence itrevrtti nittotqc the people. The Frersch had retired, and the British hedd qocuten were atilt at %%ten. The coal-heaven. itt the Ci!y. have struck for an iuererse of %VIM The .Vosirr rod Wardens of the Bakers egos. peas. waited on the Lord Mayor, ,roteitloy. to •et the Assize and Price of Bernd. lIN Lord.hip, after exit .4 the Meshreighers' Repo's, a . t . pleased to (mkr the mime of Breed to he coutsunrl the same as last wet L. THE COURT. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, the K IN , arrived at the QIa:EWA Palace, from Wi where be war received by the Dukes of I CUMBERLAND. and KENT. Soon after two o'clock, ifs MAsEITT twi a Private Levee. The following had th honour of being pretrut‹.4 to His MAJESTY • Lind William Fitsroy, upon his return from Mr. Archer Houblon, twin:ibis being appoisted M a j or the ed regiment of the Esaca Lucid Militia. Lieutenant-Colonel Its ainsion upon rs heiog apptOia Coniumuder of tbe g,l liars Lo cal Militia. Major-General Lumley, on his rattan' from Anil' ital.% his promotion. Viscount Jocelyn, oo Lis coining of age, sad ,• lora 11,.• the Rear-Admiral Harvey, upon his heiag restored to ha rook• _ _ His MAJESTY held • Privy Council, sad ;Ave audiences to the Cabinet Ministers present. Sr 11. DUN DAS. and :11r. MA N N E I:b St; 'TON ; the 1414.. whoa, laid before Its MAJESTV the prchAteiliu i t et wane Coult.-Mertitri. ROMP. CIRCA) II': SUsSIA ASSIZES. HOESII4II.TIIIISDAY. MARCH 27. Is'i((iere Treble was tatiteted fur a fuigvry eu the Foldstigtsrufge and Efamyslyire. Bank. - . „. The I:lftU Mst mica' of this case, as stated be Mr. Grawmr. for the prosecution, and afterwsri:s proved,. aerie as follow June last, n 'surd of •Fordingbridge book notes, to the amount u 1 33L sent by Sir M. Bluxam and Co. to the hank in the country, was stolen from the Exeter Mercury. Th e notes in the parcel were ndei.•rtisal and slopped. In the mean time Sir M. Bloxam's house stepped payment, and Messrs.. Kellaway, the Comers Bankers, changed their correspondence to Messrs. -Banishotioin's house, in London. The notes so stolen were never heard of until, en the •27th of Sep. trmlser last. the Prisoner changed oat of theta at the Bank of Worthing, in this county. OH this note, which was of 10% he had pasted a label mer the name of Sir M. Museum and Co. wher;by it ap. peered that the note was payithle in Louilmi, at Messrs. Ranislacttoin's, the label containing tile names of their firm, and covering those of Sir M. Bloxani and Co. This appears to be e common practice in such cases, to save the stamps upon such no!es as they are re-Mutable la three yews, but :11v.srs. Bamsbottoni had oat done so to Messrs. Kellaway's notes, nese having had orders fur that purpose. The Prison./ afterwards sue:owed to change another WI. site, labelled its the cline way, at (wed ; and Mr. Lucie, tile hanker, of that oleit, weut to the Inn where the Prisoner was. to male inquiry about the note, and, baying suspice of Lim, with the assistance of a Nlaigi‘tnste„ proeerJr4 to search him, arid found a large quantity of the stolen notes, let. si. and 11, all labelled, except one, for which. hoarser, a label was provided. Oa this he was taken Sulu custody, and Committed for uttering the fol. note at Worthing. The Pi issi,er hail gime by varier* names, in ri in his saddle-bao were fennel a brown wig and a flaxen wig. with *inch he used to disguise his person, his sew hair being black.. _ . . Ti. C(11111011-SWILIIIIT, fore Primary. elm tended that this offence &loot :amount to 'forgery. inagmach al. the al terntioir dirt not t Waste the oult, anti the person Who took it might recover the %Ave of it from Mee-ts. KelLiway. The realm al of the tithed *rad it so the rondition in it hith it en when stolen. and it bad hero determined that the '6utia holder of a sto!en r ote might recover the value of it &eon the Waukee who i sued it. _ . The Jury - found the Prisons guilty, cud the Lord Chiel Justice erserrct4 the point or Isw bog the °plosion of the twelve Jurlee.. The following i. the n..voest edition of a work some tittle announced. under the tide of" The Nat Cabimet." The author is not kdowo. nor do se le- I let e it to he wore correct than the nreCeding erlt *wt.. The Marquis Welksley, to be First Lord of the Treann%, wire Mr. Prrceval Eldon, to be rrrsidrat of Canneit, vier Eati •Ito retina front otlite,—M , . Prrrcval, to be Lord Chancellor ;—‘ll. Canninz, to h.- f. - iris.. Si, 'Thiry of State;-31r. Healihnott, to tn. Cbanerlk.t of the Extitequer,--and Ilse Laal of Mattringtos, Montt. General of the Ordnance There is a Common Connell summoned on notice of a motion for an Address to His fllsasstr to remote the present Minute's. Ministers expect to derive not a little bentfit front Gale JONES. It is, hotted, an iU frigid the blows no one good. The PSILSIAN AMBASSADOR attend. d the Lott. yesterday, to pay his respects to His MAJESTY, t• consequence of hi. Exeellency be.ii indisposed last week, when all the other Foreagii.‘fuotets at midst! His MAJESTY'S Lee, c. Lord CASTLICKEAGH, to in, speech. 00 Moudr. in praise of the W.ilchereu Expedition, said, tile he stood upon a rock. We suppose his Lordrisp meant a asern.mck. _ . _ An Evening r or yestraii. says :—" A it:" just recrived ho n Pali., and cotnin4 to us throst.:l a mast rerpt cull& source s states po:ne eireinr stances egittil'y singular and iniporinnt, shich U probably hr soon annnuace 4in the Numiteer. Nl' POTION, ,non after Ws marriage, is to ',Live hes uncle-m-6w, the Archduke Commas, thou , d'e Throne of Spain Bnt what must coi.cerin tiss country is another measure, c irked wi.s slat we have imo stated, and us * pert of* oy.trm 1.• shot out Britain (sow uuy kiwi of ieeetercoorse • di the Slnni.h ilmnintous in the o!ii or two amyl. All the Mentbrrs of the I its reig ing Spa....ii W ittily. now in the power of NattuLatio, ore to be sent to &smith America." Ili ft Oa Thursday, the tad inst., tbe Loft o( Wiilissou Damn. Wog. of %auk. Leld, of uour DEATHS. Os Tuesday last, eyed to, Paul Prickett, Ear of S.m.k totptrut-street, Rbroor.blarl minlre Os , 111.. 414 af Januar), at it. Jvisn's Nenloomll. ,, A. Rev. Juba Hai ries, ousters!, of tarot, lows art..% t **" lit•plant: a aria of rttraliplo , o e mines. 111 leo I.fs La laid.* .1114 .11 . 1.01•1, is treat ds.lues wArt-:A AT zAt‘IN,N nuetnlit 11:• •.. shier ..t I 4 , trr.wow 0 I.fINOON Z....P.lnted by C. 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