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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, emilljbe 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