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This Day is published. price Is. sewed. iliestrated with a
coloured Ecgrering,
AN EXAMINATION of that PART of die
EVIDENCE RELATIVE to COW-PON, which tees
deliv,,ed to the Committee of the ilni.Ne of Cn.timnus. by
two of the Surgeons of St. Thomas', flopnar with some
Remarks on Inoculated Small-Pn.c
By W. R. ROGERS.
Printed fir .1. Clow, Med.cil Hook4ell-r, to, CTOWII.
court, Princes-street, Soho.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

IMUSE OF LORDS.—Tonnes, Maims 12
The Koval Atvent was given by Coinounion to the ?Cris,
Loan 8.11, the Additional Postage Rates, mid the CL4 iranti.nr
Extension BIN the Manchester Canal, the S.nry IA!
Kul way, the Bethnal-green-road, and lour other privatn
Bill,. The Lords Commistioners were, the Lord Cliaueldlor,
Lord Walsingharn, and Lord Ancldand.
Counsel were heard relative to the Scots' Appeal , the Earl of
Kinnoul and Others, r Maule, Dalgleish, aul Othlrli
Mr. Adam, at considerable length, as leading Courhel ft; Me
Appellants. The further convideration of the case was ad. -
lalifued till tovavirrow.
The Bills upon the Table, ellilelty eta local et private na-
ture, were forwarded in their respective stages.
MR. JUSTICE FOX.
The Marquis of ABERCORN called the atten- ,
lion of their Lordships to the proceedings with rc-
speft to the charges alleged against Mr. Justice Fox. .
lie observed generally, that a degree of informa-
lity at present prevailed with respcd to the pro-
ceedings of the Comnsittee, and which, in his opi-
nion, rendered an application to the House neces.
nary. His Lordship, then, after hastily reading
over the heads, presented a paper, which, as
far as we could couea, was a transcript of the
articles of charge brought forward on A.lO- fuer oc-

cation.
When the paper was laid upon tbs table ;
Lord AUCKLAND immediately rose, and ex-
pressed his disapprobation of such a line of pro-
ceeding. He alluded not only to the line of pro
seeding. which, what was now suggested by the No-
ble Marquis seemed to chalk out for the gut dance
of the Committee, which, he should think, would
be preferably direaed to the consideratip of. the
charges separately. instead of referriag the whole,
condensed into one document or article. But, the
Noble Lord alluded to the effect which p ming a
document of the kind, so brought forward, upon
the records of the House, must have. Ha meant
nothing in the least disrespeaful, still less of impu-
tation a.4ainst the Noble Marquis, for his cocsiut
on the occasion. But the matter appeared to him
to be entirely founded. He was not present in the
earlier stages of the discussion ; but it appeared to
be founded in ipse dint considerations. Th., Noble
Marquis knew little or nothing of the transaaions
from personal knowledge, it was what was repre-
sented to bim by others. Their Lordships would
conceive, in what sitnation, not only a Judge.
but any other public officer, might be placed, by
such a line of proceeding. and which might obtain,
at the pleasure of any of the three hundred and sixty
members of that, or thesis hundred and fifty-eight
members of the other House. They should pro-
ceed in every thing that concerned the case to which
the paper in question referred, with the =most cau-
tion and deliberation, as it would go to constitute a
precedent of a very important nature.
The LORD CHANCELLOR quitted the wool-
sack. Ise seemed to regard the question which
arose on the present occasion, as one relating prin-
cipally to matter of form. However. he admitted
that a considerable degree of difficulty ebtained.—
The Committee could not regularly collea from the
papers which were laid before them, but, from the
terms of the Resolution of the House, what they
were to proceed upon. He was aware of the.*
feels to which his Noble Friend anti& d, but. under
the operation of the Aft of Settlement, a Judge so
proceeded against must remain in such a situation.
until he was removed by an address, or his car
otherwise decided upon. On the other hand, it was
to be considered, whether the House would give the
necessary credence even to the verdia of a Jury, on
such an occasion, were it before them, or proceed
to investigate the case on their own parts, and by
evidence taken before themselves ; and it slecield be
recollected that when the Noble Marquis first came
forward, he said, he was prepared to substantiate
the allegations by the testimony of witnesses. la
the present state of the proceedings a degree of Ja !
c ulty existed, which it was necessary the Houses
should remove.
Lord AUCKLAND was about to speak in ex-
planatios, when
Earl SPENCER spoke to Order, as he conceived
there was no Motion then before the House.
The Marquis of ABERCORN admitted this to
be the case, but observed, that it was in c .nsequence
of the Noble Lord opposite to him enteriag
strain of ohjeetion before he bad dine to •i-ice it so.
The Noble Marquis moved in effea t' at the Com-
mittee be dirested to proceed speciticelly to investi-
gate the matters contained in the Paper presented
as above.
Earl SPENCER. stated his opinion that nothing
should be done to retard the progress of the investi-
gation in which the Committee were now engaged.
With respea to the most expedient manner of pro-
ceeding, there certainly existed some difficulties : it
was however obviously right, that the matter siiuuld
be referred in the most regular manner to the inves-
tigation of the Committee.
LordHAWKESBU RY begged to say a few worc's
on the present occasion, and particularly as to the
ground on which the Noble Marquis now came
forward. With respell to any diffictuties that might
arise in the progress of the business, he disapproved
of any endeavour to commence the proceedings
fide
',emu. The Committee had made
a considera
prig , css in the investigation of the business before
them. And the general desire that aauated them,
and the only question that coolly arise was hose
ral principles a justice, security to the public, or
they may proceed more consistently with gnwith reference to the cbansaer of the individual.

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