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no reason why, even from that precedent, th:
lord Cleie Justice should not have a right to take
his place when called upon by His Majesty. The
Rielit Hon. Gentleman, atter stating other prece-
dents, concluded by s tying, that he had ex-
ireted an opposition front the Gentlemen at the
cehet stria et the Hoose, and es they had com-
menced, he hoped they would always choose
vestions which could be as ill maintained as the
present
Lord CAS fLEREAGN pa ;,I due deference to
precedents ; but he et uld not ad ow that they ought
to be atied ort contrary to reason. He then referred
to a number of CASCS before cited, and said, that lie
tin:eight it a question of the highest importance. to
consider whether the whole Council, or the Minister
belonging to the particular department, was respon-
sible to the public ? for instance, whether a Right
lion Gentleman opposite to hint (Mr. Fox), who
peoicularly belonged to the Foreign Department,
was the only person the country had to look to with
respect to chat department ? cr whether dose who
were joined 'vitt; hint in administration, were equally
answerable ? The Noble Lord concluded, by de-
claring his intention of supporting the motion.
Lord HEN'LY PETTY rose to make rime re-
marks
on what had fallen from an Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Canning) in the beginning of the debate ; and
after referring to different historical facts in support
of the arguments, he said, this motion did not give
security to the public ; a Bill should, therefore, be
brought in for the purpose of depriving His Ma-
jesty of the benefit of the advice of the Lord Chief
Justice, he being a Privy Counsellor. After many
ingenious armaments, the Noble Lord concluded by
declaring his intention of opposing the original
motion.
Mr. PERCIVAL entered at great lengths into the
subject, and concluded, by giving his firm support
to the rn iginal Mntion.
Lord HENRY PET FY explained.
Mr. SHERIDAN would nut have risen at so
late an hour, but that a few words advanced by tile
Hun. Gentleman (Mr. Percival), required sonic
kind of answer. The Hon. Gentleman brad es-
pressed a degree of surprise, that this grievance, as
he calls it, was not remedied, on the notice of a
%lotion been given, without letting it come to a
discussion. He would ask, wmili the late Admini-
stration have acted se very civilly towards him, if
he had given a notice! but he was well aware of,
the reason why the lion. Gentleman and his friends
wished so much th it this point bad been given up,
as they would not have been under the necessity
of exposing thernse!ves, by such wretched ar-
guments. The Honourable Gen;!: man had said,
he had taken great pains in iiiquiring among
the friends and enemies of the present Admi-
nistration ; he was miteb obliged tit him for the
trouble he took ; but he conceived there were two
kinds of inquiry, or the consequence sit innocent
curiosity, and the other, the contrary; which of
these two the Gentleman had used, he could not
pretend to say. The opposition had hero already
commenced, but he erred not about it ; and would
be sorry, i ideed, if there were noire ; as be
had the greatest affetlion fir the old benches,
and could not bear to see them dese: ted.—
He hoped the new Opposition wuuid he vigilant,
and eves wished al:it they might be over-zealous,
or any thing but nver-nurnerous. it was necessary
that they should he naive and stir about, as
the seats were cold, and one of the new occu-
piers had lately lost a very comfortable navel
cloak, and the other a very fine Indian shawl. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then observed on the dif-
ferent arguments made use of by Mr. Percival, and
said, that if it were admitted that the Chief Justice
was a Pr ivy Counsellor, then it was His Majesty's
undoubted privilege to call him, if he pleased, to
what was called the Cabinet Council. The Right
Hon. Gentleman then concluded, by pronouncing
an eulogium on the Gentlemen at the other side,
who, he said, had commenced chair opposition with
much spirit and animation.
Mr. WILBERFORCE thought it a measure
was likely to affedl the first criminal Judge
of the land; would ingraft polit'cal with judicial;
and, in short, have the worst possible sendericy
He was convinced that the Chief Justice, in tutute.
would net be so scrupulous in the discharge of his
duty, if he had a party at his back in both I louses 01
Parliament, to support Lim in say measure, whether
it were good or bad. At present, he conceived that
all the time that any mto in the situation had, and
all the talents which dr: Merle Lord so eminently
possessed. were hot more than sufficient for the exe-
cution of his judicial duties. On this grorind4and on
many others which had been this night offered in
argument, he thoog'it it a duty due to his coun-
try io vote with his Hon. rrielid for the original
Motion.

General LENOX doclared I,il intention of stip-
porting the ,:riginal Moritin.
Mr. Secretary FOX explained.
The garibtioa 'wartleen kindly called fnr, 2nd a
irvisinn took place on Mr. Dom'', Mot,on tor reJ.
inir the other (Alien of the day ; when there ap.
pe tied,

F.T. the %lotion..

TIC
Against it

nt4jority
Mr. S• encer Stanhope's Motion was, of course,
lost.—Adjourned at TWO o'CLOCK.