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HOUSE OF LORDS-4'll'oA,, M•• 91.
The LORD CH ANC•LLOK attenn al, and we've were
teal, bimire three o'clock ; bye the ,wool a r, not opened tur
the alowitsion n( btrai.gers till plait ti.e. I).niiie that inte•.al.
we Woll tlie 14.1 111,071 the 'rebid wws kwwaaca, Hod
tome priea-e a return b.l w, r- • vat the Comm la
Som. pr .11. ~ i,, are ai-coatuit also, we utui=ttatal, Welt ol•oe
re•pettiog the ca.o of
Mt JUSTICE FOX.
And upon the immediate forms of his attendance
and re;:eption ;
On our admission to the House. the Learned
Judge (aereeably to 11. e late Re•-lutioa of the
House) 'r: as se lied in A chair, just below the center
of the bar. The Counsel for the Petitioners
Rostitce), in support of the charges, stood •he
bar, a short space on the right of the Lea ~ed
Judge; and those retained in his defence Oleurs
ADAM and Notaeri), in a similar situation on the
left. Mr. Justice F..x wore a black si;k gown, and
a Judge's wig. Their Lordships ware to a Com-
mriteeesaidetbe- whole liseasew issaiacaraseisa,
the Chair.
The first proceeding which took place was the
reading of the Address, originally moved by the
Marquis of ABERCORN, for the removal of %Ir.
Justice Fox horn hisjudicial situation, and in which
were embodied the matters ultimately wileged its
char against him.
When the reading of the Address was firdshed,
Mr. Au•us requested permission to offer a i,ssf ob-
servations to their Lordships, oa ti e par! of his
Learned elitist. He adverted to the pecu,iar situa-
tion in V. !Iles the Learned Judge was placed----a state
of accusdtion, before the highest and must august
tribunal in the country u a proceeding, forming a
ca.e of the greatest importance in itself, arid still
more important from its periec novelty, and the -
consideration of its going to firm a precedent for
future ages. He then adverted to the whole course
of the proceedings, from the period or their
having first been Instituted, by the first petition
presented by a Noble Marquis, exadly that day
twelvemonth, to the present triornert. Hr *Hosted
to the alterations which had beat made from time
to time in the matters of charge; whlcir w. re not
only, to a certain extent, new modtlled, but had
even new matter, at.d such very reccotty added to
. them. 'nem had been new fads introdoeed, he
said, and charged in a different way. The Learned
Counsel then proceeded to edven to the proceedings
upon the ease, in the our.pdoors Committee of Clete.
Lordships ; a proceeding instituted from' iargebese
and purest motives; but, in this their Lordships:
twee placed, he observed, in the si.uatloa of ealle, •
Gond Jury. The proceedings, in a e.-ri 4in isiale
of view, may be rigar.'eti as retire; ens he 41.
veiled to tii: advatiteees which *444 'Oat
accusing patties, egair.at lids Learned went
he naLad , rained to the kanwledge of 1.54..5.:_Prf5:742
fuss fbesiteeLl haft' Suriablf f
their Lordships was, that Lis LIATI.C.i nt should
be furrLhed with a copy of those pruceecaigs. of
which lie was necessarily in the dark. Thenov.lty
of the cae added to its extreme imperroce; and
though no precedent obtained to guide tiwir Lord-
ships' proceedings; yet, in such he sahmit-
ted, that the dkiates of the common law, and the
custom of judicial proem:licit', should he allowed
to furnish some light. He ..spatiared upon the dis-
tinct nature of C;rand and Petit-Juries ; of those
who were to find the accusation, and those who were
to try the issue. Publicity was one of t!ie essential
attributes of jostler. After most ably el ..-rting to
the Circumstances of the case, and dweili-,5 upon
points calculated to illbstrate and ink:race 17, the
Learned Counsel concluded an eloquent and ener-
getic speech. by submitting a request to the above
effeel, on the part of his Learned Client, who, he
said, was prepared with a peetioe, if such was
judged necessary by their Lordships, f, r the purpose.
The LOR t.l CH t% NCELLOK the" m Jve
the Counsel be ordered to withdraw ; which :laving
taken place, his Lordship made a variety of obser-
vations on the proceesiiiig which hag jest taken
place; and on' part of wrist had fallen from the
Counsel As to the proceeding requested on the
part of the Learned Judge, it appeared to him only
to involve aquestion of form. Arming other pi-tits,
he alluded to what hat been advanced resped ng
the changes made in the matters of charge; owse,,
he observed, may be nude on varieties grounds,
founded in the wisdom or discretion of those No-
ble Lords, who were engaged in the discus 441. or
who had brought the mounts forward; p rut-
ty, therefore. of advancing, that such I ell 't a
place, on any particular grouts ts, which at at C n
may take for granted, he considered as vet y e• es.
tionable.

Lnrd GRENVILLE, when, he considered ua
perfe.t novelty of what war then 'Joie- u. : .
would not offer an opinion upon the ge .1
yet it struck him as taw+ ftio;:a 1..,
ter of justice, that the reqaest made rat..'
the Learned Jude should be compiizd w, I,
saw no diffictilry in poiut of farm; but even n r. •
did prevail, it s.aruld )ield to the more
dictates ef justice ; they should endeavour, at f.r.
as possiLie, to place the accuser and the accused on a'
a footing of perfeS equality. The prev;l•l3l Com•
mittee was instituted on the best grounds, find in.
one po:nt of view was meant as a c:cck :against'
persons in the important station of t',;.t Learned
Judge, being lightly calleJirpv to answer for tt.ea.
condua before that House. The request ap; eared
to him a matter of justice ; but even were it to be
considered as a matter of favour, whatevee favour
prevailed, should be prekrable for the accused. To
bring the gnastion regularly before the Contiriqee.
his Lordship moved, that Chairman instruct-
ed to move the I louse, is the; the Lonimittee
ip-
fointed to investigate tLr matter Alleged in ci.arte-
against Mr. Justice Fox be revived ; that they levy
report to the House tel evidence was given there-
on, in order that the same may be communicated
to Mr. dustier Fox."
Lord HAWKESBURY entertained no serious