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why he ohjected to a 'Committee of the whole
HAUSr, wet the revirelieliey of exemining the wit-
nesses upon oath. If he were himself examined, he
would prefer giving Ilia taistiouney ui such .1111.1.4111Vf.
liteit.lSU it WHIM he the fullest security he could
',ford of Iterieg speketi the truth, and
ben so-
flin by 1. eveise of justice alone. lie would
acknowledge, that great and splendid AS were
the 11`0111WS11,114 of the Illustrious Chat-deter
le-might befere them, anti heel Si we. the respect
*lnch that character itself st collimate!, there
at, one involved 01100 this occasion, about which
he dill nut feel lienself less deeply interested. 'the
character of that House ass now upon its trial, Alla
tiles Way to titled itself was by ethibitingam in-
sewer of. ,:,,e,,tiiatioto. distinct from all party views
nd party (coitus. If the Ilwese were reselied to
exercise its jorricial diameter in this isistatire, it
must forget the former instances in which that re-
soleti &&&& was acted on ; night after night, they muse
be involved in piety and personal disputes, and
elibject to a thousaud casualties, interfering with
the olecet they ailioithl have in view. There sea,
pedlars, luasieks, nu iinfecoruen in extuni tt iii g at the
liar such persona at it might be iiteAtai.ary to pro-
duce; theca were so titatiy uNeetiuits.
that he hoped the itteseeire would tint he adopted..
which, was likely to produce such teconvenicuce in
SU ineMry so importaut.
Mr. PERCEVAL exoressed his satisfaction
I.IIOIIIIK that all were of one opiutnu as to the pro-
priety end indispensalniity of inquiry ; atul diet the
only dilferenee subsisting in the House was, with
respect to the manner in which that inquiry should
be conducted. Ile could state to the House, that
the course most expeditious and mutt public was
the course most agreeable to the feelings of hie
Royal Highness; and that his Royal Highness was
/trefoil, to appear, 'most this; oreasion, like may
Wird. depeeding exelteivete neon the jestice of
his rause; he could widerteLe in ereke his credit,
that if others eltosild be found culpable, the
Illus-
trious l'eemnege t., whom ha alluded WAS pure and
unsullied. The liouee haul ample power to set in
the present friht•; it al Id be cautions in adoptiug
a preetelent from which it might be inferred that the
coectirrence of all the branches of the Legislature
was tiereseary to such pmarcutions ; and that with-
out concurreuce, no trial could he adopted. He al-
losed that much taconvenienee must result from
exemming at the Ber of the House. but every in-
convenience must he net in a ease of thin kind. If
ever the course of testier was unlikely to be inter-
rupted by party feeling, he might pronounce the
hist-we. ender their eatiederation to be exempt ;
6.r they were mundinnus as to the propriety of sift-
ing dos charge; they were nisanitnous in the repro-
twstiiiii of it. if it appeared unfounded. lie did not
require to be lanceted, after his experience, that
theme were persolis in the town who advents al coat-
intssiutes tinder the regular price, to dupe the igno-
rant end the foolish ; he slid twit rest-Are to be in-
fennel that. they might have some idea that certain
el1:11 In is AO WI tied pigtail were lei b e distiostel of, at
the time time that they blot no other zittthorit v hi the
dispose% of them, than if they w.•re in another lie- •
eieeliere; and thereforehe omit! MI topoi.r that a ease
might be inade out to the Hon. hlover,wkaich mield
Vtvciseitwe sispraralicr proltability,at iliewsinetime
at it was remote. natal truth. Nothing, liesidinitted,
iouttl be more discreditable to Ciorerntneut ; and,
at the stone time, tiothing more false-iii fen, than
that :say of them, or of those it; iiieis responsible
*toughest., *haul.' be guiey of what his Royal
highness wan charged with—the crime of .corrop-
time Ile was far front agreeing with an Hon.
Clentlessem. that publicity, after inquiry, was all
that was desirable; it was only by punheity, in the
'mum of the inquiry, that the natio.). could be
satisfied that all sus fair. that no eviderwe was
suppressed, tit it uo fact was inisreeresented ; mod
therefore lie would contend for the prt &retire of
that mole which was Mira likely to give *mist:ice
tires to the conetry, and tin justice to the feelings
and the character of Ike Royal Hightli'SS. He re-
quested, that the name* of the pinion% et the
office should be mentioned, if the Iloi. Mover did
not feel himself -bolted to keep them secret; he
could see ne reason why delietcy preveet
their disclosure. • for. in the investigation, it lutist
be intended to bring them forward.
Mr. WARDELL said, that the office was in Threed-
needle-street ; that the name of one clerk was
tie-
lock, and of the other he believed Yellen ; and the
Perseus of whom they spike were the Lord Chan-
cellor and the Duke of Molina. (el load hinge.)
The queetion that a CoMmittee should be ap-
pointed, wise then putatul carried unanimously.
The CUANCELLUE u: the Erectieeetet thee
reeved. " That the eause Committee 'Mould he of
the aheele house ;" whseiu was also earned unstable
'Howdy.
After the question was carried—
Lord FOIRITONE objected to the inconvenience
arieisig from proceeding by a Cousatittee of the
whole House. Ile compleitled, that the course re-
cnininewle.l by his Honourable Friend (Mr. Itt'ar-
dell,) teas r,-iciArd, and that a different procedure
was euteettuted in its place. This, he said, war
the'of taking the blesinasoi out of the.
halms of his Honourable Friend. lie recollected
instances in which the Right Hon. Secretary com-
plained of such conduct respecting himself.
Mr. CANNING expressed his surprise, that any
Member, considering the state of the circum-
stances before them, should prefer a more li-
mited to a more general and public investigetiim of
this important subject. Whether he considered
the nature of the charge, whether he conederial
the personage against whom it was directed. or the
consequences which, tinder as iaipmhablr. stippo-
oiticow, (the sueleisitiou of its establishment), must
obviously result, it was one which, front even feel-
ing and every prineiple, he tieaught entitled to the
most boleinn. grave, and public 'scrutiny. As in the
l'aSr of the Duke of Marlborough, the Committee
would have an opportunity of aseerthining the con-
sequence of established delinquency ; and the hit-
premioti that must remain tesill every luau's I
be would pre) •tobe in favour of an early anal
public acquittal, in a collie whew there was
rions and so injurious a charge. It had hero im-
puted to his I Inn. Friend, that he had taken the
business out of the hands of the line. Mover, and
hie lion. Friend had been reminded of some sive
ealvions on which he complained of etch a combiet
iu others towards Ishii. lie admitted that there