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mplu beret 'ter.. The House must be
Lord Melville was a man who had, for rlra; ession of years, filled situations of great
• and anthonty; that he bed means of bei',
:he most extensive patronage ;.that he highly.
WAS silted in-the Insult that nals.ansswended,
numerous Blends and relations; and that he
long, by the closest ties of friendship,
sal co•operation. been leagued with the 3"
nsos
erful ; and against such a man and so power.
• supported, It became the duty °fella kl
mons to take the most rational security it
could
in, that the ume thing should not /lappet%
h did in the case of Lord George Rockville,
after having been dismissed from His Ma.
'a service, by the sentence of a court martial
afterwards placed in the high and impostam
tof Secretary of State. The Gentlemen on the
site side, while they recommended moderanoi•
ad very anxious also to deprecate any thing
anion; but by the attitudes, gestures,
fury of the Right Honourable Gentle
man
Canning) on the Treasury Bench, he seemed
to have forgotten his own admonition, and er-
ed a passion of the most animated kind. As to
elf, he declared that he bad no.passion, no
if any kind, but to do that which he thought he
t to do. He wished the House of Commons
o relax in its discipline, not to tarnish its fail-
s honours, not to spoil the gloss of thate rug-
nt robes with which their late conduit had in-
d them. The Horse should not so soon kart
had undergone an honourable reformation in
iblk opinion; and though he should ever profess
tlf one of those who were determined always
:probate regard being paid to popular
our; yet he could never cease to venerate
c opinion, and to be highly sensible of its va-
The distindion was wide between that sense
orm which public clamour might call for, and
sonourable reformation which served to conci-
the good opinion of the public. One of the
et charges against Lord Melville was that his
I& was such as must necessarily shock the opi-
of the public, and one of the highest orna.
, of the House of Commons was, that by the
Kahle decision of the Chair they had recalled
iheruselves. Laying all corrupt motives on the
It that Noble Lord out of their minds, they
see that his Lordship had put the House of
nom in that situation that it could not asoid
mincing a strong judgment upon him, without
ncing all pretensions to the confidence of the
The House was not now to consider itself
y in the situation of a court of justice, but
; itself called upon to ad nn the more en-
d principles both of law and jurisprudence.
were to corichia themselves without fear
your, and to provide that the great power
influence which Lord :Civil!, mi,z7ht ac-
by a restoration to offize, shauld .1,7, with
instance of his numerous frien.ls, •e with
nralyse all their future proceedings After
owever, if he could have any suffi ien; secu.
tat Lord Melville should not be restored to
and that such was to be the effect of the Re.
ern already voted, he should not olntinateiy
for a division on the present Motion.
sCHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUER—
se, Sir. merely for the purpose Si expressing
use and understanding of the present state of
'Nod, and not by any means to injure the m
the motion which what 1 have now to offer nu.;
ps render uunecessary; I cannot but hope, that
louse will have the same feeling on this sub.
'Lich was expressed in the conclusion of the
of the Right Hon- Gentleman who spoke
I confidently trust, that the generous semi.
of liberality and tenderness of sparing the
•s of the Noble Visconti:, in so new earl
;sting a situation, will be adopted. They
[ expeiil, be satisfied with hearing, that whik
resent resolutions appear upon the Jour.
if the House, all thoughts of Lord Mel.
restoration to power or office must be toteliy
end. It; however, in the subsequent course
proceedings, the House should he of a dif-
opinion, and vote that the present resolutions
be rescinded, it must naturally follow, that
squalification of t to Noble lord will cease,
the ch ages disappear but the only thing
!itched my surprise was, that while these
tions existed and other proceedings pending,
a motion as the present should have been
'it necessary, for surely, under the present cir-
ances, it would be impossible for any Minister
ire His Majesty to confer any employment
he Noble Viscount. The only J.fference be-
us is, therefore, in the mode of following tip
tolutions, for while they remain there, can be
irence as to the consequence.'"
PDX—s The Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Banker)
to me to have mistaken the proceedings on a
night, at least with regard to their import.
if the resolution now proposed had been
1 upon Oust occasion, he should have been din
to vote for it as a csnollary to that
.proltosi-
nit that the state of the question firs been al-
ly what has taken place since the: time. Now
t be in the recollection of the Noose, that the
Hon. Gentleman opposite ( Mr. Pot) end at
se that it was not fit to discuss a SUbjed of So
magnitude at so late as hour of the night.
; recommendation I acquiesced, because I do
;nerve of the prititice of introducing motions
sortatice at an unseasonable time, although I
I may be as guilty of that pradice as troy
However, when l did so yield CO the Sl:g•
sof the Right Han. Gentle:min, I did Rot -
rsd him as -hinting in the remotest deg
raq since passed, and making st.sh consfaimial
vent fur delaying the business. I did not say
iinuate that the House would be satis•44l with
iignation of Lord Melville. I did, no doubt,
Mini.ters might do their duty in the meal
in such a way a. might render it unnecessery,
pose any measure the removal of Lori.
le; bat I Was not looking to env course which
Melville might thus: for himself. If then ec
out the vote of the Lion. Gentleman, it is not
e we have varied our condue., or on lciioupc
• thing that has since taken Ow, but
I to art argulusuleint ad ter•• ~111d14/14 and con-
to the delay proposed by the Right Hoc.
amen (Mr. Pitt). Sir, with regard SO the
of a flight Hot,. Member opposite (Mr. Co-
is so weak and irrelevant. I can scrircely
er it as wor:b notice. It looks as it the p!