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addressed the Hoare on this subject, if it ha.l not
been forced on hi m.—f I fear, hear. j— All lie
should now say With 111411 if after the statenient lie
bad made, after the vindliettliou he had entered into,
the moo Hon. Gentleman had other accusations
to bring against him, the sooner be introduced '
them the better. He bold only meet ,chitrges
they were stoted--and„ when the Hight Him.
Goilleinan thought fit to bang them faretril, lie
wield be ready to answer lbem.--(llerse. hear.)
31r. Susumu, as we understood, said, shat•he
had sited se 0 Mernbeelbf the Committee, and ate.
proved of all that Was dodo inib . He contrived the
conduct of the Learned Chairman' was entitled to
great praise.
Mr. V. FttedgasLbexpreed his regret that the
Leirited Gentlensati had taken the opportunity,
when Me was defending himself, to throw our strong
aceuroitiosis against hie Right Honourable Frtentl.—
(Hear.)—He warmly applauded the conduct of
bi, Right Hon. Friend. and argued, that the Learn-
ed Geotlemati hail no right to say that he was taken
by surprise, after publications hod gone forth 'on
this sulneet—afier it hid indeed berudiscuseed and
ilehnsed throughout the country. In fairness his
lit Hon. Friend bad no right to give notice to every
Mead*, of she Committee unit he meant to make
the remarks he had off' red. It was suffie eat that he
bad brought forward the charge, who.. ihr Learned
Centleouiri was prrseht. The Learned Gentleman
Lad licensed his ItiAlit Hon. Frieod, and accused
lain trent %throb ly, wilh hiving limit in wait. at the
iirgehtl of the lesion, in order to make the oblier-
Looms which he hr hail Irk it to he his duty to
differ in the House, wit's he might have uttered his
sentiments earlier. But. trod/sublet/Iy, his Right
Him. Frtesid had a right to use his own discretuni.
Welt reel), et to what had been said of the fortnatuou
ed. the Committee, he would put it to the Learned
Gehileitian raid In his friends, Whether they could
conscietitiously declare that the bullies—the ancient
establishments throughout the route rye width were
mutually affected by the wciiiirs —weer suffiewnity
represented 111 !hid CoMMlltee
If they der hued that do-% rhoii4ht it was, lie sI ld
be very much etworised—lott I.e world nisi attempt to
remove that %Ouch was evidently sit ernmeniss
The Learned Gentleihrin c plume iof the inanity
in a Inch his Right lion. Vriend had read the
I.lllllrl of tbe Co tier. becalm- lie lead not men.
tinned individuals who were 1.11140,9.1'4A1, edited to
it ; hot-Iris Right Hon. Frietill hail no iglu to do
so—since he spike only of the Origltlel V.1161,11)4.
6)11, arid tint priory migioally proposed in be ktren
to the Coinutittee. The Le toed Gentleman rout-
planted, that he was uccraed with hash% placed
kleinhers on the Committee 0110 were blas•rti and
sweytd by vvoniculai views—that he bad, in bier,
lucked 8 eplibillitire—and, to 'hew that this was
or the case. lie said." the noun of 31.. C.
Giant and of Mr. Sheldon might have brew recut.
Tritest." But bow stood the lam ? 1.. the very
some period. when those two 31eitileer• wire dil
to the Committee, M. W. Smith, Sir T.' Baring.
mild three oilier Gebtletuen, a horn the Leormil
kl• molter had not Inelliiolltil. were placed, at lit
suagr.tiiiii, out the Committer.—(Hear, hear.)
Thus, aim hr his WO! Hum. Friend had omitted
to name two Members., the Learned Geoileman
had altogether passed over five, —(1 icor, hear )
An authority had been exercised by that Cunt-
rattier, which, lie would vioderiake io nesoe
bad twin intrusted to any Committee. the
Learned Gentleman mean to say; ih.t It was pro,. r
tv send forth the letter• which hell hi en alluded tug
ruin reciibed lie if they easmisted Ivan Chit I loose—
lir the purpose of procuring taut mania) that [mod
assist in the probliestiou of a digest ? If lie del nut
%hill' it was proper, how cunt,' he swan:ale the
having exercised such an authority ? No pats of
this sue+ co could be touched on without causing
the burned Gentleman to 'admin. that hr was
harshly treated. Much, however, of Ott was
adverted to, did not refer to him. With re-
spect, fur instance, to the publication of err-
isio marginal notes the Leilftird Gentleman was
mot accused with hoeing outhunted their publica-
tion. What his Right HMI. Friend condemned
was, the sending forth to the emititiy. crnuiu OS-
totes, shish the fellows of eocietir•,, to whose care
they were intrusted, a ere bound by oath not to di-
vulge. lie not only deprecated the publication of
those statute., but the accompanyiug remarks,
which reflected strongly ou own of great learning
sod high moral character. The Learned Gentle-
situ hail defended himself from the imputation—
if, he. ha I nut done so, his I...spoonbill!), would
have hren serious indeed. The Learned Gentle-
man had declared that it was perfectly parliameis-
Loy to print document!, emanating from Commit.
tees, due lug the recess. 1 his lie denied—unless
by a special older of the House. The Learned
Gentleorni could nut, with respect to what was
published under his sanction, plead that he had
ouch au order. It way done by lin sole authority—
end Ire could point out tio precedent fur it. The
(Auntie for tuabltog the Commiseioners to punish
all • who may refuse to

with imprisonment all persons ty
answer soy questions respecting public charities,
or Who may withhold any papers that might throw
light upon such matters, was said to be taken
from a Bill of Lord Siihnoutli's, which inflicted
ends a penalty on public accomptants who may
have hail the management of the public money.
Ilut in the two cases there was no analogy whatever.
le denied that the Hon. Gentlemen oprosite were
instibrtl its claiming exclusively a concern for the
itabhc interests, and declared that he would yield
to un nuts in his anxiety to promote the objects of
trot nil ail fare. •
F. DOUGLAS entered into a general defence
of the conduct pursued on this point by his
Learned Friend (.%Ir. Brongliam), and of the
'Committee appointed by the !louse to itivestigitte
the public charities. ‘Vitli respect to the ',perch
of the Right lion. Nleniber opposite (Mr. Peel), it
appearid to have been a prepared diatribe against
Ina Leanest mod, and eignitist all those who had
taken any active 'tart in promoting the inquiry. it
Wei a riatribc not culled fur by circumstances, and
was calcalated rudely to booth the irritated feelings
of sonic Assigry ecclesiastics' bigot, who felt dia.
',leveed°, injured by the, whole proceeding. Much
jhul been said of the formation of this Committee.,
hat what were the objects of the Committee? %Vas
it 1.4* any abject of politiCal rivalry. or the attain-
ment ulna, point of political ambition ?—(!leas.)
Was it the appointment of a Committee to inquire
into the state of the linaircevi ou which there were