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king, than the knowledge ultimately that they
had discharged theW public duty with lirmneoi.
He felt that • the present situation of affairs, when
placed in comparison with the precedents which
former periods *Worded, called for the tncot ant hen•
tic information—mid he certainly woo of opinion
that the pawl.* laid on the tablo sere n, .t sof-
Viently thought that an esaininati:i•l of
I It. M jesty's Physo ialia before the House of Coin-
inom, or a certain number of person• selected front
the general body, woe not more indelicate, nor
likely to he attended rill' more ill effi.cts, than on
examination before the Privy Council. It was the
duty of the (-Wore to establish the fact of Nis 1111-
p-aty's indisposition, and that could not be done
without a Parliminentary lle would
therefore give his decided negative to the motion.
.

Mr. DaTIII:II.ST said, that, on a former evenisia, it had
been stated by • Right Ilisuourable I/JAl:maw (alluding to
Mr. Sheridan., that, when • niutian was oa the point of
being made fur a Cummittee of examination, it was aban-
doned on the stile and only around of the public notoriety of
Ilia Majesty's improving health. les the ',resod iaitasice,
they hail no necessity Cu trait to such notoriety ; slit y hail
before them documents, which held out the beet hopes of a
apecily recovery ; there was, therefore, leo. iiteersia. fur ruck
a proceeding. On the font night of .01journment, malty
Gentlemen voted fur time measure, who objected to it al
present, ou the ground that the moment the Sovereigs was
allieted with illness, an examination of hie Physicians
shuuld take place ; but the argument which they used un
*lna ,occasion would equally apply Cu the former. in auswer
to what had fallen front ass Honouredele Baronet, he would
observe, that the proceedings instituted in the year i7ga.
were founded on an acknowledged neceseite for taking torte
steps to provide for the regal authority, in coon arienee of the
Report of His Majesty's Physicians; who also agreed tio the
probability of an ultimate reeuvery, but did out speak of a
progressive aniendmeut-iosteps were then taken ley the Omar,
wider circionstauces new to it, and new to the Regal Power.
It was at that time directed, that • prevision about., be
wade fur the exercise of She Eiagly atithority ; Lot eared,
the same necessity did nut exist at present, whets the mutt
Ilatteriug hopes were held out of a speedy recovery ; and
when, iii a short time, 6111.11 sin amendment might take
pho e, as would render unsiecessary any proceeding which
might lee instituted He er is willing to give full credit to
the at dements of Ministers; their high salami.. gave them
Si oppartunity of procuring the most accurate issfurinaliem
• —amid attached to them a responsibility which omelet resider
them tram-mos of what they asserted. Next to public duty,
he though they should study the feelings of the Sove-
reign—and hr could ant coincide with those who
laughed al the idea of delicacy being used towards them.
It was a guratiou of prhilence lead propriety, whether the
comma shoal., remain in the present state for a fmtniglat
longer, or an exaasii.atiou of His Majesty's Phvairianer take
place, and prueeediugie be instituted thereon For his part,
he those lit the fernier was the better mote of proceeding.—
The Papers laid uu the table had, iu his opii.ion, heels very
improperly termed . A Report :" it was no such thing-oat
was the cope of am eaaniinatina taken before the Privy Coun-
cil. On a former adjeniturrieut, the Howse had nrle.t sorely
from the siateinent ser the Right Non. the Climeeltio of the
Exchequer; ail en. d they now iefie.e the same proceed-
' ins, wiless the egarninatiou of the Plassiciaiii wan laid Whim
them ? In 17 K• ailjourenieuts of the two fleilisea did take place,
ern the mere rpm dreg of laird Thissiovi and Mr. Pits—ashes her
these adjoorsineents were long ur shod was ainthi•r spinosa.
Host enunally the (runnel dieted for proci eihim at pre.
seat teas greatly superior. The calamity which allicied
' His Majesty at that period was ofsuch a Hallam es remlesed
short adjuuriiments ueersiary. Yet, em the mete wend of
Lot d Thin-low, slating the convalescence of Ilia Majeaty,
the Regency Hill, w bath was in ii. magenta, was nut eOtall•
pletell. At ilia sirear:t Inn; there was na plan i rum: to be
stimpril—they were unly Called on to wait a kw .says, detrital
which time the best hopes were elitertailied that His Mao
}may's health would be great lynoproteil. 'llw evaininatio•
eaf the Pliyaleisns to fore the Privy Council could not hate
the power of Wailing the Haase ; it ass laid before thane
that they plight art upon it, as they thmeglit expedient—and
outhing could be more preposterous than hi assert that it
sou hi have emit an effect. It cent only was nut, in the strict
'user of the woe!, legal .widener; bat it was the best which ctn.
emnitatices elnitttfl, and in point of vedette* warranted ties
power:ling whirls had been proptawd. Aa Honourable Bs.
enact had stated, that the queries might he drawn tip ea art-
fully as to induce such ammers as designing -Milo ideate
alibied; but tune mower to that was, Did sty thing .of that
kind appear ou the face of the doenmersta ? They cettaisly
did not seem to be of such a description. Why sh-,uhl the
House exercise its inquisiturial power, where an nlialutt fie.
cessity slid out appear, and where it alight he tine Illea.lol of
cummunicatiug pang An Hun. Baronet (Sir F. liariiett)
had 'yokels of the delicacy which Amid be ehnveoit on this
occasion, with considerable asperity ; but nothwitheaaniling
what lie had said, lie (Mr. Matinees.) believed that such deli-
cacy wan is principle a:Mere:lit sit eve., awed, honest, nod
loyal subject. %%lien an examitsaisua of His Mujestra•
Physicians took place on a former occasion, there was •
Necessity • foe it; but it did not strike him that that
was is mania why they Amato' go into a eerie! of minister
questions at piewiit, when the same neresaity did mit exist,
and which tumid be &twilit with the most serious incon-
venience. The delicacy which had been spokeo of did net
apply merely to the person of His Majesty, but to his high
other ; that delicacy ought to obviate thine diorwasison which,
perchance, might have the to iideury, if Hwy rearlial the
Royal ear, of retarding Its resumption of that office which
he had so long and so uprightly tilled ,• and the nearer His
Illeiesty approarlas4 to convalcseivre. the more likely was be
,to her threw proceedings He was averee to ses adjourn-
ment linen day to day, as it would have the appesraisen
of watching, and would, very prole dol., have an injurious rt.
Oct on the Majesty's recovery. Ile acknowlerlgail that they
were in is critie,sl state, and that some of the information rela-
tive to His )lajesty had bees exaggerated ; Lot that did nut
Convince him..rill,: necessity of . he proposed eau. amat son.—
II was not I,.o.sable to /crier the sister period of the 14ingas
recovery, lint lie t'imight the time offered to their cw:sitlcra-
titre in the Chancellor of Ilse Excluapser's motto", war inch
on
would give- Orin a fair imam:unity of fiwining their • ds
on the subject ; In wuuld there-riot vote for the proposed ad-
journmeut.
Mr. ADAM said, that site psinciple of &hear, might be
*Med spoil when the whole gestation mood mom a matter
of delicacy, but when it was • Iltle.thtit Ildlatitlff to the COO.
glitoloolt sea the cowers.. Maale i.e thought delicacy thowlat
lint be permitted to sued in the way. Some ram
lons lind been made as the conairtency of several
aid his hien/Is, alllll, Olt a former occasion, hail voted
far an adjournment, but who had opposed it that night
He Newel no difficulty in shelving that Loth his friends and
!unveil sere perieetly consistent In the course they panned.
When the Chance Ito. of the Exchequer, on a former night,
stated to lbw How.", that lie had Neva His MajesWe Phyal-
ciaua, though he did not give the llouse the best infirn it son,
he certainly gave suds as warranted them in 'peyote to the
adjouramentoebut now, after the lapse of a nessith, they
were in • very different situation. That informatian was as
good as what was ;grin in the Howse of Lords so usa,
by Lerd Tinlow, jovicil to the. awful responsibility, %hide,
as a Minister of the Crown, he incurred. Bat the Right
Honourable Gentleman has not acted an Mr Put did
Is qua—he lois lirouelit ferward the examination sit
She Phy•haana before the Privy Conseil mud the House
was wow called upon Ls act without reepoosthility, and
without evidence. it was utterly impowsible for them
to set en nay evidence whirls was woe taken IN the preseuco
of the Haase, or those delegated by it. Ha alloweA the
Privy Caused totals holy of high dignity sad great respect ;
hr ought nut tlitiflata whether the Clerk of the Cauneil, by
older of the P.esislest, was justified in calling them time.
thee ; or being awl, whether they had a right to examine
upon oath ; but he world maintain, that it was impinsible
for the House to proceed on evideree given before the Privy
Council, lie move than it would be competent for say Conti
in West:toaster. —Mr. Adam eons laded a speech replete
with wand leg.:l argument, by decd Is in; lee acted • Jattiele•
timely in voting for the former adjournment, aud ots.aer
that now proposed.
Me. WsLoaa observed, that hie Hos and Learned
/dad, who had jest sr/kat, had, ha thought, from his legal