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object to investigation al • proper lime; bat whets dm gob-
ject was adverted to ou a recent oettesimo, Om Noble Lord
asked why they did not briug forward a motion for an in-
quiry? Fur the Noble Lord to call upon them on that (the
Opposition) side of the House, to bring forward such a
westion, was the merest mockery. The Noble Lord well
knew what would be its fate, and his toundence In the
ready acquiescence of the majority of that Hoee in
his wishes, was what led him to give the challenge. He
believed in his ecorseience, that if a motion fur such •n
inquiry were made from that aide of the House, and the
Noble Lord should move an Amendment, declaring " the
witeesaes immaculate, ■nd the Milan Commission the must
jest, bonest,snd upright that ever existed," his Amendment
would be carried by as large • majority as any of those
they bad lately witnessed. It would, said the gallant
General, he fully under such circumstances to attempt any
motion, while the majority of that House continued to
vote iu oppositiou to the united opinions of the whole
people.
Mr. MANSFIELD rose to order.
Sir R. FERGUSON hoped he had said nothing disor-
de►ly. He would give the Honciershle Gentleman credit
for having spuken the sentiments of his eighteen consti-
tuents of Leicester.—(Loud laughter.)
The Petition was then read.
Sir J MACKINTOSH approved of the 'media of the
Gallant General ice declining to bring forward any motion
on the subject after the recent divisions in that House, on
whirls he would make no observation, to which he would
apply no epithet, on which he would cast nu reflection,
leaving them entirely to the jedgment of the elision and pos-
terity —(Clicere )—He should only offer one observation WI
the Milan Commission. He knew nothing of the persons
composing it, and should say walling of their coedits-8 ; bet
after the opiates, which had been so generally expressed,
after the manner iu which they had been spoke's of in both
Houses of Parliament, he could not hut feel surprised that
the respectable persons who composed that Commission bed
not come forward to insist on an investigation, in order to
vindicate themselves from the reflections which had been east
upon them; and be could not but feel still more astonished
that his hlajesty's Ministers should make any objection to
the inquiry on the ground of expense. The honour of • go.
verument was cheaply purchased eves at the highest mice.
He found that Government hail expended much in the pur-
chase of dialmoour, and be thought they might well spare
the small sum which would have been required fur the pur-
pose of viudicatin the Commission from the cheers
which had been made against it.
Lord CASTLF.REAGH thought the speeches of the gal.
hut General sod of the Hun. and Learned Gentleman were
quite uncalled for on the present occasion. The gallant
General might have refrained from reflection on the
respectable individuals who composed the Milan Commis.
sloe. He could assure the Hun. and Learned Gentleman
that the persons engaged in that Commissiou were most
anxious fur an opportunity to clear themselves from the
aspersions which had been cast us them. But he thought
that the case was nut one which required that they should be
called upon fo► such explanation any more than that of the
She' iffehose couduct was before the House last night. He
deprecated the opinion that every individual upon whose
character aspersions were cast out of doors, should be re-
quired to come to that House to justify his conduct.
Mr. H. G. BENNETT begged to observe, that there was
Ito comparison between the two cases of the Milan Com-
menter, and the Sheriff of Cheshire. The Noble Lord
'mood to have forgotten, that during the proceedings
in another place, it had appeased in evidence, that the
leading Italian agent of the Commission had been
guilty of subornation of perjury. He thought that the
English persona engaged in the Commission ought to
feel anxious for their own honour to have the conduct
of their agnate strictly isquired into. With respect to
the Noble Lord's objectioo to inquiry, un the ground of the
a-epeeist, he thought the Noble Lord should rather have
taken t►at taro consideration before ha sent out his roving
Commissio• of subornation and perjury.—(User, Aeon)
The Petition wait ordered to be printed.
Sir R. FERGUSON presented a Petition from the Berl
Burgh of Dysart, expressing their loyally, deprecating nay
farther proceeding against Ilso Queers, wrier for the re-
moval of Ministers, and fur economy and retrenchment.—
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. TIERNEY, on the part of Dr. LUSHINGTON,
postponed, to the ht of March, the motion of which the
Hobourable and Learned Doctor had given notice, for the
retrieval of Mr. Ellis from the office of Master in Chancery
in Irelsed.
The SPEAKER then called upon Sir Jame Mackintosh,
but Mr. C. W. WYNN requested the Hon. slid Learned
Member would suffer a mo►ioo of his (Mr. Wynn'.) to take
pi credence.
(This application was received with a general cry of
" no !" and a call fur Sir J. Mackintosh from ail purls
vf the Houte.l