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wadi best consult their own feelings, and the dig- •
iity of their character, if they onspresded the •p-
-poititineot of the Cominowe. after onion lad oc-
curred in soother Hare, ii .ail thee had ascertained
11.1 e course of proceeding which the other II two. of
Parliament might ultimately adopt. No
ion:more.
',fence tr,.n1.1 possibly arise Irma such a delsy,
wt.ite it would obviate the inconsistency winch
1n.99,hr arise, should the House of Colosimo* require
irit Lerdsliiins to try the 'issuer of impeachment.
,ttapied the opinions of the Noble Boron, and
e-rtaiitly take Mrs sense of the House up
t .'> ino.i 09.
F.lOlll NE said, that if the question of delay
• 9ilain• the to .90 wider considenitiout he nt;4111
It PI h:i• lode difficulty iii acceding to the thin
.•f tto, Noble Dario). but if the question were placed
ii:t io the principla that their Lurglahipias should
re-
1-- tiwir steps, from the impression that their
I r nor proceedings had been erroneous and no-
he never could iittlace himself to
it, lncause in his opinion there were tin
g-toools witstever for such an opinion. His Me.
lia•! hero pleased CO present to the House cer-
uu parrs of the highest importance, to whirl lie
• riti:9r.l their most serious attention. Ile sincere ly
v.0,•,:t! rtat the occasion for such an inquiry might
avoided, and lie es earnestly hoped that
!ht• tepots which had reached his Majesty's ears
nog t ',Mce to have beet, unfounded; but could it
he emite9.lled that the King should lw deb dof
that belonged to every one of Ins subjects,
and to Inr refused assistance in a Case where assist.
one • on;zht never to be denied ? The King could
recon,se to the same means of relief as
too!! t lie pursued by a private man, he could not
rind,• in the ordinary Courts of Law, so that if lie
shti wit come to Path:intent, lie must lie *llllollt
Ills Majesty therefore communicated the
9•e to Parliament, and sent a Message to both
fralas, most tender, forbearing, and in every re-
onsstriit w,11) his Majesty's known character ;
p•ol ~•;r. the !louse to refuse compliance with the
desire, earn of taking the matter into their
car s.deration ? Ile had alien in that House ex.
yes•ed himself strongly against the abuse of Se-
t ref Committrrs, and felt that they were a mode of
insee-.ling which ought seldom to be resorted to.
Cut he would he a bold roan who would say that
t;. eret Committees ought therefore never be em.
ployt mid if ever an occasion arose when a Secret
roterni.ter was desirable, he hail no hesitation in
• 9, .:4 1:lat tie present was ii.—(//ear, hear.)—
I ! • it in 41 keit, that from as Secret Committee no
• rid I he alfixei to the Queen's character;
;•:11 ft relict.. to the objection drawn from the
character of the House, lie should only say,
15 it 9;,• re vrls ',wiling before them which could in-
tio,,• !hen' to suppose that an impeachment could
it iestitiited. !wired, there was an ex-
iltrobability that an impeachment could
;dace, for al:hough the power of the
1 ,i! •e of Commons iii instituting impeachmeots
e .o',l sat he limited, it was not probable that nu
w:oild be instituted in any case on he-
:!1 of the King without fits Majesty's consent,
too! it was to be presumed from the tenor of the
and, indeed, collected- from the state-
r.- ••- of fits Itlajtsty's Ministers, with abuse view
f ?It!. law of tlw case he perfectly concurred, that
gapp achinent was contemplated. If, however,
!Isii-e should he uitt lilt() a situation outfit for
they might subsequently refuse to try the
este ih it should be submitted to them. One might
P.!11);..1-e tlist the delay arose from some difference
t:f in the House of Commons, but every
in the habit of reading a newspaper must be
%* ore that the oegociations with the Qoeen had
b•-en iiverropted pleviously. lied the former vote
4,f tilt. I joust, been erroneous, he should not hesitate
shoat retracting it; bat they had in fact no steps to
retrace, because that vote was consistent with the
to !pies of justice and the strict rules of the Cots.
so,iittniii. There was sio intention of trying the
(-.1 net. before the Committee.. Her Majesty's trial,
it :t should ever take place, will be open and pub-
Is , lon the role object of the Committee would lie
to iletermine what procejdiogs should be adopted.
Enl of Russt.Yw said, diet in voting in
f of the delay proposed'hy the Noble Lord
• ~posite, lie certainly had no intention of depriving
Li. Majesty of any right or indulgence whatever.
Iht iy alone was required. in the hope that some
Issiiirsitle result might finer from it to all the
polies comeriod. Upon this point there seemed
to he 110 difficulty, fur the Noble Earl opposite had
Its. his suggestion admitted the expediency of some
dl.day. The only question, therefore, for the coin&
raiiim of the House was to decide between the two
modes suggested, and for the reasons already urged
it debate, he had no hesitation in preferring the
inctle suggested by the Noble Dorms.
1, seal ELLENBOROLIGNI said it was a matter of
in his opinion. which of the suggestions
or rt i; Noble Lords war adopted by their Lordships,
ei.rtlirt the Committee was to meet on Monday or
Tuesday ; but lie thought if there was any hope of
PLeceso by negotiation, they ought then to proceed
v-oti dye ballot, and fur the Committee to meet on
The Each of DONOUGHMOIIII observed. that
N• Ida Lords had spokes& so touch of another place,
that they appeared to be Members transplanted
loom vise place to snootier. honk the mouner the
question had been takeu up by his Noble Frieud
(the Marquis of Lausslown), it would Ise supposed
that the &Late had been udjimatoed in that House
ti.siead of the other House of P4rliantent, for there
was out a word heard from l.iw that night that be
sl.d tan favour them with the isight before. When
tiirtr Lordships came to their vote last tsight, there
wife so little dissuiou soup% them that dope Noble
. Lola who elms differed Us opiuion us In Ilse tape-
dheury of the measure. did Hot venture to,paat the
question to a divasioss. Ile would have 09 objection to
a drily astute day or timor a week, for the uteetius of
the Committer. but if tficir Ls:daisies. altered their
,Irtelliki,,atiou to ballot for the Secret Contipittee this
*sight, they would be boning to the *mune adopted
•by the otbrt House of roeliaosent, He (ell coo-
vskced shat-tor Noble Lord eoald 1.9 *intuited by
finch * sootier, for rifeli gm enneweo!l Ire wow certain
44011.1 not bout stlibcfrift W•relltri 110
.11Wir Ittord,
10 atop the pima soleatts raceadtur %It‘t had
cow lorwe. limo tor !ow. li.gter . so. dory
naohl se oluswkiggriimeripoit to tstc Rtatal f'ersosios
ages and to the country. lie, for sue, e.old not
tuhatut to the postponement of the ballot, and he

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