The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-09 00:00:00

Fttlt N Eft ATION TO LOUD tOLCHFSTER.

Lord CASTLEREAGH MO; rd—
" That an humble Address be presented to his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent, beseeching him' that, iti the name and
on the behalf of his Majesty, he would be graciously pleased
to confer some signal mark of royal layette on the Right Hon.
Charles Baron Colchester, for the great arrl eminent services
preformed to his country dining the loti: and important pe-
riod iu which he presided over the proceedings of this House,
and to assure his Royal Highness, that whatever expense his
Royal Highness might think proper to incur, the Hoots of
C 'atriums will make good the same."
After a few observations fro.), Mm'. Tierney, Me. Rose, Mr.
Bankes, Sir C. :Muck, and Mr. H Su:inner, exc. the (no-
tiou was carried.
SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, b/ command of his Royal Highness
tlit. Seine Regent.l.ed on the table of the House a g-rere
continuing papers and documents respecting the stale of the
country.
olte inntinis of the Noble trirtl. the Messace of his Royal
ILghttess the Prince Regent was OS dui cd to be taken into
mediate censideration.
rilless‘ige being read,
Lord CARILYREAUH said, that the motion he purposed to
sithmit to the House would by no means pledge them to any
opiniou on. the stale of the cottony, or In any nature measure
that might lie proposed for their adoption. lib( motion was
inareiy to thank the Prince Regent for his gracious commu-
nication, and to astinre his Royal Highness that they would
teke it into their innuedi ite consideralien.
The motion being read for a SPl.rot Cammittee—
Lord FOLKSTMi I.: rose to exptess Ins decided hostility to
the measures that have bran pursued by the !Ministers, te-
specting the law,: relating to the liberties of the people. He
apprehend-A a general purpose of snbvet ting the free eon.
stitution of the country', and prayed the House to stop at the
point which they het new reached. It points that required
vonsidet anon, should be referred. not to a Secret 4.:0 itniitise,
but to a Committee of the whole House.
Sir J. NEWPORT Stilted. hr nm.t object to the motion
and should teal it his duty to divide the House upon nn
question; :hid, as an ameniment, he shourd piopose that the
Committee slional be when frtill3 the opposite ranks in the
sti at to form a complete
„counterpoise to each
other as tar as might he, and let the N'...IIRP of pold:e danger
decide the contest apt:bite upiiiion. He proceeded to name
as pereons
rliXible-
-I'he Chatteeilor of the Exchequer (not on the hist (;om•
miner), Sir S11101(1 110114 lily, Mr. Darr eport, Sir John se
°right, Mr. Utley Addington, Mr. Witte., ',twee, Lot d Georee
Cavendish, Mr Went:dry Pols... Lord Wm. Russell, the Attar
airy aryl Solicitor General, Sir 3.otteS SUMS, Lord Al limp.
Mr. Win. Wynn, Sir (:Mu alindantit, Mr. Shaw Lae% re,
Me. Ant,: eionmy, Mr. Sumner, 'dr. W. Comae:my, amongst
others. a combination which he considered less lia6te to oh
jet-lion Oral .nest ahie ll inizlit he pronneed.—( tir,hear,froin
.f;re Opposition; twigAing Pion the Xiwistry.)
Ms. B. iliattienter •eiseit hunting emild.be nrore insult
ing than the proposed tor: inatlen by the HON. Baronet.
Why should lie he permitted to flame a list, when be denied
his .tiajc.ity's Ministers the liberty to u.O their tillacnee even
nndii(Ctty iu toe ~,,,to.a.tinent of this Committer 2 What was
pore este am dotary. aline he ehJltimgcd the lliuistyrs as
improper jurers,lieliarl iriettitleit es en in his nomination the
Chancellor of time Exchr qtter and M:. 14. Vt l'o.e.
After ;v consideralne deetatt "nue sitoject between Messrs.
litrand, Barham, W Smith, Lard W. Russell, Pi othe.,,,e.
La oh, Lord Nliliant,,S; ...—tke Honee livid et! Nom the
rile:lt, when their appeared—Fur the Amendment titi---
Agaitist it 124.-11atuirty O.
Lord Fe LISS (IN k. tier, error cd, " That the Committee he
ins. 'aimed to enquire into the parlienlar CAS, A of tail, and
every persen Ile aimed iu custody wittier the a ho ity of
s•eeretary Of State, AMC, palAlllng of the I:1;e Act, and tha:
they be empnw ered to report the name's. ages. a Ade., prefer.
shoos, and ocriy.t, ions of stock persons, together eith a de-
vl3l4loll of the irate and eiretmedatices of their arrest and
detentimi, the nature of the eliorges adeneed agaiost them,
and the opiition of the C,o-rinittee thereon."
Loid Cosisturagarat oppost el this motion, and it was re
jeered.
'Die Committee thin obtained lla. usual leave to ail, not.
Witlistissitheii au) asytnisisineld.•
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