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illr- . °entity. he esofeitteel he "Intl 'leassf *silos
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iiliether•Alintster• hatt legally the power et recorn•
mending the omissions of tier Xiajssity's name 151
• the matinee they - howl clone. -mid. -ire gout' ri
the words of the Act in support of his No.
atom. The Noble Lord then took a review of the
course taken be the Hostife 'of Carninints, It course
whirls he tloolailit material for their I..4ll.ltips' con-
sideratiost, as it load the Willson of the King's Mi.
ItiVer.s. 'rib. 'loose itf enminotts had addressed
the (4 wet, to lerftts which threw eitttrefy a slew
liv.lti otos,' the ra.e. here the N.ilile Lotd rein!
the It.:7ohortoo *towed by the Howie of Cora. iiiii IS
(fior soltich see this Paper iff Friday last)—oipi re-
armed to her Majesty toy a deputation from that
house. How was it I,o.silile, lie womb! ask, for
her Majesty to later vieliled to the solicitation
of the other 11,,,,e, is the Itialowr fn w,,1,•/1 It
!tad been urged. upon :or ? It was Illillos•ible
she could adroitly overlook the oontstooto of her
flame in the I.lllltgy. without toltratittg in ins.
peachment of her own character. ilow could
the !louse of Cuomo'', tolerate the iiistitntitto of
all inquiry, which, accotolitig to its owls re-
corded tote, would materially affect the ologoity of
the Crown, and the hest interests of tlot empire ?
The Noble Lord 'lieu condemned the prepa-
ratory proceeding about to be instituted iii
the present situation 11l Willrh the case stonil.
Suppose the Committee decided that the eliarge
ought oat be topseritteil, and that the Queen
said it issust—it ha I been made itgailist her—it
had been proissulgand —her character salt effected
by it, and she felt herself entitled to demand a
full and complete impttry; see the situ ,tion iii
which their Lordships would be placed betwe,-ii
the decision of their own Cornmittee and the so-
lemn requisition of the Oneett.. Under ail the cir-
cumstances of the case, the more proper course
would be for :Ministers themselves to originate the
inquiry, or to wait nonl they saw the course whirl'
the oilier (louse might think it fit to adopt. Ile
certainly sl hi not concur iii the proceeding by a
Secret Committee. Ile could not think of placing
himself as one of the Committee, in the invidious
situation of acting as a pioneer to Ministers, who
choose to !mug bark ia the fanks.—(//eur.)—
He repeated, that lie was most ready to ciinctir in
the demand of the Queen for a full and open in-
quiry, and to afford that fair intervention of time at
the outset which the nature of the case might re-
quire for the production of witnesses. It was now
too late to enter into the appointment of a Secret
Committee, after the appeal made by the Qtortin
and die protest of her Counsel against such a orp.—
(Uear, lieur.)
The Loau CHANcEI.I.OII denied that the ques-
tion since its first introduction to their Lordships
had Mourned any new shah'. Ills Noble and
Learned Friend was misinformed when lie imagiu.
ed that the pitint of law upon the statute of Ed-
ward 111. was a long-discovered bar to the prosecu-
tion in this case upon a charge of high treason.
lie (the Lord Chancellor), though lot% accustomed
to legal disquisitions. was taken quite by surprise
whesi the legal ohjectiou was first started; but he
became en immediate convert to its force the
moment his attention was fully drawn to the
subject. Were lie counsel for the Noble Elul
(Grey), or was the Noble ENO counsel for him on
a trial for high treason, lie was convinced that either
of them would feel it to be Isis imperative duty
towards the other, to hold fast to the firm construe.
tine of the law, as it was exPosinded by the beet
aistitoritirs on the subject. Ile was clearly of
opinion that no proceeding founded upon the sta.
totes I'M high treason could he raised upon this
case. As to the appointment of a Secret Cogiatit-
tee, he won'd oily, with it votive which he wished
coubl he beard from one end of the King's do.
Milton% to the other, that it was a most abosni.
treble reproach. road a most ',quit one, to suits-
pose that the Kine'e Ministers in preferring the
course of a Secret ('ommittee, wished it its the
ofTensive sense attached to those words. Ile Stood
there as independent as any Noble Lord around
hint, though he confessed he owed it iiiii mere-
hie thanks to the Crown, and as ready to see
that no step was taken beyond what was re•
rinireol by the justice nod necessity of the case.
He was ready to avow, that if its the progress of
this painful infinity the King's Ministers In 4
right for a inoisoesit of these great principles, there
was no puotishfurnt which such conduct would not
deserve. fie was also ready to my for himself,
that so important did he consider the previous in-
quiry by tlti. Committee, that even were it not the
usual course, reins were it not the es:notion of his
colleagues that it ought to be adopted, so import.
ant, lie repeated, Mid so necessary did he comider
it, that without it be should not agree Si' the tc.
troduction of any Ilill. The principle which
governed that ovinims had reference to the illus.
trions rink of the party, and was dictated by the
necessity of upholding the chancier of a Queen from
any ipse digit of a Munster, and shielding it by the
protection of a Committee to he appointed by Pat.
!lament, before any cha'rge of criminality could
attach in a formal shape. Ministers did not shrink
from their coonotitutiotial responsibility on the pee-
'rot occasion; for he felt that its tOttilllttling the
lonisers in that bag (" big which was out always
',token of with proper gravity) to a Committee, Ilse
King's Nilinisters wire incurring the same responsi-
tidily as if they Mol actually brought in a MIL—
/Wear, hear.)--fie their contended, .that accord.
ing to the precedent of Parliamentary his.
tory, the previous inquiry was indispensable
in contemplation of a legislative trroceedusg. It
was futile to tell their Lordships that they could
do nothing now, because they might hereafter be
met by a proraeding coining front elsewhere,
which blight bring the subject .jegliesially before
them. This argument would apply to all oases
of Bills of Pains rod Penalties. It was/pity pm-
niatuse to point out to their Lordships the obstacles
which may be cast in their wily in the praigrai of
this business. They could not let say what
course the Secret e.oususittee would suggest;
they might possibly say there wad we ground '
for any proceeding ; they might ilabt sla floecoatnxy,
ctintrary. that there wife, and reciadiitiodid .ll'
111410" I"eceiliWiro He knew, indeed. that taw
iipai &ibis prevailed rem. meting ills
Of their jurisdiction to 'reglad* partittsl==
imp. Those daily espoundirm of she lore "We
seutisants were each morning laid its doe form

noon their breakfast tables, had toll them .1, •
their Lord-hops had no power to origiii.!". t I;• I
of Pains awl Penalties. lout he re red th• se • r..
der were never SO much mistaken as thcy
on the present occasion in their sot I.f To?
I iw of the • mese He condemned it* izenfor,l
ii.pertiotiii which were Illgt normSeCTSICI,II‘!“I,,,
mid lie could assure the 701,1 e• slot w.. •,
livfsh I,l'c-rating ospersion- opori theft; Iltit W•ee
not for the acts of some Of these Commune., •,„
mer rice:Mom; he would not he now in ors id es. •.,
!mire iiroftiifinced molt !Testy objellintri a•.: .1. •
them.—(4 fitagli.)—The t•rnimed S. • rot (~
mince, so far from bring otrjllll'el..l ..'r A!
jelly, would be her shield Tool protect tot.—
/wise, hear.)—lt was toot she tli.l
this mode of previous itoporiy, but he IT,'
the nowt relipertful 011111 tier reprefec/I roe the or•
that his duty to the public rendered ••
that he should colocur in re commetnl.•,:
cosine, not only as nowt becontivo To. ~,!.
Alajetty, hot fis most Ilk ely to promote t. e ,T.,•,..
ineht of the euds of justice. As to t'T • a r/. ••
that the Members of the Secret (7n-:•,11,1 •r",
he pronouncing an opiiiion in ti-e '1 •T 0,.•,
which thty nu ht afterwards he called Toro, •TT ••
rider in a judo-lel form, be should u,.!%.
this wt. a Iraht:,ty which attache!! in ~t 1
We Mary Coosruittees, whether see;,-1
cool which was unavoidable, from Ihr .
of the const•tution of Pith anie• *. !I- e 4
ready Ile this instance to concede: Si ': I, .•
the arrangement of the inquiry. sIiT,T;I.I ;: 1,- it', .
mately determined on by the Conionni•e,
necessary for the justice of the case. /le .1, i • ,:•
mind the rersetition of the old charity r, u;, •
acknowledgment would expese hint, hpr i:r
not a Veherirtle .11111ge.—(1-/ett•, hear, (4P'i
thigh.)....Hult at thetellt the :irgltnielit for
In on instiller al:plied, whets the cheiroe w-. w.•l -
g.e.st••Tl a •I the wittiesses not 113111.!11. Ile 41.1 I
that It, hi* cor)%itivatioti of 01. yurrtioor, lie •
ascent. tote yigh t. nor did lie believe t. for • s
would, of th'e Wise and soletna reortooneni!ir nn ••!
for Mer great Chantlyer lain of Kigl 'hit
should ire!' ke'ep God and lie color:cm e ni
nor suffer partiality or affectinti tr-, o;••:•:.•
matures upon his jodgmem, where • ~.ciehee
duty ought :drum to hate : r, /1/•-ce.)—
In the dischirge of his doty lie titled .14:1741'4111.:
to the pure dett.ttes of his cot..eieur, —lllle
error, lie hoped God would pity ha tie tiotess
and lie !utied his (*wintry would ver Lau /fed.:
fur the sincerity orbit motives.—(!fear, hear.)
The llarrits of LANSDOITS took all
of the nosither in which this wools aort totiofi.!
question had been introduced Rod u;.o:,eti ui Ph-
ilomela by hit Allajestv's Minster., Tool alluded to
the olnervattois made by the Noble Eat!, that th-,T•
were other matters be) al:(1 our thi• !;:i;
Wine& It.. (the Moguls) would refrain from nam-
ing. which might be the subject of an Trooracl -
ineift. hailer such circumstances he thong:ft the
sitting of the Secret Committee would be preiwiltne.
At it appeared to IMO, there was no Port of resem.
blither Of analogy -beta.erit the t no cacti. A Coin.
motes of Inquiry in the House of Comfitotis was
the tootle by which *bat !louse iiifunueslilarlf wh,
ther, upon certain information or offal gee sulsn•itted
to it, it would proceed to impeactimerit or 11,0, iirni
in which that ['more was determined. alter due e).
amination, if their inquiry were proper, to prosecute
further before their ,longs; lost that
their Lorchhips should so far disqualify themseivis
from being strict and correct judges wools th.,t
which would afterwards lie submitted to them, woe
not only tuconsivent with pi udence sod jostler. but
was not at all conformable with the better practices
of Parlatipent. But then he felt it to be hie di to
to object to the course proposed cm that freiy ac-
count. If it were desirable to avert the evils •thric,t'
were threateueil from the direct and fiecesiarr cow.,
of such an inquiry. thee it most he so much no•re
desirable to avoid any step hie the oppoortment
a Secret Committee, which was *tinily uttore.--,:trl.
sod the labours of which would not lead th. to-
shin, by 3'4' means to a safer or a crater et. Ho-
sign. With respect to the argument of the NT h!.•
Earl opposite, regarding a BM of Pans awl
Penalties, the Noble Earl hail defie,l Noire
Lords tin his (Marquis of leansdown.•) t•'•
tile House to COW lacy rale its iliti:Cl3
ntu hail not been wee-dell by a Cmittnitte.: ft'
loquiry. His reply was, that it hail slut bre 3 the
custom of Parliament to proceed by that I:orte
since the Revolution ; owl it 50, it %out., he
cult indeed to prove. even train prcerden't ,
the Secret Committee was necresary in the: ulti-
mate decision of the este. In the cone el Leo'
Clarendon the House had proceeded by a I! IT a
Pains and Penalties. originattno in then Lord-hi ps*
Home, which Hill was certainly ((((( poet-card by
inquiry. True it was that so inquiry was instittitrd
its the House of Commons. but before am tit;, -
mination could be agreed upon. 1,0,41 Ciatei
left the comitry. Ile could st e on !CUSC/ 1.,/ re-
sorting to the services of a Secret Contemner ;
vides. was it not to be recollected. ?lift I.lle it
inquiry bad afirody taken place ? l)ol the Noi/.e
Earl opposite attempt to deify, nil beltrit
and Alifesters, that tf they did toot actually logo r
Commission which had beets engaged to seciet
against the Queen, they had advio..l an I 4.011 t-
. with the parties employed ? Hr %sm., vet
there to contend about the propriety or a-ipiT.
pricty of employing that Commission. The no, •
tom which he had made of if, the rift rioter o
be had made to its proceeshoge, were only le',"
to chew that the proposed it qeity was riot 1,0
Ceiiity. The Coiniiti,..ion might hart bee o t:t
sary or not; the euudort it at Might has:
properly cootieed to the limos of fits,ra,r, •ii, e•
improperly ektrocird to of jeers %lot+ It v is
only toeless but ninichierroos 10 ioquiie foilti; Inc
certain he we.. shut if a Sprcisi
been found atecescary to establish accusat 'to
an illustrious issdivideat, it would lip 'wither for •:t•
rude of josisce, bur for say of the /It et s•
ties of the case. that the Mare parltil mut* 11,(1",'
should be creamier' ander any other title or Fitt too-
stances: lie would
.ask if it were not a swat
improbable ractimisiewey. to expect that she put vr •
to such as horrify woold riteireids too 'able le
molts to tIW timoltdetlitibut id a Bin Pain.
Naiades. Opir!llire'oisseo lif the
edicts of rimst w, rilichicheri *ad 61"""
retied me mei ellsolisilliass mad -be, lip eigrauri-
rolling evidence I Pio as So the 'opener! of the
Committee in other respects *brit Lordships mini

allow him to sac. on behalf of the illustrious patty
accuird, that .he declined that mode of proceeding
be recret inquiry, that the protested arrsinst it, and
:olved that 'moo. other might be MI Inuittiteil. Theis
if it were not pretended that such an inquiry was
predrill to the end, of juptice. if it were tint con.
+ith the practice .1 Parliament In silitilar
if :t .tent s.hjtctiunable to the accused, if
fir: M tjeste litil protested against it, and usril NII
rosstide 1,2 d means to prevent it. @sone calculated
oul to do h. r injury in the eyys of honourable per.
nhlt pretence. he wished to know, was it
perstyrrtil in ? Then if it were nut exterdient,
;lad endeavoured to show on grounds already
it wits riffle calculated to prevent delay in
t•i a whi grin, as the general complaint was,
inu:ll &lie had already taken place.—
wo!, the.e considerations weighing impost his
I chi it almost impoesible to undertake the
do!;r- uhirh had heen allotted to him in the Com-
a tong as any hope existed of averting
!Anse evili winch were threatened to the interests of

th!: cottony, its peace and morals—while ativ
Itty rt.onsineil of bringing the unhappy dir.
I.rences to an ittljnontent, he had felt that every
(ir iyl. that coolti take place was not only neces.
rue i but 4.ll',:r:ible. But as soon as the impractica.
:tt!tt• of cm:citation or adjustment ceased=-as soon
:is the motl.• of proceeding was determined on, all
di lay artem :lids must be calculated rather to in-

ini.cinefs so much dreaded, by giving op
port rqr agitsting the various subjects comieettli
liv•ceethogi, in the most objectionable man-
11, could net hut feel that Ministers ought to
!me d all delay. As soon as they felt sore of
the (Af proceeding, as soon as they had de-
tt Wirt.l t'!l what course they would adopt, which
was ns Cis hack as last summer, all delay, he re-
peated acts only calculated to prudece improper
an 1 Injurious agitations, and wrs altogether objec-
tionali!.. reehog then that the inquiry by a Secret
Cor.neit, e was in fact only another objectionable
dehty, and 'that it would not have the
ttiect t 1 14(N...towing Parliament one single step
r,,ty.scds the ultimate decision, he felt the or.
, r ri:,y of olltosiig it to the utmost of his obi.
iy. Ile would ii=k the Noble Earl opposite,
:111:1 the with whom he acted, why,
i,l:. ;possession of the charges of the
alter having deliberated on them for
year past, they came down to the
1101;,e and described themselves, some as direct
acen.t.is, awl some as being not only unwilling to
ae:se—, In,t determined slut to nand as accusers-.

Noti!e Lord had manfully taken upon himself
1::e re•plisibility of submitting the green bag to
I:onse, and declared himself ready to abide
f)ort et* the Committee upon its coo-
t, —he would ark, how they were likely to
tae e!,!l.:htrlted, or what probability there could
i.t. the House or the Committee coming to
II men(' consistent and uniform decision by such
a ;node of inquiry as the one projected ? Were
then Lortlohips more likely to agree upon the con.
ts of that leg than Ministers, who had spent so
inticli time in considering upon them ? He con.
te,:dtd t!nit, after all, they would have to return"
the regthar and usual proceedings of the House
t.rfore the first step in a fair and proper inquiry
!) ' it:m*lllllrd. He felt then that he could not
du justice to the honour of his King and the in.
tert its of the country by attendiii.; the Com.
IT he could do any thing to obviate
the et cess:ty of inquiry—if be could stay the
ocreilings to much dreaded—if lie could pre.
v, et the pernicious results expecttd fiom the
inves:l4ation, the State should most readily coin.
t,...:1(1. services. To accomplish any thing
tte,r,hle as an ad.iustment, without injury being
thwe to the interests of justice, was an object that
0,40. at :toy rime command his ready unistauce.
It na: this hope that he had suffered his name
rt•witm on the Committee while all merits that
tiii.;:it he d. vied were used in the Lower House
t;) a trect some sort of agreement or adjoin.
siren. But lie felt, without intending Wittier,
to reflect injury of any kind on any
t;.t ;;:'rat parties concerned, that he could
‘,l sei:L the purposes of justice. nor cOntribute
I,' I:.t welfare or security of the country, by
tictiov with the Committee. He prayed that their
Lr•il,!:ps might be directed iii their proceedings to
jilikt and honourable issue; bot in order
to ei.ahle themselves to arrive at a consequence so
satisf ttory. it would be necessary that their con.
sciepc.s should not only be incapable of reproach-
'lom, but that they should also stand high in
the tlts of the country with respect to every thing
they might be called to do connected with the
twit et cf this momentous inquiry. Not only
ii.;:st the illustrious individual accused be Wis.
ss to their mode of proceeding (and their
Le,,!.liir• well knew how far this was from
the cast), bat the country must also be
rustocrd of the propriety and the justice of
thr citinrse to he parleyed. Feeling bow 'utterly
these objects were with the appoint.
'intilt and inquiry of a Secret COmmittee, lie
oeocla not only vote for the motiou of his No.
bit p rated, but lie would also decline serving on
that Committee under any circumstances, coo.
Tinectl a. he was, that he could not do it eoi4t.
roily with the respect and duty which lie owed to
the 'King. and the services which ou pew question.
tulle occarions were due from him to his country.
The LORDCHANCILLOR explained. There were
certainly precedents since the Revolution for 'the
priipoled inquiry. In 1703 Queen Anne mat diisra
to the House of Commons, stating that she bail
r're-: in her possession relating to a tonopiracy in
the object of which was to reintre The
t family to the throne. Upon this the Ifoisse
sett for.the papers, in order to consider and'drlibe.
rate upon Shan is their legislative rapacity. There
ass a great difference, he admitted, between the
cases which Cilltill far the mimeos of gm leicis-
-1.1,.e functions' of the House. sad thdee which
',Plaid them to act jadicially. Its i:ip the
Howie of COMMons brought is a relative 1,
to certain. transactions of that period. the ob-
ject of which
.was to direct that the money which
1);:d been taken by the Seth Sea Ceiettiepy if)fuld
be restored to 'the iudividatils. That • BM hid •
(044'1114k 0, in. I,lteraeme.or lords, a 14 Self
•
Widt be.
preceded bfinCen:l' It "4 4.d
fore, time h Abeteren
the jj jdas jlt a 4141.4f641 ceree=bil-Ww.
and the differeici 4 we wee le . ought
to be applied. Bet es to the arability* ef the

House andettating such in inquiry. it was, 14
his opinion, entirely Out of the question.
The Eirl at Dont:muumuus stated, st rest
length, the reagents why he diftired from his friends
with whom he almost uniformly acted, and why
In. declined following the example of the Noble
NiArqiii. (L•in•dowu) whit had refused to act on the
4.7oittinittre. He approved noir. a. lie heti done
!whirr. of the cunstitutiot► of that Committee. Re.
fore he had hrottght his mind to Such a deter.
initunion, lie hail well coOsidereil the subject in
all its bearings—be had calculated, as fa. as he
was able, the possible soil probable ronsensteners
which might result from agreement or thrititaer-
neent in the decision which the flott.esof PArlotment
might come to, and upon thts multiplied stew of
the (melanin he had mole up his mind to .e rte Plll
the Committee. He could nut see what there was ;n
the circunnitailees which h• I ret•rnilt• takeii (dare
to alter the decision of any reasonable man. It
appeared to Intn that ittliiiisters Idol in (pure,' I nem-
*elves property throughoilt. They had lost no
time in bringing the charge forward in the lirt.t.
place. The Iluu•e hail done its duty, its decent
and proper ditty, in not ;Ewing Ivy for MI 11114711 A
the necessity of taking nit the Royal choke, with
respect to which the Royal feelings were more
than in any other subject implicated. Ile hail
agreed to the appointment ut• the Committee,
because he thought it right to allow ?Atwitter, their
own wty of bringing forward their own tneasiir-,
For the same reason be hid agreeil tit adiiiiirii-
ment after adjme 11111 l cut. owl conceiving them to he
right, he bad followed their course and directimis
throughout ; and if other adjournments were ci4i-
sidered necessary by them, they 'should sti:i.
have his support, became be thought it but fair
to allow theirs to manage the question as they
pleased. They lout done in all respects connected
with this charge as he conceived they ought to have
done ; Above all, lie applauded the respect wiltelt
they had paid to the feelings of Parliament. 'He
wished that they would take counsel from Parlia-
ment oftener than they did. It was neither the
fault of Ministers nor of Parliament that the busi-
ness hail gone on to such distresing (for the sulti.c(
was distressing) and unsatisfactory consequelll7.
He had always objected to that [louse being regu-
lated in its proceedings by the Lower [louse ; and
if possible he felt more rr•►opnauce than eta r at the
idea of being guided by the conduct of the other
House, because he knew of no proceedings of
which the Parliament ought to feel more ashamed.
Were they (the Co-minion.) or were they not coo-
sisient and resolute as to tl►e fulfilment of their
duty, and the true and just discharge of the im-
portant trusts committed to them „? Upon this
subject he felt unusually warm, and he would tell
their Lordship. why. Let then► suppose an
iiu-
portant anal intrusted to the management of an
able counsel ; let them suppose thut after be-
Mg retained for more than a year on the side of the
plaintiff. after having acquired a perfect know-
ledge of the merits of his client's case, just when it

comes on for argument, this counsel turn
round and pronounce a glowing eulogiutu on
the defendant against whom it was his tiu.y to
plead. Would not that be sufficient to rum the
best possible cattle Whith could be establi:thed
Bot suppose the author of this gloaing and tlo-
(pent appeal were almost the mils one capable of
uttering such eulogies. then would the case pretty

nearly resembie the one which he had thus endea-
voured to describe. For the advocate to whom he
had alluded nii4lit just justly say. " QN;rque ipsr
dakissima cidi, quorum pars usugna fat." Ile
was far from wishing to prosecute the inquiry rigid-
ly. His Lordship concluded by some remark., in
which he repeated his declaration of the sense teltjch
lie entertained of the entire propriety of the cnu:se
which had been .adopted, nod by exiires!ltig the
necessity winch he felt of voting against the motion
of Ins Noble Friend.

The Call of LAUDERDALE expressed his regret
at being ()Witted to vote alienist the motion of his
Noble Friend. He had noon this quest the most
coniplete feeling of indiffinence, except us to the
ends of justice. Ile wished fur a fair trial on behalf
of the illustrious party accused ; he wished for a
fuir adjudication on behalf of the high personage
who complained. Ile had been much pleased with
the etposition of the statute of Etlwiril I IL—
Irt his opinion, however. the inquiry would have
much better origisinted iu the oilier (louse, as it
might afterwerds be submitted to their Lordships
to determine upon in their judicial capacity. But
in any case he knew not how the Bill of Penalties
could be introduced without previous itiftnivation
being laid on the table. In France it wits iii the
power of the Executive to originate any prop'.
anion for a law with Out stating reitons for it ;
but such was not the privilege of British Ministers,
who Must, in the cinumonest concerns,of office, be.
gin by laying information before the House, even
in the most trifling matters of finance. Ile con. '
tended, et. some lengthy that the inquiry of the
Committee W:114 netresssty for the QUeees% defence.
How were her Majesty's
Counsel to knOw the no.
ture of the char es to lie preferred without that
inquiry ? As to the ipiiiiictment of the Se.
stet COMMilfrr, Wall perfectly consonant with
the usage of the Ilillifie. Ile hod been in Pals.
liament for forty years, and could claim some
experience and knoWkdge is to the general
tenor of its I.rot4itlitige. lie could state. that
in the appointment tool working of Secret Coin.
mimes Ministers had always believed constitu-
tionally and prelperly. and their conduct differed
entirely from • the political - character which they
•iiistiined in the discussions of tkr flans,. Ile had
sat with Ministers before now—he had sat with them
last year ea the Book question ; but he should
have suede little use '-or laid experience if lie
were not"itlle. to 'iseknOwledge that Which •was
to him so Obvitibs. Ile etnicletled by opposing the
motion.
•The •Afarquis of LAIIIIDOWN said the Earl of
LAUDERDALI
Loidg BULHAVEN gave his tettilit'ssippOrt to the
moisoo.,
Lind BuLitLite said, that is the COOllO Of 0
pretty faux experiosee, thoth its the other 'rod this
Howse of Parliament, he did not Think that he hod
Ireltigisieter psis then in pursuing thee course which
oNadliftoglit it necessary to do on this question,.
dealt*. m he did, iti Ins views of it flow many
other Neble•Lordoi for'whobs .1W eutertaitted II u
•grEllteit tiortirteihttl'HOrd ; hat he could Dm,
bring bis mind to' Ate' for' a Seitietf eallkhditetl.

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