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weahlipernsit Aim Is salient oltiterwatiO4 of two 04 am rt..'
gra' emirate of proceeding. He bad naderstoodi it to lova
to Meted by their Lordships, nu • former oceneiioo, that if
diem Lea...e.l Friend should mike oat a case totheir Lordships' •
satasfset ton, *hewing the amenity of recalling any partleolar
w anus., their Lordships would iu that Melange allow of a
fsrlltr examination. If he understood aright, what his
Least ed Friend now wanted was the option of poolponlog the
tbatanfialfqn. Of tuttnake,jeilddailpsbokoll..t.lst .witoroses
nithooglat proper, wttlionf Per"( 'ol# mreile al
Thst "Tom of proecoiliog, he imbrait led, snood be prodoetive
off "mat injostire. Hie Learned Friend ohjscted, that not
5..14 tarnished wills a DWI of wihmosili .(by mere pissed
sa a situation of difficulty, and their Lordships bad *Creed
eo ritlie've them from that dAdlitilty ; hat the ease now--.
4 "Coble Lord, where name we coed not team objected
n..tfe orgameof of the difitithey.Oineeal 'dui the House had
decieJ.
ta4.11 treleine said a few worth, whlesh tier, not audible
1,..!ad the bar.
of Liverpool wished fd lino., if the Attorney.
Ilfraetal oliFeted lu the ow...dints nod lot. On that point
is wag mantled to be beard. 3
frardtreiffe• nevi, resumeil. He gobraltted that he
4 11,66 keel( yet heard at all on ilietinestian, as to the roars*
inerwilk now adopted,. pm( fir objected to the question
usini tasks+ they were tti proreed accordiug to the former
~rd. e, fix the consequettee otherwise would he thst the cross.
moittetion of the onuses would proceed, not upon the eiri-
X. 4 ets Of that o 'trove., but upon the whole case as laid before
Thy rale which he
,anderstood had beeu
doper ity the fitione had, in Get. (Deco acted upon h" his
genius.) Friend hitherto. as appeared by his eroci.examining
Use wilt; saes as. far ss he tilemerl, and if that rule was now
to be ilt`lf!'d, be bad a right to ask to defer the examination
siC any other WORM, till their crom.examinat his of the last
trot taken place ; (or how Could lw know that the cross ex..
in.ootiop ought not rhea tame .fact which liv the evideoce
tbt neat Witness be might explain. Nu difficolty
be prired to bit Learned Friel+ by proceeding, as they
lad tliCrio doss, os their Pitedsiffirx would allow a forther
..ei..o.gainsiostioa,lf it were demised necessary, in any var.
Sicarie itionamee. Their in their anxiety to do
1.. the, ilbsetrimis person who was the object of the
Ihr...ea Hill, usiald rut forget that there was also a jostles
doe Nether parties, awl would not consent to plate the
pi liai who were to support the Bill in is situation in which
yartiee Were *ever placed before. , He therefore taut. d,
tleit the liele their, Lordships had hitherto acted upon would
sell Fe foitnoed„ and that the other ;id; ehuold he obliged
to p.peeed, with their emes.mouniustieet, with the I.berty of
again calling up the witness, *odd they lays proper case
it Induce their Lordship to grant it. Hi he geed their
Lnakltillet. piston, if be had been at all irregular in making
the othierratirote he had done; bet he felt in common with
ki. Learned Frieads. who were engaged with ions, 11tH it
• was n questing of ibn "Finical importance to the subject fir.
lyre their Lordships.. Fie bigiFil 'sarlicislarly to address
himmilf to the Learned Lords' oho were randier with indicts!
norritiestions, ait had ever been know. that the whole of
ti rose wire gone through Irrfore the eressa.maltioatioa took

place.
le Carl of Darnley said, he had heard nothing soled
the prepriety of pottiog the question. •
- Mr. Bronglaam—" I shall certainly *online myself to the
sieinie spiestion before ram Lordships, and sh ill not at.
tempt to defend your Lordships' decieions from the arge-
nt:ills of my Learnoil Friend. The only question is,
nhall 1., or 01.11 I not, pot my question? Your Lordships
have laid dorm the ruk; it has been decided in one
way, sod I will not argot that rule or answer any
olOvetions &anima it, because to du so would hr to
morrow that your Lordships hail down a rule to ' • Ime in
woe way one moment. and the mumeut you bear the prose.
came, for he now stales that be is fur a party, the moment
yon hear thz tdoeer's prosecutor object to that rule, you
%book, lay down another role. I cannot, my lairds, antici.
rift any thiat so notation. as that. It is not fee me, my
'Attic to detain your Lordships in answering the argil.
meal :of my ha-ariii tl Friend, or to support the previous de.
cimioo of your Lordships. The question now is, whether or
taut I should to at litorty to ask where the witness now
1"i.% in England. The only reason for asking—and it is all
iM lealtall that is necessary for me to niter—my re: fur
-vs, is, that potting the case on the narrow.st limits,
.ionite, namely, the giving a list it witnesses Its In the ease
v! hieh trrassio--even putting it in that oriel limit, I should
bare " Jane tor sad so, wife of so and formerly of Naples,
n• it of such a place, in such a parish, in London ;" slid 1
only wish now to ask where she now is?"
Th. Lord Chaneellor—" My Lords, I feel a Vest deal of
eliffitolty on Ibis occasion, not on account of the iIIIIMMV,Ce
4kt ll* present qaestion, with a view to any avower that may
be to it, but if I ma? be at liberty to refer to a former
ease orthout out of order, I will so Ise ri fcr to it as
to As*. shat refliTtions upon what lisppened WI a former oc.
rasion, has led to a great alteration of opinion. My Lords,
the torero* question is neither more nor lots than this, wise.
Cher. eopposing your Lordship.' to adhere to that tide which
yeti have laid down. which I will endeavour to state pre.
sr idly, fur a ressno, as it seems to me, of great importalice.
The picsetit question is, whether the question iv in due ap-
plicntion.r the ruk, as it has hitherto been understood, and
whetter it can be pot. My Lords, I objected to the last
<pestle., and I meld not object to the last, bin 'Ton the
s tole irrineiple as the present, because I do say (and I hi litre
it is the opinion of Noble Lords who hear me, and if not,
ahou'il solicit to be set right), that of the last question had
gout on with, from the very terms iu which the Counsel
v toted what was los intention, I say he could notion cross.
mornivatioo, loser asked the wittiest, ohm, she now lives,
to.lesai ton a cross-examination that was 1111441411-41 to go
Omagh the while of the cross.examiustion. If I ant wrong
iu that, I am .wrong after all my experience. Idu appre.
head, if it bad been stated that a witneas lived at suety
IWO" (soppoeing that there was a list of witnesers), the
'counsel mold not have asked the witness " where lie lived
wriw." molests he was about going through the cross.examiirs•
ties. I ,give at merely as my opinion. There is soother
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wew of Ibis case more important: my Lords. of this Muse
gas really adopted the right mode of procet•diug, for God's
sake kt it abide by it ; but, my Lords, if you are doing
io-
jostfce, do not Int ally notuto of inconsistency prevent your
• fr. -.wielder:tog slat setracing your steps, and endeavour
1/..a11y to do what is right —(/tear, /war, hear.)—Now, my
Lords, bit us are the state we are in. if cross-, xamanstomi
is peNnotted at a future period, amid I think &fader the co—
.
cumstances of this cave it ought to he permitted at a (Mule
period, it does appear to me to be extremely clear, that at
Presumt Counsel rho are in support of this Bill cannot he
talkd on to re-examine at all. My Lords, when we come
la twit stage of the business in which the Counsel in sup-
port of the Bill are to sum tip the whole of the evidence, I do
appeeliend that we titling call on the Counsel fur the Bill
to arm ep the care until you know whether witnesses are to
he coiled bock to be crosisexamined, and until that cross.
essrainatiou has been gone through, and until the Consume!
'Gail 're--examine un that cross-exasmostion. But, my Lords,
1::d m seeitt ageueroserfltilnr ct bre tilt aiellh
properiat because
rule oPf
it'rh that
when 14. Ross costal:lotion is deferred, it is to only that
the Se.timistation must be defined, but, according to that
Ortiess*A do nut know whether one Lord in the House
• tan aft a witness who has not been cross-examined a single
4 o 11ii the first place, my Lords, let us consider
*°*.tfrr
Can In aCeordiag Its justice, forst to cross-examine
to pert; and, seiouilly, if they are to he crdsswx.ornined
in
loss% whelks it is 1114 if of absolute necessity, that you should
slow,n the Atinit beyouol which that most-examination
so 4), um extend. It had appeared to ome, that it was pro-
per r
.er r Counsel to logistie as to what ma. Ow situation'
iol itirt stitnesi, Ohereelse residi•d, where She came f • , and
so or. Dot if•ttais titaieinatioil.is to go the it has
beeo reposed:to ig•f 41 the esionie of this day, it does appear
in et' to he introdiociugst prPtiee mischievous tit justice in
}airy way Acta Ise sidniusistered,"
Wipers we proiked filither, my Lords,
case' or 'seat buttorisuce •Vgbink it absolutely nr-
to tube it :;10,41 OUT Web,se i4oc consideraihM the
• wears Alpo •• •• arkitn:k. Oil *hi moikimportant and
."11fotriu,101, should h,6 tre,gooestidu of the trek-
s
eitisieins4bit c tursecs, fad if nit COO has been soddeidi
411; 6111 consideratiOu we.
j • ' ,•'loud HOY MP doWilr, It is dUt y 411111mb:3 fel,
at. • "du Iv i!a5e.31),,,1 , iiiti iiir•pttstat situ-
• -" : .4014i50/te ility Imp 04,41IIt6astos are tratcroett,
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