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Meni Lad fallen all al once from their high too,
mill desert tl• d to the absurd demand of recog-
nisance,. froinin •elit men, oliicli it WM% 1111011 Cllll..
t.itleredesprdi•lit alestsdien; and tileaitillir termi-
nated by • poterisal sidnionition to return beneath
the sheltering auspices of* fostering Governuiesit.
—(.l talk, aid Oar, Iseur.)—The last Report valise
Secret Committee hail p tad Hut these men
proper subjects of usimsterial vengeance, mid us
hams made au improper use of their rn: iiiii
vet isii attempt had yet been made to bring them
!whirr the liar of their country.—(Gear, hear.)
Although ryies siviglit he retorted to, mid the vices
01 the inilivielniths concerned in atroeimis conspire-
cies be made the nistrumcnt 111 public safety, still
their testimony should lie scrutiiiisesl with the ist•
WA never be listened to without
hong sieenintainied by proof or tiorrittivorat (Nitro-
homier facts. De colicluded wills moving, that it
lie ills instruction to the Committee sow sitting, to
inquire oliether any and what tweasures had been
taken to detect and bring to justice those tiersuiss
who had been described by the Report of the
Secret Committee, of the tWill June, as having
etitvurisged those designs which it was intended
they should have detected and brought to light.
3lr. lIATIICitsT complimented the Duo. Mem-
ber upon the mainwt its which he had brought for-
ward the present question. Hot lie would rest for
the defehce 111 to. Nbijrsty's Ministers oil the Re-
port of the C ~,,, mittee, which had formed the
grunisilwork of the Don. Mendwr's motion. As to
Oliver's einidoct, us uncuiiiireteit with the port lie
took ill thr developement or the treasonable designs
or the conspirators, it had never betas attempted to
be nuvracheil. 11'itli respect to Oliver, Al lie had to
say ....sr, that not 41 single perfoll Wel% ever taken up
ins his information.—The Ann. Gentleman had
referred to the executions at Derby. Now all that
these executions shewed was; the 4511.11 that pre-
vailed parts of the country. It was this spirit
wls;eli every where made the licensed say, 'A True,
We are guilty, but it was your agent envie us Kt."—
(hear. —ll.' ith respect to what fell from oue oldie
oi.lortunate sufferers in Ins dying moments, all he
should say wasi, that Oliver never saw that person.
Mr. FAZAKF.RI.T—" 1 Waite UO villas what-
ever to the trials at Derby, hut to those its London."
Mr. Ilmrituast Outs said, that the Hun. Gentle-
mule. nig 1111 l eiit did not aplslr, for the stet:owl Re-
port of the Secret Cos 1111 l litre merely referred
to what our passim; in the cousit,y, and nut to silly
thing connected with the trials in Losidun, which
were then terinitiated triumphantly fur the accused.
The Report of the Comusittre %VIM NUllded upon
information relative to die iliciirected in the coun-
try ; rod Oliver had mithing to du its the wily of
excitement, or any thing etse, with Brasolreth and
his companions, who arid that Oliver and Govern-
infest were the isoligotora of their acts. though it
was certain that this person never saw the accused,
or had guy connection with theist. There was then
no case whatever mode out against the Governmeist
tl ghoul the whole or these proceedings ; and
they were sorely not to blame, even if, under Ilse
whole circumstances uf die case, they hail exceeded
the strict Inlets( their duty for the piesersat of the
public peace. Guyer 1111 l rot invariably acted on in-
formation which was corroborated by the state-
ments of Maoistratra til the country. On the
whole, there bring no prima fuck case made oat,
he would oppose the motion.
Lord MrtTox said, that if ever lie could be per-
suaded to engage in the honourable office or a spy,
he would wish to accept the engagement under Ilse
Right Doti. Gentleman who had just nut down—
(hear, hear, and laughter,)—nool whose speech wai
calculated to mislead the Amuse on the prearist
occasion.

Mr. BATHuRsT rose, with giest wortntli, to order,
and said, " I desire to know if the Noble Lord
meatus to Psi y that I wish intentionally to mislead
the (lotus?"—/d laugh.)
Lord Al t:rom eesumetl, and repeated, that the

speech of the Ituglst lion. Gentleman was calcu-
lated to ou►lraul thr House. Ile said, that the

tir,t mission of this Oliver Irul Lreu multi taken
without the permission of Government.

Mr. BATHURNT—" I distinctly amid, that the
persous engaged lu the service of ( loversimesit had
bergs previously found engaged its these proceedings.
Oliver was found in 1:01111C01011 with the diruitlected
before Golfe roment employed hint."
Lord MILTON resumed, and will, that however
be may Celltlif to the Right lion. Clentlentrin's
premises, he must wholly differ front him in Isis
conclusion. Ile would maintain that, if Oliver
was not the carne of these distus boners, at least it
could be said that they were the constrpiesice of
his exertions among the people.—(!/cur, Itear.)—
This spy had to am-unse the character of an ieso-
tissue among thetn—he lord to appear a particular
character in their eyes—mud ins his emeriti
ranch depended. and lie verily believed a great
ilea' did tI1(11 on the act* of this nossi.—( lieue.)—
The Report of the Lords' Committee dill particu-
larise the distnibances—it traced them to hie mid-
land and northern sisanufactusing distiiClP, where
the people had been Ind to look up to London for
the signal of action; mid by al were they so
influenced ?—loy Oliver—(Hear)—aid to his Ina-
eceuvres could lie traced the whole violence that
Lad occurred. The connexion between the coun-
try and I. lon was the moils g t urged in the
lteport ; but by wl that coma. kept up ?
hy persons specially sent down to the country fur
the purpo,e, by his Majesty's Srcretary of State.—
..11re Magistrates of Sheffield knew well that Oliver's
appearance kept up the spirit of the disaffected. In
the country, where the greatest anxiety revelled
to know the of the London Delegate, as
he was calhd —this very drieglote, who sent dowel
un purno-e to blow into a 11.1111 e the se ittered
embers of • bussuhle matter which the distresses
of the times created.—(hcar, hear.)—lt was Immo-
Bible calmly to revert to these matters without
being persuaded that much of the mischief which
prevailed was to be attributed to Ilii• man. Willi
respect to the dying decimations iii the warn tiassute
inert lit Derby, all he load to say was, that 1w lisd
tro information uts which to ruum.ul tither a credit or
discredit its to the declaratiosr. Ilia mind was cer-
tainly rather intlispruwil to cres,:it what the insfori si-
slate mess said, Loot hr 11 .ht 'lest is vio.t her of
the I pet 54111% iu the I' try had a right to con:-
( plant sit the manlier in is Issco they were ultimately
Involves; throisFls the means of sines and Informers.
hurt eta., ilist the .tiring and just
cosupialias abamlist the time ul ti.tse charactvts till 4.