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to refer such "oration,. to a Committee; ilk be did ooh.
limb at it in that lifhk, lw did tint agree that by mentling
the coe.esposrlenee to a Commiiire that !key were doing.
any !Wag prejudicial- to Mr, Powell, for They had ocily
to report on the gessespondente hetbre them, and of it.
shoteld appear to the Secret C 11111 l 'titter un impeiry,
there was may thing in the c.orrespondence which
would be yearierlianed N Nor fl;nice •sest
oroinoli they keep it buck. 1117aroulit there.
I'ue 41044 as amendment, " Thal such part of did edeimo,
poitilmsee between Mr. Powell end Colonel Brown as related
to she warnims of Remelt* in entire; dinned 1w printlinetfilt
their Lmwdritiste bar by Mr. Powell, seeteil iip ;" and he
wool., follow team up by snoring 0 That the correspondence •
00 delivered should be referred to a Secret Compoter." [bat '
they aught enansitte mid inquire into the correspondence, as •
it was sus indispensable iftetinf their Idirdsliip• to aweslain
the ground, on 'Which ltunelle was sent Mil of the ColitilrT.
—;t/ear, hear )—Nothing would he in r ouratiiry than to
allow Mr. Powell to make such entracte from the corres-
pondence between hina and Colonel Stavin as he ',lewd,
to prop up his owe 'lnflamer at their Lordships' bar.—(
brar.)—The Noble .Earl then wiveJ, " Thal all the worths
after the word That; in the mottoes of be. Noble Velem!
the Min-qui* of Unmanlier. ahocild be left wit, and the rot-
jeweled, ' Mr. Powell be directed to or...ince such
part of the. correspondence between bite anti Colonel Brown
am relates to the sending of N.amtellt to Milan'."
The Earl of LiverpoulooSerled up?
Pearl Grey—Yet; waled up
The Earl of Liverpool. ha., no abjection to Ike production
of such parts of the correspondence with Colonel Mown as
related merely to the 1.440 es of ftssictlis absence, a nal Illwre.
fore in that sense would CAe fur lite motto" of the Noble
Earl, but he decidedly objet ted to submilinig any other
parts of the correspondence either to the Mouse or a Secret
Committee. do that account he agreed to the molten, will,
the niiderstanding that Mr. Powell was tow eke the extracts
which were to be referred to the Secret Committee.

Earl Grey, its render the motion as sattsinetory its possible
to all paroles, consented to Niter his mottos, .41 as so confine
the extract■ to such as air. Powell shosild produce, sod
limitioic the pow.es of the Committee to the comileration
of them, with power to ran Mr. Pow.ll ber.re them to be
examined as to the correctness of the copies, Ilse Cnostnittee
hasimg directions aft&wards to report to the Non..•.
Lord Itedruddle spoke.
The Earl of Limerick's objections to all the motions re-
rosined in 1111 force.

Lord Manners approved of any 'notion which woal,l tend
to elnridate the cause of Rasteltea stwence, a circunidatice
which. in his wind, compromised the character ur the House
and of its jostler, and which had not hewn at all explained
to hia satisfaction by the ?manna which hail been (Met, for it.

Lord Sumeos objected to all the 11101104111. lie had great
objections to 8.11. of Pain■ and Penaltors, if they tended to
destroy the foundation of on; glorious Con motion, by de.
straying the sacred confidence which wis euppuae.l to exist
between an avnit and lii• principal. lfhat man *mild en-
Inv hereafter as an agent in an honourable Calif.►, of his
most Coofidentiil ciimmonicao. were lik, ly to be laud
open h•-/ure that House, or soy other triblitool 1' 14,.%-
pressed some astonishment at the *perils of 11w Noble Lord
who spoke last, tending, as it did, to ert ate distrust of the
explanation winch had hem. given of itsetylli's absence.
Lord Almoners explained. His observations as In Mr.
Powell's evidence only went aii for as the alio-ore of Itastelli
was convened ; and he would anaintaiii that the circum-
stances of Ohio transaction were so mysterious se to ~quire
for the clearing of Mr. Powell's charm ter that further ex-
planation should he given.
The Earl of Illarewuod wished to deliver hi. opinion on
the sehj".ct in question. lie orerfectly agrevol with those
who thought there was great d, rutty in tilts tlneeui . lie
would lir one of the last men to authorise the uriplotetion of
any contidruiial 0111111111/11C011ialt1.1 !WI wren a principal nod
loss avast. But is itlistandiog the deelaraltous of Mr.
Powell resp•rting the canoes sat Rodent's absence, though
he did not illusion the areurncy of that declaration, be felt
that there was soonethiug on the fare of Illal eirrltonataore
which required that it should lie prulwd to the bottom. and
lie could not 1, satisfied iris hoot further exptaniati.oa. tVuth
regard to the pespoSCll illgUlrlf, he hoped 11111? Israllawe any
Member of the Secret Commoner.. nor :my one else who
might he enzageil in its proceedings, «mild excetsi the limits
prescribe] to deem in their instrue,ions.

The Lid of Herthwieko murmurd wtoh the motion.

li trl Grey. in reply to the remark. of Lord Smite's, ob-
served, that whatever wig done in the euirrar vi this extra.
ordinary ;retires dose, could not be applied hereafter to
ordinary earns in the Courts below. Rat if the soles of the
I.nwer Courts trete really 14* Ire endangered, except the House
adopt. el a line of conduct u hid* amounted to a direct 'Ab-
straction of justice, the moment their Lordships cure to
that opinion., tote proceediues ought not to proceed aster)
f0rd0..., the derive' ought instant!y to conclnde, if, for fear
of essdancei ill! theorJwary rig lea of evidence, their Lind.
.hips were to be tompelled to go on with the inquiry in a
manure rentatisfaciory to themw'vrs, sod repugnant to the
ends of justice. If these will, hut he no inquiry into the gub.
jert proposed, he himself would make a muuuu, that it was
aunerroiary to proceed further In the imps try nu the RM.
The Ctrl of Ihniouglimore said, that ills Rouse mast be
anxioue to open the dowlositre of the truth as wide as pos.
sib!e. That object would he hest effected by examining
Mr. Powell at the bat., and allowing him to disclose so much
of the correspoodenee with Colonel Browse as related to flee
absence of Ravioli i.

The Martini. of Linwinwn end the Earl of I.aarlerdale
anpported the amendment of Earl Grey.
The I.:40 of cues,sreoo asked, If. all It was the wiah of the
Moose to open the 1111111.11 for the admission of the troth, the
motion about to be put would oat effectually shut them ?
tVhat was it doiog but calling on Mr. l'owell to make out
his urn ease ? Why should there he a Committee appoint.
ed ? IVoold not Mr. Powell, tinder ouch linNits as were
proposed, he the sole Committee? The &ere, Comniiit.w
were to 10-confined in their inquiries to the papers awl facts
which Sr. Powell might choose to produce. 'lbis proceed.
in could neither give satiarsetion to themselves, nor
do jostler to the Queen's cane. They were asked, if
they would have the amfidmitial papery of the hfilan
Commission referred to a Cumin:Mar of the (loose?
Why Ike whole Circe of the prosecution, and a great dial
noire, had been referred to a Serve. Cementite in the first
instance. What eMraIJ make it meioses! now to •reeriee
the garbled eat of Mr. Powell, of him into whose
COO.leel it was intended to examine All the it. b tie, more.
over, had taken place to the obscure of the Counsel. The
House were deliberating on a measure which wes te have
the effect of Narrowing Os meow. and limiheof the Quern's
defence widow! listening to what her Counsel might have
to wage in objection. It was bare jostle* to the Queen to
tall in her Counsel and ask what objection they had to the
coarse proposed.
The Marquis of Lansilown paid, that the Howie were not
rteliberating on any thing which emmerwed the Qorcu's de-
fence. lint 'Oil a -questiott respecting the &tech of the orders
of the House. As to the powers of the Secret Committee,
if they round that they had not power to come at the truth,
they hail 'miry remake that known to the !louse, and they
world he fur wished with fresh ponies.
The F.sel eifeartiervoe ?tabooed. Nis triable Friend's ar.
nomeist wee well emerges fora t'imernittee townie fall powers
to examine into the sobjirt iefitfrrerl to Owns. this iho.
eirearnittee w•s to he hotted to the Tlheaidnslieen of sort)
things ns *horrid be refitted to tin In by Mr. Powell, Ibe man
into whose condor.' thee were to inquire. They root.), flies.'.
fore, do nothing when they met satirticiory to themselves ur
the hloute, end until they foaled rut by eaperiment, ,f they
ere, should make the discovery, that they could do irothiiig,
111,Y el/II id nut ask for audit ietit powers.
Earl Qv, explained
The tiiiestimi lii withileaniog the original motion was
lieu put. The Rouse divided—
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The following as; Ilse name. of the Select r tt. e so
whiles the pars.s irlAtite to she olpweire of R are to
be referred :
Tilt Lurd Presider* of the LorJ Ellesrbarostgls
l:unoril rfir kart of Lauderdale
Earl Grey -Lord Ersh:sse
Earl of ItEte•iln •Lord Koster

,Lord Maoism, iCord Amherst
Lund A rdea I The Mogul/11)f Ltosdevni.