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London, England, 1820-09-24 00:00:00

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Parliament.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
gonna's', SLIM 18.
Thb day the Hanle met alike usual hour. The moment
after the admission of strangers to the gallery, the House plo-
t-Felled to business.
PROCI6OI9IG6 AGILINST TUB •QOaiN.—The CHAN-
CEI.I4)R of the EXCHEQUER ruse aad moved, that a
Committee he appointed to inspect the Jearsals of the Lords,
wills respect to any proreedisso adopted by their Lordships
upon the Bell of Pains Bud Penalties maw reading against
the

Queen.
Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW said, that feeling as he did most
strongly for the honour of the House, and that all enquiry
upon the important subject at preseut before the House of
Phslialeseett *Mould he ensiled onto the most sokenn osmium,
use's. to suggest that a Bill shueld be brorght in fur the
ramose uf conducting their proceedings In a manner curres-
poodle; with the unportmee of them. lu order to give ad-
IlittostO weight to the authority of the proceedings which it
might be the intention of flit Home to adopt, hen was of
epodes that it would be necessary to have the pwer of
munalisiog witnesses spots oath at their Isar.
Mr. CREF.VEY said, within the last few days it had been
remoured that am attempt wits to be made to induce the
Home tenement, the authority which they had possessed
time inenteraorool, of ezansining winkles.. at the Bar of the
House. flew this privilege had been acted upon by the
House of Cuesmuns ever Mote a House of Co.ae. .b pd
been established as a part of the Coast itotion of this Cr=
and to give it up, particularly on such an occasion,
in his.opiairfra, be a measure (the most extraordioary
.chit
ever was heard of. lie wished to know from the Leased
Redcoat whether the proposition which he had jest asp
Rested arise from any coutemplated reutsuciatioa of the pri-
/deo
Mr. *edema ONSLOW....ii No upon mine honour."
Mr. CItEEVEY contioued.—if the House of Commons
were to give up the power to which he had alluded,the me of
disgrace wadi/ be filled up. From that moment the Home
Af.Comesoos would become irrecoverably an okject of the
deepest contempt with the Consitry.—(Hear hear.)
Mr. BERNEL rose to protest against the House euesept-
log to act upon any proposition of the kind. He should
Indeed most seriously regret that a power should be given to
the Helm of Commas to examine witnesses upon oath.
Mr. fIOBHOUNE said. he rose to ole.ct to the Motion
of the Right Hon. Gentleman OM Chuacellur of the Excise-
oner,) and to propose an anieMharet to the adoption of the
Haw. lie had looked round in the expectation that some
Honourable Member, of more weight and Importance than
be possmsed, would cease forward with the view of pro-
posing an alternative which, perhaps was the only one that
mold be prudently clieste seder existing cireuentaaces.—
As he had set ahsereed spy Wieldiest swim the part of. any
Heeeerable Member, be was deterinieed not to let the gees.
tiee pass without s tying a few words, nod emcloiling teem
aritis an Aiseadoseist. He objected to the liddied of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, because it west to ou a. know.
ledgmeM that the Lords were acting for the advantage of
the esimetry. He considered their iardahipe conduct ill A
light directly the reverre.—(Hear, hear 0 Wits Home
of
Counesens. thee, to search the Joentals of their Lordships
Weeder Is receive directibas as to the course which it atisin
be eligible to pursue. He knew that sack a proceeding
small a..t tend to mulatala the Amity of the Hume of which
he was a Member. His impremispo went to the idea that:
• inatortiality could be expected from their Lordships.
He therefore thought k Necessary to oppose the 841
Urisior. TM public had been told that it was not for the
relief of Use 'Obi the Bill bad beat brought late Perlis.
meat. What then weld be the abject of twigging it I. at
all I,—lithe Right Hum Gentlemen on the typo** shpt
'were to be cursed by the success of the Bill, what would her,
said to he proved, bat that one party was a asdlibay
Miser a some that he would not mention I What tumid ha
the cock nee if the Bill should succeed? Did their WM.
'hips thla that with all their army they could caret Is lots.
sitesation I The thing was impoasible. Tim divorce pattd
of the' Bill was said to be renounced, sky Ika should do,
girreabe degraded? Let the House, in Use isame of God,'"
give up the proceedings, which were bey**, all precedes.
disgrace's.. Ambassadossoad Lawyers bad degenerated into
spies and iufurnsers, and suborners of perjurers ; and to daish.
the picture, men who bad the character of being enlightened
and grave had descended to peep into old clothes bags and
chamber utemils.—(Hear!)—lt would be a mockery to,
speak of the representation of the people, if their opinion
were to be treated with contempt. What he spoke was for
she nation, sot for the. Queen, sad by putting a stop to the
proceedings, the advaatage to the nation must be beyond all
question. What bad already been beard at their Lordships'
Bar was enough to 'hew that there was no fouadatlea fur
the charges—that the ditcuatents were not founded upon
common sense or common tumour. And by whom had these
proceedings been institutedP What had keen brought to
light bs a gentian asked of the King's Attorney• General /
That geutleman had declared, that he bad, attended the
Home by order of their Lordships /—How thee could their
Lordships be called by any other same then that of her Ma.
jetty's prosecutors But they were her judges too. Her
judges and her prosecuMrs at the same time. la this ex=
tremity what masked for the House to do—to• determine
nut to disgrace theenst Ives. The Hon. Geed/mai coachided
by moving, that an humble Address be presaged to his
Majesty to prorogue Portiainent, and thus pat an end to the
proceedings against the Quran.
Mr. lIENNETT seconded the motion.
Sir ROBERT WILtiGN said, he was aware there was
no hope of .carrying the amendment of his Hon. Friend,
but he declared to that House, that if the Bill should be
oefortnnately brought down to that House, there was no
expedieot of which lie could take advantage list he would
not use for the purpose of throwing it oat. He attended
the House of Lords every day during the investigation.
He had heard all the evidence, and observed the conduct
not only of the witnesses but of their Lordships, and he
cynid not help saying, upon his oath and his conscience,
and before God, that he believed the whole proceeding
originated in a foal and infamous conspiracy, commenced
slot at Milan, but at Hanover. The Hon. Dam onet then
alluded to ee conduct of Onipteds, mid stated, that it
Mild impossible that the Governeneut of Hanover could
hare bestowed honours upon that person after he bad
been disgraced, if that Goverment had not sanctioned
his conduct towards the Queen. 'He then rend a note
from Mr. Godfrey, stating, that that witness had been
eni,!iied to pay fur his hoard, and that of a servant he kept,
at the rate of two hundred and seventy pounds a year.
'the King lied been bitrayed, and the Queen had .eel
I.:sultctL She had been insulted by infamous and ungen-