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—reser the ereetiow beton the Howse, ha nue—
sileSweil to slate, that ay I* as he was informed a enure sin-
usual proceed-me than she conitneiniration now pospbeetl
be made tu the (;onasel at the Rae never was adopted. Ile
werehil go farther, and say, that if the Coneweeff, iw reply to
that commuiticatioes, should sae that be could mot now de-
sideas the question, but should reserve himself to make his
applicatiou fur delay at seek time as be *hustle) think eve-
distal, he would do no more than discharge his duty to his
client. He was satisfied that none of the Learned Counsel
cal Slit Bar would enter into such au engarment as the oils
proposed. This moat extraordinaiy proceeding was fur the
purpose of upeniug a neguciation, and making a compact
with she Learned Cuisaerl is to the mode in which they shall
think proper to conduct their own case -,.(Hear, hear, hear.)
What was now the stale ul things' The Counts, I fur her
Majesty said they are ready to piocred with their case, and
they were now told, pet shall nut proceed Uulelll you will
agree that tinder no eiremosta.uces whatever, Igoe/ram as
you are of the nature of the evideuce you will have to pro.
three, you shall not proceed nulese you will undertaker to
make no application to this House for any delay, afore you
have stated your case—(hear, hair)—and we, on the other
hand, ism return for that cuncesatuu, bind ourselves lu sit
sued betel, to the end, let whatever circumstances arkie to
render it inexpedient. Thai was the to al sub:tatter of !hit
most eifirsoreltnary treaty, proposed to he eideird into be-
tween their Lordeliir, who sat as Judges of the eme, and
the Conned at ilie fear, who were conducting that ease.
They had heard of roof:fences between Site Counsel cat the
bar mud the Ministers of the Crown, which were conesdeeed
as ratite of much re:vet; hut at the present time, that
there should be any thine like a c promise .between the
Judges of that Huns and the Counsel at the bar, on a rout
sef pave, aulemn, and judicial inquiry, did to him appear
mist improper. Hie Lordship declared that he mitt!, under
nelleep *claim of duty, protest against brio( a party to any
!tech comport. He would fuel consent to call •puu Coutisel
trp Jo that which, in his own opinion, would he to betray the
'Merest Gillis chem. Having said so ninth of that extraordi-
nary proceeding, he was free to confess, with a Noble
Friend of his, that though navigating as they did a
boundless without chart or compass to guide Shape it
would he imposetble to avoid dangers whatever cumuli-ANS
might pursue, yet the ditliendies and dangers were amp
melded tees-folet by the mode proposed. lie woold say, WON
withslanding what hail bsen :segued by the Noble Earl of
the necessity of such an baterposasion, wills a view to the
supposed iiiirreSlS of justice, that if she House entertained
such an opiiiiou, they ought to hare interposed before Ilse
Solicitor Desiree! hail summed up on time other side, for
what was the 'deject of the summing up but to posed the mo-
de nee so the strougest manner ? yet the Noble and I,lrue:A
Lord on the woolsack. and the Noble Earl (Liverpool) who
hadercosnonsub it the present mode of proceeding, had both
expressed their hope and belief that Ilse evidence takru at
the bar would ~us produce any impression of their LurJ•
slops' mimic 'lhat evil arose from the necessity of de.
lay ; and the Noble Earl admitted that, in conjunction with
bueaass Infirmity, Ise did consider that suerssity as an evil,
and lie allowed that U gb the evidence possibly might
operate, yet it ought smut to operate on any Noble
Lours stated till the whole case was before them; but
notwitlissaudine this, the Hours hats admitted tier cum.
meat of the Soliciturteeneral, with a deternsioation of
adjunining after that CumWWlll had chimed, though the
express object of it was tee enforce upon their Lord-
ships rituals those eursideratious whirls the Learned
Ceiousel considered as arising out of the evidence. And
thee their Lordships, foreseeing the necessity of sae adjourn-
ment, and the importance of Owl suffei tag the evielcsoce re-
ceived to make an undue impression on their minds, yet
pi rind She Solicitor-General (who could have delaye.el his
summing op till after the adjussrnmeol) lei address them
fur the espies, purpose of creating that needier impressiow,
and thets say, this is the moment to adjusern lerfore nay
comment has been made! This was what the Noble Earl
(Liverpool) called the equal balance in which they were,
to suspend she difficsilto• of this case, that is, to bear all
Ilse evidence out one side, to hear a rummest us that evi-
dence, and !leen, when the impression was 'mooed up to
the highest p silt of effect, this was to be aworidered as the
proper moment to suspend their proceedinge!—(llear.)—e
The Nehle Earl (Liverpool) would admit, that all the eat.
deuce fur the Bill, wills the comment on it, should go forth
to the wort .1 r. hest we case could, in his opinion, Nand wader
a comment not spun oath. What most be his opinion of that
ease which could suit stand, if attacked by only one day's
comment of the learned Counsel? Hia Lordship said, Ire
weld now shortly stale what was the real balance of incon.
reamer in • the case. Delay was unquesiiiithldy a great
evil, but delay benne inevitable from the e•nirse of proceed-
ing which lend been adopted, he enbniiiied, whether it would
nut now lee the fairest way. having idles% eil the evidence on
one side, with a comment, to go forth to the world, to allow
it to be seconspaesied be a comment from the other side,
which, if not supported by evidence, would at least pellet
out where the other evidence Was vulnerable, wad that
he lolieved was all that was proposed. The Noble
Earl (Liverpool) says, and hr does not impute it insi-
diously, but he 'imposes that the Learned Counsel in
the prinereitioe of illg deity to Isis clent, may Wine foesenrd
allegations, professing to be sop', eted by evitlefice slink
yet may not hr psi supported *f he Nobte Esrl supposes
they will do this for the rake of a momentary impression;
hot if the leas sued Counsel at the bar ciente! NO far forget the
substantial interests of the causer, :is to make Res assertion
P. ID ?dipper, led ley proof, the elites would ultinistely be fatal
to his case. He considered this as a di:ability. and a die.
Blithey imposed on the ('armlet by the cutlers. of proceeding
adnpie el by the lionise. lu the state of ignormore ie which
the Counsel nine, of places, perisosee, mid iambi, where she
often/et were charged (and here he fourt repeat to the's.
Lordships how mach the diffiett!ty was rnhaneed under the
supposition of Mum-vire), every one must 1, el that the dis-
ability of an opening speech rested on the Learned Cuuneel.
He was aware that crest inconveniences might sour from any
iiderrups ion after she evidesere had commeeced, Sup affm thee
an opportunity to the Compel to call new wilnessestusupp'rl
any part of his case which might be faelty, but no sorb in.
eoi..*erlienee conl.l result from that which he censiended for.
When the Noble Earl allude el to the Comorol having whined
throe trim to the option of delay in the cross-twarnination
of witorsses, upon what erouuel did he lacier thee refneed
the go accorded to them Surely no Noble Lied could
think so mustily ut she (!oetntel at the bar, as to tofu-rive
that they world so stultify themselves as to refuse that all.
vantage without the prospect of some equivalent. They
Insist have felt she import:wee of !warding against Ike
dh-
mluosage of suffering the evidence to To abroad linesmen.
dieted, and without a comer:rot, atulthereflore if was abet
they ith widened the optima of a delayed crow exaMbittient,
with the particular view of preotellog thy biterert isf their 1
010,1 on this impudent point He euteroneii their i
stsipo, Il at if any Seagoing sans! leoltethise cane, to let
chuation be toworels theadiused partyf'fledr,teter,-.-isnd
be *wild trolled Item that tied was met die first time the
sec:Reel haul been subject tw xernetteleo, without Slink
afforded the opportundy of rebuitireg ie. Ile'need term re.
enrol their Lordelder that lbe Report rof ihe fteceet Corn-
sttee of that House Wirt eir role/eel few teetemonthe ;Would,.
out the country wiuLnW the rottibittly elf ettoleati.eftna.
That 031 a disadvantage which llso seetised bad lellowisA
under, and now sisry were alvtur 10 ;interpose and ifhliet h
sieniiir'sejery. It was *pun thesse•gruereale that heft-It it 16
be bit duty to oppose the Motion.
Lord Coeuereves will, that cumadering the' eetttrety Wag
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would mewit the irreeebseity of tbeirinarefditilts 944'rt-
ine the esuposelliew of the Leaner& Caronsele hot eurtheetri-
teary Hot irsegelselly weenie, he inceenerabyyrevmeitetogilltem
BMW to stall their caw, without glint ern whh itOss le
A Ndhle Lord had inked; wouM loneseldeeilleo
(spite laihrewith the Costner! for tie' octineel )• but bletteleer
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tailed in atoll Alert W.they Otte ready
.to stake a 'worse
et their ease, and at the Flees et she tail to'prottrititti esti-
aity in their witnesses; or if oat ready, tint tbe Resin *geld
en to such reasonable time before lb* (sieves *Wadi
as might require.
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