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Earl Grey explained.
Lewd Holland said, that a question had been put, an.
severed, and taken down by the shot t•hand writrr, and a sub-
sequent put and answered, when a Noble Lind bad risen and I
objected to the preceding question and answer *Sambas fin
she minutes. tie confessed that for the sake of saving the
time of the House be thought that nut only in this, hal in
all fullest: cases, it would be best for ilia objection to be
taken at the moment, and nut to permit any going back,
or the consequence would be, that the House would he em.
played Out in discussing any question twfare their Lordships,
but on questions long guise by, which must feud to still
greater loss of lime.
The Lord Chancellor said he thought the question and
answer ought to be allowed to remain sea • she minutes.
If appeared that the confession of the servant led to she
quarrel, but whether there was one word of truth in that con-
fession was left uncertain, for as the licitness had said, he
knew by the coaession of the servamt, as to the fasts esl that
eoul'esaion, ilwy could not ask she witisass, sad then pro-
perly came the name of the servant.
The Marquis of Buckingham said, that the question and
answer appeared to refer only to a private quarrel 'referees
the witness and Baron Oinoteds, and was no part of the
lessee obit'. their Lordships had to try. lle gave it therefore,
as his opinion, that the questiou and answer ought to be
expunged from the minutes.
Lord Carnal vim said, that there was one view of the ques.
tine which was most important, as the witness bad staled,
that he himself forbade the intriference of she screen's.,
inasmuch as it went very materially to .13cl the credit of
the witness Majocclii. It might clearly be inferred that
whatever the confession of the servant was, the witness con-
nected that cusifeseimi and his quarrel with the Baron Omp-
teila ; the name of that servant bad been elicited, and be
thought that was all that was necessary.
The Mallon. of Buckingham said a few words, but the
purport of Oka lie said could not b.! heard below the bar.
The Marquis of Downshire said—You alluded to a servant
whom you saw on his knees before her Royal Highness;
whose servant was he? Ile was a servant of bee Royal
telinese the Princess of Wales.
I wish to ask, *helm r it was salt of any thing which this
man said to her royal Highness that your motive arose fur
calling out the 841011 d'Ompii da ?
l'he F:arl of Lauderdale here soar, and exclaimed with
some warmth, that the a ititesii hail b fore said it was by the
date-thin s f her 'toyed Iliehliess that he had called out the
Baron.—(Seveeral Peers cried " No, no!")
Earl Grey said, Thal the witness bad not said so.
The Laid Chancillur said lie apprehended that whatever
might be the motive of nits Gentlemen rallies' out the Baron
d'Omptiale, it can have inithiog at all to ilo with this ease.
The Marquis of Dawirshire conceived he bad a right to
put the question.
The Lard Chancellor—The Noble Lord will allow me to
say, I don't mean to intimidate him; hut 1 do not shirk I
shaulil do my duty, if I did nut directly and plainly say
that I think this questiair ought nil to be put.
Lord Liverpool thought it would he much to the advan-
tage of their Lotilships, in lessening the conoutuptiiin of
their time, if after the opinion given upon any question of
arid, ace I.y the Noble Lord on the Woulsack, the Horse
ware to rest satisfied, sir immediately refer the questims to
the Learned 11111 Lordship knew it might be 'SW
That the Haase was not humid to adhere to the strict rules
of evidence in whir Courts of Justice, but be believed
there was out a case Wore the House in any thing like
moderu times, in which their Lordships did not appear to
bare put that legal restriction on themselves. This COW had
proceeded hithitto on the clear miderstanding that the re.
(swim' of testimony was to be governed by the risks of evi-
dence in the Comte below, slid his Lordship eunsidercil it
would hr productive of the greatest mischiefs, and would
plunge the House into a sea ofilifficulties, if their Lordships
were tune to consider theinsel•er perfectly at liberty to put
any and carry (locoman that suggested itself.
Earl Grey was a opinion that their Lordships ought to
coufine °leotard...6 to thine rules of law uhieli prevail with
respect to evidence in the Courts below. Having already
laid dawn that as tier rule, as far as it was possible to be
practised in the present case, his lairilabip dal not think it
right to depart CUM that rule. He slid us,t neolerstaad, how-
evi r, that his Noble Friend the Marquis of Dowushire world
press the claret,,,,,, because, if be did, it did appear to his
Lordship that it was not couuecied with the issue of this
cause in such a meaner as to make it a legal quessioo. lie
ilwrefure hoped it would nut he pressed.
The Marius. of Downshire-e I are no objectiou to
withdrew the question. It appeared to me inspurtart;
and as some other of your Lordships asked It, I thought I
might as well.
The examswatioa reesisomi by the Marquis of Downshire.
Where is Mum tee Crude—with whom dues be lOW Imo?
I do mot know, but from hearsay.
Where leave you belied he 1ei...".
The Allurney.Grueral objected to the questioo.
Earl Grey thought it might be pus.
The Lord Chaacellur said, that as it was eumpageol to
any Noble Lotd to caU up that Femme to be esamemd to