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THE QUEEN.

Lord KENYON soul, that the time having arrived
for going into the ballot for a Committer to inquire
into the most important question that ever haul come
before their Lordships, he begged fur their itoltil-
geoce lOr a few minutes. He approved of the
course taken yesterday by their Lordships, and
was of opinion that, in every point of view, it was
the proper one, bring driven to it, as his Majesty's
Ministers had hero. He. however, understood, that
circumstances had since arise" which might avert
every calamity they were threatened with, sod
would make the liquify iiiiiwcresary ; he would
therefore hope that their Lordships would postpone
the proceeding of the ballot to some future perid,
as he trusted that some conciliatory measures might
take place. The other flume of Parliament, in
that feeling, had adjourned the further considera-
tion of the question. He was aware that if their
Lordships went into the ballot it would not he
I ling on the Committee to meet; but he thought
it would be niore respectful to pot.tpone the ballot
until Monday. lie took the opportunity of ntaktog
this suggestiou to their Lordships, with the hope
it would meet with their approbation.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, he had heard of
nothing since their Lordships had last suer, that
ought to prevent their concluding the measure in
its present state. Ile would have no objection,
alter the ballot was over, that the slay for the Com•
miner to inert should be on 'Needs), next—which,
if he understood the Noble Lord, would give suffi-
cient time to conclude ally nesociatious which that
Noble Lord might suppose haul commenced.
The Marquis of LA astsows remarked, that from
what had fallen from the Noble llrron, and the
Noble East opposite. it was manifest that they con-
curred in the opinion. that the vote made 'resters
day by their Lorslahipe was too precipitate. la
this point they folly agver44 atuk. .00 for as this
poiut was coostratalo he *NM Se diger from.
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Lord KENTON rose, and Was proceeding to corn-
plena that his proposition seemed to have been met
by the Noble. Illerquis, and a Noble Baron near
him. with a smileof triumph, as if lie had displayed
an inconsistency in making the present
after having voted on the former evening for the
•ppoietmetit of a Committee--mhen he was inter-
rupted by
The Merquis of LANSDOWN, who declared that
• feeling of triumph hail to no respect entered his
mind, and that he was very far from imputing in-
consistenry personally to the Noble Ilium.
Lord KenYos it,sured-the House he had been
induced to make aloe motion solely from an impres-
sion that an anxious wish prevailed in the House to
afford evesy opportunity for arranging matters by
some compronose, and that such id disposiiton in
the illustrious potties concerned would be hest en-
couraged if the !louse of Lords skewed, by any
mean*, its decided wish that such a settlement
might be agreed• upon. 'lte Noble Lord limn
moved that the Committee should not be chosen by
ballot until Monday.
The motion being seconded,
The Earl of LAUDERDALE rose and said, that in
point of substantive effect, the object of the illation
made by the Noble Baron, and of the mode of
proceeding by suspending the meeting of the
Committee, suggested by the Noble Earl, was pre.
cisely the same, yet he far preferred the latter emirse
to the former. Ile could know nothiug of the lino-
lives which, acting out of the House, might rows,.
rage .nail a hope as the Noble Baron expressed;
but be did know that it would not he becioning the
dignity and honour of the House, if they were by
their proceedings this evening by an indirect
anode to supersede their former vote, and leave
their measures isscomplete. It was quite irregular
for any Noble Lord to refer to the conduct imr-
sued by the other House of Parliament. Their
Lordships were to determine not u; what might
Ike the opinions or sentiments of other persor.s, hat
upon their own sense of propriety and justice. The
forms of the House suggested the most proper
mode of proceeding. The objects of both the
.Noble Lords were the same; the question was oils
altogether of form; and it was bur tile House to
consider, whether they would acknowledge their
former vote to have been founded in error, or imp.
-hold the dignity of their proceeding', by can.
pleting the measure they had commeliced.
Lord HOLLAND believed that the Noble lb
opposite (Lord Kenyon). had alluded to him when
he spoke of an unlucky smile that might have
chanced to have escaped from him, but he could
assure the Noble Lord that flue senile wtm not
meant to have conveyed an expression of triumph,
or of disapprobation. " Perhaps" (said the
Noble Lord with his accustomed gond tiontout),
4. lied the Noble Baron known, as lie must 110 w.
that I hare scarcely voice enough left to litter a mo-
lester!, he would not have refused rue the trilling
indulgence of endeavouring to express my opinions
with a smile." [Lord llollentl. we Noma to say,
appeared to labour under the effects of severe oohs-
position.] He declared that he freely concurred io
the propriety of the motion, which should hare
his support. It was rendered necessary by cer-
tain proceedings which bad occurred in an-
other place, but he should take rare not to
commit Himself lay saying where 74.4 laugh
'yet it must appear from the votes of the Muse 6.f
Commons what the vole was to which that I louse
had come u; this subject. Indeed lie was tit •
loss to conceive how those who conceived it proper
that there should be a concurrent proceeding mom
this subject in the two Houses of Parliament could
object to an allusion to whit had occurred in the
other House. The present motion, was, however,
a strong commentary upon the proceedings of the
former eveiting, as it sheaved the inconvenience
to which their precipitancy had exposed them.
He certainly could feel uo personal 'oomph -upon
this subject, however it might prove the propriety
of the arguments which had beers advanced from
his side of the House with regard to the course
suggested by the Ministers. He hoped and trusted
that he was as anxious to ensiotaite the honour and
dignity of their Lordships' House as any Member
in it, but he did not imagine that if 4011 'toy sob-
ject they hail fallen into wow, there was any true
dignity in *hewing any obstitiocy in permuting In at.
It reminded him of the lines--
w When once a maw goes from his way,
Tie more he walks, the more he goes satiny."
If he found I
onwards, he should ever think it the t
correct, and dignified course either to retrace lois
steps, or to stop still. So shwa.' their Lordships
act, and not by persistiug in error militate against
the real dignity of their proceedings. He preferred
the mode suggested by the Noble Baron of putting
'e if the ballot, to the plan or the Noble Earl, for
'merely pampoteing the soling of the Committee.
(The Noble Lord wit) reverted to the iticonveniesice
4nesultistg from the vote of the former evetiong, and
%Marked, that even the 'Ministers of the Crown
,pci new new to have boss apprieed of ell the
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The Earl of LIVERPOOL ; I that said,however un-
willing lie might feel to occupy soy more rat* their
Lordships' time, it was impossible to suffer the
Noble Lour* aperrh to lima willsout some r.
cation. The Noble Lord seemed to rojoy a cer-
tain degree of triumph. as if the delay 'low
'tested by los Noble Friend (Lord lienyou). anal
admitted by himself. were ineousisterst with the
proceedings of the former evening ; hat the course
recommender, on that occasion by the Noble Loral.
and the Noble Marque. opposite. had 110 referesice
whatever to delays but was opposed shOgether so.
principle to the mode of proeeetlittg which lie hail
ruggesied and the Hume had adopted. The ob-
jection was made to the cootemptwaneous proceed-
ings to Ilya two Hower. from en impres. 44444 that
the cn w or the case adopted by the one ni;glit
refer to the judicial duty of the other. Tittle
Lotth.hilot, howevvr, proceeded stimos their mina
view of the question, and though now it was Una
llCCedvaly to state the opinion on the *abject which
hr tr..tve on the evening before. be should say that
if this firm-tooling float go on. it was ahsolutrle
necessary that it should be investigated by their
Loffi-1111"4 fie gliouhl throw no olistocle in the
way of interposing a delay in the further pro•
rasa,' 1111 l of this molter, which might lie pre.
filially anglicised in the manner referred to by
his Noble Friend. and therefor, lie should
proproe !lost the meeting of the Coaimitt. e be
tilted for Too 'day ; hot 11.1 tehoulti repeat. that
no forts; had come to his knowledge %hugs
any rapeelailinui that the boisr•ot the
I loose would lie fulfilled. As lie sew nothing to
impeach the painciple of their proceriliogs on the
forma r iv • g. he thought the House ought to
complete the nwasore they had comMeliceil.
•I•lie Earl of CARNAttvox rommenteal upon what
haft Irwin the Rirl of LlllPtiptNil respeCting
the arguments that had been urged on the priced.
*mg eveverig. • It he bail heard tho-e arguments
right, their object was to suspend the proceeding.
in 'lna case until they had ascertained the *rose of
the limise of Commons. aril how far the view of
the question there bikes' might affect the judicial
proceratialgs in their Lordships Howse. He could
not help rejoicing that any cireemstimees should
have arisen to rause a delay in the further proceed.
ings in this case, and if equal advantages ware to
lie derived front either course now soggestrii, he
thought that the mode should be adopted which
would appear most decidedly to express the sense tat
the Ilouse upon the esiwiliritcy or all affallgielorill.
CifelllMltotheell might arise which woollat renzier
sill further proceedings niiiieriowary, and in the
hope of such au event he thought it would he mod
advisable to usispend the appointment of ale Corn.
snifter altogether. 'nee Nolile Harms (Lord
lienyosi) proposed that tlw ballot should he post-
poned motif Monday. and the Noble Karl, in his
more clumsy proceeding. ernisrestril Out the Com-
mittee should- rod nowt until Tuesday. SO far
there was ai pes feet- 'quail' v an the retioll. and a•.
the mean time events might orrair gm Friday whielr
Would reader the meeting of the Cfrowirittee wholly
tioneresury. The Noble Earl
prrssiug
Ebal4rlinolfenital NWT :Totesslid", ?Is% tini.e"liiils.The d news,
heard a clearer. it ger, or more tnneloove aegis
wrist in favour of poisipoi.iog all procoriliogs in this
case than had Fiero urged on the previon. evening
by his Noble Friend near lion (she Nlarquis of
Lisisolowii), sod of hr did not on that occarsioi ex-
preps 1111 opinion upon this ..object it was seat be_
rause he dial not feel strongly upon it, but lest •ny
thing linit should fall from lion might weaken the
hove of Isis Noble Friend's excellent arosinieut.
lie also was actuated by a ileyire to avoid as much
164 possible all public discussion upon so very
delicate, and. at the same time. so psis, fail • topic.
► For the present, he thetiett that %hear Lordships
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