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London, England, 1820-08-24 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S TRIAL.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WIDNIIIIDLY, Aucon 23.

Tlie Lord Chancellor entered the House at five misules
before leis o'clock, and prayers were read.
The Earl of DARLINGToN said, that it would be almost
impossible fur their Lordships to do ample justice to the
ease before the Homer, without baying the evidence printed,
and copies delivered from day to day of the preceding day's
business. Whatever difficulty lay in the way of doing it, it
was necessary to be done. One witness had occupied two
days already, and probably would take up' the greater pert
of a third. Their minds could not retain the substance
of proceedings which spread over SO large a space of
time. The evidence give., on the first day had made a
strung and forcible inspressiuu sou his mind; that inertia-
*ion had avails beer considerably diminished, urarly effaced,
by the cross-exssi•atiou of yesterday, sad that crurs.exanii-
•ation had not yet ended—(lisrder! order!)—He only gave
this as ma instance, to spew the necessity of having copies of
the previous proceedings before them. He had fur west of
that assistance lost the impression made upon him by the
opening evidence. After the examivasioa by the Counsel
bad terminated, many of their Lordships would feel •
desire to fill up the testimony by potting questions of
their owe, which, unless they had the evidence before
them, they were nut likely to remember. It would be said
that she difficulty of furnishing primed copies of the
evidence daily would be too great. He cowl.' hardly think
so, fur to his great astunishmeut, the whole of earls day's
evidence was married at full length iu souse of the lllur•ieg
Papers. He did not vouch for the accuracy of the reports.
A single syllable diffeting front the lestinsonylniXtal produce
a great difference in the effect of an answer. It would be
better for their Lordship' to have their own vouched copies;
but as far as lie had observed the Newspaper reports, Oho y
seeped to him to be perfectly correct. Aud, therefore, he
wi►hed to move thin the evidence should be printed sad
copies delivered from day to day of the proceedings of the
day before.
The Earl of Laubitanat.e thought that it would be advis-
able for each of the pasties to give in plans of the differeut
Mouses alluded to is evidence.
Lord EnsKIIIN was of the same opinion.
The Earl of LMALINGToIi moved for the 'rioting of she
'eidetic', and that copies should be distributed on the WNW
ing of each day containing that of the day before.
The LORD CRANCILLoN said, that the House ought to
lino", what step were necessary to be taken in order to fur-
nish copies of the evidence printed. Nu papers could be
printed fur the House with a •iew to beteg well by the
House in its proceediags, which the clerks of she Hoses
were not respousible fur. As to Hsi printing of the eerie/ems
iu the Newspapers, that was brought about by perfume win
found their way below the liar, whether properly or not he
would nut say, who were in communication every quarter oet
half hour with the several presses to which slaty belonged.
The case was different wit► the House itself. Tbeehorl•hand
writer look notes, which were written out and delivered to
she clerks. They drew a fresh copy, which was used at the
Parliament office, after being compared with the original.
When printed at the Parliament office, the clerks were an.
severable for the accuracy of its consents. This made it
nearly impossible to deliver the copies from moruing to
looming. If their Lordships chose to relax from their own
rule awl practice they might do W. He was ready to admit
that uotwitbstanding the leugth of his professional experi-
ence, the copy of evidence would be useful to hi■ memory.
But there were very strung übjertinus to printing it.
The Earl of LlVenPOOLroincitted wit► the opinion of the
Noble Lard ea the 'Woolsack.
The Earl of LAUDARDALE thought the usual forma ought
to be dispeused with, said copies fistrisbeet and allowed to be
owl without ►eing strictly vouched.
The Eirl of DARLINGTON replied.
The questios was out put.

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were tamest.
Crease, werealkd is.
aleueebi wee pile pet to the bar, awl ezewihmeol by Mr.
Drewilasee.