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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

alike character throughout. Parties had cherished and
betrayed the Queen as became their changing views ; and
hut for the resolution of the other Housc n gteuter outrage
would have been inflicted un the Queen. The whu!e of the
minister.' conduct had been most culpable, and he thoright
he should not have done his duty had he not brought for-
ward this mutton. He concluded with moving a resolution,
that the ceremony and rites usually observed nt the funeral
of the several branches of the royal family, were grossly and
unnecessarily interrupted.
Mr. CALVERT, from the Miuisters' side, spoke in a
very tow tone, but was an& ntood to say, that all possible
regulations and respect were shown to the Queen's remains
at Harwich.

Sir G. COCK BURN said, that the navy paid every mark
of respect.
Mr. G. BENNF.TT had never intend. d to deny it ; be
only complained of the manner of lowering the coffin.
Au hon. member observed, that if any blame attached to
the mode of lowering the coffin, or retaining it at flora ich,
he nas to hlamr. lie gave the orders.
Mr. HUME remarked, that the officers nll conducted
themselves most properly ; but there were no arrangements
made to convey the mourners on board, nor even vessels to
convey them to the continent. Had not the ministers inter-
posed, the thneral would have been conducted with the
greatest propriety. But the little respect shown to her Ma-
jesty's remains by the executive he considered as nothing
but mockery. The black cloth was hung on the Saturday
at Brandenburgli-lionse ; it was u useless expenditure, for
none were admitted to view the body. The ministers' con.
duct throughout had been unwarrantable. The cause of the
disturbances was, the attempt of ministers to conduct the
funeral out of the regular coarse; and had Sir R. Baker been
d to persevere, there would have been no confusion nor
bloodshed.—That worthy magistrate deserved the thanks of
ministers, instead of the treatment he had experienced, for
his conduct on that duty. The soldiers had acted without
orders; they had neither the authority of the civil nor
military officers—th., had acted in a lawless, in an undisci-
plined manner. The ministers were censurable in having
given such orders, for what credit was to be derived from
riding over the people of England, as it appears the soldiers
were instructed to do?

Mr. PEEL contended that on marked indignities had been
shown to her Majesty's remains; and that the haste which
was spoken of, was in unison with the Queen's wishes.
Dr. LUSHINGTON supported the motion, strongly eon-
demning the conduct of the ministers is all the proceedings
relating to the funeral of her late Majesty.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY opposed the motion,
maintaining that it was quite uncalled for. The wishes of
her late Alajtsty had been attcadril to, as far as could he
the case, iu the arrangements made fur conducting the fu-
neral. It was the Queen's desire that all pomp should be
avoided, and that3the funeral should take place shanty after
her demise. As to the executors having given up their
power, the fact was, that in law they never had any power.
—As the wishes of her Majesty had been obeyed, he did nut
see how the House could agree to the motion.
Mr. tIOIIIIOUSE strongly condemned the epithet of
facile's, which had been applied by ►onic gentlemen on the
of her side of the House to the friends of her late majesty.—
If the friends of her Majesty were a faction, it was a Melina
composed of the most numerous and best of the people.—
With respect to the treatment of her Majesty's remains. he
contended that they had been treated with the greatest
disrespect.
Cul. CAVENDISH defended the military, who, he said,
had been most grossly attacked on their first appearauce by
the populace.
Mr. LAMB denied, that those who abused the soldiers
deserved to be called the people of England. Ile blamed
the ministers for not letting the procession go by the city.—
The people had shown themselves worthy of confidence by
the forbearance which they had shown, untwitlistasiding the
inflammatory harrangues which had beets so liberally ad-
dressed to them, and which were calculated to make the
stones ri-e in mutiny.
Mr. I)ENMAN defended the conduct of her Majesty, and
gave the motion his support.
The questing was then put aud negatived without a
division.

The House then divided on the question for going into a
commi:ter of supply. Fur going into a committee, 116—
Azainst

The gallery was in cleared again for another divi.
lion on the question for the Speaker leaving the chair. For
going into a committee, 118—against it, 21.
Some resolutions were agreed to, and the House adjourned
at half-pan twelve.
THURSDAY. MARCH 7.
Mr. JONES moved for n return of the number of per-
sons employed in collecting the duties on salt; the amount
of their salaries, &c.