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!Cable and Learned Laid allotted to me, hal I ant ogre I *am
prtieotatly &melons to avoid any Sbing of the kind.
lb, Lord Citaarellor eanlaised.
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The Ilarquis•te Lansdnwa—.Wy Lords, as to the letters
_At Calcine' Brown,, your Lordships did not examine as to
het the rot tents were, bet as soon a. we Niguel there wire
Miter., we contended that they were the best evidence, *hit
nideure yourLordeliips aught to receive. Mr lairds,
it mfaiirdairit in the law hooks, tiviit the nun-proi,ictimi of
sotifidoititi contmusue.iiints• it fur the welecitt.i.i of Om
priiiipal and not the agent. After what haa witted. boy-
wiry, &ad as it May be aktimileil with' fma inconeentenci, I
miti make -y mo.i .... for the correspondetice bring examin-
e% a ulecret CoMmittee.

Lord Holland thuuiht it M.orved'it.elf into a ca.e of pri-
vikze.

'rbe Marquis of Ruck VngllaM roncOrred with the senti-
mem., of the find Chancellor.
TIM Marquis of Latisdowts observed, that if there wan to
be a Itterret Committee, limy might call for all tillers mist-
tog to fiesta% bet if it was to he produced at the bar, he
rhuntst only certain parte ought to he ',tonight forward.
‘lliab be considered to be the hest mate was 'Ito:. th,lt a Sv-
c.tt Committee be appointed to inquire into and ex tonne
the correspnadeuce between Mr. Powell rind Colonel Mown,
sslating to the mission of Rastelli.
Sfrer a pose of ten minutes, the Earl of Lauderdale
u'ojeried to the wording of the u.. ion—(toad cries of
•`tinder, order.")
The (Lod Chancellor olisserved, that the motion had only
Nei, rot Join his hands that monism', oat trots their Lord-
ships' mnisission be would read is :—" That a Secret Com.
minim should he appointed, to umpire into the correspond.
rice between Mr. Powell awl Colonel Brow°, and to report
to the House llsereon.
The Marquis of Lansdale, said; be bad so gbjertiots to
withdraw the motion, for the purpose of re-warthog P.
He bad drawn it up is a berry, and there might be some
Darturary in wording it.
The Earl of Latiderslite maid, he rota not agree to the
?mown 411 it sow stood.
:which tallest for the whole turrets.
poeticise. between Mr. Powell and CM. Reown to be laid be-
fore the Secret Committee. Me doubled whether it sea. usual
to refer papers to • MeereLCometsiltee. If their Lorild.lsips
•trould come is the deeisioo that say parted it ought to he
•,:bmilted to the Committee, the part. relating to Ramelli
*ere the only parts that Could be laid before them, and Mr.
I'.twell one), to be tillowril to 'strati what relate,' to Rs..

Ts, mii final the other sohjeets of the correspond►nce ; if th. or
lordships did not allow this, the comealurnees smelt hr
pester than they were aware of. If an spot war to be oldi=-
e I to *Omni the whole corra•piihdehee between bmni and hie
Women's!, there woahi he Jo end of die relative situation of
:trent zed principal. Wroth! if not be hotter then tint Mr.
*!'ntrell should be allowed toe:tract from the correspondence
nisei railed to kastelli sled lay it before the whole How,
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for if the sending of Hastelll out of the contitry was a COM-
teMPt. i► Will a contempt of llie whole House; and their
Lordships were not in the habit of leaving it to a Select
a...mnatee to decide whether their privileges bad been
infringed or not.—( Hear, hear )
The Marquis of Lanadown considered that the argumest
of 0114 Noble Friend (Lauderdale) was in favour of his (the
•Nol,le Marquis's) former motion; foot when his Noble
Fiend said !hat it was uup►reedrnled to send a correspon-
e,ence to a Secret Committee, he would inform him that it
IN not two years since the otlu•r branch of the Parliament
h iil done DO; it was in the rase of Grady and Smith; there
the correspondence was referred to a Seleet Committee—
then referring correspondence to a Srleet Committee wns nut
a new precedent. He would tiara fore move—" That Mr.
Powell should he directed to produce (lie correspondence
between him and Colonel Brown at their Lordships bar,
sealed up; and that afterwards it should he referred to a
Select Committee, and that the Committee should hare she
power of calling Mr. Powell Adore them for the purpose of
easmioing him to the conteuts of the corresposolesice."—
He could mot see bow this was delegating any improper

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prover in the Committee far after airy hail made their
Jteport, the "winos of thecoatenipt would be ern to the

iloofte. II w.t• Air intvntion to dititl, the Hour on

Om motion, for it iris hitlsly necessary that the truth
slonsld be got at, as to why Rorirlli was sent out of the
co oils sy.—( Load chae►s)
The Earl of Liverpool said, be must mot have been nu-
drr•tood by the Noble Martinis, fur be Never did intro.! that
the general correspondence betweca Mr. Posen awl roloio-1
Prown should be laid before the Committee, but only such
ratio of it as related to Rossetti, and not any pot that
related to any other subject, and he certainly toot, ht that
s; much of the correspondence would be better exammed
by a Committee than by she whole Home.
fir Earl of Lauderdale sail, be never contended that
there were no precedsitts to be found in the 'prtorerdille. of
V^e other House of Parliament, for *ending correspondence
t•s a Committee, bat if their Lordships followed the.e pre.
veiest's. thy would he ilepartisits from thete own toles and
'retaliations which had supported their dignity for aces. In
opinion, the "midi of the motion were quite different
f. um its rneanine.

Earl Morton said, if this was merely a question pf privi.
I• re, he would nut have risen, hiss Ite thought if I tv• ?notion
eras carried, it worth! dust oy the usual confidence between
p•socipols and their agents
Th, Fart of Limerick denied that the case of Grady soil
Si 'lto, in the other House of Parliament, bore on this case;
I! eue they were not confidential struts. He trutild there.
AO. appose both il• medium of the Noble Marquis.
The iiiirqui• of Lamidown s&d, what be mend was,
il,rt toot only Mr. Powell was to tisrni..h to the Committee
V•e extracts of the correspondence, butt that the Committee
Id doh, have the power of retraining bum a• to their
puce nint.
The Lord Chancellor—lt was in the power of any Noble
to move au -ameadment to the mutton of the Nohle
Ivrtaipris, but it was nut for him to do so. as it was his Out)!
lit, pot tbr question. A vast deal had been said of the eon.
terry of Mr. Powell, but if he was in contempt, what right
11t.1 their Luedisltips to the letters of Colonel Brown he was
tort in contempt.

Itedearkle was of opirricro that their Lordships could
sant pay attention to nosy thing that was dour in the oilier
Howse of Parliament es a precedewt ; be was of opinion
that the grimiest motion of the Noble Margin. was the
yorrper way petting the question, if it might to be put nt
•Il—they had tailleri Mr. Powell to their bar, and rroserrine4l
hem on oath, and weir they afterwards to try him for the
mist 1k could sot see what right (heir torriditys bad to
call On Mr. P.lll-11 in produce Cnlowel Brown's l.Ursa, for
Outoriel Brown was cwt before them. 'He was of *purl...., tf
Mr/Powell'. lettere had west brew sent by knatilli, their
Fairilsbipa arowlal not he entitled to till for them, and it war
nut, because that Rastelli was the bearer Of Meta To'Cirl.
'4lroat that ;Ave them the right, bbl thry hail euerided
tz.or..dre• ftnor that right by eamonsierg Mr. Poarlt on
u-th , this wat the risk of law is this country, and in all
uitul coalmines that had well:rogolited laws. He ■greed, if
au .miurry into the enrrespostriewee was to take 'place, it
• be bett.i► in a &cam Committee ob.. by the *bolo
Hunac.

1.4. i (trey said. be would be far feint' sopportime such a
snot.ou ni this, if be tled not think it we. net •;,..cary fur the
Elid• of justice. There sae as oeder made of their 'turd.
iblot nt: the fist of Aogusi. that lel *lines., at.ooitt
ikrtucuitaiiic when ailkd for; sud the Nwtyl.; E.rl opposite
F, had vireo them the mriiiigino asauraecra that
they shoaltt be alwys in attesolaote Hut it afterwards
turd out. %OWN A pristripil ardor's was wastioix, he was
i.et, he had been scut out of the country. It
vrts mot necemmy for him to say thine slimmer or she sub-
ject thaw what had fahrn from the Nook inid •gosilsog unj
or the Vrool.u.k on the orcasow.s, tint it was an. injury to
the defimre ..1 the keys, Accu.ed that never caihil be re•
pdireil.—'lleo,, hear, hear )—Then if their, turilettimi
grislier] In keep the good optultwi of the ;while is the lii<hert
ntribunat in She country, they most sin the omdinir as av of
itastelli to the Lioltum.--(Herir. hear.;—Mr. Matt
been called to their Lordship.' bar sail t ammo. d -on oath;
Mr dot not wish to say any thong dismipectfoil of that gel.
th rum:l. but he must say that his ireviteliee use out ilatlif4C-
-1.111 to lisp, ; be ua. therefore of opium" Shut the corn spots.
deuce b.tweru Mr. Powell and Culotte, Henan ought to be
gioslaced. He lbaught She first wvolalta of his Noble Friend
(she Marquis of Lanadown) was the proper one, lust his No-
. Olejt.iessa gave way to the suggestion of the. Noble Earl
it.tverintol), to preclude !Pregnant. 11 it was to.by ;vast-
died as a guestiou of privilege, he agreed it MU oat usual