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;' s4;'4 the steep .- _
• ,t•iesies against her with that area whreb. she
worst* to have the ttieoni of prodisiini, if she CoUldi
iipoo her trial to this painful !old importaut et*,
he could not took to petsinsOietould only keep in
s;.%ri the greet prineiples of sithitantial justitt
Tlie Mite Lord then referred to the priii,legE ids
lowed by statute to person. on trial for:high trees
▪ ittid entreated the Noble Elf! opposite not to
&Wire the Queen iti such ssiltis of that
uptsortitaity of knowing her witneiwea whicii'she
inukintve had if tried for high treason. If he
Were itixious Ceti her Majesty's conviction (which
fiod forbid he should be !) be would be the more
anxious io allow; her in the fullest latitude all
possi4le meals of Providing for her olefeuce.—.
If he were asked'whether in such a case as
this he would make any allowance to the 'K-
eiser', which might unfairly weaken the armour
of the prosecution, he should answer, No. But
he did not think this concession could base
such an effect, and he thought the accused ought
to be allowed • list of the witnesses for the pur-
poses already stated. He thought that in so im-
portant a case es this, they would best pelt-urea
their duty by allowing liberal opportunities to the
Defendant. The concession in a case so rare as
this can never be construed into a precedent.—
( Meer.)
The LORD Citsucettoe replied that he yielded
to no man iii his earnest desire that justice should
he done in this case as in all others, with the utmost
impartiality, end after the allowance of all due at-
'potion to the efforts of the Defendant. He knew
that paramount feeliiig of justice would iiifliteuce
them within the walls of that House, without, lie
nvitied it was in his power to speak with so much
confidence, for really it was quite shucking to see
elsewhere how this subject was considered ( Hear.)
[lig Noble and Learned Friend who had last spokes,
and who had vent his life in the practice of the
11w, was quite unable, with all his experience and
sagacity, to adduce a single case in which such
a-taint as that now set up had been admitted, except
is the single case of high treason, which bore no
sinology to the present. The case of high treason
wet entirely singular. By the law which regu-
lated prosecutions for that offence, it was expressly
enjoined that the accused should have a complete
i.st of all the witnesses for the prosecution. indeed
rot a single witness could be examined whose 114111 C
v•4l not on the list furnished to the Prisoner ; so
1 at if one witness said he had seen one of their
Lordships at a particular meeting, not one of
t-eir whole House could be called to contradict
rim, oldest Ms name was previously on the list
of witnesses. He could slot see may analogy he-
r v;eesi the practice in a care of high treason, and
tl:st in the case of a judicial proceeding like that
now in progress. The House, therefore, could not
create a precedent in this case, which they could in
• like case hereafter refuse to any applicant, with-
iirt stripping themselves of all their functiontr, and
wrap/minding themselves from the exercise of the
lanwers vested its them by She Constitution. li the
proceeding against the Queen be a public one
at their Lordships' bar, and Cod forbid that it
-.1-1-itilet he auy oilier! (indeed nothing else was ever
Ire one moment thought of by o single individual,)
lie should like to know iu what steig,le instance,
save in a case of high treason, a list of witticisms
laid been ever given. He could easily conceive the
postabiltty of an application to postpone the period
of the defence. on the ground of an inquiry into
she conduct arid statements of the- prey-nut
eu-
reases. mid he could easily see the propriety of a
coircorrence In such a request. He did not bsliere.
netwithinrmling the pains taken out of doors to
traduce particular persons, that there was a man
an that House desirous of going on with that
stigniry without giving the fullest time for all
preparations for the defence. This was i case
which could not be considered merely with re-
!mace to the high rank of the party accused,
for if they inade !Ms particular precedent for the
individual, it would be in after times urged as an
example for adoption, Whatever was ins departure
frets the rules and principles of their ancestors.—
(Heur.)
'fir Earl of lavencoot, then proceeded to fol-
low op the ouritions he had already made with the
hikl awn,
" That the House rhonld be called aver an Thursday, the
31st August, at tea of the clerk in the warning." •
" Thal dist call tie eufureed by the authority of their
lAirdthips."
" Thai nu Peer shall be ahreat on that day, nor on any
aulnitquent oar during the pruceeilinis, without kave
friirrthrir

That no Peer ;heti vote by Prosy.-
" That the Lolvtthancetior du write letters to their Lord-
el:;frt, that their atthodance as required tat the Insulter above
vtlic it."
Ail these motions were surreraively 'greed to.
Stregal Bulls lying upon their Lordship►' table
were Repel:lively advanced one *loge, mud the House
.attpuriaed at half-pool "even o'clock.

HOUSE OE COMMONS, Monsmair, JULY 10.

The SPltAktit took the cfri.r el four o'clock.
Joboaeo, GO= the Office of Chief Secretary for Ire-
lan,' Wooed up rri tam Papers relatlve to the Graud Jury
Aracaaturous of Dublin olocb bad beta ordered by Ike

Mi. Stamboul preaent.tl Ntitions from &naive/tins
•1.41 Alanahrster, praying far a !• re trade.
. The Omar ttauivrd itself tow a annatiitre on the Irs‘li
Tithe Lra.ea Hill. The itepart yea reerived, read. and (a-
dmit to be taken tam farther cnnaltlirallou drab Jay ant
mouths.
Ile Report of the Leedom Militia Rill Was brbogitt up
snot Ordered to be rearosaileitd 141q1OefrOP.

lerittaTcris ionverased • loollthei from the.Potlers4
Sairordabire lama /be mama of the Irish Proeortiois
Deters S. Eadriok Chiba sod Earthenware. lie *marmoset
tler4 the theme liaties Dill was to he /cad the third ruse;

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he thought it ethilld hi Abet proper to postpono.d. Rid if
soother rah work likely to offer, he wuliki nines an
in lhalpart of the Bill which related to the int.
portiline of eWss and eardoen'hare. * '
The Petition ens ordered to he printed.
Colonel DAUM' presented • Petition from Richard Wil-
lissaania, Srsink.streei, Ilralent.place, Lambeth, eaoraver,
isimplainidg that an inveutiou of his, for preventing the
forging of looses, had beees •adopteul by the Batik without
oat newirdgini it ; that the Bill before the House for the
iwNectints of the new notes would exclude hint from supply.
idt the country banks se he bid hitherto done. He there.
tote prayer/that the Bill might not pass tato a law without
MM enactments being provided for his prniectioa.
The Offeects at San Bill, after a few observations (root
aIIAERINTOSIIL Sir W.SOOTT, and Sir I. COVVIII, wad
Lend •• second time—to be printed, and committed on
!Slianday.
. taloa) Mime put a gees ion to a Right Hon. Gentleman
I*. R. Ward) respecting the appoisionent of • General of
'Artillery ow the Irish Staff. The artillery were brigaded
▪ reviewed with the infantry sad other forces; he wieW
to know what could be the duties of the Geocral of Artillkwyt
in such a ease.
Mr. R. Wants maintained the propriety of the appoint.
bent.
The Order of the Day foe the second reading of the Irish
,Pov Removal Bill, was then read.
r. PARNELL and Sir J. Hewn's/ made some remarks.
Sir .1. YORKR wished some clause to be produced, to pre.
*eat the Irish poor from returning, after being once carried
heck io their own country.
Mr. HARBOR° read over a series of numbers takes from
the parish books within the bills of mortality, abeltriag that
• large proportion of the 'reopen in each parish were Irish,
and proving bow large a diminution had taken place in the
'Uproots,* (its one parish as much as 401. per week) skeet*.
heat passing of this Act.
After aortae remarks from Mr. C. GRANT, the Bill was
read a second time. To be committed on Wednesday.
A Message from the Lords announced their assent to se-
veral Bills.

etteskierstion of that justice with him Afield be
paramount to every other influence, and by it alone
stsould he be guided thrtnnhout the whole of this
,•ase. He cordially concurred in the wish that when
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.!t.i.o the Nw4.lllrowl.lwAilivrt4l2l4#l...ol pro.
COliftdr it *II Mt titmice to
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pror4dent. Asa 9Weit",ribihtt to ;EPA( '
::.t of the witnewiet vgiryttit'er, ea to rte !
..%;ey..e9 trial' for hilt trestrin: JY. this were not
haw was thi :0440 to reeiis.eisciiiiie dui