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inid katetty.—f Hawk. Iheat.)—.
Let Ministers et least shew, that if the, exceeded
the strict bounds of duty, they"{, host Ind, doing so
through • high...elided maw of duty. sad by
agents of whom they need slot be aaltamedi—
/Hear. kear.j—Let theta skew 'that' the source of
authority} was purr, end the channels througb
which it *owed untainted.--(lleaes Ater, hattr.)—
lie could nut conceive how any person should sop
pose thah k were possible to found the present pro-
ceedine upon the trials at Derby. and for two reins
'tone—bra, because the restklt of the trials proved
thol.the prisoners them had been caltinitted with
propriety, and cousequently tin indesoniry was tie.
cesaepy--assd secondly. because the cooviction that
took piece was obtained by the ordivary laws of the
conutry.—(Hear, leor.)—All*diug to the cake, of
Evaus, Bent:sow. and rains, who, after," lung im-
prisonment. were finally attempted to be cajoled
into a forgetfulness of their injuries by being suf.
fired to go at liberty on their own recognizance.,
and where the permute had sufficient firmness' to re.
fuse the cutisfitiou. permitted to go at !erne UOCOU.
duiesseNywh-their cases alone. he contended. were
swell es should induce the House not to couseut to
en indemnity. It mattered not to bias that a emu-
mittee of the House had juitified the conduct of
Minister.. In his opinion the House, in a case of
inch importance. should not delegate their powers to
any Committer.—(Hear, hette.)—Residett, in that
(70epuittee the Miniaters, it was nototiooh had
many adtitntages. They had. lifbi shown op the
hill of imlictraent.—they.had stitched the evidence—
and having sat as the Grated Jery which fiend the
they jumped from the jury-hex, aud.aeated
themselves upon thejudgment seat.—(Haut. hew.)
—The Learned Gentleman (the'Atturiary-General),
who opened the debate. had spoken of the danger
that might Ault from the publiiotiuu of the
iiniirces of information ; but to what particular
sources of information did the Learned Gentleman
allude ? Was it to Magistrates., sue to informers,
or to spies ? If to either of the two runner. he trusted
there was sufficient public spirit, sufficient sense pf
s hat was due to the laws and institutions, of the
viutitry, riot to refuse protectiou to them in the
discharge of their duty, consequently the Bill had
referetwe solely to the last : and were the House
prepared to sanction a measure intended tnetelx
for the protection of spies? He bed, on a fortner
flight, heard a Right Honourable Gentleman,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
IMF. Dotage Butharst), held out • prousies, that
he would sake in early uppeetuaity of slating a
tact to Ilw Flouse respeciingehe traitors of Derby,
that would disprove every aviation of any cointec.
hoe between than and Oliver. and prevent the
House from attaching any credit to the last words
Illandreth and Turner. at a moment whets theme
cuulil have existed little chance of ineeencillit
any carat in their situation. either by babes or
intimidation, to swat a falsehood. He knew it
hail been said that private commauicutious were
1141 d by persons from without with thy unfortg.
nate prisoners, to induce them to invitee Oliver
at their last moments. But slid the Right Houeur-
nhle
Grittltinaasconceive the Gaoler or the High
Derby could have been so minim in their
duty as to Duffer such communications ? If each
were the case, the Sheriff and Gaoler of Derby were,
he believed, solitary of such neglect, for be mascot'.
scions that the discipline of any oilier gaol in the
kingdom would have prevented the passibility of
such is circumstance. The Noble Lord deprecated
to strung ieflalt the system or employing spiels. which
1101 tally tended to undermine the cositideuce
which the charms of social intercourse was founded,
hut which was perverted to the baser purposes of
truripering with the allegiance of the people, and
luffering exPrriments of the most pernicious che-
fs( t,r to be exercised on the temper and tranquillity
4.1 the cnuntry. The story so happily told by Cu.
wades intik lie familiar to the skimd of every Gen.
driinin In the House, whei tits a husbind, who had
unjustly entertained suspicions of his wife's fidelity,
rmpliteil a friend to try her constancy. The friend
Ile'r,ned his 11U14. and the lesly's virtue, before on.
itritied, eremite the sacrifice of her husbend's jea-
lousy. Who, in readiug that story of the Curious
Iniptilllittil, ever pitied the husband ? and, in the
tune manner, who could have pined the 'blinkers,
tr, in tampering with the fidelity and allegiance of
11* ptnple, they had fullest victitus to their own ea-
ten:l'4lllb ?—(l/ear, Aear.l—He would "lit impute
h:d inurires harshly to laity cute; but if, as * Jury-
nele dus,sed to judge of the conduct of
rhiliw:er,inil% loins tiwir own Report. be should lay
his h,u.l on his heart sod prosioutsce them guilty.
Gr.)—lf the House were dittermitied
on their own *hewn*. be
Wl:lilted to the liberty ofaline cculla'Yr and
'"ltoriiiieliti), on their own statements, oboists ea
their turestires, it was inipumible any
I""grt to 10,5 rite freedom of this country, fur
ttery 4/Hy /111/I.lll%kpUlthe usual be sue.
d<•tioyes/.—(Cliesriag fit's; the Gpp••i-
-.104.)
Tie Gallery war then clawed for a division, when
lone aellVAlrd
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Ithe Attuey•Gitiaeral awning that the Bill be reed
a second time to-morrow..
Mr. Koeuaniss observed,; that several notices
of considereble importance stood for to-morrow.
which Minolta iedtne his Learned Friend nave
•:rns the. second reedhee of thii. Bill, talltetoeitt•
deed, it were the intention of filieielpirs
,that the'
*mum should be can 44 by ewe 'numbers.
• This, he thiseght,.wee at least not prodeat, peni-
cillin!! at this ratimeet. when they were sIJ an ex.
victoria' of being soon sent to the country, When,
me. It was understood, thin, House. should be dot.
delved isa toe days or a fortnight.—(A laaerfraal
the Jiiaisterial side of the Houee.j—h was wet pro.
per to tell the people that a meagre of spelt int-
ponalac,e teethe present was to be decided,, tack by
reasou and argument, but that witty Wag was
' to be carried by the • dead eloquence of votes ;
that every species of redress was to be denied to the
people, without the Government condescending to
tell their reasons for such conduct. For taonvith.
standing that the Attornev.Geoeral bad, with his
usual eleartams, stated all his names in sapped of
the meeeere,, yet it might have been expected.
when those,ressons had been ausivered by strong
said sound arguments, that some reply should have
been given lia Ministers, iu explanation of char
measure.. They inner, however, that they had
140 Meanders, who, right or wrong, would support
thetneed thesefore dill they let the question go to
the vote, and now they were resolved to press their
triumph as far as possible. They knew they were
right—Meer, hear. from the revisory beaches)—
not right hi point of ream», iii point of arguinent,
but nght intheir opinions respecting the strengila
of cheat eurtibers.—(,jeer. &cite, froth the Opposi-
sios.J—Tlie IVortby 4100!einau (we presume Sir
William Curti%) whom; 114%4, lieueour %WS so con-
spicuous, on all•oemostous, could not Orli hose he
was right iu emenet of. the Measure.; but lie
knew he was eight in believing Mailing .on the
strong side, of the Reese, sad to 'a Wajokity..—
If Ins Learned Friend Peened the second reading
for a. time when, after havioit discussed other sub•
jeets of itupmeauee, it would JeiPhysieellY isispoe-
slide fur the House to devote as, pyers' desert Of et-
'milieu to tliii iereskt earestare he. ,aisibl to id•
naive of to* Tomo Appliutl4l.lbytou simians of
their ancestosete protect themselves and the wen.
try' limn being overwhelmed by the weight at
...
number..
Lord COTLEItt4Gg asked. whether the House
had ever heard a more unprovoked attack than that
is had jest wituessed ?. The Learned Gentlemen
had complained that Ministers had not spoken in
the debate. hut if the Learned Member had thought
proper to have exerted haaseelf as nusehis the de.
bete as after it—if he hod emerged from the hiding
place, frees the welirweivtit he seemed lately to have
assented, he might probably hive induced Minis-
ters to forego their referee eu Out occasion. The
Honourable Member could employ himself may in
imagining elections, un which he bad given some ,
quite
iuforusetious new to him; and, he believed.
to the flouse.—((:ries of lies, ;seise, hear.).—
He had never witnessed a greater waste of powder
than bad bereaved ou thie pond. The Howserable
Membeebeitbraiteued what he would dome some
fauna weenie% in awe his Leawood Friend should
press the second reeding of this Bill ; but it Was
time enotigh to hold this threateuiug language
whew the °ppm tunity arrived fur cousideriug the
propsiety of enforcing the seemid reading. He
hoped, however, diet his Learned Friend would
not be distracted by this awakened elYort. It the
bunions already appointed for to-morrow night
should be protractedtoo far as to render the second
reading of this Bill incosivenient, it was sass a diffi-
cult nastier is; such case to postpone It.
Mr. Bitovensm was unwilling to interrupt the
good humour that seemed to prevail on the other
side of the House. but he trusted be should be
permitted to speak a few words, when noticed by
the Noble Lord its so pentemd a Mesmer. The
Noble Lord had spoken of the retirement into
which he had fallen, alluding probably to his not
sinter; ni his usual place, and to his net having
spokes on many giantism, this Session. Whole
he might chaste to sit was a matter of ht•
tle consequence ; but 1111 the other cherge amply ar
dereliction of his duly. lie begged leave to amen
the House, iu perfect Mucerity, that if ited.ted
spoken ou tune questing, it was became, soy thing
he could have sasil had been already much bettel
said by others ; and on the creation of the May
Estimaates, where on oppnetpaute did uceurtiretmeke
nig, ne should appeal to the Noble Lord, am to
the few. Members thee present, whether ho had
failed is. his del.—t-her, heir.)
Sir &mutt. ItodILLY rose to prove an emend-
mem tied the Bill be read.* second time en Welb.
airsda:y. He observed, dist all. the speeches that
night had beets made ea his side of the House,,-
The Noble Lord had exculed-the Minimeri for not
laving spoken, because his Learned Friend Bad
not delivered his sentiments, If this getter were tv
be IlSobatitiuedi his Learned Friend- bad malt to
observe salvia*, sal linnets** ewe prereuted'from
speaking in future.
Mr. CI ill NINO IVlDArkild. lIIIIIQUO it bad hap.
peued that almost all the speakers lied apptaied au
the other side of the Hesse, yet they were sot• all
psi the same side of the qweatiou. Twelve speeches
had been delivered, which must be allowed to Fleet
been a tolerably voluminous debate • and of the
six were in support of Ministers. This Right Hen.
Gentkumn noticed the esverad speakers and their
respective arguments. and observed thee Minis.
ten bed iso opportaMty of entering into a
discussion, from which, ore it coaceeued themseleve
personally, they were waling to aria. 'lt wee
not usual to debate the principle el a Mill ou its
lint reading, but his Learned Friend had crenate.
ed to it iu • *pint or accomurodatiou teGentlemen
at the other mak. He hoped the House would not
be illeenced by what had fallen from the Hose. sod
Leanted Gentlemen, hatmoold mark their muse of
the unworthy interruption that hmlissee attend Ma
lively proceedings.
Sir J. NEWPoIiT reroospißodid io his friends, if
this uamoure were so iiiiripoiti horned, to tis&e
*drawings of all the form* of lie Ileum to name.
pose delay, and protect the miaatity and the people
of England against the weight of nembers. The
Right Han. Gentlemen. in ills recn si ion of she se.
venal speakers, had muittrol the Mritihrrp for Norte-
amps taint Me end I l ras tootelor.e.-1 Here Me Might
lAass. &Weft ft was tram:speed by Mr. ( ematiro
who rose to correct des osteNtent.)..-" I digit%

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chiefl-tle fclt that the mode likely to be adbpteel:
to suppress evils would, in nine cases out of ten.
aggravate their operation. The experience of the
seesurelelfselellhis &Ia pllediCtioOl aft to its OISHN,
and he would not new shelter fmm fair inqniry that
Government whose anitioeshe distrusted, and %Atm*
.policy he disliked...(aw. hawx.)— Entertaining
this opinion. be would. give hie hearty mite against
any Billed. would.
plore the Fleaai apt%) set the tiramp,el at the Inn.
ment the people were minkinally restored to tha
*F. of mfmiag te.thens the only OMNIe which the
lam afforded of otataiiiing redresslar.the wrongs they
had suffeved. The Moine he •Isaped, would not
tolerate rush proceeding. :They had seen the gaols
crowded aidh persons wise were sflerliards,andlvely
sod clandestinely discharged. These Pcmogtehons
GOtthillMMlllolllllllll4 et &rod uot.try..were thee
to he thrown loose wittiest- any maid" for their
arbitreryinvprimataent. This. win tint pistice—it
could. net le law.--tficur, beer.)—Parlsarnesit ens
hound to inquire if they west guilty. irlky they
went reinsced.vif igsaeeay why they. were. neva-
lamed. and impeisoued ton'inidet circumstances of
unused privation and Cruelty.— ( Hear. hesr.)—.