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etttered in this manner, he had turned his attention
in the mode of procuring the facilities .n requisite.
The IlLtev• to which lie alluded were full of maim-
bactoi bee. nod the population was PS great as that of
airy loans in with the exceptions of Li.
%wpm)! unit 31siocliester. awl 'AY .Imitllce should
he so negligently administered be could not con.
mire. It was nut so its Wake tir iu Scotland. In
Sentlaml cafes were uot only bit/tight before the
Ludy inhalers to ice • year, but • 110Wer exj4ted
which Prisomers were brought freers dilteresot parte of
that country, lifter a Certain term or confinement,
in any place where the Judges' were authorised to
sir. It was unnecessary for him to declare these.
enmity there was for the dispatch of justice in tied
its well as la eriminei cases. In the former the iud.
coovenienee was very severe, for it was often
cone that causes were postponed for two years in the
• event of special verdicts. After Isis motion was
agreed to he should move for a Committee, to con-
sider Illy best meats of -remedying the evil.
The question was then pat foam the Chair—
s' That an huiabl. Address be reamed frees Ibis Haase
to the Prier, Regent, preying his Royal Highness to rhiret
that there be laid before this Hesse evict of the Calendar
of the Coontien of ennslierisorl, Westiorwelsod. Northrien-
heirless', sad Durham, snit of the Terns suit Corm, of New.
iistk,spon-Tyne. fur the last forty year., speeifyiog the
slates of the r specilre eomositinents, of the peribnis ame-
liorates's, sad deliveries, sod distiognishing the Special frogs
the Grooms Jury eases."
The motion for the Address was agreed to.
Mr. Between brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supply, which was agreed to.
• Mr. I'. Gaairen.t.—" I understand the six
millions of F.xehrquer Bills are issued to pay the
Batik their sideliner of that SUM. I would WWI to
learn whether the public is to receive any benefit in
lien of this lam? I had understood, that it was
in consequence of the sum of 11,000,000/. of the
revenue of the country lying in the hands of the
Bank, that this loan was made. lam aware that
it lola been stated in other quarters. that the ad-
vance of his money by the Bank, without interest,
was a ties In she country of 6.000.0001. But let me
assume, and I believe I am justified in assuming,
that at this moment there is a surplus iu the hauls
of the Bank to the same amount ; and the ptnin con-
du • se. that this large stun of 11,000,000/. has been
ambit perfectly uisproductive to the country for
eonsiderable period, unless iiinsostitels as it has pro-
duced Moo 'free lobio of 6,000,000/. and another
of 3.4)00,091)1. Sul/n.1.1,4; shell, us I have
the Lone balmier, the Bank will retain 11,009.00 u/.
of she tsuulic money, and advance 3,000,0001 I
?tabloid it to any practical man of business, whether
be wiii leot say that the trouble of managing that
part of she 'induces that they have lertakesi is a
mere limiting. If any competition existed, if there
were tiny private batik or establitiliment where this
business could be tenseloged, I will take upon sue to
sitciare thud -20,0001. ;ter annum would be tonAsiler•
ed bult.quier tbs. wrist ; whereas the country is now
ateyilig b. Ilao.k at the role of half a million. I
hope did night lloore Gentleman will, at this time
to/• theatres and pressure. feel some consideration
for the 'public. uud HOG 1.11134 bus 11111111grOICOlti to
4he paltry sum of 3.000.0001."
The CUANCELIma of the Excneeuva said, it
was rash., a matter of economy to take this sum
from the Batik, and make another arrangement.
SECRET COMMITTEE.
Lord CASTLEIEAGH —'• In sisiuu to move that
the irepero trot down to the I louse be re-regret! (9
the consideration of a Committee, I do not think it
;territory to comment on the asinine of Own) id any
length: the Mousse will see it would be premature.
and that it is better to postpone any statements of
periscoolar opinions till the Knew is put in poses-
soot of the sum of the informat to he derived
from thrm. Agreeing to the motion I now propose
will not pledge any Ilasr. Gentleman to only parti-
ruler opinion ur line of conduct. Ass How. and
Learned Gentleman put a question to me last night,
the tendency of that question the Hon.
Gentleman seemed to be misled min a belief that
souse pecoilistr awl extraordinary mode of inquiry.
was to be instituted ois ,hr present occasion. 1 stat-
ed that it was not the intention that more than the
usual pewees should be granted ; end th.tt its the
appothim •nt of th- Committee I should follow the
punned from the time of the Revolution.
Besides !hi., it was nos ted that the sole view of
the uppoittsment of the Committee was to euuoble
Montero to nbt•in a Bill of Indemnity. But it is not
in that view that a Committee is recommended. The
telvantage of a Secret Committee is, that it enables
the Executive so make fuller disclosures than could
otherwise he made—to conimunicate much iuforrma.
tion that mild lint be given to the country at large.
As for a 11111 of Indemnity, that question must be
sorted ors abstract grounds. The object of this
communication 1.. that Parliament may be made
acquainted with the psestsit state of the country.
Parliament will be happy to find that there are
new scenes of prosperity, wealth,and tranquillity its
the country; but it would be • mistake to suppose
that there are not dangerous men still actively at
work in she country, however infatuated they may
Le. This communication will thew the country its
real state."—The Noble Lord concluded by snov-
inag, as its such cases from the lime of
the Resolution, The the papers laid before the
House by order of the Prince Regent, be referred
to the ronsirleretioti of a Secret Committee.
Mr. Tint% ey—i. Sir.l do not intend to make
tiny motion' against referring tittle papers to a Com-
muter ; but I eawnot help declaring, that this is
n most rior.sortitssare 'node of coining down to the
I foisle without st,) eto-ssage from the Crows,.
sin told thurr err il.ir .•r ten precedents to justify
this method ; but these cases were attended with
peculiar circuinstanres. It is most singular to re-
ceive a conoisiiiiiiratinis like the present at a time of
peace, end ref growing prosperity in the muti-
ny. tilie:l a co iiiiii min:anon is usually a pre-
lude too 'nose legi.litive enactments, to a ass-
pensiau of the llabeas Corpus. Act, or some
such useismre. Now e iiiii es down simple a beg.
COOla iiiiii g wipers relating to the internal state of
the coiriiir) —moil why so designated I am at a loss
to know ; I suppose beraisse some such words ha
p.
pened to drop Irma the Noble Lortl.--(4 AN;
—wings 1 saw the bag 'brought in, and sitneik-laid
tin the table, I innorrally concluded it was sns the
*object of the poor law:,.—(A lavh. )_.I castnot
co ieeive why sou message was brought down, ex-
cent ilea it- might let us, into the secret 01 what is
!stoked tu.-1 /leer, Iseur.J—This is it mysterious
it nu evideut desire of cont:tal.

twist. Ministers, hiding that. for the last eight or
ten mouths they leave been making ont • case
against themselves, now wish to make a coseirr
thenvelves. The Nolde Lord. states, with his
usual candour, that a Bill of bidentnity would hr
gasil thing.—/A laugh. plain English, the
ottfret of appointing tile present Committee is to
bring in • Bill of reidenotity for Nlisaisters, and it
is only reasonable that Ministers should have the
appointment of that Committee. One of the peas-
cited reasons alleged for the suspension of the
Habeas Corpus Act, wisp, that the Secretary of
State for the Home Department might be em-
powered to apprehend the leaders of sedition. The
leaders, however, were not apprehended : Ministers •
came with a drag-net through particular counties,
and swept away whole swarms of the people. I
would hr the last to refuse a Bill of Indemnity in
cases where there was a fair title ; but every' one
knows that alarm has been the daily bread of Mi-
nisters; that nothitig but their vigorous measures
would save the barracks, the soldiers, the manu-
factories, the establishments of the country.' On
my honour, after reading with great attention the
reports of the several triads, I most solemnly de-
clare, that, iii my opinion, in no one case his the
suspension of the Habeas Corpus been of any prac-
tical use. We don't now siwak from the linos and
clerk insinuations of Ministers. but front well.
known facts—from the results of all tilt trials. I
read all the trials, and the evidence given, which I
dill with greater pleasure, from the spleurlid dis-
play of talent given at one plaice by Mr. Denman.
My impression is, that, whatever mischief really
existed, arose from Ministers suffering things to
go too far. They now begin to feel alarm ;
They may ; for it is my 'Perfect conviction, that the
posers conferred on thesis have been exercised
with an usinecessery degree of rigour. If a single
matt was detained in prisms longer than it was
seen to be necessary—if the suspension of the
Habeas Corpus was continued fur it moment longer
that, a perceived necessity—it forms a direct charge
egoinst Ministers. As to the employ omit of spies,
whatever opinion might be entertained of its policy,
there must he one feeling of abhorrence for the
boasting publicity wills which the acts of these in-
fo-and agents was defended.—/Hear, hear.)—lf a
man alreuily implicuted al Id corns, and give its-
formation to Gayer 1111 l ent, it wan all right ; but if o
111:111 be employed and seat down to incite sea! in-
sugar innocent met, to sedition and eniispiritrY—
if us series of such acts be pursued—l can only de-
scribe it as a mass of atrocious villainy. The Noble
Lord, with all
.his *Memento. can never chew that
these spies are slot ititainous. Nlietistersure now to
be put on their trial—the Committee that tries
them should nut Ise constituted in this way—it is
well known that in cases of Secret Committees,
Clover 1111 l ent select amd send round to their friends
a certain ;Humber of money hen these names are
written 011 their itepert., and pot into the glass eili the
Csts any mini suppose that useful results will
Gm. hien a Co 1111 l sitter so fot ? What dre they
its report ? the contents ot the hag—nothing more !
No Gentleman can doubt Lut the single province
of the Committee is to declare, that the measures
pursued by Government have beets wise, salutary,
mild, and rating to the country.—(//far. hear.)
—lt is all a juggle. Ministers put themselves fill
their trial—they ncknowledge there are heavy
charges ogaisot them; beet they come down with a
bag, mot say, 5 That is my bag, touch it if you
dare I' I trust I have saitL enough to satisfy the
House that no measisre ever produced mare distrust
mud suspicion in the country thou the present will,"
Mr. B. BATlltlit*T sold, the jealousy held out by
the Hon. Gentleman ought to be exercised by the
Howe in cases where such large 'towels were eon-
ferred as under the Suspetision of the ihlirigg
Corpus—but still precedents should be followed.
It no* nut reasonable that when Miiii•ters were M.
trussed with such powers, they should afterwards be
suhaject to the swine's of every individual. The Ito-
onitraltle Gentleman said that the leaders had not
bet it apprehended ; hut he would join issue on this
point with the Hots. Gentleman. The fact was,
that the leaders, such as they were, bad been ap-
pteliemiell; and far this he would appeal to Gen-
tlemen of the disturbed parts of the country,
who viewed the matter aid' it more impertitl eye.—
Supposing remiss of rank had beets ineolveil—(A
laugh vu the Opposition si.lei—they should be first
arrested ; but that nut being the ease, it was
wWally useful to arrest the leaders, though obscure.
The major pert of the apprehensions were made by
Magistrates, without any interference of the persons
who had been alluded to. Ile must maintuits there
was a disputition in the country to effect a general
insurrection, as stated in both Reports, and that
this had been partly b topped by the convictions.
Never had them heen it stronger establishment
of charges preferred than in one place. It could not
be supposed that the designs there exposed were
isolated, or unconsiecteil with other places. In-
stead of a promiscuous dragging, to use the terms
of the Hon. Gentleman, the leaders had been se-
lected without soy rashness or want of discrimi-
uation. The observation of the Hon. Geotlemaii
on the ministerial appointment of the Committee
(A largh)—only come to this—that the House
have the power of appointing those they deem pro-
per for the occasion. Ois some occasions. like the
present, the House had appointed Committees wit
of the sentiments of the majority, though it it tint
to be doubted bid they are tawny compose.] of
persons entering Otto the views of Ministers.—lle
could make it out almost to demonstration, that the
powers intrusted to Ministers had not been impro.
perly exceeded. The suspension did not create
anyevils, and it ',recreated mull. l'he distinction laid
down by the lion. Gentleman, that it was allowable
to employ a iwrson already connected with the
conspiracy, exactly accorded with the course pur-
sued by Government, as had been already slated
by another Honourable Member of that House;
the person most reflected on had, by accident, ['t-
estae ucquainted with the conspiracies—posses-
sing this knowledge, he bad communicated it to
Government, and therefore lie was engaged (as the
Hon. Gentleman admits he justly might) to give
information of what was going on. That lie was
, the promoter or instigator or (lime% he ail”clutely
denied. With respect to the prospective benefits
from the Committee, they had two important ends
attiam—to ex,llssstte in wlint manner the powers
already conferied Innd been executed; and to in-
quire into, and 'sport tin the actual state of ilie
couotiy at this
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that the country yet rails spew them. molt their
-Report would protests'', @hew that.the most prying
etgolosoire of the magistracy was even necessary.
lie would conclude by impressing On the 111/114.'t
tlitit conspinscies were mischievous, whether the
heads of them were clothed with riches or honours,
or -men or comparative insignificance and obscurity.
Mr. '('entity—" The Right lion. Gentleman
misunderstands some remarks of mine. What I
said was. that having examined the evidence given
on tlw State Trials. I sat down perfectly convinced
that this would any thing but warrant the suspen-
sio) of the Dolmas Corpus."
Mr. DouGtss—" I strongly object to the pm.
posed mode of appointing the Committee—it is nil
a mockery. If the Noble Lord cannot trust the
examination of his conduct to any hut such a
Committee, it is better tie.shoul,ll name the mem-
bers of the Commence himself—as it is, they
will be mere creatures of Ministers. A Right
Honourable Gentleman has defended the wished.
fur mode of appointment by the precedent of
1801—that is tent a ease exactly in point. This
Committee is framed for the express purpose of
'winging in It Bill of indemnity. In constructing
it, the least appearance of fraud is dangerous ; it is
well known that nothing trails more than these
pious frauds to lower the proceedings, of the House
in the opinion of the country. Especial care ought
to be taken that in cases like this, the house of
Commons should be pure front a breath of suspi-
cion. Thinking that this will be a Committee of
Cabinet nomination. I condemn it. as I do all hal-
lotitig. The Right him. Gentleman has asserted,
and confirmed his amnion. that Members holding
places. under Goiter 1111 l ent are not excluded from
the C 1111 l mittee. The criminals are to bt tried by
a jury composed in part of themselves. I will make
its appeal to those high feelings of the Noble Lord
on which lie so much prides himself—l will ask
him if he were called upon to justify any act in pri-
vate life. to satisfy any doubts entertained to Ins
prejudice by ell individual—what would be the line
of novestigstion he would deem necessary to his ho-
nour to pursue ?—would lie not consider it tots impe-
rious demand on his lofty spirit that there should be
perfect impartiality, etitireopeousess. and eves y (Immo-
tonity of sifting the charge to the bottom ? When
these suspic. are entertained by the public, why
does the Noble Lord shelter hitnarl fonder such petty
artifices as a green beg and a bonne—(lltar,
hour.)—The question of a Bill of Indemnity is toot
meetly a public one, there are important private
rights involved in it ; the actions of the imlividnals
confined, acid their characters. The object of
Bill of Indemnity is judicial, as well its political,
and all the unfortunate persons imprisoned under
the Suspension must have their cases considered
before a decision can jaunty and conscientiously be
come to. If the Committee is to be u Committee
of Sanction, and not of Inquiry—if it is to he com-
posed of the Noble Lord's town creatures-41mo the
Noble Lord may—
" I.ike Catu, give big Mlle Senate laws,
" And sit attentive to his owe applause—"
he may gloss over his measures as be pleases. I
trust ttttt e to the ineueoice of public opinion than
An any thing to be expected from the Con tttt Otter.
It was the Luddite Confederation that produces'
the disturbances, stool the mouthy of Guyer ttttt eon.
Due circumstance excites the wonder of every our
46110 itilitlght on the stoljrct—the extraordinary
'ay of counsel employed by the Crown on the
late State Trials—it is astonishing that Govern-
ment should deem it necessary not only to egis
gage every lawyer of talent on the circuit, ex•
ceps the our who so ably defended the prisoners
at Derby, hut, besides, to bring down others from
lanolin', mid this slot so onosch to strengthen their
own side, us In neutralise tine exertions of advuotate.,
mid weaken the other side. The Right f loss. Geod.
has failed its oinking out a case for Oliver ; lie did
toot come within the description of those agents tut
Ilon. Gent. on this side of the house had isolmitted
might be, without censure, employed. That de-
scription, flu I uaderstood it, included the circum-
stonier of the agent being known no the part of
the country from .which he conveys, the intelligence.
A straver, coming as ato accomplice. is more ac-
ceptable; he brings news, details information, tells
of other branches of the conspiracy, mid intended
risings—this was the precise course pursued by
Oliver—cud there is no shadow of mown, to assert
that such an agent might with propriety receive
employment f Ministers."
Mr. B. 11*nm:we explained.
Sir S. llostiLLY.-.." I sun by no means disposed
to officio. that Parliament is not called on to instie
tote an inquiry into the state of the country, as it
is at present, rod lute heen for some time previous
to tile meeting of Parliament ; on the controory. I
sin convinced that the investigation of the ouliject
will tend to the public advantage. limit it epiwars
more especially necessary that every possible tailor-
'nation be afforest to the house, inasmuch us it ap-
pears, from what has fallen from the Noble Lord
mid Right honourable Gentleman opposite, that it
may form tier ground of ass ulterior legislative mea-
sure. The evince' of the Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
had been qualified by time assurance, that the legis-
lative measure likely to be resorted to would he
merely one of precaution. But the House is al-
ready acepsaiosted f the highest 'source of autho-
rity, the Speech front the Throue, that too such
precautionary 1111411 MM is at all necessory or desirable.
On the first day of this Session the Prince Regent's
Speech had Lurie testimony to the general tranquil-
lity and loyalty which at that ttttttt colt prevailed
through ull parts of the country, recoonmendisog to
the good muse of Parliouttent to implore that happy
disposition by all means in its power. After this, is
it possible skit Nlinisters are about to snake this ex-
lionisation the pretext for demoniling new powers
nt the hands of the House—(gear, /scurf—aid
this, too, at the very time they are affecting to re-
sign rip all those extrnorilitiary powers witit which
we bud 1") very reluctantly inintsted them—
(Hear, hear/—nt a time when the. Aunt-owe-oe-
twirl himself was admitting there existed no longer
ruy necessity for douse severe measures which uiul
been adopted, will kill bit jlll4 1110Vesl, 11110 the
recogiiizances of all those ensiled with diti:4lre-
tiim should in iltschisNeol ? Their object is but
too obvious—they are ausintts to make out, if pa...
'atilt-, 'itch it ease its null Indite!' the II --Olist 1411'411i..
sitter their cooduct with indulgence. But after
ttll.ll. has oppeered, ail' they have the loresuimition
iro expect the llotow will grails them a Bill or bi-
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fair that d:voila:foil misconduct, %vitals Ilia tend-
ed to misrule mod anarchy throughsosit the country,
an& of which, it is to be hoped, they begin to be at
lint ash:toned, if not afraid of its couksquences!
The Nolde Lail treats an iiisfeinnity its a natural
cousequelorq of a suspension of the fishes, Corpus.
Bait the Douse will remensher the circumstances
under whio•lo he applied to tins floose for that sus-
pension. Does not every one recollect how hr ill-
ations,' mom the seriatim and dreadful responsibility
under aborts his Nlisjeaty's Government accepted of
this entice:slat, of the general liberties of English-
men ?_( Misch applause.)—lf indemnity be the
natural result of a soispension, what becomes of this
tremendous restionsibility ? %Vint lokelihood is there
of ...Moog Ministers to account fair official Mi4eoil-
- who are always assured of this mode of pro-
lemons from who may perhaps very
justly feel themselves egg ieved ? It is to be
hoped, since suds ample urgency exists for a
measure of this nature, that Isis Majesty's Mi-
Wasters silt be able. as they liotee assured the floosie
they can, to ;Ilford ass the means of ascertaining the
exiateitee oft his urgent necessity, by proof—not such
as lately, in the Report of the Secret Committee.
was ullordeal, but proof satisfactory mid conclusive
in every honest mates mittal.—(//ear, hear.)—Let
them 'patentee to the casuistry anal the II use a de-
tailed stale of the country since Julie last. Let
them state why, considering the avowed tranoinil
state of the country at barge since that period, they
dill not advise the calling together of Parliameot
its September, °cipher, or November last, for the
purpose of faecing the 'allelic front the disgrace and
thraldom looter which the country has groaned
for mouths? Out December, and the greater part
of January, elapses before Parliament meets, anal
then we ore told, the very first day, tranquil-
lity and comparative prosperity had been restored
fur some considerable time. without any reason
honing heen assi:pie.l by any of his Majesty's Minis-
ters, why this Douse has not been cipher called
together. Ilut, instead of any such reason being
asstgited, we are told that a continuation of some
of these exit% unary powers promised to be relin-
quished will yet he necessary for the .conveniesice
mid protection of Ministers. Nor should it be for-
Innen, that it was not until Government found
themselves unavoialably upon the eve of u Session.
assail became apprehensive of tile conseciatences of
their proctiostinatioa, that they Logan in the least
degree tat relax loom their system of excessive
rigour and muemittitag seventy. —1 /leer, hear. )
Is is time to impairs*, them auto the state of the
country intersially in the intervening months, dor-
log which mercy, if not our accustomed forms of
Law, might lane been permitted to mitigate the se-
vere itutt nny,s of vsrioas inditulusls, ilojilstly
tic-
cased mail cusilioteir —a hen we hod the otiose tufa-
Muth, character, who hot. with so notch effect in-
stilled bus poison into the mind of oar late Secret
Gaiiviiittee, working up the angry fr. !logs of de-
lualeol anal distressed iridisioluals our of cowboy,
.tusl who, instead of seeking • 11 lot eutif,titettrio,
Merely Pitoglit bread, and assurii:LT them that
there was li!Iy I honsand its Landon. sevrally thou-
sand in in!. r platys, really to joins in the great
ohject oaf lati!aolling us redress of their go tevatices, what
titans c.sal ace hilillatOe there can eXI,I its the tapir-
setamiatais given by such execrahle authority to the
Committee of Secret.), up ass which we so indiscreetly
voted the Suspension of the Constitution ? It is
not, I hope, by such evidence ass cats lie drawls from
such tosiscreinits as these, that we are now to ascer-
tain the internal state ratite country, or the rea,oll-
- of it Bill Of Illde 1111 l ity to Alliiisters—
(llelle. hear, hear)—although opoo such esi-
deuce it is to lie lamented s nosh appy beings
have been brought to trial, and suffered the severest
poiiiislitneist. Lin tot advert to the proposed Coin-
inittee, which is to take the Ministers out of all their
trouble, there can be bin one reasons to desire it
blioUld lie appointaul by hallo, and that is tolerably
obvious to all. Is there any delicacy its his Ma-
jesty's Ministers attempting to ismistseate for them-
selves such ii.ertions as may liberate them from their
embarrassment, and grant them the indemnity they
require ? The decrial forms the (-louse prevented
any individual of that house, whilst labouring un-
der aseCtssation, from being a party to the proceed-
ings subsequent to Isis defence, and required that
Ise shonfd isliseut himself. Are not Ministers
similatly situated in the present instance, and
can it be considered consistent with parliamentary
usage that they should evade the forms established
in all other cases ? Its fact, they thus secure to
thrsinelves a majority of votes amongst the judges
before whom their case is to be tried. From what
has transpired at Derby, nothing can be in-
ferred as to the origin of the emispiracy: fur not-
widen:sliding the Attorney-General was challenged
user mid over again to enter into the Minute
details of its origin, mud it has beets alleged lay
counsel that he did not do an, clearly for this reason,
that if lie had guise into its origin, those missionaries
of evil would he found at the battens of it, and that
the motives for conspiracy weir supplied by these
spies anal at roctous agents of Government I kite,
hear.) on that orensima, l (qualm help
!mowing I think the Right Honourable Gentleman
did his dote much more satisfactorily to Ministers
nous It, the 'oolitic. I low deem eio the Right I loss.
Genllrosam say that the trasecort. in Derby
proved the %vial's's] mid tarsalarwly Ilse measures
adopted by this Moose la-t 'as-nn', wisest of the
origin of those stalitiotis !nuivoirtimi.4 We still re-
-111.111 in MI s-li of the
Attorney-Getters, sat least, ositpears to have lards
courted nits! a1...1it-41 for ? lint more remarkable
than all, these extraordinary iitiererB carte not ea:led
into torsion iii the transactions at 1)ro by, but the
ordinary adaiihMotnotioss of justice was found ade-
quate to the suppressiou of the tillassilt, and the
detention and execution of the offesooleas, who were
me.' I I rad V
as
soon as
they would have
the iltilresir ei.lllll. Act remained its hail lioce. Owl
vet 51 mistrt s stay here partielilerly is to lie lisuud
the reasiiiii.thlet.rier *oil expediency sat the MINI.
Objecitil its, 111.11:1" till lilt' MIS, hitt had
been c plenat through the agency of those mis-
sionaries ash rvii, albs had sisal heels heti,
like the maossompies of the. Gospel, to snood
111,1.1.• lit Uhuill Ilwy we we sent, wols a view to
retailer them cooniite, Moil restore them to is JONr
reuse of their dangerous thornlike, nod vractice••
but expiessly to aggravate their tli-sat faction, and
lite them to acts viotiesier nod insittnedion.
These inisciemats, tau doubt, twee had the bold-
nyss to retus u and clan.) Clair claw al at the 11111414

or Govettiment, as if they hit tlohe the most me-
ritorious mos. Is this the return the [louse should
now suffer to be made to the public. fur the ton-
fidetwe it has reposed in its constituen's, tie rather
ought it not to set itself "a•aiously about making
some atonement fur lite insults and indi,:t•iiies it lias•
suffered the Noble Lord anti hi: colleagors to belt
upon the public at large for so intiity pit r
Notwithstanding all that 1111% liven urged as 'yr
the individual sufferings under the late AN-t—
-the evils arising out of the frerpretit •11141 rantiaanal
imprisoinnents—the arbitrary proceed'', :•1
—the pending periwigs accused, elatined !!!:••
from one part of the kingdom to the either— I cow'.
alder all these as of little weight or unto :apse
compared with the baneful effects of ILr. too veal sit
whirl, has been established in this ins!iiiiye. W •
well know how Ministers, when they endeavour to t -
vade the Constitution iu part, seek fur pr. co dt are, t
Implant their application to this I-louse. How h ipp.7
would they have beeti had our history ail'adsll
them 1111C11 a precedent for their late applicat•,ll,
as we now have placed upon our Joornsils a:: t•ter:,:.•l
memento of nor short-sightedness and oat'cli• yritee—
a precedent for the repeal of the Habeas Gantt-,
because the poor and lately industrious inhabita••••4
of the manufacturli, districts were mum „ant of em-
ployment and bread', and murmured tut Cie !1,111;:r•
and felt disposed to outrage and turindt, in coree-
quence of the severity of their sufferins. Even
their applications to the Hnnse for its reform wen.:
considered ugaravatiotta of the offence. Let us he-
ware of the effect which this precedent may prod tic- •
when ages shall hire 'timed away, and the grave shall
have closed alike over those who now enjoy the favour
of the Sovereirsrn, or who, like us, perform a bootle,a
and thankless duty to their country, by deft:l(llo.g cite
rights and liberties of the subjects oft his real in front
the rash hand of an arbitrary Administration—why's
perhaps shall be seated on the throne a Prince of the
llousu of Brunswick, Nis true, but with all Oa!
dangerous prejudices and arbitrary principles nf
the Stualts, and who, like them, shall Ito I snore
pride in being ranked amongst the lita.nots of Et:-
rope, than classed amourt those legtwitutte, t•-:1-
stitutiomil, and beuelieent inmiarchs, olio
sacred light upon the ages in which they lived. I,: r.
theirs, I say, dread the possible use 'airy
made by the tlinistera of such a Prince, of
I.recedents for suspension and indemitity,
circumstancea of similar alarm.—( Loud (gip v.)
As an lion. Baronet observed, as well Ii; .;lit 1:1C
writ of Milieu Corpus be expunged Iron, .tutict. gsa
thus o.e. 01i our proceedings at law, dl.. reo er 1
every occasion of alarm, to be sitapeotl•a!, as it is
called. In times of peace and tramp/11111y. aisle
writ ass comparatively of 110 w:iuttt. %Tr. 11 Lai
require•l its interference then? It %%as in ct-u 'ark
of arbitrary a xoftlllll of 110 Wee on the pit of
the Exectitiyy that the nit itself was valtiahly.
%%Aim ! shall u•! resign 1111 every such occasiois
that which is the just pride and boast of these
countries over all others, end enable, by arty cri-
minal facility, as arbitrary Administration first tie
suspend tile invaluable privilege of' the subject, mat
then afford him security against public or private •
impeachment, by granting an Act of Indemnity ?
Let the House pause err it %auction so dangerous
precedent. 1 shall vote myself fur information on
this important subject ; but I trust the House will
see the necessity of requiring the r0it,.,4 mo,t
satisfactory inforination, as well as reetrent hi. Ma-
jesty's Nlinisters tmin natiling, its must lie the in-
evitable result of a ballot, those who sire to lo cline
their judges in a case of the moat vital interests tas
us and to our posterity. —( Considerable app/rani./
Mr. Puti.Lies—" Ilia M.jesty's Mrmarers
caat-
not present their case to the public tinder mole un-
favourable :minces than by attemptilig to
appniu-
an unfair jury to try a case which is riot only their
own, but that of those persons lately retttriaal ft um
prison, and, indeed, or a great pint of the king-
dom. If the conduct of Government had been the
- reverse of whet it was—if, ioso,od of sending spits
and tuisaionaries of revolt sod bloodshed into this
country, conciliation mud the dissemination of sound
principles had been tried, the objects now boasted.
to have been attained by insidious mid creiss
means, would have been accomplished walloat
shedding the blood of miserable debuted ineo.—
The assertion that an incendiary plot existed ot
Lancashire, was to be traced, from my own ktart -
ledge and research on the sulaject, solely to tho
misrepresentation of spies and informers. If such
a plot had existed, would the Attorney-General
he justified in discharging from confinement, with-
out trial, those charged with such an heinous too-
pose as the burning of that immense town ; and if
there be any just cause for surprise at the present
tranquillity, it must arise from an apprehelisluil
that so many persons have been let loose through-
nut the country, whom their friends must look
tsPou as martyrs in the common cause. But tin:
fact is, that in despite of the imprudence and
the irritating conduct of our Government, the ptibla•
tranquillity has, generally speaking, been preserved ;
notwithstanding the natural agitation and Itrineoct
which might be expected to result from the convic-
tion which prevailed iii a starving populatom of
eight or 900,009 persons, who all firmly believed
their distresses would be relieved by a ileturin iu
I Parliament." _ _

Air. WYNN professed, his opinion as to the tx-
pediency of the Suspension, and other restrictive
measures, remained the same, notwithstanding,
what had fallen its this or previous evenings debates.
Co-operation had been expected by those at Derby,
both it► London and in Yorkshire, its which Lisa
of the country the insurgents embodied themselves.,
and tired upon the King's troops. Its the trims.
actions at Derby, it was not so mut It tl:e ittiorstc-
General's duty to trace the insuirection to 114
origin, its to brim: home treason to the
(Hear, front the Oppo.v r ion . It. should
lie had done before, in stiiirort of tiie moisines
;Molded on that important locc,,loil by his Majesty.,
ftlmti.ters, and could see no objectioii to a select, of
of the Committee by ballot.
Sir IVst. Btiunouuus, 83 fur flout &akin:
events load justified the lute nu-astirrs of Goat ii-
umemt, thought it impossible, lions a review of Vir
contelits of the two former 11-ports of the Secret
Committee, that Government could make out any
l',lqe for their defence. ptcjects of she slisai.
fected in this city were never know*, limit to fist:
persons—two broken apothccal its, a bank, opt hy-
mnal., a cobbler, and the bully of a brothel. wl.il•t
ut the taiir near I)rttn• no more than two hutolre I
cull-cte,! ; and both att. altos..