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London, England, 1808-04-08 00:00:00

tion to his anxiety .11r:t)),essiitrtttfuntert of tbeflriV
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eve blessed!Wlty„then -should
it-t;e'terktklif to ietpiiie• one branch of that *roost kn. .I
tolfopularfdisethittilif. It s‘ as solid, substantial i
ifgon",4len!theitlli•iclooked fOr. wa.sby..prirstt- I
ihglhaLEOjefiJlMpoptuar favour wamobexultivat-
'ecr,*anirtire ty *sacrificing it to a vain conSistencf.--
boilkiittency was fit effealiig Su listatillaicieforin
in tliii`ortfy, way in ;which it was platlicable:, .
_hoped the Hen. Gentle:oleo opposite woutd.consider
better bet'olle they thfew any obstacles in the way of
"the only'prospea thin now remained carrying the '
meastire•intcceflitel. - •
7'/ERlVVYkhought it an erroneous ground
,of argument tq suppose, that . the alterations now
made would Conciliate the Lords, There was no
.good-reason 'ld think thin would be the case. He
gavtt - foll.credif torhe motives Which had induced
the Hun. Gentleman to make the
,alterations now
before the [louse; but he• could not help thinking ,
these altermionsan abandonment of the principl the
House had so freggently asserted, without any one,
thinking, of limiting it•in ,point of duration, %if he
' could be sure the Bill, as amended, would pass, he
would not preis
.his sentiments: But .he looked in
vain for any thing like such an assurance. He had
a. respei for• the Loris, but he was'botind more tb
respect the fee,lihgs of the people ; and the cords
were 11Y. kiptitid tU 'do' so as he. Both Houses
had the..sat menus' of judging the feeling and Seti-
tintenti of the peopitt;'' -1-1; bad asked his Majesty's •
Ministers. who.ttre.ihf- be `stepposeri caeable"of judg-
ing, whetirr the measure .t.ottlil have tbesrinport of
all' his Majesty's Waisters. --Bat he coold get 'no
salklsicaory answer, as the Bill, though above-a ic.ir
under discussion, hid never, been a subjea of Cabin'
net consideration. A
.greater lititnher of Lords
ori 'a former °evasion, strongly opposed ' the
limitation in (hoe, th.io appoSeTtlie:p;irteipte. of the
Bill. How then could it be.. epefitet.lthat what
they so lately rejeCted with increased' asperity, would
: be acceptable to them Some at their Lord~
declared they would not !sanainn such a
measure
.for day. The :House of Commons had the
rights of
.the people' to maintain, and it was their
duty to adhere to these • It was ceitainly an
evil, Wan), branch of • lature was brought
into disrepute. 13iv.• • 'ltinworthy cohdudt
. OIL •
WAS pursued with tit!thest branch,
• ,••• •
hy a: dark junto hid t-).-.:inct toe !krone. ;.Such prit-
tices had, been known in the worst times of our his-
tory ; but the Jame, 'had never, till now, come forth
and arrayed itself against his Majesty's,"4Misters.—
He had been told this language had been.used to his
Majesty's Ministers:. "'They knew who made them
• Ministers, and. the same power Wray unmake them."
Indeed, the cohdua• of his Majesty's Ministers to-
wards their Sovereign had been highly criminal. it .
was not his charge to, defend the executive power.—.,
Bat he wasiorry to may his Majesty's name.was now
.-:-In.cireenistatices in which no geed man would' wish•
la'ilielt:Placed. The Right Hon. gentletnee
site.had•indeedcotumenced their AdiAinistration on
the 'sante - principle. 'The Constitutional principle
was, that the -King should have the credit of every
:gcSbd and gracious, and the Ministers all the
41 are of: *hat 'may be of a different charaCier.• But.
the Ri4ht Hanuurable Gentlemen opposite anted
.; very, differently, and introduced and allowed thp•use
of the-Sovererga's natile,.,o4ll.iiiigd with 4:011044 the
. ittost ungfitcleus. He adverted to the Waldrt;ss pre
-
sinned by thes Sheriffs of the City of London, which
Was CoMpliniented by his Majesty as an example
worthy of general imitation. • But nest day the Same
Sheritlii presented Petitions to both Houses in favour
of this Bill, which. was thought so dangerous and
disloyal as wholly to undermine the prerogative.—
llow. Was this inconsistency '
to be-accounted for ?
Probably a whisper had been given to one' of the lead-
itigAldertileii. This .mode of proceeding was not
honourable. But upon what occasion bad the Right
Hoe. -gentleman epposith expressed one fair or
manly, sentiment, in the whole cdurse of thepreceed-,
ings on_thisqueslion ? He knew well, that the only
principle' that aCtuafed the Right Hon. gentlemen
was ho•y;they could retain their Offices. But.the
'Country ,loriked to. him (Mr. Whitbread)' and his
friends, rind they would do their duiN,. When the
Ffoi. gentlethhn and his as'Socia'!es•ahandched theirs.
Toe' principle of the measure was, that 11Q offices
should be' granted in reversion, arid the ecorminie
represpoNtionocr.itithied in' his Majesty's Speech
could allode ttl nothiog.,but this measure... He pre;
ferrtiii a ResolUtion of the Hense to. be carried-to, Eh&
foot -uts...tbe l'itrotie a which may'
ultimately, be thistrece.ssfuk ' No dark junto could
impede such a'Rstilutrott. ' Hi; Mkjesty no
doubt, give hi§,Atii:i)wi.c oti)mbns.tho assurance:that.
would satisfy them on that head. . This would be a •
security:Or a-year, 'and may -ha Constantly'
:and thal3.ill may be Continually' pressed 'in the mean
time,,utithjite• thoSe advantages :that tua-
•'infe-refle:,liou and the,'opoi-atidn of external eire,ret-
"sfarems.may 4lve.' 1/4 But when 'this temporary Liif
should expre,,ssiireOilfig it id' the 'first instance ko
pas 1, whahSecnrity waS' t tier e that a More violent op-
Knitiort thatreverltiay riot be inade to the' renewal;
„unless the
,Bid was-made a"Government measure,'
Mitre. tic, efirtaci'that Nittild pass,- and it "'nay
7-be t,:iq•Wick 'at the close' Of. the Session,' 'tivlthlut
.
any• Other effett-from the '66llC.csSiort -matte by t
ComniOns, than theloss of 'that public' ateerti and
approbation acquired by the perseveriuice with
.Whicli the whole-measure had heen so repeatelly
pressed on the Upper House, Thespeople were at-
tached to this measure, because it was the corner.
Milne Of. a systetn.of reft,rmit ion, founded upon plain
and pritAicable principles, such as were Retell upon
by the, late Adruinistratioti, in their abstaining
to dispose o( the Reversioit 'of a Tellership which
hack fallen in .a short timebefore their resienatiOn.".,—.,
The proceedings now adopted would leave nialtitig
on the Jouinals to mark the stand -which it Wit'l the
.duty of the 'Ffouse tilt make.. Why was not a c•-.)h
:fereoe dernanded, according totbe'aritient- tionbti•
ftiliOilal practices. If:'the Lords were called up'on,ro
'assign reasons, why !naynot an amicable atrapr.
ment enteted into 'by • Obth parties But there:
WAs a third party which Was unfortunately too
pONverfol. If tine Bill did not pass, lie hoped a Reso-
lution would kte carried to the foot of the Thrall::,
. and reru as often as `it expired, till the mei,;OIL:
could be carried. dive; e'of the House of Colo
attcOtOrtitg to leiiitlate' for itself, was too ab.
14uld to theiii mores ;motion, ''Se„ in like
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