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(No. 12,3.52.)

self to be done, with having been led to promote thi•
measure from false feelings of consistency and from
ambitious ♦iews, the meaning of which be did not veil
well understand. Indeed, the Noble and Learned Lord
who spoke last though he disclaimed at the moment, strongly
insinuated something of the kind. He stated that although
he acquitted him (Earl Grey) of ambitious views,
yet that if he had been a Minister, and desired to msk.•
it impossible for any one to succeed him in office,
he could not have advised a better plat,
for retaining power than bringing forward this mea-
sure. A Right Reverend Prelate had insinuated some.
thing of the same kind. He would tell that Right Rev. Prelate
that he had a life to appeal to, and hoped that
even of those of his countrymen who did not know
him, but who bad been at the trouble to observe the
course of a person so insignificant as himself, would ac-
quit him of the charge ; he had a stake in the coun-
try, be had a posterity to whom he must wish
to convey all his honours and estates. Would it net be
madness thus willingly to incur a danger which he could
avoid, and which would render him secure, the existence of
one branch of the Legislature? With respect to the insi-
nuation of the Right Reverend Prelate with regard to
ambition, he would tell that Right Reverend Prelate that
the pulses of ambition might beat as strongly in sleeves of
lawn as under the habit of a layman. He must say
that a speech more unbecoming the situation of that
Right Reverend Prelate, he had never followed.—
The Right Rev. Prelate, like several others, had en-
deavoured to sound an alarm that the Church was in
danger. —(Hear, and cheers.) The House had also heard
from him a subject which he little expected to
be broached on this occasion. He alluded to the Corona-
tion Oath. He repudiated the charge which the Right
Rev. Prelate had brought against him. The Bill now
before their Lordships, so far from being of a revo-
lutionary tendency was founded on the acknowledged
practice of the Constitution. The 101. qualification
depended upon the House, and nit on him. If altered
in the Committee, it would be for him to consider whe-
ther he would go on with the Bill or not,—but
undoubedly it was in the power of the House to say whether
that clause should stand or not. His Noble and Learned
Friend, in order to give this measure an odious character,
stated that the Members that would be returned
under the Bill, would net be Members but dele-
gates, and instances the ease of Sir R. Wilson, who was
turned out of the Borough, and Alder. Thompson censured.
Fault had been found by the Learned Lord about that word
" delegate ;" but he would ask were there no delegates but
those sent from popular places? What were those Mem-
bers who were sent from nomination boroughs, were they
not delegates in the strongest and truest sense of the word ?
Delegates sent to represent the interests of those who sent
them. Was he not liable to be dismissed, and censured as
well as the others. The Noble Earl after alluding to a
variety of topics connected with the details of the Bill,
concluded by a re`erence to the state of public opinion,
the danger he apprehended if the Bill was a second time
rejected which would arise from a complete alianation
from the House in respect and affection. It was on this
that he hid been induced to bring in and support the mea-
sure which, he trusted, would be speedily settled to the
satisfaction of the people. As to the exertion of the
Royal Prerogative, he most certainly looked upon it
as a last resource, but it was one also of which
he would constitutionally avail himself in an ex-
tremity to fulfil the lawful wishes of the people.
He trusted that the result of the Committee would be
a Reform that would he fully satisfactory to the
people. The Noble Earl sat down amidst
loud and general cheering, which lasted a few moments.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
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