The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-31 00:00:00

o,•d 1E LTI OURNE--It did not appear that the Learned
Counsel could, under the circumstances, be fairly called on
to go on with his address at present ; but when he made that
admission he could not help reminding their Lordships that
it was agreed on all sides, and in every quarter, that this pro•
ceeding should be dispatched with as little delay as possible.
If their Lordships were not to meet until the usual hour to-
morrow, he was afraid that the Learned Counsel would occuPY
a greater portion of time in their addresses than the two days
to which it was, in the first instance, intended that they should
be confined. He therefore suggested that means should he
taken to shorten the delay occasioned by this proceeding Ai
far as possible, and that their Lordships should. with that
view, meet at an early hour to-morrox, in order, if possible,
to insure a compliance with the general arrangement which
had been entered into.—( Hear, hear. )
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that they bad still 10'
morrow and Saturday to hear the speeches of cou:isel; but
if their Lordships were to meet at an earlier hour than five
o'clock, great inconvenience would ensue to those Peers who
had to attend Committees, and those e.ig tged in matters of
similar description. They might, however, obviate the danger
of delay, by postponing all other business which might pre-
cede the hearing of counsel. At all events, he thought
the counsel could not oc.'opy more than a small portion of
Monday, in addition to the time already allotted to o:,ern•
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All he desired was, that it should he in:tressed on their Lord-
ships that sufficient time ought to bp
allowed them to consider
toe information with which th y were furnished, before they
proceeded to the diseussie
of this Bill.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord BROUGI4:im
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of thatquite agreed with the Noble Duke who
spoke last, th
the business of agreed
Committees, and other business
'.ature would be interfered with, if their Lordships met
hear counsel on this Bill at an early hour, such as 10 or 12
o'clock. But no such difficulty lay in the way of their
meeting at three o'clock, for the Committees would then be
over. With receet to the delay which had, it was said, been
caused by the hearing of counsel, he should only say that as
far as the address of the Learned Couneil had gone, his pre;
dictions that, so far from any unnecessary delay being caused
by allowing counsel to address that House, their own- debates
would be much shortened by their so doing, were completely
verified ; in which opinion his Noble Friend (Lord Lynd-
hurst) coincided, though it did not frequently happen that they
took the same views. The Learned Counsel had, with great
distinctness, and by a very judicious mode of statement, re-
ferred to the principal points of objection to this Bill; the
minds of their Lordships were brought to bear on these points'
and, instead of floundering amidst a vague mass of objections,
they came prepared to discuss the measure in a much more
concise and distinct manner than if they had no such state-
ment as that of the Learned Counsel for their guide.—( Hear.)
The Duke of CUMBERLAND: Supposing that their
Lordships were to meet at three, their best course would eer'
tainly be that they should proceed without interruption in this
proceeding. In consequence of the presentation of petitions,
of questions being asked, and Bills advanced, they had than
day lost three quarters of an hour.
Lord BROUGHAM : An hour and a half.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND: That was no fault of
his. He had mentioned the delay which had occurred that
day, with a view of guarding against it to-morrow.
Lord MELBOURNE quite agreed with what the Illustriol?
Duke had said. He only wished that he could impress his
recommendation on some of his then absent friends.
. Lord LYNDHURST was of opinion that their Lordship'
might meet at the usual hour (five o'clock), and yet get ove
n`this proceeding in the prescribed time. By commencing 3
five o'clock, the Learned Counsel who had addressed the Has:
that night, might, he thought, finish his address by eig,h
o'clock, and thus afford time to his brother Counseltoconclos
within the appointed time. He would take that opportunitle
of expressing his concurrence in the opinions expressed by ti
• Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham) for the reasons whiff'
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he had stated, because the Learned Counsel had, as far as ue
had gone, brought under review all the strong points of 0",;
jection to this measure, and thus directed the attention of the'
Lordships at both sides to them, for the purpose either of Or
porting or opposing the Bill.
It was understood that the House would meet at five o'clock
to-morrow, and they then adjourned at a quarter to ten o'clow