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London, England, 1810-04-11 00:00:00

directed the Serjeant at Arms how to execute the
wsirant of the House of Commons. This he colt-

ceited to be very dangerous dotirine. His business
tva.l to do it legally. If it were a clear law of Par-
liament, he would e told so by the Speaker ; if

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doubtful he would b- left to obtain a legal opinion;
but he hadnever heard that it Wa3 the duty of Minis-
ters to direet him. His Right Hon. Friend had been -
accused of having refused. the Serjeant the aid which ..
he had required. -Had he done scr lie would nave been -..':
highly culpable, but he would answer the charge' c
against his flight Hnnourable FL:lend by a denik .
of the faet. When he had been applied to 1)Y
the Serjeant, he had replied that he should haVe
every assistance from the drii. power :nisi that
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if that were insufficient he -should have the MI:
litary aid requisite: Speaking as -a Lawyer, onci,
ih the presence of La ....yers, tteWou,dconfidently
assert eat this answer ul his gt.t H
Friend was most correct. Wh..t reason could
have induced his Right Honoutabte Friend not to
send the militaiy in the first i it but lei, anxiety
not to trantgress the lair' After ahr of retapituls- .
tion of hik argdnient§, the L .rue,; Gentleman eon-
chided, by declaring, ti,at he thought the House
would persuaded not only tha u W. me was at—
tributable to h s Mivesty's Mutist,.eS, b,..t that ("lei
had exerted tlietn,,el% es to their utino.t in the
charge. of their duty.
Sir J... SZA.BRIOHT thought. the House and Coutt-._
:!try under toe gremest crAigations to his Majesty*
Goveintnent, for hying proceedtd to est:entities
with Sit Francis Burdett. I. he c. ulticonceive anY

one conrse of conduct more disgvic- tut h-in any other,
it was the course pursued by that Bat.one, Had his
intent-ion been Inertly 1...
.dispute the kgality. of II"'
,watr,int he had the weans of trying tha question iu
a very different jratimer, Was it the Hun. Bironet-A,.
respect for civil lit-Jetty th a ;clawed him R.) place-
metropolis under. the cotitroul' of a rabblto
Wit, it his respect for civil liberty that induced him
to allow the tpob (over s.tili.An it Was to be prestitned..
lie had influence) on Suitd:ty noon in piccaoi..ll)- to
insult and maltreat 'all piiseng,rs who wonla 1.1?"7 • .
take of? their hits and. cry ‘4 Burdett for ever ?"--"'
,For himself, he had been prevented nom goialg •
that way, because he was DOI disitt;Sed to pass Sir 1;
Burdett's house utieovered. Her lamented tho
party turn which the debate had taken, and declate .
that he perfectly agreed with his Hon. Ftietid near
him.- (Mi. Corwen) in the necessity of ati:Urding
every support to Government in the pie Sent
lure. • Adverting to the conduct of the Serjeant
at -Arms., he conmided that -it was impossible.lot
him to foresee that ariy "I‘lttnber of that Honour--
able-• House would- have aaecta4 Sir 47,-;incir. :Our'
dstt has dOne. He had limn long acquainted. With
that gentleman, and he could with [nub declare,' ;;,;

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that it he were to.look out tor a Mau 10 fierfualf
service which required greatattivily, and great per" •
sonal courage, he COUld . select any
bettet.:quahlited• in those fespel.:ts than Air. coluao•

• Sir S. RtAMILLY wai unwilling that-the queaion
should go to a vote without stating his reasonS for
preferring the • original inotiote to tbe'ittiendnieut •
It Was not that be did nut feel as stiong!y as any •
:van the gross iarproprietyrof Sir F.-Litudrti's coactud;
• but having been of opinion on a firmer occasion,
and beteg still cf opiniOr (though with pert, c4,•4}!1)'
m n , mission to !hi! decisio of the m,jor.ty of
it
_House) that . the letter' and. tie Arifiekei argnitleot
addressed by Sif Fraficis Burdett to his Con-ittnenta
did not constitute an utfence cognizable by 11'?
House, be could-hot vote tf,e' letseraddieasea
by • the Honourable B xonet to the Speaker -W"st-
an aggravation of his former off, nee." 1.3,
saying this, he begged to be und,e:stiaod t 1
was far' from his' intention to jostify , palliate
the Honourable Baronet's conduct. He wa,
nished that it should have been suggested .to
the-
Honourable Baronet, or that he 611°1)4 inive adopteal
the•seggestion, that the Freterahle• m0de.,04 dispot'
ing the question of the legality of toe Speaker', wilf":
rant would. Le, not by moving for an'Hu4eas Co, pus,-
or by bringing an actiots for liaise imisisonineut, b=l°.
by an indictment for murder I He could not Coll-
ceivt it necessary to the Honourable Baronet's views'
to have made the least slew of rest Stance. It on the°,
exinhition of the warrant he had gone immo,rtiVei): •
to.the Tower, he would have all his legal remedies a'''.
totnpletely' as under any other circumstances. Still .7
he remained 'of the .same opinion with respect to
vote by which Sir F. Burdett had been committed te)
the-Tower.. The Learned and able dent, oppasiter
had aSaerted, th:it the dignity of the House had bee'l
adyianced.hy their .proceeding. How that was tit('
case he could not conceive,. w hen it was said at 014
same tithe that the House had better not pr°'
ceed to expulsion, 'lest the inhabitants, not the
rabble, but the peaceable householders of \Vesta:tin'
'ster, satisfied that the House was in the wronii shoula
re-eltkt the Hon. Barooet. He was sure that Ibis'
had'heen said, lie bad been asked if he saw Ar •
ditliCulties likely to result from the vote of !heather.
eyetiing.for committing Sir Francis to t!,e ToOr
why he 114,01 bitted them. The difficulty which .
had oecurred- he did--noi foresee, but he had apPre‘
headed very fatal consequences from that resohrti°3
of the House,• which, from liruden iii motivea, he
had not chosen to particularise., !eq. he Might paitig
out the best node to (ICY
generaccothlut.a ui Ministers in thia
business he thought highly culpabl,_l. He perceived
that this observation produced Smiles ,fr•An soma
Gehtletnen opposite, who Were accustomed to use
only. such inarticulate aroinentS.
Captain PAUKEK, however fie might indulge ia
inarticulate arguments, must gay, that the.argtirtrat
of the Learned Gentleman had the tuo•t evil tend'.
de.ncy.. It the Learned Gentleman were with Sir
Francis
.Burdettgio hoist in this country the-stand--
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Mr: PoNsepay spoke to•order.
Captain PARKIIK begged pardon, .but did not like
to hear such speeches that were el-demisted to,
do great harm. In his opinion, Sir F. Burdett ought
to' be expelled, and he thought too highly of the
good sense of the, Electors of Westminster, to' imp''
gine they•would re-e;eCt him.
Sir J. PULTENEY had voted _for the.Commitmeet:
9f Sir Francis Burdett to the Tower; and so so for:
was lie from having changed his opinion or) thiC
subje,:t, that he was every day more and..crroo..
convinced of the propriety at the decision to.whicli.
the- House came upon it. He • thought; th"C
Ministers had done-every thing they,could to re,toro
public tranquility, and., to .hic knowledge, their.
measures bad prevented much serious mischief