The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-24 00:00:00

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The Earl of LIVP.PPoot, moved, that the House
do adjourn till this day se'nnight (Friday next),
and stated that he should probably on that day
blintz down a communication trom the Prince
Regent respecting the state of the country, in
which case he should on the same day move for
the revival of the Committee which bat in the
early part of the Session.
Earl Gee,: said he did not mean to oppose the
adjournment, but lie heard with regret, he might
say with a feeling almost amounting to despair,
what the Noble Ent I had stated with regard to the
intended communication from the Prince Regent,
and the revival of the Committee. Considering
that since the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act, the utmost tranquillity had prevailed amongst
the people, notwithstanding the distress that still
existed, and which, he was verysort rosay,appented
to he rather increasing than dimiriishiOg; that not.
withstanding all the privations to whi=h they were
tinhanpilysubjected,theyhad evinced an unexampled
patience under their sufferings consideting also
that the persons arrested tinder the powers given
by the Suspension Bill, had proved to be persons
iii.the lower ranks of life, with little or no in-
fluence, with no means at their command, to ren•
der- them dangerous to the tiovernment, without
any character or station that could render them at
all formidable; he had hoped that the people of
England might now be trusted with the blessings
of their Constitution, and that it would not be
thought necessary again to suspend the exercise
of their privileges. It was, therefore, with poig-
nant regret that lie bad now heard from the Noble
Earl, sit intimation of the intention which lie
had announced, the more so, as it was known
that if the Noble Earl proposed the re-
vival of the Committee, it would be reviv-
ed, and that if .he aftermath. proposed the
renewal of the Suspension of the Habeas Cor-
pus, it would be agreed to, Contrary also to the
constant practice of the House, the Noble Earl
had given notice, that on the sante day on which
lie brought down the intended Message, he should
move the revival of the Committee, Could not
one day be given far the consideration of the
Message before the revival of the Committe' was
proposed ? Could not the proposition for the re-
vival of the Committee be postponed, merely till
the next sitting day of the House, to give a short
interval for the cousideration of the Message ? He
did nut now mean to corer into a diieussion upon
the subject, but he coitid not help observing, that
the renewal of the Suspension of the tiabeas
Corpus, instead of alleviating, would only greatly
aggravate the evil. Let the people !rave the full
enjoyment of the privileges of the Constitution,and
they would know how to feel and appreciate their in,
dependence. Those privileges had hitherto borne
them triumphantly through every difficulty, and
would again raise them above the listreises of their
present situation ,by giving them that feeling (erre,
darn which was the best safeguard to the Govern.
nient. These privileges were indeed the bes

support of the bovernment, when fully enjoyed
by the country, leading it, as they always hail
dune, to the path of honour and glory, mud re-
nown. Ile should not now say more, except tug.
getting a hope that the Committee would very
cautiously sift and weigh the evidence which came
before them, in order that their Report might not,
as in the for►t►er instance, be impeached on the
ground of HU erroneous statement, the fallacy of
which was offered to be proved at the I„►r.
The Earl of LrvapttPoot•, said be did not wish to
prolong the discussion ; but the conre of pro-
ceeding having been adverted to, he should met ely
observe, that though it was true; the usual prac-
tice was to appoint a.day, after bringing down ti
Niessage, for its consideration, yet it should be
recollected, that in the present instance lie had
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departed from the usual custom, in giving notice
of the probability of a comnsunicatirm from the
Prince Regent on Friday next ; and therefore, in
point of fact, there ‘voeltl he a week's notice of
the intended discussion. Without entering now
into the question, he could not, however, allow
I he WNW of the Committee to be falsified, with-
out declaritig, that in all the material prints the
ItepOrt of the Committee was completely borne
out by Nets, and the snore strongly by inforMa.
tion that hail Sobsequeoly come tO -
Earl Gm said he had not falsified the Report
of the Committee. IVlkat he had stet ed*was, and he
repeated it, that the Report of the Committee was
impeached with regard to material facts, and this
not only in the Petition respecting the London
f:Tssiods Society, the allegations of which were of.
feted to be proved at the Bar, but which was re.
fused; hot also in the Resolutiona of the Grand
Jury at Norwich, which distinctly negatived the
eaisseuce of Seditious Societies in that city, as as.
sertud in the Report of the Committee. The No-
ble Earl had talked of a week's 'twice, but how
was it a notice ;--Merely that a Message 'would he
brought dow u, but of the contents of that Message
no not ke whatever was given. This, therefore,
cause exactly to the same point he hail before
urged, that no t inse was to be allowed for the con-
sideration of the Message itself.—Adjourned till
Friday next.