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London, England, 1805-03-14 00:00:00

PARLMMENTARr PROGEZDINCiS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, MARCH ts.
The Royal Aifent by Commilaon (the Lord Chancellor, Lords
Walingham and Auckland, fitting as Commilfioners) war given
to the Portage Duty, the Loan, the Quarantine, and Leen privaul
Bills.
In tbe appeal, " the Earl of Ithanwal and others o. the Hon. Mr.
Mule and others," Mr. Adam was beard on the part of the appel-
lanumrordered to be further proceeded in on to-morrow.

MI. JUSTICE FOX.
The Marquis of ABE RCO RN fubmitted a motion
to their Lordfltips, as part of which be read the alle-
gations which he brought forward at the commence-
ment of the Seffion againft the Hun. Mr. Juftice Fox,
-the tentlency of which, as well as we could called
from the low voice in which the Noble Marquis fpok.e.
was, that they should be referred to the Committee
of the Lords to whom the petitions of Mr. Hart and
others, againft the Hon. Judge, had been referred.
Lord AUCKLAND expreffed his regret, that the
Weft bad been ever brought forward before their
Lordfhips in the shape in which it appeared to Band,
but now that they had taken it into confideration, he
thought it incumbent on them to proceed to a Concln-
lion, and either to acquit or convift the Learned and
Hon. Gentleman, whore conduit was the fubjed of
the charges, or accufations, er whatever other names
were given to them. He fincerely lamented that
fuch a precedent had been eftablithed, as that one of
the Judges of the land fhould be called tspon to anfwer
the allegations of any Member of that Houfe, how-
ever refpedable, and particularly as the matter of
thofe allegations was not within the immediate know-
ledge of that Ncble Lord, but taken upon the bare
affertion of thofe whofe authority fhould be received
with fome diffidence. If it were competent to the
Noble Marquis to do this, byparity of reafoning, any
of the fix hundred and fifty eight Members of the
other Houfe might call upon any of the Judges, or
even the Lord Chancellor, to anfwer charges which,
perhaps, might ultimately prove to be unfounded.—
What a fituation, therefore, would that of thofe per.,
funs, chofen on account of their experience, ability,
and virtue, to adminifter the laws, be, if, on the fo-
litary allegation of any of the Members of the other
Houfe, or of any Noble Lord out of the three him•
dred and fiaty of which the Peerage confifled, they
fhould be required anfwer at that Bar accufations
of the moft ferions nature. He would again exprefs
his regret, that fome other mode of proceeding;more
confiltent with the gravity.of the pradice of Parlia.
meat, and the very ferious nature of the charge to
be enquired into, had not been determined at the
outlet. However, as their Lordfhips had proceeded
fo far, he thought it their duty to continue, notwith-
ftanding the oblations to which theirproceedings may
give rife.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, at fonts length.
difculfed the point of order, and explained the differ-
ent modes which might be employed for the removal
of a Judge guilty of milkonduit, both by the antient
law and the Aft of Settlement. The other Houfe
might have proceeded by impeachment, and he was
lorry that mode had not been reforted to ; but ftill it
wai competent to either Houfe to proceed by addrefs.
His Lordfhip explained the anomalous proceedings,
in which it was poflible the prefent meafure might
lead their Lordfhips, and Rated more explicitly than
what bad been previoufly done, what he conceived
ito be the intention of the Noble Marquis n making
his motion.
Earl SPENCER, having prefaced with a few
words to order, declared, that it did not appear to
him to accord perfedly with the ufual courfe of their
Lordfhips' proceedings in criminal matters, that the
allegations of the Noble Marquis, as well as the pe-
titions, fhould be referred to their Lordfhips' Com-
mittee.

Lord HAWKESBURY adverted to the novelty of
the cafe, and nrged the neceffity of proceeding with
extreme caution and precifion •in a cafe for which
there was no precedent. He Rated, in a clear and
intelligible manner, what he prefumed the Noble
Marquis wiffied their Lordfhips to do. .The order of
reference, it was contended by fome Noble Lords in
the Committee, did not authorife them to take the
allegations of the Noble Marquis, whatever they
might do with refped to thofe in the petition, into
confideration. It was the with of the Noble Marquis
to obtain the order of their Lordfhips upon that fpe-
cific point.
Lord EI.LENBOROUGH would, with the leave
of their Lordfhips, propofe an amendment, which he
thought would have the effect of obviating the objec-
tion fawned by a Noble Lord. He thought it a
fubjet tor deep regret, that an oecafion for any mea-
fure of the fort upon which they were engaged, fkonld
have occurred—and he particularly lamented, that
the mode of impeachment had not been preferred to
one which was likely to involve them in a ha of
eternal dilcuffion, where they would have to labour
without rudder or guide. The honour, the dame.
ter, and the fame of one who filled the snoß impor-
tant office in them agißracy, should not be fubjthed
to the delays and inconveniences infeparable from the
mode of proceeding, into which the Honfe had un-
fortunately fallen. His Lordfbip's amendment was
then read and adopted, which was in fubßance, "that
fo much of the allegations againft the Hon. Mr. jußice
Fos, as were not contained in the petitions, mould
be referred to the Committee."—Adjourned.

WIDNISDAY, MARC. 13.
The Horde proceeded farther in the Appeal from Scotland. the
Earl of Kinnoul, and others againft the Hon. Mr. Made and
others. Mr. Alexander was heard on behalf of the Appellants, aod
Mr. Romllly, on the part of the Refpoodents; after which the
further coadderation was poftponed NO Woodsy net.
Mr. A LIZA MD sa. Sir Hilo n DA La want, Mr. Se a LOON, and
feveral other Members of the Houfc of Commons, brought up the
Mutiny BM, the Salt Duty Bill, the Property Tax Bill, and two
private Bills which were fitverally read a firlt time.
The Pleature Hark Duty Bill went through a Committee, said
was sepertaL Adjourned till to-morrow (thu day) Two core.

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