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London, England, 1809-02-21 00:00:00

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gfr M. W. RIDLtY expressed Ms regret that de&
Oral Clavering, had been examined at all.
-The CHANCELLOR of the EXCI4EQUER
thought that an allowance was to be made for a per-
Soh not accustdmed to be examined at such a tribu-
nals But at all events it was not sufficient for any
Member to move that a witness had prevaricated,
%without shelving the_ grounds of the motion.
Mr. C. W, WYNE perspicuously contrasted the
various parts of General ClaVering's testimony, in
order to justify his motion, and concluded with ad-
Monishing the Committee, that the country would put
an injurious construction upon that system which
would vent on the same misconduct, in humble life,
that severer, measure of punishment, than the inflic-
tion of which on the higher rank. of delinquents it
would oppose.
Mr. N. CALVE R.'ll declared, that he had not heard
the etiderice distinctly, and if he was to be called upon
for a vote, he should move that the short-hand writer
should read the whole of the evidence.
Mrs BRAND considered some of the answers of
the witness worse than prevarication. They were
studiously equivocatory, with no other object than to
deceives
Mr. YORKE spoke of a future day of reckoning,
when persons to whom he applied such strong epi-
thets (as we forbear to mention) would be brought to
a strict examination. Until that period, he conceived,
the decision of the present case ought to be suspended.
Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT would not attach to the
testimony of the last witness gross prevarication, but
if such inconsistency and contradictions were-suffered
by that House, there was at once an end to its dignity
and character.
Sir THOMAS TURTON recommended to the
House to look at their minutes, and they would there
see an example for their proceedings. They were
not to consider whether the person was high or low.
They were to drive far from them so terrible a doc-
trine: The witness had come forward uncalled for
but be had come at his own peril, and if he had said
any thing improper they were called on to take cog-
nizance of his behaviour.

Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT thought the charge of a
very serious nature.
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, if called on at- the
present moment, from his own impression of the case,
to determine one way or the other, he must give it
against the witness. When he recollected, however,
that the witness came forward of his own accord to
correct his statement, he felt disinclined to judge of
his conduct too rashly, or to say what ought to be
done, till both parts of the testimony had been read,
or till an opportunity had been afforded the House of
considering the whole in one connected view. He
should, therefore, be better pleased, as he considered
it a case of importance, that the question be post-
poned for a day or two. To do justice, he thought
it essential either that the evidence be now read in full,
or that the question be postponed for two or three days.
Mr. C. W. WYNNE declared that the moment
he understood any Honourable Member to wish
farther time to decide on any question, in which the
import of evidence was concerned, he could have no
inclination but one, and that was to postpone the. dis-
cussion. He had felt it a most irksome duty to agi-
tate the question. He should with pleasure concur in
the withdrawing of it at present ; and should give
notice of a motion oa the subject when the charges
should have come under the consideration of the
House.

Mr. WILBERFORCE hoped the Honourable
Member had not withdrawn his motion, but that he
had only postponed it.
Mr. WYNNE said he had no wish to abandon the
motion. He only, in compliance with the wish of the
Honourable Member, wished to postpone it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEOUER
doubted, whether the contradiction in the evidence
alluded to might not proceed from misapprehension.
Mr. WYNNE said, if there had been any thing
like misapprehension in the business, he should have
been the last to notice it.

Mr. WHARTON sail, he had received a letter
from Major Ximenes, expressing a wish to be called
to the bar in vindication of his character, in conse-
quence of what had been stated on a firmer night.•
Mr. HUSIUSSON said, it had been state-i that
he was to have purchased a majortLy for 700 guineas.
Sir T. TURTON expressed a wish that the ap-
plication, and its purport, should be entered on the
minutes.

Mr. HUSKISSON said the Gentleman was ac.
tually in waiting.
Upon inquiry, however, Major Ximenes appeared
to have gone away.
Mr. GREENIVtIOD was then called in, and examined
by Mr. ABBRCROMZY. - _

Q. Is there any part of yodr evidence respecting
Mr. Elderton that yo' wish to correct ?A. Yes. It
appears, that the, unfavourable reports concerning
him were not received till after the appointment took
place.
Colonel Gordon was called in and examined by Mr.