Star.
London, England, 1810-06-07 00:00:00

in- 1688. The first fruits of that revolution were
Triennial Parliaments ; these continued till about 'a
'century ago, when Septennial Parliaments were in-
troduced. Since that time complaints of the corrup-
• -*ion of Parliament had been increasing continually to
tlte present time. Several attempts had been made
rb restore Triennial Parliaments without effect; it
sever would be obtained but by die expression of the
'general Mese of the people. He objected to the man-
ner in which the warrant of the Speaker had been
carried into effect in the case of. Sir Francis Burden.
—He obierved such would he the conduct of Bona-
parte; first he would send his police officers, and if
they could not succeed, then he would send an army.
The vesrfirst moment, said Mr. Slade, which places
the command of the army in.any other hands than
-those of the-Crown, that aliment destroys our liber-
ties, and places ut".tinder a military government.
• • A Member, whoie name we could not learn, said
be 'Was a friend to Parliamentary Reform ; it was
therefore with reltictance that he opposed the present
'ion held out that if Parliamen=
_.ied into effect, we should have
mercenary arintes, no more Perce-
these were schemes so vision-
:onsent to give them his support.
Sir Francis Burdett having
Jon, denying• that the House of
privilege of.imprisoning persons,
_ If the Court to meet the question
thought,. however, no person could
:r of the House of Commons to do
Burdett rested his opposition to the
of Lord Coke ; if he was con.

opinion, he' (Mr. Mawman)
. would soon be decided. Lord
terms, the House had the power
was all the House had done in
`lowever,*an opinion eves more
. Lord Coke, it was that of Sir
imself, who had ackowledged in
Cobbett, that the House possessed
mg its own Members ; and he
Id a right to demand a very
Honourable Baronet to justify
to the Serjeant, and having
.he peace of the metropolis, and
_ some of the citizens.
proposed an arbendment, stating in
Thai Court had a firm reliance on
Houses cif Patliament ; that
deterred by the 'cries of a faction,
the Crown, from adopting such
as the exigencies of the times

thought there never came before
of greater magnitude, or one
was more desirable. On this
I were purposely avoided on
of opinion might arise. Gentle-
! surprised at this : and having
the occasion, they chose them-
topics which had been purposely
_ than lose the benefit of their
'esent question arose out of the
itself. They had originated it
their' Standing Order in the
InqUiry. They had origina.
j, ungenerously, and unkindly
from 'a discussion in which they
interested. Many authorities
the advocates .of the power of
!mins to imprison : there were,
ities against it which seemed
. their memories—the authorities
Lord Camden, and Mr. Burke.
said, that for their own sakes
power which the Constitution
never intended they should
:gisletor and judge. He went
Auld sooner give up his blood
de. Mr.' Burke declared that
of Commons consisted in its
_lge of the people : a controul
House, to be used for the people,
Was there, he would ask, any
men ? Were they accused of at-
Constitution, and overturn the
ever insinuated it. Why, then,
:ice be done to the friends of re-
? Why should they be termed
anarchy ? If they bent to this
right of discussion, they would
the character of Englishmen.
of Commons was precisely
which Mr. Burke had ob-
" an addressing house" stir-
itioning peripl.c." They " gave
people demanded " enquiry ;"
every thing which it was to be
have done. The end of Par-
, when the House of Commons
sweeping support to all Miniiterc, no
acts. Mr. Burke had decl.ired
of Commons assumed a power
the evils of the Star Chamber
was also his opirlion : nor was
doctrine ; he was supported by
and upright men—such men as
Samuel Rornilly. A worthy
,) had quoted Mr. Hume : he
improperly. Mr. Hume by no
doctrine which he had been
That worthy Gentleman (Mr.
his old principle of rooting up
ich he could make out by way
‘rning. He puzzled himself and
a dark labyrinth of exploded
was too sagacious to take any
:rand, constitutional principles,
reach. In his profound wisdom,
care to avoid every principle
wise or enlightened men: He
would, however, inform him,
• :
opinions of some leading characters,
could refuse respect. Lord
England can never be ruined
." Lnvd Coke had said
is tile best inheritance the sub-
Ate hAtI braid, 44 That when the
resources of Goyernment were em-
cr.; rapt the electori, them the Con-
by the roots." This was noti
language of the ,Loyettru of the present,
seemed to maintain, that eorraptieet,
tie Government by the roots,

tnererores witn reinctance u
motion ; but'the notion hi
my Reform was carried ii
No More taxes, no mercena
• rah= . a. lereaghs ; thes
ary that-he could- nott onset
Mr: MAiessAN said, Sir
üblighed a declaration, di
Commons had the privileg
it became the duty of the 4
broadly. He thought,. hi
• doubt, of the power of 'the
this. fir Francis Burdett
, House on the opinion of .L
tent to rest on that opin
thought the question woul
• Coke said, in express terms,
of judicating ; that was al
this case : there was, howe
I decisive than that of Lori
' Francis Burdett himself,
his letter to Mr. Cobbett,
die power of imprisoning i
illttinght the people had a
strong reason of the Hon
his refusal to submit to t
thereby endangered the pe;
sacrificed the lives of som
Mr. LucAs proposed a
substance—“ That the Co
the Members of both Ho
• they would not.be deterred
or the influence of the Cr
-measures of Reform as tl
might call for."
Mr..WAJTInstAlt though
that Court a question of g
. .on which unanimity was
account all questions we
which any difference of opi
men opposite seemed surpi
prepared speeches on the al
selves to start those topics
left untouched, sooner tha
orations. The present q
House of Commons itself.
lay the enforcement of thel
case of the Walcheren Inc
ted it,by-most unwisely, un
• exclading the people from .;
were most materially inte
bad been quoted' by the at
the. House of Commons
however, some authorities
to have quite escaped their
of Lord Chatharn, Lord
Lord Chatham had said,
they should refuse a pow
. never gave them : it new
unite the functions of legisl
an to state that he would s
than so betray the people.
the virtue of the House of I
being the express image c
was vested in that House,
and not against them. Wa:
' thing disloyal in these men 1
tempting to subvert the Con
Government ? No man eve;
should not the same justice I
form of the present day ? V
the friends of blood and ana
esT, and gave up the right
forfeit every claim to the
.—The present House of
the same as that to wh
' jetted :-.4They were ,4 ai
rounded by 44. a petitionini
thinks" where the people
in. short, they did every t
. swished they should mot hai
liament was defeated when
gave a gineral sweeping si
matter what were their acts
Also, that if the House of
beyond the law, all the ev
were revived. This was ;
he singular in such doctri
the opinions of able and u
Lord Erskine and Sir Sam
Gentleman ( ts'r. Jacks) hi
had quoted him most impr
'eens advocated the - doci
Aucstd to • support. That
.1-icks) acted only on his o
every musty record which 1
of chewing his learning.
perplexed others, with a d
dogmas • while he was n
notice the plain, siiund
which 14y within his reach.
lie had taken especial can
which arses from wise
Waithman), would
What. were the opinions o
to whops no man . crush
BArleigh..vbaxi .said, Enj
but by at. Parliament."
The law of the livid is t}
jet* hatl),"-- Mr. Locke h.
minty ;sod the resources
likired•in•ordier to crorrupt
ouch ai siva, cut up by thi
luostertr...the language of
day. 1%41 tilsey seemed tc
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