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London, England, 1817-06-03 00:00:00

P-11tI.I dXIIENI44Rr PROCREDINGS.

rousr OP LORDS, JUNE 2.
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'1 to Edinburgh Police Bill tv,s r.Torted.
Petitions err' e pfe.e ned trout t'.o Partth of Sr; Panerat Mains t
a pan of the Mettopolia Paving and I.i,;litiug Bill. The obit:-
don was against that pruviiiun in the Bill which directed irota
piper to be keyed in all Caws, yr:tether for zu or other warporta.
Ibe petition.r. concei7ed that iron piper, however ptuier
other were not proper fur gar. Ihe Peg tutu acre reug•
red Re the Coinnuttee on the bal.—A:loomed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THR ELECTION -OF A spEAKER.
By rout u'cluck the House was crowded to gut 1.,
44#40 cafirlsiblkiAbrakiNgt. et -few o,lolll#a
and JetlircieJ tho following estage from the Prinz*
Regent:

I have It In con rand from Lis Royal Highness the Prins"
Regent to acquaint the House, that your late Speaker Laving
communicated to his Royal Highness his inability from indispaiii
sition, longer to fill the Chair, and informed him of his resigna•
tion, his Royal Highness, desirous that public business should
suffer as short en interruption as possible, has been pleases! to
take the earliest opportunity of communicating this event to
the house, and of conveying his pleasure that the House do int.
inediately proceed to the dreams of a new Speaker."

Sir JOHN,NICHOLL hoped the House would
do him the justice to believe that he felt the sincerest
regret at the event to which the message refetred; and
a inoportional reluctance to offer hirw:eft to their- no..
Lice on the occasion. His reluctance to come for.
ward, incise not only from a knowledge of the high
estimation in which the talents, the character, and
conduct of their late Speaker were held, and his ina-
filmy to do justice to his merits, but from a fear that
lie might not to able to lasing Ise...yard, in a sofF.-
cienity prominent point of view, the writs of one
to sucettA him. He felt no reioctan:e,
however, to pi otiose the (tight Honourable Gentle.
man whom he 1110 a nt to pint net to the notice of the
1-loos.e t.) 'At the Chair r for, divAting himself of the
feelinps to which he had referred, he would awns
• .„
them, that if 6ne better qualified for the high offs
had p-e-ented himself to his mind, he would not
have proposed hint. It was unnecessary on the pre-
seta occasion to svi:!:te the firm! e'r to trespass on the
pAtie:,ce of the House by man; observations.. If v:e
were neat at the commencement of a new Parliament,
in which many Mr inhers took their seats for the 47:t
time, it might he requisite to state the qualities and
conduct necessary for filling the Chair, in order to
direct their ittenrion to a proper choice : tut in ad-
dressing the 11c.i15.2 ;es this its Cith Session, in which
every Member 'had witnessed its proceedings for k
longer or a shorter period, and worn every one knew
the qualities requisite, for the arduous and dignified
situation of Speaker, it Was perfectly superfluous to
enlarge upon them. He might execute this duty to
an assembly so eomposedin at single sentence, by
merely retailing to their recollection what could never
be effaced from their memory—the numerous and
distinguished qualities that w. se concentrated in their
late excellent Speaker, and w.!lch shone with nisch
lustre tram the. Chair —(Hear, h:or). —To lament the
resignation of that distinguished individual was Wit
now his business; to Lass a sufficient panezyric on
fns merits Wai not within his power ; and to attempt
the task in an assembly while they wire to
sally known, and so warmly acknowledged, would
be a useless waste of time and lahoui. It his suc-
cessor had a diffitu:t duty to dischaige, in aepiring
to emulate his merits, and, o 'uterine his d•stinction,
he would likewise have the ten, tit of iteing directed
by the 1 ght of his exampte. The bdsiness of Pais
intment toad, -for a long time p ist, Hsi:wart, a chatae.
ter that rendered it tipcdicut to irOct a person of
professional education to tit) the
Cl.li sir ; and f, is
mentioning the name -t.t the 4ightllonaur3blp Mr.
,111.tnnets Stain, lie vial, not tl-p a itag west th*

eourse, he telt that he was stating what would be 71
recommendation. The Right Honourable Gentleman
was brought up to the Bar, and practised at it for
some time with distiaction. It was thought by some.
though he did not concur entirely in the observation,
that the habits of a lawyer, if strougly fixed, were
not such as could be a recommendatior. to Lim ir. ful-
filling the duties of Parliament, or in executing the
offices of the State. If such a prejudice existed, it
could not operate to the disadvantage of his Right
Honourable Friend, as he had not cominued su
long in the profession at to idlow the character
of his mind to be exclusively.fosmed upon its habits.
He had since filled an office 'atone neatly allied to
Oat which he now proposetrlir him, and tending in
a high degree to preppie him hit the chair—)in office
that trqiiited great and laborious investigation, pro.
found research, extensive knowledge 61 business, and
p-omptitude ..1 decision. AtJudge-Advocate-Ge.:
neral the Right Hon. Gentleman was not unknown
to ,he House to have been distinguished for &ratans
and strength of mind, for the candour that graced,
his conduct, and the impartiality that marked his
decisions. He had for some time sat in the House,
And thntigli he had not taken a prominent part in
questions of order, or offered his opinion 'frequently
alout modes of proceeding, yet the laws and the pri..l
✓ leges of Patliament bad not been inattentively oh-
s rued by him, nor had he failed to make them an
oj. et of his study—(Heoraisar). He did not think
it prop • detain the House with describing the
other qualifications of hi, Right Honjurable Friend,
though he might enlarge upon them without being
misled by the partialities of hiendibit, or MOSISTCSi.
lag the bounds of trutb. He would only say, that if
d gnity of birth, it elevation of rank, it urbanity of
manners, if integrity of conduct, it quickness of ap-
prehension, it promptitude of judgment, :f firmness of
character, and impartiality of decision, joined with
mildness of temper and conciliatory dispositions, were
qualities that fitted a Gentleman for filling the Chair,
and prepared him fur presirling over the debates and
e tecuting the orders of the House, with honour to
himself and satisfaction to Parliament, these were all
combined in his Right Hon. Friend—(fear, hear).
Having said this much, he would have wished to
hart stopped here, and satisfied himself with the mo-
tion with which he meant to conclude; but be could
not disguise from himself, nor conceal from the
House, that a rumour bad gone abroad, or rather
that there was a general understanding, that another
Honourable Gentleman, acd one for whose character
and qualifications he eutenained the highest respect,
was to be put in nomination ageism: his Right Hon.
Friend.--(ilear, hear). The' Hmiee would do hint
the justice to allow, that idktrily of the observations
he had made be studiously avoided any allusion to
tats circumstance, or any observation which might
lead to any comparison— (hear, I'ke Hotus•
he bad no doubt, from the talents and the respect-
ability of its Members, contained several Gentlemen
capable of discharging the arduous duties and main-
taining the dignified elevation of Speaker. The great
d'.fficulty was, to make the most proper choice among
Many who were worthy of it—irder lames epigram de-
er more. He would conclude by recommending such
a choice to the House, and would therefore move—
Th it the Right Hon. Mr. Meaner' Sutton take the
Chair of this House—( Hear. heir).
• Mr. LITTLETON seconded the motion. He
should "Int have obtruded himself eta the attention of
the House had be not been deeply impressed with
the propriety of the motion, and the eminent qualifi-
cations of his Right Hon. Friend to discharge the
deities of the Chair. The only reluctance he telt to
oifiwce the claim of his Right Hon. Friend, arose
Isom an understanding that a considerable part of
Me House bad fixed their choice on an Honourable
Member whose character be highly respected, and
*bow qualifications be was as willing as them to
anew—(Neer, hear, from. the Opposition Benches).
Whoever should be called to the Chair would have
au arduous duty to fulfil, in succeeding so distin-
gigs:Sad ak predecessor, whose loss was so universally
regretted. Their late Speaker Awd retired too poop
fee the wishes of the House, orbosehonour and dig.,
shy be so much consulted pd. „supported ; but he
bad not retired too soon for Am ,ows reputation, which,
be could not have exalted bleu} longer service
l
be hoped he bad not remained too long for his Itealau
which was exposed to danger by his great exertions
and his assiduous atteopon to business; or for the
ser- future display of his talents in the civil service of his
cuutry, to which, be might be called—(Hear, hear).
It was a common and a useful practice, while elect-
ing a new Speaker, to mention the services and to
&sadist the merits of his predecessor, that the reward
of praise might operate as a motive to exertion, or a
goide to choice. The House should recollect, in
estimating the merits of their late Speaker, how long
and in what circumstances he filled the Chair. The
conduct of parties had never been more violent, nor
their opposition more decided and yet in all their
heats hi; decisions were so candid and just as to give
general satisfaction, and to exempt• him from even
the suspicion of bias or partiality—(Nser, hear).—
During the pitied when he oteided,",there were in.
the House men of the most transeendeot talents, as
well as the must violent party spirits and yet his
knowledge was never doubted, nor his judgment
questioned, while be vindicated, by his abilities and
integrity,' the wisdom of the succesike.eleetious by
whichte was honoured. •It would be fortunate for
those who were to succeed Dim, to retire with the
unanimous applause and regret which were now testi-
fied towards him. The same period had been dis-
tinguished by great naval and military exertions, sad.
by the eminent success of our ante under our its..
mortal Commanders. It was in that House, and in
the thanks which the Speaker was appointed to coo-1
vey to those Officers, that the most splendid and pre.,
cious reward of,theirservices was found, and he seed
nut put to those Officers whether this toward had not
been much '
enhanced by the manner in which the
eloquence of the Speaker had conferred it ? whither
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