Star.
London, England, 1817-05-30 00:00:00

could leeee net ai thet part 'stoat
Ministry acting so i/eliberately for the ruin of the
country, 111 ed •C %se I ects! much wieer . to hie cork.,
41. d w iild flare an almost one aa itt loos volt ; a
wouldonly asp that Hun. urabl Gentlrmen that
connection possibly existed between this attack
nisters and the question neer before :item ? On t' e
whole, never was flare a period ni,:re impull
history of teis country than the present—never nes'
there one in which more auxiety and sutp-ese WAS fat.
1 Wert) he contemplated the state r.f tle• country, every
seeing was awakened in his breast, and lie cunfessej
lie viewed it with deep concern. He was the enemy,
the decided enemy of innovations, but there could rot
be a•reater innovation then that which had for its*.
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a serious consideration arose in the mind. During
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that recess the Parliament might, and if report. spoke
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while such
alto%
vested iii bled:tees, as the Suseension Act, it passed,
would give them. Where then was the breasted free.
don of electikin? Alas, it the Act should pass, it
was also abolished. This, in heft, was a poweiful
argument for supportarg a Petition t" Parliatntnt
against the proposed measure, which, if it slit pass,
was the roost dangerous that had ever been witnessed.
He Loped, however, the voice of the country would
be raised against it, and that Ministers would net
s precipitate a measure so dangerous to the country,
Nothing was shewn to justify it formerly, and surely
no man, at least no indt penitent honest men, could
say, it was called for now—(/fear, hear.)
Sir JAMEs Sit Aw-44 My Lord Mayor, at this late
hour it would be impreper, in me to detain 'ea
longer, especially after what you have heard fr. m
the Gentleman who preceded me. Whet, ti .e
nun was lately discussed before this C. urt, I steed
the grounds which • led me to lie, idly ti. thee., ir„,n
my worthy Friend on your lett hand ; and sure, my
Lord, if I differed with hint thin, I do so much more
how. 'Then I declared my firm conviction, that
there existed no Necessity for ties measure, a'.d I ant
decidedly of the Same oillllloll Still. I%) 41
pears utterly inconcesvatle than at a moment when
tranquillity pervaoes every district or it ;minor,
and when we also et joy plot• and sect ity abriete,
Ministers should be hardy enough to propose to i'ar.
.intent the ruspension or ti e brit and the dearest
rights of the British nation. Entertaining this opi.
won, 1 shad, my Lord, in my place in Parli .ment,
use every exec lion I pessibly can t., resist a nn.isiite
which to lie, at least, appears a m )st unjos
unnecessary, and improper' attack on the liberties of
tie people. 1 have heard nothing which can pos.
slimy justify its taking place now, and I are as
persuaded there was no real foundaion ter its eiki.ic
pleee formerly. On these views lam determined to
act w henever the question comes fairly be:. re the
House of Commons."—(Hour, hear.)
Sir WILLIAM CUllTts—‘, You all mistake me. I
du not give any opinion on the subject, for I enly
said, wait till the Committee Repert, and then yru
can judge, whet you should do. This is sli I said,
and I tell you plainly I gave no opinion." •
Mr. WAtTUMAN said, he was glad that he had no
occasion to enter into any length of reply, in conce.
quence of the very weak and frivolous ohject...as
which had been made against his motion. The
pourable Baronet (Curtis) had truly deprecated any
declaration of opinion as to the further continuance
of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, until
the Committee to be appointed by the House of
Commons should nuke its Report upon that subject,
although that Honourable Baronet knew very well
what that Report would be. But the Court mutt
recollect the conduct of the same Committee upon a
late occasion, and the race which Ministers urged
Parliament to pursue for the suspension of the Ha.
beat Corpus—a race so rapid, that the voice of the
country could not keep up with it, or even terns
itself, before Ministers had attained their object—
(Near, hear.) He exhorted that Court then, as wen
as the country at large, not to be imposed upon by
any plausible pretences, or to pause in their lieu-
cities against the impending danger of a system of
arbitrary power. The pimple of this country had
unt..rtunately been in general rather too slow this
precipiwite in declaring their opinion upon public
measures, and the enemies of public liberty, (Mr.
Watchmen observed) always profited by club delal.
As to the other Honourable Baronet (Shaw), halo=
upon this, as well as upotq a turner occasion, dour
infinite credit to his own character. It was indite.
impossible for him to say any thing in favour of the
Honourable Baronet, that could serve to tai,C lure
higher in the estimation of his fellow-citizei s, ibAl
his own conduct had done in this case—( f kw.)
With respect to another Honourable Alderman (
Ile
gate), he thanked him fur so much support as heal-
torJrd to the motion, and lie regretted, aitheugh he
was not surptized at the degree of opposition *hire
that Honouteble Alderman thought proper to sl•-
•press. That Honourable Alderman, no doubt, e!
sessed considerable talents, as he (Mr. ‘Vaittanan)
was always ready to admit. But lie could nut !icy
thinking that those talents were generally perverue:
for however various the opinions upon eu•sti
the Honourable Alderman never atrerd wita an!
party—he scented determined to putsue a CMITSC
st
his own—always attempting to maintaidinkesreh,o ;
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between tight and wrong—( laugh. a
The Honourable Alderman, in this instance, root'c:i
at the idea of attributing to Ministers any chipesitti3
to subvert the liberties of the country, altiiong.l
very same breath he described the Habeas Corps'
fathomA
Act as the
b palladiumeb
Ministers s twheereC"staboituutlituon
without, as the Honourable
sorted, even the shadow of necessity. But to use
words of an eloquent writer-14 When bliuistets
at
Period f profound peace maintained a large soled
e
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—when, instead
proposingead cl t
endeavouring
wish es, or redress the public glievatices.they lee's;
to suppress the complaints of the people of this,
e
ay, while they sought to conciliate the pawcu .' 1.•
raw, and to second the inordinate desires el
:biome Government in Europe--whole clef' I‘,
teems:web uitcntatiblisly forward as the advesfs:.
• ituueil, and the opponents of the liberty :.
thew was serious rub= lee
It
to be alarmed