The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-03 00:00:00

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proceedings is Parliament
excipsion ._ Duke of York in the reign of
Charles 11. Who; he asked, were the persons who had
done this ? They were those poisons who in 16S8 esta-
blished the liberties of this country, and was he to kg.
told that those persons had acted unconstitutionally.
It was, ip fact, absolutely necessary that such a power
should exist on certain occasions, as without it the Con;
stitution would be unable to protect itself. He was told
that no such power should be exercised except in mat-
ters
of great State necessity. What then were the three
Bilk passed at the time of the South Sea debt? The
Legislature on that occasion took the administration of
justice into Its own hand, as it was found that its ordi-
nary adminlitration would be ineffectual. Were not
the proceedings which deprived corporations of their
charter, and electors of the right ut voting, Bills of
Pains and Penalties? He would ask what were all the
Divorce Bills which took place? Were they not Bills of I
Pains and Penalties as well as the present? The pro-
ceedings in die Ecclesiastical Court only separated from
hrd and board, that did not dissolve the marriage.
It was the work of the Legislature to do that, it was
something superadded; but it was still a Bill of Pains
and Penalties. What would be the consequence if some
such power did not exist here? Her Majesty would have
a right to demand all the sacred dignity of a Queen. She
would hare a right to hold a Court—was that Court to
be a Court held as other Queen's hare held it, dependent
out the King, or was it to be a Court held in opposition
'to the Royal authority—was it to be • Coati it which
aN the nobility and rank of the country were, to visit,
or was it to be visited by a different description of per-
sons? The Noble Lord here made some allusion to the
Coronation, which xve could not distinctly catch below
the Bar. He next proceeded to shew that the present
proceeding b) Bill of Pains and Penalties was the only
course that could be with propriety adopted. After
alluding to the proceeding against the monopolists in
James the nest's time, and the proceedings against
Dr. Sach ell, the Noble Lord remarked, that

her Majesty derived more benefit from the pre-
sent mode of proceeding than she possibly could
do in any other way. If there bad been an impeach-
ment.for high treason, would the accused party hare a
greater advantage than in_ the present case? What
would a party have ltlittch a case? A list of
witnesses, consisting of merely a number of names, to
be tarnished a certain number of days before the trial.
What was done here ? This party lead not only a list
of witnesses, but also the whole of the evidence given
by, these witnesses; and after this lied been furnished,
an additional delay was allowed; a delay, too, which
might have been employed in a difereot manner
from any time allowed to inquire into a mere list
of witnesses. Something might have been found against
witness. After the delay allowed to the defendant,
the witnesses ere re-ealled for cross-examination; nay,
some were re-called three or four times for re-cross-re-
al:Awaits. On this ground them there could be no
cause of complaint on the part of the defence. But it had
been let drop, and rather improperly he conceived, as a
reason against the present proceeding, that it would not
pass
in another place : be it so, but he contended that its
being thrown at in another place would not be a tenth
part PO 1141CMOVIIIII1 as its being thrown out by their
Lordship! Muds had been said of the dMaconb nt which
existed in the country; lie did not believe that such dis-
content existed. He did not believe that popular clamour
was so WV as it was represented to be. But if such was
the case, tieir Lordships were called upon to act with
more than ;nary firmness. So C.r from withdrawing
the proeeaftfr, they were bound, If they believed the
Were raiity; to chew to the world that they were deter-
noinod to pass the Bill and send it to the other Honig,.
The other House would do as they wished with it: but
it would be for the public to judge to whizli House the
most reedit was due. The Noble having concluded his
tech precisely at Four, the House
.ailjourned until
Tea to-morrow worming.

THE NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION.
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By the ship Elizabeth, of Aberdeen, which, as we
stated yesterday, has brought accounts of the Dis-
covery Ships being on their passage home, the fol-
lowing particulars have been obtained, which we com-
municate for the satisfaction of those who have bike
interested in the objects of the expedition, or the
welfare of the parties employed ou this perilous
voyage.
Extract of a letter from Thurso, 27th Oct —" 1
ti•aten to send you an cxttact from iLe log-hook of a
whale ship that has arrived at St:oiliness, relative to
the Discovery ships, which were thought •to have
passed this yesterday."
From the log-book of the Alison, Sept. 22, 1820:-
6, 1 spoke the Hecla and Griper Discovery ships, i•
lit. by accounts, 68. 20. N• long. 60. 15. IV. all well,
on their voyage home. Had been in lat. 75. N. long.
115. W."
The ship Elizabeth fe:l in with Lieutenants Parry
and Seddou, in lat. 6...1 N., steering homeward, and
they may be xpected. 7be expedition hid
peaetratrd through Lancaster Souad as far as 113
deg. W, neaily, we think, tq site mouth of Copper-
mine river; further progress in that direction was int-
peactiealele4 •Mt the notate of the .obstaehr the have
not. learned. This much, horny. r, is settled, that
the'report of Captain Russ, as to the non-existence
of • passage in Lancaster Sound, is proved to be un-
founded.
The last accounts of Lieutenant Frankland, who
conducted the Polar expedition of discovery by land,
stated that he expected to teach the Copper-ruins
river In September last.
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Extract of a . '.ter from Leith, Oct. 30, 1820 i
The Dishovery Ships are safe left in latitude 68;
all well--had been up 540 miles in Lancaster Sound
—have trieal it this year to no purpose—were up
at 145 longitude. All the missing whale ships ate
safe.
Asset:nun, Orr. 29.—Although I have not leisure
to write at any considerable length, I sit down to im-
•astes you of the safety of the Discovery Ships, intel.i-
LMs' eit,withhicallerkas
o 2ersticurelaursblElhatvhiesnoptlaye"t by the
aakss that they wintered iu 75 deg. N. and very far
.tbs• Westward.' ' 'I ho Elisaluith spoke the ships
Hllir their course to the West of helms& a much
dri pssage at this semen of the year, than by -the
ast Ciast of Scotland and Ifngland. I should Udall
they obey be' expected by the 10th of Nuvetaberi.or
pirkard seeder. I should Mention that the-Elisabeth
iss Iraq giarhed Strumneas, from whence an express
' mu slispagelatd. whirls rcached us this foremost.
We ausedat bee been rreeised at the Admiralty free
1111ssafe;7 Ships direct; and the curiosity et the
'- rssyceiisg the discoveries made, mast be fist a

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