The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-19 00:00:00

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le powerless, and support the powerful and the
tre„,,--
—unless they sh *ld consider that where the h 6:,
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example ought ro be set, the least was to be
men:,
and that where the most cruelty had been
the must unbounded encouragement and support
so ba afforded. • Jrie ikon took a view a tho -`
logs iu the case of Wright, Duncan. and Bret.° C.
1700. He sbewedthat a Bill of 'Paine' and P •
er
had passed the House of Commons almost by seAmo,
tion, bnt when it came to the -Mu* of Lora, de
numbers were equal. •The Duke of ;Leeds ba
ppAy
just then to arrive, and his vote given, against*,
Bill, decided its fate. The parties. were afterward,
persecuted, as it appeared to hina,.on the merits of
case. So it appeared that their totthhips had he,
within one vote of carryinlr a Bill orPains and Pe*
ties against persons .who, on heieg prosecuted, esti
found not guilty of the crimes imputed to time
—He then reminded them of the case of a Noble Earl
against whom they had refused to prima Bill of hits
and .Penalties, though a Bill of Attainder had snlea
quently been carried, by which his life was sandgeit
Thocooduct pursued in these cases chewed that rotes
of all descriptions had decided the file of the um
stres alluded to. Re next adverted to * ease of
Bishop Atterbury, described the circumstaates cow,
netted with it, and remarked that till he matl that cost
on the Jonrnabt of the Howse, he had net se
th it injustice could have been carried's far. tit
proree hugs he alluded to proved that the Twilit
which had been entertained was not whether the mi.
accused was guilty or not guilty, but whether died),
dividual accused was to got rid of or nat. erne
ne, essity might sometimes justify recourse being ha
to Bills of Pail's and Penalties, hot the guiding pee.
cedents were such as he had described them to be, sad
these it did not appear to him were very proper to be
followed in a ease like the p t, where the nem
solemn inquiry had been- recommended, and where*,
object in view.. was stated to be substantial jet**
supp.,sing Stitt u:•fessity to be urged as the plea he
passing this' Bill; he would ask as if (mite as mach
danger to the Mtate-might not he antiripated fritterer.
tying this Bill as Nut dropping it. When he spoke
of the danger to the State which might be apprehend.
ed from the passingsof this Bill, he bad w view teary
thins` :hat might take place out of doors. He knew
that whatever might be apprehended, their Lordships
wunlrl do tlieir duty. Fiat Jratitis rut Colas, must
pre vai I. lint the danger be alluded to was that to which
the Eti ttttt Hardly wduld be exposed, if themeasnres
poor contemplated were carried. Ile woahl suppose the
llie.irce to he .effeeted, .and the King untried again,
arid a child to be the offspring of that marriage. Is
that ease he would esti who would say that the legality
of this divorce would never be railed in mweintli
Would there be no doubt whether or not the, All
ought to sneered to the 4hrotte.? He knew that as a
lawyer, he could not argue this. Ile knew that arts
ot`..Parliament svereJegully binding, but he spoke with
a reference to public feeling., which could net alines
he reitrai tied by such mebspree, putt which would sow
times induce klartiament tia,,revoke their simians:
This had been seeu.la the came of Henry IV. who had
been recognised as the lawful King of /bighted while
Richard 11. was 'living. In the • Wars belong the
houses of York and.Laucaeter, Hinny VI. bad boom
cognised as King ; and in the very ease year Bind
IV. had also been recognised by Poetise:mu ni
Sovereign' of these realms. Nine yelip alter Head
VI. was recalled, and then he was "declared to N
" the lawful and undoubted Sovereign." He mil
noticed the proctiilings which took place h the
time of Henry the.' Eighth. In 1534 the Priam
Mary was excluded from the sne.7ession toshe Thelma
He, however, skewed that Parliament .baled he
views as the Klngieffinged his wishes, and the ham
of botn the marriages which had been excladed Frei
the succession were afterwards declared eligible is
succeed, and actuilly did sneered to the Threw.
flaring made. Some; further remarks on the conduct of
Henry with respect to his divorces and his parliaments
which he Isnat:besam'deecribed by the Historian "recall
tegether, -becense he could not discover any means so
efficatioui satiatitf g his vengeance on those be air
sidered4o.be erindoels, as Parliaments. the anal he
strtiments of his tyranny."
not w
l Irrctnsof Parliament
trnd
ed' from ti
this
were
ea to
ou which
hae stalta
hhada referred,
that ati
restrain the force of public opinion. Hitt it might
argued, that sherewas no danger of •a disputed same
sion. He did mot know how to sown this, both!
neninding the House of a resolution which UAW:,
brought before the Houst of Commoner 11109. 11101,.
become
fecstihobellreec3ltilieptojearStS•yriircim-h,
eiirteithwdleiggvriditicntifoufplorrtaiomctreiacnavdel
arctli:anubsee:tmar.,,esaman Vat
asset immoral conduct, as charged in the prneet sae
when another. party should put in his claim W tie
Crow*, might be not, by poitibility, he told "18_
knell.- ram rang' on aromant of similar conduct tba
I%llscl:het
6cfh.earthgeetlr..miStopatpimostinsoirLhivsf ttehebenolt7L.eferievilin_
AI stand next la the Crown, be 'wined el ta"
moral and licentious cniidues Within the last six jetlS
andllius exposed to degradation as well as bee prat
Majesty ? f biewas not in principle a single tete. ;
thy Vertu were 'degraded, end forced to go ler%
inatonit on the werW, or to pat nit with a more 6.1111
tible residenee at borne, it was not certaie diet het
vrestlat he the ottty case of the kind. If the ai
now used were good against her, why not ris
against others If that which was charered.agattab,
were a crime is the Qnern Consort; be wished lam"
if it erteald he a less crime in the Queen Regent.
present Majesty was not remote from the throne be,
Of blood, nor very far removed from it in palate .
babilitv: The number of lives that at present 115
.uvenhe:ltilietWessiaifirtvneuheder
betweenanii the
ic throne,ingiwileiniamesugactlY the
Whit was be done in the event of bee bola(
iseeeed to throne in her own fight ? Were eetr!
asedingato bes instituted ? If ao,.and the pressil!o4ll7
posited, he feared the country attest look forward,
.1w
countryregularei.son
oglareettadtcresaknabielreadic tobliadineeelliour:rreerwghn'oihfibe:lideltdrPril"ltt,unsiarlia:6l,4-
onght to
.be put on inch attempts to 01•7110
of high birth and exalted rank. at - Ms- It
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to
wasto be brought in to degrade the (beta.
kinaltared that jostles would require ifli• that soother mg••".-
be introduced against the Heir Apparent
were sot done, &bee who after all diepward door.
sad sceptre., woniti feel justly dipeonteated 111,16:4
dal cause of their proceedings. In any eases' i•
he contended the present meagre oast erre* 744
against the tionarchkal interest of the colony.