The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-10 00:00:00

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to Sir Francis Burdett's house. I had also an es.
curt of cavalry to guard him to the Tower.
Thinking myself justified in using force, I went
down with the officers into the area, and from
that got into the hall, where I let in the guard,
and then went into the room where Sir Francis
was. I told him that it was extremely painful to
me to be obliged to arrest him in that way; but
that I had such a force with me, as it would be
useless to attempt resisting. He desired to see my
authority. I told him 1 had already showed him
pay warrant, and begged of him to come without
resistance. He went into the carriage, attended
by his brother, Mr. Clemcntson, and a Messen-
ger. I rode along with the carriage, and deliver-
ed him up to the Deputy-Lieutenant of the

be provided to act in that:ctiaracter?
understood that the objectiqp respecting
A. No_[
the mill.
tacy going through the city proceeded f
.s ont the
Lod Mayor. . • ..
Q. Did nut Mr. Read say, that nei •
ther he or
any of the Magistrates connected with him Coul-
attend you into the city ? • A. No doubt.
Q. Did not Mr. Road say, that it was never.
wary that a l'ela_sistrate • shouldaccompany the mi. •
litany ? - 1
Examined by Sir CHARLES BunnaLL.
Q. Did the Sheriffs shew any dispositionto hi•
petit: or to refuse yop any assistance in the elt"'
titan of the warrant? A. No; the
civil. they were verb
Q. Did you perceive any difference in the con.
duct so the t w o Sheriffs— ti as I here any distitier.
between them as to the °ITT of assistance, or 1"
any, one more ready than the other to assist you?
":
A. :I:here was a conversation between them di•
thAnanner of executing the warrant—they were it
dinner when I saw them. As to any aid for c
tying Iles warrant into effect, there was no diffal.
ence in their dispoiition. Indeed, I asked autite;•
particular of them.
Examined by Sir CHARLES PRICE.
Q. le youe.communication Kith the Art I 1 Mayor
t, hat answer did you receive from him ? X. i - ei.
* moused the utmost attention (ruin him. Hosa a, I should receive any assistance in his power
to afford. The object of my eitantilunication to.
(erred to the passing of the military through the
city.
Q. Had you any reason whatever to d s
nu t the
disposition of the Lord Mayor to aid you in the
performance of your duty ? A. On the moats,
I saw every disposition to assist mu on his part.
Examined by Admiral MARKHAM. .
Q. Do you know whether Government took
any
s
any measures to make arrangements with the Lord
Mayor on the subject of which you have best
speaking ? A. I believe the Under Secretary of
State communicated with the Lord Mayor upse
that subject.
Q. Was it left to you alone to make these at.
rangements, and what steps did you lake to sole
them? I have already stated that I hada commies.
cation with the Lord Mayor relative to the or.
raugements alluded to, and I bad also ceramist.
catnaps with hint through my Deputy.
Examined by General Leer.
Q. Was not your delicacy towards Sir Frauds
Burdett the consequence of your recollection, from
being so ion an officer in the army, of the deli.
uacy with which officers are treated when ordered
under an arrest ?
The Serjeant at Arms hesitated, and upon the
suggestion of the Speaker to the Hon. General,
he thought proper to withdraw his question.
Examined by Mr. PARNELL.
Q. In your intercou Ile or conversation with Sir
Francis Burdett on Friday, did he tell you that
he would yield to your warrant on Friday with.
out any resistance? A. No ;he said merely as I
leave before mentioned, that he would write to the
Speaker, and be ready to receive um about tithe
o'clock on Saturday...
Examined by4ir Gnoson HILL;
Q. I ask you, whetOer from the conduct of Sir
Francis Burdett when you saw him on Friday,
coupled with his answer to your note, you did set ‘
expect that he would on Saturday ge to the Tow
with you without any resistance ? A. 1 timed
so certainly.
Hire the Serjeant was ordered to withdraw.
Mr. WHIT BREAD wished to La the Atter.
ney-General, whether any comMunication ha bete
had with him ? whether he had been cossetted
upon the subject of the Speaker's warrant, at soy
time, and by whom, before the case was submittal
to him on the part of the Serjeant at Arms ?
The ATTO•RN EY.G EN ERA.L said, that is
had no objection whatever to answer, that
tes
House desired it. He was, as Attorney-s.
ordered to attend, and consulted by his Alajedy'si
Council, upon Saturday evening, and Ms adai,
and his answers to the questions put to him wet
such as he thought it his duty to give. • Whet On
substance of his advice and answers was he ire
ready to state, if the House were of opinion
he ought to do so.
Mr. WHITBREAD could see no ground for
declining to answer his question as to the netted
the Learned Gentleman's advice. Indeed it el)•
peered to hint perfectly proper that the
should be put in possession of it, and parti
of the questions put to the Learned Gentleman
the Cabinet, together with his answers.:
The SPEAKER observed, that the
Gentleman having declined to answer, and.
to the judgment of the Hoosts, it would be for
Mouse to decide, whether he should be c.alled el
to give any answer, if the Hoe. Member
his question.
Mr. WHITBREAD thought the elleetlen_
importance, and therefore begged leave to igen
The CUANCELLOR of the EXCIIECII)
doubted whether the House ought top
oes
it
question. The Attorney-General . Mesa
pears, called upon in his official espeeitYs,
consulted by the Cabinet, and theobjeel ?1,:
question was to obtain from him the coterie. °
• t be lot
his advice; but such an inquiry mus
Cos
feet, unless the whole of whatpassed attlo
t the cesey'
cif was gone into. He submitted tha
grate toter ,
der consideration was nut of a sto dew
solving the conduct of Ministers, a . ~ ,
such procceAling, arising as it did quite inctid.en:
out of the examination of the Serjeao.4_ol
--Although the llouso might on 7r,.,,
occasions enter in its inquisitorial cafe"'
ilaseil°"'
the examination of eaten Cabinet Co . ..„
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trusted it would be very cautious o
the
precedent for unnecessarily penetrating
_e,
of Cabinet *deliberations, and dissolving the
tl
deuce which was so often requisite to feir!,,so,
deliberations effect. Front these consid e:::;ii
was that the House was generally se Land
• isellert
about examining a Cabinet (At" ant
t e
trusted the motive which produced ths
or:,
While be .. /
* ould operate irt this case. °Willi.
that the lion... Gentleman should not .
ai in i
~.rtirular obit& Allah hip
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