Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-03

knowiIs HAT even admitting IL 10 be
true, the subjsct oil The accusation had
been visited with injuries much greater.
by the people OF England great aud pal
pable injustice was never overlooked
The opposition of Hampden, a simple
country gentleman, with but a few hun
dred pounds a year, to an attempted Op-
preston, aud the iniquity OF the Judges
IN deciding on his case, had reused The
whole nation and produced effects among
the mos, memorable in our history. Did
ihc Noble Lord suppose that this medi-
tafed injury OF intiiction would be less
intense ia lis operation, or extensive IN
It's effects and durstioRl Ii already had
produced the unfortunate effect of divid.
Ing the arlsiocracy and the rest of the
community. H., was not one of those
who viewed the aristocracy with jealous
eyes-on the contrary, he thought them
identified with every great accession
which had been gained 10 liberty in this
country, but in tins instance he thought
that they were wrong, aud the people
right.
The Bill would be found 10 degrade
all paris OF the community. Ii had al
| ready degraded The House OF LORDS
(Some dissent was here expressed by
Lord Castlereaeh) Had the Noble Lord
seen any instance of those Lords cheer
ing and making acclamations, when evi
dencc on particular side had cone out +?
| lCrles from The Ministerial side of" No,
no ~ Que day he had heard her Males-
ty's Counsel repyinand their Lordships
for this indiscreiion. Here IA member on
the opposite side broke on, IN loud fit
oi laughter] What woudihe Hon. Mem
Der, who laughed so loud, say, il he had
beard the Counsel ii, The bar, as lie Mr..
Creevcy bad, address the House in these
words -" VIVA, do your Lordships
mean by these scclamaiiops 9 Ii this were
not rcprlmand, he scarcely knew what
WAS. Then came lie inimaiion that The
divorce clause would be given up; and
The bon. Member for Shrewsbury (Mr.
BcnneD had put this oil It's right footing
when he said, tina, ii such a concession
had b"cn made III consequence of the
threat al recrimina,ion, the throwing out
o! The clause would be the creates, degra-
daii"n which! had ever been inflicted on
lhe hIug. The next persons who would
he degraded were The Hause OF Commons
Here The cause WAS 10 be tried by jury
OF SO0 persons, unable TO administer an
cath. In the House Of Lords he himself;
had seen lie Judges frequently retire 10
deliberate, and IN one Instance remain
absent three hours, in order Ia tell the
house III whal manner they were 10 pui
questions, although there were four persons
who had been Chanccii0rs in that House.
HOW were they Ia get out Of difficulties
here when they should have only one ia
dividuai among them 10 keep The peace,
and no lawyer 81 great authority Would
IL rot also be degradation 10 receive The
evidence on which Ihry we're To proceed
from the House of Lords In wishing IL
- nf I'm, n
by desire IN do every Thing 10 keep the
principles or law ans! The administration
of justice in their Ordinary course, and 10
restore all The orders and classes Of The
state to union and harmony Hear.
Mr.. p. Moore had looked 10 the for
mer conspiracIes against her Majesty
10 The systematic prosecutions with which
she had been visiied-io The nature and
history Of The proceelings--to The course
o; Tie evidence, and 10 every thing WHICH
could bear OH the sabject-and alter an
examination of the whole, he did believe
ii to ne as darlI aud foul Il conspiracy o.
ever had been raised agains, any individu-
al (iiisapprobaiIon from The ministerial
benches,) and thai his Maiesiy's minis.
iers were at The bottom OIL. He should
HOi m,Uce the matter; he believed il 10
be as dark and foul a conspiracy as ever
MIR. El'ice thought, that as the evi-
deDce against her Majesty had been suf-
tered 10 go ont Of The world, supported
moreover by the summing up OF The So
l!citor- General, he thought they should
do The greatest injustice II they did MOI
AFFORD her Majesty an opportunity of re-
pelling them, and proving that they were
the offspring oil Il foul conspiracy. This
was The reason why lie could not vote for
the amendment.
Sir NJ. w. Ridley, abiding 10 state
meut he had heard, hoped that Tie de
fence of her Majesty would not suffer irom
The want OF pecuniary means
MIR. Vansliiai "as happy 10 assure the
Hon. Baronci Thai every sum for which
application had been made al The Trcasu-
ry, as necessary 10 prepare Tor Ter Ma
Iesiy's deicucr, hal been paid, and HAT
every SIAN winch might be demanded for
The same pnrpOse Would lie readily and
cheerfuly supplied, subjcc., however, 10
the condition Of Iheir application Ia The
alleged object being afterwards TO be ar
c0u"ted Tor {" cDty thousand pounds had
been paid, and there was % longer delay
than Was required by the forms oi otilc,
Mr.. WhIibread hoped, thai If na'ional
morality "as The object OF The bill, as
stated, the inquiry would not end with
her Majesty, but wonld be extended Ia
other persouages in as exaied situation
as she oc upied. lie should support The
amendment.
Sir Gerard n el. said il was to the
principle OF a Fill of Pains and Penalties
TO which he vas Chiefly opposed. He
thought that such principles had sailed
away in ihc strip with James II. from this
country, and he did not know how they
had returned.
said, thai lie could moi bring himself 10