Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-06


learned gentleman was instructed.
Lord Holland said. that the learned
gentleman appeared 10 have received his
Information only from the Secretary OF
STATE: BY whom Instructed did NOT appear.
Tie Earl OF Liverpool said, that the
order OF that house having been served
s.i the Attorney General, he was bound
ct,her 20 appear himself, or appoin, some
Die else 10 appear al their LorGstips' bar,
"a support the Bill before them: he had
is.erevpnn used the proper means, aud
had applied TO the Secretary of Stale,
from whom having obtained information,
lie now appeared TO support The Bill.
After few words from Lord Holland,
Mr.. Brougllam proceeded 10 address
'!cir Lordships. lie said tina, Ais learn :
cat friend (the Attorney -GeneraD appear
ell there, hui tor whom was no; SO clear !:
FOR himself. he was before their I.Grdsllps
for an individual. for her Majesty the
Queen. Of whose Counsel he appeared
II might be I'm the recollection Of their
Lordsh.ps, tha,the last time he had APP.
peared at their bar, they had thought
proper 10 delay IN a subsequent stage the
arguments which he had considered II
his duty To tender TO their I-ordslips, a.
gains' the principle O! The Bill now before
their t.ordships. Ii was also The plea
sure 81 The House that Counsel be ms
formed TIA, they were 10 cosduci them
ives IN their arguments to the mo ,e OF
proceeding before the house. Their Lord.
ships might probably remember, tina, he
al 'hat time regretted that their I.ordships
would MOI allow him greater latitude of
observaiion I: bni their Lordships had
observed That that latitude of ohserya.
:ion would be restored ITO him, and ,ha,
oi The seconi reading of HE Bill he
would be enabled 10 make his objections
10 The principle oft. lie conceived tia,
the period hal now arrived. when laying
Tie ruth or falselood of the alIepat;ons
ort OF view. and admitting the facts to he
true as stated in The preamble of the Bill
aii oi Which he had denied, and did now
uenv, To possess any colour or foundation
whatever IN truth. he was sure their
LordshIps' sagaciiy and Justice would
hot allow them 10 mistake the admission
winch Ne now made merely for The sake
or rais'ug The argument 10 demur and
oniec' '" Inc pr'nc'ple of The Bill. The
opirction which he meant TO urge could
nov oe m'ef'ereh with bv any proof 10 be
offered To tire facts. The first case which
lic shou,i remind their Lordsbins of w.s
that Of The Duke and Duchess of Nor
v III
case The Duchess had presented neil
iion TO their Lorhships' House. in which
she s'aied not that any Bill was intended
10 be brought against her, ba, merely tha,
ihe Duke OF Norfolk was offering 10 ileir
1oTdships Bill of such nature. and
aeprayed that she might be heard against
II before The Bill should be received. Tie
order ct The house Of the 9Th January
i5|2, directed that the Duchess should
nave notice OF the Fill Offered but moi
receivcd,) andsmighi be heard bv Conn
eri what she had TO object aeains, il. Ue
uth not now ask 10 be heard arains, the
iirsf reading of The Bi!l-hp well YEMEN.
Oered The scorn with which, on former
occasion, he was put down when he had
Haggesled thai he shout, be so hermit
'Fn-he was then considered as desiriuu
WHAT mad never before been asked or
2ran'ed-a thing. in short, subversive Of
on I'VE ferns ct proceeding bv which
,neir i-nrhShips had governed themselves.
ne uid ho', therefore, then ask to he
,'eatu against The first reading, because
ny 'heir i.ordships' decision on the for.
."ef occasion, iie was precluded from it:
bnt he sfooh now OF the authority of The
case which ne had ri,cd. that he was On.
'I'ied 70 be heard agains1 the pr;nciol. of
the Bill lie stood on the ground thu, rho
duchess oil Norfolk, if moi on The second
reading OF The Bill, had been heard in two
previous stages against receiving it, AMI
~ 'hat were moi case in point, he could
noi ieIi how case in point could be
Iounn on any subject whatever. There
was also, IN Nav 1868, the case of knight
ana burton, which was, ii was true, a Bill
81 rams and Penalties, arising out Of
FRO ceehings III the Exchequer Chamber:
''u' 'here was also the ease of Lord aud
LAZY Amglesea, which was a proceeding
Tor q Bill OF divorce. He WON'T! no, inn
nnte any thing 10 the Noble Persons who
had sought far precedenis on This occa-
SION he was satisfied lie cases he had
cited had been by them overlooked
there was no Other way Of ACCOUNTING
LOT The omission Of What was so eprmaue
10 The matter; b,,i The facts were. Tia,
III one OF The cases he had cited. a LIST Of
Witnesses had bern allowed, and these
wo cases were not III the Report made
10y these NObie Lords--wii!e. i'm the case
winch was pmt into That Report. list of
lie Witnesses we're moi allowed lie would
now proceed 10 state in The stage a, which
'hey were arrived, his objections to the
principles Of The Bill.
The Lord Chancellor" The Counsel
must withdraw"
Mr. Brougham hereupon retired one
step from The bar.
Inc Earl Of Liverpool SAID, that mn
donb'ellv when the ease should be clos
~ would he competent for the Counsel
o answer and overthrow The testimony
gwen, and over and above they MIGHT
certainty object 10 The Bill itself, iii, were
though, Objectionable. That he conceiv.
ri would be the regular course Of pro-
;eedIng.; bat if he rightly understood lhe
Learned Counsel, he wished 10 be now
leard against The principle of The Bill.
Tie Lord Chancellor said, there was