Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-16

which determined him in taking the course he
had. However difficult or important the ques-
,on might be, he had not time 10 deliberate
the Speaker in he Chair was compelled 10 de-
eide on the instant. The course he had taken
was such as occurred on the ios,ant TO be cor
rect, and he decided with the less reluctance,
knowing The House would correct him if be-
were wrong. With respect TO bearing an hon.
member al the table, he knew Of no prect dent OF
its being done under any circumstances shor,
Of the hon. gentleman being complete nrm-
Der Of The House. 1t was not the statute OF Eli
zabeth, but that of Charles the Second, which
directed certain oa,hs 10 be taken by members
previous 10 their admission into this House, be-
fore the Lord High Steward aud his Commits
sioners; and without certificate from the Lord
High Steward or his Deputies, it would be i'm
possible for ihe House 10 know whether or no
the usual oalhs had been conformed to, and in
the absence Of any evidence 10 the contrary, il
is presumed the proper oalhs had been taken
Mr.. iierney said, II appeared TO him to be
very singular, that after Committee OF the
House had decided on the validity of the Hon.
Members election, that this House should say,
, when he Hon Member came 10 take his seat,
" We 90 not know what 10 say nor what to DO"
1t seemed truly singular, that alter the Hon.
member had been declared duly elected, that
the House of Commons should say, We don''
know what 10 make Vi This, but we will adjourn
for day or two, anC then we shall come prepar.
ed with better information on The subject" He
Thoughts il would BE- much better if the Hon.
mrmber was called in aud allowed 10 address
the House, and then he House would know on
what il was 10 decide.
Sir Francis Burdctt said, he thought it was
ve,y important question 10 be inquired into,
and If the house was not then prepared for The
discussion, il ought 10 be postponed. Wheth
er the Hon. Member for Clare was heard al
the table or at the bar he considered unimport.
art, and though ethe House was certainly ripe
for the decision; il was no, so for the discussion.
ST. Joseph Yoke said, that in the ease OF
Load Fansnawr, that Noheman refused 10 AXE
thr oatns, and was sent for by the Speaker TO
/ state be grounds Of that refusal.
NJ. Dug an said he had not himself suiii-
cirblly considered the subject 10 give com
pr'en, reason for supporting the mution. Al
The presenr moment hi did not perceive how
the case oil Lord Fanshawe, Sir Henry Monson
or MIR ArchdaIe, the Gu ker, differed from the
case Il he Hon. Member for Clare In two o.!
those cases, he mean, those Of Lord Fsnshawe
and Sir Henry Morson, those individuals had
been members oil the Conventional Parliament (;
anu lhal pdillauiebl, SplSliy spsShihS, "" q" ""'
legally convened, and the oaihs "ere afterwards
init oduced TO which those Gentlemen objected.
The OF her case was that OF Mr.. Archdale's.
! There he Member vas sent for by the Spt aker,
and tha certainly might make some ference.
He agreed to the adi"urnm' nj, in order III at
there might be more regular and formal dis
cussion, and 10 ford lime for looking into The
cases AS TO the possibility Of The House COM
to he IN id hat 10
was not to be allowed 10 br heard either at the
table or a, The bar, and that the discussion was
10 b. closed without hearing HIM al ALL he
looked OIL il as quite impossible, and beside
the question.
Lord Duncannon said that he had been ap,
piled TO on brhaIf Of his Honorable Fti.nd,
Mr.. O'Connell, 20 move that he be heard in
support of his claims, bur The motion had
become unnct essay by the proceeding which
had taken place this day.
Mr.. Peel then moved tina! the discussion be
postponed ill Monday. which was agreed 10
with out division.
MIR. O'Conntll had prepared hims"fto com
mence his cas- instanier. He Fad ten or eleven
| volumes Of The jou mails Of he House, besides
sever al volumes of law b oks, sc. which were
all stationed in The door way ready for use,
Charles Lord Colchester died on the 8 OF
May, at his seat in Spring Gardens, Wesmin-
ser, in he 72d year OF his age His Lordship
occupied, as the Right Honorable Charles
ABBOT, the Chair Of the House Of Commons
for many years. He has left widow and two
sons, one al Inc bar, the other IN the navy
His Lordship had with his title pension Of
4,Oool year and securing 8 oool year for
wo successors TO The title. hi, illness resulted
from severe attack OF erysipeas.
STATE Of Trade in charlottesville continue
10 experience the sarhe sIagnation in the cot
ton trade which mas been felt so long, and the
sloppsgr Of The water conveyance 10 London
for the lasr few days has tended TO increase the
general inactivity. Yarns for expectation con-
inue in fair demand, and the trade in this ar
ticle in some degree relieves the general gloom.
Prices remain the samee. II is peculiar
to the present period Of commercial distress,
tina, the very low prices Of goods have not been
sufficient to encourage even the smallest spe>
culation, and nothing has been sold for which
there was no, an actua, demand. Three years
ago, spe" ulations, particularly in calicoes, were
en'ered into to very large amount. Nothing
can indicate more strongly want ofcop6drnce