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not intended to sound the country on the subject, and whether the suggestion had not been made with the privity of Ministers.

The Speaker took the chair at a quarter [Mr. Sergeant Onslow said, across the floor, before four o'clock.

THE QUEEN.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, soon after the admission of strangers, and before order had been obtained, moved the appointment of a Select Committee, to inspect the journals of the Lords relative to the state of the Bill for Divorcing and Degrading Her Majesty.

"On the question being put,

On my hononr, no."] He did not say that such was the design of the Hon. Gent. but it might have that effect. If such a rumour were true, and if, after having degraded the King, the Queen, and the other House of Parliament, Ministers proceeded to deprive the House of Commons of its undoubted and most valuable privilege of examining witnesses, the degradation would indeed be complete. (Hear, hear.) Then indeed would such a motion, if carried, operate as Mr. SERGEANT ONSLOW rose, and a proclamation for parliamentary reform; for observed that, after all that had passed upon what could the people think of a House of this subject, after the strong expressions used Commons, which, after for ages requiring that in debate regarding the nature of the pending evidence should be given at the bar in every proceeding, and the opinions so industriously paltry divorce cause, even after verdicts and circulated in all quarters, it was fit, for the other proceedings in courts below, consented, honour and character of the House, as well as in this greatest of all divorce causes, that no for the satisfaction of the country, that the witnesses should be openly adduced? (Hear, inquiry here should be conducted with the hear.) The more speedy the steps taken to utmost possible solemnity. He submitted pass here the odious measure now before therefore whether it might not be expedient the Peers, the more rapidly and irrecoverably that a Bill should be brought in to enable the would the House of Commons become an obHouse of Commons to examine witnesses ject of endless derision and boundless conupon oath. He did not himself feel authorized tempt with the nation.

to propose such a Bill: a man so private Mr. SERGEANT ONSLOW had hardly and unknown as he was, could scarcely hope thought it possible that he should have been to have influence enough to carry it through, so much misunderstood. His object was not but he trusted that the executive govern-to degrade the House of Commons, nor to ment would take the subject into considera- induce it to forego its right of examining tion, witnesses, but to suggest the propriety of a Mr. CREEVEY was in doubt whether he Bill to make those examinations more solemn rightly understood the Hon. Gent. Within by giving them the sanction of an oath. He the last few days reports had been circulated assured the House, upon his honour, that be of an intended motion on the part of persons had thrown out the hint without connexion who were to be looked upon as the prose with any man in office-indeed, without cutors of the Queen, to induce the house to having communicated it to any individual renounce the right it now enjoyed, and had whatever. (Hear.) always possessed since it had been a House of Commons, of examining the witnesses at the bar. He was not sure, therefore, whether what the Hon. Gentleman had proposed was

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Mr, BERNAL felt satisfied that his Hon. and Learned Friend had done nothing to merit the suspicion cast upon him. For bis part, he felt bound to protest against any

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extension of the power of the House by com- when it acted in direct contradiction of the municating to it the power of taking evidence express and solemn decision of the represenupon oath. Nothing could be more danger-tatives of the people. The Lords had gone ous than to invest it with an inquisitorial juris- into the inquiry which the Commons had rediction. He hoped that his Honourable and jected-they had examined the filthy conLearned Friend would be ready when Bill came from the House of Lords, if that of the Green Bag, which the Commons with disgust and scorn had left unopened upon the table. Why, then, were their jour nals to be looked into? Why were the ComMr. HOBHOUSE said, that every fresh mons of England to regulate their conduct by step only showed the House that it was un- following any steps which the Lords had fortunately involved in fresh difficulties. Be-disgraced themselves by taking? (Cheers)

event ever happened, to do his utmost to throw it out.

fore he rose, he had looked round, expecting For one, he was astonished that any man of that some gentleman of greater weight in the common sense and common knowledge could country than himself would have risen to sub- suppose for a moment that the Bill of Pains mit a motion, in which the House should ex-and Penalties would be treated with any press its indignation at being made merely thing like impartiality in the House of Lords. an appendage of the peers-at being required He did not mean that the Peers were worse to adjourn from day to day to wait their plea-than common men, but he did maintain that sure, while they were proceeding with a Bill they were not better than common men, and already pronounced, by those who considered that they must be influenced by those feelings themselves the representatives of the people in which all human beings participated. derogatory from the dignity of the crown, When they saw honour and advancement on and injurious to the best interests of the one side, and neglect and disgrace on the country. (Cheers.) He knew perfectly well other, there could be no doubt which they that the present motion for a committee would must prefer. How fallible they were-how be followed by a proposal for an adjournment: liable to the imperfections and frailties of that was the natural course; and although humanity-was sufficiently established by the King's ministers could, at any time they divisions. What had been the divisions in thought prudent, prorogue parliament altoge-the House of Lords? ther, it seemed quite new that they should The SPEAKER interposed. He agreed have the power of adjourning the House of that, to make the subject more intelligible, it Commons from day to day in this manner, for had been agreed to forego the usual strictness the attainment of no great national object, of allusion: but he put it to the Hon. Gent. and to the great inconvenience of the mem-whether, by going into details, by referring bers. (Hear, hear, hear.) If they were to be to the divisions in the House of Lords, not thus treated, it might be a question whether merely the forms but the substance of the rules it would not be better for the opponents of of the house were not violated? (Heur, her,) the Bill now pending to retire altogether from the contest, and to leave the odium of completing so detestable an enactment to those with whom it originated. (Hear, hear.) He objected to the motion for a committee, because it appeared to him that, by consenting to consult the journals of the other House, the Commons were recording its opinion that the Bill on which the Lords were engaged was correct, just, and for the general advantage. His confirmed and solemn opinion was, that the inquiry, Mr. HOBHOUSE had concluded that he instead of being advantageous, was, in every might refer to what was not only notorious, view, most pernicious, and that it would end but to what in fact had become matter of rein the disgrace of the nation, and in the decord in a court of justice.—(Hear.) struction or injury of some of its dearest in-House of Lords was now acting rather in a terests. The best reason was afforded for judicial, than in a legislative capacity; but rejecting this motion, inasmuch as nothing had been yet urged to warrant an approval of the proceedings of the Lords. He was well aware that, according to the forms of this House, members must appear ignorant of all that was passing round them, however notorious; but on the last occasion it had been permitted, for the sake of distinctness, to mention what had occurred in another place: and he trusted that he should not be called to order if he pursued the same line of conduct now. In the first place he must say that this House owed the other no peculiar deference

Mr. HOBIIOUSE continued, that he had no intention to go further than had been' allowed during the last discussion: he meant to refer merely to what was perfectly notorious.

Mr. CALCRAFT observed, that while the Hon. Gent, confined himself to a reference to past divisions, he would be quite regular, for they appeared on the journals of the Lords, which it was now proposed that a committee should be appointed to consult.

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he was willing to abstain, and to omit the observation he was about to make. His own impression-and he believed that in it be was by no means singular-was, that there was not the slightest chance of impartiality in the decision of the Lords. If so, was it not the duty of every honest man, of every member of parliament, to do his utmost to suppress this bill in fimine? and with this view, on the former adjournment, he had seconded the motion of a Noble Lord. The same reasons still induced him to object to all further proceeding in this measure in the other house of

parliament, and it secuted to him. impossible Families, and the descendants of Heroic Ane that the nation, the King, or the illustrious cestors, the pillars of the states were sent to pa party accused, could be benefitted by its fur-pry into foul clothes bags, and to pore over ther prosecution. As to the nation, it had the contents of chamber utensils. (Repeated *** most mequivocally and decidedly pronounced cheering.) __Was such the legitimate duty of A its judgment against the bill. It was said,n Peer of Parliament ? Was this the mode in however, that the popular feeling was not which the lawmakers of the greatest country deep-that the motion was only on the ser in the world should be employed; Was it face, and that it had been excited merely by fit that the Commons should follow such an those who were in the habit of rousing the example? Was this House in solemn mocksentiment of the multitude: But might not the ery tobit down to the examination of charges same answer be made upon évéry occasion. rejected with disgușt by the whole body of where the national voice was raised? Was it the people?. ¦ He was, not now speaking on not an excuse ready at all times to act in di- behalf of the King, the Queen, or the Na rect contradiction to the wishes of the countion; but even if it were severe upon her try? (Hear, hear.) But the motion was not Majesty to stop at this moment, before the on the surface; the feeling was deep and in-opening of her defence, he still should say, tense, and it sprang from a love of justice and stop and reject this most infamous Bill,” a hatred of oppression; from sentiments that At the same time he must say, that had always distinguished and done honour to he did not think the Queen would suffer; the inhabitants of these kingdoms, and which fit was very well for her Learned Counsel it was the duty and interest of the government to implore a continuation, for he knew rather to cherish than to destroy. Next, how every thing in the end would recould the King (if his name might be men- dound' to the disgrace and confusion of her tioned) be benefitted by perseverance? Un-prosecutors; but enough had now been done questionably not, for it was now said that to show that the preamble of the bill had the bill was not for the relief of his Majesty, not the slightest foundation, supported as it' since only that part of it would pass which de-had been by documents in the Green Bag, graded the Queen, and not that part by which unworthy to be submitted to any man of she was to be divorced. What, then, could common sense, common decency, or common” be its object? Suppose the Right Hon. Gen-Honesty. (Heur, hear.) The national feeling tleman opposite should be cursed with the ac- was obvious from the precautions taken complishment of their desires in this respect, against it. The Lords had literally hedged " in what situation would the illustrious parties and paled themselves in by a standing army be placed? The only result would be, that the and in the same way the Commons, he supQueen would be proclaimed to be a strumpet,posed, would be required to put themselves and the King what he would not mention in in garrison, under the protection of the mili-1 this house. (Cheers.) Who then would betary, until, at last, the sentence was verified. ?! the gainers, for even ministers themselves obsessam curiam et clausum urmis senatum. must be severe sufferers? Had the Noble What a figure must England cut in the eyes Lord and his colleagues taken into considera-of Europe, when her representatives' should -. tion what must in any case be the event?be obliged to fence themselves round withi Would they be ever able to carry their bill bristling bayonets, because there was no into execution? If they consulted the opi-sympathy between them and the people ? » nions and feelings of the lower orders, whom (Hear, hear). The best mode: therefore they were so much in the habit of despising, seemed, under all the circumstances, to be, they would find it to be imposssible. But if, to adopt some such motion as was offered by as the prime minister had stated, one part of a Noble Lord at the last meeting-that his the measure was to be rejected, why not Majesty would be pleased to prorogue Parlithrow it out altogether?why was one clause ament, and thereby suspend at once all pro- ́, to be kept for the sole purpose of degrading ceedings against the Queen. There was one the King, the Parliament, and the country, question he should like to ask before he sat under the pretence of degrading the Queen?down-and that was, who was to pay for al In God's name, let a stop be put to all such this? (Cheers. He supposed that the nation... ruinous proceedings! What had appeared must pay (for he did not imagine that the tw during the inquiry? Supposing it true, was Noble Lord and his colleagues would be very ph it to the honour of the nation? And what willing to bear the disbursement); and then hum well wisher to the churdeter of Great Brid rose the inquiry, what if paid for? Didit (rəs tain in the eyes of foreign nations would not pay for honour or glory? Notit was done 197 gladly witness the termination and abandon opelled to pay for that which was contrary to bak ment of the whole gecThe degradation was its mostalelibera wishes and most valuable ng not merely at home, but abroad it was here, intereststat dèastit was reasoúmbies to feiloove there and every where our Ambassadors, Vit how much it would be dilled upon to paygom our Offiedrs andöar Lawyers, had beconie, but oven this was denied, and ministers were spies; eavesdroppers, and suborners of per very ready to disclose how much money had jury. Continued Cheers) At last, to com-been paid to the Queen; they determined to k plete the picture, our Parliament, the Peers say nothing of the heavy charges incurred of England, the Representatives of Noble by the prosecution. There was another rea