~ theater’sfmoti‘on.’

r leewasmlee’tlyhand decided}

sent question. HisyLordship said three ques-‘ tions occurred to himehithlought to be referred'to aCommittee, and afterwards to the Hausa”; the first, 'Whetber an Impeach- ‘ merit brought up and proceeded-on in the

. last Parliament was now. many; degree dc-- pending? 2dly; By} what process, or. by

what form of proceeding, if the man did’

not appear, could they sue his recogni- ‘

zance And 3d! , whether the evidence v given in the last ai‘liament, could becon- sidered as-‘givenf‘in the" present, and {or

wh at "purpose 2

Lord Aatncnou contended that the pre- sent. impeachment was a proceeding. not: founded in..n‘ational justice, nor had. it na'.

tional’ honour' either for its principle, or its. A object; but, ‘like.‘the witches cauldron in -

Macbeth, it was composed and made ‘up of

' .7 ingredients to raise a flame in‘the country,

notof justice, not of policy, not of wis-

._,,.__'..sanctioning.Align:cd.sai:§xdt.§giris. a’jarring faction, COncocted by the most

HOXIOUS juices, created by the most hetero;

" 'geneous mixtures, blown rugby the breath

of maiieeded'byrwefi’fiéfand kept alive by,

_ :the fuel of animosityond in‘Vective. ‘

“This called Lord Stanhope up on the! point of order. ' ‘

Lotd Hathsaunv agreeing with the Noble Lord onthe Woolsack, in. referring the consideration of the report of precedents”: toa Committee of the Hofiseo‘n' Privileges, matted the previous qtiestion on.Lotd Bar,

A, m

I LordRAnN‘o'u was ties ircmus also for the questionjo undergo that serious andsolemn discussion its importance required; he’there~

fore moved thitt the Judges be summoned t

togive their opinionsypOn the u‘estion, 'W'hcthcf :the recognizance: of r. Hast- infiwere or‘were-not in force it ’

I J IdaglhfiNVJLl-h objectéd to-tité’gbing»

into a_ committee,, and entered largely into 'a'stat‘ernent of precedents, to prove that an

-- ‘- impenehment‘did—‘notvebatevby-‘a dissolution;

The Loan- Consumers and Lord-

xguyaweredeeidedy of opinion that a

dissolution {did .abate an

' “Lord Louousoaouon, on the contrary

, .fihohhc ihMthatthe whore

tendency of thepreéedentspgoved‘fthat a

" dissolution did not abate an impeachment. _ His Lordshipadded, thathe wasauthOrised to declare, by that great luminary of V them

‘law, thetuenerable EarLofMahsfield, thabt ruthenium,

.Stormont,’ and Lord Stanhope, were for the '

upon the report of precedents,

_ "At half after three adjourned:

f ‘ THIS day the Court Opened with the Beinglallowed to repay,

ment, and relied much on a treatise writ.- nistr'ation of overnment i r ' ' ten by Lord Chancellor Nottingham, one. 'to extinguishg those morai iggmzé'agg ypar befiiore his death, which was in favour feelings by which men are retained inilie” a at; a atcment. . 7 . ath's of honOur Lord Mulgrave, Earl Guilford, Lord... gfrlaw. , asmflc'h as by any lesuamts ' ' The honourable Mama er then. ‘ ' trial proceeding“ Opium“ Contract to Mngtephen . TheBrshop ofr__SA!.lanRY,declared his the attempt to smurrole opium into Chin opinion also, to be for the continuance of the contracts for 53inch; to Mr. John: t the impeachment. He considered the prc- and Mr. Crofts ;~ the increase of, allownnon sent to bea great eonstitutionalquestion, to SirIEyre Come 5 andrthe agencies ran? A and .hadgiven ita each-deliberate, and im- cd to Mr. Auriol, and others, With ti§e partial distussion, the result of which was, cumstances ofr. each- as acts' corrupt in thec that no dissolution could abate'an impeacha selves, and contrary. to the. express ardent; meg“ Patrhament.‘ ~ 7 the (IOUI’t VDlITfiVCiOVIS. HC in Lord "K we was {or theHouse going in.- the loss to the Company by thesc‘ gap-- to a Committee of Privileges; a forming a total of 584,3811.‘ ' - ‘ , very long and tedious dc! .1 te was main: 7The sum thus-lavished on the friend'sia a tamed by the above noble Lords until three favourites of the prisoner, their Lordshin o clock this. morning, liturning principally would, find to-exeeemdiall. that he bade? torted from the native P " ' a ' ' . The. gusto-3 ..b¢i9$._9341¢§w for», their find a" that he had. ixneiiiiiiic‘iém' Lordship: diVIdedfirst upon Lord magma szars‘ ashram; smite até'e‘ééiry' i'i‘iim motion, which was negatived by would thencejinfer, that‘X'Vone to:

Contents 2o Committed for the ur * ' ' , I . 3' 0‘ (r Not Contents . 70o. ‘ another, and that whil'emwas . Mayorrty==50 the British name, bmufimbbuy' mg

The previous question, moved by Lord extortion, he was lati ' ‘ p I V ,._.-_......_.__._kw,._ ,, rshm th v Hawkesbqrys.‘ W‘S‘m“! Pm "P0" the Old- thecornpahy to purchaseiignpucnit hi): ‘~. ginal motwn‘, andnegattved by adivision oi illegal acts.. I» ‘ 1 ~ ' I ‘ "

" Cé'mmsi' l r- . The honourable Mina e ‘ ' . - _ r. I . . Not Contents. . y . 66‘“ " very clear and elegant operfing giricheudgaeg; M.a]0hiy.-—-48 With observing, that the strength’of (h;

Lord Porchestetds motion, that the mesa evidence to bc'oii'ered, and theability with.

v sage be‘sent' to the Commons, to inform which-it would be commented upon, would

them that their Lordships were ready to full atone to their Lo dshi - .

Procecd, 99.9c.uial..wss “I?” carried with- ms! or imperfeefion Off his‘ifigfltltzyub' out a dmswn.‘ ‘ > 5 Mr. HKSTINGS arosesaszsoon as Nil“ St ‘ - ordered! That the trial-of Warren Has- Jphn concluded, ,and‘addressedv‘the

gags, quuuc, he proceeded. in‘Weste With an uncommon solemnity of, mariner; mmstflflanlon Monday mxt‘. .1 Restated the hardship of his "case in'bcin ' thus compelled 'to'attend from week t5 weele, from month ,to‘n‘tonsh, and from year; to dyear,’ili'slt‘er'ring to' var‘iohstchatge‘é' -- men count. aa.2umm.ésrw. $33k imfl'fcséiaiiéiiiiiiai??? ’ ’ ~ , . .. a c WESTMINSTER HALL; . ’3 «hearmg -°.f‘wm.c=h h‘h‘i‘dLm-msohm” but _ n'tntegr‘ity., Hquas campelledto most virulent language; WithOut usuai formed “At half Past one of“.Mt. (Medan I Burke, Mr, Fog, Mr.':Shéri‘dan,”and the ltisownmin'd that itWou’de‘u'ever‘haVe an other Managers enteredjand the 'Lordsin .end.. ,Atghis periodof—‘iiferhaving-now a tew minutes after took their places. ~ passed hissixtiethyeat, as)? he‘allow'cd L0,”. then proceeded to 0pm to say that his endurance was not equal the yourt'rit article of Charge relative to the loose and Undefined. continuance of the

15114“. p: wanes. Hits-trues," ESQ:

\ MONDAY, MAY THE,23_D'.. he, ,

. SQQLLasjfis riggisicgsaod eitorbitantallow- . proceedings against him. Heiremarlted

a. ’ the chi

,_ . a . ,_ ‘, a.aen “ " rious persons. '9! this systemoof prodigal- Co‘urt since-he had first appeare‘ill‘icth!:liare ity andrcou’uptibn, their Lordships would -Many noble Lords had, since that'period. see that the criminality was great, when gone when all must om dlay go. Th; theyfconuderedth‘e natural eiiects of, it to "changesfby creation or demise, affecting

W

{standings 'rorogat'ionor dissolution, was A Warrantcd— y the law, oi Parliament, and iacé‘crdihwi prr'cedent- A, 7' The Marquis of. Lausnowna strenu- W“ ‘ outly- agreed support‘of abate»-

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