made some observations on the manner in which the Amendments had been disposed of and the Bill ordered to the Lords. As they were now done with, he did not wish to renew the topic, having already expressed his opinion on the Bill itself, and stated in the course of the proceedings the apprehensions he felt in contemplating the mischievous consequences by which it might be expected to be followed. He, however, intended offering a few words on what he had already had occasion to make some observations on before; namely, the usurpation of the royal authority by his Majesty's servants. The circumstances which had come to his knowledge, made him think that the King had been abused, and that his faithful and affectionate subjects had been grossly deceived by those who had presided at the head of affairs, He had reason to believe that the name of the King had been made use of to further their own views, at a time when his Majesty was incapable of putting it himself, and when it could with propriety be put to no act whatever. Feeling this as he did, when parliament was fully and regularly assembled, if no other member brought it forward, he should feel it to be his duty to call the attention of the House to the subject. This he should do that the whole of the circumstances might be properly investigated, and these being laid before them, it would be for the House to determine whether or not any farther proceedings would be necessary.

said he had certainly no disposition to renew the debate, but in consequence of what had fallen from the hon. gentleman, on the vice of that principle which had formed the basis of their proceedings, he should reply, but only by referring him to those sentiments, which he had previously had the honour of delivering in that House; and he should refer him to those, with the satisfaction of knowing, that they were the sentiments of the majority of that House. With respect to what had fallen from the hon. gentleman, on the subject of what he conceived to be an abuse of the King's name, he did not know that he ought to receive it as any thing but a notice of a motion relative to the proceedings to which he had alluded. In answer therefore to this he had only to state, that he was quite prepared and quite ready to meet the hon. gentleman on that ground, at any time, under any circumstances, and in any manner in which he might think proper to bring it forward. The motion of which notice had been given had a reference to times at which he had no more connection with the cabinet than the hon. gentleman himself. He had no knowledge of the transaction from his own observation, and could know nothing of them but by communication with the parties. He could obtain no information but what was open to the hon. gentleman also. He however had now no hesitation in saying from the information which he had so gained, and on which he could rely, that he was perfectly ready to meet the question, and he had no doubt he should be able to prove, that what had been done was done with due allegiance to the crown, a proper regard to constitutional duty, and with the sanction of the party who was now supposed to object to its having been done.

, in explanation, replied, that he had uniformly, in every stage of the Bill, expressed his disapprobation of it; and if he had said nothing on the Amendments just agreed to, it was from a wish to avoid any further delay in the completion of the Act. As to what the right hon. gent. had called a notice, he certainly meant it as such; and it would be well for the right hon. gent. and those concerned in the transactions he alluded to, if the right hon. gent. could make them appear to the House in the light in which he had so boldly asserted he could do.