S^1?ATE PAPERS. 



• ■ "' That' it K fiof competent to fhe 

 mi^naj^ers for the commons'to jiiif 

 trhe toTloM'ingi (laestion to the wit- 

 ness upon the •■ seventh 'ai^ticle oF 

 diarjfe, vi-2, Whcthei' nibVe ojipr^s- 

 sion? did \tctually exist undeV tlve 

 hew in>5iitulion, than uride'r t!ie 

 old ? ^-' i A : ,.:\i^ i^ - ■■ 



And again oiV th'e^ i IVh'd^l}* 'W 

 May, whpn the houfee' of- lordisi-e^^ 

 solved, •■ ' ■ ' ' -■•• ■ ■"■■■■■ 



■ "That it isnot'Comijetrtit toth^ 

 m.tnager-i fdrtlie commons -tr) 'gt':"e 

 ojidence of' th^ enofrtiitieS'aictbally ' 

 committed by Deby Sing, tiie Same 

 Jibt 'being ohttrged iiVthcf 'impeach- 

 ment."-'- ' '■■■ •'^ ;i:i.i:v ■■:;•; ! 

 ' AnA 'aga'm orfitbe 2d:d{!y-6f Jiinei 

 whenthflerdv resolved, • '■■ '■'■",■ 



■ ">Th:it it is iiot cortipteteiit; 'fbi- 

 the manageiSj'on the \>at"t of the 



' commoti.3, trb •= give -anj' ■ evidence 

 i^)On--the «BVei;th'ai-tkte'<j>f' the imi. 

 peachramt, to prove tliat (lie lettej' 

 nfttif 5tli'^OfiVray;--]78i;'is''-talse, 

 in any «ther paltiCula^' ^hRfi llM 

 whcvcrti:itis eispressiy diaVged t<5 be 

 felsc."-...i-^*' \ ■■■■ ■■■■•■ "■ ■•■■■< '• 

 The snid dccis'iofis of tl':e!'ious^ of 

 torus are'foimded uywij plinKfiples 

 not!:peeuliarto tnlilS'by"iiTipt'ach- 

 raewt.. "':The<' are foailded- npbn 

 eoiivmoiKseiiiej aiid on tlifc ifnm'ii- 

 tfl^ic ypindiples of jagtifcfe. ' "Tft 

 Scoiiaivd those principles 'ate pefen- 

 Ifarly neaes»ary t6 b^'"adljfercd''t;ij 

 iiansniuch 'aS' by the laws 'of 'th&i: 

 paitf ot' tiift kingdoto, a'-' df-fCndint 

 is:;obiige.d itp produce'a' cb'tripl^tc 

 Est: of all hisAVitrrcsscs iii iJsctilpa- 

 »ion theday'bi.foi't tl^e trial.' T'i:at 

 VioDC' appeitr.si tb meei coftsiderable 

 iiardship, ':But if, 'after (itTch list 

 U actniHlly dic;liV'eied:ih 1jy the 'de- 

 fentkmt;; any • fact-? (or -snpposed 

 ttctar)' iiotpaftioulariy 'set iifyth^s 

 Climes iiarw-th© lndk*tit]fehti''rlk'iy en 

 ihcfiDi]<T»w'i»ij<iday 'for f^le lii st'tiuie, 



and without notiijev^bs' sUdden'ljf 

 brought od't in evidctice'upol'i the' 

 ti-'raT against the d'efe'ndant ; such 

 defendant from such an CntTappin^ 

 mbde of trial 'may 'he convi'cted, 

 alihouglfinnbifent. ' Sucti pi'oceed- 

 ings (whethei' supported or uiisup- 

 pbrted' by any "old Scotch statute 

 passed' in ■arbitrary ti'ifies^ b'i-'gh.f j t 

 cbnCerve-, to'be refised. Fot, iiiafrcd 

 Country, theVe bugbt nftt'to be one 

 mcrfe of administeringjusticetp one 

 nian,tiariieiy',to Mr. H.^istings, and 

 ai opposite mode of adniinisterii:^ 

 justice'to •another nrtan; hamely, to 



Mr.Mmn '■' ■','.'' 



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Fittest, ggai^sl i'je rejfifitjoHof.ihe 



, viotloaJoK d^ciafUig th^-pbjiuh&J^ 



thi u;ar., •.■!■;-;■, ;i h;: u inl- 



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1 . •'o EC'AUSE 'It ii^^esx'%to ns, 

 • "13 'that 'it would'have tJeeri 

 highly becoming and expedie'ntJfbr 

 thishoasc^,' as leading to? th^ great 

 and' hnaliiabTe blessing of pea'ce,'at 

 Ihis time to lirive resolved," that ft 

 appeaVs \6 tTiis' house, th'a'(''x1uriM 

 tl'.e several" changes 'whith took 

 police'' ii4 the cohstitilt'on and 'go- 

 vernment of France befire th'e corii- 

 rriencement of 'liostilities, aniimort 

 psrtic^uliTrlyafter the'everits of the 

 i'f)!tt of August,' •'i'7'95, \Yfien his 

 rnnje-ftywasadvisedby liis rninisters 

 to suspend all offibial conimtini^a- 

 tibhs'with'Frantd, it 'Was afid co'rt- 

 tlnued tb be the professed btirici'pb 

 and policy of his majf.-^ty's go\'(^tn- 

 rhent cai-efally to obser\'e i StVi^t 

 iledtrality'.'an'd tinifbrriily to abstain 

 frbin ariV ihterfei-erlte \vith'''respe'(it 

 tb -ihe '' inteftialaffa'rrs 'of" FVimc?'; 

 '^hcft whfn'his'itJ. jes'ty'^HS 'ddvi'^^ii 

 td^rnake'afartfi& a'efgnfttittfMf ''6f 

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