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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
212
Mr.
Duncombe
was
not
satisfied.
In
the
next
session
he
attempted
to
revive
the
subject
by
calling
the
attention
of
the
House
to
what
he
termed
the
evasive
and
unsatisfactory
character
of
the
report
of
the
Secret
Committee,
and
moving
the
appointment
of
a
Select
Committee
to
investigate
the
whole
subject
over
again;
but
he
met
with
little
success.
Sir
J.
Graham,
Sir.
R.
Peel,
Viscount
Sandon,
Mr.
Warburton,
Mr.
Ward,
and
Lord
John
Manners,
spoke
against
his
motion,
which
he
then
withdrew.
Upon
this,
Lord
Howick
tried
to
carry
a
resolution
for
the
appointment
of
a
Committee
to
inquire
into
the
case
of
Mr.
Duncombe's
letters
only.
Mr.
Disraeli
seconded
the
motion,
desiring
not
to
have
the
Government
censured,
but
to
see
the
practice
condemned.
Mr.
Roebuck
believed
that
the
country
would
not
be
content
until
the
invidious
power
intrusted
to
the
Secretary
of
State
respecting
letter-opening
was
absolutely
abolished.
Lord
John
Russell
spoke
against
the
motion,
which
was
negatived
by
240
to
145
members.[127]
A
few
days
later
Mr.
Duncombe
renewed
his
attack
in
another
form,
moving
that
Colonel
Maberly,
Secretary
to
the
Post-Office,
should
attend
at
the
bar
and
produce
certain
books
connected
with
his
office.
The
Home
Secretary
resisted
the
motion,
grounding
his
objection
on
the
reports
of
the
Committees
and
the
necessities
of
the
public
service.
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