HC Deb 12 May 1843 vol 69 c247
Captain Bernal

said, he took the earliest opportunity to set himself right with respect to some remarks that had fallen from him a few evenings ago. It was probably in the recollection of the House that he had asked the right hon. Baronet whether he were prepared to abide by the declaration of Lord Althorp, that if all the members for Ireland were to join in asking for repeal, he should not be prepared to resist it. A contradiction to this statement had since been given in another place, on the authority of the noble Lord himself, by a noble individual distinguished for a spirit of chivalry that seemed to make him extremely careful of the characters of others, whatever he might be of his own. When a Noble individual like Earl Spencer denied the statement imputed to him, he (Captain Bernal) at once thought it his duty to express his earnest regret for any misrepresentation of which he might have been guilty. At the same time he had to state that he made his statements on the authority of several hon. Members present at the debate, all of whom laboured under the same misapprehension.