There was, for some time, a solemn stillness; then the order of the day was read in regular course; and the House went into committee on the bill for remodelling the militia.
In a few hours, however, the spirit of the opposition revived.

When, at the close of the day, the Speaker resumed the chair, Wharton, the boldest and most active of the Whigs, proposed that a time should be appointed for taking His Majesty's answer into consideration.

John Coke, member for Derby, though a noted Tory, seconded Wharton.

"I hope," he said, "that we are all Englishmen, and that we shall not be frightened from our duty by a few high words." It was manfully, but not wisely, spoken.

The whole House was in a tempest.