The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-02 00:00:00

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. J. celled the attention of the home to
a violation of the rule which forbids the publication of the
debates in that place. He did so because he found that he
bad been made to say what he had not said last night during
the debate on the Rate in Aid Bill, and also because he was
not so fully reported as be considered himself entitled•to be.
The newspaper of which he complained was the Times, and
he begged to move that the printer and the proprietor of
that journal be called to the bar to answer to the house for
havinecviolated their rules.
The SPISARER—Who seconds the motion ?

Mr. SCULLY did so.

The SPEAKER—The hon. member must make his mo-
tion in the usual form, by naming the individual whom he
desires to have brought to the bar.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL, after a short pause, moved "that
Mr. John Joseph Lawson, of Tottenham Cottsge, Down-
shire-hill, Hampstead, be ordered to attend at the bar of
the hones to-morrow."

The question being put from the chair,

Mr. F. O'CONH6Ii aid that he bad as much reason to
complain of befog misrepresented as any member of that
house, bet he thought of taking such a coarse. He
hoped the hon. member would not pandit in his motion.

Sir 0. GREY said that the motion was based upon
grounds which were hardly fair to those upon whom de-
volved the duty of reporting the debates in that house. He
was not in the habit of reading the debates, but he bad cer-
tainly remarked that Irish debates were given at great
length in the daily papers. The summary which preceded
the leading articles was a most metal and accurate report,
and done in a fair end Impartial manner. He did not know
what the special grounds of complaint on this occasion were,
but he thought the hon. member would do well not to
press his motion.
Mr. BROTHERTON was surprised at the complaint of
the hon. member, for the Times was remarkable for the care
and accuracy with which the reports of the proceedings in
parliament were prepared. He could give an example of
inaccuracy in reporting which occurred in another paper,
the Daily News, where he was made to say the other day
that his election cost him 4,0001. Now, this was wholly
and completely untrue ; for the fact was that he had
been elected to that house no less than five times, and
his election had never coat him a shilling, nor had he ever
solicited a vote. He knew well enough that those whew were
acquainted with him would never believe a word the Daily
Nets said on the subject of his elution costing him 4,0001.,
and therefore he did net care about the misstatement which
that paper had circulated.
Woe the positive denial of the hon. gentleman, of course
no doubt an be entertained that the reporter was mistaken,
but it (the error) was one participated In by two other re-
porters of the Daily News in the gallery at the time, as well
as by another morning journal, but spinet which the hon.
gentleman made no charge.]
Mr. J. O'CONNELL, after asserting his determination to
call upon the house to enforce its rules in case the offence of
which he complained was repeated, consented to withdraw
his moths.

Mr. CfB.ENVILLE BERKELEY begged to suggest to
the hon. member the expediency of sending his speeches to
the paper himself (A laugh.)
The motion was than by leave withdrawn.
COUNTY COURTS.
The ATTORNEWIENERAL, in answer to Mr. Wil-
liams, stated that the malarial of county courts judges were
pauseneetly fixed at 1,0001, a year, with travelling expenses
for those who went the Welsh circuits ; and, in 'newer to
Mr. W. Patten, the hon. and learned gentleman stated that
a short explanatory bill would be passed this session for
the purpose of up some doubts as to the priority of •
writs issued by the various jurisdictions.

NINEVEH EXCAVATIONS.
Sir J. PAXINOTON asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether it was the intention of government to as-
sist Mr. Layard in his dilooveties at Nineveh by say grant
of money ; and If eo, no what amount.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
on receiving in application from the trustees of the British
Museum for the sem of 3,0001. on amount of them excava-
tions, he had agreed to appropriato the sum of 6,0001. to
defray the expenses incurred during two years by Mr.
Lewd ; subsequently a further application appeared to have
been made to co' treasury fee more money, to which no
sneerer had ltesa given. • •
ABOLITION OP THE PUNISH/draft 'OP DEATH.
Mr..EWART, in ruing to move for leivi to bring In a
bill on this subject, said that he believed that the conviction
was nary day growing stronger, both with the pablic and
t;
with the bolos, 'that the: Wee Wag not Se tiletshilthen
they must totally abolish the punishment p dine. 'Many
hon. members had told htn their Own prO codpitttions on
the subject; they salt lissitathil just for i present; they