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Lis opinion, areoliot fur it. The OWL titanium, thee red ,
I returns of the rale of exelsende at different whoa,.
to phew thee the Soefeelion mold WWI hate aievegleom
throe rrnoillsoces—hr thuniath 00 the eiteiravy, that the
stair of fbe copper rota ban a issatc,ial tendisymy In aged
the mrelmsigirs. The Hun. Itetunet the. concluded hy.nsov-
ing for the dolma: Men' of a Committer to ingoire WY the
expriliracy of assimilating Ilse slate of the currency between
Eagiead sad frelagA.
The CliegeaLLOtt of the V.'irriti QV rh thought, that in
thin advanced period of flw.tiewsion would be inconveni-
ent as well U ineffecto3l to inquire into this ',object. Not
• only no orelwasehme was in foisted by. agmeind to the nos-
h 111 l , but It wnwlil be isrosharsivr of great inconvenience. by
begetting a false inspreosion Ihroxidloost she whole country.
A levelinia involving curls ass sileurive @yarns of political
economy, might not. to he timeliest rt she present advanceil
period of the Sm. ; heridin, lie was of opinion the
House ought to soma the Isenefit of further experience. fn
egoehinion, the Right Hois.'"deuilemais moved she previons
• Alt GROS/Tit expressed bts desire, that the Hoe. Bgro-
..et would Withdraw his moth* for the present Saigon,
• rather than 1.1 the •mrssalment Ise'earried against it.
After a few words from the ettahrwt:t.ww of the Eveoe-
'ONO, which were nut audible its the gallery, the motion
was withdrawn.

House to an'swtr for his conslikt *Nil on eXtrcise of
?flower strictly kgal and coustitofkrial, it was a fit
rood necerwary telsertiou of thaw privheites ',suited io
'them, audios the due maintenaswe of which Ow
people at large had the' deepest itstere4.ll—fileee.)
Mr. COVELTIMAY will, that, whether the pare-
graph in question was a libel or not, hid been de-
teimined last night. in the only way in which it was
it could have been ; but he could not let
eliphrtlinity 'pigs without expressing Ins sense
of the offence. Great as the offence had been. it
win. errantly extenuated by the subsequent con.
duct of the iiiihvidual—and it was indeed wise,
prudent, and humane of the House, to take silvan-
tage of every possible favourable circumstance in
mitigation of puni.liment ; but he had heard it
said. used Paid truly, that the young man was a
person of good education, respectable family. and
literary attainments. Now lie did not we in these
any ground of extenuation. If an illiterate Man
bed committed such an act, they might pars it
over; but when a young man of education turned
his talent and attaissmrnts to such purposes. the

Jt'RY COURTS (SCOTLAM)).
lard A. Hatii.vosi said, that not seeing a Right Hon.
gentleman in his pliee, he had two 40'4560111 to pill to the
Noble laird opposit• : Ara, whether the Commissioners now
Baling in Edinburgh on Courts u(Juatiee Scotland, had
or had WO prviceedCil to inquire into the :Joey Courts!
secondly, whrtlwr Ministers had proceeded to fill tip the
places that the Jolty CAM's Art had empowered Arm to du
He now toienileil to give notice of • motion (or to-morrow
sennight, calling fur flee production of the rrfeccnres un the
subject made 10 the Commissioners. He bairtu give notice
of another Irma )))) , hut wished to hare the answers pre-

offence assumed a deeper character than if it came
from an inferior hand. It was hip impression. that
there had not been any particular intention of mis.
representing 1 but the principal ground of his
rising was to express his opinion that it was an art
very little short of absolute falsehood, for any istdi-
vidu4l reporting what occurred in the lionse, when
at a loss. not to appeal to those who could give
him the best information, but to • stranger—awl
then, on the strength of such authority. to issue to
. .

vinnily, in sorties to fix the lornitvr
Lord eisrt.ritrlouto Win unolcritiona to say he was unalole
In give the expliniation &sired, in the absence attic Lord
Advocate.
Lord A. HAMILTON then gave the notice shove described,
and pobtpoued the mimosa notice.

the world what was ',citations and abusive.
Mr. Husatssou said. that one pert of the Hon.
Baronet's (Sir F. Burdett's) speech went to assert
that the report complained of 'was no misrepresen-
tation at all. If that had been true, the matter

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CAM ELFORD.
Mr. BENNFTT presented ■ Petition from au individual
resident to the city of Westminster (Chirles Pitt, we believe),
praying he mitt he admitted to prove Mere the House,
which he could without incurring any expense, the eorrtip-
halm which hail prevailed to the loorosezh of Camelfurd
vious to the last ektenti.—Read and laid on the 'table.

would not hare been followed tip by complaint iii
the House, but in another tuanner.—((tries of
le Order.")
Mr. flume said, that if the Hon. Baronet had
been in the House the night the ibred' attributed
to hint in l'he Times had been delivered, he would

BREACH (IF PKIVII.EGE.
THE TISTIN NEWSPAPER.
Mr. W. SMITH said, lie rose to present • Petition
from the indirolind who burl been comniitted by

not have ventured to insinuate any bud, thing. He
was sorry he had not Leen present when the lion.
Baronet was speaking, fur he should have stood up
and contradietrd him. Whoever had heard him

order of the House to the custody of the Ser- would allow, that nothing had dropped from him
jeant at Arms, last night, for committing a breach of the calumnious nature in the report. Ile should
of privilege by misrepresenting the debates and pro- take the liberty of stating, that from the currespon-
ceedisies of the House. Had he been of opiniou deuce which had taken place between him and the
that the error was a wilful one, or that it was de- Editor, he believed that the latter had no part what.
signed as an insult to the Right Hon. Gentleman, ever in the transaction; and it was sufficient to refer
lie would not have pursued the course he had last to the conduct of the individual concerned at the liar,
night, nor would lie do what lie was now doing ; to prove to the House that he had not been infl ta-
but in consequeoce of his belief that the mistake enced by any feeling of malignity, or had been in-
had been unintentional, lie had recommended fluenced by any design of misrepresenting.
that he should he committed to the custody of Lord Mermen said, that if he had been in the
the Serjeant at Arms, instead of to Neirgate.-- Howie when the Hou. Baronet spoke, he should
The connexions, character, and behaviour of the have stood up and contradicted him. He should
Gentleman were most respectable. He had now a have doge so the ratheis because he knew it had
Petition w Ina hand from him, stating his regret been thrown out, not by Members, but in another
and sorrow fur the error lie had inadvertently fallen quarter, that the printed speech did not differ so
niter, and praying that that Hon. House would be much after all from that which had been spoken.
pleased to liberate Inns, on the payment of his fees, Now one hour after the Honourable Member
and being reprimanded in the usual manner. (Mr. Hume) had seen The Times, lie gave him
On the question that the Petition be brought up. (Lord Binning) • letter, without any hesitation,
Sir F. Menges. said, lie rose to protest against fully and unequivocally denying that lie had utter.
the unconstitutional power which the House had ed the offensive passage. Another circumstance
exercised in the present case, under the name of he thought deserving of mention was, that being
privilege ; under the plea of defending that, about on Sunday to recite to another Host. Mem-
they summoned an individual to their bar, without bar (Mr. Littleton) what the Member for Aberdeen
;swearing the means of entering into a proper hail said, be stonied him until he should first de-
trial of facts, convicted him on his own confess- scribe it, having been present—and his statement
Ilion, and then inflicted what puoisliment they of it was an exact corroboration of what had been
pleased ; and, in his opinion, if the power exer- written by Mr. Hume. After some further remark'',
eised by that House did not resemble that of the Noble Lord said, he concurred entirely in what
Itharlamanthus--if it could not be truly said of it, had fallen from the Member for Exeter.
" mitigative, smalltime dolos"—if it did not *en- Mr. LITTLETON confirmed what had fallen from
fence first, and inquire afterwards, the individual the last speaker respecting himself.
in question would not have undergone the punish- Mr. C. Htirctitason said, that in justice to the
swot lie had. He uorlerstood that the words con- Gentleman concerned, whom he hid seen that
planted of had been recollected by sonic Members, mo • r, he rose to state that the only feeling on
mid • the cheer. by others-0i No, no,")—and if his mind seemed to be that of regret, that the Right
so, the individual committed no offence. If word. Gentleman (Mr. Crewing) had not been present
similar to those expressed in the House were used, last night, to hear him solemnly disavow that he
!Members could not exisect more, fur considering had any the slightest intention of misrepresenting,
the difficulties under which gentlemen reporting the Of any antipathy to gratify. These sesitimeeits in-
.debates laboured, the only wonder was, that what deed were so fully expressed in his Petition, that
was said went out to the public with so much accu- lie should not have adverted to them, were it not to
racy as it did. It seemed to hr admitted on all state from the individual himself that he was most
hands, that if there had been any error iii the case, anxious the Right Hon. Gentleman and the House
it was not intentional, and lie had always heard and should understand such were his present feeling.. He
read that fladt sprung loin intention alone— had to complain of the Noble Lord's (Binning) ex-
" Acins sox foci: ream, nisi mews sit 'ea." From ;orations towards the Hon. Baronet, imputing int.
thr sitnatiou reporter. held in that Hou-e, it was proper motives for the part he had taken. He bad
not to be wondered at that 8.1411 mistakes should stated lust night lie was among the first to contend
occur. lithe gentleman lied no inteution of r &lid- fur and uphold the privileges of that House, con-
isig—if the cords were given as neatly as they ceiviug them, as lie didoiecessary for the protection of
could—if cheers NO hero heard, and a smile oh- the people's rights ; but, notwithstanding, whenever
served, the House should not have taken the inch- he saw au oppressive use made of them, he should
virtual into custody—mud under the present circuits- not be intimidated by the Noble Lord, or the
stances lie (Sir F. Burdett) thought lie should be whole House, from standing up and 'eying so. He
di-charged without payintot of his fees. had been surprised at the words of the Resolution
Lord CASTLEREA`6II said lie did not know in last night, on its being put into the hands of the
wh.rt character the lion. Ilirrimet appeared before Speaker, and had said it must bare been written
the House—whether as the impugner of, its privy before the investigation had been entered into. If
leges, or as the advocate of the individual in ques- lie (Mr. Hutehinsou) had thought it an intentional
'ion. If in the latter, he must have known that error, he would not have deemed any words too
advocates sometimtainjured the reputation of their strong, but observing the conduct of the Gentle-
clients.—( / lene.)—lf the Hon. Baronet. spoke in maa at the bar, and. having been persuaded in con-
the former character, the House must be aware that sequence that the mistake had been corn-
lie was oast a very impartial judge of the extent of pletely unintentional, lie bad hoped that the
those privileges lie wished to call in qoestion.— Honourable Gentleman might have made a
filior.)—He had already made opplications to a change in the terms, and he had no hesitation
'Court of Law to defend himself from the come. in saying that lie had been surprised at them.
qoenres of their exertion, but hehad been toll that He should go further, as a representative of the
the powers exercised by the House were perfectly people, sod say, that lie hod been sorry for the vole
legel—that the privilege, of which he compluined of last night—because, in hie opinion, the Gen-
ware strictlycossatiostiousl—said theta Court of Lim Henan had been sufficiently punished by beilig
had not power to interfere.—(lkar.)-11'hether it brought to the her and reprimanded. He was sorry
Was decorous in the Hon. Baronet to telt, a con- to say, that last night, and on a former occasion,
epicuoue part on the present occusiou lie should the House had exercised its privileges with great
leave the House and the country to judge. With severity. The person himself solemnly declared
• respect to the irsdieillisal (whom the Hon. Baronet lie had been influenced by no malignant feeling
proisounced not guilty, though he had not barn whatever. As to oil, of the circumstances, the
present at the investigation of Ins case)—(hear)— cheers, the defect of which had been much relied
he had sliewed more sense Oulu his advocate. Ile, on by the Right Hon. Gentleman, the case had
hail pledged himself that his error did nut now been made out in a great degree. Two or
spring from malice, that it was not wilfully tom- three Members lied corroborated the statement in
lint had never thought of arguing that it that respect. The impression left On his mind by
was not therefore a breech of privilege. Ile (Lord the proceedings of last night was two-fold—first,
Castlereagh) did not know how it could be main- that the individual had no intention whatever of
:Milled that it was mot both ii gross breach or privi- offending; and, second, that as strong a case had
Inge mid a calumny—end it was mu justitiestiou to been made out for the compassion of the House,
toy that it had beet, dime ia haste, or barn from I from his own evidence and the statements of Mean-
t/le revresentation of a stranger. Bringing the bees, as ever had been.
author of such misreprestotation to the bar of the I Lord BINNING said, he might safely declare be