The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-04 00:00:00

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inquiry reeprcting the
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pressures guilty. The
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the daimitlauto Ishwysiwee eel
-not also take', away rim the Attorney-GI-item?.
Let that jusint, however, be considfred upon the
same principles as he had suggested in the exami-
nation of the other; let the rircesaitv of taking;
away this power from the Attorney-general lie
mode apparent, and lie should admit the propriety
of the Noble Lord's proposeil. The Aaiun...Y.
General was invested with powers greater than
appertained to any other individual for the pro-
secution of offences, because lie was a rem•cries
sible officer—responsible to the Crown and to
the Houses of Parliament for hi* coridnet ; lent
if • strong case of 'bind were 'hewn, it avoid
!lieu become a question, whether it would suit
be expedient to deprive him of his authority.—
The principal accusation, however, which *sumn
his memory had been sinide against Attorneys-Gea
tiend. was, not that they had been too fond of pro-
secutions, but that they did not exercise their
power with sufficient energy. He repeated,
Vast of necessity were goaded" to prove the ex-
pedienty of limiting his discretionary powers, lie
should have no decided objection to acquiesce its
such a proposal ; but nothuriutt of Soong cave
would, in his mind, justify a u insiovatiois taws
the ancient law of the country;
Lord HOLLAND said, t re were mime travels
why he could not mien ester inns the t.fehliert
before their Lurelshil °opt them was that of
his incompeteLey to is the terlinical points of
law ; he however lerstond sufficient its know
that the Noble EMI in his speech had throw.,
reflections on the abilities and miderstandilig tel tl.e
Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, which
would not have hero decorous il* they lead voons
from his side of the Wow. The Noble Fall said.
that there oust be a case of great necessity sliewi.,
befure they altered the law of the laud as it
stood ; but had e.. shewo by one ;legion-TIE
the necessity ?—„tliMlue would ask, why the present
seicierire was necessary What could the liailwals
do more then the Noble Earl had 114114,. 10 declare
that the laws were defective; then how “Icturd was
his doctrine! The Noble Earl then, after lee-
taring his Noble End Learned Friend, says,
that the present measure, which goes to take
away the privileges of all his Majesty's sub-
jects who may be indicted for mistier:meow% is
for their protection ; acid in the same breath asks
your Lordships, will you allow Otitis to proceed l•Y
ticking away power front the Attorney Ornerl! ?
He, the Noble Baron, would answer I , and say
it ought to he taken away before the privilege of t: c
subject was infriarged on. It would he recollected.
that after a petrion was convicted of a librl, he w.or
answerable for every 11111111Wr Of the publication I if
sold afterwards, and who, the Judges west' iiilorni-
ed that he coistinued so publish. they were in the
habit of remembering it in positing the•seirrence
the Court on the person so offending. Tire Nob; -
acid Learired Lord had told them that the paa-mirt•t
measure had been long in his contemplation, snot t
had nothing to do wish the oilier measuri-i which
were under their couvideration. and the Nolile En'
contradicted him, and Whit them that the Bill was
brought in for the pussisking of the publishers ot
blasphemous libels, and that the foOsarr a the 1.
torney-Gentral should not he limited. Ile, the
Noble (heroin, knew of Ito pan of the Whist. Cot..-
.motion that gars unlimited power to any Orl;,•re
of the Crown, even with she distinction sit the No-
ble Emil. that he was liable to be called on lir .1:k
abuse of that power. lie had prse:ented r li-t! some
years ago relative to et •ffieio ; ihr ilia
not then say that there wen corrupt otiose sin the
part of the Attorney-General, but he t.aal for
would prove to them that titers. were tueuty tu
oue inure criminal inforosettoo. Ihea any taller
prosecutions, roil that lie would prove that sot
of tweuty uffunuatsons brought mit there were
not more theta two tried. ‘blest way the site.
miser he received from his Majesty's Nlinisseis ?
it was. "take care of whist you are trying to
do, if you touch a stow. of the fabric yuti will
put down the whole of the laws us•rstahht!ltql ; we
cannot defend the infoemations, but its the mu-
eithit law of the laud, and inmost be "disturlool."
Yet here was a swore ancient late fur the priesties-
tom of the subject against the Crown, anti they
were told there was iso danger in taking away the.
prop of the fabric. If he did nut
the Noble and Loathed Lord on the Wisuivara,
stated that the 'hear's% Bill was • bug time sioder
his consideration; he however should nut hare tar.
leered it if his 'galvanisation had not come truth smith
good authority, toe wlieu be first tte:trti the ,ttle
of the Bill. With his knowledge of the great legal
abilities. of the • Noble Lord, be expected tie was
going to call their Lordships' attetitteu to tarn tot
delay in priwecistions fit wisrleeltetter cameral lay she
Crown instead of the people, mod he beohed for she
cause of those delays and found theta with the law
Gaiters of the Crowe. The usual places fur trytorg
wesedeniespors were is, the Ceshtt Kiug's lie itch slid
at the Amine% lie maidenhood there writ- &twee
issues of briugiog these peosecatimis at wretch—
oue by indictment, out by common info/mass...4
and the other by ti slick information —ttwo
there were but two Coons they could be tried

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et upon the utenos corree!..
lolly ought, red ass felt. He;,
sire. too an,.ti to state ler the pre-
was toot cole.rientiesisly cuoirsuceei
red. and the ateceonte of up-
IV reopened. 'Floe IllobJ• and
'slalomed that more prottectsteuros
uted, mod wily 81101 r 04411T.f• awn
le evuEld slut oust enter iritre art
the euorlort pursued o the Love
own. Int hr would ufls-11,„ that
mils son elforf oast ...Mite(' ti.
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wttich tile CllffUld pof of /111.1. t
The Leanteol Lord ;Aso cohjertelt;
rf toterrse was taken 'away rrano
Itiplailiq reiNalpfealt Mg I *O5
ray GOll tee Attorney-Geller:of.
owever, be coneidered opal: the
he had suggested iu the exaur-
ler ; let the toreessitr of torkilo: