The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-16 00:00:00

cacti, the Hon, Measlier referrer' to a e_ le s.lii..ii buljigtiliouirl make infpiirieloiatikbe Ma
1-sil occurred at fflite.ter, Mad bes was •glnil to have puffed dig next time the sultieistsii . 'torkited.
bi . ~
the opportunity of inentiiiiing it, worn the COrpos.
...13REACte PRIYILEOP.
row, ie.,' d.,,Lopt fit to become pentimiers "viola
Mr. %Veen moved that the Or
or the Dry
the Bill. lie did not wonder they bed dale co,
because it Was meant to correct an abuse, ssliteli I be read for the attetinlante at the liar Of Cherie'.
nom• iintivicluals seemed to lime ati 'metro' in con- Bell* the Printer "II Putitisher of /.4e Time:
touting. lie held iii h.* bawl a letter. flows a West I Newspaper.
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reapectalile Clergyman of Eteter, who npplied to The nvdrr having horn rats?--..
err.
ant .. .
at .
A
the Corporation, requesting them not to licenses The SPEAR ER entered
The n
puldie-liouse in his parish, it having come to his inquire if Charles Bell was in settenshicea. rod he
kfiliwirdirst tile it was uhout to he licensed, and h'"'"'l-T repotted in the Arn,stfl't —*
he cooceiving it to he wholly 'inner.
Mr. Wiftl./4 noosed those Charles Bell be now
..
iiibabitiiiits of los parish were of die poorest class—
tl called in. whirl. Immo, Leon areed to,
The Set AK Elt —Seir4p-asst, VA:I 10 Charles Bell.
the number of lion.ev Was *haat too, out of which
Mr. Hell was el-cur Moly culled ill to the Lae.
but sixteen paid the 1 'S
rates—of these, seven
ARV.ll—rVhsot is yam, entine!....h. rb4rlell BM.
were public-houses, and four of them belonged The
The SC
lo rive liroreelirwithel-14 tbfse
the errwioatePt rarid'iiebTosi betrtef
to 144.0114 CalaWrted with the Corporation. As
there were ro many public-houses in the parish, them t—wmaasaa (after eusigialog the papera)_l .....
and a new one about to he licensed, the clergyman Q Under whose direction Ao you prim and publish these
remonsti stied against it—lint all his complaints were l'aprre?—A. Under the Lances.
Q Who is the Editer!—A. Tbe Editor is Mr. Barnes.
useleas. Two of the Magisinites, and their friends,
carried it against his representations, and agatuat is (fhe n
rosita
swfletzsedidpsymi re ipcuisrlx.is trhiLe g copyio obfe isherepaportartgetaiha
the interests of society. This, he would take upon speech made it. this House!—A. from the gentleman vita
upon himself to say, was dune for no other purpose reported it. He 'retiree direetiome to report every thin
lint to oblige the brewer Magistrates. It was with ciesiectoese and 'Nude, and he Is. paid liberally for so
this soot of aidliteoce be wished to remove—and he I (1614.1"Ei
whom did
eve the paragraph in Me stint
W 5, not surpoi,ed that those who possessed it, *I Id Pape's. 'rim:Vito:4s stairluhe he'd -haw 40 years the l!ria tee
support the system. This was not confined to Lee- of the paper; sisal the priulae dui not attend kJ such stmt.
ter. lii Reading, Warrington, Bridport, and St. ors, which, frwai the nature of his situation and amplay.
Albin's, the greater part of the public-houses were meal was utterly impossible, but the' Editor.
in the bandied brewers, who were many of them 'Ala- (1 D.. you know by whnio.the paragraph in Mosulay's
gistrates. la Portsmouth, there were 911 public. PlerTlarsqgtrisitf:',,UnTar.eWiniflZ.:4; 4Z:l:et; vela
rot
aru,:cl'ibraV in
houses, 169 of' which were in the hands of brewers. Monday's paper,'ue purporting to be nu Implanaliem sit fist so
lii many tic these cases, the interest of the ittilivi. theiweredeog paper: it., you know who was the sailer of
dual was directly opposed to that of the public. It?—A. 1 believe Mr. Boniest, the Editor. 1 was not in
London at the Time, lost in Hampshire. The article was
Mr. C. CA E.YENT said, the words of the clause,
is it now stood, were perhaps too general. It would addressed to 1,.. Hume, anda owner also.
T I v Member _say qaestioa
be better, therefore, to insert Ilentlitig, IVarringion, to ask ! s jai '
tm a
Bridport, St. Allan's, and Portsmouth, which his I Mr. Mime was understood to ask, Whether witness had in
lion. Friend seemed tu point out us the must cut- his possession the original note of the speech '—witneal ee.
plied he had not.
liable of all places.
Mr. Hume—Have volt that part of the debate which sou
Mr. CoceTex•Y complained of the way in which have said was written by the Reporter!—A. 1 bave.—False
the HOll. Alember hail introduced a charge against insauseeio slips were Isere delivered iu by witness.]
the Magistrates of the city he had the honour to Q. la it in 11100-111"d!—A. l'in.
repreteo
virMr. H. &mein—Was it originally taken in shurrhan.l!
shoitrnte.hssairiedplied that reports were sometimes not taken in
'mitigation had taken place in a Committee of that
House, mid, iu the evidence give,' before that Com. The REMARK.' repeated the question —Witness replied he
ranter, not a single lone could be found that war- could not say that the writer was in attendance.
ranted such an attack. 'The Hon. Member hod Witness was then informed by Mr. SPEAKER he might
not founded his charge iligninat the Magistrates off withth."'
The SPF:AKErt then acquainted the House that
Exeter on any particle of evidence, but on the
he. had received a letter from the Reporter of The
statement of tin individual, whom he had not
Tinter, referred to by the last witness, stating that
thought proper to name. That individual appeared
he was in attendance, and desired to know if it was
to have reprertilled his case to altnust every per.
the pleasure of the house that he should be call.
soli, except Ow individual, alto, perhaps could
?
have remedied the evil of which he complained. ed in
He was sure, had he made his atatemeut to the having
Reporterbei sirnalsolilienis hcaßel called
aans it She first Newspaper
Members for Exeter, one of them, tit least, froml reportircomeplPainned of, anit‘to s'iatewwhet"hr!rr ilt tyre look
as a
eke situation he held. bad *sufficient influence to copy ofthe written at
correct
paper which be had given the printer?
/ prevent any proceedisig. which, on investigation —Vtioness stated, he had no disabt it was; that he ass the
appeared to be improper. lie asked of the House, short•hand writrr who had taken the note of it in the
tHoulte ; ebas he libadtberi n in. the habit a writing short-hand
whether it was fair for the Hon. Member to make
an ex-park statement of this kind ? The substance I noirenmeiaenrytoY yeah;
1icrL1:,1:1472:9871: Itteill;lle7:::e
of the complaint was, that one additional license subject, it was iospoosible to report what took placer T. ilia
was uhteiste.l for an ale-house that belonged to a , House with perfect accuracy: hat for whirls esieumasauce
brewer. But what could be inferred from that, as • lie was confident he 'should never have been led into the error
: fHoorow.hich Is. had
the delivery
honorurheof tippet:ring before the
the circonistinice was mow laid before them ? Unless
they were acquainted with the circumstances of the had ken sitntinigg on thewebrayek bench; sueinetlilifissiio' n'oleie
case—uolees they knew the ground op which the curved In the gallery at the lime from alrauferll resibieci and
license was granted—bow could they impute mu- t repassing heftier hum; the difficulty of eullectiag slimily
what had been unit was increased (he trusted he might he
worthy motives to those who had granted at ? The
allowedtilt to say) from the low tour of voice in whteh dm
Honourable Member had declared that he
meant to abandon a part of the eitillee, and rotative on. l
rhino Iri: isspoke,tott:sus d tripeeornts at:eh:el:l7e ate variousoccur
yet he look that opportunity of uttering this otnaaries, he hail been deprived of‘aqiii opporlisaity of under.
cielumey against a body of men not lees respect- standing accurately what had wearied at' the part of the
able than he was himself. He hoped this MOsit of debate whirls*" now "finlfinald, 'mil" Ilwmnsideftliuli
mofratllrlii:orpoi.orelthe.appeseadleithatod tasi:ete Grteasisitielcdmarno silting IT;
making charge-a agaisist those who were not present
to defend themselves (especially whets, as in this pasaspassage which had mustard out incorrect, and w:iirli him tea
elm
cine, no practical good could be obtained by it, fur derstoosl distinctly to have falkii from the Hon. Measlier;
the Hon. Member did not mean to press his clause) he dill not meats to say the idealscal words, lint the point.
would not be micouraged in that How. It was The inconvenience he hadsuperienced was one of constant
unjust to throw an minierited stigma on persons eiiteesuhrieneenee—er lid he could
sceesleit t must solemnly deeflare, ititherroni
placed in a responsible aituatiosi—in performing been the srulhor ; that it "was"! plit.tetlyeauniuteauktieional std
the duties of which it was most important that tlwy involuntary ; lee bad no mustier to indulge—no passion to
should possess the confidence of those persons who gratify—no euhtiralotiimostiy whatever; belied been nearly
were thus taught to view them with suspicion. eight years engagesl-hf his present avocation,
Bwtherit
ten by
firalufeiimssiras3
fpastithesliessodresprtihveatcre„ssOusteivehriest any Misr
Mr.ENNETT denied that he had uttered any
calurouy—aiid, to prose that he had not over-stated The inauuscript fromwhich the sweets had lee
brew piloted
the case, read the letter addressed by (we believe) was then put into wetness% hands, sad be was asked by Mr.
the Rev. Mr. Claridge. the clergyman of the parish, BATOVIIST, whether those papers contained tlw origival nears,
to the Magistrates of Exeter, peitstiog out the evil rareplwiaelealsato".7werVtrafeamnsc iptauler
s from liTsius.l2ll !sibs% d an .--olesWill'hes:l
consequences which would result from licensing a was. transcripts hum them so far as the in vein:mei:ls
new public-house iii a poor neighbourhood, where under which he laboured had permitted him to take them
there were already seven. with tidiness.
Sir G. COCNIEUEN said, considering the number h. In reply to aquilittsitesms,wstheattedherliehekslmilel Ihetedoriginal notes in
of suitors who wets continually passing through ease" that atorNirg, brit hail been linable to MI6; iltiern. hem wHhe
Portsmouth, it was really a matter of wonder that farther said that be had gone up to the oar. of the paper
they were kept in such a state of order and regulm. immediately after, and written out Isis notes there, and
that in consequence of the hula necessary to he u="l '1
rity. He would oppose the cisme.
this
clause
be vetoerpreprs re preparing the misaitetitirsfuLtyliseipw bress, tolagepsli:4ll4
.papere onewdhich
Lord Met approved of extending
to small towns having separate jurisdictions. It so that he had no opportunity ofyrevi.iperg then, roll. k nrarrynip:
was in those places the great evil existed, and, onssythies.eonisfraebsationsisbetzesteei:rtyhe dliTtficirneert.ts parts s hcyosr,rsifTrirtralioe
therefore, he hoped his Hon. Friend would not
rive; atharl..l, declared the
abandon this clause. lsaPettiverlitainhish:e paper
os cwoirtrhectlyispuiriani:ele. d d his f
Mr. Bert N ETT was ready. if hi could secure the setting the woills, if continued cheers," from the duly be k.
operation of the claim with respect to London reived /m 1"" on him of adding "mat" PaPtanyslore of.
sod Westminster, to come to terms with respect to what took place in the House, and under an impression that
the other places. they hid really occurred. He certainly thought the Hors.
Measlier had alluded to a smile, winos he spoke
After • few weeds from Lied Estimator, Mr. am
CORRTINeIfa and Ma. BILIIIIETT, the House then Tahell eaweik
witness astaht d Bsia.teel, that he was not able to siajir wire.a:hidiiided en the clause, whets the Numbers were—
Cher Mr. Coming was at the lime in his place; hut ermines -
Foe the doom 74 stances induced him then to suppose that the !tight Hon
Against it
tprisasiosas for rim ' net; Weise 'astir'eadt thethe Hsacmieseri,l The% aker" parleinlYetcdiZ-1
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Ilhaerity.... 39
• 4'he clause ems therefore tem. from a misapprehension, iron en ern.r of which he could not
The other climes of the Bill were then discussed faeeninaelticiera'oefd'ikepreaiaese itti.wias inivniiintary—illinis nut, he said,
by Mr. Bentsen, Mr. &tome, Mr. C. Calvert,when "
—Oa. '.4:11111:^41 iisiellsl:l:ra: error
elm'ilkki take
place;
Mr. li. Sumner, Alderman Weeds Mr. Mainfield.
Sir G. Cockburn. Sir J. Yorke, and Mor;meeseatterw; 1 pier:iia.reitiaaiiitril otole,fe"ighliae:tillii.,ll.7(oUistheenrieirouel:h...;%l :I:::::::::CreithillaPast'serPiTt.ye(reZ:lelel
Woe amendments were adopted, and !re interruption ur sit anger. passing aial reparaine; if that
nen vrilience were removed, or rashes, if it had not existed,
cleaves added.
The Rouse resumed, and the Report was order- ' wood nut have fallen into the mot which he so much
ed to be received to-morrow. - would ' ' 1111•41 ' a adnatiou so -

all the attention in lilt power to the evidence Khan
by the list waives*. as well at by the tom•
that nothing that he had Iteord went to :4ter 11,•
opinion lie previously entertained or the public itficl
In question. lie still thought that lb-
imitation was not inerlitetnal; bin even of it w•ro.r
it adiirtill • brrar.h of their pririlege.
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linamlite,inewirteireereptrt pf thelteinue. of 4,1
containing matter, libellous and tefl.ci 114
on the character of a Methher of the I-I m'
ckie_trouritterrd, ai.bresek ef.Abeir. porskg.*;
reels is cows where repartamirsha,be reentate, •41 it
fit. he asked, that printers atioulil be allowed to e,v,
pubtieityte 'Weedier* that might be marl.. in Ike
House Hotted thelligh authority of Mr. 1?„,, a 1...„
Ibis pafat. Thet.great ante guy. it as hi. opmuu,
that bees* ise. neural if Menehtrs felt
jortifieri in making Iretegobvertitiert., that pewit.
• were jostilied in
.giving them publicity. He 03,04
imsguie a case where the newspaper publading 0,„
words made use of, the pruner in so doing would
be,gniity of a groat libel. and a Igrsi:4l Of the pr.
vileges of Parltetnent. The House, he nail,
counived at the publication of their procreiling.;
but those who presumed to r. port thou.! r00t5.,..1.
wad give them at their owl. fle.theti ad.
rested to the evidence of the ivitast—.lte did ,Kit
ex% he said, that the fact stated..by the sib...,
that these reports ere sent in the . press with ore-t
dispatch, without consideration, and wirlpop
' reetjuil, urns hv ins *titans an ertodt4t of !:./.
airratt:. Thy U.al. Gentletndii cuil‘ imtvi ao.-
irig—
" That the paper ptcwilitttii In lite He,... in* 11 f.111t11.11. P.
weir oft a of the ,leilitles and prutriAut. of it,
House—a csimusiesis had. on Ilia eliarucier of Ofl uf is
alraiberg,—gaud au aggravated bread) of 10 piviieses."

Mr. BROUGHAM ',aid, he ilid not rise teoppose
the mono'', nor to deny the inslic.inoo a
breach of the privileges if the House. But he tree
to advert to the subsequent pructeiliwge...whieli, if
• the House should agree to the minion.. dire might
feel it necessary to take. limier all the simile-
itences of the case, the House would take into their
cosisideration the various circumstances of ea' enc..
lion which in his opinion belong to the prestat
case. After ;passing the Anatolie') now pe,.
posed, the House, lie said, cuuhl ',id stir,
short—they must proceed 'gaunt the author.
The (louse would see the difficulty, if they shoti!(
PIM this Resolution, 00 rimier attention to !h. rr .
deuce given at their bar, to deal, with justice 1..
almost said, certainly in mercy to the patty. A.
to the but witness, eliotie cambia alone wa. witisr
consideration, the usual itroceedieg was 10
a person placed in his situation for a breach of 14:-
vileger—atid if IstelMr. Busingham) could nook thu,t
he wile guilty of wilful inisreinestntation, lie would
certainly make no objection. hut would concur in
the Resolution—but he did 11,01 Ixlirre that lt,is
atierepresentatiosi was wilful. He owned he coos:.
dered this a strong Rem:du/inn. and one which, if
passed, the House shmild el more th.,l
mend the author. The difficulty, lie creiceisrd,
might be got over by wording the mutant. tistrrieutity,
by stating, for instanee, that in convitterition of the
cineumst:inces given in evidence. the I louse was iii.
duced to treat this C4,e with lenity. .rsiti perste), he:
laid, could be mote disposed than 'he was It, visit "
offence ageing the privileges of the House colt
severity. but he submitted to their jniteitient tint
this nos not a care which culled fur their peculiar
severity.
Mr. BATHURST did not see how the House could
pass over the usual course of proceetlisig —what war
he the extent of punislusetit whets the author should
be brought op would he another consideration. He
admitted that the conduct of the witness Nr U,.
bar reflected much credit upon him, iiitd while he
wished to follow up the ordinufy rule• of thin II
he would not with to follow up the cure with sr-
verity.
Mr. Pult.t.tes said, that the conduct of the
witness was moat ingenuous.—it gate every evideot.r
of sincerity. The account he gave of the transi. -
tMn was natural. and was. he bad no (build, i..q-
fectly true. The Unit. Gentlernsu tbeu etaltruid
that the mistake of the reporter Call very noun!,
and his statement could net have proceeded Goo&
any malicious motive. lie could• riot. he said, as
an hottest ann. vote for the Resolution.

Lordinteni ionCo•fsTot.EliwpaErAtCH said,
ycoul he
dstid
itldeicmt see
idet theliantelci.lie
tines; be could slot go into the intention al those
who report the proceediugs of flout Iluoise. If an
individual thinks lit to represent tie proteiediugs of
the House, and to reflect on the character of its
i Members, was it to he"held as ri'deferice, that lie
says he heard it front a stranger in the gallery ? The
should he com-
mNoitbtelde Ne.
he might st
euif
pthe:it„svintinteshae
H sloe. and nt
fts
wouldextend itttYii rhether the
tA be
Mr. Anreoractitboest"*":7once!2.i.'ls4ved:-7.,.. v„e conduct
slt
the author, whilst under ek inn/12600. went oremly
to reegaittend I.ites lo the falmtitsb!e opinion of the
:louse. He was satisfied that what lie stated a,14
I perfectly trues It was ddlkult to believe that he
Icould have gone into the gallery with malice two-
pence against the Right Hon. Gentleman ( ir.
Calming), or with the determination tr, insert win,
thing personally offensive against lien.
eluded by hasping, that the mercy of the Howe
would be extended to the witness.
Mr. PROIHEROI mid, that there could be rf.
thing of tnaligtaify is Puled to the reporter. The
witneis had itladed to &smile from the ministeriat
benches. Now several G1111141111.1l near him hive a
recollection that such was the fact. He said he
should be better pkatied 'if the Right floss. Gentle-
man who first calred the attention of the House to
the transaction were present. He admitted that the
set wits a Intlich of the privilege/ of the House; but
he wee equally satisfied that shere via, much matter
of - "- hould form a tire.

once or
4erirauof: tlnr cim
the mibtal.r.
if he ha,l a
fellrn horn
ton. .hiiltr
publication woe 110/

CA/LUSLIC.
CURWIN said, be mot to ask a question of
the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) respecting a petition
which he bad already stated had been referred to
the coodeferatiou of his Majesty's Ministers. He
desired to know wheasyciA was the intrniion of
Miaisters to brim I've or in adopt any
plan for the relief 014* the %Vetivers
of Carlisle, wbo mai itt% aligkoakisal Mateemat
Lord Cisu.abaua* sifted
that the Petition had bean tAii Tina.
tory. .Senn the time of map stahrment•
he bed not received any additisell*Lißeitialialai

--,-- -- - - --•-• --.-.'s !he woo equally satitfted that-mere lasi much ms be %ruled nut base fallen into the *trot which he so much ho died, 1 0
en catenuatioa, and that mercy should form a 1
ilies', be would not stoma in 0 a smition xi painful In .
i world feature in their dreasiou.
iils feeling*.
.
Q. Is Ns oilorss hut oats reports, Wowing to Xis 1 Mr. 'ilviis laid, I reeollrejed alluding one
Tones Newspiiiier?—A. There soe om or booby swgenkan 1 Unice twilit oircusetianee 4.1 How. Gentlemen
belonging to 'Mil Paper. P 4410 , . . 3416.481; ! polite sewiliwg. The reporter, *one this cirri
Very fur a ...retails time, sr4seo blio
.......11174/1"1 btolier, nsigit hove been betra)ed imo the 'nib!:
toy onother; Ite tarn pretest* lio..losonlre= • -00,60 C.
for the press, Veriels be smog ile rrisb elm raalatty, Mr. C. H. /WT.. - cillNio/1 sold. thio if hr hi
hoping no dab foe erfl.eiton or 'correction. Ties, . as to the derma'', what bad fallen f
then staled. Ilent he Wive the minsinnelth triAlbiomMAlllA . . .11oroorablo Member fir Bristol.. and
to the printer—that it was sot altered! oreamio44,olllP onouroble Mensber for Aberdarts. mast rein
person wboteistr—and that it was given tasolte 'Me 501.0.t.b.
h. He would ea* ihe attgaelhp of Or House
oat delay, sod "smelly is the MOW WON" ,IN 101110-64011 iiiiii.„ in sjoinu! ns run,,,,m„g mr,„l,l6,.„biksoin. the deelesatioit rfr by ctitellikhi Hon. Mein
Tar whittlers, thee orieroll to reitarlieirw. for 4iserp9al, bat "f3ettiletion had s.tikl. 4111,
Win-. the odor's lied retired, soy kfoloiper iir that House mould out his ici.,J
Mr. %I if Is It rose. He 'aid, be bad hetewed with 'los heart, and soy that the publication non ,lot .