The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-10 00:00:00

GAS LIGHTS.
Me. BYNG moved fur the resival of the Committee on
the Metropolis Gss Lights.
Sir C. LIONVILLE opposed the motion its a gpeech of
some length, of which, from the raise prevailing iu the Hower,
nrat a word could be collected in the Gallery.
Mr. GREN FELL said, he sederstood from the Hon.
Baroort opposite, that this application proceeded f.om the
same parties who had beer defeated iii their objects a few
years age ; be neither knew nor eared who the parties were,
bet as be was eonsioced the Metropolis could be better
supplied by comper:lioe between two companies than by
one truly, he Arnold certainly divide the House upon the
quntioa.
Sir J. YORRE, its reply to the ergument founded on the
sdiessitages to the public of competitwo, euul.l only instance
the Water Cuespaniee, who, tlsroutb the :rzt:;.seire permission
of that House, having ruined them triers, were now eons-
basing to ruin others. These Water and Gass Companies
were eteruslly breaking up she Inverness' to the destruction
of that comfort which all large cities should afford. No
advantage bad been derived to the public from coinpets.
tine iu Water, sad he could uut Lupe fur any from that
in Gas.
After some observations front Mr. P. Moore, Mr. Alder.
man Bridges, Sir Isaac Collie, and Mr. Byng, iu rep'',
the House divided—
Ayes ...5~
Noce . . . L b7
_ •

Majority in f dAloeit,i,al2 6
of the Committee.
BIANIINATION OF MR. WEAVER, PRINTER
OF•171g JOHN BULL, FOR A BREACH OF PRI-
VILEGE.

Mr. H. O. BIN N WIT moved *hut the Order of
the Day fur the aiteudruce of Mr. IVrarer be
ttow read.

The Order of the Dry haring been read—
The SPEAKER said, " Strjeinit, inquire if Mr.
Weaver is in stteudsocr."

The Serjeant at Artn.—" Mr. Weaver is in •t-
-tendaoce."
The SPEAKER—..O,Lot him be brought to the
bar."

Mr. Weaver was then introduced, and being
placed at the bar, was rxuuiued by the House, the
Alembrrs proposing the questions through Il.e
Speaker. The rsousber of Members in the body of
the House and the side galleries was nearly equal
to that of the most crowded attendance we reuwem•
bee to have witnessed; the strangers' gallery was
also crowded, which circunt.talices, added to the
politiud of the persou under examination at the b..r,
prevented us hum collecting mussy of his sus«era.
The following, however, is, as nearly as we can give
it, a correct report of the examinetionl:—
' The !WHALER—What is your ;same? Hubert Thomas
Weave►.

Are you the H. T. Weaver named at the end of that
paper—(The copy of the Jahn Bull laid on the table by
Mr. H. G. &omen yesterday, having Inert hauded to Ike
person at the bar)—as the printer and publisher'-1 am.
Look at the paragraph marked in drat paper. sad slate to
the Howse whence and from whom you received is am
very much accepted on Saturday ill the waking and pub.
Whim* of she paper; I do not sisperintead the literary part.
31any of the articles I do nut see until after lb y have been
Inserted, air was the ease in the pee/writ instance. lam ex.
Inanely sorry that arty thing which I have done should have
given ',trace to this Honourable Hour, or say of its 3lenr-
bets. It pryer was my iateatiois so—(Hear, hear, hear!
end laufhler. which per vested our catching the seviel)—
auJ I an williug to make any reparation in my power.

Tile folloniug questions were suggeited by Mr.
BaNncrr:—
Whu was the peewee who gave you the paragraph marked
in that Paper?—lt was out Revels to use.
Lis you know to whom it was given ?—I am act aware;
I did not are it mail afterwards.

‘Vlitio is the person rhonged its yoor absence with the ma-
nor neat of the press?—The Editor.
What is the saute of tire Eilitor?—Cooper.
What is his artist/au inisoc?—lieury.
Wkcre dogs he lire ?—lo the iseighbourhood of Black-
friars-road.

Is the House to understand that you do not know the
place where he levee, except getterally that it is in Mack-
friarseruad ?—I. du Not hatiew the react place.
How loug has he beets Editor of that Paper ?—Fur wine
time past.
. . . . _ . .

Whets you wish to communicate with the Editor, where do
you mead to him ?—I loom no occasiou to stud, he attends
rrxu:sely every dey .1 she office:

Al what bour.—At almost all hours.
1. he the,.. now?—He may be fur aught I know.
Was be three when you came away?-1 believe not.
When did you see blot last !—About three o'clock.
Did you eonsomeneate to him ibat you erre ordered to at-
tend the House?-1 did not cumaseuicate it to him, but of
course be i be igssoramt of it.
I wish to know whether you are the printer, publisher,
sod sole proprietor of that Paper ?—I
How lung ►ave you been so ?—1 cannot state the time
exactly.
thisolian repeated—l easuot exactly state the time; it is
not a considerable

Dul yue purchase the proprietorship of the Paper, and if
you did, of whom ?-01 Messrs. Shackle and
Tito you ressiat is statistic that yon are the sole Proprie-
tor, sod t►at Mr. Arroossaith has au connexion ur isiterest
it the property ?—I have screed to purchase the property
front Air. Atrowansitb, bet thtusels ether business she ar-
raogeotoots are ear entirely coneleded as yet, therefore he
is mot entirely reconnected with the property.

Tl.en the house was first taken M the names of Shackle and
Arrowsmilh !--In their some, generally as a printing-office.
By Mr. H. G. Batmen—Wm there any sum mentioned
which you wire to pay for the perches. of the Paper, and
what was it ?—No stern was meutioned; but we were to wait
for a time !owe what profits were made.
Did you not swear on the 10112 February. that your print-
ing-office was carried no io your house, No. 9, Dyer:a-
, buildings, Holborn, in the pariah of St. Andrew, Hulbora
—t believe 1 did.

Was the Paper ever printed there at all, or man it not
always printed at Arrow/snitties, i• Johnsou'oceert?-IVis
not unusual for printers to get their work done in ether
place.; at pretreat the Paper is printed by me, but the forms
are carried out elsewhere to be Worked.
Having stated that you did not see the copy of the para-
graph in gerstion, wire you at the printing-offire on the
day that Paper was printed?—To whet day do you allude?
The day the paragraph was printed?-1 was.
Is the competitor in the practice of printing may
that is sent him, without consulting his superior
sou meats to Mitt that yea do not hr.,* is
stance nip; hrought or who received the .6,,ouseript
this
paraarspb •Petay soul.—(Lenraister.)
What is the name u gotaposiam ?---There are AVIV or sic.
By Mr. C. W. Wvigi —131:1 yea ever ioquire from any
of the compositors from whom they reedy. d ibis paragraph
—I did nut.
Do you know from any of the compositors who It was di-
rected them to insert this paratyraph?-1 do not.
Have you Diver made any inquiry bow the psragraph
came into the Paper, nor on whose authority it was in-
serted ?—The printer of a newspaper is obliged to place the
most implicit confidence is his Editor. 1 am net qualified
to superintend the literary. part of the Paper myself, then.-
fore I rely entirely us the Editor. I hope the House will
allow me to say list I believe the paragraph in questiens to
be entirely false; and if .1 kaew any matt capable of reciting
a falsehood, and seeding it to use for insertion, ao power ou
earth should hiders me to screen him, by withholding his
name.
The question was Hien repeated.—l have sot.
By Mr. Scaalidimg.—Has any money bees received for
printing that paragraph?—As far as I am Myself (Immersed,
I have not reereverl any.
Do you believe that se money has been received fur
printing that paragraph?-1 believe seem.
Do you mean is say you do sot berm the now of lb*
compositor who printed that paragraph ?-1 cassia say who
it was,

What ere the names of your eomposhors !—[The witness
here repeated four women which we (weld edt catch.)
Yoe have ensued Nur, you before said there were Sve ;
who was the gbh ?—Then are live or six, Meliading "We
hands ; at the end of week we call le tetra hands.
Who pays the extra bands ?-1 do.
Were there any extra hands employed on this last Paper'
ss-1 believe there were.
The paper having bees published on Saturday, the time is.
sot so for &slant but that you may recollect the Names of
the extra-men whose you them paid ?—Many men call fur
work, mm 611114.8 one is employed, sometimes soother ; 1 can-
not recollect who they were.
Was the Editor is the office wises that Paper west to
press ?—I heli.ve he was.
My Lord NUOFIST—Do you recollect at w►at time and
where the agreement which you spoke of about the proprietor-
ship of the Paper look piece—de far as I ran recollect,
about seven weeks or too moral's ago, ■t the office.
Wes it as long as seven we. ks ago !-1 cannot recollect.
Wa. it nearer one or two mouths age was Dearer two
months than one.
Where did it take place ?—le the office.
Who appointed Mr. Cooper Editor of the Pape.?—lle
was appointed previous to my becoming Proprietor.
Who appointed him ?-1 believe Mr. Shackle.
Who pays Mr. Coope► as Editor ?—Sonietirnes
rovramitla, sad sometime, I pay him.
Ha. Mr. Cooper, since you became Prom ',tor, beau rod
more frequently by yourself ur by Mr. Atrowainitti •-1
think by Mr. dreowsinith.

Mr. Ar-

Have you rver paid Mr. Cooper ?—Yea.
How often has Mr Cuoperreceived his pay as Editor from
you ?—Nut above osier or twice.
By whom are the crucial explore of the Paper paid ?—I
pay the Stamp-06er areouate.
By whom are the other rrgolar outrages paid ?—Th. re
are seven) uutalsodiair acColista a• yesespaid.

By whuta am the weekly wars if t►e workmen paid !
By me.
By Mr. N. A. TaYao&—Who r=uined the proof &met
The reader.
that is the name id the reader ,—Darkworth.
He, of course, read t►e proofs of Him Paper last week ?
Yes.
Are there say books kept at the office to eater sums of
nosey received few Meeting' articles aced advert ist &scuts ?
Yes, there are.
Who receives the weemey fur She issertioa of articles and
adeerinseuerese, sad the weekly salvo( the paper?—Me. Ar.
rowsraith, priucipally.
Is the House so undertead that Arrowsmith receives all
the mosey paid weekly?—He dors principally.
If Mr. Arrummitte is ant them to recciveii. who duet re-
ceive it?-1 cambia my that Mr. Arrovramith re, roes the
whole of the proceeds.
la the hooks kept fur receipts and diabersementv, whit
makes she mane% sod to whom me the entries pant ?—Swat.
times to Nee, sues.ttmu to Ms. Arrowsmith.
By Lord NUIPENT —ls there say person is the ulnae ■u.
thorned to Rive Merriam to articles after rat sod the Editor
have Ica the office ?....There has sever bees lay emaikoitip.
;need as particular. •
Are snicks lealAtaally impeded at the Antietam if say