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rated by tottlikusOluntives, yeah, kive up the
tri„sjon. Now, after what fell from the gentleman
who %/11 examined at the bar. he wild ask, %would
gtiV (MP hesitate to believe him ? The Hon. Gen-
tletualt then mid, he was far from defending the we-
lit it —he was aware that it was n.hreach of the pri.
of the House, and certainly before he heard
the oitness examined at the bar, the impression
ion that the publication was an intentional intsre-
prearlitation. Ile presumed that the Hon. Gentle.
twos ‘,l7yon) had written the iltesoltition now
I.eftire the [Luise before the examination of the wit.
, „. took place. He had, he said, every anxiety to
~.ctve tool support the ;privileges of the House.
.i,.11 tae would *loses hold dear, as he considered
then' in :)e the privileges of the people. He could
~or ,apport ao act of oppression against in indi-
ralu.ll ; lie could mit think that-what be had done,
though it certainly annonn.ed to wheeiteb of privi-
kr., should vet, after the explanation he bad
ic,v,a, arid tinder all the circumstances of the case,
aablatt lain i• the punishment of being censmitted
to Newgate ; they- should consider the intention
.Ithe loam. Convinced that his intention was not
wi;,i,,114, 'he (Mr. Hutchinson) would declare ins
job, i tr to wrote for the varstion. _ _

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Mr. Beano soil, that if the House admitted the
/Epp' iety of publishing their, proceedings. every
wan. ougl.t to be afforded to those gentlemen who
Imre hero m the habit of reporting, and who have
ii..ne so with diligence and ability. lie seggented
that the debate should be adjoerned, that the Right
/Inn. Gentleman 'f Mr. Canning) might be made
acqnsinterl with the proceedinie--otherwise he did
not tee how they could avoid proceeding more
beereele than they would wish.
Mr. Wirsis went through the different charges
in the Itesolution. and contended that they were
Instanter! by the recta of the case.
Lin! Iliswini; rose to remind the House. that
hi+ Right lion. Friend (Mr. Canning) had left the
entire in utter to the decision of the House. He
ab.ented himself from the House. because he
.I,J not think his presence necessary: he lan! the
I 'met on their table, and be bad nothing flambee to
tin io the tranwiction.

The Resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. WYNN then rose. He said the neat step wns
1.4 make • motion for punishment. He would be
wixious to take into consideration every circem.
,tcniee or extenuation. He believed the constant
caurse was a practice founded io reason, in mercy.
and in justice, that every circumstance of 'mean.
ion biltlUld he allowed in favour of the accused.

The Honourable Gentleman then *aid, that

the publication could not be considered the
mere of of neglect. It was plain to him
that its was • wilful miseepreseetatiou. He al-
luded in ridiculer to that pert of the paper
rich stated " continued elieen I" It was not
material in itself, but it gave a character to the
debate. He said that The Times newspaper was
the only -paper which put those offensive words into
the mouth of the Hon. Membe►. tie was willing,
he said, to do eredit to the rest ireewracy and
ability of the (ieutlamen employed in reporting
their proceedings--secdeacy which astonished him
whtit he considered the very abort time they had
fur liftlyirattoo but it should he, distinctly tut•
ilerstood, that misrepresientations of the sentiments
of Geittlemeit to that goose smut in future be
tort!' at the pe►il of those who mute them; and
that on their head+ must fall the
quences that most att.,. fl a breach of the privileges
of the House. After a lea observations, the Hon.
Gentleman moved—

" That the Reporter of The Time hawing eresaimpl
*elf h, h+ the authui of the said paper, be eeniallaM hie
M Ijr4ty's ziol of Niewele

Lord Costreirs said. that en a former *dilation,
when a misrepresentation had been made. semi the
Hum of the Ulu. Member fur Sandwich (Mr4.llldar•
rvaii'; hut been erroneously mentioned in the 'sport
-ver,Ao of 311 Hun. Member Ofr. Brougham)
I) 'hit occasion be Hon. Member hid merely
itril the error in the House. and neither the Re.
uurter nor the Editor were brought to the bar. He
dill not concur in that proceeding—he thought
t:•ry .hould at least be brought up to explain.
The Howsuirable Gentleman then dwelt at some
1,,,,gth on the extenuating circumstances of the pre-
sent ca....

111 r. GURNEY said a few words is a low tone of
:„;ce.

Mr. BROUGHAM said, that the circumstances of i
Pxtenuatlnti had already been so fully stated, that
little or nothing remained fur lien to say. He had a
r:t4l:t to assume and belief, thee the publication
proceeded from error. The witness bad shoed Oise
he had received the information from a wristlet the
esllerv, the sol6hince of ethic* he took down.
The Galion:Ale Gentle's', said. onfoooded and
itfiti misrepresentations Could nisei* imputed to
the witness—every offsets obi belted bias must
sequiit him of wilful misrepreseatetkos mad passel
ru itsgoity„ As to the charge of culpable oegfigenee.
the flouts was bound in corseistoory. to jos. ,
Lice to th person charged, to take jag) dose.
aeration whit was the. former coedt* of the
Heim.; not that he meant to lay that. keelson
they used ton mu& lenity before, that ttimebl
wee can much knity now, but it could toll be
denied that the House had led the vitae. sod
"'Are who are employed in the Mee esasmair, *
firin too light an opinion Of their alit,. The
lion,lGentlemati then alluded to a an.. which he
had them Toned last night—tit wee ant s ease of nego
ligence, but of gross, wilfole and deliberate mig•
representation. After dweller; at some .length os
tilts abject, the Honoprabk GentAe6so said,
that far all reasons he wished the. Louse would
ea tints occasitfo rest satisfied with a reprimand.
tu truly nu accniint of themewioes ferbesronce of the
.I._;•et-te in such cases, and chiefly on &moot of the
,•,t, {oat of the Reporter it the bor, and the state.
meal% s''lnch tee on eirogriately urged w ofittgation
of his. U. elertainkr did not moo to divide
the House on ibis. °erosion, fee an iteeltiOnl -of
privilege he therughtmosmil metOce• ought if, be
tootle, and in this cue be tempted they would he
m ttle t.o as to mark their reterk be offence With-
-441 uniting it wolf the full sevekity of their. 'meek-
ut nt.—(Hear.)—i le concluded by entembes dist
it the tittfttain for the committal of the sollidemli.
! bald lie into
were persevered in, that ~milts
the custody of the Serjeant at Ariel josteoci of so:
Diewitaite.—(lleer.l •
Mr. B&lnius admitted. that though there, wear
Circumstances of mitigatioo in this case, yet them,