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that he meant to in►tigate and recommend the sp.
pinesiinn of brute force to expel Members from that
House ; he denied that such ■n inference was fairly
deducible from the author's argument. It was true
that the writer's opinion was, that the House had
1.0 lost itir character, that instead of supporting itself

upon the affections of the people, it was obliged to
depend for its maintenance upon coercion--
Lord Carrs.sogaon rose to order, sod said, that

if the intention of the lion. Baronet was as
►teo►-
e 4 to him, to enter into the nature of the publica-
tion, he apprehended that such a course could not
he allowed now that the House had decided upon
its being a libel.—(Hier./--Before they arrived at
that decision, it would hove been competent for the
Baronet to Imre availed of any part
of the pamphlet for the purpose of endeavouring to
do do away with the general imputation cast upon it,
but he submitted such a coarse could not be ism
permitted after the resolution they had agreed to.
The only question now was as to the nature of the
particular committal to be inflicted upon the au-
thor.— (Hear, bear.)
Mr. BaQUGHiM agreed with the Noble Lord.
that it was too late for his Hon. Friend. the worthy

Baronet. now to go into the question whether the
publication was a libel or nut. If be meant to l
have taken that ground, he should have done so
before the resolution was carried.—(Hear.)—But
still though the House had picmotniced the publi-
cation a libel, it was yet Niro for any Member
when the question of punishment came under con-
sideration, and that woo now the question, to urge
whatever matter he pleased that could be fairly
l'onstrlered in mitigation. He must admit the
libel and steer between two lines—short of deny-
. rag the libel, it was competent for liint to urge ■ray
thin 4, mild ►t was certainly open for him also to
*hes the notoriety, as well as general impunity with
which remarks upon their proceedings had been
Imade.—/llear.)
Sir P. BllllOE7l' resumed and said, that he would
refrain from slow going into a geueral denial of the
I•iiel. as the time had passed when he might have
regularly I/reined such an argument. Until he
it ,coveseil the irreAularity, lie intended to hale
pressed upon them the example of Ithadaminthus,
%loon, though he ponislied first, heard after.—(d
41//git.)—lt was very difficult to speak upon
subject* of. this kind, without thinking of the
conduct of the Noble Lord oppor‘ite (Lurd ens-
Cerrogli) on a former occasion.—( Hear, hear.)—
tie thought it u very strong ground of exteuu ition
1,) ?thew that others had committed breaches of pri-
s-leg. without incurring any animadversion from
t:••it House. He would read a paragraph► from •
:taper which was supposed to have the advantage of
tiaverurnrat patronage, mod which contained one of
the nisot uojtirt, mischievous, and wifoutided as-
persions upon the conduct of Gentlemen at that side
it the House, he had ever • read. It was far more
censorable in its expressions than •sly that could be
attributed to Mr. Hubhouse. The worthy Baronet
us. about to read a paragraph from The Morning
Post of Friday last, which weld, air we understood,
1., censure, in severe terms. the supporters of Mr.
I;emiett's motion for an inquiry into the state of the
tisanufacturing districts, when—
Mr. WYNN rose and asked. whether it were pos-
ailite abet the House could be called upon to hear
nee breach of its privileges read to justify the com-
mission of another I—(Hear, hear.)—He must, in
she first place, object to the reading of any news-
raper there—it was dis'lnctly against the order of
proceediog laid down for the regulation of the
douse, that any such paper could be read, except
far site purpose of founding a charge upon its con-
tent:. The House could not, surely. tolerate for a
inoinetit, that after they had found a publication
I bellous, they were to be told. and that, too, as it
:•re, in mitigation of their sentence, that other per.
• in other publications, had been guilty of the
1.4:e ritrencr.s.—(Hear.)—A newspaper could not,
.•rrtaiuly. be read. except to he made use of in •
case of breach of priviiege.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir F. Buaut.rr said, he was still unconvinced
by tie speech of the lion. and Learned Gentle•
wan, that lie was travelling out of order in the ob-
servations he had been making. He thought it a
▪ consideration to urge the impunity of others
who committed similar ()fretless, as an extenuation
s,, this particular case, where the author might have
been acquitted by a notion, that where one was al.
lowed to publish another might. He should feel
himself' in a great degree excluded from the line of
argument lie meant to adopt, if the point of order
were acted upon, as it was laid down by the Hon.
ai:•t Learned Gentleman. For his own part, he
never thought a writing was a breach of privilege,
arid haling that opinion, he never did, nor ever
wtiiild complain of it us such. For the necessary
priclegea of that Howse he would stand up as
Srvniy assioy man, for their powers to prevent inter-
s-options isi their &bates, or to remove impedimenta
from the way of prosecuting inquiries, or any ob-
structions in the exercise of the inquisitorial lune-
linos vested in them constitutionally--for she•up.
plicatioo of their powers to prevent such jattted,-
♦•ents he would!, he repeated, stand up as firmly as
any man. 'lre worthy Baronet then ►aid. he would
• read what was set loth in The Morning Post re.
'peeling Mr. Bennett and the Members who voted
with him.—[The ►t dement alluded to by the wor-
thy Barrow!. we understand, charged the Opposi-
ii.oi with eialeuvuoring to delay the progress of the
Restrictive Bills. for the purpose of affording the
Radicals rid opportunity to mature their plans of
isaincretion.)
Mr. ILtsKes rose to order, and said, that it was
riot competcrit for the Hon. Baronet to read ally
tairact. iron the paper, except for the purpose of
founding a charge upon it.--(csi.a qf " Chair.")
lltiountaam raid, that mu person bowed with li
.inure d.lesence than he did to the opinion of the,
moor; Ire knew that when that opinion was given. it
was final. and as he could- trot abdicate his tune.
wins on a question of privilege, he wished to llirqw
out a few observations before the Speaker decided
the point. He really thought the objection had been
, on the point of order hastily interposed. fu the first
place, such an argument as his lion. Friend was *bind
to use, had always been admitted in nsitigatiori. So
it. was in the case of Reeves. Mr. Pitt in another
and the basest care. before the present administration
• crane into power.—lie meant that of the publisher of
. the True Briton, for refiectious on the bite Lord•
hhlville-odid exactly use the aims truest argutuesit
in .roitigrition, amid • the man was dismissed with •
mere reprimand. But accurtliug to the Has. Mem.