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. _ yet Ns •• inception to that
rule. Au imperial moo to powwow
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he was aware, be visited with ettea '
tent ; but a constructive obstructioal ter
might be called. be was not prepared
should meet the same. There wee
linlio persons in that House, for whose @esti-
meats he entertained the highest respect, who
Might differ from him in what he should propose. ,
but his heart told him he was right. The ally
lention he should submit to! the Home was—
" That the Attoraey.Qraerstl jeleeild be directed te pro.
snout Henry Cooper, Timm illieq=l, W. bbeekell, •
and Robert nem.. INNltelete trio,. sod scandaktie
libel ow He floe. Hemp doors being a breach of
the PeleHellee albite Howse ' ,
The Marquis of -....1-eiNDO;DICIRY assured the
Howse, that in •ny obseivations he should. ad.
dress to them he should be iufluenced by so
anxiety to induce the House to pursue that
course which elan most becoming their (fierily ;
and be was sore, from the diepectiate of the Holt.
MlSltber (Mr. Bennett), that wheu he came to reflect
MI die course he had proposed, that it certainly
was not the belt mode to vindicate their privileges. I
T 8 direct the Attorney-General to prosecute these I
',craves I. • Court of law, was quite repugnant to
the spirit of justice, nod not supported by the au-
thority of any former proceeding. It would be
Most unjust tp the party concerned to vend them
to • jthy of their ivontry, loaded with the oppro-
brium of that Great Council, and after all their
weidetece.. perhaps their whole ease, had been dim-
,closed. He hoped it Would not be thought there
was any disposition in him to interfere with the
Holm in vindication of their privileges ; but he
must deprecate the course how proposed. The .
Noble Lord concluded by moving, s' that the Mo-
ther consideretiou of this questiou should be pot-
putted until 10-sorrow." .
Mr. W. WYNN said, that unqoestionably if it
were the opinion of any considerable somber of
that House that the debate should he ad-
journed, and that a further time were necessary to
dispose of the motion of his Hon. Friend (Mr.
-Bennett), he certainly should hot oppose it ; but
-he felt it was due to the House to state that h, for
one, hud no hesitation in giving that proposition •
direct negative ; it was a proposition Ne unjust to the
defehdants, as was itijurinue to the privileges of that
Haase. He bad no kesitatin to my that it wan a gross
breach of privilege, Mid NW which the House wee culled
ups, Inpuoieler...(Mser.)—But with all respect to his Hem.
Friend t Mr. Ilegniett, wed there was no Member of that
Haase me wham as injury could be named he would he
some !Mar e• reseut), he sent say that be did wet think
airy could knew wheelie, the statement made were a true
oror Wee eepreseontint. It was impossible that House
sand peewee to any whether It were a fair repreoen-
tin of she Hommuubitt Membeee 'peen. He could not,
tbenftere, id jussime either to the Defeadaehe or to the
House conent to eke perepiseitin; for he thought they
should prop be IM .Mary coarse If proceed.
leg, by commitiment, I
Mr. BENNETT said, the optional be had tensed en the
subject might be enoweerts, but they were bona—they
were fronded in eneletioes. lie thought lbe sown be had
proposed was mere lessieuttina the other.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that as the House was troweereed
lo a ease of more thee maw, haprotaisee, be should make
no further apology far trespassing as their lineation. As
to the gentles ',sine', he should leave it eat albs
questius ; bet jostles they were entitled eo, sad the Homo
were twitted se protect their privileges, which would be
completely at as cad for ever it the coarse proposed by his
Hon. Priced (Mr. Beaseett) we,, adopted. He would met
go so far am to say that neve may not arise abated, it would
be more expedient to direct a priaseentioa thou • cosainit-
, meal ' • but if this were not a case is which the Hoon'were
called es to commit fur a breach of their privileges, no
I each ease could arrive.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—lt is as
I temple., an obstruction, taken in is. proper sense, to
' He free earl impartial exercise of the deities of each
iadivWeal Noising., as could well be encelved ,• sod toeless
obey were prepared to abandon their privileges altogether, he
mold not give the preposition a negative. If it were the
twenties of the House to proceed by cosmos law, they
should leave been meek more abstemious in their examina-
tion. ln seek a await Is hard to lix the precise polar, bat
they should ban stopped at some point far short of sheen
•, which they proceeded. For here persona were called ea
Iseder the terror of immediate punishment to (Theisen simini.
aloes. and then their evidence is sent to a Jury. He must
illiordwe oppose the proposition of his Hos. Friced (Mrs
Bassett), nod alas that of the Noble Marquis (Loadooderry),
wakes isdeest.reouse doubts might be retertained as to thine
of the where're, and that it might be desirable to have men
time 'preelection.
Fir F. BURDETT observed, that the House seldom en-
gaged In masters of that kind without getting isto SOW
hied of dilemma, and in this nuance he thought they bad
got into a most peculiar aitestion. Bat surely sow they
would mot, after subjecting these weer se • lied of inuiii-
terial inquiry, which is at all times very equivocal as to the
coda of justice and, after compelling thews to criminate
themselves, Ito; would not send them to be tried by a
Joey wi h this evidence os their bark.—(Hear, hear.}—He
did not keen Heat the Attoroey-Geeeral was an of
that Meuse, and he thought that, althoogh it eight give
*grew* is some of the lovers of privilege, as Address
stierld be presented to the Crows. Oa His nessiee it ar
pined to his stint on privilege bad been attacked. A like
report of a speech might be considered • breach of privilege;
hut thee was sot a &lee report, It merely mitered to some.
*Mug Supported to have taker place eisewthere. If Hose were
any breach of privilege it was committed by Heenan who had
caps en a Member out of doors to explain what he thought It
to say la the discharge of his duty. For if the relating of every
public mss, holding a situation In the Onverenteet, smoke
nil *ea member for as similitude's, of his inning eat et
doors, there would he no end to all free and subleased dis-
cussion; and as ire former time, these privilege. wore greeted
as a protection against dna Crown, they should use them so
the same amoser. as • protection against all other Inaimeeee
whosoever. Hi should sertaisly oppose she course pro-
posed by the Hon. Member for Nbsewebery (Mr. Beneeth),
fur he did oat Ihkek it was consistent with the prieciplee of
jostiee.
Mr. N. A. TAYLOR thought the evidence should be
primed. There was some pest of it is particular, that
which was Vera by the Arse witness (Weever), which the
/Inge shook' sot pan over, if they were disposed to repro.
base cr.., thing which bore a contempt for Iron.
Mr. BARING was %lapilli** that the Bow should net
decide oil priotien the evidence while they had a metion I.
enspesece of seeding the prorreding to • Coen of Low. tie
should, however, move, under all the circumstance, that
Cooper should be eonswiteed to derogate.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR admitted the free of Ike objection.
Mr. WODEHOUSE thought the House would lose its
real dignity by noticing such persons, whoa, the Hun. Gen-
tleman (Mr. Bennett) bad well distiogoished by the name of
" creatures of straw." There was noshieg Ito which the peo-
ple of pawspid bad peaagre objecemeas than the juriedictioo .
exrtcised by that HotnseluellteistpteColiilig (heir
igAet p
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of which
ichoe He o
sibey had
really of °pinkie that
beard so much, were sot mere objectinable. He therefore
felt it would be each better to lake so teener notice of the
matter.
bar R. WII NON said Chet so wean wee lees epee le as 1
Insinuative which had been thrown oat, than his Hoe, i
Friend (Mr. ihmacti), wheat courage was ps awdoebted is
boldnes amitodepeoence in support of she ii 'servos ar .. r1
iiimmostr-.taierw,Aer9--ear OM object was to drily 19 ,1
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