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that quastiJn• had beim pal to the witheseet quite itnneeess
•4rv, unless far the purpose of making them criminate
ibein•elves, awl of their private affairs sad pecuniary Sr.
Tangential,. They were also examined as to souse preteens
iooi that had been instituted egoista them, sad he had sta
uft..n interfered on similar occasions and bent unsuiceseful,
that he was deterred from doing an.
Mr..l. MACKINTOSH said, be did tint confine himself
to mere word+ •' lint he understood his Hon. Enroll to ssy,
ue substsuce, ohs. the proceeding wits stiyust mad oppressive.
Mr. STURGF.4 BOURNEIv." I never used the words
4 elljuat and oppreasire':"
M-. SCAR LEIT was ready to agree that the esaminet ions
should not be carried to ton great kngtha, but when a man
prevaricates in a particular instance, then it is perfectly fair
and peeper to ;Isms, the inquiry.
Pie W. DE CKESPIGNY said, the Hon. Member err-
did make lose of the word "obloquy."
Lord NUGENT said, am site question be had put to the
wits ess had been the subject of the lien. Member's aiiimail.
version. the noose *mild perhaps excuse him if he stated
iteit he hlul not asked a sitiele question about the Trarrller
viper ; ihough the wittier. in reply to our of his questions
hid stated, that he had been connected will, that Paper.
The Hun. Member had certainly no right to impute any
intention to Into which be had expressly disclaimed.
Mr. STURGES BOURNE said, he had not imputed any
•rtentioos to the Noble Lord, fur of his intention he was, of
cnr'rse, quite ignorant.
Mr. W. WYNN said, it was impossilik, is an examina-
tion of any length, to justify every individual queitieso ;
matey irrelevant questions were nu dutilit putt. Ile had un-
derstood the quesikan put to relate to whit bankers the peso-
cords of the Paper weer paid halo. With re-pert to %Veneer,
he war moat clearly guilty of prevatiratios in the eveileare
which he had given as to the disposal of the proceeds of the
Paper.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished the evidence
to he printed before any derision was come t:r.
Mr. DEN MAN said, the Hon. Meagher placed the House
in rather a siogislar situation, for he declared he Coubi tint
side fur Hie puni•hmetit of these persons without all the evi-
dence was trained, but yet he would not vote fo: the ex-
asninatom bring printed.
Air. BERNAL was satisfied the House pronterscd Ilse
power of committing for breach of ptirilete, but the poser
'Weill' he exercised wily out important occasions, mod on the
gravest deliherstion. lie wished that the Hon. Member
(Mr. liessatts), after vindicating his hou"ur, whirls lurid
leen must grossly Aspersed, would have the u let the matter
drop.

Mr. W. SMITH said if the Unapt were to pnaress the
power of censuring or punishing iii any way Wier: r, it
ciao have sum, power .1 edmiug at the truth, or elso the
grossest ivju•tiee might be eon tttt i t teal. If it had that power
at must have the power of pitah.l.ing, ur at least censuring
tiny prevarication. If a question was pat that was imps....
per is. the opinion of any Gentleman, it was competent fur
Sion to tile, and epperie it, but it did appear to him that in
,many relevant quesuuus, those three persons bad pres•rir
eater, eiteeediugly. lie could wish to have the examination
ilioogh he was afraid it would occasion more delay
and Pllpi cat than he could wish, but be ass emoviured that
there acre snliicient Struthers present who could give an
Vilinit,ll 011 the prevarication. He concluded by moriog
ascii eriestion be put, that It.l'. Weaver has been galley
of I...ireicativa is. the evid:nee whirls he has gives before
the M. 0.,.
Mr. M ILSON thought that the dignity of the House wart
sutracielitly sattstied wills what had been done. Ile could
euneeise that the evidence 'Men by these p. rsons as to the
proprietorship might be reconciled with fact, though the
tholi•es were 1.01 declarer" hum which the parttes acted.
lie, therefore, did not feel disposed to vete fur printing
the•examinatiou.
Lord STANLEY ibonght, that even areording in the
Honourable Member's motion, every one of these todiciduals
has a prevatieatnr. He had berm present at the whole of
the examinations, and if erre he witnessed. an attempt to
defeat the ends of justice, he had witnessed it the two last
days ; out (roe (dike questions as lu the proprietorship were
assent it d by these iadiehlnals in a fair, honest, sod open
matinee. Ile bored, therefore, his Hun. Friend would not
Ile prevailed upon to withdraw his motion.
The gallery was then cleared fur a thvision. and during
our •bactice we undo 'mood the question, that It. F. Weaver
lord been guilty of prevarication, was carried. After which—
Mr. W. SMITH moved, that he be brought to the bat,
in the custody of the &dram at Arms, fur the purpose of
bring rept imanded by the Speaker—
Whirl, was opposed by Mr. WYNN, who moved, that be
Le sent to Newgrie.
On which the House divided, schen there appeared—
For Mr. Wynies Amendment tt 34
Against it
Majority fur renemittal to Newgate
. .
On ner return to the Gallery, we found Mr. BROUGHAM
.0" t lees, contending fur the propriety of having the evi-
setexce printed.
After a few words from Mr. BARING and Sir J. NEW-
POKT, the question was put that the evidence be printed.

Sir C. LONG (him rose and said, he had heart' the whole
.f the evidence u: A rrowomitti aid shark, 11, and hr thought
they had not beim guilty of any prevarication. Ile thought
the Douse would best consult its own bouour mid digonly by
proceeding no further.
Mr. BARING mend with the Bight lion. Baronet, that
the Douse would not be justidod iu ptiumbittg them tot p e.
vartrattett, though he had little doubt they were lice real
propriehms writ.) had put forward the other.
Colonel DAVIES thought it would be better that the
quest showld wand (tier, and the (Vedette, be printed.
Mr. W. WYNN said, Ire had nu doubt ite his owe. mind
flat these persons bad tried to impose ow the House; and
he reuse la that cunelissons from the improbability of Ike
fiery they had told erspiretiorg the proprietaiship. That
.34 MI doubt an offence winch the Douse ought to (lot

with for hrovirst powisktuillt ; bad as it tweeted genie Mem-
In IA rotertained duubla of U. it would Le perhaps brutr
fur the Latter 1,1 rest srh, re it clod.
Sir WM. Dr. CRESPIt:NT (who, we presume, Ertl made
tome vnoli.oa during our ali.ichre (rout the gallery) .3'o, he
has Iwrfectly bow to the leimites the
the gallery WAS then cleared f.tr a dlvotius.: toot we tin-
iletiit:hist that none look place, and MI. Illtsektil owl Mr.
Artunimlit rtinseqwently were thetaissed.