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London, England, 1819-12-10 00:00:00

all this whit aftelliaft4 II 'a trismilthia 6si wow to poser,
sad the visitation of 001.—(4 Ile lost If:
years, the Moist." bad boa gait* ors from hod to worse,
while every year the House went me rirposiar VFW!, cool.
attire in them. Could they the* be onereised, if park
thought there was somethioe +nag M the roastromion of
that noose, mod impeded their ealnatities, GNI the miserable
daire.trel mate of the eating, more to the usimblefa and ails.
roodsoct of mem, than the visitation of Provisleare ? He did
not voterive how a simmer ease far inquiry amid he made
out shun that established by his Him. PriescJ —((••drists.)
;tr. CANNING said, that so late us four o'clock that day,
he had close down to the Honor resolved to vote for the
limbos. colic/414Ni thus it srunld have been hiesteht forwent
in the of moderation. sod museiliatims ; but that the
Hon Member ha.l, for *hat tense be could not divine, in.
*endured into his speech ell she topics of irritation and psi.
lit.eal hostility wbch had twee 4 tided uw over nod over by
division, of the House and this rendered it impossible f.,r
any Member of tie Atnsioti ion who eared wise straw for
his character, to support it.
Lord FaLIISTOISC thought that material benefit wield be
Conferred sin the country by the motion of his Hon Friend,
a. It had even during the debate elicited so teach esio.bk
information on asabjeet not generally well stadershmset--
. . . .

Ilw rause of she dime:rimed sod sinking stale of the nation.
Thu. state of things was nut only uccasimied by the
dara-
liun sal CUPP q of she war, but by the sais•rak of
the Covesnott ni, who, for almost the whole of she last Ilb
years. had She ruatiagetssent of she straws of this country.
The Bight Hon. Gessiletran (Mr. Cinuing) had intimated,
that the motion mess have bees. adosisted, tf, in the
speeches mink in its aspport, political obloquy bad sot
been plainly avowed as otessidied with it. Bus, unfurls-
stalely for slue force of this intimation from the Right Hon.
Gentleman, Ida cork-agues had opposed the leboltual before
essy ptduinl oblequy had been dirreted toward' them. The
Government, if they pleased, might have mask me., is.
quirirly which Involvesf no pdituesi ammeter, is Ike mime.
fat-taring anomie, wish advantage to she people. They
alight hare inquired lulu the state of she municipality of
blatstb,ter, aim+ now that st had risen Willie sift of •
town ettutaiutut 96,000 inhabitant., wail usana:ed by a Su.
rimehrreve mad .Wll Constable., 'Weird us she Court Leet of
the lord of the Manor, just she same 1.11 when it was a
small onimporialst village. H had hoped dial, suobr all the
cireematances of the case, an inquiry would be admitted.
Mr. Peel, SIC. Cat ggg itt g, Mr. IVilberforee. sud Lord Folk-
stone, severally explained.'
Mr. flgictrrv, in reply, lamented that Ibis inquiry Ind
been restated, and the more pit titularly en use grt.und that
it involved political topics. This cause of ress•sance to is,
avowed as is had been, stolid, he greatly feared, lie of inure
set vice so the had cause which agitated she dunressesl people
in she snatinfacturing district., than any usher that could
poasihty be assigned.
The autism was then negatived withal.. a division.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. Coowengssw roar, and asked the Hun. Member for
the comity of York, whether it was his intention to propose
any Nether pun-reeling Si, the Honor respersing the publtca-
tiu• of which be had read some extracts in the course of the
evening ?
Mr. Settmt? Worms' replied, that he airiest to take Mt
farther step reeperling it. He merely quoted the extract,
fur the purpose of using it •a • Parliamentary argument.
Mr COURTS/CAT then said. that he should bring the sobs
jeet before the House ski. day. [The notice was give• at
use Wrltiek this morning
Mr. BROUGHAM ent•eated of his Hoes. and Learned Mead
to revolve well this matter is him mind, lend commit his pit,
low before he bound himself wish • notice upon • subject
of this nature. He ought to recollect, that the moment a
brearh of privilege was once formally before the House,
their hands were tied—tlwy lad no other course but to dia.
pow of it. The great objection was, that the moment they
begun ibis course, they must go on under all the obstacles
that may oppose themselves to their progress. O• many oc-
casion. Most libellous matter had bras read in that House
for the sake, as in the present case, of founding ■ren-
ments upon it. If ibis notice were now esteem up in a serious
light, it would in future he impossible to refer for mere argu-
ment to offensive publications, without bringing them for.
ward as breaches of privilege. The House would therefore
be in this predicament—they would be either doing
:scribing for their privileges, or what would be just
es
bad, doing too mach. Hr had always shown himself the
weedy advocate of their privileges, when they were brought
fairly betnre them, and it was therefore be was averse lv their
guilig out of their way to take cognisance of them.
Mr. COUR TT *** could not think he was going nut of his
way in taking this notice of a publication containing such
passages as bad been read in that House. It' the House
could tolerate any sort of Isogon, which brands' could
rake up, it would absado• its rights and duties. He did
sincerely feel, that slick language, as applied to that House,
could not be overlooked.
Mr. R•OUGIIAM otter more entreated his Hun. and learn-
ed Friend to reflect further, before he embarked the House
is this course. They had heard read from the papers laid on
their table extracts more ioffimmitteie y, and which must
he considered greater breaches of privilege than any which
bad been read by she Member fur Yin kshire (Mr. %Voriley)
that night. If she oae were entered upon, so must the
other. He again entreated his Hon. and Learned Friend to
consider well before he pursued the course be bad intimated.