The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-13 00:00:00

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(Imperial Part/amen: ronthwed from page 147).
for one man to take care of another man's money. Ile did not
take care of 'lN'eover's noney befoie the transfer ; he was capable
of taking care of his own mcney.
The sPEAKER admonished the witness not to answor thls
its tinsiderately ; it could nu: make in favour of him with the
house.
Henry Fox Coooper examined by Mr. G. BENNETT.
He was sole editor. All the articles were submitted to 'din.—
The extract of the article was from the Courier; the observations
were his own. Ile was sorry they were untrue. Ile heard them
from general murmur; it was generally rumoured; he beard it
it trout Shia ckell and .\rrowsioitli, and general rumour. He bad
therefore given it currency. The article said, We have been
requesteal," &c. but no one requested him. That was nut true.
Weaver was his waster. Arrowsmith and Sliackell named him
and they generally paid him. The copy was in his hand writing.
It had been destroyed he believed; he did not know that. It was
not the general conduct of the office to destroy the copy. Ile
told Anowsmith and Shackell to-day, that lie should avow him.
self to be the writer of the paragraph. As to the expression,
we are requested. &c." no one told hint to use it ; lie used it
ns the mode of writing sometimes adopted by the newspapers.—
No persons were present when lie told Arrowsmith and Stiackell
that he should avow himself as the autism—Weaver was not pre-
sent. Weaver slid not know where he (Cooper) lived. The
witness was then withdrawn.
Mr. BENNETT said, that no one could more regret the ne-
cessity of this proceeding than he did; but he thought he should
have been wanting in his duty had lie not brought it forward.—
The house was not in possession of the case ; they knew the
injury that had been committedrand they had seen by what men
of straw the concein was carried on. Who encouraged them he
knew not, but lie thought they could be patronized only by the
basest and lowest of mankind.—(Cheers.)—lle would rather be-
lieve that the wretches who had thus traduced hint were the
authors, than have any other opinions on the subject. As to
their offence, he had always been against comrnitmeat for con-
structive interruptions of that house; he should therefore give
them an opportunity of making out the best case they could
before a J Lay. Ile moved, that the Attorney General be in-
structed to prosecute the parties, for a false and scandalous libel
on the lion. G. Bennett.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY had expected that the
case WAS to be proceeded with if established in the usual way;
not that it should be treated after the lion. member's new theory.
ile concluded with moving that the debate be adjourned till to-
morrow.
Mr. C. W. WYNN was ready to conic to a decision now on
the original motion, and to meet it with a negative.
Mr. G. BE adhered to his original motion. the was
against the course by commitment ; lie thought the other course
too the more lenient one.
Mr. BROUGHAM spoke in favour of the mode by commit •
ment. If that mode were not cornet in the present instance, he
!anew not in what case it could be adopted. Besides the parties
had partly criininated themselves.
Sir F. BURDETT observed, that the house never touched
with these questions without getting into some dillema ; and that,
atter having sifted the individuals, he did not sec how they could
be justly sent to a jury.
After some further remarks, the amendment to adjourn the
debate until to.morrow was carried.
Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition complaining of the inter
ference of a Peer in the election of the Marquis of Londonderry
for Orford, and praying that the moue might be referred to a
committee of privileges. Bead and ordered to lie on the table.
lord A. HAMILTON's motion respecting Scotch county
representation was negatived on an amendment to proceed to the
orders of the day ; the numbers were, for the original motion
•i, fur the amendment 57.
Mr. LUSIIINGI'ON proposed a resolution for enabling the
Postmasters General to adopt such a system as should tend to fa-
cilitate the delivery of letters in distant towns.
The resolution was put and the house divided—For the reso.
lution 38—Against it Idse.Majority O. Report to-morrow.—
Adjourned.