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

FRIDAY, MAY 11.

Mr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the house at its rising
do adjourn to At onday.—Agreed to.
Lord A LTHORP moved, that the report of the county
courts' bill be taken into consideration this day n months.
It wills so late in the session, that it was almost impossible
to carry it forward now, and he therefore submitted this
motion , but at the same time he begged to state, that he
remained convinced of the importance of the measure,
and that he should therefore .•a Fly in the next sessions
move to revive the measure. Motion agreed to.
The Bankruptcy Laws Amendment Bill was read a
second tnne, and ordered to be cotmuitted on Monday

The witnesses in Foreign Parts Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed on %Wednesday,.
Beeeett oe PHIVILEOI4—John Butt.—Mr. G. BEN-
NETT moved that the debate on this subject lie resumed.
The older having been read,
SCA ia...Ert rose. Ile thought there were various
objections to the mode of proceeding proposed to dn. et
a prosecution by the Attorney-general, and that for a
libel on an individual member. The attack, he thought,
was to be viewed as a violation of their principles. 11
consisted not only of a report, but of obs:rvatiens attii•
billing unworthy motives to an lion, member; however,
as the practice of reporting, lie considered it of the
gieniest import: text: to tie country. He never wished to
see it lett:meted, so long as the iiiil:dgence was fairly
used; but If reposes were so tri•repiesi•nted, or used, a.
to wound the feeliegs or attack the elimactitie of ethers,
then it would become the house to exercise it, power.—
Tile paragraph insinuated that the lion. member had been
terrified into an explanation—that lie had done front fear
what it became a gentleman to do. Since this 'nutter lied
been mentioned, lie read the paper; and as it was urn-
moui ed that persuns of Id: Majesty's councils were en-
gaged in the paper, lie thought the house acre indebted
to his hon. friend fur [Anteing the matter forward.—
(Hear, hear.) It Was desirable, it possible, to get at the
author. As to the inuti )))) , lie recommended his hon.
fiiend to withdraw his mutton.
Mt. G. BENNETT said lie was free to confess, that
by the exanduatiens that had taken place, be had obtained
au advantage, and therefore it might nut be just to press
a prosecution; and tinder those cis cumstances lie begged
to withdraw his mutiou. Ile should then leave the rub-
ject with the hon-e.
Sim It. baid he was glad that Lis hon.
blend wished to withdraw the motion. If a eommitment
,4„.ie moved, lie shuiJd tii.llote it. He wished lie conid
believe II:at the am title's parties who had appeared at
the bar, trete the real parties. The paper, however, was
exposed. If it were to be suppot led, it would lie a new
ern; it 11 wild be a still newer cis if virtuous characters
were to be abseiled and maligned with impunity. He
could not think i.el avowed pasties to be the real ones:
but he hoped that the teal ones would still be found, and
that the base and cowardly aseassins might be met with
Beet chesttsi of lit a hich they deserted.—(elieei,.)
Mi. II %BING observed, that the course that had been