The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-18 00:00:00

PRINTED PAPERS.

Mr. STEWART brought up the Report on the
Printed Papers Bill.

Sir EDWARD SUGDEN rose for the purpose of
moving that a clause be added to the Bill, of which he
had given notice on a former evening: it was to the
effect that if any process of law should he
put an end to under the provisions of that Bill, any
person or persons who might have been committed
by either House of Parliament as guilty of con-
tempt for having brought, or having been concerned
in bringing, such actions should, on such actions or
processes being put an end to under the provisions of
the Bill, be immediately discharged by the House by
wlich such individual had been committed. The
House had exceeded the powers which it had
hitherto been understood to possess, and it now sought
by legislation to obtain a greater power than it had
ever hitherto enjoyed. The House, if this proviso
were not introduced, might, under this Bill,
put an end to the action, and yet keep
the person bringing such action in custody.
The clause he proposed would not interfere with
the House, as long as it abstained from having re-
course to the provisions of this Bill. If the House
thought it possessed the necessary power for putting a
stop to any proceedings without having recourse to
this Bill, the clause would not affect that power.
But if they had recourse to the Bill, he thought it
proper that some such clause should be introduced as
a safeguard to persons committed by the House.
The clause was then brought up and read a first time.
On the motion that it be read a second time,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL opposed the second read-
ing of the clause as directly interfering with the privi-
leges of the House. Wishing to maintain the privileges
of the House, he should opposf.' the clause.—(Hear.)
Sir R. INGLIS said he concurred in the clause,
and he wished to draw the attention of the Noble
Lord to a petition which he (Sir R. Inglis) had pre-
sented at an earlier period of the evening, from the
Printers of the .illot nin,4- Post and the Times,
praying that the protection of this Bill afforded
to the printer of the House might be ex-
tended to the printers of newspapers, a claim which
certainly appeared to be grounded in justice ; for if the
publications of the House were to be protected from
actions, why
of the House • '
bona fide copies of the
should publications which were only
proceedings of the House
Profeexposedssingby to be injured the proceedings
because it was not the blue
books, let it be
observed, which were read by the
public,transcripts
but the of them published
in the daily papers.
Upon the third reading of the Bill

he should, if no other Member took the question up,
move a clause to carry out the prayer of the petitioners.
The clause was then negatived without a division,
the Report was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be
read a third time on Friday.
Sir E. SUGDEN said that he had received a letter
from Mr. Howard, stating that he had brought the
action against the officers of the House for excess in the
execution of the orders of the House.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the in-
tention of the Government to proceed with the
Supply to-morrow.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said it was not his intention to proceed with it
tomorrow.