The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-16 00:00:00

PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE.

The SPEAKER intimated that a stranger, who
had been holding foilb a paper to view in the
frontrOf the Gallery, and who, upon being ordered
to withdraw it, had used insulting language, was
taken into the custody of the Serjeant at Arms,
agteeably to the. standing orders of the Hone.---
Was it the pleasure of the House that the Mes-
senger should be called in, and the House should
then.take what course they might think proper ?
Tile Messenger was called 'in, and Stated the
circumstances.
Mr. W. WYNN moved that the offender should
be called to the Bar.

Mr. BANKES thOught this unnecessary, as the
power and duty of the•Serjeant had not been ex-.
ercised harshly. The individual should be allowed'
to remain in the custody. into which he had been
properly taken.
Mr. W-vtiN-said, the only ground on which he•
had _moved it • was, that the individual might be'
heard, if be had any thing to state in explanation
or defence "--(Elear.)
'The person complained of was called in, and re-
presented, bis.conduct and language to have been
quite different front the conduct and language im-
puted to him.
Two other messengers were next examined as

to the manner in which the accused acted towards
the first mesenger.
Mr. WYNN said, that the House was called upon
in vindication of its own hol;our and its own pri-
vile4rs, to take a severer course than had (seen
contemplated. He thtryfore moved, that the
offender be committed to his Majesty's gaol of
Newgate.

Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH expressed a wish that
the Stranger be again called to the b:tr, as he (Sir
J. M.) understood that he had softie observations
to make in extenuation of his conduct. it he
were again called, he would probably'state to the
House that what he had uttered was in the heat
of the morneht, and that he was far from wishing
to give, intentional offence.
Sir C. OULU-IBC!, observed, that if there were
any Gentlemen now in the gallery tw•ho could tit ny
the assertions of the several witnesses as to the
language acrd by the stranger, he had no doubt
but that they would have the manliness to give
their testimony.•
Mr. FYSHE PALMER Said, that there were some
'Gentlemen in the Gallery, who he knew were
present on the occasion, and 4e wished them to
be examined.

Mr. Thomls Boswell was then .cAlletl to the
bar, and said, to the hest of his recoll,.etion the
'words nsed by the stranger were, " I (ion' care
a dawn," and not " Go to h---11." He never
heard these laver words,

Mr. .Litnes Douglas, another witness, stated,
that he was. pr.csent at the conversation, and
thOught the words used by the stranger were,
". I don't c►►re, I 'till speak to the Speaker."
-He never heard any thing Lite the words, " Go
to h--II."

Mr. -Charles ‘Vhite said,• that he heard the
stranger say di4tinetiy " Go to h—...11,7,and added
an oath, which had eScaned the Me*senger.
11r. lit-Ltcu remarked upon the contradictory
nature or ihe testimony, and recommended that
the stranger be caned to the 13ar. -
, 'After some observations fr6m nr..l3;vritUaT.
Mr. WYNN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr, LIAttvEY,
Colonel Lou)• CASTLEIWAGH ant 111%
•CauKvi..the individual was called to the Bar of
the House, heard in extenuation, reprimanded by
the Speaker, and ordered to be disehargetl oti. the
payment of his fees.