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he obtainer! elsewhere. But he thought the House.
would best consult its own dignity, in adopting
the most lenient course towards Mr. Lambe, who
atood in a peculiar situation in this case, being
concerned profssionally with those who wcre en-
gaged in the transactions of this election. It
would be sufficient,. in his opinion, to reprimand.
Lambe.
Mr.Alrattaizt contendedi that in the first exa-
ruination of Mr. Lambe nothing was to be found .
stir; h indicated that be had been given to under-
valid that be would be required to produce the
agreement. It was, therefore, not to be wonder-
ed that he had said that be did not recollect any
linestion as to that agreement ; and when he haLl
idmitted the other day, that in that examination
(of the 27th May) he had been given to under-
stand that he might be called on to produce that
document, be must have been mistaken, as not a
Nrr(ord respecting it was to be found in the minutes,
Ile therefore urged, that though dr. Lambe might
not have acted %s it!' propriety, he had done no-
thing which could deserve either the gentler or
the severer punishment.
Mr. W. lirrt.LlAl, said, that when Mr. Lambe
vras about to leave the llotise after his exanrina.
tint) of May 27, he (.\lr. Williams) had distinctly
gated to him, that he was not to consider himself
released horn attendance rin the House, and that
he wonid be examined as to that agreement. Mr.
Lambe, therefore, was a better judge of his own
feelings than tire Honourable and Learned Mem-
ber who !tall spoken list, when he had admitted
that he hail been told that this agreement would
he referred to. Vet he hod told the House, that
he had within ten thiys, that is, since his last
examination, deatroyed this document. As to tha
confidence between la%, yer and client, which had
been spoken of, he thought that plea could not he
construed to entend to the protection of an At-
torney, when he departed from the tail course of
l is profession, to cuter into illegal compromises
affecting seats in that House.
Mr. ll'AanEN put it to the Hottse, whether a
Member could fairly allege to the injury of a wit-
-11,;, words addressed by him to drat
,witness,
which words had not been entered in the rni-

notes ?
I\ll.. \V. WteetAms said, that his caution had
been addressed by him to the witness from his
place, and in the hearing of Members who were
then present,—(Hear !)
Mr. BERNAL thought 'hat Mr. Lambe had been
guilty of an infraction of the ptivileges of the
House, and this opinion made it compulsory on
him to vote for the Resolution. As, however, he
was inclined to think favourably of the disposition
which Mr. Lambe had shesvn, to protect the in-
terests of his client, that (if he might be allowed
the expression) this peccadillo—(No, no, from Mr.
Wynn, and a laugh)—might be visited gently.
Mr. WYNN said, that far from being a pecca-
dillo, the offence of the witness was one of the
worst which be could have been guilty of, against
the privileges of the House and the course of jus-
tice. He observed, that it was the uniform prac-
tice that cautions addressed by individual Membets
to witnesses should not be entered in the minutes
of evidence. He was sorry to see any disposition
to palliate the offence of which the witness had
been guilty, by allegations that he had been ac-
tuated by such and such feelings. As to the pro-
tection which the -House was bound to afford
to Attornies, it could only extend to bona
fide communications between them and their
clients ; if the House were to be stopped in all
its inquiries as to what had been transacted by-
them as agents, their powers of investigation
would be nullified. In tile present case he should,
however, secede to the proposal for a mitigated
punishment.
The Resolution was agreed to.
Mr. WYNN then proposed that A. Lambe be
brought to the bar to•morrow, in custody of the
Sergeant. at Arms, to be reprimanded by the
Swaker for his said offence.—Agreed to.

CAMELFORD ELECTION.
The House went into a Committee, to consider
the Report from the Committee on the Camelford
Election. Mr. P. Moure took the Chair.
Mr. Hallett, of St. Mary-axe, was called in and
examined by Mr. D. W. Harvey.
stated, that in June, 1818, he had intended
to go down to the Borough of Camelford. He
had about that time a conversation with a
Mr. Sibley on the subject. Witness's intention
was to go down to Camelford to endeavour to
procure the return of two Members to Parliament.
He was introduced to a Mr. Stewart on the 10th
Jole, and he left London on the Ilth. He was
introduced to Mr. Stewart by a Mr. Allsop; on
that day they made arrangements for Mr. Stewart
to accompany him to Camelford. 'fill Mr. Ml-
sop introduced him to Mr. Stewart, witness had
never heard of the latter Gentleman. Mr. Stewart
and Mr. Aliso') wished to be returned for the
Borough of Camelford. Mr. Allsop had been
introduced to him by a Member of the House
(whose name it was not necessary to men-
tion), whom he had informed that the Borough
of Camelford was dissatisfied with its Patron.
The Honourable Member had told him that Mr.
Alison would be glad of a seat. Previously to
the 10th June, he had sent a letter to a Mr.
Chingal, Camelford, containing the halves of a
parcel of Bank-notes ; they were the halves of
six 1,0001. notes ; he received part of those notes
as the discount of bills from his Banker (as would
appear from his Banker's book), and the rest he
raised by other means. He threw himself on the
indulgence of the House, whether, as a mercantile
man, he should be called on to state how he had
procured them, but he declared he had raised them
on his own means. He had reason to suppose
that he should be able to procure the return of
two Members to Parliament for Camelford, and
be bad been given to understand, that in the case
of a contest, the eppearance of money would be
required to inspire the confidence of the Electors
In a contest with so powerful a person as the
patron. This was done to procure the return of
en individual whom ha had never seen till the lit of
June. He was to avail himself of this money as the
exigencies might require. He knew James Har-
vey, of Camelford. The witness had been engag-
ed in an attempt to raise potter's clay in the
neighbourhood of Camelford, and he thus came
to the linowledgc that the people Ivcre dissatisfied