The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-10 00:00:00

PUNIS!IMENT OF PERJURY,

Earl riaosvr.Noa, in a tone almost inaudible
below the Bar, owing to the confusion that pre-
vailed, said, as we understood him., that in conse-
r.leence of what had transpired in the House,
~!ring, the examination of witnesses, he wished
n;; doubts to be removed as to the punishment of
;:ersons who might: hereafter be deemed to have
v.,oruitted perjury at their Lordships' Bar. Ile
v: mild submit the expediency of passing a short
Apt to remove all doubt on the subject.
a he. Loan CHAN cELLun here observed!, that,
his opinion, when. the Counsel at the Bar, the
.4.!;110.:: day, said he would undertake to prosecute
o:te of the witnesses for the Bill, he went,'un-
cl.lestionahly, too far. It was most improper to
ozve intimated such nn intention nn that stage of,
proceedings, and it was still more so to have
is i:idicated to the public that more prosecutions
of the same description were likely to take
F,iace. It might be an infirmity of mind, but he
1-:aped it was not peculiar to himself, to hold it a
-I%;ty to suspend. all judgment Its to the veracity
0., witnesses till the conclusion of the business.
it might even turn out tact the evidence of such
viitnesses was true, as, it possibly might be con-
firmed be witnesses yet to be called.
Earl 6-110SVENOR., e%planation, said that an
h-ipothetical case, in roferenee to the subject, he
had cursorily brought before the House, had al-
rPady been put by the Noble and Learned Lord.
lie conceived that he was following up that hy-
pothesis by proposing a short Act.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought, that specu-
lations of that description might, if Noble Lords
pleased, be applied, to the witnesses yet to be
called, hut they could not in fairness and justice
be fixed at present on those who had already
becn examined at their Lordships' Bar.
The Earl of LIVE::POOL, we believe, depre-
cated the course now propOsed to the House.
(Here the conversation dropt.)
RECALLING OF wiTNEssEs..
Viscount MELvILLE rose arAd expressed a desire
that some further questions should be put to one
of the witnesses who had been examined on Sa-
turday. The person he alluded to was William
Carrington, and he should therefore move that
William Carrington be ordered to attend at the
bar. Whether he should press this motion now,
17-111'3t, depend on the pleasure of their Lordships.
Earl GREY said sornething„ which we. could not

The Earl of LlTEr.poor. here. submitted the
prcpriety of going on with the evidence ; but be-
theCounsel for the Queen summed up, the
Clunsel for the Bill might be asked if they bad
aLy other evidence to bring to rebut that pro-
daeed against the Bill.
The Earl of LAvontnALE said that a witness
bad been already recalled to the Bar, and there-
fi_;:e it 11. as-competent for the Noble Viscount to
ax his own time. _ _

The Earl of Dosoix.HmortE was of opinion
t.hat the question was whether the interrogatories
be put hy.the Noble Viscount were necessary
f;.;- the information of the Curia ; for if they
were necessary, the sooner the Court possessed
that knowledge the better.
Viscount INIELNILLE; in reply said, it was high-
ly expedient that William Carrington should be
x-e
-examined at the Bar, and he would accord-
move that he should be ordered to attend
to-morrow.

[Here cries of " To-day, to-day," were re-
P,!g.ted froth different parts of the House, and the
witr.e.ss was ordered forthwith to be in attend-
acce on the House‘]