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ceedings, would be to preface it with a salvo like- I
this:—" That this House does not think fit to pro-
ceed further on this occasion, after the general Im-
punity which it virtually pronounced respecting all
breaches of privilege since the 17th of July, 1822 ;
but that after this fair, just, and open notice, the House
will henceforth proceed to vindicate its privileges"—
(Ikar, hear.)
. Mr. HU l CHINSON stated, that he believed the
rublication in question had taken place in ignorance
of the express wish of the House. The particular
question bad been asked at loast three quarters of an
I;dur before the prohibition expressed respecting .its
publication, and in the interval the individual em-
ployed by the Irish papers had sent off by post the
particulars of the examination up to that hour ; and
afterwards, when the order was given for the evi•
der,ce to be expunged from the minutes, the post
hour had passed, and it had been impossible to con-
vey the order of the House to Ireland in time to pre-
vent a publication. From this the House would see
that there had been no desire to offend.
Sir J. NEWPORT adverted to the second edition
which had been printed, in which edition the exami-
nation in question had been -published, as well as the
order of the House to expunge it from the minutes.
Mr. CANNING suggested to the Hon. Member
for Lincoln to consider whether it would be advisable
to press his Motion, for if the printer api eared at
that bar, and made that statement fur himself which
the Hon. Member for Cork had just made for him,
he did not see how the House could interfere.
Mr. WILLIAMS said, that he had no personal
motive in bringing forward the motion ; and if it
was the wish of the House that it should be with-
drawn, he was quite ready to withdraw it. After
some further observations, the Hon. Member with-
drew his motion.

• LONDON BRIDGE.
The Sheriffs o 6 the City of London presented a
Petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mon Council of the City of London, against the Re-
building of London Bridge, and they prayed that
they might be heard by their Counsel against the Bill.
The LORD MAYOR said, that as no public money
had been advanced by Government for this great ob-
ject, it was therefore quite impossible that-with their
limited funds they could accomplish this object ; and
it would, therefore, in their opinion, prove extremely
unwise that they should, like the man in Scripture,
" begin to build without being able to finish." They
wished, at least, to defer for' the present the rebuild-
ing of this Bridge, which, he believed, notwithstand-
ing the interested predictions of ingenious engineers,
would last for at least another century.
Sir G. COCKBURN was extremely anxious that
the Lord Mayor should have attended that Com-
mittee, and he would have found that there were
ample funds to build the New Bridge, and make the
necessary approaches to it. He believed the only ob-
stacle to rebuilding the new Bridge arose from the
parsimonious disposition of the Court of Aldermen.
Mr. C. SMITH thought there was money enough
to rebuild the Bridge.—Petition ordered to be printed.

RIOT AT THE DUBLIN THEATRE.
Colonel BARRY moved, that there should be laid
before the House a copy of the Address from the
Corporation of the City of Dublin to the Lord Lieu-
tenant, repecting the Riot at the Theatt e on the
14th of December. Also, for the Address presented
on the same occasion by the Noblemen,. Gentlemen,
and Inhabitants of the City of Dublin.—Granted.
Mr. HUME said, that in the absence of his Ho-
nourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham), he
moved that there should be laid before the House
the Crown Books for the City of Dublin, from 1808
to 182'2 inclusive.
Sir G. HILL suggested, that the purpose for which
the Honourable Member was desirous of procuring
those books could be more conveniently accom-
plished by authenticated extracts from them. -
Mr. Hump differed altogether from the Honour-
able Baronet ; it was necessary to see the books them-
selves, in order to ascertain beyond mistake .the dif-
ferent charges made in impanelling Juries ; and, if be
were informed rightly, those books contained an ac-
count also of the ex officio informations. ..
• Mr. PLUNKETT really did not know what was
meant by the'Crown Books.
Mr. HUME.—I cannot but admire the very con-,
venient ignorance of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man ; for it so happened, that not many nights since
my Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham)
moved for these books, and the Right Honourable
Gentleman was here, and actually took a part in the
discussion, declaring his most perfect readiness to
give the information required, and not one word then
escaped him as to his not knowing what was intended
by the Crown Books. However, as it was too late
to send off an order that night, he should defer a mo-
tion, to'which he understood from his Right Honour-
lable and Learned Friend there would be no objec-
tion, until his return to the House.

SHRRIFF OF DUBLIN.
Colonel BARRY then moved that the Order of
the Day for the House resolving itself into a Corn-
mitteee to inquire into the conduct of the She: iff of
Dublin, should be read.
The Order of the Day was then read. The SPEAKER
left the Chair. The House went into Committee, Sir
R. ilEarn.; in the Chair.
Colonel BARRY was desirous of saying one or two
words upon the probable termination of this pro-
tracted investigation—(Hear). The Hon. Baronet op-
posite (Sir J. Newport) had, in the exercise of perhaps
a very just discretion, deemed it necessary to detain
Mr. Mansfield here for further. examination; now, the
fact was, that he was anxious to procure the attend-
ance of• a Mr. Whistler, an attorney; but as he was
Sub-Sheriff, it was quite impossible he could attend
until Mr. Mansfield returned to Dublin. He was,
therefore, anxious to know if he would speedily be in
a condition to allow Mr. Mansfield to return to Dublin?
Sir J. NEWPORT, in answer to the Hon. Mem-
ber (Colonel Barry), thought that both Mr. Mansfield
and Mr. Whistler should be present at the same time.
Si, R. SHAW thought that such a course would
be quite impracticable, as the duties of the Sub• Sheriff
could not be managed in his absence, except by the
Head Clerk.
Colonel BARRY then called William Lewis, who
stated himself to be an attorney. He went shortly
after the riot at the Theatre to the Gaol of Newgate,
to see if he could identify any of the prisoners as hay-
ing been engaged in the riots. tic pointed to a man
who answered the descliptionof the person who threw