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London, England, 1819-06-15 00:00:00

measure explained the time of the delay ill
ling this statement. The Right Hon. Gentle.,
had addressed to him a letter on Wednesday,
he (Mr. Hume) who had been absent from
and engaged in an Election Committee, did
,eceire till a late hour on Thursday. When he
red that letter, he had not seen the Report of
;peach in the Paper in question, but having not
In in anger, but stated his real sentiments, he-
t recollection pretty nearly of what he had said,
iad no hesitation in putting it to paper, as he
ttereu no one sentiment respecting the Right
Gentleman which he should be ashamed to re-
He at the same time informed the Right Ho-
tole Gentleman, that he had not seen the Times.
Paper was sent him by the Right Hon. Gentle-
, and as he (Mr. Hume) was anxious not to lose
,ment, though he was then busy at the Camel-
Election Committee, he took care that the Paper
LI be sent after him thither. On casting his eye
:he Paper in question, he had no hesitation in
tering it a calumnious misrepresentation. He
n tait, in a former part of his speech, as Gen-
near him well knew, cast his eyes round, and
:ej that the Member for Liverpool was not in his
Übe had seen the Right lion. Gentleman at
ire. he should have uttered stronger expressions
he actually did, being at that time irritated by
ipressions which the Right Hon. Gentlemen had
reparted to have used respecting the puny say-
as he termed them, which he (Mr. Hume) had
iniends!d. He then addressed a note to the
ir Of the Times, informing him that he had
ly calumniated the Right Hon. Gentleman un-
is and requiring him to make an apology
;hlic as the calumny itself. The Editor of the
!;, in reply, addressed him a letter couched in
trorgest terms of regret (read !) and expressed,a
to wait on him with an explanation of the error.
gr. Hume) had thought fit to decline receiving
but sent him in return a copy of what he had
le tying him to make what apology the nature
lc cave required. This note the Editor of the
!s could not have received till Sunday, so that
lelay which the Right Honourable Gentleman
miniadverted on was in some measure explained.
Lime then read the note which he had received
the Ditor of the Times, as follows
" Times Office, Sunday, 3 o'clock.
The Editor of The Times begs to express his warm acknow—
: to Mr. Hume for the courtesy of his communication,
ill 1-.41 still deeper obligation if Mr. Hume will have the
nuke known to Mr. Canning, either privately, or in
louse, the Editor's regret that the Times Journal has been
tee vehicle of a false statement, The Editor does not at-
it I louse, except occasionally ; and is therefore compelled
z.e implicit confidence in the honour and fidelity of the
rim.: employed to take Reports of the Parliamentary Dia-
n.. Hitherta he has had no seeiour reaion to repent that
so contidel; and in the present instance, which he sin.
I =ems, he is convinced that the offence originated in
and not in any wilful or wanton perversion of Mr.
expressions. Toe Editor is so anxious to stand right in
aaian of Mr. Hume and of Mr. Canning, that he will be
• to wait on Mr. Hume to-morrow monling, at any hour
ma, be convenient, when he will bring with him the
Leman who reported the Speech in question. The Editor
apologize for not having sent an earlier answer, but he was
,f town on Saturday, and did not return till two o'clock
lay. Would it be giving Mr. Hume too much trouble, to
by the bearer a slight sketch of what he did Say, which
is inserted in the correction of to-eight."
rr. Hume continued to say, that there was not an
ridual in the House with whom he was more
;ous to keep on good terms than the Right Hon.
airman. The course of their business brought
In frequently tegeher, and he was persuaded that
could better do their duty by behaving towards
another with propriety and civility-(Hear, hear.)
am the earnest manner in which the Editor of The
.imes had exptessed his regret at the misrepresenta-
tion, and from a knowledge, as far as he had exa-
ined them, that the Reports of that Paper were in
general very fair, he was the more ready to believe
the declaration, that the misrepresentation did not
mite from any wilful or malignant disposition. He
. himself bound to make these observations, be-
.ause, if he had acceded to the wish of the Editor of
The Times, and had accompanied him to Mr. Can-
•-,g, the impression which the Right Hon. Gentle-
In seemed to entertain of the malignity of the re-
;al might be done away.—(Murmurs of " No.") He
that it was due to the Editor of The Times to
mention the circumstances which he had stated, as
had perhaps deprived him of the opportunity of
laking such an apology as would have been satis-
-I:tory to the Right Hon. Gentleman. On the whole,
was inclined to the belief that the misrepresenta-
:a must have originated in a mistake.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that the statement of
is Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Canning) must
axe satisfied the House that the misrepresentation
mid not have been accidental—(Hear, hear),—and
begged leave to mention to the House another in-
stance of the gross calumnies circulated through the
one paper. His speech, on (motion of an Honour-
ible Gentleman (Mr. Bennett) respecting Captain
tanchett, bad been grossly misrepresented in the
tone paper, and he would shew the House the use
which was made of these misrepresentations. He had
received that morning a letter from Canterbury,
which informed him that the political party in op po-
,lion to him in that city was still convinced of the
aaocenee of Captain Hanchett (though the Honour-
Gentleman who brought forward his case was
!ow convinced that he was guilty), and that this con-
viction was kept alive by the extracts printed from
ICile Times newspaper. He thought the present a case
!:‘, which the House ought to assert its authority.
Mr. WYNN said there was but one course for the
II cease to take—to order the attendance of the Pub-
‘':.er at the Bar. The permission, or rather the
7nuivance, wider which an account of what passed
the House was communicated to the country, was
as important benefit to the public, but it was only a
i.eneat so long as it was not made an engine to gratify',
private malignity— ( Hear, hear).—ln the case before
them he could not see how the misrepresentation
-.oul l have originated in mistake. The privileges of
foe House were in this instance violated in more than
Ile respect. Any publication of what passed in the
House was a breach of its privileges; but the House
had wisely connived at the breach of its privilege, if
Was not abused. In the present instance, the writer
had been guilty of a breach of privilege towards the
honourable Gentleman, whose speech the publica-
tion professed to represent, and towards the Right
Honourable Gentleman 4,gaiest whom the observa-
tions are directed—he shotad move that the Pub-
lisher be called to the Bar.

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