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isy farthei proceoo4 in this aStit a numarons list
Of similar offence" *gilt be presented to the notice
of the House (he meant past offences, for against the
'future the individuals might take warning), and that
the result would be a material impediment to that
accurate communication to the Public of their pro-
ceedings, which was attended with so niany benefits.
He should not opposethe Motion, if it were put; but
he suggested whether, after an ampler warning than
he had given on a former occasion, the Right Honour-
able Gentleman might not stay further proceedings,l
Without a probability that he would repent his fork
bearance. In the mean time, whether his suggestion
were acceded to or no, he should have the satisfac-
tion of having given this further warning that the
breaches of the privilege of the Ilouse were not conal
fined to reports.
Mr. CANNING said, that as the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (nr. Brougham) had called on,
him for an opinion, he tleemed it necessary to say a
few words. When he had put the Paper into the
' hands of the Clerk, he 1123 stated his determination
to interfere no further in the matter. The step which
he had felt himself compelled to take was a painful
one ; it was not calculated to gratify any personal
feeling, as all the satisfaction he could wish had been
given him in the explanation of the Honourable Gen-
tleman (Mr. Hume.) In laying the Paper before the
House, he had felt indeed, that for the general good,
he was making himself the object of a discussion,
which no man would wish to bring down on his whole
public conduct. The motives which induced him to
bring the subject under the notice of the House, also
persuaded him to abstain from any further interfe-
rence in its deliberations—(bear.)
Mr. W. WARD said that the course which his
Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham) re-
commended would lay the House open to endless at-
tacks. His Honourable and Learned Friend had
mentioned a similar attack which had been made on
himself, and had pronounced that the House had ac-
ted wisely in taking no step en the subject. When
they saw what had now happened they should be
rather inclined to disagree with that commendation
—Hear, hear)—he should, if he might venture to use
the word, say 'hat the House had acted unwisely,
for they now were assailed by a repetition of the
offence--(Hear.)—He could not see how they could
let this offence pass without some punishment more
or less severe, unless they chose to say, that they
would not notice any attack, for in the utmost license
of malignity and. falsehood the press could not be
guilty of a grosser abuse of the indulgence of the
House. With whatever favour they might regard
that usage, which though forbidden by their Orders,
had become almost essential to the practical working
of the Constitution, they could not suffer this gross
perversion to go unchecked, without suspending over
their heads a power greater than their own, and
making the daily press the arbitrary masters of their
characters.
The question being put, that C. Bell, Publisher of
The Times Newspaper, do attend the Bar of this
House to-morrow (this day), it was carried without
a division.

RESUMPTION OF CASH PAYMENTS.
Mr. PEEL moved the third reading of the Bank
Cash Resumption Payment Bill.
Lord ALTHORP expressed a hope that the House
would makc some arrangements, in order that he
might be able to bring on his motion for this evening.
After a short conversation, in which Mr. COURTE-
NAY, Mr.BROUGHAM, Lord CASTLEREAGH, and Al-
derman WAITHMAN made a few observations re-
specting the arrangement of the business of the night,
the motion was put that the Bank of England Cash
Payments Bill be read a third time; upon which
Mr. MANNING rose, in order to move that a new
clause be added to the Bill. He was much surprised,
lie observed, to find that amongst all that had been
said upon the subject of resuming Cash Payments,
there was not one word about repayment to the Bank
—(Hear). When the House had thought proper to
tie down the Bank, he thought that it was but just at
the same time to give the Bank the power of meeting
the demand for Cash Payments by repaying the debt
which was due to it. He had worded his motion in
such a manner as to be favourable to his Right Hon.
Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The object
of his clause was, that the sum of five millions due
to the Bank should be repaid to it by monthly in-
stalments of £500,000, the first payment of which
to commence from the 15th of July. There had been
last year an agreement to pay the Bank the sums of
six million and three million, out of which only five
million, however, had been paid. The Honourable
Member said that he did not mean the statement.
which he had made as a reproach to his Majesty's
Government; and concluded by reading his motion,
the substance of which has been already mentioned.
Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed a wish that the
Hon. Member would suffer certain other clauses to
precede the proposed amendment.
The SPEAKER observed that it was a Matter of
Indifference, in the present state of the Bill, which of
the clauses should be offered first.
Mr. ELLICE said, that he would propose as a
clause, that after the Ist of May, 1821, at which
time the Bank is, according to the Bill as it then
stood, obliged to pay in gold of standard fineness at
the established Miut price of £S. Ps. 100. per oz.
the Bank might be allowed to pay for any of their
Notes in the lawful current coin of the realm. If
there should be a great excess of specie, as he hoped
there would be, when matters were for some time
allowed to return to their mote regular state, the
Bank might wish to withdraw its one and two pound
Notes from circulation. The object of his clause,
would be to enable them to do so. Before he sat
down, he thought it better to state, that he wished
that the clause which he proposed should be intro•
duced at the 9th clause of the Bill as it then stood.
Mr. PEEL expressed his satisfaction that the prin-
ciples of the Bill met with so little opposition at the
present stage of it. He had felt confident, he said,
that the alarm which was expressed at the time when
the Bill was introduced, would, before long, altoge-
ther subside. The Honourable Member then pro-
ceeded to make a few observations in opposition to
certain clauses, to propose which an intention had
been expressed, on the ground that these clauses
would have the effect. of reducing the country to the
state of 1816, and might lead to a supposition that
the House was not in earnest respecting the resump-
tion of. Cash Payments.
Mr. DENNISON said, that he had the honour of