Star.
London, England, 1810-03-24 00:00:00

The SPEAKER, according to the uniform practice
of the House, declined giving any hypothetical opi-
nion where them was 'not a distinct 2nd !pecific moM
tion before it.
Mr. SHERIDAN said, of all people in that House
he least expected the enforcement of the Standing
Order for the exclusion of the public from the Right
Hon. Gentleman who had come forward on this occa-
sion. He expected he world have eagerly seized this
opportunity to recant the false doctrines which he had
formerly so unguardtdly uttered, and become a con-
vert to the true faith of the freedom of the press. He'
expected this candid and conciliatory proceeding;par-
ticularly as the Right Honourable Gentleman had
been so very zealous in the correction of his speeches,
so very anxious as to the stress of his emphasis, and
the modulation of his voice, and so studiously inqui-
sitive as to the happiest attitudes for giving his sen-
timents a pantomimic effect. He was led, indeed,
still more strongly into this expectation, which .had
been so fatally disappointed, from the information
that he had made amicable advances to Mr. Cobbett,
and entered into a fair treaty of eqnciliation.—
These hints he merely threw out for the gOnsideration
of the Right Hon. Gentleman. The particular ob-
ject of his present motion was the condemnation of a
By enacted by the Benchers of Lincoln'l Inn,
New--

J'ARLLIMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 23,

The Exchequer Bills Funding Bill, the Irish Corn Bill, and the
Westminster Sunday Toll Bill, were read a second time, and
committed fot to-morrow.

The Royal Marine Mutiny Bill and the Salt Bill were read a
third time and paa*d.

Mr. LICHFIELD, from the Privy Council Office, presented
some Returns respecting Commercial Licences ; end Mr. IRVING,
Accounts of Corn impOrted; which were ordered to lie on the
Table.

Earl BATHURST gave notice, that be should move the second
rcaaing of the Irish Distilleries Bill on Monday, if the prints were
on the Table to-morrow.

Some Local and Private Bills were brought up by Mr. LUSH-
INGTON Sir /MILS GRAHAM, Mr. O'HARA, and citlier Mem-
bers of the House of Common', and read a first time.
Adjourned till to-morrow (this day.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A message was received from the Lords, stating that their
Lordships had. reed to the Royal Marine Mutiny sifil, and the
Expiring I.aws Pill.
The proper Officer presented certain Reports of the Commis-
sioners for auditing Public Accounts under the Acts Of the 45th,
6th, and 7th of the King.
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE moved, th*iollos instruction to
whom the ComMittee the Staoding grdex--intive to Inclosure

qn
extend . .
Bills was referred to tend their incjitiiii";, ilis for Canals, I excluding gentlemen who wrote for the _ -spapers
Tolls, &c. so far as related to any addition, ol'lncleins of the rates from their society. This law chiefly affected those
and duties paidon those accounts. Agreed to. •••e_ •....4 who reported the proceedings in the Law Courts and
Mr. PRENDERGAST moved for a copy of certain Papers in Parliament..•-•
relative to the East India Company, agreeable to the Resolution
of the House of 9th June last.—Ordered. cast upon these gentlemen, which it was time should
Mr. H. MAR rIN rose for the purpose ho had mentioned last now fully be confuted. He had to state then, that
'night, to which, he understood, no objection was to be made ; there were amongst those who reported the debates
namely, to Move that an humble Address be presented to his
of House no less than 23
Majesty, for a Return of the Number of Offices or Employments that graduates from the
created since the sth January, 1790, under the Crown, or under Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, and
the patronage of the Crown, with the amount of the Salaries of Edinburgh : those gentlemen were all in their pre-
eaCh, the Date when granted, and the Name of the Persons hold- gress to -honourable professions ; and there was no
ing such Offices.
Possible course better than that which they had adopted
After a few words from Mr. PERCEVAL, which received an •
evrianation from Mr. MARTIN, the Motion was agreed to, and for the improvement of their minds and the acquisition
the Address orderad to be presented by the Members of the of political experience. They had adopted this course
House who were also of the Privy Council. from an honest and honourable impulse, and had to
• On the Motion of Mr. DICKENSON, the Minutes of the Evi- boast the association of many great names, who rose
dente on the Petition of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
Cathedral, concerning the Reports relative to Henry VII.', Cha- from poverty to reputation. . This had been long the
pet, were ordered to be printed. employment, and indeed chief subsistence, of Doctor
The Irish Sugar Drawback Bill was read a second time, and Johnson and Mr. Burke. Such were the men at whose
ordered to be committed for Monday. depression this legal bye-law aimed ; it was a most
Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice, that on Thursday next
he would bring forward charges of misconduct in the Irish expen- 1 illiberal and base proscription of literary talent, and
diture. he could find no parallel in the history of England,
Mr. COKE (of Norfolk) obtained leave to attend the Con- , except one indeed in the reign of Henry the Fourth,
=lute of the Lords. upon the expediency of continuing the pro- which went to exclude Lawyers from sitting in Parlia-
hibitibn of Distillation from GraM. meat. At this, as might be expected, the body who
ETEANGERs IN THE GALLERY. now sought to proscribe others was mightily offended;
Mr. ST-Irg.lpAN rose to call the attention of the they branded the Parliament with the epithet of indoc-
House, tp a subject of which:he had some time since him, and Lord Coke declared from the Bench, there
given notiFis, and which notice had been continued,
. . never was agood lac! made therein. It was to be feared
from day,to day, for a considerable time. It..respec- indeed, it this bye-law continued in force, it might
ted the 'Rest:4ll.69n lately adopted ,by,tbe Benchers of be as justly said hereafter, there was never a good law.
Lincoln'.i Inn, to
,fxclede from the privilege of being ycr educated at Lincoln's Inn ! He would, however,
called by that 'B,oetety.to the Bar every individual who leave the individual grounds of the case altogether,
may have written (for hire) fin- any newspaper. .But, and demand of that House whether it would be wise
before Mr.. Sheridan was able .0 utter a word upon to take the regulation of the press out orthe hands
that subject. 4:started , . of men of good education, literary power s; and -as-
Mr. WINDHAM, .and sp. okeas follows : piring genius, to place it under the guidance of the
" Mr. Speakerin thepolley of the Standing Order of this •
ignorant ! Such an atterript had, indeed, been made
House, I am aware it Is notnecessary to say a word, nor to use
any argument to enforce it; but Ido not think it improper to ob. some time ago in an instance which he would state,
serve, that if any occasion, more than another, ever presented it- and which was frustrated by the enlightened libera-
self to this House, to render it necessary to enforce that Order, lily of the then Chief Justice. Previous to the depar-
the present,is that occasion; for the subject is proposed to be
lure of Sir James 114,Intosli the p
resent Recorder of
discussed in the presence- of those, some of whom are parties
concerned in the discussion. My Right Honourable Friend's Bombay, for India, he applied for permission to de-
delicacy would lead him, I should think, to withhold his panegyric liver certain Leztures in one of the Law Halls. The
while he spoke in the presence of the party concerned. I should permission was refused him, on the ground that he
presume this apprehehsion would govern the conduct of the had once been a writer for a Morning Paper ; but
Right Honourable Gentleman, upon the most convivial princi-
les - for t rail in his presence, we do not drink the chairman's
p , ge re y, Lord Loughborough interfered, and obtained his de-
health." & sire, with the remark, that he was happy the press
Mr. SHERIDAN—" I speak to order." • • :. had fallen to such able guidance. There was not a
Mr. SPEAKER—" Mr. Sheridan, to order." ' 6'' single reason for the enactment of this law; it was a
Mr. SHEItIiiANs--0 I know that the Right HOD*. Gentleman vile attack on the liberty of the press, and a most un-
is entitledy without argoment, to enforce the Standing Order of just individual proscription ; it wag a violation of the
the House foe the exclusion of strangers ; but— best principles of Otte Constitution ; m for (said Mr.
' Mr. SPEAKER—" Unless the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. SHERIDAH) `lt" is the glory of , English law, that it.
Windham) has a nso!ion tA4 Peke, I apprehend it to be irregular sanctions ription; nor does it acknowledge
to hear him." • ;
any office in our state; which the honourable, ambi-
Mr. WINDHAM•ro I have a motion to make, Sir; and I .
mean to allude to it now, with a view to guide the conduct of tious industry, even of the 'Most humble; may not
my Right Hon. Friend, as well as others, I mean that there is a attain." How dangeroui was it now to attempt any
.ertain Standing Order in this House..-1 mean, with regard to invidious and unjust distinction, when the period
-angers.' might be so immediate which woald call for the united
Mr. SPEAKER—" Immediately on its being intimated that efforts of our *lie& pcipUlation • -'Mr. SHERIDAN
the eesire of any Hon. Member that strangers should with-
tw, the order must be enforced." • concluded-by moving,
“ till t .Farquharson', pc-
•
Mr. WINDHAM—" If any Gentleman should speak under tition might be referred 16 the ComMlttee ofiudica-
- restraint, that will necessarily call fertb, on the part of :hose Cure." . ' ''''' ' '
to oppose him, some.unweleotne truths-7" The ATTORNEY=GENERAL Contended that
Mr. SIIERIDAN—" I speak to order." • the Judges; as Visitors, should have the' centroal. of
Mr. SPEAKER_ " Mr. Sheridan to order. But I sipuld ob- the Inns of Court, and all Matters within their juris-
trvet it is the unavoidable tight of every Member of this House diction. He quoted the authority of Lord Mansfield.
r enforce its eranding order:
__,•Mr. WINDHAM rose to use the short monosylla-
Mr. SHERMAN—i " 1 was St possession of the House ; som• MA 44 No rf • ' . ' '
to, every. assertion made about him, ex-
• Right Hon. Gentleman arose, said he has a motion to snake. s•"-
. mitred nothing. • Now, I appeal .to you, Sir Whether, since cept as to the -correcti& of his speeches. AbOve all,
am in posiession of the House, I ill) Dot entitled to zo on with- he never had descended to any advance or the slightest
• hat:emotion; and that la* With the More confidence, since conciliation with mr..cobbett.. He would now leave
/ Rif* 4•l°R. rrieners motion,' Wisti'ver it is• will tonic with the sebJect to those who taint for the purpose of dis-
tore propriety afterwards." .
cussing it.—.(lle Aar* after 10 the House.) -
Mr. SPEAKER—" The Hon. Member truly ssates that be
is in pdpsession.Of the House ;• as such be W4inot liable to any • Mr. STEPHEN commenced a most manly speech
terrupthikl. Ent any other Hon.. Menalier,, wail thinks it fit, (which we regret our -exclusion prevents us • from
intitteket oily tint% to enforce any Sunidjng Order of this giving as /ally. es we could wish), by declaring that
- ' , . he land been a meMber of Lincoln's Inn fot thirty-five
Mr. EHERIDAN—" But the Right Hon. Gentleman has not ' -NI , he hati not the most remote comteogo-
. years, t that
reed to enforce any IStairding Order." .
-. with the:framing of This-et:test. tflatiOxiciiis bye-lair i`b4
Mr. &pEAKER-:." Not yet ; bit any Member may; at. IMY eassiikht-rit i most. •
se call for the enforeeMent Of ant Order Of this House. It '.. , illtMl2" 'll arid unju.st'Olover44ioh—a
;whit the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he will move to scandal rattier to its anthers than its objects.' What
force any Stanffing Order eir not." • could be its design but 'the depression of laudable
Mr. WINDIJAM—" I shall take no part In the (elute upon exertion ? " I will put a case (said Mr. Stephen) • -I
testquestion, st 1 trisculd be supposed to be acting with a will suppose a young Mari' OF education and of talent
contending with pecuniael,.difficultiCsa.:-. 4E1E6140 '
Mr. SPEAKER—" f
illH. Gentleniani mist determine for . -
not proceeding from. vice, from family misfor.
,niself, what course Ire w rake. Ha hat-h sight to direct that ' 1
Standing Order of this J-louse be =famed; and I apprehend tune--I will suppose him, honestly meeting-his ob.*
it the Standing Order to which the Hon. Member has alluded i structions with honourable industry, and exercising
like every other Standing Order of this Heine, so imperative, his talents by reporting thildehates of this Mime, iia
ait must beau/owe *hen mused, without being discussed or order to attain a profession. Where, I ask, is the dea
ported by argument. The only question now remaining it, 1
(mr. Windham) does, or does not, i gradatiun of such an employment.? who would be eta I
nether the Hon. Member
take notice that there arc Strangers In the Collett" I • meanly cruel as to deprive himofit ? The case which
y
'Mr. WINDHAAI—" Why then,. Sir, I du. tat notice that i I have supposed, was, thirty Tears ago, my own. r
re are Strangers In the Gallery.", ' . I was then acquainted with eight other Reporters, whet
Mr. SPEAKER--" Strangers must withdraw." . I have all since risen to the highest eminenee-in their
[We have been favoured with the following sketch 1 respective professions, and one of *finrifhas since?
the debate which Mak place in the Houseafter the : had the honour of a seat in this Haase. Of their"
:lusion of the Public.] . ...1
talents the public would have been deprived, had this
. .
Mr. SHERIDAN declared, that since Ole. Right. illiberal law been in existence. I know well the effect.
,
on: Gentlest-inn had thought proper to enforce one of attempting to der side any class of me m I have
trading Order, he had very strong intentions of en- seen it exemplified during along reside*Uthe West
•cing.another--; which was, that the Committee of Indies ; and I know when men are supposed debased,
,dieaterovhich should sit every SatUrday, should -they become so in fact, and disgrace that society'
iume its, duties.' }le desired id' knout' firOm the. winch, but for a cruel injustice, they mi lit' have
.emme, whettiiir, in inch 'citii; thetifereliccortir. adorned. The supporters of the press oe VAStiye
arquharson4epteition-th that C'orhfififilie4Outd- not' all men, to ba respected. Tie power of iiireskin
. .
ipercedc the necessity 'of the preient natation ? a free Government is as great as the power of-the s