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as-libellous, and . Member, any Pe ,
publish such speech, Ise is answerable. ariviailly,
for such publication, io the lame manner es it -the
words had never beep spoken in the Hem.. Hot
although this opinion seems of fete to have been go-
tiemlly entertained, yet it will scarcely be emstended
that it is founded on any decisions which have ren-
dered it indisputable. The present case brings it
more fatly under consideration than -any that hes
before occurred. The following remarks are oak
as obviously present themselves OR timifitst examina-
tion of the question.
Freedom of speech is a privilege of Parliament,
essential to the very nature of its debates. It is
claimed from the Sovereign by the those of Com•
mew whenever a new Speaker presents himself for
acceptance. No role can be more firmly established
that which prescribes, that for whatever may be
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than .
said in either House of Parliamint the Member is
not answerable beyond the walls of the House. If
this were not the case, there wonld.be an end to all
liberty of discussion. If the Crown Could interfere
on any occasion whatever, if Courts of Law could
be resorted to forredress by these who might think
themselves injured by any thing that might pass in
Parliament, it would then become a question on what
occasions, or to what extent the Crown or its Courts
might so interfere, and thus an end would be put to
all liberty of speech. Each of the Houses is the
guardian of its own rights, the tssirtor of its own
dignity, the preierier of its awn decorum, and if
what lies been said calls notrlown the censure of the
House, it is not to be brought in question elsewhere.
It is true, the debates in Parllameneare-supposed
to take place in the presence only or• the Members
of the House, and this may actually be the case,
whenever any Member thinks proper to enforce the.
rule. But it is evident that this enforcement can
only be occasional; and that in a country, and
under a Government like this, it would be absolutely
impossible for the Houses of Lords and Commons
to 'snot themselves up, like a Turkish Divan, whilst
the safety and ititerestF. of the people were the sub-
ject of their &bate. This has been so strongly felt
that the general exclusion of the public from either
House of Parliament has long been effectively relin-
quished, aad accommodations are actually made for.
them in the !louse of Commons, in a gallery. appro.
pi fated to their use. Thus th o proceedings of Par.
liament (except in particular cases, where the right
of exclusion is insisted on) are essentially pnblie;
ai.(l almost every debate of. importance is carried on
in the presence,of a considerable number of persons,
not Members of the House.
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Let us then suppose, that in the course of adehate,.
a Member makes use pf language injurious to the
character of an individual, and which, If eraployed
out of that House, "would be considered as libellout.
Let us suppose that some one of the,. audience, not
a Member of the House, returning from the debate,
meets a friend, and informs him that he had just left
the House of Commons where he had heard Mr..A.'
make use of some expressions respecting
the same time precisely and truly informing bins visa
such expressions were. Will it be contended that this
conduct on the part of the person who' had 'bees
present at the debate, would subjt ..t him to a preen;
entiori for a Libel ? Was he under any engagement
of Secrecy ? Did he. repeat any thing but what
hundreds had heard as well as himself ? Did he as-
ger! it us of his own knowledge ? Does. it appear
whether he approved or disapproved of the expres-
sions be related ?* And is it not as probable that he
might cite them forthe purpose of exciting disappro-
bation, as concurrence ? Upon such a principle, it
would On impossible to repeat uny words, or even to
relate any transadion, without being a party in the
offence. An indictment might' itself be ;
and a man might be deemed an Ativiesth
the words—t=. Thefiull hash said its his heart, there
is no God." .

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publisher, and the opinions he has thus vents to
express Can Claim lie .use from their barrimilobeaesne
Froieurly exprepest by loom Member in the
of .Comutont.. .
Hist when the sentiments and language .nrst truly
and CorreCtlY'repitted, and the authority .oil which
they rest Is imiticular)l stared, what possible Crime,
or even inaptaprfeeft can insets to the publisher
Ile asserts nothlog as from himself.--Ilt lithe mere
historian gf. the events of the slay.—Of thesi events
he
neith*.eppmve nor disapproves.--They are, to
him, matters of sperfect indifference, and he submits
them, without comment, to the judgement, of kis
Residers.
Of the correctness of this reasoning, there never
was a stronger proof than that which is of.

perhaps
forded by occurrences, which are at this moment the
subject of getierai conversation, and deeply occupy
the public mind.. If there ever was a publication
which more than any other deserved the name of a
libel, as affecting the honour, and even the-life of the
party, as being directed against-a person of the high.
est rank andstation, and arinvolving teatterstend-
ing to embroil the whole nation in a kind of contest,
which has heretofore been so, fatal to the country,
it will be found in the declarations of Lady Douglas
against the 'Princess of Wales. Declarations con-
taiuing charges not only of the most. heinons.crimes,
but filled with..every thing that can disgrace and
lower, in the eyes of the people, the character of the
illustrious person against whom they are directed.
Yet these declarations have been published in thou-
sands of. velumes, and have been inserted in every
public journal in the kingdom, without its Loving
been held that the parties so publishing' them were
liable to a rrifsecution. The reason for this is mi.
pent—such publication is not the assertion of a pro-
position, viz. that such acircumstance is.true, but the
relation of a fact, viz. that such a person asserted that
'such a circumstance is true. A fact which would
equally have eiisted whether the publisher had rep
laced it or not ; end which in many cases would be 1
infinitely more injurious .by being confined to a
small circler than by .being.given to the public at
large, where it may be justly estimated,. and meet
with its proper refutation. Whit would be the si.
tuition of a.' person 'libelled either in the House of
Commons onelsekhere, if no one could inform him
of The alander without becoming a party to the
offence? How many reputations have been whia-
pored away for want of that publicity of accusation
which alone, can afford an opportunity of vindica.
tion ?' That these distinctions have not alfays been
madein oar Courts of .Law; that the guilty person,
Who has given rise to the malicious libel,. has been
suffered to escape, acidic he who has brought the
slanderer before the public, and given to the persou
accused an opportunity of vindicating 114 character,.
has been the object of punishment, is greatly to be
regretted. To impute a malicious disposition, to the'
there relater of a fact, which the party neither asserts'
nor disavows, and upon which he has perhaps
never formed.au opinion, is. to create-i crime where
none exists,. and to punish it, is to puniiii a person
whO is no proper object of auimadvertion, either
With respect to a reformation in himself, or an ex-
ample
to others, as !Nis plated beyond the reach of
either humiliation, or ignominy, by tht. conscious- I
nes: andthe publish y of his innocence.
These remarks, it is presumed, are sufficient to
demonstrate that with respect to the rebates in the
House of Commons, there can be no medium be.
tween perfect secrecy and perfect publicity—if the j
former be adopted let the doers be closed—if the j
latter be permitted,. let its hear no more about pro.;
lecutions for repeoling in ant( correctly oat of
doors what_ bas AMOR- lad lu..the .llosisa.. • Let, tbati
Haute punish its Members, if they offend against its
rules; bet let these recollect that if they_ screen'

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Yet this circumstance, of mentioning what passed Member from punishmeot, whilst another individual
in the debate toeny person he may meet with, is as' is to be deemed a criminal for repeating what he has,,
'4" the relator had proclaimed r been allowed to say, with impunity, in the House, it
Common Crier ;—u if he is to them, that, the censure properly utaches. Vet
bad•printedit ; as if he bad publisher may. be arraigned, but the House of Com-
• the Newspapers in the mods stands faet'at the bar—afid though the
idea of pabileafioa, is the narrator may undergo the purqhment, it is the
•to the rest ;• bat the Caw House of Commons that in the judgment of the na-'
correct ideavis, that of render; don, and in the estimation of common sense suffer
memo whatever and a the disgrace.
y words eistrostedto a man's Such being the. state 'of the case when libellous
s effectually is by the most word; spoken by_ kMelllol' in the House are related,
advertisement What then 'is dr published by perions, notbeing Members, out 611!.
Either that a person who the-House, let us now consider whether any add
must seal his lips when be re- what difference is made in the case, when the words.
.1 has a right to publish what• spoken in the House are related or published, of
any way, ,tlikbe pleases.--: the.. llouse,, by the same person, that spoke them.
the case; to *hat a train of Stipposiug then the foregoing arguments to be well-
` If it• was right that any founded, and that any individual who heard the
a Member, should be a& nerds his a right PI relate free facts of hit having tel
upon any occasion,. hat beard them, whitis there that should prevent the'
-., who might not be able, er, person who spoke them from relating to the pubilet:
attend, an equal right to hear 'that on such en occasion 'The made 'use of-, such ex. '
preseut what language NOS pensions in the House ? Is possible Ahst he act.
circumstances took AO: Oust; should be justifiable skull the narration of it cri.
entered into
.betamm the miaai? Can a man be excusable for committing a
who were admitted, .that robbery, and pinithable 'only because he informed
0001141 te.secrecy ? .Were they another perdon thit he had committed it ? If it be
trausactiois of the House might at all allowable that words spoken in the HOMO
to their "re,. bit could stet. Commas should, be known to the courtly, the

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be to. attribute to Coos. of Lew the superintendence
loticottegieon. pf_ 411 Alfonso of Commons, and. to
0.1:
assert tal4.sgir_ Is tto entertain the com-
plaints'eif cl" Mils e 'May conceive themselves
aggrieved by Inert; 'Allude respecting them in
that Holm., By sense or other every user-
tioss of this kind is. allotted to the
:public.--
Whether by the '?devaber sir the hearer is eats in
leaf pulps of tier, of the Jeep importance; and if
Courts of Law are alloined-tobe-the judges of the
,language ussde Sim of billuiliblis its thellouse—to
detide whether **presides., ntridyrecorded, are libel
or sot last, and-to push's the publishers at their
will and pleasure, it must not only deeply affect the
freedom of debate bat mast lower the House of
Commons in them:W*6*n of the public almoit be-
yood conception. Under the doctrine which appears
to be at present established, that truth or falsehood
may be egoillylibelloes, public defaulters and others,
who have rendered themselves justly obnoxious, will
endeavour to urges themselves from the reprehen-
sions of the Representatives of the People, by prose-
cuting those who publish:the sentiments of such
Members as reprobate their conduct. These prose-
calico will, if thopresent oils shoiki succeed, ra-
pidly increase. The Home of Commons will lend
itself to its own dishonour. The accretion will be
brought ostensibly against those who relate its pro..
ceedings, but the opprobrium of the puniehmeut will
fall on itself.

This kind of vicarious atonement will suit tite
spirit of a British Senatori who will not find himself
much disposed to speak bissentiments with freedom,
whilst he cannot but be conscious that for repeating
what he bts before said, another individual is passing
his time in the society of felons, and amidst the hor-
rors of a gaol. Thus the freedom of debate will be
essentially infringed upon. Under the pretext of
attackinm the publication, and not the speech, the
privileges of the House wilt be subverted. Courts of
Law will become the virtual censors of its proceed-
Questions may arise in these Courts, whether
certain words were or were not spoken in the House
in the course of debate, Under the King's writ of
subpczna the Members may be called upon to. attend
and give evidence. Anomalous cases will occur;
which may occasion endless litigation, and give birth
to controversies between the Crown and the Parlia-
ment which maybe productive of the most serious
consequentes.
On the other hand, the House of Commons by a
proper assertion of its own dignity, and a firm ad-
herence to constitutional principles, may readily pre-
vent the dangers and inconveniences to which the
interference of Courts of Law in its proceedings is
likely to give rise. Having asserted for all its Mem-
bers freedom of speecb, and having allowed publicity
to be given to its proceedings, it must claim the in-
alienable right of being the censor of its own report-
ers, and the judge of all offences committed against
itself, either as a collective body, or in the persons
of its individual Members—" To petitions from the
' people," said the present Speaker," this House opens
wide its doors."—lf 'any individual be aggrieved by
apablication purporting to be a statement of what
has past in the House, would' not such a petition be
properly entertained?—Or is it decorous that the pe- 1
tioners should be referred to a Court of Law for
redress, and that the person who has given a true
and impartial narration of what has passed in the
Ifouse, should be punished. as a criminal, and perhaps, I
perish in a gaol powers which the House ex- 1
ercises over its individual Members are prompt and
effective--censure—imprisonmerit--expulsion. If
r upon examination it should appear that a Member
has so far disgraced.himself as tobare been actuated
r by motives of personal resentment., arid, under the
1-pretext pobllc doty,to bate tatter-dm opportday 1
of ratifying a malicious purpose, the House may
Withdraw its protecfioni and leave him to his own !
defence, or may even cause him to be prosecuted -by I.
the Attorney-General. Surely then, if an appeal to
its Interference be properly made, there is sufficient
authority to grant redress, without, sending the• par-
ties to contest the subject before Courts in West.
minster, and Juries in every county in the kingdom:
That a Member of Parliament is amenable to the
criminal laws of his country, in the same manner
as arty other individual, cannot admit di doubt, and
as a libel is considered as a criminal offence, tending
to. a breach of the peace, thiteffonis a pretext for the
interference of 'Courtss Law in the proceedings of
Parliament, But it must be remembered 'that the I
privileges claimed by Parliament extend
.no further
than to secure the freedom of debate; that these
privileges *cannot be broken in upon without the :
most in nrious consequences ; that to attack and
punislr'as libellous a true tmdfaitlifut report of whit
has beets said in the House" is in fact to try .tad die. i
grate the House itself ;° that such right-of inteiferepci I
ih the Courts of La* is at best doubtful;' whilst the
House itself bias an indispetable right, and is per-
.fectly competent, to interfere in aft mattert, whether 1
immediately or remotely connected with its debates, I
and is hwested with fell.setberity to administer jeo-
tics to all those who coesplain: of the proceedings of !
am of Its Washer*. If they dulls* to exercise ,
these powers, .tet.tlipei. dose their doors, and pro..
MblttlittlgOthorthOPakifeOto of their Preettediegl ;
but let than, get .coisider* tile *Om suiessiairWs.

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Mitt
, some
examinatiort
breaking open
Aing Caisk.rliary .
Richard Raiford, Esq. a Proprietor of that' bank/
of the firm of Baker and Co. stated,. that on Satur-
day night, 'tithe month of April,. 1811, their bank
was broke open, and entered by means of a false
key ; the stone closet was 41to opened by afalle Ley
the iron chest in it forded open, by taking tie top
off the hisses; from which Weilkatelee,soo gibseato
Au* of England and country beak notes, bitty of
exchange, &c.. to Am aroma of between $ and
.9000 L
It also appets.red, by thceilidonce of several Wit-
nesses, that the Prisoners were hi London early en
the Monday morning after the bank had been robbed,
and were introdumid to** man to.whOns they offered
11 variety of notes. and bills for sale, fot lees•thsa
their nominal value ; and to inducitite slum to pot-
eheso•them, • slid, :be: might do it with great itirety,
as. they were.out trf the CinterbUry Bank on Saint-
day night, lad the robbery would ditcavered
tilLthit time -they. were
..thtt! treating Jor.the sale of
its booty ; and the' discovery and pursuit would
airy much impeded, as they kid broken an instru-
,Pent in one of the looks. This provetlits be the ease,
as part of an instrument was-found .in one of the
locks. The Prisoners were comnatted for farther
examination. • • - •.
A woman was committed for trial, on a charge of
Mitring forged Bank of England notes. • .

A pitchied battle, for a stoke of ten guineas, and a
pane of twenty, was finght on Thursday, on Rag.
•
shot Heath, between Grreemwood, the f%ittiogooacit.
man,ond Geo. Graveik, a naTigator. Mter a most
sanguinary contest of-an hour and a half, Greenwood
was declared the victor.

CHILD-DROPPING.—A decent dressed woman left
a male child, about six months old ja. the care of
a -barrow-woman, in Oxford-street, on Wednes.
day, under pretence of calling on a friend in tLi
neighbourhood, but did not return. A humane pm-
seller undertook to convey the infant to the "'axial
Officers. - _ _ _

HARM
Wethiesdo,y, Mr. James. neon, of Arbiongi, "to Miss
Boni, of Artillery-streot, Fillobel-square-

IMED. . .
Oa the 15th inst. at Beath Larbotki, Wag6;a! tie ad-
vanced age of SO.,
(lathe 4:st init. at Bagley. In Woreeetershirg,
Roe. Richard Raringtoa, Rector of %hit.tpne,ln the meaty at

LONWN Prilitpd sod Ptitilisbed by 1). Losses i th'
A.:slur Ontas, 17.1/116g111.40

Yesterday afternoon, as Benjamin Codden, groins
to Mr. Ballet), a gentleman of fortune, in Alpha.
place, was riding a spirited charger, in the New.
road, Mary-le-bone, the horse became restive at
some boys playing at trap-ball, and on the rider
clapping spore to him, the animal reared up, and went
over upon his hind legs with such force, that he was
killed on the spot. The rider was taken to the Hos.
pital in a senseless state.
A melancholy accident happened in the afternoon
of GoOdFriday, on the river Witham, near Lang.
rick Ferry. A party of young men belonging to
Boston having gone on the water for a pleasure et
• cursinn, imprudently. hoisted a sail in the boat ;
when on their. return, notireing.very well- versed in _
the management of ;sail, a sudden squall upset the
boat, and they wets all, five in number, plunged.
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into deep water; four•of them with difficulty reach.
ed the shore; but the other, a reinectable young '>
men, of the name of Fuller, On of Mr: Fisher,,;:
Sleaford, found a watery grave. One et his cons..r .
panions; in endeavouring to rescue .him, nearly .
shared the same fate: Ilis.boilj was soon after found,
and an-,lngeest held, wheti a !edict
with the unfortunate circumstance, wars reAurnetf.,
On Tuesday, a foot-Oce ii)olijolace between Mr.
H. Smith, aged 47, and Mr.' Ifihn Clarice, aged 62,
of Stodmarsh, who undertook, .for.- ewingeP, tel run-
from that plane to the Better.merket, in Centerboryi
a distance of five miles,. the fornser. giving the latter,
a-mile at starting. The, wager was..vionNby CORA,* . •
who, at the place of destittationllefthis antegonA,
about' forty rods behind. ••. • •• .
,•Agnisr. Escuassox.—SeterdaY'll*,ti: lIKlatA.2l
meion-eseende' d front
gismo* *VI a Winpen; wh
had beenfer some time in preparatieve.. The bitteiikrP;-
went up in fine style, took a aostit.easterly.diristir •
• ties, and descended at F•Jeeiliv. In the county •
Roxburgh, tea miles, west of Bettie*, having: tra......
veiled seventy-four miles in one hour and • twenty:
minutes. 'Die money collected'on this'oecasiOn did
not cover the Alironaut's expences.
Tuesday afternoon, as the Balloon Coach was,
passing through Honiton, a nun, who formerly acted*
as guard to the Clarence, in 'attempting to mount
behind, fell, and the wheel of the coach passing ever
his breast, killed, him on the spot.
On the morning of the 14th instant, a mard qt.
' woman, mother of four children, and aged &boar
WI 'committed self-murder At Dumbarton. She cat.:
her throat with a *razor chile sitting in the Collet*
Green, and,, after it had bled very profusely, she
waded. into the river, from whence she was immedi.
Utely taken out ; but she died In a few minules.—
The rasor was found in the river more than 20 yards.
from the bank.

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much a publication, as if th
t' it. it through the town by the I
t sjl had written it ; as if be Nu
dispersed it throughout all
1 . kitigdom.—The vulgar ide
committing of any thing ti
idea, and clearly the correct
t• ) 1 ing a fact public by any ono
1 bet may be conveyed by w
most intimate friend, as efl
extensively circulated &diet
I the consequence of ;his ? I
has been in the House must
''! turas from It, or that he hi
he has heard there, in, any
Supposing the first to be. th
absurdities would it bead!
I I one individual, not being 1
mined to hear what passed
not everyhther intlivadual,
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y might not chow.. to Wm
from• these who:were pre
1 made use of, and what ci
I —Was there say oempact
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) 4 House* and the Stromlo"
the latter should le bon
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be with sefvfy coufidud to
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tie , pod. froollogglille '.. 4 POL/CR. .
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although every Member of Parliament has liberty of :tiona injurious toOn indifehiatS Pr dangerouste the l'ahaull:_a.,:lled,44- end censured them. It theY time since.
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as libellous, and the .blernber., of any other perm,. stating then: as restil eni the aufkority.,of a •Mellber . any person whatever. To assert the contrary would
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