Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-25
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
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LONDON, FEB. 81.
HOUSE OF CGMl4OhS.
-BREACA OF PRIVILEGE.

III 1oTke moved the order oil the day;
for bringing MIR. John Gale Jones to the
bar. -. .sr FL. IS. :-...-.-
Mr.. Jones being brought accordingly,
the speaker addressed him as follows -
- JOhR Gale Joues, complaint having
been made to this house OF the publication
OF scandalous and Iloelious hand oil, re.
AecIlng on the proceedings of this honora-
bic house, and the Conduct ofcertain OF its
members; anu Ihe PRINTER OF the said hand
bill having been called to the bar OF this
house, to answer tor the SAID publication,
allrdg-d that you are the author thrreot.
What nave you 20 say in your behalf :"
Mr.. JOnss answered, acknow lrdgeS
sir, thar was the author of that paper |;
and am extremely sorry the printer has
experienced any Inconvenience on my &C.
count" ..
Mr.. Speaker. Repeat what you have
said.
Mr.. Jones complied.
Mr.. Speaker. Have you any thing more
to say in your behalf
MIR. Jones. sincerely lament should
have incurred the displeasure of this no.
norable house and trust they will not
consider thar, in what I have done was
acluated by any sense Of disresPect to its
priyilcdgss, or the persons of any of its
members individually; or that ] had any
other motive in mentioning the names OF
the Two honorable members alluded to,
save that they happened to be connected
with subject OF public discussion. have
always considered it the privilege of every
EngliShman to animadvert on public nea-
surrs, and the conduct Of public men; but
on locking over the paper in question again,
] find I have erred; beg to express my
contrition, and throw myself on the mer
cy Of this honorable house this house Of
commons, which as an important branch OF
the constitution, has always mad my un-
frigu.d respect.
The speaker then addressed the house,
and pa, the question:
That John Gale Jones, having now &C.
kAowIeds ED himself to be the author of the
paper In question, was guilty of gross vi
olssion of;hs PriviledgeS Of that house."
Thequestion was carried TEN. csR.
Mr.. York thsu rose and said that after
lhs vote iust passed, he IhGUgh t it imPossl-
bic the house should not follow II up by
som: further resolution, which should mark
It's own sense oE-sheiRdigniIy offered 70 its
high authority, by the person now Hs'ehe
bar, and by making proper example, warn
such persons from taking upon them to
comment Ia such way upon the proceed
inRs Of that house, and'ths parliamentary
conduct of It's members. He therefore
moved, that John Gale James. for his: of.
fence, be committed 70 BIS maisstys PHI
500 at Newgase. ~
Shortly afterwards, Mr.. Yosk appeared,
prepared 10 slFeT Mr.. Deans petition and
presented il to thu house. 81,
The petition having been, read,
MIR. Dean the printer was then calied>to
the bar, aAd the spcakes;Aaving reeaPisulat.
cd to him the nature and reircumstancss Of.
his oHsAee, told HIM that IN consideration
OF his demeanoT yesterday, andthe peculiar
circumstances Of the case, it was the plea
sure OF the house he should be discharged
without fees, and he was-diseharged ac-
eorC6ngly. {.
foe the 18th Of March, six Francis BuE-
dett, aRer denying the rights the house 81
commons had to commit Mr. Jones,
moved that he be disshargyd--bus shis
motion was Drgasived by a majority Of
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