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I'l liLlSilED DV lii:t, between Fdv. \nn kiijLi.r.v, I'".h|.. a ntil known jinrl iii^lilN rcspe'clcd in(!.iical pract ili »iier ni (iii.s town. ■.\\n\ the /.ntorious JoH\ {\.i;.\r of the House of Assembly — iiie latter, l>\ \\a\ of sliew- iii^- to the world the adxanta^e-^ oi' pririlc^jc smhI the (hgree of /.'/>,">7// \'.hic!i, in .sptech anil action, demoerats, when clothed in a little hrirf autliorit\ or |)o\'. re siuUKul} and unccre- Mioniously d('pri\ed, in one of our hiL:hway>, of that ^tnllcman's |)rotect:on. to the no small ar- linmnit us the CcpjJial t » i):'.iii;inieiit in tlic cas-^ (•fa street altrrrafioi) was in {]\L\/irst ii:sta«i<-«.'. 'I'iic !i»:itter, h:>'.\( \t !•. is iiou r.'ir!\ hcf'-re ihv Ihhisc, and x; hat nif Jo in tin's most iwiraurdbtayij vAWiXV remains to he seen. (I'roiH thii Ptfhii:: Li (/;/(!', Atvfnst U).) Tltr eireiimstr.nces \^ Iiieh have tra!isj>ireil in the Ii!>use of Assemhly witliin tl.e lust two !fuh. stiMiek every reflecting- nian, who is jieqnainted wit!) what has t;;ken place, with wonder and as- tonis'mient. The folhn'. ing- is an ontline of tlie facts : — On .Mondiiy last Dr. Killley liappeue*! to be.-tai:;iin,i;ijear his on n (l.)or, m In n a psrr man apjdied to him with a ticket of adirtissinn to the hospital, obscrvin*^- at the same time that !ie Inu! no ailment or bodily infirmity beyond that s\ hich arose U^nw t!ie uant of pr'j.er sustenance ; and as Mr. Kr:\r (o-.ie of the members of the House of Assend>l,\ ) was also ^tandinl,'• by, Dr. kielley witliont intending- the slightest oH'enre, referred the man to him for sonse relief, and as exhibiting- also one of those cases to meet v. hich, perhaps, .some Icgisiafive enactment miglit be desirable ; a vlitreiii) m Mr. Kent, no doubt iui:^iuki>jg tlic ini)ti\oof Dr. kitlKiv, uiulc same •.llljli^l rcilri:- ihiu.y relative to the tlictan ul tlie li.tsiMl.Jj aiil.iinl of a hreucli <»f tiie j)ri\ ilexes of tiu ho;iM', when Dr. Kie!h'\ v. a>< iortiiwit'i ferrcttcd not and c uninilted to the custod;, of t!ie 8erje:ni(-ai-Ai'ni-; ' Insi Isul h.iv- iiig been tendcic 1 f.>r h'is ap];ear;:nce on the iaoi"ro\\, he was shortly after released. Oij Tne.-day con>ideral;!t; ervcitemcnt pr;'v;dled throniiiiont tiic town. The house met and sat for a considerable time \\\l\\ closed doors, and wlieii i length the |)nblic wen admitted, l)\\ Kieilcy wasordered b\ llir Speaker t{»bc brought to tite b.ir of ilii' ll(^n^-e ; ;oid having made his a'ppearance there, he wa^ nilorsued h\\ the Speaker that he liiid been brought to lln' bar of the liouse in con^e(pience of a eomp'aint of a \ iolation of the j)riviieges of the h tiise> made ;ig;;inst !dm by an hon. n;end;ei' ; thai tli<.' uiat- Icr had been referre\ li n.' dircclt-d liidi I.) tlit' (,'uurl-l)tiiiso to gel soiiio a3sistarifi> ; \\ itncss was pr... t eeJin^ wlu'ii Dr. K. callpd lii;n b.uk and l.dd liim t,> apply t., Mr. Kt'nt, who was tiien standing at his door. On shi.uin^ ."J.-. Kint a jnpfi he ;;(.{ (roiii IMr. Carter, Dr. Uielify poinli'd his hand at him (Mr. Keni', tailing him a puppy, and said li- v.uuld pidl ilia ni'sc. IliciiAUU Bi/rr examint'd. — Abiail 12 o'llc.i 1; to-dav ho was [lassinjj by .Mr. Kpnl'st dvV( Iiad it in for him, 'he l»in!| ()upp\, an I il);tl iiis privijp^os should not prolett him. .louN Kt;Nr examined. — Is .Mernbi-r f.>r the district of St. .1 dill's, lie and Dr. Kiiliey hid suire ditlereiic.', provoked by hiiu (D.". K.). about 12 o'cloik to-day. Dr. K;e!lev piit his hand clenched up to his (Mr. Kent's) face se\ oral limes and said Im had it in fur him, the iyinjj P"ppy, and his privilegrs bhoiild not ,)ruteft hitn — ai'.udinjj to certain sl.ileinenis made Lv him (Mr. Keiil] in his place ia tho hui.sc tipon the suljetl of iho St. John's llospilal. Tlie C'on)millte report that bavins taken under tln'ir most serious (^)nsidtTalii>n the cninpljint it .Mr. Kent, iMeiuber uf thi = 'liuise, a:raii)st Ed.vard Kielley, li-sq.. District .Surf^eon for St. .John's, and after examinin}; witnesses thereon, are V/f opinion that ttia conduct of i^Ir. Kielley is a f;re, and if allowed to pass unnoticed would be a sudicient cause of del'Triuj; iiiiMiil)ers acting in the iiidependc iit manner so necessary fur a free Aiscriibly. Ail". klKLLl.Y *)l>^«i\('(l li;;il !;<; was not awai't^ tliat hif? <;(>ii(iiKt w.jiii! !;.' (-(iisif!' iTtl as a hi'tacli of tllC prJN ik'.yi.'-S of tiiC llMiisr. cc lie ; linuid he sui I \ l.» litive actc. In; ^.Mr ki(!lc\'i li:i(l liTns'vl} insullcd nil lifx.i. iiicinljfr of !!!« !!')iisc. ;!!i(l llic lioiise !i:i(l (Ifcuh'd lli.tt Hicif had hccMi a violaticii nl its |)ri\il<>grs Dr. KiKLi.KN iR'gged ti» be Itcard in rxpla- T'.aJioii, iMr. Si'L.vKiSi d! s(»: hut the lionse liad coinc I . its jiidiiinciit upon it. It was l oiiipeteiil for !;iiii losa\ that he was not a\-are (if ha\ ini^- vio- lated t'.ie pri'.iieyes ofthe house, and tliat he was i-orr\ (or it. l\Jr. Kir:i-M:Y bej.;u.ii:uso\ contended that parties brought before the ! loii-c of Commons on breach (;f pri- xilege h;Ml a right to be interr<»gated. It wa^ right and j!:.-t that Mr. Ividlex should \n ;d!oW(ii to e.Njdaiii. It ^vas not the duty of tin JK.ii.^e t-; I j»a.S!s ail iui|»LM'ativc ittdinnciit uitliont it ; Idi- tliere Juiylit be ihcl m ilic fxplau.ilioii wliicli wotilil «^o to slu'.> iii..i il.tr. iuid. it) point of facf, Imjcii 111) l.icii'li (.1 ilii ,.i i\ ile^eai of tiic IjOiJ-e Hi all. Ilf l!io!iuiil mk!i .i <• .iiise UouliJ beuiic.nistiliili;)iial i.i';! illt-oal Mr. IvKM i-ii!iciii (I thcidra "I Mi. Kit-llcy bfinj;- alhju.H C) explaiii tin- :(riMle<;cs of ihe Ijoiise, aiid urulf r mih' />////»/ ii!»s( rxatinus abouJ " iiiaii-giit.s ill a calxo (,r iai."" ^ir. lIiiowN ol>.\ii-. k<'nt !ia(l perverted u liar bad (alien iVuin i.iin. lie diil not say that Mr. ivielley slionld be allowed lo e\i)lain what ^^e^e (lie privileges of tin; hisnse ; bnt merely that he ^.UnM bealk.v.el toexplain bis o\vn cnndnct. i\Jr. Moouk was lor ha\ ni-^- Mi. Kiebey beard. I.f>i l.i.n be treated as he dc-eived. If I. e deserved !n be haiiu^d. i;t him !»;■ hanged I e wasufood enonuh for it ! Mr. Kirlli:y was ai;ain ordered (o the bar of t!ic hon.se, and entered inlo a lan^i explanali- on. ne iurautiMuslv repeated ->m.., .>t t!ioM> .pithets uhi.h. i'l itturii for Mr. Kent'- .oudurr, he ha.l ,,..d toMards lh;;t • m-sou on! (I doors.J llavini'; rMi:rIudcd his observations, M' K. was au'ain ordered to uithdnin . ■ Mr. KKNTdruitd that !io had ii-' :l lli'' piovo- cation eoui|>hu.:ed of. hut ad.uittid that Iv had said something harsh. He discUumed he.u- ni- fluenced by fi.eiiu-- or [>assion— !»e ouly wanted to proteeithe privileges of the house. Mr. Wi.NSER observed that if any of the mem- bers -ivere tieattd impropcrlv, the ^^!■,(.]e houst: Avouhl fed it. It was the .\.>i;l> sp(,ken iu ihr hou-c, respi''iir. If he liad not been gniily of a I / ., 10 hreauli htfore, he I,..,! |j(:eii linilty .-! li liieu ; Mini il \v:ts ncccss-,! \ i(, A\v\s h. thf |»mI,|i< i.!i.,i »lit_\ luul lirni lii-lils iii>iili(t|. IMr. ]\lo()jii: <'\!iil)it((| hi,- |i;u, wlii-li hud liLOii hiokcn hy an I. on. •.'< nllciiiiui. and \\\\u lia he ha I hlo;),! in liis veins. He was a fisherman, and iilie wen! out and met dlhrr iishermen who A\ere!() sa\ ti him — • I'om. eome and fake a hosn <•' j^re;!; I" and then if tliey were to dishke an\ ihini;- he had saiil in that house, and knock him u, III fiist-idy uf llij ser;;f^iii.a|.arms, to aijsH.T t..r a viulaMMi ol the j)ii\il.-<'s of ihis Huiim>, romniiltcd liy usiii;; ilirciili-nin;; Rosluri's and expressions lo J.ilu! Kent, l'!s(j., nii'iiihi-r for lli« dislrirt i)f Si. .Iiitin's, fur words ulicri'd in Ilii- iliiiisi.' ; and vvli.^reas, (lie !,..iil Iviw.ird Ku'lK-v, I:m|., when railed on by the Speaker to explain, poinliiijj lu ll)o said Jolin Uctil, I'.sij., in his Sfal in tlio Ilousi', usod Mm folKjx* in^ ;;ro»sly offt'iisivjt epiiliols :— " llo, llin said .1 dm K^ril, v.nsa liar and a ro«nrd." or words lo lli.il i-lF.-'l, and ..iIht vrry ma- ny ronluiiu'lious cpiiiiels. \iid wliori-a-i sih li rondurt is a n I iliis House by t*. » saiil Milward Kiclley — Ufsolved — That the scrji'ar.t-at-ariiis L'i> ilirortfd to liand iiver thf said [Alward Kiclli'v, Es(j., to the Slionti' of Nevv- t.;u:ullaii(i and to ihi; gaoler of tho district, tu h's l()(id fnr.':i us this House sbail dictate, Jill] Ih.it ilie .Speaker d" issui' liis order lo these olficars as u warriKily fjr this [iruteediiij^. ■\If. P()\vi:ii opp.xd the iiKttioii. It appeuf- <(1 as ti;Miii;|i u tiap l;:'.(i hcc.i lai.'l lor ihe iiidivi- duui at the l>ai- of the lio'.ise. It w a? tlje duty of t!;c Spt'akcf to stoj) the prisoiitr 0:1 ti;c' rir.st in- :iiill !)c'i!in()j]"erc'.I ti) the lioiisc. W }Jr. KieJIey iia|)osi- tioii N\as seconded hy .Mr. Anthony \\ . fiodii'cy. IMf. ro-\r,!: ihotiiiht t!'e Ir. \Vt\s;;u si'pjv»rtLd tlic oiii^ina! motion. '1'Im^ honse was just as preparefl to intii* t ]nini>;h- tiitii! now as if x'.okM Im- to-:.iorro\v. \\v h.ifl no tihjeetion. howcxer, to give Mr. Kieliey a lit- tle m'»re linie ft vas possihl.- tlmt ;i petiJic.n may onvi;|..r;.tion f(,r the rank ii the waii'es ofeorrnj)tioi), ii;>>m'ted l\v- r* ])re.>ri;Jatives of (he j)eople, it was meet that he should he punished. JJe oidy asked that Mr. Kiellev s!;otdd he »'om- mitted to the common Liaol i ntil he shall iiave made the apolop-y recpiired. [Il?crc tlie rahlde part oi" tiic aKdi'-iicc in the i^alleries loudly Mamp'L I with their ilet, and «^;«.'.e other tokens of their sovcrchjn a|'proi)atii)n.] Mr. Pon i:;; afJUiitted the power of tlie Ii05>~:c tocomuiit lor contempt, but he disproved the proc( ejcct, allndt (I to some coKniiii'ttcy out rm, un.l ob.erved that that /eelniji' must be suppressed — " that peddliiiij;' opposition," said he, "shall l.-e extir- JJated." A.S often as he could {^ct hold of one of the cabal, he wonbl lake care to lia\e him dealt MJlb. 'Ibis was a pi rt and parcel 'aoi !it piiti'id water aiul had liUMt.) that thev wcvc ;d) )iit to commit Mv. \\k\\c\ to that very gaol for an o)]*ence for v, hic!i he haf iiidi\ idiia!;-!. they ou;.jht not to h;^ committed to it. I pnn motion, the Imiise ailjonrncd. Yesterday the r^ahject ^^as rcsnincd, and ;ni amemniient ofVered that the h )i:.« proeeed to extremities in the case he- fore it ; — that Mr. Ivir.LLKY be had before the bar <<|' the hon.'-e, that he bo verjuired to make an apology, and that in the event of iiis compliance A', ith the tci'ijr:! of an apolo^'y, he be '•eprimand- ed by Mr. SiM:.\ri,sin!4" for his comiuct hcfoic. the hniiCM' on the pre<*epnte — the paltry sipiabblc in the .>>treet-. ] IMr. Kii:llf,v vas then recalled, ami the terms o*' the apology read to him — they were to theelfei ( that he was s»rry for having n.'«ei| any langnage or expression which l!;e lionse ui.iy have constrned into contempt, lie was re (hiy, v.hirh \^ as the original nsotion, ;ind M\ . Kielley \\as then conunitled to the eus- lodv of tlic SheritT and ! ».li;ei' ui ;iie common j^aol. W e have nov. , as brie^l^ as we could in .);isli: c to this im[)oitant subject, L;;.en ihe p!oeeedin,ii\s u|)on it ; and v/e must declare our conviction that except in the histor,\ of the Court of Star Chamber or in that of tJie Sp.,nish lu(|ui>ition, Ave have no\( r nit t with a moix DIA HOI.ICAL ACT OF TMiAiNM than that of MJiich the 'Jouse of Assembly has been iiuiit\. Thecom- mnnity is, us it onuht to be. iilied uith uiwitter- ajje iiidiL-natiou ! U e \\ ill endt cxtrao'dinarv ca^c. Wr w ill suppose thai a braw ling.foul-moudied puj)l)\. bilunging- to tiiis f)r to an\ other House of A»end)l\ in i\r\\ f Mnidland, >hould ^s the l)ronene?s of human nature to resent injin'ies. and he coolly citlculates u{)on it; and ha\ inc;- artfully dra\\ii his \ictim into the use of im- c'liirieoKS lani;uai>e. and j)(rhaj)S lo sonieliiini,'- HJjich iniuht IxM-onstrued into a thr<';it, a\vay he hies to the House of Assenildy, and tlicie in lur- therance of hi?, lauless and infamous dcsii'ii, he v> hoily p('r\ erts the facts of the allVay, and pleads /tis piirilcr/r. I'o su()port his case, he selects from the ero\\d acouple of SCI undrels, and drills tlieuj into a^-erics ofslatenKuls, which, upon the promise .)rre-.\ard. they foriuuili make in their cxaminatK.n before the house. — Ipon si/c/i tcs- timfiny, not taken in the presence of the defen- dant, the Imu-^e jironomices the character of the oii( nee, iuid straight v. ay brinus the defendant i)eforeiiie bar t)f the Inn.se, for jiKliiinent. Well, the examinations having- been read, the defendant is recpiired to apologise, and it isonh after much ditiiculty that he j)roc(ires e\eii a hea'.iUL;. lie jiicads that the accusing- member ami his two w itncs.ses l,a\e slated la!«tl\, ;nid lliat he can brin:.;- no less tli;in ?JS resj)e(Mablc in- - sense (»f indi.unati'in at so vile a [hkt of uiju^ticc, he f;ivcs scope ti» his iKil!!rail\ excited 10 o ieeliiiiis, b\ the ii-e ofexpre^i^ioiis ^^lli^:ll ought not to be tolerated, h.it in nhieh }or the jmrpose of still rtirther eiiti;i;)|)iiiii' him he is i;n(ol'- UA(ii:i) to jjroeeed ; and this new oliiMiee is to he nr.ide the lee.iisi.'ai of still heavier punislt- uieiits, unless so)»ie one rneriibf r of tlie h'tiisc more hiMii.ii.e than the rest, iind \nth penetrali- on cuo!i!;li to di;;covcr the rascality < f ihe sch.rino, loriciiately intercedes. Fin. illy he is coniiiiitted to tlse enstodv of t!ie Sheri!!" and lodged in the connnoii gaol i')i- uoblv r( fusing* lo a[)ologi.-e fir an oi'iiiee \i hieli la.' i- ready upon incontestible evidence to shew that he has ne\er coinmiHed. do'),] (Jod ' do we li\e in a earishan roiiiiiry, and nnder the' adniini>tration too (tf iiiilish la'-, s u liicli have so tender a regaid tor tlie liberty of the . subject ! Is l::f praeii^c of tin' liriperial i'arlianient, o( connnitling, upon extreme cases aj.d for crimes ;:eriousl\ aflt cting the> State, either to iSev. gate or to tlie 'ro\>er — a praetice »;ire!y, indeed, resorted lo — to be »(uo(ed as a siiuieient warranix for wa* iavinv a niaii, for draLiutinu' bim before the House of Assembly, and tiiere, iip(>n the totinuaiy of tuo or three hired an(l woi-tbles:^ vagal).;;. (Is, \^itholit trial av tlie scm- blw L'C of trial, dtpriviiig" liini of bis liberty by CO .untiisig bim to the coiuinon g.iol ! NV by, ^^ hat man is there in the whole connuimify, whose |:ersL)i:al lii.erty w«>Mld be secure under such a flagitious j-tate of ihing.s! y\re the pri- vileges of the Ij'outc of Ai-fsembly of \ew lonnfl- land "o high ai. I iiii'jbtN liiat neither the adior- 1/ (liiiatc iior tint snpi-iioi- hxw coiiits ol' the isiaiMi .•ive ooinpeieiit to supply any reinr(!\ for a \\\>- hitioii of them ! Ave th( y only to be conserved hy a hi'each (tithe oi'diiiary j)rinciple,s'»f'eoiiinioiJ jiisficc ! IJiit the Monse of Assembly lias the power to perjK'trate these enormi1i(\s. or it lias not. If it lia.> //ol, then has it laid itself tea'"fully o])en ti> the op(rati(!ns of the lau , v. Iiicli Me cannot diKibt will be a|)pealed to. IJnt if it docs ]ios- sess this power, then is it \ev\ clear tluit it is th.c e of the imjierative necessity uhieh (here is for |)ra\in^- that the Imperi;d Pailia- ment \\ill relieve us from a system nf things \\hich has al read V uorketl so inan\ e^ ils. Since the above we learn that a \M\i ontahrr/s corpus has \)vv\\ sued out to brinu' u[)Mr. kiel- iey, and that the ariiuments ni)on it uilletme on in Chandlers this niorniny' at 10 o'clock". \S e ha>e seen a cop\ of the alHda\ it upon \> iii'h the w rit has been issued, but wv. ( annot find s[)ace l;ir it to-day. One paia^raph of it, how- ever, ri lis thus :— - .\n(l llii-i (?i'|)i)tiont liirlher saitii ihai nn Monday last dopo- iionl saw .Mr. .lulin ivonl, mie of liic ircnilirrs of thf said House of Ass(>iiil)h', ill till! |iiil)lic .slrctt dC Si. .lulm'si, "• ti<*ii Ik-, this dcpniKMit, .'i\illy HhKi'il ilie said i\lr. Ki'tU i( any ,»'lie( could be affutiled to a jiour pcrsun to ^^ liyrn this tlcjinocnt was llien speak IS ill',', or words (0 tlial eirtrl, iiiew in^' at lliw same liriio \o Mr. Kent a wrillcn paper «her.'i« d.-pi'iient rt^ponimendrd the (>«ii- |ier lu t|j.' |)r i.tertion of the tiiii^^istrule. '1 li:it !\Ir. Kent llit-ii said t.) lliis d.'jioucut — " li tlii:i ull 'dii can do, yuu riir('.i«r:int u'ld rubber ol the poor," and thdi be this de;)uneijl siiould re- lieve ihu pauper ; and then and tlnTe u»ed other and most abi'- sivo lan^'ua^u Inward:! this d.-pont'ul. Trie dci.'udaiil beinj;- exasperated by ibn condurt and ;i()u>ive lan;;!ia','e of the -said IMr. Kent, was led into the use nf.siruii;; !at)t;u.ij;e towards !iini, but dep:)ncnt solemnly swears that he did uot name or allude in any way to the House of Assembly, or in any inanner or way lefer to the fact of .Mr. Kent bein^' a member of tiie said house, or us"d the word " privilej;e," or alludd to any act or word of tliesiiid Mr. Kent in the said house, nor did deponent iolenii I'j infrid^'e tlif privileges of the said II .use of Assembly, ;ind is not coiiMJous (f liavio^j done so lhrou;;iiout the whole alleics;- tion, mn- did d.-puncnt lay hands on tiie said John Kent, or ob- struct or in any manner retard Lis goinjj w hitherioever ho wished. (From the PnbUr Ledijcr. .htf/nst 14.) On the fuilouiiij^- (\n\ (llth .Vu;.;.) the IJoii^^e cf Asseiiihlv met, |)!ifsuaut to acl.juiiniiueiit, and the Speaker. (Dr. Carson) on motion, j)rocec«led to issue \varran(s anaiiist Dr. kieliey, who had been discharged from custody ; ai^ainst the Iliiih Slieriff, u ho had liberated !iim in obedi- ence to the mandate of the .Indite ; and finally against t!ie Judge himself! w !ieren|)(»n the Serit'ant-;it-Arn!s, MitI; several others, repaired to the .fudges' Cliantbers, where they foimd Judge Lilly, engagi'd \', ith t\\(» of the barristers ofthe(.ourt, when tliey i;iid \ioleni iiands ii|)on the Judge, forcibly pulled him from the ro(»m, and Walsh, the doorivcpt r of the Assemblv, seizing [aiu by the collar, dragged him in the most brutal and s.{vaj,'-e mai ner from the top of I 19 llie stairs to the bottom, and tli« me tlnougli the lohby into the S|)eake|•'^, room!! 'J'hev then proceeded to the office of the Sheiill", an(! placed that officer under arrest, and both prisoners were paraded through tiie streets, amidst a mob of peo|)le. and taken out to the residence of the Ser- jeant-at-Arms, in uhose custody they remained. Such was the savaj^e violence with Avhich ihe fellow Walsh conducted himself, that the Judge's hand was much hurt in the attempt to save him- self from being tlirow II headlong o.erthe s'lirs. Dr. Kielley was fortunate enough lO find shel- ter in the house of a friend, and siicceeded, therefore, in escaping the neu indigiiit> inten- ded for him. (From the Roijnl Gazette, Aufjust 14. > These despotic t ihI extiaordinarv proceed- ings lia\e excited the greatest degree of indig- nation in tlit- public mind ; and we sincerelv trust that we shall never have to record another such instance of what appear;? to be a most un- constitutional assumption of power on the part ol" the Assend)!} . (From ihe Times, August \b.) (ireat as Mcre the consternation, the surprise, and the indignation of the people of this town at the proceednigsofthe liouse of Assenddy durin"- the early part of last week, their feelings were on Siitnrdaij far more intensely outraged by another act of the house which \\g believe to be altogether unnaraUeled in tlir aimais of history 20 - A MUGi: (>\ rm: si I'usvMi: < ix ki llAMXfi A( Tl ALLY lUJvN DKACiGE!) OIT Till: SKAT OF ,MSTI(i:!!! am> THK II IGJJ-SHEIIIM'. lOIl HAVINt; OREVKD HIS "MANDATI,, AURKSTEI) BY TIIK OllKEIlS or Tjii; Hoiisr: undkr tiii; ai tiioiuty oi THE Speaker's warrant! W ill it be rredi- Itd ill Kii^hiiul — ill l!ie iifii;lil>onritiL;' rolonics — ill ;iny part < t" tlie ci\ ilized \V(trI(l, Ihat si;rli an occiinoiue siioiihl at tiiis time of day have taken place in any colony nnder the ive tyranry, and Avhich he ;;ccordiniil\ did on Monday. His lAcellency 'S speech, iiowe\cr. u\\ this occasion (which we uive elseu here) is, we think, bnt a very milk-and-water sort of a(!air. We are of oj)inion that he onidit to have told the Assembly tha.t for this must darinii' (jnlraye on his Soverci*;'!! — this scandalous insult to the Qiteen's Majesty — he would not suffer such a set of Idackmuards any luniiftr to polhife the colony with the baneful and peslircrons course of con- duct which they aj)pear too much inclined to follow. We believe it to be the deci«led opinion «)f a crckt majority of the well-informed m this com- inunilv that his I!.\celiency, instead oi' proiogu- -MV 21 mil;' tiic Ltgi??luttMe for a shnrf period, sliowhl i)a\e forthu itU dissolvkd the Asscnihly, and instantly have fances nhic!; led to the arrest of J)r. Kii:i,f.r.Y for a jiretended breach of the privile- '_>>'s ct the Asseml)ly, and that for refusing to make an apology, w hen no oi'.ence agjunst the hoiise had l)e'?n committed, he a'. as forthwith lodged in tlir ronunon i:aol, '■ there to rot" (a.s i 22 Mr. Ktiii linppily e\|)re>.>e(i it) • iiiitil lie coni- plied." 'I'liat very lioiioiirable voniig- ^eiitlc- iiian. ill the plcnitiule of his iiondnessaiul tender iiierey, further athled that '• ;• |)Iaee that v.a- fjood enough for Thomey and Harding- (two of the most vioh^nt aetor* in one of t!ie tno-st san- jjuinary riots that e\er di>graeed iht; eo!on> ) iniist surely he good enough for Mr. Kiellex I" Comment on this would he superiluous 1 Come we nun to thr so<|ii('|. \|)plifation having been made to the Snj)reme Ciuirl for a ^\rit of liahras cnrptt.^, in the ease of Mr. Kielle}, the same nas ins(;inll\ gi-aiited h\ Aef- ing Judge I ILLY, and the matter aecordingly came on for lieariug hel'ove that .Judge in Chand)eis (*n Friday last, (the Senior Assistant Judge having, to his lasting disgrace, and from some mean and cowardly motive, dtxdined to at- tend) V, hen after a most powerful anti convincing apj)eal from Mr. Robinson, uho appeared ii' support of the writ, Mr. Kielley \>as ordered to be discharged on the ground '" an informality in t!ie Speaker's warrant f<»r his committal — uhich document \uis fouiul to he deficient of the im- portant appendage of a seal. 'J'he 'j. (High-Sherilf ), and the former geulleiuaii was. as we ha\^' already >^t;itcd. \< II \i.r> i)Kv(.(.i;i> o; r ini: JtD(iLs I iiAMBLKs u ijore lie uas sittint; on some case, and that tod h\ as rulHanly a sconiulrcl as is to be found anv where in her Majestx's dominijns. On the coinltiet of the senior Assistant Jnd;^e \\e can scan ely trnstonrselves n» present to make any comment — snfHee it to say. that ho\*ever little he has for a loni^- time past been respected in thiseonunnnit\ , tlie ])id)he indii^nation aj^umst iiim is now raised to the greatest pitch . It is we beheve in cf Mtemplatiou to petition fur his remo- val ar alt<»!j;ether niiHl and incompetent for the sitnaii >'i he so i.T.norlhiiy fills. TJie local gH)- \ernment has already, not '»iice onh, b; • in several instances, pronomiced il.> opinion o, ,i.ii imfitness by aj)pointi»i!4- a ;'/>/^9/- .Judge to act as Chief .Justice. Our limits wiil not permit us to follow this subject further ;.t pn sent, but we shall not lose sight of it — nor shall we cease to insist on the necessity >f niakin;^- son»e strong re- ])resentation respecting- the present \ery detici- ent and most defective state of the Supreme Court. How deeply then must all the well-dis- p(»l u> : l>iil wr hope iiihI Iriisi iliiit then ^tratc liom wcart- liajfl)) to Itc aMc l'> cla^.s all the iiii».->J rtsj)C(t.il)!(' asid itilcll.uciit {lortioii of the coiiiiiiMiiil \ . i'ncTcd wv no •. lo -ive a j('])()rf <>t' the al;!f aruimii'iit.-: (tl l»iiv\\ iCoiu.vso.v, l^q. (^to \\ lii«;li \<.v lia\e aireads adveilcd) and tli;' indmiicnt tlierton. w liicli was |)r<»n*)nn(('d at Ic.^ili l.v Ml. .Iii>ntt' LiLL\, ill ( 'liainl)ors, on :>!i)ndav artnnunn. in the presence of Dr. I\ i i;li,!:v, lii.> connsel [Mw l*ohiiist»n). and !ttliei>. IJ.'furo tlic lion. (JLouui. I.ii.i.^, .Xjsisi.ini Jii.l-e of Supremo ('•Hill. lij ilii' iinlter of l!ie imprisMnincul of I.DW \IU) K II'l.I-F.^ , Es(|., for alle;;i'l biiMi li dl' I'liv ile^'e of House of .\!»>eml)lv. The SlifriO WIS c.illfd upon to m;iko rcliirii to •A-.f v\ritof Itabcan rDtjins, issued ycslfrd iv, coiiimindiii;^ liiiii !o brici" up ilie body id itio said Low aki» Kiii.i l\, li-ij., — «liicli he did ill the IvIljAinj; (eriiiii : — I, UKNJ.VMIN (iilLl.U (JAUUKII, lli.-h SluriH' of (||,,• I^lalld of Ne'\fouii(il md, l>(|!iirf. 111 Ihe writ Ik iiiiiiti) aniu xt'il, named, do ciMlifv .ind i. Iiirii to tiie lion. (Ji iiiu.l. I.ll l.\, .Assis- l.iiit .Iiid;:(> of llif Siipr, me ('oiirf of the l>l,tiid of Sew louiidlaiHl, lli.it lufoie llie foiiiiiij; lo nic of llio said writ, llial is lo say, on llio lu.iili day of Aii-iisi, iiisianf. Kdw viii) lCli;i.i.i;v, Lsij , m (lie said writ also named, was tommillcd to my rii'.lody l)y virtue of x terlaiii wiit or warrant, tenor of wliicli is a« follows: — Ifoiisc of Assiinlil)/, >)lh Aiirjiist, IS3S. By viftiie of an order of the Home of As^emhlv this day niadp, (Ikm' are lo refjuirL' and riinmand you lo receive into your nislodv, and salt Iv Kieji in llrr M.ijt ly'» j.;iol, at S; John's, KinVAItn Kiiit.i.v, Ksff , for .1 lircuili of jirivdegc of the House of As»eni 25 >iiv, I'V luiikiii^ i: ,e di llii t-.ilfliiiFf; i.iii^iia;;!' iliiJ j;i>s(ilifS In t)i Ki:nt, Ks(| , a ni'iiiher <>r lliis IIdiivp, and tor coiitt ii:|iluiiu> Ian !;ii;i;;e aiid (niuliiit lielore lliis House, and I'oi so doin^ tins shall be )our su(}i(.iei]l vvarraiit. Given under n>y liiind the ninlli day of An^iist, in llie year of our Lord one thousand ti^'ht hundred and l|]irty-ei;;ht. 'Si-ned^ WILLIAM CARSON, To ypeaker. 'i'he Ilit;li Slipriff of Ncv. Antndland. And tlirai(l Uetiini l»c liird — nliicli w ;ts gr.uilfd. lie tluMi mo\c(l that the said ('davakd Kii r- i.i:v l»( tuilliw itli dixliaf^t'tl (Voiii (NiiitiiiciiK nt — his iinin'isoiiMM'iit hriiiL> illegal — and aihlress- ed his r(iid>hi|» in siihstauce astollous: — " W ith Vdiir l,()rtlshi|»'s U-.wc I sliall read to }<»ii tlic alTid.iN it <>t the pii'^oiin . nii which this Mnt \\as i^raiitt'd, tot the purpose ol" siictiiictiy layiiiLi belorc mmi the «irriiiiistaii<'«'s of this case, and ihc ()ri;^iii of the' proeeediii^s, under eolonr of which Mr. K m.i.i.lv has Ixcu (hpriuil cf his fVci'dnni. nd iinprisoiu d in the (onnnon jiiidl ( (I this district. I ht allidax it is as Inliows — NEWrOINDl.AM) — IN llll. SI IMU.)!!. < OIIM. •• • I'.nWAUl) KILI.I.I.V. uf SI. .lohn's, Sur-eon. but now a prisuDPr in the Gaol of St. .lolm's, in (he island aforrsnid — niaketh uatli and said), lliat on ModiIkv, tlie (>ili dav iJ \ugusi, 2 a|)oloj;i/e for any olFence he ini;;ht have by any means commiiled against the I'rivile;;es of the said House of Assembly, a-ain r.<|U"sted, or was about to reijiiest, to be distinctly iiif-rmcd what the alleged offence was wherewitli he 'vas ;!f liie Mou>h ho would freely apolo;;!/^, — when deponent was a„'ain insluntly stopped by the Speaker ami soma .Meml)ers, and peremptorily required lo say ' \ es' or 'No,' as to his signing or makin;; the Slid general ajjology, and 'nolliiiig iiK-ru' — that de| enl feel- ing il was utterly impossiblu to make a general apology without kMowin;^ fur what, respe( ifiilly declined giving ihr • 'eipjired. I'hat deponent was aflerv\ardB ordered to wiihdiaw from lliu said liar, and was e()nve\rd to (he (.'oininon (iaoi of ISi. John'*, •foresaid, in the IsLnd aforesaid. 1 hat d< j)onpnt deinaiuled of 27 tlie Sliorifl'of Nevvfouudlaiul a copy of tha warrant of coiDmii- wpiil; when this depotiPiit rncivrd ilm papnr wriiin-: (ier.'iiiiio aonoxfd frodi Hkn-lvmin V,ii\:ui Cauiu:tt, J:i(|.,'"siieriflof till' Mi'.McJ af.rfsaid, at the said Gaol. And tliii deponent fur- ther f h ih;it oil .Monilay 1 isi dcpoiirnt saw Mr. .!cii\ Ki \r on". ( r . '*ItMi(!i(Ts of ;h^ sjjd il.msi; of Asseniblv. in ih<; pub- lic sir- . Si. .lohn's.ulK'i. h.«, this (icpoiiPiit, .-iviily asked the .sr.id Air. Koiit ifitiy relief could be :,irurded tcapuur porsori ta w|i..ti) this depoiiciit was then sjieakin-:, or words to that v.Wit, bhmtinj; at the s;ime tiiiu; to .Mr. Knit ;» writl.'ii paprr vi Ii.m-.mii' di>p.)n.|)t rcc.iriJiiH'ndfd tlio (iiiiiper to the pr^.l-jtliori of the Ma- Kistratf.s. 'i'hat Mr. Kent then said to tins deponeoi— ' Is this Sill vou ran <]>,, yoii roriiioruit and n.-bbi-r of lim p.)nr,' and that h.' Iiii» deponent should relieve tho p;iiiper ; a:u\ iji^-'n niid (here in-'d (,(I„.r and must abusive !aiif,ni^e towards this depo- net.t. The d.-poHM.a b^'iii- ,x;iSMer,.ir.j |:v (!,,, r„„d„ct and nhu&ive laniiia-e of the said .Mr. Ivni. «,.-, ltd int.. the um- of sironir lan-u.^'- towards liim, hut .hponrnt s .i.'nioiv s«.ars that he did n.it name or alio 'e in anyway to the House ('d,\,sen.hlv or III any oiaiiner or w ly refer to the fail of .Mr. Iv'ni b> iii''a Member of i!if.S!id l.ou^e, oriH'dliie u„nl " pri-.i!.>.'P," "or allude to any n.t or wuid of ih-s.id .^lr. Kent in the sai J h'-Mise nor did drp, iient iolend to infiin-e tin- |;nvile{,'es of the said M.,use .,f As,.,..blv, and is ii.,i ronsri,us . f lia»in- dv-ne s„ Ihron-hout ih' «li.,le alleuaTn, mr did dr-iMioiil lay hmds Ml the saui .l,,oii ivr-;,i. or .^i.l.o. t ..r i.i any manner r.'iard his ♦iMint; whilhersoever h.. vM.sh,.d. '|Im( d,-p .ne„t nndorstood the above has 1,,-en (oosliued bv the lio.ise of Assembly i„|o ., IJreaeh ot ihrn' I'.ivileps, and is that for vhiili ho ^^as ..ivn, („ iM.derslaie! he uas re.piired to apologize. 'I'liat ratit"\ inn duties <,f vour liigh oiKce — that (,'rstej)|)iiiii' betN\een a fellow .suhje'-t and the juison — of iliscliar^ini;" an individual froiu cuniinement, and reslorin<»* to hiui hislilx'rtv. I do not attempt to conri jd from yow Lord- ship, no more than I could from m\self. that the procecixMail, t\ir upon your judii'ment, in a great measure, lianas the (jues- tion — Is there, or is there not, a body of men in this colony who are above all law — \\l»ocan, by their simj>le vote, make any lliiuj^ they please an otfence — who can condemn without trial, and consign to the duugron, l>y thtir own I'lat, ■wliomsoeser they \> ill ? In discussing ibis grave and important sub- ject, and one which is of a novel '-haracter, I (eel the responsibility of my situation, and my ina- bilitN to do juNtice l(» my «lient's cause — his cause is the cause of the public. It is a sense of what is i\ue to that [)nblic, and the high feeling: of honour and ind( pindeiice which actuates my client, that has placed him in a siiuatiDU to re- rpiire your Ltni-lnp's aid. lb' might, b\ apo- logizing for an olience of which hesa\she is not guilt), have released him.-'.elf; and established a preoiiniei>t. ! wish time had poriiiitkd mo to have jione more th pjdv into lhi> iiitcK'sl.nj': sid)icct than it has ; — circiiinstances hud alh»v. (■- to the consideraiiun of the (jiieslion a mind tree from ])ers(jnal interest — m_\ rea'i)niiius and oi)- 5-cr\ations are i^pplied to the e.aistitiitioii of (he As;semhl\. n >l 1<» its mt mhcrs, and the ohjecti- oiis Mhieh I >!,ail urue. I s!ionM do so e(i'.ial!y ^^ore that \) i\\ r »iiioi»sed ot in\ most res|'ected friemls. 'Ihe House of. \ssend>l^\ e! lim all ihe tMi\iIc- gesand powers of the House nf ("onmuMi- — have e.\erri<^ed lliem — and in their cNcr* i.-c have iui- prisoned i)i-. kiellev. In consiih-rino- v.jietlier the prisr)ner is entithd now to he disdiar^ed, the ar-mnent resolves II.-' If ni two heads. Ist. ((,tvr tin,. ir,uscof As.>end»l\ ;niv ant!i'>rit\ to eonnnit for contempt, and j)iHiish h\ their own aiilh.aity what they may eon.-ider breaches ui ih«ir pri\ile}4es? iM. If the Assrmhly Mosse-s siicii a po'.-.er, are iiot their prorcedin«is in (his case irre.ynlar, and msuflicient to warrant the conlinenicnt of Mr Kioar«. New- fonndland was Governed l)v tho^e hiw.-i ami rules ^^hlch apjd\ to a colony of Great liriluiu, be- .30 loni;iiii;' lo Ii^m- l)y riglit of occt/parinj. Tiic same huvs still continue in force, and are the safeguard of the suhject. In 18:]2 his lafe Ma- jesty authorized the (Governor, hv his eoniiuit!- sion, to coii\ei!e from anionust the inliahitunfs of the eolouies a House oi A'-'CUiIiIn , for (he [)nri)ose — in conjunrtion with th<' (Governor aud Comieil — of " making- Ia\^s" for the internal nianagement of the c (lony ; — and for no otlier piH'pose. U\ the aiithoriry, tliPu, uu.lcr v.i;i)h it v,a>5 called into exis^^eiiee, th<' business of the Asscm- l)Iy \Mis to "niakelaus" in (•'.njiineUou v.ith the other tNvo branches of the Leiiislatiue ; nor Avas even this power iinliudtcd — thty coidd only niakf such l.nvs ar; are not re|>!;gnant, but, as nearly as may be. ai»reeablc to tlie laws and sta- tutes of (ireal l>ritaiu. Tlu'ie are but three lav, fid modes, by virti;c of whicii ail} man, or body "fnieu, can ac<|iiire civil pov.ers or jurisdiction superior to his fel- low -men. 1st — IJy theConnnon Law, and the [lowers conlerrtd tjicrebv . L'dly — i{\ Slatiite, which cm sjjeak fur il^elf. 3dl,\ — J5y l*reseri[)- tion, I apprehend it is i.n u;Mpiesiione(] and un- ci uc^tiona hie principle of law, that e\ery Act ot Parliament and public docunii nt is to be con- strued mo>i stricdy in fa\()u\- (»f liberty — 1 Co. Litt. 18 — and according to the rea--.in aiul rule of the Comnnui Law ; 5 ( o. Di. -bO. In ("on- struing' therefore the (iovernor's commission, by V. hjcli the Assembly was created, no powei I 4 31 against tiu- libtrty of the subject \vill piv?s by it, aiul IK) infiiiigenieut of lliecommoti ];i\v allowed uudcr it, further t!i;ui the c.iprass ivor(h\ and the Ici^-.i! ami iiec"ssary cuiiseiiiieiice of those v.onis, Mill clearly authorize. ISow it does not ■.|)|)ear to me that tlie words of that coniuii-ssion, eu<'bMt)L;' (he Assembly to assi.t iu maUin : some Ia\'.s for this island, gi\e in any ujanner or way, to that body, the nnbonndetl p iwerthe\ :!s,-;iime. i\o Act of Parliament has given it -Prescripti- on has not gi\ en it. How tiie;» is it cl.iimed and exercised r — liMler what colour do they a«ature, the extent of the power, the Houx; of Assenddy claim r "J'he fidl po\\er of adopting the liUe proceedmgs, in cases of oiitempt, as both Houses of Uriti.^h I'arliaP.R'Mt exercise. Hear the opinion of the celebrateil Mr. H.iigi"a\e (»n that point — a man whom the Jinlges of Ijigland were noi a-hamed to consult, and whose learning* and research havr seldom been surpassed ; — •' I'roccedin^js in citlicr Mouse of rarliutiicnt (or cunlempt 32 andiireacii o/" privilf^jp.morfl espetialU- where, as in tlio prrst^it case, \Ue drjr-.' is for a lihi'l, art) in (heir ml, ire v.^ry mntrariant to the ordin.iry ruins ami ruursi. of a'linii.islerii.u' jnslic- in England.— The off.-iided pjrlit-s act as jud-».s.— Tito C.Mirl is not an open ono.— ljio ^MUu-ii-% a;;ai.i.st li„. acriiM-d paitv aro Kcncraiiv rxamin.nl in his ahs.-iirc— riit- a.Tus.'d party is callfd upon t) fc-nd hims'if, wii|,.,iil I'lo opporlunity of iross o\a- niiMin- the vvu„..vs,.s a-ainst iiim.- IK' is not in --noral al- l.-wod Ij have the benefit ..f c..u.)S"l._lh, ,s in 8,„ne d.-r.-,. Jn- tprro-ite.i a-au.,l hi.nv.W. II.- j„s. s Iho bfu^fn of trial by Jiirv; and i( !lit> i'.;puf,iti m) is fur a cnitMnpt a-ainsi tiie ILjus'^ of L'jrr!>i.n.n'f. liut if iho cont.n.pt bo •)u hluiiini a lib..|. v.hid. is t;u> ciso now befjr^ mn, thore is a still fiinhPF hardsiiip : Uu in ihi' first instnn.o, and Lcforo hear- :n^' ot the arcusod pi.iiv, it is .-.onK-iimrs ad|u.l-p,i, as it appears to hnve iH.en in iDo pr,>.<^nt case, that the Ht'onr,, hns bftM. coin- inilted ; n;,d so it is only i..fi to the arrnscd to controvert his having r..rno.itl..d it. This sf-.-ms a verv sov^ro ..' vialion from the roimnon ro.irso of criminal justice. Siirclv it is pssential to tho_(o>l,.nre o( th,. party acus^d, that he sli .old have theonpor- Jiinity of shewMiT, n-t ,-„]y that -he fa. i char-od was not .'one j.y h,;n, but that su -h fut is n.t an uiTonm ; and denvin-- the laller to l.un appeaislike a.'jud:;!..,' one half of the case\vilhout a lieann-; ana ihou-h the para^jraph which constituted the charire M, qnestion, was loo -rossiy libelous en ihe Mouse of Lords (o admit of anv satisfantorj explanation, >rt cases (f a very difterent kind, such as n.i-ht j-ive lar-e scope f.r ar-umciif nay be easii; _ ;,„sed."— 1 Ha,. Ju. Ex: 278. " ' See, my L(»i«i, w'wwi i^i tlie vnstnrs^ of Ihc power claimed I)y tlie Assemhh . 'rhe .^.,„,y Ieai2:cd authority says—'' I ;im ^jnick \m\U the vastness of tlii.s power; as I iiiKlfistaiul the pre- cedent, It entitles the Lords [the As>emolv claim ef|t!al pouer]. for breach of their pri\ iie-Tes to r>3 i"jipa«e pecuniary fine to aii\ extent — toaMard perpetual ini|)ri.s(»nnifnt, — to auard perpetual liard labour. .uhI tostij.;matize by the pillory."!!! Are the-e. my L.ord, powers li^Hitly to be ad- mitted in a new eouiitry, without statute, yvith- out law ; The great objection to the Star Chnniber \^nc, the exercise of an arbitrary jmyver oftlnins", im- prisoniny-, and stiuniatizing-, without trial by jury ; and that C( urt was exicrniiuated as an unbearable grievatice. Is it to be conceived that similar powers ire cxtendetl to every (oluiial Assend>!y by in- plication or aiialoyy ? The same author I'rom v honi I have alreacly cojnou^lv ex- tracted, says — "As the power tiiiis claimed to be exercised b\ tlie Lords over the fortunes and persons of the Kinu's subjects, seems to clash wiih some of their most favourite an«I funda- tnental ri'ihts aud liberties — namely, frial br/ Jnr/i — rJiiht to an open C'(»iu't — ri,i;ht to have justice i'.dministered to ;!iem l)y the King's c 'd'-es, aiid according to the forms and princi- ples by Mhich those .ludgcs are bound to act — and their riylit to the benetit of appeal — SO ']ju: lAxiM. i:xisr!;\(j: oi sun POWni SllOlLi:) BE M.ADi: TO AP. vwwi liv PROOFS \M> s.A.M rioxs OF riiK.\]osT iiun:rKA(;\iiLi: KiM>." And so say I, niy J.ord, A\ilh respect to the House of Assembly. We know that Ma.gna Charia says, ' No man shall be imprisoned but by the jiidonicnt of bis Pfers, cr thi' Law of the lami :" that layr .nusi come bv one of the three nays I have njeiiiioiK.Ml, and it is for voiir Lortl- sliip to s V MhetlKM- it has. It is a maxim in hiw, that upon those who A\oii(ectiveiuris.lieiions, aud their assiuned pri\ileges do ii )t flow from the same source, it will beditficult tosa\ that any analogy ex'sN bet\\een llif. in. I humbly submit whether any analogy, any similitude exists between the Britifh House of 35 Commons, «:onsisliiiti of l)et;MC///>/y'//k' Council of the F.in- pire, existing from time immemorial, and hav- ing- omnipotent control o\er o\ery comes- of the dominions of iier Majesty — and the Assembly of Newfoiindlaiul, ^^hich has not snpi'eme [low- er even Avitlun it ov. n narrow limits — u hose 3ing' grows ont oi' a parchment charter, and uas dated only six years back, and v, hn.c verv existence conKI be extingnislied in an instant l)y that body to uhich it v:om|;ares itself ? I leave that for your Lordship to decide. So iiuch for analogy. I Avould now ask is it convenient that siieli (MKirmous j)o\vers should '>e vesfed in the Assem- bly or t!ie Council of Ne\vfound!an( , as that claimed i)v both by the Assembly ? I do not, my Lord, insult your nnderstandiiig- by Malting- for an answer, but reply, H is xox. And w'lm says Lord Lyttl^ton on this point — " Arg-njnen- timi ab ikconvcnienti plurimum valet In le<>e — non solom «piod licet sed spiid est conveniens est considcrandnm. Nihil cpunl est inconve- niens, est ficitnmr' (Co. Lit. 18.) Ami Lord Coke ill his commentary upon this text, .savs '; An iiv^umeut tlruwn from iiiro.ntMieiice i^ o.viMe in !:,u- ; and the law, v.hicii is tlu- in-y- Jf'clion of reai^on, cainiot 'i'fffrr that whu' is tm-o>wcmnfty> (that ,,s. ./.v^Vyv/Z/y inr-ouvrni- ent); liiiis the Acrv inconNcnieMceaud uu^uiUu Dleness of such a i,h,\\ cr Ajrnishes a pouci iul ar- ^'un'cnt aL;aiii.st iLs c;\i>tcna- here. Is such a j)uuer ncccssar,j :^ \ suji.uif <;;.,^ j, i« not. % ^/^e Judfte.~Tlo vou admit ti.at Ihe As- sembly have any privilege ? ^>s, my Lord ; I admit tliat t!:ev hav- the .same privilege that I liave, or anv I.odv of'mp. uhoareengaoed j,. any Jaulul business have - the pnvdege of evpelhng from il-eir pre_y the Corhnra l^n^for it contempt/ i\o, my Lord, neither Hou.-eof Legislature can be interrnp.ed u iihout a violation of the general law of tiie conntr\ and imder that iaw the ofiendin- parties are re-' sistib.e not onlN by the power of the iMagistracv l>ut are j)nnishable in the Queen's Courts accord" i'lg to the degree of their offence ; such is ih(^ 'hi( '• ts onveni- insi(it;i- liiil ar- ibel 37 jMujicr and Luiishtiilioiiai [Jiolt'ctiun, J liimk, ihey are eiitilloil to, and to no other : an hiiihest and most hononraijIeCOl KT of justice in the Kingdom," saith Lih •! Coke, I (o., Lit. 55, "ami e\eiv Court of Rvcnrd h;is X law the poutr of jjuiiisliing contempt suns- murily," 1 W ils. 'ISYd. In tlie eelehi-aled ease of iMr. Crosby, \A)Vi\ Mayor of l.ond.ui. -"> \\ ils, ISS, Lord Ciiit'f .liistice Di- (irey s;;id, '■ The Mouse of Conunons c;>> uimit ibr any crime, hrcfit/sr tiiey can in)i)ea '> for any ci ime. \V lien \\i(' ! louse .oi Connnons adjudueany thnjL-- to l»e a iJi'each of Privilege, tlieir adjmlication is a eon\ ietion, and their eonnnitmeiit in (\Mi-e- fpience is in execution, and no coiu't can dis- ch;"\i,;\ on bail, a jierson that is in execution by Ihe judgiiient ui' c.iollicr oini/' Hut the House of Assend>!y is not a Court — it has not prelended to be one. So much to shew that the House of Cotnmons lia\e their power of cominil- meut, as incident to their being a Court, i shall endeavour to .shew that, in adns u|,,ch then— that i.> at the vers period of their original reparation — were sl of |»;,, ||;„n(i.| happen. tj .since the return u| |{|,!,ai,| th. I'lr^t rom the Ib.h Land, ami con>e(pi( nil y uithm Ic-al memory. - The answer to this objection IS, that sonu- StttttUe or Act *>{ Suprnne A'afi- o„a/ANf/>onfj/, nhirhcNerit na.s bv uhicb the H.Misev b.-pm to e\isl and act. and have sincr S9 rotitmunl lo ;ut scpuiiitflx , iii\cste(i ihe lloiise • •rCoijiiiiuiis with the aiitecech iit c;>seiiti;i! |)ri\i- It <;o w hich htl()iii4:aj.'-e txfei'd this jtowc!' to New roiindhmd ? or is the Lef^i!?hitiire (»(" ^e\\ foiiudlaiid ihc supreme aii- thoiit} ((("the nation ? Thus, iii\ Lord. I trust I ha\f she\'. ii you that the iirivileg-ea of the House of Commons, great as (hey are, were' given to that house hy statute a(i|)I\ing- To t'.ciii.sclvt's, and ihes ha\e excreised it time out of mind ; that it is the L,(\v l*(nli((- hiciitL and not appUeahU' h\ mere assumption toan\ hi|», as a lh!ti-.h Judge, admit, without •■ ii r( iVagahh- pnjof " of its legal evi>tene«', the power of the House of Assemldv to assume and excici*' jJm»s( mor- mons and dangfrous pri\ ilcges and to])assih(ir jndguicnt auainst >v honisot\rr tin \ \nlj, under w !i;ifs(»(\ cr |)n'ten< < the\ pl(a>c,and then assert that that judgnitnt is tf.>Hipj)<'(tl(ih/i\ it/Hiami- uablc, and inin (Inssdhlc f I5ut how mon- strous is it. m\ Lortl. to pmcnd that such pow- y analog\ 'I l",\( rv law>er knows that nothing' hut a ehar, negative statui*,' e.m toll the right of the rsuhject. <.r take away t!ie Common F.aw. IMow_l;|. An allirmatr.e *«tatute eoidd not do it; could then inference or analogN, sup[>osing in this case an} infcnuce could he drawn, or any analogy exist- ed : It must he no Irilling, shallow , or airhilrarv 40 ])reteiice nliicli slioiild tlcpnve a sui>JL'ct of Jiis liberty ; and wo >voukl be to t!iis, or toaiiv olhc i (oimtrv, where the ii|)ri.t5ht, fearless ailniiiiis- tratiim «)f Ihe l.iw v.en; waiilini;- to proteet the imiocent and redress th(> ii!Ji;re(!. 'J'l:<> lerui " liberty " is^eldom heard on niyioiii^iiejHeaiise 1 venerate it too deeply to desecrate il U\ hinuv hni;- it. I am lh;iiikfi,l that i.Miii Ihii liuu, I iie\er found oeeasion to be alarmed for public liberty and freed(»m. Nou aitempts are m:uh-. and deeds are jjcrpetrated nude, tiic must eroi!s of ;i!l pretenets, the |)retcn Ml.'ieh it behoves the eoiumi;ni)\ to loi^t sk'd- faslly and steadilv . " JWun) Jt.it npcfilc tur- phsiniifs" ap|)lit'sas v.ill lo the bod\ |)oblic, as to in ividuals, and now on ihis th<' liVst occasion of its e\erei^e is the lime to as' ..rtain whether such a power as the i\>stud)Iy claim, i\i^vs kuallv exist, in order tiiat ii it (!<»(. s\ iii>;;ii.l and ciin- stitntional measures may hf taken l<» -( ( wd of it, as a burden too grievous to be boi nc — :md if it (h(s not, that the most ene!L;eti<- measures ma\ bo adopteil to i)!»tain ample compensation Utv an unprecedented outraue. It njay be asked, Imw have* other Coloinal l.e,i;i>l;ilures Jnen sntfered to e\erci>.e the pnw. ers of conunilment f.ir contempt, if it \\er( not lei^al ? 1 cannot will say how sneh a practice /rf/.v s Idle red ; but beca.* e it was sii(f'(ii(f, and lor a series of uars was (pdeth and gcner.HJv accpiicsccd in, diat which was .it first a inonff, may have brconu", b\ nsaue, n rhflit : — "com- muui-eiror facit jus," in the s.une w.iv as if A \ 41 N\roii<^J'iill> C'iiicrc»l ii|Ktii llic land uf U, :iihi fur a Idiig series of vears exercised imiutci rupted and adverse aels oC (>\ui« rsliip o'.er if, A noidd at lastae(juire a li^Iit and tillc v.liicli conld not be cjiiestiuned. M c iio'aevir drau iiu j)reeedent.s iVoni onr neigldj()iu> — not heeau.-e tlie\ are had, but because we Inne heller. ^^ e ba\e our own eountr\, our nioljier land to i;iiidc i;s. We draw onr |)r.)l( elion and rights from the law of I'.niiland, aial hv that \d\\ u\\ client will >iand (.r tall. There are many more aiilhorilies than tJiose Mhich 1 ha\c cikd that nii-lif h( uddueed by ini.', had lime |h i niittctl me t. roid autliuiitio. I s;;hmit that, as llic power \\hi<.|, the Miinse (if /Vs-( nd»l\ c-Iaim is clearh an in. Irin.mnient of the (' dani^erous to the liberty of tlu' sidiject, and eontrary to . lAr/r/- n(( t'arta^ to admit of such a departiire a>' ijic e.vercis*. of such nuthority is not incident to, nccessar\, or eoinenient for the perlormaiic<' oi tlio!*e diitioN assimned them by the ( onsfitnii.ii! 42 ol" 111' lloiLse — tiiat the comiiiMmont o/ Mi-. Kiellty \vas iikga!, and that lie is entitled to his discharjre. As to the secoiid point, the iiiforniality of the warrant, it is to:» apparent to n fpiirc ain ar'-ii- ment. Witliout sft)ppi-,o- to impiiir w'hether this docnment Monhl or uonld not he snfTicieiit if cniaiiatiiiy jroin the House of Ounnioiis, ( Mould merely state that it does not issue from that or any sueli body, and therefore stands iip,jn the footing- of any warrant, eoinniitment, or e\e- cntion— andassurh it is void for want ofa seal ; /or t!iat it -elates no adiiidieation — no eonvietion —for that it«loes not state that ihe Speaker ^^as orderej)inii>n v,\yy\\ several gr(^.!;n«b tliat tlie- in.pri- somner.t of the party Mas i]le;4al, i did, as wnr^ my duty in siicli ease, iinniediately restore liiiii lo l;i:3 lil)Lri\ — intending', however, at w^i early a give at more len;:ti» the rea sons (ipitn V. iiieli I had, arrived at the juduiiK ni I then pronoinitcd. (laving' u: the nieantinie had suiiieicnt opporimiity to eonsult the Jxsi authorities upon the suhjeot, in addillon to llie extcnsive inforniaiiiMi whir'i I d(ri\ed iVoni ih( learned and very ahh. arguments of t!ie ronn.'-i I Cor the prisoner, I shall now enter mur;- fi:ll\ upon the consideration of the grounds of my • !eei«i'>n, in order that tlie eommmiiiy at large and er-iK'tMally the j)arties more nearly inti reeled in this «|uestion, may understand tltat I have not. aelcd in tliis matter ras!d\ or unadvisedly, hi;' upon reasrms sati'laetory To niy 'ii mind, ;nd. I Jrust also, to ail \\\u) vill take tiie trouble oi en;» the j»ri.->ner to be diseisavgrd. under ;t /ifihfa.s i nypus frorii Ih- uao! ifftlfi:' to". n. to v. Ijieli jje bad Ik: ■ (( «l \i\>, f i!l(' Spiakrr (;(' !!:!• Jju'.'.si; ol .\>,.;; mi/lv ui {\>a: U l);,ri\ilcjits o\' I'lc iloi;st; ol V^^icmhh ^ Seooiiilly : llaMj tliov the power of juiiiishinu suniinarilv lor a Ijixrch of tltcir pi i\ ih-cs In imprisoiinifiit ? And t!iii;^!\ . If ji taiiriut hV rie.ulv sliiuii that t!i('V ha\cMah pi>\\cr, >\lie- lh( r the wairaiit in the |)rcsent easse is a Is i;a! and valid document for the delentioii of the pi isoner ? AsU) tlu; (irst (pkstion, I iwu ;>iven (o iiiider- -laiid that the House of A>>cnd>lv ht re assnnit- (o thcniM Ives Ihc privikT^t-* <,r tiie Imperial House of ('omuiniiis, and el.-.ini io exerei'i' the like powers of piMu.shinent for a hreaeh of lhos;e privileg:onrr on the' prc^icnt oee...sion. This, therefore, h ads in«', in the first instanec, to exaniine hriclly into the nature and orij^in of the pri\ ilei^es ani pow- ers <»f l!ie Iinpt rial Pailianieiil. ;iiid nifue es])('- eially those of llie Iloiisc of C'onnnon-, Ik fun eiM|iiiiin^' for tlie authority u|)on wiiich those pii\ ileges and [)uuers fXiiHiiinndi, uciu iVom Ihc tailkst fiiiK's Im1:I aii(! con.'id'. icil U\ hv |;art o( ihc !a-A or tli'- lah'l, an.'l in ihat respcrl a part of tii,' ConmiMi! Law ; and at ilir (iiiic csf the xparalioii <.!' thr tuoliotisc-S nhicli nas as v.\\\\ as Ihe 41) ||( ii -J, tlic piivilrocs riijo\t(! ami ll.c n.hciiMiis imi- lormlv cxcirised hy «;ic!i hi; iscli (»!' (lie L(gisl;'.- fi re SM'vc, ill 111,' oi.iiii.M of L.nl Llltii!>oro!io|,, In a fcrmal ait at ih*^ tiuie of lljcir se|)ara(ion, •^fatiifuhly assi-ii<'(! \^^ carii. H'liot the ujiolc. thr oreater part t!ieier<»ic, ol lliese laws, customs, niieval with Ihe ('oMii)iMi, Lau. 'I'hov have, from timr to tune, horn expressly allereil ami \;iriecl h\ Act- «>i fhe Leu ivlat lire [\:v that purpf^sc, and are to l)e foiiiKl ill the - nd!s „r l>a. liamei.t"— - iii precedents and records," and '• i-,,iilimial e\- p<-iieiice o» the ciisl )ms of I»ui liamelJt."••• ^!"•■•e^ore ap>pcars that the l.aw <.f l^niiaisunJ v*as not on-iiially one nnilorm code, hut has l»cen addr.l to, aheird, and anM-ndcd from ijm: to time; that many of ihe ptM.crs and j)ri\ilc gos of ihc tuo hranchoof the Lei.i>,lature have, at van.nis imics, |>con donhted, ie.-i«(e»l. and (h - hated, and liave htcn •\erci rd on!\ npon theii hem«4 (|e.rl\ a.c,rl;dn>a I., h:- i p.;*, i ,.f jht an- • I'lil and iiiid.Hd;:c I ns:..." and en-?..!) «-( Tuils • I,. ••! r I ,._ 11., :, \\ .ui:ciit. IJiit lilt Ii:jii;;f oriMnmnoiis lia\o in'\cr r.iaiiiK ;!, iif)r lias -.tiiv one het'ii luud} eiiMii^h cm Jlicir Ijtitair to cLiiii th.v |:•.-^^^.■l•, hy Chcir uv.n re.^juhitian, of inakinj!, that a {»ri\ik'gc nhicii bc- h've \Mis no |)ri\ iifg .'. Neither ;;:<• i!uii- (,iivi- lej^es arbit:ar\ and inuleKiiCi!, va^ae and luicer- t.iiti, but where doubts arise ;iie di. eo\ei'abie b\ •' ex: luiniiij; the recurdji of I'arliaiiient,'" and enqidiiiig '• V. hat uas chun;ed arul allowed in ^iiiiilar iiistaiicesj in fuiiiier liuiers" |,reJi:-ely in the yanic- nii-.nner a.> liie Comnion Law is cen- >tii!ed by the J udfze.i! of the yo\er;d Coints of Lau . ft dueis not pieei-;ely aj)pear at v.h:it tinit tlif House of (onuiioLs first convicted lor eon- len»[)t as in t!:e nature of a breach of privilege, und Mr. l!;.t!re!l mentions that u[t to the lime of lien. 7, the O/iumon.s had i!e\er proceeded a.s for a breacii of j)rivilr!..s doc.-> law folly po.'-.'test; tju' power of «i;mmiiinent i'y cynlcj;!j)t. as in the uature of a brea( h (jf priviJeue — a power r('iO!;,:h::d hj Slattdc aw l::!\ini>- Ik; II aiUMditly CMirised b\ them — •filial!;' applicuble \n tlie House of l.oids, for !he\ ww: iMie ai.d t'.e -aiiic iii tlii.> lespect — the ^iia.i d < or.iH'il inn widi them thof^e po>'.ers A. hic!i l!;e;. •■ollccli\ely t \ercistd beloic (!;cir -ej;aiali:.n. Ip'on ;■. h'lbcas co//;/;.^, ilierv.- fo'i-. !o diu'liajv-e one cumiitled h\ d;>' Hour-^e '•... ••(♦eirj^t, .,.,. •mI'-.I tl'T III!. •• I 17 .uii! utridLNt ill sali'-.ricliiH! of llud j);iit nf iSJag lia (':ii!.i V. I)i«'!i (lirci'ls tlu'.t no iij.;>.n ^;!;iill he iin- |)i!-)ncd h(*t In l!:c' /;>'::•/■;'// jt!v \\.v I'.iw of l!ti' li!.surr h\ ibu^ pi-diUSH of the lt iiu;; >rta!it e.'H!>'i leva- lien — iiain.lv, does tl'o IJoii::e of A^selIl!)!y oi liii; I..laiul |)u,se.>s llie pov.crs ainl |)ri\ ileges ac- liiii»ule<.lt;e;l as hehajgiug to l!ie !h>i'rivi!ege.-.i, as in tlie |)re. eut iii.rtanee ? Tpoii this point let u^ look at the orij^iii el" o;.r l.eeal I.< :.'i'lalure, ft :.?, iu is v. ell kn »".\ n to all ei' lu, h(ii some Ijveorsii.v years siuee it tli: t ejiiiiiuii- n i\ to e\ii:it l)\ \iitueol' a Cunnui;^-ion fVoiu his Lite -\laje.i\ to '.he Go\tiuor < t* t!ie (.'oi(;ny, i rn- povvering" him tj coavt.ke (kueral Asseuihlies iiom among' t!: 'iiliubit.ints <.(' the h-ian (or the gdod government sif tlu- Colony, not lepngiianl tu the Aels el" the Imperial I'ailiament. IJiit rs fher;- in tiiici (,'liarter contained ;.n\thii:g' which ' mi- t!;e I! >i:-e of Arvcmbl} <.i tlse 5.-.K;n.l iiito ■ i ho.|\ of l!;e siiu;. p.)..i» e.nd ..liiiiurily, :iiid p-s .ring the sune ii;,hi> -nd ; i.ile^ lIlt'K iili\ SI. Mint (.1 All i,\ l!.c hilj:< H.ll l*.ir- li.tnuiiJ ^^lli^i^ dcliiKs ihcir lii^Iils jtowrrs, and |iri\ Urges, and dcchtro tlirm tii>cor Cuiimioiis ? Tlicre is none. V. lu lue, ihen — by uliat antliniiiy, and iVom v, hat soiiree, do Ihey deii\e the power n hich the\ have exereisod on the pre.-ent oeeasiuii ? 1 am \-i'. tn to unde'-- .-^land that it is by cuff.f')-/-/ t .the Ijoiise uf C'oiu- iiions and the A>>eni!>li(Voi" (»*!ier Drilish Colo- nies — that is, bteaii:;c the House oj' A. senibh is die representative bra.i«:i of the Local Lrj^ishi- ture, it is therefore ncccssarili; in\ esUd w iih all the pii\i!t';^es and p,)ners ae'knouled^ued to be- long- to the House of Conmi uis, as \vell as the eiistouis and usages of the Hiaises , r Assend)ly of other eoloiues. 1 ni\H h' lia\(.' he \\\ not onlV this (loetrine, bat hat even of the poui r of iii- llietin-'e )r! oral piniishnient bro;idl\ a^.^eried bv inenihds of (he House of Asseinblv. Let us e\a-i.ir inio if. 'VU\^ eolon\ is one of those proMiu'ial establishiiienis the eonstiiution of whieh. according to Dlaekstone, -'depend on '• the iesj)eeti\e eonii)iis>; »ns issued b\ the crown "to the (iovernois, and the instruclions which "nsuall\ ; ci'oinpany those coniniissions, under '•llie authority of which IVovineial Asseud)lies "are constituted willi the |»ower of inakin^- loc;l "ordin::iiecs n )t repignanJ to the lawsoflaig. '■'• land." So far then our A^seud>ly is not ecpi.d ill power, even within this eohuiy,* to the Impe- rial Pailiiment, to a hich it, as w'ell as all other I cgi>| ,!iii( s in the f^in en's dMmiiiiuns, is sub- 4\) Ml'tlllMlt' ^^lI.^->l' L;)n>ill 111 iuil i: U.> \r;l itui>lt t<» .lilt ration l*y I'ii^ .Sovereign I'oucr wliit It ^niiii. • '(1 if, am! ^\llosc •■Nii^tcncc may. by an .\rl <•! Pinliamcnl. at :m\ time I)l tiM'miiiatccl. Ai^aiii, our l!')ib:eof' Ass( im! 'y iIo(s mil her In ilstjliirii ill roiijiMutiiiM Mitli III Coimeil (iirm a ('oiirl (jT IJecord ; ii(il!i< r do llic ('omicij and .\s:~cin!)l\ fo<4(tliri-. noi- does cillier ?^cparal(l\ . roriii a f'oiiit of .Fiidioatiire ; nor docs it |»ossess the |)o\\t.'i' of inipraflmMiif — om,' of the liii^litsl poncrsof the IJoiisc ol" ('(tmr.ions, wjiirli ny\\ (■oiisc'«|ii( ntly conimit evcii i'^v a oiiiiK' in (»rdor li) ao iin|>(a«'lmi< lit. llic I Irassc of j.ords, as is \\diilion \\it!iin tli<,' r(\dm ; hill do( s tlic ( 'oniuii of \\\\s island— the ( (»per JJraneli ol' the I eiiislatiiic — m the least respect whatever exercise unalo^ons [tow- ers? — and yet tl. oowersand priN ileges claimed to lie e\er«'ised by the Iloiise ot" /\ss( inM\ on ihe [)iesent necasion slr hii^iirst leaniiiii;- and alfilitN, v.lK>\\ns siu*ces?iice ol the Coninion I'ltas. an. an I during tlio uar (if llic rc- \()!tcd Amcriran r()l!>nits sided uit'i (•(>!;«nial j^iTtensions. Speiikini!' of flie c\erh/!an(I, and will never he allontil ti> " assume tliOiC {)iivwei^es \\hieh the House of " Connnons are entitled to ii;sii\ h( le, up<»n " juiiifiples that neither can nor naist he aj^- "• plied to the A.<."emhlies of the Colonic s." Aiid aiiain he sa\s — " in this disposition of the Lov»- " cr Hous(! to assuin(} lo tlieiiistlves an^ privi- " leL»e uhieh the Ijinli.^h House of Coninions " enjo\ here, his lordship (l.^rd Ualtimoie) • should i*'si>^l a!! •oicli aiiniiptx ^^ !m'i«' lhe\ are j1 " Uiireasonuhlt', ^\ilh lirmii(>s, .liid M'li.iild iirst r '• a(l(»\'. I'.iiy ciicroarliiueiit^i to !)C cstaljiishtMl on. " the wfiy im[)risonment for breach of privilege is exercised by the House of Ass«'nd)!y, it isnot necessarily because the House of Commons exercise the same power, nor of an\ inhereni riglit in th- Assembly to exercise such power. It may be that in such colony thev originally enacted and declared by a law nhat the riglits ami pri\ ileges of the several branches of the Legislatuie uc.e, and conferred upon tiMin t'.ie po\\er of |)imishing summarily for a * Clulmer'i opiniono". \ive.u:\t (.filioso i)ri\ilej»e!s. J^tc 1110^1 |»i, ,!,;,}, i.. iV.m:(!alii)M Cor the exercise of such ;, j„,\ver is luni:- practice, not (jiiestioiird in tlieOrsi instance, nnd after lapse of time and repeated e\erci;se grown into an nsaije, and reco«•ni^e(l |)erhap> by the Courts of ^a^■. . If so. such |)o\\er became to be, as redan's such colony, iu some respect part of the !a^^ «»f the land, lint Wiil any one say that siudi an iisajuecan he p!eade«l as ii'aving- any force in tliis colony, and that if it have even jiTouii into law in tlie c(»luny where it r.blains, it can be said to be the hr\ of tiiis Ishuid a uhil more than their Statute of di-trihutions, or for the release of tlower or an;, other act of i!ie Local Leij;-isjature of such cnh.uv (an he held to he in force as the law uf this I'Nlaud ? !t is laid f asatfr iunl mutvollrd bff prrca'leni . lint hou can Ihe IJousc of \sM'ndd\ here, whose exis- tence eoninHucrd sc;"((|\ MX \»arsatM.. be said to be Liovciiiid b\ iisuffv or ontrolhd by /*/f- <'(i(h'iil ni the |»resf^iit case, as to which inandest- l_\ neither nsaye nor pr(cc«|cnl exists? If it is U) Jh" nsai;es and prectdents iif the Imperial I'arliameni, or tlioM" of other ( 'olomal .Assfiij. blic^. tiicv icl'cr, cernnnl\ the\ do not under>land the meanni;^" of the ti'iins. lift if flic Mouse of Assemldx on the f'ist «i<-- casioM upon winch thc\ chocse to exercise a pov.tr of ini|jrisunuitnl, consider tfienisihts \ •)•> I iiivesled wiih it l)ccuii>c tlie House of romiiions ♦ wcrcisc the same (;«)n«jr. \\icn ar..- tlic'\ fCjiiallv oiitiilt(J upon tin* siiiic i^roiiiMl an. I foV the like icaisoii ((»t" ("oiii:iiiji)s, i ,|- tlie rule i>\ which thev claim j'oihids tin in to thoose smiic |)i)\\ei> aiul privih'iics ami rt j.h Con.vliiuti .n. That the Mouse of. \ssend)ly here are in\ es!ed \\ifh >umc prr. iiciits a>. incident to their cm idi- tion, I do noi mean ;o deny ; ItutoftheM' I d') nut (k'she to ^onstKnic ni;. >ell the aihiler — nor IS it of imporlauee <;n the'picseut occasion thai I should «hfiue \\!i;it ;;iid |io\\ e\!iusi\e lhe\ are, hut it is ni\ dity, and an nnperatne dut\\ lu fake care thai ihey arro«,^1te no privileges an«l exercise no powers, unless tlicy |jelje\ond iJiifisli Mihircf, reeoo„i/cd ai.d con- tirnied h\ a;., una (aria, "that no uiaii shall be nnprisoned hut h\ the /f^z/'/J jml^ment ofhi.s p<ol,y lhe^la^ufe .d'the iS I'.duard ;]d, uliieh enacts thai no man shall he put out of land or Icmnid;! nor htfu/i or imprisonvif, nor disin^ { ' r>4 licritcd, iioip.it lodcatli. without bciiig- l»n)ii"liJ III to aiisner bt/ due i>rortss of the lair " "^ It las been slle^v^ i„ ai-.imcnt. ;'s it is laid down In theliioliest authorities, and is clear lau, that a statute made in the atlirinative. nitlu.nt anv iieoative expressed or imi)ne(l, doth lu.t take away the Common Law— much less then shall a man's liberty, of\Aliich our lausareso tender be restrained by implicntioH or unahufy. The Courts of Keeord in Kn-land exereise and always ha\e exercised the puwer of comiiiit- rnent for contemj.t, nhich j.ouerispart of the iau or tli(.' land, aiwl the >Snperi(.r Courts of this <«»h'ny all possess {lie like p:)\ver, biif it is by Mrtue of an .xpie > Af Record in the Rcolm, whose [)o\\ers and pri\ ilcnes >\ere oriuinall\ assij^ned bv Sta- HHo, and have? been sanctioned b\ immemorial iisig-e ; — fo'- as I.uid l',llcnbor(.u;^h sa\s, •' (heie " is MO |)rclcncc lortrcafiui; the pri\ ifcyes <.f tlu- lloiis" o| Common'^, as some persons have '•trea(((! ihcm, as tlinii;s of a u«»\cl oii^in and " ron-tiinlii)n, bcLnnhiiii^ w ithm tl.c limeof Ico;,! "metnorv. and siaiiduiy u|)ou no aiithoritv of " pr(>scri|.fion or Statute. " lint cioi it lMsh«M»n that there is m force in this Island an\ np;;ati\e Statute, an\ law or wswiiv w liate\( r \\ liirh would, III detiaiH-c of .Ma<;i..i ( :irla and the 'JS lAw . .'■[ luferferc Will the liherl\ ol the -nbject in the """•'' 11"'^ under c<.n-id< r.ilinn " H |( |„. .,,,,( Iiicli called 65 tiiat llie Kinj^'s commission, Assembly into existence, if it eveii contained e\ press words to tliat etfl-ct, conid j^rant sued a pinver, I den} it ;— lor the Kinj,^ can no more make a law than either branch ot the Legislature individually. If it be said that it is nccessaru to the House of Assembly to posses.s the r)o\ver •Mpiinishiii'^ summarily, as for a breach of their pri\ile<;es, (\\hatever these privilej^^es mav be as.sumrd to be) as the House of Commons do, I iU'w^. it also. They are entitled, and I \\\\\ ad- mit particularly entitled to jnotectinn in the due perfiirmance of tlieir functions, but the la^sof the laud are est that* free- dom and protection to \\hi< h tlu-y are entitled. Their sittings aie not necessarily oj)en to the publi'-, thoujih it is most desirable th«\ should be. but certainly the\ oiall pid)lic biuli«'s should know how io preserve order and decorum in tiien nieetinenl ( .iMv forwre.ui- ii'i sliiii (.III the whole facts of ii .i> (|i.M;|(»>eil ni 56 the affidavit before mo, and it pjaiiilv appears 1 lat, nitlioutdc/iiiiiiii uhat their privdtoes are The Assembly n^^uuuj the pouer ofadj^uliiinj itnd detenn,nii)o at pltasMii' upui, any act com- imlted bvaii individual uhich thev ma\ cousi. dcr to be a breach ofihosc p, ivilco'e.s, and this too NMthont p. rinitting the person accused, or Ins witnesses, to be parlu>.s to the iuvesti-a(inn J^hen the ollence conif.lained of was denied Here at hast the llonse ot Assembly have not conformed to the practice of the Ilonseof Com- Sinoi.s, Mho invariably call on the offender to ad- ;niitor (leny the charge an«l poM(M-<,f vindicatin-i- what tliey assert tr. b. their pri\ ile-^es by Mimmarv pun- i^limeiii cannot, a<-cordiii;^ to tJM; same rule bv ^^hich they claim to exercise it — /. r. the Lan of Parliament, in au\ niaiiiH r bedra\wi m party imprisr.ned obtain re- <.ressby or iii any ( oiirt iii the Queen's domini- ons. And \.i siH-h absolute |)o\',ers as these are claimed to be exercised b\ a bod\. not bein«>- a Court of |{(.,'o|-d — scarcely six years in exisl Iruee— cous|>iniu- of but iif'teen iudi\ i.luals, of "bom six oid> form a qnoriun -( li-ij*!, upon a 'M'-'IdiealiMii ulncli m I'.u-land U(,idd uot eiUi- tie them to vote for a inend)er of Parliament— uillK.ut the sanction of any law, usage, or nr-. ccdciit— and bavin- othir abundant means of •>/ j)rolccU<)n and ivdiess, l»iit merely hecaii^e (lie llouse of Cnmiiioiis, fonnui^- ^itli the House of Lon!^ Ihe Supreme Court of the Realm, and coiisistiui^- of several hundreds of llie most emi- nent men in the nation for tah nt, learniiii;-, wealth, and infliienee, exercise similar jjowers and privi!e^(s, originally assinned to them hv a positive statute, and sanctioned by immemoiial iisaye from the remotest ages. I am suorn to do ecpial Ian and execution of rigiit to all the C.ueen's suhjeets, rich antl poor, without having- regard to any one ; and as I I'mJ the law so Mill 1 t(. the Ix.st ofmv al>ilit\ ad- minister it. We live, thank (iod,'imder a s>s- ttmof laws the hnast of the ci\ iljzcd woild, ami the best luilwarks of IJrilish freeri\ileges of an\ of the constituted authorities than I am, no inan m ill be more forward in enforcing-, so far as lies w jtl.. ia my province, those laus nhicii he<|ne roimd and sLC!Me the liberty of the subject, and uliicli are tlu chiefest supports of the freedom of the State. r shall now consider as the last point, the va- lidity and >id]iciency . \c warrant set forth in tiie return to ihe li(th(tis corpus ; and Iki,^ ( will say in liiiihti that if the Mouse of .Asstrnblv do really possess the po\M rs \»hich the\ riaim to exercise e«pially with theJJrifish House of Com- inons, the warrant of the Speaker ^provided it i I 58 «iisclu^cs a sniJicieiit j^roimrl of comiiii(iije)j() ought not to be scanned with that critical nicety as to technicalities uhich are requisite to the vahdity of other conimitnu nts. But, achnittiu"- for arLaiment's sake, that thev have the sau7e autliority m ith the House of f'omnions to direct then- Speaker to issue his warrant in such case as this, does this warrant disclose a sufficient firround of cornniitnient ? In niv judiinient it does not. 7'iie prisoner is not 'statecf to have been adjudj^ed by the House to l)e .y-uiltv of any ofrence— for the proceed inii" of the House is in the nature of a judgment, or it is nothing nor does it recite any order or resohition ti'^at the party shouhl be comniittej] for the otlence, and that the Speaker should issue his u arrant to the Sheritl'accorclinjih . But having shewn that the House of Asscm- bJ\ IS not a ( ourt of Record, nor part of a Court of llecoivl, that it does not possess the powers A»hich it claims to exercise by virtue of anv law^ usage, or precedent, upon no one, in short, of the grounds or authorities by virtue of wlj'ich the House of ( omiiions exercise such a power, let us see uhetlnr, under these t be in \\ ritinir and w ie by a |m r>on having competent aiitho! rity. It must be under seal : without this the coinniitmcnt is iinlauful— the gaoler is liable il) to false imprisonment, and the wiifiii esr;i|)e hv tiie uaoltr, or Lreacli of prison Uy tl.-e prisoner, inakes no felony.* A warrant eommitting- one in e\ecnJi:>n (v. 'iieh is t!ie case lierc) mu^tl^la.te that t ;e party i.as Ik en convicted. f And it ninst lie for a time certain. + and sliowld set forth clearly tlic author!.^, under Ml.icli it is niarle.S In ;i!! t!iC:;e essentials tiiis warriint is !.tlerl\ de- fective. IJad I entertained doid)ts only that this war- rant was issned I'y a (^>nrt of competent jnris- dietii)n, it uo:dd ^till have been my dnty to see that it was in form aiul sidjstance le;.?al and va- lir uhicli it professed to he issued ; fui' the Queen's Dencli upon a habeas cnrp'fs will examine into t!;e co'mmilnjcnt of a ])arTy lor C!>nfenipt l>y any ol-her Court (d'Law havin.u- competent antliority to commit, and v. ill discharge the jirisoner if'the process of such Court he irregidar, tiionoh tlie judgment upon "liicii it i^Mxed be iimpicstionahle ; hut im\\\i aiillioiil v ;is IIkv liiiiv ^e*• tit, It cspf'ciallv l;e!ioves those v, ho iuhniilisler the laws to takt' care that no one is sii])j,otC(J to such pMnlshnient, unless it be ckarlv warranted hy the f^/w of the land. And if ihe jmner ^vhi( h has on this occasion hs en exercised can he slicwn to he uarranled by the law of the land, and to he nnqnestiuiiable "in any otlier c(.nrt,' then I s;iy, ansi uith every deference, that such a po-aer is of all others the most liable to be so abused, as to render the liberties of all m ho dwell in this portion of the IJritish dnniinions de|)cn- dant upon as frail a tenure as (hose of (he snb- jects of (!ie most despotic government in the Morld. As I have already said, (he powers which the Assendjly Irwe claimed (o exercise upoii this occasion are not ticccssan/ for f/ww, and the laws of the land are abuu'danilv si.ihcient for their protection— bnt if i( be considered that the omnipolont ji-.uers whieh they have arrogated are m ressary, then kt it be so'deelares much hnrt in the attemj>t to save himselt fi'om l)eitiii- thrown lieadloni»- over the stairs. l)v. kielley A^as fortmiatc enough to find shelter in the house of a friend, and s':ccee ^1 (From the 7 iuiex. An (just lo.j On Monday la^t, iit 2 oVIack, His Exctllency the (iovernor, attended In his suite, |)ioeeefft» arri'sled by urtit-r i.i" itie Wnun' of Assi-mbly, in cons, (lufiue i.f ;i dctijion tnade hv i.iiii in liis ju- dirinl c;ipat:ily ; and tiiu \hc Sh'riff tins a!s.. iJfcii arrpstt'd f„r liiivinij (ibeu'il ^ iiiaiulaio of Ids suj;arior, liio said Jiid^e, fuuo- dod ujiuii (iiat derision, I f.cl m\>elf ruii:[i,il",',.l„ny, and lalddjli'd to subvert that ri'>jica ul.icii is lim-, aiul rtlnrli it is liijjiily I'xpeiii.'iif thai all classes (.fsocieU should rr;;dvr, to the adiiiiniilrators of the law in ili? fNcniJo (d" tiicir fuur- tioiib:. •' Sofdc- iiironvptiiiMico must result from the prosent itionsnrp, Ijiit to liiiji it bffiovcs us Iv» siibdil fj." Ilie av<»i;r the f..;ur.-." it \»;,s thtn anijoi.i.eed that i.ie Lejii^hitnrc vn;.; |)r.;;T:.::-:;c., i:i;til \.'(M)(Iay ne\t, the ;(>lh insliiiit. Mv. S[)eaker and /lOfomablc nieni- heiri inr.nediately '' tiiiiied iaih" and on tahiu;^- their i-i.A.i in (he house, "the ^e^e^able and \encr;i;ilh liot a liitU' ajjpa- r.iit e\i.!(ation, Iji.-; Ivxcclkiie) 's r perch. »hen Ci3 '• tliC man of lionoiirablf iiiiihitidii" (Mr. Kent) wunid (I Sit/icl/iiufj s;iv, (l>\ u;!\ of "a (h inii!erati r>n v,\))\\ the pi-oj)ri.'^tv of so doinj;-, allhounh it has beeii thoui;iit that his E.\cellein:y did not suriiciently vmdicate the outrajj;('d laws of the country in t'ailinu- to !ak<' the >tr>ni4er course of d'ts.s(>h:i>>(i X\\v. house, tlu^ rascality of wjiose proctci line's has justly iai>ed •so ereat a stoi'm of indii^nation. \\ hat decisi- on the house w ill eonvj to after the rejieciians of a whole week, is matter of conjecture, allhoufili it i< the prevailing belief tluit it will recklcs^lv pinsue iis i^a'iuer course and allempt to beat down ail opposition — that jt will set about in rin-ht ranust to '^ ext'npuiv the irid.ltj spread coitspirarij <:(j(iinst it,'' rather than v i«dd to the tiictates of coninj(!U j)i-U(hi;ci.'. and retrace its steps, if the house still |)ersist, we w i^h i(^ in \ uigar pai lance, "a precious good time of it," for there will be ennngh ujjon its hands in all conscience ; and if it do not persevere, it Were fir better that il had never commenced. AuxliDW, it will exhibit fof/i/ |)er^onil:ed ; — and t!iat is i:ot tie woist of it — the -' co.wspirar^'^ 0-1 >»liicli now exists bii) in ii.uiio will L-emii iij riulit fiiriiesr. nor wc.irx until it has uhated t!ic im"oi.i:rai]i.i: .Mis\\(i: of uiii.h the toiintry has su much i-cas')n t(» complain. 'HiC A^hole sNstein of j-fncrnnu nt nin>t he al- tered, lor it i-. impossible tliat the |)icsent state ofthinj^sean be snilered to endure. (From tlic Pttbli • LccUfcr, Atujuat H. } \\\> Iv'.cclleiie} th(j (Jo\t'riior \^ei!t do^^il to ihe Council (luiuiher ;. esterIatnre. v.hicli had been j)rornjecls thi-rein ni. nlioned, and tiio various (locnments coniift tt(i wiili ilicip, wiiicii \ iiave siiico lrjiisiiii;ti!:l." Ill the J louse of Assemoly there Mas a oreat deal of ahsiirdjneolieicnt.and violent la»iriuaL:(\ not only with reffrer-e to the |;;te plo^ecdin^s, but to the circumstance of a writ f(;r ,13000 hav- ing- been sued out a.uainsi the Speaker of the house and several teller members, by IJrvaii llobin.v.n, L;s;|.. at the >nil of Dr. Ivirllc', . uliom J « 1 1 i ()5 llu' lioiise \,,u\ riiiiuiiiKril to JJic < ,!stO(]\ ( f t!jf Ser^eaiit-at-iirms, for alleged breach ol' it>< privu Jeges. 'liie lionse resolved that it Mould recei\c no fiirtlier ectiimiiiiiicalioii from the Coiiiicil ihroi;L;!i Air. Ilohmsttn, the m;',.s{er i'l e!iaIl^er^ to tlie (,'oimeil ; and it Mas then moved bv Air. >V!n>er, that Air. Kt^biiison be committed "to the ciistodv of the Scrgeant-:it-arms for contempt • ^ suing out the said writ! Finally, AJr. IMorris! (mIio has lately retnrned to thiscoiintry, and nho ^^as one of the ,lelegates upon the late gric ,ce mission from the h(jiNe) in a fjtrr.sf of cJoqhvn'C cidy to be apprecialed by tliose mIio an acipiainl ted with that gentleman's admirable st^ le of orattjry, mo^ed an adionriiment until this dav, lor !he pill pose of ;diording time for reHeetioii ! \\hicli sensible pro|(0.-ition — almost thr only sen- f^ible |)roposition Mhieh Me lune heard Alr.'jVlor- ris make — Mas. Me !>• lieve, adopteider tiio fart (hat ins'.ead of AJr. Kent or the house rsf((h/is/{i>t(/ the light to cr.nmiit (or eontenijd. that right has m holly been nr;Mi:i) b\ ;» solemn and eom|)etent tribunal. ^^ e >\ ill lust remark, and wr tiu-^l tl;e hint I \\\\\ uu\ l>t' \\ji(il!\ t!ir;>\\ 11 a\'.;i\ , liial if lioii. iiRiiiiiLi's (•aiiiiot I;; iiiy 1 > the disciissioii o\' an iiiipoiiaiit topic aii\ tliiiig llial lias the s|i^!ile-t a|)|)roacii t(» rciyoii ur ar<;iini('ii{ — leitlicr the rilatioii ot'fiII\ aiKH'Joto. nor appeals lo \ii!;Liar j)i't'jii.ser\afions on tlie part c't'a man w !io is accnstonie I l» ivIliMt I) lore !,e .sj)eaUs, and to keep liiniselJ' coil. \\(»'.dd i>e \\(»il:i iiifinitc1\ UKU'c than all the senseless ra\ inys Aulli which our e.irs lia>c been dinned duriM<:- the last six weeks' session of a do-nolhin;^' Ilonse of Assend)l\ . lM»Iks ont ol" doois are lKartil\ sick (tfall this sort ol'liinii;" ; and the honse onL;ht to ieel that it is hiiih time to ha\e done w ith it. {From i/ir Iliivboni'-Grare Si(ir. Aifi/nsf :l-2.) In <»!ir presi nl nnniher \m\\ \u loimd liio pleadings of Mr. llohinson, in the cas • of Dr. Kiel!e>. nh(<. as (»nr reailei - are a\\are. was In'oiiirlit op l»\ a writ oj" Itiibcits corpws ic'Core Jnduf lail;. . m ( hand)( rs. on l"iida\ llu- lOth instant. \\ V. are nmeli pleased wilh the ina.iner in \\hich Mr. liohinson has handltd his snl»|t el : the ariinments. Ironi Icjuinnmi; t(» end. a'"e eon- dn«'trd leinperatel\ and ni» lho jn-it wliat it sh. 'Id he, pen* rolls and ;:enlleuiaijl_\ , displaym;;' ..ironunouf Miiieh talent and no inconsiderable research. The Jud-^e tuol. a -iiiiilai view, .iii.l acldiui.l many authorities in r^nppjrt ofiiis opinion. — this ^ill aj)pear in onr next. i>nt what shall ue sa\ to th(> immediate eon- se(pienres of Dr. Kitljjy's release ? \Vhat siy ^^^' lo tliat rish and unpn cerlented aei of the Assembly — the arrest of tiie Jndge — tiie arrest of (he J\u\iir upon the lit iieh ! Waat siiall we say to ihe Spcd/ur of that house ^^ ho caused the Queen's .ludoe and the Ilij,di Sheriff to be drayyed hke malefactors through tlie p ddie vcets, r.nd, rdter ulierinq- various iifdiunities, nally m be imprisoned ! What ca/t \\l say- to such f'ldac'Kh'is proceed inirs ino)( than we !uve alieadv said— TJ IF. DAYS OF C'llOM- ^\FFL WUl WVAVWM'A} !! .\nvi«l, wUixt are all ;fjoi(i nit Limorphoses to thi> ! " IFis nrms turn t'ligln— Ins ilotlis are »liaj;^y liair, III. loatiiri", iiiuv :[ wolf, some likciie-^. bfa ', So liarin hii liuni > liairi willi ;>ri.sllv grace. And Muh Uie im'.n»ie honor of Ins tmr. Mil ev«- b;ilU ulariiiR with llifir nontnt itanie. Ills luiin all lerril.lt, till tin utmi." (Str Uviilt Mt'am. IL'ok \ti. ) 68 »5 'I I t) ^1 — All llii>, li()U<\or, is a iiiei<' iio(liiti!j »(iiiij».i- ie coim- trv ? >^ hat is Ihc line of conduct \\hich he ouL;lit to |un-,>ue ? Ad\erse as ne arc to politi- cal strife, a«lvocates as we fer\ently pray we c\er shall he f(jr the|)eaceand coiuord of society, \\e neverthelt s:; l\\\ ourselves called upon to recoin- luend a hum and stkady iii:sis rA.vc i; — f/t((l latrful (uid cotislitiitiomil rtsistaucc wlilcli a man feels h'nnself compelled to make irhe/i /lis persitn and propertii arc unwtirritntahlif assuihd. Let us -lot he misunderstood; (ni a point of sinh extreme impoiiancr it is uell to he )daui and explicit: uc d(j)r( catc all Molcuce V hethrr in /ro/y/ or isrAN(j:; fo: the < \erliou oi a// anfufjonisl poirt r, actiin; in ac- cordance nilh the hues of the land — the hroml prirciph s of Justice, and nith that sonnd and htdtth'f constitution irhi( h admits (>/' 7at wronif nifhoift a renn dtf. In sut h a <(Muse as this, Ihc >u|.porl« rs (»f rr/// free«loui and letfdi- inatc authoiit\ have nothuiL; to (ear ; lluir cause must ( \eutuall\ truun|)h. '!"!i< n\er mav he cheek(d h\ a dam, htil it ndl rise and rise 'til it hursts the pun\ barrier; and then, after a I I m nioincnlarv coiimiotioii, it will retiiin toilNuoii- tcd It'vrl, r(»iifiiiiiiii;i to llou on in its accnsloni- «d st\]v mdjcsticall;/ and modcrfttc/t/. (From the Times, Aujust 12.) After tlic lapse of a neck, U)Y v. hieli period, nso:ir readers are auare, it was last week pro- rouiKMl, the Local Legislature li;is a-^ain met for the '' (lespdtc/t of hus^ifiess.'" Whether the House of Assenddy have availed tlienisclves of the op|)ortMnity ailorded thcMii l)y the Governor for " rclleetini.'" on their recent proceedings — and whether the resnit of that relleetifui "w ill pro<|iie(.' those '• calmer connsels for the fiitin-e" which his llxcellency professed to expect, we are not pre|)ar( d to say. I'or oiu' own parts, lio,\ever, we do not think that the Ilonse is male np of that '^ re.'ieetinu" kind of materials which <^\\c any reas.n.ihle <.;;•(. nnd to hope that their futin-e |»roeeedin,i.'s will tend any more to t!ie haj)pin(>s or piosj)erity of the c.lony than those which have marked their coiidnct hitherto —-nor do we ima-ine that the\ lia\e hccn in the sIi^htest dej^ree eoininced ol'lhe monstrons er- rors (it whnh the\ ha\e lucn i;ndt\, (.r that the> will make any atonenii lit firliu' w ronns and in- jiiih V \\lii h '\\r\ Iia\e s ) arhiti aril\ inllicndoii mdnidiiaU. or for tlieontrai:c llMyha\c com- mitted on the pnlilic at iai^e. A full report (.fall the panicniars conne<«(cd V. iih thc>e iiiipaial!. I( .1 proce(dm,i:s will, u,' donht not, he torthwiih Iransniilled i.. d,, |,;,_ i-ent LXMcrnment, ai;(| it it ((.,<., not MMc-rd i|, ^ 70 opcnipu" the eyes of llcr Majesty's iMinisters to the fact thai Neufoimdland, in her present state, is not ,)r«j»areil for those institutions uhich, in an evil hour, uere so tIioiiL;hth>««sly btstowtd npon her, \vc know not what will. BiMvhat can Ave expect froni a ministry ^hich has not srrM|)le(l to saciirice, at tlie no I of a most accnr- sed faction, the hest and most clhcicnt Chief .fnstice that Newfoundland c\er |)ossessed r — one who at a most critical m .nicnt — uiicn the most barliarons mnrdtj-s laid other heinous crimes were heini;- conmiittcd — saved the cjumtry trom impeudin;;- ruin, and by liis tirmness and intre- pidity in tii< a(hninisiratioii of the law restoreel\e> on iheu" notice in a shape which it mi/^ht not be very easy to com- bat. The somnolent Secretary for the Colonies ap- pears to b( ]ila\ iu'.;-, not only here, but inCanada, a most harlul L;ame ; — sooner or later, li(»w« \t r, the «loud, \*hicli is now impendinj^" over his in- competent ln-ad, must bi!r>-t, tlio' not. we fear, lutti! the ac< umulaled m »s>. of ( \ d v^ hicli, b\ ih'- j 71 gT08Sfst nii^ninnnsemcnt, he ^vil! have entnilcd on the North Ameiican colonies uill be past all reniedv. (From the Public Ledger, Attgust 2-1. ) The Honse of Assembly has taken uit in its angt r, and rescinded the resobition which it j»ass( (I a (hiy or two a;no, to the intent that it V. onid receive no coninmnication from theConn- cil tliroiii'h its Master in Chancer i, that gentle- man having-, in his professional character, dared to argue, before .ludge Lilly, in chambers, upon a V. rit of habeas corpus, the release of Uv. Kielley, who had been comnjitted to the com- mon gaol for an alleged breach of the privileges of the lionsc. 'i'he honse has been wise in re- tracing its steps ; .this matter, but it wonid have been St d I \\\-vv had it refrained from jdacing- itself i.. the vcr> ridicnlons position in wjiich it stood npon \\\v pas^iny- of muIi a resobition. Hie great and manifild errors into which the Ilonse of Avst>ii:bl\ has ti.lN n, has arisen from the absence t)f any nu ndter capablr of diredin.r its proceedings into an\fhiiviroiis ,niN dilion of things, and tolall\ sub\er'^ive ofall the J t ii 72 commonly received ideas of rational libertv, if a feu contemptible biocklieads, imssessin^'no onecjnalification to render tiiem respeetalde in the e^^tlmation of their feilow-eoloni.^t.s, conld, npon their o^vn mere motion, eonsii^n one of her Majesty's snbjeets to the eontines of a common ^aol, » ithont even the scmhknicc of trial, and then on his dischari-e nj)on a wvn i^Uiabeas cor- pus, drag with force and arms, the Jndge f,om his cJKindjers, and commit him also, for the pro- j)erand le-ilimate exercise of his judicial fnnc- tions. It is clear that snch a poA\t r— a pouer unknown to, and forei.i^ii from, the whole renins of the British constitution, onoht to, amrnnist be, resisted ; and it is of the iirst consequence that the parties guilty of so gross an onlraiie should be brought to the most condign pnni>h- ment. 'J'he case \\|jich we have put is not allogether hypothetica', as our readers are aware. W lits are already out against the Speaker and other members of the House (.f Assend)lv. for the false imprisonment of Dr. Ivielley ; and this, we nia\ add, is only the bcfihinnuf of sorro\\s uith them ; — for they have to answer for their m\- prisonmeut (.fthe High Sh.ritraud of one of the Judges of Hie Sujncme Cuirt of this Island, uj»- oii uhom al>o they lia\e, b\ th(ir oilicers, com- mitted a vile assault and 'battery. The laws MUSi be viiidicati «l, the saiielilv of the .liidg- MMMit-seat MIST be |.iT>,.r\ rd, or our libertv, our property, ;,iid • jiv,.s will ^( ly 4ioill\ br sa«'rilirMl to i4ic infamous t\ raiiin ofaii uifuria- 73 led ral>lil{ , spiuicd on by tin- illi(|uil(iU^' iiistigu- lioiis of an incorporated body of hloody-iiiinded men. This is no fable ! IMie British ministry con- tinne to lend an attentive and a willing- ear to the misrepresentations of the revolutionary fac- tif.n in this colony, and if they jiersist in thro\\- ing the loyal and faithfnl inhabitants of it upon their own imaided defence — why, it is high time that we look out for ourselves. Certainly we shall not be the more loyal, nor the more faith- fid, for such unpardonable neglect. They have .sent one Judge to the right-about, uj)on the mere score oi'e.rpcdienct/ — tjuit is for doing his duty, and in so doing becoming obnoxious to a set of rogues and vagabonds; and we have here another Judge, of the same Court, imprisoned and treated with every indignity, at the instance of those who claim to represent the voice of the sovereufn people. My Lord Glenelg may g-o to his repose, and rnlrrtain a isions of blissful ease, under the c;ino|)y thrown u\er him by the (ircat Dictator ; but there is no repose nor ease here, nor will there be until the distracted condition of this colony shall liaAr received tli it impartial and Mat