116 ANNUAL REGISTER, 
that he ought to be committed to 
Newgate: he should, therefore, 
‘move two resolutions; the first, de- 
claring the sense the house enter- 
tained of his conduct; and he should 
follow that up, by a motion, for 
committing him to Newgate. 
Mr. Sheridan also thought, an 
exemplary punishment should be 
inflicted upon him; he, himself, 
had confessed, that between the 
times of the service of the first and 
second warrants, he had returned 
to his family; and yet, he had paid 
no attention to the warrant he had 
seen. 
The lord advocate of Scotland, 
was against a severe punishment, 
on the ground, that there was no 
wilful contempt ; but, that the 
prisoner might have really thought, 
the first order need not be obeyed, 
as he did not receive it till after 
the day, on which it specified, that 
‘he ought to attend: he thought his 
confinement, his being brought up 
here, near 400 miles, and his eX- 
pressions of sorrow, should weigh 
with the house, against inflicting a 
severe punishment. 
Mr. W. Dundas and Lord Dunlo 
thought, that under all the cireum- 
stances, of what he had already 
suffered, and his situation in life, 
he might now be reprimanded and 
discharged. 
Mr. Fox strongly contended, 
that an exemplary punishment 
ought now to be inflicted. As to 
perjury, it was a crime, to which 
the laws had affixed, an adequate 
punishment ;_ but 
disobeying the speaker’s warrant, 
and absenting himself from giving 
evidence, if not punished by that 
house, could not elewhere be pu- 
‘nished. The only defence attempt- 
the crime of 
1805. 
ed was, telling the house, that if 
he had been aware of the dangers 
of disobedience, he would have 
obeyed their warrant! This was a 
very curious sort of defence, and, 
as he thought, ought not to be 
listened to, by that house. He. 
therefore agreed with the ideas, 
that had been thrown out by Mr, 
Tierney. 
After some observations, from 
the chancellor of the exchequer, 
and other members, such minutes of 
the evidence before the committee, 
as related to James Trotter, were 
ordered. ‘ 
On a subsequent day, the minutes 
being read, after a long discussion, 
the house resolved on committing 
the said James Trotter to Newgate. 
After this discussion, Gen. Gas- 
coigne, stating the disadvantages 
sustained by Liverpool, from the high 
duties on their salt, over that of 
foreign salt, imported into Ireland, 
moved, that “leave be given, to 
bring ina bill, to equalize by weight, 
the bushel, of all salt imported to 
that part of the united kingdom, 
called Ireland.” 
Mr. Corry stated, the absolute 
necessity of importing foreign salt 
into Ireland, for the provision trade ; 
which, he said, would otherwise be 
destroyed; and, on that account, 
moved the order of the day, 
After some conversation, Gene- 
ral Gascoigne, finding the sense of 
the house to be against him, with- 
drew his motion. 
The clergy non-residence bill was 
read a third time, in the house of 
commons, and passed without any 
serious opposition. 
On the 30th of March, upon the 
question being put, for the second 
reading of it, in the house of lords, 
Lord 
