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 inform us, from the 23d of Elizabeth, when they expelled a member for derogating from their privileges.

may perhaps be doubted, whether it was originally neceary, that this right of control and punihment, hould extend beyond offences in the exercie of parliamentary duty, ince all other crimes are cognizable by other courts. But they, who are the only judges of their own rights, have exerted the power of expulion on other occaions, and when wickednes arrived at a certain magnitude, have conidered an offence againt ociety as an offence againt the Houe.

have therefore diveted notorious delinquents of their legilative character, and delivered them up to hame or punihment, naked and unprotected, that they might not contaminate the dignity of Parliament.