Shirley,  were  ordered  to  be  taken  into  custody  by  the  Ser-
jeant-at-Arms, for  acting  as  counsel  in  the  appeal  in  the  Lords
against  the  orders  of  the  House.  What  did  the  Lords  do  ?  they
ordered  the  Black  Rod  to  release  them ;  they  were  released,  and
protection  was  granted  to  them  by  the  Lords.  Mr.  Serjeant  Pem-
berton, Sir  John  Churchill,  Mr.  Seijeant  Peck,  and  Mr.  Porter,
were  again  taken  into  custody  by  the  Serjeant-at-Arms  in  West-
minster Hall  in  the  Court  of  Chancery,  and  all  sent  to  the
Tower.  Here  is  a  collision  between  the  two  Houses  indeed !  Sir
John  Fagg  was  sent  to  the  Tower  for  appearing  to  the  appeal  in
the  Lords.  There  were  four  writs  of  habeas  corpus  returnable
before  the  House  of  Lords  to  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  but  the
Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  refused  to  obey  those  writs  of  habeas
corpus,  because  the  commitments  were  by  the  Commons,  and  so  the
dispute  continued ;  the  Commons  insisted  upon  taking  into  custody
those  who  acted  as  counsel,  and  the  Lords  insisted  upon  discharging
them,' treating  as  guilty  of  a  breach  of  Privilege  any  person  who
should  interfere  with  the  proceedings  in  the  appeal.
