They were arrested by the speakers warrant and brought to the bar of the house.

They pleaded that the lieutenant-governor had refused his sanction for their attendance.

Under a resolution of the house they were placed in the common jail, and in charge of the sheriff.

The committal took place on the 22nd of March.

The lieutenant-governor, however, prorogued the house on the 25th, so they remained in jail for three days ; arrest by the house of assembly only being in force when it is in session.