 He released the man, but was subsequently ordered to appear before the House to explain his actions.Crosby was committed to the Tower of London, but when brought to trial several judges refused to hear the case and after protests from the public Crosby was released.No further attempts had ever been made to prevent the publication of Parliamentary debates, facilitating the emergence of "Hansard", until May 2009 when Carter-Ruck, a law firm, attempted to stop "The Guardian" newspaper from reporting a question asked in the House by Paul Farrelly MP, or to report that it had received such an injunction.