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I A MM. AMENDID AN Tl+► arionit.) TO► A MEND TUE REPRESEN TATION Of THE PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES. N.B. The ela't'e markt:eh(it to E) were added by the committee; and the clause No. I.) and schedule (L) were added nn the report. Whereas it is expedient to take effectual measures for correcting divers abuses that have long prevailed in the choice of mem , ors to serve in the Commons House of Par liament, to deprive many inconsiderable places of the right of returning members, to giant such privilege to lame, po pulous, and wealthy towns, to increase the number of knights of the shire, to extend the elective franchise to many of his Majesty's subjects who have not heretofore enjoyed the same. and to diminish the expense of elections; be it therefore enacted, by the King's mast excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritunl and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that each of the boroughs enume. tetra in schedule (A) to this act annexed, shall cease, from aid afar the end of this present parliament, to return any member or members to serve in parliament. Clause 2. And be it enacred, that each of the boroughs enum rated in sitedule (13) to this act annexed, shall, from anti after the end of this present parliament, return one nu miter end nn more to serve in perliame t. 3. A. And be it enacted, that each of the principal eleces named in the first column of the schedule (C) to tili4 act an card shall for the purposes of this act he a boreugh, and 'ball as such borough include the several parishes, townships and places mentioned conjunction therewith and named In the second column of the elle! schedule (C), and that each of the said boroughs shall from and after the end of this present parliament return two members to serve in parliament. :i. 13 And he It enacted, that each of the principal cal ices named in the first column of sell-chile (D) to this act ann: xed shall for the purposes of this act be a bo rough, and shall as such borough include the several pa rishes, townships, and places mentioned in conjunction therewith and named in the second column of the said schedule ( D,) and that each of the said last-mentioned boroughs shall from and after the end of this present par liament return one member to serve in parliament. 4. Anti be it enacted, that the towns of Weymouth and teleonibe Regis shall for the purposes of this act be taken as one borough, and th a t su c h b oroug h s h a ll fr om a nd a ft e r tee end of this present Parliament return two members, and no more, to serve in parliament. 5. A td ' e it enacted, that every city and borough named in :he first column of the seiednle (E) to this act annexed shall t'..r the purposes of this act include the several places mentioned in conjunction therewith respectively, and named , in the second column of the said schedule (Ej, and shall. joinly with such places, from and teeter the end of this pre nett parliament, return two members to serve in parliament. G. And be it enacted, that from and after the end of this present parliament. each of the: places named in the first co lumn of the schedule (F) to this set annexed shall have a share in the electioe of a member to serve in parliament for the shire town or borough mentioned in conjunction there with, and named in the second column of the said schedule F provided always, that no part of the parish of Presteigne, lying within the county of Hereford, shall for the purposes of this tot be deemed to be within the town of Piea'eigne. 7. And be it enacted, that the towns of Swansea, Lough& Neath, Aberaven and Ken Fig, shall for the purposes of this act be taken as one borough, and that such borough shall. from and after the end of this present patliament, return one member to serve in parliament ; and that the portreeve of Swansea shall be the returning officer for the said borough ; and no person by reason of any right ac cruing in any of the said five towns shall have any vote in the elec. ion of a member for the borough of Cardiff. S. And be it enacted, that the persons respectively de. swami in the third column of the said schedules (C) and (11) shall after the end of this present patliament be the re turning officers at all elections of • member or members to serve in parliament for the borough. in conjunction with which such persons are respectively mentioned in the said schedules (C) and (0); and that for those boroughs for which no persons are tuentioned in such column as return ing officers, the sheriff, for the time being, of the county in which such boroughs are respectively situate ehall i within 2 months after the passing of this act, and in every succeeding I.napnetiva veer in 11• month of March, by writing tinder his hand, nominate and appoint for each of such bo. roughs a fit person, being resident therein, to be, and el* person so nominated and appointed shall *moraine, be, the returning officer for each of such boroughs respectively,, until the nomination to be made in the succeeding MatelJj and in the event of the death of a ny suc h p erson , or.ilifln becoming incapable to act by reason of sickness or oder. sufficient impediment, the sheriff for the time being shall; or. notice thereof, forthwith nominate and appoint in his ceati a fit person,, being so resident as aforesaid, to be. end torch person so nominated and appointed shall ace= lie, the returning officer for such borough for the der of the then current year; and no person, having Mon so nominated and appointed as returning officer for any ho. magi shall after the expiration of his office It: compellm lee a• any time thereafter to serve again in the said Miott tor the same boroug h ; provided alway s , th a t no person be ing in holy orders nor any churcewarden or overseer of the poor, shall lab nominated or appointed as such returning of ficer, and that no person so nominated and appointed as returoing officer, Oman be appointed a clutechwanltn or overseer of the poor during the year for which he shall be such returning officer : provided also, that no person quali fied to be eketed to serve as a member in parliament for any such borough shall be compellable to serve as returning officer fur such borough, if within one week after he shall base received notice of his nomination and appuintmeue as returning officer, he shall make oath of such qualification before any justice of the peace, and shall forthwith notify the same to the amend'. 9 And be it erared, that in all future parliaments there shall be MI knights of the shit., instead of four, to serve for the county of York ; (that is to say) two knights for each of the three ridings of the said county, to be elected in the same manner, and by the mine closers and de scriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the three ridings were a separate county. 10. And be it enacted, that in all future parliaments there shall be four knights of the shire, instead of two, to sctve for the county of Lincoln ; (that is to say) two for the parts of Lindsey, in the said county, and two for the parts of Kesteven and Holland, in the same county ; and that such tour knights rhall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same chases and descriptions of voters, and in respici of the sa:re several tights of voting, as if the said parts of Lindsey were a separate county, and the said parts of Kesteven and Holland together were also a separate county. 11. And be it enacted, that each of the counties enume rated in schedule (G) to this act annexed shall be divided into two divisions in manner hereinafter directed, and that in all future parliaments there shall he four knights of the shire, irotead of two, to sine for each of the said counties; (that is to say) two knights for each division of the said counties ; and that such knights shall be chosen in the same manner and by the sane classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the sante several rights of voting, as if each of the said divisions were a separate county. 13. And be it er.acted, that In all future rarliamcnts there shall be three knights of the shire, instead of two, to serve for each of the folloking counties; (that is to sat) Berk. shire, BuckinAhamshite,Cambridgeshire,Dorsetshire, Here fordshire, Hertfordshire, and Oxfordshire ; and two knights of the shire, instead of one, to serve for each el the counties of Carmarthen, Denbigh, and Glamorgan, la. And be it enacted, that from at.d alter the end of this present parliament, the Isle of Wight in the county of t4outh ampton shall for the purposes of this act be a county of it aelf, separate and apart from the cour.ty of Southampton, and shall return one knight of the shire to serve in parlia ment ; and that such knight shall be chosen by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same al rights of voting, as any knight of the shire may then be chosen in any county in England; and that all elections foe the said county of the Isle of 11'ight shall be holden at the town of Newport in the Isle of Wight, and the sheriff of the Isle of Wight, or his deputy, shall be the returning *Seer at such elections. 15. And be it enacted, that for the purpose of electing a knight or knights of the shire to serve in anT future parlia ment, thoßast Riding of the county of fork, the North Hiding of the couhty of York, the parts of Lindsey, in the' county of Lincoln, and the several counties at large enume toted in the second column of the schedule (H) to this act annexed, shall reeteetively include the several cities and I tushs and counties of the pante respectively, mentioned to conjunction, with such mantles at large, and*nameil in the first column of the t aid whedule (H); mad that foe the like y u pp ie t h e manly of (Annotate shall keeled, that patt eV, `Bristol which is situate on the Gloucestershire side of the ‘I River Avon, and the county of Somerset shall include that ' part of Bristol which is situate on the fionsemetshire side of the said River Avon. 16. And he it enacted, that from and after the end of this present parliament, every male proton of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall be seised at Lir or In equity, of and in any lands or tenements for an estate fee life, or for any larger estate of at least the yearly ids. of ten pounds above reprises, holden by copy of court roll of the lord or lady of any manor, or by any customary tenure, or who shall hold as lessee or assignee any lands or tetra• meets demised for any term not less than sixty years, whe ther determinable on a life or lives or not, of the yearly value of not less than ten pounds above reprises, or demised for any term not less than twenty years, whether deicrminableon a life or lives or not). of the yearly value of not lees than 601. above reprises, or who shall have occupied and farmed on Ms own account for twelve calendar months next previous to the Ist day of February in the year 1832, cornett previous to the last dar of August in any succeeding year. any lands for which he shall be Goal Ali. liable to a yearly rent of not less than 501. or who shall have occupied as tenant for twelve calendar months next previous to the let day of February in the year 1832,0 r next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding year, any lands or tenements foe which he shall be bona fide liable to a yearly rent of not less thin 501. shall have a right to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future parliament for the county. or for the part, riding or division of the county, as hereinbefore mentioned, in which such lands or tene ments shall be respectively situate ; Provided always, that the only persons who shall have a right to vote in such election in respect of the terms of not leas than 60 years or 20 years as aforesaid shall be persons who shall be lessees or assignee• of the original term granted of the premises demised, whether such lessees or assignees be or be not in the occupation of the premises demised, and also persons who shall be lessees or assignees of derivative terms er under-leasers, provided such last-mentioned lessees or assig nees be in the actual occupation of the premises &inlaid. C•ausz (A). And be it further enacted, that no perms shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve In any future parliament, in respect of any freehold lands or tenements whereof he may be seised, for the life of himself, or of any other person or persons, unless the same shall be to him of the yearly value of at least 101. above reprises, any statute to the contrary notwith standing : provided always, that every person now entitled to vote in such election. in respect of hie having an estate or interest in any freehold lands or tenements for the life of himself, or of any other person or persons, of the yearly value of 40s. above reprises, and below 101. shall retain such right of voting so long as he shall have such estate, or interest in the same lands or tenements: provided also, that nothing hereinbefore contained shall !Prevent any person who now is or hereafter may be seised in fee simple or fee-tail of any freehold lands or tenements of the yearly value of 40s. above reprises, from voting in the election of a knight or knights of the shire, in the same manner as he might have done if this act had not been passed. 17. And be it enacted, that no person shall be allowed to have any vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire for or by reason of any trust, estate, or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession or receipt of the rents and profits of the same estate, but that the mortgagee or cestui que trust in possession shall and may vote for the same estate notwithstanding such mortgage or oust. 18. And be it enacted, that notwithstanding any thing hereinbefore contained, no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future parliament in respect of his estate or interest es a freeholder in any house, warehouse, or tainting-house oc cupied by him, or in any land occupied by him together with any house. warehouse, or counting house, if by reason of the occupation thereof he might acquire a right to vote in the election of a member or members for any city or bo youth, whether he shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof; and that no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future patlia ment in respect of his estate or interest as a copyholder er customary tenant, or as such lessee or assignee, or as such tenant and occupier as aforesaid, in any house, warehouse, or counting-house, or in any land occupied together with a house, warehouse, or counting-house, if by reason of the occupation thereof he or any other person might acquire a. right to vote in the election of a member or members for any city or borough, whether he or any other person shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof. 19. And be it enacted, that in order to entitle any pain to vote in any election of a knight of the rhire or ether, member to serve in any future parliament in respect any messuages, lands or tenements, whether freehold q, otherwise, it shell not be necessary that the seen iliall Ira assessed to the land tax; any statute to the contrary withstanding. 20. And be it enacted, that notwithstanding any herein-before contained no person shall vote in any of a knight or knights of the shire to sieve in any Adios parliament, in respect of any freehold, eapyhold or easy lands or tenements, unless he shall have been wised and have also bee n in the'actuel possession thereof, or' In the receipt of the rents end profits thereof for his own use, for six calendar months at least next previous to the first day of February in the year 1822, or next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding year, and shall have been duly registered in manner herein a ft er directed, which said period of six calendar months shall be sufficient, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding ; and that no person shall vote in any such election in respect of any lands or tenements held by him as such lessee or a:signee as aforesaid, unless he shall have kill the same as such lessee or assignee, and also have bees is t h e act ua l possession thereof, or in the receipt of the rents and profits thereof for bis own use, as the case may require. fir twelve calendar months next previous to the Ist day of February in the year 1832. or next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding yam. and shall have been duly registered in manner hereinafter directed : provided always, that where any lands or tenements which would otherwke entitle the owner or holder thereof to vote in any such elec tion shall come to any person at any time within such re. spective periods of six or twelve calendar months, by descent, marriage, marriage settlement, devise, or promotion to any benefice in a church, or by proclaim to any office, ese person shaU be entitled in respect th e r eo f to h ave his um" inserted as a voter in the election of a knight or knights of the shire in the lists then next to be made by virtue of this act as hereinafter mentioned. 21. And be it enacted, that in every election of a swim her or members to serve in any future pulls. ment, for any city or borough, every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall have occupied within any such city or borough, or within any place sharing in the election for such city or borough, as owner or tenant, for twelve calendar months next previous to the first day of February. In the year 1832, or next previous to the last day of August in any suo ceedin,t year, any house assessed to the duty on uninhabited houses upon a yearly value of not lose than 101. or any house, warehouse, or countinghouse being, either separately' or jointly with any land owned and occupied therewith, or occupied therewith under the same landlord, of the clear yearly value of not less than 101. or rated to the relief of the poor upon a yearly value of not less then 101. or why house, warehouse, or countinghouse, for which, whether separately or jointly with any land occupied therewith, us. der the same landlord, he shall be bona fide liable to spin* rent of not less than 101. shall, if duly registered accordlog to the provisions hereinafter °entailed, haves right to min in the election of a member or members to serve in puling ment for such city or borough : Provided never th eless. it no person so occupying such premises, so assessed at mad os aforesaid, or of the yearly value or rent as ahrosald s shall by reason thereof acquire a vote in any such elsodom unless such person shall have paid, on or before the feta day of January in the year 1834, all the poor's notes end assessed taxes which shall have become payable from each person in respect of such premises previously to the 111, day of Octane( then next preceding, or shall have on or before the 20th day of August in any year all the poor's rates and assessed taxes which shell ham become payable from him in respect of such promises peso& ously to the respective oth day of April then next nor unless such person, where his right to vote shei e = upon his being bone fide liable to a yearly rent of asst Ism than ten pounds as aforesaid, shall, in addition to *em inent of the poor's rates and assessed taxes as aforesaid a dmve also paid on or before the said 20th day of Janus*, lo the yaw 1832, ell the rent which shall have became doe such person in respect of his premhma so rented "enviously to the 29th day of September the= next pee. tiding, or shall have piid on or before the 20th day of August in any succeeding year, all the tent which *all hare become doe fmm him in respect of such pro. cnises so rented previously to the respective 24th day of June then next preceding ; provided also, that no tenant ' 9O eseupylag such premises as Obressiit at a yearly rent . sehethdes (C)_and (D) and of such of the places mentioned of net less than ten pounds, shalt by reason thereof esquire in selisdple.. - (F) as are not now incorporated by chartem ac e ate In the election for any city te'beroegh, If by Lddy, =0 • the true intent and meaning of the said contrivance,agreement or or by virtue of asty.act of paella.' , and of this act; and that so far as mot, or otherwise, the landlord shall be bible to. the pay. relehts...le pis oily or borough which shall retain the Wig a the rates/or th e relief of the poor in respect of studi rigid isendieg .a. member or members to serve in any premises ; but that nevertheless, where by virtue of any act fut ion f o i d i =at, but which in the judgment of the said VI penman the landlord shall be liable to the payment of or any IS of them does not contain within it -600 rates, it shall be lawful for any seek tenant to claim to. esl4ce when *typifier or places shall share in the election .berated in respect of such menthes, and upon his actually for such city or borough then within itself, and such place or paying the full amount of the rate or rates then due in re- =taken together, 300 houses, warehouses, or clit e n s izi meet of inch premises to acquire the same right of 'Otis; as in the whole, such houses being respectively if his landlord had not been so liable for.such rates: ro- to the duty on inhabited houses upon a yearly value of glided alio, that the premises, In nspect oldie occupation of not less than 101. or such houses, warehouses, or counting wh!cb any person shall be deemed entitled to vote in the houses respectively being, either separately, or jointly with dada for any city or borough, shall be the rata premises, any land occupied therewith, of the clear yearly value of and Dot different premises respectively occupied for any not less than 101. or rated to the relief of the poor upon a reties of the saki twe lve months ; and that where such yearly value of not less than 101. or bona fi de let at a yearly Preenlem as aforesaid loill be jointly occupied by more rent of not less than 10L the said commissioners or any this sue morn as mat or owner, each of such joint sixteen of them shall proceed to incorporate with every such shall be eneidsd to vote in respect thereof, in city or borough, for the purpose of this act, the whole or any re t l yearly value a yearly rent of such premises, or part of any one or more parishes, townships, or other places, the poorly value in res p ec t of which they shall have been as- whether extraspertiebtal or otherwise, any part of which may slued or rated as aforesaid, shall be of an titmouse which, be locally situate within seven statute miles of such city or when divided by the number of such occupiers, shall give borough ; and the said commissioners or any sixteen of them a sum of not le e t h an 101. f o r each and every such cm- shall have power to determine (if they shall think fit) what copier but not otherwise : Provided always, that no per- place within the limits of any borough acquiring by virtue son S hall, by reason of anything herein contained, acquire a of this sec the - right of sending a member or members to a vote in the election for any city or borough who shall polka:int, shall be the principal place for holding the eke. within twelve calendar months next previous to the first day don for such binuegk, AV in ease they shall not detested', of February in the year 1832, or next previous to the last such principal Piste. then the same shall be determined by day of August in any succeeding year have been, in the ie. the returning officer for such borough; and the said ale: reipt of parochial relief, misdeals or an,y sixteen of them shall make a repine:ll 22. And be it minted, that no person shall have a right writing under their bands, of their determination on the em to vote in the eleadea of a member or members to serve in vend matters aforesaid, touching cities and boroughs, and any future parliament fee any city or borough, except in re. shall deliver such report, within three mouths after the pat of the estopstion. of such premises as hereininfore passing of this at, to one of his Majesties principal Se inestisasd t peovithd always, that notwithstanding any thing arteries of State. hereinbefore angshied. every person now having a right. to 2b. And be it enacted, that one of his Majesty.' principal vete in the eketke for any city or borough (except those secretaries of state shall forthwith cause copies of mob re enumerated in the said schedule A) in virtue of any corps. ports to be laid before both houses of Parliament, if then roes dOt) shall male seek right of voting during his ilk sitting, or if not sitting, then within ten days after their II the nesse member as if this at had not been passed, and sitting ; and in case both houses of Parliament shall vote shell be entitled to vete in such election, if duly registered me. addresses to his Majesty, praying his Majesty to issue his asedleg to the provisions hereinafter contained; and that every royal proclamations or proclamation for making known the =zoo being a burgess or freeman of any such city or reports of the said co ports either of such reports, or being now gadded to take up his freedom or to it shall be lawful for hie Majesty to issue such his royal be admitted to the freedmen of any such city or borough, and proclamations or proclamation accordingly, and from the every eon of a burgess Cr freeman of any such city or borough, date of such proclamation making known the report of the seer see having been been previously to the passing of this said commissioners relative to counties, every county au nt, and every appronsiselmand to any person In any such merated in the said schedule (O.) shall for the purposes of *yet to the passing of this act,and every this act be and remain divided into two divisions, according =who Wafter many the widow or daughter of ato the determination of the said commissioners; and each easy such city or borough where the eight of voting division shall return two knights of the shire to serve for la the election for such city or borough Is acquired by mar- the same in all future Parliaments ; and every county or slap, such widow or daughter having hew born previously division of a county shall for the purposes of this act in to the passing of this act, shall be entitled to have or acquire elude any portions of any other county that may have been respectively the right of voting in the election foe any such incorporated therewith by the determination of the said city or borough, either at a burgess or freeman, or in the commissioners; and from the date of such proclamation City of Leaden as a freeman and liveryman, in the same making known the report of the said commissioners relative manner as if this act had not been passed, and shall enjoy to cities and boroughs, every such city and borough as such right during their respective lives in the same manner aforesaid shall, jointly with the whole or any part or parts of *as if this act had not been passed, and shall be entitled to any parish, township or place, parishes, townships or places, vote in such election, if duly registered according to the pro. that may have been incorporated with such city or borough, visions hereinafter comahred ; but that no person now or with any place sharing in the election for such city or W harf% or hereafter acquiring such right of voting as is rough, by the determination of the said commissioners, be a herein before reserved in the election for any such city or city or borough for the purpose of electing a member or borough, shall be registered in the next or in any succeed- members to serve in all future paliaments; and the limits lug year, unless such person shall, on the first day of and boundaries of every borough mentioned in the said eche. February in the nest "ear, or on the last day of August duleo((.)& (D.) and of such places as aforesaid mentioned in In any succeeding year; be qualified in respect of such right. the said ethedule (F.) shall be and remain as ascertained and in such manna as wo uld entitle him then to vote if such declined by the said commissioners: provided always, that in days were respectively the days of election, and this act case either house of parliament shall, instead of voting an had not been passed, nor unless such person shall have address to his Majesty in any of the cases hereinbefore men resided for six calendar months next previous to the first tinned, vote that both or either of the said reports of the said day of February in the next year, or next previous to the commissioner shall be referred back to the said commission- Let e ! s et of August in any &acceding year, within the city or err, to be by them revised and amended, in each case the said a or within the place sharing In the election for the commissioners or any 16 of them shall be and they are hereby city or borough, in respect of which city, borough, or place, authurised and required hom time to time, as such report or such person shall respectively be entitled to vote, or within reports may be so referred back to them, to revise and amend seven statute miles of such city, borough or place rupee the report or reports so referred back to them, and Mimed!. tively : Provided also, that every person now having a right ately after the revision and amendment thereof, to deliver the to vote fm the election for an city or borough (except those some so revised and amended to one of his Majesty'sprin enumerated in the said sad A) in virtue of any qualifi- cipal secretaries of state, who shall forthwith cause the cation o th er titan those berehilsefore mentioned and reserved, same to be laid before belt houses of parliament, if then shall retain such right of voting so long only as he shall coo- sitting, or If not eliding, then within ten days after their tinue to be qualified as an elector according to the usages sitting • and in ease both houses of parliament shall vote and customs of such clever borough or any law now. in an add ress to his Majesty, praying his Majesty to Wahls force, and such person shall be entitled to vote in the ;eke- royal proclamation or prodamations foe Ins known the tion for such city or borough; if duly registered accord- report or reports so revised and aineuded; it shall be kw ing to the provision hereinafter contained ; but that no ful for his Majesty to Issue inch his royal proclamation or such person shall be so registered in the next or in any proebusatioes accordingly; from the elite of which pro succeeding year, unless such person shall, on the first ; Kamm= or pro o km a d ons .m e di v i s i ons i n coepoen t i ons , day. of February in the next year, and en the last day of and other matters respectively determined in the report August in each encesediag year, continue to be igalified os or reports so revised and amended, ihali take iffect and be such elector in such meaner as would entitle Aka del to mauv e . vote if such days were respectively the days of elsotien v and 96. A n d be it masted. that for the purpose of collecting this act had not been poised, cot unless suck persenodure his suc h inf o r ne n t i on muss y b e use f u l or neces s a ry f or enabling right to vote in the election for any . such city er hummilh the said commdasioners to "ow several powers vested shall depend upon his estate or interest in any WM, er in them by this act, any One or more of the said corn. freehold, shall have resided for six aikido maths next a s is s ion om is an d m u h ere by aut h o ri se d to how p rece p ts previous to the let day of Facility la the sat yar, groat wi se u s o r mul e b an d or b o d e , requ i r i ng any Previous to the last del of Aullum in each enesellabli year, persons teamed liegme bin, or 'ham for the purpose of giv. within ma r = =t e s4wlthin meta Ma me* milts ing evidence. and to he eg before him or shun any books, thereof: obit liemdtbilematS any papers or Other documents whatsoever of a public nature. thing berehiltafilio ontedsoli tor salsa and essereill Waal escort ontaiminti of lido, in the comedy or under the coo =the sight of NH'S M the, aced P• gar any ehl,, _,or era of nob passim width in the judgment of each com as alleetaddi sea Palm who shall have beta 6111 . 1 a vnisokoter or conississioners may contain lefortnaden useful e - a 77- a berm or 'mum of any otieb_,_ __elaY,M kiligifil or necessary to th e dee titmice of the powers vested by since the let aa7 of March bets otherlthe men m rege nt ,_ of this act In the said comndisiosas ; and any such 000InliS. WO* marriage , or " t "..../ elan 'be Illithhi 1 ." 1 " I. the skeet or cassmissioners is and are hereby authorised to Andes for such city or berm*, or to be se registmeil as adnifektie an oath (or, la the ease of a Quaker or Moravian, alinueold : and that no Parma . Asa. ._ be 'sodded to 'Me in an adinnatien) to all persona attending as whatnot before tba of ire coq oneb thy or neelmens or to be In rag g' him or them, and to examine such persons touching all eseedolleurmabli in respect of any selme. _ er_lnalnist... _Ht,any matters which such commissioner or commissioners may hap. illtemults annuity , or hounallat which aaall have judge** be useful or necessary to tbe due execution of the bun =red by mob ram dale the Ist der of Meech powers wad by this act in the said animnistiesses. last, the mina than have mine to or bees acquired 27. And be it enacted. that the bermes of New Shore by such person sharthat illay end praised, to the passing ham shall for the papoose of this set, include the 'halo of this act, by dreamt, II ttlements de' of the rape of Brimber, in the county of Sussex, save and vise, Preneettea to any benefice ra l Turcits or by Pro- except the bayou `h and *lmhof Hoshain ; and the, the to any ogee. • pugh of shill, foe thejsurz y of this act, 113. And be it seeded, that the right hen. James Aber. tide the Misdeeds and dieisions H worth, Crick. amebic, Chief Bans of Scotland , Edwud John Iduktoe, lad e , ampl e , Ri ngs t u id ne , an d m a i ms i n t h e HMV Duke Hilherts Ifml• Wm- Courtellair , Hog. Henry county of Wilts, me asa except the borough and parish Nan* Esq. Master in Chances', Wm. Wingfield, Req. o f hi r d nis b ut y t en d that the b oroug h of Ay l es b ury a w n UMW in Liman, Sir James % inougbby esedon, Band tire the purposes of this act, include the th ree Misdeeds Henry Hallam. Ell. Fronde Beaufort, Esq. Captain of the re( Aylesbury, in the county Of Buckingham; and that myel nary, Inannaan Haugh Aliens Ea+ _HrneY Gaelers ! the borough of Rag Reeked shall. for the purpose of this act, Esq. Toombs Birch. Req. Wm. Martin Leo. he, ikri. Benj. . include the hundred se ileseetlaw, in the county of Notting- Ansley, Esq. John James Chapeau, Ertl of the royal sr. h o w, and o il s oc a madl y s i tuate w i t hi n t h e outs id e b oon . tillery, Robert Davits, Esq. of the royal engineers, Thos. d o ry o r Kum o f th e b ro w of a ssect i aw , or sunoun d e d b y I Drummond, Esq. of the royal engineers, John Elliot such bouoduy and by any of the county of York or Drinkwater, Faq. Thomas Flower Ellis, Xs* Hare Del. county of LAW& shays, that any = laden Ker, Esq. George Barrett Leonard, Esq. William now h ar m s a right so . a mm o a N ew Ord, Esq. jun. John Roetlily, Faq. Robert John Sanders, ham, in resAs4 til ey shin* Ilt the hate r % or Esq. of the royal artillery, the Reverend Richard Sheep- p ar i s h a. ..a ec •- . uh o m e i % a tee . h.3 thanks, Willem Edward Talents, Esq. Henry William s u i t f o r th e - o f i n ru s p oct a way Tanaed, Esq. John It'rottesley, Esq. Win. Wylde, Esq. of situate in the or Aluimaliney, shell imps& the royal artifice'', Francis Martin, mei. and Richard Scott, lively reside en& melee lheshweseemlblibeghlat Esq. of the royal staff corps, shall be and they are hereby v. New Moabite iscieding es subject Pointed connuitaiman*for the Par Poem hereinafter mentioned I always to the ceistlidsamist ezaisbes 6 ' men. and that the said commissioners or any sixteen of them shall dosed with regard to the oessersties •Of the Tighe of !Fettle determine in what manner each of the Counties enumerated for any borough in respect idthishold. in schedule (.1 to this act annexed shall thereafter be divided 2V. And h e i t e • „m o t t h ooreeseer , o f t h e nooro s er u r p into two divisions, in order that each division may return p ar i s h an d towns hi p m in n ow s i noupetier a me t - - par i ah se two knights of the shire to serve fur the mote In ail future township, on or before the Utility di la. in the ear 1833, and parliaments, as bereinbefore mentioned ; and the said am- aor before the legate of Aup in midi ere es year, make missiuners or any 16 of them shall also determine at what out, o r c ause to b e me a l out se the keel in the echo.pincipal place of election the court for the election of knights chile (I.) to this act sesexed, an • list of all per. of the shire for each uivision of the said counties shalt be sons who m a y b e not id e d sn be In the holden, and at what principal place of election the court for election of a kalsbker ld.= as ants to sorry for the the election of knights of the shire foe each of the three rid- count y. or ga t h e * or diva ion of the aunty h eat .. Inge of Yorkshire, and for the parts of Lindsey, and for the w h ere i n suc h rokk or - townemp g et, is respect of am , meat p orts o f K esteven a nd Holland, in the county of Lineehts or tenements situate wholly or in pan within sods With or shall be holden ; and the said commissioners or any 10 of township; and in such the the cbristian tannin& soraiume them shall have power to unite and ineorPorate+ for the Put- of every perlon shall, be writers at fen , lase, together oftposes of election only, with any county, or with any division s w: d th t te apaceasseotehileabedstrete, tt,heiannaetuorrectofkibildescriqunhAtioncadothot county, to be by than made, any outlying palaces of another county which may be locally situate within the tbe place when such law s or teeeessote bu t L _ ss. m kton ake er a ; r a e n p l o i n the in gad writ "m ingt ib de juae r ai l) : hands,s"'l dot such their " their ?ball s" ; caus a l athimisildessaide overs e ers of lha . coP& U liall Oi llidl sec lip :l 7 ht s" to determination on the matters aforesaid, and shall deliver sack b e w and at the open, of their swish or township. aped, wit' at three months after the of this act, to an d s h a g mew such yore to be bred oss or Dear she one of his Majesty's principal secretaries of state. dears of all the eburebee and chapels Within such parish 24. And be it enacted. that the said connitheioners or or towoa h m sett there be ..,, such church or &aryl, then any sixteen of then: shall have power to lacerporate (lithe, to be 7 6, 1 red up in some Do such and shall think fit) for the purposes of this act, with any city to wid th the same - el - on the borough, or with any place sharing in the election far shy ;t i ter ad , gm shin um bsei osedo. there so osomo to o trt cur . city or borough, which after the passing of this act shell m g t he reotehidat at. each week est Kt sod sseerosoro ,respettively have the right of sending a member or menthes" r u g h i gewtte h . • r r I top a tree espy o sue to be paused Wane in any rerun parliament, the whole or any part Ingitie " ell ' s e at or ra pa illw roeir bek 11""ilige gr other phnul 42414744" 5re " "F a i r 4 w e ek s Agrllll4 at N 1 lance. or otherwise, any fart of niddi heir suede tad the "liild dainties sableitt may be locally situate within one mama roue if such city i • o s tanggab • . 0 . , borough or pleas sharing in Ike electiou thesenidi les. ' ar . ~..iem a reysegj m . we. and an Pectival7; and the said -'---rheas of en, 4411 s se 4' "lii• Peo7 dallier We list - ` 7 Vi n a r htl?itS:e at e d a d ahali telsre ha fee re power the (if 11111741111 . . re skip_ ;mall ari r .1112 ` loliglik.":111"1.14: t eli;bgh Tit ' 12 7 2 ra t, 414114" : ot Yli t ilillinni bereate " ot tbe eill" .. . allittici , boundaries of the litte meidentil in the tukd "err themes , to the jt el+7 ls" II" ' wil°4l4 4 l tt irr o t . • I • ded always, that every precinct or have extra p.m. or chisl otherwise, which shall no overseers of n it poor, shall, for the purpose of making out such list s s aforesaid, be deemed to be within the parish or township adjoining thereto, such parish or township being situa te within the same county, or the same part, riding, or div.. sion of a county, as such precinct or place ; and it such pre. duct or place shall adjoin two or more parishes or township,, so situate as aforesaid, it shall be deemed to be within least populous of such parishes or townships, accordin g to t: it, last census for the time being; and the oversee' of the pal, of every such parish or township shall insert in the list fat their respective parish or township the names of all persons who may be entitled to be registered as voters in election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve for the county, at foe the part, riding or division of the county in which such precinct or place as aforesaid lies, in respect of any lands or tr. !lenient, situate wholly or In part within such precinct or place. 30. And be it enacted, that every person whose nacre shall have been omitted in any such list as aforesaid, acs' who shall claim to have his name inserted therein, shall, of or before the last day of February in the year 1832, anti arc or before the last day of September in every succcedirp year, give or cause to be given a notice in writing according to the form numbered 1, in the said schedule (1), or to th, like effect, to the overseers of the parish or township whack the lands or tenements may be wholly or in part situate in respect of which he claims to have his name inserted in such list; and every person who shall object to any other perrm not being entitled to have his name retained on any such list shall, on or before the last day of February in the year 1832, and on or before the last day of September in every succeeding year, give or cause to be givens notice in writing according to the form numbered 2 in the said rchedule (I) or to the like effect, to the overseers who shall have made out such list, and such person shall also, on or before the said last day of February in the said year, and on or before the last day of September in every succeeding year, give to the person objected to, or leave at his usual place of abode, or send by the post directed to him at his usual place of abode, a notice in writing according to the form numbered 3, in the said schedule (I), or to the like effect ; and the overseers shall include the names of all persons so claiming as aforesaid, in a notice according to the fonts numbered 4, in the said schedule (I), and shall include the names of all persons so objected to as aforesaid in a notice according to the &TM numbered s,in the said schedule (I), and shalicause copies of such two notices to be fixed on or Dear tile doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, or if there be no such church or chapel, then to be fixed in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, on the Monday next preceding the 10th of March in the year 1832, and on the Mont'sy next preceding the.loth day of October in every succeeding yea! ; and the overseers shall likewise keep a copy of the names of all the persons claiming as aforesaid, and also a copy of the names of all persons so objected to as aforesaid, to be perused by any person,without payment of any fee, at all ress o n a ti e hours during be seven days next preceding the said 10th day of March in the said year, and the said 10th day of lie. , tuber in every succeeding year. 31. And be it enacted, that the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for the time being, imme.liately after the passing of this act, and in each succeeding year, to the months of July or August, shall nominate and appoint for Middlesex, and the judges or judge of any of the su p e .- nor courts nerecord at Westminster, named in the last commission of assize for every other county, immedistey after the passing of this act, and in each succeeding year. the judges or judge of any of the said courts named in the commission of assize for every such other county, or the survivor of them, when travelling the summer circuit, shall nominate and appoint for every such county, and in the cue of Yorkshire for each riding (subject nevertheless to the approbatioe of the Lord High Chancellor, Lord Keeper. or Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal for the time being), a barrister or barristers to re vise the lists of voters in the election of a knight or knights of the shire; and such banister or barristers so ap. pointed as aforesaid, shall give public notice, as well by ad. vertisement in some of the newspapers circulating within the county or riding, as also by a notice to be fixed in some public and conspicuous situation at the principal place of election for the county or tiding, or for each part or division of the coun ty, that he or they will make a circuit of the county or riding for Which he or they shall be so appointed,and of the several times and places at which he or they will hold courts for that purpose, such times being between the 10th day of March in. clnolve, and the 26th day of April inclusive, in the yearlB32, aid between the 10th day of October Inclusive, and the 26th day of November Inclusive, in every subsequent year, and La or they shaft hold open courts for that purple at th e limn and ram so to be announced; and where two or more liaristas shall b. initiated Ibr the same county or rid ing, they shall alt pd at the thine stouts together, but shall sit apart from each able, and bold separate courts at, the same time for the dispatch of business. Pronded always, that DO barrister to appointed as alconsid shall be eligible in sign parilostoni gar eighties months from the tine of such b 4 spriotiort for the cowl, or sag part, riding , or drehten of the'coubty for which he than be so ap pointed. $2. And be it enacted, that the clerk of the peato shall at the opening of the first mart to be bold by every such banister product or cause to be produced before him the several lists of voters in the election of a knight Of knights of the shire for the county, or for any pan, riding or di *Won of the county which shall have been &Dieted to such clerk of the peace Eby the high constables as aforesaid ; and the overseers of every pariah and township, who ihall have made out such line, shall attend the coon so beheld by every such barrister at the pike 'sointed, fa taking the listandating to such parish or town - alp nopectively,arseishall mower upon oath all each questions as swell banister may put to them or any of them teueldpg the &aid lists or any matter necessary for the revising thereof,and every such barrietnoball inquire into and derennbe glbuch objections as may be made to the insertion or omission of mines in the said hats, and shall re.taiP on the said lista all names to which no valid objection shall be eloahloblds sad shill went in such lins the name of every person who shall be proved to be entitled so vote in the election tit' a Wile or knights of the sh ire for the county. or for say part, riding or division of the county sad shall expunge from the said lists the name of every per son who null be proved pot to be sodded to vote in such election, in respect of the qualification staged in the said lists, er to be incapacitated by any law or 'statute from co ties in the election of members to serve in peas meet; and every such barrister shall correct any mistaken supply soy omission which shall be proved to him to bare been made in any of the said lists in respect of the name, or Owe of abode, or nature M the qualification, or local dead's tem of the property of any pane who shall be included to any such list ; provided always, that no person's name shall be Inverted in any such list, unless he shall have given to the overseers such 'notice as is hereinbefore required to be given, sad na person's name shall beezpunged *cm any such list sudses suck notice as is herein Tequfred in that behalf droll have been given to the °tersest', not mhos vacb lloDff as is hereinbefore required in that behalf than have been given to such person, or left at Of sent to his usual place of abode. (To be continued) Lord Nugen: has presented ;petiliOn to the House of Lords claiming n right to rote at the election of Representative Peers for Ireland. Considerable attention is excite.' about the preachership of Lincoln's inn, which is likely to he vacated upon the promotion of Dr. Nlaltbv to the Bench. The Rev. George Townsend, Pre bendary of Durham, has offered himself as a candi date for this situation. - DION IPA ifti, ll' Haifalia.strost, Park-lane, Mr. S Mortkrek, a gentleman lag dlytinguished as a charitable, liberal philanthropist ; a generous subscriber to all Insti• tutions whom object was the relief of disarm* or mister; and often a bountiful private friend; where others were reg. NW; and (mistral. Ha was a pendant tusoufactuter, in Park-lase; and, Rho the , ' Map of jtow” b e proved !our week to week how much good' might be done by slender means, where there existed L diipsaition and the nere%,Ary industry. He was in allimpect,e moot exemplary charac ter; and twenty such coateMpliimeods mere a. he was, rescue the ettaelitier * •Petiligi Avis the ryproacito tai 010.4 who need landaus, and At Blackheath, Heargllrityre, of Abingd, Westminster, deeply anti deservedly lamented. At Haolalea, aged el, Wm Pmahroltoiagaatim llientigion, Chippen , l. , k. Joins, Adelptd. At ' low, 711, Miss Al . A. 31. Skate, daugleer t.: Tame lip Ilkewo„ At Tottenham, Mr. John IVilmot soh. Al A. T. Mitt NT , * ; rioted mod eal=ry iftin t gl 7liat drat Orrtca, No. 1, Pickett.pjam, Temp ' -