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F .r.,,,• ,- .,,. • MOW r.,..•• • . . • S ' . 1. . • . • • •• • I . . • • • - , • f irk 14' - • . i • .Ge / ''' . ' . -- •. ' . 'I " ..2 ••• -• • Po -,t , ••• i?• 4 ••• • n • • • $ r, •• •• • .. 4 ...i1.„,., ~.____..."_.„ _ _ .....,.._• .... ~,...1,,,, lib ...„0„,,„ ;;‘ .,..,•;,41;., ,;.,.... t ~.vt. ' 4 l. rj- '• te ' I 1•....\ 4 ". ~ e ", 1 1 !" :" .im ~• J .• i . I.b. • . . . . , . ....... , ... ..,,,.... , .... ••••••••• ------- - SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1822. • CPRict SEVUN - PIM CX+ zwrEmiN••=k ......••••••••••••••• • • . Viir• 41... • . 1 44 NumBER 10.948] PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, maim 22. • VETERINARY COLLEGE. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the VETE . BINARY SURGEONS and PUPILS of this INSTI TUTION, will be held at the Freemasons Tavern, on TUE.% DAY, April 2d, at Six o'Clock, Professor COLEMAN, in the Chair. STEWARDS. Mr. James Siddal Mr. J. Bartlett Mr. William Harrison Mr. S. S. Williams Mr. Thomas Gabriel Mr. James Stwyll Mr. William &wall. • be had, at the Bar of the TA "cterivary College. - NORWICII UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. ALPIT.4L £550,000. . _ .... Their Lordships met at ten o'clock to hear Appeals. BALFOUR, Appellant; BALTIIXIMCIS, Respondent. This was an appeal f to m the decision of the Court of Session (Scotland). —The Arroasner-Gionntat. and Mr. Suttosat were heard for the appellant; and Mr. Virtnzsau and Mr. Asia camas for the respondent.—Judgment postponed. Frustums, Appellant; HICIOII, Respondent. This was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Session (Scotland).—The Artmunte•Gessear. and Mr. SUGDI3I were heard for the appellant ; and Mr. Wormealt.t. (in part) for the respondent.—Further hearing postponed. Dome, Appellant; DouoLas, Respondent. This was an appeal from the Court of Session (Scotland). — Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Thomas Sully, Esq. Andrew Spottiswcode, Esq. 31r. Herbert H•alieu Aft. Charles Percival Mr. bass :qr. William Killick Mr. Thomas Turner T:ckets, One Guinea each, ma , Tern, and at the :March 20th, 1825/. PRIVATE PUPIL - - - - A RENE . FICED and MA 11 RIED CLERGYMAN, •whose Family consists of a few Private Pupils, has now VACANCT for one; the distance from London between nine 1.-(1 ten miit.s. . _ Letters 'tit for the Rev. J. C= C. Mr. Hayes, Bookseller, 8, enrietta- street, Covent-garden, London,will be duly forwarded. THREE £20,000 PRIZES IN TWO DAYS!!! BISII, of the Old State Lottery Offices, 4, • Cornhill, and 9, Charing. Cross, respectfully reminds b. st Friends, the Public, that there are but Two more Days t ;r a ‘N of the present Lottery, and the Wheel now contains 3 Prizes of £20,000 I Prize of £2,C00 3 Prizes of £l,OOO 3 Pr izes of £5OO 4 Prizes of £lOO Prix: s of All o! which mu.: ige drawn in Two Days! ,• The very first Faze drawn Next Thursday, the 28th tit, must be more than £:".0,000 Money ; and several other t • must be drawn the same day. • undrawn Tickets and Shares are selling at BISII's where FOURTEEN Capitals have already been sold in t Fr: sent Lottery ; and as Bisu s Offices are remarkable for ~.1..11.z First-drawn Capitals, h• hopes and expects to sell the 420,000 NEXT THURSDAY ! RICH WHEEL! VAIIROLL solicits the public attention to the pre sznt rich State of the Wheel, which, with ONLY TWO DAYS TO DRAW, contains 3 ... of £20,000 I 3 ... of ... £ 3OO 1 5 I ;ides others of £lOO, £5O, &c. and not Two Blanks to a Prize. The First-drawn Prize on Thursday nest (being the Last Day b.: One, will receive £20,00, and the Ninth-drawn Prize above seL.OO will also receive £20,000 ! ! ! Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are selling at CA RROLL's fortunate Offices, No. 19, CORNHILL, and 26, Ozrosn-syserr,where he Sold in Shares, the last Day of Draw ing, No. 8,642, a Prize of £2,000, besides other Capitals ; and in the Last Lottery he also Sold in Shares, 11,4h6 18,602 I With many smaller Capitals MARC; ATF— FOR SALE BY AUCTION, By rrrr.i, , sion of the Honourable Board of Customs, For the Unneh of the Insurets and Salvors, By RICHARD JENKINS, At the York Hotel, Margate, on THURSDAY, the 4lth March, instant, at Noon, _ _ _ THE GOODS UNDER-AIENTIOATED, VIZ. 193 Pieces Riga Timber, 5:1 Spars, Ca.k linseed. Part of the cargo of the lata Galliot " Louisa Chatlotta," wrecked en the Long Sand, on lief voyage from Riga to DuAirk. The pe..ter proportion of the said Timb..N . is lying at Mar gate, and the remainder at the dii:::rent SNa-gateways along the coast hetwecn that place, Broadstairs, and Ramsgate, inclusive, where it may be viewed. Further particulars knOwn, and Catalogues had, by applica ilia to Messrs. Ati;zen and Son, Ramsgate ; to the Broker ; and to COBB and SON, Ship Agents, Margate. PORTSMOUTH. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Under a Commission from the High Court of Admiralty of Eng. land, on THURSDAY, the 4th day of April next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the Quebec Tavern, THE CARGO of the Hanoverian Bag the JO HANNA A BEG G, L. Rrins Master, consisting of WINE and BRANDY, found derelict at Sea, on her voyage from Cette bound to Bremen and Embden, and brought into thi; Port, pan of which will be Sold Duty-free, to the amount of AS,E44, to defray the S..lvage adjudged by the said nigh Court of Admiralty, and for the further expenses and charge; attending the salt. of the goods, being about .C. 109 more. Immediately after will be Sold, for Exportation, to defray further Expenses. for the benefit of the Underwriters, a further part of about One Hundred Tons of the said Cargo, as will be specified in the Catalogue. For further particulars, and Catalogues, apply three days be fore the Sale, at the Counting house of VAN DEN BEI: G H and II AM BERG 11, Agents. Bath-square, Portsmouth. DR. JAMES'S POWDER, AND ANALEPTIC PILLS. IHE Public are respectfully reminded that t he ' Sale of the above Medicines, invented by my grandfather, Dr. James, is removed frost the late Mr. KesdAery's, to the house of Messrs. Butlers, where they can alone be had genuine. It becomes the more necessary to recall this to the minds of the Public, as the Sons of say tote Agent are now rending compositions of their wit mernufachire, as Dr. Jum , s's Medicines; and from the length of time Mr. Newbery was sulTlird with the Genuine Medicines by my family, purchasers may be led erroneously to suppose, that that supply is still continued. To guard against the ill effects of spurious Medicines, purchasers are requested to uhserve carefully, that every Box of Pills and every Bottle and Packet of Powdtr, now bears a Red Gowen:neat Stamp and a Tasel signed with my name. B. G. G. JA M Sold by But:ers, Chemists, No. 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's ; and ito, Regent-street (near the Argyle Rooms), London ; .o, Waterluo-place, Edinburgh and 34, S..ckville-street, Duldin ; and by the principal Medicine Ver.dtrs throughout the United Kingdom. AMBROSIAL ROSEATE PASTILLES. ArONSIEUR LEBRUN (who had the satisfaction 1. of Introducing into these Realms, about eighteen years since the GIMMICK PATE PECTORAL DE Jennie), has the honour of offering to the Public a New aid Elegant tipvcies of Pastilk, which combires with its pectoral and soothing properties, those of niell.wing and in-proving the voice, by rendering it more agreeable and more flexible. At the same time it imparts to the 'breath a permanent fragrance, resernWing Ambrosia; this La irductd the Inventor and Proprietor to bestow upon it the sp yropri,re n:.nit of AMBROSIAL ROSEATE PA!;TILLES. So:e. in Boxes at 2s. 9 d . by Butlers, Chemists, No. 4, Cheap. .icle, ti:. Paul's; and C2ll, Regent-street (neat the Argyle I.findon; it., aterloo•place, Edinburgh; and 34. Sack ,i.le-street, ,• and by the printiral . .kledicine Venders the U;.ite.l Khigrlotu. Onkel, la, Waterio;iiacei and 21, 131 r. chin-lane, Cornhill. TRUST:ES. Hon. Colonel Wonzuouss, M.P. Lieutenant of the County. Sir J ews ASTLIV Ban. TROXAS W. Cosa, isq. M.P. R. H. GURNEY, Esq. M.P. QUILLS HARTZ! Esq. M.P. J. C. Comte, Esq. M.P. DIRECTORS. President—Jeszniam Ives, Esq. Banker. Vice-President—J. Beowee, Esq. Alderman. E. T. Booth, Esq, Alderman. I A. Hudson, Esq. Banker. T. S. Day, FAq. Alderman. J. S. Patteson, Esq. Alderman. Hammond Fisk, Esq. J. W. Ilobberds, Esq. Aid. John Harvey, Esq. Alderman. W. Simpson, Esq. Win. Herring, Esq. Ald. I Samuel Stone, Esq. Secretary—Samott. IhostoLD, Esq. THE Parties insured in this Institution are free from ALL azsroxiosurry, and will receive back Three- Fifths of the Surplus Premiums at the end of every Three or Five Years.—The Rates are the same as at other Offices. Statement of Duty paid for the last Two Years: 1820 £44,554 3 9 1821 Thus proving that IN THE LAST ISAR the business increased Erwaßns or Tee Mna.wirs. Since the commencement of sue rer_sear Vise, there has been a further increase of urvrAstos or Tuace Mu.etoNs. LIFE. SOClETY—Capital £500,000. The. rapid progress of this Society (which is entirely distinct from the Fire Office), is evidenced by the amount of its pre miums, which, at the undermentioned periods, stood as follows : Year ending at March, 1815, 47.7 , ,441 5 11 Year ending at March, 1818, 6tig26 8 9 Year ending at June, 1821, f1i1,‘:.90 16 7 In the last twelve months upwards of 800 Policies were Is sued for Insurances exceeding £lOO,OOO. London, March 23, 18.22. •tss• An invidious advertisement, Issued by the Managing Director of the County Fire Office, and headed " Dissolution of the Norwich Union Society." &c. having been inserted in several Newspapers, the Agents of the Norwich Union Office refer their Friends to the Fliers regarding that Establishment, stated above, as a sufficient reply to the malignant Insinuations of its adversaries. N. 13. The Directors of the Norwich Union Society, for mu tual Insurance against Loss by Fire, have ttpaid to the Mem bers, as dividends, sums amounting to nearly ON Bill/ND RED THOUSAND POUNDS, and to upwards of Three Thou sand Claimants for Loss by Fire above Three Hundred Thou sand Pounds.—March 22, 1622. This day was published, price 35. ALETTER to Sir WALTER SCOTT, Bart. in Answer to the Remonstrance of Otoniensis on the Publi cation of a Cain, a Mystery," by Lord Ityron. London : Printed for Itodwell and Martin, Bond-street. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. This day was published, price 7s. 6d. A GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, and TO POGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION of VAN DIE MEN'S LAND; with Important Hints to Emigrants, and Di rections how to apply for Grants of Land previous to leaving England, together with information as to the most useful Articles for Persons to take out. To which is added, an Abstract from the General Muster-Books for the Years 1619 and 1220, and a List of the Civil Establishment ; embellished with a View of Hobart Town. By G. W. EVANS, Surveyor General of the Colony. Also, A large Chart of the Island, 30 inches by 24, drawn by the Same, with the Soundings of the Harbours and Rivers, and in which the various Grants of Land are accurately laid down, will be published at the same time ; price ss. Plain, 7s. 6d. Co loured, and in Case, 10s. Printed for John Sauter, 73, St. Paul's Church-yard. EVERY ONE THEIR OWN PERFUMER. Just published, price 10s. 6d. THE ENGLISH PERFUMER, SNUFFMANU- A. FACTURF.R, and COLOUR :1 , 1 AN'. GLIDE; being a Collection of choice Receipts and Observations, proved in the Practice of Thirty years in the above Trades. In this Work, not only the name, but the true nature of every particular sub- stance, whether animal, vegetable, or compound, are described ; with Directions how, when, and where to purchase them; the method of preserving each, and of making up every composition required in the several branches of the abovementioned Trades ; wish Instructions how to guard against the Adulterations of Pu'. carers, Snuffs, and Colours. By the late Cuaaers LicLut, that celebrated Perfumer at the corner of Lictufort-buildings, :ate S:rand, so frequently mentioned by Addisun In the Spec tator. Revised and improved throughout, By C. MACKENZIE. Printed for John Smite'', 75, St. Paul's Church-yard. _ _ PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. It appears from the last annual register of crimes and offences, that, -:omparing the list of last year with those of the four pre ceding years, the number of persons committed has been on the decrease ; and that, last year, there were not so many committed as in the year preceding by 595. In the year 1820, were committed, 11,595 males, and 2,115 females; in 1821, 1 11,173 m des, and 1,912 females. Of the 13,11.5 committed in the year 1821, 1,134 were sen tenced to death ' • of whom 114 were executed, 155 transported for life, 27 2 for fourteen years, 1 for ten years, 1,675 for seven years, and 5,864 imprisoned for various periods. The total number convicted in 1821 was 8,788; 2,501 were mcquitted, and against 1,826 either no Bills were found, of they were not prosecutes. From the Report of the Committee of the General Peniten tiary at blillbank, just printed, it appears that " the number of 'prisoners for whom provision has been made in the Penitentiary, rather exceeds the intended number of 1000 (600 males and 400 females) than falls short of it. Them were within its walls, on the 31st December last,_ 708 convicts. The present number is 725 ; viz. 399 males and 324 females."--It appears further, that the total earnings for the year ending the 51st December, 1821, amounted to £6051. Bs. 6d. of which three-fourths, or £4538. 1 is. Id. remained to the Establi.hment ' • that the expense amounted to £27,279. 12s. 21. and, after deducting stores on braid, to £20,679. 3s. Id. and the net expense, after deducting the prisoners' earnings, to £16,140. 18s. 9d. lu the year 1821, about 620 hundred weight of tallow was imported into Great Britain from various parts of the world.— In the year 1818, only 384 hundred weight was imported ; the present 13w price of 1821, in comparison with 1818, *therefore easily accounted for. • In the pear 1721, about 33,000,000 of pounds weight of can dles paid duty; but in the year 1821, about 87,000,000 pounds paid duty. In the year 1818 about 370 cwt. of hemp was imported into Great Britain; and in the year 1321 there was only 243 cwt. imported. A rise in the price of hemp may be therefore ex pected to take place. In the year 1816 there was about 213 cwt. of flax imported into Great Britain ; but in the year 1321 there was 497 cwt. imported. The present low price, therefore, iu comparison, is accounted for. The quantity of tin exported from Great Britain in the year 1821 was about 29,000 cwt. and the quantity imported from Gibraltar and Peru amounted to about 1,000 cwt. Such has been the SIICCC4II of the Volume, called the 'bind de Library, the contents of which fully justify its title, that.t.o than 1500 Copies were kohl within tett clays attir its publit.,- dun. Of the Y5OO Anecilt.o:s which it contains, no Its!, then 500 are Original, and relate to muderu topics and living characters. Lord STEWAIIT and the Archbishop of Dustin took the oaths and their seats. Mr. Parscorr, from the Exchequer, presented Accounts of the Income and Charges of the Consolidated Fund, for the year ending the sth of January last. The Malt Duty Repeal Bill was read a second time. The Town of Bradford Gas Light Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Norfolk Jail 13111, and the Town of Wakefield Gas Light Bill, wire reported without any amendment. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, that about a fortnight ago, be had moved for a copy of the instructions that had been given to the Conunissioners of Excise, relative to the seizure of roasted wheat. These papers had not yet been laid before the House, he now therefore moved that the Return be made forth with.—Ordered.—The House then adjourned to Monday neat. HOUSE OF COMMONS. A Person from the Directors of the Fast India Company presented papers Hating to the Military in Int lia. A Gentleman front the Exchequer Office presented a Return, shewing the progress made in the Redemption of the Public Debt.—Laid on the table. On the motion of Mr. F. rams the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Turnpike laws Amendment BBL—The Bill having passed the Committee, the House resumed, and the Report was then received, and the Bill ordered to be re committed. ....... Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a Petition from the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Hundred of Norman- Cross, in Bedford hire. With respect to the boon proposed for the relief of the Agriculturists, the Petitioners viewed with re gret the propued remedy, and thought it insufficient. They prayed the House to take the subject into consideration, and to afford some effectual relief.—Ordeied to be printed. Mr. BENNET said, that on the 21st of February he had moved for a Return of the Report of the Audit Office, as to the state of Mr. Theodore hook's Accounts, and no Return having been made, he should now move that the said Return be nude forthwith.—Ordered. _ _ _ The LORD ADVOCATE moved that the second reading of the Royal Burghs Accounts Bill be postponed to Thurs day next. Lord A. HAMILTON wished that before the discussion on this Bill took place, time would be given to ascertain the public feeling in Scotland on the subject. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that it was his intention to have it read the second time and printed, after which it would be distributed in Scotland. Mr. KENNEDY complaired that the most interested in the Bill, namely, the popular part of the Burgesses, did not receive any intimation of the measure. Lord NUGENT moved for a Return of the names of the persons now holding the offices of Governor and Lieutenant- Governor of the Caribbec Islands, with an account of their salaries and emoluments. Also, an account of the Offices, whit the amount of salaries and emoluments, in the appointment of the Assemblies of the Islands. Also, a return of the names of the persons holding the offices of Chief Justice, Attorney-Gene ral, and Solicitor-General.--Ordered. hlr. ELLICE moved for similar Returns for all the West India Islands.—Ordered. Mr. BRIGHT presented a Petition ftom the Dean and Chap ter of Bristol, against the Bristol Port Bill.—Laid on the table. MR. HENRY HUNT AND REFORM. Mr. L AMBTON said, that he held in his hand a Petition, which bad been sent to him for presentation. The Petition was signed by no less than four thou sand eight hungred and twenty of the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and prayed the House to in terest itself in procuring a remission of Mr. Hunt's punishment. The Hon. Member observed, that he was informed the Petition lay only three days for signatures, and had in that time obtained the number which he stated, and would have received the signa tures of twice the number, if it bad been suffered to remain a few days longer. Those persons, however, who had the management of the Petition, thought no time should be lost, in order that it :night be pre sented before the motion relative to Nir. Hunt, of which notice had been given by his Hon. Friend, the Member for Westminster, was brought on. With regard to the object of the Petition, without any re ference to the private or political views of Mr. Bunt, whom he did not know in any manner, he (Mr. Lamb ton) entirely agreed with, the Petitioners, that this punishment was unjust—( Hear, hear). The original punishment inflicted by the Court was severe enough in itself, without being aggravated by the conduct of die jailer, the permission of which, under the eyes of the Magistrates, was not very creditable to their ju dicial character. The Petitioners viewed with alarm ana regret the corruptions which had crept into that House, and prayed for Parliamentary Reform. They, in conclusion, expressed their disapprobation of the evil councillors who advised his Majesty to give his approbation to the authors of the massacre of Man chester. The Hon. Member then moved for leave to bring up the Petition. Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, that he had only to observe that the Petition had not been agreed to at any Public Meeting. He would always object to any Petition drawn up in that manner, when it was.di rected against the Government. A Petition of that kind could not be said to represent the sentiments of all the inhabitants, hut of those only who had signed it. A copy of the Petition had not been sent to him, although he Was more immediately connected with the place than his Hon. Friend who presented it. Ile was, however, desired to state to the House that it was the Petition of those whose signatures appeared to it—(Fleur, hear)—and not of the inhabitants at large. He should not then discuss the subject of the Petition, as he would have an opportunity for doing that when the specific motion on that subject came before the Ilouse. Mr. DICKINSON objected to the hard terms which the Hon. Member (Mr. Lambton) made use of with respect to the conduct of the Sotnersetshire Magistrates. The Petition was then brought up and read.—On the motion that it he laid on the table, Mr. FREMANTLE said, that after hearing the Petition' read, be be4ieved the House would agree with him that it was impossible for them to receive it. He thought the charges made on that Horse by the Petitioners were too - insulting to suffer them to lie on their table. He particularly objected to two para graphs in the Petition. One stated, that " the Peti tioners viewed with alarm and regret the corruptions which had crept into that Hon. House." It was mot possible to receive the Petition without sanctioning the charge of corruption made by the Pritioners.— The other paragraph to which he objected, was . that in which the Petitioners observed on" the evil deeds," as they called them, " perpetrated at Manchester," and expressed. their " disapprobation of the evil coun cillors who advised his Majesty to give his approba tion to the authors of those deeds." Those were para graphs which, in his opinion, could not be received. Mr. LUSHINGTON begged to observe that there was another paragraph which was equally objection able. It was that which stated that the loss of pro. petty sustained by Mr. Hunt was sufficient punish ment for endeavouring to shew how that House might be reformed. Sir ROBERT WILSON said, that he was sur prised at, the objections stated against the Petition. No one had stood up 'to make those objections when, on a former occasion, an Hon. Baronet on the other side (Sir James Graham) had risen in his place to justify the corruption of that House—( (fear). On a late occasion, even a Noble Lord (Londonderry) had observed, that in order to balance five or six seats, which the Noble Lord stated were kept up at that (the Opposition) side of the House, t was necessary to have seats given aw..y on the other side as '. bid not all these prove the corrupt practices of the House ? Were not the Hon. Gentlemen aware of the dismis sal from a high situation of a Noble Earl last Session, for having the firmness to vote on a question before the House in accordance with his conscience, but in opposition to the Government? Was it not known and avowed in that House that Lord Fife was dis missed from office because he voted against the Go vernment ? The People had, thetefore, just cause to complain of the corruption of that House. They had a right to suspect some parts of that House of re ceiving stipendiary payments. Those persons who were the most guilty of those corrupt practices were likely to be most affected by the terms applied by the Petitioners. With respect to the complaint in the Petition of no inquiry into the transactions at Man chester, there was room given for that complaint. No sympathy was shewn by that House with the misfor tunes of those who suffered at Manchester. Mr. J AMES expresi•ed his astonishment at the ob jections raised against the Petition, when it was re collected that the predecessor of the Speaker in the Chair had stated, that the corruption in that House was as notorious "as the sun at noon day r _ Re collecting these expressions, he was surprized how the Hon. Member could object to the Petition. Mr. WYNN ,aid, that he believed there never was a grosser misrepieseniation of anything said in that Howe than that just made by the Hon. Member for Carlisle. Was it possible that the predeces , or of the Speaker in that Chair could so far depart from his duty as to say that open corruption prevailed in that House? He would appeal to the recollection of the House, if what the Speaker said did not bear a quite contrary meaning. On the suilject of the motion of the Hon. Member for Durham (Mr. Lambton), he (Mr. Vynn) could have no hesitation in saying that the Petition ought not to be suffered to lie on their table. The object of the Petitioners clearly was to disgrace not only that House, but also the administra tion of justice. If even there was no other to join him, he should object to the reception of the Petition while it contained the words, " disgraceful ond vin dictive prosecution of Henry Hunt, Es 0,. now suffer ing punishment in Ilchester jail, for having endea voured to make that House more honourable." He denied that there was any vindictive prosecution of Mr. Hunt. The Courts of Jastice and the civil insti tutions of the country could not stand unless they were respected. But the question whether the Pe tition should or should not be received, did not de pend on any pnrticular expressions in the Petition, but on its whole tenouy and character. Could any Ho nourable Member lay his hand on his heart and say, upon his honour, the Petition was presented with any other view than that of vilifying the House ? Those who could say that the Petition was i resented with any other view might vote for its reception ; but those who were of opinion that it was presented with a view to vilify that House (which he really believed to be the object) should vote against it. Mr. BENNET said, that he would admit that the words used by the predecessor of the Speaker were not correctly stated by the lion. Member for Car lisle, but the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Wynn) had not fairly stated the history of the matter. The words of the Speaker on that occasion were, " that such practices as he had alluded to, would make their an cestors startle with indignation." It was not the Speaker, but Mr. Ponsonby (who endeavoured to palliate; not to justify the practice), who said that the purchase of seats in that House was as plain as the sun at noon-day. Such, he believed, was the true history of a transaction which was familiarly known to most persons. Had he the framing of the Petition, he perhaps should not have :elected pre cisely the expressions which had been used in some parts of the Petition. However, he was far from saying, at the same time, that there were any terms in the Petition on account of which it ought to be re jected. Ile had, during the period he had the ho nour of a seat in that House, seen a variety of Peti tions laid on the table containinjelanguage infinitely s d t l r e o p ng e e ti r ti o o n n tl b r e e f s o a re m t e h s e ubj m. ect if t p ha et n .t a io uLto be weiefneuotild inper mitted to impugn the conduct of Courts of Law, or of the Administration of the country, there was n o necessity for . petitioning at all. Ail l'etitions in that case must be c ongratulatory Petitions, or Peorionq of condolence, but never of the accitiatery or corn-