The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-21 00:00:00

eq." . . - . the town,. ._ _ -..'. Butt's e o o litt been Os try the question of right, he n not toong_ht two actions. as that question would be. art at rest by the decision in the action against Conant. As to the indemnity alluded to by hi nail Leoldiiii Friend, and upon which so insets sti been laid, it was bat same., and Jost, that an 4. ta'ared in the situation of Sir N. Conant, should look ke.tiozeritosiost for indemnity. If Mr. Butt doold pay the costs in question, there was no reason that the pub lic puree should lase them . • and if ho. could oat, them wasps. reasoir why he shonl4l not take the usual course, MU ipply for the benefit of the Insolvent Act. The Petition being brought up, read, aid ordered to lie on the table. Mr. DENMAN !moved that It he lOW, and said that 'be bad hot kXowis that Mr. Butt. as ia prison for the libels in question, - though be had heard of that Gentle man's ethrimittnent fee them, 'He trusted tlist the Tau.. airy would take Mr. Butt's leek imprisonment Wee en' sideratioo, and release him. The Petition wen an ore deredso be printed. 11111741111 111Chattif. 3 - fr. R. COLBORNE wished to obtain some inform.. lion from the Honouribte Measlier lid Corte Castle- re lative to some proceedlags in the Vice-Chancellor's -Court, reported in the Newspapers of the day. From, Ahist report it appeired that there was a dispute betrays .4hd trustees of the British Museum and the Doke of jaddlord, respecting the right of the former to make rim IWO erections on the gmend adjoining the Museum. He hoped the ten.tees would not go to any considerable . ...wore in litigaiinz the qnestion, especially as it was` most 4tirsiratrie that some other building should he so. Limed for the deposit of the valuable collection now is the Muoune. Dlr. RANKIN said the Pact was, that there being a eliEssince of opinion on the 'object referred to, the tees lion hod, In the most amicable manner, been pet in a Olive Air Its receiving a legal decision. That unforto. Stately was delayed at present, hut he trusted that an issue'. et law would he feinted which might have the effect of shortening the proceedings. He folly concurred with She Hos. Member in hi. opinion, that it would he desk. able to And another building, or at least to increase the size of the present one. There was great inconvenience, Itbd even danger to many of the valuable articles in the Pillie9lll, in consequence of the present limited size of the Museum. The SOLICITOR-(IENERAL said there could he no question that all used desire titsee the Collection in the Widish Moses's depseifed in a Safe and proper place. E l be present proceeding was altogether amicable, for dm Pure pups's. of setting the rights of the parties at test. dlr. A DERCROMBY thought, that even if the ques tion ihould be decided in faioar of the Trustees of the Matiettas, it Might be proper to consider the propriety of erecting a new building altogether; but he feared the legal dledusiton woad not be concluded in sufficiest *mato enable the House to do any thing effectual in the prtheed Session.—The conversation here dropped. Mr. LENNARWpotipoised his notice of motion for she redaction of Me expellees of the Civil List, from Fri ilythrst, to theZth Wet. • okettals echo. - Cl.Tßllli' 'to r - for the appointment into the state of the Orphans' Fnnd. He Wee of the character t Of his own credit, I:iiikjeict. He was de pas satisfied it would a hull carried on with to the present fond. ..i anith kad been raised 'Reddest Mistagensent of the our years sooner than hod .esodey wrna.ooginally bor. then MO* that a Select liiesligate Ile epplicatims the means t . ,.. eane tweeted to fee 'debt it present charged , . ibiXiotion)sael been ...., at mosaic, .1041 very "pa raised principally by a sod Afton applied- to dm lo- Citing.- . .e i City . ,ent. , - After a te_ words froth __ 11d.t. Smith, 'Mr. HOLMIE SUMNER Path thi 800. Baronet, by tits pres ent motion, had tauten ;he bus i ness out of his (.11r. S. s) . hand. fife had hit far !fief lode@ Ora Ino thin on the subjec:t, buthird'ieverdi dittia deferred it at ti omitted of thelitin. flareisecnitibuse members of GMs family. It 'hid beets Ids hiteuon Amore fOr leave to brio:tin i Bill to regnldte this Tuna, as be conceived the present tutnigement of it was Mini disgraceful. He &theist iiithrmthilictuse thm a g reat many years since hat Lord Matorlind Aldermen bf London were formed irtti ii - Codrt ? thrthe relief-Of the Orphans and Freemen of the City, add that tIMY bad ithissed a sum of ;eO,OOO/., fur which they could notioccurut. This was fatidlObe in the tiiiirelhe'clyll 'yip, A Bill 11.4 in Xrdsequence bren palSed to 'heats a fund for replacing this sum, and for that irarpoie, it idipesed &dies princi pally upith Coals brolight into the port of London. He (Mi. S.) rotnpliined that Pubd . hita not been duly iptliett„ end thatt'the'Cooit of Aldermen, the Guardians trf the find, hid etindlidtly Oppaintri One of their own body to be the collector of it. Tie ailinitted that the nominal salary Was dnly Isof. b year, hut this cir 'endistaliCelie - Minted rendered tt the more discredit able for one ofthe Guardians Cif the 'Fiind to heir; col lector. Air strpahry - aenroidetatihn. This Collector was appointed under a condition that he ithoold pay into the fltansbertain's truce onee't 'Month the amount of the duties he ihouldcolleit by 'viftrie of hisidlice; hot a cus coin had itievxlied of his retaining Mtge of the 'balances due fromit in his own liatott. Originally, this was a small balance; but the present Colloctor,:the Hon. Bart. 11;nitilwx3'iliati on an average dude hibitthe balance in his lauds, ainoiinting 'also Open an decrier to 11,700/., a SUM not unimportanCto a persthan tHelituatidniif the lion. Baronet, for to a tanker, I floating _balance of 1-151311. "aid not bin be useful. Tile interest upon this ✓ink was about sio/. a year, though the whole ditty of the office f acperfornied -by a deputy at one hitnilred Gods a tear. This prectiee was contrary not 'oak. to he Act of. Parliament, but to the condition, of 7the ard, exeented by the Collector on his 'taking the -of r: 6.. -He laid spoken on this solicit three years ago, to an Hon. Alderman; then .member bf -Met house, and kid expressed his intention to bring Ina Bill on the stilt- IT'. By airotlientleasan lie Pu'reipirated to give Pp hie intention for t h at Session ; indidi iinuiriliate inquiry uo the subject WAS promised; Irwin accordingly hi-might before tbetourt of Alrarnietr: referred by them to a Cowiluitteea and the Report of - that -Committee stated the mere fact of these balanees beidg retained, but with- out suggesting any,otteratibn in the practice. ['Ailed. • viiotion fora hettermanyeement of the 'Pond, haul in the Court of Aldeciers, fallen to thegrontul for wall of a seconder. The-subject was then brought before the tionitnob ComMil,illiring represented to them that it deeply affected their interest.. . Air W. CtiftalS . ltett rose to order. The Common - Outwit be said itiotmermore to do Willi the titbject than tbellon. Meinirierhid with the affairs of France. • r Air, SUMNERtani it was obvious that the Comoro bithiocilliad Minidtilitg•to do with the subjett; for the Gity.'ttiends oVe'plealgeti to• make good the Pend, ht case shi'dettiffitnposed ebintill prove Insufficient for the •10efittke. •Airtriiiumwitre that the Rnit.fret was hot agree. slice+ to liseidon. liahniel, - lint b. rued he content to hear • •-• 111116.NMEMeel - - over Ned Mr, The Hos. , _ ___ proceeded to road a part , Report, containing i &alio to this sleet. when Sir Wit. CURTIS again rose to order, and submitted that the Hot. Member bad weight to read a pager re. fleeting "pow the condue of a ineutier of that WOW. The SPEAKER said, the paper in question did not re fee to the coadoet of the Hon. Bart. as a member of that bone. It yoke of the Collector of the Orphans' Paid. The Hon. Baronet bad ndeapprehended the vele dappast ingthe pnctiee of the bowie. It wu competent the lay member Goon every modem before the house, to stage the lerof his assent to or disseat from it. SUSINIM continued. This conduct wu directly nahnirary to the condition of the Collector's Boyd. La bial? a new condition bad bees framed. the language if which appeared to legalize the retaining in hand Wells slesell's balance; but eves new the Hoe. Ilaroset P. Word two. These practices. he (Mr. S.) colonise. rip- Isagol die continuance of the duty impelled apes 'disk. sad displayed a shameful system of jobbing. When he eenaidered the courtesy he bad shewn the Memorable Baronet, by postponing his own motion. he could sot bet think that the Hon. Baronet had neglected to *hew him • similar courtesy, for he had only heard of the Hon. Baronet's notice of motion the night before hat. He of course did aot oppose the appointment of a Com mittee, but he suspected that litho Hon. liaresiet could get a Committee of his owe he would be better pleased. He thought no Alderman ought to be upon the Com skim but that it should be composed principally i 'die sombtrs of the Home Comities, whose constituents W Bits chief enterers by the duty in question. Sir U. CURTIS disclaimed any wish to show a want of courtesy to the Hon. Member whom he bad often requested to bring the subject forward. He v.. edged his honour and character upon the result of the, airy. e question being put, Mr. IROLME SUMNER moved an Amendment. I which. alder resolving the appointment of the Select Committee, declared that they should he directed to inquire what steps had been taken towards extingnish lag the debt upon the Pond, and to state to the House whether, upon the payment of that debt, it would he adviseable for other persons to have a share in the ins moment of the Fund besides the Lord Mayor and Al dermen. Mr. HUME wished to know who were the " other persons" alluded to in the Amendment of the How. Member. Ile presumed they must meat) the Members of the Honse of Commons. Mr. SUMNER said that wita the meaning he bad in tended to be pnt upon the words. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, hat we un derstand that (there not bins forty Members to form a House for dividing) the original motion was agreed to. eCoTell n1:10115. Lord A. HAMILTON row., pursuant to Wires to move that the Reports of the several Committees ap. pointed to inqairelato the the state of Scotch Burghs. he referred to a Committee of the whole House. He owed It be said to the Petitioners upon this subject, and to the country at large, to bring this question to an issue in the shape of a distinct specific withal'. The petitioners were not less than 590,000 in number, sod the ►evenue. in question were 101.00 W. per se. sum In velum : and if this was not e subject 6t for the consideration of the Howe, he knew not what would be. It would he recollected, that It was three years since be bad moved on the part of sixty-eitt Royal Burghs, for a Committee to Inquire into their manage ment. The petitioners wet, almost unasionthe in their complaints and as unahisnows in their applies. rion for remedy. It was then said that no case had been made eat; and that the statement then made was intended as' cloak fur Parliamentry Reform. This was io the year 1819. His motion on that occasion was rejected; but, about a month afterwards, he bad brought forward another motion, somewh►t differing from the farmer one, and had been fortunate enough to carry his motion for a Committee, against Ministers and the Law officers of the Crown. The Committee made a Report at the end of that Seseion. The Com mittee bad been re-appointed in the succeeding Sea storm, and investigations had pose on ever airier, es cept during the discussionewlsich had taken place the year before last, and which be thought reflected such little credit upon Parliamenthe alluded 'to 'the pro ceedings against her late Majeity. He should here state that Le blamed himself very much fur acquiesc ing (as he did on the appointment of the third Com mittee) in the suggestion of the Learned Lord oppo• site, in consequence of Which, he (Lard A. H.) had been left in a minority in that Committee. But, nut. withstanding this circumstance, all the Reports, in substance. affirmed the complaints of the Petitioner*. lie called upon the House to esatuine the Reports, and provide a suitable remedy for grievance., which had been proved to exist. So long ago as the year 1793 there had been a Committee appointed, and a Report nude upon this very subject. There were then the same complaints, and the same confirmation of them by the Report. In short, all the Reports agreed in admitting the mismanagement, the corruption, and the the abuse which prevailed in the Scottish Burghs; Mid that for this grievance there was no remedy is the Courts of Law t the latter circumstance being la mented by the Judges themielees on bring appeaillr to. It was true that the Leatned Lord prop,sed to bring in a bill which professes' to giv► a remedy for this mass of injustice, but this remedy was nothing more than a law snit, or a power to the Burgesses tel go to law. lie entered his protest against such I measure•; and if the flonse should on this occasion be against him, he moo tlettiosir of getting. any relief for the petitioners. There was another opinion of' more hop rrtance than any lie bed quoted. This was the upinion of the 3lagistrates of the Burghs, oho admitted that the evil of self election did require re dress. This w.s the declared opiniou of above thirty of the Burghs themselves. He would particularly di rect the attention id the House to the opinion of the Burgh of Aberdeen, Which the house would cement. bee had been disfranchised, baring declared itself bankrupt under circumstances of very peculiar aggravation.—(Cries of tsar) Theme Magistrates themselves, who had been •parties, and Weed the cause of this bankruptcy, admitted that upwards of 200,000/. of debt had been concealed from the knot,. lege of the Burgesses. Tilt se tientlensen too, on their evidestc:, adniitted that the b ;oh* of the Council con tAning the arronipts were n..t permitted to be seen by the lturcesses, atia that the debts of the Burgh were frequently et.ted at sums romidensiely Mle' i What they realty 'were. No.v he be c g.•l to rewind ly remedy allegations of the Committee of 1819? He was eon. elated the House would not sanction such a measure ; bat would examine into the smilers themselves, and devise a more *deviate remedy. The priseirri tile• rations of the Petitioner, were—self-elsetios et *it Magistrate; a want of doe representation ; $ mot of e.mtroul in the Burgesses over the eepentlitere; the waste of charitable funds, the impoeitlen of local taxes without due authority. lie begged to state that be had no direct or personal interest in the redress hr continuance of these abases, further than as belonging to the country io which they prevailed, as baring been employed originally by the Petitioners. and as Chairman of the Committee appointed to investigate the grievances. Under the system of the Burghs, it appeared that, in 1793 the mown of extra exactions in assess, that is, illegal exactions fur ten years, was upwards of 12,000/. is twenty-nine Burghs. Asti this system of exaction had been going on at the same me ever since, and it was remarkable that the sums so raised never fined their way into the Trea sury. Ile confessed that he did sot enpret to do any thing against his 31ajesty4 Ministers, ►et he was convinced that he could satisfy say twelve as a jury, of the necessity of Reform: How far be Aright be able, however, to get a vote In that House was another question, but he would undertake from the Reports on the table to gratify the taste okay Hon Member for any species of malversation he might fancy. Amongst other things it was pro►ed that in the Burgh of Ca par, the seats in the Conseil were bought and sold. Is another ease, it append that a person actually sox covey was appointed to the office of Town-clerk. There were laws fur making the 31agistrates resident. bat they were held to be in desuetude, end thus non residence was a frequent practice. The Noble Lor.! referred to the Report of the Committee in support to what he ad►anced. He loped he should not be sr-• ' ewered either by claiming respect foe these abases a. being sanctioned by the Act of Union, or as being chartered rights; for the provision of the Union heti been changed and repealed frequently, and in point o fact there was so chartered right—they had been s • changed by the Crown, by the Convention of Rots. Burghs, and by abases, that they coed no longer b recognised as chartered rights. Ile hoped the how' would at once adopt the mode most convenient with justice, in treeing this question. lie hue's it Kuul• be asked of him how things were to hr ch.oggell for the better—what was his plan? Ile was not prepared to 'ohmic any detailed plan, but he should first mom mewl their taking Into consideration the Reports of the Committees; and no change could be effected to his mho!, which bad not the abolition of self-election for its ground work. His opponents were sot to im pute to him a desire to make any sweeping change In the Constitution. He had no objection to the same Magistrates and Conedl which served far, oat year serving for Vie react, so as the; were, elected. Bet there most be some dependence of' the governors on the governed—something ohich should establish sympathy between them, or there could be no satisfattion. Its a Committee of the ' whole house, he would submit a detail of the changes in the system, which be thought eli gible. But it was more correct. first to debate the grievance and then the plan which should seem fittest' to meet that gri . The Noble Lord cos laded by moving, " That the house resolve itself into a C..mitnittre of the whole house to consider of the Royal Burghs of Scotland." The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND said he expected that the Noble Lord would have now brought forward a specific remedy for the evils he had stated. or that he wuald have waited until he saw the Bill, which he (the Lord Advocate) had given notice of introduc ing—a Hill which be was confident would accomplish all the objects that could be wished, without destroying the chartered rights, or altering the present constitution of the Scotch Burghs. Serb an attempt would neither be more nor less than to bring about what was called a Parliamentary Reform.—(llear, hear !)—I f such an at tempt was made, let it he made openly at once, without an indirect mode, such as was now proposed. His plan would have for its object a more regular administration' of the finances of the Burghs. There were great 'bus's in many other litirghs in Scotland, which were not Royal Burghs, which sent no Representatives to that House; and why was no inquiry tried to be made in their constitution? The reason was obvious; the present was all ettempt to bring about a Reform In Par liament. When the Hon. Member for Aberdeen was elected, he had only two to vote for bitn, and he was re turned by his own casting voice.—(Langht►r.)—Then why did not that Hon. Member propose a Reform in his Burgh ? He denied that there were such instances of corruption as the Noble Lord stated. There might sometimes have been an excess of expenditure'; hot the wisdom of each ■a expenditure could not be judged of by figures, and many expenses were applied to beneliehil purposes. The expenses for Aberdeen for instance, were most usefully incurred in snaking very great and im portant improvements in the harbour of that town. Great expenses were also incurred by the City of Edin burgh, Eno they contribnted greatly to the improvement and convenience of that capital. h would be impossi ble for the (louse to form a judgment from the immense volume laid before it, because that Report comprised only the state of four Burghs. Indeed it would have been useless to go into the examination of any other towns; and the grievances found to exist were attri buted solely to a want of proper cheek* over the expel). (Sore of the Burghs, which arose from circumstances that had occurred since the Union with Scotland ; the old Court of Exchequer not !mettle sufficient pooer examine into and control such expenses. Hy the Bill then which he should introduce, lie meant to propose that there should he an appeal in all cases of this kind to the Court of Exchequer. There .vas one Burgh (that of Stirling), where such a system of improvement exist ed, as was proposed by the Nobir Lord, and its aff, , rs -were not conducted one jot better than those of the other Burghs. The reuiedies which lie should propose ought first to be tried, before any attempt was merle to alter the constitution of the Burghs. That remedy ought to be tried before any h.rz,rdens experiment were attempt e I ; or before any of the articles of the Union were al tered. If the Rouse were to agree to the minion, and follow it up in she way ptothised, it welsh' be impossi b'e to apply a general remedy. 'because evory Bergh in i•otiand was con:Ili:lite:I in a manner d tf.-rent from an other, and no such general remedy cool I 'apply without o!ating the chartered rights of the whale. HUMS maintained that ail 118717,777 bin Rohl, Friend had b een fully paved i s before the Committee. It was pro m ! been sold sod that kind of mien existed in all the Harem. The Committee r d into the state of fear or live Hardy, w hsle fraud all the allegations as to abastafall y l and they had a right to conclude th at similar sus would bare bees foetid to exist iu the wh e y g ; Burghs. if the inquiry respecting tire.bad tee; gone into. When he bad proposed that a fall ' geiry 'holed be entered into, the 'Committee, 17 to 1, opposed it, and how .null >ie Report of the Committee betailed soonimp e ? eusteoded the hsts* eight nt.t to pleorike 'ports, the last Report; but should look ye gaw where they would And all the elleriy ise6 spreting the corruption of the thurghe fsyj mid that a system of self-election existed lit &kg: elective st °see to the rights of the Inhabitant w y the finances. He was reedy to admit that ely in i Na proposed by his Noble Friend %mild Oulets/eye, o share In the elective franchise—that ft weak is prb the Representation of Scotland, mad that, he ' confessed. was the very thing which he watitet— ' (Hear, bear.) He frosted, therefore, that althy g t Ministers might reject the presem metion, his Ihni e Friend would try his plan of Reform &gale aid aith i , until he should accomplish his object. Hot at y es " time he would eaniion Ministers against resistivity TO9CC tuff coes,ilsiots of the Scotch people. Lindy mart stretch the airing too tight moil it should boy ; sad be partietaistly whetted that the Leaned i would mato 'ely consider this subket b•fur, ht . tats domed hi. 11111, And determine whether it windiest% poli:ie ar well as jolt to commie something to them pie of - Mcotlanil. Sure be was they should make p re peas towards Reform. He declared that this ropy. time was not to make a sweeping reform is the thetglos; hot a gradual anselieratioo. If Ministers wore determined to bare no Retires at all, !nth,* wan so at once ; and th, n the emus, would haw what they were to look to lint if they were resolved wants toe people of Scotland to resistasee, they 'weld be is stramental in effecting that which be was NC Uid sooner or later. be elected. He tii4 i# impute blame to say of the iadivisloais who mid *odor power in the Soorelt Burghs ; but th deidattsed the whole of the system which earnaral Go. it .%% as declared that men C 041.1 ant Kt Aide, such a system, tied be honest at the same ease; soil chat they were obliged to be knaves, after thry hd gone on in it fir ten years ; and yet those ONII sme reinstated in their offices of Magistrates by the Bisre Ministers. Otte of the Burghs (Aberdeen) had he. come bankrupt. It had not, indeed, been Oisettedie a totkrept ; but It gave up the whole of its atftirt the management of trustees; and that war its fatt re Pet of bankruptcy. This was tire example of Irides c.ipsble of managing their own aLin, getting the town in debt to thi amount of toed bemired theuvand pounds, sod sten ditelarierthle selves incapable to manage any thing. The itnot.t. lag away the public money bad nothing to Juana the improvement of the harbour, for there was a partite harbour trust ; and as to the great Mum , . silents said to be made in the harbour, they wort no• thing, and only served to endanger, instead of ievor log its a ifety. The Magistrates had evea takes 70,040 f. belonging to the hoepital. which they wpm. dered away. This was dose by a few sellielertr4 men, who he believed were now liable to a prattling' far what they bad done ; and the beet proof of their io i s eom:u.t was tbs act of giving up their Untie others. la short, the Magistrates of Aberdeen' 104 gone on, jest like the King's Ministers. ecinmdeeng away the public money ; and the only difference between them was this, that the Magicratts of Ahertlien were stilt so:vent, compared to tie King's Ministers; for they had leads snfficient to pay all their debts ; wit II the feeds of [hi• tain, it sold, would not be sufficient to pay 114 National Deist. Therefore, as `• birds of a father flocked together," he was not surprisid that the Mt gistrates of Aberdeen were supported and Mendel by the King's Ministers. Then with regard to the wonderful, improvements said to have been made is PAinhttrzlt, he would say. that if the whole rare, belonging to the Corporation of that City were sold. it would be bately sufficient 'o pay the debts incervi Iby them. All now required was to give the Seoul Illtrghs the same rights which they enjoyed befit the Union ; and that the people should have the tamer of electing their own Magistrates. Thareith had been recognised by six Statutes. It was of its utmost importance that those Magistrates whose Fic sleets it was to administer justice, and dispose of tit public money, should not elect sbemselvis. Thole Magistrates were not a distinct race of persons, veldt separate interests from the rest of the cotmhonity; and the whole of the community, thus robbed by ttts of their elective franchise, were hostile to them. to Refortn, he was sure if the burgesses of Fdinhargi had the right of election the non. Member who firs sat opposite to him. would not, after the espingro sf the present Perham/tit, sit there 111plin.l." 1.1111100' ter.) With regard to Aberdeen, he was himsk as example of what could he done there. For 23 rim his predecessor sat for that place, because be e ll* melted to Ministrrs ; het as soon as Montrose . 110 " el its right of voting, they then elected himseq• lit was confident that a moderate change in the Flottill f would make the M.sriotratt , respectable, in•test/ being hated ; and wortid bring about a system of KO ' • ("esti The FroPle KO minty. and a doe 41.111.1115-14.1011 of Scotland how collet on the House to place :boa hi a oituation by ottiell'union and peace sh told he oil' blished in all the Itorgba; there would be eii Aso% no corropti .no, no playing into ', m a. ; go d tins would be one mode of introducing a whtlestnite tlt tuArt ate Reform in the noose of Comte ins. therefor biped the (louse would not t oured to tbt 1 at:cements of the Nolsie and Lear, fed - Loud. bet arte ito the motion of his Noble Frtavd.—(l'he , es ) 1.0 d lIINNINti topposect the motion. Re . 0 : servcd, that from the silvers with which the *tea t : the lion. Member for Ahrt doen was verged. 11l jert was to begin evitn 'the ques•i•dt or Poll t hwart! RefJrsit by little and li•tly, thno sapping the fats dr tion of t h an system !you tut Scotch 131 . were regulated. list lie was threidettle °PP ° the pr-vent tiostidn,.l.ectseree it involved Amt r ery2l ., .e tion of ParliaMentiry dlefilras, Fir conjneed the not to be led away by 'the argfitnentsof ter Nollelte ' not, for there woad be no it'd to the business of lug • Mr WM. CURTI'S Mee Mote h of a heleCt Ceidsdi to logoire iol pumbeithent of tfili laiidoo fade thls isetioithilimckfir be Idl lielleor KtbYcifFhl Ter it *la% 'had beea*Akiiii OA* Of huhatiaria t leis ir *Kier that so petite bed h Vi ate fahlteil than thit tetbdns is See bra lirst'eatililfilhasent ithey se ?job It:, Asti *file, Ooder the . proaeut ypioi;irattlaii lighillated four fear hitteitiffilited'Aiti the ..dry . t .1101111 0. lavestig it'd the ins 'thejhrpose of litrililatihitlie debt i tires it. 11 r..Serjeaot ViStOti vas kfaA made; for he thoexht the %btu . % little to do with this Piod. it Wps by a tax upon coals, aid was too bfts ailliurithses of the CityoY podim. , Atter air* words froth Mr. Ald.i . . •, . t- • • !ETA TA .. /e .- _ _ „._.. „ _ . _ ___. is me-trly al'eawlet TIOCAShooII Caswell ; • kit" 11 .• I ti11606.1b h bankruptcy liot4aly agg(te 4l II" Mr. H to have ‘s tie Ciiiiimillhe be (yesvpal illioc o c i d ea . t Cot reuses of the ill , owa. but all the Cbaritaile 'Doti: ma le by I end ‘ ll ' oat * "" 61611 hp "*Wa Hu* Vow . • b lotions of Aberdeen. Was it possible that giving deuce 6'6 li g i t s Hl H r o l.. ~: i l k e ye n a lit c osee " til ei Hr tre. aPP w hri sre HT: a n til t es t esiscei • ° l4B "s ad he : i l lat the Burgesses power to a • se law with the Nees- lice had I te p ee hail Itet t .-egeoset c ould ec e ,„u r hi, conduct la d ie Ai m erases. would he a sadleleet remedy for am evil of this meet axis I Officer, of Collator with his duty as a Guardian of the Foul. nature? Was the Bill of t h e L or d Ad vocate to b e t h e lags r d i ci look to The Hos. Member proceeded torud ! part of the &port, only remedy for the evils stated to exist io the eight they (Jam • . _ , • . 4 & Aka:, : t." • e•I . • —a:: • ' ' • " - j 1- 111