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agitated before the country), was the situation of our possessions, with respect to the Pindaries, left unnoticed, from 1809, when Capt. Bydenham represented what sort of a race they were, up to the year 1816? From the year IyO9 up to 1816, he could we no material endeavour to twain their aggressions. lint at length measures were taken by the Marquis of Hastings, not only to repel hostile attacks from our territories, hut to putanah those who had II tell them. He had acted an became him —not only in conformity with what he thought was right—hut with irierriive to what the Directors themselves pointed out. Ne had restored peace to the country—he had, acting nn instructious, ren dered the territories of the Company more exten sive. They did not throw aside the accrasion ex cept in one of those ethical effusions, which are not always the test of true ferling.-1 I fear, hear.)—lle would not divide the Court oil this part of the Reso lution, at the same time that he thought it was in great degree objectionable. But, to the second part of it, he felt a decided objection. It was their said, that the Marquis of Hastings ought to receive the thanks of the Court for having " dispersed the elements of a confederacy amongst the Midirattas, which had for its object the overthrow of the B►itish Government." He denied that this was the fact.— 'l Ime of Hast:ogs had n o t dispersed the elements ot a ronfederacv—lie had, in fact, when a great confederacy wa► formed, when large armies were ac 'rely eam.loyed m the field, by his skill and 46011 defeated slime machinuinnis. He should therefore move that the words .. dispersed the elements of a hostile confederacy siniongst the Alahrattas, against the interests of Great Britain." he omitted, mill the following aub.titotrd :—" That he encountered and defertrd the objects of the illalaratta States—defeated their armies—reduced them to submission—and destroyed their means of future aggression." FLETCWER seconded the motion—and, in abort speech, condemned the coldness which marked the Resolution. IVhen the Court of Directors had enjoined the Marquis of Hastings to proceed in the course which he originally found it mccssary, for their benefit, to pursue, how came it that 11111 lOW pl4ced upon their Resolut ion of Thanks, those words, expressive of deep regret for accessions gained, which took away from the grace of the boon they were about to ttrant ? Mr. S. Dixox expressed himself strongly adverse to the acquisition of additional territory iii lUdiU— s,nul declared, as an honest man, that he could not vote for the motion, unless the origin and object of the war were proved to be cousistent with honour and integrity. Bost NQUET expressed himself unfriendly to the amendment, because it stated the Mahrettas to he completely subdued, whereas, there was one of those Powers at war with us. Ile conceived mat it was not correct. when questions of it nice and dif ficult nature, requiring a variety of information, came helore a lrdy, constituted as this was, that an alteration should hr made, on the spur of the mo ment. which, perhaps, in the end, would be found not to lie supported by the facts of the case. 31r. 1 - Juste. in a speech of considerable length, and great ability, pointed out the benefits that would have arisen from the uninterrupted colitis taco. of the system of policy which Manio* Al'ellesley had introduced in India—touched on the deviatiums from that policy, which were observable in Ilse administration of Marquis Cornwallis— awl declared that the PRESENT DAT, when a vote of thanks was about to be given to the Marquis of Hastings, for pursuing precisely the system laid down by Nl:sr-psis Wellesley, would, to the latter Nobleman, he the proudest period of his life ! Why ? Because lie found that all his plans, so often unjustly reprobated at former periods, were now considered the best means of cunsolidatiog, and consetineialy of preserving the Indian empire. Mr. GRANT (the Director), in the course /if • very able speech, declared that lie was quite to the accession of new territories. The Legis lature, his Majesty's Ministers, and the Court of 1)a-et:tors, had long expressed the same sentiment, and he saw no reason for altering the opinion be had long held. On the contrary, he felt that many strung reasons were opposed against the arguments of those isitliviiluals who adopted a different system. Ile hail kino.” mail persons, deeply versed in the knowledge of Inilims affairs, and amongst others Marquis Cornwallis, whose opinion co - ICH:hied with his saws,—that court:sot extension of territuly was likely to create jealousy and hatred awougst the native rowels—m.(l the Don. Proptietors would forgive him, if, supported by such authorities, he doubted a little the correctness of their opinion. Though lie certainly did not approve of' the amendineiet, lie would root oppose it, because he wished the vote to be unit tttttttt us. Mr. D. KISTNAIRD supported the amendment. Mr. tinware!' expressed his surprise, that arty observatinn 'should have been directed against that part of the Hewlotion which noticed, " with deep regret" the accession of fresh territory in the East Indies. A. a burly, they could out otherwise have expressed theineelves ; mice the Act of Pailiament, which was dietatory at once to the Board of Com trot and to the Court of Directors, desigurited the Hereunto' of territory as a matter greatly to be de. 'iterated. Mr. A. liciatasoN agreed to the two first points iri the amendment. He admitted that the Pio .hries had been put (Sohn and the Malirattas de ft:tied, but Ire thought suit hie teamed Friend had Ihris procerdt al In n 'limit *lnch was rather prophetic than a matter of fart. He conceived it was riot correct to uay, that these victories had ef fectually preserved the British dominions from fu ture aggression —for such was evidently his mean ing. He could not 'trot:red to this extent of pro plwcy. But, if lie would alter the revolution s and airy, " that their (the Malirattris) means of aggrra moo were !resealed by throe victories," he would agree to it. Mr. J ACIL SUN acquiesced in this alteration. The motion of thanks to the Marquis of flastings was then carried, as amended. On the thanks to Sir T. II !stmt. being read, _ _ Mr. Hung rose, and requests(' that the proposi tion might be postponed, as there was a trcuitt stance connected with Sir T. Hislop's case, wind,, if nut explained, would induce 111111 to oppose the vote of thanks. The circumstance was of public notoriety. It was stated that Sir T. iiiviop had hanged the Governor of s fort, which had rurren. ' .44A1.4 , X , 5,j015/0 0 4*4 4 ....$ • aw, dered to the Britisil arms, without bringing him to trial, without knowing whether he was innocent or guilty. A tter tiosne conversation between the Chairman, Mr. Elphisistone, Mr. Jackson, owl Mr. S. Dixon, the Court was adjourned until Tuts DAY (Thurs day), to consider of the vote to General Ifislop. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WRIIXCIDAY, FILIIIWARY 3. APPEAL. Connor! were heard at the bar in the rase of Marknight Crawford s. Steward. Proceedings postponed t tll Friday. lords Grenville and Yarborough took the oaths and their sea 4. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. The Doke of O'tid,ularol• presented a Petition from the Guild of Nlerehnnta w Outdo), against the Catholic Claims. —Laid on the table CLAIM TO THE FARLDOW OF ANGLESEA. Lord gtmontrrti. by command of his Royal Highness the Prioce Regent, presented to the Nonce the Petition of Thomas Fowl of Monntoorris and Viscount Valenti*, claim• inn to he Earl of Analeen . - On the taut 00000 of the Noble Viscount, tLe Petition was re ferred to a Committee et Privilege. COTTON FACTORIES. Loud livnTota rave notice. that he wonld, on Friday next..ohmil a motion to the Iloilo. rrlative to the Children employcJ so the Colton Maiinfactorira. PRIVATE HI LIS. On the mot' of the Earl Of SHAVTOBURY ii was or dered, that the 4th of Morels el 1.1 he the last flay for re. reivene Petitions for private Rills, and the 1311% a April the laid thy fur ireeiviug Reports iherrou. DIVORCE. A person appeared ■t the bar and presented Papers from the Ecclesiastical Court of Ireland, relative to the divorce rase of Taaffe and Taaffe.—Laiil on Ilse table. TLC Home then adjourned. 4—...--. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDXFSDAY, IcnnuAßli 3. The w►atea took the Chair •hoot • quarter torture four o'clock. A few Members took the oaths and their seats. PETITIONS. A v. ry great snootier of Petit' for Private BON were presented, and seferreil to Committees, and several Reports on Private Bills brought sip, and leave given to bring in Bills accordingly. GLOUCESTER GAS BILL. The Report was brought np ou the Petition fur leave to bring in a Rill to light the City of 00000 Tater with <ia•, and leave given to bring in a Bill piii Wald to the prayer of the Petition. PLATE GLASS. A Petition was presented from the Plate Glass Nlanofne turcrs of Lancaster, praying for leare 11. brim( in a Bill to extend the powers of their C,orporatiuu.—ltesd, suit re ferred to a Committee. GAME IN WALES. Mr. HADDOCK/ brought in his Bill fur the Preservation of Came 111 cc. lain pads of Wales. On Ilse question heisie put that it be read a first time— Mr. CCRWAN hoped the time would 1,111111 come for enter ing into u comprehensive exaininal ,f the whole existing system of Game Laws, mod their effrets on the morals Rust liberties of the mapie. The 11111 of last Session, wide!, he bail opposed wills all the force and earnestness in Isis power, cum:Aimed stoniest scessivrly severe and cruel VIINCIMCIIIN and, he trusted, it would he reconsidered by the House. He understood that mister the provisions of it, one individual was suffering smiler confinenteut, and penalties to die amount of 1,000 f.; moil by certain parts of ir, the power was taken fawn the Crown of remittiug the penalties rouse. natal un its violation. When the subject of the revisal of the Crienioul Code of the cooties, should he brought before Use 11141,e, Ile sincerely trusted that the Game Laws should Han) the first object ut its illVelllieldloll. After some remarks from Mr. Manniocits, not audible in the gallery, the Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a seared time and primed. ItESTIIICTIO?i ON CASII PAYMENTS. _ _ _ Mr. H. DAVIS said, he held iu Ins hand a Peti tion from the Bankers, Merchants, and Traders, of Bristol, against the too ►peedy resumption of Cash Payments. The language of it was as respectful as that of any Petition ever presented to the House, •nd, he believed, expressed the opinions of his coil stitueuts of all parties un that important subject._ f Hear. j—Though it was said to he the Petition of merchants, banker.. and traders, it was not signed by any bankers. Though the Petitioners appre hended danger from an immediate resumption of cash payments, they were far from taking the same view of the question with► Mr. Cropper, or going the leiigth lie had—to evince which he should read a passage in the Petition ; the part referred to stated, that the Petitioners were of op' ' the period might reasonably be expected to arrive when C*llll payments might he resumed with safety to the public—a...tills% which, they prayed the House Hot to sanction tiny measiire with that object at the present, which might have the most injurious effects on the trade, credit, mid prosperity of the country— and that all due discussion should he gone through jireelotis to the adoption of a cli-fiiiitive measure. Mr. Ei.r.ts would have considered himself guilty of great presumption, hied lie attempted to take a part in the discussion of the night before. Though the result of 'that discussion was not that which lie de.ired, and which he thought was due to the ex ertions and eloquence of his Right !lon. Friend (Mr. Tierne,), yet having seen the list of Me 11l i l ets intended to be put on the Committee, from that, coupled with the circumstance that it was not yet completed, and therefore still open to improvement in its composition, he hoped the vouistry would de. rive much real good from its Ittliours. When lie said it was open to improvement, lie did out mean to insinuate that there was uu► is cotisidelable ap pearance of fairness in the formation of the list. If lie had taken any part in last night's discussion, it would have been oso the subject alluded to by the Noble Lord, as to the unfavourable effect of fo reign operations on the state of our exchatiges. If the Noble Lord had referred to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would have found a much better solution of that phenomenon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer could have informed the Noble Lord that such a state was the natural consequence of Ins own financial schemes, both formerly and in the present Session. Sure be was, that if some means were not Nitro to defeat and prevent the tricks and devices of that Right Hon. Gentleman, all the benelits of the Committee would he lost. It was useless to expect any beneficial streets from it, till that deceitful system of finance was put un rod to. Mr. PROTHEROE rose merely to soy, that lie h a d received no letter or intimation from his constituents on the subji.ct of the Prtition.—( Ilear, briar. Mr. LAMoroN understood that the Petition was not the act of ■ny public meeting, but had urigi meted with a 'set of private mercliatits:iij and that no politic notice lied been given of it—he therefore protested against its being considered as the Petition of the inhabitants generally. Mr. CALCRAFT '4'o, be should have been silent resprciiiig the 11 , 4 of the Committre, which lie also had •ern, had lie olusti%ed in II the name el a person on his side of the House, alto had not ill e.red, token any active part the lirterdilig night, but who was in every respect roost coinnetebt to till the Conitilittee—[We understood %tr. Broliglium to have been the Gentleman alloiled b u d been sorry to notice the omission of a Gentleman, as well qualified as any in the country to serve ou the Committee, and lie looked upon the omis•iou to lee as great a breach of candour as could well be committrd.—•//Isar./--The list bad fourteen Members from the opposite side of the House, and seven from his, which was any thing but fairness. Hi s Honourable Friend had been by far too liberal io upplying such a term to the proceedings of Gendernen opposite. That the House taught under stand the mode in which these Serret Committees w!re appointed, be should just state, t h m he once happened to be scrutineer on such all occasion. end out of about one hundred and twenty lists, ninety were ill the same hand-writing. and that was celled election by ballot.—Mcnr./ lie bad on former occasions differed with great pain from his Right Honourable Friend, and from many other Gentle- Men %lib whom he was in the habit of acting. lie should not have paid a word on the subject, but for the professions of candour and fairness made by Gentlemen opposite. Mr. 1E1.1.13, in explanation, had not said that great runless had been used by Grea.tleinelo oppo site. IVliiit he had said was, that Members had been taken (corn both sides of the Htinse, and as the election was not yet closed, he hoped that others extremely well qualified would yet be added, and that much good would follow to the cuuntrj front the labours of the Committee. Mr. TtEnNEy amid, that if Gentlemen on the other snit ilAti no objection to withdrawing one name, lie should request of them to do so, lor the prirpo.e of introducing that of an Ilutiourable acid Learned Friend of Ins (Mr. II gleam, we understood). No matt was more likely to be usehtl in such an in quiry than his Learned Friend—on any subject coma cied with political economy, especially the present, his Learned Friend would /rues such in formation to the inquiry as would not fail to throw great light on it. lie put it to the candour allot moderation professed on tile opposite side of the /louse, whether his Learned Friend shotrld not find a place on the Corninittee.—(b.ar,hear.)—ile load been himself left in a minority last slightt, but it was a noble one. Without wishing to make the question a party one, which be was anxious to avoid, he was sure it would give the gteatest faction to the cotintry that his Learned Friend were placed MI the Committee.—(hear, leear.) Mr. LAIVSON said, that objections might tae made to the appointment of the Committee being left to the free soul independent judgment of every Member in the Douse; persons selected sepal it t ly Illlght form a MUM nmiht and incorigiuous conjunc tion, lie had himself seen the list of twenty-one Menibeis alluded to, and lie lend made one altera tion therein, exercising that discretion winch an liori. Member had said young Nlemhers ought.._ He bad taken out the name of au lion. Gentleman who bad a place in Doctors' C , and who was, lie supposed, very coinprtemt to fill it; but not therefore endowed with the inforniution that might qualify him for an inquiry into the affairs of the Bank—mud instead, therefore, he bail iiisertrul the name of one of the late Members for Yorkshire (Lord Lascelles.) M'. H. Davis said, the Petition was as respectful in its language as any that could be adopted. Mr. 'FRANEY just wished to ask the lion. Gen. denial', whether it was or was not the fact, that a paper, continuing the substatice of the Petition, bad been pooduced at a club of hankers and merchants, and accidentally put into the bands of the Chairmaii --whether it was not said, that that wits a most excel lent opportunity for the chili expressing its arose against the resumption ()leash payinents—cud whe ther the draught of the Peililoll, after being signed by the Chairman and members, had nut been sew round the town for signatures? Ile believed half the Petitioners were mint aware of the extent to which it weal. lie had heard that a clerk in o ne emi nen t commercial house had signed the Petition out lit half of his employers, without their knowledge. Mr. IL DAvis Was obliged to the Right [lon. Gentleman for the statements lie haul made to the louse—they wear all quite as new to him as to ally other Member in the Douse. De haul never heard of the Petit:oil originating in a club-house, or bring sent round the town for signatures. It was not signed by a single banker. The Honourable Gentleman afterwards qualified his statement by saying, that it wet signed by persons who were both hankers and merchants. Mr. TILLEN,EY said, that tines Gentlemen must then have acted w one capacity and signed in an tarugh.) Petition was diets read and ordered to lie on the table. COA LS. Sir E. K NATCIIIIIIT.L presented n Petition from an praystoK fur the prevention of fraud in the aduteastareinent of vitals, and that a general re. gulating treasure might be adopt. d. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. The SPEAK ER suggested, that th it would be the moot convenient tittle for the appointment of the Committee of Secreov. resolved ott the night before. Ots the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the FA coveutAt. the order to that effect was read. The Serjeant itt Atm* 11 , 314 then rent to summon the Mriniteis, end the Clerk was proceeding to call over the monies of ►he Member., when Sir F. Butorrt suggested. Whether it would not be better that Mn asters should hand in the list of names they hod prepared. and so save the House much unnecessary trouble. and a round-about wily of proceeding. which would only end in ►hat be Mr. BEttsirre said it would be more consonant to common sense that the names ►elected by Miunw tars should be fixed on at •e. Nlr. DENT was surprised that flon. Gentlemen should !limit of infringing on the established forms of the House. The names or the 51embers were then called over b) the clerk at the table, according to the alpha- at , Awe vo4iiip i.ra,t or ti,a catn,t;e., oi,(1 Meminrs as chose to ballot put their lists of tweuty-one names into a glib.s on the table. When that was concluded the CHsucELLott of the Eceus QUER moved, that a Committee br. ap. pointed to examine the lists. and report on whom the ultoit•r of the !louse fell. Tilt . 1110t11111 W/14 carried, and on Mr. LA MIIITON'i name being retell, as tone of the scrutirseets., that Honourable Gentleman begged leave to decline acting on the Committee. The SPEAKER said he ought to apologise to the honourable Member—the mune, hail hero sub mitted to him, sod had he been aware of any re luctance oil his part to act in the capacity or scruti neer, his twine should have been erased. We utislerstood that Mu. Latubton's name was then withdrawn. Mr. TlEliti LY said it would he better that Mi nisters slionlil appoint both scrutineers and Coin. !Mitre ainwiis , ill-qnstivis. lie did not see why they Apishd salt have the appointment of one us well 114 the other. Mt1111)-r. whose name we could not learn, said that he had seen the list of twenty-one 114111[11, 49 fregoiently referred to in the course of the 'tight. But lie did nut iillplicitly abide by the choice there made. O. the contrary, he had for many of them substituted the names of Gentlemen on the op posite benches, considering them as practical men ; lie supposed many others sitting on the same side of the !louse with himself did the same ; and for him self he felt much unlit at its being supposed that he liad prepared his list at the bidding of Ministers. Mr. TerittlEy said, lie rove every credit to the Hon. Member for his independent conduct. It was a curious arcident, however, that so many Gentle men should find a list laid on their table, with twenty-ono mimes, as soon as they awoke that morn ing. Fiiim his former experience in that way, he believed lie could anticipate the name of every Member who should be appointed on the Com mitter. Mr. WA ITHMA N Paid, he had found no such list on his table.—(4 laugh.) The scrutineers were then npoointed, and with. drew to the Speaker's Chamber. Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition from the inhabitants of the town of Bradford, against the resumption of Cash Payments. EIS.CTION PETITIONS. The following Petitions, complaining of undue retiirio of Alenibers to serve in Parliament, were then prevented and read : Tenni Worcester—Ordered to he taken into rnnsiiteration on the lath of March. From Nollinglaam—Ordered to be taken into consideration no the 2.1 Mardi. Fr (:rtwielford—Ordered to be taken into coniiideration - . on the 2,;1 of Mardi. From Ilavlnn—Ordered to be taken into consideration on the 2dd of Miro. From Luncwier—ordered to be taken into consideration an the 30th of March . From Hossincy—Ordered to be taken into consideration on the 25th of March. A •ecmmd Petition from the Imronzh of Ilaydon—Ordered to be taken tutu consideration on the 30111 of March. WESTMINSTER HUSTINGS BILL. Mr. BFNNETT moved the order or the day for the third reading of the Westminster Hustings Bull. Sir FRANGts BURDETT rose to move an amend ment. He said, he did not see that the High Bailor of Westminster had any claim to the consi deration of the Hone. On every fair principle, the claim of the High Bailiff was one which could not be sustained—he not only held • voluntary office which he might resign, hut for the possession of that office actually paid u large sum of money. The object of the Bill, he said, was to give a recompense to the High Bailiff for the eapens.s attending the Westminster Election. To that object he saw objections in every point of view. The Report of the Committee stated, that after certain deductions, the emoluments of the office of High Bailiff, that is, the actual profit of his office, amounted only to the sum of 200/. a year.— Now he could not but question the accuracy of such a statement ; for could it lie for a moment en tertained, that any man in his senses would pay a sum of 4,0001. for the purchase of an office the emoluments of whieh amounted to so small a sum as 200/. a year? This lie considered utterly im possible. The gross amount of the emoluments of this office were estimated at a stint of 4.501. a year ; but out of that suns there were deductions made— first, a sum of 150/. a year, reserved to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; stool, secondly, a sum of lOW. a year paid by the High Bailiff to a Deputy, fo.. performing those duties which he ought to per form himself. The High Bailiff had no right to pay this sum to the Dean and Chapter; and as to the salary of a Deputy, if lie thought fit to employ a Deputy, he ought to pay him. It was a princi ple that a benefit and ', burden should go together : here the High receives the benefit, but he would wish to get rid or the burden; and if, by the arrangements made beta een the High Bailiff and the Dean mid Chapter, the etuolowerits or the office is decreased, the House had nothing to do with that. The High Bailiff stands, he said, like person making a bargain ; he might have made an imprudent one ; but surely he had Ito right to come before the House to seek for indemnity and remuneration. Ile did not see on what ground he stood—he did not see how it was possible to sepa rate his case from that of any other individual in the community who might think fit to come be fore Parliiiiiietit, complaining ef ati imprudent agreement. If the High had any reason to Call for redress, to what lie mu right to call ? Certainly on the Dean and Chapter of ‘Vestroinster. They have sold the office—they have made it a source of profit, though it was in tended, not as a place of profit, hut an office of trust. It was an office of high legal character; it had all the powers and the duties attached to it as the office of Sheriff of a county. Like the Sheriff of a county, the High Bailiff of %Vest 11l i l o sier had to execute the King's writs, and to return members to serve in Parliament. The Dean and Chapter, however, consulted hut one point —and that was to make money of the office. They were not anxious to select a person capable of perform ing its duties; and though at does happen that the gentleman who now fills that office is most efficient, no one indeed could discharge its duties with more general satisfaction, yet that was the mere effict of chalice. As far as the Dean and Chaptec were cohcerrird, they had but one object, that of insk;n , ,z money by the appointment; with them the sale of the office was a mere money bargain. He could not therefnre sanction the principle contended for it was aln too much to throw on other men's shoulders the burden of those duties, which were ii)sepersibly attached to the, office. The Report of the Committee suggested another mode, so d one which he considered snore objectionable n e4 i, any other. That mode was to defray the rlee n.nr expenses first of she Poor Rates. Ile em,. Slflrrell this a 1e.% oind• tha n an y i i, at ha proposed. He r null whit eottol.ter thin the expenses of the election aimstiii lee rani-mot ,a the great emoluments derived by tfte Dean end Chapter: they receive the benefit—they should These the burden ; but with this the House tad nothing to do. It had been raid, that the present woo very gond measure, because it might prevent ;le it from offering themselves as candidates for Wt,t. minster, who were not prepared to pay the ex penses. He would not take up the time of th e House, to Phew the utter impropriety of this principle—it was one which could nut be toliviated for .1 11101,1efli --ir was so radically bad, that it would be risele“, to expose it. Respecting, the charges that had been made, believed they were considered very enormous.. Large sues were 'wen to are been expended in :l.e erection of 10,.,:1i5, :owl to have beet. paid to the Returning Officer. In one instance rr•oket ing himself, lie felt it Ids duty to roost the ciarges I ght ngitinst him, but the late Lord Elleioo. rough decided -..14 deCiSioll which certainly appeared to Min extruordinary, that the candidate was Mild.: to pay the expenses of his rleeliott. Hr was theto - he -, , obliged to pay them, hut the charges were reduced to the legal expenses, and thin' tie charge was very inconsiderable indeed. Herr thee the High Bailiff. as the law has been decided, is entitled to the charges, told he saw no necessity for any iiifringentent. If the office of High Bailiff is to he set top for sale, and a very high price is to be paid for it, he saw no reason whs., in reason and in justice, the burdens inseparable from the office should not he borne by those who sell or those who hold it. Instead then of pressing a measure to which many objections lay, he would propose to postpone it tow time that wool.' of on oppor tunity to those who were anxious to petition egeilist it (and he knew a number of Petitions woidd he presented if time were afforded), and also for the ;impose of hitting Clot information laid before the. House, which the Report said it was necessary to receive. For his own part, he would be happy if any means were devised to indemrly the present High Bailiff for ally extraordinary and uttforeseeiu charges he might have incurred. If he should he able to make out slily case of unexpected loss, I.e, for his part, would have no el jeciinn to agree to any plait for his relief, butt he never wasild consent to the adoption of a principle a Mcli would go not merely to relieve the individual, but to establish le precedent vicious in its principle, and dangerous in its results. The Hon. Baronet concluded by moving, that the third reading of the Bill be post poned to this dry fortnight. Sir ROBERT WiLsos said, he considered the measure one which should not he entertained. The law, lie said, required that every Member of Part', mein should be possessed or 3001. •I year; but ro e enormous charges of the High Bailiff' of 11'esimiii ster might oblige an indepeudent man, of saimll fortune, to mortgage, for a space of three years mod a half, the property which would entitle him to sit in that !louse. It was nal true, he said, that County Members were obliged to pay the election expenses —it was altogether optional with them. If County Candidateado not think fit to hi VP three days notice of their intention to staial the election, they were not legally bound to pay the expenses. He would not trouble the House with any further observatiolis, but merely second the motion. Mr. LAWSON said, that in a constitutional whit of view he thought there were serious ohjertioes against the Bill. He did nut think that the ex penses of elections should fall upon any of the candidates—not certainly on the unsuccessful tam didate, who lost enough by losing his election—Lt' having all his hopes blasted, and his views di-ap pointed ; and certainly the expense shindil tint fall upon the representative of the people. In former times, not only were all election charges paid by the constituent', but the travellnig ex penses of the Members up to town—lint to iii.' shame and degeneracy of the present age, Nod to the misfortune of the present Nlembers, this practice has been departed from. The Homier.. able Gentleman suid, that Members of Par liament were the servants, nut the master: the people; they were not bound to pay for ii iii their duty, nor were they to be liable to gripiti,r extottiou. The charges of the High B:iil:d eei teinly, in his mind, should not be visited on the c candidate. The Hon. Gentleman c;.; - chided by :toying, that he had a strong coustim tnoisl objection to the Bill, and if the House shoul I divide, he would feel it Ilia duty to vote With ilia l ion. Baronet. Mr. Ift...xx LIT said, his simple object in Is• . ; t ins forward the preactst measure was, to plot, t the High Bailiff of Westminster. Ilia sitseatso.s was one of peculiar hardship ; his loss at diGrusst elections slid tad amount to less than 5,000/. I. had been stated, and he was nStopi.tied to hay heard it, that the expenses of the last olection h ssl ansou rated to a sum of 3,000/. sod a Petstion so° s lies no the table, from a particular iss.hsolts 0. that the asiosaiit charged to him !pr./. The fs. t is, that H sons of was lie whole charges of the election:, to be divided betsve:ll the 41 , 1 . ftrent Candidates. It was mint our then that there was charged a sum of 3;000/. as the exiss..u.e• of the last election—it was not true that a sous .1f 9001. was charged against the person who se tion lies upon the table of the House. The only question to he decided, he conceived, sas s , :is,— was the High Bailiff; vitt of the small emolnmeisto of Isis office, to be forced to pay she txuseoss of every election for Westminster? For *eve n yews past two elt - ctionslsud been held for that city. F or the last seven bears there WAS MI I:0.11111.MA made eguilig the law. For the last years there syoss tin Petition presented from the City of ‘Vesttruis ster, or from any elector of IVesinsis.sor, sr. Feeling st the extreme hardsliqu mil 11, I .s'e he hoped that that House would support Mr. HARVEY inside some observatilMS, which differed little in sulAtaime from these made 'LriME