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lvelar individuals (hear, hear). that thew eree I rest deal of
prosperity it was true, hut as well might they swathe the fruits if
the beneficence of Pmvidence to Ministers, se these benefits which
had followed the improventents in the arts and sciences and the
spread of knowledge. It was notorious that the peasantry of this
country were dvraded and debased to the lowest degree. The
higher chow] had besoeble to take are of thbenselses, but the pose
had been owniuttally oppressed owe severely. The worthy Deputy
then adverted to sonic instances in Which the initiate of the paA
had been ertelitteed, in consequent* of tile thstleiciency of their
share in the eepresentation.
Mr. Alderman Brume could not agree that the thonlrl
publish those Pr.:soh:time, or go to Parliament with a Petition that
was the et•ho of them. He begged to remind the Court, that
theory was one thing, and practice another I and with regard to the
late Mr. Pitt, it was bet fair to the memory of that great and geed
man to state, that In his after days he had footed that the pimni.
briny of the theory of Iteforin was its greatest merit. Teen after
he had been laid In his grave, it was found that his was the correct
policy ; and to a steady perseneame in it our present coennwmdism
iu the nations of the smell, was, under Providence, to be
aseetbed. The Court had. hot:ever, beard great complainte
of the reprcschtz"ion of the people, and it would appose
that they were greatly aggrieved. Ile (Alderman Brows)
doubted that re.clt was the opinion of the majority of the Liverpool,
else how die: it hap peu that no kit )(donnas were sent into Perlis.
meet ? If he was :old that cerritprien was the reason (charm, he
would ask what great good euu.Ul be effected by a reform ? If as
ester:sive a body as the Livery of Lonthwt could be corrupted.
why were better represebtatives to tie ciliated after a reform? He
believed in hie conscience that there *ere no elections purer than
those of London. lVisatever Was the practice in other places, it
was their happiness in the City that they could walk to the pole.
both ano-in-arnt, end vote for eppasiteCandidetes without having
• their good feelings interrtipte4. He was incliner) therefore to the
Opinion that the Livery of London were not so desirous of reform as
the Hon. Mover bad suited. Redid not dery that there were eflrellpe
riots in the representation, and that there Mere modes in which the
! business of the Committee, was conducted Which had better not taint.
It had been felt Li that Court. The question was, whether the
evil Was so great as to Induce ther.s to run the risk of greater evils ?
ll'lteneva the twice of the opulent and respectahte part of the
• country had been rained, with thit of the commonalty in general,
'it hail a power almost irresistible. He alluded to a recent instance,
in which all the fen* of Onvernthent had proved unable to came
teract the law as it bad actually existed. When there were such
' barriers as these, was it Wise to put them in Jeopardy for imaginary
erOs ? Such were the energies of the British l:Onetiortion. and the
: power of people, that he should regard it as the greatest folly to
throw away the good we posiessed—:.
" To fly to evil that we knew not of."
If the people were reulty desirous of refornt, let them manifest it be
returning none bat those who were pledgeU to its principles, and he
would undertake to say that at reform would soon follow, because
the voice of the people would then be co etpreseed the it could net
be misunderstood. He doubted that 3lanchester and leads were
• so desirous of representation th tb want what, in the plenitude of
the lion. !Meter's liberality, he bee aneious to give them. lle
begged the Cam, therefor*, lot to hold themselves op as the
laughing stock bf the country, heeamie .r.emchody had stared sone-
; thing, which the Hon. Meter proppend to make the foundation of
! this appeal to Parliament fir the iedt'is of a grievance of •hit.it
: nobody but themselves ctinDlained. It was bls opinion that they
had better mind their corporate Concerns, as no practical good could
i result from their labours, fen the house of Commons would not be
one jot less corrupt than now, it' their measure was carried.
Mr. JAMES said, the question was not whether the House of
Commons raw now consututed as it *Would be ig they were about to
institute it. The country note in a state of general prosperity,
! and the Ministers and Parliament deserved the most unhould,d
confidence. If the House of COmmons granted a Committee of
Inquiry for the mortises of repeal, It would declare itself unworthy
of the confidence of the counter. for all useful and practical pure
poses it was amply conetituted; Not a petition had been permitted
from any part of the kingdom for reform titis Station. He should
therefore oppose the propesitiou that that Court should set an exam.
pie by *MA the country misfit again be disturbed and disquieted.
Mr. PEW TIIIISS ctentendtd, that if it was improper for the 11.11.
ple t.t exercise undue influence over the House of Lords, equally
erong ass it for that Hlfuse tb intlerfere with the election of the
lieu w of Commoes.

.11r. S. Dt xox said the motion had avow.dly one object, but it
had palpably another. The real meaning ass in the first para-
graph of the TESAIItiONS. An increase was sought in the number
of Matobtex fur the City of Lootroo, by which some gentlemen,
whom he then had in his eye, hoped to obtain seats in Parliament.
(A laugh.) No elections could he fairer than those in the City of
London. What necessity was there then for any change? As to
the elections of ll'estmlnater and Siiuthwark, where the pot-wsl-
toppers formed the bulk of the voters, what kind of Members
might be expected from them P The present system had carried us
triumphantly through the late alarming war ; and that alone was a
decisive argument in its favour.
Ur. PATTEN said, that if we had had a }Worm, there would
have been no twenty years' war against liberty—no -rcht that tilled
our poor-houses with paupers, and ear streets with orphans--none
of the persixtitiohs tor treason, and still we should have been re.
spitted abroad, and happy at home.
Mr. Wltteit said he was though last not the least advocate In
that emit for parliamentary refann. He had ivied the requisition,
and he would stand up for his rights as a man, a Briton, an tEneish-
man, and &citizen of Widen. (A laugh.) He said, with Chathiun,
" without reform from within, you will have reform from without
with • vengeance." Air to the freedom of election in the city,
when he was ou his Lordship's Committee, he knew one man who
said he would vote fur Mr. Waithman, bat if he did he should
lose all his business. If h.: had dared, tenth ued the orator, your
Lordship would have had a vote, and aU. note into the Newlin.
(A laugh.) Every thing said by that worthy. honest Briton is so.
controvertible. Tiny have tried to oppose him, but they can't.
Wilson was elected by the itiereleirts inst, x.I of Atkins. Wrier,
order.) If I um nut of order, toy Lord hlayor, say so. Sir VV.
Curds is no more tit to be a Member than I am. Then as to Pitts,
who has a monument opposite to his father's—oh shame ! (Order,
order.) Who clammy order? Let him say it to my face. (quts-
thin, question.) I have heard that the machine works well. Leery
body ftooli that the best machine, if not repaired in time, wdl go
out of MVO- (The learned orator was here compelled to desist
from the Write., cries of question.)
gilia'ratab replietLre ritoultttlalas we carried by a large majority. A yeti ion,
form on thew et-volutions, was then agreed to.

(ITV WINDT,
The consideration of the petition from the holders of bonds un-
der the Ott Seal was then resumed, and it was finally agreed to re-
fertile petition to the Finance Committee.
The London Workhouse Comn.iuee reported, on having settled
the clefit
s upon that Establi.huient, and made arrangements for
its present inmates, without calling further upon the several
initiates ; and a elan haying been aubmitted to them by Charles
William flick, F. foe putting the WSW upon a permanent toot-
lug submitted the same to the enun, which was read.
Mr. OLDILISI stated that Mr. Prince Hoare, the biographer
of the late uraneille Sharpe, had given the copyright of that work,
and arm obit bond for 4.000/. towards the lostuution, which, it
appeared *at Intended principally to become an asylum for house-
less and destitute children.

The Loan MaYon made some observations on the importance
and utility of such an Inktitution. He stated several instance*
sine± his official life, in which he had Mt its necessity.
The matter was referred bark to the l'ommiuee, to take such
reps as they might edge expedient.
•Tli lA)NDON DOCKS.
The Cor IT having resolved to petition the House of Commortr
against the South London Hocks, agreed to a petition which had
been prepared in consequence; and the Sheriff*, attended by the
Hemembrancer, were direetrd to present the same, as usual.
The l'oun thou adjourned.