The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TVCIDAY, MAY 25.

Mr. MA NSFIE D presented a petition from Leicester, praying
that the Equitable Loan Bill might not pees into a law.
Mr. WHITBREAD presented a similar petition from the
pawnbrokers of London and Southwark, praying that they might
be heard by Counsel against it before the Committee.
Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the hearing of Couture] before the
Committee, as their labours had been already brought to a close,
and that would tend to protract their proceeding. Ile hoped sonic
strict limitation would be placed to the hearing of Counsel.
Mr. WHITBREAD persisted in his motion, and hoped that
Mr. Rune's motion would be pressed, to Fever% Members from
sitting on the Committee of Bills in winch they had a private
interest.
Sir F. BURDETT supported the prayer of the petition. Ile
viewed companies of this sort with great suspicion, and indeed so
regarded all companies who set out on principles of benevolence.
They generally made their benevolence profitable to themselves,
and he observed that this company was selling their shame at pre-
miums. A strong prejudice had been raised against pawnbrokers.
Be (Sirfrancis Burdett), thought, that, like other tredes,tm vase
open to competition, ant. this prevented their profits from Wier we
exorbitant as they had been by some persona supposed to ba
The petitions were then brought up, referred to the Committee,
with leave to be beard by their counsel, or their agent, if they
thought proper.
After a short discussion on the St. Mary Islington Bill, in which
Mr. lionsiouss, Alderman BasnuEs, MI. HUME, and others
took a pert,
SWF. BURDETT proposed the introduction of a clause, that all
persons possoseng houses assessed at 161. a year should have one
vote for vestry._
SW J. GRAHAM opposed the clause.
After a few remarks from Mr. T. WILSON, Mr. H. Sustarea.
and Me. Bt era.
The *we divided—.
Srs7; New, 47; Majority against it, 10.
Whilst wen excluded hens the pllery, the House di-
vided on a las IPS undentood)relating bathe election of go.
'croon retry7third year—
A es, 41 t Non, Mr Majority in favour of it, 22.
Mr. Altman BRIDGES moved for a new writ for the bo-
ra:o of 'Oskhampton.
The Bill of the Forro;gn Alliance Insurance Company was read
reed a third time and pained.
Mr. 8. RICE moved the third reading of the Patriotic Insurance
ICI of Ireland. The object of the Bill was to enable the Com-
fa tTy to sue and be sued in the names of their respective officers.
Mr. G RENFELL *averted to what had fallen from the Right
Jlon. Gentleman ( Mr. Hissktsson) as to the formation of joint stock
societies. He understood that the names of the holders of shares
should be registered at the Stamp-office. Now he was desirous still
further of knowing if it were intended that, in the event of transfer
of stock, the names of those persons thus registered at the Stamp-
' office should be still held responsible, if not those persons whose
names were registered would leave the concern when they found it
a losing one, and salt their shares to men of strew, to the great in-
jury of public credit.
Mr. BERRIES, as we understood, said he was not prepared to
answer on a point of law.
After a few words from Mr. Ater and Mr. BRIGHT,

The Bill was read a third time and passed.
ST. CATHERINE S DOCKS.
Mr. 11(731E presented a petition from the occupiers of houses in
the precincts of St. Cathtrine's, against the St. Catherine's Docks
Bill—Laid on the table.