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Committee that the duration of the Bill should hr limilyd to
March 11121, or to sox weeks after the roolownersortit of the

next Session of Marliammii.
The ettiliaCrt.tion nflhr F.Nellreurn oppn•ed slop Motion.
A period of preen yenre WIDGO.I rerhart prove the •loarar-1 ass
wive+ the evil eonl.l he who!!! enrol. A ay 1./11 given by
the Honours,.le Geistlentils for aol..pting the I. Hal IP• pr.,.
posed, was, that he 51i,,01.1 be able. the mean inc: 50 fore,
the Government - polite measures of ro.trsill
What those nurousrea w.ar the ; lomw had font 6... as informed.
After a few wool. is olefetire of Misti‘to rst, tsar reiniit,nc
thanks to the Ilszistr•tcs, he ronelnitid by mectiog. RI aim
amendment, this t the period flltnorst in Ihr itoursiclian should
be five years, nod until the murtnsw of PArlianolot.
Mr. CAI.ctIAVT replied to the Chancellor of the F.*.
chequer. Hr (has • :lit fourteen on .WlOllllll4 CIl4.lllCil kitty
the measure. and their effects Hi. friends had been j.trrd
about Parliamentary 'reform ; lie bnil not the .2,nr iiha
of
its usefulness which they had; Ise thonelii it foolish 1.• iiti•
dervalue an existing iuslittitiou until he hail PUM•111111t
to
pot in its place. Reform was not his, panacea. He would
openly acknowledge, though it WAR an nap..l,,,:ar tote in
that Howie, that lie WAS for a crud of public mimes to en-
able the surplus in,nufartoring population to elssiPales
Here wan something sensible; the Iliazist iliiitooirable Gen-
tleman could not charge him with ideal prolua.ilioirs
The plan of 51soisters was, hr. vi ii friglitensil she nolo-, by
tales of tenor tun proper wide, they ilrmassiloil the *ob_
version of the constitution for five, for seven vents, for ;
it woe the pane (hint. Suppo<e she discontent rooter, hr_
fore she expiration of the period, oho lb. .rottlil I.e she
reply of Vie Noble Lord? 111,v, it would he .Rid that she
constitution worked better under the restraints of the Noble
Lord. The old constitution would he (lied down as somes
thing inconvetairnt nod tistfasti able. He obi eted alp
period for the existence of shoo. measures Ile would. loner*
ever, vole for lam Him. Friend*, 'Antigua, as it was the oboe,-
est period. In the memo time, the lionse should it,, all in
its power to redress the grievances and ulleviste the dm.
t • of the people.
Mr Batiks. supported the amendmeolf.
Mr litlltToll sopporled lime motion. Ilia Giende had
bees asked what measures of rooritistinti they wool.' pro-
pose. He miss/crest that lie would begin with llama oaf oast
the present Rills; that would ilo inure to ',unsure she f.Ollll
fidence of the people in that [louse, than ntly penal or re-
stricture measure they cools! coact. He entimerate.l atrerill
other measures, such as a rhr:dration of the necessity of
reform in that House; number ileclarati tttt Ordain% the
!Line to economy. He conelooled hy stay °sit he would
rather vute fur live yeors distal ttttt Riau the hoirleen numbs
named in the instruction. . .

Mr. PLILCEVAI. hae.sig prove rded at some le ugih, thongh
out of our hearing, we wide, .!.iod hint at het to say, that
having said so much against the Rills, hr should Ise .Apected
to vote foe the proposition, hot he .1 Id role agaso.i it.
cause the House could more tflectually throw out the Bala
11:1 their more advanced stage.
A Member whose name we could not learn spoke in fa.
vonr of the Bills, and against the motion
Mr. Wit..Oir‘Voiscle Ifititezht the Opposition hound to
meet the conce.siou of the N.lble Lord half w I‘V• fir Ihot:thl
the pet Ind of II lns Si,, alert. If toe tiouldes anemia
not subside, the evil would lite., be attrilstalel t.. ilte
au mt. 'MD, their character a instil be reilait,,errd. lid
objected to Slur demand of hi: 11. m. Friend:.
burro should be local. Ile considered Oro ver, &in:crows,
as the demagogues would theieby be enabled to their
ground is tilkisupunity. As to making low tls un the Con.
stsiution, he was led to adopt the prcstut tordstires out of
love to the Contlitution.

Lord Mit.Tott said, that it was Reknit. ledzed on all
bands that it was the right of the people to petitilm ; !hi
corollary of which Was, that the people had a right to meet,
What wi re the House to t kof tlinialisa whir hid coma,
down with a mudificati sssss redocing th,• ,osap4 14.6. m of tiro
above right to face years, slur previously proposing It
in perpetuity
Lord COOK spoke in expleriatimi of what hi, Noble Bela.
tire in the House of Lords (the Duke of Northumberland)
hail said, that 100,009 men were seedy to take arms and ism
not that they acre already under arms.
Mr. 51 spoke for the motion.
Mr. Wynn spoke is favour of Site Bill, and opposed at
841111 e length the argontents against it. It had hren said
that the Sheriffs were numitisted by the Crown ; but could
any one suppose that they wuulJ be governed by soy mar.
tire but that of duty. Hr said, that previous to the
American war there was no such spectacle known in Eng.
land as a merlin' in slur fields. He had no dould hut that
the great parlor the people were loyal, and that the Ilisa-
feelell could be put down by forte of areas, but that was •
dreadful alternative which every man would wish to avoid.
Colonel M AXIW ILI. said he was willing that the Bill slionlA
he made to affect the disturbed districts for the full fire
years; but it was severe and harsh in the extreme that its
pros isions should extend to the peaceable districts. lie
said, that at one of the inertia's bald is that part of the
kingdom from *berme lie cause (Scotland), the radicals,
principally young men, came amt.,' with bitidgeous sod
pistols.
Mr. ilestrry (of Wiltshire) spoke in favour of three year*.
Lord C•anLet spoke hi favour of snaking the Bill par.
insolent, . .

Mr. BeavatuaT's motion was then pill, and the caller, inn
cleared, but she question w:os isezativest without n shvicion.
Mr. lit.xcon then osorttl to bout she )mind or Ihe fill
to three gars, and opus* the mutton the Houae dir Med, and
the uutubrrs weft—

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Fnr Dlr. 8UX1.111%, motion
For the Ch.toseellur of the E•chequer'a
amendment

Majority for Ministers 175

The Howse then went into Ilse Cuntswitlee, when the Chai►-
nus reported progress, awl the Custissitter intreured kart
to !tat again to-usturow (this day.)
Adjourned at TWO O'CLOCK.