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that toleration exercised towards each other, there would be no ob-
stacle to their being united, and they could then turn all their force
sgaitist the common enemy kheerm, arid vigorously assail the
strong holds of bigotry. He (Mr. CPC.) rejoiced in the measures
of the Wings having been offered and rejected; for those who
heretofore opposed Catholic Claims, because Catholics would con-
cede nothing to the prejudices and fears of Protestants, were now
silenced, as they couhl nut say it was the greedy perverseness of
Catholics that had retarded their Emancipation ; and hencefor-
ward the Catholics would never seek for Eittancipathm on ally oilier
terms than purely unqualified and unconditional. (Chem.) The
Learned Gentleman concluded by proposing several resolutions,
principally those of the Connaught Pm:mocha 3leeting.
Mr. SmErt. next rose to address the assembly. amidst loud cries
of " hear. Ism," but was interrupted by Mr. Nicholas 31alson.
who stated that he was out of order, as there was not at that Mine
any question before the Chair.
Mr. StrYtt. stated that he was about to make a motion, and that
he conceived he was not committing any breach of the rule gene-
rally observed on these occasions.

After some opposition from Sir E. Bellew, 111 r. Mahon, and
Mr. Lowlesaohe sense of the Chairman was taken on the matter,and
be having decided that Mr. Sheil had a right to be heard.

Mr. Buz L rose, and was loudly cheered : lie said, " I give ro.
Hee that I shall, on the first opportunity, move that the thanks of the
Association be given to the Right Rev. Doctor Kelly, the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Waterford. That Prelate has commenced the
census. (Loud cheers.) He that begins has half achieved. Doctor
Kelly has conferred tin incalculable obligation upon his country ;
under his auspices an accurate census of the Catholic and Proie-
slant population of his diocese has been made, and the Priests of
thirty-two parishes have engaged to make certified returns of the
comperative numbers. In a few slays an official statement of the
census will be trasmitted. In (he interval it may not be inappro.
prime to communicate to you the return of mime of the parishes,
which I have myself obtained from Doctor Kelly. In the parish
of Ardmore there are 7371 Catholics, and 39 non-Cathllics ,• in
the parish of Susquena there are 3015 Catholics, sod 20 nom Ca.
*holies; in the barony of Balynaninunt there is but one Prosestant ;
he had been a Catholic, but having been appointed a Collector in
the Excise, he Was illuminated by a ' special grace,' and aban-
doned the unprofitable errors of the Church or Rome ; in the
parish of Carrick beg there are 484 Cat holies, and 33 non. Catholic ;
in Killgobere 307t1 Catholics, and 4 Protestants ; in Ring, near
Durtgarvan, 2464 Catholics, and 20 Protestants ; and in Dungar-
van, a commercial and rising town, 1.3952 Catholics. and 1611 non.
Catholics : in Trinity Without, in the city of Waterford, there are
9325 Catholics, and 396 non-Catholics. including the boys and girls
in Killoteran Charter School ; in Men. 5929, and 371 were Ca-
tholics ; but if any person ke surprised at the number of
non-Catholics in the perish, it is right to apprise him that the
attiticial harbour of Dunmore, which has cost the Government
an immense sum, and it furnishes, of course, a means of
jobbing, is situate in this pariah, and of necessity, It is a focus
of Protestantism. The Catholics are indeed put down in the
diving-bell, butt the Protestants who work the apparatus, are
above water. (Loud laughter.) In the parish of Portlaw Lord
Waterford has made efforts to colonize hii property with the
professors of the hereditary creed of the House of lie.
resford. Accordingly lie has succeeded in gathering about him 337
Protestants; but notwithstanding all his exertions to eradicate
Popery, that noxious weed continues to flourish and spread upon
his estate—there are 5,467 Papists in the parish of Portlaw. I
have, my Lord, mentioned returns without selection, and I do be-
lieve, they afford a very accurate view of the comparative porde-
thin of the whole diocese. (Loud and continued cheering.) What
I have stated is of great importance, but a fact remains to be tom-
cnunicated of still greater moment. It hi,s been ascertained, in the
taking of the census of Clonmel, that there are 330 soldiers
stationed in that town, and that 310 of them are pont fellows of
our damnable, idolatrous, unconstitutional, and disloyal religion.
(Loud cheering.)
t We are obliged to postpone the rest of 3lr. Shell's speech.]

Mr. Lawetss, in regretting that he had no opportunity of ad-
dressing the Assembly at an earlier period, expressed his approba-
tion of the style in which Mr. Shell had repelled the audacious
slander which had been levelled at his character by the person
whom he had alluded to in his splendid end energetic speech. II is
estimation of that gentleman was increased in proportion to the
malignity with which he had been assailed, and the calumniators
who had resorted in a strain of ridicule to the defects of his voice
and person. had carefully kept out of view the magnitude of his
mind. Having said so much with respect to Mr. Shell, he begged
to call their attention to the business fur which they had been
called together that day. They had met for the purpose of de-
ciding on the line of conduct which they should adopt previously
to the commencement of the Session of Parliament, which was
fast approaching. Mr. O'Connell had detailed the obstacles which
lay in the way a t emancipation, and gone into the recital of the la-
bours of the late deputation ; but in doing so he had made acknow-
ledgments which he (31r. L.) was harpy had been made in so
limited an assembly as the one he has the honour of addressing.
(Hear.) He had admitted that a corrupt bargain hail been entered
into with the Government and the A ttomey-General, and although
Mr. O'Connell might laugh, as lie had just alone, the entering into
any bargain of the kind spoke at least against the prudence of that
deputation if it did no more. Mr. O'Connell hail been sent over,
in common with the other members of the deputation, for the single
purpose of co-operating together, in an effort to prevent the putting
down of the Catholic Association ; but strange to tell, they felt it
their duty to enter into a barter, as Mr. O'Connell emphaticelly
phrased it, and to subscribe to terms degrading to the poor
Catholics of Ireland. He therefore thought it necessary to put on
record their marked reprobation of those measures. Mr. O'Connell
had, in his speech at the opening of the Session of the Catholic
Association, embraced so many topics that it was difficult to follow
him. Amongst the rest he had reflected, as he conceived most
ungenerously, on a brave and splendid people, who entertained a
solemn conviction of the justice of the Cutholic claims ; he meant
the people of Scotland. lie likewise felt regret at any observation
which had been made by the Learned Gentleman on the English
nation, when the inhabitants of Leeds, Manchester, and others of
the most flourishing and populous towns in England were warmly
in their favour. After several remarks on the line of argument
taken by Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Lawless deprecated any traffic of
their rights with any Government, or any Attorney-General, and
stated that he meant to propose what he conceived to be a stronger
resolution than that introduced by Mr. O'Connell, in order to put
upon record a fair image of the public mind on the subject of the
Wings, which had been the cause of so much discussion.
Sir JoHN BURKE, after apologising for attempting to occupy
the time of the Meeting, stated that he wished to impress upon
the mind of the assembly, at this present portentous era an Catholic
aftkin, that in order to procure a constitutional restitution of the
rights which were so unjustly withheld from them, it was abso-
lutely necessary to embody in the cause of civil anal religious
liberty all the support they could impress into that service. Instead
therefore of saying that the British nation was adverse to the claims
of the Catholics, they hail a right to assume that they were in their
favour, having the British House of Commons on their side, which
must be considered as the virtual representation of the English
people. Mr. O'Connell had given as his opinion that the de-
claration of the Commander-in-Chief was the cause why the Ca-
tholic question had not been carried. In this particular he dif-
fered front 11r. O'Connell, as he felt that his Royal Highness
was but a single subject, near as he was to the throne, and that he
was not so mixed up in the politics of the Cabinet as to have the
influence imputed to him. He therefore felt that if he had been si-
lent on the subject, the prayer of their petition would not have been
granted, through the medium of the hostility of Lord Eldon and
Mr. Peel, and the influential portion of the Cabinet, who were
I avowedly adverse to Catholic claims. lie also felt that the illus-
trious personage to whom he ttlluded bad a right to give his
opinion as well as any other member of society, and although lie
deplored the solemn adjuration he had made, all-frightful to the
Roman Cailiolics of Ireland, he felt that he belonged to the present
dynasty, and that the Catholics who profess loyalty to the Sove-
reign should not perpetually place hiw in opposition to a people
over whom he might ultimately reign. The Catholics might here-
after have, by a contingency which he hoped might never occur, to
testify by an oath their allegiance to one who was studiously
brought forward to public view as an enemy to their interests and
hostile to their claims. With respect to the wings, about which
so much discussion had taken place, he felt •convinced that there
was no probability of their ever being again introduced, as it was
manifest from the decided opposition those measures had received
from the avowed enemies of the Catholic claims. As to those mea-
sures, he could not help admitting that every member of the depu-
tation was tacitly a party to those bills ; that there was no resolu-
tion or record against them, and that if the bills for emancipation
had passed, they would heve all returnnl hack to Ireland highly
delighted with them. Under those circumstances, and knowing the
public sentiments on the measures, he could not consistently con-
sent to a resolution against himself, fur what lie had, if not ex-
pressly, at least tacitly agreed to.

11r. DOWELL Witt:ILLY stated that he was a member of the
second deputation, and that a disclaimer or those measures had
been entered into by the members. lie therefore thought it very
odd that gentlemen should say they had tacitly consented to the
measures at preseut the subject of discussion.

Sir JOHN 131:uxr gave it as his opinion that there was no po-
sitive disclaimer by any one, but that all were anxious to carry the
bill fur emancipation.

Mr. &Cox N t.r. deprecated this reiterated discussion on a sub.
jeer which he had consented to put at rest by a resolution framed in
a style of laoguage, as he conceived, sufficient to satisfy the most
violent anti. winger that ever existed. His wish was to avoid dig.
cussion, but he felt that discussion must for ever exist until this
system of recrimination was totally put down. He called on the
gentlemen, who perhaps thought, from an exquisite feeling of
complacency towards themselves, that they had a right to absorb a
certain portion of the public attention, to come to-morrow, and,
having discussed the question, pet it, one way or other, at rest for
ever. He had taken the responsibility of these acts on himself—he
had taken the burden off the back of those who had given these
measures distinct approbation. and lie had heard in London certain
gentlemen who were now creating useless discussi neon the subject, '
so very violent in the advocacy of the wings, that one of them was
very near having a personal conflict with Mr. &nem M'llonnell on
the subject. lie referred to the resolution lie had just proposed,
and left it to the sense of the meeting if he had not in it distinctly
ser,uted the measures, not only as connected with the Catholic Hill,
but in every possible point of view whatsoever. Mr. Lawless might
differ front him in his view of the matter; if he did so and offered
arguments he was willing to meet him, as nothing was farther
from his wish than to trammel up individual opinion, which was a
right he hoped they would allow him to exercise ; and if Mr. L.
was disposed to censure him, no duck's wing ever dished off a drop
-of water with more quietness than he would get rid of that censure,
lie waw disposed to meet him with the most perfect good homour.

Mr. Law tEss—As far as regards censure it is ray probable
Mr. shell be gratified.
Mr. OToir rr.t. here real his original resolution, and urged
that in it he had distinctly deprecated the measures, whether con-
nected with emancipation or not. It was alleged that the freehold
wing would hare the effect of restricting the franchise; lie thought
it would enlarge it. 31r. O'Connell went at some length to prove
his view of tIM case. and left it to the assembly if bia resolution
did not go the whole way of giving up, as far as he consistently
cmtlil, his own opinion, to procure unanimity, by his pledge to op.
pose those measures, and framing his resolution. as far u his
knowledge of the English language could assist hint, in that par-
ticulsr. At to that leadership which he was supposed to possess,
he entreated them td look closely into irhat he could expect to gain
from it. lle had nothing to gain from theestholics ; his very ex-
ertions in the cause of reform were a bat to his advancement ; his
interest was *posed by his politics : he, however, was cortented to
give his time to the cause of his country, and let those who wished
take on themselve, the labour that had been hitherto heaped upon
hint. lle could not. however, help feeling that on the sort of op.
position which was imminent there was something unlike the con.
duct of men looking tbr the establishment of a great andglorious
principle, the welfare of their country. lie might have been some.
what warm, but lie hoped that the night's reflection might induce
him as well as others to come dispassionately to the next day's dis.
cession, and that the meeting would suppress all angry feelings,
and think of nothing but the cause of the country.
Mr. O'Retr.T.Y here distinctly denied the assertion that be had
so warmly advocated the wings in London as to produce a personal
altercation between him and Mr. itneas Al`Dormell.
Mr. O'Cosru EI. r. stated that he had been informed of the cir-
cumstance by Mr. 31`1)onnell himself. Mr..o't'onnell then pro-
ceeded to read big resolution on the subject of the wings, and hav-
ing concluded,
Mr. Lawt.ess requested that the resolution which he meant
to propose to the meeting should be read.
Mr. O'Cowsiti.i.- assented, and read the resolution, which was
as follows:

" Resolved—That having maturely considered the alteration in
the Elective Franchise contemplated by the measure connected
with the late Catholic Emancipation Bill, this Meeting is of opi-
nion that such a change would he a violation of the most valued
principles of the constitution.—an unjust surrender of the rights of
our Protestant and Dissenting brethren, and would tend to deprive
the Catholics of Ireland of that political power which they have so
advantageously exercised for the last 32 years, and the peasantry
of Ireland of that protection which the exercise of the Elective
Franchise invariably afforded them."
Mr. °Tor:NELL, in remarking on the part of the Resolution
which adverted to their Protestant and Dissenting brethren, stated
that he had no objection to n little political hypocrisy.
Mr. Laiel.F.SS said it aas a very good resolution, but had been
very badly read.
Mr. O'CoxwEr.t., in reply, said it had one fault, anti that was
that nine.tenths of it was not true, which his knowledge of the
state of the various counties in Ireland would enable hint to prove.
With respect to an observation from an Honourable Gentleman
who had spoken a short time before, as to the declaration of the
Duke of York having no effect on their question, he felt that but
for him the Catholics would have been emancipated last session.
lie therefore would not subscribe to the doctriue of not remarking
on the conduct of their enemies bersuse they were in power. The
Duke of York had taken an oath which bound him either to com-
mit perjury, or to do injustice. should he ever come to the Throne.
But the oath of allegiance was well explained at the Rebellion of
1683. and it was shown that this oath was not to obey Charles,
George. James, or Henry. It was only the constitutional
narch whom they had a right to cashier the moment he became a
tyrant. This, however, was only an imaginary case; but if
lolly and fanaticism were ever again to usurp the place of reason
and justice, he hoped it would meet the fate that folly and fanati-
, ciant deserved.

Mr. WEL LT.Y took occasion, when Mr. O'Connell had con-
cluded, to repeat his assertion that what had been stated with re-
spect to his personal altercation with :Ur. 111• Donnell, on the sub-
ject of wings. was not founded in tact.
Mr. CONWAY stated that he had been informed by Mr.
Ill• Donnell himself that such was the case.

This, however, Mr. Olt EII, L Y persisted in saying was utterly
untrue. _ _ .

Mi, RICIIAVID O'flonstaw, in stating that his wish had been
merely to consult the public good and the interest of the country,
in the opinion which he had advocated from the moment the wings
were first brought under their consideration, declared his wish that
some explicit decision was come to on those subjects, and for that
purpose produced a resolution, which he stated embodied his sen-
timents on the subject.
The resolution was read, and appeared to be in effect the name
as that proposed by Mr. O'Connell and the meeting in general.
Lord FFRENCII and Lord KILLEEN next addressed the
meeting.
Mr. Lt:xr Fti-NXF.TT declared that he thought Mr. °Ton-
nell's resolution better than Mr. Lavrless's, for this plain reason,
that Mr. O'Connell's resolution embraced the two objects as to the
wings, and what was rather odd, 3lr. Lawless's only one, lie did
not pretend to pour forth poetical aspirations, but he could not
help saying, that it was truly strange that Mr. Lawless should
merely move for the abolition of one wing, and go flapping through
the air with the other. Mr. Lawless had been all through the '
North ; in fact he had been like Sir Boyle Roche's bird, in two or
three places at once; but how could he face the people to whom lie
had declaimed so much about the wings, when it was told, that in
the face of the Catholic Association he had merely moved for the
lopping off of one? (Laughter.) Ile entreated Mr. Lawless to
recollect the meeting of Saturday last, at which he had the honour
of presiding ; the hand of good fellowship had been mutually given
by Mr. Lawless and Mr. O'Connell to each other ; and was it in
the short space of twenty-four hours that this was to be all forgotten ?
If Mr. O'Connell had committed a fault, what made an Irishman
liked but for his faults? For his part, the more faults O'Connell
had the fonder he got of him. (Laughter.) As for leadership,
if that was Mr. howles.s's object, it was impossible to displace Mr.
O'Connell from the high station he held in the conhtlenee of
the Catholics of Ireland.
Mr. Law r.rds stated that if Mr. Plunkett had allowed him he
AM about to propose a substantial resolution ou the subject lie had
adverted to. _ _ . _

Mr. It. (riiORMAN stated that with respect to the " No Popery
cry" in England, and particularly in Yorkshire, where a Mr.
lountatne Wilson had been raised to a sort of notoriety, he was
happy to inform the Meeting that he hod been lately at Leeds, one
of the most populous towns in Yorkshire, where an Anti-Catholic
petition was lying for signatures ; and that so far from the feelings
of the people being against the Catholics, it merely received one
signature per hour.
Mr. SHIA L rose and declared it as his wish that a speedy con.
elusion should be put to subjects which were irrelevant to the main
question. Ile therefore hoped. if Mr. O'Connell's resolution
with respect to the wings passed on the following day, that there
would be an end put to the discussion, and another resolution al-
lowed to be submitted to the meeting during the current Session.
The perpetual agitation of those ungracious subjects could only
tend to draw scorn and ridicule upon their assembly ; and he hoped
that some course would be adopted to put down this fiend-like
spirit which he was sorry to say had arisen amongst them. Ile felt
indebted to Mr. O'Gorman for his manly and consistent opposition
to those measures; but should either Ids or Mr. O'Connell's mo-
tion pats on those subjects, he trusted that there should be no fur-
ther debate permitted on the subject, and that the universal voice
of the meeting would put down the man who would again fling the
torch of discord amongst them. Mr. Shed then pronounced a
long eulngium on the exertions of Mr. O'Connell in the cause of
his country, and concluded by observing, that if any man supposed
he could displace that gentleman from the high station in the Ca-
tholic body, he might rest assured that succeeding in that object
would not be the means of elevating himself.

Mr. LAWLESII altogether disclaimed such unworthy motives.
Ile felt that no man could displace Mr. O'Connell but Mr. O'Con-
nell himself. Ile did feel indignant at seeing Mr. O'Connell de-
parting from the principles which once endeared him to his Catholic
brethren. Ile was indignant at seeing him enter into a barter of
their liberties with that Algerine Attorney-General whc had perse-
cuted Mr. O'Connell himself, anti who, in putting down the Old
Association, bad passed another penal law against Ireland. But
he would bring Mr. O'Connell back to himself. As for Mr. Shell,
he himself was not going the straight-forward way to get out of the
scrape, with regard to his advocacy of the wings, bit was merely
bolstering up Mr. Connell to secure as good a retreat as he could.
As for his part, he was determined not to be tongue-tied by any
man, and lie was determined to bring forward his Resolution, ro
matter what other one might be passed on the subject, when he
perceived a more crowded meeting of the Catholics of Ireland as-
sembled in that apartment.
_ . .

The subject here dropped, and several notices of motions being
given, Lord Ffrench was called to the Chair, and the marked
thanks of the assembly being given to Lord .Viscount llormanston,
the meeting adjourned to twelve o'clock this day.

ALARMING FIRE AT ITTI'INGIIAM.—The inhabitants of
Uppingham were greatly alarmed about twelve O'clock on
Monday night the 9th inst. by a cry of " Fire!" which pro-
ceeded from the east-end of the town. It was found that
the large stable occupied by Mr. Wright, horse-dealer, was
completely in flames. Every exertion was instantly used ;
both the engines were quickly at work ; and although the
conflagration happened in the (lead of the night, a great
number of persons collected together, to whom much praise
is due for their prompt attention. The efforts were prin-
cipally directed to prevent the adjoining houses from be-
coming a prey to the flames; and happily, in about an
hour and a half all cause for alarm on that head was re-
moved. The mass of fire in the mean time had spent
itself in completely destroying the stable, with six valuable
horses (hunters), besides hay and corn: from the first mo-
ment of discovery not one of the horses could possibly be
saved. Mr. Wright was the first to discover the dreadful
accident, from hearing the horses kick furiously ; getting
up to ascertain the cause, he found the whole stable in
flames. The cause of the fire is unknown ; it is supposed
that, as a quantity of ashes front under a grate had been
thrown to the dunghill, some sparks had communicated
with the dry straw, and thence to the stable. We are many
to add that Mr. Wright will be,a great sufferer, his stock
of choice hunters being destroyed, and not insured.—
I De, by Mercury.
•

COVlrl' OF COMMON CO UNC IL.
Yesterday at twelve o'clock a Court of Coinman Council was
brill at Ouildhall.
A petition frosivSr. Armee charity echoed, detailing the 'ninon,
condition ()idle edifice and gray( ng fee sinustrince towards WI repair,
was pr cited and referred to the llslommitfee of General Purposes,
11• A HD OF CRIPPIAMTE
Mr. Ileet'rr ROUTff prwiented petition from several free.
meti of the %Van! of Cripplegate Witlffnit. It expressed the set.
thnents of many respectable itillabitanta. who disapproved of the
application which wag interdedlotentaa. in regard toihe aug-
mentation of the representatives of the ward, the present number
(four) being by them considered Nufficiet.t.
31r. STEPHENA opposed the petition, and contended that it
by no means incurred *ieh the feelings of the electors of the ward.
'I hose persona whose signatures were annexed to it might be very
respectable, but they should not control the wishes of the great
maw of the election, who had given unequivocal proof of &contrary
disposition. In fact, he held a counter-petition, which was not
limited to merely sixty freemen of the ward. whose signatures were
obtained by great exertion and difficulty, but comprised more than
three hundred names, which were spontaneously and cheerfully
signed in the course of two days. It was not framed in holes and
corners. On the contrary, such was the manifestation of the public
feeling in its favour, that it was found extremely difficult to prever.t
the female inhabitants of the ward front attesting their approbation
by sign

ll FAVEII.I. heard the worthy gentleman's speech with great
pleasure. lie wns glad to perceive that the reformers were re.
formed. Ile agreed in thinking that every attention should be paid
to the subject. Ile did not, however, expect that the petition would
have been impeached, as the one in question sal., by the Hon. Gen-
tleman. No reason existed why the Court should hesitate in
an inquiry into the inerh.t. of thesubject. Examination was always
attended with Imielicial results.

Mr. OLDHAM suggested the propriety of submitting to the
Court at the present period the petition of which the worthy gentle.
Aran (Mr. Stephens) had spoken as beiag intrusted to him. Hy
this mode of proceeding the Court would have the whale bearings
of the question at once before them, instead of losing the day in
considering it by picemerd.
'ilr. STE PHE vs accordingly complied, and reads petition from
the Committee of the Ward appointed to watch the progress of
the proceedings in the Court of Common Council, as to increasing
the number of Common Councilmen in the said Ward. Several
other freemen, inhabitants of the Ward. also subscribed it. This
petition stated that the question respecting the increase of the Com-
mon Councilmen for the Ward of Cripplegete Without had been
fully discussed at a IVardmote held on St. Thomas's day last. On
that occasion a series. of Resolution was carried by a very large
majority. expressive of the wish of the electors that the proposed
increase of representatives (nom four to eight) should take place,
as ft was required, and justified by the number of the represen.
tenets of the other Wards. In the Ward of Cripplegste Without
there were only four representatives to five htmdred electors;
whereas, in the average of the other Wards the proportion was
nine to two hundred and eighty electors. The Petition, after
reciting the resolutions, stated that the petitioners were inform-
ed that another petition, in contravention of the wish of the
legally ronstinited meeting on St. Thomas's day, was to be pre-
sented to the Coon, and they hoped the Hon. (hurt would not be
inflitenced by such secret andunfair proceedings to refuse the desir-
ed increase of the representatives.
Mr. Distort hoped that each of the petitions would be referred
to a Committee.

Mr. S.%V AGE pressed for an immediate discussion of the question,
and moved, by way of amendment, that the petitions be at once
taken into consideration.

Mr. Deputy ROUTH considered that a subject of such great im-
portance ought not to he hastily decided upon.
The amendment was then negatived by a large majority.
On the original motion being put that the petitions be referred to
the Committee of General Purposes,
Mr. OLnita at move.! as an amendment, that the Committee be
requested " to consider the subject of the state of the representation
of the several wanlmotes of the city of London, and report, if any
and what alterations were necessary." The question, he said, was,
whether some of the other wards were not overwhelmed with Re.
presentativea, and whether it would not be better to decrease.
the number in smite wards and transfer them to others, who were
not sufficiently represented ?
After some further discussion both the petitions were referred to
the Committee of General Purposes.