The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-03-13 00:00:00

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The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes 'Thin roue •
o'clock.
A Person front she Ogee of the Cheneberliti•ii• of the City of
Losidose presented certain Accounts of R•ieidpii and Da.
bersemeets es Aeons* of the Orphans' rimed, agreeably to
the Order of the Henn.
Dr. DODSON preexisted a Petition Gem fuer benstrestOr-
copiers of lased I. the vicinity of Arm odes, complaining of
agrieullend dkeresere-ewhich wet ord seed to be printed.
WHARVES ON THE THAMES.
Mr. Sheriff %Rieman presented at the Bar a Petition
from the Lord Mayer, Aldermeu, sin. I Common Council eif the
City of Landaus against the Bill fur repealing the Act of
Clinks 11. prohibiting the erect ier (of building, on the banks
of the Themes west of London Br dge.
Mr. Aldernme BRIDGES princelier! a similar Petition
from the Merehants and Inhabitants of Bridge Ward.
Mr.GRENFELL presented a IPeeitioa (we could net laver
from whom), praying that the :Bill above-mentioned saiS *
peek
Three Petitions were order d to lie ote the table.
CATHOLIC CLAIMS.
Mr. LANE POI presented a Petition from the Mayor,
Alder's's., and Ileargemes of Beverley, in the County of York,
ogainet she removed of the disqualifications of the Smears
Catholics.
Me. LAMBTON said he was authorised to state that this
Pselities was not adepted at any public meeting, but was
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betreelthss wozarle,
ealled, but whet they were, whether Chensberinew or were
Isertnatele, he did net very well kuow.—((,eughtem)
sir W. SCOTT preeeuted a similar Petitioe from the
Veivenity of Oxford.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a similar Petilioe from the
Clergy of lire Arciedenceary of Chichester. They did poi,
like seam others, impute tenets to the Catholics which they
disavowed, nut stated their own belief that she removed of
the disabilities of the Catholics would be attended with
danger to the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the country.
To his, however, it appeared, that so far from being dan-
gerous, any measure of that hied must tend to the stability
arid security of the establishmeet, both in Church and
State...—/ Neer, /tsar.)
SIM. BUTTERWORTH presented a similar Petition front
the Rector, Churchwardens, and certain Inhabitants of the
Parish of Si. Dolman he the West. The Petition had his
strongest concurrence and support.
Mr. WAItRE dissented eutirety from the Petition; the
tone was, however, moderate, sad he should not oppose its
briar printed, but be must empress his surprise at soviet
the Holt. Member stand forth as the advocate of obsolete
doctriera and exploded °pinkies.
Mr. RIn'TERWORTH explored.
Thew Petitions were ordered to be printed.
SCOTTISH BURGHS.
lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition from the
Burgesses of she Burgh of leverary in the County of Abre-
acts, praying for a Reform of the Scottish Burghs ; sod be
felt he should lot be doing his duty, if he did teed call the
attention of the House to the eirettuoilmoCiPS of 11-.4 Petition.
le the year 1817, the Petitioners, being the %/hole ef the
Bergessea except the Magistrates, brought an action ageleet
Illogistrates for malsereatinn in their office, and Mr
• plicatioa of the feeds of the Bergh. The pirtientar
i ante of such malverssliese, esi whirl, the 'crime was
*rounded, were the grant by the Magistrates of 1101 to
an individual of their body to repel, his pirate lams, and
SOL to carry on his defence in • erinoinal prooricatioe ; sad
the charge by the Provost of 6W. fur wines and diem/err
for the euiertainimens of the Magistrates. The defence set
op against thin action was, that the Burgesses had em right,
and that the Court had no jurisdiction in she ease. So that
the Magistrates claimed a right to embezzle are set ch of the
public fends of the Burgh as they thought. proper, and eu
man ceild call them to an account. Vale of the Judges,
Lord Gillies, before whims the eareva was tried, decided,
that the Burgesses had no right of action, which decision
was afterwsids confirmed by the, whole Court, sod on the
application of the Magistrates., costs were immeded against
the Burvaaeo; Who acre I:dus made to pay 150/. for per.
miler( an action for the. recovery of their owe eureey.
(liter, beer!)
Sir. HUM E seleiroited she Petition, which was Picard Ile
all the Rorgrs„es, rare-pt those self-elected Magesii..... s
eesinet *kw:. the COUtplaiut uas made. 11 be cm.- %if th •
Petioles:sera was one which equally applied to all the /Sergi,
lit gemmed.
The Peiiiinei bevies% Isere read,
SteGEORG E STAUNTON hoped the Noble Lord, imiesi
of snovlug that the Petieion be lad ow iklel table, nimbi
move so have it referred to the Committee now aittirtg.
Mr. A BERCROhI BY Moped his Noble f tired would-Now
move that the Petition be laid on the table-Arecouses if it
were referred to she Committee at mite, it wiwild not br
printed, and the teeter part et she Altaubtor of the House
could horns mit hing of its c.d.-ma.
Lord A. 11A/411A ON stud, it was most dertrable that
envy Member should be made acquainted wish the sebje. t '
of this Petition ; he should thertfole Move that it he otos sio
dee table, 1414 afte•rearele that it he printed. When it ass
printed, be Should WO( object to its being referred to the ChM-
smittee.—Ordered to be priutitl
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Lard A. HAMILTON suggested, that it would be better
to rare the bkoks ilkii up at once, sad lie the stood

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