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London, England, 1819-05-28 00:00:00

BANKRUPT LAW P..

Mr.J. Satiru presented a Petition from s proton of the
name of J. Brown, formerly • partner in the Windsor flank,
end now a prisoner in the King's Bench, complainiii.7 of cer-
tain grievances which he sulfured lioter the existing Bank-
r•pt Lnws. The Petitioner preyed, that the poVrer granted to
the Comtnission.,rs, lu commit to prison p►rf.one swittiiined
before them, if they refused to produce certain documents,
should he removed.

The Petition was read, sad laid on llte table.
Mr. J. SMITH priseutell another pelitims from J. Tower,
formerly of Cheopside, now a prisoner in the !tench,
praying that persons examined before the Comirmaiimicea,
in eases of bankruptcy, dionid, in all eases, be obliged to
give their evidence on oath.—Laid un the table.
Lord PaLatatt6TON moved. " That a Committee be ap.
pointed to estimate the probable charge of maintaining the
ilisenshOdieci militia, f.:r the cm rent year.--Agreed to.

Lord Devittiwtrr presented a Petition from the Warden,
of eeptsin Pariah's m Worcester slid its vicinity, for
leave to present a Vetition for a RIR, to authorise the sale of
certain litildv in Wincemer, foririted In the Crown under the
Mortinniii Act. His Lorilthip said, the Petiitou would have
been presented wooer, hot from Ow Rooter paving been
«one tone before the Tienvoq, *kith prevented the Peti-
tioners 64111111 an earlier •pplir•tittn to the Worm —Referred
to a Committee to consider the coutents thereof, ant report
thereon to the Horse.
WARDEN OF THE FLEET.
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Mr. G. Limn rose, pitvaliant to not cr, to Move for leave
to bring iu a BM to facilitatii plot. editor., In vacation,
•canna the Was &it of the Fleet ison, fur Vs. apts: The
Hun. Gentleman shiirtly adverted to the inconvenit nee which
existed under the pleacut "fair of the law. .tle it now
a person who bad the henedt of the flute*, might hare them,
on the 6rat slay of vacation, and, if he reformed on the liist
day of the ensuing term, the ell-unt.r had sin rvdre•s either
against Ilse Mullen or the d•-htor. This rorronoltavre wag,
he believed, one great reason wire; Mane. 41 ottolov tOosoolv to re-
move thernselve.4 into Olio poison. The °lip et of his Hill
was to give to creditors an ulipoi Imlay of mak 1%.4,. the War-
den arrouttlahle fur the riomooire of debtors committed to
his care.

Leave was 033111 In brio% in the Rid.
Mr. SHAW moved " 'Mat these he I,td before Ibis Hon..,
a Murk of the Inch Tteasoty, of the 20th of l,y, 1S1;

emrt.e.aterow wag convinced that slip talents of thw
Ron Gentleman woulil lie funuil very in the iu vertu.
clan of the affairs of the Batik, Lila lie co.( e•geii dirt Ceeit
inconvenience radii arise r. increasing i!..• 'mintier to
youd 21. Other Gentkmen 'allot have fru. air chum they
*lobed to see on the Committre, and thug tare walla
be • constant nocturnal in the

Mr. CALcitArr did Hui dunk the obje, tu,ll was g0,.11
one--but still be did out wean to presu hu stguv.titoit.

BANK OF IRELAND,
Mr. C. GRANT gave notice, that he would, Oti
next, inure certain Resolutidus relative to the Bank id
laud.

Mr. D4VIF9 movrct ror ao •rronot of sll trno,l4 eigrori'd.
from this ci.ontry 10 fipsiu, from 1814 111 IS;9, *ilk the
valor therrof.—Prdereti

BAKNSTAPLE DR!BlptY RILL

Lord MaToi prereTitedir t.ertain
Borges*, of Barnstaple, prayinr, Ora fur'
Bill C
regulating the Election of Meniber4 lo serer iii
Parliament for that Borough, slim:Ll not p.m lila
• law.—fteferied to tlieCoibruilteon the said Bill:
GRAMPOUND BRIBERY BILL.
Lord J. Itusatt.t. ainvtd that the 11.;e.. Anohl
resolve into • C mitre, of the whole Wove lo
consider of the Gravapound Besibay
Bill.

In the Committee the I!lohle Lord stilted, Chet lie
would 'proceed with the tesminetiou .16-11.1esses to
proye the necessity a the Bill.

Alexander Lamb Wi.s then culled in and examined.
Wttness stated that lie was employ ell at the Isst
Grautpound Election, and had (as we undetotterill
eilubiferl a list of persons who. •he lielieved, had
accepted of *biibes...but he did not lt;;Gie whit Itot
h. inane of the Ivo. He objected to the ptift.ages .:t
I voters. nn :recount of their haying receive*,
money, and the kibery oath was, in etiosetpiencr,
demanded to hr administered to theist. It we.
afterwards withdrawp, as the demand created mulct&
confusion, and•eeveral Gentlemen stated that it
would do ho good. He Iseliried Mr. Shaw, one
of the Candidate,, took the bribery oath. A per.
son of the name of Key had another list of voters.,
who were supposed to be guilty cf conul,l itrae.:•
tiers. Amongst them were, he believed, Timaliy
Simmons sod David "Atacama. He had the poll.
hook in his possession, but it was at home at Irii
bowie. (Witness was desired to produce the pull:
book, or any other document connected with thi
election, which he posses:ed). There were twenty
of the electors tried and convicted foi bribery. and
six or seven others were indictable fur the same of.;
fence, but were not tried. I,Vititess saw a 11$ at the
election—there were sums of money set opposite the
names of the electors, sod those who received
money affixed certificates of having received it.
Witness heard that evident r of the corrupt iota of se.
versa persons was altered to be laid before the re:.
turning officer—that evidence was their own ac-
knowledgment of haring received bribes. Witue4
had no conversation with Ml. Teed, the sitting
Mt tither, as to bringing up the twenty persons con.
victed, to receive judgment. Witness was the ;spot
of Nlr. Teed, end laud a demand *mist hint as
agent—l 4 could not say precisely the istoonut—it
was more than 100/. and less than 1,0001.
John Edwards was then called in and examined.
Witness says, he had no personal interest in the
election : he attended the election to support 9.. e
of the candidates. lie has be'eu politically ac-
quainted with the borough of Grampound fur the
last twenty-five years. Ile fr.Nuently spoke to the
electors 9u the practice of selling their rotes : none
of them denied the fact ; they excused themselves
on the ground of poverty ; they said they cowl-
derail the sale of their votes as their privile;;e.
ties' became eicrpiainted with these practices front
buying CaIIVIIFISPd for two electiot s; dunog e..cli can-
vass many of the electors asked witness to pnrcinise
their votes.

Question by Mr. SCARLZTT.—Ate s considerable r
of' the electors of Go impound exempt from thou pii,peoeity
of ilcouitidinz money?—A. Very few, A laugh.)
Witteri:s his known but three or four. '
Cl. Out of the sixty electors of Gramponorl, bow many
bare, at different eiines, asked wittier. fur Mow y for their
votes'—A. Witness cannot precisely soy.
Q. Judging front the fact of many of the (-lei fors
offering witness their votes for money, as well as from
circumstances thst pissed between him and the eh,
Graoll.tiumi, tot% w:lartol reason to believe e_ it ibe
Illajo.ply of the electors would sell their %view tier
A. IVitaiess has no doubt of the fact.

lis gthswer to a quetninn put to wit,,e4p I y 1..0r.1
J. RUSSELL, witnetio admitted th.,t x 1610.1.-111.111
was made to Into by one of the borge-o.) o resort
two Membrrs for the Borough, pruvi t.d a ~.no of
8,0001. was lodged, to be 4111tributed the
elretont. •

Mr. Scoditerr —Whet is the name of the Inn (isiis who
made this Irroposision to the ttittle%s I—Witcess said that
unless compelled, he di, not wish to anstv,r.
The CHAIRMAN sn,tl, lli.tt it Hie question were
peisisted is 11:e Nltueii4 must
Wiine-s then said. Ilial the lump of the perann who made
this proposition leas Timothy Simmons.
Q. Who is bogh) Sinimmis I—A. Timidity Simmons is t he
present Mayor of Gramptiouil.— A laregh.
alut'say positienki whether Simmons was satinwood by 1.11
the electors to makr the propositt:in, hut had he complied
with the terms, he had lin i?oilln of what the event would he,

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.11otnera was asked, whether any, anal what specili sum
was usually demmuled by 11w fry th. ar •
IVaticas svd, by du: nut loww of any fixtd k.fic rum