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of the nation. For, Could it Ife stippled, that
they 'sued struggle sgain.t such minorities, mid
even ntejoritiescsi they had a conception that a
dislolntion of' Parliament would incresse their
strength?
Mr. Excel said, their first consideration was,
whether a petition was at all necessary ?—he was
fur a mild and constitutional reform—and nest,
whether this was a fit one? He did not think it
ens. He, therefore, proposed an amendment, to
the following effect:—'" That, relying with confi-
dence oh that Representatives in Parliament, for
all necessary retrenchments, and convinced that
they, both Houses of Parliament, would never be
deterred by the People, or nitinenced by the inter-
position of the Crown, they trusted,- in them, to
adopt such reform as the inroads of time have ren-
dered necessary, and 'web us may be consistent
with the laws of the land."

Mr. W•iritiLta said the Court had never been
occupied with a questiou•of greater moniri.t. 'the
question had arisen hi an ausumptsou of power,
which originated in the exclusion of people trout
that inquiry. on which that Court bud gone up with
a petition, and in which all were interested. That
exclusion and the acts immediately following. he
condemned as unwise and ungracious. Authorities
had been quote.l in support of such assumption of
poWer, but he also con d quote to a cunt rery eifrct,
and, out of ieepect to the I louse of Common.. he
*mild adVise them not to take a power to which they
bad no rights. Burke said, they hail no controul on
the people. bift for the people. No petition for any
change of Ministry would be necessary, were the
Mouse properly coustituted—he was fur cutting at
the rout of the evil. Tirere were high authwities
to support his opinions, Chatham. Camden,
and Rorke. Lord Camden said. in the time
of Wilkes. that if the Houk went bejoud the
law, slid formed • court of criminal equity, the
laws of the Star Chainhier would he revived.
There were more high authorities. Lord Erskine
and Sir Samuel Rousilly. who agreed with those
factious individuals. One Gentleman had quoted
Hume's Essay, where it slid not opply, and an-
other Gentleman lid indulged, as usual, in old
dusty records; but be was always desirous of lead-
ing others out of their depth, and generally got
out of depth himself. He then quoted Adam
Smith, Blackstone, Fox, and Pitt, to thew the
expediency of Reform, entered into a general
account of the state of the Represeutution,
and particularly condemned the existence of
rotten boroughs. It was no question what was the
character of Sir F. Burdett or Gale Jones ; in Bade
persons the rights and liberties of Englishmen had
been violated, and therefore demanded their ellen-
tints. He expressed his contempt of the present
Administration. whore hatred to liberty was the
loss of freedom to Spain, because they would not
call the Cortes together. He concluded by assert-
ing, that if the Corporation acted with firmness and
unanimity, they mast ultimately succeed.
Mr. FAYE LI. entered at some length en the
subject, in favour of the reoolutisio, anal felt happy
that those who formerly maintained that
.no re-
form was necessary, all agreed nom ein its xpedi.
eney, altholigh they wished it brought about with
extreme &heave.

The cry of ;ieanon now became hied and gene-
ral, and it was put on the umendmeut.
Alter some alight interruption, occasioned by
Alderman Count objecting to AlJernsan Jscons
toting, is he was not prebeitt when the quebtimi
teas put, a desultory conrer*attou took place; af•
ter winch Mr. Quta explained.

Upon • slew of hands, the Lono bisvort de-
aired the amendment newitiveil ; and un the slirw
of bands for the origitiol d, 4. red it rallied
iu the affirmative.
A division was then detionded. and the numbers
apprised

For the original iitintioa
Apia.* it

Majority 6
Strangers were not agoia admitted.

It we; then resolved, that the Petition should be
Ctirly transcnbed, signed by the Town Clerk, and
presented to the House of Commons by the She-
riff., attended by the Ketnernbrancer.
The Itesolution for the Petition was ordered to
be publi.lwd.