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Bentina, who had accepted the Chiltern Hun-
dreds.
GREAT GRIMSBY ELECTION.
Sir INr.. M. RI DLEY moved the Order of the Day
4pr tatimg into further consideration the Report of
the Sch., t tont mince on the Great (rimshy EleMon;
which being agreed to, he moved that John Simp-
son, Esq. the Mayor of Great Grimsby, should be
_called to the Bar. He was accordingly called to
the Bar, and the Report of the Selea Committee
was read, stating, that as Mayor and returning Of-
ficer of Great Grimsby, he had held a Court the
day before the EleCtinn for the purpose of admitting
certaies persons freemen, whom he aught not to have
admitted ; that he had refused to admit those he
ought to have admitted, and that he had aced with
partiality as a returning Officer.
Mr. SPEAKER—" John Simpson what have
yea to say on the matter of the charge which has
been read to you ?"
Mr. Stersost—" I am a poor man, an.l have a
wife and five children. I rent a small farm of
a-year, and I am to quit to 1. of it on the I 2:11 of
MAY. What I did was through ignorance ; I ask
pardon of the House for my offence, and submit to
its merev."
' Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, the offence of the
person at the Bar had struck his mind at one of the
most atrocious complexion, and he had determined
to press upon the House the necessity of a very ex.
emplary punishrmat ; but what Mr. Simpson had
stated, had disarMed him ,• from his situation and
appearance he was induced to believe his offence
had arisen from misapprehension. He concluded
by moving the Resolutions of the Selea Committee,
which were agreed to by the House. He then
moved, that John Simpson, Esq. should, for his of-
fence, be committed to the custody of the Serjeant
at Arms.
The Order of the Day was moved for the Report
of the Edinburgh Road Bill to be taken into consi-
deration.
General MAITL.A.ND opposed it, and wished it
should be recommitted ; he observed, that improve-
ments wete purchased at a dear rate, when they
were purchased by injustice : tEe farmers had, for
50 years, been exempted hem taxes for the repair
of the roads, and he ir.•.frof opinion that this Mea-
sure would operate mttelt to their injury.
The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND
supported the Bill ; he thought the farmers, who
derived an advantage from the roads ought to bear
part of the expense cf them. The tar, he contended
would ultimately fall on the consumer.
Mr. DICKINSON, jun. was against the Bill.
The carriage of manure was, he observed, in gene-
ral exempt irons taxation.
Sir WM. MILNER was against the Bill, because
it went to accommodate the gentry, at the expence

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of the farmers.
Mr. BOBFRT DUNDAS was strenuously for
the Bill ; aall said, the manure enriched the far-
mers, by producing abundant crops for the Edin-
burgh market.
Mr. KINNAIRD was against the Bill, because
he considered it a tax on agriculture.
Sir WM. PULTENEY spoke in favour of the
Bill.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, when the
division on the question for the further considera-
tion of the Bill, was negatived by majority of 65 to
t 4 ; and General Mai.knd's motion for recommit-
ment was then carried.—Adjourned.

THEATRE-RIrAL, DRUR ANE.
THIS EV ENING will be preformed a New Comedy cuilod
THE MARRIAGE PROMISE.
The Chimelen by Mr. C. Kemble, Mr. Dwyer, Mr. Dow-
ton, Mr Hollingsworth, Mr. Ilanniiter, jun. Mr. Palmer, Mr.
Pope, Mr. Powell, Mr. Purser, Mr. Evans. Mrs. Powell,
Mot Mellott, Ma. Jordan, Mrs. Sparks, Mrs. Igaddocks.
The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Dwyer,
Te which will be added.