The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-11 00:00:00

PRICE SIXPENCE-HALIPPMT.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Tiii,arnrr, MAY le.
BANBURY PI:F.RAGE.
Ur. Gaselee, the AttorneyGeneisl, and Mr. Hargrase.
were In-std upon points of esidenee, hef.me a Committee of
Privileges, the Judges beim; oleo preoeut.
The Comonsstui.eis of Sewers Mill was read the meortel
time. SPAIN.
Lord MAIN coos vas* for eertaita papers, routainimg.
the correspoodeoce between Mr. Coming, Mr nerr,
specifying the date., of floe letters.

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The Marquis M . lacy did not perceive the mild% of
these documents being produced, hut be should tu.t t
to the Made Lortra minion.--The 11101111.11 was m6r,t4l to
Adjoin ocd.

4" MOUSE OF COMMONS.

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READING PETITION.
Mr. !VnitcoN presented a Petition from the Po.
rough of Reading. praying for the discharge of Sir • .
Francis litirdctt and of Mr. John Galt Jones Imo,
continetneut. He said, that the Petition which h. •
now bad the honour to presert to the House, ii as
vaitteu in a different language from their which
had been rejected. It was agreed to in e full and
respectable Meeting, •Ind was entitled to ev. ry ;ono
sideration, from Ate temperance and deceuev. Ile
therefores-vioved. "That it should lie °Li the table."
Mr. SHAW LE FEVRE seconded the motion, att..r
a few words expressive of hi. satisfaction in forward-
ing the objects of so respectable a hndy.—The um-
don was agreed to.
:PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
M. SHAW Le Feet's said, that Ile held a peti-
tion its his hand, which came from the same Meet-
ing, upon the subiect of Parliamentary Reit-vat.
It was espressed in a manner to which no person
could object, having avoided all unnecessary topita„
and istraiperate language. It complained that
there was not that coincidence between the People
and their Representatives, upon pi.liticid subjects.
which it was the interest of the country :hat there
should. It complained of the iwolequircy of the
Representation, of time 'limber of Placemen and
Pensioners who were permitted to have seats is
that House, and also of the long duratiou of Pilo.
hamente, giving the preference to triennial, ebeve
septennial.. They applied to the legitimate 'retiree
for the remedy 01 those disadvantages; 4E41 he hoped
that their complaints would find au attentive ear,
and a considerate jodgment.
Mr. Stmeog secoaded the motion; andTsegrotto '
mike a ttw observations connected with the niature
of the meeting. in *lnch the petition was agreed to.
The meeting, he observe:d, did sot etimilt solely of
those in whose hands the political power of the
country rested, narnily, the Electors. It sat. a
meeting eiiiiiiened by them of The ii.h !blonds' iif
the county at like: He Aid not state that with in y
' vliw-fo intinclice the pillion. u hicli he thought tiii..
titled to .iie e.insiderition of the House; but hek'
thought it r it!ier an objectionable system, spun thli .
ipliele. &elbow it% pima& the polibeal .parsat was
vested, to call in other. to decide. who, by their
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attentions, would be Ode to ‘vertvour themselves in
any case submitted to their consideratioii. It a ..
peered to him to be a kind of suicide in tLe cinstt.
tuent body. He did not mean minter from this, that
tht Legislature should be less rafreful, or the Laws'
less open to those who possessed tie rig:it of . le.c..
lion ; but they should sot be brought in' to in.
Muller, and, perhaps. to overbear this &Mik) at
those who did. He seconded the motion vat the
same time ing to himself the right to hake.
what pen his judgnitut might dictate. in gay future
discussion. , -

. Mr. WARD wished to make •single remark upon
what had fallen from the lion. tieutlemou. lie
had said. (as he understood him) that the could'.
tireht body only had • right to petition that Home.
Me (Mr. Ward) could not coureive that the right
of petitioning was subject to any such ttttt atter!,
hear, hear'!)—more particularly upon tpiestmite
relating to Reform in the Coustitution. It would
not be atippooed, that.tho.• who po.seswed political
porter under the precut system. should be the only
prison. privileged to colm.lain against it. If this
principle was established. the single Beisr‘sentstien
of Oil Sarum woidd have • right to petition. while
the tiotatiitants of Manchester and other actirislia
log toot'. would be drhied H.—(Hear hear!/
He did not mews, in any thing that lie bad sold, to
pledge himself to ou opiunia en tbe object ninth the
present petitioners led its vice.
Mr. Slum; thanked the lion. Gentleman for
haling given him an oppwritthity of expleining
away any wrung itopreseion which his lat:gu tge
might have given. It was ant his Oat...Ala:A to deity
the right (II the peop:a in general to petition. 'nit
whin • meeting of the electors was caltrils Ire
thought it wrung that others should be coos% yard
with them. who might be-art/man thrir sense.
Mr. SHAW LIFLVRA said, that the omitting in
which the petition *MI Niittd to. was rotwerolts
and respectable, cud that it was cirri. .1 iti.an -
tracu..ly. The petition, therefore. was the lair
sentiment of toe Borough of Re.i•lit.g.
that the R r
„him, wh • is ails root. to be pro,.owrti ,ti
the 11011161., wouhl he well a. rt 4:8•Illki 'Novi/ t.
The prtiliol wt's ordered to li • oo tire tel
bit JON,t Nte mowed. "That ermine romi-s mining
to the Baltic Cienvin abuol.l he pruned
Mr. WIII‘RTON ulitanwd lute to Wog it. a 11111 to pre.
vest mends in the taportation sad l.puriestsaotarok be.
twee% Lapland mil Ireland.
lite Aberdeen Helium Bill am real • third time ma
passed

LONDON DOCK COWP.thY.
The Thiel ft-dialog et tue Louduu Dock BIM
bettlg moved.
111.111tY Tootteene -•41, that the ~pew
tat,on Alre,ely wooded to th"e oho suAired by Id*
tf.,tituboo of (hi, Cootivetty, had proet..l need.
and thty, who were auteutled to be efesmopt
loof .off. red .nod 'overtly. An .►tldnta.►.l
uf oo• to kt added to the ca. rel.
lie Ito,yed that the old declaims of cenenenel vois
oubi b- to tins 80l ; nod. who wader •tto I
that the Chalice:lot of the Eschevres mud lefa