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VERTI FICA IT.S—JA4u4ar 4.

G. Penny, of the Commercial Sate-Rooms, Mincing lane,
Loudon, brulter.—W. Hackett, of Langley, Derby, tanner.
—W. Hall, laic of iVinilinill-street,
sea, then a prisoner in the King's Bench yri,nu, Surrey, op-
holsterer.—G. Hindists, Into of Beilfurtl.cusitt,
den, Middlesex, woollen.ilraper.—J.Cratity, .ref Hollnue.
L 100, groccr.—lt. Wilson, of BOW-I.IIIP,
CliaM-
std ~,,, warebsitrirmait.-111. Doter, of Brum! invert-
tiles's, London, mercbaut.—J. Dukes, of Bath, gruces
T. Breairy, of Derby, busier.
PA !ITN EltSlll PS DIKSOLV ED.

M. JOllliioll PII.I H Niclsulls, of Pritices•ssreet, 'hoover.
square, Msddlrsex,asallioera, Nov 1,1810.—L. Ad season sisal
proprietors of the newspaper called she White-
haven and Constr.:timid Advertiser, Dcc. 7, 1819.

Air. W511;4,---enti uthris from the !loose of
Conmous. brought up the Bill for the more t &c-
-hard prevriitilhi of Seditious Meeting..
The Bill was, on the motion of the Earl of
LIVERPOOL. read R first time.
Tor Earl of LIVERPOOL Own. after some private
co 111 l oriocation soli the Noble Lords oil t lot Opposi-
tion Brioches. moved that the Bill should be rem,
sr 1 nine on Thursday neat, twins the under-
standing that the debate on the principle of the
sin should be had npon the goestion for going
into the Cosuissittee on Friday.
Lea rXiiresisrtl his willingness to non-_
eeriwwwyerrangenielot that 'night hr most more-
niers toi the Haus.. in ger.erul ; but lie thought that
as the Bill 4ketild not be priiitt.d before M,'ednesday
evening it. was pressing the second reading rather
too closely, to peopose that it should take place on
Thursday. He however should not object to it, as
it was understood that the debate should not take
place upon the principle of the Bill until Friday.
The Earl of LlPRarout said, that if the de-
bate upon the peisictple took place con Friday. the
several clauses could not be discussed birlote Mon-
day.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN Paired that the
Bill could not be read by Nleisiliers with sufficient
attention. if the debate olive pre►sed so closely.
He. however, should not oppose the arrangement
suggested; for if she slat. of the country were
*tech as to resider the 1.3111 necessary, the sooner it
was passed the better.
The motion was then agreed to, and the House
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. TURSDAY, DICTIIIIIER 14.

A variety of borin.i. of a private 'stare was transacted.
COTTON FACTORIES

Mr. FINLAY brought up the Repo,' of the Colton Facto-
ries Regulation Amendment Rill, which was read and agreed
to. The Rill was re committed, and some new clauses ad-
ded in the Committee. The Rill was then reported and re.
eeired,and with the Amendments, orde►ed to be engrossed,
and read a third time to morrow, if engrossed.

that the large expenditure of the contort, unit the
burdens taxation imposed its criii.equeoce, hid
prodneed great distress through tile etorotry,
and at !tow h compelled the people to look is,.
vaurdly on themselves, in order to ere whether there
was not *owe internal defect, moue radical error pi
their state and constitution, which led to sisal%
deplorable consequerireir (Hear)—that thence
many wild plane rind visionary thrones of reform lei
the constitution had originated ; but the, notwith-
standing, he considered it his duty to propose sonio
measure which circontstaricea rendered miperieusly
necessity to mediate betweeis the encrooehmt,
influence of the crown :1114 the everweertit4.
claims of the people. Such was the sir rolirri
that direirtguislied magi's speech; hut it containt4l
some words which lie could not forbear glowing 'ltt
the Hollow. The Noble Lord then read the fuosage
to the frailowirrg effect:-1V EaglI111111,:111
looked et the flourishing state of this country it
„gears ago, and observed bow it swam amas zustorog :to
ruin by slow and imperceptible degrees*: it was im-
possible for him trot to come to the e durrion, tlfst
this decline 10-roweled from something rrolieolly
*rung in the Constitution; arid of the existence cl
radical error nobody seemed to tarter torn a 11001%
Till, ftchillg, the Noble Land resione.l, wait at the
resent period very lorry/dent through the coutdiy.
But though it was extremely strong, the date/grit
disposition *lnch prevailed on tlic, question hetvierti
the House and the country was very inimical to »by
mea,ttre of a emoihotory motor, and conducted
according to the regular prriceedirigs of Parliament.
Of the two parties, one teas so attached to Old
customs end forms, that they would not suffer even
the cobwebs to be brushed away from the face of the
fabric, nor move en impious bawl to reiner those
parts of it which were tottering with age and ready
to fall to pieces.—( Hear. )—The other would peal
down the whole frame of the building, and apply 3
fire-brand to consume that venerable temple nine!,
had been reared by the successive wisdom of
centuries, and which hid withatood the force tool
violence of ages. —(lieut., be or. hear.
hoped, however, his iiiii tom stars ealesibited to rite.
lulu the concurrence of both claoirs. Three wha
were hostile to universal reforms tur:4l:t recoricile
themselves to it on the principlt*, II ai it 411.1 Y
touched one branch of error—arid those who were
favourable to the extended species, might rermantor
that Sir Samuel Romilly. that senholl. ro!orlswr ,
had given it as his opinion !list touch tzotal might
be ei-one if two or three of the loorno4b. were ili-
franclitsed—(f/ear/—rind that the Doke of Rich-
mond, two or three years alter in hi.
famous Bill for reform, took a Inn*, ac•ise pint in
carrying the Bill for extending the rieirt of km-
cltire in the borough of Crickladc.--( Heae.)—
It was not his iutention to go into the Ors, tact ques-
tion of reform, or attempt to determine whether
the principle of uniform Of of various solTrage wits Its
itself superior. But this, he said. that the latter. if
once carried. was much more liable to decay. If an
uniform qualification, roppose the possession of 1001.
a year property, were esteblished, and were good
in the beginning. it would contioue to be
But when the right ofauffrage was arigina;ly tomtit
various, large cities and towns. which tit first might
have been very well entitled to the elective french's,.
might by lapse of time mid the declene end decay
winch it produced, he rendered totally unfit for the
exercise of it ; arid. on the other Inind, placed ert-
fondly too insignificant for the enjoyment of the
privilege, might, in progress of time, grow ow
tutu sufficient consequence not to be overlooked
in the distribution. Now he thought that in via-
mitring the old parliamentary history. it would lie
seen that the principle, oppearitig on these grout/dr
so necessary, of providing for a progyesstrit elirsege
and amendment in the constitution. had hero con-
stantly acknowledged ; it would spire, that
be •oughs, reduced to a state of poverty, had bter,
iii malty instances excused from sending Mein.
bets to Parliament. The borough of Maiden, in
Essex. was.oo one occasion not rr qinred to return
Members, which at that time was beirclerrotne, nn
condition of repairing a bridge. Aid ashen place
grew into importance, so that it became nevessery
they should he represented, the privilege ivy care-
(erred on them by the King's Writ or by Art of
Parliament. The instances in it Ilich flit king's
Writ had been issued for this plirtio4e Were so
numerous, that he thought it ur.neerartary to
detain the House in recitioo, them. Bat of the
mode of effecting this by Act of Parliament
there were also many examples. Thoth. wile h. 41
read Mr. Burke's immortal speech en the Frerieh
Revolution, had seen that he had pointed nut
many such. Chester. it nay .ant, Idnotrerf undo r
nmoiv evils. and that the remedy discovered for them
was the right rd• repre,entatom conferred tiy. Act of
Parliament. Dirritain.wes subject to marry evils,
and the remedy nos repieseillation ailistead in the
same way• Brit he shrink{ lteo leave to read the
preamble of one Act. the 34th and 115 Alt Henry
VIII. for gemming Repre-entatives to foe conoty

palatine end eity of Cher.ter.—Fiere the Matte
Lord read the preamble.]—Alter statinke. ie ask.
matter. that whrreaa the said etatriet hint been ex-
cluded from being represented in the Cmirt ttf
hairiest, whereby the inhabitant% hall tires • b.

jectett to many evils curl coositlyntlslt; &miser* tool
losses, it (mecorrissog: ti the t het, form) most ItutotAy
prayed that it 'slight tr roopowrretllet return