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thought alight safely he enteitained; he therefore sheisil
vole for
Mr. P *tooter observed, that however Important this
qutritios bait al all firma Avery, is hail et malty siessaverl a far
greater degree ofisor rest to the *moire In Matetals thali had
ewer lor fore helougeol to :I. The influeoire of ilw Crow,' had
son much increased as to leaner. she ;emote its cosostitutional
importance, snit he shontel support ilw evocation of litfortn,
' 'in shnlever shape it inieht be brought foehatil„ Ti,. Fo-
*reign Failistment Bill, old( h rem reettolly 'whore the Howse,
lamed loe• mind to lite camilitiou of Spain, and he thought it
tool matsplieable to 01.sr rye, that Ihr. lilwetirs of that gallant
nation It id been destroyed by the micliittaiitme of Charts V.
oho filled the Cortes with Ins on it officers. He I• 141 toed the
Hoots, that they should not soffit r this rountry su mho" a
similar fate, sod front this slothstie could save it but a Be.
forgo to Parliasosestt —l//ear. hear )
A Member on ihe Minister col
d
tool whose name we cld
-not discover, spoke mptiost Slue stolion. which he e"firrived
to he dangerous at the presietet 666 6 ment, when will and
votionary schemes of Reform were agitating the great body
of the people. He observed that. during the present Sat.
sin,,, Iwo Bills had visaed Ibe Hews, shots lug open two
hot oughts to the neichhouriugficelnlitlere, without any merit
no their parts, and expressed au a pprelleusiun that the pries-
rtple would be aticestled with disadvantage. He thought if
those horostehs hail been disfranchised, and the franchise
• transferred to two large commercial towns, the Howie would
have meted more wisely •ml have more gratified the conntry.
Lord J. flosavu. said, that lie by no means agreed with
those who were opposes' its principle to every species of
Rotor's,. He emsrurreol in the aentinietils expressed by his
Hon. Friend, the Nlemlier for Weatmionter (Mr. G. Lamb!,
ilmt in all rams where en/1141410n had hers proved to eaiot,
the moody of repreaculeti eeee might to ho modified 241 as to
prevent, if possible, a return vet the abase. Ile slntold eery
rrad'ly give his assent to any measure, having for its lAbjcet
to limit flit duration of ll'arlianient to three years, hut he
could not vote fur a motion whir Is pledged the Howse to a ge-
areal investigation of the representation of the people. flitch
ass engagement on their part would throw a slur on themselves
as the representative kitty, and would, he feared, create a
great alarm an 00000 g the people who dill tool desire a change
is the constitution. bitch a milieus won hi be extremely
dangerous to the country, anti even in'tiorittui to the quest Otto
of Reform itself—(fferor. hettP.)—Tie Hon. Baronet hail de-
dared his ignorance of those to whom the denomination of
wail and visionasy refoimers cool,' be applicable; but he
would refer him to those who, is. the last Session of Parlia-
ment, advised him to come, down and make a motion in (o-
vum-of universal au ff. age and annual Parliaments.—(lfear
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON expressed hi• thorough conviction
that an invelotionstoto into the state of the representation of
thc people in the Commons 'louse of Parliament was ohs°.
lately necessity. He remold nut pledge hintarlf to any
specific plan of RI form, and if the thou. Baronet had intro-
duce(' any Such in his motioet, he probably mizht not have
acceded to it. let Amur, however, who still doubted
the expedient! of @doming She present resolution,
look back Si, She few last years, mod observe how seats
in that House bail bleu bought mid sold, and they
at least ought not to deny the propriety of seine
inquiry. He affirmed that those whom lie then ad-
dressed were toot the Repreanstatives of the people, and
were not honestly, freely, and fairly elected. lie hail lived
in other times and in other countries--lw had seen in bus
own country the consetpseoces of a corrupt representation...-
he had seen her l'orlianstsit bought and sold, and Ire-
land impoverished and degraded—blotted out frost, her
place its the rank of nations, and become a miserable
olependaut provitect..-(w 112, no !")--He hail seen tur-
nout, insolent, sod biumplunit majorities, acting ruder
the control of corrupt and 'tootles' 31inisters•she had see,,
the people driven to despair and rebellion by their criminal
exertion-a, and Sliest the corropt Ministers step. in and neon-
!wiled the corrupter Parliament to sell the country they had
(';.honoured. He SHY HO wild tor visionary theorist, hat from
what he kad !.yell of the contoptenees of corruption, he
round lint scull alert • z some apprflien of what
the result. might he in this country from the same' pourers
—he etothl not avoid fearing that a Parliament notoriously
sow elected by Ile people in a foil and foie manner, might
tdoqwe Ake. people to modem. veil the notatiistion a the
eoliestry, and tlerpttil it of ils rights No muss was noire
fully impressed Stun., he was with she treat advantages that
were derived to Ai. cotintry from the constitution, and no
toad would QU greater lengths than he would to maintain it
iu its purity; but there was one evil from which he would en-
deavour to guard it, namely, a corrupt representation of the
p. ople. He observer, that no seditious meetings of the people
omit.' take pare if OE7 fell that they were fairly repremittert
iu Parliament, and staled, that he slasiold probably have in a
day or two lo present an the House a Petition from a very
ounterous betly of the large root populous city (Cork) which
be had the 'oilstone of representing, one object of which
would be a Reform in that 'loose. Never, however, hail
he heard of a pithlic meeting so TIUMer/M• and au tern-
peraie as that at which this Petition was inspired_
Mn. BIAto would nut be deterred from supporting this
question Igraine it was brought forward by an Hon. Baro-
net, shoo, by boo conduct ball made himself very unarcepta-
lolt to malty 111,esilecra in that House. This he said with
sheen regret, on act-omit of the high respect he emertaineil
fee him. The Hoo. Baronet had nut shewn himself a friend
to Hoeft/morel:l'y !Moroi, on the modesty, he was very match
its enemy. and hail prevented many, who hail formerly fa-
voured the question, from latterly giving is their reproof.
The Huu. Itaroisl, by sep sealing himself from the Geutle-
men of the ettuutry, had done injury lo himself mod his
rinse ; because he oust be towage, that no great object hail
ever been obtained without the concurrence of the Aristo-
cracy of the realm.
Sur F. ISVIIIVITT, in reply, complained that ions, motives
wise attributed 100 hint it, the course of Ilse debate white,
according to the rules of good breeilnig and of parliamentary
nesse, ought soot to have been urged. Ile reviewed the ar-
centrists which hail been serial on the opposite side, and said
he was willing to rust the quest lon to the puhlte mind on
the dixessisitoos of Sisal 11.41.1. He bad mt doobe that al Ito
very distant per ion the aim-t re friends of the eptoolinis would
succeed mu estalolobing some system of Reform which would
meet the warren tune of the majority of the klou've. Ire had no
doubt that, in the sincere demise Of wearing thi• iwealimahle
advantage of a Reform, throe who peafowl She principle to
aes esirt net nook! yield notch in principle —(fleur,lostr.)-
ile would take up sin nor- of Um time of the House, but let
the question go to a division.
The House 'lwo divided, when there appeared—
Foe the motion .... ss
Agates*
•
Majority 95
The SOLICITOR (71 til FERAL expressed his deteroduit son not
to 'wing iu the Bill fur altering the Hilary sad Laster Tenor
at an late a pet iod of the Seasims.
After a few üblenrations from Mr. SCARLET?, She secnod
resting of the Bill was poilpoiseil to Shia day three mouths.
THE COIANSIAL SLAVE BILL.
This Rill was read a third time and passed. after a short
enoversation between Mr. Brougham, Mr. Goulburo, Mr.
Barham, and Mr. Willwrf tree..
THE DISSENTERS MARRIAGE BILL.
Mr. SrliTtt 111094.4 She Order of the Day fur lite House to re-
solve itself into& Committer On the Dissenters
Lord CAaTLVIIGAGII said, that the measure
important one, Mud every satisfaction skotsld
the clergy of the Established Chinch. He .
would not he advisable to woes a measure to
piortauce at in advance,' a period of the Session.
Mr. Wat.Sretro said, that Isis only with
certain Dissenter. fe conicii sittoas turn!
yield fur the present to the sitrzgestion of
but would bring forwaid the mason: curly
Session.

After r..me nMervstiuns froth Sir J. MACK IMMO%
rHILLIMOR6, the Bill wasAirdered to be read
Ibis Ass ober, intmllat.
Hi• ALijesty's P.operly Bill was read the
passed.

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P.;ltlTl S ti PICES S.

LON DON,
FRIDAY. JULY 2, 1819.

Debtors' Act in osierstim,. or of haistsig that
is now lib existence remised for member year. The
House Or Commons here, after *mind months
anxious deliberation,. pss.ed • Bill, the objects and
nature of which the public have beets fully oppriztql
of through the tit-dna:lt of this and the other public
Papers; but so little have the, provisions of :his Bill
rust with the concurrence of the Loots, that even

Lord AUCKLAND, who usillert,•4l; the rite of the
Bill in the Upper Mouse, 1111% pr..ew*il sifilehdin..nts
in it so numerous, as to .dter in iterially the effect
of every clause in it. These anienthnen.s will, we
are disposed to think, meet the general seine of
their Lordships, and in that ease it seems very
doubtful whether the House of Commons c.iti be
brought to assent to them. Mnulti the prevent
Bill be thus lost, nothing remains but the alternus
live we have noticed.

In the House of Common. last tklit„ Sir F.
By aDETT proposed • resolution, pledging the
House to take into it. consideration the state of
the representation of Or profile, •t am early period
of the nod Thi. motion was negatived
on a division, in whirls it ass supported by 53. and
opposed by 153.

Yesterday the Duke of Yoak trantracted mili-
thry business with the PRISMS IigGENT al Carlton
House.

Yrsterday the PRINCE FrEGIENT dined with
Prince LEOPOLD NI Marlborough 'louse. where
there was a numerous party of distinguished per-
sosiegra 10 meet his Royal Highness.

Prince I.EoPot.o VIMI►d the Duke end Duchess
of KENT yesterday, at Kensington Rdiee.

The Duchess of Gt.oUCEaTBII visited the Pa: NCE
REGENT yesterday.
The Duke m►d Duchess of 11...t.oucEsT•• re.
tururd to town nu Wednesday night, from Bag.
shot. Yesterday their Royal Highnesses had • se•
lest I:arty at dinner.
On Monday the Duke of Susstx hid a nume-
rous party at d r, at his apartments in Reusing-
ton Pa!ace.

Yesteriby his Royal Mgltriess Prince LEOPOLD,
accompanied by ►everal foreigners of dusiinction,
viewed the Marquis of STstiroap'sgratl collec-
tion of pictures at Cleve/and House.

. _
Yesterday the Duke of YORK laid the first stone
for a new Church at Pancras.

Au unpleasant difference of opinion occurred the
ether evening between a young Irish Peer and ass
Officer in the Royal Navy, which was the' next
day happily adjusted by the manly and humor,
interference of Counsellor of the Irish
Bar. Tne parties afterwards appointed to spend
the day and dine together, at the weal mid of the
town, at the house of a mutual friend. The even-
ing was spent with a degree of harmony and good
will worthy the oeemion. It seems, according to
the laws of the duelling worlds this erlairrisstimni
could not have lakes place en the ground.
It opprata • hem the ilbtpoet, that is isie there
were 5i National *Nato. containing 8,000 pepiis;
in 1819, 4,437 .44eboale, containing 200,000 ; wad
that of 70Q culprits, 23 only have been educated in
National Schools.

An official return to an order of the Honer of
CiAnnions of the elreetite atreirxth of the Idritisli
army, oil die 4511) M4y. states it at 14.116 vs.
%wiry, 1,412 Foot Gourds, and 84,841 issfatetry.—
Grand Mail. 104.349.

On SaturJay forenoon, the 10th Royal Hussars,
under the etirntnand of Colette! Quttim. were re-
viewed on Portohello Sands, near Edinburgh,
Major-Generil tiott, the C

accianipanied by the North British staff. An .
fortunate accident occurred in making the last
charge, when four of the horses fell, by which two
met, were very severely hurt, but not dartgeronsly. '
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, THURSDAY, JULY 1.

ST. (JOEL.
5 to 7 seat Sultan (taken) 113 to 1 apt Sir Walter
sto I art Puetwarante 11310 1 apt Patniariue
6 to 5 between the two for 14 to 1 upt Lisette
choice 16 to 1 apt Miami
8 to I apt Laird 10 to 1 apt Dresibtoeirht,
12 to 1 agar The Cardinal Rottritly, sod To Tit.
Evra betting—the held against three.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.
Before Mr. Justice HOLRo‘D sail Mr. Jostler RICSIABOSONI.
Iterkchire—Muuday, J 19, at Ablusdon, at niece o'clock
in the mottling.

Oxfordsisir;.-Wednes4ay, July 21, at Oaford.
Ill'arcestershire— Saturday, July 21, at Wore. ster.
Cily nj IVorcester—Same day, at the City of Sl'm tester.
Slaffordxhirt—Thursauy, July 29, at Stafford.
Sleropskfre--Weduesday, August 4, el Shrewsbury.
ihrefordakirc—%Vedursiluy, Almost 11, at Hereford
Monstotitkehire—Weiluesday, August IS, at Jloumuutb.
Clouceslenkirt—Saimuluy, August 21, at Gloucester.
City qf Giouter e)—Same day, al the City of Gloucester.
Westminster Sessions comusenced yesterday, before R•
BAKER. Esq. the Cloth Mall, sada full Oracle or Maitiotrates,
mien Prinitis Ruud, was found Guilt, of 'stealing a muslin
bed curtain and a pair of gloves, in the Wove of Lord %Vol.
Gordon, in Piecadilly, aud sentenced to three months im-
ps nor:meat iu the Home of Corrections.

Race oar TEN Mtge.,—A real sporting rare took place,
yesterday morning, on Eloping Flat, between a Gentleman
Irons NI olford, named 'fullmon, and I-iettt Frasier, tea mike,
for NO guinea, •aide• The ground was torn mites, and
the pedealo tan% did the nom four miles in 9 manatee 52
veranda, and ti•ey were sorether ; the nett (oar miles were
dome under 20 minutia, and the kod two miles were gal-
falsify comesied, and the Loeutenso.t worn by six yards.—
Each peo Gornto d lire Jostahre within the Moor.