The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-01 00:00:00

MR. HUNT'S PETITION TO PARLIAMENT.

Mi.. Sinclair nu Fti lay presentr.l H Petition to
the Mouse of Comimoms, from lI . 11unt, aszninst
the Westminster Bull. It ‘Nna Hr 1...110MJ
"To the Honourable the Common• "f the. Kined•ma
of Great Itritahi and I..dand, in F.oh-onent no.endde ; I
" The Petition of Wiley Hu. t. Lol ',wady t;h; wed',

'6 That at the last eloeti for the 411 F of 11'e'tminaer,
your Petitioner stood along with fit o other Geolltaro o R 4
candidates for the representationof li,al oily, tool soon ifra r
the close of such election an scoosint was Scot him by Author
Nlorris, Esq. the High Balla of the said rily, claiming of
three of such caudidates 4+llly the sum of 93.1f.9*. Ild as
his bill of charges and exp. uses fur such election ; nod on
your Petitioner 011jP11111Z to Al viral item. coatained therein,
particolarly to a lumping lieu, twit. our n c opposer's. bill,
the said Arthur is, without farther brought
au action of debt against yore Petition. r t... the an me ; and
while your Petitioner was trying to tr.l f...in bon par.
Ocular% how such article, anomo Moms, u.as made out,
he, by two sharp practising atlllfnle. aetpt a judgment
against your Petitioner in such as and was ahotit to
levy an executiou Wes eon ; to prevent whirl, your Petitioner
was obliged to epply to his ilajest>'. Court of Kieg's Bench,
in which Court the jioltssiont had loon so obtained, fur a
rule oirl, to set aside the same, WII,C:1 I nir, at the request
of the said Arthur Morris's; Courascl,stausle over to be signed
on Nlisitday neat.
6' And your Petitioner further shewrob, that the said
High Bailiff', by briisgiog actions of doh,. and 'mapping
thereon finot jui/gmrilt a, not only der, saes She pasty lie
shall so site of a right to dispute Iris t barges, however il.
legal or unjust they may be, but tak4l4 away from iht
subject the writ of inquiry by rs lnry Assess Ibe 41..mages
he would be entitled in, in the cow of an interlocutory
judgment, which your Petitinme most humbly submit. os
the bounden duty of your H +ble H01..e to prevent.
And your Petitioner further effillplainx, that the Clionnoti,
expense of erecting the hustings 1. is holly unnecessary, t•ad
that al Ilw lair eloction two.thorda of Me same oan neither
appropriated to Me use or convenience of the candidates or
their friends, lust that it was daily occopied by ner►nns aunt
and pool to interrupt the proceed:l.g, olio had no other
business there, in violation of the uvile,lrs of >our Ho-
nourable House. and in defiance of the alatutt•, that de.
closes, • The el. ction of Monshers of Parliament Might to
be free;' that the tate Lord Etlesiburosigh said, when pre-
siding in the Court of King's Beech, that the High
might hold the election in Weatuiiiister.hall, or some other
place, 'inbuilt putting the candolut. v 10 watch CI,MITIMPI
prose, as is the case in all other r iii• s. And your I' 'dialler
farther adds, the place of High Bailiff is woe of very lasge
emolument, out of the proceeds of a hich he might. iii e:rtiii:
of such his sAce, pay all such outgoings, us is dour its
all oilier citiea.
" Your Petitioner therefore prays, that your Honourable
Noose will cause due inquiry to NT made into the amount of
the large emislisments of said High Bailiff, and if they should
be found sufficient for the above purpose, that your 111..-
i nourable Hoene will not pass any other new Bill, to throw

more impediments im the way of free election. And your
Petitioner further prays, that in case your Housoulable
House, after dne inquiry, abonld think proper to paps any
new law excluaively fur the Nowlin', of the said High Bili 1111;
your Houottrable House will not fail to it duce a clause
to present hint in future suiug by action of debt ; but that
his remedy under such new Act should be an action by
assumpsit only, whirl, would effectually good against our
attempt at future extortion, end not deprive toe subject of
his writ of inquiry before a Jury to assess the thunages ; ur
that your Honourable House would iu nub Act Inuit the
twin to be paid to hint fur his rharges on such occasion.
" Ate! sour Petitioner, as in duly bound, will ever
pray, /4e.
Ordered to lie on the table.

" HENRY HENT.'

An Evening Paper of Saturday, not resuarkabis
for the general threwduess of its ob.rivotiolor, •
effects to ridicule the ides of preventing the kji
taboo* of the silver currency, by revealing ills
Bank Resi.-iction Act, which it Inunoraiesly sap.,
wauld be sending the gold after the silver. Wira
then the sagarious writer of that remark suplawv
that the present Bank Restriction Aet succeeds iu
keeping the gold and silver within this country I
An experiment has been tried in Portsuuriitb
)luck-yawl. to tacertain if a grass, the cominv.o
produce of New Zealand, and which may be est
down three times a year, is applicable to makiii
large and small ropes. A favaunible report, w.•
understand. is made of it. The article is awing
and pliable, and very silky in its nature. Jt in
be brought into this country at less than right
pounds per ton; one-seventh the cost of firm).
A great Coursing Match was given at Wer4m,
the seat of Earl BRADFORD. on Maude), week. tv
which Lard HILL, and other Shropshire Noblemen
and Gentlemen were invited; and several fr'rx.E4
dogs of celebrity (captives to the victors of
hio) were rust on the occasion. The concouree .1.
people was immense. The Stifurdshir.e dogs
away the honours of the 6eln. against 11,4,404dif
Chien how France, and Omit of sliroinfAtti4.

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