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bad presented this Petitiori, that because it wit
worded in respettful langnage, it was, therefore.
the duty of a Member of Parliament to present it
to the House. tie tic) had received a copy of it.
and a reg❑est to present it, but he had declined
to do so. as he did not think the House competent to
the subjea.
Mr. WHITBREAD observed. that he did Dot
think any individual was competent to judge, as
to whether the Ifouse ought to timid& a Ps.
tition or nor.
Mr. PLUMER stated, that he had also had the
Petition offered to Mart but had declined presenting
it, for the same reasons that had been stated by the
Right Hon. Gentleman near him (Mr. Dundasj,
as he united with hint in thinking that it was tle
duty of every Member to exercise his own judgment
as to whether a Petition ought to be presented or
not
Sir E. KNATCIIBULL stated, that he wv.s in the
same pr►dicament with the Hon. hlerubers who had
spoken; but he united in the opinion of ese Hon.
Gentleman who had presented use Petitioa, as to its
being the duty of every Memb,..r to present any Pe•
to the House, when crouched in pri,per term,.
lie therefore rose :roe; ely for the purpose of second.
ing the motion which had been made.
The motion was they put and c r

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TAUNTON tommiTTEE.
The following are the names of the Members
remaining on the Reduced List of the Members
chosen by ballot to try and determine the merits of
the Petition ceimplsining of an endue EleLion for
Taunton:
T Coke, Ty. Cecil Teemper.r.
Sir .1 A Ar.ty, Part. It. Mariners E.g.
loeargetl,llll , Mundy, Esq.
Jahn Paturion, }sq. Han. J. W. G, imaton.
Sir T M Kivu, Bast. 3.4.0 Trevaniun, Est.
R. It itettco, Esq.
%V H Fellows+, Esq.
ireksincr..
Sir J. /Millwood King, Bet. R lilt Hon. N. Bond.
Mr. (' kNiTlitigNE.'•
Geoer2l POlVf ER rete and gave notice, that it
was his intention to submit a Motion to the Housr
rt loive to the expulsion of the above named Gen-
tl.rman, upon Tuesday. the 14th of April Dim.—
He should therefore move, " That Mr. Caw
thorn* do attend in his place upon Tuesday, the
14th of April next."—Ordered.
MUTINY BILL.
The SECRETARY at WAR. stated, that
owing to the necessary absence of a Noble Lord,
and his having to present some additional papers to
the House, he should move, " That the order of the
day for the second reading of the Mutiny Bill be
discharged, for the purpose of postponement to the
day after to-morrow."
L^rd CAS FLEREAGU said, he very mach la-
mewed the necessity for this prop ,sition being made,
but he hoped that there would be a distill& under-
standing, that a business of such importance should
positively come on upon the day now alluded to,
without any regard to personal inconvenience.
Mr. PFIRCLVAL wished to remind the Home.
that the discussion of the Catholic Bill being fixed
for Friday, it might erance to re interrupted by the
interference of ibis, or other businma, were this
postponement agreed to.
A Member observed, that the consideration of
the Westminster Petition stood fr,r that day.
Mr. PLUMMER wished to know, wiiether or
not the third reading cif toe Slave Trade Abolition
Bill was to take place to-morrow ?
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, that he understood
the Noble Lord who had so ably con,leted that
Bill in the House to its present length, might pro-
bably be unable to attend to-morrow ; he should feel
it his duty to say, that a matter of such importance
ought to be brought forward as early as possible ;
and therefore he should propose, that It si,ould not
be postponed beyond Friday n. at.

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Mr. 'Secretary WINDbiAM said, that as he un-
derstood there was likely to be a very strong oppo-
sition to the Catholic Bill, which was, in fad, c.ns.
neaed with the Mutiny Bill, and which stood foe
Friday next, he should wish to defer the Slave
Trade Abolition Bill till Monday.
Mr. PERCF.VAI, stated. that he thongltt it
would he more desirable to bring forward the Slave
Trade Abolition Bill upon Friday, and postpone
the Catholic Roll till Monday.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that there was no
man =pre desirous than he was. that the Slave
TTadeAholaion Bill should take place as won as
possible, but be thought it necessaary to state. that
the Catholic Bill ought eat be defcned longer than
Friday, as it was a static& which atieded a vary
large body of the inhabit:La:, of oat own king-
dom.

Mr. WILBERFORCE still persired in expres-
sing his anxiety not to postpone the Slave Ira,2e
Abolition Bill beyond Friday nett.
Mr. CORRY supported the opinion of Sir .lc•!•::
Newport, es to the urgency of the ,'iscussiou of
the Catholic Question. It was within hts know-
ledge, that a very lug. po►ties of the inhabitants M
that part of the [hiked Kingdom with which he
was best atqnainted, was set, touch agitated up n
the subjed of the Catholic Bill now pendtag m the
House i and therefore he hoped she Hen. Gentleman
oppostte (Mr. Wilberforce) would change his ill.
TA t se/amt.
Mr. AI)AM proposed Saturday for the Slave
Trade Abolition 1411 being feast a third utosi i but
that was gener illy disapproved of.
The m•'.ion tot discharging the order for bring-
ing up the report of the Mutiny 11.11 was then pot
and carried, and it was accordingly postponed to
Thurulay.
Mr. WILBERFORCE then slaved, "'That the
order of the day for the third readir.g of the Slave
Trade Aliticion hill tr►morrow, shooks be di*.
cbarged. and fixed for Ftiiay next."
Earl '1 LATLE, after expresstag his regret for
beirg itncicr the necessity of opisosing the f•op s
of the Hut. Member, moved, as an emerslca...... to