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NUMBER A 5,1

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1803.

- VICTUALLING-0410E, MANCH 14, ISO 3.
THE, Cemaississore for Futuallitslii, Maje:ty,,
Navi eta keiffey ghot .IVatire, that out Tatrlay, the sth et'
April nett, they. Wady to reeeire Toole's, in writing,
(sealed iip,) and lien for Fire Hundred Tuns of !maelstrom or'
Newcatile Snit, er Salt y equal goodness, of which the Persons who
mane the Tenders are to produce a sample; to be delivered into his
Majesty's nelstaNing Shores at Deptford, one-hay out or before the
3014 of fine next, and the remainder by the 30th of September
falloteisg, free ef all charge and risque to his isieaty, creept that
the Contractor trill be allowed two shillings and eleven-pence per
tan for the porterage of.the Miff-root the wharf to the stores ; and
to he paid fir by bills payable with interest ninety days after date.
The Conditions If the CiattraCt may be seen at the Secrrtary's Of.
.lice, at this Office, ot by applying to the Callielor if the Sall DJties
at Lyme's:tan, fit Hampshire.
And all Persists mho may think prom to make Tenders upon the
said occasion, ore daiedl b/ tohe Notiee, that no regard well be
had to any Tender, in which the pike shall not be taw tied in ti'o' ds
at leugth, or that shalt nut br drfirored to the Roard hrtore. Opt •
n'Clor4 at the raid Tnardinq the 3th of April nest, ~or
the Perm. who 1001 es the Td Tel t•r, or wine Person on his be.
ha% Ramis to cense ET when eau, d lux. .

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
WEDNESDAY; MARCH 16.
The Prince of Wales's Annuity Bill was read a
third time and passed ; and the usual Message was
ordered to be seat to the Commons.
The Bills brought up and presented yesterday,
were. read a second time.
VEXATIOUS ARREST RITA..
Lord R AWDON (Earl of Moira) wished to
have put off the recommitment of his Bill. but the
Lord Chancellor said it might be immediately re-
committed. It was recommitted, and with the as-
sistance of Lords Ellenborongh and Alvanley, seve-
ral Amendments were made, and the Report was
ordered:to be received to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16.
The Bill for enabling the Royal Canal
Company to cut a Canal from Dublin to the Shan-
non, was read a second time, and committed.

GREAT GRIMSBY ELECTION.
Sir M. W. RIDLF.Y moved the Order of the
Day for calling to the Bar of the House John Hall,
who had been committed for prevarication before
the Committee on the Great Grimsby Ele6tion.
The prisoner was brought to the Bar, in custody
of the Serjeant at Arms.
Mr. SPEAKER addressed him, and pointed out
to him the extreme enormity and heinousness of the
offence of a witness prevaricating in his evidence
before a Select Committee of the House of Com-
mons. He observed that the House, though deeply
impressed with the magnitude of. his guilt, had in
its mercy and lenity taken into consideration the
length of the confinement he had already endured,
and the penitence he had expressed for his delin-
quency, and had therefore ordered that lie should
be reprimanded and discharged, upon paying his.
fees.
The prisoner, Mr. Hall, was accordingly repri-,
manded by Mr. Speaker, and ordered to be dis-
charged upon payment of the usual fees.

Lord ALVANLEY moved to adjourn the Cause
of Appeal on the subjeß of a bridge on the estates of
the late Earl of Lonsdale, which was peremptorily
ordered.to stand for hearing to-morrow, till Tues-
day the t'dth of April. Ordered.
itrt9p rosT-OFFICE, MAII.PACK ET, AND I.F.TTER
• RILL.
On reading the Order of the Day for going into
a Committee on this Bill, Lord AUCKLAND
rose and observed, that in this Bill, which professed
to be a Bill regulating the Post-Office Duty in Ire-
land, these was a clause respelling franking of Let-
ters to and from England and Ireland, which ex.
tended that privilege to the Secretary of State for
Ireland, and s4ch recognized a fourth Secretary
of State, a person unknown to the-Constitution of
Great Britain ;---besides it introduced a new prin-
ciple in an Irish Bill—the principle of legislating for
Great Britain, which certainly could not be ad-
mitted. He was aware that any attempt to alter the
clauses would endanger the fate of the Bill, which
was necessary to be passed before the 25th of the
present month, he would therefore appeal to his
Noble and Learned Friend on the woolsack to learn
from him, what course the House under such cir-
cumstances ought to pursue ? His Lordship stated
the Revenue of the Post-Office to have increased at
one period from 140,0001. a year up to 390;0001.
and from thence up to the present time up to 900
and odd. thousand pounds per Annum.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it was highly
necessary that the chars of Bills sent up from the
House of Commons relative to Ireland, should in
their titles stri&ly correspond with the contents of
such Bills. that in so great a variety of business as
must now necessarily be done in this country for
Ireland, it was unavoidable that those whose anxious
aim and desire it was to be Most accurate,' Would
sennetimes inadvertently fall into inaccuracy. ?Iv,
present. Bill was entitled, a Bill for regulltia,t.J
Duty of Postage in Ireland, wititis.`thelitagdoit. of
Ireland, and, for various important reasons, it was
necessary that it should be passed on or before. the
25th instant. Every man, therefore, must wish,
that it could go on without interruption. It was
impossible, however, for their Lordships to withhold
from themselves that there was an inaccuracy in
one of the clauses of the Bill, and that in one of
them this Bill legislated for England, and extended
the privilege to a person or officer who had neither
" local habitation nor name ;" at least, tho' he might
be said to have a " local habitation," had not a
name recognized by the Constitution of this empire.
However unpleasant the consequence, therefore,
might be, that House must do its duty, as far as be-
longed to itself. He should therefore recommend
to negative the Committee, to read the Bill a third
time that day, then to rejed the clause in question,
and afterwards pass the Bill, and send it so amend-
ed to the Commons. If they agreed to the amend-
ment, well and good, though it was not a very pro..
bable matter that they should do so ; if they threw
out the Bill, there would be still opportunity to in-
troduce anew Bill, and pass it in time to go through
both Houses, and receive the Royal Assent by the
25th inst. This course, his Lordship said, he 'found
to be agreeable to the orders of the House.
The Earl of LIMERICK made a speech in fa-
vour of Ireland, professed himself a warm advocate
for the Union, which had done AS much, and would,
he was persuaded, do more for both parts of the
United Kingdom, and stated the distinl grounds on
which the EnglislrPost-Office Ads, aria the Irish
Post-Office Ads had_ been passed, thence proving,
that the charader of the Irish Secretary of State was
recognized in the Post-Office Al fOr Ireland, in
1800, contending that it was an innoxious character,
and expressed his hope that it might be allowed to
stand in the Bill. His Lordship also read the names
of several other charaders, such as Secretary for
Ulster, Secretary for Munster, and the Secretary to
the War Department, who had been, under the
Irish Post-Office Ad, permitted to use the privileje
of franking.
Lord AUCKLAND very ably replied, and pro-
fessed himself as zealous an advocate for the Union
as the Noble Earl, declaring that it had fortunately
been a successful part of the labours of his life to
bring about and effeet thai truly important event.
Tl,iat not the smallest prejudice was entertained, or
to be entertained, respelling Ireland, but that
it their Lordships bounden duty to legislate
corredly, and riot with their eyes open Foss a Bill
with a clause in it undeniably and grossly inac-
curate.
TheLORD CHANCEL .LOR put the question on
the steps he had recommended, and assured the
Noble Earl that in respect to every Irish Bill, he felt
it his personal duty to use as much caution as he
knew it was incumbent on him to shew to every
British Bill. They were all bound, as the common
children and subjets of the same United Kingdom,
to consider the general interests of the whole as
one oblattand to do their utniisst to promote those
interests to the fullest extent.
After a few words, in a low tone, from Lord
CAR est on, the Committee was negatived ;'the Bill
read a third time, the inaccurate clause related ;
the Bill then passed, and ordered to be sent down to
the Commons.
.After a little other simile business', the Hons.
adjourned. •
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PRICE, MAYOR.
Isperial Court of Mayor and Aldermen, hold on in the
Council Chamber, Guildhall, Loudon, on Wednesday, the
16th Day of March 113(13-
jx ESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY, That this
At Court .to approve of the Condiad of the Right I lonor-
able the LORD MAYOR, in &coking Pre.s:Warrants, and
for his attention in rendering the e,;ecutlion thereof consistent
with the tecwe anilprivileges of tlik City ; and do return Ins
Lordship thanks fur his communication on the sObje;ft.
WI.OODTDORPF.
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NOTI'INGI-LIM ELECTION.

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Mr. T. H. BIiOVVR, the Chairman of the
Seidl Committee appointed to try the merits of the
Petitions referred to them against the return mady
for the Town and Borough of Nottingham, brought
up the Special Repoft of the Committee; it was
couched in the following terms :

On the 4th of April next lOU be peblished,eirigtiitly printed
in lArce Folio,
TA: T. (Containing Four Engravings with Descriptions) of
THE MEN AGF. RI : A series of EN-
seconsrani..4 by 4rnilbUte rl,arriptions of
the mum...rots LIVING ANIMALS • now in the Collection
tamed by the National Instmite at Pang.
Printed for Cadeil and W, Dade", Strand.
•.• This Publication will be continued Monthly, till com-
pleted. Each Number will contain font Engravings with de-
scriptions, and the price of each Ntimbt r will be HAW-a-Gui-
nea for the Plain Cortvs ; er *One Guinea fur a few Copien ele-
gantly and accurately coloured from Nature. The Engravings,
ail exccute,Lay Mr. Warner, posse/0 a spirit, fidelity, and ele-
gancy that have seldom beers slit passed. They are upon a
vale, ton, erneederably Irepr than that of anviimilar Work,
viol that moat faithfully d t!wate% the form and character of the
sespeclise Animals. The deiicriptions are accurately translated
from the French of bfiiasieirs Lacipetle and Curier, rh.• Cure-
tilt of the 'Menagerie of the National Institute at Paris. It
k rateoried, to add such Animals' not in the French Coffee-
-10,16 10 are to be found in the English Nitoageries. And the
whole Work, which it is presumed will be found highly hr
Ito-it:sting to the Ainateur, the Student in Natural flistory, and
the Artiat, will be one of the cheapest tver offered to the
Public.
t 4 t Specimens of the Work, Plain and Coloured, may be
seen as above.

That the said • Seled Committee have determined, that
Joseph Bitch, Feq. is nut duly defied a Burgess to seine in
this present Path 'mein for the Town and County of the Town
of Nottingham : and also, that the said Select Committee have
determined, that Daniel Parker Coke, Esq. is w t duly elected
a Bargesa to serve in this present Parliament fur the said Town
and County of the Town of Nottingham : and also, that the
said Select Committee have determined, that the last Eiectiun
for the said Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, is
void, with respect to one of the Burgesses to serve in Parlia-
ment for the tune ; and also, that the sad Select Committee
have determined, that the said petitions did not either of
them appear to the said Select Committee to be frivolous or
vexatious; and also, that the said Select Committee have de-
termined, that the opposition of Joseph Birch, Esq. to the
said several Petitions did not appear to the said Select Com-
mittee to be frivolous or vexatious; and the said determinations
were otdered to be entered its the Jelling.; of this House.
Mr. I. H. BROWNE also reported the follow-
ing Resolutions of the same Committee.
That it appears to this Committee, that John Allen, being
the Returning Officer at the last Eleetion for the Town and
' Camay of the Town of Nottingham, acted contrary to his duty
in opening a Poll, and proceeding to take the Votes of Elec-
tors, for the period of about an ho.tr, and until Forty-four Elec
tors had polled, there being during the whole of that time no
third Candidate.
That it appears to this Committee, that after the first day of
dtevid Eletien, the freecdou of the. Election was grossly
violated by disturbances and rites, accompanied with personal
intimidation and violence, practicer! and cottelaued during the
six suhsequetit days of polling.
That it appears to this Committee, that the Petitioner Da-
niel Parker Coke, Esq. after sustaining several insults, and
suffering personal violence, was obliged, from tbe jnst apprehen-
sion of hazard to his life, to leave the place, and could not yen-
' tore to return. And that a large number of Elector: in his in-
terest were deterred from exercising their franchise of Yo-
nne.
That it appears to this Committee, that the said John Davi-
son, the Mayor, the said Joseph Oldknow and Thomas Old-
know, two of the Aldermen of the said town and county of
the town of Nottingham, took no effectual means to preserve
the freedom of Election, or restore it when so violated, or to
punish the offenders.
That it appears to this Committee, by an entry in the Cor-
potation-book ol the Town and County of the Town of Not-
tireihani, that at a Common Ilan, held on Thursday the Bth
day of January last past, (aftet reciting the Petitions referred
to this Committee) it was " Resolved, That this Corporation
will defray all such legal expences as have already been or
shall hereafter be incurred by them the said John Davison,
Joseph Ohlictiow, Thomas Oldknow, awl John Allen, or
either of them, or George Coldham tinder their direction, in
preparing for or making their defences: and that the Chain-
beilains for the: time being be hereby authorized and dire led,
from time to time, to advance Mr. Coldham all and every such
win and sums of money as may be necessary for this purpose."
It appearing that the Mayor and Aldermen have, by charter,
an exclusive jurisdiction within the Town and County of the
Town of Nottingham, and the Committee thinking it highly
expedient to provide some better security than is likely to
be provided by the Corporation of Nottingham, to preserve
the peace within the said 'lowa and County thereof, and to
prevent the repetition of the same disgraceful scenes--
That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the House be
moved for leave to bring in a Bill to teethe Magistrates of the
County of Nottingham concurrent jurisdiction with the Ma-
gistrates of the Town and County of the Town of Notengliam.
That it is the opinion of this Committ e, that unless such or
some other meirture to the like effed be taken previously to the
!text keuiou fur the Town arid County of the Town of Not-
thigh es, there is no reasonable hope that a free Ele&ion can
be had.
That the Evidence adduced before this Committee be laid
before the House for its comet:racier].
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hat it appears to this Committee that Alexander Fee-croft
was employed to procure signatures to one of the Petitions re-
ferred to this Committee, namely, that, signed by .537 Peti-
tione', and containing the following allegitriatis :
" That at said Eledion they had determined to poll for
" the said Daniel Parker Coke, but that such was the violence
" of the Moll, systematically regulated and conducted fur the
" purpose, that they were completely intimidated, and there-
" by prevented from wane for the said Daniel Parker Coke.
" That the said John Davison the Mayor, John Allen the
" Sheriff, ?holm; Oldknow and Josizph Oldknow, two of
" the Aldermen of the said 'lawn, sod who, by virtue of their
" offices, were Magistrates, frequently attended on the host-
" jilt, and were repeatedly applied to to preserve the peace
" of the place and the freedom of Elediett, but the said Ma-
" gistratet took no effectual steps to prevent any of the violent
" or illegal acts which took place at the said FJeCtion."
That it appears to this Committee, thot the said Alexander
Foxeroft stated to those who signed that Petitimi, that it was a
Peltion for those who would have voted fur Mr. Coke, bin he
admitted that the major-part of them were not acquainted with
the allegations against the Magistrates and Sheriff, and that
atriht sixteen of those who signed the Petition, were to his
knowledge not at Nottitighatu at the tinie of the Eledicin.
Mr. SPEAKER observed, that the regular way
of proceedMg, in conformity witli the rules and or-
ders of the House, was that the Report should ei-
ther be read, a second time, or that the. Honourable
Gentleman should move for its being previously
taken into consideration.
Mr. J. H. BROWNE said, it was his intention tor
move, that previous to its being read a second time,
it should be taken into c 'On on . the .20th.
of April nest. Hid reason fur ettenttuntnt tiP dis-
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BRITISH FULL-OFFICE, STRAND AND CORNIIILI.,
LON DON,
INSURANCES against Loss or Damage by
FIRE continue to be made on Mit-es, Buildings, Manu.
factorier, Gwods Ind Merchandise, Ships, Vessels, Barges,
and every Kind of Craft, with their Freight, Cargoes, and
Stores, iii any Harbour, River, or on any Navigation, Fa a m o
Sroca, and all Mint Property, in auy Part of Great-Britain
and Ireland
persons who remain uninsured, will do well to reflect on the
many Calamities occasioned by Fist; and of the dreadful
Consequenres to many Individuals : and as Property, in gene-
tat, has considerably increased in Value, those already iniurcd
shookt reeqnsickr their Policies, and make such addition as
prudence flay suggest.
Annual Payments due at Lady-Dar, moat he mule within
Fifteen Days therefrom, or the Benefit of the Poliey will be
Lost; but Insurance may be renewed after, without a New

Policy.
Printed Proposals and Conditions of Insurairee, and a List of
the Directors, Trustees' &c may her had Grath as above, and
e the Agents in all the Cities and principal Towns in England,
Scotland, and Wales. For the Convenience of their Friends
in Ireland, they have established an Olive in Dame-strixt,
Dublin, where, and of the Agents in the principal Cities and
Towns, Propo•ssls are also to be had. Gratis.
ROBERT SKELTON, Sec.

WESTMINSTER LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
OFFICE, IN TFIE STRAND, AND IN CURNHILL,
LONDON.
THIS Office was established in 1792, and insures
the Lives of Persona desirous of seeming independency
tetheir Families, or to piovide fur them in any way agreeable
ti their wishes; to effeft which, an Annual Premium will be
tsceived for the Payment of a guts, Suns, or of an Annuity, to
Itacome doe and payable at the Decease of a Person insured, to
bits Widow, Children, or other Representatives as he may ap-
poUit.
Instrancea may be wade for a Variety of other Purposes :.—.
to provide for Renewal of Le4ifi;--to secure Sums paid for
Places or Employment:, or for the Purchase of Life Estates ;
—or in Aid of Arrangements betwei Debtor and Creditor,
he. he. whidris explained further in the printed Rates and
Conditions of Insurance, which may be bad Gratis, with the
List of Dtrecions as above, or of the Agents of The Bat mot
Ft a a-Ocrict in the Country, who are appointed Agents for
tilli Of
Annuities are e-anted to commence immediately? and are
payable at Michaelmas and Litly-day in every Year, or by
Agreement, at either of the other Qitat ter Days
The Rates and Conditions ate also delivered Gratis at the,,
Office in Dame-street, Dublin, and by their Agetiu in the
Cities and large Towns in Ireland.
Att-ndance is Daily given for grantin7 Insurances and An-
HMCo!, and a Board of Direflors is held eveni Tuesday at One
&Clock, at their Office in the Strand, and on Thursday at the
same Hour, at their Office iu
ROBERT SKELTON, See.

THE GREAT F.NGLISH STATE WITERY,
Consisting of 44,000 Tickets,
To begin Drawing 4th APRIL, 1803.
GRAND SiCHEMF..
Nu. of Prir..s. Value of each. Total Value.
4 of 1.10,000 is I. bO,OOO
3 . 10,000 30,000 •
8 5,000 15,000
3 2,000 6,000
5 1,000 5.000
30 3,030
60 8,000
12,500 20 250,000
This Scheme thfr.rs from all others for many 'Perin
part, in the circumstance of not having any Prizes fixed tor
particular days.
C; Win and CO. No. 11, POULTRY, are ap-
-17 pointed by Government to sell. the Tickets Ind Shares of
the above Lottery. 'lshii Office (estab!islnxt in die Year 1759)
been fortunate in the Safe of Capital Prises,THiRTPFN
or which were of the List and Three precedieg Lotteries, and
fonorof them divided o:to maiiv Strata
The Vises of the November Lotter, being now payable in
1.4, Slurs and Co. recommend In early application to per-
sons who wish to exchange them Air Shares of the irrevent
Lottery, which will calltoinfy advance *price as the Drawing
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tint a day was, that the evidence adduced before
the Committee was extremely voluniinous, and it
was his particular wish, and' the wish of the Com-
mittee he represented, that it should be in the hands
of every Member, prior to the House coming to an
ultimate decision upon the subjeft ; he should there-
fore move, that the further consideration of the R--
port should be deferred to the 20th of April.
Mr. FOX.—" I do not mean to rise to oppose- the -
Motion, but merely to beg the indulgence of the
House, while I say a few words. I presume. that
it is the intention of the Hon. Gertflernan who hai
brought up the Report, to move to postpone the
issue of a new Writ, till after the Report shall hire
been taken into consideration. I do not mean to
say, that I have it in ccintemplatllkto move for.a.
new Writ, but I wish •to have it distinctly underL.
stood, that I do not consider myself as precluded
from so doing, if upon consideration I shall deem it
expedient."
Mr. I. H. BROWNF.--" Sir, I certainly Meant
to propoSe, that the issue of a new Writ should. be
suspended, till after the Report was taken into con-
sideration. I could have wished the Report to hare
been discussed much sooner, but that I think it so
very material the whole of the evidence should be
in the hands of every Gentleman. 1 mean to move,
that no writ shall be moved for, till after the Report
shall have been taken into consideration. That
Motion I shall follow up by another, " that the
minutes of the proceedings of the said Selea Com-
mittee be laid before the House ;" and by another
Moticn, " that such a number of copies of the Re-
port and minutes be printed, as are sufficient for
the Members of the House."
The Set.% Kta put the first Motion -from the
Chair.

Mr. FOX--6, If the House should come to this
resolution, they will come to a resolution, in my
opinion, most precipitate and =justifiable.- The
Hon. Member who has moved it, .and the Hon.
Members who are of the Committee of which he is
the Chairman, are, I make no doubt, fully ac-
quainted with the subje.t, and know the gromuls
upon which the Motion is submitted to the House ;
but it seems to me that for the House upon hearing
the mere reading of the Remit by the Clerk, and
leithout having had any time to consider it, 0 come
to such a resolutiOn' would be establishing a prece- •
dent which may be attended with consequences of
the most mischievous nature and tendency ; *ld at
best, I must consider it as a measure of ,unnece.ssary
precipitation. thought it. right to say, that did-
not consider myself precluded from .moving for a •
new writ ; I certainly had no intention of so doing,
because I meant to look into the.report, in order-to
satisfy myself not only ivhether it was proper to keep
the Borough of Nottingham without a Relkesenta-
tire till the 20th of April, but also, whether there
was any pretence for keeping the town in that state
of ferment which it unquestionably will be in chiting
the intervening period; for we all know perfatly well
that the state of a town immediately prior to a eon.:
tested Elation, but little differs; in point of tumult,
disorder, and intrigue, from the period of the Elec-
tion itself.. It was my wish to look at the Report be-
fore the House came to a determination on the reso-
lution, bat I do not mean to take the sense of flie
House upon the question."
Mr. BOND.—" The motion complained of is
made in the usual form, and is perfealv consist:nt
with precedents.. The Committee to whom the pe-
titions against the Nottingham Fledion was referred
have come to several resolutions, all of which have
been drawn up and incorporated in the Report
which has just been laid before the House. It
appears to the Committee that it is absolutely impbs-
sible to proceed to a new elcdion in the town of Not-
tingham, with any hopes of obtaining a fair repre-
sentation, unless some means are adopted in order to
secure the freedom of eleJtiOn. The confidence the
Committee asks the House for, is a confidence which
has been repeatedly reposed in other Committees ;
and we trust the House will allow the issue of the
new writ to be suspended upon our assertion, that
it is necessary is should be so, until the freedom of
elation can be secured in Nottingham;by those mea -
tures which the wisdom of the House may hereaf-

ter suggest."
Mr. I. H. BROWNE.--i I should not have made
such a motion without having assigned my reasons,
btit.thax I thought it better to assign no other reason
thin vihat arises from the evidence contained in the
report. I thought it much more respeetful towards
the House to adopt this mode of condu&, particular?"
as, with the exception of the Members of the Com-
mittee itself, every other Gentleman in the House
must have been incompetent to form an accurate es-
timate of the observations I should have made, and
the arguments I should have advanced : it appeared
to me, that. 1 was acting with becoming deterence
to the House in not entering into any detail beyond
what is stated in the Report. The evidence will
shortly, I hope, be submitted to the perusal of
every Member, and then every one will be
able to form his own conclusions. Id the light
the proceedings referred to by the Report appear to
the Committee, they really exhibit a gross and fla-
grant violation of the freedom of deafen ; and the
Committee have thought that those proceedings
contain as strong reasons for withholding the issue
of a new writ,, till after the subjea of them shall
have been considered by the House; as it would
in the grossest instance of bribery and corruption.
There can be no question hut that the freedom of
ele&ion is as much violated by the sytematic tumults
and violence of an organised mob, as it could be by
the strongest case of bribery and corruption ; but, in
all cases, it has been usual to repose confidence in
the statement of a Seleq Committee, appointed to
examine the merits of a petition ; and the House has
uniforryily, when bribery has been the subjec re-
ferret! to its Committees, done them the justice to
believe thai they would not report that for
they losd,not just and legitimate grounds. It is 04
that eriuciple we demand the confidence of the
House,. trusting the HOuse will give credit to the
Committee car the justice and• propriety of its re-
CarateendatiOn. I have mai( .ico it.Pe3l, "t

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