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gatunitelitlisemiohopeed. to see these adverse leledowne" UNITARIANS' OATHS. Mr. 9
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present themselves according to the regular practice, before the Mr. W. SMITH gave notice, that he would, to.morrow, present ration of
two petitiona, caning the attention of the House to the situation in 51r. I
The Report was then laid on the table. which the Unitarians' stood relative to certain oaths obliged to be The
Tee gator LAUDERDALE presented a petition from an in- The SPEAKER said, that the House would 'perhaps permit token by them. he thou)
aiividuel of the name of Brodie, who had been engaged on the him to say a few words upon the subject of epme questions con- - DUTY ON WOOL. for the t
. ~ knit.. Report., praying for remuneration, in consequence of fleeted with the Report last before the House, and which might be ' Mr. WESTERN moved for a return of the quantity of wool corn in t
Ming been unexpectedly informed that his labours in this way applied tea great many others. In the first place, the Hon. elan. exported from (heat Britain and Ireland, and also the quantity abnut u
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i were to case.-Laid on,the elide. , bee for Abingdon had !Aid that a Member basing a direct Kea- imported from foreign countries to this country, from the 10th of After
Mr. Brogden and other Alemherg of the House of Commons, niary interest in a Bill, 'and voting upon the 'Committee, violated Septentbur 1824, to the present period. The c
besought up the Keene Diem... Bell. the Judges Salaries Aug- the law of Parliament.- Ile wished to set the Hots. hlemba and WRITS OF ERROR. Mr. '
elientatton Bill, the Office of Courts Bill, the Bubble Act Amend. the llon.e right upon that point. It was not the law, but the Mr. PEEL moved that the liouu resolve itself into a Com- which 1
trent Bill, the Abolition of Sale of Offices in the Court of King's usage of Parliament. which might be said to be infringed by that mittee on the %Pekoe( Error Bill. Ituposed
. Bench Bill, the Goods Warehousing Bill, and seveal Private vote; and it wee of some importance to knew, what the Hon. Mr. J. %VI LLIAMS did not rise to oppose the Bill which had carrying
1 1 J3jls, which were read a filet Dow. Member would discover if he had applied to the question as much been Introduced by the Right Hon. Secretary, and which was in This
Mr. Tierney, from the fax Office, presented a statement of the as he had, that the usage applied only to one side, to thole who had hie opinion likely to be attended with great benefit in operating to Mr. '
espenees incurred under the Act tot Site Sale and Redemption of a pecuniary interest in favour of a measure, but not to those who the prevention of delay. What he (slr. %Y.) rose to propose was of runt
the Land Tax for lees. had an interest against it. It might be, however, a matter of grave in conformity with ebe plan of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Ily rectifier.
• EQUITABLE LOAN %ILL. , consideration how ter a Member might be enabled in such a case obliging parties to pregame the Writs of Error, by entering into The I
Lord DACRE presented the Report of the Committee on the both to discharge his duty to his constituents, and comply with the recognizance!' to do so much owould
nod unquestioretbly 'trite in clause ,
• I , !Lomita:Ole Loan Bill, which en Op motion of the Noble Lord, law or usage of Parliament. As to the next point, the question of doing away tekh the frivolous and vexatious suing out of Writs of beard of
was ordereffto be printed. admitting them persons as evidence upon Election Committees who Error; but many persons would find it easy to procure recognio would b
DELAYS OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY. had presentee, petitions to that Committee, he conceived, although zance, and would find a greater inrerest in delay than in the prose. out see
Ltd GROSVENOR presented a petition from an indivietual It had been supposed otherwise, that there was no good objection to cutinns of Writs of Error; tbey would therefore to gain a term principl,
* (we understood) of the name of Gunnell, complaining general) of the practice, sod the more so, because a contrary determination willingly enter into the required recognizance. What he proposed with sae
dolga in the Court of n'hiracery,and'of the Rule of Court by which might give rise to the introduction of • system of fraud by which therefore, with a view of diminishing the evil still further, wall that at that
' eonuaante were not allowed to receive interest. The Noble Lord persona might be entrapped into putting their n
names to petitions a power be vested in the Courts of the Writ of Error, appeared to
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in alluding to the Commission of Inouiry lion Committee. into the causes of those for the purpose of disqualifying them to give evidence on an Elec- be instituted for vexatious purpoam, to double or treble the costa, effect of
ii M. expressed a here that-Ibn Coininferion would ascertain in and that the party should not be limited as at present merely to the footing.
t they existed, ant memose some remedy. Whether those de- Mr. ):STCOU(Hear. a
RT gave notice of his intention to move, next payment of tax costs. The Right Hon. Gentleman would, there- whateve
Ili 1 • *ere created by the moure of the Court itself, or by the
ieture of the causes in which it had to interfere ;in either case, he Session, for the Accounts of the Commissioners of all Canals con. fore see, that what he proposed Iran in conformity and in further- 31r. 1,
netted with both the Diatom and Isis. ante of his plan. The other point to which he was desimite of aryumei
1 : musidezed an inquiry neceseary, To the rule of Court by which a
entitled to an annuity, at any distance of time wax prevented COSIBINATION LAWS. calling the attention of the Committee, was what were called sham Mr.
Mr. HliAlE. presented a petition from the operative
.cotton plea,. These sham pleas were resorted to for the purpose of delay, what b.
Minbtainiug interest an such annuity, he particularly wished to weavers of Leith, against the ee.enactment of the Combination and consisted in putting upon the iccord what was not a matter of stranger
laws.-Laid on the table.
direetabe attention of their tmeistaips. fact sml which had no foundation but infectioh. Fur instance, it chose a
The LORD CH A ee(IELIAIR said, so far from having any oh- Att.iiir OF ELECTION IN WEST LOGE AND BAN. was put upon the record frequently, that a horse had been given in The 1
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..&lrell to the needing of this petition, be was glad that ft presented BURY. satisfaction for the demand, whereas a horse had not been given,
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Lard NUGENT said, a petition had bees plated in his bands and had not any moot to do with the transaction, than he (Mr. W.) The I
. , . Arem whh An oppottunity of hiving their Lordships some insight
.. Alto, at all event& some of the ounplaints thief were so frequently hy the resident householders of \Vest boo*, in Cornwall, awl was a horse. (A booth). Again it was pleaded that judgment had by 3lr.
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made of delays it! the Court of Chancery. This petition particularly Millbury, m oseortishire, restive to the state of the elective been entered upon a former action, wherese jttgment had rot been Auer
Wined to the ease of the late Duke of Queeneberry, and therefere, franchise in those boroughs. These petitions were, in the subjects entered up, nor hany former action taken place. Theme were The
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iesed to a etition of the most romplicated nature. But of al( they embracedoand thi consequences which amended upon them, subterfuges merely *rated to for purposes of delay. He would, and the
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mitt )t, this was the tout onreasonable, and be important not only to the elective franchise in general, but ina. therefore, suggest toehe Right Hon. Gentleman, that in order to day net
*read tine to let hie chamfer and reedit be for ever lost, if any
portant to that House, and to the Representative system at large, discourage this prenice the Coon should in this instance also have PAP
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• cleir Counsel employed on either side would say, that in this case, Ile hod mentioned these petitinna together, but It was his intention the power of doubling the costa. He could not anticipate any ob. 'lle I
More bad not been done than a judge bed ever before ventured to at present to consider only one of them-the petition from West jeetion to the addition to the Bill of what he proposed, as it was a Mr. J
i ' do. If the role of Court to which the Noble 'Earl alluded were Loot; becense, alibi-ugh their object was identified, their prayer furtherance only of his own plan to prevent the suing out of yeas. traduce.
1 • wtong, the Noble Earl should consider that it was the law, that,
ere, could not be altered by any Judge. The subject wee . and cave varied with the different atsie of their Representative fiats Writs of Error. to the p.
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Constitution ; and as they both prayed an inquiry into the right of Mr. PEEL, said, that as to the first point to which the Hon. and those pa
Ma of considerable difficulty.; but that rule of Court was teamed voting, and into the manner in which Member,' were returned, and Learned Gentleman had called his attention ; namely, in addition priced t,
by some s( the ablest mod the wisest men that this country had ever both complained of an invasion of their elective franchise, he to entries or recoguixance to empower the Court, if it thought pro. ratory li
He would repeat, that, however, delays in the Court thought it might be better, for the sake of perspicuity, in the few per to double the costs, he was riot prepared to say that it might not present ,
lt rt.:ery might be complalnee of, this use should have been
observations he was about to submit to the Howie, to examine only be expedient to do to. For the present, however, he thought it contend,
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the very last to form a ground of complaint, for in this case, the one of them. It might he very easy to show bat a custom of better to confine the proposed alteration to the extentbe had already answer I
needed of the Court had been most prainworthy. voting resting upon a variety of writs, precepts, and returns in the stated ;to see what effect the alteration would produce, and if it The
borough of Watt Lime, from time immemorial constituted a su*i. faired is producing all the good effects expected to flow from it then was a d
ISad GROSI'ENOR said, that notwithetanding the favour
'with which this case had been treated, it had been one of ten cleat law for the regulation of that borough ; but it was added to to propnee any further remedy that might be necessary, As to the passed a
standing. With respect to the rule of Court, he consideredliar, that. that the custom had never been in any case broken through, second point of conekleratfen to which the attention of the Com. The I
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t a'great hardship that persons should receive on their annuity, no and was uninvoled by any Charter, he thought it might be pre. mitts had been called, relative to the d.,ing away with sham resumee
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*And of interest either simple or compound. Persons so circum. mimed that the common law right right of voting was *lnalienably pleas; be it not called to his (Mr. Peel's) notice until after the (thirds;
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*winced wen in a most unfortunate situation, attached to the inhabitants of that borough. He believed indeed introduction of the present Bill, he would not say that it was &air-
Lord REGESDALE said. that the Commission of Inquiry to that it was ruled that in the absence of Corporations the common able that they should be done away with. The subject was. how- Mr. I
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We the Noble Earl bad alluded, had nothing whatever to do law rests the right of voting In all the inhabitants paying scot and ever, a distinct one, and he Mt. Pi) had not made sufficient inqui- Amiss°
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erith iliequestem of interest on annuities. The rule of Court was,
and 100 So it was decided by the famous Committee in the 11th res to be prepared to recommend any alteration at present ; but u • 'Mr.-1•
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the law of the Land, and the Commission had ro power whatever of James 1., of which Glanville was • hleniber, and which his attention had bees directed to the subject, he would imetitute a that the
reported upon the Abingdon case and hve or six others, a Com. diligent inquiry to ascertain what change, if any, it would be deem. to .the-c
- of alteriogite• With the reepect to the delays that had been tom_ reported
composed of Selwyn, Lad Coke, and some of the ablest men able to stlopt respecting these seam pleas.
flamed of in the Court of Chancery, he would ask, could the sons wl
of the day. In its Report the common law right was distinctly Sir F. BITRDETT thought the most efficacious mode of doing assessor
Noble Earl complain of delay which had been chiefly occesioned
1 by the will of a testator? He had heard of many unfounded stated ; and in the famous Pontefract case, it was distinctly laid away with frivolous elite of error, au to facilitate the hearing of election!
complaints against the Noble and Learned Lord on the eVoolsack ;
but he would say, that, if there were delays, they were not owing down that that the Crown had no power to limit that right of appeals. stirs pro
voting. It may be asked why he mentioned these cases, because 51r. PEEL replied, that they could not hope to afford a pester second t
so that Noble and Learned Lord, but to the practice% of Solicitors the Charter neither limits nor attempts to limit that right. He facility to the hearing of appeals than by discouraging trivolous Mr. I
in these Courts ; yet, those very renters were frequently most only mentioned them because he took them as a ground for pro. writs of error, and by doing away with sham pleas. The several read a 1
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I eJamourous areinst the Noble and Learned Lord. testing against any attempt to restrain these rights, or introduce clauses were then agreed to, and the report' was ordered to be he able
Elf! GROSVENOR said, he did not imagine that the Corn limitations which were contrary both to law and custom brought up this day. limns t
mission of Inquiry could alter the state of the law; but they This was no Petition for Parliamentary Reform. The Petitioners • UNIVERSITIES POLICE BILL AUCT
* ought to take it into their consideration, and submit their opinions were content with that they possessed. They asked for no change Mr. J. ‘VII,LIAMS, on the bringing up of the Report of the Arooo
so Parliament in whole power the alteration lay. He hoped the
-no They were content with the law as it now stendo Universities Police Bill, suggested a verbal attention in one of the ordered
Commission would enable both Houses of Parliament to know 1r
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ler he agreed with them or not, was not a matter of consider. olauses of the Bill, limiting the authrity of police officera, to ba
. What those delays were, and how they were to be remedied. ation. It was his duty to state their desires to the House. He appointed under the Bill. The
Lord REDESDALE said, that the Commission was not im-
thought he could not take any better course in explaining thin case, After a short conversation between Mr. Seeremry PEEL, Sir F. Commit
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than to read a part of the Petition. The Noble Lord then referred BURDETT, Dr Pineteltolle, the SOLWITOR-LIEXERAL, Mr. Hi
i • towered to consider the question at all. The only way in which
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the Noble Earl could proceed was to make this rule of Court the
n uthject of a. Bill, which he might introduce into the Houee. to the Petition, which stated, that by an ancient Charter, if any one Alr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. Alderman BRYDOES, 31r. Hueti:, agreed t
resided for a year and a day in the liorough, he became, ipsoihrto, and Mr. 3looce, strangers were ordered to withdraw. The House .I'hursil,
Earl GROSVENOR exelsined. a Burgess, according to the custom of other free Boroughs, and en- did not, however, divide. ••
tided to vote for the election of Members of Parliament; and that 31r. WILLIAMS then moved, as an amendment, that the Mr. 1
Tae Earl or LAUDERD.II.I: raid, that if the rule of Court
to it
timetied during a vast number of other Charters, down to power given to constables be given according to words of the exist. the Apr
were done away with, the annuitants would not gain as much as
they others iee pou the of the IGth of Elizabeth. when the town was incorporated ang Vagrant Act. Mr. 1
by a Petition of the whole of the inhabitants, as a free body cor. After a few words from Mr. W WYNN, 51r. Secretary PEEL, had had
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it natural that any per.
son, standing in the situation of those alluded to by the Noble Earl prorate, of Burgesses and Inhabitants, or Commonalty. Both and tile. P. Gavot., the House divided. tnitted
before and after that time. continued the Noble Lord, the burgesses, For the amendment 9 1 Against it 37) Majority 29.
(Grosvenor should be anxious to receive his annuity. But to.who wet
inhabitants, and commonalty were always intended to mean the The amendment being negatived, the Report was ordered to be alit.
• ward% the-end of a long life, he hoped he might be allowed to say.
same persons ; but In the year' 1670 to 1379, the first usurpations brought up.
was not
i that if he had ever done a wrong, he had never intended to do any.
began ; then they first found free burgesses and inhabitants under SHOOTING AND STABBING (SCOTLAND) BILL. Apothe
The cue Minded to by the petition presented by the Noble Earl,
was one of considerable difficulty. It was well known that the late distinct names in the books of the Corporation ; and in three years The LORD ADVOCATE moved the Order of the Day for the who kei
too Sir John St. Aubvn and several others were introduced furtively third reading of the Shooti!!g and Stabbing Bill. as the s
Duke of Qemensherry died posseued of a very large property, and
*marine bottomhefithehlist, they
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now residem. burgesses . the _ Mr.Ji p.
Many claims had been put in, on which the Court of Chancery hadGRANT said he. had no objection te the extension of The cla,
hater() power to decide. The Courta of Session in Scothind hadr in wlcl t ey were ntmdu ,by a kani of colluslon, Lord El enborough's Act to Scotland, but the. Bill now before the as doub
i found this case one of the moat intricate they had ever had to con- being a proof that it was considered a thing new, unusual, end con. )louse creased a new Creme. He objected to the provision which to exam
1 1 eider, and subsequently, appeals had been made to that House. It teary to law and custom. In consequence of the names of persons punishes etpitally melees convicted of throwing vitriolic acid, or the vent
I was cruel's., that to the Court of Chancery this question had been being thus furtively introduced, a Jury of the inhabitants a• Court other noxious sebstauces, on the persons of his 3lajesiy's subjects. declare(
Lem determined that no one be sworn a member of the Corporation This clause had grown out of certain proceedings at Glasgow, and amine t
. one tit great intricacy' and difficulty. Of the rule of Court, of which
1 unless he was entered by a jury of the burgh. That presentation he objected to the system of general legislation to affect local die- drugs fi
the Noble Ferri (Grosvenor) had complained, he (the Lord Chan-
cellor) should merely observe, if any Noble Lord thought it wrong, was afterwards actually cut out of the book, and new insertions of tricot In conclusion the Hon. Gentleman moved the omieson of patient,
he would endeavour, by law, to amend it. In the case to which the original charter gradually introduced. They. came now to the the clause to which he hari adverted. The i
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their Lordships' attention bad been now called, the Court tad pro- proceedings which had been at last taken by the inhabitants for the The LORD ADVOCATE said, he had a great objection to in- Mr. I
I seceded ras quickly as possible. and mote quickly. perhaps than any
recovery of their rights under the Grenville Act in Itiel. At that produce any law upon this subject, and resistedearious applicatiors hibited
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other Court could. He had heard much reereting the Court of time a petition was presented to the House by one of the candidates made to him, but during the last three years the offence had latterly that in
' Chancery, from Common lawyers* hum Leufil Lennie and (R. Stephenson, Esq. we believe), and 47 of the inhabitants, for become so frequent, and was attended with such calamitous effects, which t
from persona who were not lawyers at all ; but if the country could the purpoae of having the merits of their case tried by a Committee especially in the west of Scotland, that it became absolutely fleece- which c
do without a Court of Chancey or without some Court on a similar of the Howie, there being then seven out of the twelve capital hue. eery to apply some legislation remedy. Hon. Gentlemen have no clause
principle, he would be satisfied to be taken to the Old Bailey, and gestic% resident out of the borough, one of them not having been in idea to what an extent this practice had gone. Dr. Corkindale hail their at
to be there put to death. The Noble Earl (Grosvenor) must at the place for ten years. The proeeedings under that petition bar. made affidavit, describing the state of two persons who were brought then cot
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]east, do him the justice to ley, that in two instances, in which he
mg been at length carried by a mandamus before the King's into the infirmary at Wavy,' their faces burned and disfigured, caries I
. , had been brought, in his (the Lord Chancellor's opinion, impro- Bench. The Lord Chief Justice Abbot stated it as his opinion, and -their sight much injured by having a portion of this corrosive medicir
perly into Cuurt, he had sent him out as quickly as possible. that the case involved questions so complicated end so closely substance thrown ie their laces. If this clause was not agreed to, whereto
The petition was then laid on the table, connected with the right of election in other boroughs, he he (the Lord Advocate) would rather the Bill was thrown out alto- cues bi
LOANS IN INDIA BILL. was afraid without some decision from that House, that a deter- gether. Ile only desired. however, that theclause referred to ehould caries I
On the motion of the Marquis of HASTINISS. the second initiation of the question would injure the right of voting elsewhere, have a temporary operation. He hoped that this abominable prac. reasons
raiding of the Bill to amend the Act of the 13th Oeo. 111., relative He was aware this was a cue of very singular perptexit y without tice would not cwitinue to exist. He should therefore propose that above t
.to Loans in India, was postponed. proper reference to the documents which supported it, but he trusted the operation of this clause be limited to five years. 31r. .
Thellouse then adjourned. he had made it at least intelligible as to its outlines. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Secretary PEF.I. said he was about to propose some limits- an addi
—muss-- The petition Went to maintain three propositions ; first, that all the tioi to the clause adverted to, but he was glad he had been antici. benefit.
t HOUSE OF COMMONS, Blom:tow, JUNE 20. resident burgesses should be summoned to the Court beets; se- paled by
.his Noble and Learned Friend. For the credit of the have ad
condly, that all the burgesses were considered of the same cities, country, it was desirable that such an enactment should be tempo. serve at
MR. KENRICK. being called sometimes burgesses, communes, probi homines. liberi try,for the practice it was intended to affect was most disgraceful Mr. 1
• The proper offices from the Court of King's Bench brought up hommee, and amen,' entitled under 'those names to vote for the to the countryy. sent ay
i the affidavit of John Drakard, with the letter of Mr. Kenrick, in return of theineenes to that House; and, thirdly, that 12 burgessm Mr. HU3IE said, the moderation of the Noble and Learned necessa
compliance with the order of the Housa were not to choose out of the whole borough those who were to be Lord, riming the late proceedings in Scotland, was most creditable Allen
NEW CHURCH, MARY-LA-BONNE. entitled to make that return. The Noble Lord, after a few other to him, and had been productive of the most beneficial effects. He CHAN(
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a petition from the church- observations, concluded by observing, that the petitioners prayed trusted that the disgraceful proceedings to which he alluded would clause s
wardens and Inhabitants of the parish of Mary-la.bonne, praying the House to take their case into consideration, and adopt such not again be repeated. Mr. I
' foe the amino of a New Church.-Referred to a Committee. measures as may seem fit to it for the restoration of their Charter. Mr. WM. S3IITH made a few observations in support of the he reall
MORNING HERALD-HITS-REPRESENTATION. At that late period of the Session, he would not press the conside. Bill, after which it misread a third time and passed. caries f
1 • Mr. W. J. BANKES said he wished to take the opportunity of ration of the question on their attention, but he gave notice now, DASTILLE RN' BILL. Mr.,
seeing a few words upon the subject of some observations con- that in an early period of next Session he would move that both the The CHANr ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order The
• toned in the Moritileg Herald newspaper, with regard to his con- 1 petitions be referred to a Select Committee, for the purpose of in. of the day for the 3.1 reading of the Distillery Bill, read a I
doe in the Cometmittee upon the Hull Dock Bill. It had been his quiring into the right of voting in those boroughs. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON complained of that Bill as a viola-
bltention to being the printer before the Bar of the !louse, but he I Me D. GILBERT felt himself' Incompetent to follow the Noble lation of the Act at Union between Great Britain and Ireland. The .
Abel:Waned that intention lest he should be suppe.sed to be actuated ford through all the intricacies of this case, and all the terms of The parties interested had laid a case before Counsel of eminence, conside
by vindictive motives; he would, however, say distinctly that the liberi honden and commonalty; the case, as he understood, was Mr. Common, serjeant, and Mr. Shadwell, and the opinlox of 1 T. ll'i
three different allegations against him were ent-oely false and cilium. to be tried to-morrow in the Court of King's Bench, and he thought these gentlemen, decidedly concurred with those who thought the i English.
niotoo-fiest it was stated he never attended the Committee; that the Courts of Law were best calculated to settle questions of that Bill a violation of the act of Union, which Act was express io de- opt erect
t was false-secondly, it was stated that he never heard the evidence; kind. daring, that the produce of theft country should pay us duty at
' tliett was falee--and lastly, it was said he came down to the Corn. Lord J. RUSSELL had no with to enter into the case, because home, when it was intended for exportation to the Sister Island, but Mr. 1
wuttee attended by the sweepings of the evidence from all other he did not see any great improvement likely to arise from the ex- merely pay a countervailmg duty on its arrival at the place to which port nn
ennui:atter+. He came down to the Committee. and attended at tension of la" privilege which could only descend to a number of it was consigned. Mr. ;
Cho desire of his Constituents, and he was prepared to contend, men wino were almost paupers. But he thought it was worth con- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER haul read the opi. Mr. I
ihavever the question came before.the House that the Committee eideration how far an Act could be devised which might afford re- nion of which the Hon. (lent. spoke, and of course felt great respect Membc
came upon that occasion ton fair and just derision. lief to those who were deprived of their political rights, without for any thing coming from Mr. Shadwell, his particular friend, but lien a g
KENT AND CUMBERLAND ANNUITY BILLS. such alarming expences. The Grenville Act was only intended to he was not aware that that Gentleman had paid much attention to reason*
A message from the Lords by two of the Judlles brought up the affiird relief to Members, and he had known that relief not B,ooof. matters not immediately connected with the business of the Court the Mau
Duchess of Kent and Duke of Cumberlamrs Annuity Bills. in the cued the irquiry into the Grampound election ; but there of Chancery. and besides he doubted whether the facts of the use But if
Agreed to hi their Lortiehips, without any amendments. was no remedy for the constituents deprived of their rights from the had been fully laid before Counsel,--in a word, he was persuaded wished ,
HANTS AND BERKS JUNCTION CANAL BILL. einditure of large sums by the candidates. that the opinion in question had been given on an imperfect repre- derstom
Its. C• DUNlYAS•bmirglit up the Report neon the Hints air -Me. STOURGES BOURNE thought the present petition serration. It would be quite *different matter if it were proposed repress
Pais Jtinetioo Canal Bill. The Report stated that it would be ought not to he referred to a Committee. He was already before to defend the distillers front the probable consequences of shipwreck upward,
inexpedient in the opinion of the Committee to pursue the subject the regular tribunals of the country, to 'whose Maim] he thought by entitling them to the return of the duty in case of such a the Hot
Mather this Session. it ought to be left. It was not a matter of fit coneitieration of a cartualty ; but it was contrary to the essence of the Act of Union to termed
Mr. JOHN JONES eamplained that the Report was founded Committee. establish an inequality between the tiro countries, and such un. every pa
open the resolution of Members who had not heard the evidence. Mr. DENMAN *aid, that besides the parts of Lord Grenville's questionably would be established if the Irish distiller were exone. terell--1
Be hoped the Hon. Member for Corfe Castle (Mr. Banks) who Act which had been adverted upon, there were others attended rated from the payment of duty. To obtain that exemption was that set
was one of those who voted foe that result had heard the evidence. with considerable inconvenience. He alluded particularly to the however his object, and to acquire thereby an undue advantage over be desir
At all events, he deprecated decisions in such cases upon hearsay. case of the eVestmineter election in 1788, where certain parties ob. his competitor in this country ; for the English distiller, in send. (A laug
Mr. IL BANKES said he had attended the Committee frequent, tained the elective franchise without any proof of their qualification lug his spirits to Glasgow, for instance, was obliged to pay duty. were no
S. h, acid heard the evidence, although he never saw the lion. Hoc. for it. The question that then arose was, whether the inhabitants He repeated his conviction that the distillers had not fairly and the sug
• gem's) there. The time for the consideration of that Bill hailbeen of St. 31artin-le-Grand were qualified to vote ; and on their quell. folly represented their case, and added likewise, that what success 'hitec
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afbirged, contrary to the general practice of the House; and it was. Scanlon die return depended. It was referred to • Committee, they might hive. elsewhere, it was not for him to determine ; but in that I
' he thought, quite right that the Conwnittee, when they saw no pro. who decided that they had OM a right to vote. LordJobn Towns. if they did succeed in carrying their object in the °lief House of as at pr,
` liable termination to their labours, should recommend the come. end was returned to Parliament. Afterwanis, however, they pea- Parliament, be was of opinion that the House of Commons ought patients
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. 4 *eyelid. .He might say, however, that the landed interest on the boned to be admitted ; and AO there was no person interested in in the next Session introduce such regulations at. the proceedings of months
: Vire of the canal were against it almost to *.man, and that or eon. opposing their claim, their petition prevailed, and they were accord. the distillers might have rendered neeetwary, lie thought that the trances,
nen taken, with the fact of their not being able to finish their exec ingly admitted to the enjoyment and exercise of the elective fran. destlllers that night came before the House with as bad a case as Mr. 1
' ininstinn this session, was, in his opinion, a sufficient justification chine ; and this they were admitted to without any proof being ever he remembered, and he hoped the Ron. Gentleman would not larded to
of the Couiniittre. tendered or required as to their claim to the right that they obtained press any proposition on the subject in favour of the views of a set Thee
Mr. MONCK said the delay was solely owing to the promoters in this manner- In the case of the disfranchisement of Grim. of men who were taking every petty advantage to forward their own nourabli
p .4th, Bill. The Report was not. however, upon the merits, but pmind. the matter was left to a select Committee; and it was, in purposes. pompon
surely stated what was true, that it would be inexpedient stud his opinion, the most proper tribunal to which to refer the present A conversation then ensued between Mr. W. SMITH tNorwieh), his own
, imparts to purse the subject this session, petition, in order that the most satisfactory inquiry into the facts de. and the CHANCELLOR of the Exc it Etat:En, respecting certain which c
... . 311 l M.tEERLY defended the Committee from all charges tailed in it. , alterations in one of die clauses of the Bill ; and, as we under. haps it 1
(i olopes at sobjeminterests, of pecuniary or without hearing evidence, Lord J. RUSSELL explained; and. after a few words from Mr. stood, the difference arose front changes made between some of the any fart
e: =egotended. that although it might be the law of Parliament, WYNN. Mr. ROBERTSON, and hoed Ntiote or, the petition was stages of the Bill. Mr. 1
us sir situated in that condition should vote on Committees. ardered to be printed. Mr. W. SMITH then said he wished to save millers from the The .
gotta Milaiht they might as well contend that no Member should CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. severities of a penalty which he conceived would unjustly affect ordered
•. , a . lives am there pains of credit and supply, which it was well known Mr. BBOUGFIA 31 rose to move a postpoliernent of the mural- them, and proposed a clause for tie purpose; betbre it was read,
they did every WNW without hearing one word of the moons for lion of tibial he bad given notice fax toanormw, relative to the ad. however, The (
Owe grants, or tiaeputposes to which they were to be.applied He ministration of Lord Charles Somerset. If it were intended to offer The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER paid, that they passed.
did DOS mean to say either cause was blameless, but tney could not DU oppositon to it. he would move it Oilman), to-morrow,. and were obliged to be tray strict. It the chum were only to leave HOUSI
.400deoln the one without the other. would suggest ehat the inquiry he premiered to found upon, should, the Ittrert of exempting those who united the trade of miller with The I
her. EST('GUR'r as tole of the Committee, denied they derided lie ova utell heel Session. He wished to knew if it were Intended that of distiller, before a certain period, he should have no objection, Commie
without soft:tient evidence. that the motion should be opposed. but if it were to have reference to such as might hereafter be the Corn
Mr. C. DUNDAS said the lacdbolders were not so much averse lie. Secretary PEEL suggested a desire that that motion should engaged in those trades, he certainly should,oppose it. With that
.1 .. the carol as was asserted. be undentood et' stand over for the present until Nreclnesdoy next. son of undemtanding relative to the clause: he would net object to The I
Mt. CA LCRA PT usuredelie House that out of le miles of cam], Al r. BROUGHAM windowed in the suggestion.; and the it; but otherwise be should consider It ineipedient and dangerous, was credo
Ma landholders upon eleven miles were hostile to it, and the Only motion was accordingly postponed until Wednesday. as greatly calculated to expose the Revenue to fraud.
two favourable to it were the Rector of Ilasinget eke, and King's Sir V. BURDETT presented a petition from certain occupiwi The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave it. as his opinion that the The
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Cambridge. of wharfs on the Thames, spinet the Thames Quay Bill. The clause would be decidedly productive of fraud, as affecting the two mitts, iLI • i air. C. DC NDAS said the Committee sat abs weeks, and es. Hon. Baronet presented a petition from the parish of St. George's, , trades of *Per and dietiller when united.
i I reined au the barge owners on the Tha:nen, and yet not One word :Hanover-a/Nate, in favour of the treatment of Cottle Bill. The The CRANCECIAIR of the EXCHEQUER, under the On th
ofl {foie Bares et presented a petition also from Cirdiff, in favour of opinion oldie Attorney-General, must then object to the clauses, the Nes
' . t: herd.CALCßAFexplalnect. the Catitalic claims. • Alta a few *ores from Mr. LWAXS, Mr. 1
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