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liameutary Reform, yet he would, if called upon
to remedy a grievance like the present, look iu pre.
ference to that remedy which would tend to satisfy
the public miod. In transferriug the representation
to • county, the House would not ha doing any thing,
for there were in that House already persons to ad.
vocate the interests of the county, hut although
in Leeds there was a great and enlightened main:.
factoring population, it had no one to he its organ
in the House of Commons; evety other interest
was fully represented, and it would certainly be
advantageous to have Members who were fully
acquainted with the wishes and wants of their con-
stituents to represent the manufacturing interest.
Before the county of York could be divided, •
great deal of machinery must be put in motion :
at present there has but one Sheriff and one County
Court; but if the county were to be divided there
must be an alteration. Another ohjee which
he had to the Measure was, that it shocked esta-
blished usages and prejudices. The county of
York had always prided lb:Aloft the weight attach-
log to it from its rise. If the number of voters
were looked to, it would be found that in Yolk-
shire there were consider.hly less than in Lanca-
shire. In the former there were pulled, at the last
contested election, about 26,000 ; firs the latter,
he was Loured, there were upwards of 60,000.
But looking at this as a queatou of reform,
what was it but to say, that the house would
lint give Representatives to the great towns ; so that
ultimately the whole representation would lie in the
aristocracy of the country, end with all his respect
for the lauded interest, that were a consummation
which he did not desire to wi nee.. Upon these
grounds he thought the borough of Leeds was the
liitest place to which the representation should be
transferred (not that he meant to sly a was inure
fit than Manchester or other populous places), but
as the centre of the great clothing- 111)41*IgieturcIS,
it would, lie was persuaded, be of the greatest ad.
vantage.
Mr. Alderman HILTOATe supported the original
motion.

Mr. 1101. ME SUMNER sail, that he gave the pre-
ference to the proposition of the Mo. Member tor
Northumberland. There was no fear that the ma-
nufacturing interest should not be represented. Iti
fact, he remembered that on a particular occasion
a Noble Lord who represented the county of Yolk,
opposed the interests of the clothiers in that Moser,
and the consequence was that at the ensuing Par-
liatnent he was turned out. The enormous ex-
pense of an election in the' county of Yolk was a
consideration, for by that alone the representation
was so narrowed that it might be said there here
not iu the county six Gentlemen who could become
candidates; and he would ask it there could be
any representation more completely its the hands
of the aristocracy then that [Jr therefore
support the proposition of the Mit. Member for
Northumberland.
Mr. Alderman BRUNEI, laid • few words,. but
from the noise in the gallery we could nut collect
the import of them.
The gallery was then ordered to be cleared, and
the House divided---•
Fur the original Mullos l3l
Fur the Amendment llll ' •

Majority itafavoor of Cord Jobe
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Ru;sell's Musiuu. . -40

• On our re-atimis.am to the gallery, the House
wus in a Committee on the Bill, which woo read
paragraph by paragraph.
Mr. D. CI I LIMIT proposed that the iousocept
otroi of Grump ound should be admitted lairdia fee
thr.eounty or Cornwall.
Lord JOHN ItuttriELL said he had no objection to
omit that clairae altogether.

Mr. HOLHE SUMNER proposed that the period or
the eircinin should be Innitrit to right digs.''
Lord JOHN ItussEt.t. bald, the Har. Member
might propooe a clau.e of that Sort 10. Morrow ; the
It'll might then go through the Committee pre
.fortaa, owl br printed.
The Report was ordered to be brought up to.
Morrow.

WAYS AND MEANS. •
Mr. I..USHINGYoN brought up the Report of the
Committee.

The Hewtut' of the Committee were agreed
to, and leave given to biiiig in a Bill pursuant
thereinua.

The CH•NEELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved,
that accounts he laid before the House of the sums
of money issued front the Exchequer for the use of
her Majesty the Queen since the acce►sion of his
Majesty the King.
The accounts were brought up and laid on the
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER. the House resolved sirell halo C tttt mittee
on the Queen's Annuity Bill, to which the ac-
counts just before moved for were referred.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed
to fill up the blank with the sum of 50,0001. per
annum.

Aldrrman C. SMITH felt it his duty to object
to so large • gram,. Ile could not forget the da-
gusting particulars which had coma out on the late
trial. He had read over the whole of the cvtdetice,
and was confirmed in his convicting of the impro-
piety of so large a grant, from considering the hands
through which it would in all probability pass,
and the purposes to which it would in pact be
applied, which purposes he conceived to be by
no Means the most favourable to the public peace.
—Au other argument against such a grata lay
in the distresses of the country, especially in
agriculture. The condition of the fa►mers was very
deplorable. Surely those who bondemtied Ministets
for their lavish disbursements of public money
ought to resist this grant. Instead of adding to,
something ought to lie taken off from the pressure
of the public burdens. Another reason of his dis-
approval lay in the obvious imptopriety of a giant
made to an illustrious Prince, which grant had
been rendered useless by the unfortunate demise
of the late Princess Charlotte. Ile considered that
the propriety of reducing that allowance would be
a fair object of parhaintotary inquiry.
The Resolution was agreed to.
A conversation took place between Mr. TIER-
NEY sod the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
respecting the date from which the allowance was
to be dated; from which the latter {light non.
Gentleman explained his purpose to be, that of
granting the amount or fire quarters (the time
which has elapsed since the demise of the Crown).