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ROUSE OF COMMONS.

PORTSMOUTH WATERATORKs.

Mr. lIICATWOTE blOtight up the Ite!ant of t!ie
Pnrfonnmith 1 ater.ll'nekt. bill, for the
rr-comeniital of the
After some frnin Mr. Heath, nte,
Mr. Peter Moore, Minim, Welchem, Sir R. Peel,
AAA Sir 1140111140 Turtnn, %Ir. Milne moved an
antni•iinet.t, Ti at Cie futtl ee con•hlt ration or
the Bill he pnetiwii.-41 tothi• ti et;x niontle.."
A I a mina then intik place, when there ap•
reared—
For the Amendment

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liiM tbrawa at Ay • MlimilF of ....-
DRURY. LASE VII FATIt R.

On the moti.ni of Air. 14.1-va Nhetter, le.ne Irns
Oren to hring iu a Rill for toe rt.-building of the
piney-Nue Throw.
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MMDLEStX PETITIOV.

Mr, Hy It; ; ;0-8; Ir:1ml the • Fret,
holt4evo of the County of 111 i hlirttett; which MAI
pos4 boy the Clerk. w follows :
T. OF wolfOt;w♦RLl toe enwoops or 100 onnto
itinonw 0/ 001 AT lIRITASI AIIIO 1 A O, IV
/1/LIVIE•T £IIM
Mr l`r.t:l ..1 I he Fry eh,ldesi „gored
to is fwll C•tunty, this 2iith Jay of April, le i.t ;

That vre bo.. nha•nrd, with ronreen. Mat in the ram.. of
Mr Juba Gale j.hlM, an.l r Nanent Uoniett. Bar, your
14.•tewr amantr.l Vol ...cm...A a p...er naltrown to the Law,
and unwarranted hy the Cm‘tiiatinn.
lour Speak,•.'• .arrant br•o executed! hy military
fete.: as E•+=inhman. bovixr—hl.
and thr DluoJ of ana:Tendlug educe.. !Ids iwt n shed
in lb. oreets

Against the mistake, ae welt as the Porten., of thin
we nitrinofly protest t • protest the wore neerotaty,
hemmer your votes, I:1 ii. StlenOrt, •re :.f..•• d foil yoor
.1 •araalao—not at. ib. 1.• it.. of Sir Francis Iturdt•tf to )ollf
hor`lber, denting soon jes
In the earls part of Ib.. nips, in the tare of We. Wilke*,
the rights gef tin.. county mud the Io••in. were erpwati.,th, and
gruaaiyinolairtl try the Hans of ..... otons. At length the
lan trio...eke& lifter I ',negate of nearly gl years, the
Itonse abandoned toe peeleintosis the, had arrogated, nod
rapencetr from their Jaurnols, "all their decimations.
...ler., and reardins.ine, ar bring inibans:nt °Ph* nghts .4
ibe • hole body of eketlos of this Itiordens " Tau hest,
14. 'II,. ;err OW drprisrd the or ff Ilene ef West Minster a
then share itt the n presentation. and the palibe at laigor
of the expellers • faithful servant. in whew.. ability hits.
ne,.• and wire. ay, the. pre plaint...tit, eellfiflr.
view,_ will. •11-loielooll and Jreloosy, the shutting lep
Nr Franele Fis..l. II to pet....., when the attention ttf th. let.
11011 is &retied a r h anxiety tu his I it. titled mauling. for • tic-
Cwta in the N.;,• ...oblation of the prop e in ytter 11.,noarldtla
in wititts the teriar of to ate has hews
sense"' ifi Ihr vaneof Ms Pere.' al aud ',not Cast:eireagh,
"fob.. as aotonows as the ran at noon thse," • pruner, at
the eawnuu of to the euiphoto language of tune
brrskrt. inn asirestatrs autild hate 'tartlet! with tuelti,te
Ent

rofoe. Twee von to f. o 1 .. Ihe ',temple ..f,uor
re..t. et Not I*. expuogt •Il soul Ar. hiralloww, tbrarro, atol
Ve...10t11010 ell the atalTuri. It tame to the sulterreiou of
o.ir Ithertioe," and to the .01r.Khortnott of tuolvtary dc•po-
and so recall the ont.,e botch:lt I. the *en we of tic

tentstry is Parliament, that he may there enforce that plan
of refu,ta, which last Sersiiin he 11111KMedUlly eCnfllatrllded
and hieli, in owe °vino., is absolutely wecessary for the
suitable and honour of the 'rill Ulle, and the safely atm well.,
Lein, of the peopfe..
Stgued in the name, nua in the behalf of this
Meeuul, b 1 • • •
After the petition was mid,
Mr. BY NO inured, "That it ahonld lie on the
Whir."

Mr. Mums!' seconded the motion, but, in doing
so, lie conceived he executed all the duty he owed
to those of his Constituents, who're Petition it was ;
and begged not to be understood as approviog of n.
At the request of the CistsciiLLoa of the Ex-
chsousa, the Petition was reed natio.
The Cu ANCLLI. jR of the EXCHEQUER then said,
he 'as sure his conduct on it former occasion (the
presentation of the late West►ninster Petiti•.
when a petition was presented, acknowledged on
all hands to br couched in improper language,
which he had yet, from certain considerations. ad-
vised the House to 'revive. would *hew, that there
wee no indisposition, on his part, to treat such mat-
ters with every possible forbearance. That Peti-
two :admitted of some doubt; but no use could
don lit hut this wee intended distinctly to insult the
!loose. He wished to be understood. that no part
of the Petition, which related to former proceedings
of the House, was that which he eonctived to be
offensive, and of a nature to cause the Petition to
be rejected. His objection rested on this plant dry
isms"; whether the language was such as was ne-
cessary to hring their proceedings again under re-
view, which was the professed object of the Peti-
tion, or such as was calculated to try how far their
forbearance would go, in receiving direct insults?
The Petitioners stated. that they, " observed with
concern, in the cases of John Cale Jones mid Sir F.
Burdett, that the House had assumed sod exp-
elled a power unknown to the law, nod utioarraut.
cd by the Constitution." %Viol this the langurge of
petition, or fit to be addressed to that House ? Hr
would not comment on the repressions m that part
of the Petition, complaining of excess in the execu-
tion of the worrint, as that might be directed
against the Officer execnting it, whose conduct
ruin ht. if conctived to he wrong. be most fairly
brought under the consideration of the House.
What he oi.jected to was a statement for rt dress,
and vet no 'submission to their ; hut, on the
cootrary, demanding it, and solemnly Protesting
against their decieism. %Vas it the language of per-
son. approaching them as pentionets, to assert their
own ontlionty in opposition to Ormond tweet that
then had assumed and exercised nu illegal and nu-
e oists:iitioual authority, and to protest egaisist it ?
These was nothing in the former petition (front
tVestiniuster) at all like this.—. These tietitiontrs
were lit opinion that Sir F. Burdett, and his letter
to the. Speaker, had been dealt with in a way, of
which they dis.q►proved ; and is the expression of
that opiu'on, the !louse would not lw too fastzdious
in seraiiiiinitg the language of promote thinking
theni.elvra improperly deprived of their Represent-
ative. In all these things, however. there must Ire
a point at which the line must be drawn. That
line, lie thought, was passed on the prestoit °toot-
sion ; and he stibinitted to the !louse, whether they
would air would slot receive this dictation.
Mr. Alderman Comic said a few words in &-
vont of reseiting the Pei iti . It was unanimously
agreed to in a very numerous county meeting; and,
;fit was rejected, be did not know what might be
the consequences.
Mr. C A I.CRA VT also supported the motion for
receiving the Petition, though on different grounds
front the Honourable Geutleinan who preceded
hun. However unanimous a meeting of the
county of MiAtllesex, or any other county. might
1,-, or es en were their opinions adopted by three
or four other counties, yet that uvula never
deter him from stooling back their -petitions.
if court's(' in improper language. Ile considered
the tVesto.iiister Petition to be 'written in such
terms, that it could not be objected to.—The
present was of the s ime kind. It contained l►a•
ragraphs which might better I►e omitted titan la-
eeriest ; but when lie considered that the doors of
the House ought to be thniwu wide open ti -the
petitions cf the people, licit the present acknow.
hedged ■isle of the representation of the country,
he was Lot at all •ssto:iishrd tuna they were ap-
;Toadied in t. rots which could slot be satisfactory
t i their fee hugs, or pleasing to their ears. But an.
lees t ha v rens, died the roil, by adopting an adequate
and equitable Pariiantentary Reform, they must lay
their account with many such peut iiiii 4, stud be con-
trod to pocket the afftout. The petition could not
he rejected for cooties ii i ee g a tninien 'ankh bad before
been asserted in that House, •s that the beteg scuts
in the House was as open es the sun set norm-day."
Was this a ht ell—No! for it eats true; mutt till
she 'trainee was relormerl, they must be liable to
expect disagreeable petitions.
Mr. D. GIDDY agreed with the Hon. Gentleman,
that the Ileum ought to open their doors wide to
the prtitin.os of the subject; but the whole of the
urgwm• nt (wooled on this position. its the present
isisisore, filled. its that which purported lobe a
petition, wail ant• thin{ lint a petition, 'toddle form
was 011 I) ■ covert manor► of °Grist, insult; for,
however it might appear like a petition, in form
and iu technical terms. it was not a petition, but a
dnt•tetion to the House—{Hear, hear/. lit what
had hr.-it t.llll on this subject, it hail lb en coupled
with the r- form, or rather, he would icy, with the
alteration of Pio liament. Ott this topic he would
it''t cuter now. as it was not neressarity connected
with the qiiettisin now b-fore them ; but at any fu-
ture period lie would he warty to oiler Ilia senti-
ments upon it. aetd state lii• grounds for thinking
that arch a reform as these persons, wished, would
niter Pethauseist from hoilie the Iteiw. Imitative,. to
lei tuft the Delegates of the people. lie the mean time,
he protested against Gentlemen's lakiug that fur
agratitol, which yet reinitiated to Ise prosed, and on
which he, for one, etiterosined II different opinion
fsorti them. Inn she words of the petition he would
'sot cnnu.urut ; barely hearing it read was outfi-
t tent •o ,01.venre env one that they were diare.ta ct..
fut-...that tt cotrtaused no prayer which could be
acceded to-eand that it exhibited a dictation to
awns, which, if acetded to, would lead to other.
atih more gross noel ie.sulting. This. then, was the
hest time to make a shoot against such etieroecise
, meow. The lino. Gentl.•es su near hint (Mr. Al-
derman Comb►) had tasked of the numbers and
auautatily of the meeting. wham this paper ern.

ginaleil. Every one must he ready to attend tome
voice of the peop!e; but there was some di-ttnetiou
to be nude between the people aid a mob. They
all knew what kind of meetings there were in the
neighi:ourhouil of guilt towns. As for their utia-
annoy, its vslue might be guessed at front the
mode in which they received a &egolenses' (Mr..
:Mellish) of west respectability every where, but
whose respectability ought to bine procured Into
still greeter atteutiou in the midst of hit 4:006l1-
tueots—(lker). Him they would not hear, be-
cause hss ultisiotu differed from those of the per-
sous who coavened the tueettue. But were they
ever so unanimous. ever so respectable, ever so nu-
merous, that could not couoterbalance the itniqpiity
offered to the House in this petition.
Mr. H. Baowxt could not agree with the H ,n.
Gentleman, who spoke last but one. (Mr.Cis'craft.)
We would neither look at the netting itself, nor at
its causes, but at the words of the petition. It was
evidently a studied insult to the House. Every pe-
thief' from the subject ought to be received with
that respect to which it was entitled. Bat even if
the object preyed for was the most correct, and, he
was the Mort zealous friend to Reform, he would
reject this gross insult, sod dogmatical dessial to
the House, of those privileges which they must en-
joy, as the itate,..,u I r. 14 of the lit.erties of the people.
He drew a broad line of distinettuu between the late
petition and the present. The former was dubious
in expression, and it was but fair to interpret it to
the mast favourable way. But whets the House
sew that their liberality in this only led to insult, it
was time to assert their authority, and the high C 00.•
stitutional powers withwhich they were invested.
Mr. Mestar telt reluctant to offer even the
little he had to my ou the present question. The
petitioners denied the legality of the exercise of •
privilege contended for, and exerted by the House.
They felt warmly on the occasion, and their ex-
press partook of this warmth ; but he should be
sorry to see that these warn assertions ass their part,
should cause the House ofCtsolinons to be as wars
in the reception of the petition. Let Gentlemen
look at the pert cited asset exceptionable, and they
would end it only a denial, a coarse one, indeed,
of the privileges and authority they assumed.
then, they had gone one jot beyond tht it legal and
constitutioual powers, the petition was trite, and
ought not to be rejected. In the situation of the
petitioners, they were ?withal to itodulgetter, and
the more so, from their having -appealed to the
House, for a remedy against their own set-. Coder
these circumstances, howeier ranch he disapproved
of the intemperance displayed in the petition, he
would vote for its being received.
Mr. Beensts thought the petition was entitled
to furtli,r consideration than could lee Oven at 00
the spur of the moment, the same night it was pre-
prettied. It eves al-u important, in coining to a de-
cision on a quest of this kind, that there should
be a fuller attendance of Members than was et
oess.eue in the House. He would, therefore, pro-
pose au adjourniaeut of the quest ion to a future day.
If, however, hew** forced tout immediate docisiene
he must say, that the impression on his mind was
to reject the petition. Ate Hou. Gentleman (Mr.
Combs) said, lie did not know what might be the
consequences of a rejection. Neither did le ; hut
that would never cause blue JIB it Member of that
,House, to receive what was unbecoming iu them to
receive.--( Hear. /Another Hon. Gintleman. (Mr.
noticed its being drawn up with warmth.
It did not appear so to hien. On the contrary, it
seemed to be carefully cud studiously worded, to
try how far, under the name of petition, the House
could be vilified and insulted.—(Neer, hear.)—
If they received this, they would have a stronger
and more improper petition at the back of it. and
so on till reproach and indignity could go no fur-
ther in their clegrodatton.—/ Hear.) Bat they must
make it stand some time. and they had better do it
now, than at last, when they would not only have
to make the stand. but vet ;ace many of their past
steps. Ou all tome groin ids, he saw the more
eativie for cool delibefaUt,ll and time maturely to
weigh the metter iu all its bearings. After this it
might perhaps be proper to come to a Resolution,
stating the grounds on which they rejected the peti-
tion, In order to prevent the poseibilsty of mare.
presentation. He concluded by moving, 14 That
the debate be aeljourue4 till to-morrow."
Mr. Geettreee wrangled this asneuthueut, and
the question was put from the Chair.
Mr. Sufi eea said, this we- a petition in nothing
hut in moue. and against such an insult and at-
tempt at intittiolstion he would not lir Jeanine-el
till to-morrow f giving his vote. An Honour-
able Gentleman Cdr. C be) had te;ked of fear
for the consequences of rejection. He did not fear
the cossaequencee ; roil no man worthy a seat in that
Howse ought to fear him. If they did fear them,
they would mint long rtijOy these seats.
Mr. Coeur. in replanatioe said, he had never
expressed tiny fear fur the consequences, and begged
the floisourahle Gentleman nut so much to nits-
understand lain.

Mr. LAMus remarked, that if any Gentleman
an:world the ri.jeetins uf Ohio petition iatiold be
stopping these matters. Si they were 'Dia-
take's. fielial not he:titl it rt;itl, but could dot
conceive that it (villa contain any Kreater insult
tl.an the petition which bail liven receiveil frogs

West titer, complaining of " • glues tudignity
beiug offered to the petitioners." lie recommend-
ed the postponement of the debate, for the purpose
of allowing trine to consider how fair the lieeirse of
petit g. air liberdly given. hail sou been eon-
rerted tutu 4 gross whose, and turned to the delu-
sion of the people, by wit lied and Jesig X men.
There was a di.position through the country, nut to
retpure Returns, but to b.Kw by asserting that the
House was not the legal representation of •he peo-
ple. Now, hoarier friendly to Reform he was,
Ire would rather yeah-see with those who drought
tine Honor Wu. goy., RIM pure, at tar at hUlti•bn in.
stituitor... could be perfect, than with these who
held that it was utterly eon apt. and ought to lit
destroyed. the petitani before them, however
gross the assertions might be, they were not worse
than others that had already bees received.
WAKOLV had heard frost one Ilan. Gentle-
mass, that the petition seas an twilit; Croat another.
flirt it was a dictation to the Hansa; and, front a
third, that it contained no pr. .ver. Now. he bid
gt•lneed Ishl eye over It. and could not discorcr these
things. It said, tt ae earnestly request:' and.
sorely, this was tit latlinie to br weed. As fur

tat alatrtio. at that the noose
" luta to mem ,
46 *Nese which slid wit elong to it.t
giro opinion. and bconsidered ith as as
justitioul!
As fins the intention to insult, it was rirdeolt 'hem
cuuldilsarintie such. It would be unwi.e ; end,
slats. if that had been the, wilh id the sondi„x.
they conga brae accomplished it brttee„ underthe
form of resolanions. thou that of pett,iou, liable is
be rejected by the Douse its, If. Unii-r tbe.r no.
pressious, he would vote for the petition by t rt.
reived.
Mr. Aszacuonata was happy to hear from the
Gentiles's:lth ti at there could be ou wish to
use cepressintia cslcutated to bring the
into content pt.—f Henn/a—He would vote for
recepticu of the petition. as he aid not think iiw
expressions useJ in it stronger than might be ex-
pected, cousidernig the feelings of the perm,
from whom it crone, and their op:inutis
tie subject of tie privilege elsinted by
House. For liiinstlf. lie believed that the floss,
had not exceeded the powers to which hs
were, by the laws and Constitution. entitled.
;;-
tzar asp inclined to receive the petition, nu
pining it with that from WCllttailadet ; which• i„
taopinion. sic the more objectionable of the h. d.
This expressed a peremptory opinion ; but IL,
other nut only ;lid that. but uecused Oita of is.
suit. lie wished that a postponement tni at 1.-
agreed to; as well fur the learions stated by ilw
lion. Mover of the ailjnitroment. as to afford au oii.
portuoity oneinitiint precedents, 111141 seting j„,„
tar A latitude of tosignage had been peritintedto
Initialers sit • a when a. est constitutional rporsnous
were agitated, that they might not now deal more
hardly by the comity of Middlesex, them they Meal
done with their ancestors. Suppose any pert of the
people should itetitiosi against an act of that House.
an oppeem.iveat:d unjust, ati4l pray then, to rPrhie it ;
this would be received. and lie did not think there
were any wur.!a wore bomb in this petition, to cito,e
jag rejection.

Mr. STEVEN agreed as to the practical essaieni.
rote of an adjournment ; but if the delay of a
single they could be construed into a want of see.
sibility in the House, or of indignation at the
studied insult offered to theist, he would be ii,„
last mini there to agree to it. If this Houst, the
It gal represeuratioo (to :slake use of a term w trh
had been much qiisap:ilsed) of tiir Majesty of ate
People. the Corot 11111 l s of FAxtaud, and so ism.
;turista a brands of the Legislature of the noun.
try. aria not only to be libelled ants impnitity, but
to hr indite the servile instruments oh iheir Oa ordo-
gratintiou, it would indeed he very rianiordioart.
An llon. (entlenian (Mr. Wardle) had said, it in-
sult intended, it might have been better ef-
feeted i v resolutions thin petition. But there was
a wide liliferenrC between the insertion of libels, by
resoluttens, gross in terms, and dangerous in eon.
sequences, in the public press, *here they might be
puetslied, either (us he believed they could) by the
!loner. ea coutempts, or (asGentlemen of the oilier
opinion would allow) by the laws of the country,
and the reception of a libellous peiiiion. which
was sanctioned by being laid on their table, sod
incorpotated with their 'woo-riling*. It being
conceded Ly every one who had ipoken toi
this subjett. that there might exist a pacer
which Nat a Wert out the Hou-r, the question
came to be. nas this Petition 0 paper of that
description ? rounder this ponds he relfrrive4
the delay to he nercesery, as their decision roast
be so isnimirt.ttit in a question insulting the rights
ut the subject to petition, and the extent to which
t hey could go,_ without directly inst.ltieg the
[bow. Much, too, might &prod on the contest;
and they could not deride on merely herring the
Prrinuis reads, and one or two object We m-
aws cited. And. besides the opportunity at.
forded for fuller deliberation. woollier import.
sot point would be gained by the adjourn-
nient, they would have is more numerous House.
Thu. wise the more desirable on a delicate
_question of this kind ; as the sense of the
House bring once embodied, might be a lesseo
to Members bow far they ought to go iu the
presentation of petitioos. No Court of Law per-
mitted insulting petitions or dictations to their
judgments to be offered to them, and Ito Barrister
would undertake to offer such. dreading the dit-
pleasure of nee Court. Why were they. the House
of Cognitions, to be treated with less respect than a
Cow t of Law? a Representative did trot owe more
to his Constituent. thlus a Lawyer to hi. Christ.
He hail sio ides of men being Members of that
House. or of any Body they despised or held
to be illegal. I' any were '4;l enough to hold this
opinion, their honour ought to point out to them
their secession; at any rate, the House ought to
enforce on its Members. proper respe:t for its dig-
nity. He did not doubt. but the arose of the Home,
on the present occaeou. ails the same as that on Sir
Francis Bus dett's Inter; the conaideutioli of *hull
they had agreed to poop° se. on similar grounds
now states' for saloptiog a "NW'S! course. As for
the Westminster Minion being cited as a prece•
dent. there was no analogy betiveris ttse cases.
The one, was the remonstrance of pe oohs 011.
ce"lntt thelo•eitiet. arongfwlly drprived of their re-
presentative; the other, a wows, intentinelt, and
rf-
&leder libel. for the purptoe of vslif,in,; 4:441 s'e-
grading the House.
The CII/INCELLOR of the Esc') in: tat !weir";

those who agreed with him in prowilae •twitg',l 4
&lay necessary, though hr himself on( a
rert to that opinion, ctvuhi !Hare nn
t chug to it. Nog, hr * hur le o'ls

1101 s tO
•d

ex..lain the difference b t.teea the PIA pi:E•l).`::.2
end chew that the Hon. Genthtuan upwrite (:.Ir.
La'"lw) wet not mnrect in toe deductiva he had
made. The groulAt on which the hunter petit:
ct
was received was repeatedly static; in the date.,
am: was precisely tror—that as the sent.-nce
tinning the accusation of w gross insult being "i.e
feted, might aiiiply to the officer recent:tog the
Sileakei's watram, it was but fair to put the in o 4
favounibk construction upon a petition from the
subject. He agreed that they mast r.ce.te 10-11-
hops avant their arts, but, or the woe time, th, r
would take care in what language they were 1.011, !..
I.ll.—They would take care that they w, re petit.::-.
1194 not papers to doctirte to the I toti.e a La, t
ought to do. They might ask a rralsiuss of t. e
jtaltr,ditat of the Leeislatnre ; they' we re 'l'',

wells the prevent Las-. to .‘ t up • fe-titioure. wnd
illy against the anthorty of the Iloatr, and
tutpertutuly for • uut Lor u re-coo-uter.t.

M
I

While he, therefore, acewded M thc retionentitenti
be would be ready either itow, or at any,other time,
to contend that this petitton. from its latiguege,
mope, and design, `was such, they neither could,
unr ought les admit. to liekm their ms Al
tYYI illelUlt•
Sir June NEWPORT acid, ha *spot opinion that
the debate should be adjourned. He theuglit the
prayer of the petition obviated Huy ohjeetimo to the
brat clauses of it. He only stated this, dirt ,ill parts
of it should be taken into consideratiou together.
He would not contend, but that there were strong
and wreagexpreseions sit the outset of this pc-idiots;
but when all parts were conspired toot!. her, he
could not see au objectioo to its being raid on the
table; but, as tome Gentlemen might wish for fur-
ther time for consideration, he would give his vote
for the adjourument of the debate.
Mr. Been stated, that he was at a loss to know
how his conteitueuts could express their opinions
erne,. than they had done. They conceived the
louse had assumed a pow& which they tnought
.ss not vested in them. His constitneets care
•oore strongly arged to this idea, flout the conduct
1.1 It, in the case of Mr. 11'ilites, where they ex-
punged their linnet resolutions, knowing them to
be illegal, from their Journals.
Mr. Ca tenter explaimed.
Mr. C. Fitricniasott ohsenred, he would vote for
the adjourenneast of the debate. lie thought the
Right Hou. Gent. (Mr. Percevel) wai completely
in error. lie thought this was a questiota that
formed part of a measure, *hieh hes not been yet
decided on, and must remain fur a decision, until •
jury of the country lied formed en opinion. It was
oat his moth to enter into the merits of the point, .IHI
it would, iu another place, undergo a inure aide
iii.coission. He hoped it was the intention of the
House to meet the question fairly. He could
toot see the phjection to a pentson which went
to the purpose of bringing forward r most justi-
liditie regulation. If be thought it was the omen.
Um of the people to enforce it by violence, he would
be one of the first to <woe theta ; hot when they
te, illy petitioned, he would he the first to support
nem. lie when dto know ibwhat voitute it was
held out to petitioners, how they should word their
poitioa. He kii-w there wa. a venom mode of
1,0.1'34 aid etiJitig it, aid with this the present
spelie nes had complier!. Tiae para,eraph which
oheoatcry of the night bore egiinst, did not deserve
it, for it had been assumed by the 11.0 e, and ar.
knosledged by lion. Grath:melt in their places.
Nr cautoited them rot to reject thr petition; fur
lie remembered aniustanee in the Irish Parltaiaent,-
ia sear /792. when a ittlition was presented
from the Roam, Catholics* of that country to the
llou.e of Comments; it was moved by a inset re-
spectable member, Mr. La Touche. that it ehouid
he rejected, which wets carried. The Minister of
the day. on the following year, came forward anal
grustrit thew wore than was asked in Ow former
roams. He thought this was eufficieut for them
to ovoid beteg pist•in Ow • nue situation.
Tne Senaixest then pot the question nn the
eiticurtment, that the debate shooed be adjourned
until to-otorrow, *hien was curried iu the affirma-
tive, without a division.
The Reuse resteved i!self into a Committee on
the Finelen Lima Act.

Mr. Rona moved for [rive to bring io • Bill to
aothorixe the rep:li meta of duties fin the exporto-
two of foreign linens in certain rases.
After a few 'voids from Mr. 0.114111 A, it wax
;lewd to, the Report ordered to be received, dud
leAte given to bring in the
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