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London, England, 1820-06-17 00:00:00

PATENTS.

'Mr. Clintrrs brought op.'s Petition from certaio permits,
playing ilie House would adopt some further reeillatinns
trf patrota and their specifications. He gave notice
that it was his intention to submit a unaware to the consi-
deration Of the House ou the general subject of the
Peilllflll.
Mr. Lr. Member for Ipswich, and four other
Mr Farber., took the oaths.
DUBLIN GAS LIGHT BILL.
Mr. SUAW presented one Petition ngsiost thi• Bat, and
souther. signed by 1,300 persons of the City of Dublin, in
favour of it.
Mr. II gUalltalt twoliebt up the Report on the Newistglow
Church Bitt, which, with several sonendnients, wrre read awl
ordered to be enamor&
COLCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS RILL

Si-InA. Petitions for sod against this pill Were pre-

se bed.

LINEN BOUNTIES.
Mr. I.Tsw re•ealed a Petition trans tbr Cotialy of Perih.
pu.liag a eaudiasatima of Mk Basalies and Uftwbacks ust

. . presented a Petition from die Pod Aif Err
w:tk against the Curk Harbour Rill.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.
Lord A trunite, in moving fur the third final-
ipg a this Bill, took occasion •to remark on an in-
timation which he had recently received. that the
'debtors in the islands of Griernsey and Jersey rt.
-reused ore relief, nue any allowance during their
rut.firrement, 'although they were robjeeted' tie the
contiowence of it for life. It was too late in the
Seveion to take theli case in hand, but his Lord.
'ship pledged. himself to bring forward a ineit.tare
fur their relief early stela Semler'. lie mewed the
third' reading.ef the Bill.
Alderman WOOD offered several new clauses,
het after a short ainversetion between him and
Lord A Livomp, 167 were withdrawn, sod the
Bill passed.
Mr. NEWMAN Omitted a Petition against the
!tarter Markk
Mr. Nriviatt thee bronght up a Report.
The SPEAKER wished the Hon. Member to my
if it was a private one, and being asnistered ie the
affirmative, he pot it to the House if they would
t vo.ent to receive it, contrary to order, alter public
brimless hid commerced.
Oil the suggestion of Mr. COVaTIMAY, the Re-
port was ordered to be received on Monday next.
• REFORMATION OF THE CRIMINAL CODE.
The ATTORKILY•GENERaf. re queried the noel.
end LeerswalGesidernau (Sir James Nlackintusli) to
vast pone his motion front this hay till liVeiluesday
neat.-iii order to save discussion, by atteriliug time
for private explanation.
Sir J. MatilllTOlliacqoiesced, and the swerind
rem:logs of his Bills relating to the above object
were put off till Wednesday next.
• INFLUENCE OF PEERS IN ELECTIONS.
Mr. LITtLETON presented a P from the
Wirigls'rutre, Freeholtlem, and Brirgage
II vistieholdera ol Lachtirld. comilai wog of the un-
Avritalstotiormsl tullurnce of Peers eleettUtill.
That Prelittuttatalr.l, that the scsitletit freeholders and
tow gem" weir ; a great deprived of their
trial:tire frauchi.e by the practices of which they
. •
• resuplaiired. lit 1799 the voters amounted to 300,
bts:ly 40 of wham were entitled from freeholds or
'ended property. Froia that time till 1813 about
600 persons had been added. who received 111111111.
ties on rent-choirs made over to them by Peers of
the tealm, most of the parties living remote hum
the borough. and having no tillerept whatever in its..
concerns. The Pitivioriers stated that there was au
Ac' ireeiral in the 7th add 811 t Wm. which
14birl the oplittirig or multiplyirrg of voter by such •
That Art being found toeflectual, was so
declared iii the 1011% Anne, which declared also
that such votes were fraudulent, stud slietald
emerged agates' the irony using them. Theft-Acta:
areerreAstsies conArnied and atrengthenetl bv.thel3tlit
George 11. tut all the Acts were rei.dired ism&