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Sir G. CL 4RK replied, that to ietimatioa on such subject'
had reached the Admiralty.
1 Mr. BROUGHAM said he wu glad tones: thus math. He
bad called the rumour alarming, because It multi have been a
cireuamtanee calceluted to interrupt the peace of the world ;
it was lot alarming u elected this couatry, for England,
' thank God! had nothing to fear from the sailiag of the Brest
fleet.
Lard &HAMILTON asked whether there wu any thing is
rm.,t of time, whether there wax uny thing is the °Scam-
.ta me., to prevent him from agitating the Tomah's of Mr.
BesvriNg's Imprisonment.
I hie. CANNING replied, that in paint of time, there was se
; ohiceties ; it world be for the aohle Lord to energise his die.
j cut (Mu whether ether cireeinstaisees would warrant the agita-

110110 any snob gaestion at the present moment.
PA RLIA M ENTA geTUR P48.—.1.0111 J. RUSSELL ram to
move for a Committee to aswertain what were the Charters, imr

-pursuant to which Members were returned ; and be was sur-
prised to learn that such motion was to be resisted. Other
similar motions had been agreed to, and why was this to be
opposed 1 Lard A. Hamilton had granted him a list of the voters
of Scotland ; Mr. Bennett had procured the relates of Ws
Members who held offices ; and in the Lords Were bed bees
JiCeinwaithie respecting dm dignity of a Peer. Lord Redes-
dele, he believed, had drawn up the reports, which were re-
markable far every thing but their acentraey.—(A -lough.)—As
so much bad been divulged, why was be 10 rallied ! The
information he required by this stoshioa was generally known ;
bat be wished it to be know.' more accurately. Jogerioes re-
ports were celesta:tett Aoelfect the chart:stir of.the Rouse;
and it was requisite to slow how far the motion for Reform: was
or was sot warranted. Were the, afraid that the compositioe
of the House should It. known t---(Jlest.)—Heretsfore the
opponents of Reform had taken higher ground ; bat be felt se-
amed that he should knee We support of every independent
man is the House.—(afar, hear.)—He ceetsleded with mew-
jag for a Select Committee.
M.. CANNING said, in opposing this Notice, be should
not be drawn into the larger question. He was against it, be-
cause, if it were seqtrieseed in, it would be inferred that se
mach progress had been made in Reform. The motion would
he Sinai tyrannical end arbitrary. What right had they hi call
for the Charters of °treading Corporations 1 been had bees
nothing like it since the reign of James 11. whew the Charters
were called in and esamined,—Did they recd lent, that in those
'Charters much property depended ; wed did they went to give
Attorneys, who might hay, so occupstion, end who bad a do-
lling 4. enquiry, some occupation.
Lard J. RUSSELL did not desire the .prodactiao of the
Meier*.
Mr. CANNING said, without the Charters, he did not see
how accurate information could be-obratned. As to the Bo-
roughs, Old scrum, &c. he was ready to admit all the Noble
Lord wished to assume ; and col:tinning to hold the same opi-
nions on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, he was prepared
to maintain, that the Hoeft, as conatitated, was best ►oiled
to the pnrposes for which it existed : the oheuAto could not be
effected without occasioning dangers which it is not worth while
to run. The close boroughs were admitted—the small slumber
of the electors were admitted ,'therefore, se far at admission
and concession went, the Noble Lord had all that he could
require. The question could not be granted without raising
enquiries respecting Charters, which world be prejudicial.
Under all We circumstances, he mass resist We mik,.
Mr. ABERCROB BY said, that the opposition which had
been urged, imaginary as it was, had hardly surprise.' luau.
The at objection was imaginery ; the second was much ex-
aggerated. It was imaginary to suppose that the people would
inter by the grantin4 or this motion, that the question of Re•
furni was about to be entertained by that House. They had
got like returns respecting Scotland—bat had any body thence
inferred that the Reform of Scotland, its burghs, &o. was
nearer at band. If the public would draw such infereeo..
supposing the motion to hr granted, it we* proof, which se
believed to be the ease, tont there was a I,,..i.inponilieu no ,

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