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as well as their names. (Hear.) He believed there were sot Mr. CANNING appeared at the Bar, and pnrsesited keratin.
above 50 signatures to which any legal objection could be Majesty, purulent to an address of the HORN. additional Ps-
, made; some trustees, smite freehoh:er* of Hull; and by two or pent respecting the recut begociations reoirelaug France,
three of the sea who were not yet entreated with votes. (Hear, Spain, and •Portagal. '
•hear.) Ile need not say be approved of the petition ; but he Accouuts from the Lit erpcol Dock Company, the Southwark
wished now to add, that the great change re opinion there had Court of Requests, &c. were presented, sad urdeted to be
keen worked in his mind on die subject of reform had been printed.
produced on the comma of the House.—(Hear, hear.)—He Sir 1. YORKE presented a petition from certain Trustees
, felt that the (louse did not discharge its duty, as he thought spinet the Southwark Court of Requests' Bill. Ordered to
it ought to do. towards the people ; and he was also permaded lie ou the table.
that the people were the beet judge* of the honest conduct of Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition, with similar prayer,
Pariiameet. ( Hear, bear.) The people might not be good from John Prinsep, Esp.
judges of financial matters, nor of foreign affairs ; but of the Fatscit Caereae.—Mr. BROUGHAM wished to risk
honest conduct of Parliament, they were judges on which they whether the Admiralty had received any intelligence of Use
could rely. 'they were too much disposed to look on those capture of a Spatial' corvette in the West ladies, five or att.
beneath them as their inferiors in information ; bet such conduct weeks ego, by a French cruiser t If it were true, the Fresuls
wall not wise and Hide in them. had been guilty of en act of piracy that nada warrant the
Mr. S. WORTLEY seconded the motion for bringing up hanging of the whole of the crew ; sir of the grimmest perfidy.
the petition. He did not deny Meg it was signed by a majority as the letter of moque must have been issued by the Freesia
of the Yorkshire freeholders, and that it milieu the consedera- Governmeet near three months ago, and at the very moment
Goo of the Home ; however be most enter. his pruteat against its. that the late negotiations for pence were carrying on. He could
prayer. He believed that the House did discharge its duty to not help adding, that to make this capture the snore palatable
the people. When the constitution of the House could be so to the people of this country, the vessel was insured in Lon-
amended, as in his opinion to discharge more completely its don.
duty towards the people, he would consent to change—not Sir G. CLERK replied dist he bad no other informatiemon
till then. the subject, other than e hat was possessed by the bosh arid
Lord MILTON then brought op the petition. Its bulk learned gentleman end the public.
being neatly es much as the nob.* lord could carry, smelted Sureties: PETITION.—Mr. GOOCH, in the perfognance of
' molt attention and merriment ; and the amassment was not his duty, presented • petition from Sutolk, praying for Patti-
diminished by t e desks basin to enrol the petition to get at smeotary Reform ; at the sane time be felt it to be lira duty to
the language of it. It was of ongoing length, the unfolding of state. tbat lie could nut support its prayer,
it baring ooeupied.seireed nehritine of tier active Islam Grille Ordered to be prieted.
clerks. The petition was then read at length. ' NORPOLIC PLTVIION..—MI. COKE presented a petition
Mr. SYKES spoke in support of the petition. The free- (Cobbett's) from the County of Norfolk, for a Reform, IKe•
holders bad been asked whether they would 'swoon an appeal duction of the Interest of ille Debt, &c.
to that House, and more than three fourths of the freeholders Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, he had been the sailors' support,.
had sepported that appeal by this petition. To the conduct of er of Reform ; but such a petition would make him vote against
the late member for Liverpool, and who wow holds a prominent all Reform. He was persuaded that such a farrago of absurdity
I station in his Majesty's councils (Mr. Canning), be believed could only come lime. the thorough mimics of Reform He
1 they were mainly indebted For the mecum of this petition.— was persuaded of the necessity of song reform ; and that If it
(Hear, hear.)—The question, lie thought, bed been fully put to were not granted, the country would sourer or late: feel the
the county ;to his mind it lied been most conclusively evil consequences of neglecting reform.
answered. Mr. H. GURNEY gave SUO lOCUllet of the pro:seedier at
'Petition ordered to be printed. that meeting—of the appearance of Mr. Cobbett—and of the
Mr.IIOBHOUSE presented • petition from an indizidual noises that took place, especially when Mr. Cobbett's remiss
apiest the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Interinidiate Doty lions were pot—There were 6or 0,01110 pumas Kemal,. and
le the Beer Bill. He complained that new premises, &c. would vet y few of them even heard the resolutions. About 500 Were
he required according to the bill, that might be remedied. against them, sod 1100 fur them—but they held up their bands
Petition ordered to be printed. by mistake. Tboegb this was cant the petition of the meanly of
FON EIWN NESOCIATIONS.—Mr. CANNING moved an ad- Norfolk, it merited attention, as it came fruits one of the mutest
dress to Lis Majesty for additional papers respecting the uego- and shiest writers of the present
truth day, with he b
lucher
was mom.
ciations about Spain and Portugal. • tomed to mingle exaggerated sfalsehood.--
Mr. WARRE wished to know, whether at Verona the live Petition ordered to be printed,
Pitmen agreed to a treaty, undertaking to monist France in the Mr. COK II presented petitions from Mastheads of Gremlin*,
attack on Spain. ace.eemplaining of distress, bot diaavoniag the Norlolk.peti-
Mr. CANNING did not believe that any snub instrument was Vow.
biped at Verona ;he bad never hearth of coy such eedertaking M r.ICOKE spoke of theorw generhal correctness a
stood of Mn'. themey'it
s
haring been signed. Address agreed to. representation of t Nic steg. H within tw
Lord PALMERSTON p ted • petition from the Uni- of Mr. Cobbett, and he paid all possible glossies ; bet-them
versity of Cambridge, praying the House to adopt use aaaa ea to was such a noise that be could only now and then hem it word
prevent the increase of the slave trade, and to ameliorate the from Mr. C.
condition of the slims. Petition ordered lobe printed.
Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. WODEIIOUSE futesented a petition from Huntbleyerd.
Mr. CANNING moved that the House, at its rising, do ad • disavowing the Norfolk petition. .
joorn to Thu rsiey.—Agieed to. A number of petitions were presented against the Coal
ROMAN LiATHOLICS.—GeneraI ARCHDALE presented ye- duties.
rine+ petitions from Enniskillen naiad the Catholic Claims, Sir F. BURDE rr postponed for a week, the Ommeittee of
Colonel TRENCH bore testimony to a previously alleged inqoir) respecting the recent Irish Trials.
hot, that Priests interfered in elections. They had done so at PARLI ANI ENTARY REFOIOI.
the recent Dublin election ; they might not boon the hustings, Lord J. RUSSELL brought forward his motion, detailing
but they exercised a terrific Whence elsewhere, even in their the defects of the present state of the representation. It was
places of worship, before the congregations had risen from their particularly proved by the votes, sometimes tether feeeteraole
knees. to Ministers, then alpinist them. His plan of Reform was si.
. Mr. L. WIIITE said, that the charge was onfoseded re- miller to that detailed last year ; to add one bemired members
&peeling the interference of priests in recent elections in Ire- to the counties, taking 100 from the Boroughs, See. He con-
tendd eluded with muving, that the slide of the Representation re-
Mr. 11. WHITE also declared that the charges were false gaited the most serious consideration of Parliament.
and groundless. The priests might have felt an inte rrrr in the Lord NORMAN BY seconded the motion.
elsetiun, especially when they were ado that one of the eamli- Mr. RICARDO thought that if elected by the people, the
dates wee igaidlit them. The hon. member said he bad nut lie- same gentlemen who now constituted it would be seen .acting
tangoed the people and the priests from the altars. He bad very cl.lferently to what they do now ;he would, however,
pledged himself to support the Catholic Claims. The other support no scheme of reform which had not election by bellott
-issedidate said lie always would oppose them. for its basis.
Tits: SIIERIFt OF DU HU N.—Sur F. BURDETT then, bur- Sir T. '...7IIBRIDGE was now convinced Reform was be.
Pant to his notice, rose to tiring forward his motion respecting come necessary. He wished to base the Boroughs done away.
the recent trials is Ireland, and the conduct of the Sheriff' of and more members given to counties. This change was eequured
DeWitt, as regarded the summoning the Grand Jury on that cm- by the change of CO Junistances, the spreading of intetligenee
onion. The hon. baronet entered into a review Of all the trau- and wealth. He was convinced also that the Jostled interest
.aactions connected with this case, as detailed in the deludes of wee nut pruperly represented, or agricultural distress would
Tuesday last, and urged that, upon the statement of Mr. never have arrived at the height it hut done. .
Phinket on that occasion, it was evident thitt enquiry into the Sir F: BLAKE was in favour of the motion. Sir R. Wal-
conduct of the Sheriff, with regard to summoning the Jury was pole said, o' Every noun lies his price i'' and the lute Speaker
necessary. He therelore concluded by moving, that from the said. "sree sale of beats is the House was as plaio its the cuss
statement made by hi+ Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, at towireiley." Freedom of election eras the Idiehrighi of
in that llouse, on a former eight, it appeared indiapensably ne- Englishmen, and be hoped the House would this night,-by their
cessary that inquiry into the conduct of the Sheriff of Dublin, vete, restore it to them.
as related to the recent legal proceedings iu Ireland, respecting The Home then divided :
the Clots at the Theatre, on the 14th of Dec. last, should take Fur the Motion 169- Against it 330 --Majority spinet the
photo. Motion 111.
Mr. PLUNKETT opposed the motion as unnecessary. The other orders were disposed of, anii the house adjourned.
Mr. DENMAN suppoi told it. FRIDAY, APILIL id
Mr. BROWNLOW also supported the motion. The various Lord CRAN BOURN E brought in a bill to legalise the sale
reports in circulation, especiatly one which stated that the but- of game.—Read a first time,
the wa+ thrown at the Lord Lieutenent from the Pitt, mod not Sir J. SHELLY gave metre, that on the second reading kis
from the gallery, as-stated at the trials, rendered enquiry ne. shonld take the sense of the House on the bill.
e • Rafell M.—Lord NOR:HANBY observed, that nedastand-
Mr.'GOULBURN strongly opposed the motion. He conic] *ing souse 01) ions which had fallen from him 11111 thk subject
Lisbon• friend there wee not the slightest foundation for of reformou affecting in particular the lintel/as of the mentner
the story to which he had Abided, or for many others that were fur Edinburgh, (Mr. W. Dundee,) were liable to misconstrues
in circulation. Ile contended, as his right hon. friend, the lion, he had so hesitation in saying that in the remarks lie meant
Solicitor General, had done before hint, that a Court of Justice nothing persueel ;he slily meant to state that wlsere so few
and not the House of COIOIIIOI4, was the proper places fur in. persons in so enlightened a city as Edinhdrgli returned a mem-
"airy into this subject. her, that instance was the best illustration that he ,tmald give
Cult:net BARRY would agree in this opinion, if the dehin- of the present syntem of representation.
quency of the Sheriff was oonGned to one single act ; but es Mr. W. DUN DAS expressed hinged( satisfied with this
there was a series of pets charged, effeetnal enquiry could only et planetion. . .
!Ile el ace in that House, and for that reshot; lie should support • The second reading of the Great Sessions in Whim; Bill wee
the motion of the lion. baronet. postponed till Tuemine.
Mr. CANNING gave bia decided negative to the elution. The Weights and -Measures' Bill was read a third time,
Mr. BROUGHAM as strongly argued baits favour. after-some remarks from Mr. Heine, Sit G. Clerk; &o. and
The House then divided, pained. •
For the elation 219 Lord ALTHORP presented a.
,petition front Ilse city of
Against it 196
.. Westminster, signed by short 309 ;mesons, praying for the
Majority AGAINST Misimers 34"/ establishment of a Court for die speedy recovery of debts
The House to go into the Committee on F isle, Unlit!' 151.
The other Orders were disposed uf, and the House adjoara• Met HOBHOUSE semi, lie was instructed to sapped the
ed at half-past one. prayer of this petition. Petition ordt red to lie primes'.
THURSDAY, APRIL 94. llt ILAN D.-3ir 11. PARNELL presented a pekoe, from
Lord J. RUSSEL'S motion on the subject of Reform attracted wooed.. egithid the Eiden Did," eip,
considerable crowds ; and Otto the gallery wee opened at Mr. HUTCHINSON said, that the great objets, of Ire met
three o'clock, it was tilled in a few minutes, and the passages was to employ the people of lenient; and any measure that
afterwards crowded. ( For coathotetioti seepage 164.)
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