The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-27 00:00:00

HOUSE Or• COMMONS.

MONDAY, JUNE 21.
The Er.cleFia,-4tical Conrts Bill, Insolvent Debtors' Bin, and Lot-

tort 811, w,•re read a third time and passed.
The Special Report of the Committee on the Heliton Election
v.-, read, containing a chant' against the Duke of Leeds, fur his
comfort in that [wrong,' ; it was agreed to by the House.
Mr. :-.;AV cotred into a detail of the abuses w iiich existed
in the bellow:1i of Helston, and on adverting to the evidence which
had heen ptudoced before the Committee, proved to the House, that
the influence over this borough was obtained by the Duke of Leeds,
on .conditiou of paying t,7 M. per annum, which was the amount of
the parish rates of all the freeholders, thereby giving to them in pro-
portion to their properly, a bribe to sacrifice the free c'ei rise of
their judgment in the election of their Representatives. In the
cotruptions of thi; ly,rongli, as well as in every other borongh
Cornwa!l, Mr. Swan said the Clergy were conspicuous. He con-
chided by movirg, "That the Attorney-General be directed to 'no-
ae(lo.e George Frederick Duke of Leeds."
Mr. DAVIES GIDDY thought the Duke of Leeds hod not been
actuated by any corrupt motive ; he therefore considered the most
substantial justice would be obtained by foregoing the prosceotion,
and-throwing open the borough for the futon ; should the Honm•
adopt this suggestion, he would pledge him.'elf to bring iu a Bid
next Se:sion, for regolating the elections of the borough of Heiston.
Mr. Bn ND said,if any similar instance of corruption in a Cornish
boroigh came before the noose, he would move that the right of
election be transfei red to some of the populous hundreds of York-
shire or Lancashire. This was the best and safest way of ettecti»g
a P,lrliameiltary Reform, without the trouble and form of a specific
or sv,teina tic motion.
Lord A. Hl:it ii.ToN referred to the case of Croggan, confiiied sin
Newgate tOr similar practice's to those charged on the Duke of
Leeds, and called on the House not to make any distinctions of
persons..
The House hat ins, divided, there appeared for the original mo-
tiou, 55 ; agiiinst it, 52. Majority againq the pioseention,
Mr. BA NK E tutu obtained leave to bring hi a Bill to secure in
flame the }unity of election in the borough of Helston.
CORN TRADE.

On the motion fur going into a Committee of the whole House,
on.the Report of the Corn Trade, a long and desultory conversation
arose, which ended in a division, when there appeared fur it 57,,
a„,;iiiist it fa
'I he ITPuse having gone into the Committee, Mr. 13.1R1N0 rose;
and spoke at considerable length against the Resolutions. He
thought aft if a Bill should he passed which was fotinded upon
wheattu hiscad would.grow to be a luxury in country, out
of the ii-tch Vic poor.
• 1i r. IiAIZ it;id Mr. V.i.;stiis‘.ox defended the Resolutions.
The io rep;y to Mr. Baring, said, the prices of corn had been
high r cor the la,t thin• years t:;:ni was contemplated in the Bill ;
Pli,a yet kVhO %vo;:id ray the: whcaicii bread had been a luxury in
Lnuland, and out of the rcadi of the poor
The Committee. divided on the sixth elat.,e, Ccr fixing the price at
v.hich an in•purtation is to be allov;:d at the ntunbers
weiez—kr the clause, ; avinst it, ie.—Adjourned.