The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

ELECTION OF SCOTCH PEERS.
The Karl of ROSE:DER HY rose un the order of the day, to
call the attention, of the house to the election of Scotch Peers. '
Ile adverted to a bill which he brought in lad session of parlia-
ment, to regulate the elections of Scotch Peers. Subsequent to
resenting that bill, a communication was made to him, begging
the bill might be suspended until the opinion of the Teets
respectively could be taken. That opinion bad been taktn, and
it induced hint to bring it again betore the house. Only two
Peels dissented trent the bill. It wee a matter of no eurpriee
that the measure should almost meet the tlllallitllOUS wish of the
Scotch Peerage, because the practices at the election of Scotch
('.era weie of a nature to require the interference of the legeila-
twe. Since the Union, ninny had voted at the election who had
no right to vote. The que-stion. as it related to a regular mode
of conducting the election, was of great impottanee to the peerage
of Scotland. Having no hereditary right to sit in parnameitt,
they were only allowed to sit by merlon and it was a peculiar
hardship to have their sight to Intend the house after election
delayed by the irregular practice of stall:tine persons to vow who
had nu right to vote. At the election in 1790 thirteen Peers only
omit of sixteen were returned to take their seats. The return of
three was disputed, in consequence of improper votes, and during
three years they were deprived of their right to sit in the house.
They were then allowed to have a good claim. 'Phis was but
one of the many hardships it was his object to prevent in future.
The noble earl concluded by moving two resolutions nat
no pesson relating to any Peer or Peeress of Scotland, except the
son of such Peer, shall have liberty to vote at the election of the
sixteen Peers of Scotland until he has proved his right to vote
before a Committee of the House of Lords.—Secondly, It is
resolved, that every person who bolds the benefit and right to
vote shall be subject and liable to legal übjections, as if the firet
resolution had not passed.
Tile resolutions were agreed to um dia.
The nolee earl then moved that the resolutions be referred to a
commute,: of privileges, observing, that it the committee should
accede to the resolutions, a bill would be introducad.
The resolutions were accordingly referred to the committee of
privileges to sit on Thuralay next.
The house adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
I‘o\oA •giiit. 29.
This 'ieing the last day for receiving of reports on private
bills, touch Buie was occupied in Weir presentattiou aud run-
Sir J. 611,AHANI presented a petition, praying to he
heard by Couusel against the Somers Tuwu New Church
Bill.
tslr. BY NG presented the report of the Somers Town
Road bill—and leave was atteroards übtaiued to IlliaLC the
hind repot t on or before May 7.
AGRICIULIVR•4 GOOCH presented a
petition trout Foxley, Sultolk, complaining of aigriculsural
distr.'s.. He was for a eduction taxation ;—(hear,)—but
he did not ilesii e tliat reduction should take place sill re-
trenchment had previously been accomplished.—(Hear,
hear.)—Ile was of opinion ticit past of the distress bad re-
sulted Isom superabuntlaut toothier now iddicting the whole
world.—(Hear!)—Tile Iron. member then adverted to the
datums cot the agricultural committees The last report, he
admitted, afford, d tau chalice of relief; however, he was of
opinion that a graduated scale in impoi t duties would be more
serviceable than the presclit piulabitory price, as he
' weight term it. 'Die Corn Bill was oljul inus. 'f he gradu-
ated duties were not what he st mod wish; but except
wouirthing were done, agricultine niti.t he whully ruined,
504 it tip iculture were rimed, how could toe country hold
up its head aiumigst natinllsl The petition also ri puled
ieform, but lie thought nothing of it, because it would nut
pus KM extra six petit C into the farmers' poi kets,—( Hear.)
Mr. HUME expressed his astunishment at tlidi buu. 1111:Ma
ber'S ruuelurt. W here was the use of 1 etitiwiiu6 ; where
was the advantage of es pressing a eadines, to reduce tax-
ation, when he was abseil( from divisions on motions to re-
duce the establishments? Tar hon. member (naught of lies.
thing—aitued at nothing but " high pi ices." (Dear, hear!)
Tory could nut be obtained. relict were desired, it
runid only he obtained by reducing the expenditure of the
couiary. Nleasiiies to obtain Clint relief hAI been proposed;
but the him. member was hot found on those divisions. He
might say what lee pleased, and the Noble Marquis might
propose what he liked; but he felt satisfied, that there was
no chance of °brutalise 'elle( except by a reduction of the
tuxes, ss Inch would be warranted, if that House would
wncesun A reduction of the establishoueuts. Opportuuilies
would soon be atiorded for such purpose, and he then hoped
that the lion. member would be found to support the proper
sitioits for tetrenchtueut. Petition urdered to lie on the
table.
Mr. GORDON presented petitions from Aberdeen, &c.
praying for the Lee expurtatiou of spirits, &c.—Ordered
to he on the table.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented petitions from the West
Riding of Yea kshire and Halifox, against the bill for
allowing the amino tatiou of foreign woollen goods our the
purpose of exportation.—Ordered to be printed.
ongsitstic Boa..—Mr. S. woitTLEy pre.
sewed peutionsliiso freehold,' s Yorkshire (chiefly from
t he necclsbiati hood of Woks fiAtl) in favour of the Yorkshire
polls' bin Itirarslll'e %hair bad wa his approbation. He
should hereafter state his objections to the hill. The second
leading of the bill was postponed till Friday next.
Los el NORMAN BY presented a petition Is um Whitby.
Sie favour of the bill—a petition that lie t Ullaldersed so leak
the sense of the comity.
Sir W. CURTIS piesented a petition twin ship-owners
of the Poll of London, against any relasaitiun of tae II it egtla
S. laws. Ordered tube printed.
Mr. Alderman WOOD prem,•iiied a petition from coal
it hai fingers, lice. against an add itioaal toll being 11111111Stii
tor the pawing of barges wider Lo.idoli-h1 idge. Ile wished
the petition to be referred to a coamittee abuse stairs.
So W. cwt. fl 3 said, this sei toed to cuntea plate a new
bridge-110 new nue wa• inleonled.
Alderman WOOD observed, that the petition said
'lethal& about u new bridge; but one might be built, fur the
olge-house estates pi udured 30,0991. a year.
Mr. T. W 1 LSON questiotied A kilter Were was so much
property; it uaglit to be acres that the bride could be aft
Bolted he ore it was commenced.
Mr. M. A. TA Y LOR said, in the struggles to prevent the
buitilihg of a new bridge. there appeared to be something
very like it " a job."—Lives and in. s were as uuthing com-
pared with the looney that might be expended. Ile oar
mire, and he had exa missed it with engried., that nothing
bat a new btidis could rule the old one.—( Bear, nem .)
Ile also spoke of coutinalug the monopoly to Ilse
Ina-
astir:set .4 Billingsgate us :nom her proof of alien lop to !Amit-
e-10 u ottesests, and not to those of tlie ruin a.uutl y. Petition
ref.'s red to the coma/unity.
NoitroLie AGRICULTURAL PETITION.—Mr.COKEsnicI
Ile porbented another stelitiuu how the 11 oidicils k;
ova*, all of them had now petitioned for no a al re-
dress awl (dulls, lie earccii.d uo relict li.,eu the