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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

ta administer the Briery-oath; that three persons were rei
Wined guilty of wishing corrupt contract+ for the Borough
and that therefore the House might nut to pause in de•
*landing the Minnie,' of the Committee. (Hear, hear
Mr. Li.ovn (tee believe), also a Member of the Committee,
said, that in strung a feeling was excited in the minds of some '
of the Committee, in consegnence of the evidence developed
by enquiry, that it was moved in the Committer to recommend
lie dit,liiinehisement of this Borough, to pot an end to its cor-
rupt practices. (Hear, bear.) Those who Were favelli utile to
tutu& opisilutrlColl%tilliting specific part of tilt Report, how-
ever, were lett iu a Innen ity ; Irlll. nutty such de-
cision, lie thought the Home cotitil out adopts strungee, wise.,
or better course, than to avail iheni,elves of such eases as
often as they °warted, either to abolish the elective privileges
in the particular histances or to transfer the right of sending
Itepreseniatises to Parliament to other and none populous
places.—(Hear, limis!) No cuars.e of pi oreeding world, in
his (minion, be better calcidateil to silence the colnplaints made
out ot atoms respecting the Constitittiim of that Holier; uo
bettor %%ay cetild be devised to refei and ;notify that House
by sale and gradual and it wait a coarse that he Sholllll
li4.e he vie adopted ; for lie was nut ashamed to avow, that lie
was a moderate Reformer.—(Cheers.) Where Electors. Irately-
arid stimuli...ft/ay sold their birthright, as was proved to have been
eo ghat ingly dune in the present case; where they acted in a man-
ner that was eillelliatful to reduce Wan below the state of the
most slavish rut. aliton on the Continent ; the Boroughs ought
to be disfranchised, and the rights conveyed to more populous
places, and places which returned Members, finch as Man-
chester. Leeds, and Sheffield. The effect would be must
benefit:Ml in improving the value of that House and its cite-
tatter out of doors—(Cheese loon, the opposition Benches.)
wOnld pet an cnd to that Poi t of talk which was new
very prevalent wi,liont alts of that House ; anti 10 all-
CUI..IOIISIII that 1111101, u i.old bo• C.,iwuti no 11111111 a advantage.
sir J. NeWPoict thought that at I, 40s a pr;tile lie-it- Cool!
1.51d.)11,k1:il (Ur lilt' mimosa, if um for eoternig
i mat ray on the question, %shells rifle Borough ought riot
to be distrancluseal ; and that the hest-end wisest mode of
ploolutaug a Reform of that lifonse, would be to Correct the
• souses of the elective liaireirise, were gases of curruptiuu
and Jo oer • proved to have taken place.
Mr. A. WRIGHT observed, that the voters of the thorough
amounted lit between 2 and 300 ; but that the charge of
biihery was against only about tal ur •00 of diesel Those
guilty of the cuti.N.l pi-milt:et, were nut voters; and lie was
not aware of ibar..iiellirenieol b adjudged, except
.when the conihict of tin' Borough was altogether had.
Lord C.vsTestitatai ,ruse; veil, that iiie coin •oe to be adopted
on the peseta occasion was the libel difficulty . 11 11,e
Report wire to be deemed spi-cial, it was clear; hat hr
bloom' bike to learn from the Clem what cellist *tad beets
ad-red oil limner occasions cruder &wafer cocuinstaaces.
(near.)
Tile SPEAKER replied, that it was not customary to delay
the txstaittg of a Writ, except on a Special Repurt but lie
apprehended that the Report in the pi escort case lbe
viewed as special. If that import were given to the Repurt,
the ermine to be pursued was clear; it was, however, to be
determined, wisether the et/leapt practices applied to audi-
7:Owls onto the Borough at large. It was out advise:Ale
to delay this issuing of the Writ, except the it eport was
dee nea Special, beeline it was desirable that the number
of Itepreiwastativea Would be biltdited ; but is Bile off-baud
, mover: he Mould not pretend fully to auroras the House ou
the v/abject.
Lord CAsTLIIREAGH moved that the Rebate be adjourned
to Monday.
Mr. SPANN obs..rved, that there were several similar in.
Stances. filmdom'. Aylesbury. &c.; bet te Move cases the
House proceeded, in consequence of a motion 11 oin she chetr.
titan of tie Committee, ou the corrupt plc tires of
theßorough. Ile admitted that the suggested :nude of
Ireallnelit of such eases, when they OCCUI fed, was the most
useful and inost Martint course of Reform that could be adlyt-
ed ; and he trusted it would be pursued whenever an itiataitce
,littapttug it cause Ireton tie Hotisc.—( Witt, hear.
Alter obilltcatioms from J. Newport, Messes. it. Abe, c,
Mulford, Howard, ac. the adjoutument of the discussion till
Monday was carried.
Mr. Wynn moved that the Minutes of the Committee be
laid before the West. (Hear.) &tittered.
Mr. C. IitrICHISSON ono it'd, that Mr. T. Grady be placed
utile Bar fuellowith, its order to his discharge; but, Aim
o bar rva lions trout Mr. Wylin, sir R. it Mr.Coartenay,
ace. It was negatived.
The remaining Orders being disposed of, the House ad-
ios' tied.

DEATH or TUE ESQUIM %I.!X.—On the nth inst. died, at Edin-
burgh, John Sack,•house. aged 2i, a native of the West Punic of
Greenland. This Es:itim/my: has occupied a considerable share of
the public attention, and his lose will be generally felt, lle had al-
reaur rendered Milk:fund services to the country in the late Expedi-
tion of I.liscovery, anti great expectations were naturally funned of
tlw utility which he would prove on the expedition abort to sail for
Ilaffin's Bay. The Admiralty, with great liberality and judgment,
had directed the greatest pains to be taken in his itlueation,
and he had been tereral months in Edinburgh with this view, when
lie was seized with a e iohni inflammation in the :last, which corriml
him off in a few day,. lie was extremely docile, and though rather
slow in the attainment of knowledge, he was industrious, zealous,
and cheerful, and always gmtefid our the kindotsw and attention
shown to him. flit, amiable disposition and sinirle manners had in-
terested those who had typortunme, of knowing law personally, in
a way that will not be forgotten. To the Public his loss, we fear. is
irreparable; to his trierais it is doubly severe. Just before his death
the poor Esquimau,: said he knew lie was going to die; that his
father and mother lat:1 died in The same was ; and that hi; sister.
who was the lost of all his relation•, had jtna appeared to him ;sad
tidied Lim away !
' Ag/grg VI4ITATIOW or DLAY/L iX OWg FAMILY.—OII
TtletAgr, Dee. 29, Edward, the WO of Mr. Gillard, a teapot:table
tarn.• in the parish of 'harem:in, near Tiverton, aged 11, died,
afi,:r a few (la y, of a throat oomplaint ; leaving behind him
three sisters, al! promising. girls ; but, on Saturdsv, Jan. 16, Alary,
aged 10, was seized in her eye ; no sainus Lipp: elicnrions were en-
tertained, but she died on the 2ctli ; on the Wednesday following
she was buried ; when, awful in relate ! the parents and relatives
were but just returned from the grave, when Elizabeth, aged Mice,
expired, leaving only one to console the alictesi par.nts with die
hopes of its life being spared, but that hope was not realized ; the
girl, whose name was Ann, aged five years, began to (limy, and
angered until February 2, when she eapired.
On the morning of Saturday stonniglii, a fine girl, daughter of
Mrs. Jones, a widow, in fled Court, Commercial Howl, during the
temporary absence of Mrs. J. tell out of a two pair °luaus w.ndow,
and injured he.r.ellso much as to cause her death.
On the evening of die 6th instant, as the Earl of llclicter's game-
keeper at Rsdlyucti. was setting a spring-gun, he accidentally trod
upon the wire, wimp the gun went off, and its coutents lodipal in his
body ; he died the beat incnninii.

MAne ii 1

IDMITTND IN LAST SAYURDAY'S CAZRYTEL
DIVIDENDS.
W. Watts. of Lower Mnrden, Surrey, farmer, March R.
J. and C. Bernard, Manchester, linen drapt:rs, Xlsre!, to
11. Drnnett, Wilson Street. Gray's Ifin Lane, cow keeper, March 13
C. C. Spitta, F. and G. Moiling, mid 11. A. Spilt, Lawrence Yount..
nay Lane, merchants, Alarch 1.3.
C. Sondius, Devonshire Square, merchant Match 13.
.t. W. Mi.l.llcwouil, Whitechapel High Street, perfumer. Match
T. Woit, G....ravhureli Street, wholc.aile perfumer, March r.
A. Adair, Winchester Street, merchant, March 13.
T. Asses, ltsth, linen draper, Mandl 15
G. Smith, Tansy, Derby..late. dyer, arck 111.
IL I.iarenec, Liverpool. merchant, March :a.
J. Ward, Seuleuates, Yorkshire, merchant, May 3.

CEdTIFICATES—Maacii 13
T. Ridley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, brewer.
N. Radcliffe, Swailsea grocer.
S. Halstead, Horsham, Sussex, draper.
J. Brucre, Craven Street, Strand, wine merchant.
M. and M. C. °igen, liroad Street, Ildtcli;fe, stauonenw
.1. Jame,, Newgate Street, lace manufacturer.
11. Sculthoriw, -Nottingham, linen dr..per.
J. St. Bark, Austin Friars, slip owner.
J. Taylor, East Smithfield, tobacconist.
W. Hardy, Thetford, Norfolk, tanner.

From ale LONDON GAZETTE, Tdestbzy, Feb. 2s.

WIIITRHALL. Pvn. ff,
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent bath been pleased, in the
name and on the behalf of his 113jeity to appoint the Honourable
Edward Stewart and ailsrm Thomas line, to he Commisbitiners of
the Customs, vice William Roe and Francis Fuwnes Luttrell,
supenintiated.

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