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London, England, 1820-05-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, MAY 26,

The S RR look the Chair at halfpast three o'clock.
DISCHARGE OF ELECTION PETITIONS.
The Orders of the Day, appointing certain periods fur
taldrowinto consideration She Petitions against the relurue
for Westminster, Maidstone, Cambridge, Elgin, Co.
vanity, Waltingford, aed .Newport, in Catboat', were read
sad disrhsrged, the Petitioners having all failed to make
gni their rectignizancet in the time limited by the Orders
of the House.
Mr. Dentonl presented two Petition, sipied by 4',800
ialsakitants of the pariah of St. Mary, Newington, the .first
payiug to be beard by Coruna at the bar of the Haase
against ohs New Church Nino She eitior praying that the Bill
might witiliewseso
Sir. Cliwteleit preseweit Wallies. tree Laedheldere
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of the tonal, of Clue, of agriraltural dis-
tress.
'fffe.*lftinialf presented • Petition tram the In%sibilants
of llWeiss. posiyisi for • repeal of Ilse Sew Wool Tax.
gswijNigy oresestert a Pesilion from the Landholders
of sum,. goomplainirg of agricultural distress.
MP) BVIIRELL presiiiited • similar Petition from Persons
is the vieisity of Brighton.
Me it. 1.1TOUcill! presented • siwitar Petition from tie

nallnlT of Anew.
• Sir a, 04111711111ra presented a rimier Petition from the
vieinity 0 Lewes.
fillr.,Ltinir ',rented a similar Petition from the county
of Cdruwell.
Sir ITV Petition

,Lirvero Dittmar presented a similar .
the comity of Carlow.
Mr. HLISIt perorate,' n Petition fens the county of
Montrose, soother from the tont, of Moutruse, and a Shied
from the town of Brecon, oil pr3pos that Or Scotch Liner
Factories might be put on the (quoits( of the Irish, by allow-
laj
the same bounty and other immunities as were greeted
Is the Irish.
Mr..a. Davis presented
.2 Petition from the Merchantsof

from

Bristo4 ingeigni the Wool Tax.
Lord Jong lituaset.t. presented a Petition from the county
if Bedford, complaining of neriresltural distress.
Mr. LAIMOTON presented w Petition from 16e Landholders
of the county of Durham, praying for Nether prohibitory du-
ties on the importation of corn. He would vouch for the re.
spectabilily of the immerses sigoatures attached to the Peti-
tion. At the same lime, he felt it to be due to himself to slate
the opinion be bad before expressed when opposing the last
Coen Bill, that the Petitioners were directing their objec-
tless to a trifling point, latticed of urging them spinal the
general system of taxatios---without some diminution of
the hardens of which, all the restrictive duties in the world
would de them no good.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. W. COUIT presented a Petition which had been
pit into his bands by some respectable Newsreaders, corn.
plaining of the practice of vending Suoday Newspapers. He
thought it right to state, that his opinion concurred with that
of the Petitions. at the generally bad course mad coadoct
which distinguished the Sunday Newspapers, the abuses of
.which bad, in a great tnearere, caused the passing of the late
restrietive laws respecting the press. At the sense time lie
bad assured the Petitioners that be could not undertake to
nit the Honer to enter into any legislative measures to re.
inetly dm matter of their complaint. The Petition was then
,onpli,'ll„etated, that the great circulative of numerous
•, Newspapers bad the effect of keeping those who
.Mal those who read them, away from their religious
ifisties, sad frequently allured men into public-houses on the
Jay sot apart by religion fur the repose re both of soul and
bitrot, Oat the Petitioners were forced to undergo the
.etre,of this line of their be-lutes is relied-we to
'their mine and consciences, because they were obliged to
keep up the competition on which the business of each de-
pended. They therefore prayed relief.
Mr. LAWTON would not rise to oppose the laying of the
Petition on the table, because it was the business of lbe
House to bear and receive the pelitioss of the people; but
be bad never listened to more disgusting and hypocritical
cant fleas that just read. If the Petitioners did not like the
selling of Sunday Newspapers, they were at full liberty,•
without offending any owe, to drop the business. He would
sever bear patiently a general attack oe the Sunday News.
papers, which, in the oasis, contributed more thaw any
other poblications to the dissemination of snood political
knowledge, and the support of real nitwits, among the poor.
It would have been mire becoming i• the Petitioners to
have endeavoured to amend their own lives, than to stand
forth in condemnation of a body of men su much more me-
t dellhous thou themselves.
The Petition was ordered to be laid on the table.

ELECTION FOR TRURO.
Mr. W. Writ' said, that the Petition in this case having
been thrown out, it would be necessary fur the House to
take some steps to make good the representation. Ile moved
that the return should be read. By the retain, it appeared
that Mr. Vivien was returned by • majority, and that the
ma bars for Lord Cheeks Ft izeoy Somerset sad Mr. Gimlet.
wan q•al. Mr.. Wynu, moved that the election of Mr.
Vivian should stand good, and the other two be declared
void.—Ordered.

The W/18 then ordered to irsne his warrant for
thereinto of aassther Member to *erre for Truro.
Mr. M. A.. TaTtoß brought up Several •artedmenta,
which were added to she Stage Costi.es BPI. •He also moved
that Mr. Kirkman Finlay should be added to the Committee
on Steam Eaglets.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. M. Well, brought up a Report from the Com-
mittee of Privilege', winch stated it to be the opinion of the
Committee, that Christopher Bolton, Caius Thompson,
Charles Frost, and Archibald Busier, had committed a high
and very gross breach of the privileges of the House, by en-
tering an action against Mr. Ryles, Warden of the Fleet
Prison, for releasing Hobert Christie Berton from his ens-
iled,' the said Prisoser having been returned as • Member
to serve is Parliament.
.Mr. M. !Vv., moved that the House shoold concur
with the Cnumnittee, so it was certainly a troy gross breach
of their privileges to bring an action against au officer of
the law for obeying one of the most ancient and established
rules of the Hosas..--The motion was agreed to..

Mr. Wulf tbea moved that the ulfenarre should be sum-
mooed to usurer at the bar of, the House as that day se'a-
sight.—Agreed to.
NE%%INGTON CHURCH BILL.
Mr. Motu* summits moved the Order of the Day for the
seesird reading of the Newington Cloned, Bill.
Mr. Dewtsom felt it his duty to oppose the Bill. By an
Act aisle late Majesty, the parishioners were t. be assem-
bled in the vestry, when the buildiag of a church wee in
question, and obey were to decide iro it. At three diluent
vestry meetings of the parishioners, the measure had bees
negatived by a large majority. There were to the Petitions
which accompanied the Bill, thirty:six signatures. To the
Petitions leanest it, which he had just before presented,
they* were 2,800. There were about 4,000 house. is the
parish, 4,000 under 2W. a year lent. There were 30,000
inhabitants., 7,000 of whom were receiving parish relict
but of a rental of 00,000/ there were 35,0001. eipeuded in
wiaietaiwiog the poor, and that harden was increasing dally.
The church was at present very thinly attended. Wbes the ne-
cessity of building $ sew church was proposed, the inhabi-
tants offered to pay for a third service an the evening, as was
provided for by :he Act of the late King, which Sae refused
by the Rector, whose respectability, he was, notwithstandiug,
very ready to admit. There were besides three plates in the
pariah where the service of the Church of England was per.
rimmed, the Chapel. of the Magdalen, the Asylum, and the
Ritlawiliropie Society. Front all these considerations, and
set !Sheds( in the necessity far building a new chords he
moved that the Bill should be read that day six months.
Mr. 1101./1v Sousa contended, that the Church was at
the extremity of the perish, that it would only hold about
,1401011 parsons, including several hundreds of charity children
who slams anted in a gallery church. the roof, where =allure
pariosacoudel not sit. There were, therefore, 26,000 preemie
left without accommirdation tes say their prayers in the
Established Chinch. The motive of the Rector could list
be interested. The artist who forakheil the estimate could
have so Mdneestent to overrule the price of the wader-
Warts. II appeared that 15,0001. would be the whole re-
pupae chargeable on the parishiouers. A rate of W. for ten
yaw would pay it.
Mr. Dittman explained.
Sir R. Watson supported the anstmilinest.

Dlr. PINS. supported the or.ginal 'autism.
Sir W. DE CILIDPILINT supported the asatotharat.

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Oa our rehire to the gallery
Mr. Irvin moved the Order of the Day for the Mouse ed. ,1
Naming Oa adjoururd debate ma the Aldlaomugh Elective*
Mr. P. Mooaa preersted a Petitiow from 'lle. C. W.'
&pont prsyiug the House would am cermet prapr
•f Williams Often, leading Inmost, the afoot of the littlug
Mlasibur, Is 'stead oho tires fur reasivigg his qualikatio.s.
TM Ileeelies wss lieu pit sad carriedLter ,tes days fur.

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lher time to Ire showed the agent of the sitting M. .:See to
put in his qualiticatton •
TIN sojourned debate on the Bestow Elretian .lrc•i
►esumed.
Air ROJIIIIIT Ft/anti "'One and said, the Minim h■sit.t
(ermined to reject the chino of Ili. people of kinglmid fir a
tome equal represeinatiosi, was a very suilleretri renown, why
they should Mortlake fullest enjoyment of whet they *ere
, pleased to allow thrtin; •nd he contrtolvii.ktint the Vey of
Algiers ass not mete incapable of sitting its that }l«Ji.•,
lien Mr. Elite, who holds the .114erligiu t.f Dept.lyGil.wi•t
Secreta►y at the Gape of Cowl Hope.
Mr. %from tltoorthl ii was nut open Kow fOr the Noma* to
go into the WI I lie.
Sir Ilon•RT Flatted agreed with the Hon. G.nll• 110111
It was in the Committer ouly that the Tifton... inikit, to ip•
agitated.
Mr. TitrRNFY said, as it was an adj0urn...1..6,61de, "sod
many Members were not present at the nod fu.t, perhorei
Ike Hon. Gentleman wookl repeat the selnitativ of 11. s atone.
dents.
Mr. COMITENAT said a few words, hit the noise in the
Gallery prevented our eatehisig a wont th.it tell firms him
Mr. BERNAL evil the real parties were Me tlecoire, e hit
had thought proper 14 elect a (;ellll .1,1041111 who wa. at.ro.4,
•od they therefore ought lo be situitril to ifefiud their sec-
tion.
After some further conversation, in winch Mr. Tie►ney.
Mr. B. Emilie:rat, Mr. B;uu*ham, end Lord Castlereagh 1.,..
• vitt, the garstio•s wt►e put and reified, Wel Oar weer
be diseharged, and the Militant liken solo cunsultrititaii bu
the 18th July next.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' DILL. •
Lord AtTHoitte, on ruing to rli.,tre llir Order
of the Day far the second reading id the litsidvelot
Debtors' Bill, said, he nerd 1101 enter new anyA 13.*
ralSlloll WI the principle of the Bill, as ii.at vas
fully approved by the House. He 'midst theieforr
only state the alterations which lie propiised by eio.
Bill.he held its his bend. His Lordship stow recw-
',knitted the heads of the altetaiinos peopostid, .std
concluded by moving the second reading.
Mr. MACDONALS objected to the peopmed in-
creme in the number of the Judges in the Insolvent
Debtors' Court, and gave notice of his in:v.:Am'
to more a 4 an at:send:new. that oar Judge elsou.il
be appointed, with two eitemitimots.
A Member, whose mime we could not learu,
spoke in favour of a discrimination fp he vseicisril
between the fraudulent and the innocent itisolveid,
•as to the length of imprisoninviit prior. ..a claitnii.44
•his disclierge ; and thought in . cases of fri.uic.the
'Court should have power to o..truutto a Jury. 11e
:strongly objected to the eitenintinii of Croat' diva-
ote from the operation of the Bid. ~.
S.r Fniticie thistalitiglr and Mr. LITTLETON
supported the Bill.
Lord A t-ructer said. he would not have inserted
the clause exempting the Crown debtors. from tine
loperation of the Bill, lied he not feared, from tic-
• opposition of the Aittitiley•Genertl.on a former
-occasion, to have risked line loss of the gin, hod:ne
left it out.
The Bill was then read a second time, and com-
mitted for Wednesday next.
On the motion of the CHAINCBLLOt of the EX-
CHEQUER, it was ordered, that tne,House, at its
rising. do adjourn to Tuesday nest. ..' .
Petitions were presented from owners and uccti-
piers of land in Cheltenham cod Corliwall, com-
plaining of agricultural distress,
Lord MILTON presented several Petitions trern
Merchants mid Manufacturers of Wakefield, Sear.
borough, Leeds, and other towns in
.Yorketiiie,
praying for a repeal of the Wool Tax. ..
Mr. Minute presented a Petition from Not-
tingham, complaining of their eatreme distres..
The whole of the foregoing Petitions were Ur-
dered to lie en the sabk.