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London, England, 1831-03-17 00:00:00

ATHLONE ELECTION.

Lord FORBES brought up the report of the Committee
on the Athlone election, which dechred the sitting
Members duly elected, and that the petition against their
return was neither frivolous nor vexatious.
PONTEFRACT ELECTION.

Mr. LITTLETON reported that the Committee on
this election had decided that the sitting Members were
duly elected, and that the petition against their return was
neither frivolous nor vexatious.
MAIDSTONE ELECTION.

The Marquis of CHANDOS brought up the report of
the Committee on the Maidstone election, which declared
the sitting Members duly elected.
Several private Bills were forwarded a stage.
A new Member took the oaths and his seat.
REFORM PETITIONS.

Mr. HUNT brought up the report of the Committee
appointed to investigate and classify the various petitions
praying for Parliamentary Reform. The report was
ordered to be printed.

Mr. Alderman 'WOOD moved for several returns con-
nected with the duties on malt—Ordered. Also for a re-
turn of the number of brewers, and those licensed to sell
beer, during the year 1830—Ordered. And also for the
number of barrels of beer which had paid the duty during
the year 1830—Ordered.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented petitions from Broad-
street Ward, Aldgate, Cripplegate Within, Cripplegate
Without, and Bishops.ate Ward, all in favour of the plan
of Reform; and another similar petition from the Ward
of Langbourn, which was signed by the Lord Mayor, and
all the principal inhabitants of the Ward.
'I he names of defaulters, at the ballots yesterday, were
called over, some were ordered to attend to-morrow, and
others were excused. _ _

Lord VIM. GRAHAM presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce, in the city of Glasgow, against
the renewal of the East India Company's Charter.
Mr. CAMPBELL (Member for Argyllshire) presented
petitions from merchants in the West of Scotland, against
the proposed reduction of duty on barilla. He expressed
a hope that his Majesty's Government would do something,
if not to reinstate the growers of kelp in their former
prosperous situation, at least to prevent the aggravation of
their present distressed condition by the reduction in
barilla. . .

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Mr. S. RICE sympathised with the distressed condition
of the inhabitants of the Western Islands of Scotland ;
their distress, however was not to be attributed to the re-
duction of duty in foreign barilla, but to the introduction
ot
them e out
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new
aortrictlieieofmßarrikteisth. mifnuthfaectcuir,ea,nwcehlliic,rh
of the had
ddriEvexn-
chequer were enabled to reduce the duty on glass, the best
relief would be afforded to the kelp growers.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said he would take
that opportunity of asking his Right Hon. Friend (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) what his intentions were as
to the proposed tax upon passengers by steam.
Lord ALTHORP observed it was not his intention now
to impose the tax upon passengers, but upon the tonnage.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from
Wigan, against the renewal of the East India Company's
Charter ; also a petition from Warrington, with between
eleven and twelve thousand signatures, in favour of the
Ministerial plan of Reform.
Mr. CHARLES TYRRELL presented a petition from
a parish in Suffolk, praying fur a reduction of taxation;
also one from Stowmarket, for Reform.

Mr. STRUTT presented a petition for Reform from
Belper, Evesham, and Swanwick.
Sir RONALD FERGUSSON presented similar pe-
titions from Haddington ; from the Corporation of Ilatn-
mermen in the borough of Dundee ; and from Finhorn.
In presenting these the Hon. and Gallant Member took
occasion to advert to what had fallen from the Hon. Mem-
ber for I3oroughbridge, when he described the Bill now
before the Ilouse for effecting a Reform in the representa-
tion of the people as nothing short of corporation robbery.
The petitions which he had then to present afforded the
most satisfactory reply that could be given to that remark,
for it was corporations who petitioned in favour of the Bill.
Sir CIIARLES WETHERELL inquired if the pe-
titioners bad not sworn to defend the rights and privileges
of the corporation?
Sir RONALD FERGUSSON—The sooner they break
such oaths the better.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that no oath of that nature,
and in direct contravention of the law of the land, could
be binding. They had merely sworn to defend the legal
rights and privileges of the Corporation.
Sir CHARLES WETHERELL said that it was a
jesuitical definition of the obligation of the oath ; such
casuistry led so unavoidably to the introduction of false-
hood and demoralising doctrines, that they could not be
passed by without notice. The persons referred to,
members of corporations. were not yet discharged by law
from their oaths—those rights had not yet been destroyed,
and, therefore, the petitioners were bound by their oaths
to protect them. Unless men's consciences were to be re-
formed, as well as the Constitution, he must ever hold that
those oaths ought to preclude corporations from origina-
ting any interference with their own rights or those of
their brethren or successors.

Mr. Alderman WOOD—Those corporations were per-
haps sworn to protect their own privileges respecting the
election of Mayors, Sheriffs, or other officers of that class ;
but the election of Members of Parliament was matter for
Ste legislature to deal with. As to the Hon. and Learned
Member for Boroughbridge, he probably was unacquainted
with what might be the oaths of the members of Scotch
corporations.
Sir R. FERGUSSON believed the oaths referred to
were not inconsistent with a support of Parliamentary
Reform. As to what had been said with respect to the
procession of the Goddess of Reason at Nottingham, he
believed that much of it WAS without foundation.

Sir C. WETHERELL said, that a figure so attired was
certainly carried in procession.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL also denied that such
occurrences had taken ploce in the manner stated.
Sir C. WETHERELL had sat in the chair in which
the female was carried who personated the Goddess of Rea-
son, when the chair was produced to the Committee who
sat on the election petition in 1800.
Mr. O'CONNELL defended his previous remarks upon
the subject of the corporation oath.. If it was meant to
convey that his observations were marked by Jesuitism or
casuistry, he must describe such a reply to him as distin-
guished by bigotry. It was perfectly natural that the bi-
gotry which opposed the concession of civil rights to a
large body of men, merely because they worshipped tbeir
God according to the dictates of their conscience—it was
perfectly natural that such a feeling should impel people
to call an innocent expression by libellous appellations;
but he abhorred and despised the prejudice which supported
such feelings, and he rejoiced to see that they had been
put down.
Sir R. FERGUSSON presented a petition from the
manufacturers of Stockport, in favour of the Bill for re-
gulating the hours at which apprentices were to work.
Lord MORPETH presented petitions from Sheffield in
favour of the Reform Bill, signed by 13,000 persons in
two days ; from Huddersfield, by 7,500 ; from Leeds ; from
the Freemen of York resident in Leeds; from Whitby;
from Tadcaster, and other places.
Mr. SYKES, Mr. BLOUNT, and Sir J. JotiNsrox sup-
ported the prayer of the petitions.
Lord MORPETH also presented similar petitions from
Bradford and Eccleston. Likewise one from the Sessions
toWwask.efield, praying that the Assizes might
bGerahnedldJiunr
Jurythat of
of
KILDARE-STREET SOCIETY.

Mr. Serjeitnt LEFROY presented a petition from a pa

risk in Roscommon, in favour of the annual grant to ttld
clergy,
Kt dare-street ciety.
Mr. MAXWELL presented a similar petition from the
continuance of the grant to the Kildare-street Society.
Mr. SHAW presented a similar petition from Donegal'
in the county of Donegal.
gentry, and freeholders of Cavan, in favour of the

REFORM.
etition from the
Mr. THOMAS DUNDAS presented a p
Mayor and corporation of York, in favour of the Refortn
Bill.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN presented a similar pet
bon from the Livery of London in Common Hall asgrri
were
bled. The worthy Alderman said, that there
wards of 3,000 liverymen at this meeting, who were
m?usin favour of the measure; and even those most I.ert
,
uneal to Reform in former times were now its most st e

nuous advocates.
Mr. Alderman. Alderman WOOD supported the petition/ ore d
served, that although the con oration of London .mg
from the Bill, theygwere willing to abandon
their rig

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for the advantage of the country: Ner
After a few worth front Mr. HUNT, the pc6k-i°-n

ordered to be printed.
meAroldueorymasnigWneAd,lTfrHomlllAthNe prpeasreinshtedoaf sismt.ilanr
upnetstitairrilid:
from the inhabitants of the Artillery theGroun °a
worthy Alderman also presented petitions from „of
rative rope-makers of London, against the iroporlati7iith
foreign cordage ; and from the inhabitants of the P The
of St. Pancras, in favour of the new Vestry Act'
latter petition was referred to the Committee on the

IRISH BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
Mr. O'CONNELL having presented a petition fre..frinak!
individual, complaining of the operation of the Irish P..-
ruptcy Laws,
Mr. HUME asked the Right Hon. Gentleman •
Stanley) whether it was the intention of the G(ivemet
ment to redeem the pledge given last session with reicii,
t,) these laws ; and whether it was their intention t°
:.‘,lt of
milate the laws of England and Ireland on the Bohr-
bankruptcy a 0-
Mr. STANLEY had quite enough on his hsn 0
ready, and did not think himself bound by all the Pint
of the former Government ; but he believed the 135°111,
Laws were under the consideration of the Irish Attnint
General, and that some measure on the subject vicl°-
brought in as soon as possible. _IA the
Mr. LEFROY had lately some conversation w'''"
Solicitor-General for Ireland on the subject, and Ivatioeer
abled to say, that it was the intention of that 11°L., 13
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tleman to propose the assimilation of the laws of P°°
and
Mr
Ireland.
. HUME said, this was always the way--Prt:/".,1, te
every session, but never performing. He had arc
somet
Mr.hit* bet ter.
RICE suggested to the Hon. Member for
,bilep
sex whether it would not be better to wait a little "ra
to ascertain the extent of the alterations about to be Pibei
posed in the Bankrupt Law of this country, before
.sbt
attempted to do any thing with Ireland ? TheY fswthe
alter this year only in order to alter more extenellegris'
next. He was, however, as much in favour of the P
ciple of the alteration as the Hon Member himself'

IRISH VESTRY ACT.
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Mr. presented O'CONNELL then C6° 1113°
°°
parishin Ireland, against the Irish Vestry Act, a the
occasion to observe that the new Bill, introduced "/ fir
Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Stanley), °.°,01
from being an improvement, was merely an alterrtut!°l, is
details which were a matter of indifference, "'"'„eirr
everything really important, it aggravated, to a 1104,`;off
ful extent, the mischiefs which the Irish comPl3l%as
and which formed the continual source of uneasiness
discontent. in shit
Mr. STANLEY denied that the Bill was open
imputation, as the Hon. Member would find when "'oat
examined it attentively, for he could not believ,eeCt'
he had done so, when he heard such observations ry,nierse
ing it. lie conceived, however, that the proper ;Or
would be to discuss the principle when they calveiti to its
second reading, and he would not, therefore, enter
details on the presentation of a petition. r/ig
Mr. S. RICE said, that the object of the --ti° filft
to throw the burthen on the property of thei°ll",itio°
and take it off the poor tenantry. That was the iore
of the Bill and of its framers, and if they had rt,°to tbe
seeded, the Hon. Member could exert himself 1111e,that
Bill came into Committee, to make it effective to
purpose. t"
After a few words from Sir JOHN NEWFO—
petition was laid on the table
REPEAL OF THE UNION. 0013
Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from rheA%bir
of Munchin, Limerick ; from the lathmakers an
-tbe
wrights of Dublin ; and several others, in favour
Repeal of the Union. bi
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Mr. O'CONNELL also presented a petition,..s4
3,000 persons, from Drogheda, in favour of ReWriclerg
Mr. MAXWELL presented a petition ftora r`;en s Be'
and inhabitants of a parish in Cavan, praying
neral fast. o, Oero
Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the sbiP
of Dublin against the new timber duties. Ijopßf
Mr. C. DUNDAS presented petitions from be
ford and Farting.lon, in Berkshire, in favour of r
form Bill.

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in a Bill to alter and amend the laws affecting the orl ,It,,'• s,i
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On the motion of Mr. PAULETT THOW",iipen ' 11,411ey "„"
was given to bring in a Bill to compel printers 0' - pt
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second time, and referred to a Select Committee' ,;40,1 Aet
CANINE MADNESS BILL. .isoill4s k„::;ueal
Petitions in favour of thteheßCefolnunm
postponed to April 13. , preetioa ‘t4tll. in
by Mr. HoncEs, from Chatham d Tenter d'*
m an so
by Mr. WEBB, from Gloucester. ea to,
The other Orders of the Day were then agreed
the House adjourned at Half-past Eight o'cloc1('
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BIRTHS.
On the [7th inst. in Merrion.square,
C. STer ai '
a son. f A. the
On the 7th inst. at Geneva, the lady 0 tli 0.
of a daughter. n-squAoci. fC°
On the Ilth inst.-in King-street, Portinadatightrwly ' i.,,
T. Bainbridge, Esq. of Croydon-lodge, of a .ch, the ticio7
On the 12th ir.st. at Croom's-hill, Green'!" ~.i, A ,
mander Popplewell, R.N. of a son. ,elady °` —of er,
al t
On the Bth inst. at Boulogne.sur.Mer, t...nn, he pool-
Esq., henegal Medical Establishment, of ~sre,ter, I'd I, „Or
On l4th inst. at Mollington, near '",ontY -
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H. Fazarkeley, Esq., of Gillibrand Hall, '
~..1131' 6,11,
of a daughter. Sir P'" 'ell' •
On the 11th inst. at Brighton, the lady of .-• j, I+
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Bart , of a son. • of fir.
On the 14th inst. at Islington, the lad)
of a (laughter. Dublin, ,
pet, i

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laStte. itteirotcriltfaerld'Es,rl}{. ''unt°lcr.ScioLFlCA,VertPlt3l';:
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the Isle of Wight, to Mary, Countess of Stra r. ,atc
On the 12th inst. at St. Andrew's Holborn,of oe t
ley, to Miss Caroline Labrow, third 'daughterS'
'entitle Labrow, of St. John-street, London. ~ Alpe?
ch.str hece,lte
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On the 13th inst. at her son's, Nov Clorw 01,,tiohc,.7,delri
road, Mrs. Elizabeth Cowcher, aged 85, nre, al $.. " ,i,
Cowcher, Esq. of Alfred-place, Bt...dford-90. inirgh,
of 01.
Ldirl
On the 10th inst. in Queen-street,
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Brighton,e lin a , lough
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Grove, East Barnet, Esq. ict 0,
Ann, rei %Dyll,dClo3grlh°t'l
George Bevan. , ,e Vali eon
On the 13th inst. at Pulborough-P3—' and 5 tore.o- 94
Foxon, the wife of Mr. W. H. 510rd:stint,
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of C. Becke, Esq. of Devonshire -street, T.i.ii-z. .
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On the 9th inst. at West Hill, Wandsvb r"
in his 70th year. .. If ire, '7'1;06.1' ' ~
On the 9th inst. at Brockhurst, CaP.• ~e of '' the v•
On the 10th inst. aged 72, Jane, the wl.
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of Camhenvellgreen. nos •-ni Oe.-a
On the llth inst. in Sloane-street, Fran
of T. Hoblyn, Esq. josh 4.' or
On the Ilth inst. Lucy, wife of Henri
street, Soho.
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