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`Mr, SMITH explained.
ANT declared, that in voting for the
In.e-asure before the House, he shonld not deem
himself ouilty-of any innovation on the Constitu-
"u-• He siipported the Bill, not because he-
thought that the exigency of the occasion .re-
iluired any departure Clam the principles of the
Constitution, but because he thought that it re-
rqired the exercise of those powers which, though
rmant, Were inherent in the .Constitution—be-
cause he thought that it required the assumption
" those energies whiCh helonged to the Consti-
tution, and were as essential to it, as the minor
and ordinary qualities of every day's- practice.—
"71 the necessity which .called for the exercise of
tl'ese powers, and the assumption of these ener-
- pies every y rite must be- allowed to form his own
t)Pinion. But' he confessed he heard with
,sur-
Prise the declaration from the Honourable Gen-
ttercian, "and tine .Honourable Baronet Opposite,
that they.could; perceive nothing in the recent
17`'ents • which manifested that' necessity. In
iy ininible Opinion, there were on the'face of the
I.tepoi-t. of the Secrer Committee 'proofs of the ex-
l'tence of a regular and organized system of insur-
rection'--proofs of a league entered into by a num-
.2r 9f men, whose conduct was marked by an
degree▪ ming of prudence and foresight—pi r-ofs
of societies essembled. for 'the most mischievous
Purposes, -and bound together by oaths of the
most s'ol- inn and serious description—proofs of
fife laineniable effects of sitch a system, operating.in
'7=ty the' most fatal, and the most deeply to be.
autented. A system which was, at that very mo-
n:lent raging in the heart of ',the country. The
aCt"es were still at work ! The 'conspiracy was
atilt aliVe ! And were Parliament, under such cir-
nual...3tanees, to be told that no legislative inter-
.
feter.ce was necessary ?—Of what import in the
:cohsiieration of this Bill-was the origin of the
evil ? If it had originated in the distresses 'of the
districts in which it had prevailed, yet in its pro-
-tress its aspect had been materially changed. He
could easily conceive, that the desperation which
- Luger and the want of employment Must occa-
,_';nn, might, in the first' instance,, have urged
• ~,Lne .e):..usnerated 'and unfortunate, though
to the destruction of that
:..I'.'acJlMeryfrom which alone they could derive their
'uture support ; but when he heard of a regular
• and extensive. combination occupied in the
of arms, in the acquirement of military dis-
, in the administration of oaths of mutual
' adherence, lie could not :but believe that the cha-
taeter of the proceeding had changed, that other'
moues of th:iiking been introduced, that other
Passions had oeen inflamed, and that the whole
had assumed a deeper and a moire daifgerous ma-
n,suancy. When, therefore, it appeared that the
spirit of mere riot and misrule which prevailed in
the first instance, had,so changed in itself, or had
b"ell so converted by the craft of designing lad -
viduals, as to.wear an aspect of -a very differ-eat
nature, it became the House, .in their delibera-
tions on the subject, to regard rather the existing
circumstances, than their origin. But evell-were
• t.l,ke present state of things attributable solely to
"e discontent in which it originated—were no
' '3l!iter consideration mingled. with the
had would be unjustified, when the disturbances
ilad arrived at such a height, ,in concluding the
Present Session; and separating for the summer,
proyidiiili the means 1w which those dis-
turbances might.(as he 'trusted) be effectually re-
' Pressed. .It had been said that the revocation
of the Orders in Council, and the consequent de-
nand for our manufactures,. would gradually di-
minish the discontent,- and restore tranquility.—
But he entreated.theHou6e to recollect, that. ef-
fects always survived their:cause—he entreated
a,
• liouse. to recollect, that after the moving in:-
Quence. had ceased, the machine still..for a time
"Cut on--he entreated them to 'consider how far
the. mere subsiding .of the _agitation, the mere
I'..,,cking of the waves into a calm, might yet affect
..tie public peace an:l welfare.. This would be a
subjecti, for grave deliberation, even by those who
t Ought that the recent events were to.beascribed
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one simple cause. • This wits .not his opi.7 ion.
Pte was pel-suaded that _other motives had been
Rdcled to the original and inspiring one. 'He ap-
pealed to the House whether these confederacies
,these nocturnal assemblies, • so strange to
were circuinstawes..mider which the
been
could be left with safety.? But they had
told that the existing, laws were adequate to
v
le Occasion. How' were they so ?: Did. they
nthorise the Magistrtes inuriediately to disperse
ii 41aWful and tumultuaryasseniblies.?pid' they au-
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tltorise 'the Magistrates in the first instance, and
without any deposition, to seize arms,when it was
suspectedtheywere used for'MischieVous,Purposes?
By no means. The -very individuals upon whtise
conduct it wAs asserted that the existing laws
might be made sufficiently to Operate, laugbed at
them ; and under the 'protection of their incf
ficiency, pursued-their system All that Was .re-
quested was to give the Magistracy the. means of
meeting the occasion as :it stood. lie repeated
that it as not proposed to 'introduce any thing
ne.w--any thing unknown to the Constitution ;
but solely. to call into exercise those powers be-
longing to the ConStitution, exercise of which-
necessity denanded. It "Ma s the Constitution
which he invoked: He invoked it in behalf of
themselveS—he'invOked it hi behalf of the men
Whose lives were. in' jeopardy-Lthwedeluded peo-
ple who, under the treacherous guidance of de-
signing and desperate individuals,- were in -dan-
ger of being hurried into excesses of the most cri-
--minal nature ; to" assume the energies which be-
longed to :the occasion ; to - overtake the rapid
march of crimes, to whose speed the slow pace
of ordinary justice was not equal—and to arresr
in its progtess the careei.of-Sedition and anarchy.
These Were principles- not. now fin the first time
- broached. They were principles which had al-
ways been recognized by our ancestors. They
Were principles constitutional, social; and univer-
sah They were principles Which Itad•built -up our
freedom, and which botnid it together. They
were principles wnich- 'operated in all places and
onall societies, whether of individuals or of whole
nations.

Mr. FRAN'KLAND would trouble the House but
'for a very short period; lest he should weaken the
effect of the admirable address which they, had
just heard. His vote would be founded; on• the
report of the Comntittee. Objections had been.
made to the mode in which that Committee was
constituted: it was nevertheless conformable to
all precedent. Objections had been made to the
character of the report. On what ground? Had
they stated occurrences which had not happened ?
Had they inferred motives which did not exist ?
Having no superior information, he -consider-
ed the report as authority, and was persuaded, if
the House did not act on that report, they would
betray their country. On the principle of the
Bill, he doubted whether, strictly speaking, they
were not 'unanimous; on many of its provisions
differences of opinion Might exist: he himself might
not approve of some of the provisions ; but this
would be a subject of consideration for the Com-
mitteeon the Bill. He confessed that he had en-
tertained serious hopes that the ferment would
ere this have subsided'. It was his opinion, that
from. time to time, a moral, like a physical epi-
'dernic, passed across the world; and that from,
causes as invisible in the one as in the other,
some obstruction' in the circulation, -.or some in-
flammation, produced an, irritation, which, mixed
with other considerations, required the exhibition
of poWerful mediein,es.-it Might appear a ridicu-
lous illustration, but it was a mst one. All-
writers on political experience concurred in as-
ststing the existence of these occasional dis-
eases. When they occurred in • any country,
they were watched by-every foreign enemy who,
observing, probably from a want of prudence,.
an increase in the disorder, availed himself of ex-
ternal applications still further to exacerbate it.—
Such has been the diseased state of the country.
But in the. midst of all the evil, the noble and
affecting picture whieh the conduct of our Manu-
facturers exhibited in continuing to employ their
men to the useless accumulation of stock until
their last shilling was,eXpended, made him' proud
of being a member of such a community. 'Re-
verting to his former image, he observed that this
was not an ordinary state of the body politic, and
therefore that ordinary (bet and ordinary t-reat-
inent would not agree with it. The ordinary law
in such an extreme case was insufficient.. It was
inhuman, for it would not prevent crimes of deep
dye. The power delegated in times of public
danger to the dictators, was the salvation of the
liberties of the• Commonwealth of Rome.
reign war was an evil comparatively insignifi-
cant. Civil discord, by removing all restraints,
shewed how miserable human nature could
be, when to the, horrors , of unrestrained animal
'passions we added those of depraved reason. This
. fever or madness of discontent had seized on part
of this country. An alterative must be adopted
to remove it. It was a political axiom, that in
all countries some persons would be found con-
ceiving that they did not possess. power and in-
fluence, or other good of fortune. • Let change be
moue as frequently as frequently .as they might,
disaffection and discontent. must somewhere exist.
It was the duty of the Legislature, when that_dis-
content burst into. action, to use severity for its
suppression. By a due performance of. that duty
it might make itself feared, but would not make
itself i7.aced; it Would prove itself the physician of
the State. Far was he from thinking of the situ-
ation 'of the unfortunate people whose conduct
thus loudly called .for legislative interference,
without pity; and to she* that he really enter-
tained the greatest commiseration for them, he
f•-.tigest;:tl that it might be, advisable, on the pass-
ing. or. present BA,. to issue a Royal rroc,la-
mation to all those whO,:un to that period, had
offended against the laws already in existence.—
This union of retrospectivelenity and of prospec-
tive severity, might be productive of the happiest
effects. He should certainly• Vote for the. second
reading of the Bill. • • - '

Mr.liaotternw commenced with compliment-
ing the speech of the Ifonourale• and Learned
Gentleman .(Mr: Finakiand)„ which,.holvever,
he-
felt himself incapable of _describing.; it was too
learned for a!speech, and too long for a prescrip-
tion. -• If indeed-it was .a prescription, it was long
enough to physic an hospital. He should not fol-•
low . the Honourable Gentleman through the
whole_inaterialnedica 91 his address, but differing
from, him a3.far t_t ..s be -.understood him, lie had no'
hesitation:in saying . that the remedy would ,be
worse than the disease,- He then proceeded to
coMpliment hiS Honourable -Friend (llr. Grant),
who had spoken last but one, with a degree of
talent, which must have afforded great pleasure
to the House as it did to hi-tn (Mr. Brougham),
but which must have surprise:' the House more
than it-did-him, accustomed-as:he was to witness
the display. of his talents in, other places.: 'At-the

same time be differed From his Honourable Friend,
who appeared to hint to Wave-taken up:the subject
upon grounds that were too.
,general, as those of
the Honourable 'Gentiernan.:4*re too scientific.
The real question was, whether the report COR-
tlined matter of sufficient inomentto justify the
IL .ise.in a suspension of-the Constitution. He

could see nothing-in that report but vague gene- 1
rality, and his Honourable Friends, so far from
correcting that error in their speeches,. had not
adduced, a single fact to assist the House in com-
ing to a decision upon its merits. lie congratu-
lated another Hotiourable and Learned Friend of
his (Mr. Stephen), on his te-anpearance, bat
thought he would have rather a difficult task to
make out, that the disturbances were not owing
to the distresses, after a few facts which he should
,beg leave to address to him. He should refer him
not to the facts in evidence before the kfouse,
though they bore strongly upon the point, but to
the communications which were Made to an In-
stitution..set up- a few weeks since in the metro-
polis, far the relief of distressed manufacturers ;
from these it would appear, that the distresses, if
they did not produce the whole, had a great and
visible share in- the production of-the disturbances.
On looking into the correspondence addressed to
that Institution, from no less than twenty-two
counties, they would find this truth asserted by
all; they would find that at Bolton-on-the-Moors,
in Lancashire; out of 4 population :Of seventeen
'thousand, three thousand were paupers, and it so
happened, that there- was no- playa, in which so
few steps were taken to afford relic to those who
suffered. They -would also find, that in the neigh
bourhood of Huddersfield, where the distress was,
if possible, greater, the attempt to relieve it was
impotent in the extreme. At Walton) in tht.
neighbourhood of Preston, no less than MOO per``'',
sons were relieved, andabe consequence was, that
every thing there remained peaceable and quiet.—
These were his grounds for thinking that•the dis-
tresses were connected with the disturbances.—
To allude once again to the elaborate 'allegory of
his Honourable and Learned .rrient who had
talked so muchof-effects surviving their causes-, he
would recommend him to adopt a suggestion Of
common sense, and allow a little time for -the
operation of the medicine. He then read sonic
passages from letters, illustrative of the tranquil-
lising effects already produced by the suspension
of the Orders in Council. The Bill, he contend.=
ed, was 'much more calculated to interrupt than
to facilitate the cure of the disturbances, and he
had obtained information from those who
,had
been examined at the bar of that House, which
led him to doubt the Magistrates. He alluded to
Lancashire, not to Yorkshire; and to-one indivi-
dual in particular, whom he should not name.,
That worthy Magistrate had given it as his opi-
nion, that the discontents could never be allayed
until the present race of disturbers was swept into
oblivion.' He next quoted the cases of a-Dissent-
ing Clergyman, who was accused of being present
at the burning ofia mill ; and of a Methodist
Clergyman,. who was-taken from his pulpit by
eight Dragoons, as proofs of the violent proceed-
ings on the side of Government. He would not
intrust to the hands of such men, an enlargement
of magisterial powers. He entered. at some length
into an argument against the system of employing'
spies, which existed at present to a blamable ex-
tent ; and deprecated it, as tending to send per-
sons about not in quest of information, but with
a determination to excite what they could punish.
The acquittal of Hayes, Who was tried in Lan-
caster, was a proof of this, for be was,acquitted
on his own plain statement, that the very spies
Who appeared as evidence against him, compelled
, him to go to the meeting. He mentioned the
instant-es of a Schoolmaster, and a woman, who
were both committed: for having insulted spies,
and ,stated that the persons employer in that ca-
pacity had thirty" shillings a week to reward their
exertions. Another circumstance to which he
alluded was the tampering; with evidence so as to
endanger innocent men. He did not allude to
• the wish to implicate his Honourable. Friend on
the floor, (Mr. Whitbread) or the Member for
Westminster, or a much more humble person,
himself, but to a reputable Manufacturer, one of
whose journeymen, while in prison, was encour-
aged by a spy. toinform against his master, though
that journeyman had previously told him that he
knew nothing to his disadvantage. He did, nut
complain that the Magistrates were concerned
this, but the spies were too busy . for the people:
He objected to.that part of the. Bill whiclawent
to give the Magistrate& a power to break, open
houses at any .hour of the night in order to search
for arms, and to.demand the arms, if taey were
of opinion that they could not be defended ; he
also objected to the third.power
.by which the
Gagging Bill was revived—that of entering and
of dispersing all societies immediately. The power
of search, as it existed at present, .was extended
to a search for gold and silver, and the crime of
hoarding money was prosecuted with greataeal.
He then stated some cases of abuse in this respect,
and maintained that the whole tendency of the
Bill would be to increase it. —(ifere the Hon.
and. Learned Gentleman was interrupted by loud
and reiterated cries of " Question, question !"
" Near, hear !" " Order, order !" a&c.)--He de-
clared he would not conclude one moment sooner
on account of the anoise. which prevailed.' fie
knew bow to appreciate that noise, and would not
be put down b it„-7-(Hear, hear ! Question, ques-
tion!. &c.)-a-He nowaconcluded,, not having said
one word less .than he . had originally intended
to say.

Nir.,BANxEs said, the last speaker, wanting
arguments to oppose the Bill befOre the House,
had tried-to 'excite a feeling of disgust against a
body of men whom that. House. always had treat-
ed; and always- ought to treat with the greatest
respect. He had said he. was afraid of trusting
the Magistrates . with further powers, who had
abused. what they at present possessed. He
thought -this • censure was not ciserved by the'
Magistrates. If the lion. Gentleman could make,
-it plain, that the House, as it at present stood,
was competent to remedy- the existing evil, he
(Mr. Bankes) would have .voted With him ; but
as that tlid not appear, the Bill have his
support.' - .He contended that it was necessary and
right to search forarms, when it was known that
arms had been illegally seized. :He -thought tu-
multuary-'meetings- could not .be effectaally pit

down, se Mto preterit evil-,-d'spriFed persons train-
in g themOves to the use of arms, unless tae
power proposed ita the 13.11 w,as given to
trateS. The Learned Gentleman had traced the
origin of the present dtsturbances, and found it in
tlie:-.4istresses of the manufacturing clasSes ; but •
did he think that nothing Was engrafted on that
which lead originated in those distresses ? Was' it
not probable that those digresses had been taken
advantage of by designing persons, for purposes
hostile to the peace of the country ? lie then
took a view of the courst of' proceedings resorted
to, on the present occain, and rebutted the in-
sinuation that had been 'thrown Out, that the Se-.
cret Committee lately . ballotted for had,been a
packed ComMittee. The names that had appear,
ed on it seemed to hits to be fair and unexcep-
tionable ; and if he had himself made out this list;
he did • not know that be could have formed one,
in his own opiniosf; more competent and props;{
than that which the ballot had produced. 'With
respect to the
.actual state of the country, he
would ask, did the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
helie‘e in the existence of the unlawful oath If
he did, could he think that many persons having
taken the oath,-the districts in which it sVis taken
could be safe ? It he (Mr. Bankts) were to blame
Ministers on this occasion, it would be, hist, be.•
cause they had not taken up this subject early
enough; and secondly, because he was afraid the
present measure would not prove sufficiently
strong. He seas sorry it had not been more par.
ticularly attended to before, and thought the dis-
turbances ought now to be effectually put down;
or they would extend to other counties: With
this feeling he thought it might have been wis:n.
to • adopt stronger measures. He was happy to
Awhile Bill in no way trenched upon the hoer 7
of the press. To curtail that liberty, he. hoped,
would never be necessary, but_at the same time ht,i
felt that it might become necessary, tinder certain
-circumstances, to guard agaftist that which WAR
one of the grettest blessings the country could
boast, in the hands of the:good, beetiming a most
pernicious instrument in'thehands of the bad. 'lle
was apprehensive that the present measure's' 'Would
not be found to.go far enough ; be Shetild,, how-
ever, give it his vote, in the hope that his fears
would prove vain.
Lord.Aurnoak opposed the Bill, The original
cause of the disturbances being done away by the
revocation of the Orders in Council, he thought
such a measure as the ,present unnecessary but
at the same time he wished it to be uuderstoot(,
'that he did not oppose it from arty apprehenstott
that the Magistrates would abuse the power that
might be entrusted to them.
Mr. W. BOOTLE contended those Vermin,"
as they had been called, the Magistrates, 'were
entitled to the favour and protection of that
flode.

Mr. STEPHEN observed, it bad been said by his
Learned Friend, when he (Mr. S.) "entered the
House, that the present disturbances had origi-
nated in the distresses caused by the Orders in
Council. This.bad surprised him, as he had often
heard the Hon. Oentternan say, in the course of a
long:inquiry, which he (Mr. Brougham) had pro-
secuted' with himP\'iNfr. S.) that the distresses pro-
duet I by the Orders in Council, and the riots,
had no connection, He (Mr: Brougham) had re-
gularly pat the questions to his witnesses, and
the answers uniformly given bad been “ No,' the
poor manufacturers, though suffering much dis-
tress, were peaceable and orderly ;" and he (Mr.
S.) lead -had it in contemplation, to appeal to his
Hop. and Learned Friend (Mr.. Brougham) for
:be truth of this fact, in order to meet what b4a,
been said by others on this subject. .He expressed
surprise. at the opposition made.by the suffer-
ing manufacturers to the plan lately formed for the
relief of the poor. He then went into an expla-
nation, of .his. conduct with respect to that plan,
which had. nothing to do with the causes of the
distress, but with-the distress itself. He believed
the Learned Gentleman to have been grossly mis-
informed, with respect to the Magistracy of the
county. If his 'argument on this bead was good
for any thing, it went to prove that riot and sedi-
tion were to be permitted, becauie no num could
be fovd in the country to-whom 'the administra-
tion
_of the means necessary--to put them down
could be entrusted. He wished to know wlit
remedy the 11on.-9entleman would propose to ap-
:ply to the existing evil. The present disturbances,
he maintained; had nothing to do with the Orders
in .Council, nor with the Conventicle Act. Here
he , bestowed .an eloquent entogium on those
classes of persons called DisseAters. Instead of
the Magistrates being what they had been repre-
sented to be, he was of opinion, that no body of
men in any country deserved more of their coun-
try. The present measure was one which they
could not, were they so disposed, abuse to any
treat extent. - With the last speaker, he was in-
- dined to fear, that it we, not sufficiently strong
but, upon the Whole, to him it appeared, that it
was as constitutionally mild, and as well calculat-
ed to meet the existing „evil, as any measure h-a-
man wisdom could &Vise. He was surprised it
the oppOsition made to this Bill by his Hon. an-1
Learned Friend. He should have expected to
have found in him its staunchest advocate, as he
lab4ired to exonerate those who suifered through
the. Orders in. Council from anY participation in
the late outrages. The measure was in his opi-
nion perfectly. constitutional ; but fearing as he
did, that it would not go far enough, he should
have felt it his duty to propose some provisions of
a-stronger nature, but for the pledge given, thet
Parliament would again be assembled it sada
should appear to be necessary.

Mr. LAUBE wished the Bill divided into two
parts.- .If it were so divided, he should vote in
favour of the provisions for putting down tumid-
tuary meetings, &c. but he should oppose tho-:e
authorising searching for arms.. His objection to
this was so strong, that, approving as he ci r.f of
some of the provisions of the Bill, if it were still
kept in one, he should pppose.the measure alto-
.gether. He was surprised the-Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (Mr. Stephen) should pro-
nounce the measure to be constitutional; at least
it was a temporary suspension of the Bill of
Rights,; and however such a proceeding nii!r-bt
be justified by circumstances,
,at least it i.vaaht-
ting that they should call things by their proper
names.

air. I'V ILIVRFOAGR would not have rise,3, but

-t( r some observations which fell from his Hoe.
an tile early- Lof
the c‘e,nie li.lis Honourable ent hmi.stated,
that the only remedy for .ecuriug_the tranquility
or the country was peace ; and he had furJrer said,
that those very disturtiers of the public peace, the,
objects of the present Bill, would cheerfully bear
any burdens, preividedthey were satisfied that mea.ets
bail.been taken by Government to bring the war
to . a conclusion. At that assertion he had smiled,
and his Hon. Friend expressed his surprise. The
smile was excited because he recollected past times,
when his Hon. Friend, expressing the same seeti-
ruents in opposing the measures of everyAdministra-'
and-in recommending" to them to make over-
tures for peace, had, when those overtures failed,
always said that the offer of our Government had
not been a fair one.—The smile was naturally
called up, because the declaration of his Hon.
Friend was a perfectly safe one to make. With
,respect to the disturbers of the public peace, lie
hoped-and trusted that when they were awakened
from their delusion, and had a proper sense of the
-valuable-blessings which-they enjoyed, they would
return totheir duty like true Englishmen. There
was- one other -topic upon which he would say
Vt few words, and that was- the calumny
_which
had been heaped upon the Magistrates. When
be recollected that so much was due to the Magis-
tracy—that the happiness of the country so much,
depended upon phem, he could not avoid expressing
his regret, that the Honourable and Learned Gen-
tleman should declare, that the legal profession
hadan unfavourable opinion of their conduct, ge-
nerally speaking. He believed that very few of
theleal profession would agree in the opinion of
the. Honourabk and Learned Gentleman. To be
sure that opinion applied,principally to the Magis
trates of Lancashire, for . his Honourable and
Learned' Friend had not uttered a word against
those of Yorkshire. __ln what situation were the
Magistracy placed by the opinions of his Ho-
nour: 41. e Friend (Mr. Whitbread) and the Hon.
and Learned Gentlentait. At one- moment; Isis
Honourable Friend reproached them for being
too supine, and the next morreint for being too
active ivOthe discharge of their duty—the gra-
tuitous disehnrge, be it recollected. Wear , bear !)
- When it was known that these Magistrates were
threatened with assassination for discharging their
duty, and then were to experience such treatment
from the House, was it likely they would act ?
The Honourable Gentleman then stated his oh-
j,e7.tions to the clause for searching for arms,which,
he was afraid, would be ineffectual. Persons.who
dare no. give up their arms would certainly, after
the passing of the Bill, make that a sort of pre-
tence for getting rid of them, but the delinquents
could conceal their arms. Otte of the additional
reasons for supporting this Bill Wasin orgy to
protect the character of the Magistracy:
. A MEMBER (whose name we could not learn)
observed, that the censure of the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman could not apply to the whole
of the Magistracy, for only two were named as
blamable. He condemned the conduct of the
lion. and Learned Gentleman in affixing so foul
a name as vermin upon them.

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The IlouFe then divided—
" For the second reading- • 131
Against it
Majority •
The Bill was then read a second time, and com-
mitted for to-morrow.