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London, England, 1841-09-08 00:00:00

QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.

Mr. GIiEENE proposed the following resolutions :-
1. That every p€rson elected and returned a Member
of the House of Commons for any county, riding, or
division of a county, or for any city, borough, or
cinque port in England, Wales, or Ireland, or for the
town of Berwick upon Tweed, whose qualification is ex-
pressly objected to in any election petition, shall within
fifteen days after the petition be read, give to the Clerk of
the House of Commons a paper, signed by himself, con-
taining the following particulars ; that is to say :
If the qualification of such Member shall arise wholly
or in part out of lands, tenements or hereditaments,
then, a rental or particular of the lands, tenements, and
hereditaments whereby he makes out such his qualifica-
tion.

If the qualification of such Member shall arise wholly
or in part out of personal estate, then the particulars of
such personal estate, and of the income arising there-
from, and upon what security and in whose names such
personal estate is vested, and-by whom the income thereof
is payable.

And that any person concerned may have a copy of
such paper.
2. That of such lands, tenements, hereditaments and
personal estate, whereof the party }-lath not been in pos-
session or receipt of the rents or income for three years
before. the election, he shall also insert in the same
paper, from what person and by what conveyance, as-
slgnment. or act in law he claims and derives the same ;
and also the consideration, if any, paid for the same,
and the names and places of abode of the witnesses to
such conveyance, assignment or act in law or payment.
3. That if any Member whose qualification is so ob •
jetted to shall decline to defend his election or return,
and if any other person shall be admitted to defend the
same, such other person shall, within eight days after be
shall he so admitted to defend the same, leave with the
Clerk of the House of Commons the like account, in
writing, of the qualification of such Memberas is required
from a sitting Member.
4. That if any sitting Member whose election or re-
turn shall be petitioned against, or any party admitted to
defend the election or return of such Member, shall
think fit to question the qualification of any petitioner,
claiming to have had a right to be elected or returned in
the place of such Member, such sitting Member shall,
within eight days after the petition read, and such other
party within eight days after being admitted to defend
the election or return, leave notice thereof in writing
with the petitioner or his agent ; and the petitioner
shall in such case, within eight days after such notice,
leave with the clerk of the House of Commons the like
account, in writing, of his qualification, as is required for
a sitting Member.
After a desultory conversation as to the effect of the
resolution, in which Mr. C. Buller and Mr. Hawes took
part,,the debate was adjourned to this day.
Dr. BOW RING gave notice that lie would postpone
the followinm motion, of which he had given notice, to
Tuesday, the 21st inst.—That an humble Address be
presented to her Majesty, that she will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid before
this House, a return of the amount of taxes
levied directly upon land in the different States
of Europe, as far as the seine can be obtained from au-
Cientie sources, by her Majesty's Diplomatic Agents
and Consuls ; the Return to distinguish between
taxes raised for the service of the State and those
levied for local purposes, and to show the rates or
amounts in the monies and measures of the different
States, as well as in British monies and measures. Also,
returns exhibiting, as nearly as can be estimated from
authentic information, the proportion borne
the direct taxes on land to the annual value
or rental.of land in the various countries.
Mr. ATT WOOD moved " That there be laid before
this House, an account of wood from foreign parts
chargeable with a duty of 10/. for every 1001. of the
value thereof imported into the Isle of Man, in each
year from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive ; shewing the
quantity in cubic feet, the value declared for duty, and
the duty actually paid. Account of the number and
tonnage of ships built in the Isle of Man in
each year from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive—
the tonnage subsequent to the 31st day of December.
1833, being given in the old measure."—Agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. GREENE the Order of the Day
for the consideration of the Report on Private Business
was postponed to Friday, the 17th inst.
• A vote of supply was passed to her Majesty (Sir T.
Freemantle in the Chair), and the resolution was ordered
to be reported to-marrow.
The House then adjourned at Half-past Five.