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London, England, 1833-02-22 00:00:00

even if be should feel convinced that his vote would render
it impossible for him ever to enter that House again. The
object of his motion was the affirmation of a principle,
viz., that it was desirable that the proceedings in that
House should be known to the public.
Lord STORMONT said a few words in explanation.
A division then took place, when the numbers appeared—
Against the Resolutions ..................142
For the Resolutions ........................ 94
Majority .................... —4B
Lord ALTHORP then proposed an alteration in the
rules of the House, which formerly produced so many dis.
cuseions, with respect to those who should go out of the
House upon a division. The former rule we:, that all
who were in favour of any departure from the regular
course of proceeding, or for the alteration of any law,
should go out—and those who wished to adhere to the
regular course, or to retain the old law, remain in the
House. It was now proposed, and finally agreed to, that
those who dissented from the Speaker's decision should
go forth.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY observed, that it would be
desirable to know in any particular case whether it was
the intention of Government to oppose a motion or not.
Lord ALTHORP brought in a resolution for facilitatine
the performance of the duties of the Chairmen of Com-
mittees ; which, after a few remarks from Mr. TEN-
VSON, was finally agreed to.
The House then passed to the others orders of the day,
and adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock.

The following notices of motions were given last night,
as addition to those in our Report of the Debate:—
Mr. Buckingham,—To move for, the appointment of a Select
Committee, to take into consideration the justice and prac-
ticability of progressively abolishing all the Assessed Taxes,
Stamp Duties, and Duties of Customs and Excise, and com-
muting each Tax or Duty so taken off into one single Tax
or Income, distinguishing between Income derivable from
precarious sources, and Income derivable from taxed pro-
perty in houses, lands, and funds, so as to tax the former at
a less rate than the latter ; and graduating the scale of per
tentage on the Income of each class in such a manner as to
lighten the burden on the poor, make it moderate on the
middle classes, and augment the demand on those whose su-
perior wealth will enable them to contribute most largely to
the Revenue of the State, with the least sacrifice to their
private comforts.—Thursday, April 18.
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Mr. Buckingham,--To move for the appointment of a Select
Committee, to take into consideration the propriety of erect.
ing a new House of Commons, in a more centrical or easily
accessible part of the Metropolis, and with such conveni.
ences for the constant and punctual attendance of all its
Members, and for their comfortable accommodation while
so attending as is befitting the due despatch and dignity
of Legislative proceedings, and which the present House of
Commons is wholly inadequate to aftbrd....Thursday,April 18.

CASTLE OF KILLYLEAGH, COUNTY

DOWN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I think it my duty, both as a well wisher to Re-
form, and one who venerates Lord Grey and his Ministe-
rial associates, to send you (in consequence of a paragraph
in your paper, of the 12th inst., to make what use you
please of it) a quotation from that illustrious citizen's
(Dr. John Gibbs) private letter to me, dated the 16th
of March, 1785, when I asked his advice how to act on a
question then agitated among the United Iri.4hmen.
"On the case of ballot, I own, I think it would not
answer, not even in Ireland, where the terror of the
tenantry respecting landholders is extreme."
I am, your obedient servant,
A. HAMILTON ROWAN.
1, Holles-street, Merrion-square, Dublin.
[From my own observations, in America, I am of the
same candid opinion.]