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Droitwich, Launceston, Shaftesbury, Thirsk, &e. were or-
dered to stand parts of the clause.
On the motion that Christchurch stand part of the clause.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH contended that they ought
to proceed no further. They had formerly enfranchised to
the number of a hundred and thirty Members, they h
now disfranchised to the same amount. On the face of
the Bill there was no ground for proceeding further, espe-
cially after the vote to which the Committee had in tilt
first instance come.
The LORD CHANCELLOR denied that it was ever
understood that the enfranchisement and the disfranchise-
ment were to be precisely of the same amount. The Bill
proceeded on the principle that certain boroughs which
had fallen into decay should be wholly disfranchised, and
that certain other boroughs should send only one Member
to Parliament. That principle, the v..te to which the
Noble Baron alluded, had in no way injured.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH maintained that there were
many grounds for not going any further.
The Earl of MALMESIHTRY observed that if Christ-
church had been treated as Lymington ha I been, it would
have the privilege of returniog two Members.
After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR,
Christchurch was ordered to stand put of the clause, as
were also Horsham and Great Grimsby.
On the motion that Caine stand part of the clause,
The Earl of MALMESBURY maintained that Caine
had superior claims to Chippenham, and moved that Chip
penham be substituted for Caine.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that the rule
which had been applied to other boroughs mint be applied
to Caine.

The Earl of MALMESBURY referred to various off.
cial returns to substantiate his statement.
Caine was then ordered to stand part of the clause; a!
were also Arundel, Rye, Clithero, and (after a abort con.
versation between Lord ELLENBOHOUGH and Lord DUR.
HAM) Morpeth.

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On the motion that Helston stand part of the clause,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH referred to the petition which
had been presented from the inhabitants of llelston, and
observed that it was well deserving their Lordships' no-
tice. In that petition it was stated that the town of Hel
ston pad in a•sessed taxes no less a sum than 9551. ; and
that it was only by the deduction which had been made of
731. for the horses of the Yeomanry corps, that the place
was comprehended within the operation of this clause;
thus making their patriotism the ground of their punish-
ment. The Commissioners had spoken in high terms of
the place. In that opinion he concurred, and thought
that no place was more fit to return two Members.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply to the objection
of the Noble Baron, said, that many of the persons who
now kept that number of horses which, if taxed, might
bring Helston within the rule, would probably discontinue
the expense when they were called on to pay for them as
private individu ils.

After a few words from the Earl of MALMESBURY,
Lord ELLENIIOROUGHE. and the Earl of RADNOR, Helton
was ordered to stand part of the schedule; as were also
Northallerton and Wallingford.
On the question that Dartmouth be wide! to the
schedule,

The Earl of HADDINGTON complained of the in-
justice of adding a place of so much trade, population, and
rising importance, to the boroughs in schedule B. Dart-
mouth, indeed, was one of those which approached to
near to the line that it was difficult to say why it could be
placed there under the Government principle, lor, al-
though it paid less assesse3 taxes, it had a much greater
number of inhabitants and ten-pound houses than many
of those boroughs which were to retain two Members
The shipping amounted to 20,000 tons, and the custom
duties were above 3,000/, a year.
Lord DURHAM admitted that Dartmouth approached
the line very closely, but, for the reasons already stated, it
would give rise to numberless claims, if they ware to de-
part from the rule already laid down.
Dartmouth was added to the schedule.
The clause was then added to the Bill.
Schedule A was added to the Bill without opposition.
Schedule B was also added to the Bill without opposition.
The preamble was agreed to.—The title of the Bill was
agreed to.

The House then resumed, and the report of the Com.
mittee on the Bill was ordered to be brought up on Fri
day next.

Their Lordships immediately afterwards adjourned, at
a quarter to ten, until Friday.