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London, England, 1819-04-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. S. BOURNE presented a Petitioa from the paritili of
St. George's, Llatiover-square, against the Parish Clerks'
13111.—Referred to the Committee on the _Bill.

Mr. WM. DOUGLAS brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Scotch Saving Banks, which was ordered to be.
re-committed on the 22d of April'.
Mr. GRESFELL presented a Petition from the parishes of
St. Bennett and ht. Peter against the London Clergy Bill.—
Laid on the table.
Mr. S. ‘‘ OR 'LEY presented a Petition from Wakefield
against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Refer-
red to the Committee on that Bill.
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES.
Mr. S. WORTLEY then presented a Petition from the
Merchants aml Manufacturers of the West Riding of York-
shire, praying for sonic alteration in the Laws for Stamping
Woollen Goods, which was laid on the table. He then in-
quired of an lion. Member below him, who had moved for
Itetiros respecting Wool, whether he intended to propose
any incasing* on the subject?
Mr. I-LSI:MN/I said, that ha had no reason in moving
for those Returns but to show the ratent of the di,tresscs of
the agriculturists. Their Complaints bad hitherto received
♦•ery little attention from the House, and he wished to Make
et case which would command that attention. Hr had no in-
trntion of Making any motion on the subject, in vinsequence
of a conversation which he had had with one of his Majesty's
Moisten.

CAMELFORD ELECTION.
Mr. MANNING appeared at the Bar with the Report attic
Committee appointed to try the merits of the Election for the
Boruush of Camelford.
The Report was limn brought up and read. It declared
Ralph Milhatilw, Esq. and John Bush de Maitland, Esq. to
Lave been unduly elected, and the whole election to be null
and void. It then added, Om it appeared to the. Committee
that most corrupt practices prevailed in the borough of Ca-
na:ll4rd, but that distinct acts, of bribery had not been suffi-
ciently established by evidence to justify an appeal to the in-
terference of the House.

The Report having been read,'
Mr. MANNING moved that the Speaker do issue his war,
Trttrt for the election of two burgesses for the borough of
Came'ford, in the room of Ralph Milbanke, Esq. and John
push de Maitland, who had been reported not to have been
duly elected.
Mr. H. SUMNER, in a case of this kind, objected to the
House not putting itself in a' situation to try its merits. He
should therefore adopt the regular course, and move an
Amendment, that the Speaker du not issue his warrant till
the t6th of April, intending to follow up that motion by a
proposition fur laying the Minutes of the I..ommittee before
the House.
Mr. MANNING was understood to say that there ought to
be a stronger ground than that which the Report of the Com-
mittee afforded, for adopting such a course.
Mr. GRENFELL hoped the Hon.,Nlember would withdraw
his motion for postponing the issuing of the Speaker's war-
rant, as he saw no practical good likely to result from such a
postponement, the Committee having declared that uo act of
bribery had been sufficiently established by evidence to call
for the inter ferenee of the House.
Mr. Y. MOORE thought that any case of this nature ought
to receive the greatest indignation of the House, and to be
followed up by the strictest inquiry. It was not the borough
of Ca tnelford, but the character of the House, that was at

stake
Mr.
. MACDONALD conceived, that the only reason which
could have authorized the Committee to make a Special Re-
port to the House, should have been the wish of affording
grounds for sonic further step in the business. Now, no
such grounds were supplied, and the Report was a most in-
ane produclion, for it merely stated suspicions and surmises
which it declared insufficient rojustify the interference of the
House. Why should any delay take place in filling up the
lepresentation for the Borough of Camelford ? It could not
be from any hope that some measure could be adopted to
Drove that that Borough no longer deserved to be connected
with the national Representation, for the only cause why the
election had been declared void, was not bribery but purity
of numbers.
Mr.WM.DOUGLAS stated that. the existence of corrupt ion in
the Borough of Camelford had been made out most distinctly
before the Committee, and in such a manner as deserved the
attention of the. House. There were but twenty-three elec-
-4 Los in that 'Borough, and the power of corroptiou might
easily hr exerted wherever there was such a paucity of elec-
tors. Yet the existence of corruption had been proved in the
clearest manner, and they did not conceive the evidence suf.
ficient to establish separate acts of bribery. They bad there-
fore thought that all they could do was to state what ap-
peared to them to be the case, and to leave,it to the House to
take what further steps it pleased.
Mr. NIILDNIAY said, that the system of corruption was
so nicely kept within hounds in that .Borough, that it was
mpossible for the Committee to take hold of any separate
circumstance to bring it before the House. There was
but one single vote of which they could take hold,and it was
considered too unimportant to call fur the interference of the

House.
Mr. S. BOURNE saw no reason for delaying the warrant,
as it appeared that the election had not been declared void on
the ground of corruption, and that if the Members returned
bad haul a clear majority of votes, their election would have
been confirmed.
Mr. R. WILBRAHAM contended that it would be useless
to send a case like the present to the House, who had no
power to examine witnesses upon oath, when a Committee,
having that power, had not been able to make out a clear case
of bribery.
Mr. MACDONALD said, that only two witnesses bad been
brought forward to support the charge of bribery, and their
evidence had been such that they had both beeu sent -to
Ne wee te.
After a few words from Lord F. OSBORN, the House di-
iutd—

Fur issuing the Writ .. 103
Fur the postponement l5

Majority in favour of the Motion 98
PREVARICATION.
Mr. MANNING itt'escotert two tpetitions, one from John
F.v..l,iab: and the other from John Chapman, now confined
reweave, where they had been sent by a warrant of the
Douse, at the recummendation of the Committee appointed
to try the merits of the Comelford Election, in consequence
f prevarication in the evidence before that Committee. They

expressed their deep regret. and claimed tlw iiidnlgence of
11)6 House.
The petitiors having been read and laid on the table,
Mr. MANNING -ed that John Eveleigh and John Chap-
wan be brought forthwith to the liar of that House, to be re-
primanded by Mr. Speaher, and discharged.—Agreed to
Mr. P. MOORE then moved, that the Minutes of the
Select Committee on the Ceazelford Election he laid before
the House.
A long and desultory conversation ensued, at the close of
which the motion was negatived without a division.