The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-17 00:00:00

TR ItisFER OF THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
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....
Joust Russat.t. was desirous of saying
nothing which should tend to provoke discussion.
tie should, therefore, content himself with mov-
ing for leave to bring in a Bill to exclude the Bo-
rougl► of Grampound from sending two Burgesses
to Parliament, and to enable the Borough of
Leeds to send two Burgesses in lira thereof.
Lord CASTLEREAGH supposed that the intention
of the Noble Lord was at present merely.to bring
in the 80, and move that it be printed, and that
Ise would give sufficient time fur the House to
take the ►ubject into considetation.
Lord J. RussELL stated, that the NOble Lord
had rightly interpreted his meaning, and that he
should not press the second reading of the Bill till
atter the holidays.
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Mr. R. MAECTIN had radical objections to the
bill—(Laughter)--with which he should not now
Rouble (he House at any length. He hoped Ho-
nourable Members would pause gravely before
they gave thpir assent to disfranchising ally of.
those Boroughs; for be was convinced that the
House would thus.be driven, step by step, to that
Retottn, at the thought of which every thinking
man most shudder—He should not oppose the
Winging in of the MI, but should resist it in every
miser stare.

Leave %:vas then given to Icing in the Bill.

PETITIONS.

Mr. littocGHAM Prestwetla Petition from T.
Brent fold, of Middleton, in the County of L 4 n-
ens ter, rowvidining that during floe charge made
by the Yeomanry at Manchester, on the )611i of
August, be bad been driven into an enclosed
place, where all exit was prevented by several
logs of timber, and that when in that situation,
a Yeoman of the 113 tile of Alexander Oliver had
vrock him with his separated his shoultier
hone, and penetrated deep into his hack. He had
no Other means of plitaining redress than by an
application to the House, :he local Magistrates
having refused to take information against the
offemier.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed._

Mr. LAMBTON presented a petition from
Thomas Lockhart, also complaining of in series
ittflicied by the military on the 16th August.—
Laid on the table, and ordered to he printed.
Mr. LAStaTotip seeing a. Noble Lord in his
place, wished to infotrn him, in consequence of
what that Noble Lord bad stated some days since,
that his (Mr. L.'s) agent had discharged several
of his workmen for being Radicals, he (Mr. L.)
had written to bis agent, and bad received from
him a letter which, with the pertnissiOrt of the
House, he would now read.—[Fie then read to
the following effect :—" 1 can positively assure
you that no person of that description (Radicals)
has been discharged front your works. The men
were never more i►eaceably disposed than they are
at present, nor more inclined to work, as is evi-
dent from their having effected that ,which could
not have been done- without the greatest exer-
tions on their part.l—(llear, hear !)
A Message from the Peers informed the Howie,
that their Lordships had agreed to the Malt
Ditty Bill, and other Bills, without any amend-
ments.

Sir ROBERT WILSON presented a petition from
Thomas Btu low, complaining of personal in.
jury inflicted on him by the Yeomanry at Man-
ehester.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed.