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London, England, 1819-04-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

. NORTHAMPTON ELECTION.
The Chairman of the Northampton Election Committee re•
ported that the Sitting Member was duly returned ; and that
the petition against the said Return was not frivolous or vexa-
tious.

Mr. C. CALVERT presented a petition from the Church-
wardens, Overseers and other Inbahitaotspf St. 11.‘tolph-
lane, St. itotolph's!buildings, praying to be beard by Conn..
sel against the London Cergy

LANCASTER ELECTION.
Lord LASCF.LLES, as Chairman of the Lancaster Election
Committee, reported that Major-General Duveton was duly
elected, and that John Gladstone, Esq. was duly elected,
and that the petithins complaining of their Return did ap-
pear to the Committee frivolous and vexatious.
Mr. BARNET presented a petition trout a Parish in Lon-
don, the name of which could not be beard, against the Lon-
don Clergy Bill.
Mr. JOHN SMITH presented a petition from the Parish of
St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish-street, against the London.
Clergy Bill.
Mr. WAITHNIAN presented a Petition from the Inhabi-
tants of the-liiirgh of Gosport against the Insolvent Debtors'
Act.—Referred to the Committee on the Insuisent Act.

A Petition was presented from West Looe foray Alteration
ur Equalization of the Doty on Coal.

POWENT.
A Petition was presented from Lord Valletort, complaining
of the Return for Fowey.—Ordered to be taken into couside.
ratio: on the (it h May next.
The Quarter Sessions Division Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Mr. LITTLETON moved the second reading of the Feb.O
niei on Canals`bill.-7Read a se.t.od t:a,c, and orilered to he
committed on Monday next.
Sir GEORGE HILL moved for a variety of Accounts and
Papers relative to the Turnpike Roads in Ireland. .Ordered.

PEN RYN. . _
Sir C. BURRELL moved the second reading of the Penrytt
Election Bribery Bi'l. He wished the second reading now,
with a view to avoid delay respecting the witnesses, and he
proposed the commitment of the Bill on Monday the 3d of
May next, when the debate. `might take place on the question
for the Speaker leaving the Chair.
The Bill was read a second time; and ordered to bc com-
mitted on Monday the 3d May next.
Sir C. BURRELL afterwards moved, that the Speaker do
not issue his warrant for making'out a new Writ for renrya
till Monday the 3d May next.

CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in the absence of his Right Hon.
Friend (Mr. Grattan) postponed the Catholic Uttcstion frou
the iith to the 30th of April.

DEFAULTERS.
The list of Defaulters at the Ballot of yesterday was called
over, anct they were severally ordered to attend at the Ballot
on Tuesday next.

ILCHESTER PETITION.
Mr. BP NET held a Petition to which he begged
to call the attention of the House. It was signed
by the Rector, the two Churchwardens, the Over-;
seers, and the
,Inhabitants of the Town of
ll-
chester, and set forth a series of grievances ,which-
he -believed to be Unparalleled, and which he
trust:Al some Honourable Memb.-r would be able
to contradict ; at least he wished it, for the
honour of the British character and of human.
nature itself. The petition stated, that the bo-
rough of ilehester returned two Members, and
was known to be patronized by a great landed
proprietor ; that this individual, thinking it might
be commodious to lessen the number of consti-
tuents, lead pulled down many houses, by which
upwards of 100 inhabitants had been turned out
into (he streets, and obliged to take shelter lit
poor-houses, though not more than 13 were
paupers, and the,rest could gain their livelihood.
They were rittekwdrds ejected even from that asy-
him, and 163 men, women, and .children, from
one month old to 84 years of age, were turned
out into the street,, in the midst of winter, and
without any other shelter than a feW hurdles and
some straw. • Forty old men and women of all.
ages, some of whom' were pregnant, were crowded
together in the Tom) Half, where one of them
expected to be taken with the pains of, labour,
without any. thing to hide her front the view. Let
the House tecoll.,ct that ail this, was stated on the
authority of the Rec or, the Churchwardens, and
Overseers of the Borough where it was repre-
sented to-have taken place. lie did not know
whether the sofierers had any legal remedy, but
they turned to that House for whatever relief i 4
was in its power to grant, and the nature of their
situation , required. He did imt eica.ctly know
what course to,propose after the petition 'should
have been received, but was inclined to (limit the
best mode would-he to refer it to the Committee
on the Poor Laws.
Mr. Al ERREST (one of the Members for Itches..

ter) said, this Petition was offered to him,. but he •
declined prtseiiting it. He was convinced, Clow•
ever, ot the rekpuctability ot the rettkioners, and '