Star.
London, England, 1802-06-11 00:00:00

MUSK HOUSR OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. CORRY Paid it was proper that the Irilh
Hoare of Parliament should be converted to Tome
ufe. It was propofed to apply it to the ufe of the
National Bank. He was not aware of any objec-
tion to the meafure, he Ihould therefore move for
leave to bring in a bill to enable the Lord High
Treafurer and Commiffioners of the Treafnry in
Ireland, to fell and difpofe of the Houle of Parlia-
ment in Dublin to the Governor and Company
of the Bank of Ireland.—Agreed to.

WSW ELECTION BILL.

The Order of the Day ;;;12u;;;d for the Houk
to tefolve itfelf into a Committee on the hint con-
troverted Eleftion bill.

Mr. FOSTER declared, that he had rather fub-
mit to all the inconveniences of a trial before a
Committee of this Houfe in England, than con-
tent to fuch a transfer of power to a Commi(Eon
of Barrißers in Ireland, as the Bill before the
Houle propofed to appoint.
Mr. LEIGH Rated, that in the difcuffions on the
Union in the Irifh Parliament, a meafure which
owed its accomplifhment to the talents of the noble
Lord behind him (Caftlereagh) the trial of Con-
troverted Eleaions was confidered by the oppo-
nents of that meafure as aninfuperable &Rack.
To remedy that obftacle was the objea of the Bill
before the Houfc, a Bill which deviated very little
from the Grenville Aft, and that (mall deviation
was jullified by the neceffity of the cafe.
Lord- Tamps.' oppofed this meafure, from a
thorough conviaion that it was in direa contradic-
tion to the fpirit of the Grenville Aft, and becaufe
he thought it quite abfurd to allow a Committee of
the Houfe to delegate its power to an Its COM..
mil Eon, and to exped an impartial judgment from
that Commiffiion, compofed of Barriffers paid by
the Crown.
Lord CASTLIRIRGH conceived that it would be
a denial of juftice to the Irifh Candidates to rejea
this Bill, for many of them, perhaps all of mode-
rate income, would decline the conceit fooner than
rifle the expence of an appeal to this Honfe on a
petition. Therefore he approved of this Bill,
though a flight but necefrarT deviation from the
Grenville Aft.—As to the objeaion Rated, becaufe
the Revenue of the Irifh Commiffioners was to
be paid by the Crown, the fame objeaion would
apply with equal juftice to the Judges of the diffe-
rent Courts.

Colonel BAGWELL lilted, that a contelled Elec-
tion for the county of Tipperary, coft him and
the party petitioning againit him, not left than
mood. in Dublin, and he alked what theiefore
a fimilar trial would (land, if the witneffes were
to be brought on a fcrutiny to this country ?
Mr. puts oppofed the Bill, though he thought
fome fuch meafure might be neceltiry to counter-
aft the corruption too generally prevalent at elec-
tions.

Sir J. Sr. C. ERSKINE remarked that the argu.
ment, as to expence,forming any objedion to the
univerfal application of ale Grenville Aft, might
be employed with as much force on contelted elec.

bens for Scotland, Yorldhire,tievonntirel or the re-
mote counties of En7,l tul,as in the cafe of Ireland.
Mr. A. MOOR& was favourable to the Bill; he
thought the real queilion was, how the Hoofe.l
ihould make the belt of that which was certainly
; an evil which could notbe altogether removed, and
therefore ifthoold be diminilbed as much as poi:
fible Upod. the merits of the meafure he pro.
ceeded to expatiate at large, as one that grew ne-
cdfarily out of the Union between England and
Ireland.

General NI/m.l,mA called the Hon. Gentleman
to order.—He thought the Nonce were not n•w
to hear obfervations upon the Union.
The SICRITARY at WAR called the Hon. Ge-
neral to order, and expreired hispitonithment that
he ilsonld have objected to the courfe which the
learned Member was purfuing, than which nothing
could be more regular.
The SPEAKER decided that Mr. Moore *as
within order, by calling on the learned Member to
proceed, which Le did, and fupported the general
principle of the Bill.
Mr. W. Wv iota Paid, he Should vote for going
into a Committee on this Bill, but he thought
many of its provifions would require amendment.
Mr. ALLIANDIR was alfo for going into the
Committee upon this Bill.
Mr.W. B. Pom sop, s v thought the Bill contained
much objectionable matter.
Mr. CORRY contended, that the ele&ions were
in faa not to be tried by Committees in Ireland, but
by Committees here on evidence taken in Ireland.
Lord Coal Paid, that this Bill was called a Bill
to lei Ten the expence of Controverted Elections.
He was doubtful of its producing that circa, when
three lawyers were to have the management of it.
Mr. NICHOLLS was proceeding to fpeak, when
&angers were ordered to withdraw; after which
the Houfe divided, _ _

For the speaker leaving the Chair, 5 B—Againft
it, I I —Majority, 47.
The Houfe accordingly refolvld into the Com-
mittee, and after fever-41 amendments, which pro-
duced much converfation, being adopted, the
Houle returned, and the Chairman obtained leave
to lit again to-morrow.