Star.
London, England, 1822-07-20 00:00:00

SCOTCM ROYAL BURGHS.

The Scotch Royal Burghs Accounts 13111 was read a third
and passed.
The Scotch Burghs Magistrates Residence Bill was read a
third time.

Lord BINNING proposed a clause by way of rider, 'Kt etc
majority of the Town Council shall reside within three miles 4
the Council Chamber.
Mr. HUME proposed an Amendment to include the llt•tuNeTs
of the Town Council in the operation of the Bill, ;t.(l by
.obliging the whole of the Members of the Council to tvs4l4
within three miles of the town. This would be the oil Itr!ltt:
the Burgesses would have, and he bad rather lose the Bill for
this Session than accept the half measure of the Noble Lord.
Mr. HOME DRUM MON supported Lord &twines ri:ter.
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The LORD ADVOCATE said, that the thus propo,rd Ly
his Noble Friend was in compliance with the direct:o:h ut tl.t
Committee.—The Rouse then divided:
For Mr. Hume's Amendment
Against it
• Majority against it
Lord BINNING'S clause was then agreed to.
Mr. HU AIE proposed an Amendment, that no Revenue (X.
Beers should be eligible to be elected members of the Town Oita
in Burghs which sent Members of Parliament or U !egad.
Lord BINNING thought the exclusion of Revenue OtficL3
-to vote fur Members of Parliament, was carrying the line
enough, without excluding those individual, from skuatiuni 6i
this kind.—The douse then divided—
For the Amendment 20
Against it - - 29

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Majority - -
THE CONSULATE OW THE BRAZILS.

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The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, at a lee
hour on a former evening, at the close of the dr
on the question of Consul-Genes al.' aill.wance,, a
motion had been put into the hands ci the Chan man
by an Hon. Member opposite, and adopted by t!:e
Committee, on an intimation that he (the Mal quis vi
Londonderry) was assenting to that moron. he nle
Marquis of Londonderry) being absent. Now, a.--
tainly, this must have been a most extraorumaiy
take, for no communication or notice had been made
or given on this subject ; it was scarcely neces.tary
for him to do more than to state to the Hos, e what
the nature of the motion was to convince the H'a
that he would not have acceded to it. The motica
was for an Address to the Crown; and by this his
Majesty was to learn that a criminal offence had been
committed by one of his servants ; and that the evi•
dence of the tact was to be found in the Office of one
of his Secretaries of State ; and that his Majesty ais
first to learn through the medium of an Address cc
the House of Commons. The Hon. Mer.ber had thus
taken upon himself to do his (the Marquis of Lon-
donderry's) business, and it was what he could not at
all thank him fur. He would put it to the Hon.
Member to say, if making motions in this way was a
candid way of doing public business? As to the
charge against the individual, a Vice-Consul, of
taking fees, he was prepared to say, these was no
ground whatever for the accusation.
Mr. HUME defended himself against the charge
brought forward by the Noble Lord. The Noble
Lord had stated, in the course of the debate, his in-
tention of producing the papers which he atterwaKs
moved for; and as to the fact of this individual taking
fees, he did not bring the charge without information.
He had the information of 60 or 70 n-,erchants on the
subject. He wished the Noble Lord now to unjer-
stand, that it was the farthest from his wish, or in-
tention, to be guilty of any breach of courtesy ts:.
wards the Noble Lord ; and he was ready to acknou-
ledge, that he might have as well communicated 1:3
intention to the Noble Lord in the early pat t of me
evening; but he rested on the declaration of the N.
Lord, of hi► intention to produce the papers.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was satisfied
by the declaration of the Honourable Gentleman ;11
thought, however, the Hon. Gentleman could not hut
see the painful situation in which he had p1ac,..111!5
Majesty, and the Officers of State; and theienae,
as it was agreed to produce all the intorniation re-
,quired, he trusted the Honourable Gentleman %%ourd.
withdraw his Address.

Mr. HUME agreed to withdraw his Address, 00
'an understanding that the papers in question shoull.
be produced.

• STEAM PACKSTS.
Mr. LIUSICISSON presented a Petition from the
Innkeepers on the line of road from London to Dover,
complaining of the injury which their trade had >us'
tamed; in consequence of the establishment of Stearn
Packets from London to Calais. By the etablisluoctlt
of these vessels, 1200 horses would be throw n out of
employment, and upwards of 700 families, who Were
employed in the care of them, and the Inns on OA
road would most of them be ruined and shut up.—
The Petitioners also urged the injury which the Re-
venue would receive by these circumstances;