Star.
London, England, 1831-09-14 00:00:00

LIST OF BRITISH PHEMIERS.

The following list of the different British Prime llht's•ars
during the reigns of George 111. and George IV. all Wi!•
Ham IV. is interctr'ntt, as showing the comiarstivl &f.+.
lion of the various Administrations:

Arp.vintel
Duke of Newcastle .. .. foit April 1751
Earl of Bute .. .. ... 23:41 May 1;61
George Grenville (father of the pre-
sent Lord Grenville) .. ... 16th April
Marquis of Buckingham .. 12t•t July
Duke of Grafton ... .. 2d August
Lord North (afterwards Earl of
Guilford) ... ... ... 28th January 1770
Marquis of Rockingham .. 30th March 174
Earl of Shelburne ... . . ... 13th July 1784
Duke of Portland .. .. sth April 1733
William Pi- t ... .. ... 271:1 December 1783
Henry Addington (now Visrount
Sidmouth) ... .. ... 17th March i '
William Pitt re-appointed ... 1:31i slay 4: i
Lord Grenville ... ... ... 8:h January : t.
Duke of Portland . .. .. 13:11 Match 1:,.17
Spencer Pent: tal ... .. 23d June lOW
Earl of Liverpool ... ... Bth Jun: 1814
George Canning ... ... ... 11 th Apt:l Din
Viscount Goderich .. .. Roth August i tit 7
Duke of Wellington ... ... 11th January MS
Earl Grey ... ... ... 22d November l:►.to
Calculating from this, it would appear that the average
duration of a Ministry is about eight years.

178.3

171:,
7131;

DUTIES RECEIVED ON CORN, GRAIN, MRM.,
AND FLOUR.
$188,096 I 1829
193,250 I 1830

1827
1828

.C 899,721
790.11

BANK OF ENGLAND PROMISSORY NOTES
AND POST BILLS IN CIRCULATION.

Jul)
lit

ig0,787,013
42d
22.1171,630

7Lb
0,083,399
21. t

3,845,915

sth
19 400,220
19:h
22,949,461

thit.bcr
7t

19,584.501
21. t
121,05 U CGI.

6th
1,77.7,61,
27th

:,048,08!

4th
18:203,704
26:h
21,166,449

in.

18_t.

it 827

11th 1
20,267,661;.
loth
22,126,9541

.1828

10;h
18,454,._1

24 Is
19,901 321

11819

31
19,886,626
24th
26,612,106

119,446,59-i Imo
25d
120 711 541:

Yd
17,626,238
2.3%1
19,812,924

9,468,091

I
pest
1

SPIRIT OF THIS DAY'S JOURNALS.

TlMES.—Pioret or ENGLAND !—you are well aware.
that the House of Lords have hitherto had the Hume oC
Commons—that which should be sour House of Conimo.:s
—in their pockets. For example, the 31arquis of Ile rtiorei
has, we believe, had seven members of the House in his
pockets he could carry them about with him ; he could
stake them at a gaming-table, if he frequented such places.
Other peers, and even other commoi.ers, could do the
same. They have your House in their pockets. Do you
wish for a people's House of Commons, or a pocket
House of Commons ? Your enemies say, you wish arid for a
pocket House of Commons, and not for a peoples House
of Commons. Meet, like the Livery of Lor.don, ar.d tell
them which you wish for, ar.d which you are determined to
have, cost what it may. Notwithstanding there never woe
a House of Commons (chosen, as it has necessarily been.
under the trammels just described) which so r early
represented your will and wishes, as the present II use
of Commons, and notwithstanding this House will tr-ne-
mit the Bill for a Iteform in Parliament to the other 11 u.e
by a vast majority, that other House, it is said, will still
doubt of your inclinations (we know not why) un:ees
you meet yourselves, and inform it, by petition, that you
will no longer have a pocket House of Commons. Meet,
then, we say meet sod tell she House of Lords, as it wishee
for information on the subject, that you will henceforth
choose your own representatives yourselves, acca,roing to
the tenour of that bill which is about to be presented at their
lordship's bar. It is not often that we attempt to move you,
and never when we have made the attempt have you trus.
trated our wishes, or failed of your public duty. But
DON you MUST meet, or you are TREACHEIteus--y,U be tiny
your faithful and laborious adherents in parliament. T .c bill
has passed, or all but passed the Commons. Do you mien to
desert it 1 Ask yourselves the question. No : let it float
into the House of Lords, borne by the breath and ace!ama.
tions of millions—or it may sink—the Lords may reject
it. They may say it is not your bill, you wish for
the continuance of a pocket House of Commons; end in
that. case a pocket House of Commons is all that you
deserve. .* The game's a foot :" Reform, and King
William be the cry. An unexp:•cted ceath has thrust'
open the county of Dorset for a contest. A Bankes—we
know not which of the family—starts as a candidate for
a pocket Parliament. We do not say that he is a pocket-
nacniber himself ; but he means to vote for pocket-ft:tinier■
and for the system. He is to be opposed by Mr. Punsonby,
the present member for Poole, who is for people', palls-
ments. We shall see which the freeholders of Dorset will
choose. Hut let not the Lords be deceived. %Ve tree:,
and are convinced, that they will heat the voice, and
sympathize in the feelings of tne people of England. Hu
were it otherwise, be they assured teat their rejection of the
bill will not prevent a thorough reform of Parlianirtii.
Were we, indeed, desirous of vast cliang:s—did we look to
:he adoption of wild theories, or the subtereion and coati.
sion of existing powers and influesicre.—the first step to suca
ionovations would be the reject:on of the present bill by the
House of Leads.

CH RONICLE.—The advantage which hats been taken of
the result of the Dublin, and one or two other elections, by
the anti.reformers, soffickntly demonsttates the necessity, in
the approaching conical for Dorsetsitire, of affording so hen.
dle for the delusive cry, that the people of England have
ceoled respecting the Reform question. The Tories

Yn. January April
7th lit
24,120.416 24,161,171
182 latb 224
26,104,904 25,569,373
..—.....
6th 7th
1827 18,303,476 20,629,512
20th 21st
22,506,937 23,027,102
--
1
sth sth
1828 19,091,051 19,977,133
26th 19th
22,931,609 21,744,158
3d 4th
1829 19,180,928 19,044.850
24th 18th
21,007,946 20,750,079
24 341
183017,853.059 20,109,370
23d 24th
20,531,418 22,073,311
MEM.. ef!smiiime Im•••••=1
lit 24
1831 18,331,402 19,932,536
22d 234
20,345,563 19,468,091

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