Star.
London, England, 1831-09-16 00:00:00

CALL OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the house be called over
on Monday next.—Agreed to.

REFORM.

Lord A LTHORP moved the turther consideration of the
report of the Reform Bill.
Mr. PUSHY moved that the county towns, Dorchester,
Huntingdon and Guildford, which were placed in schedule B,
and thereby deprived of ooe of their members, should be taken
out of said ached le, and allowed to return two members.

Mr. W A RBURTON, after the decision that had already
been come to by th. house, could not support the motion.
Sir GEORGE WARRENDER thought the whole of
schedule B was an act of injustice, and hoped it would be
remedied in another place.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the circumstance of these
towns being county towns was taken into consideration ; and
it was thoughtnot suffic:ent to take them out of the schdule
B, which contained other towns of more importance and
greater population.
Mr. GOULBURN supported the motion, but knew It
was useless to press it on the house.
The question was put that Dorchester stand part of eche.
dule B,—and agreed to.
Oa the question that Guildford stand part of schedule B,
Mr. DENISON and Mr. MANGLES opposed it, on,
the ground that Guildford had 4,000 inhabitants fu 1621.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was only by including a
hamlet with a rural population that Guildfoni was made to
appear to have 4,000 inhabitants.
The motion was agreed to.
On the question that Helston stand part of schedule B,
CRUKER opposed it.
The question was agreed o.
Mr. PIERS WILLIAMS moved that Great Marlow be
left out of the schedule.

Sir G. WARRENDER said, if he should be a member
of the refutmsd parliament, this measute should not be final
dile could prevent it, for he would bring forward the case of
the towns in schedule B, that were cut down and deprived of
one of their members.

The question was put that Great Marlow stand part of the
bin, and agreed to.
Lord ALTIIORP moved that Ashton•under-Line be in-
serted in Schedule D.

Sir C. WETHERELL said, the frequent alterations in
the Reform Bill bad made it, in the eyes of all prudent men,
a perect farce. The gentlemen opposite might say no I if
they pleased—he did not we for the opinion of pledged
men, of men who were nut there to deliberate, but to vote
according to the directions of their constituents. (Order,
order !) Would the hon. member who cried order !be
pleased to tell him why be was out of order ?
Lord G. LENNOX said it was disorderly for the learned
member to say, looking at him (Lord L.) and other inde.
pendent members, that they were pledged to vote as minis-
ters directed.

hit C. WETHERELL said he had said no such thing.
He begged to ask ministers why they had added Ashton-
under-Line to the bill, and omitted Chelsea?
Lord ALTHORP said, Chelsea had been omitted be-
cause it was not thought desirable to add ether members to
the metropolis. The learned member had treated his (Lord
Althorp's) side of the house with great courtesy; he had
accused hon. members of acting without judgment—of being
mere machines. He thought there was SUMO reason for call.
ing him to order, when he treated members in that manner.
But he would tell the learned member that he had often in
the committee observed many of what was called the pledged
majo it y vote against ministers, whilst he had never seen
one of the opposition vote with them.
Lord EBRINOTON said it was cot to be borne that the
nominee of a Peer, that one representing no constituency, or
at least a constituency that dared not resist the will of his
patron, should impute it as a crime to Hon. Members, that
they came there to follow the wishes of their constituents,
wishes which they had declared to be in accordance with
their own, before they offered themselves as candidates.—
(Cheers.) He (Lord L) was pledged to the 'rut rtindlai
of Reform, but not to every minute detail of the BW, and
he believed such was the case with all the other Members.
—(Hear.)

Mr. GOULBURN egad bow long It was sinew the
Noble Lard bad ceased to be a nominee himself— (Hear.)
Lord EBRINOTON explained.
Mr. STRICKLAND was not pledged to support the
details of the Bill.
Sir C. WETHERELL explained.
Lord G. LENNOX, Mr. R. GURNEY, and other
Honourable Members, said they were not pledged to the
details of the BIM

Mr. KNIGHT was eurpriscd to hear the Noble Lord,
one of the very few Members to whose speeches he (Mr.
Knight) paid any attention—accuse the Opposition of al.
ways voting against Ministers, afta• the two divisions of last
night, namely, Singe on Aldborough and Downton.
Mr. TREVOR, said, he was plalged to oppose the Bill
and he glorizd in his pledge.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped honourable members would
preserve their good humour until the third reeding, when it
ras agreed that they were all to be v:ry angry with each
other. (A laugh.)
The motion was then agreed to.
Several verbal amendments were also agreed to.
lord ALTHORP moved, that Stroud share with Ebel-
, tenbam in theelection of a membm—Agreed to.

Mr. CROKER moved. that Workington be cxcludtd
from skating In the elective franchise with Whitebac.n from
which it was eigt.t miles distant, on the samedistant, principle that
C.isfvenchisel ;he fr:cmcn seven miles distant from the place
of voting.
Lord ALTHORP said. the cut-voters were diNftan-
chit: to Nl7O citp,mt: of conveyance, but nn such expense
would b: occw,ioncd by the voters of Workington. be-
vuse th: poll tould talon at Nl'otitir.gton as well as at
Whitt.taven.

Mr. C. WBTH ERE L supported the modem
The motion tors ne;itivcd without a t it ision.
Several verbl,l smeieln.ents trete disposed of.
On the motion that the Bill with its amendments be
agreed to,
GOULBURN asked when the copy of the patent of
the Governor of the No of Wight, which had been ordered
by tl'l House Let mon.h, would be produced?
Lord A veil ORP bald to-wiener/.

Mr. KNIGIIT saki, if th 2 copy was not produced to-
morrow, he sheuld more that hislej.sty be re-seltiremd
'lts: the subject.
The Bill. as amended, was then agreed to, and ord2red to
be read a thin) time on Monday next.