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London, England, 1825-04-26 00:00:00

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ELECTIVE FRANCHISE (IRELAND) BILL.
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A BILL,

Sp MCLAIN INN IZERCEIR OP 2112 ILLNICIEVE FRANCHISE IN minims

AT LAW; 111 11.1111. AND.
Whereas a practice prevails in Ireland of subdividing
and subletting land, for the purpose of enabling per-
sons, under and by virtue of leasehold qualification of
the nominal value of forty shillings per ann. to vote for'
Members to serve in Parliament for Counties at large:;
And whereas the multiplication of such Votes tends to diminish
the weight and influence of the bona,ide Freeholders possessed of

real estates:
And whereas such practice is highly injurious to the public interest: I
Now for remedy hereof ;
Be it enacted, by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and consent of the Lords SO-
ritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the smite,
That from and after the cotiniencement of this Act, it
shall not be lawful for any person to register any. Free-,
hold in any County at large, made for a less term, than
for lives renewable for e'er, Mitesi the same shall be of
the annual value of Vik it the leait, over
and above all taxes, Charges, and impositions, payable
out of the same.
And be it further enacted, That from and after the
commencement of this Act, every person registering i
Freehold in any County at large in Ireland, derived
under and by virtue of a lease made for a less term
than for lives renewable for ever, shall take the oath
set forth in the schedule hereto annexed, upon the oc-
casion of his registering the same, instead of the oath
now by law required to be taken upon such occasion.
And be it enacted, That this Act shall commence and take effect
at the end of months from the passing of a certain Act, inti
toled, K An Act to provide fer the Removal of the Disqualifications
under which his Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjects now labour."
• The blank is not filled up, but It is intended that WI. &Add
be the minimum.
BILL FOR .ALLOWING PERSONS. CHARGED
CAPITAL CRIMES TO MAKE THEIR DEFENCE
BY COUNSEL.
Whereas it is most just and reasonable, that all per-
ions prosecuted for all capital crimes, should have the
tame benefit and advantage of Counsel, as persons may
have who are indicted or otherwise prosecuted foi High
Treason, or fr misprision of such treason:
Be it thereM!‘enacted, &c. that all persons whatso-
ever, who shall be accused and indicted for any capital
crime, shall be allowed to make tbeir defence by Coon
sel, not exceeding two Counsel (who shall be assigned
for that purpose by the Court before whom such per-
son or persons shall be tried, or by some Judge of that
Court, en the application of the party or parties indicted)
in like manner as persons indicted or otherwise prose-
cuted for High Treason are now by law entitled to be
allowed to make their defence by Counsel.

INCENDIARIES.

The greatest _alarm has prevailed in the town of
Bishop's Stortford, for several weeks past, in conse-
quence of a diabolical set of villains, who, from motives
of revenge for the caption and punishment of some of
their friends, who had been detected in committing
several robberies in the neighbourhood, have made- se-
veral attempts to set the town on fire ; and, in one or
two of these attempts, they have been so far successful
as to do great mischief to several houses. It has seldom
been our task to record an instance of so determined a
spirit of atrocity as has been di played by these incen-
diaries. The first effort of their malice was directed
Against thelproperty of Mrs. Mary Blom, who keeps
the White Horse, at Bishop's Stortford. In the night
of Thursday, t= e 24th March, her:louse was discovered
to be on fire in several places, and considerable da-
mage was done. The circumstances left no doubt at
the time, that the house had been wilfully set on fire,
and subsequently the tact was put beyond all iinestion,
by the. avowal of the perpetrators in an anonymous
letter. On the night of Tuesday, 'April 5, a barn, used
as a carpenter's shop, belonging to Mr. Wiriter, nal
set on fire, and that and an adjoining barn, the pro-
perty of Mr. Francis Cole, were completely destroyed.
One or two other fires took place, and the inhabitants
being placed in a dreadful state of alarm and satiety,
a Committee of respectable persons was firmed for the
purpose of investigation, and, if possible, prevention Of
farther outrages. This Committee held their meetings
at the VestryMoom, and at their second or third meet-
ing an anonymous letter was received, addressed 4! To
the Committee at the Vestry," avowing that the fires
which had taken place were the result Of a premedi-
tated plan, and threatening 'that the Whole town of
Bishop's Stortford shduld fife ireatieed to ashes unless
two persons, named in the letter, were released from
prison, and, unless the Comniittie desisted flora their
endeavours at detection, arid Withdrew the offers of re-
iiird which they hid issued.
The Committee still pursued their inquiries,andearly
Ih the morning of the 17th instant, the house of Mr.
William Francis, in Northltreetr was broken into, and
set on fire in two places. At the same time a barn
and outhouse were entered and burnt down. Mr.
Francis, it appears, had taken an active part in the
exertions of the Committee. Under these circums-
tances, application was made to Mr. Peel, the Home
Secretary, who immediately caused a proclamation to
be issued, offering a reward of 500 guineas for the de
- fiction of the offenders, and pardon to any accomplice
Who should give evidence against his fellows. An order
was also given for two active officers of Bow-street to
io dhwn, and use their utmost exertions to bring the
Offenders to,justice. Bishop and J. J. Smith were sent
down by Sir K. BtlaxtE last week, and yesterday infor-
mation was received at the office from Bishop, that
they had succeeded in apprehending three men, against
whom there is the strongest reason for believing that
complete evidence wi!l be obtained. One of them, it is
said, has already evincei a desire to Make disclosures.
The three men have been committed to prison for fur.
th.. examination, and the officers are 'still actively en:
giged in the inquiry.
The skip which was bringing horses and other ani-I
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copied in freighting another vessel, and
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