Star.
London, England, 1831-04-20 00:00:00

100,000,000, it was but mineable to contend, that no abridgement
should take place in the representation of England. He did not sop.
peso that the amendment would preclude an increase of members to
Scotland and Ireland—all that they contended for was not to infringe
upon the representation of England. He appealed to the noble lonl
if be had not stated that he was prepared to accede to keep the
numbers the same as they bad been. He was prepared unequivocally
to oppose the bill. He upbraided the ministers with vacillation He,
however, was ready to declare, that be did sot wean to bring forward
any measure in justaztion, to Mistrals the eassoure of the govern.
moot. The bones di
Ayes for the motion .. ••• •••
Nees ... .. .. • • .. 21lMajority for General Oseasynes Modes, that the
present number of Members for England shall
not be diminished . . 8
...
..
Oa the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, it was resolved, that the house
should resolve itself into a Committee on the Bin on Thuralay.
The House adjourned at Five o'Clock.

SECOND EDITION.
STAR OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.
HOUSE OF CONS—Tuts DAY.
At this hOur, the result of the deliberations of the Cabi-
net Council, and the determination of his MAJESTY, are
not known. It is, however, considered certain, in well-
informed quarters, that if his MAJESTY do not consent to
an immediate dissolution of Parliament, Ministers will resign.

Sir H. PARNRLL took the oaths and his seat for Queen's county.
Mr. BELL presented the petition of the county of Northumberland,
against the reform bill.
Mr. BEAUMONT declared that this was not the petition of the
county, but that of the Duke of Northumberland, and other persons
by whom it was signed, under that influence. A circular had been sent
round to the tenants, stating that if they did not sign their names would
be forwarded to the Duke.
Sir H. HARDINGE observed, that the circular was the set of the
Duke's commissioners; that the Duke had never interfered with the ex.
sreise of their opinions, and that the dreular was a confidential commu-
nication of the Commissioners, never intended for the public.—(Hear.)
Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. FERGUSON presented a petition in favour of Reform.
Sir G. MURRAY said the property of Scotland was against the
MeSsure.

Sir O. CLERK spoke to the like effect.
Sir C. FORBES declared that the boroughs which the petitions op-
posed, ought to be preserved as most useful to the public.
Sir R. VYVYAN complained of this discussion being 'protracted,
it precluded members from the opportunity. of presenting petitions.
lie had attended several days to present a petition from his constituents
apinht the Reform Bill, signed by 33 magistrates and upwards of
7000 freeholders, and if this course of debating petitions were perse-
vered in, there would be no chance of presenting the petitions which
several members had to submit to the house.
Mr. BEAUBIONT presented similar petitions in favour of Reform.
PIUTON REIPOSM PETITION.
Mr. WOOD presented a petition from Preston, sign d by 2,400
of his constituents, in favour of the Reform Bill.
Mr. FYLER said that the people of Coventry considered themselves
equally misiepresented by the hon. member for Preston (Mr. Hunt).
They were decidedly favourable to the people.—Pedtion ordered to be
printed.

STATRNIENT of the VOTES of the Sixteen Representatives of
Middlesex, London, Westminster, Southwark, and Hertfordshire,
ea the 19th April, 1831, and voted for his Majesty's Ministers and
the Reform Bill, and theme against, and absent.

MAIIIIIi

MIDDLISIM
County

Home, Joseph
Byng, George
Wood, Matthew
Waldman, Robert
Ward, William
Thompson, William
Burdett, Sir F. Bart.
Hobbonse, J. Cam ......
Wilson, Gen. Sir Robert ....
Calvert, Charles
Sehrightt

London

Westminster ..—,

Southwark • •
lIIITIORDSIIIII

County
Hertford
Be. Alban's

'Sir J. But. .. .........'
hart., Nicholson ..... - ••

Viscount

T. &

Tennant, Charles .....
Orimetes, Viscount
I-1.-1.-
Total 12 3 1
REFORM OF PARLIAMENT—(ENOLAND.)
111111111DMENTS PLOPOIRD IX THE COMMITTEE OX TER SR.
VORM or PARLIAMENT DILL, ET LORD JOHN ROSICLL.
Boroughs to be withdrawn from Schedule (A), and placed in
Schedule (B):
Aldborough (York) Okehamptcm
Buckingham Reigate
Malmesbuty
Boroughs to be withdraws from Schedule (B). and return their present
number of Member:
Leominster Truro
Morh Westbury
Nottballerton Wycombe

Tatum:ink _
Towns to be placed in schedule (D) to have one member :
Bury Stoke.upomTrent
Halifax, taken from Salford
schedule (C) 'Wakefield
Oldham Whitby
Rochdak
Counties to have an additional member each, undivided:—
Berke Glamorgan
Bucks Hereford
Cambridge Henfoed
Dorset Oxon
• It was by mistake that we included Chippenham in the list of
Boroughs to be withdrawn from schedule B.

REDUCTION OF OFFICIAL SALARIES.
A Parliamentary Paper has just been printed, containing the copy of
a Treasury Minute, dated the 15th instant, showing the reductices
which his Majesty's present Ministers have effected in the salaries of the
great Olken of State. As we have at room to give this interesting
document at length, we have abstracted tlte matter of it, as follows :
TR/AWRY. Future Redue.
Spry. tion.
Meet Lord, when held in conjunction with the Chan-
'Worship of the Exchequer . 4500 Z 2500
Mat Lord, when unconnected with the Chancellorship
of
the Exchequer
Chancellorship of it:chequer . .
(Junior Lords of the 1 emery to be reduced to 12001
Amount of reduction not stated.]
Joint Secretaries of the Treasury Need
Secretaries of State, each
Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State, each - 1500
[Permanent Coder Secretaries of State to remain at pre-
sent salary,2oooL each ]
Lord President .
Lord Privy Seal .
[The present Privy Seal, Lord Mayhem, has relin-
quished the entire salary.]
INDIA BOARD.

President - -
Paid Commis.lnnen

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