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London, England, 1831-03-15 00:00:00

LIVRAFOOL REFORM PETITION.

Gen. GASCOYNE presented a petition from Liverpool, signed by
11,000 persons. They were decidedly in favour of the imposed plan
of reform. He was for reform • but he did not consider it necessary to
throw sixty boroughs overboard at once to accomplish this reform.
Mr. EIVART with great pleasure supported the petition, and con-
sidered the plan of the ministers a great boon to the country. He had
heard Mr. Canning utter the speech which had been heretofore quoted,
on tchter subject
me of the representation : he had heard Mr. C. say, though
he op . reform, that the day would come when Reform must be
eon ed.

Sir E. B. SUODEN said the petition was silent about the extensive
corruption that had prevailed at particular places.
Mr. J. WOOD remarked that the corruption resulted from the
abominable system of out-voters, and that if this reform were granted,
and the elections over In two days, 501. would not be °feted fur votes.
Petition ordered to be printed.

SOUTHWARK RZFOllit PETITION.

Mr. C. CALVERT presented this petition, declaring that he had
never seen so unanimous and numerous a meeting as that which adopted
it. He with pleasure supported its prayer.
Sir R. WILSON concurred in its prayer. So far from there being
any thing like a majority, or any considerable proportion in favour of
the ballot; he believed the contrary to be the ease in Southwark.—
Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. C. CALVERT presented a petition from an Association in St.
George's the Martyr, Southwark, formed to watch the application of
the poor-rates, Su. in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform, observ-
mg that they beheld with delight the destruction of the rotten oroughs,
the extension of the franchise, and the reduction of the number of
Members.—Petition ordered to lie on the table.

31r. HOY presented a petition from Southampton against the pro-
posed tax on ucam-packets.—Ordered to lie on the table.

CALNC REFORM PETITION.
Mr. MACDONELL presented a petition from Caine in favour of
the Ministerial measure of Reform.

Mr. HUNT said, it used to be observed of Caine that its representa.
dyes were as much the political lacqueys of the Marquis of Lansdowne
as his own servants were his domestics. The hon. member near him
(Mr Peel) had made allusion to him and his trade on a former evening,
6, had I been present, I would have replied (continued Mr. Hunt) that
his father was the first of his family that was a gentleman, while my
father was the first of my family that was a tradesman. (Much
cheering.)—Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. BA I LIRE presented petitions from the Bread Society of Bristol
against the Corn Laws—from the Chamber of Commerce, Bristol, in
favour of an equalization of the Sugar Duties, &c.
Colonel LYDON presented a petition from Evcsham praying to he
heard by Counsel against the Disfranchisement BilL—Ordered to lie on
the Table.

On the motion of Leib ALTIIOIIP, the defaulters on Friday last
were called over. They were chiefly ordered to attend to-morrow.

FIRST FRUITS, IRELAND.

Sir J NEWPORT rose to bring forward his motion for the state
of the First Fruits' Fund, in Ireland.
Lord 0. SOMERSET complained of this motion being about to take
precedence of the orders of the day.
Sir J. NEWPORT said he had already postponed his motion three
times.

Lord A LTHORP observed that he had given way to the right hon.
ban. This motion being uispostd of, he should bring forward his mea-
sure on the Customs acts. to ;impose the new duty on cotton.
Alderman THOMSON said. he had several days attended for the
purpose of presenting a petition from the ship-owners of London,
against the timber duties now proposed, without being able to present
the same; he should present it tomorrow.
Sir J. NEWPORT then brought forward his motion, detailing the
history of the lint Fruits' Fund of Ireland, and what had been pro-
posed by former parliaments on the subject. The produce of
the Fund was certainly intended, by Queen Anne, to build andl
repair churches in Ireland, but very little had been appropriated to such
purpose, the coat of repairing churches having been chiefly raised on
the land. Under all the circumstances, he thought he was justified iti
again bringing forward this subject, and moving an address to his Ma-
jesty to resist the misappropriation of money to objects intended to be
paid for by the first fruits, &c. and to inquire of his law officers who
titer his Majesty has the power to direct a re-valuation of church pm
petty in Ireland. The motion also detailed the results of the fund—
that many of the benefices had never been rated at all—that the bishop-
rics had been rated at only 300 L &c. &c.
Mr. STANLRY seconded the motion.
Mr. tiOULBURN said, he did not understand what was to be the
result of this revaluation, if it were acquiesced in—were all livings to
be rated accordingly ?