Star.
London, England, 1823-02-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COI►MMONS.

Me. Usones, Was*, of the Fleet Prison, presented. ail Acz
stonnt of the number or liebtore confined within that Prison.
Several other Aecoants Were presented from the different Pats
',.lic Offices. Tbry,.with the above, were cvdered to lie on the tablet
1 - Lord E. 4 ST NOR presented Petitions froth ill'orcestershire
and the Cily of I lereford a,,,,ainst the lusidvent Debtors' Act.
Petitions to the same effect were •presented from the follows
big places by the following lion. Members : —From Portsmouth;
by Lord 11021,1,31; from Beverley, by Mr. Lena Fox; frnu
I Aucaster, by Lord ETANLILY ; from Huddersfield; by Lord
Nitwits; from Fly, by *Lord CUARLIS Maxaras ; from Mahon,
by Lord Doma•NxoN ; from Knureshoro', by Mr. TIZANZ? 1
Ihxrn Carmarthen, by Mr. Jornts—They were all ordered to He
or the table

Mr. C. IfUTCIiINSON presented rPetition from certain
Attomies of Tipperarragainst the Chroners' Bill.—Ordered td
lie on the table.

Mr. BEN ETTpresentcd two Petitions frofn Wiltshire against
the Tubvike Act passed last Session.—Laid on the table.
Mr. MA X WELL presented a Petition from Renfrew, corn.
plaloing of Agriculttir..l Distress.
Sir THOMAS LETH BR IDG E supported the Petitions
lie thought 11111iStillee ought to be der ended from bis Majesty's
Dowertnnent. The Hon. Baronet spoke at some length' against
theoperatios of Our measures on the currency ; and concluded
by declaring( contictlon that nothing but an alteration of
those aricitorew walla salve the agricultural interest from ruin.
• • Lettrd'AillA MILTON said he could speak, from his own
-httoettiedge, to Hat dimness of the Petitioners, He was surprised
that the Members connected with Agriculture remained silent
after the declaration made by GaVeniment, that nothing would
be proposed for their relief.—The Petition was then ordered to
• Ile en the table.

Mr. BROUGIIA AI, seeing one of the Lords of the Admi.
ratty in his place, begged to puts question to hint respecting
an alarming report which had been extensively circulated in
this and a neighbouring country, to the capital of which It had
alto reached. The report he alluded to was, that a large Beet
bad sailed from Brest, with sealed orders. , He shOuld be glad
to kearla contradicdon of the report ; and trusted that the Right
Honourable Baronet opposite Mould acfßird the %House some in=
formattOrt on the subject. _ • ••
iIir,GEOR GE CLERK Astistil•tbe House that no such in.
fonuatiow Indirect} received by the Admiralty. •
Mr. DROUGHA P.l was happy to hear this assurance. The
report was alarming, not from any consequence which might be
apprehended at affecting this country, but only as it Might tend
I to bring' into leopard); site peace ofEasrope.
Lord A. HA Al I L'I'ON said it was his intention to submit to
the House a motion cininected with the recent imprisonment
'of Air. liowring, in Frettee. Ile begged to ask the Right
Honourable Secretary opposite whether there was anything in
the present 'Amines between this country apd• France which
would render it objectionable to bring forward such a motion at
the present time ?
Air. Secretary CANNING said, that the discretion upon all
other parts of the subject Ling solely with the Noble Lord, be
begged to ray, that be saw nothing at the present moment in
the relations -between France and England which could render
such a motion objectionable as to time.

PA RLIAMRNTARY REFORM. •
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that had he not been
previously apprised that the motion he should have
the honour of submitting to tlke House would be op-
posed, he should have treated.tt so much as a matter
of course as not to trouble them with*a single remark
upon the subject. He
.proposed to move for the ap-
pointment of cammiqee to inquire into the'right,
as now etercised,:Of !rating for the elections of Met*.
bers to serve in Parliament for Cities and Boroughs,
and the numbers of those' in each city and town, who
exercised thai 'T.lnaeritandingithat his motion
'wrsould.lie 40.4; Ye Should proceed to' state tlie
.gruonds and the pretedents upon which be bad made
:toe applicatiod. always understood tfitit.the
productie ofoßet.*: kt'the' aff:Ording of 4ir,Oi4iinait
i!tkeli 0.e10414‘e qc to.ljear ,upon the subject of a
under, nolicey.was never refused or withheld ;
and bates ly, •he adMitted, that theie• facilities were
readily yielded by the other side of the yiouae ..upon
'every' questikin a ithin the scope, of disC utile", • lie
could, at once Wee, Icite,flossass, UIAVRSII dirtily in
point. It was in that df a motion tristdelq hit Noble
Friend under him (Lord'A: Hamilton), wliktssid taken
so laudable, Gut .so unsuccessful a pan in the 'discus;
sii?ns on the Scotch .Representation. The motion to
which he referred, was Made last Session, for a List
of the Freeholders qualified to vote on.the Election of
Members fur Scotch tiottniies. *hat motion was not
oppied ; and, by the Return tO it, there appeased
about 70 or 80 Constituents, on an average, for each
Comity Nlemter of Scoff:44. • there was another
motion made so late' as list night by his,Xoble Friend,
fora Return of the Burgba in which the Election was
reguh.sted by the Town Council, with a list of the
numbers and qualificatitinsof Each Town Council.
The Return to this motion would disclo,e the whole
history of Elections for Scotch Burghs, and yet the
motion was not opposed. kleshotild Minh.svish to
be informed why he was to be treatellt eit)tlaisfavoi?r
'thin his Ni.bie Friend? or why a mWoCtiot
,guishable in principle frem his
.sbould:be thought
objectionable, merely because it calve' (roar hinr?—
.Another precedent to which he *oulcirefer. .the Woupe.
was tote found in the ease of a Cornfnittee appointed
by the lioase to search the Lords:JOnnials, for all
information touching tteilidVitiyioatibroonfttohfisacPoe:r.
omfi the Realm.
Ituenaolf7oNieold 17;470 nquSe, but the Lords them_ .
selves offered no objection tesAiseltaansinatirm of their
cot that stitsistt, swlitse wpm they alarmed
at an 'agility into ihesr dignity. h;,
oade
_ity that Comfilti:er„ itat vice of the
'''presritt- Lord Redeuiale, ritual; able or its lengths

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