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delaying inquiry. where it was alleged gross corruption bad prevailed.
That was merely on intimation the intention of an[individual mem-
ber, nothing more; it was not what could or ought to stop the pro-
ceedings of- the house. There was complaint, and it became that
house to institute Inquiry into its truth.
Sir C. FORBES said that the peculiarity happened to have been
found out at Evesham—it had been discovered • but if there wen to be
inquiry, there ought to be inquiry into all the 'boroughs—Bletchingly,
Gettan, and Malmesbury, if they pleased. At all event*, let Dot the
house be so partial as to fix on one borough, while similar practices
prevailed almost everywhere. The house should act impartially by
adopting some general principle and not to fix on one unfortunate. bo-
rough. The hon. member would like to be shown the borough where,
it they were put to the test, the same corruption had not existed fur the
last fifty years, if the same inquisitorial means of examination were re-
sorted to to find it out. Put the electors on their oaths, and what
member could put his hand on his breast and say he was pure, and that
white he stood forwent to take the mole out of his neighbour's eye that
he had not a beam in his own. The hon. member would certainly
vote against the measure. He wished that some hon. member would
stand up in his place and move that a writ should be issued forthwith.
The house knew how they were now, but they did not know how they
might be. His Majesty's Oevernment ought to have been the last
party to have said that this House of Parliament was not always ready
to do its duty to the country and itself.
Lord J. RUSSELL expressed his astonishment to hear the hon.
ban. declare his acquiescence ton general measure of reform, and that at
the same time he should object to this measure, partial as be styled it.
which had reform for its basis. Lis lordship had once thought that to
transfer the franchise from a corrupt borough to another larger borough,
was progressing towards reform ; he advocated this some years ago, but
the hon. ban. would find that would not satisfy the people now ; and
that notwithstanding the promised measure of reform, it would be
necessary for the house to deal with every act of corruption in the
mean time as they came to their knowledge ; but considering the state
of public business, and the value of time, although he was sensible that
the subject should be disposed of at the bar of the house, he would in
preference to the motion of the noble lord, have subjected the question
to the consideration of a committee.
Mr. MABERLV said, that the remark which bad been made by the
lion, member, who denounced all boroughs as being corrupt, called for
some observations from him. Abingdon, which he had the honour to ,
represent, was as pure as any borough in the kingdom. (A laugh.)
The hon. member bad asked where was the man who could upon oath
lay his hand on his breast and declare his purity. He (Mr. Maberly)
would present himself as ono ready to take that oath; t directly or
indirectly, or with his knowledge or concurrence, no corruption had
taken place on his part or on his behalf. It was unfair to take advan-
tage of the liberty of language to make auch an attack.
Sir C. FORBES in explanation said that he meant that all boroughs
and all counties were alike, although he had named Abingdon first, he
had only done so beginning and going through A 3C, meaning to infer
that there were none to be calculated upon to be exempted.
Sir C. WETHERELL said, that as the Hon. Member for Abing-
don had defended the A. boroughs from the stigma Imputed to them by
the Hon. Baronet, and nu one else appearing for the other letters A.
they being disposed of, he (Sir C. Wetherell), representing the B. bo-
rough that had been quoted, was called upon to rescue the B.'s from
the general and sweeping imputation. —(A laugh.) For the borough
which be had the honour to represent, he could pass his word fur his
constituents to a man, that they were beyond the reach of imputation.
[The Learned Gentleman indulged in a number of ludicrous allusions
to the speech of the Hon. Baronet, which excited so much merriment in
the House, that the jokes were very Imperfectly heard in the gallery.]
The House had been promised that a measure fur reform was to be
brought forward, and that, although it was to be brought forward by
the Right Hon. Paymaster, it was avowed as the measure of the Go-
vernment, and was to have the support of the Ministry; but what was
the house to do with the Government measure ! The 1-louse would be
giving away its Independerce, and would practice meanness if it waited
one moment for the Government measure fur Parliamentary Reform
although they had been told that it was to be brought forward by the
Paymaster. The Learned Gentleman did not mean by this remark $
treat the Right Hon. Paymaster lightly ; but he only meant to
himself that in that House he was only to be conmend as one
bee of the Commons. We ought to punish corruption wherever ors
found it. The question might not to be referred to a Committee oo.the
bar of the House was the only place at which it ought to be disposed of.
The Right Hon. Paymaster might have said that he himself had been
disgusted that at the last disfranchisement the right bad not been trans-
ferred to a large town. but the Hon. Paymaster had no right to say that
the people of England were disgusted on that account. The Learned
Gentleman hoped that the house would act for its independence and not
wait for the measure of Reform.
Mr. BULLER, who had been a Member of the Committee, rose
and said a few words in defence of the borough. Corruption had not
been proved against the resident electors, and he would oppose the
motion.
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY said he would have been culpable if
he had not paid the just tribute of respect to those whom he had the
honour to represent, if he had not !ken to contradict the general espereistu
that bad been made by the Hon. Baronet, that there was not a borough
free of corruption. He (Sit John Wrottesley) had been elected by the
suffrage of 10,000 electors, and he could say that he sat in that House
with the approbation of all of them. While he was on his legs he would
add, that he, nevertheless, coincided with a portion of the sentiments
expressed by the Hon. Baronet, that the poor man, who received his
ten guineas for his vote, was not more to be blamed than those of a
higher sphere, who disposed of theirs for patronage to themselves or
Sir C. FORBES begged leave to explain. He only said, to take the
list, beginning at A. B. C. and proceed, and he would like to sec how
many there were that were not corrupt.—(Cries of no, no.)—Ho knew
that there were exceptions, or be himself would have been implicated in
the charge.—(A laugh.)
The SPEAKER rose, as the Hon. Member was about to proceed,
and told him he was out of order—he must confine himself strictly to

explanation.
Mr. FEROUSSON disapproved of the distinction that had been en-
deavoured to be marked, because that a measure wa► to be brought for-
ward by the hon. Paymaster•OcneraL The present motion had been
purely enough brought forward. Certainly, as was stated, corruption
had not been proved against the resident electors, but it had been
proved before the committee, by the. two persons named Jacks and
Howe, that they had taken the money the same as the others had. He
approved of the proceedings against the borough.
The modou was agreed to with some hesitation, without a division.
C The Marquis of CHANDOS then moved for leave to bring in a bill
to disfranchise Evtsham.

PARISH OF WICKLOW.
Mr. GRATTAN moved for a copy of the report made by the
Bishop of Dublin to the Duke of Northumberland. on the union of the
psrish of Wicklow.
Sir J. NEWPORT seconded the motion, which was agreed to.
Mr. O%OH MAN M AVON rose to bring a circumstance before
the house, which would show the situation of the corporation of Dublin.
The SPEAKER called the hen. member to order, who sat down.
AMBASSADORS AT PARIS.
Mr. HUME in rising said the object that he had in view was to bring
before the house a motion in order to lessen the expenses in the depart-
ment of our embassies to Paris. There had been one Ambassador there
who in one year cost 33,0001. and lie was convinced that when • state-
ment of the aggregate expense for years was brought before the house,
it would be found to exceed what the house would be inclined to sanc-
tion. The present Ambassador had 11,000 L and besides we had a Con-
sul-General at a large salary. This department of expenditure had al.
ways been conducted on an extravagant scale. He had opreed the mo-
tion when a grant was asked to build chapels, end to pay clergymen to
perform religious duties, at stations where Ambassadors resided, but he
had not been successful. Had the honourable Secretary been in his
place he (Mr. H.) intended to have put some questions to him on the
subject of Consuls, and chat alteration the hon. Secretary meant to make
in that department. There were consul fees chargeable on ell ships, and
so fat that was right, and the owners of the ships knew that they were
liable to those fees. and their amount was defined. Ihe hon. member
wished to see the system of paying salaries to Consuls abolished.—
There were always persons resident sufficiently respectable to fill that
situation wherever we had to send ships, who would be willing to per-
form the duty for the fees. Where the duties were arduous the emolu-
ment would be proportionably large, and where the emolument was
small, the duty would require less attention. lie knew several differ-
ent places where highly respectable individuals offered to discharge the
consular functions fur the fees only. He then moved for a return of the
sums expended in the purchase of the residence of the British Embassy
at Paris, and in the annual repairs thereof, since the year 1214. Also
for a return of the salaries given to Consuls, Vice. Consuls, and others
in France, since the same year. Also an abstract of the exports to, and
imports from France, since 1814. His object in moving for at !..itter
return, was to shew how greatly the diplomatic and other expenses
were out of proportion with the paltry trahe hitherto carried on bet...een
France and England. Ile hoped that the salutary measure of eq...lising
the wine duties would be the commencement of a better system. Olen
much laughter was excited by the snoring of an hon. member, v tr., bad
fallen asleep in the members gallery.)
Lord ALTHOIIP said that the question of the consular establish-
blishments was under the consideration of his noble friend.
Mr. HUME moved fur a new writ for the borough of &hash, eke
present member having accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
The report of the committee of ways and means was brought up. On
the motion that it be read,
Mr. HUME said he took this opportunity of stating that he should
to-morrow oppose the vote of supply on the army estimates, unless an
explanation were given by Government of the increase which bad lately
taken place in the military forces.
The report was then read and resolutions agreed to.
The report of the excise acts was brought up, read, and agreed to.
The report of jhe customs acts was brought up and read.
Lord ALTHORP, in miller to a question put by a member, said
that an alteration had taken place with respect to the duty on Cape wine.
Instead of raising the Cape:wine to the same duty as other- wines, it
would be raised only to 2s. 9(1. a gallon for the next two yeata.

Mr. BERRIES observed that it wee importast for the pasties Ws.
rated that the definite resolutions of Government on each of their ma•
lures should be made knows as early as possible.
Mr. O'BRIEN objected Ie the aston-beat duty. While the tax
would be nothing' ihr the deb as, it might prevent many a poor
Trish Mama from gabbro his breed foe six months. Hew=
that Government would keep op the present free comma
between Ireland and this country, eepedauy in the present state of
Ireland.
Mr. WHAMS expressed the map opinion.
Mr. H UMB maid, the proposed tax would create great want of em-
ployment on the 'rotten coast of Scotland. There were now thhty.er
forty steam-boats navigating tbe Clyde. In consequence of the ere of
communication at►beded by the steam naation, all the coast from the
Clyde southward had become active. The manufacturers of kelp bad
greatly increased. No tax could interfere more than the present with
employment of the manufacturers. He was confident that that part
of Scotland had dam more from the invention of steam navigation then
from any other invention whatever. He was of opinion that the taxes
on both steam-boats and carriages should be taken of
A Malatya observed, that the tax would not fall on the steam-boat
proprietors in the least, but wholly on poor working people, to whom a
free navigation wet most necessary.
Mr. SADLER said, that the poor of Ireland had claims to a cheap
emigration to this country. Before that emigration was impeded, some
act should repress the culpable emigration which exported from Ireland
so much of its capital annually, and in consequence of which the pool
labourers, on whom the present tax was to fall, were obliged to leave
their country—(Hear.)
Mr. BWART condemned the impeding of communication.
Sir R. BATBSON said, the proposed tax was both impolitic and un-
profitable. He agreed with the member for Newark that a tax should
be laid on absentees instead; and a property tax wee the one which
would best reach that most useless tam

Mr. H. HUGHES opposed the tax.
Mr. FITZGERALD said, that the duty would amount to a po.
hibition on many of the Itish labourers, amounting to three hundred
per cent. of the price of passage The labourers could now pass from
Ireland to Glasgow for fourpeoce a had. He should approve of a
general application of taxation to machinery in opposition to manual
labour.
Mr. R. COLBURN objected to the repeated calls made on the
Chancellor of the Exchequer for a property tax. If the tax were to
reach only wealthy Individuals, the income derived would be inadequate
to the expectations entertained ; if it were to go down to the lowest
grades, it would be a most grievous and oppressive tax. At the con.
dusion of the war it bad been rejected by that house.. unfit for a

time of peace.
Mr. H. SUMNER said that the steam-boat tax was not of an
amount to prevent the exportation of one single Irish labourer. It
would, therefore, diminish their gains, and would add to the charges of
the English maritime counties, which had partly to support them while
they passed through.
hlr. WARBURTON regretted exceedingly that such a tax
should be id on the country in which steam navigation had
been invented when the invention was still in its infancy.—
The West of imposing a tax on passengers would be to put down
many of the steam-heats. This tee, coupled with the diminished
duty on the export of mils would, be feared, lead to a part
of out steam navigation being performed by the sea.porta of the
Netherlonds.
Lord ALTHORP said that It was impossible to take off taxes with.
out imposing others. There was not one branch of industry on which
taxation did not press, and from which it was nut most desirable to re.
move it. The present tax was not unjust, when all the land carriages
were subject to taxation. With respect to the changes which he had
made in Ms measures, he had certainly made several : but he should
have considered it wrong not to do so, after objections which appeared to
him reesonablc had been offered.—(Cheets.)
Mr. PRYCE said, the tax on steam boats down the river would
greatly interfere with the recreations of the inhabitants of London.
lie begged to call to the attention of the noble lord, that certain
ruin would full on the towns of Margate, Ramsgate, and Gravesend,
if the tax were persevered iu ; and he hoped the noble lord, in the
same spirit uf consideration fur the people and public opinion,
which he had ehewn respecting other taxes, would abandon this tax.
—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. TENNANT said the tax on steam boats so far from being u be-
nefit to stage coaches would he injurious to them. Many persons went
from town by steam and returned by land; and he waa confident the
tax was in reality a tax nu stage coaches. lie objected to the tax on
principle—it was a tax on atoductive industry. He was himself con.
limed with a set of ailveaturers in scam. (A laugh.) Ile was a member
of the luland Steam Navigation Company, which would be greatly in.
' jilted by the tax.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON hoped the noble lord would abandon
the tax. If he could see the 'lumbers of the middle and bumbles classes
who availed themselves of swain auvigation, to escape from the dean
atmosphere of London fora day in a week, he would abandon the tax.
The passage ut present to Gravesend was one drilling, cunsequently
the tax was 100 our cent. The Hon. Alderman read a knew from a
person concerned. in a new steam packet boat, which, he Raid, should
either be sold abroad or broken up if the tax was persevered in. The I
patseugers rould not like being counted like droves of cattle, sad if
tit, tax were insisted out it would be betterto lay it on the vessel, in
proportion to her size and steam poser.
Mr. SHAW said the tax would be a very great obstruction to the
intercourse between England and Ireland, which all those who wished
to preserve the union of the two countries should rather endeavour to
promote. He hoped the Noble Lon. would, on consideration, with-
draw the proposition. (Ilene, hear.)
Mr. P. THOM PSON raid the question before the house was, taking
off the duty un coals, which would be an advantage to steana.boats, and
he thought it would be better to defer the arguments on the tax on steam.
boats till the subject was brought before the house: (hear, hear.) The
most extraordinary argument he ever beard was that of the learned gen-
tleman, who said the tax on steam-boats was a tax on stage coaches. If
the hon. gentleman bed consulted his constituents, be would find, that
when steamboats were introduced, there were petitions from the stage.
coach owners for a protecting tax on steam-boats: (hear hear.)
Lord STORhlteliT said the injury to the Weatem Islands of Scot.
land by a tax on steam would be incalculable. They sent their produce
to market by etearn-boats, and had nothing to do with stagamaches, fur
the protection of which the tax was to be Imposed, many of them
nor having roads on which carriages of any kind could travel. When
the noble lord saw how partially the tax must operate, he hoped it
would be abandoned.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said he had no particular objection to the tax,
but what he had heard ha that house. He thought the Isles of Scotland
should be exempted from the tax, and he would make a motion on the
subject ; and he would also make a motion to take from Scotland
200,0001, a year they note received as a drawback on malt which they
never paid in duty, and which was in facts dead robbery on the coun-
try—the repeal of which drawback would make a substitute for the
steam-tax. The noble lord should slow take off 700,0001. from salaries,
otherwise he would greatly disepleiint the public, and by making that
reduction he would be enabled to take off the duty on glass, which
would be a great benefit to the community by increasing employment.
(Hear, hear.)
Sir GEORGE CLERK returned his thanks to the honourable Al-
derman, for the care he took of Scotland, and begged to assure him
that be should second both motions. (Hear.) He hoped the honour.
ahle Alderman would extend his benevolence to Ireland, and he would
be ale to find the same substitute there by the abolition of the draw-
back on hilt. Ile was toe more convinced by the discussion the
:ruble lord's propositions bad received, that it was impossible to relieve
the country by any commutatiou of taxes. This the honourable mem-
*ea fin Callingtou had said, and the attempt confirmed his opinion._
The noble lord had already given up the tax on the transfer of property,
and now raid be was ready to make a great alteration in the Cape wine
tax ; and when he saw a deputation that would wait on him on the
lotion trade, be believed the noble lord would abandon the tax on
=non. (Hear, hear.)
Sir CHARLES BURRELL said he had received a letter from a
steam-boat owner, greatly disapproving of the tax on steam.boats, and
giving an opinion that e tax on the passage money at a fixed rate per
cent. woulu be better than the mode proposed. He thought steam car-
riages were full as proper an object of taxation as stage-ouches.
Sir CHARLES FORBES thought the noble lord was in danger of
sharing the fate of the man and his ass, and by endeavouring to please
every one to satisfy no one. He thought the tax on scam-boats fair and
reasonable, and should give it his support.
Mr. AsTELL hoped, as the noble lord was taking off the duty on
slates, he would Age take off the duty un tilts, which was necessary, to
prevent that manufacture being injured.
The resolutions were agreed to, sad a bill ordered to be brought in by
Lord Abhor!) and Mr. Spring Rice.
Lord ALTHORP moved that a member (we could not hear the
name) be added to the East India committee.
Mr. ASTELL objected to any addition to the members of the Com-
mittee.
Mr. HUME said he did not hear the name of the hon. member pea
posed to be added to the committee, but thought it most extraordinary
that the Chairman of the East India Company should object to any
name being added, and he hoped the noble lord would persevere.
The question was put and agreed to.
Mr. k.V ANS moved that leave be given to bring in a bill to prevent
the application of corporate funds to the return of members to serve in
Parliament. Leave given.
Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON said it was not unnatural that, after
the leave that was given, he should call the attention of the house to the
conduct of the corporation of Dublin. He had a petition to resent from
a person named Adcock, whose father and grandfather were freemen of
Dublin, and who was entitled to his freedom: but being refused, was
obliged to apply to the Court of King's Bench for a mandamus to ad.
mit him to hisfreedom, which he obtained. He then paid his 'dads-
sioll fees, which the corporation pocketed, and then refused him his free.
dom. The citizens complained that the persona sent here as represents.
fives were merely the representatives of the delinquent corporation, and
not of the people of Dublin. The petitioner had contended with the
corporation at law for many years, but was obliged to relinquish his

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at elestleme lir el leepwation andieitin.
SHAW mid, whoa the dm. samba per notice at the prams.
olds pilau, be (Mr. Shaw) asked Wm what it wee about. to
the bon. awaits replied, " as matter what the peaden's
=lB7lll mom Iwo brass bows* yea sod me." (A lairgh.) He
wasemom ffiwhim la Warn the ism is asPiff M a Po-
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bran betwmowths hownombie .amber and himosiL Thme went
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ammatione whoa Wham& ; he would saw* whether Irtimafil be
resolved by the boom
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drawn, ind-sedes iIGTONmo (arils menooteden on'a faun M.&
Led IBRIN mov4 dot a pad* ho Want* on Yd.
t;rigsatosseplablog el the paean et bribery at the i b,
O'GORMAN MAHON emenisil the wed*.
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hod no phew,* %Mita to esophla
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pememted, and *MI. not be If Sto ON. was task reasirli-
dower should ham brought his chugs in time to be by
the
Dlrhose.
. S. RICE thought the petition was a matter of public con.
am and ought to be printed.
Mr. HUME said the petition respected the public interest, and
therefore should be printed.
Mr. WILKS hoped the House would accede to the motion, sod
allow the petition to be printed,
CURTEIS thought there was no sufficient reason for printing
the petidon.—(Bar, hear.)
Lord EBRINGTON said, as the sense of the house appeared to be
against printing the petition, he should withdraw his males.
O'CORMAN MAHON said he could not coosillt tors min
being withdrawn.
The Hone. divided.
Ayes, for printing the petition
Noes,
Majority against printing . -17
PSTITIOW PROs.
Lead .1. RUSSELL presented a petition from the inhabitants of
Crete. claiming the interference of that House for eke posimaire.
Mr. HUME asked how this petition could be roithrod, as it was
from Turkish subjects?
Lord .1. RUSSELL replied, that they auddmad disuassims Y.
eluded in the treaty of 1827, which pulsated the
The SPEAKER said if that fest nes4smad
its form was objectionable ; it toilllMMllkl with •
and concluded with appealing " to the reuwsuad
the lovers ell liberty, and the protectors of i. " they musk
to appeal to the British nation through that
Lord J. RUSSELL said, that under sea titoosserocoo he shield
withdraw the petition.
Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON regretted that the petition was to be
withdrawn. France did not reject the petitions of foreigners. He
hoped that the brave Poles would approach that House with their peel.
dons, for England bad connived at the partition of Poland.
Lord L. GOWER said, such petitions would be of very inconvenient
tendency.—Petidon eventually withdrawn.
Lord J. RUSSELL presented petitions from Wootton Bassett, Ac.
for Parliamentary Reform ; also a petition from Huntingdon, for the
repeal of the assessed tucs.
Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER presented a petition from St.
Martin's-In-the-Fields on the subject of the Vestries BBL
Mr. HOBHOUSE said it would not affect that pariah as was
imagined, as be should be enabled to show in the discussion =Monday,

vote

A MIT sanstaaus.
Colonel DAVIS gave notice that, to-morrow be should move that
the Army Estimates be for three mouths, instead of the usual period.
lord L. GOWER prevented a petition from Ilagistrates of Galway
respecting the kelp trade.
Mr. 808/MUSE brought in the Bill to alter and amend the laws
regarding apprentices In cotton-manu.actorles.—Read a first time.
Adjourned at Half-r

Myren o'clock.

PANOItAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPI It E.
LEEDS PATRIOT, FEB. 12.
Mr. Marshall presided at the recent Reform meeting with the
greatest candour to every one, and credit to himself. After a few n►
canary and preliminary observations, the first resolution was proposed
by Mr. Rawson, in a sensible and manly speech. We feel great plea.
sure in recording this opinion of Mr. Rawsoo, and trust that hence-
forward he will diligently eschew Whiygery.
It would be an invidious task to select specimens of the speeches,
when all that were delivered were really excellent. The leaven of Ra-
dicalism seemed to have transformed the speakers into new men; but
in justice to Mr. John Clapham we must allude to his address. It
would have done credit, and very great credit, to any man, as it most
samrsdlitild t? him.
Mr. Richard speech was a good one, and was also exceedingly
well delivered; but be did not confine himself to the subject metier of
his resolution, which when resolutions are presented seriatim, invariably
ought to be attended to.
Come we now then to the address of Mr. Wailes. It was argumen-
tative, manly, and conclusive. The learned gentleman did not leave
the and-ballot men one single resting place...be left them no means of
escape. Perhaps Mr. Wailes's speech was more cheeringly received than
any other, and it well deserved to be so. In the first pima it was :tally
a good Kpeech, and well delivered ; and in the second place. it Is a glo-
rious thing in these times to see a lawyer uncontaminated with the
srdal pleading of his profession, or the ambitious desire to please
the powers that be, and throw himself with a real Englishman's fulness
of heart amongst the people, to be the advocate not only of the r rights,
but also of the rights of his fellow men in every quarter of the civilised
world.
Mr. Forms eloquently seconded Mr. Wailes, and introduced the
following anecdote s—" But of all places he ever knew for corruption
and bribery, was a borough a short distance from this town, namely,
the borough of Knsresbro'. He would read to the meeting the era-
mlnadon of one of the free and Independent English voters for that
borough, at the last election, when for the first time the rights of the
inhabitants were fully tried and contested for. It was a specimen of
the good old English practice which was handed to him the other day
by a gentleman of the highest authority. It was the examination of
one of the Duke of Devonshire's voters by Mr. Blanshard, counsel for
the independent candidate, Mr. Entwistle, of Foxholes, near Roch.
dale. They should bear the thing in all its naked deformity,
for one fact was worth a hundred speculative opinions :
Counsel.— What is your name ?
Voter.—John W--.
Counsel—Are you a burgage holder of Knaresbro'.
Voter.—l am, Sir.
Counsel—ln what street is your burgage property situate?
Voter... 4 really, Sir, do not know.
Counsel.—What sort of a house is this of your ?
Voter.—(With a good deal of besitation).—Sir, I really never saw it.
Counsel—What is the name of your tenant?
Voter.—l really do not know.
Counsel.—What is the rent of your house?
Voter.—Sir, I do not know.
Counsel—Did you ever receive any rent ?
Voter.—No, Sir.
CounseL—.Where do you live, Sir?
Voter.—At Market Leighton, Sir.
Counsel—How far may that be from Knaresbro'.
Voter.—About forty miles.
CounseL—By what right do you claim the ownership of burgage
property in linaresbro' ?
Voter—By this deed I hold in my hand.
Counsel.—When did you get the deed ?
Voter.—This morning, Sir.
Counsel—When are you expeded to give it up?
Voter.—This evening, I belkve.
Counsel.—Now, then, John answer me fairly, have you ever
even read that deed ?
Voter.—No, Sir, I have not.
Counsel—l shall ask you no more questions.
Let them contrast the English mode with the method of voting by
ballot, and how would the former sink iu the comparison. Would there
then be any honest, sturdy English farmer, like this man, with his LOW
acres, to ride forty or fifty miles to cheat the inhabitants of England out
of their rights and, privileges ? (_Loud cheers.)
Lusts Coax Maazrv.—We have had a very moderate supply of
all grain to this day's market, and having a thin attendance of dealers,
the trade has ruled dull ; in the value of wheat we note no alteration.—
The best barleys obtain full as good prices ; but middling sorts are dull,
and rather lower. Oats area halfpenny per stone dearer, and shelling
one shilling per lad higher. In beans or other articles we note no
alteration.
Waxernars Coax MARKET, FRIDAY, 11.—Our arrivals
today are very small A reduction of one shilling per quarter must be
quoted on wheat of the finest descriptions, and more on second and infe-
rior sorts. Barley, cats, and shelling are fully as dear. Beans steady,
as also other articles.
AfARR/ED.--Thomas Webb, Esq. of the firm of Messrs. Swine
and Webb, merchants, Huddersfield, to Mary, eldest daughter of Peter
, Rymer, Esq.
DIED.-63. Mrs. Shepherd, wife of T. Shepherd, asq. of Pontefract.
CHELTENHAM CHRONICLE, FEB. 17.
Assivat.s.—Count Soholsk!, Si: Richard and Lady Phillips, Mr S.
Slay, CoL Powell, M.P. Col. Eyes, Major Chalmers, Rev. Mr. Assow,
Mr. Coulson, Captain Anstice.

At a Osrand M of the Wallas Manufacturers of the County
cif okoweetor, geefeWl Esq. in the Chair. it wee Resolveli,
Thol the ummtheineses of this essoty deeply intersited is the
jidee ei Mel ; waif
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Male dime its generator eflpower, we eon
lied to mai so Maps' simpra with the mem.• a the
North, wile Arab It at a pulse ill° per amt. lam than ourselves :
tide Mi meos. ht the oniegibr thal opemis_s se a lend tax, tends to di.
odoielf pithy, to brew yogis, male impels the nosesseM implement
of marital- in the al awl oraglommelthileure of this aunty.
" Thalami se we sew, en the very precincts of the Flinn of
Dam, le theeltifera with of coal, we feel convinced that we
esenimmeraste with its proximity: we ad.
Zit al widens oft dithwil:TE prien of Tweet coal, the striking face, thet
theiffinishbe end Mawr&
wit=iyidd mu markets a large pro,
portico of their supply, not the heavy transit charges ne.
mustily resuldigm a conveys's@ baady one hundred miles. This
shapely of obtaining so bulky es odds item such a distance, whilst
raisin coal is produced, as it was, ebbed we ewe very thresholds, we
ascribe entirely to the notorious monopoly which prevails amongst the
coal-mamas of the Forest, and the high rate of charge which their rail-
roads exact.
" That the projected Steam Carriage Road from Foxes Bridge, in
the Forest of Dean to Parton Pill, whilst it opens to the market a ran
district of oral hitherto inaccessibk, secures to the public in its maximum
charge, a considerable diminution as compared with the present Rail.
roads ; but that this saving is a mere trifle compared with the advan-
tages which we may reasonably expect to derive, front opening the en.
the coal works of the forest.
GURNEY'S &roam Cratamort....-Curiosity VW on the tiptoe on
Monday last, in consequence of an announcement that the new steam
intended to run between this town and Gloucester, would be
carriagett exhibited at the Mootpellies Spa. A large concourse of people
the walks during the middle of the day to enjoy so novel a t, and
the carriage, which was affixed to the engine, was filled with and
gentlemen during several journies round the drives. The experiment
May be considered as completely succeseful, sod we understand it will
I Non be permanently established on the road. If we may judge from
is speed the first time it arrived front Gloucester, though by no means
impelled at the rate it is capable of maintaining, that distance will be
ed in about three quarters ofan hour.
Mr. George Webb all has purchased thirty saes of land adjoining
his estate in this county, far the putpose of enabling his more humble
talents to procure a small portion of garden at the same cost as theh
richer neighbours. To every gentleman of landed property, we would
ay—" go, and do thou likewise,*
The Cheltenham Petition in favour of Parliamentary Reform, which
ha already received upwards of 1,000 signatures, will be forwarded to
Lord Aldtorp on Dlonday next.
Lest week Petitions against the Tithe System were presented to Par.
&mem from Almondsbury, Yate, Horton, Old Sodbury, and other
r OM in this county.
In the House of Commons, on Wednesday, Sir B. W. Guise presented
Petitions from Stroud, against the House and Window Tax, and from
Chipping Sodbray, in favour of Reform.
Geoncrstan TRITE Burs Ceus.—Tee Annual Meeting of this
Club was held at the Bell Hotel, in this city, on Friday the 4th inst.
under the presidency of R. W. Johnson, Raq. There were present on
the occasion R. Bransby Cooper, W. Goodrich, Wm. Cother, Thos.
Davis, Chas. Church, J. A. Whitcomb; Esqn. the Rev. R. Halifax
and R. Jermyn Cooper, Ae. &c. and other influential gentlemen of
this city.
The late fall of snow, succeeded as it was by thaw and heavy rain,
occasioned a most extensive inundation in the low lands in this district
within reach of the Severn. Those parts of this city adjacent to the
river were completely under water, and much inconvenience was expe.
rimed by the inhabitants, but we have nut as yet heard of any serious
=or loss of life. For several days travelling was very much im.
wing to the flooded state of the roods. The Milford mail,
which ought to have reached this city before five o'clock on Wednesday
Assess, did not arrive here till nearly twelve hours after its time. It
motional several delays on the road, one of which woe of the most
Sisabott"ttems;iltsj on thisill!dael°oDfig=ta, the whee sea the llibire.alge
in akar well in such a manner that advance is retreat was at the
moment impracticable. The flood was rising rapidly at the time, and
the four horses turning round, were swept over into the stream and all
drowned, whilst yet attached to the Mail.
The chymiana employed by the' Board of liaise have been for tome
time engaged in a course of experiments for the discovery of a test by
which the presence of certain mineral poimem mtuel in malt liquors
might be detected, and Lore we are assured, bees completely successful.
DISPENSARY BALL:I0 no former publicatisithas a mar pleasing
duty devolved upon us, than to record the complete success of the
=fancy and full dress ball on Thursday lest. at the Assembly
The use of that splendid establishment was gratuitously if.
forded by, the spirited and liberal propdsew be the Welt of the hospi.
tat; and we were truly rejoiced to see that the Inning et &shies, and
the bPitign With u, e of dunity, on this munden, woos hoM in band.—
Such wan the interest invited in favour of the Insdhaties, am the
large room was literally crowded with the rank, bias% sail iiiiiinwomef
Cheltenham and its neighbourhood, while the straraithe et the OND.
mittee and Mr. Marshall, M. C. were emegissowe wed earewrittiog
throughout.
ASSENBLY ROOMS.—The Subscription Ball, on Monday lest,
was attended by a numerous assemblage of rank, beautyt and fashion ;
indeed, such is the spirit with which these elegant sad pepaler amass.
meats have been supported, that we do not exceed the bounds of truth
in stating, that even the summer series of balls has not received more
encouragement, or infused more gaiety into the refined pleasures of
le beau monde.
We are happy to announce that the enclosure of the New Burial
place, wh4ch contains an area of upwards of three acres, is now com-
pletely finished; and from the efficient character of the Committee
which has been appointed, we hope a chapel will shortly be built for
the performance of the funeral service, conspicuous for taste, swayful.
era, and economy.
EXETER ALFRED, FEN. 15.

A public meeting for reform was held at the Guildhall, Barnstaple,
on Saturday sennight, which was attended by about 260 persons. John
Erq. was called to the chair, after which several gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting, and a petition was adopted.
Mr. Symes, of Ilton,dug from his garden last week a peck of very
fine new potatoes. They are of a peculiar sort, and with -Industry and
care may be dug throughout the year.
The contract for wheat at the Victualling-office was taken on Friday,
as follows s—Mr. Linden, 600 qrs. at 765. Mr. Frain, 300 qrs. at 70s.
Mr. Boswarva, qrs at 78s. 6d.
NEWTON ABBOTT, Fan. 12.—0 n Friday last the inhabitants of
Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel bald a meeting, for the purpose of
petitioning the legislature for a Reform in the House of Commons,
which was numerously and respectably attended-1116d. Turner, Esq.
Portreeve in the Chair when resolutions were adopted unanimensly, in
accordance with the under-mentioned petition
" That your petitioners are deeply and anxiously impressed with
alarm at the unparalleled distrets.d state of this once happy, prosperous,
land flourishing country.
" That, in the opinion of your petitioners, these evils, and many
others, which have long afflicted this country, have been produced by
the wasteful expenditure of public money, by the enormous expenses
Incurred by long and unnectssaiy wars, and by the expenses of support.
big, unnecessarily, a large standing army during fifteen years of undis-
' curbed peace ; and by the extravagant and unmerited salaries, sinecures,
and pensions, paid to public men, their wives, their daughters, and re-
lations; which evils never could have arisen had the people been fairly
and fully represented in Parliament."
PARRIED.—John Saxon Esq. to Mary Hyde. eldest daughter of
the late Captain Edward Kendall, R.N. of Ipplepen—the Rey. P. Phill.
potts, fellow of Ring's college, Cambridge, to Mary Henry Penelope,
oral daughter of the late U. Hughes, Esq. of Grovesend,
IRD.—At St. Ives, Thomas Tremeanse, esq. aged 50 years, one
of the aldermen and comptroller of the customs of that place—at Pen-
ranee, Mrs. Rawlings, wife of Captain Rawlings, and sister of George
John, Esq. of that place—Mrs. Padden, wife of Capt. Paddon, R.N—
Major Charles Moss, royal artillery, son of Captain Moss, R.N. who
was killed in the battle of Corsi:m gen—at the New London Inn,
Exeter, Au us Von Gravels .an cal is the Prussian weirs.
The d arrived at the above se on the 2d of August, from
Falmouth, to which place he had come by the packet from Lisbon—at
!tinplate, Joseph Whiteway, Esq. aged 61—at Dawliah, Mrs. Wey-
mouth, relict of the late John Weymouth, Esq.