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same, and that it could not be passed over.

Lord LONDONDERRY then alluded to attacks on the
QUEEN, which had appeared in the Times; and thought
them fit subjects for prosecution by the ATTORNEY-.

GENERAL.

Lord TEYNHA at alluded to the mischief done by the press
in France ; and Lord Ror.LE spoke of the papers published
at the Rotunda. In fine, it was ordered that the
printer of the Times should be brought to the Bar.
On the breaking up of the House of Lords, about seven
o'clock, moat of their Lordships availed themselves of their
privilege, to sit under the Gallery of the House of Commons ;
and, in consequence, those seats were so crowded that se-
veral Peers, as well as fifty or sixty Members, stood the
whole evening. The House itself presented even a larger
assemblage than at the second reading. Both parties con-
tinue confident of success, and the Boroughmongers keep
up their spirits, by every kind of sinistrous report. Most
of the noble leaders of that party were under the Gallery,
probably, to hear the performances of their retainers.
Mr. JOHN SMITH presented the Mansion-house Petition,
signed by 9600 Merchants, Bankers, and Traders of London.
Petitions were presented against the Beer Bill.
Mr. HODGES presented the Sussex Petition in favour of
the Reform Bill, which was supported by Mr. Currrus—
and impugned by Mr. SMELLY—approved by Lord G.
Lex wox —but questioned by Alderman WINCHESTER and
Mr. C. PELHAM.
A counter-petition was presented from Sligo, which Mr.
O'CoNNELL ascribed to the family who held the Borough,
and to the Orange faction. This led to a debate, in which
Mr. COOPER, Mr. DAWSON, Mr. CHAPMAN, Sir J. NEW-
PORT, and Mr. FERGUSON were Speakers, pro and con.
A counter-petition was then presented from a close cor-
poration, which Mr. HUME said was very natural, as it held
the monopoly of the election of which the Bill would wisely
deprive it. He then enlarged on the mistakes of Mr.
HUNT, in regard to the opinions in Lancashire; having
undoubted authority for statins that in that county, a
general unanimity favoured the Bill; and he believed that no
person was opposed to it, in the various meetings at which
Mr. HUNT spoke, but Mr. HUNT himself.
Mr. LYTTLETON followed Mr. HUME, and amused the
House by various anecdotes of the means which Mr. HUNT
had used, to entrap his auditors into a concurrence with his
own opinions, against the Bill.
Mr. HUNT then re-stated the circumstances, and as-
serted, that he had letters from all parts of the country, de-
nouncing the measure ; and, in the course of his speech, was
loudly cheered by the Opposition, mingled with much
laughter from both sides ; but he concluded by declaring,
that the Bill was unpopular with the working classes.
Alderman WA ITIIMAN described the opinions of the ope-
ratives in Spitalfields, and their marked disapprobation of the
course pursued by Mr. HUNT.
Lord STANLEY drew the attention of the House to va-
rious passages in Mr. HUNT'S speeches in Lancashire; but
Mr. HUNT referred, for correct reports, to the Manchester
Times.

Lord JOHN Russzta. then moved the order of the
day, for the House to go into a Committee on the
Reform Bill. It had, he said, been objected to the
bill, that all the places in which there was a large popu-
lation had not been taken. Bat they now proposed
to give Representatives to all large towns, possessed of
manufacturing capital and skill. Bury, Oldham, and Roch-
dale, are to send each one member; Salford, with Pendleton
and Braylton, to send one ; the Staffordshire Potteries one;
Wakefield (omitted by mistake) one ; and Whitby one. It
had been thought hard that some counties should have four
members, and others, not much inferior in extent and popu-
lation, only two. To remedy this, he proposed one addi-
tional member for the counties with above one hundred
thousand inhabitants—namely, Berkshire, Buckingham-
shire, Cambridgeshire, Dorsetshire, Hertfordshire, Here-
fordshire, Oxfordshire, and Glamorgaashire. Allowing
for the various alterations, the whole effect, said his
Lordship, would be this suppose five new members
given to Ireland, and five to Scotland, the whole

number of Representatives for the United Kingdom would
be 627, making a diminution below the present number of
31 Members. There were 24 towns which were to send two
Representatives, including parts of the Metropolis; 26
towns, which were to send one Member; 62 Members for
Counties in England ; one for a Borough, and one for a
County in Wales. In addition to these, there were five new
Members for Ireland, and five for Scotland. The number
thus given was to be subtracted from the total diminution,
and it would leave the diminution of the present number of
the House only 21 Members.
Other changes had been judged necessary ; but all in strict
accordance with the principle of the Bill, and in order to
give more complete effect to that principle. For instance,
leases of £lO and upwards, for any term exceeding 60 years,
are to vote for counties. Beneficial leases at small rents,
where large fines have been paid, are to give a vote where
the interest is above £5O a year. Occupiers of warehouses
and counting-houses are also to have the franchise; and
freemen in expectancy who would have been admitted on
coming of age, or on the expiration of their articles, are
also to have the franchise. There are also some new regu-
lations respecting Returning Officers, and additional plat. a
for polling in boroughs, for the sake of preventing tumults.
In his examinations of the opinions on the bill, he found
that of the representatives of 17 large counties, 27 had voted
for, and only seven against the bill. This list of counties in-
cluded Yorkshire, Devonshire, Kent, Surrey, Somerset,'
Norfolk, Stafford, Essex, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Glou•
cestershire, Worcestershire. and Warwickshire. In the list
of the members for the large towns, he had the same reasonl
to be satisfied with the result. He took 22 large towns, one
of which (Colchester) had only one member in the house at
the time the votes were taken ; and out of that list, contain-
ing 45 members, he found that 39 had voted for the mea-
sure, and only six against it. Among these towns were
London, Westminster, Southwark, Liverpool, Bristol, Nor-
wich, Nottingham, Leicester, Preston, Exeter, and Col-
chester. Of 81 members, to whose opinion the right bon.
gentleman, with somewhat of a reforming eye, had looked
for protection, as expressing the sense of the people, 66
had voted in favour of the measure, and only 15 against it.
After a speech of two hours, he sat down amidst loud cheers.

General GAscovx E then moved, that it should be an in-
struction to the Committee, to continue the former number
of 658 members, in which he was supported by a very elo-
quent, argumentative, and comprehensive speech of Mr.
SADLER, who considered the proposed diminution as mon-
strous and unjustifiable ; and in support of this idea gave a
history of Parliament, and of the progress of the system of
Representation.

Lord ALTHORP replied to Gen. GASCOYNE and Mr.
SADLER, justifying the expediency of the reduction in num-
ber, and conjuring all the friends of the measure to oppose
the proposition.
Lord STORMONT considered the Bill a tissue of errors,
and maintained that the amended draft was a new measure,
quoting Jon MILLza as his authority. General DUFF,
Mr. FRROUSON, Lord LOUGHBOROUGH, and Col. WOOD
spoke on the same side. On a general cry for adjournment,
it being one o'clock, Mr. HUNT •moved to that effect, and
Lord ALTHORP assenting, the House adjourned the debate
till this day.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.-EICLUSIVE.

FOR THE STAR.

PARIS, SUNDAY MORNING.
Slil+4 am sorry to say that the assemblages of people
yesterday evening were much more numerous than the day
before ; and their demeanour was such as to render the in-
terference of military force necessary, or, at least, the au-
thorities thought so. Upwards of 5,000 were collected upon
the Place du Greve, the Place du Chatelet, and other popu-
lous parts of Paris, in appearance workmen—but in place a
work, this time, they demanded the Republic ! Strong de-
tachments of Hussars, and troops of the line, as well as the
national and municipal guards, were on duty in different
parts of Paris, as well as strong bodies of troops in
reserve, stationed in the Place du Carousel, the square of the
Tuilleries, &c. Some of the national guards were rather
roughly handled, for they do not seem to be in favour, as
they were generally received with cries of "A bas la gore
Nationale,"—throw them into the river—while the cries 01
" Vive la ligne" were heard as in the days of July. As do
people would not disperse at the summonses made, they
were charged by the cavalry, and many accidents have oc-
curred, as well as several men wounded. And what is
most of all to be deplored, is, that the National
Guard fired upon their fellow citizens. I do not yet
know what has been the result, whether any lives have
been sacrificed, for it is dangerous to venture in the tumult;
as all good citizens are warned of, by a proclamation just
issued by M. Viv I EN, the Prefect of the Police, to keep
their houses, and not to increase by their presence from
curiosity, the crowd which encumbers the streets. The
cavalry charged in the Rue St. Denis, where many acci-
dents occurred. The Moniteur of this morning regrets
those accidents, consequent upon such a state of things;
but adds that the Government is determined to do its duty
with firmness, and put an end to tumult. The whole of this
business has arisen from the trial and acquittal of the young
men charged with hatching the republican plot.
Last night, there were repeated discharges of musketry
heard in the direction of the Place du Greve; but the result
is not known yet. The rappel was beating to arms all yes-
terday evening ; and the same has taken place again to-
day ; but the attitude taken by the Government, and the
immense force displayed, will, no doubt, have the effect of
quelling any further attempts to disturb the public peace.—
No doubt the republican party is gaining strength daily;
vast numbers of the middling class of people seem to wish
for " a cheap government,"—such as that in the United
States of America, and they push their pretensions very tar
indeed.

Yesterday, at the closing of the sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies, no mention was made of a sitting for Monday : it
is therefore generally supposed, that there will be only one
more sitting—on Wednesday—(though the Messager says
Tuesday) when the King will close the Session in person,
by proroguing the Chamber, prior to its dissolution, which
will take place, as soon as all the electoral business is
arranged.
This day, Paris looks like a city besieged : nothing is to
be seen but soldiers moving about, and aids-de-camps gal-
loping in all directions. You will hear from me by next
Ipost ; when I hope to be able to say, that tranquillity is re-
stored. Every one here is indignant at the fate which
awaits the Italian patriots.
i lam in baste. Yours, truly,
J. L.

Another private ietter to the STAR OFFICE says: " 1 hays
jnat come from the Paleis de Justice. AU the prisoners havo
been acquitted and eat at liberty. There is a great croIN
and cries of " Vise la Republique !"

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
We have had, fur the last few days, the moral of disturbanceA at
Paris. Mobs hare assembled ; windows broken ; lanterns cut dot n,

and streets left in darkness at night. Cries have been uttered of • VI% :
la Ripublique,' and M. Casimir Perier has been obliged to res nt to
the Hotel de Ville to pacify the crowd. You will ask sue, why is all
this? I will tell you. Let me, however, first of all, protest spins: the
violence of these proceedings. None but scourdrels will break win-
dows, and none but thieves will cut down lanterns. I hate the dictation

ofa mob as much u I loathe the divation of a tyrant ; there is as much
tyranny in one as the other, with more grossness. But though I Fay thus

much of the violence of these proceedings; I must not allow you to
confound in one mass all the persons who have so assembled—nor
mit you to imagine that all are either scoundrels or thieves. No, no—
the reason for these proceedings ii, that the mass are not satisfied—
that the people are not contented—that the prosecutions of the press—
the seizure of journals—the opening of letters at the post-office-0x
trial of republican patriots for their opinions—the deterntination of
the Goverment to join in the oppression of Belgium, and to obtaio
peace at all prices and at all hazards, have all occasioned great
uneasiness, dissatisfaction, and alarm; and the restlessness and
want of confidence which ouch measures and policy produce
occasion this ebullition of feeling—these processions, mobs, and cries
of" Vice la Republique !" The Moniteur represents these prove d.
ings as wholly unimportant. Then why notice them ? Why call out
the Nationsl Guards to put them down ? Why patrol the streets and
disperse islets force the groujws ? The fact is, that the intentions of
the parties are (with few exceptions) innocent, and even praiseworthy
You must not suppose that they wish to pillage, or riot, to create dis-
turbances, or endanger the public peace; but as M. Casimir Feria
seems to imagine that the calmness of the last few weeks implies
acquiescence and approval, they meet together to convince the well.
meaning, but erroneous-judging Minister, that the people are deter-
mined that the revolution shall march, and that they will require to be
put in possession of the Republican institutions they were so faithfully
promised in July, 1830. You need not, however, be alarmed about
these assemblages ! The leaders would be the first to arrest any person
who dared to disturb the public peace. They are intended as a warn-
ing to the Minister, and are meant to impress him with the same fact as
thot intended to be conveyed by the verdict of the Jury, to which we
have already referred, viz. " that France will not submit to be deprived
' of the republican institutions which she claimed, when she consented to
the establishment of an elective Monarchy."