Star.
London, England, 1819-02-04 00:00:00

DANK RESTRICT!ON COMMITTEE.

The SPEAKER begged leave to submit to the
House, whether it would not be biter to take first
the order of the day for the ballot; and then, while
the scrutiny was going on, the House could be occu-
pied in receiving Election Petitions.
The CH A NC ELLO It of the EXC HEQUER accor•
dingly moved the order of the day for the ballot.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETt thought, that as it
would save the time of the House, it would be much
better to name the list at once, than to go through the.
formality of a ballot—(hear, hear.)
Mr. BENNET was also of opinion that the list
should be voted at once—(Beer, hear.)
Mr. DENT said, till, he heard a better reason for
departing from the usual practice, he should adhere
to that practice.
Mr. Drifts, the clerk, -ilia read over thinames of
.the Mashers, and lists or *embers for the proposed
Coinsisittes was thrown into a large gTass an the
table. No Member of the Opposition put in a list.
The Clerk afterwards locked up the glass in a boa.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved.
that a Committee be appointed to examine the lists,
and to rep *bit Members had the majority of votes.
nte AICER named Mr. BROODItIe, Mr. CAL-
CILATT, r. Seejeant Ons Low, Mr. Lotearow, Mr.
M•Dtstr.tut, and Lord DINSING.
Mr. LAMBTON said, that since it was already
perfectly well known and determined who were to be
the Committee, be would rather decline to take any
part in picking up their names.
The SPEAKER said, he bad to ask the Hewes.
able Member's paidon, for that be had of himself
mentioned the names, not knowing that any Gentle-
man would be averse to it.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that since it was the cetirsr.
cimen of inem,, iality shewn by the other side, let:
them the of declaring who were the M
inserted in their circular list, he thought it far better
and mom satisfactory, they should appoint among i
themselves the Committee of Examination as well as
the Committee of Secrecy.— (Ater, ham)
A Moan (whose name we could not Wm) aid,
that be did not understand the rentals of thelisik
HosuCrendentan, as-to Ministers dictating the mob

on the lists. He had found a list on his table, but I
he had not adhered to it ; he had inserted in place
of some of the names, other names, from the opposite
bench, of practical Gentlemen. He, therefore, felt
indignant at the imputation of having given in a
prescribed list.
Mr. TIERNEY said, he did not know whether the
Honourable Gentleman had been a Member of the
last Parliament—(the Member replied that he had
not)--if he had, he would have known how those
things were done. It appeared from himself that
lists were put upon their tahles. There were some
independent Members who, like the Honourable Gen-
tleman, exercised their own judgment ; but they were
the minority, and not the majority of those who re-
ceived lists.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that he had found no list
on his table—in:ea checrikg, and laughter).
The SPEAKER then named another Committee,
retaining only Mr. Brogden and Lord Binning, of
those formerly named. fhxy immediately retired to
examine the lists.'

ELUTION PETITIONS.

A Petition against the return for Worcester was
referred to the Committee appointed to meet on the
16th Match. A similar Petition from Nottingham
was referred to a Committee to meet on the 2d ofl
March. A Petition from JOHN BELT., complaining
that CHARLES TENNYSON had been elected by bri-
bery, in Great Grimsby, (Mr. J. P. GRANT was the
unsuccessful candidate), was referred to a Committee
to meet on 2Sd March. Petitions from Camelfoid,
I'llossiney, and Haslemere, were similarly disposed of.