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way of Meetings, if the? dilend•d lady on the
convener, who might be tot et the County. The
convener of Renfitiw Miss Ketnbeir of the House,
snd.in attending his dory its Parliament, might End it
impossible to comply with t County Requisition in
Scotland.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON differed with
bis Noble Friend who had last spoken, on the con-
struct:on of the Bill. It gave to Lord Lieutenants and
Ire Magistrates the same power of calling County
meetings in Scotland as in England. If this were not
the case, he wished the.Atterney-General to declare so.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the Act ap-
plied to Scotland in the same manner ai to England,
sith the diffen.nce only of the denomination of the

oiacers.
Mr. BROUGHAM allowed that his Honourable
snd Learned Friend (the Attorney:General) might
to apply the Bill to Scinland, but he had not
r,el sufficient words. The law should be precise,
and not taken on the interpretation of the Attorney-
General.- —The Committee then. divided :
For the Amendment of Mr. Maxwell, 81—Against
it, —Majority, ISO.
Lord COMPTON then withdrew his Amendment,
in consequence of seeing the sense of the Committee
op:nst him, by the previous decision on the Ainend-
tient applicable to Scotland.
After some verbal alterations had been agreed to,
Mr. Alderman WOOD proposed, as an Amend-
ment, to give to three Common Councilmen the right
of calling Ward Meetings in the City. of London, if
t:'.e Aldermen should refuse. This clause was necei-
er!, as some Aldermen showed a disinclination to
such Meetings.
Lord CASTLEREAGItaaw no ground whatever
for the proposition. of the worthy Alderman: the
clmse he should propose would enable the inhabit-
ants of Wards to meet at all times in rooms or build-
ings, and if there *etc none large enough iii.the
City, be could recommend Willis s Rooms, in hig
(Lord Castlereagh's) own n eigh bourhood.--( Laughter):
Mr. Alderman WOOD added, that the Noble
Lord might be somewhat alarmed, and see reason
for imposing stiU further restrictions, when he found ,
ten or twelve thousand inhabitants Of a Ward pro-
ceeding to hi; neighbourhood, even fora lawful pur-
pose—(Hear, hear). If there were no Public Halls.
c: Wards, the Meetings had, till very recently, •been
he:d in the churches, but now even those were shut
against
them.
ynAIdermanWAITIIMAN supported theAmend-
neat, but agreed with the Noble Lord, that the pre-
rat Amendment was directly against the principle
of the Bill, for the principle of the Bill he held to be
hostile to all Public Meetings!—(Heiir, hear).
Sir W. CURTIS objected to the Amendment. It
vent to imply a distrust of the * Aldermen of the
Wards, who knew, and who, he was confident, would
ever be found ready to perform their duty.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, the necessity of the
Amendment was proved by tee fact, that the Alder-
men of the Wards had refused to call six or seven
I::...:tings in the course of the last month—he meant
fittings of the whole of the Inhabitants, and not of
:ay particular body. Ministers might gain the ques-
ton, but they should 'not do so without a division,
for he gave them his honour he would not see the
privileges of the City sacrificed, without taking the
st.l,:! of the House on the Claude.

- .
WAITHMAN again rose, but was opposed
by calls for the question. He said be was not dis-
r3)ed by the noise which prevailed; he was pretty
w•eil used to it— ( A laugh).—He did not know that
he troubled that House very much or very often, but
ii; had a duty to perform, and perform, it he would,
and he doubted not but he should rise with the diffi-
cilties that alight be thrown in his way—(A laugh).
He then defended the Amendment, but did not wish
C:e House to be divided on it, as he saw no chance

DS success.

The Gallery was ordered to be cleared, but in
compliance with a loud cry of " Read, read," the
worthy Alderinan did not press the question to a di-
T;sion, and the Amendment was negatived.
Mr. Alderman WOOD moved, that after the words
" Corporate Body," the words " or Liberty of Lon-
don," should be added to the Clause. On this motion
le thought it his duty to take the sense of the Com-
•iittee. and should certainly press,it to a division.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL *hewed the Amend-'
rnent was unnecessary : and, after a few words from
:.Ir.WAITHNIAN and Sir WM. CURTIS, it was nega-
tived withont a division.
Lord f'ASTLEREAGH withdrew the Clause ex-
erti.l,7 Trade Meetings from the operation of this
Bel. Individuals might be led to attend such. Meet-
•tgs, which might afterwards be turned by the Ra-.
rivals into Reform Meetings, and thus those who
1-ere peaceably disposid, might be, in a manner, en-
i:apped into that which was illegal. A case in point
...Li huen stated on the preceding night. At a place
Scotlan,l,l;here the cotton manufacturers had as-
!..nbled to consider of a question of great import-
:due to them—one affecting their wages, its charac-,
ter had been changed in the way he had supposed
that this might be done, and the parties had separated
'Pith Resolutions in favour of Parliamentary Refornt,
Universal Suffrage, and Elections by Ballot. With-
drawing this Clause, it was his intention, when the
Bill had passed through a Committee, to bring up
another Clause to regulate Trade Meetings.
Mr. J. P. GRANT thought it would be convenient
t'n House to know what. it was ,the intention of
'le Noble Lord to move ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH read the Clause he had
211aounced, which went to except such Meetings
From the operations of the Bill, if held in a room or
meted building,
After a short conversation'between Mr. MARRTAT
Ind Lord CASTLEREAGH, the Clause was withdrawn.
Several verbal Amendments were moved, which,
4ter some discussion, were negatived.
On the Clause regulating the attendance at Public
Loyd. CASTLEREAGH moved an Amendment.
Ile thought it desirable that no person not resident in
pariah should attend a parochial Meeting, unless it
Ire a !natter of some notoriety that the party was a,
1-eeholder. If some provision were not made on this
trad any sti•anger might evade the law by saying
1,4 he was a freeholder. To guard against such an
• currence, he proposed an Amendment, which only
4 ' tie. holders a right to be present at the Meet
:n Parishes where they did not reside, who M-
R see freehold propeqy of the annual rains Sf 4:60.