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roe Calk.uust daperted regrets;
again. ' 1 - •
. The lanes Persmatetraperfy, and
• were read a third time and tubed.
i. Lord MOR.PbTlii said, that ,
Petition frora:a Oentlemantwho
. inaportanteervice to his country
the sacral person of Ns M'ajest
assailed on the 29% tar:.Qctobe
front St. James's td 'Btickingh;
jesty had' 'opened the Patlianien
from the House was' interrupted ,
mob became more violent when
James's,in consequence of thenbr
and his Royal person would- hr
imminent.clanger, buieet the ti,
inteiferetre of Mr. Bectingfield,
bravery repelled the'assailanti.
afterwards, the King, in very
knoviledged his great obligation
dividual. No doubt, to a man
action and the subsequent itcognition
been an ample remuneration, but
were suth as to render it both
that some further reward shoal
not in his Petition pray any pecnni
as that would have required the'
but he laid his case before the He
it would take into its consideration
and unrequited service.
Oh the question, that the Petit
The CHANCELLOR of the
marked, that it was somewhat
years had been allowed to elal
,_baying been taken by the Petitit
House would not judge So hardl
of 1795) as to suppose that it hr
was proper on the occasion: He
opinion further until some futir
Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW that
time ought not to be considered
dividtial who made so just a cl,
her. BARHAM said, the only
to the receipt of this •Petition ap
the facts having occurred 24
was bid a very few days ago
£5OOO or £6OOO to General Boy.
formed also at some distance of time
Lion, therefore, would have applied
The ret ition was then read, ,
on the Slit October, 1795, a proci
announcing his Majesty's intent'
Parliament the next day ; on
as the King was proceeding ti
attempt was made by several
the carriage, and tear him from _ but
Ibr dre-Pelisilassie'a conduct on that occasion, Who
threw himself between the carriage and' the ?la
they wdulci(in the opinion of a Mr. Lambert, Who '
present at the time) have effected: The Petition w
on to observe; that this was the opinion also ,of
Mr. Giffbrd (the Author of a Periodical Work), who-
was likewise present, and who had said,
," Thtis, tofrii
the intrepidity of this loyal gentleman* may be attril
bitted the preservation of the King:: For this ser: •
vice the Petitioner had never received any reward.
nor did he now venture to express any wish upon that
head, leavint the case entirely in the hands of the
House. -Ine begged leave to contradict a statement
Which had been most industriously circulated, int:
plying that the situation at present enjoyed by hint
(inspectorof seamen's wills) had been bestowed upon
him in consideration ofthiseirent ; for he enjoyed that
situation many years prier tosuch event happening.
In Felirttary, 1813, the Pthtitinnerpresented a Memo-
rial upon the subject, tO his Royal Highnesi the
Prince Regent; and was afterwards informed by the
Right lion. Mr. M'Mahon, that it had been referred
to the Lords of the Treasury.
Mru CHARLES HARVEY begged leave tb say,
that he had known the gentleman (Mr. Bedingfield)
for a number of years. He was also well acquainted
with his family ; and he would say, that the indivi-
dual was a man of that character, that he felt sure
he would not state any thing but what was indisput-
ably correct. ,
The Petition was ordered to lie on the table; ,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIJER
Moved the third reading of the- Irish Customs Bill;
The Right Hon: Gentleman brought up a clause;
which was read a first, second, and third time, and
added to the Bill by way of rider.—Bill read a third
time; and passed.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
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The Marquis of TAVIS-TOCK presented a Peti-.
tion from certain Housekeepers of Liverpool, in
your of a Parliamentary Reform. On the subject of
Reform he would say, that he was of opinion that
some Reform was necessary,• though of the success
of any particular plan that had as yet been suggest-
ed, he hart no very sanguine expectations, as .the
manner in which opinions had been taken up and
laid down, and the course taken against those who
differed from them, were, in his opinion, injurious So
the cau>e. He hoped the Friends of Reform wits in
doors would not be separated by the inconsistencies
of some of its advocates out of doors, but that they
would pursue a steady course, without regard to the
wild and visionary schemes of theorists on the one
hand, or, the representations of powerful corruption
on the Oren
Mr. BROUGHAM bore testimony to the respect;
ability of the Petitioners.
The Petition was read,.and ordered to be printed.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT,' is he did not know
to whom the Noble Lord, who had just ptesented a
Petition on the subject of Refoiw, applied.the Terms
he had used, could not judge of what he.might mean
to call " wild and visionary:" He thought that he
(Sir Francis Burdett) had never supported schemes
of such A character, and he had done nothing to se-
' varate the Friends of Reform. lie had not brou:ht
the subject forward sooner, b.cause he wished toe