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London, England, 1819-04-09 00:00:00

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HOURS OF LORDS, APRIL O.
earl MAlEVERElpeeemmtod a Petition from TlAmmt,•ln
Derhyshbe, against the condownme of the Insolvent Debtors' AM
The Report of Thomases Mom BM was received, speed to
by the House, and thrill mend to bee:sitcoms&
Mr. Laressecet brought up the Canal Feloodes' Bill, as did Mr
Gnome Cams the Aberdeen Court House BM.
A few private BiniVire brought by Lord sTaw, Me
&Ana:orgy, and oduiettemhers, which, with the tenpins Idle,
were severally read the lest thne.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the emend nod* of
Irish Bank Restriction 111. which accordingly took plebe.
Hies Lords, thus, puissant to the notice, moved the app,
ipension of the &knot Sanding Orden' s& 6r undated to illsi
said 13111—which was mimed monerigfly
The Irish Bank &Midis; BM (the *commitment of which,
being negatived) was then.read a third dine and paced, sod a
message ordered to aelremlot the Comatose therewith.
Their Lordships then adjoined ffoe some time, during
sure preparatory to the -dmi of the Royal pien
Con:Mission, to the above-menden' and certain other Bills.
Shortly after six o'clock, the Lane Onevoma.oa, the Earl of
Wes:mottoes, and the Earl of listorminear, being robed, took
their seats, as. his Majesty's Commeiselomene en the Bench in
front of the Throne; GONINii heft in attendance,
the Revel ANNA icedo in the usual fa 0%, to the Irish
Biz& Rani-Wen Ilikette Inplearsre ROM; the Freight Die.
tribudon, and to five Bills of a private or local description.
The Commons having retired, the Carlisle Gas Light, and a
few other local Bills of inferior note, were read the third dine
and passed.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the House
then adjourned, for the Easter Recess, until Thuradaf, the
sod instant.
HOUSE OF COMION&
Mr. S. BOURN E presented a Petition front the Parish of St.
George's, Hanover-open. wheat the Parish Chnhe
ferred to the Caiman's on the Bill.
Mr. WiL DOUGLAS brought up the Report of the ClOl.
Entine on the Scotch Savings Banks, which was ordered to here
committed on the sad of April.
Mr. GRENFELL presented a Petidon Iron the Parishes of
St. Bennett and St. Peter against the London Clergy
on the table.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a Petition from Wakefield
the renewal of the Insolvent Debtor' Act.—Referred to
salt on that Bill.
Mr. S. WORTLEY then presented a Petitionfrom the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers of tile West Riding of Yorkshire,
prying for some alteration in the laws for stamping Woollen
Goods, which was laid on the table. He then inquired of an
Honoursble Member below him, who had moved for Returns
suspecting Wool, whether he intended to propose any measure
on the subject?
Mr. H. SUMNER said that he had no reason la moving for
those Returns but to thew the extent of the distresses of the
Agriculturists. Their complaints had hitherto received very little
attention from the House, and he wished to make a case which
would command that attention. He had so Intention of making
any motion on the subject, in consequence of a conversation which
he had had with one of his Majesty's Ministers.
Mr. WESTERN gave soda, that after the holidays he
should submit a proposition to the House to increase the fre-
qeency of Jail deliveries.
Mr. HOLME SUMNER gave notice, that on the Silth of
April, he should move, that certain Acts imposing Ditties upon
Coal, be
The TMeawieneyi Divorce Bill went through a Committee.
Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition front the
Owners and Lessees of Coals in Lanarkshire, again: any alter.
*Aso ithe Duties on Coals.—Ordcred to lie on the table.
A Msien was presented from the Borough of Milford,
praying for a Revision of the Criminal Code.—Ordered to lie
on the tattle.
The third) reading of the Members' QUalificadon Bill was
postponed till Friday, April eltd.
The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to prevent the sale of Church Patronage in Scotland. lie after-
wards brought in the Bill, which was read a first and ordered
to be read a second tint. on the sad of April.

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Mr. CALCRAFT wished for an Account of the Amount of
Geld Coin that had been drained from the leek of Ireland in
coasequeoce of their ag:eeing to pay notes eta certain date.
Mr. C. GRANT could have no objwitlitit w a motion for
such infiirmation.
CAUF.I,TORD SLECTIOI r
Mr. MANNING appeared at the Bar with the Re-
port of the Committee appointed to try the merits of
the election for the borough of Camelford.
The Report was then brought up and read. It de-
clared Ralph Milbanke, Esq. and John Bushby Mait-
land, Esq. to hare been unduly elected,' and the
whole election to be null and void. It then added,
that it appeared to the Committee that most corrupt
practices prevailed in the borough of Camelford, but
that distinct acts of bribery had not been sufficiently
established by evidence to justify an appeal to the in-
terference of the House.
The Report having been read,
Mr. MANNING moved, that the Speaker do issue
his *arrant for the election of two burgesses for the
bordugh of Camelford, in the room of Ralph Mil-
banke, Esq. and John Bushbr Maitland, who had
been reported not to have been duly elected.
Mr. H. SUMNER, in a case of this kind, objected
to the House not putting itself in a situation to try
its merits. He should therefore adopt the regular
course, and move an amendment, that the Speaker
do not issue his warrant till the 26th of April, intend-
ing to follow up that motion by a proposition for'
laying the Minutes of the Committee before the
House—(hmer.)
Mr. MANNING said, that there ought to be a
stronger ground than that which the Report of the
Committee afforded, for adopting such a course.
Mr. GRENFELL hoped the Hon. Member would
.withdraw his -motion for postponing the issuing of the
speaker's warrant, as he saw no practical good likely
taloa* from such a postpouemeats the Committee
having declared that no act of bribery had been suffi-
ciently established by evidence to call for the inter-
ference of the House.
Mr. P. MOORE thought that =rase of this na-
ture ought to receive the indignation of the
House, and to be folio up by the strictest inquiry.
It was not the borough of Camelford but the cha-
racter of the House that was at stake.
Mr. MACDONALD was of opinion that the Cern-
triittee ought to have presented a specific Report to
the House—it ought to have been specific in order to
be a guide for finsue-preceedings in such cases. It
really appeared to him to be the most intim thing
that ever came into that House. The Committee
said, " we are satisfied in otsirerwensindsthar certain
corrupt proceedings here existed in this borough ; but
there are no facts us justify such a step as askini the
interference of Parliament." He believed that there
was no precedent for such a proceeding as this. Same
of the Members of this Committee, who were present
at the drawing up of the Report, lied said, Ira sup-
posed, " There are no precedents for this, bit why
should not we establish one r Btu for himself be
had a great respect for.precedenta. With masled:to
to the motion of the Member fix Surrey, goe delay s
the writ, what good would that effect, unless there,
was a hope of being able, in the mean time te estab-
lish a very struts case 'of corruption,. such as might,