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London, England, 1817-02-12 00:00:00

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PAALIAPIEN7iIRt PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF I.ORDiv FED/WARY 11.

The Loan Co ANCV.LOR ion k Isi. 4eat no rite Woolsack about
It trete,. or el' G.lll' o.CloCk, and sume rouunc busses was 'sub
sequenily tranaseird.
he Lir; of SHAFTESBURY stattd, that pursuant to his
ent:ce of yee:etdiy, be an., ni nisei that no Petitions to this
House for Private Bids he received alter Monde*, the id of
ATarch ; and I.•.ai no Orrin{ front rhe.twitt.. on Prtirldrikkir
Pt ivre II:Its be 'rec eivc d atter I us-11ay0h!....5.ii1i.0f April.gesf,
(which was r h•red nrco.dt ly • l
The earl at 1...11113ER itemiaintrd•eheir Loadelifiley
that as he understood tie MOO: C•Oncl widget( prevented ihe'av
ten !abet of his nicjegy'sAfinist,ra still diArated,he would agile
firer to yO,Ppnr.e tilt intended h.lolion of this evening, for the
prodoctin,, it such Oficial Communications, If any, as had taken
place ranive to tic: Froich Loan. io a future day. He would,
howev-r, with the Noble Lords as to an eligible or con-
venieet day for the purpose, and when that was fixed, he would
certAii.ly liritlg his Motion on on bitch day, and of which notice
should Ls given
'1 'Heir Lordships immediately adjourned till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Lord G. DRRLSFORD appeared at the Bar, and stated that
ids Royal Highness the Prince Regent had received the Addresses
of the House of the 6th and 7th instant, respecting certain docu-
ments and papers which be had ordered to be laid before them.
Mr. ARRU 1.1-INOT presented a Minute of the Treaaery-
Board respecting the aholh ion of the office of Commisaary-im
ehlef, ant also a Certificate and Declaration made by the Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the Natioual Debt, of the amount
of stock puic based during the last year. Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LOCKHART moved for an account of the number of
Commissions of Baokrepts entered at (guildhall fa the month of
Junior, last, of the days and boors appointed (or dividends, and.
Of the dilfereht meetings hild thereon.—Oraiied.
Mr. GRENfEL G, in c6nseqnerice of the absence
Its NlAje,ty's Mlniaters, postpone! his Motion re-
lttive to the profits of the B ink, till to-morrow se'n-
night. He also moved for Returns of the number
of Bank Notes. And Bank Post Bills in circulation
troretbe lit of January, 18/6. to the fit of -tannery,
1817, distinguishing thole under itts, withltheir ag-
gregitte, iitiltßiPi?O(Vered? • • •
CU RSV moved for an Account of the
Untended .Dtbt of Great Britain to the let of Ja-
tiwaryl.3Bl7, distinguishing all its separate heads, as
Exelsetien:r;:blavii &c. &c.—Ordered.
SPA*7lnliLirs rataton-
Lord i'otttriati g 'toted. that he held.a .Peti-
tion, agreed. •to at a Meeting which he understood
iskrinbied in ppa•fields yesterdoll. lA. he Wes,*
tally unaequittnted with the p*talic orWbichiCarai
;Opposed, end as he was kariness.(64,o4 in,ettenap,t6
ifse particular prayer of the aetitkte,•4et had bane
astonished at being asked to presenvit But at the
language tit the Petitioners was Moderate, and he
thought no obstruction should be Thrown in the way
Of Petitions, he had accepted the task, and now
hzgged leave to eaecnte it. Whatever might be the
nature of its prayer, it should awaken a feeling of
• sympathy for the distresses of the country. He
Should enter more at large into the subject, but as he
understood that his Majesty's Ministers had circula-
ted a notice that they could not attend in their places
this evening, he should for the present withhold any
further observation. The Petition was entitled that
6f the distressed inhabitants of the metropolis, and
was signed by twenty-six individuals °Gibe part of
the meeting. The Petition was then read sod or-
dered to lie on the table.

. . •
rrwrio6ww HILL immune:
Lord CQCH KANE prestnted the Petition of a
Sleeting held it Portsdown Hill, in Hampshire.
Notwithstaiding every obstruction, and the notices
given to persons in public employments, that. they
were expected not.to attend that Meeting, he had to
atate,that it had been most numerous, and that no
riot or disturbance of any kind had been committed,
but that all seemed to agree unanimously to the
prayer of the Petition. lie did not know exactly
front What motivis, but he should merely state the'
hitt, that all the Yeomanry cavalry' of the County
bad been called. into active service; that ball car-
tridges bad been distributed to them, as well as to
the garrison of Portsmouth, which, notivithstanding
the strength of that fortress, appeared' in a Complete
elate of siege, becauee a Meeting yes heldon a barren,
*Minion within seven atilowt,irik cto ibis }ride.
from proctentiokinotioro, or v41;104944 4.013...
tiering,
;to prevent. individuali#9,eaLeoppLiintngs,
grievitocal. t • riot. 'esti i}pt spilt/ hatle,lSOS-;
teitt;'elisturbed the ptoceedinga.notrabu day. At
Petition had been • signed: tutanisnously widths • an
boar, on itety spat, Mid all who signed it bad
teard'the ii the
Which it conmined. He men-
tiorted thid in'order to contradict the reportthat blank
'Ol4 of paper vine osculated through the country
to procure names for Petitions, with t'ae tens of
tribtcb the subscribers were unacquainted,- It bad
!ere been signed on the epot. Amongst:the ma run
so the Meeting be should state, that hand-bills
bad been posted and distributed, motioning the
cragainst attending, because bloodshed- and
.b., came from such assemblies. Hod not these
'sits been employed, instead of 20,000 individuals,
be had no doubt but 100,000 would have been col-I
*lid. The object of the Petition was to pray se-
al:hilly WA" abolitiort of sinecorn, the reduction
of public expeatfitire, a Reform idWitßa se,'nd I
that the suffrages should be extended he ill perms',
21 years 'of age. They defended that opinion by
stating, that in 'the ballot tor the militia, 'every cir-
cumstance of age, profesiion, he. respecting all in-*
dividuals, were -accurately ascertained, sad that no
difficulty would thus bes found in procuring' a 'satis-
factory Voucher for those whoehould h.i'v the right
of votiag. He should only add; that the language
appeared to him unobjectionable. He then moved
shut the Petition be brought up and
Mr. SHUTE defended the coedit' df the Hoop.
shire Magni/etch who, in their tiand-hills; had only
reminded tire people thiit-011iverintetings of that kind
bad been attended with: 44011 r, arid invited those
who disapproved of them, 'but who might be di's",
by curiosity, not to go, eihilit thrOomme gu tide
Feaelable conduct: to all wltinJ r iteocialegf i
'
tenda-ic-. He should not tObjetY*
being received. A.O
The Pet von was then relate* ordered' iii' 116
on the table. •
JOUR/WM= TAILORS' TUITION. "
Lord COCHItAbIE then Preseated a Petition
from the lierneyaren Tailors of the City of London,
stating that they had never before interfered in poll.
coiicetias ; they •theY heirsbOrne up against the
d ilicul les in which they hiffbeetilavolved, *with the
roubt uaezAllipled- patience"' but .that now their
means were tea-dly eziausted; and they had no pro-
siAct but statvation before them i that the facility