Star.
London, England, 1821-02-07 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Lord F. OSBORNE presented a Petition from
the Merchants, Bankers, Traders, and other inha-
bitants of the Town of Cambridge. The Petition
had been signed by no less than 600 respectable in-
dividuals, and implored the Honourable House to
adopt the best means that their wisdom could de-
vise, in order to obtain the restoration of the Queen's
name to the Liturgy, and the restitution of all her
other rights and privileges. It prayed besides, that
a Royal Palace and suitable Establishment be imme-
diately provided for her Majesty, and that a rigid
inquiry be made into the origin and progress of the
Milan Commission.

The Hon. Colonel TRENCH said, he felt some-
what surprised to hear the Petition about to be pre-
sented by the Noble Lord, denominated the Petition
of the Merchants, Bankers, and Traders of the Towu
of Cambridge. The fact was, that a certain number of
the inhabitants, who were most respectable, had pre-
sented a Requisition to the Mayor, requesting him
to convene a Public Meeting for a very different pur-
pose from the object of that Petition. Another Meet-
ing was held, at which the Petition in the hands of
the Noble Lord was agreed to; but it became his
duty to state, that of those who attended that Meet-
ing, there +a-ere only two bankers, six merchants, and
about twelve respectable traders. There were, in-
deed, a considerable number of the Gownsman of the
University, and a large proportion of women and
children. He believed that he had given a true de-
scription of the Meeting of six hundred. He had no
disposition to undervalue the Gownsmcn, to whoM
he felt himself so much indebted, but he thought it
too much to describe them as a Mee:ing of Mer-
chants, Bankers, and Traders. He was not at all
ignorant of the industry with which the names of
many, whose signatures were affixed to the Petition,
had been solicited. He drew further arguments from
the scantiness of the number who signed the Petition,
in a town which contained no less than twelvqlhou-
sand inhabitants—a town as respectable and wealthy
as any in the Empire. He should take an opportu-
nity before he sat down, of stating, that the great
majority of the inhabitants of Cambridge, were most
firmly attached to their King and to the Constitu-
tion, as it was established, in Church and State.—
From his intimate acquaintance with the principles
and disposition of its inhabitants, he might add, that
they placed the firmest reliance on the exertions of
his Majesty's Ministers, who had raised this country
so much beyond all others. He did not rise to make
any opposition to the receiving of the Petition, but
he thought it proper to state how the facts were. ~
Lord MILTON admitted that his Hon. Friend was
indeed the Representative in that House ibr the Bo-
rough of Cambridge, but by no means the Represen-
tative, of the inhabitants thereof. The Burgesses
might be said to amount to the number of two hun-
dred, which bore no proportion to the inhabitants.—
He knew the names at the head of those subscribed
to the Petition to be most respectable. Ile should
make one remark more, which was, that a Requisi-
tion was presented to the Mayor to convene a Meet-
ing for the purpose expressed in the Petition, with
which he refused to comply, as he held an office in
the Revenue Department. He was bound to say, that
the persons who signed the Petition were as loyal as
any other of his Majesty's subjects.
Lord F. OSBORNE said, it was not his business to
have attended the Meeting, but he had no. doubt of
the respectability or loyalty of those wito attended it,
and therefore thought it his duty to present the Pe-
tition.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Lord FOLKSTONE presented a Petition from the
Freeholders and other Inhabitants of St. Kirth, in the
County of York, complaining of the pressure of taxes,
the decline of trade, and the distresses of the Agri-
cultural Interests. The Petition also prayed the House
to procure the restoration of her Majesty's name to
the Liturgy.—Ordered to be 'stinted.
A Petition was presented from the Inhabitants of
Ellesmere, in the county of Salop, praying the re-
storation of her Majesty s name to the Liturgy.—Or-
dered to he printed.
A Petition of a similar nature was presented front
the Workmen employed in the Porcelain Manufac-
tories in Shropshire.
Mr. LAM BTON presented a Petition from the In-
habitant; of Chester-le•btreet, in the county of Dur-
ham. The Honourabic Member observed, that the

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Petition was not of a " milk and water" description,
but the Petitioners stated their grievances in very
strong, but.at the same time respectful terms. They
complained of the conduct .f Ministers, who were in
the habit of repelling the complaints of the Kipple,
and who sacrificed the prosperity of the cou..try to
the support of foreign Alliances, and v.hose conduct
kindled a fiaine, not of " Ventilation," as alluded to
in the end of last nights debate, but of discontent
through the country. The Petition implored the
House to institute an inquiry into the conduct of Mi-
nisters, and into the origin aud proceedings of the
Milan Commission.—Oidered to be printed.