Star.
London, England, 1817-02-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OP COMMONS.

Lord COCHRANE gave notice, that on the sth of March
next be should move for leave to bring in a bill in abolish slog.
cures, and reduce the Salaries of the Officers of the Crown, which
had lately received an in .
Mr. WM. DUN DAS presented a Petition from the Chamber
of Comment of Lilinburgb, praying for some reduction in the
duty on spirits.
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON presented the Seeol Report of
the Commis',+omit appointed to inquire into th, duties and emo-
luments of Ulcers of Law Courts in acoiLui.--Ordered to he
on the table.

Mr. BENNET moved for a copy of the Regislathing mad/ !al
the Court of King's Basch, g' sch, for the better order of the King
bench Prison —Ordered.
Lord LA,IOE LUIS, Its presenting a Petition from the Tows.
ship of Meyrick, in the North Riding of the County of York,
stated, that until 181 i the profits of the proprietors of Lead
Mines had been subject, asjthose of the proprietors of Coal
Mines, to the Poor Rates. At that period the practica had
erased, as it was net supported by s law. The protein Petition
was to obtain a Legislative enactment to :Waft them on the
former tooting.
Atter a few observation's from Mr. DAVIES GIDDY and Mi.
CUR W lsN, the Petition was read and ordered to be on the table.
Mr. C. W. WYMbakelluding to the mmaer,in which the late
conference with the Lord% had beta conducted, stated, that the sa
commodations to be furnished to tbeConinma., od such ‘custons,
bad been regulated, so it would be seen on the Journals of the
House, 150 years ao. Any Member looking at those !writes,
would hamed:ately perceive bow far they bad area deviated has
in the late cooferenc• lit bhould therefore move, that a tom-
sage be sent to the Lords, so imam diens% that the House bad
taken maggot the, str la winch Outlay coufersom bad beg.
iml,Blo.„smaical.si irrotti.tail Wm-paste troth tee Vuefsl
and established usages, to desire that those maven be not draws
into a precedent, an 4 that their Lordships would order'ths pine
ineming to be restored to its former state.—Agreed ea
Mr. PONSONEY suggested the propriety of regulating the
baler at which It should be understood that private business shield
case, and pablic business commence.
IL. CHANCELI.O* of the I.XCHEQUER abo thought'
souse regulatioui et the html desirable t and 1110'41,1119d half attar
tot* as the hour at which, if the Howse should approve Of his
suggestion, public boarseu bbould begin.
Ibe SPEAKER then stated, that it should be understood,
daring the gametic Session, that any Houourable Member hay•
tug any plea • business to propose, after half-past foot o'clock,
should postpone it to another day.
Sir W. LEMON presented a Petition from the
Freeholders and inhabitants of the County of Corn-
wall, praying for Parliamentary Reform, the aboli.
(ion of sinecures, and general retrenchment. He
stated that the language of the Petitioners WAS most
respectful. 'They did not propose any wild theory or
rain experiment, but they lett it to the wisdom of
the House to devise the most effective measures to
remove the evils of which they complained. With
such sentiments he could not fail to concur ; and if

any Member Should propose that the House resolve
itself into a General Committee to take the State 4:1
the Nation into consideration, the proposal should
have his warm support.
The Petition having been read,•
Mr. BRAND said, that he had been invited by
the Meeting•which had produced the Petition, to sup-
port it in the House by every means in his power.
tie was convinced that it any of the Honourable
Members now resent had had an opportunity of
hearing the arguments and the oratory by which the
Petitioo had been canted in that Meeting, he would
acknowledge that it originated from the most pure
and unsophisticated source. Many persons Who
were friendly to Ktiorml were now liable to Some
alarm at the idea of it. He thought that alarm un-
founded ; but it was easily accounted for by the wild.
nest of some of the theories now brought fur ward,
and the acts of violence by which they were sot,-
ported. As to himself, he conceived that Annual
Parliaments aid Universal Suffrage would tend to
the destruction of the most valuable part of the n 4.
tional representation—the/80110,er part of it—(Hear).
—He then compared the pure language et the pre-
sent Petition, with the wild farrago which had occa-
sionally been presented to the House. He wished
that the object of such a Petition should be attended
to ; and his only regrst was, that it bad got been
framed after the law viiiltnt meetings which had
tiken place, as i.e • had no doubt its authors would,
have introdaced into its contents a. strung protest
'.against similar proceedings.
Mr. ELMOI' snd, that if he had any sentiment
to repress no the subject, beyond what be had already
stated, it, would be an additiotial feeling of reverence
:or. that Constitution which had leaved so many
storms. Under its pr,nect:ou the country had I
enraged, and he trailed would forever emerge front
all the difficulties iu which it might be involved. H.
sniped the House would pause betore it changed any
part of that. Constitution. He hoped that even those,
who thought char it might be impicived would also
pause have they laid their hands to the foundation•
stone of our liberties. When he observed the lan?
guise used, and the publications circelated to israus
ence the people, be trusted tLat the House would