Star.
London, England, 1829-05-07 00:00:00

Paws Savairnaill.

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Makin end concurrence of those by whom his Hon.
Relative (Mr. Loshingron) had been SO often elected a
Member of that House that be continued 10.011t140 his
seet—(Hear, hear)—and he (Colonel Lushington) was
quite sure that the name of a single voter by whose his
,Honourable Relative had been elected. could not be
found attached to any of the Petitions presented as the
subject.. Those, therefore. who complained did m
withi•sk any Cause—(Heart. The Act of 411 Geo. 111.
Flip. yin. incapacitated persons to sit in that House niter
incepting certain latices under the Crown; 'bit it apes
plied not to any person at chili time a Member; it was
suety prospective. He admitted that then was a dif.
femme between absence in consequence of indisposition
and the. necessary absence caused by the redolence
of terrain duties abroad. But.the principle of the pro.
posed Bail witi estressely partial; it applied only to
three offices, whit* the number of military and naval
Aces' who might:be Members of that. HOuse was us.
limited; as might be the terms of their absence wbee
ordered on duty in some distant pan of themapiretaed
rte act he.. were instances Obese payties had not taken
heir seats during an entire Parliament. Heshould not
take up the time of the Noun further than to state that
it was not. and it had not been. the desire of his Hon.
Relative to retain his seat d Want looter than was
disked by his constituents.
Mr. FERGUSON observed, that there were only
three cases of appointments in to which the pro.
posed measure could possibly apply. If it were cape-
diem to pass a Bill to vacate the seats of Members wbo
had accepted offices in India he did not see why the
Bill ought not to be extended i to persons who embarked
for India. although without the acceptance of office,
Under any circumstances be was at a toss to cossceive
why the cotutiments of.any Hon. Member, who should
thus vacate his seat were.not to bare the power (as is
other cases) of se-electing him. Wilily chose to do an;
yet be did not understand that the Bill proposed by ti,e
Hon. Member for Cahington was to contain any such
permission. He would ask. also, irltissa wetewo otIT
parts of the world as well as India, a visit to or a rest.
deuce in which was incompatible with the discharge of
the duties of i Member of the. House of Commons?—
Why was not New South Wales ur the West Indies
equally obnoiious? Either. therefore, it should be pro-
vided that a Member who absented himself for • given
period to any place out of England should vacate his
mat, or the proposed measure would, in his opinion, be
`partial *and unjust.
Dr, LUSHINGTON said. it was now seven years.
ego since a measure recognising the principle upon
which the Hon.. Member for Callington wished to an
bad been introduced. Upon that occasion it was de.
aided that a person holding the oSce of Master inChan
eery in Ireland could not at the tame time rettp....a seat
is that Houle, and the Bill was passed. but without
hiving a retrospective effect. He thought, believer,
that the present case differed materially from that to
which Ise,alloded. He had bad a conversation with
Mr. Lushiagton shortly before his departure for Insfia.
and that Hon. Gentleman assured him that he had not
the slightest wish to retain his seat for Canterbury. and
that his doing so was altogether at the request of a loge
portion of his constituents. 14-ow be (Dr. Lishingtoo)
could not see what right the House bad to interfere
with the coostitenns of that borough; for if they Buf-
feted from the absence of their Representative, they
did so with their own good will. He did. however,
think that some measure ought to be introduced opus
the subject, but without having a retrospective effect.
Mr. Secretary PEEL thought that appointments in '
the East Indies differed from the appointment to the
Government of Colonies. With respect to the case
immedistely before the House, he thought that though
ao Honourable Member might, under such cionsaa.
stances, afford his constituents an opportunity of select-
ing another Representative, still he doubted the pro-
priety of setting. a precedent which would indict a dis-
qualification upon reasons holding such. He coofes.eri
that although the law upon this subject ought to be
equalised. be could not bele feeling that its application
in the present instance would be an implied console
upon the Hon. Member at present holding the Govern.
t•Cli Madras. These were certain parts of the Bill
which be was ready to support, without pledging hini-
self to any thing like an acquiescence in its details.
Mr. BRIGHT thou& it wield be most advisable to set on
*id precedents, and have it at ewe declared that a seat became 'ro-
ast open an appointment to a distant dim
The CHANCIILLOR of the ZXCHEQURR said be should
certainly appeskthe retrospactive operation of the DK svitheet
pied*. hinissifddcw way with respect to its ether provisions.
Ur..HUMIL tkoogio that there was as occasion for the BM,
inasmuch as the aseigtanee et way such Ake as that In Loudon
shield In itself operate as as eaclusion front a scot in that Haws.
Birk, unless the present ease 'meld be shown at be a hardship apes
the electors Cesterbory. be could not serwly nay spocilic sea.
sure should be innodoced respecting it.
Lord CLIFTON said it was not his hands. to take any par-
k this veeset.o, between the electors of Canterbtory and Melt Rot
praeoar nail

Dr. PHILLIMORI felt *okra* to the llosowahle Member
for CsMaples for Imolai fotrothiceol this awasoro, which he easel.
dared of the utmost Immune, to the away. Pretiedesas het
bees spokes el; hot, he would ash, what would be thought of tho
eirowastance If Mr. Caoshog had retained hls eau for Liverpool
after Ms appointment to the Oeesraor•GesstalNp of WM? He
thought the prbeiple which the ,Hos. Member for Calliegtoes
oaks west to correct ass of a most Whams maileacy..
Mr. DARING replied.
Leave was then gives to Wag la the DM
ranwors mamma' lU..

Mt. PORTS! AN. k mow* that the Hewn should restive
itself hue a Casunittee on the Primal ilecksiee 11111, said that be
had «Waal, Wended to detain the Howe at ease lengdi; bet
co that day, and at that anise, he could net think of doing de, but
would restive himself to the bring* up of the &pert. He wished
to sheens, that hie object was to have the Bill whited, and that to
move that the Report should be reconsidered.
Mr. T. P. COURTBNAT said. that it wee hie lateotits to
take, en a fame stage, the seam of the House upon send* Cisme
of the Rill.
The House then west into a Ceounittee on the BM, and the &-
fawn chases were agreed to.
The Heim haviag remised,. the Report was" ordered to be nr
whet, end to be taken into further coosideratioo ea Hooey out.
Oa the nodes of Mr. PLANTA for brisling op the Report es
the LU. Anouniee
Mr. BUHR said, that whoa this 11l wee before the Hosea so
a former day, the Chmicellor of the Rambo et promised that swabs
thews should be struck out of the Bill, het he obeervod that those
classes had aot boss espunged, and be shield therefore oppose It.
gulag through another stage.
his. PLA NTA was not prepared, under thou circuotoneete,
to prose the Bill, and the Report was, accordingly ordered ea ho
brought up to row.
The other orders a than Day were then disposed st, and
*MN adjoursed at s Qualms :e