Star.
London, England, 1820-05-10 00:00:00

FROM LAST ruours GAZETTE.

i•lr. IL SUMNER said, he held in his hand a Petition from
a body of Lunlbliers of the County of Surrey, stating, that
such was the pressure of :Igri.•ultural distress upon them, that
It w mid ieeritably bring about their rein, if Peehmient did
nut interpose some remedy. They earnestly prayed; therefore,
for the attention of that !louse to their situation. The fact of
Agricultural distress all over the country_was now so notorious,
that it became unnecessaty for him to enter into 'any detailed
statements to prove its existence. Being aware that there was
au infinite number of Petitions in the hands of different Mem-
bers—all cortaining cempLiints of a similar nature, be should
Rot then dwell any further upon this subject. Ile trusted that
tLe sante abstinence upon this cielfc •te topic would be eusetved
by ruhereMend: • e until an opportunity oLred for a fall, im-
-partial discussiue, with a view to some practical effect. 'He
rshouid now give notice, that on the 25th of June, by which
time he believed the greatest number of the Petitions connected
with this subject would be presented, he should move that all
those Petitions be referred to a select Committee, far the pur-
pose of giving the Agriculturfsts an opportunity of making out
;heir case, and veUli the cl,ject of gaidiag the House in its coo-
duct towerds the various cluses concerned—(Jferv, hear).
General GASCOYNE would take that opportunity of de-
precating all partial discussion upon this 6:lb.re:, as tending to
the most injurious consequences, and he trusted that the House
would pause before they determined to, entertain it. But what-
ever would be the resolutions of Parliament, for his part, he
would agree to the appointment of a Committee, solely for the
object of considering the propriety of a complete repeal of the
Corn 1;i11--(Thae, hear).
Mr. H. SU Al 'PILE slid, that in coMplia.nee with the sugges-
don of one or two Members, he should alter hi; notice of mo-
tied to Tuesday, the 50th of May.
DROITS OF TIIR ADIIIRALTY.
Mr. BF.NNErr moved, that there be laid before the House
a core of any Act of the Aisembly of Barbadoes since the year
16:;3, or any Act of the British Legislature since the same time,
enabling the Crown and Parliament of England to apply any
portion of the 41 pee Cent. Duties to any but Colonial purposes.
The object of having these Papers produced, was to spew that
the 4% per Ceot. Revenues were enjoyed in a quarter where
there was no legal or just titie to then; existiug.
Mr. GOULEWURNliconsented to the mteior, aced it was
agreed to by the Houses
CRINISSAL LAWS.

Ga7-ette nntifin that Lis Majesty ha 4 conferred the ho-
:oar of linizhthood oft ,Major-4eatral liutchinsoo,
cr I,:cuLeaaat-Governor of Malta].

BA NKIti;PTCY St; eERSI:DSD.
Armittze, imlteepts.

‘::Y.1t1; PTS.

ird Baines, Leicester, tailor, to surrender May 23, 24,
a:ul June 20, at eleve'ot at the Three 127-Nyos Lekester.
At:ornies, Mr. Cooke, Leicester; cr Mr. James, Ely-place,
toroorn.
dan...i :Milner, late of Cambridge, dealer, May IC, at tent 17,
aad Joist so, at twelve, at the ricktwell :n::, C.mbridgz.
Anarr.l!.s, reacocke, Cambridge; or Mess:s. Tuosseand
Ca. Lincoln's inn-!fields.
Da:uteri:cid James Danvers, jun. Co re. 's-row,Tower-
r:7- el,:nts, May 16, June 6 and W, Gad-
;ney, Mr. Hodgson, Castle-street, I:olLewn.
11- :;" y, Thomas Hardy, Witham I lorton I :arly, and
Jt;rd hardy, Birmingham, meteliants, May •;3, 24,
anti itale 30, at twelve, at t.oe Royal Hotel, Biriningbaia.
.Messrs. Baster and Bbwker, Cray's Inn-idacc; or
r.:.-.144. Birmingham.
*ityr.:, Price, late of liriborough, Gloucestershire, civil en-
Alay 2t, at f.ve. 23, and June O. at eleven, at the
:7..):%t. Inn, Stroud. Attornies, Mr. Hawker, Stroud; or
Serleasit's Fit,:-:.:reet.
-...hard Barthoomew, lia.:,11:1311, Berks, farmer, May 20, 23,
na June to, it eleven, at the Bear Inn, Reading. Attar-
: i• 5, Fittmaa, Simone* Inn, Chancery-Line; or Mr.
7,4linan, Reading.
.hard llohnes and Thernas Facer Crane, Northampton,
•r; errs, May 16, .31.ne. 3 and 2.0, at twelve, at Gui!dhall,
..or.do.a. Attorney, Mr. Grego.-y, Freeman'-court,

Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH rose, he said, pur-
suant to notice, to submit to the. House certain pro-
'positions touching the Criminal Laws, grounded on
the Report of the Committee which was appointed
by that House last Session, to take the se lags into
their consideration. The propositions which he meant
to submit consisted of two; the first, for the appoint-
ment of a Committee on the Criminal Laws; and.
the second was a motion for leave to bring in six
Dias, for the repeal and amendment of various pans
of the Cri::iiiial Laws, in pursuance of the, recom-
mendation of the Committee. As he believed that it
was not intended to oppose his propositions, lie
should have contented himself with abstaining from
addressing the House at any length, but that he felt
it necessary to furnish to the new Members some in-
formation upon die labours of the Committee, toge-
ther with the nature and object of their duty. The
main object of the formation of the Committee was
to ascertain, by the best experience, how far the
seveiity of punishment denounced by our Criminal
Code, counteracted its own purpose, by creating as%

CERTI CA T ES--Mav 27.
O. Chetlebur:h, jun. Norwich, wine-merchant. S. llould,
,toni:tace, butcher. H. Feathentonhangb, Bishop-
. trn:c,:th,coal-fitter. J. lions, Truro, invu-draper. J. Beiullc,
•.:::-.rini.:se,mercer. T. &dial ury, Preston, grocer. J. Holmes,
.:clistle-upon.Tyne, linen-draper. A. Shaw, Lower But
qhkeld, victualler. W. Bissix, Ito istrd, pipe-maker. G.
• Norwo(4l, miller. J. 'Macintosh, Kinston, Surrey,
" '!"!er. near, cleet-market, painter.
Compton-street, Bruns% ic!:-!..ciu.lre, merchant.
LDividends, atc. ac;:. to-murauw.

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impression on the minds of prosecutors, judges, and not be opposedo-for they came berme the House not
juries, which tended, in many instances, to secure a as speculators, . but practical- reasoners. Such tieing
complete impunity to criminals. Such was the
.oh- the result of the Committee's lalsours, they though;
ject. The. ldest, the most permanent, and the moat preper to recommend to their Chairman the intro
efficacious obstacle to the multiplication of capital duction 6f certain measures founded upon their unarm
punishments, was grounded on humanity—on that itimout conclusions. Ile should state, that during the
tender regardfor the life of man, which it was the short sitting of the last Parliament after the long re- .
duty of every legislature to keep in view, and a due cess, there was no leisure for the introduction of these
attention to which was often the great security to measures ; he was tberefine obliged to deferdt to the
the union and moral improvement of a people. He present opportunity. The first proposition, then, which
did not mean to say, becatrsc this principle was the he had to submit to the House, was the re-appointment
oldest, that therefore it was the wisest, or the one of the Committee. At the time when their necessary
which ought to attract the greatest degree of regard. dissolution took place they hail v arirms (injects tosittaim ,
There had been men of • vigorous understandings, —They wanted an expel imental ensues against the '
who, from the extent to which they were. accident- evidence upon which they grounded their opinions..
ally compelled to contemplate crimes, were led to It might be ()Sleeted indeed, that this evidence was
the,conclusion that those which could ought to be taken entirely from the capital, and that, the!efore,
suppressed, although the principle, of suppression though the theory inieht vet y s. ell ap to the Me-
would be adopted at a very great price. Therefore tropolis, still that it might he very unsuitable to the
-Others, on the opposite hand, who, from feelings of provincial pry of the country, wi.ere the state of
&contrary character, would have so perplexed the crime and public opinion might be very different.--
sistem of capital punishment as to entirely defeat Now, in answer he should pay. that this objection woo
thmr own principles; and accordingly saw nn mischief the strongest corroboration which he could look for,
'in the feeling of their country, where the punishment to the principle of the Committee, because the indis-
of death was denounced on litany, though inflicted on position to punish -was in the cal-ital, where tee
few. Tbelaw of England was in a singular state. Death greatest extent of crime prevailed. This fact, done-
was denounced against many, and executed only on tore, mint be solved by the advetsat its to his prin-
a small number, and even on those with great hire- cil.le, that in small towns crime was so confined as
gular ity. This state of things was more the result•of not to allow a fair deduction to be taken front the
accident than of any wise or provident foredglit in state of it in such places ; whereas we know that so
the Legislature. It arose fibril the contest which was the capital the pi incitle acted in a way where every
carried on between the disposition to legislate, and one must be alive to its operation and effect.. 100
the humanity of the national temper. In ger.cral, then the Committee wanted experience on this very
innovators were charged with a love of singularity point ; namely, the state of feeling in the provinces,
and paradox ; yet it happened, not ut a few instances, and alscato make enquiries respecting the passing of
that paradox was found oil the side of argument.— sentence. He should now bring the attention of the
One. of the most celebrated and useful characters House tattle six Bills, by which it was proposed either
whisli this country ever produced, Dr. Riley, en- wholly to repeal, or partially to anneod, several, Cii-
deavnured.to account for the deviation of' our pole- minal Acts. The first was to repeal the Itch tf
lice from the spirit of our legislation upon criminal Arne, which made it a capital effence to steal pii-
offences, by a set of arguments, which resembled pa- vately in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40a
radoxes much more than anything else. This h:tp- The second lois to repeal the Ithh and 11th of Wiln
penes! by accident, for' when certain institutions in a Liam 111. which mat'e it capital to steal to theainotint
country were abandoned by enlightened men, there of ss. in a shop. And the third teas to repeal the
was no longer any honour-to be gainedsin attacking Act of the 2: th of George 11. which made it a capi-
them. The lovers of paradox gratified their passion tal offence to steal to the amount cf 40s. en a rnd- -
for singularity by assailing established opinions and gable river, arid ports of entry and discharge. 'die •
settled modes, not for the purpose, indeed, of claim- principles of these three Bills had been at former
ing distinction over the vulgar, but over the majo- times adopted by the House, althotitsli they were not
pity of the enlightened pert, and hence it was that so fortunate as to meet with the core tin ence of the
Dr. Paley was led to apply to a branch of our Insti- other House, and therefore he anticipated the renewal
tutions an extent of paradoxical Ingenuity, which, of their sanction so far. As to making it a capital
instead of being the quality of a great and elevated felony to steal on a navigable river, he begged to
mind, was ordinarily regarded as the inFrrnity of call the attention of the House to the caprice of the
secondary talent. Upon the same principle might Legislature in passing such a statute. it was passed
the wayward anomalies of that .extraordinary man, in the year 17510 a few years before the Duke cf
Mr., Windham, for whose memory he entertained Bridgewater began that splendid course of inland na-
lire greatest affection and respect, be explained,. vitiation, which had since so vastly contributed to
That celebrated person, too, seemed to act, in varia the me:lath and greatness of this tountry. It was well-
:mu instances, upon the notion that some distinction known that canals were more liable drain any other
was to -be obtained by a chivalrous defence of that navigable places to crimes of this nature, yet the pro-
which all other ;aiightened men had abandoned.— visiou of the statute was never extended to larcenies
But one good effect of Dr. Paley's discussion of the on canals. Such was the caprice with which capital
subject was, that it seemed to he the immediate punishment hadheen awarded by the Legislature.—
cause of impelling tile late Sir Samuel Rornilly to The object of the next Bills was the repealing of
take up the matter. Of that great man, his talents Acts, and parts of Acts, which made capital certain
and dispositions, he should not say one word. It offences, against some of which remedies could be
was not possible that his (Sir J. Mackintosh's) humble had by action, and others were punishable as misde-
notice of any man's excellencies or imperfections meanours. For instance, the !soot- Philip and Mary,
could tend to raise or depress him in the estimate which made in a capital crime for Egyptians to re-
of Iris country. But here it was needless for him main in this country more than one year. The 18th of
to attempt panegyric, and therefore it would be pre- Chitties 11. which awarded capital punishment to no-
sumptuous. The character of that great man made torious thieves in Cumberland and Westmorland; the
too deep and lasting an impression on the minds of
.9th of Geo. 1. insikieg it a capital effeace to appear s
his cotemporaries for any one now to apprehend. a in the Mint in disguise ; and the Fah of Geo. 11.
diminution iu their reverence and affection for his making it capital to injure Westroinster Bridge.—
great posers and greater virtues !—(Hear, hear).— 'l'l,e second Bill of the last alnee related to laws re-
When that enlightened man undertook a review of soecting otfeeces of a more senors nature; it would
the Criminal Code, with a view to its amendment, he repeal, tor instance, the :ilst of Elizabeth, making it
did not examine is upon any newly discovered prin- a capital offence to take away, by force, any maid,
ciples, hut he brought to his enterprize from the do- widow, or wife, for the sake of profit. If" any of
sets of the philosopher, principles which had not been these offences were to be punished capitally, it was
reduced to practice before. Though of all men pos- reasonable, that the same punishment should be ex-
sessing the most.suseeptible, the most shrinking hu- tended to all cases of forcible abduction of • women.;
manity, and retaining it through the business of a and, on the contrary, if the law did noopenish with
long and laborious life, yet he silenced the voice of death instances of this offence net included in cite
feeling on this subject, and confined his attention to Statute, assuredly the Statute which lo awarded 'it
a calm regard to general and permanent industry.— ought unquestionably to be repealed. But in Eag-
He didinot appeal to the feelings of those with whom land, where the spirit of gallantry was known to
he communicated, but to the calm calculation of prevail, the offence of abduction was not of frequent
what was most applicable to the discouragement of occurrence. The Honourable' and Learned Gentle-
crime, and to the restoration of the moral comforts- man then enumerated the following capital felonies,
and good habits of individuals. By a general course which he wished to include in the Bill he. intended. to
of argument he demonstrated that the effect of dispre- introduce : cutting down and deoroying young Trees;
portioned pueishment was to rob it of its effects. It the Statutes relative to cases of BankruptCy, which,
might be said, that after his labours nothing wasleft of all others, most require revision; the 6th of Genuge
to be done. It often happened, that after having the Second, which made five cases of capital felonies
effected the greatest good, a man will still have some in the Marriage Act; the sending threatening Letters,
lurking theory in his mind which he believed it would and the several offences against the Revenue Aco. In
be impossible to bring to the test of practice. He all these cases, -he proposed to substitute tranaporta-
(Sir James Mackintosh) did not complain of the prin. tion and imprisonment for tatintal punishment, lie
ciple which suggested in some minds an hostility to should not, -however, suggest any alteration of tie
precipitate change. He was once greatly struck. by law-with regard to the actual forging of notes, which
an expression which, by a breach of privilege, he he thought ought still to continue a capital offence;
happened to hear from the mouth of Mr. Fox in that though in the minor cases, .such as uttering, &c. be
„House. That great man, in speaking of the appel... wished to see a change effected, and should therefe:e
lant jurisdiction amongst Courts of Law, said that it propose transportation-or imprisonment. With re-
was founded on a great philosophical -principle, and Bard to 'two other cases—stealing, in a '-
the of human wisdom, namely—the conscious- hense and, private. forgery, he found it difficult to-
ness of human infirmity. In like manner. lie would came to any positive determination, though, aftef all,
say, that a mistrust of general wasoning was useful, he was convinced that a greater number of pirsots
because it was founded on the commonness of hutisan were prevented from following up the law, as it now
infirmity. But here, the object which the Committee stood against them, than in any other whatever. If
had in view was, to put general reasoning to the test there were any eases where offenders were suffered
of experiment; and for this purpose they called be- to escape, from the reluctance to prosecute, it was
fore them for examination all those who were in any. when a degree of familiar intercourse and confident"
wi-c enabled to communicate opiaioos upon the sub- hadpreviousla existed, such as between the master
ject—namely, Poosecutors,Jurics, and Judges; but' and his servant, but even still more between bankers
of the latter class, only those who could be regularly rand theirrelerka. He did not now appeal to the ha.
called upon. Of all these, the opinion was unanimous.: manity or good feeling a the house in favour ()fate
The result of experience coincided with the theety,' measure be was about to introduce, but tO their re.
as must alwars bit the case where the theory was just, ! gard for 'sound policy anti gond sense, Nish
and the eiptitiecte sufficiently extensive. The re-, view, he saaldonove-
----latioos, thrirefine, of tho Edam:lute could o Thu a (Select Committee be.arpcdused to ewaidorsoalock

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of the Criminal Laws as relates to Capital Punishment in cases
.of Felony, and report from time to time thereon."
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Mr. CANNING assured the Honourable and
Learned Member, that no objection would be made,
merely for the sake of objection, by- those on the
other side_ of the House, to the proposed measure;
and least of all were they inclined to express any dis-
sent in this early stage of the proceedings; nor would
their arguments against it go farther, at any time,
than when they saw just and solid grounds of oppo-
sition. Motion agreed to.
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH then moved for,
and obtained leave to. bring in the following Bills:
A Bill for Repealing so much of a Bill, passed in the 12th of
Anne, as takes away the Benefit of Clergy in cases of Stealing

in a Dwelling-house.
A Bill to Repeal so much of the 10th and 11th of William
the Third as takes away the Benefit of Clergy in cases where
persons are convicted of burglariously entering a Dwelling-house
and stealing to the value of Five Shillings.
A Bill to Repeal so much of the 54th Geo. IL as makes it a
Capital Felony to commit Thefts on Navigable Rivers.
A Bill to Repeal certain Parts of Acts of Parliament, creat-
ing Capital Punishment for Crimes specified therein.
Mr. BENNETT expressed a hope that his Learned
Friend would persevere in the good work he had so
well began. The late lamented Sir Samuel Romilly
had set a noble example ; that truly excellent man
had succeeded in taking away from the old law a
great stigma, but a greater still remained—(Hear).
There was a power left of quartering, beheading, and
mutilating persons convicted of High Treason—
(Hear, hear).—He therefore wished to know if his
Hon. and Learned Friend intended to propose any
measure tending to do away with this abhorrent
practice? In thus expressing himself upon the sub-
ject, he did not wish to make any allusion to the
recent occurrences, though they must have been
forced upon his attention, as well as upon that of
every Honourable Member present, by the facts with
which they were connected. For himself, with
regard to the present question, he had no political
feeling but one, which lie entertained, as he hoped,'.
in common with the House. He knew but too well,
as did all those who witnessed them, whether from
curiosity or any other motive, what effect the last'
execution had produced on the minds of the assem-
bled multitude. It was one of horror and disgust.
Never had there been so decided a manifestation of
indignant feeling as upon that occasion. It appeared
as it all present had instinctively felt that humanity
was unnecessarily outraged—(Hear, hear).—His ob-
jection to this revolting practice was, that it had al
tendency to brutalize the feelings—to weaken the
taste and moral sensibility of the people—(Hear,
hear).—Sucll acuteness of feeling had never been
witnessed at any execution as at that alluded to,
because, in this improved state of society, the circum-
stances attending it were•too horrible for any feel-
;cgs to endure. Indeed, the indignation was so
marked, that the executioner who discharged the
duty of cutting off the heads, found it necessary to
wear a mask, au instance of which had not been
known at any execution since the time of Charles the
First. It was then obvious, that this practice could
have no other effect than to inflict unnecessary pain
on the family of the unfortunate culprit—(Hear).
s'iould trouble the House no futther on the
subject, but would content himself with again ex.
pressing his hope, that his Honourable and Learned
Friend would give the House an opportunity of
vindicating itself and the country from the stigma
which the continuance of such a practice must per-
petuate—(Hear, hear). •
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH said, that having
been alluded to by his Honourable and Learned
Friend, he felt it his duty to reply briefly to such of
bis observations as referred to himself. He perfectly
concurred with his Honourable Friend in his abhor-
rence of the practice in question ; and it was his in-'
tention, at a futut e time, to introduce a measure for
abolishing it, not only in High Treason, but in all
other cases, as it tended to no other end than to
chew the rancour of the survivor; and that the
nisters of the law sought' to prolong the punishment
of a convicted wretch, even beyond death. Yet
while he was thus disposed to agree with his Honour-
able Friend as to the sua;ect itself, he did not, at the
same time, think this particular juncture proper, for
introducing any measure with regard to rt. He
wished to propose it in such a manner as that it
should have no allusion to temporary circumstances,
nor excite any feelings connected with political dif-
ferences. Yet he must still acknowledge his grati-
tude to his Honourable Friend, for having brought
the subject before the House, and no man was more
disposed than himself fully to appreciate his un-
wearied benevolence—though, in this particular in-
stance, he must decline acting upon his suggestion
at present, from the fear of exciting political feelings,
where none ought to exist. The Hon. and Learned
Member then withdrew his first motion, and moved
for leave to bring in a Bill for consolidating all the
Laws relating to forgery.--Agreed to,
DUTY ON WOOL.

Lord MILTON wished to know whether the Re-
ports on the subject of the Wool Tax, taken before
the Boards of Trade and Treasury, were yet in a state
to lay before the House?
The t:H.I NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
not prepared to say whether they had been yet revised.
Mr. ROBINSON believed the Minutes taken be-
fore the Baird of Trade were ready if moved for.
Lord MILTON than moved for the Minutes in
question, and they were ordered accordingly.
TRANSFER OF THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE FROM THE
BOROUGH OF GRANIPOHND.

Lord JOIIN liii,SSELL rose, in pursuance of his motion,
to call the attention of the llonse to the circumstances relating
to the &rough of Grampound. In moving that this Borough
should be distrar.chised, and that the elective rights should be
conferred to some large and populous place, he held an opinion,
. the justness of which had besfn admitted in the course of the
last Session; as to whether Grampound might be found de-
serving, or not, of retaining its Corporate rights, was a question
which would more properly be discussed at a future stage of the
proceedings ; •at present, his object was to introduce a Bin, the
provisions of which would enable such of the Freeholders as had
rot hear convicted of bribery and corruption to vote as Free-
iv:l,fers of the *County of Cornwall; the franchise of the lie-
u, should be'•trarsferred to Leeds, which should remits two
b:embers.toParliament, the qualification of the voters being £5
a year upon each house. This was the principal feature in tht
Noble Lord's proposition, and he said that it was not the trans- !
fer of the irauchisf to any particular place which he had so
much in view, as to establish the general principle. The Noble'
Lard then moved for kV!. IA bdug in a Pill to disfranchise the
Borough of Grampeund, and to transfer the franchise to Leeds.
Mr. CANNING wished it distinctly to be understood, that
to prejudice the motion of the Noble Lord, in this stage of the
proceedings, was not the desire of those who, like himself,
agree in all the ultimate object. which it contamplatoc4 by far

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as It was right to disfranchise a emelt/ad Borough, no objection'
could he mile to the motion before the House ; but surely be ,
needed not appeal to the candour of the Noble Lord as to the
modi in which the franchise thus taken awn Y was to be dis-
poidd of. Leeds had been suggested to the Noble Lord only
by his own understandhiewithout any concurrence whatever
en the part •of the Horde, at the time when the question was
first-mooted. He was not now pledging himself to any opinion
on the subject, beyond the first stage of the proceedings—or the
disfranchisement of a specific Borough, and its transfer to a spe-
cific place. But to the general principle which the Noble Lord
wished to establish, he could by no means assent.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON thohght Grampound
should bo.deprived of the right of election ; but he could not
immediately agree that Leed9 should be the place to which that
right should be transferred. In his opinion, he knew many
places which had as great or a greater claim to it. He could
mention one with which he was well acquainted in his own
neighbourhood, Dumbarton, for instance—(A laugh)—there were ,
many places unrepresented as populous and of as much come-
quence in the country as Leeds.
Mr. D. GILBERT said, without giving any decided opinion
on the Noble Lord's Bill, he should certainly object, on the part
of the Freeholders of Cornwall, to giving the Electors of Gram-
pound a right to vote for the County. He also thought the two
Members, if taken from Grampound, should be given to the
County in which the Borough was situated: •
Lord M I LTON could not agree to that proposition.. If that
plan were adopted, in a short time eight or ten Members might
chance to be added to the number of the present County Mem-
bers for Cornwall !—(A laugh).
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in reply, assured the night Hon.
Gentleman, he did not consider the admission he had made as
binding him to anything beyond the bringing in the Bill. In the
course of the last discussion on this subject, a Noble Lord, now
' absent, had admitted, a case might arise in which a Borough
' should be thrown into the Hundreds, and the trust of sending
• Representatives should be transferred to some other place ; he
asked for as further admission from'the Right lion. Gentleman.
, Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, which was read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday se'nnight.