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4htitice . and prnteetion to all interests--(Reer
)647 6.ertetlkof &solutions would be laid btfore
Allifse for its consideration end adoption. Those
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. Rittoltitinns would *tail the alterations propnied in th
Nkilieer VI bulcis* Minuteness to prevent any tiii,un-
Nasliorsk3 Mai 1,4 in order that there should be ample
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time tipposeoniz,f;i:elhe proposed plan being duly weighed by
leery ilembet, ne, tion whatever to burry the Resolutions
tilweenla the House would be evioeed•-(Hear, bear). If it was
thong* neemeary that they should be allowed to stand Mar •for.
....tinge befog* they were committed, no objection would kw
. .IEO6 to melt,* proposition. He trusted that that course:would
? ipeteeo,Speirlbensep to all parties--(Hear, beer).,
• i lbo.hildon was duns ordered to be 0014 ' •.': . .
like_ SUMS .pemeneed a Petidoo from .die eitprestion of
"I - Xillableisrendlidsolmee,4o Ninitiworpminted Trades of Dundee,,
a IWO enko Coen Bath.—'Ordered ter be minted.
•-,_lllllr WYVlLDprianneed a Padden from the Merchants, Ban;
lon, and TradowastisfyWhipriying for an attendee in the law
re:pectin nee tof the payment of Small Debts.
•—.- -... Lora' CHARLES presented a Petition from the Ro.
man Catholics of a parish In the County of Donegal, praying for
Catholic Entandpation.
Sir H. PAR ELL moved fors Return of the Wheat Meal and
Wheat flour which had been imported into England from Ireland -
during certain specified periods.—Ordered.
:Mr. CA LCRA Pr moved for a Return of the number of con.
wictions which had taken place during the last seven years under
she Dame Laws, distiogulshing the male end female prisoners; also
werateumber were ander fourteen years of age, and what number
• were between that sgeand twenev..—Orsiered. , , .
Lord BELFAST presented a Petion from some of the Artisans
and Inhabitants of Belfast, preview that means might be afforded
. them to emigrate to Canada. '
bfr.HEATHCOTE mowed for some Aeconnts respecting the
number of shipi, and their tonnage, which had entered die.potte in
Great Britain during a specified period.—Ordered, , . ' •
Mr. MARERLY muted for an Account ,of the Net Incense of
the Empire for the year ceding January 1527; together whist!"
. sources from which it had been derived, and the charges imbued
by ha collection.—Ordered.
Mr DYSON brought up the names of the Members who had
been appointed by ballot to act as a Cornesittee to decide as the
double return for the. Borough of Leominster.
The following Members answered to their names, and took the
oath prescribed :
Sri. Beresford, the Hon. H. W. A. Cowper, the Marquis of
Graham, the Hon. C. B. Percy, • Sir C. Rosa, Mr. Forrester. Mr. ,
, F. Sutherland, the Hon. H. King, Sir F. Mundy, Lord Viscount
Corry, the Hon. J. R. Townsend, Mr; Pd. Attwood,Sis E. Knatcla-
. bull, Mr. Fasakerly, and Mr. S. Majoritianki.
Dlettnitilit ltbeCileitt.
Mr. SHADWELL resumed the debate on this sub-
ject, and contended, that Mr. West, one of the Members
' on the double return, had been exposed to the greatest
. inconvenience and considerable expense, without having
committed the slightest error. The other Member re-
turned oo the double return bad never petitioned the
House, but had expressly declared, by a written paper
. forwarded to the Speaker last night, that he did not
intend to support his return. The Hon. and Learned
Member contended, that the Act of Parliament did not
Of necessity require that further opportunity should be'
, afforded to the opponents of Mr. West, it he had any,
end /feet remarking on the great Alpena! he had been put to by
actually bringing up ility witnesses to I.ondon, coneludedby pre.
touting a petition from Mr. West. in which that Gentleman prayed
that the order for postponing the consideration et the Election might
be at once discharged, or that he nialie heard by Counsel at the
Bar of the House.
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M. C. W. WYNN was most decidedly of opinion,
that there was no ground whatever for granting the
prayer of Vie Petition. The spirit of the Act expressly
provided that the interests of the electors sit uld be fully
protected, and allowed the electors the space of . chitty
drys tp present any fresh petition they might think
. proper. . He instanced the case that occurred with re-
spect to the County of Sussex.. In 1807, there was a
double return for that County, Mr. Filler was One of
the Members In returned, be refused to support his return i but
• the electors learning that fact, chose to support that return, and they
• did so successfully. lie did not pretend to my bow the matter
would turn out in the present case, but certainly the Horse could
• -;_opt say that similar proceedings might not take place and produce
a satin result.
Mr. DAWSON differed from his Right Hon. Friend
. as to the similarity of the two cases. In the present
. instance, the Burgesses bad petitioned the How and their Peti-
tion tad been rejected from informality. He thought that the
Petitioners laboured under vet), great disadvantage, and he, there-.
fore, should support the prayer of the Petition.
lit the Petition being laid on the table,
Mr. DA WSON moved that it be taken into consideration to
the motion being seconded and put,
Mr. WY NN repeated the objections he bad urged, and signified
his knew:ion of taking the sense of the House, if the motion was
• persevered in—( Hear, hear. )
St JOHN NEWPORT agreed with the view taken by the
Eight Hen. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Wynn), and thought that it
• the modem Were adopted it would forma most dangerous precedent.
. Mr. Secretary PEEL agreed with the view taken by
• his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Wynn), and at the same
. tin* confessed that the Petitioner seamed to labour
tinder Peat disadvantages. From the frequent dilliculties which
. had arisen during the present Session, he thought that any Member
. who would present the House with a consolidation of the different
Election Laws, would perform a most important service—(Hear).
Mr. CROKER spoke of the hardships to which Mr. West, the
• Petitioner, was exposed, and supported the motion. He most
'medially agreed with the suggestion thrown out by his Right
liessourable Friend.
Mr. C. W. WYNN'said, that some of the Electors
had certainly petitioned, and lie himself had objected
to their Petition, b.c.iuse it was informal; but that
surely was noseason why the rest of the Electors should
. be deprived of their right to Petition—(Hear, hear).
With respect to the remark of his 'Right Hon. Friend
• near him, he had foi some time thought' seriouslj on
. the subject, and had intended last Session to bring an
Act of Consolidation before the House; but, on further
consideration, the time did not appear to be fifties, end he bad,
therefore, postponed the subject. However, be• should, in the
course of next Session, apply Imlay" to bring is a SW« end be
thought the delay would prove beneficial, from the additional in.
formation which would be afforded on the subject, by the disco*-
. lions which were drily taking place—(Hear).
After a few remarks front Mr. Assuceosser, the motion was
• withdrawn. . .
• r . WOOl7Ol1-11A114? ILNCTION.
The SPEAKER informed the House that he bad received a
knee from Mr. Daily, who had petitioned against the return of the
sitting Members for that Borough, stating, tint be did not intend
to progetute his Petition.
After a few words front Mr. Smote RACE. Mr. BAAAAL, Mr.
Wilill, and bit, Huss, the order in the Petition was discharged,
the recognizance, not having been duly entered into.
smear AT ALICTIOM
Lord ALTHORP moved his resolution for the appointment
of a Select Committee, to Whkk all Petitions, presented after the
day fixed by the House complaining of undue practices In the late ,
Election, should be referred, fur the purpose of postponing it to
Essay the 23d inst. It was understood that the instructions to the
Committee (for the convenience of Members) should be printed in
the meantime-
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' 'Mr. CROKER, atter shaking some obworations upon the law
• tettelew-to Wee:dons ill Ireland, moved that the time for entering
anoirsto ertagnizancee should be enlarged.
le. Alto a few words from the Soucreon Gilmour. and the
Swats, Mr. Cllol[ll withdrew hi. motion. . . ..
• carp conifer XLICSIQN.
The SPEAKER said, that this was a similar modes for en-
larging the time for entering into recopdsances.
After a conversation between Idr: Jona Goresei and Mr.
Lain Poem, the order was discharged.
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On this Petition being called en,
Sir ItOW442I.IIXII4TCHBOt.L moved, that according to
Me conetroulpergedwllmmakbdwittesisioner had entered into the
reletisite recognizance, euSekofwithis does -