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SCOTCH QUALITICATION.
On the motion of Sir G. WARRENDER, that the
Report of the Scotch Qualification Bill be taken into
farther consideration, a long conversation ensued.
Mr. C. TENNISON wished the discussion put off.
Sir G. WARRENDER said, that several postpone-
ments had taken place already, and sufficient time had
been allowed for considering the .:.ibject, and bring-
ing forward all the objections to it that occurred.
Sir C. MONCK professed himself unacquainted
with the Scotch Laws, but thought such an impor-
tant alteration as this in the qualification required,
in order to be a representative for England, ought
not to take place inconsiderately. If a Scotch can-
didate, with only a Scotch qualification, was made
eligible for a seat in England, Ireland, and Wales,
there should be at least a reciprocity. Now this Bill
ctFerecl no reciprocity. It gave to Scotchmen or
Scctcli qualifications an eligibility to represent coun-
ties in England, without rendering Englishmen, or
English qualifications, eligible to represent Scotch
counties.
Mr. GORDON said, his Hon. Friend had mistaken
the state of the case, from a want of acquaintance
with the Scotch Laws of Representation. In Scot-
land, the candidate to represent a county must be an
elector in that county. A candidate, for instance,
who had estates- only in the county of Edinburgh,
and was eligible for that county, could not stand to
Lanarkshire. An Englishman, tl.attfore, was not
placed in a more unfavourable situation than a 84.utos-
man, as the latter cistild.naly represent a county in
Scotland where he had property, which an Englisti-
man might likewise do. He saw no objection to the
Bill, which only assimilated the situation of a candi-
date possessing property in Scotland to that at one
possessing property in Eno.-4, regarding Eng-
lish represent.«..l, their 'situations being already
. as regarded the representation of Counties in
Scotland.
Mr. BOSWELL likewise contended, that the Bill
would have no other effect than to put the Represen-
tation for the Counties in the two Kingdoms on the
same footing.' A Scotchman could by it stand for
an English County on a Scotch qualification, as an
Englishman could stand equally with a Scotchman
for a Scotch County on an English qualification.—
They could both stand alike for the Boroughs by
former laws. In the Scotch Counties, the law affected

Scotchmen as well as Englishmen.
Mr. C. TENNISON said, as the discussion had no

taken place which he wished postponed, he must oppose
the Bill. As the law now stood, no man could repre-
sent an English County unless he had lands giving
him a qualification in England, Ireland, or Wales.
This Bill proposed to enable a Scotchmen who had no
lands in England, Ireland, or Wales, to become a Can-'
didate for the Representation of an English County,
thus creating a fresh privilege for Scotland, without,
offering any equivalent to England.. By an article
of the -Union with Scotland, no person could stand
for the Representation of a Scotch Borough or
County, who was not eligible before the Union.—
No reciprocal provision was stipulated for in the union
fixing. the representation of England after that era to
what it was before it—but, as if expressly to provide
for this omission, a statute was passed in the 9th of
Queen Anne, when 45 Scotch Members were in the
United Parliament, excluding Gentlemen with the
Scotch qualifications from representing English coun-
ties. This statute was made for no other object but
to secure the frame and constitution of Parliament
as it then existed, and its provisions were exactly in
Ira4ictim with the Rai 'MU? iNDICOrir tISC Huns's,
reland had been mentioned as having privileges
which Scotland had not, but it ought to be recollected
that Ireland offered entire and complete reciprocity.
What did Scotland offer? She-could not open the
union of the counties to candidates with Eng-1
representation of the counties to candidates with Eng.
lish qualification, and the boroughs had been open
before the union. There was therefore no recipro-
city. What did the Hon. Baronet say by this Bill but
this? " I ask for Scotchmen an eligibility to all the
seats in England, Ireland, and Wales, and allow you
only to retain the privilege of being eligible to 15
seats of the Scotch bofoughs, which were open to
Englishmen before the -union, without making any
change fir the law which excludes Englishmen from
the representation of the Scotch counties." The Ho-
nourable Gentleman concluded by moving that the
report be taken into further consideration this day
six months.—On the question being put,
Mr. PRIMROSE thought the Bill just both in its
principle and application, and expressed his determi-
nation to support it.
Sir G. CLERK supported it. The Bill alluded to
by the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Tennison) as hav-
ing passed after the Union, for excluding Scotchmen
from the representation of English Counties, was not
intended for that purpose, but simply for raising the
qualification.
After a few observations from Sir C. Motmx and
Sir G. WARRENDER, the latter contending that the
omission of Scotch Qualifications in the 9th of Queen
Anne was a clerical error, the Report was received,
the Amendments agreed to without a division, and the
Bill ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sir W. CONGREVE moved, that the Order of the Day for
the adjourned debate on the Petition presented against the Li-
censing Magistrates of Plymouth should be read and discharged.
Nothing in his opinion could be founded on a more groundless
basis than the allegatjnns of the Petitioners.
Ordered and discharged.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented several Papers relating to
British Claimants on France.-e-Ordered to lie on the talsle.
The Misapplication of Parish' conies' Bill was, on the medal
V Mr. Scutum Boulez, postponed to the 26th f ApriL
The Lord Justice-General or Scotland's Regulating MI was'
read a second time, and committed for the 88th of April.
The Irish Clerks of the Peace Dill was postponed till te-mor-
row, (this day).
The Felonies on Corals' Bill went through a Contudttee.—
Report to morrow.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in
the Waterloo Life Annuity Bill.—Read a first time, ark ordered
fee a second reading on Wednesday fortnight.
The Excise Licenses Bill went through a ronunittee.---Re-
port to-morrow.
The Scotch Duel Repeal Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to * tonunittild on the Mbar April.
Tba-Report of ib East India Goods Duty Bill was received,
and-the Bill order for a third reading to-morrow.
Sir G. HILL d Aped leave to bring in a Bill for reguhting
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the once of Couu 'treasurers in Ireland,' and compel them to
give adequate suretieefor the monies they may receive.
Mr. HU NTEWHlLAlltbrought is a Bill to enable Counties
and Stewacuics iss'Scotlaud to about assistance to Royal Burghs

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