Star.
London, England, 1816-06-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OP COMMONS.

The Holyhead Harbour Bill went through a Committee. Re.
port to morrow.
Sir I. NICHOI.L brougtd tip the Report of the Select Com-
mlttee oo Tythes, which was ordered to be ',rioted.
Mr. CUlt WEN, M bringing up thejteputt of the Cortimittee
on the Poor. Laws, observed that it was tno late in the 'ess oil
to hope for any advintage frtun the further consideration of them,
but hoped that in tie next Session the sAiject would meet the
most serious consideration.
Mr. I). GIDDY expressed ids satisfaction at the porponement
of the subject until neat ;:ession, but observed that the salvation
of the country depended on a radical returm of the Poor.' Laws.
The Mad-House Bill was recommitted, and some amendments
agreed to. When the House resumed the Iteptrt was received,
and ordered to he taken into limber consideration to-morrow and
to be printed.
On the motion of Mr. ROSE the House went Into a Cora-
mime on the &slugs Bank Bill.
Mr. 1.1 NLAY objected to that clause which give to the Chef
Baron of the Court of Ses.lon in Scotland the power of vesting
the Funds of any of the Banks, in any of the chartered Banks of
ticAthoul. Mr. Finlay moved as an amendment that the piiwer
should nut be put into the hands of the Chief Lon, but be lat
to the et.icre of the Committee.

Uu th;s the Committee divo:rd—For the original Clause, 45
Fur the Amendment, 14—Majority, 31.
I he Clause was then agreed to, and lie Committee were pro-
cretliog in the discussion of some other clauses, when, on the
motion of the. Chancelior of the Exchequer, the Chairman was
ordered to report pro? revs, and ask leave to sit agaiu. Leave was
them given for rite Committee to It': aya•n that day.
he CHANChI.t.t dt of the EXCHEQUER moved that a
Connoitree be forthwith appointed to ;native the Comerence
wi h the I or& on the subject of the last Conietence. The Com-
mittee being appoimed, proceeded to the Painted Chamber, and
at their return to the House,

The CHANCELLOR ti the EXCHEQUER reported at the
Bar, that the Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons in
an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, on the sub-
ject of the arrangement of the Statutes. This Report was or.
dered to be taken into consideration on Friday.
Mr. SWANN presented a Petition from Mr. Butt, stating that
he had paid the fine of 21000 according to his sentence, but that
it had not yet been received into the proper office, and he prayed
the House to take the nutter into their consideration.—Ordered
to lie on the Table.

Alter a short conversation between Mr. Tierney, the Chancel.
Inc. of the Exchequer, Mr. Brougham, and Mr. Wilberforce, in
which the last Gentleman refused to give up the precedence
which his intended motion for to-morrow had, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, at the suggestion of Mr. Tierney, consented to
let the sd reading of the Irish Consolidation bill stand over for
Thursday, with the understanding that it should have precedence
of every other business that day.
The second Report of the Committee on Illicit Distillation was
brought up, and onieted.to be printed.
General HART took that opportunity of complaining to the
House of the grcss misconduct of some of the Ulficers of Customs
and Excise in frelind, particularly in that part of the cowry
which be represented. He would rather see martial law estab..
lathed in his cour.ty, Doningal, (and he would even think it a
boon) than the tyranny v. inch was practised by some Exch.? Of-
ficers there. He hoi ed that the independent English Members
would takz this Matter Into consideration.

r.inu AIENTAK Y It LF.,LtAt•-,-ABEItUSEg.-..GLACGOW.

Mr. B ItAND said, he held in his hands two Peti-
tions from the tuv.n and vicinity of Aberdeen, praying
fur a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament.
Every day's experience confirmed him in the opinion
which he had constantly entertained, of the necessity
of Parliamentary Reform. He regretted extremely
the apatLy which pervaded this part of the country,
with respect to this subject. He thought this might
be in some measure accounted for by the imsevering
tenacity with the Gentlemen more immedi-
tely connected with this measure insisted on a vio- '
lent and exclusive mode of Referm...--(Hear, hear,
hear.)—He had already stated it as his opinion, that
it Septennial Parliaments were too long, Annual '
Parliaments on the other hand, on various grounds,
were too short. But those who thought Annual Par.
haments the only remedy for our grievances, con-
ceived
that those who were not disposed to adopt
their remedy, were not so sincerely patriotic as them-
selves. He could not but express his satisfaction th .1t
th:s subject had been taken up with eagerness by the
northern part of the island ; and they shewed that
they had a proper feeling of the value of the privi-
leges enjoyed by their southern neighbours. Con-
ceiviog themselves aggrieved, the petition was per-
haps worded rather strongly, but he should be be-
traying his duty if be refused to present it.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCK could not allow
the present opportunity to pass without expressing
his opinion oa, this great question. The people had A
right to expect that they should be admitted to a par-
ticipation in the Constitution, and they would not be
satisfied till, by a proper Reform, they were admitted
to such participation.
Mr. BENNET entertained the same opinions
which he had always held on this subject. He trusted
that as the world was now in a state of tranquillity,
we should at last turn our attention to the state of out
national Representation.
Mr. CURWEN during the whole period he had
had a seat in the House, had always strongly sup.
ported Parliamentary Reform ; and no time could be
more suitable for this object than the present, when
r the people were called on to submit to such unexam- 1
' pled privations.
Mr. BROUGHAM rose to express his hearty con.
currence with those Gentlemen who had preceded
him on this subject. However this cause aught be
opposed by some, deserted by others, and espoused
by persons whose conduct excited no small degree of
disgust out of doors, he, for one, should not be in-
duced to abandon it, or to entert•.in less zealous
wishes for its success than hissHonourable friend be-
side him.

1. Mr. W. SMITH had not been informed that any
Petition on the subject of Reform was to be presented
that night ; but as from the earliest day of Lis. poli-
tical lite he had uniformly expressed himself in fa-
vour of Parliamentary Reform, and as he had beien
more • and more confirmed in his opinion by all that
he bad seen during the last 3.5 years, he concurred
most heartily in the sentinacuts which had fallen
from his Honoutable Friends. He Lad early in life
belonged to almost every Society—(Laegh from the
Yiailkrialßerakes)—he was nut ashamed to own it—
he had belonged to almost every Society which had
Reform for its object ; and he had been sorry when
the Society of the Friends of the People—from the
withdrawing of some of the greatest ornaments of
the House—was dis.olved. since drat time he had