The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-14 00:00:00

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1100ili OF COMMONS,
,Jazrz 13.
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A.Rtiv writ me artleheile be WK.. the aintt
DU NDA 9, fur a Cespiehelmer-1,- serve lit Parr
Datulatrionshire, in the r.. ur 'Messy Glassfurdl Wirt,
has steepled of ;he Chilterulluasdrhis. • -
PETITIMIS.
The Sheriffs st London appeared at the Bar, and prettied
the Petitions of the Mayor. Aldermeo. and Common Cnwicil
of the City of Loodno, praying for a Parliamentary Reform.
which was laid oa the table, oil the motion of Alderataa
Combe.
'.Mr. RA BA RTS presented the Address and .Declaration of
the Magistrates sad Freemen of Worcester praying that the
Hoese of Commons would maintain its ltiihts and Privileges
against web hollows proeeediogs as tended to vilify the House,
which was tool on the table.
Mr. PF.TEit MOORE presented a Petition from the
Mayor and Freemen of Coventry, praying fora redress of
gelevassees. and for Parliamentary Reform, which was laid
. ea the table.
Lord Kt NNING presionted a Petition from several Land-
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11.,Iders in the County of ilsokiingtoo, complaining of the:op-
pressive mode of ((Meeting the Pioperty Tax, which was
Wit 09 the Male.
hiIDDLESET. PETITION.
Mr. BYNG presented the Address, Item4n.
stratice, mud Petition of time Freeholders of the
County of Middlesex, cuntplaining of the
of their former Petition, and praying that it be
eeived, which was read by the Clerk.
Mr. BYNG moved that it be laid on the table.
Mr. Secretary R YJ)1O. oliseereil; that it was an.
• necessary for bil:m to enter into a detail of the pre-
sent Petition, as it was precisely tl Same as that
which had been rejected, but with some additions.
The lion. )lc,nher read a passage.front the Poi.:
limo, stating, that the Petitioners had a right to
Petition, according to the Bill of Bights, and it
never occurred in the tvrant reign of thealetested
James to reject the Pe'litions of the People, and
that in 30 doing, the (louse violited the low and
the Constitution. The language of the Petition
was such, that it was impossible that it could be
received by the House, and_ he would therefore
oppose.the motion for its being laid on the table.
Mr. wnrrait,p:AD arguMl on the contrary.
The Peiitionera had a right :to state their gricv.
-vices, and the passage quoted by the Aight
Secretary ought nut to occasion its rejection.
For instance he would ask him, if the rights of
the peop!waveriiitOt- violated' 111 the year 1759,
when a Member having el-mil:Lined that his fishery
was invaded, certain mesons aierti cirderel into
the ciirtudf Of the.Strjsiant at Arciil On such an
()cession-4MM a Petition to hertjceted hecan'o it
stated that Parliament had violated ,by such con.
duct the law alid.thcCuoisiltatien.'. There was
sumethin4 its the House of Commons tier Ow
the committal of Sir Francis Burdett. fall of incon.
si.Stency and caprice with respect to receiving or
rejecting petitions of the people. There was ad
rule laid down on the subject, excepting that they
ought not to be recoived, unless they, suited the
criticism of the lion. Secretary.
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER
said, if a Petition was drawn up in dutifetand
respectful terms, then it ought to be received ; hut,
ifit was intended to insult the dignity of House,
then it ought to be rejeCteml. Tho 'louse was *not
in the custom of criticising nicely the Petitions of
mho people, and therefore some were suffered_to
pass unnoticed, as improper expressions may be
overlooked in the hurry of reading. In the pre-
IMPIt Whit= the Petitioners repeated their Wien.
site language, and prayellthat their Petition- n hick
lied been rejected should be now received. .
The question having been put, the Petition was
rejected without a division.

SHEFFIELD PETITION.
Mr. WHITLILLEAD presenied a Petition from
Wind persoas in Sheffield, praying for the release
of Sir Francis Burdett and Gale Jones, and for a
kprlisenente'ry atform, which he moved should lie
laW as the Sallie.

,h4r.Seevery RYDER observed, that whoever
attended to the lauguage of. the Petition must be
convinced that It ought not to be received. Among
ether expreasiosis, it stated that the Privileges of
the Roue wen not the law vsf the land, and ought
out to bat acknowledged. The existence of the
Privileges of the House had been acknowledged by
(err Majority, whose rote was disputed by the
Petitioner*. Thu language of the Petition in
other, puttee:tart was so insulting, that he Would
oppose Ilse motion for its being laid ou tho ta.
blc.
'Pont MILTON remarked, that when pennant
coaplaincil of grievances, some latitude should
be allowed thems, end their expressions ought noe,
to be triticieed too fastidiously. He was persuad.
ed that the Petitioners, whom helnew, had nn in-
tention whatever of wilfully insulting the dignity
of the House.
Mr. .WALLACE said, it was utterly impossi-
ble that the Petition•could he received, as, among
other insulting expressions, it stared that the peo-
ple were only nominally represented.
Mr. CALCItAFT hoped that the House would
not go on rejecting the petitions of the people.
When petitions of a similar nature. were first pre.
seated, the petitioners were used with decorum,
- and the debate was adjourned, to give the House
time to consider the subject ; he therefore moved
that the debate ok *present Petition be attioarts..
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ed till lo.marrew. • .
General' TAALETON said, hi was eat see:.
pastel at the objections assitki*by-the Secretary of
State. for the .Home Department, for. he knew,
when petitions were sent to his olfsee,.if they wens
not palateabk, they were unnoticed, and laid ow
the misty shelves ameng.the cobw4lbs.'
'The ATTORNEY GENERA.L. was of Opt;
upon that it was unnecessary .to. adjourn thesis.
bate, u the language of the Petition was so iso.
tremety insulting, that it could "sot possibly .be
received. , •
Mr. BARING said.,. it did stet • appeal! to hi" •
'from the tenor if' Ktitios that there was any
intention on the part.of the Petitioners to iuselt
the House.
kr..STEPHEN observed,- that the Petitioners
took, noon thaniitives to comment on the speeches
of the Mciatbers of the Ilneie,,thoegh there,was
sr standing order of Ibe House that no Member>
should allude to the speech of vilifier which had
been used in a limner debate. le the course of
ihir.epsieeb ho alluded to a representatioa made
LI one a the newspapers of Mr. Whitbread ht.
lag beim ill ,waived at the dime: of the Limo.
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