The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-01 00:00:00

PRICE SEVEN PINCE.

Burghs that had hat the power of electing their Own
Council since the year 1686.—5-Motion agreed to.
The Convevancers' Regulation Bill was read a 6rst,
time, and ordered to be read a second time onTaesday
next.
Lord M ;wren ARUM moved for a copy of the spa- .
nion of the Attorney-General of Ireland, laid before the
Board of Excise, relative to the exciusionof Irish Spirits
from the British market and ilt other papers connected
with that subject.-Ordered.
Mr. Beaumont. presented a petition from the Gentry
of the county of Northumberland, praying for a Reform
in Parliament. The petitioners prayed that the dups•
tion of Parliament might be linsited t() a shorter pe-
riod ; and also, that the psipslotts cenaties should re-
turn a greater number of Winbets.--The petition was' .
laid on the table. .
&teal petition* were presented for ihd against tat! .
Metropolitan Turnpike Roads Bill' .
Mr. D...(itt.atitar ad farted to the importance of ts
subject. It would scarceljlafirefflteClbatihn me— -
face covered by the turnpike roads lathe kingdom -ex •
(ceded 136,0 W) acres ; and the sums paid by parish'' s,
and by the public, for keeping such roads in repair,
amounted to 4,000,0001. annually. A great part. elf '
this sum was expended on the roads in the vicinity
of the metropolis, which were the worst in the whole
kingdom. He proposed to do away several small
trusts, and that large trusts should he eS?ablished it -*
their stead.
Sir M. W. it IMIT complained of the enormous f2C*.
attending t wal 'of trusts fur turnpike roads, •
which atuou l2O/., and said, if no other Hor
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Member tho e subject worthy his attention, 1.
should himself introduce a motion' respecting it next
Session.
Mr. BrIIRREL said a few words, after which the pe-
tition Ware the House wan hid on the table.
MESSAGE PROM HIS MAJESTY.—Lord CAS-
TLEREAGH brought down to the House a Message from
his Majesty, intimating that part of the provision
made for the several junior branches of the Rod al Pa
rally had ceased on the demise of the late Sovereign.
and recommending that such an increase might b-
made to the provision for his Ma;esty's Royal Brtk
thers and Sisters, as would render it equal to «hat it
was before the demise of his late Majes'y took pia....
In this his Majesty expressed himself assured of IL -
concurrence of his faithful Commons.
On the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, hie Majesty's
most gracious Message was ordered to be reterred to a
Committee on Monday next.
IRISH COURT OF CHANCERY REGULATION
lILL.—Mr. C. tlnatsr moved the Order of eh.- I)ny
' - uftaass to resole. itself into ,a Comnaittee on

Sir J. NEWPORT propoled to Introduce a mass us
the Bill to exclude Masser* in Chancery in Ireland
from seats in Parliament. The Right lion. Barnet
cited several authorities, to show that the heavy dude:

which devolved upon Masters in Chancery were incom-
patible with a regular attendance in Parliament. .ttc-
'lording to the testimuoy of a Master in Chancer!,
selto was himself at this time a candidate for a seat in
-,the Legislature, it appeared that he was obliged to at-
tend to the duties of his office for at lust ten months
•in the year.--(Hear, hear '.)—Now he contended that
such a strict attention as this was altogether irrecon-
cilable with a due regard to the important duties
'which devolved spin a. Member of farliament. Th.,
Right Hun. Member then moved a clause, the purport
of which was, that Masters in Chancery in Ireland
should be excluded from arias in Parliament so long as
they continued to execute the duties of that office.
Lord CASTILWRZAtift expressed his entire concurrence,
,in.the pr;ncipie of the clause, believing it to be quite
impossible that in irrlaud, however it might be don,-
here, that the two-fold duties of a Master in Chan•ery
and of a Member of Parliament could be perforwt d by
the saute individual with any advantage to the pu'i-
lie. The office of Master in Chanceiy was, if not 1
judicial office, so closely appended to one as to require
the greatest attention. He wished, however, to know
front the Right lion. Member if he intended that this
clause should apply to the case of the Gentlema" who,
it was now understood, was offering himself as a can-
didate for the city of Dublin? He did not think that
the clause ought to have a retrospective effeCt.
Mr. linaw was of udini )))) , that this clause would. if
adopted, operate most injuriously towards Hr.,llsllis.
the Master intbancery, .who, it was probable, hadby
this time been returned for Dublin. It would render
his election void, and nothing could be More unfair,
even towards the citizens of Dublin, than to subject
th►m to another scene of irritation, after a c.instest
that hail provoked more of party feeling than had bout
wn there fur many years.
Mr. Anancaomar saw no yawn why an exceptfon
should he made in favour of Mr. Ellis. The ititereits
of the various suitors in Chancery In Ireiltsul were of
am+ more importance than Ms istdivideit interests. .
According to Mr. Ellis's owd showing, when he had
n called on for his official evident:v. ht* was oblicgtil
Its attend ten months in the year. read such being the
ease, how ern it possible that haircut' disharge Li" ,
ditties as a Member cf.Parlisseatt The Hon. Man-
her spoke of the hardship which it •
•atew *Waist would
be to the citizens of While. Ina he *Quid tiek, what
hardship would it 11404 he to the people of Ireland, if,
Ellie. their Interests wise Sr-