The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-20 00:00:00

CHESTER. 1:1.1 CTION.

Mr. Leigh mod* the following return of the
Committee Chola" by Ballot to try Lb. merits of the
Election for Cheater :
Lewd Thomas Ceril, it. J. Wilmot. Roo. Etiward Fisch,
with, 'ir IL Bergh. A. ChicheNer. Mee. K. 11. (Ire.
J Calereft. e. Mr. l.tik, J. P.w►l Ilyosimel.. Sir C. Aiwet,
Use. J. Rosa. It. %Chutes. J. All.. R. Canotight.

Mt. CANNING postponpd roil Tauder *en.
night his prootitod notion of Thanks to tit* Ptlargo's
of
llootiogo for his moot achievements in hone.
A HAsra was orderfoi, en the motioo of Mr.

BENNET of the espetsta of maintaining Cooricts
Is the 11e1ka, and of conveying them to Botany Bey,
for the years 1817 mud 1818.
The SPEAKER stated, that the Petitinners
silliest the tam Elections for Greet Grimsby, /14 e.
Bessigny, end Kingston-epee-Hull, iisd oegierred
to aster hate the recegailatires required by as, rind
the Orders f.r taking the said Petitions into consider-
ations were accordingly discharged.
The Report of the Chimney•sweepers' R►[elation
_

Mil was ►rought or, and, after a short Cent•realinn
between Mr. HENN err and Mr. OMMANNEY,
the third reading was Reed for Monday.
The Colansitten of S.pply sod Ways and Meatss
were pow potted until Monday.
IRISH GRAND JURIES.

Mr. DAWSON, after some remarks, mnt•eri for
the appointment of a Committee, to take into conti.
deration the Grand Jory Ball of last Station, sod to
repent their opinions thereon.
Sir JOAN NEWPORT approved In soma degrao
of t►e emasare.

"sir H. PARNELL recommended some stricter
chose respecting the expenditure of moneys rutted
for the repairs of rends. &c.
Sir GEORGE RILL suggested o Bill enabling
Grand Juries to grunt canner• for public buildings at
Anises. He complained of the bed state of the

road►, led said, wale!► the Mow passed seine Bill of
the niter* now described, the public works of Ireland

. .
would In to d*cly.
Mr. WRIXTON BEECHER epproved highly of
the meager,. The approaching Assizes would for.

mists volooble inforoniio • to tie Committee.

Hill, whew amended, would be as excellent in its ef-
fect as it was fond its It. principles.—[After some
more ebnrvations, the Hon. Member soddenly made
a fell passe. He used /Otrfal efforts in vain to re.
some his speech. The Hawse seeing and feeling for
his embarrassment, with hs usual liberality to a new
Member, cheered him from ell sides. Continuing,
however, in the same unfortunate (Memos*. after some
mere (milieu endeavours, the Hon. Member, bowing
to the Speeher sad to the House, said, with lea►e of
Millions*, he thnoght it would be better to sit down
—and down he set accordingly. As the Hon. Mem.
bar bed commented and proceeded with great tacit ly
and good effect, baring hems ahtened► to with much
attention, it was supposed that the sodden passe or
abrupt suspension of speech was oecasiooed by some
unaccountable Indisposition.]

Sir JOHN STEWART spoke ore ieart-ihli, that
we could only oweruio that he toss for the Bill.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD entirely agreed with the
lion. Mover. He approved kith') of the principle
of the Hill, and was of a similar opinion sith an
lion. BAronet, that unless some such measure were
adopted, the pablir hoilding• sod mule of Irelaed
would soon be in the utast reinees slaw

Mr. A BER.CRO NI WE declared hi Itself I sincere
friend to the principle of the Bill, and °tiered several
observation. in support or it
Sir G. HILL captained.
Lord JOCELYN stated, that if an Honourable
Gentleman opposi,e 114.1 produced letters extolling the
great benefits ark:rt.{ from the PresesitAct. be also had
received letters •spressing the very reverie. Hopes
bad been eseited of an effectual and permanent ones,
sore, bet those hopes bad been blasted by the ineffi-
ciency Of that which hail been Intrudeeed. And
what bad been its results? that the very nest See-
'ion it bed been necessary to make • motion to sus-
' pond ill operation. hyped that by the end of
toL o present Swaim*, tech alterations •ould be multi
in the Act, es would render It, if nut perfect 10 its
construction. at least practicahlein its elm:wino.

Sir J. NEII PORT lies d,cid.rtty corteinceil that
if tbe Hesse seceded ID any meager, lending io a►r«-
Rate tie principle of the Gread Jury Act, it geoid
do ea irrypersble *sty to Ireland.
A MEMBER, whet, seise we could set Isma
made a few obs•meiwn4.

Mr. DAWSON and Alf. V. FITZGERALD et-
-The noollion was agreed to, and tie cos-
ni.vointed.
On On modem of Mr. D. BROWNE, the Peti-
tion from remain Magistrate!' of the Cnunty of Mayo,
sone *Meta to be reform] to the said Committee.

11.1.eTION PETITIONS.
Sir J. NEWPOR r, to the emission of
the risme of Ireland In the 5.1.! of Lis Ni.je-iy, rind
the OffaalMai opinion Whirls pr►vailed iu Ireland in
cnnrrqueisc► of that semis: that the provisions of
the Act n►t• DOI latroded In essieinl to that country•
trusted that the Iloore *hold he tortured to ett►r.d
shot time for entering Into rrengwtances to all Peti-
'ion. rising from that quarter. lie contended that '
the law itaelf alloired them that porter, and permit-
ted the time to he enlarged to Su days, on sufficient
groom!, being Made not. Wilms mnr►d that in doe
rase of the l'eti:inn presented yesterday, respecting
the Election for the Cooney of Cork, the time for
entering into terechiSitirell beestevolPti to the sth of
Mardi neat. i..5•..d of thti bth of Febraary.
Mr. lIATI I ittiT anorneated the pruprr►ty of ape
pointing a Select corsaid4r the frith Pe.
'Wont. and ascertain whether the same prior rsti
through the ehal• of them. If that mere found to
he Om caw, the Horne *field of cruise feel disposed
to grant an eatension of time.
Sir J. NEWPORT highly approsed of the mini
Praflnsod. bet wished that no lime should Ise lost isa
sppoleting the Committee in ordrr to J►;.risa the
Petirinoers of as few days as prssihte out of the
thirty. Aerosol which no evension could take place.
The lion. Beruset hiring then %attains., tl bit ma-
i lion, _ _

Mr. BATIIURIZT moral f,,r the appointment of
a Select Committer, shich took place accordingly.
The SPICAKER then acqesinted the Horse, that
J•dsto Doyle, E,r/ Richard Dettmode, Elq. sod

Rutrhii.s, i•:sq. win hid petitioned egoism the re.
tern Int the Cnonts of Cork ; Monoteford Long.
field. E.g. Ind F !mond Rothe, Esq. against that for
Ihr City of Cork ; Grorge end Henry J. Clements,
and John Loath Esq., egsinst that for the
County ef Leitrim ; and Jame. (:order, Keg. against
ti.al for Doorsetia, bid not entered iota their reties.
idlanres.
On the question, tint the Order of the Reim re.
•petting there Petitions be discharged, being pet,
Mr. WYNN moved, t►at the Debate on that
'object be .Jjourped to Toesday next, in order that
the itott46 mi,iht be in poimotsion of the Report of
the Committee, which had just b..en tpi•oiutetl, be.
for* it ease to ■ny decision.--The motion was
agreed to.