The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-22 00:00:00

Mr. O'MARA obtained lobve
,ftlitillg In a. Bill for ialhil-
lavotatt tineitribielottL- ' •
The Surveost-General's Bill • was read a third time, Mpg,
Oiled.
The Scotch F.veiso Olicers' Suoerannuation Bill *at read'
' a secoud time and sotter44 to be committed 0.001700.
Mr. LUSIIIaiGTO. brought up the Report of the Com-
in 'tree rifSu priy. The • Resoluti ons were read and agreed to,.
ai. t.billi ordered ageordinely. •
.• (in the itauaiou or Sir C. NIORGAN, an Account WILS.O.r.
&red to he Nil before the Huu.e, of the quantity of Coal.
an. CAWS !list:Med from Sough Wales during the year.lBo9.
. - Ski W. CU in IS brought up the Report of the New Stock
?dirket Bill.
After I% short c.haversation between Mr. Dent, and Sir W.
Curtis, the Report was ordered to be taken into further cat-
Sidgrotion on, Wedarriay,. •
The OR of 'Vitriol Bill went through a Committee, the
report of which was ordered to,he received to-morrow.
The Bere Forest Rill Wei read a third time and passed.
• The Poreido Silk- Bill *as read a see' nd time and ordered
to b s committed to-morrow. .
In a Committee or Supply it was resolved, on the motion
• of air. ROSE, •that ti luta not exceeding 13,7271. be &rooted,
to hi.. Majesty for the purchase of the late Mr. Grenville's
calli.ction Of minerals. The report was ordered to be re-
Certad tooMpitroW.
Mr. WHARTON brought 4n n Bill to enable his Majesty
W issue F:tchetpier Bills on the aids of the year. Read a
liroltaodotrdered to be read .a Second time to-marrow. •
Mr. 11/11ART(IN brought in a Bill to enable his Majesty
to approprboe the supplies of the Stardp Duties of 190 a to
defray the charges of the Loan or Stock created in the present
Year. Read at first' and ordered to be read a second tune to-
morrow.
GenoroLTARLETON presented it Petition frrim certalit 1
inhabitants of the town of Liverpool, praying fur Parliartteno
tare Reform: i'lle lion. General stated that the l'etitindees..,
• em aiming of upwards of 9130-.) respectable Gentlemen (With
auttly of whom he was Personally acqualnied), lied Made a
requi-ition to the Masorof Litrerpool to convene a meeting
of the iolothitautii' hut Without success. instead of urging
their light, they bad very d-corodsly held a Meeting at trial
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verit in Liverpool, the result of which was, the Petals* j
which lie hal the honour to preselit:•
'r.- P. . ( worm was of considerable length) was rem!
by the Clerk. It prayed the Howie to revise their proceedYl
Ingo ....ills respect to Mr. John (tale Jones and Sir Franc*.
BuideP; Ind to in-operate with • the latter in bringing &mat
a iterates* in the Representation -Of the People. - •
General TABLE lON, in moving that the Petition do lie
an the table, observed, that he agreed with the Petitioners
tit as theitiheration of Mr. John Gale Johcs (whose conline.,.
meat had., lit his opinion, keen at least of to:heir:it duration),
andow•to tit- expediency of.a Perliameotary Reform, al-
thaugh he differed from their sentiments with re-peel to Sir
I!aneis Burdett, • . • . „ , ,
aos i GASCIOIGNIE felt it his duty to Monad the. inotiti*;
iltheugli he was cOnvinred not only that the Petition did not
ranvey the sentiments of the majority of the inhabitants of Li-
terp tot, but that not one-tehils oftlidse inhabitants could have
been prevailed upon to sign it. He Was glad to hear that hi;
Moo, Colleague o opinion of the indiilduals by whom the
present Peitti .n had been signed, had inieroved since the 'tre-
e-Motion by bin elf of a petition with similar sighatures. tie
repot. &Coo the majority of the population of Liverpool
erero perfectly ontistled with the blessings which they enjoyed
ender the existing Government.
Gentle! TA RLETON explained. . ' - •
Mr.. W,H.ITIIItEAD did not think it was necessary for
the Ilmilitrable Gmtleman by whom the motion was seconded
to endeavour to *throw .discredit upon it. The petition did
lint profestto be the petition of the 'polarity of the people of
liiverpooL The petitiouers may assumed to: peak their awn
tontime-ts. As to the charge made by the lion. Gentleman
a;aits..t Ifs Ram Prieurl, fora vaceillation of conduct, it must
be remembered than an Him. Gentleinati, one who was consi-
d ref ititioug the must iodepeudent members in the House,
Lad teceolly declared that the best proof of indepetidence was
to be fatuMlit voting sometimes tni one side nod sometimes on
Knottier. Among the nopies attached to thit petition, It gave
him foosikrable tatisfaction to ace that of Mr. Roscoe, than
wbont a more en:to:items:4 a more benevolent, and a more
patriinft individual did not exist; and with all deference to
the lion. Gentleman Opposite, lie could not help expressing a
wish jhat Mr. Roscoe hvi had the opportunity of preseuting
the Frtiiiiio now submitted to the Homo.. leaving his lion.
Fried hoar him the honour of seconding it.
Toe Petition wits then ordered to lie or-the table. .
aIi:'IIOBARTS presented a Petition from the Electors
and usher inhabitants of the City of Worcester, praying for
Parlliononthro Reform.
After it.hall beets read by the Clerk, • •
Mr. RO SA ftTS moved that it do lie on the table.
hie. GORDON seconded the motion. Be ohserved that
the Petition Ole signed by ataoy respectable individuals, and
he sliould feel it his duty to support any plan of Reform
which should appear to hint to be consistent with the true in-
terests of the emintry.
The Petitions was then ordered to lie an the table. - . ,
Colonel WARDLE presented a Petition from the freemen
Iliad inhabitants of Canterbury, praying the Ilouse to revise
theirroreedingt with respert to Mr. John (tale Jones and
Sir I, rallCiS Burdett. !legated that the Petitioners had as-
seuthred in the most peaCeatile and decorous manlier. and
that the Petition was sietied by neat 4000 persons, forming
four-Ofths of the population of the City.
, During the nailing of the Petition by the Clerk, an ex-
pression of surprige used by the Petitioner Petitione that the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer should be permitted to be " at large,"
occasioned considerable Merriment iit the House.
Oa the ntotion of Colonel WARDLE, the Petition was
ordered to lie °u tile table. • ,
• , FOILEST•OF BERG.
Lori cocRRANE expressed his surprise that the Forest
of Ile .-e Itielosure Rill had been rend it third time atso early
on hoer in theevenieg, when he bad given notice of a motion
on the subject. !le expatiated at considerable length on the
necessity of httshialing the timber in the country, declaring
that a great scarcity existed in general, and that at Plymouth
tai particular, there was not half timber enough to build a
seVenryifonr. After a variety tif observations oo the subject,
lie moved, that the Rights of the Crown, the claims of ID-
dividietis, the interests of the Public in the preservation, of
the !Forest of Bern, together with the claims of the Lord
Warden, fir the relinqii:Shlueot of his rigOts, be referred to
a CoMmittte.
Mr. ROSE thoight that it was too much .for the Noble
.esri to expect, that because he slid smut attend in his place in
suiticifet time,' the third readilot of the Bill was to be post-'
posted. lie defended the Bill ; and in naswer to the obser-
vatioos of the Noble Lord, with respect to the scarcity of
timber, resna,ked, that during the last six years more care
lid been bettotted oh that subject than fur the preceding half 1
century. . , i •
. Mrs 'S. BOURN r. defended the io:ciostire of the Forest of
Betio, cal orottet.ll of public' tot i I its., al Boolgh the 'oleos,. re was I
one whictif.y on iiiitios accorded with his, individniti wishes, 1
The mot ;nn *AN 4101 kitlitAtiVeil o iljlOUI a 4iVittilOtt. • ••
. LOEd (i)C11 ft A"1 E proceed. d 111 Ulan., that due. mike
sh .uldbi• eive 1 its tilt (Irders of the Dip reotectinte It:evokes
of Bills which Went lis dram assay or impair the rights of the
Crow .i, in forests, &c. - s
After 'a kii, conversation, in which the Speaker, hit,
iit
Chute, the . oicellor elf the Exchequer, Mr. M. Fitz.terald.
NI% Rose, r. S.• Bottrue, Mr. Wilherfuree, and Lord Cods.
rant porticitiated, this Motion was also negatived without W.
divisiub. ,
CAPTAIN POSKETT.
Mr. LYTTLET()Y, inconsequence of the imperfect emus
inunicntion ohieh he,huil hitherto had with Captain Poskett,
resultidg from his not lusting obtained leave of absence, and
wide ro famiiog from it tionvtrsat ion w hie!' loosed between tlictn
On Satiirdity, that he bad some additional information to put
bins in possession of, postponed his notice one the subject frmn
Thursday 'to Friday se'nuight.
Mr. O'HA SA-I at the'so_ggestion of Mr. Grat!am, moved,
that the Oilier or the Day for resoiniug the adjoiiroed debate
on 'Thursday shoal: he discharged, and that the debate should
be retained on PriJay. The motion was agreed to.
On tae tuoijoo of Mr. TIEBN EX, on Address was voted .
to his Majesty, prti)ing that he would be graciously pleased
to order Accounts of the Nett-Proceeds 6t the Itruits of the
A diairahy to he laid before the-House.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. . .
Mr, BRAND rose, pursif4.at to notice, to
bring before the Ilbtise his Motion relative to liar.
lia'alenuary: Reform. llu began by observing, that ,
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thkliftern-al situation of the country, and
.•she state'.
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Ohs foreign relations, butlliliore all, ihilast inv..
portante of the question itself, uptpt • which Pre
liberties 'it'd-safety of the nation depentle4 p,terso4-.
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pd upon. his. 'Mind with such accumulated veight,
Oat tiro fiord he reflected . upon the. solute) the
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pore Ire was convinced or his oWn inability. to do
insilee to the task which he had undertaken. Be.
f cirehP-, enstered upon the consideration of the sub.
ji et to which be waz desirous to call the attention
pf the lliatie, . Is. requested I:rerinlisipit to iri, a
few This al to tLo ositiVei which itteited kiln

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