The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-17 00:00:00

plied for it, when she was infornied by the Lord
Chamberlain she could no lt..ve it, as it was ti.. pro-
perty of the !'town, and To had official document,. to
show it. Little did her 3lajasty expect that these
nice points of law would he resorted to to deprive her,
not only of what was necessary to her dignity but to
her comfort. In addition to all the insults she lia.l
suffered, her ilitjesty had to complain of this last, the
most derepirable of all. Ile knew this must have hit it
the art of Ministers, and he trusted they would out
deny it ; yet he believed the whole of this. transaction
could not be known to his Majesty's confidential ad-
visers. If they were cognizant of if, this Lett base
and pitifel attempt to annoy lier,.3lajecy showed a
lamentable difference between their professions and their
-practice. He concluded, by moving a humble Address
to his Majesty for copies of all consumniections which
bail passed with the lord Chamberlain's office, r, 14
Live to the service of plate which was given her 31
jesty by the late King.
The CHANCELLOR Of tlr' EXCHF.QUER thought he had
reason to complain of the Him. Gentleman in floe.
taking the House by surprise. It was true that there
was such a service of plate presented to the Princes
of Wales by the late King for her use, when her Ma-
jesty w.is at Kentineton Palace, but that plate
the property of the Crown. Hail the Hon. Hentletnao
condescended to communicate to Muir his intention of
bringing on this subject, he might have been prepared
to answer hint. '1 he House also had a right to expect
some notice ; and, therefore, lie trusted the Hurt.
Gentleman would withdraw his tootion row, and Hier:-
thin it again on Monday.
Dr. IarSHINCTON had no wish to take the House h
surprise, lint at this late period of the !Session no
was to be lost. He would, however, with the 1e..% e
of the House, withdraw his motion, and let it be eidi
sidereil as a notice for Monday. The motion Was a •
cordingly withdrawn.
DORM 'till I N FIXENCE.--Mr. BRiGHT pre-
sented a petition from an individual named
Mills. The petition was brought up and read. I
commenced by complaining of the burthens inapt, 'l'd it
the people, and of the enormous expenditure of the late
reign, amounting to 2,3130,00Q,000/. 'rite petitioner
contended that the evils tinder which the country la-
boured arose from the present moil!• of returning 3lem-
hers to the !loose of C s, by whirl] the people
were excluded from the right of election, and a great
majority of elie (louse were returned by the influence
of a number of Peers, whose interference at election:
was a breach of the Nit lieges and of the Standing Or-
ders of the Honse. 'I he petition then procezded to"upuW
tbe Peers possessiug borough influence aed patronage,
and to erntoirrnte by HailiC the 3lesubers returnee! to
Parliament by that itiflisenee, to the atieuntit eel nem..
than two hundred, amongst o limn were Lord C.i 1!..-
reagh, 3lr. Brougham, Sir James Mackintosh, n•I 1
most of the eminent Menthe's of the House. The
of a House thus constructed, he contended, were n t
legally binding. 'I he petit iorer concluded by nose. :•e
to prove at the liar that this influence existed. al. I
calling on the House to expel such Members,. ant! to
impeach the Peers who had thus interfered with tie
privileges.
Mr. flontiorsz seconded the motion for rer. iv ,ix
the petition.
Mr. KOHINPON doubted much whether the petition
could he received. Its contents were inrttltiuto the
House, and it held nut to the public, that the leg•
tive arts were hot binding.
Mr. W. DUNDAR having been named in the getition
as one of the Members returned by Pee.s. influence,
disclaimed it in the strongest wanner.
31r. Serjeant I /snow, another Member named, it.,
the part of the Boron h that he represented (tittilil-
ford), asserted the charge to hr falsa and itufortitiled.
Alr:•Bnioux submitted, that the petition should b..
received. He could not think its langriage insultina.
'Else petitioner asserted certain facts, and offered to
prove•them at the Bar.
31r. iliiniiits SE thought the petition should be re-
ceived ; it only stated what had been asserted iit er
and over agdin ii. that House, except that the per.ti in
11,4,14441 out the .Members said to be to itteproperly re-
turned.

Mr. La-stitvc•rost opposed the petition Icing re-
ceived ; it was a petition against the return of upuar_k
of Attu Members. By .tbe Standing Orders of the
11 ttse, all petitions airainst the return of a 3lettiher
should he presented within 14 days ;trier the nseeT.itg
of Parlium..ut.
.Ir. I.orsit ‘HT also opposed the petition !wing re-
ef iv. al • it modestly asked the 7.louße to expel DO
its 3lettilter•-, as unworthy of the public confialvatee.
The question was then put, and the petition rejtiged
without a division.
3lr. LOCRIAART moved fur certain papers relatve to
a grant of 20,0040. to be proposed on Monday, to
foreigner, lieneral de Fourneaux.
After some conversation between Mr. Lusufsti VON
and Mr. BLAIR, the motion was agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excurives hrunrltt np h:•
three Bills for regulating the distilleries of Ireland,
and they were read a tirst• time. The Right Hun.
lientleman also brought in a Bill for regulating Rank
notes anal promissory notes in Ireland, which was read
a first time.—Adjouraied. •

A circumstance has occurred here lately. h
supposed to be without parallel in cases of the hind :
a commission of bankrupt 1.. been is,ued arailat
person living near Southampton. on the petition vi
tiventy-tire of his creditors, who., debt., taken eel-
lecrisely, amounted to 2171., the lowest if wl.:ch seas
titl.—(Portiououtti Paper.)