The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-12 00:00:00

Bast leas Direetore, would be pointed le a day or
toe, atti might be joined to the report In the shape
of an Appendix. He should now move that the Re-
port be laid on the table and printede—Agreed to.
GRAMPOUND.
The Earl of CtittNAHVON moved the Ordet
of
the Day for the second reading of the (tempted
Disfranchisement Bill. He stated, that the pretest
Bill differed from the former, in that the remedy pee.
posed was the removal of Elective Franchise to an-
other place, instead of its extension to the Hundred,
which already contained five boroughs. It me a
Bill of partial reform and regulation for the advan-
tage of the public, and nut one of pains and realties.
One half of the Orauspound voters had been tried and
condemned fur suffering themselves to be bribed, and
so far from wishing to inflict any punishment upon
them, their Lordships had already passed a Bill of
Indemnity to screen them from the consequences of
their guilt. With respect to the attendance of Conn-1
set in behalf of the Petitioners, he thought the best
mode would be, after their Lordships bad closed the
examination in chief, to asli Counsel whether they
wished to put any questions to the witnesses. He
should not object to Counsel having the indulgence of
being resent during the whole case, and conceived
that they should only begin the defence after the w:tole
of the examination was closed.
Lord ASHBURTON objected to the measire. If
their Lords:iips consented to disfranchise this-rotten
Borough, as it was called, he did not know how soon
they might not be called upon to disfranchise another.
And when he recollected that it was to rotten Boroughs
that the House of Commons hail owed its most
slislin-
xuished Members, a Pitt anti a Fos, he t; onalit tltrir
Lordships ought to pause before they ilisfraischierl
any. lie Wit' ready to allow to his 3lajes:y the right
of conferring, but not that of taking away the Flectite
Franchise.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR ohjecti d to the male
of proceeding proposed by the Noble Etrl, and to re-
ceiving indictments or convictions as evidence in a
case, where the removal of so important a privilege as
the tleetive franchise was at issue. If the House
should determine on admitting such evident- be woisll
make a motion on the subject for the purpose of re-
cording his dissent. He could nit agree to proceed,
without allowing Counsel to state respect folly their
objections to particular questions. He did not care
what might be proved or di:proved at the Bar, fir
neither could remove his objections, was to the
principle of the Bill.
The Earl of 11:111ROWIIY thought, that if Comm.'
were heard on the one side, they should be called on
the other.
The Earl of ROSSLYN objected to the ache which
would he thus occasioned, and which would leave an
impression on his mind that there was a determination
to postpone the proceedings till after the holidays.
After a few words front the Loan CuaxvlLLost and
Lint Easutxr,
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that Counsel
be allowed no both sides.
This motion gave rise to a long conversation, in
which the Earl of l'arbarvon, the Lord ehoorellort
the Marquis of Lanstl dyne. toe Earl of Rosslyn. thfi
Earl of Lauderdale, Lord Holland, the Earl of ILIA
rowby, and Lord Wry, participated. The motion wag
then agreed to, and Counsel ordered to be brunet!
in on both sides tu-morrow to examine witnesses.
Adjourned.

BOARD OF AORICULTVRMS CATTLE slloll'
AND D4NNEH.

Tuesday, soon after five o'clock, about GO or 70 Gen,
tiettben sat down to an excellent dinner at the Freetna
40115' Tavern, the Earl of 31aerlestield in the Cha:r, ..s
President of the Board. sup_ported IPV the Her. George
Jenrus, and Davis filbert, rm. two of the Vice-Pres:-
Jews, and by Christopher T. Towers. E.g. and other
M-ushers.
Mr. Weld) Hall, the Secretary to the Doan!. read the
aw ird of the Judge,. but we have no room to the
details.
They a0h1...1 their commendation of extra stork exhi-
bited, as foliow• :
Two cows of tile N.rth Devon breed, darn and daugh-
ter, belonging. to the Rada 31acelettielil, possess very
extraordinary merit : the mother, after bearing 1.1 calve...
now at Is year• old, weiziv: 21%4. alive; and the daugh-
ter, at ti yvar• oh!, weighs 21,35 t.
I lir. Tont:wt, in the course of the evening. on prnpo-
I sing the health of 4. Sir John Sinclair," as the Father
of the Board of Agrirniture, threw a complete damp on
all the remaining proceedings of the evening, by stating,
with the utmost regret, as a Member of the valuable in-
stitution whose birth be had been alluding to, that its
funeral knell was at this time beard ; his liajesty's Mi-
nisters not being di quted, be said, to continue the an-
[ anal 'rant for its support.
The Earl of M•ect.rsr:7l.n. when Omni to retire front
the Chair, stated his hop .4, that the nneert:tinte of the
'arithmetice of the Doand might not prevent their meet-
%K on a similar occasion next year.

L.lli.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S corm'. Aram 11.