The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-26 00:00:00

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would procr.from the history of the country, that when !raised es the dile of tho representation in England ;
the highest protection was afforded to unr irulture, atid they might o:th perfect consisteney approve of the
corn was sold at the rherpest rate ; and during the tilt later, and yet wish for a change in the former. The
years in which a bounty was eiven on the exportation • Parliament in Scotland hid hail but one House, and
of grail' in the last century, tbe prier of corn hail been that had been tilled by the Peerage, or their inrnence.
lower. than at any other period. The Art of I nl5 did in no Liatance had a seat in it been considered an oh-
not arforil the farmer the reepiisite p•otection. When ject of profit or honour ; hnt down to the period of the
the prier of grain was advanced, the sporting merchantl Union it had been considered a most grievous burden.
stained all the profit ; and all the o • fell upon the It was to the system of election, growiog out of a Par-
landed interest. I hat:tent so constituted, that his Noble Friend a; islied
Lord MILTON said, the support which he should to call the attention of the House,—and a more ho-
give the lict:.iiiirers would ilep..sid upon the character portaut subject could not be brought under their con-
of the iii..asares that might lie pro,.useil. The petition sideration.
was ordered to lie on the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after
1101',ITIZA i/N LI N I:N. the speech of the Hon. lientleman, thono lit it right to
Mr. S. WOICILEY presented a petition from the i caution the House against rashly deciding that the
linen manufacturers of the town of Kerritnuir, in the representation of Scotland was bad, because it was
connty of Forfar, praying fur a renewal of the boon- ilderent from that of England. Each might be fitted
ties on the exportation of linen. I for the purpose fur which it was framed, and he believed
Lard MILTON objected to giving new bounties on I that it would he found that both hal answered the pur-
expottati n. pure for which they bad been adopted.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said, the petitioners did not ap- An Him. Member thought the present state of the
ply for new bounties ; they only desired to be placed representation of Scotland a degradation to the coon-
on the same footing as their brother manufacturers in try. He hoped something would he done to alter it.
Ireland. Sir R. FEittiUSON could nut let this opportunity
Mr. ROBERTSON said. Government thought the pass without thanking the Noble Lord for the great
niamitietii:pri in tlOs part of the esopirr elotith 11 to the service he hail r.mdered Scotland by br:iigiug this ash-
same proteetion as th .se in Ireland. One set of laws jert before the House. Ile hoped that it would not be
on this subjeet expire in tiie next year. Similar made a party question.
laws existed in !rebind, would not expire so 'a he motion Scat then agreed to.
soon; and it was nut unreasonable that the pro‘etit r- Sir .1. NEWPORT postponed his motion respecting
titioners shonlil expert the leniefit allowed to the Irish the taxing of cos:s in Ireland till Thursday.
nianufactitrers in these bounties to be extended to Them. I.IIIIOROUGH

Sir It. FERGUSON was of orinion, that if the
bounties in que-tion were nut e.snthineul, tlitee-fonrths
of the fahostring mannfarturers in that part of the
country from which the petition came would be dis-
missed, ansl their employers ruined.
Mr. RICARDO viewed the fart of a bounty being
thought necessary to bribe the foreign consumer to
buy, as a proof that that branch of cOmmerre could
nut be advantageously prsetecuted. At this time of
day he thought that such was not the line of eon-
duet th.st ought to be adop:ed ; we ought not to
ti sine the absurd practice of bribing the constithee to
take our goo Is oil' our hands.
Sir PHIS NEWPORT agreed with his Ilan. Friend
in his general pr!o,:plr, butt tiotthl ttut consent that
one part only of tis.• ivlsielt haul been so long
building. up, Otould Le done away, to the ilajnr,.
some, and to the unfair ad% antssge of others.
Mr. lIUME ttesi, the petitioners only as•lted to he
place:: on the a: • footing with the manufacturers of
Ireland, till the whole stem should be revises!.
Mr. W. PARNELL wished for the general revisil!u
of the whole system.
Luatsl rompared the ens • of free trade to
that of the nsisidlu.-aged geutleman who hail two wives,
one of whunts an !ertook to pull oust all his white hairs,
while the other dill as much for all his brown ones. and
thas between them both the pour man was left bald.
While they heard not is in praise of a free trade, the
landed interest cause to Parliament for Corn Bills:
the manufacturers for bounties; and the tonsequener
was, be feared, that Ministers were induced to 'well-
fire to the partial interests of these parties the gamete'
go of of the country.' .
After a few words from Mr. ItonixsoN, the petitionr.
was ordered to by printed.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from the
Merchants, Traders, and Manufacturers of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, on the subject of the restrictions on trade.
Of the injuries sustained from these restrictions 'low
gave several instances, and pointed out in particular
the decline of our trade to Norway and to Ilolland. '
They prayed the license to take into its consideration
the impulhty of the present system. They then allntled
to the Corn Bill, which they thought the cause of
many of the evils which they now complained of ; but
they did not wish the present laws to he suddenly re-
pealed, hat p-ayed for a gradual alteration of the pre-
sent laws arecting trade.—The petition was ordered to
lie on the table.

Mr. LINDSAY presented a petiti n from the Ma-
gistrates and 'Merchants of the town sif Forfar, pr ly-
ing for the cmtinuance of the Linen Bounties.—tlr-
tiered to lie on the table.
Sir. 31.1X%YEL1, pr.•sen'e•i a petition from the Mee.
chants, Mannfartnring Traders, and others, in the town
of Paisley, relative to the resrictions on trade.—Or.
&red to be laid on the table.
seiercu
6 Lord A. HAMILTON, as lie did not understand
that the motion which he was about to make was to be

Mr. FYNE% moved the reading of one of the Stand-
' ing Orders of the House ; and this, which alluded to the
time and manner of the qualification of a Member being
given in, having been read, he moved that Mr. Ureen,
agent of Mr. Antrohus, he permitted to sign the rental
of the lands ond heteditaments by which Mr. Antro-
bus makes out his qualification to sit in Parliament.
Mr. DENMAN objected to the motion, as une that
might subject the House to great inconvenience, by
opening a door to the admission of persons not quali-
fied to sit, who might take an advantage of the course
now recommended.
Mr. BATH! 'HST supported the motion, and thought
melt inconvenienee might be experienced by Members,
if their qualifications might be called in question by
any individual, ho had no qualification I' ;self.
Mr. TIERNE V did not say that no hardship like
those supposed by the Right Hon. tientleman might
be experienced ; but, on the other hand, great im•un-
yenienre ini,;lat be experienced from the proposed de-
parture frout,the standing order. He, however, d.d
not peremptorily object to the proposal, but he re-
garded it as one that demanded consideration.
Mr. WILLIAM COI: It I ENA V showed that no Act
of Parliament would br violated by dissenting from
the standing order of the House. In the present rase,
this would only be done to answer the ends of justice.
The qualification proposed to be given in for Mr.
Antrobos, by his agent, was open to be quarrelled
with by those who had au interest in attacking it.
Mr. ABEILCROSIDY agreed with the last speaker,
and said, it was only propoaett to suspend the standing
etpl#r.wlyrp that stoad:wir order was tonod to be in the
way of justiee. The triAlltition of Mr. AntroLus
would be given, and those opposed to him might find
as many blots as they pleased. The K.n. Dentlenian
(Mr. Pynes), he thottght, would have done better for
his colleague if he had proposed to postpone the busi-
ness altogether till the next Session of Parliament. All
the petitioner wanted was to obtain justice, and it won:d
not be well that they should st:ictle abide by the stand-
lag order of the, House to defeat that Object.
After a few remarks from Sir J. NEWPORT, Mr. P.
Attune, Mr. CALCRIFT, and Mr. DENMAN,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXUH Me ER proposed
that the further consideration of this subject should be
adjourned till to-morrow.
Mr. FINES had but one objection. This was the
last day allowed b}l the standing order for the giving
in of Mr. Antruhtts's qualification, and consequently

miCadjournmeut tilt to-morrow, without ssome under-
standing on the subect, wonlel he injgrious.
#II,. SPEAii Ell raid, the House had the power of
edy 1. ing any layout-einem- that they might impose.
, the present instance. he thonclat the adjunr ttttt cot of
Ibie debate coalel only be regarded as a prolongation of
It. and the packs at the close of the debate to-nteenow
'bull, he apprehended, stand precisely in the same si-
Nation as they did to-day.
The further considerat:un of the subject was then ad-
journed till to•morrow.

imposed, would not at present enter generally int.) the
!tibject, hot would content himself with describing the
gocunients which be wished produced for the informa-
tion of the House. He prccerded to tiescribe the
papers that he wanted for that purpose. lie wished
it to be distinctly tinderstood that it was not his wish
distort. or tiestroi any eiirting right to vote ; hut.'
merely to add to the voters by given„ those who con/11
-nolvooe-stepresent a right to voter term! on peoperry.
He moved that there should be laid before the House,
hies of the Rolls of Freeholders in every county of
Scotland, at last made up and eertilled respectively by
the Sheriff's clerks of each county.
Lord CASTLEREAOII thought the House %vault!
feel, that, to enter into the debate on the subject of the
representation in 'Scotland, would, at present, he
premature. If no c-..e objected to the prcdnction of
the papers called for, which he did not, the debate
might stand over for the present.
Mr. HUMF. stiggeste4l, that an addition should be
made to the motion 'lithe Noble Lord, distinguishing
raters on superiority from those who voted Arum actual.
possession of land.
Sir 6EIIMM CLARK apprehended that it would
he impossible to act on this suggestion. He believed
the distinction recommended could only he made by
examining each individial as to the nature of his right.
.Mr. li E had understood that it might be effected
to a great extent.
Mr. A BERCHOMBY, before the great question
disposed of, hoped the English Members would coasts
well the state of the representation in Scotland.
would be found to be wholly aristocratical. lu. Eng
laud every person who had a freehold of Mls. had a
rote. In Scotland a man might have 10,00.01. a veal,
and yet be, not only not qualified to vote, but not quell-
fi-d. to be elected. He therefore w shed gentlemen to
feel that the plestio3 irds quite different from that

bOSTON KM TIoN.
Mr. T. COURTNEY had a motion to make on the
subject of the Boston Election. For that place a Gen-
tleman, with whom he was well acquainted, had been
retarned—a Mr. Ellis, who was then at the Cape of
Good Hope. It was not iossible to hear from him
since, and in the interim ;:noth,.r Candidate had peti-
tioned against his return, who describsd him to be in-
a!III ' ; 11.84 proceeding under th.ti:••nvilie Act, the
que 'n
this reised ..vss to be ',vet ...: to a decision on
the th of Jucp. Mr. Ellis cJuld out loy.possibitity•
be prevent then; before elt particular tribunal which
was to decide in this rase, it wits necessar..• I.,at both
parties should appear; and un..!^: :hese eirt•pli.Ftances
he would wish to p9?'pone th-d•Tkion till the ear:itt
i period at :illicit Mr. Ellis could he present. 'the pe-
tition describe:l the parry petitioned against to be diii-
(loan:it'd, by 17 uhling an offi^e which could not be
held by a Member of Parliament. He would nut say
that a good ilefence to this might not be put in, but
this he would contend, that with that die House Lail
nothing to do. He thought they ought to take such
la course as would made it possible that both the parties
i might be before the proper tribunal at once, and under
this impression he was therefore inclined to propose
1 that the consideration of the Boston petition should be
postponed till the last day on which the House enter-
tamped petitions, the 18th of July. It was nut very
likely, but # was possible, that by that time Mr. Ellis
rtniiiht be la England, or some one deputed from him.
It was not' yet proved whether or not be held the office
at the time, as the last accounts from the Cape did nut
come down quite so late as the date of the election.
He snored, that the order respecting the Boston elec-
tion shonid be postponed from the 6th June to the
18th Judy.
Me: WILLIAMS thought it was for the electors to
chowse a peison who could and would represent them