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

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show that there *Pre fends to defray the charge ;
that the WO Bailie Insight Ida office horn tae Waft
sad Charter, and that If that nod, ii.d not sold tit*
nice, but bad brat•erael It as they should hats dons,
the °Seer wield *imposes able to great the Hake
ins. apithuat chargieg the Candidates. Th. charge
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epee Deo el the Goaded&Ms alone hod been 90U1..
and odd et the last Election. Ile hoped the House
would net compel a Candidate for the Office of a Re-
presentative of Westminster to be fined to that
amount ; bet would previously aminint a Committee
to enquire into the merits of the case,
Mr. LIE'NNETT said, the Bill was only to conti-
nue for one year what had been law hitherto. He
was very willing that a Committee should be appoint-
ed, to enquire whether the Candidates or the Dean
sad Chapter (neither of whom he did not know to be
legally liable) should be charged • ith the museum of
the Hosting'. But' he believed it resold be agreed on
all sides, that the High two should not be saddled
with the eapencess.—[llea', heart j— Ile, therefore,
should not consent to postpone the Bill, at a time
when they were, probably, on the eve of another
Election fee Westminster; sad when an individual
was reedy, without the slightest hope of success, to
raise a disturbance in Westminster, awl from a tine
dicriee spirit towards the High Belli', to compel him
le raise Hastings and keep open a fourteen days'
poll, with the Pawnee of which he world Attempt to
saddle that Office..—(ilear ! I
Mr. CCRWEN hoped the Honourable Member
(Mr. Bennet) would consent to postpone the Bill, to
give time for enquiry whether *grottier place could be
fiend for the electing, from. which those who had no
weecern its it might be escluderl. If some pet eminent
place were erected, there would be tin need of any
ealsens. being Ilirawal on the Condi/Wee.
Mr. BENNETT said he could not consent to de-
lay the Bill.
Sir M. W RIDLEY said he was eta loss to knew
if the Candidates refined to pay the ea vents el the
Hustings, Oa whom those espenses should fall.
Mr. C. W.YNN said he could not agree that the
eupense of the Hastings should fall on the Ceedi.
dates who came ferwaril to discharge a duly la obe. 1
dience to the King's Writ is much as the Electors.
A fair way to consider the question was le suppose
tbst ne Candidate came foretold and that no one was
elected to represent the City. That City wash) be
liable to be hoed for not obeying the King's Writ.
Parliamentary service might be cast on a man with
or without hie consent, mod no man should be lined
1 for seeking ur accepting it. Ile therefore should
propel,' enquiry. If the Dean and,Chaprer had feuds
(and he ass ieclieed to believe they had none) which
could be legally liable to this charge, the 'Romeo
should be defrayed by them ; if not, a rate should be
I levied no Westminster, and a permanent boildieg
should be erected, or Hustings which might be pet
i. up when reqeired, and which would not entail arty
considerable espeose on the City.
Mr. C. TENNYSON, concurred in the opinion'
of Mr. Wylie, and opposed the doctrine that the
plate of a Member of Parliament should be copal-
' demi as a bend, gal possession for which a horses nee
to be paid.
The Report was agreed to. On the enemies sjms
, the Dill byroad a third time to.morrose..
1 Mr. DENMAN mod. the Ramey, ho 4mmid, ass
tin the same situation with himself. He was not se.
quaintest with the contents of the Bill. Bet as to
I
the particular mesons which bed been given for pats-
ling this Bill, foessilisd on the intentions end disposi-
-1 lions of isidividuals, they were to his mind arguments
for posing rather than for precipitation; lest they
'should seem to depart from all sound principles of le-
gislation. A Bill passed with reference to the up.
Iproachitig Election, and calculated to frustrate or-
; tenements which as individual had taker, could
i hardly be regarded in say other light than as en ex
;post facto law, and he had rusher indemnify the High
Bailiff oat of the public parse, than depart from the
principles which should regulate a Legislative Body.

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Mr. BENNETT said, the Act which the present I
UiU was Weeded to renew, had passed in 1811, it
was repeued in 1813, and had 'spired a few months
ago. The Bill only minimised for a year longer
what ►ail been law fay debt years. Ile 'sighed to
base the Bill passed before the circumetanees could
atise which could be affected by the Bills white
seemed to him to be directly the reverse of on germ'
facto law. If the Besse wished to have the Bill post.
pined, ha should bear to its wishes (cries of No! No!)
but he had no doubt that he should be able to gives
'satisfactory answer to the Petitions, as he had had
au interview with one or the p►incipal Petitioners.
Lord A. HAMILTON wished, that instead of
to.morrow, the word Flicloy should be inserted in
the motion. Previous enquiry he thought necessary,
as it was in his opinion most unconstitutional to tea
a man fur being elected to Pastimes', .wbile he was
liable to be fined, if when elected be did not serve.
Mr. HOLME SUMNER. hoped that the Honour.
able Mover would agree, that Instead of the Ist of
March, 1820, the Bill should expire ea the Ist of
April 1819. He should otherwise object to the Bill,
as be could not consent that it should be permanent.
Mr. BENNELT had no ohjectioo to shorten the
duration of the Bill, but as the lit of April was on
awkward day—[.l laggh]—be proposed the tat of
May.
Mr. lIUME hoped the Boise would pause before
they passed a Bill which had not er•u been printed.
The usual course was to enquire first and to act after-
wards, bat they were now called ea to act at once,
and to enquire hereafter.
The motion was agreed to.
BANE RESTRICTION.

Mr. S. WOILTLEY presented a Petition frees ear.
fain Niercbsnis and Tradesmen of Lairds. Made( tiro
opinions of the Petitioners. that the resemption of
Cash Payments was an object to be desired, when-
ever it could be adopted with safety ; bet at the
same time declaring their opinion, that the present
period .as est that at which each a etassere could be
adopted.

Mr. TIERNEY wished le knew whether ibis was
a fair enbiesorti Petition, ss be eadereteed that Pe-
titions heti bees sent from Landes to a set of active
Gentlemen la the country, who were to try teebtaie
signature'. Ile wisbell I. knew 11 ibis Petitioe hid
beemsdepted at ay) 31eetleg et Mercbasteet Trades.
eke at Leeds?

Mr. S WORTLEY was not able to answer this,
cisestion. He realm' the Petition by post this marg-
in, and presented it as he had•received it.
..Mr. riERNET said, he then possessed better in.
elastion them the Bon- Gentleman. for be this day
!',plied a letter from Leeds, informing hem that each
itaiaslitiota bad ham visa id, sail was to be rm..,
; stated this day.
I The Petition was then ordered to lie on the table,
and to br printed.
The (ludiary Regulation Bill was brought in. and
I read a first time : to be read a second time on Wed.
ssesday.
Mr. WILSON said, that hr had been lekentier-
stood on a former night, as haring recommended that
a seigniorage of 25 per cent. 'herald be taken Os the
torrent coin. What he had said was this—when it
; had been asserted Chit paper cowers most soon re-
; place shillings and siapencea, be had observed, that
I it was not not of their recollection that Bonk Tokens
bad for a time supplied Vie place of the coin of the
I realm; bat he hid not roromeneoded that the Go.
I teroment tbutild irsse thes• Tokees.
(;LINEHAL GOIMV.AUD. _

Mr. F. DOUGLAS said, thet it the end of last
year, • certain foreigner bad been removed from this
county seder the Alien Act. Of the bartishipi of
which that foreigner bed to complain be should not
say thing. But he bad heard thet this Gentleman 1
espres.rd • wish to be carried before the Pricy
Council. which was disregarded. Ile lied heard also
Thal his peppers were seised esti the sells broken. He
wished In hew* what esplination timid be offered'
as to she boat rirrent9taoret.•s the Alien by he law
was sllneed the benefit of au appeal to the Council
—and secondly, auder %kat sethurity the papers
were seised
Mr. H. CLIVII said, that the Forekn Gentletnae
in creation had nest appealed to the Privy Council;
the mine seat to arrest bits was particularly di-
rected to attend to ell requests node soder the Art.
Ile di.l es press a wish to be taken before. Magistrate, j
sad before that Magistrate he was tikes. The peel
port were hrosibt to the Howe Department by the'
saw person, and forwarded to his accordieg le his j
directions. When the papers reached his, be wrote'
to the ileete-Office to say that the seals had heen
broken. Lord Sidetout had written to the Avsuts
lot Ilsrekb, to Cvalraten, arri so the l'est-thilee at
ilanthergh, and es. answered by all through whose
hearts she packet pakael, that the test had been on.
broke. until it was tethered to the Geodesists him-
self at Iliesbereh.
Mr. F. DOUG LA: asked, had the portfolio been
unlocked at the ilowae.olSre I
Mr. CLIVE said, it was sent off in the game slate
Is which it came, with this addisiuo, that it was is-
closed iu piper and tooled with the olio seal. i•