Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-15
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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The members, at half past 2, went up
with the address on the happy escape of
the Prince Regent and The House add
journed till O'Clock
On the house being resumed,
Lord CCEhrane rose, a. adverted TO that
part Of tile regents speech which noticed
the disaffection in the country. He then
stated, that he held in his hand Petition
from Bristol, signed by O,70o persons.-
he noble lord p!ained, that in gene
raj no attention was paid to Petitions of
thus nature: while they were reading, no.
thIr was apparent but clamor
The chancellor OF the exchequer rose to
order. and repealed the charge, as did the
Speaker, who requested the noble lord TO
keep within the line Of Parliamentary u
sage.
The noble lord then requested that the
clerk might read the Petition in an audi
Die voice. and was proceeding to com
ment on The conduct of government in
respect to the meetings for reform.
These observations produced q cal! TO
order from Mr.. Webber.
The Petition was then read. 1t stated
the dlstresses of the country, the numer-
Gus bankruptcies, the starving population.
and many other matters of similar ma
ture, and praying for radical reform.
Mr. Proilleroe got having received any
instructions from his constituents, he was
bound to say, that he did not believe it
contained thc sentiments Ofthe People OF
Bristol. (Hear.)
Mr. IL. Davis observed, that the Petit
on did not contain tlle sentiments of the
great body of his constituents nor did it,
he believed, emanate from the great BODY
OF the citizens Of tol.-Fhe meeting at
which the Petition was voted, was com
posed OF men, women and children and
so necessary was 1t To secure the Peace,
that 1900 respectable Persons were sworn
in to preserve it.
Tile Petition was then laid a the ia
Bile.
His Lordship then presented similar
Petition from Parish in Yorkshire which.
on account or the violence of its language,
was rejected by the House, on division.
Several other Petitions for reform were
then presented by the noble lord, of which
two were rejected, on account Ut their
contents.
The Speaker informed the house that
tile house had this day been up with the
address Of congratuIation to the Prince
Regent on his escape aud that his ROYAL
iislncss had returned most gracious
answer, thanking the Commons for This
new proofof their attachment, and inlor-
ming them ilat steps would immediately
be taken tor discovering the perpetrators
of this outrage OIL public dccorum.
THE SPEECH.
On the molten of Mr. Canning, the
adjourned debate OF the address 10 his
royal highness on tie speech delivered
from The throne was resumed. The
amendment having been read by the
speaker.
Mr.. CTwcn regretted that ne could
not agree ia tlie address. Through tie
whole Of last session, not a single measure
OF reIrcuchineut had been proposed by
ministers. On the contrary all retrencli-
ment proposed by others had been inya-
riably oppnsdc by them: and be feared
they had no pledge That they would not
pugsne The same system during the pre-
Sent session.--Ihe revenue had been de-
heisnl TO an alarming degree during tic
past year; but he feared it would be
Ixorc so during Ll1e preseut.--Ihe distress