The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1810-05-11 (London, England)

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. M. SHAW Le Feet's said, that Ile held a petition its his hand, which came from the same Meeting, upon the subiect of Parliamentary Reit-vat. It was espressed in a manner to which no person could object, having avoided all unnecessary topita„ and istraiperate language. It complained that there was not that coincidence between the People and their Representatives, upon pi.liticid subjects. which it was the interest of the country :hat there should. It complained of the iwolequircy of the Representation, of time 'limber of Placemen and Pensioners who were permitted to have seats is that House, and also of the long duratiou of Pilo. hamente, giving the preference to triennial, ebeve septennial.. They applied to the legitimate 'retiree for the remedy 01 those disadvantages; 4E41 he hoped that their complaints would find au attentive ear, and a considerate jodgment. Mr. Stmeog secoaded the motion; andTsegrotto ' mike a ttw observations connected with the niature of the meeting. in *lnch the petition was agreed to. The meeting, he observe:d, did sot etimilt solely of those in whose hands the political power of the country rested, narnily, the Electors. It sat. a meeting eiiiiiiened by them of The ii.h !blonds' iif the county at like: He Aid not state that with in y ' vliw-fo intinclice the pillion. u hicli he thought tiii.. titled to .iie e.insiderition of the House; but hek' thought it r it!ier an objectionable system, spun thli . ipliele. &elbow it% pima& the polibeal .parsat was vested, to call in other. to decide. who, by their [ attentions, would be Ode to ‘vertvour themselves in any case submitted to their consideratioii. It a .. peered to him to be a kind of suicide in tLe cinstt. tuent body. He did not mean minter from this, that tht Legislature should be less rafreful, or the Laws' less open to those who possessed tie rig:it of . le.c.. lion ; but they should sot be brought in' to in. Muller, and, perhaps. to overbear this &Mik) at those who did. He seconded the motion vat the same time ing to himself the right to hake. what pen his judgnitut might dictate. in gay future discussion. ,  . Mr. WARD wished to make •single remark upon what had fallen from the lion. tieutlemou. lie had said. (as he understood him) that the could'. tireht body only had • right to petition that Home. Me (Mr. Ward) could not coureive that the right of petitioning was subject to any such ttttt atter!, hear, hear'!)—more particularly upon tpiestmite relating to Reform in the Coustitution. It would not be atippooed, that.tho.• who po.seswed political porter under the precut system. should be the only prison. privileged to colm.lain against it. If this principle was established. the single Beisr‘sentstien of Oil Sarum woidd have • right to petition. while the tiotatiitants of Manchester and other actirislia log toot'. would be drhied H.—(Hear hear!/ He did not mews, in any thing that lie bad sold, to pledge himself to ou opiunia en tbe object ninth the present petitioners led its vice. Mr. Slum; thanked the lion. Gentleman for haling given him an oppwritthity of expleining away any wrung itopreseion which his lat:gu tge might have given. It was ant his Oat...Ala:A to deity the right (II the peop:a in general to petition. 'nit whin • meeting of the electors was caltrils Ire thought it wrung that others should be coos% yard with them. who might be-art/man thrir sense. Mr. SHAW LIFLVRA said, that the omitting in which the petition *MI Niittd to. was rotwerolts and respectable, cud that it was cirri. .1 iti.an tracu..ly. The petition, therefore. was the lair sentiment of toe Borough of Re.i•lit.g. that the R r „him, wh • is ails root. to be pro,.owrti ,ti the 11011161., wouhl he well a. rt 4:8•Illki 'Novi/ t. The prtiliol wt's ordered to li • oo tire tel bit JON,t Nte mowed. "That ermine romi-s mining to the Baltic Cienvin abuol.l he pruned Mr. WIII‘RTON ulitanwd lute to Wog it. a 11111 to pre. vest mends in the taportation sad l.puriestsaotarok be. twee% Lapland mil Ireland. lite Aberdeen Helium Bill am real • third time ma passed