Die Martis, 4 °Octobris 1831.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Dux Cumberland. |
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Dux Sussex. |
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Dux Gloucester. |
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Ds. Brougham
& Vaux,
Cancellarius. |
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Bath. et Well.
Epus. Lich. et Cov.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Corcagen, &c.
Epus. Cicestrien.
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Ds. Wellesley, Senescallus.
Ds. Melbourne, Unus Primariorum
Secretariorum.
Ds. De Ros.
Ds. De Clifford.
Ds. Audley.
Ds. Willoughby de Eresby.
Ds. Dacre.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Willoughby de Broke.
Ds. Howard of Effingham.
Ds. Howard de Walden.
Ds. Petre.
Ds. Saye & Sele.
Ds. Arundell of Wardour.
Ds. Clifton.
Ds. Dormer.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Stafford.
Ds. Byron.
Ds. Clifford of Chudleigh.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Forbes.
Ds. Saltoun.
Ds. Colville of Culross.
Ds. Napier.
Ds. Belhaven & Stenton.
Ds. Boyle.
Ds. Hay.
Ds. King.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Boston.
Ds. Holland.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Sundridge & Hamilton.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Dynevor.
Ds. Walsingham.
Ds. Rodney.
Ds. Carteret.
Ds. Sherborne.
Ds. Montagu.
Ds. Suffield.
Ds. Kenyon.
Ds. Braybrooke.
Ds. Fisherwick.
Ds. Douglas of Douglas.
Ds. Gage.
Ds. Auckland.
Ds. Lyttelton.
Ds. Mendip.
Ds. Dundas.
Ds. Yarborough.
Ds. Dawnay.
Ds. Rolle.
Ds. Bolton.
Ds. Northwick.
Ds. Lilford.
Ds. Ribblesdale.
Ds. Carbery.
Ds. Dunalley.
Ds. Abercromby.
Ds. Redesdale.
Ds. Ellenborough.
Ds. Arden.
Ds. Sheffield.
Ds. Barham.
Ds. Mont Eagle.
Ds. Ponsonby of Imokilly.
Ds. Manners.
Ds. Lynedoch.
Ds. Meldrum.
Ds. Prudhoe.
Ds. Ker.
Ds. Ormonde.
Ds. Maryborough.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Delamere.
Ds. Forester.
Ds. Bexley.
Ds. Somerhill.
Ds. Farnborough.
Ds. Wharncliffe.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Seaford.
Ds. Lyndhurst.
Ds. Fife.
Ds. Tenterden.
Ds. Plunket.
Ds. Melros.
Ds. Cowley.
Ds. Stuart de Rothesay.
Ds. Rosebery.
Ds. Clanwilliam.
Ds. Skelmersdale.
Ds. Wallace.
Ds. Wynford.
Ds. Kilmarnock.
Ds. Fingall.
Ds. Sefton.
Ds. Clements.
Ds. Rossie.
Ds. Dover.
Ds. Kenlis.
Ds. Chaworth.
Ds. Dunmore.
Ds. Ludlow.
Ds. Howden.
Ds. Panmure.
Ds. Oakley.
Ds. Poltimore.
Ds. Wenlock.
Ds. Mostyn.
Ds. Segrave.
Ds. Templemore.
Ds. Dinorben.
Ds. Cloncurry.
Ds. De Saumarez. |
March. Lansdowne, Præses.
Dux Norfolk, Marescallus.
Dux Devonshire, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Grafton.
Dux Beaufort.
Dux St. Albans.
Dux Leeds.
Dux Rutland.
Dux Brandon.
Dux Manchester.
Dux Dorset.
Dux Newcastle.
Dux Wellington.
Dux Buckingham & Chandos.
March. Winchester.
March. Salisbury.
March. Bath.
March. Hertford.
March. Bute.
March. Thomond.
March. Exeter.
March. Northampton.
March. Camden.
March. Cholmondeley.
March. Hastings.
March. Ailesbury.
March. Westmeath.
March. Bristol.
March. Cleveland.
March. Westminster.
Comes Suffolk & Berkshire.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Winchilsea & Nottingham.
Comes Thanet.
Comes Essex.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Doncaster.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Abingdon.
Comes Plymouth.
Comes Albemarle.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Poulett.
Comes Morton.
Comes Selkirk.
Comes Oxford & Mortimer.
Comes Dartmouth.
Comes Tankerville.
Comes Aylesford.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Pomfret.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Brooke & Warwick.
Comes Guilford.
Comes Ilchester.
Comes De Lawarr.
Comes Bathurst.
Comes Hillsborough.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Norwich.
Comes Talbot.
Comes Digby.
Comes Beverley.
Comes Mansfield.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Liverpool.
Comes Charlemont.
Comes MountCashell.
Comes Longford.
Comes Mayo.
Comes Enniskillen.
Comes Wicklow.
Comes Caledon.
Comes Rosslyn.
Comes Craven.
Comes Romney.
Comes Chichester.
Comes Wilton.
Comes Limerick.
Comes Powis.
Comes Gosford.
Comes Manvers.
Comes Orford.
Comes Grey.
Comes Lonsdale.
Comes Harrowby.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Harewood.
Comes Minto.
Comes Verulam.
Comes Brownlow.
Comes St. Germans.
Comes Morley.
Comes Bradford.
Comes Beauchamp.
Comes Glengall.
Comes Eldon.
Comes Falmouth.
Comes Howe.
Comes Vane.
Comes Amherst.
Comes Dudley.
Comes Cawdor.
Comes Munster.
Comes Camperdown.
Comes Lichfield.
Vicecom. Hereford.
Vicecom. Falkland.
Vicecom. Bolingbroke & St. John.
Vicecom. Leinster.
Vicecom Maynard.
Vicecom. Sydney.
Vicecom. Hood.
Vicecom. Doneraile.
Vicecom. Melville.
Vicecom. Sidmouth.
Vicecom. Lorton.
Vicecom. Gordon.
Vicecom. Beresford.
Vicecom. Combermere.
Vicecom. Goderich. |
PRAYERS.
E. of Mountcashell takes the Oaths.
This Day Stephen Earl of Mount Cashell took the
Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.
Wilson v. Ld. Kensington, & Meredith:
After hearing Counsel, as well on Yesterday as this
Day, upon the Petition and Appeal of Thomas Wilson,
complaining of a Decree of the Court of Exchequer, of
the 24th of November 1830, which Decree was entered
on the 7th Day of March 1831, and made in a certain
Cause wherein The Right Honorable William Baron
Kensington, and Edward Meredith, were Plaintiffs, and
Stephen Pugh, Thomas Wilson, David Lloyd and John
Cheesement Severn were Defendants; and praying, "That
the same might be reversed, or that the Appellant
might have such Relief in the Premises, as to this
House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, should seem
meet;" as also upon the Answer of The Right
Honorable William Baron Kensington and Edward
Meredith put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered on either Side in this
Cause:
Decree Affirmed.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby dismissed this
House, and that the Decree therein complained of, be,
and the same is hereby Affirmed.
Maccabe v. Hussey & Maccabe.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause wherein
Jennings Patrick Maccabe Esquire is Appellant, and
Catherine Hussey and Edward Maccabe are Respondents,
which stands appointed for this Day, be put off to
Thursday next.
Graham v. Shand et al.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause wherein
Barron Graham Esquire is Appellant, and William Shand,
and others, are Respondents, which stands appointed for
this Day, be put off to Thursday next.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Tenterden, who
sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.
Reform (England) Bill, Petitions in favor of: (Aberdeen:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses, Heritors,
Householders and Inhabitants of the City of Aberdeen
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kirkcaldy:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Royal Burgh of Kirkcaldy and the Neighbourhood
thereof, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Provost, &c. of Kirkcaldy:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Provost,
Magistrates and Town Council of the Royal Burgh of
Kirkcaldy, under their Common Seal:
Markinch:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Village and Parish of Markinch, North Britain,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Blackford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Farmers,
Feuars, Labourers and Mechanics in the Village of
Blackford and Neighbourhood, County of Perth, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Farmers, County of Haddington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Farmers in the
County of Haddington, in Scotland, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Abernethy:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Proprietors,
Burgesses and Inhabitants in the Burgh and Parish of
Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Alyth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Village of Alyth, in Perthshire, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Society of Procurators, Perthshire:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of
the Society of Procurators before the Courts of Law in
Perthshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lochwinnoch:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Lochwinnoch, County of Renfrew, in Public Meeting
assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Broughty Ferry:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Broughty Ferry, in Forfarshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Political Union, Fruchie:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of
the Political Union of Fruchie, Parish of Falkland,
Fifeshire, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Stonehaven:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Stonehaven and its Vicinity, in the Kingdom of Scotland,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Laurencekirk:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and
other Inhabitants of Laurencekirk and its Vicinity; Kincardineshire, North Britain, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Incorporated Trades, Aberdeen:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Convener,
Master of Hospital, Seven Deacons and whole other
Members of the Seven Incorporated Trades of the City
of Aberdeen, in Common Hall assembled, under their
Common Seal:
Easter Anstruther:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Burgh of Easter Anstruther, County of Fife, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Masons, &c. Dundee:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Three United
Trades of Masons, Wrights and Slaters of the Royal
Burgh of Dundee, under their Common Seal:
Bathwick:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and
Occupiers of Houses in the Parish of Bathwick, in the
County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House,
intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the
People in England and Wales;" and severally praying
their Lordships, "That the same may pass into a Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Carnwath:
Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders, Farmers,
Feuars, Merchants, Tradesmen and others, Inhabitants of
Carnwath and Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to pass the same as sent up by
the Commons House of Parliament; a Measure which
the Petitioners are satisfied will add to the Stability and
Splendour of the Throne, and secure the Rights
and Privileges of all Classes of His Majesty's Subjects:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Kirriemuir:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Barony and Parish of Kirriemuir, County of Forfar, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will listen to the urgent and ceaseless Cry of the great
Body of the People, and pass the said Bill with all
possible Speed, and without any Alteration in the least
calculated to lessen the rightful Influence of the People
in the Commons House:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ceres:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Ceres, in the County of Fife, in Scotland, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will speedily pass the same into a Law, as sent up by
the Commons, without admitting of any Alterations
thereon tending to impair its just Claims to the Confidence of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Magistrates, &c. of Burntisland.
Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates and
Council of the Royal Burgh of Burntisland, as representing
the Burgesses and Inhabitants thereof, under their Common Seal; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to pass the same with the
least possible Delay, with the view of imparting Confidence to all Classes,and of securing and improving the
great Interests of the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.
Reform (England) Bill, Petitions in favor of: (Hawick:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and other
Inhabitants of Hawick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
County of Derby:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Gentry, Clergy,
Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of
Derby, assembled at a County Meeting called by the
High Sheriff, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Inhabitants of Derby:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Derby, assembled in Public
Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Brampton & Walton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates,
Gentry, Manufacturers, Farmers and other Inhabitants of
the Free Chapelry of Brampton, and the adjoining Hamlet
of Walton, in the County of Derby, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Great Driffield:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants,
Traders, Farmers and other Inhabitants of Great Driffield
and its Vicinity in the East Riding of Yorkshire, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wolverhampton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Clergy, Bankers,
Merchants, Manufacturers and other Inhabitants of the
Town of Wolverhampton, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Newcastle under Lyme:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Mayor, Justices,
Capital Burgesses, Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the
Borough of Newcastle under Lyme, in the County of
Stafford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Longton & Lane End:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Townships of Longton and Lane End and the Neighbourhood, in the Staffordshire Potteries, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Stoke upon Trent & Penkhull:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Townships of Stoke upon Trent and Penkhull, in the
County of Stafford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Provost, &c. of Dingwall:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Provost, Baillie,
Treasurer and other Members of the Town Council of
Dingwall, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Heritors, &c. of Dingwall:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Heritors and
Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Dingwall, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wick & Pulteneytown:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates,
Councillors, Burgesses, Feuars and other Inhabitants of
the Royal Burgh of Wick and of the Town of Pulteneytown, in the County of Caithness, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Crowle:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Crowle, in the Isle of Axholme, in the County of Lincoln,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Sibsey:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Sibsey and its Neighbourhood, in the County
of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wainfleet:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Wainfleet and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Burgh:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Burgh and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Peter & St. Paul, Bath:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and
Occupiers of Houses in the Parish of Saint Peter and
Saint Paul, in the City of Bath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. James', Bath:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and
Occupiers of Houses in the Parish of Saint James, in the
City of Bath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Bridport:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Bridport and its Vicinity, in the County of Dorset, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Godalming:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Warden, Corporation and Inhabitants of Godalming, in the County of
Surrey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ilminster:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Ilminster and its Neighbourhood, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Appledore & Northam:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Appledore and the Parish of Northam, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Howden:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Howden and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Mossley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Mossley, in the Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, County of
Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Worcester Political Union:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of
the Worcester Political Union, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Incorporated Trades, Hawick:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Seven Incorporated Trades of the Burgh of Hawick, North Britain,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Dalry:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish of Dalry, Ayrshire, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Leven:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Valley of Leven, in the County of Dumbarton, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Renfrew:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses,
Feuars, Householders and other Inhabitants of Renfrew,
North Britain, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kingswinford Political Union:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Kingswinford Political Union, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Donington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Donington, in the County of Lincoln, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Binbrook:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Binbrook, in the County of Lincoln, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
North Cotes:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of North Cotes, in the County of Lincoln,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Waltham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Waltham, in the County of Lincoln, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Freemasons, Cupar:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of Saint Michael's
Royal Arch Chapter of Freemasons, in Cupar, of Fifeshire:
Working Classes, Edinburgh:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Working Classes
of Edinburgh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
National Reform Association, Bloomsbury:)
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
National Reform Association, meeting at the Crown
Tavern, Museum Street, Bloomsbury, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Bow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Rate-payers and
Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Mary, Stratford, Bow,
in the County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
M. McKenna:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of Michael McKenna,
of the City of Dublin, Seed Merchant:
Liverpool:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Liverpool, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Toxteth Park:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Township of Toxteth Park, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Quorndon:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Quorndon, in the County of Leicester, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Hertfordshire:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders of
the County of Hertford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wisbech:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Wisbech and its Vicinity, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Weaver Incorporation, Perth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Weaver Incorporation of Perth:
Hertford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Hertford, in the County of Hertford, (unanimously agreed upon at a Public Meeting,) whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Salford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Borough of Salford, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in Public Meeting assembled, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Leighton Buzzard:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Township of Leighton Buzzard, in the County of
Bedford, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Castle Carey:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Castle Carey, in the County of Somerset,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Witney:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Witney, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Honiton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and
Electors of the Town of Honiton, Devonshire, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
J. Wright:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of James Wright of
Margate, in the County of Kent:
Mayor, &c. of Gloucester:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor,
Aldermen, Sheriffs and Common Council of the City of
Gloucester, in Common Council assembled, under their
Common Seal:
Wotton-Underedge:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Wotton-Underedge, in the County of Gloucester, and its
Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Tewkesbury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and
Electors of the Borough of Tewkesbury, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Dursley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders
and Inhabitant Householders of the Parish and Vicinity
of Dursley, in the County of Gloucester, (unanimously
agreed to at a Public Meeting,) whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Berkeley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish and Neighbourhood of Berkeley, in the County
of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Ives:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Saint Ives, in the County of Huntingdon, in Public
Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Battle:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons residing
in the Town and Parish of Battle, in the County of Sussex,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ashburton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Portreeve,
Bailiff, Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Borough and
Parish of Ashburton, in the County of Devon, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Halesworth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Halesworth, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Chichester:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the City of Chichester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
King's Lynn:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Electors and
Inhabitants of the Borough of King's Lynn, in Norfolk,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Daventry:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Borough of Daventry, in the County of Northampton,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Higham Ferrers:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Aldermen and Capital Burgesses of the Town and Borough of
Higham Ferrers, under their Common Seal, and of other
Inhabitants of the said Town and Borough, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Braunston:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Braunston, in the County of Northampton,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Thurles:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Thurles, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Bury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Bury, in the County of Lancaster, and its immediate
Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lyme Regis:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and
Inhabitants of Lyme Regis, in the County of Dorset, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Launceston:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Launceston and neighbouring Parishes, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Chepping Wycombe:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Aldermen, Bailiffs, Burgesses and Inhabitants of the Borough
of Chepping Wycombe, in the County of Buckingham,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Colnbrook:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Colnbrook and its Vicinity, in the County of Buckingham,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Sutton St. Mary:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Sutton Saint Mary and Neighbourhood, in the County of
Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Rochford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and
Inhabitants of the Hundred of Rochford, in the County
of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Giles & St. George, Bloomsbury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant
Householders of the United Parishes of Saint Giles
in the Fields and Saint George, Bloomsbury, in the
County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wapping:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant
Householders and Rate Payers of the Parish of Saint John
of Wapping, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Buckland next Dovor:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and
Inhabitants of the Parish of Buckland next Dovor, in the
County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Inverary:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Proprietors,
Burgesses and Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Inverary,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Old Cumnock:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants,
Traders and general Inhabitants of Old Cumnock, in the
County of Air, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Old Kilpatrick:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish of Old Kilpatrick, in the County
of Dumbarton, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Stanley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Manufacturing Village of Stanley, in the County of
Perth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Provost, &c. of Pollokshaws:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Provost, Baillie,
Treasurer and other Members of the Town Council of
the Borough of Pollokshaws, in Council assembled:
Incorporations of Tailors, Glasgow; and Cordiners, Glasgow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Deacon, Collector, Masters and other Members of the Corporation of
Tailors in Glasgow, under their Common Seal:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Incorporation of
Cordiners of Glasgow, under their Common Seal:
Comrs of Police, Glasgow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Board of General Commissioners of Police for the City of
Glasgow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Trades Union, Airdrie:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Trades Union of
Airdrie:
Norham & Island Shires:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders,
Copyholders and Inhabitants of the District of Norham
and Island Shires, in the County of Durham, assembled
at a Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Monmouth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Monmouth, assembled
at a Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Birmingham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of the Town and Neighbourhood of Birmingham, assembled at a Meeting of One hundred and fifty thousand
Persons:
Limehouse:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant
Householders of the Parish of Saint Anne, Limehouse, in
the County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ward of Aldersgate, London:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Ward of Aldersgate, in the City of London, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wigan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Mayor and
other the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of
Wigan, in the County of Lancaster, assembled in Public
Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Hastings:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Port of Hastings, in the County of Sussex,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Whitehaven:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Bankers,
Merchants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the
Town of Whitehaven, in the County of Cumberland, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Thirsk:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Thirsk, in the North
Riding of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Botolph Without, Aldgate:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Churchwardens
and Overseers of the Poor and other Inhabitants of the
Parish of Saint Botolph Without, Aldgate, in the County
of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Doncaster:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Doncaster, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Cardiff:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Borough of Cardiff, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Bridgnorth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Bridgnorth, in the
County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Hounslow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Hounslow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Prestonpans:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the ancient Village of Prestonpans, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Stansfield:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants,
Tradesmen and others, the Inhabitants of the Township
of Stansfield, in the Parish of Halifax and West Riding of
the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Annan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates,
Town Council, Heritors and Inhabitants at large of the
Royal Burgh of Annan, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Friskney:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Friskney and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lime Kilns:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ship Owners
and Householders in the Sea Port Village of Lime Kilns,
on the Banks of the Forth, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Kirton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Kirton in Holland, and its Neighbourhood,
in the County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Dollar:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Dollar, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Elie:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Elie, Fifeshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Helpringham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Helpringham and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Maybole:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates,
Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the Burgh of Maybole
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Clithero:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and
Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Clithero,
in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Kincardine & Tulliallan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates of
Kincardine and Tulliallan, and of the Clergymen, Ship
Owners, Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen and other
Inhabitants of the Parish of Tulliallan, in the County of
Perth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kilconquhar:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Kilconquhar and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Gatehouse of Fleet:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates,
Feuars, Traders and other Inhabitants in the Burgh of
Gatehouse of Fleet and Vicinity thereof, in the Stewartry
of Kirkcudbright, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Heptonstall:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants,
Manufacturers and others, Inhabitants of the Township
of Heptonstall, in the Parish of Halifax, in the West
Riding of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Mile End Old Town:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Churchwardens,
Overseers and Inhabitant Householders of the Hamlet of
Mile End Old Town, in the Parish of Saint Dunstan,
Stebon Heath otherwise Stepney, in the County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ruthin:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders
and Inhabitants of the Borough and Lordship of Ruthin,
in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Bungay:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Bungay, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
St. George, Middlesex:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant
Householders of the Parish of Saint George, Middlesex,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Trades House, Glasgow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Convener,
Trades Bailies, Collector, Deacons, Visitor and other
ordinary and extraordinary Members of the Trades House
of Glasgow, under their Common Seal:
Great Yarmouth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in
Norfolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Largs:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish of Largs, in the County of Ayr,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Leith:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants,
Traders and others, Inhabitants of the Town of Leith,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Trades, Edinburgh:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Convenery of
the Trades of the City of Edinburgh, under their Common
Seal:
Dunfermline:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Vicinity of Dunfermline, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Incorporation of Weavers, Selkirk: Langholm:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Incorporation
of Weavers, in the Royal Burgh of Selkirk:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Langholm, in the County of Dumfries, North Britain,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Denny:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Denny and Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Portobello:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Portobello, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Guildry Incorporation, Inverkeithing:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Incorporation
of Guildry of the Burgh of Inverkeithing, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Tadcaster:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Tadcaster and its immediate Vicinity, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Warrington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Warrington, in the
County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Leigh:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish of Leigh, in the County Palatine of
Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Trowbridge:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town, Parish and Liberty of Trowbridge, in the
County of Wilts, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Chippenham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Bailiff, Burgesses, Freemen and Inhabitants of the Borough and
Town of Chippenham, in the County of Wilts, in Common
Hall assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Melksham;
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders,
Householders and Inhabitants of Melksham, in the County
of Wilts, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Frome:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Frome Selwood, in the County of Somerset, and the
Neighbourhood thereof, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Walcot:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and
Occupiers of Houses in the Parish of Walcot, in the
County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Weston:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Weston, in the County of Somerset, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Swansea:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Swansea and its Neighbourhood, agreed to at a Public
Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lymington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Lymington, in the
County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Rugby:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Rugby, in the County of Warwick, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wrangle:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Wrangle and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Leake:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Leake and its Neighbourhood, in the
County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Devizes:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Devizes and its Vicinity, agreed to at a Public Meeting,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Gosport & Alverstoke:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of the Borough of Gosport and Parish of Alverstoke, in
the County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Evercreech:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Evercreech, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
New Ross:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, and
its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Gorey:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Gorey, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Cheltenham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester, in
Public Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Wickwar:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Borough and Parish of Wickwar, in the County of
Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Falkirk:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Falkirk, in the County of Stirling, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Hamilton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town or Burgh of Hamilton, in the County of
Lanark, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kirkfield bank:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Kirkfieldbank, in the Parish of Lesmahagow and County of
Lanark, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Gravesend & Milton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parishes of Gravesend and Milton, in the County of
Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Neath:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Neath, in the County of
Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Upton upon Severn:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Upton upon Severn, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Evesham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Borough of Evesham, in the County of Worcester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Worcester:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Citizens and
Inhabitants of the County of the City of Worcester and
its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Pancras, Middlesex:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex,
assembled in Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kingsclere, &c:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders,
Copyholders and other Inhabitants of the Parishes of
Kingsclere, Woolverton, Baughurst and Tadley, in the
County of Hants, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ward of Coleman St. London:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Ward of Coleman Street, in the City of London, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Edinburgh Political Union:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Edinburgh Political Union, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Woodbridge:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates
acting in and Inhabitant Householders of Woodbridge, in
the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Coventry:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the City of Coventry, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields, in the City and
Liberty of Westminster, in the County of Middlesex,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Northwich:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Land Owners,
Proprietors and other Occupiers of Property, being Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Northwich, in
the County Palatine of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Shaftesbury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Borough of Shaftesbury and its Vicinity, in Public
Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lymm:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders
and other Inhabitants of the Parish of Lymm, in the
County Palatine of Chester, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Denton & Haughton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Denton and Haughton, in the Parish of Manchester, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Oswestry:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Oswestry, in the County
of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Congleton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Justices,
Aldermen, Capital Burgesses and Inhabitants of the
Borough of Congleton, in the County of Chester, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Nantwich:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Neighbourhood of Nantwich, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Holywell:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Holywell, in the County of Flint, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Limerick:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the most ancient Corporation of
the County of the City of Limerick, in Council assembled,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Magistrates, &c. of Falkland:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates and
Town Council of the Royal Burgh of Falkland, Fifeshire,
in Council assembled, under their Common Seal:
Loughrea:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town and Vicinity of Loughrea, in the County of
Galway, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Dysart:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates, Councillors and Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of
Dysart and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House,
intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the
People in England and Wales;" and severally praying
their Lordships, "That the same may pass into a Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Melrose:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Melrose and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That their Lordships will concur with the
House of Commons in passing the same, the Petitioners
feeling assured that their Lordships will thereby give
Stability to the Throne, preserve most effectually their
own valuable Privileges, and at the same Time create
for the Peerage an additional Claim to the Confidence,
Affection and Gratitude of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Jedburgh:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Burgh of Jedburgh, in Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill,
and praying their Lordships "to lay aside every private
and personal Consideration, and, as they value the
Prosperity, Happiness and Glory of the Empire, to be
pleased speedily and without material Alteration to
pass the said Bill through this House, and thereby,
through the Goodness of God, confer a lasting Blessing
on the Nation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Bakewell:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Bakewell and its Vicinity, in the County of Derby, in Public
Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to keep
in view the deep Anxiety of the People as to the Result
of this vital Question, and to give the said Bill their
immediate and favorable Consideration, in order that
it may speedily pass into a Law, and the Agitation of
the Country be appeased:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Wirksworth:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Wirksworth, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Belper:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Belper, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Duffield:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Duffield, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Heanor:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Heanor, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Alfreton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Alfreton, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Codnor Park & Riddings:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Codnor Park and Riddings, in the County of Derby,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ripley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Ripley, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Horsley &c:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse, in the County of Derby,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Holbrook:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Holbrook, in the County of Derby, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Swanwick:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Swanwick, in the County of Derby, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Little Eaton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Little Eaton, in the County of Derby, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Crich:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Crich, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Shottle:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Shottle, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Pentrich:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Pentrich, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Denby & Loscoe:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Denby and Loscoe, in the County of Derby, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
South Wingfield:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
South Wingfield and the Neighbourhood, in the County
of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Heage:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Heage, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Turnditch:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Turnditch, in the County of Derby, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Lea:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Lea, in the County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Youlgreave:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of the Town and Neighbourhood of Youlgreave, in the
County of Derby, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally
praying their Lordships "to pass the same into a Law,
and thereby satisfy the just Desires of the People, by
giving them a full, fair and free Representation in the
Legislative Body:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Otley:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Otley, in the West Riding
of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to pass the same, which the
Petitioners believe will call into legitimate Play the
moral Energies of the People, will allay Discontent, and
unite in strict Bonds the Three great Estates of the
Realm, will purify the House of Commons, dignify the
House of Peers, and establish the King's Throne in the
Hearts and Affections of His Subjects:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Maidstone:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
King's Town and Parish of Maidstone, in the County of
Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same with the least possible Delay,
with a view both of imparting Confidence to all Classes
and of securing and improving the great Interests of
the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Coventry Political Union:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members and Friends
of a Society called The Coventry Political Union, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
conciliate the Affections of a grateful People by emancipating them from the many Evils of a corrupted
Representation, and conferring upon them the valued
Rights contained in the said Bill for Parliamentary
Regeneration:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Gainsborough:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Gainsborough, in the County of Lincoln, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will concur in
that salutary Measure, and thereby, under Divine Providence, secure the Stability of the Throne, the individual and collective Privileges of the Peerage, as well
as the Constitutional Rights and grateful Feelings of
a patriotic and loyal People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Surrey:
A Petition of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the
County of Surrey, assembled at a County Court specially
convened by the High Sheriff, was presented and read;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying,
"That their Lordships (concurring with the other House
of Parliament) will approve the Bill in all its Parts, and
pass it into a Law."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Harvey Combe, Sheriff," who only has
signed it.
St. Andrew, Holborn:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders of the Parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, in the
City of London and County of Middlesex, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That, in order to maintain
Peace, and to convince the Public that their Lordships
sympathize with their Miseries, and take an Interest in
their Welfare, their Lordships will be pleased to pass
the said Bill, as it now stands, with that Dispatch which
the alarming Exigency of the Case requires:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Arnold:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Arnold, in the County of Nottingham, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will pass the same as speedily as possible, after the due
Deliberation which so important a Subject requires,
the Petitioners being convinced that no Measure is
more calculated to give permanent Security to the
Crown, increased Dignity to the Parliament, and solid
Tranquillity, beneficial Employment and good Government to the People of these Realms:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Hipperholme cum Brighouse:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Township of Hipperholme cum Brighouse, in the West
Riding of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass into a Law
with the least possible Delay that just, wise and necessary Measure of Reform, and thus to give the middle
and productive Classes of the People their just Influence in the Management of the National Affairs:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Carpenters, &c. Manchester:
Upon reading the Petition of the Carpenters and Joiners
of Manchester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "to pass the same without any injurious Mutilation or Curtailment, and with the least possible Delay,
as the Petitioners cannot but contemplate with Dread
and Alarm the Rejection of the Measure, or such an
Alteration in its Details as to render it of less Importance to the great Body of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Clerkenwell Parochial Reform Union:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Clerkenwell Parochial Reform Union, held at the Northumberland Arms Tavern, Clerkenwell Green, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "speedily to pass
the same, as the only Means of relieving their Fellow
Countrymen from that degraded, starved and miserable
State which they have so long borne with unheard-of
and unexampled Patience, in the confident Hope that
the Legislature would eventually see the Necessity of
renovating the Representation of the Country, by
which Measure alone its Existence can be maintained
in a Manner consonant with the indisputable Rights of
an industrious, intelligent and virtuous People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Nottingham Political Union:
A Petition of Members of the Nottingham Political
Union, on behalf of themselves and others, agreed to at
a numerous Meeting of the Union, was presented and
read; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That their Lordships will without Delay pass
the same into a Law, which, in the Opinion of the
Petitioners, will have the happy Effect of producing
the greatest Degree of Satisfaction and Concord in the
Nation."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Joseph Septimus Ward, Solicitor," and
"Willim Brown," who only have signed it.
Bannockburn Political Union:
A Petition of the Political Union of Bannockburn and
Vicinity was presented and read; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
pass the same without Alteration, and with as little
Delay as possible."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Robert Robin, Præses," who only has
signed it.
Warwick Political Society:
A Petition of the Warwick Political Society was
presented and read; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same into
a Law without Delay or Alteration."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Samuel Lent Price," and of the other
Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Society, who
only have signed it.
Alton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town of Alton and its Vicinity, in the County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "to pass the same into a Law, as well to
prevent that Confusion, Disaffection, and those other
disastrous Consequences which it is much to be feared
would attend its Rejection, as to give another Proof to
the World how anxious and ever ready their Lordships
are to advance the great Cause of Liberty and Virtue,
and to promote the Happiness and Welfare of their
Fellow Countrymen:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Warblington & Emsworth:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Warblington and Town of Emsworth, in the
County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That the same may meet with their Lordships
most earnest Attention and Support, as the Petitioners
firmly believe that the Peace, Happiness and Prosperity
of the Country depend on its successful Issue:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Political Union, Dunfermline:
A Petition of the Political Union of Dunfermline was
presented and read; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "James Erskine, President," and "I. Rennett,
Secy," who only have signed it.
Political Society, Tiverton:
A Petition of the Members of a Political Society in
Tiverton was presented and read; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass
the same with as little Delay as possible."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "John Crampton," and of the other Persons
only who have signed it.
Innerkip:
A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Village and Parish
of Innerkip, in Public Meeting assembled, was presented
and read; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships, "in the Exercise of their
deliberative Wisdom, to see fit so to act by the passing
of the said Bill as to ensure to themselves the Esteem
and Affection of their Contemporaries, and to convey
their Memories with Honor and Esteem to a grateful
Posterity."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Robert Wallace, Chairman," who only has
signed it.
Perriton & Bratton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Baptist Congregation under the Pastoral Care of The
Reverend John Cocks, assembling in the Village of
Perriton, and the Inhabitants of the Village of Bratton,
in the Parish of Minehead, in the County of Somerset,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Yeovil:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Yeovil and its Neighbourhood, in the County of
Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying
their Lordships "to support our Patriot King and His
Ministers in their laudable Endeavours to secure this
blessed Boon for the People of the United Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Stevenston:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town of Stevenston, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to oppose any needless and
vexatious Opposition to a Measure which has already
passed the House of Commons after lengthened and
able Discussion, and has been unanimously approved
of throughout the Kingdom, and by speedily passing
this Bill through their Lordships House- a Bill
which, while it secures to the People those Privileges
to which they are legally and justly entitled, in no
way interferes with any of their Lordships lawful or
constitutional Prerogatives- that their Lordships will
save the Country from Anarchy and Disorder, which
the Petitioners are seriously apprehensive might ensue
should it be rejected, and secure to their Lordships
House that Respect and Consideration with which the
Petitioners have always been accustomed to regard the
House of Peers:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Kilmacolm
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Kilmacolm, in the County of Renfrew, in Public
Meeting assembled, including Heritors, Justices of the
Peace, Farmers and other Householders, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will take
into their most serious Consideration the Propriety of
restoring to the People those inherent and just Rights
of which they have been so long deprived, and by so
doing secure to themselves the noblest Triumph that
ever Legislature achieved, the grateful Homage of a
brave, industrious and generous People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Bromsgrove Political Union, &c:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Bromsgrove Political Union, and other Inhabitants of
the Town, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the same may pass, as the Petitioners are
convinced that all our imperfect Institutions would
by a Reformed Parliament be prudently, gradually
and safely ameliorated:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Kilbarchan:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Kilbarchan Parish, County Renfrew, North Britain, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
exert all their Energies for the speedy and final Accomplishment of the anticipated great National Change,
and to allow of no Modification or Amendment in the
proposed Measure of Reform that may diminish the
liberal Spirit of the Bill, and consequently destroy the
Efficacy of the intended Reformation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Great & Little Bolton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Towns of Great and Little Bolton, in the County Palatine
of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "to give their Sanction and Support to the
same, and thus to complete the Wishes of Millions who
are waiting with the most ardent Anxiety for the Result
of their Lordships Deliberations, involving in a greater
Degree than any previous Question which ever came
before this House the Tranquillity and Safety of the
Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
St. Alban:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and
Freemen of the Borough of Saint Alban, in the County
of Hertford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "favorably to receive and speedily to pass
the same, and thus avert the calamitous Evils which
the Petitioners fear will inevitably follow its Rejection:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Sudbury:
Upon reading the Petition of the Free Burgesses and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Sudbury and its Vicinity,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
complete by their Sanction that most important
Measure, in which the Petitioners firmly believe are
involved the best Interests, the Peace, Security and
Happiness of these Realms:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Blandford:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Blandford Forum, in the County of Dorset, and the
Vicinity thereof, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships, "That the same may immediately pass
through this House, in order that it may become a
Law, calculated to preserve the admirable Constitution
of this Kingdom, and to promote the Happiness and
Prosperity of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Leicester:
Upon reading the Petition of the Manufacturers,
Bankers, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the Town
and Neighbourhood of Leicester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to join in the Compact
which the People have accepted under the Sanction of
the King, nor venture, by further tampering with that
conciliatory Measure, to incur the fearful Responsibility of disappointing the Hopes which it has raised,
and of awakening the Fears and Animosities which it
has happily tranquillized:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Langfield:
Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants, Tradesmen and others, the Inhabitants of the Township of
Langfield, in the Parish of Halifax and West Riding of
the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "not to disappoint the just and
reasonable Expectations of the People, but to restore
the Happiness and secure the Peace and Tranquillity
of the Country by passing the Bill without unnecessary
Delay:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Gloucestershire:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and
Inhabitants of the County of Gloucester, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "by passing
the same to preserve Peace and Confidence and
Security to this now agitated Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Leonard Stanley:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Leonard Stanley, in the County of Gloucester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Woodchester:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Woodchester, in the County of Gloucester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
King Stanley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of King Stanley, in the County of Gloucester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Painswick:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Painswick, in the County of Gloucester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Stonehouse:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Stonehouse, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Bisley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of the Town and Parish of Bisley, in the County of
Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Stroud:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Stroud and its Vicinity, in the County of
Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Minchinhampton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Town of Minchinhampton, in the County of Gloucester,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Nailsworth:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Nailsworth and its Vicinity, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying
their Lordships "speedily to pass it into a Law, because
the Petitioners are satisfied it will restore Contentment
to all Classes of His Majesty's Subjects, and Commerce
and Prosperity to the Manufacturing Districts in which
the Petitioners reside:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
J. Smith:
Upon reading the Petition of John Smith, of No. 53,
London Road, Brighton, in the County of Sussex;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "to avert the perilous Consequences
which might ensue from a Public Commotion within
these Realms, and complete that memorable Improvement which ennobles the present Reign, by speedily
passing the said Bill:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Symington:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Symington, in the County of Lanark, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to do what is necessary
on their Part for rendering it the Law of the Land
with the least possible Delay; thus proving that the
high Rank of their Lordships does not prevent them
from feeling in Sympathy with their Countrymen, nor
from considering their Interests as indissolubly connected with theirs:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Incorporation of Hammermen, Edinburgh:
Upon reading the Petition of the Incorporation of
Hammermen of the City of Edinburgh, under their
Common Seal; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill,
and praying their Lordships "to pass the same with the
least possible Delay, which will tend to satisfy the
Expectations of all Classes of the Community, and by
thus securing the Affection and Gratitude of the
People, will confirm the acknowledged Constitutional
Privileges and Immunities of the Aristocracy, and will
materially strengthen and invigorate the Constitution,
and improve the great Interests of the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Cork:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
City of Cork, adopted at a Public Meeting, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the same
may be passed into a Law without any Alteration whatever; thus will their Lordships continue to maintain
their Hereditary Influence, by preserving the Confidence
of the People; thus will the Hopes of thinking Millions
be realized; thus will the Fever of excited Expectation
be made subside:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Killarney:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Killarney
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships, "That neither the Suggestions of selfish or
interested Persons, the Effects of disappointed Avarice,
or the Intrigues of those who wish to perpetuate
unconstitutional Influence in the Commons House of
Parliament, will have Sway in their Lordships Minds in
the Consideration of this all-absorbing Question; but
that they will act firmly and determinedly for their
Country's Good, in passing without Delay this Measure
that must be her Salvation in restoring the original
Purity of her Laws, without which every Effort for her
Advantage has been hitherto nugatory and ineffective:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ballymena:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Ballymena, in the County
of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same with as little Delay as may be
consistent with the Forms of this House, as Petitioners
anticipate the greatest Evils from its Delay or Rejection:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Dublin Trades Political Union:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Dublin Trades Political Union, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill,
and praying their Lordships "to pass the same speedily
and without Alteration or Amendment (except what
would still extend Popular Rights;) by doing which their
Lordships will establish Peace and Confidence among
the People, and contribute to the Stability and Prosperity of the British Constitution:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Stanhope:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Stanhope, in the County of Durham, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "speedily to
pass the same into a Law, thus conciliating the Esteem
and administering to the Satisfaction of the whole Community:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Dewsbury:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and immediate Neighbourhood of Dewsbury, in
the West Riding of the County of York, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "not to disappoint
the just Expectations of the People, but to secure their
firm and lasting Attachment by speedily passing the said
Bill, which will prevent the possibility of those direful
Calamities which the Petitioners cannot contemplate
without the most alarming Apprehensions:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Lees:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Lees,
in the Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of
Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; expressing their Approbation of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to extend the Limits of the
proposed Borough, Ashton-under-Lyne, to the whole
Parish, which contains upwards of Thirty-three thousand People, Ashton Town containing but Fourteen
thousand; and that, thus improved, their Lordships
will pass the said Bill with the least possible Delay:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ayr, &c. Friendly Society:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Ayr,
Newton and Wallacetown Friendly Society, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Ayr Phænix Friendly Society:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members
of the Ayr Phonix Friendly Society, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and severally praying their Lordships "to pass the
same, and thus promote the Peace and Prosperity of
every Part of the United Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Poplar:
Upon reading the Petition of the Churchwardens,
Overseers of the Poor and Inhabitants of the Parish of
All Saints, Poplar, in the County of Middlesex, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass
the same, and to raise them, as well as Thousands more
of Englishmen, to that Interest in the Welfare of
England which they will the better appreciate from
being entitled to elect their own Representatives:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Third Ward, Glasgow:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Third Ward of the City of Glasgow, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying "for their Lordships speedy
Sanction to that momentous Measure; a Measure the
Petitioners conceive to be fraught with the most
beneficial Consequences to the State, and eminently
calculated to relieve a patient and loyal People from
the painful State of Suspense which they have so long
endured:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
St. Paul, Covent Garden:
A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint
Paul, Covent Garden, in Public Meeting in their Vestry
Room, was presented and read; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will,
with as little Delay as may be necessary, comply with
the Wishes of the People, and pass the same, thereby
preventing all apprehended Danger, and establishing
the present Form of Government more firmly than
ever in the Hearts of the loyal Subjects of His most
Excellent Majesty."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the Petition of "Charles Smith" and "Edwd Darley, Churchwardens," who only have signed it.
Truro:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Truro,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
concur with the House of Commons in passing it
into a Law, thereby restoring and confirming to the
great Body of the People their dearest Rights, and
securing to their Lordships House the Affection and
Gratitude of the Nation at large, in whose Estimation
the Constitutional Rights and Privileges of their Lordships will thus be for ever associated with the Renovation of the popular Branch of the Legislature:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Towcester:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Towcester, in the County of Northampton, and its Vicinity,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will pass the same without altering its essential
Principles, the Petitioners being fully convinced that
those Principles will have a Tendency to preserve
unimpaired the Dignity of the Throne, ensure Stability
to the Aristocracy, and give general Satisfaction to the
People, when it shall have become a Part of the Law
of the Land:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
York:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
ancient City of York and its Vicinity, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will be
pleased to pass the same through this House with as
little Delay as possible, the Petitioners being convinced,
that, however much it may partake in its Details of the
Imperfection of all Human Enactments, it is calculated
to effect in an important Degree that full, fair and
free Representation of the People which is so essential
to the Honor and Safety of the Sovereign, and the
Liberty and Welfare of the Subject:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Thetford:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Borough of Thetford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That their Lordships will speedily pass the
same into a Law, thus cementing the Bond of Affection which at present unites a loyal People to their
beloved King, ensuring to their Lordships that Respect
which will ever be obtained from the British People
by a Sympathy with their Wishes and a Readiness to
meet their just Complaints, and perpetuating Peace
and Tranquillity to the Realm, which the Petitioners
think will be endangered by a Denial of Rights so long
and earnestly demanded by the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Wymondham:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Wymondham, in the County of Norfolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Lyncombe & Widcombe:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
and Householders of the Parish of Lyncombe and Widcombe,
in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
severally praying, "That the same may meet with their
Lordships Approval, and may be passed without Delay,
as a Security against the Occurrence of tremendous
Public Evils, and as the Means of attaining an invaluable
National Good:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Norwich:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen and Freeholders and Inhabitants of the City of Norwich and
County of the said City, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to pass the same for the
Security of their National Independence, for the
Preservation of their internal Peace and Prosperity,
and for the Maintenance of their ancient Institutions
in all their pristine Simplicity, Purity and Power; and
that in carrying forward this great and glorious Work
their Lordships will alter nothing, either in the Principle
or the Working Power of the Bill, from the State in
which, under the Auspices of a British Ministry, and
to the great Joy of the universal British People, it has
been submitted for their Lordships Sanction by the
Commons House of Parliament, thus restoring and for
ever confirming the fairest and the freest Form of
Government that Man has been ever blest with:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Bathgate:
Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates, Town
Council, Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the Burgh
of Bathgate and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships, "That the same may obtain
their Consent, and that the same may pass into a Law;
and that when the Bills for amending the Representation of the People of Scotland and Ireland are brought
into this House, the same may also receive their Lordships Consent, and pass into a Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Selkirk:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Royal Burgh of Selkirk and its Vicinity, in Public
Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships, "with the least possible Delay,
to pass the same, and thus unite in Peace, Harmony
and Security, the mighty Empire of which their Lordships form so distinguished and exalted a Part:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Kilmarnock:
Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates and
Council of the Burgh of Kilmarnock, in the County of
Ayr, Scotland, of the Deacons and Incorporated Trades
thereof, and of the Commissioners of Police and Inhabitants generally of said Burgh, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same, as
the best Measure that can at present be adopted for
redressing the Grievances of which the Petitioners
justly complain; (vizt.) The Encroachments which have
been made upon their Rights in the Commons House
of Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Wiltshire:
A Petition of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of
the County of Wilts, convened at Devizes, in County
Meeting, was presented and read; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will give their Assent to that great Measure with as
little Delay or Alteration as possible, coming before
their Lordships as it does sanctioned by the Authority
of the King's Ministers, approved by an overwhelming
Majority of the House of Commons, and called for
by the almost unanimous Voice of the Nation at
large."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Paul Methuen, High Sheriff for the County
of Wilts, on behalf of himself and of the Meeting," who
only has signed it.
East Stonehouse:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Parish of East Stonehouse, in the County of
Devon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same, and thereby grant to the Petitioners and the Nation at large the Boon of a more
full and equal Representation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Hackney:
A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint
John at Hackney, in the County of Middlesex, was presented and read; taking notice of the last mentioned Bill,
and praying their Lordships "to concur with the People
of England in such Reforms in their own, (the Commons House of Parliament,) as are called for by the
altered and improved State of the Times."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "William Adamson" and "William Dennis,
Churchwardens," who only have signed it.
Gloucester:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen and Inhabitants of the City of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill,
and praying their Lordships "to pass it at the earliest
practicable Period, and, by thus identifying themselves
with the Wishes and Prayers of the People, strengthen
those Feelings of Regard and Veneration which the
Petitioners entertain for their Lordships House, and
which Feelings they are desirous of handing down to
their Posterity:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Bothwell:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Bothwell, Lanarkshire, North Britain, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "in
accordance with the Demand of an enlightened Nation,
to legislate for the Prosperity, Happiness and Grandeur
of the British Empire; and that their Lordships will
pause and reflect before they coincide with the infatuated Policy of the Don Miguelites; and to shew to
the World, by giving their Sanction to the great Measure of Reform, and that without Delay, that their
Country's Happiness is with their Lordships a Consideration paramount to all others:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ramsgate:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ramsgate and its Vicinity, in the Isle of Thanet and County
of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "to grant the Prayers of a united Nation, and
not to disappoint their just Expectations and fervent
Wishes, by either delaying or mutilating a Measure so
essential to the best Interests of the Country, or endangering the Peace thereof by the fearful Hazard which
in the Expectation of the Petitioners would attend its
Rejection; and that their Lordships will be pleased to
pass the Bill without any Delay:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Canterbury:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
City of Canterbury and its immediate Vicinity, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
suffer no Consideration to interfere with their Discharge
of a most important Service to the Public; to exhibit,
where the Sacrifice of Property or Prerogative requires,
a noble and patriotic Magnanimity; and, by passing
without Alteration or Abatement the Bill which the
People have so entirely approved, to avert from this
House and from the Kingdom at large those tremendous
Evils which the Loss of the Measure cannot fail to
occasion:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Cowbridge:
Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor and Corporation of the Borough of Cowbridge, and other Inhabitants
of the Town and Neighbourhood, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to avert the evil
Consequences the Petitioners dread from the Failure
of the same, and to complete what they consider as a
great Improvement and Restoration of the Principles
of the Constitution:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Whitechapel:
A Petition of the Inhabitants, Householders of the
Parish of Saint Mary Matfelon otherwise Whitechapel, in
the County of Middlesex, was presented and read;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying,
"That their Lordships, by passing the same, will not
disappoint the just Expectations of the British
Nation."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Thos Brown, Joshua Pedley and Wm Larkins,
Churchwardens," and of the other Persons only who
have signed it.
Oldham:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Township of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, agreed
upon at a Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill,
and praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to
pass the same, as the only Means of continuing
Unanimity in the Three Branches of the Legislature,
and Contentment amongst a loyal and united Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Christ Church, Surrey:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Christ
Church, Surrey, in Public Meeting assembled, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
pass the same with the least possible Delay; by doing
which the dreadful Consequences the Petitioners now
contemplate will be averted, and their Lordships will
secure to themselves the lasting Gratitude and Respect
of the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Bread St. Ward:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders of the Ward of Bread Street, in Ward Mote
assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships "to take into their serious Consideration the
great and manifold Evils which a second protracted
Discussion of this Bill would inevitably inflict on the
Nation, and the Confusion, Turmoil, Insecurity to the
Institutions of the Country, to Public Credit, and the
probable Destruction of Property and Life, which a
Rejection of the Bill by their Lordships might
occasion:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Hyde:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Hyde
and its Vicinity, in the County of Chester, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the
same, now so generally approved of by His Majesty's
Subjects, and so deliberately weighed and adopted by
their Representatives in the House of Commons, may
meet with a favorable Reception at their Lordships
Hands, and that their Lordships will be pleased to
pass it uncurtailed in any of those liberal, and, in the
Opinion of the Petitioners, those wise and excellent
Provisions which it contains:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Southmolton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Southmolton, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will
give their Assent with all convenient Dispatch to the
same, which the Petitioners regard as being eminently
adapted to give Stability to the Throne, Vigour to the
Government and Peace to the Nation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Okehampton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen, Freeholders
and Inhabitant Householders of the Town, Borough and
Parish of Okehampton, in the County of Devon, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will be pleased to pass the same through this House,
and thereby secure to themselves the Esteem and
Gratitude of their Fellow Countrymen, and Happiness
and Prosperity to this great Kingdom, which the
Petitioners feel they cannot fail to enjoy under such
Circumstances, and the Government of our truly
patriotic Sovereign:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
County of Kildare:
A Petition of the High Sheriff, Nobility, Clergy, Gentry
and Landholders of the County of Kildare, in County
Court assembled, by Public Requisition from the High
Sheriff, was presented and read; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships, in
carrying the same into effect, will not pass unnoticed
the peculiar Claims of Ireland on this Occasion, and
that a full, fair and adequate Representation in Parliament may be so equally extended to her, in common with
the rest of the Empire, as to ensure that Attention to
her local Interests and Improvement which she so
essentially requires, and to which she is so justly entitled."
Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the
Petition of "Dominick O Reilly, High Sheriff, County of
Kildare," who only has signed it.
Gainsburgh, &c:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Gainsburgh and its Hamlets, Morton, Walkerith and East
Stockwith, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to take their Interests into serious Consideration,
and to grant them (the Inhabitants of Gainsburgh and
its Hamlets) the Privilege of being represented in Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Cashel.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
City of Cashel and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same as
sanctioned by the House of Commons, which the
Petitioners sincerely believe will promote the Peace and
Prosperity of the Empire at large, and of Ireland
particularly, and which the Petitioners conceive will be
an Act of Justice to themselves; and also that their
Lordships will assimilate as nearly as possible the
Elective Franchise for Counties in England and Ireland,
and particularly that their Lordships will extend the
Right of voting for County Representatives in Ireland
to Leaseholders who pay a yearly Rent of Fifty Pounds
Sterling and upwards, who are a well-conducted, intelligent and trust-worthy Body of Men:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform Bills, Petition from Nairn in favor of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses and other
Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Nairn and the Vicinity
thereof, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying
their Lordships "to pass the Reform Bills for England,
Scotland and Ireland respectively, as soon as may be
after they are transmitted from the Honorable the
Commons House to this House:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform (England) Bill, Petition of W. Colfox to reject a Petition against, purporting to be signed by him.
Upon reading the Petition of William Colfox of Bridport, praying, "That a Petition to their Lordships House
purporting to come from the Inhabitants of that Town,
praying their Lordships to reject the Bill for Parliamentary Reform, and having the Petitioner's Name
annexed to the same, without his Knowledge or Consent, may be rejected; and that their Lordships will
otherwise deal with it as shall seem meet:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Factories, Petition from Arbroath for regulating Hours of Labour in.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Arbroath
and Suburbs, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "to extend the Provisions of
the Measure for regulating and limiting the Hours
of working in Spinning Factories and other similar
Establishments, to Scotland; and farther, that in passing
said Measure into a Law their Lordships will be pleased
to provide that in no Instance young Persons employed
in Spinning and other Manufacturing Establishments be compelled or permitted to work beyond
Eleven and a Half Hours per Day during Five Days of
the Week, and Eight and a Half Hours per Day upon
Saturdays, exclusive of the Time usually allowed for
Meals:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform (England) Bill, Petitions against: Derby:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Derby, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to amend
the Representation of the People in England and
Wales;" and praying, "That their Lordships, whatever
else they may deem it wise and constitutional to enact,
will not suffer to pass into a Law this Measure, marked
on its very Front with the most unjust and destructive
Principles:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Berkshire:
Upon reading the Petition of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy,
Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of Berks,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships,
"That such Alterations and Modifications may be made
in the same as may render it a less hazardous Experiment, so that while it shall satisfy the reasonable Desires
of the Manufacturing and Commercial Districts, it may
secure as much as possible existing Rights and Privileges, and thus afford a better Prospect of conferring
some practical and permanent Benefit on the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Hertford:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Borough of Hertford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will not allow
the same to pass into a Law without such Modifications
as will obviate every Danger, and remove from the
Clauses every Objection which may be at variance with
sound and acknowledged Principles of Legislation,
convinced that by such Means alone will be permanently
secured to them the Prosperity, the Happiness, and
solid and lasting Welfare of our common Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Woodnesborough, &c:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parishes of Woodnesborough, Ash, Staple, Elmstone,
Preston and Stourmouth, in the County of Kent, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will exercise, in considering it, their unquestionable
Right, either making in it such Alterations as to their
Wisdom appear expedient, or that, confident in the
devoted Attachment of the British People to the Constitution as by Law established, their Lordships will refuse
to permit its passing into a Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Preston:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Borough of Preston, in the County Palatine of Lancaster,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to reject the Clause of the same
which limits the Elective Right to £10 Householders,
and in its Place be pleased to grant to the Petitioners
the Right of Universal Suffrage, short Parliaments and
Vote by Ballot; and that they will be pleased to extend the same to all Parts of the United Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Canterbury:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Canterbury and its immediate Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
J. Oliver:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of James Oliver
of the Town of Wye, in the County of Kent; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying
their Lordships "to preserve the Constitution unimpaired,
and not to suffer the said Bill, with its present Provisions, to pass into a Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Sandwich:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen and Inhabitants of the Town and Port of Sandwich, in the
County of Kent, in Common Hall assembled, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships
will enter upon this great Question with calm and
dispassionate Deliberation, preserving with anxious
Care the Rights and Privileges of all Classes of the
Community, and the Stability of those ancient Institutions by which the Country has been distinguished
among all the Nations of the Earth:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Non-resident Freemen of Dover:
Upon reading the Petition of the non-resident Freemen of the ancient Town and Port of Dover, in the
County of Kent, residing in London and its Vicinity,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships,
"That, whatever Law may be proposed or passed with
respect to non-resident Voters generally, nothing shall
be enacted which shall destroy or abridge the original
and established Elective Franchise in the ancient Towns
and Ports which constitute the Cinque Ports:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Lincoln:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen of the City
of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "not to pass a Bill which is covertly
supported as calculated to subvert the Power and
Prerogative of the Crown as well as the Rights of the
Aristocracy:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ramsgate:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ramsgate and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying, "That their Lordships will, in the Exercise
of their undoubted Rights, unbiassed by popular
Menace or any external Influence whatsoever, either
modify the said Measure or refuse to permit its passing
into a Law, according as such Modification or Refusal
may seem to their Lordships best calculated to uphold
the just Rights of the Throne and to preserve the
Happiness of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Sussex:
Upon reading the Petition of the Gentry, Clergy and
Freeholders of the County of Sussex, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Bridport:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the several Persons
whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Inhabitants of
the Borough of Bridport and its Vicinity:
Corporation of Tailors, Dublin:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Corporation of
Tailors or Guild of Saint John the Baptist, under their
Common Seal:
Arva:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant
Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Arva, in
the County of Cavan, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ballymena:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant
Inhabitants of Ballymena and its Vicinity, in the County
of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying
their Lordships, "That the same may not pass into a
Law:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Freeholders, Portland:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders of the
County of Dorset, and living in the Island of Portland,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will not be intimidated, or be induced to sanction
the passing of this or any other Bill which threatens
Anarchy and Confusion, and ultimately the Downfall
of the British Constitution, under which the Petitioners
have hitherto lived free, happy and contented:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Dovor:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Freemen
and Inhabitants of the Town and Port of Dovor, in the
County of Kent, and its immediate Vicinity, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Deal:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders
and Inhabitants of the Parish of Deal, in the County of
Kent, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Walmer:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders
and Inhabitants of the Parish of Walmer, in the County
of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying,
"That their Lordships, unawed by Threats or Intimidation, will exercise their undoubted Rights, either rejecting the said Bill entirely, if to their Lordships such
a Step shall seem necessary, or introducing into it such
a Modification as may render it applicable to those
Benefits, just in Principle, accordant to the Spirit of
the British Constitution, and safe and practical in its
general Results:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Cambridge:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town of Cambridge, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to give the same their most
serious Deliberation, and not to suffer it to pass into a
Law without such Alterations in the proposed Extension
of the Elective Franchise as may remove the great
Dangers which the Petitioners apprehend:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Leeds:
Upon reading the Petition of the Gentry, Clergy,
Bankers, Merchants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of
the Borough of Leeds, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and
praying their Lordships "to exercise their deliberative
Functions as an independent Branch of the Legislature, unawed by ill-considered or ill-intentioned popular
Demand, by the interested Misrepresentation of the
Public Press, or by any other unauthorized Attempt at
Constraint, should it even assume the Appearance of
official Threat or privileged Intimidation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Wakefield:
Upon reading the Petition of the Clergy, Gentry and
other Inhabitants of the Town of Wakefield, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to exercise
their deliberative Functions as an independent Branch
of the Legislature, unawed by the Misrepresentations
of a Portion of the Public Press, by the Delusions
fostered in the Minds of a loyal People, or by any
Attempt at Intimidation which has been or may be
hereafter made:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Doncaster:
Upon reading the Petition of the Gentry, Clergy and
other Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of
Doncaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking
notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to give to a Question of such immense Importance the most sound and deliberate Consideration,
unawed by popular Demand or by the Threats and
Misrepresentations of the Public Press, and either to
reject or modify the proposed Measure as to their
Lordships shall seem best:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Horsepath & Shotover:
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens, Freeholders and other respectable Inhabitants of
Horsepath and Shotover, in the County of Oxford, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to do
their Duty firmly to themselves and to their Country
in this Hour of her greatest Need; and to save an
honest but misguided People from the miserable Effects
of the Delusion into which they have been led, by
rejecting this rash and dangerous Bill, and bringing
forward such a Measure as may correct the Abuses
without compromising the Safety of the Constitution,
which, under God, has been for Ages, and through the
Wisdom and Firmness of this House the Petitioners
trust it will long continue to be, the Pillar and Ground
of the Greatness, the Glory and the Liberties of
England:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Newport:
Upon reading the Petition of the Vyanders, Freeholders and Rated Occupiers of ancient Tenements in the
Borough of Newport, in the County of Cornwall, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the
last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "not
to deprive them of their Franchise and their longestablished Rights, involving them in all the Punishment of Guilt without the slightest Proof of any; and
that their Lordships will not endanger the Blessings
enjoyed under the present Constitution by untried
Theories and speculative Improvements:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Merchants Guild, Dublin:
Upon reading the Petition of the Masters, Wardens
and Brethren of the Guild of Merchants, Dublin, under
their Common Seal; taking notice of the last-mentioned
Bill, and praying their Lordships, "by rejecting the same,
to secure to Petitioners and their Posterity their
ancient Chartered Rights, and preserve to the People
of the British Empire the Security of the Throne, and
the unimpaired Enjoyment of their present Constitutional Privileges in Church and State:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Nottingham:
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses, Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Nottingham
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "to use those Means which are best calculated to remedy real and acknowledged Grievances
and to destroy all positive Abuses; and that their
Lordships will adopt those Measures which they shall
deem most essential for securing the Stability of the
Throne, the Hereditary Rights of the British Peerage,
the Constitutional Privileges of all Classes of His Majesty's Subjects, and the lasting Prosperity of this great
Empire:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
New Romney:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and
Householders of the Town and Port of New Romney and
its Liberties, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "to use the high Prerogative so
undoubtedly their own, to reject a Bill which, if it is
suffered to pass into a Law in its present Form, will
disappoint the Expectations of its infatuated Supporters,
and tend to sow the Seeds of Discord and Anarchy in
this still happy Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Northampton:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town
of Northampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "not to be overawed by factious Clamour,
but to reject a Bill so daringly experimental, so revolutionary in its Character, and so likely to introduce
Civil Confusion, Anarchy and Bloodshed:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Leicester:
Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Bailiffs and
Burgesses of the Borough of Leicester, in Common Hall
assembled, under their Common Seal; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to
consider the Measure in all its Principles, in all its
Details, and in all its Tendencies; and if it should be
their Lordships Pleasure to pass the Bill, that it may
be freed from Favouritism, Partialities and Injustice,
and be made consistent with the Safety, Honor and
Welfare of the Crown, and with the just Rights
and true Liberties of all Classes of His Majesty's
Subjects:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Tewkesbury.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Borough of Tewkesbury and its Vicinity, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the same
may not pass into a Law, before their Lordships, in
Wisdom and Justice, shall have deliberately and fully
considered all the Provisions, not only of the said Bill,
but also of certain other Bills that may come before
their Lordships for determining the relative Representation of Scotland and Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform (England) Bill, Petitions from Guildford & Huntingdon to continue to return Two Members.
Upon reading the Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen
and other Inhabitants of the Town of Guildford, in the
County of Surrey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their
Lordships, "That such an Alteration may be made in
the same as will enable Guildford to return Two
Members to serve in Parliament as heretofore:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor and Aldermen
of the Borough of Huntingdon, in Common Council
assembled, under their Common Seal; taking notice of
the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships,
"That should it appear to them that the Right of
Election ought to be extended to the Inhabitant
Householders paying Ten Pounds a Year Rent and
upwards, such Right may be confined to the Inhabitants of the Borough of Huntingdon; and that the
Borough of Huntingdon may, as it has done from
the Reign of King Edward the First, continue to
return Two Members to Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform (England) Bill, Petition from Kidwelly to be included in the Elective Franchise of Carmarthen.
Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Aldermen,
Bailiffs, Justices, principal and other Burgesses and
Inhabitants of the Borough of Kidwelly, adopted at a
Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying
their Lordships "to make the Borough of Kidwelly
contributory to the Election of the Representative for
the County of the Borough of Carmarthen:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Turnpike Roads (Scotland) Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill, intituled, "An Act for amending and making more effectual the Laws concerning
Turnpike Roads in Scotland," be read the Third Time
on Thursday next.
Coal Meters Establishment, Dublin, Petition of Corporation of Barbers, &c. Dublin, to continue.
Upon reading the Petition of the Master and Wardens
of the Corporation of Barbers, Chirurgeons, Apothecaries
and Periwig Makers, or Guild of Saint Mary Magdalene,
Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying
their Lordships "to provide such Remedy as shall avert
the great Evils Petitioners would suffer, should they
be deprived of the valuable Services which have been
rendered Petitioners by Coal Meters, and continue
the Coal Meters Establishment, which has for Four
hundred Years afforded Employment to a respectable
Class of Fellow Citizens, who have always performed
their Duties so as to give Satisfaction and Protection
to the Public at large:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Galway Elective Franchise, Petition of Catholic Merchants, Galway, for Extension of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Merchants of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying, "That their Lordships will be graciously pleased
to equalize Civil Rights in Galway, by extending to
the Roman Catholic Mercantile and Trading Classes
the Elective Franchise, in as full and ample a Manner
as the same is now enjoyed by Protestants:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
London, &c. Coal Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Hyde Villiers and others;
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for regulating
the Vend and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of London
and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the Counties
of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire,
Buckinghamshire and Berkshire;" and to acquaint this
House, That they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.
Churches Building Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Hyde Villiers and others;
To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend and
render more effectual an Act passed in the Seventh
and Eighth Years of the Reign of His late Majesty,
intituled, "An Act to amend the Acts for building
and promoting the building of additional Churches in
populous Parishes;" and to acquaint this House, That
they have agreed to the same, with some Amendments,
to which they desire their Lordships Concurrence.
Charities Bill reported:
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the Enquiries concerning Charities in England
and Wales for Two Years, and from thence to the
End of the then next Session of Parliament."
After some Time, the House was resumed:
And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Order for 3a.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time
To-morrow.
Fees in Courts of Common Law Bill. read 2a:
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
explain and amend an Act for regulating the Receipt
and future Appropriation of Fees and Emoluments
receivable by Officers of the Superior Courts of
Common Law."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
be committed?"
It was resolved in the Negative.
Order for 3a.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time
To-morrow.
Copy of the Galway Charter, Ordered.
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "A
Copy of the Charter of the Corporation of Galway."
Public Works (Ireland) Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in
Ireland."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill To-morrow.
Reform (England) Bill, Debate on 2d Reading resumed:
The Order of the Day being read for resuming the
adjourned Debate on the Motion made Yesterday, "That
the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales," be now
read a Second Time;" and on the proposed Amendment to leave out ("now") and insert ("this Day Six
Months"); and for the Lords to be summoned;
The Debate was accordingly resumed.
After long Debate,
Debate further adjourned.
Ordered, That the further Debate on the said Motion
and Amendment be adjourned 'till To-morrow; and that
the Lords be summoned.
Harris v. Kemble et al.
Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause wherein
Henry Harris is Appellant, and Charles Kemble, and
others, are Respondents, which stands appointed for
To-morrow, be put off sine Die.
Warrington, &c. Railway Bill, Consideration of Petition for Comee to proceed, put off.
The Order of the Day being read for taking into Consideration the Petition of the several Persons whose
Names are thereunto subscribed, being Shareholders in
the Warrington and Newton Railway Company, and
Directors thereof, presented to the House on Thursday
the 22d of September last; praying their Lordships,
"That the Committee to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the
Warrington and Newton Railway to extend the said
Railway from the Termination thereof at Bank Quay,
in the Parish of Warrington, in the County Palatine of
Lancaster, to Norton, in the County Palatine of Chester,"
stands committed, be instructed to proceed in the
Consideration of the Clauses of the same; or that, if
necessary, the Bill may be reported, and re-committed
with such Directions as in their Lordships Judgment
may seem right;"
Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into Consideration on Friday next.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum
continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, quintum
diem instantis Octobris, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis
sic decernentibus.