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POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN MAY. 



GREAT BlUTAIX. 



R. HUME has, with a spirit of 

 l>atri(irisin, intelligence, and in- 

 (liisti y, wliicli can never be too imich 

 praised, persevered throiigli the session 

 of parliament in exposing the abuses 

 and extravagancies of the public ex- 

 peudittire. It is true that his amend- 

 ments have been negatived by majori- 

 ties composed in some part of placemen, 

 yet his mo{ionsliaveled toexj)liinations 

 and enquiries wliich cannot fail in due 

 time to be attended witli sahitarycffects. 

 He has been zealously supported by 

 Messrs. Bennett, Davis, Bernal, Bircli, 

 Gordon, Crespigny, &c., to whom the 

 various parliamentary registers and 

 histories will do justice. 



On Monday tije 14tli, (a fev,- days 

 after his liberation from his three 

 months' imprisonment in the King's 

 Bench) Sir Francis Burdett, in a most 

 ijnpressive speech, moved for a com- 

 mittee to en(;uire into the horrid and 

 disgraceful i>roceedings at Manchester 

 on "the Kith of August. 1819, and he 

 was ably supported by Mr. Ilobhouse, 

 Lord Milton, Mr. Denman, Mr. Philips 

 of Manchester, Sir R. Wilscn, Mr. 

 Bernal, a'ld Mr. Scarlett, but opposed 

 »)y Mr. Wilbraliam, ftlr. Twiss, Mr. 

 fireufell, aiid the Marcjiiiss of Lnudon- 

 tlerry (late Castlereagh,) when on a 

 division the motion was ne.jatived by 

 235 to 111, whose names are given as 

 under: — 



J. Abercroinbv — Hon. G. Ansnn — J.H. Allen — 

 H. Baring— Vlfct. Barnaril— S. M. Barrett— V»'. 

 W. Becher — Hon. H. G. Benneft — Ben. Benyoii 

 — Ralph Bernal — Joseph Birch — HenivBrniighani 

 — Visct. Bury — George Byng— ?ir 'F. Flahe— 

 Henry Bright — Robert Chsloner — J. Calcraft— C. 

 Calvert — John Carter — Henry CaTendish — Lord 

 Clifton— T. W. Coke— N. R. Colburne— Lucius 

 Concaunon — S Cronipton — T.Creevey — Sir W. De 

 Crespigny — T. H. Uavie.« — W. J. Deni>on — Tho,«. 

 Denman — Hon. T. Dunda.s — Viset. Ebrington — 

 Kdiv. Kllice — Sir R. Fergus-son, — Lord W. Fitz- 

 f.'erald— Lord C.FitZfoy— Visct. Folkestone- Robt. 

 Gordon- J. G.attan— .1. P. Grant— J. W. Giiffith— 

 Sir William Guise— Ben. Ga.^kell—W. Haldimand 

 — Hon. E. Harbord — Sir Robert Heron — Lord A. 

 Hill— J. C. Hobhonsc— W. L. Hughes- Joseph 

 Huuie- Hon. C'.'H. Huteliinson — W. Jame."— Col. 

 Jolinson— J. G. Lambton- Sir W. Lemon— T. P, 

 Lennard — Dr. Lushington — John Maberly — J. 

 Mardonald— Sir J. Maclciiilo.sh- W. A. IMadock.s 

 —John Martin— Jo!. n Maxuell— Mark Milbanl:— 

 Visct. Milton — J. B. Moiick — Abraliain Moore — 

 Peter Moore — Lord Niigenf — J. O'Callaghan- W. 

 Ord— (;rl. Palmer— C. F. Palmer— George Pljillips 

 — G. Phillip.s. jiin.— Hon. W. Pouleft — Rouert 

 Price — Pryse Pry.«e — Henry Pier>e — J. C. Ram.^dcn 

 — D. Rieardo— A.W. Robartf— G. Robarfs— Sir G. 

 Robjnison — Sir W. Rowley — Charle.x Riimbold — 

 Lord William Ru«.«ell— F. S. Rice— J. Smith— W. 

 Smith— J. H. i^mytli— J. Scarlet'— R. P. Sciida 



more — Sir W. Scott— Earl of Sefton— Lord Stanley 

 —Lord J. Stuart— Marq. Tavistock— M. A. Taylor 

 — Rt. Hon.GeorgeTierney — Marijuc.«» of Titchlield 

 — C. K. Tynte— Ed. Wehbe— C. C. Western— John 

 Whaiton— Samuel C. Whilbiead— W. H. Whit- 

 liread — Wm. Williams — Sir R. Wil>on — Alderman 

 Wood— M. Wvvil. 



Tellers— Sir.' F. Burdett- Vise. Duiicannon. 



Paired olf.— J. F. Barham— C.Cavendish- Lord 

 A. Hamilton- R. Hurst— Hon. S. Mayon— W. L. 

 IMaberly.— Loid (),snlston -W. Plun.er— Lord-J. 

 Russell— J. A. Warre. 



Mr. J. Smith has introduced a Bill 

 on the Bankrupt Laws : and Mr. Scar- 

 lett anotlier on the Foor Laws, from 

 neither of wiiich is any good expected, 

 as the convictions of members,' and 

 the experience of the people on these 

 subjects, are utterly at variance. Re- 

 build the faiin-houses which have been 

 pulled down within tlie>e thirty years, 

 and restore (he wholesome laws on land 

 monopolies, and there will be few poor ; 

 and enable majorities of creditors to ar- 

 range with their debtors, and there will 

 be no bankrHjits. 



By Mr. Sc.^RLETT'sbill "(o amend the laws 

 relittiiigto the reiiet of the [wor in England," 

 it is proposed to enact that from and after no 

 greater sum shall be a.s;esseJ, raised, or levied, 

 for the relief of the poor, in ;uiy parish, town- 

 shij), or place in England, for any one year 

 than the sum assessed for that purpose in such 

 parish, township, or place, for the year belbre. 



" And to the eiiil tliat the amount of the 

 sum so cissessed for the last year, ending as 

 al'ore,;aid, may be better ascertained ; tliat 

 the constable or constables of everj- parish, 

 township or place, maintiiiiing its owii poor, 

 shall, at some Quarter or general sessions of 

 the peace to be holden within after 



the passing of this act, bring and deliver to the 

 Clerk of the peace for the district within which 

 such parish, township, or place shall be, a 

 certificafe in writing signed by the overseers of 

 tlie poor of such parish, township, or place, 

 or some of them (who are hereby required, 

 upon demand, to sign the same,) of the ag- 

 giegafe amount of the sum so assessed for tlie 

 last year upon such township or place, for the 

 relief of the poor, which certificate the clerk 

 of the peace is hereby required to receive and 

 cause to be entered fairly in a book to be 

 provided for that puri)ose, for vi-hicli entry he 

 shall be entitled to have and ttike from the 

 constable bringing such cei-tificate, the sum of 

 and no more, to be allowed to the 

 constable in his account.s, and the clerk of 

 the pe;ice shall, and is herel)}- required, at ;tll 

 times hereafter upon application of <iny per.^on 

 whatsoever, to furnish a. copy of any such cer- 

 tificates as may be required, upon receiving 

 tiie fee of for his Irutible. 



" And tliat before tiny rate, hereafter to bo 

 made ior the relief of the poor, siiall be al- 

 lowed 



