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EXTRACTS FROM THE REFORM BILL. Whereas it is expedient to take effectual measures for correct- ing divers abuses that have long prevailed in the choice of mem- bers to serve in the Commons House of Parliament, to deprive many inconsiderable places of the right of returning members, to grant such privileges to large, populous, and wealthy towns, to increase the number of knights of the shire, extend the elective franchise to many of his Majesty's subjects who have not hereto- fore enjoyed the same, and to diminish the expense of elections; be it therefore enacted, &c. Clause 7th enacts that every city and borough in England that now returns members, (except the boroughs enumerated in schedule (A.) and except New Shoreham, Cricklade, Aylesbury, and East Retford,) shall, and each of the said boroughs of Pen- ryn and Sandwich also shall include the places which shall be comprehended within the boundaries of every such city, borough, or place, as such boundaries shall be settled by an act to be passed for that purpose. IOtlt.-That Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Ken- fig, shall include the places comprehended within the boundaries of the said towns, as such boundaries shall be settled, &c., and that the said five towns aforesaid, shall be one borough, and shall return one member to serve in parliament; and that the port- reeve of Swansea shall be the returning officer. 14th.-That each of the counties enumerated in schedule (F.) shall be divided into two divisions, to be settled by an act passed for that purpose and that there shall be four knights of the shire, instead of two, for each of the said counties, two for each division, to be elected as if each division were a separate county, and at such places as the act shall appoint. 15th.-That there shall be three knights of the shire, instead of two, for each of the counties enumerated in schedule (F. 2,) and two knights of the shire, instead of one, for each of the counties of Carmarthen, Denbigh, and Glamorgan. COUNTY VOTERS. 18th.-That no person shall vote in the election of a knight of the shire, or of a member for any city or town being a county in itself, in respect of any freehold lands or tenements whereof such person may be seised for his own life, or for any lives whatsoever, except such persons shall be in the bond fide occupation of such lands or tenements, or except the same shall have come by mar- riage, devise, or promotion to any benefice or office, or except the same shall be of the clear yearly value of not less than £ 10 above all charges payable out of the same: provided always, that nothing in this act shall prevent any person now seised for his > own life, or for any lives whatsoever, of any freeholds, lands, or Jtenements, in respect of which he now has the right of voting, fr^n retaining, so long as he shall be so seised, such right of voting. 19in.—That every male person of full age, seised of any lands or tenements of copyhold tenure, of £10 clear yearly value, shall vote for a knight of the shire for the counts, riding nr division. in which su,V"I-a. ui tcuumbuis snail Le situate. 20th.- That every male person entitled to any lands or tene- ments for the residue of any term created for not less than 60 years, of £ 10 clear yearly value, or for the residue of any term created for not less than 20 years, of £ 50 clear yearly value, or who shall occupy as tenant any lands or tenements liable to a yearly rent of £ 50 shall vote for a knight of the shire for the county, riding, or division, in which such lands -or tenements shall be situate: provided always, that no sub-lessee, or the assignee of any under-lease, shall have a right to vote in such election, unless he shall be in the actual occupation of the pre- mises. 21st.-That no public tax, church, county, or parochial rate, shall be deemed charges within the meaning of this act. 22d.-That county voters need nut be assessed to the land tax. 23c?.—That no person shall vote for a knight of the shire by reason » £ «orjr uusi ISfc&fe or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession, but that the mortgagor or Jrust in possession shall and may vote for the same estate. 24th.- Tha.t no person shall vote for a county in respect of any freehold house, &c. occupied by himself, which would confer a vote for a borough. 25th—That no person shall vote for a county in respect of his estate or interest as a copyholder or customary tenant, or tenant in ancient demesne, holding by copy of court roll, or as such lessee or assignee, in any house, shop, &c. which would confer a vote for a borough. 26th.—That no person shall vote for a knight of the shire un- less duly registered and that no person shall be so registered as a freeholder, copyholder, &c. unless he shall have been in the actual possession thereof for six calendar months previous to the last day of July in such year and that no person shall be regis- tered as a lessee, assignee, &c. unless he shall have been in the possession thereof for twelve calendar months previous to the last day of July provided always, that where lands or tenements shall come to any person, within such periods of twelve or six months, by descent, marriage, devise, promotion, &c. such per- son shall be entitled to have his name inserted as a voter, and upon being duly registered, to vote in such election. CITY AND BOROUGH VOTERS. 21th.—^That the right of voting in boroughs shall be enjoyed by occupiers of houses, of the annual value of £ 10, if duly registered no person to be registered unless he shall have occu- pied such premises for twelve calendar months previous to the last day of July in such year, nor unless such person shall have been rated to all rates for the relief of the poor, nor unless such person shall have paid, on or before the 20th of July in such year, all the poor's rates and assessed taxes which shall have become payable previously to the 6th of April then next preced- ing and that no person shall be registered unless he shall have resided for six calendar months previous to the last day of July within the city or borough in respect of which he shall be en- titled to vote, or within seven statute miles thereof, or of any part thereof. If 28th.-That the premises in respect of which any person shall be registered to vote for any city or borough, shall not be required to be the same premises, but may be different premises occupied in immediate succession by such person during the twelve calen- dar months previous to the last day of July, such person having paid, on or before the 20th of July, all the poor's rates and assessed taxes which shall previously to the 6th of April next preceding have become payable from him in respect of all such premises. 29th.-That where any premises as aforesaid, in any such city or borough, &c. shall be occupied by more persons than one as owners or tenants, each of such joint occupiers shall be entitled to vote for such city or borough, in respect of the premises so occupied, in case the clear yearly value of such premises shall amount to a sum of not less than £10 for each and every occupier. 30th. lhat in every city or borough which shall return a member or members, and in every place sharing in the election, it shall be lawful for any person occupying any house, &c. either separately, or jointly with any land occupied by him as owner or tenant, to claim to be rated to the relief of the poor in respect <if such premises, whether the landlord shall or shall not be liable rated for the relief of the poor in respect thereof; and upon BE | occupier so claiming and paying or tendering the fu]l nt of the rate or rates, the overseers of the parish are hereby red to put the name of such occupier upon the rate for the being; and in case overseers shall neglect or refuse so to ich occupier shall nevertheless be deemed to have been I the relief of the poor from the period at which he shall claimed to be rated as aforesaid provided always, that e landlord shall be liable to the payment of the poor -spect of any premises occupied by his tenant, nothino- tained shall discharge the liability of such landlord" C"-lse the tenant, who shall have been rated for such tall make default in the payment cf the poor's rate, shall rema n liable for the payment thereof in the as if he alone had been rated in respect of the yipied by his tenant. 'll,eiy person who would have been entitled to vote, proug.1 not included in schedule (A), either as a burgess or freeman, or in the city of London as a freeman or liveryman, if this act had not passed, shall be entitled to vote at such election, provided such persons shall be duly registered but that no such person shall be so registered, unless he shall, on the last day of July in such year, be qualified to vote if this act had not passed, nor unless, where he shall be a burgess or freeman, &c. he shall have resided for six calendar months pre- vious to the last day of July within such city or borough, or within seven statute miles from the place of polling nor unless, where he shall be a burgess or freeman of any place sharing in the election for any city or borough, he shall have resided for six calendar months as aforesaid, within such place so sharing, or within seven miles of the place mentioned in conjunction with such place so sharing and named in the second column of sche- dule (E. 2,): provided always, that no person elected a burgess or freeman since the 1st of March, 1831, otherwise than in re- spect of birth or servitude, or who shall hereafter be elected, otherwise, &c. shall be entitled to vote in any such election, or to be registeied as aforesaid provided also, that no person shall be so entitled as a burgess or freeman in respect of birth unless his right be derived from some person who was a burgess or free- man previously to the first of March, 1831, or from some person who since that time or hereafter shall become a burgess or free- man by servitude provided also, that every person entitled, if this act had not passed, to vote as a burgess or freeman of Swan- sea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, or Ken-fig, in the election of a member for Cardiff, shall cease to vote in such election, and shall instead thereof vote in the election for the borough com- posed of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Ken-fig, subject to provisions hereinbefore contained. 35th.—That no person shall vote for any city or borough, in respect of any estate or interest which shall have been acquired since the first of March, 1831, unless acquired by descent, &c. 36th.-That no person shall be registered as a voter for any city or borough who shall within twelve calendar months previous to the last day of July have received parochial relief or other alms. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 37th.—That the overseers of every parish shall on the 20th day of June in every year cause to be fixed on the doors of all churches and chapels within such parish, a notice requiring all persons entitled to vote for a knight of the shire, in respect of any property situate in such parish, to deliver to the said over- seers on or before the 20th of July a notice of their claim as such voters provided always, that persons once on the register shall not be required to make any subsequent claim under the same qualification. 38th,—That the overseers shall on or before the last day of July prepare an alphabetical list of all persons who shall claim to be inserted in such list as county voters, in respect of any .-lands or tenements situate within such parish; and that the said overseers shall on or befbre the last day of July in every year prepare a like list of all persons who shall be upon the register as such voters, and who shall claim to be inserted in such list; and in every such list, the Christian and surname of every person shall be written at full length, with his place of abode, the nature of his qualification, and the description of such lands or tenements, and the name of the occupying tenant, if stated in such claim and the said overseers, if they shall have cause to believe that any person so claiming is not entitled as a county voter, shall have power to add the words objected to" opposite the name of every such person on the margin of such list; and the said overseers shall sign such list, and cause a sufficient number of copies of such list to be written or printed, and fixed on the doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish, on the two Sundays next after such list shall have been made and the said overseers shall likewise keep a copy of such list, to be persued by any person, without fee, at all reason- able hours during the two first weeks after such list has been made provided always, that every place, whether extra-parochial or otherwise, which shall have no overseers, shall for the purpose of making out Such list, be deemed to be within the parish ad- joining, sUéhparish being situate within the same county, &c.; and if such place shall adjoin two or more parishes so situate, it shall be deemed to be within the least populous of such parishes; and the overseers of every parish shall insert in the list the names of all persons who shall claim as aforesaid to be inserted therein as county voters, in respect of any lands or tenements situate within such place. 39th.-That every person who shall be upon the register as county voters, or who have claimed to be inserted in such list, may object to any person as not having been entitled on the last day of July then preceding to have his name inserted in any list of such voters and every person so objecting shall, on or before the 25th day of August in every year, give a notice in writing to the overseers who shall have made out the list, and the person so objecting shall also, on or before the 25th of August in every year, give to the person objected to, or leave at his place of abode, or personally deliver to his tenant in occupation of the premises described in such list, a notice in writing and the overseers shall include the names of all persons so objected to in a list fixed on the doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, on the two Sundays next preceding the fifteenth day of September in every year: and the overseers shall keep a copy of the names of all the persons objected to, to be persued by any person, without fee, at all reasonable hours duriug the ten days preceding the said fifteenth day of September in every year. 40th.—That on the 29th of August in every year the overseers of every parish shall deliver the list of voter3, together with a written statement of the number of persons objected to, to the nign constable or we handled in which such parish is situate and such high constable or k;gli ^„„n^kioo liver all such lists, &c. to the clerk of the peace of the county, II &c. who shall make out an abstract of the number of persons objected to in each parish, and transmit the same to the barrister appointed to revise such lists, in order that the said barrister may fix proper times and places for holding his courts for the re- vision of such lists. 41st.—That the lord chief justice of the Court of King's Bench shall, in the month of July or August in every year, appoint for Middlesex, and the senior judge in the commission of assize for every other county shall, when travelling the summer circuit, in every year, appoint for every such county, &c. a barrister to re- vise the lists of county voters, and such barrister so appointed shall give public notice, as well by advertisement in some of the newspapers circulating within the county, &c. as also by a notice to be fixed in some conspicuous situation at the principal place of election for the county, &c. (three days before the commence- ment of his circuit,) that he will make a circuit of the county, &c. for which he shall be so appointed, and of the several times and places at which he or they will hold courts for that purpose, being between the 15th of September inclusive and the 25th of October inclusive in every year and where two or more barristers shall be appointed for the same county, &c. they shall attend at the same places together, but shall sit apart from each other ind hold separate courts at the same time for the dispatch of business; provided always, that no member of parliament, nor any person holding any office under the crown, shall be appointed such bar- rister, and that no barrister so appointed shall be eligible toserve in parliament for eighteen months from the time of such hs ap- pointment for the county, &c. for which he shall be so appointed. 42d.-That the clerk of the peace shall at the openingpf the first court to be held by every such barrister for any count, &c. produce before him the several lists of voters for such counir, &c. delivered to such clerk of the peace by the high consoles as aforesaid and the overseers of every parish who have «Mde out the list of voters shall attend the court at the place appoilted for revising the lists relating to such parish, and shall also deliver to such barrister a copy of the list of the persons objected to and the said overseers shall answer upon oath all such questions as such barrister may put to them touching any matter necessary for revising the lists of voters and every such barrister shall retain on the lists of voters the names of all persons to whom no objec- tion shall have been made by the overseers and he stall also retain on the list of voters the name of every person who shall have been objected to by any person other than the overseers, unless the party so objecting shall appear in support of such objec- tion and where the name of any person inserted in tie list of voters shall have been objected to by the overseers, or by tny other person, and such person so objecting shall appear in sipport of every such objection such barrister shall require it to ie proved that the person so objected to was entitled on the last dai of July next preceding to have his name inserted in the list ofvoters in respect of the qualification described in such list; ard in case the same shall not be proved to the satisfaction of such barrister, he shall expunge the name of every such person fron the said lists and shall correct any mistake which shall have keen made in any of the said lists; and where the christian nahe of any person, or his place of abode, or the nature of his qualification, or the description of his property, or the name of the tenant in occupation thereof, shall be wholly omitted therefrom, such bar- rister shall expunge the name of every such persor from such list, unless the matters so omitted be supplied to thesatisfaction of such barrister before he shall have completed tfe revision of such list, in which case he shall then insert the same in such list: provided always, that no person's name shall )e expunged from any such list, except in case of his death orof his being objected to as aforesaid, or except in case of any sich omission or omissions, unless such notice as is hereinbefore required shall have been given to the overseers, nor unless such notice shall have been given to such person, or left at his placfiof abode, or delivered to his tenant. 43d.- That the barrister shall have power to insert in the county lists the names of claimants omitted by the overseers on proof of claim and qualification. 44t7i.-—That the overseers of every parish situate within any city or borough, or place sharing in the election for any city or borough, shall, on or before the last day of J ulj in each year, make out an alphabetical list of all persons who ijay be entitled by virtue of this act to vote for such city or borough in respect of the occupation.of premises of the clear yearly va!m of £10, situ- ate within such parish, and another alphabeticallist or all other persons (except freemen) who may be entitled to vote in the election for such city or borough by virtue of finy other right whatsoever and in each of the said lists the chrfttian name'and surname of every person shall be written at full l&gth, with the nature of his qualification and where any person shall be en- titled to vote in respect of any property, then the name of the place where such property may be situate shall be specified in the list and where any person shall be entitled to vot £ *otherwise than in respect of any property, then the name of the of such person's abode shall be specified in the list; and thjg over- I seers shall sign each of such lists, and shall cause a sufficient c. number of such lists to be printed, and to be fixed on the doors of all the churches and chapels in their several parishes, on the two Sundays next after such lists shall have been made and the said overseers shall likewise keep true copies of such lists, to be perused by any person, without fee, at all reasonable hours during the two first weeks after such lists shall have been made. 45th.-That every place, extra-parochial or otherwise, having no overseers within any city or borough, or within any place sharing in the election for any city or borough, shall, for the purpose of making out the list of voters, be deemed to be within the parish or township adjoining thereto, and, situate within such city or borqjsg^, ixc.; and if such place shall adjoin two or more pMshes. or t'^nships so situate, it shall be deemed to be within thgrieast 'Toa§-of'-uch parishes or townships; and the over- seers, of. shall insert in the list, for their re- spective parish* all persons who may be entitled to vote in the eled^v. ,^ch city or borough in respect of any property occupied ^|pons within such city or borough, or within anyplace sht, ;^flhe election therewith, such pro- perty being situate wiu such place as aforesaid. 46th.-That the town clerk of every city or borough shall, on or before the last day of Julyi. each year, make out and publish the lists of freemen, and shall likewise keep a true copy, to be perused by any person, without fee, during the two first weeks after such list shall have been made. 41th.—That every person whose name shall nave been omitted in any such list of voters for any city or borough, shall, on or before the 25th of August in every year, give a notice in writing, to the overseers or if he claim as a freeman of any city or bo- rough, or place sharing in the election therewith, then to the town clerk of such city, &c.; notices as to persons not entitled are to be retained in the lists and the list of claimants and of persons objected to published, &c. as above. Any person may obtain a copy of each of such lists on payment of one shilling for each copy. 50th.—That the barrister shall revise lists of borough voters, and upon due proof shall insert and expunge names, and shall have power to rectify mistakes and supply omissions in the lists. 54th.-That the lists of voters for each county, so signed by any such barrister, shall be forthwith transmitted by him to the clerk of the peace and the clerk of the peace shall keep the said lists among the records of the sessions, arranged with every hun- dred in alphabetical order, and with every parish and township within such hundred in alphabetical order, and shall cause the said lists to be fairly copied in the same o.der in a book to be by him provided, and shall prefix to every name so copied out its proper number, and shall Complete and deliver such book on or before the last day of October in every year to the sheriff of the county, or his under sheriff, who shall safely keep the same, and shall at the expiration of his office deliver over the same to the succeeding sheriff or his under sheriff; and the lists of voters for each city cr borough, so signed -by any such barrister, shall be delivered by him to the returning officer for such city or borough, who shall safely keep the same, and shall cause the said lists to be fairly copied in a book to be by him provided, with every name therein numbered, and shall cause such book to be completed on or before the last day of October in every year, and shall deliver over such book, together with the lists, at the expiration of his office, to the person succeeding him and every such book shall be deemed the register of the electors to vote for the county, &c. city or borough to which such register shall relate, at any election which may take place after the said last day of October in the present year and before the first of November, 1833 and every such book to be so completed shall be the register of electors to vote at any election which shall take place between the first of Nov. inclusive in the year wherein such register shall have been made and the first of November in the succeeding year. REGULATIONS AT ELECTIONS. 58th.—That in all elections no inquiry shall be permitted ex- cept as to the identity of the voter, the continuance of his quali- fication, and whether he has voted before at the same election and if any person shall wilfully make a false answer to any of the questions aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty of an indictable misdemeanor, and shall be punished accordingly and the re- turning officer, or a commissioner by him appointed, shall (if required) administer an oath to any voter; and no elector shall hereafter at any such election be required to take any oath, except as aforesaid, either in proof of his residence, age, or right to vote, any law to the contrary notwithstanding and no person claim- ing to vote at any such election shall be excluded from voting thereat, except by reason of its appearing to the returning officer, that the person so claiming to vote is not the same person whose name appears on such register, or that he has previously voted at the same election, or that he has not the same qualification for which his name was originally inserted in such register, or except by reason of such person refusing to take the said oath or to take the oath against bribery, or any other oath now required by law, and not hereby dispensed with and no scrutiny shall be allowed by or before any returning officer with regard to any votes given or tendered at any election any law to the contrary notwith- standing. 59th.-That any persons excluded from the register by the barrister may tender their votes at elections and the returning officer shall enter upon the poll book every vote so tendered, dis- tinguishing the same from the votes allowed at such election. 62d.—That at every contested election of a knight or knights for any county, &c., the polling shall commence at nine o'clock in the forenoon of the next day but two after the day fixed for the election, unless such day shall be Saturday or Sunday, and then on the Monday following, at the principal place of election, and also at the several daces.to be iDDointed for taking polls; and such polling shall continue for two days only, being successive days viz., for seven hours on the first day of polling, and for eight hours on the second day of polling and no poll shall be kept open later than four o'clock in the afternoon of the second day. 63d.-That the respective counties in England and Wales, and the respective ridings and divisions of counties, shall be di- vided into convenient districts for polling, and in each district shall be appointed a convenient place for taking the poll at all elections, and such districts and places for taking the poll shall be appointed by the act to be passed in this present parliament for the purpose of describing the divisions of the counties enu- merated in schedule (F), provided that no county, &c., parts, or division of a county, shall have more than fifteen districts and places appointed for taking the poll for such county, &c. 65th.-That the sheriff shall appoint deputies to preside and clerks to take the poll at the principal place of election, and also at the several places appointed for taking the poll for any county, &c.; and that the poll clerks employed at those several places shall at the close of each day's poll enclose and seal their books, and shall publicly deliver them to the sheriff, or sheriff's deputy presiding at such poll, who shall give a receipt for the same, and shall, on the commencement of the poll on the second day, de- liver them back, so enclosed and sealed, to the persons from whom he shall have received them and on the final close of the poll every such deputy shall forthwith deliver or transmit the same, so enclosed and sealed, to the sheriff or his under sheriff, who shall receive and keep all the poll books unopened until the re-assembling of the court on the day next but one after the close of the poll, unless such day shall be Sunday, and then on the Monday following, when he shall openly break the seals thereon, and cast up the number of votes, and shall openly declare the state of the poll, and'shall make proclamation of the member or members chosen, not later than two o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. 67th.-That at every contested election of a member or mem- bers for any city or borough in England, except the borough of Monmouth, the poll shall commence on the day fixed for the election, or on the day next following, or at the latest on the third day, unless any of the said days shall be Saturday or Sun- day, and then on the Monday following, the particular day for the commencement of the poll to be fixed by the returning offi- cer and such polling shall continue for two days only, being successive days, viz., for seven hours on the first day, and for eight hours on the second day of polling and that the poll shall not be kept open later than four o'clock in the afternoon of such second day. 68th.—That at every contested election of a member or mem- bers for any city or borough in England, except the borough of Monmouth, the polling to be at several booths, not more than 600 voting at one compartment in a booth and each person to vote at the booth appointed for his parish or district, and if the booths are in different places, a deputy to preside at each place, and at every such election the poll clerks at the close of each day's poll shall enclose and seal their several poll books, in the same manner as at county elections (see clause 65) provided also, that no nomination shall be made or election holden in any church, chapel, or other place of public worship. 70tft.-t-That nothing in this act shall prevent any sheriff or other returning officer from closing the poll previous to the expi- ration of the time fixed by this act, in any case where the same might have lawfully closed before the passing of this act; and that where the proceedings at any election shall be interrupted or obstructed by any riot or violence, the sheriff or other return- ing officer shall not, for such cause, finally close the poll; but, in case the proceedings shall be so interrupted or obstructed at any particular polling place or places, shall adjourn the poll only until the following day, and if necessary shall further ad- journ the pme until such interruption shall have ceased, when the returning officer shall again proceed t9 take the poll at such place or places; and any day whereon the poll shall have been so adjourned shall not be reckoned one of the two days of polling. 74th.That every person who shall have a vote for the bo- rough of Monmouth, in respect of the towns of Newport or Usk, shall gi e his vote at Newport or Usk respectively before the deputy ap]3*Mited by the returning opcer of Monmouth and every person^vho shall have a right to vote for the contributory boroughs i» TV iles, shall give his vot&At the town in respect to which he shall be entitled to vote, m. at Swansea before the portreeve ot ^Swansea, and at each of the other towns before the deputy of such town whom the said portreeve is hereby required to appoint ;• and at every contested election for the borough of Monmouth, or for any shire town or borough named in the second column of the said schedule (E.), or for the borough composed of the said five towns, or for the borough of Brecon, the polling shall commence on the day next after the day fixed for the elec- tion, and shall continue for two days only, being successive days, vifr: for seven hours on the first day, and for eight hours on the second day of polling and the returning officer of Monmouth shall give to the deputies of Newport and Usk, and the returning officer of every shire town or borough named in the second column of the said schedule (E.; shjl pive to the deputy for each of the placer, sharing in the elec'ui tor such shire town or borough, notice of the day fixed for sub respective election, and shall before the day fixed deliver to evev sue!) deputy, a certified copy of the register of voters; and tie portrceve of Swansea shall give notice of the day of election o the deputy for each of the towns of Loughor, &c. and shall ause to be delivered to every such deputy a certified copy of theregister of voters for the bomugh composed of the said towns an! the respective deputies shall respectively take and conduct the p41, and deliver or trans- mit the poll books provided always, tha where there shall be a mayor, portreeve, or other chief municipa officer in any town or place for which the returning officer or thtportreeve of Swansea, is required to appoint a deputy as aforesai, such returning offi- cer is hereby required to appoint such depty. 75t/j.—That all election laws shall reiain in force, except where superseded by this act. REGULATIONS IN THE EVENT OF DELAY INTHE PASSING OF THE EOUNDARY ACT. 80th.-And whereas in case the propose, boundary act shall not pass before the 20th of June, 1832, thi preparations for the first registration are to be deferred but if \e boundary act pass after that day, the periods preparatory to art connected with the first registration are to be settled by an ordeun council. 81sf.—That in case of a dissolution of after the passing of the proposed boundary act, andoefore registration, the rights of voting shall take effect withot registration and the polling at such election for any county, &. may be continued for fifteen days, and the polling for any city fed borough may be continued for eight days, any thing herein ontained notwith- standing. 82d.-That in case of a dissolution of pa,iament before the passing of the proposed boundary act, the coiities are not to be divided all county voters shall be regulated y the present act, and be entitled to vote for four knights of th shire for each of the counties enumerated in schedule (F.) and ot for two for any division of the said counties and that as to thiseveral boroughs enumerated in schedules (C.) and (D.) eaclof the said bo- roughs shall be deemed to include such places s are specified in conjunction with each of the said boroughs in shedule (L.) and that as to the several cities and boroughs not icluded in sche- dule (A.) and now returning a member or mtnbers, and the places sharing in the election for such cities am boroughs, each of such cities, boroughs, and places respectively hall be deemed to be comprehended within the same limits as blare the passing of this act, and not otherwise and that no plae named in the first column of schedule (E.) which before the posing of this act did not share in the election for any shire town oiborough named in the second column of schedule (E.) shall shari in the election for any shire town and that the borough of Swnsea, &c. shall not return a member, but shall share in the electm for Cardiff; the rights of voting to take effect without registrtion and the polling for any county, &c. may be continued fo 15 days, and the polling for any city or borough may be contiued for eight days.

HOUSE OF rlntDS. ?t THURSDAY, JUNE 21.-Tl;e Mmqais qf Welesley as Lord Steward of the Househodl, announced tliat hipfejesty would receive the address voted to their lordships, in ccfenction with the House of Commons, on Wednesday next at twco'clock. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, a measure was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons to atquaint them with the hour at which his Majesty would receive the address of both Houses of Parliament. At the suggestion of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Roden post- poned his motion concerning the state of Ireland till Monday se'nnight, to give time for the arrival of Lord Pluniett. Adj. FRIDAY, JUNE 22.-Lord Radnor pnsented a. petition from Ballinrobe, Ireland, against the tithes, for the extension of the Irish reform bill, and in favour of the newsystem of education in that country, and several from Wexford, raying the abolition of tithes.-The Duke tf Leinster and Lord (ing presented peti- tions from Ireland against tithes,-The Earl f Rrden presented several petitions from various parts of Irelaid, against the new system of education. The noble lord supported the prayer of the petitions at considerable length, and stated, fron the information which he had received, he felt more convinced tan ever, that the proposed plan of education would never succeed Ihe Duke of Wellington gave notice that on Tuesday next he would present a petition respecting the colonies.Adjourned. SATURDAY, JUNE 23.-The royal assent was given, by commission, to the Bristol compensation, Gloucestt improvement, and several other bills. The commissioners were t.e Lord Chan- cellor, the Ear) of Shaftesbury, and the Marquis ofLansdowne. Lord John Russell and other members of the Hmse of Com- mons brought up the boundary bill, which was reat a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. MONDAY, JUNE 25.—Lord Dacre moved the-ecommittal of the Punishment of Death Abolition Bill Lorn Tenterden and Wynford, and the Earl of Eldon were opposed o the bill. The latter said he must state to their lordships that, acordinu- to his experience, the fear of death did very often operate b prevent the commission of those crimes against which it wasdirected. He remembered a particular case, that thfciudges having found a great number of horses stolen, had decMKthat on the text cir- cuit they would leave every man for <tion who wa. found guilty of that offence. He believed that between that aid the next circuit not one horse was stolen in all England so thy, the judges were saved by that fact from putting into execution the denunciation they had previously made. The Lord Chancellor ably advocated the remission of the capi- tal punishment.—The house afterwards went into committee, when an amendment was proposed by Lord Wynford, and agreed to, that the discretionary power should be taken away from the judges with respect to the cases in the bill, and that transporta- tion for life should be the inevitable consequence of conviction. Adjourned.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE. Monday, June 25.—Our supplies have been, since this day se'nnight, of English wheat, malt, and flour, as also Irish oats, for the time of year, great: of Irish, Scotch, and foreign wheat, and Irish flour, moderately good of English barley, beans, and peas, as also English and foreign oats, limited. No seeds from any quarter. This day's market was thinly attended both by London and country buyers but, as the sellers, notwithstanding the prospeGt of an abundant harvest, were stubbornly inclined, upon the plea that the late strong winds and heavy rains had beaten down, or lodged, consequently damaged, a considerable breadth of the growing crops, the trade was, throughout very dull; with wheat and beans at fully, and malting barley, malt, flour, and boiling peas, at barely last Monday's quotations, with grinding barley and hog peas at an advance, oats, in most in- stances, at a depression of from Is to 2s per quarter. Current Prices of Grain, per imperial quarter.—-English Wheat, 50s to 7.6s Rye, 36s to 40s; Barley, 26s to 36s Malt, 52s to 64s; White tu, -Grey Peas, 32s to 38s; Small Beans, 00s to OOs lick Beans, 34s to 40s Potatoe Oats, 25s to 26s; Poland Oats, 16s to 23s; Feed Oats, 15s to 20s Flpur, 44s to 60s.—Rapeseed, new, X22 to £24 per last.—Lin- seed Oil-cake £10. 10s to £ 00.00s per 1000. Account of Wheal, Sfc. arrived in tlte Port of London, during the Week ending June 23. Wheat. I Barley. | Malt. J Oats. I Beans. Peas. Qrs. 9,555 | 1,035 5,953 19,262 975 ] 111 Ffour—7,031 sacks, and barrels. Imperial Average Price of Corn and Grain, for the week ending June 19. Wheat 62 4 Oats 21 5 Beans 35 9 Barley .32 11 I Rye 35 6 j Peas .34 4 Aggregate Average of the Six Weeks, which regulate s Duty. i Wheat 61 11 (Oats 21 5 ( Beans 35 5 Barley 33 7 I Rye 35 0 | Peas 34 8 Duty on Foreign Corn. Wheat 25 8 I Oats 15 3 f Bean§ 16 9 Ba»ley 12 4 | Rye 16 9 Peas ..18 3 SMITHFIELD MARKET. Monday, June 25.—This day's supply of beasts, which was chiefly composed of grass-fed Scots, Norfolk homebreds, Welsh runts, and Lincolnshire and Durham, with a few Hereford and i Devonshire steers and heifers, as also a considerable number of Town's end cows but which, as is usual at this time of the year, embraces but few large oxen of any kind, was, with that of calves, tolerably good; of sheep and lambs, which consisted of all breeds, but chiefly of South Downs, Kents, Lincolns, and new Leicesters, as also porkers, rather limited. The trade was, in the whole, fi dull; with prime small beasts and calves at an advance of 2d per stone, with prime South Downs, and other small sheep, as also lambs not exceding 101bs. per quarter, at barely Friday's quo- tations. P (Per stone of 81b. sinking offal.) Inferior beef, from 1 10 to 2 0 Prime beef, from 3 6 to 4 0 Ditto mutton. 2 2 to 2 6 Ditto mutton. 3 8 to 4 6' Middling beef 2 8 to 2 10 Veal 3 2 to 4 4 I Ditto mutton 2 8 to 3 0 | Pork 3 6 to 4 8 j Lamb 4s 2d to 6s Od. Suckling calves, from 12s to 30s and quarter old store piss, 12s to 18s each. Supply of Cattle at marketBeasts, 2,727; sheep and lambs, 19,120; calves, 270; pigs, 150. HOPS. Borough, Monday, June 25.-Good hops are still in demand, at last week's prices. In those of inferior quality next to nothing is doing, whence our lower quotations may be considered next to nominal. Currency: East Kent, in pockets, 1831, £7. Os to JE7. 15s; 1830, £5. 2s to S6. 5s; 1829, £ 4. Os to £ 4. 15s; Mid-Kent, 1831, 16. 5s to E7. 10s; 1830, £4. 12s to £ 5.15s; 1829, S3. 39 to X4. 10s; Sussex, 1831, £ 5. 5s to £ 6. 10s 1830, X3. 12s to X4. 15s; 1829, £3. Os to X3. 15s; Essex, 1831, X4. 10s to £6. 10s; 1830, X3. 12s to X4. 15s. MONMOUTH: Printed and Published by the sole Proprietor, REGINALD I JAMES BLEWITT, at the Office, in Monnow-street. London Agents:—Messrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square; Mr. R. Barker, Fleet-street; Mr. G. Reynell, Chancery-lane and Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee House, No. 3, Walbrook, near the j Mansion House, where this Paper is regularly filed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, JUNE 21.—Mr. Etcart presented a petition from Liverpool, praying the grant of an extensive measure of reform to Ireland. The petition was brought up, and, whilst the clerk was reading it, Mr. Gishorne moved that the house be counted.—The gallery was cleared and the house was counted, when there being only 36 members present, the house adjourned. FRIDAY, JUNE 22.—NOTTINGHAM—SPECIAL COMMISSION. ■—Mr. Hunt presented a petition, signed by between three and four thousand persons at Nottingham, complaining of the con- duct of the visiting magistrates and of the gaoler of Nottingham. The petitioners complained of the conduct of the magistrates and of the gaoler of Nottingham to the prisoners in Nottingham gaol, at the period of the commission. They were ready to prove their statements at the bar. One of the prisoners was tortured in the following manner:—Robert Cutts was apprehended on a charge of setting fire to Nottingham Castle, under a warrant of a magis- trate, and, as was supposed, on the information of a person named Shaw, who had been accused of felony. Cutts was com- mitted to gaol, and kept in close confinement from Saturday to Friday, and during that period the gaoler neglected to give him water. The assistant turnkey refused to give him water, al- leging that there was no vessel to give him any in, and he could give him none without orders he added, however, that if Cutts would confess, he should have water and plenty of every thing else. At the end of the fifth day Cutts drank his own urine. That was the statement of the prisoner himself. On the sixth day he was taken out of the prison and placed in the prisoners' yard. He was afterwards released without trial, though he had been kept so long in prison. This was the conduct of the jus- tices and gaoler to an innocent man, who was dismissed without trial. The statements appeared so improbable to the hon. mem- ber for Kerry, that he refused to present the petition, unless they were confirmed by affidavits. But the magistrates of Notting- ham refused to swear the petitioners to the truth of the affidavits which they offered to make, and thus they were precluded from all means of obtaining justice. This was a dreadful situation for these men to be placed in. He had himself witnessed con- duct in a gaol equally cruel, and equally unjust and oppressive. He had witnessed similar conduct, and therefore did not think these statements improbable. He had proved before commis- sioners, that when he was in Ilchester gaol men were chained together to the floor for twelve days, and chained together they were sent before the magistrates. He had proved this before the commissioners; and he had also proved that a person, merely for not pleasing the gaoler, had his head shaved, and was placed in a strait jacket. He had also proved that a woman, with a child at her breast, was kept without water till her milk failed and the child was about to die. Had he not witnessed such things—had he not been in gaol himself—he should have been unwilling to believe those statements but, under his experience, he did believe them. If torture were again to be inflicted, he hoped at least that it would not be inflicted on an innocent per- son. He moved that the petition be brought up. Several hon. members expressed their entire disbelief in the statements of the petition, which was not signed by either of the prisoners. Mr. George Lamb said, in his. belief there never was a petition more unfounded. (Hear, hear.) Nothhig could be more false than its statements and it was contradicted not merely by the visiting magistrates, but actually by the solicitor for the prisoner himself. The magistrates of Nottingham were placed in a very difficult situation, and the country was greatly indebted to their vigilance and activity. If the hon. member thought proper to press the printing of the petition hS certzfinly should resist it, though he would not object to its being brought up at the same time he would take care that the fullest inquiry should be made into the accuracy of the statement..(Hear.) Mr Hunt said, that relying upon the statement of the hon Under Secretary, that a full inquiry -should take place, he would not move the printing of the petition and if a complete investi- gation were not instituted, he should move for a public inquiry. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY-, A message from the lords intimated to the house, that his Majesty had signified his pleasure to receive the address of both f houses on Wednesday next, at two o'clock, and that their lord- ships intended to attend at that time at St. James's-palace, for the purpose of presenting it. DIVISION OF COUNTIES BILL. Lord J. Russell moved the order of the day for the third read- ing of the division of counties bill. The order of the day was then read, and certain amendments which had been spade in the bill were agreed to. His lordship then moved the third reading of the bill. ° Mr. Moreen moved that Wotten-under-Edge be substituted for Thornbury, as the place of nomination for the western district of Gloucestershire. Captain Berkeley seconded the motion. Lord G. Somerset opposed the motion, and expressed his de- termination to take the sense of the house upon it. Mr. H. Howard considered that Thornbury was the most con- venient place of nomination for the freeholders of that district of the county, and on these grounds he should oppose the proposed change. After a few words from Sir B. W. Guise in support of the- motion, Lord J. Russell said that Thornbury had been proposed as the- place of nomination when the bill was in committee, and was- agreed to by the house, and he should vote on the present occa-- sion as he had done before, in favour of Thornbury. The gallery was then cleared for a division, and the house' divided, when there appeared— U or the motion 54 Against it 83 Majority —29 On the motion of Sir R. Peel, it was agreed that the city of Litchfield be substituted instead of Walsall, as the place of no- mination for the southern division of the county of Stafford. Some other amendments were proposed, but negatived, after which the bill was read a third time and passed. senTcn REFORM BILL. The report on the Scotch reform bill was reconsidered, the qualification clause agreed to, and the third reading fixed for Wednesday next. FORGERY. The Attorney-General, after stating that he would discuss the principle of the measure on a future occasion, moved for, and obtained leave, to bring in a bill to abolish the punishment of death in cases of conviction for forgery. The bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next.—Adjourned. SATURDAY, JUNE 23.-The Speaker entered the house before three, and prayers were read. He remained seated at the table till the approach of the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, about half-past three, when he took the chair. The Depury Usher of the Black Rod summoned the house to the House of Lords, to hear a commission read for giving the royal assent ta certain bills. The Speaker went forth, accompanied by the few members present. On his return he stated that the royal assent had been signified by commission to the different bills.—The house adjourned till Monday. MONDAY, JUNE 25.—Mr. D. W. Harvey gave notice of his intention to move a clause in the bribery bill for an oath to be taken by the members at the table, that they had not resorted to bribery either directly or indirectly. A long discussion afterwards followed on a motion made by Mr. Harvey that the journals of the house be allowed to be put in evidence in a case of action for libel brought by Mr. C. H. Walker, solicitor, of Bristol, against Dr. Lushington. The motion was ultimately withdrawn, it being the opinion of the Speaker, and other hon. members, that the production of the journals would be a breach of the privileges of the house. Mr. Littleton observed that the authorities in the places en- franchised under the reform bill were most anxious to ascertain their duties; and asked if government proposed to take any speedy means of instructing them. Lord Althorp replied that no time would be lost in forwarding copies of the act, and giving all necessary information. IRISH REFORM BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and an important amendment was, on the motion of Mr. Stanley, made in the first clause, viz. to extend the franchise to all leaseholders of a lease for twenty-one years who were actual occupiers, and who had a bona fide interest of £ 10 a year. This amendment appeared to give very general satisfaction. PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day being read for the house going into committee on this bill, Mr. Lefroy strongly opposed it, and moved that the bill be committed that day six months.— Mr. Peri, ival seconded the motion. Mr. Stanley defended the bill, and forcibly expatiated upon the bloodshed and murders to which these miscalled religious and loyal processions gave rise. He said, when the hon. gentle- man talked of them as religious festivals, commemorating a re- ligious ceremony he begged leave to ask if the Liturgy prescribed the attendance of the Protestants at church with loaded muskets and party banners, and orange badges, to excite the triumphal pride of one party and the indignant remembrances of defeat in the other ? The bill was strictly confined to processions calcu- lated to excite religious animosity. After remarks from several hon. members, the house divided. For the amendment 29 Against it 110 Majority for Ministers. 81 The house went into committee pro forma, after which the house resumed, and adjourned till Wednesday—Tuesday being the second anniversary of his Majesty's accession to the throne.