or any other Act, and subject to the same regulations and provisions in every respect as such sheriff or other returning officer.

towns of Lougher, Neath, Aberaven, and Ken-fig, and shall in like manner cause to be made, and to be delivered to every such depu ty, a true and certified copy of the register of voters for the borough composed of the said five towns; and the respective deputies for Newport and Usk, and for the respective

said schedule F, as well as for the towns of Lougher, Neath, Aberaven and Ken-fig, shall respectively take, and conduct the poll, and deliver or transmit the poll-books in the same manner as the deputies of the returning officers of the cities and boroughs in England are hereinbefore directed to do, and shall have the the same powers, and perform the same duties in every respect, as are respectively con-> ferred and imposed on the said deputies by this Act.

that part of the United Kingdom called England and Wales, shall be and remain, and are hereby declared to be and remain in full force, and shall apply to the election of members to serve in Parliament for all the places hereby empowered to return Members, as fully and effectually as if those places had heretofore returned members, except so far as any of the said laws, statutes, or usages are repealed or altered by this Act, or are inconsistent with the provisions thereof.

And be it enacted, that from aud after the end of this present Parliament, every person who shall have a right to vote in the election of a Member for the borough of Monmouth, in respect of the towns of Newport or Usk, shall | places named in the first column of the give his vote at Newport or Usk respectively, before the deputy for each of such towns, whom the returning officer of the borough of Monmouth is hereby authorised and required to appoint; and every person who shall have a right to vote in the election of a Member for any shire, town or borough, in respect of any place named in the first column of the schedule marked F to this Act annexed, shall give his vote at such place before the deputy for such place, whom the returning officer of the shire, town or borough, is hereby autho- And be it enacted, that all laws, statutes, rised and required to appoint; and every per- and usages now in force respecting the elec son who shall have a right to vote in the election of members to serve in Parliament for tion of a Member for the borough composed of the towns of Swansea, Lougher, Neath, Aberaven, and Ken-fig, shall give his vote at the town in respect of which he shall be entitled to vote; (that is to say), at Swansea before the portreeve of Swansea, and at each of the other towns before the deputy for such town, whom the said portreeve is hereby authorised and 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 scheAnd be it enacted, that if any sheriff, redule F, or for the borough composed of the turning officer, barrister, overseer, or any said five towns, the polling shall commence person whatsoever, shall wilfully contravene on the day fixed for the respective election, or disobey the provisions of this Act, or any of as well at Monmouth as at Newport and Usk them, with respect to any matter or thing respectively, and as well at the shire town or which such sheriff, returning officer, barrister, borough as at each of the places sharing in overseer, or other person is hereby required the election therewith respectively, and as well to do, be shall for such his offence be liable to at Swansea, as at each of the four other be sued in an action of debt in any of his towns respectively; and such polling shall Majesty's courts of record at Westminster, for continue for two days only, such two days be- the penal sum of five hundred pounds, and the ing successive days, except where Sunday shall Jury before whom such action shall be tried intervene; (that is to say), for seven hours may find their verdict for the full sum of five on the first day of polling, and for eight hours hundred pounds, or for any less sun which the on the second day of pulling, and that the poll-said Jury shall think it just that he should pay ing shall on no account be kept open later for such offence; and the defendant in such than four o'clock in the afternoon of such se-action being convicted shall pay such penal cond day; and the returning officer of the sum so awarded, with full costs of suit, to any borough of Monmouth shall give to the depu- party who may sue for the same; without preties for Newport and Usk respectively, and judice, however, to the right of any party the returning officer of every shire town or grieved by the same misconduct of such shee borough named in the second column of the riff, returning officer, barrister, overseer, or said schedule F, shall give to the deputy for other person, to recover such damages in an each of the places sharing in the election for action on the case, for a false return or any such shire town or borough, notice of the day other grievance, as he may be entitled to at fixed for such respective election, and shall,common law, or by virue of any statute now in before the day fixed for such respective elec-force. tion, cause to be made, and to be delivered to And be it enacted, that if any person named every such deputy, a true copy of the register of voters for the borough of Monmouth, or for such shire, town or borough, as the case may be, and shall under his hand certify every such copy to be true; and the portreeve of the town of Swansea shall give notice of the day of election to the deputy for each of the

in any register required to be made under this Act, but who at the time of any election shall be in the enjoyment of any office by law disqualifying him from giving his vote in the election of members to serve in Parliament, shall presume to vote in such election, be shall be liable to all penalties and forfeitures

to which he would be subject for the said of And be it enacted, that throughout this Act, fence by any law in force at the time of such wherever the words "city or borough," election, in case this Act had not been passed; "cities or boroughs," may occur, those words and in case of a petition to the House of Com- shall be construed to include, except there be mous for altering the return or setting aside something in the subject or context manifestly the election in which such person shall have repugnant to such construction, all towns corvoted, his vote shall be struck off by the com-porate, cinque ports, districts, or places within mittee, and such sum shall be by him paid to any petitioner as to such committee shall seem just.

England and Wales, which shall be entitled, after this Act shall have passed, to return a member or members to serve in Parliament, And be it enacted, that if any person shall other than counties at large, and ridings, falsely and deceitfully assume the name or parts and divisions of counties at large, and character of any other person whose name shall also include the town of Berwick-uponshall be inserted in any register required to be Tweed; and the words "returning officer made under this Act, and shall thereby vote or shall apply to any person or persons to whom, attempt to vote as and for such other person by virtue of his or their office, either under in the election of any member to serve in Par- the present Act, or under any former law, liament; or if any person, after having voted custom, or statute, the execution of any writ at any election shall, again vote or attempt or precept doth or shall belong for the election again to vote at the same election, every per- of a member or members to serve in Parliason so offending shall be guilty of a misdement, by whatever name or title such person meanour, and being convicted thereof, shall or persons may be called; and the words be for ever afterwards disqualified from voting" parish or township" shall extend to every in any election whatever of any member to parish, township, vill, hamlet, district or serve in Parliament, and shall be liable to place maintaining its own poor; and the words such fine, not exceeding fifty pounds, or to "overseers of the poor" shall extend to all such imprisonment not exceeding six months, persons who by virtue of any office or appointas the court before whom he shall be con- ment shall execute the duties of overseers of victed shall think fit ; and in case of a petition the poor, by whatever name or title such perto the House of Commous for altering the sons may be called, and in whatsoever manner return or setting aside the election in which they may be appointed; and that all provisions such person shall have voted, his vote shall in this Act relative to any matters to be done be struck off by the committee, and such sum by or with regard to justices of the peace for shall be by him paid to any petitioner as to counties, or sessions of the peace for counties, such committee shall seem just. or clerks of the peace for counties, or treasurers of counties, shall extend to the justices, sessions, clerks of the peace, and treasurers of the several Ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire; and that all the said respective justices, sessions, and clerks of the peace shall have power to do the several matters required by this Act, as well within places of exclusive jurisdiction as without; and that no misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named or described in any schedule to this Act annexed, or in any list or register of voters, or in any notice required by this Act, shall in any wise prevent or abridge the operation of this Act, with respect to such person or place, provided that such person or place shall be so designated in such schedule, list, register, or notice, as to be commonly understood.

And be it enacted, that where the committee appointed to try the merits of any petition complaining of an undue election or return of a member or members to serve in Parliament, shall award any sum to be paid in any of the cases mentioned in this Act, such sum shall be recovered in the same manner as costs are directed to be recovered by virtue of the Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of King George the Fourth, intituled, "An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Laws relating to the trial of controverted Elections, or Returns of Member to serve in Parliament."

And be it enacted, that all writs to be issued for the election of members to serve in all future Parliaments, and all mandates, precepts, instruments, proceedings, and notices consequent upon such writs, shall be and the same are hereby authorised to be framed and expressed in such manner and form as may be necessary for the carrying the provisions of this act into effect; any law, statute, or usage, to the contrary notwithstanding.

Provided always, and be it enacted, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to or in any wise affect the election of members to serve in Parliament for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or shall entitle any person to vote in the election of members to serve in Parliament for the city of Oxford or town of Cambridge, in respect of the occupation of any chambers or premises in any of the colleges or balls of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge.

Provided always, and be it enacted, that if a dissolution of the present Parliament shall take place after the passing of this Act, and before the day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, in such case such persons shall be entitled to vote in the election of members to serve in a new Parliament for any county, or for any riding, parts or division of a county, or for any city or borough, as would be entitled to be inserted in the respective lists of voters for the same, directed to be made under this Act, if the day of election had been the day for making out such respective lists; and such persons shall be entitled to vote in such elec

Rochdale, Lancashire.

Cities and Towns and Counties thereof, Counties at large in which Cities and Towns and Counties thereof, are to be included. Caermarthen-Caermarthenshire.

Salford, Lancashire-The Boroughreeve of Chester-Cheshire.

Salford, Returning Officer.

South Shields, Durham.

Tynemouth, Northumberland.

Wakefield, Yorkshire.

Coventry-Warwickshire.

Gloucester-Gloucestershire.

Kingston-upon-Hull-East Riding of York

shire.

Walsall, Staffordshire-The Mayor of Walsall, Lincoln-Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire.

Whitby, Yorkshire.

Whitehaven, Cumberland.

SCHEDULE (E).

Names of Places sharing in the Election of
Members, with the Shire Towns or Prin-
cipal Boroughs, and the County in which
such Boroughs are situated.
Amlwch, Holyhead, and Llaugefni-sharing
with Beaumaris, Anglesea.
Aberystwith, Lampeter, and Adpar-sharing
with Cardigan, Cardiganshire.
Llanelly-sharing with Caermarthen, Caer-
marthenshire.

London-Middlesex.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne-Northumberland.

Worcester-Worcestershire.

York and Ainsty-North Riding of Yorkshire.

[The Bill contains several other schedules, merely relating to the details necessary for carrying its provisions into effect.]

I have already said that this bill is, in my opinion, better than the former one, by which I mean better for the people at large; and I am now about to state the reasons on which that opinion is foundPwllheli, Nevin, Conway, Bangor, and Cric-ed. But it will be necessary, first, to ceith-sharing with Caernarvon, Caernar-state (under seven distinct heads), as vonshire. shortly, and yet as clearly, as I can, what Ruthin, Holt, and Town of Wrexham-shar- are the alterations that have been made ing with Denbigh, Denbighshire. in the bill. Rhyddlan, Overton, Caerwis, Caergwrley, St.

Asaph, Holywell, and Mold-sharing with 1. The former bill wholly disfranchised Flint, Flintshire.

Cowbridge, Merthyr Tydvil, Aberdare, and Llantrissent-sharing with Cardiff, Glamorganshire.

Llanidioes, Welsh Pool, Machynllth, Llanfyllin, and Newtown-sharing with Montgomery, Montgomeryshire.

Narbeth and Fishguard-sharing with Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Tenby, Wiston, and Town of Milford-sharing with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire.

56 boroughs the new bill disfranchises the SAME NUMBER of boroughs, but makes some alteration in the boroughs disfranchised; that is, takes some out of the schedule, and puts others in. 2. The former bill half-disfranchised 41 boroughs: the new bill disfranchises but 30.

Knighton, Rhayder, Kevinleece, Knucklas, 3. The former bill enfranchised, by

and Town of Presteigue-sharing with Radnor, Radnorshire.

giving ONE MEMBER to each of the towns of Bolton, Brighton, Brad

ford, Blackburn, Macclesfield, FIRST HEAD. With regard to this,
Stockport, Stoke-upon-Trent, Ha- five rotten boroughs are abolished by
lifax, Stroud, and Huddersfield: the bill instead of five less rotten, which
the new bill gives TWO MEMBERS must be allowed to be an alteration for
to each of these; it gives a mem- the better.
ber to CHATHAM, which the former
bill did not; and it gives an addi-
tional member to the coUNTY of
MONMOUTH.

SECOND HEAD. It was not desirable to see eleven members additional given to the small remaining boroughs; but THIRD HEAD, This is more than twice compensated for by giving eleven

4. The former bill took away the right of voting from the out-lying free-members in addition to these eleven men and burgesses; that is to say, large and populous towns; for, if any from such as did not reside within two, nay, any one sent by the people of the precincts of the city or bo- these towns, do not tell for more than rough; and it provided that, after the whole eleven from the half-rotten the expiration of the lives of the boroughs, not only is any reform of no freemen and burgesses now having use, but the people will deserve. never a right to vote, the right should to be better off than they now are. be wholly taken away from all free- THE FOURTH HEAD frightens Doctor men and burgesses in future; that BLACK, who seems to think, that the is to say, that no freeman or bur-retaining of the freemen will bring gess, not having a right to vote back bribery and corruption; that now, should ever hereafter acquire it will bring back a “jobbing in freethat right in virtue of his corporate men," and thereby swamp the independ capacity: the new bill alters this ent voters. In the first place, the Docmatter; it ensures to resident bur-tor does not seem to be at all aware of gesses and freemen for ever the the new soul that this change will put right of voting as before; it also into the people; he does not seem to be provides that such freemen and aware, that the infamy of voting conburgesses as are resident within trary to a man's well-known wishes, will seven miles of the city or borough become equal to the infamy of thieving shall still have a right to vote. or of robbing; he does not seem to be 5. The former bill was somewhat dubi-aware, that to little purpose indeed have ous in its meaning with regard to the qualification of the ten-pound voters: the new bill states clearly, that every man of full age, not legally disqualified, occupying a house, warehouse, or shop, separately or jointly with land, and being assessed to the poor-rates, and of ten pounds a year value, shall

have a vote. 6. The former bill left the limits of boroughs to be settled by commissioners: the new bill settles the limits itself.

7. It appears to be intended to give charters of corporation to the great towns which have now no corporations; and, when that is done, the mayors or chief magistrates are to be the returning officers: the former bill contained no contingent provision of this sort.

we roused every drop of English blood against the boroughmongers and their practices, if bribery and corruption are again to stalk forth in open day. The Doctor always seems to look upon this reform as a thing which is to produce only a mere legal effect, and that not a very extensive one; else he would never thus talk of a "jobbing in freemen' swamping the independent voters. Besides that there is no danger of this, the bill still cuts off the distant residing freemen; and those are the only part of the freemen that have hardly ever acted an infamous part. The resident voters have, nine times out of ten, acted an honest part. I had a majority at Coventry of the resident freemen, who were "swamped" by the execrable villains that were sent down from London for ELLECE and MOORE, by the aid of a subscription, at the head of which was old