[129b-645]

26 Jan[?] 1819[?]

19 Feb

Parl Reform Cat

Collectanea

Intro

{Contents and Ordo

1. Contempt of Judges & other Lawyers for Parl t. exemplification already noticed

1. Mass[?] & Co s contempt

2. Double for contempt

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3. Add here to prove the universality and of participation and the pertinacity

3[?]. Non-discharge contempt

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Sole remedy. Committee on the state of Justice.

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First object of the Committee, cases in which misconception was impossible

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J.B.s able to indicate several such cases

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* Invitation for others

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Facienda for Committee

1. To Report[?] to House and House to punish the offending Solicitors if alive. Qu. as to […?] before Judges

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House after hearing Judges to come to Resolutions of Penance and to send them to Lords for […?] […?]}

Chron. 22 Feb y 1817

Shoreditch Petition[?] […?] Returned by 89 Peers in England and Wales 218

By 21 Peers in Scotland 31

By 36 Peers in Ireland 51

300

By 90 Commoners in England and Wales 137

By 14 Commoners in Scot. 14

By 19 Do. in Ireland 20

Nominated by Government 16

Total returned by Nominat n 487

Independent of d o

171

Total of House of Commons 658

§.5. Remedy in detail[?]:

1 Immediate[?] causes of mischief sinister interest

2 Causes of d o

1. Undue independence

2. Undue dependence Pag 1

Situations to be considered

1. Electors

2. Representatives 2

Remedies: as to

I. Electors

1. Comprehensive of all interests – therein

2 or 1 Virtual universality of suffrage

3. or 2. Practicable equality of suffrage p.3

4. or 3. Freedom i.e. genuineness or non-spuriousness of suffrage

5. or 4 Secresy of suffrage p.10

II. Representatives Ultimate[?] securities[?]

1. Dependence as to Constituents i.e. Electors.

2. Independence as to Corrupter General Intermediate is instrumental to securities

3. Impermanence of the situation: viz. by annuality of re-election

4 Exclusion of Placemen

5. Universal constancy of attendance.

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I Encreasing County Seats

simple

1. Pitt the first A o 1770

Meadly p.2

2. Wilkes A o 1776 p3

3. Pitt 2 d A o 1783 p.6

4. Flood A o 1790 p9.

5. Grey A o 1797 p12

6. Brand A o 1810 p.15

7. Brand A o 1812 p.16

II. Striking[?] off[?] or District[?] Boroughs proved rotten

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1. Pitt 2 d A o 1783 p6.

2 Grey A o 1800 p13

3. Brand A o 1810 p.15

4. Brand A o 1812 p.16

III L d o by purchase

Pitt 2 d A o 1785 p.8

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IV. Giving seats to populous terms

1. Pitt 2 d A o 1785 p8

2 Gray A o 1797 p12

3. Gray A o 1800 p.13

4. Brand A o 1810 p.15

V Substituting triennuality

Whig

1. Friends of the People A o 1793 p.10

2. Grey A o 1797. p.12

3. Brand A o 1810 p.16.

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V. Dividing Counties into Electoral Districts

1. Grey A o 1797 p.12

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VI Admitting Copyholders

1 Grey. A o 1797 p.12

2. Brand. 1810 p.15

3. Brand A o 1812 p.16

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VII Admitting Leaseholders

1. Grey A o 1797 p12

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VIII Admitting all Leaseholders to vote for Brougham

1. Grey A o 1797 p.12

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IX. No man to vote for more than one Member.

1. Grey A o1797. p.12

N o of occasions on which propositions were made 15

Among what N o on which nothing specific was proposed 3

Remain occasions on which d o was d o 12

Deduct Radical 2

Remain moderate 10

1. Giving extension to the Election Franchise

1. In the case of County Seats admitting Copyholders

2. In d o admitting Leaseholders

3. In the case of now or future? Borough Seats admitting Householders

II. Giving encrease to the number of non-Venal seats

4 or 1. County Seats

5 or 2. County distant Seats

6. or 3. Popular Borough Seats

III. Excluding venal seats

7 or 4 without compensation

8. or 5. with compensation

IV. Excluding some of the sold Members

9. or 6.

V. Diminishing expence XI

10 or 7. 11 or 8.

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X Polling every where in one day.

1. Grey A o 1797. p.12

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XI. Assimilating Scotch system of representation to England

1. Brand A o 1810 p.15

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XII. Excluding from seats persons holding offices without responsibility.

1. Brand A o 1810 p.15