The noble Earl stated, he could not agree to that part of the Petition which asked for Ballot; and he hoped the time would never arrive when an Englishman could not fearlessly give his vote. The Ballot, he thought, would cause more corruption than existed even at present.

HL Deb 10 February 1831 vol 2 c348

For the extension of the Elective Franchise in Galway, by the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, from the Foreman of the Grand Jury of Galway:—By the Earl of WINCHILSEA, from Rahoon, Galway. For the Repeal of the Duty on Sea-borne Coals, by Lord DACRE, from Selby, Yorkshire: —By the Earl of WINCHIILSEA, from New Romney.