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for her starving population.—Sir R. Incuts was not convinced by 
Lord Stanley that this measure would be beneficial to the ignorant 
and defenceless mares of India.—Mr. 
other 
ussion, was received, and the bi bill ordered to’ be 
f d Corn Bi 
me on y. e Bon ll was an 
third time and passed; and the orders hed the day were disposed * 
Wedn ogee —Mr is RoE BUCK gave oti ice that he should, 
ier ie ge ar this Sonen ie che report of the co sein an 
emection proceedings, must, if - * the future they be allowed to 
ithout punishment o nsure, tend to bring this House 
ito Soutbcdint with So petkle, cha thereby seriously to diminish 
its arate - autho 
7 uch practices are hereby declared to be ay iolation 
” mbuse; ‘which it will in all future cases strictly inquire > into, and 
} severely punish. 
“That ee in the late elections for Harwich, Nottingham, 
Falmouth and Penryn, a Bridport, = present 
ewes, Rea 
laws have ag found ingeficient to protect jPh P Ne s from the 
er ere 
r. C. ak an the order of the day for the committee 
on Lord John Russell's B Bribery at Elections Bill.—Mr. Macxin- 
Governmen 
: he ptiviteees of 1 the 
should move that the Bill be e committed that day 
firs 
only pataicions in ency, but 
C ant nen on: er umes ecu 
3 Beopetitor. The proper method of panies in discovering cases 
2° ribery was also another t m being taken 
_ tocompelling confidential and | professional re nts to disclose what 
| they might know, without reference es ha 
_ dered as “ pri ot age ed communicatio: This was ultimately 
‘Oo Pog Me 
- settled by an 
_ according to the ordinary rules 24 bok seony nee.” During is- 
' cussion an attempt was made to d of ‘the pirocteding by 
ting ou use, which w: whe. tee ated by the arrival om 
of members.—Several hours having pa d 
i en made with th 
he 
postponed, 
with 7 ook tothe pub- 
might occur during the 
Ma? in cases where a petition against 
should om tried at oe public 
ga mission of members 
— evidence with reference to alleged bri eyed 
derable discuss Mr. Escotr PA ai 
esas that the Hou: ee was thereby parting w 
wf: te most valuable privileges, = na exclusiv Moat Sndging 0 of 
g to its own members.—Mr. O’Con and Mr 
Roesuck also opposed the Sate the sates cane, ‘ts a court 
ag eae be beyond the reach of the ne er of 
spirit of mem of both ee 
mobla oe exposed.—Sir R. Peer ‘could not see 6 that ys 
of pe pericgee of the House was involved by. the crentil ag 
this mission. The House of Commons retained the 
exclusive | po Sees of issuing do but it ads 8 exclusive power 
to disfra borou much inconvenien d been re- 
sult of the Pee at oe A s be i ranch i amet bill _by 
the 1 
rs hed expressed their o 
to. abandon the clauses, Wi! 
_ _ To clause 26 the ATTORNEY-GENERAL strongl. y objected. He 
_ Was decidedly opposed t to any prospective rare a to persons 
_ €nabling them to reveal — which might criminate themselves 
He objected to the clau 
he law. 
sins “ne- 
g in on ae of the great 
noah 1 w. atecés sonsideraple discussion the copeutine 
_ divided, when there appeared, for the clause, 39; against it, $0 
_ Majori es > 
e -Mr. LER pr e 27th and 28th 
Clauses, whieh were cenuibea 3 Wak che “Soleitor- Genera pea ro 
R. Peel as appendages merely to claus nats —Mr. Cra 
Support of the two clauses, insisted a aieaion, Ww wh ern ‘ne 
cla ed by a oe y of 4 —The enactments for 
i his ‘pill upon are Sonnet 
e the a bribery | had been practised, w e all 
—The cctbyed bcm en the bribery oath was opisdhed 
Mr withdrawn by Mr. BuLLErR ; 
was read a 
gl been 
reply, expressed a confident hope that the French 
tThment, feeling the justice of the cl ims made a them, 
the matter a tnation.. The death of 
rleans had caused a delay in the progress of the 
a ati ine. 
n reply to a question from Mr. Fiztpsn, Sir J. Gra 
Meee, Sir R. Peer, complained of the acc a ‘we 
Published reports of the interviews of the deputies of the manu- 
facturing districts Members of the Cabin 
munication, but they gave a distorted ac it of the actual fa 
ITzRoy obtained leaveto ina tore d 
-Tegulate the examination of Persons wishing to become the 
ot W rt of sg revoltions given in Panbeatios 
‘ © purpo which was, romises 
_ brought to light by the Election Com promises Committee, were 
bribery until legislative proceedings have taken place to protect 
the purity of elections. He acknowledged that i was ow! ia ce] 
the aid of Sir R. Pret that d been led 
committee to 0 a satisfac 
the inquiry had done no good, and pectic, his prote st against pro- 
ceedings which h i ajor 
a | Beresrorp denied any participation in bery, nor could he 
find anything in the pan fe gota we —Mr. Hi, FITzROY 
sp ig of some er: the repo at admitt pan t Mr. 
Roebu proceedings with gre esy.— 
Capt. Ps Sir Robert Peel ey . been 
in his s pla rhoetlias not be Ca u 
accept the Chiltern \ Hundreds, and 
c n his 
18) 
n ble 
ay Coutaa the vaya 
tee, he ice Bee gee 
house. But 
h CITOR- eg so Posto 
inted to investigate these pro- 
re legislative m and not t 
net 
0b tie on ov- 
~ if passed without panithinene to bring the Hotes 1 into 
Contempt, Pt, and that no writ be issued for the boroughs convicted 
and co: 
had the | Solicitor. Gener 
tive, because 
facts, or justified by circum Mr: 
Solicitor. rege mo 
the House in an a 
a , 
a 
been an fer it. “Doseou 
vernment » On application, the Chiltern Hun- 
dreds t to Major 1 Meroatene "Toate Plumridge, and one of the two 
of the Members for Re ading. g, and thereby to ras hate seni 
ie! E Exe 
s 
ti made. 
sidetable' laughter, applied 
Chan cellor’s decisio 
many constituencies 
- Smitu, Mr, Aglionby, Mr. S. Craw. 
ford, and Mr. r; r, Mr. “Rorsuck replied; and on a division 
the ‘ ée ecg questién” was carried by 136 to 4 
Mr. Hume then asked if the Sovetwin ent were prepared to 
corrupt compromises, by granting the Chiltern 
Hundreds.—The CHAnceLLor OF THE ExcHEQuUER heer i ape 
alf, f) e happy t 
mg resolutions whe then fred 
ithou! . on Some routine business was 
then a engages em, ‘eat ae Hole | adjourne d, 
The Not ottingham wri it was postponed until Monday. 
in r. HW 
an 
etn, which oe opposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
and withdra 
sake 5 some o conversatio on on the subject of the e impor 
tation of of: 
Am: e House wentintocommittee. A division took 
the other votes were 
, th 
ee on nthe 4 vote for Pe i th Australia ; 
grants supplementary e education grant, aad ‘0 
of the war in In SieeneC he 
Mr. 8S. CrAwrorp moved the issue of a new writ for Notting- 
ham. ser 5 ee ert seconded the motion.—Some discussion 
took urse h Sir R. Pee. agin the 
Bill, Mr. ‘Home pera 
eae against the measure, when the resolution was carried by 
89 to 
es Sa 
Money Market, Friday.— y and the 
account Navas at 913 tod; pwn ian 167 to 169; 
Excheque Bate 2d. issue, 49s. to 51s. prem.; do. , 2d. 
rm is thes s ndia a 249 to aes 
—— ce a ba Seer -A- 
Cents. Ri y 1003 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents, 
100 to # ; ‘adi Bonds, Sante 33s. prem. ; and Long An- 
nuities 
——————————— — > == 
Wisi cee its. ot a 
Thunder Storm.—During Wednesday night, and early 
n Thursday morning, the Metropolis sad neighbourhood 
es ro visite the most severe 
mber of hou 
and rigging shatte 
fields, in Trafa algar-squa’ as struc 
shor! tat before six o ick ere church received 
able damage, — portions of the stone work of the 
stenpll Meo all ti lass of the 
the clock and windows shattered to pieces. In the Hamp- 
stead-road sev houses received considerable e thw, 
and many buildings were injured on the Surrey side of 
icularly near the river a 
n wh 
° truc 
struck a house in Cla e Place, ad forced its 
way into several sec shattering the glass ur- 
niture, and even the beds in which the fami 
ut u 
h 
dam was done, and further 
al eecidents will Tombttaas! be receiv: 
ved. 
The Conservancy ive Mayor’s 
Septennial parece rs) mes and , as Con- 
servator of both , took place on Thursday, Friday, 
and Saturday last ; the present Lord Mayor having con- 
rt of the 
to take his embarkation at the Tower, in consequence of 
which hi ship embarked there in the Mercury 
teamer on Thursday morning, acco ed by the Lady 
ayo and seyeral he aldermen and their ladies, 
dow 
southern window bein ng shattered. 
West minster, fy lightning struck o 
stele as of chimneys thr rae the 
ting fire to ine ye the rooms. ‘The 
gers’ hisbiical at 
Fishmo 
er, and 
all the Mercury stopped, in order be the launch 
of the East Indiaman, bui essr 
essed 
were flying ; th 
P 
? 
3 
+ 
> 
a 
tel 
ne Bgl Soy 
he 
coin and wine to the pe cork who oa omer in con- 
oo ‘cae numbers to witness the ceremony. The Court 
gore an and the party eure’ to town in the 
curse ot evening. 
Meetings.—On Friday the Middlesex magis- 
Pi assembled for the ped te of f electing a arene of 
the sessions for the e t 
gave rise to Rent reg obo arose out of a intention 
of Government to appoint an assessor to act dge of 
the Gaattor’ and General Sessions. The iting 
- Witham on the co 
magistracy might be taken on 
propriety of s , that gentleman nominated 
hi 0 ca to Mr. Sergeant Adams, 
Adams a and Mr. Witham 
eae ¥ oe Wait 
in Sydney, o 
pen peculiarly * tavatabbe 
had proceeded r 
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