The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

The motion was then made that the Bribery Bill
be read a third time,
Lord HOTHAM opposed the bill as unfair, and Sir
J. WILMESLEY as useless.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the bill was not a
first attempt at legislation on bribery. It was, in
fact, a consolidation of scattered clauses of a previous
bill. He went once more through the objections,
which he disproved at some length.
After a few words from Mr. R. PALMER, Mr. Cob
den thought that the bill should be read a third
time, as so many amendments were postponed be-
tween the third reading and the bill do pass, that the
essence of the bill might be materially altered.
Colonel SIBTHORP denounced this plan, which
was, however, agreed to.
A clause, moved by Mr. J. FITZGERALD, intended
to substitute the agents of the candidate for the elec-
tion agent, was negatived by 89 to 51.
A clause proposed by Lord A. VANE TEMPEST,
enacting that each candidate should make a declara-
tion of his agents, and not be liable for the acts of
any other person, was negatived by 114 votes to 79

-35.
On the motion of Mr. PHINN, a clause was adopted
providing that persons found guilty, by an election
committee, of bribery, or of using undue infleuences,
should be disqualified from becoming members of
the Parliament then sitting.
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved an amendment to
clause 24, thr travelling expenses clause, providing
that it shall "not" be lawful for candidates to pay
such expenses for their votes.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL supported the clause.
The house divided :—For the amendment, 68;
against, 147-70.
The omission of clause 37, called the declaration
clause, was moved by Mr. HENLEY. The clause, he
" remarked, obliged members to declare that at no
time in their lives had they committed any one of
730 several offences.
On a division the motion was carried by a majority
of 120 to 86-40. The declaration was accordingly
struck out of the bill.
The amendments being exhausted after eight
hours' discussion, the question was put that the bill
do pass. On a division there appeared—Ayes, 107;
Noes, 100. The bill was then passed.
The house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.

FROM THE LONDON UAZETTE.
Tuesday, July 25.
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.— Itonewr ISHERWOOD and
STKETIIILL FODEN, Liverpool, wool dealer..
BANKRUP'ft4.—EDWARD JOHN WELLS, IthlitlStolle, Kent,
ironmonger GEORGE JOHNSTON, Vere-street, Oxford-street,
veterinary surgeon—Wm. BEcsErr, Gillingham, Norfolk, cattle
dealer—HENßY ADRON, St. Johmstreet, Clerkenwell, baker—
MaLcnoit LOPEZ, Fouchurch-street, City, and Oxford, cigar and
wine inerchant—ltAAAc BEC.C, Birmingham, licensed victualler—
E uwAno CRANE HUNT, Kidderminster, ironmonger—THEODOßE
JEWITT and EDMUND MICKLEWOOD, Ply_mouth, StatiODPVS—
JOHN HALSTEAD Ittld HENRY RICHARD HALSTEAD, Bradford,
Yorkshire, wool staplers—CHAßLES HENRY HOLOATE, Kirton-
iu-tindsey, Lincolnshire, scrivener—JOSEPH CUNDELL. Sheffield,
Yorkshire, carpenter—Wit. WILD Foor, Sheffield, Yorkshire,
altarebroker—lSAAC THOUNILEY, 3ardsley, Lancashire, cotton
spinner—Wis. GUEST, Manchester. commission agent.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—HAMILTON Loan, Cupar
Fife, nurseryman—KENNEDY WNAII, Millburn-cottage, near
Inverness, merchant—lanAßL GUTTBTAM, Glatigow,oil and cloth
manufeeturar.
Friday, July 28.
BANKRUPTS.SOMMERSEIY EDWARDS, longßuckby, North.
ampton, scrivetter—JoHN HUMPHREY, Dorking, butcher—
ANTHONY DEALS, Lealeuhall-street, patent ocean float manu-
facturer —JAMES MAYNARD, West Chelsea, butcher—HO RATIO
CLAGErr, Leadenhalkitreet, patent ocean float manufacturer—
MICHAEL NEVILLE, Liverpool, brasSfoUlltler—GOßDON HENRY
CRIPPS, SlleWSbUry, wine merchant—JAMES ABRAHAM BELL,
Great Baddow, Essex, hop tatercliant—Wll.l.lAM Du NDAS
Culbridgeplace, Pdildingtou, house decorator and paper hanger
—FRANCIS KAY, Sheffield, nail manufacturer—HENRYANDERSON,
Leicester, manufacturer of carved frames—BonEnT KIRK-
PATRICK, Manchester, brass and irou founder--408EPII PRATT,
Manchester, bookseller and printer EPHRAIM WATSON,
Pulstead, shoemaker and farmer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—DAvin MILLAR, Anntield,
Fifeshite, wood merchant—WlLLlAM TAYLOR. Glasgow, builder
—Joins LAING and SONS, Edinburgh, postmasters—MALcoLm
NI%EN. Glasgow,uterchant--.IIMKs M'CoNxELL and CO.,
Hazelden, bleachers.

WE, the undersigned, do hereby declare, that
knowing Mr. CHARLES SMITH to have carried on the
business of wine-merchant for twenty-five years at
Enfield (where he has been greatly respected), and
being acquainted with his affairs, and having at his
desire considered the statements recently published
in several newspapers, that he was bankrupt, tending
so seriously to injure him in his business and cha-
racter, and having also considered that such state-
ments, although injurious, were made inadvertently,
and without any intention to injure, and have been
fully and publicly denied and explained by the news-
papers which inserted them, are of opinion that the
legal proceedings instituted by Mr. Smith on account
of those statements may be properly given up, and
that this our advice should, for his warranty in so
doing, he published in the same newspapers.
DINGWALT" PORTAL, and Co., Idol-lane, Tower-st
Itits,z,Lor H. Hour, M.D., Enfield.
101E8 MEYER, J.P., Torty-hall, EnSeidl
witness—GEOßGE CumEa, 168, Blackfnusload,
Solicitor for Mr. Smite: = •