The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-28 00:00:00

PUBLIC 13USINE88.
NEW MEMBER.

Bir B. Ransom took the oaths and his *eat as member
for East Kent, in the room of Mr. Plumptre.
NEW WRITS.

Prayers being over end the form of counting 40 members
—the number necessary to form a house—Mr. FORBES
MACK EN Z lE,u reprosenti ng the new government,of which
it is understood he is to be one of the Treasury secretaries
and whipper in, immediately rose and moved that Mr.
Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the crown, to
make out a new writ fur the election of a knight of the
shire to serve in this present parliament for the county of
Buckiughatn, in the room of the Right Hon. Benjamin Dis-
rae,i, who, since his election, has accepted the office of
Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer. The motion was
carried without observation, beyond one or two cheers
from the ministerial benches. A. similar motion fur the
election of a burgess for the borough of Midhurst, in the
room of the Right lion. Spencer Horatio Walpole,
who, since his election has accepted the office of one of
her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, was also passed
in silence. 1 he next motion, for a new writ for Druit-
wich in the room of the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, who has
since his election also accepted the office of one of her Ma-
jesty's principal Secretaries of State, was received by a
shout of laughter from the opposition. New writs were
moved for by the same hon. gentleman, and passed without
observation, fur the borough of Stamford, iu the room of
the Right on. J. C. Berries, appointed to the Presid, ney
of the Board of Control for the Atfain of India ; for the
county of Oxford, iu the room of the Right Bon J. W.
'lenity, appointed to the office of President of tho Com-
mittee of 1 Council for Trade and Plantutious ; fur
North Essex, in the room of the Right lion. W. Bensfurd,
appointed Secretary at War ; for Abingdon, vacant by Sir
F. Thcsiger, appointed her Majesty's AtturnerDenend ;
fir Colchester, in the room of Lord J. Manners, appointed
First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings. The
next motion, for a new writ for Purtarlington, in the
room of Colonel Dunne, who has accepted the office
of Clerk of the Ordnance, probably from its being
unexpected, elicited loud cries of " oh, oh," and consider-
able laughter from the opposition. The motion fur the new
writ for Kildare, in the room of Lord Noss, appointed
Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was
also greeted with marks of derision by the supporters of

the late go,yernment,. and by loud cheers by the Irish
and deers. *ow mi. %iris* ordered to issue, oa the motion
albs same Lett Otfillilentitn,ifor Dublin University, in the
nos of Mt. J. Napier, appointed Solicitor-General for
11.17 j for Ennl4lllen, ,vacant by the appointment of
1 W ,vacant.
hitelide to the Irish Solicitor-Generalship ; fur
the county of Londonderry, vacant by Mr. T. Bateson being
*pointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury; for the
borough of Buckingham, vacant by the appointment of the
Marquis of Chandos to a similar office; for the city of
Chiebester, in the room of Lord Henry Charles Gordon
Lennox, appointed a Lord of the Treasury; for the
Southern Division of Lincolnshire, in the room of Sir
John Trollope, appointed Chairman of the Poor
Law Board ; for the Northern Division of the
same county, vacant by Mr. Christopher's having accepted
the stewardship of the Chiltern hundreds—(a laugh)—for
Donietshire in the room of Mr. G. Minikes, appointed Judge.
Advocate General; for the East Riding of York, in the
room of the lion. Arthur Duncombe, appointed one of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ; for Tyrone, vacant
by the appointment of Lord Claude Hamilton as Treasurer
of her Majesty's Houschol,l—(hear)—and for the borough
of Wenlock, in the room of the Hon. Cecil Forester, ap-
pointed Comptroller of her Majesty's Household.
Mr. HAYTEIt, speaking from the front opposition bench,
moved for a new writ for the county of Cork, in the room
of Maurice Power, who since his election has been
appointed Governor of St. Lucia.—Agreed to.
THE REPRESENTATION OF HARWICH.
Mr. BRAMSTON moved that the Speaker be directed to
issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown to make out a
new writ for a burgess to serve in the present parliament
for the borough of Ilarwich, vacant by the deci-
sion of a committee of the liouse of Commons,
which had declared the seat to be void. Ile
was aware that the hon. and gallant member for
Westminster had given notice of a motion on this .abject,
but he believed it was not his intention to press it. Be
that as it might, ho (Mr. Brarnston) had no wish to take
the house by surprise in the matter ; and, if it was the wish
of hon. members that he should do so, he was willing to
defer it to a future time ; but, having been asked, as one
of the members fur the county, to move the writ, he had
thought it his duty to do so.
Sir DE L. EVANS, though not disposed under existing
circumstances to throw any unnecessary obstacles in the
way of the new government, must yet be guided by the
wishes of those who thought with him that the corruption
which had been proved to exist in Harwich required to he
met by some legislative measure. Awl since he had
spoken to the hon. member for Essex, he found the reeling
on that (the opposition) side of the house was extremely
strong on the subject, and especially against the issuing of
the writ at present. (Hear.) Under the circumstances be
felt justified in moving that the writ be suspended for six
months. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. B. OSBORN E rose to support the amendment. He
thought the house would give duo credit to the motives
which induced the hon. Secretary of the Treasury to decline
to move the writ. (Hear, hear.) Though it might not be
known to many members on that (the opposition) aide of
the house, it was, nevertheless, notorious that the present
Solicitor-General was intended to represent Harwich; and
he (Mr. Osborne) held in his hand an address calling upon
Sir Fitzroy Kelly to go down and stand for that estimable '
place. If he felt no surprise at the hon. gentleman (Mr.
F. Mackenzie) declining, on first entering office, to mesa this
writ, he felt great surprise at bearing a gentleman represent-
ing the county of Essex, who must know the character of
the place, coming down to move this writ; the more so,
when he recollected that that hen. member was one of the
most prominent members of the committee of 1881, which
sat in reference to this particular borough. lie should
support the amendment to suspend the writ for six months,
and he should do so in the hope that this borough of
Harwich would be wiped ftom the list of those which re-
turned members to parliament.
' Mr. FERGUS, as a member of the late committee,
begged to state that their decision was founded on the
technical error that had been committed in closing the poll
before the time fixed by the act of parliament. At the
same time it was impossible for any one who took part in
that inquiry to say that the most fraudulent practices were
not shown to have existed. It appeared that men were
abducted, and that, if there were not actual bribery,
treating to an extraordi ary extent took place, and that
this was the general system at all elections. It was diffi-
cult to prove bribery before a committee, and he thought
, the more dignified proceeding would be to institute au in-
quiry similar to that which had taken place at St. Albans.
If a commission were appointed, he had no doubt the re-
Ault would be the same in this cave as in that.

A warm discussion ensued, in the course of which it war
suggested that a commission of inquiry should be instituted
similar to that in the St. Albans cue; but ultimately both
motion and amendment were withdrawn, on the ground of
the absence ot ministers.
I'ItIVATE BUSINESS.
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The following bills were read a second time:—City of
Loudon Gas Light and Coke Company and Great Central
Gaa Consumers' Company Amalgamation, and Amendment
of Acts; Claussen's Patent Flax Company ; Deptford Gas ;
Eastern Counties and Newmarket and Cbesterford Rail-
way Companies; Eastern Counties Railway (Branch to the
River Nene, &c.) ; Great Western, Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Compa-
nies Amalgamation ; Humber Conservancy ; Kettering and
Northampton Road; Lancashire and Yorkshire and York
and North Midland Railways; Leeds Waterworks (No. 2) ;
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Rail-
way ; Newmarket Railway; North British Flax Company
(Cfaussen's Patent) ; Stockton and Hartlepool and Clarence
Railway, and Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Compa-
nies; Wirksworth Mining Customs and Mineral Courts ;
York and North Midland Railway.
LEICESTER-SQUARE IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. WAKLEY moved the second reading of this bill ;
which, after some discussion, was postponed to Monday,
the 15th of March.