The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

COLONIAL BISHOPS ACT EXTENSION BILL.-

PATRONAGE EXCHANGE BILL.

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110 the motion of the Bishop of Olson'', the above bills
were severally read a third time and passed.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
'The Earl of SHAFTESBURY laid on the table a bill
for altering the mode of voting at elections of members
of le:ailment fur cities and boroughs. The noble earl ex-
plain. d the nature of his bill in a lew tone across the table,
and was very imperfectly heard in the gallery. We un-
derstand him to say that the bill proposed to take the votes
of electors by voting papers, which was the system now
~ctised under the new poor law. It would secure the
bees ti t of open voting, without many of the evils arising
frees the present system of voting at polling booths.
There would be no necessity for treating, which
under the present givens was a most fruitful source of cur-
raptimi. There would be no plea for receivine payment
for low of time; and the plan ho proposed would enable a
great many persons to record their votes who did not do so
MtA great number of timid and weak persons would
Mt go to • polling booth, ried thy were often the best end
soot conscientieus voters. Ile also suggested that the re-
turning officers should have the power to take security from
the candidates, and that be alone should direct and sanction
all the camases incurred. The bill was intended to apply
only to cities and boroughs, where the evils complained of
seemed most to exist; but it could afterwards be applied to
counties if it was thought desirable. He would venture to
lay the bill on the table; and he thought it would go very
far to suppress many of the evils complained of, and to take
away a great many of the pretexts under which bribery had
been so extenstaeol practised.

The Earl of ABERDEEN made some inaudible remarks
across the table. We understood him to approve of the
°Nett of the bill, but not to pledge himself to support that
particular measure ; and to complain that any attempt to
&Kula its details should have been made on the first

reading.
Lord BROUGHAM wee glad that his noble friend had
turned his attention to the subject, and ➢resented a bill to
their lordships for consideration. 11e wished to ask if the
♦oting was to be secret ?
The Eirlof SHAFTESBURY—No; open.
Lord BROUGHAM—Then it was merely an arrange-
ment by which votes were to be taken at the residences of
the voters, instead of obliging them to go to a polling
booth ?
The Earl of SIIAFTESBURY use rated.

The bill was then read a first time.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that ao doubt
their lordships hail seen what had passed in another place
with fa gerd to a notice in the Rouse of Commons similar to
that which he had placed on their lordships' paler. It ap-
peared that the notice in the other house wu still fixed for
Monday next. Their lordships would bear him out in say-
lag that he had consented to put cff his motion upon the
understanding that the motion in the other house would
likewise be postponed—(hear, hear)—therefore, he now
gave notice that the resolutions which he had before placed
on the paper, would stand for Monday next, but he would
set move them unless a motion of a similar nature was
sao,Cti on that day in the House of Commons. (Hear.)
Their lordships then adjourned at a quarter before six
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY, JULY 8.
After a short respite of between eight and alms hours
the house resumed at 12 o'clock, when a few hon. gentle-
men sauntered in to dispose of " the Irish business." Their
appearance betokened a hasty toilet ; and most of them, on
reaching their seats, assumed that position which is held by
the Americans so favourable to debate, and by the Orien-
tals to digestion. Their repose was presently interrupted by
The SPZAILIII, who, having completed his enumeration
shortly after 12 o'clock, announced his readiness to receive
petitions. Two or three were dropped on the table, and
the private business was then quietly disposed of.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to : Barnsley Waterworks (No. 2); Lon-
don Docks; Midland Railway (Leicester and Hitchia);
Bills. _ .

The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time . Galway Harbour ; Galway Improve-
ment ; and Life Association of Scotland ; Bills.

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The East Anglian Railways (No. 2) Bill wu read a
third time and paued.

Sir C. WOOD would, in answer to the question, simply
state that any legislative measures for the customs duties in
India were passed by the Legislative Council in India and
not by the parliament of this country. But it might per-
haps be some comfort to these on whose behalf the right
hon. gentleman asked the question if he stated that it ap-
peared, by the last papers on the subject, that there had
been a great increase in the importation of salt into India.
In 1818 and 1849 there had been imported 459,000 maunds;
in the nest year the quantity had increased to 624,000
maunds ; while in the subsequent yesr there had been im-
ported more than in the preceding twelve months, namely,
671.0,0 maunds.
sir J. I'AIiINGTON begged to give notice that on a
futute stage of the bill he should move a provision to effect
the object ha bad in view.