The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-08 00:00:00

THE E‘PRESS, THIRSDAY EVENING, JUNE 8. 1818.

willing wham. The eharges made y the IVitness against
the Duke of Ducetooth were of the rpm acrimonious cha-
racter. It was stated that the duke had, from motives of
religious bigotry, cleared his estates g numerous tenants.
That charge had been withdrawn, e 4 condemned a false,
calumnious, and Malicious. He was gad to hear, therefore,
that the Witness was not the organ of he free-church party.
He was far from saying that as a let necessity legislation
might not be desirable, but such legilation should assume
not the shops, of a genetsl measure, tat the character of a
private bill, to dealirg with which al the particular facts
would come out. The free church coed find plenty of funds
for the prosecution of such measure% The only salutary
check they could have wan, that each case should be sub-
mitted to parliament on its own meris. Upon the whole,
therefore, he had time to the concluson that this legisla-
tion was not expedient.
Mr. F. SCOTT lamented sincerely the introduction of the
bill, feeling Routed that if the matter lad been left to work
is own way the troubled waters wood have already pub-
sided, and sites, wh refused, 'mull willingly have been
given. The Duke of Buccleuth had teen made tho target
fur all the shafts of the free church party. The sites which
the noble duke had refused were only two in nuother. One
of these sites was only live miles from a 'ree church, and that
was by no means a considerable distance in Scotland, nor
was it greater than the distance the rdeldents in the same
locality had to go to churches connected with the establish-
meat. Ile could not merlin the satisfaction with which
he had heard that the Intries.l was not an organ
of the free church. lie contested that when he read
the statements of that paper respecting the nthle duke's
conduct, he deeply regretted that the free church party
should have formed such a judgment of* nobleman en kind
in hie deposition, so benignant to the poor, and no anxious to
conciliate all around him.

Mr. HUME, although opposed to all Interference with
property, thought they had now o me to the time when they
had to decide whether rrligious peniecutjon meld continue
ur not. This appeared to him to be the only means of
bringing the question to • settlement peaceably and speedily.
Mr. SPOONER only wished to state why he should now
vote against the bill, having on a former occasion volt d in
its favour. The reason was that he had not considered it
' right to refuse the free church leave to be heard upon this
subject. They had now shown cause, and cause had been
shown against them, and he admitted that the arguments
against the measure had convinced him of its isupolie).
Mr. F. MACK EN ZIM Weighed to say that mei, th• i
statements made by the bon. gentlemen below him (Mr.
Cochrane, as we utider..tond) were entirely erroneous.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, hut
Mr. CHRISTOPHER interposed, and asked what course
the government intended to pursue ?
Sir G. GREY mid he had intended to express his views in
committee; but he would now state that ft was his intention
to vote for going into committee, and when in committee to
support the amendment of his hon. friend the member for
Roxburgh.
The house divided—For the bill gt
For the amendment

The bill then named through committee pro formal.
BOROUGH ELECTIONS BILL.
This bill being on the paper,
Col. SI STllOll.ll' asked if this measure was to he post-
poned day after day, and when it would ho brought on ?
Sir 0. GREY said he was surprised at hearing the gallant
colonel ask such • question, for it WM nit a minute ago that
he hail inquired of him if the bil was going to "smug fled"
through the house that day. It was quite impoanible, of
course, to lit a day on which it could he positively brought on.
Mr. A. STAFFORD hoped the government were at soy
rate going to take the measure into their own hands, so as to
settle the question one way or the other.
Lard J. RUSSELL said he was very anxious that tho bill
should go on, but he could rot consent to anticipate the de-
bate upon the navigation laws in order to pass it.
Col. SIIIIIEOEI. twisted leave to state that when the de-
bate was resumed he should move that " London " be in-
cluded in its operation. (Loud laughter,) Ile should also,
of coupe, move that the Speaker do leave the chair that clay
aix months.
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An liou. MEMBEIt asked if the bill could not be
fixed for Friday ?

Lord J. RUSSELL said it was ampossitile to say how long
the debate upon the navigation laws would last, so that of
coune he could not lii it for Friday.
The house then adjourned.

ELECTION COMMITTEE —YE4TFILDAY.
DCBLIN.—The committee were occupied the whole
of the day In consideration of three votes olipeted to on Mr.
Reynolds's poll, but which were not sa•iafsetorily sustained,
in the opinion of the committee, and were therefore (haired
to be valid.

The erprews.

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