The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-17 00:00:00

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ed, the onus would rest on the government, not on
the oppo itien. (Loud and continued cries of "Divide.")
He snou'd give the measure all the opposition in his
power. free a It COnlni 'mime conviction that it would he most
injurious to the best iotereets of the country. He believed
the govern:no rat had hot propo.cd it voluntarily, but Irma
the contester urging of the right hon. member for the Uni-
versity of Oxford. (" Rear," and laughter, and loud cries
of •• Question ;" to which the hon. member replied,
"What do you waet with the qtrestion ?") Ile would ark
the hon. member f Moat- .re it he ever recollect d a mea-
sure of a ) much imminence being ietroduced at so late a
period of the session ? There were few or no petition, in
favour of ti.e memure; let it tot theta be pressed on the
country.
Mr. SAND ARS hoped the bit,ine w of the committee
would not he pn+•rd at that late hour.
Mr. HUME r met "nett of the c m.inued portend attack,
in e'e rot t iemelf and hie hon. blends no a him by the hon,
inemh r .r Set nelerlso,d whim heel= &OM tO the houle,night
aft• r ni,:ht, flush• d -he would not le ey, with eh lUiP3Zne.
(Hear, •,nd"Or.i,r.") Ile admitted this hill oug'et to have
been liriught ,n earth r. (II ar ) The hon. member for
Sunderland seemed to '•are foram ten that in hit own borough
a meeting of w eking men hod petitioned for the repeal of
these low'.(Cheers.) The hen. member was not speaking
for, bat' agetust, the carp mers and others of Seeder-
land. (H ar )
Mr. HUDSON e ose to espial,•. but was met by loud cries
of "Sp te." He de-enhed the hon. memir 1. for Montrose
as one wh4erabeed c erecter as little ea any it rty. (Loud cries
of " Qu -lion.") What wim it to the hon. gentleman whether
ho were a white waistcoat or not ? (Laughter.) I, said till 110,1.
gentle min, Dever mem el the hon. g, ntleman of wearing a
white waisscoest. (Laughter ) I attacked jou on public
grounds. I never evened to the Greek loan, but to your
publi: e etedum. (" Oat: r, or " Qtte dim, question.")
Mr. ELLIOT rose to crier. lie wished to know whether
the Ilan. menther was in cede r in shimming himself perso..-
shy to t'e hon. member for Montrose.
Mr. HUDSON paid the hon. member was very handy a•
calling nun to order, b it he ate reseed himeelf to the chair.
(Laughter.) Ile emit ied himself to the political and ;ado-
be conduct of the ben. memear for Moutrast, and he never
charged him either with dining cat or giving a dinner to a
friend. (L tughter.)
The gallery wa• ale •red few a division be none took 'dace.
Daring ••nr exclusi some eliscuseiun must have taken pl,ce,
for oat eur return to the
Mr. DISRAELI wan saying that he heard the hon. mem-
ber fur the Wet' Riding accused of simulating easaminatiole,
and that acausation was ech.wel watt beguiled applause.
(Heir, hear.) The retsina who made the accusatn n offered
on humble apology t t the hon. g ntleman, aid therefore he
diet not emptier hut toe Iron gehtleman might yet r.gret that
he im warmed too stern a spirit into the dies:L*34on, end ver-
bal), cu.k •• an humble apo.ogy to the hon. urember fur San-
dal ind. (Hear, hear.)
The house divided.—Fur the• motion
Aeo;nst it ll4-96
Leer] G. BEN riNtli moved that the chairman do leave
the chair.
Mr. LABOUCHERE mid that bon. gentlemen opposite
had certamly sues*. mei in th.ir object pal obstructing the
bill; but *nether tho roe of the harme could hot he miter
ramp.oed, and whether the direessi in which had tato
place would redound to the credit of the house, he would
leave the house itself to determine. (Cheers.) At that
hour he weutel not oppo e the motion of the noble lord.
Mr. DISRAELI • rani, d that there had been any factious
opposi,ion to the lea
Lord 0. BEN fINCK maid that the discussion was caused
by the oeib'e lord the m• mber for Middlesex, who bad some
time niece retired to bed.
Lard J. RUSSELL said his noble friend would have re-
arrived if tne drsewesion which had taken place wets a die.
cussion on the nay* viol) laws. But, seeing how the time et
the how: was wasteet—(loud cheers)—he thuueht his noble
Lir nil acted witch. in re tiri”g (Hear, hr ar.l
SirW. JOLLIFFE thought that the blame of the desultory
thrStlttSl In which had oecupied the house lay with the go-
•ernraent itself.
Lord G. Bentinek's amendment having been then with-
drawn, the chairman repor:ed progress, and obtained leave
to sit again.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Lodi. RUSSELL p •ttponed hie motile fur a hill to
repeal the rating clauses of the Reform Ball until Friday
nest.
The house adjourned at a quarter past 12.