The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

Mr. SPOONER, who rose amid load cries of "Divide!"
said be would not occupy the house for more than a few
momenta. (Rem, hear.) As different allusions had been
made to him daring the debate, he trusted the house
would indulge him for a short time. The hon. and learned
member for Cork, said that be had Just two different
notions on the paper with regard to Maynooth last year.
B. appealed to they who had seats in the house in the
hest scram of parliament, whether that was a correct re-
presentation. It was said that ho had made statements
against the Roman catholic clergy with respect to their
eenduct during the last election, and that these statements
were made on the authority of papers which deserved no
credit. Now the same statements were made by different

persons in various parts of Ireland, and was it -to be sup-
that there was a general conspiracy to put them
forward. (Hear, hear.) If they were false, why did not
the priests take steps to prosecute the parties who made
them ? It was said by the hon. member for Meath, that
Roman catholic were not bound to believe the quotations
he bad made from Roman catholic authors. Well, but it
was for them to show that these doctrines were not taught
by the professors of Msynooth, which was supported by a
grant of public money. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the
motion on which they were about to divide, he would op-
pose that motion, because he had no objection to grants of
public money for the teaching of religious truth, although
he had a decided objection to grants for the support of the
teaching of religions error. (Cries of " Divide.")
The house divided, when there appeared—
For Mr. Scholefield's motion
Against it

MUTINY BILL.
This bill was read a mooed time.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
CLITHEROE WRIT.

Mr. GASKELL moved that the Speaker do not issue his
warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present par-
liament for the borough of Clitheroe until Monday the
11th day of April next. Ile had only to say that this pro-
position was made in accordance with the unanimous opi-
nion of the members of the committee.

Mr. OOULBURN said he did not rise to oppose the
motion, but merely to observe that a habit had lately grown
up of moving for the suspension of writs where any kind
of bribery had been proved. This was not only extremely
unjust to the borough generally, which might be free front
such bribery, but it would have the result of throwing a
great deal of additional labour on the remaining members
of the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) He therefore
thought that as little time as possible should be allowed to
elapse between the report of the committee and the issuing
of a new writ. (Hear, hear.)

Sir K. INGLIS said that inconvenience would probably
arise from having so many of them motions fixed for
the Iltb.

Sir G. GREY said that aa the motion of the hon. mem-
ber was founded on a special report, the house ought to
accede to it ; but where there was no such special report,
and where the cue wu not one for ulterior proceedings, he
doubted if it would not be acting unconstitutionally to
suspend the wilt for any considerable period of tune.
(Hear, hear.)
The motion was then agreed to.