The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORI/S.—T=OI)AT, lumE 3.
The house met at half-put four.
ROYAL ASSENT.
The royal sweat was given
_by commission to the follow-
ing bills :—Property lax ; Sale of Arsenic Regulation ;
Royal Naval School; London and Blackwell Railway;
Dnffield and Sheffield Turnpike Road; Mayfield Railway;
Leicester Waterworlu; Shrewsbury and Bridgenorth Turn-
pike Roads; Whitby Waterworks; Scottish Central Rail- I
way; Regent'. Canal Company; Halesweeth, Beale., and
Baddiecon Railway ; North British Railway; London and
Blackwell Railway (Extension of Time for Widening);
Mahon and Driffield Junction Railway; Derby and As
Road; Aberdeen Public Records ; Richmond and
Lanesster Turnpike Road ; Hereford, Roes, and Gloucester
Railway ; Manchester and Asltton-under-LyneNew Road.
The Lord. Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Cran'eorth, and Lord Stanley, of Alderley.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Aascire Limo Marcia, Brit.—By Lord REDESDALE,
from Southampton; the Earl of HARROWBY, trea
Bath; in favour of.
TAIL./ OM KerowLsoos.—By the Rea of CARL=
from the WOMeO.4 Rights Association in Sheffield,
by 30 ladies ; against the taxes on knowledge.
Lord BROUGHAM said he had the distinguished ho-
nour of basing been requested to support the prayer of the
petition, which he mod readily did.
ADJOURNMENT OF TIDE HOUSE.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he
should to-morrow, at the rising of the house, move its ad-
journment until Monday se'aisight for the Whiuuntide
holiday..

'COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL.
On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, this bill went
through committee, and was reported to the house.
LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of Lord Buovu HAW, this bill also went
through committee pro
.form 4, with amendments, one of
which made it mdional with a wife to give evidence against
her husband. The noble and learned lord said he had no
objection to the bill going to a select committee, but he de-
precated parliament submitting to the opinion of the learned
Judges link.. in a few exceptional cases,
11w LORD CHANCELLOR could not agree that the
opinion of the judges on such matters should be disregarded.
Lord CAMPBELL bore testimony to the importance of
the hill. Ile approved of its principle, and was glad that it
was to Le referred to• select committee.
A few words from bird BROUGHAM closed the con-
versation.

CHANCERY REFORM.
Lord BROUGHAM thought he should now be entitled
to the concurrence of the other house of parliament, and he
begird again to lay this 'Allot' their lordships table, its main
object being to facilitate and lessen the expense of adai-
alit rAtion and similar suits.
After a few words from Lord Cranworth, Lord Brougham',
and the Lord Chancellor,
Their lunlships, at six o'clock, adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUUMDAY, Itna 6.
The Srunna took the chair et 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
brkltb. AMEN IMENTS CUS•4IIICKILL—Great Wuteiw
&ulnae (anwriseinents with reference to the purchase, ILL,
of the Willa, Somenet, and Weymouth, tc. Railways) Bill ;
Lueda and Think Railway Bill.
iLLVOILT. toN AMII,III/11 BILLS CONSIDNIRED AND AORZED
r..--Slinzwbbury and Cheater Railway Bill, Wavrford and
Trmsorc Railway Bill.
St. ALBAN'S BRIBERY COMMISSION BILL
The house then went into committee on this bill.

Oa clams l 3 beirtg FM,
Mr. J. STUART nee to abject to the further proceed-
ing with the committee an Me IsikElltt M,o Pm'
waded on a principle opposed to aftsawlla do.
Sams, of all justice. It would ism t the theism gem-
mince had bounded their monsore on the paseint 0 the
Sudbury case. But that was altogether dillboont Bon the
pss,ent. In the Sudbury OM thea=sithe *thy and
fairly tried before the election ond • clear
sod distinct judgment was pateethed est Oh. sitting
member had not bees Moly ailed ; that pew sad
general bribery and essouptha hod telemeineelerithe i
and the cuinnuttee hseasepence the
disfranchisement of the tweevegh. But bal the beta
any Ruch report in the retreat case ? Oa ihe ourbery,
the committee bad come to • directly opposite ridden.
They had decided that the tattles MIIIIIIMI bed laws
duly elected, and they had presented a wet es death
onlinirr, that he must protest against any peawoiller big
taken iipoid it. That report declared that the anwilleo
had not been he • —that they had set bed thiliethe
before them to aaeei thee—to pnewunewurleddis ow
the general sharps Owed in the petitions. flew add
they found any ptheedior on such a report as lath l
(Hear, hear.) Or hew weld the committee, in the abeam
of evidence, report tbut Mr. Bell had bean duly elected 1
Was then ever soars lermeletont iblelea ? First, the
report stated that these bad be.. pus ieensat the
last
election, and then they wawasil that the her
was duly elected. No &NAM, osimnutteis bed pen-
ottil by a de ire to do their dal& hat unliwasedthy there
had been a total miscarriage of justice, so far oath* peti-
tioner, were coseerned. In the peat Yarmouth ease in
the: prtlltilt parliament, te re ImillMua a dieting. doeiaion;
the corruption was found, sad tbe .ember WY 11111Nated—
a• in the Sudbury case—aad, me lbe reareammeintion of
the committee, the hem pried a bill dielbenchising
the freemen of that hmeinglk In the Sudbury MINN when
the commission was issued the maim et the quietism were
mill open, and a bill was haat poll meat whisk bed beer
passed by the Ilouse of Commons he a previous esetrit
lost in the Howe of Lords for want of evidence, to
chime the borough. But what was the question prodigy he
the present case ? There was no bill before the halo fir
disfritichising St. Albans, there was no committee Aim
en the case, and then- was no question to he decided. Tot
the house was asked here to do that which in the lithithe
case the house had re tmed to do; and the Halal= OM
was much nearer a parallel to the present than any ether.'
What then was the object of the bill? It was to smoke •
body of grind inquisitors to proceed to try ez parte Maio
contending parties before them, but to tall whim
pleased before them, and to examine whom they
Ile would ask the Solicitor-General what he
meeiLinstr
could adduce for such an unconstitutional course? At MB
period of our history, between 1615 and 1660, such thbp
had been duce ; but surely no one would deduce • per
dent from that period for a proceeding which in belt
um as improper end unconstitutional. Would the
tosnmirihm have power to call before them mart
evidence they pleased? (Heat, hear.) Would they have
the power to call before them Mr. Bell and eiumento the ?
(.. Why not ?" from Mr. E. Ellice, jou.) He mid .Ay
not," too, it they proceeded to examine at all MA dm
what object was the gemination to take place? There
mum bt• stone object. It weld not be to unseat Mr. Bell,
for they had declar him to be duly elected. tieneig
Ile. Bell should be canalised, and he should adaikthat
what was meant by " bleb!-meal " at the election was
money paid him to amp the voters, what would be
the result ? mull met 'meat the hew. member, for
on that question eleemk. decided la his Wear.
bynnior
bed
Then, was the hems* to be Mwoldeed ? Mew amid
they proceed to de that, the thowelibe *slog Amtheed
that Mr Bell, the party sold when the allpileas dila
petition were directed, Ma hem ail
we. fele= ad MOM
epiently that, es far es he wwwwl, hii hen he
bribery ? There was me pewee mwla Men ,
gate—Mr. Edward* ea opal of the Atha am.
her—who had been: seatheithed
ee6the brae at
the instigation of the commillso Ike k book With th
as to the bribery which they mlthey Army NOM 1111
believe had bates_ place sad yet they bad theireil Mr.
Bell to have We ddy elected. Was them ever seek en
inconsistent prewar'? He was for pthiebbsi Whiny
and corruption whether they occurred, but let the men
who gave the bribe be pordebod as well u these The re-
ceived it ; and he would sever anew to pude the diets/
only, and allow the wealthier, but mew *ill, p 51155 to
go free. (blear, hear.) He mead, he eseriet, that the
chairs's.' leave the chair.
Mr. AOLION BY apnoea to the amadsees of the sew
mitten met to answer thee issa. assi loomed reedmith bat
to pp at sue to a division, in order to show the to 4
the Was spina a coarse af impala, the proper of pith
Ns basheses whisk had bees Tv?. of late. did=
of reviving diesnedeas spa the after the
rist&a on every mead= wises details were under sew
sidem. The objections ought to have been stated at a
previous oboe
Mr. J. STUART observed that he hod besa unavoidably
absent at the previous doge.
Mr. AOLIONDT edit ehlested to diesomthr the prised-
*of a hall whim they bad maw lowa he simether the
lIIIIIIS of 114116 they had alread pee Owe* twelve.
Ns.O. I. BLUM, }wt., minittoy i ths of the he..
and horsed member_ to NW Ms to the
asome, whim'swas ens 4 semeldieeelie he.
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hed illeth theft with the esemittem The lad
bliss the only sane they modd take wader the them-
obsess. The sommiblee bad been appointed le by the
validity of the ream, smil as that subject they wen Woad
to wake • repot; bat they were net brawl to an be a
themea say ether. Oa the th as it steel bolero
essweittee, there mem mas treatteadsed the Mum
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tins swathe had been ehdy soinesed. That was all they had
deaf tether the met, end thet miler the ale was all they with
bond to Am Pet limbs ao reprint. sad their
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