The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

THE ENPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1848.

He agreed with the bus. tower of the new clause that It for the proposed inquiries. Ile contended that the lower
would be perfectly err to obviate the difficulty by vesting I classes were no more open to corruption than others.
the freehold Daly of the cauecratecl portion of church- I Lord J. RUSSELL had hoped, alt. r the house had con.
yards in the clergyman. seated to go into committee, that the clauses of the bill
The ATTOItNRY-OENERAL suggested that the re- would have been debated in the usual mode of carrying en
fluvial of the words, "of any pariah nr extra-parochial place." the business. (Hear, hear.) He must own his disappoint.
would remedy the objectiun, as taking from the provision meat, after the house had assented to the second reading of
the special character it now possuud. the bill, and after a long debate on the question of going
Viscount MORI'ET/I said he should be very clad to adopt intocommitt °Abe house having decided on each o=l'4oo by
any practical auggestioc that might be made fur obviating large majority in favour of the bi I, that the whole question
what was clearly an esti as regarded dissenters. It was mini- should now be argued over again—not uto whether a
fest that their position in relation to hor)ing places should formai inquiry ahouid be instituted in certain curs, but 118
be placed on a more distinct and satisfactory footing. (Hear.) to whether any bill of this kind sh. uld be entertained at all.
.1-he clause was then withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentlemen woo began the debate,
tilliTHOltl' wanted to know when they were to had argued, uhe very fairly might have done in a speech
have a hill for the scouring of the City of Loudon, that re- on the second reading, that the inquiry ought to be before a
ceplacle of a very dirty set ? committee of that house; hut the house having approved
Viscount MORPETH said that hie occupation with the the principle of this hill, and decided to co on with it, it was
present hill had been so incessant that he had not been able surely wrong to recommence this course of iionuition. The
to bring forward the long since annou reed measure fur the hon. gentleman who had just sat down had e rteioly added
City of London; but he could inform the hon. and plant little to the house's means of judging of the clauses of the
gentleman that a measure with r fereuce to the sewers, not bi.l. (Laughter.) He argued that bribery and treating
unly of the city of London but of the metro/4,1i. generally, ought to be considered venial °genera, and that a bill for
wax in active pr..paration, and would be introduced with the detecting and punishing them ought to he discouraged,
least possible delay. (Hear, hear.) His personal attacks on the hon. baronet
C tptain PECH ELL moved that in clause 20, respecting the who had brought in this hill ought not to weigh with the
qualifications of voters, all the words giving plurality of house in considering the details of this measure. (Hear,)
votes, according to extent of property, be omitted, so Ili He hoped the house would not longer discuss the general
to place the rich and poor on the time level in this merits of the bill. Whether the costs of prosecuting in.
rspect. quiries, hut not those of defending them, should he allowed
Mr. lIUME strongly supported the motion, on the ground war a ry fair question for the committee; and he ho
. . .•el.ld