The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

BODIIIN ELECTIONCONIPROMISk.

The CLIEK having read the order of the day for the ad-
journed debate, sad the order for Dr. Itichell'a attendance
In his plate,
Sir G. GREY said that the hon. member for Badmin
could net be supposed to have any knowledge of what had
taken pleas the day before. It WY not proper for any
member to derive his knowledge of what took place in the
Loose from the public prints, and the object of desiring the
hon. mamba's mundane* was to enable him to bear the
charge, end he would therefore suggest that the hon. end
Yarned member fur Sheffield should repeat hie statement.
Dlr. RObBUCK wee quits prepared to do so. He had
stated that a petition had been prevented against the return
of the hon.member for Bodmin, that the petition charged him
with corrupt practices ; he had said Also that the petition we.
withdrawn, and had been withdrawn In consideration that
the hen. gentleman would at the end of the session apply he
.41a Gillian Hostrede, end rouge teem the hostas.
Dr. MICHELL said he held in his head an order direct-
ing him Wetland at fire, and be was in his place in obedience
to It. He had to apologise to the hon. sad learned member
tar Sheffield for not having attended to the note which he had
received from him " I intend at six this evening to brines
under the notice of the booth a report which has reached me,
that you have entered into an engagement to retire from the
house at the end of the session, in consideration that the pe-
tition presented against your return should be withdrawn.
I should nut like to slake the statement, you being sheep,
I hope, therefore, it may be porsible for yetn
to be present.-1 am, Ice., J. A. ROEBUCK.
He was in the library when the statement wee made,
and knew nothing of the matter until he returned
hopes at ten minutes to 7. when he found the letter, and it
was then too lances the hear named was 6 o'clock. If the
hon. and harmed member for Sheffield had wens to him and
saked for en explanation of the whole thing, he would have
hid no megaton to trouble the bows or to bare got him into
that difilcelty. His explanation would have been that he
had acted perfectly right la justice to himself sod to others.
He was not a person of sufficiently effluent means to resist
a petition in that house. (Hear, hear.) If there war
any Gult, it was in the rules of the house which rendered it
impossible for any man of small means tOretain a seat is the
house deny person chose to present a petition against him.
(Hoar, hear.) He had mesas sufficient to keep him in re-
ettz.s.bilditltz.baLheinoonld not afford to sp
wltnera uend three or
sow three feurhun-
dred mites. Under soncrArreasestaneee,pff he had allowed
the petition to go on, and had defended himself spinet the
charges made against him, he would Lave placed himself in
difficuhirs f r the whole of his future life. (Hear, hear.)
If he had hal a I.rge fortune he would have fought it, t r if
the hue. would bear him out in the expense he would not
strike—(bar, berr)—but he was not gong to ruin him-
self end th se dependent on him. He sppreeiated the honour
of a seat in the house, but not to the ruin of himself sad tbose
who depended on him. On that ground, and on that ground
alone, be bad assented to the arrangement. He had at
first thought the petition .was a joke; like all the rest, it
charged bribety, corruption, end everything. On the pr nciple
of the old lawyer, by charging everything it was sure to
catch you in something. (Laughter.) The petition was so
general, be thought there was nothing at all in it ,• but
when he found they were determined toperseventhe told Mr.
Wyld that he did not intend, and he never had Intended to
defend his seat. The house would bear in mind that since
the petition wee presented he had not takes part la a single
division. (Hear, hear.) He admitted he telly intended to
reefers his that aloe. he Gond it was iutemded to follow up the
petition. but he would solemnly weft there was no sort of
corrupt compromise. The only compromise was this : hie
object wee that the petitioners should came forward and by
withdrawiug the petition withdraw all charges against him ;
but if be hod allowed the petition to go to a com-
mittee and declined to defend his seat, it would he
said he did not defied it because he was afraid to do so, and
he would be obliged to submit to the imputation that all the
charges wastrels. Bethought it was a Water plan—not knew-
lag that he was offending against any rule if the house—that
they should exonerate him from all charge., and that be
should resign his seat. Under these circumstances be left It
to the house to judge of the principle on which he acted.
(Hear, hear.) He left it in their beetle. (Hear, hear.) He
could not tined to fight the petition, but if any one would
bock him out in the expense he would fight it t, the hat.
(Hear, hear, and cheer,.)
No other hen. member having risen to address the house,
The SPEAKER put the question on Mr. Roebuck's rum-

Atka a divbfon had Vass called for
Lord JOHN MANNERS rose, but was called to order.
The Iva's' divided—
For the mottos 3O
Ageisat 214-184
INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM (SCOTLAND).
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On the bringing up albs report,
Mr. BLACK relied the attention of the government to the
injury sustained by the Industrial Monism of Scotland
through ► misunderstanding between the Board t•f Education
and the Board of Works, and moved that the Treasury be
requited to interfere between the contending panties, that a
proper building might at length be erected on the site mimed
10 years ago. A large sum, nearly 10,01:01.,had been granted,
and not a atone laid of this building. It was only through
the quinine's°e of the Scotch temper that this matter bad not
long ere this been complained of.
Mr. FITZROY was happy to inform the hon. gentleman
that plans were Immediately to be prepared, and that as soon
as these lions were completed the building would he pro-
corded with.

The Z. vs. withdrawn.
THE SHIPPING INTEREST.

Mr. LINDSAY celled attention to the present state of
the shipping Interest, and inquired of the President of the
Board of Trale, if the government (in conformity with the
recommendation. of select commutes.) intended to adopt any
measure. to Teller° shipowners from the payment of light
dues, passing toile, and load charges, sad to remove the
bunions and tostrictions which still fetter maritime enter-
Mr. CRAWFORD invited attention to the Mercantile
Muria' Fund, and to other matters of a cognate character
effecting the !Mooing interest. .

Mr. D. SEYMOUR observed that the question was not
confined to local charges; the government ought to call
upon foreign countries to reciprocate with us.
Mr. M. 01BSON, In reply to Mr. Seymour, sald as far
as the government could promote reciprocity on the part of
foreign nations, they would do ell in their power, short of
resorting to a sys,em of retaliation. With respect to the
three charges mentioned by Mr. Lindsay, the government
were prepared next seems to deal with the passing tolls and
local charges; but in regard to light dues which were now
applicable exclusively to the maintenance of lighthouses, the
matter rested with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, end
he could not hold out any expectation that they could all be
paid out of the Consolidated Fond. Upon the subject of
the Mercantile Marine Fund, 6e stated that, if the surplus
ehoold increase, the opportunity would be taken to reduce
the charism.
Mr. MIDLER and Mr. W. MILLER added a few re-
marks upon the subject.
RIGHTS OF THE CROWN TO FORESHORES. &o,
Mr. A. SMITH mind *turmoil to the proceedings of toe
Commiesioners of Woods end Forests in respect of the fore-
shores of the kingdom and other public pro►+erty.
Some ditlo.l/44011 followed, in the course of which

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained the nature of
the crown rights over the foreshores, and submitted that as
at present adminidared the public were more benefited than
if Main marginal portions of ground along the coasts became
private
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