The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMXONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The Seseesa look the chair at 12 eolook.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
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Mr. EVANS. the chairman of the Norwich Weed=
Committee, brought up the report of the committee de-
=that Lord Buy end Mr. Schneider were not duly
, and that bribery bad been committed in several
oases, hat it was not proved that such bribery gre• committed
with the knowledge or roamed of either of the =seated
rasaiters.
The SPEAKER ansownced that thepetitionscomplaining
of the return for West Meat bet been withdrawn.
CUSTOMS ACTS. .

The house went Seto committee on these acts, and the chair-
men wits directed to move the house for leave to bring in e
bill to amend such see.
INCOKB-TAX, &c., BILL.
This bill was 000sidered as emended, and ordered to be
reed a third time to-morrow__

SUPPLY.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Lord ELCHO wished to bow whether supply would be
taken on Thursday, as he should in that case move his
amendment on that day, that it was consistent neither with the
honour nor the dignity of the country to take part in say
conference fee the Menthes the details of peace.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. hoped the
committee of supply would have terminated before Thurs-
day; but no doubts report of the oocomittee would be brought
up on Thursday, and that would afford the noble lord an op-
portunity of making hie motion.
Lord 3. MANNERS complained of the course takes by
the Chief Commirsioner of Works in directive Mr. S'ett, the
architect, to make drawings in a different style of
architecture to those already prepared and accepted
for the new Foreign-o Moe. It appeared as if the govern-
ment oontemplatte setting the original design 'aide. Now,
each • proceeding would involve • similar change in the so-
°opted designs for the India office, and Involve
the country in considerable expense beyond that which bad
sleeted, been incurred in connexion with the matter. He there.
tomcatted upon the government to give a pledge that nothing
should be does in the way of altering or changing the
designs of the two offices until the house had had an oppor-
tunity of pronouncing an opinion upon it.
Lord ROBERT. CECIL "eked the Seceetary of State far
the Home department, whether it was the intention of the
goverment to issue commissions to Inquire into the election
premed*s of those oonstituencies In which com-
mittees have reported that extensive bribery prevails.
The noble lord said it was not the sitting member who wee
responsible for the bribery in these came; but the subordi-
nate prey spats of rabtropolitaa clubs, and that system of
organised bribery ought to be thotoughly investigated by
local eamminelann
Sir G. C. LEWIS said the government, es sgovernment,
had oo peculiar functions in such cases. The pectice
hitherto hed been that when a committee reported bribery,
• motion was made that the evidence taken before the com-
mittee be printed. The chairmen of the committee then
reeved an address to the crown for • commission, and
that motion wax generally assented to by the house.
Sir J. Y. SHELLEY gave notice that this evening he
will move that where a member has been uvsested for
bribery no new writ should Gime until the house should have
had an opportunity of considering the evidence taken before
the election committee.
The hour* then went into committee, and the remainder of
the Civil Service Estimates and Civil Contingencies were
disposed of.
The house then resumed, and proceeded with the other
orders of the day, which omelets d of the following third
readings, viz. —County Cies (Ireland) Acta Continuance
Bill ; Manufacture* (Ireland) Acts COII4OIIIIIICO Bill ;
• Leeielatured Powered Espial Bill; baud* Govern-
ment Bill; Queen's Remembrance", Itc., Bill; and the Mili-
tary Savings Beaks Bill.
The sitting wee afterward' suspended until 6 o'clock.