The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDIL—TarasDAT. JrLY 29.
The lA,RD CHANCELLOR WO& kis seat new the woolsack
at In o'clock.

UNIVERSITIES OP SCOTLAND BILL.
This bill came before the house upon the considrra,ion of
the Commune' reasons fur disagreeing with the Lords'
amendments.

The baked MONTROSE referred to the amendments I.
diner I sad 26, and said that though he could not agree
with the rearms gives by the COIIIIIIOOI for disagreeiag with
than, yet at this late period of the 1101110011 he thought it was
better sot to islet os their amendments, as such a course
might esdaager the simian of the bill.
The Karl of HADDINOTON said that they might now
have profereors is the universities without any test at all.
He thought that this was, end was intended to b; a serest
blow to the established thumb of Scotland.
Ind CAMPBELL entirely ourecurred with the sob!e
dabs, sad with Dia noble friend. The heads of the uni-
versities bed always been members of the eatablished church;
but wording to this bill members of the free church, or of
say other body, could sow 611 that position. Tot. was an
innovation that he did not approve of; bur, on the other
hand, be thought that this measure was calculated to confer
such great besdits eta his native country that he could not
risk the loos of the bill altogether by insisting on their amend-
ments.

iftie a few words from the FAA of MINTO, which were
inaudible la the gallery,
The bowee reeolved not to insist on their amesdroette.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT AMENDMENT
BILL
711.1 s 601 was mad a Yard tiara and
OOTBRICHINT OP BRITISH PCVMHIA BILL.
Tka bell was road • third time and goosed.
BILLS IN COMMITTEE.
The fallowing bills peened through committee .—Mflitia
Pay Bill; Consolidated Fond Appropriation Bill ; MiNtla
(retries abroad) Act Coma:mance Bill; and Matta Act
..laftttaisos (No. 2) BM.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT CON•

TINLIANCE BILL. -- .... a
On the motion that the report of this bin be marred,
Iced lIBURY moved that the let clause should be
amdlied, sad in dreg se reeved that bowleg had an op-
portunity an Tuesday let of stating his ohji mire to this
orre, it would 00i be for bias now to trouble their
lordships at any length. The c re he contended was not
neereary at all; but even if it were necessary the mode of
the intention into effect war a most inconvenient
gere,Yeti contrary moreover to every priedple of legislation on
thenabjer for the ler 25 years. This being his opinion he
hoped to When their lordships to concur in hi. amendment.
New, as te thit pennon of the necessity for the clause.
Iffebie lore oppodb eteclaitord any intention of a dimoln-
the of poolloolost, and therefore hs might assume that
der wager Wally to be • diesolution between tow and next
anioe.Wore den to be any contested elections between now
mil theta It maim that they had heard that two members
et the Boom ofeommooa were to be elevated to the peerage,
but neither in North Cheshire nor in South Devonshire was
thaw likely to be say coatset. This measure, therefore, was
mit soceerry to meet say circus:rumor likely to arise before
nerd erston. Something had been said about an us-
entehity in the law, and his noble friend had talked of the
seer of " Cooper v. 81ado" upon that point. It was Cue that
there we an uncertainty in the law, but there was no un-
✓etort, whatever in the practice of the Hones of Core . 1
mesa. Then was no come in which a member had
In, tar gated by the House of Commons for having paid tho
bosh Gig travelliog expense. of voter*. In "Cooper v. 1
Mode what kid taken place was adjudged to be a corrupt
ourreet ; and what was decided was, that you must not
wells to • voter and say, " If you vote for me I will pay
your expanast." It was stated to be the intention of the go-
nrameat next year to submit the whole question as to Nee-
the e to tbo oansideration of a select committee, and thong. ire
thepordealar deur was sow totally unrolled for. Eves
isirrahe than was a necessity for the clause, he believed
the Rode of tarrying the intention into sit ct was an tacos.
ermisna gem. The noble earl opposite said it was in-
tended to enable poor voters to exercise their frau.
rise ; hi wars they erre that the enabling poor people
le vele we really what we desired it There
we. moo • word in this clause about year voters.
What !eau ..as to allows candidate to carry every single TOR
to the poll in • cries and pair. He would reed to their
lordebtps • few words of warning which he bad received
from an election rent. That gentleman said that the ex-
pore of conveying voters to the poll at an election we or
of a very actions character ; and he did not hesitate to try
that such ezpens• was to • very gnat extent wasteful and
grievously corrupt and extravagaat. He went on to ray,
that from has experience le was soneired that Ude elev.
would add enormously to the expense of elections, cspecislly
In county contests, and would enable the possessor of the
longest purse to win. That we that gentleman's opinion.
This clause was not only different from, but was courtly
to the principle which bad governed modern legislation. He
recommended their lordship. to refer to tt • report
of a committee of the House of Common, which
sat la 1831, and which committee took evidence upon
Fincurred at elections. Their report had additional
rom the fact that almost all then. recommend donsims been carried out by legislation. They stated that
rq were of opinion that every measure should be passed on
the howl principle that the repressotative @honk, t o raced
le the Homo of Commons free of expense. He would ask,
ern Uen elector should be carried to the poll, why should
ate candidate pay for it it Why should not the expense be
eout if the consolidated fond, or by the county or
lt ? Why on earth should the candidate pay it ? Per-
haps might be said that the House of Common. was the
hest judge in this matter, sad that they had rent this claim
up 17 a considerable majority. It was not, however, the
lest time that they had done so, for in a previous bin they
(anted • ruder clause by • much larger asejority; bet
their lordship. struck it oat, and received the heartfelt thanks
of every candidate. He trusted that their lordahipe would
again relict the clause.
The Earl of HARDWICK E said the reason why this bill
had bees introduced au, that in the existing state candidates
did not know how to act with regard to the conveyance of
voters. If, a. his noble frond raid, the recent decisions of
the House of Common. were in favour of allowing it, ho did
not see how his noble Weed could object to the bill. Under the
erring data of things, tose who were nest &simile of
keeping within the mile of the law were placed at • dieedvan-
ter as comp red with other. It was urged as a practical
objective to this Lin, that after it was mussed no voter would
go to the poll withimt being carried. He did not concur to
that opinion, especially as the name at every person carried,
ohs distance he was carried, and the charge for his convey-
ance would have to be published. The seal violins was
whether the law shook' be placed on a deer intelligible foot-
ing, Instead of being left doubtful and in such a state aa to
trounce evasion .

Lod STANLEY of ALDERLEY thought that if this
clam was permed it would open the door to an immense
amount of corruption, and the hill instead of being called
"A Corrupt Priority, Previetios Bill," should he called "A
Corrupt Traction. Promotion Bill." To pass it in its pre-
rest ships nou'd be to my in rff. that no poor man should
he enter t• • eratdidate, end to reimpose the property quell-
Imulon is s min form.

The Eon of WICKLOW wee la favour of the clause,
emtviderleg it very dedrable to fettle the low es the subject.
His °sly obj-ction I. the hill was that it was a temporary
waratiure; be should have bees glad to see it made • portion
of the ptewrmm•ftent law of the load.
Lmd CAMPBELL sold there was no part of the law re-
Wisp to elecitons so dillault as that which referred to the
carrying of eLvtoro to oho p.,11, It was much to be emettog
that their lordships should be called spot to pass so im-
portant • measure ou the lost day lest one of the maim. He
believed that the would georrete for more doubts than h
would remove. It would tradosbtedly add to t►e expenses
of elections. and would probably double them. Av the voter
could not be paid /lc informers directly, an &s cut must be
paid, and this would involve • tarp gyre expense.
In cues in which partier r•me from a long distance.
the question would arise whether " neoseesry expenses'
did not include the cost of refreshments as well ►s that of
cmrtreyortos. Apt* the alalla! provided for the bringing of
the ewer to the poll. Bat how wee ha to get back agate ?
It might fairly be argued that at he west to the poll at the
eandidatis asperse, It neessearilv followed that be meat be
serried 6.4 at hie =meek Thew were only small speci-
mens of the kind of daculties which would •rise under the
bill.

Lord RADE/MALE °beet ved that tbe bill was supported
In the other boom on the third reeding by lite noble
viscount who was at the head of the late government, and
by the noble lord the member for the City of London. erbn
were @apposed to be the special wirocates of purity of elec.
tom. He thought It very desirehis that the question involved
in the elenee Amyl I be set at rest.
Earl OR ANVILLR was of opinion that the hm should
bare been made a Pimple continuance bill. Lord Lyndhurst,
who wee unavoidably abentit, was so much oppnwil to ihis
Mem that be had authorierd him to obtain a pair for him if
immcwas a division upon it. As the Home Secretary bad
=d it hie opinion that the It h ile subject ought to be
as
to a select omuntittee, the g.ivernroest bed no pre-
lims he trying to obtain as limatnro &Mon.
Thar Ips then divided
Nit Dm clime
Apart it
The rerrt woo thin rosolvo4.
JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT
BILL.

Tido ilia fht• prof tVorik committee, with muted-
mob.