The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

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NEW WRIT FOR GALWAY..

Colonel FRENCH wooed flat a now writbe butted far
the election Ma bulges. for the county of the town of Galway,
in the room of Mr. O'Flaherty, who has been unseated on
petition.
Mr. G. CLI VE assured the house that he rose with great
pain and regret to perform the very disagreeable duty of
an antenelment—" That this house do pray her
VarZiA, mum an inquiry to be made Into the evatenee of
corrupt practices during the laid as well as former elections
for the °aunty of the town of Galway."
The Sesex ex having put the question,
The original motion was negatived without a division,
The amendment was then put and agreed to.
NEW WRIT FOR MAYO.
Mr. FRENCH moved that the Speaker do issue hie writ
for the election of a knight of the shire for the county of
May..
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD moved, u en amendment. that the
Attorney-General for Ireland be directed to prosecute the
Rev. Peter Conway sad the Rev. Luke Ryan, and that the
issuing of the writ for the county of Mayo be suspended
dosing the present series.
Mr. MAGUIRE, detailing the circumstances of the elec-
tion, defended Mr. Moore, the unseated member, end charged
his opponents with violent and partisan conduct.
It,. BAILLIE remarked that the course proposed in the
amendment was unusual, and ought not to be adopted with-
out ample reason. It was proposed to punish the elector, of
Mao for tho fault of two priest., who permed no votes.
The discussion was continued by 11r. Drummond, Mr.
Puller, Colonel North, Mr. Butt, Lord C. Hamilton, and
the Attorney-General for Ireland.
Lord PALMERSTON was inclined to vote for the amend-
ment. The proposition was not to punish the electors, but
to protect them. That was to be done by instituting legal
proceedings, and if such proceedings were to be taken, it ap-
peared to him to be right to suspend the writ until those
proceedings were carried out, and the conduct of the priests
at the last election was investigated by the legal tribunals.
He thought the question would be settled by the neat session
of parbunant.
Mr. BOWYER said that Lord Palmerston bed
that the question before the house was not Vettytre
suspension of the writ for Mayo, but whether the whole
weight of the house was to be thrown into the question of
the prosecution of two humble indivilords. He urged that,
With regard to the accusation against those puma, the
balance of evidence was in their favour, and be premed on the
house to consider well the course they were pursuing. (Oh.)
He would ash whether, on conflicting evidence and doubtful
law, the house would be parties to an act which would roue
the feelings of the people of Ireland, and induce them to rise
as one man in defence of their clergy l' ("Oh, oh I"
laughter, and " Hear, beer.")
The house then divided. The numbers were :

For the motion (that the writ do now is•ue) 29
Against it 163-124
The amendment was then put, that the Attorney-General
he directed to prosecute the Rey. Peter Conway and the Rev.
e RyanMr.IItADY moved that the house do now adjourn.
Lord PALMERSTON said the house had practically de-
cided the question, and he did not we the uoe of postponing
its further coneldeiation. (liver, hear.)
Col. FRENCH supported the motion for the adjournment.
The hones divided. The numbers were—
For the motion l6
Against it 149-133
The motion directing tho Attorney-General to prosecute
was then put and agreed to.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD then moved that the issue of a writ
for the election of a knight of the shire for the county of Mayo
be suspended during the present aession.
After a short conversation the house divided. The num-
bers were—

For the motion
Against it
Kr. BIAGUIItE inquired whether it was the intention of
the government to institute any inquiries into the alleged
misconduct of the Sheriff of Mayo te . . .

Lord PALMERSTON was not sufficiently aware of what
the alleW misconduct of the sheriff was to answer the ques-
tion. (Laughter.)

INDIA.

Mr. SPOONER wiled iFilte government had received any
further information from India
Lard PALMERSTON —Nothing further. We have had
no telegraphic or other information.
The order, of the day sere then disposed of, and the
home adjoerned at twenty minute. before three.