The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

HULL ELECTION.

Mr. LABOUCHERE reported that the Hull election
committee had determined that Mr. James Clay and
Viscount Goderich were not duly elected for Hull at the
last election. They had also come to the following reso-
lution :—That Mr. James Clay and Viscount Goderich
were guilty by their agents of bribery and treating, but it
was not proved with theirknowledge or consent ; also, that
corrupt practices had prevailed to a considerable extent
at the last election ; and further that there had existed
at the last, and at many former elections, a system of
bribing poor voters by the payment of 30s. a-head. On
the motion of the hon. member the evidence was ordered
to be laid on the table. The hon. member also gave
'notice that to-morrow he would move that no writ for'
the borough be issued before the 12th April.
RYE ELECTION.

Sir J. PAKINGTON reported that the committee had
determined that Mr. Wm. Alex. Mackinnon was not
duly elected for Rye ; that the last election was a void
election ; and that Mr. Wm. Alex. Mackinnon was, by
his agents, guilty of treating at that election, but it was
not proved that it was committed with his knowledge.
The committee recommended that a further inquiry
should he made, under the sth and 6th of Victoria, cap.
102, into the allegations of bribery contained in the
petition ; and they thought that no new writ should be
issued until the resul.t of that inquiry was made known.
PETITIONS.

Mr. PHINN presented several petitions from the
metropolis, in favour of intervention in the case of Ed-
ward Murray.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh,
against any endowment to Maynooth.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented several petitions from
Lancashire against opening the Crystal Palace of Sun-
days.
Mr. TURNER presented a similar petition from Liver-
pool.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition in favour
of the London University being allowed to return mem-
bers to Parliament.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented several petitions
againsMt the admission of Jews into Parliament.
Mr. ONCRIEFF .presented several petitions from
Scotland and Ireland, praying for the abolition of Uni-
versity Tests..
Mr. W. J. FOX presented several petitions from the
working men in the Tower Hamlets, Southwark, and
London, in favour of the Crystal Palace being opened
on Sundays.
Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions against
the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. ALCOCK presented a petition from Surrey, in
favour of interference in the case of Edward Murray.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Mr. Wallace,
formerly a member of the house, praying f
form worr the refking
orm
of the Scotch Sheriffs' Courts ; a Pettit
men belonging to the Montrose Library, in favour of
institutions.
Papers being sent to literary and scientific
Sir F. KELLY presented several petitions from Suf-
folk against the admission of Jews into Parliament.
Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Stirling
against the occupation of Rome by the French troops.
SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES.
The LORD-ADVOCATE of Scotland gave notice
that on an early day he should move for leave to bring
in a bill to regulate the admissions to lay chairs of the
Universities of Scotland.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
The right honourable gentleman also gave notice that
early after Easter he should move for leave to introduce
a bill to improve the Bankruptcy Law in Scotland.