The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock.

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TATTERSALL'S.

(THIS EVENING.)

GOODWOOD STAKES.

sto 1 agst Heapy.
sto 1 agst Tros (6 to 1 taken).
12 to 1 agst Diana (taken).
14 to 1 agst Nancy.
16 to 1 agst Miss Tennyson.
25 to 1 agst Rataplan•

ST. LEGER.
4to 1 agst Dervish (taken and offered.)
4to 1 agst Sing Tom (taken).
20 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken).

DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken).
40 to 1 agst De Clare (taken).
40 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken).

NOTTINGHAM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SCARBOROITGH STAKES.

Sharavogue
ROBIN HOOD STAKES

Lord .Alfred ..

Four ran
NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP.

St. Andrew
Tie

Nine ran.
SHERWOOD HANDICAP.

Garforth .

Seven ran.

ARElVED.—Friendless, 'Calot, Evangeline, Gamelad
Lough Fawn, and Cleveland,

After some further discussion, the subject dropped.
MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.
On the bringing up of the report of amendments a
discussion arose as to the constitution of courts for the
trial of seamen.

[LEFT SITTING.]

ROUSE OF COMMONS---(THIS DAY.)
The SPZAILVA took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BITSINESS.

Mr. AGLIONBY, ow►ng to the lateness of session;
withdrew this bill, but stated that he should renew
the very first opportunity next session.

BRIBERY BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill,
On clause 33,
Sir FITZROY KELLY moved to insert the follow-
ing declaration. "I (A. B) do solemnly and sincerely de-
clare, without any equivocation or mental reservation
whatever, that I have not knowingly made, authorised,
or sanctioned, and that I will not at any time hereafter
knowingly make, authorise, or sanction any payment on
account of my election, otherwise than through the
election officer save as excepted and allowed by the
' Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1854.' "
Mr. V. SMITH objected to this declaration.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said there were two important
questions for the committee to decide : first, whether
there should be any declaration at all ; and, secondly, if
there should, what terms the declaration should be in ?
Now, assuming that a declaration was necessary, he
thought the one now proposed was most inadequate for
the purpose.
Lord J. RUSSELL should be glad to have the
opinion of Mr. Walpole on this subject.
Mr. WALPOLE said he preferred the declaration as
it stood in the bill.
Mr. HILDYARD supported the amended declara-
tion.

Lord SEYMOUR observed that this declaration was
to be taken at the nomination and at the table. Now,
the member was often abroad when he was returned ;
and how could he make the declaration at the nomina-
tion ? (Hear, hear.)

Mr. HENLEY preferred the amended clause to the
one in the bill ; at the same time he should be glad to
hear it explained what was meant by expences " on
account of the election."
Mr. WALPOLE had no wish to press the declaration
as it stood in the bill, if the committee thought the
amended one more explicit.
Mr. V. SMITH objected to the word " hereafter"
aid "without any equivocation on mental reservation
whatever," the latter as being insulting to the party
who would have to make the declaration.
Mr. ROBERT PALMER confessed that the declara-
tion did not go far enough, but at the same time he did
not think there was any necessity at all for a decla-
ration.

After a few words from Mr. VERNON,
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said there could be
no more effectual check to bribery than a de-
claration to be taken of the member, but
he would suggest that the word the expenses
should be added to the end of the declaration, after the
words " on account of."
Mr. V. SMITH said he should adhere to his amend-
ment.

Lord J. RUSSELL did not think there was any ne-
cessity for retaining those words.
Sir F. KELLY had no objection to omit them then.
Mr. BENTINCK insisted
that they ought to define
what election expenses were, before they called upon
candidates to make this declaration, or the bill would be
a pitfall for him.
The words objected to were then struck out of the
declaration.
Sir J. PAKINGTON then
moved the insertion of the
words "the expenses of"
ration.towardsthe end of the decla-
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it would be dan-
gerous to insert these words.
Mr. VERNON and Mr. HILDYARD su gg
ties in the way of the declaration. The formed a;fficul-
is;id the
candidate was often in the field two years before the
that members often paid the expenses of the register trctof.
electors, and subscribed to the race fund of their district.
Now would these be expenses incidental to the electio:%
Sir F. KELLY said it was intended to add a proviso
to one of the clauses to meet such cases.
Mr. LABOUCHERE was afraid the effect of this bill
would be to keep scrupulous men out of the house,
and to admit men of lax principles, who would not
hesitate to make this declaration, although they had
violated its spirit. (Hear, hear.) The declaration
was full of ambiguity, and he had no hesitation in say.
incr, that, it would lower the high standard of morality
fu r which the house was remarkable. (Hear.)
The ATTORNEY--GENERAL said the most effica-
cious mode of preserving the character of the house was
to take steps to prevent bribery. Now nothing could
better accomplish that than a declaration like this, and
he was at a loss to understand how any unscrupulous
man who had neither been guilty of bribery nor cor-
,option could hesitate to subscribe to its terms. (Hear.)

:Sir i.I.:IIINGTONT said nobody
ciaterdtioon taile-t•
claration. What was objected to way a d
.
He therefore
was vague and uncertain in. its terms
suggested the postponement of this declaration,in
order
that it might be so amended as to render its meaning
explicit and clear.
Mr. AGLIONEY said if they rejected the declaration
tof a. member there was only one other remedy against
bribery, and that was vote by ballot. (Hear.) He oo
jected to any provision which should make subscriptions
to charities or race
a that would be o funds on the part of members legal)
bribery. (Hear.)
itnly opening the door to wholesale
Lord LOVAINE would never subscribe to a deolara-

_walked over

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
Lord LYTTLETON presented a petition from Corn.
wall against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday ;
also a petition from Beverley, in favour of the admis-
sion of Dissenters into the University of Oxford.
NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND),
Earl GRANVILLE laid on the table the report of
the select committee on national education.
The Earl of EGLINTON, as a member of the com-
mittee, expressed his entire dissent from, and disappro-
bation of, the report. He said the fact of a committee
of 21 of their lordships, consisting mostly of men of con-
siderable Parliamentary experience, and of official know-
ledge, having sat 41 days, examined the most intelligent
witnesses which could be found in Ireland, and taken
evidence which would fill the largest blue book ever laid
on the table, and yet having come to no decision on the
important :subject committed to them, involved such a
degree of absurdity, if not a total dereliction of duty,
that he must take the earliest opportunity of washing his
hands of the whole transaction, The decision the com-
mittee had come to, if decision it could be called, he
believed would be unsatifactory to the whole of Ireland.
Earl GRANVILLE said it was an unusual course for
a member who was in a minority in the committee to get
up and repeat in the house his objections to the report.
The noble earl ought to have proposed an amendment in
committee if he disagreed with it. He (Earl Granville)
considered that the great majority of the people of Ire-
land were in favour of the present system of national
education.
The Earl of DERBY justified the conduct of his
noble friend, by stating that the whole of the committee
were taken by surprise by the intimation of Earl Gran-
ville that he did not intend to divide the committee upon
the resolutions which he had prepared, and by his divid-
ing on the question that the committee should report their
proceedings only, and not accompany them with any re-
solution. That question was carried by a majority of 9
to 7 ; and as his right hon. friend saw he was in a
minority, he did not propose any amendment.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE justified the course
, taken by Earl Granville.

Ward's Estate Bill was read a third time, and Caton's
Divorce Bill was read a second time.
CRIMINAL PROCEEDITRE BILL.

tion which had to be read with the light of a layslerl3
amalgam. (A4augle..) .

Mr. M. MILNES was also opposed to the declara-
tion.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, for many years he had been
opposed to any declaration, owing to the state of the
law as regarded bribery ; but now that it had become
necessary to render the law more clear and efficient, he
could not understand why a member should object to
make a declaration that he had not knowingly violated
the law, which had been so amended as to place its
meaninc, beyond all question or doubt. (Cheers.) He
suggested that the words " on account of any election"
should be left out of the declaration, with the view of
inserting these words, " for or in respect of any election,
as contained in the 19th clause." (Hear, hear.)
Mr. V. SMITH said, if the declaration were agreed
to, no man would be safe unless he went to the conti-
nent during the election. He hoped they would at once
decide the question, whether or no they would have any
declaration. If that should be carried in the affirmative,
it would be time enough to propose the terms of the de-
claration.

After some observations from Lord R. GROSVENOR,
Mr. LIDDELL, and Mr. NEwDEGATE,
Mr. FITZGERALD suggested that the verbal amend-
ments be withdrawn, and a division immediately taken
upon the question of whether the declaration should
stand part of the clause. He thought without a declara-
tion the bill would be useless.
The other amendments having been withdrawn,
Mr. HILDYARD moved after the word " payment"
to insert the words, " And have not knowingly given,
nor will give, any office, place, or appointment to any
voter or any other person, in consideration of such voter
having voted or refrained from voting at any election."
After a few words from Mr. ROBERT PALMER, the
committee divided on this amendment, when there ap-
peared—
For the amendment
Against it l2B
Majority —.B
The amendment was accordingly rejected
Mr. ROBERT PALMER moved the addition to the
declaration of these words, "Nor have knowingly done,
or will do hereafter, any act contrary to the provisions
contained in sections 2 and 4 of this act."
After a short conversation, the amendment was
agreed to.
The oommittee then divided upon the question that
clause 33, with the amended declaration, stand part of
the bill, when there appeared—
For the clause
Against it
Majority --19
The clause was accordingly agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN was directed to report progress, and
the house resumed.
Lord J. RUSSELL announced that the committee
would be resumed at six o'clock.
The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed
of, and the sittings were suspended shortly before four
o'clock.
The house resumed at six o'clock, and was
(LEFT SITTING.)

Mr. BRADY was locked out from the division on Mr.
Hildyard'a amendment to the 33d clause of the Bribery
Bill.