The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-01 00:00:00

DUNGARVON ELECTION.

Mr. NAPIER brought up the report of the Dungarvon
Election Committee, declaring Mr. Maguire to be duly
elected, though bribery and treating were carried on
at
the election in 1852, but without the knowledge of the
sitting member. The committee also reported that a peti-
tion was presented against the return of 1852, hut it was
subsequently comprised, and the enquiries of the com-
mittee had, therefore, been only of a limited character.
The report was ordered to lie on the table.

NEUTRALS.
Mr. PHILLIMORE gave notice that after Easter he
should call the attention of the house to the doctrine
which the Government had adopted with regard to neu-
trals, with the view of eliciting a declaration from the
house that the maxim, free bottoms make free goods, was
inconsistent, as a general rule, with the honour and in-
terest of the country.

- MAD DOGS.
Sir .T.V. SHELLEY said a memorial had bean presented
to the Home-office, from the Royal Agricultural Society,
pointing out that mad dogs were greatly on the increase
in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, and requesting that
additional precautions might be taken for protecting the
inhabitants against such rabid animals. He wished to know
a
r. FITZROY sid,
what has been done in this matter ?
the M
noble lord at the head of theequence Home Officethis had givenial in-
in cons of memor,
structions to the police to keep a vigilant look out for all
dogs of suspicious character or vagrant habits. (A laugh.)
ROYAL ESCORTS'. Mr.WARNER asked the Secretary at War, whether the
Government are willing to consider the expediency
en-
trusting the ordinary escort duty of her of
Majesty to the
Queen's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentleman at Arms,
instead of employing' a cavalry regiment?
Ur. S. REIRBERT said in consequence of having re-
ceived notice of this question, he had caused inquiry to be
made into the subject, and as he found that the corps re,
ferred to had pot been in possession of horses for the last
150 years—(aking a laugh)—he was afraid it was incapacitate
from undert the duty which was perorranceadpacblytattfid
Guards, e

IRISH REFORM BILL.
Mr. T. FRENCH asked the noble lord the member for
the City of London when the house might expect to receive
the Irish Reform Bill.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the bill was in an active state
of preparation, but he was afraid it would not be ready in
sufficient time to admit of its being laid on the table before
Easter.

- -
HE OATHS BILL.
In reply to Mr. T
SPOONtIi,
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to pro-
seed with the Oaths Bill until after Easter. (Hear.)
WAR WITH RUSSIA.—ADDRESS TO THE
QUEEN.
The SPEAKER having read the proposed address to the
Queen,
Lord J. RUSSELL said--Sir, in rising to move an an-
swer to her Majesty's most gracious message, I have a deep
sense of the solemn, I may say the awful importance of the
motion that I am about to make. It is now more than half
a century since a message of a similar import was brought
to this house. It is nearly 40 years since this country has
been in the enjoyment of the blessings of peace. Those
blessings have been never more widely nor more extensively
felt. The privileges of the people have been increased, their
burdens have been diminished, and, with an increasing and
prosperous commerce, wealth has been diffused throughout
the country. We have had lately an exhibition of the pride,
Nml) ofdan circumstances of war; but it is impossible to
think war without thinking at the same time of the
bloodshed that it causes, of the prosperity that it inter-
"44B' of the misery that it induces. (Hear.) It is, there-
fore, sir,
Only from a paramount sense of the necessity that
'we
this ho should engage in this war that I appear ))ere to advise
use to reply in
to her Majesty' terms of assent and encouragement
performing thisstamskostlgracious message. (Hear, hear.) In
will endeavour to avoid, as much as
I am able, consistently with doing justice to the subject,
—I will endeavour to avoid those questions which we have
discussed on former nights of debate—questions with re-
gard to the conduct of the Government—whether more or
less of protracted negotiation.* ehould, bay° been under.