The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

PERJURY IN ELECTION COMMITTEES

Mr. L. KING, with the view of preventing perjury
in election committees, gave notice that on Thursday,
he should move a resolution to the effect, that the chair-
man of the Chatham Election Committee, having re-
ported that it was the opinion of the committee that
there were strong grounds for believing that one of the
witnesses while
.giving his evidence was guilty of wilful
and corrupt perjury, the Attorney-General be instructed
to prosecute such witness for perjury, and that ..the
Attorney-General be instructed to prosecute in all
cases where a committee reported that there was ground
for believing that perjury had been committed.
BRIDGENORTII ELECTION.

Sir J. V. SHELLEY gave notice that on Thursday
next he should present a petition from certain
electors of Bridgnorth, complaining of the introduction
of bribery treating and corruption generally, which took
place not only at the last election, but at several former
elections.

BLACKBURN ELECTION.
Mr. W. PATTEN gave notice that on Tuesday next
he should move for a new writ for the borough of Black-
burn, in the room of the unseated member.
METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE.

Lord SEYMOUR apprehended that the bill, which
stood for second reading to-morrow, under the title of
the Great London Drainage Bill, was the same as that
referred to the other night by the noble lord at the head
of the Home Department, and he wished, therefore, to
ask the noble lord whether the Government were inclined
to support the second reading. of that bill.
Lord PALMERSTON said he should certainly be
disposed to support the second reading of the bill, as it
was intended to carry out . a great public work of vast
importance to the metropolis, but of course in supporting
theTh heouse ought in fact to principle of the bill
the second reading of the bill, it would only be with the
view of having it referred to a committee, where its
wasde one
tailsmiwghhtichbeheextahmouingehdt.
encourage, but the details of course must be left for a
committee to decide.

THE MINT IN AUSTRALIA.
Mr. BASS wished to ask the Secretary to the Trea-
sury a question with regard to the gold coinage. Last
night, the noble lord the member for the city of London,
stated the Government were disposed to encourage the
establishment of mints in Australia, and as there was
great curiosity manifested out of doors upon this sub-
ject, he wishel to ask what particular colony Govern-
ment were disposed to make that concession to.
Mr. WILSON said the Government had come to the
conclusion that this was a question which much more
depended upon the Colonies themselves than the Govern-
ment at home. Government however were disposed to
afford every facility in their power for establishing mints
that the colonies might require, but as yet only Sydney
had applied for assistance in that way. The colonists
had sent over 10,0001. for the purchase of the necessary
machinery of a mint, and Government are uow engaged
in seeing that the money was properly laid out. With
regard to the other colonies, Government were quite
ready, upon the colonists consenting . to bear the whole
I expense and to undertake that no part of the cost should
fall upon this country, to consent to the establishment
of mints under Finch due regulations as should secure the