The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-13 00:00:00

Mr. HUME said the bill was one that would require
very careful consideration. He hoped that it would be
referred to a select committee. He agreed as to the
necessity of preventing the disgraceful practises of bri-
bery and intimidation. The only point on which he
differed from the right hon. gentleman was as to the
period for which the voters should be deprived of their
franchise. He wished to see the house a real represen-
tation of the people, who should express their opinions
free from any influence whatever. In the case of
offences he would hold the candidate, the agent, and
the voter equally guilty. He would disfranchise voters
receiving bribes for ten wears ; he would disfranchise
agents entirely.
Mr. WALPOLE suggested that there might be cases
where the agents were not voters. In that case it might
be necessary to resort to imprisonment.
Mr. HUME concurred in the propriety of this. Can-
didates guilty of bribery he would disqualify from sitting
for two Parliaments. He believed this would be a
radical cure. The offence was one against Parliament
and the nation, and the prosecutions ought therefore to
be conducted at the public expense. The county courts
would be the most cheap and speedy tribunals. He be-
beheved that this bill would lay the foundation of an
inquiry which must lead to an important change.
Col. SIBTHORP said he had witnessed many bills
brought in pretending to secure the purity of elections,
but none founded on sound principles. It had been in-
sinuated that he only sat in that house by purchasing
his seat. (Laughter.) He denied this, and asserted
that neither he nor any of his family had ever received
any favour from a Government. It could not therefore
be said that he was not an independent member.
(Laughter.) Looking at the provisions of this bill,
and the declarations it contained, he would ask how it
would affect the Treasury Bench ? For his own part he
had never been guilty of bribery, but now it seemed an
order for a new coat, oripair of boots to a voter, might
subject him to punishment. (Laughter.) The effect of
the bill would be to produce an entire alienation be-
tween man and man. It might do very well for a can-
didate coming down from the clouds, who never saw the
city of Lincoln. (Great laughter) He might be placed
in a very different situation from such a man as that,
owing to the claims that were made upon him—for he
considered them claims. He hoped his right hon. friend
would consider these matters. He was surprised that
he should propose the second reading of such a bill,
thereby pledging the house to its principles at the very
close of the session. This was not fair towards mem-
bers generally or their constituents. He should most
unquestionably oppose the second reading.. He sup-
posed that the offer of a glass of wine to a friend, or a
cup of coffee, would now be considered treating, by this
pure House of Commons, or perhaps bribery.
Mr. BRADY—So it is.
Col. SIBTHORP—Then all I have to say is, I shall
do it. (Great laughter.) The-gallant colonel proceeded
to contend that the bill was one of an inquisitorial cha-
racter ; but he would apply to .it the classical maxim,
Ex nih,ilo niliil fit,—(laughter)--or rather he would say,
it was like suing a beggar and catching a louse. (Great
laughter.) Some hon. members who were great sticklers
for the purity of that house, did not consider it all im-
pure to get a good place for a relation. He was asto-
nished that his right hon. friend should
.have proposed
such a bill ; in many parts it was unintelligble, in others
unadvisable. He was certain it would be condemned by
the constituencies generally.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed on that day fortnight.
VACCINATION EXTENSION BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill, Mr.
Wilson in the chair.
Mr. BRADY moved an amendment on clause 1, to
substitute for the words " poor law board," the words
"registrar-general of deaths and births."
Sir J. PAKINGTON objected to the amendment,
and said he had already considerably altered the details
of the bill. Ho might as well say that he had received
letters from all parts of the country expressing satisfac-
tion with the measure and the necessity for its passing.
After some discussion the amendment was negatived
and the clause agreed to.
Clauses 2,3, 4, and 5 were also agreed to after some
discussion, and several objections taken by Mr. BRADY.
On clause 6,
Mr. BRADY, regretting his solitary position, in
fighting this bill on behalf the medical profession, said
that he would nevertheless struggle to the last ; and he
begged to move in this clause that the fee be, not is. 6d.,
but 2s. 6d.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. W. A. WILKINSON said that he was the son
grandson, nephew, and uncle of medical men ; but he
did consider that this fighting about their fees reduced
them to the level of cabmen, (Laughter.)
The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill
was reported.
PETTY SESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL.

Mr. F. FRENCH moved the discharge of the order
for the second reading of this bill.
Agreed to. Order dischirged. accordingly.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
MILITIA PAY BILL.

This bill, as amended, was considered, and fixed for
third reading.
PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Read a third time and passed.
- COAL—CITY OF LONDON. ,
On the motion of Mr. HADFIELD (for Mr. Duncombe)
a return was order of the amount collected by way of
toll by the corporation of the City of London, or by
their lessees on account of the said toll, on the carts
and waggons of non-freemen, from the Ist day of
January, 1852, to the present time, together with the
sums paid by such lessees to the corporation, and the
purposes to which the same is applied.
The house then adjourned to this day.

PAIL-Sir H. Ferguson Davie Bart., has paired for
the remainder of the session with Sir John Duckworth,
Bart.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Major-General Cochrane, commanding the Dublin
district, has proceeded to England on leave of absence.
Colonel and Mrs. Maunsell have returned to Cork
from Harrogate.
The 89th band are at Killarney during the festivities
of the week. _ _ _

At Lough Erne Regatta, to commence on the 30th
inst., the stewards have given a prize to be rowed for
by the soldiers of the 27th Regiment. A grand fête is
fixed for the Ist September at the market house, Ennis-
killen.

The 33d have detached from Athlone to Shannon-
bridge, Roscommon, Tullamore, and Philipstown.
Lieut. Hayman, Royal Irish, has arrived at Youghal
from India.

The first division (head-quarters) of the 2d battalion
of the 60th Rifles, under Major J. Jones, arrived in
Limerick on Monday from Birr, the other officers at-
tached being Lieut. and Adjutant R. H. Robinson,
Lieuts. T. Nicholson, W. A. D. Pitt, J. H. A. Stewart,
and Assistant-Surgeon A. F. Shelton. They were
played to the Castle and New Barracks by the band of
the 14th Regiment. The second division under Captain
P. B. Roe, Lieuts. R. J. Fielden, F. D. Farquharson,
and J. J. Phillips, marched in on Tuesday, and were
played to the Castle-barracks by the 14th band.
Major Jones, commanding the depot 60th Rifles at
Limerick, has received orders to proceed to the Cape of
Good Hope, to join head-quarters of the regiment.
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Bedford will proceed to Limerick
to assume the command of the depot.
The field battery at Kilkenny will be replaced by a
demi-battery from Athlone.
Captain Ouvry and 1 subaltern, with 74 men, 3d
Light Dragoons, from Gravesend, arrived in Dublin,
and proceeded to the head-quarters of the Ist, 2d, 3d,
4th, sth, and 7th Dragoon Guards, the 11th Hussars,
and 16th Lancers, to receive 132 troop-horses, with
which they embark for Liverpool, en route to join the
head-quarters of the regiment, stationed at Exeter.
A bandmaster has recently been chosen from one of the
regiments in Dublin, to superintend the performance of
other bands at the "Grand Troop" which takes place every
Thursday. On the day previous all the bands met in
the riding school at the Royal Barracks, for practice ;
and while so employed, the bandsmen evinced something
very like mutiny at what they call " the overbearing
conduct of their chief." It appears that the band-
master, whose ear for music is very keen, made each
man, whose style did not please him, come to the front
and play it separately before the whole of the bands—a
proceeding which certainly was not calculated to ensure
confidence in the man, nor consequent correctness in his
execution. This greatly annoyed the bandsmen, several
of whom declared point blank " they would not do it."
This circumstance, added to the fact of their being kept
in the riding school till near two p.m. without their din-
ners, caused considerable dissatisfaction, which ended in
some of the men being made prisoners.—Limerick
Chronicle.

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nine persons, charged with being agents of M. Mazzini,
and with having got up a clandestine newspaper, has
taken place there. The court condemned them all to
forty months' imprisonment with labour at Volterra.
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