The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-17 00:00:00

Mr. PIIILPOTTS I[l the Chair.

Necropolis Cemetery.—By adjournment from Monday last.
A petition was presented against the Bill from the Trustees
of the parish of Hampstead; but the Committee decided that
it could not be received, as it was signed by only'two trustees
out of seven. A similar petition was presented from the parish
of St. Pancras.

Mr. JOT then addressed the Committee in support of the
Bill, contending that the present places of sepulture were
crowded and loathsome, and that. the Bill was therefore highly
necessary.
A lengthened discussion then took place respecting the right
of Mr. Murphy, one of the persona who had signed the peti-
tion for St. Pancras, to cross-examine the Surveyor of the
Necropolis, who had stated ;,n his examination in chief his
opinion as to its fitness, &c.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and on our re-admis-
sion, after an interval of three-quarters of an hour,
The CHAIRMAN announced they had decided that Mr.
Murphy should cross-examine the witnesses in favour of the
Bill.

Mr. Murphy proceeded to cross-examine the Surveyor,
from whom he elicited that the present burial places in the pa-
rish of St. Pancras were numerous ; and that although some
of them were full to overflowing, others had plenty of ground
still unoccupied.
Here the CHAIRMAN intimated that as the cross-examination
by Mr. Murphy was likely to tako up some time, the Com-
mittee had better adjourn.
Adjourned accordingly till Monday at twelve o'clock.
Lord Teigmouth sat on the Committee ; and we observed
Lord Nugent among the spectators, apparently taking great
interest in the proceedings.
SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS, (No. J.)
Mr. GREENE in the Chair.
Belfast Waterworks (Nos. 1 and 2).—Both these cases
were adjourned, without anything done in them, until Monday.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
YESTERDAY.

( From our Second Edition of last night.)
READING.
At four o'clock, when the Committee adjourned, the sitting
Member was in a majority of one.

HULL.
The Committee met at two o'clock ; Sir G. STRICKLAND
in the Chair.

Mr. Hill, Mr. Austin, and Mr. Humphreys, appeared for
the Petitioners ; Mr. Thessiger, Mr. Hildyard, and Mr.
Wrangham, for the sitting Members.
The petition of Frank Rawson and others, electors of the
borough, having► been read,
Mr. HILL proceeded to state the case on the part
of the petitioners. The numbers at the close of the
poll were—for Mr. Wilberforce, 1,514 ; Sir Walter
James, 1,507 ; Mr. Hutt, 1,496 ; Mr. Wood, 1,431.
With respect to Mr. Wilberforce, the petition alleged the
want of a proper qualification. There were also the usual

allegations with respect to charge of qualification, &c. (;which
would resolve into a scrutiny) and also allegations of briossry
and treating.
Mr. John Evai:shaw, the Under-sh,rif, produced the poll-
hooks, which had been in his-possession since the election.
The next witness called was John Castle, clerk to the
Under-sheriff, but he was objected to by Mr. Ilildyard, on the
ground that he had been in the room during the proceedings.
The Committee ordered the room to he cleared ; on
our re-admission the ChairmP.n said the Committee were of
epinieqi that the witne,:,s shoul.i be examined, but they hoped
that in future more attenti.,m would be paid to the order which
b,9n giren.
The poll books were then put in, and the Committee ad-
journed.

CARLOW (COUNTY).
The Committee postponed till to•,murrovr emir d 1( ision tW
to opening of the registry.

YOITG N.L.

..16,,n Maguire, obketed to by the he-
1. cn thA•the holding for which he
-,,as without r'r.o boundary liOe. As in the
'orrrxr ,;azeg the evidence for the objection was directlyeontra-
cicted by ti !! witnesses for the sitting Member, strathe C;.,m-
4,ttee postponed their decision until to-morrow.

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