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London, England, 1853-04-20 00:00:00

COUNTY ELECTIONS POLL (SCOTLAND)
BILL.

This bill as amended was considered, the amendments
were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a
third time on Thursday, the 28th instant.

COCKERMOUTII ELECTION.
On the motion of Mr. C. BERKELEY, the evidence
taken before the Cockermouth election committee was
ordered to be laid before the house.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at half-past five o'clock.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.----(TIII3 DAY.)

BARNSTAPLE.

The case on both sides having been concluded, the
room was cleared, and on the re-admission of the parties
the chairman read the following resolutions :
" That the last election for the borough of Barnstaple
was a void election.
" That Sir W. Seager and W. Brenaridge, Esq., were,
by their agents, guilty of bribery.
" That it was proved to the satisfaction of the
committee that W. Bremridge, Esq., was, in one in-
stance, cognisant of a corrupt ffer made to a voter."
The question of costs was then entered into.

MAYO.
This committee came to a decision this afternoon, for
which see our Parliamentary report.

ADDITIONAL COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.
(THIS DA Y.)

This afternoon a very crowded meeting of the clergy
and laity was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St.
James's, for the purpose of considering " the great
benefits which would accrue to the Church and depen-
dencies of the British Empire, by the erection of
bishoprics to those provinces which are virtually cut off
from episcopal superintendence ;" and also to "take
measures for raising contributions towards the endow-
ment of addititional colonial h 1.). •
18 opnes.
Among those present we noticed the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of
Chi-
chester, Lord Harrowby ; the Bishops of London, Ox-
ford, Winchester, Chester, Exeter, Norwich, St. Asaph,
Lyttleton, Quebec, Cape Town, and the Bishop Elect of
Lincoln ; Archdeacon Hale and Sir R. H. Inglis ; the
Rev. Messrs. Howarth, J. S. M. Anderson, Dalton,
Beresford, Hope, and a great number of the principal
clergy of the metropolis.
Shortly after three o'clock the chair was taken by
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY, who, in opening the
proceedings, said he could not express the feeling of
satisfaction with which the presence of so large an
assemblage inspired him. The proceedings of the after-
noon he would briefly explain was the foundation of
new colonial bishoprics. A simple reference to facts will
show that rarely has a meeting of Churchmen met with
more gratifying results than have followed from the
meeting held in this room twelve years ago, for the
erection and endowments of additional bishoprics. The
result of the present assemblage he was sure would not be
less satisfactory. His Grace then called upon the secre-
tary to read the report of the Council for Colonial
Bishops.

The Bishop of LONDON moved the first resolution, to
the effect that the blessed results following the exten-
sion of the episcopacy ought to be regarded with feelings
of great thankfulness. The Right Rev. Prelate then
entered into a statement of facts ofgood effects following
the establishment of colonial bishoprics.
The Earl of CAMIUTZII briefly seconded the rescau-

tion, which was put to the meeting and carried unto
mously.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE, in proposing the second
resolution, said that when he
entered that room be ha
not the slightest idea of taking part in the proceedings'
At the request, however, of many of his noble I'6o. it
he had been called upon to propose a resolution,
he had scarcely had time to read. Occupying the 130-i
tion he did, he thought lie was merely fulfilling one tl
its duties by being present to-day; and their former Bev
cess was a source of the highest satisfaction to
Much. had been done, but much remained to be doll 6
;
The unfortunate occurrences at the Cape having tero7
mated, he had every hope, with the blessing of Alroin
God, that the olive branch of peace held out would "",
everlastingly embraced.—The resolution was to the eft
that two new hishoinics be founded, viz., Grahame
Town and Natal.
The Bishop of CAPE TOWN, in coming forward to
second the resolution, was received with marks of gr 7
approbation. •
The resolution having been put to the meeting, it v 446
carried unanimously ; as were also some others.
The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to lb.
chairman.