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Mr. BOOKER assured the noble lord that he was as
much opposed to bribery as any man, but he decidedly
objected to imposing pains and penalties upon the poor
constituency, when in nine cases out of ten the member
was the really offending party. He withdrew the amend-
ment.

Mr. V. SMITH asked what was the alteration pro-
posed to be made in the clause ?
Lord J. RUSSELL intended to introduce the words
"in consideration of," suggested by an bon. and learned
member, so as to keep the clause within the bounds of
the existing law.
Lord C. HAMILTON suggested that as such great
alterations and modifications were to be made in the
clause it had better be postponed.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had had a good deal of
experience in passing bills through that house, and he
had found it the best course to have a discussion in com-
mittee on the clauses, but not to weigh every word so
as to fix them, and then to recommit the bill. He had
passed the Tithe Commutation Bill, and the Municipal
Corporations Bill.

After some conversation in which Mr. I. BUTT ob-
jected to clauses being thrown on the table one after the
other merely to be postponed, and Mr. WARNER sug-
gested that the Government should reconsider their de-
termination and let the bill go to a select committee,
Mr. BOOKER said he hoped the noble lord would
not press tte clause, or he must move that the chairman
report progress.

Lorci J. RUSSELL agreed to the postponement, and
the house resumed.

The Towns Improvement (Ireland) Bill went through
committee pro form&.
The Church Buildings Continuance Acts Bill as
amended was considered.
The Dublin Port Bill was read a second time.
MINISTERS' MONEY BILL.

This bill was read a third titne, and after a clause
brought up by Mr. FAGAN had been added to it and
certain verbal amendments made, was passed.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and
The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 12.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—APRIL 3.
BRIBERY, &c., BILL.
Order for committee read, Motion made, and question pro-
posed, " That Mr. Speaker do now I,ave the chair."
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That"
to the end of the question, in order to add the words " the
bill be committed to a select committee"—(Mr. Vernon
Smith)—instead thereof : Question put, " That the words
proposed to be left out staud part of the question. The
house divided—Ayes, 146 ; Noes, 76.
AYES-146.
A'Court, C. Goderich, Viscount. Patten, J.
AV erley, C. Goo titian S r G. Peel, F.
Aglionby, H. Graham, Sir J. Pau% A.
Alcock, T. Greenall G. Percy. I.
tnderson, Sir J. Gree,e, Thomas Peto, S.
liag,haw. J. Greville, l'ol F. Pia,,tt, F.
Ba.nes. Et. Hon. M. Grosvenor. Ld. R. PilK ington, J.
Eta:lies, T. Had tield, 0 Pinney, N.
Barrow, W. Hamil,on, G. A. P. hart-Urquhart, W
Bass, T. Haute, Ilex. row 'T, N.
Beamish, F. H 'sit , Archd. P ice Sir It.
Bell. J. Heard. J. Pugh, D.
Bethel, Sir B. Hert-age, G•-o. F. 111 ado, J.
Biggs, W. Dervey, T,ord A. hican4o, 0.
Blani, L. H. He wood, J. R ch irkoa. J.
13Jotn, Sir Rt. Gore fleywortn, L. Robartes, T.
uouverie, Hon. E. P. Hun. Hey, C. Hu soil, Lord J.
Br ,cklehurst, J. Tag') a n, R. ;44 wle, C.
Aro' herton, J. Kelly. Sir F. Sch 1 field, W.
Brow ~ W. Ker3h-ity, J. Sca .ell, Capt. G.
nice, 1 ord E. K-nnii.,l, A. Scan. , F.
"lard x,•11, E. Kb k, W. Scu ly, V.
Cau'f lit, t -Col J. Lie ii ',lr E. She t, s,•rit IV.
heetnam, John T-rt'n?, S. 5,,e11e,,,, -ir J.
• holincinieley Lord Lans,ston, J. 11. Santo, .1. B.
Cobbett J. It. • Lam, too, H. (4. Stioooer, R
t;ohden. R. Lan. ton, W. H. P. G. Starkie, Le G.
Crossley, F, Lee, W. Strut E.
I Javereux, J. T. Units .y, W. butt •ii, J.
Dive t, E. Low,, It. Tattered. 11.
Duncan, G. Lace. i'. Thicion.se, R.
I buadas, G. . Mac,le, J. 1 lioinps,n, G.
Dun!up, A. M` an ~ T. Thoniely, I'.
Bicho, ord McTa'2'..fart, Sir J. Wa eott, I din! ral
-strion.4e, J. Maisey, W. Wa.msley, birJ.
Fagan, W. Math.,:-on, A. Wa!p,lc, S.
redden, 51. M:all, E. Whatin ,n, J.
ergus, J. 111, ti...tan, R. WL.lthan, li. W.
Ferguson, J. Mills, I'. lvtlkiimit, W.
• itzrerald. Lt-G.SirJ. Moles,o,th, Sir W. Wit' ,ox. 11.
vliztlerald, J. .1110 sf.II, W Wil tams, M.
• Fitzr,,, , [lon. H. Nowt): ay, J. Williams W.
Forster. J. MuFg,ave, Earl of Winnin ton, Sir T.
F.,1-L, Selle, C. Murrough, J. Wy .uhanu. W
Fox; W. Na .'er J. Wvvil M.
French, F. Oakes, T. Young. Sir J.
,lardner, R. O'Brien, P.
.leach, C. 0' onnell, 1. TELLERS.
ilyn, G. 0 horie, R. Hayter, W.
Goddard, A. Palmer, Rona tell Berkeley, G.
NOE 4-76.
Alexander, J. Forbes, IV. Naas, Lord
Arbutbnott, Lt. G. 11. George, J. Pocke, C
Ark + right, G. Gooch. Sir C. Phinn, r.
Baird, J. Graham, Lord M. Bolt. P.
Ball, E. Greaves, E. Sanders, G.
Boring, Sir F. Henley, J. Seymour, Lord
Bateson, Capt T. Herbert, Sir T. Sibthurp, 01.
Bennet, Capt P. Hilyard, It. C. St inley. Lord
!tent nck, G Hmsfall, T. Swi t, R
Blackett, J. '. B. liothaln, Lord Taylor, Lt.-Col. J.
ilia r, Cul. J. H. Hume, IV. Tumline, G.
Buller, ir J. Into;:. S. Tyler, Sir G.
Sunbury, Capt. W. Kennedy T. Van ,Lod H.
Butt, +. Kin-, J. Vanslttart, G.
nutt, I. Kuight, F. Vernon, G.
Chelsea. Viscount Laffan, Capt. R. Wandinuton. H.
Child, Smith Lennox, Lord A. F. Walsh, Sir J.
Crook, J. Liddell, H. T. Whiteside. J.
Cubitt, W. Lockhart, A. E. Whitmore, H.
Di4raeli, Hon. B. Lucas, F. Wltioughtry,Slr H.
Dunne, Col. Macgregor, Jas. v, Ise. A.
East, Sir J. Macguire, J. Woudd, B.
Egerton E. M .I,s. R.
Evelyn, W. Meagher, T.
Ferguson, Sir R. Michell, W.
Fitzg raid, W. Montgomery, H.
Follett, B. Muilings, J.

TELLERS.

Smith, II
Dee des, W.

MIDDLESEX SESSION'-April 3.

The April general quarter sessions of the peace for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning at Clerken-
well, there being 94 prisoners for trial.
The As4istant Judge, in addressing the grand jury,
said that during the last 12 months 2,500 bills had been
sent to this court, 75 of which were ignored through the
non-appearance of prlsecutors. ' In six of the cases there
had been a full confession of guilt by the prisoners, and
in others women who had been bound over to prosecute
their husbands for assaulting them had de,ied before
the grand jury that they had ever been beaten at all,
their object being to save their husbands from the con-
sequences of a trial. After some general observations on
the cases that would come before them he dismissed them
to their duties.

THE ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON THE LESSEE OF DRURY-

LANE THEATRE.

llenry Joseph Perry, convicted last session, was brought
up to receive judgment. He was convicted of stealing
half of a 101. note from the officei of the Wesleyan Re
form Association, at Exeter Hall, and was given into
custody in consequence of having attempted to obtain
some money upon it from Mr. E T. Smith, the lessee of
Drury-lane Theatre, representing that he had been sent
by his hither, Mr. Flexmore, the clown.
The Assistant Judge said he considered the best course
he could take would be to sentence the prisoner to a
long term of imprisonment, with a view of being ad-
mitted into the Philanthropic Society's S at Red-
hill.

The prisoner was sentenced to two years' hard labour.