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London, England, 1836-08-20 00:00:00

POLLS AT ELECTIONS BILL.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the House should
agree to the amendments of the Lords to this Bill.
Mr. DUNCOMBE opposed the reception of the amend-
ments, as they would tend to increase the expense of elec-
tions in counties by increasing the number of polling places.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the amendments ought to be adopted by the House. If it
was desirable to have elections concluded in one day, the in-
creasing the places of polling was the means of effecting
that object.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND thought the amend-
ments ought not to be agreed'to.
Mr. WARBU RTON also objected to the amendments.

Mr. AG LION BY thought tli'e Bill so objectionable in
its present state, that he could not give it his concurrence.
The main object of the Bill, that of reducing the poll-
ing at elections to one day, was entirely taken away
by the amendments of the Lords—(Hear.) He should
therefore give those amendments his decided opposition.
That principle had been so materially altered by the Lords
that he (Mr. Aglionby) thought they should reject the 13111
altogether, and take the chance of another year for carrying
into effect a better measure.

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when the numbers were—

For the motion..
Fur the amendment.
Majority
The amendments were accordingly agreed to.
COMMON-FIELDS ENCLOSURE BILL.

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Mr. WARBURTON moved the Order of the Day for
the farther consideration of the Lords' amendments to this

Mr. WAKLEY said that since the amendments of the
Lords had been printed he had read them, and he did not
find there was any provision introduced which would
justify him in offering any obstruction to the •further pro-
gress of the Bill.(Hear, hear.)
Mr. POTTER proposed a proviso, to the effect that no
common fields should be inclosed within ten miles of Lon-
don, nor - within distances of other towns varying with the
amount of population from 2,000 upwards.
The House divided, when the numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it

54:
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Majority
The Lords' amendments being agreed to, with some other
verbal amendments, the Bill was sent back to the Lords.
Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that he would next
Session bring forward again the Letters Patent Amend-
ment Bill, not having been able to proceed with it in the
present Session.

SPAIN.

Mr. MACKINNON, seeing the Noble Lord the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his place, wished to ask
him whether the statements which had appeared in the
morning papers, that the Queen of Spain had been forced by
a military insurrection in Madrid to swear, or declare, alle-
giance to the Constitution of 1812, whereby the Cham-
bers of Peers and Deputies were abolished, and the C.rtes
re-established, were correct? And whether, if correct, the
Noble Lord bad received any other information on the
subject which he felt it consistent with his duty to disclose ?
Lord PALMERSTON had received a despatch from
Mr. Aston, the Charge d'Affaires at Paris, informing him
that a telegraphic message had been received at Paris from
Bayonne, announcing that the Queen of Spain had accepted
the Constitution of 1812. The communication, being a
telegraphic one, was of course, very concise. He was un-
able to furnish further information.

In answer to a question from Lord STORMONT,
Lord PALMERSTON understood it to be the result
of a military movement.
The amendments of the Lords to the Inns and Ale-
houses Bill were taken into consideration ; and, on the
motion of Mr. WARBURTON, seconded by Mr. WAKLEY,
who objected to the mutilation of the Bill by the House of
Lords, the amendments were ordered to be read that day
three months.