The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP COMMONS, Fan 27.
In consequence of there being three Ballots for the Queen's
County, Taunton, and the City of London Election Com-
mittees, the gallery was not opened until a quarter to Five,
On our admission we found Mr. E. J. STANLEY on
his legs. He said that he understood that two of the Gen-
tlemen who had been balloted on the City of London Elec-
tion Committee had voted at the last election.—(Hear. )
He wished to know if Mr. George Palmer had not voted?
Mr. PALMER replied that he certainly had voted,
but he was not aware that that was an objection to his
serving on the Committee.
Mr. KE NIBLE asked if the Hon. Member for the Tower
Hamlets did not a'so vote ?
Mr. CL AY replied in the negative.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw.
TAUNTON ELECTION.
Mr. CH AL MER S, on our re-admission to the gallery, ap-
peared at the bar with the reduced list of the Members balloted
for on the petition against the return for Taunton. Tho follow-
ing were the names :—R. Hurst, T. P. Williams, Hon. IL H.
Clive, Richard Price, Edward Litton, Robert Williams, Hon.
George henry Cavendish, Sir Charles Robert Blunt, Sir
Charles Brooke Vere, Wm. B. Wrightson, and Robert
Palmer.
NOTTING-HILL.
Mr. CL AY moved that Mr. Slaney should bo added to the
Notting-Hill Enclosure Committee.
Mr, WAKLE Y wished the Honourable Member for the
Tower Hamlets to state the grounds upon which this motion
was made.
Mr. CL AY said it was well known the Honourable Mem-
ber had exerted himself in order to secure open spaces in the
neighbourhood of large towns, for the recreation of the public.
As that Bill was connected with that subject he thought the
Hon. Member might bo of service on the Committee.
Mr. WAK LE Y considered the motion as an imputation
upon the Committee, the whole of the Middlesex list. He
hoped the motion would net be agreed to, as, if it was in this
instance, it might be in many others, and might lead to great

abuses.
After a few words from Mr. Wool) and Mr. Hump:,
Mr. SL ANEY said the motion had not been made with
his sanction, and he hoped it would be withdrawn.
Mr. CLAY said that that assertion was collect, and, with
the leave of the House, he withdrew the motion.
Lord EBRINGTON brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Pelimton Harbour Bill.
NOTTING-HILL IN CLOSURE.
An 'not,. NIFIAnR.II prosented a petition from the inhabitants
of St. Mary Abbot, Kensington, setting forth that a wal had
passed the second reading, and been referred to a Committee
for a certain Inclosnre on Notting-hill, and otherwise af-
fecting a right of way enjoyed by the petitioners.—( Hear,
hear.) The House had been induced to believe that an
r.ction brought to assert the right of way had been withdrawn,
and under that erroneous supposition had been induced to
pass the second reading.
Mr. HUME objected to the reception of tho petition, on
the ground of breach of privilege, as it imputed to an Hon.
Member that he had made a misrepresentation to the House.
At the sugestion of the SPEAKER, the petition was
withdrawn.

Some private business was transacted at the table, but we
could not hear the purport of it.
PENITENTIARY. a's
Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to give notice, that on
the 13th of March, he should propose a Committee on
Church Leases.—( Cheers.) He wished likewise to state
that he hoped to be able next week to state the terms
of the notice of the course intended to be pursued by
the Government respecting the Irish Tithes.—(Cheers.)
He wished likewise to state, in answer to a question
put to him yesterday, which he answered at the time,
with respect to the details relative to persons confined
in the Penitentiary at Milbank, that he had thought
it best to ask for a Report from the Committee of the Peni-
tentiary with respect to the circumstances that had
been detailed by the Hon. Gentleman who asked the question.
He could not say this without at the same time returning
his thanks to the Hon. Baronet who had put the question
yesterday for having given him notice of his intention to do
so—(Cheers)—and for having proposed the question
merely for information.—(Cheers.) He must at the same
time deprecate the contrary practice—that of bringing- forward
subjects, attacking and making imputations against a Minister
of the Crown, end taking care to bring that subject forward
without notice being given in that House.—( Cheers. )
Lord SANDON rose to order, amid Opposition cheering.
He wished to know whether it was according to the rules of
the House, that remarks made in the other House should be
noticed.—(Cheers from the Tories, and loud cries of " Chair,
chair.")
The SPEAKER.—Order, order.
Lord SA NDON—I rise, Sir, for the purpose of asking
whether it is in order, there being no question before the
House—(Loud cheers from the Tories)—and no individual in
this House having been personally alluded to, that reflections
should be made on a course of conduct pursued in the other
house?—( Vehement cheering from the Tory benches.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose, and after standing on
his legs for a second or two amid the most violent cries of
Chair, chair," from the opposite benches, resumed his seat.
His Lordship again rose, but was greeted with the same voci-
ferous cries of " Chair, chair," when
The SPEAKER, as we understood, said the general rule
was not to notice a particular transaction in another House ;
and the Noble Lord having asked whether anybody had been
attacked in that House, he was bound to say ho was not aware
that such bad been the ease.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Mr. Speaker, for the purpose
of bringing myself in order with respect to a motion being
before thellouse I may be permitted to move for a paper—
for a Copy of a letter directed by the Secretary of State to tho
Committee of the Penitentiary with respect to cases lately under
that had been made in this House,—
occurred to
discussion. Sir, I did not state anything but that which
(Cheers.)
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question—and I. will repeat it again—( Loud ;
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of what ho meant to propose ; and when he did propose it,
private individual to another.—(Renewed cheers.) The
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cheering)—
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without making reflections on any person.—( Hear, hear.)
proposed it as a question, and as seeking for information
That I say. Sir, was a reputable and discreet course of con-
duct, and if it is different from the conduct of others--(e
Order" from the Opposition benches, followed by loud
Cries Cries
ries ee ,‘ Hear, hear" from the other side of the House.)
Sir, I do hope that lam not to be placed in that situation that
I am neither to be allowed, in this House, to state what I
think is due to my own position as a Minister of the Crown—
(Vehement Ministerial cheering)—relative to the administra-
tionor to give a notice with regard to a tax made
another place with regard to that cenduct.—
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(Cheers.)
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Ido not believe that any party, whether in
opposition
otherwise, at any time have pursued that course—
it was not the conduct pursued when I was in opposition to-
wards those in the Government, and I don't think it was ever
at that time the custom to endeavour to make questions re-
lating to the administration of justice questions of party
politics.—( Much cheering.) Sir, I don't mean to enter
into the question which was put to me by the Honourable
Gentleman, further than to repeat that I shall take care
there shall be laid before this House a Report of the circum-
stances related to each of these cases, made by reputable per-
sons, who hold the situations of the Committee of the Millbank
Penitentiary, and of Inspectors of Prisons, and I shall be
satisfied with the judgment of the House upon the ease.—
( Cheers. )
The motion was then put and agreed to.
see IPSWICH ELECTION.
Mr. AG LIONBY wished to apply to the Speaker, for the
purpose of presenting a petition which he had been prevented
from doing in the ordinary course. Had it not been that the
petition was of an important nature, and related to a subject
which was before the House last night, and would be brought
before it again to-night, he would not ask permission to present