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oa all oCasions.--:(Laughter.) He thot%ht that the Hon.
aid Leitifteit Member for Bath Was perked), justified in re-
ceiving par-Mint fof 11.4 services as Cariadiatt agent, and he
had no doubt he gave an eqUit silent for it ; but he Could not
licip thinking it was the extreme of it4ustice and mutt dis-
gusting hypocrisy to visit him with punislimenii and for the
saMc °Renee to let eff the Hon. and Learned Metnlier./ tricrely
Nesuise ho had' beets able to rake up some few precedents in his
faVottr:
Mr. SCA 11/JETT declared that if he were the only per-
son' to vote in favour of the motion, it should not be unani-
mously relect ed.
.Mr. L 1301ITCHERB could well conceive that that lion.
Gentleman, connected as he was with the colony by the ties
that bound him to it, might feel it his duty to become its
agell, Nl' the purpose of obtaining fort it what he thought was
justice. lie (lit, Labouchere) for one, r'e'spected the Ilon,
and Learned Gentlenta;l fv not shrinking front his connection
with the colony. But he felt tywn case to be quite ti diffe-
rent one; and had, therefore, done Itliff's he considered it to
be Ids duty to do. He would also frankly confess, that al-
though he thought it very important that every ro]ony should
be represented in this country by an accredited agent, he did
not think it was desirable that that agent should be in Parlia-
ment: The tendency of such a practice was to connect any
differences which might arise between the colonies and Go-
vernment with polities, and to involve the colonies in party '
questions with which they had nothing to do. He knew, how-
ever' thsit a contrary usage had obtained among many of the
greatest ortittnlents of which that House could boast ; and he
especially remembered having had a conversation on the sub-
ject with Sir James Mackintosh, who told him he should be
perfectly disposed to accept the appointment of agent for
Canada.

Mr. HUME thought that every colony ought to have an
accredited agent in Parliament.

Lord J. RUSSELL would move the previous question.
Sir J. HANMER made a brief reply.
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The House then divided—
For the previous question
Against it 67
Majority
SMALL, DEBTS COURTS.
Mr, C. BULLER moved that the standing orders relating
to Bills for the establishment of Small Debt Courts be re-
pealed, and that all such Bills be henceforth treated as public
Bills.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER doubted
wheeler the motion would attain the object the Hon. Member
had in view, and therefore he requested his Hon. Friend to
withdraw it.

After a short conversation, in which Mr. C. WYNN and Mr.
WAKLEY took part,
Mr. C. BULLER said that be would not press his motion
at present, as it appeared to be contrary to the feeling of the
House.

Mr. GILLON postponed his motion relative to the une-
qual rates of taxation on internal communication until a future
day.

COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. RIGB Y WA SON proposed a resolution that the
system' which permits Members of the House of Commons to
vote in Committees on private Bills without having heard the
whole of the evidence adduced, is inconsistent with the first

principles of justice, and ought to be altered.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the system relative to private Bills should be altered, but he
did not think that the course proposed by his Hon. Friend
would answer: on the contrary, if carried out, it would in-
terrupt the whole proceedings of Parliament.
Mr. RIGBY WASON said he would withdraw the mo-
tion for the present.
Mr. HUAIE did not anticipate any opposition to his motion,
and should therefore at once propose the following resolution :
—That any payment or premium, or agreement to pay any
sums of money as head money to electors at an election for
Members to serve in Parliament, whether made by a candidate
or by any one acting on his behalf, is a gross violation of the
freedom of election, of the order of this House, and of the
rights and liberties of the Commons of the United Kingdom.
Col. SIBTHORP did not exactly know what head money
was, but he objected to a motion of such importance at that
late hour, and should therefore move the adjournment of the
House if the Hon. Gentleman did not withdraw his motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was sur-
prised that there could be the slightest objection to such a
simple proposition. He could not have anticipated that any
Hon. Gentleman could hesitate as to the objectionable effect
of paying head-money. Was there any one in that House
who could get up and justify the payment of head-money?—
(Hear.) If there was not, why should not the House at once
sanction the motion ? If there was a difference of opinion,
let the House divide, and show who were for the payment of
head-money, and who were against it.—(Hear, hear.) For
his part, he was decidedly opposed to the payment of head-
money. _ _ _

Lord SANDON protested against its being supposed that
those who opposed the adoption of the resolution at that late
hour should be regarded as favourable to the payment of head-
money to the electors.
After a short discussion,

Colonel SIBTHO RP moved the House do adjourn.
The House accordingly divided—
For the adjournment
Against it
Majority
Mr. HUME, however, subsequently consented to withdraw
iis motion for the present.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
he House adjourned at Half-past One.

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