The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-03 00:00:00

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LONDON:
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1841.

The Peers did little more last evening than
pa is the Drainage, Buildings Regulation, and
Be rough Improvement Bills through a Com-
mi The Reports on these Bills, hoyvever,
-e put off till the 2.3 d instant.
S ome returns were ordered connected with the
ada instration of the Poor-laws in Ireland, and
then their Lordships adjourned till Monday.
lii the Commons the Polloc and Govan
ray Bill was recommitted after a division.
Nr. BLACKSTONE moved that the minutes of
evide.a ce before the St. Alban's Election Com-
mittee^ should be laid on the table, in order that
the He so:se might know the ground of the decision.
He the ,ugl.t it was necessary to put down a sys-
tem of bribery, and when he saw the evidence he
should ir now what further steps to take.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE agreed that it was neces-
sary aj: the House should watch the proceed-
ings o: Election Committees. It was of great
impor a ace, too, that those Committees should
preser ye the confidence of the country, which was
not like I,y if the statements made by the public
press Tv •ere to be passed by. Some of those ob-
servar.c.ns reflecting severely on the St.
Albatf:s Committee, the Honourable Mem-
ber qv oted at great length, as well as the
report of what occurred before the Canterbury
Electio n Committee. He stated that there was
according to that evidence Prima facie proof of a
compromise. It was transferring a scene of the
Beggar;s 01:era to the house of Commons, and
making a perfect farce of an Election Com-
mittee. He moved, therefore, that the minutes
of the proceedings of the Canterbury Election
Commiilee be also laid before the House.
Mr. SANFORD, the Chairman of the St. Alban's
Committee, seconded the motion, and
_entered
into ar explanation- and defence of the conduct
of the: Committee. He said that the Committee
received with astonishment the intimation that
the proceedings were brought to a close.
Mr. YILD-MAY, a Member of the Committee:
also defended its proceedings.
Mr..CLIvE, is Chairman of the Canterbury

Cumin ittee, explained that the non-prosecution
of the -petition in that case was entirely the work
of th Et Counsel, who said they had agreed not
to entail a great expense on their clients without
comilg to any conclusion.
Mr. Eun'or, another Member of the St. Al-
ban's -CoMmittee, deprecated disparaging allu-
sions .to thQ Committee, and defended the course
it had pursued. It was after the Committee had
decided a case in favour of the petitioners, that
Counsel decided they would proceed no further.
Lord Howicx stated that a great defect in the
constitution of the Committee was the want of a
professional adviser, and till they had one the
House `maid sanction bribery and corruption.
Mr. JA:IIES, we know not why, talked about
his not having bribed any body when he con-
tested Carlisle.
Sir R. PEEL saw no reason whatever to blame
the Committee, who could not act otherwise, and
he would not vote for the production of the

minutes.
Mr. WAK LEY moved to have the minutes of
the proceedings of the Walsall Election (;om-
mittee also laid before the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL, believing that the production
of the minutes was not intended to cast any re-
proach on the Committee, would not oppose the
motion.
In the end the proceedings of all the three
Committees were ordered to be laid before the
House.
The Report on the County Courts' Bill was
postponed till Monday.
The House then again went into Committee on