The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

RECENT DEATH OF A YOUTH

SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1847.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 6.
The House met for public business at Five o'clock.
The Earl cf SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the
Woolsack in the absence of the Lord Chancellor.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Car-
lisle in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. The
Noble and Learned Lord also presented several
petitions from Worcester and other places in favour of
the Health of Towns Bill, and in favour of the Bill for a
Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scot-
land ; he presented petitions from Dundee, praying fur
the alteration of the laws of real property.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.
Lord BROUGHAM laid on the table the resolutions
that he intended to move on Monday next, with respect
to the prevention of bribery and corruption at elections.
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR BILL.
Earl PO WIS presented petitions against the Holy-
head Harbour Bill.
The Earl of AUCKLAND gave notice that, upon
the second reading of this Bill, ho should move that it
be referred to a Select Committee.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 6.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

After a few words from Lord MORPETH,
Mr. JOHN STE WART said, that great doubts had
been expressed by the judges as to the proper construc-
tion of the Clauses Consolidation Bill, and the principle
which prevailed in that Bill, namely, the incorporation
of the principle of general trwasures into particular Acts,
was the same in this Bill. He thought, therefore, that
it should not be hurried through the House, but that
they should give the matter that due deliberation which
the importance of the subject demanded.
Mr. HENLEY said that the Clauses Consolidation
Bill had been hurried through an inattentive House,
and this Bill was to be carried through in a similar
hurry. They would require to frame another Bill to
explain the 250 clauses in this Bill.—(Laughter.) He
should like to hear from the Attorney-General his de-
finition of " ratepayer " under the operation of this
clause.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL denied that the pre-
sent Government were accountable for the system of
legislation complained of by Hon. Members. The sys-
tem was by no means a new one, but had been in opera-
tion for many years, and was deemed convenient fur the
public. The sense of the clauses could be easily ex-
plained by reference to the Companies Clauses
Consolidation Act.

A personal discussion arose between Mr. WAKLEY
and Mr. HuDsoN, in consequence of the Hon. Member
for Finsbury reading a lever from Dr. Laycock, of
York, which stated that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
of York knew nothing of the sanatory condition of that
city; that he had not assisted the poor, and that his only
communication with them had been many years ago,
when he officiated as a Methodist exhorter.
Captain PECHELL ultimately withdrew his amend-
ment, the further consideration of the clause being post-
poned. _ .

- The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro-
gress, and the consideration of the remaining clauses
were postponed till Thursday, at twelve o'clock.
The House then adjourned till Five o'clock.
The House resumed at Five o'clock.

Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented a petition from
Liverpool, against any alteration in the navigation jaws.
On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, the following
returns were agreed to :—Return of all papers, reports,
communications, and correspondence among the Post-
office authorities relative to the dismissal of Robert
Grapes, late a general post letter carrier in the General
Post-office ; showing the grounds of such dismissal,
with a copy of the order read to Robert
Grapes on Saturday evening, the 3d day of
July, by Thomas Boydon, the assistant inspector,
announcing such dismissal;
also, a copy of the remain-
ing charges brought against the Superintending Presi-
dent and the Inspector of letter carriers by the said
Robert Grapes, the correspondence between Robert
Grapes and the Post-office authorities relative thereto,
with the reason why the further investigation of such
charges has been discontinued by Mr. Peacock, solicitor
to the Post-office ; also, a
copy of the evidence given
before Mr. Peacock during the late investigation of Ro-
bert Grapes' charges, with Mr. Peacock's report thereon.