The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1840.

the Houia in pessersion of the facts. The Curt
of Queen's Bench had lately decided that stock
in trade ought to be rated to the relief of
the poor, and the Poor-law Commissioners
had given a public notice to the country generally
that no rate hereafter would be valid, or at least, that
every rate would be liable to appeal, unless stock in
trade was included in it. On the other hand he (Sir
R. Peel) believed it was almost impossible properly to
rate stock in trade.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," from the
Attorney-General and other Members.) He was glad
to hear the Hon. Attorney-General assent to that. It
would follow, as a matter of course, that the validity
of other rates would hereafter be liable to be questioned.
The circular of the Poor-law Commissioners was con-
sidered as an authority by all under them, and it said—
"it gave a public notice that every rate was in-
valid unless the stock in trade was included." Yet
according to that authority no person's stock in trade
was liable to be rated, unless he was resident in the
parish, so that the proprietor of a large cotton-mill,
not resident in the same parish, would not be liable.
Again, the parochial officer must make himself acquaint-
ed with the circumstances of all traders 'within the
parish, for the stock in trade was not to be rated except
after the whole of the debts of the party had been
paid. He must do so or the rate would be invalid.
Upon these grounds, therefore, the Right Hon.
Baronet said he thought he was entitled to ask of the
Attorney-General whether it was the intention of the
Government to bring in a Bill to reconcile the conflicting
decisions of the highest Court of criminal jurisdiction in
the country, and the settlement of the public mind, by
enacting that no stock in trade shall be liable to be
rated.—(Hear, hear.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, unfortu-
nately be had not been able to communicate with
his Noble Friend at the head of the Government
in that House since the notice of the Right
Hon. Gentleman, but he had no objection to state to
the House his opinion, and the advice he should give tothe
Government, and which he had no reason to believe
would be disregarded. He should recommend that a Bill
should be immediately introduced to settle the question.
The Right Hon. Gentleman had stated the law most
accurately. There could be no doubt that ever since
the 43d of Elizabeth, stock in trade had been liable to
be rated, and in respect only of individuals
resident in the parish ; but this was found to
lead to such endless litigation and vexation, that
by universal consent it had fallen into disuse throughout
all England. Still the law remained the same, and
lately a case had arisen in which the Court of
Queen's Bench had held a rate to be invalid which had
not been so levied, including stock in trade. Now,
such a state of the law could not be allowed
to exist, involving as it did all the worst features
of property tax, and an inquisitorial investigation into
men's private affairs, which could not be endured.—
(Hear.) Therefore, he should unquestionably recom-
mend that it be immediately enacted that no stock
in trade be liable to be rated.—(Hear, hear.)
LUDLOW ELECTION.

The Earl of DARLINGTON having been called
❑pon by the Speaker, _ _

Mr. E. J. STANLEY rose, and said he wished to
put a question to the Noble Earl, whether he would
consent to postpone his motion regarding the Ludlow
election till Thursday, the day fixed for the Cambridge
election ; and he asked this with more confidencc,because
another Hon. Member had consented to postpone the
Cambridge Election, in consideration of the absence of
the Noble Lord (J. Russell) who bad only consented to
resist the motion cf the lion. Member for Bridport,
that the Ludlow writ be postponed till the Ist of June, on
the express understanding that the fullest and most ample
notice should he given to the House, of any intention
to move for the writ.

The Earl of DARLINGTON said he must say the
appeal the Hon. Gentleman had just made to him, placed
him in an awkward dilemma. He should be sorry to do
anything that would appear discourteous, the more espe-
cially if the impression of the House should be, that be
should postpone his measure ; at the same time, he hoped,
the House would think with him, that as he had promised
a great man) of his constituents to bring this measure for-
ward, it would be difficult for him to avoid doing so, and
without assigning some plausible motive. As to the ab-
sence of the Noble Lord, he could only say, he had given
notice on Friday last of bringing this motion forward to-
day, and if the Noble Lord particularly wished it should
nave been postponed, he thought the Noble Lord would
have communicated with him by note, or verbally by the
Hon. Gentleman who had called upon him that morning.
He (the Earl of Darlington) did not understand that Hon.
Gentleman, that he came on the part of the Noble Lord,
for, when he asked whether if he postponed his motion,
the Noble Lord meant to oppose it or not, he answered he
knew nothing about it, as since the late melancholy oc-
currence, he had little or no communication with him.
Now, as there was no good reason to assign—(Cheers
from the Opposition)—with all due deference, he hoped,
the House would not think it discourteous if he proceested,
unless he got this assurance,—that if he postponed his
motion until Thursday, it would meet with no opposition
on the part of the Noble Lord, or the Government.—
(Cries of " Oh. oh," and Cheers.)
Mr. E. J. STANLEY said he was not prepared to say
what course the Noble Lord would take on this subject.
He told the Noble Earl that he bad communicated with
the Noble Lord, and that he ( Lord J. Russell) was
anxious to prevent discussion on this question, that it was
his intention to check, if possible, the extent of corruption
which now prevailed, as shown in these two Reports.
Mr. GOULB.URN rose to order.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY—He begged pardon. It was
the intention of the Noble Lord to propose some measure.
The Earl of DARLINGTON—You did not state so.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY—If not, I certainly intended to
do so.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Go on," from the
Opposition.)
The Earl of DARLINGTON ;then rose to move that
a new writ do issue for the Borough of Ludlow, but was
met by loud cries of " Chair, chair," " Order," and " Go
on," which lasted a considerable time. The Noble Lord,
however, persevered. He said he should not occupy the
time of the House with many observations. It appeared to
him, zed to every reasonable mind, that no plausible pre-
text for delaying the writ any longer existed. He made
the motion en behalf of that respectable class against whom
no stain or stigma attached, and to whom, in justice to them,
the House was bound to restore the privilege of return-
ing two Members to Parliament. The House was aware
that the present was a case of an extraordinary nature.
A Committee had been appointed to inquire into the
merits of the late election, and they reported that the
election was void, and they also specially reported that
bribery and treating existed at the last election for Lud-
low. He did not find fault with the Committee for that
Report, but the result was that the writ was ordered to be
suspended until the evidence had been printed and
circulated among the Members of the House. The
evidence had been for some time in their hands, nod
all those who were anxious to make themselves
masters of the subject had an opportunity of doing so.
—(Hear.) Those who had not already read it would not
do so, even if the writ were suspended until the end of
the Session. No one was more ready to condemn the
system of bribery and treating that had occurred at the
last election than himself, still that was not so much
the offence of the electors as of the candidates. This
being the state of the case he thought lie should not
be doing justice if he did not say that he saw no reason
why the issuing of the writ should be further delayed.
He had complaints from several of the inhabitants of
Ludlow of being deprived of their second representative
for the last ten months. He thought it was an extremely
hard case, and under that impression, he had brought the
subject under the attention of the House. The Noble Earl
concluded by moving that the Speaker be directed to issue
his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to issue a new writ
for the Borough of Ludlow.
Mr. W. PATTEN seconded the motion.
Mr. WARBURTON moved as an amendment that the
consideration of the question should be adjourned to
Thursday next. He did so, first, because the Noble Lord
who represented the Government in that House had inti-
mated that he would take part in the debate • and, se-
condly, for the convenience of • any gentleman who might
think right to take part in the question when it came be-
fore the House. He would not enter into the merits of
the question, but content himself with moving that the
further consideration of the question should be adjourned
to Thursday next.
Mr. WA KLE Y seconded the amendment. The Noble
Lord who had brought forward this motion had in the
course of his observations been checked by the Hon.
Member on his left. The Noble Lord had said that no
man in that House could more seriously condemn and re-
pudiate the practices of bribery and treating which had
been had recourse to than he did, but lie was checked by
the Hon. Gentleman on his left, who said—treating, not
bribery. Now he suspected from the expressions made
use of by the Noble Lord, that he had read the
evidence, and he (Mr. Waklcy)would say, from an at-
tentive perusal of the evidence taken before that Commit-
tee, that a more flagitious and more infamous case of V.
bery, as well as of treating had never been brought under
the attention of the House.—(Cheers.) If the House
were not prepared to condemn and repudiate the practices
pursued in this case, then the character of the House was
gone.—( Cheers.) It could never afterwards be alleged
that the House objected to bribery or treating.—( Hear.)
On the contrary, if they acted in the way proposed they
would be holding out a reward for such practices. It was
stated in the evidence that many part es openly received
from :SOL to 501. each for their votes—( Cheers)—and it
was alleged that in one instance an agent to one of the
candidates had actually been authorized to offer a voter
5001. fur his vote.---( Cries of " Question" from the Op-
position side, answered by cheers from the Ministerial
benches.) He did not consider the guilt of these transac-
tions to be confined to one side of the question. In his
opinion, from reading the evidence both sides were equally
guilty, and seeing the manner in which the electors had
acted Ile thought it was the bounden duty of the House to
prevent them having another opportunity of selling the
rights of their countrymen, he hoped the issuing the writ
would be deferred to Thursday, and on that day be further
deferred for six months to come.
Sir R. PEEL thought tse suspension of the writ
would be establishing a dangerous precedent. There
was searee!y any question which he would not consent to
postpone, on account of the absence of the Noble Lord,
peculiar case. A constituency complain of
cd of one of their representatives. There
being
Ibiscyde c:p2raii,s)ca
motion fur inqthry into the case of Ludlow
at the bar of the House in the usual way. Had such a
motion been made, there might have been the same
ground fot poslponement, but no such notice had been
given, Red he thought. it would be a dangerous precedent
to establish, if Iles ntsjority of that . Hense were to be en-
alled to suspend issuing of writs for those places from
which might be anticipated a return unfavouraule to their

views.—(Loud cheers.) Such a precedent, once este-
lalished, would be attended watt: the most dangerous and
fatal consequences.—(Loud cheering.) Why had not
this delay been asked for, when notice of motion had been
given? It had been asked far in the Cambridge case, and
had been acceded to on the ground only that the
evidence had only been on the table of the House for two
days. There had not been the opportunity, therefore, for
Members to read the evidence, and upon that ground, and
not the absence of the Noble Lord, the request was ac-
ceded to. The Hon. Gentleman knew that Ludlow was
to be proceeded with that evening, and, for the first time,
an objection was taken on account of the absence of one,
who was only, in matters of this kind, to be considered as
an individual Member.—( Hear, hear.) No notice what-
ever had been given of any attempt to disfranchise Lud-
low. Was the writ to be suspended till a new Act of Par-
liament could be pass6d7 Could it be said they would
suspend indefinitely a writ until the House of Lords had
conferred with that House respecting a Bill upon treating
and bribery ?—( Hear, hear.) If they did not go to that
extent, what was the use of suspending the writ? The
writ for Cambridge was suspended till Thursday, and on
that day the Noble Lord would have the opportunity of
stating his general views with reference to bribing and
treating—the prevalence of those practices, and the possi-
bility of putting a stop to them. They could give no sa-
tisfactory excuse for postponing the consideration of the
question ; and assuming that the people had a right, and
that on Thursday that douse should admit their right to
have their representative, they would not be able to justify
themselves, merely on account of the absence of one Mem-
ber, in having refused to give to the people the constitu-
tional right, namely, to choose their representative.
Lord PALMERSTON in supporting the motion for
adjournme:at, begged to state that he did not do so on the
ground that he wished to commit the House to any of
those general principles which his Hon. Friend had ad-
verted to. He did not ask the House to postpone the
debate till Thursday upon any principle as to the perma-
nent or temporary suspense of the writ. He put it solely
on the ground on which his Hon. Friend had appealed to
the Noble Lord who made the motion, and on which ground
he had really expected the Noble Lord would have ac-
ceded.---(Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") He put
his support of the motion on the desire that his Noble
Friend should be present at the discussion, and be must
say that he thought that was a ground on which, accord-
ing to the usual practice and courtesy of Parliament, the
postponement might fairly have been asked.—( Hear,hear. )
It would not be difficult to find recent instances of mea-
sures of the utmost importance being postponed, in
order to afford time for a Minister of the Crown attend-
ing during the discussion.—(Hear, bear.) He thought
that his Noble Friend was specially entitled to this cour-
tesy, not only from his high station, but from the great
interest he had always taken in matters connected with the
representation of the House.—(Hear,hear.)
Mr. WYNN said if this were a political question, or one
on which the Government, as a Government, were entitled
to express their opinion, the postponement might be asked
for.--( Hear, hear.) But this was a judicial question—a
question of right—( Hear, hear)—and that right the House
had no justification in withholding for a single day.--
( Hear, hear.) Moreover, the Noble Lord did not want
a postponement for the purpese of objecting to the writ, but
merely to make a speech about bribery and corruption,
which might as well be made on the Cambridge Election.
It would be dangerous to allow a majority of the House,
on the ground of having measures in contemplation, to in-
troduce fresh measures of reform to suspend the issuing of
writs.—(Cheers.) The Rump Parliament was so consti-
tuted, and what had once been done might be done again.
An Hon. Member had said, " Do you intend to pass over
this bribery and corruption? If you do so, you will dis-
grace yourselves." Why, if any good grounds existed,
prosecutions might he ordered against the parties who had
committed these acts of bribery. The only ground on
which a new writ could be refused, was where general
corruption existed in a borough, rendering them unfit to
exercise the franchise.—( Cries of " Divide.")
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared_...
For the adjournment to Thursday
Against it 226
Majority for issuing the writ -11
Mr. WAKLE Y said a request more fair than for the
postponement had never been made. The bribery and the
intimidation which had taken place at the Ludlow elec-
tion had been of the most open and unconcealed descrip-
tion. Yet now the writ for a new election-, as it seems
to be issued, as a matter of course, to afford the bribed
parties the opportunity of receiving fresh bribes. Was it
not shameful that he, representing as he did, a consti-
tuency of 200,000, should have his vote neutralised and
destroyed by men returned by such corrupt parties—men
returned not to act honestly, but to truckle to and be cor-
rupted by any Government—men willing to sell them-
selves on the first occasion. lie was prepared to go all
lengths in opposition to the issuing of the writ ; and if
he had only 20 Members to support him, he woud avail
himself of any form of the House to prevent. it. He, there-
fore, moved that the House do adjourn.
On the SPEAKER'S asking who seconded the mo-
tion, a dozen of the Liberal Membere rose.
Mr. BRISCOE was called upon by the Speaker, and
said he represented a borough which hat never for a cen-
tury before the Reform Bill known a free election, and
he felt bound to resist the issuing of a writ to a town
where practices so corrupt as those which had happened
at Ludlow prevailed. For such practices, if permitted to
prevail, would destroy the best rights of the British public
- Ilear, hear, and ironical cheers from the Opposition)—
would prevent the existence of Liberal Government in this
country—(lronical cheers)—and would destroy all en-
lightened policy.—(Renewed ironical cheers.)
The Gallery was cleared for a division, but none took
place, and on our recall we found
Lord PAL MRRSTON expressing his regret that a
request so conformable to the usual courtesy of that House
—(No, no)—should have been resisted and refused.—
( Hear, hear.) Ho denied that his Noble Friend had no
right, as a member of the Government, to request the
postponement, for on the Privilege Question, his opinions,
as a member of the Goverment, had been called for.
( Hear, hear.) Still the House having expressed an opi-
nion, he did not think the course suggested by the Hon.
Member for Finsbury should be adopted, and he would
be compelled to oppose it—( Hear, hear)—though with
great regret.
Mr. HORSMAN said, in his opinion, considering it
was well-known that the Noble Lord could not attend,
there had not been due notice of the issuing of the writ.
—( Hear, hear.) He had hoped that when such a case of
bribery and corruption had been established the character
of the House would have been supported by all pales.—
( Hear, hear.) Therefore, on conscientious motives, he
must oppose the issuing of the writ.—(Cheers.)
Loyd SANDON did not think that one case merely
against each party at on election would constitute a good
case for refusing a writ, else, how many would have to be
refused ?—( Hear, hear, from both sides)—and they would
all be at the mercy of any scoundrel at an election.—
( Hear, hear.) No doubt public-houses were kept open
on both sides, but that had never been considered as a
ground for disfranchising a borough. This was a great
and important question, and it would be tyranny over
the electors for the House to suspend the suit. The
whole of the evidence went merely to treating.
Mr. HORSMAN did not mean to say the borough
should be disfranchised, but he would undertake to show, if
necessary, that bribery in the borough had been universal.
Mr. H. G RATTAN said the Noble Lord the Member
fur Liverpool could not have read the evidence, cr he had
mistaken it—( Hear, hear)—when he said there was but
one case of bribery. He could mention five or six cases.
The party was so convinced he was guilty that as soon
the first case was established he retired.—(No, no.) He
could refer to the pages, for he had only read them twenty
minutes ago, and he regretted that he had not been in the
/louse to record his vote upon the first division, but he
had travelled seventy miles that day to vote againet one of
the most infamous systems of bribery and corruption he
had ever heard of.—(Cheers and laughter.) lie had
never heard of such a system. Every ale-house in the
borough was open, and he bad the names of them all.--
(Laughter.) Any man might go in, cat and drink, and
get drunk, get sober, and get drunk again.—(Great
laughter.) 101., 201., 30/., 401., and .50/., were given for
a vote. One man received a bribe to vote for A, and then
voted for B—(Langhter and cheers)—and when his wife
was asked whether that did not surprise her, she said,
" Oh no, it has been so long the custom in the
borough of Ludlow."—( Hear, hear, bear.) A Jury
would have brought in Mr. Holmes guilty to a con-
siderable extent.—(Cries of " Order, order.'') lie
begged pardon if he was out of order, but he thought he
was perfectly in order in mentioning the name of an in-
dividual stated in the Report.—(hear, hear.) He did
not even know whether that gentlemen was a Member, or
whether he had not, like his friend Mr. Clive, accepted
the Chiltern Hundreds, and retired.—( Laughter and cries
of " Hear; hear.") It would be preposterous to say such
a system of corruption should be allowed to continue.
The parties 'by their agents had introduced into the bo-
rough from fifty to one hundred bludgeon-men, and he
most solemnly declared that if the eight or ten witnesses
before the Committee had spoken the truth he had never
read of such a case of corruption as was made out against
the borough of Ludlow. His Hon. Friend the Member
for Nottingham (Sir J. Hobhouse) had once stated that
he wished the Thames was turned into that House, that
it might be purified.—(Laughter and cries of " Hear,
hear.") He (Mr. Grattan) thought it was time the
Thames was turned into that House (Renewed
laughter)—but he trusted that the honest and sterling
virtue of the people of England would correct these evils.
Ho trusted there was among the independent electors
integrity enough to stop this atrocious system of bribery.
It was their duty to send Members who would do so ;
and it was the duty of the House to adopt sonic plan by
which the repetition of those shameful scenes might be
avoided.—( Hear, hear.) He could put his hand upon
his heart, and say, that if he voted for the issuing of this
writ, he should consider himself a dishonest man.—
( Laughter and cheers.) But it appeared that Members
on the other sidc of the House not only tolerated and suf-
fered such disgraceful and corrupt practices, but that they
even had the hardihood to defend in—( Cheers. )
Lord SANDON said a few words in explanation.
Mr. II UM E was surprised and astonished at the Right
lion. Baronet the Member for Tamworth that evening.
The Ludlow Committee was the first Committee appointed
Limier his Act, and that Committee had given an unani-
mous verdict that a general system of treating prevailed
previous to and during the last election for the borough of
Ludlow, and that both candidates had been guilty of bri-
bery by their agents.
He would, therefore, appeal to the
Right Hon. Baronet whether he would not allow time for
the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies to be in
his piece to state whether he could or could not cies ise
si oi tese
corruptams epsaursa,ucerteit
practices
asßßight
whichhute
ihaoosns
.ea
Baronetn y abusesn
might be suppressed.
man,
must
object to those
yet it would appear
by his conduct that evening that he sanedoned it.
Sir ROBERT PEEL would at once answer
the appeal that bad been made to him. There
was an actual vacancy a short time ago for the
collet), of Perth, in consequence of the death of his late
lamented friend the late Earl of Mansfield. He (Sir R.
Peel) and those on his side Gf the House thought Caere
was not sufficient technical evidence as to the succession

of the present Earl of Mansfield to the hereditary honours
of hia thy asked for oao day'i (i,luz, in :'der
that precedents might be looked into. On the other side
of the House there happened to be a casual majority, and
and what was the doctrine then held? Why, that it was
the inherent and constitutional right of a constituency to
have a vacancy supplied the moment that vacancy oc-
curred.—( Loudacries of " Hear, hear.") The proposal
for one day's delay was negatived, and inquiry was refused
on that broad, intelligible principle, that it was a constitu-
tional right, except under very special and peculiar cir-
cumstances.—(Cheers from the Ministerial benches.)
Were the special and peculiar circumstances in this case?
The question was, not whether they should impose
penalties for bribery and treating. The question was with
respect to treating, and treating only.—( Au Hon. Member
said, " And bribery.") Were they, then, to lay down the
principle, that in cases of bribery on the part of indi-
viduals, they would suspend the writ? So far as the report
of the Committee went, there was not a word in it as to a
general system of bribery, If the Committee believed
'here had been a general system of bribery, they neglected
their duty in not reporting it to the House. What had
this case to do with the question as to the election law ?
They were not to consider themselves entitled to depart
from the ancient constitutional privilege of issuing a writ
merely because he or any other person made an attempt
last Session, and he trusted a successful attempt, to amend
the election jurisdiction.—( Hear, hear.) The question
was, whether or no they had a sufficient reason for sus-
pending the issuing of the writ? He wanted to know how
long they proposed to suspend it, because he had not an
admission that they even meant to issue it then. There
was no loan in the House who would carry courtesy to-
wards political oppanents farther titan himself, but the
House would not be justified in suspending for three days
the issuing of a writ, on account of the absence of a Mem-
ber of Parliament. They might suspend any political
question, or adjourn it on the ground of emergency ;
but a question of constitutional right, they had no right to
suspend.-..( Bear, hear.) Would Hon. Gentlemen op-
posite say they would consent to the writ issuing on
Thursday ?

Mr. HUM E—Wo will discuss the :question—we have
not gone into the merits.
Sit R. PEE L—Was it to be endured that any portion
of the constituency of England should hold their right by
the sufferance of a majority. He admitted!that a minority
might prevent, by repeated adjoarnments, the issuing a
writ. If the Noble Lord should propose any specific
measure on the subject which he thought capable of prac-
tical execution, no man would be more prepared than he
,vould to give assent to it. He thought it was absolutely
necessary that the law as to treating should be defined,
and he would consent to any enactment for suppressing
bribery. Those were distinct questions from the consti-
tutional one, whether the writ should be suspended ?
If they did suspend it, a most dangerous precedent would
be sec capable of being perverted at any time by a ma-
jority of that House to its own purposes.—(Cheors.)

' Mr. HAWES said the question of adjournment was not
now before the House. The simple question was, whether
the debate should be adjourned to Thursday.--( Cries of
No, no.") The substantial question was, whether they
should take the question of disfranchisement into con-
sideration on Thursday next. It had been said that very
few cases of bribery or treating had been proved, but the
House must be aware that the Committee only took one case
of a class, and therefore there was no proof in that of the
extent to which the system had been carried. If the issuing
of the writ was of so much importance, he put it to the
lovers of the Constitution on the other side of the House,
why they had suffered a whole week to elapse without
taking any steps for that purpose.—( Hear, hear.) It was
stated that there were 27 public-houses open in the
borough, and any one might go in and do as he pleased,
thus giving the greatest possible temptations to dishonesty
and corruption. The Noble Lord the Member for Liver-
pool had said that the suspension of the writ would be an
net of tyranny to all the electors of the empire; he (Mr.
Hawes) wished to protect the honest electors from a
tyranny infinitely more dangerous, namely, that which
the rich exercised over the poor voters, and that
in every part of the country. The advocates of
purity of election on his (Mr. Hawes') side of the
House—(lronical cheers and laughter from the Opposition
benches, which drowned the remainder of the sentence).
He repeated that those who wished to maintain something
like independence among the constituencies of the empire,
had their places on that side of the house.—( Cheers, and
cries of " Divide.") Hon. Gentlemen might depend
upon it that the debate was not to be put an end to that
night--( Loud cheers)—for he was convinced that there
never was a more unjust course undertaken by any person,
than that which tended to issue a writ to the borough under
its present circumstances.—( Hear, hear.) If there was
one ground more than another on which they ought to re-
fuse to issue the writ, it was the fast of its being the first
borough under the new Act, which had been convicted, by
the unanimous resolution of the Committee, of bribery
and corruption.—( Hear, hear.) It was necessary that
they should let the constituencies see before hand what
they were likely to experience from the House, in the
event of bribery and corruption being proved against them.
Notwithstanding the coalition that bad taken place between
the Noble Lord, who, he was sorry to say, had deserted
his character of a Reformer—(Laughter)--and the other
side of the House, he hoped a steady band of the
friends of liberty and freedom of election would be at their
posts, to assert the rights of the people and of the con-
stitution, which were endangered by the present mo-
tion.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. B. B ARI N G, as a Member of the Committee, could
state that there were only five cases of bribery brought be-
' fare the Committee, and of these five cases three were
attempts at bribery, which had not succeeded. Under
these circumstances he did not think that a case of general
bribery and corruption had been made out.—( Hear.)
Mr. E L LIO T had suggested to the Hon. Baronet,
the Member for Sudbury, to postpone his motion with re-
spect to Cambridge, on the grounds that Members had not
had time to read the evidence. The Hon. Baronet had
not even the courtesy to answer his question. Another
application was made to the Hon. Baronet to postpone it
in consequence of the absence of the Noble Lord, the Se-
cretary for the Colonies, and in compliance with that ap-
plication, the motion was postponed. Now the Right
Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, said that if
they postponed the present motion out of courtesy to the
Noble Lord, they would be neglecting their duty, and
doing that which they ought not to do. He for one cer-
tainly did not understand that species of logic.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no divi-
sion took place. On our return to the gallery we found
Mr. PRYME on his legs—He said the question be-
fore the House was whether there were sufficient grounds
for suspending the issuing of the writ, or whether, by
enlarging the constituency, disfranchising individuals, or
any other means, they could put a stop to the present
system of bribery and corruption.—(Divide.) These in-
terruptions would not prevent his stating what he had to
say to the House, bet he did not intend to de-
tain it many minutes. The Noble Lord the Member

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for Liverpool had argued that the writ ought not to be
suspended because there v:ere so few cases of bribery
proved, but the House should recollect that a single in-
stance was sufficient to disqualify a Member.
Mr. VILLIERS STUART said that punishing the
borough by the suspension of the writ for bribery and treat-
ing was very like an ex post, facto law, and he should there-
fore vote against the adjournment.
Strangers Here then ordered to withdraw, the House di-
vided, when there appeared--
For the adjournment 123
Against it ..
Majority against the adjournment ---66
Mr. C. BULLER said that he was somewhat surprised
that lion. Gentlemen opposite should appear inclined to
assume that the treating which had taken place in the Lud-
low cage was not essentially different from the sort of treat-
ing which had formerly prevailed to a greot extent in al-
most all elections, and which in former times had been con-
sidered as an offence by no means of grave character. He
begged to point out the difference : this was not a mere
case of giving refreshment to voters, of enabling them to
indulge in social festivity at an election; it was as:reported
by the Committee, treating with a deliberate purpose of de-

bauching and corrupting the voters.—(Cheeis.) He would
ask if there was anything palliating in this or in the mode
in which it was carried on ?—f Cheers.) He would ask if
this was not corruption in its worst form ? (Loud
cheers.) It was not hard money which he could carry home
to his wife, or with which be could pay his creditors,
but it was drink that debauched himself. —(Loud cheers.)
If Gentlemen opposite succeeded in upholding such a
system as this, it would be a diPgrace to England, and to
any Christian country.—(Loud cheers.) He would not
occupy the House longer, but would propose an amend-
ment which perhaps might startle the House, but which,
nevertheless, was a very honest and a very straightforward
one. If the House were determined that the borough of
Ludlow should be put up for sale, he should wish that it
should be put up for sale for money, and not for beer.—
( Cheers and laughter.) He should therefore propose as
an amendment, that Mr. Speaker do insert in the public
papers an advertisement stating that the vacant seat for
the borough of Ludlow W2S for sale, and that all persons
desirous of purchasing the same should send in their ten.
ders to Mr. Speaker by Monday next, the amount offered
to be paid in money, or public securities, and not in beer
or spiritous liquors.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Op-
positi)i, answered by loud cheers and roars of laughter
from the Ministerial benches, mingled with cries of " Or.
der," and " Chair.")
The SPEAKER said that before he put such an amend-
ment he wished to appeal to the Hon. Member as to what
effect might be produced by the insertion of such an
amendment on the Journals
st of the House.
Mr. HUME would sugge t the Speaker should not
put the amendment, as it would be clearly illegal to carry
it into effect, even in the event of the House agreeing to
it: He would therefore suggest to his Hon. Friend that
he should withdraw his amendment.
Mr. C. BULLER. would, of course, withdraw his
amendment, if there were Any objection to it on a point of
form. lie would at once avow that his object in pro-
posing it had bern to treat the matter with the Contempt it
deserved.—( Loud cheers.)
The amendment having been withdrawn,
Mr. LIORSMAN said that he would now take the
liberty of moving an amendment. He could not but sup.
pose that most of the Honourable Gentlemen op.
posite were entirely unacquainted with the evidence
which had been given before the Committee and the
Right Honourable Gentleman, the Member for Tam.
worth, who had, of comae, read it, had not, he must say,
on this occasion, exhibited his usual quickness
of
appre-
hension.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") They were
not now c3nsidering whether they should entirely suspend
the issuing of the writ for Ludlow or not, but only whether
they should postpone the consideration of that question
until Thursday, in order to enable the Noble Lord, the
leader of that House, to be prrsent at the discussion—
( Hear, hear, hear)—and what he complained of was, that
the Noble Lord had had a distinct pledge from the oppo-
site side of th House, that he should have due notice of
any intention of moving for the issuing of a new writ, and
he would ask if such notice bad been given to the Noble
Lord ?—( Cheers.) The Right 1110. Gentleman said that
nothing had been reportei by the Committee as to the ex-
istence of a general s) stem of bribery, hut the nature of
their proceelings did not enable them to go fully into that

question. The counsel on each side had arrreed that they
I.tatild go into tc,o or three cas,,:s Gi th.it
if they failed in those, they would go to others ; butif they
proved those, then they would take the decision of the
Committee on those cases. The conduct of the case was
therefore left entirely in the hands of the counsel.
A reference to the evidence would show that, at
least three distinct cases of bribery had been
shown—at partisan agent had been sent for from
Shrewsbury to do the dirty. work. On his arrival,
at Ludlow a list of persons was put into his hands to be
bribed, and opposite the names were placed the names of
persons supposed to have the most inguence over them,
and the agent himself, who was supposed to have influence
over two of these persons, found his name down opposite
theirs, and was told that he:was to look after them. He
then stated that he was ordered to go to Mr. Williams and
Mr. Holmes and receive their instructions.—(Loud cries
of " Oh, oh," and " Hear, hear," from the Opposition.)
It was not necessary for him to state whether he believed
all the allegations or not; he was only: stating what
appeared on the evidence. The witness said he had waited
on Mr. Holmes, and had received from him instructions.—
( Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers.) Now there
could be nothing clearer than this, that the evidence of an
accomplice was legal, and, where confirmed, was entitled
to credit. Now, what was the fact in this case ? Why,
that Wade and the other person whom they examined, stated
he had teen employed to bribe, came before the Com-
mittee, and corroborated every syllable he had said. Nor
was this all. There was a barber brought from Shrews-
burr, whose proceedings were riot minutely inquired into by
the Committee, because they were not called upon to do so.
Then they found Mr. Meta stating that he had been
offered a bribe of 201., which he had refused, saying to
the person who offered it, " I understand you are giving
30/. a vote," and this was not denied. Then there was
Mr. Fitzgibbon Clive, our witness, who said that men
were employed on each side to do the dirty work, and who
further stated that at a large public meeting Mr. Coppock
said that if the other side bribed, they must bribe higher,
and if they gave 20/., he would give 401., and if they gave
501., he would give 1001., and' this announcement was re-
ceived with loud cheers by a vast assembly of people. There
was evidence tending to show that each party had in-
dulged extensively in a system of bribery and treating,
quite sufficient, he should say, to establish the charge of a
general system of bribery. All the public houses in the
town were open, although each candidate declared he
had given instructions to have nothing to do with treating,
the publicans at the same time saying that they had re-
ceived no instruction. The bills were given in to the
agents, and they were paid by an invisible hand. There
was an ingenuity about this system which could only be
the result of long practice in the ways of corruption, and
he should therefore move, as an amendment, that the
House do now adjourn.
Mr. BINGHAM BARING wished to ask the Hon.
Member whether, after the manner in which the witness
Revis had given his testimony, and as that testimony im-
plicated the character cf an Hon. Member of that House,
he was inclined to attach any credit to it ?

Mr. HORSMAN would at once state his opinion.
Revis had been the confidential agent of the party; he
had long been employed by them ; he had received a sum
of money from them when he left Ludlow, and they had
given him the highest testimonials. He had been sent
for to canvass; lie. had made these allegations respecting
Williams and Holmes. His statements had been partly
confirmed; and he must say, that until his statements
should be contradicted, he did believe it.

Lord SA NDON would confess that he was surprised
at what had just fallen from the Hon. Member. lie had
not before been aware that any Member of the Committee
entertained such an opinion of that evidence. His own
opinion had been that the direct contrary had been the
general feeling in the Committee.—(Hear, hear, hear.)
This man came before the Committee, having re-
ceived 1501. from Mr. Coppock, the agent of
the opposite side, on a note of hand determinable at
sight, so that, as one of the counsel had expressed it, he
came before them with a noose about his neck, the other
end of which was in the hands of the opposite party.
When he recollected the evidence of that man he was
surprised that any weight should be attached to his testi-
mony. With regard to the general allegations of bribery
they rested only on the merest surmises ana the vaguest
allegations ; and he was surprised, such beinethe feeling of
the 'Hon. Gentleman, that he had not proposed that a ge-
neral investigation should take place into the' acts of bribery
alleged to have been committed in the borough of Ludlow.
No such notice had, however, been given, and he saw no
reason for refusing to issue the writ.
Mr. HORSMAN—WhiIe he might admit that the un-
supported evidence of Revis was not entitled to much
weight, yet, considered that where it was supported, it at
least required contradiction, more especially when the
statements which be had made were confirmed by others.
As to the motion to which the Noble Lord had alluded he
had had no opportunity for giving such notice, and the
Noble Lord had only given notice of his motion last Friday.
Lord SAND ON said that the only case in which a Mem-
ber of that House was Implicated, rested on the unsupported
evidence of Revis.

Mr. HOLMES said that if he had abstained from giving
the contradiction required before, it was only because he
was engaged in taking steps for the purpose of applying to
the authority of another tribunal, where the statements of
this individual would undergo investigation. The Hon.
Member had said that where the statements of that person
were supported by others, he was inclined to believe them,
and he said that two other persons who had been called bad
supported them. Those persons had only said that Revis
had chosen to make them offers ; one of them was a person
to whom Revis owed 3001., and he went to that person and
stated that he ( Mr. Holmes) had authorised him ( Revis)
to offer him 500/. Now so far was he (Mr. H.) from
having had any communication with Revis, that he solemnly
declared that be had never seen him until the Satur-
day night, before the election, when Revis came up
to him in the street and spoke to him.—(Hear, hear.)
The second time was on the Tuesday, when the man came
to make some communication to him (Mr. Holmes), and
on that occasion two other persons were present. He
(Mr. H.) protested that these were the only occasions on
which he ever saw the man. He abstained from going
into the Committee, because he was determined to go for-
ward and contradict Revis's statement; and he thought
that if he went into the room, an objection would be made
to his giving evidence. But when he went down for the
purpose of insisting on being examined, Mr. Austin told
him that there was not one on the Committee who be-
lieved the statement of Revis.—( hear, hear.) lie
hoped that he would have an opportunity of contradicting
that statement on oath before another tribunal.
Mr. HANDL EY was not sorry that the debate had
taken place, as it would show the country who were the
parties in that House who wished to encourage and screen
treating and bribing at elections.—( Hear, hear, and cries
of " Oh, oh.") The House, in ordering the evidence to
be printed, was pledged to take some further steps. He
appealed to the candour of the Right Ilon. Baronet oppo-
site, whether the notice given on Friday night last for a
motion for a new visit, on this night, when it was known
the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies would not
be in his place, was a due notice, in the sense in which
that term was understood, in the conversation which took
place on a former occasion between the Noble Lord and
the Right Hon. Baronet ?
Sir R. PEEL did not think that the Noble Lord meant
to call for a notice to be given to himself.--( Cheers from
the Tory Benches.) But it could not be pretended that
the writ had been moved for IN itl'out notice, and the at-
tendance in the House to-night showed that the notice
was sufficient. With respect to the absence of the Noble
Lord, he ( Sir R. Peel) must say, as he had already said,
that he did not thick the absence of any Member, however
high his sta.:ion, and eminent his talent, should be a
I ground for postponing the issue of the writ.

Mr. HUME-said it had been understood to be the
sense of the House, formed on the report of the Com-
mittee, that a new writ should not be issued until after the
evidence had been printed ; and further, that after the
printing of the evidence, due notice should be given. He
put it to the candour of the Right Hon. Baronet whether
due notice had been given ?
Sir R. PEEL said that the conversation alluded to
had taken place before the evidence was printed. As no
Member of the Committee, nor any one else, had founded
any motion on the evidence since it was printed, the House
was bound to issue the writ without delay.
Mr. HANVE,S contended that under the circumstances,
due notice had not been given. It was generally under-
stood amongst Members, as a matter of course, that the
writ would not be moved for in the absence of the Noble
Lord.—( Hear, hear.)
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
For the amendment 96
Against it 156
Majority

On the re-admission of strangers, we found—
Mr. HO RSM AN moving another amendment to the
effect, " That a Select Committee be appointed to in.
quire and report into the bribery and treating practised at
the late election for Ludlow ; and that the writ be EUS-
pended until the said Committee shall have reported."
Mr. BRISCOE seconded the motion.

Sr C. GREY supported the motion in a few observa-
tions, which were quite drowned in the cries of " Divide."
The House then divided.
The numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it l4B

- Majority against it
Mr. HAVES then said he rose to move again the ad.
journnaent of the debate.—(oh, oh, from the Opposition,
and cheers.) The last amendment had been only for in-
quiry, and after the declaration of the Right Hon. Baronet
the Member for Tomworth, of his anxiety to put an end to
bribery, it was astonishing to find him voting. against in-
quiry.—(Hear.) The House had refused inquiry after
the unanimous declaration of the Committee of general
bribery and corruption.-( No, no.) Well, then, of bribery
in two cases and extensive treating.—( Hear, hear.) The
people cut of doors would estimate these proceedings duly
—(lronical cries of " Hear, bear, from the Opposition)—
for Gentlemen opposite were resolved to stifle all inquiry.
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion.
On a division the numbers were—
For the original motion
For the amendment 76
Mnjoritv for the original motion —69

Oa our readmission to the gallery, we found
Mr. HUME on his legs moving the adjournment of the
House.
Mr. WA RBLTRTON seconded the motion.
Sir R. PEEL rose amid loud cheering—He had never
on any occasion, during an experience of thirty years,
divided so many times against any proposition, but he felt
himself perfectly justified in resisting the present motion
for an adjournment ; first, because he thought the sus-
present writ was unconstitutional and un-
just;Pden secondly,ng Frthe
that when the sense of the House had
been taken, the minority client not to persevere ; and it
was on that account that he had pursued the course he
had done. He knew very well that a minority, however
small, must prevail ultimately, it' they continued dividin;
till that time to-morrow.—(hoar, hear.) Now he begged
to intimate to Horn. Gentlemen opposite, that if they
persevered in the course they were now pursuing they
would find as much decision on that side of the House as
they cppeared determined to display, and he bogged

further to st-to tint though he would. not resist the mo-
tion for the adjournment of the House, he would not con-
sent to any other public business being proceeded with—
(Great cheering)—until this question had been disposed
ef.—(Continued cheering.) He had the satisfaction,
however, of thinking that he could make a proposition
hat would meet with the assent of both sides of the
House. Hon. Gentlemen opposite thought that the pre-
sent question ought not to be disposed of in the absence
of the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Depart-
ment. Now, for his own part, he thought it was equally
improper to vote away millions in his absence. —(Great
cheering.) The Noble Lord would be present on Thurs-
day. On Thursday, therefore, this motion would take
precedence over every other business, and he begged to
give notice that he, and those with whom be acted, would
object to any other business being proceeded with.—( Loud
cheers from the Tories.) He apprehended that that pro-
posal would be generally acquiesced in. He believed there
wonld be a formal objection to moving as an amendment that
the House do adjourn till Thursday. It was clear that,
to-morrow, the discussion upon the issuing of the writ
might be revived, but be wished to avoid that. He did
not think it was creditable to the House that the discussion
should be continued, and be would suggest, therefore,
that an understanding should be come to between both
sides of the House, that they should virtually adjourn till
Thursday, so far as public business was concerned; of
course the private business need not be impeded.
Mr. HUME thought the Hon. Baronet, and those who
had voted with him, had been the unreasonable party ;
and the Hon. Baronet had now shown himself to be more
unreasonable, by wishing to stop all public business.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE was sorry that, because the
House would not consent to treating and bribery in Lud
low, the Hon. Baronet the leader of the Opposition
should obstruct all public business.—( Hear, hear,
and cheers.) A postponement of tbe• discussion had
been asked, in consequence of the melancholy occurrence
in the family of the Noble Lord, and he did think that that
was a sufficient reason for the Right Hon. Gentleman op-
posite acceding to the request.—( Cheers.), He should
have been ashamed of sitting on his side of the House, if the
same discourtesy had been manifested to the Right Hon.
Baronet under such melancholy circumstances.—( Cheers. )
Let them look to the conduct of the House when the
Noble Lord the Member for Lancashire proposed a Bill
for the purpose of insulting the people of Ireland. That
Noble Lord made an appeal to the House which was una-
nimously listened to, and the House divided at 4 or 5
o'clock, to the great inconvenience of many Members, be-
cause the Noble Lord had stated that be dared not remain
in London twelve hours longer.—( Cheers.) Ho hoped
her Majesty's Ministers (if any of them were in their
places), or the Gentlemen behind them, would enter into no
compromise.—( Cheers.) The battle was in their bands
Let them make no terms whatever. Let the
Tories obstruct the public business if they thought
proper, and the people of England would judge who were
in the right.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) That would
be an additional reason for the people not allowing the
Tories to predominate in that House.—(Cheers and
laughter.)
Mr. EDWARD STANLEY said that a distinct
pledge bad been given to his Noble Friend (Lord John
Russell), that full and ample notice should be given before
the writ was issued. If the Noble Lord opposite (Earl
Darlington) had acceded to the request he had made of
him that morning, it would have been better for that
House and better for the country, without any detriment
to the borough of Ludlow.—( Hear, hear.)
After a few words from the Earl of DARLINGTON and
Colonel SIBTHORP,
_ _

Mr. G 0 ULBURN said the proposition of his Right
Hon. Friend ( Sir R. Peel) was the proper one, because
the notion for a new writ, being a question of privilege,
must take precedence ; and if the Hon. Gentlemen oppo-
site were consistent, no public business could be transacted
until the Noble Lord returned.

The gallery was again cleared for a division ; but upon
the Speaker putting the question, the adjournment was
agreed to.

The House adjourned at Ten o'Clock.

COURT CIR CULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a pony
phaeton, yesterday morning, in the Parks.
The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had
audiences yesterday of her Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kent,
the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipps-
thal, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Clarence
House, St. James's.

The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, visited
her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday, at Marlborough
House.

The Prussian Minister transacted business, yesterday, at the
Foreign-office. _ _

Th; Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Dean, Chair-
man of the Customs, Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps
and Taxes, and Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had in-
terviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in
Downing-street. _ _

Mr. darkson had an interview with the Marquis of Nor-
manby yesterday at the Home-office.
The Queen gave last evening, at Buckingham Palace, a
State Ball, the first since the Royal Marriage. Several of the
State Rooms, which were opened on this occasion, have under-
gone considerable alteration since last year, and have been ren-
dered, in the style and fittings of their decorations, infinitely
richer and more elegant. Ihe greatest improvement is visible
in the Supper Room, Picture Gallery, and Yellow Drawing
Room, in all of which various embellishments have been exe-
cuted. In the Yellow Drawing Room some splendid mirrors
in handsome carved gilt frames, have been introduced, and
• also several beautiful cabinets ; thecolour of the pilasters which
lined the sides of the room has been altered with great advan-
tage:from rose-colour to amber, the richly carved composite
capitals, and also the bases of the pilasters have been re-gilt.
The walls of the Picture Gallery have been re-hung, and the
ceiling enriched with gilding. This Gallery was last evening
appropriated for dancing, the orchestra for the Quadrille Band
being placed in an elevated ante-room over the entrance. The
seats for her Majesty and the Royal Family, were slightly
elevated above the rest of the Gallery, that portion of it being
hung with white satin, richly embroidered with gold.
The supper or dining-room has been adorned with pier and
chimney glasses and mirrors of the largest size, in very mag-
nificent frames, carved and gilt, and all the principal ornaments
in the stuccoed ceiling have been gilt, as have also a number
of the mouldings. The Ball-room had the orchestra for the
Quadrille Band, extending across one end of the apartment,
the front tastfully ornamented with elegant gold ornaments.
Additional mirrors were placed at both ends of the room, re-
flecting the different chandeliers sad branches with which
this apartment was brilliantly illuminated. The reserred
seats for her Majesty and the members of the Royal
family were here also slightly elevated, and placed in a recess
covered with white satin embroidered with silver. The throne.
room and grand saloon were also opened, and the entire suite
of state rooms were most brilliantly illuminated with a profu-
sion of chandeliers, candelabra, and branches. The green
drawing-room was appropriated for refreshments, which were
served to the company during the evening. The grand stair-
case and approaches, and also the grand hall, were ornamented
with groups of the choicest shrubs and plants in flower, ar-
ranged in the niches and other recesses. The Yeomen of the
Guard were on duty, commanded by Mr. Samuel Hancock, the
Exon in Waiting. Sir George Houlton, the Ensign, and Mr.
Ellerthorp, Clerk of the Cheque, were also present.
The Queen's Guard cf the Foot Guards, with the Band
of he Regiment, was on duty on the Palace Lawn,
and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards attended
in the Grand Hall. Both Bands received the Royal Family
on their arrival at the Palace with the usual honours.
The Company began to arrive shortly before ten o'clock,
and were ushered -to the Grand Saloon. His Serene Highness
Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal arrived at ten o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge,
arrived soon afterwards, attended by Lady Augusta So-
merset, and Br.ron Knesebeck. The Duke wore a Field-
Marshal's uniform, end Prince George that of his regi-
ment. Their R oyal Highnesses also wore the Ensigns of the
Order of the Gaeter. The Hon. Misses Pitt and Spring Rice,
Maids of Honour in Waiting; the Hon. Colonel Cavendish,
Clerk Marshal ; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; and
the Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry to her Majesty, received the
Royal Party, and conducted them to the Yellow Drawing-room,
where her Majesty and Prince Albert received their illustrious
visitors.

At half-past ten o'clock the Queen, accompanied by the
Royal Family, and preceded by the Earl of Errol, Lord
Steward, and the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Chamberlain, passed
from the Yellow Drawing-room to the Ball-room, followed by
the company assetrabled.
Her Majesty opened the ball in this room, in a quadrille,
having for her partner his Royal Highness Prince George
of Cambridge.
Weippert's Band, who were in this Ball-room, among other
norelties performed during the evening the Chaimlion
and Papillon Waltzes, the Prince Albert and Rainbow Quad-
rilles, and the celebrated Tramp Gallope. Collinet's
Baud was stntiionccl in the picture gallery, and in
the course of the evening performed the following
music:—QuadriD.es by Musard, Olivier Email), Le
Comique. Regina, and La Chaste Susanne. Waltzes, Mein
Schonster Fag in London, Frohsinn mein Ziel, Albert
Waltzes, Lucie, wad Les Modestes.
His Royal Highness, Prince Albert., danced in the first qua-
drille with her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, of Cam-
bridge, in the same dance as the Queen and Prince George of
Cambridge.
A waltz followed, in which Prince Albert waltzed with her
Royal Higlinesslette Princess Augusta of Cambridge.
Her Majesty afterwards sat some time in the ball-room, and
then passed into the picture gallery, and sat with the Royal
Family.
At one o'clock the doors of the supper room were opened, and
the Royal :Family, followed by the other company, went to
supper.
Among the early arrivals were Earl Grey, Duke of Wel-
lington. Lord HoTand, Sir Robert Peel, Earl of Ripon, and the
Earl of Aberdeen. _

Dancing was resumed after supper.
Among the Company were the French -.Ambassador, Nourri
Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, the Prussian Minister, the
American Minisw and Mrs. Stevenson, Prince and Princess
Mavrocordato, Count and Countess Bjornstjerna, the Mexican
Charge d'Affair, ts and Mrs. Murphy, Prince Caste'cicala, the
Hanoverian, Ru.isian, Saxon, Spanish, Wurtenthurg, Sardinian.
and Bavarian Ministers, the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires, and
Madame Lisboa; the Netherlands, Belgian, Neapolitan,Anstrian,
Charges d'Affairem ; Baron de Nieutnann, on a special Mission
from Austria; Mr. Benjamin Rush, Secretary to the United
States Legation, Count and Countess Bills Brahe, S. Bekir
Pacha, and M. a,gob, Prince Jean Soutzo, Baron and Baroness
tie Pfeil, Conn,t Valentine Esterhazy, Chevalier Canojavi,
Mons. de Savigny, M. Van de Woestyne, Theophile Van
de Woestyne, Baron Van Zuylen van Nycvelt, Count Revel,
Count de Roh an Chabot, M. d'Odelga, Baron Lebzeltern,
M. Murial, mid the gentlemen attached to the Russiial.ni;
Spanish, Neapolitan, Swedish, Bavarian, French, and Brazilian
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Embassies and Legations ; the Lord Chancellor and L
Cottcnham, thu Speaker and Mrs. Lcfcvre, 1
General and Lady Stratheden, the Lord Advocate and Mrs.
Rutherford, Lc rd Byron, Lord in Wa
Stovin, Groom in Waiting, Colonel Hall,itgin, Sir Frederick
Silver Stick, Vis-
count Comberniere and four Officers of the Ist Life Guards,
the Colonel and four Officers of the 2d Life Guards, the Com-
manding Officer and three Officers of
at the Tower, the Commanding Officer the Battalion stationed
of the 4th Battalion of
Foot Guards acing London duty, three Officers of each of the,
four Battalions of Foot Guards, e Field Officer in Waiting
of the Foot Guards, 31r. Colvell, Mr. Chichester and Master
Byng, Pages of Honour inoxui:gWbting.
D us: ES—Somerset,
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gyll, Wellington, Northumberland, Norfolk, Buccleuch.
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burghe, Northumberland, uceleuch.
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Douglas, mrcgtminstor! Northampton, Normanby, London..
derry, Headfort, Lansdowne.