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tertained by Lord Holland. The Bill they were no
proposing was only a temporary one, to exist for one
year. He was Lot desirous that it should become the
permanent law of the land.—(Hear, hear.) He prayed
God it might never be more than a temporary exile-
dient, which was justified by the state of things exist-
ing. throughout the world.—(Hear, hear.)
-Lord ABERDEEN said the Bill would in fact
continue for two years, because it was for a year or to
the end of the next session of Parliament.

The Bill then passed through Committee.
ELECTION RECOGNIZANCES BILL.
Lord MONTEAG LE proposed the second reading. of
this Bill. The main object was to empower the Election
Committee to inquire into the validity of the recogni-
zance. As it was a Bill relating to the privileges of
the other House, be hoped their Lordships would not
oppose it.
Lord BROUGHAM objected to the Bill on the ground
that while the existing law enacted that the determina-
tion of the examiner of retognizances should be final
and conclusive, this Bill would give a power to a Com-
mittee of the House of Commons to set it aside. He had
no objection that the matter should be sent back to a
Committee. It might be very well to alter the law
prospectively, but he objected to their passing an ez
pat
facto law on the subject. He thought the House of
Commons mistook their proper course. He would move,
that the Bill be read a second time that day six months.
Lord REDESDALE supported the second reading.
He thought it would be a most ungracious thing on the
part of their Lordships' House if they were to say, " You
are in a difficulty, get out of it as you can ; we will not
help you."—(Hear, hear.)
Lord CAMPBELL said that but for the present Bill
the petitioners in the eight cases now pending would
clearly have a right to proceed under Sir R. Peel's Act,
which made the certificate of the examiner of recor
nizances final. Against thls certificate the Bill gave an
appeal, to the most objectionable of all tribunals—the
Election Committee. After the proper officer, Mr-
Booth, ;bad declared the recognizances in certain cases
good, the House had no right to assume that they wer•
bad, as was done by this Bill. The question was one
which ought to be referred to a court of law ; and on
that ground he felt that the present Bill was objection-
able in principle, and would support the motion that it
be read a second time that day six months.
Lord STANLEY, while admitting that there were
grave objections to the Bill, thought it the only method
of escaping from a dilemma and supplying a casus
omissus in the former Act, which had not been andel"
pated at the time it was passed. The main consideration
for their Lordships was how to do substantial justice
between the petitioners and the sitting Members and tO
carry out the intention of the Legislature.
The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred in thinking
this a most objectionable measure, contrary to all the
rules of law and principles of justice. The existing Act
prescribed all that was to be done by petitioners. They
had strictly complied with the Act, and it would be most
unjust to require them to do more.
The Earl of DEVON denied that the Bill would affect
any parties who had complied with the provisions of the
existing Act. They had not so complied, but, by en
oversight of ,the officer had obtained a certificate that
they had done so.
Lord DENMAN said the examiner of recognizance'
had performed the duty imposed on him by Act of Par
liament, and to attempt, by a new Act, to set aside
decision, would open a wide door to abuse. He felt
bound to oppose the second reading of this Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM said a few words in explanation.
The House they divided, when there appeared—
For the second reading
Against it
Majority for the second reading —lO
The House then adjourned at Halt-past Eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 17.
BOROUGH OF DERBY.
(Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) .
Dr. BOWRING read a statement to shot' Lb"
two hundred of the electors were bribed.
Mr. A. STAFFORD suggested that as the hands of
the Government and of the Hon. Member for Montrose
were quite full, perhaps, as the Right Ron. Baronet the
Member for Tamworth had no party to lead, and vies
otherwise quite unoccupied in respect to public affairs'
he would have no objection to take charge of the mew'
sure for purifying the borough of Derby, more partial'
larly as he had uttered sueh magnanimous sentiments O.
the subject of purity of election.
Sir G. GREY agreed that it was the duty of these
who opposed the issue of the writ to charge thenisel/
with the task of conducting some inquiry with a view f
bringing in some measure for purifying the borough _4).
Derby. The Government certainly could not cherbv
itself with such a task. A commission might be sr
pointed to go into an inquiry on the spot with this view:
He hoped that some Hon. Member would feel it to be_
his duty to come forward with a specific proposal fort
that purpose. In the meantime he would vote agates:
the immediate issue of the writ, although he was not
prepared to suspend it for an indefinite period.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR did not think a case for disfrair
chising Derby bad been made out.
Lord INGESTRE said that all- the writs how, se e
pended ought to issue, subject to an inquiry into the
guilty practices of the voters, and then a Bill having an
ex post facto effect ought to be passed, for disfranchising
all those freemen and voters who had takes •bribes.
Mr. EVANS expressed his willingness to withdralf
his motion.
Air. COLVILE claimed the right of dividing the

House.
The gallery was then cleared, and the House diridcd,
when there appeared—
For the issue of the writ 43
Against it 199
—156
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On the gallery being opened,
Mr. WILSON put the following questions to the
Secretary for Foreign A ffairs :—W hether any communi-
cation has been received from the Danish Government,
on the subject of the entry of the Prussian troop int°
Holstein, and with the object of soliciting the inter-
ference of this country by mediation or otherwise;
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whether any information has been received by the G°:
vernment of the expected blockade of the Elbe, should
the Germanic Confederation continue their interfereuc.e.
between the King of Denmark and his subjects in licla
stein; and whether any steps have been taken, 0,11
what, by his Government, to secure an amicable sett'l.
merit of the existing disputes between Schleswig-fie
tein and the Government in Copenhagen. The Ho
Member said that the raerchante trading with ,„,
burgh were in a state of apprehension lest tis";
mouth of the Elbe should be blockaded by t`a", •
Danish naval forces, and there were very good reason
for their fears, considering that Altona, which su,
adjoined the free city of Hamburgh, was a Danish she;.
Clement. He had another question to put to that Nemo
Lord, of which he had not given previous notice, but
which perhaps the Noble Lord would be able to give bin--
an answer. By letters received that morning 1t,,,!tAr.,;
peered that the Prussian troops had crossed the xak,'"
into the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, which did not
long to the Germanic Confederation, and also that the •
Hanoverian and Brunswick troops had crossed the
in order to join the Prussian forces, and to co-Orrs;
with them in suppressing the disputes between the Fru.
sian and the Danish people. Had the Noble Lord re-
ceived any confirmation of those letters ? f
Lord PALMERSTON said that the Governmec- 1,13 a
her Majesty had received several communications frot°
Danish and Prussian Governments upon the subject 01.
question, and he was in communication with both thcid,
powers, to whom her Majesty's Government had inn,'
mated a desire that their good offices should be et-he.
ployed in bringing the difference existing between the
Prussians and the Danes to a satisfactory and atcleticies
conclusion. It had been intimated to both those -0
vernments that if the good offices of Great Britain Our,
be of service in this respect, her Majesty's Alinifiteest
would gladly employ them, He was in hopes tc,
this offer would be accepted. Nothing could be 113C4,a
deplorable than to see the peace of Europe endaeger-e0
by a question cf such a nature as that at issue betsse"
the Prussians and the Danes, and he entertained hope
the
that this danger might be averted. With respect to agi-ce
intimation having been received that the Danish '''nat
vernment would resort to naval operations, it was
probable, if hostilities did continue, that the 1:117be
being strong at sea, would endeavour to cripple ins
Prussian commerce, but if, as he hoped, peace was Vib-e,
tained, the interruption to the commere of the 1-1
referred to by the Hon. Member, would not take Pi the
He had not received any. official information of
Prussian troops having crossed the frontiers of t',
duchy of Schleswig in a hostile manner, but it °l'd
certainly not improbable that such an occurrence shlo
have taken place in conformity to the information t
had been received.
Mr. DISRAELI said, that by a former treaty ritge:
land had guaranteed to the crown of Denmark the /3tee
grity of the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein as a part of
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Danish kingdom. He wished to know whether,:to
Court of Denmark had called upon the Noble Ler
fulfil this guarantee? that
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Lord PALMERSTON was understood to reply' ma
the guarantee stipulated under the treaty of 172 t
been called for on the part of the Danish Governlve°: Of
must, however, be recollected that the interfereneith
the Germanic Confederation had not been offered we!
the view of conquest, but in order to settle an inte'eot
question that had arisen between the Danish Govern
and the inhabitants of Schleswig-Holstein.
PROJECTED PAUPER PROCESSION: 00'
Sir J. Y. BULLER begged to ask the It_igule„ eni
Baronet opposite whether he could give the eione-0 •
information on the subject of a projected proeessi°
100,000 paupers, to be headed by Mr. C. Cetchtlirje'
EasterG. GREY Monday? e A IV
SirrG. Y said that three weeks ago he •uha; hot
ceived a letter from Mr. C. Cochrane, stating that and
a petition and address to present to her MaisitUsese'
that it was his intention to come down to the the
office, accompanied by
24th of April, in order to place it in his hands: sof
a body of petitioners, on se
had, thereupon, informed Mr. C. Cochrane ths" „-ted
address of the nature referred to might be Prelieb-e
to him in the usual course by himself, attended
nietl
few persons, but that no such document, accerarts.
by a large number of persons, would be received• be
had also informed Mr. C. Cochrane that it would
convenient for him to receive any deputation or eceui'lect
during the Easter week. lie (Sir G. Grey) bad oiled
Jet'
letters from various Poor-law unions, stating that let'
tors addressed by Mr. C. Cochrane to persons.thu: hod
name of Jones, and others of the name of Scn,l t
been received at the workhouses, in the hope tiliouses•
would find some one of those names in the woe" to
Those letters stated that the petition of the poor W.:00,
be presented by the writer on Easter MondaY, °,c,, re.
panted by 150,000 paupers, and he hoped those
ow'-.103 i
ceived them would make every endeavour to ac gwo:-.'ros
the procession. Since that, he had received no Irit° at 4
tion that it was Mr. Cochrane's intention to resort d for
such proceeding as the deputation he had - refer°