The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-19 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Yotes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 18.
CROWN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY BILL:—
Order for Third Reading read; Motion made, and Quell.'
tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read the third time:"
—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " nuw,":and at
the end of the Question to add the words " upon this dad• six
mouths ."—Question put, " That the word now' stand part
of the Question." The House divided:—
MAJORITY—AYES, 295.

MINORITY-NOES, 40.
Adair, R. Shaft° Jackson, William Scrope, G. P.
Blake, M. J. Keating, Robert Scully Francis
Buwring, Dr. Kershaw, Juims Smith, Jahn B.
Clay, James Lushington, Charles Sullivan, Atichael
Cabbell, B. B. Magan, W. IC Thompson, Colonel
Crawford, W. 5, Martin, Samuel Thompson, George
Devcreux, J. C. Molesworth, Sir W. Trelawny, J. S.
Duncan, George Mowatt, Francis Walmsley. Sir J. Evans, J. Murata, G. P. Williams, Johri Fox, Richard 31. 0 Connor, Feargus Wood,
W. P. Fox, W. J. Pechell, Captain
Gardner, Richard l'ilkington, James
Greene, John Reynolds, John
ililleilidriy,
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TILLSII.I.
iiume, Joseph
Bright, John

MINORITY IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON THE
SECOND READING OF THE ELECTION RECOG-
NIZANCES BILL, ON MONDAY.
Lord Chancellor Lords Lyndhurst Lords Campbell
Earls Zetland Brougham Sudeley
Strafford Denman Milford.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday the 17th was a debate of con-
siderable interest, on the reduction of the duties ou
foreign copper. The Protectionists, joined with a
number of the Cornish Members, put the question on
the old footing, of the injury done to British industry
by the introduction of .52,000 tons of foreign copper.
It is wonderful to me, that nobody stood up to say,
that these 52,000 tons were just as much the produc-
tion of British industry, as any that are raised in
Cornwall. For is not the fact, that you al
Bradford, or your neighbours at Leeds, make
this copper when you make what it is
got in exchange for, as truly as if it
dribbled out from one end of your machines ? And
are you not as good as Cornish men, and. have as
much right to live ? This then is a leadinF point
for reply ; and why the manufacturing interest
should not make this answer as often as the Protec-
tionists put forward the other proposition, is a secret
I cannot penetrate. All absurdities require a per-
severing opposition before they are dropped from the
thoughts and conversation of the public. To this
day men look blank when the salt is spilled, and
shiver when a coffin bounces from the fire. And it
is only because a set has been made against such
follies, that they.have lost the hold they had upon our
forefathers. Protection to British industry, must in
the same way be talked down into the class of old
wives' theories.
Mr. Gladstone evidently wished to carry the matter
further, and to institute an inquiry into the effect of
what is called the " nominal duty." And here I
cannot help believing that he is diving into matter of
great importance to the commercial classes. If the
leaders of trade and commerce would set themselves
nominalbeing
nvidi thhn
ww hi
ta t
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tpeest t innng
to calculate the actual detriment to them arising from
cma 1
ul endd e
ra
lYthe
circumstances of competition with other countries, I
cannot help thinking they would be surprised by
the result. And another point to which I wish they
would direct their attention, is the glibness with
which when a duty is to be laid to their disadvantage,
it is talked of as if duties were pure presents
from
heaven to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
nobody paid them. Surely the fact that when a duty
is paid, somebody pays it, is a reason why it should
not he spoken of as an unbalanced good, or be con-
sidered as anything else than laWinful sacrifice to a
melancholy necessity.
Tuesday was principally notable by the conclusion
of the " Crown and Go‘ernment Security" Bill;
which was carried through its last stage in the Com-
mons with a mi,jority of 295 against 40.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERitONET THOMPSON.
Blackheath, London, April 19, 1848.

BEWDLEY ELECTION.
BEWDLEY, TUESDAY, HALF PANT 1 P.M.—The poll
commei:ced this mornii4T, at eight o'clock, and has con-
tinned with spirit up to this time.
Lord Mandevihe's friends rushed early to the poll, and
at ten o'clock he had a majority of nearly one hall, the
numbers being as follow:
M an,!e v ille (Conservati% e)
Ly ttel ton ( Liberal)

Majority
The friends of the Hon. S. Lyttelton now came to the
poll, and reduced the majority a trifle, so that at twelve
o'clock the poll stood thus:—
Mandeville
Lyttelton

144
116

Majority 2B
During the next hour only ten were polled at Bewd-
ley, and these diminished the majority of Lord Man-
devillo by two, but the return from Stourport had not
been received. The numbers at a quarter past one
o'clock were— •
Mandeville
Lyttelton

Majority for Mandeville
The majority is too great to admit of its being over-
come at this late hour. The numbers polled at the last
election were—for Mr. Ireland (Conservative), 160; for
Sir Thomas Winnington, 158. The number of electors
on the register is about the same as last year.