The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

FREEa:RA.DE DIVISIONS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
The numbers on the 27th of February (the Ist division
stood thus :

For free. trade, including tellers
Against ditto, ditto
Absent
Vacant (Bridport, Mayo, North and South Notts) 4
Speaker
Sudbury
2

Of the 70 absentees
24 have since voted for free-trade
16
' against ~
In the 4 vacancies
2 free-traders and 2 anti-free-traders have been elected.
The numbers therefore stand thus :
For. Against.
339 242
24 la

260
Absent ... 80
Speaker 1
Sudbury 2

658

Majority
The changes since the first division have been
Rich v. Colborne, deceased
Milton, Viscolot, v. Childers, vacated
Lincoln, Earl, v. Baird, vacated
Romilly v. Cochrane, unseated,
All of whom voted for free trade.
The thirty gentlemen who have not ventured to record
their opinion., and of whom 16 are Irish Members, are--
Ashley Hon. H. .. Dorchester
Barneby, J.
Barnard, Viscount ..
Berkeley, Hon. G.
Blake Sir V Galway
Bodkin, J. J Galway County
Callaghan, D Cork
French, F. Roscommon
Grattan, H.
Hamilton, C. J. B Aylesbury
Hampden Renn
Hardy, John Bradford
Ilepburn, Sir T.
Hussey, A Salisbury
,Kerr D. S.
Lindsay, H. M ...
Listowell, Earl o;, St. Albans
Maher, N.
Nich011, Dr.
O'Brien, Cornelius
O'Brien, William Smith Limerick county
Roche, E. B Cork county
Sheil, Right Hon. Lalor Dungarvon
Standish, C.
Stuart, W. V. ... .......
Talbot, C. R. M Glamorganshire
Tuite, H. M Westmeath
Wem) ss, Captain ......
Westenra, Hon. J. C.
White, H. .. . . Longford county.
Those in italics are Conservatives.
The following have contented themselves with voting in
the minority on the first division :
Acton, Colonel Hoskins, K.
Attwood, Matthias Howard, Hon. 11. Liberals.
Brooke, Sir A. Niartin, T. B.
Bruce, C. L. A. Price, R.,
Banbury, T. Pusey, P.
Ffolliott, J. V esey, Hon. T.
Hayes, Sir E. Welby, G. E.
Martin, G. Wyndham, Col. C.

The following appear to have deserted from the Protec-
tionist camp, as their names, though appearing in the wino.
rity on the divisions of the 27th of February and 27th of
March, are not to be found in the third division list of the
15th of May :
Acland, Sir T. D. Dupre, C. G.
Baring, T. Hodgson, B.
Bateson, T. Leslie, C. P.
Bruges, W. L. Maclean, D.
Castlereagh, Viscount Sheridan, R. B. (Liberal).
Colvile, C. Wynn, Sir W. W.
Coote, Sir C.

ABSENT.—CONSERVATIVES.
Acland, Sir T. D. Hardy, J.
Acton, Colonel Hayes, Sir E.
Ashley, Hon. H. Hepburn, Sir T. B.
Attwood, John Hodgson, R. .
Attwood, M. Horuby, J.
Baillie, H. J. Hussey, A.
Baldwin, C. B. Ker, D. S.
Baring, T. Kirk, P.
Barneby, J. Leslie, C. P.
Bateson, T. Lindsay, H. H.
Bernard, Lord Maclean, D.
Brooke, Sir A. Marton, G.
Bruce, C. L. C. Nichol'? Right Hon. J.
Bruges, W. H. L: Oswald, A:
Bunbury, T. Praed, W. T.
Castlereagh, Viscount Price, R.
Colvile, C. R. Pusey, P.
Coote, Sir C. H. Vasey, Hon. T.
Dupre, C. G. Welby, G. E.
Egerton, Lord F. Whitmore, T. C.
Folliott, J. Wortley, Hon. J. S.
Hamilton, C. J. B. Wyndham, Colonel C.
Hampdea, R. Wynn, Sir W. W.
ABSENT.—LIBERALS.
Berkeley, Hon. Grantley F. O'Brien, J.
Blake, Sir V. O'Brien, W. S.
Bodkin, J. S. O'Connell, M.
Buller, E. ' O'Ferrall, R.M.
Callaghan, D. Osborne, Captain B.
Clements, Lord Oswald, J.
Corbally, M. E. Philips, M.
Dawson, Hon. T. V. Power J.
Dundee, Admiral Price, Sir R.
Ellice, E., jun.' Pryse, P.
Ellis, W. Redington, T.N.
Fitzgerald, R. A. Roche, E. B.
French, F. Sheii, Right Hon. R. L.
Grattan, H. Shelburne, Earl of
Hoskins, K. Sheridan, R.B.
Howard, Hon. Captain Standish, C.
Kelly, J. Stanley, Hon. W. 0.
Langton, W. G. Stuart, W. V.
Listowel, Earl of Talbot, C. R. M.
Slacnamara, Major Tuite, H. M.
Maher, N. Wemyss, Captain
Martin, T. B. Westenra, Hon. Col. J. C.
Maule, Right Hon. F. White, S.
O'Brien, T. White, H.
O'Brien, C.
For the third reading, tellers included .. 329
For the amendment, tellers included 231

Majority for free trade

ANALYSIS.
THE MAJORITY-A 1

MS, 329.

Conser-
vatives.

English county Members
English borough Members
English university Members.%
Welsh county Members
Welsh borough Members
Irish county Members
Irish borough Members
Scotch county Members
Scotch borough Members

THE MINORITY-NO:

English county Members ...
English borough Members ...
English university idembers ••• •••
Welsh coun•y Members ...
Welsh borough Members
Irish county. Members
!Irish bOimighttleinbers
.Irish university Members ..,
Scotch county Members
Scotch borough Members ...
Isle of ight Member . ...•