The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

TUESDAY, MAY 19.
The following Railway Bills were withdrawn :
Ulversto ne, Furness, and Lancaster and Carlisle.
Carlow Extension.
Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth.

The following Petition for a Railway was reported, and the Bill
ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members :
Grand Junction (Huyton and other Branches)—l►tr. Patten and
Viscount Sandon.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE,

The following resolutions were reported from this Committee :-
1. That, in the case of the Harrogate Gas Bill Amendments on
consideration of report, the amendments are of such a nature as not
to be adopted by the House without the re-commitment of the Bill.
2. That, in the case of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini
and Brancher) petition for additional provision, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to intro-
duce such additional provision, if the Committee on the Bill should
think fit.

3. That, in the case of the Darwen Waterworks petition for addi-
tional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
4. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extension (Thetford
to Reedhaw Branches—No. 2) petition for leavp to present a petition
for a Bill, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed IN ith.
Second resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.

PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS.

:From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
TUESDAY, MAY 19.
BRIDPORT ELECTION.

Motion made, and ' Question proposed, " That the petition of
William Rockett be referred to a Select Committee, which shall be
appointed, to Inquire into all the circumstances under which Joseph
Welch gave evidence before the Select Committee on the Bridport
Election petition that William Rockett voted for Mr. Romilly, and
whether any compromise or arrangement was entered into by the
parties to the petition, their counsel, or agents, to prevent the dis-
closure of bribery or treating; and also whether, and to what ex-
tent, bribery and treating were practised at the last election for the
borough of Bridport :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the
word " Romilly" to the end of the Question :—Question put, " That
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The
Douse divided :—Ayes, 47 ; Noes, 47 : —And the numbers being
equal, Mr. Speaker said, That as the House had no bettor means of
forming a judgment upon the question than the Election Committee,
who had already declined to entertain it, and as it would still be open
to any elector of the borough, under the provisions of the Act 5 and
6 Vic. c. 2, to present a petition to the House, praying that a Com-
mittee, having power to examine upon oath, might he appointed to
investigate the subject of bribery and compromise, he therefore de-
clared himself with the Noes.

AYES.
Bankes, George Escott, Bickham Rich, Henry
Barnard, Edward G. Gisborne, Thomas Scott, F.
Bennet, P. Henley, J. W. Spooner, Richard
Bentinck, Lord G. Hume, Joseph Stuart, Lord J.
Bentinck, Lord H. Inglis, Sir It. Tancred, H.W.;
Beresiord, Major Lambton, H. Thornely, T.
Blackstone, W. S. Law, C. E. Tollemache, J.
Borthwick, Peter Lawson, A. Trelawny, J. S.
Bowring, Dr. Lowther, Hon. Ccl. Tyrrell, Sir J. T.
Brotherton, J. M`Carthy, Alex. 'Walley, T.
Burrell, Sir C. Marsland, Henry Wawn, J T.
Christopher, R. A. Morris, David Williams, W.
Collett, John Napier, Sir C. Wodehouse, E.
Curteis, H. B. Neeld, Joseph
Duke, Sir James Powell, Caleb TELLERS.
Duncombe, A. Protheroe, E. Aglionby, H. A.
Elphinstone, H. Rashleigli, W. Christie, W. D.