The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-12 00:00:00

BOROUGH ELECTIONS BILL.

Sir J. HANMER withdrew this Bill, and moved for
leave to bring in another Bill on the same subject.
Mr. HUDSON objected to the introduction of the
new Bill without some explanation as to the difference
in its provisions from the Bill which had been with-
drawn. He was surprised the Honourable Member for
Salford (Mr. Brotherton) did not at this hour move as
usual the adjournment of the House, as it was now too
late to introduce a new measure of such importance.
Sir G. GREY obser►ed tbat the Honourable Member
for Sunderland (Mr. Hudson) was not in his place in the
early part of the evening when it was arranged that the
former Bill should be withdrawn and a new Bill intro-
duced. Had the Honourable Member been present, he
(Sir G. Grey) was sure he would not now interfere, as
it WAS desirable the new Bill should be read a second
time on Thursday next.
After some further discussion leave was given to bring
in the Bill, and it was accordingly brought up.
On the motion that it be read a first time,

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Mr. HUDSON again objected, and called upon the
Hon. Member for Salford to discharge his duty by
moving the adjournment of the House.—(Cries of
"Oh oh.") He (Mr. Hudson) was not to be put down
by " oh, ohs." This was a very important Bill, and ho
required some explanation as to who were to be the
commissioners under it. He looked upon this proceed-
ing as a sort of juggle between the Government and the
Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Hanmer); but if the names of the
Right Hon. Baronet (Sir George Grey), and the Hon.
and Learned the Solicitor General were put on the back
of the Bill, it would show that the Government were
responsible for the measure, and he should not object to
the first reading.
Sir G. GREY said that this was impossible, as the
House had already ordered the Bill to be brought in by
the Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Hanmer) and two other Hun,
Members, and it had been so brought in. He would,
however, state that Government would give every assist-
ance to the passing of the Bill.
After a further conversation the Bill was read a first
time, and ordered to be printed.
TITHE RENT CHARGES (IRELAND).
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Mr. G. A. HAMILTON obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to alter and amend so much of the Act I and 2
Vic., c. 56. as relates to the mode of making tithe rent
chargo in Ireland liable to poor-rate poundage; and also,
to empower the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in Ireland
to allow poundage deducted from ecclesiastical persons
on account of poor-rate among the deductions from the
valuation of ecclesiastical property directed to be made
under the Act 3 and 4 William IV., c. 37, for the pur-
pose of a certain tax thereby imposed upon such property
in Ireland.

On the motion that the House do now adjourn,

Mr. BROTHERTON, adverting to the conversation
on the introduction of the new Borough Elections Bill,
said that as his name bad been frequently mentioned
by the Hon. Member for Sunderland, he (Mr. Brother-
ten) must complain, that because the Hon. Member did
not choose to be in his place when the discussion took
place early in the evening on the Horsham writ, and
when it was arranged that the first Borough Elections
Bill should be withdrawn, and a new Bill substituted, he
should come down at that hour and attempt to re-open a
debate which had been disposed of. He (Mr. Brother-
ton) should strongly advise the Hon. Member to join a
temperance society.—(Laughter, and cries of " Order.")
At all events, when the Qualification of Members Bill
came under consideration, he (Mr. Brotherton) should
move that one of the qualifications required should
be, that the Member was also a member of a temperance
club.

Mr. HUDSON rose, and, with great warmth, said the
imputation thrown out by the Hon. Member for Salford
was most gratuitous, but he returned it with all the
scorn and contempt which one individual could exhibit
to another. What did the Hon. Member mean by the
charge? He (Mr. Hudson) had to-day been more fully
occupied in the business of the House than had the Hon.
Member, and he was quite ready and prepared to meet
the Hon. Member on any matter of business at the pre-
sent moment. It was very easy to whisper away a man's
character; and he appealed to the Right Hon. Gentle.
man in the Chair whether the course pursued by the
Hon. Member for Salford was not as uncalled for as it
was unprecedented. The Hon. Member, however, seemed
to be as careless of character as he was of principle.
Would it be right, however, in him (Mr. Hudson) to
charge the Hon. Member with being a perfect drunkard?
Would it—

An HON. MEMBER here interrupted the scene by ob-
serving that there were not 40 Members in the House.
The House was accordingly counted, and only twenty-
three Members being ascertained to be present, it was ad-
journed at One o'clock until this day.