The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

GROUP No. I.—NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAIL-
WAY AMENDMENT.—CIauses agreed to, and Bill ordered
to be rep_orted.
GROUP No. 3.—MsscuzsTEß, BUXTON, AND MID-
LAND DlTlATlON.—Opposition of Sheffield and Man-
chester Company further considered.
GROUP No. 7.—ROYITON AND HITCHIN EXTENSIOX
TO CAHBRlDE.—Preamble passed for part of the line;
but the extension into Cambridge negatived.
GROUP No. B.—LONDON AND SOUTHWESTERN
RAILWAY, EXETER AN) CREDITON, TAW VALE RAIL.
WAY AND DOCK, AND BODMIN AND WADEBRIDGE RAIL-
WAY CO*ANIES ARRANGEMENTS.—Opposition of the
Bristol and Exeter further considered.
EXETER AND COWLEY BRIDGE JIINCTION.—Evidence
in favour of promoters.
GROUP No. 11.-11ormaND AND KIEXINTILLOCH,
BALLOCHNEY, AND SLAMANNAN RAILWAYS (AMalga
'nation or Sale or Lease, and Amendment or Repeal
of Aets).—Evidence taken in reference to the rating
clauses.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(TIM DAY.)
DUBLIN.

Mr. MURPHY, on the part of the petitioners, stated
that they now proposed to attack some of Mr. Rey-
nolds'voters, on the ground that they were defaulters in
payment of the Dublin paving and cleansing rates.
It was objected, however, on the part of the sitting
Member that these rates could not be considered in the
light of a municipal cess, and therefore the non-pay-
ment of the rate could not disqualify the ♦oter from exer-
cising the franchise.
._...

The point gave rise to a good deal of discussion, but
the Committee decided that the vote was a municipal
eels, and directed one vote to be struck off on the ground
of ita non-payment.

SLIGO.
The case of bribery and treating was proceeded with.
Robert M'lver, of Sligo, proved that previous to the
election several of Mr. Towneley's voters were treated
with refreshments at the expense of one of the sitting
Member's agents. The refreshments were distributed
at the house of a voter named Buckhart, who was ar-
rested for debt after the election, but the same agent
paid 31. for his liberation.
Joseph Bell, son of a voter, proved that a person
named Miller, who acted for the sitting Member before
the election, paid .his father's expenses to Ballyshannon,
to be out of the way when the poll took place. After
the election his father returned to Sligo, when Miller
presented him with a five pound note.
James Doyle, a voter of Sligo, polled for Mr. Towneley.
After the election a man named Conolly called upon him,
and asked if he did not receive 5/. fur his vote. He re-
plied that he had not, whereupon Conolly told him that
be was a tar.
On cross-examination the witness denied that he had
been promised 101. to prove bribery, but admitted that
he and the other witnesses dined with Mr. Somers at
Greenwich last Sunday.
M'lver was recalled, to prove that he offered to pay
several voters 10/. if they would poll for Mr. Townelej•
or 51. if they would abstain from voting for either party:
—Ad j owned.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDLNG SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1548.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 289
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
..• 42
urbercular Diseases... 191
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 122
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 31
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 97
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... •••
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ...
Premature Birth ... •• .••
Atrophy
••• •••
Old Age ••• ••• .•• ••• •••
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

... 58
... 12

... 4
... 5

... 24
... 32

... 52

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated. Deaths. 1843-7. in the
1841. Five springs. Week.
West Distr'icui... 300,711 . . 143 ... 163
North D—tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 163
Central Distr..ns 373,653 ... 171 ... 169
East T".: t: ... 392,444 ... 199 ... 262
Sout_ _districts .. 501,190 ... 248 ... 252

T0ta15... ..... 1,948,30
Kahn ... ...
Females ... ...

943 ... 1,009
II" •• • 542
... ... 467

Males

Females