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LONDON. FRIDAY. MAY 19.
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend Amount •
Name of Company. per% of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
- _
__ __--------- __
6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
X a. d. Z s. d.
Australasia • • • • • • • • • •
61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
40 0 0 40 0 0 -
Britshlsorth Am
•, 61. per oent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gloucestershire ••• • •• 151 cent. - _ -
61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Io
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
C,..l.loeoYroloirn:Aefc..!a-1...01..L.0..nid:0n:.
n
- - 13 0 0 -
Ditto
London Joint-Stock .• • • 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 -
Provincialof Ireland•• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 39
Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat.
Ditto, New. Prorncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100
••"•• •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
uoh Australia • • • • • •
nion of
Australia•• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
- - 2 10 0 -
Ditto
Uni.ia of London. •• •• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Union of Madrid .• •• • - 40 0040 0 0 -
XNBUEANCE C ODIPAIITIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
---------- --- ----- -
£ a. d. £ d. d.
Albion .. •••.•• • • • • • • 3!. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 16N
Ditti Marine. ••• • - 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Atlas ... • • .... ..... • • 138.6 d. pr eh. 50 0 0 i 6 8 13%
Britian Commorolal - 7s.per share 50 0 0 50 0 6
Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19
C3unty .. •••••• • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
13s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
Nagle ....... ..... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 6
Eng•St Scot. Law •• • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 G 212 6 -
European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
Fanally Endowmn t Soc. 41. & be. 40 0 40 0
-
Freemasons' .• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
-
Giobe ............... 61. per cent. Stock. - 118
guardian ...• •••• • • " 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 44%
Imperial Fire ........12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 214
Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0010 0 0 1414
Indemnity marine_ - 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 25
Law Fire ...... ••• • • • - 100 0 0 210 0 -
Law I Ife •.•.•• • • • • • • 11. 51. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 200 41 es.
L3r.elcn Fire •••• • • • • 101. 25 0012 10 0 -
Lmdon Ship •.••• • • •
Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 10s. 25 0012 10 0 1274
Marine.. •••••• • • • • • - 100 0015 0 0
4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -
National Life..••.•• cent. 100 0 0 b 0 0 -
Palladium Lite . • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 -
Pelican ••••••• • • • • • • • 31. P. - - - 33
i'n °mix .. .. . ..... • et. k be. - - In
Pi °teeter Life.. • . :. 54 per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
Provident Life •••• • • • • 11. 51. 100
0 0 10 0 0 -
Rock Life.... ••• • • • 4s. 50 0 010 0 43(
Royal Exchange :: 51. per c -
ent. Stock. - IGS
San Fire ..... •. • • • 61. 10e. - -
Ditte Life ..... • • ll. 6s. - - -
--4 0 0 4
Universal Life :: 103/41. pr cnt. 100 0 0 810 0 -
Victoria Life • • • • • • • •
EIR.IDGZS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-------. ---_ .........
X. e. d. X. a. d.
Hungerford - - - 45
631 12 8 -2%
Soathwrk, Nw Bub.AY. - '
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 3155. per cent. 50 0 0 - 15
100 0 0 - 5
Waterloo • • • • • • • • • • • • -
Ditto Old Ann. 0(81. 11. be. 4d. - 60 0 0 27
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 00t 25
Vauxhall .... ... Iv 11. 16s. 70 10
3 - i 27
DOCX.S.
i Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of raid. prim
Annum. Share.
.------- ----. -._...
LE3asntdoCrrn.t.ry.. •••••• •• • ••• 51111.•pprecreonht. A s. d. £ s. 41
C)rnmercial ......... 41. per cent. Stock. - -
East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 114
- 21
- 100
Ditto Bond •- • 1 _
'• •• • • ... 4 . per cent. - -
St. Katharine ....:. - 5 per cent. Stock. - 77
Ditto P
Bonds... 41. pr can. _ -
linthiMpto ••. ' • • *
n• ' 21 per cont., 50 0 I, II 0 0 ....
100Sto0ck.0

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
-
S. e. d. £. a. d.
British .•••••.• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16
Ditto Provincial .• • • 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 22
Bristol ••••••• • • • • • • • 161. per cent. 20 0 0
Brighton .•.• .. • ..... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 is
City of London .. •• • • 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 246
Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0
Ditto, New •• • • .... 89s. pr share sfo 0 0 37 10 0 1
Equitable -••••• •• • • • • 455. pr share 80 0 0 50 0 0 37
imperial
............ 61. per cent. 59 0 0 80 0 0 , 73
Independent .... •.. • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64
London. •..•••• • • • • • • 2541. pr cent. 50 0 0 90 0 0' 974
6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0
phcenia..
............ 51. per cent. 58 0 0 46 0 11 32
Ratcliff ••••-•• • • • • • • 5/. and brie. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75
United General .•• • • • 4X,1. pr cent. 50 0 0 90 0 0 15
Westminster Chartered 31, 50 0 0 1 55%
Ditto, New •••• - • • • 12a. 50 0 e 10 0 0 11

C Ilig ALB.
1 i 'Dividend Prioe.
Names of . Dividend' Names of
• Price. corapanim
Companies. ~, per U \ per
Z Annum. .g Annum.
in
£ £
Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 1) e 110 Macclesfield . 100 \ ; 2/. 101. -
Barnsley .• • • 160 121. 180 Neath .. •• • • 100 201.
Lirank&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190
Birmingham 35, tl. 80 Peak Forest. 78 38. IN
Coventry .. • • 100 251. - Regent's • ... 331 11. 4s. 11%
Derby. ••. . . 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85, 41. 54
Ells,rre&Chs 1331 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150 i
11. p. c. -
71. 10s. 130
F.:e,A ash ... 100 32/. - Do.Lk FilSt 121
GrasidJunctn 100 Si. 83 Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 290
Grand Surrey 100; - 15 Shrewsbury.. 825 151.
!,rand Union 1001 It. 10s. 215{ Stourbridge- 145 201. 284
arantham .. 1501 12/. I - Severn and 1
Kennt & Avu 39, 7s. 6d. SU Wye Rail. 26 11. Bs. 26
Lee. Is& Livrp 1001100 51. 341. 410 Warwick&} -
Leicester .... 1401 101. 175I75 Birming. l5
Leicstr &Nth 83 4L 16 Warwick/1
100
:.cruzhhorogh 142, 701. - Napton.. 46
Monmouthsh 100, 81. - Worcstr kl 78 21.
Mntgemrysh 100 51. - BirMing. 39
MeltnMwbryi 100 101. - Wilts & Brks 67 li. 11
4OURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(THIS DAY.)
amstero am .......... 12 33, Gibraltar.. ••• .. •••• • • • • -
Dit:o, at sight • • .... - - Leghorn ..............-
12 5 Genoa .. ••••••• • • • • • • • -
kutwerp.............. 26 10 Milan .. ••..•••• • • • • • • -
aamburgh ......M.B. - - Venice.. -.•.••• • • • • • • -
Paris, 1 days' sight .. • . IS 50 Palermo, per Os --• • .• -
Ditto, ...... • • ...... - - Lisbon.... • • .......... 82
Marseilles ............28 - Oporto ••.••••• • • • • • • • • 51 -,i
ltourdeanx.... .•. • • • • - - Rio Janeiro .• .. ••• • . • -
rrs.nkfort en Maine.... - Bahia -
Petersburgh, 811. Able.. - Buenos Ayres .• ••.. • . -
lie,lin... • • ...... •. ••- New York, 21 days' sight -
Vienna, ;Wee. fie ••• • • • 12 Philadelphia .... • • .... --
Trieste, ditt0..........- PILIOICS 011, BULLION, PER oz.
Madrid •... • • .... - - - Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 :7 9
Cadiz - New Dollars • • .... CA 4 9%
8i1ba0...... Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Barcelona •• • • ........ - Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
iavUlo• ••••••••• • • • • . - ,Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 1154

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the ♦ct 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of May, 1843.
111.51:711 WAIT= NT. _

Nots Issued.• •••• •• 26,364,010

£26,364,090

Dated the 18th day of May, 1841

SANDING D
X.
Proprietors' capital • • 14,553,000
Rest -• • • • •..• 3,428,b7i
Public deposits (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts).. 1,442,07
Other deposits ••• • .. 9.756,433
Seven day and other
bills • • ••• • .• 1,101,110

232,291,886

Dated the 11th day of May. 114

Government debt • . 11,015,100
Other securities .. • • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 10,921,699
Silver hallo' ••• • .. 1,442,391

£26,364,090
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Gevernment securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 11,713.630
Other securities •• • . 11,816.920
Notes ••••••• • • • • • • . 8,036,820
Gold and silver coin • • 725,516

£32,291,886
M. MARSHALL, Chief Caakier.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, May 18.
SCHOOLMASTERS (SCOTLAND).
Lord WIIARNCLIFFE presented a petition from
certain parish schoolmasters in Scotland praying for an
increase in their salaries. He would take the oppor-
tunity 9f asking the Noble Marquis opposite whether it
was the intention of the Government to introduce any
measure for the purpose of carrying out the recom-
mendations of the Committee of 1846, to improve the
condition of the schoolmasters of Scotland.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that various ap-
plications had been made for the schoolmasters of Scot-
land, which were at present under consideration.
The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a petition
from the parochial schoolmasters of Scotland praying
for an augmentation of salary.
After a few words from the Earl of MINTO,
The Marquis of BREADALBANE objected to any
augmentation of the salaries of the parochial school-
masters unless the office of schoolmasters were thrown
open to members of the Free Church as well as to
members of the Established Church.
After a few words from the Duke of BUCCLEUCII and
Lord WILARNCLIFIE in reply, the conversation dropped.
SMOKE PROHIBITION.
Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading of the
Smoke Prohibition Bill.
Earl GR,ANTILLE thought the second reading ought
to be postponed until their Lordships had before them
the Bill now before the other House on the general sub-
ject of the health of towns.
Lord PORTIIAN hoped there would be no objection
to the second reading of the Bill, as it was desirable to
affirm the principle that immense volumes of smoke were
nuisances.
After a few words from the Marquis of LANS-
DO W NE,
Lord REDESDALE, in reply, said he thought it of
.the greatest importance that this measure should be per-
fected and sent down to the ether House.
The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to
be committed on Monday.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 18.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.

(Continued from our Third Edition of last night.)
Sir W. CLAY thought that it would be well that
there should be some responsible officer who would be
prepared to answer such questions any Hon . Member
may think proper to put, and be therefore considered
that the officers should; be paid.
Mr. FIUME said that his experience of unpaid Com-
missioners induced, him to suggest that there ought to be
a paid Commissioners withiequal powers on the board,
and who might have a seat in that House to answer any
questions put to him on the subject of the Act. He had
made inquiry, and found that the First Commissioner of
the Woods aid Forests a member of no less than 18
commissions, same of which were alone sufficient to en-
gross all his time.
Mr. MILES concurred in the propriety of having a
paid Commissioner ; unpaid Commissioners were too
apt to become negligent with the lapse of time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that if the
Committee should think a paid Commissioner necessary,
the sixth end not the present clause was the fitting time
for discussing the question.
♦fter a conversation, in which Mr. T. Egerton, Mr.
Hudson, and others recommended,
Mr. URQUIIART moved, the postponement of the
clause.

Lord MORPETH (with Lord J. Russell and Sir G.
Grey) resisted the motion, on the ground that it would
bo exceedingly inconvenient to discuss the subsequent
clauses, until they knew how the central board was to
be constituted.—( Hear, hear.)

Sir W. JOLLIFFE was opposed to a central board.
He did not see why inspectors appointed by the Go-
vernment would not answer the purpose.
After a short desultory conversation the Committee
divided. when there appeared—
For the postponement of the clause 45
Against it
Majority
Captain HARRIS moved the insertion of words
the clause to the effect that the First Commissioner of
Woods and Forests should superintend the execution of
the Act.

Lord MORPETH said that looking at the onerous
duties of the office he had the honour to hold, duties in-
volved in the execution of no less than eighteen different
Commissions, he did ❑ot feel himself in a condition to
assent to the proposition of the Hon. and Gallant
Member. He must, therefore, negati►e that amend-
ment.

Mr. NEWDEGATE again urged upon the Govern-
ment to leave to local management the administration of
local affairs. Let them consider what had been the
results of centralization in a neighbouring country,
where for years they had centralized everything, and
kad ended in centralizing discontent.
Mr. P. HOWARD thought that if the Bill was
limited to five years no such result would arise as the
Hon. Member (Mr. Newdegate) seemed to contemplate.
Mr. HENLEY said that when he remembered the
various and onerous duties which already devolved upon
the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, he did
not think it would be possible for that Minister satis-
factorily to discharge the functions which this Act
would cast upon him. He therefore could not assent to
the amendment, and should vote against it if pressed to
a division.

Lord D. STUART inquired whether it was the inten-
tion of the Government to introduce a Bill for the me-
tropolitan districts during the progress of the present
measure, and whether the execution of the metropolitan
Bill would be entrusted to the board to be constituted
under the Bill now under consideration ?

Lord MORPETII was understood to say, in reply,
that a Bill in relation to sewers was in preparation, but
he could not state when it would be ready to be intro-
duced.

After a few words from Mr. HUDSON,
Mr. MUNTZ expressed a hope that the amendment
would be withdrawn, for opposed as he (Mr. blunts) was
to the Bill, yet he was satisfied that, if passed, there
ought to be an efficient authority to carry its pro Visions
into effect. It was admitted that the office of Chief
Commiuioner of Woods and Forests was not a sinecure,
and he therefore thought there ought to be a distinct and
paid Cot- missioner who should be responsible for the
working of the Oct.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE said he was prepared to support
the amendment, but he thought it would not be wise to
press it.
Lord DUNCAN was of opinion that the execution
of the Act ought to devolve upon one paid Commissioner,
and not upon the Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests, who was already charged with sufficiently re-
sponsible duties.
Dr. BOWRING also supported the opinion that even
besides the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests
there ought to be ono paid Commissioner appointed under
this Bill.
Colonel BIBTEORP was not surprised the Han•

Member fcr Bolton (Dr. Bowring) supported paid Com-
missioners, for the Hon. Member had himself received
some 13,0001. or 14,0001. of the public money in a roving
commission which had led to no public benefit beyond
the printing of a mass of volumes of no use. Admit-
ting that the labourer was worthy of his hire, he thouabt
no one would execute the duties of his high office better
than the Noble Lord (Morpeth).
Colonel THOMPSON said he believed his constitu-
ents would sooner pay a Commissioner twice over than
have one who was unpaid.—(Hear, hear.)
Captain HARRIS consented to withdraw his amend-
ment.
Lord DUDLEY STUART said that no answer
had been given to the question he had asked, whether
the proposed board was to have jurisdiction over the
metropolis at large ?
Viscount MORPETH said ho could only give the
answer he Lad before given, that the Bill contained no-
thing to authorise the board to act.
Atter a conversation,
Sir B. HALL said the Metropolitan Members ought
not to be kept in the dark as to what was hanging over
the metropolis.
Mr. BUCK dwelt on the impolicy of excluding from
the Bill the whole of Ireland and Scotland, the metro-
polis, and the two universities.
Lord DUNCAN gave notice that, on the bringing up
of the report, he should take the sense of the House in
favour of having one paid Commissioner, unless the Bill
were so modified in the interval.
Mr. J. STEWART considered that a great principle
was involved in the question of having paid or unpaid
Commissioners. If the latter had a paid secretary he
would be the real Commissioner, the unpaid officers
being mere puppets.—(Hear, hear.) This was a very
objectionable state of things. It would be much better
to assimilate the board to that appointed under the In-
closure Act.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL complained of the
time wasted in repeated discussions of the same point.
Captain PECHELL wished for more precise infor-
mation as to the powers and extent of jurisdiction of
the proposed Commissioners. He hoped that local au-
thority would be allowed to operate with as little inter-
ference as possible from the Central Board.
Mr. T. EGERTON said the general feeling appeared
to be in favour of one paid Commissioner; and if this
was agreed to, on bringing up the report the clause
which had now undergone so long a discussion would
have to be struck out, and thus all their labour would
be lost.—(Hear, hear.) It would be better to postpone
the clause.
Mr. H. BERKELEY wished to call the attention of
the Committee to the tact that it was now halt-past eight
o'clock, and nothing whatever had been done.—(Loud
laughter.) He believed nothing would rouse the House
from its torpor until, some hot day, they discovered that
the cholera had broken out.—(Hear, hear.)
After a few words from Lord Duncan, Mr. Rice, and
Mr. T. Egerton,
Viscount MORPETH said the Government was really
anxious to collect the feeling of the House, and act on
it, as far as was consistent with their duty.—(Hear,
hear.) A good deal of feeling had been expressed in
favour of a paid Commissioner; but as the Noble Lord
the Member for Bath (Lord Duncan) proposed to open
the whole question on bringing up the report, after it
had been determined what the powers of the Commis-
sion should be, he hoped the Committee would now con-
sent to pass these clauses. Every Hon. Member would
have an equal right of bringing forward any amendment
as to the constitution of the Central Board.
Mr. HENLEY complained of the want of information
as to the extent of the powers of the Central Board.
Mr. URQUHART expressed his disappointment that
the Noble Lord (Lord Duncan) had not pressed his
amendment now in favour of one paid Commissioner.
Mr. HUME thought it would be impossible to carry
out the Bill without a paid Commissioner, but believed
that one would be enough. As to the metropolis, the
Government must bring in a Bill for it ; they could nut
do otherwise.—(Hear.) Objecting to any central
interference with local authority, he was in favour of a
check being applied to abuse.
Lord DUNCAN moved an amendment in favour of
one paid Commissioner, reserving the amount of his
salary for future consideration.
Mr. HUDSON was understood to second the amend.
ment.

Lord J. RUSSELL expressed an opinion in favour of
two Commissioners.
Lord DUNCAN had no objection to the Noble Lord
at the head of the Woods and Forests being the mouth-
piece of the Commission in this House; and, if neces-
sary, they might have one in the other House ; but he
was most anxious that there should be one paid and
responsible Commissioner.
Mr. W. MILES advocated the appointment of a com-
mission on the basis of the Inclusure Commission.
Lord DUNCAN proposed to alter his amendment so
as to authorise the appointment of one paid Commissioner
with two unpaid Commissioners, one in this House, the
other in the Lords.
Lord J. RUSSELL thought it appeared reasonable,
after what had been stated, that there should be one paid
Commissioner. The other Commissioners, of whom his
Noble Friend near him (Lord Morpeth) might be one,
would of course be conversant with the business trans-
acted at the board. If the Noble Lord the Member for
Bath (Lord Duncan) would withdraw his amendment,
the sixth clause might be so modified as to authorise the
appointment of a paid Commissioner, with the other two
Commissioners.
Lord DUNCAN agreed to withdraw his amendment.
Colonel SIBTLIORP opposed the withdrawal of the
amendment, and said he should move that the Chairman
do report progress, as the hour had arrived (nine o'clock)
at which it was arranged the House should proceed to
other business.
Viscount MORPETH hoped the Hon. and Gallant
Member would allow this one clause to be agreed to, and
he would then report progress.—(Hear.)
After a conversation (Colonel SIBTHORP insisting
on the fulfilment of the pledge given by the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government, that the House
should resume at nine o'clock ; and Lord J. RUSSELL
admitting that he was bound by that pledge if any
Hon Member claimed its fulfilment), the motion for
reporting progress was agreed to, and the House re-
rumed.

BOROUGH ELECTIONS (No. 2) BILL.
Sir J. HANMER moved the second reading of this
Bill. He entreated the attention of the House on ac-
count of the great importance of the measure. On va-
rious occasions, when new writs had been moved in lien
of Members who had been unseated, he had thought it
right to oppose their issuing ; and he had now
deemed it necessary to submit a general mea-
sure applicable to such cases, having failed to induce
any member of the Government to do so. He did not
assume the responsibility of presenting a new and un-
heard of measure to Parliament. He had consulted
precedents, and had taken the opinion of various Hon.
Members; and he believed his measure would be found
perfectly constitutional.—(Hear, and laughter.) Taking
the case of Sudbury as a precedent—a case which was
carefully considered at the time—he proposed this Bill,
which was strictly one for inquiry. By passing it Par-
liament would abandon none of its discretion, but might
still institute a special inquiry where circumstances called
fur it. This was a measure merely authorising inquiry
where seats were declared void through corruption: he
had not thought it necessary to carry it further. He
contemplated only such cases as came before Parliament
in the regular way by petition, without interfering with
any other places, whatever might be their character.
The Honourable Member then referred to what hail
been done in the Sudbury case. This Bill followed the
precedent in that case. The measure was a measure
of inquiry, which pledged the House to no particular
course hereafter. It was most desirable indeed that
they should•have full and perfect information before
them before they proceeded to any ant of legislation on
the subject. He proposed that in future, whenever a
Parliamentary Committee reported that corruption had
prevailed at any election, then that the House should
have the power to cause inquiries to be instituted on
the spot by parties specially appointed by the Speaker
to examine into the facts. The Bill rested entirely on
precedent, and he wished the House earnestly to affirm
its principle.
The question having been put,
Colonel SIBTHORP said the Hon. Member who
brought forward this Bill, now Member for the Flint
boroughs, was formerly Member for Hull. He did not
know why the Hon. Member had deserted that pure
constituency.—(A laugh.) Would the circumstances
bear investigation? He feared not. " Conscience made
cowards of us all." The Hon. Member also sat for
Shrewsbury. He did not know why he left that
almost equally pure borough. He was not there to tell
why.
Sir J. HANMER—I will.—(A cry of " Question.")
Colonel SIBTHORP—Oh, the Hon. Member who
called " Question" was probably in a similar position.
" Let the galled jade wince,"—(Laughter.) He was
too old a soldier to be caught asleep on his post. He
had never represented but oue city—the city of his dis-
interested choice—the purest city in the country. But
he passed to the Bill. This Bill was just as objection
able as the last. There were to be Commissioners, most
extravagantly paid. Commissioners to go down to
places like Lincoln to inquire what had been going en.
Why, where could any one be safe? He did not fear
the Bill, not he. Oh, no I Let the Hon. Member's
Commissioner come down to that highly honourable
professional man who was his agent in Lincoln—(Loud
laughter)—or let him come down to his own house at
Washingborough, and he (Colonel Sibthorp)
would
do what he hoped any British gentleman
w
do on a similar occasion—kick him out
!—(Great
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laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh I") Oh, let the
Hon. Member remember the
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manifested in particular quarters for this Bill; that Hose. Gentlemen, doubtful, after the Noble Premier's finality
declaration, how far they could succeed in any direct
proposition for abolishing the small boroughs, were wil-
ling to avail themselves of the indirect means afforded to
this end by the present Bill.
Mr. BAGSHAW gave notice that he should in Com-
mittee move that the borough of Harwich be excluded
from the operation of the Bill.—(Laughter.)
Mr. HUDSON opposed the measure, as one which,
while it would throw a firebrand into every constituent
place throughout the country, would effect no practical
good. At all events let the House wait and see what
',plan the Hon, Member for Montrose would propose.