The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR PIER.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
TOBACCO DUTIES.
Dr. BO WRING begged to give notice, on behalf of his Hon.
Friend the Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume), that he should,
on 3londay week, bring under the attention of the House the
inordinate amount of crime and misery which is suffered by
the country by the enormous duties on tobacco.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. YOUNG moved the adjournment of the House at its
rising until Monday next, when he was interrupted by.
Mr. G. BANKES, who rose to present a petition from
Bridport, but he was interrupted by
The SPEAKER, who declared him out of cyder.
The motion for adjournment was then carried.
BRIDPORT ELECTION.

Mr. G. BANKES resumed by stating that this ti as the last
day, under Lord John Russell's Act, for presenting public peti-
tions, and he trusted, therefore, the House would hear from
whom it originated. It was signed by six persons, who stated
themselves to be free and independent electors of Brid-
port, and that at the last election they had been par-
tisans to neither of the candidates, They stated
that at the preceding election serious acts of bribery and cor-
ruption had been practised ; that these acts had been preva-
lent for a long series of years, and that this bribery and corrup-
tion interfered with their rights as free and independent electors.
The petitioners went on to state that some measure ought to '
be taken by which to protect the electors of the borough, from
being overborne in this way. in the exercise of their franchise—
that in presenting this petittJn they were wholly uninfluenced
by any private feelings, but they hoped that their Honourable
House would show to the country in general and this
borough in particular, that the electors would be protected in
the firm and independent exercise of their eleatorial duties.
THE POST OFFICE.
Mr. G. BE THE
. .
rotary of begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet
the
in reference to
the
for the HomfttealoiDiatthetpisariltment, a question
being made to close eranicar attempt which was now
on Sundays. He would ,:ituPold.oilices in country towns
power of the Postmaster-Gen6trosit novishether it was in the
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said
noticet that morning
Hon. Member had
been so obliging as to have sent him
. aZtj on during
that it was his intention to
the sitting of the House to-day •
he begged to say that
. since dlen be i'lharswheard
fievcoednsulting the Postinastee-Geueral upon the
beol that the Postmaster-General
vgeathtehat re_
had the
subject.
jeet . opportunity
ff e
to regulate the post-
power hourson sonfndelaoyssi n;gananddhoepenbelitne
offices of country towns
gulation was, that the letter-box was to, be open
that t and he y
during the whole day, to the non-d
hours eliver
of
of letters was confined only
' Member was one
divine service. But the question
of the Hon. t competent to
of a legal character, which he was not at presen
answer.
POOR-LAW IN IRELAND.
WDON as to the
In reply to questions put by Colonel RA - ,
proceedings of the Poor-law Commissioners with respect to a
parish in Ireland,
Mr. S. HERBERT stated that the Poor-law Commissioners
were cognisant of the circumstances ; that they had appointed
a commissioner to inquire into the facts, who had made a re-
port, which he should have no objection laying on the table,
together with any correspondence.