The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-21 00:00:00

majority. Let them look to the case of Horsham.
When his Attorney-General was accused of bribery,
why did not the Noble Lord instruct the Solicitor-
General to proceed against him? The inquiry which
the Bill proposed was to last for a long period
of time. It was an inquiry not only into
the malpractices brought before Committees at
the present time, but which went into all prac-
tices of a like nature commenced in the elrli,!st time.,
and concluding in the year of grace, 1848. Did the
House then suppose that commissioners could adequately.
discharge such a duty as the Bill imposed on them
within the limits of any period coeval with the duratioq
of the present Parliament?—(Cries of " Divide.") The
present measure was el post facto. It was partial;
being confined to certain constituencies, and not naa.de
general. It was also confined to those boroughs which
a party in that House wished to disfranchise. In .pne
case it recognised hear-say and report as the grountlfor
ptoceeding, and in ether cases set these aside.--(Ories
of " Oh, oh.") It they had wished inquiry, why had not
each of them come forward as the Honourable Igersber
fur .Sunderland had suggested, and make a clean breast
of it, by giving a statement of what they spent.—i-t Hear,
hear.) Why were certain places included and the, city
of London left out, when they had it reported that,
30,0001. was spent by the great representatise.;of the
moneyed class in behalf of the Noble Lord at, the head'
of the -GoVernment —(Cries of." Oh, oh.") Would they
pliant an inquiry into the case where the character of a
gceat.Minister of State was at stake?—(Aluch:confusion
4n.d Pries of" Divide.") He would therelorci conclude
by opposing the second reading of the Bill.
. Tho. House, then divided, when there appear'ed-
-- For the amendment
••- Against it

Majority for the second reading —207
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be cotemittedfifs we understood) on Thursday next.
SpTHORP, gave notice that he intended to
give the Bill all the opposition be could.—(A laugh.)
He said. that after. the division which 'had just' taken
place he should expect all the Conservath;e Members of
the House to become members of the Reform Club.
• Mr. HUDSON gave notice that it was his intention to
move on an early day for a return from each Member of
his expenses at the laskelection—(Laughter)—and also
for a return of all appointments conferred by the present
Governtnent, and the political opinions of the persons on
whom they were bestowed.—(Renewed laughter.)
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

'Lord J. RUSSELL would take this opportunity of
stating, that the Highways Bill stood for twelve o'clock
this day.(Friday), and he understood that there was an
Election ComMittee to be sworn; and that one Member
of-it wall not aware of the intention to sit at twelve ; he
(Lord John Russell) would therefore propose that the
morning sitting. on the Highways Bill should be post-
ponot till Tuesday..---(llear,
,hear.) The next order of
tha day waitor the second reading of the Seger Duties
Bill ;. if•ihe House should now read that Bill a second
time, ate should propose to. take it in Committee the
first thing this day, and take the Committee of Supply
afterwards.
The Sugar Duties Bill was then read a second time.
• PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND)