The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

_ELECTION COMMITTEE.-(T1118 BAY.

ST. ii-LBAN'S.

At the sitting of the Committee this morning, the
CHAIRMAN inquired if the missing witness Waysett was
yet forthcoming?
' CLecazas said he TM not; at a later period of the
• day he would be able to state what proceedings had been
• taken to discover him, but the officer of the House who
• had been in search of him was not now attendance.
• The room was then cleared; on parties being again
admitted the Chairman ordered the evidence to be pro-
seeded with.

Mr. H. Edwards was called in, and ordered to be in
attendance until discharged.
William Lynes, the witness who was committed on
hiturday for prevarication, was brought in the custody
the officer of the Ser,eant-at-Arms, and placed in the
wiiness's chair for further examination.

Mr. Sergeant KINGLIKE objected to the examination
of this witness being proceeded with, as he was under
duress. The Learned Sergeant was heard at some length
in support of this objection, and the room was again
cleared for deliberation. On parties being re-admitted,
The CHAIRMAN ordered the Learned Counsel to pro-
ceed with the examination of this witness.

William Lynes was axain examined, but no very
material fact was elicited except that, after the elec•
tion, the witness remained concealed far some days,
with several others, at Mr. Edwards' house ; and, accord-
ing to his own account, without knowing or inquiring
the reason why, for remonstrating against such a
course of proceeding. The witness gave his evidence in
the same hesitating manner which had drawn on him
the censure of the Committee on Saturday.
Thomas Atkins, a labouring man of St. Alban's, was
the next witness examined—He said he voted on the
last election for Mr. Bell, but on all former elections for
thirty years he had voted for the blue party. He ceuld
not tell why he had changed sides this time. He had
had an interview previous to the election with Mr. Ed-
wards, who left word for him at his (witness's) house to
call at the committee-room.. No money passed between
tbem,then or at any other time, but witness promised to
vote for lir. Bell, on Edwards asking him to do so.
After the election witness remained for some time shut
up at Mr., Edwarda' house with several others, he went
there at Edwards request, and for no other reason that
he knew of.
Ildrs. Sarah Atkins, th© wife of the former witness,
was-next called. This witness seemed to know nothing,
and in spite of repeated cautions from the Chairman,
the united efforts of counsel and the Committee,:could
produce from her nothing beyond " I don't know," " I
can't remember, " I had nothing to do with the elec-
tion, and I know nothing at all about it."

—rile examination of this witness was proceeding when
our report left.
We understand that a writ of habeas coypus, directed
to the Sergeant-at-Arms to produce William Lynes, the
witness who was committed to his custody on Saturday
by the Committee, has been obtained from Mr. Justice
Wightman, the return to which will be made this after-
noon at the Judg.a's chambers.

GERMANY.
.I.lltrorriontane bigotry, particularly among the
higher classes, i 3 rampant. There has lately been a
flagrant example of intolerance near Inspruck. A
young country girl was recently delivered of
twins; as the father, who was in a military band,
was a negro, his offspring was naturally
of a somewhat dingy colour. The ignorant
viliage priest, having refused to baptise " the
children of Satan," the mother, who was ex-
posed to the taunts and insults of her bigoted coun-
trymen, put an end to her misery and shame by
jumping into the river medical commission,
after having examined three insane persons residing
near Brun, in Moravia, have given it as their opinion
" that the three individuals have lost their senses in
consequence of the catechetical discipline to which
they were subjected by the Liguorians during con-
fession."

LOYeDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAIL WAY.

"Traffic—Week ending April 5, 1851 29,659 16 0
Traffic—Week ending April 6, 1850 ... 8,930 18 8
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 110,008 13 4
TOal of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 100,386 13 4
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
April 5, 1851 ... 53,247

—.07,740 14 7
... 1,919 1 5
Total ... ....£9,659 16 0
Total miles open, 1851, 173% ; ditto, 1850, 17114.

Passeigers ...
Goods ...

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CIIINCELbOR. took his seat upon the Woo]
sack at Fiv© o'clock.

PETITIONS.
The left of MALMESBURY gave notice that on
Thursday Lord Stanley would present a petition from
Guiana on the subject of colonial government.
Lord WODEHOUSE presented several petitions
against Papal aggression.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
_ward of Farringdon praying for a reform of the corpora-
tion of London,
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented apetition
from some parish in Worcestershire praying for an alte-
ration in the law of rating. '
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition praying
for the adoption of measures for the suppression of the
slave-trade.
The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions from
places in Ireland against Papal aggression; also several
petitions praying for a grant of money to the schools in
oonnexion with the National Church, in which the
:.icriptares ware taught.
The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented several peti-
tions from various places in Ireland, praying that the
Scripture schools in that country might have a share of
the grant for the promotion of national education.
MASTERS AND SERVANTS BILL.
The Earl of CARLISLE moved the second reading
of this Bill, the object of which was to protect children
placed out in service by the parochial authorities frem
the cruelties which had been it .dieted upon the
unfortunate victim of the Sloanes. The Noble Earl ex-
plained the enactments of the Bill, which established
a system of periodical inspection on the part of the
boards of guardians, and the details of which have been
frequently given.
Lord REDESDALE was opposed to the measure, as
one which would render it impossible for paupers to be
placed out. What need had a great boy of eighteen of
such protection? Besides, no farmer would take a
pauper if he was exposed to have the guardians coming
and asking all aorta of questions of their servants,
The Earl af CARLISLE alluded to the Sloanes' case
as a proof of the necessity of some such measure as the
present.
Tba Bill was then read a second time.
PAPAL AGGRESSION.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Ayr
against Papal aggression. The petition prayed that a
measure might be passed prohibiting the Roman Catho-
lic prelates from assumingterritorial titles, enacting that
all bequests made to theme' under those titles should be
made null and void; that all acts that they might per-
form, and such titles should be void; and that a measure
should be introdaced to prevent all synodical action on
their part. I.le would not say one word as to the prayer
of the petition, but he would take the opportunity of
protesting against the doctrine that all religious persua-
sions had a right to do whatsoever they might consider
necessary to the unlimited development of their religion.
They had no right to do anything under the pretence
of religious development which would interfere with the
kbecties and rights of others.
MUTINY BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the
Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were respec-
tively' read a second time, and ordered to be committed
to-morrow.
COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL.
Lord BEAUMONT wished to know whether the
Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack meant to-
morrow to move the reprinting of the County Courts
Extension Bill; and if so, what alterations he proposed
to make in it? lie himself was in favour of the princi-
ple of the Bill; but he should move in Committee the
omission of the reconcilement clause and also of the 35th
clause, and should propose special legislation with re-
gard to causes above 20/.
The LORD CHANCELLOR should not oppose the
committal of the Bill, but in Committee he should move
the ' omission of the arbitration and reconcilement
clauses, and he would suggest the propriety of the equity
jurisdiction clauses being omitted in this Bill, and that
legislation on the subject should take place in the Chan-
cery Reform Bill. He should also suggest alteratiors in
the latter clauses and in
the clauses
ploy meat of attorneys' clerks relating to the em.
in these courts.
Lord BEAUMONT and Lora'
Bit ouGail4 severally ex
p
plained, and the subject drop d
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar of the
and presented a House,petition against the removal of
Smithfield-market.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.
The Sergeant-at-Arms appeared at the bar and in-
slermed the House that he had had committed to his cus-
tedy the body of William Lynes, a witness charged with
prevarication before the Select Committee of the House
of Commons sitting to inquire into a petition presented
against the St. Albans elGetion, and that since that time
he bad received a writ of Izabeas corpus f:om Mr. Justice
Wightnaan, calling upon him to produce the body of the
sait! William Lynes before him at his chambers.
THIRD READING.

The Bangor and Carnarvon ltailsvay, and the Shrews-
bury and Bridgnorth Turnpike-roads Bill were read a
third time.
Mr. E. ELLICE presented a report from the Com-
mittee sitting on the St. Alban's election, informing the
House that on Saturday last they had committed the
body of William Lyr es, to the custody of the Ser-
geant-nt- Arms, charged with gross prevarication,
and that the said witness had been produced
before the Committee this day, and had then answered
satisfactorily the questions put to him by the Committee.
Also that it appeared in evidence beforo the Committee
that an esgiNtzal witness of the nano of George Seeley

Waysett had hitherto evaded all attempts to secure his
attendance before the Committee, and one John Hayward
in conjunction with Henry Edwards, had given money
to Waysett, to induce him to abstain from appearing
before the Committee. In respect of the said William
Lynes, as he had answered all questions put to him that
day, he should move that he be discharged from
the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and with regard
to the other three who had been proved, one to have
knowingly abstained from presenting himself, and the
other two to have been concerned in inducing him to re-
main away, he would move that the warrant of the
Speaker be issued directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to
take them into custody.
The motion for the discharge of William Lynes from
custody was then agreed to.
Sir G. GREY said the question was whether any
power of the House would be lost by delay, otherwise
he should propose that the report be printed, and the
discussion of the question be adjourned until to to-
morrow.
Mr. E. ELLICE said that a warrant from the Speaker
would certainly have more effect than any other pro-
ceeding in procuring the attendance of the missing wit-
nesses.
After a few words from Sir B. HALL and Mr. ADAIR,
Mr. SOTIIERON moved that the conduct of the
three persons named be declared a breath of the privi-
leges of that House.
Sir G. CLERK said that was certainly the complexion
which the conduct of the parties took, and at the Ipswich
Election Committee, when the parties had behaved in a
similes manner, the House had not hesitated a single
moment iu declaring it a breach of privilege.
Lard J. RUSSELL said there could be no doubt that
the conduct of the parties described did constitute a
breach of privilege.
Sir G. CLERK thought:that Waysett ought first to
be taken into custody, inasmuch as he had concealed
himself, and by so doing had rendered himself unable to
give that service to the Committee in the way of evi-
dence, which the House required.
Sir R. H. INGLIS conceived that in violating the
rules of the House the parties implicated had violated
the law of the land.
The motion was then put, and it was unanimously
agreed that Hayward, Edwards, and Waysett should be
taken into custody by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Lord J. RUSSELL supposed that when these parties
were taken into custody, they would of course be
ordered to attend at the bar of the House.
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
Sir G. GREY said that an order should be made to
release William Lynes from the custody of the Sergeant-
at-Arms. His case was very different from that of the
others. They had violated the rules of the House, and
had consequently been guilty of a breach of privilege;
but in Line's case the Committee had specially reported
that in the return for the borough of St. Alban's, Lyne
had violated an Act of Parliament, and therefore the re-
port stated that the warrant should have been annexed
to the return.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved that the order
should be discharged.
An order was accordingly made to that effect.
PETITIONS.

Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Exeter in
favour of a modification of the tax on carriages.
Mr. HEALD presented 15 petitions from congrega-
tions of Wesley an Methodists in England and Scotland,
praying for an efficient legislative enactment against
Pap3l aggression.
Mr. WELBY presented two petitions from Grantham
and the hamlets, and from a Wesleyan congregation of
the same place, for more stringent provisions in the Ec-
clesiastical Titles Bill, and one petition from merchants
and traders of Grantham for a repeal of the duty on paper.
Mr. ROBARTES presented petitions from the Wes-
leyan Methodists of Port Isaac, Gorram, and St. Ewe,
Sawney, St. Blayey-gate, Sticken, and Polygooth anu
Wadebridge, against Papal aggression.
Mr. E. Macnaghten, Lord Duncan, Mr. Wilcox, and
other members presented petitions against the Papal
aggression.
PAYMENTS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS OUT OF
PAROCHIAL POOR-RATES.

Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the rate-
payers of ISt. Luke's, Middlesex, stating that last week
the sum of 171.: 16s. had been paid: out of the poor-
rates for the satisfaction of the expenses of a meeting
to repress the Papal aggression. Similar expenses had
also been paid eat of the rates on account of a meeting
respecting the Post•office. The ratepayers prayed the
House to institute an inquiry, and pass an Act to enable
the ratepayers to appeal to the County Ccurt for the re-
storation of all sums under 501. that might be improperly
paid out of the rates.

Mr. MA STERMAN presented a petition from the
Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin against the
abolition of the military asylum at Kilmainham.
Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition against the
continuance of the income-tax.