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COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL.

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CLERK thought that Waggett ought first to
be taken into custody, inasmuch as he had concealed
himself, and by yo doing had rendered himself unable to
give that service to the Committee in the way of evi-
dence, which the House required.
Sir B. 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 Waggett 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 Lynes' case the Committee had specially reported
that in the return for the borough of St. Albany's, Lynes
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
Papal 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 and
Wadebridge, against Papal aggression.
Mr. E. Macnaghten, Lord Duncan, Mr. Wilcox, and
other members presented petitions sgainst the Papal
aggression.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the rate-
payers of St. 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 out of the rates on account of a meeting
respecting the Post•oflice. The ratepayers prayed the
House to institute an inquiry, and pass an Act to enable
the ratepayers to appeal to the County Court for the re-
storation of all sums under 501. that might be improperly
paid out of the rains.

Mr. MASTERMA N 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.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the provost and
magistrates of Montrose, against the duty on tire policies.
The Hos. MEMBER also presented a petition from
Marylebone, against the Sunday Trading Bill.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that in going into Com-
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill he
should call the attention of the House to the dreadful ,

Lord BEAITMONYwished to know whether the
Noble and Learned Lord on the Wooliack meant to-
in)rrow to move the reprinting of the County Courts
Evension Bill; and if so, what alterations he proposed
to make in it? He 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 cuity
jurisdiction clauies being omitted in this Bill, and that
legislation on the subject should take place, in the Chan-
cery Reform Bill. He should also suggest alteratious in
the latter clau•es and in the clauses relating to the em-
ployment of attorneys' clerks in these courts.
Lord BEAUMONT and Lord BROUGHAM severally ex-
plained, and the subject dropped.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 7.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar of the
House, and presented a petition against the removal of
Smithfield-market.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.

The Sergeant-at-Arms appeared at the bar and in.
formed the Howe that ho had had committed to his cus-
tody the body of William Lynes, a wi'ness charged with
prevarication before the Select Committee of the House
of Commons sitting to inquire into a petition presented
against the St. Alban's election, and that since that time
he had received a writ of habeas corpus from Mr. Justice
Wightman, calliog upon him to produce the body of the
said William Lynes before him at his chambers.
THIRD READING.
The Bangor and Carnarvon Railway, 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 ou Saturday last they had committed the
body of William Lyres, to the custody of the Ser-
geant-at Arms, charged with gross prevarication,
and that the se id 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 before the Committee
that an essential witness of the name of George Seeley
Waggett 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 Waggett, 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 discherged 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, other wise
he should propose that the report be printed, and the
discussion of the question bo adjourned until to to-
morrow.
elr. 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. SOTHERON moved that the conduct of the
three persons named be declared a breach of the privi-
leges of that House.
saidthe complexion
took, and at the Ipswich
Election Committee, when the parties had behaved in a
conduct
ofithe
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certainlysimilar meneer, the House had not hesitated a single
moment in declaring it a breach of privilege.
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the. CLERKLord J. RUSSELL said there could be no doubt that
the conduct of the parties described did constitute a
breach of privilege.