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London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

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 House that he had had committed to his cus

tody 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. Alban's election, and that since that time
he bad received a writ of habeas corpus fr,Jm Mr. Justice
Wightman, calling 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 on 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 add witness bad 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 bad 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 bad 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. SOTHERON moved that the conduct of the
three parsons named be declared a breach 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
similar manner, the House had not hesitated a single
moment in declaring it a breach of privilege.
Lord 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 Waggett 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 Waggett should be
taken into custody by the Sergeant-at• Arms.
Lord J. RUSSELL supposed that when these parties
were taken into custody thty 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. Alban's, Lynes,
bad violated an Act of Parliament, and therefore the I,V.
port ststed that the warrant should have been annexed
to the ri turn. . _

Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved that the order
should he nit,charged.
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 Times 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 against the Papal
aggression. _ _

Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the rate-
payers of St. Luke's, Middlesex, stating that last week
the sum of 17/.. ins. 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.office. The ratepayers prayed the
House to institute an inquiry, and peas 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 rates.
Mr. MASTERMAN presented s 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
con tinuanceof the income-tax.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from the provost and
magistrates of Montrose, against the duty on fire policies.
The HoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from
Marylebone, aeainst 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 How to the dreadful

mortality that had occurnd in tho liilrush Uniou work•
house.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that on Wednesday
he should move for copies of all correspondence that had
taken place between the Government and all foreign
powers on the affairs of Rome during 1849.
Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he should postpone
his motion on the window-tax sine die.
WOODS AND FORESTS.
Viscount DUNCAN asked the First Commissioner of
Woods, Forests, &c., whether it was the intention of the
Government, during the course of the present session, to
bring in a Bill to make better provision for the manage-
ment of the Wood., Forests, and Land Revenues of the
Crown, and for the direction of Public Works and Build-
ings ; and if so, at what period of the session it was
likely that the Bill will be produced?
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that it was
the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill on
the subject as early after Easter as possible.
MANAGEMENT' OF CHURCH LANDS.
Mr. E. DENISON wished to know whether a Bill had
been prepared with regard to the management of church
lands, and when it would be laid OR the table of the
House?

Sir GEORGE GREY said a Bill hai been prepared
by the Commission which had ben appointed, but it had
subsequently undergone considerable alteration. How-
ever, it was now in a state to be presented to the House,
and he believed it would be presented before Easter.
REDUCTION OF DUTY ON COFFEE AND