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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(T HIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Twelve
o'clock.
HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The Committee to consider the petition against the
return for thrwichPßl was
VATEBUSINESS.

The following Bills were read a third time and
passed.—
Derby and Ashborne Road.
Duffield and Sheffield Turnpike Road
Regent's Canal Company.
The Report ca the Ministers' Widows and Orphans'
Fund of the Free Church of Scotland Bill was con-
sidered and agreed to.

PETITIONS.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition against Lord
Melgund's School Bill.

Several petitions were presented against the Papal
aggression.

Mr. HENRY presented several petitions from Man-
chester, Bury, and other places in Lancashire in favour
of secular education.

Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from Lord
Southampton and another person against the Copyhold
Tenure Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Bermondsey
against the Sunday Trading Bill.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Lord I. RUSSELL moved that the
goads, at its
rising, should adjourn till six o'clock to-morrow evening,
i
to enable Members to have an opportunity of being pre-
sent at the opening of the Great
Exi be more gracious
Sir R. H. INGLIS thought it would
On such an occasion, to make to-r" ow a whole holiday,
and to adjourn till Friday. The Hon. Baronet moved
as an amendment, that the House should adjourn till
four o'clock on Friday evening.d
red that it would be Mr. FOX MAULE coast
tomorrow,
jh
d b•
in-
convenient to public business toe. adjourn over to-mo
as the general Elections Comdmxttee a een
appointedante to
be sworn to-morrow, -an according to of
Parliament, they could not be sworn after seven o'clock
in the evening.
ES supported the amendment. The next
Mr. BANK.
the 'douse, he thought, would satisfy the pro-
visionseting o f
of
the Act, with regard to the swearing of the
Committee.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, as the Exhibition would not
be open after six o'clock, Members would be able to
be there at the hour when the House assembled; he
mould not, therefore, see that the sitting of the House
would prevent their being at the opening ceremony.
TRELAWNEY supported the motion.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the motion 52
Fur the amendment

Majority
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ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.
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The House having gone into Committee upon this
election,
Lord J. RUSSELL moved, in accordance with what
he stated yesterday, that an humble address should be
presented to her Msjesty praying that a Royal proclama-
tion should be immediately issued, with such reward as
her Alajesty might think proper, for the discovery, ap-
prehension, and detention of John Seeley Waggett, J.
Hayward, and other persons.
Mr. BANK/4S supported the motion, and in doing so
complained of the course which had been pursued by the
Committee_
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL defended the pro-
.ceedings of the ,Comaaittee, which he contended was the
best tribunal to determine the question which was re-
ferred to them.

hi:. STUART considered that the strongest objec-
tion which could be found to tho proceedings of the
Committee was that they had confirms,' the return of
the sitting Metier without a satisfactory explanation
of the abAraction of witnesses by the agents of the sitting
.Member:
Mr. E. ELLICE defended the proceedings of the
Committee.
Mr. HUME thought that the present occasion ought
to furnish a lesson to thu Noble Lord at the head of the
Government to hasten on with his measure of Parlia-
mentary rearm, and to put an end to the system of
bribery which prevailed in almost all small boroughs,,by
increasing the constituency.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought the Hon. Member
had certainly wandered further from the question than
any one else, when he raised the general question of
Parliamentary reform. He certainly did not agree
with him that a large constituency prevented bribery,
bat as far as his own experience went—(Hear, hear)—
be thought that a large constituency was no purer than
ft small one.

After a short discussion the motion was agreed to.

The House then resumed.

GREAT EXHIBITION-ADMISSION OF
EXHIBITORS.

Mr. HUME put a questicn to the President of the
Board of Trade, whether, by the rule established by the
Commissioners, all British and foreign exhibitors are to
be admitted at the opening, free of charge, to attend; or,
if not, what line has been drawn amongst the exhibitors.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the subject had been
seriously considered by the Commissioners, who had at
last • come to the conclusion that they could not do
fair justice to el/ persons who had in any way
been connected wiph the Exhibition except by
refusing admission to every person who did
not pay. The number of exhibitors was about 15,000,
and as 20,000 season tickets had already been purchased,
it was apparent that however spacious the building
might be it would ho impossible for the general public
to obtain convenient admission. He might, how-
ever, state that her Majesty intended to visit the
Exhibition on one of those Saturday mornings when
it would be closed to the general public, for the purpose
of a closer inspection than would be possible for her to
do on other days ; and on that occasion the exhibitors
would be admitted in order that they might have the
gratification of personally explaining to her Majesty any
of the articles which she might desire to inspect.
HIGHWAYS (SOUTH WALES) BILL.
Upon the motio❑ for going into Committee on this
Bill, _

Mr. NICHOLLS objected to the principle of the Bill,
which be contended was nothing more than making
South Wales the scene of experiment. He should op-
pose going into Committee c•ii the Bill, and if that were
unsuccessful, he should move to except the county of
Glamorgan from its operation.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought there was no more ne-
cessity for this Bill in South Wales than any other part
of the kingdom.
After a short discussion on the propriety of extending
the Bill to England,
Sir G. TYLER rose to move that the House should
go into Commilree that day six months.
Viscouc.l EMLYN said that as the Government Bill
was not likely to be introduced at any early period, and
as far ae his experience went, it was evident that no
time, could be fined for any . Bill of any kind, he
'194 therefore determined to introduce his own Bill.
--(Hear.) -He had at first intended to bring forward
a general Bill, or some one which would lead to a general
Bill. His regard had been especially directed to the dis-
trict of
South Wales, which was especially deficient in
the means
by which a freedom of highways could be
vorried out. He should, therefore, persevere to a divi-
-1 n, and he hoped that the House would be with him.
Mr' C. LEWIS said that, although he objected to
many
i
of the details, he did not object to the plan on
which t as to be carried out. The details were incon-
sistent with the price:pies, and consequently no perma-
nent good could he effected without a great alteration in
provisions of the Bill were to be
carried out;
however, hte did not oppose the principle of
the Bill, for he thought.e4l..
l that
b at it would be eminently bene-
ficial, but it might
.1 more serviceable if its advan-
tages were made more general. He should, therefore,
reserve-himself for the Committer.
Mr. had better be
ilteifict)
Mr. VIVIAN said that in his opinion the whole of
uttoatanieincsoiou:ty magis-
the
tripes. . ..
The motion was negatived w*
The House theh resumed, when
Mr. WILLIAMS said that the whole of the business
ought to be borne in mind. It would greatly affect the
Bill to' which the Government had already
given its
sanction.tr S. BENJAMIN HALL said that whatever
the
Hon.
Sir BENJAMIN
say, wont
Member for Lambeth mightthere dat least bo
the
a great grievance inflicted up.onagricultural,. and he
t the community.
might say upon every part o
• from Mr. C. LEWIS,
After a few obiervEions'
Sir F. LEWIS expressed his opinion that this
Bill,
although defective in several points, was calculated to be
.of great public benefit.
Lord L benefit if the
whole MLYN said that it would be of
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wh °I the matter were to be referred to the Govern-
ment. )
Mr* FITIME said that he had repeatedly drawn the
attention of the House to subjects of this nature, and
the whole of his exertions bad been met with a put off.
What he wanted IT measure. The
as a comprehensive
fact was that the whole affair ought to be taken up by
the Government. •
After a few words from several '
other &embers,
The House divided, wh
For the motion .. en there adpeared—
no 1

Againt it

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The ffc,usie having resumed, xi- ••• —slLord
es on the sutmhelsaunsde, after
EmLys rode several ebservatin
which the c'• U'° was passed without a division.
The
reallinitig clauses were then agreed reed to, and the
House rpsumed, wimo the repAl
brought up this dsv week. ordered to be
LODGING-HOUSES BILL
This Bill was read a second time, and , -
oruered to be
committed this clay week.
FARA' BUILDINGS BILL.
Mr. B. COCHRANE moved the second reading of
'this Bill, the object of which was to enable proprietors
,of land to borrow money for the erection of farm
buildings .
Mr. -TRELAWNY considered that the Bill would
have an injurious tendency.
gtpr n few observations from Mr. MULLINGS,
,AINOrbV HUME said he of jetted to the proposal that
0;', IN 712,..-....-Isalak-7d>ii,optietors should be enabled to borrow money
01 , .)(4'F, it provisions of the Bill without paying the
6____)-i..'stursal; :i ;if they were to be relieved of this duty the
1r,;;.. ~,,,:,eegr, 1 'ght to extend to other classes. Ile thought
`-c-- A•is
~. . would have the effect of doing is great in-
-I.:tet,t--4-4‘,. i z “ccossors to estates by placing additional
\-,:...., ":.:,,..-f,"X
,_ u n them.
'-' i'7-.A.)illitit. ES opposed the Bill.
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