The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

41111ERIAL PARLIAMEN T.

110 USE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS. •
cThe Cork and Yougbal Railway Bill was read a third
,e told passed.
014(.11(1E1y Tidal Harbour and Railway Bill and the Vale
ord'll'lci Railway Bill were respectively amended and
Bred
for the third reading.
ipsir 'Ts BULLER presented a petition from a place
evonshiro, praying that women who had property
izilLight compelled to take care of their husbands.
‘44ltlliter.)
THE SLIGO ELECTION.
t G. BUTT brought up the report of the COM-
01tee appointed to inquire into the Sligo election, re-
i,crti.D-
a g that Mr. Wynn was duly returned to serve in
fr:l4lncht, and that the petition of Mr. Somers was
tili.l3,ous and vexatious. The committee further oared
wisp°f ey believed ten of the witnesses had been guilty
al and corrupt perjury.
;r• J. PHILLIMORE brought in his bill for vest.
41d14 ihe Lord Chancerlor.the power of appointing the
firstgteismoef. the Ecclesiastical Courts. The bill was read a
L 0
LOVE presented a petition from the coal dealers
116..°4dc0 in favour of the continuance of the Coal-
-rers Act.
kad°,Tue petitions were presented against the Scotch
8:1-lish Pauper Removal Bill.
abolition
hon members presented petitions against the
Bition of church rates without an equivalent.
cit 4,1,5,, J. DUKE presented a petition from the joiners
45(4ining against the City of London Corporation
vi°l3l Pill
io • RILDE moved the second reading of the Ad-
sops bill
kr '
k • d;
-,EAL se
cond time cond the motion, and the bill was
cor
-11g1 ND
read a se.
CEIURCEI RATES BILL.
Ite 4.• I'A.CIK moved the at coed reading of this bill.
op7kld not for one moment wish to compel a man to
,:ri,P his God contrary to his conscience, but in his
A '°" ai man had no more right to refuse paying to-
lillikyrte the Established Church than he ha f to decline to
1104,"arda the country in which he was born. The
bli4o;lnest be well aware that members of the Bla-
tt°, ke", Church had to pay towards dissenting places of
pk.t''lP, and yet there was no c iniphdot upon their
0111(1 With resp-ct to one of the clauses, he
ttoc !ay he believed • there were very few
i
0,11 districts- in ; the kingdom n which the poor
spia .. hot afford to pay Church rates, and his
pp,,iNl the government by their - measure would not
Nttitde for 'the exigencies of the poor. Again, .
kilciaLhe the height of justice to pass an Act of
lite "lent which would have an effect upon those pti-
tla
4„Places of worship which were supported by
t•siv rents With reg,rd to the question of rent
thaZ,e it was involved in endless litigation. The rent
ki2l;',ea ?tight fall into the hands of executors. One
IV that be was a conscientious Dissenter, and
aV a;old object to the rate with quite as much justice
relieoy ,nof those whom the Government propoi-ed to
Iver%the great principle of this bill was to absolve
fee 410ticonformist from paying towards the eer•
of the Church, .but with every feeling of tole-
fiZe, towards those who did not agree with
%u p,. tablished Church, he could not see that
G°perornblo into dust. There were churches coo-
l/44.1414g into dilapidation, and whenever such
case, the parish who was too poor it-
Nijd"r°te to the bishop for his assistance. How
whicii the bishops with the limited income to
Me ha they bad been ,reduced meet such demands ?
esti: been anxious in every way to meet the still
Nlscruples of Dissenters, and he still
Nl' that they were entitled to be redeemed
°lleet,ol343lng towards any service to which they
kiy I (bear, hear)—but he could not believe that
Norghtoninded Dissenter, when he looked at the
thekritl?le structures throughout the land, would allow
144t0 fall into ruin because of the very small pay-
-1"-seatedrte. hutch rates being abolished.
.. (Hear, hear.) He
414.4 that the house would give his hill a favourable
I era,.
, w,..Roa.
,ue read°l. CLAY moved an amendment that the bill
did a second time that day six months, and said
ka it hot wish to enter upon the clauses of the bill,
illhich :Pas so directly at variance with that measure,
aottat'aci been adopted by a very largo majority of the
tkr
the .„,'",Aa)FIELD said he could not conceive that
e'egliirest church in the world was reduced to the ex-
ihAter?„hf forcing a rate upon a poor Dissenter. The
4keili`2ill was a caricature. He begged to second the
N, "gent.
'Red f‘:. GREY supported the amendment, . having
yr,sSir W. Clay's bill on a former occiasi?n.
4Torthitilcirar AwniK.INGTON suggested that the bill should
kai,%blii Was ultimately withdrawn.
-st‘JES OF THE PEkCE QUALIFICATION

BILL.
NtUtes 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6 were agreed to.
tllO 118 e 7, relative to the qualification of magistrates,
vuOr„.;v'ng a -qualification to Government officers of
ll‘Per annum, was agreed to, but before many hon.
kuovs were aware of it.
BtFTLER wished to object to this clause, which -
6equalificatibow derived, but on to all persons pobsessing 300/. per
, no matter
CHAIRMAN ruled he was out of order. I
the
LOVAINE moved in consequence that
t'4l:l4an report progress and ask leave to sit again,
be.
kik° the clause had been put before .he committee had
et.o discuss it.
ttltt tne dismission ensued, in the course of which it was
boded the Chairman bad
put the question so quick that
%
Th.ern bers were not aware of it.
Nit; "RAIRMAN said the committee could not go
etiptill.° a consideration of the clause, and explained his
kr et with reference to his putting the clause.
eziett.'4LOYD DAVIS said the question was put ohs-
ald in the usual form.
qkia,," non, members expressed themseves in a similar
metl.
lkte and it was understood the committee would
'114.0 °PPortunity of discussing the clause when the
Lor:8.8 brought up.
LOVAINE then withdrew his amendment.
'o4tia --ea 8.9, and 10 were agreed to without opposi-
,l4,
Ze ',lie 11) to prevent magistrates who resided out of
Nrlti°:,,-11tY kr which they acted as mag, s-rates. from
". niallY Part in raising the rates, was opposed by Sir
Tll4 -,3gton, Mr. Butler, and other hon. members,
ti,tltheA „-allu was supported by Mr. CoLvILLE and others,
Zef eirr°tlud that it was introduced to do away with
4tieh.,llo that existed in the country of magistrates
Toti,lol4q but a small amount of property in the county
Th a 9 the public money.
elar,'all'e was ultimately rejected without a division.
Ak,laui, 812 was agreed to.
;4. 13 providCd for the recovery of the penalty of
Aeess,fr-tll persons acting as magistrates without the
„Kr us qualification through the county rate.
.41111; -AXLES objected. and moved the rejection of the
,libich was cariied.
ttlati 1: ,Latble 14, Mr. PIGGOTT moved.that the chair-
Nepurt progress and obtain leave to sit again.
"romitteediviand Per the motion.... 97
Against it 99
11, Majority
'44 let'TAN HOPE afterwards moved that the chair-
ilAhm,/0 the chair.
ambers
a short discussion,the committee divided, when
were—
Poe the motion
Against it
Th eq. Majority
htiNtie-uairman then left the chair, and the house re-
Th
.4e'llia °tiler-orders of the day were then agreed to, and
adjourned 4 o'clock.

E,UGELEY POISONINGS

'l'..ltkL OF WILLIAM PALMER.

"`IIA-L CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY).

SEVENTH DAY.
trett,e-nites.reat excited by this 'important trial has in-
ithitd.lll an extraordinary degree. This nrirning the
~41%ttrth inside and outside the Court, was,greater
et...l.it bas ever been during the whole of the previous
Mtn 5' •
t it: this morning looked exceeding dull.
vult "'l having entered the Court,.
"ay.. Wetherb s called—He said on the 21st
.Of
4 th;Diller recY4-iv:iaa letter front the prisoner, enclosing
'10404 for 300/. I wasnot asked to produce the, left e
414e-13d:41Y first examination. I pioduce it now.-=[ The
nlustr",:reeted that the cheque should be cashet, an
tL"chtion of the money should be sent to Prattl-.-
1°44- 234 Nov. I received another letter frOin the pre.
14°1 i 1,111 on the seine day I wrote an answt r telling
blr7,,au no mosey of Cook's to pay the cheque with.
not d: Batton, of the Staff irdehire police, said be had.e
tett Iseovered amen the prisoner's papers any of the
a eece.":" '-"Oa the 24th a notice, signed by the
en-,e,,t. was left at our office. It was it request that
v„ p,--eYs that might be or had been received for
'',;:ntis Cook would be sent to him. On
rugecd I had Sent a 'letter to Cook at
was returned to me through the deal
tthti:ult ee• t
new he handwritin gf Cook. The
350/.k was signed,. as far aso I recollect. by
ArS4l'„' cannot recollect whether it was signed I. or J.
thetii,:a Cook. I cannot say whether the body of the
Zry was written by Cook.
Etergeant Shee—When- that cheque arrived we
fundißr' Frail enough f Cook-to meet it.
Y.
did Zotopend any money from Shrews
l'4°e. a it was Eif week afttr__Mr. Cook had won the:
Illitted-t,L he might ii-Ave,tibought the money was trans-
kop,„",lll. I informed- Mr—Patiner_.hy letter that the.
uttd not been received.-
,ettZll. Butler said -I Woo at Shrewsbury races, and
a',"nuni. to settle tf•ere ixth 'Palmer. I bed to
tile tic 'row a
un about 7001;=; and it was in respeCt. to
144 "'Tool races, on had paid bets for him.
453;12Q11°Y to rectiittroatibutor the s4rew'buri