The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING.
The LOAD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack a
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The West Cork Railwey (Amendment) Bill was read a

third time.
TIIE PROSECUTION OF THE LATE GOVERNOR

The Earl of SHREWSBEUYRRYE.postponed his motion re-
ative to the late Governor Eyre and the course of the
Attorney-General
REPRESENTATION OF THE
PEOPLE
On the resumption of the adjourned debatein
of the Represeutation of the People Bill, committee
BILL.
The Marquis of SALISBURY moved that a clause be
inserted after clause 27, having for its object to allow all
persons duly registered as voters for any county or borough
in lieu of attending in pirsoa to vote by p
ipers under
proper regulations. He said that he conceived this to be a
matter of the utmost importance, and it was a ques-
tion agitated in the year 1859. It was a course
which ho considered would be highly beneficial to the
general body of voters. This mode of election was re-
garded favourably, he honeyed, by the majorities in most
constituencies. He would refer to the very small number
of voters in the metropolitan boroughs,
an this
small number was to be attributed to tho fa that the
of a largo number of them would ct
not allow
occupations
them to vote personally, and ho could further point
out to their lordships that only
ono-half, or at
least one-third voted at the last general election.
Ile would enumerate to them a.few of the large
actuallyr coustit-
uencies, their number of voters, and those who
registered their votes. In Liverpool he found that the
number of voters was 20,600, and that. only 'London
60 re-
corded their votes ; that in the City of
there were 15,500 voters, and only 10,900 voted;
in blenchester 21,000 and 14,900 voted ; in Maryle-
bone 23,500, and only 11,000 voted ; in Lambeth,
which was the last he should mention, `they would
7,000, and
only 11,700 voted. With those figures
see bow essential an element it was
on should be
made to enable voters to record their votes otherwise than
personally. Ho (the noble marquis) was not advocating
that there should be an indiscriminate power given to per-
sone to present voting papers, but that under proper and or-
ganised regulations, they might be allowed to do s
o so.
Of course it was necessary to guard against any specief
bribery creeping in, and te proer precautions must
the
be,
taken. The noble marquis concluded
amendment.
After a few remarks from Lord Russell and Earl
Granville,
Lord DERBY said that ho was glad that this question
had been brought before the house. As far as these
them
voting papers were concerned, ho gave to
his unqualified adhesion. (Hear, bear.)
lie con-
sidered that it would be the means of
avoiding much corruption that now
e.
In 1859 the Government then in office, of which he had
the honour to be the head, had proposed such a course
and the present Government had wished to intnut by
roeduce
the same system in this bill. At the
recent lec-
tion at the University of Oxford carried o
a system of voting papers double
wore polled than on any other occasion, nor did he hear
that any inconvenience bad arisen
in consequence. It
tumult
must do away with a great deal of bribery,
and
ill-feoling, which now prevailed. lie (the noble earl) had
not had the opportunity of comparing the schema of the
noble marquis, nor did ho think he was prepared at once
to accept all he had brought before them. lie should not
be sorry that the House of Commons should have the op-
portunity of reconsidering this question, and introducing it
into the bill.
disc roved of the bill,
Lord DE GREY pp and. did not
hunk that it was even advantageous in the universities.
(LEFT SPEAXINg.)

El AT.
- 12 o'clock.
HOUSE
The Srsaicr
EASTERN, NORWICH, AND
31IDLAND AND °a-t,LhSa.lf—plasiftliS`
Ot
o oFk the(° .I°‘ aiir
Tbo Lords' Amendments to this bill ware emsidered and
SPA.LINNG, &c., RAILWAYS BILL.
„greed to.
BARNOLDSWICS RAILWAY BILL.
Tho Lords' Amendments to this bill were also considered
and agreed to.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN, IRELAND.
Mr. FAWCETT gave notice that in consequenea of the
answer which the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave him
yesterday on the subject of University E lucation in Ireland.
he would -move on going into C muittee of Supply on
Friday next, that in the opinion of this house it is uuadeis-
able that the Government should advise her Majesty to
grant any charter to a It )man Catholic University, or sanc-
tion any scheme affecting university education in Ireland
it Parliament has had an opportunity of being consulted.
COURTS OF LAW FEES, Stc., BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, and an
amendment was agreed to, to the effect that the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury should have power from
time to time to prepare amended tables of fees.
The house then rosamed, and the bill was read a third
time and passed.
INLAND REVENUE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
DOMINICA LOAN BILL.
This bill was likewise road a third time and passed.
The Local Government Supplemental (No. 6) Bill, the
Prorogation of Parliament Bill, and the Naval Stores (No.
2) Bill were also read a third time and passed.
ARTISANS AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on this

bill,
Uri DAZIALY moved, "That iu tb.o opinion of this house