The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. DARBY GRIFFITHS asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Go-
vernment that the bill for the Prevention of Corrupt
Practices at Elections, which had been considered and re-
ported on by a select committee, should be brought for-
ward at the earliest period next session.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did
not feel competent at that moment to sketch out the Par-
liamentary campaign for the ensuing year. Ho should b 3
sorry if the bill was not passed, and the Bost way to
achieve that object was to introduce it as soon as Pos-
sible.

PARS-LANE.
Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE asked the First Commis-
sioner of Works whether, in order to give greater facilities
for
the circulation of traffic and relieve the present over-
crowded thoroughfare of Park-lane, he would endeavour
to obtain her Majesty's consent for cabs to cross the corner
of Hyde Park from the gate at Hyde Park-corner to Stun-
hope-gate, in a similar manner as cabs are now per-
mitted to 'rose Hyde Park from Victoria-gate to
Prince's-gate.
Lord J. MANNERS said he had received no represen-
tations that there was too little traffic at the Stanhop3-
gate. The traffic was too great in the other direction, and
he did not think it would be advisable to interfere with
the existing arrangements. Her Majesty had given her
assent to the proposal for the widening of Park-lane,
which would give much greater facilities to the carriage
traffic in that neighbourhood, and it was only the unfor-
tunate difference that had sprung up between the Metro-
politan Board of Works and the Corporation of the City
of London which prevented the improvements being com-
menced.
Mr. AYRTON asked whether the very rich but very
much under-assessed parish of St. George, but very
had been applied to to contribute to the cost of the
improvement.
in the negative, as the cost
Lord J. MANNERS replied
of making the improvement was to be paid for by a cont
tinuation of the
Bcoal tax.
ARS AND BARRIERS.
Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE asked the home Secretary
if ho intended next session to introduce a bill to remove
the bars and barriers on the roads in Whitechapel, Gray's
Inn-road, the Foundling, the Bedford, the Euston, the
Portland, the Southampton, the Westtninster, and the
Portman estates, Soso a
to place the metropolis in the same
position as Paris and the other cities on the continent
- Mr. G. HARDY did not propose to do any such thing.
TUE IRISH CHURCH.
LEFEVRE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
if be would lay upon the table, before the close of the
the
Session, in accordance with the assurances given by
Chief Secretary for Ireland on the sintoth
the reve of July, tnue he
of the
names
of the commissioners to inquire
Established Church in Ireland, and also the names of the
Irish Education Commissioners.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said tho
reason the names were not made known was because they
had not been decided on. Several applications had been
made, but success had not attended those efforts. That
was the sole cause that had led to the delay in publish-
, ing the names.

BUENOS AYRES.
NOWQQA poked tie Secretary of St,tto Lox

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCLIEQUER,
that the house at its rising adjourn to Monday,
Mr. NEWDEGATE called the attention of the house to
certain circumstances connected with the select committee
appointed to consider, to hear evidence with respect to,
and to report upon the Ecclesiastical Titles and Roman
Catholic Relief Acts, to the evidence taken by, to the pro-
ceedings, and to the report of the above committee.
Mr. WHALLEY followed the hon. member.
Mr. WALPOLE said ho had sat 41,ya•that committee,
and according to his view of the matter their duty in that
committee was not avoiding any particular act, or to come
to any foregone conclusion. He thought the duty of the
committee appointed was for the purpose of inquiring and
reporting whether, in their opinion, there was anything
whatever in the practical working of that act weighing
upon Roman Catholics which made it expedient that the
act should be repealed or altered. Those who had been
instrumental in the appointment of the committee lead
failed to prove that there was so, and the committee came
to the conclusion that there was no practical grievance,
and therefore it had been thought unnecessary to call evi-
dence on the theological bearing of the question.
THE CASE OF CUNCANON.
Major ANSON asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department a question with regard to the sentence
passed on a man named Cuncanon at the last Stafford
assizes ?
Mt. HARDY said at present he had no official informa-
tion on the point.
The motion was then agreed to.
The house then adjourned until Monday next.