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conduct of the clergymen in tampering with the electors t-o describes hinielf there as of No. 6, Cursitor-street, but now, it
that city, in endeavouring to forward the election of the Mi- it seems, has gone back to No. 5. This was a fact totally
nisterial candidate. The Right Hon. Baronet had been in-
supprehssetd in the petition, and was it not manifest from
formed that had it not been for the fact of several Clergymen this
refusing to vote, the Hon. Member opposite would have been tO'sCotnna there existed some collusion? Why he (Mr.
O'Connell) could arraign that affidavit as a perjury
in a minority. He believed it was the general rule were persons were led into
After some observations from Mr. VILLIERS, in explanation, a mistake by others who had authority, then the House would
and Mr. ROEIIUCK, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. give relief, but when a man made a mistake, as the agent or
FACTORY BILL. party, that was a case in which the House would
Mr. HARDY presented a petition from Bradford against not give relief. Under these circumstances, on the part of
the Factory Bill. the sitting Member, he called upon the House to reject the
tition.
Mr. BAYNES hoped that the measure alluded to would be
peMr. N. FITZIMON objected to the petition being read.
acted upon by all parties in a spirit of conciliation and good-
Major HANDLE Y had no hesitation in saying that Mr.
will. Persons connected with the trade were now directing
Maclaren was totally incapable of doing that which had been
their attention to that question with a feeling, and in a manner
attributed to him.
which he was sure would lead to a satisfactory conclusion.
Mr. SHAW knew nothing of Mr. Maclaren, but he was sure
He did not wish to say anything against this petition ; but he
the House must be satisfied of the impossibilty of bringing so
should have been better pleased if it had proceeded from indi-
serious a charge as peijury against any person who had acted
viduals connected with the trade, instead of from clergymen
as Mr. Maclaren had done.
who had no practical acquaintance with the subject. Mr. Sergeant O'LOUG HLIN thought the House ought
Mr. HARDY said that this petition had been chiefly got
not to receive the petition.
up by persons who had attended all the meetings on the sub-
After a few words from Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Bridgeman,
ject, and that their only motive in petitioning was that of advo-
Colonel Evans, Mr. C. Wynn, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Warhur-
eating the cause of humanity by protecting defenceless children.
ton, Sir R. Peel, and Mr. Spring Rice,
Mr. H. L. BUL WE R presented a petition from a number
Sir R. PEEL thought that it would depend entirely on
of licensed victuallers against the amount of spirit licenses, and
the fact of those circumstances being able to be substantiated.
Col. Sibthorp supported it.
Lord STANLEY
support of the Established Church of Scotland. inquiry should be made at the Bar of the House.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)
ORANGE SOCIETIES.
Col. VERNER presented a petition from the members of
the Grand Orange_ Lodge of Ireland on the part of that Society,
praying the House to appoint a Select Committee and
examine witnesses, as to the origin, progress, and tendency
of the Institution known by the name of the •' Loyal Orange
Institution of Ireland," or to appoint such other means
of inquiry as to the House might seem meet. The petitioners
also prayed that the inquiry might be extended into the cir-
cumstances which rendered necessary the formation of such a
society of the Protestants of Ireland, because they felt con-
vinced it would appear they had associated together for self-
defence, and for the support of the Established Church of
Ireland. The Hon. Member then moved that the petition
be read.
Mr. SPRING RICE felt indebted to the Hon. Member
for presenting this petition, particularly as it referred to a
motion that was to be made to-night, and he trusted that the
inquiry would be made not only into the origin and progress,
but into the consequences of those societies.—( Hear, hear.)
Any thing short of that, he considered, would be partial and
unfair.

PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS
ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
1. Carlow County Election (Letter to Mr. Speaker)—Adjourned
Debate thereupon. Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper
in Ireland to attend.
2. Tithes (Ireland)—Report thereupon.
3. Bankrupts' Estate Bill—Second reading.
4. British Territories (India) Bill—Second reading.
5. Illegal Securities Bill—Committee.
6. Supply—Committee.
7. Ways and Means—Committee.
8. Ennis Borough Election—Petition of Mr. Baker to be consi-
dered.

Mr. H. MAXWELL said, that holding one of the
highest situations in the Orange Societies of Ireland, he
begged leave to say, that he fully concurred in the
prayer of the petition which had just been presented.
This was precisely the course he had intended recommending
the Orange Societies throughout Ireland to pursue, but they
had anticipated his intentions by the present petition. When
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite brought forward his
rctotion, as he hoped he would do, for a Select Committee, he
trusted that the appointment of that Committee would not be
opposed by the Government.
CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.
Lord J. RUSSELL rose to present a petition of consider-
able importance as affecting.the election for the City of Dublin,
and which might also materially affect the Committee which
was to be appointed on Thursday. He did not think it proper
at this moment to deliver any opinion on the subject, but should
content himself with stating the prayer of the petitioners.
The petitioners had sought the opinion of a very high
legal authority ( Sir T. Esdaille) on the nature of their re-
quest, and in accordance with that, they had requested him ( Lord
John Russell) to lay before the House the 3 petitions he now
had the honour to present. One was signed by 1,400 elec-
tors of the City of Dublin ; another by 13,000 householders
and inhabitants of the county ; whilst the third had received
si,gnatures of 4,000, living in the parish of St. James, in that city.
The statements of the three petitions agreed in substance.
They state that they do not wish to interfere with any election
petition as disposed of by this House, but as they understand
it is the intention of this House to inquire into the validity of
the registration of electors at the late election for Dublin, as
well as to call in question the right of certain persons to vote,
in not having paid their cesses, they are anxious to lay
before this honourable House their sentiments on this oc-
casion. They state that in order to ascertain the validity
of these parties, and to go into this scrutiny, the Com-
mittee as now established would render it necessary to bring
over not less than one thousand witnesses, and that the ex-
pense would average five pound each individual—an amount
which would involve the City Representatives in a ruinous
expense. They therefore pray that the scrutiny may be
conducted by a Commissioner in that city, appointed by
this House, instead of by a Committee, as now constituted.
The Noble Lord then continued—That though he had con-
sented to bring these statements under the consideration of
this House, as he had before observed, he did not feel it his
duty to offer an opinion on the subject. Whether they were
rounded in justice, or not, he did not pretend to say ; or if
there were any legal remedy, now was not the time for enter-
ing on the subject.
On the petition being brought up,
Mr. SHAW said it was not in the power of this House to
interfere with a petition affecting its representation, and as lie
thought it was only a Committee of the House to enquire into
it. So far as the expense of which they complained, 8 would
be sufficient to prove the case on the part of the petitioners.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that certainly eight witucti.-4.3
might be possible to establish the case as far as the petitioners
were concerned, yet it might in all probability be absolutely
necessary to subpoena them all on the part of the parties more
immediately implicated.
MANNING THE NAVY.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM gave notice of a resolution relative
io the encouragement of the enlistment of seamen for his Ma-
jesty's fleet, the purport of which could not be heard in the
gallery.