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under t. ° me.ptesfint system of open voting, the electors of Great
Britairi t and I.reland were unavoidably exposed to the undue
influen .co of 'family connections ; and here he would beg to ex-
press his regret that a near relative of the Honourable
Mewl tee opposite should personally have canvassed elec-
tors-.-0-1, ear, hear)—that he should have raised the rents
of those tenants who voted for his antagonist, and left the
rent' Of those aho voted for him just where they originally bad
been. He hoped the prayer of the petition would be listened
to, and i stated that he felt convinced the electors of Great
Britain. and Ireland, could never be expected to do their duty,
unless ti he system of open voting was abolished, and the vote
by bar lot; substituted in its place, which would at once protect
the vii ttse and secure the indelfendenco of all honest electors.
The F ion. Member concluded by moving that the petition be
referr eel to the Intimidation Committee.

.e petition was then read by the Clerk.
M r. TURNER said it did not appear there was any allega-
tion in the petition either against him or his Hon. Colleague,
and all he would say was, that if it had contained any such
ch2,rg. and the Hon. Member (Mr. Baring) had thought
proper to have it referred to a proper tribunal of the House,
be should have been prepared to meet it in a most sa-
tisfacts ,ry manner.—( Cheers. ) He must say that he thought
the &on. Member and his friends had not come out
quite so immaculate 'as he himself had professed. He had '
never canvassed a vote ; and then what the Hon. Member had
stated abont a tenant of his had no foundation ? The tenant
the Hon. Gentleman bad alluded to, had written him( Mr.
Turner) a note, stating that he had voted for Dr. Bow-
riug because be was a losing candidate, and that had
he ( Ma-. Turner) been placed in the same situation,
he would have .voted. for him.—( Laughter.) That was the
Gentleraar that he was reported to have intimidated.—( Hear,
hear, 3.nel laughter.) He was sorry he troubled the
House with these few remarks, but lie thought be was
quite iwaifiecl in doing so, after the manner in which the Hon.
Member who had just sat down had thought proper to allude
to hint. —( Cheers. )
Mr. .FIEL DEN said that heibrlieved the turbulence and
riot that had been created at the late contest for Blackburn
originnted entirely with the supporters of the Member who had
presented the petition.—(Hear, hear.) He had never can-
vassed the Borough of Blackburn, and had never asked
for a single vote, with, one exception. He himself was obliged
to get away for fear of personal violence.—( Hear, hear. )
He denied the cherre generally, and was convinced there was
rot one particle of that statement correct, which the Hon.
Member had. made. He Was astonished to hear such an accu-
,ation coming from such a quarter, and could not refrain from
amelaiming—, •
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Ruil ,t,plerit Gracehos do seditione querentes?
Mr. ABM. SMITH presented a petition from the town of
Hitchin, in Bedfordshire, against the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
Sir AN BRE W AGNE W presented several petitions from
plates, the names of which we could not learn, in favour of the
Bill for the better observance of the Lord's Day.

Mr. LEES LEES presented a petition from Wells, in fa-
vour of the Grand BriStol Railway. Also two petitions from
Wells and Westbury against the Ecclesiastical Courts' Bill. ,
Mr. D. W. •HARVEY moved for returns from the Court
of Etplit!:. -Also three other returns, the purport of which
did not Teach us. -

Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from Aberdeen, in
favour of the Church of Scotland.

POOR LAWS (IRELAND).
Sir RICHARD MUSGRAVE brought in a Bill for es-
tablishing a provision for the Poor of Irelatd.—Rend a first
time.

Mr. W. S. O'BRIF.N presented a petition from a town in
the county of Limerick, in favour of the total abolition of
tithes ; also another from the same county, for the removal of
Ministers.

An Hos. MEMBER presented several petitions against the
increased duty of 50 per Cent., which the Act of last Session
imposed upon Licensed Victuallers. Laid on the table.
A number of petitions were next presented, but owing to
the confusion which prevailed in the House, it was impossible
to hear one word of what they related to.
DORCHESTER UNIONISTS.

An HON. MENIISER (we believe Colonel Gore Langton)
presented a petition in favour of the Dorchester tnionists.
Major BE AUCLE ltK thought that these unfortunate men
bad suffered under a law of the existence of which they were
ignorant; and he therefore hoped that his Majesty's Ministers
would pay attention to the subject, and do what was just.