The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-02 00:00:00

minable to ask the Government the present question, con-
sidering that they had only justOi4ered on their duties.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord PALMERSTON moved that upon Thursday, the
14th inst., and every succeeding Thursday during the pre-
sent session, Government orders of the day should have
precedence of notices of motion. He hoped there
would be no objection to his motion, as it was
made at a later period of the session than was usual. He
also suggested that when there was not 'private business to
occupy the house till half-past 4 o'clock, that public busi-
ness should be proceeded with at a quarter past 4 o'clock.
—Agreed to.

MR. CHARLES GILPIN.
On the motion for the adjournment of the house ti'l
Monday,
Mr. STANLEY called the attention of the house to the
statement made by Mr. Dennis at a public meeting of the
electors of Northampton, that an offer had been made to
Mr. Gilpin by the agents of the late Government to influ
ence his vote in Parliament ; and called upon the Secretary
of the Poor Law Board to communicate the letters referred

to by him, with the name of the person from whom they
originated. Since he had last addressed them he did not think
anything had occurred that would justify their calling to
the bar of the house the editor and printer of the Times.
(Hear, hear.) He had written to Mr. Dennis, who con-
firmed the statement attributed to him in the public news-
papers, with the exception of the question of the
nature of the bribe offered to him, which was that of
an appointment and not of a pecuniary character, and some
other immaterial alterations. Having read an article which
appeared in a local paper to the effect that the offer in ques-
tion was made through the medium of a lady with whom
Mr. Gilpin became acquainted at a watering place, he con-
cluded by calling on the hon. member to give up the name
of the writer.
Mr. GILPIN said when this subject was brought forward
first, he was asked a question as to a statement which he
never made, and a speech he had never made. He stated
at the time he could not trace the letter to the agents of
the Conservitive party. (Hear, hear.) It was not the
first time that ladies connected with a political party had,
without authority, exercised themselves in canvassing mem-
bers and constituencies, but the matter appeared to him
so ridiculous that he could not have believed that any mem-
ber of that house would ask him to give up the name of a
lady, and he felt surprised that a gentleman should ask a
question which no gentleman could answer.
Mr. STANLEY rose to order, as he considered such lan-
guage not Parliamentary.
Mr. GILPIN said that what he intended to
state was, that he was surprised that an honourable
member, who was certainly a gentleman, should have
asked him a question which a gentleman should
not. (Laughter.) He should have been happy, if
the house wished it, to give full information as to the con-
tents of the two letters he had received ; but he would tell
them respectfully, but, at the same time, emphatically, that
if he was required to give up the name of the lady that
he would not do so. (Hear, hear.)
After some further conversation, the question dropped.