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London, England, 1835-08-14 00:00:00

MUNICIPAL REFORM BILL.

The House then went into Committee on the Corporation
Bill.

On the reading of the Bth clause,
Lord LYNDHURST said he had no objection to the
clause, but he objected to the second proviso, which was only
applicable to the first three years after the passing of the Act.
Lord MELBOURNE defended the proviso.
Lord LYNDHURST moved that the proviso be struck out.
Lord PLUNKETT did not think the clause was liable to
the Objection that had been raised against it.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SrEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
IPSWICH ELECTION.

Mr. Moore Keith was brought to the Bar by the direction
of the House, and the ,SPEAKER addressed him as follows :
—" Thomas Moore Keith, you have been convicted before a
Committee of this House, of aiding and abetting to procure
the continuance of the absence of a witness of the name of Pil-
grim, in order to prevent his giving evidence before a Com-
mittee of this House, and of having used a charge of embez-
zlement against him as a means of keeping him in concealment.
lii the petition which you have presented to this House, you tave
to e 'that it n .cessary for you to appear as a witness 2g; 1 s t Pil-
g. m :n the charge you have brought against him ; "..nd you also
a. e that you have already suffered a severe PUP'shment. That
a pc sen in your situation in life should have felt your punish-
ment severe might naturally be expee!,,,d, but you ought to
recotect that your offence was marked by this peculiar aggra-
vation, that you used a charge of embezzlement against Pa-
prim, as a means of indp:zing him to remain in conceal.
vnent, in order to avoid giving evidence before a Committer
of this House. N'Jthing, therefore, could be more fit and
proper, nothing i.nore calculated to make an impression on
fellow-e;:tizens, than to see you brought in custody to
give evideote upon that very charge which you so unjusti-
ably persi:Aed in using as a means to induce Pilgrim to act
in disobedience to the orders of this House. Your punish-
ment may have been severe, but it was deserved.. You
have now expressed your coritritioa, and this House is will-
ing to consider this contrition sincere; and therefore I now
inform yt u that you are discharged, upon payment of your
lees."

Mr. M. K.•itb then, after howiiig to the S. eke:-,

CHOLMONDELEY ESTATE BILL.
On the motion of Mr. TOOKE this Bill was read a third
time, and passed.!

BELFAST ROAD BILL.
On the motion of Mr. S. CRAWFORD, this Bill was read
a third time.

SALE OF BEER BILL.
Mr. WILES presented a petition from the retail brewers cf
beer in Boston against the sale of Beer Amendment Bill.
Mr. POTTER presented a similar petition from the Com-
mittee of Licensed Victuallers and retailers of beer in the city
of Loud= and the county of Middlesex.
Major BEA UCLE RK said it was his intention to move
this evening that the Bill should be rejected.
Mr. WAKLEY trusted the Bill would not be carried.
CORPORATION BILL.

Mr. WILKS presented a petition from the Aldermen and
Common Councilmen of Lincoln in favour of the Corpora-
tion

Mr. E. L. BULWER, in supporting the petition, ex-
pressed a hope that if the Bill was rejected or mutilated in
=other pleer, the HMO would n'at :titivate without either