The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-07 00:00:00

BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. ORD gave notice that when the Ho;." Member for
Derbyshire (Mr. Gisborne) brought forward his motion res-
pecting bribery at elections, he (Mr. 0.) would move that the
word "intimidation "be inserted. (So we understood.)
COLLECTION OF TITHES IN ARMAGH.
Mr. DOBBIN rose to move for certain papers relating to
several transactions in the towns of Keady and Armagh, in
the county of Armagh, on the collection of tithes.
Sir H. HA RDINGE said the papers for which the Hon.
Member had moved, were documents containing accounts of
certain transactions which took place in the county of Armagh,
but as the Government were now pursuing the enquiry, it
would be impossible at the present moment that they could be
produced.

Mr. DOBBIN, in reply, said the circumstances to which
he had alluded had occurred several months since.—( Several
voices, " Read.") The Hon. Member then read his motion that
there be laid before the House an investigation of the circum-
stances which took place at Deady, in the county of Armagh,
between the police and the people in the collection of the
tithes, in which one person was killed, with a copy of the coro-
ner's inquest held afterwards. Also a copy of the proceedings
which took place at Armagh on the 16th 'January, relative to
the collection of tithes, on which occasion 14 houses were
burned, and many lives injured by a body of Orangemen.
Sir HENRY HARDINGE said he must request that the
Hon. Member would give a regular notice of the motion then
before the House, and he could only assure him that if he
would follow that course, he should have no objection
to furnish those papers which the Government might think
necessary, but if the Government was always called upon to
produce the correspondence in every transaction of this
kind, there would be no end to these explanations. He
should feel obliged by the Honourable Member allowing
a sufficient time as would enable him to collect the
facts from Ireland, and to ascertain whether the enquiry into
these transactions were concluded, as he knew on the last oc-
casion of his hearing they were not.
Mr. LITTLETON said with reference to the statement of
the Hon. Member forArmagh it contained three motions for tran-
sactions performed at various towns ; the first had reference to a
circumstance which took place during the time that he was Chief
Secretary for Ireland, and certainly he (Mr. Littleton) should
not have had the slightest objection to produce the paper
moved for.

Mr. DOBBIN said he was present during the whole time
that these enquiries were under course of investigation, and he
could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman they were all finished
before he left.

The SPEAKER asked the Hon. Member for Armagh (Mr.

Dobbin) to whom he had given in his notice of motion ?
He (the Speaker) said the Hon. Member must give notice of
the motion which he proposed to make. It was desirable for
the convenience of the House that such a course should be
observed, and unless some circumstances connected with the
case were stated which would justify the House in suspending
the rule, notice must be given.
Mr. DOBBIN said, he would now withdraw his motion.
He then gave notice that on Thursday next he would bring
the subject before the House.