The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

THE PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.

Meeting of Members of Parliament This

Day.

This afternoon a meeting of the Members of the
House of Common., favourable to the principles of the
Parliamentary Oaths Bill, was held at the King's Arms
Hottl, Palace-yard, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the rejection of the measure by the House of
Lords.

Amongst the Members present were the following :
E. W. Watkin John Locke
W. S. Lindsay S. Gregson
W. Coningham G Ridley
T. M. Weguelin T. Mills
T. P. Thompson R. Davey
M. T. Bass J. Townsend
W. Williams D. Nic. ill
J. A. 'Wise W. G. Langton
W. Cox G. Hadfield
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B. M. Wilcox J. Platt
J. A. Turner G. B. Pechell
J. T Norris • G. G. Glyn
C. Paget J. Brady
M. 'Williams C. Forster
A. W, Kinglake IL A. Bruce
J. A. Kinglike C. Napier
J. M`Cann H. W. Schneider
J. Whit, C, Trueman
Goderieli,Vlscouut J. Wyld.
C. Buxton J. Cheethain
J. B. Smith C. Akroyd
J. Blake A. F. Kinnaird
J. Vagwell W. Kirk
H. Pease S. Gurney
J. A. Roebuck T. Mulkey
W. Ewart A. Macarthy
L L. Dillwyn J. Paxton
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C Gilpin K. D. Hodgson
R. N. Philips . W. T. M'Cullagh
J. S. Trelawney R. W. Crawford
A. S. Ayrtcn E. LI. J. Craufurd
W. Hackblsck C. E. Mangles.
G. C. Glyn H. Fenwick
C. S. Butler Raynham
Robert Grosvenor De Lacy Evans
S. WC. Greer Chas. Cavendish
J. A. Smitk S. Beale
James Clay R B. Sheridan
W. Brown W. Jackson
John F. Maguire Wm. Pinney
William Scholefield C. P. Greufell
C. R M. Talbot C. W. GI-cafell
R. W. Grey W. P. Price
E. Horsman J. G. Rebow
George Byng W. P. Thornhill
Ilastinls Russell Herbert Ingram
Erskine Pony George Bowyer
R. D. Mangles Harry Verney
W. Hiatt -, Francis Pigott
T. E. Headlam P. MacMahon
Augustus Smith E. MacEvoy
Henry Rich John Hanmer
J. Jervoise W. COM
J. C. Vivian John Biggs
0 W. Fa gin E. Mice
E. Colehrooke R. P. Clinton
H. R. F. Davie R. J. IL Campbell
J. Kershaw H. Hussey Vivian
J. D. Harris Win. Henry Sykes
J. Potter • R. M. Milnes
F. H. Berkeley George Moffatt
John Steel W Roupell
E. II Holland J. C. Stuart
James Pilkington C. Cowan
H. W. Wickham L. Waldron
H. M. Clifford F. French
Thos. Barnard John Ennis
R. Dalglish F. W Russell
Melgund Sutton Western.
Wentworth Beaumont
At two o'clock precisely the chair was taken by the
Right Hon. Edward Horsman, M.P.

The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said they
were met together that day, as a party, for the purpose
of concerting measures for carrying out a principle of
civil and religious liberty, to which they were all attached.
They were not there as the partisans of Baron Roths-
child, but, as he bad said, they were there to show their
adherence to a great principle—(hear, hear)—civil and
religious freedom. Mr. D'llon had given notice of a mo-
tion, which, if carried, would be of great importance, and
the noble lord the representative of the greatest commercial
city in the universe, the colleague of Baron Rothschild,
had also given notice of a motion to amend the Ist and
2d of Victoria, to regulate the oath for the admission of
its members, The rubject was an important yet
simple one, and, if they were only firmly united
amongst themselves, the object they all had in view
would be accomplished, and the gentleman who had
been seven times returned as one of the members of
the City of London, would be eligible to take his
seat in the House of Commons—(Hear, hear)—
and the princip'e which they all had at heart would be
finally accomplished. The last division on the re-
jection of the Oaths Bill had occasioned much disap-
pointment, because it did not contain the names of all
the members of the Government, and it had been
said that Lord Palmerston was not sincere in
their endeavours to admit the Jews into Parliament.
[We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.]

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

MALDON.

The Committee appointed to try the allegations against
the return of Mr. Western, met for the first time this
morning. There were two petitions, one from Mr. Pea-
cocke, the defeated candidate, against the sitting mem-
ber, praying for the seat on account of bribery, undue
influence, and treating. The other petition was from
three electors against the return of Mr. Bromley Moore,
the other sitting member, upon the same grounds. Sir
J. Trotlope presided, and the other members of the com-
mittee were—Mr. W. E. Baiter, Mr. H. J. Baillie,
Colonel Shafto, and Mr. Cole.
Mr. E. James, in reference to the first petition, alluded
to the notoriety of Maldon in election matters, which be
supposed would continue so long as the majority of the
electors were freemen. The learned counsel said that
the bribery assumed all sorts of shapes and forms. One
briber promised a voter that be should have flour at a
Is. less up to the time of the election if he would vote for
Mr. Western ; another was promised the repairs of the
church if he would adopt a similar course. The treating
consisted of open houses where electors had anything
they pleased, and at one, -the "Wellington," Mr.
Weston himself was present and encouraged them.
Besides that, there was a system of breakfasts in the out-
lying districts of the borough, after which the voters
were brought to the poll in carriages and vans direct
from the breakfast tables by gr. Western's friends.
The learned counsel called several witnesses in sup-
port of his statement.

BATfI.
The scrutiny wait again proceeded with this morning
and continued throughout the day.

wEy
This committee met for the first time this morning at
12 o'clock for the purpose of inquiring into the allega-
tions contained in the petitions against the return of
Mr. Campbell a❑d Colonel Freestun, the sitting mem-
bers. There are two petitions, one by Mr. Butt, the
late member against the return of Mr. Campbell, and
the other by electors against Colonel Freestun and Mr.
Cami,bell. Both petitions alleged bribery, undue influ-
ence, and treating, but the two latter were this morning
abandoned, and confined to bribery alone.
The committee first proceeded with Mr. Butt's petition,
and witnesses were examined to prove bribery on the
part of Mr. Simmonds, one of Mr. Campbell's agents.

LAMBETH.
The committee met yesterday at the usual hour.
The witness. Tredre was brought up in custody and
exunined. Ile stated he was a currier by trade, and had
latterly been sleeping in various places. He was appre-
hended yesterday by a policeman. He was employed
during the election at the Surrey Canal Tavern as a
canvasser. There was a committee of 13, and Mr.
Gillan was the chairman. He corroborated the state-
ments of previous witnesses relative to the conversation
for opening more public houses.
,
In his cross-examination he said that he kept out of
the way, to ascertain which side would pay him best—
(laughter)—and not to get up evidence against Mr.
Itoupell.
erchant a
erbolior: Ralhsoodaen elector, Rhodes, hlopctor m n elector, and Mr. S.
, were examined relative to Mr.
Roupell's statement with reference to the application
that was made to him to get rid of the petition. They
both denied that their Conversations with Mr. Roupell
bad that object in view.
The remainder of the day was occupied in hearing
evidence of a similar character.
The petitioners having finished their case,
Mr. Slade addressed the committee on the part of Mr.
Roupell the sitting member.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine replied on the whole case,
after which
The committee consulted, and on the re-admission of
terangers they declared Mr. Roupell duly elected, and
the petition frivolous and vexatious.

SUICIDE IN THE. REGENT'S PARK.—Mr. Wakley held
an inquest on Tuesday afternoon at the Elephant
and Castle, Camden town, on a gentleman unknown,
who committed self-destruction in the Regent'd-
park on Sunday morning last. The attention of
pace-constable 240 S, was aroused about half-
past two o'clock in the morning by a report of
firearms on the bank of the canal, near the Zoological
Gardens, and he found the deceased lying there with his
face and bead awfully disfigured by the discharge of a
areal pocket pistol which lay by his side. Notwith-
standing that his Ekul had been shattered and the left
cheek and that ,-ids of the nose and eye had been blown
away, he was alive, and, although perfectly unconscious,
survived twenty minutes after the arrival of Dr. Good-
child, of Princess.terrace. The deceased was *ell dressed,
but only a Jersey half-pen/1y was found in his pockets,
besides an enamelled address card with the name " C.
H. Insert" upon it. He appeared about thirty-two
years of age. The jury returned a verdict " That the
deceased committed suicide, but there is no evidence as
to the state of his mind at the time."