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London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

LIVEJTOOL RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
9 to 2 agst Rigerthorpe (taken)
sto 1 agst Grey Pyrrhus (taken)
5 to 1 agst Bashi Bazouk (offered)(take 6to ])
10 to 1 agEt Janet (taken)

10 to 1 agst Newton-!e-Willows (taken)
10 to 1 agst Moose (taken)
10 to 1 agst Gilliver (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sir Humphrey (taken)
20 to 1 agst Pantomime (taken)

GOODWOOD CUP.
11 to 2 ag4 Anton (taken)
10 to 1 a3st Fieherinan (offJred)
ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Blink Bonny

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.—FINSBURY PARK
(No. 2) BILL.

O❑ the motion for the third reading of this bill,
Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY asked how the park was to
be paid for ?
Mr. H. ADAIR sa;d it would be paid for by the
Metropolitan Board of Works.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Lords' amendments to the Australian Agricul-
tural Company and the Margate Water Bills were con-
sidered and agreed to.
The Basselileigh Road, Campbell's Divorce, Fleming's
E-tate, and Ley's Divorce Bills were read a third time
and passed.

GALWAY ELECTION.

Mr. CLIVE, chairman of the GalAay election peti-

tion committee, moved that the evidence taken before
the committee be printed and laid on the table of the
house —Agreed to.
FALKIRK. ELECTION CONIMITTEE.
The committee appointed to try the petition against
the return for the Falkirk burghs were swor❑ at the
table of the house, and directed to commence their
sittings to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
HUNTINGDON (COUNTY) ELECTION.
After calling over the names of the committee ap-
pointed to try the allegations contained in the petition
against the return for Huntingdon (county),
The SPEAKER read a letter be had received from
Sir E. Dering, one of the committee, stating that his
health would not permit of his attending the probably
protracted sittings of the committee (though it did his
attendance to the ordinary Parliamentary duties), and
he asked to be relieved from serving on the committee
in consequence.
After a discussion whether the question rested with
the house or the general committee on elections,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that if Sir E.
Dering attended at the table of the house to be sworn,
and assigned reasons against doing so similar to those
contained in his letter, it would then be competent
for the house to hear evidence at the bar relative to those
reasons and judge of their sufficiency. Sir E. Dering
then being present it would be in the power of the house
to dispense with his attendance. If that course were
not followed it would be difficult to determine whether
in reality the whole of the committee should not be
taken to be discharged, and the general committee of
elections proceed to strike another committee.
Sir E. DERING rose and addressed the house. He
said he had no wish to shrink from the ordinary duties of
the house, or those of an ordinary election petition, but as
this petition involved a scrutiny, and the consideration
of 240 individual cases, be doubted if his heaLh would
permit him to undertake the physical exertion of a pro-
tracted daily attendance, and in consequence he thought
it better to make the communication he had to the
Speaker.
Dr. Latham was called to the bar of the house, and
examined by the Speaker. He said, that his present
opinion was, that Sir E. Dereing had begun to show
infirmities similar to which sent him abroad last year.
The exertions necessary to a daily protracted sitting
would be prejudicial to his health, and he considered
him physically incapable of discharging the duties of a
committeeman.

Sir G. GREY regretted that Sir E. Daring had not
been sworn to theabove evidence given, and Sr E. Dering
excused his attendance even at the inconvenience of the
committee proceeding with only from members instead
of the house adopting what he (Sir G. Grey) considered
an irregular proceeding.
The attendance of Sir E. Dering was then dispensed
with, and the order for the committee di,cbarged.
THE CASE OF MR. MERRY, M.P.

Mr. COBBETT, in pursuance of the notice given by
bim yesterday, in presenting a petition from Mr. Merry,
M.P., relative to a petition against his return for Falkirk
Burghs, moved that instructions be given to the com-
mittee of the General Elections Committee to appoint
a select committee of five members to consider Mr.
Merry's case, and that the committee have no o'er to send
for persons, papers, and records.
Sir G. GREY said that, assuming the facts to be

true, Mr. Merry had not adopted the proper course.
The act prescribed in such cases, that withins ten
days after the lodgment of the petition the sitting mem-
ber should go before the examiner of petitions, who at
the expiration of that time would give five days' notice
to the parties to attend before him and enter into the
case. Instead of that, Mr. Merry had delayed moving
in the matter till the day before the members of the com-
mittee were to be sworn. He thought the committee
must be sworn and the petition against the return pro-
ceeded with.
Mr. WALPOLE considered there was no ground for
the motion before the house.
After some remarks from Sir W. HEATHCOTE.
Mr. COBBETT said this was not a question of recog.
nisances, but of petition or no petit.on, and as the house
appeared to be against the motion he would not press it.
The motion was accordingly withdrawn.
THE CASE OF MR. P. SOMERS, M.P.

Mr. I. BUTT presented another petition from Mr.
Somers relative to the criminal proceedings adopted
in the Court of Queen's Bench, Ireland, relative to the
Sligo election, which was read by the clerk at the
lable of the house, and ordered to lie on the table.
Sir G. GREY said th t the petition was different
from the one presented yesterday, and could not then
be entertained by the house.
Mr. BUTT moved that the clerk do read at the
table of the house the resolutions of the house on the
26:h.Jan , 1703.—Agreed to.

[The resolutions which were read bad reference to
elections of members of the House of Clromons, making
it a breach of privilege in any person interfering in the
proceedings relative to returns of members, except in
particular cases, as required by act of Parliament.
Mr BUTT then moved that the proper officer of the
Queen's Bench in Ireland return to the house a copy of
alt the proceedings in the action mentioned in the peti-
tion. The hon. and learned member said that there
was a petition against the return of Mr. Somers for
Sligo, and that, pending that petition, proceedings
had been taken in the Court of Queen's Bench, Ireland,
relative to the non-taking of certain votes at the election,
which was the same question the commi'tee had to de-
cide. Since then, an indictment bad been preferred in
the county of Sligo, against"the mayor and his clerks for

conspiracy, in reftisiii'g to take the votes in questien.
The hon, and learned member referred to a similar case
occurring at Aylesbury, and on application to
the courts of law, it was held to be a valid
proceeding, on which the House of Commons passed the
resolutions that had just been read. An elector had a
right to bring an action against a returning officer for
depriving him of his vote, but he ought not to be allowed
to do so either directly or indirectly pending a similar
enquiry before a comrnittpe of the house. If he did so,
he rendered himself liable for contempt, and he (Mr.
Butt) considered the house should carry out the resolu-
tions of 1703. He should move, in addition to the ,motion
before the house, that the further consideration of the
case be adjourned till Monday, by which time the re•
turn he asked for would be made. The matter could than
go before a committee of privileges for decision. Ha
considered the house should act cautiously and solemnly
in a matter of this importance.
Sir G. GREY considered this a proper subject to be
brought under the notice of the house, and one in which
they should proceed cautiously and solemnly, and not
take such steps as would lead to inconvenience.
(LEFT SITTING.)

The accounts of the growing crops received from
Normandy are most satisfactory, and in all the markets
of that part of France a considerable decline took piece
yesterday in the price of wheat, the diminution averag•
ing as much as sf. the hectolitre.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—A picture bequeathed by
the lite Rev. Thomas Halford, of Hanover-square, has
been added to the national collection. It is a transcript
on a small scale of the celebrated " Night Watch" by
Rembrandt, now in the Museum at Amsterdam.
CRICKET.—GENTLEDIEN V. PLAYERS.—This exciting
match was brought to a conclusion last evening in favour
of the Players, by 13 runs only. The terrific batting of
Mr. Drake brought down repeated applause from the
spectators, numbering upwards of 3,000. Score—
Players, first innings, 199 ; second innings, 122. Gen-
tlemen, first innings, 194 ; second innings, 114.
The East India Company have given notice that they
will receive tenders on the 21st inst. for the hire of
steamers, of 1,000 tons re:Aster and upwards, for the
conveyance of about 6,000 troops (of her Majesty's
service) from England or Ireland to Cilcutta. The
men are to embark not later than the 29th instant,
and the passage money will be payable in India, at
the exchange of 2s. !d. per rupee. It is expected
that an additional force will shortly be sent out.
PUBLIC PETITIONS.—The list now includes five peti-
tions for altering the law of election petitions, signed by
141 persons ; one, signed by 15 persons only, against any
alteration in the Thok of Common Prayer; 22 against the
disendowment of the Church in Ireland, signed by 3,342
persons ' • 36 for a provision respecting church•ratee,
signed by 1,420 persons; 202 against the Divorce and
Matrimonial Causes Bill, signed by 48,273 persons ; 162
for a repeal of the Maynooth endowment, signed by
25,180 persons ; 25 against levying a toll on Chelsea
new bridge, signed by 4,823 persons ; 123 for a repeal
of the paper duty, signed by 3,647 persons ; 293 for an
alteration in the law of the civil service superannuation
fund, signed by 11,547 persons ; 384 for a redress of the
grievances of medical officers of unions, signed by 2,298
persons; 26 for a prohibition of the opium trade, signed
by 1,589 persons ; and 41 in favour of the Vaccinatitu
Bill, signed by 2,887 persons.