The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-31 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 30.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
ELECTIONS (IRELAND)

Oa the motion of Sir G. GREY, the Elections (Ire-
htt3) Bill was read a third time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the insertion
of the fallowing clause:—" And whereas it is expedient
to provide for increasing the number of polling place.,
be it therefore enacted, that it ntrAl I be lawful for the
L)rd-L'eutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors
of Ireland, by and with the advice of the Privy Council
in Ireland, from time to time h-reaftgr, or. petition from
the justices of any county or riding in Ireland, in quarter
sessions assembled, representing that the numoer of
polling places for such county or riding is insufficient,
and praying that the place or places mentioned in the
said petition may be a polling place or polling places for
the county or riding within which such place or places
is or are situate, and that a barony or baronies, half
barony or half baronies in such pe;i:ion mentioned may
constitute a district for polling at such polling place (but
so as not to divide any barony or half barony), to declare
that any place or places mentioned in the said petition,
be a polling place or polling places for that county
or
riding, and that the barony or baronies, half barony
or half baronies in such petition mentioned, shall consti-
tute a district for polling at such polling place, and that
sthhealother
altered
or order for creating accordingly;and every such declaration
additional polling places,
for the same hall be certified under
theth e
hand of the clerk of the said, P and, when
so certified, shall be published inreiffvtebyeCD. uubnleinil, Gazelle, and
shall be of the same force and
of effect if the same had
yes aforesaid shall
provided
been made by the authority
always, that no such petition
in writing
to the-eel
by such justices so assembled, unless a notice
be made
shall have been delivered one month at the least before
betore
the holding of such quarter sessions
peace of the county or riding wherein the sameerareofbetlhde,
signed by two justices of the peace for such county or
riding, and residing therein, or by ten inhabitants being
registered voters for such county or riding, which notice
shall state that the Court will, when such sessions are
held, be moved to make such petition, nor unless the
clerk of the peace shall, ten days at the least before the
holding of such sessions, have caused a copy of such no.
tice to be inserted twice at the least in two of the news-
papers of such county or riding, if two newspapers are
published therein, or if not, in a newspaper published
or commonly circulated therein, together with a no-
tice of the day upon which such quarter sessions will be
held: provided: always, that when such motion is made,
any person objecting to the same shall be heard by such
, Court against the same, or any part thereof, if he thinks
After a few words from Mr. FREWEN and Mr. AN
STEY, which were wholly unintelligible owing to the
buzz of conversation which prevailed in the House,
Sir GEORGE GREY said the object of the clause
was to assimilate as much as possible the law of Ireland
to that of England, and all parties who might feel them-
selves aggrieved by the arrangements made for polling
places would have ample means of redress.
Mr. ROCHE said he had the strongest possible objec-
tion to the clause.
Lord NAAS also opposed the clause.
After a few words from Mr. Maumee. O'CONNELL and
Lord CLAUD HAMILTON,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE did not understand the oppo-
sition which bad been raised against this Bill
been before the House for two years, and no. It bad
ne of the
numerous dangers which had been now anticipated had
then been beard of.
Mr. SCULLY would move to reject the clause if it
were persisted in.

Ala; viArc. S''AFFORD supported the clause.
viArc•
thought the clause was most
.• r; p_ ilctiynaWfly many reasons unless it was materially
e .f- ' eildre,.. -• '
^4: ;;;;*: _. - ;mt.. tillME,s4ported the clause. It was in fact as-
;;--„. awcioni,thtfi lot in Ireland to that which existed in
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