The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-22 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock. •

Lord BROUGHAM postponed his motion on the
Civil List until Friday.
THE LIVERPOOL PETITION.

The Earl of EGLINTON moved that Byrne,
M'Arthur, and Hinde be called to the bar of the House.
Agreed to.

The parties having been placed at the bar,
The NOBLE. EARL then moved that the short-hand
writer be called on to read his notes of the evidence
taken before the Select Committee.

The shorthand writer having read the evidence given
by Joseph Byrne, by Duncan APArthur, and by Joshua
Hinde, before the ielect Committee, in the course of
which they respectively confessed that they had them-
selves fabricated a very large number of signatures to a
petition presented to that House against the Liverpool
Watsrwork 4 Bill, _

The LORD CHANCELLOR having called upon
Joseph Byrne for an explanation, he explained that his
intention was to get none but genuine signatures, and on
the first day, when he found others giving in nine or ten
sheets, he thought there was nothing to be done but to
place signatures on his sheet, so as to make his
sheets equal to the others. Hinds and M'Arthur made
nearly similar explanations, M'Arthur adding that he
had been induced to do so by a friend, and he believed
every person engaged in procuring signatures to petitions
had been guilty of the same conduct.
They were then ordered to withdraw.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was evident
that these parties having been employed to procure
genuine signatures, had adjourned to a public-house,
and had fabricated signatures, and had employed means
to deceive those by whom they had been employed.
They had therefore attempted to deceive their Lordships,
which was a very serious offence, as it was of extreme
importance that their Lordships should be satisfied of
the genuineness of petitions, and that persons attempting
to deceive their Lordships should be punished. He there-
fore moved that Joseph Byrne had been guilty of a great
contempt of their Lordships' House.
After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM the mo
Lion was agreed to.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved that Joseph
Byrne be committed to the custody of the Black Rod
for the offence which he had committed.—Agreed to.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that he be com-
mitted to Newgate.

The Earl of EGLINTON reminded the House that
45 persons were employed by the Committee, and if
these three men had not come forward to give evidence
this trick would not have been discovered; and he
thought that fact should be taken into, consideration.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that it
would be better they should be committed to Newgate,
and the facts alleged by the Noble Earl should be
brought forward in a petition.
Lord BROUGHAM thought it "would be best to
adopt the course proposed by the Noble Marquis.
Earl GREY agreed in the course proposed, but be
would suggest that the employers of these men could
not be altogether innocent, and he suggested the
appointment of a Committee to investigate the conduct
of the employers of these men.
The Earl of MINTO believed that it appeared that
some of the employers of these men were cognizant of
the practices resorted to, for it appeared that some of
these persons had ordered the men to put crosses to the
petition opposite names they had signed.
After a tew words from the Earl of EGLINTON,
Joseph Byrne was ordered to be committed to New-
gate.
Duncan M'Arthnr and Joshua Hinde were also or-
dered to be committed to Newgate on the motion of the
Lord CHANCELLOR.

Byrne, M'Arthur, and Hinde were then removed in
custody.
Earl GREY then moved for a Select Committee to
inquire into the circumstances under which the persons
now committed were employed to obtain signatures to
the petition.—Agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM H ER MAJESTY-PROVISION
FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.

The LORD CHANCELLOR read a message from
her Majesty, recommending the House to make some
provision for the family of the late Duke of Cambridge.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he
should call the attention of their Lordships to this mes-
sage to-morrow.