The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-08 00:00:00

I tvIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Thin Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUS7NESS.
The British and Irish Grant Junction Railway ;
Lowestoft and Burgh Saint P.ter Ferry and Roads ;
and Puleney Town Harbour Isere read a third time
and passed.
The Besselsleigh Road 13111 was further considered and
ordered to be read a third time.
The Caledonian and Crinan (finals Bill was read a
second time.
THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat OR the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from a place
in Devonshire, praying for an alteration of the law re-
specting the superannuation allowance.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from
the clergy of Buckingham, stating that the bill liter,
passed by their lordships would multiply divorces, and'
praying their lordships to take the subject into their
serious consideration. The right rev. preltte also pre-
sented a petition against the admissicn of Jews into Par-
liament.

On the third reading of this bil,
Sir W. CODRINGFON opposed the third reading.
Tidal rivers like the Thames were likely to be obstructed
by the erection of wharfs, piers, and embankments, by
persons not responsible for its free navigation. The
object of the bill was to establisha Board of Conservancy,
who should have power to erect wharfs, piers, and em-
bankments, and to tax the shipping, using the river fur
that purpose ; two-thirds of the tax was to
go to the board for improving the navigation of the
river and the remaining third to the Government, but
it was not specified what they were to do with the
money. The gallant officer referred to the origin of
the bill, which arose from a dispute between the Go-
vernment and the Corporation of London as to the
shores of the river, and he objected to so important a
trust as the conservancy of the river Thames being
placed in the hands of an irresponsible body—
the majority of the members of the board to
be taken from the Corporation of London.
He contended that this bill was too important to be
c insidered as a private bill, anc urged that it should be
made a public bill and publicly discussed. He muved
the third reading of the bill this day six months.
Mr. AYRTON asked the Spsaker if this bill had been
proner'y introduced as a privats bill, considering its im-
portant operation.
The SPEAKER said that, according to Parliamentary
praotice and usage, the bill (towever large the interest
might be that would be affected by it) had been properly
introduced as a private bill.
Mr. Alderman C CIBITT supported the second read-
ing, and gave a lengthened history of the dispute be-
tween the Corporation of London and the Government,
relative to the shores of the river, which had been under
agitation for a considerable number of years, and had
been repeatedly brought under the notice of the public.
Sir DE LACY EVANS said that since the last time
the bill was before the house many objectionable clauses
had been

The Duke of BUCCLEUC a presented a similar peti-
ion.

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a peti-
ion from Chester in favour of the Oaths Bill.

Lord COLVILLE presented a petition from Torring-
ton, St. John's, Norfolk, and also from the parishes of
Claverly, Willy, Barrow, and other places, against the
admission of Jews into Parliament.

[LEFT SITTING.]

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

MA.IO.

The committee re-assembled this moaning, aid there
was a very large attendance, both of members and the
general public.
Mr. Hugh Wilbraham was called and examined by
Mr. Buchanan. He said that at the last election he
voted for Palmer and Moore. At the previous election
he was not on the register of votes, btt he acted as a
deputed magistrate. As compared with the former elec-
tion the last was a particularly quiet one. Colonel
Higgins and his friends walked about Castlebar during
the nomination, and were not interripted. The first
polling day he was at Castlebar, and say some of Colonel
Higgins' voters coming up under escort in cars. From
one of the cars he saw a pistol fired,and witness told
th, stipendiary magistrate that if he would stop the
escort he would point out the man who fired the pistol.
The magistrate very uncivilly replied bat he would not
stop the escort, and told him he mightsnmmon the man
it he liked.
Cross-examined by Mr. O'Malley—He held a farm
under the Marquis of Sligo. He toot up his lordships
tenants to the poi. at the last electior. Whatever vio-
lence there was at the election he attributed to the
influence of the priests.
Mr. G. Martin, a magistrate and chairman of the
board of guardians of Ballinrobe, denied generally all
the violent language attributed to Esther Conway, in
the chapel at Ballinrobe, and in his addresses to the
mob in various parts of the town.
Several other witnesses were called who spoke to the
quiet character of the last election.