The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-27 00:00:00

BRIBERY.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL prefaced his Resolutions on :the tt
the subject of Bribery and Corruption with a short inqiiry
into the alleged existence of bribery and corruption in that
House. The notoriety of bribes to voters was such that one.
the Standing Orders of the Howie went to correct the vininu j ;
habit. The Noble Lord re-statetl the nature of his resole-jilts
and the manner in which they were intended to meet tF evil:
complained of. He then moved his first resolution to the , teed,
that in all cases when it was affirmed that bribery and our ruption
existed in any Borough or place, and the allegations t ae suffi-
ciently specific, in twenty dart afterwards the petitica A shall he
heard, after due notice to all concerned, and Axing s itch natio
on the town-hall, or nearest parish church.
Mr. W. WYNN confessed he bad no objection to the general
pritteiples laid down by the Noble Lord, but in this
persisti,t „ant as in
the case of Parliamentary Reform, he still thought t Arra had been
enough done by the legislature to enable those e, nieweeti in the
result to detect the oaence and punish the offende 4,0, won ti
move the previous question.
Lord J. RUSSELL briddr replied* that be it present had the
honour to bold a *tat in that Blouse, but
4 tuat might not be
the sa
e. in the next Parliament, he ahoul,',
in taking the
sense of the House.

On the question being put,
Auk hie Resolutions until
Mr. PEEL confessed that hie Amnia have been
glad had
the
e Noble Lord had thus pre-
eiritated tbetnt because be was not disinclined to the principle;
tNhteiblnetzLotrdsecsolsenn.tedHetowha:v,eorrypoattir .
and n-lieri he recollected the debit it, „bid* took
place
on the
Grenville Bill, it struck him, the y would be open to reflection%
if they came to a decision on a ' subject something similar whh
less consideration then their set) 400,„„ bad do Besi'des, if
the point of view in which he
reloaded the tubjoct was correct,
he should be sorry to rest it on Resolutions only. It was, in his
opinion, a subj!ct of grave
consideration, requiring a legislative
enactment. lit objected toe
.such a subject being. brought forward
on the last day of their sitti 4g. They toted lightly of it, and
would show a regard for pi- fray of election, et very little apostle.
-At the same time it would . place their successors in a very diffi-
cult situation ; for if they thought proper to reject the Resolu-
tions, it would make theeo appear as having 1e...s regard the:
, .1„, very seat
tlis---1,, evehreY„,,orecood the object
Mr. WA Mir
thithanit't next Pfoarrliathmeenptt7tibtey Nort;bleeleeLtrdhwoluileu. hoped
and
trlmf
. I
words in support of the '
lie now occupied, be obi e to bring the Resolutions Forward.
.
tifainon at present
inwill..tttfrb.daNCrylleYlrefllNeTreneoxsll7aieelaiDdta observed,:)2thire sea I.
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awaits% but the comersonstipny wailed n many
tioa of the corrupt practices srlOch '
Boroughs.
'4l obj tio to I. n
of the Noble Lord (Russell) to 1.)0 " . i
.... ...rsn,-,1 ee 11 6.4 ~400.
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Mr. LOCKIIAR 1' said. las r . , , .
they slid ,01 WWII the corniption.......thty did not
lotions Was, that 4.-.
go sufficiently f4r* '• oke in favour of the Rfatol '
Mr. 11110VC44.42V V practical owl . Ittwns• lie
t pactdo g , even in the approaching . it , they . were cern ,or even it they were nega.-
tived by $O4. P". ' The .
•• of that douse. machinery of corruption wag nu
opuisou
1101, eithere preparing or in IletiOn. Re looked to these %solo.
Lions es lik yto interrupt the workings of corruption i and called
a stro:glnpre,ion
of
the

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ern every membor, for the sake even of his own interest, an ap-
peal seldom made in vain, to support them.
Mr. HUME had received a letter from a Borough, offering him
a seat if he would undertake to lay out 80001. That was 5/. a
piles for the electors, and ISOOI. to be spent.
Mr. H. GURNEY would vote for the previous question. He
perfectly well knew that no man could became a Member of Par-
liament, without paying for it either in meal or in malt.-.:-(Loud
and general arils of " No, no.")--Ise should have been glad if the
Nobis Lord had brought forward a motion to make the Bribery
Laws more reasonable. For, as they stood now, no eandidatii for a
large place could tell whether he violated them or not.
Mr. Alderman WOOD thought the assertion of the Honourable
Member perfectly unwarranted. He had been three times re-
turned, and had never spent one shilling except for advertisements
and the expellee of his committee rooms. The lion. Member bad
pairLa bad compliment to his own constituents, rind from the
warmth tVith whteh he spoke it might be inferred that their price
Was pretty high.—(A laugh.)
Mt. Sergeant ONSLOW made a similar disclaimer of leaving
spent money at his election.
Sir R. WILSON had been elected without expellee by a nu-
mtrouri body of muitituente. He would support the resolutions.
He had received a letter like that of the Hon. Member for Mon-
trose; he supposed it was a circular.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY suggested, that the best way for every
man to repel the imputation of the lion. Member, would be to
vote for the resolution. •
General Gascovri it and Alr. F. Palates, severally declared the.
they had been elected without expense.
Mr. T. WILSON defended the purity of the City of London.
lie thought the letters spoken of by two the Hon. Members
were intended as a hoax. They would not otherwise have been
cent to Hon. Gentlemen so celebrated for their attachment to the
purity of election and to every thing good. They were probably
intended to deceive the House, like a numerous class of Petitions
presented during the Sessions, which pretended to come from dif-
ferent parts of the.aountry, whilst they in fact emanated from a
particular Society.—(Quostion, question.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not go to a division without
thanking the Hon. Member who had supplied so strong an argu-
ment in support of the motion. He mentioned the case of West-
winger as an exception to the general practice. The substance of
hie resolutions had been before the House during the whole of the
Session in the shape of a Bill. But he had hail no opportunity of
bringing it forward.
Mr. H. GURNEY explained.
Mr. GRENFELL supported the Resolutions.
The House then divided on the First Resolution, when there
appeared to be— - fist
-
For the Resolution -
Against it - - 62
When the SPEAKSI gave the casting vote in favour of the Re-
rietittion.
'The second Resolution, to the effect that the truth of the matters
contained in the said petition should he referred to a SelectCommittew
of thirteen Members, to be chosen by lot, and of two Members to be
chosen by the House, and that they shall report their opinion, to-
gether with the evidence to the House, was then put and carried
without a division.

charter, his Britannic Majesty consents to grant the same feel&
ties and privileges, in all respects, to the subjects of his Swedish
Majesty, as are or may be enjoyed, under any Treaty or Act of
Parliament, by the subjects or eitiseas of the most favoured Na-
tion ; subject to the laws, rules, regulation*, and restrictions,
which are or may be applicable to the ships and subjects of any
other foreign country enjoying the like facilities and privileges of
trading with the said Dominions.
9. The High Contracting Parties engage that all articles, the
growth, produce, or manufacture of their respective dominions,
shall be subject to no higher duties, upon their admission from
the one country into the other, than are paid by the like articles,
the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign coun-
try ; and that no prohibition or restraint shall be imposed upon
the importation into the one country from the other, or upon the
exportation from the one country to the other, of any such ar-
ticles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of either of the said
States, which shall not equally extend to all other Nations ; and,
generally, that in all matters and regulations of trade and naviga-
tion, each of the High Contracting Parties will treat the other
upon the footing of the most favoured Nation.
10. In consideration of the advantages and facilities which the
navigation and commerce of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and
Norway will enjoy, under the present Convention, and the Ast of
Parliament of the bth July, 1825, his Majesty the King of
Sweden and Norway consents that, from and after this date,
vessels of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland shall
he allowed to import into Sweden any merchandise or goods of
European origin, which are likewise permitted to be imported
into Sweden from any port whatever, with the exception of the
following articles :—Salt, Hemp, Flax, Oil of all kinds, Grain
of all kinds, Wine, Tobacco, Salt or dried Fish, Wool, and Stuffs of all
kinds, which, as before, shall be imported into Sweden only, in
vessels of Sweden and Norway, or in vessels of the countries of
which such articles are the produce.
The said excepted articles shall, however, be 'allowed to be im-
ported into Sweden in vessels of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland proceeding direct from some port of the
United Kingdom, provided such articles shall have been pre-
viously landed and warehoused in a port of the United King-
dom, after having been imported thither from the country of
their origin.
These stipulations in favour of British Commerce shall remain
in force during the continuance of the present Convention, and as
far as the Act of Parliament of the sth July, 1825, shall continue
to grant to the navigation and commerce of Sweden equivalent
facilities of the same nature.
11. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of Sweden and
Norway, mutually agree, that no higher or other duties shall be
levied in any of their dominions upon any personal property of
their respective subjects, on the removal of the same from the do-
minions of their said Majesties, reciprocally,..either upon the in-
heritance of such property, or otherwise, than are or shall be pay-
able in each state, upon the like property, when removed- by a
subject of such State, respectively.
12. The present Convention shall he in force for the term of
ten years, from the date hereof ; and further, until the end of
twelve months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall
have given notice to the other of its intentions to terminate the
same ; sash of the High Contracting Parties reserving to itself
the right of giving such notice to the other, ut the end of the said
term of ten years ; and it is hereby agreed between them, that, at
the expiration of twelve months after such notice shall have been
received by either party from the other, this Convention, and all
the provisions thereof, shall altogether cease and determine.
18. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifica-
tions shall be exchanged at London within six weeks from the
date hereof, or sooner, if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have
signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.
Done at London, the eighteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-six.
L. S.) GEORGE CANNING. (L. S.) STIERNELD.
L.S.) WILLIAM HUSKISSON.