The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

TIIE TARIFF.

Mr. GILL presented a petition from the rope spinnerS
of Devonport, praying for an adequate protection against
the introduction of foreign cordage.
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BRIBERY-.

Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Rath, pray-
ing the House to adopt measures for the prevention of
bribery at elebtions.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a petition
from the Guardians of the Dewsbury Union, praying for
an alteration in the-law relating to Bastardy.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.
Lord SANDON moved that ,the Select Committee
on petitions for private Bills, to whom the petition of the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company (presented
on the 24th of May) was referred, have leave :m sit and
proceed on Friday next.
After a few words from Mr. Estcoort, Sir G. Strick-
land, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Labuuchere, the mo+.•ion was
agreed to.

CATHOLIC GRIEVANCES.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition ham the Roman
Catholics of the City of Coventry, complaining of the
grievances to which they are subjected.
NOTICES OP MOTION.
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that to-morrow he wou'd
Hanby be printed
move that the petition of Captain
with the Votes.

CORK ELECTION PETITION,
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, that on the motion
being made for printing the proceedings in the Cork
Election Petition, he should move in addition, that the
petition itself be printed.
POOR-LAW COMMISSION.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on Tuesday next he
should move that an humble address from the House be
presented to the Poor-law Commissioners, praying that
they might be graciously pleased to rescind an order
issued by them to the guardians of a union in the West
Riding ,of Yorkshire. _ •
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.'
Mr. O. STANLEY gave notice that to-morrow, on the

;notion being made for issuing a new writ for the borough
if Southampton, he should move the suspension of the writ
Limit the House had instituted further inquiries into the
proceedings at the election, which the Select Committee
had been unable fully to investigate, in consequence of the
refusal of W. Wrenn, one of the witnesses, to produce
certain documents. •
Mr. PARKER gave notice, that on Thursday next he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the
clause which prevented the Ridge of the High Court of
Admiralty from sitting in the House.
Mr. FLEMING said that lie wished to call the atten-
tion of the House to a subject deeply affecting its privi-
leges. A petition had been presented to that House re-
specting the election for the borough of • Southampton,
purporting to be signed by 171 electors, inhabitants of
that borough. Out of that number of persons from 30 tof4o
were not on the registry of the berough. He now gave
notice that on Monday next he would
p:esent a petition
to the House on the subject, and that hid, would move
that those persons who, not being eleci:;rs, had
so signed the petition referred to, be bi. 1!)"
before that House, punishment
ouse, and subjected to such t
the House should inflict.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Lord STANLEY said, that an understanding had been
entered into, that although the matters connected
►with the Ipswich Election, and also the Bridport
case, were not strictly cases of privilege, yet
as far as the Government were concerned, they would
not bring forward any business which would interfere
with the subject. In making that statement he did not
mean that those cases should interfere with the Bills for
making further provision for the Government of
Newfoundland and New South Wales, of which
he had given notice.

Mr. O'CONNELL said it, was hard to make an objec-
tion to the introduction of any Bill, without the particu-
lars being communicated to those who were interested in
it. ,He certainly should apprehend that the Noble Lord
would show that the people of Newfoundland and New
South Wales, who were to be affected by these Bills,
should have some intimation of the Noble Lord's inten-
tion to bring their cases before the House.
Lord STANLEY, said that he was unwilling to enter
into a discussion of that question, but the real
fact was, that at the present moment, in accord-
ance with the instructions given by the Noble
Lord who had preceded him (Lord Stanley)
in his present office, the functions of the Legislature of
Newfoundland were suspended.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that the Noble Lord had
stated nothing which would make it less interesting to
the people connected with those Bills to watch their
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BOWRING said, that the Right Hon. Baronet
had intimated his intention to bring on the tariff' this
evening at a period which might suit the convenience of
the Ilouse. He (1)r. Bowfin) would be glad to know
at what precise hour the subject would be brought be-
fore the House.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that it was. the intention of his Right Hon. Friend to
move, in the event of there being a period during the
evening when no business was immediately before the
House, that the Committee on the Customs Act should
resume. He, therefore, could not mention any particular
hour. However, he might state that it was the inten-
tion of Government to bring on the subject each evening
when opportunity presented, and thus to go on with it,
de die in diem. •
ELECTION PETITIONS.

Mr. O'CONNELL begged to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet, at the head of the Government, whether it was
in the contemplation of her Majesty's Government to
brillg in any Bill in the course of the present session,
with respect to the trial of controverted election petitions?
Sir R. PEEL said, it certainly was his intention to
bring in a Bill to continue for a certain time longer the
present tribunals for the trial of controverted elections.
When he saw the different compromises that were
alleged to have taken place, he could not but
entertain a conviction that more searching inquiries
had been instituted by the Committees, as now consti-
tuted, than had ever taken place under the old system ;
and he earnestly hoped the House would never consent to
part with its right of adjudicating upon these matters.
He could not say at present what modifications he should
propose to make in the present law.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that whatever change might
be made in the law, he did not think the trial of contro-
verted elections could be iii worse hands than it was at
present.