The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-10 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 10.)
SUGAR.—To-day the assortment at market of West India
Sugar was preVy good ; buyers evinced little inclination to do
business, although the merchants wore disposed to meet
them, and the demand both for the scale and pan
was limited, the purchases not exceeding 220 hhds
and tea, and the prices accepted were 6d to is under those of
Friday, making the decline since Tuesday last, when the
market was at its highest 2s to 3s per cwt. The inactivity in
the market is chiefly caused by the continued large arrivals of
West India, Mauritius, and Bengal Sugar.
New Jamaica Sugar to-day was sold as follows—strong
grey at 62s 6d, low yellow 63s 6d to 645, mid bright 64s 6d to
655, good 66s to 675, and fine 68s to 70s per cwt.
REFINED.—Tn-day the home trade operated with caution
in refined goods ; the refiners were desirous to sell, and ac-
cepted 83s 6d per cwt. for standard lumps. Treacle was taken
sparingly, and lower rates were accepted—common selling at
275, patent 28s to 30s, and Golden Syrup 3ls 6d to 32s 6d per
cwt. Pieces met with a slew sale at 61s to 735, being cheaper ;
but Bastards were in fair request at the rates quoted above.
In Bonded Crushed Sugar few sales were made at 28s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon importers were desirous to
sell, and the trade operated with caution, 5,679 bags at public
sale went off heavily, and prices further gave way Is to Is 6d
per cwt, the whole of the Sugar, however, found purchasers •
low yellow went at 59s 6d to 60s, mid 61s to 62s 6d, good
bright 63s to 655, and fine 67s to 68s per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal Sugar have been anxious
to realize, and having brought forward large parcels have de-
pressed prices 6d to I s for white and strong yellow sorts ; the
demand however has been good, and most of the Sugar offered
has been disposed of, but brown and soft yellow kinds have
moved off slowly, Is to Is 6d udder last Tuesday's rates. Manilla
at 16s 6d to 17s for good brown. Java, at 17s to 19s 6d for low
to fine grey. Siam, at 20s to 21s or common and mid white,
and at 17s to 20s for low to fine yellow.
FOREIGN.—Holders of yellow Havannah remain firm, and
have refrained from offering any at public sale; by private con-
tract a good demand has existed. Holders of Brazil have been
more inclined to sell, and have submitted to a reduction on
previous rates of 6d to Is per cwt for brown, and 6cl for white
sorts, this however has led to a fair business. Bahia, white
at 225, and brown at 17s.
MoLAssEs.—West Indian Molasses have met with less at-
tention, and only a small business has been transacted ; holders
have obtained full rates.

COFFEE.—The demand privately has been limited for West
India Coffee, the trade taking only ample for their immediate
vants, thinking that as the market will shortly be better sup-
plied that they will be enabled to purchase on more advan-
tageous terms. This afternoon there was no public sale of
Coffee, and by private contract few purchases were made; those
?arties that are disposed to sell have been compelled to take
easier rates. 75s is the value of good ordinary Ceylon, 76s for
fine ordinary Company's Java. The arrivals of East India
Coffee have been 13,000 bags since this day week. The St.
Vincent Planters has arrived from Jamaica with 267 tree. and
141 barrels Coffee.
TEA.—The market has been in a very dull state for all
descriptions of Tea during the past week ; and so limited
have been the transactions that it is difficult to quote prices;
trifling parcels sold, however, has been at rates in favour of
buyers. The sales went off with much heaviness for both Black
and Green Tea ; and although the merchants were disposed to
realize, still the trade could not be induced to take more than
their immediate wants required, at a reduction on former rates
of Id to ld.
RlCE.—Yellow qualities of Bengal at 6s 9d to 8s per cwt.
White kinds have declined 6d per cwt. Java at full rates.
Carolina Rice at 25s to 30s, and Patna at 14s to 19s per cwt.
This afternoon Bengal sold at 8s to 8s 6d for broken and
dusty white being the full value.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The market is better
supplied with West India Rum, 2000 puns, &c., having been
received since this day week ; Jamaica 4s 6d to 4s 8d for ordi-
nary quality, 30 to 32 per cent. over proof. Leewards at
2s 4d to 2s 5/d for proof to 2 per cent. over. In Mau-
ritius and strong Demerara nothing has been done.
East India Rum at the high duty at Is 61c1
to Is 7d, and at the low duty at Is 9/el to Is 10d per gallon.
For Brandy we have a firm market. Cognac first brands of
the vintage of 1836, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; ditto 1837, hhds
33 3d, puns 5s ld; ditto 1838, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s 1I d ; ditto
hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d; ditto 1840, hhds 4s, puns
3s 10d per gallon. Geneva, common, at Is Ild to 2s per gal-
lon. English Corn Spirits, 10s, cash. To-day the market
as dull for all sorts of Rum, and prices are looking down-
-2s 4d accepted for Proof Leewards.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met shortly before five o'clock.
The Bristol Floating Dock Bill was read a second time.
Several Bills on the table were advanced a stage.
The Victoria Park Bill passed through Committee,
and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday.
The Exchequer Bills Bill (190,0001.) passed through
Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on
Thursday.
The Kensington and Knightsbridge Openings Bill also
'passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read
a third time on Thursday.
SUNDAY TRAFFIC ON CANALS.

Lord HATHERTON gave notice that he would on
Friday present petitions on this subject, and that he
would take the opportunity of asking her Majesty's
Ministers whethbr it was their intention to take any
step upon thesuggestion which he ventured to offer last
year, that a permissive (not a compulsory) Act should be
passed to enable the Directors of canals, if they thought
proper, to make regulations for preventing Sunday
traffic on their canals ?

The Copyright Bill was read a second time.
A Message from the Commons brought up Benecke's
and Fierville's Naturalisation Bills, Weatherby and
Boroughbridge Roads Bill, and some other private Bills,
which were severally read a first time.
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.

Lord BROUGHAM rose to bring the subject of bri-
bery at elections before their Lordships, a subject he had
before troubled their Lordships upon. He was induced
to call the attention of their Lordships on that occasion
to the subject, as a Select Committee had been appointed
in another place, for the purpose of inquiring into
certain corrupt compromises that had been made
,%ith respect to charges of bribery. A Bill had been
introduced into that House on the subject some time
ago, and there was then on their Lordships' table a Bill
ready to be read a tecond time ; but they both differed
from each other as widely as they possibly could. The
Noble Lord then took a review of the two Bills as sent
up from the other House. Their Lordships could not
by possibility have given their consent to the former Bill
in the shape it was in when first presented. The Bill
introduced a year ago, was not introduced prospectively,
unlike that at present before their Lordships. The Bill
of last year provided that the witness was to tell all he
knew to the husband against the wife, and even the counsel
to give up his client. No such provision was in the
present Bill, passing
.into a law that which was con-
trary to the first principles of English justice, that
of calling in the counsel to divulge the secrets
of his client, and that agent not a party to the bribery
at all, but to whom the acts of bribery had been con-
veyed, in order to the defence before the Committee.
Thus was the man called upon by the Bill to
give evidence. The absurd part of the Bill was,
that the witness would be indemnified provided he con-
cealed nothing, but told the whole truth. This
was the most absurd part of the Bill. Anything
more impossble for their Lordships to give their
assent to never entered their Lordships' House.

But if it be said why did you not alter the Bill more than
by leaving out three ..clauses, his answer was, that the
Bill came up to the House on the eve of the dis-
solution, and that to make even the one alteration it
was necessary to take it, not in Committee, but upon
bringing up the Report for the sake of saving one day.
He, therefore, in order to show that their Lordships
were of all men in the world the last to countenance such
practices as had prevailed, and that they might show the
utter want of foundation. in the charge of which
he had spoken of their Lordships havinc, thrown diffi-
culties in the way of providing a remedy—he urged them
to pass the Bill which he had proposed. He thought
-it was the highest injustice to cast any reproach
upon those who, having petitioned for seats to
which they felt they were entitled, but with.
Arwan their petitions on the seats being resigned.
The man who petitioned did so in his private capacity,
and was not bound to expose himself to the expellee and
delay of a contested election in Committee, when his
adversary abandoned the seat to him. No one
abhorred more than he did the corrupt practices which
had prevailed.; but it was the worst thing that could be
done for the cause of morality to make exaggerated
charges ; for then the general sense of mankind was
roused in favour of the accused party as of a person who
was unjustly attacked. He concluded by moving the
second reading of the Indemnity to Witnesses Bill. He was
confident that the Bill would greatly assist in putting an
end to the corruption which was universally admitted and
notorious, and to put down which nothing more was neces-
sary than the cordial co-operation of both Houses of Par-
liament. - -

The Earl of WICKLOW said the Noble and Learned
Lord ought to have given notice of his motion. He (the
Earl of Wicklow) perfectly agreed in the principle of
the Bill, his objection to it ;vas on a point of form.
Lord BROUGHAM said he did not think that any
notice was necessary.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR said that all difficulty
would be obviated if the Noble Lord would consent to
postpone his motion till to-morrow, and take the discus-
sion in the Committee. .

The Earl of WICKLOW said, that whether it was a
matter of form or only a custom of courtesy to give no-
tice, he thought the custom ought to be adhered to.
Lord BROUGHAM wat understoop to assent to the
proposal of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Wool-
sack.
Earl FITZWILLIAI presented petitions from Hud-
derston and other places against the Income-tax.
Lord MELBOURNE presented a petition from Aber-
deen, praying for the abolition of Church patronage in
Scotland.

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The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a number of
petitions against any alteration in the tariff.
Lord CLIFFORD (of Chudleign) presented petitions
from Somerset and other places, complaining of Roman
Catholic grievances in the army and navy. The Noble
Lord said that he should withdraw his mo-
tion of which he had given notice, for a Com-
mittee to inquire into the treatment of certain
Roman Catholics in the presidency of Madras.
The Noble Lord proceeded to state his reasons for with-
drawing his motion. It was not for the pUrpose of
advocating any certain class which had induced
him to bring it forward, but one motive was,
that the House should be put in possession
f information not possessed by the House
prior to the 23d of September, and another reason
was, that he was led to vindicate the memory
of a Noble Friend of his upon whom aspersions totally
without foundation had been cast. In withdrawing
his motion he wished it to be understood that
he had not at all changed his opinion,
as to this subject, fur he still believed that if the system
was continued it would much endanger her Majesty's
dominions in the East.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four.
The Ferry Bridge and Borough-bridge Road Bill was
read a third time, and passed.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham
against the Stourbridge Road Bill.
On the motion of Mr. LYALL, the Indemnity Mutual
Marine Assurance Company was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.
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GLASGOW AND AYR RAILWAY BILL.
Lord J. STUART moved that the House should agree
to the Lords' Amendments to the Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ayr Railway Bill.
Sir J. EAST HOPE moved, as an amendment, that the
Bill should be recommitted to the former Committee,
fur the purpose of considering the amendments.
Lord J. STUART believed the course adopted by
the Hon. Member for Leicester was most unusual, and
he should, therefore, resist the motion.
After a few observations from Mr. Fox Maule, Mr.
Dennistoun, Sir A. Leith Hay, Mr. Brotherton, and
Mr. Grimsditch,
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided :
The numbers were—
For the recommittal of the Bill 54
For the Lords' amendments l5

Majority —39
THE FACTORY CHILDREN.

Col. SIBTHORP presented a petition from a place in
Yorkshire, in favour of a Bill to prevent children, under
thirteen years old, being employed in factories more
than ten hours daily. "
The Lords' amendments to the Glasgow and Redburn
Bridge Road, and to the Cottingham Drainage, were
agreed to without a division.
The Warkworth Harbour Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Farmers' and Gardeners' Hail-storm Insurance
Company Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed. _ _

Benecke's Naturalisation Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Lords' amendments to the Buckland Enclosure
Bill were agreed to.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from a place in
Yorkshire, prayiugith;c:uisEe_tToA_pxl.s.s a law to limit the
labour of all persons employed in factories to fifty-eight
hours per week.

Mr. H. F. BERKELEY presynted a petition from
the solboitors of Bristol, praying that they might be
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exempt from the operation of the Income-tax ; also
a petition frompraying for an alteration in the
p res
entsy
st
em of Bristol,
levying
the duty on railway passen-
gers ; also a petition from the same place, complainingof the alteration in the Colonial law, whereby the ex-
portation of biscuits and other articles was lost to the
British manufacturer.

Mr. DARBI presented a petition praying for no
reduction in the duty on the importation of foreign cattle.
Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from Ashton-
under-Lyne, praying the House to take some measures
to prevent the truck system in the manufacturing
districts. .

Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from an indivi-
dual in Manchester, praying that all protection in con-
sumable articles might be abolished. Also a petition
from the Wesleyan Methodists of Ma nchester, praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Aso a petition from
Manchester, praying that the duty on phosphorus might
be taken off.
EDUCATION.

Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition in favotir
of Church Education in Ireland.

REPEAL OP TrIE UNION.

O'CONNE4LL presented petitions from Water-
ford. Kerry, and other places, in favour of a repeal of
the Union, universal suffrage, and vote by ballot.
POOR LAWS.

Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from a private
individual, complaining of the operation of the New
Poor-law.

MAYNOOTII.

Sir H. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying for inquiry into the system of education
pursued at Maynooth.
THE TARIFF.
Mr. HAWES presented petitions from the county of
Surrey nainst various provisions of the tariff.
Captain PECHELL presented petitions from Chiches-
ter and Worthing, against the importation of cattle.
Mr. CUMMING BRUCE pre9,ented petitions to the
same effect.
PUBLIC WALKS.

Mr. HUME presented a petit on from the inhabitants
of Southwark, Lambeth, Finsbury, and the more crowded
parts of the metropolis. The petitioners begged to call
the attention of the House to the Reports on public walks,
on the health of towns, and of the Poor-law Commissioners;
and they prayed the House to afford them such assistance as
should enable them to obtain additional public parks or
walks, and they begged to point out the neighbourhood
of High-street, Newington, Walcot Terrace, Kensington,
Road, and the Zoological Gardens, as places where such
parks might be established.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY said, he rose to present
a remarkable petition. It was from nearly 300 muslin
spinners and
manufacturers in the West Riding of the
county of York. They stated that the children in
their employ at present laboured twelve hours a day of
actual labour, besides two hours a day for meals. They
stated that there was no necessity whatever for such
long hours in these factories. They concluded by say-
ing that such a state of things made them reduce the
wages of their operatives, and they prayed the House to
limit the hours of labour to ten hours a day for chil-
dren between 13 and 14 years of age.
NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.
Mr. PHILIP HOWARD, in rising to move the issue
of a new writ for the election of a Member to serve in
this present Parliament for the town of Nottingham, in
the room of Sir George de Hochepied Larpent, who has
accepted the office of Steward of the Chitern Hundreds,
said that with neither political party in Nottingham had.
he thy; least connexi,,m, bat it was with great alarm that
he saw that a full and populous town was about to be
deprived of the benefits of representation. and deprived.
of those benefits without proof of delinquency. He.
1' egged leave, therefore, to move that Mr. Speaker would.
issue a writ for the election of a Member to serve for the.
borough of Nottingham in that House.
Mr. ROEBUCK commenced in a very low tone of voice
He was ur.derstood to say that he believed the reason for
the sus?ension of the issue of a new writ for
the borough of Nottingham, was on account or
certain. (corrupt practices which prevailed there,
and .he believed that if the case had been fully-
examined before the Select Committee they would have
recommended the House not to issue a writ.—(Hear,
hear.) He had no desire to say more on the case than_
he had already said, but he would ask the House whe—
t'Jer if they were even to suspend the issue of a writ, this.
was not a case in which such a course ought to be pursued?
charges had been brought against the town, against one.
of the Hon. Gentlemen who had accepted the Chiltern.
Hundreds, and against the present Member. The House.
was now about to inquire into those transactions, foul as.
he asserted them to be, and he entreated the House-
gravely to consider whether, under those circumstances,

they sanction the immediate issuing of a writ. It had
been stated the non-issuing of a writ might be looked
upon as an infringement of the liberties of the people.
But he did not regard it in that light. ' The town had
been already disgraced by its own proceedings, and
under the circumstances he should object .to the motion
before the House.

Mr. GODSON thought that the writ should be issued.
It was stated by his Hon. and Learned Friend the Mem-
ber for Bath, that a corrupt bargain had been entered into
between the Member for Nottingham and a third party,
but that was not an offence on the part of, the electors ;
and he did not think that under those circumstances they
should be deprived of the privileges of the constitution. If
the House was to inquire into Such a subject they might
as well do away with Election Committees altogether.
The constituency of Nottingham ought not to be pre-
judiced by what was done by parties in London, sup-
posing that anything had been done, and he would
theretore support the motion.
Mr. WARD said that the Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man was at least consistent in the course he was pur-
suing, for he had taken the opportunity of moving
for the writ at a late hour, as if he were conscious
that he had not quite so good a case as he had
in Southampton—(Cheers)—as otherwise he did not
chink he would have moved that the writ should issue at
the hour of one o'clock in the morning.—(Cheers.)
His Honourable Friend (Mr. Howard) had at least
taken a more manly course, because he moved
for it in the light of day, though he (Mr. Ward) thought
he had not shown much judgment in moving for it.—
(Hear, hear.) He regretted that such a motion should
have originated on those benches.—(Loud cheers.) If the
House of Commons had determined on taking the course
best qualified to lower its character in the estimation of
the country, it would be by doing that which his
Honourable Friend pressed upon them. If the
House, after determing one day that there were
grounds, not of inquiry into the existence of certain
compromises, as was said by the Honourable and
Learned Member for Kidderminster, but for an inquiry
into gross bribery, alleged to have been committed at
the last Nottingham election, in which the constituency
was said to be implicated, the House was now to
decide that a writ was to issue without an investigation
into the fact, what would the country say ? They
held out hopes, and they made their fulfilment im-
possible.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The Committee
which was to be appointed ought to have instructions to
proceed with the Nottingham case first, because the facts
might be instantly ascertained, and the writ ought
to be suspended as short a time as possible.
But if the facts were proved, as he thought they
would be, he doubted whether the writ for Nottingham
would ever issue, but until the facts was proved, he
should give his direct negative to the motion.
Sir R. PEEL said,'!,that having been asked a question
last night with regard to the issuing of the writ for the
town of Nottingham, he ventured to advise that
it would be better for some one to give notice
of his intention to move it, and the Hon. Gentleman had
taken the course he ventured to recommend. If they
adopted no proceedings in the case, there could be no
sufficient justification for the refusal of the writ.—
(Hear, hear.) But proceedings having taken place, the
case was altered. 'rhe seat of the Hon. Member for
Nottingham having been declared valid, and the next
day having accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, that was
cited as a strong proof of the necessity for inquiry ; and
he confessed that the House, having determined to insti-
tute the inquiry, he thought it would be inconsistent
not to proceed with the inquiry in-the first instance.
At the same time the suspension of a writ was a matter
of great importance, and they were bound to interpose
as short an interval as possible. Upon the whole, how-
ever, he was of opinion, although he would admit the
subject was not free from doubt, that it would be the
least inconsistent course they could adopt to suspend
the issuing of the writ for the present—(Cheers)—and
therefore he should vote for the issuing of the writ being
for the present suspended.—(Cheers.)
Sir R. INGLIS was one of those who thought that
public opinion would not much longer allow that that
House or its Committees should be permitted to decide
on questions of election law. He would not attempt to
do that indirectly which he had failed the other evening
in doing directly. He could net consent to accede
to the motion of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman

for suspending the issue of the writ, unless the
Honourable and Learned Gentleman could pro-
duce a precedent. He (Sir Robert Inglis) ventured
to assert that there was no instance of the issue
of a writ having been suspended, unless upon the
Report of a Committee. In all the instances in which
the issue of a writ had been suspended, a Committee had
reported the existence of bribery in the borough, and in
many instances the Members themselves had been
reported to have been implicated. In the present
instance the allegations rested solely on the
authority of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath—
(Hear, hear)—and without meaning 'anything disrespect-
ful to the Hon. and Learned M ember, he must say that
low as he considered the authority of an Election Com-
mittee, he still considered the Report of such a Com-
mittee as better than the unsupported testimony
of any Honourable Member.•--(Hear, hear.) Unless
the Honourable Member could produce a precedent,
he (Sir R. Inglis) could certainly not consent to the
suspension of the issue of the writ. He would not enter
into further discussion on the subject, but content him.
self with stating his determination to oppose the motion
of the Hon. Member for Bath, unless he could produce
some precedent of the issuing of a writ having been
suspended under similar circumstances.
Mr. WYNN felt considerable hesitation and doubt on
this subject. He thought that a locutory instruction
ought to be given to the Committee to proceed in the
first instance with the Nottingham case, and that they
should have the power to report from time to time upon
that case before they entered upon any other.
Mr. C. WOOD said, that the Rignt Hon. Gehtleman
who had just down, had expressed the very sentiments
on this subject, which he (Mr. C. Wood) felt, and the
Right Hon. Gentleman had done so in a manner that
left it unnecessary for him (Mr. C. Wood) to say more
upon it. He thought that the objection taken by the
Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir R. H. Inglis) was taken a
day after the fair. It was true that the motion agreed to
last evening, to appoint a Committee to inquire into the
existence of bribery at the elections referred to was
without precedent, but when, under extraordinary
circumstances an extraordinary proceeding had been
adopted by the House, the Honourable Gentleman
would find it impossible to discover a precedent, where,
under like circumstances, the House had refused to
suspend the issuing of the writ, until the inquiry
directed to be instituted, had been terminated.
He apprehended, therefore, that according to all former
precedent, and certainly according to reason and com-
mon sense, it would be preposterously absurd to issue a
writ to a place which was under an accusation of bribery,
that accusation being so far sanctioned by the House,
that a Committee had been appointed to inquire into
its truth.
Colonel SIBTHORP supported the motion. If there
were an inquiry into bribery and corruption, it ought to
embrace every case that was known to have occurred.
Why, it was said that the Noble Lord, the Member for
the city of London—he did not know for how many
places besides—had been returned by nine dead men.—
(Hear.) He had heard a great deal too on the subject of
bribery at St. Alban's.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the
Hon. Member for Carlisle would take the sense of the

House.
Mr. JAMES opposed the motion, on the ground that
no writ onght to be issued whilst the inquiry as to
bribery was still pending.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no
d!vision took place, and on our re-admission to the gal-
v we found
.N-t.r. P. HOWARD on his legs, deprecating the refusal
to isa'ue the writ for a large commercial town like Not-
tingham, upon the eve of a question of great commercial
importance— namely, the tariff. He would not persevere
against what he considered the opinion of the Reuse—
(hear, hear)—but he was anxious to enter his solemn
protest against suspending the liberties of the people
without proof that there was ground to do so. He
thought the House might, without stultifying itself,
adopt the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman the
Member for Montgomery.
Mr. F. FRENCH believed that the Right Honourable
Baronet had acted upon an erroneous supposition in re-
fusing to agree to the issuing of the writ.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, he could not agree to the
issue of the writ in the present uncertain state of affairs.
At the same time, it would be unjsst to take this borough
the first.
After a short discussion between Sir R. Peel, Mr,
French, Mr. Roebuck, and Mr. Wynn,
Mr. HOWARD withdrew his motion.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, it was
age eed that the Speaker should issue his warrant to the
Cle.rk of the Crown in Ireland, to issue a new writ for
the county of Londonderry, in the room of Sir R. Bate-
son, who had accepted the office of Steward of the Chit-
tern Hundreds.
Mr. G. BANKES presented a petition from the island
of Portland against a removal of the duty upon foreign
stone. lle siiculd give notice, therefore, that he should
move, at the proper time, that the duties on the importa-
tion of forcign stone should not cease, but continue as
heretofore.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
Mr. ROEI3UCK rose to move for a Bill to indemnify
those parties who should give evidence before the Read-
ing, Nottingham, Harwich. Lewes, and Falmouth Com-
mittees.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose to move that a
Committee be appointed to inquire whether the tenants
of Lords in Parliament and Lords Spiritual, were not by
the Act of Richard 11., cap. 12, exempted from
the payment of Knights in Parliament, on the prin-
ciple that they were incapacitated from exercising
the elective franchise—(Loud laughter)—and that the
Committee should further report whether the said Act
for levying the wages of Knights of Parliament was not
still in force and unrepealed.—(Laughter.) And also,
whether Annual Parliaments and Unixersal Suffrage
ever formed a practical ingredient in the Constitution of
England.